Farmhouse Pastoral Notes

Chapter 302 Meeting

These days, Chunqiu was busy renovating her small yard, and didn't pay too much attention to what her second brother was doing, so that she missed her second brother's first confrontation with the Ning Mansion.

Later, every time Yang Chunming brought up this matter, Chunqiu would beat his chest and feel regretful.

Before Yang Chunming explained to Li Zhou that if the other party is sending invitations, don't refuse them, but go directly.

Sure enough, within two days, the other party sent a servant to send another invitation. This time Yang Chunming did not refuse, but told the servant that he would definitely attend the appointment.

Seeing that it was time to go to the appointment, Yang Chunming and Li Zhou were talking about matters before leaving in the study.

"Brother Yang, are you really sure to convince them? You know, they have been in collusion with the Ning family for a long time?" Li Zhou had deep doubts about Yang Chunming's proposal to break down one by one. After all, the aristocratic families in Pingchuan County are all the same , You will know if there is any trouble, are they really blatantly poaching other people's corners?In other words, won't you be beaten to death?

Li Zhou was very worried. He didn't understand why Yang Chunming did this with such an obvious flaw?Could it be?Is there something here that he doesn't understand?
Facts have proved that there is nothing particularly profound here, and Yang Chunming even shook his head in denial, "It's just a simple test. Before we really do it, we must find out where the opponent's bottom line is, so that we can confuse right and wrong. , Fishing in troubled waters, otherwise the Ning family is a giant, how can we fight it to understand?"

"Then... will the method you mentioned really work? Don't we lose our wife and lose our army?" Li Zhou has reservations about this. He doesn't believe that Yang Chunming can find out anything. After all, this time is a test, but Ming On the surface, the idea of ​​poaching the wall in the face of the owner is a bit dangerous.

No matter how worried Li Zhou was, Yang Chunming's attitude did not soften. It was as if he had made up his mind. No real hands on it.

The two talked a few more words in the room, until the butler Wu at the door reminded them that it was time to go out, and then they stopped talking, packed their bags and went out.

Because Chunqiu was busy with her own small yard, Yang Chunming never saw Chunqiu except when eating. Since his mother went back, Yang Chunming moved back to his main room to rest, listening to the rumors from the next yard. Hearing the sound, Yang Chunming asked Butler Wu who was walking in front of them, "Butler Wu, what has Qiu'er been busy with these days? Is it her yard?"

It stands to reason that it doesn't take much time to simply take a rest in the lotus pond, and it hasn't stopped for several days. Yang Chunming is very suspicious that the girl on the eighth floor is secretly doing other things without telling him. Could it be that the whole yard has been repaired? .

Yang Chunming's guess was verified by Butler Wu's next words.

"Back to the master, the young lady felt that the veranda in the courtyard was a bit dilapidated, so I asked the old slave to find a few carpenters with good craftsmanship to rest the veranda for a while."

Sure enough, Li Zhou laughed behind Yang Chunming before he could speak, "Haha, brother Yang, your sister is so interesting, she actually took the whole yard to rest..."

Looking back at Li Zhou who was covering his stomach and laughing, Yang Chunming sighed helplessly, and whispered, "Brother Li, if you keep laughing like this, be careful that we are late for the banquet."

"What are you afraid of? The people don't fight with the officials. Even if we are a little late, they won't care if we think about it. After all, we have rejected their invitations a lot before." Li Zhou chuckled, completely dissatisfied with what Yang Chunming said Worry.

"Brother Li is right." Yang Chunming shrugged.

At this time, Butler Wu had already gone to the door to prepare the carriage, and the two were waiting at the door, talking one after another.

It is said that there are many aristocratic families in Pingchuan, especially after the destruction of the Yuan family more than ten years ago, the entire Pingchuan is also vaguely headed by the Ning family.

Of course, apart from the Ning family, there are many other families in Pingchuan, including Wei, Sun, Liu, and Wang, four smaller families.

The invitation to invite Yang Chunming and the others today was sent by the Wei family, and the purpose was to test the bottom line of the new magistrate.

Several aristocratic families with the same purpose as the Wei family had already received the post from the Wei family, and ran over to wait early, except for the Ning family.

"Brother Zhixing, what do you think is going on with this master of the Ning family? Could there be something else that I don't know about?" The person speaking is the current head of the Liu family, Liu Jiangcheng.The Liu family and the Wei family are in a marriage relationship. Liu Jiangcheng's wife Wei is formally Wei Zhixing's biological sister. The two are also brother-in-law and brother-in-law. Because of their close relationship, Liu Jiangcheng calls Wei Zhixing Brother Zhixing instead of Master Wei.

"To tell you the truth, Brother Jiang Cheng, I'm not very clear about this matter. The invitation brother also sent someone to the Ning Mansion a few days ago, but the people in the Ning Mansion didn't reply and didn't explain." At this point, Wei Zhixing spread his hands , and continued, "Our two families can be regarded as dependent on the Ning family. If there is any news about the new master, just inform the Ning family."

What Wei Zhixing said was right. The two of them had already stood on the Ning family's side. Even if the Ning family didn't come, if they really got any big news from Yang Chunming, they would tell the Ning family. After all, the two of them The family also counted on the Ning family to make a living.

Of course, these two people think so, but it doesn't mean that the rest of the Wang family and Sun family also think so.

After listening to the two people's words, the old man of the Sun family who was sitting quietly on the side suddenly snorted, and said with a sneer, "It's fine if the people from the Ning family come. It's been a while"

"Hehe, that's right, Brother Wei, Brother Liu, I'm afraid you two are too cautious. Now that the emperor and the courtiers have changed, our magistrate has changed. Who knows how long the Ning family can last? "The members of the Wang family also made up their swords at the side. This passage was very meaningful, and they felt a lot of care when they heard it.

The tree attracts the wind, and the Ning family has lived happily in Pingchuan for so many years. It is not ruled out that it is because of their good relationship with the magistrate, but now that a month has passed, the new magistrate in front of him obviously does not intend to sell the face of the Ning family. , this discovery makes the Sun family who intends to replace the Ning family very happy. You must know that those who are interested in the Yuan family's accident more than ten years ago have seen it in their eyes and kept it in their hearts. What role did the Ning family play in it? The characters are well aware of it, and all the property of the Yuan family went into the pockets of the Ning family back then. It was a lot of money, and no matter where it was placed, people would be tempted.

(End of this chapter)