Just when Yun Zhong and his party were hesitating outside the Beiyanze Pass, several showers of rain fell across the pass. The incoming force was not very heavy, and it was difficult to call it a heavy rain, but it still enveloped the mountains and made them look increasingly desolate in the autumn weather. The city was scattered and scattered, refusing to disappear for several days.
A bleak, wet and cold rain can best highlight the houses in the city. After all, they are draughty and rainy on all sides, with damaged roof tiles or cracked walls, or with rotten beams. After all, this has been the case since ancient times. Since ancient times, there has been a saying that the upper beam is not upright and the lower beam follows suit. It just so happens that after such an autumn rain, which comes at the right time, it is a shortcoming that will destroy the entire family. It has been exposed early, even if it is no longer normal on weekdays. I wish I could see the cracks in the wall or the broken tiles on the house, which will eventually show signs of decline before the crisis.
People who are already wealthy do not need to worry about this. Of course, it is not a problem to use the eaves of the covered bridge to drink wine and drink tea. After all, when the house was first built, it cost a considerable amount of money, and the roof tiles Of course the beams are of the highest quality. With the dedicated work of skilled craftsmen, there is no need to worry about the collapse of the eaves of the house. Facing the foggy and gloomy sky, wearing embroidered clothes, drinking hot tea and eating good wine, it is quite comfortable. It is difficult to say that although this place is extremely remote, You can also see some wonders from it.
The poor families have long known that their houses cannot withstand the autumn wind and autumn rain, so they have long thought out some makeshift methods to survive the autumn rain for the time being, and then make plans. Therefore, they are certainly involved. There are two or three layers of thatch on the roof, or there is a little ventilation and leakage in the house, but after all, it is a calculation with self-awareness, and it is not something that cannot be said to be unstoppable, because in the past, one day has passed and the rest of life has been counted. As a means of making a living, after all, he could use the incident in Beiyanze to save his face a little bit.
Regardless of whether you are rich or poor, how old you are, if the monster from Beiyanze rushes out of the pass again, you may not know who will die and who will live, so there is nothing to worry about. In addition, those whose family wealth was neither rising nor falling, and whose houses were newly renovated, were actually the ones who suffered the most during the autumn wind and rain that lasted for several days. In the northernmost city alone, there were several newly renovated houses, or It is most suspicious that ordinary people who exchanged half their life's money for a new house had countless roof tiles broken after such an autumn rain. In addition, several houses collapsed and were destroyed because they did not save the beams in the house. Maybe the rich families don’t need to worry too much, but the poor families have already realized that they are not important, and have already calmed down their minds and are willing to take things as they come. Only such a few families who are neither above nor below are proud to talk about their own houses. The tiles and porcelain are solid and stable, and the beams were not tamped down to be more stable beforehand, which is why they are in ruins today.
It was still the same situation these days. Lu Chui took over the task entrusted by his ancestors, but he did not reveal anything to outsiders. Almost only the two generations of the entire Lu family knew that after this cold rain, he would need two more The days are peaceful and comfortable, but they are like grasshoppers after autumn, pinching each other to count the days, but even the current head of the Lu family has never thought that this autumn is destined to be no longer ordinary and peaceful.
Since Yun Zhong expressed his doubts that day, Pipa guests often sit in the same seat as before. The business in the inn has suddenly dropped, but it is quiet, just enough for Pipa guests to face the door calmly, with a pair of Blindly looking through Qiu Yu, no one knew whether this rather young musician had any unexplained thoughts in his mind or whether he was waiting for someone to come to visit. However, he just felt that this young man, who always had the same face as usual, had recently been He seemed to be quite concerned about Yun Zhong, who was drinking heavily every day in front of him.
The old soldier from Beiyanze had already entered the border gate of Beiyanze first. He never forgot that Liu Dan and Yunzhong came to help him. He opened his mouth, which had been damaged by wind and frost, causing the skin to be chapped all year round, and said with a smile. Since both of them are practitioners, it would be best if you have time to go to Beiyanze Border Gate to take a look. Although I am just an ordinary soldier outside the border gate, I can still speak well for a few people. A few words, when you want to drink, just step into the border and you will be greeted by yourself. They are all masters who have been crawling around outside Beiyanze Pass for many years. Although they are monsters with no scheming, they are just attacking the strong with the weak. If they really don't have any scheming, how can they still be alive today? Of course they can know this. There has been an undercurrent surging in the city recently, and Yun Zhong and his party are well aware of how to save their lives.
The old soldier has been going to the border gate for three full days, but no one has come to invite him, nor has there been any disturbance. He can vaguely see the North Yanze border gate on the top of the northernmost city, except for the faint trace of people on the top of the city. , there is no longer any human habitation, death
So silent as if there were no living beings.
But Pipa Guest is the one who has to wait after all.
On this day Lu Chui came to the door, and as soon as he stepped into the inn, he hurriedly asked the innkeeper for a pot of water. It only took him two or three breaths to pour it into his throat. It took him a long time to soften his pale complexion and look at it twice. Yun Zhong, who was drinking from a cup again, shook his head and sat aside, smiling as if complaining. "It would be better if the people in the world live a comfortable life and are not caught up in these bad things. How can they be like me and other mediocre people who spend a lot of time running back and forth for trivial matters and can't even find a place to drink water."
In fact, as Lu Chui said, the old head of the Lu family has finally taken the important matter of supporting his children to his heart recently. He almost never lets Lu Chui take a break for half a day, which lasts almost a day, and he still hasn't done it until now. I had a little time to drink water, and an important matter had recently been discovered in the Lu family, which was extremely involved. Let it go. These days, Lu Chui has taken good care of Yun Zhong and the others who are staying in the inn. Although he has a loose temperament, he has made many friends and has a good temper. However, after Yun Zhong had drinks with him twice, , I just pushed back and forth, for fear that when I came to the inn, Yun Zhong would grab my sleeves and prevent me from getting away, and fed him all kinds of meat and vegetables, so I didn't show up for a long time.
Yun Zhong and his party didn't have many mountain people's airs, and Lu Chui was happy to escape from under the old man's nose. After half a day of leisure, he became friends with all of them.
Even the pipa player, who is usually very dull-faced, has never looked bored with Lu Chui, which is really rare.
"You can't just see the civet cat eating fish without seeing the civet cat being beaten." The pipa guest knew that Yun Zhong was already drunk, so he shook his head helplessly and continued, slowly holding the pipa on the table into his arms, "The people on the mountain want to It's better, people in the world are looking for a living, but when it comes to losing their lives at every turn, I really can't say which one is more comfortable and light-hearted than the other."
"There are some things that you, the Lu family, don't need to say to these people. These people all know it well. When I first came to the city, I heard some rumors. It happened that I had nothing to do in the past few days, so I took advantage of the refreshing autumn rain. After a little exploration, you can get a rough idea, but the implications are huge, and some things are better left unclear." Pipa Ke's words were ordinary, but his expression added a hint of sly playfulness, which is quite rare, "I have A good prescription can cure chronic diseases, but maybe the old head of the Lu family may not have the mental ability to cut off a strong man's wrist. Besides, it is really difficult to decide whether to do this or not. If you really want to put this matter on the table, More than a thousand catties."
On the side, Yun Zhong was already red-faced from drinking, but he could still hear clearly what the pipa guest said. He curled his lips and hummed twice, and said something nao-noisy, a good person can learn to play riddles in circles, and then continued to lie down on the table with half of his face Pressed to the point of blushing, he continued to sleep in a daze, while Pipa Guest just smiled and got up to go out with Lu Chui and hand over what he had investigated to the Lu family.
It wasn't until the lute guest stepped out that the table where Yun Zhong was lying was exploded into pieces. Two empty altars hit the back of Yun Zhong's head, almost burying him in the ground.
Pipa Ke never necessarily has a temper that does not hold grudges. If it is an insignificant matter, he will not take it seriously. These methods made Lu Chui, who was already quite tired, a little frightened. He gasped and turned around. Seeing Yun Zhong pulling out his head from the broken wine jar in a daze, he took a breath and led a group of deer. The family went out and left with the pipa player who was obviously blind but walked quite steadily and familiarly.
On this day, there were dozens of wooden boxes in the main hall of the Lu family. Countless pieces of rice paper were neatly stacked in them. The rice paper was densely packed with small characters, almost like a careful list of all the things Lu Chui had been chasing in the past few days. The omitted accounts were all added to the top, and the amount of money involved was already shocking. What made the old head of the Lu family most angry was that if this account had not been checked today, most of the Lu family's one-year charter would have been passed in such a muddle. . Among them, there are eighty-six people who are in charge alone. Except for twelve people with high and powerful surnames, the remaining seventy-four are all members of the Lu family.
Lu Chui's father can even be implicated. Although he has not been counted as the main culprit, there are still some minor connections, and the number of links is dizzying.
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During the lantern season, the head of the old family put on the clothes and armor he had worn in his prime and stood with a knife in his hand. He had already stood in front of dozens of wooden boxes for a long time, letting the sky get late.
Only then did Lu Chui know why the pipa player wanted to say more than Qianjin in this corruption incident, but uprooting all the masterminds involved in this matter would almost disrupt the Lu family's many years of operation and put it into ruins Rebuilding a stove on top of a broken wall was easier said than done, and never imagined that the old man in front of him would be so angry when he heard his servant reciting the accounts in a trembling voice.
But for the old head of the Lu family, this knife was no longer able to be used. He clearly knew that it was hurting others and himself, but it still fell to the ground after all.
In autumn, the Lu family executed a total of fifty-four people according to the family rules. The remaining criminals stripped the Lu family of their money and drove them away. They were no longer allowed to stay in the north. The family members, old and young, were implicated and were expelled from the city and were not allowed to return. .
