[Comprehensive] The Giant of the Red Chamber

After a brief thrilling experience, Xue Pan has not forgotten his little friend, Xiao Shitou, especially when he learned that Zhuangzi’s steward had paid [-]% of the rent behind his back, and he felt even more aggrieved by his little friend. It is obvious that the family did good deeds for blessing The rent that was exempted deliberately was used by those who cared, and did not benefit those who really needed it.

Xue Pan took two young servants and grabbed two of the fattest old hens from Zhuangzi. He also brought some good dishes and a pot of good wine to thank Xiao Shitou's family. The distressed look of the guest killing the chicken always felt a little embarrassed, so he simply grabbed two hens and returned them.Originally, Xue Pan was planning to catch a few more, but was dissuaded by Master Xue. Sometimes, too much kindness can easily cause people to feel burdened.

Besides, Lao Yutou's family, since Xue Pan disappeared for no reason, the whole family, especially Lao Yutou, felt very guilty. They always felt that this kind of thing happened because of their own poor care. The whole family helped them find it almost all night.Later, although I heard that the person had been found, I also knew the whole story. After all, those households in the village made such a big commotion that it was impossible not to know. In Yu Tou's heart, apart from guilt, there is also panic, fearing that the master will be held accountable, and they will not be allowed to continue renting seeds.

Just when Lao Yutou's family was gloomy and was about to catch all the most valuable hens in the family and take them to the village to make amends to the master, Xue Pan arrived with his things.

"Uncle Yu, little stone." Xue Pan yelled into the yard as soon as he arrived at the gate. The gates of the peasants' yards were all opened directly, so he led the two of them directly into the yard.

Little Shitou rushed out first: "Brother Shitou..."

Before he finished shouting, he was interrupted by Old Yutou: "It's the master, Shitou, you can't scream." Old Yutou came out to greet him with a frightened face.Looking at the newly dressed little friend, Xiao Shitou hid behind the old man and dared not go forward to make out again.

"Uncle Yu, you're welcome, I'm here to thank you for your hospitality the day before yesterday." After finishing speaking, he signaled the servant behind him to present the gift.

The old man Yu felt even more at a loss. The master of the house thanked God for not blaming him for his poor care. How could he dare to accept a gift? The old man refused to accept it.

"It's just some food, not valuables, so don't be polite, old man Yu." Fortunately, he didn't take too much according to his father's words, otherwise he might not be able to give it away. Once again, he saw the sincerity of the peasant family, and Xue Pan couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

"Old man, it's a hot day, standing in the yard and muttering, why don't you hurry up and ask the master to come in and talk." The old lady was still astute, so she decided to accept the gift.If this is an expensive item, the old lady really dare not directly surpass the old man to make the decision, she just looked at it as not expensive, so she made a noise, it is obviously the master's favor, if she continues to refuse it, it will become her own impoliteness, in terms of human feelings The old lady is better than the old lady.

"Big ya, er ya, go and boil water." The old lady directed the two granddaughters to boil some tea for the guests.

"Old man Yu, I have something else I want to ask the old man for help when I come here today."

"Master, if you have something to do, just ask, the old man will definitely take care of it for you." Old man Yu rubbed his hands, and he didn't even dare to sit on the chair. It was obviously the same person, but why did he feel so different twice.

"This time I came to Zhuangzi, I also saw that everyone's life is difficult. The father of the family has always been charitable. He couldn't bear that everyone couldn't eat enough to wear warm clothes. He specially arranged for me to tell the old man that in the future, he only needs to pay [-]% for renting and planting Xue's land. The lease is enough, but I have to trouble the old man to go door to door and go to the Zhuangzi to sign a new lease tomorrow morning."

"Really..., really?" Old Yu trembled his hands and mouth, he couldn't believe that such a great thing fell from the sky, it was like giving away the land for nothing, would such a good thing happen to Yujia Village?

"I'll tell you in person, there's nothing wrong with it." Xue Pan smiled and showed some big white teeth. He didn't care about the others, but the old man Yu's family who had a brief acquaintance could be happy, Xue Pan felt that it was extraordinarily worthwhile.In fact, logically, this matter should have benefited everyone two years ago, but now it can only be said to be a belated favor.

"The master is kind, the master is kind, I..., I thank the master on behalf of the villagers." Old Yutou stood up from his seat excitedly, feeling that verbal thanks were not enough, he wanted to kneel When he came down to thank him, Yu Shuan on the side also looked excited.

"Old man, you are an old man, and I am a junior. I can't afford your gift. Get up quickly." Xue Pan helped the old man get up by himself.Although Xue Pan has many problems, he has been brought up by everyone since he was a child. As long as he is willing, at least he will have no major problems in dealing with people and communicating with others.

"Shuanzi, hurry up and ask the village chief to come over," old man Yu ordered.

"Hey!" Shuanzi responded, and ran out quickly.

"Old woman, kill two chickens, the master will have dinner at our house tonight." Old man Yu explained to the kitchen again.

"Hey!" The old lady promised, this time the chickens were caught and killed very quickly, without any distress at all, just like the Chinese cabbage grown in the ground.

With the good wine and food brought by Xue Pan, Lao Yutou's family had a good meal at night. The village head, an adult, didn't dare to be arrogant in front of a little Xue Pan, but he was more than Lao Yutou. It's just two points of calm, but the gratitude in his heart is no less than that of old Yutou. Yujiacun really encountered a rare good thing in a century.In this joy, he accidentally drank two more sips of wine, and blamed the wine for being so delicious, he was almost carried back by his son who came to pick him up when he returned.Xue Pan was a little kid, of course no one poured him wine, he just took a couple of sips.

In the early morning of the second day, everyone ignored the crops in the field and sent the head of the family to the farm to renew the lease. Everyone was very happy, especially when they learned that the harvest this time would be based on the new lease. Everyone The smile on the face is even worse, and it is a hundred times happier than the Chinese New Year.Everyone sighed in their hearts: This is meeting a good person.

But there are also a few sad families in the happy team. They are all female relatives, and they still have apprehension and caution on their faces.

"Isn't this Da Lai's wife?"

"And the wife of the third child."

"They have the nerve to come here. As soon as they tied their front feet to the master's family, they followed to receive the favor of the master's family. They are so embarrassing. If I don't say that I came here, I will even be ashamed to leave the gate of the house."

"That's right, it's really shameless. Yu Dalai and Yu Laosan deserve what they deserve. Fortunately, the master's uncle was not injured. Otherwise, our entire Yujia Village might be implicated by these people, so the master's benevolence, It's just sending people to the Yamen, without too much investigation."

"Let's stay away from them, so as not to be dragged down. Anyone who dares to tie them up is bad at the root. We won't dare to get close to them in the future."

A group of women and women gathered together to point out several women and children, but there were also some rebuttal voices inside, but they were too few to be drowned out by the crowd.

"Actually, Da Lai's wife and daughter are quite nice people, but it's pitiful to have Da Lai at the stall." Someone weakly voiced support.

"Who's life is not miserable these days, they are also poor because of the men in the family, so I can only say that their fate is not good." Any of these women can live well in a normal family, but who will marry them? What a bastard, not to mention being bullied all day long, he has to do dirty and tiring work, and even if he saves some money and food, he can be wiped out by the men at home, which makes the child hungry instead. .

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The voices of these discussions reached the ears of several women and the children they brought with them. The tattered children hid behind their mothers fearfully and cautiously, bearing the pointing and pointing of everyone.

Finally, there was a slightly pungent person who couldn't help it anymore, "Men made mistakes, and it's not us girls who made mistakes. We are all women and have children. As for making sarcastic remarks?" I'm going to be bullied to death, I've had enough grievances for not choosing the right man in this life, and I still have to bear these pointers and arguments, if this continues, I can't live outside my home.

Speaking of these women, they didn't have much resentment for their men's imprisonment, but breathed a sigh of relief.He made a mistake in the first place, and there is nothing wrong with suing him. It is already a favor for the master if he didn't pursue it.Besides, if there is no such a man in the family, maybe a few wives can live a better life. Anyway, women do all the work in the house. It doesn't matter if there are men or not, and one less person can support one less person.A few women even felt a little angry, but this cannot be said to outsiders.

"Anyway, you are a family. If a man commits a crime, you think you can clean it?"

"Don't say it, don't say it." Someone pulled the rebellious woman, worried that if she continued to talk, if she really caught the attention of the master, let alone rent-free, I'm afraid the land would not be able to continue planting.The few of their families are all relying on this little land to live. The few acres of Susukida have already been squandered by men. If they can't rent any more land, they will really drive people to a dead end.

This bit of noise soon caught the attention of Master Xue who was watching everyone sign the new lease not far away, and asked the manager of the recruitment process to give a few instructions.This time, the steward turned around in time, so he gave a small punishment and a big punishment. In addition to confiscating all the money he got from corrupting ink, he also fined him a year's worth of silver. Continue to manage.Cheng Guanshi, who thought at least he would be kicked out of Zhuangzi, was very surprised by the result of this settlement. After that, he was grateful and guilty, and vowed that he would not let down the trust of the master in the future.This time I was able to let go of it lightly and it is inseparable from Cheng Guanshi's attitude towards tenants and his past actions. Except for the [-]% of the rent, Cheng Guanshi treated the tenants fairly, and did not use his power to deliberately embarrass the tenants and take advantage of it. When choosing tenants, priority will also be given to the elderly, weak, widowed and needy. If it weren't for this, Mr. Xue would not let him go.

"Everyone be quiet." Seeing that the people were quiet, he continued: "The master said that if one person does evil, it does not mean that the whole family is evil. Those few people have already been punished for their own evil deeds, let alone their crimes are not as good as their wives. Son, the previously rented land can continue to be planted, and you can also enjoy [-]% of the rent like everyone else."

"My master is very kind."

"My master is benevolent."

"that's right!"

After hearing this, people agreed in unison and even applauded. The women of several families couldn't help but shed tears of gratitude.

Steward Cheng raised his hand and signaled for quietness: "Master Master has always been kind and charitable, everyone should farm the land well in the future, never forget the kindness of Master Master, and bless Master Master with good health and long life." This is Cheng In addition to the steward, the purpose of reducing or exempting the rent was to pray for the master, and to make more people feel grateful for his kindness.

Everyone also understood that sitting in a wheelchair is obviously in poor health. Such a kind person should not die young. They will definitely offer a stick of incense every day to bless the master's long life.