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Chapter 102

"Shopkeeper Hong, happy Chinese New Year."

"Happy Chinese New Year, shopkeeper Li is here for a drink today?"

"Don't drink, don't drink, haven't you opened the door?" Shopkeeper Li stroked his mustache, looking more and more rich, "I happened to pass by you when I was walking relatives, so I came in to pay New Year's greetings. Brother Tang is here, celebrating the New Year OK."

"Happy Chinese New Year, shopkeeper Li, take the jar wine, brewed with new sorghum, it's delicious to drink." As soon as Lu Tang took the jar wine from the counter, shopkeeper Li refused, and Hong Xi'er stepped aside and said, "You don't want to drink wine. You're being polite, I'd like to thank you for the New Year's Eve, we've been fellow villagers for so many years, I still have to call you Uncle Li in terms of seniority."

"Oh!" Shopkeeper Li smiled and narrowed his eyes, and took the wine, "Then I will be disrespectful. Brother Tang has time to take Sanniang to my store. The new Yunluojin is a gift from Uncle Li."

"Then I will thank Uncle Li first."

"Come on, you're welcome, don't give it away. By the way, on the eighth day of the first lunar month, I'll invite friends over for dinner. Leave me a private room."

"Relax and write it down, you will come when the time comes."

During the first year of the Lunar New Year, each family began to visit relatives and friends.To bid farewell to shopkeeper Li, Hong Xier counted the gifts that had been prepared long ago, "A Tang, go and call Qiniang up, let's go to the Ruan Mansion and wish Miss Shu Yue a new year."

"Okay." As soon as Lu Tang took the task, he went to the third floor to call Yuan Yi, when a "small ball" ran in from the door.

"Little aunt, happy Chinese New Year." Little Yuanqiu spoke, and Hong Xi'er picked her up and kissed her chubby cheek, "My little Qing'er woke up so early?"

"Just get used to her, it's too early." Yang Xiyun was supported by Hong Mingzhao and came in from the outside. Hong Xier only smiled when she heard what the sister-in-law said, and took out a thick red envelope from her bosom. "Our little Qinger will grow up safely in the new year, and study hard this year."

"Hey." Qing'er embraced Hong Xi'er's head, and kissed Hong Xi'er on the forehead, "Thank you, little aunt, Qing'er studies hard and grows up."

Yang Xiyun looked at the intimacy between the aunt and nephew, and glanced at Hong Xi'er's stomach again, "Sanniang." She stood up, waved to get Brother Hong who wanted to come forward to help him, and walked to Hong Xi'er by herself. Beside Xi'er, "Is your stomach moving?"

A look of unnaturalness flashed across Hong Xier's face, Yang Xiyun knew that she was not pregnant again, she just nodded without urging her, "Sister-in-law knows, don't worry." Hong Xier hesitated to speak, I want to say, sister-in-law, what do you know?How can I feel relieved?

"Xi'er, when are we going?" Tang and Yuan Yi came down from upstairs, and when they saw everyone in the hall, they clasped their fists together and said, "Happy Chinese New Year, big brother and sister-in-law."

"Happy New Year, Happy New Year."

"Happy New Year, little uncle, and happy New Year, aunt and sister." Yuan Yi was amused by Qing'er's address, "Happy New Year for you too, Xiao Qing'er."

Yang Xiyun nodded her daughter's little nose, "Who did you learn this address from?"

"Hey, Linger said that my aunt is not like my aunt, but like a sister, and I think so too." In fact, what Linger said made sense to her.

"Then you have to call me aunt. My aunt is my uncle's older sister. Wouldn't it be a mess if you call me older sister?" Hong Mingzhao started to look seriously again. Call it whatever you want. By the way, Tang Yiqiniang and I are going to go to the Ruan Mansion. After Brother Qi and the others wake up, ask Lingchu to warm up the soup for my sister-in-law. We will be back around noon. It's time for us to have dinner together again.

"Don't worry, I know it."

Hong Xier instructed, Tang Yi brought the carriage and parked it outside the gate of the inn, Yuan Yi helped to carry the gifts and was about to load the carriage.

"Brother Tang." The two of them were busy when suddenly someone called Lu Tang, and when they looked up, they happened to be the brothers and sisters of the Fang family again.

"Why are you here? I was still thinking about going to Ping'an Village to see you tomorrow." Lu Tang stepped forward to let him in, "It's just right, I don't need to make a trip, come in and have some hot tea first .”

The brother and sister were driving a covered donkey cart this time, and Lu Tang didn't pay attention at first. When their car moved away, Lu Tang found that there was a small sedan chair behind, "Tang Yi, Qiniang."

"Sister Ruan? Why are you here too?" Lu Tang looked at Yuan Yi, who was also puzzled. Didn't she say that there were many family affairs during the New Year? Why did you come here on the first day of the new year?

Qiulan supported Ruan Shuyue, walked up to Lu Tang and nodded slightly at him, but Miss Ruan joked, "What do you mean I'm here, you don't welcome me?"

"No, we were just going to see you, but we didn't expect you to come by yourself. Fortunately, we haven't set off yet, or we've gone on a different path." Lu Tang hurriedly invited people in, and the Huanxi Inn immediately returned. Get lively.

"I woke up too late last night for Shou Sui, and I haven't had time to boil water to make tea." Hong Xi'er was talking, when Yu Han yawned and came in through the curtain from the backyard. A group of people gathered, and after a closer look, even Miss Shu Yue had arrived, and Yu Han was stunned.

"It's cold when you wake up, hurry up and boil water to make tea, Tang Yi, you go get melon and fruit snacks."

"Oh good." Yu Han nodded repeatedly and ran back to the kitchen. As soon as Lu Tang brought tea candies from the counter, he heard Hong Xier and Ruan Shuyue start talking. "I was about to see you, but you came by yourself. It just so happens that all the things you prepared are in the car. I will ask Qiniang to pack them for you in a while. They are all your favorite food. And Miss He'er, Brother Fang, give me You have prepared everything you have brought, and plan to visit you tomorrow."

"The things we brought are also in the car." Fang Siyun said that he was about to stand up to unload the goods, but Lu Tang hurriedly grabbed him, "It's not busy, let's talk and have some tea first."

"Brother Tang, Sister Hong, we are here to thank you today." Just as Fang Siyun sat down, Fang Nianhe stood up again and bowed to the two of them.Hong Xi'er hurried to help her, while Tang Yi smiled and said, "What are you talking about? Miss He'er is a big Chinese New Year girl, so I'll give you the New Year's money if you're like this."

Fang Nianhe was quite serious at first, but he couldn't help laughing when Lu Tang made a fuss.Everyone also laughed, Hong Xi'er asked: "Miss He'er, what happened?"

"Fang's house in Anzhou has been ransacked." As soon as the words came out, several people in the inn were taken aback. Yuan Yi went to see Ruan Shuyue when he heard about it. The latter was staring at her. The eldest lady nodded immediately.

Lu Tangyi: "When did it happen?"

"Just before the 29th, my brother and I were going to Fang's house to celebrate the new year." Fang Nianhe sat down again and said slowly: "We didn't want to eat at Fang's house, so we arrived in the afternoon, but we haven't left yet. When we got to the door, we saw people on the third floor and the third floor outside the gate of the Fang family. A group of officers and soldiers handcuffed everyone in the Fang family and put them in shackles. They didn’t know where they were going to escort them. In the end, even the house of the Fang family was sealed off. Later, we asked the neighbors After inquiring, I found out that the general who came to escort Zhang Luo was the new military captain of Anzhou City, and they didn't know what happened to the Fang family. It must be because of the military ration case that they were able to mobilize so many troops."

Tang Yixi'er heard the words and looked at Ruan Shuyue together. At this time, the water had been boiled and the tea soup was ready. The eldest lady raised the teacup and took a sip, "I also wanted to talk about this today. There was news yesterday that the Fang family Colluding with Shangguan to pretend to be inferior, greedy for money, and doing things like this with official salary. I heard that they even faked the seal of the same batch of grain merchants, trying to plant blame on other grain companies. The superiors were furious when they found out , and order the imperial envoy to conduct a strict investigation, I'm afraid Fang's family will end badly."

Fang Siyun closed his eyes slightly, and sighed: "I am ashamed of my ancestors."

Hong Mingzhao understood the general idea while listening, and he also heard Xi'er talk about the fact that Fang's brothers and sisters farmed with Tang Yi, and thinking of his own experience, he couldn't help worrying: "If such a crime is confirmed, I'm afraid it will hurt the clan. "

The brothers and sisters of the Fang family were all taken aback, Ruan Shuyue looked at them, "How many generations are you and the Fang family related?"

"Three generations and five clothes have not been released." Fang Siyun obviously didn't expect it to be so serious, and his voice trembled when he answered.

"According to the logic, the crime of the Fang family should be the murder of the whole family, and the women's family members will be exiled as slaves. It will not be a crime for three generations." Yuan Yi explained from the side, and Fang Siyun was relieved.Fang Nianhe still frowned, "Brother Lu, Sister Hong, and this county magistrate sister, He'er has something to ask, and please help me." Fang Nianhe didn't salute this time, but just knelt down Next, several people were startled by her, and hurried to help her, Fang Siyun didn't understand what was wrong with her sister, "Little sister, what are you going to do again?"

"Brother, I'm sorry." Fang Nianhe murmured softly with his head down, and then, as if he had made up his mind, he raised his head, with resoluteness from his words to his eyes: "I know this is too big, and I don't know what to do." I don’t want to trouble everyone, I just ask everyone to help me with ideas, and I will do the rest myself.”

"What on earth are you going to do?" Fang Siyun couldn't help but asked anxiously as he became more and more confused about what his sister was thinking.

"I want to rescue Pin'er."

……

In the middle of the night, when Hong Xi'er was sitting alone under the light, she stared at the faintly flickering red candle light on the table, in a daze.

"What are you thinking about?" As soon as Lu Tang got out of the shower in the inner room, she saw her sitting at the table with wet hair in a daze.Wrap the person's hair with a towel, dip a little bit of water on the dry hair, and keep moving his hands. Xiao Lu still doesn't forget to kiss Xi'er's long hair, "Xi'er, you smell so good."

Hong Xi'er smiled, touched her hand, brought her to sit beside her, "Ah Tang."

"What's wrong? I'm worried."

Hong Xier shook her head, then sighed: "This year, I have really experienced too many things."

"Yes." Lu Tang let out a long sigh of relief, "It's just that I have never experienced so many things in my previous life."

"It's as if you remember your previous life." Hong Xier laughed at her and said nonsense, Lu Tangyi also laughed at himself, "Yeah, how can people remember their previous life?"

The two were silent for a moment, each thinking about their own concerns, after a long while, Hong Xi'er finally said, "What should we do about Miss He'er?"

As soon as Lu Tang came back to his senses, he wiped his hair with a towel in his hand, "Yuan Yi said that the guilt is inescapable, although the crime is not related to the married woman, the Zhou family's punishment for Zhou Pin'er is okay. She will not be implicated, but she is the daughter-in-law of the Fang family's direct line. Even if Fang Sibin dies, she is still a member of the Fang family, and she will have to bear the blame. Demotion to slavery is light, and it is more likely to be sent to the teaching workshop Or send them to the border customs and serve as military prostitutes." Tang Yi couldn't help clenching his fists at the end, what crime are these poor and innocent female relatives?Their criminal fathers, husbands, and brothers can still die, but they themselves have to endure inhuman torture until they die.

"Alas!" Hong Xi'er sighed, no matter which woman heard about it, she would feel sorry for their miserable situation. "Is there really nothing you can do?"

In the afternoon, several people discussed with Ruan Shuyue. Although the eldest lady sympathized with Zhou Pin'er's experience, she also expressed that there was nothing she could do.Not to mention that she is just the daughter of a small county magistrate, even the magistrate himself may not be able to protect the next week's hired son.

"It's not impossible." Lu Tang threw the towel on the table and slowly narrowed his eyes as he stared at the dancing candlelight.

"You have an idea?" Seeing her expression, Hong Xier knew that the idea was almost made up, but it was definitely not a stable idea.

"Lady, why do you care about Zhou Pin'er so much about He'er?"

The author has something to say: Good luck August!