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Chapter 316 Exhale
Mo Han said: "I don't know either. It's just that when I was with Master... Liu, because my parents were still in the Hu family, I also heard about the situation of the Hu family. As early as when the second young master returned to Beijing, the Hu family It’s already not as good as before, just to make ends meet, half of the male and female servants in the family have been sold, and this year, even the old people who have lived for several lifetimes have been sold, and my parents also..." He paused, took a deep breath, "I When I got the news, they had already been bought by someone. I only heard that they went to the south, and the owner’s name and residence were unknown. Since then, because the master was ill, I didn’t inquire about the Hu family. Until this time I went back to Qingrun shop, I asked Mu Xun, the boy who looked after the house, and found out that after the turmoil in the capital of the Hu family, the young master was arrested by the yamen. However, because of their relationship with the rebel party, all the shops in the family were made officials, and almost all the money in the family was spent. In order to pay off the money owed, even the ancestral house of several lifetimes was sold to others! "His mood was a little complicated, a little bit relieved, but also a bit sad. After all, he had served the family for several generations, and he was dragged down to this situation by a prodigal son!
Chunying wasn't surprised at all. She knew that Hu Fei's elder brother had joined Grand Master Liang's party. It was because the Liang party was powerful at that time and Hu Fei couldn't compete with the Hu family. After much consideration, she decided to go south to another party. Looking for a way out.Is Master Liang's group easy to get along with?The Hu family is just an imperial merchant, and when there is money, they can still hug their thighs tightly. When the money is searched and cleared, they will naturally be kicked aside.The young master of the Hu family was lucky. Before the oil and water were searched, the backer fell first. Although he was implicated, he only lost his property and saved his life in the end.Anyway, he has enjoyed the benefits of power for several years and has done all kinds of bad things. Now this ending is just a small blow.

She didn't care much about the situation of the Hu family: "His family fell when it fell, and this is also retribution. How could he know about the property bought by brother Xiao Fei, and how could he come to talk about it?"

Mo Han hurriedly said: "Because the Hu family even sold their ancestral house, the whole family has nowhere to live, so they can only rent a house elsewhere. I don't know who Hu first met. I heard that the second young master is in Beijing. I started to think about buying property in the suburbs, and finally found out the address, and ran over with the whole family, only saying that it was the second young master's elder brother, who was not at home, and he wanted to come over to help look after the house, so he forced his way in. The two children of Xun Mu'an, where have they seen such a scene? They were so frightened that they wanted to report to the officials. Who would have thought that after the officials came, Young Master Hu invited the patriarch to testify that the Second Young Master was his own brother and his mother was the Second Young Master. Mother-in-law, filial piety is a matter of course, so he can be the owner of half of the house. The government had to order him not to sell it privately, so it didn't care anymore. That kid Mu An was so angry that he wanted to sue again, so Young Master Hu would I got angry and said that he is a slave who deceives the master and wants to sell him. When I went, Mu An had been locked in the woodshed for several days, and Mu Xun was sent to the porter by them to do rough work. I heard that I It’s the servant of the Second Young Master, who cried and told me about his hardships for half a day, and heard from him that the Hu family has no income at all, and they are planning to send people to Jiangnan to sell those properties for money.”

Chunying was so angry that she didn't know what to say, and felt it was funny: "At the beginning it was the patriarch who made the decision and kicked Brother Xiaofei out of the house, and he had already severed the relationship, but now it's a good thing, Babaer came up to recognize relatives! Isn’t this a mother if you have a milk? Is he Hu Peng confused? Whether it’s a house, a field, or a person, the owner is Hu Fei, not him! Why should he sell it?!”

Mo Han bowed his head and said: "He has the patriarch and a group of relatives who can prove that he is indeed the second young master's elder brother, and his wife is also the second young master's aunt. The second young master is not at home now. If he comes to force it, what can we do? You... ..." He secretly looked up at Chunying, "After all, you are the daughter of the Lu family, not the daughter-in-law of the Hu family, so you can't be the master."

"Who says I can't be the master?!" Chunying sneered, "The house, the land, and the deeds of sale of the servants are all with me. I want to see, without these things, how can Hu Peng How can a seller dispose of his property!"

Mo Han was taken aback: "What? You said that all these things are with you? How could it be..." Even though he hasn't passed the door yet, the second young master believes her too much, right?
"Of course it's with me. Brother Xiaofei is going abroad. He can't take all these things with him. Who else can he give them to but me?" Chunying didn't feel shy at all. Since they love each other and made an appointment For men and women who are about to get married, it is quite normal for one party to hand over the property to the other party.

Mo Han mentioned a name in a low voice: "Second Young Master is the best friend of Young Master Xu in your Hou Mansion clan..."

"That's a good statement. Therefore, the real estate and shops in Jiangnan are managed by Master Xu, and half of the rent is given to him, but the contract documents are all with me." Chunying thought for a while, and said: "This kind of thing still has to go through the government. Okay. At the beginning, they had notified all relatives and friends, and drove away Brother Xiaofei. There is no reason to take over private property while he is away. I still know a few people in Shuntian Mansion. There is a yamen servant named Shen Xiaosi, It’s best with Brother Xiaofei, you go and treat him to a drink, tell him about the matter, and then promise him a few taels of silver to deal with Hu Peng.”

Mo Han hesitated: "What is a yamen servant? Why is Young Master Hu willing to listen to him?"

Chunying smiled: "In the past, he was a bully, so naturally he would not take a small clerk in his eyes, but now he has suffered a lot, and a clerk is enough to deal with him. He is an accomplice of rebellion! Uneasy An Fenfen lives with his tail clenching, and dares to do illegal things. If he is not caught, who will he catch?! You can also tell Shen Xiaosi that the Hu family is an imperial merchant. Although they are defeated, a thin camel is bigger than a horse. There should still be plenty to squeeze. As long as his family leaves and doesn't come to be an eyesore, we don't care what the government wants to do to them!" A stern light flashed in her eyes, and she groaned coldly in her heart: Tell the Hu family to bully the little girl. Brother Fei, now she has to vent her anger on his behalf!
Mo Han stared blankly at her, unable to react: "This...doesn't this seem too...inappropriate?"

"What's wrong?" Chunying said angrily, "Am I not right? He has nothing to do with the rebel party? Isn't it illegal for him to occupy people's private property? The government has been watching this kind of person all the time since then. How to do it, what does it have to do with us?"

Mo Han is also because he has been in the Liu family for a long time, and he has received a lot of "decent" education, so he can't turn around for a while, but he grew up in the imperial merchant's family, and he understands a little: "Don't worry, I'll take care of it." Then asked: "Do you want to tell Uncle Lu?"

Chunying thought for a while, then shook her head and said: "Father is not familiar with Shen Xiaosi, but Shen Xiaosi is on good terms with Brother Xiaofei. It is better to find him than others. This matter... I don't want to let too much If people know about it, if it gets out, they will know that I have Brother Xiao Fei's contract document in hand, that's not good."

Mo Han understood, and the next day he went to the Yamen of Shuntian Mansion to find someone.Shen Xiaosi has been promoted for a few years and has been promoted to the head of the class. Usually, there are many people who fawn on him. At first, he didn't take Mo Han seriously. Later, he reported his family name and said that he was Hu Fei's servant. With Chunying's name again, he changed his smile: "So it's the two of them? During the Chinese New Year last year, I had a drink with Brother Hu, but I haven't seen Chunying for several years. Are you older? But it’s hard to see outsiders. It’s hard for her to remember me.” Hearing that Mo Han wanted to treat someone, she knew it well, thought about the schedule, and agreed, and the two of them went to a famous restaurant nearby.

Mo Han got enough money from Chunying, so he naturally wanted the high-end meal.Seeing that the food and wine were all his favorite, Shen Xiaosi smiled even more happily: "Girls are careful, she still remembers such trivial things." He happily opened his mouth and ate.

Mo Han accompanied him carefully, and chatted about homework, and flattered him a few words in the middle, which made him feel elated.But Shen Xiaosi is used to drinking at the wine table after all, and he can still hold on: "I also know that you won't invite me to drink for no reason. You must ask for something. Tell me, I will naturally help if I can help." Help, is it an old friend after all?"

Only then did Mo Han slowly tell the story one by one.When Shen Xiaosi heard this, he slapped the table angrily: "It's unreasonable! Brother Hu, that brother, I couldn't understand him a few years ago. I didn't expect that he is still so damned now! Don't worry, this matter is on me! "

Seeing that things were going as smoothly as Chunying said, Mo Han hesitated a bit: "Actually... it's a family of flesh and blood. They took all of our second young master's property..."

Shen Xiaosi waved his hand: "Don't worry! I know what to do, break the bones and connect the tendons, it won't kill you!"

It won't kill your life, but it's hard to say what about the rest.Mo Han opened his mouth, but finally changed his mouth, said a lot of flattering words, poured him another drink, and thought of his parents who didn't know where he was, all his unbearable feelings disappeared.

After a satisfying meal of wine, and another 20 taels of silver "Xie Yin" from Chunying, Shen Xiaosi moved very quickly, and even other servants from the Yamen of Shuntian Prefecture also participated.Originally, this kind of case related to the rebel party, even the trial, sentencing, and escort of the house were under the supervision of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs and Dali Temple.Now the case of Hu Peng has become a good opportunity for them. With the help of eradicating the wind of rebellion against the party, they will dig out the mystery of Hu's father's death and let out rumors that they want to beat Mrs. Hu and Hu Peng into a felony of killing relatives and scare them. They had to take out all the property in their hands to make some arrangements, and even spent all the money that Hu Pengxuan's wife finally asked for from her natal family.

Hu Peng borrowed money everywhere, and borrowed money from the patriarchs and clan elders, who hesitated.They have always stood by Hu Peng's side, all for the sake of glory and wealth. Now that the wealth is long gone, if they are entangled with him again, if they are regarded as rebels against the party by the government, they may be beheaded!Dang even found an excuse to refuse, and when Hu Peng came again, they simply closed the door and ignored them. Hu Peng was so angry that he yelled outside the door, claiming that he would retaliate.They were terrified. When Hu Peng's creditors came to the door, they immediately told him the address of Hu's new residence, and the creditors chased them all the way to Qingrundian's house.Hu Peng had no choice but to sell the dowry left by his mother and wife and the autumn and winter clothes that were temporarily unused, in exchange for a few bucks, and he took the whole family with him After leaving the capital, he planned to settle down on Hu Fei's farm in the south.

Mo Han has been paying attention to the development of the matter. Seeing this, he resettled Zhaizi and Mu Xun and Mu An, and invited a doctor to treat the latter's injuries. Then he rushed back to the city and reported the news to Chunying. Chunying frowned. Brows, some headaches.

In the capital, she still has contacts and backers who can drive the Hu family away, but Jiangnan is too far away for her, and she doesn't know the officials there. It was possible to fool the people on the farm into thinking that he was really a half-owner.If he sells Zhuangzi to others, he will be in trouble.How could she allow others to take over Hu Fei's property that she had risked her life for? !

Gritting her teeth, she turned and went back to the house, intending to have an open and honest talk with her father, no matter what, she would persuade him to accompany her to the south.

As soon as he entered the main room, there was no one inside. Chunying was wondering, when he suddenly heard a voice in the warm pavilion, which seemed to be the parents talking, and hurried over, he heard his father say: "...what can I complain about? I just happened to If you take the opportunity to sell some goods from the south, you can also make a fortune. Although Lord Hou ordered it, but the second master of the East Mansion was also present, since he nodded, I just go."

Mother Lu still complained in a low voice: "I've already left the mansion, what errands do I need for you... There are so many people in the Hou Mansion, is there no one else who can send them?"

Chunying's heart moved, and she immediately lifted the curtain and entered the room and asked, "Father, are you going on a long trip? Where are you going?"

Lu Yougui said: "It's the lady from the sixth room of the Li family who wants to go south to Suzhou to get married. Master Hou ordered the young master to send the marriage, and let me follow. I brought some things back from the Nanyang fleet of the Hou Mansion. Because it was an errand to avoid people , he will not send people from the mansion to handle it. I am out of the mansion. It’s convenient to do business, and you have to wait for the government to sell the store, so you just hid for a few months, and when I come back, who still remembers those gossips?”

Chunying's eyes lit up, she secretly recalled the distance between Suzhou and Changshu, smiled and said to her father, "Father, can I go with you too?"

(End of this chapter)