After Wu Zheng woke up, he didn't care about anything else, he hurried out of Anhe Academy, and hurried to the south of the city with the book boy. On the way, he anxiously asked the book boy for the specific situation several times.
Not long after, Wu Zheng came to a high gate outside with the words "Lu House" written on the plaque.
This Lu family is a big family in the state government. There were ancestors who held high positions. Although they declined later, they are still strong.
In the early years, the old lady of the Wu family operated and managed, and finally let her daughter marry into the Lu Mansion as a concubine, which was considered a high branch for the Wu family.
Although the daughter is a concubine, she is quite favored, and the two families have occasional contacts. While Wu was studying in the prefecture, he often received extra care from the Lu mansion.
Therefore, when something happened at home at this time, Wu Zheng hurriedly came to his sister for help.
He informed the concierge and waited anxiously for a while before he was allowed to enter. He followed the servants into the courtyard, and then came to a mansion, where he saw his sister.
As soon as they met, Wu Zheng seemed to have found the backbone, tremblingly told about the accident at home, and asked anxiously:
"Sister, this kind of accident happened in the family. Dad and two younger brothers died unexpectedly. The family property was looted by the villager, and all the guests were scattered. What should I do for my brother?"
The sister of the Wu family was also panicked. Because she was a concubine and could not hold the master, she hurriedly said: "Elder brother, please rest in a hurry, and allow me to report to the master."
After she finished speaking, she got up and went to inform the mistress, and then went to Lu Ancheng, the master of the Lu family, and explained the matter in detail.
After a while, Lu'an City invited Wu Zheng to come to the main hall for a talk.
Wu Zheng came here with his family, and saw that Mr. Lu, the mistress of the Lu family, and his sister were already in the main hall.
He hurriedly walked forward to meet him, said a good word of greetings, and then sat down with his butt on the chair.
Lu Ancheng had a solemn and old-fashioned appearance, and let the servant serve tea and said slowly: "I already know the matter, the old lady Wu is my old friend, and I am very sad when I hear that he has suffered. If you have contacts, I will definitely help you in this matter and help you take back your home."
Wu Zheng was overjoyed, and cupped his hands again and again, and a series of words of gratitude popped out of his mouth. After all, he was a scholar with ink in his belly.
Lu'an Cheng scraped the tea foam with the lid of the cup, and pondered:
"There are many rumors that are not detailed. I will send some Zhuang Ke to you to Wujiazhuang to find out first. If the strongman who committed the crime has not left, you should not act rashly. If the strongman has left, you can take a look. Who has occupied the property, and whether your land deed and IOU are still there. If the land deed and IOU are still there, then it will be easy to do, go to the county government for a walk, and ask the government to preside over justice.”
Wu Zheng nodded quickly and wrote it down.
Under the training of the old lady, he devoted himself to studying since childhood. In order to obtain fame and fortune, he never presided over the family business, so he didn't know what to do when he was in a panic at this time.
"What if the title deed is gone?" Wu Zheng asked hurriedly.
Lu Ancheng took a sip of tea, smacking his lips, and said unhurriedly:
"That's not difficult, as long as you find the official endorsement, your Wu family has never been short of the magistrate's filial piety in the past, he knows that the surrounding area is the property of your Wujiazhuang. The matter is half done. If it doesn't work, you can come back and tell me that I have a good relationship with the prefect, and I can say a few words for you, and the property will be returned to your Wu family's hands... How, since it is yours, those uninformed people gather together to make trouble, thinking that they can take it away!"
Wu Zheng was overjoyed, and hurriedly got up and gave a big gift. He said gratefully: "I am deeply grateful for this help from Grandpa Lu! If the old lady needs to be in need in the future, I will do my best to help you, and I will definitely die!"
Lu Ancheng received a salute, paused, and said slowly: "The words are serious, let's sit down. Although this matter is not difficult, but I have a few good words, but I want to persuade Young Master Wu."
Wu Zheng immediately straightened his back and said sternly, "Old Mrs. Lu, please speak."
Lu Ancheng stroked his beard, and after a change of conversation, he suddenly spoke earnestly and said:
"Young master, listen to me, you are a person who wants to gain fame. As long as you are in high school, why don't you worry about your family business? Even if you win your family business, you have to preside over it yourself. What energy do you have to study? But it’s all about abandoning the basics. Why don’t you make a deed with me after you take back the land and lease all the land to me. I’ll let you look after it for you and give you some money every year. When you come to Japan to take the exam and you have time, you can It's not too late to take over."
Wu Zheng was stunned for a moment, looked at Lu'an City deeply, and without hesitation stood up and bowed:
"This is the best of both worlds, Mr. Lu's benevolence and righteousness! When I get back home in the middle of the field, I will trouble Mr. Lu to take care of it."
Only then did Lu Ancheng smile, he stepped forward to help Wu Zheng, and said with a smile, "Don't be polite, Dalang, you and I have a close relationship, I won't stand up for this small task, and I hope Dalang will study hard. Book scriptures, in order to come to Japan's high school!"
After negotiating the matter, the two held hands and chatted some more.
After chatting for a while, the Lu Mansion hosted a banquet to entertain Wu Zheng, and the guests and hosts enjoyed themselves.
After the banquet, Wu Zheng said that he was going to take leave from the academy, so he said goodbye to Master Lu.
Walking out of the gate of Lu Mansion, Wu Zheng was sobered up by the cold wind on the street, and he couldn't help but feel sad.
How could he not know the plan of Master Lu, before he passed the exam, the property belonged to the Lu family, and he just needed to give him some money every year to get rid of him.
If he gets the title by himself, then the leased property, Mr. Lu will naturally return it to him, forming a good relationship.
If you don't pass the exam in your whole life, you will have the family business of several generations, and I'm afraid I will be named Lu in the future...
Wu Zheng felt that he had no choice, sighed twice in his heart, rubbed his eyes with his sleeves, and then took the book boy and left the Lu Mansion.
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On the other side, because "Crossing the Mountain Tai Sui" Fang Zhen walked together, there was one more person in Zhou Jing and his party.
I met Fang Zhen by chance, everyone ate a drink and delayed for a while. After lunch, they hurry up and hurry up. They still couldn't reach Anlin Mansion before sunset, so they had to find an inn outside the city, stay overnight, and wait until dawn into the city.
Many passers-by who missed the time to enter the city also settled in the inn. There were many eyes, and everyone had a hasty meal before returning to their rooms to rest.
Early the next morning, the city gate opened, Li Chun came forward to check, took the road test certificate, and filial piety, and then led the crowd into the city.
On the way, Li Chun had already explained to Zhou Jing that it would be better to go to the county seat or village. If you want to enter the city, you need an "identity certificate" and a "travel certificate", which is generally called a road test certificate.
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In the early days of the Daxia Dynasty, the investigation was relatively strict, but after a hundred years of corruption, it is now extremely loose.
There are so-called countermeasures. Forging road test certificates has become a common black market business. Even if the craftsmanship is poor, there are many people who enter the city every day from various prefectures.
But in today's world, there are corrupt officials everywhere. If you can make money, you don't even need to forge them. Some local officials are too lazy to test them. If they have enough money, they will write on demand and sell the official road test privately. By book.
In addition, the job of guarding the gate of this city is also a fat job, and not everyone is qualified to do it.
Xiaoquan can also make money, as long as you give enough filial piety, the sergeant of the gate will turn a blind eye when inspecting it. And if you encounter greedy people, even if you have a qualified road test certificate and don't honor some money, people can make trouble for you.
At the end of the day, the sergeant of the gate can get a lot of money just for extra money.
Of course, this money cannot be swallowed alone, and the superior officers who are stationed in the city defense must be honored and managed everywhere.
The sergeant who guards the gate not only makes money for himself, but also makes money for his superiors. Without such eyesight, he is not qualified to be sent by a superior officer to do this errand.
For this kind of rule, normal business people naturally hate it, and dare not speak out, but it is convenient for the people of Green Forest and Jianghu to act.
After entering the city, everyone found an inn to settle down.
Zhou Jing was a bit conspicuous because of his sturdy figure, but he changed into a coarse linen coat. Although he still looked large, at least it was not that scary.
Li Chun took the Lu family brothers and sisters to find a middleman to discuss some arms sales, but it was inconvenient for Zhou Jing to follow.
He didn't stay idle either. He practiced the basic training method in the room for a while. Later, after receiving an invitation from Fang Zhen, the two went to hang out on the street, while Zhang San and other five personal attendants were waiting in the inn.
The two left the inn and walked down the street, looking left and right.
Although this Anlin Mansion could not be compared to the main world, it was considered a prosperous city by the standards of ancient cities in the feudal period, with a strong market atmosphere, and Zhou Jing also looked at it fresh.
"This is the first time my brother came to Anlin Mansion?" Fang Zhen asked with a smile.
"It's the first time indeed."
Zhou Jing responded casually. In fact, he did not know everything, but there was no need to say it.
Although the map data given by the main world is out of date for hundreds of years and people are different, the basic layout of some cities will not be easily changed.
When he designated the delivery area, Zhou Jing had seen the general layout of the surrounding palaces and cities, including Anlin House. Although he didn't know the more detailed layout, at least he knew in which direction the city gate opened.
"This Anlin Mansion is the prefecture of Jingzhou, where merchants are prosperous, and heroes come and go. It is one of the most prosperous cities in the Luhe area. The aquatic products here are the most delicious. Why don't I wait for a taste?"
Fang Zhen warmly invited him.
Zhou Jing looked at the sky, shook his head and said, "It's still early, let's talk about it at lunch, just to call the other brothers together."
"Alright." Fang Zhen nodded.
After walking for a while, there was a sudden noise nearby.
The two followed the sound and found a small river with a stone bridge on it. At this time, two groups of people were facing each other on the bridge, and there were many people around to watch the fun.
"The linen gang and the tiger head gang are facing each other. It's a good show to watch."
"Hey, it's just a dog bites a dog left and right, it's better to hit a lose-lose."
"I guess ten people will fall into the water today and bet three coins."
"Follow."
The civilians watching the play whispered and talked a lot, but they were never afraid.
Hearing the crowd talking, Zhou Jing carefully looked at the two groups on the bridge.
On each side of the bridge, there were about ten people, bare-handed, shouting at each other, swearing and greeting each other's relatives.
Fang Zhen asked the people next to him, knowing the situation, he smiled happily:
"It turned out to be two groups of pranksters on the street. They would meet on the bridge every three to five, and throw each other into the river. The people here are used to it."
"Does the official business matter?" Zhou Jing asked casually.
"These scoundrels are idle. Even if they are caught in prison, they will be released after a few days, and there is nothing to squeeze out. As long as they don't kill people and don't hurt the people, officials and officials don't bother to pay attention, and they can still have fun along the way."
Fang Zhen shook his head, it was no surprise that there were such scumbags in any city.
They were chatting, and the two groups of people on the bridge finally scolded each other and started to push and shove.
"Dog thing, enter your mother!"
"You're so brave, I've torn your mouth off!"
The two groups of poppies on the bridge soon started fighting, crowding into a pile, blocking the road. From time to time, poppies were pushed off the bridge and fell into the river.
Zhou Jing and Fang Zhen were in the crowd, enjoying the fun with the people.
At this moment, two people suddenly ran out from the opposite bank, chasing one after the other, heading towards the stone bridge.
The one who escaped in front was a thin figure with a mask and a square scarf. His feet were extremely fast, and he shuttled like a fish in the crowded street, and he was extremely flexible.
Behind him was a handsome middle-aged man, with a face full of anger at this time, carrying a long stick, striding to chase after the thin man in front.
"Let's go, little thief, pay back my burden!"
The middle-aged man shouted violently, which immediately attracted the attention of the crowd watching the lively crowd.
"Hey, come and get it if you have the ability!"
The people who were watching the lively on the bridge quickly made way, not wanting to get involved.
The two chased and fled, and soon approached the stone bridge.
A large group of pranksters were fighting on the bridge, and no one got out of the way, blocking the road.
Suddenly, the skinny person rose into the air, like a dragonfly on the water, stepping on the heads of the rogues, and flew across the bridge.
"It's so easy!"
The people around saw this hand, but regardless of the cause and effect, they couldn't help but cheer and applaud.
Fang Zhen's eyes lit up, and he said curiously, "Brother Chen, you are very skilled, I wonder if you can do it?"
Zhou Jing rubbed his chin and smacked his lips, "If I cross the bridge like this, I can stomp all these sloppy heads into the cavity."
"… It's true."
Fang Zhen couldn't help but glance at Zhou Jing's burly and majestic body, and the corners of his mouth twitched.
At the same time, the middle-aged man who was chasing behind also rushed to the bridge, but instead of stepping on his head, he slammed out a long stick, inserted it into the crowd from below, and let out a low growl.
"Go away!"
The next moment, the long stick was like a big spear, and it slammed.
Whoa!
The sloppy skins that were entangled in front of him were all thrown out and fell into the river with a thud.
The bridge was immediately empty.
This scene was much more intense than the skinny man just now, causing the people to show shock and uproar.
The middle-aged man strode forward, picked up a long stick, and smashed all the sloppy skins that blocked the way into the water, as if he was doing a lot of work.
He didn't even look at the drowning man, and quickly crossed the bridge, chasing after the thin man in front of him.
"Hey, what a domineering marksmanship!" Fang Zhen, who knew the goods, suddenly exclaimed in surprise.
Zhou Jing was also interested.
The two who escaped and chased, one was agile and agile, the other was domineering with marksmanship.
Unexpectedly, as soon as I entered the city, I met a master, as expected of the state capital in the main traffic road.
At this moment, the two rushed to the front.
The onlookers around Zhou Jing avoided one after another, revealing that he stood out from the crowd.
The skinny man noticed a burly man like Zhou Jing, his eyes rolled, and he suddenly threw a burden at Zhou Jing, and said loudly:
"Brother, the person in the back will be handed over to you, see you at the old place later!"
After all, he turned his footsteps, but he wanted to use Zhou Jing as a cover to make it easier for him to escape.
At the same time, the middle-aged man also rushed forward. Seeing that the burden was thrown to Zhou Jing, he didn't have time to think about it. He used a stick as a spear, raised his chest to Zhou Jing, and shouted: "Get back!"
Zhou Jing raised his brows, but he didn't dodge or evade, and his big hand held the long stick directly.
boom!
There was a muffled sound, and the impact only made his arm tremble slightly.
Immediately afterwards, without saying a word, Zhou Jing squeezed the end of one stick, flipping his hand to pick it up, actually prying up the middle-aged man on the other end.
"what?!"
The middle-aged man was shocked. He didn't expect this "blocker" to be so powerful. Not only could he easily take a shot from him with his bare hands, but he could even pick him up with one hand.
He couldn't get the long stick out of Zhou Jing's hand, so he had to let go and stumble to the ground from mid-air, looking at Zhou Jing cautiously, sweating on his back, as if he was facing a great enemy.
But Zhou Jing ignored him and turned to look at the thin man who had run several steps, shaking his hand and throwing a long stick.
call!
The sound of breaking the air sounded, and the long stick was shot like a javelin.
Although the thin man ran away, he kept paying attention to the movement behind him. When he saw Zhou Jing easily prying away the middle-aged man, his heart skipped a beat.
At this time, when he realized that the long stick was shooting, he gave a strange cry and hurriedly flashed to the side.
Click!
The long stick passed by, with great strength, it was nailed into the ground, inserted very deep, and stood obliquely.
If this is shot, everyone will be inserted in the opposite direction!
The skinny person gasped, scared to death, secretly regretting getting into trouble, so he ran away without looking back.
However, at this moment, Fang Zhen, who was beside him, had already removed the whip from his waist, snorted angrily, raised his palm, and the whip was thrown out like an iron chain.
"Dare to provoke my brother, come back to me!"
The whiplash was agile, coiled like a python, and wrapped around the waist of the thin man.
Fang Zhen pulled with all his strength, and the small and thin man was dragged back in front of Zhou Jing, and fell to the ground in a state of embarrassment.
Without waiting for the little thief to speak, Zhou Jing clasped his neck with one hand, lifted him into the air, and let him kick in panic.
"I'm just here to watch the fun, but you dare to tease your grandfather? I'll give you two choices, either apologize obediently and follow me, or take three punches from me and see if you can stand it, you Choose."
Zhou Jing shook his fist in front of the little thief, showing a wicked smile.
The skinny man looked at the big fist of the sandbag, his teeth trembled, and he shivered:
"A good man... ah no, grandpa is joking. With my small body, I don't need three punches. If I get one punch from you, I will be torn apart. Grandpa spared me a small life, I know I was wrong!"