farmer's little girl

Chapter 58

The people in the second room naturally knew about the old man Lu's illness.

It is absolutely impossible not to show up. The Erfang family came to the upper room to see Old Man Lu.This was Lu Jiaoyue's first visit to the eldest room since the separation of the family. Stepping into the upper room, she felt extremely strange.

The main room is a little dark, and it is cold in winter. In order to avoid the cold, most people will install a cotton curtain on the door.In addition, the window paper has not been changed for more than a year, making the room even more cramped.

The old man Lu was lying on the kang, covered with a thick quilt, his body was not strong at first, but now he looked like an old tree root that had been peeled off, he was very thin, and his hair was more than half white .Lu Jiaoyue looked at him with some surprise, it was just a while since she had seen her, but her grandfather was so thin.

In the end it was his own father, Lu Minghai sighed endlessly.

But who can blame this?Old man Lu personally agreed to marry Lu Guili, and he also agreed to marry off the five acres of land.Now that Lu Guili has become part of the Du family, if she really agrees to sell the land, no one will be able to stop her.

Lu Minghai didn't have much to say, he could only let the old man recover from his illness, don't think about whether there are any.Another one hundred Wen was given to Lu Mingchuan, which was regarded as sharing the old man Lu's medicine money, and the rest was to buy some delicious food for the old man Lu to nourish his body.

The people in the second room didn't stay in the upper room too long, and went back soon.

In the second half of the sound, someone came from the upper room and asked Lu Minghai to come over.

Lu Minghai was suspicious, thinking that something happened to his father, he didn't dare to delay, so he went to the upper room.

After he went, his heart skipped a beat when he saw his elder sister was there.

Sure enough, old man Lu called him to the kang and told him the reason for calling him here.

It turned out that when Lu Guifang went back to collect the money, she never collected enough money. Seeing that there were not many days left until the deadline of that month, she really had no other choice, so she came to beg Lu Minghai again.

"Second brother, your brother-in-law is back now. The Pei family came to make trouble that day. It seems that he has a good relationship with that Han Jin. Can you tell your brother-in-law and ask him to talk to Han Jin again, and give him some time day."

Lu Minghai frowned and didn't speak.

"Second brother, look at your elder sister's family, it's also difficult..."

Lu Minghai interrupted: "Father, how much time do you want to be allowed?"

The old man Lu pondered for a while, and said, "Can you give it another month?"

Lu Guifang kept winking at the side, but unfortunately she didn't see the old man lying on the kang, but she could only hold back her smile and said to Lu Minghai: "Second brother, you see, it's not that my family doesn't pay back the money, but that it's the cold winter and the twelfth lunar month. , and it’s close to the end of the new year, our family really doesn’t have enough money. If you don’t tell Han Jin, wait until next year, when the weather is better in spring next year, we will pay back the money.”

Lu Minghai glanced at her, "Sister, look at what Dad said for a month, and you said that you have to wait for the spring to come and the weather to be better. How can the weather be considered good? This guy who sells houses and land, It’s really not a good time, do you know why our father is sick? It’s because Widow Du sold the land that the younger sister married, she can sell it, and the Zhao family’s land can also be sold.”

It's not that Lu Minghai doesn't want to help, but that Lu Guifang's troubles these days really wear down her temper.Especially when old man Lu was ill, she didn't come back to her mother's house to visit her sick father, but because of the Zhao family's incident. Old man Lu obviously needed to recuperate, but she let him show up again without hesitation.Lu Minghai couldn't tell what kind of feeling he felt in his heart, but in short he just felt angry.

And he knows his eldest sister's character too well, once she gets what she wants this time, don't expect the money to be paid back after the spring begins.It wasn't that Lu Minghai was there, it wasn't that Lu Minghai had a brother-in-law named Mei Zhuangyi, it wasn't that Mei Zhuangyi and Han Jin had a good relationship, even if the money wasn't returned, it didn't matter.

It has to be said that Lu Minghai guessed exactly what Lu Guifang was thinking.

The reason why Lu Guifang did this was indeed because she didn't have enough money, and also because she had the desire to rely on breaking things.With the second child in front of her head, it is impossible for Han Jin to do anything to her family, unless he doesn't even become friends in the future.

"Sister, I really can't help you with this job. Even if my brother-in-law knows someone well, it's my brother-in-law's business. As a brother-in-law, I don't have the face to beg people over and over again for this matter. I owe debts and repay the money. It's only right and proper, you should hurry up and find a way to collect enough money to pay back the family." After speaking, Lu Minghai turned his head and left.

Lu Guifang stomped her feet in disbelief and shouted from behind: "Second brother!"

She looked at Mrs. Hu, and then at Old Man Lu: "Father, tell your second child quickly. If he doesn't care about this, I won't be able to live as me." She began to cry as she spoke.

"Second brother, come back to me!" Old man Lu patted the kang and shouted.

It's a pity that Lu Minghai didn't even turn his head.

Of course, this matter is not over yet, Lu Guifang was crying in the upper room, she was crying, Cui was also crying, old man Lu could only ask his eldest grandson to call Lu Minghai again.If Lu Minghai didn't come, he made Lu Mingchuan go again.

Lu Mingchuan had no choice but to go there once. As soon as Lu Minghai saw him coming, he said, "Brother, needless to say, I've said it thousands of times, and I can't help you with it. My brother-in-law really I have a good relationship with Han Jin, but the money is owed to the gambling house, and Han Jin is only working in the gambling house, he can't be the master, and the money will have to be paid back sooner or later."

"But Miss..."

"Don't talk about it, big brother. We all know the family background of the big sister. The 100 taels of silver may be hurt, but it will definitely not be displaced. Now she thinks that my brother-in-law has a good relationship with Han Jin, so she wants to take this The sum of money was forfeited, but has she ever thought about how my brother-in-law will deal with this matter if I talk about it again, should my brother-in-law pay her back the money, or let Han Jin fill it in for her?"

With a stern face, Mei also said: "Brother, let's not talk about this matter, if you still worry about this matter in the future, don't come to our house."

Lu Mingchuan smiled wryly again and again, so he had no choice but to go back.

He walked ahead, and Mei Shi and Lu Minghai quarreled behind him.

"You said at the beginning that we would not help this favor, and it was unreasonable, so I didn't say a word of objection. Now look, look, this is relying on our family. Lu Minghai, tell me who is your family? who?"

Lu Minghai sat in the corner of the kang, with a sullen face, without saying a word.

Lu Jiaoyue saw it in her eyes and was anxious in her heart. Now she can see that if the matter of the aunt's family is not resolved, her family may not even live a clean life this year.

But how to solve this matter?
She and Lu Guangzhi exchanged a look.

After that, the two found a place where no one else was around to talk.

"Sister, don't worry about this matter, don't worry, I'll follow up with Uncle Zi, and Uncle Zi has a way to solve it."

Lu Jiaoyue sighed, "Our father doesn't care, I don't care. If not, you can go to the county when you have some free time, tell him about this matter, and see if it can be resolved, otherwise we I don’t think this year will be clean. Of course, the money owed must be paid back. If he is spared this time, I’m afraid Cousin Guodong will revert to his old ways. Anyway, someone will clean up the mess.”

Lu Guangzhi nodded: "Sister, I know what's going on, don't think too easily about Uncle Jin and the others. They have a lot of ways to deal with people who don't pay back their debts."

Lu Jiaoyue thought about it for a while, then she was worried and said: "Don't hurt people, lest auntie come to our house again, just ask them to return the money."

"It won't hurt anyone, just don't worry."

Having said that, Lu Jiaoyue was still a little worried, not because she sympathized with the aunt's family, but because she didn't want to make trouble for her family.With her aunt's character, she could really imagine that if something happened to Zhao Guodong, she would go to the second room to make trouble.Now that the family has just calmed down, she doesn't want to live an unclean life this year.

After that, Lu Guifang didn't come to the second room to make a fuss again. She heard from Mrs. Qiao that she went home.But on the first two days before the day of repaying the debt, she brought the Zhao family back to her mother's house, and she came to take care of her sick father in the name of fame.

Mrs. Qiao naturally came to report the news, and everyone in the second room was very speechless.

Didn't she think that by hiding back at her mother's house, she would be able to avoid this debt?

Of course it is definitely not like this, Lu Guifang probably wants to make her own life unhappy and make others unhappy.As for who is unhappy, it is naturally the second room, and of course he also has the intention of avoiding debts.She didn't believe that there would really be thugs from a gambling shop, and the second child would watch helplessly as his own nephew was chopped off.

The people in the second room know exactly what Lu Guifang is thinking now, and it is because of understanding that they feel sick in their hearts.

But people don't come to the door, so you can't come to ask them what they want, you can only pretend that the other party doesn't exist.After discussing with Lu Guangzhi, Lu Jiaoyue and Lu Guangzhi talked about Han Jin's plan. The couple didn't think there was anything wrong, and they were really annoyed by Lu Guifang, but they felt that Han Jin was being troubled again. I'm a little embarrassed.

When the deadline came, the big house was very quiet, and the thugs from the gambling house did not come to the door.Lu Guifang felt relieved and decided to live with her mother's parents until the day when the problem was solved.

She knew in her heart that as long as she stayed in her mother's house, there would always be someone who couldn't stand it and jumped out.Someone jumped out, and someone helped her put pressure on the second child.Everything in the world has always been like this, vital interests are not violated, and no one will take other people's affairs as their own.

What if her eldest brother went to the second room that day, and the second child sent him back after casually saying a few words?And her father, who clearly said he would help him well, but seeing that the second child didn't agree, he said that he couldn't help it.

How can there be no way, the key depends on whether you want to do it or not!

There are more than a dozen people in the Zhao family, including adults and children. With so many people here, they have to find a place to live. Fortunately, people in the north sleep on kangs, and every household has several kangs.On weekdays, one or two people can sleep well, and four or five people can sleep together if squeezed together.

When Lu Guifang came back that day, she said she would stay at home for two days. Although the old man Lu said he was unhappy, he didn't say anything, but his daughter seemed to plan not to leave after staying here.

The yard was full of chickens and dogs all day long, and the Zhao family's grandchildren had a few young children, who were in their ignorant years, whistling in and out of the yard every day, making a fuss.The room that had just been tidied up was dirty and dirty everywhere, and the wife of the Zhao family didn't care.When eating, it was even more chaotic, there was always the sound of bowls being smashed, and it was only a few days later, and the Lu family almost ran out of bowls to eat.

The old people are distressed about things, and these things need money to buy. Old man Lu's teeth trembled in distress, but before he could say a word, his daughter pushed him back, saying that he made a fuss, but it was just a broken piece. Wan, as for this, he also said that not only does he not love his daughter, but he doesn't even love his great-grandson.

Old man Lu had no choice but to stop.

By the way, there is also Niuniu, the little granddaughter of Dafang. Since the Zhao family came, she has always been bullied by Zhao Guobang's two boys, and she was provoked to tears every day.Those boys not only bullied others, but also fought each other, either you hit me, or I hit you, the yard was full of children crying all day long.

The men from Zhao's family didn't care. After they came to Lu's house, they just served bowls to the table for dinner, and went back to sleep after the table.Especially that Zhao Guodong, who had lived a good life in the county for a long time, was picky and picky about Lu's food, and every time he ate, he could always hear him pick and choose which ones were not delicious, and that ones were too unpalatable.

Xiao Hu wanted to throw the chopsticks several times, but was stopped by Hu.

Hu Shi also hates it, but it's not the moment when it's time to attack, she's still waiting.

Unexpectedly, what he wanted to wait for didn't come, but he almost collapsed. Therefore, when those thugs from the gambling shop came to the door, Hu even breathed a sigh of relief.

This time not only came a few thugs from the gambling house, but also followed by two policemen.

When the Lu family and the Zhao family were in doubt, one of the thugs said with a smile: "You said you wanted to hide from debts, why didn't you hide away? This place is so easy to find. Just ask around and come here."

The faces of the Zhao family immediately turned dry, and just as Lu Guifang was holding up a smile and wanted to say something, the man said again: "We are law-abiding citizens. matter. No, we have invited the official, and we will go to the county government to talk about the rest."

As soon as the words fell, the two police officers stepped forward and asked who Zhao Guodong was, saying that Guangji Gambling House had sued him for not paying back the money owed, and now the county government came to take him back for questioning.

Zhao Guodong was so frightened that he immediately sat down on the ground, not daring to say anything, but kept calling for Lu Guifang to save him.

Lu Guifang was completely bewildered at the moment. While stepping forward to stop Zhao Guodong, she yelled at the thugs in the gambling house, saying that her brother's brother-in-law knew Han Jin.

Those thugs ignored her, and just sneered: "Our boss Han is not in charge of this matter now, who do you think you are, and you are only a hundred and ten taels of silver, so we need our boss to take care of this matter? Now This matter has been assigned, and it is up to us to collect the bill, we have nothing to do with scoundrels like you, but the officials have something to do."

After finishing speaking, one of the thugs nodded to the two policemen, and one of the two policemen untied an iron chain from his waist and put it around Zhao Guodong's neck.Zhao Guodong was frightened and collapsed on the ground, but the man ignored him and dragged him over like a dead dog.

Lu Guifang cried so much that she almost fell down, no one answered her no matter how much she begged, they locked Zhao Guodong, and the group went out of the yard.

At this time, many villagers who had heard the news came to watch the excitement.Seeing this scene, they all started discussing one after another.

"Second, second..."

Lu Guifang chased out from the yard, screaming hoarsely, and followed behind.Unsteady under his feet and fell to the ground, he could only watch helplessly as the pedestrian walked further and further away.

At this time, there was a cry from the crowd.

"Second Lu is here." The crowd parted, allowing Lu Minghai to come out.

"Second brother, hurry up and save Guodong, hurry up..." Lu Guifang shouted lying on the ground.

Lu Minghai smiled wryly and said: "Eldest sister, you think highly of me too much. How can I, a commoner, stop people from being taken by the yamen's tolerance. I have told you a long time ago that this matter cannot be delayed, and the money will be paid sooner or later. Still, but you just don't listen!"

Seeing that the group of people had disappeared from sight, Lu Guifang sat there with a dazed expression and did not speak.

Suddenly, the person jumped up from the ground and shouted loudly: "Hu Guihua, it's all you!"

(End of this chapter)