Zhang's family, Jiang Li said bitterly to Zhang Bao and his wife: "Barely lucky, but unfortunately it can't be as you and your husband and wife want, I spent a long time talking, they insisted on fighting a lawsuit with you, and they really responded to my original words." Fortunately, I was persuaded again and again, and moved out the big Buddha of Master Xu, so they reluctantly agreed, but the number given was far from it. Alas! I can't say it, and if I say it, I will be scolded by you. ”

Zhang Bao asked: "Since we have the number, why don't you tell us about it, and let's talk about it separately."

Jiang Li looked at the Zhang family worriedly and said, "Sister-in-law, don't scold me."

"What?" Zhang was also very curious, and said: "It's not your own business to bring you back and forth, it's okay, just say it."

Jiang Li nodded, and said pretending to be speechless: "The three of them all said that in addition to your family's expenses in the Yamen, it is impossible to send another two thousand taels of silver." Sister-in-law, look, isn't it much worse? It's hard to tell me to come and reply. ”

Hearing this, Zhang Shi was disappointed, immediately put down his face, and sneered: "One of my baby-like daughters was forced to death by them, and they alarmed the government and made a big fuss. Now, if my family wants to settle the lawsuit for such a little money, the Zhang family will be considered to be stinky from now on, are these worth two thousand taels of silver? They're not afraid to laugh off someone's jaws. All right! It's hard for you Jiang Erye to say a word for nothing, my Zhang family will definitely come to thank you another day, and go with them to buy the official mansion. All in all, the daughter was forced to die and must be charged back. ”

Zhang Bao also said: "It's too little, and my daughter didn't sell it for more than two thousand taels of silver when she was alive."

Jiang Li sighed: "I know that the difference is too great, and I can't help but come back and say it." In this case, I'll just go one more time and see how much more they can add, and I'll come back when I have the words. ”

After speaking, Jiang Li got up to leave. Unexpectedly, Ruyu, who was in the spirit shed, couldn't help but walk out and said, "Second Master Jiang, please wait."

Jiang Li stopped when he heard this, and asked, "What does the second girl have to say?"

"Jiang Ye is not surprised!" Ruyu was blessed, and said with a smile: "I promise you to come out on behalf of my family to say things, I should have complied, but the number is too far apart, and my family intends to regret it."

Speaking of this, Ruyu's tone changed, and she said lightly: "However, your Jiang Ye's intention, the slave family has also guessed a thing or two, I'm afraid that if you talk too much, everyone won't look good on each other's faces, so it's better to take a step back." Jiang Ye, how much are they willing to give? Please give us a clear word, let's continue to discuss, if you can do it, if you can't do it, stop it, and be more cheerful. Why go and do it again? I can't help but worry about you, and if you are tired of working hard, it will inevitably be even more uneasy. ”

The smart man stopped talking to the point, Jiang Li's face changed slightly when he heard it, and he secretly said that this small hooves are very good at deceiving people, and it seems that he is more shrewd than the old one, and he should not be fooled.

After thinking about it, Jiang Li smiled and said, "The second girl said this smartly, and she seemed to see my state of mind. Hehe! Since the girl asked me, I also want to ask, presumably your father's state of mind, the girl knows, how much does it take to give up? You might as well give me a bottom. Earlier, your mother said 18,000, and later said 180,000, I took it as a joke. Presumably your family should have a charter, don't take it to heart, why not ask for advice?"

Ruyu smiled and said: "Since it is the second master who asks me earnestly, then I will dare to make the decision on behalf of my parents, 180,000 is indeed a joke, but 18,000 is indispensable." Please Jiang Ye estimate it in his heart, what is this money to them? If you are not willing, then you will not be guilty of going in vain. ”

Zhang Shi hurriedly grabbed Ruyu and said angrily: "Don't talk nonsense, what does the child's family know?" Brother Jiang, don't listen to her. ”

Jiang Li smiled, and simply said to Ruyu: "The girl is so refreshing, I am also refreshing, let's make a number of six thousand taels, and when I go over and say, it will be a reply at night, and I won't come if I don't come." Tomorrow, your family will pursue the case, and they will fight their lawsuit, and they will have no interference with Jiang, but they will talk in vain. ”

In this matter, Jiang Li seemed to have become the only lobbyist in the Quartet, and he also felt the psychology that everyone didn't want to go to court, so he had no fear when he spoke.

And six thousand taels of silver is a lot, the reason why I said to Ruyu is because the current Ruyu is the only cash cow of the Zhang family, and the decision she makes, the Zhang family and his wife must weigh it.

Sure enough, the Zhang family wanted to say more, but was rushed by the young and happy Ruyu and said, "That's it, my family is waiting for Jiang Ye's reply."

"Good!" Jiang Li was satisfied and said goodbye.

As soon as he left, Zhang complained: "Are you crazy? promised so simply, it was obvious that he could ask for a few thousand taels of silver. ”

"Mother!" Ruyuxiu frowned and persuaded: "More than one thousand taels is already an unexpected joy, let alone six thousand taels." To be a man, you must know the truth of accepting it when you see it, is it possible that you can blackmail the Xu family in Jinling at will? Don't you know that the Yin family is not only a businessman, but also a ruthless pirate? Even Xu Hui is a friend of Shuntian Mansion Yin, a Jiangnan celebrity, if our family is too much, will the government really sentence the government to exile thousands of miles?"

"Yes." Zhang sighed, in fact, she knew very well that her daughter was right, what qualifications did a prostitute have to openly argue with others, just because they didn't want to tarnish their reputation.

Zhang Bao also persuaded: "Enough is enough, if you are not satisfied, I am worried that I will end up making a chicken and egg fight."

Here, Jiang Li found a remote tea shop and sat down, happily ordered a pot of tea, and sat until dusk.

He went to Zhang's house again, and as soon as he entered the door, he smiled and said, "It's done, oops, I almost broke my mouth, and I had a clue." said to Zhang Bao who ran out: "Congratulations, the matter is done, listen to the instructions of the second girl, six thousand taels of real money, this Xian couple has nothing to say, right?" I'm going to be angry if I don't like it anymore. ”

Zhang Bao invited him to sit down and said, "Your sister-in-law scolded Ruyu just now, saying that she didn't know what to do, and she came out to interject." But since the child has spoken, and you are tired of running around, we are very unhappy, so we have to be respectful rather than obey, this love is understood by my husband and wife. ”

"Confession." Jiang Li arched his hand, "This matter is so decided, but there is still a reluctant sentence that must be explained clearly." The cost of this yamen, I said that you don't need your family to come out, and the gift that is willing to be withdrawn will naturally have to be handed in by your family. ”

Zhang said: "That's nature. Ask Jiang Erye to explain it, while handing over the silver, he will not deceive each other. ”

"Don't worry." Jiang Li said: "I'll go and ask for silver, write a word of interest here at your house, and then I'll go to the yamen with Brother Zhang to hand it over, and I'll pay the silver there." Alright, we'll see you tomorrow. ”

By the time Jiang Li returned to Xu's Mansion, it was already late.

Xu Hui, who had been waiting impatiently, asked, "Why did you come back at this time?" Did he agree?"

Jiang Li said: "A promise is a promise, it's not a small boast, if you change the master, you may not succeed." The Zhang family was very greedy, and made up their minds to want tens of thousands of taels of silver, but they were frightened by the small one, and finally suppressed it. After talking about 9,000 taels of silver, we have to pay for the yamen, except for the 7,000 taels of the Yin family, and the two masters will also make up 2,000. There are not many dots in Shuntian Mansion, a few hundred taels up and down is enough, and Young Master Xu also sent a painting the day before yesterday. ”

If it is 20,000 Xu Kun, I am afraid that he will not be able to take it out for a while, 2,000 taels is very simple, and he happily asked the account office to open 2,000 taels of silver tickets, and explained: "Thank you for your hard work, it will be settled tomorrow quickly, and if it is too late, it will change."

In this way, this life lawsuit is probably over, and Xu Kun, who was relieved, turned his head and said to Xu Hui: "This lawsuit is really cheap for you, is it just like that?"

Xu Huo smiled: "I don't blame you, you still talk about me?" This incident was originally caused by you, and Yin Chunfang also flew into trouble, and he ended up with 7,000 taels. If it weren't for my family's Jiang Li to lobby, would you be able to do it for two thousand taels of silver? So you should thank me. ”

"Phew, you faceless thing, get out of here." Xu Kun scolded with a smile, "It's getting late, don't run into robbers halfway and rob the silver ticket, then I don't care, you can compensate yourself." ”

"Am I as bad as you?" Xu Huo got up with a smile and said goodbye, and took Jiang Li and other family members back home.

As soon as he arrived home, Xu Hui handed over the two thousand taels of silver tickets to Jiang Li and instructed him to go to Shuntianfu early in the morning without delay.

Jiang Li, who was full of promises, took the silver ticket and came down, and his steps were full of joy, this time with his ability, not only could he use money to make friends with many people in the government, but also made a messy distribution of spoils, at least 2,000 taels of silver.

I think I have been under Xu Hui's door for about seven or eight years, and I haven't gotten such a large amount of money, and sure enough, there are opportunities to make money everywhere in the capital, it depends on whether you have this luck! When the young master becomes an official in the future, he will definitely be able to make more money.

In the study, Xu Hao already knew about his nephew, and he didn't think too much, the rich boy brother had a dispute every year because of jealousy, fights and brawls, and there were many people who compensated for the silver, what could the younger generation do if they were not angry?

If he was angry for Xu Kun and the others, Xu Hao would have been angry to death, and there was no need to worry about the future of the family, the big family, like the dynasty, would one day be defeated.

Speaking of which, Xu Kun dealt with it well this time, he didn't use his power to oppress people, he directly paid for it and admitted it, and he had a bottom line in life. Of course, this matter is not over yet, we have to observe whether he will retaliate in the future, if he takes revenge on the Zhang family, then Xu Kun will be too disappointed in him.

It is not for nothing that the concept of the extended family is becoming weaker and weaker in later generations.

Standing in the courtyard at this moment, it was a figure who should not have appeared, a plain Huilan sweated on her forehead, kept fanning the wind, and a green fire came out of the alcohol stove on the stone table, and a small white iron pot was sitting on the fire, in which fragrant gruel was boiling.

Xu Hao looked at her busy back and thought about things. Hui Lan took off the white sweat towel on the buttons under her ribs, and brushed it slightly twice on her head, for fear of wearing makeup, and seeing that the heat was almost up, she turned around and walked in.

"Master, it's time to eat."

"Oh." Xu Hao came back to his senses, stood up and stretched, and said with a smile: "Come in without saying a word, it scared me."

Hui Lan pursed her lips and smiled: "Master, there are big rules here, and the slave family does not dare to be presumptuous."

"You're wrong, I've always been the most unruly here."

Xu Hao walked out as he spoke, and saw four plates of side dishes on the table, a plate of sweet and sour mixed fresh snow red, a plate of pickled raw shrimp meat, a plate of cucumbers, a plate of Sichuan pickles, and a few red peppers on top.

Xu Hao smiled: "It looks good, why are they all vegetarian dishes?"

At this time, Hui Lan put out the stove, put the gruel on the table, and said: "You are a little blessed, Chengtian Mountain and Sea are full of greasy belly, and it is better to be lighter." Besides, if you eat too much fish and meat, you can only taste vegetarian dishes if you eat vegetarian dishes occasionally, and besides, there are diced ham in this porridge, how can you eat meat?"

"I don't know what's going on, the older people get, the less they like meat, but I'm just the opposite."

Xu Hao sat down and picked up the chopsticks, and said with a smile: "Your skills are good, and you can do things, who will marry you back in the future is his blessing." I don't have that blessing. ”

Huilan, who leaned over to pick up vegetables for him, pouted when she heard this, and said, "Here it is again, the slave family enters the mansion to serve the master day and night, do you want me, is it not your word?"

"Can't afford it, at my age, I want a girl, do I still have a face?" Xu Hao laughed at himself, took the rice bowl handed over by Hui Lan, "You also sit down to eat." ”

"Yes." Hui Lan sat opposite in a complicated mood, and saw that the old man of the Xu family, who was high in the past, took the initiative to pick up the dishes for herself.

It turned out that about three months ago, Huilan, who was bent on making a name for herself, took the initiative to join Tianxiangtang, a subordinate of Jinyiwei. This is a foreign intelligence agency that has been laid out on the surface, and it has gradually changed from operating secretly to being regularized and systematic.

Hui Lan is engaged in a clerical job similar to that of later generations, sorting out the information collected from various places, and these months belong to the training stage, so she is still in charge of her old business.

Unexpectedly, the first task sent down by the boss was to enter the Xu Mansion to serve Xu Hao, at the beginning, Hui Lan's mood was apprehensive, surprised and frightened, and she thought that Master Xu had taken a fancy to her appearance, or maybe the boss intended to install her in the Xu Mansion.

As a result, after coming for a few days, I found that it was not like that at all, and the old man didn't mean that at all, but because she had a close relationship with the descendants of the Xu family, she called her over to ask about something.

Huilan, who breathed a sigh of relief, couldn't help but be very angry, could it be that her posture was very unbearable? I also saw that the old man's attitude towards the people around him was very easy-going, so she threw one or two bold and provocative words from time to time.

As far as Xu Hao is concerned, it's okay to talk about the young beauties outside, which is purely a man's natural inferiority.

What's interesting is that the day before yesterday, Xu Hao said that he couldn't ask you to serve me in vain, and asked her what she wanted? Huilan, who had been thinking about it for a night, gave the answer, and actually asked Xu Hao to buy her good sister Su Lan.

Hui Lanxin, who was eating silently, said that this was probably the last night she lived here, but she never expected the old man to be such an amiable elder, and she was very emotional.

And Xu Hao, who was eating, felt funny and said, "You really gave me a problem, how can I do this kind of thing?" Alas, eighty percent of you deliberately took revenge on me, right?"

Hui Lan chuckled and confessed with a smile: "It's a little." (To be continued......)