Chapter 810: No guarantee for the evening festival (2)
Zhou Ping'an is not tall, but has clear eyes and pretty features, and is very smart. His father died young and his mother has remarried for many years. He was raised by his grandparents.
Three years ago, he was introduced by a friend to work at Xue Changshou's house in Taiyuan. Last year, he married a maid from Xue's house and returned to Chang'an. Just ten days ago, his wife gave birth to a son, which made the whole family extremely happy.
, but trouble also followed.
Xue Changshou actually wanted to compete with him for his son, which made Zhou Ping'an extremely angry. He had already tolerated the inappropriate things he had done to his wife, but now he actually wanted to compete with him for his son, which was unbearable.
Zhou Pingan acted recklessly and injured the cook of Xue Mansion with a stone. Faced with the high medical compensation, he was unable to pay. In order to be jailed, he had to agree to the county magistrate's conditions and come to Xue Mansion for negotiation.
Xue Changshou avoided it, and his brother Xue Changli received Zhou Pingan in the lobby on his behalf.
"Where are my wife and children? Let them come out, I will take them away!" Zhou Ping'an said with anger on his face.
Xue Changli is a businessman, he is shrewd, very good at observing words and expressions, and has a eloquent tongue. He is not annoyed at all. He smiles and says: "Your wife is in confinement, and there is someone to take care of her. She is not able to see the wind for the time being. As for the child, there is a nurse to take care of him."
, I’m sleeping now. Since you’re here, Xiao Zhou, let’s have a good talk. If we can’t reach an agreement, you can just take your wife and children away, right? We also have to be reasonable!”
"Who is unreasonable for occupying my wife and children?" Zhou Ping'an clenched his fists.
Xue Changli still smiled and said: "Xiao Zhou, don't get excited. No one is occupying your wife and children. As long as your wife is willing, she can leave at any time. If you don't believe me, go ahead and try. You can take her away now, or we can take her away now."
go?"
Zhou Ping'an was really asked to take away his wife and children, but he was a little hesitant. He knew very well that his wife would definitely not want to go back with him, and he would be too embarrassed to get out if there was a quarrel.
Xue Changli saw Zhou Pingan's hesitation, and he said slowly: "I believe you also understand in your heart that the child may not be yours. You and your wife both have long faces, but the child has a square face, just like my brother when he was young.
..."
"But my father has a square face!"
Zhou Pingan rushed to say: "I asked my grandfather. My father has a square face. I have a long face like my mother. My son looks like his grandfather. This is not surprising at all. He is my son!"
"Xiao Zhou, let's be realistic! The key is that your wife doesn't want to go back with you. She insists that the child is my brother's. Even if we file a lawsuit, you won't win in the end. Why not accept the Xue family's generous compensation? It will definitely let you
satisfy."
Zhou Ping'an was so angry that he was about to stand up when Xue Changli grabbed him and said, "Listen to what I have to say. Whether you are willing to accept it or not is one thing. At least you need to know how much compensation the Xue family will give you? There is no need to delay hearing it.
No matter how long it takes, you won’t be passive in lawsuits in the future, right?”
When Zhou Ping'an heard the word 'lawsuit', he couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief and said, "Go ahead! I'll listen."
"My brother is actually not interested in your wife and has never touched her. If you want your wife, you can take her away at any time. As long as you keep the child, the Xue family will give you one thousand taels of silver and a small house of three acres.
Located in Yongfengfang, it is 90% new and worth at least tens of thousands of dollars."
Zhou Pingan shook his head, "I don't accept it. My wife must leave with me, and the child must be returned to me."
"Wait a minute!"
Xue Changli continued to raise the stakes, "Let's do this! Let's change the conditions. The child will stay, and the Xue family will give you three thousand taels of silver, a small house with three acres in Yongfengfang, a shop on Xi'anmen Street, and all the maids and maids in the Xue family.
Maid, whoever you like can be promised to you. Xiao Zhou, you can still have children, but this opportunity for glory and wealth is probably only once in your life. Don’t rush to answer me. You can think about it. I
Go and invite your wife, and you can discuss it among yourselves."
Xue Changli didn't want to give him a chance to be impulsive and had to let him calm down, so he got up and left.
Zhou Ping'an was lost in thought, and he was indeed a little moved. He was now working as a bartender in a restaurant on Xi'anmen Street, and he was very aware of the prosperity of Xi'anmen Street.
He often sat in the shop looking at the bustling crowds on the street and daydreaming. It would be great if he had a shop here, but he knew it was impossible. With his income of 2,500 yuan a month, he could save for a lifetime.
can not afford.
But now, the Xue family actually promised to give him a shop on Xi'anmen Street, and he couldn't help but feel excited.
At this time, a young maid came in with tea. Her name was Qiuyue, and she was also a maid in the inner house. She bribed the maid in charge of serving tea with a lot of money and grabbed the opportunity to serve tea.
"Brother Zhou, do you still remember me?" Qiuyue smiled charmingly in front of him.
"It's you! Sister Qiuyue, long time no see."
Zhou Ping'an has worked as a boy in the Xue family for three years. He is handsome and the maids in the inner house are all familiar with him.
"You're still waiting for Chuntao. Actually...hey! We can't bear to hide it from you."
"What did you say?"
Zhou Ping'an was stunned for a moment, "What are you hiding from me?"
"Brother Zhou, if I tell the truth I will be fired by my wife, but you keep it a secret for me, and you must not say it was me who said it."
"Just tell me! I promise to hide it for you."
Qiuyue looked to both sides and lowered her voice: "Brother Zhou, Chuntao is taking advantage of you. From the moment she became pregnant, she asked someone to send a letter to Madam, saying that she was pregnant. It might be the master's. Otherwise, what would happen to Madam?
Will you know about her pregnancy? Brother Zhou, we all know this, but she has been hiding it from you!"
Zhou Ping'an's eyes widened. He never knew that his wife was secretly in contact with the Xue family. That's right! How could the Xue family know about her giving birth?
Qiuyue continued: "Among our five maids, she is the most vain. She has said more than once that she wants to marry a rich man. Think about it, your family only has a few thatched huts, how could she be willing to marry you?
?
That night, she was not on duty, so she convinced Xia Lian and let her serve the master. The master has always been a decent person. If she didn't seduce him, how could he..."
Zhou Ping'an was like a thunderbolt. Is it true that his wife has been using him from beginning to end? Although he didn't want to admit it, he felt like a mirror in his heart. This was most likely true. The master has never been a lustful person.
Seeing that he had been shaken, Qiuyue knew that her opportunity had come, so she held his hand and cried: "Brother Zhou, I really like you. I have always liked you. I cried for a long time when you married Chuntao.
Yesterday, my wife said that she wanted to marry me to the horseman Heisaburo. Brother Zhou, please save me!"
Zhou Ping'an was in a state of confusion. The lawsuit here was still in chaos, and something happened over there.
"I...I'm very upset right now, let's talk about it later!"
"Brother Xiao Zhou, please save me!"
Qiuyue knelt in front of Zhou Pingan, held his hand, and sounded so charming that Zhou Pingan couldn't resist.
Zhou Pingan was charmed by the beautiful and charming maid in front of him. Among the four maids of the madam, Qiuyue was the best, fair-skinned and beautiful, but also the most arrogant. Zhou Pingan also secretly liked her and gave her a lot.
Although Qiuyue was attentive to him, Qiuyue ignored him at all, but Chuntao, who looked average, treated him well, and finally he married Chuntao.
Looking at the pitiful Qiu Yue, he swallowed and nodded, "I'll think of a way!"
At this time, footsteps came from outside the side door. It should be that Xue Changli was back. Zhou Pingan said quickly: "The second master is back."
Qiuyue slowly stood up, lightly scratched the palm of his hand with her nails, her eyes moved, she gave him a shy and winking look, and left reluctantly.
Zhou Ping'an was scratched by Qiu Yue's nails, and his soul was scratched away. He watched Qiu Yue leave helplessly.
"Cough! Cough!" Xue Changli coughed twice, and only then did Zhou Ping'an react.
"Second Master, where are my wife and children?"
Xue Changli waved his hand. "Sit down! I'll give you something."
Zhou Pingan sat down, and Xue Changli put a handkerchief on the small table, "This is what your wife gave you."
This was his wife's handkerchief. He bought it for her. Zhou Pingan knew him. He slowly opened the handkerchief and found a silver hairpin inside. He felt a pain in his heart. This was his grandmother's only jewelry. He gave it to his wife. It belongs to them.
She actually returned the wedding token to herself.
Xue Changli sighed, "She refused to come to see you. She gave this back to you and told you not to disturb her again."
"Bitch!"
Zhou Ping'an was furious. He finally believed that Qiu Yue's words were true and that Chuntao had been using him from beginning to end.
At this moment, he suddenly made up his mind, and said to Xue Changli with red eyes: "I can leave the child and that bitch to you, but I have to add three thousand taels of silver to the conditions just now.
Xue Changli was overjoyed and said quickly: "Then it's settled. I'll give you six thousand taels of silver, a small house with three acres in Yongfengfang, and a shop on Xi'anmen Street."
"As well as your additional conditions, I can choose any one of the maids in the mansion."
Zhou Ping'an took a deep breath and said, "I want to take Qiuyue away."
Xue Changli nodded, "Then we will make an agreement!"
That morning, Zhou Pingan and the Xue family signed a settlement agreement. The Xue family gave him generous compensation. Zhou Pingan immediately divorced his wife and gave up his son.
Zhou Ping'an left Xue Mansion with Qiu Yue, who could hardly contain her inner ecstasy, and got on the bullock cart. Qiu Yue hugged tightly the small wooden box containing the deeds of the house and shop, and said to herself with a smile: "Silver, house,
The shop belongs to me!"
"What are you talking about?" Zhou Ping'an opened the curtain, got on the carriage and asked with a smile.
Qiuyue hugged Zhou Pingan's arm, rested her head on his shoulder and said with a sweet smile: "I'm saying, starting from today, Brother Zhou is finally mine."
"Sir, where are you going?" asked the driver outside.
Zhou Ping'an put his arm around Qiuyue's waist, shook the silver withdrawal certificate from the cabinet shop, and said loudly: "Go to Baoyuan cabinet shop first, and then go to Yongfeng shop!"
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[These chapters write the story of a small person, but this small incident triggered the first power struggle in the Jin Palace]