Wan Si'er's family threw herself into the man's arms and gave him a good beating. Wan Si'er had lost a lot of blood and was weak. He was not killed by the wine jar, but he was almost beaten to death by his own mother-in-law.
Since there was nothing wrong, Qiao Muxian didn't bother to care about it. He just went home and told his wife about it. Fang Huairou immediately started crying and insisted on letting Qiao Muxian redeem her father. She also knew what her mother and brother were. Temperament, twenty taels of silver is not much, but to take it out, you have to worry about it for a long time. You may not be able to get the money together until tomorrow. If your father is beaten, why should he spend a night in jail? The Qiao family There is plenty of money, but there is still a shortfall of twenty taels. Besides, if the father-in-law has something to do, who will pay if the son-in-law doesn't pay
She said it in an understatement. Qiao Muxian was also a shrewd person. When she thought of the scene where Yao blocked the door and cursed when she came, she didn't know what the crux was. She just felt that it was extremely embarrassing. The Fang family was also a noble family. What kind of mistress could she be? She is actually worse than a shrew in the market, and when I think about my newly married wife, although she is also young and beautiful, and has a bit of a lady, but compared with the girl in front of me, she is as different as a hen and a crane, I feel in my heart Feeling a little bored, I secretly sighed that I was too hasty. If it were a year or two later, I might be able to marry a woman as elegant and dignified as the girl in front of me. If I think about it carefully, how much money would it cost me? How can a family that is so seduced that they forget their ancestors and even sell their daughters really be able to cultivate such real ladies
Qiao Muxian looked at her in a daze. In the past few years, he had tried every means to find a suitable wife. He had seen many ladies, but he had never seen such a generous and elegant girl. This is the woman he has been looking for and wants to marry.
But the third young master Fang Tao is not at home at all at the moment. Even though he is the youngest, he is a playboy. Since arriving in Beijing, he has long been fascinated by the flowers and flowers. He only goes to those shady places all day long. Today Early in the morning, he stole two gold bracelets from Yao family and went to hang out in the brothel.
Seeing that the concubine's sister had already taken out some silver, the two brothers had no choice but to dig out a little bit of silver each as if they were risking their lives. The last weighing amounted to a total of seventeen taels or eighty taels, with two more to go. They were given two taels of silver, but they refused to pay any more, saying that they were three brothers, so they couldn't just give out the money, and the third brother should also contribute a share.
Qiao Muxian breathed a sigh of relief, thought for a moment, undressed, knocked on the door of the old house in front of him, and said, "Xiaosheng Qiao Muxian, the son-in-law of the Fang family, wants to see my aunt."
"My mother is ill and cannot see guests. Please don't take offense to my neglect."
"Uh..." Qiao Muxian came back to his senses. In order to cover up the embarrassment of being distracted, he showed a hearty smile, "I don't know what disease my aunt is suffering from. I know a good doctor. If you don't mind, you can ask him to replace your aunt." Sir, please take a pulse."
But it was said that while Yao was still yelling at the door of Taiyechi's old house, Fang Xiaohe had already been slapped dozens of times in the Yamen. He was beaten so hard that he screamed, and Master Jingzhao Yin sentenced him to pay ten thousand four hundred and twenty taels of silver for medical expenses. , Lost work pay. In fact, Wan Si'er was also going to get slapped a few times. After all, he spat into the food, which was really unreasonable. However, considering that Wan Si'er was already seriously injured, Jing Master Zhaoyin just opened his eyes and let him go after verbally reprimanding him.
Fang Xiaohe didn't have any money with him, and he was temporarily detained in the Jingzhao Yin Mansion. Lord Jingzhao Yin sent two yamen to notify the Fang family to get money to redeem him. Unexpectedly, when the yamen arrived at the Fang family, they were in a big mood. A glimpse into the future. When the Yao family was away, Fang Xu, the eldest young master who came out to take charge of the affairs, immediately looked embarrassed when he heard that he was here to ask for money. He said that all the money in the family was in the hands of his mother, and he couldn't get out the money now that his mother was gone. Then he said: He patted his head and said that the second brother should have some private money, so he sent someone to call the second young master Fang Lie.
Fang Kerou was really angry with her two brothers and had nothing to say to them. She went directly with Aunt Qi to find her fourth sister Huairou to beg for money. Before going out, she bumped into her fourth brother-in-law Qiao Muxian and his men, raising their buttocks. Fang Xiaohe, who was beaten to a bloody pulp, came back.
So although he was still crying, Wan Si'er's family saved up the two ingots and five taels of silver, wrapped them in his sleeves, and left half dragging and half pushing. As soon as he went out, he saw Yao Yao Shi was still cussing at the door, but was stopped by several servants from her boss's family. Wan Si'er's family spat at her fiercely. She was worried about whether her man was dead or alive, and couldn't care less about talking to Yao Shi. After making a fuss, she ran as fast as she could to Jingzhao Mansion Yamen. Halfway there, she saw two restaurant waiters supporting her husband as he walked home, his head wrapped in white gauze. , there is faint blood, but the person is indeed alive.
When he asked, the two Fang brothers remembered that their mother had asked their aunt to invite her, and she hadn't come back yet, so they had to go and pick her up immediately. However, Qiao Muxian was moved when he heard it. He had heard his wife say earlier that Fang There is a very prominent relative in his family, who is the leader of a wealthy family. Nowadays, it is somewhat declining. He originally wanted to try it, but the family is far away in Huainan Mansion, and he has not had time to go there recently. He does not want such a coincidence, that family When they arrived in Beijing, they immediately said: "I'll pick up my mother-in-law. My two uncles still have to take care of my father-in-law."
When Yao heard that her master had gone home, she realized why Fang suddenly turned against him and kicked her out. She said "I'll settle the score with you later" and hurried home.
Qiao Muxian had long known the virtues of this family and was too lazy to say more. He was discussing a business when suddenly he heard a gangster who often hung out with Fang Xiao come over and said that his father-in-law had beaten someone to death. He was also frightened. He jumped, but the business was important and he couldn't take care of it for the moment. He only sent people to the Yamen to inquire. After he settled the deal, the people sent to inquire about the news also came back. They said it was a false alarm and no one was killed, but I injured a waiter, so I just need to pay some money.
Qiao Muxian was upset when he heard her crying, but his newly married wife was not bad looking and had a good family background. He was on a new journey, so naturally he was more precious, and twenty taels of silver was indeed nothing. , so he went to redeem Fang Xiaohe.
After returning to the Fang family, it turned out that the two Fang brothers were still quarreling with the yamen servants, to the point where both yamen servants had the urge to beat someone up. Qiao Muxian quickly stuffed some silver into the yamen servants and dismissed the yamen servants. Then he said: "This This incident is also a lesson. Father-in-law should not be too impulsive in the future. This is a serious blow, so let mother-in-law quickly hire a doctor to take a look... Where is mother-in-law? "
"Fourth cousin-in-law?"
The two Fang brothers thought that if someone took the initiative to run errands, why bother themselves, so they took the initiative and handed over the matter of picking up their mother to Qiao Muxian.
In the end, the third young lady, Fang Kerou, tremblingly took out the little money she had saved, and after counting it, she only found seven or eight taels. The Yao family usually deducted money from her and her biological mother, Aunt Qi. The two save time and again, and over the years, they have only saved so much.
Unfortunately, he thought just right, and saw Yao standing on the street with no image of a noble lady, cursing, and a circle of people had gathered to watch the fun. After listening carefully to Yao's scolding, Qiao Muxian's face turned dark. , a shrew in the market scolding people, that’s probably all. He believed that he had finally spent money to buy a child's qualifications and could be regarded as a scholar. He couldn't afford to be embarrassed, so he quickly asked someone to take Yao away.
The person who received Qiao Muxian was Hua Zhuo. Fang was really tired and angry because she was troubled twice by Hua Yan and Yao. She was even more angry when she heard the words Yao was scolding outside. As the saying goes, not listening is pure, so she simply went back to the house, lay down in her clothes and rested.
Hua Zhuo called again, with a polite expression, as if he didn't notice Qiao Muxian's absence, but in fact he was sneering in his heart. She knew where Qiao Muxian's Achilles' heel was. Putting this nightmare that had haunted her for several years into the mix, she just wanted to see if she would still regard him as a nightmare. By the way, she would also let Qiao Muxian see the real person. What is a lady like? She may not be called wise, noble or elegant, but she can still put on a show. She doesn't have to be better than Miss Lin Feng or Gu Er, as long as she is better than her fourth cousin. Just a little is enough. If you regret him to death, you will still be disgusted with him.
Hua Zhuo didn't want to alarm his mother anymore. He originally planned to give Qiao Muxian a shut-in, but then he changed his mind and invited him in anyway.
Wan Si'er's family was really guilty. She only saw her man lying on the ground, but she didn't know whether he was alive or dead. She only heard what others said. It's not impossible to make a mistake. Then she saw the white and white ten Two taels of silver were almost half a year's salary of her man, and she could pay another month's salary to shopkeeper Fang Da soon. If her man was really alive, this money would not be too small.
Fang Lie was born with a miser's temperament, so he immediately burst into tears and took off his outer robe. The underclothes underneath were actually patched, which made the two government officials stare.
Fang Xiaohe woke up early from the wine, howled in pain, and cursed several of his children who couldn't make enough money, saying that raising children was not as useful as a son-in-law.
Qiao Muxian hurried to Taiye Lake, still thinking about it on the way. The Yue family is really prominent. They can own a house near the water in a land as precious as Taiye Lake. His wife also said that it has been ruined, which shows the old saying. A skinny camel is bigger than a horse, it’s true at all, and a wealthy family must have a strict family tradition, and the people they interact with are all real dignitaries. Not long after my family became a scholar, it was the time to expand contacts, so this time I should take advantage of it. He would like to take the opportunity to have a good relationship with the other party so that the Qiao family can truly enter that distinguished circle.
Sitting upright in the front hall, Hua Zhuo explained to Qiao Muxian very politely, with a dignified expression and a calm and unhurried tone, showing everyone's ladylike demeanor.
When the couple returned home, they inevitably said again, Wan Si'er became anxious when he heard his wife told him not to go to the restaurant anymore. Although the work in the restaurant was tiring, there were rewards from time to time. The reward was more than the salary, so he jumped up and dragged his whole family to shopkeeper Fangda. He annoyed shopkeeper Fangda for a while, but that was something to talk about later.
Hua Zhuo smiled faintly and said politely: "Thank you, fourth cousin, for your concern. Mother is just a little unhappy, so just take a rest."
"You bastard, you did such a bad thing and almost scared people to death..."