Du Li Zheng frowned and said: "The Mei family has been bewitched by the Gui family, and the iron heart wants to hand over the form, and when you get to the court, you can also keep your mouth shut and not mention the whereabouts of the Qiu family?" ”

Mei Tongsheng choked, straightened his neck and said, "Then what should I do?" ”

"Again, where did the Qiu clan go now?" Duri couldn't help but be impatient and said.

"Who knows where it went, it was sold to a passing ship for a high price." Mei Tongsheng said, his eyes drifting.

"Whose hand is tight?" Du Li didn't see Mei Tongsheng's eyes, and thought about it.

"Tight, tight!" Mei Tongsheng nodded hurriedly: "It's Lao You who did it, he definitely doesn't dare to let people know about this." ”

This "Lao You" is Mei Tongsheng's old friend in the town, who appeared in Mujia Village as a matchmaker to pick up people. Human trafficking in private is illegal, not to mention that this You family is also a scholar.

No one knows the whereabouts of the Qiu clan is a good thing or a bad thing. If Mei's aunt and nephew bite this to death, unless Mei Tongsheng personally admits to "buying and selling human beings" and puts out all the human and material evidence, it will be difficult to clear the suspicion of "murder for money".

"You can't wait like this, you have to take the lead to prevent future troubles!" Dury pondered for a moment and said.

"So what should I do?" Mei Tongsheng was also worried in his heart.

"Everything has to be done in the right way! When your brothers and sisters were gone, Mei was still a maiden, and she should have shared a dowry; The small one is the same as this. "Dury is right.

Mei Tongsheng has no confidence now, and because he is too greedy, he only occupies his brother's property, does not raise orphans, and lets Mei's niece "go out of the house", only these two items are untenable when they reach the court.

I heard that I really wanted to give Mei Shi and Mei Duo money, and Mei Tongsheng's face immediately looked ugly as if he had eaten.

*

Since beating Gui's second grandfather's house to set up wine, the news in Mujia Village is no longer "Gui Yuan's son is back" or "Gui Wu brought his daughter-in-law back to the sect", but "Mei Fuzi 'murdered for money' and killed Qiu's".

The return of Gui Chongyang and Gui Wu is something that everyone can see, and it's all about saying a few words; At most, there are two sour words behind his back, Gui Wu will be swept out of the house because he is disgusted by the Jiang family, but there are several cars of dowry sent by Mrs. Jiang, and no one responds to these sour words.

Everyone has always been alienated from the Gui family, and the gossip has lost interest; The Mei family is thriving, and there are far more people staring at the Mei family than the Gui family.

Mei Fuzi's 'murder for money'" is a major matter, and it is spreading more and more in private.

Mei Tongsheng is not good at management, and his life is mediocre; But in the past ten years, he has taken over his brother's industry, married the Du family, and successively provided two talented men, and rejected many people's proposals for the eldest grandson, and the people who hate the Mei family are not one or two.

There are also those people, who can't see that others are doing well, and within a few days, they spread the story of Mei Tongsheng's "murder for money" everywhere, and even added oil and vinegar to say that there is a nose and a shadow.

These gossips reached Mei's family, Mei Tong was angry and half dead, but there was no way, and when he heard that Gui Wu had gone to Xiji Town, he knew that Du Lizheng's previous suggestion could not be delayed any longer.

The eldest grandson is in the official school, and the son has been socializing in the town recently, so Mei Tongsheng has no one to discuss in front of him, so he has to go to the Du family by himself.

*

In Xiji Town, Gui Chongyang followed Gui Wu and beat one of the most famous lawsuits in the town.

Holding the flowers written in his hand, which made people cry, Gui Chongyang sighed and said: "It's a pity, such a good form is useless." ”

"Why are you in a hurry?" Gui Wu glanced at Gui Chongyang and was slightly puzzled.

When Gui Chongyang wanted to plot against the Mei family before, he was confident, unhurried, and not so urgent.

"The Mei family's father and son have shallow personalities, selfishness and viciousness are exposed, but Du Li is not at ease." Gui Chongyang frowned and said: "The two families are each other's inside and outside, and they are embarrassed. ”

Although he has not officially dealt with Du Lizheng, he only watched it twice, which made Gui Chongyang see Du Lizheng's difficulty.

Gui Wu said thoughtfully: "It's to be on guard, I asked someone to check the details of the Du family a few years ago, and I didn't find anything special, but if he didn't rely on it, he wouldn't have been able to stir up the wind and rain more than ten years ago." This can't be found, it's shocking. ”

To check a person's place of origin, in addition to visiting the people, it is through the official yamen. The village chief Du is a foreigner, and it is easy to check the place where he moved out, but it is strange that he is in Tongzhou alone, and there are no relatives involved.

A person settled in Tongzhou Mansion, and then married a wife and concubine, and spread out the branches, which led to the Du family.

Single-family households, where is it so easy to beg for a living? The head of the village of Bisheng Du bought a field and a shop, so that the slaves called the maids, and he never showed embarrassment, nor was he afraid of others peeping into the industry.

"Is it a concubine issued by a big family?" Gui Chongyang thought of a possibility, and couldn't help but be a little worried. Even if they are marginalized concubines, they have the same bloodline, and they still have to rely on them in case of trouble, which is not something that ordinary farmers can contend with.

Gui Wu shook his head and said: "It's not like it, if he is really from an extraordinary background, his vision will not be so narrow, you see that he married a wife and a daughter, and he was looking for it in the village, in order to gain a foothold in the Kimura family." Obviously, with the Du family's sufficient assets, they can settle in Xiji Town and marry the rich families in the town, but they have to live in the village, and there must be a reason. ”

Gui Chongyang's eyes lit up: "Is there a treasure in the village?" He's here for the treasure? ”

Gui Wu twitched the corner of his mouth: "You think too much." Tongzhou is open, has always been a waterway hub, and the surrounding villages have no natural hazards, and there are many people, where is the place of hidden treasures? ”

"It's not a treasure hunt, could it be a disaster avoidance?" Gui Chongyang thought of another possibility.

This Duri seems to be gentle, but he is full of calculations, and he loves to make ideas when he talks and does things. A foreigner, a married farmer who marries a wife and a daughter, is in order to be a righteous position, not without ambition; However, this ambition stopped in the village, and there was no intention of continuing to drill camp, and it seemed a little inconsistent.

Gui Wu didn't immediately refute this time, but fell into deep thought, nodded and said, "If that's the case, it will make sense." It seems that it is necessary to check the events of 30 years ago to see if any clues can be found. ”

There was a small tail on the back, and the uncle and nephew didn't know what to do, and while talking in a low voice, they walked towards the back street of the county office.

There are many small officials living here, and Zhong Xiaoyi, who is from the same door as Gui Wu, lives nearby, but the uncle and nephew did not go to Zhong's house today, but went to another place, not a local household.

The male owner of this family came to the local area with the magistrate four years ago, and he is a criminal master, who is the one who Zhou Dingxiang mentioned a few days ago that he is a fellow villager with Master Zhou.

Because this criminal master is a person who should be used in front of the county lord, people often come to the door to ask for gifts, and the neighbors pay more attention, and ordinary people can inquire about it.

The little tail who followed behind Gui Wu's uncle and nephew inquired around, and then hurried away.

At noon that day, Du Lizheng, who had lunch with Liumei Tongsheng, got the accurate news that the uncle and nephew of the Gui family had already written a complaint from the lawyer and also went to visit the confidants of the county.

When Mei Tongsheng heard this, he couldn't help but be frightened.

Du Lizheng didn't bother to persuade Mei Tongsheng anymore, and said bluntly: "If you are really reluctant to go out with the money, then the official, if you are lucky, you will spend a hundred and ten taels of silver." ”

If you let it out, there is really nothing to fear from the poor entering the yamen, unless you meet a ruthless chief who doesn't take human life seriously, otherwise you will only be beaten twice, and you will not be able to squeeze oil and water left and right, and there will be fewer people staring up and down; Those who are really worried about entering the yamen, but Mei Tongsheng, a rich family with a slightly more prosperous life, has no great relationship to make people fearful, and if you press it, oil and water will come out, if you really want to enter the yamen, the remaining half of the family production capacity is good.

Mei Tongsheng lived to be more than fifty years old, and he had not experienced the methods of the government, and he had heard of it, of course, he was unwilling to be an official even if he died, so he couldn't help but mourn: "Is it really cheap, the Gui family can't do it?" ”

Du Li snorted coldly: "Who said that that land must be the Gui family? The Mei family has no biological sons, you write a stroke on the makeup field, and only pass on the Mei's biological children, otherwise you can take it back after Mei's death? ”

Mei Tongsheng immediately added vitality to his body, and said: "But they still have eight taels of silver notes, what should I do?" If you take this as an example, the little girl has to give eight taels there. ”

Now a stone of wheat is only more than 20 yuan, two or three taels of silver can live comfortably for a year, these sixteen taels of silver are given out in vain, how can Mei Tongsheng be willing?

Du Li is frowning: "That is the property of the Mei family's second room, and the two aunts and nephews are the maidens in the second room, whether it is according to the law or human favors, they should have a share, if you don't want to leave this handle, it is better to break the wealth and avoid disasters." If someone says this in the future, you will be the one who is right. As for the Gui family, hmph, if you want the silver, give it to them first, there is always something for them to spend......"

Mei Tongsheng knew that it was a powerful relationship, but he still felt as sad as cutting meat, and the fat chicken in front of him tasted like chewing wax.

*

At dusk, Gui Wu and Gui Chongyang's uncle and nephew came back, and Mei was already waiting in the second room.

Du Li sent someone over in the afternoon to call Mei over, apparently to mediate the "dispute" between Mei and Mei Tongsheng.

Mei Shi delayed and didn't go, just waiting for Gui Wu and Gui Chongyang.

"Although Chongyang is small, now he is the head of the household, go with me; Xiao Wu here, also to fill the number of people. "Since the commotion a few days ago, Mei's has been as if he has eaten the elixir, and his fighting spirit is high, like an old hen, and he wants to protect Gui Chongyang and Mei Duo under his wings.

Gui Wu here, there is no other word; Gui Chongyang here is a solemn nod.

Things developed step by step, all according to the plan, which made Gui Chongyang feel faintly complacent and excited.

So, after a while, the villagers who were walking at the door after dinner found that Mei and Gui's fifth uncle and nephew had entered Du's house.

And before that, Mei Tongsheng went back and forth to Du's house once or twice with a black face.

*

In the living room of the Du family, Mei Tongsheng looked at the Chinese book in his hand and couldn't help jumping to his feet: "Ridiculous, what is this?" ”