Delicate Flower Chapter 56: Influence

But harboring refugees in Lin'an is not a trivial matter after all. The wealthy households in Lin'an City have more or less taken in a few people who don't need to register, and as long as they don't starve to death, they can use them as they want, which is better than tenants. I don’t know how many refugees can be used. What happened to the Li family is like setting off a thousand waves with one stone. Some people are afraid that Magistrate Tang is determined to find political achievements in this matter and will not let go of it; some are afraid that the refugees will know that the government can still help the people no longer have the status. Follow orders and do anything to smash, loot, or endanger the interests of the family. After discussing with several wealthy squires in Lin'an City, they approached the Pei family.

"Third Master," the squire said with tears and snot in his nose, as if he was not the one who unconscionably deceived the refugees into signing the deeds of sale in private without going through the government offices, " We just looked at those people as pitiful people. They took in all the old, weak, sick and disabled. Who knew that the Li family was so courageous. There were thirty or forty young and middle-aged people. When the government went to investigate, people were still dead. Didn't this mean that Lin'an was not affected? Do you take the safety of the city and the Pei family seriously? No matter what, you have to tell Magistrate Tang about this matter and punish those refugees severely, otherwise we, the people of Lin'an, will not be able to sleep at night!"

Pei Yanda sat on the Taishi chair like a golden sword, gently blowing the Biluochun leaves floating on the bowl of tea, without even looking at the squires in front of him, who were the youngest in their forties.

He has heard about this a long time ago.

He has known for a long time that the Li family is restless.

However, when the Pei family moved here from Laoji, they caused public outrage in Laoji, covered the sky with one hand, violated the interests of most people, and even aroused the dissatisfaction of the imperial court. He picked up some belongings and ran to Lin'an City, resettled and settled down. From then on, the entire Pei family began to strictly implement the golden mean, only seeking to dominate the city of Lin'an and no longer reaching out to other places. Because of this, the Pei family's purpose has always been to be kind to their neighbors and leave some space for others to survive. They even deliberately built a family to compete with the Pei family on the surface, so as to prevent the Pei family from becoming dominant. Being jealous will cause trouble.

The Li family is the target they have set up during this period.

Of course Pei Yan can't let their family collapse.

He drank a few sips of tea, and after all the squires had vented their dissatisfaction, he said calmly: "I have also heard what you said. Where is Magistrate Tang? I was there before. I've said hello to him, and I won't delve further into this matter until the Li family. As for the refugees, I will talk to Magistrate Tang according to everyone's opinions, and send people to find a way to drive them out of Lin'an. City. Although annexation is the imperial court's lenient treatment of refugees, it also depends on the situation? There are so many young and middle-aged people. If something happens, we, the noble families of Lin'an City, also have an unshirkable responsibility, and we, the Pei family, should also be responsible. I can’t bear the emperor’s anger!”

Pei Yan's expression looked cold, but what he said just scratched the itch. Several squires couldn't help but feel happy, and they all said, "We can feel relieved with the words of the third master."

There are also flatterers there who say, "If anything happens in Lin'an, the third master Pei will have to come forward." What is "Without the Pei family, how could Lin'an City be as it is now?"

Pei Yan felt as if he had swallowed a piece of fat meat and was so disgusted that he got up quickly and beat the group of squires away on the pretext of entertaining Zhou Zijin who was a guest at home.

The third manager Hu Xing, who was fat and pregnant and had a bulging belly, walked in with a smile. He said: "Yu Xiucai of Qingzhu Lane sent me a famous post, saying that he wanted to meet you. I see that you are not very patient these days. When dealing with outsiders, he took the initiative and asked Yu Xiucai why he came. He said that his wife had been doing well since the last time she took the health pills prescribed by Dr. Yang. I heard that Dr. Yang came to treat the eldest wife. Please have a safe pulse. I would like to ask Dr. Yang to come over and take a look at his wife’s body to see if she needs to change the prescription.”

There is a big difference in health-preserving prescriptions in winter and summer.

And now the weather is getting colder and colder.

Pei Yan frowned but said nothing.

Hu Xing still had a friendly smile on his face, but his back was covered in sweat.

The third master of their family has been perverse since he was a child. Even when the old master was alive, he could not discipline him very much. Now that the old master is gone, the second master closed the door to thank guests. He copied Buddhist scriptures for the old master every day without saying anything, and asked the second master to The wife, the eldest lady, and the third young master were copying Buddhist scriptures together. The eldest lady was enlightened at the age of three and was already twelve years old. The third young master was just six years old and could not even hold a pen...and the eldest wife and the two Young Master, he stayed at Tinglan Waterside Pavilion where he lived, not even making a sound.

If the third master did not do anything privately, he would not believe it for the first time.

Serving such a master, who relied on "fighting between gods" to retain his position as chief steward, how could he dare to play tricks in front of Pei Yan?

The third master frowned. Was he dissatisfied with his private decision?

Hu Xing thought carefully about what he had done in the past few days in his heart, and found that except for this matter, there was really nothing he did wrong. Then he considered it and said: "Third Master, this matter is I did something wrong, next time..."

Unexpectedly, Pei Yan waved his hand, interrupted him, and said calmly: "We will talk about it when Pei Man comes."

Pei Man went to see off the guests, and after they waited for a while, he came back.

Pei Yan asked him: "Are you sure that Yu Xiucai was the one who exposed the Li family incident?"

Pei Man said respectfully: "I have confirmed it myself. It was indeed Yu Xiucai who told Magistrate Tang."

Pei Yan nodded, with a slight smile on his lips, and said: "I didn't expect Yu Xiucai to have such integrity. Isn't he afraid that the Li family will deal with him?"

Pei Man then said: "The Yu family was very unhappy with the Li family because of their daughter's marriage. Even if Yu Xiucai doesn't go to Magistrate Tang to complain about this, the Li family probably won't let the Yu family go."

Yu Tang's face suddenly appeared in Pei Yan's mind.

The moment Yu Tang learned that he had been rescued, his eyes were as bright as stars when he looked over... His eyes gradually dimmed after knowing that he was the one who saved the person... The cunning look in his eyes when he thanked him... He had never seen anyone with eyes like that restless young lady from the Yu family. She seemed to be able to talk, and she was always looking at something with a bit of curiosity, as if, like a child... When I saw him in the **** shop, he couldn't help but I looked at him lively and was very curious; I found him at night on Changxing Street, secretly peeping at him, and I was very curious; I found him at the dock of Tiaoxi River, I listened to him with my ears straightened, and I pretended to be calm and there was nothing. Looks raw; at Beiguan Night Market, I wanted to eat pig's trotters but kept dropping my chopsticks. I looked at him quickly, thinking he didn't pay attention, so I immediately showed a look of joy, quietly grabbed the pig's trotters and gnawed...

He couldn't help but ask: "What's going on with the marriage between the Yu and Li families?"

Pei Mandao: "I didn't inquire carefully. All I heard were rumors. I don't know exactly what happened."

This Pei Man was brought back from the capital by the third master. They knew nothing about what he did in the past, where he was from, how he sold himself to the Pei family, and his surname was "Pei", but through From the few things he did, it can be seen that he is quite a good person.

Hu Xing was shocked when he heard his answer.

Even if it’s just hearsay, if the masters want to know, you can tell it to make them laugh!

Given the Third Master’s tendency to find fault with everything, he won’t be scolded, right?

I never thought that Pei Yan not only didn't scold him, but also said in a good-tempered manner: "Hu Xing just told me that the Yu family wanted to invite Dr. Yang to see Mrs. Yu. You can talk to Dr. Yang later." , and asked him to drop by Yu’s house when he comes to check Ping’an’s pulse for the eldest wife.”

Pei Man was obviously a little surprised and confirmed: "Will you go to Yu's house every time you come to check the eldest wife's pulse from now on?"

Yang Douxing was the doctor appointed by the eldest wife to diagnose her Ping'an pulse. The Pei family also gave him corresponding courtesy. Not only would they give him a generous consultation fee every time, but the eldest steward would also personally pick him up and drop him off. As for the Pei family and the Yu family, one lived in the east of the city and the other lived in the west, so there was no way they could be on their way!

Pei Yan didn't seem to realize it. Hearing what Pei Man said, he was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head and thought about it, and then said: "For those of you who live in the countryside, just tell Dr. Yang and ask him to make a special trip. One trip is enough."

The Pei family borne all the expenses for Yang Douxing to come to An'an and go to the Yu family for pulse diagnosis. Of course, the Pei family arranged the sedan chair bearer.

Pei Man responded "yes". Zhou Zijin walked in with his shoes clattering, raised his eyebrows and said: "There are so many things to say about those worldly things, and don't avoid me. I came here just to tell you about your last scripture feast." "Spring and Autumn" - why did you choose "Gu Liang Zhuan" instead of "Gong Yang Zhuan"? Your second senior brother has always promoted "Gong Yang Zhuan" among Confucian scholars and abandoned "Gu Liang Zhuan". I think your second senior brother Sitting below, your face is blue. You can hold a banquet in front of the emperor~IndoMTL.com~ but it was all because of his help. You returned to your hometown to guard the system, and I found that your second senior brother didn't even say a word of greeting to you. You We don’t exchange letters as frequently as before with your second senior brother. Tell me the truth, have you fallen out with your second senior brother? Do you still want your second senior brother’s help when you get up in the future? Among you senior brothers, Your second senior brother is the best, so don’t be stupid!"

Pei Yan looked very unhappy, stood up with a straight face, and said, "Didn't you say you were going to Qingshan Lake? Should you go or not?"

"You have such a bad temper!" Zhou Zijin said angrily, "I'm talking to you seriously, don't make excuses for me. If you don't make it clear to me today, I won't go anywhere."

"It's okay if you don't go." Pei Yan said disapprovingly, "I'm very tired from running around with you these days. If you don't go, I just have a few days of rest." After saying that, he stood up and left.

Zhou Zijin was stunned. It took him a while to come to his senses and ran out after him. He said behind him, "What do you mean? If your second brother hadn't invited me, I wouldn't have come here?"

Pei Yan didn't look back and said, "Then you go find my second brother. He plays tricks at home every day, so you can be his companion."