GBP Chapter 373 The Old Man is Reassured
Chapter 373 The Old Man is Reassured
Unfortunately, when Shen Zhiqiu arrived, Mr. Meng had just finished taking the medicine and fell asleep not long ago, so he did not let the Meng family wake up the old man.
Instead, he quickly got to know the situation again. After all, the old lady only gave him a general idea.
Only then did I know that when the Meng family first came to Shili Village, they lived a pretty good life. After all, they had money, and they bought a blue brick house as soon as they arrived. It is said that this house was bought from Zhao Dezhu.
Originally, Zhao Dezhu was also from Shili Village. His father died early, leaving him with only a mother. However, his uncle was a legal advisor in the county town, so he arranged a job as a yamen runner for him in the county.
Later, he took his mother to the county town to buy a house. When Mr. Meng and his men arrived, they saw that this was the best house in the village, so they asked the village chief to buy it.
Who would have thought that on July 15th, Zhao Dezhu returned home to visit his father's grave and accidentally saw the girl from the Meng family. He then asked someone to propose marriage to her.
At first it sounded like a good match. The man's family was well off and his uncle was a legal advisor.
But the bad thing is that Zhao Dezhu is not a good guy. He had married a wife before. In modern terms, this guy was a drinker, a gambler, and a womanizer, and he also committed domestic violence.
He beat his first wife to death.
This matter was not a secret in the surrounding villages. Zhao Dezhu had an uncle who was a legal advisor, and the poor woman was doomed to die suddenly.
Shili Village is different from Tangjia Village. It is a village with mixed surnames. After Mr. Meng and his family settled down and bought a house, they asked someone to arrange marriages for their two adopted sons. As it turned out, the two new wives knew everything about Zhao Dezhu.
So when Mr. Meng heard about this situation, he refused to agree to the marriage no matter what. Isn't this just pushing his daughter into the fire?
But Zhao Dezhu thought that with his status, he was interested in a refugee girl like you, so why wouldn’t you happily agree?
You still dare to refuse? I really give you face, don't I?
Don't underestimate this guy because he is a yamen runner. He is not a good person. He has a group of thugs under him who rely on his status in the yamen to collect protection fees.
So as soon as Mr. Meng refused, he had his men surround the Meng family.
Not only did they not allow the Meng family to go out, but those thugs would also throw dead rats, dead snakes and other things into the yard from time to time to scare them.
After listening to the whole story, Shen Zhiqiu felt that Zhao Dezhu probably didn't just want to marry Miss Meng, but probably because he knew that those who were assigned to Kyoto would have money.
The old man and his family spent three hundred taels directly to buy this house, which was already higher than the market price. Even though it was a blue brick house, building a new blue brick house in the countryside in the same style would only cost two hundred taels at most.
Being able to take out three hundred taels at once, he must be well-funded. This guy not only has his eyes on Miss Meng, but also wants to take all the money of the Meng family.
As for how to collect it? Shen Zhiqiu didn't need to think too much, it was nothing more than some despicable means.
Moreover, in his opinion, whether the old man fell was serious or not was another matter, but the main reason was that he was worried about his daughter, was anxious and angry, which made the situation even more serious.
Just when Shen Zhiqiu was frowning and thinking, Old Man Meng at the head of the bed woke up. He slowly opened his eyes, but everything in front of him was blurry at first. After a long while, he felt that he could see clearly.
Suddenly I saw Shen Zhiqiu sitting at the head of the bed.
In fact, everyone noticed it when Mr. Meng just woke up. Shen Zhiqiu also withdrew his thoughts and looked at the old man with a warm smile on his face. He didn't want the old man to suppress himself too much.
"Afterlife?"
Mr. Meng's voice was weak and very small, so Shen Zhiqiu had to get closer to him to listen carefully.
Shen Zhiqiu smiled and nodded. He said, "Uncle Meng, I'm here to return the cow. Don't worry. I've also heard about what happened at home. Don't worry, I'll help you find a solution."
Mr. Meng's eyes suddenly turned red and he sobbed like a child.
Shen Zhiqiu was afraid that he was too emotional, so he quickly comforted him, and said, "Uncle, the key is that you have to get better soon. Even if I can think of a way, it depends on your health."
In fact, Shen Zhiqiu had thought of a solution. He was thinking of going back to Tangjia Village and asking Tang Wenzhen for help to see if he could arrange for Mr. Meng and his family to live in Tangjia Village. This way, they would be under his supervision and he could take care of them.
Although the man surnamed Zhao’s backer is a legal advisor, how come Tang Wenzheng’s son is a sixth-rank official in the provincial capital?
Moreover, because Shen Zhiqiu made a thresher and windmill for Tangjia Village, the villagers saved a lot of effort this year. Not only did they have sickles to harvest the wheat, but the thresher and windmill also saved a lot of time for threshing.
The nine clans and Tangjia Village are just like in the honeymoon period, they are very close, and Tang Wenzhen should be able to help with this.
Seeing that Mr. Meng's mood had stabilized a little, Shen Zhiqiu took his hand and said, "Uncle, you have to get better quickly and move your household registration to our village. My village has a good relationship with me and has connections. Then we can do this..."
Mr. Meng's family was extremely moved. They never expected that Shen Zhiqiu could help them to this extent.
There were no sentimental words. The sunlight outside came in through the window, illuminating Shen Zhiqiu's gentle smiling face, making their wandering hearts feel safe and warm.
Mr. Meng moved his other hand and wiped his face. He said, "Nephew, I will be well now and can move. Don't wait any longer. The man said that he will come to marry in five days."
Shen Zhiqiu said: "Don't worry, I will leave Dahu here to protect you today. He is very skilled. I will go back to discuss with our village head tonight, and I will bring people to help you move tomorrow.
There are also a few unused houses in Tangjia Village. We rented them for a while before. The leaks have been repaired, but they are just mud-brick houses, a bit shabby. "
The Meng family didn't care about whether their life was simple or not. As long as they could get through this difficult time, everything else was trivial.
However, the old man told me that because he was afraid of fleeing famine, he bought a lot of food, and it would be difficult to move.
Shen Zhiqiu understood this. Aren't they the same? They don't feel at ease with money in their hands. They need food to feel that they can live.
"It's okay. I'll bring more people tomorrow and you can move out. It's not safe to keep the food here. But I'm afraid this house will be a disaster for us."
After all, it is impossible for that person to buy the house back, and even if there are other outsiders in the village, no one would dare to touch the house after passing by this place.
The eldest son of the Meng family quickly said, "It's okay. It doesn't matter if the house falls on me. As long as I can save my sister, that's all."
Shen Zhiqiu nodded and looked at Boss Meng deeply, thinking he was a responsible man.
After discussing the matter, Shen Zhiqiu took Erhu and left in the ox cart. They had come to return the ox, but encountered this kind of thing.
Dahu stayed. The Meng brothers were very welcoming to him and quickly cleaned up the room for him.
Old Madam Meng sat by the bed and fed Mr. Meng a spoonful of water. She said with emotion, "Before, I was thinking that your cow had been left here for so long and no one came to visit. I'm afraid you may have chosen the wrong person this time.
Maybe the cow would never come back, but who would have thought that when our family encountered such a big problem, the young man not only came but also helped us find a solution.
And from what he said, he had already found out about our family before coming. If ordinary people were to encounter this situation, even if they originally wanted to come, they would probably stay away from us.”