Li Cheng tried his best to tempt the waiter for a while, but the waiter was still stubborn.
"Are you sure you don't want to go? Since you know the past, I'll give you the best things. I'll give you the house, some food, and money. You'll be better off than the current farmers. Others will be envious of you. "
In order to pull the waiter over, Li Cheng promised a lot of things.
After the waiter heard it, he poured Li Cheng's wine and said, "Sir, I heard a story a few days ago. It said that a shepherd saw a sheep in the wild and said that he would give it something good. In the end, the sheep followed him. When they reached the sheep pen, the shepherd really did that.
He gave the sheep the best grass to eat, and the other sheep were envious of it. They ate the worst grass. In the end, the sheep left the next day. The shepherd chased after it and asked it, 'Why did you leave when I gave you such good things?'
The sheep said, 'I thought you would treat all the sheep like this, but I didn't expect you to treat me like this. Once I become like the other sheep, when a new sheep comes, won't we only be able to watch it eat the tender grass?'
Li Cheng didn't expect the waiter to say this. After listening for a while, he asked, "Don't the new people in Zhuangzi treat them well?"
"Well, but they can't be compared to the previous people. You see, I'm a waiter, but if I really fall ill one day, the master will find someone to treat me without spending a single copper coin. The new people need to pay a part of the money. If they don't have it now, they can owe me first.
In fact, before winter this year, the master will build a new house for us. Last year, the master didn't have enough money, so he only helped to fix it. We have hands and feet, so we didn't want the master to pay for it. But the master said, 'The farmer has worked hard for the master, so how can the master let the farmer sleep in the open?' "
The waiter was still so respectful when he said this, but Li Cheng saw a kind of arrogance in the waiter's eyes, which made him a little scared. It seemed that the Zhuangzi of the Zhang Family and Wang Family were not easy to swallow.
"Let's not talk about this. This is called the Rubik's Cube in my hand. Do you know how to play? Do you know what will happen when you play the IQ question? I can buy it from you. "
"In reply to your question, this is also the first time I've seen such a thing. I've never played with it before, let alone an IQ test. Even if there was one, I wouldn't tell others even if I knew about it," the shop assistant replied decisively this time.
Li Cheng had no other choice. He could only take the items back and let the Young Master familiarize himself with them as soon as possible. If he could get first place in all three categories, then he would definitely get that stupid trophy. He didn't know what was so good about these rewards, but the Young Master insisted on competing.
The meal made him very uncomfortable. He didn't hear any good news, but he did hear some bad news. The Zhang Family and Wang Family's farmers in Zhuangzi couldn't be bribed, and he didn't dare to use his status to pressure them. After all, Zhangjia Zhuangzi had sent so many poultry. If something really happened, that Yao Chong, no matter whose son he was, would still go to court. Others would be fine, but he would be sent out as a scapegoat. Even if the Emperor chopped off his head, it would be a light punishment.
Seeing that he had left, the waiter packed up the remaining dishes and sent them to the new family of four. It was mainly for the little girl. The restaurant couldn't provide good food for her family, especially when it was ordered by the rich. The cost was not low.
*****
On the official road, a man and a woman were running, one in front and one behind. They were about to reach the Prime Minister's residence in Henan Province. The two didn't care whether the horses were tired or not, and rushed to the Prime Minister's temporary residence. They jumped off their horses and ran straight in.
Yao Chong originally wanted to go back early, but he found out about Zhangjia Zhuangzi's matter. There were so many poultry eating the grasshoppers, so he had to stop. He didn't dare to take away this great merit. He wanted to know the details so that he could write it clearly in the memorial.
When he heard someone report that the people who went to investigate had returned, he quickly called the two in for questioning. After learning about Zhangjia Zhuangzi and Zhuangzi's matter, the two left. Yao Chong sat there and wrote some things. He let out a long sigh.
He found a copywriter to accompany him. When the copywriter took over what he wrote, he also became more and more shocked. "Daren, Zhangjia Zhuangzi's business is not small. They say they are Zhuangzi, but they are doing business. Daren should do something about it."
"Who is doing business? I'm a proper farmstead and have always been farming. I've never done anything like buying and selling. Selling off the extra things in the farmstead is not doing business. Buying cheap things from other places and then selling them at a higher price is doing business. "
Yao Chong felt that the copywriter's brain was a bit slow, so he lightly reminded him.
"Yes, yes, Daren is right. They are not doing business. There are more poultry coming later. How will Daren arrange it?" The copywriter also reacted and said. This kind of business, as long as it didn't fall under his name, no one could find fault with it.
On one hand, Yao Chong was happy that there were more poultry coming, but on the other hand, he was a bit embarrassed. An ordinary person with such a great merit couldn't be directly promoted to an official. How could he help the Zhang Family and Wang Family get some benefits without being promoted? Looking at them, it was clear that they wanted to eat food.
"Go and find County Magistrate Cheng." Yao Chong couldn't think of a way, so he had to ask the County Magistrate of Sanshui County to come over and tell him what to do.
After County Magistrate Cheng came here, he had nothing to do. He was idle all day. Occasionally, when he was in a good mood, he would help pick the eggs. However, the other people who were in charge of picking eggs said a lot of unpleasant words. This was clearly a robbery.
"Daren, you looking for me?" After County Magistrate Cheng arrived, he respectfully asked and began to ask about the business.
"Yes." Yao Chong held the attitude, snorted softly, and looked away. He seemed to ask casually, "Zhangjia Zhuangzi wants to keep the food and Zhuangzi of the Wang Family also wants to get one. Don't count on it. I can help with the food, but I can't control the population and farmland. Do you know what they think?"
"Ah? They don't care about the people and the land? Then … then they have to find it themselves. It will cost a lot of money, right? I'm also in a dilemma. Zhang Family and Wang Family have done a lot of good deeds in Zhuangzi. The reward from the imperial court seems to be … a bit too much, right? "
When County Magistrate Cheng saw that the Prime Minister had relented, he was happy, but his face showed that he was in a dilemma. He wanted to help the Zhang Family and Wang Family to get more benefits in Zhuangzi.
"Oh, this is indeed a difficult thing to do. Why don't we let them come here and see if any of the victims are willing to go elsewhere? But we can't give them the land." For the first time, Yao Chong showed a difficult expression to County Magistrate Cheng. He also knew that if he were Zhangjia Zhuangzi's people, he wouldn't be happy either.
He wasn't an ordinary person who didn't know anything. Naturally, he knew the importance of benefits. After he finished speaking, he stared at County Magistrate Cheng.
County Magistrate Cheng held back his happiness and said, "You're right, Sir. Zhangjia Zhuangzi should think of a way themselves. They can't ask for benefits from the imperial court after getting nearly 10,000 poultry, sending hundreds of thousands of kilograms of grain, and bringing 20,000 poultry back with carts. They can't think too much when doing good deeds."
In fact, his words made it clear that no matter how much Zhuangzi had done, whether the Zhang Family and Wang Family wanted the Zhuangzi's land or not and whether the imperial court gave it to them were two different matters.
Yao Chong was a little unhappy with County Magistrate Cheng's subtle threat, but he couldn't say anything. Suddenly, he thought of what the two people had said when they came back, so he said to County Magistrate Cheng,
"I heard that the farmers in Zhuangzi are all protective of their masters. I don't know what methods the Zhang Family and Wang Family used. Could it be that they pressured others when signing the contract?"
Yao Chong showed a thoughtful expression as he spoke. County Magistrate Cheng admired the Prime Minister from the bottom of his heart. Since he had sent people to investigate, of course, he would know why those farmers were protective of their masters. He was not an ordinary person to ask such a question. The Prime Minister was indeed the Prime Minister.
"Sir, I've never heard of the Zhang Family and Wang Family's Zhuangzi deceiving others to sign the contract. Maybe it's because of generations. If Sir still has concerns, why don't I go back to investigate and report to you when I come back? "
"That's not necessary. I believe that they will help with the disaster relief and will not treat the farmers unfairly. There must be some jealous people spreading rumors. Well, I'm going to report this matter truthfully. When the time comes, County Magistrate Cheng will testify. It's already late. Why don't you stay and have dinner with me?"
Yao Chong had already found out from the two men that the yamen of San Shui County was like their own to the Zhang and Wang Family. They could even use a six hundred li express to deliver good news. If there was really a small matter, then it would be a eight hundred li express ride, sixty li on the official road and forty li on the small road, with a change of horses.
County Magistrate Cheng hurriedly said that he still had something to deal with and got up to leave. He didn't think that the Prime Minister wanted to invite him to dinner.
*****
"Li Cheng, find me more people to figure out this thing. Why is it so difficult? I've been looking at it for so long, but only one side. There are six sides in total. "
In the newly bought Zhuangzi, Li Xun was fiddling with the Rubik's Cube in his hand. He thought that he was smart, but he only managed to figure out one side after a long time. The other five sides didn't match at all. If it weren't for the fact that the six sides were so neat when he brought it here, he would have thought that he was deceived.
Li Cheng was not familiar with this thing, so he could only agree to go out and find people. Ordinary people couldn't do it. Whoever solved the Nine Chain Rings the fastest would be the one to try. He didn't know who came up with this thing.
When Li Cheng went to find people, Li Xun put down the Rubik's Cube and began to think about intelligence questions. He didn't know what intelligence questions were. He thought that it was nothing more than a test to see whose brain was still useful. He found a few people and asked them to ask him some questions. It shouldn't be too difficult. After all, the little boy on the Zhuangzi couldn't know too many things.
When the people found couldn't stump him, he was finally happy. He thought that this time he could definitely bring back a trophy and show it to his father.
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