farmer's husband

Chapter 268 I also sang a double reed
Throw...throw it?
Everyone in the room gasped when they heard this.

The expressions of Dai Liang and his wife also changed.

"Brother Chai, you drank too much last night and you haven't woken up yet?" Dai Liang hurriedly pulled Chai Dong aside, "You can throw away all this money? You are too arrogant!"

"Brother, you misunderstood me." Chai Dong smiled and shook his head, "The throwing I said is not just throwing it away at a corner, but since no one recognizes the money, we can't pick it up casually. Go back. In this way, it can only be sent to places like nursing homes and distributed to the poor people. In this way, it should be considered as doing meritorious deeds for the owner."

But Dai Liang still couldn't stand it.

"This money looks like someone sent it to curry favor with you on purpose, you really don't want it?"

"Brother, they throw the money here without saying a word, and they don't report their names. They are definitely not good people. What do you think will happen to my reputation if I pick up the money?" Chai Dong asked him.

Dai Liang was taken aback.

That would definitely go down the drain.

Yesterday he was the Duke Xie Yuan who understood the sufferings of the people and made the people like him, but if he took this money, he would become a greedy person, and the good image he deliberately created yesterday would collapse .

"It's just, with so much money, are you sure you don't want a penny?" Dai Liang is actually most concerned about this.With tens of thousands of taels of silver in front of him, anyone would be tempted, but Chai Dong is not?This is really strange.

"No!" Chai Dong said in a loud and righteous voice, "it's not my money. What do I want him for? I am young and have hands and feet. Now my wife and children are not short of food. I want this money. What's the use? If that's the case, the money should go where it should go and play its role. If you follow me, it's a secret investment with no way out!"

"Well said!" Someone among the people yelled and started applauding.Everyone else followed suit and began to applaud.

Chai Dong also waved his hand. "Brother Dai, get someone to send the money to the government right now! Let them make it clear to the people in the government that this money was picked up on the road and has no owner, so let them use it as they please, you're welcome!"

"Okay!" Dai Liang nodded quickly, and beckoned to a few younger brothers, asking them to take the money away.

After a while, several heavy boxes were delivered to the gate of the government office.This is gratifying to the death of Song Zhifu!

Although Sanjiang Province is rich in water and soil, the people live and work in peace and contentment.However, most of the rent and taxes collected by the government are handed over to the state, and what they can keep is a little bit.But relying on this small fraction, he has to use it in many places, and it is often stretched.Especially now that there is an imperial examination fraud case under his rule. Although he has already removed his relationship, it happened under his own hands after all. This round of test results is not good!So he was thinking of doing something quickly to make up for it!

As a result, so much money was sent to him, which solved his urgent need!

He quickly waved his hand. "Call Master to come, share the money, send it to the lower levels, and hurry up to do some practical things! Whether it's helping the widows and the lonely, or setting up a shed to give out porridge, it must be lively and beautiful for this mansion! Then, two One piece of commendation, one piece to Anonymous who sent this money, and one piece to Chai Jieyuan, this government must deeply commend their kind hearts for loving the people like their own sons and wholeheartedly thinking about the people!"

"Yes!" The subordinate hurriedly followed his instructions to find the master.

After explaining this, Song Zhifu stroked his beard, hummed a little song, and turned back to the backyard cheerfully.

The magistrate's wife just ordered people to clean up the guest room.Turning around, she saw the magistrate Song coming back with a smile on her face, and she couldn't help raising her smile: "Master, what happened to make you so happy?"

"It's a very good thing." Song Zhifu nodded with a smile, and told her everything in detail.

After hearing the magistrate's wife, she was taken aback for a moment, and then laughed again. "It turned out to be this Chai Jieyuan again! He is really determined. He was not tempted when faced with such a large sum of money, and he immediately thought of using the money to do good deeds! Now, even if the money is not his, it is also It will be regarded as his by the world."

"Isn't it?" Song Zhifu nodded, "This kid looks young, but he didn't expect his mind to be so sharp. Now, those people are shooting themselves in the foot!"

"Master, are you talking about the Shijiazhuang family?" The prefect's wife asked softly.

"Madam, who else do I think I can say?" The smile on Zhifu Song's face suddenly turned cold, "These two families, relying on their foundation in the provincial capital, often run amok. I have long wanted to deal with them! But now, they still They have caused me so much trouble. If I can’t be promoted this time, it’s all their fault! Now I’m just using their money to make up for the consequences they caused. This is what they should do ! Besides, they think I can't guess the intention of throwing such a large sum of money? They want to destroy a Jieyuan that was raised with great difficulty in this province! They really want to punish them!"

"Isn't it?" Madam Zhifu also shook her head lightly, "I've heard that Mrs. Shi and the others approached the door before and wanted to seal the mouths of Chai Jieyuan and his wife with money, but they were rejected. I'm afraid they would have There are still those who are still behind, but they are not afraid that Chai Jieyuan showed his talents in public yesterday, and let the two behind him all bow down. This is enough to prove that he passed the Jieyuan exam based on his real skills. The means to use this to attack him died before they were used, and they came up with such a nondescript method in desperation."

As she spoke, she couldn't help laughing. "But think about it, it's tens of thousands of taels of silver! This is an amount that many people can't earn in ten lifetimes. This couple was poor since childhood, and now they all rely on Mrs. Xie Yuan for embroidery, and Chai Jieyuan They must have been terrified of poverty by earning rewards and working hard in the academy. Unexpectedly, such a large sum of money was sent to them, and ordinary people would be tempted to take it for themselves, but they didn't! You know, at that time they only If there is any sign of being moved, people from those two families will stand up and use this to make a big fuss and tarnish his reputation."

After a pause, she sighed again. "This method looks stupid, but it also has the meaning of being clever and clumsy. And considering that so much money can be spent in one go, it seems that these two families are really in a hurry! It's a pity that the Tao is one foot tall and the devil is one foot taller." Zhang, they still lost!"

"Yeah, I still lost." Song Zhifu also sighed, "This young man is a good young man. When he enters the officialdom in the future, he will definitely accomplish a lot! Hey, it's a pity that he got married too early. He is not very old now. , if I don't rush to marry a wife, I can marry Han'er to him."

"You don't come here! Han'er and Mrs. Xie Yuan are on good terms now! Don't use this kind of thinking to ruin the friendship of the children." The prefect's wife hurriedly scolded, "Besides, you are from a poor family, Although there are not many smart and handsome students, there are still some if you look carefully, why should we stick to Chai Jieyuan alone? And have you forgotten, 30 years ago, there was such a person who turned out to be a member of the Chu family? The old man also took a fancy to his character, and then regarded him as a wife, but in the end..."

Song Zhifu's face immediately changed.

"Ma'am, please shut up!" He hastened to drink in a low voice.

The magistrate's wife was taken aback by his reaction.She shook her head quickly: "I won't say it!"

The two talents quickly turned around, and both quietly patted their chests and let out a sigh of relief.

Let's talk about Harue and the others.

After the younger brother took all the money away, Chai Dong and Chun Zhi went into the house together.

Dai Liang and his wife also came in.

"How is it? Brother Chai, isn't the double reed that I sang with you just now not bad?" After closing the door, Dai Liang immediately approached Chai Dong and asked with a smile.

Chai Dong nodded. "Brother Dai, you sing very well. This matter can be resolved so quickly, thanks to your help."

"It's too polite to say thank you, you are my brother!" Dai Liang waved his hands quickly, and his face darkened again, "Those two families are really interesting. Seeing that other methods can't move you, just throw money? They are You have a lot of money, so much money, and I don’t know how many properties you sold in exchange for it. But fortunately, you withstood the temptation and didn’t let them succeed. Otherwise, we would be in trouble!”

"They won't succeed." Chai Dong shook his head.

"Of course, who are you? How could they figure you out!" Dai Liang nodded cheerfully.

While a few people were talking, they saw a younger brother come back. "Brother, not long after we sent the money to the government office, we saw people from the Shi family going there. It seems that they want to recognize the master!"

"They dare!" Hearing this, Dai Liang slapped the table and stood up.

Chai Dong pulled him back. "Brother, don't worry. It's impossible for them to take advantage of good things now. Prefect Song will take care of them without our help—he's waiting for them now!"

(End of this chapter)