Chapter 68: The Big Thief and the Little Thief
"What does Lu Mingfu want to do?" Xu You went straight to the point and didn't go around in circles with Du Sanxing. Everyone has been through hardships together, and they speak more bluntly, which seems less obvious.
"Make money!"
Du Sanxing didn't mean to be ashamed of His Holiness at all, and the two words were loud and concise. got up and poured a glass of wine for Xu You, he was a rough man, there was no tea in the house, only wine, and he persuaded diligently: "Try it, the home-brewed pear wine can't be drunk outside." ”
"Pear wine? Sounds delicious! Xu You smiled and took a sip, a bit of the taste of fruit wine in later generations, it is still good as a drink to satisfy cravings, but as a wine, it is a little less meaningful. toasted with Du Sanxing, and said, "Just for money? ”
"Just for money!"
Du Sanxing replied categorically, got up and poured a glass of wine. Xu You raised his neck and drank it all, and said lightly: "That's good, the problem that can be solved with money is not a problem!" ”
He has always been worried that Lu Hui will do something to Zhan Hong at this time, and there will be some ulterior conspiracy behind it. Although he is a member of the Lu family, Gu Lu, Zhu and Zhang's four surnames, it is unlikely that he will work against Gu Yun, but he is not allowed to be bewitched by others, and he will betray the family for a while.
"The county lieutenant gave a real number, seven million is too much, and he can't make it up if he kills Zhan Hong. Why don't we all take a step back? ”
Du Sansheng didn't have much friendship with Zhan Hong, but after Li Dingzhi became a turtle with a shrunken head, he took the initiative to come forward to help talk about the item, and he must have been instructed by the Lu Hui. He was at odds with Li Dingzhi, and when the new county order came, everyone naturally relied on their abilities to make sycophants and actively move closer to the leaders. At present, the level of Du San Province is higher than that of Li Dingzhi, and it is more favored by Lu County.
"I estimate, it's my estimate, it may not be conclusive, the bottom line of the Ming Mansion should be around five million dollars. You see, there are three entrances before and after the guest building, and there are dozens of houses, which are worth at least one million dollars, right? Zhan Hong's nine products, scholars, slaves, tenants, and the rest of the farm property are worth four million, and the Ming Mansion costs five million yuan, which is a lot less, but it's really not too much! ”
Five million dollars!
Xu You was really impressed by Lu Hui, when Xu proposed to the Yuan family, the dowry was only one or two million yuan, he was only a six-grade county order, and the price was only 800 stones, calculated according to 280 yuan per stone of rice grain.
"You know Zhan Hong's family background, he was not valued in the Zhan family before, and later the family was separated, and the big head was taken by Zhan Tian and Zhan Xi, and most of them were dead things such as fields and mansions. There may be millions of belongings, but the silk, rice, and money actually held in his hands are less than a million. ”
Xu You seemed to have become Zhan Hong's housekeeper, and he immediately went to the street to ask for food. Du Sansheng was speechless when he heard it, and in terms of eloquence, he couldn't catch up with Xu You's little white tooth, and said: "Lang Jun, it's not that I refuse to be accommodating, you also know in your heart that I'm just a messenger, as for whether the Ming Mansion agrees or not, it depends on what he means." Or, in this case, you send a letter to Gu Fujun and see what Gu Fujun says? ”
Du Sanxing's tone was a little tentative, as if he was assessing whether the relationship between Xu You and Gu Yun had changed with the change of position and location.
Xu You smiled slightly and said: "Feiqing has just taken office, and I received a letter from him yesterday, talking about all kinds of things in Wu County, I sighed that everything is in ruins, and I am very busy. I don't think I need to bother him with this little thing. ”
"Yes, yes, what Lang Jun said!"
Gu Yun's shadow stood behind Xu You, Du Sanxing hesitated for a while, very embarrassed, and said, "This, how much is appropriate?" Lang Jun will give me a bottom, so I can call back to the Ming Mansion. ”
"Two million dollars!"
Xu You bit it to death, not giving Du Sanxing room to bargain, and said: "This is the highest price, if Lu Mingfu still doesn't agree, then I can't do anything." Zhan Hong's sister Zhan Wenjun is Guo Mian's daughter-in-law, what is Guo Mian's strength, and the county lieutenant is also a person who has experienced the previous turmoil, knows the depth of it, and also knows the pros and cons. ”
Du Sanxing nodded hurriedly, indicating that he fully understood Xu You's intentions, and promised to do his best to persuade Lu Hui. After sending Xu You away, he thought about it in the yard, and prepared the car to go to the county office. He and Xu You can be regarded as friends, but friends are just friends after all, and Lu Hui is the boss who controls the future of his career, and he is caught in it, which makes people in a dilemma.
When Xu You and Zuo Yan returned to Jingyuan, they deliberately detoured past Zhibin Building, and the once lively reverse brigade is now deserted in front of the door, and it is almost impossible to see the figure of businessmen from all over the world, which is not the same as the grand occasion when they first came to Qiantang.
"Lang Jun, what do you say Lu Hui wants to do?" Zuo Yan's eyes were full of doubts, and he said: "The Lu family is also the gate valve of Wuzhong, Lu Hui should not be short of money, as soon as he takes office, he will exploit the scholars under his rule, and he is not afraid of tarnishing his reputation if it is passed on?" ”
"The emperor still has a few poor relatives, the Lu family is rich, but not necessarily everyone in the clan is rich!" Xu You sighed and said, "Two million dollars, Zhan Hong is going to exhaust his family wealth...... It's just a pity that this guest house ......"
The mountain sect was bored lying on the ground, holding a cloth cover in one hand and sharp grass in the other, rummaging through the soil holes at the roots of the trees in the corners of the walls to find the weaving. The autumn equinox followed behind and watched the excitement, and said, "Shanlangjun, have you caught it?" ”
"Shhhh Quick, fetch water! ”
The autumn equinox handed over the bamboo tube filled with water in his hand, and the mountain sect poured into the hole, and after a while, it overflowed, but there was no trace of the weaving.
"Ahem......"
Shan Zong felt quite embarrassed, and refused to lose face in front of the autumn equinox, and said: "Xu has an exit elsewhere, and he was run away by this cunning worm." Don't worry, let's look for it slowly, the yard is so big, you can always find it! ”
"Hmm!"
The autumn equinox has never seen to catch and promote weaving, it seems to be very fun, and with great interest, I followed the mountain sect to turn over the soil holes in the courtyard, and saw that two hours had passed, not to mention catching, even the cry of promoting weaving was not heard once!
This is what Xu You saw when he came back from outside, Shan Zong's clothes were stained with mud, his head was down, his butt was pouting, and he was stirring it in the hole with sharp grass, not to mention how embarrassed it was. The autumn equinox squatted next to him, poking his head hard, and somehow he did it, Bai Shengsheng's face was splashed with a few stains, which looked cute, but it was also a little inexplicable.
"What are you doing?"
"Don't argue, don't argue!"
Shan Zong waved his hand impatiently, pounced on the grass, his nose touched the ground first, and he fell into the mud, but he didn't mind, he got up with a bone, and happily spread his hand to see that it was empty!
"Good worm, fast running!"
When the autumn equinox saw Xu You, his face turned red, and he felt a little uneasy, and said: "Xiaolang, Shanlangjun said that he would take me to catch and weave ......"
"Weaving? On this cold day, where is there still weaving outside? Xu You glared at Shanzong and said, "Follow me!" ”
Shanzong handed over the utensils in his hand to the autumn equinox with a hippie smile, and secretly instructed her to hide it, continue to catch it tomorrow, follow behind Xu You's buttocks, and said, "Qilang, are you going to send me something to do?" Before Zhu Lingbo wanted to come to Jingyuan, I hid in the firewood house in the back garden every day, but I caught up with you and was injured and in a coma for a few days, and she didn't come. Now that Zhu Lingbo has returned to Fuchun, I don't have to hide in Tibet, right? ”
Noisy all the way, Xu You ignored him, and came to He Wei's courtyard, he was reading, holding the nameless ancient scroll he found from the house in his hand, and asked with a smile: "Shanzong, have you found General Qingtou?" ”
Promote weaving with white as the bottom and cyan as the top, especially the green head with the name of the general, which is the enemy of 10,000 people. Shan Zong hung his head and said, "General Qingtou? Not even a white-tailed pawn was seen. ”
"The order belongs to the third autumn, when the time is in July, it is subject to the breath of slaughter, turning into an insect that promotes weaving, the white dew is prosperous, and the cold dew is temporarily extinct. Now that it's a heavy snow season, where can I find live insects? Xu You's eyes seemed to be looking at a mentally retarded person, and said, "You made a bet with Qiyi, right?" What is the stake? ”
He Wei admired the look of the Mountain Sect for a moment, and said slowly: "The bet is that he will be the master of Fang Si Nian, and after Si Nian has practiced his qi, he will teach advanced martial arts such as fists and foot weapons. Maybe in a few years, there will be another nine-rank master under Qilang's command. ”
Xu You laughed, Shanzong's skills are biased towards small and changeable, which is just right for a little girl like Fang Sinian, and said: "Congratulations to Shanlangjun for accepting a good apprentice, tonight I will be the east, and I will celebrate with wine!" ”
Shan Zong looked up to the sky and sighed, "I'm on your thief ship!" ”
"You are a little thief, don't you go on the thief ship, do you still want to get on the official ship?"
Everyone is familiar with it, and it is harmless to make a little joke, Shan Zong does not think it is a pestle, but prefers Xu You, who looks like this, and said: "It turns out that Langjun is also a thief ship here, I dreamed last night that I had changed my evil and returned to the right, and since then, I have been on the rise, I have no worries about food and clothing, and I can sleep peacefully......
"Thieves are big and small, and small thieves can only gather in the roaring mountains and seas, hold swords, rob people and property, do not know what will happen tomorrow today, and wait for the day when they will be exterminated; The big thief can respond to a hundred calls, lead thousands of people, and seal the princes, and if God refuses to give it, he will take his own life to take it, and if he gets it, it is the mandate of heaven, and he can't get it, and he won't come to the world in vain! ”
He Wei's words were plain, but in the ears of the mountain sect, it was like thunder sounding on a sunny day, and he asked cautiously after a while: "Then, are the two Langjun going to be little thieves or big thieves?" ”
Xu You said angrily: "Be a good citizen!" Its wing likes to joke, you don't have to take it seriously! ”
Shan Zong patted his chest, and said fearfully: "I'm scared to death, such a joke, He Langjun will say less in the future." ”
He Wei smiled slightly, casually changed the topic, and said, "How did Du Sansheng reply to Qilang?" ”
"Thousands of miles of officials are only for money, Lu Hui has no other thoughts, just wants to get rich!"
"Where's the price?"
"Five million!"
Shan Zong was furious, his eyes showed a fierce light, and said, "How much did we get after a year of hard work at sea? A small county order costs five million dollars to move its mouth, which is simply heartbroken and shameless! ”
Shanzong may not have much hatred for corrupt officials, but it is so easy for corrupt officials to make money, compared with the livelihood of thieves, it is obviously more attractive and cost-effective.
"After more than ten years of hard study, background, family, opportunity, popularity, all of them are indispensable, and then it is possible to serve as the commander of Qiantang County among many candidates, in fact, it is not easier than being a thief." He Wei sneered twice, and said with a smile: "How did Qilang bargain?" ”
"Only give two million dollars, Zhan Hong still has a lot of people to support, and he can't really let him go bankrupt."
"What if Lu Hui doesn't agree?"
"Disagree?" Xu You showed a smile that made Shanzong shudder, and said: "Qiantang is not Lu Hui's private residence, if you want to be the king and hegemon, he is not qualified enough!" ”