Everything was discussed, the He family rested early that night, and the next morning, the family went their separate ways, buying vegetables, doing things, and looking for craftsmen.

Soon after He Dani left, He Xiaoqiang took the 'errand' work of running the market from his mother, and went out of the 'door' with a few taels of silver, but when he came home an hour later, he was empty-handed, he didn't buy anything, and his face was still blue and swollen like a 'color' plate, which scared his parents half to death, and quickly asked what was going on.

He Xiaoqiang cried and complained that he met ***, took him into a dark alley and robbed him of all the money, and beat him up because he thought he had little money, and the reason for robbing him was because he was He Dani's younger brother, thinking that he would have a lot of money on him.

He Liang's heart was so distressed that he burst into tears, He Dawei found a bone-setting 'medicine' ointment and applied it to his son, and told him to stay at home for the past two days, not to go out, and to buy whatever he wanted at home to his parents.

He Xiaoqiang refused, "It's cold outside, the road is slippery, those people are fierce, if my father and mother are injured, how can my son feel good, anyway, I'm young, it's nothing to be beaten, and the money will be robbed if people rob it." ”

"How can this work? Report to the official, be sure to report to the official! He Liang's heart was so distressed that he jumped to his feet.

"Mother, don't report to the official, if you let those people know that our family has reported to the official, won't you come to 'disturb' every day, then do we still have a good life?"

He Xiaoqiang's words frightened He Liang's family, but He Dawei felt a little wrong, "Why is there such a group of *** in the county suddenly?" Never heard of it before. ”

"If it's ***, if they want to do evil, do they still come to say hello to you?" He Liang glanced at his man.

"It's better to report to the official, otherwise I will always feel unsure." He Dawei is still inclined to the government.

"No! I didn't hear what my son just said, if I let those *** know, I come home every day to 'disturb', do we still want to live? What will our neighbors think of us? ”

"Joke! Are you dead when you are a neighbor? If they dare to come to our 'door' to make a fuss, won't the news spread immediately? Didn't the ya'men send officials to check on the situation? If you want to make money, you will use such a stupid method? ”

"The ya' door was opened in your house? You said you would come, you would definitely come? The grandfather and the official are not too old? The people who live here are all poor ghosts, and every year the poll tax makes them cry and call their mothers to sell their sons and daughters, and the ya'men have long annoyed us, do you think they will care about our life and death? ”

"Whether it will be or not, this matter must be reported to the official, and those *** cannot be connived."

"I said no, I don't want to be disturbed by people at home every day, if they 'touch' into the 'door' in the middle of the night, our family will not have the power to resist." He Liang's worries were not unreasonable, and He Dawei was blocked without anything to say.

"Dad, mother, don't quarrel, those people are just trying to make money, do they also want to celebrate the New Year, they won't go to our house to toss us so troublesomely, that won't do them any good, stop me today just happened to run into it, next time I don't go to the market." He Xiaoqiang said with difficulty with a pig's face.

"If you don't go there, where can you buy it? There is the most complete New Year's goods, the whole county people go there to buy, there are not so many things in other markets, and the price must be different, your sister said that she saved money to buy a big house, and the family's money has to be saved. He Liang looked at his son's face and felt really distressed.

"Mother, I'm sorry, it's all because my son is useless and I didn't keep my money." He Xiaoqiang looked guilty.

"That's it, if you lose the money, you will lose it, just be careful next time." He Dawei sighed and started to pack the 'medicine' box.

He Liang had nothing to say at this time, the money had been lost, he couldn't recover it, and it was useless to feel distressed, so he had to appease his son and go out to cook by himself.

After lunch, He Dani went home from the clinic, and the customer sent a car to take her.

When sitting in the car, I thought of renovating the house, the comprehensive renovation of the home must be a big move, the home is definitely not suitable for living again, it is best to move to the outside inn for a while, and then move back when the house is 'done', the big deal is that she will pay for this money.

Thinking of this, He Dani subconsciously looked at the street outside the window, wanting to pay attention to the inn on the street, the cold car turned a corner, came to Wafang Street, did not go far, the signboard of the Xiangjia branch appeared in He Dani's sight, He Dani urgently stopped the carriage, got out of the car and walked into the store.

Sitting in front of the shop is still the cloud three shopkeepers, He Dani to the three shopkeepers after the ceremony, a moment of greetings before saying their intentions, is very simple, is to ask the shopkeeper about the city which are the better inns, the family is about to renovate the house and want the family to move outside to avoid temporarily.

The shopkeeper of Yunsan reported the name of a store without thinking, called Liufu Inn, and the shopkeeper was the owner, surnamed Ma, who was the second daughter-in-law of the husband's housekeeper of He Dani's master Xie Ziyan.

This complicated interpersonal relationship made He Dani dizzy for a while, and after thinking for a while, she digested it, and then asked the third shopkeeper about the address of the Luofu Inn, thanked him and left.

After getting into the car, He Dani asked the coachman to drive to the Luofoo Inn first, and after identifying herself with the shopkeeper, she was warmly received by the shopkeeper, and heard that she was going to book three or four upper rooms, so she immediately asked the guy to take He Dani to the back to see the house.

He Dani felt good after seeing the environment, the backyard is spacious and quiet, the second floor is a room, and there is a corner 'door' leading to the back 'door' courtyard, which is a stable, there are several big cars parked in the yard, and guests can directly drive away from this rear 'door' after checking out in front, without having to go around a big circle from the front 'door'.

Now this time is the peak period for outsiders to return to their hometowns for the New Year, there are only a few travelers in the inn, and the upper rooms are all empty.

rewarded the coachman, He Dani had not yet stepped into her West House to tidy up her makeup, so she was first called into the East House by He Xiaojie.

"How did you get it?" He Dani asked.

"In the morning, I went to the market to buy New Year's goods, and I called *** to rob him, saying that I knew that he was your brother, and I knew that the 'girl' would make money, thinking that he had a lot of money on him, so I went to the dark alley and robbed him of all the silver taels." He Dawei said.

"Did you report to the police?"

"No, it's useless to report it, poor ghosts like us, the ya'men don't pay attention to it at all." He Dawei shook his head.

He Dani came to He Xiaoqiang, reached out and pressed the bruises on his face, He Xiaoqiang covered his face in pain and screamed, He Dani nodded and said, "Yo, it's really hurt."

"If it's not true, it can still be fake? It's not your own brother, you don't feel distressed, do you? He Liang rushed over and pulled He Dani away, shouting and scolding at the top of his throat.

He Dawei dragged his wife away again and told her to be quieter, but He Dani ignored her stepmother's rant and continued to ask He Xiaoqiang, "How did they rob you?" ”

"It was when I passed through an alley that they came up from behind, covered my mouth, dragged me into the alley, pressed against the wall and searched for all the money on me."

"Have you seen what they look like?"

"No, they were standing behind me all the time, and they couldn't see their looks."

"When did they hit you? After the money was robbed or before? ”

"After that, they didn't think much money was enough, so they pinned me to the ground and beat me up."

"Did you see what they looked like at this time?"

"No, I was thrown to the ground, and before I could speak, they punched and kicked me, and when the fight was over, I disappeared, and I finally got up from the ground and went home."

"How many of them are there? This must be impressive, right? ”

"About four or five, one on my head, two on my arm, and one on my 'leg,' and another for body search."

"There are five or six people in this count, and it's really bold to rob it so brightly in broad daylight. Where do you put your money? ”

"Put it in my arms."

"You didn't even see anyone when you were pressed against the wall and searched?"

"They pressed my face against the wall."

"Your money is hidden in your arms, and your face is against the wall, which means that the entire 'chest' and abdomen are also stuck to the wall, how can they take money out of your arms?"

"I just pressed my face against the wall, and my body didn't touch the wall, otherwise they wouldn't have been able to pay for me." He Xiaoqiang argued strongly, but there was nothing wrong with his statement, his face was pressed against the wall, and the distance between his body and the wall was enough to fit an arm and pull it out freely.

"You don't always have your face pressed against the wall, so you can't hold you down at all, only the side face is on the wall, the other party can hold you down steadily, you say that there are so many people who can't struggle against you, but they must stand on your side in order to hold you down, so close to the distance, how should you see the appearance of two people, right? Is it true that no one has seen clearly? ”

"I was terrified, I remembered, I just wanted to hurry home. Big sister doesn't believe what I say? "He Xiaoqiang rebelled against the army.

"What do you mean? Suspicious of your brother? Why are you? He Liang jumped again.

"Alas, I thought you could remember one or two some, so I could go to the ya'men to report the case. It's almost the New Year, and there is such a group of *** strange people in the bazaar. He Dani ignored her stepmother's clamor at all, and shook her head pretendingly.

"If a poor person like us goes to report to the official, where will the ya'men take care of it? Net daydreaming. He Liang scoffed.

"Mother, Xiaoqiang was robbed today, it's hard to say whether these *** people have robbed others, there are so many people in the bazaar, who knows who is the descendant of which big family, we are the poor Ya 'door' doesn't care, so the subordinates of those big families were robbed, and the master will not report to the official? Or I can ask my uncle to take me to the Ya 'Gate' to report the case, for the sake of Yang Ji Antiques, will the Ya 'Gate' still accept the report? "He Dani thinks that not reporting the case is a very ridiculous logic, the more the New Year's festival at all levels of the ya'men' must ensure local security, otherwise this is a stain on political performance, affecting many future events such as future promotion and assessment, who will take their future seriously?

"I said that those people are ***, if they know that our family has reported to the official, won't they come to 'disturb' us? They don't dare to move in big households, what are they afraid of like us? What if you break into your home and steal all the money you have in your house? He Liang trembled at the thought of it.

"Mother, then this is a burglary, which is a felony that will be imprisoned for more than ten years, and the street ruffians have the guts?" He Dani felt that they wouldn't dare to give them ten bear bile, and they would go to prison if they committed a big crime, and a group of street petty 'gangsters' and 'gangsters' would not put themselves in prison for a few taels of silver.

"Can they run away after they have committed the crime, and who will catch them if they run outside? If you can't catch someone, ten years in prison is just empty talk. He Liang also has her reasons.

"Mother just rest assured, if they run away, the government will send a sea fishing document to measure them to the edge of the sky, as long as they are still on the boundary of the imperial court, they will be arrested and brought back to the law, unless he runs out of the border to be exempt from the jurisdiction of the imperial court. However, we Gusang County can't reach the nearest border for half a year, and we want those ruffians to take such a risk for our family's few taels of silver, mother, how much do they hate our family? ”

"Even if they won't come in and rob, we can't stand it if we 'make a noise' outside every day, and I still don't agree to report the crime, even if we are unlucky this time."

"Okay, according to my mother's decision, I won't report the case this time, if there is a next time, I will personally go to the ya'men to report the case, our family is not rich enough to take a few taels of silver seriously."

He Dani wanted to say that there is a real snake in the city covered by the Xiangjia branch, and those who will only rob in the bazaar will only come to retaliate against the 'riot' and disturb the He family unless they break their brains, but seeing He Liang's insistence, He Dani turned her mind and swallowed the suggestion that she was supposed to export, anyway, the lost money is not in her own purse, and the real owner of the family doesn't mind, and she '' which 'door' heart.

"If something has happened and you don't report it, then stop thinking about it and forget about it. How are the craftsmen hired, and have the construction schedules been arranged? When will construction begin? He Dani quickly started a new topic.

"It's all arranged, we will start construction tomorrow, start with the East House, renovate the East House, our family will live here temporarily, and the remaining rooms, including the kitchen, will allow the craftsmen to start work at the same time, so as to save time, and it is convenient for everyone." He Dawei said that it was he who went to talk to the craftsman.

"That's not good, the smell of white pulp on the wall is very bad, people staying in this smell for a long time will affect their health, I think it's better for the whole family to move out during this time." He Dani is determined not to live in such a house.

"Where are we going to move in this weather?" There was no such topic in yesterday's family discussion, and as soon as He Dani brought it up, everyone else was dumbfounded.

"Move to the inn, I've already found a good inn, the booking money has been given, collect the luggage tonight, everyone will go to the inn early tomorrow morning to stay, and come back when the house is all renovated and painted." He Dani said first.

"You've already booked it? Why don't you discuss with your family first, the guest house will 'spend' a lot of money, and I just said that our family is not rich enough to that extent. ”

"Daddy, mother, you decide for yourself, I don't force it, I clearly said that I won't live at home during the renovation of the house, if you don't live in the inn, then I will retreat, I would rather go back and disturb my grandfather and them, I think they must welcome me to live with them for a while, but if you are willing to move to the inn, then I should join you, and all the expenses of the inn will be paid by me." Based on this suggestion, she made it herself, and He Dani will not be stingy with the money that should be 'spent'.

"It's not a matter of whether you pay or not, I don't think the inn is as comfortable as home." He Dawei still felt a little repulsed in his heart.

"There are people in the inn who are waiting around the clock, how can it not be as comfortable as at home? Just put down the chopsticks and leave, and don't want you to wash the dishes, the shopkeeper is on call, and the service is better than that of his father, and the guests only have to pay a few pennies. ”

"Okay, okay, then go to the guest house, not only to paint the wall at home, but also to rebuild the kang, the kitchen also has to be re-'get', even if we live at home without the kitchen, we have no place to cook and eat, and it also hinders the craftsman to work, and the craftsman is good to do things without going out." He Liang's family has never lived in an inn, and since the step-'daughter' took the initiative to pay, of course she will not let go of this opportunity, and it is good to try it.

"How many rooms do we have to open for so many people in our family?" He Dawei has another problem.

"There are five of us, one for my father and my mother, one for the three of us, four rooms are enough, don't worry about the money or something, just pack everyone's luggage tonight, and invite a craftsman to do things early tomorrow morning." These days, Dad will work hard, come every morning to watch the craftsmen work, and after finishing work in the afternoon, he will take Uncle Zhang's carriage back to the inn for dinner. ”

"Okay, I'll just tell them about this tomorrow, which inn did you book for that 'girl'?"

"I booked the Liufoo Inn in the city, booked four upper rooms, there are no outsiders in the city now, the inn business is not good, many rooms are empty, you can choose whichever you like."

"Okay, okay, that's it, renovating a house and moving the whole family to an inn for a while, it's really the first time in my life." Since the 'girl' has 'done' everything, He Dawei has accepted it as well.

He Liang couldn't wait to start packing his luggage immediately.

He Xiaojie listened quietly for a long time and finally grasped the point, and slapped his face happily for going to the guest house tomorrow, jumping and jumping.

He Xiaoqiang picked up the kettle on the table and went to the kitchen to turn on the water, and when the cold wind blew out of the big 'door', He Xiaoqiang trembled violently, only to find that he seemed to have a cold sweat on his body.

It's really a trouble for that cheap to stay at home, I wanted to just 'get' some money from her to pay off some interest to let myself take a breath, damn, 'shrewd' Mingcheng is like that, her money can only be 'spent' by her, and others don't want to get her money.

Since she can't strip her money, it's better to sell it directly, anyway, the creditor is willing to buy her at a high price, and the price is a few hundred taels more than the dowry given by the Lu family back then.

He Xiaoqiang made up his mind, smiled proudly, and walked into the kitchen

Entering the 'Door'