It was already early noon, and Zhang Yuan was about to say goodbye to his eldest brother Zhang Dai, when he suddenly heard Ni Ruyu shouting: "Ahhh Seeing Zhang Ding running away as soon as he threw his legs, he must have vomited.

Zhang Dai walked up to Ni Ruyu and asked, "Brother Ni, where is the phlegm, hurry up and let someone rinse it." ”

Ni Ruyu, who is so clean, pointed to the pond outside Xia Shuangxuan with a disgusted face and said: "That kid just spit into the pool and was swallowed by a red carp, ahhh With that, he flicked the sleeves of his robe and went to the Tianwen platform.

Zhang Yuan, Uncle Yao Jian and others looked at each other.

Uncle Yao Jian said with a smile: "I'm afraid this Ni Ruyu won't even dare to eat fish in the future, at least the carp won't eat it." ”

Zhang Yuan shook his head and thought, "I really don't know how this guy lived to be so big!" pick manure to irrigate the garden, then the vegetables can't be eaten; Pigs and sheep are filthy, so the meat can't be eaten—"

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Zhang Yuan and Xiao Xi Nu Wuling out of the garden, around to the Wulu bridgehead of the Lu pharmacy to visit Lu Yungu, Lu Yungu for Zhang Yuan to see both eyes, to confirm that the eye disease has been cured, and told to use eyes carefully, to take care of the eyes for a long time, chatted for a while, Zhang Yuan resigned, Lu Yungu to keep him to eat, Zhang Yuan said: "Mother is still waiting for me to go back." ”

It was past noon when I returned home, and Zhang's mother, Lu Shi, was leaning on Lu and looking forward to it, and said: "Yuan'er, Mr. Fan, who often studies for you, just came to visit, but because you were not there, he didn't enter the door, and said that he would come back in the afternoon." ”

Zhang Yuan thought to himself: "Fan Zhending has found out about Zhang Dachun's interception of the rented grain, well, wait to see what Fan Zhen says." ”

Zhang's mother Lu Shi said again: "Your sister sent a letter to ask if your eye disease has been cured, but she is thinking about it all night, and my mother has replied that your eye disease has been cured, and now I will go to Xizhang to visit the garden." ”

Zhang's mother Lu is forty-eight years old this year, a total of five children, only Zhang Ruoxi, Zhang Yuan's sister and brother two were able to grow up Chengren, the other three died, Zhang Ruoxi is nine years older than Zhang Yuan, and his mother Lu loves this little brother very much, Zhang Ruoxi married Lu Tao, a member of Qingpu County, Songjiang Prefecture, at the age of seventeen, and will go back to Shanyin at the end of the first month of each year to pay New Year's greetings, and live with his mother and younger brother for more than a month, Zhang Yuan's words are taught by his sister Ruoxi, and the feelings between sisters and brothers are deep, Zhang Yuan was not afraid of his mother, but he was a little afraid of his sister Ruoxi, Respect, love and fear, this emotion is naturally deeply rooted in the current Zhang Yuan's heart-

At the beginning of this year, Zhang Ruoxi took two young children to live in Shanyin's mother's house for more than one, returned to Songjiang in mid-March, and suddenly received an urgent letter from his mother in early April saying that Zhang Yuan was blind, Zhang Ruoxi was so shocked that his face was discolored, and let his husband Lu Tao accompany him to hire a boat overnight from Songjiang, which was a waterway and a land route, five hundred miles away and six days to arrive, Lu Tao returned to Qingpu three days later, Zhang Ruoxi stayed with his sick brother, until the beginning of May Zhang Yuan was treated by Lu Yungu, the eye disease improved greatly, and Zhang Ruoxi two children stayed in Qingpu, I couldn't leave for a long time, so I said goodbye to my mother and younger brother and went back to Qingpu, and told her to report to her as soon as my younger brother's eyes were better-

Zhang's mother Lu said: "At the end of last month, I told Ruoxi with a letter from the person who was carrying the carriage and horse, saying that your eyes were almost better, but today she brought a letter to ask, and it seems that she did not receive the letter." ”

Zhang Yuan said: "My sister is also as frightened as my mother this time, if my mother agrees, I want to go to Songjiang to visit my sister and two little nephews after the autumn cool." ”

Zhang's mother Lu said: "Here to Songjiang Qingpu, it is nearly ten days away, you have never gone out alone, where can you rest assured." ”

In this era, a hundred miles away from home is considered a long journey.

Zhang Yuan said: "My son has grown up. He straightened up and said, "I'm already taller than my mother." ”

Zhang's mother Lu smiled: "Okay, well, my son has grown up, and my mother is very relieved." After thinking about it, he said: "That's it, the seventh day of March next year is your brother-in-law's thirtieth birthday, and then you go to Songjiang to celebrate your birthday, okay?" ”

Zhang Yuan agreed, had lunch, practiced big characters in the study for half an hour, Wuling came to report, and Mr. Fan came.

Zhang Yuan washed his hands and went out to welcome Fan Zhen to the study to sit down, the little girl Rabbit Pavilion came up with tea, Fan Zhen waited for the Rabbit Pavilion to withdraw, then took out a thin booklet from his arms and handed it over, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, and said in a low voice: "Fortunately, I am not dishonored, Master Jiezi, please take a look." But he retracted his hand and said, "Let's read it to the young master." Then he said in a brisk tone:

"Xie Qifu, the tenant of the tenant, got 40 acres of Zhang Dachun's paddy field, the field is located in the east of Jianhu Lake, 20 stones of wheat and 40 stones of grain......

Zhang Yuan squinted and listened carefully, his eyebrows gradually twisted, last month he heard his mother say that the 120 acres of land in the Grange only received a total of 45 stone of wheat rent this year, and the autumn grain received last year was 60 stones, and the evidence collected by Fan Zhen is that Xie Qi, a single tenant farmer, paid 20 stone of summer wheat and 40 stone of autumn grain for a year of 40 acres of land leased by a household, so it is estimated that 120 mu of Grange can receive 60 stone of wheat rent and 120 stone of rice rent a year, which means that Zhang Dachun has at least 15 stone of summer wheat and 60 stone of grain and rice every year. The current market price of one stone of rice is worth seven coins of silver, and Zhang Dachun will steal fifty or sixty taels of silver from the 120 acres of land rent in Zhangjiajianhu Grange in a year——

Zhang Yuan was very angry, his father Zhang Ruiyang worked hard outside for a year, that is, sixty taels of silver sent home, this slave Zhang Dachun also deducted so much every year, it was really too deceitful, half of the Zhang family's land rent was full of Zhang Dachun's pocket, and what was even more odious was that Zhang Dachun made a two-point contract with those tenants, and the private landlord actually signed his name Zhang Dachun.

Zhang Yuan calmed down and asked, "Mr. Fan, these four tenants paid nearly twice as much autumn grain as Xia Mai, why is this?" ”

Fan Zhen nodded secretly, Zhang Yuan was very thoughtful, and replied: "In recent years, the fields over Jianhu have been planted with two seasons of rice, and the annual autumn grain output has almost doubled, and Zhang Dachun still collects one season of rice on the account of collecting rent for the young master's family, and the extra season of grain rent will all belong to him, this slave is really hateful, how does the young master Jie Zi want to deal with it?" ”

Zhang Yuan pondered for a moment and said: "I will first present this matter to Jiaci, Zhang Dachun has been under my father's door for fifteen years, Jiaci should give him a chance to repent and reform, if he does not repent, I will punish him severely." ”

Fan Zhen had already heard about Zhang Rulin's appreciation of Zhang Yuan when he was listening to the play in the garden in the morning, and he was even more convinced that his vision was right, Zhang Yuan would definitely be able to get ahead, and said: "What does Young Master Jie Zi say, Fan will do his best." ”

Zhang Yuan said: "Okay, thank you Mr. Fan, Mr. Fan will go to the front hall to sit down first, and I will go to explain this matter to Jiaci." ”

Zhang Yuan sent Fan Zhen to the front hall, then returned to the inner courtyard, went to the south building to see his mother Lu, and told his mother that Fan Zhen had collected the evidence of Zhang Dachun's embezzlement of land rent, and the eldest girl Yi Ting was also on the side, Yi Ting said in his heart: "The young master really started to investigate and treat this matter, I don't know if the young master can deal with that Zhang Dachun?" ”

The evidence was conclusive, and it was secretly in line with the original doubts in her heart, Zhang's mother Lu was so angry that her hands trembled, and she asked after a while: "Yuan'er, what are you going to do?" ”

Zhang Yuan said: "Escort to the government to ask for guilt, and withdraw the rented silver that has been privately embezzled over the years." ”

Zhang's mother Lu was kind and kind, and she couldn't bear it, and said: "Let's talk about it first, if he is willing to withdraw the privately embezzled rent, don't punish him, Zhang Dachun also has a wife and a child." He added: "Let Zhang Dachun pay back the land rent that has been deducted in the past three years, and don't pursue it if it's far away." ”

Zhang Yuan knew that his mother would say this, but you are kind to others, people think you can be bullied, and the silver swallowed in is only persuaded to spit it out by good words, which is extremely difficult, and said: "My son understands, and will give Zhang Dachun a chance to repent and reform, if he refuses to admit it and refuses to repent, then according to what his son said, send it to the government for questioning." ”

Zhang's mother, Lu, was worried: "My son is young, why don't you wait for your father to come back next year to investigate this matter." ”

Zhang Yuan said: "Mother rest assured, my son is already sincere, if this bit of family affairs can't be handled, how can he be self-reliant in the future." ”

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