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Chapter 289 Surrounding Wei and Rescue Zhao
Lu Yougui hurriedly held back his daughter: "Don't shout! It's okay, it's just a skin injury. I was swept away by the end of the whip. Go back and apply some medicine. It will be fine in two days."

Chunying looked at the wound carefully, her nose sore: "Who smoked it? Who beat my father?!"

"Who else?" Lu Yougui didn't care too much, "Isn't it the young masters of those rich families? The whole autumn, Nanyuan didn't rest. Those nobles thought the garden was suffocating, so they ran outside to play wild. The town has suffered. The few fields near the town are almost at the time of harvest, and they have been ruined a lot. Many families are crying quietly. No one can stop them, but That's all forbearance. Even though we are slaves of a rich family, the masters behind us all have backgrounds, but they didn't pay attention to it. If we couldn't agree on a word, the whip came. I'm still good, but I got hurt a little Whip, that boy Lao Zeng was whipped on his back. He had already walked to the town, but he was sent back to the village to recuperate! Otherwise, how could he not let go of such a big event as returning to the city?!"

Chunying frowned: "I've heard it too. When you came last time, you mentioned that those sons and sisters went to the town to have fun, making a mess! But it was still autumn! It was the hunting season Well, that's all. Now it's cold, windy and snowy, are they too idle? Going so far away to have fun?"

Lu Yougui said: "The people who beat us didn't come to hunt, but they did come here often in autumn. I heard that it was at that time that they became addicted to playing, so they set up property nearby, and came here to stay for a few days when they were free. " Paused, and his expression became serious, "Once they come, the surrounding Zhuangzi will suffer! It's cold in winter, and they don't know where to find some...Fans singing, drinking and having fun in Zhuangzi, tired of it I just ran wildly around the neighborhood on horseback. Hitting people is a trivial matter. On a whim, I even went to pull other girls. We are separated from their village by seven or eight miles, and we can avoid it. The two villages adjacent to it It's miserable. I heard that a young daughter-in-law in a neighboring village was kicked by their horse for refusing to go with them. She lost her body for two months. Fortunately, someone rescued her. Her family wanted I went to sue, but I was persuaded by the local security guard to go back. There is no way, the background is too big, even if I want to sue, no one dares to accept the complaint!"

Chunying's eyes widened: "Isn't it? Which family's son and brother is he, with such a big background?!"

"It's the relatives of the empress dowager's natal family, I can't tell." Lu Yougui thought for a while, "Yes, among the few official young masters who often play with him, one of them bought the one next to us. Zhuangzi is the area past the mulberry forest next to the old man Peng’s house. There is a large vegetable field between our village and a small Zhuangzi of about ten hectares. The manager of his family even came to ask us if he would sell Zhuangzi. I gave it to his house, saying that his young master thinks Zhuangzi is too small and wants to buy both sides and build a big training ground where you can run horses. I told them who our master is, and he didn’t come again One of my juniors chatted with his family's eldest follower for a while, and told me that their master is also related to our East Mansion, and their master is the natal uncle of the Second Young Mistress of the West Mansion."

Chunying's heart moved, and she stepped forward nervously: "Father is saying... the one who bought our neighboring village is... the son of the second young lady's natal uncle?! That is Mrs. Liang Taishi's natal nephew?! And beat you with a whip The person who makes friends with him is the empress dowager's natal child?!"

Lu Yougui nodded and sighed: "Although we are humble servants, we have heard about the entanglements of these big figures. The second young lady's family and the Hou's family are almost enemies. These young masters and brothers are said to be relatives, but they are actually Enemy! I have told the people in the village a long time ago, don’t go to those villages if you have nothing to do, don’t provoke those young masters, and when you see them going out to play, you will stay away from them, so as not to get into trouble. I can’t think of it, but It was to escort the New Year’s goods to Beijing, and they came to play unexpectedly, the carriage gave way a little slower, and the whip came over. There was also a cart of goods that was knocked over by them, fortunately, Director Xu was sensible and didn’t care about it.”

Chunying lowered her head and thought for a while: "Why did they buy Zhuangzi there? There are good fields in the Daxing area, but they buy ordinary fields. If it's just for the convenience of going to Nanyuan, buying a house in the town is enough. ? They still want to practice martial arts? They are not the disciples of generals."

When she said this, Lu Yougui also felt strange: "That's right, they also specially sent stewards and brought many male and female servants over to take care of it. Even if they didn't come, those people were still busy in the village. The house, and recruited a few strong men from Zhuangzi near us to help, but unfortunately we only have one meal and no money, and he is not happy if we don't go!"

Chunying paced back and forth slowly: "Father, if I want to find out their intentions for going there, who should I ask?"

"You ask what they do? Just avoid them."

"That's not what I said." Chun Ying pondered for a while, "You and your mother are neighbors in the village. If they continue to do evil things, they will bully you sooner or later. You are the head of the village. Inevitably, our master...although he is coming back, but in terms of power, he is still a bit short. Some things should be prepared earlier." What's more...she just thought of a plan, intending to encircle Wei and save Zhao, and completely Get parents out of this errand.

Although Lu Yougui didn't know what Chunying wanted to do, after this year, he became more and more at ease with this daughter, and said: "If you want to inquire about something, you can find the concierge. Among the little girls, there are always family members who are Work in the porter. Although the people there are stuck on the door for many years, whenever a foreigner comes, the guest's attendant will wait at the door, drinking tea in summer and warming up in winter. It's inevitable to keep things in the family, and many gossips are spread like this. Because the wife is strict in our house, we never gossip about the master's family, but we are much more relaxed about the gossip of other big families in Beijing. The concierge at the side is more informed than us, and the servants of the two families often chat and joke together, so you are guaranteed to know a lot of gossip!"

Chunying kept this incident in mind, and then asked about the situation of her mother and sister's family. It wasn't until someone came to urge Lu Yougui to have a drink that she whispered: "When you leave the city, say hello to your brother-in-law. Well, if I send a letter from here, he will come to ask for grace within three days, and pick you and your mother out of the house. I will arrange other things. You and your mother are pretending to have bad legs these days, Stay at home as much as possible and wait for my good news!"

Lu Yougui was puzzled, but he still complied, and he left after asking a lot of words.

Chunying returned to Songyi Courtyard, found a few pairs of cotton shoes made for her parents and a tiger-head hat sewn for her younger brother and little nephew, wrapped them in a piece of furoshiki, and called a little girl: "Xiao Que, I remember you." Daddy's in the porter, isn't he? Can you do me a favor?"

Xiao Que hurriedly said: "Sister, if you have something to say, just tell me, I will definitely do it!"

Chunying smiled, and handed the bundle to her: "My father came here just now, and now he's gone out with another farmer. These are some needlework I made for my parents. You carry them to the door for me. Come on, ask the people there to help, and when my father comes back, I will leave it to him, okay?"

Xiao Que hurriedly took the burden and said, "I'll go right away, I'll make sure it's all right!"

Chunying took out another crimson stone ring from her jewelry box: "Thank you very much, I remember you said you liked this last time, so I will give it to you." Seeing Xiao Que hesitate, she smiled and said: "No I don’t love these valuable things, it’s a pity to leave them for nothing, it’s better for you to play with them.”

The little magpie happily accepted it, and left with the bag in her arms. She came back half an hour later and said, "It has been delivered. It just so happens that the road steward is talking to someone in the porter's room."

"Thanks for your hard work." Chunying poured tea for her, "Just now the old lady offered some dim sum, which is still hot, I think it's too sweet, don't you like jujube stuffing? Just take it back and share it with your sisters." Divide up."

Xiao Que thanked happily, took the dim sum plate and went back to the room, and brought a few sisters to share.She was originally a girl brought out by Chunying, and she has always respected her, so she got closer now. On the second day, Chunying revealed that she was worried about her father's injury. When she heard that she was the cousin of the second young lady of the West , and said: "It's amazing! That master almost turned the West Mansion upside down! Shuntian Mansion is so big, it's really strange that her cousin ran to the edge of our village to buy land, maybe there is some conspiracy !"

"I'm also worried about this. Although the things outside have nothing to do with us as girls, my parents live nearby. If that person is really malicious, wouldn't my parents bear the brunt of it?" Chunying worriedly grabbed the little girl. Que's hand, "What do you think they are planning? Your father works as a porter, so he must be well-informed. I don't know if you have heard anything?"

The little magpie immediately volunteered to ask his father, and after a few days, he reported back: "It's strange to say that there are rumors outside that many people have bought Zhuangzi in the suburbs of Beijing recently and plan to retire to the countryside. I just don't believe it." , second young lady’s natal cousin, did he buy Zhuang Zi for this? He is obviously still young!”

Retire to the countryside?Maybe you want to retreat to advance, or just wait for the time!Grand Master Liang has reached this point, in order to survive, it is impossible to retreat, or...is this just a trick?It's true, if you really want to retire, why do you want to let your children do evil in the village? !

Chunying knew it well, and asked Xiao Que to continue to inquire, while preparing a few pieces of needlework, and came to the main courtyard when she found time.

Qingluan was sitting cross-legged on the kang in the west ear room, sewing a cloak, when she saw Chunying coming in, she said with a smile, "Yo, I haven't seen you for a few days, why are you free today?"

Chunying smiled and said: "The old lady thought that the master will be back soon, and she hasn't slept well these few nights, and we haven't slept well, but I have time to finish what you entrusted to me. Look at it Can it still be used?" Then he handed over the needlework.

Qingluan opened it and looked at it, then said with a smile: "Everything is done delicately, I am convinced, no wonder others say you are skillful!"

Chun Ying smiled, and suddenly sighed.Qingluan looked at it strangely, and asked, "What's wrong with you? What's bothering you?"

"I saw how the old lady missed the master, and I thought of my parents coming. You don't know, when my father came a few days ago..." In this way, he exaggerated his father's injury and told Qing Luan, at the end, wiped the corners of his eyes.

Qingluan was startled and angry: "What's the matter with that man?! He's so bold?! Our family is not those ordinary people, does he have no scruples at all?!"

At this time, footsteps and voices came from the door of the main house outside, Chunying knew that the second wife Zhuo Shi must have returned from doing the housework, so she hurriedly gave Qingluan a hand and went out: "Greetings, Madam."

Zhuo took off his shoes and got on the kang, and said with a smile, "Why are you here? How is the old lady today? Did you sleep better last night?"

"It's still the same, please go over and persuade my wife, the master will have to wait at least ten days before returning home. If this continues, how can the old lady survive?"

Zhuo sighed: "The old man hasn't seen her son for nearly a year. She knows that her son is coming back. How can she sit still? Why didn't I persuade her? But she didn't listen!"

Chunying said solemnly: "The old lady won't listen, so I'll try to persuade her a few more times. Although I know she is thinking about her son, but others can't condone it! If it's unavoidable, madam might as well invite an imperial physician to prescribe some calming prescriptions. Let the old lady sleep more peacefully, and she will not be afraid when she recovers her spirits. When the master returns home, he also hopes to see the old lady in good health, doesn't he?"

Zhuo thought for a while, then nodded: "That's good, otherwise, the old lady will hurt herself. Then tell the kitchen to make some soothing soup and send it to the old lady." She smiled at Chunying again She smiled and said, "You're still thoughtful." Suddenly, she noticed that the circles of Chunying's eyes were a little red, as if she had just cried, and hurriedly asked, "What's the matter? Who made you angry just now?" Turning to Qingluan again.

Qingluan hurriedly reported to Mrs. Zhuo what Chunying just said, and said: "Ma'am, such a thing is really surprising! That man clearly knew that he was our family's Zhuangzi, and he beat him with a whip without saying a word! Manager Zeng made him so injured that he couldn't get up on the bed!"

Zhuo's eyes turned cold: "Chun Ying, tell me carefully, what's going on?!"

Chunying added oil and a few drops of vinegar to his father's words, and then sent it to the second wife, seeing her face getting more and more ugly, she took the opportunity to say: "Madam, my father's injury is a trivial matter, it's just that this new neighbor... ...It's really worrying. If they continue to do evil things like this, if they implicate our village...what should we do?"

(End of this chapter)