Chapter 138: Two Dilemmas Monthly Ticket)
After a while, Gui Qiu hurried with Mei Xiaoba, and was also full of anger: "Uncle Fifth, Chongyang, the Du family is too much, so you can't just let it go!"
Gui Qiu's views were similar to those of Gui Wu and Gui Chongyang. He felt that the Du family was too idle and planned to reveal Mei Xiucai's love for gambling, so he said, "My Xiucai's affairs have been hidden for too long."
As long as it is revealed, it is not just about Mei Xiucai's obsession with gambling, but also about the Du family's shopkeeper being cheated on others and cheating on his son-in-law.
"No hurry for this!" Gui Wu stopped him and said that Yang Yinzhu was pulling the line and Mei Xiucai pledged the land deed.
Gui Chongyang and Gui Qiu were overjoyed when they heard this. Thirty acres of land are considered a decent industry, and their annual profit is enough for a few bites of food to eat, which is just suitable for Guichun.
Now, from the three cousins, Gui Chongyang and Gui Qiu have plans, only Guichun has not yet settled.
"It seems that this matter must be bespoke in the future, and Du Li of the province knows that there are some problems outside the festival," said Gui Chongyang.
With Mei Xiucai's enthusiasm for gambling now, he couldn't hold on for a few days even if he had 200 taels of silver. He could say that he would take the initiative to sell land to Guiwu in a few days.
The Du family is not short of money. With Du Lizheng's domineering behavior, he would rather pay the money to redeem the land deed of his son-in-law's family than return to the Gui family.
"This matter cannot be mentioned, so what can I mention?" Gui Qiu was a little unwilling.
Gui Chongyang smiled and said, "Or what should I hide?"
Du Lizheng rarely leaves Mujia Village, and occasionally goes to Xiji. It is not difficult to hide something from him.
Gui Wu nodded and said, "The grain chief above Duli is from Xiji. He just got married to the Tie family, so it is not difficult to say hello."
When Gui Chongyang and Gui Qiu heard this, they felt that Du Lizheng's temptation was stranger. With Xiji, the grain leader, even if he did not pass through the county, the Gui family's "tax arrears" would be fine.
With Du Lizheng's scheming and setting up a condom, it will not be considered in a thorough way. How could it be such a young and naive method?
"Uncle Wu, please inquire again. We don't know if there is any news, such as repairing the palace, dirt tombs, etc.," Gui Chongyang thought for a while and said.
Although with the grace of Tongzhou exemption from land tax, Du Lizheng will temporarily become empty no matter what he is planning, but he always has to know what his calculation is. Who knows if he will have good luck next time?
Gui Wu also became solemnly. The imperial court moved north, and the palace city and the imperial city have been repairing one after another in recent years. Today, the imperial tomb has been under construction.
The uncle and nephew all fell silent. As Li Zheng, Du Li Zheng was able to do anything.
How to change the house in a village?
My uncle and nephew thought of this at the same time. Instead of "replacing things with each other" and "water comes and soil covers the water" and being passively beaten, it would be better to take the initiative.
"The most prestigious person in the village is the old man of the Mei family, who is lenient and fair." Gui Chongyang said thoughtfully.
This old man from the Mei family is Mei Xiaoba's grandfather and the current patriarch of the Mei family.
"I haven't found Du Lizheng's backer yet, so it's not easy." Gui Wu said.
"You have to try first, what if?" Gui Qiu clenched his fists and said.
Even if it fails, it can greatly impact Du Lizheng's prestige.
The reason why Du Lizheng talked in the village was that in addition to being rich, he also had Mei and Li's in-laws. The Li family was full of sand, which was useless now; if the Du family broke up with the Mei family, the Du family would lose their reliance.
The Du family has no relatives, which is the biggest shortcoming.
Mei Tong had a father and son in the Mei family, and he was not kind to the Gui family. Even if Mei Xiucai was addicted to gambling, Mei Sheng was still there. Gui family had no intention of cutting off the firewood and destroying Mei Sheng's future, but he had to prepare early. He saved the Du family and got up with the Mei family, and the Gui family still had a hard time.
Destroy tigers and swallow wolves.
The uncle and nephew had an idea and did not say anything else tacitly. It was not that they were not afraid of Mei Xiaoba, but that they could not say anything about something.
Mei Xiaoba was confused and didn't understand the deep meaning of everyone's words at all, and only listened to the literal meaning.
When she left Xiji Town, Mei Xiaoba couldn't help but ask in a low voice: "Brother Chongyang, can my grandfather really behave in the house?"
Gui Chongyang saw his eyes shining and said, "Who knows, do you want your grandpa?"
Mei Xiaoba nodded quickly and said, "Hope, Du Li is looking at the kindness, but it makes people afraid; the grandfather is sometimes fierce, but he is not afraid of others."
It is said that children’s eyes are pure and they look at people the most sincerely, and this is what Mei Xiaoba is like.
Gui Chongyang said: "There is not a single word yet, you have to put it in your heart, otherwise it will cause Du Jiasheng to complain if it is spread."
Mei Xiaoba immediately covered her mouth and nodded.
Within two days, it spread throughout the village that the Gui family had not paid the summer grain and was on the "tax arrears" list, and it was said that the Gui family would be dragged to patrol the streets.
The Yang family and the Zhang family who are familiar with the Gui family are not uncommon for the Gui family to come, and they are all worried about the Gui family.
However, some villagers were jealous of the Gui family's life, and they were eager to see their family fall a lot, and they were waiting to watch the fun. For example, the Mei family, the Li family, the Yang Qingmu family, etc.
The village school started classes again after half a month of vacation.
Because of the "tax arrears" of the Gui family, Yang Wu and Mei Xiaoba couldn't help but take off their anger and refused to pay attention to Du Qi. Gui Chongyang was even more indifferent and watched coldly, without any intention of persuasion.
Du Qi was heartless and couldn't help feeling wronged.
During the break, Du Qi hurriedly pulled the two of them and said, "How did I offend you? Your nose is not a nose, and your face is not a face? I am still thinking about you, so I specially bring you delicious food!"
Mei Xiaoba snorted coldly: "Your father is a bad guy, I will never eat your food again!"
Du Qi was immediately annoyed and said, "Don't go too far. I think you are a good friend. What's wrong with me? You just say it, how can you talk to your elders?"
Mei Xiaoba refused to accept it and said, "Brother Chongyang is still your good friend and will give you guidance on your studies. Are you watching your father bully Brother Chongyang?"
Du Qi heard the wrong thing and said suspiciously: "What the hell is going on?"
It’s not that Du Qi pretended to be confused, but that he usually interacted with Gui Chongyang and others, and he was not familiar with other families in the village. He has been locked at home these days and has never heard of the news.
Seeing that Du Qizhen didn't know, Yang Wu talked about the fact that Gui's parents' house was "taxed".
After hearing this, Du Qi's original face turned red and green, and became white. He stood up "lively" and ran out directly.
Mei Xiaoba was not a mean person, and she was too unfair just now and then said something to Du Qi. She was a little uneasy when she saw this.
Yang Wu also said: "Do you want to chase after me?"
Gui Chongyang shook his head and said, "No, I think I'm going home."
Mei Tongsheng was staring at them, and Du Qi could run back halfway. Even if Mei Tongsheng was annoyed, he might not dare to take the surgery. If it were Gui Chongyang three, I still didn’t know how to make trouble.
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At the door of the Du family's house, Du Qi had red eyes and stood at the door for a long time before knocking on the door.
When the old Cangtou heard the movement, he came out to open the door and said unexpectedly: "Why is Brother Qi back?"
"Where is my father?" Du Qi asked weakly.
"The master is making tea in the bookstore." Lao Cangtou said.
Du Lizheng never goes out and has no good love. He only loves to drink tea, so he always drinks a few teas every day.
Du Qi clenched his fists and went to the study.
The Du family’s study room, called the study room, is actually more like a tea room. Among the Duobao grids on one wall, there are not many books placed, and the rest are various teahouses and tea utensils.
When Du Qi was young, Du Lizheng taught him to make tea.
Du Qi was just as talented as a student, but he had some talent in tea tasting. It was just because he was young and his spleen and stomach were weak, Du Lizheng and his wife did not let him eat more tea, but just taste the taste.
Du Li was sitting behind the tea table, her plump body was like a meat mountain, but the tea-dividing movement was extremely light and flexible.
When Du Qi came in, he saw this scene.
Once upon a time, my father was the most powerful person in Du Qi's heart, but as he read and understood the truth, Du Qi fell into doubt.
At this moment, Du Qi finally couldn't help asking for a puzzlement in his heart: "Dad, why are you targeting the Gui family? Is it because my mother was once the wife of the Gui family?"
Although he is a son of man, he should not mention this past event, but other than that, Du Qishi could not find the reason why Du Lizheng continued to target the Gui family.
Du Li was putting down the purple clay teapot in his hand and said gently: "What do you want to ask about this? But what did Gui Chongyang say?"
Du Qi shook his head quickly and said, "It's not what Gui Chongyang said, it's the son's doubts. He always feels that his father seems to care about the Gui family very much, but the deceased is gone, and the past is gone!"
To be honest, the eldest son of the Gui family was Li's original wife, and he was disliked by Li's remarriage. At that time, the Gui family was disliked, rather than knowing that Li was a widow and married Du Lizheng as the second wife.
Du Lizheng smiled and said, "The Gui family boy said nothing? Then why did you run back and question your father? I guess even if he didn't say it, the two little ones around him must have said everything, and even showed my face, right?"
The self-righteous boy is just fooling his honest son.
Du Lizheng despised Gui Chongyang in his heart, but when he thought of his son's sincerity, he felt a little disheartened.
Although he asked his biological father to say something right, Du Qi didn't believe it was Gui Chongyang's trick and said reluctantly: "Dragon is not waiting for someone, he really doesn't want to pay attention to me." At this point, he paused and said: "Dad, can summer grain be replenished? Let the Gui family make up for it, it's not a few days since the left and right."
Du Li was looking at his son's begging eyes, but instead nodded, he shook his head and said, "The Gui family is not worried about it. Why are you worried about when you are free? Without rules, no square. Everyone knows that summer grains must be paid before the end of August. If the Gui family doesn't care about it, how can you blame others?"
Du Qi's tears were about to come out.
He really regarded Gui Chongyang and others as good friends in his heart, and he really didn't want the two families to turn against each other.
Du Lizheng narrowed his eyes. He had not seen the main owner in Xiji Town before, but he had made an appointment to see him again. If the county school has something to do, it would be better to solve the problem as soon as possible. If it really doesn't work, he will send his son to the Yuan Family School.
Chapter completed!