Chapter 9: Who's in Charge (1)

After the two tigers in the room finished speaking, Xie Xiuqi's heart was full of wry smiles - although the two tigers' words flickered, and they were quite secretive about the inside story, how could they hide from the extremely shrewd Xie Xiuqi?

It turned out that the Erhu family's current incident, in the final analysis, was actually involved by their predecessors.

After the arson case, his predecessor was addicted to drunkenness all day long. On this day, he drank excessively every day, and he spent a lot of money. And the Lu Mansion borrowed from left and right, and just lost a large amount of money for him, and the mansion was also quite stretched, and it also temporarily cut off his silver supply - this is also the reason why everyone thought that Uncle Lu had abandoned his predecessor after it gradually came out.

So, when his predecessor had wine at home, he poured out his sorrows, and if he didn't have wine, he smashed and scolded angrily, but he was bitter and had long regarded his predecessor as the main tiger. In the past few months, the half-grown boy who is extremely simple and only for the grace of his mother has relied on his own efforts to do small jobs, and occasionally took some from the family's fragmentary savings over the years, but he has offered the wine of his predecessor, but the Erhu family has gradually run out of water.

In the long run, how can you be born? Every time Erhu tried to persuade to no avail, he sighed at home, but he was also taken by his mother Gu Li, who was also grateful for the picture.

Subsequently, there is a large family in the neighboring Qianjia Village seems to have long taken a fancy to the young sister of the two tigers, and a month ago, the family took advantage of the time when the two tigers went out to work, and offered a large amount of dowry for the young son of the family to ask for a baby.

If that's all there is to it, that's fine. But it's not for a reason, the big family is still rich, how can they marry the Erhu family who is so poor that there is only a dilapidated courtyard? It turned out that the youngest son of the family seemed to have broken his brain due to a serious illness when he was young, and he was a fool and stupid person since he was a child.

Gu Li's family was not allowed in every way at first, but the matchmaker said clever words and clever words according to the Qian family's instructions, saying that the two of them were still young, but they were just talking about a kiss first, and if they were not satisfied in the future, they could return the bride price and withdraw from the family. The bride price offered by the Qian family is extremely generous, enough to cover Xie Xiuqi's expenses for several months.

Under the two-pronged approach, it made Gu Li, who had already worried about the two tigers in his heart, solve the urgent need, thinking that just as the matchmaker said, it was a big deal that the family would have enough money in the future, and the bride price would be refunded.

So, with a thought, Gu Li also accepted the bride price and made a document, and promised the younger sister of the second tiger to the young son of that family, and they could get married when the two grew up in the future.

But Gu Li didn't know that the documents had been ordered and the bride price had been received, so how could he really say that he would return?

After going home and learning about this, Erhu immediately returned the bride price - although San'er is still young, he has also calculated that he has a bit of a beautiful embryo, and Erhu still expects her to be happy in the future, marry a good man, how can she marry an idiot?

However, at this time, the wood has been completed, how can the big family let him get his wish?

After hearing that Erhu was going to retire, the family gathered the elders in the village, acquaintances and friends to come to the door, and they wanted to ask for an explanation - the life of their parents and the words of the matchmaker. Your mother's handprints have been pressed, and the bride price has been received. Is marriage a joke? Trick me? If you want to return, you can compensate my family for ten times the bride price!

And this is the origin of the scene that Xie Xiuqi and An Qian saw.

Xie Xiuqi nodded with a deep groan: "So, the Qian family just doesn't want to?" ”

"Yes, young master." Erhu replied angrily: "The order of the parents, the words of the matchmaker, the Qian family is based on this, but the villain has nothing to do, and now he is stiff, but he doesn't want you to come suddenly." ”

Xie Xiuqi thought thoughtfully: "The life of the parents, the words of the matchmaker?" ”

An Qian on the side was also full of worry: "Yes, young master, I'm afraid this matter is really handled by the Qian family...... Although since the eldest princess, women such as me have also gained some autonomy in marriage, but the matchmaking of parents is still final......"

"Poor San'er, she's very pitiful...... Young master, can you help her? ”

The little girl hugged the little girl who was crying silently and begged softly, but it suddenly made Xie Xiuqi laugh - she hadn't wiped off her butt yet, and this matter was obviously a loss for the Gu family...... When Brother can do anything? By the way, who is this eldest princess? Marital autonomy?

Somehow, Xie Xiuqi has become more and more aware that this era seems to be strange - the Yongfu that An Xiu said, the inspection office that An Xiu said, and the neat and tidy street all the way. All kinds of weirdness made Xie Xiuqi exhaustively search for memories of his past life, and he couldn't find any dynasty that matched what he saw and saw at the moment, and he felt that he was not in ancient times.

What kind of eldest princess is there now? Marital autonomy?

However, everything around him told him that this was ancient times.

But which dynasty is this? What's going on with all this weirdness?

Puzzled, Xie Xiuqi turned his mind back again.

Erhujia...... It's really simple and kind...... Ten years ago, I still tried my best to repay the kindness of life, and ten years later, not to mention that this matter was still caused by the predecessor......

The life of the parents, the words of the matchmaker...... In ancient times, this was indeed the most important thing for the marriage of children...... How to deal with this?

Thinking to himself, he also muttered and pondered.

Seeing that the young master seemed to be wandering into the world, Erhu didn't speak again, but just walked to the side and squatted on a grass root, with a sad look on his face.

The hustle and bustle outside the door gradually grew.

After a while, I saw that the door had been vigorously pushed open by one person, and then, a few people with a high head and waist led two old men who were drooping into the door.

"The two old patriarchs are highly respected, you have to call the shots for me in this matter......"

The village woman who had screamed and laughed at Xie Xiuqi outside the house was now full of pugs, and was flattering to the two old men who entered the door solemnly.

The old man on the right suddenly nodded smugly: "That's natural, you can look at the daughter-in-law of the Da Zhuang family, the old man really doesn't believe that his Gu clan is so disrespectful and allows a hairy boy to come." ”

Although the meaning of the words was to refer to the second tiger, he glanced at Xie Xiuqi sarcastically in his eyes.

The old man on the left frowned: "Qian Sun's family, don't make a noise, if your family is in charge, the old man and others will deal with it impartially for your family." ”

He said in a deep voice. Immediately, he also turned his gaze to Xie Xiuqi, who was awakened from his contemplation: "This must be the third son of Lord Lu's family?" ”

"Exactly." Xie Xiuqi stood up and bowed, but he stretched out his hand to invite the two old men to take a seat.

"My husband is ......"

Immediately, he asked the old man on the left suspiciously.

A hint of surprise flashed in the eyes of the old man on the left, didn't the rumors say that this was a prodigal and inherent? When I saw him today, how could I still think he was quite polite?

He was reserved and turned sideways, but he gave Xie Xiuqi a salute: "Don't dare to accept the gift of the third prince." The old man is shy and loved by the clansmen, and he is the patriarch of my Gu clan. ”

Xie Xiuqi was shocked when he heard this. He knew that the ancient clans had great authority in the land. Sometimes, in a township and a mile, the chief of the official face may be just a decoration, but the patriarch is a man of his word.

This seems to have been gradually reversed after the founding of the People's Republic of China, but in this era...... He shook his head with a smile in his heart, and looked at Old Patriarch Gu's gaze, which also revealed a bit of respect.

"Faux pas."

He bowed his hand again.

Old Patriarch Gu returned the salute again, and he gestured to the other old man next to him who was looking at Xie Xiuqi without smiling: "This is the patriarch of the Qian clan in the neighboring Qian Village. ”

Xie Xiuqi snorted lightly, but there was no bird like a bird.

Xie Xiuqi's demeanor when the two of them came in had already seen it clearly, and Erhu was also surnamed Gu, so he naturally wanted to give Gu Lao Patriarch some face. As for you...... As soon as I entered the door, I made my position clear. What about you Niu B, Lao Tzu and Erhu are not surnamed Qian.

The patriarch of Qian, who was still waiting for the young master of the official family to salute him, trembled when he saw this, but he couldn't help it, and after snorting heavily, he also sat down on the side.

Old Patriarch Gu didn't care, he smiled even more, and after sitting down, he saw him look at Xie Xiuqi again: "I just don't know, what is the matter with the third prince here?" But for the family affairs of the two tigers? ”

He asked.

"Exactly." Xie Xiuqi bowed his head again and said: "Erhu is my brother, his sister, and my sister, but she is not allowed to marry an idiot." ”

He glanced coldly at Qian Sun on the side, and said so.

The mother-in-law of the Qian family was suddenly furious: "You are an idiot!" Don't wait for me to not know you-"

A young man beside her who seemed to be a scholar quickly grabbed her: "Mother, you calm your anger first, although he seems to have been disliked, but no matter how he is the son of Lord Lu, this blood is thicker than water......"

He thought about it a little more.

"Afraid of what?" The mother-in-law of the Qian family screamed again.

"Lord Lu also has to be reasonable, right? There are two respected old patriarchs here, I don't believe that he dares to come nonsense, even if Lord Lu wants to bully us for him-it's a big deal, we will follow the example of that Fang family and prepare to sue Shangyongfu! ”

She squinted at Xie Xiuqi and said proudly.

"Exactly." On the side, the patriarch of the Qian clan was also sneering on the side.

I saw that the old guy looked at Xie Xiuqi even more playfully after speaking: "Since the third prince Xie is here for Gu Erhu's family affairs, he must know a lot about it. The old man is here today, but he is also here to mediate this matter. It is reported that Gu Erhu has always regarded the third prince as the master, but I don't know about this, can the third prince also be the master for him? ”

He asked with a sinister smile.

A whisper suddenly came from the side: "If you can let him call the shots, it would be the best, this waste ......"

"Exactly, even if his family matters, as long as the Fang family takes care of it, isn't there nothing his family can do. If you want me to say, we don't have to worry about him at all. I am very clear and clear, and there are countless masters of Yongfu Qingtian, and the water blue hanging sword cleanses the world, how can it be blown ......"

"The Fang family is a county lord who helps to restrain Lord Lu, and even borrows the deterrence of Yongfu......"

"If they can borrow it, can't I borrow it later? And this waste is nothing if he doesn't borrow his father's official identity, but as long as he dares to borrow his father's official identity, we will go to Yongfu, and I don't believe it......"

Xie Xiuqi squinted, but it was several members of the Qian family who entered the door with the two patriarchs.

His heart was already extremely angry, but there was also a bit of irony - how could he encounter such a after he passed through? Also, what is the water blue hanging sword and Yongfu? How does it sound like the ancient power enhancement and the Qingtian version of the Commission for Discipline Inspection?

Xie Xiuqi thought in his heart, but his eyes looked at Erhu inquiringly.

Erhu seemed to be a little reluctant, but he seemed to be even more reluctant to hurt Xie Xiuqi's face, he looked at this and that, and after hesitating for a long time, he nodded heavily, as if he was letting go.

An Qian immediately cheered, and several people in the Qian family over there were already overjoyed. A hint of urgency flashed in the eyes of the old patriarch Gu, but the patriarch Qian was already full of sneers, and the second tiger was even more worried.

For a while, everyone in the room was already full of expressions.