Porridge and side dishes [farming]

Chapter 98

This old man is determined to take advantage of it. Isn't this telling the truth?Li Ji didn't show much here, and the other three elders could hardly sit still.

If you let the old man continue to offend people, don't say you won't get any benefits in the future, if you annoy others, you won't have any good fruits in the future.

"Look at what I said, can people with good hands and feet starve to death? Since ancient times, there has been no reason for the husband's family to subsidize the mother's family. The other families are all daughters who love their parents and give them some filial piety. Parents love their sons, so they will give up. The money will be handed over to my brother-in-law. Let alone her father and mother, Li Yan is the only one now, we can’t bully her and can’t speak, right?”

An elder who was older than Li Shuisheng wrote with a smile and persuasion, blinking his eyes and making faces, as if to attract the attention of the old man, so that he would retreat in spite of difficulties.

It's a pity that the old man is getting old, so he didn't see clearly.At this time, it was not only the outsiders who said against his words, but the juniors in the village dared to refute the old man's wishes.

Although it is true that Li Yan is out of the old man's control, but Li Yan's parents are gone, and the old man is the only one left among the elders, why can't he control it?

Thinking of this, the old man hardened his heart, determined to get the money out of this group of people.The old man lived a long life, but he did nothing in his life, and he didn't earn a few taels of silver. It can even be said that after the age of 50, he has been a drag on his children and grandchildren, and they are all supported by them.

Nowadays, the family can live a better life in the village, basically relying on the old man to support them. With him, there will be gifts from others in the family during the holidays. These can supplement the children and grandchildren and make their life easier better.

Even if something happened, with the identity of the old master suppressing him, he wouldn't be afraid of anything.But if the old man suddenly disappears, then these conveniences will be gone.

When the old man didn't want to leave, he left nothing for his sons.This time is a good opportunity, if he can ask for more money to write down, and be the first one in my family, then the people who get the money can remember his one point, and when he is gone, they can also remember this goodness Li Bao's on these kids' heads.

If you want more, you can also leave more money for them to escape the bad life in the future.

The old man boasted that it was a painstaking effort, why can't any of these idiots feel it?

The old man can't wait to knock his head and pull away these sloppy people, so that he can negotiate terms with them.

The sturdy man was not stupid, of course he could hear the twists and turns between them.

The sturdy man was prepared, and said: "You don't need to ask for this in person, and my family is not a person who doesn't understand the rules. But before leaving, my master deliberately put down his words. Now, I might as well say a few more words to the old man."

Hearing that the strong man said he would follow the rules, the old man smiled a little more, nodded and said: "Tell me."

"My master said that if the family is big and the business is big, it is inevitable that some people will visit relatives for profit. No one's money comes for nothing. Naturally, there is no reason to make blood-sucking insects cheaper. Those who value love and reason, even if they are poor Ding dong jingling, that is also worthy of friendship, the most important thing in the family is silver, one hundred and eighty taels, whether it is a helper, or buying two good clothes, it is almost the same."

When the strong man said that, the old man was even more satisfied.

The strong man continued: "However, for those who only value money in their eyes, it's better to make a clean break and be tougher to save future troubles. Before leaving today, my master gave special instructions. If the wife's natal family has one heart For the sake of his wife, he sent his wife to the family temple regularly. This woman's status is higher than the sky. If there is really a family relationship in it, she should be happy for her first. Then, even if it is only a few days away This relative has put up with it, and when they walk around with each other in the future, it's easy to say that the money will flow away."

Even a fool can understand after hearing these words.The old man said in a deep voice, "What do you mean!"

The burly man hooked his lips and smiled slightly: "This time, we brought 50 taels of silver as my wife's betrothal gift. My master said that no matter what the circumstances, the silver will be given to my wife's family. But if the mother's family is only seeking money If you don't even care about the auspicious time when your wife moved her grave, then this relative must never be recognized. So old man, you can take the 50 taels of silver now, and each will go his own way in the future. If there is another If something messy comes to your door, we can still take out 50 taels."

These words were full of threats. Since the age, this was the first time someone spoke to the old man like this.

The old man said angrily: "Young lady gave birth to a son for your family, so it's impossible for you to bully your husband's family just because you're gone!"

The strong man continued his unfinished sentence: "It depends on your attitude in the past. We all know why the wife is gone. We also know how the uncle is treated in the village. You guys I have never been a wife and uncle. I am a family, and even the family is ashamed. Now, when you see the silver, what is the reason? If you have any blood and blood, you will not stand in front of the wife’s grave and raise the price. From today , after the grave is moved, if you dare to come to ask for a penny, whoever comes, my master will buy whose head with 50 taels of silver."

This sentence shocked everyone, including the old man.

To say that there were fights and scolding in the village, or that someone's head was picked off for a urinal, these are all known to be angry words, and they are not counted.But what this strong man said was loud and loud, and the application on his face did not seem to be lying at all.

Especially the village head and those who got the letter turned pale.Li Ji had made it clear and warned, saying that Er Gouzi's family is a man with all-hands-eyes, and the county magistrate can't control it. It is easier to kill people in the village than to kill ants.

If people are thinking about Li Yan's credit for giving birth to Er Gouzi, they will treat the village kindly in the future, and a little bit of food that falls out of their fingernails will be enough for the whole village to eat for a lifetime.

But because of his ignorance, the old man was blinded by money, and he rushed to offend people like a fool. Isn't this the same as pushing the God of Wealth out?

The old man was also taken aback.In fact, like the people in the village, he was in awe and had more suspicions in his heart when facing a big family in the city.Because I haven't been out of the village a few times in my life, for those rich and powerful families, just thinking about them will almost demonize them.

The old man naturally has the thoughts that other people in the village can have, and he also thinks this is not a joke.But with so many pairs of eyes, even if the old man couldn't see clearly, he seemed to feel the irony in their eyes.

This is a kind of condescending sarcasm, which makes the old man who has been loved for a long time feel a great sense of gap.

The old man was frightened for no reason when facing a strong man.Looking at the few people standing not far away, the anger rose from his heart, and he vented the anger that he dared not express in his heart.

"What are you looking at? Useless things. My sister's grave has been dug up, and you are still standing there watching the fun!"

Where is the old man willing to admit that he offended others because of him?At this time, even this group of people moved the grave for his wife, which was called grave digging.

In this way, they seem to have a bad reputation, as if they are bullying ordinary people by taking advantage of their power and power.

In fact, there are many similar people.When the weak can't find a chance to stand up, they will simply lower their status as a weak person, making those "strong" right and wrong.

In this way, he can say that his mistakes are not his own for the rest of his life, and he only blames the unfairness of this world, which makes him have nowhere to turn around.

Up until now, the old man was not thinking of saving, but of preserving his own face.When he said this, he directly dumped the blame on the four elders of the family including Li Ji.

The old man said they were digging graves, what would the four of them say?If they obeyed the old man's words, they would become sinners who provoked the relationship between the two parties.If the Li family were held grudges or even retaliated against in the future, the fault would be on these four people.But if you say no, it is disobedience to the old man, and it is unfilial.

If the old man gets angry all of a sudden, they are even more sinners of the Li family.

The old man was originally the only 70-year-old birthday star in the village, and he has always been respected, but this time he did such a stupid thing, which really made the four of them feel uncomfortable.

Obviously reminded again and again, it was the old man who offended the person in a muddleheaded manner, and turned around to throw the pot away, and he was relieved.

Li Shuisheng sighed, and said: "Why do you make things difficult for Li Yan? Anyway, you hugged Xiao Yan when she was a child, and her husband's family came to pick her up. It is a great happy event. Once our brain comes out, Li Yan will not feel comfortable in the ground. .”

Li Ji followed up and said: "Okay, okay, let's take it all away. Old man, you are our uncle, what do you say, we should listen to it. But look at this grave bag, even a I can't even see a decent tombstone. Because she is an unmarried girl, she was not even allowed to enter the ancestral grave of our Li family. She just stood here alone. I don't know how many ghosts bullied her. You are an elder Yes, there is no one who doesn't feel sorry for the child. Don't talk about you, my peers feel very sad just thinking about it."

Li Ji took two steps forward, obviously trying to smooth things over.If it was in the past, the old man would definitely reprimand Li Ji to keep his face.But remembering what the strong man said, the old man was also afraid that he really made a big mess.

The old man was still a little embarrassed, Li Bao hurriedly said with a smile: "Look, what did I say? You are just worrying too much. We are a rustic old man, who can rush to deceive us? Your black trick The face is good, but Haoxuan didn't call the good in-laws enemies. My fourth uncle's family has a lot of money, but look at the clothes of this group of people, which one is better than the fourth uncle, and you are still needed The wicked came to test it?"

Or how to say that Li Bao is a smart person, after such a short time, he thought of a way to make things right.

When Li Bao said that, then the old man's exaggerated words would not be counted. He only said it deliberately to provoke people to test whether he was a liar.

How smart is Li Ji?After figuring this out, he immediately continued: "Let me just say, the old man is kind and kind on weekdays, but today he is so mean. You are thinking of me and Er Gouzi. Thank you in advance. But this temptation is indeed possible. No problem. I've lived in this family's mansion these days, and the family has great achievements and servants in groups, so we can't fool anyone. Let's not delay sister Yan's affairs, let her go home first. "

Li Bao and Li Ji cooperated and directly rounded things up. At this time, the old man could no longer let his temper go, and the steps were paved, so the old man followed suit.

"Yes, I did this villain after all. These two dogs have a hard life, and they are very capable. They are all treasured in our village. Suddenly, they came over and said that my family wanted to pick them up. I am not allowed to test Probing."

Having said this, there is no other problem.The four elders kept the most tactful Li Shuisheng on the scene, and the rest went back with the old man.

When they were out of sight, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Ji opened his mouth to make trouble, but when he remembered that the other party was the old man, he swallowed it back.Although today's incident was a play performed by the people from the county magistrate's side, it was all fabricated.

But without these things, Li Yan's matter today might have been really delayed.The old man obviously went there to take advantage of it, but because of his seniority, no one could preach to him.If the old man insisted on refusing to give the money and refused to move the grave, then he would not know how much money he would have to take in if he opened his mouth like a lion.

As for how to divide the money, it is up to him as an elder.

Li Ji was upset, so he couldn't say it directly.It's not easy for anyone to speak out about this matter, as it would be suspected of disobedience to the elders.

That is to say, the village head can have such a right.The village chief couldn't speak just now, because even the village chief has a foreign surname, and weddings and funerals are private matters, so it is inevitable that the village chief's words will be true.

The village chief sighed and said: "Old man, let me say a few more words, so don't blame me for talking too much. I knew it earlier today, so I asked someone to let you know in advance. It's just because the time is too tight, and I didn't come to the house when I was free, so it almost caused an accident. disaster."

At this time, the old man got over his confusion and somewhat understood.He knew what he had done, he was trying to twist someone's thigh with his elbow.Even if the girl from her own family becomes someone else's wife, and the son she gives birth to is the only uncle of the family, but where she was born, those who come out of a small family will always be at the head of a dwarf family.

Right now, it's just to make up for the dowry gift, and disturb the time when the wife moves the grave.Isn't this completely offending others?Even if you don't put down the cruel words directly today, then don't even think about making friends in the future.Once this relationship is severed, not to mention that Li Yan became the wife of the family, even if she became the ancestor of the family, it has nothing to do with her natal family.

Li Jidao: "Old man, you don't know, and I can't blame you for what happened today. I live in someone's house these days, and I can get in touch with the Taoist family to some extent. It is definitely the master with the eyes and hands. If there are too many, I won't Dare to say more, I can only tell you that the master in this family can't even suppress the magistrate in our county, and the relationship above is tough. So this is very domineering, and it doesn't sound like they are trying to take advantage if."

After the county magistrate heard it clearly, he couldn't help trembling in his heart, but he still pretended to be calm and said: "Can there be such a person in this world? Don't make jokes."

Li Ji shook his head and said: "How many capable people have we seen here? I said you have seen it, and you should believe it if you don't believe it. It's not that I lied to you. Er Gouzi's father, even if It was all in vain that wiped out our village in a fit of anger. Can you think about it, Li Yan back then didn’t know who her man was? After all the children were born, she was still a leader. Why did she insist on it? Are you unwilling to say a word? Would you rather be scolded in the village and have your son called a bastard?"

This is obviously the most convincing statement, because from this point of view, Li Yan gave birth to a son, so she should take the child back to ask for an identity.Even if it wasn't for himself, he couldn't let his son suffer so many years of grievances.

"You mean that Li Yan didn't dare to speak out back then?" The old man followed Li Ji's train of thought.

Li Ji nodded: "If you want me to see, Sister Yan was probably snatched by the master of the family back then. This was a big grievance, but after a few days, he left Li Yan and went to find a new one. Li Yan is afraid of telling who she is. The bloody head of our family will cause trouble to her, so she would rather suffer being poked in the back than say a word. She dare not speak after giving birth. This is all It’s for our safety, we’re sorry for sister Yan after buying these years.”

Li Ji said this on purpose, and described Li Yan as a poor person who made a compromise for the sake of his clansmen.

The cause and effect are well-founded, and anyone in Ren Village will believe it.The old man believed it without a doubt.After listening to Li Ji's description of the family, and thinking about what the strong man said, he couldn't help shivering again.

After several struggles in my heart, I finally put down my face and asked worriedly: "Today's matter...is it over. Can they believe what we say?"

"Believe it or not, it's over. Anyway, we didn't really affect people's grave relocation, and we didn't really get any money to shake hands." The village chief said, "I'm afraid they will tell their masters before and after when they go back. People don't have a good impression of us, and it will be difficult to get along with us in the future."

Li Ji knew that the old man was just fancying the dowry, so he said, "Even if it's hard to get along in the future, it's better than others making things difficult for us. At least there is a gift money of 50 taels of silver. Can we go for more?"

The average bride price for a daughter-in-law in the village is only two taels of silver.Even if an old man marries a young girl, it is too much to give a tael and a half.This gift of 50 taels of silver can be said to be the first gift in hundreds of years.

The old man smiled wryly in his heart, where did he fancy this only 50 taels of silver?The 50 taels of silver is indeed a huge sum of money, but it is reasonable to say that this money should be kept by Li Yan's parents, and if they are not, they should be given to the brother.

Now Li Yan's brothers are gone, leaving behind some nephews.The 50 taels of silver seems to be a lot, but if it is divided, most of them should belong to Li Yan's nephew's family.

Of course, there are quite a few people in the village who don't have a penny, and a penny is a lot of money.

But being a son-in-law of such a rich family, this money seems inconspicuous.

Everyone wants to get ten taels and eight taels to build a big house and live a good life in the future.With today's release, I can't think about it anymore.

The old man thought about it for a few times before he forced a smile and said, "How can we really be greedy for other people's money? Li Yan still has such a son. Since he is his only child, life will definitely not be bad in the future. This is It’s really a little bit reluctant to be raised by us.”

In the future, there is no chance at all, after all, Er Gouzi was raised here, so there will always be more affection.I just wait until Er Gouzi's father is gone, and Er Gouzi will be in charge of the house.At that time, even if you can think of them when you are free, and send some good things, that will be enough.

Li Bao knew what kind of temper the old man had. Seeing that he turned his attention to Er Gouzi, Li Bao hurriedly said, "Actually, Grandpa, you should really thank Fourth Uncle."

The old man didn't know why, and asked, "Why?"

Li Baodao: "Did you forget? Before you came to say goodbye in person. At that time, you wanted to tell Er Gouzi a daughter-in-law as soon as possible for the sake of Er Gouzi, and forced people to introduce the girl. Thinking about it now, what if It’s really come true, you let Er Gouzi marry someone you don’t like, and that person will become a rich family, so can you still be a reporter?”

When Li Bao mentioned this, the old man finally remembered.The old man still refuses to admit that it was his fault. After all, in his eyes, he was sincerely doing it for Er Gouzi's benefit, but Er Gouzi refused to appreciate it.

"At that time, didn't you worry about him when he was getting old? Besides, I haven't seen any girls before, so how do you know she doesn't like it?"

Seeing that the old man was still stubborn, Li Bao felt helpless in his heart, and said with a smile on his mouth: "You can't think so. Er Gouzi's identity is different now, and the daughter-in-law who went there must be Miss Qianjin. My father doesn't know what to do How did you find the baby? If what happened back then, Er Gouzi marries an ordinary girl, how can her father not hate you? To be honest, when I persuaded you, I was reminded by my fourth uncle."

Li Bao looked at Li Ji, smiled and continued: "The fourth uncle told me at the time that the identities of these two dogs were not known, and we didn't know whose family they belonged to. We were all outsiders. The reason for telling people about marriage without going through their parents? In addition, Er Gouzi's temper is different from ours. If he really gets angry and goes back to the mountain, we will add another charge of forcing his son away. If he If you really get angry, we still have a good life there."

After such an analysis, the old man finally understood the seriousness of the matter.Looking back at Li Ji, there was a lot of gratitude on his face:

"Speaking of which, you have the longest view in our village. At the beginning, I always heard people say that you wanted to catch the two dogs. That's why you stopped the two dogs from getting married. Now think about it, if you It's not that you have been blocking it, we will really offend people."

The old man will admit that when he forced the marriage back then, he took advantage of the Zhao family.At the beginning, because of the momentary greed, he almost made a big mistake.

The author has something to say: Every day I say I want to update it earlier, but I only have time code words in the middle of the night every day... I have been sleeping in the early morning for many years, and I feel that my body has been hollowed out...

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