Everyone saw that the little patriarch and the uncles of the three houses were in trouble, and the clansmen also had their own small calculations: to put it mildly, everyone had no good feelings for the three brothers who came out of the three houses, and the three brothers tried every means to hollow out the family property, especially the son of the big house family, Daniel Zhang, since he had the official status of county captain, he was even more disdainful of the clansmen and commanded. However, everyone also has no way to completely trust Zhang Xian's ability as a little patriarch for the time being, although this little patriarch has a meritorious reputation, but, after all, he is too young to be married, and he has not made any contributions to the family before, so he was inexplicably selected by the old patriarch to be the new patriarch.

Now seeing that this young little patriarch, for the sake of the family's interests, wants to recover the family's arrears, has a stalemate with the three major houses, and is still in prison, everyone still cares about this child from the bottom of their hearts, after all, this is the most promising child of the Zhang family, so the clansmen began to say again in private:

"Hmph, this big house is obviously a set for the little patriarch, with the current financial resources of their third house, this family loan, for them, it can be easily repaid."

"Who's to say it isn't? These three major houses borrowed a huge amount of money from the family, and they have already made a lot of money, but they have been repaying their debts, and now they want to embarrass the little doll patriarch, and they are still shameless? ”

"How can this be reasonable, it is said that some clansmen have long been bought by the big house, and they will also fall into the well for the little patriarch! Although I have an opinion on the old patriarch passing on the throne to the little patriarch, I have more opinions on letting this big house be the patriarch! ”

Just when everyone was talking to each other, Zhang Xian's three cousins returned to the council hall with their toes proud, each holding a stack of silver tickets in their hands, proudly facing Zhang Xian, and let out a disdainful laugh, and the three uncles smiled even more on their faces, and saw Daniel Zhang's father stand up and said loudly:

"Ladies and gentlemen, today we all pay back the silver owed to the family in the three rooms, as well as the overdue interest, and we will pay it back a lot, everyone is a witness, and I respectfully ask the young patriarch to count the number. It's not that the three of us are embarrassed little nephews and patriarchs who are uncles, but the gossip outside is really vicious, and it is obviously to provoke discord among my Zhang family. The patriarch of the little nephew has already said that once we pay off the family money, we will go to the county government to receive the crime, as for whether the county master is convicted, it is a matter of the court law, and I and other little people have no right to put their beaks. ”

Zhang Xian didn't look at Daniel Zhang's father, and directly asked the little scholar to start counting the silver tickets, and after confirming that the number was correct, he suddenly smiled, and everyone in the hall was puzzled, could it be that this little patriarch was scared stupid? I can still laugh! But seeing Zhang Xian stand up briskly, he said to the clansmen:

"Well, yes, yes, after counting, Uncle Sanfang will pay off the debt, a lot of money. Since then, my Zhang family no longer has to worry about operating expenses. As for the gossip that Uncle Fang Cai said, the patriarch will never be bad, but going to the county government is too delayed, so the patriarch will ask his father to invite the county master to my Zhangfu meeting hall and handle the case directly on the spot, so everyone can be a witness! I wonder what the uncles think? ”

As soon as Zhang Xian finished speaking, there was a haha laugh, this laughter was Daniel Zhang, and he said while laughing: "I said cousin, maybe you are not sober-minded, although you have a meritorious reputation, but the county master is a county parent official, how can you deign to come to our Zhangfu meeting hall for your little doll to judge the case, cousin, have you watched too much drama?!! ”

Daniel Zhang's father couldn't help laughing, and said to Zhang Xian with a serious look of an elder: "As an uncle, it is better to persuade the nephew to calm down and face the reality, it is not a bad thing for young people to have more tribulations, with your status as a scholar with merit and fame, you must have gone to the county ya, and after the county master convicts you, he will also give you a light sentence, guilty but not guilty!" Take 10,000 steps back and say, even if the county master wants to be punished and sentenced to prison to serve your sentence, will we sit idly by as uncles? It's nothing more than spending some silver, and it will surely fish you out. ”

Zhang Xian heard the eldest uncle speak like this, and the two uncles and a few cousins below also got carried away and coaxed, but more clansmen kept shaking their heads and sighing. Zhang Xian said in his heart, I really don't shed tears when I don't see the coffin, I hope that after a while, you don't go crazy!

At this moment, a loud voice came from outside:

"The county commander has arrived!"

After this sound was heard, I saw a pair of errand officers holding honor guards walking under the hall, and three gongs rang out behind the back. Daniel Zhang is a county captain, he is very familiar with the county master, at first glance, he was surprised, three steps and two steps, quickly ran to the county master and knelt down: "County Captain Daniel Zhang meets the county commander!" ”

When everyone saw Daniel Zhang respectfully bowing in front of the county master, they didn't expect that this high-ranking parent official really arrived in the Zhang Mansion, and they really didn't expect that this little baby actually invited the county master, and everyone was shocked in their hearts, and they all began to re-examine this little patriarch. And the brothers in the third room of the Zhang Mansion were even more inexplicably surprised in their hearts, when did this little kid have such energy to invite the county master? .

When the county magistrate approached, everyone found out that Zhang Xian's father was really in front of the county magistrate and his entourage, and everyone reacted and knelt down and bowed. At this time, Zhang Xian left the Taishi chair, walked calmly in front of the county commander without being humble or arrogant, and saluted with a fist: "Student Zhang Xian has seen the county lord!" The county lord came from afar, and before he could greet him, he hoped to atone for his sins! ”

The county magistrate looked at Zhang Xian, who had a light face, and said in his heart, this son is indeed extraordinary, in front of his parents, ordinary scholars have long been frightened and kneeling and bowing, this son behaves generously, neither humble nor arrogant, the more this is the case, the more likely it is to be unfavorable to himself in the future, especially this son actually dares to secretly threaten this official, if you don't want to cure you for a big crime, won't this official be threatened and restricted by you at any time in the future? But now, it is necessary to show affinity, there is no need to startle the snake, put on a majestic official posture and say:

"Well, that's good, let's excuse me! This official came uninvited this time, and he had something important to announce to everyone in the Zhang Mansion! ”

After the county magistrate finished speaking, Zhang Xian invited the county magistrate to sit down on the prince's chair, and stood in the first place, no way, the parents and parents are officials, and the etiquette that should be there is also indispensable, and the county magistrate saw that everyone was quite respectful to himself, and continued:

"Today, the father of Zhang Xian, the patriarch of Zhangfu, went to the county government to beat the drum and voice the grievances, saying that there are many gossips in Yangzhou City to maliciously slander his three elder brothers, and he will not repay the debts, and he wants to usurp the position of the patriarch Daniel Zhang. It's a pity that the official's evidence is confirmed, and when he was about to take someone, the two concubines of Steward Wang had already absconded in fear of crime. Now I heard that the three rooms of Zhang's Mansion have completely paid off their arrears today, and the rumors are even more self-defeating. This official was kind and charitable in the past in Zhang Mansion, obeyed discipline and law, and produced Zhang Xian, a tribute soldier, to add glory to my Yangzhou, and county lieutenant Daniel Zhang, who has always been a conscientious errand and diligent in his work, and this official especially praised Zhang Xian Gongshi and Daniel Zhang county captain. Well, the official still has important things to do, so I'm going to say goodbye! ”

When everyone in the Zhang Mansion looked at the county prince who came and went in a hurry, and was sent out of the Zhang Mansion respectfully by Zhang Xian and Daniel Zhang, the entire council hall was silent, and everyone was shocked by the means of this little patriarch in front of them, not only easily let the third room pay off the debt, but also miraculously invited the county prince to find out the facts of the case, announced the culprit, and was so reasonable, people couldn't grasp the slightest handle, now, all the clansmen looked at Zhang Xian's eyes, full of awe!

However, looking at the three major rooms again, they are pale and stunned, and the fool can also see that the three old guys who are more than 100 years old together have been completely pitted by a little kid, and they have no power to resist, it is obvious that their three major rooms, from beginning to end, are in the calculations of this little baby, this person has lost a lot of hair, I really don't know how to gain a foothold in the family in the future! Daniel Zhang's father's eyes once again burst out with a thick murderous aura.