Prime Minister

Chapter 45 Trap
In the past, when the Zhang family was approaching the holidays, people often came to the family, either begging to borrow money to pass the New Year, or the tenants begging for credit, but this year they stopped, except for the visits between neighbors, which were still very diligent, but others were much deserted than before.

I thought no one was moving, but Peng Jingyi arrived today.

I haven't seen him for more than half a year. Peng Jingyi has turned a lot darker and leaner than ever before. He is no longer the way he used to be idle in a private school and was raised in vain.

Today, he is wearing a new robe, with a waist knife on his waist, which is very imposing.And behind him was a military man who came to Zhang Yue's house with a load of soup and sheep wine.

Zhang Shiyu was also surprised when he saw it: "No way, this is too precious."

Peng Jingyi smiled and said, "How do I get along with Saburo, what's the point of sending these?"

Zhang Yue said with a smile: "It seems that I got a lot of benefits from going to Renshou Village."

Peng Jingyi hurriedly said: "Don't talk nonsense, Saburo, what's the benefit, that bird doesn't poop, walks around the place where the strongman haunts, and wears a few pairs of boots, and the body is tired and thin, and the expenses are spent. Many are true."

Zhang Yue expected that the other party's words were not true. This person was the one who made a fortune in silence. Since Zhang Yue said so, he must have gained a lot of benefits.

He was rude to Peng Jingyi's petiteness, and said, "Big brother and sister-in-law will accept it."

Zhang Shi smiled and said: "Alright, I won't shirk it. You are only one or two years older than Saburo, but you are not only much thicker, but also smart and capable."

Zhang Yue understood that it was the elder brother's typical rhetoric, but when he heard it, he still showed his unconvinced expression.

Peng Jingyi was very proud when he heard the words, but said in his mouth: "Where is the word, Saburo follows the text, I follow the martial arts, and I will fight side by side in the future!"

This made everyone laugh.

Zhang Shi said: "Okay, the two of you have a small friendship, and you have to support each other. Stay here for dinner tonight. I'll... cook some good dishes for you."

Zhang Shiben said to go to the restaurant to buy some good food, but Yu glared at him and immediately changed his words.

Zhang Yue was glad that his eldest brother was still making progress.

Peng Jingyi didn't know such an inside story, when he heard that he had a meal, he smiled cheerfully: "Okay, please, brother!"

Speaking of which, General Peng Jingyi sent him away first, then pulled Zhang Yue aside and whispered, "I heard that you were accepted as a disciple by Mr. Boyi?"

Zhang Yue smiled and said, "Why have you heard about this?"

Peng Jingyi said: "The county town is only this big, and I can hide anything from my eyes and ears. What's more, there were very famous people in the county that day. After they said that there was a person named Zhang Yue, I knew it was you."

"You have a hand, and you don't know how to tell me about such a big thing. You know what kind of person Mr. Boyi is, he is someone who is not allowed to go to the official family today. How do you go to his door, tell me quickly , didn't you say that you couldn't get into Zhang's clan?"

Zhang Yue briefly talked to Peng Jingyi about how he got the appreciation from the commission book by coincidence.

Zhang Yue said: "I also learned seal script from his side, and I can't count as entering the house. It is still uncertain whether I can enter the clan, tell me, do you need my help?"

Although he had a good relationship with Peng Jingyi, there must be another way for this son to suddenly send such a heavy gift.

Peng Jingyi smiled and said: "Oh, I thought you were Mr. Boyi Gaozu, but I heard that you learned seal art, and it has not been recognized by the clan... In fact, it is not that I want to ask you to do things, but my second uncle has always been A word to Mr. Qiu Boyi..."

Zhang Yue said in surprise: "Your second uncle also wants Mr. Boyi's name?"

Peng Jingyi smiled and said, "Although I don't necessarily understand the copybook... but it is also hung on the wall, and the visitor will have a radiant face when they see it."

Zhang Yue thought to himself, that was the case. It was like going to the office of the previous life. As soon as he entered the door, he saw the photos of the other party taking photos with many leaders and celebrities. It seems that the ancients understood this for a long time.

Zhang Yue smiled slightly and said, "Why didn't your second uncle ask for it in person?"

Peng Jingyi sighed: "Mr. Boyi's characters are not given away, and he doesn't accept money. He usually only gives them to a few close friends. It's not good for the second uncle to say this rashly.

Zhang Yue thought for a while and said, "I'm not fully sure about this matter. If your second uncle is not in a hurry to ask for words, you have to wait for me for a while!"

Peng Jingyi said, "It's fine if Saburo agrees."

Zhang Yue smiled and said, "Your second uncle's business is mine, and I will definitely try my best to help."

Peng Jingyi smiled and said, "Sanlang is really righteous."

Zhang Yue suddenly said: "Yes, my eldest brother is going out early and returning late recently, and he has inexplicably more spare money in his hands that he can't tell the way. You have a lot of eyes and ears in the city, help me to see where my eldest brother has been in and out recently."

Zhang Yue recalled in his dream last night, and found that his brother's expression when he said that money went out was inaccurate. After reading it several times, he suddenly became suspicious.

"Check your brother's whereabouts?"

Zhang Yue nodded and said, "Exactly, I think eldest brother is either coming from a wrong way, or he just went to a gambling stall."

Zhang Yue thought to himself that it would be bad if Big Brother really went to the gambling stall.

Peng Jingyi nodded and said, "You have some truth in what you said. This matter is on me."

When Zhang Shi asked the two of them to eat, although they didn't go to the restaurant to buy food, it was still good wine and good food.

Zhang Shi said: "Sanlang never drinks with me. Today, Peng Dalang is here and is having a few drinks with me!"

Peng Jingyi also laughed and said, "That's the best."

That day, Peng Jingyi and Zhang Shi were very drunk, but Zhang Yue was not worried.

During the New Year festival, the peach talisman is hung to worship the ancestors, and firecrackers drive the Nuo.

Large families have their own way of living, and small families have their own celebrations.

In these few days, Zhang Shi took his family to walk around the Gongguan Temple to see the hustle and bustle of the county town.

As for Zhang Yue, he didn't do his homework. He read the Book of Songs diligently every day, practiced calligraphy in his dreams, and helped to hang peach talismans at home, and cleaned the inside and outside.When Zhang Yue did things, he didn't do anything. He had to be neat and tidy when he did things.

On New Year's Eve, Zhangqiu looked full of anticipation when he ate the New Year's dinner.

Zhang Shiyu was amused when he saw it.Immediately, Zhang Shi picked up a string of copper coins and hung it on Zhangqiu's neck and said, "Xi'er eats one hundred and two."

Eating a hundred and two is a common saying in Fujian, that is, eating until you are 120 years old.

Zhangqiu was very happy to see the copper coins, even though he didn't know that the money was put away by the Yu family the next day, and it was only kept for him for one day.

"Third brother, and yours."

"Mine?" Zhang Yue was slightly surprised, he almost forgot that he was still a 13-year-old 'kid'.

"Our family's rule is to give money every year before starting a family." Zhang Shi said.

"Thank you, brother!" Zhang Yueman accepted it happily.

Zhang Yue counted thirteen, yes, he will be thirteen after the new year.

It will be the second year of Jiayou in the Song Dynasty, and I don't know how many years it is in the Gregorian calendar.

Zhang Shi said again: "The third brother is one year older. It seems that it is time for the trustee to tell you about the marriage."

Zhang Yue suddenly sweated when he heard the words, how old he was.

Firecrackers sounded outside, but Zhang Shiman said happily: "You have all worshipped Mr. Boyi, it's different. You can fight for face for our family. Since Grandpa Zeng's generation came out, although he took some Wealth, but not shady officials."

Zhang Yue knew that his great ancestor was Zhang Renche, who served as the governor of Jianzhou in the Southern Tang Dynasty and the secretary of the Ministry of Inspection and Work.

The great-grandfather was one of the seven sons, and was given some of the family wealth.Later, he became a minor official in Zhejiang, but when he first became an official, he had to move his family from Zhejiang to his hometown Pucheng due to the collapse of the Southern Tang Dynasty.

The great-grandfather gave birth to three sons and three daughters. His grandfather was a concubine, so he worked and studied in his hometown.

The grandfather gave birth to a son and a daughter, and Zhang Yue's aunt married far away.

Zhang's father failed many times and spent a lot of money, but fortunately, his family was relatively rich at this time and he could afford it.

Now in the generation of Zhang Shi and Zhang Yue, although he still bears the surname of Zhang, he has lost even the farmhouse and shop of the hundred acres of fields handed down by his ancestors.

In the past, the family placed their hopes on the second brother, but now that the escape from marriage, Zhang Shi always felt that his eldest brother did not teach his younger brother well, and he did not revitalize the family, so it was inevitable that he would blame himself.

Now I hear that Zhang Yue has joined Zhang Youzhi's door and has some expectations.

Zhang Shi suddenly said: "Your second brother doesn't know where he is?"

"Brother, don't you blame second brother?"

Zhang Shi said: "How can you not blame it? How can the family blame it? Third brother, please remember, what is brotherhood, that is, broken bones and tendons."

Zhang Shi said: "You may not understand, but if something happens to you and your second brother one day, I would rather give up my life and protect you. I can even give up my life, so what is all this money? What? After you figure this out, I don't blame your second brother."

Zhang Yue nodded and thought at the same time, how is the second brother now?But he didn't dare to talk nonsense at the moment, otherwise there would be a lot of things happening in the family, maybe the second brother wanted to be a Jinshi in the current department, and then come back and ask the elder brother and sister-in-law to forgive him.

Two days later, Zhang Yue was reading in his room when he saw a rock hit his windowsill.

He leaned over and looked out, but saw Peng Jingyi winking at him on the street downstairs.

Zhang Yue hurriedly went downstairs when he saw it. Peng Jingyi pulled Zhang Yue to the side of the street and whispered, "I found out about your eldest brother for you. It really didn't make any troubles as you expected. Your eldest brother has been making money in recent months."

Zhang Yue's heart sank when he heard this.

"Thank you for asking me too. I told you that there was someone behind this incident, and it was your big brother!" Peng Jingyi said.

"What?" Zhang Yue was furious when he heard the words, that someone like his eldest brother wanted to harm him.

Zhang Yue's eyes showed a hint of coldness, and he said: "Did Zhao Yasi arrange it?"

If he said that he had some wrongs with Zhao Yasi before, but since his sister-in-law said that this matter seemed to have other secrets, Zhang Yue would have doubts.

Peng Jingyi said: "I don't know if Zhao Yasi intervenes. But Saburo, don't fight with Zhao Yasi, otherwise..."

Zhang Yue said: "I have my own measure on this matter, you should talk about it carefully first."

Peng Jingyi said: "The reason for this is that your brother is a friend..."

After listening to Peng Jingyi's words, Zhang Yue couldn't help gnashing his teeth, first find someone close to you to gain trust, first lure small profits, and finally lose big money.

Peng Jingyi said: "Fortunately, your eldest brother has just gotten started, and the fall is not deep. It is still too late to recover, and it will be worse if it is too late..."

Zhang Yue nodded and said, "I understand."

(End of this chapter)