Zhou Binglin walked through the corridor and before he came to the study, he saw several people carrying something out, covered with a white cloth, and blood dripping down.
"what happened?"
He frowned, and stopped a steward to ask.
The steward was shocked when he saw Zhou Binglin, so he told him, "It's the maid in the fourth wife's yard! The master is worried about the winter relief, and the third wife grabbed this girl again, saying that her hands and feet were not clean. Later, it was found out that she was out of luck." Alright, just beat him to death..."
Zhou Binglin also shuddered, came to the study, knocked on the door lightly: "Daddy!"
"It's Binglin? Come in!"
Zhou Binglin stepped lightly, entered the door, and saluted respectfully, not daring to take a breath.
"How are things going?"
Although he just killed a servant with a stick, Zhou Tong'an has a calm face, full of bookishness, and looks like a great Confucianist.
"It has been agreed that the third uncle's family will give fifty taels of silver to the fourth aunt's family, and another stone of grain will be added every year!"
Zhou Binglin said softly.
"One by one, for land and money, even the ancestors are ignored!"
Zhou Tong'an snorted coldly: "The same relatives can compete for red eyes, so it's really not a son of man!"
"There are a lot of miscellaneous things in the family, and other big families can't escape. Now my Zhou family can maintain stability, thanks to my father who sits in the middle and strategizes!"
Zhou Binglin bowed, saying this sincerely, knowing that the bigger the family, the more difficult it is to keep a bowl of water level. Every house and vein are like wolves.
If it weren't for the father's means, it would be difficult to support him.
"Oh... as long as both parties agree!"
Zhou Tongan asked about the situation in detail, Zhou Binglin answered one by one, and then he breathed a sigh of relief: "You have done a good job, but you are just short of time..."
After a few more words, he continued: "Now in the cold winter, every house must pay attention to the firewood, rice and noodles, so that there is no shortage, and the area where the family has children should always be watched, and don't stop cooking. Frozen and hungry, etc., everyone's face is not good!"
"Of course, it has been confirmed early, and the supply of money and rice... But, about the accountant?"
Zhou Binglin was a little hesitant.
"Wait a little longer, Martial Master Song should arrive in these two days, and it will be easy when their money is escorted..."
Zhou Tongan also sighed.
Others think that the Zhou family is a big family with rich clothes, fine food, and piles of gold and silver, but they don't know that this big family, thousands of people, plus the family's children, slaves and maidservants, the expenses are really as high as mountains and seas, not to mention that there are two official positions to pay for. support.
At this time, they were still counting on Zhou Tongren and Hu Zhuzhu to make further progress, so naturally the boss's filial piety was indispensable.
It is said that the officials of the Great Zhou Dynasty want to be safe and sound, but they are very leisurely, and they have no merits and demerits, and they can save a lot of family property when they are old.
But if you want to continue to climb up, first of all, the boss must not lose his filial piety, and he must not be too harsh on his subordinates. From time to time, he has to invite people to buy people's hearts.
"When it comes to this matter, I feel a little worried. You can ask again..."
Just as Zhou Tongan was speaking, there was a rush of footsteps: "Master, something is wrong!"
A person came in, and Zhou Binglin recognized that it was Lao Zhou, the housekeeper most trusted by his father, holding a letter in his hand.
Although he wanted to see it very much, Zhou Binglin didn't dare to move his head, fearing that it would be taken as a proof of coveting the position of Patriarch, and his heart felt a little sad.
"Shut!"
boom!
Zhou Tongan took it, and after reading a few lines, he was furious. He slapped the table, and the cups and cups fell to the ground and shattered into a mess.
"Father, calm down!"
Both Zhou Binglin and Lao Zhou knelt down, and now they could ask, "What happened?"
"Look... look... this kid from the Wu family is so daring!" Zhou Tongan flicked the letter paper and slapped Zhou Binglin's face in pain.
At this time, I didn't care about it, and looked at it quickly, and my heart was also shocked: "How dare you do this..."
He is a child of an aristocratic family, and he was faintly afraid of this kind of method of overturning the table at the slightest disagreement: "Can you explain the situation and ask the government to help suppress it?"
"Bastard!"
Zhou Tongan yelled angrily, and pointed at Lao Zhou again: "Tell him!"
Lao Zhou smiled wryly and said, "Young master, this is impossible! The inspection office in Wu's hometown has already ordered the W county government, saying that it was a night attack on the bandits and wiped out more than 50 members of Jie Tianfeng's group, and the county magistrate must ask for credit for it ... As long as they killed the goods in one bite and seized them in the bandit village, we can't imagine without evidence..."
"Wu Ming..."
Zhou Binglin was a little surprised. In his memory, this person was just a dandy. He didn't want to see some real color at this time. He was really decisive and fierce to the extreme.
"Good! Good! Good!"
But Zhou Tongan also sneered: "Tigers don't show their power, and my Zhou family is a sick cat... Old Zhou, you go and order that the black tiger and the ground dragon move. All the warrior instructors in my family will be incorporated into the team. The deacon, the second deacon, and several priests all went, opened the arsenal, and picked the ones... Hmph! In terms of elites, his Wu family is as powerful as my Zhou family? I want him to die without a place to bury him!"
Zhou Binglin was shocked, the black tiger and the ground dragon were all well-known bandits in Yunping County, and even he only now knew that they were his own dogs!
But now, it was obvious that his father had given up on the official plan and was going to take Wu Ming down by force!
At this time, Zhou Tongan pointed at Zhou Binglin again: "To ensure safety, prosperous times rely on literary talents, and troubled times rely on military force. This time, you will go with me! Be sure to bring the child's head back to me!"
"Obey!"
No matter how unwilling, there was no room for Zhou Binglin to refuse at this time, so he could only kneel and say.
But immediately, another deacon quickly came to report, holding a bamboo tube in both hands: "The flying letter of the Daoist Academy is the highest level!"
"Bring it!"
Zhou Tongan took it, and a ring in his hand shone brightly, and the bamboo tube split open automatically, revealing a roll of ancient paper.
"this… "
After reading a few lines, Zhou Tongan slumped on the chair as if his backbone had been taken away. After a long time, he sighed: "This operation is temporarily cancelled!"
It seemed to be an illusion, Zhou Binglin suddenly felt that Zhou Tongan seemed to be a little older with his hunched body.
…
Spoon Hill, within the cottage.
Wu Ming, who had already made preparations, knew what it means to be as good as man.
"Huh? A letter from my sister?"
Wu Ming didn't wait for the Zhou family's revenge, but Wu Qing's letterhead arrived. Wu Ming couldn't help being a little confused.
"My sister wrote to say that she has persuaded the Zhou family and made them suffer from being dumb... Of course, I have gone too far. In exchange, it is impossible for the Taoist Academy to accept me anymore. If I don't need to worry, she will find a way... "
Wu Ming put away the letter paper and put it in his arms, but he touched his nose, feeling a little embarrassed.
This kind of feeling of being taken under the wing of his sister was natural to the previous dude, but he felt a little uneasy about being indebted.
"Actually, I can solve it!"
Unfortunately, this, there is no way to tell others.
"If I follow my plan, this time to lure the enemy deep and support the battle with battle, it will be enough to wipe out the Zhou family's elite!" At that time, the Zhou family will be a tiger with its teeth pulled out, let me rub it, and it can also train a strange and elite soldier! '
The original idea was to wipe out the dark forces of the Zhou family in one fell swoop by relying on the food, medicine, and even talismans provided by the main temple in the deep mountains when the Zhou family took revenge!
In this way, the Zhou family would be a huge piece of fat without the support of force, and if it was not done, the family would be ruined and the family would be destroyed.
This is the ultimate plan to cut the grass and root out the root and draw the salary from the bottom of the pot, so that they have no power to retaliate.
Of course, Wu Ming also knows that he will be questioned if he conjures supplies for no reason, but there are not no Taoist items like mustard bag and space ring in this world, but they are very rare, and the level of big households in the county is not accessible to them. Forget it, then you can use this reason to cover up.
Even, after completing this matter, if he secretly contributes to wipe out all the forces targeting Wu Qing, he will repay his favor and end the cause and effect of this physical body. In the future, he will have a brighter future, advance and attack, and retreat and defend.
No matter how bad it is, you can leave in style, relying on the main temple, you can go anywhere in the world!
But now, the cause and effect have deepened.
"Ah... a beauty is so kind, but she can't promise her with her body, what should I do..."
Wu Ming shook his head away, as if he wanted to shake off some unhealthy thoughts: "Come here! Tell Feng Han, let's go back!"
As for what the letter said about not being able to enter the Taoist monastery, it was directly ignored by Wu Ming.
It's just a county-level Taoist temple, and Wu Ming, who already has a lot of Taoist formulas, naturally doesn't care about it.
Although it's a pity that he can't get a steady stream of magic formulas from the Taoist temple, it's just that there are more meritorious needs. Wu Ming, who is determined to become the master of the main temple, hasn't taken it to heart.
…
For the tenants of the Zhou and Wu families, the past few days have been peaceful.
Even, the festive atmosphere of the New Year was rippling up and down, and after Wu Ming came back, this atmosphere reached its peak.
"Master, this time we harvested a total of five thousand taels of silver, fifteen pieces of beautiful jade, refined iron, green salt, and even various gifts. It is conservatively estimated that there are fifteen thousand taels of silver!"
Zhao Song was excited, and told Wu Ming.
"Well! I promised in advance that 20% will be used as a pension, that is, three thousand taels, one hundred taels per person, and those who are disabled or killed in battle will be divided into five acres of land!"
As Wu Ming spoke, he saw Zhao Song's extremely excited expression blooming on his face, and he knelt down and said, "The Patriarch is wise, I am willing to die for the Patriarch!"
This dispatch is not particularly dangerous, but the harvest is rich, so naturally there is nothing to say.
After all, at best, they just robbed a caravan, which is really not a big deal at this time, so everyone below is quite satisfied.
To be honest, this is what Wu Ming considered before.
Even if the Zhou family's elites are all out this time, and the dark forces on both sides are fighting to the death, as long as no leader is killed, in the bright view, it is nothing more than an accidental injury from the bandits, or even a level of two villages fighting with weapons.
If he succeeds in one fell swoop, it will remove all the secret and latent forces of the Zhou family. How long can he protect him with only two official bodies
It's a pity that the plan can't keep up with the changes after all!