Xianggong is a big man in men's clothing

The current head of the Peng family is the eldest brother-in-law Peng An's grandfather Peng Fu, who is a doctor with fairly good medical skills.

Since ancient times, capable doctors and teachers have never had to worry about work. Back then, Peng Fu fled with his family and came to Linxi Village. He quickly gained a foothold in the extremely xenophobic Linxi Village with his medical skills.

Moreover, they have cultivated several descendants with more superb medical skills, coupled with their ancestral craftsmanship of processing medicinal materials, they soon became wealthy households in Linxi Village.

Ten years ago, when the locust plague occurred in Huainan Road, Linxi Village was located in the deep mountains, surrounded by mountains on all sides, and only mountain trails led to the outside, so the disaster was not serious. Therefore, many villagers in nearby villages wanted to go to Linxi Village. Xicun asked for a bite to eat.

Mrs. Zhang also heard that someone in Yuehe Village sent her daughter to be a child bride-in-law for the villagers of Linxi Village, so she took her eldest daughter, Lu Daya, to try her luck.

It has to be said that although the Zhang family and Lu Bei are two of the best, they have given birth to four good sons and daughters. Not only the three daughters inherited Lu Bei's good looks, but even Lu Chengcai looks like a dog and is called He is gentle and handsome.

So the Peng family immediately took a fancy to Lu Daya, who had outstanding facial features, and regarded her as Peng An's child bride-in-law.

In the third generation, Peng An was neither the first wife nor the eldest. He raised a child bride at the age of eight. This is a treatment that his elder brothers of the same generation did not have.

Peng An is the posthumous son of Peng Fu's fourth son. Peng Fu gave birth to four sons and three daughters in total in his life. The fourth son is the sixth son in the family.

In Daqi State, twins are a symbol of auspiciousness, so this pair of children have been loved by their parents and siblings since they were born.

However, it is extremely difficult to conceive twins, and they were born by Peng Fu's wife, Mrs. Cao, in her 40s, so their condition was not very good when they were born. Even with Peng Fu's careful care, they were still weak and sick all the year round, and they were accompanied by medicinal food every day.

The daughter barely survived until she was eight years old, and then withered away.

The son was also sick, and he finally grew up. Peng Fu's wife, Mrs. Cao, found a good marriage for her son. Although he was weak, he was still healthy. His wife, Mrs. Zhou, became pregnant not long after entering the house.

It's a pity that the good times didn't last long, the other party caught wind and cold in winter, so he just left, leaving Zhou with a big belly wanting to cry without tears.

And this child will come to fruition in the coming year, and the child born will be Peng An.

Peng An was also born weak, but his situation was much better than that of his biological father. As the posthumous sons of the fourth son, Peng Fu and his wife, Cao Shi, almost responded to Peng An's requests. , still staying at Peng's house, so Peng An was also loved by his mother.

Peng An can almost be said to have been pampered and pampered: generally, children who grow up in such an environment are either extremely well-behaved, or do not know how to measure.Judging from the performance of Lu Daya's appearance, the other party should be in the latter situation.

Miss Lu's beauty was born, although she was not as beautiful as her two younger sisters, she was still the best among her peers.

Peng An's mother, Mrs. Zhou, saw that her son was weak, and it was popular in the village to find a beautiful girl as a child bride-in-law.

The Zhou family felt sorry for her son, and after being moved, she acted immediately and went to Peng Fu to intercede, and wanted to accept Lu Daya as her son's child bride-in-law.

As the head of the family, Peng Fu naturally would not object, because the family did not lack a little girl's rations, so the matter was settled like this.

Mrs. Zhang is also elated because of this marriage, and wants to take advantage of her "in-law" relationship to come to the house to fight the autumn breeze.

But the Peng family is not easy to mess with. The previous few times they went there, they were shameless. No matter how thick-skinned she was, she would not dare to challenge the Peng family of Xinglin's heirloom.

After all, no one was sick before, and the Peng family was the village doctor of Linxi Village, with a very high status in the village. She didn't dare to mess around with such a family, so she could only go back in disgrace, as if she had never given birth to Lu Da. Ya this daughter.

It wasn't until Lu Daya gave birth to a son last year, and the younger members of the Peng family came to announce the good news in person, that Mrs. Zhang took Lu Sanya to the Peng family.

These, Lu Dongfu originally

Without knowing it, it was she and Qi Zhongyu who were on the way to Linxi Village, when she was out of breath from climbing the mountain, Qi Zhongyu helped her and told her.

Of course, the original words were not the case. It was a reasonable guess made by Lu Dongfu based on the situation of the Lu family, which was almost the same as the truth of the matter.

Lu Dongfu wiped the sweat from her forehead, realizing for the first time that the mountain road is difficult to walk, she took a few deep breaths and asked, "Where did Mr. Xiang know that?"

Seeing that she was really tired, Qi Zhongyu frowned and said, "I'll carry you on my back."

As she spoke, she put the gift she was carrying at her feet, grabbed Lu Dongfu's arm, and carried it on her back as easily as if she were carrying a bag of rice.

Lu Dongfu didn't even have time to refuse, and changed positions in the blink of an eye. She was afraid that she would fall, so she stretched out her hands and grabbed Qi Zhongyu's shoulders in fright, thinking in a daze: How did Qi Zhongyu do it? He didn't see the other party's movements clearly at all. ah.

Realizing that the other party was very close to her, she hurriedly got off her husband, her face flushed, "Master, let me down quickly, I can go by myself."

Qi Zhongyu ignored her, bent down to pick up the things on the ground, and walked quickly on the mountain path, the speed was twice as fast as before. If I knew this, I should have walked the mountain path with my wife on my back when I first came to the foot of the mountain of.

She said, "I'll walk behind your back, go faster."

Lu Dongfu frowned uncomfortably, and said timidly: "I am very heavy, and I will be very tired when carrying it."

Qi Zhongyu smiled and said, "Could it be heavier than tigers and black bears? Your husband is not that weak."

Lu Dongfu buried her face in the opponent's body, and said shyly, "If someone sees it, they will gossip."

Qi Zhongyu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said: "I'm carrying my wife on my back, and I can say whatever I want, maybe I'm still secretly envious."

Lu Dongfu pursed her lips and smiled sweetly, tilted her head and whispered into Qi Zhongyu's ear, "If Mr. Xianggong is tired from carrying his back, please put me down, I can walk by myself."

Qi Zhongyu ignored her, answered her initial question, and said, "After I finished eating in the morning, when you were washing the dishes, I went to Second Uncle's and found out some news about the Peng family."

Qi Changle is a down-to-earth, steady, serious and responsible person. After becoming the head of Yuehe Village, he inquired about the situation of all the villagers in Yuehe Village.

Not only that, he even knows most of the situation in several villages under the jurisdiction of Siyuan County.

As the Xinglin family in Linxi Village next door, the Peng family is well-known in itself, so it is not surprising that he knows the inside story.

As for the matter of Lu Daya and Peng An, Qi Changle was also at a loss. It would take Qi Zhongyu and Lu Dongfu to go there in person and ask the villagers to find out.

Qi Zhongyu had a premonition that this trip would not be so easy, and Qi Changle also told her to be cautious before she went out.

This way of dealing with people is no more straightforward than hunting in the mountains. There are more twists and turns and intricate relationships between people.

Qi Changle was used to his nephew's rough style, and he was afraid that if he went to Peng's house this time, his nephew would cause trouble in a fit of anger.

If it wasn't for him having other official duties, he would have wanted to go with him. Fortunately, Qi Zhongyu persuaded him and promised that he would not do anything, so Qi Changle let her go with suspicion.

After listening to the Peng family's introduction, Lu Dongfu also had a look of uneasiness on her face. The Peng family is not an ordinary family and might be difficult to deal with.

But she couldn't just ignore her elder sister, and hoped that in the past this time, she could act as a deterrent to the Peng family as the elder sister's natal family.

And the source of this deterrence was still Qi Zhongyu, the prime minister who carried her on the mountain path like walking on the ground.

She pressed her cheek against Qi Zhongyu's back, and whispered, "Master, thank you for your hard work."

Qi Zhongyu didn't feel hard work at all, but was very satisfied with the other party's thoughtfulness. The two walked over the mountain in silence. Standing on the mountain, they could already see the village below the mountain, and they could vaguely see the villagers walking on the village road, Lu Dongfu He resolutely refused to let Qi Zhongyu carry her away again.

Seeing that the way down the mountain is easier to walk, Qi Zhongyu put her down and said:

"Let's find someone to ask about the situation first."

Lu Dongfu had no idea, so he obediently listened to her.

The two quickly descended the mountain and came to a village surrounded by mountains. As soon as they entered the village, they were scrutinized by the villagers on the road.

Lu Dongfu saw that their expressions were unkind, so she grabbed Qi Zhongyu's clothes tightly and followed behind her step by step.

Qi Zhongyu comforted: "Don't be afraid, we are here to visit relatives, not to find fault."

Her voice was neither loud nor low, but it was enough for the villagers who looked around to hear her. After the words fell to the ground, those unkind eyes instantly disappeared by half.

Qi Zhongyu had a panoramic view of everyone's expressions from the corner of her eyes, and suddenly smelled a faint smell of medicine. She saw an old man with white hair and red face sitting beside a stream not far away, and beside him was a With a pannier covered with a thick cloth, she walked up to him and asked, "Old man, where is Peng An's house?"

The old man didn't answer her question, but instead asked: "From your accent, are you from another place?"

Qi Zhongyu's expression remained unchanged, and he said, "I'm a hunter from Yuehe Village next door, and I specially brought my wife here to visit my eldest sister and her brother-in-law."

The old man said: "It's from the Peng'an family... Your wife is a girl from the Lu family in Yuehe Village? Isn't there only two daughters in the Lu family? I've seen the other one too. She's only twelve or thirteen years old. , it doesn't quite look like the one next to you."

Lu Dongfu's heart skipped a beat. She didn't expect that if she asked someone casually, the other person would know everything about her family's situation. It felt a little weird, and she had goose bumps all over her body.

Qi Zhongyu said with a faint smile: "You don't know, old man. There are actually three girls in the Lu family. My wife is the second girl of the Lu family. She couldn't survive the locust plague and was sold to Haozhou City. Not long ago, the master was kind and tore her up. The deed of selling her body allows her to restore her status as a good citizen, and she will marry me as my wife after returning to the village."

The old man was skeptical, but fortunately he didn't say much, he stood up and patted the dust off his body, put the basket on his back, and said: "You are lucky, I am a relative of the Peng family, I just had enough rest and am ready to go home to eat Come with me for lunch."

Relatives of the Peng family?

When Peng Fu brought his family here, except for his wife Cao and his two sons, he didn't bring any relatives with him. Over the years, no relatives have come to visit him.

And Qi Zhongyu guessed the other party's identity as early as when he saw him for the first time just now, because he is so young, but he is well maintained. Just looking at his face, he is younger than Qi Changle, and there is a strong smell of medicine on his body. It could be Peng Fu, the head of the Peng family.

The other party should be nearly 50 years old, but he has a face of [-] to [-] years old. I have to say that the doctor has taken good care of it.

The other party did not reveal their identity, but claimed to be a relative of the Peng family. Although the grandparents were also related, how could ordinary people introduce themselves like this, and it seemed that the other party did not want to deal with them.

From this, it can be seen that the Peng family despises Daya Lu.

However, the identity of the child bride-in-law is such an embarrassment, and Lu Daya's natal family is not visible, so it is only natural that she will be looked down upon.

And since Qi Zhongyu married Lu Daya's own sister Lu Dongfu, the previous situation had to change.

She thanked her, held Lu Dongfu's hand, and followed Peng Fu towards Peng's house.

Along the way, the villagers on the road knew Peng Fu and treated him with great respect, even Qi Zhongyu noticed it.

The three of them came to the most luxurious courtyard built in the village in silence. Peng Fu pointed to the courtyard door and said, "This is Peng's house. Go up and knock on the door yourself."