my weird life.

Chapter 303 Eating Feast (12)

A square courtyard stands in the north of Yangping Town,

The high walls are towering, and the wealthy courtyard is like a miniature castle.

at this time,

White lanterns are hung in front of the big and small gates of the compound, and the word "Dian" is written on the lanterns.

The nobles in silk and silk came and went to and from the main gate of the Cui family compound, and the gatekeepers respectfully took the funeral rites from the passers-by, and some servants helped the nobles park their cars at a fixed location outside the courtyard.

Under the cover of the high brick wall,
In front of another relatively hidden wall of the house,
Also opened a small door.

The strong, fleshy villain guarded the place with a stick.

Sallow, emaciated people with plain clothes hung their heads and lined up obediently in front of the door. Every time someone walked into the small door, they would put a bunch of copper coins on the table in front of the villainous doorkeeper.

The number of people gathered here is far more than the nobles coming and going in front of the main gate,
The copper coins handed over by each of them were piled up on the square table covered with white cloth, forming a hill.

The line stretches backwards,

It has been extended to the narrow path in the small woods.

People lined up silently,
Filed into the dock that looked like a giant man-eating beast, weeping sounded from time to time in the team, vaguely echoing the white lantern hanging on the top of the small door, making the atmosphere even more bleak.

at this time,

In the small forest at the end of the team.

"Master, sir,
For the Cui family, each person has to pay two or two hundred dollars to enter the compound..." The tall and strong man who had been beaten with sticks was talking to Li Yueshan tremblingly,
Li Yueshan had long since abandoned his stick, and now he had a dagger in his pocket,
Other disciples followed suit,

He picked up some sharp weapons that were not easy to be found and hid them on his body.

When he heard the tall and strong man's words, he didn't lift his eyelids, and said: "We are not from the Cui family, so we don't need to pay any money!"

A tall man with no scars on his face,
So did some of his men.

Only the injuries on his body can be seen through his clothes.

Hearing what the fat old man said, Gao Zhuang beat his hands and whispered, "As long as you pass through this gate, you have to pay two hundred coins..."

Li Yueshan stared at the other party upon hearing the words,

What came out of his mouth seemed extremely 'polite': "Then do you have any on you?
Our side, one, two, three, four...

A total of nine people,

Eighteen hundred dollars, seeing that you eat so well, your family should be quite good,

This amount of money can't be out of hand, can it? "

The leader of Gao Zhuang thugs opened his mouth,

Under the staring eyes of the fat old man, he didn't dare to refute what the other said.

Nodding dejectedly,
Instead, he summoned some of his subordinates.

Several people pooled together more than 1000 money and distributed it to the Yinximaizao team plus Xiangdi mother and son. After that, they still stayed by their side honestly.

——The Cui family's mansion is close at hand, they have long since returned home, wanting to escape from Li Yueshan and others,

But just now the old man did a 'trick' in front of them,
frighten them,

If you don't listen to the instructions of the Zao team and others,

If you dare to disclose the fact that they were beaten, they will immediately turn into puddles of pus!
There are seasoned tricks ahead,

The ignorant people in the countryside naturally dare not make mistakes, they will do whatever Li Yueshan tells them, and they dare not disobey in the slightest.

They stayed beside Li Yueshan,
But Li Yueshan saw that they were very bored, so he summoned the leader of the thugs and asked, "Do you have spare money?

Borrow a few envoys from the old man! "

Said to borrow,
But it shouldn't be possible.

On weekdays, relying on his fat body and relying on the power of the big landlord Cui, the thug leader who ran rampant in the village and bullied ordinary people, now with a mournful face, he 'lend' the only spare money he had to Li Yueshan,

Li Yueshan weighed a piece of broken silver in his hand,

There is about two or three dollars,
He was dumbfounded,
Consciously this job brings in money faster,
Simply call those thugs over,
Ask them one by one to 'borrow' money, and the total borrowed is less than one tael of silver!
"get out!
Go back and find your master, don't talk nonsense in front of him, if you dare to talk nonsense, it will turn into pus, no wonder the old man didn't remind you! "Li Yueshan waved at the thugs,

All the thugs suddenly seemed to be pardoned,
He left with a thousand gratitude, followed the team all the way forward, and hurried into the small gate.

Li Yueshan spread out his palms,

Except for a few corners of broken silver in the palm of the hand,
There are also two strings of copper coins, each of which looks like about a hundred dollars.

He waved to Zhu'er and Qingmiao, called them over, distributed the two strings of copper coins to the two beautiful girls, and said with a smile: "You are already big girls, if you need to buy something on weekdays, how can you be around?" Can you have no money by your side?

I will give you a hundred dollars each, and spend it yourself! "

The second daughter never repaid Master anything,
Master got the money, but thought about distributing it to them.

Their eyes turned red immediately, holding copper coins, they didn't know what to say.

Gou Sheng and Xiuxiu looked at the money in Master's hand anxiously,
I hope that the master can share a few of them for each of them when he turns around.

Master did indeed turn to look at the two of them,
The outstretched palms were clenched tightly,

He also smiled and said to the two boys: "When we go to the market tomorrow, I will buy a candy figurine for each of you to eat!"

The two who originally thought they could get a few copper coins suddenly became resentful.

As for Su Wu at the end,
But Li Yueshan didn't ask the other party.

After all, on weekdays, he gave the most small meals to the big disciples, and also gave the most pocket money - so much that this boy could buy a few dogs at a high price!

The queue moves forward slowly,

The weeping was constant.

The joy that the fat old man had made a little bit of windfall had already faded away with the sobs of the Cui family members in the team with their disheveled faces and patched clothes.

The towering dock swallows the crowd fast,

After about a moment, it was Yin Ximai's turn.

Master saw the copper coins piled up like a hill on the square table covered with white cloth, looked at those copper coins reflecting yellow light in the dim light, and heard the desperately suppressed wailing behind him,

He squinted his eyes,

He took out two hundred coins and threw them into the money pile.

All the disciples followed suit.

When it's time to think about mother and child,
Holding the two hundred coins they got from the thugs, they hesitated for a moment, and then, under the yelling of the gatekeeper, dropped the copper coins and approached the small gate.

Behind him came the yelling of a strong man from the gate: "Master Cui and you are both from the same family, now that Grandma Cui is gone, he is alone and helpless, and needs you brothers from the same family to support him!
Later, you can help the kitchen light the fire, wash and chop the vegetables!
rest assured,

At noon and in the evening, you will each have a meal! "

Two hundred dollars per person,

But it was only in exchange for two meals at noon and dinner,

I also have to work for the Cui family compound for free, and help Master Cui entertain the distinguished guests in the front yard!
The people passed through the doorway,
I saw that the spacious backyard was already full of baskets of vegetables, cages of chickens and ducks, live rabbits, fresh fish, and even a few sika deer tied up for cutting antlers!

Several improvised earthen stoves were burning raging fire,

The big and round cook wears a leather apron and heats a firewood pot on the stove,

The aroma of oil wafts through here.

The Cui family who had entered the backyard before had already started to gather together, those who washed vegetables, those who chose vegetables, those who lit the fire...

Sad tears still hang on their faces,
At this time, he has already thrown himself into the tedious work,

Maybe there is a lot of resentment in my heart,

But he didn't dare to reveal anything on his face.

"Let's go to the front yard and offer a stick of incense to Grandma Cui!
Don't forget to come back to work later! "

The servant who was guarding the backyard was sitting on a chair with a pile of fennel beans on the table next to him. While eating the fennel beans, he waved and shouted at Su Wu and others who had just entered the door.

Li Yueshan and others entered the Cui family's mansion,
It's for a table to eat,

It's not for doing work for the big landlord here!
Master was still thinking about how to get into the front yard to eat,

At this time, the servant's words were exactly what he wanted!
He grinned silently, and beckoned Su Wu and the others to follow. Seeing this, Xiangdi's mother and son also bravely went to the front yard with the Yinximaizao team.

The Cui Family Courtyard is a two-entry compound.
The front yard is where the Cui family lived.
The backyard is the residence of the servants,
It is also where the kitchen is located.

Apart from a few rows of green brick and tile houses, there is no other decoration in the backyard.

The front yard is neatly built,

Welcome to a rockery,
There are also gurgling water sources at the foot of the mountain.

At this time, the guests dressed in silk and silk were welcomed into the main hall by the good-looking maids, and they drank tea and sat down in the hall.
Like Li Yueshan and his party dressed in humble 'family members',
No one cares at all.

When Li Yueshan was turning his head to observe,
Su Wu had already seen a group of Cui family members with their heads lowered and bent over, carefully stepping in from the side door next to the main entrance, walking towards the backyard behind Su Wu and the others.

"Master, the mourning hall of the Cui family should be set up outside the main gate." Su Wu moved closer to the side of the master, and pointed to the side door that the previous group of people passed by. After moving, he saw the coffin parked in the side hall, and said, "The coffin of the deceased is parked in the side hall."

"It's okay!
Let's go to the mourning hall first and offer incense to others!
After all, it's eating someone else's table, isn't it?

By the way, let's go outside and change clothes again! " Li Yueshan noticed that the servant in the corner had been staring at his side, and guessed that if they didn't move, that person would come over and question him.

Master waved his hand,

Go to the side door first.

Everyone followed.

Going out along the side door, I saw a mourning hall built with tarpaulin and bamboo poles, which was set up on the main road.

There were people blowing trumpets and suonas on both sides, which seemed very noisy.

After walking out the door,

Li Yueshan led his disciples to the mourning hall,
Su Wu found a corner, and suddenly sneaked into the shadows.

When he shows himself again,
When meeting with the Zao team,
They have already brought silk and satin clothes for everyone.

"Your method is very useful!
When we leave later, you emptied the Cui family's belongings,
Divided into the villagers in the eight neighboring villages! " Li Yueshan said to Su Wu while putting on a uniform with the assistance of his disciples.

(End of this chapter)