Xiao Mo glanced at him and said, "Who is impatient to arrange others, it was the eldest princess of Yong'an who told us today." ”

Shu Yan remembered that in the morning, he forcibly pulled Biyu to the county office to take office, and the eldest princess of Yong'an, who originally wanted to go out to play, had no choice but to make an appointment with her two wives. Although he knew that the eldest princess of Yong'an, Zhi and Mo had nothing to talk about, Shu Yan still didn't believe it: "The Shi family has thousands of acres of land alone, not to mention that there are several water mills, shops, and loans. As early as ten years ago, the Shi family's family property was already uncountable. Later, Shi Hui moved his wife and children to Luoyang, where his brother was in charge, and after ten years, I am afraid it has already doubled. ”

"Herein lies the problem. If Shi Hui had been personally inquired about, with his shrewd calculations, the family property would have doubled. However, he is in Luoyang, and he lacks skills and is beyond the reach of the whip, so it is difficult to supervise the operation here. This opens up the possibility for some people to enrich themselves. ”

Zhixin's words do have some truth. People are selfish, even between brothers.

"The eldest princess of Yong'an has just arrived, how can she know this?" Shu Yan asked again.

"The eldest princess of Yong'an Bingxue is smart, and there is a servant who was originally unpopular in the mansion and flattered and wanted to please the new master, so she revealed some information intentionally or unintentionally, and the eldest princess looked through the accounts in the mansion. However, the eldest princess did not catch real evidence, and it is difficult to blame others. She wanted Shi Biyu to secretly ask in person, but Biyu refused. ”

"Biyu is a person who does not seek progress for the public, does not know how to operate for private purposes, and only gives birth to a good skin, I really don't know what the Shi family should do after his father's death."

"This is also the reason why the eldest princess of Yong'an is worried."

Xiao Mo listened to the conversation between the two of them and said with a smile: "You guys are really salty and don't worry about eating radishes." Even if people don't have other properties, the descendants will only inherit the two titles of Shi Hui and the eldest princess of Yong'an, and they will be able to worry about it for several lifetimes. If you have that leisure, you might as well think about it. ”

That's right, why should I fuck other people's hearts, let's think about the things of Zhen Xue first. But now that it's getting dark, no matter how anxious you are, you will have to wait until tomorrow to implement it.

After eating, Shu Yan was thinking about the construction of the school in his house. Suddenly remembered the lesson of the theft of the money for the construction of the school last time, and became cautious - if it wasn't for the carelessness last time, there would be no trouble today! Don't lose your money again this time. He told Xiao Mo and Zhixin to be more vigilant when they sleep tonight, and he subconsciously put the sword in his hand, and then sat on the Hu bed, lit the oil lamp, and calculated the steps to build the school. First of all, there must be a piece of land. There should be no need to worry about this, this is a great thing for future generations, whether it is the township officials or the common people, they will strongly support it.

The second is the material. The money that has been won so hard cannot be sloppy. Good steel should be used on the cutting edge. It is necessary to ensure quality without wasting. Shu Yan calculated the required quantity of each material overnight. From beams and columns to nail wedges, all of them are roughly listed.

Finally, it's artificial. Regarding the idea of letting the people of Shujiazhuang fulfill their obligations for free, Shu Yan is still very sure. First, this is a public welfare program; Second, if all employees participate, everyone will contribute, and each household will dedicate two days at most. It's not a busy day now, and I believe everyone won't sit idly by.

Shu Yan made a detailed plan and recorded them one by one on paper. At this time, it was close to the third watch, and the lights had already been turned off in Zhixin and Xiao Mo's house, so they should have fallen asleep.

It was as quiet as usual outside, without a hint of surprise. How can there be so many thieves in the world! I think it's because I'm too worried. Shu Yan also felt sleepy, so he blew out the lamp. It was hot, and it was uncomfortable to lie down in clothes, so I stripped off and went to sleep. I don't know how long I slept, but in a daze, a few dogs barked from the neighborhood. Immediately afterward, I heard some noise in the courtyard. He was immediately alert, and when he opened his eyes, he saw a dark shadow flickering on the edge of the window, and knew that a thief was coming. At this time, he had already grabbed the sword in his hand and shouted, "There is a thief." With that, he opened the door and rushed out.

When the thief saw that someone had rushed out, he did not fight, but turned and ran. Shu Yan was willing to let him go, and chased out of the door with a sword. But the thief's footsteps were extremely fast, and he kept dangling in front of his eyes, but he couldn't catch up. After chasing for about half a mile, Shu Yan suddenly had an epiphany: "It's bad, don't fall for this thief's plan to divert the tiger from the mountain!" ”

After thinking about it, he hurriedly turned around and ran home, but saw two masked men in black who were catching knives, each carrying a money bag, holding a short knife and confronting Xiao Mo's sword.

A few thieves originally wanted to use the strategy of diverting the tiger away from the mountain to lure Shu Yan away, and easily got the money, but who would have thought that they would suddenly kill a woman. At first, they didn't take Xiao Mo seriously, but they didn't expect this woman to dare to cut and fight with a sword in her hand. If it weren't for the two of them, maybe they wouldn't be a woman's opponent. But Xiao Mo is an ordinary woman after all, not a heroine, how can she resist in the face of two outlaws? Seeing that we are losing and retreating, we are in danger. Zhixin couldn't help at all, so she casually touched a kitchen knife to protect herself. Watching the bandits snatch the money bag in their hands, they stopped it while bluffing and shouting, one to delay time, and the other to call the neighbors left and right. Fortunately, at this time, Shu Xiaoliu, Shu Jin and his son next door heard the shouts and came out to help.

At this time, Shu Yan also arrived. When the two thieves saw that things were not good, they ran away. They were very cunning and saw that Shu Yan was powerful and the two women were much weaker, so they didn't run together, but went their separate ways. In this case, Shu Yan can only recover a bag of money at most.

Shu Yan was in a dilemma, and shouted in a hurry: "That money is used to build a school, everyone chase after it, we can't let them snatch it!" Then he pursued the thief to the east.

This shout inadvertently stimulated one person, and that was Shu Jin. When he heard that it was the money from Jianxuan, he remembered the mistakes he had made when he was young, and he was ashamed and angry, and he held a scythe in his hand and desperately chased after the thief to the west. It is inconvenient for thieves to carry money bags, but Shu Jin is the best age for his legs and feet. After chasing him not far, he got closer, and swung his sickle down, hitting the man's head. The shape of the scythe is not suitable for injury, and although it is sharp, it is light and thin, not as rigid and heavy as a sword. However, even if it was not fatal, it did a lot of damage, and the head was broken and bleeding. The thief weighed it, but it was still important to save his life, so he had to throw down the money bag and flee for his life.

The thief who fled east was chased by Shu Yan, and became even more timid, so he threw off his burden in time and ran away alone.

Xiao Mo was not worried that Zhixin was alone at home, so she didn't chase after her. Seeing that Shu Yan and Shu Jin successfully recovered all the money, they were relieved. The people in Shujiazhuang were all shocked, and at this time they knew that Shu Yan was going to build a school.

Shu Yan thanked Shu Jin, comforted everyone, and then returned home, and said to Xiao Mo with relief: "I didn't expect you to react so quickly, if it was a little later, when I went to chase the first thief, the money would have been snatched by the other two thieves." ”

Xiao Mo and Zhixin looked at Shu Yan's half-naked body, blushed and smiled: "You said you should be cautious, but you were not cautious at all, and you slept naked so relaxed." We slept in our clothes. ”

Shu Yan realized that he was sleeping half-naked just now, and he didn't bother to put on his clothes in a hurry, so he chased the thief for a long time. He smiled embarrassedly, and seeing that Zhixin and Xiao Mo were really dressed neatly, he said strangely: "Why are you more cautious than me?" ”

"It's thanks to Sister Zhixin. When you came back yesterday, she noticed a strange person flashing by the door, and the thief glanced around the courtyard a few times, and then slipped away. Sister Zhixin was suspicious in her heart, so she became more cautious. I was really afraid of something, worried that there would be a thief, and sure enough, a thief came. It's just that the thief's news is too well-informed, and as soon as the money arrives at home, he comes to the door. ”

Shu Yan suddenly became a little worried and said, "If the thief came for the 60,000 yuan, it would be fine." Because the money will be spent in three to five days. After spending the money, the thief will not worry about it. My fear is that if they target the two of you, it will be difficult to prevent it for a long time. ”

Zhixin thought for a while and said, "This shouldn't be." Because my belongings with Xiao Mo are all gold beads and soft and wrapped in a package, although they are worth a lot of money, they are not obvious, and outsiders don't know about them at all. On the contrary, your two big money bags, though they are only sixty thousand, are exposed. Otherwise, why don't you come early and late, but today? ”

Shu Yan thought back to the situation on his way, and suddenly felt that there was a horse following him in the distance, and realized: "In this way, it is really a thief who was recruited by my 60,000 yuan." He was originally a little worried, afraid that after he went back to office, Xiao Mo and Zhixin's wealth would attract thieves, and he could rest assured when he heard Zhixin say this.

Xiao Mo smiled: "Those stupid thieves don't rob the jewelry, but they only rob copper and iron. ”

Shu Yan frowned: "Gang up to commit crimes, and the division of labor is so clear, and their skills are extraordinary, I don't think they are ordinary thieves." ”

"It's not an ordinary thief, is it a big thief?"

"If there is a big thief in the local area, people will already be panicked, and Grandpa Xia and Shu Jin will also mention it to us. It's hard to say whether it's a big thief, but at least it's not a local petty thief. Zhixin analyzed.

"It doesn't matter what kind of thief he is, wait for me to turn the money into a school house, and see what he still steals."

After dawn, Shu Yan proceeded according to the proposed plan. As expected, everything went well. Under the coordination of the township officials, a spacious plot of land was selected in the center of the village. Shu Yan began to organize people to dig the foundation and prepare materials at the same time.

The people in the Shujiazhuang area know that they want to build a formal brick and wood structure of the house, how can they not be happy? There is no need for Shu Yan to do propaganda one by one, when they heard the news, they each came to the scene with tools, some can build walls, some can carpenter, some can build tiles, and some can make up seats, each performing their duties. In just five days, three tall and spacious school buildings were built.

Although there is a school house, it still cannot be opened. Because I haven't found a suitable teaching assistant yet. It has only been a few years since the revitalization of Zhenxue, and a few Confucian talents have not yet been cultivated. After decades of war, it was still a question of whether the people themselves could survive, and no one thought about studying at all. This makes the already small number of readers even rarer.

It took a lot of effort to build the school, and the start of school could not be delayed because of the lack of teaching assistants. In desperation, I had to invite Ruoxin to teach again.

Shu Yan only came back a few days ago, and he helped the people build such a formal school. In the future, regardless of whether the county has funds or not, at least for a few decades, there is no need to worry about the lack of a school house. How can the common people not be happy, they all cheer. All the township pavilion officials such as the husband and the pavilion chief, and even the Ruyin County Commander also sent people to the scene to congratulate them.

Although he did not suffer any losses about the thief, Shu Yan was always worried. He has informed the township officials and ordered them to strengthen their precautions and file a case with the county.

Because the Jianzhen School has been delayed for several days, although it is for the people, it is not Shu Yan's responsibility. At noon on the day of the opening of the school, he immediately returned to the Ruyin County Office to take up his post as a county officer.