Ethan Li's Lantern Love Chapter 8

Xavier Zheng followed his mother's orders and quickly selected a house for his father-in-law's family in the back alley of a street in the middle of Chengxi Road. Due to the good geographical location of the house, it is close to the Wenchang Pavilion in the town and the prestigious Daning Academy nearby. Therefore, residents in this area have always been praised by locals as the best Feng Shui place to live. In addition, the houses were built not long ago and are of high quality, so the asking price of the houses is also high.

Xavier Zheng generously donated money and properly handled the house purchase procedures for him. Then, the police renovated the entire courtyard and house, and purchased new furniture and facilities before notifying the father-in-law and his family to move in.

This is a rectangular courtyard house, facing north and south. There are three main rooms in the courtyard, and five wing rooms on each side. The courtyard walls and roofs of the houses are all made of blue bricks and blue tiles, and the door leaves and window frames are all red sandalwood. Inside the courtyard, the layout is reasonable, the living facilities are complete, and it is spacious and bright.

After moving into a new house, everyone in the Lan family is very happy. Lan Xiaogui and his wife moved into the upper room, while Lan Decai and his wife moved into the east wing. Inside the house, the standing cabinets, Kang cabinets, tea tables, furnishings and displays are all completely new. On the occasion of moving house, a celebratory red couplet was posted on the door. From the congratulatory message in this couplet, one can clearly realize that the owner of the house has expanded desires and new intentions;

money tree in front of house

Cornucopia behind the house

The horizontal batch is; the floor is covered with gold bricks

On the day of the housewarming, the Lan family prepared a banquet and specially invited Tong Mazi to congratulate them.

Wine, food, and fish were put on the big dinner table, and Lan Xiaogui, Lan Decai, Maw Face, and the Lan family members sat around. They raised their glasses and drank together, everyone was excited and clapped their hands happily.

As the celebration approaches, the joy of drinking becomes more intense. While Tong Mazi was drinking and eating meat, he enviously admired the furnishings and facilities in his new home; a high-end and bright house, high-end furniture, and high-end fish, meat, wine, and dishes. The brand-new facilities around him and the delicious food in front of him made him feel excited and jealous, and he felt a bit jealous and jealous. Taking advantage of the warm atmosphere of the wine party, he seemed to have a look of dissatisfaction, and began to show off his achievements for this, and muttered in a haggling manner: "Hey, I said brother-in-law! Back then, if I hadn't gone to Xavier Zheng's house--- -I cast that big paper lot and fooled your son-in-law into confusion! How can your Lan family live in such a wealthy family and live in such a luxurious new house? "

Lan Xiaogui felt very proud after moving into his new house. His pupils turned with joy and his eyes sparkled. He stood up and personally filled the wine glass for the pockmarked man, and frequently encouraged him to drink. His eyes were a little deep and unpredictable, but there were many words of praise on his lips: "That's it, that's it. At that time, we just did a little trick and broke through." It broke Xavier Zheng's psychological defense, disrupted his nervous system, and made him fall into our trap in a daze. He picked up the big lottery that we cast, and married Yinghong, my second wife, and he changed. The living conditions of the Lan family have finally improved to this new big house. Today, if you can invite the two brothers to your home to drink and celebrate together, don't you just remember your great contribution? "

The pockmarked man knew that his brother-in-law was cunning and stingy in his dealings. Although he felt unhappy about this, he couldn't say anything more.

The wine was fragrant, and after a few glasses of wine, Lan Xiaogui felt a little tipsy. When it comes to money and property, he is greedy and will never be satisfied. After getting what he has in front of him, his greedy desire becomes stronger and stronger. At this time, his wish was somewhat fulfilled. He grinned happily, revealing a pair of black and yellow teeth, shook his head slightly with trembling, and hummed a local ballad that satirized lazy people;

"Save the salt and waste the sauce.

Save firewood and sleep on the cool bed.

Pull out the bad belly and loose stool.

Are all the details the same? "

Lan Xiaogui's voice was a little sticky, he was chewing every word, every sound was ups and downs, his singing was rhythmic and very engaging. The hoarse voice is mixed with a kind of joy and comfort, and the bitter and boring lyrics are sung with a strange and festive flavor.

Normally, hearing such nondescript accents and lyrics would make Pockmarked very boring. However, after a few rounds of drinking, enjoying the good wine and food, I took a look at the high-end facilities in the room. With a bit of jealousy in his heart, his eyes were burning, he listened quietly to this piece of singing, and captured the lyrics and content of it. He chewed it carefully one by one, and felt that he was inferior, and his heart There was a sour jealousy. At this time, I don't know whether it was out of jealousy or envy in his heart. He eagerly stretched out his big thumb and gestured to praise, "Hey, my brother-in-law's singing is really great. In fact, when it comes to family, Living a life is as simple as these lyrics of yours. As the saying goes, a man cannot be rich without a windfall, and a horse cannot be fat without a night of grass. --You can go directly to the Zheng family to get it openly and secretly, and you no longer have to count the details on your fingers. "

Hearing the words of praise, Lan Xiaogui was extremely happy and even more excited. At this time, he picked up the wine glass on the table, took a sip, and swallowed it with a "gurgling" sound in his throat. The aroma of wine filled his intestines, and he felt proud. There was always a cunning and strange look in his eyes, and he was thinking and thinking about other things in a devilish manner in his mind? He licked his lips, squeezed out a sly smile, and slowly continued: "Second brother, now, I can see through it. Only fools are frugal and count the bills on their fingers." What? We can take the money from other people's pockets and put it into our own pockets without working hard. This is because of our quick thinking and scheming, and we have such ability. Is that right?"

The pock-marked man was also a little drunk, his eyes were envious, and he stretched out his thumb, bent it forward a few times like a kowtow, and praised with great admiration: "Yes, yes, yes. My brother-in-law has a very shrewd mind. He is good at manipulation and planning, and his IQ is superior to others. With this ability, he can enjoy the benefits, take advantage of opportunities, and get benefits. It is really enviable that the intelligent businessman Xavier Zheng was fooled by us. , Obediently fell into the trap and obeyed our instructions. This is my brother-in-law's ability to enjoy life, his true ability. "

Lan Decai was originally a drunkard, but today he was lucky and became even more drunk. He filled the big bowl, raised his neck, and poured bowl after bowl of food into his stomach. At this time, his face was flushed from drinking, and although his wide-eyed eyes were a little straight and the base of his tongue seemed a little stiff, the thinking cells in his brain were still very active. Hearing me chatting, he was full of energy, with a ferocious look in his eyes, and he unequivocally interjected: "Dad, now--our Lan family has finally left their poor home and moved to the city. "

After hearing his son's thoughts, Lan Xiaogui rolled his eyes, and a deep cloud passed through his eyes. Immediately, he glanced at his pockmarked brother-in-law slyly, with a greedy smile on his face.

The Lan family's new house is only two miles away from the Zheng family. The distance is relatively close and travel is convenient. Whatever the Lan family needs daily, you can just go to the Zheng family and get it.

On this day, the sun shines for a long time. Lan Decai had nothing to do, so he unbuttoned his clothes and walked out of the house with his arms folded. He walked around the back streets, whistled loudly, and walked slowly and leisurely towards Zheng's house...

The Zheng family's horse number is set up behind the courtyard of the house. The fence of the stable is connected to the courtyard, and two wooden doors made of tung lacquer are facing the intersection of Chengnan West Road.

In the horse courtyard, there are stables for feeding livestock to the east, and two blue brick and tile-roofed houses and a warehouse to the west. It was quiet inside the stable. Several horses were grazing with their heads down, and the sound of "crunching" could be heard.

At this time, the old coachman, wearing black and gray coarse clothes and trousers, was walking out of the warehouse carrying a dustpan of feed. After entering the stable, he put the feed in the dustpan into the manger one by one, and then stretched out his hand to mix the grass in the manger evenly.

The driver's surname was Feng. He was in his fifties and had been driving cars for the Zheng family for many years. Because the old man has dark skin and slightly thick lips, he is not tall and has a stocky build. In addition, this person rarely talks in daily life, is loyal and kind, and is a bit dull in dealing with others. The owner Zheng Shiqing at that time gave him an elegant name: Feng Dun.

The old man Feng Dun was a lonely man with an old-fashioned character and no other hobbies in life. He only had some tips on how to drive carts and raise horses. The owners of the Zheng family all call him "Fengtou". Later, people in the yard listened to it for a long time and followed it up and down. It sounded pleasant to the ears and seemed familiar.

Feng Tou finished adding the horse feed and squatted next to the manger. Immediately, he took out the cigarette pouch from his waist, filled the cigarette pot, put it in his mouth, lit the fire, sucked on the cigarette holder and started smoking. Then, thick smoke spurted out from his mouth and nose, and his eyes were filled with green smoke and clouds.

My mind is calm and my cigarettes are refreshing. Feng Tou calmed his ears and listened to the "creeping" chewing sound of the horse, which also felt very charming. Occasionally, they are mixed with a few "呲呲" nasal sounds from time to time, and the sound is like a very flexible percussion music, gently rippling and flowing into the heart. At this time, the old man's eyes narrowed to a slit, and he grasped the charm and music in it, chewing them carefully one by one, as if he had drank a glass of strong old wine, and felt in his heart Comfortable and mellow, with a refreshing and joyful taste. When he felt relieved, a touch of comfort gradually faded from his face, and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes seemed to lighten up.

Lan Decai took square steps, shook his head, and whistled loudly, and arrived in front of the Zheng family's horse gate. Seeing that the door was closed, he raised his hand and punched the door fiercely several times.

Feng Tou had a pack of cigarettes that hadn't ignited yet, and he was listening to his heartfelt music in a trance. A violent banging on the door shocked Pingyi's mood. He stood up, walked out of the stable, and before approaching the door, he asked outside: "Who is it?"

Lan Decai stood outside the door, rolled his eyes and replied in a short sentence: "I am an acquaintance, please open the door."

Feng Tou wondered in his heart, nothing happened for a while, who came to visit? He stepped forward and opened the door a crack, and saw Lan Decai squinting his eyes. His expression was not straight. He must not be serious? Disgusted in his heart, he replied coldly: "Oh, it's you, what's the matter here?"

Lan Decai, with his stubbled beard, pretended to smile and said sarcastically, "Tou Feng, I have to go out to do something. I want to take a horse from the horse number and go out for a ride."

Feng Tou has a simple and honest personality and is upright in his treatment of others. Knowing that Lan Decai was idle, never doing his job properly, and was unkind, cruel and cunning, he immediately made an excuse and said, "In a moment, I have to drive to pick up the master. If you take the horse away, how can I use the harness?"

Lan Decai was dissatisfied, his eyes widened, and he took the opportunity to argue: "There are three or four horses in this horse number. You can use one horse to hitch the carriage to bring the master back. I just want to What's wrong with taking a horse out for a ride?"

Although Feng Tou is a clumsy-talker, he can still find reasons to evade: "When I take the master back, I have to go to the mine to pull jade materials. To go to the mine to pull materials, you have to use a three-horse cart, right?"

Lan De's financial fortune was not as expected, and he raised his brows, with a look of resentment in his eyes, and retorted arrogantly, "I'll just take the horse out and ride it for a while? After the ride, I'll bring it back immediately, why not?"

At this time, Feng Tou not only showed no fear, but also showed an angry look on his face and retorted: "Then you go to the cabinet and ask the master first? If the master agrees to your request, I would rather not go to the mine to pull materials, but also bring out the horse." You ride away. Otherwise, you won't be able to ride away from the horses here." After saying that, he just heard a "bang" and closed the door tightly.

Received a closed door. Lan Decai was so angry that he was so angry that he stamped his feet on the ground. His face turned the color of purple liver, and his face was covered with stubble like a hedgehog. He stretched his neck, his eyes bulged, flashing with ferocious light, spitting like mosquitoes and flies in his mouth, and cursed in confusion: "I am noisy, this old car B@st@ard, damn Feng Tou, I want to be here" I've got a record in front of me. Aren't you just a bad driver from the Zheng family? If you don't agree, just wait and let's sit on the donkey and read a book--I don't believe it! , I can't ride the horses in this stable?"

Feng Tou has no understanding of such scoundrels. He turned around and returned to the stable, still squatting on the ground, holding the pipe in his mouth and smoking puff after puff.

Lan Decai is an expert in the art of swearing, and his dirty words are unpalatable to the ears and make people ashamed to write. Finally, he was so angry that he cursed a lot, kicked the door hard several times, finally vented his anger, turned around and left the horse barn.