Chapter 20 Chapter 80 Dilemma

Ding Tingxun's third wife, Su Mingwu, twisted her waist and sat on a yellow pear wood armchair, carefully cleaning the gold bracelet carved with exquisite flower decorations, and glanced out of the screen from time to time.Her right leg is half-curled up on the chair, and her left leg is stretched out on the ground. This sitting posture and the tight-fitting jacket with indigo checks make her slender waist and round buttocks more prominent. She is just 20 years old, like a ripe peach, which is the master's favorite delicacy, but today the master has frowned since he entered the door and turned around without even taking a look at her, which made her very surprised.

Ding Tingxun has been wandering around for half an hour.He didn't take Xu Muchen's matter to heart. Zhutou Xieku had never made much profit, and he knew the reason, because this Xieku was actually a contact station of the Ding family's traffic Bazhou government.The Ding family needs wind and rain in Bazhou, and the money, food, taxes and taxes are all at the lowest level. It's not the result of management every year. How can the merchants leave the government and make a lot of money? But those petty officials are easy to dismiss. Officials such as magistrates, general judges, and regiment trainers are not easy to answer correctly. If the gift is too little, they will not be able to catch their eyes. If the gift is too expensive, they dare not accept it blatantly, so Ding Tingxun has been operating the money through the release of Zhutou Hutong, pawning, selling, etc. to steal the money into the pockets of those officials.

These things have been handled by Xu Muchen for many years. Xu Muchen knows many of his confidantes very well. Based on this alone, he can't move Xu Muchen unless it is absolutely necessary. Dark under the lights? He has always treated Xu Muchen with courtesy, and he is confident that Xu Muchen may do some petty greed, but he will never do anything that is bad for the Ding family.What he is worried about now is the eldest son Chengzong, what is this kid thinking? Now outsiders only know that both of Ding Chengzong's legs were broken, and that the roots of his descendants were also broken by the wheels. Apart from Chengye, Yanjiu, and Mrs. Lu, only Doctor Xu knew about it.It's a matter of a man's dignity, and everyone is trying their best to protect his face, but this kind of trauma has hit him too hard, and Xiang'er can still follow his own instructions and forcefully put on a happy face in front of others to cover it up for him. However, he was weak-willed and couldn't cheer up all the time.Now that he finally regained his energy, the first thing he did was to choose to get close to Ding Hao, what was his intention?

The wound Chengzong was run over by the wheels needed to be urinated, and often suppurated, which never healed.Recently, he suffered from tendon contraction again, and once the tendon contracted, he would feel the pain.Doctor Xu has his own secret method to save him, but the medicine needs to be prepared now, and he doesn't want to live in Ding's house, so he can only go to the city to get the medicine.If the medicine is obtained late, Chengzong will suffer a lot, so it is not surprising that he wants to find someone who can handle things safely.The question is, is there only one Ding Hao in the Ding family who does everything right?Chengzong and Ding Hao have never been familiar with each other, so why do you trust him alone?Did he just want Ding Hao to fetch the medicine for him, or did he take this opportunity to get close to Ding Hao for other purposes?

Ding Tingxun sighed for a long time, this son is too much like himself, he always hides his plans deeply and refuses to reveal them easily.As the saying goes, there is no better way to know a son than a father, but he also has no way of knowing his son's exact thoughts. According to his plan, the eldest son is not doing well now, and the Ding family must let the second son Chengye take the lead.The eldest son is good at planning and prudent in his work.The second son treats people well and has a good temperament in conversation, but he is frivolous and inexperienced. If the eldest son is willing to assist him behind the scenes, the two brothers will keep the Ding family's prestige intact. However, the Ding family still dominates Bazhou and will continue to be prosperous for a long time.But now it seems that the two sons are unwilling to follow the route he designed for them.

Chengye's kid was still not determined, he was idle and idle all day long, and he deliberately arranged a few things for him to do, but he left them to the stewards under him, and didn't even bother to ask them.Judging from today's actions, Cheng Zong is not willing to retreat behind the scenes and assist Cheng Ye. Chengzong once said that if Ding Hao didn't intend to recognize his ancestor and return to his clan, then he couldn't be given any power.Now that I have promoted Ding Hao to be in charge, does this make Chengzong mistakenly think that I intend to ask Ding Hao to recognize his ancestor and return to his clan?If he intentionally got close to Ding Hao for this reason, then it's not a big problem.But if he intends to cultivate Ding Hao, make up for his lack of being able to show his face, and compete with Chengye for power, that would be a big mistake.How many aristocratic families could not be broken under the open and secret struggles of outsiders, but were finally destroyed by brothers fighting against each other!

Thinking of this, Ding Tingxun felt a little bitter: Is the old man trapped in a cocoon?Leaving Ding Hao behind did not attract the mole, but it made his son feel strange.The more he thought about it, the more he had a headache. He slumped back to the chair, rubbed his forehead and sighed: Ding Hao, did old man Ding Hao play it self-defeating? The master and the third wife vaguely heard him pronounce Diao Ding Hao's name, and couldn't help but feel moved. Thinking of some rumors in the yard recently, they hurriedly put the gold bracelet on the silk handkerchief, went around the screen like the wind, came to his back, and beat him gently shoulder, and asked flatteringly: Master, why are you in such a difficult situation? Could it be that the master wants Ding Hao to recognize his ancestor as his ancestor?

Um?Ding Tingxun's face suddenly darkened, the third wife who was standing behind him didn't notice it, she still tried to say: "Master promoted him to be a steward, just to test his ability, right?"Could it be that Master wants him to help you with housework? There was a sneering smile on the corner of Ding Tingxun's lips: If the old man wants him to recognize his ancestors, it is enough for him to have my blood on his body, why bother to test his ability and character? What do you mean, master? The third lady pushed his shoulder coquettishly. Ding Tingxun stood up abruptly, the third lady couldn't dodge in time, her chin hit him, there was an ouch in pain, tears blurred her eyes immediately.

You heard me clearly!Ding Tingxun said sternly: No matter how big a family is, the fastest way to lose money is family discord and internal strife.What are you asking about these things?The old man is alive and well, and he won't die in another twenty years. Are you thinking about currying favor with the next generation of Patriarch?To be your third wife in peace, you will not be short of rich clothes and fine food, don't have any wishful thinking, let alone try to intervene in the important affairs of the Ding family, otherwise, the old man will not spare you! After Ding Tingxun finished speaking, he left in a huff. The third lady was so angry that her pretty face turned white. Seeing him go away, she couldn't help cursing bitterly: "What a fierce thing, you old bastard who has no virtue, no wonder your eldest son is disabled, and the second son Not doing business properly, a capable illegitimate child still doesn't get close to you, bah!God will repay you!