It is recorded in the county annals that Mr. Li lived to be 95 years old, had many children and grandchildren, and was prosperous. On the day before his death, he personally visited the porridge sheds he had donated to build for the local victims. What was strange was that he was playing with porridge while inspecting

After leaving the shed and returning home, Mr. Li gathered his children and grandchildren together and inexplicably told them some family mottos. The family motto of Mr. Li's mother-in-law's family was very simple, just one word: "kindness".

Li Yuanwai talked about his life in detail as if giving a report: It turned out that the fortune teller said that he could only live to be 45 years old, but how his destiny changed because of his good deeds; how he wanted to harm the Jew when he met him.

He, how he did good deeds and was rescued by an expert, etc. Of course, the disgraceful part involving Zhang's family must be hidden and not mentioned.

In fact, all the children and grandchildren have heard these stories more or less. I don’t know why the old man called everyone together today and talked about them again. However, because the Li family’s upbringing is very strict, no one dares to complain, and can only regulate.

He listened to the old man's ramblings in a polite manner. He talked until very late, and then the old man asked his children and grandchildren to go back, leaving only the youngest son born to Mr. Zhang. The eldest son in the field had already passed away, and beside him

There is only this younger son.

Although Li Yuanwai spoke for such a long time, he did not look tired at all. This made his younger son feel a little abnormal: his father is over ninety years old after all, and although he is in good health, he usually spends so much time all day long.

I am very tired, but I don’t know why I am so energetic today.

Mr. Li looked at his beloved son lovingly and was silent for a long time. The father and son just sat facing each other in silence. Although the younger son felt a little baffled because his father had never been like this before, since his father didn't speak first, he didn't dare to

He asked questions rashly and just sat there quietly.

Suddenly, he heard his father say something very sternly: "You must remember that no matter how your mother tries to control the property, you must not make the slightest concession. Do you hear me?"

The youngest son was stunned by his father's meaningless words. He was about to ask why, but when he saw his father's stern eyes, he quickly lowered his head.

"Do you remember?" Mr. Li asked his son pressingly, and his son just nodded in fear.

"If you don't do what I say, there will be endless troubles," Li Yuanwai continued in his unquestionable tone. The younger son still just nodded. Li Yuanwai knew that his son was kind and cowardly in nature, and he had been a child since he was a child.

He is a very obedient and well-behaved child, but he also lacks courage and courage. This makes Mr. Li very worried - how can such a cowardly character control the family's huge wealth if he is not around.

It was getting very late, and the lights were on in the room. Looking at his youngest son's back gradually walking away, Mr. Li couldn't help but let out a long sigh, and felt worried, while he shook his head helplessly.

The next morning, when it was time to have breakfast, Li Yuanwai still didn't get up. The servants who served him felt strange, because Li Yuanwai always got up very early, and usually before dawn, Li Yuanwai had already gotten up.

I'm back from a walk. Maybe I was too tired yesterday, so I just got up and finished it.

A servant came into the room to ask Mr. Li to get up and have dinner. When he walked to the bedside, he found Mr. Li still lying on the bed, sleeping quietly. The servant called softly: "Master, it's time to get up and eat."

There was no response from Yuan Wai Li. Even if he called again, there was still no response. This servant seemed to feel something was wrong. He had been serving Yuan Wai Li for more than ten years. He knew that Yuan Wai Li had always been a very light sleeper and would wake up immediately at the slightest movement.

What happened this time? Could it be... He put his hand in front of Li Yuanwai's nose and found that there was no breath left. He quickly touched Li Yuanwai's body again, and it was already cold. It turned out that Li Yuanwai was dead.

People around the Li family's house could hear the heart-wrenching cries coming from the house. Many people had already guessed that this must be the death of Mr. Li. As the saying goes, "A person cannot pass his seventy."

"Stay overnight", that is to say, when a person reaches the age of seventy, life is like a candle in the wind, which may be extinguished at any time. Not to mention that Yuan Li is already ninety-five. Despite this, many people still regret and

Sad, because this member Li is a great benefactor, helping those in need, building bridges and repairing roads. How many people in this county have not received his kindness?

In particular, the servants of the Li family were deeply saddened by the death of Mr. Li. Mr. Li was particularly kind to his servants, especially when he reached old age. However, there was a person in the Li family who was very concerned about Li.

Not only was Yuanwai's death not sad at all, but he also felt a sense of revenge - of course this person was Zhang.

Zhang is already over seventy years old, but she is still energetic. Although the Li family makes her live a very depressed life, she still can't bear to leave for the sake of a comfortable material life. She hopes that Li Yuanwai will die soon, almost every day, but let her

It was a little disappointing that Li Yuanwai lived so long. Although he was finally dead now, Mrs. Zhang knew that she did not have many days left, so her plan had to be implemented quickly.

When Li Yuanwai died, it stands to reason that the younger son of Li Yuanwai and the Zhang family should be in charge of the family business. This son was just in his early forties and was still in his prime. However, because of his weak character, he was destined to become the puppet of his mother, the Zhang family.

Gradually, the management, distribution and control of a lot of money were transferred to the Zhang family, and this old woman became the actual person in power of the Li family.

Yuan Wai Li has a favorite grandson named Li Xiaoli, who is only 18 years old. Among the seven grandchildren, Yuan Wai Li loves him the most because he feels that this child is not only kind-hearted, but also extremely smart, decisive and witty. Yuan Wai Li

I feel that even when I was young, I could not compare with this grandson in terms of intelligence and wisdom. Therefore, I feel that this is the real wealth and hope of their Li family.

When Yuan Wai has nothing to do, he likes to chat with his grandson. Moreover, the two of them chat very congenially, and they chat for most of the day. However, Yuan Wai Li does not feel this way when he talks to other grandsons. In short, the grandson and grandson do not have this feeling.

The two got along very well.

The death of Yuan Wai was also the most painful for Xiao Li, because the relationship between him and his grandfather was unmatched by others. Not only did the two have a grandfather-grandson relationship, they were also close friends to a certain extent, or they had been friends for many years.

There are many things that Mr. Li doesn't want to tell others, but he will tell this young and mature grandson.

When grandpa was here, the house was full of warmth and order. Although there were many people, they always got along well with each other, and everything was in order. But when grandpa died, the whole atmosphere in the house changed. He used to live in seclusion in the backyard.

Grandma suddenly started to interfere with everything, and the more she interfered, the more overbearing she became. This forced the cowardly father to retreat step by step.

And those old servants who had been with grandpa for decades were ruthlessly dismissed by grandma. Many of these servants had been with the Li family for more than ten years, or even decades. They may have never thought of leaving the Li family.

, because here, although they are servants, their life is not bad. Li Yuanwai treats his servants very kindly, making these servants feel that this place is like their own home, and Li Yuanwai is not his master, but more like

Like his elders, he is amiable and respectful.

But what I didn't expect was that when Li Yuanwai died and the Zhang family slowly gained control, everything changed. Servants would be scolded and punished at every turn. A large number of old servants were dismissed, and new servants were recruited.

, they all tried their best to please the Zhang family, constantly fighting against each other, attacking, informing, and scheming, turning the originally harmonious Li family into a mess.

Li Xiaoli looked very sad, but as a child, he had nothing to do. What shocked Xiaoli was that Mr. Zhang was desperately trying to make money through various means. He really couldn't understand that he was a vicious person with a weird personality.

My grandma is about to be buried, so why is she still working so hard to make money? What does she want so much money for?

And his father became obsessed with a thing called "Longevity Ointment" brought over by the Jews. This kind of thing is not for eating or applying externally, but for smoking.

After becoming addicted to Fu Shou Ointment, my father was too lazy to care about anything. He half-lyed on the kang every day, squinting his eyes and puffing away intoxicated smoke.

Li Xiaoli's heart was about to break. He saw that the family business that his grandfather had spent his whole life working on was collapsing step by step. If his grandfather knew secretly, how heartbroken he would be!

Xiaoli also noticed that grandma Zhang was secretly implementing a very weird plan - Zhang ostensibly claimed to others that she had worked hard all her life and was already in her seventies, so it was time to prepare for her death, so she thought

Find someone to build her a better haunted house.

If this is true, of course it is not considered "weird". It is said to be "weird" because the people who built the "haunted house" were not found locally. Instead, Zhang asked his confidants to travel thousands of miles away with huge sums of money.

People found from other places, and these people are not from the same place, but are found from different places.

What's even more strange is that these people who were found from thousands of miles away did not leave after completing all the projects. Instead, they only completed a part of the project and then sent them away. Then they used the same method to recruit another group of people, and then they left.

Dry.

Why do you do this? Why not find a group of people locally and complete the project at once? Instead, you have to spend so much material and financial resources to find people from such a distant place and replace them batch by batch?

Xiaoli thought about these questions repeatedly. One day, when he was reading ancient books in the house, he saw this story:

Cao Cao was suspicious by nature, so he liked to use all kinds of conspiracies and tricks throughout his life, including the design of tombs after his death. It is said that this smart man even set up seventy-two fake tombs for himself to confuse the tomb robbers who tried to rob him.

The real tomb was built at the bottom of the Zhang River.

Hundreds of years after Cao's death, a fisherman suddenly screamed and died while swimming in the Zhang River, and his body was divided into two parts. Later, fishermen continued to be killed in that area.

So the prefect wanted to find out what was going on, so he ordered the river to be blocked upstream. After the water dried up, he discovered that there were many long knives and sharp edges on the bottom of the river. The clever thing is that these long knives and sharp edges would rotate with the help of the current.

, it was as if someone was waving these weapons. Once anyone came close, they would be hacked to death. The prefect ordered people to remove the mechanism, and people discovered that a hidden ancient tomb appeared. The stone tablet at the entrance said "Han
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