Looking at his father's livid face, Zhou Yiming felt very funny for a moment. He couldn't understand why his father's imagination was so strong. Laifu was just frightened and fainted, but looking at him Being motionless, Dad actually thought he was dead.
Mrs. Zhou and Lin Ajiao were also very nervous. They even thought that Laifu might not have died yet. If he went to see a doctor now, there might still be a chance of survival.
Just when the two of them were about to send someone to ask for a doctor, Yi Ming couldn't stand it any longer. He shook his head and said helplessly: "I'm really convinced by you. Who said he's dead? This old pig and dog are just... It was just that he was frightened and fainted after seeing me."
Zhou Ruhai and Mrs. Zhou couldn't believe it for a moment, because they felt that Yi Ming was just afraid that they would worry, so he deliberately lied to comfort them.
Sensing her parents-in-law's worries, Lin Ajiao acted decisively. She walked slowly to Laifu's side, stretched out her hand, and probed under his nose. She found that he was still breathing. Then she turned around with relief and said to her parents-in-law. : "Mom and Dad, what my husband said is true. Laifu is still breathing. He is not dead."
After hearing this, Zhou Ruhai and Mrs. Zhou finally breathed a sigh of relief. At the same time, they both believed that they had taken too big a risk by sending Yi Ming to catch Laifu just now, because this kid had always had a bad temper, so they He went to catch this enemy. If he did something irreversible in anger, the Zhou family would be doomed.
Although Laifu is just an insignificant servant with bad conduct, according to his behavior in framing Zhou Ming just now, even if he is sent to the Yamen, the Yamen will not sentence him to death, but will exile him to the north and make his life miserable. die.
But no matter how great his crime is, the right to convict him belongs to the yamen. Apart from this, other individuals, no matter how powerful they are, do not have this qualification.
Now Yi Ming is about to achieve great success and have a glorious ancestor. If his official career is affected by Laifu, a black sheep, it will really be too much of a loss.
"It scared me to death. I thought Ming'er had done something stupid." Zhou Ruhai sighed, stroking his beard.
Mrs. Zhou was so excited and worried that her tears couldn't stop flowing. Seeing that the crisis was finally over, she was busy wiping away her tears and said with emotion: "You two, father and son, will scare me to death sooner or later."
According to the past family rules of the Zhou family, a servant like Laifu who made a big mistake would definitely be interrogated first. After confirming that he was not wronged, he would be severely punished according to the family rules, and then be expelled from the Zhou family, never to be punished. use.
Because the ancestors of the Zhou family were scholars and were very generous to their servants, they formulated a family rule. If a servant of the Zhou family made a mistake because of the pressure of life, then the Zhou family would definitely give such a person a chance. He has changed his ways, and even if a person without any reason makes a mistake, he will usually be given a chance to correct himself. Only those habitual offenders who refuse to change despite repeated admonitions will be dealt with ruthlessly by the Zhou family.
Laifu has been the housekeeper of the Zhou family for more than ten years. Except for framed Zhou Ming just now, he has never made a mistake in more than ten years. Logically speaking, this is his first time, so the Zhou family should give him a chance to make a mistake. Change your mind and be a new person.
But he shouldn't, he really shouldn't want to poison his young master. This is a heinous crime in any famous family, and it cannot be forgiven at all, because it touches the negative side of the wealthy family.
After Zhou Ruhai stabilized his mind a little, he immediately came to Laifu. Seeing that he still had his eyes closed and showed no reaction, he raised his leg, kicked him hard on the shoulder, and at the same time reprimanded loudly: "Get up and kneel. Come on, I have something to ask you."
Seeing that Laifu would be kicked one day, all the servants in the courtyard were very happy, because before under the protection of his master, he bullied servants like them. Now that he has fallen into this fate, he finally deserves it. .
After a few kicks, Laifu still lay motionless on the ground, like a dead pig.
Although Laifu's crime was extremely heinous and he committed an unforgivable crime, after all, he had followed him for many years and worked hard without complaint on the surface when he was on errands. Now seeing his miserable appearance, Zhou Ruhai felt somewhat unbearable.
After having this soft-hearted idea, Zhou Ruhai suddenly woke up and thought to himself that the old saying is true at all. As the saying goes, kindness does not control the army. It was because I was too soft-minded before that I allowed this slave to be more and more emboldened. In the end, he even wanted to kill his young master.
Thinking of this, Zhou Ruhai even felt that he was also responsible for Laifu's fate, and he could not put all the blame on him, so he deliberately protected Laifu, even if he could not completely exempt him from all the blame. , at least let him suffer a little less physical pain, which can be regarded as my last bit of mastery towards him.
After making this plan, Zhou Ruhai gave Laifu a symbolic kick. Seeing that he remained motionless, Zhou Ruhai turned his head, looked at Yi Ming, and said with some embarrassment: "Son, it seems that this old guy is seriously injured. I probably won't wake up for a while. Today is a good day for our Zhou family. The whole family is so happy. We can't let such a piece of mouse droppings ruin everyone's mood.
In my opinion, it's better to keep this old guy in the woodshed and put someone under guard. Let's go to the study to eat and drink, so you can rest early.
When this old guy wakes up tomorrow, it won't be too late for us to settle the score with him again. "
The servants in the yard were usually fed up with Laifu's anger, and they all thought that today their master and young master would make this old pig suffer a bit, which would be considered a relief for them.
What they never expected was that just because the old man was unconscious, their master was going to let him go first? On the surface, it seems that this is just pushing back the day of punishing this old guy, but in fact, there is a lot of knowledge inside.
These servants have been servants of the Zhou family for so long, and they know their master's temperament very well. Not only does he want to save face and suffer, but he is also very soft-hearted. During the family holidays, if he buys back live cattle or sheep, he is ready to slaughter them. , as soon as he sees it, he will order his men to push back the day of slaughter.
Although he only said to push it back for a day or two each time, he couldn't help but said this every time. As a result, these live cattle and sheep stayed in the Zhou family for a long time, and finally had to be sold.
It is precisely because they know their master's character that they know very well that if they let the thief Laifu go today, they may never punish him again, and there may be a day when their master will be happy and think of it. Thinking about the days he spent with Laifu, thinking about his old relationship, he might be reinstated to his official position as the housekeeper of the Zhou family.
Thinking of this, these people couldn't help but feel their hair stand on end, and they had a shuddering feeling, because their behavior of arresting Laifu just now had offended Laifu. If he regains power one day, they will definitely be killed by him.
Everyone exchanged looks, not knowing how to deal with the current crisis. Some of them were even considering whether to leave the Zhou family and find a job elsewhere. Otherwise, when they came back to Fudongshan, they were thinking of escaping, but Not so easy.
Mrs. Zhou also didn't understand her master's behavior very much. Laifu almost harmed her son just now, but her master still wanted to let him go. Isn't this an old fool?
Although she had some complaints in her heart, Mrs. Zhou did not stand up to question her master, because she had already done enough not to save face for her master just now, and she really couldn't bear to stand up and embarrass him again.
Huan'er and Chunni hated Laifu so much that they wanted to cut him into pieces because they both believed that the old pig was the culprit who had made Yiming suffer so much.
Now everything has been revealed. Instead of saying that he would get rid of Laifu and give his young master an explanation, his master planned to let this old pig go for the time being. This made the two little girls feel very unfair.
As the saying goes, be obedient. Zhou Yiming knew his father very well before. Now when he heard him say this, he immediately understood what he was thinking, so he smiled and said, "Dad, don't bother me. Today's work is done today." .
And it's not a big deal, isn't he just unconscious? I have plenty of ways to wake him up. "
After Zhou Yiming finished speaking, he casually walked to Laifu and looked at Laifu lying on the ground. His eyes were closed tightly and his face was bloodless. Zhouyi Ming suddenly laughed and said: "Hey, Laifu, stop pretending. Get up quickly, your little trick is just to deceive my father. In front of me, I advise you to be more honest, otherwise you will have to taste the pain of flesh and blood when I get angry."
After hearing Zhou Ming's words, everyone at the scene was stunned. Just now, they all thought that Laifu had really passed out. After Zhou Ming's reminder, they realized that this old boy might be faking, after all, in order to escape. Punishment, he can do anything.
Zhou Ruhai looked at Zhou Ming with some doubts, and finally shifted his gaze to Laifu. Seeing that his posture lying on the ground had not changed at all, and he did not even blink his eyes. He finally felt at ease, because if Zhou Ming could rely on just a few If he woke up Laifu with just one sentence, he would be humiliated.
After all, he just kicked a few times and thought that Laifu had really passed out. If Laifu woke up at this time, wouldn't it mean that he was just pretending? Then wouldn't Zhou Ruhai, the head of the family, be easy to deceive? Already?
If he is so embarrassed in front of the public, he will no longer be the head of the family. Even if he is wandering around the house, he will have to avoid the servants. After all, he will really have no face to see people.
"Ming'er, is this old guy really faking it?" Although Mrs. Zhou didn't know what was going on, she fully trusted her son's words, so she couldn't help but ask.
