Chapter 130 Uncle
Chapter 130 Uncle
At this time, in the Xiang family's house in Chuiliu Lane, Lizhong County, Zhao Shen had just folded the spring shirts that had been sewn for three days and put them neatly in the cabinet, when he saw Xiang Anjue holding a bird cage in one hand, flapping. He ran in, rushed to stand in front of him, saluted, and couldn't wait to say: "Father, look, Brother Yu gave this to me!"
Inside the cage is a small parrot with a crimson belly and bright green back feathers.Standing on the cross beam at this moment, he tilted his head and looked towards Zhao Shen, those small sparkling eyes overlapped with Xiang Anjue unexpectedly, Zhao Shen couldn't help but smile knowingly.
"Since Brother Yu gave it to you, you can take care of it."
"Uh-huh."
Xiang Anjue nodded sharply, his eyes sparkled, and he said in a proud tone: "Brother Yu brought three gifts for us to choose, and I was the quickest, and I chose Xiaohong right away, neither Brother An Jiu nor Brother An Wei snatched me away." .”
little red?
Zhao Shen looked at the little parrot, and it was true that crimson red took up most of its body.Just, Xiaohong?This name is too, too common, right?
Zhao Shen choked, looked at Xiang Zhuangzhuang who was quick to praise me, blinked his eyes, and hurriedly smiled before the little guy was disappointed, and squeezed out a compliment in a flash: "Well, the goal is clear, and the strike is accurate." ,good."
After being praised by his father, Xiang Anjue felt a little shy in pride, blushed slightly, couldn't hide the smile all over his face, waved his hands, and imitated his father's appearance and said modestly: "It's so-so."
Son, you are still young, and you don't know that your dad's "average" is not a modest word at all, but a bad fart, so don't learn it!
"Father, Brother An Jiu and Brother An Wei both want another parrot. There are some for sale in the West Market. I haven't been there yet, so I don't know what a place that sells parrots looks like."
The implication was that he wanted to go and hoped that Zhao Shen would approve.
Zhao Shen couldn't help bursting out laughing.
Can it be said that they are father and son?Some of Zhuang Zhuang's habits of speech and deeds really bear the imprint of Congzi everywhere.In front of him, Congzi, who is considered humble and polite by outsiders, is often self-confident.But between the couple's bed, Congzi likes to play around and around, and he doesn't stop until he makes him blush.
Thinking of this, Zhao Shen suddenly came back to his senses, and immediately realized that it was really inappropriate for him to use this analogy, and his not-so-fair face flushed slightly.Looking at Xiang Zhuangzhuang who looked at him with a pure face and great anticipation again, Zhao Shen tried his best to correct his expression, coughed slightly, nodded, and agreed to his request, and then instructed: "Since you want to go out, you can go out." You have to bring all your followers, don’t be willful, and you need to go home at sunset, is it possible?”
"Well! I will do it according to my father's instructions. Father, don't worry."
Obtaining the promise, the little guy ran out with the bird cage, and after a while, he ran in again, handed the bird cage to Zhao Shen with great reluctance, and earnestly begged: "Daddy, Xiaohong, please Can you take care of it, please?"
Taking the birdcage, Zhao Shen resisted the urge to stroke the top of Zhuang Zhuang's head, and nodded in agreement: "Yes, you can go out without worry."
Reluctantly staring at Xiaohong and looking again and again, he finally failed to resist the attraction of being able to go out for a walk with his brothers. After Xiang Anjue told his father to help take care of Xiaohong carefully, he rejoiced go out.
A quarter of an hour after Xiang Anjue went out, Xiang Yu came over again. As the older brother, he was going out with his three younger brothers this time. Instructed, and then rushed to Zhao Shen.
"I don't have anything to tell you. Brother Yu has always been a careful person. Don't worry, just beat anyone who is disobedient. If you don't agree, tell them to come back and talk to Feng Niang and me."
After all, they are not real brothers. The relationship between Xiang Anjue and Xiang Yu is fairly close, but with Xiang Anjiu and Xiang Anwei, the degree of intimacy is obviously not as good.Zhao Shen was afraid that he would be embarrassed, so he handed over the right to beat others first.
The smile on Xiang Yu's face deepened, and after promising to take good care of the three little guys, he turned and went out.
Looking at Xiang Yu's back, Zhao Shen bent his mouth, unconsciously stretched out his hand to touch his bulging belly, and felt soft in his heart, thinking: After the little guy in his stomach is born, there will be so many big brothers with him. , certainly not alone.
Xiang Anjue, who had finally come out to have fun, was next to Xiang Anjiu on the left, Xiang Anwei on the right, and Xiang Yu at the front, marching towards the West Market with arrogance.
"I want to buy a little parrot too, I want an emerald green one that can talk."
Xiang Anwei waved his small fist, decisively.
"Then I'll keep a puppy. It's said that poodles are easy to raise."
Xiang Anjiu has been envious of other people's puppies for a long time.
"Ah, I like dogs too, brother, brother, when you buy it back, let's take the dog to play together?"
Xiang Anjue pursed her lips, ran two quick steps, caught up with Xiang Yu, quietly tugged at the corner of Xiang Yu's robe, looked ahead, and pretended to casually suggest: "Brother Yu, Dad also likes to keep pets. "
Suppressing a smile, Xiang Yu blinked her eyes, as if she didn't understand the hidden meaning of Xiang Anjue's words, she just nodded: "Well, Zheng Jun raised silkies."
Ah, but, but, those silkies are not pets, they are food, right?In the end, it all went into his and daddy's stomachs︿( ̄︶ ̄)︿
Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Xiang Anjue's troubled face, and Xiang Yu pressed his fist to his lips, and let out a muffled laugh.
However, before arriving in West Market, when passing by a street of tea shops and restaurants, the younger brothers were stopped by someone.
"Oh, you're An Jue, right? I'm your uncle! I'm your father's younger brother, come here, uncle treats you to something good."
The brothers looked at the man in front of him with a pale face, sunken eye sockets, and slightly old clothes, who enthusiastically stopped in front of them, and grabbed Xiang Anjue with one hand involuntarily, trying to pull him aside. to the restaurant.
"Please let go of An Jue first."
"Uncle? I haven't seen you, let me go first."
Xiang Yu and Xiang Anjue spoke together, meaning the same thing.
The man didn't take it seriously, first glanced contemptuously at Xiang Yu, then turned his head to Xiang Anjue with a big smile, and said, "You are too young, you definitely don't remember me. I am your father's younger brother, from the Zhao family. His second son, Zhao Xu."
Xiang Anjue is still young and doesn't know much about the relationship between Zhao's family and father, but Xiang Yu knows it very well. At the same time, he also understands very well that Zhengjun has no feelings for Zhao's family at all, and Zhao's family is not a kind family. .
"It turned out to be Uncle Zhao, sorry. It's just that we have something to do right now, so we won't bother Uncle Zhao."
After confirming the identity of the visitor, Xiang Yu gestured to the three young men to salute and say hello, and then said goodbye.
"Hey, you're right! You're not my nephew. Come to Anjue, uncle will take you to play. Let me tell you, this restaurant has a grilled lobster. The taste is sweet and sweet. You must Come up and have a taste."
Behind Zhao Xu, there were a few young men who were not friendly at first glance, and they all booed at this time: "Yes, yes, you must have never tasted it, this restaurant not only has grilled lobster, but also Spare ribs in fragrant sauce are even more delicious, come here, don't be shy, Brother Zhao is your uncle, so treats are a matter of course."
The few people who followed Zhao Xu all stood in front of Xiang Yu. Behind the seemingly enthusiastic backs, they kept blocking Xiang Yu and the entourage brought from Xiang's house, and separated him from the three little ones with a human wall. of.
Brothers Xiang Anjue and Xiang Anjiu, after all, were young, they couldn't explain it with their mouths, and they couldn't resist their strength. After three or two strokes, they were surrounded by Zhao Xu and entered the restaurant.
Xiang Yu's eyes darkened, and she silently stared at Zhao Xu for a long time.Zhao Xu turned his head, twitched his mouth, and said with a sneer, "I'm a genuine uncle, unlike you, whose name doesn't match your words. I advise you to stay out of your own business. I'm not trying to harm them. Treat them to a meal. It's not an exaggeration to have a nephew-uncle relationship, right?"
The few people behind Zhao Xu sneered at Xiang Yu together, and looked at his eyes, which were completely different from the enthusiasm towards Xiang Anjue, there was full of contempt.
Xiang Yu clenched his fists, the corners of his mouth were straightened. After a long while, he let go of his fists, passed Zhao Xu, and said in a calm tone, "Uncle's treat is nothing, of course. As the leading brother, Xiang Yu is here, thank you in advance. When the master comes back, Yu will definitely report well and live up to Uncle Zhao's wishes."
Zhao Xu's face darkened, and just as he was about to open his mouth, a person beside him quietly tugged at his sleeve, Zhao Xu frowned, thinking of something, he didn't open his mouth again, instead put on a warm smile, ordered delicious food, and urged After Xiao Er hurried up, he sat down next to Xiang Anjue, and picked up the pre-set side dishes on the table for him with one chopstick.
Throughout the whole process, Xiang Yu tensed his nerves.The second son of the Zhao family has a cold heart, and he can turn a blind eye to the death of the sister of his mother and compatriots. If he wants him to believe that the second son of Zhao really only wants to get closer to his nephew and uncle, it is better to believe that in this world Really ghosts!
However, even if Xiang Yu was on all possible precautions, he would not have imagined that the quality of some people is already so bad that it is outrageous.
At the same time, the magistrate, who was in the yamen of the prefect of Jin'an, was pinching a petition and looking left and right with a headache.
This is a complaint against Lu's family and Li's family for their disputes over the land, fighting fiercely, indulging slaves and acting violently, and causing people to be sent to prison.
"My lord, this is not an easy matter. Someone must be instigating it behind the scenes."
The master with a goatee has an inscrutable expression on his face.
The prefect of Jin'an glanced at him, and said angrily: "Anyone can see it. This shows that someone has given advice to the Li family, and this person is none other than Xiang Yuan!"
The master was not annoyed by being sprayed, but instead flattered: "My lord is indeed as insightful as a torch, and his heart is as careful as a hair. Then in my lord's opinion, how should I deal with this matter now?"
Prefect Jin'an rested the complaint on the table in agitation, picked up the tea bowl and took a sip, spit out a tea foam with a bah sound, wiped his mouth, and said: "You just show someone, just ask me. The magistrate has a lot of affairs all day long, so how can he have the energy to take care of everything? Besides, it’s an annual holiday, and the imperial court expressly stipulates that the pen and office should be closed, so let’s just let it go.”
After the master got the order, he took a few small officials to sort out the complaint, and returned to the first sentence: "Your Excellency already knows, but now it is an annual leave, and the yamen will have to wait until the next year to open the yamen."
The Li family was furious, and cursed: "Since it's the annual holiday, why did they arrest their family, Chenghui, and put them in jail?"
The master stroked his beard, and said slowly: "Li Chenghui's crime has a bad impact, so naturally he should be treated specially."
After saying that, no matter how annoyed the Li family was, they closed the gate of the yamen in front of them, with an extremely tough attitude.
Angrily returning to Li's house, the elder of the Li family complained loudly at Xiang Yuan, scolding the prefect of Jin'an for using his power for personal gain, for being inferior to others, and not taking Xiang Yuan's place as a second rank seriously.Accompanying Mr. Li's family was Mrs. Xiang's husband, Li Jiran. He didn't complain, but his face was full of helplessness and humiliation. In contrast, he was even more sympathetic than Mr. Li who was swearing.
Taking a deep look at Li Jiran, as soon as Xiang Yuan raised his hand, Master Li unconsciously closed his mouth tightly.
"You don't have to be angry, the Elder. The reaction of the prefect of Jin'an is just as expected."
"Since that's the case, what should we do after this?"
Faced with Xiang Yuan, Li Jiran also felt embarrassed.In his tone, there was a flattery that he didn't realize.
"Write another complaint, this time, sue Lixian county magistrate, sue him for using power for personal gain, lawless."
"But, this, this county magistrate, but the official status, if, if..."
Sweeping his gaze over the timid Master Li and Li Jiran, Xiang Yuan curled his mouth and gave them a reassurance.
"Don't worry, since I can come up with this idea, there is definitely a way to win this lawsuit. You don't have to worry about getting into trouble. Find a strong man who has carried the killing stick and handed over the complaint. The prefect of Jin'an just doesn't want to take care of it." , I have to take care of it!"
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