Heyue Mansion - Zhao Mansion

Zhao Mansion is the largest mansion in the whole Heyue Mansion City, covering an area of more than dozens of acres alone, the pavilions and pavilions in the mansion, small bridges and flowing water, rockery gardens are everything.

This is the center of the entire Bian'an Zhao family, and it can also be said to be the center of power in the entire Bian'an County.

It lives the Heyue Zhao family, who is known as the Emperor of Bian'antu!

The main courtyard of the Zhao Mansion.

"The head of the house! Here comes the news! ”

Zhao Ansheng, the head of the Zhao family who is writing, is writing a Zhao character stroke by stroke, the pen is strong, and the whole Zhao character is sharp, as if he is a hedgehog full of sharp weapons!

Ordinary people will hurt when they touch it!

"The head of the house! Head of the house! Message! The people of the imperial court had entered the territory of Bian'an three days ago, bringing a large amount of supplies, money and grain, saying that they wanted to build and strengthen the embankment on the north bank of the Bianhe River.

The stationing point is still set at the same place last year, and the official in charge this time is called Zhou Lin, who is the newly appointed Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Works.

has no background, he was born in a cold family, and according to speculation, he should be the emperor's person! ”

The housekeeper carefully pushed open the door, came to Zhao Ansheng, who was writing, and whispered the news he had inquired about.

Zhao Ansheng listened while continuing to write Zhao characters one by one unmoved, and after the housekeeper Zhao Yi finished saying all the information, Zhao Ansheng stopped the movements in his hand, gently put the brush in his hand on the white jade pen holder, and asked casually:

"Did Zhou Lin say anything after he entered Bian'an?"

Butler Zhao Yi shook his head when he heard this:

"I came from Bianjing, and led the team all the way to the Bianhe River, during which I never stopped, let alone looked for any branch in the county."

"That's interesting."

Zhao Ansheng smiled slightly, turned his head to look at the sharp Zhao characters on the table, and muttered:

"It seems that our Zhao Shilang is very hard-headed, and he doesn't take my Zhao family seriously at all."

The housekeeper Zhao Yi immediately said: "Family master, this is just a young man after all, I'm afraid I haven't heard of our Zhao family's reputation at all." ”

"Young people, you always have to suffer a little loss to become old-fashioned, I haven't heard of it before, and I should remember it in the future."

Zhao Ansheng said lightly, but there was a touch of mockery and ridicule in his tone.

"What do you mean, master?"

Zhao Yi's eyes lit up and he asked hurriedly.

Zhao Ansheng smiled coldly: "Give the newcomer a little greeting gift, let him have a long experience." ”

"The little one understands!"

The butler immediately understood, nodded and withdrew.

Zhao Ansheng didn't continue to take this matter to heart, and picked up the brush again and wrote the word Zhao one stroke at a time.

Young people will always go on a rampage with ideal ideas, and they will learn to be obedient if they are hit by reality a few times.

It won't be long before Lin will know what to do this week.

……

Leaving from Zhao's Mansion, the housekeeper Zhao Yi quickly conveyed the meaning of the head of the family.

Soon, Zhao Ansheng's meaning spread throughout Bian'an County.

And Zhou Lin and the others, who were still in a hurry, soon received a meeting gift from the Zhao family.

……

"What? Why can't you sell us food?

It's not that we don't give silver, ten wen is not enough, then we give twenty wen! Twenty Wen is always fine!

The total cost of your bowl of noodles is not even five cents, you don't want to make an inch! ”

One was placed at a noodle stall on the side of the official road, and several officials dressed on official errands were questioning in front of the noodle stall owner.

Dozens of people sat down at the tables and chairs at the noodle stall.

The middle-aged man dressed as a scribe in a white collared Confucian suit and a Dongpo scarf was the left attendant of the Ministry of Works, Zhou Lin, who was wearing regular clothes.

Zhou Lin has a good appearance, a Chinese face, and a pair of thick black eyebrows that are almost condensed together, but his whole person is full of righteousness.

No one dares to underestimate the momentum of a body, and at first glance, he is a person with status, even if he wears regular clothes, he can't hide the momentum of this body.

"Hey, a few bad brothers, don't embarrass the little old man, this is really not a matter of silver, even if you give one or two gold, the little old man can't do your business today!"

The stall owner was a rickety old man in his fifties, the little old man was wearing a black coarse cloth short brown, and a long black-gray sweat towel on his shoulder.

The thin, weather-beaten face with folds was full of helplessness.

"Hey! You old man! Don't be ignorant!

How can people come to do business, but if we come, even if it is a double price increase, you will not do our business.

Why, could it be that we are bullied?! ”

Several officials obviously had anger on their faces, just now they obviously saw a few businessmen who were walking here eating noodles and leaving, everything was quite normal, why did this stall owner stop doing their business when it came to them?

Isn't that aimed at them?

However, the old stall owner could only say with a bitter face: "Ladies and gentlemen, it's really not that the little old man intends to embarrass you, it's really that the little old man doesn't dare to do your business!" ”

"Hey! What are these words, is it possible that we will still rely on your accounts? ”

As he spoke, one of the officials slapped a ten-tael piece of snowflake silver on the table with a snap.

"No! Do you see it! If you have money, you can't rely on it, so it's okay to keep this silver here, and when we finish eating, we will refund more and make up for less! ”

Who knew that his actions startled the little old man, and hurriedly picked up the silver and stuffed it in the hands of the official, knelt down with a plop, and kowtowed to several people with a cry:

"A few poor masters, it's a little old man, please go to another house, the little old man really can't do your business.

Otherwise......

Otherwise, the little old man will be finished! Please spare the little old man! Please! ”

"This ...... You ......"

His actions immediately made a few officials stupid, why did he kneel down and beg them without saying a word, they just wanted to eat a bowl of noodles! I didn't bully this old man, why not!

Just when the scene was at a stalemate, Zhou Lin, who had been sitting at the table, got up and walked over.

Several officials hurriedly got out of the way:

"Squire-sama!"

Zhou Lin nodded, frowned and came to the stall owner who knelt on the ground and prayed, squatted down to help the stall owner up, sighed and asked: "Why do you have to do this, I just want to eat a bowl of noodles here after a long journey, and it's not that I don't give you silver, why don't you do our business?"

Aren't you here to make money? ”

The old man was helped up by Zhou Lin, and the old man asked for money, which was obviously extraordinary, and even those officials had to call an adult, indicating that it should be a certain official, and when he heard the words, he had to say with a bitter face: "My lord!" It's not that Xiao Lao'er doesn't want to do your business, I really don't dare! ”

"What's the explanation?"

Zhou Lin was puzzled.

The stall owner sighed, and then said: "Many little old men don't dare to talk more, you should be the official team sent by the imperial court to repair the river embankment, right?" ”

Zhou Lin was taken aback when he heard this, and immediately asked, "How did my uncle find out?" ”

This is not a trivial matter, they were sent to repair the river embankment, and it is normal for the local officials of this team to know that they have received a message from the imperial court.

But even a noodle stall owner who opened next to the official road knew about it, and it was not simple.

The stall owner did not return to the question, looked away and continued:

"That's right, don't hide it from adults, now it's not just Xiao Lao'er, here, I'm afraid that no one wants to do your business anymore."

His words made Zhou Lin even more confused, but he refused to say anything more when he asked the stall owner again.

In the end, the stall owner said again: "I'm afraid that the news of the entire Bian'an County has spread all over you, and no one dares to disobey it, if you can, you adults should admit your mistake earlier, otherwise you are afraid that it will be difficult for you to move an inch in this Bian'an."

You can rest here, but I really can't sell you anything.

Thank you for your understanding!

Xiao Lao'er is just an ordinary person, and he has no choice but to offend people and adults. ”

After speaking, the stall owner bowed deeply to everyone, and then quickly ran back to the deepest part of his stall, not daring to come out again.

Zhou Lin and several officials glanced at each other, and then walked back to their seats and sat down.

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(End of chapter)