In the mourning hall…
Pei Xueyan was wearing linen and mourning, and there was a greasy-haired and powder-faced young man beside him to show his attentiveness.
The young master's name was Xu Shizhong, and he was the second son of the Xu family, a large rice merchant in Heyang County. This time he came with his old father to pay homage to the Song Dynasty member. He never expected that after paying homage in the mourning hall, he would be unable to walk after seeing Pei Xueyan, who was dressed in mourning clothes. On the way, it seems that my soul has been taken away...
They all say they want to be pretty and be filial...
Pei Xueyan's appearance was already excellent, but now she was wearing mourning clothes, and her haggard expression added a bit of feminine tenderness and fragility, making people want to hold her in their arms and comfort her.
And Xu Shizhong's old father was also a good man. He knew what his son was thinking, and he also knew that the Song family's property was now in the hands of this young lady of the Song family.
He secretly thought that if his son could win it, it would be the dowry of the entire Song family's industry!
Compared with such a large dowry from the Song family's property, the criticism of the 'widow' status seems insignificant...
So he pretended not to see it, went to the courtyard to sit down, and let his son go and show his courtesy.
Pei Xueyan felt a little resentful when she saw the person coming to pay homage to the old man. However, considering that the person was a guest who came to pay homage to the old man, and this place was a mourning hall, it was not easy to say harsh words, so she could only say a few perfunctory words.
"My condolences, young lady..."
Xu Shizhong looked at the pretty widow in the mourning hall, and the greed in his eyes seemed to be solidified, but he pretended to be sad and comforted: "Mr. Song and my father have been friends for many years. Now that he has passed away, Xu is The younger generation also feels heartbroken."
"..."
Pei Xueyan secretly thought that Mr. Song was lying in bed for several days when he was dying, and no one from the Xu family came to visit him. Now that the old man has been buried, it is really hypocritical to say that he has been a friend for many years.
She was quite impatient with being annoyed by this person, so she could only deal with it patiently: "As long as Mr. Xu has this kind of heart."
"Having this heart alone is not enough..."
Xu Shizhong showed a smile that he thought was gentle and said: "Now that Mr. Song has passed away, it will definitely be inconvenient for the young lady to manage such a big business alone."
His voice paused, and he added with meaning: "My Xu family has had business dealings with the Song family in the early years, and Xu, as a junior of the old man, is not an outsider. If the young lady doesn't mind, Xu will come here more often in the future, so that our two families can take care of each other."
"..."
Before Pei Xueyan said 'I mind', she heard a sulky voice coming from outside the mourning hall: "I said it for her, I mind!"
"..."
The sound outside the mourning hall sounded very suddenly...
When Xu Shizhong saw that his words were taken over by an outsider, and the words of "I mind" were expressed without any mercy, Xu Shizhong turned to look at the visitor with a frown.
When Pei Xueyan saw the figure strolling outside the mourning hall, a subtle smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
Xu Shizhong felt inexplicably panicked when he saw that the person who came was strong and strong, and his eyes were full of hostility when he looked at him.
"Brother, you..."
"What is this place?"
Liu Shen interrupted him, walked up to him, pointed at the coffin in the mourning hall, and asked sternly: "Stop talking nonsense, let me ask you, where is this place!?"
"This this……"
Xu Shizhong looked into the visitor's eyes, feeling inexplicably, 'Does this person want to kill me?'
His Adam's apple rolled up and down, and he answered honestly: "This is Mr. Song's mourning hall..."
"Snapped……"
As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Shen slapped him in the face with his backhand. The action was so crisp and the sound was so loud that even Pei Xueyan and Hu Qiang who were following him were stunned.
Xu Shizhong was slapped and took several steps back. He covered his burning face as if he had been stunned, and his expression showed a bit of confusion and grievance...
"You're a very courageous dog!"
Seeing how miserable he was, Liu Shen became even more angry. He stepped forward and grabbed him by the collar and scolded him: "You know this is a mourning hall, but you dare to pester Young Mistress of the Song family here? Huh?"
"I……"
Just as Xu Shizhong was about to speak, he found that the murderer raised his hand and slapped him again, and the words that had just reached his mouth were swallowed back into his stomach...
His head was buzzing, and he grinned and covered the other half of his face, which was also swollen.
Liu Shen dragged him out of the mourning hall like a dead dog.
He knew the principle of people leaving for tea, but Mr. Song had just left for a few days and his bones had not yet been buried. Such a thing would dare to come to the Song family to covet Pei Xueyan.
How could he not be angry?
Liu Shen threw Xu Shizhong out of the mourning hall and reprimanded with a stern look on his face: "If it weren't for Mr. Song's funeral today, which is not suitable for seeing blood, I would have made you kneel outside the mourning hall and smash the green bricks on the ground!"
"you……"
"roll!!"
"..."
Xu Shizhong's face turned pale when he was scolded, but he did not dare to say the harsh words on his lips.
He knew that he was powerless and was no match for the strong man. He didn't dare to say any harsh words at that moment, so he covered his red and swollen cheeks and ran outside.
Looking at the man's embarrassed back, Hu Qiang rolled his eyes, leaned close to Liu Shen and whispered: "Hall Master Liu, that boy seems to be from the Xu family in the west of the city, and his family is in the rice and grain business."
"Xu family?"
Liu Shen nodded thoughtfully and asked, "Does the Xu family have any business dealings with our Qingsha Gang?"
"I don't know about that..."
Hu Qiang said with a smile: "But Hall Master Liu, you don't have to worry. In today's Heyang County, even the county magistrate has to give our Qingsha Gang some noodles, let alone the small Xu family."
His voice paused, and he added with a hint of meaning: "But I heard that the Xu family seems to have some thugs, and I don't think that guy is a good-for-nothing guy. He will probably look for people to cause trouble." Yes, do you want me to go to the nearby Tangkou to find some smart brothers?"
"also."
Liu Shen nodded slightly and explained: "If that guy is really out of his mind to find someone to create a scene, just bring some brothers to block them in the middle of the road. Don't let them come here to delay Mr. Song's funeral."
"Hehehe, we understand this little thing."
Hu Qiang smiled when he heard this, and then he slipped out after raising his hands to Liu Shengong.
In the blink of an eye, only two people were left in the mourning hall...
Pei Xueyan looked at what Liu Shen did, with a smile in her eyes, and asked, "Did you hit him because of me or because of the old man?"
"Is there any conflict?"
Liu Shen snorted coldly, curled his lips and said, "I'm so shameless that I don't dare to gossip in the old man's mourning hall. Who does he think he is?"
"Why are you so majestic?"
Pei Xueyan smiled happily after hearing this, but she still said with some worry: "The Xu family is considered a wealthy family in Heyang County. If you beat their second son, they will definitely not let it go."
These days, she has been taking care of Mr. Song's funeral, and Liu Shen has never told her about what happened on the pier, so she still doesn't know that in these short ten days, Liu Shen has completed the transition from "porter on the pier" to "porter on the pier". The identity of the deputy leader of the Qingsha Gang changed.
In addition, Hu Qiang had just spoken in a soft whisper. Although she saw the two of them talking, she had no idea what they were discussing.
"You don't need to worry about this..."
Liu Shengang wanted to explain that he was not afraid of his little Xu family now, but before he could say anything, he saw Pei Yingli coming in a hurry.
"Snow Goose..."
After Pei Yingli arrived, he glanced at Liu Shen warily, and then asked, "I just heard from my servant that someone is pestering you in the mourning hall?"
"Master Pei, what do you think I'm doing?"
Liu Shen also sneered in his heart when he saw his posture, and asked with an innocent expression on his face: "Did Mr. Pei think it was someone Liu who was pestering the young lady in the mourning hall?"
"Dad, don't get me wrong..."
Pei Xueyan on the side quickly explained: "The person who was pestering me just now has been driven away by my friend."
"That's okay, that's okay..."
When Pei Yingli heard that the person who was pestering his daughter had been driven away, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief and sighed: "What a human heart, Xueyan, you have a simple mind, but don't let outsiders deceive you."
'Don't you want to be deceived by outsiders? It means that as a father, you can lie to her, right? '
Liu Shen sneered in his heart when he heard this, and knew that Pei Yingli was warning him in disguise...
Thinking that half of the piglet had been killed, he didn't want to make any fuss about it, so he cupped his hands and said goodbye, then went out...
