Across the Market

Chapter 171

After eating, Zhu Fu talked to the Jiang family a few more times, and then paid a month's wages in advance.

Aunt Jiang thanked Zhu Fu repeatedly with the broken silver, and she was still standing in front of the door of the earthen house looking at the people who were walking away, and said to Jiang honestly: "Old man, our boss looks But she is just a little girl, how can she be so capable? You see, even the magistrate is very polite to her." Looking at the money in his hand, she said excitedly, "Our Shuaner's daughter-in-law is already settled. The owner has helped us so much, we must work hard, let Shu'er take good care of the cows, in the future we must get up early and go to the county to deliver goods."

Jiang Shu came out with two pieces of chicken cakes: "Father, mother, this is delicious, it's delicious, you should eat it too."

Aunt Jiang swallowed hard when she smelled the sweet scent, but she was reluctant to eat such a good thing, so she gently twisted a little cake crumbs and stuffed them into her mouth.

"Old man, you can eat it too, this one is really delicious." Aunt Jiang put her fingers into her mouth after eating some cake crumbs, and sucked.

Jiang Shu gave two yuan to each of his parents and said, "There are still many, you can eat."

Aunt Jiang was greedy for the taste, so she stretched out her hand to take it, and told her son, "You can only eat one piece a day, and eat slowly. This is a good thing. Where can ordinary people eat it?" After taking a bite, Aunt Jiang chewed slowly, still reluctant to eat more.

Jiang Shu said: "Mother, I'm going to take care of the cow. The owner said that as long as I take care of the cow and the cubs, she will pay me. Then I will buy them for you to eat."

"Go." Aunt Jiang patted the youngest son's head and said, "Tell your brother to eat too."

Jiang Shu responded and ran away happily.

After Sister Nuan got home, she got off the carriage and ran excitedly into the house, calling out as she ran, "Brother, I brought a cute rabbit back for you to play with." After halfway running, she realized that the rabbit was not with her. In her arms, she folded back and asked her elder sister to hold both rabbits for her.

Hearing the sound, Brother Shou had already walked out of the backyard. Seeing his brothers and sisters returning home, he smiled softly.

Sister Nuan felt sorry for her younger brother who was alone at home, touched his head and said, "Brother, this is a little rabbit for you, one white and one gray, which one do you like?"

Brother Shou looked around, pointed at the white one, and Sister Nuan gave the white rabbit to his younger brother.

After a while, Zhu Lu bought a cage from the market, put two rabbits, one gray and one white, into the cage, and picked up vegetable leaves for the little rabbits to eat.

Sister Nuan and Brother Shou spent the whole afternoon squatting by the cage playing with the little rabbit.

Zhao Jing went directly to the yamen, and it was not until the yamen gate that the people in the yamen knew that the new county magistrate had arrived.

In the past, half a month before the county magistrate came, he would write a letter to inform the people in the yamen to prepare for the reception, but this time it is good, there is really no preparation at all.

Zhao Jing came a few days earlier, so the magistrate of Liao County hadn't left yet, so he was reluctant to leave. Songyang County is a land of good geomantic omen, and he collected a lot of people's fat here, so he would not go to a remote place.He originally thought that he would continue to be re-elected in Songyang County, and he was very confident in his heart, but when he received the appointment document, he realized that he could not stay here anymore.

He was still a seventh-rank official, neither promoted nor demoted, but the place where he worked was quite different.

He still wanted to stay here for a few more days, but now that the new county magistrate had arrived, he had to pack his bags and leave, giving up the place where he had lived for three years to someone else.

After Zhao Jing settled down, he asked Xie Tong to go to the backyard to talk. Xie Tong's visit this time also got the emperor's will. Regarding the sale of private salt, the emperor was very angry and furious, so he appointed Zhao Jing as the new Songyang County The county magistrate also ordered Xie Tong to come to help.

Xie Tong and Zhao Jing were Jinshi in the same year, although their identities were very different, they got closer because of their similar personalities.

Xie Tong knew about Zhao Jing's appointment in Songyang County, but Zhao Jing didn't know that Xie Tong was ordered by the emperor to come to help.

The two chatted a bit when they were in Lihua Village, and they agreed that the masked strong man in the grove should be a private salt seller who wanted to snatch Zhao Jing's appointment papers and prevent him from taking office.

After hearing Xie Tong's detailed explanation, Zhao Jing understood.

Xie Tong glanced at him and said: "I have secretly investigated this matter. Zhang Facai is just an ordinary businessman, and he has no backing at all. Therefore, it is not difficult for him to solve it, but this matter may not be so simple .”

Zhao Jing frowned and said, "Did Yuan Zhan discover something?"

Xie Tongdao: "I'm just guessing, but since there is no solid evidence, it's not appropriate to make a public announcement about it. Don't make a fuss and make a fortune, and send someone to investigate in secret, so as not to sweep up the surprise. If I guessed correctly, this piece of Making a fortune is just a pawn put out by an expert, once we make a move on him, the real private salt dealer behind him will die down and be ready to go."

Zhao Jing didn't speak, just pressed his thin lips tightly and nodded slightly.

"With Yuan Zhan helping me, there is nothing I can't accomplish. It's not difficult for you and me to work together." Zhao Jing smiled lightly, and looked up at the sky outside again. Seeing that the sun had set in the west, he Said, "I asked Aunt Bao to prepare the guest room. The conditions here are poor, and I'm afraid I will wrong you brothers."

(End of this chapter)