Scholar and old attack

Chen Xiuxiu fanned herself while sitting on a wicker chair and listening to these people's gossip, and found it quite interesting.

It seems that everyone in the village is interested in other people's affairs.

That's right, if I'm having a bad day, I'll feel more at ease if I pay more attention to those who are more unhappy than her.

Chen Xiuxiu sneered. Now that his son is a scholar, she doesn't need to wink at anyone, and she doesn't need to be submissive. Why should she be ridiculed by these village women?

"Miss Xiu, tell me what you think. You are Shuizhou's mother-in-law. He dare not not listen to what you say."

There are also some people who stir up dissension among the crowd. In their eyes, how can this daughter-in-law overwhelm her mother-in-law.

"That's right, all the money Jing Yuan earns belongs to my aunt, so I can't let that prodigal Xu Shuizhou get ruined."

"I see, this Xu Shuizhou is a little bit arrogant. If there is another person to check and balance him, let's see if he dares to be so arrogant."

Chen Xiuxiu finally understood why these people surrounded her. It turned out that they were all staring at his son's backyard.

No matter how you say it, Shui Zhou is a brother. If a brother is placed in a farmer's family or married to a regular wife, it is not enough to be placed on a person with fame.

If the son hates Xu Shuizhou, maybe the women in their family have a chance to be in power. Even if they don't, being a concubine is better than marrying into a peasant family and living a miserable life.

They heard that Jiang Jingyuan opened another bookstore in the town, which is worth a lot of money.

Chen Xiuxiu kept sneering, if these people came to kiss her before her son was married, she might have a high opinion of her.

Now that the son and husband-in-law are living a happy life, these people have a bit of a taste, trying their best to make trouble for the young couple.

"My son's earning money can be spent on whoever he wants. Even if my family Zhouzhou throws the silver bills into the water, just listen to it. As long as he is happy, I am happy as a mother-in-law."

Chen Xiuxiu will not listen to the words of caution and be a villain, the family will be harmonious and everything will be prosperous, and it is okay to have fewer people in the family, but don't be a troublemaker.

Everyone choked suddenly.

Didn't it mean that Chen Xiuxiu and Xu Shuizhou's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were at odds?

Why do they feel so wrong when they hear this.

Chen Xiuxiu narrowed her eyes and glanced at the group of people with ugly faces, and continued, "And my family, Jing Yuan, doesn't know how to take concubines. You people must be so thoughtful."

"Aunt Xiu~ We didn't say we were going to take a concubine for Jing Yuan." The embarrassment of others was the embarrassment, but they didn't dare to offend Chen Xiuxiu to death.

In the past, Jiang Jingyuan was obsequious and did not get a good reputation, so they could make a difference, but now she is the mother of a scholar, and she has a close relationship with the county magistrate, and even her father is the boss.

It's too late for them to flatter such a character, but they don't dare to offend them, and they have to bite the bullet and try to make things right.

"It's best not to make such a crooked idea." Chen Xiuxiu curled her lips, not believing their nonsense.

"Don't dare, dare not." Everyone laughed.

After Hua Niangzi left Chen Xiuxiu's place, she rushed into Mrs. Jiang's house with a look of indignation, and cursed at the door.

"Goddamn Mrs. Jiang, every day, she arranges other people's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law to quarrel, which makes me blush. What a shameless old ass woman."

Aunt Jiang was sitting in the house waiting to watch a good show with her old sisters, but she didn't expect to hear this scolding from the lady Hua, and she became angry immediately.

"Hey, you little rascal, who is the old donkey woman? When did I break my mouth, your dung-spitting mouth, when did I arrange for other people's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law to be at odds."

"Who are you talking about? You are still an old rascal. You are shameless all day long. You make arrangements for others every day. You are an old man." When Mrs. Hua heard Mrs. Jiang say that she was a rascal, her complexion suddenly fell. Immediately yelled.

Now the neighbors couldn't sit still anymore, and they came out to watch the fun.

"If it wasn't for you, the old donkey woman, who said that Xu Shuizhou and Chen Xiuxiu's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were at odds, why I couldn't get off the stage today, it was all because of your shit-sputtering old woman's nonsense." Hua Niangzi was about to go up and do it. .

"They didn't get along in the first place. The whole village knows it and I need to arrange it. You are an idiot. Who can blame you." correct.

"Bullshit, then Chen Xiuxiu treats Xu Shuizhou like a treasure. Xu Shuizhou throws money into the water, and Chen Xiuxiu doesn't even say a fart. She is protecting it."

Miss Hua was angry, she thought that the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were at odds, she was so flattering to Chen Xiuxiu, she let her sister go to Jiang's house to be a concubine, this man, doesn't everyone care about women with round waists and upturned buttocks, when Jiang Jingyuan sees his sister Well, I can still see Xu Shuizhou.

Even if Xu Shuizhou looks more beautiful, but when it gets dark, no one can see it. When her sister is pregnant with Jiang Jingyuan's baby first, then her sister has the final say on the Jiang family's affairs. Now the wishful thinking has come to nothing. Whoever feels comfortable.

"It's you, an old bastard, who caused me to lose face today." The more Hua Niangzi thought about it, the more angry she became, and she even started to fight.

Seeing that something was wrong, the people next to him hurried up to persuade him.

The fight between Miss Hua and Aunt Jiang spread throughout the village, and at the same time spread about Chen Xiuxiu's attitude towards Xu Shuizhou.

Everyone couldn't figure it out, the two of them looked like enemies before marriage, why did each of them change their temper after marriage?

All the people who were waiting to see the joke had their faces swollen.

Of course, Xu Shuizhou's doing this also gave some people a bad idea. Fishing on the river is very hard work. Anyway, Xu Shuizhou doesn't take money as a matter of fact. They go directly to the fields to collect money, which is great.

When Xu Shuizhou found out, these people trampled a large area of ​​the rice growing in the paddy field.

"A Yuan, it's all my fault."

After thinking about it, Xu Shuizhou blamed himself for being too hasty and too reckless. If he had been more careful and hadn't been discovered by others, this kind of thing wouldn't have happened.

"I don't blame you, I didn't think of it." Jiang Jingyuan shook his head and said softly.

It's because his subjective thinking is too idealistic. He didn't expect that the ancient people's thinking would be so stupid. He really thought that Xu Shuizhou was just throwing money in the water for fun.

"How about this, find two trustworthy strong men in the village, build a house next to the paddy field, and guard it day and night."

After Jiang Jingyuan finished speaking, he thought that Xu Shuizhou was so busy all day, how could he spare time.

I found a few broken steps in the small warehouse, and took them to the old patriarch's house.

The elders of the old clan were naturally overjoyed. It was rare that Jiang Jingyuan hadn't hated the members of the Jiang clan because of what happened a while ago, and knew to come to visit him. This is a good boy.

"Xiao Shu, hurry up and make a bowl of tea for Brother Jing Yuan." The old patriarch laughed and pulled Jiang Jingyuan and said.

"Hey, good." Because of the borrowing of the boat last time, Jiang Shu was a little less afraid of Jiang Jingyuan, and he was a little more relaxed now.

"Jing Yuan, studying is good recently." The old man pulled Jiang Jingyuan to look left and right, seeing that he no longer had the previous sickness, he felt more at ease.

"Very good, I plan to continue the imperial examination in the next year."

Jiang Jingyuan still admired this rather fair old patriarch of the Jiang clan, and it was not easy to worry about the affairs of the clan at such a long age.

The old man looked at Jiang Jingyuan in admiration, stroked his gray beard with his old hands, and nodded repeatedly.

"Clan elder, I want to ask you something." Jiang Jingyuan sat for a while, drank tea, and then said.

"But it doesn't matter."

"Jing Yuan is not talented. He wants Zhuo Jing to raise fish in the rice fields, but he doesn't want to be doomed by the villains in the village. He thinks Zhuo Jing is messing around. Jing Yuan came to greet the elders. Is there any reliable person in the village who can Help Jing Yuan look at the rice fields."

Jiang Jingyuan told the story eloquently.

"Oh, this rice field can also raise fish, this is the first time I've heard of it." After hearing this, the clan elder's eyes flashed brightly.

"Jing Yuan also accidentally read it in a miscellaneous book. Most of the residents of Wutong County near the Qingshui River rely on rice and clear water fish for their livelihood. I just wanted to give it a try."

"Great kindness, great kindness." The more the clan elder heard it, the more he felt that this was a great thing, and his eyes on Jiang Jingyuan became softer and softer.

Then he thought of the ignorant villagers, and his face turned cold, "Jing Yuan, good boy, it's hard for you to have such a heart, the clan elders will definitely give you careful consideration about finding someone, and the clan elders will also know about the paddy fields. Give you an explanation."

"Jing Yuan thanked the clan elders." Jiang Jingyuan got up to thank him.

I thought it would be good to find two trustworthy people, but I didn't expect to use the hands of the clan elders to punish those villains. I have to say it was an unexpected surprise.

Jiang Jingyuan seemed gentle, but he was actually a bit ruthless in his bones. Someone bullied him, but it didn't mean he was willing to swallow his anger.

"Let the two Ankang and Anxing brothers go and see the land, it's not easy for these two brothers." Jiang clan elder thought for a while, and then came up with two people.

Jiang Jingyuan is meaningless, if the person is not good, at worst he will be dismissed, just find another one.

"Jing Yuan, the clan elders are old and can't help you. The clan elders also know what the clansmen are. You don't care about them in the future. It's just that the clan elders only ask you for one thing. After a hundred years from me, Xiaoshu, please take care of me."

The clan elder looked at Jiang Shu who was circling around, his cloudy eyes became loving, "He is a little brother, his father does not love his mother or his mother, but I am an old man who is still useful, and I am willing to take it with me, otherwise I'm afraid it would have been given away long ago."

After a pause, he said again, "Jing Yuan, you are also the one who married your elder brother. You know what this elder brother's status is in the Ming Dynasty. Now you can be regarded as Xiaoshu's half elder brother. The clan elder just asks you to help me to comfort him." Two will do."

With Jiang Jingyuan, a talented elder brother, as his backer, even if he marries into her husband's family in the future, Xiaoshu will have a little bit of confidence. This child has been shy since he was a child, and his voice is as quiet as a mosquito, and he is terrified at the slightest disturbance.

Jiang Jingyuan agreed without saying anything. Anyway, the elders of the family have taken care of him for so many years, so it is also right for him to help take care of his grandson.

After Jiang Jingyuan left, the clan elders asked someone to find out who damaged Jiang Jingyuan's paddy field. After being severely punished, each family paid a hundred cash.

"Hey, what kind of clan elder, he's so distracted, he just stepped on a few stalks of rice, and he has to pay a hundred yuan!" There was a young man who had been beaten, and walked cursingly while clutching his buttocks. .

"Brother Zhuang, but no, that Xu Shuizhou can throw money into the water to hear it, and he still cares about the two rice coins. I think I can teach them a lesson." Jiang Chengzhu watched Jiang Dazhuang swearing, and covered the elder who had beaten him Ass, the eyes are rolling around.

"What a lesson, look at my swollen butt, it won't take ten days and a half months to heal." Jiang Dazhuang is a bit strong, but his brain is not as flexible as Jiang Chengzhu's.

"Hey, anyway, I can make that Xu Shuizhou look good. Brother Da Zhuang, do you want to come and breathe a sigh of relief?" Jiang Chengzhu, who was tall and thin, turned his mind and immediately came up with a plan.

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Jiang Jingyuan met two brothers Jiang Ankang and Jiang Anxing in the afternoon. They were tall and strong, but they were a little naive and asked to do what they did.

Jiang Jingyuan nodded in satisfaction. This is what he wanted. If someone was shrewd and caught a fish or two in the field from time to time, he wouldn't be able to find it.

"Then my paddy fields will be entrusted to Ankang and Anxing." Jiang Jingyuan bowed to them.

The two brothers Jiang Ankang and Jiang Anxing were so embarrassed by Jiang Jingyuan's courtesy, their dark and honest faces blushed, they had never been treated with such courtesy before.

Immediately rubbing his hands together uneasily, he imitated Jiang Jingyuan's gesture and returned the salute, "I don't dare to accept the gift from Master Xiucai."

Jiang Jingyuan smiled and didn't care.

"By the way, the clan master asked me to bring it to you." Jiang Ankang patted his head, then took out a cloth bag from his chest and handed it to Jiang Jingyuan.

Jiang Jingyuan opened it and saw that there was almost half a penny of copper coins inside, and asked in confusion, "This is?"

"Master Clan said this is an apology for damaging your rice fields." Jiang Anxing blurted out.

Jiang Jingyuan nodded, his heart warmed, and he smiled, "Go back for me and thank the clan elders."

As soon as the Jiang Ankang brothers were sent away, Xu Shuizhou came back in a gust of wind, poured a cup of tea by himself, and poured it into his mouth.

"Slow down, slow down, don't drink too fast." Jiang Jingyuan persuaded from the side. It's a hot day to drink more water, but it's easy to choke if you drink too fast.

"I went to more than ten families in one afternoon, and finally bought their silkworm excrement for money, and I was so dry that I didn't even give my saliva."

Xu Shuizhou was really thirsty, and his head was covered with fine sweat.

"No rush, just take your time." Jiang Jingyuan quickly picked up the cattail fan on the table and fanned it for him.

Xu Shuizhou snatched the palm-leaf fan, "I can do it myself." If others know that the dignified and talented master played the palm-leaf fan for him, I don't know what they will say.

"I'm not thinking of raising the fish as soon as possible, so that I don't have to be so tight when I have money." Xu Shuizhou scratched at the account book, not knowing, but he was shocked when he counted, and it cost him about 1000 taels silver.

If it weren't for the Ren family's backing, even if he sold him, he wouldn't be able to get the money out. Xu Shuizhou was very anxious.

The money was spent like running water, without even hearing a sound.

Most of them bought a workshop, bought some quilts and bought rice noodles, so these people can't sleep on the floor, they have to eat every day.

Xu Shuizhou calculated that even if he didn't do anything every day, he would spend ten taels of silver just for food, which is not considered good food. After a month, it would be a full 300 taels.

Now relying on Tan Jingyuan's words, the bookstore can only earn a few dozen taels of silver at most in a month. This mountain is on Xu Shuizhou's body, so he can't be in a hurry.

"Is everyone here at the workshop?" Jiang Jingyuan asked.

"Well, it's all here." Xu Shuizhou was a little unhappy, and sighed, "The magistrate is also kind, everyone gave two taels of silver as settlement expenses, I don't know who said it out loud, many family members came to ask for this money."

"The key is to ask for money and not take the children back. It is said that their reputation will be like that, and they will fend for themselves in the future." Xu Shuizhou said that the more he slapped the cattail fan, the more cruel he was. He had never seen such cruel parents.

They also don't want to think about how their children should live without that money. Don't they deserve to live in this world without innocent people?

Jiang Jingyuan was also silent for a while after listening.

If this incident hadn't happened, he could still sit at home and read a book every day with peace of mind, but ever since this incident happened, Jiang Jingyuan held his breath in his heart.

The feeling of helplessness that he was clearly capable of doing something, but in the end he couldn't do anything, made him a little out of breath.

He started to stop and ponder what he was traveling for.

Is it just an accident that God let him live again, is it just to let him live more comfortably in this era?

If that's the case, why don't people better and more talented than him get such an opportunity.

He suddenly felt a little uneasy, if he did nothing, God would not be able to see it anymore, thinking of the poor clothes of the people in Tanjia Village, and the skinny children.

Then I thought of the children who were hiding in the cellar in panic all day long, becoming more and more desperate, and finally became numb.

Thinking of the beggars who appeared on the street from time to time, Jiang Jingyuan felt that he could not go on like this. Since he has the ability to do something for this era, why not push it within his own ability.

He is not a holy father, and there are very limited things he can do when he has no rights. He thought that maybe he should find a backer for himself.

"Hard work, Zhou, when the workshop opens, we will enter the profit-making stage. At that time, Zhou only needs to sit at home and count the money." Jiang Jingyuan held Xu Shuizhou's hand, gradually calming down his anger.

The next day, Jiang Jingyuan went to the river to buy fish instead of Xu Shuizhou, which shocked the entire Jiangyu Village.

It was said that Jiang Jingyuan spoiled Fu Lang too much, and let Fu Lang throw the money into the water to hear it, but he actually helped Fu Lang to mess around.

"What's the matter? I have seen Jiang Xiucai squatting by the water alone and washing clothes. His hands are not washing clothes. If there is such a talent in my family, I'm afraid it will be in the palm of my hand." Hate him working."

"Washing clothes is nothing. The last time I went to the field in the water boat, this Jiang Xiucai also went with me and helped with the work. Mrs. Xiu has brought him for many years and has never been willing to go to the field. This marriage, it is down to the field." .”

"Jizuzu, how did I know that Jiang Xiucai doted on her husband so much before? If I had known this earlier, I would marry him two years later, so I would be willing to be his concubine."

"Heh, you still want to be a concubine, but Mrs. Xiu said that her family Jing Yuan doesn't take concubines, so stop daydreaming."

"Then Xu Shuizhou just fell into Fuwowo."

The people next to him immediately became sour, the husband is a scholar, the mother-in-law doesn't make things difficult for her, and she doesn't accept concubines, the key point is that the husband treats him so well...

Why didn't they meet such a good husband!

Jiang Jingyuan also smiled when he heard these gossips. The world only saw him do a few things, but they didn't know that Shuizhou did more, and he was busy from morning to night every day.

If he can't understand him, is he still a human being?

I took the fish to my paddy field, thinking about whether I should add some items to the water boat when I earn money. I heard that this guy, like women, also likes to decorate.

Before entering the paddy field, I smelled a stench, and there were still many dead fish floating in the paddy field.

Jiang Ankang and Jiang Anxing, two simple and honest men, were stunned by the paddy field, looking at a loss.

Jiang Jingyuan asked with a dark face, "Did you see this in the field as soon as you came?"

The two brothers nodded uneasily. They came here early this morning to build a thatched hut. According to Jiang Jingyuan's intention, the two brothers had to take turns to guard it.

As a result, the fish in the paddy field began to float up, and more and more fish floated up.

Jiang Jingyuan glanced at the paddy field, his face turned cold, he didn't seem to give people some color, he really thought Jiang Jingyuan was made of mud.

"Brother Ankang, you continue to build the house, don't worry about the fish here." Jiang Jingyuan ordered with a cold face, and went home with the bucket, led the horse, and drove all the way to the county.

When I came to the county government office, I found magistrate Zhang. After explaining the situation clearly, magistrate Zhang dispatched Jiang Jingyuan's team of arresters without saying a word.

Chen Yuhong was sorting out the account books, when he saw his grandson rushing into the Yamen, his face turned red with anger when he learned the situation clearly.

"Jing Yuan, grandpa is going with you. It seems that the last time I taught you a lesson was not enough." Chen Yuhong is no longer an ordinary scholar, but a boss. He can be in charge of household registration, arrest, paperwork and other work .

Fearing that Jiang Jingyuan would not be able to hold on to the situation, as a grandfather, he wanted to support Jiang Jingyuan, so that the Jiang clan would not think that his grandson could bully him at will without his father.

"Alright, if grandpa finds out the person who poisoned him, he doesn't need to give the Jiang family any face, just arrest him."

The moment Jiang Jingyuan saw the paddy field, he understood that this was someone's intentional revenge. If it was greed for money, at most it would be to stealthily catch a fish or two.

There is no need to drug and kill all the fish.

And Jiang Jingyuan had never been in trouble with anyone in the village. Who would be so cruel and drug all the fish in a field to death? After all, there must be hundreds of fish.

Just steal a few, and you can enjoy yourself for a while.

Jiang Jingyuan thought again, was it because someone stole the fish and was fined yesterday, a hundred pennies is not much, but it is not a lot, it is inevitable that some people will hold grudges because of the money.

Very poisonous heart.

Today, with such a ruthless drug to kill all the fish, will tomorrow dare to drug the well of his house!

If such a person is not severely punished, he will only become a bully in the village in the future.

If others don't clean him up, Jiang Jingyuan will clean it up!

The yamen's arresters were very fast, and they followed Jiang Jingyuan to Jiangyu Village, causing passers-by on the road to look at them frequently, wondering if something serious happened somewhere.

When the arresters quickly entered Jiangyu Village, everyone in Jiangyu Village was boiling, not knowing what Jiang Jingyuan was going to do.

"Brother Zhuang, when I saw Jiang Jingyuan coming home, his face was so ugly, so what can Master Xiucai do, why don't he have to suffer under the hands of you and my brothers."

Jiang Chengzhu was happily pulling Jiang Dazhuang to drink at this time. After doing such a refreshing thing, he always felt that something was missing if he didn't drink a pot.

"Brother Cheng Zhu is clever, I can't think of such a method, but is it true that no one has discovered you?" Jiang Dazhuang was still a little worried, and he was also vaguely uneasy, as if something was about to happen.

But his mind is not bright, even if something is going to happen, he can't think of what it is.

"It's okay, as long as you don't tell me, and I don't tell you, then how can Jiang Jingyuan know who did it?" Jiang Chengzhu assured, patting his chest.

When they stole fish before, it was because there were too many people, so others knew about it, but when they administered the medicine last night, it was only him and Jiang Dazhuang. As long as they didn't tell it, the ghost would know.

"Then I'm relieved." Jiang Dazhuang was comforted by Jiang Chengzhu, and immediately forgot his fear, and began to drink heavily.

"I'll trouble everyone to catch up and go find someone."

At this time, Jiang Jingyuan had already brought the catchers to the clan elders, and after asking the person who stole the fish, he asked them to catch him.

Seeing this posture, Jiang Jingyuan began to point and point. Jiang Jingyuan squinted his eyes with a cold face. Today he wants to let everyone in Jiangyu Village know that Jiang Jingyuan is not easy to bully!