debt repayment

Song Huiming was only four years old when the incident happened, and he was still begging his mother for rice cakes. He had only heard about it, but had never seen it with his own eyes.

Perhaps it was because the rumors spread too much and became demonized, so that when the rumors reached his ears, they had already become the version of "the little son of the Zhou family with a snake head and cow hooves, and a leopard tail with fish scales".

This is not a dead baby, it is clearly a cursed ghost.

Besides, when the Zhou and Guo families saw the strange dead baby, they were all shocked, fearing that they would suffer revenge, they prayed to gods and worshiped Buddha all the way, but they still couldn't feel at ease.

The dead baby who was born in the same year and the same month as the prince has also become a knot in the heart of the Zhou and Guo families.

Zhou Guo's family is extremely beautiful, and her husband is also a handsome and beautiful husband, so it stands to reason that she can't give birth to ugly children.Her sister's two children, especially the prince who looks like his mother, are so beautiful that they are the most beautiful in the world. It is only because of their noble status that it is difficult to see each other that outsiders don't know their beauty.The Miss Zhou who is waiting to be married, as long as she is not as weird as her parents, she must be a beauty somewhat similar to her cousin.

I don't know how the household registration book recorded the strange baby.

Thinking so, Song Huiming turned the pages of the book to 18 years ago.

This official booklet records the life and death of a person. It has no exaggerated descriptions in the legends and stories. It only uses the most plain words to record when the person lived and died, who his parents were, and why he died.As for the dead baby who was born shortly after birth, it cannot even be regarded as a living person. It is hard to say whether there is any record of this freak in the household registration book.

He took the crystal mirror brought as a tribute from Xitu, and searched through the pages of the book carefully, but found no relevant records.From this point of view, the officials who recorded the household registration at that time did not regard this freak as a human being.

Compared with the horrifying stillbirth, Steward Dou San's life is much more mediocre. He was born in the Zhou Mansion, and he has served the master's family since birth. He married a wife who was also a domestic slave and had two children. The three sons and three daughters are ordinary and not worth mentioning.

As for Miss Zhou...

Tian Shui's words rang in his mind again.

How could a beautiful girl in her prime degenerate into a wicked ghost who bends over others after death?Could it be that there is something hidden in it, could it be that she is also a monster like her brother?Or a ghost?

Thinking of the ghost claws that came straight to him last night, Song Huiming shuddered.

Somewhere, he thought, he must ask Tian Shui for clarification.

Song Huiming was full of doubts, and while dealing with the affairs at hand, he was thinking about Zhou's affairs.When it was time for dinner, he was about to go out to order some food when he heard someone knock on the door.

"My lord, the housekeeper Li Er of the Zhou Mansion has come to change the register again."

Come again?

"Come in."

The clerk opened the door in response.Butler Li Er bent his waist and entered the room, kowtowed and said: "Caomin see Master Bao."

Song Huiming was so hungry that he was upset by the number of his thieves, and when he thought of Miss Zhou's family, he couldn't wait to see her.

"Say something."

"My lord, my master heard that your lord has a lot of official duties and outstanding talents when he takes office, so he started to associate with him. Yesterday, Caomin came directly to your lord to change his registration department with the official seal information. Host a banquet in Hongzhilou to thank you for your kindness of helping regardless of the rules."

"What do you mean? The chapters you sent are all true. Now the household department is very busy, and the household registration officials have released the registration and cancellation of accounts. It is reasonable for you to bring evidence to the official to revise the registration department. Why? Passover?"

Li Er said in a low voice: "Your Excellency, I don't know, but the official seal of the household registration certificate needs to be registered by each department and department. One of the seals belongs to the three masters of my family. Because there are too many business affairs recently, I can't be ranked. The three masters skipped the registration and stamped it directly. Now I can't find this file in the three masters' accounts. Isn't this an overstep? Sir, I don't know about this, so my master came here to apologize to you. Sir, please?"

"Which Master Zhou is it?"

"Naturally, it is the Lord of my Zhou Mansion, Zhou Jizu, Mr. Zhou."

Song Huiming put on a half-smile: "Wait a minute. Since I'm going to a banquet, I can't go in official uniform."

Li Er narrowed his eyes and smiled, "That's great."

After closing the door to keep people outside, Song Huiming sneered.

How dare he plot against him.

Zhou Jizu said he was apologetic, but he was actually a threat.A small official who has just taken office has been negligent in his official duties and opened the back door for others. If someone with a heart finds out, he will be dismissed from office at least, or sent to prison if he is serious.

Li Jingren is old, and his limited energy is devoted to major affairs of the family and the country. Even if he is strict with the law, he cannot fully understand the words and deeds of the officials below.The "Master Huang" whom Li Ernian hung up on yesterday must have been hooked into a bandit ship.

If this is the case, wouldn't the Zhou family be able to steal the day when recording the household registration?

Song Huiming changed into a fashionable green robe, opened the door, and he was a humble and handsome gentleman in the wind.

"Please lead the way."

"My lord, my master has prepared a sedan chair, you can get on the sedan chair."

The housekeeping department saw that the big sedan chair of the Zhou Mansion was parked at the door.The Zhou family was a high-ranking official and spent a lot of money. Compared with the windy, upright and clean household courtyard, this sedan chair is even more precious.

At this time, many officials of the household department also came in and out of the door, either holding bowls or carrying oiled paper bags.When they saw the sedan chair at first, they couldn't help but take a second look. When they saw that it was Song Huiming who was invited out, they knew it.

"Mr. Baolang, you have to study with Master Li in the afternoon, so don't drink alcohol."

"Thank you. I heard that your wife is suffering from fever? I still have some medicine at home, and I will bring it to you tomorrow."

Seeing that he didn't feel the slightest discomfort of being coerced, but Li Er chatted with his colleagues very naturally, he couldn't help being disappointed, and then said sharply: "Lord Bao, get on the sedan chair."

Song Huiming boarded the sedan chair very skillfully.

"Let's go."

He is extremely calm, as if he was born to be served.Li Er was so angry that his teeth were itching, and his heart was just a fifth-rank official, so he really thought he was flying on a branch?

Being so arrogant in front of the Zhou family, are you a high-ranking official from your ancestors, or are you a relative of the emperor?

He rolled his eyes outside the sedan chair, and said sharply: "Get up the sedan chair—"

"Sir, here we are."

Song Huiming got off the sedan chair, saw the archway of "Lanfang Pavilion", and laughed "puchi": "When was Hongzhilou converted into a kiln? Mr. Zhou is very elegant."

Li Er said with a smile: "Changed the place temporarily, Cao Min just said that he was wrong, I hope you will forgive me."

"It's okay, it's an honor to meet Duke Zhou. Please lead the way."

Li Ermian smiled, and led him into the pavilion, where there were countless beautiful flowers and jade, Yingying and Yanyan scratched their heads and posed, the scene was spectacular.

"My lord, don't be intimidated. My master just favors a singer who doesn't leave the house in the pavilion. He doesn't want to make your lord..."

"The lower officials believe in Duke Zhou's character, but it is an elegant thing to drink wine and write poems with a beautiful woman in his arms. When Duke Zhou comes here, he is like a crane entering a pine tree. He writes elegantly. How can ordinary wine and meat people compare to it."

Li Er took him upstairs to the door of the box which was very hidden at first sight, and said respectfully: "My lord, please."

Through the door, one can hear the hearty laughter of young men and women. This is not a crane like a pine, it is obviously a pheasant.

Song Huiming thanked him, pushed the door open and entered.But in the smoke of incense, a rather large white-faced man opened his brocade robe, hugged three pretty beauties on the left and right, and was passing flowers with his mouth. The lower body covered by the table.

But hearing a murmur, a woman came out from under the table.

It turned out that there were four or four beauties.

Song Huiming was not surprised by such a beautiful scene, he just smiled and said: "Your official came here at the invitation of Duke Zhou, I don't know where Duke Zhou is?"

The white-faced man glanced at him lazily, and said with a sneer: "A mere fifth-rank official, why do you need my second uncle to come in person? It's your blessing that the young master is willing to show your face, and you still don't come to listen to the young master's admonition."

Song Huiming wanted to laugh even more when he saw that this dude didn't recognize him.

"My son is the son of the three princes of the Zhou family? As far as I know, this young master of Zhou is well-educated and has the virtuous virtues of the ancients. Seeing him today, the reputation of your son is indeed not in vain."

Young Master Zhou thought that this man doesn't even know how to flatter, so he just patted on the horse's legs, and he didn't feel irritable, and shouted: "Hurry up and listen to Grandpa's lecture, you can get out immediately after the lecture! I want to hear Grandpa tell you what to do." A clear road has all the benefits it should have, if you don’t want to listen to the master, don’t blame you for leaving this door, don’t want to step into the door of the household department again tomorrow.”

What a domineering idiot.

"But listen to the son's admonition."

Young Master Zhou groaned twice, sat upright, and finally got a proper shape, all the beauties, singers, guards and servants came out in a file.Li Er closed the door and left the inside for Young Master Zhou and Song Huiming.

Song Huiming came forward without making a show.

"Mr. Zhou praised the lower official, and brought the lower official here just because of a slight mistake. It really flattered the lower official. I don't know what the young master wants to do?"

Young Master Zhou saw that although his words were a bit harsh, he was a sensible person with a clear heart and didn't talk to him about bullshit, so he felt a little better, and said: "Listen carefully, aren't you a recorder of household registration, Grandpa?" I won't look for you every day and month after month, and I won't make it difficult for you to change your household registration in the whole city. You only need to move the pen in your hand when the master entrusts you with a letter, and change the number of people in the master's family. , this matter is considered successful. Afterwards, I will reward you with gold and silver every time. If you want a beauty, I am willing to reward you for the rest... Master Bao, don't lower your eyebrows and look at your eyes, do you understand what my master said? "

"Naturally, the lower officials understand. The Zhou family has something to hide, and they want the lower officials to cooperate with the adults in deceiving."

"You don't know good and bad, how do you talk? You—"

Young Master Zhou crossed the line. He had never seen such a thorny master. He picked up the wine on the table and sprinkled it on Song Huiming's head: "Master, sober you up!"

Song Huiming only felt a chill on his head, and the cold wine moistened his hair and flowed down his forehead.

"Are you awake?!...You, you, what kind of eyes are you looking at?"

They don't know which ancestor was the last one who dared to hit him on the head.

"Forgive me for my ignorance. After all, your father is a decent person. It is a family misfortune to be able to raise a son. Naturally, this official should be sympathetic to your father."

"What nonsense are you talking about? You are so brave! Aww——"

Young Master Zhou was really like a giant idiot that could squeal like a pig, and was placed on the table by Song Huiming with one hand.

"Come on! Help!"

[The author has something to say: The main plot is here~~~~~]