Rebirth Farmhouse

Chapter 75

Old Qin took a look at her, this little girl has a good idea, it is also a way to talk to Uncle Zhou quietly like this, if there is proof, let Uncle Zhou return his family's food, and then let the Zhou family take it back Even if the dendrobium is changed to normal, he also promises to keep it quiet, which is the best of both worlds.

He nodded and said: "This is a way, I'll go to Zhou's house right now."

Xiuyao said again: "Grandpa, how many Dendrobiums does the Zhou family have? What if Housekeeper Zhou changes them?"

Old Qintou smiled and said: "Don't be afraid of this, every time they collect the rent and sell the rent, we all know that dendrobium, and he can't change it." After saying that, he went home.

As soon as he got home, Old Qin asked Qin Dafu to go with him. What he thought was that the eldest son was honest but also careful, the second son was too straight and stupid, prone to conflicts, and the third son was too slippery and liked to curry favor with Zhou family. If you let him go, I'm afraid he will have to say that this father is wrong without saying a few words.

As a result, the old Qin's bosses went there all afternoon and didn't come back, and there was no letter sent out, so the family became anxious, so Qin Sanshun complained to Xiuyao with the Zhang family, "Mother, what do you think such a little girl knows? Instigated my father and ran to argue with the Zhou family. With so many lands in the Zhou family, would they value our three-liter or two-liter grain?"

Mrs. Zhang was also very anxious, but she didn't dare to beat and scold Xiuyao like that anymore, she asked, "Where's Daye?"

Qin Chan, who came back from the field for dinner, said: "My elder brother is still busy in the field. He said that the day off for his leave has not yet come. He will go to Zhou's house in a few days and clean up the field and cotton field at home first. Waiting for planting Guzi will go again."

Mrs. Zhang shouted: "Quickly, let him go to Zhou's house to find out what's going on."

Qin Ergui hurriedly said, "I'll go and have a look first."

Qin Sanshun grabbed him, "Second brother, hurry up, if there is nothing to do, you will be fine if you go."

Mrs. Zhang also asked Ergui to stay at home, and asked Qin Ye to ask, and then said to Xiurong: "Sannier, go to Zhou's house to find your mother, and ask her to ask about it too."

Xiurong agreed, and Xiuyao also went with her. On the way, Xiurong said: "Little sister, why are you so bold, you dare to say anything."

Xiuyao said: "I'm not lying, the dendrobium is obviously tampered with." If a dendrobium is divided into three layers, the ones that are smaller than the actual dendrobium are used for lending, and the ones that are larger than the actual dendrobium are collected for rent. , He made a lot of money every time he came and went.

The two arrived in front of the Zhou family's house, the gate was open, and an old man was sweeping the bird droppings and fallen leaves under the tree at the gate, Xiuyao and the third sister went up to explain the purpose of their visit.The old Cangtou sent a young servant to pass the message, and soon Liu Shi came out with a little girl. When she saw the two daughters, she asked, "Why are you here?"

Xiu Rong told about her grandfather and father, Liu frowned, and said: "You wait, I'll go ask Mrs. Zhou about it." After speaking, she hurried in.

After waiting for a while, Mrs. Liu didn't come out, and Xiuyao and her two sat on the horse-mounting stone beside them.

After a while, I heard the sound of the carriage rattling, and one person shouted: "Yaoyao"

Xiuyao turned her head to look, and saw Liu Qing jumped out of the carriage, and then lifted the curtain and Gu Ning also leaned out and got out of the carriage, Xiuyao's heart moved, and she said to Xiurong: "Sister, let's invite Master Ning help."

She and the third sister ran over and said hello first. Gu Ning thought she was impatient to ask about Fanmai, so he smiled at her and said, "I've already written a letter and asked someone to take it. It will take a few days to reply."

Xiuyao hurriedly said: "No." Then she briefly told them about her grandfather and father.

Gu Ning frowned slightly, "This is a big deal, and now the court is investigating this, if someone dares to use privately made dendrobium to harm the village, even the squire's family will be brought to justice."

When Xiuyao heard what he said, she was overjoyed, knowing that there was hope, she said: "My grandfather thinks that Housekeeper Zhou must be hiding something from Uncle Zhou himself, so he came to ask, but he didn't come back for a long time. Our family was worried. Let's inquire about it."

Gu Ning said to Liu Qing: "Have someone go and see where Steward Zhou is, and then go to Lai Fu who is in front of Uncle Zhou, and ask him to find someone who is responsible for collecting rent with Steward Zhou, and then collect the rent for these two days. The rented dendrobium is locked up, and no one is allowed to touch it, I will go to Uncle Zhou to have a look."

Hearing that he was so thoughtful, Xiuyao knew that he was sincerely helping, so she hurriedly thanked her. Seeing that the third sister was looking at him stupidly, she hurriedly tugged at her sleeves, Xiurong came back to her senses, her cheeks blushed, and she was careless. Thank you.

Gu Ning didn't take it seriously and said: "Follow me." He took the lead on the steps, Xiuyao and the third sister quickly followed, while Liu Qing led the people to do what he said.

After entering Zhou's house, Gu Ning asked someone to tell where Zhou Haiquan was, and then asked the boy to go to Mrs. Zhou behind to talk to Mrs. Liu, and then asked someone to send Xiuyao and the third sister to the side hall to talk to the old Qintou and his wife. Qin Dafu met, and he went to find Zhou Haiquan.

When Xiuyao and the third sister arrived at the side hall, they saw their grandfather and father sitting there waiting anxiously, looking anxious but restrained and embarrassed to go out to look around. Seeing them coming, they immediately got up and walked out, "Girl, What's the matter?" They thought something happened at home.

Xiu Rong said: "Grandpa, Dad, we are all worried about you, Mammy asked us to ask, and when we met Young Master Gu at the door, he led us in. Grandpa, what do you guys think?"

Old Qin sighed, thinking too simply, he said in a deep voice: "It's nothing, you go back and tell your family first, don't worry."

As soon as the two of them came to Zhou's house, they said they had something important to ask Uncle Zhou, but the doorman said that Uncle Zhou was not at home, so Old Qin said that he could wait, and told the person who notified that it was a major matter related to the Zhou family's reputation, and they had to talk to Zhou. The uncle said, if it is really not there, then Mrs. Zhou will do too.

As a result, the lady of the Zhou family came out, and the old head of Qin explained the matter tactfully, saying that they had evidence and asked Steward Zhou to bring a dendrobium to confront him.Mrs. Zhou was very surprised but did not dare to decide. After all, this is a major event presided over by men, and she always felt that her husband was very kind to the neighbors and would never do such ignorant things, so she sent someone to find him quickly. Uncle Zhou is back.

At the same time, Mrs. Zhou asked people to ask Steward Zhou to come back, and also asked people not to leak any news. At this moment, everyone is waiting for Uncle Zhou and the housekeeper Zhou who went out to collect rent to come back.

Xiu Rong said: "Grandfather, Father, that Young Master Gu is also willing to help us. He has already sent someone to watch over that Butler Zhou, and he asked Brother Liu Qing to take someone to investigate."

Qin Dafu was surprised: "Who is this Young Master Gu, and why does he always help us?"

Old Qintou also remembered that, after all, for small farmers like them, the only rich people they had ever met were the Zhou family, but compared with that Young Master Gu, the Zhou family had no respect for cultivation, temperament, appearance, etc. The difference was so great that Old Qin couldn't help remembering it. "I think that young master Gu is an upright person. He can't understand those dirty things. If he really cares about it, then our affairs will have more hope."

Just as he was talking, someone strode in from the outside, and cupped his hands as soon as he entered the courtyard door, "Brother Qin, I have been waiting for a long time, I just came back from outside, my wife has already told me everything, I will let you go immediately." When someone went to investigate, they also called Steward Zhou, and asked him to bring the dendrobium, so that we can test it in public, so that everyone can have doubts, otherwise it won’t be uncomfortable in the future.”

Old Qin quickly said yes, "Don't be surprised, Mr. Zhou. I have been planting land for so many years, old man. I guess the food has never been on a business trip. Not to mention our own land, it is estimated that the neighbor's. Just look at the land. , touch a few handfuls of wheat, and the harvest is estimated to be close to ten. This time we paid the rent, and the difference is too much, so..." He chuckled, accompanied carefully, and made a Yi, "Don't blame me, old man, I just think that there is something wrong that I don't know about. If someone does something behind my back, wouldn't it damage the Zhou family's reputation."

Zhou Haiquan laughed and said: "Of course, of course, my brother is good at doubting. Since we have doubts, we must doubt it. I hate people to play tricks behind my back. If Steward Zhou dares to do this, then my Zhou family will definitely be suspicious." I can't tolerate something that devours my conscience."

As he spoke, he asked, "Has Zhou Jian come back?"

The little servant hurriedly replied: "Master, I have already looked for it."

Zhou Haiquan asked Lao Qintou to sit down again, and let people watch the tea. Lao Qintou didn't want to drink tea, so he just said no, "What kind of tea do our peasants eat? Don't waste it. Let's save it for serious guests."

Zhou Haiquan said with a smile: "That's right, we are all a family, and we care about what to do." Then he asked someone to serve a bowl of sweet soup for the two girls.

When the hostess came forward, the butler Zhou came quickly, yelling at people to resist the dendrobium.Seeing Lao Qin's first two, Zhou Jian's small eyes narrowed, and he could guess what was going on as soon as he received the order to call him back.

Zhou Jian stepped forward to salute Uncle Zhou, cupped his hands and said to Old Qin: "I said, Father Qin, why did you come to make trouble in front of my uncle? Although you have a good relationship with our uncle, the law of the country is the law of the country. You can get [-]% off the rent of the family, but there is no way for this official land, since you have to pay the rent after planting the land, our master does not have the ability to make decisions for you, why did you really come here?"

When he said this, he wanted to make people think that the Qin family asked him to intercede for less rent, but he sternly refused, and they might come here with hatred in their hearts to frame him or something.

Qin Dafu immediately said: "Housekeeper Zhou, we didn't ask you for tax reduction or exemption. We are not children who don't understand everything. After paying official rations for so many years, how could it be possible that we don't understand, and Uncle Zhou has already given it to us. How can we have any more deficiencies if we have been reduced or exempted?"

Zhou Jian snorted, "Then why are you here? Didn't you come to make trouble?"

Zhou Haiquan snorted, "Butler Zhou, why are you talking to Brother Qin? Let me ask you, is your dendrobium really all right?"

Zhou Jian immediately said: "Master, what could be wrong with this? We are calibrated every year by people sent by the county government, and we can't go wrong with a pinch or a pinch (yue goes away)."

Zhou Haiquan looked at Old Qin, "Brother Qin, you have evidence, now that someone is here, you might as well show your evidence."

Zhou Jian said with a sneer: "Father Qin, our uncle is a loyal and kind person, and he often restrains us to be honest and not too treacherous, and we are not allowed to bully the neighbors, and we all do the same. But because we rely on the uncle This big tree can make people jealous, if you can't say that you are ugly, then I will say it too."

After finishing speaking, he turned his head and made a posture that he would not let it go if nothing was found out.

Old Qintou didn't speak, just went up to look with Qin Dafu, they first looked inside and out, it was indeed the dendrobium when collecting rent.

Zhou Haiquan laughed and said, "We only have one good dendrobium, and we have a few other Dou and Sheng, and we use them when collecting rent."

Zhou Jian looked pale, folded his arms, and glanced at Old Qin's head unkindly, hum, bumpkin, if you dare to fight him, if you can't find anything, show them off, and don't even think about coming back to the Qin family The Zhou family is doing things, let's see what face they have.

Old Qintou asked someone to bring a stick, Zhou Haiquan beckoned, and the servant went to fetch a bamboo pole and handed it to Old Qintou.

Old Qintou first measured the inside and then the outside, and suddenly felt that something was wrong, so he measured it carefully again, and found that there was no difference between the inside and the outside, but it was only about one finger thick.

its not right!He muttered and measured it several times, it was still the same as before, Qin Dafu said anxiously: "Father, is something wrong?"

Zhou Jian yelled triumphantly: "Father Zhou, how are you? You are too tricky, and you want to frame me if the pleading fails. It's a pity that I gave you some money back. Hmph, sir, what do you say about this?" He He gave old Qin a few glances, and then bowed his hands to Zhou Haiquan, very arrogant.

Zhou Haiquan frowned, but he was a little hesitant. On weekdays, he had always restrained his servants and forbade them to run wild in the village. He also believed in getting rich without ignoring conscience and accumulating virtue for his descendants, so although he knew that many people fought big and small, he It is strictly forbidden. Every year when someone from the county comes to inspect, he asks people to actively cooperate.

Now hearing old Qintou suspect that there is something wrong with his family's dendrobium, he also feels a little uncomfortable. After all, he has always been innocent and generous to these tenants, and suddenly people question him, and he feels uncomfortable.

Old Qin was sweating profusely, with a puzzled look on his face, he looked at Xiuyao, "Girl, come and take a look." He even wondered if Xiuyao had made a mistake, after all, such a little girl, herself It was a bit hasty to listen to her so easily.

Xiuyao got the permission and came forward without a stick. She looked into the dendrobium, gestured with her arm, and said, "Grandpa, this is not that dendrobium."

Old Qin gave a groan, and looked carefully again. It was the same as that one. There were a few iron nails here, and a damaged patch there. He had seen it many times, and even helped to lift it. It was impossible to make a mistake.

Zhou Jian tuned in, "Little girl, what nonsense are you talking about? Can you be responsible for what you say? What do you mean it's not that? Didn't you hear what the old man said? We only have this one in our family!"

(End of this chapter)