Chapter 17: The Field
Wang Feng, as the head of a county, also wants to be faced.
At that moment, he smiled and said: "Outside of Qin Yuan, everyone knows each other, so it can't be regarded as an outsider." A little verbal offense, don't worry about it. ”
"It's not that I have to deal with their mother and son, just because of my brother's words, Mrs. Li has lived in my Qin family for several years. During this period, my Qin family has always been treated as a guest, and there has never been any disrespect. Qin Hu said angrily at this time: "But just the year before last, the news of my brother in Bianliang came to die. And this Li Niangzi didn't know anything. Looking at the appearance of her wanting to speak and stopping several times, she must have known, but she refused to tell her! ”
When Qin Hu mentioned his brother, Fan Yu found that his stepmother, Granny Li, had a sad look on her face. As for the reluctance to tell each other, I think there is another hidden reason. The matter of the palace is naturally not to be talked about with people like Qin Hu at will.
"Outside of Qin, I have been away from Beijing for a long time, and I don't know the fact that your brother is there." Granny Li said gloomily.
When Wang Feng heard this, he knew that such grievances and grievances were beyond his own control.
He shook his head with a smile and said, "Outside of Qin Yuan, I just saw that Brother Fan Yu was an outstanding young man, and I remembered what you had entrusted me with, so I ordered the mandarin duck score once." As for what happened between the two of you, I don't know either. Moreover, the matter between your elders has nothing to do with the young man Fan Yu. ”
Fan Yu felt that Wang Feng was very knowledgeable, but Qin Yuanwai didn't see it that way.
Qin Hu immediately glared at Fan Yu and sneered: "The one who says that my Qin Mansion can't climb is this young and ignorant person. Now it seems that my Qin family really can't afford to climb up to such a person who is a man of false words. I wanted to see it, but if I was able to do something, I would recruit him into my house to take over his father as a steward, and it would be considered the friendship of his father Fan Sheng. Now it seems that it is better to forget it. ”
Seeing this Qin member pointing fingers at his own home, Fan Yu's heart was naturally very unhappy. Even if the other party is kind to his stepmother, that is not a reason to shout and drink like this.
Fan Yu arched his hand at Qin Hu, "Outside of Qin, your kind boy understands it here." How can I deny my stepmother who helped me when I was in danger? Since the stepmother has some trouble with the Qin Mansion, it is not good for the kid to have anything to do with the Qin Mansion anymore. In this way, please ask Qin Yuanwai to go home. ”
Although he said it calmly, the meaning of his words was not polite at all. Granny Li and Wang Feng didn't expect Fan Yu to drive people away with just two words, and they were still temperamental.
Qin Hu heard Fan Yu's words, but he was angry. As the first good family in Caoqiao Town, he has always been respected by the townspeople, when did he receive such a spirit?
"Okay, good Fan boy!" Qin Hu said angrily: "Don't look at the fact that you have a small family property now, and you don't know how to advance or retreat." If you make me angry, you won't be able to gain a foothold in Caoqiao Town! We'll see! ”
After saying that, he greeted the two companions and shook his hands away.
Wang Feng saw that Qin Yuanwai was not happy to leave, and he also hurriedly got up, "Little brother, don't be angry, I'll go and persuade this Qin Yuanwai to say a few words, and I can't have a dislike because of one or two quarrels, but it's not beautiful." ”
Fan Yu sent Wang Feng and the others away and returned to the hall.
"Yu'er, don't be so impulsive in the future." Mother-in-law Li said: "Because of my business, it is really not worth it for you to be oppressed by the Qin family again." And the Qin family is indeed kind to me, and it is not my mother's intention to go against it. If the Qin family does anything rude, my son will still let him divide it into three. ”
Fan Yu knew in his heart the entanglement between his stepmother and the Qin family, and the Qin family was able to have today, in fact, thanks to the blessing of his stepmother. He remembered that in the original story, his stepmother, Granny Li, had a eunuch named Qin Feng who was waiting, and she should be the elder brother of this Qin Hu.
If it weren't for Qin Feng entering the palace and following Granny Li and gaining some momentum, his Qin family would still not be as rich as it is now.
After only supporting Granny Li for a few years, she was disgusted with Granny Li because of the death of her brother.
"Mother, I'm also excited." Fan Yu had to explain: "If it weren't for the Qin family driving you out of the door, your eyes wouldn't be blind." ”
Granny Li sighed and said, "This is also my mother's bad luck, and there should be some catastrophe in her fate." But now it's okay, with a filial son like you, it's worth it for my mother to die now. ”
Fan Yu hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Mother, don't talk about these bad words, our good days are still long." My second uncle's house and land are all in the name of his son, and he is rich and noble, but he can still do it without worrying about food and clothing, and his mother can live a peaceful and happy life. In the future, if I marry a daughter-in-law, I will also let her be filial to her mother and listen to her mother's words. ”
He hurriedly changed the topic and said something nice to coax his stepmother, so as not to have a knot in Li Po's heart.
"You kid seems to have honey on his mouth, and he is very cunning, and he likes to be obedient." Granny Li blamed on her lips, but a smile bloomed on her face, "Speaking of life, you will go to inspect the fields tomorrow and meet the tenants." My mother will not be idle, and will go to Liu's to get some sewn clothes. Both of us have hands and feet, as long as we live diligently and thriftily, we should be able to save a lot of money for our children and grandchildren. ”
Fan Yu smiled: "Du Yiniang's words are." ”
After getting up the next day, Fan Yu waited for his stepmother to have breakfast, and then went out to his family's field.
The field of the second uncle Fan Lian's family and the field of Fan Yu's family are next to each other, so that there is no need to rush to the field at both ends to accept the field.
On the land deed, Fan Lian's field is larger than Fan Yu's family, as much as eight acres of land, three acres more than the field left to him by his father Fan Lian. Five acres plus eight acres of land, Fan Yu now has a total of thirteen acres of land in his hands, which can be regarded as a small family property.
When I got to the field, I saw people.
In addition to his old tenants, He Laojiu, who was forty years old, there were seven or eight people staring at the freshly sown fields in the fields.
It's a pity that He Laojiu's eyes widened, holding the hoe tightly in his hand, and he was eager to try at these people on the edge of the field.
After Fan Yu came here, he was immediately discovered by He Laojiu, and he ran in front of Fan Yu in a few steps, with a very worried expression on his face.
"Master, the day before yesterday, your second uncle came to me and said that the land belonged to him, and the tenant rent would be increased! Didn't you sell all the land left by your father to your second uncle? He Laojiu is now in his forties, but he does not hide his fear at all.
"Old Ninth Uncle, don't listen to my second uncle." Fan Yu listened to this simple and showed a little worry and concern, and couldn't help but comfort: "That is my second uncle who wants to forcibly seize my family's land, but now it's good, the government has sent the whole family to Cangzhou, and even my second uncle's field is also mine." ”
He Laojiu's expression immediately became wonderful, and a lot of drama appeared in his mind in an instant, and he immediately said mysteriously: "You don't hide it from me, but the general of the court traveled and presided over justice for the master's family?" No, no, if it were a general, he would have chopped off your second uncle's head with a knife. It must be an important minister in the court, and these crepe officials will save your second uncle's life. ”
Fan Yu couldn't cry or laugh, He Laojiu's thinking was so out of the box, but no tenant saw the cramped of the master's house.