Zhou Zhi looked around, lowered his voice and asked, "Since Brother Hu Zhe said that someone set the fire, there must be someone who is suspicious?" ”

Hu Zhe shook his head lightly and said, "There are no suspicious people, in the past few years, our Hu family has kept our duty and has never offended anyone, so the blame is here." ”

Zhou Zhiwen frowned immediately when he heard this, saying that this is still a headless case, there is no goal at all, there is no clue at all, and it is no wonder that the arson matter is to be decided immediately and returned to Tianhuo.

Under the constant persuasion of his father Zhou Tie and Fan Jin, Hu Zhe's father Hu Terrier was much more conscious at this time, and he seemed to suddenly remember something, and said, "Brother Zhou Tie, this place is not a place to talk, please go to the house with me to discuss a matter." ”

There are indeed many people here, and it is very inconvenient to speak, so Zhou Tie, Zhou Zhi and Fan Jin went home with Hu Terrier.

The silk cotton shop was in ruins, and it was useless for Hochul to always stand here, so he followed them home.

Walking along the wide commercial street in Gaochang Town to the east, there is an alley in the north, and several people get into the alley, and at the end of the alley, there is the Hu family.

The Hu family is a small family in Gaochang Town, with only three low blue brick houses, but there is a courtyard gate, but after a long time, the vermilion small wooden door has long lost its color and is mottled.

Gently pushing open the wooden door, Hu Terrier said with an embarrassed face, "Now our Hu family has nothing, only these three old houses are left." Alas! ”

Hearing the voices outside, Hu Zhe's mother Hu Qiu hurriedly came out of the house, and after Hu Terrier introduced her to Zhou Tie and others, Hu Qiu hurriedly squatted down to salute, and then hurriedly went to boil water to make tea.

Hu Terrier led everyone into the house.

The layout of the houses in the north is roughly the same, after entering the house, there is a stove house, which is also a dining room, and also has the function of a living room.

However, although it is a small family, it is a family in the town after all, and the hall area is not small, and the layout is also a little exquisite. In the middle of the hall was an old elm table with several high-backed wooden chairs.

Hochul had already neatly wiped down the tables and chairs and beckoned everyone to sit down. Hu Qiushi happened to make tea at this time and put it on the table gently, and Hu Zhe hurriedly made tea for everyone, and then stood aside calmly.

Among those present were his father, and more importantly, his future father-in-law, and he had no permission to sit down.

Zhou Tie had actually secretly examined Hu Zhe many times, and he couldn't help but nod secretly with satisfaction. He glanced at Hu Zhe, and then said to Hu Zhe, "Hu Zhe, sit down!" Hehe! ”

After receiving Zhou Tie's order, Hu Zhe sat down carefully, and then straightened his chest with a respectful attitude.

Hu Terrier took a sip of tea, sighed and looked at Zhou Tiedao, "Alas! The Hu family suddenly suffered misfortune, how can I face Brother Zhou Tie!

In May, a new batch of silk was entered, and all the savings of the Hu family were taken out, originally hoping to sell it in the near future, so as to arrange a marriage for the children. I didn't think that a fire would burn the shop clean, and now there are only these three old houses left in the Hu family, and the days after this will be very difficult! ”

When he said this, he sighed again, looked at Zhou Tie, hesitated for a moment, and said, "My Hu family is already like this, how can I still be worthy of your Zhou family?" I can't let that baby come over and live such a hard life, Brother Zhou Tie, I don't think it's better to dissolve the children's marriage contract. ”

After Hu Terrier finished saying this, he lowered his head and looked helpless.

Hu Zhe never expected that his father Hu Terrier would suddenly say this, his face turned red in a moment, and he was uneasy in his heart, but he didn't dare to speak.

Zhou Zhiwen was also stunned when he heard this, his sister Zhou Luyun and Hu Zhe had already made a big appointment the year before last, although the sister had not yet passed the door, but according to the rules of the Ming Dynasty at this time, it was not too much to say that the sister was a member of the Hu family at this time. At this time, the Hu family's divorce is actually no different from divorce.

Of course, Zhou Zhi understands what Hu Terrier said very well, and he can feel that what Hu Terrier just said is sincere. Hu Terrier is out of kindness, and he has such words for the sake of his sister.

It can be seen that the Hu family is indeed a kind-hearted family.

But then again, it's okay to say what you know the truth, but what will you say if you don't know the truth, you may have to say that your sister Zhou Luyun is not, which is a big defacement of your sister's reputation.

Zhou Zhi couldn't help but be a little annoyed in his heart, but after all, he was a junior, and his father Zhou Tie was present at this time, and he still couldn't say some words unless he had to. He couldn't help but look at his father Zhou Tie, and saw that although Zhou Tie was frowning at this time, he was very flustered, as if he had no idea, and he didn't know what to say.

Zhou Tie happened to notice that Zhou Zhi was looking at him, he hesitated slightly, and he couldn't care about face, but he asked, "Xiaozhi, what do you say should be done about this matter?" ”

The Zhou family has gone from being poor and white to the current petty bourgeois family, all of which are the credit of Zhou Zhi. and Zhou Tie had already heard that what happened at home after he went to serve in the conscription, Zhou Zhi handled it alone, and it was handled in a disciplined manner.

He, like Zhou He and Zhou Luyun, seems to regard Zhou Zhi as the backbone.

Zhou Zhi was tantamount to getting his father's promise at this time, so he forcibly suppressed the unhappiness in his chest, slowly stood up, and said to Hu Terrier, "Uncle Hu, how is this talking?" My Zhou family is also a family of knowledge, how can there be a reason to hate the poor and love the rich? My sister is even more disciplined, and this marriage contract can never be dissolved! ”

Speaking of this, Zhou Zhi paused slightly, and suddenly his voice became cold, and then said, "However, if your Hu family has already had the intention of dissolving the marriage contract, and it happened to be proposed through this fire, and Brother Hu Zhe also had this intention for a long time, then our Zhou family has nothing to say, and this marriage contract will be dissolved by our Zhou family. ”

Zhou Zhi originally wanted to say that when the Hu family was rich before, it was not the Zhou family who climbed high, but your Hu family took the initiative to propose marriage. But then after thinking about it, I still took into account Hu Terrier's face and explained to him that the Zhou family was the family of Zhili.

As soon as Daddy Zhou Tie's words fell, he said, "That's the reason, if your Hu family already has this intention, then this marriage contract must be dissolved." If it was just because of the fact that the family was in distress due to the fire, you would still have no idea of it, and you would also look down on our Zhou family, thinking that our Zhou family was a person who fell into the ground? ”

In the past, Zhou Tie would never be able to say such imposing words, but now that his family is rich, his confidence is much stronger.

Hu Terrier actually said just now to test the Zhou family, after all, the Hu family is very poor now, and he is worried that the Zhou family will withdraw from the marriage because of this.

Now that the Hu family is poor, it is something they can't wait to marry a good girl like Zhou Luyun, how can they really want to get out of the marriage?

He put his mind at ease at this time, his old face was flushed, he hurriedly stood up, bowed to Zhou Tieshen in embarrassment, and said again and again, "It is the blessing of the Hu family that the Hu family has this in-laws, let me be grateful!" ”

However, what makes Hu Terrier even more pleased is that the Zhou family can have such a talent as Zhou Zhi who can speak well, is neither humble nor arrogant, and his only son Hu Zhe will also have a dependence in the future.