After the cannon fodder father and daughter married into the family, the whole family regretted it

"Yes, Fang Jin calls himself a scholar and usually looks down on us. He studied for more than ten years, but in the end he is not as good as these two young men."

"In my opinion, Fang Jin must have cheated to pass the exam last time. Otherwise, why didn't he pass this time? Hey, where are the old Fang family members? Why aren't they here? This nephew got first place, which is great news. Let's go and tell them."

Cheng Dafu has bad intentions.

The last time he beat Fang Jin, the old lady Fang cried at his doorstep for three days and extorted ten cents from him.

You know what, several people actually followed him after he called out.

It’s because the Fang family offends many people all the time.

When Fang Tong saw this, he wanted to go in person, but forget it because he had guests at home.

The village chief, Tiezhu's grandfather, and Goudan's grandfather all came. The old men were really happy and pulled Qin Yan to show their admiration.

I didn't expect to meet such a promising junior.

The old village chief even pulled Fang Tong aside and said earnestly, "Fang Tong, you're a great stepfather. You can't find someone like him anywhere else in the area."

"They say a child's character can be seen at the age of three. I knew you were a good person before. If you support Brother Yan in his studies, you will surely be blessed."

Fang Tong rolled his eyes in his heart. He used to think he was a good person.

Two years ago, when he took his daughter to the village chief's chicken coop to see the chickens, the village chief didn't say that, but insisted that he was there to steal eggs!

Is he that kind of person? Even if he were to steal eggs, he wouldn't bring his daughter with him.

Cough!

What he meant was that he was upright and not that kind of person.

The old village chief said this simply because he was afraid that Yan Ge would return to his old ways and become an idle hooligan again, and would not allow him to study.

It takes hundreds of years for such a smart child to appear in this village. We can't waste time.

"I understand, Uncle Village Chief. When it comes to loving children, I've never failed!" Fang Tong said, patting his chest.

The old village chief thought about it and realized that it was true.

In the past, he only had one daughter, and he really treated her like a goddess. After Qin Yan was born, he also protected her in every way. Not to mention anything else, it must have cost a lot of money for Qin Yan to be able to stand on her legs.

Just when it was getting lively, someone else arrived.

The one who came was Qin Gaofei.

He looked a little uncomfortable, but still managed a smile: "Well, Brother Yan, come to my uncle's house for dinner tonight. Fang Tong, you, you come too."

?

Fang Tong stared at him. Could this be the Hongmen Banquet?

The last time we asked them to go was to ask them to raise money for Qin Shucai to go to school. What’s the matter this time?

"Alas, Uncle Gao Fei, Brother Yan and the others will definitely go."

It was Qian Fengping who agreed first.

Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Qin Gaofei didn't want to stay any longer and left.

He and his son had returned early and were waiting at home for the yamen runner to bring the good news.

When they heard that the yamen runners had entered the village, the Qin clan leader's family was looking forward to it.

As for them going to Qin Yan's house first, that was normal, since he was the first one, so they just had to wait. Who knew that they would have to wait for an entire hour.

Those who bring good news come and leave after telling the good news.

There was no enthusiasm for Qin Yan at all. At least, the sound of gongs and drums was not as loud as before.

The yamen runners acted this way, not intentionally targeting anyone. Firstly, they were in a hurry and had to return to the capital to report. Secondly, the red envelope given by the Qin clan leader's family was far inferior to that of the first-place case.

You'll know just by touching it.

But in the eyes of Patriarch Qin, this meant that Qin Yan was about to gain power.

That's why I forced my son to treat people to a meal.

Qian Fengping was a widow who raised her son alone and had frequent dealings with the clan members. She knew the clan leader's temperament very well.

To put it nicely, Patriarch Qin knows how to adapt to the times, but to put it bluntly, he is a bully who only bullies the weak and fears the strong.

Her son is different now, and it is impossible for Patriarch Qin to continue to make things difficult for her family.

So it’s okay to go out for a meal.

After staying to chat with the old men for a while, Fang Tong said that he would hold a banquet in a few days and invite them again.

The old men all happily agreed and then said their goodbyes.

After there were no outsiders at home, Qin Yancai said, "Dad, there's no need to hold a banquet. He's just a student. It's better to wait until he's finished the examination before holding a banquet."

After passing the academy examination, he will become a scholar, and the land under his name will be tax-exempt.

He is the one who can really help the family.

But Fang Tong didn't think so: "Son, listen to Daddy, you have to do it. You can hold another wedding banquet after you pass the college entrance examination. Others won't have the chance to hold a wedding banquet like this."

Fang Nanzhi nodded and said, "Yes, brother, if I don't brag now, it will become a night march in brocade clothes."

Qin Yan was too thin and gave her a brain explosion. What kind of bragging is that?

"Let's open a bar. I like banquets. Brother, can I sit at the main table?" Fang Yin also agreed. The food smelled so good when he had a banquet there last time.

"No problem, second brother, if you want to sit at a table alone, that's fine. If that's not enough, you can eat at the table."

Fang Tong agreed immediately. It was hard to find such a caring brother like him.

Qian Fengping glared at him secretly: "What nonsense are you talking about?"

"But since we're having a wedding, I'll make a list later. We need to buy food and wine over the next two days."

Four out of five people in the family supported it, so Qin Yan didn't insist anymore.

"Okay, OK. I'll ask Tiezhu and the others to help with the shopping later."

There were no more sugar-roasted chestnuts to sell, and Tiezhu and the others were just sitting around doing nothing.

Fang Tong was thinking about whether he could talk to the owner of Juxianglou to see if the store was short of waiters or something, and find a job for his brothers.

In the past, all they did was fry chestnuts and beat eggs, but now they don’t have to do that anymore. They can’t become cake bakers, can they?

The three main people didn't have this skill, so they gave up after learning from Qian Fengping for two days.

Then they were not willing to let Fang Tong ask for a job as a waiter by asking for favors, so they decided to just farm first.

They will take over when Fang Tong has other work.

Anyway, in Erwa's words, they finally have a successful brother, and they definitely don't mind taking advantage of him.

After discussing this matter, Fang Tong finally remembered to ask what Patriarch Qin meant.

Qian Fengping analyzed the situation for them and guessed that Patriarch Qin probably wanted to ease the relationship.

What's more, while Qin Yan is not yet a scholar, the clan should deepen the relationship between him and him.

"How do we deepen this?" Fang Tong was curious. This was the first time he had encountered such a situation. "Could it be possible to pay for it?"

The patriarch of their Fang family is the kind of person who doesn't care about anything in normal times, but when it comes to the critical moment, he won't act until he sees the rabbit.

"It's possible." It was Qin Yan who spoke.

He remembered that before his father passed the imperial examination and became a scholar, he had relied heavily on his clan and was completely tied to them.

So after he passed the exam, he has been working hard to repay his clan.

Fang Tong opened his mouth in shock. Is that old man, Patriarch Qin, so generous?

"However, if you take their money, you must pay it back tenfold or a hundredfold." Qin Yan said lightly.

The Qin clan leader is old and experienced, how could he do a business that would lose money?

"You can't take it!" Fang Tong frowned. Why did the Qin clan leader resort to such conspiracy and trickery?

What kind of money needs to be repaid tenfold or a hundredfold?

When he was in the worst of times, he wanted to borrow money from the county at high interest, but gave up because the other party asked for a 4% interest rate.

Let alone now.