Zhu Houzhao and his party were still waiting there, and Ma Sanniang was behind Zhu Houwei. I only heard her say a little funny: "I came all the way to catch the moon with the stars, but I didn't expect the master to be locked out." ”

Zhu Houwei glanced back at her and smiled, but Ma Sanniang rolled her eyes when she looked at Zhu Houwei. It took less than ten minutes from Ergou to report the news, and the gate of the village finally opened slowly, and a group of people rushed out of it, standing on both sides of the road, and then saw a fat white eunuch running panting and "fast".

Zhu Houzhao's team also began to move forward, and there was still a distance of about 20 meters, and Zhu Houzhao, who was at the front, dismounted, and the people behind also dismounted. At this time, the white fat eunuch finally came to the front, knelt down and said, "The old slave Cai Qing has seen His Royal Highness the Prince, His Royal Highness Chitose Chitose Chitose. The people behind were stunned for a moment, knowing that a noble person was coming, and they didn't expect such a big title, but they reacted immediately, so they immediately knelt down and saluted.

Zhu Houzhao nodded and said, "Get up." After everyone got up, Cai Qing walked up to Zhu Houzhao in small steps, said with a smile on his face, "Please also ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to move to the mansion to rest." Zhu Houzhao nodded and walked into the village.

The procession behind also walked slowly into the village, and some of the people on both sides of the road retreated under the eaves, carefully observing the prince and his team. Most of these people are men, and women and children have returned to their homes. Most of them hide in their homes and peek through the cracks in the doors.

After a while, everyone came to Guan Zhuang's mansion. There was silence in the distance, and the streets were again noisy, with whispers and loud discussions.

The Guanzhuang Mansion is very large, and it is no problem to accommodate Zhu Houzhao's 300 people. Entering the mansion, the Zhu Houzhao brothers have a lot of changes in this Cai Qing. Although the area of the house is very large, the decoration is relatively ordinary, and it is basically a more practical building, except for a pavilion, there is no pond, rockery or something.

Entering the lobby and taking a look, it is estimated that according to the current value, the most expensive is 2 glass teapots, and the price will not exceed 50 taels. Zhu Houzhao came suddenly, and Cai Qing must not have known about it in advance.

After arriving in the lobby, the Zhu Houwei brothers sat in the main seat, Guo Chengzhi and Ma Sanniang sat down respectively, and Cai Qing stood not far in front of Zhu Houzhao. As for why the prince suddenly arrived, I really can't figure it out. However, he knew that in the past few years, the transformation of Beizhili Huangzhuang had no good end for most of the fathers-in-law of the village, and the problems in the ledger were too serious.

A few handsome maids came over to bring a cup of tea, and then went down, and only these five people were left in the lobby. Zhu Houzhao and the others were a little thirsty, so they picked up the teacup and drank a few sips. Although Cai Qing was smiling, his calves were already trembling a little. Fortunately, the clothes are wide and I can't see it. After a while, Zhu Hou glanced at him and said calmly, "Gonggong Cai, how much food and materials are there on the Zhuangzi?" ”

Cai Qing's face stiffened, then he quickly adjusted, and said with a smile, "Back to His Royal Highness the Prince, Zhuangzi still has about 23,000 stone of grain left, and 138,000 taels of silver of various colors. Zhu Houzhao glanced at him meaningfully, Cai Qing's face was as usual, Zhu Houzhao nodded, and then continued, "I will use these grains and silver money soon, you send someone to cooperate." Also, if there are more houses built in those Zhuangzi in Ningyang County, many people will come soon. ”

Cai Qing's face was embarrassed, "This" Zhu Houzhao took out the golden holy decree from his arms, and before he opened it, Cai Qing immediately said, "The old slave obeys the decree."

Zhu Houzhao nodded with a flat face, "Those sergeants have arranged it for me, and we will leave tomorrow." Cai Qing nodded, arched his hand and said, "The old slave retired." Then he stepped backwards, walked out of the lobby, just a few steps out of the door, hit his right palm with his left fist, and whispered, "Oh, I didn't take the dust, it's too rude, will it leave a bad impression on the prince, I said how hard it is today, it seems that something is missing in my hand." ”

After Cai Qing walked out, Ma Sanniang said thoughtfully, "This is a eunuch." Zhu Houwei smiled and said, "Then what do you think it is?" Are there more noses or fewer eyes? Ma Sanniang said angrily, "He has no beard, he looks weird, and his voice sounds awkward." ”

Zhu Houwei thought for a while and said, "His voice is okay, a little sharper, and it is relatively neutral." Ma Sanniang was a little puzzled, "What is neutral." ”

Zhu Houwei was not interested in explaining to a Ming Dynasty man what is neutral and what is neutral beauty, so he said perfunctorily, "It's not a man or a woman." Then he found that Ma Sanniang looked at Zhu Houwei with a novel expression. Zhu Houzhao asked beside him, "Miss Ma, why are you looking at my brother like this?" ”

Ma Sanniang replied very seriously, "Prince, do you see if the prince doesn't have a beard, and what does his voice say, by the way, it's very neutral." ”

There was a sudden silence in the lobby, and then Guo Chengzhi accidentally laughed out loud, Zhu Houzhao looked back at Zhu Houwei, and then nodded at Ma Sanniang "very seriously". Zhu Houwei was furious, stood up and shouted at Ma Sanniang, "Ma Yun, what do you mean." Am I neutral, I'm in the period of voice change, and I'm not old enough to grow a beard, no, it's unbearable, I'm going to fight you alone. ”

Ma Sanniang smiled and stood up, nearly 1.8 meters tall blocked the sunlight in front of Zhu Houwei, put her hand on the hilt, and said with a smile in her mouth, "Great, I have this intention in the next place." ”

Ma Sanniang's force value Zhu Houwei knows, he will definitely not be able to block 10 moves, and when he is in a dilemma, Zhu Houzhao stood up, walked over, stretched out his right hand, and said quickly in his mouth, "No, how can I, who is an elder brother, watch you die." Zhu Houwei just wanted to give him an appreciative look, but this step was too timely. However, Zhu Houzhao continued, "The most important thing is that it is not good to involve the horse girl. After all, there is one less prince in the Ming Dynasty, and the murderer still has to be investigated. ”

Ma Sanniang smiled and nodded, and said, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince just call me Sanniang." Zhu Houzhao also smiled and nodded, harmonious.

Zhu Houwei's anger is full and he is about to make a big move, the object is too sincere, and the persimmon is still soft and comfortable to pinch. Zhu Houwei's face was angry, he looked at Guo Chengzhi with a threatening look in his eyes and said, "Is it funny?" ”

Guo Chengzhi is still too young, and he can't do it without changing his face when Mount Tai collapses in front of him, but the little boss is angry, and he can't afford to provoke him. So he immediately got up, arched his hands indiscriminately, and ran out of the lobby. A little farther away, the suppressed laughter still reached Zhu Houwei's ears. Zhu Houwei looked back at the two of them and found that Ma Sanniang and Zhu Houzhao continued to drink tea very casually. Zhu Houwei, who is 1.58 meters tall, immediately rose to 1.6 meters in blood pressure, and shouted loudly, "What's the situation, you two don't save me some face?" I might as well cut myself off, how can I hold my head up in front of my subordinates in the future? ”

Ma Sanniang was very simple, took off the katana she was wearing, handed it to Zhu Houwei and said, "Please also ask the prince to appreciate his face and use this knife." In the future, when I carry this knife, my mood will be much better. ”

Zhu Houwei was a little embarrassed, and then pretended to be disdainful and said, "Hmph, childish agitation." If you want me to fall for the scheme, you are dreaming. I'll go see if they're settled. With that, he walked out of the lobby quickly, leaving Zhu Houzhao and Ma Sanniang looking at each other and smiling. Zhu Houzhao said comfortably, "Sanniang, it's the first time I've seen him look so angry. "I think that when Zhu Houzhao chased Bai Yulian, Zhu Houwei didn't play tricks on him, but he didn't expect to be able to see the moon when the clouds opened, and the revenge was avenged today, and he was in a very good mood.

Ma Sanniang also smiled and said, "It's also down there, his mouth is really annoying sometimes." ”

I have to say that it is still good to be thick-skinned, and at the time of dinner, Zhu Houwei was as usual, and Zhu Houzhao, Ma Sanniang and others finished eating, as if he was not the one who shouted that he wanted to live and die in the afternoon. However, Zhu Houzhao and the others didn't say anything, and everyone finished dinner very calmly.

After dinner, the four of them went to the pavilion in the house to talk. The pavilion is surrounded by grape trellises, and the verdant vines turn red in the fiery sunset. The green grapes also turn red, and the breeze blows, bringing a hint of coolness. The four people in the pavilion squinted their eyes slightly, enjoying a hint of coolness after the heat.

After a while, Zhu Houzhao said, "What do you think is going on, what are these gathered people going to do, and who is behind the scenes." ”

Guo Chengzhi spoke first, "Didn't Huangzhuang mix in a few spies from the north a few years ago, and I think they are indispensable this time." Ma Sanniang said with some anger, "The gathered people are short of food, and Caoyun has no grain ships to go back and forth, this court" She didn't go on, but several people understood what she was going to say. Zhu Houwei frowned and said, "The people gathered, but they were hungry, there were ordinary poor people who had run out of food, and there were also workers who had no work to do, and before long, these hungry people who couldn't stand it would storm the village, and even attack the county seat." No matter what the outcome is, the Huangzhuang that caused this situation will not be able to get rid of it, and then Daddy will be very passive. Did you find that the Cao workers of North Zhili have been recruited to build roads, not to mention, the people of Henan and South Zhili have gathered in Shandong. It seems that someone wants to make trouble, but they don't want to make it out of control, so they are encircled at the boundary of Shandong. After speaking, he looked at Zhu Houzhao, Zhu Houzhao nodded, although his face was calm, but the anger in his eyes could be seen by several other people.

After a while, Zhu Houzhao spoke: "No matter what, the problem today is that there is no food and no money. With these two things, we can take these people away. Now to build the road, there is still a shortage of workers, and the reconstruction of the Huangzhuang here also requires a lot of manpower. With our strength, it is still barely possible to recruit these people. Soon after, the autumn harvest will be in Huangzhuang, and the pressure on grain will be much less. Now there is no other action for these people except that there are no food ships coming and going, and we will wait and see what happens. Hou Wei, have you contacted the capital Huangzhuang? ”

Zhu Houwei nodded: "There should be news soon." Zhu Houzhao said, "Well done"

Zhu Houwei smiled indifferently: "It is necessary." ”