Taipingchun

The hustle and bustle slowed down, and the three of them drank.

After leaving Dehui Building, the sky was already dark.

Xu Xiu couldn't help feeling refreshed when he saw Ximen was still as lively as in the daytime. The county under his rule lived and worked in peace and prosperity, so how could he not be unhappy.

Without checking for a while, a continuous motorcade passed by one after another, almost bumping into her body. Xu Xiu patted her sleeves, then got drunk, and said in a majestic and angry way: "What! Hit me."

The person in charge at the front said loudly without turning his head: "The Zou family business."

Hearing this, Xu Xiu shrugged her shoulders, smiled at them, took a sip of wine and said, "Look at the Zou family's grandeur, let's leave it alone. Brother Bo Shi went back to the capital to move. Brother Ziyun has me to take care of him in Jiangning, so it doesn't matter."

Jing Yang looked at him with an obviously distrustful but pretending to be open-minded, and said, "How is my Ziyun?"

"Okay, it's very beautiful." Having a fight with Tao Ji, Xu Xiu pricked her ears and said in puzzlement, "It's your luck, why do you ask this?"

Looking at his lover's bewildered look, Jing Yang thought of the scene that night, suppressed the worries in his heart, turned his head and said to Xu Xiu: "Do you know Cao Zijian's "A Gentleman"?"

Xu Xiu called it a change of mind, but now she understood it as soon as she contacted her before and after. She changed her mind and pretended to be puzzled: "I don't accept shoes in the melon fields, and I don't make crowns in the plums. Naturally, when you do things, you will avoid places that are prone to suspicion. Why did Brother Boshi say that?"

"Sister-in-law doesn't teach it in person." Xu Xiu didn't speak up, so Jing Yang had no choice but to say directly: "Jun Xi, I'm worried that if I leave, some unscrupulous people will bully him."

Not bullying but "bullying"?Jiang Shanqing has just been hired as a clerk in the workshop, and he said this in a blink of an eye. It goes without saying, who else can he say?

Xu Xiu's face was full of anger and said: "You take me for someone." He waved his sleeves, and walked away.

Said: "Farewell."

Jing Yang became a little dazed when he got angry, Jiang Shanqing quickly pulled him, and when he recovered, Jing Yang quickly stepped forward and grabbed Xu Xiu's sleeve, and said with a look of remorse: "Brother Jun, it's the younger brother's fault, isn't it?" , Dear brother Gao Yi, please forgive my little brother who is careless and careless, and speaks indiscriminately." After taking a few steps back, a full bow came respectfully, and he put it directly to the bottom.

"Tsk." Xu Xiu still wanted to tease him, so she took a few steps closer, touched Jiang Shanqing's face with her little hand and said with a smirk, "Brother Boshi, I can't tell."

"This…"

Xu Xiu was happy to see his tangled face, and made the two of you look like no one was there when you were eating just now, so she gave up and said: "Don't worry, Xu Xiu has a clear conscience in doing things."

Touching her own heart, Xu Xiu said with a smile: "What's more, this heart has already belonged. Ziyun has me in Jiangning to take care of you. You can get together as soon as possible after you settle the matter in Beijing. The second-best man, he is a noble person who entered the Imperial Academy." As for the officials, when you become prosperous in the future, don't forget that there is still a county magistrate in Jiangning County waiting for your care."

"Brother Zhesha, Brother Jun is the talented one." After listening to him, Cheng Ruo Jingyang nodded again and again, this brief contact can understand his talent, and said with a smile: "I hope to meet Jun in the capital as soon as possible." , Farewell."

"Please."

Seeing them go farther and farther, Xu Xiu whistled softly, and then sighed again, not knowing what happened to the lovely girl in her heart at this time, and the old gentleman Xu Gong didn't know what was going on either, so she was worried. The feelings are beyond words.

After walking a few steps, the endless convoy appeared again, Xu Xiu said in surprise, "It really is the world's richest man."

Shaking his head, he slowly walked back to the county office.

At the corner of the alley, Bo Lai grabbed Cao Tian, ​​seeing that he was about to speak, Bo Lai covered his mouth and said, "Xu Xiu is over there."

When he was far away, Cao Tian frowned and said, "Why did he come to Ximen? I heard that several families in Ximen are interested in contacting him, could it be?"

"Look." Bo Lai pointed at Xu Xiu and said, "He walks swayingly, he must have drunk some wine, let's go to Wang's house first to find out the truth."

Let's talk about the silk and satin shops gathered in Ximen, which are well-known far and near. Many distinguished guests from Jinling will come to Jiangning occasionally to buy some cloth and cut some clothes at home. Even wool felt from the Western Regions, night pearls from the East China Sea, purple gold materials from the South Seas, and Korean ginseng from Liaodong can also be found.

Such a peaceful country, after a hundred years, has given birth to several wealthy families who were born and bred and relied on their residence, and it is not surprising that everyone admires it.

Ordinary people mention the four major surnames of Zhang, Wang, Li, and Zhao, naturally they only think they are major surnames, but if they mention it in Jiangning, they will know the prestige of the four masters of Ximen, and the shops on the whole street are basically under their names. The same is true for Yanzhi Jiangning, and the local snakes dare not compete with it.

As the saying goes, it’s not that the raptors don’t cross the river, and once he enters, he will wantonly sell many stores in Jiangning County. Except for the North Gate’s main killing soldiers and horses stationed in the east, west, south, and north, there are many other markets, which makes these stores More or less affected.

Who do you think came from?It is Zou Wang, perhaps there are only a handful of people who know his name, but if you mention the Zou family name in Yangzhou Mansion, everyone knows it, which is a common thing. The first family in the city, the name of its owner, Zou Wanwan, resounds throughout the southeast. Even the idlers in the capital have heard of his wealth. From time to time, someone with good deeds will write a list of the wealthiest people in the world, and there are only four merchants. The Zou family took one of them.

Jiang Ning Wang Xiaoxiao has shallow water, and it really can't stand such a big dragon rolling in the water. The first family that can't bear it is the Wang family. If the Wang family's ancestors have accumulated some money, they are known as wealthy people, and naturally they know it like other wealthy businessmen. The principle of "using righteousness to control profit", in the current generation, the children of the family have jumped over the Longmen to win the list of emperors and become Jinshi. It is hard to say that they are not new nobles if they change their families.

However, it is difficult to be comprehensive in a country with a small number of people, and it is never wrong to fight for a large number of people in a clan society.

The head of the family is content with the status quo, has no ambition to make progress, and does not like to associate with nobles in Jinling, so the eyes of hungry wolves will be fixed on him, which is indescribably difficult.After so many years, withdrew from the market and shop, and slowly lost blood, now when I look around, I see ferocious beasts entrenched, wolves peeking out, and the crisis is coming in an instant.

No, even the little servants who were disdainful in the past knew how to come to the door to play tricks, which is ridiculous. Only by strengthening yourself can you avoid prying eyes and be sensible.

The head of the Wang family's family is named Chen, who is over fifty years old, and his beard and hair are dyed white. At this time, he kept suppressing his inner anger, and said to the two servants in front of him: "If you want to commit a crime, why is there no excuse? Wang's actions are open and aboveboard. How dare you do this, it’s against the sky.”

Hearing what he said, Bo Lai and Cao Tian suppressed their worries at the same time.Emphasizing one's own righteousness and cleanliness means that there is no one else to help. If the knife is not cut on the dying sick tiger, how can it fight against other physically strong people.

Receiving Bo Lai's favor, Cao Tian took a step forward and said with a smile: "Master Wang, everyone knows the wealth of the Wang family in Jiangning, but the thief insisted on stealing under the instructions of the Wang family, we naturally don't believe it. Yes, but if you say it, it’s hard to tell whether others believe it or not, why do you always say it?”

"You're shameless." Wang Yan, bearded and haired, clapped his hands on the tea table and said, "The Wang family is a peaceful family, and everyone in Jiangning County knows that they run their business according to their duties."

Cao Tian laughed annoyingly, and only heard him say: "Master Wang, you should know that now the thief's name has been confirmed and the owner of the nest has been appointed. If you don't want to be involved, you have to spend some money to avoid disaster. And I'm just asking for some stuff, don't you think?"

"The old man is going to meet the court official. I want to see if Mr. Xu, who is well-known in the sky, knows your treacherous intentions." After hearing this, Wang Chen understood that this is a way to intentionally frame and frame the owner of the nest. He said directly: "Please come back!"

The two looked at each other. If he was really asked to go to Xu Xiu like this, with the magistrate's character, he would definitely go to the bottom of the matter, and there were variables. Are we going to be unprepared?"

It is possible for the thief to slander himself and bite him to death. If there is evidence, how could there be any? Wang Yu snorted, "Where is there any evidence?"

Bo Lai laughed loudly and said: "Are you really stupid or fake? No wonder the Wang family has fallen into such a state. It seems that with a patriarch like you, how can it not be depressed? What do you think there are only two of us here this time?" ? Isn’t it just stepping on the spot? If you don’t agree with us, the next time you come, it will be a group of yamen servants, led by Mr. Dian Shi, and that little thief will naturally point and point at your house. shall we say?"

Wang Yan covered his chest angrily by his words, and stared at him blankly, even though he had lived such a long time, he didn't know that the guards would make trouble like this, confounding black and white, full of anger and grievance. How can we move around on the hard evidence?

Gritting his teeth, he said, "How much does it cost?"

Cao Tian bent down and said, "We have more than [-] brothers, Master Wang, you can figure it out."

Wang Yu and his servants said: "Go and get five taels of silver and give them to them."

"Oh." Bo Lai shook his head and said, "Master Wang, do you think we are so idle just to ask you for five taels of silver? Who are we going to send?"

Complaining about the case, Wang Yu said angrily, "Don't push yourself too far."

Cao Tian said obsequiously: "My lord, the witnesses and the evidence are complete. If you are really taken to question, how can you get away so easily? Don't you have to go up and down in the yamen to get rid of it? The proof is that our master has the name of Qingtian, how can we know all about it when we ask the officials?"

"The servants harm people, the ears of the executioner!" Wang Chen sat down dejectedly after finishing speaking.

Bo Lai stretched his arms to soothe his shins and said, "Could it be that when will my guard be no longer an executioner? If not, how will I get rich? Hahaha."

Not wanting to talk nonsense to them, Wang Chen took a deep breath and said, "How much do you want?"

Cao Tian stood close to him and made a gesture of eight.

"Go with him to get eight taels of silver."

Bo Ai shook his head again and said, "Master Wang, it's not eight taels, it's eighty thousand dollars, we don't want silver."

"Bastard!" Wang Yan stood up from the stool, pointed at him and said angrily, "Greedy but speechless."

For a long time, the two didn't talk to each other, they just looked at Wang Yu calmly, the situation was stronger than others, Wang Yu lowered his head and sat back on the chair, waved his hands and said tiredly: "You go out first, I'll give you a treat later." Just send it out."

Cao Tian cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Lord Wang, for the reward."