When Zhou Qing woke up, he saw that the sky was bright, rubbed his eyes and got up, and saw that it was already three poles of the sun outside. Sleeping enough, Zhou Qing felt hungry.

"Brother Zhou, eat, eat." Zhao Yong greeted Zhou Qing.

There are brown rice and beans on the dinner table. The best part is that there is even a chicken. The lotus leaves wrapped around the chicken are peeled off, and the chicken is pink and white mixed with peppercorns and a special aroma, and the skin is oily gold. Zhou Qing couldn't help but swallow his saliva, but he didn't dare to sit down and eat.

"Hurry up and eat. At noon, the third son returned. It's good to talk when you're full. Zhao Yong sat down as he spoke, tore a chicken leg and put it in the bowl in front of Zhou Qing. Zhou Qing was also really hungry, and after all, in Zhao Jiaren's one-third of an acre, he sat down, shook off his cheeks and ate it.

After eating, the two of them went to the back, and the eldest son Zhao Jiaxin was already busy with sweat on his forehead at this time. Zhou Qing was puzzled, but he didn't dare to ask. Zhao Jiaren is an official, and his brother is naturally also an official. It is unreasonable to look at the fact that such an official is as busy as a peasant.

Together with Zhao Yong, he built the terraced stones, and when they were both tired and rested, Zhou Qing asked, "Why didn't you see Zhao Guanren?" ”

Zhao Yong said with a smile: "The third prince only came back in the middle of the night last night. I went to the county office early this morning on an errand. At that time, you were still sleeping with the sound of whirring mountains. ”

Zhou Qing felt very embarrassed,

At noon, Zhao Jiaren really came back. When he saw Zhou Qing, he handed a package to Zhou Qing first. When I opened it, Zhou Qing's things were all inside, and even the shirt was chased back. His own things were robbed, and Zhou Qing originally felt extremely desperate. Now that he saw that the things that had been snatched were recovered, he was so excited that he couldn't help but kneel down and kowtow, "Thank you Zhao Daguan for saving me." ”

Zhao Jiaren dragged him up, "Since Brother Zhou came to look for me, I don't know what the matter is?" ”

“…… I couldn't get along in Gusu, and I remembered that Zhao Guanren said that if there is anything difficult, I will come to you. That's the cheeky coming. Although Zhou Qing didn't want to bow his head like this, when people were in trouble, they couldn't bow their heads if they didn't want to.

Zhao Jiaren stared at Zhou Qing for a while, and then asked, "You...... But a lawsuit in Gusu? ”

Zhou Qing was frightened by this question, and his head shook like a rattle, "What kind of person does Zhao Guanren think of me!" I will never go to the Adulterous Section. ”

"That'...... But I borrowed someone else's money and couldn't pay it back, so I came here? Zhao Jiaren continued to ask.

Zhou Qing originally felt panicked in his heart, but now he was asked two questions in a row that seriously questioned his character, and he was angry at first, and he wanted to have a seizure. But seeing Zhao Yong standing beside Zhao Jiaren staring at him, he thought that he was in someone's one-third of an acre. Zhou Qing forcibly suppressed his anger and said: "Naturally, it's not because I owe money, I'm here to ...... this time."

Zhao Jiaren waved his hand to interrupt Zhou Qing's words, "I can trust Brother Zhou." There is no lawsuit, and there is no money owed. I welcome a master blacksmith like Brother Zhou to me. Everyone will inevitably encounter difficulties, and it is not too late to talk about Brother Zhou's difficulties in the future. ”

Zhou Qing was stunned by Zhao Jiaren's straightforwardness, although ordinary people accept others to defect, they have to ask the reason. Whether he is a traitor or forced to pay debts and has no way out is a big deal, but Zhao Jiaren only asks about these two things, which undoubtedly lowers the standard to the point where it cannot be lowered. Accepting Zhou Qing so happily made Zhou Qing feel extremely uncomfortable.

Without waiting for Zhou Qing to say anything, Zhao Jiaren shouted: "Eat, eat, I'm really hungry." ”

When eating together, Zhao Yong couldn't help but ask: "Brother Zhou, you did a good job in Gusu, why did you come to such a small place as Fuqing?" ”

"Alas...... it's hard to put into words." When Zhou Qing felt wronged, he was ready to talk about his suffering, but now that he has the choice not to say it, he doesn't want to say it.

Zhao Yong didn't ask again. After everyone had lunch, Zhao Jiaren and Zhou Qing talked, "Brother Zhou, a master craftsman like you is hard to find." Now that you're here, I can't let you go easily. How about we make a five-year contract? ”

"Five years? Zhao Guanren thinks so highly of me, five years is five years. Zhou Qing replied a little weakly. He didn't expect that he would be forced to run to Zhao Jiaren helplessly. The furnace of the blacksmith shop where he was located burst, and the master was fainted by the heat of the molten iron and almost died. Fortunately, he met Zhao Jiaren and saved his master's life by unbelievable means.

Such a miraculous thing started Zhou Qing's nightmare. His master had two sons, a daughter, and three apprentices. After this incident, the other four male peers said that it was Zhou Qing's negligence that broke the stove, and the master was dying. It was useless for Zhou Qing to defend himself in every possible way, after all, the other party was four people, and he only had one.

After Zhou Qing's master finally saved his life and his body gradually recovered, the old gentleman didn't speak for Zhou Qing. The blacksmith circle is not large, and Zhou Qing's reputation has been completely ruined in this circle. The name of a man, the shadow of a tree. Not to mention in Gusu City, in the area around Gusu City, Zhou Qing knew that he could no longer gain a foothold in the blacksmith business.

But Zhou Qing likes the blacksmith industry, so he came to Zhao Jiaren, who was very friendly to him. Unlike those who tried their best to exclude him, even if Zhou Qing was so excited that he almost beat Zhao Jiaren, Zhao Jiaren didn't take it to heart. However, seeing the poverty of Fuqing, Zhou Qing felt that his blacksmith career was bleak, even if he couldn't talk about it.

"Brother Zhou, you stay here for a few days first. In a few days, I will go to Fuzhou with you and open a blacksmith shop there. A master like Brother Zhou can be overused in this place in Fuqing. ”

Zhao Jiaren's words made Zhou Qing raise his head suddenly, and hope was born in his heart.

When the county commander Li Yong saw Zhao Jiaren escorting a group of bandits to the state capital, he felt very unhappy in his heart. His teacher Liu Huang sent another letter a few days ago, asking Li Yong to pay attention to Zhao Jiaren, Ding Daquan's lackey, and not let him do anything that was quick for quick success.

Because of his teacher, Li Yong didn't like Zhao Jiaren at first. However, seeing that Zhao Jiaren was able to make such a big move in Putian, so that the teachers in Lin'an had to pay attention to Zhao Jiaren, Li Yong was even more jealous. When Zhao Jiaren arrived in Fuqing County, he showed quite tough methods in catching thieves.

And Zhao Jiaren's method of catching thieves is not particularly different, that is, patrolling more places where bandits often appear. At the same time, he also has a hunting dog that the good people use when hunting. Hunt down bandits who take advantage of the terrain to escape, and rely on hounds to lead the way. The officials ate better than the bandits, and Zhao Jiaren supervised the desperate pursuit. Small bandits of several sizes were swept away by Zhao Jiaren in a few months.

Now seeing Zhao Jiaren escorting a small number of bandits to Fuzhou, Li Yong felt in his heart that Zhao Jiaren could indeed be called a 'cool official'.

Because he didn't know whether to tell his teacher about this matter solemnly, Li Yong felt quite irritable. In the end, he suddenly had an idea to go to Zhao Jiaren's residence while Zhao Jiaren was away. Maybe there's something to watch out for in this guy's home.