Chapter 131 Li Zhu
Li Qingzhi was busy for most of the day, and it was not until evening that he and Chang Zhan left the shop and prepared to return to the county town.
As soon as the two went out, they saw Jin Dajiang.
"Ah Qing, someone said they saw you here, it turned out to be true." Jin Dajiang looked surprised.
He still has no teeth, but he has gained some weight and looks much younger.
"Dad, are you done?" Li Qingzhi asked.
These days, ordinary people are hired to work without holidays. In other words, the new terminal starts work every day.
Of course, you can take leave if you really feel unwell or have something to do at home, but Jin Dajiang almost never takes leave.
In addition, Li Qingzhi and the others moved to the county seat, and he was still busy with the county examination... He had not seen Jin Dajiang a few times this year.
He went back to the village to hold a banquet and saw her before, but didn't say a few words.
"I'm done, I'm about to go back!" Jin Dajiang glanced at the shop behind Li Qingzhi: "Ah Qing, does this shop belong to you?"
Someone saw Li Qingzhi entering this shop and told Jin Dajiang that Jin Dajiang would come over.
"Yes, this shop was given to me by Mr. Zhu." Li Qingzhi said with a smile.
Jin Dajiang was extremely pleasantly surprised: "It's great. This is great. Our family's life is getting better and better..."
Jin Dajiang felt that the life he was living now was simply a fairy life.
He can earn two taels of silver a month and can eat meat every day. His son can also earn two taels of silver a month. His daughter-in-law is even more amazing, she can earn three taels a month!
Needless to say, his daughter is said to be able to earn ten taels of silver every month, and his son-in-law even got the top spot in the city... Really amazing!
"Yes, it will get better and better in the future," Li Qingzhi laughed, "Dad, I have found someone to renovate this shop. In a few days, a shop selling braised food will be opened. If you want to eat it then, you can Come and get it."
"That's not possible. You want to do business," Jin Dajiang quickly refused, "But if you sell that braised food, many people will definitely buy it."
Li Qingzhi talked to Jin Dajiang for a while before returning to the county seat.
That night, he wrote again all night, and finally finished all the stories he wanted to write.
So the next day, Li Qingzhi arrived at the shop and has been helping with typesetting.
They didn't have much type, so once one side was lined up, others had to print quickly. When enough paper was printed, the type had to be taken apart and put back.
This work is very tedious, but in Li Qing's hands, it is done very quickly.
For example, right now, he was standing in front of various grids filled with type, and he could throw the type in his hand into the correct grid with a casual throw.
Chang Duan took a look and asked Feng Da: "Has Li Qingzhi learned kung fu?"
"No?" Feng Da looked confused. He and Li Qingzhi had been digging rocks together for three years, but they didn't find anything special about Li Qingzhi at all.
But now... let's not talk about anything else, just that Li Qingzhi throws the type into the grid so accurately.
Most people really can't do it.
However, they stopped talking after a few words and continued to be busy.
They all know that they are doing this to save Magistrate Zhang... They will do their best!
Every day after Li Qingzhi left, they would light up the lamps and work for a while longer. Even if it was just a little more printing, it would be good.
In the blink of an eye, it was the day before the Shen family fleet set off.
The Shen family's fleet departs from the provincial capital and will stop at their dock. After taking Wu Baichuan with them, they will continue north.
Wu Baichuan had already cleared a space on his ship for Li Qing to store the goods.
That afternoon, he parked the boat at the new dock, and Li Qingzhi led the workers to carry large bundles of paper onto the boat on loaders.
Wu Baichuan attached great importance to Li Qingzhi and came to load the goods in person, and then he was stunned.
The workers who worked for Li Qingzhi... they were not just thin, some of them looked like they might die at any moment.
He had always known that Li Qingzhi was thin, and these people were just as thin as Li Qingzhi!
Where did Li Qingzhi find so many thin people?
Although he was confused, Wu Baichuan didn't ask a word.
"This is Chang Duan and Feng Da. They will keep an eye on this batch of goods. They don't like to talk to others. They will probably stay in the cabin until then. You don't have to worry about them." Li Qing insisted.
Wu Baichuan agreed with a smile and chatted a few more words with Chang Duan and Feng Da.
Judging by their accents, he knew that although these two people were not from Chongcheng County, they were definitely from the surrounding areas. Wu Baichuan was relieved. Chang Duan and Feng Da proposed to board the ship today, and he had no objection.
Seeing all the papers being delivered to the ship, Li Qingzhi secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
He doesn't want to think about anything else right now, he just wants to go home and take a good bath, have a good meal, and have a good sleep.
The work was finally over, and he could take some rest.
After he had rested, he went to Chongwen Academy in Fucheng to read for a while.
Li Qingzhi walked back and entered through the gate of Jinye Embroidery Workshop.
Jin Xiaoye hasn't been very busy recently, but she still has work to do. The clothing store in the county has placed an order with her and asked her to help make some clothing. There are also people from Fucheng coming to buy things from her.
Jin Xiaoye spent most of his time in the shop.
But today, Li Qingzhi didn't see Jin Xiaoye when he entered. Even Fang Jinniang and Sister Wang were not there. Only Mrs. Xu stood at the door, looking at her with an expression that didn't feel right.
Li Qingzhi suddenly felt worried and walked quickly inside.
Mrs. Xu did not stop him, but when he entered the back yard, he heard Jin Xiaoye's voice: "Don't worry, wait until Li Qingzhi comes back and let him help you think of a solution."
It seemed that Jin Xiaoye was fine. Li Qingzhi went in and saw Jin Xiaoye, Fang Jinniang and the others sitting in the dining room. Fang Jinniang was crying with a girl he had never seen before.
If nothing else, this strange girl is Fang Xiu Niang.
"I heard something when I first came in... What's going on?" Li Qingzhi asked.
Recently, Fang's mother has been saying that she wants to marry Fang Xiu Niang off, and she will need a gift of one hundred taels of silver.
Fang Jinniang was afraid that Fang Xiuniang would be married indiscriminately by Fang's mother, so she borrowed money from Jin Xiaoye to redeem Fang Xiuniang.
Jin Xiaoye agreed to lend her money. She mentioned this to Li Qingzhi last night.
Li Qingzhi didn't object. Not to mention that it was just a loan, even if Jin Xiaoshu didn't repay the money in the future, he still felt that he should be saved.
Has the person been rescued now, or is it something else?
Jin Xiaoye started talking immediately.
It turned out that after Jin Xiaoye agreed to borrow money, Fang Jinniang went to Fang Xiuniang and told Fang Xiuniang about it.
As a result...she learned another thing from Fang Xiu Niang.
It turns out that Mother Fang just said this casually.
After the county examination, Fang Zijian was no longer welcome in Chongcheng County. Naturally, he couldn't stand this situation, so he kept looking for a way out.
Fang Xiuniang overheard Fang Zijian talking to Fang's mother a few days ago. The two of them planned to trick her into following them out of Chongcheng County on the pretext of finding her a good family, and then give her away to Fang Zijian. Find a way out.
Fang Xiuniang has been thinking about how to deal with it, planning to find a way to escape after leaving Chongcheng County, or simply commit suicide.
As a result, her sister found her at this time and said that she wanted to exchange one hundred taels of silver for her...
Fang Xiu Niang stopped her immediately, and then Fang Jin Niang saw something was wrong. Fang Jin Niang didn't care about anything else and forcefully took her back to Jinye Embroidery Workshop.
Then there was what Li Qingzhi saw.
Li Qingzhi really didn't know that Fang's mother was planning to sell her daughter again!
During this period of time, he was focused on writing the seal book. Although he heard about Fang Xiu Niang's incident, he felt that Jin Xiaoye should be able to solve it, so he left it alone.
Li Qingzhi looked at Fang Xiu Niang: "Aren't you even afraid of death?"
"There's nothing to be afraid of." Fang Xiu Niang said. As soon as she said these words, Fang Jinniang pinched the back of her hand: "What nonsense are you talking about!"
Fang Jinniang also said to Li Qing: "Xiu Niang, she is talking nonsense."
Although Fang Jinniang said this, Li Qingzhi could feel that Fang Xiuniang was really not afraid of death.
Li Qing said: "Young girl is so brave, do you dare to go to Fucheng to help me open a store?"
Fang Xiu Niang was stunned.
Li Qing insisted: "This is a trivial matter for you. If I ask Mr. Zhu to take you to Fucheng, your mother will not be able to find you. From now on, you will live there. In the future, when we go to Fucheng to open a shop, you can help us." "
Zhu Qian might not have been willing to help with Fang Xiu Niang's matter last year, but now, he is definitely willing to help.
In this era, parents can indeed deal with their children, but if the children escape and go to other places, the parents will not be able to find anyone.
In modern times, there will be police to help find people, and the whereabouts of runaways will be exposed if they use their ID cards, but the government officials in this era will not help find people!
There was no ID card at this time.
As for whether Fang Xiu Niang will be interrogated when she goes to Fucheng... Rent her a good house, and she speaks with a local accent... No one will doubt her.
"Little girl, if you want to completely cut off the relationship with your mother, you can write a suicide note and put it by the river with your shoes to make others think you have had an accident... You can even let Xiaoshu wear your clothes in front of others. Pretend to throw yourself into the river." Li Qing made the decision.
He has just finished a big event and is in a good mood now.
And... after writing too many tragedies, he began to think about some ridiculous things.
Everyone: "!" How can this be done? !
Li Qingzhi added: "If you recognize a parent in Fucheng, or marry someone...even if your mother and Fang Zijian find you, you can say that they have recognized the wrong person. I think you seem to be covering up all the time." When the time comes to change your appearance and put on makeup, it will definitely be completely different from now."
If Fang Xiu Niang was alone, she would definitely not be able to escape alone. In this era, it was too dangerous for a woman to live outside alone.
But he can ask Zhu Qian to help settle Fang Xiu Niang!
When you get to Fucheng, ask a local woman to live with Fang Xiu Niang, and Fang Xiu Niang will be safe.
Jin Xiaoye patted the table: "That's it! But Xiaoshu is taller than Xiu Niang, so it might not be appropriate for him to wear Xiu Niang's clothes... I'll do it!"
"Wait!" Fang Xiu Niang suddenly raised her head, revealing a cute little face: "I can swim, I am very good at water!"
Fang Xiu Niang didn't talk much, but she loved swimming in the river when she was a child, and her water quality was very good.
Because of this incident, her mother beat her and said she was shameless because she was a girl and went into the river.
But she was not the only girl swimming in the river at that time!
Although Fang Xiuniang has not had the opportunity to go into the water these years, she likes to fill the basin with water and bury her face in it...
She especially liked the feeling of being on the verge of death. She could hold her breath for a long time.
Everyone discussed it like this.
Li Qingzhi mentioned by the way that he planned to open a braised food shop in Fucheng... If Fang Xiu Niang was willing, she could help him sell braised food.
Everyone's nervousness dissipated a lot.
But right now, the capital city feels like a storm is coming.
Although the emperor and Lu Qingxi suppressed Magistrate Zhang's rumors together, Magistrate Zhang was not the only one in Hexing Mansion who would deliver news to the capital!
The magistrates of several counties in Hexing Prefecture knew about the shocking things that Magistrate Zhang had done. Magistrate Gou had a different idea and went to measure the land. Others were not like this!
Among these people, someone sent news to the capital and severely complained to Magistrate Zhang.
The Lou family also arranged for people to ask for help, and the King of Jin arranged people in Jiangnan. After getting the news, they immediately sent people to the capital...
Only one day later than Magistrate Zhang's announcement, King Jin knew about Linhu County.
King Jin didn't believe it at first, after all, it was a bit ridiculous.
But as various news are sent to the capital... this matter has been confirmed!
Magistrate Zhang, he killed Magistrate Yan and most of the adult men in the Lou family!
King Jin, who was thinking about his mistakes behind closed doors, was driven crazy!
A few days ago, Magistrate Zhang participated in his excavation of the Lihu Stone regardless of human life. He was already furious and felt that Magistrate Zhang was meddling in other people's business. Unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, Magistrate Zhang actually killed his uncle again!
In fact, Prince Jin had never met the Lou family, including Mr. Lou, his uncle.
But the old princess, Prince Jin's mother, missed her family very much. When Prince Jin was still young, she always told him about the Lou family and how good the Lou family was and how wonderful Linhu County was.
King Jin had a good impression of the Lou family.
In addition, Mr. Lou has always sent money to the capital these years, but he has never asked for any benefits... In the eyes of King Jin, his uncle is a good person!
It is also because of this that he has been arranging for his people to go to Linhu County over the years to look after his business and take care of his uncle.
He didn't expect that Magistrate Zhang would do such a thing!
"The man named Zhang must be seeking revenge!" King Jin gritted his teeth.
He knew that his uncle was a bit arrogant in Linhu County, but that was all! Just buy more land and don't pay taxes? Why is there any need to kill people?
This guy Zhang Zhiru is definitely seeking to avenge his personal vengeance!
King Jin could not endure such a thing, so he asked his officials to write a memorial to Magistrate Zhang that day.
As a result, the emperor was ill, and Lu Qingxi, under the pretext that he wanted to attend to the emperor's illness, stopped handling the memorials and did not deliver them to the emperor.
King Jin didn't know whether this was true or not.
After all, Lu Qingxi had a grudge against Zhang Zhiru, so he would not favor Zhang Zhiru.
But no matter what, Zhang Zhiru will definitely die!
King Jin arranged for people to go to Linhu County to investigate the truth of the matter.
At the same time, he also arranged people to smear Magistrate Zhang in the capital. All kinds of disgusting things were done to Magistrate Zhang, saying that he was a violent person who could hurt others.
When King Jin spread rumors, Shopkeeper Mu, under the command of Lu Qingxi, began to spread rumors about the Lou family, and said that it was all ordered by King Jin. "Do you know? The King of Jin is a lustful man. He asked his uncle to look for beauties in the south of the Yangtze River. When he met a good-looking one, he would force them to give up their daughters. If they didn't want to, they would put them in jail!"
"I heard that the Lou family was acting arrogantly in Linhu County and killed many people!"
"I heard about it too..."
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Shopkeeper Mu heard these rumors when he entered the teahouse and was very satisfied.
Shopkeeper Mu is not actually called Mu Zhenzhu, her original name is Li Zhu.
Her father was Li Zhao, the former magistrate of Yu County.
Li Zhu is the eldest daughter of Li Zhao. When the Li family was in trouble five years ago, she was already married and gave birth to a daughter.
She was a married woman and was not actually implicated, but her husband's family was afraid and wanted to kill her.
If one of the servants who had been favored by her hadn't informed her, she might have been strangled to death by her husband's family!
It's just...she didn't die, but her daughter was killed.
She was so young, barely able to walk, and she wore two little tweets and smiled sweetly at people all day long.
Her own father was actually able to kill him!
Li Zhu didn't even know how he spent those few months.
Everyone in her family died, and her children were gone.
The husband who shares the same bed is still the murderer!
At that time, she had only one thought in her mind, and that was revenge.
She had completely given up. It happened that Lu Qingxi's men brought food for disaster relief, so she made a connection and came to the capital as a widow.
Chapter 132 Jumping into the river
Li Zhu's father, Li Zhao, was well educated. Although his family background was average, he was admitted as a scholar at a young age.
Because of this, a wealthy businessman in the county where he lived married his beautiful daughter to him.
Li Zhu's parents had a very good relationship. They gave birth to three sons and two daughters in total, and Li Zhu was the eldest among them.
When she was a child, her father was just a scholar and her family was poor... Her mother gave birth to her eldest brother when she was two years old and had no time to take care of her. She had already been weaned, so she sent her to her grandmother's house.
Later, her second brother was born, and her eldest brother was also sent to her grandmother's house. Of course, her second brother could not avoid following in this footsteps.
This is not a bad thing for them, after all, their grandparents love them very much.
That is to say, her father can be irritable occasionally, but that's all for her eldest brother. She and her second brother both like abacus more than books.
She grew up with her grandmother until she was fifteen years old and knew how to settle accounts and do business. It was at this time that her father was admitted to the Juren Examination.
Her father was getting older and had no famous teachers to guide him, so he did not plan to continue taking the imperial examination. Instead, he went to a poor county to become a county magistrate, that is, Yu County.
She took office and married in Yu County when she was eighteen years old.
Her husband's family was well off. He was admitted as a scholar at a young age, and her father was a county magistrate... In addition, her grandfather loved her and gave her a lot of dowry. She had a lot of money on her hands. After marriage, Life is pretty good.
Who would have thought that something like that would happen to her in her fourth year of marriage.
When her father was first arrested, they all thought it would be fine. After all, they all knew that her father was not corrupt.
It was her second brother who sensed something was wrong and told them to be careful... In the blink of an eye, her father was convicted by the imperial envoy from the capital.
Her parents, her eldest brother who had just been admitted as a scholar, and her younger brothers and sisters were all killed.
As for her second brother... At that time, the people in Yu County said that they saw him being swept away by the flood, which was probably a bad thing.
She is the only one left in the family.
Fortunately, her husband's servants were willing to help her, and the people of Yu County were also willing to help her, and she was able to save her life.
Shopkeeper Mu listened for a moment in the teahouse and suddenly his expression changed.
At this time, those chatting were not all scolding the Lou family. Some people were talking about Magistrate Zhang: "You have all been deceived! The Lou family did not do anything evil. The Zhang family killed people wantonly. framed because of public vendetta!"
"When the man named Zhang committed a crime and the old King of Jin punished him, he held a grudge."
"I heard that Zhang Zhiru has a bad temper. He was stabbed by a servant because he woke him up."
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Shopkeeper Mu was so angry that he almost slammed the table.
She was not familiar with Magistrate Zhang, but even Lu Qingxi said that Magistrate Zhang was a good official, so he must not be a bad person.
On the contrary, it was King Jin... What happened in Yu County five years ago was probably related to King Jin!
Chongcheng County.
Not long after Li Qingzhi returned home, he left home again and went to Zhu's house.
Fang Xiu Niang still needs Zhu Qian's help.
Li Qingzhi explained his purpose to Zhu Qian. After hearing this, Zhu Qian said: "Don't worry, my dear nephew, I will definitely find someone to settle Miss Fang well."
Helping a young girl run away from home sounds unseemly.
But many people in Chongcheng County knew about the Fang family. His son and Fang Zijian were classmates, and they had often complained about Fang Zijian in the past.
This man has been relying on his two sisters to support his education, and in the end he sold his two sisters. It is really disgusting!
"Thank you Uncle Zhu," Li Qing bowed, "Uncle Zhu, I am going to Chongwen Academy to study in a few days. Let Xunmiao go with me then." Recently, he has been asking Zhu Qian for help frequently, and even took Zhu Qian's In a house, he couldn't do nothing.
"Okay! Thanks so much, nephew!" Zhu Qian was overjoyed.
Not everyone can go to Chongwen Academy! However, Li Qingzhi received an invitation from the Academy Headmaster, so there would be no problem in bringing someone there.
The two sides had a great time talking.
On the other side, in Wu Baichuan's cabin, Chang Duan and Feng Dazheng were binding books with needles and thread.
Daqi already had movable type printing. After printing, the printed paper was folded and bound with needle and thread to form a book.
The old masters in the bookstore can bind books very beautifully, but Chang Duan and Feng Da are different. The books bound by the two of them are crooked and as ugly as possible.
In fact, not only was there something wrong with the binding of their book, but the words printed on it were also some dark and some light, making it look like a mess.
But... it's enough if you can watch it, they don't ask too much.
The two of them worked hard and continued binding.
There were five thousand books in total. On the way to the capital, the two of them had to bind three to four hundred books a day.
Fortunately, it doesn't require how good the binding is, as long as it doesn't fall apart.
The next day, the Shen family's fleet arrived in Chongcheng County, and Wu Baichuan's two ships followed immediately.
Wu Baichuan said something to the leader of the fleet, then took the boat back to his own ship, and then asked the people around him: "How are the two businessmen who went with us?"
Wu Baichuan's man on the ship said: "Shopkeeper, those two people really don't like to talk. They stay in the cabin and don't go out. They have to ask for food. They also moved some of their goods into the cabin. I don't know. what are you doing."
Wu Baichuan: "..." Why does it sound so sneaky?
Forget it, it has nothing to do with him, he just needs to take care of himself.
Every time the Shen family's fleet passes by Chongcheng County, people in Chongcheng County will talk about it, but today, no one talks about it much.
The people in the county were attracted by another incident.
"Have you heard? There is a girl in the county who jumped into the river!"
"I heard! Her mother and brother wanted to sell her, so she had no choice but to jump into the river. The neighbors saw it!"
"I heard that the girl started embroidering for her younger brother to study at a very young age. Now she is twenty, and I don't know how much money she makes... You think such a girl, even if her family is cruel and refuses to give her a dowry, they can't sell her, right?"
"I heard that her brother wanted to sell her to another place. She jumped into the river because her life was hopeless."
"Her brother, you should know, is Fang Zijian. He is Li Qingzhi's classmate. He ended up stealing Li Qingzhi's manuscript and framed Li Qingzhi!"
"At that time, Li Qingzhi's classmates all spoke for Li Qingzhi, saying that Li Qingzhi was good at learning, but he was different."
"It turns out to be that person!"
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Fang Zijian's reputation in Chongcheng County was already bad, and now it was even worse.
He and Fang's mother were blocked at home by neighbors, who kept scolding her: "I have never seen such a cruel mother, forcing her two daughters to work, causing their eyes to break." If you don't say anything, you'll force your daughter to death!"
"Fang Zijian is not a good person either. I heard that this was all his idea."
"How can he, a grown man, have the nerve to let a woman support him?"
"Fortunately, he can't take the imperial examination, otherwise someone like him will definitely become another strict county magistrate in the future!"
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In Chongcheng County, preference for sons over daughters is not uncommon. After all, sons have to stay at home to provide for them in old age, while daughters will get married off.
But no one is as outrageous as the Fang family.
That was a human life, being forced to death!
The neighbors all watched Fang Jinniang and Fang Xiuniang grow up, and they felt sorry for these two sisters before.
However, Fang Jinniang and Fang Xiuniang didn't resist at that time, so they just talked about it in private.
Later, Fang Jinniang found a man to marry... Although there were a few people who said she was disobedient and unfilial, most people thought she was smart.
What a good man she picked. That man is the younger brother of Shopkeeper Jin of Jinye Embroidery House. He has a boat of his own, and his brother-in-law has already passed two criminal examinations!
Fang Jinniang's story is really exciting to listen to. In the county town, I don't know how many people envy her.
It's a pity that Fang Xiu Niang is not as lucky as her elder sister.
Early this morning, the Fang family had a dispute. Fang Xiuniang, who had always been taciturn, said that her parents were going to sell her, so she ran out crying, and then jumped into the canal that passed through Chongcheng County.
This canal is the largest river in Chongcheng County. After the grain is collected in Jiangnan, it is transported all the way to the capital via this canal!
When the Shen family's caravan went to the capital, they took this canal.
The old docks and new docks in Chongcheng County are also built on the edge of this canal.
There are boats coming and going in the river all the time, some of them are big boats, and the water flow here is also relatively fast...
If Fang Xiu Niang jumped into a small river, everyone would be able to fish her out quickly, but she probably really wanted to die, so she jumped into a canal.
Although some people followed him to rescue the person, they were not rescued at all!
In recent years, Fang Xiu Niang has stayed away from home. Everyone thought that she couldn't swim. They watched her jump into the river without showing her head, and their hearts went cold.
Fang's mother and Fang Zijian were nesting in the house and didn't quite understand the situation.
They didn't understand why Fang Xiu Niang did this.
"Isn't it just to make her a concubine? The old man's family is very rich, and she will be rich and famous in the future... Why did she jump into the river?" Fang Zijian's lips trembled, a little scared.
He did intend to give Fang Xiu Niang away, but he did not intend to let Fang Xiu Niang die!
This matter about the Fang family... started a month ago.
Seeing that everyone in Chongcheng County was shouting about him, Fang Zijian wanted to move to another place - even if he couldn't take the imperial examination, he could still make a living by working as a master in other places.
But he has no way.
It was also at this time that he came into contact with Hong Hui. Hong Hui found a way for him, which was to seek refuge with an old man in the neighboring city who had resigned and returned to his hometown, and asked the man to recommend him to find a job elsewhere.
I just want the boss to support Fang Zijian, and Fang Zijian always has something to offer... After thinking about it, Fang Zijian thought that he could send his second sister away.
Fang Xiu Niang lowered her head all day long when she was outside, making it difficult for people to see her appearance. However, Fang Zijian, as Fang Xiu Niang's younger brother, knew the appearance of his second sister.
He dared to say that there were few people in Chongcheng County who were prettier than his second sister!
As the second sister, he was not as opinionated and rebellious as his eldest sister. He felt that Fang Xiu Niang would listen to him.
But who would have thought... Fang Xiu Niang would jump into the river just because she said so?
Fang Zijian couldn't tell what he was feeling now, he was completely stunned.
Mother Fang clutched her chest, feeling extremely uncomfortable: "It's all his sister who set the bad example, Fang Jinniang is doing a lot of harm to people!"
Fang's mother didn't understand why Fang Xiuniang did this.
She is good enough to the sisters! Her parents were not so kind to her back then!
The mother and son looked at each other, but faced with the current situation, there was nothing they could do.
Fang's mother wanted to make trouble for Fang Jinniang, but Jin Xiaoye and Li Qingzhi were different from the past, and she didn't dare to make trouble with them.
And now Fang Xiu Niang jumped into the river in front of so many people... If she still goes to Fang Jin Niang's place to make trouble, what will others say about her? The mother and the son are in a state of confusion.
Little did they know that Fang Xiu Niang was already on her way to Fucheng.
Yesterday, after learning that Fang Xiu Niang was really planning to "escape to death" as he said, Li Qingzhi not only went to find Zhu Qian, but also arranged for someone to take care of him. The person he arranged was selected from the thirty workers who had good water properties. people.
These workers dug stones underwater every day and were particularly good at holding their breath. Li Qingzhi chose three of them and asked them to take good care of Fang Xiu Niang.
The three men pretended to be passers-by and jumped in when Fang Xiu Niang jumped into the river, intending to take Fang Xiu Niang away.
Although Fang Xiu Niang said that she could swim, they did not dare to let Fang Xiu Niang take the risk!
They all planned that if Fang Xiu Niang struggled after falling into the water, they would rescue her on the spot and not take Fang Xiu Niang away to prevent Fang Xiu Niang from having an accident.
As a result, Fang Xiu Niang was very calm after falling into the water, holding her breath and walking forward...
The people who went to "receive" the water three times were dumbfounded!
What made them even more dumbfounded was that Fang Xiu Niang had been holding her breath for a particularly long time. She actually walked to the boat they were using to meet her and parked it in the corner, and then climbed onto the boat along the ladder behind the boat without any help from them.
They floated to the surface, their expressions a little dazed.
Things went incredibly smoothly. The person in charge of rocking the boat was Zhu Qian's confidant. He couldn't help but said to Fang Jinniang: "Little girl, you are really good at water."
Fang Xiu Niang responded and climbed into the cabin to catch her breath.
When she was a child, she was really good at water, but this
After so many years, her water skills were no longer that good, and she wasn't even good at swimming anymore.
The reason why she was able to escape so smoothly this time was entirely because she was brave and didn't care about life or death.
If she is no longer afraid of death, she will not panic or struggle in the water.
Plus she likes to hold her breath... She feels pretty good when walking and crawling forward in the water.
For a moment she didn't want to get out of the water...but then she thought of her sister, and then she came to her senses and climbed into the boat.
Today the Shen family's fleet came to Chongcheng County. The dock was crowded with ships and there were many ships in the canal.
Fang Xiu Niang jumped into the river and attracted the attention of countless people.
The place where the boat carrying Fang Xiu Niang docked was already some distance away from where Fang Xiu Niang jumped into the river. Now the boat left quietly without attracting any attention.
The boat left the canal and sailed into a small river in the county town, arriving at Zhu's backyard.
The door to Zhu's backyard was open, and Fang Jinniang was standing by the door.
Fang Xiu Niang opened the curtain on the cabin and looked at each other. At the same time, a woman Zhu Qian had found in advance got on the boat.
This woman will accompany Fang Xiu Niang to Fucheng.
Fang Xiuniang didn't speak to Fang Jinniang. She stared at her sister for a while, then lowered the curtain, and then the boat rocked forward.
Fang Jinniang watched her sister leave, unable to explain how she felt.
She had been worried and scared these days. After she relaxed, she couldn't help but start to feel sick.
"Jin Niang, what's wrong with you?" Jin Xiaoshu asked worriedly.
Fang Jinniang did not answer Jin Xiaoshu's words, but just said: "Xiaoshu, wait outside, if someone tells me about Xiu Niang, I will pretend to be faint, and then you will take me to the hospital."
Fang Jinniang's sunflower water was more than half a month late, and she thought she should have it.
If it hadn't been for her sister's matter, she would have gone to the hospital a few days earlier, but these days she had her sister's matter on her mind and had no thoughts.
As for why she went now... something happened to her sister. Logically, she should cry and then go to her mother's place to make trouble.
But she knew her sister was fine, so naturally she didn't want to do these things, so she just pretended to be faint.
The next step is to go back to Miaoqian Village to raise the baby. "Okay." Jin Xiaoshu agreed without thinking.
The two left Zhu's house and went to the street, heading towards the place where Fang Xiu Niang "jumped into the river". It didn't take long before they met someone they knew.
When the man saw Fang Jinniang, he immediately said, "Jinniang, it's not good! Your sister jumped into the river!"
"What?" Fang Jinniang exclaimed.
"I heard that your mother and your brother were going to sell your sister, so she jumped into the river!" the man said.
Fang Jinniang covered her chest, closed her eyes and fell to where Jin Xiaoshu was. Jin Xiaoshu quickly caught her: "Jin Niang, Jin Niang, are you okay?"
Fang Jinniang remained motionless.
Jin Xiaoshu knew it was a lie, but still panicked. He picked up Fang Jinniang and ran to the hospital.
These days, Fang Xiu Niang's affairs are probably too worrying. Fang Jin Niang can't eat anything and is retching. She looks very haggard.
There seems to be something wrong with his Jin Niang's health, so she must go and have a look!
The two of them entered the hospital. The experienced old doctor took his pulse and asked Jin Xiaoshu: "Is this your wife? How long has it been since her sunflower water came?"
Jin Xiaoshu nodded, immediately told the time of the last visit, and asked: "Doctor, she used to be late for a day or two at most. This time she was late for so long. Is she sick?"
Jin Xiaoshu always knew that women would come to Kuishui. When his sister was not married, once she came, she would do all the work for him.
But he didn't know that Kuishui stopped coming after he got pregnant... His mother never gave birth to a child after him, and his sister lived in the Li family again when she was pregnant.
The old doctor said: "She is just pregnant! This girl is in good health and there is no big problem. You just need to take her home and take good care of her and eat something good."
"Pregnant? Her belly isn't big!" Jin Xiaoshu was a little dumbfounded.
The doctor was speechless: "How can anyone have a big belly right after they get pregnant?"
Jin Xiaoshu thought about it carefully, and it seemed like this.
So...he's going to be a dad? !
Chapter 133 Opening a Store
When Fang Xiu Niang jumped into the river, Li Qingzhi and Jin Xiaoye sat on the boat that Chang Zhan brought back from Linhu County and kept secretly observing.
After confirming that Fang Xiu Niang was fine, both of them breathed a sigh of relief.
"Let's go back." Jin Xiaoye looked at Li Qingzhi.
If something happened to Fang Xiu Niang, she would definitely take Fang Jin Niang to Fang's house to make trouble, but Fang Xiu Niang didn't get into trouble.
She felt that if she made a fuss in her current state, someone might notice that something was wrong, so she simply stopped going.
"Okay." Li Qing said.
Jin Xiaoye reached out and pinched Li Qingzhi's arm: "Did you get up in the middle of the night to write a book a few days ago? You really don't care about your body at all. You can't do this again in the future! When you get back, you can take a good rest for a few days. ."
"How do you know?" Li Qingzhi was curious.
Jin Xiaoye said: "I fell asleep in the same bed. How could I not know?" She remembered that she woke up in the middle of the night and Li Qingzhi was not around.
But she didn't go to Li Qingzhi. She understood Li Qingzhi's anxiety and saw that Li Qingzhi didn't feel sluggish because of his physical discomfort, so she didn't care.
But now that things are settled, Li Qingzhi can take a good rest for a few days.
"Xiaoye, I must have a good rest!" Li Qingzhi kissed Jin Xiaoye's face.
He was a little lucky that there were no timekeeping tools in this era, otherwise Jin Xiaoye would have found out that he had not slept all night if he woke up in the middle of the night and looked at the time.
The two took a boat and returned to Jinye Embroidery Workshop through the back door.
When Li Qing came up with the idea yesterday, there were only a few of his own people in the room, so very few people knew that Fang Xiu Niang was okay.
As soon as they returned to Jinye Embroidery Workshop, they heard the female workers in the embroidery workshop pitying Fang Xiu Niang.
"Mrs. Fang is so cruel!"
"I heard that she beats and scolds her daughter all day long."
"She never thought about her daughter!"
"I've seen her slap her daughter before, over and over again!"
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Seeing Jin Xiaoye, these people even asked: "Shopkeeper Jin, something happened to Fang Xiu Niang, do you know?"
"What's wrong?" Jin Xiaoye asked.
These people started talking, and finally said: "At first, some people went down to fish, but then they didn't catch anything, so everyone got up... What a sin!"
Jin Xiaoye sighed.
While they were talking, someone suddenly came in from outside: "Shopkeeper Jin, your sister-in-law fainted after hearing about her sister!"
Jin Xiaoye was stunned and quickly asked - Fang Xiu Niang was obviously fine, why was she still fainting?
This person didn't know the specific situation. When Jin Xiaoye saw this situation, he wanted to find someone!
Fortunately, at this time, Jin Xiaoshu came rocking the boat and called "Sister" at the back door. Jin Xiaoshu is really happy today.
On the one hand, the sister Fang Jinniang had been thinking about had escaped, and on the other hand... he was going to be a father!
But in the eyes of outsiders, Fang Xiu Niang was gone... He definitely couldn't laugh at this time.
Jin Xiaoshu could only endure it, his face twisted: "Sister, brother-in-law, Jin Niang is here!"
Li Qingzhi: "..." Jin Xiaoshu is really ugly like this!
But he felt Jin Xiaoshu's joy.
Are you going to be a father? You will definitely be happy.
Jin Xiaoye was also very happy to learn that Fang Jinniang was pregnant. Considering the chaos in the county, he immediately said: "I will accompany you back to the village. It is quiet there."
"I'll go too." Li Qing insisted.
"You'd better go and have a rest. It's quite tiring to go back and forth. You also need to watch over the child." Jin Xiaoye got on Jin Xiaoshu's boat. "Ah Qing, I may not be back tonight. You can keep an eye on me at home."
Li Qingzhi could only watch as Jin Xiaoshu took his wife away.
He returned to the shop, thought about it, and simply asked someone to close the door of the shop, so that no one would come to tell them about Fang Xiu Niang.
Of course, he didn't forget to tell the people around him about Fang Jinniang's situation: "Xiaoshu and his wife were shocked to hear the news that their wife was pregnant... Now Xiaoye is accompanying them back to Miaoqian Village."
I see! The people gathered in the embroidery workshop dispersed, leaving only the female workers still working.
These female workers were watched by Sister Wang and Mrs. Xu. Li Qingzhi went to the backyard and began to plan what to do next.
The book has been printed. Next, we can think of ways to use the shops outside the city.
As for how to use it...of course it is to make braised meat and sell it!
The new terminal has not yet been completed, but if nothing unexpected happens, it will be completed in another month.
However, whether the new wharf is completed or not does not affect his business of selling braised meat.
After they make braised meat in that shop, they can sell it in the county town, right?
The aroma of wine is not afraid of the depth of the alley, and even if it is sold in an embroidery workshop, there will definitely be many people coming to buy it!
But if you want to sell braised food, you need to make some preparations first.
Not to mention anything else, there are just so many miscellaneous seasonings... If you make a small amount, you can still buy them all in Chongcheng County, but if you want to cook a large amount and don't want to expose the recipe, you will definitely have to buy it in several places.
To cook braised meat, you need to prepare several large pots and contact the chicken and duck seller...
Li Qingzhi planned to leave these chores to Chang Zhan.
Young people should practice more!
As for him... During the next period of time, he can take the time to check the pulse of those workers and prescribe some food supplements.
These workers were in poor health. He couldn't take care of them before, but now he can use his powers to treat them and give them something good to eat...
Their bodies may not be completely healed, but they will definitely be better than they are now.
Jin Xiaoye was not there at night, so Li Qingzhi went to sleep in Li Damao and Li Ermao's room.
I don't have the chance to sleep with my wife in my arms, so I can only hug my children!
Speaking of which... the two children are still young and can be hugged. In a few years, his old father will definitely be disliked.
This night, Li Qingzhi "hugged him on both sides" and slept very well.
When he got up the next morning, he was full of energy and took Chang Zhan to cook together, making eggplant braised noodles.
Before the end of the world, he ate eggplant braised noodles once and liked it very much, but unfortunately he never had it again...
But when he thought of doing this, he didn't
It's because I miss the taste of the past. It's just that there are less vegetables to eat during this period. I'm a little tired of eating eggplant and cowpea all day long, so I want to change my taste.
There is no eggplant braised noodles in the Chang family's recipe, but after Chang Zhan heard what Li Qingzhi said, he made a very delicious pot of braised noodles. The only pity was that there were no seasonings such as MSG and chicken essence to enhance the flavor. , it's not fresh enough to eat.
Li Qingzhi felt that he had really had too many good days, and he had a lot of requirements for food!
This time last year, he had just been reborn, and even eating a raw eggplant was delicious!
"Dad, this noodles is so delicious." Li Damao and Li Ermao ate without even raising their heads.
Chang Cui looked proud: "My uncle cooks the best food!"
After Chang Zhan came back, Chang Cui talked more.
She knew that her grandmother and mother were gone, but probably because of the body's self-protection, she didn't remember much about that period of time.
She didn't ask, and Chang Zhan didn't tell. They didn't mention anything about Linhu County at all.
For them, it was a place they didn't want to look back on... Chang Zhan and Chang Duan sold their houses so happily because they never wanted to go back in their lives.
"My father cooks delicious food," Li Damao said, "My father taught your uncle to make these noodles!"
Chang Cui said: "My uncle's cooking is delicious!"
Li Ermao sided with his brother: "What my father makes is delicious, the best in the world! Have you forgotten the braised food you had before?"
Chang Cui thought of the taste of the braised food and felt that her uncle had lost. She nodded seriously: "Your father made it delicious."
Chang Zhan: "..."
Li Qingzhi burst out laughing.
When they were having breakfast, Fang Xiu Niang lit a fire in the kitchen of a small house in Fucheng and started making breakfast.
The mother-in-law Zhu Qian found to accompany Fang Xiu Niang was the wife of the Zhu family's housekeeper and was absolutely trustworthy.
This aunt, surnamed Tang, was very talkative. When she got up in the morning, she asked Fang Xiuniang to light the fire while she started making noodles.
While cooking, she said to Fang Xiu Niang: "Xiu Niang, your aunt is a very good cook. Even the master was full of praise for the noodle soup I made!"
Aunt Tang fried two poached eggs, took them out, fried pickles and shredded pork in the remaining oil at the bottom of the pot, added water to make soup, poured in the batter to make gnocchi...
The kitchen was filled with a fragrant aroma, and Aunt Tang kept talking: "At noon today, aunt will make fried pork with cowpeas for you to eat. The fried pork made by aunt is delicious... Where does the smell of roast meat come from?"
Aunt Tang, who was cooking, smelled the smell of burnt meat, but something was wrong. She kept looking at the heat, but the meat in the pot was not burnt at all!
"Auntie, I accidentally burned my face... I'm sorry for scaring you." Fang Xiu Niang said as she poked her face out from behind the stove.
There was a large burn on the right side of her face.
Who accidentally burns their face while lighting a fire? This was obviously done by Fang Xiu Niang herself!
Aunt Tang's hair stood on end as she looked at Fang Xiu Niang in disbelief.
This girl actually treated her so cruelly!
She burned her fingers and screamed in pain for a long time. This girl burned her own face and actually smiled at her!
Aunt Tang was overwhelmed by the smell of burnt meat. She originally wanted to eat more in the morning, but now she had no appetite at all.
Fang Xiu Niang is just the opposite.
She threw the half-burned wood back into the stove, feeling very good.
She is free!
When she came to Fucheng by boat, she felt much more relaxed, but she felt that she was not free.
But now, after destroying her face, she clearly realized that she was free!
She used to keep her head down all day long and not look at people. After coming to Fucheng, she changed her look and put on more makeup. Many people who knew her before would definitely not dare to recognize her.
But her mother and her brother will definitely recognize her!
It's different now... She has ruined half of her face. Even if her mother and brother find out something is wrong, they can't even think of recognizing her!
As for ruining her face, she might not be able to get married... Fang Xiu Niang has never wanted to get married or have children.
She was afraid that she would become like her mother and jealous of her children.
It was not impossible, she sometimes felt that she was as crazy as her mother.
If her face is ruined now, no one will stare at her in the future, how great!
Fang Xiu Niang even wanted to hit her left cheek again.
But thinking about her sister, she still didn't take any action. She just planned to wait and bask in the sun to make herself darker.
I don't know what happened to her sister.
People in Chongcheng County knew nothing about Fang Xiu Niang's cruel treatment to him.
Jin Xiaoye slept at Jin Xiaoshu's house last night. She slept with Fang Jinniang and drove Jin Xiaoshu to the main room to sleep on the door panel.
Jin Xiaoye had given birth and had some experience, so he told Fang Jinniang a lot.
The next morning, when Jin Xiaoye got up, Jin Mu had already made breakfast.
Her daughter-in-law was pregnant, and Jin's mother was very happy. Her eyes turned into slits with laughter, and she kept asking Fang Jinniang what she wanted to eat.
"Mom, I will eat anything." Fang Jinniang said. Growing up, her mother never allowed her to be picky about what she ate, so she got used to not being picky.
In fact, she was flattered that Golden Mother was willing to cook for her.
"Jin Niang, you are such a good girl." Jin Mu couldn't help but said. She used to cook at the Jin family and was always picked on, but she couldn't be blamed for the bad food she cooked. The main reason was that her mother-in-law wouldn't let her use oil. She was not even allowed to use more salt.
Jin Mu and Fang Mu are completely different people.
When they were young, their families were poor. Before they got married, their lives were not very good and they did not have enough to eat.
When they raise children... Mother Fang cannot see her daughter living a good life. She is jealous of her daughter. If she has a daughter-in-law, she will definitely dislike her daughter-in-law.
The Golden Mother is just the opposite. She has suffered herself, so she tries her best to be good to her children.
In the previous years, she had no status in the Jin family, but even if she only got a little bit of delicious food, she would give it to her two children.
Jin Xiaoye's life was difficult after giving birth to her child. Jin's mother came to see her every day with tears in her eyes. She used her savings to buy eggs for her to eat...she didn't eat any of those eggs.
Now that her daughter-in-law is going to have a baby and her family's conditions are good... Jin's mother can't wait to give all the good things to Fang Jinniang.
Jin Xiaoye stayed at home until mid-morning before leaving. When she left, the people in Miaoqian Village already knew about Fang Xiu Niang, and also knew that Fang Jin Niang had fetal gas and wanted to raise the fetus at home.
The county town must be in chaos recently. Fang Jinniang doesn't plan to go to the county town for the next two months - it's good to take a break by making clothes for her children at home. If she really wants to work, she can ask Jin Xiaoshu to bring some work back. Make it for her at home.
Jin Xiaoshu sent Jin Xiaoye back to the county town. Along the way, he couldn't help but hum a song again.
Jin Xiaoye said: "Stop singing! We all know that your sister-in-law just had an accident. What song are you singing?"
When Jin Xiaoshu heard this, his face became distorted again, looking particularly weird.
Jin Xiaoye: "..." This is a bit scary... but it's better than singing.
Jin Xiaoshu couldn't sing, so he rowed with all his strength. Because he rowed too fast, he even caught up with Jin Mulberry, who was walking a little earlier than them.
On the boat of the golden mulberry tree, there are also golden jasmine and golden willow trees.
Jin Mulangshu now goes to the county town early every morning to help people move goods. He is so busy that he returns to the village in the middle of the morning to pick up Jin Moli and Jin Liushu to sell food in the city. When he goes home in the evening, he takes these two people with him.
Of course, he had to pay for transporting these two people.
Not to be outdone, Jin Liushu eats with them and they also charge money.
Real brothers settle accounts!
Jin Moli still glared at Jin Xiaoye fiercely.
She is particularly displeased with Jin Xiaoye now, especially after hearing that Li Qingzhi has a shop near the new wharf and plans to use it to sell braised meat.
The braised meat shop that made Jin Xiaoye rich in her previous life was about to be opened by them again, and she had nothing!
Jin Liushu was speechless. His sister was really out of her mind!
Jin Liushu greeted Jin Xiaoye and asked about Fang Jinniang's situation.
Jin Xiaoye said: "She is fine, just take care of her and she will be fine."
Hearing them mention Fang Jinniang, Jin Moli thought of Fang Xiuniang.
She thought that Fang Xiu Niang would not have to die in this life, but she did not expect that she would die anyway, but she did not kill Fang's mother and Fang Zijian before she died. In his previous life, Magistrate Gou resigned because of Fang Zijian's murder. What now? Magistrate Gou measured fields everywhere, and everyone praised him as a good official...
On the way, Jin Xiaoye chatted with Jin Liushu.
Probably because he has come into contact with too many people in business, Jin Liushu is a bit glib now, and Jin Xiaoye even feels uncomfortable chatting with him.
Her Li Qingzhi is still the best!
Returning to Jinye Embroidery Studio, Jin Xiaoye immediately ran upstairs when he learned that Li Qingzhi was reading in the study.
Then she saw Li Qingzhi writing something again.
"Aqing!" Jin Xiaoye shouted.
Li Qingzhi immediately put down his pen, stood up and hugged Jin Xiaoye: "Xiaoye, you are finally back!"
After the two got close for a while, Li Qingzhi asked about Fang Jinniang's situation.
"Jin Niang is very good." Jin Xiaoye said simply, and suddenly thought of something: "Ah Qing, why didn't I get pregnant for so long? Is there something wrong with my health?"
Li Qing insisted: "You are in good health, what could go wrong? It should be that I am too weak."
Didn't he think the timing was bad, so he used his powers to control it?
Chapter 134 Book Presentation
Jin Xiaoye had never struggled with not being pregnant before. She even wished she could get pregnant.
she
I'm very busy, but I don't want to have another baby!
But Li Qingzhi said he was weak... Jin Xiaoye looked at Li Qingzhi's waist worriedly: "Aqing, are you okay? Do you want to see a doctor?" Should she buy some medicinal materials to give Li Qingzhi some supplements? repair?
Li Qingzhi said quickly: "I'm fine, I'm really fine."
Jin Xiaoye actually didn't feel that Li Qingzhi was weak.
The married women in the village talked about everything. She had heard a lot of them before. Judging from what she heard, Li Qingzhi's performance was quite good.
No longer entangled in this matter, Jin Xiaoye looked at the table and found that what Li Qingzhi was writing seemed to be another story.
"What are you writing?" Jin Xiaoye asked.
"The county magistrate wrote that he personally measured the land and found that some people's dry land was recorded as paddy fields. Some people had hundreds of acres of fertile land, but only twenty acres were registered." Li Qing insisted.
This was the news he had just received. The person with a hundred acres of fertile land, but only twenty acres registered with the county government, was the Hong family.
Since the two sides have become enemies, let's write hard.
Li Qingzhi felt that Magistrate Gou's land surveying was the best thing he had done since taking office, and it should really be publicized.
After he finished writing the tragedy, he also wanted to write something exciting.
But a few days ago, he was hurt from writing too much, so now he writes slowly, and three thousand words a day is enough.
Li Qingzhi talked to Jin Xiaoye for a while, then went downstairs to eat.
Chang Zhan was cooking, and Li Qingzhi was standing next to him, stealing from him openly and openly.
If you only learn from the recipes, you can easily learn braised food, but it is different for other dishes, especially in this era, it is difficult to master the heat and weight.
But if Chang Zhan watched while he was cooking...he could completely copy the dish afterwards with his excellent memory!
Chang Zhan made fish today.
He bought a large silver carp, locally called baotou fish or fat-headed fish.
He added the fish head to tofu to make fish head tofu soup, and also put wolfberry in it. It looks very good and makes people feel that it is different from ordinary fish head soup.
As for the fish tail, it is often cut into sections and braised with sugar and vinegar. The smell makes people feel appetizing.
The four children mixed their rice with tofu soup and the plump fish belly with the fish bones removed. They all ate much more rice than usual.
After dinner, Li Qingzhi called Chang Zhan into the study to discuss opening a braised food restaurant with him.
The typeface used to print books was not cheap, and the Chang brothers had almost spent the money from selling their house and land.
Next, they have to make money.
Chang Zhan also wanted to make money, and the two quickly discussed a way.
In the next few days, Chang Zhan will go to nearby counties and even prefectures to buy seasonings, prepare large pots and other necessary things, and then they will start making braised meat and selling it.
After the discussion, Chang Zhan thought about Magistrate Zhang again: "Mr. Li, do you think my brother and the others can save Magistrate Zhang when they go to the capital?"
"I don't know." Li Qing insisted.
Even in modern times, there are many injustices, let alone this era.
King Jin must hate Magistrate Zhang to death now, and he will not let Magistrate Zhang go.
Li Qingzhi was right, King Jin already hated Magistrate Zhang to death.
People from the King of Jin's line wrote frequently, describing Magistrate Zhang as a very vicious person. Some even said that Magistrate Zhang killed court officials at will, perhaps with treason in mind.
Lu Qingxi hated King Jin. At first, he wanted to use this incident to damage King Jin's reputation, but now... I'm afraid it won't work.
In fact, all officials in the court knew that Magistrate Zhang must have done this because the Lou family and Magistrate Yan had gone too far.
They also knew that the Lou family and Magistrate Yan must have committed a capital crime.
But how many of them are clean and have no relatives at home who have done anything bad?
In their opinion, there is no need for Magistrate Zhang to go to war! There is no need to kill people directly!
Magistrate Zhang's behavior actually put him on the opposite side of many officials!
Moreover, the emperor's life is short, and King Jin is definitely the next emperor... Who wants to offend him?
Ten days after King Jin received the news from Linhu County, the Lou family came to the capital.
The Lou family used to be ordinary farmers without any background.
Suddenly gaining power, they became a being that even officials wanted to fawn over... They bullied men and dominated women without knowing how to restrain themselves, and they committed countless things.
Because of this, most of the adult men of the Lou family were killed by Magistrate Zhang. Basically, the Lou family who came to Beijing were orphans and widowed.
As soon as these people entered the capital, they were picked up by the King of Jin. The next day, they beat the Dengwen drum again and sued Magistrate Zhang.
A group of women and children were crying and wearing sackcloth and mourning. They looked really pitiful. Seeing this situation, some people in the capital felt that there was something wrong with Magistrate Zhang.
"He is a magistrate, why should he kill a magistrate?"
"He also killed the Lou family until only the orphans and widows were left."
"This Lou family belongs to the uncle of King Jin. I heard that Magistrate Zhang did this because he hated King Jin."
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Lu Qingxi was furious when he saw this situation: "Those idiots don't know anything! If the Lou family and the man surnamed Yan hadn't gone too far, why would Zhang Zhiru kill anyone? In this killing, his head and Wu Shamao were both gone!"
After scolding the people, he scolded the officials in the court: "Those officials are not good people, and they all help this beast like King Jin!"
Lu Qingxi had a fit in front of his confidants, and then blamed Magistrate Zhang: "Zhang Zhiru is also impulsive in doing things, why is he so impulsive? Can't he just do it slowly?"
"Master Qiansui, what did your Majesty say?" Shopkeeper Mu asked Lu Qingxi.
Lu Qing said happily: "Your Majesty has been unable to eat for the past few days and has become sick with anger!"
"Master Qiansui, Your Majesty is still here, but King Jin is so arrogant, confusing right and wrong and threatening His Majesty, which is really too much." Shopkeeper Mu tried to engender hatred for King Jin, saying both implicitly and externally that King Jin did not take the emperor seriously.
The emperor is still here, but all the officials in the court are on the side of King Jin... Can the emperor not be angry?
Of course the emperor was angry.
What shopkeeper Mu said, Lu Qingxi actually told the emperor, and the emperor was very dissatisfied at the time.
But after being dissatisfied and thinking about his body, the emperor sighed and did nothing.
Unknowingly, King Jin was already very powerful. If he chose someone else at this time, would that person be able to please King Jin?
Two years ago, he praised a child in the clan, but within a few days, the child broke a leg and became lame ever since.
He didn't want something like this to happen again.
And Zhang Zhiru.
The memorial sent by Magistrate Zhang to the emperor, in addition to explaining the crimes of the Lou family and Magistrate Yan, also mentioned the issue of the enclosure of land by the powerful.
If the situation is allowed to worsen, the lives of the people of Daqi will inevitably become increasingly difficult.
If the emperor were still young and in good health, he might find a way to deal with this matter, but now that he is lingering on the sickbed, he has no energy to deal with it!
North Korean and Chinese officials may not necessarily listen to him.
The emperor was depressed and finally fell ill.
At this time, Chang Duan and Feng Da dared not do anything every day and concentrated on binding books.
There were many pinholes in their hands, but they didn't care at all and kept binding.
Time flies day by day.
News was not flowing smoothly these days, so the emperor arranged for people to go to Linhu County to investigate the situation.
They returned to the capital half a month after receiving the memorial from Magistrate Zhang.
After asking this person, they found out that there was not a single lie in Magistrate Zhang's memorial, and that the people of Linhu County had really been brutally tortured.
Those incidents one after another made the emperor feel angry.
But Magistrate Zhang did do things beyond his authority.
The emperor covered his head and felt even more uncomfortable. He coughed violently and even fainted after coughing.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..." Lu Qingxi was startled, her voice full of panic.
In fact, although the Jin Wang family jumped high, and many people did believe the lies told by the Jin Wang family, there were many sober officials in the court.
They felt that Magistrate Zhang had done the right thing and sympathized with Magistrate Zhang very much.
These people secretly lamented: "Zhang Zhiru... he is just too upright."
"Shame on him!"
"When His Majesty is well, I still have to report it and ask His Majesty to be lenient!"
"Aren't you afraid of King Jin?"
"There are things a real man does and things he doesn't do!"
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Some scholars who have not yet entered the officialdom also realized that something was wrong: "The Lou family keeps saying that Mr. Zhang is seeking revenge for personal reasons, but even if he wants to take revenge, he should target the King of Jin. Why kill the Lou family who have nothing to do with the King of Jin? And? Why risk your future and life to kill a county magistrate?"
"The King of Jin is powerful and powerful. Lord Zhang must be afraid that these people will go unpunished, so he takes action!"
"Prince Jin is confusing right and wrong!"
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As for ordinary people in the capital, most of them don't know the specific situation. They basically believe whatever they hear.
It was at this time that the Shen family's fleet arrived in the capital.
There are many people who are worried about Magistrate Zhang, but most people in the capital are actually getting by.
Even if she is Shopkeeper Mu, her business these days is still the same as before, but she is a little lackluster.
It wasn't until someone told her that the Shen family's caravan was coming that she cheered up, stood up and said, "I'll go take a look!"
This time, nothing can be done to King Jin.
The Lou family just committed some crimes in Linhu County. In fact, no matter what Magistrate Zhang did, King Jin would not be greatly affected.
The most he can do is just like before, he was fined a small salary because of his uncle's rampage in the countryside, and then he shut himself up and thought about it for a few days.
When things are over, he will do whatever he needs to do.
It's just some ordinary people who died... These people don't care at all!
Just like how many people starved to death in Yu County because disaster relief money was embezzled, but now... who still remembers what happened back then?
She knew that no matter how much she did, she might not be able to hurt the aloof King Jin. Who allowed him to be the royal family?
King Jin was born "noble" than them!
Figure it out slowly, you can only figure it out slowly...
Shopkeeper Mu stood up with a smile: "The goods I want have arrived... let's go and take a look."
At the same time, people were moving various goods down Wu Baichuan's ship.
Wu Baichuan had not seen much of the two people Li Qing had sent to his ship during this period. It was only now that he could see their appearance clearly.
Then I saw them carrying the goods down in person.
Feng Da was not in good health after staying in the quarry for a long time and could not carry the goods, so Chang Duan was the one who moved the goods, while Feng Da guarded the goods being moved off the ship at the dock.
"What are you bringing? Why are you watching so closely!" Wu Baichuan couldn't help but ask.
These two people have moved all the goods to their room in the past few days, and they are taking very good care of it!
"These things are quite precious." Chang Duan said with a smile.
Wu Baichuan saw that Chang Duan didn't want to talk, so he stopped asking. Instead, Chang Duan asked Wu Baichuan: "Shopkeeper Wu, I heard that you have dealt with Master Qiantui?"
Wu Baichuan said: "Yes, our goods will be picked first by Qiantose Master's people."
Li Qingzhi had already told Chang Duan about this, but Chang Duan was still very happy to get the exact answer: "Shopkeeper Wu, can I come with you? Master Qiantose might like my goods."
"Sure, you can just come with me then." Wu Baichuan said.
Chang Duan looked very thin, and he didn't look like a bad person. Moreover, the only people who met them were some shopkeepers under Lu Qingxi, so nothing could happen... It was okay for him to take Chang Duan there.
He didn't want to offend Li Qingzhi.
Thank you very often.
They had finished moving their books. He called a car for Feng Da and asked him to find a place to settle down. Then he took two sets of each book and followed Wu Baichuan, planning to stay and meet Lu Qingxi's people. .
Before they set off, they already knew that the Shen family's backer was Lu Qingxi, which greatly facilitated them.
They might be able to use this to send the book to Lu Qingxi.
But this is definitely not enough, and Lu Qingxi may not care about the book at all and is unwilling to help Magistrate Zhang.
So he and Feng Da planned to split into two groups.
He went to deliver the books, while Feng Da hid with the remaining books and tried to deliver those books.
Chang Zhan knew that some officials who had a good relationship with Magistrate Zhang could give him a gift!
Feng Da was born in a brothel, and he knew a little bit about all religions and religions, and he also knew a little bit about Mandarin... He would scatter those books and send them out, and then go and beat the drum to complain and sue the King of Jin.
Their book can actually be said to be a piece of paper!
And Feng Da, he himself is the master of suffering!
"Where are you sending the goods?" Wu Baichuan looked at Chang Duan in confusion.
Chang Duan said: "We have people we know in the capital."
Do you know anyone from Li Qingzhi in the capital? Wu Baichuan became increasingly puzzled and a little alert, so he started chatting with Chang Duan and asked Chang Duan where he was from.
Chang Duan smiled and said: "My family is in Fucheng. I met Mr. Li when he went to take the government examination..."
Chang Duan is actually quite good at talking. He knew a lot of things when he opened a restaurant... In just a few words, he dispelled Wu Baichuan's doubts about him.
But Wu Baichuan was also curious: "Why didn't you go out before? Li Qingzhi also said that you didn't like to talk..."
Chang Duan stretched out his hand to show Wu Baichuan: "Shopkeeper Wu, have you seen my hand? It's full of needle holes! The goods I brought to the capital this time are semi-finished products, and we have been processing them in the cabin."
"What are you processing? How did you make your hands like this?" Wu Baichuan gasped when he saw Chang Duan's hand.
Chang Duan said: "It's some jewelry. We haven't stopped all the way."
Chang Duan and Feng Da put the book in the wooden box. The book was quite heavy, and they looked like they cherished it... Wu Baichuan believed what they said.
Before they had finished unloading the goods, someone came to Wu Baichuan: "Shopkeeper Wu, shopkeeper Mu is here."
The shopkeeper under Lu Qingxi will not come to select the goods until tomorrow, but shopkeeper Mu is anxious and wants to do something else to relax, so he came over early.
When Wu Baichuan heard this, he immediately told Chang Duan: "Shopkeeper Mu is very proud in front of Master Qiantose, you must be more polite later..."
As soon as Wu Baichuan finished his instructions, he saw a woman in her twenties wearing a colorful dress, with a head full of pearls, striding over with a group of people.
Without thinking, he walked up to him with a smile and started chatting with Shopkeeper Mu.
On the other side, Chang Duan saw Shopkeeper Mu, but inexplicably felt that Shopkeeper Mu looked familiar.
It was really strange, obviously he had never seen shopkeeper Mu before.
And when he recalled it, he couldn't remember anyone in his memory who looked like Shopkeeper Mu.
Chang Duan came back to his senses, followed Wu Baichuan, and showed a flattering smile to Shopkeeper Mu.
"Shopkeeper Wu, have you brought the goods I asked for?" Shopkeeper Mu didn't like to listen to Shopkeeper Wu's flattery and asked straight to the point.
"Bring it, bring it, Shopkeeper Mu, go and have a look." Wu Baichuan took Shopkeeper Mu to see the things made by Jinye Embroidery Workshop. He had already unloaded most of the goods, and the samples had been opened... Shopkeeper Mu was very satisfied when he saw those samples.
The goods Wu Baichuan brought this time were still novel in style.
Picking up a fan embroidered with two cute little dolls, a boy and a girl, Shopkeeper Mu fanned it a few times and felt he liked it.
When her daughter died, she was about the same size as the doll on the fan.
Shopkeeper Mu was in a trance for a moment. At this moment, someone came up to her and said, "Shopkeeper Mu, I have something here that I want to give to Master Qiantose."
Shopkeeper Mu frowned when he heard this and looked at the person who emerged from behind Wu Baichuan.
She doesn't like such rash people.
But... Shopkeeper Mu saw his own shadow in Chang Duan.
This person... doesn't really want to give a gift.
She took the box from Chang Duan and opened it, finding an uncovered book inside.
The book begins with "I traveled to Linhu County and saw that the people were struggling to make a living without providing for them..."
The words Linhu County made Shopkeeper Mu realize something instantly.
She closed the box and said to Chang Duan: "Wait a moment, I'll take a look first."
Shopkeeper Mu did not read the book in front of others.
She came by carriage. She returned to the carriage and opened the book.
It didn't take long for her to realize what it was.
This is the history of blood and tears of the people of Linhu County!
Magistrate Zhang sent a memorial to the capital, and the people they sent to investigate also told them the situation in Linhu County in detail.
But among those, how can this book be written in a touching way?
She was only angry when she saw those people finding out the news, but she fell into tears soon after reading this book.
Wu Baichuan was a little dissatisfied with Chang Duan's rash gift giving.
He was discussing business with Shopkeeper Mu. Even if Chang Duan wanted to give a gift, he couldn't be in such a hurry.
Wu Baichuan was unhappy when shopkeeper Mu got off the carriage and walked towards Chang Duan: "I like the gift you gave me very much. Come with me."
Chang Duan looked surprised.
Wu Baichuan was stunned, what's going on? Why did Shopkeeper Mu want to take him away after this man only gave him a few gifts?
Shopkeeper Mu turned around and said to the people around him: "Come here, find a carriage for this person to sit in."
After giving the instructions, Shopkeeper Mu looked at Shopkeeper Wu: "Shopkeeper Wu, I want all your goods. Someone will look for you later."
There are many carriages for rent at the dock, and shopkeeper Mu's men immediately found one.
Shopkeeper Mu didn't waste any time and left quickly with Chang Duan.
Shopkeeper Wu was dumbfounded when he saw this situation.
The other businessmen who came to the capital with him were also dumbfounded: "Old Wu, who is this person who got off your boat? Why did Shopkeeper Mu take him away?"
Another person said: "Yeah... Could it be that Shopkeeper Mu has a crush on him? But in my opinion, he looks very average."
"What nonsense are you talking about! He had the goods that Shopkeeper Mu wanted, so Shopkeeper Mu took him away," Wu Baichuan said.
Another person also scolded the person who talked nonsense: "You are so brave, you even dare to arrange it for Shopkeeper Mu! Don't you know she is Qiantose's woman?"
There have been rumors in the capital that Shopkeeper Mu is Lu Qingxi's woman.
Some people look down upon Shopkeeper Mu because of this, but there are also people who
For this reason, he tried every possible means to get Lu Qingxi by pleasing Mr. Mu.
As for these small businessmen... they can't afford to offend Shopkeeper Mu anyway.
While everyone was talking, Feng Da had already stopped at an inn.
He asked for a room to live in, paid someone to move the boxes with books in and put them away, and immediately went out to look for other places to live.
He planned to keep these books separately to avoid being lumped together.
As for how to deliver books... they didn't have many books. He planned to deliver them one by one or in sets, and deliver them to the people who deserved them.
When Feng Da was too busy to touch the ground, Chang Duan came to Shopkeeper Mu's residence.
Shopkeeper Mu asked his servants to go out and asked Chang Duan directly: "You are from Linhu County."
"Yes!" Chang Duan said.
"Tell me about the situation in Linhu County." Shopkeeper Mu said.
Chang Duan started talking immediately, and couldn't help but choke while talking.
Without thinking, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Shopkeeper Mu: "Shopkeeper Mu, Magistrate Zhang is a good man, please save him!"
Shopkeeper Mu said: "Master Qiantose is in the palace, I will help you send the book to the palace."
Chang Duan brought two sets of books with him. After hearing what Shopkeeper Mu said, he immediately took out the other set.
Both sets of his books are well printed, and they are also carefully bound.
After giving the book to Shopkeeper Mu, Chang Duan kowtowed again: "Shopkeeper Mu, thank you very much."
"No need. You stay here well." Shopkeeper Mu went out after saying this and asked someone to deliver the book to Lu Qingxi.
The current emperor has great trust in Lu Qingxi, so it is not difficult for them to send things to the palace.
royal palace.
After the emperor was knocked unconscious that day, he recovered for a few days and is now much better.
During the past few days when he was ill, Lu Qingxi and the imperial concubine were waiting for him in their clothes.
The emperor looked at the two people who had grown up with him and thought about what would happen to these two people if he was gone, so he cheered up.
"It's time to deal with Zhang Zhiru's matter. I will go to court tomorrow and ask someone to bring Zhang Zhiru to the capital..." the emperor said.
Lu Qingxi didn't speak for Zhang Zhiru. He didn't even want to deal with King Jin now. He was afraid that something would happen and the emperor would be angry again: "I obey your majesty."
The imperial concubine is two years older than the emperor. She used to be a little palace maid. In her heart, the emperor is undoubtedly the most important, so she also advised: "Your Majesty, don't worry about this matter. Lord Zhang must have known about him before he did anything." What will happen in the end?"
"Alas..." The emperor sighed.
While the three of them were talking, someone came to report that something had been sent to him from Lu Qingxi's house.
The emperor was a little curious: "Did your house give you something? What did it give you?"
"This old slave doesn't know either." Lu Qingxi said, and after saying that, he asked someone to bring the things over. He wanted to take a look.
Lu Qingxi never concealed anything from the emperor. Sometimes after scolding King Jin in his own palace, he would turn around and tell the emperor how he had scolded King Jin.
He was not afraid that the emperor knew what he had done. The emperor was a soft-hearted man and would condone him.
The little eunuch quickly delivered a plain wooden box to Lu Qingxi. Lu Qingxi opened it and found that it contained several books.
The emperor leaned over and saw the contents of the box. He picked up a book and put it in front of his eyes: "Why did someone give you a book? This is... a record of injustice? I traveled to Linhu County and saw that the people were in need of support. The people are in dire straits..."
Li Qingzhi wrote only a few words at the beginning, so the emperor quickly read the main topic.
It's just that his eyesight is not good and he's a little tired from looking at it: "Old Lu, read it to me."
"Your Majesty, this thing will hurt you!" Lu Qing said happily.
The emperor said: "I'm fine, just read it."
The emperor's cloudy and white eyes were full of determination. When Lu Qingxi heard the words, he immediately took the book in his hand and started reading.
Sobbing sounded, and the imperial concubine was the first to cry.
Not long after, there were tears in the corners of the emperor's eyes.
The maids and palace ladies serving in the dormitory all wiped their tears silently.
Lu Qingxi considers himself to be a hard-hearted person. You must know that he used to cry about the poor people and cry in front of the emperor, which was all fake crying.
But this story…
This straightforward statement is exactly what the old farmer said himself. Why does it make people want to cry when listening to it?
The corners of Lu Qingxi's eyes were also moist.
Lu Qingxi read for a long time before finishing a story, and then said: "Your Majesty! Listening to this thing too much is harmful to your health! I can't stand such a hard-hearted old slave, so don't talk about you anymore. Let's just stop listening to it. ."
The emperor said: "You need to listen. This is what the common people say. I have been staying in the palace before and couldn't hear it. Now I want to listen. But you are also tired. Drink some water and take a rest. Let others read it."
After the emperor finished speaking, he asked one of his confidants to call over and ask the confidants to continue studying.
The confidant was the commander of the guards in the palace. He got the book and started reading it. He read it for a while without crying.
But the imperial concubine couldn't stop her tears, the emperor was always in tears, not to mention Lu Qingxi.
He was half sincere and half acting, crying so hard that he even made a "goose" sound, which was very harsh to the ears.
The guard commander couldn't help it anymore.
On this day, many people cried together in the emperor's palace.
The emperor was a little uncomfortable at first, but after crying, he felt better.
He took a deep breath and said: "Old Lu, I remember you said before that you would bring back a few victims who were harmed by the Lou family from Linhu County?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, they are already on their way to the capital."
"Let's postpone this matter about Zhang Zhiru until someone comes," the emperor said. "Well done to Zhang Zhiru! King Jin made an oversight!"
He originally didn't want to confront King Jin, but now that he thinks about it...if he doesn't care about this matter, who knows what King Jin will do in the future!
If he passes the throne to someone who doesn't care about the life and death of the people... then he will be ashamed of the people in the world.
I hope King Jin can wake up in time.
After thinking about it, the emperor said again: "Old Lu, find someone to print a few more copies of this book and distribute it. Then help me prepare it. I want to write a secret edict."
He already knew what Zhang Zhiru had done.
Zhang Zhiru mobilized the Xiang troops privately and said that killing so many people was because he had received his secret order.
When the emperor learned about this, he was actually not very happy, but now... he can give Zhang Zhiru a secret edict.
Zhang Zhiru killed people because he was afraid that if he didn't do it, those people would be free in the end...
Looking back and thinking about it, fortunately Zhang Zhiru took action.
Fortunately he came across this book.
With this thought in mind, the emperor looked at the thick stack of books in his hand.
There are a total of five books here, and each book contains three unjust cases.
Not to mention, this book is still printed...
"The person who wrote the book should have written it a long time ago. Did Zhang Zhiru go to Linhu County because of this book?" The emperor thought of this possibility.
Lu Qing said happily: "That should be the case. The people of Linhu County are really miserable!"
When the emperor saw the book, someone else saw the book.
Feng Da took some books out and threw them in many places, such as a certain school.
That school is open to everyone.
In Chongcheng County, there were very few Juren, and Sun Juren was very powerful at the time.
In Yu County... back then, Li Zhao could become the county magistrate even if he was a civil servant!
But in the capital, lifting people up is not very valuable.
The main reason is that some candidates go to Beijing to take the exam. If they fail the exam, they will not leave immediately. Instead, they stay in the capital to study in order to fight again in three years.
As a result, more Juren were stranded in the capital.
In order to make ends meet, these people would find some work to do.
In addition, there are many officials living in the capital, and their children and grandchildren can study, and many of them have passed the examination... The capital is definitely the city with the most candidates.
The juren who opened this school taught people who had not even passed the examination.
After studying for a day, the students in the school began to walk out: "I will return to my ancestral home next year to take the imperial examination. My grandfather asked me to pass the examination and then come back. I don't know if I will come back one day."
"Your grandfather is just talking, can he still let you get married in your hometown?"
"That's right, my grandfather has already asked my grandmother to look at the ladies in the capital!"
"Your grandparents are so kind to you! My dad is different. He really wants me to get married in my hometown..."
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Several people were talking and suddenly found a few books thrown at the door of the school.
"Why are there books here?"
"Whose book is missing?"
"Is this a book you bound yourself? The binding is too ugly!"
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They picked up the book on the ground and opened it.
In a certain teahouse, a group of young scholars were discussing knowledge.
As they discussed, they couldn't help but talk about current events, namely the recent case of Magistrate Zhang.
They had not entered the officialdom and were not that afraid of King Jin, so they sympathized a little with Magistrate Zhang.
However, they sympathized with each other, and they also felt that Magistrate Zhang was wrong: "Master Zhang should collect evidence and then write a memorial to the county magistrate. How could he act so wantonly?"
They heard some things about Linhu County and felt that Magistrate Yan should be killed, but they felt that Magistrate Zhang did not need to do it himself, and they should not kill so many people from the Lou family.
Just as he was talking, the waiter brought some books over and said, "Gentlemen, a few books fell at the door, but did you lose them?"
These scholars didn't know if they had lost the book, so they just said, "Bring it to us and show it to us."
When they got the book, they were a little speechless: "Record of Injustice? Which bookstore printed this? Why is it bound so ugly?"
"Is this a storybook? There are still people buying this extremely ugly book? I don't know what's written in it."
"If you open it and take a look, you won't know?"
These scholars all know that this is not their own book, so they just want to see whose book it belongs to so that they can make fun of each other.
As a result, once they opened the book, they couldn't put it down.
It costs a lot of money to rent a house in Chongcheng County, and even more expensive in Beijing.
As for buying a house... no one without any financial resources can afford it.
In short, some petty officials who have no money to earn or are unwilling to earn money cannot afford to rent a big house and can only live in small alleys.
There are some petty officials living in Lianhua Lane.
On this day, two officials came back from duty. They chatted and sighed: "My old father who went to the peak is going to celebrate his birthday. I am so short of money that I don't know what I can give him!"
"You're on the top of the mountain, and you're always entertaining guests in different ways, so that you can follow suit."
"Yes! Whenever he gives a gift to someone above him, he always finds a reason for us to give it to him too..."
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As they were talking, a beggar suddenly ran over and gave them two books.
"What is this?" Both of them were confused.
But no matter what, it's a book... they open it and then they can't close it!
Five thousand books, more or less.
Feng Da sent out hundreds of copies in the afternoon.
These people may not only read it for themselves, that is to say, many people have seen this book in one afternoon!
And everyone who read the book felt that the people who described their sufferings were very miserable.
That's how people are. For example, if you encounter a disaster such as a flood, if you simply tell a person that a flood occurred in a certain place and many people died, that person may be indifferent and not want to donate.
But if you show this person a video of a child crying next to a drowning parent, that person may shed tears and give generously.
An individual's tragic experience is particularly likely to arouse the emotions of others.
This is ancient times, there are no videos and photos, but words are also powerful!
On this day, countless people who read the book shed tears and felt that the people of Linhu County were really pitiful.
Before the Lou family beat the Denwen drum, many people sympathized with them and felt that their orphans and widowed mothers were pitiful, but now think about it...
Those orphans and widowed mothers are all white, plump, and round. How can they be pitiful?
If they are pitiful, aren't the people who were tortured by their fathers and husbands even more pitiable?
In this era, the common people are illiterate and have no way to speak out.
But today, some scholars in the capital have "heard" the voices of the common people.
"No wonder Master Zhang wants to kill someone!"
"I hope Master Zhang is safe!" "Master Zhang is also forced to do nothing!"
"The King of Jin keeps saying that Mr. Zhang is avenging private revenge... How can this be a revenge of private revenge?"
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The emperor had bad eyesight, so he did not read the book himself, but had the book read to him.
He listened for a long time, but in fact he only listened to two books, and there were three books left.
He was tired and had no energy to listen, so he put the book aside and lay on the bed with his eyes closed to rest.
He had been dissatisfied with King Jin's aggressive attitude before, and after listening to two books, his dissatisfaction reached its peak.
Zhang Zhiru did indeed do something wrong. He had thought about punishing Zhang Zhiru before, but now... he began to think about how to protect Zhang Zhiru.
The imperial concubine and Lu Qingxi quietly left the emperor's palace.
The imperial concubine said: "Those people are really miserable, alas!"
The imperial concubine's surname is Liu. She was born in poverty, and she is the third daughter in the family...
Her parents, who had not given birth to a son for a long time, were not kind to her and even named her "Don't Come".
Later, when she was only seven or eight years old, she was sent by her parents to work as a maid in a wealthy family.
Daqi drafts are all selected from the private sector. Although the selected women may become concubines after entering the palace, there is a high probability that they will serve as palace maids for the rest of their lives, so many people are unwilling to go.
But she couldn't help it, so she was sent and selected.
She was fifteen years old when she entered the palace. She knew nothing and was assigned to take care of the emperor, who was only thirteen years old. No one paid attention to her in the palace. Then she followed the emperor and experienced many ups and downs.
In the past ten years, she has lived an extremely wealthy life, but her early experiences also taught her that it is not easy for the common people.
"The common people have been miserable since ancient times," Lu Qingxi was no longer sentimental, and just said, "Empress, please take good care of Your Majesty. Your Majesty is the most soft-hearted. You may not be able to sleep at night..."
His Majesty is a good man with a very soft heart.
No, just a few books changed his mind.
But the book was really well written... Lu Qingxi licked his lips. He felt that if everyone in the capital had read this book, no one would sympathize with the Lou family.
After talking to the imperial concubine for a while, Lu Qingxi left the palace.
The book was brought to the palace by Shopkeeper Mu. He immediately asked Shopkeeper Mu to be found.
Shopkeeper Mu didn't delay and took Chang Duan to see Lu Qingxi.
Chang Duan didn't expect that things would go so smoothly.
Before coming to the capital, he thought it would be difficult to meet Lu Qingxi, but... the night he arrived in the capital, he actually saw someone!
Lu Qingxi's reputation among the people was not good. Chang Duan was a little afraid of this person. He knelt on the ground and did not dare to look up. Then he heard a sharp voice that was different from ordinary people and began to ask him about Linhu County. .
Chang Duan is a native of Linhu County, and when Magistrate Zhang interrogated the Lou family, he participated in the entire process... He spoke vividly about the situation in Linhu County, and his voice choked up when he talked about the emotional parts.
"How many more books can you take with you?" Lu Qingxi asked.
This book... he felt that he should find someone to print or copy it immediately!
Chang Duan said: "Master Qiansui, we brought a total of one thousand sets of books to Beijing, totaling five thousand. I only have two sets with me, and the rest have been distributed everywhere."
Lu Qingxi was stunned. He was looking for someone to print it, but it turned out that this person had already brought so many books? "Where are the people who came to Beijing with you?"
"Master Qiantose, I don't know where he is. We separated after entering Beijing, but he will definitely distribute the book... Master Qiantose, the stories in this book can be opened. You can find someone to copy it. Let's find Mr. Storyteller and go to a restaurant and teahouse to read." Chang Duan raised his head and looked at Lu Qingxi expectantly.
Lu Qingxi could listen to what others said and said, "This is a good idea."
Chang Duan found that Lu Qingxi was not as scary as the rumors, and said: "Master Qiansui, you can also find someone to stage some dramas, such as Magistrate Zhang angrily beheading County Magistrate Yan, and perform them for the people to see..."
Lu Qingxi felt a little familiar when he heard this: "What you are talking about, Zhang Zhiru seems to have worked in Hexing Mansion? I remember that he specially arranged a play to praise himself."
Chang Duan was a little embarrassed: "That was not done by Mr. Zhang..."
Lu Qingxi snorted coldly: "You are well prepared. You have brought five thousand books into the capital...Zhang Zhiru is so good that I even took advantage of him! You want me to make him famous, right?"
"Master Qiansui, Mr. Zhang had absolutely no intention of doing this. It was all my own decision..." Chang Duan kept kowtowing.
Chang Duan was very scared. Shopkeeper Mu knew something about Lu Qingxi, but he knew that Lu Qingxi was not angry.
In fact, they all knew that the person in front of them should not be arranged by Zhang Zhiru, otherwise there would be no need for Zhang Zhiru to kill people in Linhu County? He arranged for some people to deliver the book to the capital, and the Lou family and Magistrate Yan were doomed!
With the public outrage, the King of Jin would definitely kill his relatives out of justice.
And Zhang Zhiru... probably wouldn't want to beg them either.
Shopkeeper Mu ignored Chang Duan who kept kowtowing and said to Lu Qingxi: "Master Qiansui, do you want Zhang Zhiru to suffer a loss?"
"What are your ideas, Pearl?" Lu Qingxi asked immediately. Lu Qingxi knew in his heart that Chang Duan gave him a good idea. In fact, that was what he planned to do.
But he felt unhappy.
He doesn't like Zhang Zhiru! Zhang Zhiru even scolded him before!
Why should he find someone to write a drama that exaggerates the prefect? I haven't even had a drama to praise him!
"Master Qiansui, you can tell the public that it was your idea for Zhang Zhiru to go to Hexing Mansion, and that he is one of yours," Shopkeeper Mu laughed, "It turns out that Master Qiansui, you heard about what happened in Linhu County. That's why he was asked to go to Hexing Mansion, wasn't it?"
After Lu Qingxi heard this...it was true! That's all!
Shopkeeper Mu said again: "After you help Zhang Zhiru overturn the case, Mr. Qiansui, everyone will definitely believe this! When the time comes, Zhang Zhiru will not be able to defend himself, and he will become yours!"
Shopkeeper Mu said this to get Lu Qingxi to help Zhang Zhiru.
Without Lu Qingxi's help, even this book would be of little use!
In addition, Magistrate Zhang was mistakenly thought to be Lu Qingxi's person, and if they continue to operate... Lu Qingxi might be able to improve his reputation and win over a group of scholars!
If she wanted to deal with King Jin, she could only rely on Lu Qingxi.
"What a good idea!" Lu Qingxi felt happy when she thought that Zhang Zhiru clearly hated him, but everyone mistook him for him.
The key is that after handling it like this...the credit goes to him!
It just so happened that His Majesty had written a supplementary secret edict... Then he told people that the conflict between him and Zhang Zhiru was just a fake, just to take the opportunity to demote Zhang Zhiru's official position and send Zhang Zhiru to Hexing Mansion.
Before Zhang Zhiru left, he even asked His Majesty to write a secret order to allow Zhang Zhiru to do things easily!
In this way, Zhang Zhiru is just a helper!
And this book...
Lu Qingxi asked Chang Duan: "Who wrote this book?"
Chang Duan was frightened when he heard Shopkeeper Mu saying that he would make Magistrate Zhang suffer a loss, and he kowtowed and begged for mercy.
But after hearing about it... this shopkeeper Mu seemed to be helping Magistrate Zhang?
Now hearing Lu Qingxi's words, Chang Duan said: "Master Qiansui, I don't know who wrote this book. I only know that it was written by a scholar who traveled through Linhu County."
Li Qingzhi didn't want people to know that he wrote it, so naturally he couldn't leak it out!
When Lu Qingxi heard this, he asked again: "Then who printed this?"
"Back to Master Qiantose, it was the villain who found someone to seal it."
Lu Qingxi clapped his hands and said: "I asked you to print this book, do you know? You are the person I arranged to be in Linhu County. After investigating the situation in Linhu County, you followed my instructions and went all the way to print this book." The book was sent to the capital..."
Lu Qingxi said this with a hint of threat on his face.
He wants the credit! If this person is disobedient, haha...
"I know, I know, this book was asked by Master Qiantose to be printed by me. It was all your idea!" Chang Duan said immediately.
Chang Duan himself has no prejudice against Lu Qingxi.
So what if Lu Qingxi is an eunuch? In his opinion, Lu Qingxi is much better than King Jin!
At least he didn't hear anyone say that Lu Qingxi harmed the people.
What people outside said the most was that Lu Qingxi took over the government affairs and approved memorials on behalf of the emperor.
And... he wanted to save Magistrate Zhang, but he even wanted to take revenge on King Jin.
After some exchanges with Lu Qingxi, Chang Duan had discovered that Lu Qingxi hated King Jin.
Chang Duan has always been an eloquent person with a quick mind. He kowtowed to Lu Qingxi and said to Lu Qingxi: "Master Qiansui, the Lou family and the King of Jin destroyed my family. My parents and wife all died at the hands of the Lou family. I was also sold to the quarry and almost died... Lord Qiantose, I have a life-and-death feud with Prince Jin, so I am lucky to be able to serve Lord Qiantose!"
Lu Qingxi initially thought that Chang Duan was here for Magistrate Zhang, and thought that he had cheated Magistrate Zhang and that this person might hate him.
After all, those scholars care about reputation and don't want to be involved with a eunuch like him.
As a result, Chang Duan said this... It turns out that this person has a grudge against King Jin!
Seconds!
Lu Qingxi personally helped Chang Duan up and talked to Chang Duan affectionately.
In just one day, Chang Duan triple jumped and became Lu Qingxi's man.
"What do you want to order?" Lu Qingxi asked Chang Duan.
Chang Duan said: "Master Qiansui, my ancestor was an imperial chef and ran a restaurant."
"Restaurant... I happen to have a restaurant under my control, so I'll give it to you!" Lu Qingxi said, and asked shopkeeper Mu to bring some Chang Duan.
Shopkeeper Mu readily agreed.
Chang Duan, like her, had a grudge against King Jin... She now had a good impression of Chang Duan.
Shopkeeper Mu asked Chang Duan to stay at her place today, follow her to meet people tomorrow, and then take over the restaurant the day after tomorrow.
Chang Duan wanted to kneel down and say thanks again.
Shopkeeper Mu supported him: "They are all working for Master Qiantose, you don't have to kneel to me!"
After chatting with Chang Duan, Lu Qingxi found some literate people overnight and began to copy the "Record of Injustice".
Although he only has one set of books here, if he finds more people to take them apart and copy them, one set can become several sets in one night!
He has a printing workshop under his control, and tomorrow he can have the printing workshop type and print.
King Jin's uncle has done something immoral, and he must help spread the word!
Although Lu Qingxi is an eunuch, he is in very good health and full of energy.
He was busy doing a lot of things and didn't sleep for long that night, but he was still in high spirits the next day.
It's different for others.
Yesterday, some people who were given "Record of Injustice" or picked up "Record of Injustice" stayed up all night after reading it. They felt that their hearts were clogged and panicked, and they had no energy today.
I didn't expect that ordinary people would be so miserable!
The Lou family is simply not human!
Ordinary people just cried for the people in the stories, but some people who thought more deeply saw the crisis of Daqi from these stories.
For example, the powerful and powerful enclose their land.
The students in that school were no longer discussing returning to their ancestral home to take the imperial examination, but instead they were talking about "Redress of Injustice".
"Yesterday I burst into tears after I got home. My grandfather was frightened and made a special trip to see me, which is why he saw the book... The oil lamp in my grandfather's house was on all night yesterday."
"I showed the book to my father, and he kept sighing while reading it."
"That Wu Siniang is really miserable!"
"Wu Siniang? Who is Wu Siniang?"
"There is no Wu Siniang in my book!"
"It's not in my book either!"
…
After a few people chatted, they discovered that the cases in the books they got were completely different!
The beginnings of those books were the same, so they thought the contents were the same, but they didn't expect them to be completely different!
So...what's in other people's books? They want to see it!
The scholars who met in the teahouse yesterday met again in the teahouse today.
"Yesterday's book was really uncomfortable to read."
"After reading this book, I know what those common people eat."
"I used to make fun of some people for not eating minced meat, but it turns out I do too."
"I don't know who wrote this book!"
"No matter who wrote this book, the Lou family and Magistrate Yan deserve to die!"
"A few days ago, the capital was overwhelming with people saying bad things about Magistrate Zhang... Prince Jin really covers the sky with one hand."
"Fortunately, Magistrate Zhang acted decisively and killed Magistrate Yan and many members of the Lou family. Otherwise... with Prince Jin here, the Lou family might go unpunished!"
"This matter about the Lou family's enclosure..."
…
While chatting, they also discovered that the stories in each book were different, so... they exchanged them!
In Lotus Lane, the two officials who took the book from the beggar yesterday brought the book to their duty station.
His Majesty has been in poor health recently and has not attended the morning court, but they, the junior officials, still have to finish what they have to do.
After being busy for a while... they threw the books in their hands while no one was around.
Not long after, someone saw the two books: "Huh? Where did these books come from? Why are they so ugly?"
After being curious, these people opened the book and looked...
At the same time, Feng Da was still delivering books.
He came to a restaurant and was looking for a suitable person to send the book to. Suddenly he heard the storyteller in the restaurant say: "Everyone, there are always some people in this world who have a bad life. Today I will tell you about Nawu." The story of Si Niang..."
Feng Da was stunned.
Wu Siniang, isn't this the person in "Record of Injustice"?
As soon as he thought of this, he saw the storyteller take out some paper and start reading the story of Wu Siniang in "Record of Injustice".
Feng Da was shocked. He didn't expect that someone would read the case written by Li Qing in the restaurant so soon!
He was surprised and happy, and quickly found the waiter, took out five books, and asked the waiter to give them to the storyteller.
After doing this, he turned around and left!
This storyteller belongs to Lu Qingxi.
He only got the unjust case narrated by Wu Siniang. He originally thought that after reading this case, there would be no more cases to read. Unexpectedly, someone gave him a whole set of books!
So what are you waiting for? Keep reading!
After the man finished reading Wu Siniang's story, he started reading another story.
Some people were dissatisfied: "What's going on in your restaurant? How come someone is reading such a miserable story?"
But some people burst into tears: "Don't stop, keep reading!"
Others realized what the storyteller was talking about: "Are the people of Linhu County really so pitiful?"
"No wonder Lord Zhang wants to kill so many people!"
"Then the Lou family is pretending to be innocent!"
"I know that Mr. Zhang did not avenge himself! You have also seen that Mr. Zhang has not touched a single hair on the women and children who have not committed any crime!"
"In my opinion, it's not an exaggeration to kill everyone in the Lou family!"
…
King Jin's people quickly realized something was wrong, and soon someone came to drive away the storytellers.
But Lu Qingxi arranged for people to watch these storytellers. Just when Jin Wang's people were about to take action, Lu Qingxi's people came to stop them: "This storyteller is just telling real people and true things. Why do you take action?"
They protected those storytellers, saying that those storytellers only told some true things. If someone took action, that person must have bad intentions, maybe he wanted to commit rebellion. King Jin's men did not dare to take action again.
After all, King Jin was just a prince, and the current emperor is still there!
The capital of Da Qi was called Yingtian Mansion. The governor of Yingtian Mansion did not dare to offend King Jin, but he also did not dare to offend Lu Qingxi, so naturally he would not help King Jin arrest anyone.
So the storytellers continued to tell stories.
At this time, a set of five books had been placed in front of King Jin.
After all, Feng Da sent out not many books. Last night, King Jin didn't know about it.
But today Lu Qingxi arranged for the storyteller to go everywhere to tell this story! King Jin's people quickly collected this set of books and sent them to King Jin.
King Jin opened the book and looked at it. Without thinking, he kicked the man kneeling in front of him: "This book has been printed, and Lu Qingxi also arranged for people to go to teahouses and restaurants to spread the word... Why don't you wait until now?" Discover?"
The person who was kicked over got up and knelt down again: "Your Majesty, there was no news from the capital before..."
"No news? Did these books appear overnight?" King Jin was furious.
In order to deal with Magistrate Zhang, he has been promoting the innocence of the Lou family to others during this period.
At this time, such a book suddenly appeared... Wasn't this telling people that everything he said before was a lie?
King Jin has a bad temper.
When he was young, the old King of Jin controlled the government, so that his treatment was better than that of the emperor at that time.
At that time, the emperor had not yet used the good things from all over the country, but he had already used them.
At that time, he was indescribably arrogant and always felt that he was the second boss and he was the third boss.
After all, his father is his only son, and he always coaxes him.
As a result, his father died suddenly... His status plummeted instantly, and for many years, he had to grovel to please the emperor.
King Jin felt extremely aggrieved and his temper became worse. In recent years, after realizing that he would be the next emperor, he no longer restrained himself.
King Jin kicked the subordinate who came to deliver the book a few more times and told him to get out. Then he called his staff to discuss what to do next.
Because of these few books, the Prince of Jin's Mansion caused a stir.
At the same time, Prince Yan's Mansion and Prince Yan also saw these books.
Prince Yan is the half-brother of the current emperor.
The royal family of Da Qi has withered, and there are only a few people in total. It stands to reason that Prince Yan can be named a prince.
But Prince Yan's mother, the late emperor's favorite concubine, poisoned the current emperor, causing him to suffer physical damage and no heirs.
If the late emperor hadn't forced the current emperor to swear an oath to spare Prince Yan's life, Prince Yan would have died long ago.
The current emperor is a soft-hearted person. After the death of the old King Jin, he did not pursue the current King Jin.
But he hated Prince Yan to the core.
Although the old King of Jin controlled the government as regent and prevented the emperor from taking power, he did not do anything bad to the emperor.
Prince Yan's mother was different. The imperial concubine had always regarded the emperor as a thorn in her side, so much so that when the current emperor was young, even though he was a prince, his life was extremely difficult.
One winter, it was freezing and he fell ill, and there was no charcoal fire! In the end, Lu Qingxi went to the imperial kitchen to make a fool of himself, and then brought back some charcoal to keep him going.
Therefore, to the emperor, Lu Qingxi was different.
Speaking of which, I don't know whether the emperor is lucky or unlucky.
That year, the palace didn't know what happened, but smallpox suddenly broke out.
The eldest son of the emperor and the imperial concubine both got smallpox. The emperor was taken care of by Lu Qingxi, but the eldest son of the imperial concubine died.
Later, the late emperor fell seriously ill, and the imperial concubine's second child, Prince Yan, was still in his infancy...
The late emperor doted on the imperial concubine very much. In his early years, he wanted to pass the throne to the imperial concubine's eldest son, but the child died of smallpox!
Prince Yan is still young, and he doesn't know if he can raise her up. In addition, the imperial concubine has done many excessive things, which makes the ministers in the court extremely resistant to her...
The former emperor made the current emperor the crown prince.
Then, the imperial concubine poisoned the current emperor.
The late emperor could ignore the mistreatment of his son by the imperial concubine, but he could not stand the imperial concubine poisoning his son. In addition, the late emperor was seriously ill at the time, and his feelings for the still beautiful imperial concubine changed...
The late emperor ordered that the imperial concubine be buried as a sacrifice, and on this condition, the emperor made an oath to let Prince Yan go.
Faced with his seriously ill father, the emperor agreed, but after that, he ignored Prince Yan.
The imperial concubine made him weak and had no heirs... She was the person the emperor hated the most.
She is also the person Lu Qingxi and Liu Guifei hate the most.
Prince Yan is twenty years younger than the current emperor, and is only in his early twenties now.
Concubine Liu's appearance was considered pretty good among the people. Compared with the noble ladies in the capital, she looked ordinary. However, the former emperor's concubine was different. She was a great beauty of national beauty and fragrant beauty.
Prince Yan is very similar to her, very handsome.
Although the emperor ignored Prince Yan, Prince Yan was outstanding in literary talent and handsome, and attracted much attention in the capital. Many ladies even had a deep affection for him.
It's just that the emperor doesn't care about his marriage, and he doesn't mention it himself... Until now, he hasn't gotten married yet.
In Prince Yan's study, only Prince Yan and his teacher were there.
The two of them looked at the things in their hands together
After looking at the book, Prince Yan said, "I really underestimated Lu Qingxi."
Prince Yan's teacher also said: "He does have some abilities."
"Sir, what should we do next?" Prince Yan asked.
Prince Yan's teacher said: "Of course I helped Lu Qingxi to tear the hole in Prince Jin's body even wider!"
"Then let's find someone to publicize this book?" Prince Yan asked.
"That's how it should be!" Prince Yan's teacher's eyes were full of excitement: "Your Majesty, our opportunity has come!"
The emperor hated Prince Yan so much that Prince Yan always thought that he would never be successful in his life.
He was knowledgeable, better than the King of Jin in every aspect, and better than his imperial brother, but because of some old things, he had no chance of becoming the emperor.
How could he be willing to do so!
Over the years, he did many things, but the emperor never looked at him twice.
Over the years, King Jin did many foolish things, but the emperor still did not give up on King Jin.
He once felt that he had no hope, but now...
In fact, he doesn't need to gain the emperor's favor, does he?
As long as it is difficult for the King of Jin to hold a big position, officials in the court will pay attention to him. When the time comes, if the emperor does not choose him, who can he choose?
There are no decent adult men in the clan. If you choose a child, who knows whether that child will grow up?
Prince Yan raised his lips and contacted his men to ask them to cause trouble for Prince Jin.
At the same time, shopkeeper Mu took Chang Duan out of the door.
"The man who came to the capital with you is a talented person. In just one day, he has already sent out many books." Shopkeeper Mu looked at Chang Duan in a good mood.
Chang Duan smiled: "He is indeed smart." Feng Da is the son of a father, but he can read... This shows that he is not simple.
"But he is not familiar with the place in the capital... I have already sent people to arrest him. It should not take long to catch him." Shopkeeper Mu said with a smile. Chang Duan: "..."
The place where Shopkeeper Mu took Chang Duan to identify the person was the warehouse rented by the Shen family caravan.
It just so happened that Lu Qingxi's shopkeepers were going to the Shen family caravan to select goods today. At this time, she took Chang Duan there so that she could identify everyone at once.
After the Shen family caravan arrived in the capital, they rented a large warehouse with a lot of goods in it.
In fact, goods can be put on the ship, but the dock here is not big, and their ship cannot dock at the dock for a long time...
At this moment, everyone in the warehouse was envious of Wu Baichuan: "Old Wu, you are so lucky. Our goods haven't been sold yet, but most of your goods have been sold."
"It all depends on Shopkeeper Mu." Wu Baichuan said.
"Your goods are indeed good, and the styles are very novel. I saw them in the provincial capital, and I was curious about where they came from." Someone said.
Others also expressed their envy of Wu Baichuan.
But not everyone is like this, and some people find Wu Baichuan displeased: "Old Wu, you did a good job in business this time, but you were too careless. You actually brought a fellow countryman here, and even let your fellow countryman climb up to shopkeeper Mu. ...This business is yours now, but it may not be yours in the future!"
Wu Baichuan brought two fellow villagers to the capital, but yesterday Shopkeeper Mu came to do business with him. The story that one of his fellow villagers stepped in and was taken away by Shopkeeper Mu has already spread in the caravan.
When the people in the caravan heard this, they all sympathized with Wu Baichuan.
Wu Baichuan actually felt uncomfortable. Chang Duan and Feng Da came to the capital on his boat, but they abandoned him directly...
While they were talking, they saw the shopkeepers under Lu Qingxi arriving.
After these people arrived, they started chatting with Wu Baichuan and others. While they were chatting, Shopkeeper Mu arrived late.
These shopkeepers went to greet shopkeeper Mu one after another.
As for Wu Baichuan, he looked at the people around Shopkeeper Mu in surprise.
Chang Duan was dressed very ordinary before, but now he was wearing bright new clothes, and his whole look changed.
Forget it, he also heard Shopkeeper Mu pointing at Chang Duan and introducing him: "This is Shopkeeper Duan. He is Master Qiantui's new recruit. The big restaurant that Master Qiantui just acquired will be handed over to him from now on." Got it!"
Chang Duan was afraid of causing trouble to Chang Zhan and his daughter, so he kept saying his surname was Duan and Duan Jin after going out.
At this moment, Lu Qingxi's subordinates heard Shopkeeper Mu's introduction and greeted him one after another: "Hello, Shopkeeper Duan!"
At the same time, people in the Shen family's caravan became curious: "Where did this shopkeeper come from? Shopkeeper Mu was so polite to him. It seems that he is very valued by Eunuch Lu."
Wu Baichuan: "..."
Chang Duan said at this time: "I am from Jiangnan. I am new here. I hope you will take care of me."
After they exchanged greetings, Chang Duan looked at Wu Baichuan again: "Shopkeeper Wu, thank you for taking care of me all the way to the capital!"
Wu Baichuan said quickly: "I didn't do anything."
He really didn't do anything. You have to know that the person in front of him gave him money for borrowing his boat to go to Beijing.
"Shopkeeper Wu, I will be a little busy these days. I will treat you to dinner in a few days."
"No, no, no," Wu Baichuan said quickly.
"Yes, I still have something to trouble Shopkeeper Wu." Chang Duan said.
After Chang Duan spoke a few words to Wu Baichuan, he met the Shen family who led the team under the introduction of shopkeeper Mu.
As for the other people...as Lu Qingxi's people, they don't need to know them one by one.
People who thought Wu Baichuan was pitiful before were a little confused now.
They were worried that Wu Baichuan's fellow villagers would steal business... Wu Baichuan, a fellow countryman, was so powerful. In just one day, he became Eunuch Lu's man!
Wu Baichuan felt this the most deeply.
He had thought that Li Qingzhi was unfathomable before, but now look...it was indeed the case!
He saw that Duan Jin was extremely respectful to Li Qingzhi and seemed to be completely obedient to Li Qingzhi's orders.
Duan Jin was able to become the person beside Lu Qingxi, most likely because of Li Qingzhi's guidance!
After Li Qingzhi guessed that the backer of the Shen family fleet was Lu Qingxi, he immediately arranged for someone to follow him to Beijing, and then directly caught up with Lu Qingxi?
Wu Baichuan did not dare to think further, but he became more and more sure of one thing - he could not offend Li Qingzhi.
Fortunately, although he had doubted Duan Jin before, he had not done anything rude, so Duan Jin should not hold a grudge against him.
Wu Baichuan took a deep breath and finally calmed down.
While Chang Duan and Feng Da were working hard in the capital, an alluring fragrance came from a house near the new dock in Chongcheng County.
It has been half a month since Chang Duan and Feng Da left Chongcheng County. It was during this half month that Chang Zhan made preparations to open a braised food restaurant and started making braised food!
In the past, Li Qing was making braised food, and the used braised soup was thrown away, but if he opens a braised food shop... Generally speaking, that pot of old braised food can be passed down for hundreds of years.
Of course, it's a bit far to think about this now.
At this moment, the workers in the shop are cooking their first pot of braised food.
After these workers were rescued from the quarry by Magistrate Zhang, they did not get a particularly good rest.
Especially after coming to Chongcheng County, although they eat much better, they are very busy every day.
Because of this reason, they did not gain weight before, at most they looked better.
But in the past half month... many of them have gained weight.
For this, they were particularly grateful to Li Qingzhi - their health improved entirely because Li Qingzhi gave them treatment and prescriptions!
At this moment, Li Qingzhi was checking the pulse of a worker.
This worker was considered weak among the thirty workers. Although he was rescued, he still felt that he would not live long.
When others were printing books some time ago, he couldn't help much and could only help with the cooking.
But now... he feels that his body is getting better day by day.
"There is nothing wrong with your body anymore. Just eat well and take good care of yourself from now on." Li Qingzhi let go of the man's hand.
"Mr. Li, thank you!" The man looked at Li Qingzhi gratefully: "If you hadn't prescribed the medicine for me, I might be dead now!"
Li Qingzhi: "..."
Li Qingzhi did prescribe medicine for this man, but the medicine he prescribed was actually a common tonic that most people could take.
He even made a big pot of the medicine and gave it to each of them!
The man's physical recovery had nothing to do with the medicine. It was entirely because he used his supernatural powers to kill the parasites in the man's body and repair his internal organs.
Several of these workers had parasites on their bodies, but he has now eliminated them.
In addition to parasites, they also had lice... In the past few days, Li Qingzhi not only made them take baths, but also asked them to shave their heads.
There is a saying in Daqi that "parents dare not damage the body, hair and skin that are affected by it". Those scholars cherish their hair, beards and so on.
But that's a scholar…
The people at the bottom are actually not that particular.
When they had no food to eat, they were even willing to cut off the roots of their descendants to become eunuchs... What does hair mean?
These days, every time a temple wants to recruit monks, there are many people who have no land and no wives rushing to take the job.
And the living conditions of ordinary people are not very good... If their hair is long and it is too hot or inconvenient, they would cut it off.
Now I have lice and my hair is shaved off...what the heck!
These workers shaved their heads and put on clean clothes made for them by Jinye Embroidery Workshop. They looked much cleaner, and their whole spirit was completely different.
Now that they are in good health, they are even more greedy. At this moment, they are all drooling looking at the pot of stewed meat.
This braised food is so fragrant. They have never tasted anything so fragrant in their lives!
Li Qingzhi said that the first pot of marinated meat would be eaten by them... Now just thinking about this day makes me feel too beautiful!
These workers found the smell of braised pork to be fragrant. Not far away, the people working at the new wharf also found the smell a little unbearable.
The greedy food in their stomachs was aroused by this smell!
Chapter 136 Promotion
The new wharf in Chongcheng County has almost been built, but the river channel in front of the wharf needs to be dug wider and deeper.
This river channel was dug last winter, but it was cold at that time, so not much was dug out, and the people were not allowed to dig in the water yet.
It's different now... Many people, including Zhao Laosan, are standing in the water digging mud.
The fragrance came here at this time.
"What does this smell like? Why does it smell so good?" Someone couldn't help but swallowed, "I've never smelled such a good smell before!"
Another person asked: "Did the kitchen cook something delicious?"
After hearing what these two people said, a young man said: "How can the food cooked in the kitchen be so delicious? This is as good as the food cooked in the county restaurant!"
Another person said: "That's right, such fragrant meat must not be made by the kitchen! I went to see it before, and today the kitchen is cooking cowpea, eggplant and pork stew again."
At this time, a person from Miaoqian Village took a few deep breaths: "This smell smells a bit familiar to me..."
Zhao Laosan nodded: "It's familiar. The smell is like the braised pork cooked by Li Qingzhi."
"Li Qingzhi? The head of the case?"
"I heard that eating the braised pork stewed by Li Qingzhi can make you smarter... Is that the braised pork?"
"This braised pork is so delicious, no wonder so many people care about it!"
…
Zhao Laosan said: "The stewed meat made by Li Qingzhi has this flavor. I heard that he also has a shop on the pier. Maybe he is making the stewed meat..."
Everyone was extremely curious and gathered around Zhao Laosan to inquire about the braised food. They all said, "If Li Qingzhi sells this braised food, I must buy some!"
"I want to buy it too, it smells so good!"
"Eating can make you smarter, so I must let my children eat more!"
... After saying that, they were still envious of Zhao Laosan: "Zhao Laosan, you are so lucky! Your son went to Li's house, so he should be able to eat meat every day, right? Didn't he eat less of this braised food?"
Zhao Laosan smiled honestly: "I should have eaten a lot."
People from Miaoqian Village interrupted: "Then Zhao Xiaodou has become a lucky man. Not only can he eat meat every day, he can also study!"
When Zhao Laosan heard this, he smiled even more happily.
Li Qingzhi returned to the village to hold a banquet before, and he met Zhao Xiaodou.
His son had really changed so much that he almost didn't dare to recognize him!
In the past few months, he has been working at the new wharf and has no time to go to the county town to see his children. After the work on the new wharf is finished in a few days, he will definitely go to the county town with his chickens and ducks.
"Zhao Laosan, your son can still study? He will definitely turn around in the future!"
"Zhao Laosan, you will definitely enjoy happiness in the future!"
"Zhao Laosan, you and Li Laogen didn't have a good life before, but now they are really good!"
…
Not far away, the kitchen.
Because of Magistrate Gou's instructions, the people working in the kitchen will be given some meat every day. Today's meal is eggplant and cowpea stew.
Chef Zhou also fried eggplant boxes and stir-fried pork belly with cowpeas. This was for the clerks at the new wharf, and of course the people in their kitchen also ate it themselves.
Chef Zhou's skills are very good. He made fried eggplant boxes and stir-fried pork belly with cowpeas a few days ago. Everyone liked them very much and praised them repeatedly.
but now…
Everyone smelled the fragrance in the air and felt that fried eggplant boxes and fried pork belly were no longer fragrant.
"What does this smell like? It's so fragrant!" someone asked.
Chef Zhou also said: "I have never smelled such a fragrant smell!"
Jin Dajiang usually rarely speaks, but now he spoke: "This should be my son-in-law's shop making braised food... He plans to open a braised food shop here."
After hearing what Jin Dajiang said, someone asked: "Uncle Jin, have you ever tasted this braised food?"
Jin Dajiang said: "I have eaten."
Everyone was envious: "Is it delicious?"
"It must be delicious! Need I say that?"
"It's a pity we can't eat it."
"Uncle Jin, can we go buy some from your son-in-law to try?"
…
After swallowing, Chef Zhou stood up suddenly.
He took out two plates and put one plate each of the two dishes he made. Then he looked at Jin Dajiang: "Dajiang, let's go see Mr. Li and let him try the eggplant box I made." ."
Li Qingzhi is quite generous. If he goes to deliver food at this time, Li Qingzhi should be able to reciprocate politely, right?
In Li Qingzhi's shop, the braised food has been prepared.
People these days rarely use spices in cooking. Common spices such as star anise, cinnamon, and bay leaves are not used in Miaoqian Village.
Because of this, their braised food is particularly fragrant.
Li Qingzhi asked someone to take out the braised meat from the pot. He planned to give a share of this pot of braised meat to the workers in the shop, and then send some to his father-in-law.
This smell must have spread, and he couldn't fail to express it.
When the next pot is ready, he will give some to Magistrate Gou and Zhu Qian.
Just as he was thinking this, Li Qingzhi heard a knock on the door. When he opened the door, he saw Chef Zhou with a smile on his face and Jin Dajiang with a bit of embarrassment on his face.
Chef Zhou exchanged two plates of ordinary dishes for a braised chicken and a braised duck.
He cut it into pieces, divided the chicken legs and duck legs with Jin Dajiang, and divided the rest among the people in the kitchen and the office workers.
Everyone who ate it was full of praise: "This braised duck is so delicious!"
"This braised chicken is also delicious!"
"When will Mr. Li's shop open? Then I will definitely buy more and give it to my family to try!"
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Chef Zhou said: "Mr. Li said that his place will start selling braised meat tomorrow. You should go and buy it early then, so as not to be late and unable to buy it."
"I will definitely buy it tomorrow!"
"I heard that eating this braised food can make you smarter!"
"I heard that too, you must eat more!"
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That afternoon, Li Qingzhi sent a lot of braised food to the Zhu family and Magistrate Gou.
Of course, he didn't forget to bring it home. That night, everyone in Jinye Xiufang had braised meat.
Li Laogen's belly was round after eating. After finishing the meal, Li Laogen looked at Li Qingzhi expectantly: "Ah Qing, will I go to the shop to help you tomorrow?"
Of course Li Laogen didn't really want to help, he just wanted to get some food in the shop.
Li Qing said: "Dad, I will get some braised meat for Xiaoshu to sell in the county. You go and help Xiaoshu. There is no shortage of people in the shop." The busy people in the shop are all quarries. Li Qingzhi was afraid that Li Laogen would stay inside for a long time and gossip outside after hearing something.
Li Laogen never
It's too reliable and needs to be nipped in the bud.
"Then can I eat braised meat?" Li Laogen asked.
"Of course, dad, I'll leave some for you. You can eat it if you want."
"Okay!" Li Laogen was very happy.
"Ah Qing, are you busy over there?" Jin Xiaoye asked Li Qingzhi.
"You're too busy to come here. Changzhan is watching." Li Qing said.
After hearing what Li Qingzhi said, Jin Xiaoye didn't care about the braised food shop.
There are now more than forty female workers in Jinye Embroidery Workshop. They usually make things according to the assembly line, and each one specializes in a type of work.
In this way...not only can they make things quickly, but the quality of the things they make is also stable.
Relying on this, Jin Xiaoye received a lot of work, and now the business of Jinye Embroidery Workshop is getting better and better.
Jin Xiaoye began to think about renting another house and hiring more female workers. Of course, before that, she had to save some money.
The next day arrived in the blink of an eye.
Li Qingzhi went to the new dock with Chang Zhan early in the morning, and Chang Zhan also took Chang Cui with him.
Li Damao and the others were going to study in the morning, and Chang Cui was very attached to Chang Zhan, so Chang Zhan took her with him.
When they came to the shop, the workers were killing chickens and ducks and processing the pork sent by the butcher.
Seeing Li Qingzhi, the man who was cutting the pork said: "Mr. Li, don't let the butcher give away this pork in the future. Let me learn from it and kill it myself! This can save a lot of money."
"Okay." Li Qingzhi smiled and was in a good mood. People who are willing to learn are always lovable.
When these people kill chickens and ducks, they collect the chicken blood and duck blood, add water and salt, stir and cook it. The "blood tofu" they make looks like the duck blood that Li Qingzhi used to eat in hot pot in his previous life. almost.
These people's bodies have been depleted and need to be supplemented with nutrients. Li Qingzhi will let them eat some blood tofu and sell the rest in the county town.
Chicken blood and duck blood are not expensive, and many people are willing to buy them. Weigh a little, and then buy some real tofu to make a soup together. The taste is so good!
As for the internal organs of chickens and ducks, just wash them and put them in the pot together. Even chicken and duck intestines are still bought by people!
There is a layer of yellow skin inside chicken gizzards and duck gizzards, which is called the gold inside the chicken and the duck inside. This stuff cannot be wasted. The medicinal material shops in the county will collect it.
Generally speaking, the price of chicken gizzard gizzard is higher and the price of duck gizzard gizzard gizzard is lower.
There were more than thirty workers here, and the shop was in good order. Li Qingzhi didn't need to worry about it, he just played with Chang Cui.
There are several large pots for making braised food in the shop, which are specially customized. When customizing the large pots, Li Qingzhi also ordered several small pots, planning to take them with him when he goes out.
At this moment, he took out the small pots and gave them to Chang Cui to play with.
Chang Cui picked some flowers and put them into a small wok, then used a small spatula to stir-fry there. It looked so cute.
But when the braised sauce came out, Li Qingzhi got busy.
The people working at the new wharf and the people nearby smelled the aroma yesterday, and today they all came to buy braised food.
Those workers didn't know how to settle accounts, so Li Qingzhi and Chang Zhan could only work more and choose a few smart workers to learn from them.
They sold a lot of braised meat, and Jin Xiaoshu even took a boatload of it and went to the county town to sell it.
As a result, the people in the county also smelled the attractive fragrance.
"What's this?"
"It seems to be braised food."
"Why does it smell so good?"
"I want to buy some!"
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People in the county spoke up one after another, rushing to buy braised meat from Jin Xiaoshu.
After buying and selling, some people said that this braised food was made by Li Qingzhi.
The braised meat made by Li Qingzhi? How about eating braised food that reflects Li Qingzhi's talents?
In fact, the people in Chongcheng County all know that it is impossible to become smart by eating braised food. If becoming smart is really that simple, the streets will be full of smart people.
But this braised sauce smells delicious and has a good meaning. What's wrong with buying some?
By the time Jin Xiaoshu's boat arrived at the dock, almost all of the braised meat on his boat had been sold.
When Jin Liushu saw it, he immediately rushed to buy it: "Little tree, little tree, leave some for me!"
Ever since the Li family hosted a banquet and ate the braised meat cooked by Li Qingzhi, his wife and children have been thinking about it.
He was also thinking about the fact that he didn't go to Li's house that day to sell food. Although his family left some food for him, he didn't eat enough at all!
Jin Liushu bought a large bowl of braised meat and returned to his stall with satisfaction.
"Why did you buy so much?" Jin Moli was dissatisfied: "Isn't this just letting Jin Xiaoye make money?"
Jin Liushu originally wanted to give Jin Moli a little more, but after hearing what Jin Moli said, he immediately refused: "I'm happy!" When Jin Xiaoshu sold his braised food, he lowered the price and gave him two duck feet as a gift. I think it's worth it.
Isn't he working hard to sell food just to have money to buy delicious food? Have money to spend?
Jin Moli was even more unhappy. After Jin Xiaoye became rich in her previous life, Jin Liushu always fawned over Jin Xiaoye, and even took braised food from Jin Xiaoye's braised food shop and sold it elsewhere to make money.
"Jin Liushu, do you want to curry favor with Jin Xiaoye? Learn from Jin Xiaoshu and sell braised meat? Are you promising? You..."
Jin Liushu looked at Jin Moli and suddenly slapped his thigh: "What a great idea!"
He was almost bored to death selling food with Jin Moli!
Even if Jin Moli is lazy all day long, she still earns less and less money!
Their and Yao's family's extra rice has long been sold out. Now they need to spend money to buy rice, so the money they earn is naturally less.
He now earns thirty or forty cents a day, and the women at home have to help him... Jin Liushu no longer wants to work.
Now that Jin Moli said this...he can imitate Jin Xiaoshu and sell braised meat from Li Qingzhi's shop!
He doesn't have a boat, but he can set up a fixed stall in the county town, or he can carry it on his back and sell it in the streets.
"Jin Moli, I won't be selling any food tomorrow!" Jin Liushu said: "You can ask others to help you, whoever you want. The food is almost sold out today, you just wait here for Mulberry, I'll go Let's take a look at the new pier."
He was going to discuss with Li Qingzhi to see if he could buy braised meat at a lower price.
On the other side, Li Qingzhi was busy for a while and began to think about who could help him.
After much thought, it seems that only Jin Xiaoshu is suitable?
After Jin Xiaoye learned to read, Jin Xiaoshu also began to learn to read. Now he knows a lot of words, and he has a quick mind and can do calculations quickly.
Li Qingzhi thought that he and Chang Zhan could look at the shop together.
They can also open shops in Chongcheng County, nearby counties or even provincial capitals.
Li Qingzhi plans to write a plan to open a small-scale braised food chain store in ancient times.
In addition...their braised meat tastes really good, but they can also develop other flavors, such as the taste of braised chicken and braised duck, which can be slightly different.
If you can find chili peppers, you can also make some slightly spicy braised food - people in this era have never eaten spicy food and can't stand anything too spicy.
Just as he was thinking this, Jin Xiaoshu came back after selling a boatload of braised meat.
At the stern of Jin Xiaoshu's boat, Li Laogen had also finished the braised meat prepared by Li Qingzhi and was stroking his belly with satisfaction.
"Brother-in-law, this braised food is selling so well!" Jin Xiaoshu looked excited.
Li Qing said: "Everyone has never tasted this braised food. I definitely want to buy it and try it. After a few days, everyone has tasted it, and the business will not be so good."
The braised food business can continue, but after the initial period, the business will not be so hot.
"That's not far behind, brother-in-law, I want to get some more braised meat to sell."
"No more for now, we have to wait... Xiaoshu, are you willing to help me look after the shop?" Li Qing asked.
"Yes, brother-in-law, if you want my help, just ask." Jin Xiaoshu said.
While they were talking, Jin Liushu ran over sweating profusely and said he wanted to get some braised meat to sell in the county.
Li Qingzhi agreed.
Li Qingzhi had long planned to let Jin Dajiang and his wife open a shop specializing in braised meat in the county.
But the county is quite big, and Jin Liushu wants to sell braised food, so he doesn't mind.
For the braised meat here, if someone buys it in bulk, they will give it a wholesale price.
When Li Qingzhi was selling braised meat in Chongcheng County, Chang Duan was in the capital and saw the restaurant given to him by Lu Qingxi.
This restaurant is a bit old, and business is not doing well. The cook and waiter inside look listless.
But the location of this restaurant is great!
Even if the location is good, this restaurant is very big!
The Chang family's previous restaurants were not half as big as this restaurant, and this restaurant was still in the bustling area of the capital!
Shopkeeper Mu took Chang Duan to see the restaurant and said to Chang Duan: "An official committed a crime before, and the emperor asked Master Qiantose to ransack his house. This restaurant was copied by Master Qiantose. The emperor rewarded him, and he will give it to you now." Take care of it." "I will take care of this restaurant!" Chang Duan was a little excited.
Some of their Changjia recipes are very troublesome to prepare, so the prices are naturally very expensive.
Linhu County is a small place after all, and the people there don't eat such expensive dishes... Many of the dishes in their menu never see the light of day in Linhu County.
But it's different in Beijing.
No matter how troublesome or expensive the dishes are to make, his restaurant can sell them.
Shopkeeper Mu said: "While opening the restaurant, you can also think about it and help Master Qiantose collect some information..."
She was explaining to Chang Duan when someone came in from outside: "Shopkeeper Mu, we have caught the person you asked us to arrest! That kid looks sickly, but he is quite good at running away..."
Before the man finished speaking, two people drove Feng Da in.
Shopkeeper Mu looked at Chang Duan with a smile: "Duan Jin, is this the person who came to the capital with you?"
Shopkeeper Mu really likes the name "Duan Jin".
Duan Jin, Duan Jin, ruined the King of Jin?
Chang Duan glanced at Feng Da: "Yes, he is Ma Er who came with me."
"That's good. You can ask someone to pack up the books in his hand and send them to Master Qiantose. Master Qiantose is short of books."
"I'll have someone deliver the book to Master Qiantose later." Chang Duan said immediately.
Shopkeeper Mu didn't waste any time and left with a smile, and her people let go of Feng Da.
Feng Da was a little confused: "Old Duan, what's going on?"
Yesterday afternoon, Feng Da realized that someone seemed to be looking for him. He was frightened and did not dare to walk around. He kept hiding carefully.
But today...he was still caught red-handed.
He thought that the people who captured him were King Jin's men, and he thought that when he saw King Jin, he would assassinate him... but he was brought to Chang Duan.
Forget it, Chang Duan looks really glamorous now.
Chang Duan said: "I am now one of Master Qiantose, and Master Qiantose has entrusted me with the management of this restaurant. From now on, I can get 30% of the money earned by this restaurant."
Feng Da: "?" He and Chang Duan have only been separated for two days, but Chang Duan is so powerful?
Chang Duan said again: "Feng Da, we are not going back to Chongcheng County, we will stay in the capital from now on!"
If you want to seek revenge from King Jin, you still have to stay in the capital.
Li Qingzhi will come to the capital sooner or later to take part in the examination. He and Feng Da can also make him famous in the capital and make more money for him.
Feng Da looked at Chang Duan's expression and said immediately: "Okay!"
The two agreed, and Chang Duan asked Feng Da again: "How many books do you have over there? Master Qiantose found some storytellers to read this story in the restaurant, but there are not enough books now."
It turns out that those storytellers were found by Lu Qingxi... Feng Daodao: "I still have 700 sets of books over there, more than 3,000 books."
There are quite a few books. I can send them to Mr. Qiantose right away!
Shopkeeper Mu left someone with Chang Duan, and Chang Duan immediately had the books moved and sent to Lu Qingxi.
Then... there were more "storytellers" traveling around the capital.
At this time, Lu Qingxi was showing off to the emperor the brilliant idea he had come up with: "Your Majesty, the old slave has already thought about how to save Zhang Zhiru next. It is said that the old slave discovered something was wrong in Linhu County and co-starred with Zhang Zhiru. In a scene, Zhang Zhiru was sent to Hexing Mansion. Before Zhang Zhiru went, the old slave bothered you and asked for a secret decree!"
Lu Qingxi looked proud: "Your Majesty, that guy Zhang Zhiru scolded me before, but from now on... everyone thinks he is mine! I feel happy just thinking about it, hehe!"
"You..." The emperor imagined Zhang Zhifu's expression and couldn't help but laugh.
Lu Qingxi added: "Your Majesty, you don't know that the man who brought the book to the capital has been caught by the old slave. When he saw the old slave, he bowed down and said that he admired the old slave and wanted to do things for him... so The old slave still wants to tell people outside that the book was printed by the old slave!"
The emperor couldn't laugh or cry: "Are you threatening others?"
Lu Qing said happily: "No! But the old slave did exaggerate a bit. He didn't admire the old slave... This man was favored by Zhang Zhiru and came to the capital to save Zhang Zhiru. The old slave told him that he wanted to save Zhang Zhiru. , he must do things for Lao Nu, hehe, now Zhang Zhiru's men have become Lao Nu's people!"
Lu Qingxi looked very happy, and the emperor also felt happy after hearing what he said: "Then let it be like this, as you say."
"Your Majesty, you are such a good emperor to me!" Lu Qingxi went up to the emperor and rubbed his shoulders and back: "Your Majesty, what would I have done without you? There is no one who dotes on me more than you!"
The emperor laughed, thinking that he should take good care of his health.
Otherwise, what would he do with his imperial concubine and Lu Qingxi!
And his two troubled daughters...
If he were gone, King Jin didn't know what he would do.
Because Feng Da was arrested, Lu Qingxi suddenly had a lot of books in his hands.
These books were distributed by Shopkeeper Mu, so more people in Beijing knew what the Lou family had done in Linhu County!
Li Qingzhi did not dare to offend King Jin, and was also afraid that the book would be banned, so when he wrote the book, he did not mention King Jin at all.
But Lu Qingxi didn't have this worry. When he asked the storyteller to tell stories, he always mentioned King Jin.
He knew that he had offended King Jin a long time ago.
The emperor wanted him to live in peace with Prince Jin, and he also wanted Prince Jin to let him go after he ascended the throne... This was impossible.
After the death of the old King Jin, when he took action against the people of the old King Jin and removed all the good things that King Jin had enjoyed, King Jin looked at him as if he had been poisoned.
After all these years, he knew even more how careful Prince Jin was.
King Jin will not let him go, even if he goes to beg for mercy, it will be useless!
The emperor wanted him to settle the feud with King Jin, but both he and King Jin knew that was impossible.
"I didn't expect the Lou family to be like this!"
"Prince Jin actually said that the Lou family is innocent. He is favoring his uncle's family!"
"Well done to the Lou family!"
"Magistrate Yan deserves to die too!"
"The lives of the people in this book are too miserable. What about the Lou family? They are all tender-skinned and tender-bodied!"
"They even smeared Mr. Zhang before!"
"A few days ago, people everywhere in the capital were speaking ill of Mr. Zhang. It must have been under the instruction of King Jin!"
"I heard before that King Jin was banned because of the quarry incident... I originally only knew that many people died in the quarry, but now I know how hard those workers were."
"You offended the Lou family, and you were arrested to dig out rocks... It's really out of character!"
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Not only that, under the control of Shopkeeper Mu, some of the things that King Jin had done before were also brought out and said: "This is not the first time that King Jin has done such things."
"Prince Jin used money for disaster relief before."
"How dare you say this! Stop saying it, or you may be caught and killed by the people from Prince Jin's Mansion!"
"No more, no more, I'm leaving right away!"
"Speaking of King Jin... King Jin often sends women to the ministers of the court. My master's family has two women who were sent by King Jin. It is said that they were raised by Jiangnan and sent to them."
"Prince Jin has really done no good!"
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"The Record of Injustice" written by Li Qing has no reading threshold at all.
At this time, the common people were generally illiterate. Those books in the bookstores...the above articles could not be understood by the common people even if the readers read them.
But this book he wrote is completely different... the story in it is something everyone can understand!
Moreover, when writing the book, Li Qingzhi stood from the perspective of ordinary people and wrote on behalf of ordinary people.
The book not only writes about the misery of ordinary people, but also writes about many details of ordinary people's lives, how ordinary government officials bully people, and how petty officials confuse right and wrong.
For ordinary people, a little thing can tear a family apart...
All this is felt by the people in the capital.
Before, they had only heard some rumors, and naturally some people believed that Magistrate Zhang was seeking revenge for his personal vengeance, but now they have sobered up after hearing this story.
"If Magistrate Zhang really wants to avenge his personal revenge, how could he let the women and children of the Lou family go?"
"Master Zhang was so angry that he did this, right?"
"I heard that many people are asking for orders to kill Mr. Zhang... Mr. Zhang is so miserable!"
"I hope nothing will happen to Mr. Zhang."
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The people in the capital hope that nothing will happen to Magistrate Zhang, and even the officials in the capital have such thoughts.
However, these officials thought more deeply than ordinary people: "Those books... seem to have been taken out by Lu Qingxi?"
"Lu Qingxi is really scheming!"
"Did Lu Qingxi set up Prince Jin for what happened this time?"
"Even if Lu Qingxi set up King Jin, what happened in Linhu County is still true."
"Prince Jin has really done a lot in these years."
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Jin Palace.
King Jin threw a vase on the ground and gritted his teeth: "Damn Lu Qingxi! Sooner or later, I will kill him with a thousand knives!"
Yanjun Prince's Mansion.
Prince Yan was overjoyed: "Prince Jin may be in trouble this time! Lu Qingxi did a great job!"
He originally wanted to help Lu Qingxi, but before he could help, Lu Qingxi had already spread the books.
I heard that Lu Qingxi also found a theater troupe to write a play in Linhu County!
"Your Majesty." Prince Yan's teacher looked at Prince Yan calmly.
Prince Yan immediately calmed down the joy on his face and asked his teacher: "Teacher, what should I do next?"
Prince Yan's teacher said: "Your Majesty can go out more and get to know more people, whether it's Lu Qingxi's subordinates or Prince Jin's subordinates... Your Majesty can also make friends with ordinary officials in the court."
The emperor's health is no longer good and he can't control it too much. If they, the prince, are a little more high-profile at this time, they won't attract attention.
It just so happened that something happened to King Jin... There would definitely be many people in the court paying attention to their prince.
In addition, they have not been idle over the years and have made many friends... Their power is expected to grow.
Time flies so fast, two days pass in the blink of an eye.
The emperor's health is finally "well"!
This time the emperor fell ill and did not attend the morning court for nearly a month. This kind of thing has actually happened before, but this time...
North Korean and Chinese officials figured something was wrong.
The emperor...is he dissatisfied with King Jin?
No matter what, if the emperor is well, then all of them will go to the morning court.
And this morning, there is no doubt that matters in Linhu County will be mentioned.
If the emperor had recovered a few days earlier, there would have been many people speaking for the Lou family during the morning court, and participating in Magistrate Zhang's disregard for human life, and people from King Jin would have gathered together to attack him, until Magistrate Zhang had no chance to turn around.
But now...the crimes of the Lou family and Magistrate Yan have long been spread, who dares to speak for the Lou family?
If you really do this, I'm afraid it will attract everyone's contempt!
But even so, King Jin's people would not let Magistrate Zhang go.
When the emperor sat on the dragon throne and the morning court began, people immediately mentioned the affairs of Linhu County, and then some people began to join Magistrate Zhang.
Some people say that Magistrate Zhang killed the county magistrate as a magistrate, which is against the rules and needs to be severely punished.
Some people say that Magistrate Zhang secretly mobilized Xiang troops, which is suspected of treason.
Some people say that Magistrate Zhang falsely conveyed the imperial edict and deceived the emperor.
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They never mentioned anything about the Lou family, but they caught Magistrate Zhang's mistakes and asked the emperor to punish Magistrate Zhang severely.
However, after this group of people finished talking, Lu Qingxi's people jumped out and said that the King of Jin allowed his uncle to go rampant in the countryside, saying that the King of Jin used the Lou family to make money and harm the people.
Then, some officials who did not rely on either side and simply felt pity for Magistrate Zhang, or simply were friends of Magistrate Zhang, came out to plead for Magistrate Zhang, saying that Magistrate Zhang was impulsive.
The entire court was in a mess, no different from a vegetable market. Some people were arguing and arguing, and their voices became louder and louder.
The emperor was amused and stopped these people: "My dear friends, wait a minute."
The emperor's words were not loud, but the officials in the court were quiet.
If the current emperor has many achievements, he really has none.
But he was a soft-hearted emperor who was very kind to the people and officials in the court.
The former King of Jin loved to enjoy himself, and the late Emperor did a lot of stupid things for the sake of the Imperial Concubine... Where is this Emperor? He does not have any luxury preferences and lives a very simple life. Although he loves the imperial concubine, he has never done anything bad.
The only thing everyone was dissatisfied with was the fact that Lu Qingxi had approved memorials on behalf of the emperor in recent years.
But even so, they did not hate the emperor.
If the King of Jin ascends to power, he may not be so generous!
But just because King Jin was not lenient, they did not dare to offend King Jin, and some people even defected to King Jin early.
The emperor said: "Zhang Zhiru did not pretend to pass on the imperial edict... I gave him a secret edict."
The officials in the DPRK were stunned.
The emperor looked at Lu Qingxi: "Old Lu, is this the case?"
Lu Qing said happily: "Your Majesty, if there is such a thing, this secret decree is from this old slave who asked for it from you!"
The emperor said: "Yes, that's it. When Lao Lu heard that Jiangnan was not peaceful, he asked Zhang Aiqing to go investigate. To this end, I wrote a secret edict to Zhang Aiqing..."
The emperor followed Lu Qingxi's request.
Lu Qing said happily: "Master Zhang loves the people like a son. In order to understand the sentiments of the people, he even voluntarily demoted his official position. He is really a role model for our generation!"
A few words between the emperor and Lu Qingxi cleared all the charges against Magistrate Zhang.
The officials in the DPRK didn't believe it at first, thinking that this was made up by the emperor to protect Magistrate Zhang, but after thinking about it carefully... maybe it was true?
First of all...after Zhang Zhiru offended Lu Qingxi, why did Lu Qingxi demote him to Hexing Mansion? Hexing Mansion is famously wealthy!
And... why is Zhang Zhiru so impulsive? You must know that falsely preaching imperial edicts is a capital crime!
At first, they thought Zhang Zhiru did this to prevent the Lou family from going unpunished, but there were so many tragedies in Linhu County. As long as those cases spread, the Lou family would definitely die!
There is no need for Magistrate Zhang to rush to kill people. As long as he delivers those books to the capital, the King of Jin will kill his relatives out of justice.
In the end, it's still those books.
So many books spread all at once... These books must have been written and printed long ago!
It couldn't have been written after Magistrate Zhang killed someone, right?
Therefore, Lu Qingxi must have planned it long ago, just to discredit King Jin!
Think about it, after the incident of Zhang Zhiru's killing spree in Linhu County came out, the King of Jin kept speaking for the Lou family, saying that the Lou family was innocent, and the momentum was huge, and the Lou family even pretended to be pitiful and went to beat the Dengwen drum!
Just when many people sympathized with them, things turned around!
Now, the people in the capital hate King Jin. Even if King Jin wants to kill his relatives for justice, it is too late!
High, really high!
This is definitely a strategy Lu Qingxi had planned long ago!
In this case... what Lu Qingxi said to the emperor should be true - Magistrate Zhang was sent to Hexing Mansion by them!
So is it false that Magistrate Zhang had a conflict with Lu Qingxi?
Is Magistrate Zhang actually one of Lu Qingxi's people?
Officials in the DPRK and China were shocked.
Magistrate Zhang has some good friends in the court. They are very worried about Zhang Zhiru these days. They even begged for Magistrate Zhang's favor just now and were even prepared to offend the King of Jin. But... Zhang Zhiru really has a secret decree in his hands? Nothing will happen at all?
Did this old man consider them friends? You didn't even tell them about such a big thing!
Also, is Zhang Zhiru crazy? He actually got together with a eunuch!
Well, given Zhang Zhiru's character of working for the people wholeheartedly and not caring about fame... this is really not surprising.
Various thoughts flashed through these people's minds, and they had already made up their minds to write to Hexing Mansion to scold Zhang Zhiru.
They can't worry about it for so many days in vain!
As for King Jin and the people on King Jin's side...
Is Zhang Zhiru a member of Lu Qingxi?
Zhang Zhiru, a thief, actually colluded with Lu Qingxi to deceive them!
He looked at the thick eyebrows and big eyes, but he didn't expect that he was a villain!
They were very angry, but there was nothing they could do.
Finally, I don't know who spoke first: "Your Majesty is wise!"
As a result, the four words "Your Majesty is wise" resounded throughout the court.
In such a voice, Lu Qingxi raised her head and raised her chest, feeling extremely proud.
He felt that his hand was really powerful!
Now everyone in the civil and military dynasties thinks that he has no plans left!
The emperor noticed Lu Qingxi's actions and smiled helplessly.
It's really good to be like this now, but King Jin may hate Lu Qingxi even more.
well…
Speaking of which...since Zhang Zhiru was helping him and pretending to be demoted, he certainly couldn't let Zhang Zhiru continue to be the prefect...he should give Zhang Zhiru a promotion.
Zhang Zhiru cannot be allowed to enter the capital for the time being, lest the King of Jin would do something behind his back... The emperor thought about it and decided to make Zhang Zhiru a governor.
The governor of Jiang'an Province, where Hexing Mansion is located, is old, and Zhang Zhiru can just replace him.
Chapter 137 Announcement
The emperor had no intention of saving Zhang Zhiru at first.
He knew that Zhang Zhiru was a good official, but he did not want to conflict with the King of Jin.
He felt somewhat guilty about this, so he pretended to be sick in the first place.
Later, after reading those books and making the decision to save Zhang Zhiru, his guilt disappeared. But at this time, Lu Qingxi tricked Zhang Zhiru.
The emperor attached great importance to Lu Qingxi, the eunuch who grew up with him.
Lu Qingxi was like an elder brother to him.
But he knew that those scholars looked down on Lu Qingxi, and Zhang Zhiru... he was a scholar.
Zhang Zhiru even scolded Lu Qingxi before!
Now that people have misunderstood that he and Lu Qingxi are in the same group, Zhang Zhiru should feel very uncomfortable, and he will definitely have to make some compensation.
So, with a wave of his hand, the emperor made Zhang Zhiru the governor.
Zhang Zhiru's official position was not low before he was demoted. With his qualifications, he was more than enough to be a governor, and he could even be promoted to another level.
The officials in the DPRK did not expect that Zhang Zhiru could still be the governor, and they couldn't help but feel complicated.
The governor of Jiang'an Province is old and has been ill this year and cannot control many things... I don't know how many people in the court are watching his position.
The Jin King's party was doing a lot of things for the governor's position.
According to past practice... there is a 50% chance that the emperor will comply with King Jin's wishes, and there is a 50% chance that he will.
Because Lu Qingxi made the suggestion, choose someone recommended by Lu Qingxi.
Although many officials are unwilling to associate with Lu Qingxi, there are still some people who curry favor with Lu Qingxi for the sake of power, and Lu Qingxi still has some manpower.
But now... Zhang Zhiru actually took advantage of him?
Well, Zhang Zhiru is Lu Qingxi's man, so Lu Qingxi won this time.
Soon he went to court.
As the officials from the DPRK and the Central Government left the palace, what happened in the hall was also spread.
The people of the Jin King's Party gathered together and were very angry: "Lv Qingxi, this old thief! You are bullying others too much!"
"Zhang Zhiru...it's too much to bully others!"
"I didn't expect them to get involved together. It's a pity that I wanted to win over Zhang Zhiru before!"
…
After getting angry, they said again: "Since Zhang Zhiru likes to hang out with eunuchs, let's help him spread the word!"
"Don't he like fame? I want to discredit him!"
"Being a pawn for a eunuch, what future does Zhang Zhiru have?"
…
After scolding Zhang Zhiru, the first thing they had to solve was the reputation of King Jin.
Now the people in the capital have opinions about King Jin, which is not a good thing!
These people thought about it, but couldn't think of anything that could reverse King Jin's reputation.
In the past few years, the current saint has given up on having children, but a few years earlier... he had been working hard to treat his illness and wanted to have a son.
Because of this, he suppressed King Jin so hard at that time that King Jin had no chance to accomplish anything.
In recent years, he began to value King Jin, and actually gave King Jin some errands to do, but King Jin's ability was average and he did the errands carelessly.
How are they going to promote it? Promote what?
In short, this time, the Jin Wang Party suffered a big blow.
Officials from Lu Qingxi's faction came to Lu Qingxi's house and congratulated Lu Qingxi repeatedly.
Lu Qingxi did not hide his temper in front of his confidants, and often scolded King Jin in dialect.
But in front of these officials, he was more reserved and tried to be as formal as possible in his speech.
At this moment, he was so praised by these officials that he felt very happy.
"Master Qiantose, you are truly wise and powerful!"
"I didn't expect that Zhang Zhiru is also yours. Master Qiansui, you hide it so well!"
"Jiang'an Province is a land of plenty, with numerous literati. The governor of Jiang'an is one of ours, and it will be much easier to do things in the future."
"Qiantose still has the foresight!"
…
The more Lu Qingxi listened, the happier she became.
In addition to the Jin Wang Party and Lu Party, there are many officials in the DPRK and China who do not rely on either party.
When something like this happened, they gathered together in twos and threes and had a few discussions.
"This time Eunuch Lu is the better one!"
"He and Master Zhang work really well together!"
"That's right! Mr. Zhang first kills people to arouse King Jin's anger, and then exposes the crimes of the Lou family after King Jin has done many things for the Lou family... What a plan!"
"The key is not the strategy, but the emperor... The emperor still values Eunuch Lu more."
"If it weren't for the emperor...what would happen to Prince Jin?"
"well…"
…
As these people chatted, they thought about the fact that the emperor had no heir.
If the emperor has an heir, what does King Jin mean?
"Speaking of this incident, I was worried about Mr. Zhang before, but I didn't expect it! I was worried in vain!"
"Master Zhang would actually conspire with Lu Qingxi... I didn't expect it either."
"Master Zhang is not a pedantic person, and King Jin has gone too far. It is not surprising that he would do such a thing for the sake of the people!"
…
These people just chatted, but people who knew Magistrate Zhang had already returned home angrily and took paper and pen to write to Magistrate Zhang.
If they really wanted to say they were particularly angry, they weren't. They were actually quite happy to find out that Magistrate Zhang didn't have to die.
But Zhang Zhiru lied to them, and they must condemn him!
These people wrote hard and started writing!
Chang Duan was looking for someone to paint the restaurant when he received a letter from Shopkeeper Mu. Shopkeeper Mu told him in the letter that Mr. Zhang was fine and had been promoted.
Chang Duan was overjoyed after seeing it.
This is a great thing!
"Any happy news?" Feng Da asked Chang Duan.
Chang Duan said: "It's a happy event! Mr. Zhang has been promoted and became governor!"
"Really?" Feng Da was pleasantly surprised.
"Of course it's true. Your Majesty gave Master Zhang a secret order. Master Zhang can kill people... Master Zhang is fine!"
The two were overjoyed and felt that Li Qingzhi was really powerful.
When they came, the Lou family had already arrived in the capital and pretended to be pitiful in the capital.
Linhu County and the capital are thousands of miles apart. The people and officials in the capital did not know what happened in Linhu County, and they also misunderstood Mr. Zhang.
Although Eunuch Lu had a grudge against the King of Jin, he did not like Mr. Zhang and was unwilling to help Mr. Zhang...
It was Li Qingzhi's books that made people aware of the specific situation in Linhu County!
Lu Qingxi realized that he could use this to attack King Jin, so he followed the trend and helped Lord Zhang.
Now Mr. Zhang is not only fine but also promoted, which is really great!
Chang Duan put down the heavy stone in his heart and said to Feng Daodao: "Old Ma, please run for me and invite shopkeeper Wu to come to the restaurant for dinner tomorrow night. Then I will show him my hand!"
Feng Da agreed and left.
Chang Duan quickly stopped him: "Wait a minute, tell Shopkeeper Wu that he can bring other people from the Shen family's caravan."
Chang Duan planned to stay in the capital, but it was impossible for him to cut off contact with Linhu County.
He needs someone to help him carry his stuff.
Shopkeeper Wu is undoubtedly the most suitable!
As for asking Shopkeeper Wu to bring the other people in the caravan...he was doing it to make Shopkeeper Wu look good.
The Shen family caravan is attached to Lu Qingxi, and he has some status with Lu Qingxi... If he is polite to Shopkeeper Wu, other people in the caravan will also value Shopkeeper Wu.
After Feng Da left, Chang Duan began to think about tomorrow's menu.
The restaurant has not yet made a profit, and he does not have much money on hand. If he is asked to prepare a table of shark fins and abalone for a banquet, it will definitely not work.
Fortunately, in his menu, there are some dishes with common ingredients but complicated methods that can hold up the scene.
When Chang Duan was preparing to entertain guests, Wu Baichuan was afraid.
Wu Baichuan has always been curious about how Chang Duan gained the attention of Eunuch Lu.
You must know that their caravan sends a lot of money to Eunuch Lu every year, but Eunuch Lu has never seen them!
What about Chang Duan? In just one day, he became Eunuch Lu's confidant, and Eunuch Lu even gave him a restaurant...
Wu Baichuan was really curious, so he asked the people on his ship if they knew Duan Jin and Ma Er.
These people didn't know anything about Duan Jin and Ma Er. They said that these two people hardly left the cabin. Even when they ate, they paid them to bring the food to them. They were not allowed to enter the house, but were allowed to leave. at the door.
But as they were talking, one person said: "I accidentally saw them reading a book before. These two people should be scholars."
Reading? Wu Baichuan didn't remember that these two people brought books, so they brought some boxes.
Just as I was puzzled, someone from the Shen family's caravan brought back a set of "Redress of Injustice."
The shopkeepers are all literate, and the book is easy to read... Everyone took turns reading the book, and talked about what happened in the capital these days.
"The King of Jin confuses right and wrong, so Eunuch Lu printed this "Record of Redress of Injustice" to speak for the people of Linhu County!"
"Eunuch Lu is a good man!"
"Master Zhang is also a good person. The people of Linhu County are really miserable!"
"This is the book... How did Eunuch Lu's men bind this book into such an ugly appearance?"
"It looks like someone who has never bound a book has done it."
"This book appeared suddenly. It was nowhere to be seen before, and suddenly it was everywhere!"
…
Wu Baichuan took this book and figured out many things at once.
He had chatted with Duan Jin, and it was true that Duan Jin spoke a dialect from nearby Chongcheng County, but that accent... Duan Jin should be from Linhu County!
Duan Jin's hands were full of needle holes. He said he was making jewelry... How can you use needles to make jewelry? And the boat is so bumpy, making jewelry? How can this be!
And the people under him saw the book...
The "Record of Injustice" that Eunuch Lu got his hands on was brought to the capital by Duan Jin and others, right?
Duan Jin is from Magistrate Zhang?
No, it should be said... Li Qingzhi is from Magistrate Zhang?
Wu Baichuan thought about it carefully and became more and more certain about it.
Magistrate Zhang once came to Chongcheng County, and Li Qingzhi... He wrote a story about Magistrate Zhang's punishment of Sun Juren, and even a play later!
Li Qingzhi definitely knows Magistrate Zhang!
And... before coming to the capital, the merchants in Chongcheng County were panicked because of the incident in Linhu County... At that time, he got some news from the Chamber of Commerce, saying that Li Qingzhi and Zhu Qian killed Yan Xian in Zhang Zhifu After the order, I went to Linhu County.
Magistrate Gou also obviously admired Magistrate Zhang very much, and even started measuring the fields after Magistrate Zhang killed Magistrate Yan.
Did Li Qingzhi arrange for these two people to come to the capital to save Magistrate Zhang?
But in the current situation... will the fact that these two people brought "Record of Injustice" to the capital affect him?
Although their backer is Eunuch Lu, if they offend King Jin, small businessmen like them will not end well!
Wu Baichuan was extremely worried and his face turned pale. The businessmen around him saw it and asked with concern: "Old Wu, are you okay?"
Wu Baichuan said: "I'm fine, I just don't feel well."
"Is it too hot? It's really getting hotter day by day!" The man took a big cattail leaf fan to fan Wu Baichuan.
Wu Baichuan was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat. Now that he was fanned by the wind, he couldn't help but shiver, and his hair stood on end.
The man stopped fanning, frowned and asked, "What's wrong with you, Old Wu? Are you sick?"
At this time, someone came in from outside: "Big news! Big news! It's good news! Hahahaha!"
The person who came was the Shen family member who was leading the team and was also the person with the highest status in the caravan. Everyone looked at him curiously after hearing this: "Shopkeeper Shen, what's the news?"
Shopkeeper Shen said: "Our governor of Jiang'an Province has been replaced by someone from Eunuch Lu!"
"Who is it?" everyone asked immediately.
They businessmen all want a better governor. Only when Jiang'an Province is safe and stable can they do good business.
"It's Mr. Zhang! Mr. Zhang from Hexing Mansion! It turns out that Mr. Zhang killed people in Linhu County with His Majesty's secret order!" Shopkeeper Shen smiled broadly and told the news he had heard: "Master Zhang has always been Eunuch Lu's. Man, when Eunuch Lu discovered that the King of Jin was doing something bad in the south of the Yangtze River, he pretended to argue with Mr. Zhang and sent Mr. Zhang to Hexing Prefecture as the prefect to investigate the matter secretly. Mr. Zhang lived up to Eunuch Lu's expectations and found out a lot. matter…"
After speaking, Shopkeeper Shen did not forget to praise Eunuch Lu: "Eunuch Lu is really devoted to the people!"
Others in the caravan also praised Eunuch Lu.
When the backer of their caravan was not Eunuch Lu, they always praised others. At that time, their backer Lu Qingxi had a grudge, and they would also say bad things about Lu Qingxi.
But now everyone has changed their tune.
After boasting, they also discussed the character of Magistrate Zhang, no, Governor Zhang.
Magistrate Zhang is a good official and will not cause trouble for no reason, which is really good.
Wu Baichuan even said repeatedly: "Master Zhang is really good. It's great that he can be the governor!"
Wu Baichuan was really happy!
He was worried that he would be implicated before, but in the blink of an eye, Magistrate Zhang turned out to be Governor Zhang!
According to his previous inference... Li Qingzhi knew Magistrate Zhang and had a good relationship with Magistrate Zhang!
Li Qingzhi's future is absolutely limitless, and he has helped Li Qingzhi handle things, so he has this thread!
He would not ask for any favors from Li Qingzhi just because he helped Li Qingzhi such a small favor, but he and Li Qingzhi knew each other. If something serious happened in the future, at least there was someone he could ask for help!
From now on, he must obey Li Qingzhi's words.
Li Qingzhi came from a peasant family, and within a year he had established a relationship with Governor Zhang and Eunuch Lu!
In Wu Baichuan's heart, Li Qingzhi was almost omnipotent.
Wu Baichuan's friend fanned himself with a cattail leaf fan, and became increasingly puzzled - Wu Baichuan, who was pale just now, frowned and suddenly turned rosy?
While they were talking, Feng Da came.
Feng Da came to see Wu Baichuan.
He told about Chang Duan's invitation to Wu Baichuan for dinner. Seeing that other people in the caravan were also there, he invited others by the way.
None of the caravan shopkeepers were unwilling to go. They agreed with a smile and said they would give generous gifts.
They didn't know how Duan Jin got involved with Eunuch Lu, but it was a fact that Duan Jin became Eunuch Lu's person.
They must be good to Duan Jin.
There were only twenty shopkeepers in the Shen family's caravan, so Chang Duan set up three tables.
He took Feng Dahe, the owner of the restaurant, to prepare tomorrow's dishes in advance.
Although the ingredients he uses are not expensive, the cooking methods are very particular, such as the pig lungs... He repeatedly pours water into the pig lungs to wash them white, then carefully removes all the lung tubes inside, and stews them with chicken soup for a day and night... The huge lung lobes will be reduced to the size of an egg, and the eight lung lobes will be assembled into a flower, and then poured with secret sauce to create the "flower blooming wealth" in the Chang family recipe.
The pig lungs made in this way melt in your mouth and have a unique taste.
It takes a whole day to prepare all the dishes.
He invited those businessmen to dinner, but these businessmen came early, so he invited them to sit in the box upstairs.
The two parties chatted for a while, and seeing that the time was almost up, Chang Duan first asked people to serve cold dishes, and then went to the kitchen to prepare hot dishes.
Jiang'an Province is very wealthy and has a lot of delicious food. These businessmen have traveled all over the country and eaten all kinds of dishes, so they can be said to be well-informed.
But the ancestor of the Chang family was the imperial chef, and some of the dishes he cooked were something these people had never seen before, and they only knew that they were very delicious.
After Chang Duan finished cooking, he changed his clothes and went upstairs, continuing to drink and talk with them. During the dinner, he also showed his closeness to Wu Baichuan from time to time.
Shopkeeper Shen and others understood this and expressed that they would take more care of Wu Baichuan in the future.
The guests and hosts enjoy themselves.
After leaving the restaurant, Shopkeeper Shen sighed with emotion: "This big restaurant in Beijing is really different. There are several dishes that I have never heard of before, let alone eating them."
Others nodded one after another, praising the delicious food today and envying Wu Baichuan for having such a fellow countryman.
Wu Baichuan's face was rosy and he was in a good mood after drinking some wine.
He has learned a lot today.
Shopkeeper Shen has never eaten those things, so there's no need to mention him!
Let's talk about pig lungs... In Chongcheng County, pork liver, intestines and pig hearts are more valuable, but no one likes to eat pig lungs. He ate it once and didn't think it tasted good.
But the pig lungs made by Wu Baichuan...it doesn't taste like pig lungs at all!
He was so lucky to meet Li Qingzhi.
When Wu Baichuan and the others were enjoying delicious food, many families in Chongcheng County were also enjoying delicious braised food.
Li Qingzhi's braised food shop has been open for three or four days, but it is still very fresh and delicious to the people in the county.
Those rich families...maybe they didn't buy braised food on the first day, but in the following days, they asked their servants to guard it and buy it every day.
Everyone said that this braised food is very delicious. Gou County Magistrate Zhu Qian and others are all eating it. They must buy it and try it. After tasting it... After tasting such a delicious thing, they must buy it several times!
As for ordinary people... those who have some money at home will buy some braised pork, or braised chicken, braised duck, etc. In addition, there are braised dried beans, braised chicken livers, braised pig heads and other things for them to choose from.
My family doesn't have much money, so I can buy some meat even if I bite the bullet. Even if I don't have enough money, I can always afford braised dried beans and duck intestines, and I can give the family a taste of it.
Nowadays, when people in the county chat and say hello, they will ask each other: "Have you ever eaten Jueweizhai's braised meat?"
Li Qingzhi named his shop "Juewei Zhai".
And the name of his shop spread throughout Chongcheng County in just three days, and even people in the surrounding villages of Chongcheng County already knew it.
In every village, there are people working on the new wharf.
These people can earn one tael of silver a month and have been earning for several months... Most of them are willing to spend money to buy some delicious food to take home!
And when they brought such delicious food home, people in their village naturally knew about Juewei Zhai.
But the people who talked the most about Juewei Zhai were the people from Miaoqian Village: "I don't know where Li Qingzhi got the braised food recipe, but the braised food he makes is so delicious!"
"Juewei Zhai's business is very good, Li Qingzhi must have made a lot of money!"
"I heard that there are dozens of people in his shop helping him kill chickens and ducks!"
"The Li family is really prosperous!"
…
The people in the village were envious, and when Jin Liushu returned to the village carrying a big wooden barrel, they all gathered around him: "Jin Liushu, do you still have braised food over there? I want to buy some."
"I want to buy some too!"
"I also want."
…
Jin Liushu said: "Yesterday I agreed to come to my place to get braised food, but there are no others. Now it's hot and things can't be left overnight. I don't dare to stay longer! Moreover, the braised food at Juewei Zhai was robbed as soon as it was made. I can't grab too much light."
Some people in the village had made an agreement with Jin Liushu yesterday and asked him to help bring some braised food back. Now they happily went to buy braised food. Those who had not made an agreement with Jin Liushu could only watch helplessly and let Jin Liushu bring back some braised food tomorrow. Brought some back to them.
Seeing that there was a little left at the end, someone asked: "Golden Willow Tree, can you sell the rest to me?"
"No, that's what I left for the children at home." Jin Liushu carried the barrel home, but his child saw him from a distance and rushed over: "Dad!"
When Jin Liushu saw them, his face was full of smiles, and he felt that all the fatigue from the day was gone.
He didn't have a boat, couldn't carry much braised food, and didn't earn much.
But even so, he still earns more than selling rice!
He sold rice, and eventually he and Jin Moli could only earn sixty or seventy cents after a day's work. If they split it half and half, he would get thirty cents.
It's different now. These days, he can earn two hundred coins a day.
It was just so tiring... He wanted to buy a boat.
If he had a boat, he could sell other things besides braised meat, and even make money like Jin Xiaoshu.
When he was tired, he could still take a nap on the boat.
While Jin Liushu was thinking about his future, Jin Sangshu, who owned a boat, had already decided to buy some braised meat tomorrow and then sell it everywhere.
Who doesn't want to make money?
Not long after Jin Liushu returned to the village, Jin Xiaoshu also returned with the boat, and Jin Dajiang came back with him.
When people in the village saw Jin Xiaoshu, they couldn't help but take a few deep breaths - Jin Xiaoshu smelled so good! His whole body was filled with the smell of braised food.
"Xiaoshu, why did you come back so late a few days ago?" The villagers asked curiously when they saw Jin Xiaoshu.
Some of them didn't let Jin Liushu help bring braised food because at the beginning, they wanted Jin Xiaoshu to bring it to them.
As a result... they couldn't see Jin Xiaoshu at all in the past two days, and they didn't know how late Jin Xiaoshu came back.
"I was helping out in my brother-in-law's shop. I had a lot of things to do, so I came back late." Jin Xiaoshu said.
Li Qingzhi was very busy these days. He called him to help, and he followed suit from morning to night.
Even his father would go to Li Qingzhi's shop to help after finishing the work at the new dock.
But they enjoyed it.
Li Qingzhi said that he would open a store in the county in the future and let Jin Dajiang and his wife sell braised meat in the county!
Li Qingzhi also said that the internal work of Juewei Zhai, such as making braised meat and purchasing raw materials, was all left to Chang Zhan, but the external affairs would be handled by Jin Xiaoshu!
What is going on outside? Go to Fucheng to open stores in nearby counties and deliver braised meat to these stores. These are things outside!
Jin Xiaoshu was just a boat rocker before, but in the future... like his sister, he will become shopkeeper Jin.
If his brother-in-law values him so much, can Jin Xiaoshu have to work harder?
After chatting with the villagers for a few words, Jin Xiaoshu and Jin Dajiang went home together.
Jin Mu and Fang Jinniang lit the lamp and waited for them. When they saw the two coming back, Jin Mu was a little happy: "You are back so early today?"
"Everyone has got started, so you can come back early. Mom, you can cook our food tomorrow and we will come back to eat." Jin Xiaoshu said.
"Okay, okay." Golden Mother agreed quickly.
Jin Xiaoshu took out a covered pottery bowl from the basket on his back: "I brought you some braised food, you can try it."
"Give it to Jin Niang, I don't need it." Jin Mu quickly refused.
Jin Xiaoshu was helpless: "Mom, Jin Niang can't eat that much! If you don't eat it, I will throw it away."
Whenever there is something delicious in their house, his mother always refuses to eat it and saves it for others.
But their family now has no shortage of food!
At first, Jin Xiaoshu persuaded Jin's mother to eat it, but later he felt it was too annoying, so he simply threatened Jin's mother and told her to throw it away.
After he said this, the Golden Mother ate it.
Dividing the things he brought back into two portions for Jin Mu and Fang Jinniang to eat, Jin Xiaoshu said to Fang Jinniang: "Jin Niang, I've been a little busy these days and haven't paid attention to you. When I finish my work in a few days, I will take you to Fucheng." ."
Fang Jinniang looked at Jin Xiaoshu in surprise.
Fang Xiu Niang has been in Fucheng for more than twenty days... She has received a letter from Fang Xiu Niang, but she has never seen Fang Xiu Niang.
She had been thinking about it and wanted to go see it for a long time. However, she had been pretending to be unwell to avoid the hustle and bustle of the county town, so it was difficult for her to go out...
"Brother-in-law is going to open a braised meat shop in Fucheng, and he plans to let the embroidery girl take care of it! Embroidery is too hard on the eyes, so let her sell braised meat in the future." Jin Xiaoshu told Li Qingzhi's plan.
New stores are opening these days, and people in Chongcheng County are rushing to buy braised food. They can't sell the braised food to other places, but in a few days, when the business stabilizes, they can open a branch.
Fang Jinniang said: "It's good to sell braised food, but Xiu Niang is introverted and may not be able to do well in business."
"What are you afraid of? At worst, ask a mother-in-law for help," Jin Xiaoshu said. "Brother-in-law said Juewei Zhai's braised meat can be sold more expensively in Fucheng, and it will definitely make money."
They send the braised food all the way, so it's normal for it to be a little more expensive.
"Yes." Fang Jinniang responded.
Jin Xiaoshu wanted to kiss her, but his parents were there... "Jin Niang, please go back to the house and rest. I'll take a bath."
It would be better for them to return to their rooms quickly.
Chongcheng County, Jinye Embroidery Workshop.
It was already dark, but at this point, no one in the embroidery workshop was asleep.
In the yard of the embroidery workshop, a hut was built for the female workers, and a bathroom for them to take a bath, which they were taking turns to use.
As for Li Qingzhi and the others, they use the bathroom next to the kitchen, and there is also a toilet in the house.
After Zhang Yunquan was gone, the manure men who emptied people's toilets in the county would not only empty the toilets for them, but also clean the toilets for them, which was quite convenient.
Li Qingzhi had already taken a bath, lit the lamp and was telling stories to Li Damao, Li Ermao, Zhao Xiaodou and Chang Cui. Chang Zhan and Jin Xiaoye were also listening, but Li Laogen was not there.
At this moment, Li Laogen was in his room, screaming "Ouch".
Li Qingzhi and the others all heard the scream, but no one sympathized with Li Laogen.
After all, Li Laogen was like this, it was his own fault.
Li Laogen likes Juewei Zhai's braised meat very much. When it first opened, he asked Li Qingzhi to order the braised meat.
Li Qingzhi agreed and prepared a quarter of a chicken, a quarter of a duck, and other bits and pieces for him every day.
This was really a lot, but Li Laogen said he would share it with his friends and asked Li Qingzhi to give him a little more... Li Qingzhi doubled what he gave him.
As a result... Li Laogen didn't share the stewed meat with his friends at all, he ate it all by himself!
Li Laogen has not eaten less meat this year, and he did not suffer from diarrhea due to eating too much braised meat.
But he only ate braised meat for several days. In addition to meat, he ate soy products such as braised dried beans... He was constipated and sat on the toilet and screamed.
Faced with this situation, Li Qingzhi was speechless. "If dad is still not well tomorrow, I will go to the hospital to buy him some laxatives." Jin Xiaoye said.
"Okay." Li Qingzhi smiled helplessly and continued to tell stories to several children.
He's talking about history.
He has read many books before, including history books. History books themselves are boring, but when he talks in plain language, it is no longer boring. Both children and Jin Xiaoye Changzhan listen with gusto.
As he talked, Li Laogen finally stopped shouting.
Li Qingzhi breathed a sigh of relief and asked Zhao Xiaodou, Li Damao and others to go to bed.
As for Chang Cui, she had fallen asleep in Chang Zhan's arms.
"You've been busy all day, go to bed early." Li Qingzhi said to Chang Zhan.
Chang Zhan nodded, but did not leave. Instead, he asked Li Qingzhi: "Mr. Li, you are going to Fucheng in a few days. Can I go with you?"
Chang Zhan wanted to see Magistrate Zhang.
Li Qing said: "Okay, you can come with us. We will bring some braised food and deliver it to Magistrate Zhang when the time comes."
"Thank you, Mr. Li!" Chang Zhan was very happy.
"What are you thanking me for? I also want to thank you. Your braised pork recipe has made me a lot of money." Li Qing insisted.
Chang Zhan and Chang Duan insisted on giving him the braised pork recipe...Juewei Zhai belongs to him, and most of the money Juewei Zhai earns from now on will be given to him.
Of course, Chang Zhan and Jin Xiaoshu will get a share, and the workers will also get wages.
Li Qingzhi wanted to do a lot now, so he didn't refuse the money, but he was very grateful to Chang Zhan.
Chang Zhan said: "Mr. Li, you saved Cuicui and me. This recipe was originally meant for you."
He had already given Fang Zi together with Chang
Cui gave it to Jin Xiaoye. In his opinion, this recipe was no longer his.
"I'm really lucky, I got a big advantage." Li Qingzhi laughed.
Time flies so fast, five days passed in the blink of an eye.
The popularity of braised food in Chongcheng County has dropped, and there are still many people buying it, but most ordinary people will no longer buy it every day after trying it.
The price of braised food is not cheap, and they don't have enough money to buy it every day.
During festivals or any happy events, you can buy some.
At the same time, the workers at Juewei Zhai have also done their jobs smoothly.
Because Chang Zhan also wanted to go to Fucheng, Li Qingzhi asked Jin Xiaoye to help him look after the shop. As for him, he went to Fucheng with Chang Zhan, Jin Xiaoshu, and Fang Jinniang.
The Chang brothers brought back two boats that were larger than Jin Xiaoshu's boat from Linhu County. This time they went to Fucheng and took the big boats.
It was a bit tiring to row the big boat alone, so Li Qingzhi helped Jin Xiaoshu row together.
Rowing is easy for him to learn, and the problem that novice rowers get tired easily is not a problem when he has special powers.
They set out early in the morning and arrived in Fucheng at noon.
There was a place where people watched the boats in Fucheng. They stored the boat there, got off the boat with large and small bags, and asked people around, and finally found the yard where Fang Xiu Niang rented.
Fang Jinniang knocked on the door excitedly, and then heard Fang Xiuniang's voice: "Who is it?"
"It's me!" Fang Jinniang said.
The room was quiet for a moment, and soon someone opened the door.
Fang Jinniang looked at the person in the door excitedly, and then her expression froze.
Li Qingzhi was tall. Although he stood behind Fang Jinniang and Jin Xiaoshu, he could still see what was going on inside the door.
If he hadn't known that the person in front of him was Fang Xiu Niang, he would never have dared to recognize her!
When she was in Chongcheng County, Fang Xiu Niang lowered her head all day long and covered her face with her hair, but now...she pulled her hair up high, exposing her entire face!
But this was nothing. The most shocking thing was that there was a large burn scar on the right side of her face!
This scar is too conspicuous. Compared with this scar, her shaved eyebrows and her tanned face are nothing!
It's only been a month since we last met, and Fang Xiu Niang has really changed a lot!
She is a beautiful woman, but she cruelly ruined her own face!
Li Qingzhi was surprised, but also a little admired.
Fang Xiu Niang was too cruel to herself, but after she did this...she and her mother really had nothing to do with each other.
When Li Qingzhi and the others saw Fang Xiu Niang, on the other side, Magistrate Zhang was blocked at the gate of the government office by the chief of the Xiang Army.
The commander of the Xiang Army was not only tall and round, but also had a beard. He was a strong man full of masculinity.
At this moment, the strong man was crying and said: "Master Zhang, they all said that you lied to me before, and you didn't have any secret orders in your hand... Is this true or false?"
Magistrate Zhang paused.
The strong man said again: "Prefect Zhang, I don't think this situation is right! People from the capital have come to me several times and asked me about Linhu County... If you really have a secret order, they don't need to interrogate you like this. I?"
Magistrate Zhang still said nothing.
The tall man was about to cry without tears: "Master Zhang, I went to inquire specifically. They said that you falsely preached the imperial edict and you will be beheaded..."
Magistrate Zhang said: "No matter what, as long as you tell the truth after people come from the capital, nothing will happen."
Xiang Jun was deceived by him and followed him to Linhu County.
According to the laws of Daqi, the Xiang army cannot be blamed for this incident.
Not to mention that when he wrote the note to the emperor, he had already taken all the blame on himself.
"Master Zhang..." The expression on the commander's face became even more bitter.
At this moment, a voice sounded: "Mr. Chen, you are well aware of this. Why are you asking about this?"
The person who came was a fellow magistrate from Hexing Mansion. He and Magistrate Zhang had never been on good terms with each other. Now his face showed a bit of schadenfreude: "Master Chen, if Magistrate Zhang really has secret orders, he will send people to the capital repeatedly. Come to investigate? When those people left, their expressions were not very good! And I have a relative who is an official in Beijing. He told me that people in the capital are now saying that Mr. Zhang killed the Lou family for personal revenge. They say Mr. Zhang Falsely spreading the imperial edict... It won't be long before the people from the capital who arrest Mr. Zhang are here!"
The commander of the army in that area was named Chen. When he heard this, he immediately looked at Magistrate Zhang, hoping to get a negative answer from Magistrate Zhang.
If Magistrate Zhang really faked the imperial edict... would he be implicated?
Magistrate Zhang remained silent.
That Tongzhi looked proud: "Zhifu Zhang, you are going too far by killing people at will! I have reported the truth about what happened in Linhu County. Next, I will wait for the emperor to make a decision."
He is from King Jin.
Magistrate Zhang offended King Jin very badly this time. King Jin would definitely not let Magistrate Zhang live and wait for Magistrate Zhang to die...
He found someone to rush to deliver the news about the incident in Linhu County to King Jin. King Jin would definitely remember him and would probably recommend him to be the prefect of Hexing Prefecture!
That would be great!
It was also a coincidence that at this moment, several horses galloped towards here.
Several people present had high official positions. When they saw the attire of these horsemen, they knew that they were from the capital.
The big stone in Zhang Zhifu's heart fell to the ground.
The people who came to arrest him have arrived, and the matter will be over soon.
Magistrate Zhang had long been prepared to die, but he was not sad at the moment. He smiled at the commander of the Xiang Army: "Master Chen, I couldn't help but..."
"Master Zhang! Congratulations!" At this moment, the horses stopped in front of Magistrate Zhang, and one of them looked at Magistrate Zhang with a smile on his face.
Magistrate Zhang was stunned - he was about to be taken away, why did he still need to congratulate him?
The man said again: "Master Zhang, congratulations on your promotion to governor! I came to announce the good news in advance, and the holy edict is behind..."
Magistrate Zhang looked confused and suspected that he had heard wrongly.
Chapter 138 Chili Pepper
A month has passed since Magistrate Zhang went on a "mass killing spree" in Linhu County.
Magistrate Zhang initially stayed in Linhu County, handling various matters in Linhu County. Even when people from the capital came to investigate him, he was still in Linhu County.
Magistrate Zhang confessed to what he had done, but did not admit his mistakes.
While he was dealing with the people from the capital who came to investigate, he was also settling down the people in Linhu County. He didn't return to the capital until ten days ago.
After working for more than half a month and learning about so many tragedies... Magistrate Zhang, who was already in poor health, immediately fell ill.
However, although he was very tired and even sick, Magistrate Zhang's mentality was very peaceful.
After all, he had already accepted that he would die.
But now... what did this man say?
Has he been promoted to governor?
Magistrate Zhang suspected that he had heard wrongly.
The fellow magistrates of Hexing Prefecture also suspected that they had heard wrongly.
Tongzhi is the assistant to the prefect, and his status in the government office is second only to the prefect.
The magistrate is an official of the fourth rank, and the tongzhi is an official of the fifth rank. In the case of the governor... that is an official of the second rank!
Zhang Zhiru killed so many people and had such a big incident, how could he be promoted? Or be promoted to governor!
The man didn't want to believe it, so he opened his mouth to ask, but the commander of the Xiang Army named Chen spoke before him: "Sir, has Master Zhang been promoted? To governor?"
The person who came to report the news was all smiles: "Yes, His Majesty has decreed that Mr. Zhang should be appointed governor of Jiang'an Province."
"This is impossible!" The colleague still didn't want to believe it.
The messenger ignored him and said to Magistrate Zhang: "Master Zhang, congratulations!"
The bearded Commander Chen was even more overjoyed: "Master Zhang, congratulations! I'm really sorry before, I heard some gossip and misunderstood you!"
Magistrate Zhang: "..."
Magistrate Zhang had previously taken Xiang Jun to Linhu County, but after the Lou family left Linhu County and there was no danger in Linhu County, he let Xiang Jun leave.
He hadn't seen the commander of the Xiang Army for some time, and he originally wanted to apologize, but he didn't expect that the situation suddenly changed.
"By the way, Mr. Zhang, we are a little tired after traveling all the way here. Mr. Zhang, can you find a place for us to take a rest?" The man who came on horseback to report the news said.
Magistrate Zhang finally came to his senses and immediately led the man and his men to the government office.
After entering the government office, the man asked his men to rest while he spoke to Magistrate Zhang alone: "Master Zhang, Your Majesty asked your subordinate to bring something to you."
"What reward does your Majesty have?" Magistrate Zhang asked.
After realizing that he did not have to die, Zhang Zhifu felt a surge of warmth in his heart.
Not only did your Majesty not kill him, but he was also promoted... Your Majesty approved of what he did.
Something!
He has no way to repay His Majesty's great kindness. He can only serve as a good governor from now on and work for the good of Baixin.
He hoped that Daqi would have long-lasting peace and stability!
"Master Zhang, Your Majesty has given you a secret decree." The man took out a volume of secret decree and gave it to Magistrate Zhang.
When Magistrate Zhang saw this secret order, he knew why he was fine.
His Majesty stood by him and gave him a secret order. In this way, what he did was not wrong!
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty." Magistrate Zhang burst into tears. Although he had a clear conscience, he did not do the right thing by falsely passing on the imperial edict...
"Mr. Zhang, you don't know anything about the capital, right? Let me tell you about it?" the man asked with a smile.
Magistrate Zhang was all ears.
This person didn't show off and told what happened in the capital.
He was the emperor's confidant, so he naturally stood by the emperor's side: "Your Majesty first received the news that you joined the King of Jin to mine Lihu stones, which killed many people. At that time, the King of Jin broke out. Not two days later, he received another report. Now comes your confession. Your Majesty knows that you love the people like a son and will not wrongly accuse Magistrate Yan, but this matter is really difficult to handle, so he pretended to be ill and asked Eunuch Lu to publicize the Lou family's crimes."
Magistrate Zhang felt extremely guilty when he heard this.
It is really inappropriate for a minister like him to bother the emperor to pretend to be sick for him.
"It's a pity that the Lou family came to Beijing not long after..." This person talked about the situation in Beijing some time ago.
Magistrate Zhang had expected all this, and when he heard it, he had no special feeling.
"Mr. Zhang, the fact that you are safe and sound is actually related to a book. People in the capital were originally saying that you were avenging private revenge, but Eunuch Lu took out a book and asked storytellers to go around... As a result, the people in Beijing learned about the situation in Linhu County and said that you are a good official, and this is how your Majesty can successfully protect you."
"Book?" Magistrate Zhang was a little surprised.
"This is the book called "The Record of Redress of Injustice." The man took out a few books from his arms and handed them to Magistrate Zhang, and then said lightly: "Governor Zhang, because Eunuch Lu took out this book, now it is Many people think you are Eunuch Lu's son."
Magistrate Zhang didn't pay much attention to what the man said next. He stared blankly at the book in front of him for a while, then took it and opened it.
The book is poorly bound and the inside is poorly printed.
Magistrate Zhang took a brief look and found that there was a typographical error.
Of course, typos do not affect reading. The most important thing is... this book is written by Li Qing!
Li Qingzhi went to Linhu County to find him before, and he saw Li Qingzhi writing this book with his own eyes!
He knew that Li Qingzhi wanted to help him by writing the book, but he felt that it was too late. As a result... Li Qingzhi actually wrote the book? Did you print it out?
Seeing that Magistrate Zhang was focused on the book, the person who came to deliver the message breathed a sigh of relief.
He was actually afraid that Magistrate Zhang would be furious when he found out that he had somehow become Eunuch Lu's person.
The man said: "Master Zhang, if you had sent this book to the capital earlier, the King of Jin would have killed his relatives out of righteousness, and there would be no need to dirty your hands."
Magistrate Zhang opened his mouth but said nothing.
He couldn't tell that the person who wrote the book was Li Qingzhi.
It would be impossible for him to send the book to the capital early.
You know, many of the cases written in this book were discovered when he was interrogating Lou's family. Before that, neither he nor Li Qingzhi knew about these cases.
After Li Qingzhi escaped from the quarry, he returned to Chongcheng County. He didn't know much about Linhu County. When he first wrote to him to complain, he only wrote about the quarry.
Later, Li Qingzhi met Chang Zhan, and he finally knew some things about Linhu County, but he didn't know much.
The book is written in such detail... This is probably because Chang Duan Changzhan and the workers watched him try the cases!
Five whole books, so many words... I don't know how Li Qingzhi finished writing them, and how he sent them to the capital.
Magistrate Zhang's mood was extremely complicated and extremely moved.
He clearly realized that he had done the right thing.
He helped those people, and those people returned the favor.
While Magistrate Zhang was chatting with people from the capital, Fang Jinniang was holding Fang Xiuniang in her arms and crying non-stop.
"Sister, I'm fine. I think I'm fine now. I can do whatever I want in the future." Fang Xiu Niang comforted her sister.
"Xiu Niang...do you feel pain?" Fang Jinniang still kept crying.
Fang Xiu Niang burned such a big scar on her face, how painful it must be for her!
Li Qingzhi was actually not very familiar with Fang Jinniang.
Although Fang Jinniang is married to Jin Xiaoshu and still works in Jinye Embroidery Workshop, there are differences between men and women, and Fang Jinniang doesn't like to talk... He has very little contact with Fang Jinniang, and they don't talk as much as Sister Wang.
He was even less familiar with Fang Xiu Niang...
It was quite awkward to stand here. Li Qingzhi said to Jin Xiaoshu: "Xiaoshu, you look at your siblings here, Chang Zhan and I have to go out."
He and Chang Zhan came to Fucheng to take a look at Magistrate Zhang. They even prepared a lot of braised food for Magistrate Zhang.
There are no refrigerators these days, so it's better to deliver the braised food as early as possible.
"Brother-in-law, you go ahead." Jin Xiaoshu said.
Li Qingzhi heard this and took Chang Zhan outside.
"Let's go to Magistrate Zhang's house first." Li Qing insisted. Based on the current situation, Magistrate Zhang may not be in the government office, but maybe at home.
"Okay." Chang Zhan said.
The two of them walked to Magistrate Zhang's residence. On the way, they heard someone talking about Magistrate Zhang.
"I saw people from the capital going to the government office."
"Are you looking for Mr. Zhang?"
"I should be looking for Mr. Zhang. I don't know if Mr. Zhang will be okay."
"I heard someone say that Mr. Zhang killed the magistrate of Linhu County. This is a serious crime."
"Then the magistrate of Linhu County is not a good person. Why is it wrong for Mr. Zhang to kill him?"
"He is a seventh-rank official of the imperial court! You can't kill him casually."
"I don't know if Mr. Zhang will be captured this time."
"Master Zhang is really good. If Master Zhang leaves, I don't know what kind of prefect will come."
…
Li Qingzhi and Chang Zhan looked at each other and decided to go to the government office instead of going to Zhang Zhifu's residence.
They were quite worried, fearing that something might happen to Magistrate Zhang, but when they arrived at the gate of the government office, it turned out to be calm, and the government officials guarding outside looked quite happy.
Upon seeing this, the two people hurriedly went up to inquire, and then they learned a piece of news that surprised them - Magistrate Zhang had been promoted and became Governor Zhang!
It was a coincidence that at this time, Magistrate Zhang came out of the government office, accompanied by a group of people who wished him congratulations.
Some time ago, there was a turmoil in Hexing Mansion's office. Except for members of the Jin royal party like Tongzhi, everyone else was on tenterhooks.
They don't want anything to happen to Magistrate Zhang!
Now that Magistrate Zhang is fine, they are so happy!
Magistrate Zhang originally wanted to handle official business in the government office, but there were too many people coming to congratulate him, and he couldn't do anything at all, so he decided to leave.
As a result, as soon as he went out, he saw Li Qingzhi.
Magistrate Zhang immediately said to the people around him: "Everyone, stay here. One of my students comes to see me. I will go and say a few words to him."
After saying that, Magistrate Zhang stepped forward and looked at Li Qingzhi and Chang Zhan: "When did you come to Fucheng?"
"I'm here today. Congratulations on your promotion, sir." Li Qingzhi said with a smile.
"Tongxi...Long time no see. Come to my house for dinner." Magistrate Zhang said.
"What a coincidence, sir, we brought you delicious food specially." Li Qingzhi opened the gauze covering the basket he was carrying, revealing the braised chicken and duck inside.
Magistrate Zhang was in a good mood: "This chicken looks delicious. Let's go buy some wine and drink some together!"
Li Qingzhi readily agreed.
In Fucheng, many people know Magistrate Zhang. When they went to buy wine, some people even came over and asked, "Master Zhang, are you okay?"
Magistrate Zhang laughed: "It's okay, it's okay."
"I hope you're fine!" The people nearby were very happy, and some even gave gifts to Magistrate Zhang.
The gifts were all an egg, a few green onions, etc., which were not valuable, but Magistrate Zhang was unwilling to accept them and left quickly.
They soon arrived at the wine shop in Fucheng.
Magistrate Zhang ordered two kilograms of rice wine and a large bowl of sweet fermented rice wine: "I didn't bring a bowl today, so I'll bring the bowl back later." The wine he bought was put in a small wine jar provided by the store, and the sweet fermented fermented rice was also served. Put it in the bowl provided by the store. Both the wine jar and the bowl must be returned.
"Mr. Zhang, you are too polite. If you didn't want it, I would have given it to you," the store owner said.
Magistrate Zhang came to buy wine before, but he was unwilling to accept the money at first. Later, Magistrate Zhang insisted on paying, so he took half of it.
As a result, Magistrate Zhang didn't know where he knew the price of their wine, and he insisted on giving them the money...
Magistrate Zhang smiled and took Li Qingzhi and Chang Zhan home. Along the way, he returned
The two introduced the surrounding scene.
It can be seen that Magistrate Zhang is in a good mood.
Li Qingzhi and Chang Zhan were also in a good mood.
"I thought I was doomed this time, thanks to you." After returning to his residence, Magistrate Zhang took out a few copies of "Redress of Injustice."
Li Qingzhi didn't expect that he would actually help Magistrate Zhang, but this was undoubtedly a good thing!
Magistrate Zhang was promoted to governor, which was a good thing among good things for them!
Li Qingzhi drank with Magistrate Zhang, talking while drinking, and then watched as Magistrate Zhang became red-faced and a little drunk without drinking much.
The drunk Magistrate Zhang didn't do anything bad. He just moved a stool and sat in the yard and started to recite an article: "The journey of the great road is also about the world being a public institution, selecting talents and promoting talents, keeping faith and cultivating harmony..."
He recited it impassionedly, obviously filled with genuine emotion.
Magistrate Zhang's drinking capacity is really not that good... Li Qingzhi looked at Magistrate Zhang not far away, and a ball of fire ignited in his heart.
Daqi is an unfair feudal society. Magistrate Zhang had no choice but to kill people in Linhu County.
Although Magistrate Zhang is free of charge now, this is because Magistrate Zhang is lucky.
In this world, there is never a shortage of unlucky people.
Isn't it the original owner's family?
He really should do something... I don't know if it was because of drinking, but Li Qingzhi felt the fire in his chest getting stronger and stronger.
Chang Zhan also drank some wine, but he looked very sober and nothing happened. He whispered: "Mr. Li, this wine is not very good...Mr. Li, my family also has a recipe for making wine. Use that The wine brewed by Fang Zi is delicious."
Li Qing insisted: "Then you can brew a little. I also have a recipe here that can make the already delicious wine even more delicious."
High-strength alcohol distilled several times is liked by many drinkers.
But for Li Qingzhi, the most important thing is... high alcohol can disinfect. He felt it was necessary to stock up on some high-strength wine.
"Chang Zhan, what's your brewing recipe?" Li Qingzhi asked while eating sweet fermented rice.
"It's sorghum," Chang Zhan said.
"After you go back, you can buy some sorghum and try to make wine. You don't need to make the wine delicious, as long as the cost is low enough," Li Qingzhi said, then thought for a while and said, "Forget it, it's easy to make wine by yourself." Please, next time you go to buy marinade, buy more wine for me. I want to try it and see if I can make delicious wine."
Li Qingzhi didn't originally think of making high-strength wine, but after the idea came to his mind, he couldn't stop it.
At critical moments, this can be life-saving!
After chatting with Chang Zhan, Li Qingzhi walked towards Magistrate Zhang and said, "Master Magistrate, it's getting late. You go and have a rest. I'll rub your shoulders."
Magistrate Zhang came back to his senses and said to Li Qing: "My dear nephew, you are really good at pressing your shoulders. Ever since you pressed your shoulders for me, I can fall asleep! I used to find many doctors to see me, They don't have what you have."
"As long as it's useful to adults."
"My dear nephew, thanks to the book you wrote this time, I said that I am indifferent to life and death, but in my heart I don't want to die. I am very happy today," Zhang Zhifu's eyes turned red, "I am very happy."
Li Qingzhi and Chang Zhan helped Zhang Zhifu into the house together. He used his supernatural powers to help Zhifu Zhang recover a little bit of his body. He waited for Zhifu Zhang to fall asleep before leaving Zhifu Zhang's home.
It was getting late today. They couldn't make it back to Chongcheng County in time and had to find an inn to rest for the night.
When Li Qingzhi and the others were having dinner with Magistrate Zhang, Chang Duanzheng was having dinner with Wu Baichuan in the capital.
The restaurant that Lu Qingxi served Chang has reopened.
In the past, Chang Duan valued the Chang family recipes very much and was unwilling to teach the dishes in them to others. He only wanted to pass on the recipes from generation to generation, so that future generations can rely on their cooking skills to eat and drink without worries.
But after experiencing the loss of his family, this recipe became a tool for Chang Duan.
He selected several distinctive dishes from his own recipes and taught them to the restaurant chef. He also painted the restaurant and replaced the old tables and chairs.
He also introduced some Jiangnan elements to decorate the restaurant, changed the name of the restaurant, and then reopened the restaurant.
When many people see a newly opened restaurant, they want to try it. In addition, the name of the restaurant has a good meaning, called "Qingyun Restaurant"... In the past two days, the restaurant's business has been very good.
Chang Duan entertained Wu Baichuan alone in the private room on the second floor.
After eating meat and drinking wine, he said to Wu Baichuan: "Shopkeeper Wu, I have some letters here, and I would like you to bring them to Li Qingzhi."
Chang Duan wrote a thick stack of letters and asked Wu Baichuan to give them to Li Qingzhi.
However, although he wrote a lot, he was very careful when writing and did not write anything he should not have written.
He hasn't signed it yet, so if someone else reads the letter, it won't matter.
"I will personally deliver this letter to Li Qing." Wu Baichuan said, a little excited.
Wu Baichuan was eager to help Li Qingzhi with things. After all, the more things he did, the closer the relationship became!
"Thank you, Shopkeeper Wu." Chang Duan poured a glass of wine for Shopkeeper Wu, "Shopkeeper Wu, some ingredients are only found in Jiangnan. Please help Shopkeeper Wu bring some for me when you come next time. The price is easy to talk about."
He said this just to give money to Shopkeeper Wu.
Shopkeeper Wu was overjoyed.
At the same time, Chongcheng County.
Magistrate Gou was not in a good mood at the moment.
In the previous month, Magistrate Gou had been measuring the land in Chongcheng County, which was very effective.
Anyway, with his measurement, Chongcheng County has a lot more land!
The royal court's taxes are apportioned, and you just need to pay enough. Of course, because there will be losses, you need to pay more.
In the past, some petty officials in Chongcheng County would line their own pockets. In addition, some local officials and gentry did not pay taxes... the common people had to pay a lot of food.
But this year is different.
After doing some calculations, the subordinate of Magistrate Gou found that the people could pay half the tax this year than in previous years!
Pay half the tax!
Magistrate Gou felt that he was particularly powerful. He looked forward to seeing the shocked expressions of the people when the taxes were collected.
He has discovered that although some wealthy people in Chongcheng County are dissatisfied with him, the people really like him, and he naturally wants to do something for the people.
But he ran into trouble these days.
It can't be said to be trouble... In fact, some wealthy people and officials in Chongcheng County were dissatisfied with him.
When Magistrate Zhang kept making big moves in Linhu County, even if they were dissatisfied, they did not dare to show it.
But after Magistrate Zhang returned to Fucheng, it seemed that he had no intention of going to other counties to do anything!
The most important thing is... they all heard that Magistrate Zhang was going to be in trouble.
"Master Gou, you used Magistrate Zhang to suppress us, but now Magistrate Zhang can't protect himself!"
"Zhifu Zhang pretends to pass the imperial edict, and he may be executed by everyone... County Magistrate, you are getting close to Zhifu Zhang, have you decided what to do?"
"I heard that King Jin hated Magistrate Zhang so much that some of Magistrate Zhang's friends were involved without doing anything... County Magistrate, you always listen to Magistrate Zhang and follow his lead... I don't know what King Jin will think. ."
"Master Gou, my classmate is an official in Beijing. If you persecute the people, I will definitely write to him!"
…
Those in Chongcheng County who were dissatisfied with Magistrate Gou approached Magistrate Gou.
They all say that Magistrate Zhang will be punished... Magistrate Gou will have no backer in the future!
They wanted Magistrate Gou to stop measuring the land. If they had measured it before, they would treat it as nothing.
Magistrate Gou frowned.
Magistrate Gou also heard the rumors related to Magistrate Zhang.
He knew that Magistrate Zhang would most likely be convicted, and he also knew that for his own safety, it was best for him to do nothing and meddle.
He doesn't have much contact with Magistrate Zhang. In fact, it's just an ordinary superior-subordinate relationship. But if these people spread the word that he has a close relationship with Magistrate Zhang... he will most likely be implicated.
But measuring the fields was the first time he sincerely wanted to do something for the people. He even traveled to many places himself and watched the government officials measure the land.
During this period, he also saw how ordinary people lived.
He saw an old man with no relatives, no land, and a skinny old man who had built a small shack by the river as a residence. He could only dig earthworms to eat.
He was already so miserable, and there were children who stole the wood he used to build his shack and took it home to burn as firewood.
That kid sounds hateful? But this child is also miserable.
His mother died young, and his father broke his leg while working. He was usually hungry and full, and his limbs were thin and his belly was protruding. He didn't know if he would live to grow up.
There are countless such things.
And by measuring the fields, he can make these people live a better life, and some "unowned" fields can even be rented to people for farming.
Seeing that Magistrate Gou was unmoved, one person became anxious and spoke a little harsher: "My lord, Magistrate, if you accept death, I will find a connection for King Jin to comment! Tell King Jin that the matter of Linhu County has something to do with you too! You Even if you don't care about yourself, you have to think about your wife and children!"
"You!" Magistrate Gou's expression changed drastically.
This person's intention is to spread rumors in front of King Jin, so that King Jin will attack him?
This kind of thing... King Jin might really believe it. When the time comes...
Magistrate Gou was very angry. He didn't want to comply with these people's wishes, but it seemed that he could not comply with them.
Just when Magistrate Gou was feeling uncomfortable, a government official came in from outside: "Lord Magistrate, good news!"
"What good news?" Magistrate Gou asked.
The yamen servant said: "Sir, there is news from Fucheng that Magistrate Zhang will no longer serve as Magistrate!"
Magistrate Gou: "..." Magistrate Zhang no longer serves as magistrate. Is this good news?
The yamen servant followed up and said: "Zhifu Zhang is going to be the governor!"
Magistrate Gou was stunned: "What did you say?"
The yamen official said: "Zhifu Zhang is going to be the governor. The emperor has promoted him! My lord, Mr. Li has gone to Fucheng. It was his entrustment that sent the news."
Magistrate Gou was overjoyed: "What good news! Li Qingzhi is really my lucky star!"
After saying this, Magistrate Gou looked at those who came to intimidate him: "What else do you want to say?"
Those who were aggressive before were all smiling: "Congratulations, Mr. Gou!"
"Zhifu Zhang is rising rapidly, Master Gou will also have a bright future!"
"Master Gou, I will definitely pay you all of this year's taxes!"
"Master Gou, you are so far-sighted!"
…
These people do know some big names and have some connections, but they are not as powerful as they say.
For example, there is a classmate who is an official in the capital... His classmates may not still remember him.
Before, they were mainly trying to scare Magistrate Gou.
Now... they are all scared to death by Magistrate Gou!
I didn't expect that Magistrate Zhang was so powerful that he could become a governor after killing a bunch of people!
Magistrate Gou is highly valued by Magistrate Zhang. If they go against Magistrate Gou, Magistrate Gou will call Magistrate Zhang...
These people changed their faces on the spot.
Magistrate Gou snorted coldly and sat in his seat to look at them leisurely.
These people really need to be dealt with!
He used to be open-minded and not so strict when measuring, but now...he needs to be more strict with these people!
Thinking like this, Magistrate Gou thought of Li Qingzhi again.
The suggestions Li Qingzhi gave him were all very good, but this time... after he gets the job done, Magistrate Zhang, no, Governor Zhang will definitely look at him with admiration!
I don't know if Li Qingzhi is free. It would be great if Li Qingzhi could write a book about what he has done recently.
It's been a long time since a new book about him has been published!
Magistrate Gou sent those who came to scare him out of the house with a cold face, and burst into laughter when he returned home. He was in a very good mood. He was not angry when he saw Gou Ying coming back from outside instead of studying at home.
As a result, Gou Ying looked at him with a worried face: "Dad, are you okay? Are you not crazy?" Why is his dad smiling like this?
"You brat, you're crazy!" Magistrate Gou was furious.
Gou Ying said: "I didn't say you were really crazy. Why did you say I was crazy?"
"You are my son, why can't I say it anymore?" Magistrate Gou asked.
Both sides were very angry. If Gou Ying hadn't been a son after all and didn't dare to go too far, the two might have fought.
Li Qingzhi didn't know what was happening in Chongcheng County, but he knew that Magistrate Tiangou was in a bad situation these days.
Because of this, after he got the news, he spent money to hire someone to report the news to Chongcheng County.
By this time, he and Chang Zhan had already settled down in an inn.
As for Jin Xiaoshu and Fang Jinniang, they stayed at Fang Xiuniang's place.
Ancient inns were different from modern hotels, more like bed and breakfasts. Except for a few large inns, most inns are actually residents renting out empty rooms in their homes to others.
Nowadays, there are washing machines and so on, and the sheets and quilt covers can be changed and washed, but this condition was not available in ancient times. The inn is actually very dirty.
Li Qingzhi before the end of the world would definitely not be able to bear this environment, but he had experienced the end of the world.
After getting a basin of water and wiping the mat on the bed, Li Qingzhi and Chang Zhan slept on it with their clothes on, without covering them with the quilts provided by the inn.
The inn they stayed in was different from what Li Qingzhi had seen on TV before. It did not sell food, but guests could ask the waiter to buy food outside and deliver it to their room.
If you really don't want to buy food from outside, it's okay to ask the waiter to make some simple meals, as long as you don't mind the taste.
Li Qingzhi and the others didn't do that. After getting up in the morning, they went to Fang Xiu Niang's place to have breakfast.
The aunt Zhu Qian invited to take care of Fang Xiu Niang had already prepared breakfast, which was cowpea cake.
Stir-fry diced cowpeas, dried tofu and diced meat together, wrap them in flour cakes, and then fry the flour cakes in oil...
This noodle cake tastes very good with meat and vegetables, and with the hot tofu pudding, it tastes even more delicious!
The aunt made too much, thinking that if she couldn't finish it, she could have it for lunch, but Li Qingzhi ate it all.
While Li Qingzhi was eating, he praised the aunt: "Auntie, the pancakes you make are so delicious."
"Auntie, your skills are enough to open a shop."
"Aunt..."
The aunt lost herself in Li Qingzhi's praise: "Mr. Li, I will make a cake for you at noon, and I will change the filling! The one filled with dried prunes, vegetables and pork is called delicious!"
Li Qingzhi started boasting again.
So the aunt just finished making breakfast and went to work on lunch.
At this time, Li Qingzhi looked at Chang Zhan again and began to praise Chang Zhan's craftsmanship.
Chang Zhan also wants to roll up his sleeves and cook!
But Li Qingzhi didn't give in: "Azhan, there's no need... let's go out and see if there is a suitable shop."
It's time to open his braised meat shop.
Li Qingzhi took Chang Zhan and Jin Xiaoshu out to buy things.
He was responsible for buying it, and Chang Zhan and Jin Xiaoshu were responsible for carrying it.
Li Qingzhi had been to Fucheng before, but he was very busy at that time, so he didn't visit the shops in Fucheng.
Today he did go shopping.
Nowadays, braised food restaurants consume a lot of braised ingredients, so Chang Zhan proposed to go to the drug store to buy some... The three of them went to the largest drug store in Fucheng.
Chang Zhan only bought three kinds of marinades, but the quantity was a bit large. As for Li Qingzhi... he looked around at the situation in the drug store.
Looking at it... Li Qingzhi, whose nose was more sensitive than ordinary people, smelled the smell of chili pepper.
When he went over to take a look, he saw a kid in the medicine shop grinding chili peppers to make chili powder!
Li Qingzhi already knew that Daqi might have chili peppers.
Although Da Qi was a dynasty that he didn't understand at all, it was somewhat similar to the Ming Dynasty in history that he was familiar with.
By the Ming Dynasty, chili had already been introduced!
He had always wanted to find chili peppers, but he thought he had to go to a big place like the provincial capital to find them, but... it turned out that there was one in Fucheng?
Li Qingzhi asked: "What is this?"
The child looked confused: "I don't know."
Li Qingzhi went to ask the medicine shop owner again.
The medicine shop owner said: "Sir, this is pepper, which can induce sweating and remove dampness! Our shop didn't have this medicine before, but we just bought it from the provincial capital. I heard that people in Fanbang like to eat this when they have colds and colds... …"
"How to sell these? I bought them all." Li Qing insisted.
He really wants chili peppers. With chili peppers, his braised food shop can add new flavors!
The medicine shop owner said: "I bought these peppers for two taels of silver. I sold them to the young master at the original price as a way of making friends."
Of course he didn't buy them with two taels of silver. In fact, he only spent one tael of silver on these peppers.
He spent money to buy a new medicinal material because he found it interesting and wanted to make some money from it.
After buying it back, he happened to have a cold, so he tried the new medicine, and then...
His throat was hoarse and he didn't get better for several days.
This medicine is not poisonous, and it does induce sweating, but it will cause severe pain in the mouth and tongue, and people with sore throats should not take it!
He didn't dare to sell it anymore, and planned to grind it into powder and find someone willing to try the medicine to try it before selling it.
Li Qingzhi took out two taels of silver and gave it to the shopkeeper: "Shopkeeper, please wrap it up for me."
After speaking, Li Qingzhi also took a dried red pepper and put it in his mouth.
The spicy taste filled his entire mouth. He had not tasted this taste for a long time!
Li Qingzhi was in a good mood, but the shopkeeper was dumbfounded.
He couldn't stand the pepper even after making soup and drinking it, but...he chewed it dry?
"Brother-in-law, you are eating randomly again!" Jin Xiaoshu was speechless.
"This is good food," Li Qingzhi said with a smile, "I like to eat it very much."
The shopkeeper: "..." Is there something wrong with people who like to eat this food?
Regardless of whether Li Qingzhi was right or not, the shopkeeper was still very happy to be able to sell this pepper.
Li Qingzhi was even happier.
This pile of peppers weighs about three or four kilograms. Some of them have been ground into powder, but the rest are intact and can be peeled out and planted!
Li Qingzhi has no other ideas now. He just wants to buy a large piece of land and plant it full of peppers.
This way, he will have spicy braised food to eat in the future!
With chili, you can also have barbecue and hot pot.
"This thing..." Chang Duan came over and sniffed: "The taste is very special, a bit strong."
"Yes, let's go." Li Qing insisted.
When he was in the medicine shop, Li Qingzhi didn't say much, but when he came outside... he said to Chang Zhan: "Chang Zhan, this pepper is a seasoning in Fanbang. You can try adding some when making braised food. , make a new flavor."
He doesn't know if others like it, but he definitely likes it anyway.
But... he just bit into a chili pepper, and it was really spicy in his mouth...
This chili pepper is quite spicy, and his body is not used to it...it would be better to eat less at first.
In the future... I will definitely eat more!
Chapter 139 Chili Fried Pork
Li Qingzhi and the others set off after breakfast. They bought things for the whole morning and took a look at the shops in the bustling areas of Fucheng.
At noon, they returned to Fang Xiu Niang's place.
Before he even entered the house, Li Qingzhi smelled the tempting aroma of prunes and suddenly felt a little hungry.
He quickly walked into the kitchen and saw the aunt making pancakes: "Auntie, the pancakes you made are so fragrant. I have never smelled such a fragrant smell in my life!"
The aunt's eyes narrowed with laughter. She took a pair of chopsticks to pick up a freshly made prune pancake and put it into a bowl. Then she handed it to Li Qingzhi with the chopsticks: "I don't know how this pancake is cooked." , you taste it for me."
"Thank you, Auntie." Li Qingzhi stood nearby and ate the pancake. After taking one bite, he praised: "Auntie, this pancake is cooked just right!"
"This pickled prune vegetable is soaked in lard, so fragrant!"
"Auntie spent a lot of time making this cake, right? It's really troublesome for auntie."
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"Isn't it just cooking? No trouble!" This aunt was so happy!
She likes to chat with people. When she first came to Fucheng with Fang Xiu Niang, she kept talking to Fang Xiu Niang.
As a result, Fang Xiu Niang burned her face in front of her on the first day.
She had lived for almost fifty years and had never seen such a battle before. She was frightened, and she did not dare to talk to Fang Xiu Niang after that.
This time Li Qingzhi and the others came over, and she became happy when they met Li Qingzhi, a "like-minded" person.
Making prune vegetable pancakes is quite troublesome, but because she wanted to give Li Qingzhi something good to eat, the aunt made a lot of them. She also fried a green vegetable and made a tofu soup.
At noon, everyone had a lively meal.
After dinner, Li Qingzhi asked Jin Xiaoshu to find an agent in Fucheng to rent a house. He took out a pen and paper and started writing on the table where he had just eaten.
Before he came to Fucheng, he told Jin Xiaoye that he might stay in Fucheng for a few days... He planned to go back tomorrow afternoon.
Tomorrow morning, he was going to visit Chief Zhou Shan of Chongwen Academy.
If you go to visit Mr. Zhou Shanchang, it is obviously not appropriate to give him braised food.
When Li Qingzhi came, he had already prepared some tea. He planned to write two more articles and go to Zhou Shanchang for advice tomorrow.
After the results of the government examination came out, he has been very busy and has not calmed down to write an article for a long time.
As for writing this time... Li Qingzhi didn't know whether it was because he was in a good mood or for other reasons, but the article he wrote was quite good. Anyway, he felt good about himself.
When Li Qing was writing the article, the aunt was watching from the side.
She didn't bother, and even made some steamed cakes for Li Qingzhi to eat. When Li Qingzhi stopped writing to eat the steamed cakes, she said, "Mr. Li, you write so fast and your handwriting is so neat!"
Li Qingzhi laughed and immediately exchanged compliments with his aunt, emphasizing that her aunt's steamed cake was particularly delicious.
Fang Xiuniang: "..." She has lived with this aunt for a month, and she is not so familiar with her!
While Li Qingzhi was writing an article and chatting with his aunt, Jin Xiaoshu went to find a suitable shop. As for Chang Zhan, he went to Magistrate Zhang.
Before, Magistrate Zhang thought he would die and wanted the people around him to leave, but the family who had been taking care of him refused to leave.
Now that Magistrate Zhang is fine, they don't have to leave.
When Chang Zhan arrived at Magistrate Zhang's side, the concierge was rejecting those who came to visit: "Master Zhang is a little tired and there is no one around."
"Master Zhang doesn't accept gifts either."
"If I put you in, Mr. Zhang will be angry!"
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But when he saw Chang Zhan, the concierge immediately greeted with a smile: "Xiao Chang is here, come in quickly, come in quickly."
He pushed Chang Zhan in directly.
Those who came to visit were dumbfounded: "Why can he get in?"
The concierge said confidently: "He is my nephew!"
Chang Zhan is such a good young man, he will not stop Chang Zhan from letting him in.
Chang Zhan quickly found Magistrate Zhang.
Magistrate Zhang drank wine yesterday afternoon and fell asleep after being pressed by Li Qingzhi. He slept very well and did not wake up until this morning.
He was a little sore after sleeping for so long, but he was in great spirits!
Originally, he wanted to go to the government office, but there were people blocking his door in the early morning... He didn't go after all, but stayed at home and read a book.
Naturally, the one I watched was "The Record of Injustice".
Most of the cases here were tried by Magistrate Zhang himself, but now that he saw them, he still burst into tears.
He finally knew why he was fine.
Any official with any sense of conscience will have no shame in speaking up for the Lou family after reading this book.
This is the history of blood and tears of the common people!
This book was very easy to read, and Magistrate Zhang read it very quickly. He read four books in one morning, and even circled many typos.
When Chang Zhan came, Magistrate Zhang was reading the last book.
Seeing Chang Zhan coming, Magistrate Zhang asked, "Did you print this book?"
Chang Zhan didn't expect Magistrate Zhang to ask this, but he immediately said: "Yes."
"How did you finish printing in such a short time? How did Li Qingzhi finish writing?" Magistrate Zhang asked.
Chang Zhan came here this time because he actually wanted to tell Magistrate Zhang about Li Qingzhi.
Yesterday, Li Qingzhi was mainly chatting with Magistrate Zhang. Li Qingzhi didn't say much, but today is different.
Chang Zhan said: "Mr. Li worked day and night to write the book during that time, and then he finished the book. After it was written, he also helped with typesetting..."
"Did he arrange the next two books?" Zhang Zhifu asked.
"How do you know, sir?" Chang Zhan asked.
Magistrate Zhang said: "Those two books have relatively few typos."
Chang Zhan was stunned for a moment, then saw Magistrate Zhang taking out those books and showing them to him.
This look...
Chang Zhan was embarrassed to find that many of the articles he typed had typos.
Not only is it a typo... but one word is even upside down.
Li Qingzhi is different. There are no mistakes in what he ranked.
"Mr. Li is so awesome!" Chang Zhan said.
When Chang Zhan first arrived at Magistrate Zhang's side, he never mentioned anything about Li Qingzhi. It wasn't until Magistrate Zhang killed someone in Linhu County and Li Qingzhi came to find him that Magistrate Zhang knew that the person behind it was Li Qingzhi.
But this time, Chang Zhan explained in detail how he met Li Qingzhi.
He said that he fled to Chongcheng County with his niece. He had no money and could not afford food, and his niece was sick.
He said that he left his niece at the door of Li Qingzhi's house late at night.
He said he planned to assassinate Magistrate Yan, but was stopped by Li Qingzhi...
Of course he also talked about all the things that happened this month. For example, on the day when Li Qingzhi came to Lake County to confess to Magistrate Zhang, Li Qingzhi stayed up all night while writing "Redress of Injustice" while Magistrate Zhang fell asleep.
Chang Zhan told Magistrate Zhang this because he hoped Magistrate Zhang would take Li Qingzhi seriously.
In this case... Li Qingzhi can go further!
They can also seek revenge from King Jin.
"I owe it to him this time." Magistrate Zhang sighed.
Both Chang Zhan and Li Qingzhi are good boys.
Chang Zhan and Magistrate Zhang were reading, and in the capital, Lu Qingxi was also reading "The Record of Redress of Injustice".
However, what he was reading now was not the messily printed and bound book that Li Qingzhi often brought them, but the "Record of Injustice" that he had found someone to reprint and bound, and it looked very exquisite at first glance.
The title of this book was written by the emperor himself.
Although the emperor's eyesight is no longer good, there is still no problem in writing.
"This is the book I printed. The book before was really messed up!" Lu Qingxi said to him
The bystander said.
The previous book was so ugly, it really embarrassed Lu Qingxi.
Now this book is very beautiful and can be sold in bookshops in the capital or sent to bookshops in other cities for sale.
In addition, he has already arranged for someone to arrange the scene in which Magistrate Zhang angrily kills Magistrate Yan, and it will be performed soon.
Of course, he appears in it!
The drama is different from reality, so in the drama, Eunuch Lu saw "Record of Injustice" and asked Magistrate Zhang to investigate. In the end, Magistrate Zhang found out that everything was true and killed County Magistrate Yan angrily!
He had seen the simplified version of that drama, it was really good!
Lu Qingxi was in a good mood, and someone came to report: "Sir, the person you are looking for is here."
Lu Qingxi walked out of the house and saw a man in his thirties, who was holding a baby in his arms.
This man is from a clan in Daqi.
His relationship with the emperor has become very distant. Although he can get a little money every year, his life is very tight.
He has many children, and he recently gave birth to a boy... He can hardly afford to raise these children!
"This child is so cute!" Lu Qingxi came to the child and looked at it carefully: "Look at his facial features, he looks exactly like the emperor!"
The man was overjoyed when he heard this.
This little baby had just been born and was far from being related to the emperor. In fact, there was no resemblance to the emperor at all.
But this is what Lu Qingxi said.
He planned to take the child into the palace and raise it for the noble concubine.
In the early years, the emperor still wanted to have his own children. In addition, the only people who had a close blood relationship with the emperor were King Jin and King Yan, so he never thought of choosing an heir from the clan.
In recent years... because of King Jin's great power and the support of many officials in the court, the emperor even considered letting King Jin succeed him.
But Lu Qingxi and Concubine Liu did not want King Jin to succeed to the throne.
Prince Yan and others are also disgusted.
In that case, why not choose a child from the clan?
This child was raised by them and will listen to them!
Lu Qingxi carried the child into the palace.
The emperor was talking to Concubine Liu Guifei when he saw Lu Qingxi coming in with a child in his arms. He sighed: "You really brought the child."
"Your Majesty, look at this child, how cute it is! If you don't like it, we'll get another one!" Lu Qingxi held the child in front of the emperor.
How could the emperor not like it? He really likes children! On weekdays, he always wants his two daughters to carry his grandchildren into the palace to show him. Unfortunately, one of his two princesses likes to enjoy himself and forgets about him when having fun outside, while the other is a little old-fashioned. , who stays at home all day long to care for her husband and raise her children, and doesn't like to go to the palace. He can only see her during New Years and holidays.
The emperor picked up the child and sighed: "This child must be protected."
"Your Majesty, don't worry, I will definitely protect the young master." Lu Qing said happily.
Concubine Liu Guifei also said: "Your Majesty, I will never leave him!"
Concubine Liu also likes children.
For a long time, she actually regarded the emperor as her own child.
Now that she is older...she likes children even more.
Speaking of which, she had a child before, but it was a pity that the child died just after birth.
At that time, the emperor had not yet ascended the throne, but he had been named a prince, and she was pregnant with a child... everything was beautiful.
Unfortunately, just when she was about to give birth, the emperor picked up an errand and left the city for business.
Later... as soon as her daughter was born, the midwife twisted her daughter to death and then committed suicide.
She was almost crazy.
When the emperor came back and learned of this, he almost killed the then imperial concubine.
Unfortunately, the late emperor favored the imperial concubine, and she was unable to seek justice for her daughter.
Fortunately, the late emperor took his concubine to be buried with him before he died.
Lu Qingxi brought a child into the palace. This was a big deal, and not long after, everyone in the capital knew about it.
King Jin was furious again and threw a lot of things.
In Prince Yan's Mansion, Prince Yan's face was also very ugly - he had been helping Lu Qingxi suppress Prince Jin these days. Who would have thought that he would end up making a wedding dress for someone else.
But that's just a child... No one knows what will happen next!
Hexing Prefecture City.
Li Qingzhi spent an afternoon writing two articles. In the evening, he cooked himself and fried pork belly.
Sauté the garlic until fragrant, add the thinly sliced pork belly, stir-fry, add seasonings and a little chili powder... Li Qing feels the aroma just by smelling it.
It's a pity that others don't think so.
They felt choked just by the smell of chili peppers. When Li Qingzhi put the fried pork with chili peppers on the table... they didn't dare to eat it.
"Try it." Li Qingzhi smiled and took the lead in taking a piece.
He adds very little chili pepper, the spiciness is just right, and it tastes particularly delicious!
Seeing Li Qingzhi eating, Chang Zhan also took a piece of pork belly to eat.
The pork belly was a bit overcooked, but as for the taste...it was amazing, he didn't dislike it.
Chang Zhan liked Li Qingzhi's fried pork with chili pepper very much, but Jin Xiaoshu, Fang Jinniang and his aunt who helped with the cooking both refused to eat another piece after one piece.
They can't stand the smell!
After the aunt who came to help cook tasted it, she kept pouring water: "I really can't eat this stuff, it's too strong."
"It's obviously delicious." Fang Xiu Niang took another piece and ate it. She liked the taste very much.
"It's really not bad. The more I eat, the more I want to eat..." Chang Zhan nodded in agreement.
As for Li Qingzhi, he was eating quickly.
There wasn't much chili, so he wanted to eat a few more bites.
But look at the situation... most people can't tolerate chili at this time. Next time he cooks, he should put less chili powder.
This is not surprising. Even in modern society, there are still many people along the Jiangnan coast who cannot eat spicy food.
Early the next morning, Li Qingzhi took the tea he had prepared and the article he had just written to Chongwen Academy to find Chief Zhou Shan.
Chief Zhou Shanchang attached great importance to Li Qingzhi and once again proposed that Li Qingzhi come to Chongwen College to study.
Li Qingzhi also wanted to come here, but he still had a lot of things to do in Chongcheng County, so he could only discuss it with Chief Zhou Shan, come here every once in a while, and study for a few days each time.
"Yes!" Chief Zhou Shan agreed. He learned that Li Qingzhi wanted to take Zhu Xunmiao with him, and said that Zhu Xunmiao could go directly to Chongwen Academy to study.
Their Chongwen Academy also wanted to make money. Zhu Xunmiao's knowledge was not bad and his family was rich, so there was no need to turn him away.
Li Qingzhi borrowed some books from Chief Zhou that he had not read, and returned to Chongcheng County that afternoon.
Not long after he left Fucheng, Magistrate Zhang received a letter from his friend in Beijing. In the letter, his friend asked him "heartbreakingly" why he "complicit" with Lu Qingxi.
Of course, what made him curious and angry the most was that such a thing was hidden from his friends, and he was not told to his friends...
Magistrate Zhang was confused when he read the letter.
Forget it, in the next few days, Magistrate Zhang received some more letters, all questioning him: "Brother Zhang, why did you hide such an important matter from me?"
"Zhang Zhiru, do you not regard me as a friend?"
"Zhang Zhiru, I won't forgive you if you don't give me ten paintings!"
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Magistrate Zhang: "..." Since when did he and Lu Qingxi become a group?
Magistrate Zhang quickly figured out what was going on and was a bit dumbfounded.
He has nothing to do with Lu Qingxi, and those books were not printed by Lu Qingxi, but by Li Qingzhi and the others!
He already knew what was going on from Chang Zhan, so he had a rough guess.
After Chang Duan and the others arrived in Beijing, they might have asked Lu Qingxi for help.
Magistrate Zhang really didn't like Lu Qingxi, but he wasn't too angry at being thought to be Lu Qingxi.
He would not look down on Lu Qingxi or feel ashamed to be associated with Lu Qingxi just because he was an eunuch.
He doesn't like Lu Qingxi because he thinks Lu Qingxi's behavior is a bit extreme.
And... Lu Qingxi helped His Majesty approve the memorial, which he couldn't accept.
Now that he has narrowly escaped death... being thought of as Lu Qingxi is actually nothing?
He wouldn't do anything for Lu Qingxi anyway!
When Li Qingzhi and the others returned to Chongcheng County, it was still daytime.
Li Qingzhi asked Jin Xiaoshu to drop him off at the dock - he planned to buy something here and then walk home with Chang Zhan. As soon as he got off the boat, Li Qingzhi saw Zhu Qian.
Zhu Qian stood in the shadows, fanning himself with a cattail leaf fan while watching the porters unloading goods on the dock.
Li Qingzhi remembered that last summer, when he first met Zhu Qian, it was almost like this.
He came to the county town with the intention of working as a shopkeeper, but ended up taking on the job of writing an autobiography.
"Uncle Zhu." Li Qingzhi smiled and stepped forward to greet Zhu Qian.
"Nephew, are you back from the provincial capital?" Zhu Qian was very happy.
He was very close to Magistrate Gou. Magistrate Zhang was in trouble before, Magistrate Gou was questioned, and he was naturally implicated.
He had been on tenterhooks some time ago, until Li Qingzhi came back with the good news that Magistrate Zhang had been promoted.
"Yes." Li Qingzhi smiled.
Zhu Qian asked: "What's the situation over there with Magistrate Zhang?"
"Prefect Zhang is very good." Li Qingzhi told him about Magistrate Zhang's situation.
"It's great that Magistrate Zhang is fine." Zhu Qian was very happy.
Magistrate Zhang was fine and became the governor of Jiang'an Province. Magistrate Gou will probably have a prosperous official career in the future.
And he can naturally get some benefits by following Magistrate Gou.
Zhu Qian had always been very cooperative with Magistrate Gou in measuring the land, and he also lost some money for this.
But he is different from others, he thinks further.
It's worth losing a little bit of land to get Magistrate Gou's attention!
Li Qingzhi chatted with Zhu Qian and told him that Zhu Xunmiao could go to Chongwen Academy to study.
Zhu Qian was very happy when he heard this, thanked him repeatedly, and said that he would give Li Qingzhi a big gift tomorrow.
Li Qingzhi was helpless: "Uncle Zhu, Xun Miao could have gone to study, but I didn't contribute much. You'd better not give me gifts."
"What I want is actually just a little something. My nephew, don't worry about it." Zhu Xunmiao laughed.
Li Qing was helpless.
Zhu Qian really helped him a lot...
Li Qingzhi chatted with Zhu Qian, and then went to buy some things with Chang Zhan.
It included paper, pens and some food. The paper his family had stored had been almost used when he was writing the story of Magistrate Zhang.
When Li Qingzhi arrived home, the female workers employed by Jinye Embroidery Shop in the city were preparing to go home in twos and threes.
Li Qingzhi was quite famous in the county town, but these female workers saw him often and no longer thought it was strange. They said hello and hurried home.
When Li Qingzhi went in, he saw Li Damao, Li Ermao and the others lighting a fire in the yard... Well, it wasn't a fire, but wormwood.
In a water town like Chongcheng County, because there are many rivers, the transportation is developed, and the business is also relatively prosperous. The life of the people is especially because of this
Having a good time.
But water breeds mosquitoes... There are really many mosquitoes in the summer.
There were so many flies that they had to keep waving their hands to shoo them away while they were eating.
"Dad!" Li Damao and Li Ermao saw Li Qingzhi and immediately rushed over, hugging both of Li Qingzhi's legs.
"Da Mao Er Mao, do you miss your father?" Li Qingzhi squatted down and asked them.
"Think!" Li Damao and Li Ermao said together, and kissed Li Qingzhi's face with his small mouth.
Next to him, Chang Zhan followed suit and squatted down to talk to Chang Cui. Then Chang Cui imitated Li Damao and Li Ermao and kissed Chang Zhan.
Chang Zhan said "Oh" and picked up Chang Cui: "Cui Cui, why are you so good! Uncle likes you so much!"
Li Qingzhi: "..." Chang Zhan copied what he often said to Li Damao and Li Ermao!
"Ah Qing, you're back. I'll make another pot of rice." When Jin Xiaoye saw Li Qingzhi, what he said became more serious.
They had porridge tonight, but Li Qingzhi came back... The porridge was not enough!
Li Qing said: "No, Xiaoye, I bought some food."
With this in mind, he specially bought some steamed buns and steamed buns.
Jin Xiaoye fried some peanuts, fried eggs, and added pickles and mustard. Li Qingzhi was very satisfied with this dinner.
In the first two days in Fucheng, he could only stay in an inn. Since it was inconvenient to take a bath, he just wiped his body. After eating today, Li Qingzhi took a comfortable bath.
After washing, he returned to the room early.
Not long after, Jin Xiaoye also came back.
Li Qingzhi told Jin Xiaoye about the things in Fucheng, and then said: "Xiaoye, next you have to train some trustworthy people. At Jinye Embroidery Workshop, it is better for you to leave most of the things to others. Just free your hands and control the general direction..."
Their family has changed a lot this year.
Their family moved from the village to the county town, and hired many female workers to expand the business of Jinye Embroidery Shop...
Now, they also open a braised pork shop.
Li Qingzhi opened the Braised Pork Shop, but he didn't plan to continue running it.
His next priority is reading.
Li Qing insisted on letting Jin Xiaoye take care of business matters.
"I'm also in charge of the braised pork shop? Isn't it owned by the Chang family?" Jin Xiaoye was a little surprised.
"Chang Zhan said that if the prescription is given to us, it belongs to us," Li Qing insisted, "Xiaoye, you can take care of it. I may need money in many places in the future."
"Sure!" Jin Xiaoye agreed.
She loves the shop!
Although she doesn't have much confidence in herself and doesn't know if she can manage the shop well, she doesn't mind giving it a try!
"Xiaoye, you are awesome." Li Qingzhi went to kiss Jin Xiaoye.
"I have a stomachache today." Jin Xiaoye reminded Li Qingzhi.
Jin Xiao said that she had a stomachache, which actually meant that she had sunflower water.
She has always had a stomachache when the sunflower water comes in, so she refers to the sunflower water as "stomachache".
But strangely enough... since Li Qingzhi came back and her family's conditions improved, she no longer felt pain when she came to Kuishui.
"I'll rub your belly." Li Qing insisted.
Jin Xiaoye lay in Li Qingzhi's arms, letting Li Qingzhi rub her belly, and Li Qingzhi kissed her from time to time.
It's been so long, why does Li Qingzhi still like to do things so much?
Unknowingly, Jin Xiaoye fell asleep.
Li Qingzhi's power was also used up. He held Jin Xiaoye in his arms and fell asleep.
Jin Xiaoye was very well-behaved when sleeping at night, and when she came to Kuishui, she lay motionless on her back, probably because she was instinctively afraid of soiling the bed.
Fortunately, their family is rich now... When he first came here, his family was poor, so Jin Xiaoye could only put plant ash in the cloth bag used to carry sunflower water and tie it around his body.
Now the padding inside is cotton cloth. After use, wash and dry it and you can continue to use it next time.
Compared with modern times, ancient times were really not very convenient.
Because of coming to Kuishui, Jin Xiaoye got up much later than usual the next day.
Li Qingzhi kept holding her until she woke up, then got up with her.
"Xiaoye, I'll cook a dish for you to eat." Li Qing insisted.
He planned to stir-fry another plate of chili-fried pork.
Stir-fried meat is delicious on its own, but it becomes even more delicious when stir-fried with chili!
After a full sleep, Jin Xiaoye, who was in high spirits, smiled. "OK."
Li Qingzhi went to buy meat in a good mood and fried another plate of pork belly. This time he added less chili powder than last time.
Sure enough, Jin Xiaoye liked it after taking a bite: "This tastes pretty good."
Chang Zhan liked it even more: "Yes, it tastes better than last time!"
But Jin Xiaoye and Chang Zhan like them, but others are different.
After Li Damao and Li Ermao took a bite, their expressions immediately changed: "Dad, dad, it's bitter!" They didn't know that the taste was spicy, so they just called it bitter.
At the same time, they eagerly put the uneaten pieces of meat into Li Qing's bowl.
This meat... they will definitely not eat it.
The kid's reaction was really big. In his opinion, the meat he fried today didn't have much spiciness anymore...
Li Qingzhi thought this and saw Chang Cui crying.
Li Qingzhi: "..."
In the next few days, Li Qingzhi did a lot of things.
He had taught Jin Xiaoye Arabic numerals before, and he had consolidated it for Jin Xiaoye in the past few days, and then taught Jin Xiaoye a set of accounting methods so that Jin Xiaoye could manage the two shops well.
In addition, he and Magistrate Gou bought a large piece of land near Miaoqian Village, and hired several people from Miaoqian Village to help him grow peppers.
Li Qingzhi didn't know when peppers should be sown, and he was worried that it would be too hot to plant peppers. He specially asked people to build bamboo sheds on the two fields where peppers were planted, and then covered them with some straw. And sprinkle water from time to time to cool down.
The two plots of land where he sowed seeds were relatively small, so it was quite easy to cover them.
Li Qingzhi planned to wait for the peppers to germinate and grow seedlings before planting them separately, but that would take some time.
After Li Qingzhi finished these two tasks, the new dock was built.
The newly built wharf is very large, and it is more convenient to load and unload goods here. With such a wharf, Chongcheng County will be more prosperous in the future.
The construction of the wharf has also put money into the hands of many people, and there are more shops around the new wharf... Infrastructure construction can indeed stimulate the economy.
At the same time as the new wharf was built, Magistrate Gou finally finished measuring the land.
Speaking of which, the fact that Li Qingzhi was able to buy such a large piece of land to grow peppers near Miaoqian Village had something to do with the land surveyed by County Magistrate Gou.
What he bought was a piece of "unclaimed land" "discovered" by Magistrate Gou.
Magistrate Gou finally finished his work... He found someone to deliver a message to Li Qingzhi, asking Li Qingzhi to take Jin Xiaoye and the two children to his place for dinner.
A long time ago, Magistrate Gou said he wanted to invite Li Qingzhi to dinner, but due to various things, it has been postponed until now.
On the day when Magistrate Gou invited him to dinner, Li Qingzhi took Jin Xiaoye and his two children out early in the morning.
Magistrate Gou originally lived behind the county government office, but since his wife and children came to Chongcheng County, it was inconvenient to live like this... Magistrate Gou rented a house near the county government office.
This is the first time for Li Qingzhi to come to this house.
"Is it okay for me to be like this?" Jin Xiaoye asked Li Qingzhi as he was about to arrive at Magistrate Gou's house.
Jin Xiaoye doesn't dress up on weekdays, but today Li Qingzhi dressed her up.
Although she had dressed up for the New Year before, Jin Xiaoye was still a little uncomfortable.
"No problem, you are very good-looking," Li Qingzhi said, and asked Li Damao and Li Ermao, "Is dad right?"
The two children said in unison: "Dad is right! Mom is the prettiest!"
"Does the county magistrate think we have no rules?" Jin Xiaoye asked again.
"No, don't worry. Xiaoye, that is, we live in Chongcheng County. If we lived in Fucheng, the prefect might also treat you to dinner." Li Qing insisted.
Jin Xiaoye knew what Li Qingzhi had done and also knew that Li Qingzhi had a good relationship with Magistrate Zhang, so he laughed and said, "Yes! Actually, there is nothing to be afraid of!"
Jin Xiaoye, who was no longer worried, followed Li Qingzhi to the door of Magistrate Gou's house.
The concierge at Magistrate Gou's residence knew Li Qingzhi, and he invited Li Qingzhi in with a smile.
Most houses in Chongcheng County are very small, and the owner's house is where guests are entertained and dines at the entrance. However, Magistrate Gou's house is quite large. There is a small courtyard at the entrance, and further inside is the place where guests are entertained.
There is more than one place to entertain guests... Magistrate Gou came out with a smile and asked Jin Xiaoye and his two children to go to his wife's place to listen to the play. As for him, he had something to say with Li Qingzhi.
The place where Jin Xiaoye and the others listened to the opera was south of a pond. The pond is very small, with lotus flowers planted in it, and the stage is set up on the north side of the pond.
Jin Xiaoye and the others can sit in the pavilion on the south side, eat and listen to the people in the north singing opera.
As for Li Qingzhi, he came to the study with Magistrate Gou.
"I've been so busy recently that I don't even have time to talk to you!" Magistrate Gou said with a smile: "Nephew, thank you so much for your braised food! It's hot here, and my wife often can't eat, so your family The braised flavor will allow her to take more bites."
Jueweizhai's braised meat is very popular in Chongcheng County during this period. Rich families in Chongcheng County buy it almost every day.
It's still relatively expensive to eat in a restaurant, but they can afford the braised food.
And Jueweizhai has many varieties of braised food! If you go shopping on the day, you may only be able to buy the common ones like braised eggs, braised dried beans, braised chicken, braised duck, but if you book a day in advance, you can also buy braised pig ears, braised pig noses, braised pig hearts, etc.
It's not that Li Qingzhi doesn't want to do more of these things, it's mainly because they only kill two pigs a day, so there are too few things.
As for buying it from a butcher to make braised meat...the butchers in the county kill very few pigs.
Most people these days don't eat meat every day.
Because Juewei Zhai uses a lot of chickens and ducks, the prices of chickens and ducks in Chongcheng County have now increased!
However, this should be temporary. Soon, people near Chongcheng County will start raising more chickens and ducks.
Li Qingzhi and Magistrate Gou exchanged a few pleasantries, and Magistrate Gou said: "My dear nephew, Magistrate Zhang... No, Governor Zhang has received the imperial edict from the capital, and he will soon go to the provincial capital to be the governor." ! Governor Zhang even wrote a special letter to me, praising me for doing a good job, and he even praised you!"
Magistrate Gou showed Li Qingzhi the letter that Governor Zhang had given him: "The Governor values you very much!"
"The governor takes good care of us students." Li Qing insisted.
"By the way, the governor also gave me a book. After reading this book, I realized how miserable the people in Linhu County are..."
"Is it "Redress of Injustice"?" Li Qing asked.
"Yes, do you know my nephew?" Magistrate Gou was a little surprised.
"I saw it at Magistrate Zhang's place," Li Qing insisted.
Magistrate Gou was immediately envious: "Zhifu Zhang really values you! This book looks really miserable, but I couldn't put it down. There are just too many typos in it."
As Magistrate Gou spoke, he also took out the set of "Redress of Injustices" given to him by Magistrate Zhang: "Governor Zhang circled all the typos in it with hundreds of places. The binding of this book is also ugly. …"
Li Qingzhi looked at the book and felt a little embarrassed - the quality of the book was indeed not very good.
"But it's a really good book. I heard that Eunuch Lu asked someone to print it. I didn't expect that Eunuch Lu was also a sweetheart! It's just that the person he hired to print the book was not very good..."
Li Qingzhi: "..."
"My dear nephew, I really didn't expect that Magistrate Zhang was from Eunuch Lu. What do you think I should do next?" Magistrate Gou was a little confused - should he go to Lu Qingxi?
Li Qing said: "Sir, the first time I met you, I knew that you were an official for the people... you just need to continue to do things for the people!"
Magistrate Gou did not become an official for the sake of the people, but Li Qingzhi said this... "That's right!"
"By the way, sir, I have written down your land measurement in a book and brought it to you." Li Qingzhi took out a book and gave it to Magistrate Gou.
He will only write some of this book when he has free time, but since it is not long, he has finished it now.
Magistrate Gou really wanted Li Qingzhi to write this matter for him, but he didn't expect that Li Qingzhi had already written it for him before he even mentioned it!
Li Qingzhi is so considerate!
Magistrate Gou took the book and liked it even more when he saw the pleasing words inside: "I think this book can be a family heirloom!"
Even if the calligraphy of the book is good, after Li Qingzhi becomes famous in the future, his manuscript will definitely be valuable.
Magistrate Gou has decided to treasure it. Of course, he also wants to print more and show it to others.
Well, he also plans to print out the "Record of Injustice" and show it to others, and by the way, he will publicize what Magistrate Zhang has done.
Magistrate Gou talked about some of his plans, and also mentioned the situation at the new pier, and asked Li Qingzhi: "My dear nephew, the new pier has been built, do you want to celebrate?"
Li Qingzhi had been listening to Magistrate Gou speak - Magistrate Gou had a strong desire to speak.
Now that Magistrate Gou has finished speaking, if you have any questions, he can answer them.
Li Qing insisted: "Sir, how about... we find some shops, let them set up stalls at the new pier, decorate some lanterns, and hold a... food festival?"
Li Qingzhi came up with this idea when he saw a large open space next to the new pier.
He thought he could let merchants and ordinary people set up stalls together, and if he prepared some lanterns for decoration...
It's hot now and everyone likes to go out at night. It's good to visit the New Pier.
The new wharf is only two miles away from the county seat. It's really close!
Chapter 140 Lantern Festival
After Li Qingzhi traveled to this world, he felt that there were few entertainment activities for ordinary people in this world.
The life of the people in this era was not good. Entertainment activities were not necessary for them who lacked food and clothing, but if they had some... they would be very happy.
Not to mention anything else, I just said that there was a temple fair in Miaoqian Village during the Chinese New Year, and Li Damao, Li Ermao and the others were happy for many days.
Li Qingzhi said "Food Festival" and Magistrate Gou didn't understand it, but when Li Qingzhi talked about the temple fair... Magistrate Gou understood it immediately!
"It's okay to let ordinary people and shops set up stalls, but these lanterns... the lanterns are not cheap." Magistrate Gou frowned.
Li Qing said: "Sir, we can buy some materials ourselves and hire people to make lanterns. It won't cost much. And we only need to make some ordinary lanterns and hang them for lighting. As for the lanterns that make people's eyes brighter... …Sir, there are already many shops over there at the new pier. You can ask the shopkeepers to decorate their shops with beautiful lanterns. When the time comes, select the ten most decorated shops and you can write plaques for them yourself. "
If you hire some common people to make ordinary lanterns, it won't cost a lot of money. As for letting those shops decorate their shops...
Magistrate Gou only needs to help write the plaque. This is a business without capital!
The more Magistrate Gou thought about it, the more feasible it became. He discussed it with Li Qingzhi, and Li Qingzhi gave Magistrate Gou some ideas, such as how to arrange the stalls.
"Can those stalls still collect rent?" Magistrate Gou asked.
"You can collect it, but it's better to collect less. It's better to pay it every day. The money they pay can be used to hire someone to clean the place and maintain order." Li Qing insisted.
If the rent is raised, it will be easy for no one to set up a stall.
Magistrate Gou nodded repeatedly and asked his two masters to come over to discuss the matter together.
It was just after eight o'clock when Li Qingzhi and Jin Xiaoye arrived, but the conversation lasted until noon, almost twelve o'clock.
Mrs. Gou couldn't bear it, so she personally sent someone to urge them to go to dinner.
Nowadays, the morning dawns early, and people at this time don't stay up late and get up earlier than the other... Magistrate Gou and his family got up at around five o'clock in the morning and had breakfast at around six o'clock. They were already hungry by now!
Li Qingzhi was also hungry, but while Magistrate Gou was chatting with him, he was served refreshments... He had already eaten two plates.
Li Qingzhi followed Magistrate Gou to the dining place.
The dining room of Magistrate Gou's family is quite big.
Yes, he has a small family, and usually there is only one Eight Immortals table here, but today there are two, separated by a screen.
Jin Xiaoye took Li Damao and Li Ermao to have dinner with Mrs. Gou and Mrs. Gou's two daughters.
Li Qingzhi had dinner with Magistrate Gou, the two masters and Gou Ying.
Boss Gou Ying is not happy. He doesn't want to eat with his father, but with his mother!
It's a pity that his mother said he was too old and wouldn't let him go to that table...
Gou Ying was young and his thoughts were shown on his face. Magistrate Gou could see his displeasure at a glance and became a little unhappy.
Li Qingzhi, who paid attention to the father and son, said: "..." Before they even ate, the two of them disliked each other!
During the meal, there were braised pig ears, braised duck and braised chicken from Juewei Zhai on the table, as well as several other dishes that were cooked differently from those in Chongcheng County.
For example, that fish... Most people in Chongcheng County eat fish steamed, braised or sweet and sour. Some people make soup, but almost no one stews fish.
This fish stew is a large pot, containing not only fish but also pork and several vegetables. Looking at the rich red sauce... Li Qingzhi has never seen anyone eating fish like this in all the time he has been here.
However, County Magistrate Gou obviously liked it very much and recommended Li Qingzhi to try it: "Xiannie, try this fish stew. It tastes very good! I thought the fish you cooked here was too bland. I went to a restaurant to eat fish before. The first tofu soup, although the soup is delicious, the fish has no taste..."
Gou Ying interrupted: "I also saw some people boil the fish in water and then eat it with vinegar! This is the first time I see someone eating fish like this. It must be very unpleasant! You people here have really strange tastes!"
Li Qingzhi: "..." Many people in Miaoqian Village eat fish like this, not necessarily with vinegar, but with soy sauce.
By the way, the fish doesn't have to be boiled in water, it may be steamed directly.
People born and raised here are not afraid of fishy smells, let alone him. He can accept any smell.
"Gou Ying!" Magistrate Gou frowned and looked at his son, feeling that it was a bit rude for his son to say "unpalatable".
Li Qingzhi is a local! How could his son say that the food here was unpalatable?
Gou Ying felt a little aggrieved and didn't know why Magistrate Gou wanted to reprimand her.
"Children, don't interrupt when adults are talking..." Magistrate Gou started talking about his son as usual. After talking for a while, he added: "This child has been spoiled by me..."
Gou Ying didn't respond at first, but after Magistrate Gou talked too much, he couldn't help it anymore: "When did you get used to me?"
Magistrate Gou did not expect that Gou Ying would dare to refute. He felt that he was embarrassed in front of outsiders and was about to get angry on the spot...
"Sir, I think the young master is very smart, so don't be too strict with him." Li Qing insisted.
"How smart is he? He hasn't learned well all day long, and you only praise him for my sake..."
Magistrate Gou spoke so fast that Li Qingzhi couldn't stop him, and then... Gou Ying threw her chopsticks and walked away.
Li Qingzhi didn't think there was anything wrong with Gou Ying's behavior. It was County Magistrate Gou who refused to forgive him and kept saying bad things about him!
But it is obvious that in the eyes of people of this era, Gou Ying's disobedience to her elders was a bit excessive.
Magistrate Gou was particularly angry: "This brat!"
If it weren't for the guests, Magistrate Gou would definitely chase him out and have a chase with his son.
But now... Magistrate Gou suppressed his anger and continued to eat with Li Qingzhi, but in his words, he could not help complaining about his son.
The two masters were still there to respond, feeling that spoiling someone was like killing someone.
Li Qingzhi: "..."
After dinner, the two masters left, while Li Qingzhi continued to discuss with Magistrate Gou what they should do next.
As he spoke, Magistrate Gou mentioned his son Gou Ying again, expressing his hatred for iron.
Li Qing insisted: "Sir, you are using the wrong method. For a child of this age, the more you reprimand him, the more he will not listen to you and want to go against you."
"Right, that is it!"
"If you follow him, he will also be obedient." Li Qing insisted.
"As a father, I still have to obey him?"
Li Qingzhi was helpless: "Sir, at least don't reprimand him anymore."
Magistrate Gou frowned: "If I don't care about him, he might turn the world upside down!"
"But even if you don't care about him, he won't get better," Li Qingzhi asked Magistrate Gou, "Sir, if he was not your son, but the son of your relative, would you say something bad about him in front of others?"
Of course not... Magistrate Gou remained silent.
"Sir, if you eat with someone and someone keeps saying bad things about you, will you be angry?"
You must be angry! Magistrate Gou also realized that something was wrong with him: "But I am his father, what is his attitude..."
"Sir, if you don't want your child to be separated from you, you'd better stop lecturing him all day long." Li Qing insisted.
Magistrate Gou suddenly thought of something and asked Li Qingzhi: "My dear nephew, you have many ideas... Do you have any way to make my son study hard and be obedient?"
Li Qing said: "Sir, please send him to Li Xiucai to study."
"I personally watched him and he didn't study well..." Magistrate Gou felt that his knowledge was much better than that of Li Xiucai.
Li Qing said: "Sir, he is going against you!"
Magistrate Gou thought for a while and said, "Tomorrow I will ask his mother to send him to Li Xiucai's place...other than that?"
besides? Li Qing said: "Sir, there are a lot of things to do at the new dock. Do you want him to take a break from school to help there?"
Li Qingzhi felt that it would be best for father and son to meet less often.
Besides... a boy of Gou Ying's age has the most energy. He would definitely be bored if he had to study all day long. If he studies during the day and helps out at night, he should be happier, and he won't be thinking about quarreling with his father.
"How can he help?" Magistrate Gou said with a look of distrust.
Li Qingzhi: "..."
Li Qingzhi persuaded Magistrate Gou, and Magistrate Gou finally agreed not to say anything bad about his son, and also agreed to let his son go to the new dock to help.
Thinking that the two masters had agreed with Magistrate Gou to talk about Gou Ying... Li Qingzhi said again: "Sir, I happened to be going to Li Xiucai's place to study recently, and I planned to go to the dock in the evening... Let me take you Take care of the young master."
When he didn't take Gou Ying with him, he had to let Gou Ying follow Zhu Qian.
At least Zhu Qian would not say bad things about Gou Ying in front of Gou Ying!
Li Qingzhi stayed with Magistrate Gou for a long time before leaving with Jin Xiaoye and others.
After leaving Gou Mansion, Li Qingzhi asked Jin Xiaoye: "How is Mrs. Gou like a person? Did you encounter anything that made you unhappy today?"
Jin Xiaoye said: "Mrs. Gou is a nice lady, but she is not from the same world as me."
Jin Xiaoye listened to the show and chatted with Mrs. Gou today, and was not treated coldly.
But the two of them didn't speak the same language, so chatting was quite tiring.
And... although Mrs. Gou had a good attitude, the woman next to Mrs. Gou made her feel very uncomfortable.
For example, when I bring them snacks, the old lady insists on saying: "You must have never eaten these snacks."
Later, she chatted with Mrs. Gou, and the old lady also intervened a few words, saying things that made her uncomfortable.
Jin Xiaoye is not stupid, she knows that the woman looks down on her.
Li Qingzhi felt Jin Xiaoye's emotions: "Since we are not from the same world, then don't get along with him in the future."
From now on, he can just keep in contact with Magistrate Gou, but Mrs. Gou can keep a respectful distance.
He doesn't rely on Magistrate Gou for a living!
"Actually, it's nothing. Mrs. Gou is quite good. It's the people around her who praise her and put her down." Jin Xiaoye said.
Li Qingzhi smiled: "If the servant is not good, the master must also have problems."
Gou Mansion.
After Jin Xiaoye left, Mrs. Gou looked at her nanny: "Mother Yang, how could you talk to Mrs. Li like that today?"
"Madam, I didn't say anything," Yang's mother said, "My madam! You still have to have the airs you should have. I went to find out about Mrs. Li. Let's not say that her husband is not even a scholar now. Said she...she even showed up to support the boat before! I asked you to entertain her well, I don't know what you think..."
Mrs. Gou's family background is better than that of County Magistrate Gou.
And this Mother Yang is Mrs. Gou's nanny. She doesn't even think highly of the Gou family, let alone Li Qingzhi and Jin Xiaoye.
Mrs. Gou didn't say anything, and Mother Yang continued: "I think the reason why I like Li Qingzhi so much is because he knows how to flatter people! I heard that he wrote all the books praising me, and he doesn't have the character of a scholar at all. ."
Mrs. Gou listened silently for a while, and finally said: "Mother Yang, when Mrs. Li comes again in the future, you can't talk like you did today."
Yang's mother agreed, but didn't listen.
After all, she was not so polite to Jin Xiaoye today and was not punished at all.
As soon as the master and servant finished talking, Magistrate Gou came and asked Mrs. Gou to send Gou Ying to Li Xiucai to study tomorrow.
Mrs. Gou asked: "My husband, you don't want to teach Ying'er anymore?"
Magistrate Gou said: "I am busy with my affairs and have no time, so it would be better for him to go to school."
Magistrate Gou told the truth. He said before that he taught Gou Ying how to read, but where was he free? They only assigned homework for Gou Ying to do, but Gou Ying still didn't do it.
Mrs. Gou whispered: "It doesn't take much effort to teach a child."
Magistrate Gou said: "Then I want him to listen to me!"
Mrs. Gou stopped talking, but when Magistrate Gou left, her eyes were red.
Yang's mother said: "Miss, you really have a hard life. You finally gave birth to a son who was raised badly by an old lady and an old lady. You still don't want to take care of it."
Mrs. Gou wept silently, feeling that her life was miserable.
The only son was not only raised by her parents-in-law so that he was not close to her, he was also not loved by her husband.
Her husband was a Jinshi, and it would definitely be better for him to teach Gou Ying to study than for Gou Ying to study with a scholar.
As a result, her husband was unwilling to teach.
Talk about being busy...how can a county magistrate be so busy?
It's also Gou Ying who is disobedient! She tried to discipline the child on the way here, but failed.
Yang's mother said again: "Madam, you are not very young and you are so close to me. Please have another child, lest I find someone else to have a son."
After hearing this, Mrs. Gou regrouped and planned to work hard.
Li Qingzhi didn't know much about the situation at Madam Gou's side. The next day, he took his three sons to study at Li Xiucai's place.
Their house is a bit lively now. In comparison, Li Xiucai's study atmosphere is better.
He can also look at the books and materials that Li Xiucai found here, and exchange knowledge with Li Xiucai.
Although he learned quickly thanks to his powers, he still had some shortcomings.
Li Qingzhi spent an hour reading with Li Xiucai, and then Gou Ying was sent to him by his mother.
Gou Ying's face didn't look good.
According to his mother, his father thought he was naughty and stupid and didn't want to teach him, so he let him study in such a poor school!
Gou Ying was so dissatisfied with Li Xiucai's school!
Let's not talk about anything else, let's talk about the number of students here... Generally, a dozen students in a private school is already a lot, but what about here? There are so many people here!
"Gou Ying." After Mrs. Gou left, Li Qingzhi went out to say hello to Gou Ying.
"Why are you here?" Gou Ying looked at Li Qingzhi puzzled.
Not only did Li Qingzhi give him a "script", but his father didn't agree when he talked about him... He had a good impression of Li Qingzhi.
According to his father, Li Qingzhi is very powerful and has a photographic memory... Is Li Qingzhi the gentleman here?
"I'm studying here." Li Qingzhi said with a smile.
"Are you studying here?" Gou Ying was surprised.
"Li Xiucai is very knowledgeable. I have been studying with him," Li Qing insisted. "Yesterday, the county magistrate told me how he studied when he was young. He had forgotten everything he had read. He didn't know what to do. Teach you, and I'll ask him to send you here to study."
"Are you telling the truth? My father thinks he can't teach?" Gou Ying was a little surprised. This is different from what his mother said!
"The county magistrate should teach me how to be a scholar. The things he taught me before were too profound to be used in the scholar examination." Li Qingzhi smiled and talked to Gou Ying.
"You think so too?" Gou Ying was a little surprised. He felt that he couldn't understand what his father said!
Looking at Gou Ying's expression, Li Qingzhi knew what Gou Ying was thinking. He gave a few examples to show how profound Gou Ying's words were.
Zhu Xunmiao took notes when he listened to Magistrate Gou's lecture before. He also lent those notes to his classmates, including Xu Qifei, for copying.
When Xu Qifei heard Li Qingzhi's words, he took out the notes and said, "Yes, it will take us a long time to understand what County Magistrate Gou said."
Gou Ying was not in a good mood when he first came to the school, but now, his mood has improved, and he started chatting with Li Qingzhi, Xu Qifei and others.
People in the school knew that Gou Ying was the son of Magistrate Gou. They liked Magistrate Gou and were naturally very polite to Gou Ying. The two parties chatted happily.
What made Gou Ying happiest was that he discovered that his knowledge was better than that of his classmates who were about the same age as him in the school!
In fact, although Gou Ying's grandfather loved Gou Ying, he did not indulge Gou Ying and always let Gou Ying study.
Gou Ying does love to play, his studies are not very good, and his handwriting is average...but he is still young, only thirteen years old.
His knowledge is actually quite good among his peers.
Magistrate Gou felt that he was poor in knowledge, mainly because Magistrate Gou was a top student.
Similar to the father who graduated from Tsinghua University, he watched his junior high school son do math problems and found that his son couldn't solve the problems that he could do at a glance, and he became angry all of a sudden.
But for this kid... he hasn't learned anything, so it won't be normal.
Come to Li Xiucai's school where good and bad are mixed... Gou Ying, who comes from a scholarly family, is naturally far ahead of her peers!
Some teachers believe that strict teachers produce good students and have very high demands on their students. They are also like Magistrate Gou who cannot stand their own children or students being disobedient.
But Li Xiucai is not such a person.
He has given birth to too many children, and none of them have the ability to be admitted as a scholar... He has long since learned not to force things.
He also loves money! He will not treat students whose families have no money badly, but he will definitely favor students who have more money.
Gou Ying is the son of Magistrate Gou. When Mrs. Gou sent him here, she also sent Shu Xiu...
Although Mrs. Gou asked Li Xiucai to discipline her strictly... Li Xiucai would not do this.
After strict discipline, if the child is not happy staying with him, will he still be willing to come here in the future?
Li Xiucai praised Gou Ying all the time!
Gou Ying lived happily in Li Xiucai's school.
The students here know some Mandarin and can talk to him and discuss the books about his father with him.
Xu Qifei also gave him a copy of Zhu Qian's autobiography, saying it was particularly beautiful.
Well, he took the time to take a look at it, and it looked really good.
As for studying... Li Xiucai saw Gou Ying's progress and found that his son could teach Gou Ying, so he asked one of his sons to give lectures to Gou Ying.
Li Xiucai's son was not even a scholar, so he had no airs at all. He was very serious when giving lectures to Gou Ying. He talked about something he was not sure about, and said: "Wait here, I will ask." My dad!"
Gou Ying: "..."
Gou Ying felt that if he worked a little harder, he could surpass the person who was giving him a lecture!
As for Gou Ying's calligraphy... There are articles written by Li Qingzhi recently in their school, as well as dog crawling calligraphy written by Li Qingzhi before.
"Brother Li's handwriting was really ugly before. He just practiced it little by little!"
"I've been working hard, hoping that one day my handwriting can be as good as his!"
"Me too! My handwriting isn't good either, so I'm working hard on it."
…
Gou Ying: "..." Practice, you must practice!
Li Qingzhi had been studying in school that day. During this period, he visited Gou Ying several times and noticed the changes in Gou Ying.
He was a little lucky that he didn't have a mobile phone at this time.
Gou Ying didn't speak the language well in Chongcheng County, and he couldn't use his mobile phone... He was quite bored on weekdays, so naturally he was willing to learn.
However, children cannot study all day long, as they will easily get tired of studying.
School ended very early. When school was over, Li Qingzhi found Gou Ying: "Gou Ying, the county magistrate asked me to take you to my house for dinner, and then take you to the new pier to play."
"Playing? My dad told me that when I go there I have to work more and learn from you." After Gou Ying said it, she curled her lips unhappily - who wants to work!
Li Qing said: "It's about working, but mainly about playing. Let's go."
Gou Ying suddenly became happy and followed Li Qingzhi away.
It was still early, so they went to Jinye Embroidery Workshop for dinner.
The braised food shop starts making braised food early in the morning, but only lasts until mid-afternoon. After that, Chang Zhan
I will go back to Jinye Embroidery Square to accompany Chang Cui and make dinner by the way.
Chang Zhan's father didn't intend to give him the Chang family recipes, but he usually wouldn't avoid him when cooking. Later, when his brother got into an accident, he even gave him the recipes.
Plus Chang Zhan is talented... the food he cooks is particularly delicious!
Gou Ying was not sensitive to the food in Chongcheng County. He felt that there were not many delicious things in Chongcheng County, but when he came to Jinye Xiufang and saw the dishes made by Chang Zhan...these dishes looked delicious!
After tasting it, Gou Ying liked it even more.
What Gou Ying liked the most was the pot of stir-fried chicken. The chicken was so delicious that he wanted to eat it again.
It's just that after eating too much, your mouth feels a little... um... sore?
Li Qingzhi bought very little chili powder, and he found that people in Chongcheng County were not very receptive to chili peppers, so he did not rush to develop new flavors of braised food, but occasionally added some when cooking at home. .
Most of the time, their family eats non-spicy dishes. Today, by chance, Chang Zhan thought the fried chicken would taste better with some chili powder, so he added a little more.
Gou Ying ate without raising her head.
Gou Ying wolfed down a bowl of rice and felt a little embarrassed for being a poor boy.
His grandparents were happy to see him eating well, but his parents felt that he was eating too fast because he was not eating well.
He was very careful when eating at home during this period.
But today...the chicken was so delicious and it also served as food, so he ate it a little fast!
Gou Ying looked at the people around him, fearing that they would look at him with surprised expressions, and then found that the people around him were eating very quickly... Li Qingzhi went to fill up another bowl of rice, and also poured the little soup from the chicken into the Pour it into your own bowl.
Gou Ying: "!" He also wants soup! We can't let Li Qingzhi snatch them all up!
Gou Ying also went to fill a bowl of rice, and followed Li Qingzhi's example and mixed some soup into the rice.
He eats very quickly! Li Qingzhi is definitely not as good as him!
Well, he is not as good as Li Qingzhi.
Even Jin Xiaoye opposite him ate as fast and as much as him!
Gou Ying could eat four bowls of a small bowl that ordinary people use, but his mother could only eat half a bowl... Every time he ate, his mother would look at him in shock, making him embarrassed to eat more.
But here... the people here use big bowls to eat, one bowl is as good as two bowls at home!
And Jin Xiaoye ate two big bowls!
Not to mention Li Qingzhi... After eating four bowls, Li Qingzhi started to chew the rice cake!
There are also those female workers. The pottery bowls that the female workers use to serve rice are larger, which should be called pottery basins. They will hold a lot of rice, put vegetables in it, and then eat it all.
For the first time, Gou Ying felt that her appetite was a little small.
Li Qingzhi was exercising recently, so after dinner, he walked to the new pier.
Gou Ying didn't care at all and kept running back and forth.
Li Qingzhi asked a few questions and learned that when Gou Ying was in his hometown, in addition to studying, he climbed trees and played Cuju... This child exercised a lot, no wonder he grew so tall, but it was a pity that he was forced to hold it in since he got here.
The one held by Magistrate Gou at the new wharf was called the "Lantern Festival".
A large open space on the new wharf has been planned. By then, ordinary people can rent a stall on a first-come, first-served basis as long as they pay ten cents a day.
Now, preparations are underway, and in a still empty shop, a group of people are making lanterns.
These lantern makers were either children or women and old people. They all looked sallow and thin... Li Qingzhi looked at Zhu Qian.
Zhu Qian said: "When Magistrate Gou measured the land, he found that many people had no land. When looking for people to make lanterns, they mainly looked for the old, weak and children among these people, but some experienced people were also invited."
At this time, the lanterns were all made of bamboo. Li Qingzhi took a look and found that there were several craftsmen who were accustomed to making lanterns at first glance and were very skilled at splitting bamboo and doing some complicated steps.
Those old and weak children were doing some simple steps, and their movements were obviously unfamiliar.
These people not only made lanterns, but also were assigned to build huts or clean the docks.
Magistrate Gou's arrangement is really good. He is indeed a good official now.
Li Qingzhi looked at Gou Ying who was eager to try: "Do you want to try making a lantern?"
"Can I?" Gou Ying asked.
"Of course." Li Qingzhi asked Gou Ying to follow him to make lanterns.
Gou Ying had never made a lantern before. He imitated others and worked very seriously, but the lanterns he made were not very pretty.
But the lanterns those children made were uglier than him!
And this lantern is either for sale or hanging outside, so be it ugly!
Li Qingzhi looked at it for a while and then said to Gou Ying: "Gou Ying, are you willing to write on the lantern?"
"Writing?" Gou Ying was uneasy: "My handwriting is ugly."
"This lantern doesn't look good, and it doesn't matter how well you write it. Just write 'peace' on it." Li Qing insisted.
Gou Ying didn't object and started writing seriously...
When we needed to move bamboo or something, he also went to help, and he was quite energetic.
Isn't this kid pretty good?
There is a lot of work here at the New Wharf, and it is still hot in summer... A lot of work is left to the evening.
It was already dark, but everyone still lit oil lamps and worked.
Li Qingzhi didn't let Gou Ying go home until very late, and said to Gou Ying, "Gou Ying, if you bring some clothes with you tomorrow, you can swim and take a bath here."
Many men went straight to the river to take a bath after finishing their work. Gou Ying seemed to be envious of them.
Gou Ying asked: "Are there no snakes in the water?"
"No." Li Qing insisted.
Snakes are afraid of people. When no one walks around, there are snakes in the grass. But here, where a group of people go to the river to bathe, there is nothing.
"I'll bring clothes tomorrow." Gou Ying said.
Li Qingzhi said again: "Don't tell your parents that you want to go down to the river to take a bath. Just say that you took a bath in the bathhouse here." There is a bathhouse here in the new dock where you can take a bath.
In winter, some people in Chongcheng County go to bathhouses to take a bath. Opening bathhouses can make money.
"Okay." Gou Ying said.
It was already very late when Gou Ying got home that day. He didn't meet his parents, so he simply washed up and fell asleep.
And his life in the next few days was similar to this day.
Well, there was a difference. He asked his mother not to deliver food at noon, and he followed Li Qingzhi to eat at Li Qingzhi's house.
Chang Zhan doesn't cook at noon, but Li Qing's family has braised food!
Of course, Gou Ying followed Li Qingzhi to his home for dinner mainly because of the dining atmosphere at his home.
In contrast to the people around him, he looked elegant while eating. Sister Wang praised him many times, saying that he looked noble when eating, which was different from them.
Gou Ying was particularly happy.
A few days passed in the blink of an eye. Magistrate Gou was finally free and went to see Li Xiucai's son.
Then he discovered that his son was studying seriously.
He didn't bother and asked Li Xiucai about his son.
"Sir, the young master studies very hard. He doesn't need supervision. He just practices calligraphy diligently every day and studies hard..." Li Xiucai kept praising him.
Magistrate Gou suspected that Li Xiucai was not talking about his son!
But Li Xiucai took out some homework written by his son... The words on it were written very carefully, and they were much better than what he had written before! "The young master's article is also well done..."
"Can this article he wrote be praised?"
"His article is not good?" Li Xiucai asked.
Li Xiucai asked Li Qingzhi about Gou Ying's situation, and Li Qingzhi told him everything.
Li Xiucai has taught so many students, so he naturally knows about the problems between Magistrate Gou and Gou Ying...
He called a few students to his side on the spot and took out the articles written by those students and told them about them.
These students are all about the same age as Gou Ying, but their articles are far inferior to Gou Ying's.
Magistrate Gou was a little confused.
"My lord, what kind of articles did you write when you were twelve or thirteen years old? My lord, you passed the Jinshi examination and are one of the most talented people. Your articles must be very good and you are often praised..." Li Xiucai said with a smile. .
In fact, no, Magistrate Gou was criticized a lot when he was young.
Magistrate Gou came and left silently, and then went to the new dock.
When he arrived at the new dock and asked, Zhu Qian kept praising Gou Ying.
Zhu Qian had often heard Magistrate Gou complain about his son, and he had also witnessed Magistrate Gou and Gou Ying performing a full martial arts show.
He had always felt that Gou Ying was a particularly naughty person, and he was a little worried that Gou Ying would cause trouble when he came to the new dock.
As a result, Gou Ying adapted very well here. Although I couldn't help much, I helped a lot with small help.
What makes Zhu Qian happiest is that Gou Ying calls him "Uncle Zhu" and has special respect for him.
Well, it is said that it was because of reading his autobiography.
Zhu Qian's impression of Gou Ying suddenly improved, and he said, "Sir, the young master is very well-behaved. Why did you always say that he was naughty before?"
Magistrate Gou: "..." Did he mean naughty before? He was always talking about being naughty!
But tonight, he wanted to see for himself what his son was like!
That night, when Magistrate Gou came to the new dock, Gou Ying was helping people hang lanterns.
He was very skillful in climbing up and down, and could hang up a lantern in a few clicks. When people talked to him, he would answer with a smile.
Some shops had opened, and the shopkeepers of those shops knew Gou Ying's identity, so they brought food to Gou Ying.
Gou Ying didn't eat either, and gave all of it to the dirty children who worked with him.
Gou Ying was actually too full to eat at Jinye Xiufang.
But Magistrate Gou was moved when he saw this scene.
His son...seems really good?
When Magistrate Gou changed his view on his son, Gou Ying also admired Magistrate Gou a little.
Mainly... people around him are saying that Magistrate Gou is good.
He had read the book written by Li Qing before and felt that his father was quite good. But then the two of them quarreled again, and the admiration was gone. But now, haven't they seen each other and they haven't quarreled?
His dad seems pretty good?
So, when Magistrate Gou Ying walked towards Gou Ying, Gou Ying smiled and called: "Dad!"
How can Magistrate Gou be unhappy when his tall and big son calls him daddy with a smile? He smiled and asked Gou Ying if she was tired...
The two suddenly became like father and son.
However, as soon as Magistrate Gou was happy, he wanted to talk to Gou Ying... After Li Qingzhi found out, he immediately took Magistrate Gou away: "Sir, there is a lantern festival tomorrow, and I have something to tell you. …"
The New Pier has been preparing for the lantern festival for several days.
There are relatively few new things these days, and in the summer everyone likes to cool off and chat...
Most people in Chongcheng County already know that the lantern festival is going to be held at the new wharf.
Even before the lantern festival was held, people had already come to see it, and they were eagerly waiting for the lantern festival to start.
Li Damao and Li Ermao are looking forward to the lantern festival very much.
When Li Qingzhi returned home that day, he smiled and promised his two children: "The lantern festival will take place for many days. Dad will take you there every day."
"Okay!" Li Damao and Li Ermao were extremely happy.
"Then you guys come and kiss daddy." Li Qingzhi asked his two children to kiss him. After the kiss, he said, "During the past few days of the Lantern Festival, daddy will give each of you ten cents of pocket money every day. You can buy whatever you want." Something you want."
Li Qingzhi is not short of money now, so he can definitely give more. The main reason why he doesn't give is because he is worried about buying a lot of food for his two children and spoiling their stomachs.
Although he can help with the treatment, it's not necessary, is it?
Li Damao and Li Ermao cheered.
Li Laogen was extremely envious: "Ah Qing, let me kiss you. Do you have any pocket money?"
Li Qingzhi: "...Dad, I will give you pocket money, so you don't need to kiss me."
Although he likes to have physical contact with people, he still has some requirements for the people he contacts.