Rise of Nongmen

As soon as Ye Chen arrived at the entrance of the village, he was stopped by Ye You who was waiting there, looking at this direction to take him to the village ancestral hall.

The atmosphere in the village was obviously not right, and no one was seen along the way.

"Fifth brother, what is this?" Seeing that Ye You was walking in a hurry, with a serious face, without saying a word, Ye Chen took the initiative to ask.

"Fifth Uncle's family affairs have gone awry, and we must give an explanation. Everyone is here, and you are the only one missing."

Ye Chen understood, and didn't say any more.

There are three surnames in Suifeng Village, and the Ye family accounts for the highest proportion and has the most say. The village ancestral hall can enter regardless of the surname, while the inside belongs to the three clans of Ye, Song and Su. Each family has a courtyard to worship ancestors, and the rest The ancestors with the surnames are enshrined in the side courtyard outside.

This time, the outer ancestral hall was opened, and the whole village, regardless of gender, age or age, was present. The males lined up on both sides of the ancestral hall in descending order of seniority, while the females lined up in the atrium outside the ancestral hall.

Everyone stood still on the spot, and no one dared to laugh and curse in this solemn atmosphere.

"Coming?" Hearing the movement, Ye Weiting, the patriarch of the Ye Clan, raised his eyelids, "Ning Ren, let's get started."

"Yes." Ye Ningren changed his usual amiable appearance, showing a majestic aura, and waited for Ye Chen and Ye You to take their seats, and said loudly, "Ye Ningxin, the No. 19 grandson of the Ye family in Suifeng Village, sent his son to get back the loan For the sake of name, he carried out robbery, violated...family rules...village rules, thought there was a reason for the incident, but if he didn't sincerely do so, the punishment was reduced by one class, Ye Ningxin could be whipped thirty times, Ye Dawang and Ye Erwang... each of them could be whipped twenty... …to serve as an example to others.”

"Ye Ningxin, is this penalty acceptable? If there is no objection, it will be executed now."

"I don't..." Ye Dawang just started talking, but was stopped by Ye Ningxin, "Father!"

Ye Ningxin shook his head at his elder son, his eyes were dim and unclear, his hands were clenched tightly, his veins were exposed, but his expression was still calm: "It's because I am not upright, I can't teach my children well, I am ashamed of my ancestors... I am willing to be punished, only my body is old and old , I’m afraid I can’t bear it, and the ancestral hall will be affected for no reason, please be punished in installments.”

Ye Ningxin had a good attitude of admitting his mistakes, Ye Ningren discussed with the chiefs of the three surnames and agreed to his request.Soon, Ye Dawang and Ye Erwang were pulled out of the queue and punished in public.

Ye Chen is older, but younger, and the ranking is relatively low, and he is almost out of the entrance of the ancestral hall, so it is convenient to watch, and he just keeps this scene in his eyes.

The incident happened suddenly, Ye Chen didn't know what caused it, but he accepted it happily.

Seeing the blood of Ye Dawang and the others in the arena gradually staining their clothes, Ye Chen's face remained unchanged.

Others don't have such a strong endurance like him, not to mention children, even many adults turn pale.

The female members of Ye Ningxin's family cried and wailed under the stimulation of bloodshot eyes, and the fifth uncle passed out on the spot.

Ye Ningxin's family was punished. Although the Ye family's face was dishonored, the rest of the villagers also had a chill down their spines.Things hurt their kind, Ye Ningxin's family is severely punished today, if they commit crimes in the future, how can they be spared easily?

The punishment stick fell again and again, Ye Weiting's eyes were slightly closed, it seemed that the old god was there, turning a blind eye to all this, but the corner of his eyes kept falling on Ye Chen.

Ye Ningren has been the village head for some years, and he knows the uncle's temper. Seeing Ye Chen's expression is indifferent and indifferent, as if he is watching a play, he becomes anxious and winks at him.

Ye Chenquan pretended not to see it, and continued to watch from the sidelines.If you do it, you must have the courage to take responsibility. The decision to kill chickens and monkeys did not come from him. Naturally, he does not need to think about how it will end. It is all bullying on him. It is impossible for him to ask for mercy.

Ye Ningren felt irritated for a while, his eldest nephew was good at it, and he was happy to see it succeed, so why did his temper also rise?His heart couldn't take it anymore.At this time, if Ye Chen could speak a few good words for Ye Dawang and the others, it would be difficult for Ye Ningxin's family to say something, but he would definitely win the favor of the villagers, so why couldn't he relax a bit?

Ye Ningren was worried about Ye Chen, and so was the Bai family and the Song family.It's just a matter of putting a few good words on the bright side, why is it so difficult when it comes to Ye Chen?

Bai Shi wanted to open her mouth, but finally held back, she couldn't play against her youngest son.Looking at the family of the five cousins ​​who were in chaos, Bai sighed in his heart. He could have calmed down a bit, but after this, Liang Zi might end up forming a knot. .

After the execution was over, Ye Wu's generation and all the men and women of his descendants withdrew from the ancestral hall, and Ye Chen was no exception.

This is the advantage brought by seniority, the village has to save face for Ye Ningxin, he received preferential treatment and was not punished in public.

After leaving the ancestral hall, the scene immediately became noisy.

The Ye family is divided into two factions, and Ye Yao's little ones are in high spirits, even if they are stimulated, they are more happy than afraid.

The Bai family and the Song family were both happy and worried. With such a commotion in the village, few people in the Ye family would dare to touch their hands, and they were afraid that they would accidentally provoke them and cause another dispute.

Ye Chen didn't care about this at all, as soon as he got home, he took the money and asked Mrs. Bai to go door to door to pay off the debt.

Looking at the heavy silver tael in his hand, Bai's heart was dispelled a lot of melancholy, and he left the house excitedly.

Song and the others were attracted by the fabric Ye Chen brought back.

"Third Brother, is this for me?" Seeing a piece of Xiangfei-colored cotton material placed in front of her, Song was stunned for a moment.She hadn't worn new clothes for many years, and suddenly realized that she still got them from her brother-in-law, it felt so unreal.

"Yeah." Ye Chen took out his and Bai's shares, and pushed the remaining materials in front of Ye Xue and the other five, "Everyone has a suit, you can choose by yourself."

Ye Yao's three boys rushed forward immediately, and Ye Shuang did not fall behind.

Only Ye Xue, who was so fast, held back, and didn't rush to grab her. How old is she, and she is a girl, so she is much more mature and stable.

Even so, Ye Xue's eyes lit up as she picked up the remaining peach-colored cotton cloth.The new clothes are still made of such a bright color that few girls in Suifeng Village are lucky enough to wear them.

Ye Xue carefully felt the fabric under her hand with her fingertips, it was soft and thin, far from being comparable to linen, she couldn't help but sigh, if only her father and the others were still there.But my uncle is also very good, grandpa, father, second uncle, I will take care of my younger siblings, mother, grandma and uncle, you can rest assured.

"Mother, make it for me quickly. I want to wear it for a walk around the village, envious of Shi Shuanzi and the others." The three brothers finally finished the arrangement, and Ye Yao took his piece of royal blue material and walked up to Mrs. Song.

"Wait for your piece first, Xiaoguang is the smallest, he will come first." Song Shi hesitated for a while, and finally put away her piece. Although the material is not as bright as the two girls, it is not suitable for her who is a widow. It just so happened that the eldest daughter reached the age of marriage, so I kept it for her as the bottom of the box.

"Oh——" Ye Yao froze all of a sudden, then his eyes lit up, and he fixed his gaze on Ye Xue, "Eldest sister..."

Ye Xue reluctantly responded: "Okay, stop yelling, I'll help you do it tomorrow."

"What about me?" Ye Hui looked bewildered, his eldest brother and third younger brother's clothes were already in place, who could he turn to?grandmother?Isn't there still a little uncle here? He can't count on Ye Shuang, a little girl, to make movies. She's afraid that she won't be able to do well with her own body.

Ye Chen smiled and said nothing, and didn't give up his share, until Ye Hui resigned to his fate, and then continued to take things out.

"Smells so good! What's the smell?" Ye Hui immediately diverted his attention to the half-sized boys, whose clothes were good but not as tempting as food.

Ye Yao flapped his nostrils, sniffed carefully, and his eyes lit up immediately: "This is lo mei, I smelled it in the town."

The little ones immediately dropped the cloth, staring at the stewed meat with bright eyes, just waiting for Ye Chen's order to start.

Children are simple-minded and don't think too much, but Mrs. Song feels sorry for the expenses: "Third brother, why are you spending so much money? You are buying materials and meat. You are not young anymore, so you have to save money to marry daughter in law."

Ye Chen was taken aback, he seemed to be a few months away from turning eighteen this year, why did he reach the age of marriage?That's right, during the Great Viet Dynasty, it was common to get married early, and during the war years, the age of marriage dropped again and again. During the [-]th and [-]th, there were more marriages. It was only a little better in the past few years, and the marriage began to be postponed.

"No hurry, we'll talk about it when the family gets up." Ye Chen immediately cut off Song's idea, not to mention that he doesn't like the opposite sex, even if that's the case, he won't just let it go.He would not allow strangers to enter and exit his private territory anytime and anywhere, let alone share the same bed, he was afraid that one would hurt someone if he couldn't hold back.

"Woo hoo." Smelling the smell of meat, the shepherd dog named Xiao Hua dragged his still small body around Ye Chen.

Ye Chen was wary of people and would not allow people to get close to him easily. He didn't have such scruples when dealing with animals that got close to him. He picked them up carefully and checked them, and asked, "Have you seen a veterinarian?"

"Look, it's fine, just raise it for two days." Mrs. Song took over the quarrel, leaving the matter of Ye Chen marrying a wife, and will only bring it up next time when the time is right.

"That man is so nasty, he only prescribed some medicine for bruises, and he charged us fifty cents." Ye Yao is the oldest man in the Ye family besides Ye Chen. This time, Mrs. Song went to Xiahe Village to treat Xiaohua , is he accompanied.

Mrs. Song slapped her son: "Children are ignorant. Seeing a doctor is already expensive, and even fewer are willing to put down their bodies to become veterinarians. If the consultation fee is not raised, they will have to go to the northwest wind."

"He is black." Ye Yao expressed his dissatisfaction, but he didn't dare to shout loudly, only muttered in a low voice.

Mrs. Song didn't say any more, let him go, he is a child after all, although the family situation is sensible, but no matter what, the age is there, and there is a mother and her in front of it, the mind is very shallow, can't think so much, wait Just a few years older.

Ye Chen scratched Xiao Hua's soft belly, then put it on the ground, fed it a piece of stewed meat, and drove it back to the house.

Song hesitated to speak, but finally said nothing, put away the cloth and went into the kitchen.Fortunately, the composition of the family is simple, otherwise seeing Ye Chen feeding meat to the dog, what kind of trouble might have happened.