Half an hour later.

They finally caught up with Guo An and the others on the edge of the Qinhuai River, in front of a broken wooden bridge.

It's just that what surprised Liu Wen and Dai Jiu was that there were not only a few people who looked like bookkeepers next to Dinghaihou, but also two people, one big and one small, who were dressed in gorgeous clothes and full of dignity and nobility.

Surprised to surprised, Liu Wen didn't take Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi seriously.

The nobles of the Jingshi who can't be provoked, they basically know each other.

These two people must be friends of Dinghaihou from Beiping.

It's just that this Dinghai Marquis is too unbearable, with only a thousand food and 20,000 acres of fertile land, and he has to bring two friends to watch and show off!

What a complacent!

The corners of his mouth subconsciously glanced at him, but Liu Wen still stepped forward with a respectful face and saluted Guo An.

"Xiaguan see Dinghai Hou!"

"Liu Zhixian, please get up!"

Guo An smiled mildly, and said to Liu Wen: "Liu Zhixian, the opposite side is where our food in Jiangjun Mountain is located!" ”

Liu Wen subconsciously looked at Dai Jiu beside him.

Dai Jiu nodded hurriedly.

Liu Wen replied at this time: "Back to the Hou Ye, the other side of the river is where the Hou Ye's food is located!" ”

Guo An nodded slightly, "It's good to find no mistake!" ”

Liu Wengang wanted to explain again, but the little fat man in front of him said with disgust on his face: "Teacher, why is this place so remote and barren?"

Doesn't it mean that your 1,000 food estates are all families with many laborers, and your 20,000 fields are fertile and fertile fields?

How does it look like here? ”

What did the students bring? Tar someone with the same brush!

Liu Wen sneered, and hurriedly said: "Hou Ye Mingjian, the food on the other side of the river is indeed a family with many laborers!" ”

Zhu Di had a straight face, and said impatiently: "Okay, don't say much, talk about how to pass!" ”

"Bridge ......"

Liu Wen said subconsciously.

It's just that after seeing the appearance of the wooden bridge, I shut up directly.

A few old ropes were tied to a few worn-out planks and sticks, and even if there were no pedestrians on them at the moment, the broken wooden bridge was shaking.

If you go up alone, you will inevitably fall.

Liu Wen hurriedly said: "Don't worry, Master Hou, I should have found the wrong bridge!" ”

As he spoke, he hurriedly looked at Dai Jiu behind him.

Dai Jiu said: "County Zun, you forgot, the Qinhuai River is too wide, and no stone bridge was built this time, if you want to pass from here, you need to take a ferry!" ”

Liu Wen hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, please forgive the Hou Ye, the lower officials are busy with nonsense, from here, you need to take a ferry!" ”

Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi couldn't help but glance at Liu Wen with disgust on their faces, such ability was not as good as his caravan steward under the Yanwang Mansion in Beiping.

This made Liu Wen angry in his heart.

Guo An bowed slightly, too lazy to speak.

He will already be sure, even if this guy is not behind him, this guy must be an insider.

"Master Hou, the ferry is here!"

At that moment, one of the guards walked briskly.

A large three-zhang long ship came down from the upper reaches and headed for a group of people.

On board, there is a group of familiar faces.

It's not just the caravan under the Yanwang Mansion in Beiping.

A group of people on the boat were overjoyed when they saw Zhu Di and Guo An.

However, with the secret orders of the previous guards, no one shouted at will.

Liu Wen on the side, while his heart was relieved, he couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

If only there was no ferry!

But.

Although Liu Wen was reluctant, he still followed behind Guo An and the others, and on the bank of a river, several people cautiously boarded the ferry and went to the opposite side.

……

"Huh?"

After landing on the shore and looking around, the faces of Zhu Di, Guo An and others suddenly became gloomy.

"Dare to ask Liu Zhixian, where is Benhou's 1,000 food estates?"

"This ......"

Liu Wen was stunned again, his face at a loss.

In front of me, not a single household can be seen.

As for the fertile land, there is not a single acre.

On the side, Dai Jiu, the scrivener of the household, also looked slightly stunned, but quickly reacted.

He looked at the officials behind him.

And the officials were pale with pale faces, and hurriedly said: "Master Hou, county honor, this is the bank of the river, and those farmers are all living in it!" ”

"Inside?"

Liu Wen's face was a little pale, and he hurriedly said: "Don't wait to lead the way quickly!" ”

The official said with an embarrassed face: "County Zun, those farmers are all in the mountains, and there are various villages in the distance!"

Why don't you let the villain call them all out......"

Liu Wen hurriedly looked at Guo An, "What does Master Hou mean?" ”

Guo An sneered: "We want to see for ourselves, Liu Zhixian has thousands of choices, and we are the food of Dinghai Houxuan canonized by His Majesty!" ”

Liu Wen subconsciously shuddered, he regretted it.

He didn't expect those people to be so bold? Such a madness!

"Wait ahead and lead the way!"

On the side, Zhu Di had a dark face and said coldly to the officials.

And those officials just wanted to refute, but after facing Zhu Di's gaze, for some reason, their hearts trembled, and they didn't dare to say a word, so they hurriedly led the way.

Guo An didn't pay attention to Liu Wen and followed quickly.

Immediately, the group walked again for about a quarter of an hour, and finally came to a village in a remote mountain col.

"Who are you, and what are you doing in our village?"

Before entering the village, Zhu Di and Guo An and others were blocked in front by more than a dozen children, all of whom were black and thin.

However, in each of the little boys, there is a sharpened wooden stick in his hand.

Seeing this, Xu Yong and the other guards changed their faces, and hurriedly stepped forward to protect Guo An, Zhu Di and others.

And a servant shouted: "Quickly call your village elders to come out, your village is blessed, the Hou Ye is here!" ”

"Master Hou?"

When the leading child saw the officials, a trace of disgust flashed in his eyes.

But looking at the people in front of him who were more than everyone in his village, he asked vigilantly, "Who is Master Hou?" Our village has already paid the summer grain, what are you doing in our village now? ”

The officials seemed to be a little jealous of these children, but they still said patiently: "Master Hou is a noble person who is more noble than our county lord, come to your large village, and have good things to tell you!" ”

"Our big village?"

Hearing this, the look on the children's faces soothed slightly.

Then.

The people in the village had been informed, and they all came over one by one.

Well!

These farmers have honest smiles on their faces, but Guo An always feels that they are coming with a strong momentum.

On the side, Xu Yong and the others all looked stunned, staring at a group of farmers who came with vigilant faces.

And those farmers, after seeing Xu Yong and others, couldn't help but pause slightly, and then the smiles on their faces were even worse.

"I have seen a few nobles in Lao Yu Zuo, I don't know what a few nobles have to do in Lao Yu East Village?"

A servant hurriedly said: "Old man Zuo, this is the newly canonized Marquis of Dinghai by His Majesty, and this is the county lord and household house of our Jiangning County."

Several nobles came this time, because Yin'er and other surrounding villages and farmers were given by His Majesty to the Marquis of Dinghai and became the food of the Hou Ye! ”

"Euppy?"

Zuo Lai and the young men of Zuo Village were stunned, "Why don't I know?" ”

The official said with disdain: "Hmph! What Your Majesty has done, do you still want you mud legs to know? ”

A trace of annoyance flashed in the eyes of all the young people in Zuo Village.

Zhu Di said suddenly: "The matter of food is an edict issued by His Majesty, and when you wait for the officials of Jiangning County to choose a candidate, why has it become Your Majesty's intention?" ”

The people in Zuo Village suddenly stared at those officials with angry faces, which made those officials shocked.

If it weren't for the county lord's staring, they wouldn't want to come to this ghost place, these Diao people near Jiangjun Mountain are all barbarians who don't want to die.

There is no oil and water not to say, and it often causes a commotion!

Liu Wen had already seen that Zhu Di was not pleasing to his eyes, and asked directly: "Dare to ask who this noble man is?" How do you know that this matter is not determined by His Majesty? ”

Zhu Di scolded: "Into your mother, we were informed by Dinghaihou about this matter, what is your opinion on the thief official?" ”

Liu Wen was angry, his face turned red, "You...... You are dignified, how can you be so vulgar and insult the officials of the court? ”

Zhu Di stared at Liu Wen and scolded: "As an official of the imperial court, you dare to secretly bully the monarch and insult the Marquis of Dinghai in the Ming Dynasty, where did you come from such a thief official?" ”

Liu Wen's face turned pale, he was intimidated by Zhu Di's momentum, and said stiffly: "You are slandering this official, Your Majesty issued an edict to let us choose food and land for Haihou, there is only one place in the entire Jiangning Mansion, which can gather 1,000 food estates and 20,000 acres of good land!"

Do you know how much effort it took to find such a place? ”

"Then tell me, how much effort did you spend as a thief?"

Zhu Di continued to scold: "I don't know how to come here, let alone what villages there are here, what kind of farmers are here, where did you come from as a thief official, saying these disgusting words so brazenly!" ”

"You vulgar!"

Liu Wen said directly, "This place is where the Dinghai Marquis is located, and this official will not talk to you as a vulgar person!" ”

On the side, Guo An, Zhu Gaochi and others all looked at each other with strange faces.

And Zuo Lai and other people in Zuo Village all glared angrily at Liu Wen and others.

It turned out that all this was the work of these thieves.

"Qi Yu Houye, the villain and others know that the villain and others are the most barren land near Jiangning County, as for the fertile land, it is indeed enough to make up 20,000 acres, but most of them are wasteland that has been abandoned for a long time.

In Jiangning, in addition to villains and others, there are rich households and fertile land everywhere else, and it is still easy to gather a thousand farmers and 20,000 acres of fertile land! ”

"Really?"

Guo An smiled slightly and looked at Liu Wen on the side.

Liu Wen's face changed greatly, and he hurriedly explained: "Hou Ye Mingjian, the lower officials will never dare to deceive Hou Ye."

In other places, there are fertile fields and peasant households, but there are absolutely no 1,000 households staying in one place, and there are no 20,000 acres of fertile land connected together.

Moreover, there are still many fields and tenants of the noble family in the middle, and the lower officials really have no choice! ”

…… (End of chapter)