King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 83

"I'm really sorry to disturb you today. This matter is ten taels of silver. I will use it to buy some food for the children and make some new clothes..."

"In this case, it can be regarded as an apology from Zhu!"

Taking this farmer as an example, they harvest more than [-] catties of grain a year, and the current price of grain is about ten cents.

And one tael of silver can be exchanged for about two thousand coins.

In other words, the annual harvest of a farmer's family is equivalent to about 18 taels of silver.

Among them, nearly half have to be handed over to the landlord, and the remaining less than ten taels are their own.

A self-cultivated farmer like Grandma Liu dares to say that the annual expenditure is 20 taels, and the living standard is much better than that of the tenant farmers.

Therefore, these ten taels of silver are equivalent to the annual expenses of this farmer's family, and it is indeed a very generous gift.

In any case, if he scared people today, he should express something, not to mention that he is not short of ten taels of silver.

However, it was the ten taels of silver that flattered the farmer's family, and they didn't dare to accept the money for a while.

Seeing that the other party repeatedly evaded, Zhu Jinghong said in a deep voice: "Take it, if you don't accept it, you won't give me face!"

There was no other way, the farmer's family had no choice but to accept it, and then thanked Zhu Jinghong a thousand times, and kowtowed until he walked far away.

"My son, we have met a good man!" The black and thin old man with white beard and hair sighed.

Looking at the heavy silver ingot in his hand, the farmer still couldn't believe it.

Such a small thing may solve too many things.

Among other things, even if you survive without doing anything, you can save a family's life in a famine year.

"Put it away quickly, don't be seen by others!" His father reminded.

The farmer had just woken up and immediately put the money into his arms. At this moment, he didn't even want to do any work, he just wanted to go home and hide the money.

"Father, grandpa, eat meat..."

Erwa took the jerky and handed it to her father and grandfather.

In the oiled paper bag, there were only about ten pieces of jerky, Erwa had already eaten seven or eight pieces, and there was not much left.

"Grandpa doesn't eat, my grandson eats slowly by himself!"

Although attracted by the smell of dried meat, Erwa's father still said: "Erba, take it back quietly and give it to your grandma and mother!"

Besides, Zhu Jinghong and his party walked a few miles along the official road and came across a wine shop on the side of the road.

Yingtian is rich and prosperous, there are many business travelers on the official road, and it is not uncommon to have restaurants and inns.

Everyone was a little tired at the moment, and there was no place to rest around, so they stopped in this wine shop.

They all came out with food, so they didn't know how to order food and drink in the shop, they just asked for some high-quality fodder to feed the horses.

"Master Thirteen, please eat!" Hou Jing was the most active.

A few days ago, he and Jia Lian were kicked out of Feiyunzhai, which made him think that Zhu Jinghong was offended, and he kept trying to find out.

Later, Zhu Jinghong was fined not to see outsiders, and Hou Jing never had a chance to get in touch with him, which caused his heart to hang for more than half a year.

"Ok!"

Zhu Jinghong ate on his own, and didn't intend to say much.

"Master Thirteen, I was really reckless about what happened to Feiyunzhai before, and now that I think about it... I still have sympathy for you!"

"Are you a bit reckless? Hmph... What are you thinking that I don't know?"

It's almost done, at least with a little beating. Now that the goal has been completed, Zhu Jinghong will naturally not chase after him.

"Stop being clever in the future, you really think I don't understand anything? I just didn't talk about it before!"

These words are not only for Hou Jing, but also for other guards.

Everyone present knew what happened to Hou Jing that day. After hearing Zhu Jinghong's words, everyone reminded themselves that they should not play tricks in front of Zhu Jinghong.

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Yingtianfu City, Jinyiwei Jinling Thousand Households Office, in the guard room to the left of the second door, the small banner officer Chen Yuntai is being criticized.

"You said it yourself, how long has it been? Huh?"

"How much information on Japanese pirates have you found? How much is useful?"

"The suppression of the Japanese in the front has been slow, and the Japanese pirates can always come and go freely. How many insiders have been found?"

Being scolded by his boss Liu Zongqi, Chen Yuntai was also under a lot of pressure, so he could only bear it silently.

"Master Baihu has put down the task, and within ten days, we must find out two Japanese pirates' accomplices, otherwise..."

Speaking of this, Liu Zongqi turned around and said in a cold tone: "Go to the Baihu Office below!"

The Hundred Household Offices directly under the Jinling Thousand Household Office have a higher status than the Hundred Household Offices set up by various prefectures. If they are transferred down, their future will be ruined.

"Do you understand?"

"Yes!"

Chen Yuntai had no choice but to bow his fists and leave.

He and his subordinates had already been assigned task indicators, but he arranged other people and followed the singer to check.

Not to mention, this search really turned up clues, this skilled singer is not easy.

Among the people who came into contact with her, they found traces of the White Lotus Cultist, which made Chen Yuntai even more interested.

More than half a month later, he found three dens of the White Lotus Sect, and when he was planning to further expand the results of the battle, his boss had already given him an ultimatum.

To be honest, after finding the White Lotus Sect den, Chen Yuntai should report it in time, and the Thousand Households Institute will send a special person to deal with it.

But this guy wanted to get more credit, and temporarily concealed the clues he found.

But today's task load has been reduced, so he has to think about what to do next.

To withdraw the manpower to complete the task, or to continue to strictly investigate the clues of the White Lotus Sect... This is a tangled question.

Chen Yuntai could only lament that if he had a higher official rank and mobilized more manpower, he would not have these troubles.

"I just heard from the captain of the Taipingmen to report that the Thirteenth Lord has brought people out of the city, and Lord Qianhu is sending someone to look for them!"

"Just after being beaten by the court staff, this master can mount a horse. He really can't sit still!"

"Who's to say it's not...yo brother Chen, why is your face so ugly, is Liu Zongqi scolding you again?"

The two people who were talking were also small flag officers, and they were a little older than Chen Yuntai. When they saw Chen Yuntai coming out, they greeted him.

After barely coping with it, Chen Yuntai left in a hurry, he was not in the mood to chat right now.

After walking out the second door and returning to the value room, Chen Yuntai still didn't think it through clearly, but there were already people waiting in his room.

"My lord, I just received two urgent reports that the rebels in Liujiazhuang and Houxi Village have been dispatched at noon today!"

Among the two newly discovered dens are Liujiazhuang and Houxi Village.

"Mobile? How?" Chen Yuntai asked.

"In both places, people No. [-] and [-] have left the village. Our people have been watching for ten days and found that these people are all familiar faces!"

In the current era, people and the land are tied together, and it is extremely abnormal for seven or eight unfamiliar faces to appear in a rural village.

There is no doubt that these people are the backbone of the White Lotus Sect, the kind of people who can be called diehard believers.

These people seldom show up, and they are basically in one-way contact. If the seven and eight people appear together, there must be something big about to happen.

More importantly, there are seven or eight dens in one den, and they have found three dens in total. Will people be sent to the dens that have not been found?
"Can you send someone to follow?"

The lieutenant replied: "My lord, don't worry, everyone has followed, and people are left to watch!"

Seeing that Chen Yuntai didn't speak, the captain asked again: "These rebels have moved, I'm afraid there will be a big case, how should we deal with it?"

These words are to remind Chen Yuntai that it is time to take action now, instead of just watching.

Apparently, in the captain's opinion, it was time to collect the net, and the brothers caught someone so they could collect the reward.

　In fact, the purpose of this chapter is to introduce the purchasing power of silver and copper coins, which may not be consistent with historical facts.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)