When Mo Daru mentioned the silver gap, first of all, he wanted to use this matter to show how capable his beloved disciple was, and he was no worse than the old monk's apprentice.

And then there is another point, and the most important point, he hopes to test the attitude of the little marquis. As the master and apprentice went by, the more he got to know Ah Yao, the more he liked this apprentice. She didn't have the apprentices he had previously accepted or were either gifted or illustrious, she was just a somewhat delicate and mediocre girl, but her seriousness in her studies, and the delicate attitude of her innocent little daughter who bites a brush when she encounters problems, made him unconsciously hurt to the bones.

Half of his life was spent on fame and fortune, without a son and half a daughter, his deceased wife in the twilight accepted such a lovely girl, and unconsciously he regarded her as half a daughter. After understanding the thoughts of the little marquis, Hu Jiuling had a lot of worries on his side.

And the little marquis's answer made him breathe a sigh of relief.

"The little marquis is high-spirited and bright, Hu admires it, but the position of the head of the meeting has to be carefully considered." Standing next to Mo Daru, Hu Jiuling was full of refusal.

Ah Yao was a little puzzled, "Daddy? ”

"My father is old."

Hu Jiuling sighed, do you want to be the head of Qingcheng? The answer is yes! But there is one condition attached to this certainty: ten years younger.

It's not okay to be old, and as he gets older, he gradually feels a lack of energy in recent years. Now that the Shen family has been defeated, no one can shake his authority in Qingcheng, in fact, it is exactly the same whether he should be in the capital or not.

Just because he thinks this way doesn't mean that everyone else thinks the same way. In Mo Daru's view, the position of the head of the meeting is very good.

It's not that Mo Mou said much, with Brother Hu's current reputation, no one is unconvinced when he is the head of the meeting. The trivial matters of the silk market are managed by his own subordinates, and Brother Hu only needs to have an overview of the overall situation, and one or two are assigned at critical moments. ”

When the implied meaning in Mo Da Confucian's words, the name was hung there, and he was happy to think about how troublesome it could be to take care of it twice.

Master Kukai also thought so, but he began to persuade from another angle: "Amitabha, Lord Hu is kind and benevolent, and has benefited one party all these years, although he is not the head of the association, he has already fulfilled his duties as the head of the association, and now he is just a name." Even if Hu Shizhu is indifferent to fame and fortune, he must also think about Ayao. ”

A-Yao...... Caring for women, Hu Jiuling's firm heart was shaken.

And Ah Yao, who was in the center of the topic, completely changed her mind at this moment, "Daddy is old, he should have been taking care of his old age, and then let you worry about his daughter, it is really unfilial." The office of the head of the council ......"

Without waiting for her to finish, Lu Jingyuan, who had been silent after mentioning yì, suddenly spoke, "The position of the head of the meeting will be publicly nominated by the people of Qingcheng. There is still something important to do, so it's decided. ”

After speaking, without waiting for the four masters and apprentices, father and daughter next to him to react, he rolled up his sleeves and strode towards the outside of the courtyard.

As soon as he stepped out of Ah Yao's line of sight, his face became gloomy.

Qi Da is not a coincidence, not only Hu Jiuling understands, but he also understands this. He likes that girl, and he must marry Ming Media in the future, but the resistance in this marriage is not small. Of course, if he insists on asking to marry, no one in the world can stop him. But after marrying into the door, what will others think of that girl?

It's not that he is worried, the precious concubine was born in a big family in Beijing, and her mother's ancestor was in the world, and she is not much more prominent than the current queen mother's family. Let's not talk about how arrogant she was a few years ago, that is, after the emperor's uncle ascended the throne for so many years, she still didn't have the slightest respectful attitude towards the queen mother.

In addition to the favor of Emperor Taishang, the maiden family behind her who is still standing behind her also gave her a lot of confidence.

Although he loved the Queen Mother's grandmother, he vaguely felt that living as wanton as a precious concubine and not being wronged for a lifetime was the greatest consummation, and he was willing to do his best to give that girl this kind of consummation.

However, the Hu family is thin, and the girl has no brothers to support, and the Hu family is ...... With those things in his previous life, he naturally wouldn't rush to lift up those white-eyed wolves. After thinking about it, he had to start with Hu Jiuling.

As early as on the charcoal ship, after the girl showed her intentions, he had been thinking about the matter between the two, and he had come up with a set of feasible methods in the past few days, and the head of Qingcheng was the first step in this.

Unexpectedly, he had a good heart, but he was rejected by the father and daughter.

Is...... The sleeves of the dark color shook more intensely, and there was a faint sound of tearing, and the little marquis calmed down after the sound.

Whether it's out of self-esteem or otherwise, there are some things that he won't explain, but in the end those who should understand will always understand.

Stepping on a horse and leaving the Hou Mansion, he went straight to Qingcheng County.

Pan Chengdong, who sent a letter to his teacher last night, sat in the Ming Hall to deal with the documents sent by the state government, looking out of the window from time to time, quite uncertain. This kung fu master should have asked Xiao Hou Ye, I don't know what the result is?

Soon he knew what the result was, because the little marquis himself came.

With a sigh in his heart, seeing that the little marquis had a bad face, he thought that it would take a lot of effort, and even give up some profits in the end. But he never expected happiness to come so quickly, and the little marquis opened his mouth and said: The insufficient 800,000 taels of silver belong to him.

After pretending to excuse himself for a few sentences, and praising the little marquis for his "high wind and bright festival", he silently smiled for the people of Qingcheng.

Then he found out that this money was not accepted in vain, and the people of Qingcheng also had to do something practical.

"Elect the leader?"

Not only Pan Chengdong, but also the subordinate officials of the county government who followed him shouted together. Will you still need to be promoted? Who dares not to have long eyes, choose the second person!

"Ben Hou also discussed with Master Hu, and finally decided to listen to everyone's opinions."

No one would have thought of the scene that happened in the Hu Mansion, in order to catch the ducks on the shelves, the little marquis used this trick. That's right, what a beautiful thing it is to be the head of the meeting, which one with a normal brain would shirk it?

In Hu's mansion, Hu Jiuling sneezed three times in a row. In the county office, all the officials from Pan Chengdong down thought of one place.

"Master Hu, this person is really ...... Comprehensive. After thinking about it for a while, he came up with these two words.

Anyway, since the little marquis has an order, then we have to do it. It just so happened that the yamen had sorted out the Shen family's accounts for destroying the deed, and the next step was to issue the money, so he took this opportunity to handle this matter easily.

The county government is different from the people, and the officials go to the street to beat gongs and drums and shout so many times, and soon this matter will spread in the city.

Yunlailou, which has just been lively for two years, once again ushered in the third event: issuing silver and electing the first.

Unlike the previous two times when the dancing girls entertained and held a big feast, this time it was much simpler. The hall on the first floor of the huge Yunlai Building is divided into two halves, the left is the place where the silver is received, and the right is the place where the head of the meeting is elected. Enter through the left door to receive the silver, then walk along the red carpet all the way to the right, say to the yamen scribe the head of the Qingcheng Guild he wants to choose, draw a note after recording, and then come out through the right door.

The official on the left, who was in charge of distributing the money, was relieved, and every one of the people who came to receive the money was full of joy, and he said all the auspicious words to them.

This joy was also brought to the right, and the smile was still so joyful, but the words that came out were completely different.

"There are so many businessmen in Qingcheng, who do you want to choose as the leader?"

"Then you need to ask? Of course, it's Master Hu. ”

"Qingcheng businessmen ......"

"My family is still burning Old Man Hu's charcoal, and this bag of silver is also thanks to Master Hu, I don't choose who he chooses."

"Qingcheng ......"

"I know, who will be the leader, right? Master Hu! ”

"Green ......"

"Master Hu."

In the end, before he could speak, the people who came over said, "This official, don't waste your tongue and ask one by one, we all choose Master Hu, don't you say?" ”

"Yes!" There was a neat answer through the door.

For three days in a row, the scribe wrote Hu Jiuling's name countless times, and in the end, his wrist was still unconsciously turning when he dreamed, and if he looked carefully, the strokes were clearly the three big characters of "Hu Jiuling". Doing what a young child would do when he first opened his mind, the young scribe couldn't help but think about life: he had been studying hard for many years, was it just to write these three words?

When the whole city was immersed in the joy of "silver falling from the sky", Shen Jinshan was in the same cloudy mood as the scribe, but the scribe's side was just an occasional white cloud floating in the blue sky, while Shen Jinshan's side was covered with dark clouds that were about to destroy the city.

His Qingcheng leader is gone like this!

The last faint hope of a turnaround has completely vanished!

In anger, he almost wheezed again, quickly took the medicine, and forced himself to get up and wanted to find the little marquis, but before he could reach the door of the study, he was stopped by the secret guard who fell from the sky.

"Master Hou ordered his subordinates to inform Master Shen that if he can make up another 800,000 taels, he can become the head of the meeting."

The dark-robed dark guard had a grim face like his master's, and he disappeared without a trace after dropping these words.

800,000 taels? Before, 800,000 taels was not a problem for him, but now that the Shen family's treasury has been moved upside down, there is not even a copper plate left, and he took his life to make up the 800,000 taels. But the storehouse...... Over the years, in order to prevent petty theft, he has repeatedly said how shabby the Shen family's treasury is, and last time in front of the little marquis and the people of Qingcheng, he repeatedly admitted it in order to pay off the debt.

Now he really has a bitterness that he can't say.

The treasury he has accumulated for half his life is to blame on the Sun family...... With his hands clenched into fists, he walked towards the back house.

Nominally, the Sun family is in charge of the Shen family's back house, but in this family, Shen Jinshan has absolute authority. He put his heart into rectification, and Sun's manpower soon collapsed. Although it has only been a few days, the originally graceful and luxurious Sun family is now like a vulgar country woman, and even her hair is a lot grayer when she looks closely.

Seeing Shen Jinshan coming, her heart trembled. When an unbearable scolding came, leaning against the pillar, she defended: "This matter is also related to Ah Ci, she was so resourceful when she provoked the concubine, and now that the Shen family is in danger, why don't you see her stand up." ”

Resourceful? A glimmer of hope rose in his heart, he glared at Sun with hatred, and after throwing down threatening words such as "You wait for me", Shen Jinshan raised his feet and walked towards Shen Moci's courtyard.

The Shen family's new round of backyard battles opened again, and the battlefield without Daoge was even more bloody. At the same time, three days later, when all the money for the destruction of the deed was distributed, the results of the election of the head of the meeting finally came out -- Hu Jiuling was unanimously elected.

On the third floor of Yunlai Building, Pan Chengdong personally announced the matter, and then congratulated Hu Jiuling.

As expected, Master Hu's election was expected. In fact, if you want Pan to say, Master Hu has benefited one party for many years, and this time he has raised the most military salaries, it should be you logically speaking, even if he directly sits at the head of the meeting, no one will object. ”

"Lord Zhizhou has won the award."

Hu Jiuling didn't refuse, not because of anything else, but because of A-Yao's filial piety. Three days ago, after the little marquis left, Ah Yao followed him to the study and repeatedly emphasized that Daddy could no longer work hard, and it would be inappropriate. Hu Jiuling was heartwarming when he heard these words, his beloved daughter was so sensible, how could he not fight for her.

Yu Guang looked at Ah Yao's frowning brows, and he nodded slightly over there to reassure, "Since everyone is looking forward to this, then Hu is better than obeying his fate respectfully." ”

Daddy is embarrassed to refuse, who else is responsible for this qiē? Under the wide sleeves, Ah Yao's little hand pinched the little marquis next to him.