Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 118 An Opportunity in a Crisis
Fan Tiezhou didn't go home until late at night. There were many injuries and illnesses during the New Year, and he was exhausted every day.

Zhang Sanniang took off her husband's coat, and asked with concern, "Are you out again today?"

Fan Tiezhou nodded, "Luo Yuanwai's father in Hengtang Township accidentally broke his leg at noon. I went to fix his bone. He is very tired when he is old."

"Then did you stop by to see the third child's father-in-law?" Zhang Sanniang asked again.

"I wanted to go, but I didn't go because it was too late, hey! Yuanwai Lu probably won't last long."

When Fan Tieniu's father-in-law, Lu Yuanwai, came home from the [-]th family festival for New Year's Eve, he drank a little too much and accidentally fell into a pond by the side of the road. On the contrary, it became more and more serious.

Zhang Sanniang was also taken aback, "Is it so serious?"

"I heard from Dr. Ma this morning that Lu Yuanwai started coughing up blood ten days ago, and he still vomited blood yesterday. It must be because of a serious lung problem."

Fan Tiezhou is also a physician. He knows exactly what a lung problem means to a patient.
"It's not typhoid, is it?"

"Probably not, there is no infection, but now that he has vomited blood, Dr. Ma asked the Lu family to prepare for the funeral."

Fan Tiezhou sighed. Of course he knew what Lu Yuanwai's preparations for the funeral meant to the third child. Once Lu Yuanwai died of illness, how could the rich family property behind him not be stolen?
Thinking of this, Fan Tiezhou became a little upset, he waved his hand, "Don't talk about the third child, where is Ning'er?"

"I guess I'm already asleep! It's so late."

"Forget it, Zhou Yuanwai asked me about Ning'er helping his son make up lessons today, have you talked to him?"

Zhang Sanniang shook her head, "I mentioned this to Ning'er. He said that he will take the imperial examination this year, and he has no time to make up lessons for others. He suggested that students from Yanying Academy can be added to attend."

"Alright then! I'll tell Yuanwai Zhou tomorrow that there is really no way."

Fan Tiezhou went to see his daughter again, and then rested after burning his feet.

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Early the next morning, Fanning was awakened by chirping birds.

He lives in the side yard, covering an area of ​​one acre, with a small garden and more than a dozen houses. He is the only one living at present, and it looks very empty.

For most of the past two years, Fan Ning lived in the county school. He would go home only on big holidays, and it was usually closed here.

At this time, the crisp voice of the little girl A Tao came from the yard, "Little official, Madam asked you to have breakfast!"

A Tao is Ah Mui's younger sister, because Ah Mei is treated well as a maid in Fan's family and things are easy, so A Mei's parents sent the youngest daughter to Fan's family as a maid. She is mainly responsible for washing diapers for Fan Ning's younger sister and tidying up. rooms and such.

In the mid-Northern Song Dynasty, she worked as a maidservant in an official's family in the capital, earning an average of three guanqian per month, which is about a hundred Wenqian per day.

Ordinary households pay a little less, about eighty Wen per day.

Pingjiang Mansion is even lower. The maidservants of rich and powerful families in the counties earn about [-] Wen per day, but in the towns below, they only earn [-] Wen per day, and in the countryside, they only earn [-] Wen per day.

Zhang Sanniang treats people more kindly, and pays wages according to the standards of Mudu Town. Not only does she eat and live the same as her master, but she also makes two sets of good clothes every year.

So many families still want to send their daughters to the Fan family as maids, but they really don't need it anymore.

Fanning's family also has a servant woman named Luosao, who is from the village. She is responsible for washing, boiling water and cooking for Fanning's grandparents every day, and going home to take care of the children at night.

When Fan Ning came to the inner house, the maid A Tao brought him face wash, and said with a smile, "My aunt asked me to comb the little official's hair!"

The two little maids in his family are only one year apart, they look alike, have the same fair skin, the same picturesque eyebrows and eyes, and are pretty and lovely, but their personalities are completely different.

Ah Mui has a shy and introverted personality, and it took a full year to talk to Fan Ning, while her younger sister, A Tao, has an outgoing and generous personality. On the first day Fan Ning came home, she and Fan Ning started chatting and laughing.

Fan Ning washed his face, sat down and untied the ends of his hair, A Tao combed his hair, and complained aggrievedly: "Today is Shangyuan Festival, aunt gave us a holiday to go home, but parents refused, saying that we Going home is also a free meal, so it’s better to earn a few more days.”

Fan Ning also knew that during the three major festivals of Winter Solstice, Danri, and Shangyuan, servants can go home for reunion on vacation, and the master's family still has to pay wages.

Of course, the master can also not let the servants go back, but these days they have to pay double wages.

Amei and Atao's parents refused to let them go home, which was obviously their idea.

Fan Ning asked with a smile, "I heard that your family has many sisters?"

"Our family has five daughters! I am the fourth mother, my sister is the third mother, and there is a seven-year-old fifth mother below us.

My father wanted to have a son wholeheartedly, but this year he gave birth to a younger brother, next year he gave birth to another son, and the next year he gave birth to another son, and he gave birth to five consecutive sons.

My father would get angry at us every New Year and holiday, and after drinking two glasses of old wine, he would cry and say that he would stop smoking and that he was sorry for his ancestors, while my mother would moan and sigh all day long. "

Xiaotao was articulate and eloquent, and Fan Ning asked with a smile, "Then is your eldest sister married?"

"Speaking of elder sister getting married, we sisters are all full of anger. Obviously elder sister and brother Shuigen were childhood sweethearts and hit each other well. My father thinks that brother Shuigen's family is poor, so he wants to marry elder sister to the city..."

A Tao became angrier as she spoke, and hit Fan Ning's head hard with a grate, Fan Ning grinned in pain, "A Tao, if you were a shave, wouldn't you stick the razor on my head?"

A Tao was so frightened that she quickly apologized, "Little official, I didn't mean it, so don't be angry!"

Fan Ning waved his hand, "A Tao, let me give your elder sister an idea! Let her wish come true."

"Little official, what can you do?"

A Tao knew that Fan Ning was the leader of the child prodigy competition, a scholar in the county school, and more knowledgeable than the teacher in the village. Hearing his advice to her eldest sister, she suddenly felt hopeful.

Fan Ning smiled slightly, "I have two ideas for your eldest sister. The first is to elope with your lover and go out to other places, and come back after giving birth to raw rice for cooked rice. Your father can't do anything about it."

A Tao shook her head, "I'm afraid this method won't work. My father has already said that if my elder sister dares to elope, Brother Shui Gen will definitely face a lawsuit."

"If this method doesn't work, then your eldest sister's lover will have to pay the price."

"But his family is so poor!"

Fan Ning waved his hand, "I'm not talking about money, as long as your elder sister gives birth to a son with your father's surname, your father will definitely agree to this marriage."

"What do you mean by the little official, let Brother Shui Gen be my son-in-law?"

"It's either a door-to-door son-in-law, or a son named after his grandfather. Your father dreamed of having a son. When he has a grandson, won't this problem be solved?"

A Tao's eyes lit up, "That's right! Why didn't we think of such a good solution? I'll go back and tell my eldest sister today."

Fan Ning chatted with the little maid for a long time before having breakfast.

After breakfast, he set off for the county to look at the lights.

Fan Ning's wupped passenger boat passed Mudu Town, and staggered towards the shore. There were two tall and thin guys squatting far away on the shore, wearing exactly the same clothes and looking exactly the same.

"This way!" Fanning waved to the two.

"A Ning!"

Ming Ren and Ming Li ran over, and one of them anxiously said to Fan Ning, "I'm afraid I won't be able to go to the county town to see the lights today."

"The third uncle is here, and he seems to have been beaten quite badly."

"What happened again?" Fanning asked with a frown.

"It seems that his father-in-law died last night. Before dawn, the Lu family came to grab the family property and drove third uncle out of the Lu family."

Lu Yuanwai died?This news really surprised Fan Ning. He still remembered fighting with Lu Yuanwai about his third uncle more than two years ago. Unexpectedly, Lu Yuanwai died in just two years.

Fan Ning quickly took out a handful of money, handed it to the boatman and said, "I will rent this boat for a day, and you will wait here!"

Fan Ning jumped ashore and asked, "Where is Third Uncle now?"

"At home!"

"Go! Let's take a look."

The old house of Fan Ning's family in Mudu Town was lent to the second uncle's family to live in, and Fan Tiezhou would come over at noon to join him.

At this moment in the compound, Fan Tieniu was squatting on the ground and sulked. There was a bruise on the corner of his eye, which was thrown with stones in the chaos.

His old father-in-law died of illness at one o'clock last night. Before dawn, a large group of Lu family members rushed to the door. He thought they were here to keep watch for his father-in-law, but it turned out that this group of people came to rob the family property.

In the chaos, everyone was fighting. Fan Tieniu was outnumbered and was directly kicked out of Lu's house. He had to bring his daughter Aqiao to Mudu Town to discuss with his two brothers.

Fan Tiezhou comforted him and said, "No matter how rude the Lu family is, they dare not go too far. After all, your mother-in-law and wife are still there, let alone you have a son, whose surname is Lu."

Fan Tieniu sighed, "My mother-in-law usually scolds me fiercely, but she is actually a woman without her own opinions. The two brothers of her natal family urged her to hold the land deed in her hands a few days ago, saying that after my father-in-law passed away, the Wu family would also die. You can share a share of the family property."

Fan Tiege was more shrewd. He pondered for a moment and asked, "Is there anyone from the Wu family who came to rob the family property this morning?"

"Have!"

Fan Tieniu said with certainty: "My mother-in-law's two brothers are there, and my wife's uncle even punched me."

Fan Tiege nodded, and said to his elder brother: "Obviously, the Lu family and the Zhang family have colluded together. They will first work together to drive out the third brother, and then consider how to divide the family property."

At this time, Fan Ning's laughter came from outside: "Second uncle, this is a good thing, we should go to celebrate with wine!"

(End of this chapter)