Rise of Nongmen

It may be an extraordinary period, afraid of being noticed, not long after dark, the lights in the village were extinguished one by one.Soon, the village became quiet, and at a glance, it was dark, with only a few places showing light.

Ye Chen just touched the edge of the village and encountered such a good thing, so he naturally wanted to make the most of it.He strained his ears to listen carefully to the sounds around him, and waited for the night watchmen to pass by with their lights on, and immediately flew towards the target point.

You might find the wrong door in other places, but you can easily find where the horse bandit is. Without him, there are people in the kitchen who are busy with lighting the lights, and there are people talking in whispers in the yard.

There are advantages and disadvantages, which brought a lot of trouble to Ye Chen's actions.In fact, he can take advantage of the dead of night to do it again, but he is not omnipotent, and the medicines in his hand are limited, so it doesn't matter if you take out the drugs and use them, as long as you buy them from Dr. You Fang as an excuse.

Poison ~ medicine, hehe, this thing is not easy to touch, once it is in front of people, any problem will be associated with him.

You said you bought it, so you said, which doctor sold it, Youfang Langzhong?Forget it, even a doctor with a little bit of skill can make drugs. Poisons and drugs are all secrets.

With a stable life, Ye Chen didn't want to cause trouble for himself, so he could only use the drugs on hand to charm as many people as possible. Naturally, the horse bandits were the people he wanted to take care of.

The courtyard door was ajar, and it was unrealistic to enter through the door. Ye Chen went around to the backyard, climbed over the wall and entered, and took advantage of the darkness, when the few people in the courtyard were not looking at him, he sneaked to the kitchen window and saw Boiling water and cooking are all taken from the water tank at the door of the kitchen, and I went back immediately, waited patiently for a while, and sprinkled the medicine into it.

As for the wine, it's not very easy to operate, there are always people in the kitchen, Ye Chen doesn't intend to take the risk, and the well is the same, it won't be close at all for a while.

Realizing that there was nothing left to do, Ye Chen didn't stay any longer, and immediately sneaked back to the backyard, climbed over the wall, and went to join Captain Luo.

Ye Chen was not worried about the other party's safety, and there was no abnormal sound until now, which meant that Captain Luo was not exposed.

Unexpectedly, the two of them had the same idea, walking halfway, Ye Chen heard the slight sound of heels touching the ground, hurriedly hid in the alley of the house, saw a dark shadow sneaking forward, imitating the night bird singing softly Twice, the black shadow stopped and followed the sound.

The two finally met successfully.

After finding a hidden place, Ye Chen asked, "I'm halfway through the task, how is your side?"

"My mission is simple and I succeeded, but it seems useless, right?" Captain Luo regretted.At this point, most of the villagers have fallen asleep, and there are really few people who can use the public well water in the village.No, this is still a high calculation, maybe there is no one who is recruited.

"It's okay." Ye Chen didn't care.It is normal for the plan to fail to keep up with the changes. Who would have thought that these lawless horse bandits would be so timid at this moment, ordering the villagers to turn off the lights and rest as soon as night fell.

Seeing that Ye Chen was still full of confidence in the next plan, Captain Luo immediately let go of the regret in his heart, and said murderously: "Go, go and do the night watchman."

Ye Chen responded and was about to take action. Captain Luo frowned and looked at him with scrutiny: "Can you do it? This is a matter of blood, don't be so scared that your legs will go weak, and the matter will not be done by then. On the contrary, it's shocking, I'm not that capable of taking you out."

"..." Ye Chen was choked speechless.He was underestimated, but he couldn't refute it. Captain Luo's worries were very reasonable. Who told him that his current status had not been stained with any blood except for hunting animals, so he had to emphasize, "Don't worry, I'm fine, it really will happen. Unexpectedly, you can just take care of yourself."

Captain Luo narrowed his eyes: "You want me to abandon Pao Ze?"

"Okay, I said something wrong. I didn't even bat an eye when I thought about slaughtering pigs and sheep. People probably can't trouble me."

"..." It was Captain Luo's turn to be speechless.

"Let's go." Ye Chen decided not to talk nonsense.

There are two teams of patrolling personnel, two by two, a total of four people, it is not difficult to deal with them, the difficulty is to make them disappear quietly.

In order to reduce the chance of accidents, the two deliberately chose the location of the operation at the end of the village. There are not many residents there, and it is easy to avoid them.

Ye Chen always thought it was weird, but now he realized that there is not even a dog in the village!Could it be that the barking of the dog is too loud and attract the attention of the people passing by the mountain unintentionally?

This is really asking for a dead end. If there is a dog, the difficulty of implementing Ye Chen's plan may not be raised by one level. I am afraid that the only way to go is to go back and rescue the soldiers.

Thinking of the rescuers, Ye Chen's heart skipped a beat.The messenger soldiers left for more than three hours, and there was enough time to go back and forth, but they haven't received a signal to retreat until now, and I don't know what went wrong halfway.

This was not the time to think about it, Ye Chen immediately withdrew his mind and focused on his eyes.

"rustle."

The footsteps became louder and louder, and the two held their breaths while pointing arrows at the night watchmen.

Captain Luo: "Let go!"

"Huh." "Huh."

The two sharp arrows left the string almost at the same time, Ye Chen's latecomer was on top, and it sank into the throat of one of them with a "puchi", before the other could react, the other arrow was nailed into the same position without any mistakes.

Captain Luo wiped off his sweat, thinking he was lucky.

It is true that the dark sky is easy to act, but it also restricts many things, and it is very difficult to aim.He glanced at the calm Ye Chen, his palms were sweating, he didn't know whether to say that he was not afraid of tigers as a newborn calf, or that he was too heartless.

Now is not the time to worry about these things, Captain Luo immediately rushed out from the hiding place, dragged the man into the grass, and did not forget to deal with the overturned lantern.

Same as Ye Chen.

Afterwards, the two cooperated, one lit the fire, the other cleaned up the blood scattered on the ground, and then hid in the dark again.

Later, the two repeated their old tricks and cleared away another team of night watchmen without any risk.

Seeing that the danger had been lifted, Captain Luo sat down straight away and said with a choked voice, "Oh, no, this job is really not done by a human." Almost, almost, the person in charge of him was about to scream, At that time, instead of being hunters, they will be chased by others.

After the mood calmed down, Captain Luo asked doubtfully: "Heigulongdong, with the little light of the lantern, how did you shoot so accurately? Could it be that you can shoot through Yang with a hundred steps?"

Ye Chen said with a smile: "I don't wear Yang, I just shoot at the neck of my prey."

"..." At this moment, Captain Luo didn't want to say anything.

Instead, Ye Chen took the initiative to ask: "What about those villagers? Beat them unconscious and tie them up, or..." Ye Chen wiped his neck.

Captain Luo is caught in a dilemma. There may be innocent people who were kidnapped by horse bandits.But after all these years, it's really hard to say what they think in their hearts.Total annihilation is too bloody, and it is easy to bury hidden dangers if you stay alive. Who knows which ones are true, which ones are false, and which ones were initially very wronged and then joined forces?

Sighing, Captain Luo made a difficult decision: "No one with a vicious aura will be kept, and the rest will be dealt with by the higher authorities."

Ye Chen squinted his eyes. It seemed that after this incident, he had to send guards to his family. When he got back, he asked Hong Liu and the others to pay more attention to suspicious people from outside.

There is no reason to be a thief for a thousand days, and there is no reason to guard against a thief for a thousand days. It is the best policy to kill the danger in the cradle.

Seeing that the effect of the medicine was approaching, Captain Luo took the initiative to take over the task of summoning people.

Not long after, including Ye Chen, a total of six people went to the center of the village to tie up the horse bandits, covered their mouths, threw them into a hidden place outside the village, and then went back to the front, starting from the entrance of the village, and started sweeping every house. The other five stayed on high and were ready to support at any time.

The operation went smoothly at first, but they walked a lot at night, and there were always ghosts, and Ye Chen and the others were no exception. Before they got close to the center of the village, a cry of alarm pierced the sky, waking up the rest of the villagers.

Ye Chen and his party knew something was wrong, hung the lantern high on the bamboo pole, and immediately withdrew.

After a few breaths, rockets with the momentum of breaking through the sky landed on the other side bounded by the lantern, and the flames instantly illuminated the night sky.

The villagers who originally had many scruples and did not dare to light lamps indiscriminately no longer cared about it now, fighting the fire and fighting back.

Surprisingly, in just a moment, the noise was reduced by half in an instant.The people who didn't know what was inside looked back and saw that there was a large area, they couldn't help being dumbfounded, and after realizing it, Sa Yazi started running, so what else?

Ye Chen and the others were not many, and it was night, so it was unrealistic to pursue them, so they didn't bother to put out the fire, pulled them out, tied them up with various ropes and fabrics, put them together, and divided half of them to take turns to guard , and began to wait for dawn.

A team from the Pioneer Battalion did not return overnight. At first, they did not pay attention to the information reported by the small soldiers. Later, they realized that the matter was promising, but the officers and soldiers were delayed because it was too late to move on a large scale. .

Unfortunately, by the time they arrived, it was too late and everything was over.

Ye Chen didn't have anything to do next, he was called by the guard to ask a few questions, and then he had nothing to do.However, his extraordinary tracking ability has spread in the military camp. This time, the vanguard battalion team led by Captain Luo can make such a great contribution.

The imperial court stipulated that part of the money and property obtained from the suppression of bandits would go to the national treasury, and the rest would be distributed as labor expenses to the soldiers who participated in the suppression of bandits.

After Ye Chen learned of this, he interrogated the bandit leader overnight, and when the guards arrived with the officers and soldiers, all the horse bandits accumulated over the years had been found.

Under the watchful eyes of the public, no matter how powerful Ren Shoubing is, he couldn't hide it privately, bleeding from heartache, yet he still had to praise Ye Chen and Captain Luo with a smiling face, and only the person involved could understand the feeling.

When Ye Chen came, Guard didn't take it seriously at all, but when he left, Guard sent him away like a plague god, I'm afraid that at this moment he has entered the top of the list of people that Guard doesn't want to see in the near future.

But he didn't even think about it, without Ye Chen, perhaps the defense general would have nothing to lose, and even the bandit capital escaped.He probably just took it for granted that if he sent soldiers to dig three feet into the ground, he would be able to pocket a large amount of treasure.

As soon as he got home, Ye Chen discussed things with Ye Ningren.

"You want to leave the clan and establish your own sect?" Ye Ningren stood up in shock, and didn't even have time to pay attention to the upturned chair.

"Ah."

Ye Ningren was in a hurry. There are two concepts between having a clan and not having a clan. If they set up another branch, they will be really helpless, and they have to solve everything by themselves.

Although the Ye family is not a big family, and there are a lot of filth in it, not all of them have sinister thoughts and are willing to take the lead. Although the proportion is not high, the number is quite large.

In such a difficult time, he could get the support of so many people. If Ye Ningren was to give up like this, he would be unwilling to do so, but he couldn't just watch Ye Chen's family separate out like this. The points should at least start from Grandpa Ye Chen's generation.

After Ye Ningren explained what he meant, Ye Chen fell into deep thought.

Starting from his grandfather, isn't that going to take away the third uncle's family?Ye Chen frowned.The three uncles and three aunts are gone long ago, but the daughter-in-law married by the third uncle is still there, leaving behind two sons, but this family went to Zhoucheng a few years ago, and there is very little news, but there is one thing It is certain that the heirs left by the third uncle should all be alive.

It was something Ye Chen didn't want to see carrying such an unknown cunt with him, and he didn't hide it, and directly expressed his concerns.

Panicked to the extreme, Ye Ningren calmed down instead. He lifted up the fallen chair, stared fixedly at Ye Chen for a long while, and sighed quietly: "Xiao Chen, what do you mean? He will never leave uncle behind." Me, you go to have fun by yourself?"

Ye Chen didn't have a good solution for a while, pondered for a long time, and put forward an extremely absurd suggestion in Ye Ningren's eyes: "Succession of third uncle, or adoption of uncle and my father."

Ye Ningren opened his mouth, but couldn't say a word for a long time.

Although Ye Chen's proposal was so absurd that people couldn't believe it, it was very practical and feasible.It's just that no matter what you do, you'll be sorry for Ye Ningren's father. Why does he belong to another family with such a good blood?If his father found out, he might crawl out of the grave and beat him.

Ye Ningren took good care of his brothers and sisters, but needless to say, Ye Chen's family took care of them the most.One is that Bai can be a man, and Ye Chen also likes him, and the other is that he is close.There is only such a brother around, if you don't take care of his family, who will take care of?

Naturally, Ye Ningren didn't want to adopt his own family. If he couldn't think about it, he had no choice but to adopt his third brother.

In the past, no matter how eloquent Ren Yechen was, Ye Ningren would not be able to agree to this matter. Now that he has experienced so many things, many things have been ignored. If you treat others well, others may not treat you with the same attitude. You, the village head, he has long wanted to take this opportunity to dismiss you.

Even so, Ye Ningren still didn't give up, and racked his brains to find a perfect solution to this matter, but in the end, his brain hurt, and he didn't come up with any good ideas.

Ye Chen didn't want to be too hasty, so he temporarily shelved the matter.

However, Ye Chen didn't set aside much time for Ye Ningren to think about it. He had to finish this matter before the court commendation order came down, otherwise he would definitely lose a bad reputation in the future.Although he is not afraid of this, he will not take the initiative to stick it on his body.

Looking at Ye Chen who was sitting across from him with a solemn expression, Ye Ningren sighed.It seemed that he couldn't escape this encounter today, so he had to finalize a plan.

After a long silence, Ye Ningren said: "The fourth uncle left no heirs, and the third brother's family will be adopted under his name."

Ye Chen had no objection to this.

Ye Ningren continued: "Look at you in such a hurry, it must be too late to build the ancestral hall. For the time being, please go home and place the memorial tablets of your parents, and welcome them in after the ancestral hall is built."

"it is good."

"Second Uncle and his family must not be willing to let him go, and the patriarch will not agree. To accomplish this, it will cost a lot of money. Have you thought about it?"

Ye Chen made up his mind to leave the family, how could he be reluctant to part with such a small expense?It's just that when he thought of using the money on his clansmen, he felt a little nervous.However, those who achieve great things don't care about small things. If he doesn't even have the patience for this, he should wash up and sleep as soon as possible.

"Where do you plan to lose your family, it won't be Beihuang?" Speaking of this, Ye Ningren was a little flustered.

Ye Chen nodded, and patiently explained: "The sky is wide and the land is vast, it's a good place to go."

The corners of Ye Ningren's eyes twitched, "the sky is wide and the earth is wide"?The sky is full of yellow sand, and it is difficult to see everything in a glance.

"Tell the truth to Uncle, what's the situation there now?" Ye Ningren suppressed the anxiety in his heart and asked.

"The trees are full of shade, and the melons and fruits are fragrant."

Ye Ningren: "..." This refers to the Northern Wilderness?He didn't believe it a hundred times.

Ye Chen also seemed to realize that something was wrong, the more hype he said at this moment, the more Ye Ningren didn't believe it, and immediately suggested: "Uncle, can you ride a horse?"

Ye Ningren hesitated and said, "I know a little bit, but I'm not good at it."

Ye Chen didn't care much about this: "Just know how to ride, let's go, uncle, I'll take you to Beihuang to experience it."

Can Ye Ningren say no?Obviously not.

The matter is settled.

Ye Chen knew the importance of means of transportation, but in the past he hadn't had to use horses, and there weren't any good horses on the market, so he didn't buy one.It can't work now, the Beihuang Farm is under construction, and the two places are two hundred miles apart. It is inconvenient to have no horses, so he gave up the idea of ​​​​not buying non-quality horses, and selected generals from the short people in the cattle and horse market, and bought a few horses to watch. Not bad yellow-maned horse, just in time to be used this time.

It's been nearly a month since he left, and Ye Chen doesn't know what the situation is over there now, so he just took this opportunity to take a look and make plans.

With horses instead of walking, even if Ye Ningren, who is not good at riding, is holding back, Ye Chen and the others only took half a day to reach their destination.

It is hot summer now, and the sun is very harsh, especially in the desert.

Ye Ningren was not young, considering his physical condition, Ye Chen was well prepared, even so, Ye Ningren was also tanned enough.

"Chen'er, how can you live in this place?" Ye Ningren drank a big mouthful of water, with a sad expression on his face.

"Uncle, this is a desert, there is no shelter, so it's natural, don't worry, it won't be like this at the farm." Ye Chen smiled and comforted him.

Ye Ningren was skeptical, he naturally understood that the farm could not be like this, otherwise he might have to run back after only a few days.Since seeing Ye Chen a few times, there was no obvious change except for a darker skin color, then the living conditions should not be too bad, but he would never have thought that it would be like this.

Look, what he saw, a big green!

Is this still a desert?Oasis is not the case, is it?

Ye Ningren's heart was pounding, regardless of his poor riding skills, he put his legs between the horse's belly and rushed out, scaring Ye Chen to follow up.

The trees are full of shade, the melons and fruits are fragrant, Ye Chen described it exactly!

Looking at the beautiful scenery in front of him, Ye Ningren was speechless for a long time.

"Who is in front of you? This is a private estate. Those who come will stop."

With a low shout, Ye Ningren was pulled back from his wandering thoughts.

Before he could explain, the burly man had already seen Ye Chen following behind him, and immediately warmly greeted him: "Master, you came back just in time, there are a batch of melons in the village, Master Tang and the others are discussing what to do." Come on, look at Ye Ningren and ask, "This is..."

"My uncle."

The strong man bowed and said respectfully: "The villain was disrespectful just now, I hope the old man will not count the villain's mistakes."

"It's okay." Ye Ningren naturally wouldn't take such a trivial matter to himself, but instead praised Zhuang Ding's behavior just now.There is an oasis in such a desolate place, if you are not alert, you will be taken away sooner or later.

"Liu San, you don't need to be busy here, go pick some melons and send them to the village."

"Yes, master." Liu San immediately took the order and left.

"Xiaochen, the first batch of melons is expensive, just pick a handful, and it will cost so much." Ye Ningren whispered when Liu San left.

"Uncle, what's the matter, I'm still worried that there are too many melons to sell and they will rot in my hands." Ye Chen laughed.

"Then what should we do?" Ye Ningren became anxious immediately.Farmers, the most important thing is the prospect of the field, no matter what, they must put it away, and they will never waste a little.

"Uncle, that's all I'm saying, don't worry, maybe not a few melons can be produced per acre of land." Ye Chen said indifferently.

"Really?" Ye Ningren was not so easy to fool, "Take me to have a look."

Ye Chen had no choice but to lead the way.

Although the farm is full of greenery, it is still very different from the plain farmland. Besides the green, it is full of yellow, which is very soft to step on. Fortunately, Ye Chen grows all sandy crops, otherwise it is hard to say whether there will be a harvest.

Once entering the windbreak forest belt, the scorching heat is gone in an instant.

Ye Ningren didn't know why, so he didn't think much about it, he thought it was the same in desert oases.

However, Ye Chen knew very well that this was the effect of dewgrass and windbreak belts at the same time. Compared with windbreak belts, dewgrass had a greater effect.

Due to manpower and time issues, the windbreak forest belt only has the minimum three rows of trees. Just this, the effect is so great, which shows how effective the dew grass is in changing the environment.

When we arrived in the forest, the temperature suddenly rose, but it was still much better than the desolate desert outside.

Previously, Ye Ningren was sweating profusely and exhausted his body a lot. After officially entering the farm, the situation improved obviously. Although it was just as hot, it was not unbearable, and it was slightly hotter than working in the fields in Suifeng Village.

Ye Ningren is used to farm work, so the temperature is not a problem. His originally sluggish spirit soon recovered, and his attention was naturally attracted by the scene in front of him. He pointed to the tall crops in the distance and said, "Xiaochen, that is What?"

"vineyard."

Ye Ningren's eyes lit up. They are good things. Watermelons are not uncommon in the market, but grapes are much less: "Can they bear fruit this year?"

"No." Ye Chen spit out two words lightly.

Ye Ningren's dream came to nothing, not without regrets, but he was soon attracted by the peanuts under his feet: "Xiaochen, there are so many peanuts, have you found a good buyer?"

"not yet."

Ye Ningren cheered up: "Then uncle will help you get in touch."

Ye Chen paused, thought for a while, and said, "Uncle, peanuts are not for sale, I want to use them for oil extraction."

"Extracting oil?" Ye Ningren's eyes flashed with confusion, "This thing can also extract oil?"

"Yes, it's the same as pressing soybean oil."

In an instant, the melancholy on Ye Ningren's face disappeared, and he smiled into a ball of flowers.Even if there is no grape harvest this year, and the watermelon is rotten, if there are peanuts in the house, there will be no loss.

What's more, for the desert Ye Chen bought, the land tax is basically equal to no, so it means to collect it, and the tax exemption period is as high as five years. Not bad.

This is a sign of family prosperity, and the Ye family is hopeful.

The melon field was relatively inward, not far from the manor. Ye Chen wanted to ride a horse straight to Zhuangzi, but seeing Ye Ningren couldn't move, he had no choice but to give up his life to accompany the gentleman, holding the horse and measuring the land with both feet.

In the middle of the walk, Ye Ningren suddenly said: "Xiaochen, the uncle is not used to living in the city, how about coming to help you?"

Ye Chen responded very simply: "Okay, I'll ask Brother Wu later, if he wants to go back to the city, uncle will be in charge of the daily affairs of the farm, and also manage the vineyards and melon fields."

"Do you even need to ask?" Ye Ningren stared.

"Uncle, don't say that in front of Brother Wu, if you stare, he will follow your wishes even if he doesn't want to." Ye Chen said with a smile, "Twisted melons are not sweet, it's better to be voluntary. "

"Oh, I'm really old, but I can't tell you, no matter what you do, you can tell a lot of truth." Ye Ningren shook his head and sighed.

Not long after approaching the melon field, the brothers Ye Wu and Ye You hurried towards them.

"Father, why are you here in such hot weather?" Ye Wu asked out of breath, wiping the sweat dripping from his forehead.

Seeming to have found a helper, Ye Ningren gave Ye Chen a sideways look: "It's not because of your good cousin, who said that he wants to divide the clan and wants to put his household registration here. Can I not take a look?"

"Split sect, how?" The two brothers were startled at the same time, and said in unison.

"Starting with your grandfather..." Ye Ningren briefly told his two sons the result of his discussion with Ye Chen, and finally asked, "What do you think?"

"It's fine to divide the sect." Ye You agreed without thinking about it.

Ye Wu thought about it more deeply, but if he established himself as a village, he didn't need to think about all kinds of concerns. Otherwise, he had to be careful when he settled in another village. Not to mention far away, in Suifeng Village, the situation of people with foreign surnames is very difficult. Obviously not as good as the three major surnames, especially the Ye family, almost no one dares to bully them.

"I also agree." After pondering for a while, Ye Wu followed suit.

"Hey——" Ye Ningren sighed, "Then it's settled, and I'll return to the village in two days."

Ye Ningren stepped into Zhuangzi full of worries, and a row of brand-new wooden houses came into view, and his melancholy was instantly diluted.Not long after he sat down, the watermelon and melon that had been tempered with lake water were cut up and served on the table. They were crispy and sweet in the mouth, and the heat disappeared after eating a few pieces.

"This melon is not bad, and it will definitely sell for a good price in the city." Ye Ningren praised from the bottom of his heart, "The ones I ate before were not as sweet as this."

"As long as there is enough water, the desert is more suitable for growing melons." Ye Chen explained.

"It would be great if it could be sold in Xijing." Ye Wu felt regretful.

"It's not worth it." Ye Chen didn't take it seriously, "It's estimated that there are not many left, and people are still exhausted."

Ye Wu thought about it, so he didn't bring up the matter again, and instead talked about how to sell watermelons.

"Pull a few cars into the city to sell and see the effect first." Ye Chen said very casually.If it doesn't work, he will bring the watermelon to visit various houses, deepen the relationship and at the same time open up the market, why not do it.

The first batch of melons was not large, and several people had no objection to this, so the matter was settled like this.

Silent all night.

The next day, when the sky was slightly bright, everyone returned to the city early.

Originally, Ye Chen planned to rest for another day, but Ye Ningren was not happy. He was not so weak when he was in his seventies and eighties, so he insisted on going back to the city today.

Ye Chen had no choice but to agree that Ye Wu and a dozen or so strong men would go back with them, and Ye You would stay behind and call him over on the day when the sect was officially divided.

The post of village head is elected by the villagers without the approval of the county government, and the division of the clan has nothing to do with the government. The procedures are extremely simple, and the difficulty lies in the interests involved.

The novelty of Ye Chen buying a large piece of the Northern Desert has long been spread. Although the villagers have murmured behind their backs, and they have no idea about his wealth, but Ye Chen wants to get rid of the family and set up another one. A sum of money, I am afraid it will be difficult to achieve it smoothly.

Ye Chen had already prepared for this, he was too lazy to argue with them, Ye Ningren led, he, Ye Wu and Ye Yin were one step behind, followed by a dozen strong men lined up with long sticks, everyone put out their faces A posture that everyone is happy if they agree, and if they disagree, they will be forced to divide the clan.

One side is 300 taels of white money, and the other side is a big stick. It is clear at a glance how to choose.

Ye Weiting was very angry, 300 taels didn't catch his eye, but the situation was stronger than others, and his prestige was not as good as before, if he was stubborn at this time, he might not be able to get anything good, so he could only agree with aggrieved.

But now that his face has been torn apart, he no longer has any scruples, and the matter of dividing the clan and moving the graves hastily ended, and he will not show up again after that.

Ye Chen didn't care about these at all, so naturally he didn't care, but Ye Ningren was furious, and since then he has completely given up on the original clansman.

Asking for memorial tablets and moving graves are major events. Ye Chen has never experienced this before. After going through all the procedures, people feel a little exhausted.Sighing that ancient funerals are simply torture to the living. I don’t know who came up with the ritual to let him know that he must be beaten thousands of times in his dreams. I don’t know if the dead are not as important as the living?

Ye Chen's worries are not wrong. Since ancient times, those who have been exhausted due to funerals and even can't afford to be ill have never stopped. Some of them are unlucky, and it is because of the continuous funerals that this custom has never stopped. It can be seen that stubbornness.

Ye Ningren felt ashamed of his third brother's family, so he entrusted most of his family fortune and letters to Zhoucheng as compensation for their succession.

Ye Chen saw it, but didn't say anything.Bringing Ye Ningren's family with him is already his limit, he can't control others, and he doesn't want to.From now on, he will only interact with the Ye family in Suifeng Village as ordinary people. He welcomes people who are close friends with his family to come to his door, and treat others as strangers.

Of course, except for Ye Weiting's family, Ye Chen still has some unfinished business with his family, so he won't just let it go.

The efficiency of the imperial court is pretty good. Ye Chen made a great contribution in suppressing the bandits. Not long after the matter of the division of the clan was completed, the imperial court rewarded him, no more, no less. He happened to be a seventh-rank military official. Although he had no real job, he had a corresponding status. Even if you meet the county magistrate, if you don't care about the potential consensus that Wu is not as good as Wen, you can still sit on an equal footing.

With the arrival of the court commendation order, there are still several wooden boxes. These are not rewards from the court. Ye Chen can tell at a glance that they are probably the property seized during the suppression of bandits. I just don’t know what is inside. middle use.

Naturally, it was impossible for Ye Chen to open it in public, so he ordered his family to put it away, and then took out the red envelope that he had prepared in advance and stuffed it into the hands of the ceremony officer, treating it as a hard journey.

Seeing this scene, others were only envious, and talked about it for a while, and the happiest thing was the relatives and friends of the Ye family.

Looking at Ye Chen, who was wearing the official robe of a seventh-rank military officer, Bai and the others couldn't help but grin from ear to ear, walking with wind, how could he have the frowning look when he was sent to suppress the bandits?

Bai and the others were overjoyed and wished to announce it to the world, but Suifeng Village was full of gloom and mist, and Ye Weiting seemed to have aged several years in an instant, showing signs of aging.

In fact, the patriarch was also quite resentful. It was true that he provoked conflicts between the villagers and Ye Chen's family, but he never instigated them to rob things, which was completely beyond his expectations.When he heard the news, the matter was a foregone conclusion, no matter how hard it was to change it, and even if he wanted to save it, there was no way to deal with it.

The law does not blame the public, and this matter involves most of the families in Suifeng Village, not to mention that he is only the patriarch of the Ye clan, and he can't reach out to other families.

Ye Weiting can be regarded as completely seeing through this group of people. They are typical scumbags who fall to whichever direction the wind blows, and they are all egoists.

Seeing rumors spread all over the village, and his reputation seriously declining, Ye Weiting could afford to let it go. Not long after Ye Chen put on his official robes, he took his whole family and left Suifeng Village overnight, whereabouts are unknown.

But most people are well aware that Ye Weiting's family will most likely go to Lin County to join Ye Shuo.

Ye Chen has no time to care about these things for the time being. Now that he is in Jinmin County, he can be considered a celebrity, and if he has an official position, he is considered to have a family background. It is not easy to be perfunctory, and banquets are a must.

This made Bai and the others worry. Even though the Ye family's life has been getting better every day for more than a year, Bai and the others rarely wear silk and satin. Just put it away and don't wear it, it's still the same as before, but it's not bad to wear, and the silk and satin are not good for the upper body for the time being, and cotton clothes are not subject to this restriction.

Apart from the fact that the clothes of the Ye family have not changed much, everything else remains the same, and there is no call for servants. From the beginning to the end, the daily affairs are all handled by the Bai family and others.

Even if the tofu shop is managed by Mrs. Bai, it is only to hand over the goods, and there is no need to come out to socialize, but it is not possible now. When she thinks of eating at the same table with those noble ladies, Mrs. Bai shudders, just imagining At that scene, she felt terrified.

Ye Ningren was better, but not much better than Bai Shi.

Ye Chen lost his father when he was young, and there were no male elders in the family, so Ye Ningren, the uncle, had to come forward to preside over the overall situation. Although he didn't need to do anything, he could just accompany the older generation, but he couldn't just sit and be a wooden man, right?

All of these were fine, Bai Qing didn't even dare to attend the banquet, for fear of embarrassing Ye Chen.

Ye Chen doesn't care about these things, but he won't impose his own ideas on others. Of course, it must be relatives and friends. If it's an enemy, who cares what they think?Instruct someone to deliver a drink and food to the elder brother-in-law at that time, and this topic will be exposed.

Amid the worries of the Ye family's relatives and friends, the promotion banquet was held as scheduled.

The background of the Ye family was poor, so Ye Chen simply put the banquet in Qingyuan Restaurant, and now things are much simpler, Bai and the others don't have to worry about anything, they just need to entertain the guests well.

Ye Chen turned a blind eye to the Bai family and Qiu family's pleading eyes, watching them as if they were going to the execution ground, and accompanied by Xu Yanqing's mother, Mrs. Yuan, they went to the backyard where the female relatives were entertained.

Mrs. Song took on the task of welcoming the female guests, accompanied by Mrs. Li Shao, Xu Yanqing's wife.

It was Ye Wu who was in charge of welcoming the male guests. He had stayed in the town for a long time, and he was knowledgeable. He had been to Xijing, and he was much calmer than Ye Ningren and the Bai family. The fly in the ointment was that his complexion was a little darker. Not so rich and handsome, although he is not considered for the time being.

Among the guests, many of them don't even know Ye Chen. It's really a good idea to ask shopkeeper Hong to come forward. With him reminding at the door, the Ye family will not be rude, and even the guests can't recognize them. This joke is not funny at all. .

"Treasurer Wang, Boss Liu, and Manager Li, please..."

"Boss Hao, long time no see, rare visitor, rare visitor..."

"Master Li, hey, you are here too, please..."

……

Shopkeeper Hong handled it with ease, and Ye Wu was busy following behind, but he was in pain and happy. It was true that his face was opened and his heart was tired. I don’t know why so many people like this kind of life. , is still the most comfortable in the farm, but he wants to be left behind to hide and relax, but he doesn't want to.

The second uncle's family only has Ye Chen as an adult male, and the next few nephews want to grow up to be able to take charge of their own affairs, and there are others waiting. It is time for these cousins ​​to exert their strength. If they are all ignored, what is it like? talk?

Ye Wu was taking a break from his busy schedule to enjoy a rare moment of peace, but shopkeeper Hong shouted loudly at this moment: "Director Xiao is here..."

The scene was silent for a moment.