After accompanying Wu Zhi back to the door, Long Wu turned around and left. Wu Zhi saw that there was no one left and right, so he quickly pulled out the knife and cleaned it up again before knocking lightly on the door. It didn't take a few knocks on the door to be opened. Pan Jinlian welcomed him in with a happy face, and while helping him dust off his body, he said, "Xianggong is finally back, and the concubine will help you go to the hot meal." With that, he went into the kitchen.

Wu Zhi sat down slowly, and after a while, Pan Jinlian came out with a tray, there were four dishes of side dishes and a bowl of clear soup on the plate, all of which were of excellent taste and color.

Pan Jinlian watched with joy as Wu Zhi swept the food like a cloud, and listened to Wu Zhi praise her craftsmanship loudly, with a happy face. Wu Zhi said casually while eating, "Do you want to eat more Jin Lian?" Is it interesting for two people to eat together? ”

Pan Jinlian smiled and said, "Xianggong will eat first, and the concubine will drink a bowl of porridge for a while." ”

Wu Zhi froze for a moment, and the hand holding the vegetables also stopped, and said, "You haven't eaten yet?" ”

Pan Jinlian said: "Of course? In the evening, of course, you have to wait for the princess to finish eating the concubine before going to eat. ”

Seeing Pan Jinlian look taken for granted, Wu Zhi also knew that this was the rule of the Song Dynasty, so he had to say: "That's right, I'm bored eating alone, hurry up and eat with your husband and me." "I said it smoothly and made my husband come out.

Pan Jinlian shook her head and said: "There are not many dishes, just enough for the husband to eat, the concubine likes to drink porridge, so there is no need to worry about the husband." ”

Wu Zhi breathed a sigh of relief, it seemed that she didn't pay attention, and probably heard her husband as a husband, but seeing that she insisted on not eating, her face couldn't help but sink, and said: "Jin Lian, you tell me honestly, why don't you eat it, I don't believe that anyone likes to drink white porridge every day." ”

Pan Jinlian saw that his face was grim, and she didn't dare to disobey, and said in a low voice: "The concubine doesn't know what Xianggong is doing to make money, but it's always good to be frugal, and the money Xianggong gave us is enough to spend a few months." ”

Wu Zhi sighed, gently took her hand and said: "Silly girl, the money I gave you is just to buy rouge gouache for you, in a few days we can go to live in a big house, and then buy some things......" Seeing Pan Jinlian's surprised face, she looked very cute, and couldn't help but scratch her nose and smiled: "What are you doing so strangely?" I told you that our days will be prosperous. ”

Pan Jinlian nodded vigorously.

The next day, when Wu Zhi limped into the Ximen Pharmacy, the shopkeeper and the guy's eyes were straight, and just like yesterday, Wu Zhi staged a sharp knife stabbing again......

On the third day, as soon as Wu Zhi entered the Ximen Pharmacy, two soap clothes had already been pounced on both sides, and he couldn't help but say that he would leave after locking Wu Zhi, and Ximen Qing followed behind with a sneer. The group came to Guyang County.

Guyang Zhixian had a dignified face, sitting in the lobby, the officials on both sides were in good spirits, and their eyes did not squint. Wu Zhi knelt under the hall and didn't speak, just looked at Zhixian.

The magistrate straightened his clothes, looked at the shape in his hand, and said: "Wuda, today there is Ximen, the owner of Ximen Crude Medicine Shop, who sues you for extortion and intimidation of guests, are you guilty?" ”

Wu Zhi said: "The villain is not guilty, the villain just likes to be guilty, and there is no blackmail, dare to ask the adult if he has any witnesses?" ”

Zhixian glanced at Ximenqing, Ximenqing's face was a little embarrassed, although Wu Zhi didn't speak in his store for the past two days, but he knew what he meant, but he looked for the shopkeeper and his buddies to corroborate, but no one agreed, they all said that they were only willing to tell the truth, but no one dared to go to the court to arrange Wu Zhi's words. He also fired a couple of guys for this. Seeing that Zhixian looked at himself, he secretly winked at Zhixian, he didn't know how much money he would pay for this Zhixian for a year, and he knew that Zhixian had a way. He said with the county magistrate's eyes in his mouth: "Lord Zhixian, this guy in Wuda is fierce and cunning, intimidating the small pharmacy guys, and now no one dares to testify for the little one, but the little one is honest, which one of these Yang Valley doesn't know?" The squires of Yanggu can prove that they are small people? How dare you lie in the court, please check it clearly, and the knife on his leg is also proof. ”

Zhixian nodded, and said in his heart that your kid's mouth is also slippery, looking at the way you make your eyes, I helped you break this case today, and the benefits are inevitable. immediately picked up the case wood, and was about to ask the official to beat Wu Da a few boards first, killing his sharpness, but his eyes suddenly found that the eyes of Wu Da under the hall were looking at him, and a cold glint in his eyes pierced his heart, and this case wood could no longer be photographed.

The county magistrate's surname is Jiang, and his name is Xi. It is a Jinshi background, and there are some ways in the capital, so he was sent to such a big county, although there is no official and no greed, this county is also a clear-eyed person, looking at the appearance of Wuda, and remembering what he has done these days, he immediately knew that this was an outlaw, and his mind turned sharply, to say that offending an outlaw for a little benefit of Simon is a bit more than worth the loss, unless the outlaw is killed, but according to Ximenqing's state, even if all the charges are confirmed, it is just a spine battle, and the sentence to the army is a little reluctant. But if you want to say that you can't cure his crimes, you take a lot of benefits from Simon Qing every year, and it is really unreasonable not to help him.

Jiang Zhixian was in a dilemma, so he heard a commotion outside the hall. A servant ran in and said, "My lord, there are fifty-seven business owners in Yanggu outside, and they are making noise outside the hall. As he spoke, he handed over a letter of guarantee. Jiang Zhixian let out an "oh", looked at Wu Zhi who was determined in the next hall, and immediately made a decision in his heart. patted the case and said: "Ximen Qing sued Wuda in the case, the human and material evidence was insufficient, Wuda was acquitted and retired!" As he spoke, he turned around and entered the inner hall amid the retreat of the officials, leaving behind the stunned Ximen Qing and the smiling Wu Zhi in the hall.

When Wu Zhi came out of the yamen, he saw dozens of people gathered outside the door, and Long Wu's eyes were sharp, and he immediately ran over to help Wu Zhi dust off the soil on his body, and said: "Big brother is really clever, these merchants rushed over as soon as they heard that the big brother was protected." ”

Wu Zhi smiled, cast a group of jokes on the surroundings, and said: "Wuda is here to thank all the folks, please feel free to open your mouth in the future." The merchants were polite and dispersed.

Wu Zhi looked back at the Yanggu County Ya, Ximen Qingzheng walked out with a blue face, and Wu Zhi smiled at him: "Ximen official, let's continue tomorrow, see you later." He smiled and led the crowd away.

In the evening, in the private room on the second floor of the largest restaurant in Yanggu, Wu Zhi smiled and handed a document to Jiang Zhixian, and said, "Today, in addition to thanking the county magistrate for judging the case impartially, there is also a small gift. ”

Jiang Zhixian took a look, and his face couldn't help but move, this is the commission of a large commercial bank in Xicheng, which clearly states that in the future, thirty percent of the income of this commercial bank will belong to the holder of the commission. Jiang Zhixian couldn't help but say: "This is not good, if the official knows about it, he will impeach me." ”

Wu Zhi smiled slightly, and said: "The magistrate is too worried, and the name of the adult is not necessarily written on this commission, can you take a name at will, as long as you know the owner of this name." As he spoke, he filled him with another glass of wine. Jiang Zhixian was stunned, nodded again and again, and said with a smile: "I have long seen that you are not a mortal, and you really do things without leakage, there is a set, haha." "You must know that most of the officials in this era eat bribes, and it is very difficult to say that they are distributed to cadres, first, they are afraid of being criticized by officials, and secondly, commercial circulation is inconvenient, most of them are doing local business, and officials are frequently transferred, and it is really not cost-effective to give officials cadres.

Long Wu waited outside the door, listening to the laughter and laughter from time to time, and his admiration for his boss was like the water of the Yellow River, gushing endlessly. Today, when Wu Zhi instructed Long Wu to send a worship post to Jiang Zhixian and invite him to a banquet in the Drunken Immortal Residence at night, Long Wu thought that the shrewd boss was too arrogant, and even if he sent a worship sticker, it should be Wu Da himself. I didn't expect to send it to the post, and the people who started to open the door still ignored themselves, and when they came out again, they put on a smiling face, and asked themselves to reply to the military officials, saying that the county would arrive at night at night.

Long Wu sighed while looking forward to the good days in the future, of course, he still looked at the fact that he couldn't let the idle people approach.

A few days later, when the last dozen or so big businesses in Yanggu, including Ximen Pharmacy, paid the protection fee in a proper manner, Wu Zhi and Pan Jinlian moved into the newly bought courtyard house, plus four maids, it was much more lively than before.

A few days later, Wu Zhi's "samurai pawnshop" was officially opened, originally the nature of the Song Dynasty's decorating and pawnshops was almost the same, but the martial arts had experience in modern usury and pawnshops, and the terms of the "samurai pawnshop" were quite clear, which was much more attractive than the less strict rules of the decory. Gradually, the fame spread all over the nearby states and counties, because Yanggu is close to the Grand Canal, the transportation is convenient, and even Cangzhou, hundreds of miles north of the Grand Canal, there have been people who have made a special trip to pawn valuable things, and the business has become more and more prosperous.

In a blink of an eye, summer turned to autumn, the green grass outside the city gradually withered yellow, the leaves fell one by one, and the air seemed to carry a sense of gloom. Wu Zhi walked on the street, feeling the bursts of autumn, and suddenly felt a trace of sadness in his heart. The memories that had been hidden deep in my mind before came out irrepressibly, remembering the passion of slashing and slashing with each other in the heavy rain, the leisurely singing with my brothers, and the many, many things before. Wu Zhi wanted to shout a few loudly to vent, for his strange fate and for his own helplessness. In the end, he just sighed and walked forward silently.

"Isn't this a martial official? Ah, what a meeting, a meeting. A burst of laughter interrupted his thoughts. raised his head, but it was the fat Boss Lin of the Drunken Immortal Residence, who was arching his hand towards him.