Zhulan waved her hand and waited for the two girls to come to her. Zhulan hugged the two girls and said, "You are all great. Now, don't worry. Today's incident will not be spread. Go back and change your clothes. Look at how dirty you are."
Wu Ning pulled her aunt's clothes. This was the first time her aunt hugged her. Wu Ning's eyes were red. Her parents died not long after she was born. She had no memory and had never felt her mother's embrace. Today, when her aunt hugged her, she felt the warmth. She thought her mother would hug her like this if she were still alive.
Wu Ning held back her tears and said, "Aunt, I'm afraid that the young master just now will say that saving me means saving Xue Han, which will affect Xue Han's reputation."
Zhulan looked down at Wu Ning. It is important to be on guard against others, but Wu Ning quickly thought of the worst possible development. Zhulan felt sorry for Wu Ning. What on earth had this child been through to think the worst of all men
Zhulan was really not worried. Shi Qing would not tell anyone because Shi Qing wanted to live. Shi Qing understood that he could not plot against the Zhou family. The Zhou family was taking steady steps while Shi Qing was walking on a tightrope. If something went wrong, Shi Qing would lose his life. Shi Qing was a smart man and would just pretend that nothing had happened today.
Moreover, Shi Qing did not save people out of his own will today. He just didn't want the Zhou family to think he was cold-blooded.
Zhu Lan touched Wu Ning's face and said, "Don't worry, the situation you expected will not happen. Don't worry, Master Shi will not say anything nonsense. Just pretend that nothing happened today. Okay, go change your clothes."
Wu Ning looked at her aunt carefully and confirmed that she had not lied to her. She felt relieved and said, "Aunt, I'll go down first."
Xue Han came back to her senses, "Mom, I'm going down too."
"Go ahead."
In the front yard, Shi Qing changed his clothes and stood in the study, looking straight at his luggage, "Master Zhou."
Zhou Shuren put down the book in his hand and said, "Today, the servant bumped into Master Shi. It was because I didn't discipline him properly that Master Shi suffered."
Shi Qing followed up with, "Sir, it was all because of the student not paying attention to the road and not standing steadily for a moment."
Shi Qing thought that if Lord Zhou didn't mention it, he wouldn't say a word.
Zhou Shuren likes smart people, because smart people always know what they want. Zhou Shuren said, "Sit down."
Shi Qing thought that he would be tested again today, but he didn't expect that he would be allowed to do it so easily. He didn't think that Lord Zhou was polite to him just because he saved someone. He didn't know much about Lord Zhou. It was possible that in just two years, he could turn the hot potato of Lizhou into fat meat. Lord Zhou's scheming and tactics were amazing.
From what Eunuch Liu said to him, it can be known that the Emperor values Lord Zhou very much.
Zhou Shuren stroked his beard. He admired Shi Qing very much. "You want to become my disciple. As long as you can answer questions that satisfy me today, I will accept you as my disciple."
Shi Qing's heart tightened. He was not excited, but his intuition told him that the question must be not simple. "Master Zhou, please ask."
Zhou Shuren, "I asked you to transfer to Lizhou. My question is very simple. What do you think are the disadvantages of Lizhou?"
Shi Qing was stunned. This question was really beyond his expectation. He had thought of various tests, but he didn't expect that Lord Zhou would ask him to find the shortcomings of Lizhou City. Lizhou was governed by Lord Zhou, so Lord Zhou must have found the shortcomings.
For a moment, Shi Qing recalled quickly, this test was really difficult, the Lizhou he had seen was really good, but there were also disadvantages. A trace of sweat appeared on Shi Qing's forehead.
Zhou Shuren was not in a hurry. He gave Shi Qing some consideration and continued reading the book.
A quarter of an hour later, Shi Qing had prepared a draft in his mind and encouraged himself, "Sir."
Zhou Shuren put down the book and asked, "Have you thought about it?"
"yes."
"You talk, I listen."
Zhou Shuren looked at Shi Qing with interest, hoping not to disappoint him.
Shi Qing was a little nervous. He had always been dealing with merchants and was familiar with the intrigues in the business world. This was his first time dealing with government affairs. Shi Qing took a deep breath and said, "I am a shallow-minded student. Since I come from a merchant family, I will talk about the drawbacks from the perspective of money. The tax revenue in Lizhou City is gradually increasing. It's fine with Lord Zhou in charge. Once Lord Zhou leaves, there will be problems with money."
Shi Qing didn't explain it clearly, but he knew that Lord Zhou knew what he meant.
Zhou Shuren indeed understood what Shi Qing meant, and this was also what he was worried about. He was very honest when he was in charge, but some people also sent him silver. However, as long as he was in Lizhou, they did not dare to do anything after receiving the silver. But as long as he left.
The place he worked so hard to build will become a place for various forces to make money, and in the end it will still be the people who suffer.
Zhou Shuren looked at Shi Qing with a curled lip. Shi Qing implicitly praised him as an honest official, "What do you have in mind?"
Shi Qing was stunned. What could he do? He tried to find out: "Supervision. If supervision is set up, even if there is greed, it won't be too much."
Zhou Shuren thought quietly, vision is still a problem. No one taught Shi Qing, all he saw was money, and supervision was inappropriate. For the newly established dynasty, the emperor's power was dispersed, and the emperor really didn't dare to implement it because those who opposed it were so right. Wouldn't this cut off people's purses
Forget about the current emperor, but the next one is a possibility.
Shi Qing felt uneasy before he could get a reply from Lord Zhou.
Zhou Shuren didn't expect Shi Qing to see anything else. "Your idea is good, but the timing is wrong."
Shi Qing lowered his head and said, "I have no one to teach me and my knowledge is limited. Please let Master Zhou teach me."
When he boasted about Mr. Zhou's question just now, he deeply realized how limited his vision was. He also knew how difficult it was to find a good master, so he couldn't miss the opportunity.