Zhang and Zhao Wei were stunned to postpone their departure from Beijing for two days, and they had their own reasons for doing so, but for the family, especially Lu Dashou and his wife, the rhetoric was that the weather was hot and dry, the water level of the canal had dropped, and there was a lot of luggage back to the south.

Zhang's authorized Lu Dashou to accompany him back to Fengxian, not only because he had begged again and again before, but also because during his visit to the house, there was an incident of losing valuables, and the host felt that he was still too young and undertrained, and planned to take him back to the south and let his parents teach him some rules. Lu Dashou has long been looking forward to going with him, although this reason makes him a little angry, but in order to achieve his goal, he can't take care of anything.

His wife was desperately unwilling to follow, and pointed to his nose and scolded: "I said that day, marrying you is because your master's family has a head and face in the capital, although you are a subordinate, but marrying you can also eat and drink spicy food, and when your brother becomes a marquis, you will be the big steward, much more decent than the rich man in the countryside." But now that you haven't earned the title of master, you want to go back to your hometown with a lot of furniture, and I want to take you with me, it is clear that I don't plan to return to Beijing, you can only be a landlord's long-term follower in a small place in the countryside in this life, what else do I want from you? And off! If you don't want to leave, go and tell your master that if you don't go back to the south and redeem yourself, you can use the private houses we have accumulated to do some small business, and you can live well. ”

Lu Dashou said angrily: "What are you messing around with at this time? How could I redeem myself and go out and do a small business with you? My family is a subordinate, and I have redeemed myself. What about my mom and dad?! ”

His wife glared: "What do I do with them?" They can leave you alone in Beijing for so many years, what do you care about them? The old is old, the little is small. Even if they redeem themselves and go out, they will eat for nothing, and you don't expect me to feed them! ”

Lu Dashou was very angry, as long as he did one thing well, he would be able to live a good life in other places in the future, even his parents and younger siblings could be touched, but this mother-in-law was holding him back at this time. But he didn't dare to tell the truth, could it be that he was really fated to have no part? She refuses to leave Beijing, even if he gets things done. Leaving with the family, she will not follow, let alone be filial to his parents, so what else is there to say? He really shouldn't have seen her color that day. and the lard blinded the heart. I have to marry her and enter the door.

Think about his ancestors who were also officials, if it weren't for the fact that his grandfather was confused, he surrendered to the enemy when the Qing soldiers entered Beijing, and after the Qing soldiers were defeated by the first emperor, he was demoted to an official slave along with other officials who also surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, and now he is also the eldest young master of the official eunuch family, not much worse than Brother Wei. He should have married a well-bred girl from a good family, such a vulgar woman. What a shame for him!

Lu Dashou wrote a letter of resignation to his wife on the spot, not a divorce. The reason on the letter of resignation is that he is not filial and unfilial, and he instigates his husband to abandon his in-laws and set up his own door, this reason is enough, and no one can find fault, and the wife's family is embarrassed to come to the door to make trouble.

His wife was simply stunned, she thought that this time her husband would still listen to her, but she didn't expect her to say too much, but it caused a backlash. It's one thing to be divorced, it's another thing to be divorced because of unfilial piety, how can she marry another person in the future?

She cried and didn't want to go home with the letter of resignation, and ran to Zhang's to complain, saying that Lu Dashou was found out by her when he hooked up outside, and she was angry and wanted to divorce her. Zhang's love ignored her, and sternly ordered her to keep her mouth shut and asked her grandson Zhao Wei to avoid it. When she saw this, she knew that she had spoken too much, and immediately changed her words, saying that Lu Dashou's pretense was broken, he stole the things of the master's family and sold them, and accumulated a private house for himself.

Lu Dashou chased after her and heard her words, his legs were weak, looking at the faces of Zhang and Zhao Wei, he could only kneel on the ground and break out in a cold sweat. Seeing him like this, Zhang's heart was both hateful and angry, and more hatred was that iron could not be made of steel, she ordered someone to search in the house of Lu Dashou and his wife, and searched out the pawn ticket. Because they are all fine porcelain, although they are daily necessities, they are also regarded as fifty or sixty taels of silver, which can be regarded as a lot of money.

It seems that although Lu Dashou did not learn the skills of his parents, he is well versed in the trick of stealing the master's pieces, he does not steal those conspicuous gold and silver utensils, but stares at the daily cups and bowls, which add up to a lot, and it is also very considerable.

Zhang glanced at Lu Dashou deeply: "That kang screen is also like this?" ”

Lu Dashou fell to the ground with a pale face: "The old lady is clear, the little one really doesn't know about the kang screen, if the little one really wants to be some valuable big things, which vase can't he choose?" ”

Where would Zhang believe it, but he didn't plan to attack at this time.

Zhao Wei looked at Lu Dashou obliquely, only to feel that he would think that the other party was a kind and loyal servant before, it was really blind. He sneered: "This is really a thief shouting to catch a thief." When you find out that things are missing, you say that they are all broken by other girls, the people in this house, whether it is the inner house or the outer house, almost everyone has two or three cups and bowls, only you and your wife are the most stable and cautious, and none of them have been broken, it turns out that everyone else is wronged, and it is the two of you who are guarding and stealing! ”

As soon as these words came out, the other girls present looked at Lu Dashou and his wife with a little unkind eyes. In the past two days, there have been rumors that the old lady plans to send away all the people they bought later, just because some people have unclean hands and feet, and they are reckless in doing things, and they are still wondering who caused the trouble and affected everyone, but I didn't expect it to be Lu Dashou! The owner of the Zhao family's small second room, although they have not been in the capital for many years, they can't borrow the power of the master's family, but the errand is light, and the monthly money is a lot, it is really comfortable, if they are really sent away, where can they find such a good errand?

Gossip soon spread throughout the house, and for a time everyone was filled with righteous indignation. The people who were denounced by Lu Dashou's wife who had helped their husband and wife smuggle things suddenly became public enemies, and even their own relatives refused to say good things for them, and they were also resentful of Lu Dashou and his wife who betrayed them. A group of people ran to the main courtyard to cry to Zhang and Zhao Wei. said how wronged he was and how loyal he was, and they all told Lu Dashou and his wife about their deception.

One of the mother-in-law's words attracted Zhang's attention: "After the old lady and the eldest young master returned to Beijing, a mother-in-law brought a little girl to ask to see, saying that she had been waiting in the Hou Mansion in the past, and that the mother-in-law's niece was the nurse of the eldest lady, and there was an important matter. I'm going to tell the old lady. Just because they didn't take the silver to make a point, Lu Dashou's wife blocked people out of the door. Later, the little girl found Lu Dashou outside and cried that they had important news about the small long house. To report to the old lady and the eldest young master, Lu Dashou not only did not let people in, but also asked his wife to drive people away, and his wife ordered us to take a big broom to drive people away. even reported to the government. said that they were making trouble at the door and wanted to drag them to the officials, so they fled. I don't know if they really have something important to report to the old lady, just because Lu Dashou and his wife are greedy for money, they haven't been able to see the old lady for almost two months, but don't really miss the right thing. ”

Zhang stared at the mother-in-law and asked, "The mother-in-law you said, did you mention her surname?" ”

"It seems to be surnamed Tu ......" The mother-in-law couldn't remember it clearly, and another mother-in-law hurriedly added: "The little one remembers." She said that her man's name is Tu Sanyang, and her niece's name is Sister-in-law Pearl. ”

Zhao Wei was surprised. Busy said to Zhang: "Grandmother, is this really a relative and elder of Sister-in-law?" ”

Zhang nodded: "Sister-in-law Pearl does have an uncle named Tu Sanyang, who is from the small long house, but he has always been in charge of carriages and horses in the outer courtyard, and I don't know anything about him." His wife's temperament is not bad, because she has no daughter, she treats her sister-in-law as her own daughter, and she cares very much, until the death of the princess, the two families broke off contact. "At that time, it was the time when the little long room and the small second room turned their faces, and even if the people were in contact with each other, they had to avoid suspicion for the time being. There are many such cases, not only the Pearl's aunt's family.

Zhang thought to himself, the Chen family, the husband of the pearl sister-in-law, including the in-laws and sister-in-law Chuncao, all died in the shipwreck, leaving only the pearl sister-in-law's husband Chen Laosan, they only have a few years old son, and his little sister, all of whom are servants in the second room. After the matter reached the capital five years ago, this Chen Laosan not only did not hold a grudge against Xiao Changfang, but coveted the good errand and new daughter-in-law arranged by Xiao Changfang, left behind the great enmity of his parents, wife and sister, and switched to Xiao Changfang. Xiao Changfang has lost his title over the years, although he is still in the capital, he doesn't know where the scenery goes, but I don't know what happened to Chen Laosan's family. Sister-in-law's aunt and uncle, who were originally from the small long room, suddenly came to the small second room, and they didn't know what was going on.

Lu Dashou knelt in the courtyard, saw that the situation was not good, and struggled: "Old lady, don't believe this mother-in-law's nonsense!" That Tu Sanyang is not a good person, when the old man Jiong went south, he killed the second master on the way, this Tu Sanyang was waiting on his boat, and he must have been his accomplice! The little one knows the details of his family, so no matter what they say, they won't let them in, not because they didn't give money! ”

Zhang's face changed again when he heard this. If Tu Sanyang really had been Zhao Jiong's accomplice, then even if he was Sister-in-law's aunt and uncle, he couldn't forgive. At that time, Zhao Jiong's family members, as long as they participated in the murder, were arrested by the king of Guangping, and ordered to be escorted back to the capital for trial, although I don't know what the end will be, but I also know that it will not be better, Xiao Changfang will bother for Zhao Jiong, and the Jiang family will find a way to save the Jiang family, but who can remember these people? If Tu Sanyang is also among them, there are three long and two short, and his wife hates the small second room because of this, and it is not impossible to take the opportunity to do something. Lu Dashou stopped people, which cannot be said to be a mistake.

Lu Dashou watched the change in the expression on Zhang's face, breathed a sigh of relief, and secretly glared at the mother-in-law who betrayed him. But the woman was not reconciled, took out a silver bracelet from her arms, and said to Zhang: "Old lady, please see, this is the silver bracelet that the Tu woman carried, because she couldn't see the old lady, and was anxious to wait for the money, she sold this bracelet to me." She once said that what kind of token this bracelet is, the old lady can recognize it at first sight, and know that she is not a bad person. ”

Zhao Wei stepped forward curiously and took the silver bracelet, only feeling a little familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it, so he turned around and sent it to his grandmother.

Zhang took the bracelet, only looked at it twice, and his face suddenly changed greatly. This bracelet, if she did not admit her mistake, was given to the pearl sister-in-law by herself.

Sister-in-law Pearl has always cherished this bracelet and never left her body, when she fell into the water, this bracelet should have also sunk to the bottom of the water, how could it appear in her aunt's hands? thought that the body of the pearl sister-in-law had never been seen, and her uncle was waiting on Zhao Jiong's boat......

Zhang had a shocking conjecture.

She was silent for a long time before she ordered in a trembling voice: "Send someone to find them, find someone from Tu Sanyang's family, and bring Tu Sanyang's wife to see me!" (To be continued......)