Chapter 24: Maodiexuan

The entrance to the Du family has not been so lively for many years.

There are many carriages parked in a row.

There are signs with the word "Du" on them, and you can tell at a glance that it is someone from our family.

But whether it is a visit from relatives or a coercion and inducement.

But outsiders don't know.

Speaking of the Du family, although they are wealthy merchants, they are a rare Confucian merchant family.

Mr. Du and Mrs. Du started from scratch.

With their own strong skills and the loopholes of the two dynasties, they can be said to have been involved in many industries.

In short, as long as they can make money, the couple will do it.

But no matter what they do, benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom and trustworthiness are still engraved in their hearts.

Therefore, building bridges and paving roads, setting up sheds and distributing porridge are also common.

Not only that, they also set up a large room in the backyard and specially invited a teacher to teach in the yard.

Anyone who wants to learn to read and acquire a skill can come here to listen to the teacher's lecture.

Therefore, from the housekeeper who is several dozen years old to the young son who can just speak.

Everyone can recite a few poems and articles.

Therefore, the mansion does not show the pomp of nouveau riche, but has more elegant and romantic temperament.

At this moment, the people sitting in the Luo Die Xuan are different.

Distant relatives, close friends, those who can get close to them, and those who can't get close to them, all came.

One or two of them have a righteous look on their faces.

Especially those uncles and aunts, who are even more indignant.

Those who don't know may think that the Du family couple were bullied and they came to support the scene.

So, in the huge hall, there was a sound of a yellow pear wood cane knocking heavily on the ground.

Then there was a sentence.

"What about the young master of the Duke's Mansion? Since you are here to pay respects, why don't you invite us? Isn't this bullying?"

The person who spoke was the oldest elder, Du Er Taiye.

He was so angry that his beard flew up, and he looked very unpredictable.

Sitting with him was Du Qi Taiye, also an old man from the Du family.

However, compared with the angry Du Er Taiye, he was a little calmer.

He closed his eyes and said nothing, only his long beard swayed slightly in the occasional wind.

As soon as the Du couple entered the door, they felt the hostility from all sides.

Among them, the most obvious was the young and strong man standing behind Du Er Taiye.

He was born handsome, but there was no justice between his eyebrows, but more greed that he wanted but could not get.

Mr. Du always looked like a smiling Maitreya in front of people and behind people, so when he saw his uncles, cousins, and nephews, he smiled and spoke.

"Oh, you are all here today, Second Uncle, Seventh Uncle, what brings you here? And you brought so many people with you? Are you afraid that we are too weak to be bullied by the people in the Duke's Mansion, so you come to support us?"

In a word, it seems to be a compliment, but it is actually a derogation.

The people present are not fools, how can they not hear it.

But no one dared to refute it.

The second master Du, who was named, blushed, snorted coldly, and shut up.

How can their status as commoners be compared with the family of founding heroes?

What's more, the other party is a popular general.

With this powerful son-in-law as a shield, the Du family really made them feel a little helpless for a while.

Therefore, their arrogance at this moment is not as aggressive as before.

Mrs. Du didn't even want to pay attention to him, and went straight into the hall with Master Du and sat at the top.

Seeing that everyone was a little embarrassed and shut up, Madam Du gave an order.

"Cui'an, the tea is cold, please refill it for the uncles."

"Yes, Madam."

Madam Du spoke, and the servants in the Luodixuan immediately served new tea in a polite manner.

Many people were thirsty from talking too much, and they almost burned their mouths when they took the hot tea.

They put down the teacups in their hands awkwardly, pretending not to feel the host's intention to drive them away.

They continued to sit there in a sluggish manner and began to point out the situation.

"Boss, we are here today just for Jingyi's return. You said that there is no male in the family to support you. It turns out that we are all worried. You two are not nervous at all."

The second master Du who spoke just now spoke again.

His hair and beard were all white, but at this moment he questioned in a loud voice.

It's a pity that the Du couple he faced had never seen any storms in the business world.

How could he be afraid of them?

So he looked at Madam Du calmly glancing at the second uncle, and then said with a half-smile.

"Don't worry, uncles and relatives. My master and I are still young now. It's just that we don't have a son. Although the little girls are married, the grandson is not born yet. At most, we can discuss with Jingxiang and his wife. If a grandson is born, he will be included in the Du family's genealogy. How can we reach the point where there is no one to support the family?"

"Now that the young master is back, if he knows that his wife's family is making a fuss for this little bit of property, wouldn't it be a joke? Don't you think so, second uncle? Seventh uncle?"

Although the words were said to the two elders, his eyes were looking at the young man.

It was cold and disdainful.

Being stared at by Madam Du, Du Jingxian opened his mouth, but didn't say the next sentence.

God knows there is such a famous cousin-in-law. Even if he wants to do something bad in the future, he will have to think twice.

After all, this young master has beaten his family members in the street.

I heard that he showed no mercy and beat them until they were bloody.

Then he pulled the sleeve of the old man beside him awkwardly and lowered his head with resentment.

When Mr. Du Si saw his son being threatened, he was naturally dissatisfied.

But this is not the point at the moment, we still have to get to the point!

"What you said is not right, cousin. Since ancient times, has it ever been said that the son of a married woman can be included in the family tree of her mother? Isn't this a joke for outsiders, saying that our Du family has no one? Jingxian grew up with the two sisters Jingxiang and Jingyi since childhood. This kind of affection is not comparable to others."

"Let him come here now, and it is also to support Jingyi. With such a cousin here, the Duke's Mansion will not look down on our Du family."

Mrs. Du couldn't help but snorted when she heard it.

Then she raised her eyebrows and said.

"Oh? I don't understand what my fourth cousin said. I wonder if Jingxian entered the court to be an official, or to be a general on the battlefield? Why is he here, and the Duke's Mansion dare not look down on our merchant family?"

"You..."

Mrs. Du never speaks mercilessly, let alone to Du Jingxian.

It is obvious that someone is here to covet their eldest family's property, so why should they be nice to him?