Mrs. Lu was shocked: "The official...didn't you tell the master about your second uncle?"

Ding Chengzong nodded silently and said deeply: "Between the Ding family and brotherhood, I can only choose the former. I only hope that between the Ding family and the relationship between father and son, dad can also make the right choice. It's just... I

It’s really not the right time to choose.”

Ding Chengzong said regretfully: "The government is looking for trouble in my Ding family. I added fuel to the fire and let my father know the true face of my second brother. Oh! If not, my father would not be so angry that he would be bedridden."

Madam Lu was silent for a moment, then she breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Look, the medicine has gone cold while you are talking. Let me warm it up."

Ding Chengzong said disapprovingly: "Forget it, don't bother, I'll finish it in just a few sips."

"Then how can it be done? When you are sick... it's better to drink it while it's hot. I'll warm it up." Mrs. Lu said, holding up the medicine bowl.

Ding Chengzong suddenly grabbed her wrist. Mrs. Lu trembled and almost knocked over the medicine bowl in her hand. Ding Chengzong asked strangely: "What's wrong with you?"

"I...I..." Mrs. Lu's cheeks were flushed, and she spat softly: "Who asked the officials to scare the slave family? It's been a long time since you...can you still not be scared?"

Ding Chengzong's expression turned dark and he said in a hoarse voice: "Xiang Wu, for my husband... oh, I have suffered so much for you..."

Lu Xiangwu lowered his head and said quietly: "Whatever the officials say, marry a beggar and follow the beggar, marry an old man and follow the old man. I am your wife, and you should naturally serve your husband for the rest of your life. Is it hard or not?"

, it’s all fate, what’s there to say.”

Ding Chengzong wanted to say something more, but he opened his mouth for a long time before slowly closing it and sighing bitterly. Lu Xiangwu lowered his eyes, picked up the medicine bowl, stood up and left.

Ding Chengzong looked at her back. He saw her light and graceful figure, her hair as shiny as satin, her slender waist, and her charm. She was clearly still a young woman in the prime of her youth, but he was already...

Ding Chengzong couldn't help but said sadly: "I have been busy with business these years, traveling around, and I don't even have a son or a daughter with you. Otherwise... I can comfort your loneliness a little. Alas! I can't help you as a husband..."

There was a strong smell of medicine in Ding Tingxun's room. The weather was getting hotter, and Ding Tingxun was still covered with a thick quilt. The doors and windows were closed tightly, and there was no ventilation. In his early years, for the cause of the Ding family, he traveled around the northwest regardless of the cold or summer, and he spent all his energy and thought.

Therefore, my health has not been very good. In the past few years, I have been enjoying myself a lot, and I don’t get sick very often. In fact, my body has become weaker, and my mood has become more ups and downs, so it is inevitable that I will be bedridden.

He handed the medicine bowl forward, and Yan Jiu hurriedly stepped forward to take the bowl. Ding Tingxun coughed a few times and asked slowly: "What are the results of the government's investigation into the bribery case of my Ding family?"

Yan Jiu put the medicine bowl on the table, helped him lie down diligently, and comforted him softly: "Master, shopkeeper Xu is very safe in his work. How can the government catch him? Besides, this matter is not left to the young master.

Have you done it? You are sick, and it is still important to take care of yourself right now. Your illness is caused by worrying too much, so you can’t worry about it anymore."

Ding Tingxun snorted softly and said: "If Zong'er's limbs are intact and he can handle this matter, then what else can I worry about? But now he... alas! He tried his best to recommend Ding Hao, and I agreed with him.

.Now that Ding Hao has gone to Bazhou, how much money has he brought with him, have you ever managed it?"

Yan Jiu smiled and said: "Master, you also know that the eldest young master is most like you. He rarely mentions his plans to others. If the eldest young master doesn't mention it, I don't dare to ask."

Ding Tingxun waved his hand tiredly: "That's all, I'll just call him to ask him later. You don't have to stay by my side all the time. Chengye is too young and has no experience in doing things. Purchasing grain and grass is not a trivial matter. You have to help him more."

, this matter must never go wrong again.”

Yan Jiu bowed and said: "Don't worry, sir. Although the second young master is young and not calm enough, he is smart and flexible. Besides, if the big grain growers in Bazhou don't sell grain to our Ding family, how can they still do it?"

Who are you selling it to? Don’t worry about this, I guarantee there will be no mistakes.”

"Hmph!" Ding Tingxun hesitated, waving his hands feebly and saying: "I want to take a rest, you go and do your work."

"Yes, then... I'll take my leave, old slave." Yan Jiu stepped forward to tuck the quilt for him, and then tiptoed out.

Ding Tingxun stared at the tent with his eyes open, not sleepy at all. He was still thinking about the ridiculous things Ding Chengzong told him about Ding Chengye. In the past, he only felt that Chengye was playing cockfighting and dogfighting, and that he was not doing his job properly. However, this time

After all, this is a common problem among children from wealthy families, and it will naturally get better as they get older. Therefore, although he was often scolded for this, it was not considered a serious sin.

However, now he realizes that he has been shrewd and strong all his life, but what a son he has raised. He goes to and fro in romantic places and plays tricks on prostitutes and actors.

I have visited all the dormitories. This makes Ding Tingxun, who has always kept himself clean, feel nauseous just thinking about it.

This time he was asked to buy grain and grass. He also defaulted on some grain merchants, lowered prices, misappropriated money, and used the money to gamble with others. He dared to lose ten thousand yuan in just one cup of tea. Even if the Ding family had a mountain of gold and silver,

How can we withstand the torment of this prodigal son? Morality is passed down to the family for more than ten generations; farming and reading are the next best thing; poetry and books are the next best thing; wealth and honor are passed down to the family for only three generations. How can we talk about integrity if we don’t value private morality? How to carry on the inheritance?

My family business?"

Thinking of this, Ding Tingxun couldn't help but burst into tears: "My two sons can't inherit the clan and the industry now. What sin have I done? God wants to punish me like this!"

In the blur of tears, a figure that he had never looked at, and even hated to look at, gradually became clear in his mind. Ding Chengzong's words echoed repeatedly in his ears: "Whether you establish a direct descendant or establish a virtuous person, it is a matter of life and death of the Ding family. Dad will definitely do it."

Be careful!"
Chapter completed!