Chapter 40
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"Stop it, stop it!"
The yamen officer was about to take off Nianfu's trousers when he was suddenly shouted down. Tangxian Zun raised his eyes and saw a handsome young man pushing through the crowd and standing up.
Huiniang's tears immediately fell from her eyes, she choked with sobs and called out "Young Master" and could not continue talking.
In order to come to the hearing today, Ouyang Kang deliberately changed the clothes of his wife. Obviously he didn't want people to know. But he chose to stand up at this time, that is, he was ready to reveal his identity and stand up for her family.
With what Mr. Hu had just said, Madam Hui knew that it would take a lot of courage to stand up. After all, Ouyang Kang was still an unmarried young man, and it would take a lot of tricks to stand up for a little girl in court.
People gossiping?
But Ouyang Kang really couldn't stand it anymore.
He lost his mother when he was young and relied on his grandmother to raise him. Seeing the Shi family crying so miserably, especially seeing a good little girl like Nian Fu being insulted, he really couldn't stay out of it.
So even though he knew that he would face many problems if he stood up, he still told Tang County Lord truthfully, "Please tell me clearly, Xiaosheng is Ouyang Kang from Huai'an Town. On that day, Mu's mother and daughter were entangled by Mr. Hu, Xiaosheng
I saw with my own eyes that it was Xiaosheng who helped drive people away. Although Sister Mu's move of hitting people with rocks was a bit inappropriate, it was also a reaction that was caused by excessive fright. Please think about it, if you are too frightened.
No one happened to be passing by that day, and the mother and daughter were dragged back to the house by Mr. Hu. How will they deal with themselves today?"
These words made many people nod secretly. For a woman, if her reputation is ruined, she really doesn't want to live anymore.
When Tangxian Zun heard the name Ouyang, he suddenly remembered that this was also a family of officials. Although the relationship was not deep, it was better to sell well than to have a feud.
Just as he was thinking about how to smooth things over, Ouyang Kang said again, "Of course, this case has been decided clearly, and Xiaosheng has no objection. I just want to contribute to the Mu family's mother and daughter and help them pay the debt."
It’s a fine, nothing else, please be aware of it.”
The hours of lessons he had taken with Mr. Wu were not in vain. Sure enough, these words made Mr. Tang very agreeable. He was about to give Ouyang Kang the favor when someone suddenly made a noise again.
"Sir! Please wait, I want to stand up for the defendant!"
Tangxian Zun looked at it and said, Wow! Another young man came and rushed into the courthouse out of breath, "Who are you again?"
Unexpectedly, the young man looked very energetic, but he became confused as soon as he said, "I am her wife!"
Even though he was a middle-aged man from Tang County, he almost laughed out loud, so he could only clench his fists and pretend to cough to cover it up. The young man didn't even realize it, so he rushed up and helped Nianfu up from the bench, looking at the bustling hall.
Everyone who was laughing was confused. What did he say? Why were these people so happy?
Nianfu looked at him again and was stunned, "Young Master? What are you doing here?"
You Gongzi, ah no, Hou Fangyu's attention must have been quickly attracted. He took another look at the tears on Nianfu's face. Not to mention how distressed he was, he lifted up his sleeves and tried to wipe her away, "Don't cry, don't cry.
Sister Nianfu, I’m here, it’s okay.”
Nian Fu's face sank and he slapped his hand away, "Master, please respect yourself!"
Hou Fangyu wanted to catch up, but was blocked by Ouyang Kang, who frowned and glared at him, "Why are you here to cause trouble?"
"Why am I here to cause trouble?" Hou Fangyu looked more and more displeased at this pretty boy, "But what are you doing here? It's clearly our family's business, so why should you talk so much?"
They were still arguing here, but Mr. Tang had already lost his temper. He clapped the gavel again and said, "Who is coming? What's the point of disturbing the court for no reason? If you don't explain the reason clearly, I will slap you twenty times.
I’ll punish you for trespassing in court!”
Hou Fangyu was startled, but it was Mr. Shi who spoke first, "Sir, please calm down!" He rubbed his dim eyes and looked carefully before asking in confusion, "Is your surname Hou?"
"Exactly!" Hou Fangyu bowed deeply to Father Shi, "This junior is Hou Fangyu of the Xuancheng Hou family, your unborn grandson-in-law."
Ouyang Kang didn't believe it, "Didn't you say your surname was You?"
Hou Fangyu was a little sarcastic, "I'm just trying to trick you. But I can't explain it clearly at the moment. In short, I am absolutely the real Hou Fangyu, and she -" He stretched out his hand to point at Nianfu, "It is absolutely true that I have never passed the exam.
My daughter-in-law. I only heard that she was reported to the Yamen, and I was so frightened that I rushed here immediately. I don’t know what happened. My lord, what’s going on? But I remember the criminal law of this dynasty, as long as it’s not murder and arson.
It is allowed to spend money to atone for serious crimes. No matter what crime the Shi family has committed, why don't I spend money to atone for her?"
Tangxian Zun was happy to hear this. This young man seemed to be a rich man. If not him, who would be killed? He winked to the side, and the clerk immediately came forward with the document in hand and told him the verdict.
He also said, "If you go to court without permission, you will have to fight twenty times to argue. Since you are willing to take money and redeem it, let's fine you as well."
Hou Fangyu breathed a big sigh of relief after hearing this, "How big a deal do I think it is? It's just a few hundred taels of silver, it's nothing. I'll give you a total of five hundred taels, and after deducting it, I'll give it to the man named Hu, and I'll give you the rest."
Your Excellency has built a government office."
He readily took out a blank banknote, filled it out on the spot, stamped it with his private seal, and handed it over to the clerk for verification, thus the lawsuit was over.
Mr. Hu was very angry, but he was also a businessman. As soon as he heard about the Hou family in Xuancheng, he knew that they were richer than himself. If the fight continued, I was afraid that he would not be able to gain anything, so he had to swallow his anger and write in the petition.
I signed and stamped my name and thought I was unlucky.
The lawsuit is settled here, but Nianfu has not yet recovered from the shock that his "daughter-in-law" turned out to be a rich man, and Hou Fangyu is about to take her to Xuancheng in a hurry.
"I came to pick you up to celebrate my grandpa's birthday, along with grandma, grandpa and..." He glanced at Hui Niang and replaced the word "mother-in-law" with "Mother-in-law. If we can get away, let's go together."
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Since there was nothing else to do at the moment, Ouyang Kang said good-bye and left first. But he felt a little regretful in his heart. Why do you think that silly boy was so lucky to have such a wife who can cook? Tsk, tsk, then he
It will be a real blessing from now on.
But he didn't become a hero who saved the beauty. Although Young Master Ouyang saved money, he still felt a little unhappy. He couldn't help but ask to the side, "Mo Yun, what do you think of the person named Hou?"
Mo Yun was an honest man, and he only told the truth, "I'm so rich!" He spent five hundred taels at a time, which was much richer than their young master.
But Young Master Ouyang rolled his eyes unhappily, "Huh, what's the big deal about being rich?" When he gets rich one day, he will casually spend a thousand taels and become a hero. Five hundred on his left hand, five hundred on his right hand, compared with
He is still brave!
But when will "some day" come? Young Master Ouyang thought that he had never even spent fifty taels at a time in his whole life, and he became depressed.
On the other side, Father Shi, who returned to the Shi family, asked uneasily, "Why did your grandpa invite us to his birthday for no reason?"
Don't blame the old man for being suspicious, shouldn't unmarried couples avoid suspicion? Even if they don't avoid suspicion, they shouldn't be invited by you?
Hou Fangyu took out a palm-sized abacus from his arms and said, "Grandpa knew you would say this, so he asked me to bring this here. He said you would go after reading this. You see, I didn't lie to you.
Well, this is something grandpa carries with him."
Father Shi fell silent and said, "Huiniang, take Nianfu into the house and clean up for her. I will go with the girl later. Just look after your mother at home and be careful about the door."
He looked at Hou Fangyu again and said, "With my legs and feet, I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you to hire a car."
When Hou Fangyu saw that he agreed, he immediately went to work happily.
As soon as she saw him leaving, her wife's face dropped, and Aunt Shi asked in confusion, "Old man, this is a good thing, what are you worried about?"
Father Shi sighed, "Don't ask, just clean it up for me."
Aunt Shi couldn't help it, so she packed a small baggage for him, and then gave the two of them some gold and silver she had saved at home, and told them, "Don't worry about money when you go out, spend what you need to spend, don't let others look down on you."
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Nianfu was also full of suspicion, so he boarded the car with his grandfather and left.
Hou Fangyu followed the carriage on horseback, with a smile on his face that was almost overflowing.
Last time, he was not sick after being soaked in the basin of water, but Mrs. Hou had an idea and took the opportunity to pretend to be sick and drag him back to Xuancheng. Then Hou Fangyu heard it with his own ears, and his parents secretly discussed that they wanted to wait for his grandfather to die.
Ruin his marriage so that he can marry that Miss Yao.
Of course Hou Fangyu was not happy. As a young man, he was in love for the first time, so he naturally fell in love with the girl he liked. When his grandfather was getting better, he quietly told the story. Mr. Hou almost died of anger on the hospital bed.
However, I came back to my senses and thought about it for a long time. I was afraid that if I forced myself to do it, I would make things worse, so I asked my grandson to invite the young and old of the Shi family in private. I wanted to take advantage of my birthday to celebrate my birthday while I was still in this mood.
The story of the couple was revealed to everyone, so that the son and daughter-in-law, who disliked poverty and loved wealth, could not regret it.
But Hou Fangyu was Mrs. Hou's eyeball, and he was the only boy she gave birth to after giving birth to three daughters. She had to ask three times if she disappeared. Hou Fangyu ran out quietly and did not return for a long time. Mrs. Hou
Is there any reason not to know?
After checking the people around the old man again, the whereabouts of his son were already obvious. Mrs. Hou was furious and immediately went to look for her husband, Hou Xianglin.
Hou Xianglin is able to take charge of such a large family business, so he certainly has some ability. Moreover, he is in the prime of life and has a shrewd mind. After thinking about it for a while, he was not as angry as Mrs. Hou. Instead, he smiled and said, "Since you are here, you should spend more time."
If we want to entertain people, if we let them take the initiative to speak, wouldn't it be more useful than us talking a thousand words? Why do we need to be the bad guys ourselves, which will make Dad unhappy and Yu'er also related to us. "
Mrs. Hou immediately understood. e="Chonghua"]
Chapter completed!