Chapter 331
Good Farmland [2]
Chapter 331 Good Farmland [2]
With Jiang Dalang's promise, Qin Xiaomi felt relieved and went back to the guest house first.
After dinner, Uncle Qin took Dalang Jiang away. Fearing that Grandpa Qin would worry, he gave an excuse: "Auntie Yan is sick and can't bear to spend money to go to the clinic for treatment. Dalang and I will take Xiao Mutong to see her."
Grandpa Qin was skeptical, but with Jiang Dalang around, he didn't stop him. He just said, "Dalang, keep an eye on your Uncle Qin and don't let him get into trouble."
"Hey, Grandpa Qin, don't worry." Jiang Dalang responded and left with Uncle Qin, going to the big bunk bed to call Xiao Mutong, and then taking Yao Niangzi's little nephew, Yao Xiaoge, with him.
In the morning, when Wu Xingzong came to the inn to find the innkeeper Xue Liu to look for someone, Yao Xiaoge was ordered to hide by the small door to identify him, so he knew what Wu Xingzong looked like.
But before they left the inn, they were stopped by the waiter, who said, "The man who claimed to be the uncle of the Lin family, Wu Xingzong, is here again. He is arguing with the innkeeper in the front hall. The innkeeper told the guests not to worry, he would settle the matter and would not let that man offend the guests."
What the hell? He came once in the morning and once in the evening. It would be unreasonable if I didn't punish him!
Uncle Qin laughed in anger, and then said excitedly: "He came to our door, so we don't have to go to Huai'an Street in the west of the city."
After Wu Xingzong left, they followed him and put him in a sack and beat him.
Jiang Dalang nodded at him and said to the waiter, "We understand. Just ask the Sixth Shopkeeper to send him away."
"Yes." The waiter bowed and went back to report.
Wu Xingzong went twice in one day, but still didn't see the Qin family. He was furious and shouted at the top of his voice: "If the Qin family and Jiang Dalang are not here, then Master Huang and Master Jia must be here, right? My grandfather knows them. Go and inform them, and the two young masters will definitely come to see me!"
What?
Since you can't get close to the Qin family, you try to get close to the two young masters of the Huang and Jia families?
Shopkeeper Xue Liu looked at Wu Xingzong and said, "My dear, our inn is not a horse and carriage inn. We cannot let anyone come and see our distinguished guest just because they want to. Please leave your visiting card first and we will pass it to the guest. It is up to the guest to decide whether to see him or not."
Wu Xingzong became even angrier. He slammed his palm on the counter, raised his eyebrows, and shouted, "Young Master Huang and Young Master Jia always bow and call my grandfather Wu Lichang when they see him. Don't look down on others. Hurry up and report it!"
Shopkeeper Xue Liu stared at Wu Xingzong with cold eyes and said indifferently and coldly: "Sir, if you make trouble unreasonably, our inn will report you to the police for arrest."
These words were like ice water, pouring down on Wu Xingzong's head and extinguishing his arrogance.
Wu Xingzong took a break before speaking harshly: "Xue Liu, right? I'll remember you. I'll definitely ask my grandfather to talk to the Xue family. Your Xue family is now in Taifeng Town!"
Shopkeeper Xue Liu thought it was a barking dog and ignored it, only telling the waiter to "Send the guest out."
"Yes." Two tall servants came over and half-drove and half-invited Wu Xingzong out of the inn.
"Bah, you're just a slave, how dare you bully me, an innocent citizen!" Wu Xingzong cursed, but it was too cold outside. As soon as he spoke, the cold wind blew into his mouth. He could only shut his mouth, lower his head and hunch his shoulders, and rush to the west of the city.
It was already dark, with only the yellow light from the shop lanterns hanging on the street. Wu Xingzong could not bear the cold, so he wrapped his head and face with cotton cloth, leaving only his eyes exposed, and began to jog back.
After running for about two quarters of an hour, he heard the sound of running feet behind him. Wu Xingzong didn't pay attention to it. He just wanted to get back to the funeral shop as soon as possible to warm himself up.
But not long after...
With a whoosh, a sack was put over his head and his eyes went dark. Before he could react, a barrage of punches and kicks began.
He screamed in pain and called for help, but in order to get to the funeral shop earlier, he took a secluded shortcut. It was cold now, and even if someone heard his screams, they would not come over to see.
After all, it was almost the New Year, and no one wanted to get into trouble because of a stranger. Uncle Qin and his men fought for half a quarter of an hour, and after pouring two bamboo tubes of cold water on Wu Xingzong, they stopped and ran away.
Wu Xingzong was beaten and splashed with cold water, and he fell ill that night. He felt dizzy the next day and had no energy to come to the inn to bother the Qin family.
But Wu Xingzong could not bear the anger of being beaten, and threatened to report to the police to arrest the people who beat him.
The manager of the funeral shop reported the matter to the higher authorities because Wu Xingdi had served the old man well.
When Mr. Lin found out, he was furious and thought Wu Xingzong was sick: "This kind of thing happens every day, people are put in sacks and beaten while walking at night. Does he think the government office is idle and would care about such trivial matters?"
He also asked the steward to tell Wu Xingzong: "If he doesn't want to stay in the city, the Lin family can send him back to the village!"
After hearing this, Wu Xingzong no longer dared to report to the police.
But he inherited the insidiousness of Captain Wu and still did not let Qin, Jiang, Huang and Jia go. He exaggerated the relationship between the Wu family and those families and asked Uncle Lin to go to the inn to look for people. He asked Qin, Jiang, Huang and Jia, no matter which family they were, to help him bring the New Year gifts back to Captain Wu.
After hearing this, Uncle Lin was tempted... The Qin family, the new dye family, the Huang family, the big merchant family in Lingnan, and the Jia family that could share a piece of the pie with the aristocratic families, no matter which family he made friends with, it would be good luck for his Lin family.
However, Uncle Lin did not act rashly. Instead, he sent his trusted steward to the inn to find out the truth.
The result is naturally...
"Master, the inn's sixth innkeeper said that the Qin family had already moved away, and the two young masters Huang and Jia didn't know any Wu Xingzong, but it was Wu Xingzong who insisted on pestering them."
"That Young Master Huang also said that if you keep pestering me like this, he will report to the government office."
"What!" Uncle Lin was shocked and cursed Wu Xingzong again: "Damn mud legs, sucking the blood of the Lin family, and dared to use the Lin family as a gun, almost ruined the Lin family!"
Wu Xingzong went to the inn again and again to look for people, simply because he wanted to use the power of those families to put pressure on the Lin family.
And asking him to go to the inn to look for people was also to use the power of the Lin family to suppress those families.
Haha, Wu Xingzong really had everything planned out. Uncle Lin wanted to rush over and beat Wu Xingzong up!
But he was afraid that if he beat Wu Xingzong to a pulp, his family would be blamed, so he finally said, "All the food, clothing and other expenses for him as a relative will be withdrawn. In the future, even if he wants to eat an extra drop of sesame oil, he has to buy it with his own wages. The medical expenses for his doctor this time will also be deducted from his wages. This year's annual allowance has also been deducted. No more!"
In short, from now on, the Lin family will not spend a penny more on Wu Xingzong.
"Yes." The steward went to do it immediately.
But Uncle Lin was still not satisfied. After returning home, he asked his wife not to help Wu Xingzong find a girl anymore. He told Wu Xingzong to find a wife himself and that the Lin family would not be responsible anymore.
Wu Xingzong got nothing from all the trouble. He was beaten, fell ill, and the Lin family took away many of his benefits. He almost fainted from anger.
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After Wu Xingzong fell ill, Qin Xiaomi and the others had a lot of peace and quiet, but they hadn't been quiet for two days when Shopkeeper Xue Liu came running over and said, "Master Qin, there's someone looking for you in the front hall of the inn. It's not from the Wu family, but from the Qu family."
Qin Xiaomi was stunned: "Someone from the Qu family? What does he want from my family? Who is coming? Is it Fourth Master Qu himself?"