Chapter 67 The bright moon is shining
The Ouyang family’s manor is second to none in the entire Shihao County.
The manor is divided into four parts. On the north side are more than thirty houses, most of which are where servants and maids live. However, they are also built with thick blue bricks, with painted doors, windows and pillars. It's all good red paint.
The place where the Ouyang family’s master and his adopted son lives is often smelled of incense. They are cleaned every morning and evening, and hot tea and snacks are always prepared. They change them every hour and a half, so that the cakes are always at their softest. You can enter at any time.
To the west are accounting rooms, warehouses, kitchens, and stables, and to the east are rockeries, bamboo forests, plum blossoms, pavilions, and fish ponds.
The south side of the manor is where guests are usually entertained. In addition to the patio, courtyard, living room and lobby, there are also tea rooms, Zen rooms, painting studios, and study rooms.
During the day, the old head of the Ouyang family, Ouyang Gu, his biological son, and several of his most cherished adopted sons, were always walking around the south side of the manor.
After lunch, Ouyang Gu sat leisurely in the lobby. He wore a dark red fire brocade robe, which was as thin as silk and as warm as a cotton coat. His somewhat fat body was sunk in the Taishi chair, with two hands in his hand. Tie Guan slowly turned.
Ouyang Li was talking to him about the detailed planning of East Third Street and the current status of construction.
Ouyang Gu nodded slightly when he heard this, and asked a foster son next to him: "No one from Kuangshi Village has come to deliver the news?"
The adopted son's real name was Ouyang Tao. He was not the most ambitious or resourceful among the adopted sons, but he was the most loyal.
It was the person Su Hanshan met.
Bandits, after all, are not decent people, they are always a little moody. Even if they heard that the bandits in Shanyang County are particularly disciplined, it is difficult to completely reassure people.
Ouyang Gu saw the turmoil that would result from the relocation of bandits and refugees, and was reluctant to let go of the opportunity to use the hands of bandits to remove stumbling blocks for many years, but he was also reluctant to let his own son commit the crime. It was dangerous, and he was worried about letting others go, so he had to send his most loyal adopted son to take care of it.
“Still no news.”
Ouyang Tao said, "According to what the bandit wanted, the fact that he didn't send us any news proves that they agreed to take action tonight."
Ouyang Li said dissatisfied: "What if they send someone again in the evening?" Are you going to change the time when you come here? Is it possible for my father to treat that old man from Shang Liangfang to a meal for free? "
Ouyang Tao said: "I think the other side is cautious about joining forces with bandits. a little, It’s always good. Even if it’s postponed and it costs us an extra meal, it’s still worth it.”
“That makes sense.”
Ouyang Gu deliberately taught his parents a lesson. , "Li'er, you should also learn from your sworn brother's calmness, and don't act like an old guy. He took over after I retired. Speaking of it, he may not be as old as me, but he is just more mature. ”
Ouyang Li did not dare to refute his father and bowed his head in response.
Ouyang Gu said: "Then I'm going to leave now. I'll go to the county magistrate's house first, and then ask him to send someone to invite our old enemy to the county magistrate's house for a while in the evening."
< br>"Tao'er, although tonight's banquet is just a pretense, a lot of people will be invited. The name is to discuss how to deal with difficulties in the future. Regarding the civilian affairs, you come with me and deal with those people more."
"When our old rivals have their wings cut off and lose their confidence, you can take the opportunity to kill these losers. Winning over."
Ouyang Tao was overjoyed, knowing that this was a great effort, and quickly stood up to thank him.
After Ouyang Gu and Ouyang Tao went out, Ouyang Li stood at the door, waving his folding fan and looking unhappy.
Although he knew that his father was just showing up and that the family business would eventually be handed over to him, he looked at Ouyang Tao who was really going to get some benefits.
He felt as if a piece of the gold, silver, jade and pearls in his hand had been taken away by someone, and it lost some weight.
“Butler.”
Ouyang Li called out and had an idea in mind, and ordered, “Go and take care of the housekeeper who has always been closest to our family and will also open a new store on East Third Street. The seven shopkeepers invited me and told them that I had some new jars of fine wine and that I would hold a banquet in the evening and I would not return until I was drunk.”
It doesn't matter if Ouyang Tao wins over some losers. As long as his loyal allies are always under his control and share weal and woe with him, the Ouyang family's fortune will not be leaked into other people's hands in the future.
Ouyang Li was so proud that he had already planned the burning of Shang Liangfang at night.
Of course, the collusion between the Ouyang family and the bandits cannot be disclosed to these shopkeepers, but Dongsan Street has already encountered a fire, so we invite them over tonight, and there happened to be a fire in Shangliangfang. The shopkeeper himself should be able to guess it, and he must be more in awe.
Allowing them to participate in the planning of East Third Street is a favor. Two fires are a threat. Applying both kindness and power is the way to use people.
Ouyang Li thought that he was a talented person, so he turned around and went back to wait for the dinner. Of course, he didn't know that these movements in Ouyang's family had fallen into the eyes of some beggars.
Every shopkeeper who got the invitation soon had beggars asking the neighbors about their deeds.
Ouyang Gu went to the county magistrate's home. The magistrate sent people to Shang Liangfang, and the most astute among the beggars got a thorough look at it.
A few hours passed quickly. The golden crow fell to the west and the jade rabbit rose to the east.
The weather is getting colder, but there has been no rain or snow in the past few days. The night is bright and the moon and stars are visible.
The streets are empty, the shops are closed, and there are few pedestrians on the road. People in their homes have fallen asleep one after another, leaving only the moonlight shining on the windows. The Ouyang family's manor was brightly lit, even brighter than the stars and the moon.
Ouyang Li and the other shopkeepers exchanged glasses in the lobby and talked loudly. It was the time when the wine had passed three times and the dishes had tasted, and the atmosphere was at its most lively.
Suddenly, there was a commotion outside, with servants shouting.
"Which slave disturbed the joy of drinking?!"
Ouyang Li was dazzled by drinking. When he heard the cry, he felt it was very unlucky and became furious. He pushed him away and came to help him. His butler walked out the door by himself.
The two paper window doors suddenly opened, brushing against the bridge of his nose, and the cold wind rushed into the living room and lobby, making everyone feel alert and awake.
With the tip of the shopkeeper's ear, this time he could clearly hear the same words mixed in the cries of the servants and maids.
"Bandit!" "The bandit is coming!!"
Ouyang Li looked up blankly and saw a stern man with thick eyebrows and tiger eyes, standing in front of him, holding a bag in his hand. A great golden sword of brass.
“Why, don’t you recognize us?”
The man in black smiled, "You Ouyang family invited us here, so you don't recognize us?"
"Bronze sword? How come you..."
Ouyang Li seemed stunned. He spoke in a daze, but in the middle of his words, he suddenly moved his folding fan and shot out eighteen poisonous needles.
At the same time, he raised his foot and kicked the threshold, and shot backwards. He was as fast as an antelope, and he was very accomplished in Qinggong.
Although the martial arts passed down from his family since elementary school were difficult, due to his father’s encouragement, by the time he was about twenty years old, he had also reached the level of Qi Hai Sixteenth Level. However, after that, his internal energy entered the realm. Slowing down, his father didn't force him anymore.
After all, it is not only through martial arts that you can get ahead in this world. As long as there are rules, you can also have a place by relying on your brains, family wealth, and connections.
For example, the instructor of the Ouyang family nursing school is a master of Qihai Dacheng. Among his disciples, there are four or five people who are better than Ouyang Li in martial arts. However, they have to rely on the Ouyang family to make a living and help Ouyang Li with some things. Things that silence people.
Ouyang Li did not expect that a few poisonous needles of his could hurt such a famous gangster as the "Bronze Sword Crazy Lion".
He just wanted to delay it for a while, and when the coach and others arrived, it would be enough to protect himself.
Unexpectedly, when those poisonous needles were shot out, the man in black had a copper sword in his hand, which had directly broken the door frame and blasted in from the side.
All the poisonous needles were blown away, and Ouyang Li, who was leaning forward and about to walk away, was swept across his waist by this sword.
Although it was not a sword blade, but the sword spine swept over, Ouyang Li also suffered fatal injuries. The bones in his waist and hips were shattered to pieces, and he flew away like a rag doll. Hit the wall.
Poof! !
Ouyang Li sprayed out a cloud of blood mist and rolled twice on the ground. His body was twitching in pain as he watched the man in black walk in.
Some of the shopkeepers knew how to use martial arts and wanted to break through the window and escape, while some didn't know how to use martial arts and just wanted to hide under the table.
But after the bronze sword danced, the entire hall seemed to be filled with the sound of the whistling sword wind.
The table full of wine and food, cups and dishes, including those from the shopkeeper, all flew up in the wind, involuntarily, and screamed in a mess.
The paper window and wooden door were destroyed to create a larger hole, revealing the scene in the courtyard.
Ouyang Li looked intently into the courtyard. The head nurse, for whom he had high hopes, was being nailed to the screen wall with a knife.
Many bandits with dirty clothes and unkempt hair were running in the yard.
In the severe pain, Ouyang Li's mind became confused. The laughter he used to show off his authority, the hateful faces, crying faces, and corpses of those who opposed him seemed to flow out together in his mind, stirring into chaos. A puddle of paste.
How could this happen?
Shouldn’t it be Shang Liangfang who was robbed? How could it be our Ouyang family?
You dead faces, why are you wandering around in my mind? You have no ability, no money, no background, house, land deed, wife, daughter. I regard you as a blessing and refuse to give it to you. You deserve to go. die.
Our family is rich and powerful, with a large number of people. From the government to the jailer, everyone belongs to us. Our family should live a good life and enjoy great blessings. How, how, how can our family do the same? Was robbed? ! !
Ouyang Li couldn't figure it out. He couldn't figure it out at all. He clutched the folding fan tightly, with blood foam around his mouth, and died in boundless pain and resentment.
Those who were killed by him must not be able to figure out why they were living their lives honestly, but suddenly someone came to rob their things and kill them.
Obviously the Ouyang family is already so rich and has much more than ordinary families like them.
It’s a pity that God cannot kill people.
It’s a pity that it was Su Hanshan who killed him, not those wronged souls!
(End of this chapter)