When the sunset is beautiful,

Whenever this time, a figure will always appear at the archway of Chengxian Street, and the sunset elongates her figure and projects it on the ground, printing the outline of the Confucian scarf and shirt, and it looks particularly majestic.

Wu Yan looked at the magnified shadow on the ground, and couldn't help but feel childlike, and compared several bodybuilding movements one after another, imagining that he was the infinitely powerful 'strong man', with boundless mana to save the earth......

It's just that how can another shadow appear? Could it be that the demon has taken on the form of a human to bring disaster to the world? How can you let him escape, look!

Wu Yan slashed out a hand knife in the air, and learned the appearance of a kung fu star in his mouth, and then turned around and posed in a beautiful pose.

Hey? Why hasn't the demon retreated yet...... She jerked her head up, hey!

Cao Shuyu looked at her with a smile: "I see that you are so happy, I can't bear to disturb it." ”

Wu Yan's face flushed a strange red, and he said, "Why are you again?" ”

Cao Shuyu took a long time, and said without changing his face: "It's me." Because Uncle Zhang wanted to go back to prepare food and accommodation first, a 'distinguished guest' came to the door today. ”

He also explained the reason in advance and seemed particularly considerate.

Wu Yan couldn't help but wonder: "Distinguished guest...... How expensive is it? Still staying? She searched through the memories in her mind, and couldn't think of any distinguished guests she knew and hadn't seen for a long time.

Cao Shuyu smiled mysteriously: "Don't you know when you go back?" I'm afraid it's already in the house now. ”

This...... Wu Yan didn't know what to say at this time, they were all in the house, and they were very familiar with it, but who could it be?

"Get in the car, I'll take you back by the way," he said generously.

I want you to piggyback! Wu Yan complained in his heart, and he broke Uncle Zhang away in a good manner, just your little trick, I don't know what your idea is? Yes, I'll pretend I don't know, satisfy you!

Wu Yan pouted to himself, but still boarded his carriage.

The corners of Cao Shuyu's mouth rose upward, with a hint of being cautious, and then he jumped into the car. It was a good breed horse pulling the cart, and at this time it was also pulled back by the force of the sudden sink, and it snorted with a 'poof'.

The coachman hurriedly pulled the horse, and only when it was stable did he raise his whip and shout, and then the carriage moved steadily.

In the car, Wu Yan looked out the window, not wanting to talk to him, and Cao Shuyu wanted to say something, if he went back in silence all the way, wouldn't it be in vain?

"Uh... Pretty heavy on schoolwork, right? ”

But Wu Yan didn't want to talk about this question, so she avoided answering.

"How are you doing in the palace? You weren't bullied, were you? ”

Hmph, I was 'bullied' by Concubine Qian Zhao when I came, and then she was 'punished' by His Majesty, who dares to 'bully' me now? But why am I telling you this?

"Today, the newspaper has a supplement, do you know?"

"Oh?" These words successfully attracted her attention, and she turned her head and asked, "For what?" ”

She really didn't know this, although she was a shareholder of the newspaper, she didn't care about the daily business, let alone interfered in the interview and publishing affairs.

"It is said that the newspaper received a secret letter, and the content of the explosion was that Xu Xiang, the scholar of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs, bought land at a reduced price in his hometown."

"Xu Shangshu, I know, isn't it a good person? His family bought the land at a reduced price...... What's the matter, this is also worth breaking the news, and there is a supplemental issue? ”

Cao Shuyu smiled, thinking that she didn't understand, and just explained: "It's worth it depends on how much land his family has bought, and you can't underestimate the matter of buying land at a reduced price, it's not good...... It's not too easy to eat a lawsuit. ”

"And how much land did his family buy?" Wu Yan was a little unconvinced.

"It is said that he bought a thousand hectares of land in Wuxi."

Wu Yan's eyes widened when he heard this: "Many, how much?" ”

"A thousand hectares of land, so buying land at a reduced price is not a trivial matter in itself, let alone ......"

"A thousand acres! Did his family rely on Xu Shangshu to be an official in the court? Otherwise, it is impossible to take such a large piece of land at once. I think there must be someone who has taken advantage of this, otherwise the government will not be able to get a red deed, which obviously belongs to the protection of officials and officials. ”

"It is possible for officials to protect each other, but it may also be for officials to fight, otherwise it will not be exposed, and it is a letter of revelation received by the newspaper."

"What do you mean by that?" Wu Yan was even more puzzled, she still didn't understand.

Cao Shuyu liked her feeling of being so focused on herself, like a husband who was extremely adored by his wife, so he was in a very good mood at this time, and patiently explained:

"You must know that the gentry who own a lot of land and the common landlords who own a small amount of land are fundamentally different, and if you think about it, you will understand. The court has preferential exemptions for officials, Xu Xiangxue is an official in the court, or the second grade, the Xu family is also a local family, and they can use their right to preferential exemption, to put it mildly, even if it is a disaster in the local township, it is not uncommon for the children to be tyrannical, oppress the people, and act arbitrarily. ”

"Oh......" Wu Yan realized a little, it turned out to be the use of the privilege of officials, but the fight between officials and officials was an exaggeration. But a thousand hectares! It's really beyond imagination.

"How is the essence different?"

Cao Shuyu saw her demeanor and knew that she didn't fully understand, and continued: "Without a background, it is impossible to keep such a large amount of land, and the common landlords have no background, and there are no preferential exemptions, and the land they own will bear taxes, if the exchange rate of gold and silver is low, the income on their land is also acceptable, but after the imperial court adjusts the exchange rate, it will be difficult to own land again, after all, the income is much lower." ”

"That's true, but like the Xu family, they are exempt from taxes, doesn't it mean that the imperial court's adjustment of the gold and silver policy has little impact on them?"

"Although they also share land, they do not rely on the income of the land to gather wealth, and gold and silver will also have an impact, but after all, it will not hurt the fundamentals. As for why I say that it is a fight between officials and officials, which one of the officials in the DPRK does not have few political enemies? If I am an official in such a large area, I am also hot-eyed, I still dare not buy a thousand hectares at a reduced price, why can your Xu family reduce the price? ”

"So when you say buy land at a reduced price, there is a political risk?"

"What's more, Xu Shangshu's reputation on weekdays is not bad, and he has not made any big mistakes in the Ministry of Criminal Affairs, and he has always been a candidate for the cabinet."

"Oh, it turns out that someone wants to take advantage of this to attack the opponent, but ......" Wu Yan felt that he was 'poverty limiting imagination'.

"How could he take so much land at once? If it is calculated according to one mu and twenty taels of silver, it is 2 million taels! Even if it is half of the price, it will cost 1 million taels, he is a second-grade official, where can he get so much silver? ”

"He may not necessarily spend a million taels to buy land, but there should still be hundreds of thousands, so I said that the essence of the gentry who owns a lot of land is different from that of ordinary landlords, and the gentry owns a lot of land, which reflects the result of his wealth, rather than relying on the output of the land to gather wealth."

Wu Yan thought to himself that he might really be limited by his thinking mode, or that officials have been like this since ancient times, and the difference is only that he is low-key and not low-key. The resistance of the Jiangnan gentry now seems to be a new decree issued by the imperial court that breaks the past conventions, allowing them to break through their comfort zone, and after they get out of the circle, they are extremely uncomfortable and want to transfer the contradictions......

"Since the news has been exposed, presumably Your Majesty will also know, so how do you think Xu Shangshu will react?"

"Hehe......" Cao Shuyu couldn't help laughing, you don't understand this, maybe Your Majesty knows from beginning to end, and I'm afraid that the appearance of a mysterious person in your newspaper is also specially arranged.

How will he react? I don't know, I only know that his Xu family will continue to sue in the future. ”

After Cao Shuyu finished speaking, he tilted his head back, dragged it with both hands, and leaned comfortably against the wall of the carriage with his eyes slightly closed.

Wu Yan sat opposite him, saw his comfortable appearance, and leaned back like him, and suddenly felt that his body fell into the seat, as if he was wrapped in a ball of softness, and it was really a lot more comfortable. And the carriage did not feel bumpy at all, but it was more comfortable than its own carriage.

The afterglow of the setting sun spilled into the car, projected on Cao Shuyu's face, illuminating his face, like a natural filter, everything looked so beautiful. Wu Yan likes to admire handsome men and beauties, especially him in ancient costumes, which is eye-catching.

Cao Shuyu knew that she was looking at herself, and she was snickering in her heart, so she just let her watch it and didn't remind her.

In the second half of the journey, the two sat quietly like this, crooked each other in their hearts, but did not show it, and a strange emotion flowed in the carriage......

The carriage slowed down, and the coachman shouted and came to a steady stop.

"Master, it's here."

Hearing the voice, Cao Shuyu opened his eyes, looked out the car window again, and saw that he had arrived in front of Wu Yan's mansion, turned his head to Wu Yan and said, "It's here, get out of the car." ”

After speaking, he took the lead in opening the door and got out of the car, Wu Yan was stunned for a while, but still followed and got out of the car.

"Wouldn't you be that guest?" She asked after coming down.

Cao Shuyu knew that she had misunderstood, and said with a smile: "How come?" How long have we been so polite? Guests are naturally ......"

The door opened, and Ah Yan ran out of it, and when she saw that it was her own girl coming back, she said with a look of surprise: "Girl, you are back, come in quickly, and see who is coming?" ”

Wu Yan was confused for a while, listening to this tone, there are really distinguished guests?

"Guest?"

Cao Shuyu continued: "Then hurry in, otherwise the guest will be in a hurry, and it will be angry." ”

Wu Yan was instigated by the two to enter the door, walked to the main hall, and saw a group of people in a circle, and all their heads were together, one person in the circle could not see clearly, she was still confused, thinking that this is the 'distinguished guest'?

"What are you doing around?"

"Meow...... Meow Meow ......"

When Wu Yan heard the cat's meow, he couldn't help but be stunned, it felt so familiar.

The people around scattered together, and finally the person in the middle appeared, which turned out to be Ai Youwei and the big orange cat in her arms.

The big orange cat looked very excited, Ai Youwei could barely hold it, and finally broke free from his arms, the orange cat jumped to the ground, and quickly ran towards Wu Yan.

Wu Yan stared at this fat and aggressive orange cat, and wondered in his heart, is this the beautiful and arrogant cat owner who used to be? She turned her head to look at Ah Yan, and saw him looking at the scene of her meeting with tears in his eyes, and she didn't know what tearful scenes were in her mind.

The orange cat swirled at Wu Yan's feet, and his mouth kept making a 'purr' sound, and Wu Yan was sure that this was the orange cat that had come to her house.

She grabbed it and lifted it up, feeling particularly down, and the cat was still purring in 'pitiful', but she frowned in disgust.

"Okay, you stinky cat, why did you grow so fat!"