The Qiantang Chen family regarded themselves as benevolent, generous, and benevolent. But today in the Chen family's ancestors, "talk nonsense." It was still found that there were many things about bullying the weak, and it was impossible for the big landlords of the noble clan to be equal to the poor tenants. It's okay not to worry about it.

In the evening, Chen Xian informed Xie Daoyun of the collected "family ugliness" one by one, and Xie Daoyun listened and said: "The rest is not enough to worry about, but you need to pay attention to the sale of land and property. ”

Chen Xian nodded yes, and immediately ordered Chen Chang and Chen Su brothers to lead the manor steward and the pawn to visit the tenants who had sold their fields to the Chen family overnight.

As soon as Chen Chang and Chen Su brothers left Wubao, the county commander Feng Mengxiong sent someone to report quickly, saying that the whereabouts of those Shanyin people had been ascertained, and a small official surnamed Ni in this county had something to do with it, according to neighbors, Ni surnamed Xiao Jia had a younger brother in Shanyin He's manor as a pawn, and at the end of last month, he had come here to live for a few days, Feng Mengxiong asked Zhu Xiang how to deal with this matter? The county has not yet alarmed the little official surnamed Ni

Xie Daoyun said: "The little official surnamed Ni has not falsely accused the Chen family, of course he can't be punished now, the most important thing now is to find out as soon as possible what basis the He family will sue the Chen family, and use this to frame Zizhong?" After a little hesitation, he said to Chen Xian: "Uncle Chen can arrange a loyal, reliable and clever tenant, preferably the one that the He family visited a few days ago, and let him go to the county to find the little official surnamed Ni, just" Speaking of this, he suddenly frowned slightly, and said: "It's not appropriate, it is easy to be recognized by the little official surnamed Ni directly, because the small surname Ni should be hidden and did not visit the tenant of the Chen family with his cousin, so let people arrange it, pretend to be a chance encounter, and deliberately criticize the Chen family in the teahouse restaurant, threatening to accuse the Chen family." ”

Chen Xian was deeply convinced by Xie Daoyun's wit and carefulness, and immediately ordered Laifu to arrange, most of the tenants and farmers were simple and duty-bound, and they had to be shrewd and able to speak to do this. Laifu let the eldest son of his in-law Huang Tenant take on this position, Huang Tenant's two sons are quite clever, the youngest son Huang Xiaotong followed Chen Caozhi to Jiankang, and the eldest son Huang Datong has married a wife and started a family, and now manages Chen's orchard.

On the morning of the eighth day of the first month of winter, Huang Datong got up and went to the county seat with a hired farmer, and came back in the evening, and said to Xie Daoyun, Chen Xian and others: "After the patriarch and Zhu Langjun arrived in the county seat, Feng County ordered to send someone to let the villain go to Zheliu Restaurant to drink and wait, and in the afternoon, the little official named Ni Taibin came. Just drinking with friends at the adjacent table, the villain deliberately sighed with the farmer Lao Dong, saying that the Chen family was bullying and forced to buy land and production, but unfortunately the Chen family was powerful and could not accuse, only drank and hated and drank a bottle The villain went out of the restaurant with Lao Dong, and slowly went out of the county town to the machine forest ferry, then Ni Taibin really followed quietly, asked the villain's name, and said that he was willing to help the little man get back the land The villain pretended not to dare, saying that the strength was weak How to fight, and the villain is only fifty acres of land, and it has been sold, how dare the small tenants fight with the Shi clan! Ni Taibin persuaded him in every possible way to let the villain return home quietly. Waiting for the news, when he heard the news that the county had sued Chen, he stepped forward to participate in the lawsuit, and he would be able to recapture the encroached land, and immediately gave the villain 500 yuan The villain still didn't dare, Ni Taibin was anxious, so he said that the Chen family had encroached on the class field and forcibly occupied 160 acres of fertile land from the Tang tenants. ”

Chen Xian and Chen Man looked at each other, and said in their hearts that it was really a matter of learning fields and buying fields, Chen Xian immediately ordered someone to call Chen Chang and Chen Su to ask Tang tenants about buying land, Chen Chang said truthfully: "When he bought land from Tang tenants, he was really reluctant, and Yu Guan and Qi Yinhu came to the door several times to persuade him, and finally bought it, but I didn't expect this person to be so hateful, and he wanted to accuse me Chen, if he insisted on refusing to sell, would my Chen beat him!" And last night I came to the door to ask him, if you really want to return it, please do it, but he said that since he has been sold, how can there be any reason to take it back. ”

Xie Daoyun said: "First return the 160 acres of land to the Tang tenant household, don't speak ill of him, this should be the provocation of the He family's scheme, don't blame the Tang tenant household." ”

Chen Xian was afraid that his nephew Chen Chang would be young and vigorous, so he personally went to see the Tang tenants that night, returned the land deed and books, and comforted him with kind words.

The next morning, Xie Daoyun resigned to Chen Xian, the patriarch of the Chen family, and wanted to return to Shanyin.

Run'er whispered to Xie Daoyun: "Zhu Langjun, Run'er and Brother want to go to Shanyin to visit Uncle Ugly, Zhu Langjun will take the two of me there, okay?" ”

This pink and delicate girl begged softly, it was really impossible to refuse, Xie Daoyun asked: "Your mother is willing to let the two of you go?" ”

Run'er said sweetly: "If I wish Langjun to intercede for Run'er and Brother, my mother will naturally agree." ”

Xie Daoyun said: "Then I'll give it a try." ”

Run'er was overjoyed and thanked him repeatedly, and Zong Zhi also turned out from the side and bowed deeply to Xie Daoyun.

Xie Daoyun went to see Ding Youwei, and Zong Zhi and Run'er followed her, both apprehensive and expectant.

As soon as Ding Youwei saw the two children like that, she smiled and said to Xie Daoyun: "Zhu Langjun, did these two children invite you to be a lobbyist?" ”

Xie Daoyun responded: "Yes." ”

Ding Youwei said: "There is a lot of official business in Shanyin, and Yuan is quite jealous!" Thing, Zonghu, Run'er Jianshanyin, is it appropriate?

Xie Daoyun turned his head and glanced at the little brother and sister, Run'er's dark and watery big eyes seemed to be able to speak, and his long hair was curled, blinking, blinking, Xie Daoyun turned back to Ding Youwei and said: "The overall situation of the meeting has been decided, and the family that should be visited has also visited, not as busy as before, if Zizhong sees Zongzhi and Run'er going, he will be pleasantly surprised." ”

Ding Youwei agreed, and ordered Swift and Ah Xiu to serve with him, Zong Zhidao: "Niangji, let Ah Xiu stay with her mother, and Sister Swift can accompany me and Run'er."

Run'er said: "Why don't you come with us to visit Uncle Ugly?" ”

Ding You said with a slight annoyance: "Don't be wordy, hurry up and pack up and go with Zhu Langjun." The heart said: "Xiaolang is not married, how can I go as a sister-in-law, and I will not return in three or two days." Although Zhu Langjun is a woman, but others don't know, wouldn't I be criticized for walking with Zhu Langjun! ”

On the evening of the tenth day of the first month, four ox carts and more than ten servants entered the county post house in Shanyin County, Huang Xiaotong saw Run'er first, and was greatly surprised, and shouted Sister Xiaochan to come and see, Run'er's little lady is coming" Xiaochan rushed out of the room, saw Zong Zhi and Run'er, and was surprised, and said: "Cao Zhi Xiaolangjun was invited to the Shaofu Medical Office, saying that someone has a strange disease, Xiaolangjun wants to go and see, and he will come back soon." ”

Run'er asked, "Xiao Sheng also followed." "To the sect: "Brother, wait for Uncle Ugly to come back." Let's surprise Uncle Ugly with the two of us. ”

Zong Zhi responded.

When the sky was golden and dark, Chen Caozhi and Ran Sheng rode horses, and the four sergeants followed on foot, and returned to the post house. ”

Chen Caozhi was overjoyed and called loudly: "Brother Yingtai one"

I saw two lanterns coming, two white hands holding long handles, and the lights were red to welcome Chen Caozhi.

Chen Caoyi wanted to ask Xie Daoyun about Chen Jiawu, but he didn't notice when there were such two little servants in the post house, Ran Sheng's eyes were sharp, and he shouted: "Run'er, Run'er's little lady, Zongzhi Chen Caozhi is now holding the lantern is his lovely nephew and Jiang daughter, big surprise, and asked repeatedly: "Why are you two here?" Zhu Langjun brought you here? ”

Zong Zhi responded: "Yes." ”

Run'er pouted and said, "Let Xiao Sheng say it first, it's not fun." ”

Ran Sheng scratched his head and laughed.

Xiaochan and Yuyan came out to take the lanterns in the hands of Zong Zhi and Run'er. Chen Caoyi walked towards the meeting with one in his hand, and when he looked up, the tall and thin Xie Daoyun was standing under the corridor, smiling slightly, and asked, "Zi rehang the pot to help the world?" ”

Chen Caozhi said: "The son of Gongcao Shi of Shanyin County was bitten by a side dog, his whole body was poisonous, and he was afraid of water and sound, and I was helpless. That is, tell Xiaochan and Swift, take Zongzhi, Run'er wait carefully when she goes out to play, and don't let the sick dog approach.

Ran Sheng said: "Brother don't worry, I will order someone to protect Zong Zhi and Run'er." ”

Chen Caozhi talked to his nephews and nieces, accompanied the two to dinner, let the little brother and sister rest early, and took them to Kexian County in a few days

Yuyan handed over the letter from the old patriarch Chen Xian to Cao Zhi Xiao Langjun, and Chen Xian wrote about Chen Jiawu in the letter. praised Zhu Yingtai, and at the end of the letter it was written that if Zhu Yingtai did not give up, Chen Xian was willing to put his young daughter in a scarf, so that Chen Caozhi could test Zhu Yingtai's intentions?

Chen Caozhi went to see Xie Daoyun with the letter in his sleeve, his smile was undisguised, Xie Daoyun opened his eyes and asked him what was ridiculous? Chen Caozhi showed the letter from the fourth uncle to Xie Daoyun, and Xie Daoyun shook his head and smiled.

Chen Caozhi said: "My nineteenth sister is also gentle and graceful, it's a pity. Then we changed the subject.

Xie Daoyun knows what Chen Caozhi is sorry for, if she is really a child of the Zhu family, then she and the Chen girl are also considered to be the right family, and Chen Caozhi is a friend and an in-law, isn't it beautiful, but unfortunately she is a woman!

Chen Cao between Xie Daoyun's experience in Chenjiawu, very relieved, so no worries, then to Xie Daoyun said the progress of the land break in the past few days, since the Yu family handed over 700 hermits, Wei also handed over 400 hermits, this matter spread throughout the ten counties of Huiji in three days, Huiji Shishu knew that they were no longer able to resist the landbreak, and they went to their respective counties to hand over the hidden households, today's Shen Shi reported statistics, the landlords of the ten counties of Huiji have handed over more than 7,000 hidden households, and it is still increasing, and before, Yangzhou ten counties only handed over a total of 12,000 hidden households.

Xie Daoyun asked: "Did the He family hand over the hidden household?" ”

Chen Caozhi shook his head and said, "The He family is still waiting for me to lose my official position and dismiss my post." ”

Xie Daoyun said: "Congratulations to Zizhong." ”

Chen Caojian: "But if you want to be without fault, why should you be happy?" ”

Xie Daoyun said: "This time, 6 Yu and He Zhu will not be able to frame you, they will be impeached by Xi Guest, 6 will be implicated as the head of the Tu Xuan Division, 6 will be implicated, 6 will be weak, 6 will be strong, and Zizhong is expected to marry 6 girls." ”

Chen Caozhi looked at Xie Daoyun, and didn't know what to say for a while, but he heard Xie Daoyun say: "6. The father and son are to blame, so why apologize for the son." ”

The cold night was silent, and the faint yellow light reflected the figures of the two on the wall, behemoths, shaking slightly.