Lu Zilin's family law was enforced.
This means something different.
Who is Lu Zilin?
He is considered the contemporary head of the Lu family.
He is still a native of the country and a member of the government.
With Lu Zilin's status, he would not be beaten. Bai Jiaxuan never thought of taking action against Lu Zilin.
However, Lu Zilin became a government figurehead, bullying his neighbors, and had a bad reputation for several years. No one has a good impression of Lu Zilin, they all dislike him.
Under this situation, Lu Zilin took the lead in gambling and doing various bad things, which aroused public outrage.
When Zhou Qiang came forward and demanded that Lu Zilin be severely punished, the villagers finally couldn't help but explode.
Not only the people surnamed Bai demanded Lu Zilin's punishment, but also the people surnamed Lu.
Lu Zilin was so greedy that he offended all the villagers in Bailu Village. Except for a few losers and concubines.
"No, Bai Jiaxuan, you can't use your family skills on me!" As Lu Zilin shouted, several men held Lu Zilin down and beat him.
"Ah, it hurts me so much!"
"You are so presumptuous! I am Xiang Yue!"
"I'm in charge of the clan leader!"
"Whoever hits me, I will kill!"
Lu Zilin kept saying harsh words.
Not only was it ineffective, it was counterproductive.
Those who strike, strike harder.
Lu Zilin's back was beaten to a bloody pulp.
Not only that, but Lu Zilin's hand was also beaten.
Because Lu Zilin gambled, he was beaten.
Bai Jiaxuan showed mercy and did not feed Lu Zilin shit.
In the ancestral hall, Lu Taiheng was not there.
After the Lu family became notorious, Lu Taiheng basically stopped coming to the ancestral hall for meetings.
If Lu Taiheng was here, maybe Lu Zilin wouldn't be beaten.
After beating Lu Zilin, they dispersed.
Bai Xing'er and others carried Lu Zilin home.
Along the way, Lu Zilin was still scolding, "Bai Jiaxuan, just wait for me, I will call the police to arrest you!"
Lu Zilin only dared to retaliate against Bai Jiaxuan, but did not dare to retaliate against Zhou Qiang.
In recent years, Zhou Qiang's reputation has grown more and more.
The tree is big and attracts the wind, but it still attracts bandits.
Several bandits came to Yuanshang and attacked Zhou Qiang.
What's the result?
The bandits were all shot to death.
One by one the bodies were taken to mass graves and buried.
Lu Zilin saw it with his own eyes.
Seeing those corpses, Lu Zilin couldn't hold back and peed.
Lu Zilin is a coward. When the critical moment comes, he will die.
You can also bully and bully women.
From then on, Lu Zilin never dared to provoke Zhou Qiang again.
Behind, there are smart bandits ambushing Zhou Qiang halfway.
However, the bandits in ambush were discovered early. Zhou Qiang sent people to sneak over and shot them all to death.
From then on, no bandit dared to provoke Zhou Qiang near Bailuyuan.
Lu Zilin was carried home.
"Why did it happen like this?" Lu Taiheng and Lu He panicked.
Bai Xing'er and others said a lot of bad things about Bai Jiaxuan.
But Lu Taiheng is not an old fool. He understands that Lu Zilin did too much. With the public excitement, Bai Jiaxuan had to use his family methods against Lu Zilin.
However, knowing it all, Lu Taiheng still hates Bai Jiaxuan and plans to deal with Bai Jiaxuan when there is a suitable opportunity.
The meeting at the ancestral hall is over.
It was getting late and Zhou Qiang went home.
After walking for a while, I suddenly felt a fierce aura coming near the village.
Zhou Qiang counted with his fingers and knew that the white wolf was coming.
"White Deer Plain" refers to white deer and white wolf.
The white deer represents a good harvest and good luck.
The white wolf represents the bloody disaster and the coming disaster.
Whether it's White Deer or White Wolf, it refers to the luck of Bailu Village.
If the villagers of Bailu Village have friendly neighbors, simple folk customs, help each other, and are peaceful, then the luck of Bailu Village will be a white deer that symbolizes 'beauty'.
On the contrary, it is a white wolf.
Now, the white wolf is here, which means that the peaceful atmosphere in Bailu Village is gone, and that there is going to be a disaster in Bailu Village.
Zhou Qiang walked towards the white wolf. He wanted to see what the white wolf looked like.
Outside the village.
Total darkness.
A pair of green eyes were staring at Zhou Qiang.
Zhou Qiang looked indifferent and walked over casually.
The white wolf bared his teeth and seemed to be threatening Zhou Qiang.
Zhou Qiang still got closer step by step.
The white wolf suddenly howled and ran away.
"What a timid little white wolf." The white wolf is not small, bigger than an ordinary wolf, but Zhou Qiang thinks the white wolf is too small.
Too lazy to chase, Zhou Qiang went home directly.
The next day.
Bai Jiaxuan asked Zhou Qiang to go to the provincial capital together.
Bai Jiaxuan wanted to see what Zhou Qiang said about the new primary school.
"Patriarch, there are great changes outside now. There are not only new primary schools, but also big schools, and hospitals run by foreigners. I heard that there are trains over there in Wusong." Zhou Qiang said casually about the changes outside.
Bai Jiaxuan and Lu San were stunned when they heard this.
They know almost nothing about the changes outside.
"Clan leader, do you still remember the little note Mr. Zhu left before? His feet are enlarged, his hair is short, and his nails are often cut shallow."
"Remember it."
"Nowadays, men outside have their pigtails cut off, and women no longer have their feet bound.
Nails and other such things are no longer so long.
Among the men in our village, except for the old men who have long hair, all the young men have their heads shaved.
However, women’s bad habit of foot binding still exists.
Chief, our village should abolish foot binding. "
"Cancel foot binding?" Bai Jiaxuan was a little confused as to whether he should bind his feet.
Although Mr. Zhu left a message asking for the foot binding to be cancelled, the foot binding had been done for who knows how many years, maybe thousands of years.
Now, it's hard to get used to the sudden move away from foot binding.
"Clan Chief, none of the women outside have their feet bound.
From now on, only women who don't have their feet bound can get married. Those who do have their feet bound will have a hard time getting married. "
Bai Jiaxuan and Lu San didn't speak, they both didn't believe it.
"Chief, take a closer look in the provincial capital. Not a single girl in primary school has her feet bound."
Bai Jiaxuan nodded, but still didn't say anything. He wanted to see what the girls in the provincial capital looked like.
Arrive at the provincial capital.
They first went to Zhou Qiang's wine and meat shop.
"Clan leader, third brother, come, let's eat and drink casually, and then go to the nearby primary school to check out." Zhou Qiang asked someone to cut some cooked food and make a pot of wine.
"Xiaoqiang, how much money can your shop make?" Bai Jiaxuan asked.
"It's not much. Excluding expenses, it's only twenty or thirty yuan a month."
"That's a lot!" Bai Jiaxuan and Lu San were both a little surprised.
"It's not bad. This shop was bought the year the Qing troops besieged the city.
I bought two shops.
This shop makes little money.
There is also a shop selling foreign goods.
That shop can make hundreds of dollars a month. "Selling foreign goods is a good business and you can make a lot of money.
"A hundred oceans?" At this time, Bai Jiaxuan and Lu San were both surprised and couldn't open their mouths from ear to ear.
"Yes, come, eat some meat, and let's have a drink." Zhou Qiang didn't mention other shops.
Zhou Qiang has more than these two shops.
In the past few years, he has bought several shops, the largest of which sells French fries. One month's net profit is five to six hundred yuan.
Of course, making so much money requires some management.
Zhou Qiang also made friends with some powerful people.
Zhou Qiang was also very familiar with County Magistrate He of Zishui County, and even did business with Magistrate He's uncle.
Governor Zhang's brother-in-law, Zhou Qiang, also got involved in doing business.
After eating and drinking, they went to a nearby new primary school.
Zhou Qiang talked to the guard and let them in.
The classroom, tables and chairs, students, teachers, curriculum, teaching materials, etc., everything opened Bai Jiaxuan's eyes.
Everything about the new primary school has changed a lot compared to the private schools in the past.
Although some private school courses are still retained, the teaching methods and other aspects have changed.
Teachers have also changed. They are not just scholars and scholars, but also foreigners, overseas students, graduates of normal schools, and other new types of intellectuals.
"Xiaoqiang, why did this elementary school become like this?" Bai Jiaxuan found it difficult to accept.
“Clan Chief, times have changed.
These changes in our country are all brought about by foreigners.
Foreigners have foreign guns and cannons, but we don’t.
Therefore, in previous wars with foreigners, we always lost.
That old lady Cixi is still hiding in our Chang'an city.
Foreigners still have cars and trains, but we don’t either.
If we want to make guns, cannons, cars, and trains, we have to learn from foreign knowledge, so we have new schools. "Zhou Qiang said casually.
"The emperor is gone and the old woman is dead. The world has really changed." Bai Jiaxuan sighed. Without the emperor, Bai Jiaxuan has always been a little at a loss.
"Yes, patriarch, our village needs to change too. Let's not let the girls have their feet bound yet."
"Then why aren't feet bound anymore? Don't foreign girls have their feet bound either?" Bai Jiaxuan just saw that all girls in primary school don't have their feet bound.
"Patriarch, foot binding is a bad habit and a means of persecuting women. It should have been abolished long ago." What Zhou Qiang said made Bai Jiaxuan silent.
Several people left the elementary school.
Zhou Qiang took Bai Jiaxuan and Lu San around again.
“Look, that’s a car.
Made by foreigners, it runs very fast.
It burns gasoline. "
"That's the photo studio over there."
"That's a hospital for foreigners."
"It was a big school. Now the study has changed, and there is no imperial examination. However, after graduating from school, you can go to the government to find a job."
"Chief, times have changed. It's time for our village to change too."
After wandering around for a long time, Bai Jiaxuan and Lu San finally opened their eyes.
Bai Jiaxuan took the time to visit a relative's house, but he didn't stay long and found out that the girl's feet were not bound.
At night, they stayed at Zhou Qiang's house.
Zhou Qiang had someone prepare a banquet.
"This is the gourd chicken from Chang'an Restaurant, the gourd head from Chunfa, the dumplings from Defa, and the aged wine from Zhouji Winery."
"What? I've heard of these foodies, but why haven't I heard of this wine?" Bai Jiaxuan looked curious.
"Haha, patriarch, this wine is from my wine shop. It's very beautiful. Drink it." Zhou Qiang's wine is very delicious and he has gained a certain reputation now.
Many people in Chang'an City know the aged wine from Zhou Ji Liquor Shop.
"It turns out you made the wine! Your wine is very delicious." Bai Jiaxuan often changes wine at Zhou Qiang's place.
"Come, Patriarch, Third Brother, I'll give you a toast."
the next day.
Several people got up early.
I took a random bite.
Then he hurried back.
On the way back, Bai Jiaxuan and Lu San kept talking.
"That foreigner looks like a ghost. He looks scary." Lu San felt that the foreigner was not human.
"Then the car can keep driving without feeding food."
"Foreign hospitals are not about herbal medicine, but about small pills. Why do those foreign doctors wear all white, like mourning clothes?" Lu San felt that something was wrong.
"This time is really eye-opening!" Bai Jiaxuan sighed.
At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, society was undergoing drastic changes.
It is difficult for ordinary people who know nothing to adapt.
"Patriarch, when we go back, we should tell everyone not to let girls have their feet bound. Otherwise, girls in our village will not be able to get married when they grow up." Zhou Qiang talked about foot binding again.
"It's time to cancel foot binding." Bai Jiaxuan agreed. After knowing the situation in the provincial capital, Bai Jiaxuan also felt that the village should change. "Xiaoqiang, how should we build this new primary school?"
“I have discussed it with Magistrate He of Zishui County, and Magistrate He agreed to let us build a primary school.
However, due to lack of funds, I need to pay for it. "
"You pay?" Bai Jiaxuan hesitated.
"Patriarch, money is nothing. I'm worried that everyone won't want to come to the new primary school to study." Zhou Qiang became a successful person in the village and wanted to do something beneficial to Bailu Village.
"This is easy to handle. I will go back and talk to everyone about letting the children in our village go to a new-style primary school."
At this time, Lu San interrupted: "Lu Zhaopeng from Lu Zilin's family still attends a private school in the next village."
"Private schools are outdated." Bai Jiaxuan shook his head, "Xiaowen, Xiaowu, and Heiwa will no longer go to private schools and will go to new-style primary schools."
Bai Jiaxuan finally made a change.
He, a representative of feudal thought, underwent some changes under the influence of Zhou Qiang.
"What? Heiwa goes to a new-style primary school?" Lu San was shocked again. He never thought about letting Heiwa go to school.
"Yes, Hei Wa also has to go to school. Third brother, I will take care of Hei Wa's schooling." Bai Jiaxuan treats Lu San well and regards Lu San as a family member.
"No, that kid is not good at school." Lu San declined with some embarrassment.
The journey was uneventful.
Bai Jiaxuan and the other two returned to Bailu Village.
Someone immediately surrounded Bai Jiaxuan.
A sentence in the east, a mouth in the west.
After listening for a while, I realized that something happened in the village.
Last night, the white wolf came.
Killed Lu Zilin's cattle and mules.
Instead of eating meat, he only drank blood.
This scene scared Lu Zilin and fainted.
The Lu Zilin family was in chaos.
Last night, Bai Jiaxuan was not here yet.
It was Mr. Leng and a few old people who came forward and asked everyone to light a fire to drive away the white wolf.
Bai Jiaxuan hurried to Lu Zilin's house.
Zhou Qiang didn't follow, he returned to Zhou's house.
"Master, are you back?" An old man in his fifties hurriedly came up to greet him.
He is the housekeeper hired by Zhou Qiang and a lonely old man in Fanjiazhai, Beiyuan.
"Old Fan, what's wrong?" Zhou Qiang spoke casually.
However, Zhou Qiang is very strict with the servants in his family.
It has always been a stick in one hand and a carrot in the other.
These people really like this.
If you are polite, it will not be beautiful.
"My boss, a matchmaker is here, saying that he has found the girl that my boss wants." Lao Fan's attitude was very respectful and he did not dare to be careless in the slightest.
"Oh? Is there any news so soon?" Zhou Qiang's eyes lit up and he went to the main room.
Lao Fan hurriedly called for others to serve tea.
They do things meticulously.
Usually, Zhou Qiang often scolds him.
"Boss Zhou, I'm so happy! Let me tell you, I haven't been idle these past two days. I have been helping you find women from scholarly families." The fat matchmaker hurriedly reported the situation to Zhou Qiang.
Zhou Qiang quickly heard a few key words, "Those from Guan Nei, not from Tianjiacun."
"My father is not a scholar, but my grandfather is."
"I just turned twenty-eight."
"Do you have a portrait?" Zhou Qiang listened patiently and asked.
Zhou Qiang had previously asked the matchmaker to prepare a portrait of the woman.
"Yes, yes, I'll take it with me." The matchmaker hurriedly took out the portrait.
After a casual look, Zhou Qiang was sure that there was no eye contact.
In short, not pretty enough.
"This is not good." Zhou Qiang said bluntly, "The appearance is not good enough."
"This." The matchmaker wanted to say a few more words.
But Zhou Qiang didn't give her a chance, "You are the first to reply, and I will reward you with a piece of ocean."
But next time I can’t just randomly find a girl to handle errands for me. "Zhou Qiang gave him a few words of training and rewarded him with a piece of ocean.
"Yes, yes, Boss Zhou, I understand. I will go find it for you again."
"Remember, those from outside the customs are also fine." Zhou Qiang warned again.
"Okay, okay, I'll ask someone to ask outside the customs."
After the matchmaker left.
Lao Fan reported to Zhou Qiang about the white wolf, "My boss, a white wolf came to the village last night and sucked all the blood from Lu Zilin's cattle and mules."
"It's just a wolf. Let Huzi and the others be careful. If the white wolf dares to come over, he will be shot to death."
"I understand, boss."
Soon Bai Jiaxuan held a clan meeting.
Three things.
One is to send people to patrol at night.
The second is to abolish foot binding.
The third is to build new primary schools.
There is no controversy about sending patrols, everyone agrees.
However, women do not agree with the abolition of foot binding.
It’s not the men who don’t agree, it’s the women who don’t.
Bai Jiaxuan stood in front of everyone and shouted:
"Go to the county town and see if any of the girls in the county town have their feet bound!"
"Yesterday I went to the provincial capital. In the new primary schools in the provincial capital, not a single girl had her feet bound!"
"The situation outside has changed, and we must change with it!"
"The cost of building this new primary school was paid for by Zhou Qiang personally. After it is completed, everyone will let the children go to school!"
(End of chapter)
