The old lady nodded again and again, looking expectantly, the long, wide, wide and sharp wooden nails, rolling around the bones of her old body, must have lost half of her life, she is likely to have a high fever, she can't survive, this life is over.

Thinking that she can just live a freewheeling life in this life, where is she willing to close her eyes and report to the underworld?

Almost smelling death, hearing the ghost's steps, the old lady was still sweat-soaked cold on her back.

"But this nail bed must be rolled, but the lower officials allow people who are related to you to replace it," Sizheng squinted and thought for a long time before he said quietly.

The old lady said without thinking: "My son Qin Xiao, he is definitely willing to roll the nail bed for me, he is the most filial to me!" ”

Qin Xiao's body is strong, and she can get better if she lies in bed for three or five days, she doesn't feel any pain in her heart, and she sighs that this son who was kicked out of the house by himself has a lot of benefits.

"Oh? Why did this official hear that Lord Qin had been removed from the Qin family? Since Lord Qin is no longer a member of the Qin family, it can't be counted as your blood relative, change it! He shook his head and said regretfully: "Alas, you are really a good mother, at this time I think of people who are the most filial to you?" It's late. ”

The old lady was stunned, "He is not from the Qin family, and he also came out of my belly, why can't he?" ”

"Old lady, this is the law of the country, and the law of the country pays attention to evidence, and this evidence can only be household registration. Forget it, since the old lady doesn't have this sincerity, come here," Sizheng ran out of patience, and directly slapped the shocking wood again.

"My lord, my daughter-in-law, my daughter-in-law can! She's on our register! The old lady hurriedly shouted, and then she ran to the farthest part of the nail bed with her legs and feet, swinging all over.

"Old lady, are you too old to understand what this official said? Blood relatives, that can only be your children and grandchildren! If you can't bear your son and grandson, go on your own. ”

The old lady weighed in her heart, the boss had to support her in the end, and there could not be the slightest mistake, and the boss was in his forties and was placed here, so he would definitely not be able to bear the nail bed. She has many grandchildren, and there is no shortage of grandchildren, but that is also the person she has been hurting for a long time, and she is reluctant to do any of them.

She could only close her eyes and call someone's name, cover her face and continue to cry.

Sizheng snorted and waved his hand to let the official send someone to bring it, and a farce was over.

The old lady was frightened and wilted for a long time.

How good can such a family educate their children and grandchildren? The eldest young master of the Hou Mansion who was straightened thought that he was the person who would inherit the Hou Mansion in the future acted more flamboyant and high-profile, calling friends to wander around, and it was even more common to go in and out of the Qinglou gambling house, but all the money in the family was stolen, and what was left was some title deeds and bulky objects.

This gambling house is not something that ordinary people can stay in, the young master of the Hou Mansion was praised by that crowd, and he kept making bets, he won two at the beginning, and he lost more and more in the future. He was a little panicked in his heart, for fear of being nagged by his father and old lady, so he thought that he couldn't lose all the time, and he would win again, and he would definitely stop winning back.

In the end, instead of returning the capital, the eldest young master of the Hou Mansion lost half of the Hou Mansion's family assets, and was forced to go home in embarrassment to ask for money.

The people in the gambling house are all fierce, the people are tall and the muscles are bulging, and a big man can dare to wait for the palace guards. Moreover, the guards of the original Hou Mansion were all incorporated into the imperial court's Praetorian Guard, and only crooked melons and cracked dates remained, where could they resist the momentum of this group of people?

The old lady had just recovered her body, humming an opera and teasing the cat in her arms, and the big girl Xuelan ran over in a panic and said that it was not good. Just listening to the miserable tone, she couldn't help but shudder with fright, and a wave of heat flowed down her pants.

She listened to Xue Lan's report with a pale face, drank her mother-in-law to press Xue Lan up, and asked her to call Hou Ye and Mrs. Hou Ye to deal with it, and after thinking about it, she sent someone to call Qin Xiao, and went back to change her clothes in shame.

When she cleaned up, she took a group of subordinates to the front hall with a strong momentum, "What's the matter?" ”

In the main seat of the hall was a thin man with a plaster on his legs, playing with walnuts in his hand, and the crisp sound echoed in the hall.

Hou Ye and Mrs. Hou curled up to the side like guests, and when they saw the old lady coming, they finally breathed a sigh of relief and shouted with a crying voice: "Mother! ”

"Milk, help me!" The young master of the Hou Mansion, who was kneeling on the ground with his head down, also continued to howl.

The old lady saw that her son and grandson were unproductive, and her heart was depressed, until now, although she still favored the Hou Ye, she had to admit that Qin Xiao had outstanding ability. Why is it that my beloved son and grandson are just a mess of mud that can't support the wall?

"This strong man, my grandson has been timid since he was a child, and he is quite cautious in dealing with people, it is impossible for him to owe you so much money, are you mistaken?" She pinched her mother-in-law's arm tightly, took a deep breath and asked with a smile on her face.

"Oh?" The walnuts in the man's hand were stunned, and then he rattled around, "Our Wuhufang is a serious gambling house, and the old lady means that we deliberately framed you?" ”

"Milk," seeing the old lady, the eldest and young master Hou found the backbone, straightened his back, and said angrily: "They are just out of the old man, and the grandson just wants to win and turn over the book and leave, can I lose every time I bet on the size of the bet?" ”

The old lady also felt that this was the case when she heard it, but the people were fierce and vicious, and it was clear that they wanted to blackmail the Hou Mansion, "Zhuangshi, you have also heard that our Hou Mansion was looted by someone some time ago, and the family really can't afford to pay much money, you see, can you just count your hard work for the sake of Qin Xiao's face?" ”

"Hehe, the master doesn't know who Qin Xiao is, the master only recognizes money! Old lady, it's not that the master doesn't give you face in the Hou Mansion of Qin, but it is really that the master is also doing things for others, if you can't get back enough money today, you can only take back the two hands of the young master of the Hou Mansion to pay back. ”

"Milk, you can't let them cut off my hands, how can I be the future Hou Ye if I cut off, how can I provide for your old age and send you to the end? I'm your eldest grandson! The eldest young master of the Hou Mansion shook his head again and again when he heard this, suddenly broke free from the suppression of the two men, knelt all the way to the old lady, hugged the old lady's legs tightly with both hands, and said pitifully.

"But, our Hou Mansion really has no money," the old lady was distressed, but she still didn't let go, wanting to see if there was room for maneuver, and she was also delaying time to wait for Qin Xiao to come. Usually, as soon as she encountered something, she would send someone to shout, and Qin Xiao would inevitably put down what she was doing and rush over.

"Third brother, it's getting dark, everyone has to go home and hug their mother-in-law, I see that they are really donkey dung and eggs on the surface and have no money, so it's better to cut off this little white-faced hand and leave!" A Chinese character is rough and rude.

As soon as he finished speaking, two men drew their knives and strode towards them.

A group of maids and women were so frightened that they screamed and ran around, and after a while, there were only the four of them left in the Qin family in the hall.

The eldest young master hid directly behind the old lady, holding her arm tightly, making her unable to move.

Looking at the wide knife that was sharper and more scary than nails in the cold light, the old lady's legs trembled, and her heart was cold, this is the eldest family she protects, they want to push her, the old woman, out to death for the sake of their lives!

"Don't cut off my hands, cut hers, yes, knocking on the Dengwen drum can replace the nail bed, and the same is true for chopping hands? She's my grandmother, and she doesn't have a few years to live, so it's okay to cut it. I, I'm still so young, I haven't become a marquis yet, I can't do without hands! The eldest young master of the Hou family gritted his teeth and trembled, but the claws on his hands became stronger and stronger.

The knife slashed down with a clear white light, and the old lady hurriedly shouted: "Give, I'll give!" ”

The knife pulled a beautiful flower in the air and obediently returned to its scabbard, and the sound of the brush that cut through the air still circled the sorghum. The old lady gritted her teeth and said to her eldest grandson, who was chilling behind her: "Don't let me go yet!" ”

The eldest young master of the Hou Mansion let go of his hand and said curtly: "Grandma, you just promised a long time ago, our family has so many shops and fields, where can't we make up 100,000 silver?" ”

The old lady laughed coldly, "Don't say that you are not the Hou Ye, you have become the Hou Ye, your grandmother and I are not dead, these things are not in front of you!" ”

There is nothing of value left at home, those bulky porcelain vases and the like can be made up of ten thousand taels at most, and the rest can only be offset by the field and the shop. The old lady is also shrewd, and cashed out the shops, inferior fields, and medium fields that have been losing money in the past, and only left more than a dozen prosperous shops and 2,000 acres of high-grade fields!

Looking at the almost empty brocade box, the old lady was distressed, a huge Hou Mansion, there were only such things left, and it was not enough for her to support the elderly!

This incident also completely chilled her heart, and she knew that an empty shell marquis mansion was just a joke in front of the real magnates, and even the ruffians on the street couldn't help it. She simply took advantage of the fact that everyone was asleep, held the brocade box, and left the Hou Mansion with a group of close servants and some guards who could see the skills, and went to a five-entry mansion.

"The old lady went to the house in the east with all the valuable things by herself, where did the people of the Hou Mansion stop, and they went to make trouble when they saw the sky, and at first they were afraid of family affection and said some soft words, but later found that the old lady was determined to ignore them. They tore their faces completely, and scolded them very badly, and the old lady became angry and blew the evil wind, and lay on the ground and could not move half of her body.

The servants lost their backbones and were broken in by the people of the Hou Mansion, and they only robbed valuable things and left, not looking at the old lady lying on the bed.

Later, it was our master who sent two mothers-in-law to serve the old lady's food, drink, and Lazar.

But the old lady didn't appreciate it at all, and scolded vaguely all day long, saying that our lord conspired with the emperor to harm her. ”

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