The backyard of the Longmen Town Restaurant looks a bit deserted. Moonlight sprinkles from the branches and leaves of the yard, mottled. The lights in the house next to it are like beans, although dim, they have a warmth.

Mother Tang looked at her daughter who was being tidied up inside and outside, and sighed: "Sister, since she has moved back, just forget her son-in-law. The son-in-law is a good person, but she is too unlucky. You have no marriage in this life."

Sister Tang casually said, "So what if you forget? So what if you don't forget? In short, there is no such person anymore."

"If you are gone, you will be gone. Let's look forward. If you are under twenty years old, it is a good time. It is not difficult to find a good family."

"What did my mother do when she says this? She has time to think about how to make the restaurant business better. It's already autumn, and it's not a few months before the end of the year. If this continues, how can we face the government's collection of accounts?"

Mother Tang said, "Don't worry about these things. The restaurant has our own two. Besides, you are a married man, and you can't catch up on you. We are just trying to sell our property. Daughter, I tell you that whether it is the previous dowry or the money you sold your house this time, you must collect it. That's your own. If you marry a man in the future, this is your reliance. If you have money, you can choose a husband and you will have confidence in talking at home in the future. In the past, the two husbands in the court were fighting to marry a wealthy woman. With money in the hands, even the husbands in the court were rushing to marry, but I think this money is so important. Now, the official in Jiashanfang has served as the deputy envoy of salt and iron in the court, and his wife has not remarried."

Sister Tang shook her head and didn't say anything. The deputy envoy of salt and iron was the one who bought the house today, who had also been a deputy envoy of salt and iron before. Looking at the kind-hearted person, she really couldn't think of any official in the court.

The two ministers robbed widows refer to Zhang Qixian and Xiang Minzhong. At that time, a widow had a dowry of 100,000 yuan. The two were fighting to marry him and were greedy for the money. The lawsuit was so fierce that they fought to the emperor. However, although both of them had been prime ministers, they had also brought soldiers to fight wars. The literati led troops from Zhang Qixian, and Xiang Minzhong and Kou Zhun presided over the Battle of Chanyuan. In this era, as long as they had led soldiers to serve military positions, they would be lenient in the eyes of others.

Jiashanfang is located in the south of Taohuafang, and the two houses are close to Renbu's house. Xu Ping was the deputy envoy of salt and iron when he first returned to Beijing. He also married a rich widow after losing his wife, but it seemed that his life was not pleasant.

Seeing that Sister Tang didn't speak, Mom Tang said, "Sister, you listen to your mother. It's not a few years since you have a good woman. Don't take it seriously. Take advantage of the young and like a flower bud, find a good family and have a place for the rest of your life. I heard that there is an official in the city who is interested in you, right?"

Sister Tang said coldly: "When did mom meet an unmarried official in Luoyang City?"

"What are you who have never married or not? Sister, you have also married someone and are no longer a yellow-flower daughter. As long as you are suitable, don't pay attention to those things. Marrying an official, even if you are a concubine, you won't feel wronged."

"Mom only knows that there is an official in Jiashanfang. Do you know that there is a Li Zhongcheng there? He was once the prefect of Henan Prefecture. His wife could not give birth to a child. She married an outer room and gave birth to a son. Because her wife was so powerful, she kept her outside. Later, the wife repeatedly said that she wanted to raise her by herself, so she took her home and had a big banquet for guests. Guess what? His wife killed the child in front of the guests! Her husband's biological flesh and blood business, let alone a concubine in the outer room! Mom, don't mention these words again! Your son-in-law's body has not been cold. I should have been mourning for three years, just not paying attention to the details. Could it be that I can't even keep the whole year?"

Li Ji was once the prefect of Henan. Because the Henan government office was in Xuanfanfang and was in the east and west of Jiashanfang, he also bought a house in Jiashanfang. The prefect of Henan was appointed as the chief censor of the court and died in office. Li Ji's wife could not have children and was extremely jealous, so she threw the son of the concubine to death. Li Ji had no descendants since then and adopted his nephew to inherit the incense.

This incident was not long after, and it was very popular in Luoyang City. Mother Tang heard her daughter say nothing more.

The legal wife is the mother of all the husband's children. There is no legal statement on how the parents beat their son to death. This matter ended up in the end, which is really heartbreaking.

The concubines in the outdoor room also have personal freedom. As long as the husband treats each other sincerely, they will not live too badly. The ones they are afraid of are their children, because their mothers are the real wives, and their biological mothers cannot control their destiny.

The old couple of Tang family only saw some rich people living in a harmonious and beautiful outdoor room, but they didn't know that their children were often abused at home, and they thought it was nothing to do with their daughters as concubines. Sister Tang obviously didn't think so. Besides, she had seen Sun Mian and heard of him as a good person. She would never be a concubine for such a person.

At the same time, the restaurant opposite was brightly lit, as bright as day, endless silk and bamboo, and there were singing and laughter everywhere.

In a small pavilion, several singers tuned orchestras and sang in a low voice. The bead curtain opposite was hanging down, and the situation inside could not be seen clearly.

Sun Mian's Zhiyuan sat behind the curtain, looked at a middle-aged man in his fifties opposite him and said lazily: "Some days have not come, but your business here is getting more and more prosperous, and you have made a lot of money, right?"

The middle-aged man smiled and said, "It's all cultivated by the supervisors, and the younger family is grateful for the kindness of the supervisors."

"Well, it's good that you know. Such a restaurant is just a matter of one word for us officials. But for ordinary families, they can earn money and silver! Ah, don't you think so?"

"What the supervisor said is very good! How many people in Luoyang City can compare to the words of Sun Tong! He is in his hand and I don't know how many people's lives are. What is a restaurant! Supervisor, the business this year is really good. After a few days, I will bring some gold, silver and jewelry to Tong Gong. Tong Gong's concubine must not be too shabby."

"I'm fine, my official helps you, not for that little money." As soon as this sentence was said, Manager Tong felt a slight pain in his heart. How could it be for money? Sun Mian loves money the most. But now the transshipment officer is in Luoyang City, and the new official is watching the office and is not afraid to take any action. "You know in your heart why my official builds a new restaurant here. When this restaurant is built, only your family will get benefits. You are not the son of the official, why are you so kind to you?"

The middle-aged man hurriedly said, "Although the young man is not the son of a magistrate, he is more filial than his son. Please give me instructions if you have any questions!"

"You still need to give me instructions? I think you are making too much money and are confused! If you get the benefits, you should always think about doing things for my officials, otherwise why should you be kind to you! Don't you know how to do it here in the past few months?"

Seeing that Manager Tong's voice suddenly became high, the middle-aged man looked panicked: "Supervisor, please calm down, the young one understands, the young one understands. Since my restaurant opened, there were no guests in the restaurant opposite Mr. Tang. Only those poor and jingling poor laborers came there to ask for a bowl of wine. This old man will definitely lose his family's fortune this year."

"It's not enough to just lose the family's fortune. It's up to my family to pay the whole family to my family. That old man has a daughter and has recently lost her husband, don't you know?"

"I know, isn't it just that Sister Tang's husband has disappeared and I have opened this restaurant here?"

"Since you know, you should understand what you are going to do. I tell you, my family can make you rich, and you can lose all your money! This year, you must let Mr. Tang on the other side lose all his family's life, otherwise, you will be the one who will be in the next year! Do you know?!"

The middle-aged man kept rubbing his hands and whispered: "Supervisor, this matter is a bit difficult. The old man has always been cautious. Even if he is buying a restaurant, he will be fine. Even if he loses his property for a year, he will just ashamed up his property. How could he lose his life? Supervisor, you don't think so, look for people from Henan County and change the old man's pledge to three years. He can afford to pay for it a year, but can he still afford to pay for it in three years? In this way, he will do whatever the supervisor asks him to do!"

Manager Tong sneered: "You are thinking of a good thing! Now that the new transshipment officer takes office, how dare my family members do this? Are you thinking of making money here for three years? Besides, things can be done. In three years, my family members will be fully accounted for. Who will the Tang family lady give to? It takes so much effort, but it’s a cheaper one. You are a pig’s brain!"

"Why did the supervisor say that? Sister Tang is less than 20 years old, and she will still be in her youth after waiting for a year or two. Even if the judge is full of his position, he can take him to the new place where he takes office. What will he delay?"

Manager Tong heard this and slammed the table suddenly: "Oh, Du Er, I found that your brain is really not good. You were kicked by a donkey when you were a child? My family traveled around the world and took the little lady home wherever you like. What kind of house should you build? What is your mind thinking? Why don't you think about something that people should think about?"

The middle-aged man was shocked: "What the supervisor means"

"You don't understand this yet? My official is an official in Luoyang City alone. He is lonely at night. He wants to find the Tang family's wife to accompany him. Do you have to accompany him for the rest of your life? By the end of the year, it is because my official has always been law-abiding and will not do anything illegal and criminal, so he has to endure the loneliness. Do you know? Let me tell you, if it is not done well by the end of the year, you should think about your family's future! Have you heard of anyone? The heavy slaughter in the world is nothing better than the official slaughter in the world. As a result, you have become a slaughter in the past and you have gained such a good thing. I don't know if it is the blessings I have cultivated in the previous life. We should cherish it. If you don't cherish it, let you know why the slaughter in the world is a heavy slaughter in the world! If you don't let Old Tang lose all your money, I will let you lose all your money!"

Seeing that Manager Tong was stern, Du Er looked sarcastic. If he really offended the person in front of him, he would be more miserable than Old Tang.

After all, Old Tang is a commoner. In order not to leave a handle, he always needs to think of some means to deal with him. Now he is a servant in front of the yamen, and he doesn’t even need these means. He can clean up the matter reasonably and legally. As long as he lets himself take official property along the Yellow River to Shaanxi Road, Sun Mian has countless means to make himself worse than death.

Du Er is now in a difficult situation. If he doesn't follow the instructions of Supervisor Tong, he will have to stop the disaster for Mr. Tang's family. Just as Mr. Tong said, Mr. Tang is not his own father, why?

But to make Old Tang lose his family, I have to think of a complete solution. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!