Xiangye

Chapter 237 Farce
"Dowry, dowry, what kind of compensation, why didn't I know that your mother brought a dowry when she married into my Yan family." The old lady Yan yelled angrily: "Your mother is a broom star who killed my son. I haven't found it yet." What about your grandpa. What are you from my Yan family? You don’t have a share in this yard, get out!"

"Grandma Yan, you are a grandma, so why bother to be angry with the younger generation. You can't write two words of Yan in one stroke, and Huaihua is still bleeding from your blood!" Some neighbors stood up one after another, moaning, persuading persuasion.

"Hua Hua, why are you talking, how can you be so rude to grandma?"

"You two, grandparents and grandchildren, would you please say a word less?"

"We're all family after all!"

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For a while, the yard was in chaos.

Originally, Huaihua had been staring at grandma and second uncle coldly.
However, someone's next sentence completely irritated her: "Yan Huai, after all, she is your grandma. The reason why she wants to sell the yard is probably because the Yan family has encountered some difficulties. Otherwise, who would sell their ancestral property! For example, even if this yard is your mother’s dowry, your grandmother is in trouble, wouldn’t you help? But it’s not justified!”

"Grandma, I think of her as a grandma, but did she ever think of me as a granddaughter?" Huaihua was furious, and slapped the table with her hand, and said sharply, "Don't think that I don't know anything because I'm not at home for a while? What? The difficulty is that I am a fool. I just think that I am a woman, and I will marry someone sooner or later. When the time comes, I will take this yard with me to my wife's house. Hehe, the Yan family has the intention to seize the birth , bullying me is an orphan whose parents both died. What kind of difficulty is there? Yan Fulin, have you recently thought about opening a sedan chair shop and lack of capital, so you put your mind on me. Bullying me, what kind of man is it? , what's the point?"

The so-called sedan chair shop is a unique business in Beijing.There are not many things in Beijing, but there are many officials, and there are many ruling classes with status and fame.Beijing City University, the big shots can't walk when they go out, they have to ride a car, a horse or a sedan chair.Because most of the high-ranking officials and nobles raised horses or bearers.

However, the salaries of officials in the Ming Dynasty were all low. These days, having a horse at home is like buying a Mercedes-Benz or BMW in later generations, and most people can't afford it.Therefore, this gave birth to the profession of bearer.Merchants bought sedan chairs and ordered porters to carry them to the gate of the imperial city to do business, but this was somewhat similar to taxis in later generations.

Yan Fulin felt ashamed, and knew that Yan Huai's niece had a hot personality, but he couldn't beat her when he bickered, so he just lowered his head and didn't dare to lift it up.

Grandma Yan is also a fierce woman, she simply didn't even want to lose face, she cursed back: "So what if you take your property, if you don't accept it, go to the yamen and sue me. The grandson sues grandma for disobedience and unfilial piety, who will the government help?"

Then, he slapped his son again: "Cowardly and useless waste, you are scolded like this by a little girl, what kind of uncle are you? What kind of man are you to hide behind my mother-in-law when things happen!"

Yan Lao Er took a slap from his mother and immediately became angry. He stood up and raised his hand to give Yan Huai a loud slap across the face.

The sound made people's hearts tremble, and the courtyard suddenly fell silent.

Gao Wen frowned: "It's outrageous, it's outrageous."

Just about to give Xiaoying a wink and tell him to drive out the three generations of the Yan family.

Yan Huai: "Second uncle, you hit me, you hit me?"

Yan's second son: "Little whore, you recognize me as the second uncle at this time. I used to talk about your Yan family before. Let me ask you, what is your last name?"

The old lady Yan shouted from behind: "Good fight, kill this little whore!"

Yan Huai covered her face with tears in her eyes: "Second Uncle, that's right, my surname is Yan Minghuai. Before I got married, I belonged to the Yan family. Yan Fulin, even if you don't care about your family, you still treat me like a little whore , it is the face of the Yan family."

Second Yan: "What's wrong with calling you a little whore, Yan Huai, you come to my place to make trouble today and dare not go to the government. Everyone knows the reason why. You shameless bastard, don't think I I don’t know. Since the year before last, you’ve been in and out of the Jiaofang Division, and you’ve brought home a lot of money, so you must have become a prostitute. The **** is ruthless, the actor is not righteous, you dare not go to the government Well, let's see if the officials believe in you, a scumbag, or us good people. Also, it's only been a few days since your father died. Look at what you're wearing today, whether it's red or green. Let me ask you, What about your filial piety? It’s not because we all have the same blood, I’m going to drag you to the Daxing county government today and sue you for disobedience!”

Hearing this, Gao Wen looked intently, only to find that Yan Huai was wearing a light green shirt with blue trousers on the outside.

I also remembered that Boss Yan had only passed away a few days ago, and Huaihua, her biological daughter, had already lost her filial piety.

Gao Wen hated the unfilial people the most. He saw Huaihua being bullied by his second uncle and grandma and took away the family property, and he felt a little sympathetic, but now he was very unhappy, and he was too lazy to stand up for justice.

"Well said!" Yan Pozi's face was full of insidiousness: "Second brother, drag her into the yamen and sue him!"

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to grab Yan Huai's sleeve.

"Let me go, let me go!" Sophora Hua screamed, but her pretty face turned pale.

Seeing that her granddaughter was afraid, the old lady Yan was even more proud: "Neighbors, take a look, we have sold out here! One penny once, two pennies for the night. If the fat and water don't flow into other people's fields, you should patronize them a lot." Yo!"

Everyone was too shocked to speak.

"Wow!" All of a sudden, Sophora burst into tears: "Neighbors, I am pure and clean, don't you know what kind of person I am. I go to Jiaofang to do rough work for people, cooking and washing clothes Cleaning the yard, even pulling carts. I am an innocent woman, how can I be willing to degenerate. The reason why I wiped my face is not because my father and I were too sad and sick after the death of my mother. To get medicine for him , so I went to be a servant to others. Heaven and conscience, I have never done anything to shame my parents. If there is any lie, there will be a thunderbolt! My father has been ill for many years, did my grandma and my second uncle ever give me a penny? I even borrowed the coffin where my father was buried. Could it be that their hearts are made of iron and stone? Where can anyone say that about their granddaughter? Are they human or beasts!"

Mrs. Yan was furious: "Why didn't you pay a penny for soup and medicine? What did you say, little whore? I am so old, and I managed to raise a son. It is time for you to honor me. If you want me to pay, you are Bastard! Second child, beat this little bastard to death!"

Yan Lao Er raised his hand and wanted to hit him again.

Huaihua: "Yan, I'll fight with you!" Stretching out his hand, "Boom", overturned a table to the ground.Cups, bowls, and plates rolled all over the floor.

At this moment, Gao Wen couldn't bear it any longer: "Everyone stop!"

Although the three grandparents were crying and arguing, it was a bit chaotic, but he still understood what was going on.

If the guess is correct, the Yan family should be a shabby and poor family. This can be seen from the dilapidated and dirty yard where Mrs. Yan and Yan's second child live next door.

The Yan family has two sons, the eldest and the second.

Boss Yan is Yan Huai's father. After marrying Huaihua's mother, he gave this courtyard as a dowry to Boss Yan and his wife to live in.

Huaihua's mother fell ill and died later, and her father was bedridden with grief, which dragged on for many years.In order to see a doctor, all the money in the family was spent.

Ordinarily, Yan Huai's father was the head of the Yan family, and he had no money for medical treatment, so the rest of the family should watch out and help each other.

But Mrs. Yan saw that the boss looked like this, and she couldn't do it. The so-called gold has a price and medicine is priceless, so she doesn't know how much it will cost to get him soup.So, I ignored it and only focused on protecting the second child's family.

There is a folk saying: "The emperor loves the eldest son, and the common people love the youngest son."

There was a custom among ordinary people in the Ming Dynasty that when the sons of the family grew up, they had to live in separate households, but most of the property in the family had to be left to the youngest son.Of course, the obligation to support parents must be implemented on the youngest.

Mrs. Yan was cruel by nature, at this time she only had money in her eyes, and she didn't even have the slightest affection between mother and child, but she refused to subsidize even a penny.

In desperation, Yan Huai could only go to help others to do rough work to earn some money for her father's medicine.

It's a pity that the medical conditions and technological level in ancient times were too low. After a few years, Boss Yan still passed away.At this time, Yan Huai couldn't even get together the money for his father's coffin, so he had to borrow it from others.After burying his father, in order to pay back the money, he went out to work regardless of mourning.

But at this time, Mrs. Yan, mother and son took advantage of Huaihua's absence to plan the inheritance of Boss Yan, stole the deed, and sold the yard to Gao Wen.

That's right, it is said that if Boss Yan dies, his property will go to the Yan family's father-in-law. This is written into the law.However, there is another article in the "Law of the Great Ming Dynasty". If a woman's dowry is divorced or her husband dies, she can take the dowry back to her natal family.

Thus, the two laws came into conflict.

The Ming Dynasty practiced the rule of man. When encountering such a thing, it is impossible for the public to seize the family's property because of Sophora's loneliness and helplessness.Besides, they will marry in the future, if they don't have a dowry, how will they live in their husband's house in the future?

This Yan family mother and son bullied a little girl, but this little girl is their granddaughter and niece, isn't this a beast?
Gao Wen was instantly angry, and he also had great sympathy for Yan Huai.

This is a family matter, and it is not Gao Wen's turn to fight against injustices.However, I can at least return the house to the Yan family's mother and son. It is said that there is no harm if there is no sale.

But the scene was so chaotic, how could others hear Gao Wen's voice.

Xiaoying was originally a pure and passionate young man. Seeing this tragedy of human relations, he was already trembling with anger, and shouted: "You dog, how dare you make such a noise in front of our master, you want to die!"

Like a thunderbolt in the middle of the sky, Pu Shan's big hand stretched out, grabbed Yan Lao Er by the collar, and threw it out.

Poor Yan Lao Er was thin and small, how could he resist, and suddenly fell on his back.

There were many fragments of porcelain on the ground. He rolled under it, his hands, feet and face were scratched, and blood flowed out.

"Brother, what are you doing?" Yan Laoer looked at Xiaoying in horror: "This little whore is the one who flipped the table, why don't you hit him, and look at me instead?"

Xiaoying: "Dirty bastard, my master is talking, you guys are messing around, so fuck me to be quiet!"

Gao Wen stood up and said, "Mrs. Yan, it seems that who owns this yard of yours is still a matter of debate. I don't want to get involved in your family affairs, so that's fine. If you return the money to me, I won't buy this yard. "

"What!" Yan Pozi and Yan's second child shouted at the same time.

Everyone looked at the mother and son with wonderful faces, and they were all amused and noisy. Now it's all right, a good business has been ruined.

"Why, you don't agree?" Xiaoying sullenly.

Yan Er Er stood up, limped to Gao Wen, and said with an apologetic smile: "Master Gao, our yard is spacious and beautiful, you may not find such a good place if you go all over the capital. Besides , this business has already been concluded, how can we go back on our word?"

Gao Wen's face sank: "I can't control this, refund the money!"

Yan Pozi and Yan Laoer looked at each other, with sweat dripping from their foreheads.After they got Gao Wen's money yesterday, they immediately bought a sedan chair and rented it out. They had to sit on the ground and eat a commission, which was already spent.This is a large sum of money, how can I get it out in a short time.

Yan Lao Er flattered and shouted: "Master Gao, the villain has spent all the money, and I really can't get it out. This is really a good place, so you can stay here!"

Sophora Huaihua: "Return the money to others. This house was left by my father. It is my mother's dowry. The one whose surname is Gao, you return the deed to me."

Before Gao Wen could speak, Mrs. Yan immediately became angry and scolded: "Little whore, you disobedient bastard, you have a place to talk about my Gao family's affairs?"

Then he scolded his son again: "Looking at your useless appearance, you know how to say good things and be careful when encountering troubles, and I have to come and end it for you."

She changed her respectful and ingratiating appearance in front of Gao Wen before, and changed her face: "Old Qian has already used up all his medicines, so I can't refund you. Besides, the house has been sold to you, and the contract has been replaced with Your name already belongs to you. If you want money, you can find someone to sell it. It’s none of my business. You can live in this yard if you want, and you can’t live there. There are weasels and crows in the sky, and no one dares to say anything about you? "

Gao Wendao was not mentally prepared for the beggar woman to turn her face suddenly.At any rate, he is now a juror, and when others see him, they will bow respectfully and shout: "Master!"

Not to mention juren, since I was selected as a scholar, I have been squeezed into the ruling class and have a certain social status, and I have never been contradicted by ordinary people like this.

Gao Wen's face was livid: "Bold, if you talk nonsense again, my master will not be polite!"

"You're welcome, what are you going to do if you're welcome?" Grandma Yan also went all out, put her face in front of Gao Wen, and scolded: "Anyway, I won't refund the money, why, you want to drag me to the Yamen, but you are not afraid of you! Contract They have all been changed, and a middle-aged man has been found, who dares to talk nonsense. The old woman has a reason to travel all over the world. Don't think that you are a juren and I am afraid of you, and I don't even look at what this is."

"This is at the foot of the emperor. In the city of Beijing, there are as many as [-] poor scholars like you in the city. I really thought this was Shaanxi. Putting on your lord's airs and domineering you? Tell you, it's not good to be in front of my old lady." Make!"

That's right, there are too many scholars in the capital.Some came to the Ministry of Officials to be candidates, and some lived here waiting to take the imperial examination results and failed in the exam for decades, and they died of old age and could not return home.

(End of this chapter)