Chapter 4 The Patriarch Is a Bit Fierce
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"My eldest nephew, you must not do it." Wang Dinghai dissuaded him urgently, "The head of the Liu family is already forty years old and has a lot of experience."
"Zhe'er, you are too impulsive." Gongsun Hui was also a little panicked, "The patriarch has a distinguished status and is the family's sea-fixing needle..."
If they were to fight Liu Yongzhou, they would be happy to see it happen. After all, there was a big gap in strength between the two sides. But directly challenging Liu Shengye would be too risky if the situation is unclear.
Liu Shengye on the side was secretly wiping a cold sweat. Fortunately, okay, this Wang family is still a sensible person. He should give Wang family, the young patriarch, a good deal. What is this?
How could it happen that the commanders of the two armies would come to fight to the death first? Wouldn't this be a mess?
What's more, Liu Shengye has been pampered for so many years and has not fought with others for a long time. A life-and-death battle is no joke.
"Auntie, Sixth Uncle." Wang Shouzhe interrupted them directly, "The patriarch is just a member of the family. As a member of the family, everyone has the rights and obligations to shed blood for the family and sacrifice for the survival of the family. What’s more, Longyan Lao..."
When he talked about the latter part, Wang Shouzhe's emotions were a little excited and sad, as if he was about to burst out from his depression. He hesitated to speak the last three words and swallowed them back violently.
"Shouzhe!" Wang Dinghai panicked and asked in a low voice, "Ancestor Longyan, she doesn't know how to..."
"Don't worry, she's fine." Wang Shouzhe's face turned a little pale, "I just feel sorry for the ancestor who has sacrificed so much for the family throughout his life. It's time for us, the younger generation, to stand up and shed some blood."
However, what he said seemed to be a cover-up.
After saying that, Wang Shouzhe turned around and stared at Liu Shengye: "Master Liu, since you and I have so many conflicts, why not take this opportunity to settle it once and for all. You and I sign a life-and-death battle contract. The loser will withdraw from the Anjiang fishery, and the family will not be held accountable." There was a sense of determination in his words.
"Okay, the young hero of the royal family is really bloody."
"Since there is a conflict between the two families, why not let the king versus the king settle it."
The onlookers naturally wanted to watch the excitement and did not mind the big deal. It was such a rare and interesting thing to have the opportunity to see the two clan leaders in a life-and-death battle in person. They all immediately started to boo and discuss the matter.
"Damn! Why does this kid look like a hungry wolf? Judging from his flashing words, could it be that... the rumors are true... Then the situation has changed." Liu Shengye was agitated, frowned, and thought for a moment Then he started to care about it, changed the subject and showed a friendly and wealthy expression, "My dear nephew, speaking of your father and I, we have been friends for many years. It's not too much to call you my nephew, right? Our Ping'an Third Family is based in Ping'an Town. We have been fellow villagers for many years, and we should support and take care of each other. Why is such a small conflict like this, why is it like this?"
"Then what Master Yi Liu means is that he is going to compensate my sixth uncle for his medical expenses?" Wang Shouzhe narrowed his eyes and sneered at the corner of his mouth.
Compensation for medical expenses?
Liu Shengye's face darkened, but he had always been good at hiding his secrets in a smile, and now his smile became more amiable: "Conflicts and conflicts between fellow villagers are inevitable in the countryside, but this time since it is Yongzhou's fault, we naturally have to admit it. This is thirty thousand years old. Jin, this can be regarded as an apology to Brother Dinghai."
After that, Liu Shengye took out three ten-gold gold tickets and stuffed them into Wang Shouzhe's hand with a smile: "It is said that the wise nephew is the best among people. His potential is not inferior to that of the Longyan ancestor. He will definitely be our Ping'an Town in the future. The pillar of strength.”
Thirty gold?
Wang Shouzhe, who had integrated his memory, knew that this was already a huge sum of money. He accepted it immediately and said with the same smile: "The head of the Liu family is the anchor of my safety. Shouzhe has just assumed the position of patriarch. From now on, I have to rely on Liu." Master, take care of me."
sure!
After Liu Shengye laughed twice, he left the deepwater dock area with his general and Liu Yongzhou.
Seeing that there was no real fight, the onlookers expressed regret and sighs, as if they had missed some big show, and dispersed in twos and threes with slight disappointment.
"My nephew still has some tricks up his sleeve." Wang Dinghai said with joy as if he had let out a breath of bad breath. "With a few words, the situation was restored, and Liu Shengye, the old fox, was willing to apologize."
But Gongsun Hui didn't look happy at all, and instead looked worried.
"Uncle Six, aunt, we are all here, why not go on Uncle Six's boat and have a look." Wang Shouzhe smiled, "Since I was a child, I have never been on a boat with Uncle Six."
"Okay, okay, then Uncle Six will take you to have some fun." Wang Dinghai said happily, "I'll show you some fishing skills later."
Before boarding the ship, Wang Shouzhe summoned several generals to his side and whispered to them. The family members agreed, saluted, and then dispersed to carry out their tasks.
Wang Shouzhe and Gongsun Hui then followed Wang Dinghai to the deep water berth.
at the same time.
Outside Dingpu Ferry, the young and energetic Liu Yongzhou looked embarrassed and said: "Master, we agreed to bite off a piece of Wang's body. How come we ended up apologizing?"
"Yongzhou, you are still too young." Liu Shengye said calmly, with his hands behind his back and a smile, "As the saying goes, one moment and another moment, in this situation, not only can we not take the initiative to provoke the Wang family, but we should be careful at all times Avoid conflict with Wang."
"Master..." Liu Yongzhou was a little angry and confused.
"From my inference, Wang Longyan is already dead." Liu Shengye squinted his eyes and said, "Wang is like a sick tiger that is about to die. It is the most dangerous time. If If we press too hard, we might cause a crazy backlash from the other side. Although I, the Liu family, are not afraid, I don’t want to take advantage of the Zhao family.”
Wang Longyan!
This name is like a poisonous thorn stuck in Liu's throat. As long as she is alive, Liu will not dare to completely break up with Wang.
"Master, is this true?" Liu Yongzhou was excited.
"It turned out that Wang Longyan couldn't come out of seclusion, and even such a big event as the change of the head of the Wang family didn't happen, so I already had three or four guesses." Liu Shengye sneered, "I see that the new patriarch Wang Shouzhe is so uncontrollable. He actually wants to risk everything and fight me to the death, which confirms seven or eight points of the inference. Hey, how can I do what he wants. It can be two to three years at the earliest, four or five years at the earliest, and when Wang Longyan dies..."
"Master? It will take that long?" Liu Yongzhou was a little confused.
"What do you know? How can the rise and fall of a family be achieved overnight? I, the Liu family, have been waiting for this for so many years. How can I still not survive in just a few years?" Liu Shengye waved his sleeves and stepped onto the carriage with the help of his family general. "Besides, before Wang Longyan dies, our Liu family still has a lot of preparation work to do. Yongzhou, you must remember not to conflict with the Wang family without my order, otherwise the family law will deal with it!"
"Yes, Patriarch." Liu Yongzhou held his breath, but had no choice but to respectfully see off the patriarch Liu Shengye's carriage and leave.
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It is said that Wang Shouzhe asked several generals to stay at the dock to perform tasks, and boarded Wang Dinghai's medium-sized fishing boat "Dinghai" with his aunt Gongsun Hui. The medium-sized fishing boat was about eight or nine feet long and two feet wide, and was entirely made of wooden structure.
Judging from the tall mast and fallen sail, it is a sail-powered ship.
When Wang Dinghai ordered his boatmen to sail out of the port and excitedly wanted to introduce the facilities on the ship to Wang Shouzhe, Gongsun Hui said with a serious face: "Zhe'er, Uncle Liu, let's go to the stern of the ship to talk."
The two of them followed suit, and the ship swayed and gradually sailed out of the deep-water port.
"Alas, Zhe'er, you went a little too far today." Gongsun Hui sighed, "Ancestor Longyan has sacrificed his whole life for the family, and the hardship and labor involved are countless. How can you talk nonsense and allude to her, that... , and in public? Also, you actually sent your generals to spread rumors just now! Your performance today will definitely reach the ears of the clan elders, and those elders will definitely scold you."
"This..." Wang Dinghai on the side was also a little panicked, "Fifth sister-in-law, what should we do? The elders won't impeach Shouzhe, right?" Longyan Patriarch is not only the family's Dinghai Shenzhen, but also a mountain-like existence. Wang Dinghai was naturally in awe.
"Uncle Six, calm down, calm down." Wang Shouzhe smiled calmly, "The elders of the clan are all elders. I believe they will understand after understanding. Madam, let me ask you, how long can the ancestor Longyan hold on?"
"Zhe'er, how could you be so disrespectful to Ancestor Longyan? We can't make unreasonable comments..."
"Auntie, as the leader of the clan, I naturally must consider the overall interests of the whole clan." Wang Shouzhe directly interrupted Gongsun Hui, "If I can't even ask how long the ancestor can last, how can I calculate the future of the clan? development? If so, I, Wang Shouzhe, may not be able to take on the position of clan leader, so I’d better replace him as soon as possible."
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