Zhuang Tou was arrested, and he was not allowed to visit, which really made the Du family, who were temporarily living in the county lord's mansion, a little angry.

Since beating them up to the county lord of Jiahua, how have they ever suffered such grievances?

"Which one is the one who caught him?"

"Back to the master, it was the county lieutenant who arrested the person."

When Master Du heard this, he was angry, "It's just a small county lieutenant, an official the size of a sesame seed, and he dares to be disrespectful to our Du family, it seems that he is tired and crooked!" ”

"Master, the one who ordered the arrest is the new county lieutenant who came this year, and I heard that he was born as a fellow jinshi of the current department."

Master Du was even less panicked in his heart, "A fellow jinshi, such an identity is destined to not be a big official, no wonder he only got a nine-grade county lieutenant." ”

"Master, what now? Those people have already begun to clear up. ”

As soon as this was mentioned, Master Du was also anxious, once he cleared his father, then they couldn't hide the land they occupied and greedy.

"Which part is cleared now?"

Part of the Du family's field is hung under Du Zhihe's name, after all, he is an official and has a quota for tax-free fields; There is also a part of it under the name of Master Du himself, he was a Jinshi more than ten years ago, and later when the official reached the sixth grade, he was dismissed because he was implicated by Shangguan, but his reputation as a Jinshi is still retained, otherwise, his son would not be able to catch up with the county lord of Jiahua.

Now that the head is beginning to clear up, the first thing that Master Du thinks of is the Du family's field, as for those under the name of the county lord of Jiahua, he is not in a hurry, anyway, he is a royal family, and he has to be relied on by the saint, it is not something that a nine-grade petty official can afford to provoke.

Master Du was so anxious that he walked around the house, but at this time, Du Zhihe went to work in the field again, and at this moment, they were indeed panicked.

Mrs. Du also heard about this and hurried over, but after discussing it with the two, they couldn't come up with a result, so they could only hurry.

Xie Rongzhao's people were not idle, they not only went around to find out the news, but also secretly collected evidence about the county lord of Jiahua and the Du family.

Master Du's ancestral home is Feng County, and he has been reluctant to come back after being dismissed, because he feels embarrassed and afraid of being ridiculed.

It wasn't until later that his son climbed to the county lord of Jiahua, and then he came back with a bang.

But how shrewd they are, their daughter-in-law is rich, and they are naturally unwilling to spend more money, so the family moved into the mansion purchased by the county lord in Feng County.

The Du family has an ancestral house, but it is dilapidated, and there is another courtyard, but it is too small, Mrs. Du and other families are used to living in a big house, and no one wants to go to the small courtyard to make peace.

In the end, I simply rented out the house, and I could have an income all year round, although it was small, but it was much better than not having a penny.

And this mansion Master Du has not allowed it to be sold, that is also because they are the Du family after all, and they can now live in the county lord's mansion, but what about him and his wife a hundred years later? The rest of the children can't live here all the time, right?

Although Master Du loves to take advantage, he still wants to be face-saving.

In the end, Master Du sent a housekeeper to the county office, but the result was unsatisfactory.

"You said you didn't even see the face of that county lieutenant Li?"

The housekeeper shook his head, also embarrassed: "I said I went out on an errand." So the old slave asked to see the county commander, but said that the county commander was not in the house, so there was no way, so the old slave could only come back first. ”

Master Du was so angry that he wanted to hit someone.

At this point, he can't do anything.

Master Du thought that it would be enough to stuff some benefits, but he didn't expect that he wouldn't see anyone at all.

He originally guessed that Li An and they wanted to get some benefits, and it was a big deal to give them some money, but he didn't expect that Li An deliberately avoided people, did he want to give himself a dismount, or did he think that the Du family was easy to bully?

Although Master Du is no longer an official, he still has connections.

"This Cheng Jingzhou is the champion of today's department, and he is very important to the saint, plus he is Xie Shangshu's fast son-in-law, this is bound to not take my Du family in his eyes."

Xie Shangshu is a positive third product, no matter how arrogant Master Du is, he knows that this is the master who cannot be offended.

Even if they have the support of the lord of Jiahua County behind them, they are just ordinary people, and it has never been a wise move for the people to fight with the officials.

That's probably all Master Du can think of.

But Mrs. Du reminded him: "I heard that Mrs. County Ling is still young and favored by Lord Shangshu, why don't we try to follow the path of this new lady?" ”

Master Du's eyes lit up and he felt that it was feasible.

"Since it is a bride, it must be a love of beauty, what about those exquisite jewelry that the county lord gave you before? Pick one, choose the best one to send to Mrs. Cheng, and take a look at some of our local rare things, and bring them with you. ”

Mrs. Du was puzzled: "Why do you still have to bring the earthen ceremony?" ”

"You know what? If someone asks, just saying that they are giving the county lord and his wife a taste of these clay rituals, which are not precious things, who can say that they are accepting bribes? ”

Xie Rongzhao and Cheng Jingzhou were busy in their respective studies, Cheng Jingzhou was looking at the local county records, and Xie Rongzhao was looking at some accounts of his own industry.

Liu Ruolan is a calculating, the shops in the capital are expensive, and the fields near the suburbs of Beijing are also more expensive than the bottom, so when she bought the dowry, she deliberately chose some in Feng County, mainly considering that Feng County has its own property, and if the son-in-law is sent to a foreign post in the future, their mother-in-law can also help take care of some.

That's a lot worse.

There is not much difference in the field, and an acre of land can probably make a difference of one or two silver, but this shop is much worse.

The shops in the capital and the outer city are a few hundred taels worse, and Fengxian is cheaper here.

In the inner city, two thousand taels of silver may not be able to buy a Ruyi shop, but in Feng County, eight hundred taels can buy a small shop, and even if it is some large shops with backyards, it can be bought for more than a thousand taels at most.

Liu Ruolan bought two shops in the county, purchased a Zhuangzi near Fuyuan Villa, and gave Xie Rong as a dowry.

Xie Rongzhao sorted out all this, and after seeing the stewards everywhere, he no longer cared, and only thought about checking the accounts twice a month and receiving the money once.

"Husband, according to the people I sent out, this Du family has more land than the Jiahua County Lord's Mansion. Once this matter is reported, I am afraid that the county lord of Jiahua will not be able to sit still. ”

"Well, this Jiahua County Lord is difficult, and it is indeed difficult to have two deceased men to support her."

Cheng Jingzhou also understands this, so he can't easily move the county lord of Jiahua, once he wants to move, he must hit it with one hit, otherwise, they will be unlucky!

"Then let's take care of the Du family first, I believe that the county lord of Jiahua also likes to listen to good words and put her high, I don't believe that she will bother the saint for the affairs of the Du family again."