Zhe Jinchun

Chapter 151

"Miscellaneous matters? What kind of chores?" Huo Zhijian turned to look at Chang Ning and asked.

Chang Ning then said in a deep voice: "There are three miscellaneous things. One is that the Qin family studies need to invite teachers to teach, but there is no result. It is said that the famous masters look down on the Qin family studies, while the unknown teachers, the Qin family does not look down on them." Second, the Qin family’s in-laws, the Zuo family, have recently had a concubine dispute, and there are many rumors; the third is that the Xiao family, which has always been on good terms with the Qin family, has recently been extremely indifferent to the Qin family and almost broke up. contacted."

Huo Zhijian raised his hand and pressed the center of his eyebrows.

Every piece is tricky.

Whether it is important or trivial, none of them does not involve others, and some of them even involve the gentry.

However, the message from that person was: if necessary, help the Qin family clear the obstacles.

Huo Zhijian sighed silently, feeling more and more depressed.

That person held his handle in his hands, no matter how reluctant he was, he had to obey.

He felt helpless.

He just wanted to be a fair and strict county magistrate, and he didn't want to step into the muddy waters of Han'an County, especially the Xiao family and the He family, he didn't want to get involved at all.Because before leaving, Huo Lao Chengwei personally told him that the affairs behind these two families are not small, so keep him far away, and don't make more troubles.

Huo Zhijian frowned very tightly, carefully weighing the priorities of these few things.

It seems the easiest thing for the Qin clan to ask for a wife, but in fact it is extremely difficult. If it doesn't work, the Huo family's reputation will be involved, and he is the first to give up; It can't help; as for the Zuo family's concubine's rivalry, this matter violates his taboo, and he instinctively doesn't want to care about it.

For the rest, one is the Xiao family and the other is the Cheng family.

Comparing the two, it is extremely easy to make a choice, and the only difficulty is the method.

Huo Zhijian pondered for a moment, carefully thought through the context, and finally made up his mind, the expression on his face eased a lot.

He raised his eyes to look at Chang Ning, and asked in a harmonious voice: "I remember, the old lady left five or six days later than us. Have you arranged the things along the way?"

Chang Ning bowed and said, "The arrangements for returning to Zhongzheng have been made. The guards came to report yesterday, saying that we will arrive in Pingcheng in two days."

"That's good." Huo Zhijian nodded, sighed, with a worried expression on his face: "The old lady is in poor health and has a bone disease. The south is very humid at this time, and I'm afraid she will suffer from leg pain again on the way." , I can only hate that I am too weak to take care of me personally.”

"Don't worry Zhongzheng, the guards have come to report that the old lady is in good health, eating well and sleeping well every day." Chang Ning replied.

A look of relief appeared on Huo Zhijian's face: "The scenery here is beautiful, the old lady must be happy to live here, and her body will be better."

Chang Ning bent even lower, and said respectfully: "Zhongzheng is filial and honest, and everyone in the world knows it."

This flattery obviously pleased Huo Zhijian, the smile on his face deepened, he paused for a moment, and then asked again: "Have you kept the solitary book of the former Qin Dynasty that your father gave you?"

Chang Ning immediately lowered his head and said in a solemn voice: "I report to Zhongzheng, the solitary copy is placed in a secret box, and the secret box is kept in Zhongzheng's study. No third person knows about this matter."

Huo Zhijian stroked his beard and nodded.

This time when he came to Pingcheng, Huo Lao Chengwei specially gave him the Huo family's property, because he was afraid that he would be looked down upon in the north where there are many gentry.

"That's good." Huo Zhijian became more confident in his heart, beckoned Chang Ning to come closer, he himself stood up, brushed off his sleeves casually, and said softly: "Follow me to the study, and I will replace you later I'll make a trip and deliver a post to the Cheng family."

"Yes, Zhongzheng." Chang Ning said in response.

Huo Zhijian raised his hands, walked out of the corridor and left the garden with a leisurely look on the east wind that filled the courtyard.

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It was only halfway through February when news of Huguan Kiln reached the Qin family.

Huguan kiln will not be shut down anymore.

This is undoubtedly bad news.

The quality and quantity of the clay in Huguan is getting worse and worse.However, none of the other places that the Qin family was interested in, including Xiangyuan, could be successfully acquired, either the gentry who owned the land were unwilling to sell it, or the government office suddenly announced that the land belonged to them, and there was no way to buy or sell it. .In short, everything is not going well.

When hearing the news, Qin Su was sitting on the short couch in Dehui Hall.

Gusts of warm wind blew up the pale gray cloth curtain, and the light green bamboo leaves embroidered on the curtain fluttered with the wind, as if the uneasiness that arose in her heart didn't come to the ground, only let the east wind blow it.

Mrs. Zhong looked worriedly at Mrs. Tai, who was seated above, with a serious expression on her face and a low voice: "...Eldest brother has asked many people, but still can't find the way. Fortunately, Huguan is not in a hurry to close the door. , but now I can still handle it for a while." Speaking of this, the worry on her face became more and more intense.

Huguan Kiln is the largest brick kiln factory of the Qin family. If it cannot produce good bricks, it will have a great impact on the Qin family.Because the matter involved the family's future future business, the Zhong family deliberately chose the day of February [-]th, a day when the whole family greeted each other at the Dehui Hall, and reported the matter to Mrs. Tai in detail. , is also an explanation to the whole family, even the juniors listened together.

Everyone in the hall had different expressions when they heard the words.Except for Zhong Shi, the complexions of the other three wives are not very good-looking at this moment.

Lin curled her lips and muttered in a low voice: "I can't even manage a kiln well."

Her voice was very soft, but everyone in the room who had ears could hear it.

Mrs. Gao glanced at her coldly and turned her head away; Mrs. Wu looked indifferent and ignored her; Mrs. Zhong didn't even look at her, but only fixed her eyes on Mrs. Tai.

Mrs. Tai was indifferent, took a sip of the tea cup, and said unhurriedly: "Your elder brother is a prudent person, and everything is up to him. Besides, our family is familiar with the place of Huguan, so don't change it." It doesn't really matter." She paused here for a while, put the teacup lightly on the table, looked at Zhong with a gentle expression, and said, "Don't be in a hurry. It's just a matter of more or less. It's just a problem, the Qin family also has a lot of bricks from those kilns."

When Zhong heard this, her eye circles turned red, and she said slightly choked up: "Aunt Taijun..." After only saying these three words, she couldn't go on anymore, and took a cloth handkerchief to wipe the corners of her eyes.

These days, she has been worrying day and night, and she has not been able to sleep peacefully at night, and it is because of this matter.Now seeing Mrs. Tai trusting her and her elder brother so much, the tight string in her heart was loosened. At this time, she became a little emotional and almost burst into tears.

(End of this chapter)