With the dream of getting rich again, Song Jinggong followed behind Cherries and smiled at Zhang Xiaobao from time to time. Zhang Xiaobao responded with an even cuter smile. In a harmonious atmosphere, the three of them arrived at the Zhang family's courtyard in Zhuangzi. The Jang Wong Clan, who had already received Wang Juan's report in advance, did not come out to meet them this time. Even if Song Jinggong urgently requested, it was only Steward Zhang who came out as a representative.
"Little Master, whose things are you holding in your hand? We can't accept other people's things. Quick, return them." Steward Zhang followed the instructions and cooperated with the little master as soon as he saw him. This made Zhang Xiaobao stunned. He clearly did not tell anyone in advance that he would cheat people of money and things. How could Steward Zhang be so 'reasonable'?
Of course, Zhang Xiaobao would not return the money and things. Since he was here to cheat, he had to be aware that he would be cheated. He pretended to let Steward Zhang take the money and jade pendant from his hand and hand them back to Song Jinggong. His eyes moved along the things. Just as Song Jinggong was happy that his things were going to be returned, he suddenly said, "Cheat, cheat …"
"Steward Zhang, what are you saying? Your little master is very cute. I gave this to him. It's just a little thing, why do you have to be like this? To tell you the truth, when I saw the little master, I felt that it was fate." Song Jinggong saw that the things in the little boy's hand were gone and he was going to call him a cheat. He did not dare to take back the things. He took them and gave them to Zhang Xiaobao.
Seeing the little master's smiling face again, he felt weak all over. He was scared. Steward Zhang nodded and said with a smile, "Little Master Song, in that case, thank you very much. Oh, since Little Master Song has come from afar, why don't you rest in the courtyard before making other plans?"
These words sounded a bit like a rejection, but Song Jinggong didn't refuse at all. He came with a purpose, so he immediately seized the opportunity. "If that's the case, then I'm sorry to disturb you. It just so happens that I want to discuss a big deal with the manager of your village."
Steward Zhang didn't say anything else. He only replied that he would go and report. He led the people into the living room and then turned to leave.
Zhang Xiaobao got down from Cherries's arms and walked back step by step. He wanted to find Steward Zhang and ask him how he knew that he had cheated.
In a room, Wang Juan was being hugged by Jang Wong Clan. She kept calling her mother-in-law. To be honest, she didn't like it, but in order to survive, she had to marry Zhang Xiaobao. She wouldn't allow herself to marry someone who couldn't keep up with her thoughts at all. From now until they grew up and got married, it was a time for them to cultivate feelings. They would understand the same world, speak the same language, and have the same ideals. In the end, it wouldn't be difficult for them to be together. She would just treat it as an experience of this new era.
"Mother-In-Law, even if we expose that swindler in the end, don't report it to the authorities. I wonder how much money Xiao Bao can swindle this time?" Wang Juan tried to make herself sound more intimate, even though she still couldn't get used to this identity.
"Okay, I will listen to Cuckoo. Can Cuckoo tell mother-in-law how you know that Xiao Bao can swindle money?" Jang Wong Clan had long realized that this future daughter-in-law and son of hers were too smart, but so what? Xiang Lu became Kong shi at the age of seven, and Gan Luo became a High Official at the age of twelve. Wouldn't her son and daughter-in-law be smarter?
"Ah? Xiao Bao told me before he came back. " Wang Juan replied. Of course, she couldn't say that she knew this swindler very well and had done a lot of research on him. If such a person didn't swindle a swindler from the beginning to the end, it would be a disgrace to the international reputation of swindlers.
Zhang Xiaobao went through a few rooms and asked the servants, but in the end, he still couldn't find Manager Zhang. He could only go back and ask Wang Juan. He believed that this definitely had something to do with Wang Juan. As expected, the moment he entered the room, he saw Wang Juan in his mother's arms asking him with her lips, "How much money did you swindle? We split it fifty-fifty. "
Zhang Xiaobao could only sigh. Knowing each other too well wasn't a good thing. There were no secrets to speak of. Ignoring Wang Juan, he opened his arms and walked towards his mother, shouting, "Mother, Xiao Bao is back." His shout was so natural that Wang Juan couldn't help but shiver. Thinking back to Zhang Xiaobao's age in the past, she thought that there must be something wrong with his head.
At this moment, Manager Zhang was accompanied by two guards, interrogating Xiao Qi who was locked up in one of the rooms.
"Speak, who sent you here to spread rumors? You signed an irrevocable contract. If you don't speak, no one will pursue the matter even if you are beaten to death. " Manager Zhang was no longer respectful in front of the Madam. His face was as calm as water. As the manager of Zhangjia Zhuangzi, he was bound together with the Zhang family for good or ill. This position was passed down from generation to generation. He had his own courtyard on Zhuangzi, his own parents, wife, and children. He wouldn't allow anyone to destroy this happiness.
Xiao Qi didn't have his own surname and didn't know who his parents were. Ever since he could remember, he was an orphan. Later on, he was caught and sold to Zhangjia Zhuangzi. He didn't need to pay for his own food, clothes, and lodging. Every month, he received a salary of more than ten copper coins. This was a treatment that could only be obtained after working for ten years. When he heard the manager's question, he looked at the manager and the two people behind him who also had unkind expressions. He was so frightened that he knelt on the ground with a thud.
"Manager Zhang, I didn't, I didn't spread any rumors. What are you talking about?" Xiao Qi didn't know what he did wrong. He thought that Manager Zhang was deliberately finding fault with him.
"It seems that you aren't telling the truth. Didn't you spread the news that the Little Master and the Wang family's young lady are monsters? Let him know what's good for him." Manager Zhang stared at Xiao Qi and waved his hand. The two people behind him rushed forward.
*****
Song Jinggong waited in the living room for a full hour before Steward Zhang returned.
"Young Master Song, I'm really sorry. I couldn't find the Madam and went outside to look for her. In the end, I've only just returned. It's a pity that the Madam is tired and went to bed early after feeding the Little Master. I don't know if Young Master Song has something important to say. I'll let the Madam know." After Manager Zhang finished interrogating Xiao Qi, he came to the living room and said to Song Jinggong. This was arranged early on.
Song Jinggong couldn't guess if these words were reliable. After thinking about it, he decided not to tell this manager. He could only wait for the next opportunity. He must come tomorrow. At least he couldn't waste the money and jade pendant. He then said, "No matter. Since the Madam is not here, can I see your Master?" He didn't want to give up.
"Master doesn't care about the trivial matters of Zhuangzi. Everything is handled by the Madam. Could it be that Young Master Song is talking about academic matters? Naturally, you can go find him. "Manager Zhang's answer was watertight.
"No, no, it's not academic matters. It's business, a big business."
"Oh, so that's how it is. Then I ask Young Master Song to come back tomorrow. Young Master, have some tea." Manager Zhang asked him to leave.
Waiting for Song Jinggong to turn and leave, Manager Zhang looked at the slightly unwilling back of Song Jinggong and sneered, "You dare to have ideas about my family? When the time comes, you'll know what's good for you. "
*****
"So he's not a traitor sent to Zhuangzi. He's actually had an affair with a servant girl. This is easy to deal with. We just need to expel him from Zhuangzi." The Gang Wong Clan received the manager's report. Xiao Qi wasn't sent by someone else. He heard the Master's words and wanted to coax a servant girl called Xiao Hong into Zhuangzi. Thus, he said these words. This proved that he knew a lot.
After hearing the whole story, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan also let out a sigh of relief. No one was willing to have their own backyard be in trouble while they were working hard to start their own business. Zhang Xiaobao didn't agree with his mother's way of doing things. He could only advise, "Mother, you can't expel Xiao Qi. If he's dissatisfied and tells others, it'll be bad. We'd rather beat him to death than let him go."
"There's no need to beat him to death. Since he's on good terms with that Xiao Hong, then we'll ask Xiao Hong what she thinks. If she agrees, then we'll allow the two of them." Wang Juan saw that Zhang Xiaobao wanted to kill someone in order to eliminate a hidden danger and quickly stopped him.
The Gang Wong Clan looked at her son, then looked at her daughter-in-law. She happily kissed them on their cheeks and said, "Okay, we'll listen to Cuckoo. My son and Cuckoo can talk so much like adults. Even if she's a monster, Mother will accept it. Where can I find a monster that's so close? Actually, it's all your father's fault. He had to say those words. Mother will go and talk to your father later. "
After talking and feeding the two children, the Gang Wong Clan really went to look for Father Zhang. However, she didn't go alone. Instead, she called her mother-in-law and grandfather. It was as if she was going to blame them.
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan naturally didn't care about others. They lay there, enduring the drowsiness, and discussed their future plans.
"You're coming up with ideas one after another. Are you going to come up with them all at once? There are only two people working. How can Cherries and Erniu know so many things? They'll tire themselves out. "Wang Juan felt that Zhang Xiaobao would develop too quickly if he continued like this, so she tried to persuade him.
"It's a little too much. Then let's let Erniu's family take care of the soy sauce, Cherries take care of the chickens, and let Pomegranate take care of the earthworms and other trivial things. Then we'll have no one by our side. Actually, it's not that I want to develop so quickly. If we weren't in the second year of the Kaiyuan era, but two years ago, I could take it slow. Time doesn't suit me. "Zhang Xiaobao sighed and said.
"I don't believe you. I feel that even if we were two years ago, you would still say the same thing. It's just like how some people always say that if they were a few years younger, they would say so and so. Wait for them to get older and they'll say the same thing again." Wang Juan didn't believe Zhang Xiaobao's words at all.
Zhang Xiaobao turned over and laid on his stomach, pressing his face into the mattress, and said, "It's true. I'm afraid that Li Longji will confiscate my family's land. My family's one hundred households don't pay taxes. If the land is gone, what will happen to the people in Zhuangzi? Keep it? That's tax per head. How much money does it cost every day? If I don't keep it, who will take care of my grandparents and parents? I'm worried that they won't be able to take it. "
"Even if I let you earn, you want to buy such a big piece of land with such a small amount of money?"
"Of course this amount of money isn't enough. What I need is a foundation. When the time comes, I'll naturally find a way to get rich. I won't tell you now, or else you'll start bemoaning the state of the universe again. Anyway, I won't lie." Zhang Xiaobao continued to explain.
"Who cares? If you don't want to say it, then don't say it. Don't say it to me in the future. Think about that big liar Song. "Wang Juan said in a huff.
"What's there to worry about liars? You government officials are still the best. Why didn't I think of using delay? As expected of bureaucracy. It's good to delay him for a few days. Respect." Zhang Xiaobao praised. This was because today's delay tactic was Wang Juan's idea. According to Zhang Xiaobao's idea, they should just directly lie to each other.
"What do you know? This is called a battle strategy. Go to sleep. We still have to continue training in the afternoon."
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