The old man who was a sugar man whispered: "What the master said is good, isn't there something wrong?" This is the master of our Beicheng private school, don't look at it just as a father-in-law, but he can teach, and even the master has taught it, he is a good old man with a very good temper, and he has helped a lot of poor students......" Speaking of this, he shook his head and said: "In this world, good people are not good to repay ......"

This Song Zhen had a small family fortune earlier, hundreds of acres of fertile land, and no worries about food and clothing.

In recent years, the rain in Huainan has not been adjusted, and many people have gone to Jiangnan to join relatives and friends.

One of them is a cousin of the prefect of Zhenjiang, who not only moved his family south, but also took the path of his cousin, and made up for his position in Changning, and is now a clerk of the county yahu department.

When you first arrive, the first thing is to buy a property.

This document is convenient for inquiring about the field booklet, and the good fields in Changning County were checked, and finally the Song family was targeted.

The Song family is a family heirloom, and the heirs are not numerous.

The Song family's family business was purchased by Song Xiucai's ancestors, and when his father was a child, he relied on his father's shadow to barely protect the family business.

In Song Zhen's generation, he won the show and didn't go any further, but there were a few disciples who barely managed to protect the family business.

The document is backed by the prefect, so naturally it will not put a few people in his eyes.

Jiangnan is all paddy fields, more than a dozen taels of silver per acre of land, not to mention whether people will sell ancestral property, even if they sell that document, they are reluctant to buy it with real money.

He used the means and idea to hit Song Xiucai's only daughter, and arranged for his son to "save the beauty as a hero" on the surface, and then directly made two marriage books in Huke, and actually forced his son to marry Song's daughter.

forced to marry here, and the county household department over there filed the "dowry" of the Song daughter.

The Song family's 350 acres of land all became the Song family's "dowry" and returned to other people's families.

The Song family is an only daughter, and the relatives are separated from ordinary farmers, so they can't speak.

This Song Xiucai was originally going to recruit a son-in-law, and the son-in-law candidate was either someone else or one of his nephews, who was seriously injured by the clerical son as a "disciple" in the big drama of "Heroes Save Beauty", and died in a few days.

Song Xiucai's family was ruined, and her daughter's property was occupied.

He has been teaching for more than ten years, and some disciples are not used to it, so they come forward to speak for him.

The clerk put wine there, recommended the two leading lifters to go to Fucheng, and settled the matter.

The rest of the disciples, no one came forward for Song Xiucai, so they sent some money sporadically to feed him.

Song Xiucai first went to Maoshan to "ask ghosts and gods", and then went to Baohua Mountain to ask the Buddha, wanting to ask for "justice" for himself, and finally went down the mountain in a madness.

Before reappearing, Song Xiucai was what he is now, and his mouth was full of "King Kong came to the world, the world is peaceful", this is a taboo, but who would deal with a madman.

The old man who was a sugar man said this, and the two palm-sized sugar men also did it, and when he handed it to Huo Bao, he said in a low voice: "Now that the world is chaotic, a few young masters should be careful when they go out......"

Huo Bao took the candy man and looked behind him.

Several beggars came over at some point and surrounded Xue Xiao, who was wearing brocade, in the middle.

"Uncle, pity the poor little one."

"Uncle, I haven't eaten for three days, and I will be rewarded with two dollars."

It's early summer, and it's starting to heat up in Gangnam.

The stinky beggar, the smoked Xue Xiao was upset, waved his hand and said, "Go away!" Go farther! ”

Several beggars all had bitter faces, and they made more and more efforts towards Xue Xiao.

One of them was thin, and then the accomplice's cover, his hand had already touched Xue Xiao's purse.

"Ahh The skinny beggar screamed.

His thin arm was picked open, and it was Huo Bao who shot it.

A few beggars immediately showed a fierce look, this is stealing and not robbing.

Shui Jin immediately stepped forward, blocked in front of Huo Bao, and glared at the beggars: "Good hands and good feet, where can't you work hard to make a living?" I only think about the left side of the door, it's so big for nothing, get out! ”

He was tall and burly, and his eyes were fierce.

The beggar gritted his teeth and said, "If you have food to eat, who wants to beg for food...... There are many people looking for work in the city, and the errands are limited, and the work of not paying wages and only providing food must be grabbed in turns, and they don't beg for food and wait for death? ”

This is a busy city, and many pedestrians stop to watch the excitement.

The beggars had scruples, glanced at each other, and left reluctantly.

The old man who was a sugar man whispered: "A few young masters have to be careful, the little master just opened his mouth and showed his accent, unlike the locals, those beggars are used to bullying the soft and afraid of the hard, and I am afraid that they will not give up." ”

When the old man said this, Huo Bao remembered that Fang Cai's beggar accent was familiar, it was similar to Chuzhou dialect, and it should have fled from Huainan.

Jiangnan was not affected by the disaster, but it was the main place where the displaced people hit and could not be left alone.

Shuijin frowned, all thinking.

Xue Xiao sneered: "What is it? Dare to be tough with us? Go back and ask someone to clean them up and let them remember it for a long time! ”

The three of them left the candy man stall and went to the time-honored "Lotus House".

Huo Bao is holding two sugar figures in his hands, not the kind of sugar people that are blown out in later generations, but sugar paintings.

He asked Xue Xiao if he wanted to eat, so he gave water to him.

Shui Jin is tall and black, but he is a "sweet party", and when he saw Huo Bao's solid heart, he was happy to accept it.

"It's a tiger! Well, that's sweet! Shui Jin licked it, and his eyes lit up.

Huo Bao took a closer look at his side, thinking it was a banana fan, but after a closer look, he found that it was Xuanwu.

The thousand-year-old king and 80,000-year-old turtle, this is wishing the child to grow up, and the meaning is very good.

Shui Jin and Xue Xiao also saw the sugar man in Huo Bao's hand clearly, with a smile on their faces.

Huo Bao "clucked" and bit the sugar painting, full of the sweetness of maltose.

Speaking kung fu, the lotus dwelling has arrived.

In front of the lotus flower, a welcome guest stood against the door, his head dozing off little by little.

Looking in from the door, the lobby was empty, and there was not a single table of guests.

Huo Bao looked up at the sky, that's right, it's dinner, this is a time-honored brand admired by Xue Xiao?

The cold welcome in the courtyard dozed off, but it didn't look like a good business.

It wasn't until the three of them walked up to him that the welcome guest woke up and said busily: "A few uncles, please come in, there is a water chestnut on the market today, and it is the most sweet." ”

Xue Xiao also saw the situation in the lobby, frowned, and said, "What's the matter?" Why don't you have a meal? ”

"Uncle......" The welcome guest had a bitter face and sighed.

"Hide something, it can't be that things are unclean and eat bad people, right?" Xue Xiao couldn't help but be annoyed.

"No, it's not! This month, the yamen received three donations, and now restaurants and teahouses have begun to raise taxes by table again...... The proprietor had no choice, so he booked a table with a minimum of seven coins of silver...... The old customers are uncomfortable, they don't come, and the new customers are too expensive......"

This vegetarian restaurant makes flowers, and this ingredient is also tofu and cabbage.

Plain Suri business is good, vassalage is elegant, good quality and low price, and everything is decent.

This table of seven coins of silver is really not cheap, this is the price of half a stone of rice.

Where is Xue Xiao's poor money, and he entered the lobby after asking clearly.

There was no one in the lobby, it was clean and spacious, and everyone sat directly in the lobby.

Dr. Tea came up and poured tea.

Xue Xiao looked at the water sign hanging on the wall and said, "Pick a good one in the soup and water, and have a plate of other dishes." ”

The welcome guest said: "Uncle, we don't count soup, there are forty-eight dishes on the menu every season, all of them?" ”

"What nonsense? It's all on! ”

The greeting answered, and immediately rejoiced and went down.

Dr. Tea took the tea card, and Huo Bao saw that there was "Gu Zhu Purple Bamboo Shoots" on it, so he directly ordered this.

This is the former tribute tea, this vegetarian restaurant prepares this tea, and this consumption is already in the middle and high-end.

This kind of place is not for the poor.

As soon as the price of such a place rises, a table of guests is gone?

Huo Bao felt that something was wrong and asked Dr. Cha: "This pot of purple bamboo shoots is also two or three yuan, why is a table of seven-dollar vegetarian seats too expensive?" ”

Dr. Tea seemed to pinch his neck, forcing a smile, but he didn't say a word.

Xue Xiao also sensed that something was wrong, and glared at Dr. Cha: "Have a meal and the clouds and mountains are covered in fog, what the hell is going on?" Why can't you answer? ”

Dr. Nacha said with a bitter face: "It's not a little old man's rap, it's really ridiculous...... Now for this meal, not only our store has to pay taxes, but even the uncles also have to pay a banquet tax......"

“……”

Xue Xiao didn't understand for a while.

Huo Bao and Shui Jin immediately looked out the window.

On the opposite side, a servant stood with his hands in his hand, staring at the gate of the Lotus House.

"Ridiculous! I haven't heard that you have to pay taxes for eating a table noodles! Xue Xiao said angrily.

Huo Bao said: "Isn't there still a 'closing tax'? All the shops on the street are open, and there are no closed doors to avoid taxes? ”

"Little brother said, it's not like that!" Dr. Tea sighed and said: "Hey, our county parents are not corrupt officials, but they can't stand the ruthlessness of the prefect's yamen, and our peaceful days in Changning are over!" ”

Shui Jin leaned into Huo Bao's ear and whispered: "Not only is the prefect of Jinling crazy, but the prefect of Zhenjiang is also crazy......