Idle courtiers

Chapter 134 What an Evil Gentleman
Seeing his bad attitude, Zhou Nan was furious, and subconsciously shouted: "What a troublesome person, come here, tie him up for me."

But after thinking about it, I am now an ordinary official of the Criminal Justice Department, and now I am a secretary, and I have no power at hand.Thinking back to how majestic he was in Andong County back then, he was immediately dejected and said, "Why do you speak evil words?"

Many farmers are harvesting wheat in the fields beside the road, and the summer harvest season has arrived.

The weather this year is good, the sun is shining all day long, and people are sweating all over. After the wheat is harvested, it can be dried within two days.Looks like it should be a good year.It's a pity that the farmers are all worried, and they can't see a trace of joy after the harvest.

"Old man, you child, how do you talk, you are not afraid of offending others." An old man hurriedly threw away the sickle in his hand, and cupped his hands at Zhou Nan: "Master, my son has a stubborn temper, please forgive me for offending him." crime."

Zhou Nan didn't understand why the young man spoke like that, curious in his heart, and said with a smile: "My fellow, this year's harvest is good, you can have a full meal, congratulations, congratulations."

The young man named Lao Wu snorted: "So what about the harvest, you still have to starve."

Zhou Nan: "This is strange. As far as I know, the government has a fixed amount of taxes every year. And the court is sympathetic to Li Shu, and will appropriately reduce or exempt them in bad years. When the good years come, they will not charge more because of everyone. Three or five fights will be added to the levy."

The fifth child said angrily: "What do you know, Mr. This land belongs to someone else, and we are all tenants. It is not up to the landlord to decide how much rent we have to pay every year. The year is good this year, but the rent also needs to be paid." Follow up. Facing a poor harvest, but not willing to lose a point, we are going to starve anyway.”

Zhou Nan was also surprised: "There is a fixed number of rents each year. You should have agreed to rent land from another family long ago. Why does it change every year? It is also unreasonable for the owner to sue the government."

The fifth child was even more annoyed: "So what if you sue in the government office? He is a master of Juren, and he has relatives in the government office. If there is a quarrel, how can we survive the fight? If you don't get beaten up, the land will not be able to grow. Bah, everyone is from the village, and they are still a family for three or five generations, what a fucking beast."

The old man was probably afraid that the younger generation's words would be disadvantaged if it was passed on to the master's house, so he kept calling, "Fifth, will you become dumb if you don't speak a few words?"

The young man said angrily: "Father, what are you afraid of? At worst, we don't plant the land of his Xun family. Let's go to the city to do some work. I have a lot of strength, and I can still starve to death."

"What do you know, don't you know what kind of temperament the mistress is? She has all eyes and hands. Once you leave, you will lose face and have a good life when you go to the city. Besides, it's good to be at home for a thousand days, but it's difficult to go out for a while. You can have a good life in other places." The old man couldn't stop stamping his feet, and then he said to Zhou Nan with an apologetic smile: "Master, my fifth son is farting, you have no right to hear. Master Xun's house is right in front, you always walk slowly." Then he pointed to the manor in the distance.

Zhou Nan thanked him.

He sat in a carriage for two hours. Vehicles of this era had no spring steel, no rubber tires, and the shock absorption system was in a mess. After bumping for a long time, his butt was about to explode.After refusing to go back to the car to suffer that hardship, it is only two or three miles away from Xun's house.He simply told the carriage to rest, and waited at the gate of the manor later, walking alone and walking towards that side.

After walking for a while, I finally arrived at the gate of the Xunjia Manor, and my body became active, and I suddenly felt refreshed.

Walking to the intersection of Zhuangzi, it suddenly became lively.I saw a lot of people, including carriages, ox carts and sedan chairs.

There is a small stone bridge in Zhuangkou, which is the only way.The road suddenly narrowed, and there were so many horses and carriages crowded there, it was immediately impassable.For a while, people and cars were fighting for the road, bearers and coachmen yelled and scolded each other, and there was a lot of noise, as if they were going to a big fair.

"It's so lively..." Zhou Nan thought for a while. It has been a few days since Xun Ju passed away, and the coffin should have been brought home. Could it be that today is the day when the Xun family set up a mourning hall to accept condolences from relatives and friends?
Looking closely again, he saw that there were several members of the Xun family who were guiding the flow of horses and people by the bridge. These people had sackcloth wrapped around their heads and bamboo and hemp around their waists, and they were actually wearing heavy filial piety.

It was too crowded, Zhou Nan didn't want to be hit by a car.In this era, there is no third-party insurance. If there is a car accident, there is no insurance company to lose money.After all, Xun Juren is a well-known master of the family, and he makes friends with either the sons of wealthy families, or the gentry and bureaucrats. Everyone walks around the scene, so they still ask others to pay for soup and medicine?As a ninth-rank governor, I am nothing in Huai'an City.

So, Zhou Nan stood by the bridge, ready to wait for this wave of traffic to pass before going to visit the widow of the Xun family.

The car accident still happened, and there was only a bang, and an old man was hit by the shaft of a carriage and fell directly into the river.Fortunately, the drought in Huai'an was severe today, and the small river was so dry that the pebbles in the riverbed were exposed.As soon as the old man fell, his head hit the stone, and blood flowed all over his face.

Suddenly, there was a mess on the bridge, shouting: "Oops, I hurt someone!"

Immediately, two members of the Xun family rushed down, pulled the sticks in their hands towards the old man vigorously, and cursed at the same time: "Things who don't open their eyes, don't even look at what day it is today, and whoever is on the bridge, dare to squeeze?"

The old man let out a burst of screams: "I, I, I... Madam ordered me to come down in an emergency, and she broke my leg if I was late. I really didn't mean to bump into the gentlemen on purpose, please forgive me, please forgive me!"

"Yo drink, you still bring out your wife to lie to me? Even if you are in a hurry, and there is no water in this river, can't you go across the river? Whoever you are, you are worthy of walking on the bridge. You have to carry out your wife Come on, okay, let's report this to Madam later."

Hearing that the servant said that he was going to report to his wife, the old man's face changed drastically. He was obviously in awe of Xun Juren's eldest wife, and he kept crying, "Please, please, please don't tell my wife!"

"Now I know that I regret it, hehe, you are an unsightly thing, I have to take off one of your legs today, and it also tells you that you have a long memory and know the rules of our Xun family."

Seeing that the old man's face was covered with bright red blood, and his servant was so cruel, Zhou Nan couldn't stand it any longer.He is not a kind person, especially after traveling to this ancient world of the law of the jungle, he is even more ruthless.But in his life and work, he has always been a person who will not offend me, and I will not offend others.If anyone offends me, he will pay back a hundredfold.

When it doesn't involve personal interests, such dirty things as bullying men and women are still disdainful.

Just shouted: "Stop, what are you doing?"

A servant squinted at Zhou Nan: "Who are you? What does our Xun family's affairs have to do with you?"

Zhou Nan frowned: "Someone is the governor of the Criminal Department of Huai'an Mansion. You are oppressing goodness. I see it, but I can't ignore it."

The two servants snorted coldly: "It's just a small ninth-rank governor, so what's the point, who are you scaring! What kind of officials in our Xun family have never seen before, and it's not your turn to show off your prestige."

"What a villain, you don't care about the government." Zhou Nan was furious, and was about to play the official role, but the two servants had already put away their sticks and left, and they ignored him.

Such a crazy villain, Zhou Nan was so angry that he was thinking about how to deal with the two bastards.The old man who was beaten came over, knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "Thank you, master, if the master hadn't spoken, the little old man would have given his leg here."

There was mud and blood on his head and body, which was very pitiful.

Zhou Nan felt pity in his heart, helped him up, and said: "Old man, I am from the government office, and I have an old relationship with Xunju. The Xun family is a scholarly family, so I will not allow evil slaves to harm the village. I will see you later. Madam, I will definitely seek justice for you."

The old man shook his head bitterly: "Thank you for your kindness, sir. If the elder is really pitiful for Xiaomin, please don't mention this matter in front of your wife. Otherwise, the life of the little old man will be even more difficult. Being beaten by the servant is just a pain in the flesh If you offend Madam, I'm afraid you won't even be able to save your life. Last year, a person in the Zhuangzi accidentally fed Madam's cat to death, and was beaten up. He is still lying on the bed, and his feces and urine have to be picked up. I won’t be able to get up for the rest of my life.”

Zhou Nan couldn't help taking a deep breath, he really didn't expect Xun Juren's wife to be so cruel, she would beat her to paralysis if she disagreed with her.Isn't this the legendary local tyrant and evil gentry in the old society?
"Xun Juren is an upright gentleman, and he is generous. I heard people say that the ancestor of the Xun family, Wangyingchuan Xun family in Shangjun, is a descendant of Xunzi. He has a scholarly family, and the family style is naturally excellent. How can he be in the fish and meat village?"

Yes, according to Zhou Nan's contact with Xun Juren, this person is a modest gentleman, and he is also gentle. Why is his family so violent? How did he educate his wife and children?
The old man sighed: "Master Xun is good, but he hasn't come back for more than ten years, and he doesn't care about family affairs."

The old man talked for a long time before Zhou Nan understood the reason.

It turned out that this Xun Juren was indeed a good man, but he was bookish and out of touch with current affairs.When he was a teenager, he repeatedly hit the wall in the imperial examination field, and he was not very proud, and his fame was limited to a scholar.

The Xun family is rich, but they can't get the honor of juren. For the descendants of Xunzi, it is indeed a shameful thing.

In that year, Xun Juren's fortune came and went, and he finally won the provincial examination.The thing is, this year, Xun Juren married a Henan woman surnamed Ding, who was also from a scholarly family.His father and the old man of the Xun family were classmates, but the two families were well-matched.

The Ding family can study, and most of their children are officials outside, and their official positions are not small.

With the background of his wife's family, Xun Juren finally successfully became the master of Juzi, and he was able to maintain his family's reputation.

It's a pity that the power of the Ding family can only barely affect the provincial level, and it will not work any higher.

Xun Juren was used to poetry and drinking, and the stereotyped essays were only barely, and he couldn't win the Jinshi even in life and death, which made him very depressed.

The Ding family has a good background, and Mrs. Ding is a jealous and fierce person. Xun Juren's concubines and concubines' children are quite bullied in the mansion.Even Xun Juren was often scolded bloody by his wife.

Xun Ju was afraid of his wife, and the relationship between husband and wife was poor, so he did not return home for more than ten years on the pretext of studying abroad.Later, when he was cast in Tang Shunzhi's curtain, it may not be that he did not have the idea of ​​revitalizing his husband through obtaining military merits and becoming an official.

"It seems that this Mrs. Ding is not a good person. If she knows that the deceased husband left a will to share a small half of the family property to the concubine to have daughters, she doesn't know how to be angry." Zhou Nan thought: "This Xun family is really hateful. Even I, the governor of the Criminal Justice Department, don't pay attention to it, this time the Xun family's family property has shrunk, which is really gratifying."

He is a man who has revenge and is determined to stand up for Miss Xun and take revenge on the Xun family once.

(End of this chapter)