Fluttershy is flying around in a strange birdcage, and the men not only capture her, but also put her in the cage.

"Let me go, you big villains, let me go!"

As soon as Zhu Mian entered the back hall, he heard Fluttershy's screams and glanced back at Zhu Jun, who nodded triumphantly, believing that his father would praise him when he saw Fluttershy.

In the past two years, Zhao Ji's pursuit of rare and strange toys has become higher and higher, and Zhu Mian has collected a large number of strange things in Suzhou and Hangzhou and presented them to the palace, but none of them made Zhao Ji feel very satisfied.

As the most talented young man in the Great Song Dynasty, Zhao Ji's achievements in the art of calligraphy and painting are not comparable to ordinary people, so ordinary calligraphy and painting can not enter his eyes at all, but in recent years, Fang Shicheng's stone carvings and some natural Taihu stones have won Zhao Ji's favor, which makes Zhu Mian jealous.

After some inquiry, he learned that Fang Shicheng failed to complete the procurement task of the Hangzhou Manufacturing Bureau last month, so he had a plan in his heart, he climbed the big tree of Cai Jing in the early years, and later he has been thinking of himself as a Cai Jingmen person, and it is with this relationship that he can quickly gain a firm foothold in Suzhou. Don't look at Cai Jing now in Hangzhou, but anyone with a discerning eye can see that it will not be long before the official family will call him back to the palace, so Cai Jing's influence in the court has not diminished at all.

spent some money to walk around Cai Jingfu, and then Fang Shicheng was expelled from Hangzhou City because of "missing the official family's major affairs", Zhu Mian naturally took over the Fang family's shop in Hangzhou City, and was also sealed a position that should be served as an official, above the Mingjin Bureau and the Creation Bureau, and was specifically responsible for collecting strange flowers and stones for the officials in Suzhou and Hangzhou.

Every year, the palace will allocate a large amount of money to the Mingjin Bureau of Suzhou and Hangzhou for the acquisition of rare and exotic toys, which is naturally a rare fat difference for Zhu Mian. However, Zhu Mian is not Fang Shicheng, he was not born as a craftsman, and he doesn't know anything about stone carvings at all, although he received the Fang family's shop, the stone carvings produced are not as good as before, and he can't win Zhao Ji's favor, so Cai Jing also reminded him many times that a person who can't make the official family happy should be an official for a short time.

The official's pursuit of curiosities and strange toys is getting higher and higher and more eccentric, and Zhu Mian has a headache for the things to be offered next month, so he summoned the major wealthy businessmen in Hangzhou to find a way together.

The moment he saw Fluttershy, Zhu Mian's mood suddenly brightened, compared to the magical butterfly man in front of him, the five-colored stone he had planned to enter the palace was nothing at all.

"Jun'er, where did you get this strange thing?"

Usually Zhu Mian is called by his son who is not angry with him, such as "stinky boy" and "rebel", but today it is rare to call "Jun'er" in a gentle tone, which can make Zhu Jun excited, you must know that Zhu Mian's satisfaction with him is directly related to how much he can spend on weekdays.

Hearing Zhu Mian's question, Zhu Jun dared to hesitate, and hurriedly replied: "Dad, I found this strange thing in Sweet Water Village." ”

"Sweetwater?" Zhu Mian obviously didn't know much about this place.

Zhu Jun explained: "It is the Zhuangzi of the Fang family outside the city, today I wanted to go and see what is special about the Fang family, and it used to be comparable to our Zhu family, but I saw this strange thing as soon as I entered the Zhuangzi." I thought that the officials were particularly fond of these strange and strange things, so I had them arrested. Dad, do you think the officials will like this thing? ”

Zhu Mian didn't pay attention to the down-and-out Fang family at all, and carefully observed Fluttershy screaming while flying around the birdcage, squinting and laughing: "Strange! Sure enough, it's a strange thing! I've never heard of anything like this. ”

Zhu Mian's appearance was obviously very satisfied, Zhu Jun smiled and said: "Then we will dedicate this strange thing to the official family, maybe the official family will be promoted to the official family again as soon as they are happy." ”

Zhu Mian was happy in his heart, and he shook his head after a moment of silence.

"It's inconvenient for us to directly present such strange things to the officials."

"Why is that?" Zhu Jun looked puzzled, he also knew that his father was worried about the next month's dedication these days, why was it inconvenient to offer it now with such a strange thing.

Zhu Mian stroked his sparse beard and said with a smile: "The dedication is naturally to be offered, and this strange thing will definitely win the favor of the official family, but it is not by us." ”

"Who's going to offer it?" Zhu Jun was even more puzzled, would such a good thing be given to someone else? This is not Dad's style at all.

"Jun'er, you are still young, let me ask you who is responsible for our Zhu family's ability to have today?" Zhu Mian was in a good mood, and even pointed out his straw bale son rarely.

"Of course it's an official family, doesn't my father often say that if our Zhu family wants to be rich for a long time, we have to hold the big tree of the official family."

"That's right, the official family is the big backer of our Zhu family, but you have to remember that the reason why we can hug the big tree of the official family is all because of Lord Cai Xiang, if there is no Lord Cai Xiang, we won't even have a chance to show up in front of the official family."

Zhu Jundao: "That dad means that this strange thing has to ...... Lord Cai Xiangjin is dedicated to the official family? ”

"Not bad." Zhu Mian nodded, looking at Zhu Jun with a teachable expression, "If such a strange thing is directly dedicated to the official family, although it can get the favor of the official family, it will inevitably make Cai Xiang unhappy, Cai Xiang is not happy, can our Zhu family be fine?" If we hand over this strange thing to Cai Xiangjin and present it to the official family, Cai Xiang will naturally have to say a few good words for us in front of the official family, so that we will win both the favor of the official family and Cai Xiang, wouldn't it kill two birds with one stone. ”

Zhu Jun suddenly realized, and said with admiration: "High, it's really high!" is worthy of my Zhu Jun's father! ”

The praise in front of Zhu Mian sounded quite useful, but the taste of the next sentence was wrong, and he slapped Zhu Jun on the head, "Rebel, how can you speak!" Why don't you go and let someone change this strange thing into a good-looking birdcage, these days it is good to feed, and in a few days, Lord Cai Xiang will hold a birthday banquet to give this strange thing to Cai Xiang. ”

"Hey, didn't Cai Xiang just hold a birthday banquet last month, why is he going to have a birthday banquet again?"

"You rebel, where is there so much nonsense, Cai Xiang's matter is also something you can say at will, don't do things quickly!"

"Alas, alas, I'm going to let people change the birdcage. By the way, Dad, then I will use ...... for this month's flowers."

Looking at Zhu Jun's flattering appearance, Zhu Mian was angry in his heart, something that was not angry, it was rare to do something decent, but after a while, his original form was exposed.

"Go to the account room to get a hundred taels of silver, remember, don't make trouble for Lao Tzu outside!"