Pastoral little master

Chapter 84
The road was difficult, and the carriage was a bit slow, but even so, Qiduo still felt that she was about to be knocked apart.

Fortunately, the speed of the horse-drawn carriage was much faster than that of the bullock cart, and it took more than an hour to arrive after more than 50 miles.

At the entrance of Hulin Town, Qiduo, Tan Dejin and Tan Debao got off the carriage.

Tan Dejin paid half of the fare, and made an appointment with the driver to go back, and the driver drove away.

Hulin Town is a large town with many mountains and forests, mainly rich in wood.

The Lianhua River, another tributary of the Mianjiang River, passes through Hulin Township, where a pier was specially built in Hulin Township to transport logs.

Because of the wharf, Hulin Town, like Tonglin County, is very lively, with people coming and going, and the sound of business and business shouting one after another.

If you want to inquire about news, restaurants and teahouses are the best places. There are a lot of people here, and most people like to talk about all kinds of news here, not only to relieve boredom, but also to show off their knowledge.

There happened to be a teahouse not far ahead, and a banner with the word "tea" written on it was fluttering in the wind.

"Brother, Qiduo, let's go there." Tan Debao pointed to the teahouse.

"Well, I'm just thirsty." Tan Dejin and Qiduo nodded, and the three of them walked over with their bags on their backs.

The condition of the teahouse is very simple, with a pergola set up in the open air, with simple square tables and long benches, but the business is very good, only one or two tables are empty, and the others are full.

The sound of drinking tea, knocking melon seeds, and talking are mixed together. Although it is noisy, it is lively.

Qiduo and the three of them found an empty table and sat down, and soon a tea doctor came over with a shiny copper pot, and they asked for a pot of tea and a plate of spiced melon seeds.

There are many people in the teahouse, so it’s not easy to ask other people what to do for the time being, so drink tea slowly and listen to what others are saying.

Qiduo looked at the clothes of these people, they were all simple coarse cloth bunts, they should be ordinary people.

Sitting at a table next to them were five men about forty years old, all of them had red and black faces, and spoke in rough voices, and they were chatting in full swing.

"...Next time I won't work for Mr. Lin's family. It's too stingy. I said it was worth twenty cents a day. I went to settle the accounts yesterday. I insisted that I had diarrhea that day and didn't have the strength to do less work. I only counted fifteen. Wen Yitian, damn it!" said a square-faced man.

"Lao Si Lin is immoral. Last time I worked for him, it was because I lost a piece of wood for him." The small-eyed man responded.

"Tch, but there is retribution for this wickedness. Look at his son's virtue, I don't know why he needs money." Slim-faced Zhizi sneered.

"What do you want money for? You want money for your son to marry a wife." The square-faced man replied.

"If his son is like that, whoever dares to marry his daughter to him will still seek death." The thin-faced man shook his head.

The companion who kept silent all this time had a baby face and looked younger than the other four. He looked around and then said in a low voice, "What do you know? These days, as long as you have money, you can marry a wife. I heard that Lin's fourth son's son is getting married soon."

"Er Gouzi, don't talk nonsense, whose parents are so heartless, they will push their daughter into the fire pit." The thin-faced man said in disbelief.

Although Babyface thought that he had lowered his voice, his voice was still loud enough that not only the neighboring Qiduo could hear them clearly, but also the other people in the teahouse.

Immediately, a five-short man with a short beard came over with a tea bowl, and agreed, "That's right, I've heard that too. It seems that the matchmaker came to the Lin family yesterday to get the betrothal gift. She should go get engaged."

"Oh my god, this really happened. It's incredible. I didn't expect that there are people in the world who would risk their lives for money." Someone else smacked his lips.

"No money these days is not even a fucking fart, who doesn't like money." Someone shouted vulgarly.

"That's right. If you have money, you are the uncle. If you don't have money, you are the uncle." Some people agreed.

Once disturbed by others, the topic changed, and everyone angrily talked about the suffering of the poor.

Qiduo looked at Tan Dejin and Tan Debao, and the three of them were very heavy.

No matter how they heard it, they felt that the fourth Lin was the master Lin.

Tan Dejin remembered that Mrs. Zhao had said the day before yesterday that she would get married in three days, that would be tomorrow. Just now these people said that the matchmaker came to get the dowry, and it happened to be a match.

If this Lin Lao Si is the Master Lin that Mrs. Zhao and the others talk about, then there is a big problem with this marriage.

Qiduo rolled her eyes, looking at those vulgar men, she felt a little trembling in her heart.

However, for Erxia's sake, she whispered a few words to Tan Dejin and Tan Debao, and then walked to the next table with the plate of melon seeds.

She put the plate of almost untouched melon seeds on the table.

Under the suspicious eyes of the five men, Qiduo said in a soft voice, "Several uncles, we are new to Hulin Town and want to find some work here. It's just that we don't know much about this place. Speaking of who Lin Lao Si is, he is so hateful, we can't look for him next time we are looking for work, can uncles tell me?"

Qiduo was talking, and pushed the melon seeds to the middle of the table.

The eyes of the five men were a little wary, but when they saw that Qiduo was a child with weak language and sent melon seeds, their vigilance disappeared.

"You're quite a sensible kid, sit down and talk." The square-faced man moved his butt and motioned Qiduo to sit down.

"Thank you, Uncle." Qi Duo hurriedly thanked her, and carefully sat down on the stool, as if she had never experienced the world.

"Who are you, those two?" The square-faced man pointed to Tan Debao and Tan Dejin.

"It's my father and fourth uncle. Our family is poor. I heard that Hulin Township is big and there are many jobs, so my father took us out to find work." Qiduo blinked her big eyes and answered pitifully.

"You have such a small body, what can you do? Your father is about the same as fourth uncle, and your father is cruel enough." The thin-faced man sitting on Qiduo's left patted her on the back a few times and clicked his tongue.

"I can't help it, uncles, who is the fourth brother Lin? How about the other masters Lin?" Seeing that these people always didn't answer the question, Qi Duo was a little anxious.

"The fourth brother Lin is an evil ghost who cannibalize people without spitting out bones." The square-faced man replied.

Then everyone talked about the details of Lin Laosi.

The reason why Hu Lin Town is called Hu Lin Town is because there are two main surnames in the town, Hu Lin. The Hu surname is gradually declining, and the Lin surname is on the rise.

There are currently four wealthy gentry named Lin in the town. For the convenience of addressing them, the people privately arranged them according to their ages.

This Lin Laosi's real name is Lin Tianbao, and because he is the youngest among the four, the common people call him Lin Laosi.

In addition to running a forest farm, Lin Laosi's family also has a grain and oil shop in Buzhuang. The family is wealthy and has many wives and concubines.But he was mean, abused and exploited domestic servants and hired workers, and withheld wages.

It's a pity that although there are many wives and concubines, there is only one son and no daughter under his knees, and this son has some problems.

"What's wrong with Young Master Lin?" Qiduo blinked a few times and asked.

The square-faced man suddenly smiled ambiguously, patted Qiduo on the back, and said, "You are still a child, don't ask about these things."

Qiduo grinned, this man's hands are so strong, his heart was almost shot out, so he endured it and asked the key question, "Does Uncle Lin know what Master Lin's name is?"

There are four masters Lin, Lin Fugui may not necessarily belong to the four old Lin family, only to ask the name of young master Lin to know if it is him.

"What are you doing here?" The square-faced man curled his lips.

When Qiduo was about to explain, a fat, well-dressed middle-aged man suddenly came outside the teahouse, and shouted loudly, "The goods are off, the goods are off, and those who need to work come quickly."

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the teahouse hurriedly put down their tea bowls, stood up and rushed out, shouting loudly, "There is me, there is me."

In the blink of an eye, nine out of ten people in the teahouse were gone, only a few people were left to chat, and the five men who talked to Qiduo also left with the middle-aged man.

Qiduo was a little depressed, she got up and sat next to Tan Dejin and the others.

Brother Tan Dejin also heard the words of the five men very clearly, and they all frowned.

Among the four masters Lin, only the fourth family of Lin Lao has unmarried sons, and the other three, the second family of Lin Lao has no sons. It is the daughter who recruited a son-in-law, so it cannot be his family.

There are also Lin Boss and Lin Lao San. The sons either became relatives and had grandchildren, or they were too young to discuss marriage.

Right now, only the old four of Lin's family are the most similar, and a matchmaker just happened to come to get the dowry.

But it was not completely sure, when Dr. Cha came over to clean up the table, Qi Duo smiled and asked, "Shopkeeper, may I ask if Lin Fugui is the young master of Lin Si's family?"

She changed the question.

Dr. Cha turned his head, pondered for a while, and nodded, "Yes, that's the name. Everyone is used to calling him Young Master Lin on weekdays."

The hearts of Qiduo, Tan Dejin, and Tan Debao sank.

It's his house!

Qiduo took out the copper coin and put it in Tan Dejin's hand, and whispered a few words, this time when going out, she kept the money with her.

Tan Dejin nodded, stood up, walked to Dr. Tea, cupped his hands, and said in a low voice, "Master, can you sit down and talk."

And stuffed a dozen copper plates in his hand.

Dr. Cha knew what kind of news Tan Dejin was looking for. At the same time, he saw that Tan Dejin was handsome, honest and honest, not like a treacherous and evil person, so there should be no embarrassment.

He nodded, walked to Qiduo and the others and sat down at their table, since there is no business now anyway.He sees a lot of people on weekdays, and he doesn't mind Tan Debao's appearance at all.

"I don't know what you want to know?" Dr. Cha asked straight to the point.

If it was an embarrassing question, he would return the money.

Tan Debao replied, "Well, to tell you the truth, we are from Lashu Town, and our family is very poor with a lot of people. I heard that Master Lin Fugui's family wanted maids and servants. My elder brother is going to send a girl to the house. Work as a maid to subsidize the family, and then send Xiaoqi to be a servant.

I just heard those people talking, there seems to be something wrong with Young Master Lin, and I don't know what's wrong, so I want to ask, although our family is poor, if we let our children do things, we must choose a kind family. "

Qiduo nodded, that's a good excuse.

When Dr. Tea heard this, his face became anxious, and he looked around. The teahouse was already empty, and then he said, "My two brothers, if you trust me, just listen to me, don't send the girl away." To be a maid, even if you are a servant, if you have a good family, you'd better not go."

Anyway, everyone in Hu Lin Town knows these things, and it's not a secret, otherwise, he wouldn't have said it.

"Why?" Tan Dejin asked.

Dr. Cha glanced at Qiduo and said to him, "Little brother, please help me check if the water on the stove is boiling, and I will talk to your father and uncle."

The seven eyes moved slightly, what is wrong with saying this in front of the child?
She nodded obediently, and walked towards the dark stove, but her ears were pricked up, and she listened carefully to Dr. Tea's words.

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