Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 107
Fuling County City, approaching noon.

In the courtyard of the Hou Mansion,
Zhang Jinyu was lying on the reclining chair with big thorns, looking at the clerk without looking sideways, while the master secretary was carefully rubbing the bank notes in his hand, and explained Zhuangzi's current situation.

"Master Hou, those villages have been used for a year, and all kinds of food, vegetables and fruits are planted in them, and the servants are also local people. They have been called for a year ago, so please ask Lord Hou Take care."

Hearing that the master was in the mother-in-law, Zhang Jinyu replied impatiently,
"Understood, everything remains the same, I just want to mess with the Jia family, do you understand? You can go back and rest."

The master secretary swallowed his saliva, nodded, and then walked out, and shouted when he reached the door,

"Thank you, Lord Hou, for your kindness. I will thank Lord Hou on behalf of those servants."

Every time Zhang Yi slaughtered dogs, reading books is a heartless person. Zhang Jinyu was also full of emotion. He looked at the land deed in his hand and sneered, watching how I cooked the dogs of Jia's mansion, thinking about whether they were steamed or fried.

"Wei Yong sent someone to inform General Ning that he will not leave today, and set off tomorrow morning. This Marquis is happy to let the brothers rest for a day, and then tell General Duan Hong to gather 3000 people from the Qianfeng Battalion at the gate of the south city. Once they are assembled, let Duan Hong came to see me, today the man will take them out for a drive."

"It's Lord Hou."

Wei Yong answered neatly, Zhang Jinyu was not in a hurry, and continued to lie on the recliner for a while, today is a good day.

The master left the other courtyard of the Hou's Mansion, got on the carriage in a hurry and ran to the Taishou's Mansion, and didn't go back to the Yamen. When he arrived at the Taishou's Mansion, he reported to the concierge, and then went in.

In the county guard's mansion, Shen Xueshi didn't wake up for long. He drank too much yesterday, but the biggest gain was to win over a little brother, a fierce tiger outside the pass. Now his seat is as stable as Mount Tai, but he doesn't know what those guys from Water Transport are thinking. But no one leaked any rumors, thinking of this Shen Xueshi narrowed his eyes and secretly said, if he still can't see the situation clearly, then don't blame me, Shen Xueshi, for being cruel.

"Report, my lord governor, it's not good, something happened."

An anxious voice came from outside the study, Shen Xueshi shook his head, threw away those thoughts, looked outside the door, and saw the head secretary of the yamen running over with sweat, entered the study, staggered and almost fell to the ground.

Seeing this scene, Shen Xueshi thought something big happened,
"What's so flustered?"

"Go back to Lord Governor, it's Lord Hou. Lord Hou bought the five farms in the south of the city. It's okay if you don't sell them. The small ones have no choice but to sell the farms to Lord Hou, and the title deeds are also given."

Shen Xueshi heard that this is the case, and it's not a big deal. The Zhuangzi himself knew that if it weren't for the Jia family behind him, he would have messed with them when he was just a small county guard. This time, there will be a good show , How did the Jia family provoke this little brother.

"Yes, I see, Zhuangzi is all sold?"

The master was taken aback, and the sheriff reacted a little strangely,

'Yes, my lord governor, Lord Hou bought them all. This is the silver ticket for Zhuangzi. '

The chief secretary didn't dare to ask any more questions, he honestly took out the bank note given by the grandfather from his pocket, put it on the sheriff's desk, and then obediently backed away.

Shen Xueshi nodded,
"Don't ask about this matter. No matter who asks you, just say that these five farms are only sold to Luo Yunhou, and you can't participate in the rest."

The master didn't know that the governor, Luo Yunhou and the Jia family in the capital were facing each other. This was a fight between gods, so it's better to stand honestly on the side of the governor.

'Thank you, Mr. Governor, for your kindness, I understand. '

"Well, let's go."

The master secretary thanked him and then went back to the yamen. Seeing him walking away, Shen Xueshi put down his brush, went outside the table, picked up five silver bills, weighed them in his hands, put them in his arms and left the study.

Outside the city, the vanguard battalion had already assembled and waited outside the moat. After watching many people, Duan Hong brought his personal guards and came to the other courtyard to meet Lord Hou. Zhang Jinyu lay there and almost fell asleep when he heard the guards' call Chuan wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth and stood up.

Duan Hong had been waiting there respectfully outside the door, and Zhang Jinyu was about to go out.
"Wei Yong, take care of the courtyard. No one is allowed to enter. Anyone who breaks the law will be arrested first and wait until I come back."

"Your order,"

"Ah."

After speaking, Zhang Jinyu stepped out of the courtyard gate, mounted his horse, and ran straight to the south of the city. Duan Hong led his personal guards to closely guard behind him.

After exiting the south city gate, Zhang Jinyu rode over to see the vanguard cavalry lined up outside the moat and shouted loudly,
"Brothers, let's take you out for a drive and have a look at the new Zhuangzi bought by the Marquis, okay?"

All the soldiers shouted in unison,
"Good! Good! Good!"

"Go, go, drive."

"drive."

The sound of rumbling horseshoes sounded, and the imposing cavalry brigade galloped southward.

In the Zhuangzi in the south of the city, there is a large courtyard that is considered luxurious, and there are two stewards lying in the courtyard.

One is Pan You'an, the deputy housekeeper of Ningguo Mansion, and the other is Qian Hua, a comprador who is one of the housekeepers of Rongguo Mansion.

These two people came here to buy a large amount of vegetables and fruits for the winter in the house, and the Zhuangzi here didn't spend a penny.

Lai Da, the chief executive of the Rongguo Mansion, and Lai Sheng, the chief executive of the Ningguo Mansion, jointly obtained it without telling the two houses. The money for each purchase naturally fell into the hands of the chief executives of the mansion. The owner of the house does not know, but the other stewards know.

This is the day when the two governments made large-scale purchases a year ago, and the two stewards brought a large number of servants here directly, and they can just pick them, and when the time comes, they can be directly brought back to the government for reimbursement, and they can share a large amount of money.

Thinking of the two people drinking tea in the yard, their smiles became brighter, Qian Hua said lazily;
"Old Pan, how much winter supplies do you Ningguo Mansion plan to buy?"

Pan Youan replied;
"Of course it's not as good as Rongguo Mansion. Our Ningguo Mansion has a small population, so I'll just pick some vegetables and fruits to get rid of the debt."

Hearing this, Qian Hua thief Xi laughed,
"You, there are few people, but you have a lot of money. Our two prefectures are almost the same every time. Don't be found out that you have reported so many bills."

"What are you afraid of? The accounts are all done by ourselves. Who can tell that the master wants to play the role of a gentleman, and basically doesn't ask about the affairs of the mansion. As for the mistress, a woman doesn't care about it. Even if she does, she will. not come out."

"It's better for you Ningguo Mansion, we can't do it, the second mistress is very strict, so I can only do small things, now I have to think twice before getting a little money."

Pan Youan nodded in agreement.
"That's right, the second mistress in your house is really powerful, you'd better be careful."

Qian Hua nodded naturally.

Outside Zhuangzi,
A large group of cavalry came galloping along the field path.

Zhang Jinyu has brought the Pioneer Battalion to his own Zhuangzi.

From the outside, such a large piece of land is well-organized and thriving, especially the verdant and green orchards and vegetable gardens near the center.

The neat square fields exude vitality.

Zhang Jinyu was so satisfied that she didn't need to take care of it herself, she could eat it directly.

After thinking about it, he was seen by a servant-like leader at the entrance of Zhuangzi, and led some people to come to Zhang Jinyu and yell at him;
"Where did Qiu Ba come from? He didn't even look at whose Zhuangzi he was. He dared to step on the ground here."

Zhang Jinyu was taken aback, this was the first person who dared to scold him through this place, I am so arrogant, the Jia family is really different.

After hearing this, Duan Hong hurriedly yelled at you sharply, blinding your eyes, and was stopped by Zhang Jinyu before he finished speaking, Duan Hong immediately swallowed his words back.

"Don't be afraid, this is the property of the Duke Jia's mansion in the capital."

The leader saw that the leading general stopped his subordinates from speaking, thinking that the other party knew that the Jia family was afraid, and became even more arrogant.

Zhang Jinyu was a little funny seeing the other party like that, and it was true that he was arrogant, and the master didn't meet so many little ghosts, so he broke through the level.

"After Benhou entered the customs, you are the first person who dared to talk to Benhou like this, because several disobedient people have already died, so they are not counted as human beings."

The leader sees the opponent's general talking so much, so I will pay back my seat.

"What is this Marquis, Feihou's, if you know me, leave quickly, otherwise the housekeeper will scold you if you see it."

"Oh, what happens when you see it."

"What will happen? I'm afraid that you will lose money in fear, otherwise you will never be a general."

Zhang Jinyu saw that the leader didn't seem to be telling a lie, and thought that this Jia family is really so powerful, and how powerful the Duke's Mansion has become, I still don't believe it, so I want to touch you, and I'll fix you.

"Why, the Jia family can still make decisions for the emperor and the court. A general can be dismissed as soon as he says he wants to. That's amazing."

"Don't say it's useless, be careful of your official position."

The leader also knew that what he said was wrong, so he stopped mentioning the matter and urged the other party to leave.

Zhang Jinyu saw that the other party was not fooled, and he was indeed a servant of the big family. He was still vigilant, but he forgot when he became arrogant, and stopped playing after he left.

With a wave of hands,

"Come on, take them down, throw them behind the horses, and drag them away,"

"It's Lord Hou."

The soldiers behind kicked several people to the ground and dragged them down, the servants were still yelling;
"You caused trouble, you caused big trouble."

"Go, enter the village."

"drive."

"Ah, it hurts to death!"

(End of this chapter)