Lin Shijun walked home with a heavy heart, and bumped into Liang Chunlai in a hurry.

"Yo, Engong, I haven't seen you for a long time, I was in a hurry just now, didn't it hurt you?"

Lin Shijun rubbed his shoulders: "It's okay, it's okay." He walked home, and Liang Chunlai hurriedly followed.

"Engong, the eighth day of the seventh month is my son's 100-day day, if you have time, come and sit at home."

Lin Shijun frowned and looked at him: "Born?" ”

As soon as he mentioned this, Liang Chunlai was very happy: "I gave birth to a child, I was born on March 31, a big fat boy of seven pounds and seven taels, Engong, you must come, so that you can name the child." ”

"It's been a hundred days, it's a happy event, and if it's usual, it's going to come. But lately, I've been a little busy, and I may not be able to go. ”

Liang Chunlai slapped his forehead: "Oh, look at my memory, why did you forget this stubble?" Now the shopkeepers of Quanlingchuan are all in a hurry, not to mention the young owner, they must be busy. ”

Lin Shijun's eyes lit up, what do you mean, could it be that something else happened recently?

"This is all to make the temple trouble, my mother-in-law has been thinking about your benefactor, it seems ......"

"What donation to the temple?"

Liang Chunlai was shocked: "Huh? Such a big deal, haven't you heard of the young owner? Isn't this an official in the capital? ”

"Official?"

Liang Chunlai looked left and right, leaned into his ear and whispered: "It's that Yang Shan Yang Tongzhi, it is said that he can top half of the prefect's envoy." ”

Liang Chunlai finished mysteriously finishing his name, then folded his hands and said, "Isn't this ...... A new broom sweeps clean. What do you say about the gods and dreams, and pray for His Royal Highness. It is necessary to build a temple on the hill behind Nayanjia Village. But if you build a temple, you can build it, no one objects to this, but he doesn't, he has to ask us, a wealthy businessman in Zezhou, to raise funds, say something to engrave a monument of merit, pray for His Royal Highness, and all the people must do their best, so that they can be considered sincere. This is not everyone doing business, how can you spare the yamen, and they are all begging for a living under the yamen, who dares not to obey. What's more, Yang Tongzhi made a move, and it was 100,000 taels of silver. Everyone can't do anything about it, they take less, and it's not good-looking. But there are too many, and I can't take it out at all. ”

"What else?"

Liang Chunlai looked at Lin Shijun in disbelief: "Young owner, it seems that you are my father-in-law's sake, and I don't treat you as an outsider." I'm not talking about you, you're not as shrewd as your old club. There are only a few rich businessmen in Zezhou, your family is not one and two, and it is also the top ten that can be ranked, this is old money, why don't you know anything? ”

Yes, such a big deal, he didn't even know that this news was too ill-informed?

No wonder, Lin Ming was in a hurry like that, and asked him for money with an old face.

Who is Yang Shan? He can remember what kind of clean official with two sleeves and no greed for one or two silver, a big Qing official. Just rely on his little money, where did he get 100,000 taels of silver to fill such a big hole. What's more, he hasn't been promoted yet, and he hasn't achieved the position of a servant in the ministry, where does the money come from? No, it's money from his pocket.

But 100,000 taels, even if he is dismantled and sold, he can't take out 100,000 taels. Don't look at how many shops he has, how many times he has counted his accounts, it would be good to have 30,000 taels.

Lin Shijun patted Liang Chunlai on the shoulder: "Go first, I have time to see your son." ”

"Come on, Engong must come when he is free."

Lin Shijun walked home, there was something in his heart, and he couldn't help but glance at the shop a few more times on the way. I usually don't pay attention, pay attention to observation, and the shopkeepers of many shops gather in groups of three or five to discuss.

This kind of situation, he has been common in the past few days, and he still wonders when these merchants who are against each other are all close to each other, discussing going to the temple to worship the Buddha, it turns out that they are discussing this matter.

Lin Shijun really didn't expect that the White Dragon Temple in Yanjia Village came like this. Although he was also involved in the construction of the project, it was more than ten years ago. It's been a long time, he can't remember clearly, but was there such a big fuss at the time?

Wrong! There is a big difference between a past life and this life. That is, the shop is in Yang Shan's hands, not in his hands. Then Yang Shan is not stupid, how can he be dumbfounded and send the things in his hand out, but now it is different, Yang Shan can't get his own money, can't he think of some other way.

Lin Shijun was already sure in his heart, this was probably Yang Shan's other preparation.

He is now the lord who has been hollowed out, and if he really wants the government to find him, can he not donate this money? But what did he donate? Relying on the Tibetan title deed alone, he can't keep this family business, and he still has to find a backer.

Lin Shijun thought of the situation in his previous life, when he had to break two halves of a word, and he was in a depressed situation. I can't help but ask, who is this? Who is it, so bad to see him?

Lin Ming? It's impossible, listening to his stupidity, I'm afraid it's just a little minions who make oil and water. Yang Shan? There was no injustice in the past, no enmity in recent days, and he has never been alive, why is he suffering?

Who the hell is it? This person not only wants his family background, but also worries about the dowry and dowry, is this a heart not to give him a way to live?

I really don't know how much shit luck he had to survive in his last life.

Lin Shijun entered the yard and saw Qi Jingyan watering in the vegetable field, he felt upset when he thought of this mess. Only when I saw her, I felt that my mood was a lot better, and he was a little lady who looked at it, it was really good-looking.

Qi Jingyan felt a scorching gaze and looked back: "Are you back?" What are you doing standing stupidly outside the door? Come on in. ”

Lin Shijun came back to his senses and entered the courtyard, half worried, half angry: "Didn't you not let you lift heavy objects?" Why did you come to water the garden again? ”

Qi Jingyan squatted in the vegetable field: "I know, I know nagging all day long." My own business, I know it myself. Besides, I only mentioned a small half barrel. ”

"In the future, you still don't want to do this kind of thing."

Qi Jingyan didn't listen to him, rolled his eyes, and continued to water: "It's been a few months, our vegetable seedlings, they can't grow if they don't water it." Look at this chicken feather vegetable, you can cut it and eat it. Leeks are too old to eat, so they can only cut this stubble, wait for the next stubble, and grow up. ”

Lin Shijun saw her take a small hoe and squat in the field to planing and mowing, and wanted to persuade her not to do this kind of farm work if she was pregnant, but after thinking about it, with her stubborn temper that ten cows couldn't pull back, it was better not to bother with that tongue.

"Forget it...... I'd better send you back to Qi Mansion as soon as possible. ”

Qi Jingyan was shocked when she heard this, and looked him up and down a few times: "What happened?" ”

"It's fine."

Qi Jingyan's intuition told her that if nothing happened, his behavior was too abnormal?

"Are you alright? All right...... Why are you going to get me home? I told you yesterday that I was going back to the house, why didn't you let me, I had to wait until the day before I got married, why did you change your mind today? ”

Lin Shijun rolled up his sleeves and went into the house. "Why don't you want to go back? If you don't want to go back, stay here. ”

"Back!" Qi Jingyan grabbed the freshly cut vegetables and bucket and followed.

Lin Shijun suddenly glared at her: "Look at your happy look, with you and me, I abused you." ”

Qi Jingyan scoffed, this stingy ghost, when he came to him, people couldn't say a few words of truth, and when she saw him look over again, she immediately got acquainted with her dog's legs.

"No, no. Actually, I don't want to go back at all, I'm relaxed and comfortable here, and no one cares about me. I take care of the small vegetable garden, which is also very beautiful. However, you will live with me for the rest of your life, and you will be annoyed by me for the rest of your life. I'll do it, let you live a few days of leisure, and let you be alone, calm and calm. Think about it, lest you regret it and have no chance. ”

Lin Shijun stood by the basin and washed her hands, laughed angrily at her, turned around and threw the water in her hand on her face, and scolded her angrily: "You know the poor mouth." ”

Qi Jingyan wiped the water on his face with his sleeve in disgust: "I'm telling the truth." ”

"I don't want to listen to your truth, so it's better to say less in the future." Lin Shijun went inside to change clothes, and Qi Jingyan came up excitedly.

"Oh, when are you going to send me back?" She has been here for a long time, and she hasn't seen Qi Lin and her mother coming, and she really misses it so much.

Lin Shijun glanced at her and continued to take off his clothes: "...... I thought you came up to show me my beauty. So you were asking about something innocuous about it? Then you get out! ”

…… Lin Shijun is a bastard, as soon as she comes and asks him for something, he behaves like this. It seems that without him, she can't go back to Lingchuan, so she ignores him, turns around and goes out.

His complaining voice came from the door: "If you praise me, will you die?" ”

Qi Jingyan smiled, and then deliberately replied: "If you don't die, you just praise you for being ugly and will lose your life!" ”

"Qi-Jingyan!"

……

In the middle of the night, Lin Shijun carried a small burden, kissed Qi Jingyan's eyebrows, and tiptoed over the wall to go out, he had to move a rescuer.

There was no credible person around him, so he gambled again and went to Bagong Town to find Zhou Ning. In order to prevent people's eyes, he had to go out of the city in the middle of the night, rushed all night, and arrived at Zhou Ning's house early the next morning.

This scared Old Man Zhou half to death, and when he opened his eyes, there was an uninvited guest sitting on the couch in the room.

"Oh, my God...... What are you doing here? The old man is half buried in the soil, can he withstand your scare? ”

Lin Shijun was still napping on the table just now, and woke up suddenly: "Senior Zhou, don't blame, the little nephew also has a reason, so I have to make this decision, so that the seniors are frightened, please bear with me." ”

Zhou Ning was shocked: "Didn't I say that I won't help you anymore?" Why are you here again, and is there any shame left? ”

Lin Shijun took out Zhou Ning's title deed from the baggage: "Senior Zhou, you might as well take a look at what I have in my hand first, and then it's not too late to make a decision." As the saying goes, once a slave, the world is a slave. Senior Zhou is a person of great wisdom, so he can't see that his children and grandchildren are inferior. ”

Zhou Ning's swollen eyes narrowed, and he felt a sense of authority without anger: "This is your attitude of begging for people!" ”

Lin Shijun hurriedly stood up and respectfully bowed to the end: "Senior Zhou, don't blame, my nephew's move is not a threat to my seniors, this is just one of the conditions I offered." ”

Zhou Ning stared at him for a long time, and then with a little helplessness and regret, he sighed with emotion: "Lin Qing...... How could there be a son like you. I told him a long time ago to pay more attention to his children and not to be too used to them, but he didn't listen. I think that if I have the ability, I can protect my children and grandchildren for a lifetime, but there is no absolute thing in this world. Whoever has the ability is not as capable as himself. ”

Lin Shijun didn't say a word, Zhou Ning was right. He regretted it all the time, he was young and ignorant, his father invited him to a famous teacher, he never refused to study hard, always three days of fishing, two days of drying nets, a while of reading, a while to learn chess, a while to play the piano, a while to practice martial arts, and finally made a fuss, nothing will happen.

But his father never blamed him, and only treated him like a child. But when he was really alone and wanted to live in this world, he found that he couldn't carry it on his shoulders or pick it up with his hands. To learn, not to learn, to have strength, no strength of the down-and-out boy.

"The lesson of Zhou's predecessors is that the little nephew has always thought that he can rely on his father for the rest of his life, but who would have expected that there would be an accident on the way back to Beijing for his father. Now the little nephew has also endured all the hardships, tasted the warmth and coldness of people, and understands these truths. Please also ask Senior Zhou to help my little nephew for my father's sake. You have been with my father for several years, and you can't just watch the family business you laid down back then fall into someone else's mouth. You also watched me grow up, and I can't bear to watch my father's only bloodline be killed like this. ”

Zhou Ning frowned, as if recalling some of the past, sighed slightly, and let go: "Say, what's the matter?" ”

Lin Shijun didn't hide it, so he told him about stealing the title deed. Now that Lin Huan has been arrested, Lin Ming is forcing him to ask for money, and the officials in Zezhou are asking various merchants to pay for the construction of temples.

When Zhou Ning heard this, he dressed and went to the ground: "Do you remember that the old man once warned you about three things. ”

"Remember, the first one is not to meddle in the things in the shop. Second, live a hard life. ”

Zhou Ning put the teacup aside, the weight was very light, but he interrupted him: "What about you?" Not only did he not listen, but he also forced himself into this troubled water. You stole the title deed, but what's the use? Soon it will be a piece of waste paper, could it be that you are unwilling to contribute to the petition to the saint? ”

"This ...... But Senior Zhou, it's not like I'm going to live a hard life, if I don't interfere in the shop, they won't let me go. I also want to start a family, I want to marry and have children, I want to support my family. But the days of being penniless and half an acre of fertile land are really sad. I even had to borrow the by-fetal pills for my mother. But who will lend me a man without a father or mother? So I can't live this hard life, and I have to meddle in the affairs of this shop. ”

"Foolishness! …… Do you know that the old man is doing this for your own good, and you want to intervene, so have you ever thought about it, do you have the ability to intervene? If not, you'll risk your life for nothing. ”

Lin Shijun's eyebrows tightened: "Do you know that the seniors know who has a holiday with me?" Who can't see me Lin Shijun? ”

"Who else...... Who can't see you in this world? You can't figure it out yourself, only your father's enemy will not be able to see you, afraid that you will one day seek revenge on him. ”

"Killing the father's enemy? How can it be! Didn't my dad die in a robber accident? The leader of the robbers was killed by the emperor, how could it be...... There are also enemies who kill their fathers. Lin Shijun was stunned, he had thought about many things, but he probably never thought about it.

Zhou Ning still shook his head at him, as if he couldn't look down on him, he was naïve and ignorant: "You...... The old man will look at Ling Zun's face and remind you again. Give back all your valuable things, you will give as much as they want, and you will leave this life first. Thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi, you will have a chance to turn the book sooner or later. ”

"Wait......" Lin Shijun had to get a wisp of his thoughts. He had never doubted his father's death! If his father died not in an accident, but in a murder. Then he was cut down and eradicated, and it was also deserved. But who would be the mastermind of his father's murder?

This must have something to do with the political change that his father was demoted to his hometown back then. Emperor Hui changed the law, Lin Qing responded with various supports, but he didn't think about it, which change would fail so quickly? Eighty percent of it was Lin Qing's recovery, and the hostile political party attacked.

No wonder Emperor Hui has always said that he owes his father and is ashamed of his father, he only cherished Emperor Hui before. Now it seems that Emperor Hui knows the truth about his father's death, but as the emperor, under the checks and balances of all forces, he can't severely punish the murderer, so he has to catch some substitutes for the dead, otherwise where does the guilt in his heart come from.

But he is also an official who was admitted to the Jinshi, although he is not a big official, but he is still very familiar with his colleagues in the officialdom, who will it be? It's against him! Everyone heard that he was the son of Lin Qing again, and it was obvious that they took a lot of care of him. Including Yang Shan, it seems that he is just a Qing official who fights alone, who will this be?

"Senior, do you know who killed my father?"

Zhou Ning waved his hand: "Ling Zun and I have only done business together." I'm not a person from officialdom, and I don't know the doorways of officialdom. But I know that it must be a big guy you can't mess with, at least someone you can't afford to mess with now. Therefore, if you hold on to this money now and attract suspicion, then your little life will definitely not be saved. ”

"I don't care, I won't give them the money, as for life, whether I can stay or not depends on Senior Zhou."

"Then you're going to let me, how do you do it?" Zhou Ning is chasing ducks to the shelves, this is not to help, but also to help.

Lin Shijun took out a stack of papers from the package. It was the title deeds he copied, as well as the names of the shops, and the contents of some ledgers.

"I want you to help me calculate how much spare money can be liquid on the books of these shops. I haven't been in charge of these shops in Zezhou for at least five or six years, and Lin Ming has always been in charge, so I don't know much about them. You're a veteran, give me an estimate of how much it is. ”

Zhou Ning looked through them one by one, and hastily wrote them on the paper: "If you follow the previous market, these shops will have at least 300,000 taels, but I have listened to the rumors in recent years, the management of shops is relatively loose, and everyone takes more oil and water." According to the accounts moving on this account, it would be good to have 150,000 taels. ”

"What? 150,000 taels, how can there be so much silver? He originally thought that there would be 50,000 taels of silver burning incense, and there would be so many.

"Is that a lot of money? When Ling Zun was here, the treasury was empty, and there was a shortage of military pay for the war, so he donated a full two million taels of silver, and he had only been in business for five years at that time. It can be seen that this shop should make more than just a little silver. Zhou Ning looked at Lin Shijun, who had never seen the world. I can't help but compare this son with Lao Tzu, it's really incompatible, it's too far away.

"Then if I take the 100,000 taels on the account, will this shop still make money?"

Zhou Ning frowned, looked at the abacus, and made a small calculation: "If you take all the money." There will be some problems in how much turnover, but the problem is not big, this and this shop have a strong impact, but after that, there will be money as usual. ”

Lin Shijun only thinks that he has some family background, but he never thought that his family background would be so thick.

It seems that the 100,000 taels for repairing the temple were really taken by Yang Shan from him. As a result, he had to work hard to build temples, move bricks and send wood, and earn a few pennies a day. But Yang Shan took his money, was promoted to become rich, and became an important minister in the court, which is really unreasonable, and he must give them some color.

"Senior Zhou, can I find someone to make some fake land deeds and hand them over? Anyway, it's fake, and when the time comes, we will debunk their conspiracy to build temples with fake benevolence and righteousness. ”

Zhou Ning looked at Lin Shijun, who was childish and naïve, and shook his head again and again: "This collusion between officials and businessmen, don't say it's fake, it's just a blank piece of paper, and he has become real, you...... It's better not to use these crooked brains. ”

Lin Shijun thought about it, too! The whole person is a little depressed.

"What did the seniors think I should ...... that week?"

"You don't have to call me senior, just call me Uncle Zhou. I'm still saying the same thing, I don't want money. ”

Lin Shijun clenched his fists, thinking about the hard days he had lived, why? The person who harmed him can justifiably take his money for pleasure, but he wants to suffer hardships and have to find a corner to hide.

"Uncle Zhou, then should I sell these shops privately and exchange them for cash?"

"It's not a good idea, but it's an idea! But you haven't thought about it, who will buy it? If you sell the land deed, don't you have to go through the government office in Zezhou? ”

Lin Shijun suddenly felt that his head was big, and he had to find a backer. What kind of person is reliable and can overpower Yang Shan? That's a good question...... He felt that such a person did not exist at all, and even if he did, he would definitely not know it.

Zhou Ning saw his thoughts: "Do you want to go to the capital and find your maternal uncle Bai Xiao?" ”

Uncle? He hadn't looked for Bai Xiao in his previous life, but Bai Xiao seemed to have a little misunderstanding of him. No matter how you say it, it's all your own uncle, even if it's a misunderstanding, can you talk about it? If it doesn't work out, you have to give it a try.

First, my uncle and my father had a close relationship, and even if the shop was transferred, it was normal. Second, my uncle is married to the granddaughter of the current Holy Taifu, even Jing Zhaoyin has to sell his uncle's face, not to mention Yang Shan.

"Thank you Uncle Zhou for your advice, farewell." Time waits for no one, Lin Shijun asked what he wanted to ask, and hurried home.

As soon as Lin Shijun got home, he saw Qi Jingyan pouting and looking at him with a pulling face.

"What's wrong with you? Have you packed your things? I'll send you home later. ”

Qi Jingyan slept until the fifth watch, and found that there was no one around, but she was frightened, and she didn't come back until the evening. "Where did you go last night?"

"Can't sleep, walk around."

"Can you walk around for a day? I don't look at you like you're walking around. ”

Lin Shijun hugged her playfully: "Oh, you can clean it up quickly." Otherwise, after a while, you won't be able to hire a carriage. ”

Qi Jingyan pushed him away angrily: "You don't divert the topic, where did you go last night?" ”

"Okay, okay, you don't have to ask. I'm sure I didn't kill people and set fires, so you can rest assured. I'll go out and rent a carriage now, you pack up quickly, and I'll leave as soon as I get back." ”

Qi Jingyan frowned, why is this person in such a hurry? Although I had doubts in my heart, I didn't think much about it, so I obediently went to pack my things. She didn't have much to bring, the most important thing was to take a few beautiful pieces of cloth and give them to the little sisters and the maids in the courtyard.

Lin Shijun not only rented a carriage, but also a coachman. He took the things into the carriage, and when he saw that she was still standing at the door, he checked to see if he had forgotten anything, he locked the door and put her in the carriage.

"Hey...... What are you anxious about? I haven't finished checking it yet. ”

"What else to check, as long as you go home with me, it's all right."

……

Now Lin Shijun is anxious, thinking that if he goes to the capital, even if he is a fast horse, he will have to run for more than ten days, and it will be a month to go back and forth. Time is so tight, how can he be allowed to grind? If you really want to waste for a month, what does this Zezhou look like?

Lin Shijun leaned against the wall of the carriage, closed his eyes and recuperated, and suddenly felt that a person came in his arms. Lin Shijun opened his eyes and looked at the black black hair, is it really rare? This time they are all so proactive.

I heard her say, "Oh, the carriage is a shit, and it's uncomfortable to sit on." ”

…… feelings, he's a moving fart.

Lin Shijun thought about it, he would just succeed in this matter, if it didn't work, his life would be in it, what would she do?

"You said we'll get married later, okay?"

Qi Jing looked at him puzzled, what is the situation, he is in a hurry to get married, and it is also him who gets married later, hand it over to her, it is best not to get married.

"This, I don't count it, you discuss it with my father."

"Lantern Festival...... Can you believe me again, no matter what I do, you have to believe that I will never hurt you. ”

"Okay." Although her mouth should be good, Qi Jingyan always felt that he was holding back something bad when he said this kind of thing! What are you going to do, sorry for her? So why tell her in advance? Let her be mentally prepared? Is it to tease her? He went out for one night yesterday, what was he doing?

Lin Shijun sent Qi Jingyan to Qi Mansion early in the morning, and did not rest, went directly to Qi Rong's study, and got straight to the point: "Father-in-law, I'm afraid I won't be able to get married to this kiss." ”

Qi Rong turned around and slammed the book in his hand on the table: "I sent out this wedding card, are you bent on embarrassing me?" ”

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