The turmoil about the gold mine disaster came and went very quickly. The families of the miners were compensated with 20 taels of silver per family, and they had nothing to say, so they thanked Han Wen one after another, and then returned to their homes.

As for the students, their original intention in making trouble was not to seek justice for the families of the mining victims, but to oppose gold mining. Han Wen promised them that he would negotiate the matter with the mine supervisor as soon as possible, and they felt that everything that should be said had already been said, and it was not appropriate to force Han Wen too tightly. After all, their township test quota is still in the hands of the magistrate, and this is not a game they can afford, so they also have the idea of retreating.

At this moment, Wu Zhicheng, the teacher of the academy, also arrived. He has been concentrating on studying several pamphlets on mathematics, physics and chemistry given to him by Su Hao for a period of time, and he has rarely cared about the affairs of the academy, and by the time he heard the news, the matter had basically subsided. He scolded the leading students, went to Han Wen to plead guilty, and then left with the students.

Cheng Yi stayed in the mine in Xuanfeng Township, and the next day he heard from the official Xu Zong that his younger brother Cheng Dong had led the way to attack Su Hao. She was in a hurry, immediately threw the matter on the mine to her deputy, hurried back to the county seat, called Cheng Dong out of the academy, and asked: "Xiaodong, I heard that you went to the county government yesterday to sue Su Gaizhi, can you have such a thing?" ”

Cheng Dong said: "This is indeed the case. ”

Cheng Yi stomped her feet and complained: "Why are you doing this, don't you know that Su Gaizhi is kind to our sister and brother?" ”

"What kindness does he have to us?" Cheng Dong sneered, "In Caijia Village, it was he who colluded with the lieutenant chief to occupy our family's land, and afterwards pretended to let people arrange to bring us into the city. Now, he is opening a coal kiln to make a lot of money, and you have worked hard to manage the accounts for him, and he wants to use your heart to repay your kindness and recruit loyal minions for himself. ”

"You...... How can you say that! Cheng Yi's face flushed with anger, "How can your sister be someone's minions?" Besides, Su Gaizhi has such a great ability, if he wants to find a few helpers, he can find them anywhere. He asked me to go to the mine to do things, it was pure kindness, and we must not treat other people's kindness as a donkey's liver and lungs. ”

Cheng Dong said: "Sister, you don't want to think about it, where can he find a smart and loyal helper like you?" I even suspect that Su Gaizhi took a fancy to your beauty and intended to ......"

"Shut up!" Cheng Yi shouted, "Cheng Dong, how can you say this about your sister, and how can you say this about Su Gaizhi?" Anyway, he introduced you to the academy so that you could get guidance from a famous teacher, could it be that he also wanted to take advantage of you? ”

Cheng Dong said: "Of course it is. He thinks I'm a strange commodity, and now he is showing me a favor, and when I get to the top, he can be his help. Sister, Su Gaizhi is very scheming, you must not fall for him. ”

Cheng Yi looked at his younger brother, his lips trembled, but he didn't know what to say. She knew that this younger brother had a lot of ideas since he was a child, but he always liked to look in the worst direction, as if he was full of hostility to the whole world.

In the past, Cheng Yi felt that this was just a protective reaction after his younger brother experienced great changes in the family, and believed that after a period of time, he would naturally change. Cheng Yi is seven or eight years older than Cheng Dong, and the idea that her parents instilled in her is to look at the world with beautiful eyes, believing that there are always good people in this world. When she was in Caijia Village, she often educated Cheng Dong like this, but with the living conditions of her family at that time, it was too difficult to convince Cheng Dong of this.

After coming to the county seat with Su Hao's help, Cheng Yi felt that her life had improved a lot, and she believed that there were more good people in the world. It's a pity that every time she goes to talk to Cheng Dong like this, Cheng Dong looks disapproving, and in turn persuades Cheng Yi not to be too simple and not to be taken advantage of by others.

This kind of conflict in world views is really difficult to reconcile. Cheng Yi always wanted her younger brother to think that Su Hao was a good person, but the more she did this, the more Cheng Dong felt that Su Hao was suspicious. This time there was an accident in the gold mine, Cheng Dong firmly believed that the purpose of Su Hao's gold mine to Changwu was to curry favor with Changwu in order to get a chance to climb up, and he had a strong sense of responsibility, that is, to expose Su Hao's true face to the world, which led to the scene in front of the county government.

Cheng Yi was half angry with her brother, but she couldn't change her brother's mind. Cheng Dong is becoming more and more knowledgeable now, and if it comes to debate, Cheng Yi is definitely not his opponent. In desperation, Cheng Yi had no choice but to go to Su Hao's house and apologize on behalf of his younger brother.

"I didn't bother with your brother."

After listening to Cheng Yi's anxious narration, Su Hao replied lightly.

"You really don't care about Xiaodong?" Cheng Yi asked in disbelief, she learned from Xu Zong that Cheng Dong said a lot of bad things about Su Hao in front of the county Hanwen, and even some of the words were said in front of Su Hao, how could Su Hao not care?

Su Hao naturally wouldn't say that he was a human being in two lives, and he didn't care about a few radical remarks from a child like Cheng Dong, he just said lightly: "Cheng Yi, you should know that in this world, there is no one who does things that is not talked about by others." The gold mining involved eunuchs, who were originally a symbol of evil in the minds of scholars. How can I not be told that I am mingling with the eunuchs? Cheng Dong must just be learning from others, is it worth it for me to deal with him? ”

"Thank you, Master Su, for a lot." Cheng Yi bowed to Su Hao Yingying, "Master Su, does this matter hinder your future?" ”

"It shouldn't matter." Su Hao said, "Lord Han knows the ins and outs of this matter, and he won't be as confused as the students." I, Su Hao, do things but want to be worthy of my heart, some market gossip, I just want a breeze on my face. ”

"That's fine...... Cheng Yi nodded and asked again, "What about it...... Master Su, do you think I am still suitable to continue working in the mine? ”

"You?" Su Hao looked at Cheng Yi and was stunned for a moment before he smiled and said, "Why, do you also dislike me for being inflammatory, and want to abandon me?" ”

"No, no, no!" Cheng Yi said repeatedly, "I mean, Xiao Dong treats you like this, I am his sister, and I really have no face to do things in the mine anymore." ”

Su Hao said: "He is him, you are you, these are two things." If you don't dislike me for doing things for the eunuchs, then continue to stay in the mines, I need a smart and honest helper like you very much. Of course, if your brother doesn't approve of you continuing to do things for me, I won't force you, you're free. ”

Cheng Yi said: "Master Su, you are right, he is him, and I am me." I can't change Xiao Dong's mind, but he can't sway my mind either. I think you are a decent person, there must be a reason why you do things for the eunuchs, and I won't blame you. When my father was an official, there were always times when he couldn't help himself, and I believe you did the same. ”

"If only you could think like that." Su Hao nodded and said, "Then let's work in the mine with peace of mind." In the future, if the Su Firm expands, I still hope that you will be in charge of the entire firm for me. ”

"How can a little girl have such talent?" Cheng Yi said modestly, but deep down in her heart, she really looked forward to having such an opportunity to show her skills.

After saying a few words about the things in the mine, Su Hao said to Cheng Yi with some hesitation: "By the way, Cheng Yi, I have a personal matter, I want to ask you, I don't know if it's convenient." ”

Cheng Yi said: "Master Su has something to say, even if she says it directly, if the little woman knows, she will definitely know everything." ”

Su Hao said: "That's right, I have a friend, he has two women around him, both of whom are very good, but if he wants to marry both women, one must be a wife and the other a concubine." These two women don't want to be concubines, what do you think my friend should do? ”

"This ......" Cheng Yi never expected Su Hao to ask her such a question so bluntly, according to normal etiquette, a man should not say such a topic in front of an unmarried woman at all, let alone ask the other party for advice.

Su Hao also meant to go to the doctor in a hurry, he felt that Cheng Yi was much older than him, and he was the daughter of an official eunuch and had a lot of knowledge, so he brought up this question and asked Cheng Yi to serve as a consultant. He deduced that it was his friend's business, but in fact, he also knew in his heart that with Cheng Yi's cleverness, he would naturally be able to guess the real background.

"The two women that Master Su said, but Xiu'er and Miss Han?" Cheng Yi directly exposed Su Hao's excuses.

Su Hao nodded in acknowledgement.

Cheng Yi pondered for a moment and said, "This matter is indeed very difficult. Miss Han was born noble, and it was absolutely impossible for her to marry Bai as a concubine. And if you let Xiu'er be a concubine, you will inevitably be a little wronged by her, after all, she has a marriage contract with you first. If you covet Miss Han's family background and demote Xiu'er to a concubine, she will be sad. ”

"That's right." Su Hao said distressedly, "I'm in such a dilemma now, so embarrassed that I can't even go to see Han Zhixian." ”

"Did you propose to Han Zhixian?" Cheng Yi asked strangely.

"No, but ...... Well, it's a long story. Su Hao didn't dare to say that Han Wen took the initiative to send someone to propose marriage, so he had to be vague.

"I see." Cheng Yi connected Su Hao's words before and after thinking about it for a while, and then he knew what was going on. She frowned and said, "It's difficult to have both of them, Master Su, which side do you prefer for Xiu'er and Miss Han?" ”

Su Hao was a little embarrassed and said: "This is really not a good comparison, Xiu'er and I grew up together, and the relationship must be very deep." However, Miss Han Bingxue is smart, well-versed in the past and present, and has a lot in common with me, so it is really difficult for me to say which of them I like more. ”

"I really can't see that you are such a romantic person." Cheng Yi reprimanded in a low voice, "Since you can't give them a name at the same time, you shouldn't provoke them." Xiu'er is just that, after all, this is an early thing. On Miss Han's side, you should have stayed away, but you have repeatedly ** her, which is really hateful. ”

"I really didn't mean to ** her!" Su Hao just rolled and shouted injustice, "How did I know that she would cause so much trouble when she went to listen to my lectures, I would have taught her nothing." ”

"Now that this is the case, what are you going to do?" Cheng Yi asked.