Jiangping County·Inn
When Pei Ziyun arrived in Jiangping County, he met with the county magistrate and Jiaoyu according to official customs. It was getting dark, so he looked for an inn, the same one where he bought the gold beads last time.
The owner and the waiter of this store didn't know it was Jieyuan, but they still remembered that Pei Ziyun stayed there last time, and greeted him: "Sir, you are staying at the hotel again."
"Although my store is not a hundred years old, it took twenty or thirty years for Mr. Shi's house to be renovated. It's a comfortable place to live in!" The boss welcomed Pei Ziyun into the upper room, opened the door and lit the lamp, and ordered the waiter to bring hot water to wash his face and perm his face. Feet, busy, and a cup of tea.
Seeing that the boss was about to go out, Pei Ziyun stopped him and said, "Don't go there. I just came back from the boat and was busy visiting some people. Find me some food. Don't serve strong wine. I've drank too much these days. Give me some wine."
"It's easy. The shop cooks the vegetables and buys you a plate of beef. The delicatessen shop next door is famous. Recently a cow died. If you approve the slaughter, I will get you a pound."
Pei Ziyun smiled and agreed. After a while, a waiter came in carrying a food box and placed dishes on the table.
There were four dishes at first sight, not to mention sliced beef, a stir-fried diced chicken with green garlic, a peanut, and a scrambled egg.
Pei Ziyun nodded with satisfaction, and just as he was using it, someone said, "Master, are you here? I am member Chen!"
Pei Ziyun agreed: "Come in!"
Seeing that it was Member Chen, he was surprised: "I've only been back to the county for half a day, and you're here to find me?"
Before Chen's attitude changed, he bowed respectfully and said: "Sir, if you win the election, the state will rush to deliver the good news to Dong'an Prefecture. Dong'an Prefecture will send people to deliver the good news to Jiangping County, and Jiangping County will send the good news to Jiangping County." I sent someone to the young master's home, and I heard it and came out quickly."
"I was waiting for the pier. Although I missed it and didn't pick up the young master on the spot, I asked him and he came out."
"Okay, sit down and have a meal together?"
"No, I've already used it, but I'm here to report to you this time." Although Mr. Chen didn't address himself as a servant, he was very restrained and different from before.
It was already dark by now, and soon a bright moon would rise, shining its light through the shadows of the trees outside the courtyard.
Pei Ziyun didn't force himself, he drank the food and wine himself and asked, "How did you handle the matter?"
Officer Chen handed over the land deed and said: "Originally, the young master gave me money to buy land, but he was stuck in the county. They said that the young master is just a scholar, why did he buy so much land?"
"He also vaguely questioned the origin of the money, saying that he originally heard that the young master's family only had a few acres of land, so why did he spend such a large amount of money now."
"I broke my leg and couldn't do it. I didn't expect that the day before yesterday, a clerk from the county government who was in charge of this matter sent the transfer document. His attitude was very polite. I thought I would send it to the old lady tomorrow, but I didn't expect it. I came back today, so I sent it.”
Pei Ziyun took the land deed and was looking at it, only to hear Mr. Chen continue to say: "Sir, there are five land deeds, one of which is divided into ancestral land according to your instructions, fifty acres."
"The other one is for 400 acres of land, all in the Xiaodong River area, not far from Woniu Village. The price is slightly more expensive than originally estimated."
Pei Ziyun nodded: "If you buy the whole piece, the price is indeed more expensive, otherwise you won't be able to get it."
"The other three are scattered fields, totaling fifty acres, not wasteland."
"You did a good job." Pei Ziyun was very satisfied and put down the land deed. He has not gone home these days. Mr. Chen was under his own arrangement and should know what was going on. He just asked: "Is my home okay?"
Just listen to Mr. Chen's answer: "The old lady is well at home. The village has arranged a cook for the old lady to take care of her all the time. Last time I visited the old lady, she was in good spirits."
Mr. Chen paused for a moment before continuing: "The Pei family's ancestral hall has also been completed. Now we are waiting for the young master to go back to pay homage and inscribe a plaque and inscription."
Pei Ziyun finished his meal at this time and put on his shoes. When he got to the courtyard, except for the upper room, the other rooms were small and small. Pei Ziyun said: "You have done well in these things, but now that you have the fields, you still need to There are tenants, so you took care of this for me."
"I understand!" Mr. Chen bowed and said.
"You may not understand, let me tell you." Pei Ziyun remembered what he had heard from the original owner. This person was not a good person: "When Xu was first established, the imperial edict persuaded him to reduce rent. Some people would think that this was a persuasion, not an order, so they did not obey it. This is indeed the case in normal times, but if you catch it wrongly and something happens, it is also a crime."
"And just because Xu was just established, peace was created and the land was relatively plentiful, so it was not easy to find suitable tenants!" Pei Ziyun turned his face, stared at Mr. Chen, as if to warn: "You must not take advantage of my power to do something that does not occupy the land." Don't take things seriously."
"Yes!" Mr. Chen said a little embarrassed.
"But it's easy to solve, and good money can be given away. I plan to buy ten oxen in the county, and I can plow these fields. The tenants can share the rent. It can be more lenient, but not too lenient. People will think that I am cowardly. bully."
Pei Ziyun said, paused, suddenly changed the subject, and asked, "How is business in the county?"
"It seems better than before!"
Pei Ziyun returned to his room and stood on the porch laughing loudly: "I took a look at Nanfang in the north city of this county. There is a building facing the street for sale. It has two shops downstairs, two rooms upstairs, and several wing rooms behind the building. The asking price is 80 taels. , you bought it for me and turned it into a business."
"In addition to the fields, we also need to buy some shops. You will handle these."
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Early morning·pier
The sun came out, shining on both sides of the river bank, and there was a thin mist on the river.
In the temporary small market, many fishing boats were doing business. A small fishing boat docked on the shore, and the boss of the boat was selling a saddle: "Hey, a good saddle is so cheap!"
There were a few people watching the fun, but no one bought one. The saddle must match the horse. Who has a horse in this small market
At this time, a man squeezed over and took a look at the saddle. This man was not evil at all. He was wearing a snow-white gown. He looked carefully and saw that the saddle was a good saddle. His face sank: "This is it!"
As soon as he finished speaking, two big men in black stood up and said, "Don't watch the excitement, just go!"
The people around him dispersed immediately. When the fisherman saw that it was the man on the helm of the river, he apologized. Before he could say anything, these two big men in black rushed up and dragged the fisherman onto the car. The saddle was also taken away.
A scholar was surprised and asked: "Who is this person? How can he be so audacious? He dares to arrest people privately in broad daylight."
Just listening, someone answered: "These are the people at the helm of the river, the overlords on the river. We can't control these things, and we don't dare to control them!"
After saying that, he sighed.
Zhang Mansion
A saddle was placed in front of Zhang Jieyu. Zhang Jieyu looked at it for a moment and asked, "Is this the saddle?"
"Sir, it's true. The people on the river helm saw the fisherman selling saddles at the pier and felt something was wrong. They took it back to investigate and asked the people in the Li family to identify it. It turned out to be the saddle of the horse that the Li family lost. Someone replied: "So it took a day to send it to the young master, but there is absolutely nothing wrong with it."
The fisherman was still ignorant. He knelt down and trembled in front of him, begging for mercy and shouting: "Master, Master, I am really not a horse thief. I went out to fish early in the morning a few days ago and as soon as I lowered the net, I saw someone riding a horse. A horse came to the river bank. I was thinking about which young man got up so early. I killed him with a sword and threw him into the river. I felt scared at the time and didn't dare to say anything. When I saw the man was far away, the horse flowed down the river. , I felt it was a pity, so I fished it out greedily, ate the meat, and came out with the saddle to sell it. I definitely didn’t steal it. Young Master, what I said is absolutely true!”
The fisherman kowtowed and begged loudly for mercy.
"Tell me, have you seen the face of the horse thief?" Zhang Jieyu asked through gritted teeth.
The fisherman knelt on the ground, thought for a while, and said, "I saw it, I saw it, but it was far away. I could only see seven or eight points clearly. If I see that person again, I should still be able to recognize him."
Zhang Jieyu just waved his hand, and someone came up with several portraits. The fisherman got closer to the portrait and took one out. Zhang Jieyu looked at it and sneered for a moment and asked: "Are you sure?" Is this the person?"
The fisherman hesitated for a moment and then said with certainty: "That's the guy. I only remember half of his face, but I remember his eyes. They're scary!"
Zhang Jieyu was furious for a moment: "Hey, he sneaked back to the boat at night, killed people and robbed horses, ran back to the state at night, and fell his horse into the river! What a decisive and murderous attack!"
"Pei Ziyun, if it's you, my suspicion is correct."
After saying that, he called people: "Call the brothers to follow me. Also, call out some people on the waterway, as well as the remaining people from the Black Wind Pirates, gather them together, and we will make a general account."
At this time, the Taoist priest in the Taoist temple hesitated: "Sir, this person is already a person or a person. How can we act rashly? This will harm the dragon's energy."
Zhang Jieyu gritted his teeth and let out a "hum", looked at the Taoist, and said calmly: "Li Wenjing was always scrupulous, and ended up dying unexpectedly. He was killed by this man's sword."
"I know that cultivators have scruples precisely because they know how strong God's will and dragon energy are, but people in my generation are fighting with God to kill this Jieyuan. As long as this person dies, even if there is a backlash, what can be done? How many do you have?"
"If this person is allowed to develop, there will be a big disaster." Zhang Jieyu said with a faint look in his eyes, shaking his head and sighing.
"But..." The Taoist has not been convinced yet. Mortals have ordinary eyes and short knowledge, so they are naturally not afraid. Just like those who charge into battle are young people, who is still full of enthusiasm at the age of thirty
It can be seen that once you see the world and see the power, you will naturally feel awe, just like the people within the system are more afraid of the system than the common people and the exiles.
"That's all, I don't use Taoists at all, I just use secular people, okay?" Although Zhang Jieyu was called a master, it did not mean that Taoists were his slaves, and he waved his hand and said.
With yourself and concentrated manpower, it is not difficult to attack and kill an incompetent person!
After hearing this, the Taoist agreed: "I will go and summon them right away."
Only then did Zhang Jieyu reveal a smile, then he pulled out his sword and struck the fisherman with it. There was a "pop" sound as the sword passed through, and the fisherman let out a scream and died.
(End of chapter)