While saying "Don't mention it", Wang Qing had already begun to talk endlessly about the recent events of the Wang family for Wu Liang.

It turned out that not long after Wu Liang left Chenliu, Wang Qing's father Wang Yong suddenly fell seriously ill and was bedridden.

Unexpectedly, there was a leak in the house and it rained all night. Zhang Miao, the prefect of Chenliu, immediately raised the banner of anti-Cao and ushered Lu Bu's troops into Chenliu County.

Although Zhang Miao openly did not take action against the nobles in the city, Lu Bu was not easy to deal with. From time to time he would send people to blackmail each household on the pretext of "guarding Chen Liu and raising military pay."

Especially the third-rate families in the city like the Wang family were deeply affected.

Every time Lu Bu's people came, they had to be served with delicious food and drinks. Before leaving, they had to give out some of their family property to show their support. To put it bluntly, they were losing money to ensure safety.

Later, Boss Cao returned to the army for rescue, and Lu Bu and Zhang Miao were finally forced to run away.

Wang Qing's father, Wang Yongqu, also died a few days later, which made it even worse for the not-rich Wang family, which was already being blackmailed by Lu Bu's men.

After all, Wang Yong is a filial child and a shameless person.

Under such circumstances, he still insisted on giving his father a lavish burial, at least no lower than that of his eldest father (grandfather).

But what should I do if I don’t have enough money?

So Wang Yong pledged three of the five salt shops run by the Wang family in Chenliu County, and finally managed to scrape together enough money to bury his father.

No, as soon as his father's funeral was completed, he brought people to pick out the signboard. From then on, the salt shop no longer had the surname Wang.

The salt shop has been the largest source of income for the Wang family in recent years. Now that three of the five have disappeared, the Wang family has taken another step towards decline, and it is a big step.

"well……"

As if he had finally found an outlet, he told Wu Lianghe all the recent events in the Wang family. Wang Qing sighed deeply again and said with a wry smile, "It makes me laugh at my talented brother, but in fact, I have been holding back these dirty things."

I have been thinking about it for many days, and it is inconvenient to talk about it to my family, let alone outsiders. I don’t know why I met my dear brother, but I thought it would be okay to talk about it. I hope I didn’t taint my dear brother’s ears.”

"Brother Yu Nian said something serious. These days, it is really difficult for every family to recite scriptures."

Wu Liang smiled and said, "But Brother Yu Nian's filial piety is touching. If you report it to the court, you will definitely be commended as filial and honest."

In fact, Wu Liang did not agree with Wang Qing's approach.

Especially when the Wang family was already unable to make ends meet, they tightened their belts and even pledged the family property, just to give their father a generous burial.

This seems somewhat ridiculous to Wu Liang.

However, in this era, it was popular to pay lavish burials, and filial piety was particularly valued. In addition, although the Wang family was a third-rate family, it was considered to be a prominent family in Chenliu County. Whether it was for face or custom, there was nothing wrong with doing so.

even……

Wu Liang couldn't help but want to ask Wang Qing where he buried his father.

The lean camel was bigger than the horse. Since the Wang family had a lavish burial by selling iron and steel, the things buried with him in the mausoleum must not be too shabby.

But just think about it.

Although he is a tomb robber, he is not a tomb robber who only cares about money, nor is he a tomb robber who enjoys digging up people's ancestral graves. This kind of new tomb without much archaeological value may still be considered a good thing if it can be preserved for future generations.

discovery, but now, it really doesn't arouse his interest.

It's just that he's not interested, but it doesn't mean that others aren't interested.

Nowadays, there are hungry people everywhere. As long as they can get a bite to eat, they will do anything. If such people know that someone has just been buried, and that it is a grand burial...

"Young and talented brother is joking. Now that the Han Dynasty is in turmoil and the imperial court is in chaos, how can there be any need for filial piety and integrity? I am just doing my best. I can earn more if I don't have the money, but I only have one father who gave birth to me and raised me.

"

Wang Qing smiled bitterly and shook his head, and then asked, "When talented and wise brother returns to Chenliu this time, do you plan to stay here permanently, or do you want to leave again after doing some things?"

"If nothing else happens, I will probably stay here for a long time."

Wu Liang said with a smile.

"In this case, there will be more opportunities to meet in the future, so please take care of me, my talented brother."

Wang Qing cupped his hands, and then apologized very frankly, "There is one more thing that I need to confess to the talented brother. When I first met the talented brother, I felt that the wise brother was an extraordinary talent. In the future, I will decide if I get the opportunity."

He was going to be successful in his career, so he had some selfish motives and wanted to bring his virtuous brother into marriage with his sister. But in fact, my sister has a hidden illness and cannot..."

"Brother Yu Nian, there is no need to say anything. If some things have passed, let him go. I understand Brother Yu Nian's position and don't mind it."

Upon hearing this, Wu Liang already knew what Wang Qing was apologizing for, so he interrupted him with a calm smile and said generously.

"It turns out that the talented and wise brother already knows..."

Wang Qing was stunned for a moment, and said with some embarrassment, "If you don't mind, my talented brother, that would be the best. I will personally send you some small gifts to express my apology someday."

"Brother Yu Nian, there is no need to be so polite."

Wu Liang bowed and said, "I still have some things to do. How about we catch up with Brother Yu Nian some other time?"

"please!"

"please!"

The two said goodbye.

In fact, Wu Liang just wanted to remind Wang Qing that with the current situation in turmoil, his grand and grand burial of his father would most likely make his father uneasy.

But in the end, no such words came out of my mouth.

Although some things are well-intentioned, they are not always right when they are said.

Just like what happened with Wang Qing, he just spent his family's money to bury his father, and someone immediately told him that he was not doing the right thing, be careful of thieves digging his grave... How many people without emotional intelligence would be such a "good Samaritan"?

It's just asking for a beating.

What's more, even if I say it, what will happen?

Should Wang Qing be asked to dig out the old man again, collect all the burial objects, and bury him again?

Or let the Wang family organize a group of tombkeepers to guard the tomb day and night?

None of this is realistic.

The former was simply a big deal in this era, and it was probably even more serious than the social reaction caused by not burying his father properly. Wang Qing died directly from society;

The latter is even more unaffordable for a third-rate family like the Wang family, which is on the verge of decline. It won't work if they raise too little, and they won't be able to provide food if they raise too much.

So, don’t mention it.

Just let nature take its course...

…

Return home.

Wu Liang's house has been completely renovated.

This is after an important part of the Chinese New Year - general cleaning.

The custom at this time is called "removing the old and bringing in the new", which is usually held on the 24th of the twelfth lunar month. At that time, Wu Liang was on business in Yongqiu County, so Bai Jingjing, the beauties, Chen Jinshui and others worked together to handle this matter.

In addition, Thyme also made a new set of clothes for everyone in the family to wear on the third day of the lunar new year (the first day of the Lunar New Year).

"We thought you wouldn't come back for three days, but I don't care. It's just that your little girls have been looking forward to it for many days and keep asking me if you will come back. I'm almost bored to death."

Seeing Wu Liang, Bai Jingjing, who had been staying at the house to train flying slaves for Wu Liang recently, her tone was as cold as ever.

However, the slightly raised corners of her mouth and the trace of resentment that were not revealed in her words had betrayed her.

"Well, I'll come back today to take a look, and I'll leave tomorrow. You can spend these three days by yourself."

Wu Liang smiled and said deliberately.

"How can there be any reason for the absence of the head of the family of the Three Dynasties?!"

Bai Jingjing suddenly opened her beautiful eyes and asked angrily.

"You don't care anyway, why are you so excited?"

Wu Liang asked with a smile.

"Then...then don't I pity those little girls? They have been looking forward to it for so long, but you are not at home for three days. Do you know how sad they will be?"

Bai Jingjing was stunned for a moment when she was asked, and then she defended herself with a slight blush on her pretty face, "Anyway, if you are not at home for the three dynasties, go and announce to them in person, don't ask them to ask me again, anyway, I am

The Suizhu people and Fei Nu have almost been raised, and Chen Jinshui and others can go and train them, and I will be wherever the beads are."

"That's easy to handle. I'm in Yongqiu this time. I don't need to follow Hou Zhu for the time being. I'll leave it at home when I leave tomorrow. You can continue to stay at home and raise pigeons for me."

Wu Liang said with a smile again.

"you!"

Bai Jingjing's expression changed at that time, and she wanted to say something else.

However, he soon noticed a clue through the evil smile on Wu Liang's face. He stamped his feet angrily and walked out without looking back. As he walked, he gritted his teeth and cursed: "You scoundrel.

Why do you never tell the truth! It has nothing to do with me whether you are at home or not, even if you die outside, no one will care about you!"

It feels almost done...

Looking at her back, Wu Liang thought coquettishly.

What is missing now is an opportunity. As soon as the opportunity comes, that layer of window paper... Oh, by the way, there is no window paper in this era, so... let's stick to that layer of film. That layer of film will break when poked.
To be continued...