Chapter Twenty-Four: The Sheep Enters the Tiger's Mouth
In the face of the joint coaxing of the Fang family and the Wang family, Cheng Kaitai has never felt such a huge pressure at this moment since he became the mayor.
It is one thing that the handle fell into the hands of the Fang family; On the other hand, on the ground of Huaxi, he was the most familiar with the county officials, and he could often rely on a little affection to suppress it when encountering problems, and it would not necessarily happen if he was caught. But this time, Fang Yingwu claimed to be able to notify the county directly, and his advantage was completely eliminated at once.
His face changed and changed, Cheng Kaitai barely squeezed out a smile, and said to Yingwu across the crowd: "Brother Yingwu, the two families are begging for a living on the bank of Huaxi, why bother to scare people so much, the joke of killing the head is not easy to make." ”
Fang Yingwu smiled and replied, "What Mr. A said is right, that's the truth. Tomorrow is the Dragon Boat Festival, or don't spoil the scenery, how about ending today's ri? ”
Cheng Kaitai understood, it seemed that Fang Yingwu didn't seem to want to break the net, so the matter could be solved, at least slowly.
That night, in the house of the old patriarch Fang Zhili, three generations of Fang Zhili, Fang Fengshi, and Fang Yingwu were surrounded by a small stinky oil lamp.
Next to the lamp is the marriage document that the Cheng family made a cocoon and gave people to the handle. If it weren't for the three-person discussion, Fang Zhili would definitely be reluctant to light the lamp, which would be too wasteful.
After going through a few things, Fang Fengshi was already like a god to the little character Fang Yingwu, and he couldn't wait to ask: "Brother Qiu, what will happen in your opinion?" ”
Fang Yingwu stared at the documents on the table, thoughtful, and replied casually: "As the old saying goes, you have to be forgiving and forgiving, and you must not chase after the poor, and you must prevent trapped beasts from fighting and dogs jumping off the wall." ”
"Then let it go lightly, don't you want to make more benefits from the Cheng family?" Fang hesitated.
Fang Yingwu was still staring at the documents on the table, continued to think thoughtfully, and replied casually again: "As the saying goes, if you fight a snake, you will not die but suffer from it, if you cut the grass without removing the roots, the wildfire will blow and grow." ”
Fang Feng listened to Fang Yingwu's old saying on the left and the saying on the right, and his head was very big, and he said distressedly: "Why are these two sides still opposite? Who is more accurate, the old saying or the proverb? What should I do if the benefits to the other party's family are greater, Brother Qiu, you can come up with an idea! ”
Fang Yingwu sighed in his heart, wanting to ask his true idea? His idea was to sell it to help him pay off his debts!
If the above county government threatens to sell this document to Cheng Zongjia, he should always pinch his nose and eat it. If you make a price of thirty taels, will you not be able to pay off your debts?
Although Xiahuaxi Village is not as rich as Shanghuaxi, with Cheng Zongjia's ability, it is still possible to make up thirty taels of silver in the whole village.
Even if you can't get together thirty taels, it is good to give one or twenty taels, and you can almost pay off half of the debt, at least to solve the urgent need and avoid some tragedies of losing your personal life.
Originally, he was prepared for the eventuality, and if he couldn't do it, he would sell the land first to pay off the debt, but it was better not to sell it or not. In this year's concept, it is not a good sign for the cub to sell his field.
But the problem now is that this document is in the interests of the whole clan, and although the process is planned by himself, others certainly do not think that this interest belongs to him completely.
took it and sold it to help him pay off his debts, which is tantamount to damaging the public and private corruption** Fang Yingwu, who has never had this experience, feels that there is a great psychological obstacle to cross. But if you miss this opportunity, where can you get thirty taels next time?
Why don't you test the tone of the two people in front of you first, but can't you pull down the water together? Thinking of this, Fang Yingwu was ready to speak again.
But seeing that Fang Zhili, the second uncle who had been silent for a long time, suddenly slapped the case, scolded Fang Fengshi and said: "You don't know anything, can't you see that Brother Qiu doesn't want to continue to get involved, then you can't ask what endlessly!"
Scholars have the dignity of scholars, and scholars have their own pursuits, how can they be entangled in mundane affairs everywhere and not be able to get out, how can they do things with muddy legs like us?
You can see the princess, when have you messed with us casually! All a scholar has to do is to strategize, strive for the general trend, and guide the future.
Now that Brother Qiu has helped us win the general trend, what are you still bothering him about the following mundane things, won't you have an idea! ”
Fang Fengshi suddenly realized, and the other party with a face full of regret responded: "Brother Qiu! It's my uncle, I'm wrong, I shouldn't have lowered your quality! The county lord values you so much, you will definitely be a talent in the future, and you are destined to be higher than the top! ”
Fang Yingwu was very speechless, and if he tried to share the spoils, he was all blocked back by the second uncle. Scholars should be ashamed to talk about profits, and they should be ashamed to do mundane affairs, who instilled this into the masses of the people?
When he returned to his home, when he was about to go to sleep, he recalled the words of his second uncle, Fang Yingwu suddenly woke up and found that there was still some truth.
Now is not the late Ming Dynasty when the atmosphere has changed greatly, although the traditional habits of Shilin have begun to disintegrate, they have not completely degenerated and collapsed, and even the character Tang Bohu, who symbolizes xing, has probably only been born for a few years.
A scholar who interferes too much in the strife in the countryside and village, I am afraid that he will not get much praise, and it is definitely not the work of those who have aspirations. In the eyes of scholars, this kind of thing is just a matter of doing it occasionally, and it often seems very vulgar and unbearable, and it can be called a field house that must be compared.
If you don't understand, you can imagine men and women fighting at the supermarket for cheap penny promotional eggs
I still have to hurry up and study hard every day Xiangshang is serious! Everything is inferior, only reading is high, this sentence is not an exaggeration, it is a reality!
The next day is the Dragon Boat Festival, and calamus and wormwood are inserted on the door of every house, and everyone has to drink a cup of realgar wine.
However, there is no dragon boat race in the three villages of Huaxi, one is because the water flow of Huaxi is large but urgent, the water surface is wide but shallow, and there are still a number of boulders standing in the stream, which is really not a place for dragon boating. The second is that this is a poor mountain village after all, and the cost of building a dragon boat is not small.
Fang Yingwu didn't have to worry about eating enough for the whole family, so naturally he didn't have the intention of celebrating the festival, and his uncle's family next to him was suspicious, so he didn't come to call him.
So Fang Yingwu chanted "You must read early, don't throw it away", and went out of the village and went to Huaxi Village, a neighboring village.
His purpose was to borrow books. This time he helped Mr. Wang keep his daughter, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the grace of reconstruction, so Mr. Wang must not be grateful to Dade. If you want to borrow a few from social studies at this time, it shouldn't be a problem.
Today's holiday, social studies are not in class. Fang Yingwu arrived at Zhonghuaxi and went directly to the door of Mr. Wang's house, but first met his son Wang Ying.
That Wang Ying was stunned for a moment when she saw Fang Yingwu visiting, and then walked back to the courtyard and shouted, "Dad! The little brother of the Fang family is here! ”
Fang Yingwu stepped through the door and saw Mr. Wang coming out of the house and standing on the steps. He arched his hand, and was about to explain his intention, but he saw Mr. Wang pointing at him and shouting: "Boy surnamed Fang, what are you doing again!" ”
Fang Yingwu was unprepared and inexplicably stunned, what does this mean? Shouldn't you welcome yourself? Even if you don't kill chickens and sheep, you have to welcome each other and send two zongzi to eat. What kind of reason is it to scold yourself for scolding yourself?
Master Wang continued mercilessly: "You are for your own selfishness, but you have made my family and Xiahuaxi a life-and-death enmity that is difficult to solve!" That Cheng Zongjia is easy to provoke, I'm afraid that my family won't be able to please me in the future! ”
Mr. Wang's worries are also justified. Although Fang Yingwu repaired the Cheng family this time, his daughter also acted as the fuse, and she became a high-profile figure like a disaster, but she was afraid that she would also become a thorn in the side of the Cheng family and be angry.
That Cheng Zongjia has always been fierce and domineering, how can he stand it if he retaliates in the future? He didn't know how many ways he could take revenge on his family. And Wang Dahu, the head of the Wang family, is preparing to move to the county seat, and he is afraid that he will not pay much attention to the affairs of the village, and it will be more difficult to seek refuge in the future.
Fang Yingwu originally had a bad impression of the greedy and weak Wang Shushi, but after understanding what he meant, he was even more disdainful, shook his head and sighed: "Mr. Wang, Mr. Wang, I respect you and call him Mr., but do you know why you can't be a showman in your life, so you can only be an old boy at home?" It's just that there are two breaths missing, ambition! Backbone!
Others want to take away Sister Lan'er, and if you threaten it a little, you will go and sign the marriage letter if you accept it; Someone sees that the road is uneven, but you dislike him for being troublesome.
Don't hate those who want to take away Sister Lan'er, but on the contrary complain about the people who help you, with all due respect, you are not worthy of being Sister Lan's father, Sister Lan is really a pearl in your family. ”
Wang Shushi was ruthless by Fang Yingwu's outspoken words, and the key was that some heart diseases were poked by Fang Yingwu.
His face was wrinkled and trembled, his beard trembled a few times, his eyes were about to breathe fire, and he glared at Fang Yingwu and said, "Good, good, good!" You say I'm not worthy, you say she's a pearl, so do you dare to take her away? Only ten taels of silver is enough! Don't say that you are bold and small-mouthed, you can only say big things, but you don't dare to really take away this bane! ”
It's really a vain teacher, is it a bane to dislike your daughter so much? Fang Yingwu was furious, took out the small ingots from his arms, threw it on the ground and said, "Why don't you dare, this is five taels of silver!" I will give you another acre of land at home, which will be counted as ten taels in total! ”
"Deal!" Master Wang Shushi applauded vigorously. His face instantly turned from anger to joy, turning from the cold winter to the warm wind, and he stretched out his hand with a smile and asked, "Good son-in-law, come into the house and talk!" In the future, don't let down my family Lan'er, and don't let the big house bully her, the old man will depend on you for the rest of his life! ”
"Holy!" Fang Yingwu seemed to have suffered a heavy blow, and he took three steps backwards in a row, exhaling a breath that was almost choked on his voice, and was once again stunned and speechless. He is a self-proclaimed clever, but he didn't keep up with this turn of events at all, what the hell is going on?
Wang Ying, who was on the side, suddenly rushed over, quickly picked up the small ingots from the ground and put them in his arms, and made a smug look at the other party, and put the word "deposit" in his mouth.
This is definitely premeditated, just waiting for yourself to come to the door. Fang Yingwu saw the actions of the father and son, and could only conclude with tears and laughter. I really got into the mouth of the tiger first, and then I was hit by a radical plan, otherwise how could I so happily throw out the silver that was recognized as a "deposit".
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