This blow is really not small for Zhang Ao, and he originally hoped that after Zhang Mu died, he would be able to become the eldest son of the second room justifiably, but there is no hope now.

Now that his mother has been killed, his biggest backer Zhang Chi has also been driven out of Zhang's house, and in an instant, the changes have been turned upside down, and he can't help but be stupid there.

"Second uncle, why did Li Fu kill my mother?" Half a day later, Zhang Ao came back to his senses and asked.

"Call you stupid, you're fucking stupid. Do you really think your mother was killed by Li Fu? Li Fu is your mother's relative, and your mother treats him as a confidant, what good is it for him to kill your mother? Besides, he didn't run away after killing people, and now he was arrested and appeared, Li Fu is stupid, and he hasn't reached this point, right? Zhang Chi reprimanded angrily.

"Then, who killed my mother?" Zhang Ao also made sense when he heard it, and immediately asked.

"Hmph, who else could it be? Naturally you are that good brother, you think, we treated him like this before, how can he not hold a grudge? Kill your mother, expel me from the Zhang family, and tell you the truth, you will be next. Zhang Chi sneered.

When Zhang Ao heard this, he was even more dispossessed, and he panicked all of a sudden, and hurriedly asked, "Then what should I do?" ”

"What do I know to do? Look at my virtue, what else can I help you? It's just that Zhang Chi said this, suddenly remembered something, and said loosely: "You and Yu Zhenzi know each other?" ”

"Yes, I know Tamako." Speaking of this, Zhang Ao whispered: "He is a member of the White Lotus Sect, with vast magical powers and boundless mana. ”

"I've also heard of this person, for now, you can only strike first and get rid of that Zhang Mu. Otherwise, you and I will end up like your mother! Zhang Chi said coldly.

"Ahh Zhang Ao was stupid, although he was a gentleman, but his courage was really limited, if he let him ** a good woman, he dared, let him hire a murderer, he really didn't have that guts.

"What are you afraid of? Think about the current situation of our uncle and nephew, if Zhang Mu doesn't die, it will be us who will die! It's not that the second uncle scared you, do you think about how you treated that kid before? Zhang Chi sneered.

Zhang Ao thought about it, his soul was scattered at the moment, his mother was just a little harsh with Zhang Mu, and he was killed, and his evil deeds to Zhang Mu were too much. couldn't help but shudder and said, "Could it be that the patriarch believes him?" ”

"This is not nonsense? If the patriarch doesn't believe him, why am I demoted from the wall of the Zhang family? Even if the patriarch has suspicions, he is now the head of the case, and if he can't get it in the future, he will still raise people, in case he is in the middle of the champion, you and I will really die without a place to be buried. Zhang Chi then instigated.

When Zhang Ao thought of his own miserable situation and his mother's tragic death in the future, he couldn't help but be angry in his heart, and evil was born from his guts, and he hesitated for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll go and ask Yu Zhenzi." Just saying this, I felt unsure, so I whispered, "But if he doesn't agree to help me?" ”

"Oh, you can rest assured. Although Nayu Zhenzi has some skills, he is definitely a master who sees money. As long as you give him enough money, what will he not dare to do? Your second uncle has always been very accurate in seeing people, and he can't be wrong! Zhang Chi said firmly.

Seeing that Zhang Ao was still a little hesitant, he continued: "In this way, Zhang Mu made me what I am now, and it is not that he wants to kill him alone." I'll give out a hundred, and you take out a hundred, and we'll count it as a partnership." ”

When Zhang Ao heard this, he seemed to have a backbone, and nodded and said, "I'll go find Yu Zhenzi now." ”

"Stop, what are you anxious about? Now the gates are closed. Ming rì go again, Yu Zhenzi's stinky miscellaneous hair is open when he sees the money, you just need to negotiate the price with him, don't talk about those useless things. The key is not to mention me, I don't deal with him, no matter how bad it is! Then his tone changed and said: "Second uncle, this is really helping you, kill that kid, and the family business in the second room is all yours." The second uncle just let out this evil breath. Zhang Chi instructed.

"Thank you second uncle, the nephew will go back first. Ming rì went to find Tamako. Killed Zhang Mu and avenged my mother's revenge, I will definitely thank my second uncle. Zhang Ao said confidently.

"Hmph, don't talk about these useless things. When it's done, you can fight for me. Don't set up a rì eat and drink piáo gambling and don't do your job. Let's go, I'm tired. Zhang Chi said angrily.

"Then the second uncle, I'll go first." At that moment, Zhang Ao left with his head held high.

Zhang Chi waited for him to leave, his eyes suddenly became hideous, he gritted his teeth, his face was angry, and he secretly said in his heart: "Zhang Mu, Zhang Mu, I really underestimated you." But this time, I'll see how much more capable you have! ”

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Zhang Mu was lying on a rocking chair in the back garden, covered with a brocade quilt, accompanied by the swinging of the rocking chair, and the only thing in front of him was the light of flowers and willows, and the sound of birds and streams.

Loose hunched to one side, fiddling with the ashes burning inside the incense bucket.

The girl Xiaoyue held a purple lacquer tray, half-knelt on the ground, put the tea cup on the tray on the low table on the side, and said in a harmonious voice: "Young master, this is the maple dew tea you wanted, according to your instructions, it has passed three waters." ”

Zhang Mu picked up the teacup, looked up and saw that the girl was not enough, but her bright eyes and bright teeth were also a little cute, so she smiled kindly, and then gently took a sip of fragrant tea, her lips and teeth were fragrant, and after putting down the teacup, she comfortably leaned back on the rocking chair.

"I have been in the Ming Dynasty for two years, and now I have just lived a serious life." Zhang Mu sighed in his heart.

In the pavilion behind him, Zhang Fu and Wang Hongtai were playing chess for recreation.

"Mr. has always said that Mu Zhi's article is old and deep, and yesterday I glanced at his article and realized that it was really the case. Mr. is very well taught, old man, thank you. Zhang Fu said with a smile.

"I'm ashamed, I'm ashamed, this is learning, although it is a sea of learning, but it also depends on talent. Mu Zhi inherited his father's legacy, and he really didn't teach him anything in his later life. Wang Hongtai said hurriedly.

"The gentleman humbled himself. Mu Zhi's talent, I don't think it's a big problem to raise this year. It's just bad luck right now. I heard that the emperor has always been very strict with the official system, and I heard that last year, the magistrate of Songyang County was beheaded by the public, and the corpse was stripped of skin and straw and placed in the official seat of the yamen. It's still there. Zhang Fu whispered.

"Why not just him? I heard from a few friends in the same department that in the past two or three years, Wangzhi County, Yanzhou Prefecture, and Li County, Quzhou Prefecture, have all ended up like this. It's really hard to be an official these days. A magistrate only has six stones and five buckets in a month, and it is less than a hundred stones a year. Old patriarch, tell me that he has parents to be honored, children to raise, mother-in-law and maids to call, and mules and horses to chew their heads. Wang Hongtai smiled bitterly.

"It's not true, everything is inferior, only reading is high. As a result, after ten years of cold windows, once the title of the gold list, it was still depressed. Don't say anything else, let's just say that we Zhang Zhixian, such an honest person, sometimes kicks Hu in person every summer and autumn when the grain is delivered. It can be seen that it is really difficult to be an official now. Zhang Fu sighed.

Zhang Mu on one side couldn't help but smile in his heart when he heard this.

In these years, the payment of taxes is mainly based on grain, the so-called kicking Hu, that is, when the people pay taxes, the officials use their feet to kick the Hu, and the grain that falls outside, which is the so-called fire consumption.

These fires slowly became the income of officials, and it was very interesting for a serious person like Zhang Zhixian to think that he was doing this business with a strained face.

"It's really not easy to be an official during the Hongwu period, it seems that it's really not written in the history books. The wise and martial Zhu Yuanzhang really hates these corrupt officials and corrupt officials. Zhang Mu secretly said in his heart, in the past two years, he had been pretending to be crazy and stupid in order to survive, but now that the crisis has been resolved, he should also plan for the future.

"It's hateful that I came alone, I didn't have a potato and corn crop in my pocket, and I didn't bring any high-tech, I only studied in my previous life, and I was a liberal arts student, I didn't use those chemistry and physics for many years, and I forgot it all for a long time, don't think about it when I engage in invention and creation, and I don't divide the grains into crops, let alone any nonsense such as leading troops to fight. The sword has no eyes, but our lives are very valuable. ”

"Doing business?" This thought flashed, and Zhang Mu couldn't help but smile bitterly again.

In the past two years, Zhang Mu has seen coldly, in the Ming Dynasty, the industrial and commercial levels of Shinong are clear, and the household registration is divided into four categories: military, civilian, craftsman, and stove. In this year, the businessman has neither identity nor status, and belongs to the "lowly nationality", although the status is slightly higher than that of the Tang and Song dynasties, and the people of Shengdou also bent down and shouted "grandfather" when they saw it, but they looked down on you in the end. Not even a satin dress is allowed to be worn, which can be seen from this.

The Zhang family's business is just a side business, even if it is rich and rivals the country?

"Shen Wan's three riches are rivals of the country, is it not the same as a broken family? A few years ago, those wealthy families in Songjiang Mansion were deprived of their family property and forced to move into Yingtianfu and the accompanying capital. "Da Ming Law" stipulates that "farmers do not go out of a mile, go in and out of the twilight, and know each other the way of work and rest" It seems that Zhu Yuanzhang really does not want to see businessmen, so he will let you stay at home honestly and farm the land, and do business at this time, which is unreliable. ”

"It's good right now, I'm a rich boy now, and then I have a reputation and status, and my family has an industry. I'll be comfortable in the Ming Dynasty for a few years, anyway, I'm only thirteen years old. Zhang Mu thought leisurely.

It's just that as soon as he thought of this, Zhang Mu remembered Zhang Chi again.

"The case of Aunt Zhou's murder has been calm, no matter what Li Fu does, he confessed anyway, but unfortunately he didn't pull Zhang Chi out.

Now that he has been driven out of the Zhang family and lost a lot of ancestral property, the old patriarch sends people to ask for accounts every day, and it is estimated that his rì son is really sad. This person is by no means a good type, he must not give up, there must be something planned behind his back, it seems that he must plan early. Zhang Mu pondered secretly in his heart.

"Master, the king of Xinglong Street will ask to see the young master." At this time, Zhang Wenguang hurriedly came to report.

"The king?" The old patriarch really couldn't remember this person.

"My father gave me a marriage when he was alive, and later this man saw that I was stupid and repented of my marriage. Now that you come to me, you naturally regret it. It just so happened that I was going to meet him. Zhang Mu said coldly.

"Don't come nonsense, Yongkang's palm is big, and it's not convenient for him to make enemies. Sit and pass the time. The old patriarch instructed.

Originally, Zhang Ren should have come forward to meet guests, but when Zhang Ren heard that it was him, he understood everything in his heart.

The Zhang family is a local family in the end, and it ruined the marriage of the Zhang family, this is a slap in the face of Zhang Ren, how could Zhang Ren see him?

On the surface, he instructed Zhang Mu, but he had already expressed his attitude in his heart.

"Grandpa, don't worry." Zhang Mu was relieved when he saw that Zhang Fu didn't mean to get up, so he ordered: "Songwen, carry me to Xuanrong Hall." ”

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I received a text message from the editor today, and I got a contract so I was late with the new, sorry.

I have signed a contract recently, so I can read it with confidence.

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