Chapter 49: Playing tricks
“Who dares!” Tong Zhaoer said sternly: “This is simply lawless!”
Old Mrs. Fang covered her heart: "It feels so uncomfortable! I can't help it anymore, ouch, ouch, someone is dead!"
Fang Yuan also shouted at the top of her voice: "My mother is sick. If anyone makes her angry, I will fight you to the death!"
It's clear that he wants to act arrogantly, and anyone who dares to use force will be punished.
Lu Xingzhan really had a headache for a while. Liang Jiang didn't want to alarm the government about this matter. Even if he reported it to the government and the officials would protect him, he might not be able to get justice.
Meeting such a troubled old lady is like a scholar meeting a soldier, and there is no reason to explain.
When I was in trouble, I suddenly heard a melodious flute sound piercing the air.
The sound of the flute first subdued and then rose, reaching straight into the sky.
When Lu Xingzhan heard this voice, his face was filled with joy.
A mountain is higher than a mountain. When it comes to committing evil, even though I am not stingy, I am still not as powerful as my aunt.
Along with the sound of the flute, there was a rustling movement, which seemed to be a butterfly flapping its wings, or like an insect with many legs crawling rapidly on the ground. At the same time, the air seemed to be filled with something unpleasant. smell.
Everyone immediately felt something was wrong and looked around.
Suddenly, a servant shouted with a trembling voice: "So many snakes!"
Immediately there were exclamations one after another: "There are also scorpions!"
"Ah, where did the toad come from? It's so disgusting!"
"Ah, old lady, there are so many centipedes on your tent and on the top of the bed!"
Mrs. Fang jumped up from the bed, stumbled out of the yard, jumped to her feet and cursed: "You surnamed Lu, you are so despicable, you actually found so many poisonous insects to attack us. I If you don’t leave, you’ll let the poisonous snake bite me to death if you can!”
Lu Xingzhan hugged his shoulders and watched the excitement. These poisonous insects were found by Liang Jiang when the Fang family auctioned their ancestral home last time, intending to scare the visitors and lower the price.
Because of his own appearance, these poisonous insects were not put to use, so today was not wasted.
"Mrs. Fang, you keep saying that I was the one who found you. You must have evidence when you say what you say. You can't slander anyone!"
"Who else could it be besides you?" Old Mrs. Fang was so angry that she was trembling: "What are you doing standing still? Burn them with fire and burn all these bugs to death!"
The servants didn't dare to disobey, so they lit torches in an attempt to drive the insects away.
The sound of the flute suddenly became sharp, and the two little red snakes as thick as little fingers were not afraid at all. They bowed their bodies and jumped up from the ground, biting the wrists of the two servants.
The wound quickly reddened and swollen, and it was immediately obvious that it was poisonous. The injured man was covering his wound, his face was livid with fear, and he did not dare to move.
The other servants were so frightened that they immediately threw away their torches and fled in all directions.
These bugs seemed to have eyes and surrounded Mrs. Fang, Tong Zhaoer and others.
Tong Zhaoer took a look and saw that Lu Xingzhan was serious. She was not willing to risk her life for a broken house. She was the first to take Mother Zhao and run away with the child in her arms.
Fang Yuan's face turned pale with fear. He grabbed the old lady Fang who was still begging and refused to leave, dragged her and fled.
These snakes and insects chased several people out of Fang's house before giving up.
Old Mrs. Fang sat down at the door of Fang's house, slapping her thighs and wailing: "Folks, come and take a look. This is the sanctimonious and righteous city lord that everyone said, and he actually wants to do it today. Kill them all and drive our family out of our homes, leaving us homeless and with no way to survive.”
Lu Xingzhan had already prepared for this matter. He spent money in advance to invite an eloquent aunt to come to prepare for the battle, and went the way of Mrs. Fang.
Before a group of common people could understand what had happened and started to condemn the war between Lu and Xing, these aunts had already begun to possess the God of War and restore the whole story. "Didn't you say that you have sold this house to the city lord? They have given you a time limit to prepare to move out, so there is nothing wrong with kicking you out. I can't let you stay here and not leave, right?"
"That's right, this matter is not about who is weak and who is right. If you don't have anywhere to go, you will waste your money. What's more, your newly married daughter-in-law's dowry is so large that it is enough to buy several new houses."
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When Mrs. Fang heard this, she burst into tears: "We don't want to sell this house. It was his surnamed Lu who colluded with the woman surnamed Liang and occupied it through despicable means. The two of them have been in cahoots together for a long time."
The aunt spoke very forcefully: "Your son is only allowed to be a prostitute outside and force others to marry him. You can't let them find someone else to marry, right?"
"It's obvious that your Fang family sold their ancestral home to hire someone in order to gain a high position in the General's Palace. Why are you still relying on someone else?"
Lu Xingzhan secretly pointed his thumb at the two of them. He was so talkative that the reward must be increased. It saved him a lot of saliva.
Faced with the condemnation of everyone, Mrs. Fang couldn't take advantage at all. She lay down on the ground and repeated her old tricks again.
"You colluded to bully me, an old woman, and I won't be able to survive!"
Fang Yuan pointed at the onlookers angrily: "You guys are all talking nonsense. If there is anything wrong with my mother, I will never end it with you."
The onlookers immediately fell silent, no one wanted to cause such unnecessary trouble.
Lu Xingzhan was not in a hurry. Liang Jiang said that after Mrs. Liang's treatment this year, the old lady's health has improved a lot and she will definitely not die in a while.
It's not a big deal just to let these people stand at the door and make a fuss. It's true that when a scholar meets a soldier, there is no reason to explain.
During the stalemate, I heard the sound of horse hooves in the distance, and someone shouted: "Who dares to cause trouble in our house?"
Everyone moved out of the way, and saw a horse galloping in from a distance like a gust of wind. The man on the horse was dressed in brocade clothes and holding a red tassel, and he was very majestic.
When Old Mrs. Fang, who was rolling on the ground, heard this, she jumped up from the ground and said with joy on her face: "Son, you are finally back. My mother was bullied to death by this man named Lu."
It turned out that it was Fang Chengxu who was rushing back to Fucheng from Shangjing.
This majestic posture made the people watching shrink their necks, and no one dared to say a word.
Fang Chengxu was riding on his horse, looking down at Lu Xingzhan with disdain on his face.
"Who do I think you are? It turns out to be you, the liar who pretends to be the city lord and goes around to deceive you."
Lu Xingzhan was calm: "Last time in front of the prefect, you personally verified my identity. What? Did you feel uncomfortable being slapped in the face?"
Fang Chengxu smiled "haha" with mockery in his tone.
"I'm curious about how you learned the contents of that letter that day. But I'm even more sure that the real city lord is a woman, not you."
Lu Xingzhan raised his eyebrows: "The evidence speaks for itself."
Fang Chengxu waved his hand: "Please, Lord Magistrate."
The crowd separated again, and the prefect of Fucheng came forward with three squads of government officials and walked straight to Lu Xingzhan.
"Yesterday, I received a report from the common people that your Zuixianglou slaughtered cattle privately. In order to clear your name, I specially sent people to Zuixianglou to investigate the shopkeeper. As a result, from the account book of Zuixianglou, Found this."
As the prefect said this, he took out an account book from his sleeve and handed it to Lu Xingzhan.
(End of chapter)