"Haha, sir, the young master is the most profitable person I have ever seen. The last time we picked up a magic core from a wolf's den in Funiu Mountain, we only sold it for more than two million gold coins. It was less than
The young master earns half of it. You don't have to worry about the family's money in the future." Ding Kun reported to Ding Qi.
Along the way from the Magician's Association to Anguo Duke's Mansion, Ding Qi listened to his son and the housekeeper describing the important events of the past two years. He used the forbearance he had developed in the Lu Kingdom and did not express surprise at anything.
"Your grandfather, your grandpa and your father are all people who can only spend money but not make money. The financial resources of the Ding family in my hands are not even as good as those of ordinary merchants.
There is an old saying in the kingdom, "There will always be descendants who can recover the lost fortune of a declining family." It seems to be true for you.
Your appearance is up to me, but your temperament is up to your mother. It's not easy to suffer in this world. The burden of reviving the family will be left to you.
Your grandfather has only one request for you, which is that you must serve in the military for more than three years. Other than that, you can do whatever you like. Being a father will not stop you.
By the way, if you like that Li Fei and that Ruan Xingzhu, marry them both back home. We don’t have too many wives in our family. Whoever can give birth to a big fat boy will be your legal wife." Ding Qi’s first comment on his son’s marriage.
Make a statement on important matters.
He doesn't care about the woman's background, he only cares about whether he can continue the legacy of the Ding family.
"Father, it's still early to talk about these things." Ding Kui was a little nervous.
"Haha, the master is right, as long as the master likes it. Although the kingdom stipulates that nobles can only have one wife and two concubines, and any extra concubines will not be recognized, but our family's situation is special. Anyone who is pregnant with the master's child will be the young mistress of the Ding family. The more
The more, the merrier." The housekeeper was particularly concerned about Ding Kui's issue.
It has been the wish of the Ding family for generations to have many children. The longer the time goes by, the lower the minimum limit for the number of elderly people in the family. In the past, the Ding family married from time to time to the royal family, and the worst was to be a noble with a prominent family background. When it comes to Ding Kui, it is enough for a woman to have children.
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The old people are always happy about this kind of topic. Amidst a burst of laughter, the carriage of the Ding family arrived at Donglin Street. Although this street is not long, there is only one family living there - the Jiang family of Anguo Gong.
The low-rise buildings on the south side of the east facing street were occupied by slaves and their families, while the magnificent mansion on the north side was the Duke Anguo's Mansion, which the kingdom spent huge sums of money to build.
At this time, there was a constant flow of traffic on the east facing street, and all kinds of vehicles and horses kept coming in and out. The gate of Duke Anguo's Mansion was open but no one was walking around, but there were long queues at the side doors on both sides.
When the carriage with the emblem of the Horned Python family drove into Donglin Street, a servant came forward to greet him. Instead of going to the main entrance, he turned north into an alley. This is Anguo Lane. Only the ten Dukes can use their own
The title names the alley.
There is a side door in Anguo Lane. Relatives of the Jiang family enter the house through this side door instead of the main entrance.
A fat man in his sixties, with no beard on his face, a smile on his face, and wearing a blue and white silk gown embroidered with flying fish, stood in front of the side door early, waiting for Ding Qi and his party.
When Ding Qi saw this man, he took two steps forward, bowed and saluted, and said, "Brother, please go out to greet me. Ding Qi pays homage to you."
This man is Jiang Tong's eldest son and Jiang Ting's eldest brother Jiang Li.
"Finally I've waited for you all. Father is still talking about how his little grandson is doing in the game. Where is my little nephew?" Jiang Li looked at Ding after he stood up.
Jiang Li went to Xiaxi Town when Ding Kui was eight years old, and Ding Kui met him. It was he who brought Jiang Shunchuan and Ding Xiao to Ding Kui.
"Kui'er pays homage to my uncle. My uncle is exactly the same as before. He hasn't changed at all." Ding Kui stepped out from behind Ding's body. His father's figure could cover his entire body.
"Oh, you're so tall. If those eyes hadn't looked so much like your mother's, I wouldn't have recognized you for a moment. Come on, go with your uncle to visit your grandpa. He's been looking forward to meeting you for a long time." Jiang
Li dragged Ding Kui's hand and walked straight to the mansion regardless of the others.
A wry smile appeared on Ding Qi's face, and he led Ding Kun and Quan Sihai into the side door with Jiang Li. He knew that his status in Jiang Mansion was far inferior to Ding Kui's, which was related to his failure to protect Jiang Ting back then.
, although he cannot be completely blamed, there is always a thorn in the Jiang family's heart.
Jiang Ting was born after Jiang Tong was promoted to the Master Knight. She was much younger than her two brothers. She used to be the most favored existence in Jiang Mansion. She was the only one who could sit on Jiang Tong's head and poop and pee, even if
Even Jiang Qi, the third generation of the Jiang family, did not receive such treatment.
Ding Kui felt that the walls of Duke Anguo's Mansion were very high. The outermost wall was estimated to be six meters high, and the blue brick walls between the courtyards in the mansion were also about four meters high. If the area was not large enough, the light would have enough angles to hit it.
Come in, the mansion will be lit up in broad daylight.
To see Jiang Tong, you need to go to the deepest part of Anguo Palace. Jiang Li kept dragging Ding Kui's hand. As he walked, he introduced Ding Kui to the place where Jiang Tong's interesting things happened. He kept talking for more than ten minutes.
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Finally, Ding Kui followed Jiang Li to a very elegant courtyard. There were many flowers and plants planted here. The three-story building in the courtyard was made of a kind of wood unknown to Ding Kui from the outside.
Jiang Li turned back to Ding Qi and said, "You come in, the others stay outside."
After hearing this, Ding Kun and Quan Sihai stopped in front of the courtyard door, one on the left and the other on the right. The status of the two of them in the Ding Mansion was not low, but there were many forbidden areas in the Anguo Mansion where they could not move around at will.
Looking at Ding Kui's bright eyes, Jiang Li couldn't help but praise: "Mr. Mu Heng always said that you are a talented child, comparable to Tian Kuang, the number one prodigy in the Tongbei Empire. It seems that you have guessed that this is
Where. Yes, my father chose to meet you here, you have to understand his hard work."
Ding Kui didn't know whether he thought of Jiang Ting, whom he had never met, or his mother, who was far away on earth and would never see him again. His eyes were filled with tears.
Arriving at the door of the small building, Jiang Li let go of Ding Kui's hand, arranged his clothes for him, told him a few words of etiquette, and walked into the small building without even looking at Ding Qi.
Walking into the main hall of the small building, Ding Kui found that the floor, walls and furnishings in the hall were spotless, but they were a bit old and could tell they had aged. They should have maintained their appearance as they were back then, with no changes at all.
Jiang Tong, who has white hair and a rosy face, puts a pair of broad palms on his knees, and sits in the main seat of the main hall wearing a water-blue silk robe.
Jiang Li, who was walking in front, deliberately slowed down his pace, took three steps forward and then took two steps. After passing Jiang Li, he immediately knelt on the ground, kowtowed three times and said, "My son-in-law pays homage to my father-in-law."
Ding Kui imitated his father, knelt down and kowtowed three times, and said according to his own thoughts: "My grandson Ding Kui pays homage to my grandpa. I wish my grandpa a long and unparalleled life, peace of mind and good health every day."
Jiang Li bypassed the father and son and stood behind Jiang Tong.
"Hahahaha, that's good! You are my grandson? He looks just like what I expected. Li'er, does your nephew have the same demeanor as his father when he was young?" Jiang Tong stroked his beard and smiled.
"Well, as the saying goes, girls are more like their fathers. This child takes after his mother. It's not surprising that he looks like you when you were young." Jiang Li did not directly say "similarity" in this sentence.
Why do all the old people think the same way? Everyone who has some connections says that I look like him. Am I so versatile in appearance?
This was what Ding Kui was thinking, and of course he didn't dare to say it out loud.
"Well, luckily he's not like his useless father." Jiang Tong didn't give any face to Ding Qi. He wanted to scold him for a long time, "How did your state competition go? I haven't counted the time yet.
Is it done?"
"It's true that we haven't finished the game, but my grandson has already reached the finals. If he doesn't play the remaining games, he can still participate in next year's national championships." Ding Kui tried not to look at Ding Qi's face.
"Haha, you have lived up to my 'Yueshang'. It is rare for someone like you who is two years younger to reach the national championship in the history of the knight competition.
My breakthrough was not coincidental. I have been trying for so many years and have not broken through the bottleneck of the legendary knights. When the opportunity came, I did not hold back, otherwise I would have finished the state competition just a few days later."
Ding Kui felt that his grandfather was more willful than him. It was such a big thing to be promoted to the legendary knight, but he got through it without holding back. It sounded easier than going to the hut.
Ding Qi didn't dare to do anything and didn't dare to look at Jiang Tong, so he finally took the opportunity to flatter him: "My father-in-law has been promoted to the master knight for many years, and his foundation has been quite strong. Breaking through to the legendary knight is a matter of course."
"You mean you dislike me for taking so many years to break through?" Jiang Tong didn't like Ding Qi, but he finally talked to him head-on, "Are you saying that you would have broken through long ago?"
"I don't dare, I don't dare, my son-in-law would never dare to have such thoughts." Ding Qi broke into a cold sweat.
"Hmph, I think you really don't dare, not that you don't know how. Even if you think so, you don't dare to say it. Seeing as you brought my grandson here to participate in the 'promotion ceremony', I won't argue with you.
Kui'er, get up quickly and come to grandpa's side. The stereotype has been used for so many years, and no one has ever thought of replacing it with anything else. Tell grandpa how you came up with such a good thing as a wall calendar?"
Jiang Tong waved to Ding Kui.
Ding Kui glanced at his father, kneeling there without moving.
Jiang Tong waved to Ding Qi impatiently, and the Ding family and his son stood up. The difference was that Ding Kui ran to the chair next to Jiang Tong and sat down, while Ding Qi obediently stepped aside and stood.
"It's like this. At that time, I went to Funiu Mountain for training and found that many big trees had been cut down. Recalling the stereotypes at home, I estimated in my mind how many big trees would be cut down due to the stereotypes in the country.
Even Funiu Mountain is not enough.
At that time, I thought, if there is something that can replace rigidity, wouldn't it save a floating cow mountain? It is easy to enjoy the shade with a big tree on the back. If you can add more big trees to the kingdom, you can allow more people to enjoy the shade." Ding
Kui started to fool around, and no one could blame him for saying wrong things because of his age.