msmithbooks Chapter 499 A plan within a plan
Chapter 499 A plan within a plan
After Yan Wu left, the seventh uncle ordered Yan Ping to call the second son's family in the yard next door.
When Yan Ping rushed over, the second brother's family had already gone to bed. Hearing a few bangs on the door of his courtyard, Yan Wei got out of bed and walked out of the room in confusion.
"Who?"
"it's me!"
Hearing Yan Ping's voice, Yan Wei immediately woke up and hurried forward to open the courtyard door.
"Brother, why are you here so late?"
"A noble person has come to our village. We need to free up two houses to stay temporarily. Dad asked your family to pack up and go next door for a few nights."
"Who is that noble man? Why did you come to our village in the middle of the night?"
"Let's wait until we get to the next door to discuss the details. You guys hurry up and clean up the house. I'll go back to restore our father's life first."
Full of curiosity, Yan Wei went back to the house and called out his wife and several children, and the family of five began to clean up in a hurry.
On the other side, the seventh uncle took his eldest grandson to his ninth brother's home in person. Their family was so large that they were allocated nine large houses, which were also closer to his own home.
The seventh uncle explained his intention, and the ninth uncle immediately agreed.
"Since this is the distinguished guest brought by the fourth girl, we have to make arrangements for her. Brother Qi, don't worry. I will ask the children to clean up the house as soon as possible."
The seventh uncle took out the ten taels of silver given by Yan Wu.
"Yan Wu sent twenty taels of silver as a thank you gift for vacating the house. Keep these ten taels of silver."
Uncle Jiu has six sons. Currently, only three of them are married, and three more sons have reached the age of marriage. However, there are dozens of people in the family, and even if they are allocated nine houses, they cannot live in them. Girls from the same village know their roots. They don't want to get married.
Uncle Qi took care of his younger brother all the time, but he had a family of more than a dozen people to support, and he was really unable to do what he wanted. So after receiving the money from Yan Shu, the first thing he thought of was to find his younger brother.
Uncle Ninth saw the twelve taels of silver handed over by Uncle Seven, with a look of astonishment on his face.
"I can't help it, how can I return the money to the fourth girl? Isn't it just to free up the yard for guests to stay for a few days? What's the point of that."
The seventh uncle smiled and said: "That boy Yan Wu put down the money and ran away. He made it clear that he wanted to give it sincerely. The fourth girl is a capable girl. I heard that her business in Fucheng is very good. Since this is her Just accept my wishes, you have a large family, so for the time being I have to force you to live in the two empty houses behind the ancestral hall for a few days."
After hearing the seventh uncle's words, the ninth uncle reached out and took the silver.
"It's fine to sleep outside on this hot day."
"Then let's do this. Clean up and vacate the house within half an hour. It's getting late and we can't keep the guests waiting for too long."
"Okay, let's clean up now."
After seeing off the seventh uncle, the ninth uncle and his family stared at the ten taels of silver.
The boss praised: "Four girls are so generous. These ten taels of silver can be enough for our family to spend four to five years."
The fourth child followed closely and said, "Dad, with this money, we should be able to make things happen between Hua Niang and me."
The second daughter-in-law was immediately dissatisfied and said: "There are dozens of mouths in the big family waiting for dinner. We can't open the pot at home, so I need to use this money urgently. The fourth daughter-in-law can marry me anytime. But our family cannot starve to death."
The eldest daughter-in-law also followed up and echoed: "Four girls asked us to cultivate hundreds of acres of potatoes in the mountains. It's time to harvest now. When the potatoes are sold for money, we won't talk about you and Hua Niang anymore. Late!"
Uncle Jiu frowned and handed the money to his mother-in-law in front of everyone: "Put the money away. We, the old couple, are still alive. It's not your juniors' turn to tell you how to use this money." , since we have received such a large sum of money from Fourth Girl, we must clean the house so that the guests can be satisfied. You guys, stop arguing and clean up the house quickly."
Uncle Jiu made it public, and the whole family didn't dare to fight anymore and went back to their respective rooms to clean.
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Liu Hanyue was a guest at Yan Shu's home for the first time, and she specially prepared some gifts. She seemed polite and polite when facing Yan Ersheng and Liu Wenniang, and the gifts she gave were all carefully considered.
As the head of the family, Yan Ersheng had to receive guests in person. Previously, he felt that Liu Hanyue was difficult to get along with, mainly because of the huge disparity in status. The biggest official he had ever seen in his more than 40 years of life was Li Zheng. , the legitimate son of the Marquis family was a noble. He had never dreamed of talking face to face with such a person one day, so it was understandable that he would be nervous.
But after a conversation today, he felt that this young man was not as difficult to get in touch with as he had imagined. He was also knowledgeable and knowledgeable. Even when talking about crops and farming in the fields, he could naturally pick up the conversation.
Half an hour later, Yan Bai hurried over and said that the house had been packed out.
Yan Ersheng and Yan Wen, father and son, took Liu Hanyue's master and servant over there. The seventh uncle had not closed his eyes. When he learned that the guest was coming, he hurriedly used crutches to let his grandson support him and went to the next door.
Liu Hanyue walked straight to the main house and looked around. Although the house was simple, it was clean and tidy.
Nanzhi led a few people to bring Liu Hanyue's belongings in. She was injured in her arm and could only stand aside and instruct a few old men to spread out the bedding for Liu Hanyue.
Seeing his seventh uncle arriving, Yan Ersheng rushed forward to greet him.
"Seventh uncle, I'm really sorry that I bother you to make arrangements so late."
"We are all members of the same family, so we don't have to be so polite. Are our guests satisfied?"
While the seventh uncle was speaking, he glanced in the direction of the main house. The door of that room was open, the lights were on inside, and people were constantly coming in and out to deliver things to the house.
Yan Ersheng smiled and said: "The guest is very grateful."
"It's been sorted out in a hurry. If there's anything missing, I'll add it tomorrow."
"You don't have to worry about this. I will take care of the arrangements. You should go back and rest early."
When the seventh uncle saw that the guest didn't say anything, he left the yard with peace of mind.
After seeing off the seventh uncle, Yan Ersheng and Yan Wen went inside the house together.
"Mr. Liu, the conditions in the countryside are poor, and I have only wronged you for a few days."
Liu Hanyue stood up and bowed to Yan Ersheng and thanked him: "We came unexpectedly and disturbed the second uncle and the villagers."
"You and Shu'er are friends, and you once escaped with us. We are not happy that you can come to Yan Wen's wedding today. You should rest quickly. It's time for us to go back. Shu'er is still at home waiting for news. .”
"Nanzhi, see off my second uncle for me."
"Yes! Uncle Yan, please."
Nanzhi sent Yan Ersheng and Yan Wen out of the yard. Liu Hanyue retracted her gaze and took off her gown. Hefeng immediately stepped forward and stretched out his hands to take the gown.
"Tomorrow morning Wuming will take people down the mountain to pick up the bride. You go down with him and arrange for a group of people to keep an eye on Yuan An's movements. I guess Yuan An will go up the mountain in person in a few days. We will lure the snake out of the hole on the mountain. You can lead People blocked their way down the mountain, and if they dared to come, this would be their burial place.”
Hefeng said in confusion: "Yuan'an and Xilinwei are both His Majesty's people. If they die in Xinyang Mansion, I'm afraid it will be difficult for the Marquis to do business."
Liu Hanyue curled her lips and smiled lightly.
"The death of the Xilin Guards at the hands of Jiang Ci has anything to do with our Yongding Marquis Mansion? Even if the old emperor wants revenge, he should go to Jiang Ci."
Hefeng instantly understood what his master meant.
"My subordinate understands."