in spring

Chapter 114

When she got closer, Chunying heard Mrs. Cheng's familiar loud voice: "I have long said that that bitch is a liar, but you are the one who was fascinated by her and refused to believe it, and you also said that my old lady is a wicked person! Now it can be regarded as a victim! It's retribution, you should offer an extra stick of incense to the Bodhisattva! If the official comes one step later, not only will you lose your money, but you will also become an accomplice of those crooks!"

Chunying jumped a few times around the crowd, but she couldn't see anyone, but listening to the Cheng family's conversation, it seemed that the matter had not reached the point of no return, and she was relieved when she saw a stone on the side of the road. He simply stepped on it and looked inside.

Shopkeeper Shi stopped Uncle Cheng and Aunt Cheng who were about to fight with a headache: "Sister, brother-in-law, don't say a word, everyone is watching!"

Uncle Cheng came to his senses, cleared his throat, and tried to put on a gentleman's posture. Hearing Mrs. Cheng's sneer, his face darkened again, and the two of them were about to fight again.

At this time, Hu Fei squeezed into the courtyard from the crowd, and Shopkeeper Shi immediately greeted him when he saw it: "Brother Hu, how are you?"

Hu Fei took out a piece of paper and said with embarrassment: "This is... a fake. The owner of the house did not sell the property, and the seals on the property deed are all forged, and even the name of the person in question is nonexistent."

Uncle Cheng rushed over suddenly: "That's impossible! Even if that person is a liar, the house can't be fake! I've been to that house, and the furniture and furnishings are not what ordinary people can have, and there are maids and servants! He put When the house deed was given to me, there was a Yamen servant from Shuntian Mansion to testify!"

Hu Fei looked at him regretfully, with a trace of pity in his eyes: "The owner didn't buy the house for his own use, but always rented it out to officials or wealthy businessmen who came to Beijing, and rented it to that liar for a few months. The money hasn't been cleared yet. As for the yamen servant, I also went to Shuntian Mansion to ask about it, but he was kicked out a few months ago for neglecting his duties. I think he was hired by the crook to coax the uncle, and he has moved now. I left my original residence and couldn’t find anyone.”

Uncle Cheng rolled his eyes and twirled his beard: "Since he is a familiar man, why can't the owner see the real face of a liar? It must be a conspiracy between the two parties to cheat people of money! He rented the house to the liar, and I Only then will I be deceived! No, I will sue at the Yamen and ask him to pay me money!"

Hu Fei reminded lightly: "It's a coincidence that the owner of the house is the in-laws of Mr. Xu in Shuntian Mansion. The liar owed him several months' rent. He was about to find someone bad luck. Mr. Xu came forward and asked Mr. Fu Yin to sign I have issued the sea arrest paperwork, and I think it has already been sent."

Seeing Uncle Cheng's distraught look, Hu Fei pursed his lips and turned to shopkeeper Shi: "This yard has just changed hands. Fortunately, the buyer hasn't packed his luggage and is ready to move in. I asked a familiar servant to talk about it on his behalf. It has been agreed to sell it back to the original owner, but the price is 98% higher than the selling price, totaling [-] taels."

Uncle Cheng's eyes widened immediately after hearing this: "How can there be such a reason?! I want to get back the property that was cheated, and I have to pay a high price?! Where do I have this spare money?! The yamen should have directly sentenced me to return it. It is!"

Hu Fei ignored him, and only looked at Shopkeeper Shi, who nodded and said, "Thank you, Brother Hu, today is really thanks to you, I will go to my place to get the money later, and send it to someone as soon as possible." Hu Fei nodded, and Uncle Cheng said Immediately changed his face: "Oh, brother, you are really sending charcoal in a timely manner! I thought that the world is so cold today, everyone only has money in their eyes, but I forgot that relatives are still relatives! I knew you would not abandon me. !” He even patted his brother-in-law on the shoulder with emotion.

Mrs. Cheng pushed him away with a sneer, and said arrogantly: "It has nothing to do with you! When I bought this house, my name was written on the deed! Aren't you going to divorce me? He is my brother, when will he be married?" Your relatives?!"

Uncle Cheng's complexion suddenly changed. It was red at first, then turned black, black turned white, white turned blue, and changed several times before he forced a flattering smile: "What did the lady say? We are naturally a family." , the endless talk is just a joke, why do you take it seriously? Even if I was confused for a moment and you annoyed me, for the sake of my two sons, don't worry about me?"

"Fuck!" Aunt Cheng stared at her round eyes, "Do you have the face to call your son?! Your ex-son Su Yi was pitifully beaten by you. Why didn't you think that he was your son at that time?! In your eyes There is only that vixen, who was squeezed dry, with no money left, and ran back with the cheek to say that we are a family? You are really not a thing!" As he spoke, he felt sad and choked up: "Old lady Ever since you married into your family, served your in-laws, took care of the housework, and gave birth to two sons for you, which one did you not do well? My old lady sews for others day and night, and hasn’t added new clothes to herself for several years , Thousands of provinces, thousands of provinces, finally accumulated thousands of taels of family property, have not enjoyed a day of happiness, you said a few sarcastic remarks because of that bitch, clamoring to divorce my wife, why am I so miserable? I actually married such a thing as you!" I was too sad for a while, so I simply sat down on the steps and cried loudly.

The crowd outside the courtyard whispered, saying that Uncle Cheng is really not a thing. He was ashamed and annoyed when he heard this, and couldn't help scolding: "You bitch, why don't you keep your mouth shut?! I'll give you a point, but you still don't want to talk about it?" Arrogant? Where in the world is there any reason for a wife to criticize her husband in front of outsiders?!"

Aunt Cheng was also annoyed when she heard this, she stood up and put her hands on her hips and cursed: "What? You think my words are unpleasant? Then get out! Aren't you going to divorce your wife? Didn't you say that I shouldn't occupy you?" What are you doing here? This is the yard my brother bought for me. I live with my son. It has nothing to do with you. Could it be that you came to beat my brother because you didn’t get other people’s money? It’s your idea?! That’s right, you already tried his idea, but my brother recognized your true colors and was not fooled. You are not reconciled, are you? Are you going to be tough? Why are you rolling up your sleeves? What are you stretching out? Fist? Do you want to hit someone?!" She opened her voice and yelled, "Killed—" Immediately, Uncle Cheng covered her mouth, and she bit her hard, causing Uncle Cheng to scream in pain, and jumped away with his palms in his arms , She still couldn't let go of her hatred, turned around and picked up a broom, and beat him: "Hit it, hit it! If I let you bully me again, I will write my name upside down!"

Although Uncle Cheng knew that his wife was irritable, he had always enjoyed her tenderness and care. Even if he had a falling out during this period, he would be scolded at most. How could he expect to be treated so violently?So he was beaten by her and ran around in the yard, screaming for pain incessantly. People outside the yard thought it was funny when they saw it. Shopkeeper Shi had been impatient since just now, but was held back by Hu Fei. Now seeing his sister finally venting his anger , sighed secretly, and did not intervene in the end.After Hu Fei whispered a few words to him, he nodded, and asked a few acquainted neighbors to help take care of his sister, and took Hu Fei home to get money.

Chunying stood on tiptoe and poked her head in the alley to look in. Seeing this, she also felt a little happy. Uncle Cheng is the best, it's time to teach him a lesson. If you give him a good face, he will think that others I can't do without him, and I'll be so proud that my tail goes up to the sky in the future.

Mrs. Cheng scolded her mouth dry, and finally stopped to take a breath. Uncle Cheng hid in the corner of the courtyard panting while begging for mercy, his face was blue and red, and his body was covered with dust. In his hair, messy like a chicken coop.

Seeing his pity, a neighbor persuaded Aunt Cheng: "It's better to be a husband and wife. Since he knows he's wrong, you give him a chance to reform. The child is still young, and he can't leave his father. If you get angry, just let him go." forget it."

Aunt Cheng stared at her husband, seeming to be a little moved, Uncle Cheng rushed to her, hugged her leg, and cried: "Good lady, I know I was wrong, I will not look at other women in the future, I will cheer up , Earn a lot of money, so that you and your children can enjoy a lifetime of happiness!"

A trace of sadness flashed in Mrs. Cheng's eyes, and she straightened her face and said, "I'm really wrong? Well, I'll forgive you, but just listen to me! If you don't want to live on the streets and want to still live here, you can give I put away my flower intestines. From now on, you will do odd jobs in my brother’s shop. When I say yes, you can go out to sell cloth again! Only in Shuntian Prefecture! You have to go home every day. Don't even think about entering my house!"

Uncle Cheng's expression was a little distorted: "This... how can this work? I have been in the Songjiang cloth business for more than ten years, and now I am asked to do odd jobs..."

"No? Then get out!"

"I will, I will!"

Aunt Cheng raised her head in satisfaction: "It's autumn now, and there are a lot of summer materials left in my brother's store. You should find a way to sell them first, and don't sell them cheap!"

Uncle Cheng looked embarrassed, but he could only obey.

Seeing that the Cheng family and his wife had stopped making trouble and the crowd of onlookers gradually dispersed, Chunying leaned against the wall at the entrance of the alley depressedly. After a while, she saw Hu Fei walking towards Shopkeeper Shi.

They greeted Chunying and walked into Cheng's house. After a cup of tea, Hu Fei came out and waved to Chunying with a smile. Chunying hurried over and asked, "How is it? The liar didn't succeed?"

Hu Fei looked back, and then pulled her away: "It's considered a success. Uncle Cheng's savings and house deeds were all stolen by that concubine named Mu Niang. The house was sold at a low price. I just went with shopkeeper Shi. Seeing the new buyer, he redeemed the house. The liar also tricked Uncle Cheng into guaranteeing him, bought a large amount of valuable materials, and got a good storefront, but kept it from both sides, and secretly sold it. A lot of money. They originally wanted to come back with a big ticket, let Uncle Cheng place an order with several big silk merchants, and use the pretext of paying a deposit in advance to transport away a batch of precious materials such as brocade, makeup flowers, and cut velvet. Fortunately, I reported it in time I gave it to shopkeeper Shi, and stopped after I greeted those big silk merchants. Seeing that the situation was not good, the liar took that Mu Niang early, and the family fled."

Chunying's eyes widened, thinking that the scammer just cheated Uncle Cheng of all his property. Looking at it this way, it was even more serious than imagined!Those who were cheated, wouldn't blame shopkeeper Shi and Mrs. Cheng?
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(End of this chapter)