Juan Wang's Little Lady: Nongmen hunters work hard to plow the fields

Chapter 64

The winter solstice is one of the most important festivals for the people of Daqi. On this day, every family worships their ancestors, buys new clothes, and drinks community wine for family reunion.

After the winter solstice, the imperial court distributes the firewood bestowed by the emperor to the people everywhere, implying that there will be no hunger and hunger in a prosperous age.The firewood was actually bought by the local governments with local treasury money, but it was distributed in the name of the emperor, and the people had to collect it by themselves and then take it away or transport it away by car.

In Qinghe County, the road leading to the county government is full of horses and horses and people waiting to receive firewood from the emperor, and it is blocked.This day Zhao Wanzhen found an excuse to get a royal salary to go out, and now she was sitting in the car and couldn't move an inch, anxious like ants on a hot pot, and was about to ask the driver how long it would be before he could leave the city, when suddenly he heard a woman outside say:
"How long will this be blocked? The noble man outside the city can only release some money today. If he can't catch up, there will be no next time!"

Zhao Wanzhen raised the curtains and looked out, and saw a gorgeous carriage decorated with brocade, which happened to be stuck side by side next to her carriage, so she could clearly hear the discussions of the people in the carriage.

A younger woman's voice in the car said again: "Master told us to release 1000 taels of silver. This is the entire wealth of our Wanfu. Don't you worry about it?"

"What are you worried about? I don't want the child to be tied to the wolf. Does anyone else dare to covet our county magistrate's money?"

Zhao Wanzhen understood now that the next door was the concubine's room of the county magistrate Wan Qingliu's family. She vaguely remembered that Master Wan had a favorite concubine named Chun Ran.Zhao Wanzhen once met at a banquet and said a word or two, most likely it was Miss Chunran who spoke at this time.

Then I heard Miss Chunran say to the woman in the car: "I heard that Lu Mingxuan's Yan Dadong's family invested 5000 taels of silver this time. He is the noble son of the capital's marquis. He is not afraid of him. Our little money counts." What?"

Zhao Wanzhen clutched the 200 taels of silver bills in her bag, thinking, if someone puts in 1000 taels or 5000 taels, what does my own 200 taels count?Even the magistrate of the county firmly believed that he had really worried too much before.

While thinking about it, the curtain of the car was lifted suddenly, and it was her cousin Zhao Yan.

Seeing her sitting comfortably inside, Zhao Yan said anxiously, "Why are you still sitting? It's almost past noon!"

Zhao Wanzhen said: "This road is blocked, what can I do?"

Zhao Yan lowered his voice and said urgently: "If you delay any longer, the nobleman has absorbed enough chips, so he won't take any more!"

Zhao Wanzhen said: "Then what should I do?"

Zhao Yan said: "Come down, walk out of the city, and then ride a donkey outside the city."

"Riding a donkey?!" Zhao Wanzhen frowned.

Reluctantly, her cousin urged her repeatedly, so she had no choice but to get out of the car, with the bank notes in her arms, squeezed through the busy street, and walked towards the west gate of Qinghe County.

***
West Wuli Village in Qinghe County, this is the stage prepared by Yan Heng according to Su Lian's instructions.

This Zhuangzi was originally Yan Heng's grandfather's family property, but no one lived there.This Zhuangzi is surrounded by mountains in the south and water in the north. It has excellent geomantic omen. Outside Zhuangzi is the Nanshan Mountain in Qinghe County, which is the remnant of Qiyun Mountain. The river is also the river outside Zhangjia Village.

Su Lian thought, it would be great if one day I could buy a Zhuangzi like this.This Zhuangzi is a big place, and it is most suitable to open a workshop; it is five miles away from Qinghe County, which is both convenient and clean.

For today, she has been preparing for a long time.Zhang Jianshan knew what she was doing today, but let her go alone, presumably because he didn't want to disturb her, or maybe he deliberately avoided her scheming side.

Su Lian didn't know that Zhang Jianshan was drinking tea with Yan Heng in a garden in Wulizhuang at this time.

"How's the tea today?" Yan Heng asked with a smile.

"It seems to be good tea, but I can't taste it, it's a pity." Zhang Jianshan smiled faintly.

Yan Heng said: "I carefully prepared these according to your wife's instructions. They are the best silver needles."

Zhang Jianshan deliberately pretended to be stupid: "It's just a scam, why do you prepare such a good tea?"

Yan Heng said: "Although it is a game, it has to be based on the truth. It is true and false, and the false is true, only the people in the game can't tell the truth from the false."

Zhang Jianshan smiled lightly.Xin Dao, this is really "people's hearts make a game", only if the game is done, greedy people will naturally step into the urn under the temptation of desire.

Lian'er said that she was clever and clever, and that she was cruel and spicy.It was something he thought about, but never actually implemented.

I just hope that she won't use this trick on him in the future.

Yan Heng continued: "The one who came out to take charge of Mrs. Su's affairs outside today is also a real scholar. I found it from Qingyang County, the master of the county government."

Zhang Jianshan asked: "I don't understand. Is it true that there are so many officials and dignitaries here today, and hundreds of taels of money are given away?"

"That's not it. Although, I also have a way to invite you to come, but today's matter doesn't need to be so troublesome."

"Is this what Lian Er means?"

"That's natural, I don't have such a good plan."

"For the sake of wronging Aunt Zhao, why set up such a big game?"

Yan Heng opened the fan and said with a smile: "If a dog jumps over the wall in a hurry, your wife is in a hurry to save your mother, so naturally she has to use all her strength. Aunt Zhao shouldn't, absolutely shouldn't, shouldn't have brought things to a dead end."

Zhang Jianshan shook his head: "I don't think it may be as you wish."

"Wait and see." Yan Heng laughed loudly, "Seeing that brother Shan is doomed to lose today, I have already thought about what you want to win."

The breeze is blowing.Zhang Jianshan was sitting in the pavilion, holding a teacup in his hand.Today's sentence really made him feel mixed.

He naturally hoped that Lian'er would be his wife without any worries, but he also knew that it was difficult to fulfill one's wishes in the world.Regarding her scheming, he neither liked nor disliked her.

This is Lian Er.She has a smart and cute side, and a cunning and sharp side, like the two sides of a sword.

He can't be perfect, as if he himself has two sides of the sword, but he rarely shows the other side to others.

Getting a wife like this, I don't know if it's a reflection of fate, a trial, or favor.

***
In the other room, Su Lian was sitting in the inner room, separated by an arched door with hanging flowers, and a thick curtain hung on the door.

Today, she is "listening behind the curtain".There is a teacher outside to receive visitors for her, she sits in the inner room and only needs to hand out the order.

She has never seen that master, and the master has never seen her true face.After today, no one except Zhang Jianshan and Yan Heng knew that she had been to Wulizhuang.

"Boss, the people outside have been drinking tea for a long time, can you come in?" The master outside the door asked respectfully.

Su Lian sounded like a young offspring.She picked up the bell on the table and rang it to signal that it was time to invite someone in.The master ordered his servants to invite them in.

Aunt Zhao and Zhao Yan walked in.

Just outside, they sat in a magnificent small hall and drank good tea for a long time.The owner of this Zhuangzi seemed to be not short of money, and the tea served to the guests was silver needles of five liang of silver and one liang of silver. I heard that it was delivered urgently from eight hundred miles in Huizhou.The desserts on the table are also exquisite. I heard from Master Zhuang that these are preserved fruits and snacks made by Nanxin Shop in the capital. two silver.

Aunt Zhao saw that the Zhuangzi was full of carved beams and paintings, and there were hundreds of servants, so she didn't have any doubts about this noble man.

After waiting for half a day, they finally heard the rumor that they were going to meet the nobleman, and they walked into a beautiful courtyard, only to see a young man wearing a satin green shirt and a kerchief sitting in the vestibule, with a jade face, A polite look.

When Zhao Yan saw the scholar, he said: "Qinghe Zhao Yan pays homage to the master, can I ask the master Gao's surname?"

But the scholar said: "I am not my master, but I was entrusted by my master to give it to my master's deacon today. Xiaosheng's surname is Zong's name is Pu."

(End of this chapter)