On-Site Investigation
Chapter 224:On-Site Investigation
After walking west, Lu Wei regretted some, although only a while work, but it is worth the summer, the heat is difficult, and in the hottest afternoon of the day exposed in the hot sun, the back has been wet a large part.
In fact, it is not only him, but the money around him is also full of sweat, while the two Lin Li two people who are two steps behind are slightly better.Because the first two people are fully dressed, they covered themselves up in a solid way, and Lin Li they are short-dressed, and the whole arm is exposed to the outside, naturally to be more comfortable.
“Liz, where do you want to go?”If it's too far, you can't go that way."Finally, Qian Manjiang could not help opening his mouth.
Lu Wei smiled bitterly: "I plan to go out of the city to see the big Li Zhuang in the west of the city."
"Then hire a car."Qian Manjiang said, turning around and walking toward a large car on the side.
At this time, the officials of Da Ming, except for those in Beijing who were tall enough, hardly traveled by the coupe.Because in the concept of people at this time, the car is the practice of man and animal, which is really contrary to the way of the saint, and it is better to take a carriage more spacious and comfortable.
This concept is particularly prevalent at the local level.And for ordinary small officials, can not afford to raise a driver, really want to go out only temporarily hired a car.So there will be several car dealership in the county of various large and small state capitals, and Hangzhou is naturally no exception, and there is a car dealership near the province.
With the guidance of people familiar with the place of Qianmanjiang, Lu Wei finally did not have to rush to the city by the sun, so they took a relatively spacious carriage, and dangling away from the city and ran to the big Lizhuang in the west.On this road, there were not a few pedestrians, and in such a hot weather, no one would come out to hang out.
After a short walk out of the city, the carriage stopped in a surrounding landscape is still good, there are dozens of families in the small village ahead: "Several gentlemen, the big Li Zhuang arrived."
Lu Wei then got out of the car one after another, paid the money, and let the coachman wait here, before they went to the village.At this time, the village also seemed a little quiet, except for a few yellow dogs in the shade of the road to drag their tongues cool, the village was empty.
Lu Wei did not hesitate, immediately came to the door of a family in the village, knocked on the door and asked: "Is there anyone at home?"
After a while, a black man wearing only a pair of calf-nosed trousers walked out of the house, and was a little vigilant, but after seeing their costumes, he immediately became respectable again: "The two of you are looking for me?"
"Oh, this big brother, we are from Hangzhou City, and we want to ask you about Li honestly."He said with a smile.
The man's face changed again, some worried look.Just a moment, he quickly put his hand into the village and pointed: "His house is on the west end of the village, the two grass houses are just that."He turned back and went back to the house, without regard to any etiquette.
Lu Wei fell nothing, but the money on the side of the river frowned: "This village man is very rude, actually sent us away, and did not ask us whether we want water to drink."
"It's obvious that he doesn't want to get in trouble."Lu Wei was busy persuading a sentence, the heart should be related to the lawsuit that Li Lao realized on his body, which made the people in the same village dare not be involved too much.
Yes, Zhao Xie and the two sides are only for this dispute that Li honestly has five acres of land, so Lu Wei only wants to come here to ask the specific situation.When I came to the road, I had briefly heard that Lu Wei's plan of the money was longing to look a little better: "Then let's go find the Li can honestly."
At this time, there was a whisper in the inner room: "It is said that Li honestly caused a big problem this time - trouble, then the Zhao family and the Xie family can provoke these people?"How could you have seen him a very loyal and honest person before, and how can you dare to sell two people this time?”
“It’s not yet sick of his mother’s illness... just lighten it, and don’t let the unknown guests outside listen to...” and then the voice was much lighter.
A few people looked at each other, knowing that if they did not bother these villagers again, they turned away if they did not bother them.
Follow the sheep gut path in the village for a walk, and soon came to the west of the village, and then Lu Wei knew why the other side pointed out Li honestly's position so briefly.Because although there are several houses in this area, it is mostly wooden houses or brick houses, only one house that is shrinking in the corner is the simplest grass and wood, and it seems that a gust of wind can blow the house down.
Moreover, I don't know if it is a psychological effect, Lu Wei also felt that this house seems to deliberately open the distance with other village houses, and there is a sense of hiding from the inferiority of others.Obviously, the status of Li Lao in the village is also very low.
With thoughts in his heart, he did not stop on his feet, and soon came to the small and short fence and shouted inside: “Is Li honestly at home?”
Half-way through, a little thin, honest middle-aged man came out of the house.This is a person who has been tortured by life to completely lose his sharpness, although he is only over 40 years old, but his body is filial, and his hair has been gray.At the sight of the dress of a few people, his body was obviously trembling: "Several masters, little people... the little man was wrong..."
Seeing him as soon as he saw himself and saw the cat with the rat, Lu Wei was also impatient, rushed to take a step forward, softly said: "Don't worry, we are not Zhao Xie two people, today is not to come to you trouble."You let us go in and talk, or you'll let the villagers see the jokes."
At this time, because of a greeting from Lu Wei just now, several villagers have come out of their own house and stand at the door from a distance to look at this side.There were a few people still pointing there, apparently speculating about what Li honestly would end up.
From this, we can see how low the status of Li Lao really is in the village.It is necessary to know that the concept of the countryside at this time is much stronger than the later generations, in general, if someone really goes to the village to find trouble with the villagers, the people in the same village will always come to help.But today, all of these villagers stand by.
Li honestly full of helpless and timid, after tangle for a while, or according to the meaning of landing to open the fence door, please let them in.
The two grass rooms are not very large, on the one hand, Li Candy's bedroom, and the other side is a guest hall.When they entered the living room with Li Qianlin, Lu Wei also heard the coughing sound from the other side of the room, and it was obvious that there was a patient in the room.
The guest hall was very shabby, on a shabby table, and two stools, saw this Li can honestly show a wincing expression: "This, a few masters..."
“Let’s just talk a little bit.”After Lu Wei himself sat down, he signaled Qian Manjiang to sit on another stool, and then said, "We are people who know the government, and today we are indeed coming for the case of Zhao Xie and you who bought land."
Hearing that he was a member of the official government, Li honestly changed his face again, and his body fell to his knees on the ground with a softness: "Several gentlemen, the grass people knew wrong..."
Lu Yi saw this, but also sighed, and quickly asked Lin Li around to help people up.This man was timid and honest, and now listening to the official house, naturally more afraid is very, so it is not easy to ask the original commission of things from his mouth.
After appeasing him a few words, repeatedly explained that he was not here to ask him for sin, but just wanted to understand some of the situation with him, Li honestly looked at it to be calm, but the whole person was still trembling.
"The officer now asks you something, you must answer honestly, do not have to hide it, or even if the officer wants to help you keep you, it is difficult."Lu Yi saw that he was finally calmer, and the straight path.
"Lord, I don't dare to hide it."
“When did you and the Zhao family negotiate the sale of land?”Why sell the land you depend on?”Lu Yi asked.It is indeed a little strange that for the peasant, the land is the foundation of his existence, unless the land is sold in the first year of the encounter.
"In February of this year, my mother was seriously ill, and the family had no money to ask her for a doctor and buy medicine, but the small one planned to sell the land."But until March, no one bought it.
"Why is that?“You want to be high?”
"No, because the small land is too poor, it is all saline and alkali, and there is no good crop to grow."
“If that’s the case, then why would the Zhao family look at your land and pay such a high price?”
"This little one didn't know, at the end of March, a Zhao family administrator suddenly came to me, told me they were going to buy my land, and they were willing to pay a high price of five or two acres."Listen to them, they signed it that day.I didn’t expect...” said Li honestly with some shame and bowed his head.
“Didn’t you think someone from the family would come to the house later?”Lu Yi immediately understood and helped each other to add a word.
"It was, the next day, the people of the Xie family also went to the door, and said that they would buy me five acres of land for forty-two, and also gave the small twenty-two deposit on the spot."The little one was going to cure the old lady, so he agreed to them.”Li was honest in some periods of time Ai Di gave things out.
Lu Wei listened, his eyebrows also wrinkled, looking at the money around the river.The latter is also a face of doubt, the problem of this is already obvious, a few acres of no one wants to be able to sell such a high price, or by the two companies scramble to buy, which if there is no cat tired who can not believe.
“Are you five acres near the village?”I want to see it over.”Lu Wei thought that the problem should be in the five acres of land itself, immediately proposed.
Li honestly naturally did not dare to refuse, busy nod: "It is outside the village, the small this brings a few past..."
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