Fu Tang

Yunniang was stunned when she heard Zhizhou Tongju's statement.

After feeling Li Congjia's puzzled eyes, Yun Niang said angrily, "A guest? Whose guest is sent to take away directly? You also said that you want to see my elders. Is this the reason for inviting someone to be a guest?"

The magistrate's face was slightly embarrassed, and Li Congjia immediately said: "Yunniang, don't be rude!" After speaking, he turned his head to look at the general judge and said with a smile: "This servant is reckless, please forgive me. However, the general judge It’s a misunderstanding, but I’m a little confused, so I’d like to ask the judge to clarify.”

Zhizhou Tongpan seemed to be a little bit embarrassed, the butler standing behind him, who had never had any sense of presence, stepped forward and said, "Mr. Li, don't be angry, this is really a misunderstanding, because it will be my lord in a while." For your [-]th birthday, the fifth wife of my family ate the stewed meat sold by Mr. Yang Xiaolang a few days ago, and she liked it very much. She wanted to invite Mr. Yang to cook at the house and add a dish to the birthday banquet. However, Mr. Yang did not agree. The lady was in a hurry, so she sent someone to invite Mr. Yang Xiaolang back, and also asked Mr. Li for forgiveness."

After Li Congjia listened, he didn't speak for a long time. He was not angry, but felt that something was wrong.

It's not a big deal for this kind of official to snatch a young man to be the cook. Ordinary people have to be happy that their children can work for the judge. When these two came up, they said it was a misunderstanding and the housekeeper apologized. , no matter how you look at it, it's not right.

Especially Li Congjia's identity and background, they probably haven't figured it out yet, and there is only one relatively rich character at present.

Seeing that Li Congjia was silent, Tong Pan glanced at the butler, who then said, "Li Langjun..."

Li Congjia interrupted him directly and said: "It's really a misunderstanding. It's his blessing that the lady in the house values ​​Shiyilang's craftsmanship. It's just that he is so young and careful, and always wants to rely on hard work. I opened a shop by myself, so I refused, since the misunderstanding has been solved, I beg the judge to let me bring him back and discipline him properly."

Li Congjia decided that no matter what the other party thought, he would take him away without asking anything.

Zhizhou Tongju didn't expect him to be such a bachelor, and he didn't even ask questions about this matter, so he choked back all the words, so he asked kindly: "I don't know if the elders of Li Langjun and Yang Langjun's family are in Jiangdu Mansion? "

Tsk, this topic is blunt enough.

Alarm bells sounded in Li Congjia's heart, but he still replied: "I and his elders are both dead, and now my two brothers depend on each other."

Zhizhou Tongju nodded and said: "So, this matter can only be discussed with Nephew Li Xian."

Li Congjia suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart, and Zhizhou Tongju said: "In fact, the main reason is that Yang Langjun spent the whole night with the little girl. As a father, alas..."

wait wait wait?Li Congjia blinked a few times, feeling that he seemed to be unable to keep up with the speed of the plot. Just now he said that he was arrested because he wanted Yang Xin to be a cook, but now it means...does he want Yang Xin to be his son-in-law?

Li Congjia glanced at Yunniang, and the expression on Yunniang's face...was very intriguing: "That night...the one who was trapped on the island in the middle of the lake with Eleven Lang was...the young lady of the house?"

Zhizhou Tongju nodded and said: "That's right, that's exactly the case. There were many people who knew about it that day, so I wanted to discuss the marriage with the family."

"Wait... wait a minute, can I ask first what happened?"

Yun Niang whispered in Li Congjia's ear: "A few days ago, many young ladies and gentlemen in the city went to the lake together. Yang Xin thought it was an opportunity, so he took the stall over there, and the young lady of Tongpan's family asked the maid to take him to They were sold on the boat, but it happened that the boat capsized and two people were drowned. Eleven Lang was so desperate that he took the little lady to swim to the island in the middle of the lake. They were found and rescued the next day, and there were only the two of them on the island at that time. "

After Yunniang finished speaking, she tightly closed her mouth. At that time, Yang Xin also noticed that something was wrong, so she slipped away after landing, but she never expected to be caught back.

It is estimated that the help in the kitchen is an excuse, anyway, it is to stay the person first, and then ask for an explanation.

Only then did Li Congjia sort out the context. In this case, Zhizhou Tongju chose to let his daughter marry instead of murdering her, which is considered a very gentle method.

Li Congjia coughed lightly and said, "That's it, I also understand the meaning of the judge. I am indeed in charge of Shishilang's matter now, but... I didn't tell the truth before, so please forgive me."

"Oh? Let's talk about it in detail."

Li Congjia hesitated and said: "I was originally a scholar in the Southern Tang Dynasty, but because of the war, I lost my household registration, and now I have to live in the cracks. I'm afraid that Eleven Lang is not worthy of the little lady in the family."

"Oh? After the Southern Tang scholars, why didn't they return to the Southern Tang?" When it came to this matter, it was clear that Tong Juan's IQ had returned.

Li Congjia looked incomprehensible: "From top to bottom in the Southern Tang Dynasty, there is no cure. I am also disheartened now. I just want to take my cousin to travel all over the world to find a job. There is always room for my brother in the world." land."

Zhizhou Tongpan had an unpredictable expression on his face and just asked, "Then what do you say?"

Li Congjia thought for a while and said: "If I can get the young lady to marry, my family will be the one who can't help but be overjoyed. Li will naturally buy a property in Jiangdu Mansion, and he will definitely not wrong the young lady."

Zhizhou Tongju snorted coldly and said, "I don't need a businessman's son-in-law."

"Eleventh Lang also studied, but unfortunately he was delayed. I will remind him to improve himself in the future." Li Congjia felt that there was something in Tong San's words while talking.

The housekeeper next to Tongpan said: "Mr. Yang is a gentleman. If he is not forced to, my lord will never be willing to decide the home of the little lady. Don't blame me for speaking too much. With Mr. Yang's family background, I am afraid that he will marry into my Tian family. "

Li Congjia made up his mind, and this seemed to be the condition proposed by the Zhizhou General Judgment Committee.

But son-in-law, in these years, being a son-in-law is almost equivalent to giving up all rights, and in the future it will all depend on the wife's natal family. If the magistrate has no son and needs a daughter to inherit the family business, it's okay. If there is a son... the status of the daughter-in-law would be very embarrassing.

Li Congjia didn't speak for a moment, pondered for a while and said: "My family is also a scholar, even though the family is in decline, the spirit is still there, I'm afraid the old man's words are inappropriate."

Tong Juan put down his teacup and said, "Nephew, you better think about it..."

Li Congjia said forcefully: "Tongpan's family has a great career, and he doesn't expect a grandson, but now my cousin's family has only one seedling left, so Tongpan won't be so unreasonable? What's more, Eleven Lang will naturally be a grandson in the future." If the general judge is the leader of the horse, why should the general judge make it difficult for others?"

After Li Congjia finished speaking, he was a little worried that Tian Tongju could not understand, but fortunately, this person who can be a judge in this troubled world is not such a fool, and he understood the hidden meaning of Li Congjia's words.

Yang Xin has no family support, even if Tian Wuniang marries, it is actually the same as recruiting a door-to-door son-in-law.

Tian Tong judged the superior to speak, and a shrill female voice came in from outside: "My Tian family doesn't need to bully you, it's just that Wu Niang is married, can you give a decent dowry? Maybe give her a life worthy of her status. ? My daughter, you can’t marry and go out to suffer.”

After saying these words, a middle-aged woman in a red dress walked in quickly. Li Congjia took a look and knew that this was a powerful person, quite like Wang Xifeng in the Dream of the Red Chamber.

Li Congjia didn't speak, but just pushed the lacquer box and said: "Although the family is down and out, it has left us with a little wealth. I'm not afraid of the jokes of the two elders. I asked Eleven Lang to sell it before, but this kid was caught by us." I got tired of studying, so I made a bet with me, and neither he nor I will take care of it easily, so I can still do it to keep the little lady well-fed and well-fed."

Tongpan's wife was still a little reluctant. If it wasn't for the fact that the whole city knew about it, Tongpan's family would not have chosen such a black household even if they were choosing a son-in-law.

Of course, it was Tian Wuniang's insistence that made them change their minds. Tian Wuniang fell in love with Yang Xin. What can Tian Tongpan and his wife do?

How else can we say that children are debts?Of course, the main reason is that Yang Xin looks good too, although he doesn't look like he came from a wealthy family, but his cousin is really handsome and elegant, with an extraordinary bearing.

Of course, if it wasn't for Li Congjia's outstanding appearance and demeanor, the magistrate would not bother to talk nonsense with him.

Seeing that Mrs. Tongpan was unhappy, Li Congjia said again: "How about this, you two should calm down first, let the rumors out first, and say that the little lady is already engaged to her younger brother, but because she still has filial piety on her body, you have to wait You can only get married if you are filial, and within a few years, the two of you will see how my brother is capable?"

After hearing this, Mrs. Tongpan frowned: "Then the young man is still in the period of filial piety?"

Li Congjia sighed, and nodded sadly. Anyway, it was true, Yang Xin was the only one left in his family.

Madam Tongpan said reluctantly, "Then let's do this first."

Li Congjia took the opportunity to say: "I don't know, can I see Eleven Lang?"

This is of course possible. After all, they are already prospective in-laws, so how could they stop them from seeing them?Not only let them meet, but also let Li Congjia take them away. Of course, Li Congjia also cleverly left the address of the inn where they are staying now.

Yang Xin was in a good state of mind. After seeing Li Congjia, it was as if he had seen a savior, and tears welled up in his eyes.

Li Congjia carried him back to the inn and asked about the matter in detail. He couldn't just say what he said, and he had to ask his own children.

However, what Yang Xin said was similar to what they said there. After finishing speaking, Yang Xin said: "The village master... Uh, Mr. Lang, why did you negotiate with Tong? Why is he willing to let me go?"

Li Congjia looked at him with a smile and said: "How can we talk about it? You spend a night with this little lady who is alone and widowed. What else can you do besides marrying her?"

At this time, Yang Xin understood the meaning of marrying a wife. After hearing this, he screamed: "What? You want me to marry that hag? You might as well let me die!"

Li Congjia stretched out his hand and patted Yang Xin on the head: "How do you talk? How can you make up the little lady like this?"

Yang Xin held his head and said, "I'm not wrong, that's really a hag, don't believe it...you can ask Yun Niang!"

Yunniang smiled and said: "That... Wu Niangzi is indeed... not very good-tempered, and her appearance is also... um, not right."

Li Congjia suddenly remembered that he still didn't know what that little lady looked like, and when he heard what Yunniang said, he couldn't help asking: "That little lady...isn't she pretty?"

Yunniang shook her head, and Yang Xin squatted on the ground with her head in her arms and wailed: "Not only is she ugly, she... is taller and stronger than me!"

Li Congjia imagined it for a while, and couldn't help but burst out laughing. At the same time, he also knew why Tongpan's family tolerated their family background. It was not easy for this fifth lady to discuss marriage.

But he still said: "That can't be helped. Now that the whole city knows that you have taken advantage of Mrs. Tian Wu, you just...be patient."

Yang Xin jumped up and stared and said, "Just like her...she is taking advantage of me!"

Yun Niang said with a smile: "Don't worry about Eleven Lang, Mr. Lang has a solution."

"What way?" Yang Xin looked at Li Congjia suspiciously, feeling that he was gloating.

Yun Niang explained: "The owner of the village said that you are now in the filial piety period and it is not suitable to get married. If Tian Tongpan doesn't mind, you can get engaged first."

Yang Xin was stunned for a moment, then suddenly slapped his head: "Yes, yes, yes, there is this, ah, let me do the math, my filial piety is added up, three years for my father, three years for my mother, grandparents..."

Li Congjia couldn't take it anymore after hearing this: "According to your calculation, you will live in a hut for the rest of your life!"

These four relatives add up to 12 years, and counting all kinds of elders, how many years is that?

This kind of situation usually needs to merge the time. If you really talk about filial piety to Tian Tongpan's family, they will know that they don't want to get married.

Yang Xin also felt that it was a bit too much, so he could only say: "Then... it will take at least three years?"

Li Congjia nodded. This request is more reasonable. He said in a gentle voice, "You don't have to worry too much. There is always a way to leave. As long as you don't delay for too long, you won't be delaying my little lady."

Yang Xin nodded. After Li Congjia comforted Yang Xin, he immediately began to plan the house purchase. No matter what they thought in their hearts, they had to show their attitude, and the house they bought could not be bad.

It just so happened that there was a poor family in Jiangdu Prefecture who couldn't survive and wanted to sell their ancestral property. Li Congjia took a look at the house. It was located in a good location. It happened to be a high-end residential area. The house was not small. The most important thing was that the decoration was good, but it was a little dilapidated after not being maintained for a long time. , Find someone to clean up and you can move in with your bags.

And there are still some Susukida in the ancestral property. People look down on doing business these days, and the status of farmers is not low. They can be regarded as having a foundation.

Yunniang and Yang Xin have never lived in such a good house, and they are a little bit tied up. After Li Congjia walked around, he also wanted to take over all the monks, but considering that there are still people in the village, I guess the only one who can take them over The only ones are Shi Qingsong and Shi Xueting's masters and apprentices, well, maybe they can bring a few people to serve as nurses.

After Li Congjia made the plan, he asked Yunniang to deliver the letter in the stockade. To be honest, Li Congjia felt a little sorry for using a little lady as a messenger, but he and Yang Xin couldn't leave. After all, there was no foundation. Tian Tongpan sent someone Staring at them, probably also afraid that they would run away.

Yun Niang was very fast, and within two days she arrived at the mansion with Shi Qingsong and Shi Xueting who were wearing wigs. After they settled down, it happened to be the day of Tian Tong's [-]th birthday.

In order to show his sincerity, Li Congjia had a lot of bleeding this time. Antique calligraphy and paintings plus pearls and jade were very rich gifts.

When the thick gift list was delivered to the housekeeper, the housekeeper immediately smiled, thinking that although Wu Niangzi's husband's family was weak, at least they were rich.

Because they were prospective in-laws, Li Congjia and Yang Xin were arranged to stay with relatives and friends, and they were all related to Tian's family after several cases.

However, the relatives and friends who passed the judgment were naturally all kinds of officials, and Li Congjia and Yang Xin looked at them with scrutiny and evaluation in their eyes.

During the dinner, Yang Xin was as well-behaved as a quail, only Li Congjia was on the sidelines to socialize.

Tian Tongpan's family is also strange. At first, they thought Wu Niangzi's husband's family was not very good, but looking at the posture of this parent, Nima, he looks better than them. Not only is his speech decent, but he is also good-looking!

Tian Tongpan saw that although his son-in-law was a bit quail, but his cousin was very outstanding, he began to wonder if there was any other young lady in his relative's family who could marry, and wanted to tie Li Congjia to his chariot completely.

As a result, before he could finish thinking about it, a heavyweight came.

When Li Congjia was pushing cups and changing cups with others, he heard someone say: "The Dingguo Jiedu envoy is here!"

Li Congjia almost didn't spit out the wine with a sip!Nima, shouldn't Zhao Kuangyin be in Guangling at this time?Why did you come to Jiangdu Prefecture?

At the same time, he was also a bit generous, this...he was wearing men's clothes, the other party shouldn't recognize him, right?Do you want to hide?

Just when he choked himself half to death and tried his best to swallow the wine before he could hide, Zhao Kuangyin had strode in. After exchanging pleasantries with Tian Tongpan, he came to greet other colleagues. The most cheating thing was that his Colleagues are almost all around Li Congjia!

It was strange for Zhao Kuangyin to see a new face among his acquaintances, but when he looked at that person's cheeks slightly flushed and his eyes moist, a vague figure appeared in his mind. His heart moved, and he couldn't help but stepped forward and asked: " This young gentleman looks very familiar, have we met before?"

Li Congjia: ...