Hai'an Town is very small, and there is no way to hide things, and if something happens in the morning, you don't need to wait until it gets dark to know everything.

The more Han Xiufeng thought about it, the more he felt that Dean Gu's words had a certain amount of truth, if the Ren family girl was allowed to stay for the time being, those mothers-in-law in the town would not make irresponsible remarks. If you let the Ren girl go back like this, the mothers-in-law in the town who are not used to seeing the Ren girl will definitely think that they dislike the Ren girl for being lazy, and they will even count the Ren girl's laziness behind her back. And as Dean Gu said, the girl of the Ren family is an arrogant master, if she is really teased by those big girls and little daughters-in-law in the town because of this, she may really go to the river if she can't think of it.

Up to now, he can only "make mistakes and make mistakes", but Su Jueming, who is self-assertive, must not be spared, and even Datou and Ji Daji Er will have to be strictly controlled in the future.

Han Xiufeng weighed it and asked Dean Gu to explain to Ren Yaen first, and then took Su Jueming to the foot of Fengshan Mountain, handed him over to Dean Gu's nephew Gu Jinyan, and asked Gu Jinyan to supervise him to work with the craftsmen, and he was not allowed to go back until he worked for a month!

Su Jueming is very idle, he has never done heavy work, and he has never suffered this hardship. The intestines were about to turn green, and I wanted to cry without tears when I looked at Han Xiufeng's departing back.

"Brother Su, Brother Su......"

"Oh, here we are."

Gu Jinyan not only recognized him for a long time, but was also bullied by him when he was a child, although he didn't know what he did wrong, but it was certain that he must have made a mistake, otherwise Master Han would never punish him like this, and forced a smile: "Brother Su, as the saying goes, it's better to come early than to come by chance, you are really in a hurry today, the master is putting the line, and when the line is placed, he will set off firecrackers to honor the Bodhisattva and start work, there is not only meat but also wine at noon!" But this foundation has to be dug up today, and there is a shovel over there, do you go and pick it up yourself, or will I get one for you? ”

Su Jueming was anxious: "Careful words, what do you mean by this, I am a scholar, how can I dig a ditch!" ”

"It's digging foundations, not ditches."

"I won't dig a ditch."

"You can't learn, who is born to do these jobs." Gu Jinyan's face was straight, and he pointed to the people who were waiting for the master to release the line and said: "Brother Su, if you don't hurry over and dig the foundation well, the junior brother will not be able to deal with Master Han, so he can only go to ask Master Han for guilt." ”

"You just have to turn a blind eye."

"Open one eye and close one eye, is Master Han so easy to fool? Brother Su, don't make it difficult for me, otherwise I will really have to report to Master Han. ”

Su Jueming didn't dare to let him go to report, so he turned his head and walked to the place where the line was released, muttering as he walked: "Go and go, isn't it just digging a ditch, don't you be afraid!" Take a chicken feather as an arrow, what's the big deal, why don't you go to the test to become an official if you have the ability......"

"Brother Su, what did you say?" Gu Jinyan asked unhappily.

"No, no, I didn't say anything."

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Although Gu Jinyan is not very old, and his reading is not very good, but he does things steadily, Han Xiufeng believes that he can put Su Jueming in order, and he is not worried that Su Jueming's kid dares to steal and play tricks, so when he returns to the south bank, he rushes straight to the Baojia Bureau, and asks Wang Qianli, who is "sitting in the hall" today, to send someone to call Datou and Ji Dajier to come back.

It is said that some villages are drilled in the morning and evening, and some villages are drilled every three or five times, in short, they can't just let Datou and Ji Daji be idle in the countryside, otherwise it is easy to cause trouble.

After explaining everything, when I returned to the small courtyard, Cuihua had already cleaned the inside and out, washed and dried the clothes I changed yesterday, and was sitting by the well picking vegetables.

"Master Han, you came back just in time, I forgot to ask you what you had for lunch just now."

"Whatever."

"Whatever?"

"It's what you eat, what you do, what I eat." Han Xiufeng thought about it and turned around and said: "That's it, I'll go in and get you some money to put here, what vegetables do you need to buy, what things are missing at home, you can help you buy them on the street." Tell me when the money is spent, and I'll get it for you. ”

"This is a good feeling, Master Han, don't worry, I won't be greedy for your money. My dad said that you should be clean in your hands, not greedy for money, and not taking advantage of small things. ”

This girl really can't lie, just write on her face that if you go to other places to do things, you can be greedy for money, and you can take advantage of it, Han Xiufeng couldn't help laughing, and was about to say that it was good to know, Ren Yu'er suddenly walked out and said timidly: "Master Han, if you don't leave the money here for me, I'll keep it for you." ”

She didn't go back!

Han Xiufeng paused, stopped and said, "Miss Ren, no, I'll call you Yu'er." As for you, don't call me Master Han again, call me Fourth Brother in the future. ”

Ren Yu'er secretly thought that I was here to help you do things, not to be a concubine for you, even if I was a concubine, I had to call the master, and was suddenly startled: "Master Han, this is not suitable, this is absolutely unacceptable......"

"Don't be afraid, listen to me." Han Xiufeng smiled slightly, and explained in a gentle voice: "Dean Gu must have forgotten to tell you, I have a cousin in my hometown, not only is she about the same age as you, but she also looks very similar, so when I saw you, I wanted to recognize you as a righteous sister, I don't know what you think, would you like to recognize me as a brother?" ”

Ren Yu'er couldn't believe that this was true, and it took a while for her to calm down, and she hurriedly said again, and said excitedly: "Yu'er is willing, to have a brother like you, Master Han, is a blessing that Yu'er has cultivated for eight lifetimes." ”

As she spoke, her pretty face flushed with shame.

Han Xiufeng thought to herself that she was really a stupid girl, she didn't know if she was sold, she sighed secretly and crossed the threshold and walked into the house, seeing that she had already sorted out all the books in the west wing and the letters she wrote in the morning, she turned around and said, "Yu'er, although there is a lack of literate people here, there is not much to do. ”

"Master Han......"

"Why are you calling the master again, calling the fourth brother."

"Oh, Fourth Brother." Ren Yu'er reacted and couldn't help laughing.

Men and women are not kissed, not to mention that there is really nothing for her to do here, Han Xiufeng forgot what he wanted to say just now for a while, and simply walked into the east wing room and took out a bunch of keys, took her into the door of the west wing, and pointed to a few large wooden boxes piled up inside: "Yu'er, the one on the corner is the money box, there are dozens of money in it, the key is for you, the money in it is handed over to you, what is lacking at home, what do you want to buy, you look at it and let Cuihua buy it on the street." ”

"Master Xie Han, no, Fourth Brother Xie trusts, Yu'er will definitely keep it, no matter how much it is spent, no matter where it is spent, I will write it all down one by one, and I will pay you an account at the end of the month."

Han Xiufeng thought about the family, what kind of accounts to keep, and then thought that she couldn't be idle, so he simply nodded, thought about it and said: "These boxes on the side, some of them contain books, some contain some official documents, and some letters from fellow villagers and families, you have time to help gather them together." ”

"Okay, I'll sort it out and help you get it together."

"And then there'...... And then there ......" Han Xiufeng really couldn't think of anything else she could do, and just as she didn't know what to let her do again, there was a rush of footsteps outside, followed by a voice that was both unfamiliar and somewhat familiar.

"Second brother, second brother, you are already the deputy master of Yun, why don't you live in the yamen in the town, but live in such a dilapidated place......"

Du San's voice!

Han Xiufeng thought he had heard it wrong, and when he came out, it was Du San, who had been separated for more than a year, and was rushing into the hall wearing an official uniform, and before he had time to look at the patch on his chest, he was hugged by a bear hug.

"Big brother, is it really you?"

"It's really me, second brother, does it feel like a dream?" Du San was really happy and excited, and said with tears in his eyes while patting him on the back: "Second brother, you almost can't see your brother anymore!" Don't you know, I trekked through mountains and rivers, rushed to Guangxi with great difficulty, and before I saw the platform, I met Changmao first, Tengjin Dou died, Wang Guerrilla died, fortunately I ran fast, otherwise I would have died in a foreign country, and you couldn't even find the corpse. ”

Han Xiufeng pushed him away vigorously, only to find that he was already from the top of the fifth grade, and then looked behind him, it was actually a villager who stayed in Taizhou last time, and suddenly realized that he first found the Yunsi Yamen, and found Pan Er, who did not go to various inspections with Guo Peilin, but stayed in Taizhou to find out what he knew, and Pan Er sent someone to accompany him to find Hai'an.

"Big brother, don't be like this, you are already a big official from the fifth grade, and you are not afraid of other people's jokes."

Du San reacted, quickly wiped his tears, and said with a little embarrassment: "Second brother, my brother's life was picked up, and he almost didn't save his life, so he will be afraid of people's jokes?" ”

"You will not die in this great calamity, and you will have a blessing in the future." Han Xiufeng motioned to the sister he had just recognized to hurry up and make tea, and at the same time motioned Cuihua to hurry up to Zhang Luo to drink and eat, and waited for the two girls to react before beckoning Du San to sit down, and asked curiously, "Big brother, what happened later?" ”

"What's next?" Du San asked, but his eyes were fixed on Ren Yu'er who went to make tea.

Han Xiufeng secretly scolded that the nature of the country is easy to change, and he coughed dryly and reminded: "I'm asking why you came to Jiangsu, and you were promoted because of misfortune?" ”

Du San also realized that he was distracted, and said embarrassedly: "Didn't you meet Changmao as soon as you arrived in Guangxi, they searched everywhere to kill officials, Teng Jindou They drank too much the night before, and woke up late in the morning, and were caught by Changmao." I was lucky enough not to sleep at the inn that day, and when I noticed something was wrong, I ran. It's also evil to say, I chase hair wherever I run. I ate and slept in the open air, and ran to Hunan in one go, and the turtle sons chased them to Hunan! ”

"And then?"

"I can't run anymore when I run, and the money on my body is gone. At that time, I thought, nine times out of ten, I will die in Hunan, but I didn't expect to meet a group of Hunan villagers, those villagers are really not afraid of death, not only dare to fight with Changmao's real knife and real gun, but also kill Changmao! ”

"Hunan's Xiangyong is so domineering?" Han Xiufeng will be skeptical.

"What are you lying about?" Du San took the tea from Ren Yu's hand, and said with flying eyebrows: "Later, I learned that the Hunan man who led the troops was surnamed Jiang, called Jiang Zhongyuan, and he was born in Zhejiang, as if he had been a magistrate in Zhejiang. ”

Jiang Zhongyuan, a native of Hunan, had never heard of it before, but this year it was like thunder, and it is said that many old thieves in Guangxi were planted in his hands, and now it seems that he has been officially residing in Hubei as an envoy. It's just that I didn't expect Du San to be so lucky, and when there was no escape, he could meet such a Hunan man who could fight.

"And later?" Han Xiufeng asked.

"At that time, not only did I have nowhere to go, but I didn't even have anything to eat, so I could only beg Lord Jiang to take me in, but I didn't expect to stay with Lord Jiang for more than a month, and the court asked Lord Jiang to go to the Shuai camp to help with military affairs. Second brother, Xiang Shuai, do you know, he is from Ba County, and he is a fellow townsman with you! ”

"Yes, I know."

Du San took a sip of tea, and then said: "Xiang Shuai is your countryman, and he is also my countryman, even if he defects, he must defect to his own countryman, so I will serve under Xiang Shuai." ”

Han Xiufeng found that his experience was really a bit legendary, and after thinking about it, he asked: "Isn't Xiang Shuai attacking Jiangning, why did you come from Jiangning to Taizhou?" ”

"Don't mention it, I'll be angry when I mention this!" Du San put down the teacup and said hatefully: "There are many fellow villagers under Xiang Shuai, I defected to Shuai later, and they defected to Xiang Shuai earlier than me, so they don't treat me as their own person." Didn't Changmao divide his troops and go to the capital, Lord Qishan's side also wanted to divide his troops to chase and suppress, saying that the soldiers in Jiangbei were not enough, so he asked the saint to transfer two thousand Sichuan soldiers from Xiang Shuai. Under Xiang Shuai's command, it was a good shade under the big tree, and none of them wanted to come, so they let me come. ”

"You brought the troops?"

"Where can I bring soldiers, I am just an ornament, and the ones who really lead the soldiers are those thousands of generals," Speaking of this, Du San suddenly changed his words: "Second brother, it is not easy for my brother to come here, in order to take a five-day vacation, I stuffed a hundred taels of silver into those subordinates who came to Shuanglai!" ”

Han Xiufeng has heard of the name Shuanglai, the Han army is a white flag man, the most powerful general under Qi Shan, and now he is the chief soldier. It is said that the Taiping army originally stationed more than a dozen camps in the area of Yangzhou Ximen, Qilidian, Zhenhai Temple and Xiaxi Lake were all swept away by Shuanglai and his troops.

It is even conceivable that if it weren't for the fierce killing of Shuanglai, Lin Fengxiang, the chief general of the Taiping Army who was sitting in Yangzhou at that time, would never let the two Taiping troops who attacked Taizhou come back to help, not to mention that the Baita River could not be held, and even Liaojiagou, which had made so many preparations, might not be able to hold it.

As soon as he heard Shuanglai, Han Xiufeng subconsciously asked, "Big brother, so you are now listening to the Shuanglai General Soldier?" ”

"That's why I spent a hundred taels of silver to take leave to come to you, Shuanglai is the same as Lord Jiang, he is really not afraid of death, he likes to fight. As soon as we arrived outside Yangzhou City, he asked us to prepare for the siege of the city, saying that we were waiting for some cannons, and as soon as the cannons arrived, they would start fighting! The more Du San thought about it, the more frightened he became, and he grabbed Han Xiufeng's arm: "Second brother, help me think of a way, the siege of the city will really kill people, I don't want to die under the city of Yangzhou." ”

"Big brother, I don't recognize Shuanglai, what can I do?"

"You don't know Shuanglai, but you know Lord Guo, go and help me beg Master Guo, and ask Lord Guo to help me intercede with Lord Lei. Shuanglai is now moving to the south of Yangzhou City, and he has to listen to Lord Lei's orders. As long as Master Lei says a word, he won't force me to attack the city. ”

"Big brother, it's not that I don't help you, and it's not that I won't save you when I die, but this matter is not as simple as you think." Han Xiufeng was really stumped by him, scratched his neck and said: "What's more, Lord Guo has gone to inspect various fields, I don't know where he has patrolled at this time, it is really far away and can't quench his thirst." ”

Du San was so scared that he was going to die, he really didn't want to attack the city, so he begged with a bitter face: "Second brother, my brother knows that this matter makes you embarrassed, but brother, who else can I ask for besides you?" ”

He has said it all, and it is really unreasonable to do nothing, Han Xiufeng muttered: "Big brother, are you sure that Shuanglai will listen to Lord Lei's orders now?" ”

"Sure!"

"I happen to have an acquaintance with Lord Lei, and I will write a letter, and you can bring it to him when you go back, and see if he can help with this."

"To whom do you bring the letter?"

"Governor of Yan, Zhang Yiguo, he is now listening to Lord Lei, and it is said that Lord Lei values him very much."

"Second brother, do you know Zhang Yiguo?" Du San asked in surprise.

"You recognize that?" Han Xiufeng was surprised.

"That surnamed Zhang is similar to the prison army, staring at us every day, can I not recognize it?" When he mentioned Zhang Yiguo, Du San was furious again, gritted his teeth and said: "He led a group of village warriors to wander around the camp all day long, looking at us like a prisoner, and the brothers in the camp had to report to him no matter where they went, and if they didn't report it, they would serve in military law." ”

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