Bachelor

Chapter 284 What's the harm in going to have a look?

When Ting Lan heard this, she was a little displeased, and suddenly said: "What kind of ambition do you have, and what do you look at? My master is a good official with integrity. If there are conflicts among the local people, he will be dealt with by himself. If it can't be dealt with, it will be handed over to the county. At that time, my master will naturally enforce the law impartially. I am going there now, but I am suspected of using my power to oppress others."

She sneered: "My brother has nothing to do with the Song family. They haven't even had a face-to-face photo, and they haven't even made an appointment with their parents. Whether her family lives or dies has nothing to do with me." Relationship? Leaving aside these things, even if the girl from the Song family marries my younger brother, if something happens, my Sun family will not be able to come forward."

The matchmaker was not afraid of Ting Lan's scolding.Generally speaking, this woman who can reach the level of a matchmaker has a thick skin, and her psychological quality is much stronger than that of ordinary men: "Madam is right, but today we have an appointment to visit the daughter of the Song family. Anyway, we have to go. Why don't we leave now. Since Madam doesn't want to interfere, just take a look at it from a distance."

As long as Ting Lan can be coaxed to go to Song's house, then Ting Lan will be in the water if she doesn't.

Mrs. Jin and the Song family were a little close to each other. Now that the Song family was being bullied, she also wanted to pull the Sun family in to support her distant relative.

When Mrs. Jin said this, Ting Lan was a little moved.Whether the daughter of the Song family is beautiful or ugly is irrelevant. Although Mrs. Jin praised the girl like a flower, saying that "the face is like a silver plate" and "a round and round face is a blessing", can the matchmaker's words be trusted?

So, go and have a look.If you really don't look like a man, you can turn around and leave at worst.

"So, it's okay to go and have a look, but the master..."

Mrs. Jin: "This matter is also easy to handle. The old man asked someone to bring a message to Mr. Sun, saying that you will follow me to see the daughter of the Song family."

"Okay, Mrs. Jin, you can make arrangements."

The weather was fine today, and there was a steady stream of people on the road. Mrs. Jin didn't know anyone, so she immediately recruited a boy, gave him a copper coin, and asked him to go to the yamen to report.Then he graciously led Ting Lan and his brother towards Song's house, which was not far away, only ten miles away from the county town, and it took less than half an hour to arrive.

Having nothing to do all the way, Ting Lan couldn't help asking Granny Jin what happened to the Song family.Only then did Mrs. Jin say that the daughter of the Song family was named Sister Song Su, the second eldest in the family, and an older brother who was now working as a prisoner in the county.

Her old mother was also a cousin of Mrs. Jin.The Song family was originally a well-to-do family, and they also had some land in the family.It's a pity that Sister Su's father passed away early,

The mother and daughter had no labor, and the elder brother worked in the county prison, so he couldn't farm the land, so he attached the land to Guo Pu's name, earning a few cents of land rent every year to live on.

Some time ago, Sun Dan promoted the transformation of agriculture into mulberry in Fangshan, and asked Shanxi merchants to spend a large amount of money to reserve silk for the coming year.Sister Su's old lady had the final say, if she changed farming to mulberry, her income would increase by [-]% every year, which was more cost-effective than relying on Guo Pu.So, her mother and father moved their minds and wanted to get back the land attached to Guo Pu's name.

There are not a few people who have the same thoughts as her mother and daughter. During this period, there have been constant farmers attached to Fangshan's powerful names trying to take back their land.The group of big landlords headed by Guo Pu naturally refused to spit out the land and population they had acquired. Therefore, the whole Fangshan had been in constant disputes during these days, and it was a great time to make a fuss.

Of course, Sun Dan was happy to see the success, and he also let the common people make trouble, and ignored it when it came.

The other landlords are fine, although they are very reluctant, but everyone has a contract in hand, and they have nothing to do if the farmers want to take back the land.But who is Guo Pu? The cousin of Marquis Wu Ding, who had a very unpleasant quarrel with Sun Dan, has been taking tough measures against those peasants who want to retreat.The Song family had run into him this time, Guo Pu naturally refused to let it go.

So, if there was a disagreement, the two sides had a dispute, so that they started fighting.

As a result, of course, Sister Song Su's mother suffered a great loss and is still lying on the bed.

"It turned out that people from the Guo family did it, so they are not easy to provoke." Ting Lan smiled and didn't take it seriously: "The Guo family condoned the evil slaves beating people, did you report it to the authorities?"

Granny Jin: "It should be reported. Just now I saw in the pavilion that the Song family has sent someone to call the boss of her family."

While talking, the Tinglan siblings and Mrs. Jin came to a small village with only three or five families.

The Song family's house was neat and tidy, and the house was also very clean.Sister Song Su's old lady is also a clean and tidy old lady, but now she is lying on the kang, humming silently, and a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl is shedding tears beside her.

Seeing Mrs. Jin coming in, the little girl hurriedly saluted: "Auntie is here."

The old woman on the kang also moved, and called out in a weak voice, "Sister, you are here too."

"Mom, you're not in good health, you'd better lie here and don't move." The little girl said.

This person should be Sister Song Su, Ting Lan immediately regained her spirits and looked over, but saw that although this little girl was a little thin, she was tall, with a melon-shaped face, small mouth and nose, and she was cute.But it is not the "big silver face" and "thick waist and round buttocks that are good for fertility" as the golden matchmaker said.

Ting Lan nodded secretly in her heart: Where is my grandson's house, what's so good about having a thick waist and round buttocks, and only a beautiful woman like this can enter my house.

Mrs. Jin introduced the Tinglan siblings with a smile: "Sister Su, come here. This is Mrs. Tinglan, Mr. Tang Chen. Mr. Tang can be regarded as a well-to-do family in the capital. If you follow him, you will enjoy happiness."

Sister Su's small face immediately turned red. She also heard that Mrs. Jin had told her about a marriage these few days. As for who the man was, she didn't know who it was, but she didn't want to come straight to the door today.

As soon as she was flustered, she wanted to hide in the back room: "Auntie, sit down first, and I'll pour tea for you."

At this time, a woman from the same village ran in in a panic: "Sister Su, a lot of people have come over, and they seem to be from Mr. Guo's family. Go and hide, I'll go and see, and come back when I have news." You guys." After speaking, he hurriedly ran towards the entrance of the village.

"Ah, here we come, here we come!" On the kang, Sister Su's mother's expression changed drastically: "They still refuse to let us go."

Sister Su gritted her teeth, turned her hands over, took out a pair of scissors from her pocket, and said in a low voice, "I will fight them."

When Ting Lan heard that people from the Guo family had killed them again, she frowned, and said to Mrs. Jin and her younger brother, "Let's go, it's a mess here." She didn't want to cause trouble for Sun Dan. Therefore, there is no need to stand up for them.

But he didn't want to, but Tang Chen looked at Sister Su fixedly, and refused to move his feet no matter what.

(End of this chapter)