Sanhuaili, the land in this area actually originally belonged to the Lu family. Most of the villagers in the dozen or so villages in Sanhuaili were originally tenant farmers of the Lu family.
However, today, except for a few hundred acres of fertile land near Sanhuaili Village where the Lu family's old house is located, the rest have long been transferred.
Even in Sanhuaili Village, there are only a dozen tenant farmers cultivating the Lu family's fields, and the rest of the land belongs to the wealthy families in the city.
Now, Lu Ming is in the fields. It is mid-December and the climate in Wuan is just right for planting potatoes. They grow in winter and mature next spring.
Lu Ming was wearing a cloth shirt and cloth pants, barefoot. After working for a while, he sat on the edge of the field to rest. Otherwise, he would just be causing trouble for others.
Lu Zhonghe and a middle-aged man were also sitting on the earthen ridge. The middle-aged man also had the surname Lu, Lu Youli, but his surname was changed many generations ago. His ancestors were serfs of the Lu family, and later they were given freedom. Now, he was also renting the Lu family's land.
Lu Youli was talking about the lawsuit that caused a sensation in the city. "Of course I heard about this lawsuit, but it's just a lawsuit between strangers. What does it have to do with us? I wonder when we can punish those evil people by suing them? But it's not possible. At the government gate, you can't go in even if you have the right but no money! Fourth Young Master, don't you think this is true?"
"Da Li, stop talking nonsense!" Lu Zhong felt helpless.
Mr. Zhang is a subordinate of the Third Young Master, and now he is also the son-in-law of Marshal Han, and the leader of one of the two parties in the lawsuit in the city.
But Miss Han found me and said that Mr. Zhang was in a bad mood and wanted me to take them to the countryside to relax.
I don’t know why, but it seems that Mr. Zhang treats me very differently, and I feel inexplicably close to him. Sometimes I feel like the third young master has returned.
Maybe it was because he missed the Third Young Master so much, and Mr. Zhang was the Third Young Master's most trusted person.
Moreover, since Mr. Zhang moved into the mansion before his marriage, the third young master called and asked him and others to call Mr. Zhang "the fourth young master", which also shows how close the relationship between Mr. Zhang and the third young master is.
Mr. Zhang was slandered for murdering the leader of the opposing legal team. He was in a bad mood and came to the countryside to relax. But Dali kept bringing up irrelevant issues.
Lu Ming smiled at Lu Youli, "Dali, you are right. In fact, no matter how the legal system changes, it is impossible to achieve equality for everyone. Can those who can hire a lawyer like me be equal to those who can only apply for legal aid? And when we are in the process of filing a lawsuit, we encounter a big villain and the lawyer is killed. Where can we seek justice?"
Lu Youli didn't understand, but nodded repeatedly in agreement.
"However, in a society with sound laws and regulations and convenient litigation, administrative agencies, enterprises and individuals will always be cautious in doing things. You also want to sue the bad guy you mentioned, right?" Lu Ming asked with a smile.
Lu Youli nodded vigorously, "Yes, Fourth Young Master, all the people with the surname Zheng in the village rented the land from Master Gao..."
"Da Li, don't talk about these nonsense!" Lu Zhong frowned.
Lu Youli didn't dare to say anything more.
Lu Ming smiled and looked at Lu Zhong: "Are tenants like Dali who rent our land bullied? Doesn't the county commissioner Liu Depei visit our house often?"
Lu Zhong hurriedly said: "That's not the case. It's just some disputes from the past. Don't worry, Fourth Young Master. I will handle it."
Lu Youli grinned: "Yes, now it's all right. The Fourth Young Master is like our Third Young Master's brother, and now he is also Marshal Han's son-in-law..."
Lu Ming frowned, "It is not the tradition of the Lu family to bully others. But Uncle Zhong, if you find the current landlords of our Lu family's land, I will buy it back and will definitely not let them suffer any loss."
He didn’t pay attention when he spoke and used words like “our Lu family”, but Lu Zhong felt that he was the “fourth young master” and didn’t treat him as an outsider, so he couldn’t help but show joy on his face, “Okay, I’ll contact them later.”
There was some excitement on his face, and I don't know what he was mumbling, but he was saying that with God's blessing, our Lu family has finally seen the light of day.
In traditional rural thinking, land is naturally the most important thing. Apart from anything else, if the Lu family’s land can be recovered, then the Lu family can truly return to the good times of the past.
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The Lu family's old house is naturally not comparable to the ancestral home in the county town, but it is also quite grand in the countryside, with stone lions on the steps and a courtyard surrounded by tall blue brick walls.
Han Annie and Xue Zihan were both dressed like country girls in flowered clothes, with their hands and feet covered in mud. They were also doing farm work in the vegetable garden, but it might be more appropriate to describe them as playing.
Besides, how could a country girl be so fair and beautiful
The country girl dressed like an urban beauty or a childish school girl, with her slender figure tightly wrapped in blue and white floral cloth clothes and trousers, has a unique charm.
"It's nice to come downstairs and relax!" Lu Ming smiled at Han Annie who came towards him, "Actually, I'm not that fragile. I don't understand what you want to tell me, do I? What I originally wanted to do was to bring changes to these lawless places? I wanted to continue pretending to be depressed to gain sympathy, but I felt it would be unfair to you! Well, we'll stay here for one night and return to the county tomorrow. How many days will it take us to show the evidence? I just want to see who murdered Richard and ruined my reputation! Well, it should be said that they ruined the reputation of the entire Black Mountain Confederation!" His voice became a little cold when he said the latter part.
"I'm glad you've figured it out!" Han Annie breathed a sigh of relief, and added: "It would be more terrifying if the gods got stuck in a dead end!" As she spoke, she pursed her lips and smiled.
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The moon is bright and the stars are sparse.
The gas lamp was dim, and Lu Ming was looking at the information of everyone in the Wu family garden, from Mr. Wu to the servants.
Richard's legal team lived in Wu's Garden, and when he had tea with me, he also came from Wu's Garden.
Moreover, Mr. Wu and his family moved to Wu'an just after he left Wu'an, and Mr. Wu deliberately made friends with Uncle Zhong. It cannot be said that there is definitely something wrong with Mr. Wu. He also appears to be kind and generous and loves to make friends.
But nowadays, the first people to be investigated must be the people in Wu Family Garden.
After Richard's legal team moved into Wu's Garden, the newly added servants and western chefs were also investigated for their origins.
However, the information we are looking at now all comes from the police, and is all publicly registered information.
Before Richard got into trouble, Granny Tuolong had visited the Wu family garden several times at night, but she didn't sense the presence of anyone of the same kind.
It's not really your own territory, so you really feel restricted.
If the Secret Service existed, everyone in Wu Family Garden would have been investigated for eight generations.
If something is not investigated clearly, there will naturally be doubts.
This matter involving Richard will not just pass by quietly, but will soon turn into a huge uproar.
The entire Montenegrin Confederation will soon have to face the series of impacts that will be caused.
Just as Lu Ming was thinking, the door opened slightly and two graceful figures came in. They were Han Annie and Xue Zihan. Both were dressed like farm girls wearing flowered clothes. It seemed that they were addicted to wearing them. It was indeed more comfortable than wearing uniforms.
"Are you really okay? You went into the room after dinner?" There was still some worry in Han Annie's eyes.
Lu Ming smiled: "Nothing, I'm dealing with business!" Then he said, "You two must be bored too, right? There's no electricity here. We are used to watching TV and listening to records, but now we can't adapt to the rural life in these poor places. Oh, I should have brought a radio, I forgot!"