Mei Tongsheng didn't know that he had done something stupid after getting drunk, because he had never been so "generous", and he was quite proud of the pain.

In the past ten years, for the Mei family to hold their niece into the Gui family to watch over the widows, the Mei family's father and son have not been criticized. Now that the dowry field has been given and the dowry silver has been given, you can't suffer a loss in vain, just to wash away your previous reputation. Therefore, within two days, the news that Mei's aunt and nephew each got eight taels of dowry silver and five acres of dowry fields spread throughout the village.

Everyone was surprised by Mei Tongsheng's "iron rooster" generosity, but it was all from a village, who didn't know who, and no one felt that Mei Tongsheng was generous.

Everyone can see that Gui Wu of "Xigui" is back, and with the person who has established a household, he is no longer as weak and easy to bully as in the past, hasn't the Mei family also backed down?

For a while, no one dared to talk about Gui Wu's "resonance" and "return to the sect". As for Gui Chongyang, who returned to Mujia Village with Gui Wu before and after, a milky hairy child, no one will take it seriously.

As Mei expected, the dowry of five acres of land and eight taels of silver for each of Mei's aunts and nephews immediately aroused the eyes of many people. If a family with many sons in the countryside is divided, they may not be able to get five acres of land; Not to mention that there are eight taels of silver, which is exchanged for ten copper coins, which is really a "huge amount of money", and the daughter-in-law is enough to marry two.

Whether it is Mei Duo who is in her prime or Mei who is twenty-eight years old, some people have begun to inquire.

It's just that because everyone has been estranged from "Xigui" for more than ten years before, they have long since lost their friendship and move around, and it is not easy to come to the door directly for a while. Before these people found their way to visit Gui's house, they heard new news from "Xigui". The second room of the Gui family should be repaired, and the old house of the Gui family should be started.

Is the Gui family developed?

Before the villagers could discuss and speculate, another solid letter came out. Mei Shi took out sixteen taels of silver to rebuild the old house of the Gui family, and Mei's uncle and nephew had already gone up the mountain to cut down trees.

This is as uncomfortable as spending your own money, even if you don't have a son who wants to get married, but everyone has three aunts and six dependents, even if you don't wait to be a mother-in-law, you can only pull the fiber to protect the media and sell it well, why is this dowry silver gone all of a sudden?

The most uncomfortable thing was Mei Tongsheng, who got the news and jumped at home angrily: "This loser woman, this loser woman!" paid money to rebuild a house for the Gui family, why didn't she remember that she still had an uncle! ”

Mei Xiucai yawned and said, "If you want me to say, my father is too generous, that's sixteen taels, and now it's cheaper for the Gui family." I can see it, Gui Wu's kid is not a good one, he instigated Shun Niang to make trouble before, and he must have come for this silver! ”

If it weren't for the sixteen taels of silver that Village Chief Du had made up, Mei Tongsheng would not have sat back and watched Mei be a "loser", so he would have to come to the door to make trouble.

Now that he has the sixteen taels of silver that Village Chief Du has made up, he has somewhat smoothed out Mei Tongsheng's losses, and he is slightly better. Although he is greedy for money, he is not stupid, Village Chief Du obviously wants to calm things down, and he doesn't want officials in the village to have official wrongs, and Mei Tongsheng himself has no confidence, so he is honest.

"Dad, the title deed in Shun Niang's hand can no longer be left in vain, and the ownership has to be transferred, otherwise it will be difficult to ensure that Gui Wu will be calculated one day?" Mei Xiucai endured the sleepiness, and her eyes lit up.

Seeing this, Mei Tongsheng couldn't help but feel distressed: "How late did you stay up last night?" It's only going to be a township test next year, and there is still more than a year, so you don't have to work too hard! ”

"Got it, Dad, weren't you with Zhen Shanghai Xiucai last night? Everyone talked about the current text, and they broke late. Mei Xiucai said.

That circle, Mei Tongsheng has not survived all his life, and there is a faint jealousy in his envy, so he doesn't ask more, and only says: "I haven't seen you Uncle You in the past few days, ...... at Master Hong's house."

When Mei Tongsheng mentioned the Hong family, he remembered the sixty taels of silver that he had made a mistake, and his heart tightened, and he pulled off two of his beards.

When Mei Xiucai heard this, she immediately lifted her spirits: "Dad, I just came back for this matter." That's sixty taels of silver, it's a pity to miss it in vain. Not to mention that Master Hong is rich there, and if he befriends the Hong family, he doesn't have to worry about Gui Wu making it bad. ”

Mei Tongsheng snorted coldly: "What can I do if it's a pity? Tell me that your father-in-law is really careless, and he pulls down his face to be a middleman, what can I do? Now that the dowry has been given and the paperwork has been signed, if I repeat it, not to mention what will happen to the Gui family and Shun Niang, your father-in-law will not be happy. ”

Don't look at Du Lizheng in front of him, Mei Tongsheng is a "pro-big brother", but he also looks down on the Du family in his heart.

Mei Xiucai said: "The Hong family just wants to marry a daughter-in-law, and they don't have to be Mei Duo's dead girl." ”

Mei Tongsheng glared at Mei Xiucai: "Who else is there besides Mei Duo?" Xiao Yatou is only six years old this year, you want to send her to be a child daughter-in-law? No, the Mei family can't afford to lose that person, and your daughter-in-law won't be willing! ”

This "Xiao girl" is talking about Mei Xiucai's daughter Mei Xiao, who is only six years old this year, because she is a young girl, she is loved by her parents, and her name follows the model character of her cousin and brother, with "day" as the side, and her name is Mei Xiao.

Mei Xiucai hurriedly waved his hand: "Where did my father go, I just wanted to send it, and I have to be willing to be from the Hong family, Master Hong is still worried about 'hugging his grandson'." I thought, Mei Duo's dead girl can't do it, so I'll find another person in the village. ”

Mei Tongsheng's eyes lit up, so that even if the sixty taels of silver couldn't all fall into his pocket, most of them could be left.

"It's that I want to deviate, and the girl in the village is not the only one who is dead, and she has not been hanged from a tree. It's just that I have to divide the sixty taels of silver, which makes people feel distressed. Mei Tongsheng frowned.

"That's also a matter of no choice, who made that dead girl disobedient." Mei Xiucai said: "But there is no need to divide it equally, now the dowry in the countryside is only two or three dollars, even if you give more, a few taels of silver will be stopped." ”

"Is there a suitable candidate?" Mei Tongsheng suddenly came to his senses: "Master Hong's side is not just your Uncle You staring, don't let someone take the lead!" ”

"Why is there no candidate? Doesn't the Li family have a girl who is about the same age as the dead girl? Mei Xiucai said with a smile.

"That girl, it's just right, the Li family is really not good, let's tell her about this family business, and we are also doing good deeds." Mei Tongsheng said.

The daughter of the Li family mentioned by the father and son is Li Taoer, the "posthumous daughter" of Li Jinbao, the second eldest of the Li family, who died in the "Difficulty of Nine Dings", one year younger than Mei Duo and thirteen years old this year.

Li Taoer had no father before she landed, and after she landed, she jumped into the river before the full moon and her mother, and she was a poor little man without a father or mother. Although he lives with his grandmother and uncle, he is called as a little maid all day long, and it is common to be beaten and scolded, which is worse than that of a child with a stepmother. That's why father and son say so

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On the mountain, Gui Er's grandfather, Gui Wu, Gui Chun, and Gui Chongyang are all there, as well as Yang Jinzhu, Yang Wu's father and son, and Grandpa Zhang's two brothers, Zhang Da and Zhang Er, who came to help.

Although the hill belongs to the village, the woodland on the hillside has been divided. “

The woodland of the three brothers of Xigui adds up to more than ten acres of land, and some old poplars, old elms and the like are planted on it, and there is no other production, so the woodland is not valuable. But the scene in front of me is infuriating.

"These two rows of poplars were planted after the old house was repaired, and it was more than ten years, and when it came to maturity, I also came to see it in the spring, and they were all good, but I didn't expect them to be lost now." Second Grandpa Gui said angrily.

Only the stumps were left in front of him, and there were enough poplars of about 20 mature trees that had been stolen and felled, and the rest were crooked and unmature.

On weekdays, there is such a thing as stealing chickens and dogs in the village, and it is the first time that someone has stolen wood one by one.

The Yang family and the Zhang family who accompanied them were also shocked, they didn't expect that someone would come to steal the trees, and they stole so many trees at one time.

Gui Chongyang and Gui Wu looked around in unison, and their eyes fell on the path between the two woodlands.

"Whose woodland is over there?" Gui Wudao.

"Lee's." Second Grandpa Gui frowned.

Gui Chongyang spoke: "Did his family sell timber in the spring?" ”

Second Grandpa Gui nodded, as if thinking of something, limped towards the Li family's woodland, and said as he walked: "More than ten years ago, the two families were still in-laws, and they cut down old trees together and planted new trees. ”

Everyone also followed, if it was a neighbor's house, everyone would naturally not suspect that they were thieves, but the boss of the Li family was a "son who is not a father", who grew up with a widow and was a famous scoundrel in the village.

After only half a cup of tea, Grandpa Gui stopped, and in front of him was the stake left from the logging.

Gui Chongyang stepped forward and counted, and more than 20 trees were cut down here, so he said: "The Li family sells timber, there must always be a seller, and if you inquire about how much wood the other party has transported, you can know if the Li family is secretly selling." ”

In fact, you don't need to check, everyone knows most of it. If it weren't for the fact that the wood was smuggled and transported out, the villagers would always see and pay attention to such a big movement on weekdays, and it would be impossible to transport away more than 20 mature poplars silently.

Gui Chun said angrily: "The Li family is too much, let's go to them and ask for poplars!" ”

Second Grandpa Gui frowned and said, "'Catch thieves and catch dirty', what is the use of having a past without a certificate?" ”

Gui Wu's face was very ugly, this Li family was also the in-law of the Gui family, but like the Mei family, he took refuge in Du Lizheng, and he has fallen into the Gui family over the years.

Gui Chongyang was beside him, and he couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

This Li family, although it is a close neighbor of the Gui family, can not get along with the Gui family in old age, and the middle wall is repaired to a height of seven feet. Therefore, Gui Chongyang has not dealt with the Li family for a few days since he came back.

Li Jinbao, the second eldest of the Li family, died in the "Jiuding Difficulty" that year, and the Li family was also Gui Chongyang's creditor.

Moreover, thirteen years ago, the Li family died not alone. In August after Li Jinbao's death, Li Jinbao's wife committed suicide by throwing herself into the river after giving birth to a posthumous daughter. This is all a sin created by Gui Yuan.

The men of the older generation of the Li family have died long ago, and only the spicy old lady is left.

Back then, the old lady wanted to die or live, occupied the Gui family's new house, and took away sixteen taels of pension from the Gui family, of which eight taels were in Li Jinbao's name, and the other eight taels were counted as compensation from the Gui family.

This is all on the surface, but in fact, the Li family accounted for more than that. When they forcibly occupied the Gui family's new house, they did not give the Gui family time to clean up their things, not to mention rice, flour, grain and oil, and even the clothes covered most of them, almost "leaving the house" of the Gui family.

Whether it's a house or money, it can't buy people's lives, so the Gui family has long recognized it. But now, you have to inch in, and Gui Wu will be so unhappy.

"I'll go back to town in the afternoon and go to the lumber shop." Gui Wu said with a dark face.

The Gui family's advantage is not so easy to take advantage of, and the Li family is so unscrupulous, so you have to ask him if Gui Wu agrees. If the Gui family connived at this time, others would be deceived tomorrow.