Chapter 7 Aftertaste
Zhang Huzi was a little disapproving: "That's what I said, but Master Li hasn't swallowed his breath after all, and the oil and water are also a pot of boiling oil, maybe the oil and water have not been caught and have been earned an arm, it is said that Master Li's colleagues and friends back then are still hot figures in front of the emperor Lao'er, and when someone sneezes, there will be a flood in Wuzhou City." ”
Old man Li sighed, and said with a very worried look: "Hey, that's what I said, but that Old Man Li's family is a widow who has died, and there is no hope for him, but he is just a mouthful of hard work, unwilling to look away, and has accumulated so many years of thousands of family fortunes, seeing that if he closes his eyes and climbs up, he doesn't know who his surname is?" It's just in vain, even if those big officials are willing to come and ask, what will happen after asking? Aren't they all the same? ”
Xie Xiang couldn't help but nodded: "Oh, I understand, the reason why these people are tossing endlessly is actually waiting for Master Li to breathe, as long as Master Li is angry, they can divide the money of the Li Mansion, and then, the official government can close the case, and everyone will stop, as for what murderer is not a murderer, it doesn't matter." ”
Old man Li suddenly laughed, gave a thumbs up and said: "It's still Xiucai's clear mind, isn't that what happened, who is the murderer has long been placed there, but every day in the public court, Qiao is a gesture, and the general people who are driven by it are like flies without heads, and they are in a hurry, can they just take people indiscriminately?" ”
Old man Li knew in his heart that his nephew was the leader of the gang of quick catchers, and he knew in his heart that the gang was not doing anything under the pretext of official business, and it was not easy to demean it in his mouth, so he had to cover it up vaguely like this, and blamed some faults on the official master.
Ai Ye listened to Old Man Li's words, and suddenly thought in his heart, this old man is not as straightforward as that Li Zhutou, it is obvious that the gang of people are doing evil, but they insist that they are forced by the master of the court?
Thinking about it like this, he suddenly became unhappy with this old man Li.
Where do a few talking adults pay attention to the mind of a child in the Philharmonic? Xie Xiang also nodded: "They can't help themselves, but they ...... I don't know what happened to that Grandpa Li who was arrested for no reason and was arrested? ”
When Ai Ye heard Xie Xiang mention his grandfather, he couldn't control his anger anymore, and he burst out: "Those fast catchers are all big villains, who specialize in bullying us ordinary people!" ”
Zhang Huzi hurriedly scolded: "Children, don't talk nonsense! What do you know? ”
Old man Li's face had already changed, Xie Xiang saw that the situation was not good, and quickly stood up and bowed to Old Man Li and said: "Old man, you don't remember the villain, this kid is in a hurry, and he doesn't choose what to say, but he will kill a group of people with a stick; only entered Wuzhou City, and I heard that Li Zhutou was a very good person......
Then he turned around and gave Ai Ye a look, and said to the unhappy old man Li, "Besides, I heard that Grandpa Li was arrested and has nothing to do with Li Zhutou, Li Zhutou doesn't know, and he has been running for us for this matter......"
Ai Ye pursed his lips and defended himself with some grievances: "I...... I'm talking about those villains who specialize in bullying our ordinary people, Uncle Li, and that Uncle Chen, are all good people. ”
Zhang Huzi suddenly laughed: "Fuck, this bear child, it's really hurtful to speak vaguely, old man, don't worry about it, hear it, it turns out that he scolded those bastard dukes, not to mention your nephew, the feelings of Lao Chen are all good people in his heart, I know this matter, that day Lao Chen was just eating wine with Li Zhutou, hahahaha, I said that Lao Li was so good, why did he suddenly become a big villain?" ”
The most valuable thing in Old Man Li's life is the reputation of this nephew, knowing that his nephew's life is not so clean, he is very protective of his shortcomings, even if Ai Ye is a child, he is not happy to suddenly scold Li Zhutou as a big villain in front of him.
It wasn't until he heard Xie Xiang and Zhang Huzi's prevarication that they said this, and Ai Ye said this again, and his face gradually eased.
"It's not that the little old man is careful to protect his shortcomings, it's just that my nephew is the purest filial piety and loyalty, and his heart is real, but he always has to carry the black pot of evil, if he really wants to go to prison for something wrong, he can't get over it first, and then say, if he is ruthless, our grandfather will not guard this small courtyard, Uncle Zhang, you have stayed in Wuzhou City for a long time, you look at those who go to the court, that is not the one with three wives and four concubines in a high-rise mansion?"
When Old Man Li said this, he really sighed and couldn't help shaking his head.
Zhang Huzi hurriedly nodded and said: "Old man, what you said is really true, we respect Lao Li and Lao Chen for this point, so your old man can only live a face-saving life in Wuzhou City." ”
Zhang Huzi's sycophant finally made Old Man Li feel comfortable, and in order to confess for his nephew, Old Man Li suddenly said to Zhang Huzi and Xie Xiang in a more mysterious tone: "Speaking of my nephew going to find Chen Zhutou, it is actually for the matter of the Li Mansion......"
Zhang Huzi was actually not interested in the affairs of the Li Mansion, but in order to wait for Li to catch his head, he had no choice but to continue to listen to the gossip of this bad old man, so he put a perfunctory smile on his face; It's Xie Xiang, I don't know why, but his face is full of interest, as if he wants to learn from Bao Qingtian's case, as if he wants to hear some clues from Old Man Li's mouth?
In fact, Xie Xiang can't help it, that Li Zhutou doesn't know when he will come back, if he really wants this old man Li to chat, a few people will not be able to continue to wait.
If you don't wait for news at Li Zhutou's house, Xie Xiang doesn't know where to take Ai Ye?
Ai Ye will be more anxious in Zhang Huzi's place, and it is not good to go back to Fangyuan, thinking of He Hongyao and Aunt Wu's people who are like wolves and tigers, Xie Xiang always feels that Ai Ye should not stay in that kind of smoky place when he is a child.
Especially Xia Xueyi, Xie Xiang felt awkward when he thought about it.
Thinking of everything that happened inexplicably between him and Xia Xueyi, Xie Xiang was ashamed, and always had a feeling that his head was kicked by a donkey.
He didn't dare to face his heart: he was willing to take Ai Ye to hang outside, why didn't he think that it would be better to avoid Xia Xueyi?
Moreover, he was even more reluctant to let Ai Ye discover the unspeakable entanglement between him and Xia Xueyi?
However, thinking of Xia Xueyi's freewheeling appearance, knowing that He Hongyao was standing outside the door, he was still unscrupulous, Ai Ye was just an irrelevant child, and Xia Xueyi would not scruple when he thought about it.
Xie Xiang sighed in his heart, but his face was full of interest: "Oh? Old man, why don't you tell us about it? ”
Old man Li picked up his waking wood-like teacup and took a sip: "I also listened to him come back to nag, it turns out that Chen Zhutou and the third aunt of the Li Mansion, Grandma Wu, are brothers......"
"Grandma Wu?"
Xie Xiang suddenly felt a little moved, and repeated it unconsciously.
"Yes, that Grandma Wu is young and handsome, she was the most favored and powerful concubine room of Master Li, and there is a whisper in this Wuzhou City, the heir of Old Man Li is so difficult, all because this Grandma Wu can't give birth to a son herself, so whenever Mrs. Wu is pregnant, she must do everything possible to harm ......"
Zhang Huzi deliberately smashed his tongue and shook his head: "Obedient, so powerful, don't blame people for saying that the green bamboo snake has a wasp belly needle, which is the most poisonous woman's heart; But what did Lao Li do when he went to Lao Chen? Could it be that Lao Chen asked his brother to expose that Grandma Wu? ”
Old man Li smiled: "That's not it, Grandma Wu's personal entourage is a famous diehard, she has followed Grandma Wu since she was a child, and even Master Li has never been taboo, and now the Li Mansion is fighting back and forth, that is, the second aunt is too far to come out, and wants to force this Grandma Wu away." ”
Xie Xiang listened to this repertoire that was comparable to a palace fight, but he thought to himself, this ancient man simply made trouble with too much money.
"But it's not so easy to force this Grandma Wu away, I think that at the beginning, this Grandma Wu even killed the eldest lady, and said that the eldest lady of the Li Mansion was deliberately angry with her......
When Old Man Li said this, a sneaky smile suddenly appeared on his face that was very inconsistent with his age, waved his hand at Xie Xiang and Zhang Huzi, motioned for them to turn their heads over, and then said mysteriously: "This Grandma Wu relied on her youth and beauty to seduce the son of Li Mansion, who was only fifteen years old at the time, and deliberately asked the eldest lady to see ......."
"Think about it, isn't the eldest lady angry? If you go to expose it in front of Master Li, it is her biological son who is ignorant of the world; If you don't make a sound, right? watched his life's work be ruined...... The young Li Gongzi was so enchanted that he was so confused by his little mother that he didn't even recognize his biological mother, and he couldn't listen to a word of advice. ”
"I can't imagine that the largest household in Wuzhou City has such a dirty thing?"
At this time, even the perfunctory beard on his face became interested, and he couldn't help but say in surprise.
Seeing that even Zhang Zhang's beard was shocked, Old Man Li was very proud: "But no, just for the eldest lady to cast a mouse bogey, this Grandma Wu is even more fearless, the second aunt Taiyuan is not favored, and blindly pretends to be virtuous, making a look that she doesn't know anything, the eldest lady is a rich and noble lady, how can she ever be so angry and hateful?" Those who come and go will be trampled to death.
"Hey, this is really a blinding thing, a vixen not only occupies his own man, but also his own son, tsk, tsk, anecdote, anecdote, old man, if I don't listen to you talk about it today, it's really in vain that I have been in Wuzhou City for more than ten years."
Zhang's beard sighed in admiration.
Old man Li was very interested in the fragrant and ambiguous fragrance of the wealthy deep house of the Li Mansion, and suddenly made this already somewhat evil helper feel endlessly aftertasted.
You must know that this can be a good after-dinner conversation between Zhang Huzi and others in the future.
You must know that if these words were left in the past, it is estimated that he would not dare to say nonsense when he killed Old Man Li, otherwise the streets and alleys of Wuzhou City would not have spread far ago? Master Li had already had his tongue cut out; It's his turn to open his beard today, and I heard Old Man Li talk mysteriously?