Tang Youxiang was a serious student of martial arts, and his skills were not limited to bows and arrows. If he was no match for him, let alone others.
At this point, the clan leader thought about it and said, "It's okay. If you can give out two hundred taels of silver just by raising your hand, let's sell the whole village together. It's not worth it."
Tang Youxiang also said: "The old patriarch has protected our village for half his life. I don't believe that his descendants will bring evil people into the village. Besides, Lingfang saved us before he knew who we were. It's all fate."
share."
The clan leader said nothing, nodded and went in.
Then he said directly: "Since you have saved Lingfang, you are the honored guests of our village. Lingfang, uncle, please take you to your home. If you are willing, you can entertain them at your home."
Mr. Shen stood up and thanked: "Thank you very much, patriarch."
"I don't dare take it," the clan leader said, "My name is Tang Guyu, you can call me whatever you want."
The two sides were polite and walked out together.
They were very close, and they arrived in just a few steps. The clan leader took out the key from his waist, opened the lock, and glanced at Tang Lingfang subconsciously.
When the old patriarch came back, he brought his second son and daughter-in-law with him. Later, before Tang Lingfang was born, his son passed away. After his daughter-in-law gave birth to Tang Lingfang, she stayed with him for two years and then asked her family to take her back to the capital. After that, my grandfather
The two of them depended on each other for their lives.
The old patriarch was very respected in the village. Even after Tang Lingfang disappeared and the old patriarch was ill in bed, Tang Youxiang and his group had always taken turns to take care of the old patriarch. After his death, the village would come every ten days and a half.
Clean it once, so when you enter, everything is clean, as if someone is still living there.
Tang Lingfang stepped forward and was stunned. He stood motionless at the door.
The clan leader and several clan elders couldn't bear it anymore and said one after another: "Lingfang, do you still remember this place?"
Tang Ling's expressionless face showed a rare expression of panic. He looked back and forth at the yard, his mouth slightly open, but he couldn't say anything.
Several old men were surrounding him, but Mr. Shen didn't care and just looked around by himself.
There is no shortage of land in the countryside. Every family is very big, and the old patriarch's home is also very big. It is roughly a courtyard house, with a main wing, east and west wing rooms, a back room and a side room. The difference from the courtyard house in the capital is that there is no hanging flower door in the middle.
, the yard is also extraordinarily large. In the corner of the yard, there is a very small pavilion, like a small basket, which can probably only fit one person in. It seems to be specially built for children to play with.
In addition, there are many random inscriptions on the wall. The handwriting is free and casual, like flowing water. And in the lower part of the wall, it is obviously the graffiti of children. Next to the poems above, the handwriting is childish and cute, but it can also be used as a reference.
It's obvious that a lot of effort has been put into it.
Mr. Shen couldn't help but sigh and glanced at Tang Lingfang.
Tang Lingfang didn't say anything. The clan leader was a little disappointed, so he cheered up and called them in again.
The furniture and other things in the house are all complete, but the rules in the countryside are that when there is a funeral, all the clothes, bedding and other personal belongings must be burned for him, so as not to miss him anymore, so at this time, the mattress and other things
There is none.
The patriarch said: "I'll ask who in the village has newly sewn quilts and bring you a few."
Mr. Shen quickly said: "No, no, I will ask Lin Quan to buy it. I will buy other things as well. Don't worry, Chief Tang, I can't wait for a temporary stay, and I will never dare to damage Mr. Tang's relics."
The patriarch shook his head, "It doesn't matter. Now that you are here, you can stay here and use whatever you need. The old patriarch is an open-minded person. Children in the village will never get angry if they damage his things, let alone you." For saving Ling Fang, if the old patriarch has a spirit in heaven, he would be extremely grateful, and how could he be stingy with anything?"
Mr. Shen cupped his hands and said nothing.
Shen Linquan quickly said: "Don't worry, Chief Tang, Lingfang and I are going to buy things. We will go around in a circle and no one will know that we are from Taoyuan Village."
Although it was a small matter, he took the initiative to say this, and the clan leader was a little happy, and said repeatedly: "Mr. Shen is thoughtful."
He paused for a moment and then said: "You guys should rest for a while first, and I will go out to comfort you, and then... I want to take the spirit recipe to pay homage to the old clan leader tomorrow. Is that possible?"
Mr. Shen said seriously: "It should be."
After a few more pleasantries, the clan leader withdrew.
There are already fewer people outside. After all, it is almost noon now. Usually there is only one person in the family, waiting to hear the news.
The patriarch didn't call anyone anymore, so he took these people away and explained in a low voice that in short, these people are staying here temporarily. You don't need to care about them, you don't need to avoid them, and you don't need to please them. You can do whatever you want.
Although the explanation was vague, most of the country people were simple and could not understand the truth, so they immediately believed it. As for the elders like the village doctor who knew it well, they would not say it out loud.
The patriarch is also very open-minded. Anyway, there is no way to prevent it, so just come in the open!
It’s a blessing, not a curse, it’s a curse that cannot be avoided!
After the explanation here, everyone dispersed. The clan leader turned around and saw Tang Youji and Tang Youxiang coming over with a basket in each hand. When he saw him, Tang Youxiang opened the basket, brought out a bowl of vegetables, and stuffed it into his hand. .
The patriarch did not refuse, held him in his arms and asked: "Send them food?"
Tang Youxiang is a temperamental person, and his eyes are still red at this moment: "It's already noon, I thought they just came, and they wouldn't have time to make rice, so I sent them over. I mainly wanted to go over and see the magic recipe."
The clan leader nodded, and Tang Youxiang walked over with the basket.
Not to mention, several members of the Shen family are indeed discussing what to do at noon. The main reason is that this village is very poor at first glance. Even if they have money, they may not be able to buy food.
As soon as he saw Tang Youxiang bringing food, it was like a timely gift. Shen Linquan immediately greeted him with a smile and thanked him repeatedly.
Tang Youxiang said a few polite words to him, and looked at Tang Lingfang from time to time, wanting to say a few words to him.
Tang Lingfang was looking at the handwriting, which made him feel a little uncomfortable. He stood up and went out. He didn't know where he was going. He simply jumped to the small pavilion and was lost in thought.
Tang Youxiang felt sad and left without saying anything more.
After returning home, Mrs. Fan saw his expression and called him: "Go and coax your daughter, I can't coax her."
Tang Youxiang immediately came to his senses: "Mi Bao'er? What's wrong?"
Mrs. Fan said: "That little girl is very good-looking. Mi Baofei said that she would be her wife in the future. I hit her twice and she cried so much that she didn't even eat breakfast!" "
Tang Youxiang was anxious at that time: "Why do you keep beating her? Mi Bao'er is a girl! Besides, Mi Bao'er is so good! There is no doll better behaved than Mi Bao'er in the world, and you still beat her. ...Young lady, you are so thin-skinned, do you think you are a brat?"
He babbled for a long time before asking, "Where is it?"