At night, Guobei County, Mr. Wei's house

Dada, dada

Smoke wafted out of the chimney on the roof, and the sound of props hitting the cutting board came from inside.

Not far away, on the edge of the stove was a stack of dried tofu shredded with sesame oil, and Mr. Wei was sprinkling a little finely chopped green onion on top.

"What were you going to say?" asked Mr. Wei as he picked up the dishes in his hand and walked to the square table.

The scholar was looking at the black piece of firewood, disgusted, unwilling to touch it with his hands.

After hearing Mr. Wei's question, he immediately raised his head and walked to the table with his hands in his hands, pretending to look around unintentionally, and then quickly grabbed a little dried tofu with his hand and stuffed it into his mouth.

"Let me tell you, three years ago I was a private school teacher in a small county," the scholar was still chewing something in his mouth, and as soon as the words began, he glanced at Mr. Wei, who turned around and walked back to the stove, and Han Qiufen, who was helping, and put his hand into the bowl again, and quickly grabbed some more and stuffed them into his mouth.

"Autumn equinox, come and get the dishes and chopsticks, you continued. Mr. Wei didn't look back, he was carefully dismantling a fish, and while sweating beads were on his forehead, he didn't forget to listen to the scholar while instructing Han Qiufen beside him.

Chewing something in his mouth, the scholar told his story,

The scholar had a student, and the student's father, Lao Niu, did not allow his son to be educated, believing that farming was the only way out for farmers like them.

It just happens that the money from his family's job bowl is mainly to find a concubine for his stupid son and give birth to children. Lao Niu was ready to agree to this marriage with the idea of exchanging his daughter for a stable and idle life.

It happened that when the scholar went to visit his home, he saw and heard all this, he explained to Lao Niu the importance of reading, and finally Lao Niu gave him a condition of one hundred taels of silver, threatening that if the scholar could not solve it, then he would not be qualified to mix in the housework of Lao Niu's family.

"Wait a minute!"

"Huh?"

"Did you give it?"

"Yes. ”

"How?"

"Just give it to you. ”

"And then?"

"His son is no longer educated, and his daughter is married. ”

“... Autumn equinox, send him out, two pieces of chopsticks are enough. ”

The scholar looked at Han Qiufen who was walking towards him, and hurriedly retreated, shaking his hands in front of him rapidly, and shouted anxiously: "Don't, don't, don't!

Three years ago, another small county

After leaving Lao Niu's house that day, the scholar was thinking about making money until two days later...

Shout...

A dart with strips of cloth shot into the Qian family's house from outside the courtyard and nailed to the pilasters of the corridor connecting the garden and the back house.

In a few moments, the butler's voice passed from the front yard to the backyard.

"Master!! it's not good! someone has thrown a secret weapon into our house!" the butler shouted anxiously at the rich man who was walking towards the garden.

"Take me to see it. The rich man was very calm, and after glancing at the butler casually, he said a word and walked into the corridor.

The house was large, but the corridor connecting the garden to the back house was not long, and the two of them were in a moment in front of the pilaster nailed with darts.

There are a lot of family members and maids around.

The steward rushed over to disperse the crowd and let the rich man walk over.

Instead of fetching the darts, the rich man looked around and asked, "Do you see who did it?"

The butler took a step forward, came closer to the rich man, and whispered, "There was a guard who happened to be patrolling the garden, and according to him, he saw a black shadow outside the courtyard wall jumping up, shooting a dart, and the figure fell, and he chased after him and looked down the wall, and there was no shadow." ”

The rich man frowned, "Take it off." ”

"Yes, sir. The butler replied, tiptoeing to reach for the dart.

After seeing the butler take off the dart and untie the white silk, the rich man asked, "What is written on it?"

"You're for... Master... This..."Shaking the white silk, the housekeeper just read the first two words, and suddenly froze, looked at his master's face with some embarrassment, and said in a tangled manner.

"Read!" didn't care so much, the rich man shouted calmly, put his hands on his back, and waited quietly for the following.

"You evil landlord bully, your good days are over. The housekeeper's voice was as thin as a mosquito fly, and from time to time he raised his head to look at his master's face, and the words in his mouth were fast.

After listening to the words on the white silk, the rich man nodded without changing his face, and stretched out his hand in front of the butler.

The butler handed the white silk in his hand with both hands, and then respectfully stood on the side of the rich man.

On the front and back, after repeatedly looking at the white silk in his hand several times, the rich man rolled the white silk into a ball and pinched it in the palm of his hand, carried the whole hand behind his back, and hid it in his sleeve robe.

"No one is allowed to spread this matter, and before tonight, all the guards in the courtyard will be mobilized and patrolled at the door of my and the young master's room for twelve hours. No one is allowed to close their eyes, be vigilant, carefully inspect the incoming and outgoing populations, and check everyone's details.

Set up inventory checkpoints between each gatehouse, and meals must be tasted by the kitchen chef before they are allowed to be served into each room. The person who delivers the food is required to register their names, and they are responsible for another attempt before the host eats. ”

"Yes, I know how to do it, don't worry, sir. The butler nodded and said cautiously.

"By the way, what is the young master doing?" the rich man seemed to think of something, and asked about his son's condition.

"Back to the old man, the young master was clamoring to eat candy man today, and the villain was the master and invited a few sugar man masters to come back. The butler said with a smile on his lips and a slightly relaxed tone.

The rich man nodded with satisfaction, "Good job, go and invite the two best sugar chefs to come back, since he likes it, let him go." With that, he waved his hand and motioned for the butler to go about his errand.

With the departure of the housekeeper, the people in the house became cautious, and the money owner's side gradually became cleaner. He stood in the hallway, staring straight into the distance for a while, a trace of confusion appeared on his face, and he slowly closed his eyes.

"Whew..."

With a sigh, the rich man's eyes opened again, and the determined expression on his face overshadowed the confusion, and he looked left and right, put his hands on his back, and walked to the right side of the corridor.

The sun doesn't shine deep into the corridor,

The darkness formed by the shadows gradually swallowed his back,

He walked away.