Chapter 294 A family of good conspirators The
Jiang family’s carriage creaked and headed back to Dalui Village against the autumn wind.
Not long after, Ali had arrived at the Xu Mansion and threw the half-crippled old woman in front of the gate.
At this time, the Xu family was in a mess.
After listening to the servant’s report, Xu Xinglai was furious and slapped Xu Zan in the face.
"Look at your good idea!" Xu Xinglai scolded in a hurry, "Didn’t you say that the Jiang family are all mud legs, they won’t be wary, and Xu Qingyan is also a person without ideas, so it will definitely succeed!" Xu Zan
stumbled and fell, covering half of his swollen cheek, "Father, I... I didn’t expect that the Jiang family would be so cunning and would keep a trick for me..."
Xu Xinglai’s face was livid, pacing back and forth in the room, and then sat back in the chair in anger.
"It was you who boasted that you could use your cousin to ruin Xu Qingyan's reputation, so I believed you this time." He pointed at Xu Zan, his fingers trembling, "Who would have thought that you would expose the secret for me, and now how is my Xu family going to explain to the outside world?"
Xu Zan was also at a loss, and could only kneel down in panic, "Father, I did this to relieve you of your worries!"
"Second uncle only has Xu Qingyan as his daughter. In order to leave all his property to my cousin in the future, he must choose a strong son-in-law to help him protect this property, so he set his eyes on the Jiang family."
"But Second Uncle is too greedy. He inherited 90% of the land and property from his ancestors. Now he has a daughter, and the family line has ended. After a hundred years, he should leave the family property to you and your brother." Xu Zan was afraid of being abandoned, so he lay on the ground and cried like a dog.
Xu Xinglai was annoyed and rubbed his temples.
At this time, Xu Zan swallowed the snot in his mouth and raised his red and swollen eyes, "So, my son set up this game just to ruin my cousin's reputation, so that she will no longer have a good in-law family, and at most can only force the Jiang family to want her. But Jiang Fengze must hate her because of her loss of face, and will only take her as a concubine. If things go wrong, the mothers-in-law and sisters-in-law will dislike her and torture her to death."
"In this way, she will not be able to marry well, and the second uncle's family will have to hand over the land to you and your brother."
"If it works, we can also get Xianquanju. Haven't you been thinking about the Tangquan business for a long time and want to open one in the city? My son is doing it for you!" Xu Zan knelt and crawled to Xu Xinglai's feet, and continued to kowtow and beg.
But Xu Xinglai had lost his patience.
He kicked Xu Zan's hand away, grabbed the bowl with a hot lid, and smashed it down.
"Gun, you don't have to be a good boy, don't think I don't know what you're thinking!"
"You know everything in the family belongs to Jinbao, so you hope that I will get the second brother's land, thinking that if you have done a good job, I will also leave you a share of the family property, so stop dreaming!" Xu Xinglai cursed through his teeth.
Yes, he has been coveting his second brother's wealth for a long time, and he has long seen that Xu Qingyan is not used to it, and he is afraid that she will marry well in the future.
Therefore, when Xu Zan first talked about this matter, he was also very happy.
But now, not only has the matter not been accomplished, but it has also caused him to get into trouble. No matter what, someone has to take the blame for this matter!
Xu Zan was scalded on the face, and he trembled in pain.
Xu Xinglai stroked the edge of the table and stared at him, his expression becoming more and more disgusted.
At this time, the servant came to report.
"Master, it's bad, the man with the imperial warrant is about to break in."
Xu Xinglai's eyes were like hooks, and he glared at Xu Zan fiercely, "Come here, drag Xu Zan out and hand him over to the master who came, and tell him that everything was his idea, and my wife and I had no idea, so let them decide."
Xu Zan's face turned gray and bloodless in an instant.
"Father, no, I am still useful to you, please give me a chance to make up for my mistakes!" He pushed the servant down and shouted in despair.
But Xu Xinglai would not tolerate his nonsense, so he simply grabbed him by the back of the neck, took him out personally, and knelt down in front of Ali.
"Sir, I am a bad parent!" Xu Xinglai changed his expression, looking "sorrowful".
Soon, there was a big commotion in the city.
Xu Zan did not dare to resist the Xu family and was forced to admit the matter, saving his family and Zuixinglou.
He himself was beaten with eighty sticks and hung on the city tower for the whole city to watch.
The stick punishment was based on the buttocks and hit the lower body. When Xu Zan was punished, he almost died of pain three times before he finally got all eighty sticks.
After the punishment, his lower body was almost bloody.
Hanging on the city tower, from a distance, his legs were indistinguishable from flesh and bones, and were even redder than the maple leaves in late autumn.
The people of the whole city had fun. Every day, many idle people ran to the city tower just to take a look at him and curse him.
After three days, when Xu Zan was released, Xu Xinglai did not show up at all. He only sent two rough servants to throw him to a farm in the countryside.
"His legs are completely disabled, and he was sent to the farm in Liujiagou. It seems that the master is determined not to keep this adopted son." One of the servants mocked. Another
laughed wildly, "He was born in the mud. It is a blessing for him to live in our house for twelve years with good food and drink. This time he caused a big disaster for our house. It is a mercy to leave him alone!"
Xu Zan was pale and lay on the stretcher, looking like a dried salted fish.
He was so angry that he wanted to clench his fist, but he had no strength to do so. He could only grit his teeth weakly, "Jiang family, you have wronged me! In the future... I will definitely repay you a hundredfold, and I will never stop until I die!"
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Da Liu Village, Jiang family.
It was a sunny and windy morning. Xiao Nuobao counted the days and estimated that Xiao Lanyi and her group would probably arrive in the capital soon.
She counted on her fingers and found that the Xiao family's convoy had a smooth journey. She felt relieved and went to eat happily.
At this time, the village chief walked into the yard to announce the good news, "Fengze, is Fengze at home?"
"Two officials came to the village and said that the 100 acres of land awarded to you and Mr. Xiao has been decided!"
If this matter had not been mentioned, the Jiang family would have almost forgotten it.
When they were granted the title, they were also promised 100 mu of land each!
This kind of land is not comparable to that of Daliu Village. It is all top-quality paddy fields with extremely high yields.
Feng was filled with joy and took off her apron and came out, "Village chief, Fengze is feeding chickens in the backyard. I'm going to call him. By the way, did you tell me where the land they got is? Is it close to our village?"
The village chief smiled so hard that his eyes were blocked. "They said it's in Liujiagou in the north of the city. There are all rich families' manors there, and there are many tenants. You don't have to worry about being far away. The land is cultivated by the tenants anyway, so you don't have to do anything."
Feng felt very comfortable. Isn't it just sitting at home and getting a big harvest?
When Jiang Fengze came back from seeing him, the mother and daughter agreed to go to Liujiagou tomorrow to take a look, and they would feel at ease.
Little Nuobao knew that he could go out to play again, so he happily raised his fist and threw the rice spoon into the bowl.
"Nuobao wants to go too, and mother can't leave you alone!" Little Nuobao giggled and acted coquettishly, and the ending tone was as sweet as a melon.
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