Beautiful step by step

Chapter 56

In just one afternoon, Patriarch Yan showed his strong execution ability.

He first took out the document with Ayun Tongding's quota, and threw it into the boiling water stove to completely destroy it. Then he took out a blank document with the official seal and wrote a new one in Abao's name.

Patriarch Yan is well versed in the extensive and profound Chinese language, not only stating the name "Yan Bao".Even his father Yan's Shisanlang and his mother's concubine Zhou's marks are clear.In order to avoid ambiguity, he finally took the trouble to make it clear that Shisanlang Yan had three sons.It stands to reason that the elder and younger are in order, and this time the second son should be responsible for the child, but the youngest son is similar in age to the second son, and he has been strong since childhood, and has a talent for military service. Expect.

The document wrote a full page eloquently, pushing A Bao to the point of no return as a child in all directions without any dead ends.Even if someone wants to take care of it in the future, they can't find a reason to replace him with Ah Yun.

Then Patriarch Yan borrowed flowers to offer Buddha, and asked Yan Heng, as the eldest son, to manage Yan Baihu's property "temporarily".

Yan Heng and Yan Patriarch refused each other, and Wei Wei wanted to cover his face.Ah Heng used to be such a pure and kind boy, but why has he become more and more kind and dark without knowing it.

What was even darker was still to come. In the end, Yan Heng really couldn't refuse, because he said: "Now I'm temporarily staying in a friend's house. On that day, Yan Bai came to the door and destroyed many things in the friend's house. A single iron leaf was transported all the way from the capital. The birch gate is worth 700 taels. Originally, I wanted to pay my father’s debts, and I will pay back slowly in the future when I have a salary.”

After hearing this, Patriarch Yan's first reaction was that Brother Heng had seen his father, and the disappearance of Shisanlang and his wife was inseparable from him.

Then, what does that have to do with him?Brother Heng is now the governor, and he is the most promising son of the Yan family who has rooted in Jiuquan as a military household for generations.Thirteen Lang almost regarded him as an enemy before, and the clan ignored him, and had already missed the best time to win over.Now it is absolutely impossible to do anything out of line to make him completely divorced from the clan.

"Iron birch wood, it sounds like a very valuable wood. One person does the work and one person does the work, how can I let Brother Heng pay it back. Shisanlang's family property was originally going to be passed on to Brother Heng, and this account should be paid by the clan."

Faced with a huge sum of 700 taels, Yan Heng refused without thinking: "Iron birch is not a valuable wood, but it is hard, and it takes a lot of time to carve and transport. This kind of personal matter does not need to be spent by the family." .”

Patriarch Yan showed disappointment, although 700 taels was a huge amount of money for the clan, it was enough for him to feel heartbroken when it was so huge.But he can use 700 taels to restore the relationship between Brother Heng and the Yan family, and he is willing to have another 700 taels.

"I estimate that Yan Baihu's family property is about 700 taels. 200 taels are used to pay off the debt, and my mother's dowry was about 100 taels back then. I don't want the remaining [-] taels, and the furniture is the right to be the dowry for Aci's sister and brother."

Patriarch Yan had seen Webster's dowry back then. When the Wei family was hired, the Wei family was just a declining scholar. No one expected to accompany Webster's so much dowry.It was the first time anyone in the Yan family had seen many pieces of furniture, including the couch that the Zhou family treasured later.The astonishment of that year is still fresh in his memory.

"Brother Heng's dowry is only 200 taels, which is too little."

Yan Heng said firmly: "It's quite a lot, 200 taels is just money in the box. I will send everything that my mother brought as a dowry back then to the Wei family. There is another thing, I want to relocate my mother's grave."

"Move the grave?"

Not only the patriarch and his wife were surprised, but also Wei Wei.

A hundred years later, the place where the bones are buried is a very serious issue for anyone.The bigger the family, the more they pay attention to this matter. Feng Shui is always optimistic, and even the position is regulated according to the status of the clan members in the clan.

A seemingly small cemetery is actually a major event involving the honor and disgrace of the whole family.Yan Heng's current request, in a big way, means digging up the Yan family's ancestral grave.If Patriarch Yan was more impulsive, he could just swing a shovel and beat him to the point where he couldn't take care of himself.Now he just has a dark face, and his patience is good enough.

"My mother was buried far outside, so it won't ruin the Feng Shui of Yan's family."

Patriarch Yan's lips moved, and after a while he managed to utter a sentence: "Everyone has rested in peace, how can we break ground casually now."

"It's not casual, and my mother doesn't want to be buried in Yan's house either. Back then, she didn't celebrate her first seven years, and when she was happy, she passed by the graveyard with gongs and drums. You know that she will not live peacefully in the past few years."

The elder of the Yan Clan blushed. The biggest difference between him and Yan Baihu was that he also knew a little bit of etiquette, righteousness and shame.

The patriarch's wife couldn't help arguing: "Brother Heng, back then Thirteen Lang insisted on going his own way, and there was nothing we could do about it."

Yan Heng's tone was quite cold: "I don't mean to blame you. You couldn't control Yan Baihu's misconduct by relying on the Zhou family back then. Now I've kindly said something, and you are now in charge. Let me tell you, what I said today is an order , not a discussion."

The elder of the Yan Clan was a little embarrassed, and the patriarch's wife hurriedly pulled him back.

"Brother Heng is right, we are the first to feel sorry for their brothers."

Wei Wei looked at Yan Heng in admiration, he was indeed the man she had chosen in her two lifetimes.When it's time to be hard, you can definitely get hard, so you can be considered a man!
The ancestral family law is used to control ordinary people. With Yan Heng's current status, an official hat will crush everyone in the Yan family. If he continues to follow the rules, people will look down on him.

No, the patriarch's wife gave in.Wei Wei rolled her eyes, she knew what she was going to do.

"Patriarch, Ah Heng just loves mother too much. When we were in the capital, he mentioned to me that mother sold the dowry to support him. Mother also taught him to read and urged him to practice martial arts hard. It can be said that without mother, there would be no present. Ah Heng. The son wants to support but does not want to be loved, which is the greatest pain in his heart. Not to mention mother, let's stand in Yan Baihu's point of view, who would he prefer to be buried with after death?"

Although Wei Wei was reasoning, her tone was sincere.With her unique voice, it is easy for people to listen.

Seeing Patriarch Yan's expression slow down, she simply made a conclusion: "Since the two parties are unwilling, then why are we still messing around here?"

Patriarch Yan sighed: "If not buried in Yan's family, where else can Webster be buried?"

Being able to say this, Patriarch Yan actually agreed in his heart.Wei Wei feels more and more that this person has a quick mind, understands current affairs, and is a reliable partner.

Originally, she thought that the matter had come to an end. As the head of the Yan family, she would explain the matter of moving the grave to the Yan family, and then take care of it properly.

However, after she settled the patriarch and his wife, Yan Heng, who reassured her the most, quit.Today, when Webster's matter is involved, he vowed to make up the knife to the end.

"Of course it was buried at Wei's house. The thing my grandmother regretted the most before she passed away was to promise her mother to Yan Baihu. There is still a place beside the cemetery where she and her grandfather were buried together. It was specially entrusted to her uncle before she passed away. , is also her last wish during her lifetime."

Let her family members say such things, not only speaking but also expressing anger with practical actions, no one can lose face.Not to mention that Yan Heng's expression is full of sarcasm now, which makes Patriarch Yan even more embarrassed:
Brother Heng has such deep resentment towards the Yan family, will he really support the family in the future?
"As long as this matter can be handled smoothly, I will not treat the Yan family badly in the future. It is getting late, and I have to go back before the curfew and leave."

After finishing speaking, he cupped his hands, ignored the patriarch's wife to stay, pulled Wei Wei and walked out the door.

After the two went out, they saw A Ci and A Bao standing by the door. This time A Bao did not ride on his sister's neck, but he still did not stand by himself, but let his sister carry it.A lump of flesh lay on Ah Ci's back, causing her to bend a bit.

"Hey."

Wei Wei slowed down a bit, and was about to say something when seeing the undiminished hatred in Ah Ci's eyes, it turned into a sigh for a long time.

Some people, after all, she is incompetent and powerless to manage.

Until getting into the carriage, Wei Wei was still in a low mood.

The carriage wobbled and drove out of Yanjia Village, when suddenly there was a breath beside her.Looking over from the corner of the eye, Yan Heng, who was originally sitting opposite, had come to her side at some point.

But at this time, he has long since lost the anger and ridicule he felt when he talked about Webster's moving the grave in the patriarch Yan's house.He had a calm expression on his face, and when he looked carefully, there was still a hint of joy that his goal had been achieved.

"Ah Heng is happy?"

"Well, Auntie seems a little unhappy. Is it Weimei, Aci...it seems to be the name?"

Wei Wei nodded and then shook her head: "I don't know if she will still be called this name, but it is indeed for her. First Li Xia, then A Ci, why are so many girls so stupid. Who treats her well and who treats her badly?" Well, I can't tell the difference at all."

Yan Heng sighed: "Yeah, why are they all so stupid."

Wei Wei keenly felt that there was something deep in his words: "Is Ah Heng missing your mother?"

"Well, my mother is even more stupid than them."

"But my mother is different from them, Ah Heng, when my mother had you, she would consider you more. If she returned to Wei's house, she would be clean, but your surname is Yan, so you have to stay in Yan's house. What can you do?"

There was a long silence in the carriage, and we walked for a while until the sun went down to the height of the treetops, and the gate of Jiuquan city appeared in sight. Yan Heng held her in his arms, and his thousands of thoughts turned into a long sigh .

"Ah, look at the guards at the city gate."

With the curtain she opened, Wei Wei looked forward.Standing at the gate of the city were two strange Northwest Army soldiers, the same as the defenders who ate roasted whole lamb with her, their clothes were as worn out as ever.

"Some people, such as Li Xia and A Ci, and Yan Baihu and Zhou Shi, if you spend more than ten years, you may not be able to change them for a lifetime. But some people, as long as we put in a little effort, we can make their Life turned upside down."

The carriage drove towards the city gate, and the Northwest Army in charge of inspection grinned its yellow teeth.Although his clothes are shabby and his appearance is not good, the enthusiasm for life revealed in his smile is brighter than the noon sun in Gobi.

Almost dazzled by his smile, Wei Wei suddenly realized.There are so many things waiting for her to do business on the mutual market, Zhou Qianhu who was arrested in Jiuquan Prison, the mother in the capital, and Ayun, so why waste her mind on impossible things.

"Aheng, stop when you pass by the street ahead."

Seeing Yan Heng looking over suspiciously, she explained: "There is a store over there that sells the Four Treasures of the Study. Uncle Chen said that his paper is very strong and does not smudge. I want to buy some back and make a new account of the mutual market."

After finishing speaking, she showed distress: "With so many bills, I don't know how long I will have to work. It seems that I can't manage Ah Ci's affairs."

Ah Mao understood this, and when he was happy, Yan Heng leaned over and gave her a "boo" on the face.

"Let's buy some more pens. The pens in that store use wolf hairs that are caught in the mid-autumn day of the Wild Wolf Valley. The craftsmen carefully selected them, and the ink was evenly dipped."

"It turned out to be a real wolf hair. The general merchants in Beijing sell it mixed with weasel hair. Buy more, and bring the leather and grapes together, and send them to the capital for Ah Yun."

The corners of Yan Heng's lips rose, it was great to have Ah Mao by his side.But why is she upset all of a sudden?

Wei Wei pouted distressedly and said, "Ah Heng, I suddenly remembered that whether it's grapes, skins or wolf hairs, they all cost money. Am I being too prodigal?"

"It seems a little bit."

Wei Wei was even more distressed. Although she thought about how to make money along the way, those methods would take time to test.The current situation is that after time travel, she has been spending money, and she always buys the best. She spends a lot of money every day, but she never earns a penny.

"But I can make money. I make money, but it's for Ah Mao to spend."

The corners of Wei Wei's lips curled up, but what he said was insincere: "Your little salary is not enough to eat two roasted whole lamb."

Yan Heng held his chin and pretended to be distressed: "The family has such a prodigal daughter-in-law, it seems that this time they copied Zhou's family, they were more greedy for their husbands. Hey, there is no way, who told my daughter-in-law to be beautiful, I can't bear her suffering and poverty."

"Haha."

Wei Wei laughed out loud, put her hand on his chin resting hand, leaned over and gave him a "boo" on his face.

"It's been a long time since I stamped it."

Yan Heng was in a good mood, got out of the car and went into the shop, stood beside Ah Mao to watch her choose the Four Treasures of the Study, his mind had drifted far away.The Zhou family has a lot of good things, not only from the Yan family, but also families with a little background near Jiuquan, who have lost their filial piety over the years.Some things, even heirlooms of that family.

It is also thanks to the accumulation of the Zhou family over the years, otherwise, he would really not be able to find many suitable things to win people's hearts.

After choosing the Four Treasures of the Study and returning home, the two of them stabilized their emotions, and Yan Heng also slowly explained to Wei Wei why he kept stabbing Yan's family in the end.

"Ah Mao first came to the Northwest, so she probably didn't know that the behavior of military households is very different from that of ordinary people."

"Oh, what's the difference?"

"Military households are closely connected with the army, and many of them even retired from the Northwest Army when they were old. The patriarch also stayed in the Northwest Army when he was young. There was no discussion between the upper and lower ranks in the army, only orders and obedience. "

Wei Wei suddenly realized: "So if Ah Heng is tougher, the patriarch will be more convinced?"

"It's not all like this. I really want to express my anger for my mother. Ayun and I are surnamed Yan anyway, and Yan Baihu dare not go too far. The suffering that my mother suffered in Yan's family is greater than that of Ayun and me combined." And more."

What kind of day is this?
Just listening to Wei Wei felt chills all over her body. After she calmed down, she approached the gate of the mansion and put her hand on Yan Heng's. "Ah Heng, let's go to Youzhou again when we have a chance?"

"kindness?"

"I want to go to the Yellow Temple again and ask Gong Rinpoche to do a ritual for my mother. If possible, it is best to build a golden body for the temple in the name of my mother."

After a long silence, Yan Heng picked her up, jumped off the carriage and crossed the threshold of the house before putting her down.

Before he could say anything, Chen Bo, who heard the movement, came out.Seeing that there were two people, he hurried up to meet them.

"My lord, there is something important."

Wei Wei stood firm, and looked at him with Yan Heng.

"Zhuzi and the others interrogated Zhou Qianhu and asked one thing. Shengjia is going to tour outside the Great Wall, and the news has been sent to Liangzhou City."

As soon as she said to go to Youzhou, the emperor gave her a chance... Wei Wei's brain hurts a bit, and the money spent on sculpting the golden body is worthless.She originally thought that she would make money slowly within a few years, but now everything is in chaos.

The more chaotic ones are still behind, Uncle Chen leaned over and said in a low voice, "I don't quite understand Zhuzi's other words, but he said he must tell your lord. Martial law has begun in Liangzhou City, and Shitou's house is also in danger."

(End of this chapter)