Eighth year of Chongzhen

Chapter 78 The Chen Family
As the person in charge of the Second Household, Chen Qifan of course had to participate in the meeting, let alone this matter was directly related to him.After listening to the patriarch read his brother's letter, and seeing the complex expressions of those who made things difficult for him in the past, Chen Qifan really wanted to laugh out loud, and then smash the faces of these villains with his fist. rotten.

After reading the letter, the patriarch of the Chen family, Chen Fengru, glanced at everyone present, and sighed inwardly: If I had known today, why bothered at the beginning, if I hadn’t bullied the people in the second room, the scene in front of me should be smiling and everyone is happy, now it’s embarrassing right?
He sighed insignificantly and said: "Let's discuss who to send to Yu Xuan to help him. This opportunity must be seized. This is when my Chen family is revitalized again. Yu Xuan is my Chen family. Bi is also the glory of my Chen family. Even when it was in prison, I firmly believed in its ability to make a comeback, and it was as I expected! The Holy One has the eyes of God, and the pearl of Yuxuan will not be dusted in the end. This is God help me, Mrs. Chen!"

Everyone here is secretly contemptuous: Although we are indeed a little sorry for Erfang, and we have been very mean to him in the past two years, didn’t you agree to cancel the monthly payment for Erfang?This time I came out to pretend to be a big-tailed wolf again!
Chen Qishen from the third room stood up and said, "Uncle Clan, I have a message!"

Chen Fengru said: "Lao Qi, feel free to say anything, as long as it benefits my Chen family!", the implication is to stop stirring up troubles, and you are the one who bullies the second room the most on weekdays.

Chen Qishen said: "Brother Yuxuan stated in his letter that the people sent by my Chen family must be capable. I was born in Juren and once served as the chief secretary of Guangchang. I think I know the way of officialdom very well. If I go to brother Yuxuan's place, I will definitely make my brother even more powerful, make some political achievements, and help my brother go further in his official career!"

The other people cursed in their hearts: This is not the time for you to instigate me to put pressure on the patriarch to cancel the monthly payment for the second house. If Chen Qiyu knows what you are doing, you will never want to be an official again in this life!
Sifang Chen Qizhi stood up and said with a sneer: "Seventh Brother, don't forget that there is another sentence in Brother Yuxuan's letter, faithful and reliable! Dare I ask Seventh Brother, do you think you are loyal and reliable? If Brother Yuxuan knows that he has been in prison for more than a year There is no guarantee that someone will not think differently about someone's behavior! My little brother advises, Brother Seven, don't ask yourself to be humiliated!"

Chen Qishen replied with a serious expression: "Ninth brother, those who achieve great things don't care about small things. Brother Yuxuan used to be the governor of five provinces, and today he is also the governor of a region. How can you and I have such a broad mind and generous measure?" Is it comparable? Needless to say my ability, in terms of honesty and reliability, even if I have something inappropriate, it is out of concern for my Chen family! This time, I recommended myself for the sake of the future development of the Chen family. When brother Xuan ascended to the high position again, he promoted me to be the chief official of the prefecture and county, wouldn't my Chen family have another connection?"

Chen Qizhi flushed with anger, sat down on his buttocks, turned his head to the side angrily, and stopped looking at Chen Qishen.He has never been used to this kind of brazen villain, and he hates the fact that the third room bullied the second room, but he can't openly turn his face, he can only help the second room's family secretly, and secretly send some supplies such as rice, flour, rapeseed, etc., for fear The seventy-year-old aunt was wronged.

Chen Fengru coughed, and asked Chen Qifan with a smile on his face: "Baby, Yuxuan is your dear elder brother. You two have been brothers and sisters since childhood. Your words carry the most weight with Yuxuan. Today we When your family sits together, tell the truth, who do you think should go to Fengyang?"

Chen Qifan was silent for a while, and then said: "Uncle Clan, since you asked me to tell the truth, then I'll just say it straight, I think it's most suitable for Brother Jiu to go!"

Chen Qifan's words made most people with guilt in their hearts silent. Although they wanted to hear Chen Qifan say the name of themselves or their close relatives most, if they were sent to Fengyang by the clan, Chen Qifan would write a letter to Chen Qiyu and send the two of them together. All kinds of harsh treatment of the second room in the family over the years has been made clear. Chen Qiyu heard that his family was treated like this, so he must drive them back. Even if the outside world knows, others will not accuse him of being ruthless to the clan. After all, some people are really too much .

Chen Qishen jumped up from his seat, bowed his hands to Chen Qifan and said, "Eighth Brother, everything in the past was the fault of Seventh Brother, and Seventh Brother is here to make amends to you, and I will kowtow to Auntie later to apologize! He is an ancestor, he is a close relative, the previous episode was just a quarrel between brothers, brother, I really know that I was wrong, eighth brother, can you give me a chance to correct it?"

Chen Qifan bowed his head and remained silent, Chen Qishen turned around and bowed to Chen Fengru again and said, "Uncle Clan, you are the patriarch after all, you can't just watch me waste the rest of my life as a Juren, can you? Our Chen family has one more official status, the future road It will be more generous, and future generations will have more blessings, or you can tell the eighth brother, and the third brother will give me a big gift when I go there!"

Chen Fengru stroked his beard and thought about it. As the head of the Chen family with more than a hundred people, he had to think about everything. Since Chen Qiyu was imprisoned, several members of the Chen family were dismissed and returned home one after another. I have recruited a few students, and their aptitudes are mediocre, so it might be impossible to get another Jinshi. If it weren't for Chen Qiyu's miraculous dedication, the Chen family might have been defeated.Although Chen Qiyu is back now, such a big family only has this official status, and there are no members of the same clan to help each other in the officialdom, and they are always alone. People, in case of trouble, or close relatives can help each other with heart.

Thinking of this, Chen Fengru made up his mind, and he said: "Old Ba, what Lao Qi said is reasonable, although he was obsessed with ghosts and did many things wrong before, but it was because he was suddenly dismissed from office and suffocated. Now, since he knows his mistake and apologized today, I think we should give him a chance, otherwise it will hurt Yuxuan's reputation if it spreads. In this way, the monthly second room rate will double every month from this month, and the family business should be handed over to Lao Ba Take care, when our elders are buried in the earth in the future, the position of the patriarch will belong to the second wife! Do you have any objections?"

After finishing speaking, he glanced around with majestic eyes. Normally, Chen Fengru still has a high prestige in the clan, but he was smart and confused for a while, and there was a wrong judgment in Chen Qiyu's matter. The action is also the default.But after all, the prestige of many years is still there, and his last few words have aggravated his tone, even if other people have ideas, they dare not mention them.

Chen Qishen clapped his hands and said, "Who would dare not listen to the words of the patriarch? I completely agree!"

The other people also acquiesced to Chen Fengru's decision, the situation is stronger than others, and they still have to count on the honor of the second room in the future.

Seeing that no one objected, Chen Fengru nodded in satisfaction and said, "Old Ba, let me go to Fengyang with Lao Qi and Lao Jiu. Lao Qi is tactful, and Lao Jiu is straight. The Chen family also has an extra hope, what do you think?"

Although Chen Qifan was extremely disgusted and disliked by Chen Qishen, but being in a big family, he still had to take care of the interests of the family. If he insisted on not allowing Chen Qishen to go to Fengyang, although he might get what he wanted in the end, it would be detrimental to the unity of the whole family. And it might cause damage to his brother's reputation, he didn't want another stain on his brother.

Thinking of this, Chen Qifan straightened up and glanced at Chen Qishen, and then said: "How dare my nephew not listen to what the clan uncle said? We are all relatives connected by blood. For the glory of the Chen clan, I will not pursue the past. I just hope that all uncles and brothers can reflect on their past words and deeds when they go back. We are close relatives. When we encounter problems, we don’t take responsibility together, but complain and avoid, and even use some small means to vent our anger. Is this what a family should do?"

Except for Chen Qi, all the people present bowed their heads in silence, and they didn't know whether they were ashamed or dismissive.

Chen Qifan went on to say: "Today, in front of all the uncles and brothers, I represent Erfang to speak out. If there is any disgraceful thing happens, my Erfang will take the initiative to leave the Chen family. Even if I beg for food, I will never set foot in Chen again One step at home!"

Everyone looked up at Chen Qifan in surprise, and Chen Fengru hurriedly apologized and said with a smile: "It's over, it's over! We are all from the same ancestor, why is this so? It was all a misunderstanding before, and it's enough for my family to explain it thoroughly! Now, then I will write a book for Yuxuan, Lao Qi and Lao Jiu, choose twenty capable people from the clan as guards, bring 500 taels of gold, pack up and rush to Fengyang! The world is not peaceful, remember to be careful on the road Be cautious! That's it!"

(End of this chapter)