The fourth year of Shaosheng was an eventful autumn, especially after June, natural disasters and man-made disasters emerged one after another, and the Great Song Dynasty was shaken.

In mid-June, an earthquake struck Taiyuan Province, killing and injuring countless people, and the whole country mourned. From the end of June to the beginning of July, the sun is too daylight, that is, after sunrise, the platinum star can still be seen, as if there are two suns in the sky, which is a very normal astronomical phenomenon, but people are ignorant and do not know what to do, thinking that the sky is a bad omen, and suddenly people are panicked, and rumors are spreading. And at the end of August to the beginning of September, a comet appeared in the western sky, that is, the broom star, dragging a long tail across the sky, which was also a very normal astronomical phenomenon, but the emperor Zhao Xu thought that it was a sudden change in the stars, panicked, he avoided the main hall, and reduced the regular meal, and even the annual autumn banquet did not dare to open, said that he punished his own mistakes, in order to eliminate the disaster. At the same time, Zhao Xu also ordered that the princes and ministers should cultivate themselves and help him tide over the difficulties. When Wu Zhi received these edicts, he was very contemptuous: "It's terrible that this person is uneducated!" ”

In August, Zhao Zongyou, the great-grandson of Zhao Jiong of Song Taizong, was named the heir of King Pu by Zhao Xu. In September, Zhao Xu named Wanyi Liu Qingjing as a virtuous concubine.

In September, the Western Xia accelerated the pace of attacking the northwest border of the Song Dynasty, constantly sending small forces to harass the northwest border of the Song Dynasty and plunder the border people.

And these, except for the Taiyuan earthquake, Wu Zhi donated 2,000 yuan, and the others have nothing to do with him, he can only watch from the sidelines and wait for the changes.

After the Chung Yeung Festival climbs high and looks far away, the autumn breeze becomes cooler.

At the beginning of this day, Wu Zhi was in the second hall of the county government to check the Weishi County governance data compiled by Ma Bantou, and the overall situation was good, Lord Yu Wenqiong led everyone to do a lot of practical things, and the results were good, and Wu Zhi was also satisfied with it.

While sipping tea while working, when Wu Zhi had just finished drinking the third cup of tea, he saw Erhu running over in a hurry, saying that three people were coming to him outside the house, and one of the young men kept saying that he was looking for the master. Wu Zhi's family has been known and familiar to the officials, and he is as free to enter and leave the county government as if he was at home.

When Wu Zhi heard this, his heart moved, and he hurriedly got up and went out and rushed home.

When he and Erhu arrived at the front of the house, they found from a distance that it was Suo Chao's family of three!

I saw that these three people were carrying a lot of burdens, looking haggard, and they were standing anxiously by the stone steps in front of the house, looking forward to it.

"Master!" Suo Chao's eyes were sharp, and when he saw Wu Zhi coming from the front, he exclaimed in surprise, hurriedly dropped his burden, ran to Wu Zhi excitedly, bowed his head, and gave Wu Zhi a big salute.

"Why are you here?" Wu Zhi was also pleasantly surprised when he saw Suo Chao's family, and he hurriedly held Suo Chao's arms, smiled pleasantly, and asked excitedly.

"I've seen my lord!" Suo Chao was about to answer, when his parents, Suo Yanqing and Yang, came over, bowed and saluted, and greeted Wu Zhi in awe, with sincere fear.

"I've seen my eldest brother and sister-in-law!" Seeing this, Wu Zhi hurriedly let go of the hands that were holding Suo Chao, and also bowed to them, and said with a smile.

"Don't dare to be! Don't dare to be! Your Excellency is serious! Wu Zhi's return salute and a "big brother and sister-in-law" scared Suo Yanqing and Yang enough to choke and were at a loss. Although Wu Zhi is Suo Chao's master, how dare they call the county master brothers!

"Alright, let's go in first, let's talk about it at home!" Wu Zhi took the burden on Suo Chao and led Suo Chao and the three of them into the house through the gate, and the two tigers followed obediently and helped carry the luggage that the three of them put on the ground.

"Wow! Master's house is so big! Suo Chao happily followed behind Wu Zhi, looking around, especially excited, and exclaimed from time to time. Suo Yanqing and the Yang family were also like Grandma Liu when they first entered the Grand View Garden, and there was a faint worry in their amazement, they didn't know if Wu Zhi could take in their family.

When he came to the main hall and sat down, after Wu Zhi ordered Erhu to serve tea, he then asked him to summon Wu Xiu, Feng Niang, Jin Lian and others to come over, and he talked to Suo Chao's family of three.

After inquiring, he couldn't help but be annoyed. It turned out that since Wu Zhi took Suo Chao as an apprentice and left in the Daimyo Mansion, although Han Xiu no longer went to trouble Suo Chao and his mother, he found out that Suo Yanqing, the fast catcher in the Daimyo's Mansion, was Suo Chao's father, so he instructed the head of the Daimyo Mansion to make things difficult for Suo Yanqing in every way, and later fired Suo Yanqing under the pretext of an excuse, and threatened that if Suo Yanqing didn't send his wife Yang to his Han Xiu's bed, he would let Suo Yanqing's family have no place in the Daimyo's Mansion! His arms couldn't twist his thighs, and in desperation, Suo Chao remembered what Wu Zhi said before leaving, so he proposed to go to the capital together to join his master. The three of them quietly escaped from the Daimyo's Mansion at night, and after a thousand miles of trekking, they came to the capital after a lot of hardships, and after careful inquiry, they found that Wu Zhi turned out to be a big celebrity in the capital, but unfortunately he was no longer in the capital. The three of them reluctantly lingered in the capital for a few days, after all, Suo Yanqing had done things in the official mansion and knew the relationship, and after spending some money to bribe an official of the ministry, he learned that Wu Zhi had been transferred to Weishi County to be the county commander. So the three of them hurriedly took an ox cart from the capital, rushed to Weishi County after all the bumps, and found a passer-by to inquire, Wu Zhi's name was familiar to many people, and they directly pointed out the way, and the three of them quickly found Wu Zhi's house.

At this time, the entanglement on the three of them had been spent, and they were penniless, but fortunately they found their master Wu Zhi, otherwise Suo Chao's family of three would have to live on the streets and starve.

Looking at the tired appearance of the three of them, Wu Zhi had mixed feelings, and the trace of good feelings he still had for Han Zhongyan in his heart was gone.

"You've come just in time, stay here in the future! Just make it your home! Wu Zhi saw Yang's sad appearance with a red face, and said to the three of them with a smile.

"Yay! I'll just say, Master won't leave us alone! Suo Chao heard Wu Zhi say this, and cheered.

"Thank you, sir! Thank you, sir! Suo Yanqing and Yang were also very surprised when they heard this, and they couldn't stop thanking them, and Yang cried with joy and wiped away tears.

"Zhi'er, who are these three?" At this moment, Wu Xiu, Feng Niang, Jin Lian and Xiao'e and a group of eight people came to the main hall together, and Feng Niang pointed to Suo Chao's family and asked with a smile.

"Come, let me introduce to you, we will be a family in the future! This is my apprentice Suo Chao, this is his father Suo Yanqing, and this is his mother Yang! Wu Zhi first pointed to Suo Chao's family to introduce everyone, and then pointed to Wu Xiu, Feng Niang and others to introduce Suo Chao's family: "This is my second uncle, this is my aunt, this is Jin Lian, this is Xiao'e, this is the big tiger, the second tiger and their mother Feng, this is Liu Yue!" ”

After Suo Chao's family and everyone got to know each other, Wu Zhi looked at Suo Yanqing and the Yang family, and emphasized again: "Big brother and sister-in-law, you can live in peace, this will be your home in the future!" ”

"Jin Lian, you go and arrange a room for them! Settle them down! Wu Xiu instructed Jin Lian to take the three of them down to arrange accommodation, and the four of them, including the Great Tiger, the Second Tiger, the Feng Clan, and Liu Yue, helped them carry their luggage and followed them.

After they left, Wu Zhi discussed with Wu Xiu and Feng Niang how to arrange Suo Chao and the others.

Suo Chao's family came just in time, and now that Wu Zhi's family has a big business, Wu Zhi has long had the idea of increasing manpower. Suo Yanqing has martial arts and can just take on the job of nursing home. Suo Chao is the same age as Xiao'e, so he can find a playmate and bodyguard for Xiao'e, and at the same time can assist Suo Yanqing to care for the hospital, killing three birds with one stone. Yang can assist Feng in managing the family's food, cleaning and other logistics work. In the future, he will summon some people to fill this large mansion.

After Wu Zhi said this, Wu Xiu, Feng Niang and Xiao'e couldn't help nodding their heads again and again, expressing their approval, and Xiao'e was even more dazzled with big eyes, a little fascinated by the majesty of the bodyguard.

In the evening, Wu Zhi set up a banquet to entertain Suo Chao's family. When Suo Chao, Suo Yanqing and the Yang family saw twelve people eating together, they were surprised and inexplicable, they had never seen a precedent for a master and a servant to eat at the same table, let alone an official eunuch's house! couldn't help but feel a little more emotion about Wu Zhi's approachability, and Suo Yanqing and Yang's anxious hearts gradually settled down.

During the banquet, Wu Zhi explained the arrangements of Suo Yanqing, Suo Chao and Yang, and all three of them accepted it happily and were grateful. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Wu Zhi gave Suo Chao's family a hundred yuan as a settlement fee. Then, he took advantage of the situation to increase the wages of the four people, namely the big tiger, the second tiger, the Feng family and Liu Yue, and changed the salary day to the monthly settlement, the big tiger and the second tiger are equivalent to the shopkeeper, each person is thirty yuan per month, the Feng family manages the logistics monthly twenty-four yuan, Liu Yue takes care of Jin Lian and assists Xiao'e in managing the accounts of twenty-five yuan per month, the new Suo Yanqing as the head of the nursing home, tentatively eighteen yuan per month, Yang's assistance to the Feng family tentatively set twelve yuan per month, Suo Chao is Xiao'e's bodyguard and nursing home, and it is also tentatively set at twelve yuan per month.

This operation was like rain falling from the sky like a long blind opening of the eyes, and the big tiger, the second tiger, the Feng clan and Liu Yue and others were dumbfounded, and the surprise was overwhelming, and the excitement was like falling into a dream, and the smile was so close that they couldn't close their mouths. Wu Zhi gave them such a high monthly salary, which completely shocked them.

Suo Chao's family was also very happy, the monthly salary given by the settling-in fee and Wu Zhi was completely beyond their imagination, and the surprise was extraordinary, like a spring breeze. And when they have something to do, they don't have the humble feeling of eating and living for nothing, and they feel that they have integrated into the county master's family, and their expressions have become natural, and they are a little less restrained and uneasy.

After settling down, within a few days, Suo Chao and Xiao'e became acquainted, after all, they are both young people, Suo Chao is only one year older than Xiao'e, so they can naturally talk, and Wu Zhi also asked Suo Chao to follow Xiao'e inseparably when she goes out. In the past, the big tiger or the second tiger followed, but sometimes the two of them were too busy to pull out and couldn't go out, so that Xiao'e complained to him several times, so that Wu Zhi could only coax him to buy gifts with soft words. Now that Suo Chao is following, it is just right, and Suo Chao's martial arts are also good, and his sense of justice is also very strong, it is more than enough to be a bodyguard, and Wu Zhi is more assured.

When he had some free time, Wu Zhi took the test for Suo Chao's martial arts, and found that his martial arts had grown quickly, and he was very happy. So, when he has free time in the future, Wu Zhi will test him from time to time to urge him to practice hard.

Since Wu Zhi was transferred to Weishi County, he has not left behind to exercise, meditating and practicing boxing. Wu Zhi doesn't have much political affairs, whether in the morning or afternoon, he works diligently in the courtyard almost every day, his strength is good, and his martial arts are even more outstanding.

After Suo Chao's family of three, there were more people, and they shared some of the chores, Wu Zhi also helped from time to time, Wu Xiu and Feng Niang were not so hard when they distilled alcohol and blended the champion series of liquor, and everyone worked together when bottling and sealing and packaging.