When the farm is busy, Washington is the time when chickens fly and dogs jump over the wall. When Zhang Tiangang fled, he sent his red-faced junior brother Sha Liu to Washington to report the news.

After Hua Zheng learned that the farm was raided by Jiang Tingshi's troops, he was immediately frightened and sat on the ground, and he knew that there were twenty-eight human lives in the farm alone. In order to reconcile the relationship, Hua Zheng often invited officialdom dignitaries, wealthy and powerful people, fox friends and dog friends to the farm to eat, drink and have fun, play with young girls, and some of the girls who were favored were given as gifts. If these are found out by Lord Assassin Shi, Washington will be finished.

Hua Wenguang hurriedly helped his father up, and said with a sad face: "Father, don't have a bad one, the whole family is counting on you." ”

After taking two sips of tea, Hua Zheng stabilized his mind, suppressed his panic, and ordered: "Go and call your second uncle, sister-in-law, and third brother." ”

At this time, it was impossible to hide, Hua Wenguang squeaked: "The third brother said early this morning that he would go to Zhuangzi to relax, and eighty percent of them were caught in the net. ”

"This evil beast will really add to the chaos." Hua Zheng scolded, "I can't control him, you go and call the others." ”

By the time Hua Sheng and Han Caizhu hurried to the hall, Hua Zheng had calmed down a lot, and simply told them that Jiang Jianshi had raided the farm with officers and soldiers. Hua Sheng knew what the farm was, so he was so frightened that he sat down on the chair and couldn't speak for a long time.

Han Caizhu was startled at first, but quickly calmed down and said, "Father-in-law, since the matter has happened, it is useless to think about it too much, so you must hurry up and think about it." ”

Hua Zheng glanced at his daughter-in-law approvingly, his younger brother and son were not as good as his daughter-in-law, and reluctantly smiled: "Caizhu, you immediately pack up your belongings and go back to Hanfu, and then go to my house and say to your mother-in-law, take the two black wooden boxes under the bed together." ”

After a pause, Hua Zheng's face showed a trace of pain, and said: "The box contains the deed and my savings over the years, you tell Old Man Han that the property in the box is at his disposal, just to help my family tide over this difficulty." ”

Hua Wenguang refused in every way, and finally knew that there were eggs under the nest, and his mouth moved twice, but he didn't make a sound after all. Han Chae-joo stood up and said, "I'll clean it up, father-in-law, don't worry, Hanwha is a family, and my grandfather will definitely help." Please rest assured that I will return those two boxes to my father-in-law, and I will return them as they are. ”

Han Caizhu left in a hurry, Hua Sheng was still in a dazed panic, muttering vaguely in his mouth, "It's over, it's over", Hua Zheng was angry, and shouted angrily: "Second brother, I'm not dead yet, it's not your turn to go to prison." ”

Hua Sheng was finally scolded a little sober, and said ashamedly: "Brother, I am a useless person who is not afraid of things, but I also know that the Hua family can't leave you, brother, what do you say, it's okay if you want me to go to the top bag." ”

The tone gradually became softer, and the only heroism just now was shrinking at the speed of his eyes, and his voice was crying, and he choked up: "Brother, your nephews and nieces have not yet started a family, and your brother and daughter-in-law are not sensible, brother, you must take care of them." ”

Hua Zheng was a little moved, his cowardly and useless brother actually wanted to take the blame for himself at a critical time, but he entered the yamen with his pus-like appearance and threatened a few times, afraid that he would say something, so he interrupted the crying Hua Sheng angrily and said: "Okay, I won't ask you to carry the blame." Didn't you buy a ready-to-wear shop in the name of your brother-in-law outside the West Gate last year, would you usually go there? How many people know? Do your two sons know? ”

Hua Sheng's face flushed, the shop was bought by him with his brother's money behind his back, he thought he was hiding it tightly, but he didn't expect that his eldest brother would already know.

"No one knows, I don't usually go there, it's Wan Qing (my wife and brother) who comes to me to check out, and no one knows except my wife." At the beginning, Huasheng didn't dare to go to the ready-to-wear shop in order to prevent the eldest brother from knowing, and he kept it a good secret by mistake.

Hua Zheng instructed: "You are taking care of the shops at home, you quickly let people load the valuable goods, only say delivery to people, go out of the south gate and then enter the west gate to deliver to the ready-to-wear store, don't let people know, let your wife and brother keep their mouths tight." ”

Hua Sheng left, Hua Zheng said to the second son standing beside him: "You quickly send someone to send a letter to your eldest brother, tell him about the matter, and let him protect himself, Qing'er is smart and calm, it's not that I am worried." If there is anything to do at home, deal with it quickly. Go and call Hua Ren to me. ”

Hua Wenguang is gone, and Hua Ren is here. As a housekeeper, the chaos in the family can't be hidden from Hua Ren, the eldest young grandmother returned to her parents' house with several carriages, the second master left in a hurry, and the second young master called him with horror on his face, all indicating that something was wrong at home.

Silently saluting, Hua Ren stood sideways and listened to the command.

"Brother, you sit." Hua Zheng's soft voice came from his ears, and Hua Ren's heart shrank when he heard it, and suddenly a sentence came out of his heart that he had heard from his husband when he was a child, "If you are courteous to others, you must ask for something." ”

When did the master call himself "old brother", Hua Ren said tremblingly: "The old slave doesn't dare, if there is anything the master commands." ”

"Brother, you are the old man in the family, and you have followed your ancestors since your grandfather." Hua Zheng was full of affectionate words, but in Hua Ren's ears, it was like a north wind howling, and it was cold to the bottom of his heart. Hua Ren's grandfather was a personal soldier of Hou Hua Xuning in Zhenxi, and settled down in Huiye Mansion with the general, and there was no place to go, so he simply worked as a steward in Washington, and later became a housekeeper. After the grandfather, the father became the housekeeper of Zhenxibo and Zhenxizi, he was six years older than the master in front of him, and he often played with the little master when he was a child. It is precisely because of his understanding that Hua Ren knows that his master Hua Zheng is a character who smears honey and secretly pulls out a knife, and how many people have died under this seemingly warm smile in the past few decades.

“…… Now that such a major event has happened in my family, the foundation created by my ancestors has come to naught, and my heart is like a knife. Hua Zheng was in tears, and secretly looked at Hua Ren with teary eyes, and sure enough, Hua Ren's face showed Qi Rong, after all, the three generations of ancestors and grandchildren are all stewards of Washington, and compared to others, the Hua family is still very good to them.

"Plop", Hua Zheng knelt down in front of Hua Ren. Hua Ren was startled, and quickly knelt down, "Master, what are you doing here, get up quickly, the old slave can't stand it." ”

Hua Zheng grabbed Hua Ren's arm tightly with both hands, his eyes were fixed on Hua Ren's eyes, and said: "Brother, I have something to ask for, you can promise to be the benefactor of my Hua family, don't say a kneel, in the future, I will put your tablet in the ancestral hall of the family, and enjoy the fireworks of my Hua family forever." ”

Hua Zheng's eyes are a mixture of begging, expectation and ferocity, Hua Ren has watched him grow up since he was a child, and he knows Hua Zheng's psychology very clearly, knowing that if he doesn't agree, I'm afraid that it will be his death immediately. Sighing in his heart, Hua Ren said: "Master doesn't have to be like this, Hua Ren has been greatly favored by the Hua family since his ancestors, and Hua Ren is willing to go to the soup for the main family at any cost." ”

"Okay, thank you, brother", Hua Zheng was overjoyed, helped Hua Ren to stand up, and supported him on the seat with his own hands. Hua Zheng stood beside him and gritted his teeth and said: "The family is unfortunate, the new Jiang Thorn Shi has a gap with Qing'er, and he took the opportunity to rectify my Hua family, and the farm has been raided by him." Old brother, you know that there are some private matters in that village, and they have been found out by the history of the Jiang Thorn, if he catches it, the Hua family may be very difficult to pass. ”

Hua Ren is in charge of the farm, he knows the situation very well, and it is light to describe it with the words "hurting the heavens and harming the reason", Hua Ren has always been disgusted, but he is a housekeeper, and the master's orders have to be done, it seems that the master is ready to let himself take the blame.

Sure enough, Hua Zheng said: "The farm has always been taken care of by the elder brother, and I don't know what the people in the farm said, I ask the elder brother to take it down first, and I will run around to find a way." Brother, don't worry, I have asked Caizhu to bring a letter to Mr. Han, let him mediate from it, I will go to Zhang Beijia in a while, Hua Sima is considered to be his own family, I believe that he will not die without help. Brother, you are a little wronged, my three sons are my sons, and the Hua family's property has their share, and they are willing to welcome me in the house in the future, and I am willing to give me an asset ...... independently."

Hua Zheng kept making promises, Hua Ren smiled bitterly in his heart, he knew the temper of the main family, and he was willing to promise anything at this moment, and all the promises after the matter calmed down were just a kind of anger. Even so, what can you do, this is the sorrow of being a subordinate. The three sons are all stewards of Washington, and their lives are in the hands of others, and it is not okay not to agree, maybe the master can cash in a few points, and he will not die in vain.

Seeing that Hua Zheng's tone was getting more and more urgent, and the fierce light in his eyes appeared again, Hua Ren sighed: "Master, you don't have to say it, I am willing to bear all the responsibility." ”

"Okay", Hua Zheng breathed a sigh of relief, took out a few silver tickets from his arms, stuffed them into Hua Ren's hand, and said: "Old brother, you take the five hundred taels of silver first, and when the matter settles, I will definitely make a promise to the present." However, how do you answer the old brother when he interrogates you, I will arrange for your three sons to go outside to avoid the limelight, you don't have to worry about them. ”

Hua Ren secretly hated in his heart, which was clearly a threat to himself not to change his words, otherwise the lives of his three sons would not be guaranteed. So far, I have to take one step at a time, and the silver ticket in my hand is my own life money, don't want it in vain.

Hua Ren shook his body and left, Hua Wenguang came out of the back hall and said softly: "The person who delivered the letter has left." Dad, I don't think Hua Ren is very reliable, do you want to send someone to watch him. ”

"Send two men to keep an eye on him, and don't let him leave the house." Hua Zheng instructed, "You confess to your subordinates at home, don't talk nonsense, destroy the things that should be destroyed quickly, and don't fall into the hands of the government." I'll go to Zhang Wenjin's place. On weekdays, this don't drive a lot of benefits, and there are a lot of little girls in Zhuangzi, and they want six. Now that something has happened, he doesn't want to hide from me, he can't protect me, so I'm going to pull him in. Come on, prepare the car. ”