I raised a husband in ancient times

Chapter 20

There were no people in the fields in Songyang Village. People were running in the same direction. Lu Yiming caught a villager who was walking in a hurry and asked, "Did something happen?" The man followed the pulled

arm . Looking up, he found that it was not a familiar face. He was unwilling to communicate with him. From the corner of his eye, he caught

sight of the person next to him and his eyes widened: "Are you Brother Xing?!" Pei Xing had some impression of him. The brother of the Zhang family at the head of the village asked, "Brother Xian, where are you going?"

Zhang Xian wanted to reach out to pull Pei Xing, but Lu Yiming blocked him.

The other party was stunned for a moment, then lowered his voice and asked Brother Xing mysteriously: "Is this your mistress?"

Everyone in the village knew about Pei Xing's family, so they could barely make ends meet. At that time, many people were interested in marrying him back when he was old enough.

With this kind of temperament, even if he can't have children in the future, he will still be a labor force. When the time comes, he will have another house to carry on the family line, and the backyard will at least be more stable.

Before the men could take action, Pei Xing was bought by people from the next village. At that time, many guys in the village were waiting to see his joke.

Some time ago, there were rumors that his husband died. Many people said they were pitiful, but in fact they didn't feel much about it. There were also some brothers who had a bad reputation back then. They secretly gloated about his misfortune and were so happy that they wished others were worse off than him. , and Zhang Xian is one of them.

mistress? How could he miss him so much?

After hearing what Zhang Xian said, Pei Xing's original joy at seeing his fellow villagers dimmed.

Lu Yiming raised his eyebrows slightly after hearing this. Do people in this village talk like this? If you are a husband who cannot tell right from wrong, after listening to these words, just throw up your sleeves and leave right now.

Seeing that the little thing's breath was unstable, he took over the right to speak: "Boy Lu Yiming, Xiaoxing married me three years ago."

After a quick glance just now, Zhang Xian didn't pay attention. Now he looked carefully and found that this man was handsome and handsome. With a dignified appearance and a wild nature that comes out of his face, he is exactly the type that the boys and girls in the village admire most.

Although he was married, it did not prevent him from feeling ashamed. This close contact made his face turn red. His tone was not as cold as before, and his voice was particularly soft.

"So it's Brother Lu~"

Unlike Pei Xing's natural and crisp voice, this cooing tone almost sent Lu Yiming away. He rubbed the goosebumps on his arms, took a step back, and stood side by side with Pei Xing.

Zhang Xian rolled his eyes, remembering the reason why he went out, and smiled brightly: "Hey, Brother Xing, your family is blessed. Zhang Shan from the end of the village has taken a liking to your girl, and he is going to your house to hire her now!"

Pei Xing His face turned pale and his chest heaved.

Zhang Shan? This is not a man from a good family. He is clearly the famous leper in Songyang Village. He eats well and is too lazy to do anything. He often beats and scolds the elderly at home. Whoever he likes will bring bad luck to his family for eight lifetimes.

This picture shows that there is something urgent. I am rushing to see the excitement.

No, how can my little sister marry such a person?

Pei Xing anxiously pulled Lu Yiming and ran away, fearing that he would be too late to prevent the tragedy.

The mottled walls have been weathered for a long time. Outside the precarious old house, a group of people gathered around, enjoying the fun.

When Lu Yiming and the others arrived, the courtyard was surrounded by people, and a high-pitched and teasing laugh came from inside: "Young lady, you are pretty, your eldest brother mortgaged you to me, why are you hiding behind your second brother? Aren't you going to come into my room sooner or later?"

A grumpy and rough voice interrupted him: "Pi Leizhi, I will leave my words here today. If you dare to do this, I will kill you tomorrow. I think so. You're not afraid of death or I'm not going to die!"

The man who was called Pi Lezi sat upright and had no reaction. He didn't believe that Pei Er could do such a thing, risking his life for his sister?

"Hey - it's natural to pay back debts. Why, your Pei family doesn't plan to pay back the money?" As

soon as he finished saying this, there were many people shouting: "That's right, get out of Songyang if you don't pay back the money." Village."

These are all Pi Leizi's henchmen, and they support each other.

Before Pei Er could speak, another weak voice sounded: "It's the money I owe. It's up to you whether you want to kill or cut into pieces."

Pi Leizi would not let it go: "That can't be done, Pei Da, what did you do last time? But they all signed a note and took their fingerprints. If you don't pay back in two months, you will give me your unmarried sister. I don't want the money now, I want to take her away." "

You! Ahem."

Pei Daqi felt anxious and regretful. If he hadn't been encouraged to go to the gambling house, if he hadn't been drunk and pressed the fingerprint by mistake, he wouldn't be in this situation now.

Pi Leizi stood up and took a step forward. Seeing that Pei Er still refused to let him go, he sneered: "What, do you want to go to court with me?"

A female voice wailed: "Head of the family, the uncle was also bewitched by others and did stupid things. He has been beaten twenty times, and now if he gets sixty more, it will mean that the white-haired person will give the black-haired person a gift. How can you bear it?" "What

Er Niang said makes no sense. The eldest brother owes money. Why don't you push you out? What are you doing to my sister?"

A

loud slap rang out in the courtyard. There was a sudden silence inside and outside the courtyard. Pei Er's face darkened. Father Pei looked at his trembling palms and scolded sharply: "Sir, look what you said?!"

This slap seemed to expose all the ugliness in the Pei family.

Pei Er risked his life, and all his dissatisfaction exploded at this moment: "What did I say? Why don't you ask the eldest brother what dirty things he did? Is the younger sister not your biological daughter? Because he was not born to Er Niang, Can the eldest brother and the second mother take out the debt as a matter of course?"

"It was like this three years ago, and it is still like this three years later. How many times has the Lu family secretly helped us? Every time the eldest brother said to quit gambling, which time? Success?"

"At the beginning of this year, you gave some worthless things to the two elders of the Lu family, and shamelessly came to your brother-in-law's house to ask for money. The result? It all went into the pocket of the gambling house!" "

Which father-in-law sold my brother ? Can you still do this? Have you ever thought about Brother Xing? You didn't expect how the Lu family would view Brother Xing because of this? Just talk, why do you want my father and I to see Brother Xing? "

Pei Xing was afraid that the people inside would suffer, so he squeezed in from the outside. These words fell into his ears word for word, and Lu Yiming had no time to cover his ears.

He originally thought that his father and others did not come to see him because his family was poor and they were afraid of losing face.

It turns out that his father's only visit during the New Year was not because he thought he hadn't seen him for many years, because he wanted to take a look at him to confirm whether he was well, but because his eldest brother was short of money, so he came to the Lu family to ask for money?

So who is he? Cornucopia?

It's strange. I didn't wear enough clothes when I went out today, but I feel a little cold. It's so cold.

"Brother Xing?!"

There are some things that Lu Yiming cannot do for him and must be solved by Pei Xing himself. For example, right now, Pei Xing, who was standing straight, was recognized by the villagers who were watching. After hearing this, the people in the courtyard turned their heads and focused their attention on Pei Xing. .

Pei Er, who was full of anger, became silent and opened and closed his mouth up and down, but did not spit out a word.

How long has Brother Xing been here? How much did he hear?

"Oh? Brother Xing has been divorced and gone home?"

Pi Leizi broke the silence. He looked at Pei Xing up and down. This look made Lu Yiming uncomfortable. He took a step forward, blocking his sight with his tall body.

Lu Yiming glanced around the room, and there was only one middle-aged man. Pei Xing's shadow could be vaguely recognized on his face. He cupped his hands and introduced himself: "Young man Lu Yiming, I'm here to visit you two elders today."

Pei Xing . When my father saw Pei Xing for the first time, his inner thoughts were the same as those of Pi Leizi. When he saw Lu Yiming approaching, he realized that he had misunderstood. After all, Lu Yiming and Lu's father were very similar.

"Okay, okay." With three good words, Father Pei was very satisfied with his son-in-law.

How could Pi Leizi give up letting another person take the limelight? He had heard that Lu Yiming liked girls: "I guess this is brother Xing's husband. Look at you, you have been in the army for so long, and you have bought a husband." We still have to give away so much money, so why don't we end the matter as soon as possible."

"Then I won't bother you."

Originally, he just wanted to disgust Lu Yiming, but when he saw that the other party was flawless, he stopped thinking and changed the topic: "So what? , have you considered whether you want a son or a daughter?"

Father Pei was humiliated, but he could only say in a low voice: "We can only collect these three taels of silver, and the remaining two taels, can you? How many more days of grace?"

Among them, one tael of silver was borrowed from neighbors. Unless they sold their two acres of paddy fields, they would never be able to get another copper coin.

If this paddy field is sold, their whole family may starve to death next year.

"There is no grace for this. I gave you a chance two months ago. If you don't resolve the matter today, we will go to see the official. My IOU with black characters on a white background is not a vegetarian, and it will not be the second time when the time comes. If you choose one, Pei Da will be punished, and Pei Yao may give it to me." "

Oh, by the way, maybe you can ask your son-in-law if he is willing to pay back some money for his eldest brother. "

Pi Leizi sincerely saw the joke. Two taels of silver is enough for ordinary farmers to live for two or three months. If they are tight, four months is enough. He doesn't believe that Lu Yiming will still take advantage of him after hearing what he just said.

Before a certain enemy could speak, a middle-aged man with a thin face and simple clothes walked from the outer courtyard with a tired pace.

"Dad."

Lu Yiming heard the cry of the person next to him, and turned sideways to make a junior salute. The person nodded to him, turned red to Pei Xing, and gently hugged the person into his arms without saying anything.

Things had to be prioritized, and the hug didn't last long. Pei Xing's father took out an ingot of silver and a copper coin from his arms, two and a half, just to fill the gap.

As a mother, you are strong. Dad Pei, who has always been gentle to others, said coldly to Pi Leizi: "I'll give you five taels of silver and give me the IOU."

The latter sneered: "This is not enough. It has been delayed for two months. , the price has to be higher no matter what."

"How much do you want?"

"If you give me another one tael, I will tear up the IOU."

Pi Leizi was sure that the Pei family couldn't afford this tael of silver, and sometimes he would be crushed to death. The last straw for a camel is not to drop the last straw, but to remove one straw from it and drop two more.

He liked to see people having hope only to find despair following closely behind.