When Nianfu came back, in addition to two more big iron furnaces at home, there were also a few new faces.

The first one, surnamed Zhuang Mingjin, is the most famous iron-faced imperial history of the Great Zhou Dynasty and the grandson of Zhuang Wenyuan.

Doctor Yu Shi is a third-grade official, an absolute high-ranking official, and his grandson is naturally a genuine official for the third generation. However, the fate of the third generation of this official is really tragic, compared to Ouyang Kanglai, and it is even better.

It all started with his grandfather.

Zhuang Wenyuan is a famous Qing official, before the last emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty hung up, this imperial historian had repeatedly committed Yan Zhizhi, and also did the emperor's nose to rob the eunuch as a guard of honor of the golden gourd stick, when the dynasty chased the traitorous deeds of the fearless deeds. But because of his iron-faced selflessness and outspoken justice, even if the emperor was so angry, he didn't care about his reputation and couldn't kill him.

When the current emperor's soldiers approached the city and forced into the palace wall, only this Zhuang Yushi bravely stood up, facing countless blades and scolded Gao Xian.

To add a little, Gao Xian was originally an old minister of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and he was still a relative of the emperor. And Zhuang Wenyuan, in addition to the full-time imperial history, also taught several students part-time. Because of his erudition and talent, many princes and nobles, such as Emperor Gao Xian, when he was young, once voted under Zhuang Wenyuan and received his teachings. So Zhuang Wenyuan scolded Gao Xian, which was a righteous and majestic scolding.

Then, the mountains and rivers turned red.

The change of old and new dynasties is all stained with blood. Even if Gao Xian respects his former teacher, he can't be polite to the stubborn Zhuang Yushi. So when he knelt there in tears and was scolded. There was that sensible guy who sealed Mr. Zhuang's throat with one arrow.

Then, Zhuang Wenyuan's wife, children and grandchildren were all executed. But the grandchildren did not catch it all, and the adults did not enter the Shengping Fang, and they became official maids, and they could never turn over.

In this way, some people scolded Gao Xian for being ruthless and bullying the teacher and destroying the ancestors. Some people also praised the new emperor's mercy, relying on Zhuang Wenyuan's great rebellion, not destroying the nine clans, and not exhaling the survivors for three thousand miles. That's kind.

Anyway, justice is in the hearts of the people. The merits and demerits of a thousand years can only be commented on. And when the Zhuang family enters Shengpingfang, what good treatment can they have?

Ordinary slaves are easy to buy and sell, and young and beautiful girls don't have to worry about getting out, and then those who are older. But middle-aged and elderly people with a skill have gradually found a place to go. Plus those who died of illness in prison. I can't think of suicide, after five or six years, a big family of several hundred people has been torn apart. The heavens are on different sides.

Only Zhuang Jin remained.

Every day at dawn, he was taken to the tooth market, picking and picking like an animal, and waiting until it was dark to return to Shengpingfang, drink cold water, eat a bowl of gluttonous rice, listen to countless cold words, and suffer countless tortures. Don't look at him at the moment, he looks twenty-seven or eighteen, but in fact, he is twenty-one years old, and he was only fifteen when he had an accident.

Nianfu was embarrassed to hear it, the son and son of the third-grade official, now he is a slave who is even lower than himself.

Official slaves are no better than private slaves, and private slaves have a deed of sale, as well as the possibility of the master's mercy and freedom. If officials and slaves want to be free, they must encounter an amnesty from the imperial court.

However, the Zhuang family is an exception.

Because Zhuang Wenyuan is scolding Gao Xian's rebellious ministers for usurping the country is dead, if he pardons his children and grandchildren, wouldn't he tell the world that Zhuang Wenyuan is okay to scold like that, and you can also scold him?

Therefore, in the end of Zhuang Jin's life, it is impossible to wait for the day of forgiveness. Not...... If the Great Liang Dynasty perished before him, it would not be a problem. However, this probability is really a bit small, and it is estimated that it is more difficult than winning the lottery, so Zhuang Jin can only find a good customer and honestly be a house slave for life.

Right now, he has taken a fancy to Ouyang Kang.

Ouyang Kang talked about him behind his back, and his eyebrows fluttered. This person is really a person, and he can see several problems in just one side, and all of them are to the point.

First of all, he saw that Ouyang Kang was a foreigner who lived alone in a dilapidated house here, but he was served by slaves in the capital, so he guessed that Ouyang Kang had a home in the capital, but for some inconvenient reasons, he had to move here alone.

Secondly, the subordinates from the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion came forward to buy slaves and send them, and focused on selecting some officials and maids who understand the economy, needlework and etiquette, proving that Ouyang Kang is popular and has a certain appreciation potential, but the equipment around him is poor, and he urgently needs to employ people, so he is so bold and bold.

However, when it was seen that they had suffered a loss when they bought this dilapidated house, Ouyang Dashao categorically refused to mention it, and only emphasized how wise and martial he was, pretending to force out the prototype of Zhuang Jin, and determined to submit sincerely.

Ouyang Kang was quite proud when he talked about this section, but Nianfu was a little unpleasant, "When people are unlucky, are you still falling into the well like this, is it glorious?" ”

Seeing the whites of her eyes, Ouyang Kang hurriedly defended, "He's not stupid, if I'm really such a villain, will he obey me?" At the moment, when we are all unlucky, he can only follow us to endure hardships and help this family get better and better, so that there is a glimmer of hope to find his relatives. I wouldn't say yes to him, I just didn't want to give him a vague hope. Where is the ruthlessness? ”

Nianfu sounded a little reasonable, but after thinking about it, he said, "Then why don't you just recommend him to Guan Yaozu?" Then people are much better than us if they want to find people. ”

"You'd be wrong." This kind of thing Ouyang Kang, who often experiences brainstorming, knows much more clearly than Nianfu, an outsider, and patiently explains it to her.

Because Zhuang Wenyuan died too vigorously, ordinary eunuchs would not and did not dare to touch the side of the Zhuang family, and most of the people who were willing to buy Zhuang's family were merchants or human traffickers who came and went from the south to the north. Otherwise, Zhuang Jin would not have stayed in Shengpingfang for six years.

However, Zhuang Jin was able to stay there for six years without dying or crippled, and he was not sold to an unbearable place, which also shows from another aspect that he is still very capable.

Hearing this truth, Nian Fu's sympathy greatly decreased, and he became a little worried, "Then if he stays in that kind of place for so long, will he be psychologically distorted or something?" Is there any danger for us to leave him behind? ”

Ouyang Kang smiled again, "Don't worry, he is in our house now, and he is a thousand times better than the official slave." Besides, if he wants to get his brother and sister back, he has to rely on us. Compared with those nobles who are in high positions and are surrounded by countless domestic slaves, it is actually better to follow us who are poor and white. Therefore, even if he has any bad intentions, he will never dare to use it on us, he must be looking forward to the good of our family, and he will never want to see our family unlucky. He grew up in the capital since he was a child, although he has been locked up for five years, he is very familiar with this place, we can use him, but we can avoid many detours. ”

Nianfu was finally relieved, but asked again, "Then where are his younger siblings?" Do you have a clue? ”

Zhuang Jin had inquired about this, but he only knew that his sister was bought by an old man Chen from the south, and his younger brother was taken away by a Hu merchant from the north. This south and north, the world is big, where to find it?

Nianfu shook her head when she heard this, afraid that she would think of her father and feel nostalgic for her life experience, Ouyang Kang hurriedly changed the topic, "Do you know that our family now has its own business?" ”

What merchants? Nian Fu listened inexplicably.

Ouyang Kang told her with a smile that it turned out that many merchants in the capital would defect to the officials and become a nominal slave, but in fact, they still did his small business, but they paid some filial piety and helped with some work on time throughout the year, so as to seek a return from the master's family.

Oh, Nianfu was suddenly surprised, it turned out that he also had a day to be an umbrella? But Ouyang Kang is not an official, how can he protect people?

Ouyang Kang's old god refused to explain, and only asked Nianfu not to worry so much, "I have these things." It's the two new girls outside, I think they're quite smart, so let's put them in your room and serve, and you can change your name. ”

The two girls took a picture when they came back, they were both born well, their eyebrows were clear, she just didn't understand, "Such a good-looking girl, don't you sons and brothers like to add fragrance to the red sleeves in the house?" What to do for me? ”

That's why you can't stay! Ouyang Kang glanced at the stupid eldest sister who was puzzled, but said, "Didn't I want you to get addicted to Miss?" Those two girls, one used to be a young lady from the five-grade official's family, and the other was from the six-grade family, you have them to serve, are you happy? ”

In this way, will it be a blessing? Nianfu was a little apprehensive, "Forget it, you should take it back." "Well, she was afraid that the quality of others would be too high, so she would compare herself to herself.

But Ouyang Dashao had a bad heart and pushed people to her, "You must accept these two people, otherwise Yaozu will not be at ease." ”

What does this have to do with the monkey? Ouyang Kang told her, "Brother Guan wants to beg your phoenix claws." ”

"Pull it down!" Nianfu categorically refused, she was tired of eating chicken recently, and she didn't even want to smell the smell of chicken, "I'll give him Fang Zi and let him do it himself." ”

Looking at her little expression with horizontal eyebrows and raised eyes, Ouyang Dashao suddenly wanted to laugh, and wanted to step forward and rub it twice, but it was easy to restrain his facial expression, and said a word sincerely, "Okay." ”

Guan Yaozu brought home too few phoenix claws, and the whole family didn't eat well. The result of not eating well is broken thoughts, especially Guan Houye, after a few braggings from his colleagues, everyone coaxed, but also came to taste his phoenix claws. Guan Yaozu couldn't, so he had to ask Brother Ouyang to ask for blessings, and offered a series of preferential conditions.

But those preferential conditions Ouyang Kang can laugh at them, but he doesn't plan to send phoenix claws. His opinion is the same as Nianfu, and he gives it directly to Fangzi.

Ouyang Kang knew that relying only on the small favors between him and Guan Yaozu could only leave a good impression at most, and if he really wanted to make friends with people, he had to spend a lot of money.

Although the Marquis of Zhenyuan is an upstart, he does not have any family heirloom dishes. After Ouyang Kang came into contact with Wang Cang, a child of the family, he deeply realized that a good dish can sometimes become an important bargaining chip for a family's reputation. It is not unreasonable for three generations to watch and eat. So, how can you send a pot of phoenix claws to send a recipe decently?

However, this kind of thing doesn't have to be explained too carefully to Nianfu, it's not that Ouyang Kang wants to hide it intentionally, but he instinctively feels that this kind of worrying about making the intestines knot come by himself. As for his family's blessings, just cook a few dishes and think of something simple and happy.

Since Nian Fu is so generous, then the old rules, pick up the pen and polish the ink, listen to her, write. (To be continued......)