Zhang Lu was calculating here to clean up Zhang Hao, Zhang Fu's father and son, and his father and son, plus Zhang Hao's eldest son and Zhang Fu's brother Zhang Gui, also ran to find the old patriarch Zhang Wu together, and tried to say that since Zhang Lu is back, should we return the land and ancestral house to their brothers?

Zhang Wu wrung his brows and said that letting Zhang Zhi move out of the ancestral house was originally a public discussion in the clan - "The ancestral home is a large sect, and Zhang De was forced by his situation in the past, so he had to ...... it" But when it comes to the property, it is originally considered to be in charge of you, since Zhang Lu is back, of course it should be returned, but-

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Zhang Fu said that it is not necessarily, who said that the priest could not buy the property? Besides, he didn't care about himself, he could go back and hand it over to his brother--"My father and son are in charge of their fields, and what they get in the year are all offered to the clan and the clansmen." Zhang Zhi is affectionate, if he returns, I am afraid that there will be nothing to do. ”

When Zhang Wu heard this, his brows couldn't help frowning deeper. It is true that Zhang Hao's father and son snatched Zhang Zhi's land and property, and they all relied on feeding the old man in advance to play the guise of public discussion in the clan, and after they succeeded, they also gave the old man an offering every year - nominally it was the common use of the whole clan, but how to distribute it was not up to the old patriarch to have the final say? Zhang Fu reminded the old man that once Zhang Zhi wanted the land property back, he might not be as generous as us, even if there was a donation, when the time came, he said that he would check the accounts and see which people had spent it on, what should I do?

The old man was really reluctant to give up this foreign wealth, but he couldn't think of any good way to do it--escrow, escrow, it would be impossible to manage it for a lifetime, right? Originally, he thought that after two years, he could completely swallow it up with an excuse, but Zhang Zhi was alone, and there was no other industry to support, so even if he filed a complaint, he would not be able to enter the yamen. didn't expect Zhang Lu to suddenly come back alive, and if the two of his brothers made a fuss together, it would be more difficult to handle......

"What can I do?"

Zhang Hao said: "If he goes to the cloud to cultivate the Tao, he will leave the clan with him, and he will give up his birth." His field is not owned by Zhang Zhi, but Zhang Lu has, his uncle can be mistakenly believed that he died, so the clan sells his ears, and the next field is worth three or five thousand yuan. After a pause, he said, "We are willing to give this money." ”

The fields in this year are divided according to the location, the fertility of the land, and most importantly, the average yield, and the unit price difference is very large. The good fields around Xiangmi County, especially the irrigated land, can fetch tens of thousands of yuan per mu, while the small dry fields in the ravines are often less than 1,000 yuan per mu, and even less than 200 yuan. To say that although the total number of acres left by Zhang De to his sons is not much, of course they are all good land, even if they can't be sold for 10,000, they must have 7,000 or 8,000 acres, but Zhang Hao has a mouth and "can do it with three or five thousand yuan" - to be honest, there is not such inferior land in the entire Mi County.

But I was able to find all kinds of reasons to lie, or because the clan happened to lack money, I sold it cheaply, or I was forced to buy it by the officials...... No, no, I bought it back at a great price, and you can't let me make up the price difference for you, right? Isn't it easy to forge a few vouchers for the sale and purchase of land? As long as you pass this hurdle, you can not mention any escrow in the future, and this is my Zhang Hao's field!

The idea is very bad, and it is also a little rancid, the old man Zhang Wu couldn't help but flick his sleeves: "Even if it is ten thousand dollars, it is not enough, but three or five thousand?" You want to take the opportunity to buy his family's land cheaply, I have no opinion on this, and you can also help lie, you are too greedy to solve the problem, right? You only pay three or five thousand yuan to buy more than 400 acres of water to irrigate the land? There is no such reason in the whole world!

Zhang Hao hurriedly increased the price: "I am willing to give 8,000 yuan, but the life of the clan is to listen." "I'll give you eight thousand, you see how much you give to Brother Zhang Lu, and all the extra money can be out of your pocket - although the money is not much, it is for nothing, old guy, are you still dissatisfied?

Zhang Wu said that I didn't mean that: "Zhang Lu is not comparable to his younger brother, and he is also a real official, how dare he deceive?"

Isn't Zhang Hao just a little Lang official? Since he went up the mountain to cultivate the Tao, it is tantamount to abandoning the official, and we are still afraid of him being a fart! Besides, now that the imperial court has moved westward, the world is in chaos, and I recently heard that even Dong Taishi has been hung up, and it is difficult to say who will be in power in the future, but can Zhang Lu's boy still hold back the thick legs of the imperial court? I don't believe it.

"No," Zhang Wu said, "I'm stupid and long, quite able to read people, now looking at Zhang Lu's eyes are bright, I'm afraid it's not comparable to the past...... "I see that this kid seems to have changed into a person, his eyes are shining, I'm afraid it's not so easy to deal with."

Zhang Hao and others repeatedly persuaded them, but Zhang Wu just refused to allow them, saying that you should come up with at least 50,000 yuan, so that I could go and discuss with Brother Zhang Lu. Zhang Haoxin said that 50,000 yuan for 400 acres of land is not much, and I can figure out the problem...... If I really want to give 50,000 yuan, I will go bankrupt, and I will have to sell the land back to their brothers...... The father and son glanced at each other, simply, let's be ruthless.

Zhang Gui asked Zhang Wu with a smile, "Uncle, how is your physical condition recently? Look at your old problem of bowing on your back and having pain in your waist and legs again--"I have heard that if you cultivate the Tao and get the body of a half-immortal, you can accept the essence of the sun and the moon, and the flesh and bones are treasures, and if you cook and eat them, you can get eternal ......."

Zhang Wu was taken aback when he heard this: "Don't talk nonsense! Besides, Zhang Lu has only been cultivating for two or three years, how can he get the body of a half-immortal?"

Zhang Guixin said that if you want to take the first half of the sentence, I don't dare to say more, and there is even the second half of the sentence - it can be seen that the old man's physical condition is really not very good, and he wants to live a long life and almost go crazy. Immediately, he swore that what I said was true, and that it was taught by a master, not nonsense -- "How can a half-immortal get it? If you meet it, how can you cook it?" Zhang Lu's cultivation is shallow, or if you can't eat it for eternity, you will be able to prolong your life by three or five years. ”

His father and his brother also helped the next to him, saying yes, yes, I'm sure if you eat a bite of his meat, you will definitely not be out of breath, your waist will not hurt anymore, and you will have the strength to find a concubine, not to mention that you will enjoy more than ten years of Qingfu - "We will ask for a scoop of soup ears." ”

The main reason is that there are a lot of demons on the ground in this year, and there are not many true Taoists - like Zhang Lu in Hanzhong, Taoist priests and demons, of course, are even rarer - especially at the foot of the Son of Heaven in Henan, "Zi Bu is silent and the strange power is chaotic", except for a Zhang Mink, the old man Zhang Wu has never heard of any cultivators. Therefore, if the meat of a monk is eaten or not, it will have a miraculous effect, and Zhang Hao's father and son can be left to talk nonsense, and the nonsense of the future generations will definitely not be able to blind people - otherwise Taoism will not flourish, and one will definitely be robbed and eaten by others......

Zhang Wu pursed his mouth and muttered for a long time, but finally shook his head: "Looking at his physical health, it is not the same as in the past, and he may learn Taoism, but I am afraid that he will not succeed, but he will be harmed......

Zhang Fu said with a smile: "Cultivating the Tao is three years old, how can you have Taoist skills? You can poison it in wine and induce it to drink......

Zhang Wu said that you are sick! Don't you just want to kill him, but also want to cook his meat for me to eat, are you planning to poison me together?!

Zhang Fu stretched out his hand and rubbed his big mouth: "The kid is ignorant, the uncle is not to blame." Zhang Hao rolled his eyes and said that I had a plan: "General Zhang was in Mi County when he was there, and he also had Taoism, and he once traveled rampant in Henan.

Zhang Wu said that you are opening the door to thieves, and he Zhang Mink is willing to work for us for nothing? Zhang Hao said: "Even if you take it, why do you have 400 yuan?" No matter how big his mouth is, it is impossible for him to take the money worth 400 acres of watered land, inside and out, we still have to earn. And besides—"If my uncle can live longer, why should we be stingy with our possessions?"

Zhang Wu scratched the sparse hair for a long time, and finally bit the last two teeth in his mouth: "In this case, I will make a book, and you will invite General Zhang to come as soon as possible, I am afraid that it will be difficult to cooperate!"

Besides, Zhang Lu planned a little, so he went to find Zhang Hao's father and son - what he meant, first coercion, if the other party obediently admits it, then this matter is okay, he doesn't plan to live at home for a long time, there is no need to kill them all. But the grandfather and son refused to show up, and Zhang Hao's wife ran out and said that his husband and son had gone out to collect rent, and it was estimated that they would come back very late...... Maybe you can stay outside for one night and come back tomorrow.

Zhang Lu asked to see Zeng's - when "I" left, I took care of you and took good care of your brother, but as soon as you turned around, you married someone else...... Well, widows are not to blame for remarrying, but are you really willing?

But Zhang Hao's wife said: "Zeng and the earl used to be mother and son, but now they are uncles and sisters-in-law, so it is not suitable for private meetings." Zhang Luxin said to you, why did you have a "private meeting"? This word will cause ambiguity! However, he could not persecute a woman, so he could only let go of the "Dong clan" for the time being, and turned his head to the old patriarch Zhang Wu to question him.

Who would have thought that Old Man Zhang would not see him, so he only sent his grandson out to say that he was old and sick, and he couldn't get up at this time, so we would meet another day. Zhang Lu pretended to be respectful: "Since the uncle is sick, please visit." "The old man's grandson is hesitant, saying that grandpa has already fallen asleep, and you don't have to visit my brother.

Zhang Luxin said what kind of sleep are you sleeping in the daytime, just wait to break in, and the other party suddenly added: "Tonight's family banquet, Brother He survived, and we can see each other." "Zhang Luxin said okay, if you don't want to be private with me, then I'll make the matter public, let's see you at the family banquet!

Who wanted to ask again that night, not only did Zhang Hao and his son not come back, but the old man Zhang Wu planned to sleep until dawn, and even the family banquet didn't know why it was postponed for a day - in fact, Zhang Hao and his son invited Zhang Mink, just in time for Zhang Mink to be busy, saying that I am not free today, and I will go to support you tomorrow......

Zhang Lu couldn't help sneering, and said in his heart, you can hide, I think you can hide from the first year of junior high school, and you can hide from the fifteenth year? Anyway, Pei Xuanren didn't stipulate that I could stay for a few days when I went down the mountain this time, so I will spend it with you, and we will remember the interest day by day, and the later the problem is solved, the more I will get back!

However, that night, the family banquet was finally held smoothly. The location was in an empty field in the middle of the dock fort, some mats were spread out temporarily, dozens of low tables were arranged, and the men of the clan were seated according to their relatives and seniority - under normal circumstances, women could not participate in such banquets, but there were also a few old ladies of high seniority, or the level of old grandmothers, or old grandmothers, who were also able to sit outside.

Brother Zhang Lu was invited to the threshing floor, and with a glance of his eyes, he had already remembered the faces and locations of all the people who were at the banquet. I saw the old patriarch Zhang Wu standing at the top, and Zhang Hao, Zhang Gui and his son were in the sixth and seventh positions on the east side - I didn't see Zhang Fu, I gave him an empty place, and I didn't know where to go. Seeing that the people had not yet come, Zhang Lu honestly and unceremoniously pulled Zhang Zhi and ran Zhang Hao to sit down, someone ran over to stop him, saying that you shouldn't sit here, Zhang Lu sneered and pointed at his body: "You want to make the official sit down?"

Dare to love him, he has already taken off his monastic clothes and changed into Lang official clothes. Although Lang Guan has no rank, he is also an official after all, and there is no second official in the entire Zhang family, and it stands to reason that under the patriarch, the first position should be sat by him - now that I have depreciated my identity, I have made several mistakes, what are you dissatisfied with?

The people who stood in the way panicked and had to retreat. Zhang Lu sat down, then tilted his head, and his eyes swept to the left. Zhang Hao, Zhang Gui's father and son couldn't help but be a little flustered - don't look at them degrading Zhang Lu to worthlessness in front of Zhang Wu, why since going up the mountain to cultivate, it is equivalent to abandoning the official body, and it is also equivalent to breaking away from the Zhang clan, and when they really saw Zhang Lu sitting in his official uniform, his eyes were still so sharp, he couldn't help but wilt, and couldn't help but shrink to the side.

After all, if they have a ghost in their hearts, they can't be very bold.

One after another, the big guys came, and Zhang Lu couldn't help frowning slightly. Because he found that there were still two empty seats, one should belong to Zhang Fu, and the other was next to Zhang Wu, which was the most honorable guest seat—who is this reserved for? Is there anyone else in our Zhang family? Could it be that it was really left for me? But if I sit down, who will this seat be given to me at this moment?

was puzzled, so he heard the old patriarch Zhang Wu pat the case, and then said tremblingly: "But every fifteenth, the clan should gather for a drink, although it is twelve, it is for the return of Earl He, it is also ......" Zhang Lu quickly stood up, pretended to make a circle, and greeted the clansmen.

When he finished speaking, he didn't sit down, and he didn't wait for the old man to continue speaking, so he grabbed the conversation directly. Of course, you have to pretend to be at the beginning, say a few words of greeting, say goodbye, and then change the conversation: "Lu has been away for a long time, and then return to his hometown, and change his personnel more." Because of his young age, he expelled his ancestral house and seized his land, but he didn't know why? ”

didn't expect him to be so straightforward, Zhang Wu and Zhang Hao panicked on the spot. The two glanced at each other, and Zhang Wu hurriedly said: "Because there are few people in your family, and there are many people who have no place to live in the clan, so the clan is discussing and taking back the ancestral house, how can you say 'chasing'......"

"What the father left should be passed on to Lu, and Lu is not there, and the clan is safe and public?"

In fact, Zhang Lu didn't want to snatch the ancestral house back, one should have been the residence of the great sect, his father Zhang De occupied it at the beginning, and the matter was not very authentic, even if he sued the government, now there is no 2,000 stone too to support him, and this lawsuit cannot be won. The second is that the ancestral house is in disrepair, and "he" felt miserable and panicked when he lived in it when he was a child, and he really had no desire and necessity to snatch it back.

But you have to talk about the ancestral house first, and then talk about the land property step by step - the land property must be taken back, I will bite the ancestral house first, and then let go, you have to make more concessions in the field property.

Zhang Hao interjected and said: "I thought you were dead, so the public discussion was too late to ......"

Zhang Lu interrupted him: "And if I am really not dead, I should return to the ancestral house first, and whether to leave my brother to stay will be discussed in the clan." ”

Zhang Hao has nothing to say, after all, Zhang Lu is a person who has read books, and he is also a son of an official eunuch, this is reasonable, especially crooked, he can't refute it at all as a landowner.

So I had to play perfunctory and delay time: "Serve wine and food first, and then discuss." ”

Zhang Wu hurriedly slapped the table: "This is true, first serve wine and food." ”

Zhang Gui muttered: "The guests haven't arrived yet, how can they serve wine and food first?"

Originally, Zhang Wu gave the order to serve the food, and some servants passed the words down, and some slaves and maids and their own women walked towards the courtyard with the food table, but Zhang Gui muttered like this, his voice was not too low, Zhang Wu also heard it, and quickly waved his hand: "Slow, slow." "Sheng blocked those people back again.

Zhang Lu is strange, who are you waiting for?

At this time, they suddenly heard the sound of footsteps at the gate of the courtyard, and everyone couldn't help but turn their heads to look. I saw that "Hulala" rushed in more than a dozen people at once, most of them were soldiers, and as soon as they entered, they lined up left and right, each holding a weapon, and blocked the courtyard gate. The first two, the one on the left who nodded and led the way was Zhang Fu, Zhang Luxin said that I haven't seen you for many years, you are really getting longer and more obscene, Zeng's marriage to you, it is really a flower inserted on the **** - Zhang Fu is much more smelly than cow dung!

Look at the people around him, he is in his forties, five short figures, wearing a leather jacket on his head, wearing hakama, a belt at the waist, a long knife hanging, and leather boots on his feet, he is dressed as a military attaché - the grade should not be very high. As soon as this person came in, he immediately looked around the courtyard, a fierce light flashed in his eyes, and then tilted his head and asked Zhang Fu in a low voice: "Where is the demon?"

Although his voice was not loud, Zhang Lu's senses were so keen, he immediately heard it clearly. He was originally standing, and he panicked, so he hurriedly didn't wait for Zhang Fu to answer, he bowed first, and asked loudly: "Don't know the general's name?"

The military attache glanced at him, and with a slight look of surprise—probably not expecting that there was another official here—without thinking, he instinctively replied: "This is Zhang Mink, the word is Xianjue." Who's that?"

Ah, it turned out to be Zhang Mink, I haven't looked for you yet, you have found it yourself!