The fox minister in the late Tang Dynasty

Chapter 10 The Fox Laughs

The sky was just slightly bright, and the village at the foot of the mountain was already noisy. Hearing Wang Jinqiu's call, all the villagers knew that Geng Qing had disappeared before dawn this morning.

The woman searched everywhere but found no one, now her husband was injured and collapsed on the couch, and now her son was suddenly missing, she burst into tears, the people around had no choice but to comfort her first.

"His aunt, Dazhu should be fine, don't think too much about it."

"Fart, if my father is beaten, he must go desperately! He must have gone to find that Liu Mang."

".I remember your father was hit on the back yesterday, why don't you go?"

"I'll just say it."

Talking about the trouble, many people still helped to search around, first searched the mountain behind him, after all, what if Geng Qing went to find herbs for his father?

The misty sky stretched out. At this time, the young man mentioned in the crowd was walking on the muddy road in the misty mountains. He walked towards Niujiaji with his feet firmly on the ground. When the sky was bright, he finally arrived at the market Not far away, he was sitting at the door of a shop with a dull expression. When the shop opened for business, a smile appeared on his face. He spent more than a dozen cash on a small bag of pastries and asked where Lizheng's family lived.

"You mean Wang Lizheng? His house is not far from here, but can you see the intersection ahead? It's the third house on the left."

After thanking the buddy, he picked up the pastries and walked slowly towards that side. Geng Qing rearranged his thoughts and thought about the thoughts and words all night.

The dilapidated streets gradually became lively. Vendors who set up stalls prepared pancakes and porridge for the morning sale; women who came out with a chamber pot looked at no one was paying attention, and fell under a nearby tree, attracting scolding from another family.

In the voice of the market, Geng Qing followed the address, asked people along the way, found Lizheng's house, knocked on the door for a moment, and there was a gap in the door. It was a stout woman with a round face, about forty years old, cautious. Looking at the dark and thin young man outside the door, the rough linen clothes are full of patches, but the one who smiles is the sun.

"who are you?"

"Excuse me, is Lizheng's home here?" Geng Qing bowed his hands politely, and the gift he carried was conspicuously swaying under his hand, the woman saw it at a glance, and didn't rush anyone, just nodded.

"It's here, what's the matter with you?"

"Sister, I'm from Geng's Village. I have a very good thing, and I want to talk to your family."

The unintentional "big sister" made the woman stunned for a moment, she frowned and was about to close the door: "Screaming nonsense."

Geng Qing quickly stretched out his foot to block the door, his movements seemed clumsy.

"Where am I talking nonsense, you are obviously very young, wouldn't it be rude to call you aunt?"

The woman stopped closing the door, touched her face subconsciously, and smiled faintly at the corner of her mouth. She glanced coquettishly at the young man outside the door, twisted her thick waist and turned around, and Geng Qing still pushed the door in.

"You guys are telling the truth, come in, sit inside, sister go and call that dead ghost down."

"Hey, I'm sorry to trouble you, big sister."

Geng Qing was polite, and put the gift on the table. The room is not big, but it has two floors. The living room is connected to the stove, which is a common layout.

After finding a chair and sitting down, within a short while, there was a sound of ding ding dong dong, a thin man wearing a belt hurriedly came down from upstairs, seeing Geng Qing sitting upright over there, he ignored it. I mean, I went straight to the patio outside, scrubbed my face with clean water, and after drying it, I came over and sat down opposite the young man.

"I heard from my mother-in-law that you are from the Geng family village. You came all the way here. What are you looking for me to talk about?"

Li Zheng took a piece of cake on the table and broke it open, turned his face away and slowly tore it off and threw it into his mouth, without even looking at the young man opposite him from the beginning to the end.

"Master Liu Liu wants the fields of Gengjia Village? This is my family's land deed."

Geng Qing timidly took out the crumpled stack of papers from his bosom, and carefully put them on the table. Over there, Li, who was buried in eating cakes, turned his face and stared straight at the deed paper. Looking directly at the young man opposite, an ordinary farmer's son, with a dark complexion and a shy expression, and he has many acquaintances, so he can tell at a glance that his expression cannot be faked.

"Only one?"

"My family only has an acre of land, and I don't have any more." Geng Qing was afraid that the other party would be dissatisfied, so he hurriedly pushed the gift over, took out a money bag from his arms, and dumped it on the table, all with a clatter Noisy.

"This is to give Lizheng all the small savings of the family. I just hope that Lizheng can help me speak well to Mr. Liu so that my family's mu of land can be sold for a good price."

On the opposite side, half a piece of cake is being put down there. It's not that he has never seen money. Master Liu asked someone to give it to him last night. Naturally, he would not pay attention to the two or three hundred coins on the table, but it is on his lips. If you don't eat for nothing, you still have some doubts in your heart.

"It's fine that Geng's Village doesn't want to sell the land, and you beat up the servants of Mr. Liu's family. What's the reason? You came to my house again today, and what do you mean by saying these words?"

"They don't sell it, but I think so." Geng Qing pointed in the direction of Geng's Village outside the door, his expression a little excited, "To be honest, my father was hit on the head with a stick yesterday, and now I can't get up on the couch, and I gave birth again. Seriously ill, unable to work, guarding an acre of Susukida, waiting to die, if you can exchange some money, go to the city to find a way to make a living, it is also a way of life, it is better than being trapped in the mountains."

Hehehe.
Li Zheng smiled lightly as he uncovered the gift paper cloth, took a pastry out and took a bite, "So it was your father who was beaten yesterday, don't you hold grudges?"

"Remember the grudge, I won't come here to say it, and I won't take the land deed and send it to my door for nothing. This thing can't be fake." Geng Qing patted the yamen official seal on the deed paper.

'This cannot be faked. '

Li Zheng twisted his buttocks, changed his posture, and wanted to think about it. On the stairs over there, the woman came down wearing a red flower. When she saw the money on the table, she liked the young man even more. She smiled and leaned towards her husband. Take an elbow butt.

"This is my brother, don't be suspicious."

As he said that, he lowered his voice again, "I won't accept the money sent to you in vain. Let's see how I deal with you at night."

Lizheng shivered, seeing Geng Qing looking over, he coughed dryly twice, waved his hand to let the mother-in-law leave first, the previous doubts were suddenly interrupted, and it was difficult to remember, after pondering for a moment, he still decided to accept the land deed and the money .

"Looking back, I'll go find Mr. Liu, and after that, I'll give you all the money I got from the sale, do you think it's okay?"

When the time comes to sell it, the money will be in his hands again, hehe, the rest will belong to this family.Thinking of this, Li Zheng put away the deed paper and put it in his sleeve, when Geng Qing suddenly spoke and rubbed his hands hesitantly.

"Lizheng, don't be in a hurry, come here this time, actually, I have a bold idea."

The corner of his eyebrows was raised there, he touched the Tian Qi, and was also a little curious: "Oh? What's the matter, let's hear it."

Geng Qing glanced at the woman who was lighting the fire, and the open door, and asked the woman to close the door knowingly. Here, the young man moved his position and got closer, but he was squatting on the ground, looking up at the chair. Rizheng on the road.

"Isn't Master Liu just trying to get Gengjia Village to sell the land? When I sold it, Gengjia Village let go of it. Most of the villagers are relatives, and they are all relatives. Let me talk about it, at least I can talk about it for two years. The family came to sell the land, and the two families are familiar with each other, once the opening is opened, everything will be logical?"

Hearing this, Li Zheng didn't quite understand, and felt a little anxious.

"What does that have to do with me?"

Seeing his hasty expression, a faint smile curled up on the corner of Geng Qing's mouth, and it disappeared quickly. With a neither fast nor slow tone, he said slowly:
"Of course there is a relationship. Lizheng, you are the most prestigious person in these ten miles and eight villages. If you guarantee this matter, no one will disagree."

Li Zheng narrowed his eyes vigilantly and waved his hands.

"Assurance? I won't do it."

(End of this chapter)