March 19th, early in the morning!

From a distance, I saw Wang Shihua sitting on the threshold, his right hand supporting his chin, motionless looking at the lotus pond in front of him where spring was gradually rising, obviously in a daze.

Jiang Shoucheng knew the rules, slowed down his pace, walked to the side of the second dog, and asked in a low voice, "How long has the head of the family been in a daze?" ”

"More than ten minutes."

Jiang Shoucheng nodded, poured a cup of tea from the table, sat on the bench, and waited...... Although he didn't understand why Wang Shihua liked to be in a daze so much, he knew that Wang Shihua hadn't been in a daze for a long time since he had been so busy recently, and he finally had a chance to be in a daze, and he couldn't bear to wake up Wang Shihua.

After five or six minutes, Xiaomei walked out of the lobby, touched Wang Shihua, and whispered, "Master, it's time for breakfast." ”

"Ahh

Wang Shihua sneezed, rubbed his nose, glanced at Xiaomei, turned around again, and immediately smiled when he saw Jiang Shoucheng.

Jiang Shoucheng hurriedly got up and walked over, and whispered, "Family master, something is wrong." ”

Although something big happened, Jiang Shoucheng didn't rush to wake him up, obviously, this big thing was not urgent. Wang Shihua nodded and said with a smile: "Have you had breakfast?" ”

"I'm busy when I wake up early in the morning, so I don't have time to eat."

"Talk to the dinner table."

In the past, everyone paid attention to the rule of eating without saying a word, but now, this rule has been completely broken by the eldest lady of the Wang family.

The other two have not been weaned yet, and they are taken care of by a wet nurse, and they are better, but Wang Jincui took the initiative to wean, shouting all day long to eat meat, and as soon as she arrived at the dinner table, she had to put all the meat and vegetables in front of her, otherwise, she would have to climb on the table to grab meat to eat, otherwise she would cry. Moreover, she is also very filial, as soon as she is on the table, she grabs the meat with her fingers and feeds them one by one, if you don't eat it, she will cry too. After feeding a circle, all the meat belongs to her, and if you want to eat it, you have to make her happy and get her permission, otherwise, she will come to your bowl and grab it.

It's hard to eat at the same table with this kind of Monkey King-like trickster, but because of this, the atmosphere is very cheerful.

Jiang Shoucheng also often eats at this table, so he naturally let go, eats a bowl of rice, picks up a wine glass, touches it with Wang Shihua, and after drinking it all, he puts down his chopsticks. Wang Shihua asked suspiciously: "Shoucheng, I remember that you are three bowls but not at work, why are you saving food for me so much today?" ”

"The head of the house, there is still your order waiting outside."

Hearing this, Wang Shihua put down his chopsticks and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Lianghekou Village is located in the easternmost part of Jiangyin County, across the river from Fenghuang County.

There are more than 120 households in the village, and more than 500 people. It is mainly composed of the two surnames Peng and Zhao, and the population is about the same, and it is a natural village that does not belong to the four major families.

Zhao Ximing is a villager in the village, and he has three acres of thin fields, two acres of land and half a mountain in the village, which is relatively wealthy, but because of the famine and the fact that he would rather beg for food than sell land, he joined the Wang family.

Here's the problem: although he joined the Wang family, his previous real estate naturally remained unchanged in law, but in the eyes of the clan, he was an outsider, so the clan had the right to take back his real estate. How willing Zhao Ximing was to work, he naturally sued Wang Shihua.

As a family, what I am best at is to plan and then act. For this problem, Wang Shihua has long discussed with others and thought of countless ways.

"Shoucheng, why is your memory getting worse and worse? Didn't you discuss a way to deal with this kind of thing before, why did you come to ask me? ”

"Family master, I naturally remember the way, but just yesterday, six or seven such incidents happened at the same time, and Zhao Ximing's matter is better, and in some places, the other three families have stretched out half a foot into it."

"Six or seven at the same time? Hum! He Mei sneered and said, "I think the three of them really admit it, and they are waiting for us here." ”

No wonder Jiang Shoucheng said that this is a big thing, to be precise, this is a big thing composed of countless small things, and if one is not handled well, it is very likely to subvert the Wang family.

For the Wang family to gather manpower, the other three families have no choice but to watch because of limited food. But now it seems that the three of them are not so easy to deal with, and their vision is also extremely unique, and they hit the core of the problem at once: the Wang family gathered manpower this time, and the people who came to defect, in addition to the territory of the other three, were all over the county, and even thousands of outsiders came from afar to meet each other. Like Wang Ximing, with them joining the Wang family, what about the real estate they left in place...... The other three obviously saw this and took action, wanting to drag the Wang family into this quagmire of constantly fighting wits and courage with others, and in the end, it is likely that the Wang family will be tired of coping with such a situation and have no time to develop, and it is even very likely to become the target of public criticism and make the Wang family gradually decline.

Wang Shihua, who understood, also sneered and said, "I want to see, are those people not afraid of death, are I Wang Shihua's knife unhappy?" ”

"Shihua, this matter must not be blindly tough, otherwise, it will make my Wang family a public enemy. I think that's what the three of them want to see. ”

"Aunt He, what do you think should be done?"

"Since this kind of thing happens 'at the same time,' it becomes complicated. Even if we make an example of each other in the previous discussion, I am afraid that it can only serve as a temporary deterrent, and cannot achieve the goal of long-term peace and stability...... Anyway, I'm not in a hurry at this time, let me think about it. ”

Wang Shihua had no choice but to say to Jiang Shoucheng: "You let that Zhao Ximing go back first, and tell him, I will take care of this matter." ”

I thought about this until I was in the night, and everyone discussed it twice in a row, but they didn't think of a good way to do it once and for all.

When Wang Shihua dragged his tired body into Zhang Cuiyun's room, Zhang Cuiyun was teaching Wang Jincui to read and write.

When he looked up, he saw Wang Shihua's eyes were bloodshot, his face was sad, and he looked exhausted, and he was startled. Hurriedly walked over, helped Wang Shihua sit down, poured tea for him while asking the maid to bring a basin of hot water, and then, helped Wang Shihua rub his shoulders and beat his legs, and used a hot towel to help Wang Shihua cover his face, seeing that Wang Shihua's spirit was better, he complained: "You are really, why are you so energetic...... So many people can't help you think of a good idea, what a bunch of idiots. ”

"Cuiyun, you can't say that." Wang Shihua picked up Wang Jincui, who ran over with open arms, and put it on his lap.

"Jin Cui, come down, your daddy is tired today."

"It's fine!" Wang Shihua took out a piece of toffee from his pocket and handed it to Wang Jincui, and then smiled at Zhang Cuiyun: "The point is that this problem is too complicated, we have discussed many ways, but none of them can be solved once and for all...... Everyone is attentive. ”

Zhang Cuiyun nodded, and hugged Wang Jincui down, just as the maid sent hot water to wash her feet, and hurriedly helped Wang Shihua take off her shoes and wash her feet. While washing, he said dissatisfiedly: "The three of them are too shameless, playing scoundrels with you...... Shihua, if they come soft, you will give them hard. ”

Wang Shihua leaned back comfortably, shook his head with a wry smile and said, "No!" If it is hard, at most, it will play a temporary deterrent effect. Moreover, since this matter was planned and then acted by the three of them, with the ability of the three of them, I am afraid that they would come to the hard work a long time ago, and they have already made preparations in this regard...... Cuiyun, believe it or not, I dare to make an example of a hundred, they will definitely take the opportunity to instigate everyone to go against my Wang family, and at that time, we will really become the target of everyone. ”

"If the hard one doesn't work, then come the soft one."

"Soft ones don't work! As soon as our side is soft and retreats, the three of them will immediately take a step forward, and everyone will think that our Wang family is easy to bully and flock closer. If this continues, sooner or later we will have to be pushed to the edge of the cliff by them. This doesn't work~! ”

Zhang Cuiyun's temperament was already hot, and when he heard this, he immediately raised his head and glared at Wang Shihua, shouting: "Soft is not good, hard is not good, they are scoundrels, these turtle sons are really too deceitful...... Shihua, don't be so brain-skewy, just learn from them to be a scoundrel, secretly do some shameless things, and see who can be more shameless and scoundrel. ”

Wang Shihua still smiled bitterly, halfway through the laughter, his face was suddenly stunned, and then he looked at Zhang Cuiyun......

Zhang Cuiyun felt something strange, raised her head and glanced at Wang Shihua, her face suddenly turned red, and she scolded shyly: "Look? Jin Cui is still there. ”

Unbeknownst to him, Wang Shihua not only did not answer, but stood up with a brush. Before Zhang Cuiyun could speak, Wang Shihua had already stepped on the floor, and then, barefoot, wandered around the room, muttering something in his mouth.

has been married for two or three years, Zhang Cuiyun naturally knows that Wang Shihua is thinking about things and doesn't like to be disturbed. I could only pout my lips and go out with a footbasin.

As soon as he poured out the water, he was about to hand the footbasin to the maid, but he was suddenly grabbed from behind and kissed on the neck.

"Hah! Ha! Cuiyun, you're too smart......"

Do you want to do this in front of your subordinates? Zhang Cuiyun, who was embarrassed and angry, was about to use an inverted crutch to push Wang Shihua in the struggle, but Wang Shihua took the initiative to let go, ran out barefoot, and shouted: "Ergouzi, quickly invite Uncle Jiang and Aunt He to the study, I have something important to discuss with them." ”

"Shoes! Shoes ......" helplessly, Zhang Cuiyun could only stop the second dog: "Second dog, bring the master's shoes over." ”

When Jiang Shoucheng and He Mei rushed to the study, Wang Shihua was humming a little song and wiping his feet. This look is obviously a good idea.

Seeing them coming, Wang Shihua threw the footkerchief into the basin and smiled at Wu's mother: "Wu's mother, are there still lotus seeds at home?" ”

"I know that you like to eat lotus seed soup, I specially left more for you, and I didn't even want to give it to my mother."

"Yes! Come on, I'm a little hungry. ”

"Good!"

Wu's mother walked away with a footbasin, passed by He Mei's side, and smiled at He Mei, it seems that He Mei's initiative to apologize has still been forgiven by Wu's mother, otherwise, she may embarrass He Mei again today.

The three of them sat down. After Uncle Jiang poured tea for everyone, he asked with a smile: "Family master, seeing you like this, have you thought of a good way?" ”

"Yes! Thought of it. ”

"Tell me about it." He Mei was very surprised that Wang Shihua was able to surpass herself in terms of wisdom for the first time, and asked anxiously.

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