Hearing what the head of the Ouyang family said, Ouyang Qianhu seemed to be a little touched in his heart. He put down his fist raised in the air and walked over.
"Father, I didn't mean to push against my second brother. I just said a few words to him because I didn't want to see him continue to sink." Standing in front of his elderly father, Ouyang Qianhu lowered his head and said.
The head of the Ouyang family knew very well what Ouyang Qianhu had done, but how could he do it since he was his own son?
One is as ferocious as a tiger and a wolf, and the other is as cowardly as a sheep. As a father, the head of the Ouyang family is also in a dilemma. He will not get rid of the tigers and wolves for the safety of the sheep, nor is he willing to let the sheep be eaten for the sake of the strength of the tigers and wolves.
Although he knew that the chance of the two getting along safely was low, he still wanted his eldest son to leave a way out for his younger son who had seen through the world of mortals.
If the family controls most of the business in Yizhou City with such smooth sailing, it would undoubtedly be a fool's errand to hope that the eldest son and the younger son, who were once members of a military family, could live in peace.
However, things are different now.
An enemy who dared to provoke the Ouyang family appeared out of thin air. He only hoped that the two sons could join forces and work together to establish a relationship of mutual trust and mutual understanding in the process of dealing with the outside world to defeat this enemy of the family.
Reestablish the majesty of the Ouyang family in the entire Yizhou City.
The head of the Ouyang family nodded: "Well, father believes in you. Your second brother once also confidently wanted to obtain fame and honor his ancestors, but some realities shattered his dream and made him unable to hold his head up. Now, he is even more willing to accept it.
Such a life without pursuit. From now on, just help him more and don't let him live on the street and be bullied."
"Father, don't worry. We are a family anyway. It's just this person who appeared out of thin air and smashed up our pub. I still want to get rid of them in Yizhou City." Looking at his old father, Ouyang Qianhu expressed himself
Wanting to stand up for the family.
A trace of stubbornness flashed across the face of the Ouyang family head, and his right hand on the table was clenched into a fist. The person who smashed his tavern must be eliminated, but he couldn't figure out why the other party didn't confront the Ouyang family directly, but just took the
Take it out in the pub.
Seeing the bartenders running back one after another, he became a little angry.
These waiters are all close servants of the Ouyang family. They do not stay in the tavern to stop the other party at critical moments, but only come back to report the news. I am really sorry for the sincere treatment I have given them over the years.
"Tell me, why did those people smash up the tavern?" Looking at these "deserters" in front of him, the head of the Ouyang family asked angrily.
"My Lord, the young master's servant left the horse at the door of the tavern, and the young man asked him to take it away. Not only did he not listen, but he also attacked the young man and even put him into the latrine. The young man was trapped
The others rescued him and did not bother to see the doctor. They hurriedly changed their clothes and came to report to the head of the house." The waiter who was put into the latrine began to complain more and more.
The head of the Ouyang family looked him up and down, then looked at the other waiters: "Is this really true? Don't lie."
Looking at the serious expression of the owner, an older waiter stood up and said, "Actually, those people didn't want to smash up the pub at the beginning, and they were planning to pay and leave. It's the shopkeeper..."
"Snapped".
The head of the Ouyang family slapped the table hard and shook the teapot a few times before it stabilized: "Don't hesitate, tell the true situation at that time."
"The shopkeeper asked them to compensate for the broken tables and chairs. The young master's servants said it was too expensive and refused to compensate, so they quarreled with the shopkeeper. Later, the shopkeeper said that he had never seen anyone dare to damage the tables and chairs in Yizhou City.
They smashed our tavern, and then the young master told his servants to let the shopkeeper take a look. Then, they started smashing it."
The waiter lowered his head and stammered out the general situation.
"You mean, those people are not targeting the Ouyang family, but they want to give you some insights?" The head of the Ouyang family frowned and looked at the waiter who was speaking.
"That's probably what it means." The waiter lowered his head and whispered.
"So, it was Shopkeeper Liu's words that angered them?" The head of the Ouyang family pondered for a moment, then raised his head and looked at Butler Zhang next to him.
"Steward Zhang, you have always been resourceful. What do you think of this matter?"
Seeing that the head of the Ouyang family finally remembered him, the housekeeper Zhang kowtowed slightly and said, "I thought this might just be a misunderstanding."
"Misunderstanding?" The head of the Ouyang family was stunned, "Why did Butler Zhang say this?"
"This person is a customer who came to Yizhou City to buy Yishui Inkstones. They just went to Ouyang Workshop and ordered five hundred 'special' Yishui Inkstones from us. They also handed over a thousand taels of silver notes to us.
You villain." Butler Zhang said softly.
"It's actually them." After hearing Butler Zhang's words, Ouyang Qianhu was also stunned.
Judging from the momentum of these two people, they should come from official families in the capital. They can provide money to buy Yishui inkstones from Ouyang Workshop. They definitely do not intend to go against the Ouyang family. Perhaps it was shopkeeper Liu who really angered the other party.
, which resulted in the tavern being smashed up.
However, even if they are a family of powerful officials, it is true that they smashed their own tavern. If they report it to the official, they will not be able to escape the blame.
"Father, I think it's best to report this matter to the prefectural government and ask the prefecture master to uphold justice for us," Ouyang Qianhu said.
"We'll talk about this later." The head of the Ouyang family looked at Butler Zhang again, "Butler Zhang, go on."
Butler Zhang glanced at Ouyang Qianhu, nodded to please him, and then turned to the head of the Ouyang family.
"For the record, head of the family, judging from the behavior of this person in Ouyang's workshop, they should come from a powerful family of officials in the capital. And the smashing of the tavern should be the result of shopkeeper Liu irritating the other party."
Butler Zhang said softly.
"What do you think we should do?" Patriarch Ouyang looked at the waiter with a bruised nose and face in front of him, pondered for a moment, and asked slowly.
This butler has been in the Ouyang family for decades. He has a sharp vision and is cautious in his actions. The head of the Ouyang family still cares about his opinions.
"The villain thinks that the other party who dared to smash up the tavern on the main street in Yizhou City must be confident. If we fight with him head-on, I'm afraid we won't get much advantage. And if we treat this matter as a misunderstanding, not only will we not pursue it
, and even took the initiative to come to apologize, not only can we make a big deal, but more importantly, we can win over a person in the capital who we don’t know how big the relationship is."
"If the other party's power in the capital is average, we will treat it as a big customer in business. If the other party has great power in the capital..." At this point, Butler Zhang stopped and looked to the side.
Ouyang Qianhu.
"Perhaps, after all the hard work, it's not impossible for the eldest son-in-law to be reinstated." Butler Zhang said softly.
