The next day, Zhang You took a few bookkeepers to the government to check the accounts, the abacus beads crackled and calculated, there was no mistake or omission, and then entered the silver treasury to check, the white * flower * flower pattern silver box by box stacked neatly, open a few boxes at will, are full of silver, and did not find any cat greasy.

Zhang You was a little disappointed, quietly encouraged Liu Chuanfang a few words, and led the bookkeepers out of the mansion in a gloomy manner.

Each person gave five taels of silver to send them away, Zhang You saw Xu Wei frowning, and couldn't help but ask curiously: "What's the matter, Old Xu?" But what's wrong? ”

The two of them are familiar with each other, and there is no need to be polite at all - Xu Wei is also strange, the more you respect him, the less you give face, and hit him more, but it seems to be useful, a bit of a masochist.

"I always feel that something is not right, but I can't think of anything wrong." Xu Wei's brows twisted into a big pimple, and he looked a little painful.

Zhang You understands this feeling very well, as if he forgot to write a pen, a word that he is particularly familiar with, but he can't remember how to write.

"Don't worry, think slowly, you are well-informed, if you feel that you can't deal with something, there must be something wrong," Zhang You said, casually inspiring him: "Is Liu Chuanfang's reaction wrong?" The accounts are too perfect? Or is there a problem with the library? “

"No, neither...... Think about it, I have to think about it, don't keep urging me, you kid! Xu Wei said impatiently, Zhang You smiled bitterly: "Yes, think about it slowly, I have to find a place to worship the Five Organs Temple." ”

"Where are you going?" Seeing Zhang You pull out his feet and leave, Xu Wei couldn't help asking.

"I went to Caofu to discuss the opening of a newspaper...... Mo Rigen, you go buy some good wine and food, the Cao family is not rich, and they can't always be in vain. Liu Xiangdong went back to Nanjing to call Chu Mucheng, but Mo Rigen didn't follow.

Mo Rigen agreed, and Zhang You and Li Yan and Xu Wei rode to Caofu.

Cao Sheng was not at home, I heard Chen's say that he went out to find a place to open a newspaper, and now Zhang You felt that it was not good to stay for dinner, so he was about to go out after saying goodbye, but he met Cao Sheng coming back and welcomed him back.

"How's the search for a place?" Zhang You asked, and then raised his voice and said to the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law who were walking towards the kitchen: "Aunt and sister-in-law, don't do too much, I'll let Mo Rigen go buy wine and food, just get some small cold dishes at will." ”

"When you get to our house, how can you still let you break the bank?" Cao Sheng said embarrassedly.

Zhang You made a straight face: "What I said, I can't buy it?" Let's get down to business, have you chosen a good place? ”

Cao Sheng smiled, no longer entangled in the question of who buys vegetables, and said with a smile: "I really found two places, one is a small courtyard of the house where the students teach, originally the old sister of the owner has never been out of the pavilion to live, and she died of illness last year, so she has been idle, and the place is quite spacious." Another place next to the Yingchun Building, is also a small courtyard, the owner owes a loan shark, anxious to redeem, the Yingchun Building touched his psychology, the price is very low, has not been sold, if the adult thinks it is appropriate, a little more silver is estimated to be able to get it quickly. ”

Zhang You pondered for a while and said: "Buy both places, you will inevitably have to go to Hangzhou often in the future, and it is not suitable to live in the General Military Mansion. That kind of place has a large flow of people, and the people in the past were all high-ranking officials and nobles, which can be regarded as a favorable place for people and people. ”

said for a while: "How much silver do you get, is 20,000 taels enough?" ”

"If you don't need it, you can't use it, if you calculate all the two places, it's estimated that 10,000 taels is enough." Cao Sheng jumped, he was really rich, he opened his mouth to be 20,000 taels, he had never seen so much silver in his life.

"That's it, I'll give you 15,000 taels of silver tickets first, I can't just buy it, I have to clean it up, and I have to use silver, and then I have it, and there is printing equipment or something, it is estimated that 15,000 is not enough...... Forget it, it's still 20,000 taels, I don't know how long I will stay in Hangzhou, it's enough to give it at once, and save trouble. Zhang You said and took out the silver ticket, when he left Beijing, he brought 50,000 taels of silver ticket, during this time the food and accommodation were either Xingfu or the General Military Mansion, and it has not been moved.

With a thick stack of silver tickets in his hand, Cao Sheng couldn't help but ask: "With so much silver, adults are not afraid of student corruption?" ”

Zhang You smiled: "Suspicious people don't need to be suspicious, I'm just a problem...... There is a saying: 'If you have a heart for good, although good is not rewarded, if you have no intention of evil, although evil is not punished', I give it to you, I only ask you to do anything in the future, before patting your chest and asking if it is right to raise your conscience. "If you have a heart for good, you will not be rewarded,

"The students are taught!" Cao Sheng got up and bowed deeply, and respectfully agreed.

"If you have a heart for good, you will not be rewarded for good, and if you have no heart for evil, you will not be punished for evil. That's a good thing to say, boy, but did you say that? Xu Wei paid attention to Zhang You's casual words, and asked with some surprise.

Li Yan has long been accustomed to Zhang You's magic, and she is no longer surprised, but Xu Wei's words still made her stunned, this is a big scholar, even he has never heard of it, it is not easy for Xu Wenchang to be so surprised.

Zhang You smiled: "It's really not me, but I saw it from a small story, I don't know if you're interested?" ”

As he spoke, Chen also brought in with a dish, and said with a smile: "The adult is a great talent, and his storytelling skills must be very clever, I don't know what the story is?" ”

"Yes, Zicheng, hurry up and listen to it." Li Yan echoed.

Zhang You looked at Xu Wei, Xu Wei saw him looking over, pursed his lips and turned his head, and said disdainfully: "If you want to talk about it, which door is it sold?" ”

Zhang You smiled and slowly spoke: "The name of this story is 'Kao Chenghuang', which is about a scholar surnamed Song, who suddenly fell ill one day, exhausted, and desperate. In a daze, I saw a servant leading Bai Dian's horse, sent a piece of paper, and said, "Mr. Song, come with me to the examination room to take the exam." Song Gong took a look at it, was quite surprised, and said: "The examination date is still far away, and the chief examiner has not yet arrived, why do you suddenly have to take the exam?" The man did not say a word, but urged him to leave. Song Gong couldn't, so he had to go with him sick......"

"Isn't it yet the day of the exam? This man can't be a liar, right? Everyone was interested in Zhang You, and Li Yan couldn't help but ask.

"Listen to me slowly...... Song Gong led the soldiers to follow the soldiers all the way, the scenery was very unfamiliar, never seen, in a trance, has entered a city, its prosperity and the Beijing division is similar, surprised before the time to browse, has been brought into a yamen, the house is gorgeous and abnormal, and there are many differences from what you usually see......"

"Where the hell have you been?" Li Yan interrupted Zhang You again, and when she heard this, Chen also echoed beside her: "It can't be a dream, right?" ”