In April, the sun is long, and before the beginning of the day, the sky has faintly shone brightly.

The old man felt light, and Uncle Wu had been awake for a long time, squinting his eyes and staring at the window paper for a long time, just waiting for the dawn to get up again.

Suddenly, a high-pitched rooster crow penetrated the morning mist and went straight to the sky, and then, the rooster crow came and went, and there was a noisy duck crow mixed with it, and it was chaotic for a while, although it was noisy, but it also showed vitality.

Old Uncle Wu was stunned for a long time, and laughed slowly and silently, how long has it been since he heard this movement? It's a bit of a life!

Earlier, because they lived by the Heishui River, there were many families who raised chickens and ducks in this area. But in the past two years there has been a famine, and people still can't eat enough, where is there still surplus food to feed these animals? Poultry is either sold or eaten, and it has been a year since the morning has been so lively.

Now, it's too peaceful. Thanks to this new prefect! Old Uncle Wu sighed in his heart, and now he has begun to talk about the new prefect.

On that day, he successfully bought grain with the help of Xiao Jin Ge, and the next day he didn't go to the grain store at all, but the neighbors came to him and told him that he could get food with his household post, and he knew about the things that were almost chaotic on the street.

Sure enough, on the way to the cang, there were officials and guards patrolling everywhere, and he couldn't help muttering in his heart.

However, when it came to the barn to receive the grain, it was extraordinarily smooth, everyone lined up in a proper manner, no one dared to fight, and four or five scribes who made notes before and after, some checked the household posts, issued bamboo signs, and some asked him about the situation in Lidingkou and his family's livelihood.

Although the question is detailed, it can be remembered quickly, and it does not delay much effort.

The grain was distributed according to the number of people on the household post, and even his son who was a layman had a ration for him.

Although the food is not much, and the servants also solemnly said that this is a "temporary subsidy" and will not be available all the time, but it still makes people feel at ease.

Soon, grain stores on the street were unsealed one after another, and the price of grain also fell, and even the vegetables, meat, and eggs in the market were much cheaper. Everyone no longer grabbed grain and stockpiled grain, and the panic of food shortage that had been enveloping Fucheng disappeared without a trace in a blink of an eye.

A few days ago, the yamen began to post notices on various streets, saying that the Zhuzi Shecang was built in the countryside, and the same would be built in the city. The people in the city also generally voluntarily donated corn to the society, and the upper, middle and lower classes were distinguished by the book.

In the countryside, seeds and cattle are lent, grain is returned during the autumn harvest, and poultry is lent in the city.

During the lease period, whether the eggs laid by the poultry or the hatchlings were raised, they belonged to the people themselves, and when the autumn tax was collected, they only needed to return the number of poultry they borrowed and a small amount of rent.

In case of natural disasters or chicken plague and other epidemics, the lower and middle households are exempted from repayment, and the upper households are repaid at low interest.

In addition, Shecang also said that there will be other leasing projects one after another, such as spinning wheel rental, stone mill rental, livestock rental, etc

Of course, the grain inside the community warehouse can also be borrowed at low interest for the people who join the society, the same spring and summer borrowing, and the autumn harvest repayment.

When the autumn harvest comes, the price of grain will definitely fall, and this so-called interest is almost equivalent to nothing, which is absolutely beneficial to the people at the bottom.

According to the situation of the people who had previously received grain registration, the government divided a number of cooperatives into streets and alleys, and the deputy of the main commune was temporarily replaced by the government officials, and then the people nominated candidates in the future.

The people in the city have long heard about the benefits of the Zhuzi community warehouse in the countryside, and now there is a community warehouse in the city, and it is almost like giving poultry for nothing, and the people are overjoyed, and they have actively asked to register and adopt poultry.

That's why there is a rooster crow every day, which is extraordinarily lively.

Uncle Wu's house was only registered yesterday.

Although his family joined the society, he did not adopt poultry, Aunt Wu can look at the vegetable field in the backyard as an eyeball, for fear that the chickens and ducks will harm the vegetable field, not only do not raise themselves, but also usually close the backyard door, for fear that the neighbor's chickens will come over and peck her vegetables.

The food in the city is not cheap at all, and sending it to the market is no worse than selling chickens.

The reason why they joined the club was because Aunt Wu was looking forward to renting a loom as soon as possible.

Her son followed a merchant to run a business outside, and her daughter-in-law was at home with her grandson, and they had two mouths to eat.

It is not easy for the young daughter-in-law to come out to see the store, so she can only do some odd jobs at home. If you can weave some cloth, it will be a patch.

It's just that the government said that there are not so many spinning wheels, so it will not be leased to the outside world for the time being.

The government took advantage of the situation to push out a carpenter school to recruit people who know some carpentry skills, and they are currently rushing to make spinning wheel parts, not to be restrained, but also to take care of a meal, and to give a certain salary according to the piece, and there are already many people who have signed up.

Aunt Wu is eagerly looking forward to these people to hurry up and make the spinning wheel.

The roosters and dogs barked outside, and the old Uncle Wu couldn't lie down, and Aunt Wu beside him was also woken up.

But the old couple didn't feel annoyed at all, got up and laughed and scolded, saying that this excitement is the taste of life.

When she got up, Aunt Wu went to the backyard to water the vegetable garden, and the daughter-in-law of the Wu family went down to the kitchen to make a fire to boil water and hot rice.

Uncle Wu came to the front street with a big broom, removed the door panels of the grocery store one by one, and prepared to sweep the shop first, and then sweep the street at the door of the shop to welcome the new day's business - the front of the door is cleaner, and the customers are willing to walk inside.

Although it was just dawn at this time, the people living in the northwest of the city were not wealthy, and most of them got up early to get busy.

On the opposite side of the street, the incense and candle shop was also unloading the door panel, and when he saw Uncle Wu carrying a broom, the shopkeeper Wang reminded with a smile and loudly: "Brother, just sweep the store, there are people on the street." ”

Old Uncle Wu was waving a broom, he was stunned when he heard the words, stopped his hand, and said strangely: "Who sweeps?" ”

The shopkeeper Wang smiled and said: "Brother didn't look at yesterday's notice, the government hired someone to sweep the street, take care of the food, calculate the salary according to the street, or settle it every day." ”

Old Uncle Wu's eyes widened and said, "There is such a thing?!" As he spoke, he couldn't help but look up, but he didn't see the figure sweeping the street.

The shopkeeper Wang said: "It's true, it's still late for us to do this, I heard that the street next to the government has been swept since yesterday." ”

He looked up at the sky and said, "I just don't know where we line up on this street and when we can come." However, I heard that there are many people who want to make this money, and the robbery of street by street will not be too slow, and it will be the turn before the city gate opens. ”

As soon as the city gates were opened, the buyers entered the city, and their business came to the door, and if there were any more people sweeping the streets at that time, and the dust was flying and the customers were disgusted, they had to eat the street sweepers alive.

When Uncle Wu heard this, he also looked at the sky, although he no longer swept it, he didn't put away the broom, but only stood it at the door, thinking that if those who were sweeping the street were late, he might as well sweep the door out immediately, so as not to delay the guests coming to the door.

For a while, the old Uncle Wu, who was tidying up the shelves, heard the sound of copper bells outside, he took two steps to probe and went out to take a look, only to see a group of five people walking and stopping in the distance, coming slowly, followed by a donkey cart.

The bell hung around the donkey's neck, and as it went, it made a crisp sound, and it went out.

The five men ranged in age, from men in their forties to hairy boys of thirteen or fourteen, each holding a broom and a wooden shovel and other tools, sweeping the garbage on the road to one place and putting it into a donkey cart.

The donkey cart had a large bucket of water in the back, and every time it was cleaned, the half-grown boy climbed into the cart and scooped up the water, which was dusted off the street and covered with the dust that had been raised.

The shopkeeper of the incense and candle shop Wang also heard the sound and came out to join in the fun, and when he saw the old Uncle Wu, he came over and stood in one place and watched together, because he smiled and said: "This night incense can still be sold in the countryside, what is this collection of pickled dust?" The yamen still has to hire someone to do it! It doesn't take much effort, but it costs a lot of silver. In the end, it is the prefect from Beijing, and he is so generous for cleanliness, which is really magnificent! ”

Seeing that Uncle Wu was staring at that side with a good eye, Shopkeeper Wang was very happy, and stabbed Uncle Wu and said, "Brother, what's the matter, you still want to make a living like this?" Although it is quite light, but we are old, no more than those young and strong, walking down the street, tired and half dead, it is better to sell two more dustpans in the shop to make more money. ”

Old Uncle Wu waved his hand and said, "No, no." Saying no, his eyes never left the gang, and his eyes sparkled, showing that he had some idea.

Shopkeeper Wang didn't persuade much, paced across the street and went back to the shop, and when he turned around to look, he saw that Uncle Wu had already talked to those street sweepers, Shopkeeper Wang shook his head and smiled, and no longer paid attention to it.

Uncle Wu over there not only talked, but also went to the shop to get a pot of hot water and a few coarse porcelain bowls, and drank water with a few people to quench their thirst.

These people were grateful to see that Uncle Wu was so kind, and stopped to rest and drink water.

In the end, there was a job in the body, and a few people didn't dare to stay too long, so they hurriedly returned the bowl after answering a few words, thanked them again, and picked up the tools to continue working.

When people were far away, Old Uncle Wu went to the backyard to discuss with Aunt Wu.

"I just came out to sweep the streets, I chatted with them a few words, and the government hired people to sweep the streets, but the house is not yet complete! Many of them now brought or borrowed from their own homes, and the yamen said that they would be able to complete them slowly. It's all that I buy, and I sweep the streets every day, and the broom is also very expensive, so I have to buy a new one, not ......"

"That's right! Right! Aunt Wu's eyes lit up, and then she had a bitter face, and said: "The head of the house, I think it's beautiful, but how many groceries are sold in this city, and my family has nothing to do with the people in the yamen, there is no way, can such a good thing still fall into the hands of my family?" ”

Uncle Wu said: "It's only been two days since I swept the streets, which grocery store in the city has so many brooms to sell?" With such a big broom, I don't usually have many stocks, and it's not ready! We don't want to take over the whole business, sell a dozen, put on the line, count the long streams, and always make money. ”

Aunt Wu thought about it again and again, and said: "Didn't you say to me that day, when you joined the society, the official who wrote the contract with you was the vice president of our society, and he was very kind, and he went to ask him, but it was not under his control, and he could always point a clear way, right?" ”

Old Uncle Wu thought for a while and said, "I originally wanted to ask Brother Li who was on the watch, if you say so, then I will go to the yamen to find that little brother later." ”

The old couple discussed it properly, and after breakfast, they went to the yamen to find the scribe to try their luck, and Aunt Wu also specially carried a bag of loose money and broken silver for him to keep for the purpose of the scribe.

The government office is in the west of the city, and the Wu Ji grocery store is in the northwest corner of the city, and it took half an hour to go.

It was still early, and Uncle Wu was not in a hurry, and when he registered for the company that day, he had already heard gossip and knew that the rules of the government were now Chenzheng's office.

As soon as I crossed the Heishui River from the bridge and turned into Ying'en Street opposite the West City Gate, I heard someone shouting "Old Uncle Wu".

Old Uncle Wu raised his eyes and looked around, because the city gate was open, and the streets were bustling with pedestrians and cars, and he couldn't find the direction of the sound for a while.

After a long time, a donkey cart caught up with him, and a young man jumped down from the wheel, pulled him and said, "Uncle Wu, it's me, get in the car, let's go all the way." ”

When Uncle Wu saw that it was Brother Xiaojin, he couldn't help but smile and said, "You entered the city again?" ”

Behind the donkey was a flatbed cart, on which sat a group of young couples, dressed as peasants, with two baskets covered with coarse cloth beside them, and no goods in sight. Old Uncle Wu only said that they went to the city to catch the market.

Brother Xiao Jin pointed to people and introduced: "This is my third uncle and sister-in-law." I arrived at the shop first just now, and my aunt said that you are coming to the government, and we are also going to the government, so I caught up. Old Uncle Wu, get in the car and go together. ”

The two sides saluted, and Uncle Wu was polite, so he no longer refused and got into the car.

Although Brother Xiao Jin is skillful and can tie a broom, the old couple of the Wu family are not afraid that Brother Xiao Jin will know about street sweeping and go past them to trade with the government.

As they say, the broom he needs to sweep the streets is not a small amount, nor is it a business that his small grocery store can eat.

His family also doesn't just collect groceries from Brother Jin.

Brother Xiao Jin is a real person, and he doesn't have those fancy intestines, he heard about sweeping the street from Aunt Wu's mouth, and when he saw that the street was so clean, he praised and said that the yamen did good things for the people. Then he pointed to the donkey and said, "When I entered the city, there was a big brother at the gate of the city who asked the cattle to pull the cart to hang their back pockets, and they were not allowed to enter the city without this." It turns out that the street is so clean. ”

He praised Old Uncle Wu for thinking of the broom business again, and his eyebrows fluttered: "Great, although I am clumsy, I will help Uncle you talk about it in a while, this matter is done, and I can tie a broom and send it to your shop in the future." ”

Old Uncle Wu couldn't help laughing, and asked him what he was going to do in the mansion.

Brother Jin said: "I'm going to ask the experts." My sister-in-law also has a craft, and they don't often go into the city, so they asked me to accompany me to the government to ask. ”

This little Jin Ge's father-in-law's family lives by the sea and makes a living from fishing. Some people in the village have become experts because they know how to fish, raise fish and shrimp, and receive the "salary" of the government, and the villagers in these ten miles and eight villages are all excited, and they are vying to become experts.

But the government is not wronged, and it is not a random person who can become an expert by saying what he knows, but he still has to be assessed at all levels. Basically, the people who went with a foolish mentality were brushed off.

Brother Jin's family has no top-notch talents, so he didn't plan to do this.

In the past two days, they heard that a community warehouse had been built in the city to rent chickens and ducks to raise with the people, which made them moved.

Because although his three daughters-in-law are fisherwomen, their best craft is not fishing and weaving nets, but raising ducks.

The ducks she raises are all strong, and the duck eggs are better than those of others, and she knows how to pickle salted eggs.

Since the government encourages the people to raise chickens and ducks, there must also be a shortage of experts in raising ducks.

After some discussion, the family prepared to go into the city to try their luck.

Because they were afraid that they would not be laughed at by the villagers, the three and their sons did not go to the "experts" in the village to find a way, but rushed to Zhaojiatun in the west of the city to find his brother-in-law Xiao Jin Ge - Xiao Jin often went to the city to sell goods, and he was always more familiar with the situation in the city than them, so it was best to ask him to accompany him.

Uncle came to the door, what else should little Jin not do.

The three of them rented a donkey cart and went into the city, and Xiao Jin Ge first went to the Wu Ji grocery store where there was a business dealing, and sent some duck eggs from the third sister-in-law to Aunt Wu, and bought a basket of fresh vegetables for his pregnant daughter-in-law.

After Aunt Wu explained the situation of the community warehouse, she said happily that because she had a vegetable garden and it was inconvenient to raise chickens and ducks, if Xiao Jin Ge was willing, she could rent chickens and ducks in the name of Wu Ji, and they could leave a deposit and pay their own rent, and Wu Ji would not take a profit.

Because Wu Ji has a grocery store, he is considered a medium-sized household in this society, and he can rent one or twenty ducks.

Brother Xiao Jin and the third uncle and his wife were overjoyed when they heard this, and thanked them again and again. I heard that Uncle Wu was coming to the mansion, so I caught up and pulled him along.

After Brother Jin finished speaking, he thanked Uncle Wu again.

Old Uncle Wu waved his hand again and again, and said with a smile: "You kid, you are polite, thank you, it's a cheap thing." ”

Brother Jin asked again: "Old Uncle Wu, don't you ask about the vegetable planting expert for your aunt?" Auntie, this vegetable is really good! Anyway, we're going to ask the experts. ”

Old Uncle Wu was already moved, so he nodded hurriedly and said, "Then it's all thanks to your help, look at you and thank us, but it's time for us to thank you!" ”

A carload of people laughed.

Seeing that after another street to the government, I only heard someone shouting at the corner of the street shouting "Yiwen in the car", Uncle Wu and others couldn't help but hear the prestige, there was a huge carriage parked on the side of the road, about the day was hot, the wall of the car was only half a section, and the top was supported with a straw mat as a canopy, which was used to shelter from the sun and rain.

The body of the car is painted with several eye-catching characters such as "Eight Immortals Car Company" and "Public Stagecoach", and there are already four or five people sitting on the car, and a man in blue in front of the car is loudly soliciting customers to collect money.

Brother Jin couldn't help but wonder: "The stagecoach is so cheap now?" ”

Uncle Wu also shook his head and said that he didn't know, if he knew that it was cheap, he would go out and take a public stagecoach directly, where would he go so far.

When the donkey cart drove over, Old Uncle Wu couldn't help but ask the guy over there when he changed the car money.

The guy smiled: "The price has been reduced since yesterday, what about Lord Shen's 'New Deal for the People'!" And there are more stations, and the cars have to be added, so it is convenient to go back and forth in the city. ”

Before he finished speaking, there was already a cheer in the car.

Old Uncle Wu and Brother Xiao Jin also said again and again that Lord Shen loves the people like Ziyunyun.

This public stagecoach has actually been launched for a long time, since the cooperation between Shen and Lu, Shen Rui began to operate the communication network in Shandong, Dengzhou is the base camp of the Lu family, and the Eight Immortals Car and Horse Shop quickly gained a firm foothold in Dengzhou.

It's just that in the past two years, the carriage and horse shops have been expanding to other cities, building a station connecting the capital and Dengzhou along the post road, but there are not many carriage and horse shops in Dengzhou.

The reason why it has not developed in this port is also because the people of Dengzhou live a very hard life, and it is impossible for the carriage and horse shop to be as profitable as Jingzhong Xiyuan.

The people are more and more reluctant to take the car when they see the high price, and the more no one takes the car, the more they lose money, and the car and horse shop falls into a vicious circle, and it is more and more impossible to maintain.

In the end, the Eight Immortals Carriage and Horse Traveling only retained the popular route to the two major temples in the city, Kaiyuan Temple and Puzhao Temple, for the slightly more spacious people who burned incense on the fifteenth day of the first month, and the others were basically used to deliver news and transport some things for the Lu family.

After the news that Shen Rui was coming to Dengzhou came to Shandong, the Eight Immortals began to make big moves, adding stations and increasing the number of carriages.

Although the people of Dengzhou often see the "public stagecoach" with large carriages on the road and know that it is convenient, the price of rice has risen in the past few months, and they really can't afford to eat food, and where can they afford to take the car.

More than half of the people can afford the price of a penny, especially those who carry heavy objects to the market, and they are happy to spend a penny to save some time and energy, and everyone naturally praises it.

The donkey cart drove over for a long time, and Brother Jin still craned his neck to look at the public stagecoach over there, and Uncle Wu couldn't help but say, "What's the matter, do you want to sit and try?" Uncle will take you back in that car in a while. ”

Brother Jin touched the back of his neck embarrassedly and said, "No, Uncle Wu, that, I don't want to take the car." I look at the mat of the canopy, and I can make up the mat. ”

If you set up more stations, add more cars, and build more cars, you will naturally need more canopy mats. The carriage carpenter can make it, but the mat carpenter can't, so he has to buy it elsewhere.

Old Uncle Wu was happy and said with a smile: "Good boy, I also said that my spirit can find business, and your kid's eyes are also smart enough!" ”

Brother Jin laughed embarrassedly.

Uncle Wu waved his hand and said, "Let's go, let's go to the government office and ask for the broom first, and then go back to the Eight Immortals Carriage and Horse Store to ask and talk about the sale of this mat." ”

Brother Jin nodded vigorously, full of fighting spirit.

*

The fact that chickens and ducks are raised in the warehouse of the community has indeed attracted many low-level people to join the society.

Thanks to Penglai County, which is attached to Guofu City, there are two Yamen gates in a city, which are located in the east and west of the city, so that the people can be diverted - the west of the city is registered with the government office, and the east city is registered with the county government.

Rao is like this, and there is still a long queue on the side of the government.

The front hall and the back house of the government are divided into three roads, east and west, and the Cao Yanfang is located on the east and west sides of the main hall on the middle road, but with the grain purchase incident that almost caused civil unrest before, the government will no longer let the people directly enter the Yimen.

This time, the East Road Officials' House was opened to handle matters related to joining the society, and the officials were arranged to organize people to line up to enter outside the East Corner Gate, so although there were many people, it was not chaotic.

However, the application for experts is still handled in the craftsman's room in Cao's room.

Old Uncle Wu looked at the long queue on the side of joining the club, and was glad that he had to follow Brother Xiaojin, otherwise the head of the club and the deputy of the club couldn't be busy at this time, where would there be time to take care of him and point out what broom to sweep the street.

In contrast, the craftsman's house is much cleaner.

Experts themselves need thresholds, and a while ago, a group of people were brushed down by strict assessment, and now there are not so many people who come to fool and apply.

Due to the attention of the prefect, each applicant will be invited to the quiet room in the back wing after the initial registration, and a special person will be responsible for a separate "interview". It's a craftsman's house, and there are basically no people here.

Brother Xiao Jin and his entourage explained their intentions, and heard that there were experts who knew how to raise ducks, and the attitude of the officials at the reception was a little more enthusiastic, and they were invited to the quiet room and served tea.

The third sister-in-law was still a little stunned at the beginning, but when she saw the clerk and her face, she slowly got bold to talk back, especially when asked about what she was best at raising ducks, and she was even more right, if it wasn't for the third uncle's timely reminder, she almost told the "secret recipe" for feeding ducks.

She also carried a basket of pickled duck eggs, and then pushed it over and sent it to the officials, and she would not say anything flattering, but emphasized over and over again, "The eggs laid by my duck are particularly fresh, and I pickle them myself, which are particularly delicious, and adults will know if they taste it." ”

It was still Uncle Wu and Brother Xiao Jin who made up two sentences for her.

The clerk did not care, and accepted the duck eggs, saying that her affairs had been recorded, and that in two days a special person would go to the village to see how her ducks were doing, and if they were as good as she said, they would hire her as an "expert".

Everyone is grateful again.

Uncle Wu needed to invite Aunt Wu to come for an interview in person to apply for an expert, so he was not questioned. At this time, seeing that the matter of raising ducks had been negotiated, and there were no outsiders here, the clerk accepted the duck eggs, and when it was time to speak, he quietly handed over a bag containing a string of money, and inquired about the place where the street sweeping brooms and other things were in charge.

The officials at the entrance of the yamen are used to eating and dotting, and the clerk quietly put the money bag on his sleeve, and said with a smile that he would let Uncle Wu come out to talk about it.

took Uncle Wu to a mecca to avoid people, and the clerk called another clerk over, who was purchased by the miscellaneous department.

Because the matter of sweeping the street is also the new policy of the prefect, the officials below dare not slack off, and the three of them have a simple conversation, and several commonly used household goods are given at the market price, which is quite fair, and promised Uncle Wu to send a batch of goods to settle a sum of money. Uncle Wu handed over the money bag again, and the matter was basically finalized.

was chatting here, and there was a knock on the corner door over there, and two people came out, one of whom was Xiao Xiaoshi.

It was too late for the two officials to hide, so they had to come forward to say hello in embarrassment, and squeak to explain that an old neighbor came to ask the expert.

Old Uncle Wu was also busy coming over to greet him, and he hesitated to give a salute to the one behind the younger master.

The two officials didn't mention it, I don't know if they didn't recognize it, but Uncle Wu did, this person was the third master of the Zhao family, and when he went to Zhao Ji's shop to buy grain, he had met the shopkeeper and talked to him.

After a moment of hesitation, the little master had already answered lightly and walked away quickly with someone.

Old Uncle Wu couldn't help but glance at the man's back again.

On the street, the affairs of Wei Yuanwai's family and Zhao Yuan's family were in an uproar, and they all said that these two were working against the prefect and were cleaned up. So what does Zhao Sanye mean when he comes to the government this time?

Suddenly hearing a cough next to him, Uncle Wu came back to his senses, and hurriedly laughed with his waist.

The official's eyes flickered, and he lowered his voice and said, "Old Wu, what you shouldn't look at is that you haven't looked at anything." ”

Old Uncle Wu is also an old trader, and he immediately understood, and he was busy. What does he care about the Zhao family, let's take care of his broom first!

The matter was negotiated, and Uncle Wu was led back to the craftsman's house by the officials, and joined Brother Xiao Jin and his party out of the mansion.

As soon as they left with their front feet, the clerk carried the basket of salted duck eggs with his back feet, and ran to block the younger master who sent people back, and went to offer courtesy.

He also recognized Zhao Sanye, and he knew the rumors outside.

Since it is less than the master to take people to the secluded road, it means that he doesn't want people to know. He was unlucky to bump into it! At that time, I could pretend to be blind and didn't recognize it, but I couldn't pretend to be stupid anymore later, and I always had to make up for it.

He was apprehensive, squeezed out a flattering smile, and tried hard to sell the duck eggs, such as the third sister-in-law: "This is a fisherwoman who asks to be an expert to pay respect, she has a hand in raising ducks, saying that her ducks are all fish, shrimp and crabs, and the duck eggs are pickled into salted eggs is very delicious." Mr. Yu, you taste, you taste, you should eat fresh. ”

Master Xiao glanced at him, took the basket, and said with a smile: "It's okay." Don't worry. ”

This means that Zhao San's matter is okay, and the official breathed a sigh of relief, but still cautiously whispered: "The little ones will take care of their mouths." ”

Less than the master Yile, patted him on the shoulder, and suddenly said: "Your thoughts, I will definitely take it to the adults to taste it." If it's really good, the adults ask, you can talk to the adults about this duck expert, so as to share the worries of the adults. ”

The clerk was stunned for a moment, and then couldn't help but be ecstatic, and hurriedly thanked the little master for his support.

Master Xiao waved his hand and walked away with a basket of salted duck eggs.

turned a corner and went straight to the study outside the prefect's mansion at the back, where Shen Rui and the staff team were waiting for his news.

*

Zhao San said that the Wei family had already begun to sell things, and the Zhao family had received a batch. Wei Chunlai, isn't he going to escape? "Master Xiao reported the news he got from Zhao Sanlang.

Wei Yuanwai pretended to be sick at home, but the confidant and chief steward were running outside, boarded the door of Zhao's house twice, and talked secretly with Zhao Yuanwai for a long time, and Zhao Sanlang also saw them sneaking a few boxes of things.

Zhao Sanlang had already effectively imitated Qin Er's heart, so he naturally came to the government to report when he had a spare time.

"The Wei family has a big business, how can they all give up and run away? Can he give up those many acres? is to clear the acres of land he hid, and the rest is enough to feed his family for a lifetime, how much silver can he take with him if he escapes? Master Jiang waved his hand.

In the past few days, he has participated in the Qingzhang Weijia Farm, and he is quite clear about the Weijia Grange industry.

Master Da frowned and said: "Jinan Mansion only sent a letter to Beijing, and did not send people to Dengzhou, the Wei family is like this, isn't it afraid that Lord Zhang will ignore his family's affairs and raise money to give gifts?" ”

The Eight Immortals Post Station also has a branch in Jinan Mansion, and Shen Li also helped keep an eye on Zhang Ji's mansion. The information fed back was that only people from Zhangfu went to Beijing quickly, and no one came to Dengzhou.

"It's too late to give gifts now, right?" Xiao Xiao Master said: "He is so cobbled, this gift is only afraid that it will not be light, and when he finishes making up, he will find someone to escort him to Jinan Mansion - this side has already been checked." ”

Master Chen tapped his fingers on the table and said, "The only thing the Wei family can do is to hold on to Master Zhang." At this time, the matter of checking the land comes out, and he is as smart as Lord Zhang, and he will not touch his hands. The Wei family acted like this, but I was worried about Jingzhong's reaction, and I had to guard against ......"

He paused, looked around at everyone, and then fell on Shen Rui, "In case someone in the cabinet slanders the emperor." After all, if it is regarded as a crime of tax evasion, the heaviest punishment can be imposed on the official at half the price of the property, and if the adult sentences his family, in the end it is an empty shell, and someone maliciously frames the adult ...... with this."

Shen Rui had been silent, playing with a duck egg in his hand, listening to the analysis of the staff, and seeing Master Chen looking over, he nodded slowly.

The dense fold of Qingzhang Tianmu here and the preliminary idea of the construction in Dengzhou have been handed out early through the channel of the Eight Immortals Post Station, and with the efficiency of the Eight Immortals, it will enter Beijing earlier than the excerpt in Jinanfu.

Regarding Qingzhang Tianmu, Brother Shou will definitely be happy, and as for the punishment and confiscation of the property of the traitorous business, it is also a drama that Brother Shou is happy to see.

However, if it is said that he is the richest man in the local area, he has become an empty shell poor ghost when he is confiscated...... Brother Yishou's temper must be unhappy.

In the countryside of Dengzhou, big families don't have much property, and Shen Rui's character and family assets are there, and Shen Rui is hard to frame Shen Rui for being greedy for ink, Brother Shou will not believe it.

But if someone keeps instilling arguments such as "Shen Rui is young, inconsiderate, and unfavorable", I am afraid that it will also leave an unbearable impression on Brother Huishou.

The crowd is full of gold, and the bones are destroyed.

Being trusted by the emperor in character, but not trusting ability, is also a fatal blow to an official.

Shen Rui put the duck eggs back in the basket, his face showed a little tiredness, he smiled sarcastically, and said: "Those politicians, if they don't do practical things, they will only engage in these tricks. ”

Although Master Chen knew it, he also had to sigh: "The owner, the thief bites into the bone for three points, and you must not guard against it." ”

Shen Rui waved his hand, put away a smile and said: "The people of Dengzhou are poor because of these big families eating marrow and sucking blood, and this government wants to benefit the people, and they must not be hindered." Go with the Wei family, he can't sell the acres of land if he sells them, he can't take away the land with the silver, what tricks he plays, the government is not afraid of infamy, and he will confiscate all the acres of land under his name and share them with the people to cultivate! ”

Several staff members were stunned, opened their mouths, and finally did not speak, Master Chen took the lead in getting up and said, "It is really a blessing for the people of Dengzhou to have adults here." ”

Shen Rui stepped up to support him, stopped everyone from saluting, and said, "It's all my business, and it shouldn't be praised." ”

And he said, "Don't blame me for being rash. The Wei family is like this, Dengzhou is definitely not one or two households, if it is a rat trap, then there is no need to do anything in the future. Let's just do what we should do, Dengzhou is rich, and their slander will not stand. The emperor is the holy monarch, and he will judge himself. ”

Everyone should say yes in unison.

Shen Rui is not all a scene, he is really impatient, he knows those politicians in Beijing too well, and he is no different from a long-tongued woman, he tells right and wrong every day, and if you do things in a fair and honest manner, you can also be picked out of their eggs.

Prevention is to be prevented, but if it is to the point of being restricted, then there is really nothing to do.

He still has confidence in Brother Shou, not because of the closeness that Brother Shou showed to him, but because of the cleverness that Brother Shou showed.

And he is not a fool, "it is better to do well than to say well" He is also good.

As long as the development of Dengzhou meets Brother Shou's expectations, Brother Shou will always give him the greatest trust and support.

Shen Rui picked out another duck egg and said to everyone: "I see that this duck egg is a little interesting, and I will add a side dish to you gentlemen at noon to taste a wild taste." ”

Gaoyou's salted duck eggs have been famous since the Song Dynasty, and although they have not become a tribute, they are also a delicacy at the banquet.

In Shen Rui's previous life, in addition to this Gaoyou salted duck egg that is famous all over the world, there is another duck egg that also sells very well, that is, sea duck eggs.

Now, Dengzhou's sea duck eggs appear in front of his eyes.

Shen Ruiyuan paid more attention to the bulk industries of cotton cloth and seafood, and intended to build a Dengzhou brand like Songjiang cotton.

Now a small duck egg made him see another direction.

Ordinary agricultural and sideline products are done, and they are the same brand! And the benefits are wider.

After the meeting, Shen Rui specially called Master Xiao and asked him to take the time to inspect the duck breeding expert and the situation of duck raising by the sea, if he could, he would build a small duck farm over there and open a salted egg workshop.

Younger than the master, he sighed again: "My lord is so optimistic about this salted duck egg? It's a pity that it's late, otherwise I will prepare more salted duck eggs and send them to Beijing for the Dragon Boat Festival ceremony. ”

The Dragon Boat Festival has always had the custom of eating salted eggs, as the saying goes, "you have to eat salted egg dumplings to send the cold".

Shen Rui also felt sorry, but then smiled again: "It's okay, I can't catch up with the Dragon Boat Festival, and there is the Mid-Autumn Festival." I only hope that by the Dragon Boat Festival next year, Dengzhou duck eggs will be able to be marketed all over the world. ”

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But said that Zhao Sanlang secretly came out to inform, and bumped into someone in the government office, he couldn't help but be annoyed, and became more and more cautious on the way back, quietly went out of the mansion, and went around a few times outside, feeling that he had perfectly hidden his whereabouts, so he returned home.

didn't know that this time fell into the eyes of others.

In the study room in the main courtyard, the chief housekeeper of the Zhao Mansion stood in front of Zhao Yuanwai with his hands down, whispered Zhao Sanlang's behavior, and deliberately mentioned that he had stayed in the mansion for half an hour, but he was afraid that he had said everything that should be said and what should not be said.

Zhao Yuan didn't make any waves outside, and only nodded to indicate that he understood.

The chief butler said no more, and stepped aside to wait for new orders.

The old man specially let the third master see that someone from the Wei family was carrying something, and the third master really couldn't bear to run out to tell the informant. I don't know if the master wants to test the third master, or use the third master to send the news out. In any case, when the brothers came to this point, the big housekeeper was still a little chilled.

"Ma Cheng's side, have you been contacted?" Zhao Yuanwai asked.

The chief housekeeper retracted his thoughts and replied, "The Qi family is still unreliable." Or smashed the door of the horse's house with silver. ”

Zhao Yuanwai sneered and said, "At this time, naturally no one can be relied on. It doesn't matter, the Ma family just recognizes the silver. The more insatiable he is, the better. ”

The chief butler said in a low voice: "The Qi family comes forward, and Ma Yan can't sit still even if he is afraid." ”

Zhao Yuanwai leaned back comfortably on the back of the chair, and a kind smile appeared on his fat face again, and said, "It's time for him to be in a hurry." He's got good teeth, and he can bite for a while......"

There was a few knocks on the study door, and the chief housekeeper hurriedly went out to ask about the situation, and came in with a black face, and said in a low voice: "The Wei family is here again." ”

Zhao Yuanwai touched his round chin and said, "Old Wei, is this going to fight to the death?" Okay, fulfill him, let's help him again, he has been pulling things a lot over the years, and he still has good things in his hands that he hasn't taken out. If you show the account book to someone who comes to the house, you will say that our family has no money, so we will not accept ordinary things, and when he takes good things, he will then reduce the price. ”

The big housekeeper smiled and his eyes narrowed, "I have to fill in the money sent to the Ma family." ”

Zhao Yuanwai high-fived and smiled: "Exactly." ”

Zhao Yuan's foreign information is right, the Wei family has no choice now.

There was no one from the political envoy's house, and Aunt Wei's mother's family sent a steward surnamed Xue, who did not bring any good news, and only asked for money.

Wei Yuanwai is not a fool, and he is also worried that Aunt Wei will deceive him.

But he has no so-called retreat at all, he knows best how many people in Dengzhou hate him, once he loses the protection of the political envoy and pleads his guilt, there will immediately be people who have fallen into the well, snare more crimes, and there will be no bones left in his family.

Even now, before Jinan Mansion has given up on him and he hasn't fallen yet, Zhao Yuanwai, who has always been willing to be his dog's leg, has bared his fangs and wants to bite a piece of meat from him.

Wei Yuanwai gritted his teeth with hatred, but he still squeezed out the words from between his teeth, "Go, go to Mrs., let her take out the box of things and send them to the Zhao family!" ”

The confidant steward hesitated, and said in a low voice: "Instead of sending it to the Zhao family, it is better to send it to Lord Zhang quickly, but the left is also for Mrs. Tai's birthday......"

Wei Yuanwai closed his eyes and said, "Send it to Zhao's house." ”

Since Aunt Wei's mother's family sent someone here, it means that at least on the surface, Zhangfu wants to clear up the involvement, and he just sent something, and Zhangfu may not accept it.

The steward withdrew.

Wei Yuanwai closed his eyes and thought about how much silver he had now gathered in his hand.

Actually, there is another way.

Rise from the ashes.

He can leave it all behind and run away with the silver, and as long as the silver is there, what is he afraid of.

He didn't believe that Shen Rui had brought down his Wei family and swallowed so many fields, and Zhang Ji could swallow this breath. He is gone, the Wei family has fallen, Shen Rui has no handle to threaten Zhang Ji, and Zhang Ji will inevitably deal with Shen Rui ruthlessly.

When the time comes, he may not be able to come back and make a comeback.

Silver, silver, silver sent a small half to Steward Xue's side first, stabilized them, and showed Zhang Ji his allegiance and sincerity.

He had to take the rest.

It is impossible for a family to go.

The eldest son and second son of the original match are in their twenties, and they can stay for a while.

The young sons are still young, and they are the top of his heart, so he has to think of ways to send them out.

Well, Puzhao Temple is close to the east gate, so I went to live in Puzhao Temple for a few days, quietly walked from the east gate, and went to Ninghai Prefecture to live first.

He was on his side, and then thought about picking her up.

Wei Yuanwai calculated properly and accelerated the speed of selling property.

Because he has been calling himself sick, he asked Xu Xian to pray for him in the name of blessing, and took his young son to live in Puzhao Temple to eat and pray for Buddha.

That Steward Xue can be sent by Zhang Ji, he is not a stupid, all kinds of actions of the Wei family are in his eyes, and when Wei Yuan took out the silver, he looked at the number, and sneered: "I really don't want to make a hand, and we are not begging, so that's it, I'll go back tomorrow." ”

He said with pity: "I don't know if the money is still in hand when the government comes to copy it." With that, he flicked his sleeves and left.

Wei Yuanwai hated the root of his teeth, but he couldn't let him really go, and after some soft grinding and hard bargaining, he was finally stepped on by Steward Xue and took away most of the silver.

Wei Yuanwai's heart was dripping blood, but it was useless to be frustrated, now it was important to get out, there were still more than 10,000 taels left, and it was not very difficult to set up a mess of business with this silver as the capital.

Two days after Steward Xue left, Wei Yuanwai here was also ready to stop.

He made a plan and prepared to light a fire in the account room at home, and told Quan Dengzhou and Jinan Mansion that he had burned the evidence. He himself could take advantage of the chaos to get out.

When everything was ready, just as the fire was almost ignited, a report from the imperial court entered Dengzhou City.

Soon, the streets went viral.

According to the Shandong Yushi Hu Festival to solicit bribes from all walks of life in Jinan Prefecture, the right political envoy Zhang Ji borrowed 20,000 taels of silver from the temple of Zengzi to store in Dezhou, and sub-patrol the East Yandao Servant Mao Guang took 5,000 taels of incense money from Tai'an Prefecture, Jinan Daoist Hou directly took 3,000 taels of silver from Deping County, and Xiao Ke, the prefect of Jinan Prefecture, and Li Zheng, the canonical history of Licheng County, also had silver to send to Dezhou, and planned to take the silver from Dezhou when Hu Jie returned to Beijing.

Zhang Zhen, the superintendent of the imperial history, was ordered to investigate the local tuntian, found out about the matter, and then impeached the local officials in Shandong.

The emperor was furious and ordered severe punishment.

The officials reconsidered, the right political envoy Zhang Ji, the sub-patrol of the East Yandao affairs Mao Guang, and the prefect of Jinan Prefecture Xiao Ke chased the stolen goods and demoted them to the second level, and the crown belt was idle.

Hou Zhi, the governor of Jinan Province, and Li Zheng, the classic history of Licheng County, recovered the stolen goods and cut their nationality for the people.

Although Zuo Bu's political envoy Che Xi did not participate, he was negligent in his supervision, and he was demoted by one level and transferred to Yungui according to his negligence.

Everyone involved in the Texas Health Institute was convicted in accordance with the law.

And Hu Jie, as a royal history, was greedy and greedy, knew the law and broke the law, and the crime was added to the third degree, so that the Jinyi Wei sent the official school to Beijing and went to Xiaozhou, Shaanxi.

Wei Yuanwai, who was dressed in civilian clothes and was about to run away, pinched the copy of the newspaper that his henchman had bought with a lot of money from outside, and his eyes turned black for a while.

He only felt that his ears were buzzing, and the sky was spinning as if he couldn't stand, and his chest was so tight that it seemed like a ball of cotton, and he couldn't even gasp.

He staggered a step, and the henchman butler hurriedly supported him, but he pushed the butler away, his round eyes were red, and he viciously tore the manuscript of the newspaper to shreds, and shouted: "Fake! Fake! The Shen family's children did the game! ”

In addition to the sound, there is also a mouthful of blood foam.

The henchman butler was so frightened that he crawled over to support Wei Yuanwai, and shouted sadly to invite a doctor.

Blood spit out, Wei Yuanwai felt that his chest was not so blocked, and his brain seemed to be a little clearer, he pushed the housekeeper away again and scolded: "Idiot! Quickly call someone to chase back his mother's forgotten eight lambs surnamed Xue and take the silver back! ”

Before the words fell, he only felt that his head was confused again, and the person had fallen straight back.

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