The ancient life of a master craftsman

The old man Yun and his son hurried to the entrance of the village, and Brother Qing didn't stay at Li's house, "Lizi, I have to go to Sanbo's house to inform, let's go first!"

"Hey, slow down and watch the road!" Yunli told him behind him, Qing Geer had already run a long way.

Li Enbai found a spare time and quietly asked Shuangzhong, "What's going on? How could the woman be cheated?"

Shuangzhong shook his head, "I don't know either. It stands to reason that there shouldn't be women who are deceived. I only found two women to act as trustees for her."

"Brother En, let's go and have a look too!" Yunli is also very interested in this matter, and he has heard a lot about being cheated recently.

Li Enbai gave Shuangzhong a wink, and held Yunli's hand as if nothing had happened, "Okay, then go and have a look, maybe it can help, Zhang Jiu and you two stay and look after the house."

"Okay, master." Zhang Jiu and Shuang Zhong agreed.

Yunli was impatient, and pulled Li Enbai away quickly, but did not see the strange expressions of Li Enbai and Shuangzhong. When they went out, Shuangzhong also went out not long after.

When they arrived at the entrance of the village, the old man Yun and his son had already contacted the angry family members of the deceived people. They politely asked them why they came, and promised that they would never cover up the liars. down.

Because there were people coming and going at the entrance of the village, and people from other villages often passed by, old man Yun and the others tried hard to persuade them, and finally made the deceived person and his family members willing to come to the village to talk.

There are so many people that no one can let it go. Anyway, the deceived people don't mind talking somewhere, so they went to the threshing ground. Old man Yun asked someone to call Zhang Matchmaker. Their family members inquired about the process of being defrauded of money.

"My family is from Lushi Village in the north of Xinglong Town. There is a relative in the family who sells snacks in the town. One day a matchmaker approached my relative and said that there is a young master who wants to marry a wife, but the family background cannot be too good. , otherwise it will overwhelm his husband."

One of the slightly clever middle-aged men started to talk, and as he spoke, the people around him echoed.

Old man Yun thought to himself, who else could Master Tong Sheng have, isn't it his son-in-law? !This matchmaker went out to cheat, and dared to carry the name of his son-in-law!

Not only did he think so, but the surrounding villagers also understood that the matchmaker with this picture went out to bluff and deceive, and she also carried Li Enbai's name. If his reputation was ruined, how could their village produce talents?

For a while, the anger of being cheated and the anger of hope being ruined mixed in the hearts of each villager, but they did not interrupt each other's narration. It still depends on how the village head and patriarch handle this matter.

"It's also because I'm greedy. I want my daughter to marry a good family. The Master Tongsheng mentioned by Zhang Matchmaker is a character that even the officials praise. Of course I would like to have the opportunity to meet my daughter. But I'm also afraid that I will be deceived." Yes, I even inquired specifically, Zhang Matchmaker and Li Tongsheng are indeed from the same village."

"People also said that they don't look for it in their own village because they are afraid that a villager will secretly bully his husband in secret. The purpose of finding a wife is to have a child. She must have a good personality and be able to get along with her little brother. Serving Li Tongsheng." The middle-aged man was full of regret.

"It's all my fault. I just wanted to marry my daughter to Li Tongsheng. She will be a talented wife in the future. My original husband can't give birth. My daughter can stand in the Li family anyway. So I heard the matchmaker's lie and went to the Li family. The Pearl Tea House in the town is waiting for Li Tongsheng to come and see him."

Then he looked angry, and his voice raised, "What happened? Li Tongsheng didn't even look at him, but he saw a few crooked melons and cracked dates! The matchmaker lied to us saying that Li Tongsheng didn't like my family." Girl, but she has other young men here, all of whom are rich! Let’s go to the Pearl Teahouse to see each other again! Do you know how much a cup of tea in the Pearl Teahouse costs? Two hundred cash! Why doesn’t he grab two hundred cash? "

"What are you calling us? You want to marry your daughter into the Li family, have you asked my brother-in-law?" Yunhe said angrily, looking at what this man said, "Who told you that my brother can't have children? Yes Such a vicious idea, isn't it too much?"

Li Enbai spoke out in time, stopping Yunhe who was about to quarrel with the middle-aged man, "Brother, let me explain."

The middle-aged man flushed with anger, "Who are you?!"

Li Enbai held Yunli and did not let go, "Uncle, I am the Li Enbai and Li Tongsheng you mentioned. This is my husband and the youngest son of the village chief."

The middle-aged man froze, looking at Li Enbai with scrutiny in his eyes, as if picking a son-in-law, but Li Enbai's next sentence shattered all their unrealistic thoughts.

"However, I have never asked a matchmaker to help me on a blind date. First, I have to take an exam in September this year; Lang is impolite, and he has long been included in the list of people who cannot step into my house." Li Enbai squeezed Yunli's hand and explained calmly.

"If you don't believe me, I can sue the matchmaker Zhang and you and others who have damaged my reputation to the government with a pleading, and some officials will restore my innocence." Li Enbai said loudly.

But he was also thinking, did someone secretly instigate Matchmaker Zhang to get involved with him?Once there are rumors that he cheated on marriage or money, nothing can be seen at the moment, but what if someone mentions it in front of the examiner during the imperial examination?

Corruption of morality is enough to erase his achievements.

When it comes to seeing officials, the people in front of them are a little scared, and the people are afraid of officials. Judging from their reactions, they don't seem to be ordered by others, so they should be simply deceived.

However, it is normal for them to want to marry their daughter under the premise of knowing that 'he already has a husband, and the purpose of marrying a wife is to have children'.

After all, Matchmaker Zhang's reasons are inconsistent. Since he loves Fu Lang and has only been an adult for a year, why should he be anxious?

Without saying anything, Li Enbai didn't have the slightest affection for these people in his heart, and he was merciless in threats.

"Of course we belong to Mr. Xintongsheng. Now I want to ask you. The matchmaker Zhang in your village cheated us of money. There are two taels of silver in total. What do you think we should do?"

Apparently this middle-aged man is the leader of the cheated person and his family. Hearing the meeting with the official, he stopped thinking about making Li Enbai responsible, and resolved the matter of being cheated honestly.

Matchmaker Zhang was brought here. She didn't want to come, but when she heard that the woman came to her door, she knew something was wrong. She wanted to sneak out through the back door and hide in the town for a few days, but was arrested from the back door. is on.

When she was taken to the threshing ground, all the villagers who had been cheated by her were also present, and the woman's side was almost there, only the two women who cheated with her were not there, and her legs went limp .

"Matchmaker Zhang, tell me, what's going on?" Old Man Yun sullenly, Old Man Mu leaning on crutches, both looked at her.

"I... What's wrong with me? Didn't I just kindly lead them to a matchmaker? If it doesn't work, can you rely on me? I don't even look at my own conditions, and I'm still picking and choosing!" She insisted, His face was trembling unnaturally, and his eyes were erratic.

"Fart! You're a liar!" The middle-aged man was furious, repeated her words, and asked her, "Ask Li Tongsheng yourself, did he ask you to be a matchmaker?!"

Matchmaker Zhang glanced at Li Enbai, "Of course he asked me to be a matchmaker, otherwise would I dare to talk nonsense?!"

She came late and didn't hear what Li Enbai said about reporting to the officer, the dirty water was splashed so fast, it was like rehearsing a thousand times.

Li Enbai laughed angrily, "Well, since you are so committed, you must be able to explain how I found your mediator after meeting the official, brother Qing, please go to my house to ask Zhang Jiu for a pen and paper. "

He said frankly to everyone, "In order to prove my innocence, it seems that I have to write a pleading and let the officials judge and judge. If the crime of false accusation is established, I will be hit with [-] boards. I hope Matchmaker Zhang can survive."

"Yes! Let's go to see the official! I want to sue her for cheating!" "Yes, sue her!" "Let the official beat her!"

Matchmaker Zhang was dumbfounded, why did she meet the official?Shouldn't the village chief handle it?

She can take advantage of the opportunity to say that the village head is protecting her son-in-law, crying and crying, crying and crying about her own difficulties, and saying that she is involuntary, so the matter will be settled?

"If you meet the official, then everyone in Xinglong Town will know that you cheated money with me! Don't want your reputation!" Zhang Matchmaker was a little flustered, and she didn't check for a while and said that she had slipped her mouth.

Li Enbai suddenly realized, "Did you take advantage of someone, intentionally defraud people of money, ruin my reputation, and prevent me from taking the imperial examination? Are you afraid that I will be a scholar?"

When he said this, the villagers became even more angry, "You stupid woman with her arms turned outward! The village chief, she herself admitted that she cheated the money, and asked her to pay back the money?!"

"That's right, how can you believe what a liar says? Pay back the money!"

"It's not enough to pay back the money, let her kneel in the ancestral hall! Tell them the ancestors of the Zhang family, there is a liar in the family!"

The crowd was furious, Zhang Matchmaker's face was white, "No, no, I didn't cheat money, I just introduced them to each other, and they didn't see right! I am a serious matchmaker! There is a record at Guan Yazi!"

"Bah!" "Fart, the liar is still talking about a serious matchmaker! Pay back the money!"

"That's right! Liars are serious matchmakers, so what's the deal?"

Li Enbai let everyone vent their emotions, and after a while, he said to Old Man Yun and Oldest Mu, "Father, Uncle, this incident happened because of our village. It is really due to our mismanagement. Should we compensate for the loss of Lushi Village first?" , let’s discuss how to deal with liars?”

The old man Yun nodded, his family ugliness should not be publicized, he should pay for his money first, and then send him away, but in case he goes out and talks nonsense...

"Father, I believe that the big guys in Lushi Village are all sensible people. They will definitely not talk nonsense when they go back. After all, they are cheated out of money in rushing to be concubines. It's not something glorious. A woman has to lose face." Yun Pear said through gritted teeth.

He saw that these women who coveted his husband-in-law didn't have any good feelings at all, and they were not polite at all. The people in Lushi Village also felt that their faces were dull. A concubine who marries into the sect and has children is not.

What Yunli said was right, she was cheated out of money in rushing to be a concubine, it was really shameless, so the people in Lushi Village stopped their efforts, agreed to get back the cheated money and a compensation of [-] Wen, and left.

The old man Yun asked Matchmaker Zhang to go home to collect the money for compensation to Lushi Village. Matchmaker Zhang was reluctant at first, and insisted that she was not a liar.

The old man Yun asked, "Should I let my son-in-law write a pleading to judge in front of the official, or should I take you to your Zhang family's ancestral hall?"

"I'm not a liar, I'm just pulling a string. Is the village chief so eager to convict me to protect your son-in-law?" Matchmaker Zhang tried to calm down and retorted.

Matchmaker Zhang must put the dirty water on Li Enbai's head, "Li Tongsheng was afraid that the village chief would take advantage of him, so he asked me to go to another village to find him a concubine. If he lied, I would just tell the concubine. Becoming a wife is a bit exaggerated, what kind of matchmaker would go out and pull the strings?"

Look, how smooth the logic is, how reasonable the reasons are, many people are beginning to waver, which man doesn't cheat?Old man Yun is the head of their Huaimu Village. Li Enbai is still a boy, and his waist is not strong enough. If he wants to steal something, he doesn't have to be sneaky.

What Matchmaker Zhang said seems to make sense...