Mrs. Liu, who was seventy-five years old, heard that the ghost hunter was coming, and he also went to the door with a cane to greet him. Yang Jianhui hurriedly stepped forward to answer.

Mrs. Liu ordered Zhuang Kesha to slaughter pigs and sheep to congratulate.

After Yang Jianhui had a banquet in Mrs. Liu's village, he returned to Chen's house with Miss Chen, and the old housekeeper in the house hurriedly stepped forward to greet the young lady when he saw the young lady returning.

Chen Xiang was overjoyed when he saw that the old housekeeper was still there, so he asked, "Is Uncle An?"

The old housekeeper said: "The old lady was killed by the evil ghost that night, and the young lady was captured by the evil ghost again, and I have no way to think about it. I had to bury the old lady in Beishan first, and then I kept the family business for the young lady in this house. I'll have a place to stay when the young lady comes back!"

When Chen Xiang heard this, she couldn't help but burst into tears and cried loudly. Yang Jianhui saw that the young lady was too sad, and he felt uncomfortable in his heart, so he advised: "Sister don't have to be too sad, please mourn and change." Since your uncle and aunt have been buried, you should first fulfill your filial piety and go to the memorial service!"

Chen Xiang didn't cry when he heard this, but only called the old housekeeper to fetch the sacrificial objects and go to Beishan to pay tribute to his parents. Yang Jianhui and the old housekeeper accompanied Chen Xiang to Beishan together.

Chen Xiang cried more and more sadly when she sacrificed in front of her parents' graves. The old housekeeper couldn't persuade him, so Yang Jianhui stepped forward and persuaded him: "Since the two of us have become brother and sister, please listen to my sister as a brother." Since the uncle and aunt have passed away, the brother will definitely take more care of the younger sister in the future, and please don't be too sad, so as not to hurt the body. After that, Yang Jianhui swore in front of the grave of Chen Xiang's parents: "Uncle and aunt, I Yang Jianhui has become a brother and sister with Miss Chen Xiang, and I will never lose each other in this life." ”

Chen Xiang heard Yang Jianhui's words and stopped crying. After the sacrifice, the three of them returned to Chen's house together.

Chen Xiang took out the family land deed and debt list and said to Yang Jianhui and said, "Brother Yang." I am a woman, and it is inconvenient to show her head outside. My family has a lot of land assets, and there are still many land rents and debts that have not been recovered, and I also asked Brother Yang to make decisions for my sister. Handle the matter on behalf of my sister. ”

Yang Jianhui inspected the land rent debt silver one by one, and calculated carefully, there were still 100 taels of silver and more than 100 stone grain rice that had not been recovered. Yang Jianhui looked at the account book and said: "My brother still has important matters to go to Beijing to handle, and I can't often go to my sister's house." Now I see that my sister has quite a lot of assets at home, so it is better to go outside to buy a maid to wait day and night, and my sister can take care of her. I don't know what my sister thinks?"

Chen Xiang also knows that Yang Jianhui is not an ordinary person. originally had the intention to follow the left and right, but Yang Jianhui refused to agree. And there are only the old housekeeper and himself at home, lonely and cold. If Brother Yang left, there was no one to say. At this time, when he heard Yang Jianhui's words, he said: "What the eldest brother said is very true, please ask the eldest brother to handle this matter properly for the younger sister!"

The next day, Yang Jianhui rode a horse and went with the old housekeeper to the tenants of a nearby village to collect the rent of the land on behalf of Chen Xiang. I walked a few peasant families, but I saw that they were poor. There is no surplus food in every household. The people are living in misery. When Yang Jianhui and the old housekeeper went to collect rent. The peasant households all said: "The government has been exploited heavily, and we have no surplus grain at all, and there is no grain rent at all!"

Yang Jianhui was a chivalrous man, seeing that the people were very miserable, and seeing that the Chen family still had a hundred stones of surplus grain that had not been harvested, he couldn't bear to force it. Nai said: "You can't afford the rent of Gu Mitian this year, so I will go back and inform the young lady, and I will be exempted from you." But next year is a must!"

The farmers were overjoyed when they heard this. They all said: "The arrears of land rent are not paid by us, just because the government has been very exploited in recent years." We civilians are really unable to pay the rent, but as soon as the new valley comes out next year, we will respect the words of the strong man, and pay the rent of Chenjiatian first!"

Yang Jianhui replied: "If I can do this, I can rest assured." ”

Yang Jianhui saw that the people of this village could not afford the grain and rice, so he went to the neighboring village with the old housekeeper to collect the rent of silver grain rice. When I came to a house, I saw that there were many children in this family, the elders were fifteen or sixteen years old, and the younger ones were only three or five years old. They were all dressed in tatters, and they were all frozen and their faces and hands were swollen. and owed Chen Jiayin two and grain rice that have not been repaid.

Yang Jianhui asked the old housekeeper: "Does the old man know who this household's surname is?"

The old housekeeper replied: "This household's surname is Zhong, his name is six, and his account book is recorded! ”

Yang Jianhui said: "I see that this family has a lot of children, the elder is fifteen or sixteen years old, if this family can't pay the land rent and silver, can let the little girl go to serve the young lady, I don't know what the old man wants?"

The old housekeeper said: "The young lady has already explained, everything is arranged by the son!"

Yang Jianhui discussed with the old housekeeper and entered Zhong Liu's house together.

Zhong Liu recognized the old housekeeper and knew that he had come to collect and borrow silver to rent the valley. Before the old housekeeper could speak, Zhong Liu said: "This year, there is a great drought in the fields, and the government has increased taxes. My family really can't pay the silver and land rent outside Chen Yuan, and I ask the old housekeeper to be more tolerant!"

The old housekeeper said: "My master was killed by the evil ghost of Changqing Mountain a month ago, presumably you already know about it?"

Zhong Liu said: "I have already heard about this. ”

The old housekeeper said, "Now there is only one young lady in my family, and no one serves her." I see that the eldest daughter under your knees is five or six out of ten. Since you can't pay off my family's debts, why don't you put your eldest daughter in my house to serve the young lady, and my family will take care of food and housing, I don't know if you want to?"

Zhong Liu said: "Now that my family is having a hard time, there is not half a grain of surplus grain at home, so instead of starving at home, it is better for my son to go to Chen Yuanwai's house to be a subordinate!"

The old housekeeper said: "Since this is the case, I will make a note, your daughter will go to my house to serve the young lady, and the rent you owe to my family will be over!"

Zhong Liu said: "This is very good!"

The old housekeeper took out the pen and paper from the box, wrote down the note, and invited the person to come here to protect the integrity, and the three parties pressed the handprint, and then took Zhong Xing, the eldest daughter of Zhong Liu, back to the Chen family to serve the young lady.

Yang Jianhui returned to Chen's house and said to Chen Xiang: "I see that the people here are living in hardship and are unable to pay taxes, so I made my own initiative and exempted this year's rent from ......."

Before Yang Jianhui finished speaking, Chen Xiang hurriedly said: "This matter is all up to the eldest brother, the eldest brother said that this year's rent will be exempted, then I will not accept it! Besides, I still have a hundred stones of surplus grain at home, and I and my uncle will not be able to eat it for three years, and this year's rent can be collected or not!"

While the two were talking, the old housekeeper brought Zhong Xing over.

Yang Jianhui said: "This woman is the eldest daughter of Zhong Liu in the neighboring village, and I saw that her qualifications were not bad, so I specially bought her to serve my sister." I hope my sister will look at this woman well in the future!"

Chen Xiang said: "I will do what my brother says!" After that, he instructed the old housekeeper: "And take Xing'er to change into clean clothes, and then follow me, and the sisters can be commensurate!"

When Zhong Xing heard this, he knelt down and said: "Thank you Miss for your great kindness, since I have sold myself as a servant, how dare I be commensurate with Miss Sister!"

The old housekeeper hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Don't kneel, my young lady is a good person, you just need to serve the young lady well in the future." You go with me to change your clothes!"

Zhong Xing got up and followed the old housekeeper to the left wing!

Yang Jianhui listened to Zhong Xing's words, and thought secretly: "This woman's family is very poor, and she has never read poetry books since she was a child. I don't want to, but I can still know how to be polite so much, with this woman accompanying my sister, what more can my husband ask for!"

But it was said that Yang Jianhui lived in Chen's house for two or three days, and Miss Chen Xiang saw Yang Jianhui Yu Xuanang, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and he was a talent, heroic, and upright, and secretly liked it in her heart. But because no one said about it, it was inconvenient for me to speak. Therefore, whenever I see Yang Jianhui, I am secretly sent by autumn waves, and the words often reveal the meaning of love.

Yang Jianhui is a person of temperament, and seeing that Miss Chen Xiang is very beautiful, sometimes there is an indescribable impulse in his heart. But thinking of Lei Shibo's trust, the country's misfortune, and his father's last words when he was dying, he secretly thought: "Men have ambitions in all directions, and our young people should serve the country.

On this day, the two came to the backyard to chat, and Miss Chen Xiang suddenly asked about Yang Jianhui's life experience. Yang Jianhui thought that Miss Chen was not from the rivers and lakes, and he became a brother and sister with himself, so he told Miss Chen about his origin in a martial arts family. After hearing this, Chen Xiang said: "Brother Yang is strong in martial arts, I don't know if I can teach my little sister a move and a half to defend herself?

Yang Jianhui heard that Chen Xiang's words were not easy to refuse, so he had to agree. He taught a simple set of Shaolin swordsmanship to Chen Xiang and Zhong Xing.

When the old housekeeper saw that Yang Jianhui was teaching Chen Xiang to practice swords, the two were very close, and when he saw that the young lady was silent to Yang Jianhui, he stepped forward and said: "Young Master Yang is a person, and my young lady is also a beauty." If Yang Gongzi can marry my young lady as his wife, he will be a natural pair, talented and beautiful! I don't know if Yang Gongzi is willing?"

As soon as the old housekeeper said this, Yang Jianhui didn't know how to answer for a while, and his face was red with shame.

When the old housekeeper saw Yang Jianhui's face flushed, he thought that Yang Jianhui had this intention. Before Yang Jianhui could speak, the old housekeeper said: "If the son has this intention, I will go and ask my village to be the matchmaker!"

Yang Jianhui hurriedly said: "The old man can't help it, I can't help it! I am a person in the rivers and lakes, how can I marry Miss Rujia? Besides, I have something important to do, and I am about to go to the capital to handle it. Tomorrow I will leave for the capital!"

When the young lady heard this, she hurriedly said: "I know that Brother Yang has lofty ambitions, and I am a female in a boudoir, how can I be worthy of Brother Yang." I only hope that Brother Yang will stay in my house for a longer time, and spend more time with my little sister, and I dare to hope to be Brother Yang's wife!"

Yang Jianhui said: "Why did my sister say this, since you and I are brother and sister, we have the love of brother and sister." For my brother, I was really entrusted by someone to go to the capital to do something, and if I go late, I am afraid that something will happen. So I didn't dare to stay here for a long time.

I taught you and Xing'er Shaolin swordsmanship, you have already learned, just do what I said, practice more, and there will be no big problem in self-defense!"

When the young lady heard this, she knew that Yang Jianhui was going to go on the road tomorrow and couldn't be forced to stay. I embroidered a sweat towel for Yang Jianhui overnight as a souvenir!(To be continued......)