Shanghu County, east of the city.

This is the second time Zhu Yuanzhang has come to Shanghu County, but it is the first time that Chengdong has come.

When Zhu Yuanzhang took Queen Ma and the three of them to the east of the city, they found that the environment here was very quiet and comfortable.

Not only that, but the houses here are not as tall as those in the city, but are all small buildings of no more than two floors.

Some even look like small courtyards in the village, which looks very warm.

Around the perimeter of the house there are plenty of gardens.

Each garden will have a wide square, and in the center of the square there is a pool like the one in Li Jin's mansion.

The water in the pool is sprayed into the air from time to time, and the water flows converge in the air, forming beautiful splashes that look extremely beautiful.

In addition to the pond, the square is surrounded by a variety of flowers and trees, and unknown birds chirp in the trees, which is a pleasant environment.

"The life of an ancient hermit is nothing more than that."

When Zhu Biao saw this scene, he only felt that his whole body and mind were relaxed, and he felt extremely comfortable.

He can't help but want to embrace nature and forget about his troubles.

Even the irascible Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but close his eyes and breathe in the fresh air with enjoyment.

He had the illusion that the air here was much better than the air in the capital.

Queen Ma also narrowed her eyes slightly, and said to Zhu Yuanzhang:

"Chongba, when we get old in the future, we will live here."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, it is indeed good to retire in this environment.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang knew the purpose of coming this time, and ordered Mao Xiang:

"Go, find out where is that almshouse? Let's go check it out! ”

Mao Xiang took the order and left, and Zhu Yuanzhang found a stone pier to sit down under the square of a garden.

"Girl, come sit down and rest."

"You said that such a big square, how much did Li Jin have to spend here?"

After Queen Ma sat down, she looked at the area of the garden and estimated:

"I'm afraid that it will be no less than 100,000 taels of silver."

"One hundred thousand taels!"

Zhu Yuanzhang muttered in his mouth, and then his face became hideous, and he gritted his teeth and said:

"How much do you say Li Jin has embezzled among the 100,000 taels?"

"He has just a county order, where did he get so much money to build such a big square? This must be all due to corruption and bribery. ”

"This Li Jin really deserves to be killed!"

Queen Ma couldn't help but roll her eyes again, this Chongba likes to make trouble with Li Jin.

A dignified emperor, always holding on to a county order, isn't it a shame?

"Chongba, this Li Jin is so good at doing business, and he should make some money."

"You don't always talk about corrupt officials and corrupt officials."

"If he hears it, gets angry with us, and doesn't cooperate with us, then won't we lose a lot?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was indignant and hummed:

"Anyway, we don't think he's a good thing."

"If we see him corrupt and bribed again, we will have to kill him."

At this moment, Mao Xiang finally brought people back and said to Zhu Yuanzhang:

"Master, the sanatorium has been found."

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't talk nonsense, jumped up directly, and walked in the direction of the nursing home.

originally thought that with Li Jin's character, this nursing home might have to be majestic and vibrant.

But when Zhu Yuanzhang really saw this so-called nursing home, he was stunned and stunned.

The almshouse in front of me looked quite dilapidated, and the houses were the same as the most common houses in Yingtian City, not even buildings.

It's the polar opposite of the tall buildings in the city.

These houses are surrounded by a wall, although this nursing home looks large, but it does not have the hustle and bustle of the city at all, but makes Zhu Yuanzhang feel like he is back in the village.

There is a plaque hanging on the gate of the nursing home with large letters on it.

On both sides of the gate, there is a couplet:

The old and the old, the young and the young.

Zhu Yuanzhang saw the couplet written on these two sides, and as he has read a lot of books now, he naturally knows what it means.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang did not feel happy, but snorted coldly:

"Hmph, it's all about the bells and whistles."

In Zhu Yuanzhang's opinion, these are all superficial efforts made by Li Jin, and he is very beautiful, but can he be willing to take the silver out and spend money on these old people and children?

Queen Ma ignored Zhu Yuanzhang, and just asked Mao Xiang to go up and call the door.

It didn't take long for Li Jin to walk out of the nursing home, followed by many old people.

"Hahaha, I said how did I hear the magpie chirping in front of me today, it turned out that Master Huang was here."

When Li Jin saw Zhu Yuanzhang, he was very happy, and came out to greet him with a big smile:

"Master Huang is here, presumably he must have brought good news to this official."

When Zhu Yuanzhang saw Li Jin's happy appearance, he was unhappy in his heart, and said in a sullen voice:

"Is it good news, not necessarily!"

Li Jin didn't care about Zhu Yuanzhang's attitude, but turned his head to look at Queen Ma, and asked with a smile:

"I heard that someone held an auction in the capital, and the venue was crowded."

"It is said that the thing that was auctioned at that time was a mirror, I wonder if it was held by Mrs.

"Exactly."

When Queen Ma heard that Li Jin had already received the news, she didn't hide it, and directly admitted it.

"That's good, I heard that the atmosphere at the scene is extremely warm, and Madame is only afraid of millions of taels of silver in profit this time, right?"

Li Jin saw that Queen Ma was so happy, and knew that Queen Ma was definitely profitable this time.

"It's thanks to Master Li."

"We came this time to discuss the next step of cooperation with Master Li."

Queen Ma no longer detoured, and said straight to the point.

When Li Jin heard this, he was overjoyed, it seems that Lao Huang and his wife are really capable.

"Madame should know about our previous agreement, this time Madame came, did she come prepared?"

"This isn't the place to talk, is it?"

Queen Ma looked left and right, and saw that there were people around, and there was no place to sit, so she proposed to talk in another place.

When Li Jin saw this, he knew that there was a drama in this matter, and hurriedly turned sideways and said:

"Come with me, let's go inside and talk in detail."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Li Jin's excited face, not to mention how tired he was, and interjected:

"Don't worry, I heard that your nursing home is not simple, take us inside first."

Queen Ma saw that Zhu Yuanzhang's old problem had been committed again, and she couldn't help but pull Zhu Yuanzhang's sleeve a little anxiously.

But this time, Zhu Yuanzhang was the king of the scales, and he had to pick on Li Jin.

Seeing this, Li Jin did not get angry, but smiled lightly and said:

"Since Master Huang wants to see it, the official will take Master Huang in to take a look."

Zhu Yuanzhang did not follow Li Jin in, but pointed to several old people behind Li Jin and said:

"Tell us first, who are they? What to do here? ”

"They? Their identities are not simple, even if the emperor sees them today, he is afraid that he will have to salute them!! ”