Chapter 168: Letter from the Night

Everyone had a good night of play, and even the officials who had always been hostile to Zhang Zhong went to bed very late, after all, there were too few lively times like this.

Zhang Zhong's quality and badness, the officials didn't dare to say casually, everyone set their eyes on the house, some contemplative, some curious, and some wanted to have.

But none of the officials figured out what the glowing thing was, and they couldn't figure out why the house could move on its own, and everyone only understood one thing, that is, the Zhang and Wang families attached great importance to the four little babies.

Nothing was eaten by outsiders, no toys were used by outsiders, and some people who wanted to make clothes were also politely refused.

While sleeping at night, the judicial army even proposed a way to kidnap the four little ones to threaten Zhang Zhong, which was undoubtedly vetoed by several other people in the same tent.

If you really dare to kidnap, whether you succeed or not, it will not be a simple matter of dealing with Zhang Zhong, after failure and success, you will first have to face the pursuit of the Zhang family, there is absolutely no doubt that the Zhang family will not take any official way to solve it.

The people who were worried were very satisfied with the food, and even the seven people who had already eaten at Zhang Zhong's house yesterday and didn't taste anything had to admit that the cooks in the Omijiang Building were far worse than the cooks of the Zhang and Wang families.

You can make the simplest dishes into the most complex means, and you can also make the most difficult dishes to do simply, even the barbecue is different from other places, and the big meat skewers made without lamb are so tender.

They slept all night, and got up early the next day, and under the leadership of the record and joining the army, everyone ate very slowly, and the speed of marching after going on the road was not fast.

Zhang Zhong understood that this was a delay in Shanhu Village, after all, the people had just removed the lake, and they had to make a new one, which was even more difficult than the original, and the soaked ground was too muddy.

Zhang Zhong didn't urge, even if he took the two families to play together, Wang Juan's father also got the corresponding courtesy, he has a four-grade loose official, and the scattered official is also an official, at least the daughter-in-law also got a four-grade fateful identity.

The most direct benefit is that there is a good fortune, and the other one is that he is treated differently when he is in a lawsuit with others.

The group moved forward so slowly, that the little ones who were as slow as four could occasionally come down and run with the group, and play in the water for a while while when they passed by the river.

Everyone is not in a hurry, so let's delay.

As a result, it took three or four days to get to the place after seven days, and the county magistrate of Taihu County had completed all the preparations and brought a group of people to greet them.

In addition to the officials, it is a talent who can accompany him to chant poems and give gifts, compared to Luzhou, Shuzhou is indeed much stronger, at least the people who can enter the school are not comparable to Luzhou, and they already knew about this task in advance, and first prepared a few poems that they felt they could take out, so as not to be embarrassed at a critical time.

Zhang Zhong is in charge of the official affairs, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan are idle, taking their younger brothers and sisters around, even a grass woven insect can make the four little ones play for half a day, not to mention the rare opportunity to wander around and play outside before.

The four little guys also have a slightly older brother, who is Zhang Zhongzhi's righteous son, who rarely comes out to play, and is sick, which may be related to the difference between the water and soil in Luzhou and the present, which should be caused by the difference in the physique of the northern and southern people, and in the deepest way, there are genetic reasons.

That is to say, the medical level of the Zhang and Wang families is slightly ahead of the people here, otherwise it is likely to be over, just like the people in the north who are assigned to Lingnan Road and many of them die on the way.

After recuperating for a while, he was able to come out occasionally for a while, mainly to let him bask in the sun more.

The excuse for coming here is for the spiritual civilization construction of Shuzhou, that method is to tour the mountains and rivers, hundreds of people do not take the car, and walk up the mountain, Zhang Zhong finally played his due level at this moment, occasionally stopping to write a poem, or take out a classic sentence from the book he has read.

Don't look at Zhang Zhong's champion is obtained through means, that is the relationship between the actual situation, but Zhang Zhong's own talent is not bad, and it was also boiled out after many years of hard study in the family of a slightly wealthy person.

Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan didn't care about this kind of thing, the two of them led the people in the inner courtyard to carry the four little guys up the mountain with a sliding rod, and whenever they encountered something that could be eaten, they had to pick a little, wash it and feed it to the four little guys, there were sweet and sour, and it was also a personal experience of life.

Especially the bitter mountain vegetables, which are used by the people as vegetables, were good things at the time of Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, and now people will not eat wild vegetables as long as they can think of a way, and the consequence of eating salted wild vegetables is that the food consumption is very large, and there is no oil and water.

When everyone climbed to the top of a mountain, they looked at it, and there was a lake in front of them, which was bigger than when Zhang Zhong came over a few days ago, and there was even a living water leading to the lake, and I don't know how hard the county order of Taihu County was.

In addition to the lake, there are also boats found by the county order of Taihu County, which are not big, and five or six people can not be loaded on each boat, and people with enough identity will go to the boat to play, and those who are not enough can only watch from the shore, find things by themselves, and chat in groups.

The youngest of the four little guys, Xiaobei, ate sour things and ate his teeth, fed some green onions and smoked his eyes were red, and when he saw others getting on the boat, his little hand also pointed to the lake and shouted one after another boat, boat.

The boats are all offshore and let people row away, where can I find a boat for her? What's more, it's a place where adults do things, and they can't be mixed in now, Zhang Xiaobao's eyes are on the house in the middle of the mountain, if you really want to, you can push the house into the water.

As soon as this idea came out, it was vetoed by Zhang Xiaobao himself, and now it is not suitable to expose too many things, it is estimated that the matter of this house will soon be transmitted to the capital, and it seems that two more will be made for the capital according to the little guys' houses.

Of course, it is impossible to give them the same agarwood, not a matter of money, it is not a matter of wood, the glass window is simple, the carpet can buy some cheap kind of money, if you want fine cashmere, who wants to buy it yourself, the car wheel can be given a few, let the Ministry of Engineering study it, the mercury dynamic balance is not anything, the production cost is too good, only tell the principle, do not provide realistic items.

When Zhang Xiaobao thought about this, Wang Juan went to the lake to take a look, the water was really very clear, and the water temperature was also suitable, so he glanced at some of the members of Team Zero who stayed on the shore, and eight of them jumped in directly after changing their bodies.

After drilling up and down in the water for a while, he came out and nodded to Wang Juan on the shore, and Wang Juan put on swimming trunks for the four little ones, and made a lifebuoy on one of them and threw it into the water for them to play.

"Put on your swimsuit, let's go down and play, and see if anyone wants to serve the children of Zhang Wang's family."

Zhang Xiaobao said to Wang Juan when he saw his younger brothers and sisters paddling happily in the water, this is also an opportunity, a chance to give others an opportunity to attack, and also an opportunity to clean up others.

After Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan went into the water, there were two places on the entire lake, one was Zhang Zhong's boat, and the other was naturally a small area of water where the children of Zhang and Wang's two families played.

People who don't know what's going on inside really think that this is a very harmonious scene.

Shuzhou is a wharf on the Yangtze River, and at this time, there are also many people here to move things down from the boat, one by one, a little happy, but also a little unfamiliar with the environment.

The two old men didn't care about the busyness of others, and walked slowly along the road leading from the pier to Shuzhou.

"Long Ze, it doesn't look that rich here." One of the two old men looked at the surrounding scenery and said to the other old man next to him.

"The Zhang family has not completely freed up their hands, not to mention that this is far away from the place where the people live, it is not worth spending money around the dock immediately, and the life of the people everywhere is better, so that the road can be repaired to this side, at this time it is already being repaired, there are many people, and there is no shortage of money.

It is estimated that by this winter, the main road leading from the state capital to the counties will be repaired, and then it will be here, so convenient for transportation, you have just come from the capital, and naturally feel that this is inferior to the capital, but Shuzhou is already good.

If you have seen Luzhou, you will understand the difference between the two places, when I first went to Luzhou, I saw okay, at least the Zhang family built the local roads, but when you pass by Lianzhou, you can know what Luzhou is like.

This matter should not be too urgent, the imperial court does not care when the road is repaired, and there is no will for Zhang Zhong to build the road, the imperial court is concerned about how the tax will be this year, you will have less heart when you get here, pay attention to your body, I think about it now, there is hope for life. ”

The old man who was called Long Ze looked much better than the old man who spoke first just now, and the old man who spoke before was not only full of age spots on his face, wrinkles, and hair loss, but also gave people the feeling that his eyes would only have a spirit when he was in a special situation, and he was usually so cloudy.

After listening to Long Ze's words, the old man before didn't say much on this issue, smelled the smell of the earth here and said:

"Yes, it's good to live, but people can't do much in life, so what's the difference between being like the walking dead? The official resigned, but I couldn't be idle in my heart, I had to do something, and I really thanked you for coming early, otherwise I might have been buried in the ground. ”

"It's bad for Yuan Zhi to think like this, even if I don't go over, I don't want you to come, minor illnesses, all minor illnesses, and when you meet Xiaobao and Juan Juan, let them get you a separate recipe to come out, take care of your body, live a few more years, and see how the people of my Datang live a good life."

The old man Long Ze comforted the person he called Yuanzhi, and after speaking, he sighed again, perhaps because he felt that he was too old, and he really wanted to live a few more years, especially when he saw with his own eyes that the Zhang family let the people here have a good life every time they went to a place.

The old man Yuanzhi nodded, "Then live hard, so that you can see the methods of the Zhang family, see what else they can do, and then make people hurry up, I also want to see if the two babies you praise the sky are so smart." ”

"It's okay, when the time comes, one more person will teach, then you will have more ability, but I don't know how the people of Shuzhou will deal with the Zhang family this time, the tax should be more every year, but now it is young, if Zhang Zhong can't raise the tax this year, then the people in the court will definitely underestimate him."

The old man Long Ze raised a trace of sorrow in his eyebrows, looked at the old man next to him and said.

The old man Yuan Yi smiled, not knowing what Long Ze meant.

"I just came, I haven't figured out a lot of things, it depends on the ability of the Zhang family, unless it is a last resort, otherwise you will treat me as an idler, and the tax will be raised to 150,000 yuan a year, which is difficult for other people, but no one will think it is too much for the Zhang family, who let him do so much."

The two people were talking, and the unloading people behind were almost busy, and a carriage came over to wait for the two to get on the car, and began to move quickly in the direction of the state capital of Shuzhou.

When the water was cold, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, who had not encountered any danger, carried their younger brothers and sisters to the shore again, and the people on the boat also began to come back, preparing to find a place to sleep on the mountain tonight.

Zhang Zhong really let it go, he hasn't been like this for a long time, and no matter why he came today, he can have a good time if he can.

In the evening, the county order of Taihu County prepared a sumptuous wine and food, watching hundreds of people eat there, he was really distressed, this is all money, and you can't use ordinary dishes to deal with it casually, after a meal, you don't have to think about it without a thousand times, this money will not be given to him by joining the army and others.

As for where you got the money, the Shangguan will not ask, but when there is a problem with the account, he will still look for you, and fairness does not exist.

After Zhang Zhong and others and their families rested, the county commander of Taihu County found the record to join the army and others.

He was in a hurry, because of Zhang Zhong's relationship, he lost a batch of goods, and he was delayed for so many days, and he lost a lot of money every day, even if he didn't get much, but the pressure from above was great.

Obviously, something happened here to join the army, and the result was to bear it yourself, saying that it was not a good road when transporting goods, just one road, and walking at night, how to choose? Is it in the middle of the night from the fields? Or is it mountain climbing?

If you think about it, you have to explain the matter.

When the county magistrate of Taihu County arrived in the tent where the people who joined the army were located, the seven people were here to drink tea and chat, and they didn't seem to be in a hurry at all, just the county magistrate of Taihu County was in a hurry.

Seeing that the seven people drank poorly, the county magistrate of Taihu County felt a pain in his heart, this was tea bought from Zhang's family, Zhang Zhong didn't do anything when he arrived in Shuzhou, so he brought the Chamber of Commerce over first and sold things here.

This tea is part of the goods, don't look expensive, not everyone can buy it, it is very rare.

In order to welcome Zhang Zhong when he bought this tea, the county magistrate of Taihu County was really impressed, and thought that his family should also do a business, such as selling something to eat and drink, even if it is not delicious, he can go to the villages and towns below to have a look, and then mention this kind of food and drink on the way.

The people below have to arrange to buy it, and the price is expensive, and the tea bought now is very expensive, and it is even necessary to weigh it with a piece of gold, and it is dozens of dollars to drink a sip of tea.

Thinking like this in his heart, the face of the Taihu County Commander did not show it at all, greeted the seven people with a smile, and asked with concern what was uncomfortable, which meant that he wanted to find a few women for the seven people to serve.

When asking, the county order seemed a little nervous, afraid that the seven people really agreed, then they had to come up with a lot of money, and now he was most grateful to Zhang Zhong, at least Zhang Zhong had already let people explain in advance when he came, and he didn't want to be arranged a few women.

Save if you can.

"No, it's not good if Zhang Tingshi hears it, you came well, you did a good job this year, let me ask you, have you thought of a way?"

As soon as the secretary of the army saw that the Taihu County Order had come, he put down the tea bowl in his hand and asked him.

"Huh? Way? Where can I do anything? If Zhang Zhong came over every few days, the mine would not be mined. ”

Taihu County Commander is not small, when he came over just now, he wanted to ask a few people if there was a way, but he directly asked himself, what can he do with a small county order? On the contrary, you can get that extra money every year, so it's a big deal, don't want it, change places and become county magistrates.

When the reporter heard the words of Taihu County's order, he was slightly stunned, and his face immediately became gentle, not like the question just now, he also knew that it was not good to bully people too much, if he really said that he would be in a hurry, he would write an excerpt and send it directly, even if the person behind him had nothing to do, he and the others would follow.

Signaling the other party to do it, the expectation of joining the army also changed like his face, "It's okay if you can't think of it, it is estimated that you will receive the above news in the next day or two, and the next place is Izumashi, is it also arranged?" ”

"Don't worry, my lord, it's all arranged, it's not like a copper mine, there are too many places to dig, and people have cleaned up the traces on the ground, and the place where the mountain is exposed is glued with mud and grass, and small trees and grass are planted, as long as you don't look carefully, you won't find the problem."

Seeing that the record was being persecuted to join the army, the Taihu County Commander also suppressed the anger in his heart and told the arrangements in another place.

The record officer joined the army and nodded with satisfaction, "Yes, you have done a good job, I think he Zhang Zhong will not have to get the mud down in a certain place, in that case, everyone will be unhappy, push the responsibility, and I will make it difficult for him to move an inch in Shuzhou." ”

"What the adult said is that Zhang Zhong actually already knows what is going on, but he doesn't dare to find out what is going on, and he is also afraid of the adult's methods."

The Taihu County Commander flattered him, but secretly felt that he was talking big about joining the army, and he really had that ability, and he was going to let Zhang Zhong come over and make a fuss, that is, to brag about it with people like himself.

The record officer who joined the army seemed to find that his words were too big, so he stopped mentioning this matter, changed the topic, and asked: "Can you see that there is any special person in Zhang Zhong's family?" Two people, if they find out, then even if they don't want the mines here, we will make a great contribution. ”

"Special? Yes, Xiaguan did see it, there are really two people who are very special, different from others. Taihu County Ling recalled a little and said.

"Really? Which two people? What does it look like? Did you hide in the crowd? Come on, if you really find it, you won't be a county order. The record clerk's eyes lit up and he asked anxiously.

The other six judges did the same, setting their sights on the Taihu County Order.

Taihu County Ling was startled, and he didn't know what was wrong with the seven people, so he immediately said: "Those two people actually know who the adults are, they are the little sons and little ladies of the Zhang and Wang families."

Xia Guan found a very important thing, what the two of them said was something that everyone else had to listen to, and even the housekeepers of the Zhang and Wang families did not dare to object, isn't this special? ”

"Hey~!" After listening to the answer of the Taihu County Order, the seven people sighed at the same time, who did they think it was, those two people didn't need to be said by others at all, of course they were special, but what was the use of that, they wanted to find the two hidden masters behind the Zhang family, not two little babies.

"I know, this thing is doing well, although the person is wrong, but you are finally dedicated, if there is nothing to do, go back and rest early." He was very disappointed to join the army, but he couldn't discourage the enthusiasm of the Taihu County Order, and after praising him, he was ready to drive people out.

As soon as the Taihu County Commander heard this, he understood that he had not found the right person, and the seven adults were not satisfied, thought about it, and said: "My lord, it's better to be like this, the car of the house that the lower officials saw was very good, and after they didn't pay attention to it, how about sending it to the imperial court?" ”

"Then it's better to arrest Zhang Zhong directly, you also saw the house, is it an ordinary thing? You find someone to get it, how do you get it? Steal, such a big guy is blind when someone else is blind? Rob? Then you can try it, and your benefits will be indispensable after the deed is completed. ”

Sicang joined the army and looked at the Taihu County Order like a fool and said.

The Taihu County Order was just a mention, and I thought that the adults could help, but seeing that people didn't mean this, they had to take their thoughts back.

After saying hello and turning around to leave, a person suddenly came in from outside the tent, glanced at everyone seated, took out a letter with fire paint from his bosom, and handed it to the person who had joined the army.

When the clerk took the letter, his eyes widened as soon as he saw the words on it, and he asked the messenger to look outside the tent, while he pulled out the letter and looked at it carefully.

After seeing the end from the beginning, he said to several other people: "There is an order from above, if Zhang Zhong doesn't give up the place, find him awkward elsewhere, let him be busy, let's take a look, should this thing be done." ”