Eldest daughter

Chapter 189
Wang Er is a man with great ambitions, but no ability. As early as when he helped his family manage the only shop, he didn't get any big profits. Later, he became a supervisor of the River Department. Lost, nothing accomplished, but nothing wrong.

Unexpectedly, at this juncture, such a big incident happened, and he was sent to prison.

Looking at the last three generations of the Wang family, they are all ordinary people, keeping their duties, and relying on their ancestors to be diligent, thrifty, and down-to-earth, they have a small family business that makes a living. Everyone is a down-to-earth person, Not to mention going to prison, even quarreling and fighting with others is rare.

And Wang Er's entry into the prison was a precedent for the Wang family, and this was the only case.

Want to say that Wang Er was fascinated by ghosts?Not really!

It is precisely because he has never achieved anything, seeing others work as supervisors and stewards, reaping benefits one after another, but looking at himself, he just eats and drinks in small troubles, and the fraction of filial piety he gets is not even enough to buy a drink. Let him feel depressed.

It was also at this time that my mother-in-law's uncle approached him, that is Zhang's elder brother Zhang Dapeng.

Zhang Dapeng is the steward next to the uncle of the Tang family. In the past, because Zhang Dapeng didn't care enough to help find a good job, Wang Er had a suspicion of him in his heart, but before that, he and he joined forces to invest in the Tang family's merchant ship. Only then did the relationship between the two uncles recover.

When Zhang Dapeng found him, he also had a good thing to support and take care of him, that is, he introduced Lin Biao, a merchant who sells timber, to Wang Er. The benefits will be long-term in the future.

Since Wang Er is in charge of the affairs of the river department, materials and so on, it is naturally the responsibility of supervision. The material provided to the river department earlier was a mountain man named Chen Zhou. Since the construction of the river channel, this man named Chen Zhou supply wood.

100 taels. This is the first time Wang Er has heard of "filial piety" since he became a supervisor. It is Chen Zhou. 30 taels, and there will be more in the future. Why is Wang Er not tempted?
This greed together is like hundreds of cat paws scratching at Wang Er's heart, itching so badly.

Anyway, they are all supplying wood. As long as the wood is good, which one can't be used?But the wood Chen Zhou supplied was good, and Wang Er couldn't switch rashly, which made him face a difficult situation.

Zhang Dapeng and Lin Biao made a move. The wood sent by Chen Zhou was infiltrated with wood eaten by termites, and most of the wood was replaced. They used this to make trouble and replaced the supplier.

Chen Zhou could not be wronged, but the wood was obviously dug out from the wood he sent, it was undeniable, and she was from the mountains, so she gritted her teeth and admitted it, but she was unwilling in her heart, thinking that there must be some wrongdoing in it. A well-known secret trick.

After changing the supplier, Lin Biao quickly delivered the wood. Wang Er checked it himself and found that it was all good solid wood, so he was relieved, but he did not expect that only the surface was solid wood. , the middle is full of wood eaten by termites, if you don't look carefully, you can't see it from the outside.

It was Chen Zhou who exposed this matter. He always believed that the batch of wood he had was good. How could there be any bad wood? It was something designed by Zhang Dapeng and the others.

How could Chen Zhou be willing to bring this matter to Mr. Li? After investigation, the wood sent by Lin Biao, except for a few on the surface, was eaten by termites inside.

But so what if he knew, it was already too late, and he was also caught in the prison.

"Second brother, you are confused, you are really confused!" Old man Wang burst into tears when he heard what happened, and was extremely disappointed.

Wang Yuan'er was also so angry that he didn't know what to say, greedy to harm others, Wang Er did not hesitate to do things that wronged others and received benefits for 100 taels.

"Second Uncle, didn't you really see the termite-eaten wood? If it was really used in the embankment, what kind of disaster would it cause if the flood flooded?" She was really angry and angry.

"I, I don't know what those timbers are like. If I knew, how could I accept them!" Wang Er was startled and frightened, and said again: "They are all introduced by Zhang Dapeng. As long as I find him, I will be fine. By the way, I have no use for the silver, it is hidden in the old shoes under the bed in my house."

Wang Yuan'er rolled her eyes, what's the use of saying this now, the money has already been dug out.

"Father, you believe me, I didn't mean to pretend to be inferior, I... I just thought that they were all the same wood anyway, so I was fascinated by the money! I..." Wang Er grabbed his hands angrily. on the head, and beat it hard twice.

After staying in the cell for one night, rats and insects scurry around, there is the shrill sound of prisoners howling, and the sound of pain is indistinct. If you don’t pay attention, the rats will crawl over you. Although Wang Er is not Jin Yi Hua Shi grew up, but he never encountered such hardships, so he regretted it!

But what's the use of regret?

"Did they torture you?" Old man Wang looked at him carefully again and asked anxiously.

Wang Er shook his head and said, "No, they locked me in as soon as they caught me, and they haven't interrogated me yet."

Wang Yuaner frowned and was about to speak when footsteps came.

"Let's go, it's time, Wang Er, come out, my lord wants to see you." Two or three office servants came over, pushing Wang Yuan'er and old man Wang out.

Wang Er was terrified and shouted: "Father, you want to save me out."

"Second Uncle, Second Uncle, tell your lord the truth about this matter." Wang Yuan'er anxiously explained loudly: "Don't hide anything!"

Looking at this posture, it seems that Wang Er is going to be interrogated. If he honestly confesses the incident, at least he will receive less punishment. Otherwise, half of his life will be lost if he goes to the prison once.

Wang Yuan'er and the others were pushed out of the Yamen. Old man Wang was trembling and wanted to go forward, he was really scared!

"Let's go, if we find out about this matter, we will let him go as appropriate, don't hang around here!" The yamen servant who took Wang Yuan'er's money waved his hand to drive them away.

Old man Wang wanted to say something else, but Wang Yuan'er said, "Grandpa, let's go first, and we'll think of something when we get back!"

Old man Wang looked at his granddaughter and nodded. Wang Yuan'er thought for a while, then took out ten taels of silver from his sleeve and gave it to the messenger brother, entrusting him to take care of Wang Er. Money can make ghosts turn mills, this idea is not worth money What, but to be soft-spoken, at least Wang Er will feel better in it!
The grandpa and grandson rushed home without speaking. The old man Wang sighed and wiped his tears, which made Wang Yuaner very sad.

"Grandpa, don't worry, Second Uncle's covetousness is only 100 taels, and this was discovered early, as long as Second Uncle is honest and clear, it will be released after a few boards." Wang Yuan'er comforted softly.

Although Wang Er committed this incident, although it is not a trivial matter, it does not make sense if it is a big one. After all, there is only 100 taels of greedy silver, and it was discovered early. What's more, the wood has not been used yet!

The job of a supervisor can no longer be done, and he will be released after a few slaps. The only thing Wang Yuaner is worried about is that the officialdom is dark. Will someone want Wang Er to be a scapegoat? That is the matter. It can't be over.

But she didn't dare to say this to old man Wang, she could only rot in her heart, otherwise, the family would be turned upside down for some reason, and the matter hadn't reached the final step, saying this would just add worry for nothing, it's better not to say it.

"You don't know your second uncle. He is different from your father. Your grandma has spoiled him since she was a child. She has grown up to such a big man and has never suffered much. You have seen the torture in this yamen. You can come out How many of them came out, didn’t they die half-life? Like your second uncle, I’m afraid he won’t be able to survive!” Old man Wang was full of worry, his eye circles were red again as he spoke, and he hurriedly touched his waist The cigarette bag in the room, wanted to light a cigarette, but his hands were shaking and he couldn't light it well.

Wang Yuan'er's eyes darkened slightly, she pursed her lips and did not answer.

When the grandfather and grandson returned to their home in Changle Town, they saw a group of people gathered around the door, talking and pointing, and a yamen servant came out of their house, and there was a loud cry in the yard.

Wang Yuan'er and Old Man Wang looked at each other, their hearts sank, and they quickly pushed through the crowd and stepped forward.

Seeing that they were coming back, everyone gave way one after another.

"Everyone go back, everyone go back!" Old man Wang waved his hand in front of the courtyard gate and told Wang Yuan'er to close the door.

It's one thing to show the ugliness of this house, but it's another thing to open the door for people to see it clearly. No one wants to strip it naked for others to see!

The yard was in a mess, Mrs. Zhang was sitting at the door of the West House crying with her hair loose, and the little ones were also frightened and cried loudly.

"Eldest sister is back." Wang Qinger rushed forward with sharp eyes, and said with red eyes: "Elder sister, this government servant came here, saying that he came to find some stolen money, and turned over Second Aunt's and the others' houses, and almost killed her." Our house was also turned over."

Wang Yuaner frowned and asked, "What happened next?"

"Later, grandma took out a bag for them. I saw that it was full of silver. It should be..." Wang Qing'er had never seen such an accident before. Now her usually pungent little face was full of fear, and she choked up and said: " Big sister, second uncle like this, will we be okay? Will we also be arrested and sent to prison?"

Wang Yuan'er patted her on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, it won't be what you think, it will be fine, just tidy up the yard and home, I still have to discuss things with grandpa and grandma!"

Mrs. Zhang stopped crying when she saw them, and hurried over to ask: "Father, Yuan'er, how is your second uncle? When will he be released? Woohoo, these goddamn yamen servants turned the house upside down." Already!"

Old man Wang looked gloomy, and just about to speak, Wang Chun'er ran out of the main room with a white face and yelled.

"It's not good, big sister, grandpa, come and see, grandma is not good!"

Wang Yuan'er's heart trembled, she ignored Mrs. Zhang, walked into the room quickly, and said loudly: "Qing'er, don't clean up, go and invite the doctor!"

Accidents happen one after another, and the family can't add more troubles!

(End of this chapter)