Chapter Ninety-Six: The Storm of Snatching Relatives
"Where are you doing it? Together. ”
With an order, five or six strong men rushed towards Fan Jian at this time.
Fan Jian rose high in the air, and the sword in his hand danced like a dragon flying and a phoenix, and after a while, he withdrew his sword and stood proudly in the wind.
The crowd screamed "Ah......" in unison, only to see that a large piece of clothing was missing from the chest of everyone's clothes, revealing a white belly button, which was very embarrassing.
What's even funnier is that when they turn around, the back part of the pants is also missing a large piece of material, almost the same as a one- or two-year-old baby wearing open crotch pants.
Everyone desperately covered their faces and couldn't block the bottom, and they couldn't block the face when they covered the bottom, the scene was extremely funny, and the crowd around the lively crowd laughed forward and backwards.
"Hahaha...... Hahaha...... Shame, shame," the children cried as they jumped.
The young man, who claimed to be the bridegroom's cousin, saw this and angrily scolded: "What is the use of hiring you for these useless things? Waste Waste! ”
Fan Jian picked up the stone casually and flew over with a "whoosh", the stone hit the man's knee, and the man knelt down with a "plop".
The crowd of onlookers laughed again.
Fan Jian sneered: "The man has gold under his knees, since you have begged for mercy, I will let you go today." ”
The group of kissers ran away with scolding in their mouths.
Pei Xiuxiu had already walked out of the sedan chair, and she said to Uncle Zhou: "It seems that this rich man Xu is also a tyrannical and domineering master, Uncle Zhou, you have to take this hundred taels of silver to the groom's house first, if the withdrawal is unsuccessful, how about I come forward to go with you?" ”
Uncle Zhou reluctantly nodded: "Okay." ”
After the crowd had dispersed, Pei Xiuxiu walked up to Fan Jian and thanked, "Just now...... Thank you. ”
Fan Jian looked at Pei Xiuxiu in a daze and asked, "What's wrong with you?" I always feel that since you fainted and woke up again, the whole person is different. ”
Pei Xiuxiu sighed with emotion: "The only constant in the world is change, people's hearts will change, everything in the world will change, how can there be anything that is immutable?" ”
Fan Jian thought thoughtfully, and then said, "Do you mind the matter between me and Lu Yaqin?" It was all rumors, and I never went to her house to propose marriage. All of this was just wishful thinking on the part of my mother, and if that's why you're alienating me, you don't have to. ”
Pei Xiuxiu smiled awkwardly and said, "Hehe...... In fact...... Not really, what shall I say? ”
She thought about it seriously, and finally said, "Forget it, this matter is not explained." I still want to thank you Brother Fan Jian for today's matter. My nurse is still sick in bed, and I will go back to take care of her now and take my leave. ”
"Xiuxiu" Fan Jian stopped her and said seriously: "Some things are extremely difficult to change, such as my heart for you, I will wait for you." ”
After speaking, Fan Jian left without looking back, and the straight back in the sun was firm and lonely.
The Fan family's mansion in Dongsang Village is the only decent house other than the Lu family.
Ten years ago, Fan Jian's mother, Weng, was dissatisfied with the concubine's competition for favor and her husband's indifference, so she resolutely took Fan Jian back to her mother's hometown Dongsang Village.
After returning to Dongsang Village, she paid for the construction of the Fan Mansion, intending to live here for the rest of her life.
Fan Jian's father, Fan Dingtian, was originally on duty in the imperial court, and even Fan Jian's mother was not very clear about the specific position.
She only knew that her husband's position was kept secret from the outside world, and never mentioned it to her, and she never asked too much about him.
"Mother" Fan Jian politely gestured.
Weng Shi said: "Well, Jian'er will go to Beijing to take the exam in a while, and you will have to work harder during this time." I heard the maid say that you got into a fight with someone in the village? Don't worry about other people's affairs, this is what your mother often teaches you, why did you forget it? ”
Fan Jian said politely: "I know my mother, I will go back to study in my room this time." ”
"Xiaocui, get some snacks for the young master to eat before reading."
The maid replied respectfully, "Yes, ma'am." ”
Weng looked at his docile son and sighed with relief: "It's been ten years, and it's been ten years since I left the Fan family in the capital with my son alone ten years ago. That ruthless husband is really a ruthless father, and he is extremely indifferent to Fan Jian, the only son, and he doesn't ask. ”
The intimate old maid Mother He said: "Madam is sentimental again, why bother? When the time comes to eat fasting and chanting sutras, we still go to the Buddhist hall. ”
Weng smiled at Mama He and asked, "Mama He, thank you for taking good care of our mother and son for so many years." ”
Mother He smiled so much that the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes cracked and said, "Where is Madame?" The two of us grew up together in Dongsang Village since childhood, and later met in the capital, although the name is the identity of the master and servant, but for so many years you have treated me as a sister, where can we tell who takes care of whom? ”
Weng smiled: "That's right." Ma He, did you say that we decided to leave the capital and return to Dongsang Village? Fan Jian didn't grow up with his father since he was a child, and he was so old in a blink of an eye. ”
"Yes, madam, the young master has grown into a handsome son, he is as gentle as jade, knowledgeable, and martial arts, he is really our pride."
"But isn't it, it's just that Dongsang Village is a small place after all, not a place for him to display his talents, and the birds will leave the nest when they are older, let alone people?"
"Madame, do you want to write a letter to the master? The little master will go to the capital in a while, and with the help of the master, he will have to take a lot fewer detours, and we will have some snacks. ”
"Why wouldn't I? But I couldn't be angry at what he did to our mother and son at that time, and the pimple in my heart still lingers to this day, and I can't help it. ”
"The lord was too much at the beginning, but after so many years, Madame, we should let go when we are old."
"Hey! Who's to say it isn't? There may be a day, but not now. ”
It is said that Zhou Ling'er's father, Uncle Zhou, went to the rich man's house with a hundred taels of silver, but he walked in and was carried out, and was beaten to the point that half of his life was lost.
As soon as Pei Xiuxiu heard about this, she rushed to visit Zhou's house, only to see Uncle Zhou lying on the bed in pain and calling her father and mother, and Zhou Linger and Aunt Zhou were crying and waiting on the side.
"Ling'er, how is Uncle Zhou?" As soon as Pei Xiuxiu went in, she took Zhou Ling'er's hand and asked anxiously.
Zhou Ling'er wiped her tears and said, "The doctor has not come yet, my father is still lying on the bed, woo...... It's all my fault, I knew that I would just close my eyes like this and get married. The rich man is rich, the family is rich, how can we poor people be his opponents? ”
Pei Xiuxiu said angrily: "This is too deceitful and too much, let me ask Uncle Zhou how can this be?" ”
Uncle Zhou shouted excitedly when he saw that the person was Xiuxiu: "You caused the stinky girl, and now you are satisfied?" I was beaten like this. ”
Xiuxiu said in embarrassment: "Uncle Zhou, don't be angry, tell me what's going on?" ”
Uncle Zhou said aggrievedly: "I took one hundred taels of silver to repay the debt, but the rich man Xu said that the interest has risen to three hundred taels." He also said that he was not short of this money at all, and Zhou Linger had to marry or not. He also ordered someone to beat me up, and threatened that he had found a master of the rivers and lakes to rob him tomorrow. ”
"Shameless bastard, there is no royal law left." Pei Xiuxiu gritted her teeth and scolded.
Uncle Zhou sighed and said, "Xiuxiu, you are worried about yourself, the rich man Xu said that even you will snatch it away to make his son a concubine." ”
Pei Xiuxiu suddenly scolded angrily: "Bah, his stupid son still wants to marry a concubine?" ”
Zhou Ling'er panicked when she heard this, and asked Xiuxiu: "Then what should we do now?" ”
Pei Xiuxiu thought for a while and said, "Now that your father has been beaten like this, it is impossible for us to escape." If you go to report to the officials and are afraid that the officials will protect each other, they may have someone in the Xu family. Now the only way ......"
The next day, when the rich man Xu led a large number of people to Zhou's house, he saw that Zhou's family was full of colorful lights.
The rich man shouted: "Stop, everyone stop for me." ”
Pei Xiuxiu smiled and said: "Presumably this is the rich man Xu, today the Zhou family is welcome to drink the wedding wine, and everyone who comes is a guest, please sit down." ”
Rich Lord Xu smiled proudly: "It's quite self-aware, and it's quite familiar." ”
Pei Xiuxiu said: "Master Xu, have you misunderstood?" Today is the wedding day of Zhou Ling'er and the Tiezhu brothers in the same village. ”
"What did you say?" Xu Caizhu's eyes widened and he shouted, "You guys are actually ...... You...... You ......"
Pei Xiuxiu sneered and explained: "Rich Master Xu, before you said that Uncle Zhou owes you a hundred taels of silver, so you have to marry her daughter for your son to pay off the debt." Yesterday, Uncle Zhou brought enough 100 taels of silver to pay off the debt, and you said that the interest had risen to 300 taels, and by the way, you also ordered someone to beat Uncle Zhou half to death, and he is still lying in bed and unable to move. Not to mention whether to report to the official or not, today we have solved the matter in advance, and I now have three hundred taels of silver here to pay off the debt? Won't you say it's going to be five hundred taels again? ”
Xu Caizhu sneered: "What can you do? Are you the girl who made trouble yesterday? I can't see that I'm pretty smart, not to mention that I'm quite sharp-toothed, but I don't want money today. ”
Pei Xiuxiu smiled when she heard this: "Since the rich man Xu doesn't want to solve the matter, then we have to salute first and then soldier." ”
"Where are the men from Dongsang Village?" Pei Xiuxiu shouted.
I saw more than twenty strong young men standing in a row with their weapons in their hands, some with swords, some with swords, some with hammers, and some with nine-section whips or spears.
The group of people accompanying the rich man Xu sneered disapprehantly: "Hahaha...... By you? A rabble! ”
"The people I invited are all heroes in the rivers and lakes, and I advise you to retreat in the face of difficulties, so as not to hurt the innocent." Rich Lord Xu grinned with yellow teeth.
Pei Xiuxiu said confidently: "Rich Master Xu, you don't know, the men of our Dongsang Village have been practicing martial arts since they were children, and the martial atmosphere has been retained to this day, don't look at the young men who look inconspicuous, but they are all difficult to deal with, if you don't believe it, let the horse come and try it." ”
"I'm afraid you won't make it."
"Come on, come on."
The two sides sharpened their swords, and the atmosphere was tense for a while.