The old man's words resonated deeply with the people of Sujia Village.
It must be said that over the years, Su Family Village has indeed received a lot of special treatment thanks to the Su General's Mansion in the capital. Even the county magistrate of Kaiyang County treats their village chief with great respect. No matter how many county magistrates have been in office, none of them have dared to make things difficult for Su Family Village. This is because they know that General Su and the imperial concubine in the palace are from Su Family Village.
Because these two important figures had come from their village, the villagers of Sujia Village were highly respected and influential in the surrounding area.
So they knelt down willingly.
"Get up quickly!" Su Yun'an helped the old man up.
The old man stood up and introduced himself to Su Yun'an: "My name is Su Xiaoli. I am the village chief of Su Family Village and also your father, General Su's, cousin."
Su Yun'an nodded to Su Xiaoli: "Hello, Grandpa Su."
Startled, Su Xiaoli waved his hands repeatedly, "I dare not accept such praise, young master, please just call me Xiaoli."
This is the young master of the Grand General's Mansion in Kyoto, a position they could never reach in several lifetimes. How could he dare to accept being called "Grandpa" by him?
Su Yun'an smiled faintly: "That's not proper. Since you are my father's cousin, I should naturally call you grandfather."
Su Xiaoli never expected that this young master from the capital would be so humble.
Let alone the fact that he is the young master of the General's Mansion, even the relatives of the Wang family in the county town who came from the capital are said to look down on everyone and treat the Wang family like cattle and horses!
He is still a descendant of Renzhong, and is as humble and kind as Renzhong.
Thinking of Su Renzhong, Su Xiaoli instantly became much more friendly towards Su Yun'an: "I wonder what brings you back to Su Family Village this time, young master..."
"Oh, I didn't come when my father was buried, so I came back this time to pay my respects to him, and also to visit Su Family Village, where my father was born, and to pay respects to our ancestors," Su Yun'an said apologetically.
Su Xiaoli understood and nodded, saying, "Of course, of course."
Seeing that there were several of them, with horses and carriages, Su Xiaoli quickly invited, "Young master, please come to my house for a while and have some tea."
"Alright, then thank you very much, Grandpa Su." Su Yun'an thanked him politely as always.
They've had a long and tiring journey, and they definitely need to rest.
Even if he wasn't tired, Uncle Ping and the driver were.
Su Xiaoli then took Su Yun'an, You Yi, Uncle Ping, and the others to his home.
It was the first time the villagers had ever seen someone from Kyoto, and they all crowded around Su Xiaoli's house to join in the fun.
Naturally, they didn't dare to squeeze into the main room of the village chief's house; they all crowded at the door to watch the excitement.
Su Xiaoli's wife and daughter-in-law immediately served tea and water to Su Yun'an and his family, and even brought out the pastries they had bought in town that morning.
Su Xiaoli looked at Su Yun'an apologetically: "My home is simple, and I don't have any good tea. I hope you don't mind, young master."
"How could that be?" Su Yun'an picked up the teacup and took a sip without any hesitation, praising, "The tea is good, and the water is also very sweet."
Su Xiaoli immediately smiled proudly and said, "I dare not boast about anything else, but the water in our Su Family Village is the best! Even the water in Kyoto may not be as good as that in our Su Family Village."
However, he didn't dare say the last sentence aloud.
Su Yun'an's posture while drinking tea was different from theirs; the noble air that emanated from his very being immediately recognized by Su Xiaoli and the villagers.
There were many girls in Sujia Village who were about the same age as Su Yun'an, some as young as eight or nine, and some as old as eleven or twelve. Even Su Xiaoli's family had several girls. At this moment, they were all staring at Su Yun'an with adoration.
They had never seen such a handsome young man in their entire lives.
He's so handsome! He has red lips and white teeth, beautiful eyes, beautiful eyebrows, and a beautiful nose. He's handsome from head to toe. He's not only more handsome than the boys in his village, but he's also more handsome than the girls in his village.
She might be prettier than all the girls in Kaiyang County!
After Su Yun'an finished drinking a cup of tea, Su Xiaoli came back to his senses and seemed to notice the many infatuated gazes around him, especially his three granddaughters who were peeking from behind the main room. He immediately glared at them unhappily.
But the three granddaughters couldn't pay attention to Su Xiaoli at this moment. Their eyes were all on Su Yun'an, completely ignoring their grandfather whom they usually respected the most.
Su Xiaoli had no choice but to reprimand them in public.
With so many villagers watching Su Yun'an, and this young master from the capital being so handsome and so humble and easy-going, who wouldn't like him?
Su Xiaoli couldn't care less about his granddaughter, so he didn't. He just looked at Su Yun'an and asked with a smile, "Young master, did you come back alone? I remember the general also had a daughter."
Su Yun'an put down his teacup and said, "Yes, I have an older sister, but she is married and is currently six months pregnant. In addition, she married into a royal family, which makes it inconvenient for her to come and go, so I came back alone."
Su Yun'an deliberately mentioned that Su Xuening had married into the royal family, and sure enough, everyone's expression changed upon hearing this.
Their family is incredibly wealthy. Not only has Su Dalang become a great general, but Su Xiaoni has also become an imperial concubine. Now, Su Dalang's daughter has also married into the royal family. They are completely different from the villagers.
Su Xiaoli nodded and said, "It is indeed inconvenient to travel back all that way, but your second uncle should also be in the capital, right? Why didn't he come back with you?"
Mentioning Su Renyi, Su Yun'an's expression changed slightly, and he said with some annoyance, "Su Renyi plotted to harm the Emperor and assassinate the Prince. He has already been beheaded."
Startled by Su Yun'an's words, Su Xiaoli's hand trembled, and he knocked over the teacup on the table.
"Grandpa Su..." Seeing Su Xiaoli so frightened, Su Yun'an felt a little embarrassed.
"It's alright, it's alright." Su Xiaoli quickly straightened the teacup and hurriedly wiped the tea on the table, but she was extremely flustered and cold sweat was pouring down her forehead.
Murdering the Emperor! Assassinating a Prince! Has Su Renyi gone mad? How dare he do such things!
These are all heinous crimes punishable by the extermination of nine generations of one's family!
If his entire family is to be executed, then he will be counted as one of them. Not only him, but his sons and grandsons will all die with him!
Not only was Su Xiaoli frightened, but the villagers surrounding the area were also terrified.
Murdering the Emperor! Assassinating a Prince! Isn't this the heinous crime they always talk about, punishing the entire family and exterminating nine generations of relatives?
Most families in their village share the surname Su, and they are all related to Su Erlang and his family.
Su Erlang is going to kill the entire village!
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