Qin Tieniu walked for half an hour and came to a courtyard covering an area of about 100 acres in the northern suburbs.

When the few guards standing at the door saw Qin Tieniu, they immediately bowed and saluted and welcomed Qin Tieniu in.

Although the yard is large, when you walk in, you will find that many places in it are barren, overgrown with weeds, littered with rocks, and it looks like no one has repaired it for a long time.

In the northern suburbs of Bianjing, it is not easy to buy such a large courtyard. And occupying such a large place is really a waste of luxury. You must know that not to mention the inner city of Bianjing, just the outer city can be said to be an inch of land, and countless outsiders want to settle here, but they can't get it.

There's a joke about it lately.

It is said that in the miasma land in the south of the ancient Chu land, there is a family that has made a fortune because of business.

It is said that the silver taels in the house can be used to spread out the entire 200 acres of land. If it is piled up one hundred and two layers, it will be as high as the clouds in the sky. Regardless of whether the legend is true or not, I don't want to investigate it in detail, but this is enough to show that this family is rich.

What should I do if I have money? What are you doing? Of course, I will move to the hinterland of the Central Plains. Which city to move to the hinterland of the Central Plains? Of course, it is to move to Bianjing!

Now that the idea has been decided, the family spent a lot of money to get a migration document from the government of their hometown. With this paperwork, which I don't know how hard it took to get my hands on, the family was qualified to move from the south to Bianjing.

With a vision of a happy life in the future, the family finally arrived in Bianjing City after nearly a year of trekking.

Marvel at the blossoming flowers of Bianjing City and be shocked by the excellent conditions of Bianjing City. Compared to their home in the south, it was a thousand times better. Their hometown, no matter how rich they are, can enjoy the life to the top, but it is not as good as ordinary people in Bianjing.

They had to admire Bianjing, which enjoys the reputation of the heart of the world.

But then an important question arises. Where they made their home? They thought that they had a lot of money anyway, so where could they not buy a house if they were willing to spend money?

However, they searched back and forth for a month, but they could not find a satisfactory place in the inner city. Because there are basically rich and noble families in the inner city, there are poor people, but although these poor people are poor, they have no money and backbone, so let them sell their ancestral homes, don't even think about it.

So they searched and searched, and finally they bought a house in the western suburbs ten miles away from Bianjing.

Exactly, who has planned to live in the capital for many years, who would have expected that the capital would have nowhere to live. It was painstakingly difficult to find, and I had to walk ten miles away from the city.

This is the second time Qin Tieniu has been here, and he still can't help but sigh at the second child's violent destruction of heavenly things. But now he didn't have the heart to think about it, and went straight to the main hall.

In the hall, a man in his early thirties, dressed in a shabby Confucian shirt, was drinking tea.

When the man saw Qin Tieniu, he immediately put down the teacup and stepped forward and said, "Big brother, why are you here?

Qin Tieniu waved his hand to interrupt him and said, "Second brother, there is a tricky matter now, I have to help you think of a way." ”

"Big brother sits first. The man asked the housekeeper to serve tea, and when he saw that Qin Tieniu's face was not good, he was puzzled.

This man is Deng Ce, the second oldest of the ten brothers of Qin Tieniu, who has the most studies and the highest resourcefulness among the ten brothers, and was admitted to the township examination last year. Because there is no way, I have never had the opportunity to fill the vacancy, so I am still at home.

This house is his ancestral home, and his parents died of illness when he was very young. He was a young man and had no uncle to help him, but he miraculously kept the house from being taken away by others.

After so many years of collecting land rent, he can barely be regarded as a small landlord.

But because he doesn't do business and has no official status, he lives a tight life. If it weren't for the fact that he finally won the fourth scientific examination last year, I am afraid that I would not even be able to eat this year. Fortunately, in the township examination last year, although he has not yet been appointed to an official position, his identity is different. There are often wealthy merchants and squires who come to help, so this year, life has been very comfortable, much better than in the past.

Because he likes to read since he was a child, he reads a lot and his brain turns relatively quickly, so when he played with Qin Tieniu and his colleagues when he was young, no matter what was good or bad, he Deng Ce was the one to do.

Back then, when Deng Ce, Qin Tieniu and others worshipped, they were still just children.

Therefore, to this day, although Qin Tieniu, the eldest who is the best at dealing with people, has climbed high branches, but when there are difficult things to solve, the brothers are still willing to consult with the second brother Deng Ce. Even if Deng Ce's opinion is not adopted in the end, let Deng Ce help analyze and analyze it will be more confident.

Deng Ce and Deng Juren are now much higher than businessman Qin Tieniu in terms of identity. But Deng Ce was still a scholar, abiding by the rules of his second brother, calling Qin Tieniu the eldest brother, and personally pouring tea for Qin Tieniu.

Qin Tieniu didn't feel panicked either, and accepted it calmly.

Qin Tieniu told Deng Ce what happened at the Qiushi Inn. After hearing this, Deng Juren muttered, "Where is that weird person's accent?"

Qin Tieniu thought about it and said, "I can't hear it. Although the man deliberately spoke Bianjing dialect, it was obvious that he was not from the capital. And his voice is definitely not normal, as if he has stuffed something in his throat, deliberately not using the original voice. But I couldn't make out the accent. It seems like... It's a bit like a Shudi accent, and it's a bit like a Guanzhong accent, and it doesn't seem to be like either..."

Deng Ce touched his chin and nodded: "It should be someone who knows you better, and maybe even an acquaintance, otherwise there is no need to hide your voice and accent." Have you offended anyone lately?"

Qin Tieniu said: "It's not a matter of offense, because of business matters, there were some conflicts with our other business shopkeepers, but they were all properly resolved." ”

Deng Ce asked again, "Do you think that person seems to be coming at you?"

Qin Tieniu said: "It's not like rushing at me, but it's not like rushing at our inn." ”

Deng Ce paced back and forth for a few steps, and suddenly said, "Could it be the enemy of the Chen Dong family?"

Qin Tieniu shook his head and said: "You don't know what the identity of our owner is, the commander of the Northern Army, the new student of the cultivation academy, and now he is very familiar with the Dazhen people in Wudang Mountain." Don't say that our owner has a good temper and generally can't offend people, even if it is offended, who dares to find fault?"

Deng Ce thought about it, and said: "That's what I said, but I can't keep some ignorant people who think they are terrible and come to find trouble." Since that person is strong in martial arts, more than a dozen people are not a problem, so he must have some foundation. ”

Qin Tieniu sighed lightly, stood up and walked a few steps, thinking left and right and couldn't think of what to do.

The two were silent for a moment, and Deng Ce said again: "When that person left, did you send someone to follow?"

Qin Tieniu nodded.

While he was talking, the person who was sent out by Qin Tieniu to keep an eye on arrived. The stalker said that he had only followed him out for seven or eight miles, and as soon as he left the city gate, he lost the trace of the strange man. In desperation, the stalker had to go back to the inn to resume his life, and the fifth man who was guarding the inn asked the stalker to report directly to the second brother's house in the northern suburbs.

Qin Tieniu said: "It's expected. Presumably, that person will not be easily targeted by us, otherwise he would not dare to provoke our Qiushi Inn. ”

"Premeditated? Temporary??," Deng Ce muttered to himself, and after a while, he said, "Big brother, let's scatter the person out first, and it is not impossible to find the person by scattering the brothers." Even if you can't find it, it's a warning to that person. Besides, the man injured a dozen guys, even if it was for revenge, this is also revenge, and it is uncertain whether he will come again in the future. ”

Qin Tieniu was noncommittal, still bowing his head and pondering.

Deng Ce said again: "This matter can only be seen step by step, after all, we are in the open and the enemy is in the dark, big brother, don't worry, the soldiers will block the water and cover the earth." Our brothers have been suffering since childhood, and I don't know how many losses we have suffered and how much we have suffered. ”

Qin Tieniu smiled and said, "I'm not afraid. You know best what kind of person I am, whether it was before or in the future, no matter what happened, it was just a word, and there was nothing to be afraid of. I'm just worried that this matter will affect our Chen Dong family, although the Dong family is now a great figure, but for the Dong family, everything has just begun, as his good brother, I want to do my best to help him, no matter how bad it is, I can't become a burden to him. The first half of my life has not been decent, and in the future, I want to live a decent life. Can help the upper owner, can help our brothers..."

After hearing this, Deng Ce tightly held Qin Tieniu's arm tightly, and said excitedly: "Big brother, it's really nice to see the eldest brother become like this! To be honest, the younger brother used to follow the eldest brother, just to ask for shelter, but now the younger brother feels that the eldest brother is now worthy of our eldest brother." It's not because of how powerful the person behind the eldest brother is, but because of the eldest brother's vision and ideas, which is a model for us to be a younger brother! The younger brother was lucky enough to be admitted to the Juren last year, and he has also figured out a lot of things in this year at home. I think we all have to work hard in the future, for the people around us!"

Two men who were once young and ignorant, didn't know how to make progress, didn't know how to move up, and didn't want to think about what the future would be, at this moment, became real men. And the friendship between each other, from the beginning of each other's group use, sublimated into a sympathetic confidant.

The years that are unbearable to recall are irretrievable, but the future is in the hands of each of them, and they know very well that as long as they work hard, they will not be able to bloom such beautiful flowers and bear heavy fruits. However, it will eventually blossom and bear fruit.

The people who play the game and mix in the world are one group, and the people who struggle and fight in the world are another group. Their growth from the former to the latter is more of a sense of a prodigal son who does not change his money. What the future holds, they don't know now, but if they have a clear idea of what to strive for, and if they put it into action, that's enough.

I want to do it, I do it, whether I succeed or not, I am worthy of it!