Carpenter's Lady

Chapter 50

In less than a day, word spread in Taizhou City that the son of the Wu family had sued Mr. Wu to the hall, and the teahouses, wine shops, and inns in Dongda Street became lively, and the boss of Ruyi Teahouse specially hired a storyteller Come here, every day Sishi and Shen Shichang bearded old man, patted the wood in surprise and started talking from Miss Zheng's waiting room.

The old gentleman also has the reputation of a scholar, and he couldn't get in after taking the exam for many years. For some reason, he devoted himself to the storytelling business, which is quite famous in the local area, but the old gentleman's family is rich, and he rarely appeared on stage in recent years.As soon as the boss spread the news that the old man had returned to the stage, the teahouse on the two floors was full on the second day. Every table was full of about ten people, and there were many standing by the corner door.

The old gentleman patted the old gavel, and the teahouse fell silent instantly, "In the city of Taizhou in the past 20 years, if you want to say which lady is the most elegant, dignified and courteous, Miss Zheng's family will be ranked second. No one dares to say it is the first." The old gentleman shook his head mournfully as he spoke, and also expressed his regret.

"Could it be that you have seen it, old man!" Someone from the audience laughed.

"Hey, this little gentleman is right. I have actually seen it. When Mrs. Zheng was still around, I often went to play two games of chess with him. Flushing red, he stood by the desk and called me Grandpa! It’s really flattering!" The old man recalled with emotion.

Upstairs in the private room on the second floor, Mrs. Zheng wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief and said, "This old gentleman is indeed an old friend of the old man, and he also watched your mother-in-law grow up. I'm afraid he thought up the answer to this question early in the morning." Understand."

It was the first time for Zhang Mu to listen to books. Yesterday Wu Ling came back and said, "I'm afraid it's time for the Wu family to offend the higher-ups, and Mr. Ming's insincere words lead me to speak more harshly!"

After thinking about it, the young couple went to the old lady, who immediately smiled and said, "The wealth touches people's hearts. The Wu family has been rich for more than a hundred years." Wu Ling and Zhang Mu looked at each other, feeling a little confused.

When the old lady got the unexpected news, her mood became much brighter, and she wanted to come to listen to the book. Mr. Zheng's persuasion was ineffective, so he had to prepare a carriage for the old lady early in the morning. The old lady was not happy to see the second daughter-in-law, so she didn't In order to bring the eldest daughter-in-law out, they only quietly brought Zhang Mu over.

At this time, Zhang Mu looked at the old lady and became sad again when she thought of her daughter, and coaxed: "Grandmother, don't be sad, mother's revenge will be avenged in a few days."

"Hey, good granddaughter-in-law, I understand! I just thought of Hengxin's lively and clever appearance when he was a child, and my heart hurts!" The daughter has been gone for many years, and the tears that the old lady should shed have already flowed away, and she wiped it twice From the corner of his eyes, he listened to the book again.

Ruyi Teahouse's book of "the emperor favored his concubine and killed his wife, and his son-in-law lived on the street" has been said for ten days. Ali, the gatekeeper of the Wu family, has to sweep the rotten eggs and rotten vegetable leaves at the door several times a day. The cooks in the vegetable market were all stared at, and some of the upright old ladies even said directly: "My family's vegetables are not sold to people with a bad heart!" vegetable.

Wu Zhiyuan and Wu Tan didn't dare to go out these few days. At first, the siblings thought that relying on their father's influence in Taizhou, this matter was just going through the motions, and at most mother would be scolded by father.Unexpectedly, both father and mother would not come back once they left.Listening to the vulgar women shouting and cursing outside the wall every day, they wanted to be driven away, but the old housekeeper became a slave to bully the master when his father was not there.The two brothers and sisters have always watched their parents live their lives, and they don't touch all common things, so they can only hate each other for a while.Wu Zhiyuan has lost a lot of weight in the past few days, and her waist, which was originally slender, is now even more manageable.

On the seventh day, the script of "the imperial merchant favors his concubine and kills his wife, and his son lives on the streets" finally comes to the point where "the son returns after being missing for ten years, and the son sues his father for his mother".

On the stage, the old man sighed and said, "Think about it, everyone, if this son sues his father, he will have to suffer [-] slaps, and he will have to get rid of his family. Then the Wu family's property will still belong to the Yang family." The young lady of the Zheng family passed away early, leaving only a bit of flesh and blood. After being mutilated for many years, it is rare to still have such filial piety. She is dedicated to seeking justice for her mother, but she still has to suffer. Frustrating!"

Maybe it was because what the old man said was too emotional, or because the act of pampering his concubine, destroying his wife, and selling his son-in-law angered too many scholars who supported the orthodox status of the original wife's son-in-law. The people gathered outside early, and a thick stack of proposals was placed in front of the scholars. The yamen servant who had just woken up rubbed his eyes, looked back, and was shocked. There are still many people in a dense crowd.He hurriedly went to the back yamen to call the governor of the state.

When Ming Hao received the letter of advice handed over by Master Qian who hurried over from home after hearing the news, he couldn't help but be surprised and said: "I'm afraid there are more than ten thousand words!"

"My lord has good eyesight, it was written by Liu Qianyi, a talented scholar in this state!"

Minghao took a rough look, and roughly said that the Wu family, as an imperial business family, doted on concubines and killed their wives, treated their sons badly, corrupted our government, insulted Taizhou's rural customs, and was unwilling to set an example for the people. As a merchant, give justice to Zheng's mother and son!Under the Jin Yan book, there are many signatures of common people. Some illiterate common people use red mud to press a red handprint on the white paper!
Three quarters of an hour later, Ming Hao slowly closed the book of speeches, and said with a smile, "Liu Qianyi won't study behind closed doors this time, and even got involved in it!" The old storyteller had already given him a surprise, This Liu Fengyi sent another pillow over!
Master Qian has been observing the expression of the master of the prefecture, and seeing that he is quite pleased, he secretly reminded himself that the gold sent by Wu Tan had been dealt with properly early on, and said with a smile: "This Taizhou city Public opinion has never been so cohesive, and the adults are also good at governing!"

Ming Hao waved his hands with a smile, and said with a smile: "Go, accompany me to the front!"

Ming Hao couldn't help being shocked when he saw the crowd in front of him. This old storyteller really has his own skills. He glanced at Liu Qianyi who was in the front line, and thought to himself, this is a good seed!

When the people saw the governor of the state coming out, they immediately clamored and begged for justice for the son of the Wu family!Ming Hao pressed his hand, and said in a clear voice: "Fellow folks, someone has already read the book, and I will send it to the saint's case as soon as possible today, and I will definitely give you a satisfactory answer. I hope everyone stay safe and don't be impatient!"

"Fellow folks, Mr. Ming has always kept his word, and I am here to thank Mr. Ming for his understanding of the people's sentiments and justice for the people!" Liu Qianyi also said loudly, and bowed deeply to salute Ming Hao after speaking.

When Wu Zhiyuan and Wu Tan learned about Wan Yanshu from the servant, Wan Yanshu had already rushed to the capital for [-] miles.The panic of the two brothers and sisters was indescribable. Wu Tan caught the young servant who was passing the message with his fists and beat him violently. The young servant never expected that the always mild-tempered young master would suddenly vent his anger on him, hugging his head and crying in his heart.

Wu Tan had vented enough, kicked the boy who was sitting on the ground violently, and cursed: "Useless thing, get out!"

The little servant hurriedly scrambled out of the house, and was helped into the house by his acquaintance to apply the medicine.

"Brother, why don't you say that Wu Ling didn't die outside? It's been more than ten years, and he can still come back to find bad luck!" Wu Zhiyuan said with trembling lips. When the Wanyan Shu entered Beijing, even the uncle in Beijing might not be able to keep them. Now, not to mention whether the parents can come back, but whether the house can be kept is a problem.

"Since that bastard is not supposed to come back, let's make him disappear."

Wu Zhiyuan was startled, and suddenly turned her head to look at her brother, only to see his face was stern, her heart trembled, "Brother, you!"

Seeing that her younger sister's pupils were wide open in shock, Wu Tan smiled slightly and said, "Yu'er will make clothes for my brother at home, and when my parents come out, I'll wear them for them to see if Yuan'er's embroidery work is good again." Grow up!"

Zhang Mu looked at Zhang Dalang and the beauty in front of him, and couldn't keep his mouth shut for a long time. Wu Ling couldn't bear to look at her, so he pushed her and said with a smile: "Lady, don't be dazed, hurry up and let the uncle and the beauty go in for a cup of tea." Warm up!"

"Hey, brother, come in quickly!" Zhang Mu hurriedly let Zhang Dalang enter the room, and stretched out his arms to hug the beauty, but the beauty turned around angrily.Hmph, let you abandon me!
Wu Ling saw that the cat was still so arrogant, so he took a good look at it, grabbed the beauty's back with one hand, and lifted it from the arms of his uncle, so angry that the beauty screamed angrily: "Meow! Meow!" Bastard, let me go! Come down, let me down!
Seeing that Wu Ling was indifferent, he could only look at Zhang Mu.

Zhang Mu's heart softened, he gently wrapped the beauty's small body, and said with a smile: "This cat really holds a grudge, I came here with my parents, I don't know the place well, so how can I bring you here!" He looked at it while talking. Eye Zhang Dalang, hey, why did my brother bring it?
Seeing the girl looking at him, Zhang Dalang said with a smile: "Mother said this cat has spiritual energy, so I insisted on bringing it here! You have been away for several days, mother is worried, so she asked me to take a look."

Taizhou City is so big, Zhang Dalang has touched it for several days. He saw a teahouse full of people coming and going every day. Thinking of the crowds, he tried to ask a question, but he didn't expect the person to hear him. It was Wu Ling who inquired, and he immediately yelled, "Oh! This is Mr. Wu's brother-in-law! He came from Tongtai County!"

Only then did Zhang Dalang know that his brother-in-law was actually the son of a wealthy family, and was sold by his aunt at home, and he was very surprised!Someone showed him the way, so he reached the door of Zheng's house. He didn't want to knock on the door rashly, so he waited for the people inside to come out under the tree outside the door. Unexpectedly, he ran into his sister and Wu Ling early in the morning!

(End of this chapter)