Rebirth of the pastoral landlady

Chapter 198
Chapter 210 The Five Shocking Revelations: The Golden House Cangjiao
That night after dinner, Liang Yuzhou and Cui Xique came to Jinxi's house together in the dark. Mrs. Sun was habitually surprised when she saw that the two of them came running over at night, and worried if something happened to the old Liangtou and the others. .But Jin Xi saw the bright expression on Cui Xique's face when he entered the door, and guessed that Liang Yuzhou must be able to spare his hands to work in the shop in the town.

Sure enough, before sitting down, Liang Yuzhou explained the purpose of coming to Liang Yuzhong and Sun Shi, and he really wanted to join Cui Xique and go to Qianlixiang in the town to help.

"That's a good thing, the shop is short of manpower now! But, fourth child, what about the few acres of land in your family?" Liang Yuzhong asked again after he was happy.

"I went to the village in the afternoon to inquire about it, and I rented out all those acres of land to Liu Dazhuang's family to plant. The magpie said that I don't want the vegetable gardens in the backyard." Liang Yuzhou said.

"I entrusted my mother and eldest sister to take care of the half-acre vegetable garden by the river dam in the west of the village. When the time comes, my fourth family and I can pick whatever vegetables we want from the vegetable garden!" Cui Xique said.

"Well, Aunt Cui is a good vegetable grower. With your mother and sister taking care of you, your pickled vegetables are indispensable throughout the year." Sun Shi said, and Cui Xique nodded repeatedly.

"Fourth uncle, it's like this. Now Qian Lixiang has Qinya, sister Xiulan, brother Baohong, and fourth aunt in Qianlixiang's early store. There are almost enough people. Why don't you go to the Sun Ji grocery store next door and help How about delivering the goods?" Jin Xi thought about it for a while, and said to Liang Yuzhou.

Liang Yuzhou scratched his head, smiled honestly, and said, "Xi'er, I'm your buddy now, you just need to see the dispatch! When the work will officially start, you just say it!"

Jin Xi nodded with a smile. With Liang Yuzhou joining Sun Ji, she can dispatch two staff from Sun Ji to the hotpot shop in the county. "Well, let's go to the town tomorrow. I'll tell you about the wages when I settle down in the town! Fourth Aunt, didn't you share a room with Qinya last year? No need this year, Qinya I told Sister Xiulan that I want to live together, Brother Baohong will live in the same room, I don't plan to live in the room I used to live in this year, so I might as well transfer it to you." Jin Xi said.

Liang Yuzhou and his wife nodded happily, and Liang Yuzhou said: "Xi'er, then your aunt and I will go back to clean up. Your fourth uncle and I originally planned to go early and return late, but now it's all right, I will also live with your aunt Qianlixiang. Go, save the hard work of running at both ends!"

Liang Yuzhong asked Cai Qingyang to see them off with a lantern, Jin Xi and Cui Xique followed behind, Cui Xique gently pulled the corner of Jin Xi's clothes, and said in a low voice: "Xi'er, Auntie has to say thank you, Thank you for being so thoughtful!"

Jin Xi blinked her eyes playfully, knowing that Cui Xique was thanking herself for the single room, and said: "It's nothing, last year it was because there were not enough people in the shop, so I had to stay there to help, so I asked for a room, this year With all of you, it would be a lot easier for me."

Cui Xique patted Jinxi's hand, and she remembered this thoughtfulness.Jin Xi turned around and went back to the inner courtyard, and went to the East Wing, where Sun was urinating on the third child, seeing Jin Xi briskly entering the house, Sun smiled lovingly and said, "Xi'er, give up that room to us." Your fourth uncle and aunt lived in, but it gave them a great convenience. In this way, they no longer lived under the same roof as your grandparents and aunts every day. The young couple lived in the town, eating and lodging in the shop , the days to come will be easy."

Jin Xi nodded, isn't that what it is, not to mention that they are her uncles and aunts who are close to her, even if they are just her mates, she will consider them from all aspects, the mates are in a good mood, and only when they are in a good mood can they work harder than concentrate isn't it?

"But Xi'er, there is one more thing to do. When it's your grandma's turn to live with Si Fang, what should I do?" Sun asked. The room is provided, is it possible to let Lao Liangtou and the others go to the town to eat?That's unrealistic!
Jin Xi smiled, and said: "Mother, you are such a worrying life! Isn't it just three meals a day for grandpa and grandma? Don't worry, I will definitely find a way to deal with it when the time comes! Besides, that's not Is there still eight months?" As long as it is a problem that can be solved by money, it is not a problem, Jin Xi does not believe it, Cui Xique and the others really want to provide enough food expenses, which is far better than the food standard of the first room and the second room. With a ready-made kitchen, are you afraid that the three of them will be hungry?Mrs. Tan herself is not very old, but she is only in her 50s and not yet [-], and she is in good health. Cooking and serving meals for the three of them is a trivial matter!

The next day, Liang Yuzhong and Jin Xi rode a bullock cart and took Liang Yuzhou and Cui Xique, who were radiant, to the town. Here they settled everything in the town in full swing, and Jinjishan Village, Zhou County Prime Minister came to visit Liang Lihui, who had never set foot in Jinjishan Village since his son-in-law, quietly returned to Lao Liang's house.

Regarding Liang Lihui's purpose of returning to the old Liang's house, Jin Xi heard it from Liang Lihui when he returned home in the afternoon and Liang Lihui came to visit at night.

This time Liang Lihui did not bring back the released Liang Yuju as the old Liangtou expected. What Liang Lihui brought back was about Liang Yuju's interrogation and the punishment given to Liang Yuju by the county magistrate after interrogation!
He was convicted of three counts, for smuggling tea and black firecrackers, suffered [-] boards, and confiscated Liang Yuju's hidden goods in Huhai County.The black firecracker injured several buyers, the county magistrate ordered Lao Liang's family to comfort the injured buyers, fined them a total of six taels of silver, and sentenced them to a year in prison.The first two items were dealt with lightly because of Liang Lihui's father-in-law, Zhou Xiancheng.

But the last item was about the robbery of the tomb and the destruction of the feng shui of the tomb. Although the Liang family in Fenglin town had fallen, the emaciated camel was better than the horse, and there was a lot of trouble.But the old Liang's family in Jinjishan Village also pooled their savings, sold the chickens, ducks and pigs in the backyard, and sold the Liangji grocery store in the town, and sent all the money to the county town to Liang Lihui for him to use For dotting purposes.

Because of Lao Liang's hair, he couldn't bear the child not being able to trap the wolf, let alone how to pay compensation later, in the first step of management, he absolutely must not be shabby!

On the one hand, the county magistrate was forced by the influence of the Liang family in Fenglin Town, and on the other hand, he suffered from the generous management from the son-in-law of Zhou County magistrate. But the temptation of old Liangtou's white money!The county magistrate was about to execute the principal culprits in the tomb robbery case, that is, those people in Wangjia Village. According to the laws of the Great Moon Kingdom, the county magistrate exiled those people to Xidaba.As for Liang Yuju, an accomplice was given, and the sentence of three years in prison was over.

At this moment, a secret order came from the city of Qing'an Prefecture. It is said that there is a more noble personage on the top who is closely watching this tomb robbery case. Influence, although Liang Yuju's name was not named, but the county magistrate saw several layers of cold sweat on his forehead, and he didn't dare to take advantage of Liang Yuju's convenience.

So, after the court hearing on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, a verdict came down, and the people in Wangjia Village were sentenced to death, and they were asked to be executed after autumn.The unscrupulous businessman Liang Yuju was sent to the West Dam for three years!

"Brother Lihui, where is the West Dam?" In the main room of the outer courtyard, Jin Xi asked Liang Lihui who was sitting opposite Liang Yuzhong and Mrs. Sun repeating these things.

Liang Yuzhong and Mrs. Sun also looked at Liang Lihui in a daze, obviously they didn't know where the West Dam that Liang Yuju was about to distribute was!
Liang Lihui frowned slightly, and said: "The west dam is about [-] miles away from our Qing'an Mansion, the westernmost part. There are several big rivers passing by there, and there is a small island of about [-] mu in the middle. Because there is water on all sides, there is no way out. Usually those serious criminals will be sent there. The land is barren, where the prisoners open up wasteland to grow food and vegetables, fish and catch shrimps, do the hardest work, and pass pigs. A life that is not as good as a dog. In the end, the materials earned are converted into silver taels, and all of them are handed over to fill the treasury!"

Both Liang Yuzhong and Mrs. Sun gasped, and Jin Xi narrowed her eyes slightly.

"It's not only the heavy labor day after day, but also because the prisoners sent there are severely punished, most of them are vicious people, and the guards also turn a blind eye, so many of them went to the West Dam, either got sick and couldn’t be cured, or died of exhaustion, or was tortured to death by other prisoners, in short, they rarely come back alive.”

Sun was stunned, Liang Yuzhong's complexion sank, worry and helplessness surged in his eyes, his fists were tightly clenched, and he said in a deep voice: "Brother was raised by your grandma since he was a child, it can be said to be very It is rare for him to experience such a big setback, and he will have to stay in Xidaba for three years this time, I hope he can grit his teeth and persevere, and change his mind and start a new life from now on!"

Liang Yuzhong is a person who values ​​love and righteousness. Even though he and his elder brother Liang Yuju were at odds in many things, when he learned that his elder brother's life or death might be uncertain on this trip, the grief and worry on his face came from his heart.

Jin Xi quickly turned her eyes away from Liang Yuzhong, in view of what Liang Yuju had done to her, Jin Xi didn't feel too much about sending him to Xi Dam, even if he was immediately pushed out and beheaded.But when Jin Xi sees her father's appearance, she still feels a little awkward in her heart, but the matter has come to an end, and it is impossible for Jin Xi to change anything, besides, she will either not make a decision lightly, if she does, it will be to herself The decision you make will never go back!

"Brother Lihui, sir, do you know the whereabouts of uncle?" Jin Xi asked. Old Liangtou had worked as a knife and pen official in Wanghai County for decades, so he definitely knew about Xida Dam.If he knew where Liang Yuju had gone, how would he react?

Liang Lihui let out a breath, shook his head and said, "I dare not tell my father about that matter carefully, but only vaguely said that my father will not escape three years of imprisonment. My father should understand that my father is staying in the prison in the county seat. Well, you said that when the weather is warmer, you will go to the prison to visit the prison, hey!"

Both Liang Yuzhong and Mrs. Sun had expressions of grief on their faces. In comparison, Liang Lihui, Liang Yuju's direct son, did not have such an expression of grief on his face, and there was even a bit of resentment on his face.

"Father, mother, brother Lihui, don't worry too much. Uncle is very versatile and can get along well with anyone. Maybe he can get along with the people there like a fish in water when he goes to the West Dam? Three years is not a long time, when he comes out with a change of heart, won't we be reunited as a family?" Jin Xi comforted.

Liang Yuzhong and Mrs. Sun nodded lightly, hoping that as Jin Xi said, everyone will be happy.However, Liang Lihui snorted softly.

"Ah? Where did you say that?" Liang Yuzhong asked in surprise, and Mrs. Sun also looked at Liang Lihui with wide eyes.

"Third Uncle, Third Aunt, although there are no wrong parents in the world, but there is something disrespectful, my nephew, I still want to say that my father and he have deceived our whole family, young and old, all these years. Those ones!"

Jin Xi is also a little interested. Could it be that after going through so much, Liang Yuju still has a secret that no one knows?However, seeing the shame and resentment flashing across Liang Lihui's eyes on the opposite chair, Jin Xi was astonished, Liang Yuju really is an onion that can never be stripped of its coat and see its true heart!
"My father always said that wealth and wealth come from danger. That's right. He has indeed made some money over the years, but most of that money was used to satisfy his selfish desires. He lied to his grandma and lied to him. , My mother and our brothers are also perfunctory, and even my money for buying books, files, pens, inks, papers and inkstones is evaded in every way, let me go to my grandparents to ask for money from the comprador!"

"As far back as I can remember, I've always felt that my father was indifferent to my mother. He also said that my mother's brain is not good enough for normal people, and she was kidnapped by human teeth. My father looked down on me. If it wasn't for him this time Selling the artifacts knowing that there is doom, I was afraid that the money collected by my grandma would not win the eyes of the county magistrate, so I had to confess to me! If he hadn't handed me a house deed, I really don't know that my father has kept it secret all these years. Let us all buy a small courtyard with two entrances in Changqing Alley, East Street, Wanghai County!"

"Ah? Brother, he... how much money does the courtyard in the county town cost? The elder brother has been pocketing his own pockets all these years, and he really kept your grandma away...then, did he ask you to sell the courtyard?" Liang Yuzhong Before the question was finished, Liang Lihui spoke again.

"It was not sold, because there was still a mother and son living in that yard. The woman claimed to be surnamed Fang, and she was my father's daughter-in-law in the city. She also gave birth to a son for my father. Fang did not know that my father was born. But when I heard that my father sent me to sell the house, I was going to seek death right away, which made me very embarrassed, so I ran away from there, and the house was still there..."

"Ah?" Sun couldn't help exclaiming, and Jin Xi didn't blink her eyes in surprise. Although in this era, it's nothing for a man to have three wives and four concubines, but for Liang Yuju, he survived in Jinwu Zangjiao in the county town The shock of the son's incident to Jin Xi and the Sun family is no less than that of Liang Yuju's tomb robbery and reselling of artifacts, and it is even more shocking!

Liang Yuzhong's face was so gloomy and terrifying, he was still worried about his elder brother just now, now he was only angry.He slammed his fist on the Eight Immortals table beside him, and said, "Brother is confused, confused..."

Liang Lihui sat there blankly, and Sun said: "That child, you haven't recognized your ancestors, right? Now that the elder brother is exiled, I don't know what will happen if Xi'er's grandma knows that there is such a grandson in the old Liang family?"

"Grandma, I didn't mention a single word. Now that the family is torn apart like this, one thing more is worse than one thing less!" Liang Lihui said, narrowing his eyes slightly, and Jin Xi guessed from his expression that Liang Lihui should be right or wrong. I hope that poor woman of Jin's will be hurt again!

"Mother, we haven't seen that child before, so how do we know it must be a descendant of the old Liang family?" Jin Xi said, and then asked Liang Lihui: "Brother, have you seen that child? What kind of situation is it?" ?”

With a trace of sarcasm on Liang Lihui's face, he said: "Guaranteed to be a descendant of our old Liang family, it can't be wrong, there are four of us brothers, and none of them is as good as that child who got his father's true biography, and his facial features and figure are almost the same. Oh, look at it." It should be about the same age as Boy Bai!"

ah?The three members of Liang Yuzhong's family were silent. Liang Libai was two years younger than Jinxi, and Jinxi would be 12 years old in just over three months after the Chinese New Year. Liang Libai was two years younger than her, that is, ten years old.In this way, my good boy, Liang Yuju and that Fang family have been together for no less than ten years!
"Brother Lihui, although grandpa and grandma have to keep this matter a secret, the two courtyards in the county town are all uncle's money. You are the eldest son of uncle, and the second cousin and the others are not married yet. It's hard work, and you have the property deed for the two of them, so what are your plans next?" Jin Xi asked.

Liang Lihui frowned, a little unsure, Liang Yuzhong and Mrs. Sun also looked at each other with a headache, Mrs. Sun said: "Fang's mother and son are living there, and Lihui takes back the house. Doesn't that mean that the mother and son are taken away?" Are you going to be swept out? The Fang family is sure to make a fuss!"

"This matter is really tricky, I have to think about it!" Liang Lihui said, frowning.

After all, these are the family affairs of the big house, Liang Yuzhong and Mrs. Sun can't discuss any more, Liang Lihui sat for a while, Mama Dong came over to ask if we should arrange dinner?Jane's in the backyard has already prepared dinner.

Both Liang Yuzhong and Mrs. Sun tried their best to persuade Liang Lihui to have dinner here, but Liang Lihui declined their kindness and insisted on going back to the village.

"Tomorrow morning I'm going back to the county seat. Now I'm following my father-in-law for training. I don't know when the next trip will be. I want to go back and spend more time with my mother. It's been a long time since I ate the food she made. It's so hard to think about it! "Liang Lihui said a little shyly.

Jin Xi looked at Liang Lihui appreciatively, and not only found that since Liang Lihui went to the county to marry, he behaved and talked differently from the indifferent and lonely nerd who only knew how to read and study, especially the current Liang Lihui, Knowing how to give back to the Jin family is what Jin Xi appreciates the most.If a person even dislikes his own mother, then no matter how talented he is, how far and how far he goes, he is not a sound and complete person. Jin Xi despises such a person the most!

Liang Yuzhong and Sun's eyes were gratified, so they no longer insisted on staying, Jin Xi thought for a while, and decided to ask: "Brother, you have read poetry and books for so many years, you have a reputation as a scholar, and your father-in-law It's good to take care of him, but I still want to ask my brother how he plans for the future?"

Liang Lihui was startled for a moment, and instantly understood the meaning of Jin Xi's words, pondered for a while, with a gleam of star in his eyes, and said solemnly: "Xi'er, don't worry, your elder brother, I am by no means the one who waits for greed and comfort in front of me." People who are short-sighted, I am now practicing with my father-in-law, learning the principles of life and dealing with things, and on the other hand, I am actively preparing for this year's autumn!"

Liang Lihui now has a reputation as a scholar, and the next step is to take the provincial examination, because the rural examination is usually in the autumn after the autumn harvest, so it is also called Qiuwei, and he will be promoted to Juren if he passes the examination.

Jin Xi narrowed her eyes slightly, seeing that Liang Lihui had such determination, she was also really happy for him from the bottom of her heart!Liang Yuzhong patted Liang Lihui's still thin shoulders vigorously, and said: "My good nephew, you have ambition, if you have any difficulties in the future, you can use your third uncle, just speak up!"

Liang Lihui's frail scholar, how could he resist Liang Yuzhong's hard slap, barely stabilized his figure, smiled shyly, bowed to Liang Yuzhong and Mrs. Sun, and nodded to Jinxi, then turned and strode away , back to the village.

Liang Yuzhong saw that the sky was getting dark and Liang Lihui hurt his eyes from reading. Liang Yuzhong was worried, took the lantern from Cai Qingyang, and personally sent Liang Lihui into the village.Here, Jinxi supported Sun Shi's arm and turned back to the inner courtyard, Sun Shi was puzzled all the way and said: "Your uncle doesn't know what kind of thoughts you have, Fang Shi has been with him for more than ten years. The children are so big, why don't you bring them back to recognize their ancestors? Your aunt is a poor person, and she doesn't have the support of her mother's family to make troubles. Your uncle is afraid of your grandparents, so he keeps hiding it from you. right?"

Jin Xi thought about it seriously, and said: "Mother's guess is reasonable, on the one hand, uncle is afraid of grandparents, and on the other hand, he is also protecting Fang's mother and son in a disguised form!"

"Where did this come from? Those wealthy families who take concubines have to write it down on paper, and the children born to concubines must also be recorded in the family tree. Your uncle is obviously blackmailing their mother and child, why do you still feel sorry for them?" What about maintenance?" Sun couldn't understand Jin Xi's words, and retorted softly.

Jin Xi smiled, and said: "Since uncle is willing to spend that money to buy two courtyards in the county town, he has definitely spent a lot of money on Fang's mother and son over the past ten years, which shows that uncle doesn't care about that Fang family. One thing is that the Fang family has the means to blow up money from people like Uncle who have plucked their hair."

Mrs. Sun understood a little bit, looked at Jinxi, and only heard Jinxi continue to analyze: "Maybe it's Fang's own idea whether to come back and recognize the ancestors. Mom, think about it, if it's about grandma, she will know." Now, can't the uncle hide the money from his private house? According to my grandma's temperament, the yard in the county town must be sold, the money will be confiscated, and the Fang family will have to be called back to live with us in the countryside. Serving parents-in-law and aunt-in-law like a woman, the Fang family will definitely not like it!"

Mrs. Sun understood it completely, sighed for a long time, shook her head and said: "It seems that if there is too much money, it is easy to do bad things, your uncle is not clear about it!"

"Maybe it's because of Chujing's injury, she's a little worried about my father?" Jin Xi joked aside.

Mrs. Sun scoffed at Jin Xi, and said, "Your father won't, I trust him, besides, no matter how much money our family has, the money is still in your hands, your father, after all, It’s almost like your fourth uncle, he’s also running errands for you!”

Jin Xi laughed and said: "Money is not the source of making people bad, the real source lies in people's hearts. Even if we are siblings, the same rice can raise all kinds of people. My uncle and my father are different from the bottom of our hearts, mother. Just put your heart in your stomach, my father, the most rare thing is your mother!"

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