In the afterglow of the setting sun, Jiang Anyi dragged his tired body home. For a whole day, Jiang Anyi was listening to the news about Hou Qi, and the results were disturbing. The house is very quiet, the mother should take Yan'er to the new house, An Yong doesn't know where the wild has gone.

Jiang Anyi climbed the bamboo mountain along the trail, the coolness of the bamboo forest took away the irritability and fatigue, the bamboo sound of "rustling" soothed the tense nerves, and his own thatched hut in the slanting sun was quiet and warm. In the new house, the mother took Yan'er's hand and looked around, and Yan'er was jumping restlessly; Not far away, An Yong brandished his bamboo sword and led a group of "soldiers" to fight, and everything was as beautiful as a dream.

Facing the sunset, Jiang Anyi smiled, and the bamboo leaves in his hand were kneaded into broken foam. The warm smile was stretched into a curved arc by the slanting sun, and turned into a cruel smile. This time, Jiang Anyi took the initiative to release the devil in his heart.

Hou Qi was expelled from the house, and with the help of Ma Ba and his old colleagues in the Yamen, he opened a gambling hall, and lived by drawing bonuses and lending usury in the casino. Because of the influence of Ma Ba and others, in just one month, nearly 1,000 taels of silver were earned, and the casino also collected a number of minions.

Thinking of Jiang Anyi, Hou Qi gritted his teeth, but the current Jiang family is not something he can easily provoke. On the surface, it didn't work, so Hou Qi secretly sent someone to infiltrate the Jiang family, with bad intentions, but he was disturbed by the horse and failed.

Hou Qi and Ma Ba touched a cup and said hatefully: "Brother, don't look at the current life, but brother, I'm not happy, thinking of the kid surnamed Jiang, my heart is like a thorn, uncomfortable." ”

Ma Ba took a sip of wine, picked up a big piece of fat meat and stuffed it into his mouth, chewed it with oil, wiped it with his sleeve, and said with a smile: "Brother Hou, don't worry, I heard that kid wants to study in other places, let's find a way to deal with him after a while, we have to deal with people yet." ”

Under the light, Jiang Anyi sat at the table, thinking about the news that came in, and finally set his eyes on Liu Si Mazi.

Liu Si Mazi is a gangster in Nancheng, and he also opened a casino, Hou Qi's casino is not far from him, and the two of them have a dirty relationship. Pulling business, grabbing customers, and secretly hooking any shady tricks were all used on the other party, but Hou Qi spent money to invite the master to get down Liu Si Mazi's casino. Liu Si Mazi couldn't get angry, and gathered a group of brothers to teach Hou Qi a lesson, but Ma Ba was waiting with the officials, and all of them were netted into the cell. was beaten and fined again, and finally got out of prison, but his wife sold the house and ran away. Without money, his brothers were no longer obedient, and they were only allowed to live in a city god temple, wandering the streets every day to extort money and eat overlord meals to make a living.

Early the next morning, Jiang Anyi greeted his mother and said that he would go to Guo's house to live for a few days, and Jiang Huang thought that the construction of a new house was noisy, so he agreed without much thought. Jiang Anyi entered the city, did not go to Guo's house, but found an inn to live in, sat in the house and waited for dark.

In the evening, Liu Si Mazi followed a few former friends to the hotel, and after waiting for the wine and food to be served, he broke in. After being full of wine and food, Liu Sima wrapped the leftovers on the table, and then staggered back to where he lived.

The Chenghuang Temple in the north of the city has long been in disrepair and abandoned, and the statues inside are gloomy and fearful, and few people walk at night. When the time is approaching, the dark clouds in the sky cover the moonlight, the front of the city god temple is pitch black, the temple gate has long been lost, looking at it from a distance, it is black like a monster with its mouth open to choose people and devour.

When he came to the door, he was in a hurry, and Liu Si Mazi stood next to the temple gate to release water regardless of 3721. When he was having a good time, he suddenly heard a deep voice in the temple say: "Liu Si Mazi? ”

Liu Si Mazi was so frightened that he couldn't care about the urine on the ground, he fell down and kowtowed repeatedly, and screamed miserably: "Grandpa spares his life, grandpa spares his life, the little one is not intentionally colliding, he must buy a pig's head tomorrow, grandpa spares his life." ”

In the dark of the temple, Jiang Anyi couldn't cry or laugh, he originally wanted to talk to Liu Si Mazi about dealing with Hou Qi, but he didn't expect to be misunderstood as the city god.

Jiang Anyi had an idea, and simply continued in a calm voice: "Liu Si Mazi, you have committed a great crime, this official will take you back to the underworld tonight, and see that you still have the heart to repent, so I will spare your life." However, the number of places in the underworld cannot be missing, and one life is worth one life. ”

Liu Si Mazi's teeth rang out, and his whole body trembled, only to hear the Chenghuang Lord continue: "You go to Hou Qi to fight for your life, kill him and you will live, remember, if you can't do it within three days, that is your death." ”

Quietly leaving the City God Temple, Jiang Anyi came to a secluded place, wiped off the black pot ash on his face, took off his black shirt, and tore off the sticky fake beard, the beard is a prop for acting bought at a stall, as for the method of disguise and dressing, Jiang Anyi learned it from memory.

The next day, Jiang Anyi returned home. On the third day, Guo Huaili came, and after a burst of laughter, Guo Huaili pulled Jiang Anyi into the room, and said with a babbled voice: "Do you know that Hou Qi was killed by Liu Si Mazi?" ”

Jiang Anyi was overjoyed in his heart, and asked with a look of surprise on his face, "What's the matter?" ”

"The day before yesterday, Liu Si Mazi came to Hou Qi's casino, and happened to meet Hou Qi here, Liu Si Mazi didn't say a word, took out a knife from his arms and stabbed Hou Qi five times, Hou Qi died on the spot. After Liu Si Mazi was caught, he said that it was Chenghuang Ye who asked him to do it, do you think it's ridiculous? ”

A trace of guilt flashed in Jiang Anyi's eyes, and he asked, "How is Liu Si Mazi now?" ”

"What else, locked up in prison, asked a lie, deceived the crowd to kill and injure people's lives, it is estimated that he will not live, this kid deserves it." Guo Huaili didn't want to say more, so he changed the topic and said: "The folding fan business is very hot, my father asked you to give you another two hundred taels of silver to sell at a price, and the other one hundred taels is a dividend." ”

The package was placed heavily on the table, Jiang Anyi raised his eyebrows, of course, the more money the better, the more money he went out to study, he could be more relaxed, and he didn't have to worry about not being able to afford charcoal.

"By the way, there are imitation folding fans on the market, Anyi, do you have any ideas?" The folding fan business was first proposed by Guo Huaili, and Guo Haiqing secretly gave him this business, so Guo Huaili was very concerned.

Jiang Anyi has already experienced the sinister nature of people's hearts, and he has long been mentally prepared for the folding fan to be counterfeited, and even thought that there may be black hands to fight openly and secretly. However, he is just a showman, and the Guo family is not a powerful person, so he is powerless to guard against these secret conspiracies.

Looking at the silver on the table, Jiang Anyi shook his head and sighed: "It's really impossible for a while, our bamboo has been treated, it is not moldy, it is not yellow, and it does not change color, and after a period of comparison, our bamboo has the upper hand." You might as well change more patterns, change the fan surface for silk cloth, change the size of the fan, you can find some fragrant wood to make incense fans, you can also find celebrities to write and paint on the fan surface, and the price can be sold higher. ”

Guo Huaili patted his stomach excitedly and praised: "Xiao Jiang, I really don't know how your head grows, and you still say that there is no way, this exit is a series of tricks, tsk, I have convinced you." It doesn't seem to be long before you're going to surpass me in business. ”

Jiang Anyi was secretly ashamed, how could he do it, this was all in his memory. However, Jiang Anyi has already asked for wisdom from the demons with peace of mind, quite a bit that yours is mine, and mine is still mine.

Hou Qi died, and only Ma Ba remained. It was Hou Qi who framed An Yong and Ma Ba was an accomplice, Hou Qi's death made Jiang Anyi's hatred for Ma Ba disappear a little, and maybe he must put Ma Ba to death.

A letter from the Yu Mansion gave Jiang Anyi an idea, and the letter was sent by Master Yu. In the letter, Yu Zhijie congratulated Jiang Anyi on being the head of the case, and instructed him not to waste time, to find the Master, to study hard, not to rush to take the township examination, and to become famous in one fell swoop after the foundation is solid. Come to the capital early after the middle lift, and then continue the fate of master and apprentice, etc. Incidentally, the letter mentions that he has been transferred from the head of the household department to the head of the official department.

The six Shangshu of Dazheng are all on the third grade, and the three departments of officials, households, and soldiers are divided into two on the left and right, and there is only one waiter in the Ministry of Rites, Punishment, and Industry, and the official rank of the waiter is under the fourth grade, and only the official rank of the official department is on the fourth grade, so it is often regarded as a reserve candidate for the book. Yu Zhijie was transferred from the household department to the ministry officer, and he was promoted to one level, and the prospects are very good, no wonder the Yu Mansion is happy.

Jiang Anyi knew that some time ago, Yu Zhijie went home to visit relatives only in name, but in fact, he offended some powerful people to avoid the limelight, but he didn't expect to be promoted after going back. The ups and downs of officialdom Jiang Anyi is not clear, but Yu Zhi's promotion is good news for him.

This letter reminded Jiang Anyi of the fact that Chen Xianling had asked him to explain to Master Yu that he had been deceived, of course Jiang Anyi would not be bored enough to really report this matter to Master Yu, but this matter can be used.

The next day, Jiang Anyi visited Chen County Ling with gifts, and he was naturally in a good mood when he received Chen County Ling with gifts. After a few words, Jiang Anyi seemed to inadvertently mention: "Some time ago, the Lord asked me to explain to Master Yu that I was deceived by Hou Qimaba, and Master Yu has already replied, in the letter, he praised the Gao Fengliangjie who was jealous and hateful, and specifically asked Hou Qimaba if he had learned a lesson and changed the bad habits of the common people. ”

Then, Jiang Anyi told Chen County Ling the news of Yu Zhijie's promotion to the rank of squire of the Ministry of Officials. Yu Zhijie was promoted to the rank of the official in charge of the world, this news made Chen County Ling very excited, as Yu Zhijie's hometown parent official, has a natural advantage, Chen Shide has no intention of being cold with Jiang Anyi, thinking in his mind how to get closer to the Yu Mansion, and promote himself in the next year's exam.

Jiang Anyi said goodbye and came out, the stage had been set up, just waiting for the big drama to come on. Two days later, a piece of paper appeared in the yamen, accusing Ma Ba of being a bully and taking advantage of it, Chen Zhixian was furious, beat Ma Ba and twenty boards, and also dismissed Ma Ba from the yamen and never hired.

This play was arranged by Jiang Anyi, as for the bitter master who sued Ma Ba, he was originally the people who were bullied by Ma Ba, and suddenly someone paid him to sue, so he naturally agreed. In this lawsuit, Chen County Ling Ming won the reputation of fairness and selflessness, and secretly collected a few hundred taels of silver, the victim got back part of the family property, Jiang Anyi cut off the tumor, and everyone was happy.

As for Ma Ba, the wall fell down and everyone pushed it, and the original good brother became a little ghost urging his life, desperately exploiting his family wealth, the wicked have their own wicked grinding, and no one will sympathize with him.

At the end of June, the Jiang family moved to a new house. Three days later, the green shirt is like jade, the dark horse is like a dragon, and Jiang Anyi is like an eagle spreading its wings and flying high in the sky, embarking on the future with the expectations of his family. Looking back at his hometown and relatives, Jiang Anyi knows that only by going farther can he fly higher, and his thin arms can be stronger, strong enough to protect his family under his arms.