Self-cultivation of male support

Taking advantage of the chaos at the Sixth Uncle's house, the Escort brothers spent a whole day collecting news about his house in the nearby villages, and the two came back wearily in the evening.

He Da said to Shi Yan in disbelief: "Boss, I can't believe that such a family of animals has a surprisingly good reputation in the nearby ten miles and eight towns, and it is a well-known farming and studying family.

Never bully men and women, and even if the folks in the village ask for something, their family will enthusiastically help solve the problem, and never evade it.

The wind appraisal is better than the patriarch's family! "

He Da scratched his head anxiously: "This thing is too tricky, let alone we can't get strong evidence, even if there is any evidence to prove that they bully men and women, others will not believe it!"

Yan had already thought of this matter, and let the two of them go this trip, without really expecting them to find out anything, it was just to let the two of them attract the sixth uncle's attention, so that the old man would show his flaws.

Sure enough, the sixth uncle did not disappoint him. Even when the whole family was worried about his body and reputation, he still took time out of his busy schedule to tell his second son: "Find someone to keep an eye on the movement in the village. If outsiders come in and out to inquire about something, they must keep an eye on it.

That must be the person Yao Shi sent to inquire about the situation!He made our father and son lose all face in the village, this hatred must be avenged! "

Then the two of them were naturally targeted by the sixth uncle.

So Shi Yan hid around his house and spent a day listening to sixth uncle and his second son muttering in the room discussing how to kill Yao Shi.

How to write a letter to the eldest son in the capital to gain sympathy and support from the eldest son.

How to strictly guard the patriarch's family, completely made them breathless.

How to give the tribe some benefits afterwards, let them forget this embarrassing thing smoothly, and continue to follow their lead.

From these scattered conversations, Shi Yan successfully found out valid information and learned about a major event for the entire Miaojia Village.Then he sneaked into the sixth uncle's study carefully and found relevant evidence.

"Behaviors such as bullying men and women have too much room for movement. As long as Boss Miao is around, these things will not cause substantial harm to the Sixth Uncle's family.

It's really broken, and the matter can't even get out of the clan.

If you want to find them, you have to look for major events that touch the interests of the whole clan, so that the clan can't protect them.It would be the best if the clan can directly confront the Sixth Uncle's family without our hands. "

Hearing what Shi Yan said, He Da nodded his head again and again, then shook his head again and again, and said with a headache on his face: "That's the truth, but it's easy to say but hard to do. It's going to be a big trouble for outsiders like us to investigate this matter!"

trouble?It's not too much trouble.

Shi Yan waved and whispered in the ears of the two of them for a while, they first frowned, then nodded, and finally went to work overnight with their heads covered, not wanting to say a word to the boss.

At the same time, I thought in my heart, if we want to talk about loss, it is our boss who is the biggest loss. The brothers in the escort agency are not deceiving me, as expected, they are the leader of the local ruffians who were popular in the streets back then!

Unaware that Shi Yan, who had been rumored to be the street bully in Bai'an County back then, looked at the backs of the two leaving, got up leisurely, and was about to go to sleep.

"I'm getting older and I can't stand staying up all night. I just stayed up all night, and my body can't take it anymore!"

Shi Yan could sleep soundly, but no one in Yao Shi's family in Miaojia Village could sleep peacefully.

Ever since the news of Mrs. Liu being burned to death spread last night, all the wives and children of the Yao family were tense, and they all wanted to wait for Yao Shi to come back and ask for clarification.

After a day of torment, at this time night fell, the two servants hid in the house with a few children and did not dare to come out. Everyone knew that Madam was in a bad mood and did not dare to come out to touch her at this time.

The lights in the main room were dimly lit, and the candle wick made a slight beeping sound in the air, awakening Mrs. Yao who was dazed in front of the mirror.

Mrs. Yao looked around, then slowly turned her head and asked the old man beside her, "Nurse, do you think he will come back?"

Seeing the look of the child she brought up, the nanny stepped forward to hold her hand in distress and comforted her: "Yes, I will! The nanny asked people to inquire quietly today, and many people outside said that Liu's The fire on the side started strangely.

Others don't know, how can you not know?Yao Shi and Sixth Uncle were not as good as they were in those years, because of the money, a turnaround was imminent. "

As he spoke, he looked around and whispered to Mrs. Yao's ear, "This old servant guessed that Yao Shi might have caused the fire. Isn't it because of this guess that you think he might show up today?" Is it?"

Mrs. Yao frowned, as if hesitating: "Based on what I know about him, he is someone who can do such a thing. It's just Mrs. Liu..."

As if recalling some unpleasant memories, she pursed her lips: "Forget it, she was also a poor woman. It is also a relief to go like this. I will burn some more paper money when I turn back. I will cast a good pregnancy in my next life and never meet this kind of girl again." A beast with a human face and a beast heart."

The nanny was a little worried: "Sixth Uncle has suffered a great loss, and he is absolutely unwilling to let it go. If Yao Shi's behavior is found out by Sixth Uncle, with the eldest son of the Miao family around, it will definitely implicate you and the young lady... "

Mrs. Yao frowned even tighter: "That's what I'm worried about. It doesn't matter if the man doesn't come home all the year round, and it doesn't matter if he messes around outside. As long as outsiders know that there is a man supporting the family, they won't dare to bully us. Come.

If something happens to that person, I don't care, but the two children can't have a murderer father!

If there is a day when the two children will grow up amid rumors and gossip, the three generations will not be able to take the imperial examination, and the future will be completely ruined!This kills a thousand swords! "

While the two were talking, the concierge knocked on the door in a hurry, and said eagerly: "Ma'am, someone left a package at the door just now. After opening the small one, I found it was a booklet. Would you like to have a look?"

The nanny quickly opened the door, almost grabbed the booklet, turned around and entered the room, and quickly closed the door. The sound of closing the door was so loud that the porter was too scared to say a word.

Both she and Mrs. Yao thought it was a letter from Yao Shi.

Mrs. Yao quickly opened it, read it quickly, and was surprised, only to see that it said that three years ago, when there was a severe drought in the south, Fucheng organized wealthy households to donate money and food. Under the call, every household who has food will contribute food, and those who have no food will contribute.

Whether it was donating food or organizing people to transport food to the south, every household in the village participated at that time. Afterwards, the county magistrate reported the matter to the court, and the eldest son of the sixth uncle was praised by the court and successfully entered the Imperial College.

And the village got a plaque presented by Master Zhizhou himself - the Village of Benevolence and Righteousness.The plaque is still hung at the gate of the ancestral hall, and all the young and old in the village have to pay their respects during festivals. It is a symbol of the benevolence and righteousness of the Miaojia villagers.

Let them hold their chests up and be proud in the ten miles and eight towns.

The nanny also knows about this: "The boss of the Miao family can enter the Imperial College, and the big guys have nothing to say. Who makes my father-in-law the judge? Don't think that this matter was reported by the county magistrate. It has nothing to do with his father-in-law." The relationship of a copper coin, but this is nothing more than deceiving the fools in the village who have never seen the world.

But the village also got benefits, and everyone was very grateful to his family, and even some small grievances at the beginning disappeared long ago. "

But Mrs. Yao's hands trembled when she looked at the content below. What was copied above was a reward from the capital city for the people of Miaojia Village.

It clearly stated that the Ministry of Rites awarded Miaojia Village a "Village of Benevolence and Righteousness" plaque, and gifted Miaojia Village who went to the south to transport grain ten places to enter Fucheng as errands.

Mrs. Yao couldn't care less about such an important thing, why did she appear at her door for no reason, she just wanted to confirm one thing: "Let's not talk about how the plaque of the village of benevolence and righteousness has changed from a reward from the Ministry of Rites to a handwritten letter from the Master Zhizhou.

As for the matter of entering Fucheng as an errand, only the three juniors from the Sixth Uncle's family went there, right?

And those three children were young at the time, so they didn't go to the south to escort food and grass at all, right? "

The nanny nodded very positively: "Miss, that's right. At that time, there were many envious and jealous people in the village who said sour words, but they all thought that it was the welfare that the general judge gave to the in-laws. Envy is useless!"

Mrs. Yao held the pamphlet in a state of anxiety, walked up and down the house for a while, and finally said as if she had made up her mind: "If this is true, it will surely make the Sixth Uncle's family never turn their backs.

If we can suppress Yao Shi's house before we find Yao Shi, then we will be really safe. "

Mrs. Yao finally made up her mind, asked the nanny to help her change into decent clothes, put on a black cloak, took the nanny and the servants, and took advantage of the darkness to go directly to the door of the patriarch's house.

When they came out of the patriarch's house, the three of them were speechless all the way. After entering the house, Mrs. Yao murmured softly: "After this matter, it's time to think about the way forward. Let Yao Shi, a scourge, jump around outside. Tired us."

He and Da, who had been observing this side secretly, saw that the matter here was finished according to the boss's prediction, so they went back to report to the boss quietly overnight.

The two were quite curious about where the pamphlet Shi Yan gave them came from. After all, such a secret thing that might even lose their heads is true, who can't hide it?

When Shi Yan woke up early the next morning, hearing the two people's question, he just glanced at them lightly and didn't speak.

It's not that he didn't want to talk about it, but that he didn't pay attention to it at all.

He just sneaked into someone's study and found it after hearing the conspiracy between Sixth Uncle and Miao Erlang. Even he himself didn't expect that the order from the capital could be carried out like this in the village through deception. .

I had no experience in working and living at the grassroots level in the past, so I could imagine it, but it was shocking to experience it myself.

"Sixth Uncle's family can really do whatever they want in the one-third-acre land of Miaojia Village, relying on the superior judge above them.

Not to mention what happened to the plaque.

How many people's fates can be changed by just ten errands in the state capital?It was suppressed by the sixth uncle's family in private, they didn't even have the qualifications to know, and they have been kept in the dark until now.

Picking up a bargain and acting like a good boy, the rewards that the villagers exchanged for their lives became the foundation of their fortune.

I heard that the most people who went to the south to transport grain at that time were from the lineage of the patriarch. Two promising juniors died on the way, and several strong laborers were injured. They had to be raised for two years before they could work in the fields.

The old guy's move logically hit the patriarch, and it can be said to kill multiple birds with one stone. "

He Da led people to inquire around the neighborhood for a day yesterday, but it was not fruitless. Combined with what Shi Yan said, he analyzed the matter thoroughly.

"This old boy is really brave!"

"Usually it is said that we are bold and black-hearted when we are local gangsters on the street, but our brothers are still far behind this old boy! Tsk tsk tsk, how can we say that scholars are ruthless, we who work hard are really no match for him!"

After sighing, He Dacai realized that something was wrong, and hurriedly made amends: "Boss, I didn't mean that you, a scholar, are ruthless!"

"No, you haven't studied for a few days at all, and you can't be considered a scholar..."

"No, I'm saying that your style of behavior is not the same as that of other scholars. Don't treat yourself as a scholar..."

"Hey, forget it, I just want to say, you scholars' minds, it's terrible to calculate people!"

He Da gave up on himself, feeling that he was greatly stimulated by the affairs of the sixth uncle's family, and started talking nonsense, his mouth was out of his control.

After he finished speaking, he breathed a sigh of relief, only to feel that half of the stone on his chest had fallen, and he chased Shi Yan, who was standing in the yard washing, and asked another matter: "Boss, you said that the patriarch is from the Sixth Uncle's family. opponent?"

When Shi Yan finished rinsing his mouth, he saw that He Da stayed up all night, went back and forth from Miaojia Village, came back without sleeping and was energetic and energetic to study these, raised his eyebrows: "Tell me first."

He Da took the water that Shiyan had washed his face, and rubbed his face with a snort. After rubbing, even the skirt of his clothes was stained with water. He wiped it with his cuff. He squatted under the eaves very carelessly, and said sadly: "In the yamen, after all, that's all.

Whether or not he can be the master of the people depends on whether the person who is the master of the house has a conscience.

Although the sixth uncle's incident touched the interests of the entire village and suppressed the way for the whole village to make progress, the entire Miao family village had to become a vassal of their family and depend on their family to live.

But precisely because of this, the arms couldn't twist the thighs. If the sixth uncle's family promised enough attractive benefits, maybe the villagers would not agree with the patriarch.

Because everyone knows that even if this matter goes to the county government, the sixth uncle's family has friendship with the county magistrate.

Offending the Sixth Uncle's family for these things, it is not worth living in the village in the future. "

In the final analysis, it's just three words: I can't afford to provoke you.

Although it sounds helpless, this is the current living situation of ordinary people. For the villagers who have gone to the county seat the most times in their life, the village and the clan are the reliance on their survival. For no reason, no one will offend the clan. The most capable person in the world.

Shi Yan patted He Da who was squatting on the ground and holding his head in distress very understandingly: "Okay, let people keep an eye on Miaojia Village, I have something here that I need you to go to personally."

He Da suddenly raised his head, stared at Shi Yan with bright eyes, and grinned with his teeth bared: "Boss, I knew you had a way!"

Shi Yan strolled into the house, and solemnly handed the envelope written last night to He Da: "Send it to the address above, and find a way to watch the other party read the letter with your own eyes.

In addition, you'd better not come forward in person and let others involve us. "

He Dagan's intrigue failed, but his execution ability was first-class, which is why Shi Yan brought him out of Bai'an County on purpose.

Hearing what Shi Yan said, he carefully accepted the letter, solemnly agreed, ate two baskets of big steamed buns in a hurry, and went out in good spirits without mentioning sleep.

When he was going out, he ran into Yang Hegao who came out of the opposite yard. He Da wiped away yesterday's depression, and rubbed Yang Hegao's head with a smile: "Boy, wait to be our boss' apprentice!"

This is the meaning of affirming that Shi Yan can perfectly fulfill Yang Hegao's original request.

Yang Hegao held a bowl of steaming, soft and glutinous rice porridge in his hand, his eyes narrowed when he heard the words and smiles, and without asking what happened to He Da, he moved the big bowl forward A push:

"This is what my mother just made out of the pot, with sucrose in it!"

He Da was not polite, standing at the door, holding a bowl of rice porridge in twos and threes, pushing the bowl into Yang Hegao's hand, waving his hands, turning around and leaving in a very elegant way.

Watching people leave, Yang Hegao turned around and went into the courtyard, and soon brought another bowl to Shi Yan, besides a bowl of thick porridge, there were also two side dishes.

"I made it."

Other than that, there is no extra word.She just stared at him curiously.

Shi Yan thought this kid was quite interesting. Except for the first time he met and said a lot, he really could not talk about it on weekdays. If he hadn't grown a pair of talking eyes, it would be really hard for others to understand this What do children think about at a young age.

Slowly tasting the small dishes made by Yang Hegao himself, meeting the curious eyes of the child, Shi Yan finally spoke: "I heard some interesting things in Miaojia Village yesterday, and Uncle Xu felt that it is necessary to let the person concerned know. "

He tilted his head and asked Yang Hegao who was standing next to him with a puzzled look on his face: "Do good deeds without leaving your name, understand?"

Yang Hegao shook his head, and replied very reservedly: "I have done a good deed, and I must find a way to get the person to thank me, otherwise it will be in vain."

Well, this is a valuable experience brought to him by the other party's life experience, and Shi Yan can't interfere.

In fact, the good thing he asked He Da to do, really can't let the person know that he was instigating behind the scenes, because yesterday he found more than one secret in the sixth uncle's study.

He also discovered many correspondences between the sixth uncle and the eldest son of the Imperial College in Beijing, from which he learned that the eldest son who made the sixth uncle most proud was also dishonest.

Some of the letters said: "Relying on the power of her mother's family, the Zhao family is unwilling to honor her parents-in-law at home, and secondly, she is unwilling to serve her husband in person. If she fails to do so, she will go back to her mother's family to complain, and her son will be humiliated in front of his father-in-law.

Mrs. Zhao holds Zhongwei in one hand, and her son is away all the year round, with no more than ten taels of silver on her, which is very tight.

Every day where she went, who she met, and what she was doing, she must repeat it in detail when she returns home. If there is any discrepancy with what she knows, it will be another inexplicable quarrel.

The Zhao family is very jealous. After three years of marriage, they could not bear children, and they were not allowed to take concubines, so as to continue the incense of my Miao family. "

"Father, my lord, learned that the reputation of my son's fear of guilt has spread from Fucheng to the ears of the students in the Imperial College in the capital, and it has become a joke among classmates. My son is unfilial, and he has lost all the ancestors of my Miao family!"

"Father, Aunt Ouyang sent a letter today, saying that she is pregnant again, and it is very likely that it will be a boy. My father-in-law attaches great importance to it. However, I am afraid that the inner house of my father-in-law's house is not peaceful. Aunt Ouyang wants to let Zhao, who is her daughter Huifucheng personally took care of the child.

The son has already agreed that the Zhao family will return to Fucheng in a few days, and it will not be a year or so before they will not be able to return to the capital.

My son is thirty-six now, and my knees are empty. I am so panic-stricken, I want to take this opportunity to set up an outer room in the capital, spread the branches and leaves for my Miao family, and extend the descendants, but my money is suddenly tight..."

"Father, on the thirteenth of this month, Mrs. Xi gave birth to a unicorn for my Miao family, weighing six catties and three taels!"

"Father, the letter has been received. Aunt Ouyang's body was injured due to giving birth, and her son will definitely find an opportunity to persuade Mrs. Zhao not to leave for Beijing as soon as possible. The right way is to be more filial by her parents' side.

The family must do enough face for Mrs. Zhao, come and go frequently, show a lot of care, and remember. "

"Father, the Xi family is really a hero of my Miao family! On the 26th of this month, I gave birth to a dragon and a phoenix twin, which has a very good meaning. I would like to ask my father to name his grandson!

In addition, Er'er can't let her own child live without a name. It's time to put Xi's family in the door. Maybe the matter of the plaque back then can be used. "

That is to say, there was indeed something tricky in Tongju's case about the plaque back then, and the Miao family took advantage of it. Boss Miao was going to use that clue to threaten Tongju, making him agree to recognize the children back.

But with a general sentence, can the imperial court's fifth-rank official, the second in command in the state government, be threatened by your little Guozijian student?

Thinking about it, when there is no time to do it, when Boss Miao can't wait, it will be the moment when his family will kill themselves.

But doesn't Shi Yan know now?It is unavoidable to do a good deed without leaving your name, and let Mrs. Miao Zhao, who is still in Fucheng and knows nothing about the Miao family's secret plans, know something in advance.

Presumably, with Zhao Tongpan behind his back, the patriarch's place would be unimpeded.

After finishing all this, Shi Yan packed his bags and Shi Shiran went back to Bai'an County.

Before leaving, he left Yang Hegao 200 taels of silver: "Do you still remember why I promised to help you?"

Yang Hegao nodded after hesitating.

"I said that after experiencing the most powerless and helpless things in the world, you didn't go on the wrong path, and you still wanted to rely on fair and just methods to let those people get the punishment they deserved.

You are a very tenacious person, and you have your own rules and principles in your heart. I appreciate people like you very much. "

Shi Yan looked at this child who was still skinny, as if he would collapse in the wind, but with extremely firm eyes, and rubbed his head with his hand: "In the future, when you go to court, Liu Shugong's family will not let Yao Shi go, you Just watch, don't do anything else.

Keep the money, wait for things here, take your mother to a place where no one knows you and start over again, continue to study, or do a small business to make ends meet, you have a plan in your mind.

This is the identity document I entrusted someone to buy for you, please keep it carefully. "

Shi Yan turned around and walked away freely, leaving Yang Hegao staring at his back in a daze for a long time. He heard Liu's talking in the yard early in the morning, and only after Shi Yan left did he slowly leave the courtyard gate and stand The son looked at Shi Yan's back, and the two of them didn't know what they were thinking.

After a long while, it was Liu who spoke first, forcing a smile: "There are still many good people in this world, don't you think He Gao?"

Yang Hegao murmured: "Yes, but there are not many bad guys, if you meet one, you will ruin your life."

Liu was speechless.

After a while, as the sun gradually rose, Mrs. Liu said again: "Engong is right, let's get out of here if things are over here.

He Gao, where do you want to go?Think first.

As for the benefactor, we have nothing at the moment, so we can't say anything else, and we will find a way to repay him slowly in the future. "

When Shi Yan did this, he didn't think about anyone's reward. It wasn't just a few days after he went back, just in time for Qingming Festival, a big day for sweeping the graves of the dead. After doing these things, he went to the graves of Miao Fenghua and his father-in-law Miao Before, he also had an explanation to others.

Shi Yan took his two children and Mrs. Miao, and drove the ox cart, which was full of melons, fruits, snacks, drinks, and wreaths of yellow money and white flags for the memorial ceremony. No worries about food and clothing.

The cemetery of the two is near a Zhuangzi at the foot of the temple mountain in the outskirts. At first, this area did not belong to the Miao family. Later, Shi Yan got rich and carefully surveyed the terrain. Although this place is not an excellent geomantic place, it is not. Whatever it is, just buy it.

It is the ancestral grave of the Miao family.

There is a village nearby, there are people, and there is a lot of fireworks. If you are buried here, you will not be afraid of loneliness.

Arriving at the front, I tidied up everything myself. The two children wandered around Shi Yan affectionately. They had already forgotten the sadness of losing their mother and grandfather suddenly. They only thought that the weather was fine and it was a good time to release the paper kites. They pestered Shi Yan to ask: "Where are we going to put the kites later, Daddy?"

As soon as he turned his head, he heard Mrs. Miao nagging in front of Master Miao's tombstone: "The enemy who killed Qiandao left a message before he died, saying that he would never enter the Miao family's ancestral grave, it was very dirty.

At that time, both Fenghua and I felt that you had lost your mind, that you had been confused for a long time, and that you had to handle the funeral according to your last words.

Who knew you were the one to talk about it, the Miao family is indeed very dirty, and the recent lawsuit has become quite lively, spreading from Shangwu County to Bai'an County, the county magistrate couldn't sit still anymore, and went there three times a day Miaojia Village ran, I don't know how many people watched the fun! "

Shi Yan paused for a moment and said: "The old man doesn't want to enter the ancestral grave? That's why he dare not! At the beginning, he offended the sixth uncle's family thoroughly, but later the sixth uncle's family became dominant, and even the patriarch avoided him.

He wasn't afraid to be buried there. Someone would go to his grave to play disco at night?

When did you start searching for the cemetery here?Three years ago, the sixth uncle's son entered the Imperial College, and his grandson went to Fucheng as an errand, which is enough to explain a lot of problems! "

There is no need to explain this to the old lady. He stood in front of Miao Fenghua's grave, drank a glass of sake, and told the follow-up that the old lady didn't explain clearly.

"Shangwu County's parents, officials and lords used thunderous methods to deal with everything clearly in less than ten days. According to the news this morning, Miao Lao Er and Yao Shi were biting each other, revealing that they planned to plot our family's property at the beginning.

Unwilling to be reconciled, Yao Shi claimed that in order to suppress the tribe, especially the lineage of the patriarch, the sixth uncle took advantage of the status of the eldest son to secretly replace the commendation documents given by the imperial court to the governor of the state and to the Miao family village.

The patriarch and the sixth uncle exposed their backgrounds to each other, and they threw away all the people in the Miaojia Village. They became the laughing stock of the nearby counties for a while, and no one got any good.

Rest in peace. "

After listening to Mrs. Miao, she poured a glass of wine for the old man, and said bitterly: "If the parents and officials are not wise, how many people will be harmed by those who wait for pickling!

And the daughter of the Master's family is also unlucky, but luckily she didn't give birth to a child from the Miao family..."

The corner of Shi Yan's mouth twitched. The matter inside was complicated. It was inconceivable that the boss of the Miao family used his status to quietly replace the court's commendation document before the Zhizhou and Tongju saw it.

If Zhizhou is innocent, it is more credible, because this matter will do him no harm, but Tongju can be pure and flawless inside, and he was deceived by his son-in-law, that is a liar.

Tong San is not going to do this for the family of a concubine's daughter and son-in-law, but there is also his beloved Aunt Ouyang and the daughter born to her!Who can be sure that these two people will not do it boldly?

The county magistrate can cut through the mess quickly, but it really doesn't make sense if he didn't pass the judgment behind his back.

That's it, the future is long.