Peach Blossom Island and the Red House

The old man is in bad shape!He was so shriveled that he couldn't find any place to show off his muscles, but when he took off his clothes, the three children sitting there, including Ah Guang and Uncle Fu who followed in, all had red eyes and looked at the old man with admiration. .

It was very simple at first, but what looked simple, crude, and even some patched clothes contained the most dazzling and jealous thing in the world, gold!

A padded jacket, from the corners, neckline, etc., found 25 pieces of gold leaves piecemeal, each of which is two taels. If counted, there are about 50 taels of gold, worth 500 taels of silver. And his pair of shoes with the toes exposed, ten gold leaves were found on the upper, ten gold leaves were found on the bottom of the trousers, and there were five gold leaves in the belt. He had a total of 100 taels of gold on his body. , worth 1000 taels of silver.

After touching the things on his body, Steward Qi began to speak, smiling, speaking to everyone, and seemed to be speaking to the ancestors of the Fang family in the air.

"Master Biao is a good man, and the Lin family is also trustworthy. This old slave can speak out, and he can speak out easily! The gold, like a stone, weighs on my heart. It's heavy! I can't breathe. Ma'am Before leaving, I sold many of the family properties that I bought in central Sichuan over the years. Because the sale was urgent and it was the epidemic period, I couldn't sell them for much. The property of 4000 taels was only sold for 3000 taels of silver in total. The savings from being an official over the years can be regarded as a clean official. An official for more than ten years has only this kind of family fortune. Really, no one will believe it! She said that the old slave can be trusted, but along the way, anything can happen, so I asked the old slave to use this method to separate all the family's money. Sure enough, this is the lady who sees far! Along the way, check Taxpayers, bullies, dandies and unreasonable ones, they have everything. There were a total of ten cages when they boarded the boat and left the river, but now, there are only seven or eight cages left."

Speaking of this, the old man burst into tears and snot, pulled Fang He, pointed at his clothes, and said:

"Master, you and the second master also have it on the padded robe, but not many, you are all children, and the clothes are too small to fit much, and I was afraid that you would be frightened, so I didn't tell you, just this clothes, there are probably Stuffed ten gold leaves, the same with the second master, there are still some in the baskets of Sichuan local products brought back by our family, and there are also dried fruit and bamboo shoot shells. Our family’s obvious property along the way, those boxes and cages are just a cover-up, 1000 The old slave knows that he can’t keep all the extra things, so he can keep as much as he can! Now all the valuables are taken away, and only some clothes and other worthless things are left. It’s still there, so we can go so smoothly, they are bullying you because you are too young! There is nothing they can do at the moment. Those bad guys, the old servant will remember them all, and you will all remember them in a while, and we will not suffer in vain!”

When Lin Lang heard this, what else did he not understand?The whole family also has their own ideas, and my aunt is like a female Zhuge. I guess that my children will suffer a lot along the way, and it will be risky to bring back the family property, and there will be less discord with the family members of officials. The appearance, on the contrary, arouses suspicion. If it is too much, it is courting death, so she separated, and simply gave up part of the benefits to ensure that the child can reunite safely!

As for myself?If he guessed correctly, even though he trusted the Lin family, he was still wary of the Lin family. If he didn't have his ancestral property back, he probably wouldn't have revealed this matter in front of him. Don't say anything, just wait for their master to grow up. If the Lin family doesn't want to take care of these two children and shake things up about the ancestral property, the Lin family can't be greedy for the sake of reputation.If the Lin family took good care of the two children of the other party's family, they would ignore this matter and treat the ancestral property as child support.

But if the Lin family is open and upright, it means that the Lin family can be trusted and entrusted to them. In this way, they can simply show their cards and reveal everything. In this way, they can win the trust of the Lin family and make the Lin family feel trusted. Is more dedicated.

After calculating people's hearts, Lin Lang had to say convincingly!Anyway, at this time, Lin Lang felt that he couldn't let go of this matter, and he couldn't let go of these two children who were under ten years old, right?

"Okay, Housekeeper Qi, let's talk about this later! Since the foundation of the house is still there, it's fine. Although my family helps to repair this house every year, it has been vacant for many years and it is not very easy to live in. Waiting to bury uncle and aunt, you guys Just follow me! Just live where I am. By the way, find out all those golden leaves, how many are there, and change the fields before the year. If you want to live after the imperial examination, buy more land, and thank you for your future. This year, I have brought the 300 acres of ancestral property of your family. The total is [-] taels, which is enough for funerals. When you come to my house, you don’t have to throw money away , I can afford to raise two younger brothers."

Lin Lang just thought about it while he was talking, and everything was done, but if he didn't want to, Butler Qi quit.

"This can't be done. My wife has already explained it. She said that when she entrusted her ancestors to give birth to the family, she said that this future is regarded as the pollen money that the Fang family gave to her aunt. She just needs to help take care of it. Now the Lin family is benevolent and kind." , not only helped to take care of it, but also helped to expand the family's ancestral property. This is taken care of as my own family's property. This is already a great kindness. Now I have to take care of my little master. The Fang family can only be grateful. There is no such thing as eating and living for free. Madam has arranged for the money for the funeral, and let the old slave take it from the gold. The 300 taels of profit will be the expenses of the little master in your family next year. Is that good? Actually, this The Fang family has already taken advantage of it! The old slave feels blush when he asks for things! However, the old slave is a person who thinks too much, and he is afraid that if he spends nothing and gossips, the little master will not be able to stand up in the future. Come on, Master Biao, what do you see?"

A housekeeper, carrying the money of the master's family, protecting the little master, came back from the middle of Sichuan all the way to the south of the Yangtze River. After traveling thousands of miles, he was bullied and humiliated by others, and finally came back smoothly. At this time, someone took over the child and raised him. We must also take into account the dignity and character of the Fang family.Even if the little master feels wronged, Lin Lang really has nothing to say to Butler Qi, he just feels that at this moment, the old man's back is so straight and his figure is so tall.

Without further ado, he got up directly, and Lin Lang was a big gift to Butler Qi!Butler Qi couldn't sit still in a panic,

"Master Biao, what are you doing? How dare this old slave!"

"Steward Qi, you deserve it, you have a heart like gold!"

Speaking of this, Lin Lang said to Fang and their two brothers:

"The so-called loyal servant is just the steward Qi. From now on, you should treat him well and treat him like a family member. He deserves it!"

Fang He nodded. Ever since he heard Steward Qi talk to Lin Lang, his eyes have been wet. His younger brother is still young, and he doesn't understand many things, but he understands. A person who does all kinds of evil, look at his old housekeeper again, he is indeed what his cousin said, a character like gold.Of course, my cousin is also good, and the Lin family is also good. Sure enough, there are still many good people in this world, and the villains I saw on the road are just some of them!

Invisibly, Lin Lang has saved a young man who almost fell into the evil way, and he doesn't know it yet, but if he sees the number of his merits at this time, he will probably know it. The number is definitely jumping up and running Yes, not too fast.

The Fang family's luggage was reorganized. Sure enough, there was nothing valuable in the cage, not even a jewelry box. It can be seen how ruthless people searched along the way. Fortunately, the Fang family is not ordinary people. As expected, there are still quite a lot of things sorted out in the end. There are 200 taels of gold, which is 2000 taels of silver. There are also a few bamboo baskets, which are all special products in central Sichuan. Yes, there is also a cedar board box, which looks dilapidated, but there is another world. There is a small layer under the box, and there are many books and picture scrolls wrapped in oilcloth. They are all treasured by the Fang family uncle. Gold and silver can be appraised. There is also a mezzanine at the bottom of the back basket. Inside is a small box with a few hairpins and jade pendants. You can tell from Fang He's appearance that these are probably his mother's relics. Think again. The thing that was taken away on the road was indeed a broken arm to survive!It is estimated that the most valuable ones are saved!Using this method to preserve things, I don't know how much they have suffered along the way!

Seeing that the Chinese New Year was about to come, Lin Lang asked the servants of the Lin family to help clean it up. He chose a good day to bury the ashes of his little uncle and aunt. Yes, they could only be ashes, not to mention the voyage along the way. , that is to say that they died of the epidemic, according to the regulations, they can only be buried after cremation.

The Fang family brothers have another four hundred acres of land in their hands, and with the addition of the Lin family's and ancestral property, they have a total of nine hundred acres. Looking at the land deeds, Steward Qi finally laughed. As long as the Fang family has a young master and land, With an old house, it has not completely declined, and there is still hope of standing up again. He is worthy of the old lady.

Steward Qi has five members in his family. The couple, son, daughter-in-law, and grandson are all the sons of the Fang family. For three generations, they are the housekeepers of the Fang family. After that, the sons and grandsons will also be housekeepers of the Fang family. After the master died, all the local buyers were released, only my family followed from Jiangnan to Shuzhong, and came back from Shuzhong again!

The next step is to wait for the uncle to grow up, get married, and take the imperial examination!Butler Qi relaxed, and felt that there seemed to be a hallucination in front of his eyes, as if he saw the old lady and then smiled at him!See his father smiling at him!He is so satisfied!The Fang family is also his home!