Sunset at night.

Champion Hou Mansion.

When Bai Nanyu walked into the room, the sunlight outside the window fell obliquely on Zhuo Qingke, who was wearing a light green thin skirt.

She's crackling with a plan.

The abacus was supposed to be only available in the Eastern Han Dynasty, but it has been in this world for hundreds of years.

Don't ask, because there is the First Emperor.

Bai Nanyu put the hot cup in her hand on the low mat beside Zhuo Qingke.

Zhuo Huai's disappearance made Zhuo Qingke quickly become independent and learn to take care of himself. This is the survival instinct that chicks naturally have to learn when they leave the nest.

Zhuo's family is the home of merchants.

Zhuo Qingke has learned arithmetic since he was a child.

She sat on the low mat with her back straight, her thick eyelashes leaving a faint shadow on her white glazed face, and her eyes were focused.

"Qingke, are you calculating your family's property?"

Bai Nanyu asked when she finished a calculation and stopped knocking on the plan.

Zhuo Qingke snorted, took a sip of the already lukewarm water, and looked at Bai Nanyu.

This eldest sister-in-law is wearing a long skirt with a white background and a slight light blue color, and her face is charming.

In the middle of summer, the skirt clearly outlines the outline of Bai Nanyu's long straight legs, and the plump skin is white that the skirt can't hide. On the small foot is a pair of silk embroidered shoes, the upper is a little thin, and you can see the color of light green blood vessels.

She came to Zhuo Qingke's couch, took off her embroidered shoes, and sat opposite Zhuo Qingke with her bare feet like dancôme.

"My aunt asked someone to bring the family's accounts and deeds, and let me match them."

Zhuo Qingke said softly: "Father has not returned for many days, and some relatives in the family want to take back the property that Father operates, and they will no longer be jointly operated under our name."

My aunt said, "If there is a contract, give them back the inheritance." ”

"If you want to take it back, we will give it to others."

Bai Nanyu narrowed her good-looking peach blossom eyes: "These people are shallow-eyed, and they can't see that the moment is a good opportunity for the Zhuo family." They missed it and will regret it. ”

Zhuo Qingke picked up black and white apricot eyes: "What does sister-in-law mean?" ”

Bai Nanyu: "On the day that Zhuo Wangsun, the lord of the Zhuo clan in Shudi, came over, he deliberately didn't mention the matter of taking you out of the Hou Mansion, with the intention of temptation. Lord Hou may not care too much about these little things, but Her Royal Highness the princess will not fail to see it.

She still allows you to live in the house, which is a kind of support and statement to you. ”

Zhuo Qingke nodded slowly.

She is not stupid, and naturally sees that Liu Qing takes care of her.

"In my opinion, we might as well entrust our family's property to Zhuo Wangsun and let him help us run it.

First, Zhuo Wangsun has an excellent reputation and is known all over the world, so he can do so much business. Moreover, with the support of the Hou Mansion and the princess, Zhuo Wangsun did not dare to make small moves.

His business methods will only make my Zhuo's industry bigger and more prosperous. ”

Zhuo Qingke whispered: "Sister-in-law thinks the same as I think, I also want to put the industry over there."

I also want to follow my aunt and them to learn business together. ”

Bai Nanyu leaned forward, took out a bunch of grapes that had been introduced to Han from the Western Regions in recent years from the wooden tray on the side, peeled off the skin, and handed it to Zhuo Qingke.

Zhuo Qingke's eyebrows and eyes were slightly curved, Bai Nanyu took care of her like this in the past.

"You're going to learn business?"

"I want to learn something, otherwise I won't be able to ...... anything," Zhuo Qingke whispered.

……

The sun is about to set.

The car slowly drove into Pingyang County.

Binh Duong is a county government, and when the sun is about to set, there are not many pedestrians on the street.

"Husband's biological father, have you seen it before?"

Liu Qing knew before marriage that Huo Qubing had a biological father alive.

After all, she is a princess, and if she wants to know her husband's family history before marriage, she will naturally know it clearly.

Including some of the early experiences of Huo Quai's mother, Wei Shao'er.

It is recorded in the history books of later generations that Huo Quai's biological father is Huo Zhongru, a small official in Pingyang County.

He also worked in the Pingyang Hou Mansion back then, and it was at that time that he met the maidservant Wei Shao'er of the Hou Mansion.

After a period of time, Huo Zhongru returned to Pingyang County, cut off contact with Wei Shao'er, and soon married another wife and had children.

And the Wei family was valued by the emperor because of Wei Zifu and Wei Qing, and became the first relative of the dynasty. The local people don't know the details, who dares to inquire about the emperor's family?

Including Huo Zhongru, he didn't know that Hou, the champion who is now famous all over the world and has repeatedly broken the Huns, is his son.

Huo Quzhi is an illegitimate child, which is not glorious.

No one dared to mention it in front of him, nor did he dare to ask.

Including Liu Qing, if Huo Qubing hadn't brought her over, she wouldn't have any intention of asking.

"On the father's side...... I'm also here for the first time. It's a little late today, and it's inconvenient to be alarmed in the past, so I'll see you tomorrow. Huo Qu said sickly.

"Well, I heard what my husband said, I came here to pick up your brother this time."

Liu Qing said curiously: "Since it is the first time for my husband to come, why do you have some hopes for that younger brother in your words?" ”

Huo Quzhi smiled, thinking that my younger brother was a ruthless man, if he followed the historical trajectory, he would be in power in the future, and even grasp the authority to abolish the emperor, and treat the workers as the ceiling level, which is the first minister in the Han Dynasty.

If the Han Dynasty is to arrange a strongman genealogy, even the emperor to the minister, and the name will remain in history, my little brother will be in the top ten.

Its governance is very powerful, and the treasury that was emptied in the later period of Emperor Wu is enriched by governance, which plays a pivotal role in the return of the Han Dynasty to the prosperous era.

"Master Hou, when I entered the city, a few people at the city gate saw Master Hou's car and secretly followed. It looks like a local idle man, but he has to drive him away, so as not to disturb the Hou Ye and the princess. The pro-army accompanying him in the rear came to inquire with a voice.

"No, you don't." Huo went to the sick road.

"We're staying in the county house tonight?"

The county house is a place for officials to stay and stay, and the county sends people to guard and clean it.

Because it was a private visit, I came to see my biological father.

Huo Quzhi and the entourage are all dressed as ordinary people, and the car driving is relatively ordinary.

The few attachés who had been brought with them were instructed to scatter in the distance, secretly following, and were not around the car.

Xiong San, who was in charge of driving, waved his whip, and the horse quickened his pace and marched in the direction of the county house.

Occasionally, pedestrians pass by, and cars staggered by.

Huo Quzhi and Liu Qing were talking in the car, and suddenly heard a scream outside.

"Help, crush people......"

Xiong San, who was driving outside, was stunned to see an old woman who was walking well, and when she staggered with the car, she suddenly slammed her head on the wheel, and then lay down on the ground, stretched her legs under the wheels, and began to shout for help.

Xiong San didn't react too much, stopped the carriage, turned his head from the car to look at the old woman, and his big face was full of doubts.

What is this for?

The old woman was dressed in brown patched clothes, and she looked nearly sixty years old, very thin, with triangular eyes and gray hair.

She poked her legs under the car, and as soon as she cried out, many people rushed out in the surrounding streets and alleys, surrounding the car in the middle.

Huo Quzhi listened to the movement in the car, and thought to himself that it was really a temple little king.

The smaller the thing, the more it is.

Different classes have different means of survival.

The lower nine streams of the three religions and nine streams have scoundrel methods to get money from the wrong people.

In the next thousand years, there are still people who make a living from this, and in this era, it is even more common.

The guards who followed secretly said that an idler at the gate of the city had followed. The other party obviously saw that they were foreign drivers, and they stayed at the city gate just to find a target.

Based on the style of the car, they were able to deduce the approximate class of the person.

The old woman leaned over to touch the porcelain, surrounded by accomplices who were waiting in ambush, and would not let them go without breaking the fortune and eliminating the disaster.

If they report to the police, they will insist that a foreign vehicle hit someone.

If they find someone they can't afford to provoke, they will disperse in a hurry and leave in an instant.

If it is an ordinary businessman or a middle-class family, most of them will give some money to avoid disasters.

Xiong San was still looking at the old woman under the car, and said innocently: "I didn't hit you, you stuffed your feet under my car yourself." ”

"Her leg was crushed by you, and she wants to pay ......"

Seven or eight men surrounded the car in the middle, and it was a boss with a meaty face who spoke.

In the distance, someone stopped to watch.

The old woman was in pain on the ground, and there was really red blood gushing out of her legs.

Xiong San thought for a while and jumped out of the car: "Are you going to blackmail money, I'll kill you lazy people!" ”

Huo Quai's voice came from inside the car: "Since we said that we pressed people, let's press them." ”

Xiong San listened to the order, jumped back on the wheel, raised his whip, and the carriage moved forward suddenly.

There was a crunch click.

The old woman let out an earth-shattering howl.

It was run over by the heavy wheels, and the bones were broken, and it was terrible to see.

It's not that Huo Quzhi wants to bully liars.

It's these people who are out of the way, the evil in their hearts, once they have the opportunity, they can make people ruined.

Since the liar bumped into him by himself, Huo Quzhi was going to use them as props to try his younger brother.

He let the car run over and drove away.

The accomplices who were watching around had probably never seen such a murderous way of coping, and they were stunned before they reacted, and wanted to catch up, but they saw a few more figures next to the car in the distance, knocking them down like wolves and arresting them.

"We'll go directly to the county government tomorrow morning." Huo in the car went to the sick road.

The gang of liars was twisted by the attaché and sent to the county office that night.

Soon after, the car came to the county house to settle down.

Nothing happened overnight.

Early the next morning, Huo Qubing also came to the county office.

According to the history books, Huo Zhongru was a minor official in Pingyang County.

This little official is relatively speaking.

In fact, the Han Dynasty had many requirements for officials, including origin, qualifications, knowledge, and so on.

Huo Zhongru is equivalent to a petty official of the county government, and he is in the middle and upper class in the local area, and his family lives in a two-entry house.

He separated from Wei Shao'er and married another wife.

Early in the morning, Huo Zhongru was eating breakfast at home with his wife Li and son Huo Guang.

Huo Zhongru has a white face and beard, an angular face, and wears gray and black Hanfu.

Huo Guang next to him is still a teenager, his face is a little immature, he looks tall and thin among his peers, and his eyes are very energetic and shining.

There was a knock at the door outside, and one of the only two servants in the house went to open the door and bring in the man.

Huo Zhongru saw that it was a colleague in the county, and the official was one level older than himself, and said strangely: "Why did the official come to the door so early?" ”

The official looked at Huo Zhongru with a strange look, and then looked at Huo Guang:

"You pack up, go with your son Huo Guang, and go to the county government with me.

The county order summoned, and there are people from Chang'an! ”

In the Han Dynasty, the head of the local county seat was called the county order. In counties with less than 10,000 households, a county magistrate shall be appointed.

The commander and the chief are the magistrates of the county, but the rank is different.

After the official spoke, he couldn't help but ask: "Do you have relatives in Chang'an?" ”

Huo Zhongru shook his head and said, "You and I have known each other for many years, where did you come from Chang'an?" What the hell is going on? ”

The official was puzzled: "I don't know where the other party came from, but someone sent a few suspects to the county last night." The county magistrate seems to have seen the origin of the other party, and immediately reported it, this morning Taishou actually came to my Pingyang County in person, and asked you to come over to meet. ”

Huo Zhongru was taken aback.

Hedong Taishou is the head of a county, what can make him let go of all kinds of things in the county and rush to Pingyang County in person.

Huo Zhongru was a little apprehensive, and his face turned slightly pale.

The official said: "It shouldn't be a bad thing to call you over, the other party ordered me to come, and I used the word 'please' to invite you over!" ”

Huo Zhongru was at ease, and he and his son Huo Guang made a little preparation, and immediately came to the county office.

As soon as Huo Zhongrufu entered the county office, he became more and more surprised, and a group of guards stood at the door.

Looking at the clothes of these guards, he recognized them as the pro-soldiers of the Taishou Mansion.

These pro-army guards are clad in armor and have a solemn atmosphere.

But the look on their faces seemed to be filled with irrepressible excitement and excitement.

Huo Zhongru and his son Huo Guang walked into the county hall with anxiety.

(End of chapter)