Little Scholar's Circle of Husbands

When I rushed home, the door of the house was already full of villagers who came to return their things. Because it was dark, they were holding torches, which looked quite scary.Erniu followed Lu Fangzhou's words and didn't open the door, so the villagers had to stand at the door and patiently said to Erniu, "Erniu, open the door. We have no other intention, just to return the things."

"Yes, yes, yes." Everyone nodded, "Er Niu, we are really here to return the things."

Er Niu still didn't open the door, and everyone didn't know what to do. They happened to see Lu Fangzhou, and rushed up one after another: "Lu Xiucai, are you here? Just in time, let Er Niu open the door quickly, so we can return the things."

"What?" Lu Fangzhou asked deliberately.

The villagers all laughed awkwardly, and quickly said something cleverly: "The things I borrowed from you a few days ago are used up now, so I will exchange them."

"Borrowed?" Lu Fangzhou acted suddenly enlightened.

All the villagers nodded.

Lu Fangzhou didn't take any money anymore, and nodded: "Okay, I'll let Er Niu open the door."

"Er Niu, it's Daddy, open the door." Lu Fangzhou said with a smile, and Er Niu opened the door immediately.

After opening the door, Lu Fangzhou took Erniu to sit on the stone bench in front of the hall, and smiled to see the villagers bring in all the things and put them away.

Er Niu was dumbfounded, and quietly tugged at the corner of Lu Fangzhou's clothes: "Daddy, why did they come to return the things?"

"Things belong to us in the first place, so we should return them to us." Lu Fangzhou said with a smile.

Er Niu let go of her strangeness, and looked at Lu Fangzhou adoringly: "Daddy is really amazing."

With his daughter's approval, Lu Fangzhou smiled happily: "Tomorrow is free, Daddy will clean up the house with you."

"En." Er Niu nodded happily.

After a while, the villagers finally paid off the things, and everyone didn't dare to stay, and rushed back to Zhang Ergou's house one after another. Mrs. Zhang's work was not over yet, so she had to go to help.Most of the people in this village have surnames, and they are basically related. Even if the strange thing just happened, they have no reason to shirk and not help.

Zhang Ergou didn't dare to let Lu Fangzhou become a Taoist priest anymore, he would rather have one less person knocking on the dojo, which would be a little less lively, and even sent two bowls of vegetarian dishes and a bowl of rice.This is a supper specially prepared for Taoist priests to comfort the Taoist priests for their hard work in the dojo all night.

Lu Fangzhou took the food unceremoniously. After a busy day, he only ate some beans in the morning, and he was so hungry that his chest stuck to his back.

While eating by himself, Lu Fangzhou did not forget to ask Er Niu to eat. Although he told Er Niu to eat on time before going out, he just went to the kitchen to check and found that there were no shortage of beans, which meant that Er Niu hadn't eaten at all, so he hurried to wash up. After cleaning the bowl, I shared half of the bowl with Er Niu, and picked up a lot of vegetables for her.

"You are still young, you should eat more."

Er Niu nodded while grilling the rice, and quietly picked up some of the vegetables, which made Lu Fangzhou feel even more distressed. He made up his mind to let Er Niu have good food every day.

After eating, Lu Fangzhou went to fetch water for Er Niu from the ditch next to the house as usual. It is July, which is the time when the heat is at its peak. Although it is cool in the mountains, sweating is unavoidable.

Lu Fangzhou himself likes to be clean, thinking that the second girl can't be dirty either.

After the bath water was boiled and mixed, Lu Fangzhou went to the door and asked Er Niu to wash herself in the room.There were some boxes scattered about in the hall, and Lu Fangzhou casually opened some by candlelight.

Most of the things in the box had been taken out before, and when they were exchanged, they were all stuffed in indiscriminately because of the rush.

Lu Fangzhou picked out a few clothes at random, and they seemed to be adult women's clothes, the colors were mostly plain, but the style was quite nice.

Suddenly a piece of silk handkerchief fell from a certain piece of clothing. Lu Fangzhou picked it up and saw that the silk handkerchief was as thin as a cicada's wing, with two words "Lan Yu" embroidered on one corner.

Lan Yu?

Lu Fangzhou felt a little familiar, he remembered the piece of silk handkerchief he brought from Mrs. Zhang, took it out and looked at the end of the four poems together: "Lan Yu Fangzhou".

He is Lu Fangzhou, and the owner of the clothes is Lan Yu. Is this silk handkerchief a token of love between the two of them?

If it's a token of love, what is Mrs. Zhang holding in her hand?

Lu Fangzhou was surprised, put away the two handkerchiefs, and continued to rummage through things.

Halfway through, Er Niu had finished washing, she came out and asked Lu Fangzhou strangely: "What is Dad doing?"

"Look at what's in the box." Lu Fangzhou turned his head to answer Er Niu. As soon as he turned his head, he found a strange place. The clothes Er Niu was wearing were extremely uncoordinated. The waist is obviously much bigger, and the cuffs are not right, so he said, "Why are you wearing this kind of clothes?"

Erniu was obviously a little scared when she heard this, and immediately calmed down again. His father is no longer the old father, and she probably wouldn't talk about her, so she said, "Yesterday's laundry was late, and it was not dry yet, so I found an old one. clothes to wear."

Lu Fangzhou shook his head when he heard this: "I'm not talking about that, I'm saying that your clothes don't fit, why don't you find something that fits you?"

Er Niu lowered her head when she heard this, most of her clothes didn't fit well, they were all changed from her mother's old clothes.

Lu Fangzhou saw that Er Niu didn't speak, he probably guessed the reason, and hurriedly asked: "Where do you put your usual clothes, show daddy."

Er Niu agreed, and led Lu Fangzhou to look. The clothes were placed somewhere in the firewood room, and they were held in a rag bag. Lu Fangzhou took them out one by one, and they were all adults' clothes. The small one was very rough, so I cut the cuff short and sewed it up casually with uneven stitches.

Lu Fangzhou held up one of them and asked Erniu, "You sewed it yourself?"

Er Niu bowed her head in shame, and said "Yes", her clothes were first sewn and changed by servants, but later they were driven away by Lu Fangzhou, so she could only ask widow Zhang in the village for help, Zhang The widow is the only tailor in the village. She is better off, but her family is poor.Seeing that Er Niu couldn't afford the money, she asked for some clothes from Er Niu Niang as a reward.

Later, Lu Fangzhou found out about this, beat Er Niu up, and scolded her for ruining the family tradition.As a result, Er Niu no longer dared to ask Widow Zhang to sew clothes, but sewed them herself.But after all, she is young, and she has never learned needlework seriously, and the sewing looks ugly. Lu Fangzhou saw it and scolded her again, calling her stupid, not even sewing clothes.

Afterwards, Erniu no longer dared to wear this kind of clothes in front of Lu Fangzhou. She could only carefully keep the few fitting clothes from being damaged, and only wore them where Lu Fangzhou couldn't see them.

At this moment, seeing Lu Fangzhou asked about sewing clothes again, she lowered her head, not wanting that Lu Fangzhou didn't scold her, but instead laughed and boasted: "Daughter, you are so amazing. When I grew up at your age, I couldn't I have never pinched an embroidery needle."

Er Niu was stunned, her father is a man, it's normal not to pinch embroidery needles.

Lu Fangzhou saw what the second girl was thinking, and smiled. It was normal for men in ancient times not to pinch embroidery needles, but it was not surprising that Lu Fangzhou pinched embroidery needles in the era he lived in. Otherwise, he went to university and even a Can't even sew buttons, isn't it too useless?

He said: "Daddy can sew buttons, but apart from buttons, he can't do anything else."

"Can you sew buttons?" Er Niu looked at Lu Fangzhou adoringly. Buttons are very difficult, much more difficult than sewing clothes.

Lu Fangzhou didn't know that the buttons of the ancients and the buttons he sewed were two different things, so he smiled smugly: "Daddy will sew it for you someday."

Er Niu nodded heavily, her father is awesome!

Lu Fangzhou then put Er Niu's clothes back, and told her not to put the clothes in the firewood room anymore, and after tomorrow morning, he would tidy up Er Niu's room and make some empty boxes for Er Niu. Pack clothes.Wait a few days when you are free, and then find someone to make some clothes that fit her.

Er Niu happily agreed, and the father and daughter went back to the study, and spent another night in the place where they slept last night.

Early the next morning, after eating the remaining beans, Lu Fangzhou and Er Niu began to organize things together. Lu Fangzhou was responsible for transporting heavy objects such as boxes, and Er Niu was responsible for sorting out the things in the boxes. put it back.

The two worked hard all morning, and then they discovered the problem.

Not all the things were returned, most of them were from the master bedroom, camphor wood box, bathtub for bathing, small screen to block the bathtub, and few utensils and decorations on the Babu bed, bedding and so on, and Gong bucket.

But the things in Erniu's room, as well as the water tanks and pots in the kitchen, were not returned, and the chairs and tea tables in the hall were still missing, and the small round table in the house of the sly-eyed guy was also missing.

Why did you pay half of it?Lu Fangzhou couldn't figure it out. Didn't the villagers get bluffed by him yesterday?Should I hand it over if I get fooled?

Lu Fangzhou walked back and forth in the living room of his home for a long time, and finally decided to go out and find someone to ask, so he continued to tell Er Niu not to open the door at will, and found the door by himself, and walked to Zhang Ergou's house.

Before they reached the destination, they saw five people wearing Taoist clothes sitting on the slope at the back door of Zhang Ergou's house. The Taoist clothes were slightly yellow, which was particularly eye-catching.

Lu Fangzhou immediately had an idea. He might not be able to find out if he asked the villagers about this matter. If he asked Yan Yan, they might be able to get the truth, so he hurried forward.

"Yo? Scholar, do you want to give me money?" Yesterday's strong man quickly spotted Lu Fangzhou, and laughed loudly.

Lu Fangzhou hurriedly apologized with a smile: "If you promise for a few more days, I will definitely give it, and I will never default."

"If you don't give me money, why are you here?" The strong man immediately put a smile on his face.

Lu Fangzhou could only continue to laugh apologetically: "I'm here to ask some questions, I wonder if it's convenient for this big brother to talk about it?"

"Ask a question? Fine! You know everything, and you can talk endlessly, just like..." The strong man smiled, "I have to pay."

"Hey..." Lu Fangzhou smacked his lips, this guy looks good, why did he lose money?

"Lu Qing, don't tease him." Lu Yan spoke at the right time and relieved Lu Fangzhou.

The strong man Yan Qing seemed to listen to what Yan Yan said very much, so he immediately stopped talking, and the other three people no longer looked at the excitement, so Yan Yan walked over and asked, "What are you asking?"

Lu Fangzhou explained to Yan Yan that the villagers only paid half of the things they returned, and finally asked in confusion, "Why did you only pay half of them?"

"I can still give you half of it back? It's rare!" Yan Qingwei waited for Yan Yan to speak, and interrupted first.

Lu Fangzhou was taken aback for a moment, and Yan Yan asked, "Can you return the things from Zhang Facai's family?"

"Which one is Zhang Aicai?" Lu Fangzhou didn't know.

"Zhang Aicai doesn't even remember, are you really stupid?" Lu Qing shook his head.

Yan Yan explained: "It's the one that kicked you out yesterday."

"That one." Lu Fangzhou shrugged and shook his head, "No."

"That's it. If he doesn't return it, the villagers will definitely not return it all." Yan Yan said.

Lu Fangzhou was even more puzzled, the strong man had already explained, and together with the other three, Lushan, Lushui, and Luxiu, a group of four with picturesque scenery, made Lu Fangzhou clear.

It turns out that Zhang Facai is quite a brainy person, and he married the daughter of a housekeeper in the Lu family in his early years. He was sent to this remote mountain village by Master Lu.

Master Lu knew that his son could do nothing but read a few books, he had a whole village of land and didn't know how to make a living, so he wanted to find someone to go with him.

Zhang Facai recommended himself to the housekeeper's wife. The housekeeper's wife liked this son-in-law very much and thought it would be a waste for him to go to such a small mountain village, but Zhang Facai assured him that if it was under his care, it would not be a problem to earn back 50 taels of silver a year.

Fifty taels is not a small amount, and the housekeeper's mother-in-law half-heartedly agreed to Zhang Facai and asked him to take his mother-in-law to Xiaotan Village.

Zhang Facai was indeed capable, so he coaxed and tricked Lu Fangzhou into signing a contract with him, and the land was handed over to Zhang Facai for management, and Zhang Facai agreed on how much to hand over every year.

Lu Xiucai drank heavily, and soon he ran out of money, so the contract was changed accordingly, and changed again and again. In the end, Zhang Facai became the actual landlord. The villagers had to go to him if they wanted to farm, and Lu Xiucai, he Just need to give some wine money every year.

In this way, let alone 50 taels, 100 taels can make him pick it out.Don't talk about how happy the housekeeper is. In front of Master Lu and the second young master of the Lu family, he kept saying good things about Zhang's fortune, so the Lu family and his son no longer care about the affairs of Xiaotan Village. Even if Lu Fangzhou wrote a letter to complain by chance , and they were all fine.

Lu Fangzhou was furious after hearing this. Although he has a concept of equality for everyone, he couldn't help scolding. Did the servant ride on the head of the master?Does it look decent?

"Is there any way to resolve these contracts with him?" Lu Fangzhou asked.

"It depends on how the contract was signed, and what is the content of the breach." Lu Qing said, "I think that breach of contract will never mean that you give him the land. After all, it belongs to the master of the Lu family, not yours. That guy never dares to leave, he only dares to ask for some money, if you have enough money to compensate him, this matter can be settled."

Lu Fangzhou was dumbfounded when he heard that, how could he have money?He said, "Is there no other way?"

"Yes, go to the Yamen to sue him, sue the servants for deceiving the master, that is..." Lu Qing paused, "Go to the Yamen to hand over the papers, and it will cost money to hire a lawyer."

It's money again!Can Lu Fangzhou help his forehead without spending money?

"Hey, Lu Xiucai, if you really have lost your way, I'll show you a bright way." Lu Shan suddenly said, he fell down last night, and now his body is still wrapped in bandages, which is very easy to identify.

Lu Fangzhou hurriedly asked: "What way?"

"Your father-in-law, Mr. Sun Ge, who is highly respected in the county, also works as a government school, and is in charge of the monthly silver for you scholars. Go and ask him to give you the monthly silver for next month earlier. Then you take the money and sue him at the Yamen."

Lu Fangzhou slapped his thigh: "That's a good idea." He hurriedly cupped his hands to Xie Lushan.

Lu Shan was obviously taken aback for a moment, he was just joking, it is well known throughout the county that Sun Ge doesn't like Lu Fangzhou's son-in-law, and Ge Lao is just such a jewel in the palm of his hand, Lu Fangzhou doesn't say it's cheap, but also Gone early.

Lu Fangzhou went here not to mention seeking accommodation, even if he saw him, it would be difficult to meet him.

However, Lu Fangzhou didn't know about this incident, and he was full of plans on how to ask his father-in-law to accommodate him.

Yanshan had no choice but to glance at Yanyan, and Yanyan glanced at Yanshan, gave a slight warning, and then said to Lu Fangzhou: "There is a mountain road of twenty miles from Xiaotan Village to Shengxian County, and it takes you to make a round trip with your feet. One day, if you want to go, you have to leave immediately."

Lu Fangzhou pondered for a while. He was in a hurry today and didn't prepare food for Er Niu. He couldn't go today, so he said, "I'll go tomorrow."

Yan Yan shook his head: "Zhang Facai is shrewd. If he finds out that you have something different, he will definitely send someone to inform him early. If the master of the Lu family finds out first, things may change. You should go early. I will take care of you, Er Niu, and you Go early and come back early."

When Lu Fangzhou heard that Yan Yan helped him take care of the second girl, and knew that Yan Yan was a decent person, he quickly thanked him: "Then I'll go back and prepare my outfit."

Yan Yan nodded, and said: "You can go to my side before you go, there are some pancakes by the stove, take some to feed your hunger on the road."

"No, no, no." Lu Fangzhou hurriedly refused, asking someone to take care of Er Niu and even take her food, which is really embarrassing.

But Yan Yan said: "If you don't eat enough and have no strength, you won't be able to walk back. The second girl is still waiting for you at home."

The words touched Lu Fangzhou's heart, and he didn't refuse, and left in a hurry after saying thank you.

Lu Qing glanced at Lu Fangzhou's back, and looked at Lu Yan suspiciously: "Boss, Shan Zi cheated him, and you also cheated?"

Yan Yan looked at Lu Fangzhou's back and lowered his eyes: "It may not be a trap, maybe there are unexpected results."