The Lin Mansion family banquet opened separate seats for men and women, and the younger juniors didn't have to be so formal, and sat at the same table under the care of the maid and mother-in-law.

The male host, Lin Ruhai, frequently raised his glass to express his gratitude to the eldest man from the beginning of the family banquet.

The second master of Zheng Er and the others at the same table were confused, and Lian Er took advantage of the good atmosphere to ask boldly.

The eldest lord glanced at Lin Ruhai, saw that he had no objections and did not hide it, and lightly explained everything that happened after being pulled by Lin Ruhai to see Lin Duan before.

With such a secret news, I heard that the second master of politics and his party took a breath of cold air, and said that the murderer in secret deserved to die, and he actually did this to an ignorant child.

"The child is silent, and the strange power is confused......"

The second master shook his head again and again, and his appearance was ridiculous.

"Second child, remind you!"

The old man said slowly; "This matter has been reported today, it is estimated that the embroidered guards are searching for it with all their might, you must not talk nonsense, otherwise you will figure out what the consequences are!"

made an understatement, but it was so shocked that the second master of Zheng was scared into a cold sweat, and he didn't dare to drag any text to read the words of a saint.

"The reason why I tell you is to let you know in your hearts that this capital is not as smooth as it seems on the surface, don't lose your caution!"

Seeing that the second official was frightened, the eldest master smiled and said: "This matter, you can do it in your hearts, don't talk nonsense, the mouth of the people of the Rong Mansion is famous in the capital, I am afraid that disaster will come out of the mouth!" ”

"Don't worry, sir!"

Lian Er smiled: "We won't talk nonsense!" ”

The eldest lord nodded and smiled leisurely; "You can do it yourself, I don't bother to say it, but I remind you that in one move, those Buddhas and goddesses and the like, you must not let them come into contact with the young people in the house, no one knows if they have evil intentions!"

Concerned about this, including Lin Ruhai, they all nodded yes.

It is said that because of Lin Duan's little pot friend, Jia Min was frightened and didn't dare to go to the temple outside the city to offer incense, at most he spent a lot of money to invite the Bodhisattva to return to the house to worship, everything was based on the safety of Lin Duan and Daiyu's little pot friend.

Skipping such a dull topic, the atmosphere of this family banquet is still quite good, after the wine has passed three rounds and the dishes have passed the five flavors, the second master of Zhenger pondered for a moment and suddenly said: "Brother-in-law, the old lady misses Daiyu and Duan'er very much, when do you want to send them over to visit?" ”

Lin Ruhai's expression remained unchanged, but the eldest master clearly sensed the displeasure in his heart, but his face was not revealed in the slightest, and he said with a smile: "Second uncle, Duan'er has just experienced the conspiracy of others, I really don't worry, let's wait for a while!" ”

The second master opened his mouth, feeling that what Lin Ruhai said was indeed reasonable, and did not continue to talk about this topic.

The family banquet of the Lin Mansion ended in a harmonious atmosphere, the eldest lord and the Rong Guofu party were not in a hurry to leave, taking advantage of Lin Ruhai's absence, the second master of the government gave his own family a look.

Jia Zhu was not embarrassed, but it was a pity that the second master of Zheng had to bite the bullet when he stared at him, quietly came to the eldest master, and whispered; "Uncle, the lord asked his nephew to inquire, what price do you want to get from the uncle?"

said something very awkward, this was the first time he had done such a thing, but fortunately, the object was his uncle, and he could barely maintain his mind.

"What, he figured it out, second child?"

Seeing Jia Zhu nodding silently, he smiled and said: "It just so happens that there is a small repair project in the outer city of the capital, and I asked him to take five thousand taels out, so let him do it!" ”

"Really?"

Jia Zhu was taken aback, he didn't expect the uncle to be so powerful, and in a blink of an eye, he came up with a small project to repair the city wall, so that he didn't know what to say.

Turned around and hurriedly approached the second master of Zheng, muttered quietly for a while, and didn't know what was exchanged, only to see that the second master of Zheng's eyes lit up, and secretly glanced at the eldest master, and when he left the Lin Mansion, he didn't send Jia Zhu up to ask what was going on.

The eldest lord doesn't care, the opportunity is given to the second political one, with this guy's current situation in the Yamen of the Ministry of Industry, if he doesn't firmly grasp it, he won't be the second political one.

Sure enough, the eldest master had just returned to the courtyard with his family, and the second master of Zheng quietly rushed over that evening, with Jia Zhu by his side.

This time, Jia Zhu was not asked to pass the word in the study of the other courtyard, but directly spoke to the second master of Zheng.

"Five thousand taels of silver, no two prices!"

The eldest master was not polite at all, and directly reached out to ask for silver, not bothering to pay attention to the embarrassed looks of the second master and Jia Zhu's father and son.

"Big brother, do you really want to do it so badly?"

The second master took out a stack of silver tickets from his cuffs and put them directly on the table. "If outsiders know, I'm afraid that the eldest brother will lose face, right?"

"So what, it's better than being implicated by the second one!"

The eldest lord picked up the silver ticket and counted it, but it was exactly five thousand taels and accepted it directly, and he didn't have a good airway; "I don't have the energy to clean up the mess for you, I'll be the one who suffers and suffers at that time, and I haven't been able to leave it behind in the end, so why bother?"

The second master of Zheng's face turned red, and said angrily: "Big brother, what are you talking about?" ”

"I just don't believe in your abilities!"

The eldest lord was not affected at all, and said with a smile: "This time the work of repairing the outer city wall of the capital is for you, and the deadline is one month, no problem!" ”

"Why do you want to set a deadline?"

The second master didn't feel anything at first, but there was so much anticipation and excitement in his heart, but the eldest master suddenly set a time limit, which made him feel confused and unhappy at the same time.

"It's just a small project to repair the city wall for several miles, and it will take you another year or two to complete?"

The eldest lord was not polite, and sneered: "If it is not completed within the one-month period, I will take back your construction rights and hand it over directly to others!" ”

"Big brother, you're really too much!"

The second master of Zheng was so angry that he trembled, and said dissatisfiedly: "Could it be that for five thousand taels of silver, it is not possible to buy the construction right for a period of one month?" ”

"That's right!"

The eldest lord chuckled lightly and said unceremoniously; "I don't bother to mention your reputation in the Ministry of Industry, you know, I also took a little risk to give you a month's construction rights, okay?"

The second master was so angry that he almost vomited blood, but what the eldest master said was really his life, and his face turned pale for a while, and he couldn't say anything to refute it, and when he saw that the deal was reached, he simply got up and left directly.

"Uncle ......"

"Don't don't, don't, this is a matter between me and your master, you junior, don't get involved indiscriminately, it's not good for you!"

The eldest lord waved his hand to stop him: "If you really want to feel inappropriate, then take a good look at your master's staff, I have no confidence in his work this time!" ”

Jia Zhu left with a broken face, he never expected that his master's impression in the uncle's heart would be so incompetent.

The project of repairing the outer city wall sounds like it is not a big project, can't the master even do such a thing?

The results came out quickly, a month is not short, at least Jia Zhu definitely passed quite quickly, and it passed in a blink of an eye.

But the performance of the second master can only be described as confused, and his incompetence is all praise for him.

The eldest master directly assigned such a small project to the second master in the Ministry of Industry, which did not cause a backlash from the Ministry of Industry, and there was not even a wave of ideas.

No matter how you say it, he is the left waiter of the dignified Ministry of Industry, the second-in-command of the Ministry of Industry, and he still has such power.

But who would have thought that such a small city wall repair project, the second master of Zheng did a mess, and it was still the same as when he was doing the project in Tongzhou before, as if he had not been taught a lesson at all.

After the second master took over the project, he was directly assigned to his Qingke and Xiaowu to deal with, and he was the same as usual, not too leisurely, obviously not far from the construction site, but he had never seen it during the January construction period.

According to the second master of Zheng, he is a scholar, and he should not be contaminated with such mundane affairs, anyway, there are people below who are busy with things, and he enjoys his achievements.

But as a result, the January period was about to pass, and the second master remembered this stubble, and called his subordinates who were in charge of this matter Qingke and Xiaoke, and asked how the city wall repair project was done, and whether it was about to be completed?

Unexpectedly, the answer was unexpected, and the small project of repairing the city wall has not even been completed so far.

Without waiting for the second master of politics to explode into anger, the Qingke and the little servant in charge of this matter hurriedly complained, what construction period was too tight, what imperial court's project money was not allocated on time, and all kinds of difficulties were put out, and the second master of Zheng was stunned, and he really thought that there were these difficulties.

Then, the second master of Zheng, who was dazed by the swaying, let go of the Qingke and the little guy who were in charge of the matter in a daze, but felt that the eldest master was deliberately embarrassed, and his heart was quite unhappy.

When Jia Zhu heard the news, he was stunned and couldn't say anything.

Although he knew that the master might not be able to complete the sold project within the construction period, the confused performance of the second master completely refreshed his understanding of the word incompetence.

This matter, it is obvious that the group of Qingke and the little guy in charge of the project are lying, and the second master of Zheng is being played by them without knowing it, and he actually thinks that the uncle is too harsh?

It was only at this time that he understood why the uncle had to talk to his master not about personal invitations and only mention interests, such a small thing could not be done, if he changed an important big project, his master would not be killed by his subordinates.

It's a pity that the temper of the second master of politics is there, even if Jia Zhu has any thoughts in his heart, it is not easy to explain it directly, lest his master be annoyed and angry and find him angry, so he can only secretly tell his mother Mrs. Wang about the matter, and ask his mother to send a powerful henchman to investigate secretly, but he is not easy to come forward.

It's a pity that the one-month construction period given by the eldest lord has arrived, and he is not polite, so he took back the construction rights back to the ministry on the same day, and then assigned it to another director of the Ministry of Works.

The first trip to buy a project for the second master ended in failure!