Who is the Third Elder? Not only is he cunning and cunning, he is also a very shrewd person. After hearing what A-Lan said, he had an idea in his mind. But A-Lan kept beating them around the bush, so there was something in his words.
mood.
After saying that, he stared at Allan nervously, hoping that Allan would tell him what he wanted to say. Is his son still alive?
A-Lan didn't speak. Just as the third elder was waiting for A-Lan to reply, three people walked in from the door. They rubbed their eyes and took a closer look. Sure enough, they were their son and grandson.
After the great elder saw his direct grandson, he hurried over and didn't care where he was. After looking up and down, he felt relieved when he saw that his direct grandson had gained weight.
"Child, where have you been?" the elder asked excitedly.
"Grandpa, I have always been a guest at my cousin's house," the grandson said.
The second elder and the third elder were also very excited after seeing their son.
"Are you okay?" the third elder asked.
Ziqi said: "Don't worry, father, my cousin has not done anything to us, and we have been living in his yard."
"So the last time we came here, you were in the courtyard?" the third elder asked. "That's right," Ziqi said.
"In that case, why didn't you come to the front hall to meet us?" the third elder asked in confusion.
"Father, if you do something wrong, you are wrong. This time, my cousin did not make things difficult for us, nor did he ask anyone to guard him. It's just that I figured it out, and I hope you can know through this incident that you shouldn't do this. We are also cold.
Family, our family has no shortage of money, why do we do this? Father, is our life not good now?" Ziqi asked.
Ziqi's words left the third elder speechless because he didn't know how to refute it. When had the Leng family been short of money? Not to mention the Leng family's business, their elder's mansion would receive money every month. Ziqi said
Yes, they were never short of money. But he didn't do this just for the money. He wanted to get the Leng family's business and become the head of the Leng family. But later he discovered that it would be better to let his eldest brother do the gold mining.
The money was enough for them to live for several lifetimes. But what Ziqi just said made him unable to calm down for a long time.
The third elder didn't expect that after not seeing Ziqi for a few days, he would think so clearly and see what A-Lan had instilled in him. He didn't know what to say, so he just sighed: "Ziqi, I didn't expect that it was just a few days ago."
In a matter of days, you will change."
"Father, you have always loved Ziqi. How could Ziqi harm you? You have been making preparations for so many years. I know what you want to do. You just want the best for your children. But you are already an elder.
"Hey, do you think being the head of the Leng family is easy? Stop being so persistent, my cousin treats us well," Ziqi said.
"I'm not persistent, I just can't believe these words came out of your mouth. In fact, I also know that what I did was wrong, but I really want to give you the best. I feel very relieved to hear your words.
.I didn’t expect that you would understand so quickly what your elder brother didn’t understand.” said the third elder.
The eldest son of the third elder not only supports him, but also keeps an eye on him. He knows that if he becomes the head, his eldest son will have the opportunity to inherit the head. The eldest son knows that he likes the third child, so he is very active in this matter. The third elder
You are so smart, how could you not understand?
"Cousin, I apologize to you on behalf of my father. I know that my father has always been dissatisfied with the fact that the Leng family's business was handed over to you, but your actual actions have told us that you are indeed capable of taking care of the Leng family's business. Of course it is more than that.
, you handle the affairs of the Leng family with ease. My father is too persistent. I once tried to persuade him not to do this, but my eldest brother stopped me. I know that my eldest brother always thinks that my father is partial to me, but we are all his legitimate sons, so what?
Will he be partial? My father has done something wrong, and as a son, I should share the burden for him. During the time I lived in Leng Mansion, I have figured it out. Please punish me and spare my father." Zi Qi said sincerely.
Alan didn't expect that after being locked up for a few days, they would actually figure it out. Then he asked, "Are you really not afraid of anything?"
"Please cousin, please punish me according to the clan rules, and I will share the burden for my father." Ziqi said.
"Ziqi, how can I ask you to help me share the burden? It's me who did the wrong thing. I will accept the clan rules. Don't worry, my father will not have any more whims." said the third elder.
At this time, Zi Qian, the legitimate son of the second elder, also spoke up and said, "Count me in. If my father really wants to accept the clan rules, then we will do it for him."
"Zi Qian, how could you..." The second elder was so moved that he couldn't continue.
He did not expect that Zi Qian and Zi Qi would say the same thing. Although he loved Zi Qian, he knew that this child was not as smart as Zi Qi. Zi Qian had always been timid and fearful, and he did not expect that this time he would take the initiative to ask for the marriage as his father.
Hearing Zi Qian say this, he would be lying if he said he was not moved.
"Zi Qi thinks more clearly than I do. At the beginning, I didn't quite understand why Zi Qi didn't agree with what you were doing because my father was obviously thinking about our future. What Zi Qi said made sense and she has been successfully persuaded.
I used to have nothing to do all day, I think I should learn to go to the shop to take care of business. At least I can contribute to the Leng family." Zi Qian said.
"It's enough for you to have this heart. Elders, what do you say?" Alan asked.
The most beloved children of the second elder and the third elder have spoken. Naturally, they will not think about these things again. The eldest elder has always been one who has no ideas. Seeing that the second elder and the third elder have already made plans, they have nothing to say.
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"Second child, third child, what do you think?" the great elder asked.
"Zi Qi is right. We should accept the clan rules. Ah Lan, you make the decision." The third elder said.
"Then please ask the three elders to come back to the clan with me." A Lan said.
"Cousin, didn't we agree before? We will accept the clan rules for our father, please let them go. They are not young anymore, and we can't bear to see them suffer," Ziqi said.
"Okay, I will take care of it. You may not have been home for a long time. There is a carriage prepared for you at the door. You should go back and take a look first. Everyone in the family should be worried." A Lan said.
"But..." Ziqi wanted to say something else.
"Ziqi, be obedient. Alan knows well that we have made a mistake and must go back. Besides, there are still some things that need to be explained. You should go back quickly. Your mother is too sad. She sheds tears when she thinks of you every day. Are you willing to let her go?
Is she crying?" the third elder asked.
"Mom... okay, let's go back right now. Zi Qian and I will send Xian'er back first, and then we'll go back home," Zi Qi said.
"Okay." The third elder responded.
The housekeeper sent Ziqi and the others out into the carriage, and Uncle Ren personally took them back.
A-Lan glanced at the third elder and said, "Third elder, you must have something else to say, right?"
The third elder sighed and said helplessly: "I admit that I lost. Although my elder brother was in contact with the gold mine, I was actually the one behind it. I was worried that I would be exposed before, so I kept hiding.
Behind the scenes. You are right. The money sent to Jinyuzhai is the profit recovered from other places. We cannot contact them directly. We can only trade the money through Jinyuzhai and finally turn it into our own.
money. Over the years, we have indeed made a lot of money in this way. What happened to the shopkeeper Jinyu Zhaijing is our fault. If we want to do this, we must go through the shopkeeper Jinyuzhai, because the shopkeeper can do
False accounts. But shopkeeper Jin didn’t have enough money and planned to tell the clan leader about the matter. We couldn’t let him do this, so we had no choice but to deceive the current shopkeeper Jing. We told him that he had added sweat medicine to the wine and drank it.
After that, I would just fall asleep, and after collecting the money that night, I would not be aware of the ghost. In fact, what we put in the wine was pi cream."
"That's enough, third brother, don't say any more," the great elder said.
"Brother, these are actually my idea and my fault, they have nothing to do with you." The third elder said.
"I wonder if the third elder is willing to write down the merchants who have dealings with the gold mining business." Alan asked.
"No problem." The third elder said.
A Lan prepared paper and pen and came over. The third elder filled the entire paper with a flourish. It seemed that there were quite a few shops that had dealings with the gold mine. Although there were none in the capital, there were not many shops outside the city that cooperated with the Leng family.
Few. Among them are the Leng family from other counties, all of whom have business dealings with gold mines.
After reading it once, A-Lan put the piece of paper away and said, "Since the third elder has given the explanation, all the elders, please come back with me."
The three elders said nothing and followed A Lan back to the clan. Of course, Elder Jian also went back with them.
Elder Jian didn't say anything along the way, because he could see A Lan's ability, and he could rest assured that the Leng family would hand it over to him in the future.
I didn't expect that the elders of the clan would be the ones who were most dissatisfied. It was simply unreasonable.
After returning to the clan, Ah Lan summoned all the elders to the ancestral hall. At the same time, someone brought Elder Qin, Elder Lu and others over.
When Elder Qin entered, he saw three elders also coming. He had no choice but to sigh and lower his head, because he knew that he would inevitably be punished by the clan.
Punishment with sticks is only necessary because several elders have made mistakes and used their status to harm and threaten others. The Leng family will never allow anyone to do this.
After several elders were punished, Allan said: "Elder Qin and Elder Lu will be succeeded by your eldest sons. From now on, you two should take a good rest. The three elders will also stay at home to recuperate.
That’s it. Is there anything else you want to say?”
The third elder thought for a while and said, "I think the three of us should go pay homage to Shopkeeper Jing and admit our mistakes to him face to face."
"We'll make some plans after you've recovered from your injuries." Alan said.
A-Lan had several elders sent back to their rooms to rest, and then had three elders sent to the guest rooms to rest.
After returning to the mansion, Ayu said: "Is everything going well?"
"Well, I plan to hand over the gold mine business to Ziqi. I have no intention of taking back the gold mine business. It would be best for them to take care of it," A Lan said.
"Master, aren't you worried that they will take the money for themselves like before?" Ayu asked.
"We can try to believe them once, and at least give them a chance." A Lan said.
