"What? Something happened to Master Zhang? ”

"Not really." Wang Chuer shook his head, and then said to Zhu Shencone: "This Master Zhang is very eccentric, he stays in the courtyard where he lives on weekdays and rarely goes out, even if he goes out, he just walks around the village a few times, take a look here, look at something there." ”

"He didn't ask anyone?" Zhu Shencone asked.

"I asked a few questions a few days before I came to the village, but then I didn't ask. And this man rarely talks to people, and even if he wanders around the village, he doesn't take the initiative to talk, unless you talk to him yourself and don't reply to him for a few words. Wang Chuer said, and then said to Zhu Shencone: "To be honest, even Uncle Zhang can't see through what is going on in the stomach of this Master Zhang, but don't worry, Sixth Master, we all remember what you have explained, Master Zhang will follow him wherever he goes in the village, and there will be no mistakes." ”

"Well, that's it."

Zhu Shencone nodded, but he was thinking about Zhang Xijun in his heart, Wang Rong said that he couldn't see through Zhang Xijun, but in fact, Zhu Shencone was the same.

Although Zhu Shencone vaguely guessed that Zhang Xijun was not a simple person, especially his true origin may be deeper than imagined.

The reason why I agreed to Zhang Xijun was because of Zhang Xijun's request. Second, it is also considered that it is more appropriate for Zhang Xijun to stay in Wangjia Village than to stay in Sheepshead Mountain.

Zhang Xijun has a mysterious background and is thoughtful, although his identity may not be as simple as it seems, especially what Zhang Xijun said to Zhu Shencone at the beginning, which made Zhu Shencone even more curious about this person.

If he is left in Sheepshead Mountain, with Li Hu's IQ, he will definitely not be able to play Zhang Xijun, plus Zhang Xijun knew Li Hu relatively early and trusted him, so it has become an uncertain variable.

Since Zhang Xijun took the initiative to find Zhu Shencone and offered to follow him out of Sheepshead Mountain and said those words, Zhu Shencone thought about it and directly used Zhang Xijun's proposal to give him a topic, as long as Zhang Xijun could complete the topic, he would take Zhang Xijun away.

originally thought that it would not be easy for Zhang Xijun to persuade Li Hu, but he didn't expect the result to be much simpler than he imagined. Now that Li You is in Wangjia Village, Li Hu's side has also stabilized, Zhang Xijun has contributed, and more importantly, Zhang Xijun's words are in Zhu Shen's arms, such a smart person who has read books, once he can recover, he may be helpful in the future.

But even so, when he left Wangjia Village, Zhu Shencone did not take Zhang Xijun away, but left him in Wangjia Village and asked Wang Rong to find someone to take care of him.

Zhang Xijun's degree of freedom in Wangjia Village is not low, as long as he does not leave Wangjia Village for half a step, then no one will care if he wanders around his residence or in the village. Now it seems that Zhang Xijun is very aware of this restriction, no matter what, he has never had the idea of going out of Wangjia Village.

"This Master Zhang hasn't asked anyone about me?"

Wang Chuer tilted his head and thought about it, then shook his head and said, "This is not clear, at least I haven't heard of it, why don't I go back to the village and inquire?" ”

"Forget it, don't ask, just look at him, as long as he is safe and secure in Wangjia Village, let him go." Zhu Shencone waved his hand.

Zhang Xijun is a person, Zhu Shencone is going to dry it, let him stay in Wangjia Village for a while, take a good look, and then talk.

After all, what is the origin of this person, how to use it in the future, and whether it is trustworthy or not, it is still ambiguous. In addition, it is winter now, and Zhu Shencone will not go to Wangjia Village in the next few days, and it is not too late to wait until the New Year.

Wang Chuer didn't stay long on Zhu Shencone's side, and after finishing speaking, he got up and prepared to leave.

Zhu Shencone didn't keep him, but asked him to bring a few words to his uncle Wang Rong and cousin Wang Jinwu, and asked if he would go to the city to buy things and help himself.

Wang Chuer said that he didn't need to, he would buy some ordinary things, and there would be a big car to go back later, and he happened to take a ride back, and now he had to go to Nanshi to meet.

Since this is the case, Zhu Shencone didn't say much, and got up to send Wang Chuer out.

When he arrived at the door and opened the courtyard door, Wang Chuer stepped out of the door, turned around and said with a smile that the sixth master would stay, he was leaving.

Zhu Shencone nodded, asking him to pay attention to safety all the way, and then saw Wang Chuer walking briskly in the direction of Nanshi. After a while, Wang Chuer's figure disappeared into the street corner in front of him, and Zhu Shencone was about to turn around and go back to the courtyard, when his front foot had just crossed the threshold, and before he could enter, there was a voice greeting him from a distance behind him.

turned around, followed the sound, and saw Zhu Minqi coming from the east in a hurry, walking fast in the winter, with a thin layer of sweat on his head.

"Uncle Six!"

"Why are you here?"

"The fifth brother is in the Little Eighteen, I'll come to you ......." As he spoke, Zhu Minqi lowered his voice and said, "Last time, you asked you to check the matter a little bit of an eyebrow, and everyone is thinking about asking you to go over and talk about it, and what to do next, you have to get an idea." ”

Since Zhu Shencheng handed over the task of inquiring about the news to the three of them last time, the three of them have not been idle these days, and they have been busy with this matter. In the middle, Zhu Shencone didn't urge, but Zhu Mintong came to Zhu Shencone on behalf of the three of them and reported the progress.

However, Zhu Shencone didn't say much, just asked them to continue to inquire carefully, and gave them a few directions, so that they had to inquire clearly. This matter is not urgent, the key is to have accurate information, which is the most important point.

Today, Zhu Minqi came to look for him again, and asked him to go to Zhu Qiuqi, saying that he had inquired about the news. Hearing him say this, Zhu Shencone raised his eyebrows, said to him to wait a while, and then went back to the house to get a robe to put on, and then went to the outside of the main house to say hello to the sister-in-law Zhang inside, and then went outside the door again.

went out, closed it, and said to Zhu Minqi to leave.

The two of them walked towards Zhu Qiuqi's courtyard together, because it snowed last night, there was a lot of snow on the road, and the road was a little difficult to walk all the way, and it took more time than usual for them to come to Zhu Qiuqi's house.

After knocking on the door, it was Zhu Qiuqi and Zhu Minfeng who opened the door together, and when they saw them, they called out to their uncle and fifth uncle (fifth brother) and invited them to enter the hospital.

After entering the courtyard, he went straight to the main house, and when he arrived in the house, it was much warmer than outside, and when he took off his robe outside, Zhu Shencone sat down straight, and after he took his seat, the other three also sat down separately.

"Uncle, it's cold, you take a sip of hot tea first." Zhu Qiuqi diligently picked up the teapot and poured a cup of tea for Zhu Shencong.

Smelling the fragrance of tea, Zhu Shencone glanced at him with a smile, Zhu Qiuqi said embarrassedly that his uncle always had good tea when he came, he used to be poor and had no money to buy good tea, wasn't this taken care of by his uncle some time ago? I finally had more money in my hands, so I bought a good tea or two for my uncle.

Zhu Shencone nodded slightly and didn't say anything, took a sip of tea, and then held the teacup in his hand to warm his palm.

"Lao Wu told me that the news I asked you to inquire about before has eyebrows?" Zhu Shencone didn't go around in circles and asked directly.

"Uncle Fifth is right, it's indeed a bit eyebrow-raising, I'm ...... here." Zhu Qiuqi couldn't wait to say, and then began to talk about the news he could inquire.

Zhu Shencone didn't speak, drinking tea and listening carefully to what he inquired about, since the last time they met, Zhu Qiuqi was quite concerned about this matter, in fact, it was not only him, but also the other two.

The three of them may not be able to do other things, but they are quite talented in inquiring about the news, among which Zhu Qiuqi is mainly to inquire about the Liu family's connections in the officialdom, Zhu Minfeng is responsible for the Liu family's situation in the merchant circle, as for Zhu Minqi, because of his personality, he is responsible for collecting the Liu family's parents.

The three of them worked hard, and they did hear a lot of news, and as they told them one by one, a lot of information began to be summarized on Zhu Shencone's side.

To tell the truth, if Zhu Shencone asked Zhu Shencone to inquire about these news, I am afraid it would not be so detailed and perfect, listening to their stories, I secretly remembered in my heart, and gradually had a clear understanding of the situation of the Liu family, including Liu Shanben himself.

Zhu Shencone knew a little about Liu Shancheng before, but he didn't know much. With the summary of the news, the context of the entire Liu family became clear, and the situation of the Liu family was roughly understood.

I have to admit that the Liu family is not an ordinary merchant, and it deserves to be a well-known big merchant in Binh Duong Prefecture.

The Liu family not only has a lot of connections in the local area, but also has connections in several prefectures in Shanxi, including Pingyang Mansion Tongzhi, Taiyuan Prefecture Tongju, and Datong Mansion, and even Shanxi Governor Yamen is said to have people.

In addition, it is the military, and the relationship between the thousands of households in several guards and the Liu family is also very close, and the Datong right guard and the Yulin guard are even more brothers and sisters with Liu Shancheng, and it is said that they still have a certain share in the border trade business between the Liu family and the Mongols.

These are all on the surface, not to mention the secret plus those unpopular relationships. The Liu family has been operating in Shanxi for several generations, and it has been nearly a hundred years since the Jiajing period, so it is normal to have such a network. Otherwise, the Liu family's business would not have been so big, and it would not have become a well-known big merchant in Binh Duong Prefecture.