Chapter 42 Choosing a Settlement
In the early morning, the drizzle brought a little coolness to Licheng in midsummer!
"The patriarch called me?"
Wu Yuan, who had just had breakfast at home, saw Fang Bo, the butler of the ancestral house, who came in such a hurry that he didn't even have time to open an umbrella.
"Master Yuan, he is from the Xu residence." Fang Bo continued.
The fact that Wu Yuan was specially recruited by the sect has not been fully spread, but Fang Bo watched it last night, and he changed his name to 'Master' directly because of his interest.
"Xu Mansion? Guarding the General's Mansion?" Wu Yuan was slightly startled.
Fang Bo nodded.
"Mother, you entertain Uncle Fang, let him drink hot soup before going back." Wu Yuan turned his head and said.
"Okay, since the patriarch is looking for you, go quickly, I am at home." Wan Qin said.
…
Wu Yuan took several steps and quickly arrived at the ancestral house.
I saw Wu Qiming and Xu Fu's housekeeper Xu who were in the study.
"Butler Xu." Wu Yuan looked directly at the other party and said, not politely.
"Master Yuan is here." Butler Xu was very polite, as if he didn't notice Wu Yuan's indifference.
When Wu Yuan and Wu Qiming first visited the Xu Mansion, their attitudes were very different.
"Wu Yuan." Wu Qiming smiled from the side: "Butler Xu is here to represent General Xu. Congratulations on your upcoming special recruitment by the sect. I sent you 10,000 taels of silver in recognition of your support."
"Ten thousand taels of silver? General Xu?" Wu Yuan frowned slightly.
"Yes!" Xu Butler laughed and said, "The general is very happy to know about Mr. Yuan's achievements. I have been away from the city for many years, and finally there is a martial arts genius like Mr. Yuan. He specially ordered me to send ten thousand taels of silver."
While speaking, Steward Xu presented a stack of banknotes.
Wu Qiming watched from the sidelines.
Obviously, this is the goodwill released by the Xu family, and whether to accept it depends entirely on Wu Yuan's attitude.
Wu Qiming didn't want Wu Yuan to be dissatisfied with him.
"The prosperity of the Xu family is beyond my Wu family's reach." Wu Yuan said indifferently: "General Xu's kindness, I, Wu Yuan, take it with all my heart, but I don't need the money."
"The five thousand taels of silver donated last time had a great effect on my Wu family, making it unforgettable for Wu Yuan."
"I just want to go back and tell General Xu that we can be more careful in guarding Licheng in the future, so as not to make Xiaoxiao rampant." Wu Yuan looked calm.
There is no sarcasm, nor joy, as if telling the matter flatly.
Xu Butler's hands froze in mid-air, his face changed slightly, and he didn't know how to answer the conversation for a while. He was deeply trusted by Xu Shouyi, how could he not understand Wu Yuan's words?
Last time, five thousand taels of silver almost broke the Wu family.
This time, ten thousand taels? Dare to take?
"Haha, the child is a little ignorant." Wu Qiming said haha, took the hand of Butler Xu, and stuffed the stack of bank notes back into Butler Xu's arms: "Butler Xu has had a hard trip, I hope to go back and tell General Xu, I Wu The family is a kind family, loyal to the clan and abide by the law, and never want to conflict with others, I hope the general can rest assured."
Butler Xu got down the steps, and his expression returned to normal, and he smiled again: "As expected of Mr. Yuan, I understand Wu's intentions, and I will definitely inform the general so that the two families can get married."
Wu Yuan nodded slightly, but didn't answer.
soon.
Wu Qiming and Wu Yuan watched Butler Xu leave.
"Patriarch, what do you think?" Wu Yuan said softly.
"Xu Shouyi, do you want to reconcile with us?" Wu Qiming shook his head and said, "But even the dean Zhang Da reconciled with 10,000 taels of silver, and he only sent 10,000 taels? I don't understand."
Ten thousand taels of silver, not a lot!
After all, although the warriors in Middle-earth are brutal and chaotic, the top powerhouses can easily grab a lot of wealth.
But that is for first-class masters and above.
Like some third-rate masters, if they don’t work hard, don’t take risks and plunder, the wealth they own may not be worth ten thousand taels of silver.
For example, the Wu family in Licheng has a family of nearly a thousand people, including the houses, Zhuangzi, and cloth villages with fixed assets everywhere, and the value is about 200,000 taels.
If you are in a hurry to cash out, it will shrink a lot.
As for liquidity? When there is plenty, there can be two to thirty thousand taels, and when there is a shortage, it is difficult to make up thousands of taels.
Therefore, ten thousand taels is actually a lot.
can also be divided into people!
Divide up!
Xu and Wu have such a big enmity, Wu Yuan is about to be specially recruited by the Martial Academy, and his status soars. The Xu family wants to resolve the grievances, and only give 10,000 taels of silver?
Too few.
"The money sent by the Xu family is indeed beyond my expectation."
"But I care more about other things. Dean Zhang Da knows that I will be specially recruited, so I am not surprised." Wu Yuan frowned and said, "It's only one night, how did Xu Shouyi know? Did Dean Zhang tell him?"
"He is the guarding general, so it's not surprising that he is well-informed." A trace of worry appeared on Wu Qiming's face: "I'm just worried that you directly rejected his offer today. I, Mrs. Wu, really want to completely turn against the Xu family?"
Wu Qiming was quite worried about falling out with the general guarding a county.
"Could it be possible that I will accept the ten thousand taels of silver?" Wu Yuan asked back: "Patriarch, can you completely rest assured of the Xu family?"
Wu Qiming was taken aback for a moment, but didn't speak.
"Besides, can you really let go of your grudges? Those clansmen died in vain?" Wu Yuan shook his head and said to himself: "There are some things that cannot be measured by money!"
Wu Qiming looked at Wu Yuan.
For a while, he didn't know how to speak.
Human life cannot be measured by money? But in Wu Qiming's heart, everyone's life has a corresponding price.
The two were silent, each having their own considerations.
Suddenly.
"If there is a suitable way." Wu Qiming seemed to have made up his mind, and said, "Wu Yuan, I still hope that we can reconcile with the Xu family."
"Reconciliation?" Wu Yuan looked at Wu Qiming in disbelief: "Patriarch, that day, you came back alive, it was you who told me not to forget the hatred!"
"right."
Wu Qiming sighed: "It's me, let you not forget the hatred of the tribe, I want revenge even more than you!"
"But at that time, I was the one who was full of hatred."
"But these days, I've been thinking about it!"
"Your martial arts talent is amazing, and you may become a first-class master in the future, but how many years will it take? Ten years? Fifteen years?" Wu Qiming shook his head and sighed: "It's too long, during this period, can we do anything to the Xu family?"
"On the contrary, Xu Shouyi has a high position and authority, and has a wide range of friends. He wants to deal with us, and he has a lot of ways."
"In the end, you can destroy Xu Shouyi and Xu Mansion, but when the day of complete revenge, how many people will be killed or injured by my Wu family?"
"I've thought about it for a long time, and I've figured it out, so I won't fight anymore."
"My Wu family is too weak to be hurt." Wu Qiming looked at Wu Yuan with a hint of pleading in his eyes.
Listening to Wu Qiming's words, looking at Wu Qiming's expression.
Wu Yuan was completely stunned.
In his memory, he has never seen the patriarch look so pleading. Even when he was imprisoned in the Tiger Gang, the patriarch still gritted his teeth and supported him!
"Patriarch, have you really thought it through?" Wu Yuan said in a low voice with a solemn expression.
"Think clearly." Wu Qiming said what he wanted, and his thinking became clearer: "In the clan, the family members who can compensate the dead clan members, when you become stronger, the clan will become stronger and stronger."
"The dead are gone, there is no need to implicate the living in death."
"After the fight with the Xu Mansion is over, you can feel more at ease in your cultivation in Yunwu Hall."
Wu Yuan was silent.
What the patriarch thinks, is it wrong? That's right!
It can even be called very sensible!
As the patriarch, the first duty is revenge? For the comfort of your heart? No! The greatest responsibility of the patriarch is to pass on the family tradition! It is to lead the tribe to live better!
Even if the process involves some humiliation, do it anyway.
Half a sound.
"Patriarch, what do you want to do?" Wu Yuan said slowly.
"I'll go to Xu's mansion again, and I'll talk to General Xu." Wu Qiming seemed to have made up his mind: "In-person interview! I will do everything possible to make General Xu believe in my Wu's sincerity."
Wu Yuan nodded and did not speak again.
Not to deny, but to acquiesce.
"Wu Yuan, you don't have to go, I can go." Seeing this, Wu Qiming quickly packed his clothes.
Regardless of the injuries still on his body, he got into the carriage.
Embarked on the road to Xu Mansion.
"Obviously we are the ones taking the lead, and it's obvious that my Wu clan suffered heavy casualties. In the future, I will be able to crush that Xu Shouyi with the help of the sect's momentum." Wu Yuan stood alone under the eaves, his eyes lowered.
Quietly listening to the sound of rain dripping on the ground.
Why! We must also take the initiative to reconcile.
Xu Shouyi must be completely convinced that the Wu family no longer has any thoughts of revenge.
Why?
"Is it because he is the general guarding Licheng Town? Because of the personnel network he formed in Hengyun Zongwang?" Wu Yuan's heart became colder and colder.
Not reconciled!
Even more reluctant!
Warriors practice, what they cultivate is deficit sincerity, and what they seek is understanding of thoughts! Without understanding, how can we maintain the innocence of the original heart?
"I don't blame the patriarch! However, Kong has such strength, but because of various scruples, he can't use it to full play?" Wu Yuan had an uncontrollable killing intent in his heart.
With a sharp weapon, let's kill!
What's more, it's Wu Yuan who can already explode with a force of 100,000 jin?
…
Time passes, Xu Fu.
"Da~" "Da~" carried Wu Qiming's carriage, slowly left, and headed towards Wu's ancestral house.
The second floor of the side yard of the third entrance courtyard of Xu Mansion.
"Steward Xu, do you believe what Wu Qiming said? Wu Yuan and Wu, can you really let go of the hatred between our two families?" Xu Shouyi, who was dressed in black, had a faint voice.
"Listen to his words and watch his actions. Wu Qiming's words don't seem to be false." Xu Steward said respectfully.
Xu Shouyi nodded slightly.
"But." Xu Butler hesitated to speak.
"If you have anything to say, just say it." Xu Shouyi said.
"This Wu Qiming is the head of the clan, he has many scruples and is trustworthy." Xu Guanjia said: "But I see Wu Yuan's behavior today, he is a tough guy. He is a young hero, and he may not be able to bear this hatred."
"Young hero?" Xu Shouyi muttered to himself.
"Okay, you go down first!"
"Yes." Butler Xu said respectfully, and retreated downstairs.
"Wu Qiming." Xu Shouyi watched the Wu family's carriage disappear at the corner of the street, and murmured to himself, "I would like to believe you, but can I believe Wu Yuan?"
"Sorry, this time, I broke my promise, I still dare not gamble!"
…
Wu's ancestral home.
"Wu Yuan, this thirty thousand taels of silver was given to you by General Xu." Wu Qiming handed it to Wu Yuan.
During these two hours, Wu Yuan has been waiting at the ancestral house.
"Patriarch, since the agreement has been reached, you can take it, and the right is to be compensated by the Xu family." Wu Yuan said.
"But this is..." Wu Qiming was about to speak.
"Patriarch, as I said, it's for the family." Wu Yuan shook his head and said, his attitude was firm and unquestionable.
Wu Qiming sighed: "Wu Yuan, don't blame me."
"Patriarch, I don't blame you, I only blame myself for not being strong enough." Wu Yuan shook his head slightly: "If I have the strength of a top expert now, why bother?"
Wu Qiming opened his mouth, not knowing how to speak.
"Okay, patriarch, you go to rest first, your injury is still not healed, don't be too tired, I'll go home first." Wu Yuan walked into the hazy rain.
Wu Qiming sighed.
Speechless.
…
Night falls.
The drizzle still shrouds Licheng, the curfew is enforced, there is no moonlight, and the streets and alleys are full of darkness.
In a remote alley not far from Wujia Street.
"Hoo!" "Hoo!" "Hoo!"
Three black figures appeared silently, walking towards the streets of Wu's house at a ghostly speed.
(end of this chapter)