Traveling to Daliang Kingdom starts from falling into the water

Chapter 1147 What happened? What else could have happened?

What happened? What else could it be? Zhou Shunshun just suddenly remembered the former county magistrate, just like how Old Master Wu had enriched a group of people after his downfall.

Even worse off than Old Master Wu, who died and was finally free of worries, at least his children are still well-off.

Unlike the former county magistrate, who fell from grace and whose children and in-laws suffered as a result, leaving his family scattered like monkeys when the tree falls, how could he possibly keep all the wine hidden in the Taozhuang cave in the Huang family mansion?

Now look what's happened! Yellow wine is more precious than white wine now, isn't it? You've been drinking too much yellow wine, and now you've even made your way to the northwest frontier, still calling it yellow wine and health-preserving wine.

"So, you never know when a person will rise or fall. This time last year, he was doing very well, but now, even if he manages to get to the Northwest, he might not be able to save his life."

It's really hard to say for sure. Considering the exchange of interests among the parties involved in the previous case, County Magistrate Huang and his children and grandchildren should be able to save their lives, but...?

On the two or three thousand miles of exile journey, anything could happen without illness or disaster. Even if everyone arrived at the place of exile without any danger to their lives, their safety afterward was uncertain.

Just like the Zhou family of Dingzhou who were affected by the Liang State Duke's Mansion back then, despite the help of many people to bribe officials, many people were still killed or injured before they even reached their place of exile.

This was the number of casualties suffered by the Zhou family of Dingzhou, even though most of their relatives by marriage who were willing to help were wealthy and powerful, and the county magistrate of Fu'an was secretly providing assistance.

Huang, the county magistrate, was at best a scholar who had no support from his father's, mother's, or wife's families, and was even a pawn sacrificed to save the chariot. How could he be compared to the Zhou family of Dingzhou?

Will I be able to save my life?
It all depends on how much leverage County Magistrate Huang has left to get his classmate to contribute. As for the couple, they've done all they could to help.

"Life is unpredictable. When you're in power, you shouldn't push people too far. The Tian family got impatient, which is why they managed to get the Liao family on their side."

Correct!
Either you should kill them outright, giving them no chance to breathe, but unfortunately, the timing, location, and people were not on Huang County Magistrate's side in the end.

Not only did the Tian family manage to get close to the Gao family, but coincidentally, just as her husband wanted to find a new official for his precious niece, Qian Huaizhi happened to appear.

Who was Qian Huaizhi?

What a perfect example of establishing authority.

If County Magistrate Huang doesn't fall, who will?

After handing her son over to the wet nurse, Zhou Banxia walked to the table and heard Zhou Sishun's words of lament. She sat down and smiled, "Father, why didn't you add that the Zhao family is also on the Tian family's side?"

"Ha!" Zhou Sishun glanced at his daughter, shook his head and laughed, "The Zhao family, do you think the Tian and Liao families aren't wary of the Zhao family's dominance in our family?"
Do you know why the Tian and Liao families are always trying to drag you two into this? Silly girl, I'm afraid that if anything happens between those two families, you two will side with the Zhao family.

So, take your Uncle Zhao's talk about how he should have known about Taozhuang and how he would have snatched it from the thief with a grain of salt. Do you think he can just get what he wants?

Back then, the reason why the Zhao family got a Jingyuan Garden by drawing lots was because your second uncle Zhao was able to get you and your wife to join them. Did they really think that the two families were afraid of Lord Zhao?

Did your Uncle Wang (Manager Wang) tell you, before he knew the magistrate was your senior apprentice, that you two shouldn't be afraid, that we're not going to spend any money?

Yes.

Uncle Wang not only told his son-in-law not to be afraid, but he also said that my wife and I spent real money to take over all those properties to save face for the new county magistrate!
Of course, I should keep these words to myself. Even if I know them, I'll pretend I didn't hear them. It's really not good to say them out loud, so as not to embarrass Grandpa Wang.

As Gu Wenxuan was thinking, Zhou Sishun, who was speaking to him, asked him a question. He chuckled and nodded, taking over the conversation, "Now that I think about it, on the way back from drawing lots that day, my brother?"

Your brother?

"Erlang?" "Yes, my brother helped me draw lots that day."

Gu Wenxuan smiled and nodded at Li Shi, who was asking in confusion, then turned to face Zhou Sishun, "On the way back, my brother told me that after the lottery, some families started to voluntarily exchange lots again."

"Jingyuan was something Grandpa Tian asked my brother if he wanted it. My brother said Jingyuan wasn't far from Yuyuan, and since my wife and I already had Yuyuan, we didn't need Jingyuan. That's when Grandpa Liao told Grandpa Tian that Jingyuan would go to Uncle Zhao."

Li found herself somewhat confused as to why her third son-in-law was saying these things. She understood what he was saying, but what did it have to do with what her father-in-law had asked?
"Yes, those two families are actually in cahoots."

Oh, that's all?

"Don't be fooled by how good your Uncle Tian and Uncle Zhao are. Last time, when Uncle Zhao wasn't around, your Uncle Tian even told me that the Zhao family is getting all the benefits but not all the benefits."

Your Uncle Tian's family was a prominent family in Qingyang City a long time ago. When Old Master Wu was at his peak, the Tian family was already a family that could be talked about.

That's your Uncle Zhao's grandfather, and your Uncle Zhao's father were all tenants of the Tian family in their early years. Even your Uncle Zhao's maternal relatives were tenants of the Tian family.

I reckon Uncle Tian knows the most about the history between the Zhao and Wu families, but he didn't say much about their past in front of me.

He was just joking with me about whose children and grandchildren were successful, but when the conversation drifted to where Old Master Wu's only son was now, he said that Old Zhao's family was not kind.

After saying that, he took another sip of his drink, then turned his head to look outside again, without even turning his head back, and said, "It's not that good people always get good rewards, huh? Let's drink!"

Li: "Hahaha..."

Gu Wenxuan was about to speak when he was interrupted by his mother-in-law's infectious laughter, and he couldn't help but laugh as well.

Seeing how happy the two of them were, Zhou Sishun was speechless. He decisively turned his head away and faced his third daughter, saying, "In the end, your Uncle Liao didn't want to do it anymore."

what?
Is there more to the story?

Zhou Banxia quickly suppressed a laugh and pretended to listen attentively.

"That's just how your Uncle Liao is, he chuckled." Zhou Sishun mimicked the other man's sneer and rolled his eyes. "So what if Zhao Laosan beat you to it?"

Rob what?
Zhou Banxia was about to ask a question, but when she saw her father suddenly tilt his head to the side, as if he was about to continue, she immediately shut her mouth.

"Why are you glaring at me? Your Uncle Liao saw your Uncle Tian glaring at him and told me that it was all because he had the nerve to tell Zhao Laosan that he had his eye on the Wu family pawnshop. Zhao Laosan then quietly robbed the Wu family grain shop first."

really!

"After Zhao Laosan robbed the grain shops, he went to your Uncle Tian to discuss giving the Wu family's grain shops to the Tian family, and the pawnshop and silver shop to the Zhao family. That's why your Uncle Tian disliked Zhao Laosan's greedy behavior."

According to your Uncle Liao, the families had all agreed beforehand that, out of respect for the departed Old Master Wu, no one was allowed to touch the Wu family's grain shops and two farms.

As a result, in order to acquire the Wu family's pawnshop and silver shop, Zhao Laosan didn't tell anyone. Instead, he secretly went to Old Madam Wu to take over the Wu family's grain shops.

It was probably because of this that they had a falling out. Your Uncle Zhao said he would hand this over to his second brother and go to the prefectural city himself.

So there's another reason: it was Uncle Zhao who was guarding the house?