Chapter 9 true and false husband

As expected, the little dog was very flattering. As soon as the "Noon Pao" was let go, people came. A total of five people came, and three stayed in the yard with sacks and poles.The one brought into the house, needless to say, is Sister Aqiao's husband. It is said that his surname is Chen, about forty years old, timid, and a very honest man, with a bloated padded jacket, a brand-new woolen blue shirt outside, and barefoot straw sandals.After entering the door, he just shrank by the door, and he couldn't tell whether it was shyness or fear on his face. "Please sit down, please sit down!" Hu Xueyan turned to Xiao Gouzi, "Is everything settled?"

"The talk is over." As he spoke, he took out two mulberry paper receipts from his body, and even prepared the "divorce letter". Hu Xueyan took it over and read it again. The writing was very solid and he expressed his satisfaction. "That's it!" He pointed to Zhou Yiming and said, "The middleman on our side is here, and you are the middleman on that side. You need a ghostwriter." ’, just pick the accountant of the Golden Changzhan to earn a few.” "Master Hu," the little dog hurriedly said, "We brought the ghostwriter." Then he shouted out: "Mr. Liu!"

Among the five people, only this "Mr. Liu" was wearing a long gown, with a deer head and mouse eyes, not like a kind person. Hu Xueyan suddenly became suspicious, and then realized that he had a move in chess that he had to make, but he forgot to make it.Therefore, while being perfunctory, he pulled Zhou Yiming aside, and said quietly: "There is something that I neglected. Look, this Chen, does he look like Sister Aqiao?" "How can you tell?" "What if it's a fake? Money is still a trivial matter, it's going to be a big joke!" Hu Xueyan said, "I forgot to tell you a word yesterday. I should invite their patriarch to be there."

"That's okay. I'll talk to Xiaogouzi." "It's troublesome to waste time when you come and go." Hu Xueyan said, "As long as you 'verify your identity' and you're not pretending, it doesn't matter if the head of the Chen family comes or not." "Who knows if he is impersonating?" Zhou Yiming said, "Unless Aqiao sister is asked to identify herself." That's a no-brainer!Other than that, there is no good solution.Hu Xueyan thought about it, and decided to delay the attack.So Zhou Yiming was ordered to entertain the little dog for lunch, and Hu Xueyan left the Jinchang Inn under the pretext of going to the bank to exchange the silver, and went straight to Pan's house in a sedan chair.

With a name card and a plump door bag attached, Hu Xueyan frankly explained to the concierge of Pan's family the intention of coming. It doesn't matter if his master sees it or not. The purpose is to meet Aqiao. Pan Shuya is the "eldest young master" who is afraid of worldly entertainment, after hearing the porter's announcement, she was happy to be lazy, so she asked sister Aqiao to come out to see her.When she saw Hu Xueyan coming to the door empty-handed, she was rather disappointed, and could not help complaining: "You have to be a man for me! I am here, and he is extremely polite, which is really disturbing."

"Don't worry! I've already made up my mind, and I'll definitely save you some face. Stop talking now, and you'll go back to the inn with me right away to meet someone." "Recognize someone! Which one do you recognize?" Sister Aqiao blinked her extremely long eyelashes and asked in confusion. "Think about it, is there anything else that you must recognize?" This rhetorical question made the point very clear, but sister Aqiao became more and more confused, "What's going on?" She was a little displeased, thinking that Hu Xueyan should not discuss such a big event without first discussing it, so she took it very seriously. Said: "If you don't make it clear, I will never go."

Hu Xueyan was very opportunistic, and said with a smile: "Don't blame me for being arbitrary, one is because I don't have a chance to tell you, and the other is to save you from worrying, I mean it well." "Thank you for your kindness." Sister Aqiao accepted his explanation, but she still had some regrets, and found that the situation was rather awkward, "Rong to my face, drum to my face, how do you tell me to recognize the Fa?" "No, no! You don't need to meet him face to face, you just need to take a picture in the crack of the wall and recognize the person clearly, then it's nothing to do with you." Then, Hu Xueyan briefly talked about how to subdue the little dog.

"You have so many tricks!" Sister Aqiao said this with a smile, her face suddenly turned serious, she stared at the brick floor, and remained silent for a long time. This demeanor made Hu Xueyan a little anxious, and at the same time a little regretful, things really went wrong!The relationship between Sister Aqiao and her husband is not very good, but she only heard the one-sided words of Yiqing's second child. Although she herself has also shown it in her behavior, she has almost cut off contact with her husband's family, but this kind of family's words are not reliable Most of them, as the saying goes: "You don't pay for your life by lying to the dead", and you actually believe it, and do it seriously. Sutras that are difficult to recite", it seems that there is something wrong with it, so we must forgive it?After all, I was reckless, no wonder she.

No wonder she was second, the problem in front of her was that if Sister Aqiao refused to nod, it would be difficult for Xiao Gouzi to explain.Going to Suzhou to do such a ridiculous thing, and it became a joke when it was spread, but I couldn't afford to lose face.So I was eager to ask her to tell the truth. "Sister Aqiao!" He said with a serious expression, "At this time, you can no longer perfuse me. Tell me the truth about what you mean in your heart!" "Huh!" Sister Aqiao was deeply surprised, "When did I perfunctory you by telling lies?" "Then, when things have come to this point, you seem to be retreating. Why?"

Sister Aqiao thought it was funny, "I've never sat in court like the county magistrate, so what do you mean by retreating?" she asked rhetorically. The words are getting more and more wrong. After careful analysis, there is a thorn in it. It means that before Hu Xueyan did this, he neither told her nor asked for permission. "Tanggu" at all?Hu Xueyan thought to herself, Sister Aqiao is a powerful character, so it is not appropriate to reason with her at this time, because he lacks reason and cannot reason with her.The only thing to do is to be moved with emotion, and even lie to her.

So he first admitted his mistake: "I'm not to blame for this matter. But I will definitely follow your will, and I will never force you. Now that the person is there, you should go and recognize it first, and then make sense. If the person is wrong, there is no need to talk about it. The person is right. Now, it depends on what you mean, if you say east, you can go east, if you say west, you can go west, I have no choice but to say anything." After all, the human heart is made of flesh. Hearing what he said, sister Aqiao couldn't hesitate anymore. In fact, her hesitation was not because she still had any affection for her husband and couldn't bear to let go. , to take care of her mother.It seems that this condition should be discussed together at this time, but I don't know how to discuss it.Here are the hesitant ones, but Hu Xueyan misunderstood. "Then please sit down, I have to talk to the master." She asked again, "Have you ever hired a sedan chair?" "It's convenient, I'll leave you the sedan chair, and I'll hire another one." Hu Xueyan said, "When you arrive at Jinchangzhan, you come in through the side door, and I'll ask someone to wait for you there." It was thus agreed that Hu Xueyan left Pan's house first. The sedan chair was near Changmen, and he had been familiar with it twice. When the order was complete, he would hire another one and rush back to Jinchang Inn, where he would rent another room and take care of the staff. He specially guarded at the side door, and waited for Sister Aqiao to arrive, quietly ushered in, and then came in for a face-to-face meeting without opening his mouth. After everything was properly arranged, Hu Xueyan went back to his room, sat there for a while, Zhou Yiming led the puppy and others, and came back after eating, all of them had flushed faces, as if they had drunk a lot of wine.After exchanging pleasantries with each other, Hu Xueyan talked broadly about the scenery of Suzhou. Zhou Yiming understood that he wanted to delay the time, so he chimed in from the sidelines. The little dog couldn't bear it anymore, and finally found a gap, and inserted a sentence: "Master Hu, we still want to rush back to Mudu today, it's too late and inconvenient. Let's do it now!" "Oh, oh," Hu Xueyan said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, just wait a little longer, and when the guys from the bank arrive and collect enough money, we'll start right away. Fortunately, it's just a monogram, so it's very fast." In this way, Xiaogouzi had no choice but to wait patiently, but his embarrassment became more and more obvious.Hu Xueyan watched coldly, his suspicions became more and more dense, and he secretly made a second idea. Just as he was about to make an excuse to find Zhou Ming for a discussion, the waiter appeared, and he was also very alert, carrying a teapot to make tea, and secretly winking, Zhou Ming didn't even notice. So Hu Xueyan said goodbye, saw Aqiao sister in another room, and said quietly: "I will lure someone out later, you look carefully and keep quiet. I will be back soon." After the instructions, he returned to the original place At the office, he waved to Sister Aqiao's husband.The timid middle-aged man just looked at the puppy, winking for advice. "Master Hu, if you have anything to say, tell me!" "There is nothing important to say, but it is inconvenient for outsiders to hear this sentence." Hu Xueyan waved again and again, "Please come here, please come here." The country people may not be on the "table", but if they say something in private, why are they so timid?So it was inconvenient for the little dog to obstruct him, so the one surnamed Chen had no choice but to bite the bullet and follow the master out.What kind of role is Hu Xueyan?Seeing this man surnamed Chen, he looked like a wooden man and was only led by a puppy. He didn't wait for Aqiao to "verify his identity", and he had already expected it, so he led him outside to face what Aqiao was hiding. window, the first thing he said was: "What's your last name?" "My surname is Chen." This sentence was answered very neatly, and it was obvious that it was true, so Hu Xueyan asked the second sentence: "Who are you to sister Aqiao?" This question made him show his original shape, hesitating and hawing, he didn't know what to say.Sure enough, Hu Xueyan yelled secretly: Ashamed!If he hadn't had a sudden idea and told Xiaogouzi to swindle more than a thousand taels of silver, he would have been capsized in the gutter, and he couldn't speak up after suffering a loss. It would be a great excuse to speak out. He was angry and funny in his heart, but his expression remained calm, instead he comforted him with words: "Old Chen, I know all the tricks that the puppy is playing. If you tell me the truth, I will not make it difficult for you. Turn around and let the puppy In front of my son, I will not tell the truth, so as not to embarrass you." The last sentence touched the heart of this honest man, "Master Hu, I told you the truth," he asked seriously, "You really won't tell the little dog?" "Really. Do you want me to curse you?" Having said that, the one surnamed Chen felt relieved. At that time, he confessed the inside story. He was the "uncle" of Sister Aqiao's hall and owed money to Xiao Gouzi, so he had to be coerced by Xiao Gouzi to let him He came to pretend to be sister Aqiao's husband.Explain that the old debt is written off, and give him a big ingot. Such absurdity!Hu Xueyan asked, "Are you not afraid of a lawsuit?" "I'm afraid too!" The surnamed Chen said with a mournful face, "Little Gouzi said it doesn't matter, the middleman and the ghostwriter are all his own people, and he reported it to the county yamen, only saying that the proof of writing is fake, there is no such thing as this time thing." "This guy!" Hu Xueyan thought to himself, the little dog is really powerful, and he wanted to make him suffer a little, so he said quietly: "Don't be afraid, do what he tells you later, and you will do it, as long as you insist that you never told me." To be honest, the puppy won't blame you." For a simple-minded person, this is the only way to teach him, and the surname Chen understood it, nodded repeatedly, and just said: "I know, I know." Xiangkai went back in, the little dog's face was cloudy, but when Hu Xueyan said a word, his expression immediately relaxed again. "Come on, come on!" Hu Xueyan said, "Let's do it now and make a note. You carry the money and go back to Mudu early, so everyone can save trouble." Zhou Yiming didn't know what to do, he only thought that it had been proved that the surnamed Chen was indeed Aqiao's husband. With this result, it was finally consummated, so he happily set up a pen and inkstone, let Xiao Gouzi spread the pen on the table, and firstly put the paper on the table. A monogram was drawn under the name of the middle-aged man, followed by Xiao Gouzi and the ghostwriter who picked up a brush and drew a "ten". Finally, the surname Chen couldn't draw the "ten" character, so he had to dip it in printing oil and make a handprint. The formalities are complete, and it is time to "overpay", Hu Xueyan said: "Old Zhou, you are a middleman, take the receipt first, and then hand over the receipt to me after paying the money." wink. Zhou Zhouming suddenly realized that there are tricks!Grab the paper in one hand, fold it in two, fold it in four, and hold it tightly. So Hu Xueyan said again: "Marriage matters, whether they are together or separated, must be made clear. Now the papers have been established, but there are only two sexes between men and women, and only one of them is present, and it is the man. We are also new See you." He asked Zhou Zhouming, "Old Zhou, you are a middle-aged man, if there is any dispute in the future, what would you say?" Zhou Yiming knew that he was asking this question on purpose, so he pretended to be surprised and said, "What's the matter?" "Yeah!" Xiao Gouzi also hurriedly said, "What's the matter? There will never be any." "Otherwise." Hu Xueyan pointed to Chen, "I don't think he looks like Aqiao's husband. I asked privately just now, and he insisted that it is true. Let's not talk about it, but this picture There must be a formality for the written evidence. When we do things for others, we must always do it properly and solidly, otherwise it will be a terrible thing for men and women to get married in the future." "Yes!" Zhou Yiming chimed in, "It's not easy to be a middleman. If it's a dispute over money and debts, the big deal is that the middleman loses money. If the person makes a mistake and wants to compensate Miss Aqiao, how can I pay?" "That's it." Hu Xueyan said, "Is the person the real person, or is he just pretending? Aqiao sister is not here, so I can't come to recognize it, so I won't talk about it. At least this document must be able to prove it is true. .” Hearing that Sister Aqiao was not here, Xiao Gouzi was relieved, his heart was relieved, and his brain became more flexible. He plausibly said: "Master Hu's words are true. If you want a middleman and a ghostwriter, you just want to prove it." Zhang’s written evidence is true. I don’t understand, Master Hu, what more testimony do you need?” "It's good to have a ghostwriter." Hu Xueyan smiled faintly, "But open the skylight and speak frankly. In case of disputes and lawsuits, we can't just rely on the testimony of Lao Zhou. We might as well go to the county government. Setting up a case in the "household house" is like buying a "red deed" to buy land, please ask a big seal to stamp it. I will pay for the cost." "Okay, okay!" Zhou Yiming agreed first, and said to the little dog, "This way, the responsibilities among us are all lightened." The little dog hesitated.This was an unexpected move. The country people felt timid when they heard the "county yamen", and when they mentioned the book office, they thought of the hideous "judge" in the Town God's Temple.When we arrived at the "hukou", if the book office said: go to the countryside to check and check.The diorama completely exposes it. However, this is a very legitimate approach, and I can't think of a reason to refuse anyway.Therefore, the little dog blushed with anxiety and didn't know what to do. When he saw Zhou Zhouming's secretive smile and the note in his hand, he suddenly realized that the money had never been obtained, and his handle had come first. If it is caught in the hands of others, it will be a big fight now! In a flash of thought, it was like a blow to the head, the stars exploded in front of his eyes, and in a panic, he messed up his marksmanship and stretched out his hand, trying to grab the evidence in Zhou Ming's hands. He failed to snatch it, but Zhou Yiming broke out in sweat, hurriedly stuffed the paper into his arms, jumped two steps away, pressed his hands on his chest, and said loudly: "Hey, hey! What are you doing?" Little Gouzi saw that Xingzang was exposed, and his face turned pale with anxiety, pointing at Zhou Yiming angrily and said: "This matter is too wordy! I don't care about this nosy business. Please take out the paper and tear it up." Yes, as long as there is no such thing.” Zhou Yiming was quite alert, knowing that he should "make a blush" at this time, so that Hu Xueyan could come out to smooth things over and "talk about the situation", so he stretched out his hand as a gesture of refusal, and at the same time raised his face and said, "Slow down, little dog!" My son, let's make things clear! What's the matter with you? I have all my heart and soul, and I treat you as a friend. Don't be half-hearted, making it difficult for me to explain in front of Mr. Hu. " "It's not that, it's not that!" Xiao Gouzi tried to argue, "I also mean well, but this is really hard to manage. Brother Zhou, if you do something good, return this note to me." "Give it back to you?" Zhou Ming changed color and sneered, "How can it be so convenient!" At this point, Xiao Gouzi opened his eyes wide and stared at Zhou Ming without blinking, as if he had never recognized his face before. Hu Xueyan understood Xiao Gouzi's psychology and felt that Zhou Ming's popularity was not good enough. Some, you can't turn your face so fast.So stand up and speak. "Talk slowly if you have something to say." Hu Xueyan said to Xiao Gouzi, "Writing black and white on white paper, it is impossible to say that you can tear it up casually. Tell me, how is it 'wordy'? If there is any difficulty, let us discuss it.” The difficulty of the little dog is that it is hard to say.In desperation, he had no choice but to grab someone as a shield. "He is an honest man," he said, pointing to the one surnamed Chen. , wouldn’t it be embarrassing for those of us in the middle. Fortunately, the money was never collected, and everyone wrote it off. My husband is here. Count me as a waste of a trip, a waste of time." Hu Xueyan said with a smile: "It's already been discussed, and the papers have been established. What else to talk about. If you don't want to go to the yamen, it doesn't matter. It's a big deal. We will spend a little more time. When the boat arrives in Mudu, please invite the head of the Chen family on your side to be a witness, it will be okay!" This time, the diorama still needs to be dismantled, but in any case, it is always after Mudu. The little dog felt that he could take a breath first, so he answered bravely: "Okay!" "So, when are we leaving?" "Just go. Do whatever you want." The little dog's attitude seemed to be very stubborn, but another honest person didn't have such a little "kung fu" like him. The one surnamed Chen couldn't hold back anymore. He pulled the little dog's clothes and said softly: "I can't go there." !" "Why can't you go?" The little dog scolded loudly, "What are you afraid of!" "That's right! What are you afraid of?" Zhou Yiming said coldly from the side, "The big deal is a lawsuit." With that said, the one surnamed Chen became more and more anxious.He has already told Hu Xueyan the truth, how can he follow the puppy to the muddy water?But it’s inconvenient to say it clearly, people already know it’s a fake, it’s useless to speak hard, so I just rubbed my hands and said, “Let’s talk about it slowly.” Hu Xueyan saw his embarrassment, so he followed the wind and seized his words and said: "Talk about it. Things must have a happy ending. Go and talk about it yourself." With this sentence, the tense strings are temporarily relaxed.The puppies hid outside and whispered to each other to discuss. Zhou Yiming and Hu Xueyan smiled at each other, and went to a secluded place to assess the situation and discuss countermeasures. "As expected, it's a counterfeit." Hu Xueyan told Zhou Yiming what the surnamed Chen said, but then frowned and said, "I think this matter will trouble you." "Okay!" Zhou Yiming has worked with Hu Xueyan for the past two days, and his confidence has greatly increased, so he said eagerly, "I'll go there, at least I will get it done." "Don't take things too easily—" According to Hu Xueyan's analysis, Xiao Gouzi must have made such a bad plan because he could not get through on the right path, but he was unwilling to give up this pile of white ingots, so he took risks in order to get lucky.If this guess is correct, then there must be some obstacle at Aqiao's brother-in-law's house. First of all, we need to find out clearly before we can start. "It's easy." Zhou Ming said, "I just need to force the puppy. The handle is in our hands, and we are not afraid that he will not tell the truth." When the truth came out, it became known that Hu Xueyan hadn't expected it this time.The little Gouzi was not doing his job properly, and intentionally cheated the money, and went away, but Sister Aqiao's husband didn't know anything about it.Of course, these words came out of Zhou Ming's insinuation.What Xiaogouzi meant was that this absurd act was written off. He was willing to accompany Hu Xueyan to Mudu, win him over, and renegotiate. Writing on paper still allows him to earn a share of middleman's money. Hu Xueyan agreed to this method, and he dealt with it very leniently. He destroyed the note at that time, and entrusted Zhou Yiming to act as a representative, and immediately left for Mudu to handle business.