One day later, the two men sent back by Cherries arrived in Zhuangzi. They were only a little slower than the six hundred mile rush. They first found the steward and told him about the matter. One of them couldn't help but raise an objection.
The steward naturally went to find the Young Master. Zhang Xiaobao was playing Go with Wang Juan. He was bullied again and again, but he still enjoyed it.
"Young Master, Cherries wants to transport all the domestic poultry raised in the villages in Zhuangzi. Of the two men who came back, one of them is absolutely not allowed to do so. What do you think …?" Steward Zhang watched the Young Master play a Go piece and said.
Wang Juan was about to play a Go piece when she heard the voice stop. Zhang Xiaobao turned to look at Steward Zhang. He thought for a while and said, "Let the one who raised the objection stay in Zhuangzi. He doesn't need to go back. Send someone else to replace him. According to Cherries's arrangement, it has to be fast. Well, give those two men two kilograms of oil."
Steward Zhang didn't understand. Was the Young Master satisfied with the one who raised the objection, or was he not satisfied? Keeping him here obviously meant that he wasn't satisfied. Why did he give him oil?
"Young Master, the master doesn't have to accommodate his subordinates. What are you …?" Steward Zhang thought the Young Master felt that it wasn't good to keep him here and wanted to make up for it. He had to teach the Young Master how to treat his subordinates. Kindness wasn't the right thing to do.
Zhang Xiaobao signaled for Wang Juan to continue playing. He turned his eyes back to the Go board and said to Steward Zhang, "I'm not rewarding or punishing him. I just feel that he will disturb Cherries. I'm rewarding them because they worked hard. In the future, arrange a new position for the one who raised the objection. He's not suitable to work with others."
"Then what position is suitable for him?" Steward Zhang couldn't understand the young master's words and asked.
"That's good. There are many things that you need to take care of. I'll teach you some things. That person is suitable for the position of supervisor, which is the position of Censorate. He doesn't need to be correct every time, as long as he can think from a different perspective. There is no such position in Zhuangzi now, but there may be one in a few days."
Zhang Xiaobao was in a good mood and gave Steward Zhang some advice.
Steward Zhang thought about it and agreed. When he felt that the Little Gongzi had thought it through thoroughly, he asked a little worriedly, "Little Gongzi, what if this person thinks that he did something wrong and doesn't dare to speak up in the future?"
In fact, what he wanted to say was that this person thought that he had been punished and became timid from then on. Wouldn't that mean that there was one less useful person?
"That can only mean that he still needs to learn more. A person who can change at any time is not useful. Let him do more things and practice more."
Zhang Xiaobao saw Wang Juan put down a chess piece, so he also put down a chess piece and said to Steward Zhang at the same time.
Steward Zhang didn't have anything else to ask. While admiring the Little Gongzi's ability, he went back to help arrange things. There were so many poultry that it was impossible to transport all of them with just a few carriages. They had to find more from other places.
*****
More than two hours before the two people arranged by Ying Tao returned, two people arrived at the Zhang Family's manor. One was a man, and the other was a woman. Both of them were less than thirty years old. They also rode four horses. As soon as they arrived, they released their horses to a family and asked them to help feed them.
Along the way, the two people saw that many of the fields in Zhuangzi were short of water. However, when they arrived at Zhuangzi of the Ge Family, they found that the crops in the fields here were growing well. It was as if there was no drought, which made them very surprised.
When they crossed the small bridge, they first sighed at the restaurant downstream that should have been built in the water. When they saw the rice seedlings in Zhuangzi of the Wang Family, they were not only surprised, but also felt that they were dreaming.
The rice seedlings grew messily in the fields. They should not have been growing well, but they were so lush. Compared to the rice seedlings in Zhuangzi of the Ge Family just now, it was like comparing a strong man and a thin beggar.
The two people thought at the same time, 'No wonder the Lord asked us to come here and check. The difference between the rice seedlings in Zhuangzi of the Zhang Family and Wang Family can be felt from the rice seedlings.'
The two of them remembered their mission this time. They followed the ridges and walked into the depths of the manor. When they arrived in front of a house, they saw a six or seven year old child kneeling in the middle of the courtyard. His face was facing the outside of the courtyard, and at the same time, he saw the two of them.
"Child, why are you kneeling outside? Did you break something in the house and get punished? Talk to me, I'll give you money to buy a new one. " The man of the two people asked first. According to the many things he had encountered, this child must have broken something.
After asking, he waited for the child to thank him. However, the child who was kneeling there looked at the two of them, curled his lips, and did not give them a single cent.
When the man saw this, he was stunned. He took out a few copper coins, shook them in his hand, and said, "Are you afraid that I'm lying to you? Do you see this money? Take it. "
As he spoke, he threw the money over, and it fell right beside the child. It was unknown how he used his strength, but the child could reach the place where the copper coins fell and did not roll elsewhere.
The child smiled and did not pick up the copper coins at all. He asked the two people, "Tell me, what do you want to do here? One who is unaccountably solicitous is hiding evil intentions. I advise you to leave quickly. The Wang Family's Zhuangzi is not that easy to enter. "
"Uh!" The man was choked by the child's words. He turned his head to look at his companion. The woman quickly said, "Child, we are not bad people, we …"
"I know, you are good people. You came to my house when you had nothing to do and saw me kneeling here. You thought that I broke something, so you gave me some money to cheer me up. Then, you asked me something you wanted to know. I am very grateful to you. I answered whatever you asked me, stupid. After answering you, I would have to kneel here for ten days to half a month.
I have seen a lot of people like you. Have you ever seen a bad person call himself a bad person? When you enter the prison of the yamen, you will probably cry injustice. What I said just now has told you a lot of things. Hurry up and leave, so that you can give an explanation when you go back. "
The little boy didn't wait for the woman to finish her words and continued. The two of them felt that they weren't facing a little boy, but an old fox.
Of course, they were not willing to leave like this. The woman smiled, "Child, you are so smart. Did your parents teach you? What a pity, your parents must not have taught you well. Can you read? "
Well, let me tell you something. I can read, but I can't recognize many words. Because I made a lot of mistakes, I was punished to kneel here. The headmaster said that I always wanted to play when I was in school. Are you satisfied? Let's go, I'll tell you something else. "
The man and woman were really frightened by the child in front of them. It seemed that he knew everything. The man had to ask again, "What did you tell us? We don't know anything. "
"Play dumb? The first thing I want to tell you is that I, this little child, must have been taught by someone to be wary of people like you. The second thing I want to tell you is that the little children of the farmsteads can go to a teacher to ask for knowledge.
You will think, why would a child like me be so vigilant on Zhuangzi? Also, the farmers can go to school. Who built this school? Think carefully and you will be able to guess how many things the farmers will give to the teacher. "
As the child spoke, he stood up and rubbed his legs. When he felt comfortable, he knelt down again and continued to lower his head.
The two people outside felt as if they had seen a ghost. How could this be? Could it be that someone deliberately arranged this?
"Child, how can you still stand up? Aren't you being punished? "The woman wanted to find a place to break through.
"Yes, I am. Think carefully. Why do I have to go to school? Who found the teacher for us? Did they want to punish me until I can't stand up? When I was talking to you just now, I thought about one thing and stood up to rest. Now I am thinking about the second thing." The child spoke with a proud face.
"Then can you tell us about it?" The man continued to ask.
The child shook his head, "Look around Zhuangzi yourself. Don't expect to ask others. The farmers of Zhuangzi, Zhang Family and Wang Family won't say. Look around as much as you can."
When the two people saw that the child was unwilling to say anything, they could only give up. Of course, they couldn't go in and pick up the copper coins that they had thrown over. Following the child's instructions, they turned around and left, preparing to personally look around Zhuangzi.
As soon as the two of them left, the child who was kneeling there suddenly stood up. He had no time to care about the copper coins on the ground. He first ran into the house and said to his parents, "There are people from the outside who came to the farmstead to inquire about things. I told them to go and see for themselves. There's no need to tell the master. Those two look like rich people."
"Go quickly. When you are done, go back to school. Study hard and don't let the master worry." The child's mother stopped her needlework and said to her child.
The child turned around and ran towards the master's house. After thinking for a while, he went out of the door and turned back, "Mother, you tell them. I will keep an eye on those two people."
When the child ran away again, the mother picked up the first aid tool at home and pulled the bell. When there was a response from the other side, she told the story on another bamboo tube.
The two people didn't know that the news in Zhuangzi had spread so quickly between the Zhang Family and Wang Family. As they walked, they suddenly felt that something was wrong. The whole Zhuangzi was too quiet. Other than the croaking of frogs, they couldn't see anyone else, let alone hear voices coming from the courtyard.
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