Cutting 1719

Chapter 13
Ning Yu entrusts Dong Ce and Xu Chengliang with the things in the Young Eagle Camp to leave temporarily, and entrusts Zhou Tong with all logistics matters, and returns to Ning's old house in Xiaogan County alone.

Ning Zhongyuan also came back from Hanyang City at this time, and after a few months of seeing each other, he found that Ning Zhongyuan seemed to be much older now, a 36-year-old man who looked like he was in his early fifties, with a few hairs mixed in his braid. Gray hair.

There are still two days before the clan meeting, and many clan members have already returned to the old house. Ning Zhongjing, as the manager of chores, led Ning Yu to recognize all the relatives and friends in the clan. Ning Zhongyuan's generation There are seven brothers, namely the eldest Ning Zhongde, the second Ning Zhongyuan, the third Ning Zhongjing, the fourth Ning Zhongyi, the fifth Ning Zhongxin, the sixth Ning Zhonghai, and the seventh Ning Zhongquan. Except for the premature death, the rest of the uncles and brothers are also there.

Among these brothers, only the fourth brother, Ning Zhongyi, followed Ning Zhongyuan to join the army and made a defense of the fifth grade in Huangpi. Liu Ning Zhonghai led a team of private salt dealers, transporting Sichuan salt and Huai salt to the Huguang area for sale, and now he has a bit of momentum. The famous scholar Xu Yao was his teacher, and now he has won the first prize, and he has been made a county magistrate in Gucheng County, Xiangyang Prefecture.

Although these uncles do not have Ning Zhongyuan's high position, they are all important positions, so Ning Yu dare not be presumptuous, and honestly greet him politely.

As for the fact that none of the Ning family's relatives came, even the Zheng family on the old lady's side and the Cheng family on the mother's side, they didn't notify them. All the clan members were direct and collateral descendants of the Ning family.

This greeting greatly enhanced Ning Yu's prestige in the clan. Originally, many people in the clan only knew that there was such a young master, but they didn't know what kind of person he was. His experience seems to be a bit more mature, covering up the original 16 years old (imaginary age).

Hundreds of clansmen reunited in Ning's house, all overjoyed and noisy, until after dusk, they gradually rested.

When Ning Yu was about to take a break, Ning Zhongyuan walked over with a glass of wine with a smile, and motioned for Ning Yu to accompany him to drink a few glasses.

Without further ado, Zhou Fu arranged a table of sumptuous wine and dishes, but the wine served was not the local Chu wine, nor the Huadiao Nurhong, but the thick and thick Xifeng wine.

Although Ning Yu also drank a lot of strong wine in his previous life, but at this time he was only a teenager after all. He frowned slightly and poured a glass for his father and himself. The crystal clear wine was poured into the simple ivy cup , but also has a bit of ancient rhyme.

Ning Zhongyuan chuckled, and said, "I see you have done some things during this period of time, what's the matter? You can't even drink a glass of West Wind?"

Ning Yu smiled bitterly and drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, his face flushed a little, and said: "This wine is delicious, but it is troublesome to get drunk. I don't want to anesthetize myself in the aroma of the wine."

Ning Zhongyuan stopped laughing and said seriously: "If you don't want to get drunk, I won't force you, but what you are doing now is more troublesome than not getting drunk!"

Hearing Ning Zhongyuan's meaningful words, Ning Yu's heart skipped a beat, and he said, "Did you kill Diao Wang?"

Ning Zhongyuan smiled wryly and said: "Don't talk about one Diaowang, even if you kill ten more, the Ning family can keep you safe. As long as you really killed someone because of your young master's temper, it's nothing more than paying some money for burning and burying you." But, Yu'er, did you really kill someone because of the young master's temper?"

Ning Yu remained silent, he didn't want to deceive Ning Zhongyuan on this issue, and he couldn't really deceive him.

Ning Zhongyuan sighed: "A few years ago, your great-grandfather was a general of the Ming Dynasty. Later, when things failed, he voted for the Qing Dynasty and became a courtier of the Qing Dynasty. , for the Ning family to earn this family business. Now the Ning family is already cooking oil, Yuer, enough."

Ning Yu remained silent for a while, and finally shook his head firmly but slowly, and said, "Father, in the Great Qing Dynasty, the so-called strength of the Ning family was only made of sand. No matter how big it is, it can't withstand a wave."

Ning Zhongyuan was a little anxious, and said: "How could the business of the Ning family for several generations be made of sand? My father has already thought about it. Let you worship the great scholar Cui Wancai as your teacher. By then, you will be able to do it in this Huguang Shilin." With you in my place, my Ning family, since you went from martial arts to literature, cultivated and studied in the heirloom family, and then chose a marriage for your father, which is the daughter of Liu Hanzhang, the magistrate of Xiangyang County."

Before Ning Zhongyuan finished speaking, Ning Yu already understood that the difference between him and Ning Zhongyuan was not so much the difference between idealists and realists, but rather the thought that came from 300 years later. The collision of conservative ideas of the age.

In today's Qing Dynasty, although there are occasional chaos in the local area and occasional threats on the border, they are all diseases of scabies after all. It has been 58 years since Emperor Kangxi ascended the throne. In the battle of leveling, the prestige of the world is unified.Therefore, even the most ordinary people, no matter how they are oppressed, cannot afford to resist.

Ning Yu felt powerless for the first time, and interrupted Ning Zhongyuan rudely, saying: "Father, this huge Ning family may be able to run rampant in Hanyang for a while, but it is really placed in the entire Huguang province, and it can withstand Huguang A finger of Governor Man Pi? Can it withstand a finger of the current emperor?" These words changed the color of the world.

Instead, Ning Zhongyuan's expression slowly returned to calm, he looked at Ning Yu deeply, and said, "Yu'er, you are really drunk."

Ning Yu shook his head with a wry smile, and said: "Father, since that serious illness, I have thought through many things and wanted to do some things. My child may not be able to do these things now, but sooner or later I will do them, even if my child does not do them. , and someone will do it.”

"The time is running out now, my child is willing to do these things, even though he is close to death, especially without any regrets."

Ning Zhongyuan waved his hand a little irritably, and said: "Let's not talk about that, I know all about your Young Eagle Camp, so I won't talk about it, just talk about that mineral salt."

Ning Yu smiled and said: "According to the information that Master Yuan Hui said last time, and this visit to the field for more than half a month, I finally found the location of the mineral salt, and the estimated reserves will be large. At that time, the family can To deploy people to Yunmeng County, at least the magistrate of the county and Mr. Qian in the flood area must be our own people, so it will be easy to deal with later."

Ning Zhongyuan nodded slightly, and said, "You know, Master Yuan Hui passed away ten days ago."

When Ning Yu heard the news, she didn't feel the sadness she expected, but was slightly disappointed.Ever since he came to this world, Master Yuanhui was the one who really touched his inner world, and he was both a teacher and a friend.But when he passed away, Ning Yu felt a little relieved.

Perhaps Master Yuanhui has converted to Buddha and found true liberation.

(End of this chapter)