Make a long-term worker as an old attack

"Niu Er?...Why did you appear here?" Xue Zhong was so shocked that he didn't even wipe away his tears, he pulled Niu Geng in front of the faint oil lamp, and repeatedly confirmed his appearance.

"Uncle, it's hard to say. What's wrong with you? Why are you like this?"

"Hey..." Xue Zhong sighed deeply, and some water vapor appeared in his red and swollen eye sockets.

"Today the second wife and the second young master issued an order to drive me away. Although my old man wanted to resign and go back to the countryside to take care of his grandson, how can I leave with peace of mind in the current situation of the Xue family? What's more, Today they said... they said... they found the body of the young master, my poor young master, why did he die in a foreign land?!" After finishing speaking, Xue Zhong couldn't help but wiped his tears again.

"Corpse? How is it possible, Uncle Zhong, who do you think he is?" Niu Geng wiped the ashes from the stove on Xue Zhaoqing's face with a handkerchief, and pushed it in front of Xue Zhong.

"Eldest... Eldest Young Master?! Are you still alive?" Xue Zhong was startled, rubbing his dim old eyes repeatedly and staring at Xue Zhaoqing.

"Uncle Zhong, I'm really fine, it's not fine." Xue Zhaoqing helped Xue Zhong to sit on the kang, Niu Geng poured a cup of tea for each of them from the kettle in the room, and sat on the side.

"Eldest young master, since you are not dead, why didn't you come back? The uncle of the second wife's family said that you are a member of the Donglin Party, wanted by the government, and you were beaten to death during the arrest!"

"Hmph, Donglin party member, thanks to Tian Degui, he figured it out. After Qingyuan Academy closed, I was tricked into Chengcheng by him. He even sent someone to steal my horse and my money. I wandered all the way. When we arrived in Weibei, we met Niu Geng and came back with a life."

"Ah? He has been lying? No, he has a letter in his hand. According to him, it was written by you to Mr. Zhou, one of the leaders of the Donglin Party. It is because of this letter that the master believed it." What he said, he became ill all of a sudden.”

"Uncle Zhong, I was just about to ask you, Dad's health has always been good, why did he fall ill when he fell ill?"

"Hey, when I didn't hear about your accident a few months ago, the master often got angry and had a sore throat and dry mouth. At that time, he thought it was the dryness of the spring equinox and didn't take it seriously, but Tian Degui brought a letter to look for it. After the master, the master thought you were really involved in the Donglin Party affairs, and passed out in the study room. After waking up, he could not speak or move his hands. The doctor only said that he was in a hurry, but after taking the medicine for so long It’s not getting any better, and it’s hard to even sit up now.”

Xue Zhaoqing and Niu Geng looked at each other, obviously both of them remembered what old man Chen said, the doctor who was often invited by the family has probably been bought by the aunt and the others.

"After the father is ill, who will take care of the family affairs?" Xue Zhaoqing continued to ask.

"Don't mention it, since the master fell ill, the second young master has been in charge of the chores in the field for the time being, but the second young master is not a material to manage things, every day he is not playing with the birds and walking the dog, or going to the kiln to find girls, things in the inner courtyard Now the second wife has the final say, and he actually handed over all the work of collecting rent in the field to his uncle surnamed Tian."

"Tian Degui? Doesn't he still have an errand with Mr. Zhou Dashan in the Xi'an Prefecture, don't he want it?"

"I quit a long time ago. The monthly money earned by the errand is not enough for him to squander. Since he took care of the rent collection, the old slave can't count how much he has deducted in the middle. This year's spring rent, the income Thirty percent of the grain that came up was bad and moldy, and he replaced the good grain with this bad grain, and this accounted for a hundred taels of silver. Moreover, he had to carry four people in a big sedan chair to go in and out, eating, drinking, and gambling outside. Dip in everything, which one is not spent on the Xue family's money!"

"It's just an arrogant rice bug!" Xue Zhaoqing clenched his fists and hit the kang head hard, gnashing his teeth with hatred: "Tian Degui is so reckless, just ignore it?!"

"The second young master doesn't care about these at all. Two or three months ago, he used the name of making the master happy, and married Jin Feng from the old lady's house as a concubine. As a result, Jin Feng relied on her long time in Xue's house. It's Xinna's house again, and the second young lady is not allowed anywhere, but the second young lady is not a vegetarian. The two often point at Sang and scold Huai from across the yard, disturbing the whole family. He doesn't go home for several days, so he has no time to take care of his uncle."

"That, that..." Xue Zhaoqing was so angry that his whole body trembled, and he couldn't speak for a moment.

"Hey, my uncle dismissed us long-term workers yesterday. The reason is that we cheated and played tricks, relying on the old to sell the old, and let us pack up and leave Xue's house tomorrow morning. He himself hired relatives from his hometown to do the work of Xue's house. But those people are not what a farmer should be at all. The good land of the Xue family was sent to them, and they didn’t know how it was ruined. Now, the other long-term workers are all gone, and I am the only one left. This is also cleaned up Things, I plan to leave early tomorrow morning." Xue Zhong pointed to the kang, and the two of them saw that there was indeed a well-wrapped package in coarse linen and black cloth.

"Uncle Zhong, you can't leave. You have worked so hard in the Xue family for so many years. Even if you really want to go back to your hometown to see your grandson, our Xue family must give you enough pension money. How can we let you just leave like this? gone."

"The old slave thanked the young master, but now, the second wife, the second young master and the uncle have already controlled most of the Xue family's things and money, and they also declared that you have conquered the land, and they will give you back Even if you come back home in a fair and honest manner, the other uncles of the other branches of the Xue family will definitely be concerned about your status as a member of the Donglin Party and favor the Second Young Master."

What Xue Zhong said is correct. Since ancient times, the people have not fought against officials. Although their Xue family has some family property, they are nothing more than a commoner. A small county magistrate can capsize their entire family.Therefore, if Xue Zhaoqing did not take off his hat as a member of the Donglin Party, even if Xue Zhaoqing came back on the threshold, there would not be any uncles from his branches willing to help him.

But do you just watch your own property live and die in the hands of these rice bug scumbags?Xue Zhaoqing frowned, said nothing, his face was gloomy.

"Qing'er, why don't you ask the chief steward for help?" Niu Geng's words immediately pointed to Xue Zhaoqing, yes, there is also the chief steward, he has always been an upright person, and he will definitely not join forces with those people.

Xue Zhaoqing looked at Xue Zhong, as if asking what he meant.

Xue Zhong thought about it for a while, and although he nodded a little, the sadness on his face was not less than a little bit: "The chief steward is sure that in these days, he is the one who has tried his best to protect the Xue family's foundation. Well, I heard from people in the front courtyard that the second wife and the second young master threatened and lured him to hand over Xue's house deed, land deed and land deed, but he insisted on using the excuse of being disrespectful to the young master when the master was still alive. Hand it in, if it wasn't for the master who knows where to put these things, I am afraid that the second wife and the others would have attacked him long ago."

Xue Zhong paused for a moment, then continued: "But no matter how powerful the steward is, he is still a servant. If the master is really bad, it will only be a matter of time before these three contracts are handed over."

After hearing this, Xue Zhaoqing was silent for a while, and continued: "Uncle Zhong, you don't have to worry about these things, I will definitely ask them for the revenge that caused me to be displaced, and they will also have to pay for the crime of Aunt Niu's illness and death." Forgive me, not to mention the crime of harming my father and destroying my Xue family's property, I can't forget it like this!"

Xue Zhong looked at this young master whom he had grown up with as if he didn't know him. Xue Zhaoqing in his memory had always looked like a modest son. Not to mention handsome since he was a child, he was even more modest. During these days when the family was disturbed by the second wife's family, it was not that he had not thought about what it would be like if Xue Zhaoqing came back to take charge of the housework, but this thought was just a thought, the young master of the Xue family should be an obedient A scholar is good, after all, he is not a character who is contaminated by the world of mortals.

But now Xue Zhaoqing is furious, gnashing his teeth, wishing to drive out all the people who ruined the Xue family, Xue Zhong has never seen it before, and never thought that he, who has always been kind, can be angry when he is angry. It's frightening, scary, and reassuring.

"Uncle Zhong, these days, you have to be wronged and go back to the country first. After I hide from the power of the head of the house, I will definitely send someone to send you money for your old age." Xue Zhaoqing said, taking it from his arms. He took a piece of silver and stuffed it into Xue Zhong's arms.

"Eldest young master, I can't do this, you are trying to ruin me."

"Take it, Uncle Zhong, I'm not as good as before, and I don't have much money on hand, and you need to spend money when you go back to your hometown, not to mention that there is a little grandson waiting for you to bring him some novelties in the city. "After Xue Zhong listened, he accepted the money obediently.

"Uncle Zhong, in order not to arouse the suspicion of my aunt and the others, you should pack up your parcel and leave tomorrow morning, and you should be sad and sad when you leave. Don't look happy at all. In case they get suspicious in their hearts, knowing that Niu and I Brother Geng has already returned, that is, we are in the open and they are in the dark, and it will be even more difficult for us to take back the property." Xue Zhaoqing urged.

"Hey, this old slave knows all these things, as long as he can help the young master, I am willing to let this old slave do anything."

"Qing'er, it's getting late, let's go back to the inn, let Uncle Zhong rest, he has to get up early to act tomorrow morning."

"Well, that's it, Uncle Zhong, we won't bother you." After saying that, when the two came together, they quietly exited Xue Zhong's thatched hut and went to the low wall in the backyard.

Xue Zhong poked his head and looked out from the wooden door, until he saw the two figures disappear into the darkness before shrinking back.The eldest young master seemed to have given him a reassurance when he came back this time, he stopped crying and felt uncomfortable, but he was a little more confused than before: Qing'er, Qing'er..., what about that kid Niu Er? Dare to call the eldest young master like that, it's getting more and more unruly when you go out.