Just as Zhang Xiaobao was thinking about how to deal with the Jia County Magistrates, Pomegranate came over and told him that Li Xun was here.
"Why is he here? Isn't he celebrating the New Year? "Zhang Xiaobao was puzzled. Why didn't his imperial nephew stay at home during the New Year? If he came here, what would happen to his family? Did he sneak out?
Now, Zhang Xiaobao didn't dare to deal with him as casually as before. If his imperial nephew sneaked out and came here, his Zhuangzi would be in trouble. He pulled Wang Juan and went out to greet him.
When they saw Li Xun in their courtyard looking at the stars with his hands behind his back, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan confirmed that he really came.
"Young Master Li, why are you here? Why didn't you stay at home and come here? Aren't you causing trouble for our family? "Zhang Xiaobao walked closer to take a look. He wanted to see if Li Xun was beaten or scolded.
Wang Juan also knew that this was a serious matter, so she nodded and waited for Li Xun to give a reasonable explanation.
Li Xun looked at Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan with a smile and said, "Good, good place. When I came here just now, I saw many houses on the road. It's easy to go from one house to another. There are door frames but no doors. This is interesting. I also saw many tables. Are you planning to have a meal with many people?"
Li Xun didn't answer Zhang Xiaobao's question. Instead, he commented on the place used for celebrating the New Year.
"Yes, it's lively to spend the New Year with the villagers. Why are you here? Aren't you going home? "Zhang Xiaobao explained the function of the place and asked.
Li Xun looked around the courtyard with the help of the light and said, "I'm back. My father is going back to the capital for the New Year and said he would take me with him. But I didn't want to go back. The people there are not fun, so I told my father that I want to have fun with the people. I didn't expect my father to agree, so I came here to have fun with you."
"My family is also an official. Why didn't anyone come with you? Are you alone? " Zhang Xiaobao looked behind Li Xun. Other than the guards in the courtyard, there was no one else.
"I chased them out of the gate Between the Clouds and the Water. Maybe there are only a few people guarding there. Let them guard me. I'm Li Xun. I don't need to welcome me in through the front door. I can't let them.. I'm Li Xun. you. I'm Li's't.. I don't need to open the front door. I'm here.
Zhang Xiaobao shook his head and said, "How can we hurt you? Why don't you sleep at night? Why did you come here? Why don't you rest Between the Clouds and the Water and come back tomorrow morning? "
"I can't sleep at night, so I want to talk to you. Li Cheng is also here. I don't know what he's learning all day. Ah! Why didn't you talk to me? Look at the time you two came out and the clothes you're wearing. You didn't sleep either? "
Li Xun found a good excuse and looked at Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan again.
Zhang Xiaobao did not speak immediately. He was thinking about something when Wang Juan pulled him from the side. Only then did he wake up with a start. He looked at Li Xun with a different gaze than before. As he led her in, he said, "Yes, I haven't slept yet. There's something fun and I'm thinking about how to play it."
Li Xun followed him inside. When he heard Zhang Xiaobao say there was something fun, he became interested and quickly asked, "What's so fun? Tell me about it. "
"Don't worry, we'll know tomorrow morning. How many people did you bring this time? Maybe our family can use them. " Zhang Xiaobao asked expectantly. Originally, he wanted to say "I can use it", but he felt that this might expose himself.
Li Xun stretched out two fingers and said, "Not many. This time, we just came here casually. I only brought 200 people. What do you want to do? Do you want to build more houses? Okay, I'll do the same on my Zhuangzi next year. This year, it's too late.
How about this, when the thirtieth day comes, I'll call the village owner here. Everyone can squeeze together. You can ask someone to discuss with your family and see if they agree. "
Li Xun finally found something fun and excitedly talked about it. Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were surprised and happy.
Wang Juan mouthed to Zhang Xiaobao, "That's great, we have 200 more people."
"Yes, it's good. It's not just about 200 people, there's also something else." Zhang Xiaobao replied and then said to Li Xun, "Agree, definitely agree. Xiao Hong, go to my mother's and see if she's asleep. If she's asleep, go to the study over there and find my father. Tell him that Young Master Li brought people to celebrate the New Year together."
"Yes, Young Master, I'll go now." Xiao Hong agreed and trotted away. Just as she ran out of the courtyard, she met the people sent by Father Zhang and Jang Wong Clan. They couldn't ignore Li Xun's arrival.
After listening to Xiao Hong's explanation, Jang Wong Clan thought for a moment and said, "Husband, we won't go. Let Xiao Bao and Cuckoo accompany them. Xiao Hong will go in a moment and tell them that Zhangjia Zhuangzi will prepare everything."
Li Xun and Zhang Xiaobao chatted for a while before Xiao Hong came back and told them about the matter.
"What's wrong, Imperial Nephew, I'll ask the villagers to come over tomorrow and we'll build the house together. I'll pay as much as I need." Li Xun didn't want to be a freeloader and wanted to contribute.
Zhang Xiaobao wasn't thinking about this matter. He thought of another situation and said to Li Xun, "Alright, then ask all the villagers to come over tomorrow. I have a lot of planks here, so it'll be faster to build the house. Also, we need to prepare other things.
How about this, tomorrow we'll watch them during the day and see what they're not doing well. You can help them. This time, Between the Clouds and the Water isn't closed at 30, so we can go back and forth. There's an official there who wants to celebrate the New Year and won't go back. Cuckoo and I don't know which one to go to, so we can only do this. "
"Alright, let's do this. Those people will go back to the capital and feel bad. They can't do this and they can't do that. It's so annoying. I'm the one with foresight, right? Hahahaha ~! "Li Xun said and laughed.
Zhang Xiaobao also laughed. Wang Juan added, "Also, there's a lot of things made of straw in the field. Even if it snows, it won't be crushed. When the time comes, we can play hide and seek with the children in Zhuangzi."
"What kind of things? What kind of things? It was dark when we came, so I didn't see anything. There's such a fun place? " Li Xun was indeed scolded when he went back home, so he came out to relax. When he heard that there were things to play with, he was even happier.
"Yes, Young Master Li, you should go to bed early. Otherwise, you won't be able to get up tomorrow." Zhang Xiaobao saw that things were almost done, so he persuaded Li Xun to go to bed. At this time, of course, they couldn't play Between the Clouds and the Water. They tidied up the best guest room in the courtyard and let Li Xun stay there.
Li Xun didn't want to chat anymore, so he agreed. Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan sent him to the guest room. He lay there and thought about the fun things to do tomorrow.
After sending Li Xun off, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan went back to their own room. They lay on the kang at the same time, looked at each other, and laughed.
"This is good. Originally, it would have taken a lot of effort to get rid of the Jia County Magistrates, but now it's not necessary. At first, I wanted to get that old man involved. This time, if he doesn't die, I will. Tomorrow, I'll change Li Xun into the same clothes as the children in Zhuangzi, and we'll change too."
Zhang Xiaobao finally breathed a sigh of relief. He wasn't afraid that the Jia County Magistrates would come, but he was worried that he couldn't get rid of them all at once. Now, he didn't have to worry about this.
Wang Juan, who was lying there, said, "This is what it means to be a good person to have good karma. He really thought that we wouldn't know his whereabouts after he sent Song Yang away. That car was made by us, and the house he lived in was also built by us. We spent so much effort to get rid of him. If we let him get away, it would be a waste of our money."
Zhang Xiaobao lay there for a while, then turned over and sat beside the desk, thinking. Wang Juan propped herself up and asked, "What are you doing? Don't study today. Go to bed early to deal with tomorrow's matter. "
"Think, think, think again. Details determine success or failure. I have to arrange it well. This time, not only will we get rid of the Jia County Magistrates, but also the Han Family and the Yuan Family. There are so many retired officials. Sigh. "
Zhang Xiaobao began to tap his face with his hand again. He wanted to prepare a foolproof plan, but at the same time, he had to have a backup plan to solve the problem once and for all.
Wang Juan saw Zhang Xiaobao's expression and knew that he was going to do something ruthless. She pulled the quilt over, covered half of her body, and said, "Then you think about it first. When you're done, tell me. I'll give you some advice. Lie down for a while, remember to wake me up."
After a full hour, Zhang Xiaobao finally thought things through. He got under the quilt and whispered to Wang Juan.
*****
On the 29th of December, early in the morning, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan just got up and freshened up. Before they could eat, Li Xun came to find them. He also hadn't eaten yet, so it was a good opportunity to eat together.
After eating quickly, he called Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan out. When they arrived outside the courtyard, two of his bodyguards were still standing there.
"Quick, call Li Cheng here. Tell him to go to Zhuangzi and find someone who can work here." Li Xun ordered one of the bodyguards and urged Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan to go to the field. He wanted to see the passage and the small house made of straw.
Because of the snow, the straw here was covered with a layer of snow. They could only see that there were many bags in the field, but they couldn't find any straw.
The three people came to an entrance. Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan pushed away the straw blocking the way, and a hole appeared in front of them.
Zhang Xiaobao went in first and felt the air inside. When he found that there was no problem, he shouted to the outside, "Come in. Let's take a look first. Later, we'll go over there and watch them build the house."
Li Xun was waiting for Zhang Xiaobao's words. When he heard it, he immediately went in. It was really different from outside. It was very interesting. He shouted to Zhang Xiaobao who couldn't see his shadow inside, "Do you have enough planks? I still have some in Zhuangzi. "
"Enough. We prepared a lot for planting vegetables. Okay, go out. We'll come back later." Zhang Xiaobao came out from another entrance.
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