As soon as these words came out, the room became much quieter, and everyone was anxiously waiting for Xu Ling's answer.
Being caught by the government and thrown into jail is not a good reputation these days.
Fortunately, the Gu family kept the secret for Xu Ling, so that no one in the village knew about it.
That time Gu Daliang came back and planned to sell land to raise money. The reason he told the outside world was that Xu Ling had made a lot of money outside and he would be unable to make money if he needed it.
Some people in the village were dubious, but Gu Daliang pretended to be decent, and the two families colluded, so no one told the matter.
Even when someone from Li Cuicui's family asked, Li Cuicui said she was pregnant and didn't worry about such things.
So everyone in the village guessed that Xu Ling was making money outside and wanted to make money with Gu Daliang as well.
But for the people of the Xu family and the Gu family, they put on a smiley face outside, but were anxious when they came back.
Especially when Gu You came back with Xu Ping and Xu An and told them that Xu Ling was released from prison. How he was released from prison was unclear.
When Gu Litian came back from his corvée service, he was always thinking about this incident, and he didn't know when Xu Ling would come back.
Now that Xu Lingpan is back, these things should be explained clearly.
Xu Ling also understood what his father-in-law meant. The people sitting in this room were all trustworthy people.
He didn't hide it from everyone and told what happened in the prison that day.
Only then did everyone realize that it turned out that Xu Ling was in the hands of bandits, and even the county magistrate was killed. Xu Ling and other unjust prisoners ran away, and no one thought about catching Xu Ling for a while.
"Then you won't be arrested again, right?" Gu Litian was worried.
Xu Ling reassured his father-in-law, "I returned to Lingbao Town that day and did business there. It has been almost a month and no one knows that I escaped."
"Besides, I've never done any bad things in the first place, and I'm not afraid of shadows when I'm upright."
Mrs. Xu hurriedly said: "Yes! My son will not kill anyone! Those people wronged him. If you ask me, the man named Wang Zhu should be arrested!"
Mrs. Liu also echoed her opinion.
Gu Litian reluctantly accepted this explanation, "The matter has not yet been resolved. It is useless for us to worry. You still have to be careful and don't offend anyone or cause some insiders to expose you."
It is essential to be on guard against others. Gu Litian has seen more than Xu Ling, so he couldn't help but give him a few words of advice.
Xu Ling said yes again and again, and told another good news, "I have made enough money, and I will go to Mr. Wang to repay the money tomorrow. I also want to build a new house, but I don't know where to find someone?"
Regarding building a house, Xu Ling had told Gu Litian the last time he came back, and he also promised to help Xu Ling find the wood.
Unexpectedly, something went wrong along the way, and Gu Litian delayed the matter.
"There are people in our village who know how to build houses. Tomorrow I will go to the villages below to find people and ask."
Gu Daliang's wife Li Cuicui interjected: "One of my aunts married into Youping Village. Their village is at the foot of the mountain and has many trees. Someone must be selling it."
There is strength in numbers, and within a short while, everyone had decided on what to do tomorrow.
Madam Liu pulled Madam Xu to stand up and said, "Aling finally came back. I'll go to the village to buy some fish and bring back a pot of wine. You guys will have a good dinner tonight!"
Xu Ling stood up quickly and called Xu Ping over, "Mother-in-law, just ask Xu Ping and Xu An to go. You guys can rest."
After giving Xu Ping and Xu An two hundred coins, Xu Ling said, "When you come back, go to our house. There is an old man at home. Invite him to dinner."
"Remember to buy some good fish, and bring over any meat and vegetables that can go well with wine in the car at home."
Xu Ping and Xu An took the order and ran away quickly with the money.
Gu Tuo asked: "Where did the old man come from at home?"
Daya also raised her little face to look at her father curiously.
Xu Ling explained: "I hired Xu Ping and Xu An as my wife, a scholar."
Mrs. Xu was surprised: "Why did you invite a master back! Where will he live?"
You know, the Xu family only has two rooms.
Xu Ling said with a smile: "He is not picky about where he sleeps. He can even sleep in the woodshed. When the new house is built, he will have a place to rest."
Gu Daliang asked curiously: "Isn't it okay to send Xu Ping to a private school? Why do you invite a master to come home?"
Gu You's eyes flickered, as if he was thinking of something.
Gu Litian laughed and said, "I'm afraid the people who ran away with him were kind enough to pick him up."
When his father-in-law saw through it, Xu Ling couldn't help but touch his head and said with a silly smile: "He has read a book and has never harmed anyone. He is an unlucky ghost like me. When I saw that he was homeless, I thought of taking him home. Come on, it costs a lot of money to hire a teacher from outside, so we can just feed him and take care of him."
"When my brother and sister-in-law's children are born, won't they have a master to teach them how to read?"
When Xu Ling said this, the Gu family had no objections. Gu Daliang grinned almost to the back of his ears. His son can read! This is a great thing!
Gu Litian was a pessimist and shook his head and said, "I don't know if I have the brains to read. If I can really read names like the boy from the Zhao family, I might be able to help you."
Since ancient times, officials and merchants have not been separated.
Xu Ling said seriously: "We have a lot of children in our family, Xu Ping, Xu An, Da Ya, and the child in my sister-in-law's belly. I will have another child with you in the future. One wife can teach many children in our family, so it's not a loss."
Fan Shiqing squatted at the bottom of the cart and suddenly sneezed. He didn't know that his fate had been arranged by Xu Ling.
After waiting in the yard for a long time, Xu Ling didn't come back.
Just as he was muttering, he suddenly saw two children running quickly towards the yard.
When Xu Ping and Xu An saw that the house was really like what the elder brother said, there was an old man who asked in unison: "Who are you? Why did you come home with my elder brother?"
Along the way, Fan Shiqing often listened to Xu Ling talk about his two precious brothers and sisters, and now he looked up and down at the two children in front of him.
I saw that the two children looked somewhat similar to Xu Ling. The boy was taller, with regular features, long hands and legs, but he had a look of not being very smart in his eyes.
The girl is shorter and has a delicate appearance. She has her hands on her hips and her head tilted, her eyes are rolling, and her little palm-sized face is full of cleverness.
Fan Shiqing stroked his beard and laughed, knowing that Xu Ling wanted him to teach two children, a boy and a girl, at the same time, and he wanted to test them.
So he lied and said: "I am a stinky beggar. Your elder brother took me back when he saw that I was pitiful. From now on, I will live in your house and eat your food. If you have any delicious food, you have to follow me." Let’s eat first.”
When Xu Ping heard this, he thought it was okay! I was about to scold him for being a shameless person, but then I remembered that my elder brother had brought him back, so my words got stuck in my throat.
"You..." After a long while, his face turned red, "You must be a liar. What are you doing here after picking up a beggar?"
Xu An giggled and ran over, pulling up Fan Shiqing who was sitting there, "Grandpa, you must be lying to us. Stop playing and go to dinner with us!"
