Not to mention how Jiang Weixi angrily reprimanded Xie Yikou for his miserable oppression of him after Jiang Weixi found Wen Zhesang and a few people on this day. only said that Shang Nancheng and the others over there found another restaurant that was one of the best in the county, although they came out to have fun, and those people were also familiar with each other, but Shang Nancheng resented them for not helping him speak. During the banquet, a few people came and went, and the dark tide was surging.

Shang Nancheng was annoyed and bored, and left the table with chopsticks after eating halfway. At ten o'clock in the afternoon, most of the noisy bazaar was dispersed, and he simply went home, but as soon as he entered the house, he met a person in a hurry, looking at the dress, it should be the long-term worker in the house.

"Ahead, stop, what are you doing in a hurry?" Shang Nancheng's ghost made a god to stop the person.

The chief worker turned his head, greeted him with sincere fear, and said, "Back to the second son, the little one is looking for someone, and he just got the news, and he is about to go back to the steward at this time." ”

It turned out that this person was the person sent out by Shang Jinquan to find Qiuhe.

"Who are you looking for? Let's hear it. ”

"Yes, it's the maid next to Miss, Qiu He, she ran away. The little one went to look for it with a few boys, but they didn't find it, but they heard from the people in the yamen that they had fished out a female corpse by the river in the suburbs, so the little one went to ask. It's just that there are many fish and shrimp in the river, and they gnaw their faces beyond recognition and bury them in a hurry. However, listening to the description of the officer, the clothes worn by the corpse were indeed Qiu He's. Changgong didn't know whether the "come and listen" in Shang Nancheng's words was to be clear or simple, so he said it all in one go.

"Autumn lotus? It sounds familiar—" Shang Nancheng looked indifferent, and he couldn't think of it, so he didn't bother thinking about it. It was a little girl, and it was not a big deal if she died.

He waved his hand impatiently, "It's none of your business, go down." ”

The long-term worker hurriedly ran away.

"Big brother, I'm back." In the front yard, Shang Nanjue was drinking tea, and there were several maids with delicate faces and graceful postures standing beside him.

Shang Nanjue glanced him up and down, "Didn't you go out with Zheng Gongzi and come back so soon?" ”

"Don't mention it, it's all a nuisance." Shang Nancheng told the truth about Curie, and at the end, he said a little strangely, "I see that the female county magistrate doesn't seem to know about the account book yet, big brother, do you think that Baili Song hasn't sent the account book to the yamen yet?" If we give Baili Song more benefits, will it ......?"

"How can it be so easy to get something back if it's lost?" Shang Nanjue waved his hand and retreated, "Do you know that if it weren't for your carelessness and luring the wolf into the room, my Shang family would never have to be so cautious?" I think the meaning of Baili Song is very clear, originally I thought he was a bag of heroes, every time I thought of the day when I returned to the court. ”

Shang Nancheng was already impatient when he heard these words, "Big brother, it was you who first came into contact with Baili Song. I also asked you whether the Baili Song is worth believing, because you told me that I could take it for my own use, otherwise I would not relax my nerves. ”

Seeing that he looked unrepentant, Shang Nanjue's heart was on fire, "Are you still reasonable?" It's okay to play wantonly on weekdays, and you won't want to spend more time with your little sister. Now this one thing alone has made a mess for you, and if you want to take over the affairs of the house in the future, who will dare to trust you to it? ”

"I don't care about the trivialities either—guess who I met when I came back? Ha, the chief worker of the house, he said that Qiuhe drowned in the river, and his death was miserable and terrifying. ”

Shang Nanjue took a moment to think of Qiu Heqi, and his tone was cold, "I made my little sister angry, I deserve to die." ”

Shang Nancheng was noncommittal, he also admitted that Qiu He used to be a little beautiful, but now that he is dead, his eldest brother is really ruthless.

The two of them didn't leave much thought on Qiu He's dead person, Shang Nanjue took a sip of tea, and frowned slightly, "I heard that the county order wants to repair the good hall - she also returned the fields in the northern suburbs to the people before, and now she is in the limelight." ”

"What's this, let her stumble for a few more days, wait for her father to discuss countermeasures with a few uncles, and still need to be afraid of her?" Shang Nancheng's face was full of disdain, he never felt that Wen Zhesang was very capable. The Shang family will come to this point, completely because Baili Song's group of mountain bandits are blind, and they don't want to let go of glory and wealth, but they want to return to the imperial court and make Wen Zhesang an eagle dog.

Shang Nanjue bowed his head and agreed with his words, although Wen Zhesang has done a lot of things to benefit the people in Qingfeng County, no one will think that she is capable, but think that she is lucky. As soon as he took office, he met Bailisong, who had a heart to return. If not, maybe she is still anxious about the affairs of the county, how can she have the ability to deal with the Shang family?

That's how people like to deceive themselves and others, and how they like to attribute facts to coincidence.

Since Wen Zhesang decided to build a good hall, Qingzi Lane has been bustling with activity every day, and the group of beggars and some mountain bandits who have concealed their identities have been in high interest all day long. Xiuzentang is not an easy job, although there are ready-made houses, but they still need to be repaired and strengthened inside and out, and they also need to be cleaned and weeded. The yard was full of dust, but no one complained.

For the group of dogs, this good hall is probably their future residence. In this group of people, Gouziniang and the other two took back the fields in the northern suburbs, and they also had a little property. But they were grateful to Wen Zhesang and voluntarily returned their property to Shantang's property. In the future, they became one with the Church of Kindness.

As for Wu Beifa's group of beggars who made trouble, Wen Zhesang fed them the board, and it is estimated that they are still recuperating from their injuries at this time.

In short, Qingzi Lane has been lively and comfortable recently, and Zhou Gui will take Zhou Xiaozhen to help when he has free time. The reckless man has the wisdom of the reckless man, he knows that he is sometimes busy and can't take care of the children, this good hall is close to his own home, so that Zhou Xiaozhen is familiar with the people in the good hall, and when he can't find him, Zhou Xiaozhen can also go to the good hall to play. so that he could be reassured.

On another day, Wen Zhesang finished handling the official affairs of the yamen, and took Xie Yikou and Wen Zhi to the Shantang. More than half a month has passed, the house here has been renewed, the weeds growing on the roof are gone, and the messy branches and leaves of the yard have been swept away. If you add some furniture and utensils, you can move in directly.

"My lord only came here two days ago, why did you come here again today?" The dog girl was wearing coarse linen clothes, although she was complaining and complaining, she was happy in her heart. God has eyes, and in her lifetime, she finally met a good official. It's a pity that the dog's father went early, and he can't see it anymore.

Wen Zhesang smiled and said a few words to her, there were a total of twenty-three people in the Shantang group of dogs and beggars who came behind, but half of them were old and helpless, and three were disabled and difficult to survive.

The beggars who could not work were placed in two separate rooms. But they all know how to be grateful, even if they are unwell, they volunteered to help everyone remove the weeds in the yard a few days ago and do what they can. It's just that the good hall has been almost repaired in the past two days, and there is nothing they can do, so they went to the kitchen to help.

Wen Zhesang looked at it and suddenly sighed with emotion, if it weren't for Wang De being too mad, Qingfeng County-these people wouldn't have had to live so hard.

Sweeping her eyes, she also saw Baili Song - this mountain bandit scholar couldn't stay idle, and went into the kitchen to help choose vegetables.

"It's a coincidence that the adults are about to start eating, so let's eat some together?" Baili Song came out with a wooden basin, poured the water in the basin into the corner of the wall, and turned back to greet Wen Zhesang.

"Well, I haven't tasted my husband's craft yet." Wen Zhesang is as good as a runner.

With her words, the beggars and mountain bandits who peeked at her in the courtyard showed some uncertain expressions on their faces.

- It turns out that this county magistrate is so easy to speak.

Baili Song laughed loudly: "I don't know how to cook here, and my lord's idea is in vain." ”

Although Wen Zhesang stayed in Shantang to eat, at her insistence, the lunch meal that day was no different from what she ate on weekdays. The white rice is boiled in a large pot, steaming hot, and the smell makes people's appetite move.

After the meal, the dog girl quietly pulled Wen Zhesang aside and whispered: "My lord, there is something I really don't know whether to say or not, but this is ...... I think it's weird. ”

Wen Zhesang smiled: "I'm curious when you say this, you can say anything you want." ”

The dog took a deep breath, glanced at the kitchen, and said, "I'm a woman, and I can't do a good job of hard work, so I help buy vegetables and cook in the kitchen." We have a lot of people here, and the food and vegetables are used quickly. Today, I found out that the rice jar had bottomed out, so I went out to buy it, who knows...... Alas, who knew that the price of Zhengjia Rice Bank had tripled. I didn't want to buy it, so I ran to a few other rice shops, but they all sat on the ground and started the price! In the end, it was easy to find a store that did not increase the price, and I specially asked the shopkeeper, it is impossible to increase the price recently. I wondered if we had offended someone, but maybe those people knew that I was a beggar and looked down on me...... Alas! ”

The dog thought about it and felt that she would definitely not be able to solve this matter, so she had to tell Wen Zhesang timidly. At this time, she still thought that the price of those rice shops was due to herself.

Wen Zhesang heard something different from her words.

"What are the names of those rice shops that have increased their prices? Who is the owner behind it? ”

The dog lady replied: "Those boys in the store are fierce and vicious, and I don't dare to stay long, I only know what 'Zheng Ji' and 'Yang Ji' are written on them outside, and I don't dare to ask more." ”

"Zheng? Poplar? Wen Zhesang thought for a moment, "I remember that there are these two surnames among the rich families in the county. ”

The dog mother was startled, and also remembered, "Huh? This, this...... What exactly do they want to do? ”

Wen Zhesang shook his head and smiled, "I don't know either. But since you said that several of them are sitting on the ground and starting the price, you don't have to go to those ones to buy them in the future. There are also a few private rice shops in the prefecture, so go and buy them in the future. ”

The dog nodded: "Yes, I have written it down." "It's a good thing to do it, but those people are going too far.