Chapter 12 The sound of suona Before he reached the alley where the He family was, He Ran heard the sound of a suona.
Accompanied by the sad and lingering sound of the suona, there was a burst of applause. He Ran recognized it. This was the famous suona song "The Big Funeral"! The entrance to the alley was already crowded with people, with three floors inside and three floors outside. He Ran was so anxious that even if he wanted to see the excitement, he couldn't see anyone.
But Xiaoba had already flapped his wings and flew over: "I'm sorry, by the way, bring me the white envelope. I'm sorry, by the way, bring me the white envelope."
Like He Ran, there were still many people who couldn't squeeze in. Everyone commented: "It must be the old lady of the He family. By the way, I heard that a doctor was called in a few days ago."
"Unfortunately, Mr. He has just finished observing the filial piety of the old lady, and now he has to continue to observe the filial piety of the old lady."
"How is it possible? If the person is really dead, how come he is the only one who blows the whistle? There are no paper figures or horses delivered to him."
At this moment, a voice came from above: "If you want to pay, you need to pay. My grandson owes 2000 taels, 2000 taels, 2000 taels. It's so unreasonable that even a bird can't stand it!"
Everyone thought the sound was a bit mean, but they didn't think anything of it. Of course, if they raised their heads at this moment, they would see a bird hovering above their heads.
Everyone's attention was focused on 2000 taels. It turned out that a debtor came to the door.
There have been a lot of things going on in the He family recently. First there was the incident about the real and fake daughter. I heard a while ago that the real daughter was found. Within a few days, the door was blocked by debtors playing the suona.
After the song "Big Funeral" was played, it was replaced by "Crying Seven Passes", and there was another round of applause.
No matter what people outside think, the He family is really in mourning at this time.
Mrs. He had fainted in order to express her indignation.
It's just that this time, the He family didn't ask for a doctor or treat illnesses like last time.
The second wife, Mrs. Lin, glared at Mrs. Yan: "Sister-in-law, this is originally a trouble caused by your eldest brother. If you don't go out and solve it, are you going to be looked down upon for letting your whole family accompany you?"
Although there is a difference between elder and younger, Mrs. Lin has never respected Mrs. Yan as her eldest sister-in-law. She came into the house during the period of filial piety and still wants others to respect her?
Yan became angry, and the second wife became more and more careless. This was because she saw that the eldest master had not recovered yet, so he did not pay attention to the first wife.
I think back then, when the eldest master didn’t have Ding You, your family also borrowed a lot of money.
"Second brother and sister, what you said is wrong. Let's not mention that our He family hasn't been separated yet. Even if it is really separated, we can't write two words He in one sentence. The matter of which head of the house is the whole He family."
Yan felt that her words were high-sounding, but what she got in return was a sneer from Lin: "First give me the 2000 taels I owe, and then talk about other things. If you don't give me the money, the whole He family will be embarrassed by you." , how about this, sister-in-law, you go out, go to the gate and tell those people who are collecting corpses, you just won’t give the money, you are defaulting on the bill, you don’t have the money, you will save your life, what, sister-in-law, you are here When you say that at the door, I really admire you."
Yan was so angry that she almost fell down. She went to the door and said?Doesn't she want her face? "Where's the 2000 taels? It's obviously a thousand, 500 taels." Yan gritted her teeth. She didn't want to recognize even the 2000 taels, let alone the 500 taels.
"Why isn't it 2000 taels? Sister-in-law, your memory isn't that bad. The last time you forced the eldest lady to go out and hang herself, it was the body collectors who rescued the eldest lady. We all remember this." Mrs. Lin gave Mr. Yan a hard look, and pretended to be serious all day long. Do you think we all forgot that you were married during the filial piety period? Bah, I was chased and questioned by my mother-in-law, and I was embarrassed along with you.
Only half a year after his wife died, he couldn't wait to welcome his new wife into the house. Among the scholars in Zhending Mansion, there was only Mr. He. He was worried that it would affect his reputation and career, so everyone in the He family wanted to help him. To cover up, why the child is too young and needs a mother, why the eldest man has an official status, and someone must take care of the back house. In short, at that time, Mrs. Lin was also a new daughter-in-law who had just been married for a year, but she had to explain to her eldest brother-in-law. Because of these things, the relationship between her and Yan has always been at was already upset by the sound of the suona outside, and now she was snatched away by Lin. Her face turned green and red, but her feet seemed to be rooted and she did not move a step.
If you give me money, you won’t give it.
It's 2000 taels of silver, not [-] copper coins. Let her spend money on that fake, unless she is crazy.
Suddenly, a sharp voice sounded outside the window: "Give me money, give me money quickly, I'm going to report to the police!" "Who is causing trouble here?" Yan was furious.
A maid stuck her head out the window and looked, but saw no one.
But as soon as the maid retracted her head, she heard the voice continue: "If you are an official and don't make decisions for the people, why not go home and sell sweet potatoes, Ole Ole Ole, Ole Ole Ole."
What do you mean? Is this a satire on Mr. He, who has never been reinstated and sells sweet potatoes at home? Yan was furious, this was the inner residence of the He family, and the only people who could speak here were the servants of the He family.
She wanted to see who was the one who had no rules.
Yan rushed out like a gust of wind. The outside was clean, not even a shadow of a person.
Mr. Yan and Mr. Lin were arguing in the room just now, and all the servants with eyes stayed away from them. Who dared to stand outside the door, what if they were mistaken for eavesdropping.
Yan lowered her head and saw a black shadow above her own shadow. What was this? Yan raised her head and saw a ball of something falling from mid-air and covering her eyes. It was bird poop!
Yan's shouts were deafening, far more direct to the soul than the sound of the suona outside the door.
Mr. He, who had been hiding in the study and pretending to be dead, couldn't bear it anymore. It was Yan who had done this. Now Yan is still here yelling and screaming. The older he gets, the worse he is. Why did he fall in love with her back then? She's gone.
Mr. He had no choice but to walk out of the study. Just as he was about to call someone over to ask for details, he heard a sharp voice coming from above his head: "Isn't it still an old man who owes money? Grandson, please pay me back!"
Mr. He was startled at first, and then he felt that everything was wrong. The boy ran over, and Mr. He said, "Look who is making noise here."
The boy looked around and saw no one, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and tell Mr. He a very unfortunate thing: "The news just came from the concierge. The body collectors have written a complaint and are going to Zhending Mansion will sue you."
As the saying goes, officials protect each other. When a petition for debt is handed to the yamen, the yamen will not go to court. Instead, they will invite Mr. He over first, transfer the petition to him, and then sell him a favor.
Yes, it's impossible for the body collector to get his money back by filing a lawsuit, but Mr. He's old face has been completely disgraced.
Sorry, I'm sick. From the night before yesterday to now, I first had inexplicable diarrhea, then a fever, and now I have a bad cold. My mouth is bitter. Drinking Coke feels like fake. It has no taste. I won't stop updating, but the update time is not very soon. Stable, I try to update in the morning so that I can lie down for the rest of the day.
(End of this chapter)