"If I had known you liked cooked peanuts, you should have asked my mother-in-law to fry them just now." Kong Yinfan patted his thigh in annoyance.
Kong Yin said respectfully: "It's okay, it's the same with raw food. You can eat this thing raw or cooked."
As he spoke, he took out a peanut from the basket, peeled it open, and threw the peanut kernels into his mouth to chew.
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"Eat as much as you like. There are a lot of peanuts planted in the ground. When you go back to Qufu later, I will ask my mother-in-law to pack some for you to take back." Kong Yinfan was very happy that Kong Yinjing was giving him face like this. .
When he was in Qufu, the other party was a big shot to him.
Kong Yinjing responded with a smile: "Then I'm welcome. When the time comes, second brother, you won't be able to bear it!"
"We are all brothers. No matter what we are reluctant to part with, as long as you like to eat, you can bring as much as you like." Kong Yinfan grinned happily.
He has never been so proud as he is today.
Kong Yinjing said with a smile: "Yes, we are a family. When I came to Datong and saw my second brother and your family living well here, I felt relieved. I believe Yan Shenggong and the clan elders can also feel relieved."
"I didn't expect that Yan Shenggong and the clan elders would care about me, a member of the Kong clan who left Qufu. Now that I think about it, I really feel sorry for Yan Shenggong and the clan elders when I left suddenly." Kong Yinfan looked touched.
He was both touched and ashamed that he, a member of the Kong clan who had left Qufu, could still be cared for by Yan Shenggong and other prominent figures in the Kong clan.
Kong Yinjing pinched a peanut shell in his hand and said, "Second brother, your family suddenly left without even saying hello. Something was indeed wrong. Fortunately, Duke Yan and the clan elders thought of you too." People of the Kong clan, I have no real intention to blame you, but we cannot be ungrateful and must be grateful for this kindness."
"You are right, Lao Liu. Our family owes Duke Yansheng and the clan elders. Now that I think about it, I feel sorry for them." Kong Yinfan looked guilty.
Kong Yinjing reached out and patted Kong Yinfan's arm, and said: "Don't worry, your family is also a member of the Kong family, and Yan Shenggong can still have trouble with his own people. When we have the opportunity to meet in the future, we can talk to Yan Shenggong. Just apologize and the matter will be over.”
"I don't know if I will have this opportunity in the future!" Kong Yinfan sighed.
After hearing this, Kong Yin said respectfully: "There will definitely be opportunities, and it is not too far from Qufu to Datong. I have just come from Qufu, and one day in the future, maybe Yan Shenggong will also come to Datong. "
"Is Mr. Yansheng coming to Datong soon?" Kong Yinfan looked at Kong Yinjing excitedly.
Hearing this, Kong Yinjing waved his hands repeatedly and said: "How can I know whether Duke Yansheng will come to Datong? That's what I said. Besides, if Duke Yansheng doesn't come, second brother, you can go back to Qufu to have a look. Why? It is said that Qufu is also the place where you were born and raised."
"I will definitely go back if I have the opportunity in the future. To be honest, even though our family is living a good life in Datong, I still miss Qufu and the house where I lived for half my life." Kong Yinfan said with a feeling on his face.
Kong Yinjing said: "Second brother, don't worry. I've been taking care of the house since you left. When you come back one day, you can move in directly."
"Thank you so much, Sixth Brother. I didn't expect that we were all gone, and you still helped us take care of the house. I don't know what to say. You must have a few more drinks with me later." Kong Yinfan thought in his heart. gratitude.
He was very happy that people in his hometown were thinking of him.
Although his family all lives in Datong, Qufu means something different to him. For him, Qufu is his roots, and one day, he will return to his roots.
"I saw my eldest niece today. She looks very heavy. Why didn't the second sister-in-law go to take care of her? It's impossible for her to be so heavy without a family member around her." Kong Yinjing said about Kong Yueqing. .
Kong Yinfan, who heard this, said disapprovingly: "There is no shortage of people to take care of the General's Mansion. Your sister-in-law can't get involved even if she goes there. There are a lot of things at home, so why don't you just stay at home and take care of us?" Let the people from the General’s Mansion take care of my niece!”
"That's not possible. Second brother, you need to be careful about this. Since ancient times, women have to go through hell when giving birth. I think the girl next to my eldest niece doesn't know anything. She doesn't know how to take care of a pregnant person. Over there, my eldest niece. Please let your sister-in-law eat more." Kong Yinjing said with a concerned look on his face.
Kong Yinfan chewed peanut kernels in his mouth and said: "I'll ask your sister-in-law to go to the general's mansion later. If the maid next to your eldest niece can't do anything, let the general replace her. The general's palace can't let you be older." My niece is a maid."
"That's right, the general's family has a great cause. Now that the Tiger Flag army has arrived in Shandong, it's not a troublesome thing to have a few maids from Shandong." Kong Yinjing said with a smile.
However, when Kong Yinfan heard this, he was stunned for a moment and asked: "The Tiger-Character Banner army has arrived in Shandong? When did it happen?"
"Second brother, you don't know!" Kong Yinjingyang said in surprise.
Kong Yinfan shook his head and said that he did not know.
"Harm, I thought you knew it a long time ago, second brother, and it wasn't a big deal." Kong Yinjing put down the peanut shells in his hands and said, "Before I came to Datong, the Tiger-Character Banner army had already occupied our Qufu. From now on, the two Brother, it’s convenient for you to return to Qufu, and you don’t have to worry about the court.”
Kong Yinfan was overjoyed and said hurriedly: "So I can go back to Qufu?"
No matter how good Datong is, in his heart it cannot compare with Qufu, where his ancestors lived.
"Second brother can go back at any time if he wants." Kong Yinjing said, "Originally, the clan elders prepared more than ten acres of good water for irrigating the fields for second brother. Alas, it's a pity, it's a pity."
Halfway through his words, he looked like he was sighing.
Kong Yinfan's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said: "It doesn't matter, I can take your sister-in-law and the others back together. After all, Qufu is my and your sister-in-law's home."
Since arriving in Datong, what he looks forward to most is to be able to return to his roots in the future.
Now that he heard that the Tiger Character Banner had occupied Qufu, and the elders of the Kong family gave him more than ten acres of irrigated fields, he immediately couldn't help but want to return home.
"Well, even if you, second brother, go back with your sister-in-law, the land will be gone." Kong Yinjing shook his head and sighed.
Seeing this, Kong Yinjing hurriedly asked: "Why is it gone? Is it possible that some clan elders don't agree to give me the land? It doesn't matter. I can buy it with silver. I have silver."
When farming in Datong, every defense of the city was enough for the family's expenses. Usually the daughter of the general's mansion would send some money. Although it was not much every time, the little money added up and the family also saved a lot.
"It has nothing to do with silver, and the clan elders don't disagree. It's just, just, forget it. I think your family, second brother, is doing well in Datong. It's good to stay in Datong." Kong Yinjing said. Act like you don't want to say anything.
