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Chapter 37 The Village Divorce Case (1)

Everyone turned around and Fan Tiezhou frowned, "Ning'er, why are you here?"

"I'll take a look at Uncle San, it just so happens that you are talking about Uncle San."

Fan Tongzhong next to him coughed heavily, "Sir, are talking about serious matters, kids, don't interrupt!"

Fan Tiege waved to Fan Ning, and Fan Ning saluted, "Hello, Uncle Second!"

Fan Tiege smiled and said, "I heard that it is not easy for you to be admitted to Yanying School!"

Fan Ning smiled and said, "Since that's the case, would the second uncle want to listen to my truth?"

Fan Tiege glanced at his father. At this time, Fan Dachuan remembered Zhao Xuezheng's evaluation of his grandson.

He nodded, "Tell me!"

Fan Ning said calmly: "For the Lu family, they used 200 taels of silver to buy the third uncle, a powerful labor that does not require wages, and working for their family for the rest of their lives is definitely a good deal.

However, our Fan family is behind the third uncle. Everyone is from the locals, and they are shameless. The Lu family dare not do it too well, especially a few days ago when my father went to the Lu family and filed for divorce, and the Lu family became anxious."

"Ning'er, don't say it again!"

Fan Tiezhou found that his father looked bad and quickly stopped his son and said he would go.

"No! No! Ning'er, continue talking." Fan Tiego signaled to Fan Ning to continue.

Fan Ning did not look at his grandfather's expression and continued: "The Lu family wanted to exploit the third uncle for a long time, and the Fan family could not avoid it, so they took out 500 taels of silver to divorce, which was actually forcing the Fan family to stop interfering in the third uncle's affairs from now on. The third uncle had no support and worked for the Lu family like a cow. He no longer complained, nor would he run home at any time."

"Tell it thoroughly!"

Fan Tiege gave a thumbs up, "We Ning'er saw through the Lu family's bad water."

Fan Tongzhong said angrily: "I have read that list carefully. It's simply nonsense. I actually said that the third brother spent 300 guan in the Lu family for several years, and the average annual price is more than 70 guan, and the food and drink is six guan a month. Which countryman can eat so much?"

Fan Ning said lightly: "Fourth uncle, since the Lu family can come up with a list, they can justify themselves. The Lu family is a wealthy local household. They say that their family eats chicken, duck, fish and meat every day, drinks good wine worth 200 cents a bottle, and it costs more than six cents a month, and everyone will believe it is true.

Of course, we believe that Uncle San has never eaten these good things, but who will prove it? And the seven aunts and eight aunts of the Lu family can prove that Uncle San eats oil every day."

Fan Tongzhong said for a long time: "How can the third brother pay so much for their family?"

Fan Ning shook his head, "Just Agent Lu just said one thing, his daughter was still a daughter when she married her third uncle, so the account would not be clear."

"Ning'er, stop talking!"

When Fan Tiezhou heard that the words "Yellow Girl" appeared in his son's mouth, he suddenly felt a little overwhelmed.

Fan Ning flashed behind his father, and he said everything he should say. I believe everyone understands what to do later.

After a while, Fan Dachuan asked his eldest son, "Dalang, you went to the Fan family's main hall today, what did the patriarch say?"

Fan Ning nodded secretly. Although this old man was partial, he was indeed very smart. He asked the point in one sentence. Lu and Fan’s two families fought, and now they were fighting for the right to speak.

Of course Fan Ning knew that as long as it was not a criminal case, the county government would not accept such a dispute in the countryside. Generally, the gentry was mediated by the gentry. It depends on who found the gentry that was more famous and powerful.

Fan Tiezhou said: "The patriarch promised to help tomorrow, but he just said to do his best. The child felt that he had agreed to it a little bit."

Fan Dachuan shook his head, "It seems that you don't have enough face. I have to come forward to find him in person for this matter."



















The next morning, Fan Tiezhou took his father and a few brothers away by boat. The two families had already made an appointment and invited a few famous gentry to comment at the main house in Hengtang Township this afternoon.

This is why the Fan family and his son had to discuss countermeasures overnight last night. If they waited for another discussion this morning, it would be too late.

Just as the four fathers and sons of the Fan family left, Fan Ning said to his mother: "Mom, I'm going to the town today. The main yard will help me tutor my calligraphy."

Zhang Sanniang suddenly became anxious and poked his forehead with her fingers, "You little idiot, why didn't you go with your dad just now?"

"Aren't grandfather here too?" Fanning muttered.

Zhang Sanniang suddenly realized and nodded repeatedly, "You are right. We won't be with him. I will give you fifty cents. You can go find Grandpa Shuigen to send you."

Fanning had already carried the book bag and ran out of the door, "No, I have money!"

Zhang Sanniang chased after him, "Ning'er, do you have money to hide from me again?"

"I don't have any money!" Fanning had already run away.

Zhang Sanniang knew her son so well that this little money fan was not even 50 cents, and most of them got some money from somewhere.

"Little bastard, even my mother has to hide it. I have to look for it today!"

Zhang Sanniang rolled up her sleeves, turned around and walked towards her son's room.















Fan Ning knew very well the importance of this divorce case to the Fan family. Not only did the third uncle not want to turn around in the future, but the Fan family would also lose all their faces and become a joke in the villages.

Although the root of this incident was that my grandfather was greedy for two hundred taels of silver, the unlucky one was Uncle San, and his family would be affected. Of course, Fan Ning could not stand by and watch.

It would be strange if the leader of the Fan clan was willing to do his best to help him because of his selfish and self-interested personality.

In the afternoon, the two families judged, and the Fan family lost the marriage dispute.

Fan Ning hurried to Yanying School and happened to meet Master Liu at the door.

"Fanning, if you don't have a good rest today, why did you come to the school again?"

"Master Liu, I have something I want to ask you for help."

"Go to my study and talk!"

Master Liu took Fan Ning to the study, asked him to sit down, and asked the tea boy to order a pot of hot tea.

Fan Ning drank a sip of hot tea and told Yuanzhu Liu everything about Uncle San.

Master Liu is not only the owner of Yanying Academy, he is also the largest landlord in Mudu Town and has a very high reputation in Mudu Town.

Yuanzhu Liu smiled and said, "This kind of housework is hard to be decided by a clean official. What you mean is that the Fan family is willing to divorce, but does not accept the other party's blackmail from 500 taels of silver. The other party actually does not want to divorce, but wants to force your Fan family to stop interfering in your third uncle's affairs through this matter."

"That's what it means. I hope Master Liu will help us uphold justice."

Master Liu nodded, "This matter is actually not a big deal. It's okay for me to help you, but you'd better listen to my advice?"

"Please tell me, Master Liu!"

The head of the Yuanyuan smiled and said, "Please ask the head of the Fan clan to discuss. I guess the 500 taels of silver will be reduced to 400 taels. If I help you negotiate, I can help you remove the 300 taels of silver that the other party wants. You only need to return the 200 taels of silver betrothal gift.

But if you can invite another person to talk, I can guarantee that you don’t even have to pay the betrothal gift, and maybe you can achieve your third uncle’s wish.”

Fanning planned to open a clinic for his father. Of course, he didn't want to give it to the Lu family. He asked quickly: "Who do the master of the hospital told me to invite?"

Master Liu stroked his beard and smiled: "Please Zhu Pei's grandfather!"

















The Zhu family is from Wujiang, but because Zhu Pei's great-grandmother believed in Buddhism, she yearned for Lingyan Temple very much. In order to satisfy her mother's wish, Mr. Zhu simply bought a piece of land at the foot of Lingyan Mountain and built a manor.

The family has lived here for more than ten years.

This was the first time Fan Ning came to Zhu's house. He saw the tall courtyard wall several miles long. On the south side was a magnificent gate. Two 10-meter-high white marble house-controlled Pixiu squatted on both sides of the steps. There was a large plaque above the vermilion gate, with only two "Zhu Mansions" on it.

On both sides of the steps was a tall servant.

Fan Ning stepped forward and bowed, "I am a friend of Zhu Pei, the young lady of the mansion. Can you inform me?"

The servant looked at Fanning and saw that he was wearing a scholar's uniform, a scholar's scarf, and a sign from Yanying School hung around his waist.

"Small official wait a moment!"

The servant turned around and stopped and asked, "What's your name?"

"Fanning is next!"

"Please wait for a moment." The servant walked into the mansion quickly.

Fanning was holding a wooden box in his hand, and he was also lucky. He told his mother that he was here to make up for classes, so he carried a book bag, which happened to be in the book bag.
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