The fertile water of farming does not flow to outsiders' fields

When the little scholar went home and told Xue Yinsong what he had said, Father Xue patted his thigh and applauded: "I will go too. If you want me to do anything, just follow orders and do my best." The little scholar thought hard for a while and said, "I remember Xue Yinsong When the eldest brother and the Chen Liang brothers were fighting, a lame man helped us to speak. There should be an enmity, but he didn’t know where he lived, so I asked Uncle Xue to take a look. I’ll go and see the place by the roadside , see whose family it belongs to, and then go to someone to ask.”

Father Xue thought for a while and said, "I'll go and inquire about the land. I'm quick on my feet, and I can chat with the farmers. Go find that lame man."

Little Xiucai thought it was the same, so he agreed to go outside, but Xue's father chased him out worriedly, "Pay attention to women's virtues and women's appearance." Pointing to his family members, he verbally agreed and walked to the village.

Xiao Xiucai first asked a passer-by to inquire clearly, and knowing that he lived in the south of the village, he walked all the way south.Regardless of how small this Chen family village is, there are also rich and poor. Most of the people living in the north of the village are rich households with land, while those living in the south of the village are mostly poor households or tenants with little land.

The little scholar came all the way, and saw that the houses in the south of the village were mostly earthen walls and thatched roofs. He also sighed in his heart that the world is difficult, and renting out his 18 acres of land cheaply can be regarded as a good deed every day.

Coincidentally, the lame man was drying corn in the courtyard dam. Hearing what the little scholar said, he took two stools and sat down and said, "Sir, I don't know, my foot was disabled by his two brothers."

"Ah?" The little scholar was stunned: "Have you ever sued the officials?"

The man smiled wryly and said, "How do I sue the official? Li is his brother's uncle. Besides, his brother gave me enough money afterwards, so my mother-in-law advised me to forget it. Otherwise, if I sue the official, I won't be able to get the money, and maybe I will have to pay for it." If you go to court, you may not be able to win a lawsuit.”

"But if this foot is disabled, isn't that a lifetime thing?"

"Yes, but what can I do? I used to be a tenant in the village, and my family had no land. It was because of this leg that the brothers of the Chen family gave me a few taels of silver and an acre of land. Now I married my son with that money. Daughter-in-law, the land can barely support a family, which is better than being a tenant, so I can only bear it."

The little scholar nodded and asked again: "Then do the brothers of the Chen family have any other old enemies?"

"Why not?! His brothers bully the good and fear the evil the most. That's when your boy Xue beat them so hard that they cried and cried. In the past, it was his brothers who bullied others, and most of the beatings were in vain. The one who broke it is like me, just a little compensation. His family used to be a big family in the village. In the past, half of the land in Chenjia Village belonged to his family. His two brothers were not good at farming and often compensated. They have also lost in recent years. about there."

The little scholar said again: "Which ones are as good as you?"

The lame man thought for a while and replied: "Besides me, there is another old man in the family. His son was beaten up by the brothers of the Chen family and vomited blood. He died after more than a month. The old man sold his house last year to seek relatives. People, the brothers of the Chen family have also restrained a lot, and the most they will do in the future is just pay some money for hurting people."

"It's fine if you kill someone?" Xiao Xiucai found it inconceivable.

"The one who died more than a month after the injury was probably injured. He just coughed up blood every day, and later died of anger because of quarreling with others. It can't be regarded as a direct beating. Brothers from the Chen family gave more money for burning and burying. It's over, the sufferer won't sue, and the government won't take care of it."

The little scholar frowned and thought for a while, "The brothers of the Chen family are usually on good terms?"

The lame man recalled for a while and said: "I can't say it. I have seen two brothers quarreling. Chen Shan is too lazy to work. Sometimes he would ask his brother for money when he ran out of money. Once he stole his sister-in-law's hairpin and was beaten by Chen Liang. Meal."

The little scholar frowned and thought for a long time, but he really couldn't think of anything to ask, so he left and went home, but Xue's father hadn't returned, so he saw that it was not early, so he went to help feed the livestock first.Changhui has been locked up at home for the past few days and is very bored, and wants to go out to play, Xiao Xiucai is worried, because someone died in the village, and there are not many pedestrians outside.

The little scholar squatted down and picked up his son, saying, "I'll be staying at home these few days, it's too cold outside." Changhui pouted, "I made an appointment with Sister Yingzi to go fishing by the river." The little scholar coaxed him "I ran into Yingzi's mother on the way back. She asked me to tell you that sister Yingzi stayed at home today and didn't go anywhere." Changhui said oh, jumped down and ravaged the rabbit.

Father Xue came back when it was dark, and when he entered the courtyard, he happily pulled the little scholar and said, "I got good news. The field on the roadside up the mountain belongs to three families, and one of them saw Chen Shan with his own eyes in the afternoon. He went up the mountain, and he stayed in the field until it was almost dark before leaving, he said he didn’t see anyone going up the mountain again.”

Little Xiucai didn't quite understand: "Then who killed Chen Shan?"

Father Xue was so anxious that he slapped the table: "I don't care who killed Chen Shan! The most important thing is that he can prove that my son didn't go up the mountain during that time! You still don't understand? My son didn't go up the mountain before dark yesterday! Tiger In the afternoon, I went to the carpenter's house to set the door, and then until dark someone can testify that he didn't go up the mountain! My son didn't kill anyone!"

Xiao Xiucai hurriedly supported his father and said, "Don't worry, don't worry, I know Brother Xue didn't kill anyone. I'll go to the county government office tomorrow morning, and I'd better bring a witness with me."

"The elder brother has agreed to testify, so I'll make an appointment with him. I'll go to the county seat tomorrow morning, and he will testify!" Father Xue hurried out the door as he spoke.

The little scholar felt relieved, and called Amitabha, God opened his eyes.

After a while, Father Xue brought good news. The uncle agreed to testify and agreed to leave early the next morning.The next day before dawn, Father Xue called the scholar up to have breakfast, saying that he had to prepare in advance.

Little Xiucai didn't know whether to laugh or cry, knowing that Old Man Xue was nervous, so he went to sit in the main room to talk with Old Man Xue.

Father Xue took a sip of hot tea and said, "Xiucai, you really don't know, the tiger's mother died early, and it was really not easy for me to pull him up with feces and urine. Just such a son, be careful, baby!" I hold it in my hand the same way, but now..." She wanted to wipe away her tears as she spoke.

The little scholar comforted: "Isn't this a witness? Don't worry, Uncle Xue. As long as there are witnesses to prove it, Brother Xue will be fine."

Father Xue sighed: "It's good to have witnesses, it's good to have witnesses, Tiger has never suffered in his life, I hope he will restrain his temper after suffering, and live a good life with you in the future."

The little scholar smiled and said: "Uncle Xue, don't worry, when I finish my studies and pass the Jinshi exam, I will help Brother Xue get out of school, and I will definitely arrange a good marriage for him."

Father Xue turned his head in a daze, and looked at the scholar for a long time: You bastard who suffered from the plague!It turns out that the scholar didn't know at all!So he tentatively asked: "Did the tiger tell you what kind of food he likes?"

The little scholar frowned and thought for a while, "It seems that I have never said that, does Uncle Xue know what he likes?"

He likes you like this!Father Xue changed his mind and decided to help his son poke a hornet's nest: "Last time I heard Tiger say that he likes someone who is about the same height as you, who is as gentle as you, and even looks very similar to you. When he said it, it sounded like he was talking about you."

The little scholar smiled and said, "Could it be that he looks a lot like me? I haven't heard Brother Xue say it before. In that case, when you get married in the future, you must bring me to have a look."

Father Xue rolled his eyes to look at the sky, sighed and got up and said: "It's almost time, let's go eat, and ask my brother to go with me after eating."