Chapter 316: Turbulence Everywhere
After these years, Da Xi Si Po still looks as energetic as ever with her gray hair.
Da Xi Si Po didn't like outsiders visiting, so Xing Xing didn't bring any maids with her. She carried a bag of things she bought for Da Xi Si Po and climbed two mountains panting.
Before reaching the courtyard where Da Xisipo lived in seclusion, Xing Xing saw Da Xisipo watering the herbs she planted in the courtyard.
"Grandma Daxi, I'm here to see you!"
Da Xi Si Po looked over without any expression, with the corner of her mouth curled up.
"You're back?"
Da Xisi Po's voice was faint.
"Yes." Xing Xing pushed open the gate with ease and walked in with her bag. "Grandma Da Xi, I bought some things for you from the state capital. See if you can use them?"
Da Xi Si Po snorted, with no expression on her face, but she still followed Xing Xing into the house.
Xingxing put the bag on the table and Daxi Sipo came over and looked through it.
These are all things she likes on a daily basis, which shows that Xingxing takes her preferences to heart.
Xingxing knew at a glance that Daxi Sipo was probably very happy.
She pursed her lips, walked forward, took Daxi Sipo's arm, and called her "Grandma Daxi" affectionately.
The corners of Daxi Sipo's mouth curved again, but she still kept a straight face: "You're acting like a spoiled child again. Did you cause any trouble?"
Xing Xing shook Grandma Da Xi's arm and said, "Grandma Da Xi, our family is moving to the city. I know that Grandma Da Xi only likes to live in the mountains. I will buy you a mountain near the city and plant herbs there. Why don't you go to the city too?"
"Grandma Daxi, I've already said that I'll take care of you in your old age. Just stay with me and go through the years together."
Xingxing's voice is sweet and well-behaved, especially when she is acting coquettishly. The little girl's sweet voice carries a bit of expectation, a bit of pleading, and a bit of expectation, and few people can handle it.
Da Xi Si Po couldn't stand it any longer: "...Okay, okay, stop shaking. You little coquettish girl, I'll go with you."
Daxisi Po tried hard to keep a straight face.
Xingxing couldn't help but cheer for joy. She smiled so happily that her eyebrows were curved. Jiaoyan's little face was full of sincere joy. Da Xi Sipo couldn't help but curl her eyebrows as well.
Such a little thing, so sincere and tender, said that it would take care of itself in its old age. Who could resist it?
…
Gui Ge'er rode all the way until dusk, when he caught up with Bo Ge'er, Liu Ge'er and others at the post station beside the official road.
The two were a little surprised when they saw Gui Ge'er: "Fourth brother? Why are you here?"
Gui Ge'er wiped his sweat and told the information he knew directly: "...I have a few friends in the prefecture. They heard some rumors that the prefect's son, Tan Jingqian, held a poetry meeting two days ago. At the poetry meeting, he hinted that he was drugged, and the words directly pointed to the third brother."
This news was not surprising to Bo Ge'er and Liu Ge'er. They nodded and said, "This is something that Qin Jingqian can do."
Gui Ge'er hadn't finished speaking yet. He took a breath and said, "There is one more thing... On the day you left the city, a candidate died in the city."
Bo Ge'er and Liu Ge'er looked at Gui Ge'er at the same time.
Gui Ge'er said slowly: "The candidate's name is Wu Yong."
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Xingxing had no problems. Ah Wu went back and told Old Lady Liu about the Yu family's move. She said as a matter of course, "Grandfather, how big a house do you like? I think there are not many people in our family, so a house with three entrances is enough. Before Brother Bo and Brother Liu left, I told them to look for a house near the Yu family."
Old Lady Liu blew her beard and glared: "I haven't agreed yet!"
Ah Wu put Xu'er in front of Old Lady Liu, and the little baby Xu'er cried "great-grandfather" in a sticky voice and burrowed into Old Lady Liu's arms.
Old Mrs. Liu was smiling widely, and didn't care about anything else. Even when Xu Ge'er tried to pull his beard, he just smiled and tried to stop him, without getting angry at all.
Ah Wu curled his lips and laughed, "With your condition, is it possible that you won't go with me?"
Old Mrs. Liu ignored Ah Wu and went to play with Xu Ge'er.
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Before the Yu family moved, something else happened.
A new group of people came to the back mountain. They were also from the Linyang Marquis Mansion, but they looked completely different from the previous steward and the chief guard.
The new group of people were arrogant and mocked the manager in front, and asked the manager to take his own people back home.
The manager in front was so angry that he had no choice but to find the head of Nantuo Village before leaving. He lowered his head and said sadly, "...I know you don't like us very much. But before I leave, considering that we have been getting along well these days, I will give you a reminder... Those people are the confidants of our second master, and they are not as easy to talk to as we are."
Li Zheng was a native mountain man, so he had no idea how cruel the factional struggles within the wealthy families could be.
Although he heard what the manager said, he still didn't take it seriously in his heart.
So what if the people from Linyang Marquis' Mansion are rude? They are building their tombs in the back mountain, and the people from Nantuo Village are living their lives at the foot of the mountain. They have nothing to do with each other.
However, Li Zheng's thinking was still too simple.
The new group of people from Linyang Marquis Mansion closed the mountain road the day after they arrived and did not allow people from Nantuo Village to pass by, saying that it would affect their tomb repair progress.
The people in Nantuo Village are furious!
Is this still possible?!
Li Zheng went to argue with them, saying that the people of Nantuo Village were just passing by the mountain path, so how could it affect their tomb construction in the mountains?
——Instead, he was beaten and thrown out by that group of people.
This really annoyed the people of Nantuo Village!
The people of Nantuo Village almost poured out of the village, holding iron shovels and other weapons in their hands, and went to look for the new group of people who had arrived at the Linyang Marquis Mansion.
Let them give an explanation!
The new group of people from the Linyang Marquis's Mansion were obviously not as communicative as the first group. Instead of giving an explanation, they mocked the Nantuo villagers for being closed-minded - they were a noble family, and if these unruly people dared to attack them, they would all go to jail!
If the county hadn't received the news in advance and quickly sent Captain Xie Er with a dozen yamen runners to control the situation, a large-scale armed fight would have almost occurred!
The villagers of Nantuo Village always have to give the county lord some face.
The new steward of Linyang Marquis's Mansion is also surnamed Bai, and his name is Bai Rong.
Bai Rong was extremely arrogant and said that they had the deeds to the two mountains, which meant that the two mountains were the private property of their mansion and it was reasonable not to allow them to pass by.
Captain Xie Er was a little embarrassed: "...Legally speaking, this is indeed the case."
The people of Nantuo Village were all in despair.
Zhou Wu Niang, who had some disputes with the Yu family over her son's schooling, muttered loudly, "...I heard that the deeds to the two mountains were in the hands of Yu Xingxing, and it was she who sold them to the Linyang Marquis' Mansion."
Mrs. Wei immediately grabbed her waist and started to curse: "What do you mean! You conscienceless vicious woman! Your family agreed to relocate the graves so quickly, and if we Xingxing didn't exchange the land deeds to them, you still wanted to get the relocation money?! Now you blame me, Xingxing?!"