The eldest son saw that he was listening carefully and seemed to be pondering, so he said: "Our Xiyan family has been walking all over Baisha all over the years and has won the care of the old men up and down, especially in Zhentai, you have given us a lot of support here.

For this reason, I have always had a wish to do something for the Yamen.

So when I heard this, I felt that the opportunity to serve the adults had come, just in time for our business to make a little progress this year, so I thought about donating 10,000 gold to repair the Longkou Prison, and if it wasn't enough, I would find a way.

As for other places, to improve the office conditions and to give the prisoners the cost of improving their lives, I have prepared another 10,000 yuan in gold.

This is a bit abrupt without your consent in advance, and I hope you will forgive me. ”

"Oh, the tone is not small, open your mouth is 20,000 gold, put it in the countryside, enough to buy hundreds of large gentry. ”

Bingzhang's heart was a little sour, and he didn't know whether to be happy or uncomfortable.

"My lord, Xiyan is sincere, and I hope it will be fulfilled. The eldest son said sincerely.

Bingzhang was silent for a while and said: "As a provincial platform, the prison is in tatters, and it is indeed difficult to escape the blame, and the face is gloomy.

Over the years, the frontier has been peaceful, and there are many places for the court to use money. ”

For the eldest son, he actually had no heart.

The reason for today's situation is not only the financial constraints of the imperial court, but more importantly, several repair funds have been diverted by successive governors and governors, and as a subordinate, he can only sulk.

However, where can he say all these sufferings, and he can't imagine that he can see all the pain in his eldest son's eyes.

"Since the adults agree, then I will send the money tomorrow. It shows that the businessmen support the desire of Zhentai to clear the public order of a province. ”

When the eldest son saw that he had made it clear, he quietly retreated, and after running away for a long time, he had to go back quickly, otherwise it would be difficult to explain.

Bingzhang understood his distress, so he no longer kept him. But after the eldest son left. But there were waves in his heart.

In the past, he thought that his eldest son was in the same group as the governor and Baiying, but he first felt disgust in his heart, and he didn't expect that he was still a caring person, so he quietly took away his big heart.

"As a businessman, he must have done all this for a purpose. But if you don't mention the conditions now, maybe you will say it in the future, so you can accept his heart first. ”

Bingzhang is still a little difficult to let go. After grinding on the terrace for a while, I returned to the banquet.

Three months later, all the prisons, buildings, and offices under the jurisdiction of the Yamen of the Domain were completely renewed, which aroused the envy of the people of the Yamen.

Bingzhang only said that the business community donated it, but he never said who paid for it. Because it doesn't involve the public and the public, Yugang doesn't bother to ask, and it is a good thing that he solves this legacy problem.

He even said, "I can't think of Bingzhang as a strict official." I don't smile on weekdays, and I can't imagine that I still have a career mind. ”

But that's it. To others, it may seem that something is wrong, at least not doing a proper job, or taking advantage of the opportunity to make money.

Some people even spread rumors behind their backs that Bingzhang used his authority to apportion money to the business community, oppressed the public, and aroused public resentment. In the last investigation, no one could say who contributed how much, because the people under investigation all said that they did not pay.

This makes rumor-mongers even more strange.

Many years later, this matter has become a public case, and the aftermath is shaking. It wasn't until the eldest son explained to the government that it was the Xiyan family's money, that the lawsuit was dismissed.

On the Xixian Ancient Road, the scorching sun was like fire, and the dust raised by a carriage running from west to east rose high and high.

The eldest son sat in the car, and his whole body was turned up like a broken frame, which made people wilt.

The third son and Zize had just set up an office in the capital, and he wanted to go to see it in person and eat the wedding wine of the eldest son of Li Bingzhang, the minister of military aircraft.

Since Bingzhang was promoted for more than half a year, his eldest son has exchanged many letters with him.

A month ago, I learned that Bingzhang's eldest son would get married this month, so he immediately arranged a business in Baisha and made a special trip to celebrate, so that Bingzhang didn't know how to refuse.

A few days later, the eldest son's carriage entered the capital, this was the first time he came to the imperial capital, he felt that everything was fresh, everywhere was beautiful, everything was so atmospheric, everything was so magnificent, just like the first time he went to Yuanchang to catch the market, stupid.

After entering the city, I first stopped at Xiyan's office in the capital, and by the way, I turned around several large trading markets and had a general understanding of the business situation here.

After a few days, the novelty of the capital has faded, leaving behind a deep sense of frustration, because the water here is too deep, the official is too big, and a piece of tile falling from the house may hit an official who is bigger than the county official.

However, Zize and Tieqiao have been operating in the capital for many years, and they have a clear understanding of the routines up and down, and it is a little funny to see him so restrained.

After all, the eldest son is also a person who has seen the world, and after a period of time, he slowly adapted, and felt that these in the capital were similar to Baisha.

June 13 is the big day of Bingzhang's eldest son, and the eldest son appeared at the door of Li's mansion on time to send eight heavy congratulatory gifts.

These are all things on the scene, there are many things, but they are not very valuable, and they are not afraid of being watched by the government.

However, the eldest son is good at doing things, and before that, the eldest son quietly met Bingzhang once, and personally sent some high-quality mountain goods, which are priceless, and bluffed Bingzhang to push his hand.

The eldest son said, "This is a little mountain goods produced in my own mountains, and they are not valuable, in fact, they can't be put on the table, if you and I haven't been friends for many years, I would be embarrassed to give it away." ”

Bingzhang said, "What kind of mountain goods is this, you want my life." ”

"That's what grows out of the field, how good can it be? ”

The eldest son has a resolute attitude, over the years, he has never asked Bingzhang to do a thing, let alone the slightest bending of the law, which needs Bingzhang's attention. Therefore, when Bingzhang saw him like this, he accepted it half-pushed, half-pushed, and made it clear that he would not take it as an example.

The eldest son smirked and said, "Of course." ”

Because Bingzhang has always been an honest official. Therefore, the house purchased in the capital is also small and pitiful, only the front and back two courtyards, many people who come to congratulate do not even have a place to stand, and finally there is no way, some people have to go to the next yard to rest by themselves.

Bingzhang was neatly dressed and stood at the door. Warmly greet the guests who come to congratulate the endless post road, without a trace of the posture and style of the master of the hall. His only family member, Old Man Wei, saw so many people coming, standing in the courtyard and looking a little overwhelmed.

Some officials and officials of the Yamen of the Criminal Department took the initiative to come over to help with errands and help greet guests.

At noon, there was a loud suona sound at the south entrance of the alley, and a group of spearhead children surrounded the bridal sedan chair, begging for candy to eat.

The groom rode on a tall horse with red flowers, and he was in high spirits. Radiant and full of yearning for a happy life in the future.

When he reached the position of a bluestone slab in the middle of the alley, Bingzhang retreated to the courtyard, and the helpers lit firecrackers at the gate of the courtyard, and then heard the crackling and rumbling sound of firecrackers, which resounded in a large area around it.

The eldest son was like in his own home, following a group of young men to greet the guests separately, serving tea and pouring water. Carrying a stool and wiping the table, I was very busy.

All the guys from the Xiyan family's office in the capital also came to help. Some guide the guests, some sweep the floor and lift the curtains, some register the gift book, and some sing loudly, as if their own family is doing a happy event.

This remarkable wedding ended in the evening sunset.

In its place, there was a noisy banquet inside and outside the courtyard. Because the yard is too small. There were only five tables in the courtyard of the two entrances, and there was no way to set up three more tables in the neighbor's house next door, and the last guests had nowhere to go, so they had to set up tables and benches in the alley at the door to open their seats.

Bingzhang's narrow kitchen couldn't help, and in the end, it was the eldest son who brought more than a dozen tables directly from the Drunken Immortal Building. That's how the scene coped.

Many people who watched the excitement said that if the old men of our Great Wu Kingdom could be honest like Li Zhongtang, the common people would be blessed.

Some people also say that maybe, these officials are the best at pretending, and the devil knows how many fancy intestines they have behind them.

Some people said that if I became a middle hall, no matter how honest I was, I would have to pay attention to my son's marriage, otherwise what would it mean to be an official. Just as everyone was talking energetically, they heard the sound of gongs on the other side of the alley, and some roosters shouted "Silence!"

Then eight people carried a green sedan chair appeared at the mouth of the alley, and after a few steps inside, the sedan chair couldn't move, knocking this group of small people who were watching the excitement to the ground.

The person who was sitting on the table eating wine and guessing boxing saw the sedan chair coming, and hurriedly got up and wanted to move the table away, but there was a table behind it, and there was no place to go, so in the end he had to stand there and watch stupidly what to do.

Zhuo was in the sedan chair and Zhongtang felt that the sedan chair was not moving, so he kicked the sedan chair, and the sedan chair was put down steadily.

He Zhongtang walked out of the sedan chair and saw the crowd full of people in the alley and the tables crowded in the alley, and laughed, "Okay, you old man, miser, it turns out that this is how you entertain guests!"

Bingzhang had already been repaid at this time, and he was sweating, so he pulled and squeezed through the crowd, came to Hezhongtang's side, and hugged his fists again and again, "Hezhongtang is smiling, Li is not good at making a living, but his relatives and friends are ashamed, and he is guilty of sin." ”

After that, he pointed back with his right hand, "Please go inside!" But He Zhongtang looked at the human wall behind him and smiled self-deprecatingly, "I'm afraid I won't be able to go in." Otherwise, I'd better sit in this alley, it's rare to have such a cool place. It's really hot. ”

Seeing that he was going to sit and eat in this small alley, the people around him suddenly gave up their places as if they had fried a pot, cleaned up the leftovers on the table, and put on a new table again.

In this process, because this small alley is so small, some people can't dodge it, and they are knocked to the ground, and they don't care about shouting, so they can only be unlucky.

In order to make the guests have a place to sit, the eldest son brought a lot of tables, chairs and benches from the drunken fairy building and placed them at the other end of the alley.

The eldest son doesn't know this and Zhongtang, but Zize and the third son are very familiar.

The two of them happened to be helping to set up the banquet, and they were seen by He Zhongtang, who was waiting on the Taishi chair on the side, and carried it over with a shout, "You two rabbit cubs, why do you just help Old Man Zhang, and don't know how to give the master a seat?"

Zi Ze's face was full of innocence, and he ran over with a smile, "Ouch, it's with Zhongtang, I said that my ears have a fever today, and there are nobles who are worried about it." My lord, the little one is polite. ”

After that, he squatted for a thousand blessings. The third son was embarrassed to be too unorthodox in front of his nephew, so he walked over quickly and said, "The place is cleaned up, please take a seat in the middle hall!"

The eldest son, who was busy, heard that there was a more important guest, so he wiped his hands and ran out to see the excitement, and when he learned that it was Hezhongtang, his heart suddenly became happy.

The third son and Zize mentioned it to him many times in the letter, saying that this human right leans towards the government and the opposition, and it is the real one person in the court above ten thousand people, but after some years of foreshadowing, the business of the Xiyan family is recognized, and the relationship is also good, and he also said that he has been looking forward to meeting the eldest son.

Putting his hand on the long pendulum and shaking it, and then straightening the collar, the eldest son squeezed past the wine table where he had resumed whispering, and came to the table in the middle hall.

He was supposed to stay under the introduction of his third son and Zize, and went to say hello to He Zhongtang, and his face was familiar, but he didn't expect Bingzhang to speak first, "Brother come here, come here!" Seeing that the eldest son squeezed over, he said to He Zhongtang, "He Zhongtang, this is the Xiyan that is famous in the business circles of the north and south of the country." ”

"You are the boss of the Xiyan family? It's better to meet when you hear the sound, come and come! ”

As if he had been friends with his eldest son for many years, he beckoned his eldest son to hurry over and sit beside him.

As soon as the eldest son's buttocks touched the edge of the stool, he heard He Zhongtang say with a smile: "Xiyan, your third brother and son are not like each other, you coaxed me a lot of good things, you have to change them back for me one day." ”

"The foolish brother and the dog have caused trouble to Hezhongtang, and I will discipline him well after I go back. ”

Because the eldest son is not familiar with him, his words are not salty or light, and he keeps a certain distance.

But there is one thing that the eldest son understands, he doesn't say to take his good things back or return them, but to change them back, as for how to change them, then the article here is too big. "The dish is cold, and Zhongtang, let's talk while eating, how about it?"

Bingzhang hurriedly came out to relieve the siege.

From this matter, Bingzhang realized the energy of the honest and honest eldest son, and he didn't expect that as soon as he arrived in Jingshi on the front foot, he had a hot fight with the powerful and opposition-leaning government and Zhongtang, and he liked him deeply.

The meal was eaten until sunset, when Ugin dissipated. (To be continued.) )