12dz Chapter 226 The Little Scholar Killed by His Classmates ()
Chapter 226 The Little Scholar Killed by His Classmates ()
The clan leader will never forget that it was the second year since Madam Yang passed away. Normally, the close clan members should come to his house to pay tribute to him on the Ghost Festival!
As a result, this old woman not only brought people to stop the clansmen, but also claimed that they were a group of beggars who came to ask for money.
Originally, he was thinking about just holding on and celebrating the Ghost Festival with the old lady first.
But unexpectedly, the old woman brought a group of old women and servants in the mansion and attacked these people with big sticks.
Originally they thought that this was something a woman would do.
So when the old lady was in mourning, she brought a few young and promising men with her.
Firstly, he wanted to hold a grand ceremony for the old lady to remove her mourning clothes, and secondly, he wanted to give these young men a chance.
As a result, they didn't even get to see Yang Ruqing again, and were driven out by his wife and the maids around her.
The patriarch had endured such humiliation twice in a row.
After that return, he never mentioned his dealings with that place again.
However, every Qingming Festival, at most they would send two maids or servants of medium importance to come and pay their respects.
I couldn't bear to see my sister-in-law suffer such a miserable death, so every year I would ask my son to bring a group of clan members to pay tribute to the couple.
"Master, Master, please help me!"
The old woman was frightened when she saw that the clan leader did not even give face to the Qingyang Earl's Mansion.
The reason why she was able to do whatever she wanted in the Yang Mansion in the past was simply because she was relying on the reputation of the Qingyang Earl's Mansion to bully others.
But if these peasants really don't give face to the Earl's Mansion.
It's impossible for the master of the mansion to come all the way here to seek justice for her.
She also knew that once some clan rules were implemented, even the county magistrate would not care.
Although Yang Ruqing had some affection for the old people who served his wife, it did not mean that he agreed with her lack of respect for others!
"She allows the chief to punish her! She only asks the chief to give her wife some respect!"
"Impossible! Even if you have a bastard son in these years, I will attribute it to her!"
Yang Ruqing also knew that he was in the wrong. He had originally thought that based on his current official position, the clan would definitely give him face no matter what.
But I didn't expect to end up in such a dilemma and have no choice but to bow my head and beg.
"Uncle clan leader, if you know that I have let down our ancestors, but death is the end of all debts, please be lenient with me."
The clan leader looked at Yang Ruqing with a face full of disappointment.
"Yang Ruqing, Yang Ruqing, you were the top scorer in the imperial examination at such a young age.
I have been in Jian Xin's heart for so many years, but I didn't expect you to be such a fool!
When your mother was still alive, she told me that you had several illegitimate sons.
But some of them were not born, and some of them did not live past their first birthday. Have you ever thought about this problem?
You are an unfilial son. You made your mother die with regrets.
Even now, you're still making me disregard my ancestors' kindness for such a worthless thing!
Oh...never mind! For the sake of your parents, take her coffin and go another way, and bury her in the West Mountain."
"Clan leader, please show some mercy, that West Mountain, that West Mountain is...
No matter what, she is a fourth-rank imperial consort personally appointed by the Emperor. Isn’t it too much to let her enter Xishan…”
"That's too much! Why don't you think about yourself?
You are already over forty years old, and now you have no children. Who will offer sacrifices to you when you die?"
Finally, Yang Ruqing had no choice but to kneel down in front of the clan leader.
“Uncle clan leader, please be flexible!
Yun Ning has been married to me for decades and has always been diligent and conscientious.
Maybe she has some mistakes and shortcomings, but her feelings for me cannot be fake, and her nephew cannot go against his conscience and erase her contributions.
As long as you agree, your nephew is willing to adopt a young man from the clan as his heir, and will treat him like his own son in the future!"
"You really have thought it through. You are still young. If you go back and marry another wife, you may not be unable to give birth to a son."
"If God has mercy and that day ever comes, I promise you that I will never treat my adopted son with disrespect."
The clan leader sighed, and after discussing with the village chief and several clan elders, he gave him an answer.
"In that case, send her back to your own room and perform the ritual for her."
"Yes, thank you patriarch!"
Next, the villagers made way, and at a command from the other side, the Taoist priests who were surrounding them immediately started chanting scriptures.
The musical instruments instantly became more energetic.
There was also a person whose howling could be heard three miles away, but there was not a single tear on his face. He lay on the coffin with a look of sorrow on his face.
Shuangshuang looked at all kinds of people, and among them, the one who was truly sad for the man lying in the coffin.
I guess the only one was Yang Ruqing, who was completely carried away by two servants.
After the matter was resolved, Shuangshuang finally remembered her mother whom she had left behind.
At the same time, he felt strange. Logically speaking, as the head of the family, his mother would definitely step forward in such matters.
But this time she didn't come. When I turned around and found her, I saw that her mother was facing away from the crowd with her back hunched, as if she was avoiding someone.
At this time, some aunts and grandmas saw that the clan leader had made the decision.
Only then did he notice the two wheelbarrows beside Zheng Sangning and the two deer on them.
Someone was immediately amazed!
"You are so amazing, Ruyong! This deer must be worth a lot of money!"
Unlike the enthusiastic villagers, Zheng Sangning only replied with two words.
"Fortunately, I can get some money for Shuang'er's journey."
"Yes, studying is expensive. Otherwise, with your ability, you can become a rich lady."
Both of them suppressed their doubts, went over to push another wheelbarrow, and spoke softly.
"Mom, let's go."
He then greeted everyone present.
"Dear aunts and ladies, since it's getting late, we will leave you alone and go ahead."
After the others left, the group was still chatting here in whispers.
"This Ruyong family is really capable!"
"Of course. If I couldn't do it, how could I raise such an outstanding son like Yu Shuang?"
"That's true! I heard that students like us only use it every year, and there's still some left over for our family to use.
Even buying the cheapest pen, ink, paper and inkstone would cost several taels of silver, plus the teacher's tuition.
All in all, if you don’t have at least 10 taels of silver, don’t even think about it.
This does not even include the travel expenses required to go to the county and city for the examination."
“Oh my god, that’s so much!
It seems that only Ruyong's family in our village can afford it."