After returning home, Du Zhongxiao visited the county magistrate and other officials, and was invited by the villagers to drink every day, never stopping. After more than half a month of such a life, Du Zhongxiao was really tired and asked that he was not in good health and would not go out again.

The weather became hot day by day, and Du Zhongxiao sat by the pool in the back garden, blew the cool breeze and read some idle books.

Tao Shiqi came in from outside and saluted to Du Zhongxiao: "Official, a guest came outside and called himself Wu Kejiu. I heard from the people at home that they had some holidays with the officials before, but they didn't know how to see them."

Du Zhongxiao shook his head: "This man is a big family in the village. When my family was in a downturn, I used to oppress me. I heard that his family has been in great decline over the years and has received retribution. What did I do when I see him?"

Tao Shiqi hesitated for a while before saying, "I heard from the door-guard that since the official returned to his hometown, this person came to visit. Mr. Qin had never allowed him to come in, but he didn't expect that this guy came every day, and the storm continued. Mr. Qin was really tired of it, so he asked me to ask the official."

Du Zhongxiao was stunned for a moment and asked, "His he has been here for more than ten days?"

Tao Shiqi nodded: "No. I don't know what this person is wrong. The official did not see the guests, but he kept pestering him."

Du Zhongxiao sneered: "What else can I do? He took advantage of our family's down and humiliation. Later, I passed the Jinshi, and whether it was a yamen or a fellow villager, I couldn't help but vent my anger for me. It's been more than three years. I heard that his restaurant had fallen into decline, and I think I couldn't hold on. Forget it, you bring him in, and I'll see him. I don't see him, I'm afraid he will not be able to raise his head in the village in this life."

Tao Shiqi turned around and went out.

Du Zhongxiao put the book in his hand into a while and came out for a while. Life is so wonderful. His father was missing and he was so indecent that he sold his sheep's hooves to make a living. Wu Kejiu didn't take himself seriously at all. At that time, he wanted to force Yue Niang as his concubine, and thought it was a gift to the Han family, but I was afraid he didn't think that it would be today. To be honest, after Du Zhongxiao became a Jinshi, he did not attack Wu Kejiu, and he didn't even mention his name. However, Du Zhongxiao did not mention it, and others did not forget it.

In the eyes of the Yamen, what is a big local household? When Fan Zhen was there, he did not deliberately oppress Wu Kejiu's family. He just wanted Du Xun to please Du Xun and made money with his restaurant, so that he kept losing money. When Fan Zhen left office, the newly obtained county magistrate was a county magistrate, and he was no longer so gentle. Not only did he let the Wu family's restaurant lose money, but he also sent various heavy troops to his family. Wu Kejiu had been in the Yamen for half a year and was sent to the capital by the county magistrate to transport a batch of official property. When Lin Ying left, he deliberately decayed him, but he did not accept him when he arrived in the capital, causing Wu Kejiu's loss to be bleeding.

Half a year ago, the Wu family's property was basically in deficit, leaving only a few hundred acres of land in the countryside. Without the support of the government, the little landlord was extremely depressed. All kinds of servants had never been stopped, so the Wu family could not support it.

When Du Zhongxiao returned to his hometown, his family told him about Wu Kejiu. What could Du Zhongxiao do? He had to ignore it. Everything he did in the yamen was based on the law, and he had not made a fake lawsuit to cheat him.

Sighing, Du Zhongxiao stood up and walked by the pool. From Wu Kejiu's experience, we can see how correct he decided to study and get a Jinshi. Without this official position, what would happen if he made money? If he was not careful, he would end up like this.

Just as Du Zhongxiao was thinking about it, Tao Shiqi brought Wu Kejiu in and came to see him.

Du Zhongxiao looked at Wu Kejiu. In just three years, he had gray hair and a haggard face, as if he had been aged for decades. He did not look arrogant and domineering in the past.

Seeing Du Zhongxiao looking at him, Wu Kejiu bowed and bowed: "I heard that the officials came back, and the civilians came to ask for a meeting. But they were not allowed to do so until today. I saw the officials and hoped to forgive them."

Du Zhongxiao said: "You and I have no friendship, so what if you meet? So what if you don't meet? It's better not to meet."

Wu Kejiu's expression was a little sad, and he said, "I used to be a commoner who offended officials and had the trouble of today. I hope that officials and gentlemen will not be remembered by the old evil, so I will let it go."

Du Zhongxiao said: "Strange, you bullied me that day and took me to prison without authorization. Since Magistrate Fan came and we have joined forces, I have never mentioned your name again. I have never done anything to you, so how can I let it go?"

Wu Kejiu was speechless for a while and after a while, he said: "Although the official didn't say anything, there was a position where he was, there was always someone who wanted to cater to your thoughts and embarrass me. In the past few years, my restaurant has already paid off, and even my savings have been lost because of the yamen. Now I only live in two or three hundred acres of thin fields in the countryside, but I am still bullied by the countryside, and I have been working hard every day. How can I live such a life?"

Du Zhongxiao shook his head: "I don't care how your family is doing. I won't be able to pass the imperial examination by myself, and I did not use my official position to oppress you. Even if you were as close as a hatred to me back then, don't worry, I didn't target you in the past, and I will not treat you in the future. I will live your life."

Seeing that Wu Kejiu was standing there without saying a word or saying goodbye, Du Zhongxiaoqi said, "Do you still expect me to help you now? There is no such good thing in the world. Good fortune and good fortune will be caused by yourself. You do everything yourself. Don't blame the heavens and the earth."

Seeing Du Zhongxiao's firm attitude, Wu Kejiu sighed: "I just want to ask the officials to tell the yamen that our grievances have been enough for the past three years, so don't target my family anymore. For the sake of the villagers, so what if the officials say something?"

Du Zhongxiao laughed when he heard this: "When you arrested me into the yamen and used lynching, why didn't you look at the face of the villagers? What kind of grudges do I have with you? I have made it clear that I have never retaliated against you by becoming a Jinshi official. What do I say in the yamen?"

Wu Kejiu said: "Even if the officials don't attack me, aren't those officials going to curry favor with you?"

Du Zhongxiao laughed: "What are you talking about? In the past three years, no one in the township officials have asked me to do anything, so why should I curry favor with me? You are today because you did too much evil in the past, and evil will be punished. You have seen me, and if there is nothing else, I won't give it to you!"

Wu Kejiu was a little lost for a moment. After a while, he bowed and said, "As an official, he should naturally know, what will the local people treat people like me who have offended you? The official passed the Jinshi and did not use his official position to oppress me. The young man was grateful. But without the official's instructions, my family was so difficult. Where can I have a place to live in Linying County? The official has mercy. I still have two or three hundred acres of thin fields in my family. The official happened to be buying land and building a house. How about buying those fields? I sold the fields, and the young man went to another place to make a living."

Du Zhongxiao shook his head: "Everyone in the county knows that you had a grudge against me back then. If I bought your land, wouldn't it be a waste of time to give people a handle? I guess behind my back that I would bully you with my power? If you want to sell the land, I will sell it to others. I have already chosen a good place."

Wu Kejiu stood there, feeling lost all his thoughts and could not speak for a moment. Du Zhongxiao would rather buy land from other places than buy his family's house at a low price. If others know about it, wouldn't he all want to squeeze himself? In life, it is difficult to help in time and it is easy to add to the insult. At this time, his own land can only be sold at a low price. I originally thought that Du Zhongxiao had been a Jinshi and had not avenged his revenge for so many years. He was a good person. Wu Kejiu came to try his luck. As long as Du Zhongxiao said a word, the Wu family could get rid of the current situation. Unexpectedly, Du Zhongxiao did not take revenge, but the revenge he had made back then was not so easy to resolve, and Wu Kejiu could not say a word.

At this time, Wu Kejiu realized that his family had to move out and Linying could not live there. Otherwise, his family would be bullied to death by the yamen and fellow villagers sooner or later. He sold the land and went to join his cousin Cao Jucheng who had passed the Jinshi. Maybe he could make a comeback.
Chapter completed!