Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 119 Key Figures
"Yo! Here comes my proprietor."

Fan Tiege quickly welcomed Fan Ning in with a smile, "Ah Ning, I'm really sorry that you couldn't see the lantern today!"

Fan Ning smiled and waved his hands, "It's okay, watching the lanterns is not as important as the third uncle's business!"

Fan Tiezhou asked from the side: "Ning'er, what did you mean when you said it was a good thing?"

Fan Ning smiled slightly, "Daddy, isn't that obvious? Isn't it a good thing that the third uncle's door-to-door son-in-law won't work?"

Fan Tiezhou and Fan Tiege looked at each other, and a bright light flashed in their eyes. It was true. They only thought of the third brother's misfortune, but they didn't realize that the third brother's opportunity had come.

Fan Tiege excitedly said: "Third brother, that's really the case. Now the Lu family is eager to get rid of you."

"But I can't bear my son and my wife!" Fan Tieniu muttered in a low voice.

Fan Ning smiled slightly and said, "Third uncle, I have an idea about this matter. Not only will your wife and children not be separated, but it will also make you the head of the family in a dignified way."

Fan Ning's mind has long been recognized by everyone, and now no one treats him as a child. The reason why Fan Tiege doesn't let him see the lamp is to listen to his solution.

Everyone hurriedly surrounded him, urging in a hurry: "Say it quickly! What a good way."

Fan Ning smiled mysteriously, and whispered his plan to everyone.

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The Fan family can now be regarded as a strong army, apart from the three Fan brothers who are in their prime, there are Ming Ren, Ming Li and Fan Ning who have grown up.

A passenger boat with a black awning sails slowly from the Xujiang River to Jiaobaiwan Village in Hengtang Township. This is the home of the father-in-law Fan Tieniu. There are three people standing on the bow, Mingren, Mingli and Fanning.

The first step will be made by the three of them.

In Fanning's complete plan, the most critical and core part is that they must control the third uncle's son Lu Min in their hands.

The boat slowly approached the pier. The village was deserted. Most of the families had gone to the city to watch the lanterns. There were only a few families left in the village.

He also faintly heard crying in the village, it should be that the Lu family is attending a funeral.

Fan Ning saw two children playing not far from the shore, so he walked up to them and smiled at them, "I have a hundred coins here, and whoever does something for me, I will give him the money."

The two children stared at the string of yellow copper coins in Fan Ning's hand, their eyes were straightened, and one of them asked after a while, "What do you want us to do?"

"Do you know Uncle Tieniu?"

"It's the one who cut the door backwards, Amin's father?"

"it's him!"

Fan Ning laughed again: "Go to Amin's mother and send a message, saying that Amin's father is waiting for her at the pier, and ask her to come over, and speak in a low voice, so that no one else can hear it."

As he spoke, Fan Ning first gave the child ten cents, "I'll give you the rest of the money after Amin Niang arrives."

"It's easy, I'll go now!"

The child ran away, and Fan Ning said to another child: "You also have a chance to earn a hundred coins, you go and call Amin out to play, and I will give you the money."

"Okay!"

The other child took the ten pennies and ran away.

Fan Ning smiled at Ming Ren and Ming Li and said, "Whether Lu Min can be brought here is up to you two."

"Do not worry!"

Mingren patted his chest, "We brothers are best at this kind of petty things."

Ming Li also smiled and said: "Amin likes me the most, if I wave my hand, I will definitely catch it."

"You two don't talk nonsense!" Fan Tieniu's depressed voice came from the cabin.

The two brothers looked at each other, stuck out their tongues, jumped ashore and slipped into the village.

Not long after, a young woman in sackcloth and filial piety came rushing over, it was Fan Tieniu's wife, Shi Lu, and she felt sad and terrified at the same time.

The sad thing is that her father didn't get through last night and went anyway, which made her very sad.

But the fear is that the second uncle and uncle have controlled the whole family. The husband was beaten away by them and his whereabouts are unknown.

She heard a child say that her husband was waiting for her by the small river at the entrance of the village, so she hurried over.

"Tie Niu, where are you?" Mrs. Lu called out.

Fan Tieniu immediately jumped out of the boat, "Here I am!" He grabbed his wife's arm, and the couple hugged each other and cried.

Fan Ning sighed and said, "Third Uncle, now is not the time to cry."

Fan Tieniu hastily wiped away his tears and said, "Lady, I just want to ask you a question, if I set up another family, would you still be willing to follow me?"

"You are my husband, who will I be with if I don't?" Lu sobbed and cried.

Fan Tieniu nodded, "Okay, you go back first, and I'll pick you up after I've settled the matter. The four of us will never be separated."

Lu shook her head, "I won't go back, I'll go with you now!"

Fan Tieniu suddenly said anxiously: "Your father is not over seven years old, how can you leave?"

"I know daddy hasn't passed the first seven!"

Mrs. Lu cried again, "Second Uncle wished to drive me away, he wouldn't let me stay in the coffin, and he wouldn't let me attend the funeral, he said I was the daughter-in-law of the Fan family and had nothing to do with the Lu family anymore. "

At this time, Fan Ning saw Mingren and Mingli running towards this side with a little boy on their backs, and later generations heard someone shouting faintly.

Fanning knew that the plan had been revealed, and it would be too late if he didn't leave, so he hurriedly shouted: "Get on the boat!"

When Fan Tieniu saw his son, he hurried up to carry him into the boat, but Lu was still in a daze, so Fan Tieniu pulled her into the boat too.

"Tie Niu, I have to pack my clothes." Lu said anxiously.

"Where is the time now, let's go!"

Fan Tiezhou, who was pretending to be a boatman, supported the penny, and the awning boat quickly left the shore and headed towards Xujiang.

At this moment, several Lu family disciples rushed over, pointing at the departing boat, jumping and yelling loudly.

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Fan Mingren wiped off his sweat and complained to Fan Ning, "Your plan didn't work at all. Lu Min was locked in the room, and the Lu family didn't let him have contact with outsiders at all. The kid came to play with him and was yelled at by the Lu family." and ran away."

Ming Li patted his chest and said, "Thanks to my brother, I was clever and pried open the window to get A Min out."

Fan Ning smiled and said, "Why did I bring you here, isn't it because you are good at sneaking?"

Speaking of which, they were really lucky. The young and old of the Lu family gathered in the coffin shed for the funeral, while most of the villagers went to the county town to watch the lanterns.

Otherwise, even if the Fan brothers stole Lu Min out, they would be stopped by other villagers.

The boat did not go to Mudu Town, but to the county seat. Fan Tiege had already rented a house by the river from his old friends in Changqiao Town, and arranged for them to live there.

Fan Ning didn't have time to stop and take a breath, so he rushed to the county government office to ask the county magistrate Gao for help.

Fan Ning's heart is like a mirror. In the face of the most immediate interests and the powerful clan power of the Lu family, any village mediation is meaningless.

To defeat the clan power of the Lu family, they can only rely on the power of the government. After all, the villagers in this era are still very afraid of the authority of the government and dare not go against the government.

This is the opportunity for the third uncle to stand up. Regardless of whether his son's surname is Fan or Lu, as long as he is the master of the house, then the status of being the door-to-door will exist in name only.

Fan Ning didn't care about dinner, so he hired an ox cart and hurried to the county government office.

The Lantern Festival of the Lantern Festival every year is a time for all the people to enjoy the whole family, but it is also the time when the government is the most busy, preventing fires, preventing public security incidents, preventing theft and so on.

Almost all officials and yamen servants were dispatched.

When Fan Ning arrived at the county government office, it was still dusk, and the county magistrate Gao Fei was about to go out for inspection. He also rode a horse, which was given to him by Zhu Yuanfu.

Just as Gao Fei was about to get on his horse, he heard someone calling him, "Magistrate Gao, go slowly!"

Gao Fei turned his head and saw a person jumping out of a bullock cart not far away, and galloping towards him.

Gao Fei could see clearly that it was Fan Ning, and he felt a little strange. At this time, Fan Ning didn't look at the lights, what did he come to find himself?
Gao Fei valued Fan Ning very much, not only because he helped him two years ago, but also in the boy's test that will be held this autumn, Fan Ning and nine other county officials will represent Wu County to participate in the test of Pingjiang Mansion.

From a certain point of view, this will represent his political achievements. A very important part of the county magistrate's political achievements is to select talents for the imperial court.

Of course, Gao Fei attaches great importance to people who can help him improve his political performance.

"Fan Shaolang, why don't you look at the lamp?" Gao Fei stroked his beard and smiled slightly.

Fan Ning ran forward and panted, "The student has an important family matter and asks the county lord for help."

"What, if it takes too much time, you can come to me tomorrow."

"Let me briefly talk about it first, and ask the county lord to give the students an idea."

Gao Fei smiled, "Then you might as well talk about it!"

Fan Ning briefly explained the matter of the third uncle to the county magistrate Gao, and finally said: "My third uncle's family has arrived in the county and is preparing to file a lawsuit. I implore the county magistrate to uphold justice."

The reason why Fan Ning had to come to the county magistrate in person was because rural property disputes were usually mediated by squires, and the county would not accept such complaints.

Fan Ning just hoped that Gao Fei could make an exception and take over the case.

Gao Fei was in a bit of a dilemma. If there was a precedent for this kind of thing, there would be an endless stream of villagers who came to sue in the future. Maybe the squires would go to Pingjiang Mansion collectively to protest that they stretched their hands too far.

If you don't care!It was rare for Fanning to beg himself once, and he couldn't let go of this face.

At this time, Wang's staff next to him whispered: "There is a workaround for the humble job."

"What way?" Gao Fei asked quickly.

Wang's staff smiled and said: "Didn't Fan Shaolang's third uncle just pass away his father-in-law? He can come to sue on the grounds that the cause of his father-in-law's death is unknown.

This case fell under the jurisdiction of the county government, and after investigating this matter, the property dispute case was dealt with by the way, and everyone had nothing to say. "

Although it was not a brilliant idea, Gao Fei approved of this strategy.

Gao Fei nodded again and again, "Good idea!"

He smiled at Fanning again: "Do you understand?"

Fan Ning was overjoyed, it was because the staff member introduced to Gao Fei by Zhu Daguan was very good, and it was a good way to hide the truth.

He hurriedly saluted, "Student understands, submit the complaint tomorrow morning!"

(End of this chapter)