The Reborn Lao Tzu Is the Emperor

Chapter 394
Zhao Dongting was very pleased.

Li Goudan and him have only been together for less than ten days, and it is rare to know how to make progress at a young age.

At the moment, Zhao Dongting said: "You two, I have a predestined relationship with Goudan, why don't I pay for the purchase of real estate in the city for you, and then let Goudan study?"

Goudan's father and mother showed panic on their faces, and said again and again: "How can this be done! How can this be done! We have already accepted the great kindness of the young master."

These are the simple and honest people, even if the benefits fall on their heads, they are unwilling to accept them.

Of course, such people are still relatively small.

There are troublemakers in the poor mountains and evil waters. In these years, there are still many ordinary people who make money for petty profits.

Zhao Dongting was kind to Li Goudan, but he didn't like the honesty of Li Goudan's parents.

After pondering for a while, he said: "When Goudan becomes a high-ranking official in the future, you can return the money to me!"

Li Goudan's parents still hesitated.

Zhao Dongting patted Li Goudan on the head, and said: "If Goudan really becomes a high-ranking official, can I return brother Dongting's bigger house in the future?"

"it is good."

Li Goudan nodded without hesitation, "I will definitely buy a big house for Brother Dongting."

Zhao Dongting smiled, "Then it's settled."

After speaking, he carried Li Goudan to the horse and continued to go forward.

As for Li Goudan's parents, he didn't ask them again.

They don't have any opinions and make up their own minds. I guess they don't even have the courage to oppose it.

Sure enough, the Goudan father and mother just looked at each other for a few times, and then followed behind Zhao Dongting gratefully.

To Cenxi.

The home of the rich merchant is also here. He used to do cloth business in Cenxi. There are more than ten shops in the city, which are quite famous.

At the gate of the city, the wealthy businessman stopped the chariots and horses, waiting for Zhao Dongting to catch up.

Then, he walked up to Zhao Dongting and bowed: "Thank you for taking care of me, my lord. The old man is hosting a banquet, can you show me your face, my lord?"

"Is your house here too?"

Zhao Dongting was slightly taken aback.

The wealthy businessman invited him many times, but it was hard for him to refuse people thousands of miles away. After a little hesitation, he could only nod.

Li Goudan's family had to be settled, and there was no way they would spend some time in Cenxi County.

Furthermore, Goudan will also live in Cenxi County. If he can make friends with this rich businessman, he will take care of him to some extent in the future.

Zhao Dongting couldn't expose his identity for Goudan and let the county magistrate take care of him.In that case, maybe the county magistrate will enshrine Goudan as an ancestor, so Goudan will not become a disciple of Gaoliang in Cenxi County in the future?

He still has great expectations for Li Goudan.

The wealthy businessman was naturally very happy to see Zhao Dongting nodding, so he hurriedly asked the guards to tell the people that he had arrived home.

This also means that those common people will then rely on other cavalry to continue northward.However, they have become accustomed to it.

Some people prepared to leave directly, and some went to Zhao Dongting to thank him before preparing to leave.

Zhao Dongting said: "Everyone might as well settle down in the city for a while, and I will go with you when I leave the city tomorrow. I have to go to Cangwu."

These people have all seen his skills, and they are full of joy.

Those bandits' money was shared that day, and they reaped quite a lot, and they could afford to live in inns in the city.

So all the people thanked Zhao Dongting again, and said they would wait for him at the gate of the city tomorrow before leaving.

The carriage continued to go deep into the city.

Only at this time did Zhao Dongting know the rich merchant's surname, which was Ma, so he called him Master Ma.

Master Ma has a house in the city, and it is quite close to the center of the city.When everyone passed through the streets of Cenxi, they each had emotions.

When passing by Master Ma's shops, even Master Ma couldn't help feeling, "Finally came back alive."

Zhao Dongting led the horse, and he didn't have the nerve to go back into the carriage.

After 10 minutes like this, I arrived at Master Ma's house.

The courtyard wall is towering, and there are two stone beasts standing in front of the gate, and the words "Mafu" on the plaque on it have faded.

This house may not have been lived in for some years, but there is also an old servant who looks after the house and cleans the front of the house.

As soon as he knocked on the door, the old servant saw that it was Master Ma who came back, and immediately burst into tears, "Master, are you back?"

He has been a slave in the Ma Mansion all his life, and he already regards himself as a man of the Ma Mansion.

Master Ma nodded and said: "Go to the restaurant and invite two chefs back. I want to invite Mr. Zhao to a banquet at home."

The old servant looked at Zhao Dongting, slightly surprised, and ran away quickly.

Just looking at Zhao Dongting's clothes, it is really hard to tell that he is a son.Not everyone has golden eyes.

Master Ma pushed open the door himself, "Young master, please come inside."

The family members of the Ma Mansion also got out of the chariot one after another.

There was a young man who met Zhao Dongting, and then told Mr. Ma that they would go to the shop to have a look.

Some call them fathers, some call them uncles, obviously they are all members of the Ma family.

Master Ma just told them to come back for dinner, but he didn't stop them.He knew that these young people wanted to reopen the shop as soon as possible.

Afterwards, Zhao Dongting and others followed Master Ma into the mansion.

The inside was also kept fairly clean.

With small bridges and flowing water, Mr. Ma's house is quite ingenious.In this city, it is obviously considered a mansion.

Li Goudan's eyes rolled around, full of surprise.In his life, he probably has never seen such a nice house, and he has never even thought about it.

The female relatives of the Ma Mansion are still inconvenient to entertain guests, so they went back to their boudoirs.

Master Ma finally stopped thinking about marrying Zhao Dongting again.

Several people were drinking tea in the living room, served by maids.

Li Goudan's parents had never received this kind of treatment, and they were obviously restless.

Zhao Dongting flipped the tea cover lightly, and said: "I intend to let Goudan live in the city in the future, and I have to take good care of my husband, Master Ma."

Because Master Ma was very respectful to him, so Zhao Dongting spoke directly.

Master Ma nodded repeatedly, "Of course, of course."

He was even delighted.

As a businessman, he was not worried about the favor Zhao Dongting owed him, but worried that Zhao Dongting would bother him if he had nothing to do.

If Zhao Dongting had nothing to do and asked him for help, wouldn't the two of them have nothing to do in the future?

Li Goudan's parents timidly said: "Thank you, Master Ma."

Master Ma smiled and said: "If the two of you don't dislike it, it is also possible to work in the old man's shop in the future."

He's obviously a good man.This is naturally selling benefits to Zhao Dongting.

Li Goudan's parents were very moved and grateful.If they live in the city and don't farm, they really don't know how to survive.

Master Ma gave them a way to survive.

Zhao Dongting knew what Master Ma was thinking, so he just smiled and didn't say anything.

Between Master Ma and Li Goudan, he is undoubtedly much closer to Li Goudan.He and Master Ma can only be said to be friends of interests.

It was still early for dinner time.

But there are no entertainment programs in this era, so everyone can only find something to talk about and talk about hearsay.

However, after 10 minutes, the juniors of the Ma family ran back one after another, with anxious and angry faces.

Master Ma's eldest son had just arrived in the living room, regardless of Zhao Dongting's presence, he said, "Father, something happened."

Master Ma was stunned: "What happened?"

He was a little angry, compared to Zhao Dongting, these juniors in his family were so anxious when encountering something, it seemed far different.

Mr. Ma hurriedly said: "The government even transferred our shop to someone else, saying that it is no longer our Ma family's property."

This time, even Master Ma looked anxious and shocked, "What's going on?"

All the juniors chattered.

Zhao Dongting was listening, and his eyes gradually became angry.

Here's the thing.

The Ma family hadn't returned to Cenxi for more than two years, and the store was closed, but with the deed in hand, it was supposed to go to the yamen to register and make a book before it could reopen, but after the younger generations of the Ma family rushed to the yamen, the people in the yamen unexpectedly It means that their shop has been taken back by the government and has now been sold to others.

After they took out the deed, the people in the yamen even said that they forged the deed, which meant to convict them.

The younger generations of the Ma family knew that someone had usurped the family business, and asked who the shop had been sold to, but the government officials didn't say anything.

The officials were older than the merchants, and a junior in the Ma family had suffered a bit, so he had no choice but to rush back and tell Master Ma.

Up to now, Master Ma still has a nephew imprisoned there.

After hearing these words, Master Ma's eyes turned red, "How can they grab the old man's decades-old foundation?"

The old man was aroused endless anger, and he was about to run to the government office to make trouble on the spot.However, he was held back by the juniors.

Young Master Ma said: "Father, if you go like this, won't you have to be locked up too?"

Master Ma stomped his feet and almost burst into tears, "Is this the way to go? How can our Ma family survive?"

After saying this, he looked towards Zhao Dongting.

The old man's mind is still very lively.

Zhao Dongting saw his eyes and knew that he wanted to ask him for help.

This also made him a little bit dumbfounded. He really didn't expect that Master Ma had just been asked to take care of Li Goudan's family just now, and now he has to pay him back this favor.

However, this kind of matter does not fall on the head of Master Ma, and Zhao Dongting will not sit idly by.

(End of this chapter)