Chapter 20: Wooing Liu Lao
The two girls are of the same age, and they soon became acquainted, but the daughters have their own thoughts, and Shen Mufeng can't care so much about this, now that noon has passed, Shen Mufeng must figure out the way up the mountain, and the best way is to find a local to take him up the mountain. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
But the problem is that there is no one around Shen Mufeng, and the locals don't dare to use it, in case he goes up the mountain with one belt and turns around to reveal the news to the three major families, he has no place to cry.
So going up the mountain has become Shen Mufeng's biggest problem, ignoring the two girls, Shen Mufeng walked out of the room and paced in the courtyard, the weeds in the courtyard have been cleaned up, the craftsman is busy working, one of them shouted: "Cripple horse, get some food!"
A lame middle-aged man walked over with a stack of green tiles, put the green tiles on the ground and looked up at the roof: "Head, what are you going to eat today!"
"Old willow head's wonton stew, two servings per person, let him directly pick up the wonton stew stall, the one just out of the pot is delicious!"
"Gotcha!" the lame horse ran away, don't look a little lame when he walks, but the speed of running is not slow at all, and he doesn't look like a normal person.
Shen Mufeng smiled, but then he was stunned: "Why did I forget him!"
There are a few wonton stew stalls Shen Mufeng didn't know, and he didn't know if these people were talking about the wonton stew stall owner he had eaten, time was pressing, Shen Mufeng simply went out to take a look, but just walked out of the county government less than 200 meters, and saw the old man walking back with Ma Cripple, Ma Cripple picked up the wonton stew stall, and the old man said something from time to time, and the old man had some worry on his face.
Old man Liu is the owner of the wonton stew stall that Shen Mufeng knows, but Old Man Liu is really a little worried, after all, he has said a lot of things, and he can't keep this adult to have anything to do with the three major families, if the words reach the ears of the three major families, he will be in big trouble, so since yesterday, Old Man Liu has been a little worried.
Originally, Old Man Liu didn't want to come, after all, he was hitting the muzzle of the gun! But when he heard that there were more than 40 bowls of wonton stew, this was a big deal for the old man, and Old Man Liu's wife was sick in bed and was short of silver, so Old Man Liu went to the county government head-on.
Far away, Old Man Liu saw Shen Mufeng, his body shook unconsciously, and then hurriedly lowered his head and didn't dare to look, Shen Mufeng secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but he was a lot more indifferent, and after seeing Shen Mufeng, the lame man hurriedly trotted forward, put down his burden and knelt on the ground and kowtowed and called 'Adult'.
"What are you?"
The lame horse showed a mouthful of big yellow teeth and hurriedly responded: "My lord, the little ones are a little hungry, Foreman Wang asked me to call Old Man Liu, improve the food today, we are all blessed with your lordship!"
"Go ahead! By the way, your name is Old Man Liu! Wait for me at the county office, go back and make me three bowls of wonton stew, I didn't taste it well last time, and you will be rewarded for doing a good job!" Shen Mufeng continued to walk around after speaking, but he was not in a hurry to go back.
And when he heard that there was a reward for the old man Liu, his original nervous mood suddenly relaxed, he was worried that this adult would find trouble for himself, but when he heard the other party say that there was a reward for doing well, it showed that the other party didn't take himself to heart at all.
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Half an hour later, Shen Mufeng returned to the county office, and Old Man Liu had been waiting at the county office and didn't dare to leave, and saw Shen Mufeng hurriedly kneeling and shouting 'Adult'!
"The old man doesn't have to be polite, this is not in the lobby. Not to mention, I'm really hungry right now, come with me!"
After Shen Mufeng finished speaking, he walked slowly towards the back office, and Old Man Liu was overjoyed in his heart, and followed closely behind with a wonton stew stall.
Entering the room, Old Man Liu put down the wonton stew stall and began to make wonton stew for Shen Mufeng, Shen Mufeng looked at Old Man Liu and thought about it and said, "Old Man Liu, how can you still set up a stall at such an old age!"
Old man Liu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and sighed that this magistrate was so approachable, he actually chatted with himself: "My lord, the little old man is fifty or six this year, and he has no choice but to set up a stall because of life!"
"Is life compelled to do so?"
"Yes, the old woman in my family is sick, the two sons are dead and one is missing, the missing second son is probably also more auspicious, the old man, I also have a daughter, married far away, it is difficult to see each other, and it is impossible to come out to set up a stall, life is difficult!"
"Old man Liu, how about I arrange a job for you!"
Old man Liu shook his head: "How dare you have Master Lao, what else can I do with my old arms and legs!"
"No one else can really do this thing, show the county government the gate, make a more call or something, if you think it's okay, come here, how about I give you two taels of silver a month!"
Hearing that he actually gave himself two taels of silver, Old Man Liu's eyes were straight, now his monthly income is only half a tael of silver, and it is still a good business, if it was more than ten years ago, this half a tael of silver is also a money, but now, the rice, oil and salt are very expensive, the business is small, and the old woman is still sick, this half a tael of silver is really not enough, and he is often hungry and full to live next to each other.
"Your Excellency, what you said is true......"
"This is natural, how to say that I am also the head of a county, how can there be a reason that words do not count. By the way, you said you have two sons, did you get into trouble!"
Old man Liu's face was happy, and he felt that this adult was a good person, but when he heard the latter words, Old Man Liu hesitated a little, but thinking that he had left last time and gave him a tael of silver, this time he took pity on himself, and gritted his teeth and said: "My lord, you listen to my advice, you must beware of the three major families, their hearts are dark!"
"Could it be that your old son was killed by the three major families!"
"Hey, my two sons are hunting, on the day my eldest son got married, Zhang Meng, that bastard, brought someone to rob the relatives, my daughter-in-law there is so strong, how can I be humiliated, I hit the wall in a fit of anger, my son is angry and Zhang Meng's men moved, but was beaten to death, my youngest son wanted to find Zhang Meng desperately, but I stopped him, people are rich and powerful, how can we ordinary people fight, so I drove my little son away, but there is no news of this time.
If my two sons are here, how can my wife and I suffer such crimes, so my lord, these three families are in the dark!
Shen Mufeng knew that the growth of the three major families was to suck the blood of the people, but he didn't expect that the three major families were so hateful, they simply had no king's law and disregarded people's lives, Huang Qiuling was like this, and the old man Liu in front of him was also like this, which made Shen Mufeng even more eager to eradicate the three major families.
"Old man, I have something to discuss with you!"
"Your Excellency, you are a good person, just open your mouth. ”
"I want to go to the black outlet, will the old man be willing to lead the way!"
"Ah......h
Old man Liu exclaimed, and Shen Mufeng hurriedly explained: "Old man, in fact, I came to you because of this matter, but I don't know much about you, and I'm afraid of leaking the news, so I went around in such a circle, my purpose is to eradicate the three families, with my personal strength, it is really difficult to deal with the three families, if the three families are vigilant, I will completely fall into passivity."
So I need Huang San of Black Wind Village, then Huang San is a good man, and the official is also admired, if I can join forces with Huang San, it will not be difficult to eradicate the three families!"
"My lord, are you telling the truth? It's not to coax the old man to me!" Obviously, the old man is not stupid, if it is true, it is good, if it is false, Huang San will inevitably be calculated, which is what he does not want to see.
"Hey, old man, I'm also the head of a county, why bother to go around such a big circle, let me tell you the truth! The water in this Wanshan County is too deep, and the death of two of the three magistrates has already attracted the attention of the imperial court, you are old, you should understand that the imperial court will not allow such a situation to occur, after all, this is still the Great Xia Kingdom.
And the imperial court has always thought that it is a matter of banditry, but it does not know that the root cause is in these three families, and these three families have quite a lot of connections in the state capital, so they are peaceful, and the imperial court has not taken advantage of the bandits several times, and it is useless to send too many people!
So I have to make achievements, not only for the people and Wanshan County, but also for myself, if I do nothing here, let alone the future, if I want to govern Wanshan County well, these three must be eradicated, not only to the people an explanation, but also to the imperial court!"
In fact, Shen Mufeng is talking nonsense again, this matter really has nothing to do with the imperial court, even if Wanshan County is in dilapidation, it is just a small county town, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, even if there is something angry and resentful, the imperial court will not take it to heart, at most it will order the state capital to rectify it.
And why did Shen Wanqi let go to Wanshan County, it was nothing more than to let Shen Wanqi fend for himself, and more importantly, in Song Wanqiu's mouth, he learned that the imperial court was guarding against the Baori Empire on the East China Sea.
However, for these, the three major families naturally don't know too much, otherwise they will probably be even more unscrupulous in doing things, how can they try their best to win over Shen Mufeng!