Wei Huan stood in the door and greeted the white-faced scribe who was shaking the feather fan outside the door, "Wei is here." Discuss with Lu Xianzun. ”

Lu Zhixian laughed and said, "It's easy to say, it's easy to say-"

The laughter suddenly stopped in the middle of the section, and Lu Zhixian's eyes widened, glaring at the Wei family master in front of him, like a big goose that had been choked by the neck, and let out a stunned gasp, "-Ga! ”

Seeing that he recognized himself, Wei Huan bowed slightly, "Come in and speak." ”

Wei Er opened the wooden door wide on the left and right and made a gesture to invite in.

Lu Zhixian hadn't paid much attention to the gray-clothed servant who was guarding the Wei family before, but at this moment, he was surprised to see the unexpected old man, his eyes were seven points shocked and three points dazed, he swept around in disbelief, stared at Wei Er's face for a moment, and let out a loud pouring sound,

"Ahh

Wei Er smiled heavily. "Okay, Lu Jiuwang, come in."

Chapter 41

The people who came out to be merchants, all of them were human spirits, how could they not see that the owner of the Wei family in Luzhi County and the north of the town knew each other in the past.

It's hard to say how the friendship is, but the frightened expression on Lu Zhixian's face when he entered the door can't be faked.

"This Wei family has a background......"

"Not really. The servants of the Wei family called their parents by their official names one by one in the Jiang County area, and they were not afraid of ...... at all."

"Then wouldn't it be ...... for us to surround the Wei family today?"

Acquaintances of the merchants whispered, and a few people in the surrounding area quietly raised their legs and left without making a sound.

A few people who were familiar with the Shen family came over to say hello, lowered their voices and persuaded each other, "Since we haven't found Qi Shizi today, we might as well ...... I'll talk about it another day, I'll talk about it another day. ”

The black heads surrounding the Wei family soon dispersed.

Soon after the crowd dispersed, there was a soft creak, and the door of the Wei family opened again.

Ye Fuliu led Qin Long and Su Qiu out of the Wei family.

As he walked, he whispered, "Did you see Lu Zhixian's face when he walked through the courtyard just now?" He was sweating in layers, his face was pale, and the hem of his clothes was trembling. Did Lu Zhixian deal with the Wei family in the past and form a big deal? ”

Qin Long looked at it and wondered, "The two sides must know each other." But the county is the official, and the Wei family is the people. Even if the two sides used to have a bad quarrel, how can there be a reason for parents and officials to be afraid of the common people? ”

Ye Fuliu thoughtfully: "Ordinary ordinary people, parents and officials will definitely not be afraid." But in the Wei family...... Well, I don't think it's strange. ”

In a flash of lightning, her thoughts turned thousands of miles.

Remember that Lu Zhixian was an official who came to Jiangnan from the capital? When packing up one's baggage and taking up one's post, the journey of thousands of miles from north to south will inevitably pass through the mountains and forests of the central plains in the north.

The mountain bandits who occupied the mountain path set their eyes on the fat sheep passing by, tied them up to the cottage, cleaned them up, and cut off several heads in front of them......

Hey, it's a coincidence, three or five years of feng shui took turns, and that year he robbed Wei Sanlangjun of Luzhi County to wash his hands in the golden basin and returned to the south of the Yangtze River. It happened to be hidden in Wukou Town, which is under the jurisdiction of Luzhi County, and the old man who had dealt with him many years ago ran into him head-on.

Frightened or not? Accident or not accident ?

Ye Fuliu felt a little admiration in his heart, and said with emotion, "The one who can ask the officials to meet and hide is the top senior in the industry." ”

Su Qiu: ......

Su Qiu walked out of the Wei family without saying a word. When I went out, my feet were weak and I almost kicked the threshold. Ye Fuliu's eyes were quick to help. "What's wrong?"

Su Qiu's expression was complicated, biting her lip and not speaking.

Ye Fuliu quietly talked to her before, but it was too unbelievable, and she never believed it in her heart. After so many days, Su Qiu lived as usual in the Ye family and interacted with the Wei family as usual, and she almost forgot what her mother reminded her that day.

Although Wei Da next door is sturdy, she has a straightforward temperament and does not have so many twists and turns, and she thinks that she is a good person with a real heart.

It wasn't until today that she suddenly realized when she saw Lu Zhixian, who entered the door with a frightened face and trembling legs and feet.

After a few months, the next-door neighbor has a good temper...... It's really a big mountain bandit from the north.

The reticent Wei Jialangjun is the leader of the mountain bandits who ordered to cut people without blinking.

Needless to say, Wei Da must be a mountain bandit who cuts off his head with a knife like a melon......

The corners of Su Qiu's mouth twitched slightly, wanting to cry.

Although Ye Fuliu didn't know where Su Qiu suddenly felt uncomfortable, she could see that she was not strong, and helped Su Qiu cross the threshold and walked to the door of Ye's house. Qin Long pushed the door open, and the three members of the Ye family disappeared behind the door.

The alley diagonally opposite the Ye family was quiet. Several figures walked out of the dark alley, leading the one who stared at the closed door of the Ye family.

The cronies of the Shen family whispered comfort, "Big boss, everyone is gone, let's go too." I can't find Qi Shizi today, so I'll look elsewhere another day. ”

Shen Li stared at the door of the Ye family, "Why did she come out of the door of the Wei family?" ”

"Ahem, it's not strange that neighbors in the countryside who are close to each other walk around each other......"

The cronies around him all knew the thoughts of the masters, and they were unable to persuade themselves, so they simply changed their words.

"Little Lady Ye didn't come out alone, she led everyone in the Ye family out. If it's sunny and daylight, nothing will happen, so don't think too much about it. ”

Another whispered: "Wei Jialangjun has been seriously ill for several months, and he is not yet well. Even if the pretty little lady is standing in front of him, what else can he do but look with his eyes? The big boss is at ease—"

Shen Li interrupted them: "Wei Jialangjun was standing by the door just now, did you see people clearly?"

The cronies of the Shen family said in unison, "I see it clearly." ”

"Wei Jialangjun's illness is not complete, but it looks better than before. He will not be so emaciated that he will fall down in the wind, and his pale and sick complexion will improve a lot, like a normal person......"

Shen Li said in a deep voice, "His condition has improved, he is no longer sick and weak...... Why is Little Lady Ye still close to him? ”

The cronies cautiously opened their mouths to comfort, "The little ones tell the truth, and the big ones don't worry." Maybe the little lady Ye doesn't like to be sick and weak...... But do you like Wei Jialangjun? Teenage ladies, hey, very superficial! Everyone likes to be handsome, tall, and soft-spoken......"

"The Wei family still has money, and there is a pound of pure gold cakes in the warehouse. Doing business casually and taking a piece of gold cake out to trade, who doesn't like ......"

Shen Li said angrily: "Don't say a word, no one treats you as dumb!" ”

But the look is hard to look at after all.

The Shen family's account office is a cronie among the cronies, and he dared to persuade him one last time:

"The big boss, between men and women, it is not a business. It's not that the price is high, and other buyers are driven away, and the transaction can be made on both sides. How long has the big boss known Ye Xiaoniang? If both sides had liked it, it would have been done a long time ago. It didn't work out for so long...... It must be something wrong. ”

“……”

Shen Li stared at the closed door of the Ye family and didn't speak for a long time.

He stood for a quarter of an hour before he led the man away.

——

The sun moves a little overhead.

The door of the Wei family, which had always been closed and silent, finally moved.

Two doors opened from the inside.

Lu Jiuwang, the magistrate of Jiang County, stood by the door, and after a long conversation behind closed doors, the panic at the first meeting had calmed down by eight points.

His expression was complicated, and he turned around and made a long bow, "The lower official is leaving, and the palace marshal does not need to send him off." ”

Wei Huan waved his hand, "You and I are far away from the capital court, so there is no need to mention the old titles." ”

Lu Jiuwang was a thorn in the past when he was in the capital, and if he wasn't a thorn, he wouldn't offend the person in front of him, who was relegated from the Hanlin Academy to Jiangnan to be a small Qipinzhi County.

Before leaving, the stubbornness of his bones flared up again. Lu Jiuwang and the people all went out, stepped back again, held his head high and said, "There is a sentence that is not unpleasant." Although Xia Guan has gone through trials and hardships in the past few years, he does not regret the court and war disputes he participated in that year. ”

Wei Huan lightly corrected, "Party strife."

Lu Jiuwang's back was cold, and he hurriedly avoided these two sensitive words that lost his head.

"No, no, no, and war. Since the imperial court has decided to sue for peace, why is it fighting? If you are still determined to fight in the end, why did you ask for peace in the first place! ”

Wei Huan listened with an impassive expression.

After listening, he didn't answer the rhetorical question, "You have been in Jiang County for a few years, and the scenery of Jiangnan is good?" Can the people be rich? ”

Lu Jiuwang was stunned, "In the land of fish and rice in the south of the Yangtze River, the scenery is naturally good. The common people farmed and fished, and the ordinary people under the jurisdiction of Jiang County did not dare to say that they were rich, enough to make a living, and they were quite happy. ”

Wei Huan Wan'er: "Let you go in Jiang County, and learn from you?" ”

Lu Jiuwang: "......"

Wei Huan asked again, "Can the taxes be collected in the past few years?" ”

When it came to paying taxes, Lu Jiuwang's arrogance suddenly disappeared by half.

"After the war two years ago, the taxes levied on Jiangnan in the past few years have become more onerous, the commercial tax has doubled in three years, and the per capita tax has been increased by 30 percent...... It can still handle it. It can still handle it. ”

Wei Huan listened and nodded.

Don't ask any more, raise your hand to see off the guest.

"There are trade-offs in the world. Take a look at the good scenery of Jiangnan. ”

Several big-shouldered and round-waisted officials opened the road one after another, hugging Lu Zhixian's donkey cart and walking along the long street.

The door of the Ye family next door to the Wei family opened a thin slit, and half a black eye poked out of the crack in the door.

The door opened quickly. Ye Fuliu greeted the next door, "Send the Big Buddha away?" ”

Wei Huan stood by the door, his dark eyes turned from the end of the long street to the door of the Ye family, and the gloomy color shrouded in his eyebrows dissipated. He replied simply, "Send it away." ”

Ye Fuliu quietly asked, "How much did you donate?" At what rate? ”

I forgot to negotiate in person. Wei Huan thought for a moment.

"Wukou Town has pledged the most, is it the Shen family?"

"Yes. His family pledged according to the first-class amount, with thousands of copper coins and 200 silk horses. ”

"Then the Wei family also pledged according to the first-class quota."

Ye Fuliu sneered.

"Are you donating according to the amount of the Shen family? Waiting for the county government's poster to post it, San Lang, aren't your name and Shen Li going to be in the first row side by side? ”

She came up with an idea with a bad heart, "Fundraising is not your Wei family's business. Lu Zhixian suddenly came to the door of your house, it must have been summoned by Shen Li. According to me, you have more copper coins and a silk than the Shen family. Suppress the name of the Shen family. ”

Wei Huan really didn't know that after the county's wealthy households had pledged their donations, the county government would post the pledge amount of each household and display it to the public, and list the names according to the number of donations pledged for the neighbors in the township to judge.