As soon as these words were spoken, the person on the other side suddenly changed his expression.
"Why do you say such things? How can you slander someone's innocence out of thin air?"
Butler Cao was not a man who would swallow his anger. He replied sarcastically:
"Mr. Sun, Madam Deng lives here, but she only officially moved in after paying the rent through official documents. She is not a scoundrel.
I was driven out by you without any clear reason. The facts are right in front of us, how could I wrongly accuse you?
If you want to break the contract, why don't you pay compensation according to the agreement in the contract? You are a well-known family, why do you have to do this? "
The young man behind the old man was not happy when he heard this! He spoke angrily.
"What document? We have never seen it before. Would our family rely on such a small amount of money?
This is our ancestral home, how can we allow outsiders to live here?
She has lived in the house for so long without any compensation. Now that the owner has come, are they going to be allowed to continue to occupy the house? It’s good enough that we didn’t ask them to compensate for the loss.”
Li Zhong and Butler Cao looked at each other and it seemed that the other was also confused.
Probably because he was deceived, Butler Cao said nothing more. He took out the lease document that Deng had given him and placed it on the table.
The young man took the lead, picked up the document and took a look at it, his face suddenly changed.
Having worked in the government office for many years, how could he not see that this document was genuine?
So the other party wasn't here to blackmail him? Was there really something wrong with him?
Now it was his turn to have his face turn completely dark!
Others also noticed something was wrong. They picked up the document, passed it around, and examined it carefully, but did not find anything wrong.
I also realized that what the other party said was true, and that something really happened on my side.
Sun Hongye's face turned ugly: "I'm sorry, we were reckless in this matter. We will definitely investigate this matter and give everyone an explanation."
"Okay, then I'll take my leave now and won't bother you any more. Madam Deng will be temporarily placed in our Qiao family. If you have any news, just send someone over."
"Of course, of course."
After seeing off Butler Cao and Li Zhong, the Sun family's grandfather and sons had no time to pack their luggage.
"Father, shall I go to the government office in person to get to the bottom of this matter?" asked the second son, Sun Weide.
"Well, I'm afraid we've been tricked." Sun Hongye said what he was thinking, "Where's Old Xia?"
"Butler Xia has been taken in by his daughter and son-in-law to live with him in his old age!"
"It seems that this is the problem. No need to wait until tomorrow, go now and find out the specific situation of Laohu Town.
Also, prepare a gift and come to apologize in person!"
"That's the only way!"
At this time, they also realized that this was done by Butler Xia behind the back of the mansion.
The so-called going to look for his daughter to take care of him in his old age is just an excuse. This person will not show up for a while.
Sun Weikan, the fourth master of the Sun family, had an arrogant and unhappy look on his face.
They are just some refugees, is it necessary to make such a fuss?
He muttered quietly, "It's okay to make amends, but there's no need to apologize, right? There has never been a saying that officials apologize to untouchables since ancient times!"
The eldest brother, Sun Weide, frowned and scolded, "Fourth brother, don't talk nonsense!
Today is different from the past. You should restrain yourself. We just arrived here. We can't offend anyone. How can we get along with each other in the future?"
"What are you afraid of? Even if we don't apologize, what can they do to our family?"
Sun Hongye knew that his youngest son was arrogant, so he couldn't help but say, "That woman might be fine, but the manager of the Qiao Mansion who showed up today might not be the same!
Have you found out more about this Qiao Mansion?"
"Well....."
Sun Weikan really didn't know much. They had just arrived here and hadn't yet established themselves. How could they have the time to inquire about other people's affairs!
Sun Hongye could only analyze the situation with his youngest son in a frank manner.
“Today is different from the past. When people say this is our ancestral home, that was during the time of our great-grandfather.
After all, your grandfather left here when he was a child, and I have never been here.
Coming back is just starting over. We are not as familiar with this place as the people around us.
If you are so unrestrained, won't you bring disaster to the family?
In the mansion, except for your second uncle who still has a seat in the court, he has to work diligently every day, fearing to make a wrong step. How can we hold him back?
Your Majesty intends to reopen Qingyang Academy. This is our Sun family's chance, and we must not cause trouble here!"
No matter what, Sun Weikan knew the seriousness of the matter, and even though he was unhappy, he could only endure it temporarily.
"My son knows he was wrong!"
Sun Hongye glanced at him, then looked away and said, "If you really want to admit your mistake, you can go with your elder brother to admit your mistake to others. You can't escape the mistake of negligence in this matter."
Here, as soon as Li Zhong walked in, Sun Weide came to visit him carrying four kinds of pastries.
Seeing that the other party had a good attitude and was only asking about the past of Laohu Town, Li Zhong did not refuse him entry.
When talking about the old Laohu Town, Li Zhong has a lot to say.
“If you had moved here half a year earlier, you wouldn’t have been able to see the lively scene we have today.
Just last winter, there were still groups of wild beasts roaming here, and apart from a few hunters like us who really had nowhere else to go, basically no one dared to come here.
Laohu Town is notorious, and everyone knows it. It's only after the Qiao family moved here that things got better!"
"Is the Qiao family from some aristocratic family?"
Li Zhong shook his head: "That's not the case, they are just people who moved from the north.
It's just that everyone, young and old, is capable. Now they have become a wealthy family. Look at our mountains and land, most of them belong to the Qiao family."
"It's become like this in just half a year, and the government won't do anything about it?"
Li Zhong glanced at him and said, "What do you care about? How do you care about it?
What they reclaimed was wasteland and what they bought was an abandoned garden. Not only did they not steal or rob, they also went out of their way to help everyone reclaim the wasteland.
Repairing canals, roads, and schools, each of these is a great thing. Everyone is eager for it, otherwise housekeeper Cao would not have come to ask for an explanation on behalf of Madam Deng.
Would any other family care about the life and death of farmhands and servants? But the Qiao family really treats these people as human beings. "
The common people are not fools. They don’t hate the rich, but they hate you for being rich and unkind!
"But what do they want?"
"What do you want? To do good and accumulate virtue.
Otherwise, Madam Qiao was able to make her three sons officials in just half a year, and she herself was also granted an imperial decree by His Majesty.
Isn’t this what we are aiming for? "
Sun Weide was terrified. It seemed that the Qiao family had now become a giant in Laohu Town. He and his family would probably have to avoid the limelight and keep a low profile in the future.
Then he inquired about the official rank of each of the Qiao family's sons and what taboos there were in Laohu Town.
.....
The two hit it off immediately and felt they had met too late!
Li Zhong praised the Qiao family again and again, and also reminded him to live in harmony with the Qiao family in the future.
After all, distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors, and close neighbors are not as good as those next door.
It is better to live in harmony. Who would like to face chaos every day when opening their eyes?
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