How will the Lou brothers end?

The main content of the ninth chapter of "The Scholars"

In the ninth chapter, Yang Zhizhong, the steward of the salt store, was sued by his boss for missing seven hundred taels of silver and was sent to Deqing County. He has been imprisoned for a period of time. More than years. After the third and fourth sons of the Lou family learned the truth, they spread their wealth and did good deeds without leaving their name. But the person they saved was not worth it at all - Yang Zhizhong was simply a fool and a fake celebrity! Moreover, the Jin Jue they sent to do the work was also a man who was lining his own pockets - the two young masters used 750 taels of silver to let Jin Jue go to Yang for help. Mr. Yang paid off his debt, but he only took 20 taels and sent it to the clerk's office, and Mr. Yang was released. "The more than 700 taels of silver were all accepted by Jinjue." But Yang Zhizhong heard that it was Jin Jue who protected him. The Lou brothers do not know people, abuse their kindness, and encounter many bad people!

Character analysis of the two Lou brothers outside The Scholars

Who is the grandfather of the two Lou brothers? Taibao Gong, his father was a master who had been in charge of the government for more than 20 years. After his death, the court gave him a funeral and a posthumous title of Wen Ke. The author did not mention anything about the grand occasion of the two generations of Lou Taibao and Lou Zhongtang when they were in power. When talking about the third generation of the Lou family, only the eldest brother of the Lou brothers was an official in the court and was the current " "General Affairs Department Lobby" is just an ordinary government office. It seems that the Lou family is in decline, but even in the generation of the Lou brothers, their family still has considerable social influence and power in their hometown of Huzhou.

Childish and kind-hearted Mr. Lou San and Mr. Lou Four. If we use a number to describe what these two young masters have done, it would be 2. As the prime minister's master, he holds a good deck of cards, but plays badly, so here we will jokingly call them "Sophomore" and "Big Two" respectively. "Xiao Er". Liang Er was full of complaints against the court because of his failure in the imperial examination. He often said, "Since Yongle (Zhu Di) usurped the throne, the Ming Dynasty has become a world-famous one." Gongsheng Yang Zhizhong developed a feeling of admiration, which triggered a series of jokes.

Liang Er met Yang Zhizhong through an old man named Zou Jifu. Lao Zou was an old servant of Prime Minister Lou's Mansion. After the death of the prime minister father of the two Lou brothers, he was buried in his hometown. Lao Zou was responsible for guarding the tomb in his hometown. Although visiting the tomb is lonely, the income is not low. In addition to the generous money and rice provided by the prime minister every month, there are also coins from the county officials when they pass by the tomb.