"Yu 'er, quickly get up and welcome the chief!”Li Cuihua quickly walked over and tried to pull Peng Yu up.
"Pow!" Peng Yu almost spat out a mouthful of mutton soup. Damn it, I was wondering who came. So it's a Li Zheng.
In his memory, the authority of a chief was similar to that of a village chief in the future. He only managed household registration, taxes, and other matters. He did not seem to have much power.
Why did this Li Zheng come to the courtyard with the same posture as the emperor?
"Mother, brother and sister, sit down!”Peng Yu ignored Zhang Lizheng and turned to Li Cuihua, Peng Xiaoshan, and Peng Yong.
From their expressions, he could tell that they were afraid of this person in front of them.
But this time, Li Cuihua, Peng Yong, and Peng Xiaoshan didn't listen to him. They just stood there and didn't dare to make a sound.
When Zhang Lizheng saw that Peng Yu was still sitting there, a cold light flashed in his eyes. However, when he saw Li Cuihua's fear, a trace of pride appeared on his face.
He walked to the table, pushed an old man away, and sat down.
His eyes swept across the table as a mocking smile appeared on his face." I didn't expect the Peng family to be able to buy such a good meat feast in just a few days. It's not simple."
Then, without caring about what the others thought, he picked up his chopsticks and picked up a piece of mutton from the bowl.
"Hmm, not bad. This mutton is very tender. It's not bad." Zhang Lizheng chewed for a while, then nodded and praised.
"Zhang Lizheng, this is the Peng family's new steamed bun. Please try it." A plump figure walked through the crowd, grabbing a steamed bun and handing it to Zhang Lizheng.
"It's Aunt Liu. You have good eyes. I've long heard of the reputation of this steamed bun." Zhang Lizheng praised Aunt Liu and bit into it.
"Zhang Lizheng, why are you free to come to the Peng family today?”Hearing Zhang Lizheng's praise, her face seemed to bloom.
"To the Peng family?" Zhang Lizheng looked at Peng Yu meaningfully and then at the rest of the Peng family.
"Zhang Li Zheng, don't be angry. This Peng family's third son has recently made a small fortune and is hanging out with those restaurant managers. He doesn't have us in his eyes, but he definitely has you in his heart." Aunt Liu shot a glance at Peng Yu and fanned the flames.
"Hehe, putting me in your heart?" Zhang Lizheng glanced at Peng Yu and saw that he still didn't care and only cared about eating and drinking. He couldn't help but sneer.
When Li Cuihua and the rest of the Peng family saw Zhang Lizheng's unfriendly expression, their hearts turned cold. When they heard Aunt Liu's rumors, they wanted to tear her apart.
"Aiya, Zhang Lizheng, could it be that the Peng family held a mutton banquet and did not invite Lord Lizheng to attend?”Aunt Liu also grabbed a piece of mutton and stuffed it into her mouth.
"Humph!" Hearing Aunt Liu's words, Zhang Lizheng slammed his chopsticks on the table with a loud thud.
Other than Peng Yu, the hearts of the others were instantly smashed by a hammer. They could not help but feel uneasy. Some of them were even trembling in fear.
He slammed his chopsticks on the table and looked at the mutton with a reluctant expression. He picked up his chopsticks again and picked up the mutton in the basin to eat.
Instantly, the only sounds left in the entire courtyard were Peng Yu, Zhang Lizheng, and Aunt Liu. The others lowered their heads and did not dare to look at them. If it were not for the fact that the courtyard was too quiet, some people would have slipped away.
After a while, Peng Yu patted her belly and felt that she was finally full. She then used her sleeve to wipe her oily mouth and lay back on the chair. She looked at Zhang Lizheng and said slowly,"Zhang Lizheng, you came to my house today to cause trouble. Have you thought about the consequences?"”
"What is it? You dare to threaten me?" Hearing Peng Yu's words, Zhang Lizheng's eyes immediately widened as if he had heard something unbelievable.
"Old man! "Who do you think you are? I respect you as an old man and let you eat good meat and soup, but you have to understand that my Peng family is not a place for you to behave atrociously." Peng Yu stood up and stared at Zhang Lizheng, her eyes shining brightly.
"Presumptuous! Peng Yu, do you still know who you are? Remember, you're a miscellaneous household, a miscellaneous household, understand?”Zhang Lizheng stood up and pointed at Peng Yu as he shouted. The veins on his neck were bulging.
Hearing Zhang Li talking about the miscellaneous households, everyone lowered their heads even more.
Zhang Lizheng looked around and saw that these people had their heads lowered. His arrogance became even more arrogant.
"Peng Yu, although you went to the city school for a few days and became a scholar, don't forget that you're still a miscellaneous household. The fate of your entire family is in my hands, do you understand?”A hint of cruelty flashed across Zhang Lizheng's eyes.
In the Tang Dynasty, household registration was divided into three categories: non-resident, miscellaneous resident, and good person. The non-resident was the lowest level of household registration. This type of household registration was usually left behind by the previous dynasty or was formed by the family members and slaves of officials who had been demoted after committing crimes. To put it simply, the household registration system of the Tang Dynasty divided people into various levels.
The miscellaneous households were just a little higher than the foreign households, and their rights and interests in all aspects were inferior to those of ordinary good people. For example, the law of the Tang Dynasty stipulated that if two people fought, the miscellaneous household hitting the good person would be considered to have violated the criminal law, and the crime would be increased by one level. On the other hand, the good person hitting the miscellaneous household would be reduced by one level, which was equivalent to setting up an imbalance between people.
Why was Zhang Lizheng so arrogant in front of these miscellaneous households? Because miscellaneous households had to bear the corvee of the government. This small power was enough for him to lord it over these miscellaneous households.
"I heard that you talked about the Romance of the Three Kingdoms in the restaurant these few days and gave out free steamed buns in Luoyang. You won a good reputation, but so what?”Zhang Lizheng said proudly.
Aren't you good at tormenting people? Wasn't he famous in Luoyang? So what? No matter how much you jump around, I'll make you reveal your true colors with a single word.
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