Idle courtiers

Chapter 432 What a clumsy method
According to Ah Jiu, last year she was beaten all over by this young lady Xu with family law.

However, she was Xu Zhi's mother in name and also her mother-in-law in name, so she had to be perfunctory on the scene.

Grandma Xu hummed softly, but ignored her.

Xu Fan remembered the conflict between Zhou Nan and himself last time, hated him, and asked sharply, "Zhou Nan, you beat Huang Tao and beat him so hard? What kind of family is our Xu family? If I go out, won't others say that I'm waiting for cruelty? I'm afraid that the reputation of my Xu family will be ruined by cruel officials like you."

Then he pointed out Zhou Nan's misdeeds from Andong County, Huai'an Prefecture to Huai'an Prefecture, and then to the capital in a stern voice.Most of them are such as extortion from the local government, getting drunk in restaurants, spending two or three days in whorings in brothels, seeing widows and being unable to walk, and talking about life and ideals with others.

Speaking of the excitement, he patted the armrest of the chair and cursed: "It's a trifle to have a good wine, even a man can't escape it, but the old man heard that you were cruel when you were an official. If someone commits a crime against you, you must You are willing to give up until you are punished until life is worse than death. Although you are going to be removed from office by the court, you are still the son-in-law of my Xu family. Your words and deeds are related to my family's reputation. Don't make people laugh at my family. Suo Yuanli, Zhou Xing, and Lai Junchen made my father lose face."

Zhou Nan took a breath when he heard this: I am next door to Cao Ni Ma Ma, my old Zhou has a bottom line in being a person and an official, and I have never been bloody, so how did I become a cruel official?

He was born as a yamen servant, and he hated people scolding him as a subordinate the most in his life. The old man's words touched Zhou Nan's rebellious scales.

If I don't fight back, I'll really be treated as glutinous rice balls by you and crushed.

Zhou Nan: "Your Majesty Taishan taught me a lesson, my son-in-law did something wrong today, please forgive me."

Hearing what he said, Mrs. Xu thought that Zhou Nan was subdued, so she turned to Xu Fan and said, "Huang Tao was beaten by Zhou Nan for no reason today, and her injuries were serious. Zhou Nan should come up with an explanation and be punished. Decoction That's all, after all, there are differences between the upper and lower levels. There is no reason for the master to compensate the stewards below, but it should be modest."

As soon as these words came out, a blue vein on Zhou Nan's forehead throbbed.Apologize to that villain Huangtao, what a joke.In this way, what face do I have to gain a foothold in the family, and what face do I have to restrain others?

If so, I'm afraid that Huang Tao will run over to be the housekeeper justifiably, and ride on his head to shit.

"No, we still have to pay for some soup and medicine, nothing else is enough to express my son-in-law's apology." Zhou Nan shook his head again and again, and it's okay to pay for a meal of Huangtao. Money can't buy you happiness: "But..."

Grandma Xu: "But what?"

Zhou Nan: "However, just now my father-in-law said that my son-in-law's words and deeds are related to the Xu family's reputation. This is not a good statement. Zhou Nan is not married to the Xu family, this is my own family business. Who does the son-in-law want to be the housekeeper? It's my own business, it doesn't seem to have anything to do with the Xu family, right? Huangtao ran into my house today without my permission, not to mention breaking the rules of my Zhou family. If you don’t pick up the pile, you can turn it over to the Daxing County Government and punish it with theft.”

"What, you still want to send my cousin to the yamen?" Grandma Xu was furious: "Zhou Nan, you little one who doesn't care about family..." Probably because she felt that it would be disrespectful to scold a little bastard, she snorted again: "You said that house is your property?"

Zhou Nan: "Isn't it?"

Grandma Xu: "Not anymore."

I heard it right, Zhou Nan thought it was funny, and asked, "Isn't it?"

Mrs. Xu: "No, you transfer the ownership of the house to me."

"Transfer the ownership to the mother-in-law?" Zhou Nan's eyeballs almost fell to the ground: "My son-in-law, did you hear me right?" Damn, isn't this the legendary play of local tyrants and evil gentry seizing people's property? Unexpectedly, I encountered it today.

This Xu family is a well-known rich man in the country. How much is the house that my teacher gave me worth, maybe three to four thousand taels of silver? It’s not enough to pay for the Xu family’s servants every month, and it’s worth their money?

Moreover, winning the son-in-law's property, the Xu family will be ashamed if it spreads/
No matter how you look at it, it seems strange.

Grandma Xu: "Sir, tell me."

Xu Fan stroked the short beard on his chin, and said slowly: "Zhou Nan, old man, what is your monthly salary?"

Zhou Nan: "If you go back to your father-in-law, your son-in-law's monthly salary is four taels of silver."

"Well, four taels, and you were fined four years of salary. Even if you have other income, it's only a few dozen taels per month."

Zhou Nan: "Probably so."

Xu Fan: "How can you support your family with this income? Besides, you have been dismissed by the court, so you no longer have any income, so your life must be miserable." He sighed: "Ah Jiu is the most beloved daughter of this old man. Willing to ask her to marry you to endure hardships. So, what your mother-in-law means is that all the expenses of Ah Jiu's servants will be supported by her natal family, and they will also subsidize the food and clothing of your husband and wife on weekdays."

"However, you are a well-known scholar, and you must know the truth that a gentleman does not take things for granted. If so, if it spreads, it will damage your reputation. How will you gain a foothold in the officialdom in the future?"

"Your mother-in-law suggested that you sell the house to her, and then use the money from the sale of the house to support your family. After you both have money, you can redeem it. Zhou Nan, are you willing?"

After finishing speaking, Xu Fan took a sip from his teacup, apparently to bring tea to see off his guests, and he didn't want to talk nonsense with this hairy son-in-law.

As for Mrs. Xu, she looked at Zhou Nan kindly.When the old mother-in-law looked at her son-in-law, the more she watched, the happier she became.

Zhou Nan was speechless for a while, this young grandma Xu also said something to supplement the family of Ah Jiu and me, and the coincidence was to let me sell the house to her.If you sell a house, just sell the house. As long as the deal is fair, it doesn't matter if you like me or not.

The point is, even if you sell the house to her, you still won't receive a penny.People have to deduct it little by little from the subsidy for your household, and it will be deducted after two years.

This woman is really the frost on the winter melon - her head is bare, she has taken away my property from Zhou Nan, and also gained a good reputation.

No, if the house becomes hers, you, Zhou, have no right to ask who they want to be the housekeeper.

Zhou Nan thought to himself: This method is really clumsy. Treat me as a three-year-old child, or am I a fool?
Xu Fan: "That's it, Zhou Nan, drink tea."

Zhou Nan couldn't help but sneered: "Thank you father-in-law and mother-in-law for your concern for my son-in-law. It is my life's luck to marry Ah Jiu. But."

"But what?" Xu Fan interrupted him.

(End of this chapter)