At this time, the guards of the Wang Mansion would not continue to use knives. At night, they would be on guard with crossbows. As the crowd approached, the torch finally shone on something.
In the grass in front of them, there was a dog lying on its stomach. At this time, the most reminded people of a wolf, but it did not look like one. Wang Juan moved forward, and the torch also moved forward. After taking a closer look, Wang Juan was stunned for a moment, and immediately said with distress, "It's a dog. It's having a difficult birth. It's working hard there. There's already a puppy. Oh, it has no strength."
"Why did the dog come to the mountain? A wild dog? A hunter's hunting dog? " Zhang Xiaobao also moved forward and looked carefully. It was indeed not a wolf, but a gray dog. It was working hard to give birth to the child in its stomach.
Maybe the second puppy was a little bigger and had a difficult birth. The bark just now was a warning. Unfortunately, it obviously had no strength. The result was that both the puppy and the big dog in the belly would die.
Wang Juan turned around and said to the others, "Hurry up and cook something. Thin it out a little. You have to be quick, especially the meat. Give it to the big dog. It has no energy left. Dog, hang in there. You'll be fine soon."
Wang Juan did not know what was going on with the dog, but it was clear that it had no strength. This was troublesome. She could not help to pull it, so she could only be anxious. The only way was to see if the dog could eat. If it ate, it could recover its strength.
Immediately, someone did as Wang Juan said and began to cook porridge. Zhang Xiaobao first put some honey in a wild bee's nest, put it on the knife, and stretched it out to see if the dog would eat it.
The big dog whined, looked at Zhang Xiaobao, and then looked at the honey on the knife in front of it. Before it could eat, it was pulled back by Wang Juan.
"Don't give the dog honey. Wait for the porridge." Wang Juan said to Zhang Xiaobao. Zhang Xiaobao nodded and didn't say anything else. However, he was still nervous about the dog. Even though it was just a dog, the birth of a new life always made people feel sacred and excited.
Not only him, but the others were also anxious. Li Xun turned around anxiously and said to the dog, "Give birth to the little guy, and I will give you good food in the future. Do you hear me? You must insist on giving birth to the little guy, and then I will take care of your little dog."
The dog no longer had the energy to bark at the crowd. It was still struggling, and there was a trace of sadness in its eyes.
The porridge was finally ready. In fact, the meat was cooked, so they let people break it up and put it in water. There was no need to boil the water, as long as it was hot, it would be fine. A guard who used to have a dog at home was brave. He brought the porridge to the dog, tested the temperature with his hand, and put it in front of the dog's mouth.
He deliberately spilled some porridge and waited for the guard to step back. Everyone looked at the dog with concern. The dog's eyes didn't have much life. It looked weakly at the people in front of it, and then at the porridge. After smelling it twice, it finally stuck out its tongue and licked it.
Everyone was afraid that the dog wouldn't eat. At this time, seeing it eat, there was more hope in their hearts. They continued to watch. The dog ate half a bowl, and then lay there motionless. After a while, its stomach began to move.
The puppy began to come out little by little. Wang Juan nervously grabbed Zhang Xiaobao's hand and softly shouted, "Come on, come on, it's coming out soon. Put in more effort, come on, you can be a mother."
Under the concern of the family, the dog on the ground used all its strength and finally gave birth to the puppy little by little. When the second dog came out, everyone continued to wait. But after waiting for a while, the third dog didn't come out. The big dog began to use its tongue to lick the puppy whose eyes were closed.
The puppy also wriggled its body and crawled under its mother's belly. The two puppies and one dog found a nipple and closed their eyes to suck. The big dog also began to eat the rest of the porridge. When it looked at the people around it, its eyes were a little less guarded.
In fact, when a dog gave birth, it would be guarded even if its relatives were around. It was unknown why this was. Perhaps it was because of that bowl of porridge.
After the rest of the porridge was eaten, another bowl of porridge was sent over. This time, the big dog didn't stand on ceremony. After a while, it ate this bowl of porridge into its stomach. It closed its eyes and panted there, while the puppy continued to eat.
A smile appeared on everyone's face. Witnessing the birth of a new life was a joyous thing, especially when it was born with their help.
"Oh, now you see, this dog was injured. Look at its leg, it's bleeding a lot. I don't know if it was bitten or melon. Why don't we take it back and raise it?"
Wang Juan had always wanted to raise a dog so that it could be a police dog or something. Naturally, the big dog couldn't, but the small dog could. If the family of three was brought back, the food problem of the puppy would be solved. Otherwise, they would have to feed them other things.
"How do we bring it back? This dog will bite. Do we knock it out first? It's easy to beat it to death. How can we tie it up? " Zhang Xiaobao's two puppies were very fun to play with, but there was no other way. They couldn't just tell the dogs to follow them, right?
Wang Juan also began to worry. After thinking for a while, she suddenly said, "Make a stretcher and carry it. First, make the stretcher, then use a stick to put it on the stretcher. It was injured and difficult to give birth, so it shouldn't have much strength. It won't hurt others."
The other people also wanted to take this family back. Otherwise, with the big dog's injury, it was very likely that the three of them would die on the mountain. Hearing the young lady's words, they began to make the stretcher. After a while, the stretcher was done.
Wang Juan looked at it and said, "Make a doghouse and put the blanket in it. See if it wants to go in."
The people next to them began to make the doghouse again. The dog just lay there and looked at the people, not moving. When the two puppies were almost done eating, the big dog took them in front of it and looked at them one by one.
After a while, the doghouse was also done. It was placed on the stretcher with two blankets inside. They carried it in front of the big dog to see if it wanted to go in. Usually, this was impossible, but they didn't know whether the big dog felt the kindness of these people or this dog was different from other dogs. It carried the two children into the doghouse, and the big dog went in by itself.
It went in and put the two puppies at the door of the doghouse, protecting them with its paws. The people who had just brought the porridge poured the rest of the porridge into a bowl and put it on the stretcher in front of the doghouse. The two people lifted the whole doghouse and continued to walk.
The big dog might have eaten almost all of the porridge just now. At this time, it didn't continue to eat. Instead, it stuck its head out to look around, and then shrank back to protect the children.
"Xiao Bao, why do I feel that it is not like a dog, but a human? It is so sensible. This is good. It is very warm inside, and the family of three doesn't have to worry about the problem of food. The wound is not bleeding anymore. Let's take a look at it in the morning and help to wrap it."
Wang Juan walked beside the stretcher. After having a dog, she was very happy and said to Zhang Xiaobao. Zhang Xiaobao also had the same feeling. He didn't know what the puppy would be like with such a dog. If it was so smart, then it could be used as a lifesaving dog.
"This animal is psychic. It is very comfortable to raise such a dog. When we go back, we can build a better doghouse. I don't know what you are going to feed it. Do you really want to eat raw meat every meal? "
Zhang Xiaobao said to Wang Juan while looking at the dog on the stretcher that would stick its head out from time to time.
"Of course, it can't only eat meat. It also needs to eat food, but it can't eat salt. I am going to raise it as a military dog. The big dog is so smart, and the small dog won't be bad. Two, not bad."
Wang Juan looked very excited. At this time, Li Xun said from the side, "Two puppies. Can you give me one too? When the time comes, we'll see who's the best."
"No, if you want to raise a dog, you have to find one yourself. There are only two in total. Xiao Bao and I will have one each." Wang Juan refused directly.
"Then I will raise one myself. When I go back and find a good dog, it will bully your dog." Seeing that Wang Juan didn't want to give it to him, Li Xun decided to go back and ask for a few dogs himself. He had to compete.
The group of people walked in such a cheerful atmosphere until midnight. Then they found a good place to rest. Several bonfires were lit. Those who were supposed to sleep slept, and those who were supposed to keep watch did the night. The big dog was also arranged to be next to them for protection.
The two puppies ate and slept very peacefully. In the middle of the night, the big dog came out and walked around. The night watchers didn't care about it. As long as the puppies were there, they didn't believe that the big dog would abandon the puppies.
The big dog's leg was indeed injured, and it was limping as it walked. After walking around in a circle, it felt fine, so it peed on a tree root and returned to the stretcher. After eating more than half a bowl of porridge, it went back to its nest and fell asleep.
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The people on the mountain were happy, but many people at the foot of the mountain were dumbfounded. Half a month had passed, and the Zhang family had collected enough prawn paste, exactly one thousand jars. But the problem was that the prawn paste was not collected from the local people, nor from the homes of Liu Shaoqing and the other three people. Instead, it was from an outsider, the one who sold the prawn paste to the four families. He brought the prawn paste.
Once the Zhang family collected enough prawn sauce, they stopped. No matter what the four families said, even if the price was lowered. Those people who didn't work but went to catch prawns were dumbfounded. What about the prawn sauce in their hands? They were still counting on the prawn sauce to make a fortune.
These commoners were actually better off. At least they didn't sell their things. They didn't suffer too much loss and could still continue to work at the construction site.
But Liu Shaoqing and the other three people were different. They owed money to buy the prawns. Suddenly, the prawns were worthless. Who could they ask for the money? Then what about the money on the note? This was troublesome. The money owed to Zhang Zhong was paid back bit by bit without any interest. But the prawns had interest.
If Zhang Zhong continued to deduct their money every month, the remaining money wouldn't be enough to pay back the interest. Everyone had many jars of prawn sauce in their hands. The prawn sauce was no longer valuable.
Liu Shaoqing gave away the 200 jars of prawn sauce that the Zhang family originally had and made some money from it. But his capital was too big.
At this time, the Zhang family started a new round of purchases. They paid 40 copper coins for a jar of prawn sauce. Those who wanted to sell it could go over and sell it. This price was far lower than the previous one. It couldn't be compared at all.
Liu Shaoqing found the person in charge and pointed to the jars of prawn sauce. He said to the person in charge, "Go and sell these at the price of 12 copper coins per jar. This was your idea, right? Then I'll leave it to you. "
"Master, where can this little one sell it? Even if you sell this little one, you won't be able to get the money. Master, let's think of another way. We can discuss with the Zhang family and ask them to give us more money. "
When the person in charge came, he knew that something was wrong. Now that he heard the Master ask him to sell the prawn sauce at that price, he knew that the Master had put the blame on him.
Chapter 64: Prawn
"Discuss what? What do you want to discuss? Didn't you agree when I asked you to discuss it last time? It's a pity that they didn't have a written agreement. When you went, I told you again and again that there was a written agreement. Without a written agreement, why did you come back and say that it was settled? "
Liu Shaoqing didn't want to admit that he didn't handle this matter well. Instead, he put the blame on the person in charge. This way, he would feel better in his heart. At the same time, it would also reduce the complaints of his family. Even if many people knew that without the Master's approval, the person in charge wouldn't have done this.
The person in charge really didn't know what to say now. What could he do? Not only him, but also the other three families. Which family didn't send someone to tell them? Which family wrote a written agreement? When he came back, the Master said that the Zhang family felt that the amount of prawn sauce was too much. Now that they admitted it verbally, it was actually just to see who could make the prawn sauce first. If it was him, he would also do the same.
In the end, not a single jar of prawn sauce was sold. This responsibility was placed on him. He understood, but he didn't dare to say it out loud. He could only brace himself and bear with it. Otherwise, he would easily be beaten to death.
The biggest problem now was what to do with these jars of prawn sauce? The person in charge lowered his head and pondered for a while. He said, "Master, this little one will go and discuss with the Zhang family. If they are willing to pay more, then we will sell it to them. If they are not willing, this little one is willing to personally take these jars of prawn sauce and sell them elsewhere. I will sell them one jin at a time. No matter what, this little one will be able to recoup some of the cost. Master, what do you think?"
"Recoup some cost? Do you know how much the cost is? Ah? Tell me, how much is the cost? Can you even tell? It's not even enough to pay back the interest. When I owed Zhang Zhong money, I felt very sad. Now I know that I can't afford to owe him money with interest. What do you think we should do? "
The more Liu Shaoqing thought about it, the more aggrieved he felt. Ever since Zhang Zhong came, he had not had a good day. When he was given water, he felt good and was happy. Now, he owed money on both sides. On one side, it was the monthly deduction from the production of the land, and on the other side, it was the monthly loan sharks.
Zhang Zhong's side was easy to deal with, but if the people here came to force him to pay back the debt, how could he refuse? If he gave it to them, how could he give it to them? What could he give to them? Even if he sold the house, it wouldn't be worth much. It seemed that he could only see if his family had anything valuable and pawn it. He would pay back a portion of the debt first. If that didn't work, he would sell the servants in the house.
Otherwise, if there was no way to survive, he could just find a rope and hang himself. What was the point of living like this?
The steward also knew that his idea was useless, but he couldn't just leave it like this. What would come would come, and there was no use being afraid. After thinking for a while, he really couldn't think of anything. He said to Liu Shaoqing, "Master, this is all my fault. I didn't do a good job. I will go to the Zhang family first to ask, and I will think of a solution when I come back."
Liu Shaoqing didn't have much energy to pursue the matter with the steward. Seeing that the steward took the initiative to admit it, he waved his hand and asked the steward to leave. He stood in front of the jars and stared blankly.
The steward didn't go directly to the Zhang family. Instead, he returned to his own house. Because the house wasn't worth much, he had a three-room house. These few days, he had been at Little Fishy's place every day, and his body was getting worse and worse. Yesterday, because of this matter, he hadn't eaten all day and night.
It was already noon today, and he didn't feel hungry anymore. However, he knew that he had to eat something. Little Fishy was usually the maidservant who served the madam. After she was released to do other things, she hadn't cooked for him and had always eaten in the courtyard. Today, he would let her cook for him.
As the steward thought about it, his footsteps quickened. When he returned to the courtyard, he saw Little Fishy packing up. The steward thought that she was tidying up the room, but when he walked closer, he realized that Little Fishy was packing up some of the things he had brought.
"My Fishy, where are you going? Are you going out? Is there someone you know here? "The steward hugged Little Fishy from behind and asked. He deliberately put his mouth next to Little Fishy's ear.
Usually, as long as he did this, Little Fishy would lean on him weakly and let him take advantage of her. However, today, she didn't react at all. After packing up the bag, she said, "Just now, the head steward came over and said that you did something wrong. I have to go back and continue with my work. You can stay here by yourself."
"What? Leave? You're leaving? Did the head steward say that? Why didn't Master tell me? I don't believe it. I'll go and ask now. " The steward was very reluctant to let Little Fishy leave. He turned around and was about to question her, but after taking a few steps, he stopped, looked at Little Fishy, and said,
"Go, there's no need to ask. Master didn't tell me, but this matter can't be fake. The head steward has been thinking about you. Go, you won't have anything to do with me."
Little Fishy didn't say anything. She directly picked up the bag, turned around, and left. She didn't even look back. The steward stared blankly in the direction Little Fishy left. He turned around and looked at the house that he hadn't entered for many days. He hesitated and didn't know what to do.
At this moment, the door opened. The steward's chubby wife walked out and ran to the kitchen. After a while, she came back with a bowl of noodles. She said to the steward, "Why did you bring such a woman back? You were hoping to give birth to a child. Now, people will laugh at you.
You didn't seem to eat yesterday. Have you eaten today? Quickly eat these noodles. There's a lot of shrimp sauce in the yard. I took advantage of the fact that they made too much and couldn't manage it and used this sauce to fry some onions for you. Try it. Isn't it just that the Zhang family doesn't accept shrimp sauce? What are you afraid of? Come, eat quickly. "
"What does a woman like you know? How can you not be afraid? Do people outside know how much money they owe? Master pushed this matter to me and made noodles with zhajiangmian. Do you only know how to make noodles with zhajiangmian? " The steward had a stomach full of anger. When he saw his wife, he vented all his anger on her.
The chubby woman was stunned for a moment and immediately said, "Husband is right. I don't know anything. It's all my husband who supports this family. But my husband can't fall, otherwise, this family will be gone. Come, eat the noodles. Zhajiangmian is quick to make. Do you want to eat dumplings? I'll make them for you tonight.
In fact, this matter is very obvious. The Zhang family felt that Master and the other three people might pay back the money. Master and the other three people have committed many crimes. What can they do without evidence? Naturally, they began to torture Master from this side. Isn't this a trap for Master to fall into?
Master was also tempted. Otherwise, how could he do this? It's just the 200 jars of shrimp sauce. In fact, it's not that big of a deal. The main thing is that the price of 15 strings of coins per jar is really effective. "
"So, the 200 jars before were used by the Zhang family because they didn't think of a better plan at the beginning." When the steward heard what his wife said, he also reacted. He opened his mouth and asked his wife to feed him.
"That's right. The first one was the most useful. It was to divide the four clans. Without that strategy, the four clans would have banded together. That would have made things difficult for us. However, ever since the incident with the two hundred jars, look at what happened to the four clans later on.
In order to go one step further, the Zhang family even sent Master Cao's family to live a good life there. From then on, they began to break apart. This was the Zhang family's plan. After the 15 strings of coins purchase, the four families immediately went their own way without any discussion. In order to compete and earn money, the result became what it is now.
The prawn seller was actually arranged by the Zhang family. Originally, there was no profit when owing money, right? There will be a day when it's all paid back. Now, it's monthly interest. If there's no help, it won't be able to be paid back in a lifetime. People like us won't have a good day.
As long as we have a little bit of money, we have to give it to others. As long as one person is idle, he has to work to earn money. This is the ability of the Zhang family. If we offend them, we don't know what to do in the future. "
The fat woman explained while feeding her husband. In a short while, the steward finished the bowl of noodles and asked his wife to wipe the corners of his mouth. He smacked his lips and said, "These noodles are good. But even if they know, what can they do? They have been deceived. The Zhang family won't admit it. So what if they admit it?
By the way, I have an idea. Let's tell this matter to the people who are also making shrimp sauce. We can fan the flames behind the scenes and make those people find trouble with the Zhang family. Yes, yes, yes. Let's do it. I'll go find Master and tell him. "
The steward suddenly thought of a good idea. He turned around and was about to leave, but was caught by the fat woman.
"Right what? If you dare to do that, you will die on the day of the accident. Isn't it easy to make money? Listen, there is a way. "
The fat woman pulled the steward and didn't let him leave. She said worriedly.
"What is it?" At this time, the steward also thought that if the Zhang family knew that he was the one who spread the news, he would be killed by the Zhang family. Hearing his wife say that there was a way, he asked curiously.
"Why do you think the Zhang family makes so much prawn sauce?" The fat woman asked.
"I don't know. Maybe they are shipping it to other places to sell?" The steward thought and said.
"Shipping it to where? As long as it's near the sea, there will be people who will make it. It's better to load it with other things and ship it to Zhejiang and Hangzhou to sell it. Then they can buy more prawn sauce and ship it to other places. "
The fat woman continued.
"Ah? Then what are they going to do with it? "The steward thought about it and agreed. Why would they take it from this place?
"How would I know? But don't you know how to watch? As long as they use the prawn sauce to make something, we will do it. "The fat woman reminded.
CHAPTER 65
After the manager heard this, he really felt that this method was feasible. The Zhang family had made so much shrimp sauce, it was impossible for them not to leak any information. As long as they knew, it meant that this should be a profitable business. If they couldn't sell the shrimp sauce here, they could learn how to make it and sell it elsewhere. It was better than what they were doing now.
At this time, the steward was finally happy and said, "Well, I think so too. I'll go and tell Master. Make me another bowl of noodles. I'll eat it when I come back."
"Great, my husband is really amazing. You thought of it so quickly." The fat woman was already used to this. If it wasn't for her bad luck, she wouldn't have been in this position. Seeing the steward leave, she shook her head and went to make noodles.
The steward was overjoyed. He jogged all the way, thinking about the reward he would receive if this plan succeeded. Then, he thought about Little Fishy, who had already left. He sighed and muttered to himself, "What Little Fishy? The people in my family are still the best. At least they can make noodles for me."
When the steward came to the front and found Master, Liu Shaoqing was still in a daze. The steward directly told him what his wife had just said.
After hearing this, Liu Shaoqing nodded and said, "I know it's the Zhang family's plan. They are really amazing. What you said might work. Then let's not worry about it for now. Find the things at home and see how much they can be sold for. No matter what, we have to hold on for a few days. Don't let the other three families know about this. Let them be unlucky."
"Master, don't worry. I understand. The Zhang family is buying shrimp sauce everywhere at a very low price. If they know, they won't sell it to the Zhang family. They will keep it and wait to learn from the Zhang family. Master, I will definitely not tell anyone. If one more person knows, Master will find me to settle accounts.
Then I will arrange for people to keep an eye on the Zhang family now, in case we don't know what they are doing. Master, you should go back and have a rest. It's hot now. It's not good for you to be in the sun too much. "
The steward quickly said. He had finally gotten rid of that responsibility. When he heard Master's words, he knew that Master didn't intend to pursue the matter. After he finished speaking happily, he turned around and left. This time, he was careful and decided to only send people to keep an eye on the situation. He didn't tell the people he sent the specific situation. Otherwise, if other people knew about it and the news really spread to the other three families, he would be finished.
As expected, the other three families didn't think of this. They only knew that Zhang Zhong had deceived them. He wanted them to be in debt and live a bad life. Sending people to the Zhang family to plead would be useless. Looking at the shrimp sauce in their hands, they couldn't wait to eat it all and then die there. They didn't need to think about other things anymore.
The Zhang family gave a new price, which was very cheap. It made them hesitate whether they should sell it or not. If they sold it, they could still survive. If they didn't sell it, they wouldn't be able to survive at all.
Just when they couldn't come to a decision, the Zhang family adjusted the price again. It was 15 copper coins per jar. They also said that there was a limit to the amount. After a certain amount, they wouldn't accept more. All of a sudden, the three families became anxious and went to the Zhang family to discuss again.
This time, the Zhang family didn't go too far. In any case, they had already made the four families owe them money. They weren't afraid that they would be able to pay back. Therefore, they gave the three families a price of 40 copper coins per jar. The three families reluctantly sold all the shrimp sauce and then began to think of ways to make money.
But Liu Shaoqing's family didn't sell the shrimp sauce. When the three families found out, they felt that it was very inconceivable. What was Liu Shaoqing thinking? Could it be that his family still had money? Could they still continue to pay back?
With such doubts, Cao Herui met with the other two people.
"Why do you think this is? Why didn't Liu Shaoqing sell it? Does his family have a way to survive this crisis? " Cao Herui said to the two people. At the same time, he also sent people to inquire about the news. He wanted to know what Liu Shaoqing was thinking. If there was another way to make money, they could follow and learn from him.
Fan Jianxi shook her head, "I don't know what he is thinking. I just know that Zhang Zhong doesn't want us to have a good life. If I had known this would happen, I would have gone to welcome him when he came that day. Now, everything is fine. Who would have thought that he would have these ideas?
Why don't we go and beg him in person? I heard that his wife is pregnant again. We can use this as an excuse to go to him and apologize. Let him decide. What do you think? We can't go on like this. Let's not talk about the hardships of life. We are always on tenterhooks and will get sick. "
"I don't think it's useful. I recently thought about Zhang Zhong and found that as long as his officials do something wrong, especially harm the people, he will do his best to deal with them. If we go and apologize, what are we going to apologize for? Tell him what happened in the past? That's good. He will directly use these things to deal with us.
But if we don't say it, how can it be called an apology? We can say that we shouldn't have offended him. He may just smile and say that we didn't do anything to offend him. Then, he will invite us out and collect the money like how it should be.
I think we can't stay here any longer. We should go to Qinzhou quickly. As long as we tell the Provincial Governor surnamed Ning, we can ask him for some money to pay off these debts. At most, we will listen to his surname Ning in the future and sell us. We won't be as strong as we are now. "
Jiang Huanshi didn't agree to admit their mistakes because he found some of Zhang Zhong's style of doing things. He definitely wouldn't forgive them so easily. Instead, he would say that they were wrong and let Zhang Zhong get the evidence.
After hearing what he said, the other two people also felt that this matter was troublesome. It seemed that they had to leave this time. As for Liu Shaoqing, it was up to him to think of a solution. No matter what, since they had already shed all pretense of cordiality, the three of them could only temporarily unite. Although the other two people were very dissatisfied with Cao Herui, after all, his family was taken away by the Zhang family.
Cao Herui thought about what happened these days. He looked at the scorching sun overhead and said, "The Zhang family is indeed a good person. They separated the four of us when we were still united. Otherwise, if the four of us were always together, wouldn't we be able to see through their plan?
Sowing discord. Sometimes, even though you know it, you have no choice but to jump in. The 30 people in my family are doing pretty well now. I reckon that they will be kicked back in two days. Since the Zhang family has achieved their goal, why would they help us raise those people?
What I want to say is that the three of us don't have any barriers anymore. Otherwise, it will be very easy for Zhang Zhong to find another opportunity. In the future, if we have something to say, we have to say it out loud. What do you think? I'm really scared. "
The two listened to Cao Herui and felt that it was reasonable. However, it seemed that it was impossible for them to be like before. After all, they used to make money together. Now, they had to pay their own money. No one felt good being suppressed by money.
Fan Jianxi nodded and said, "Then it's settled. We will leave tomorrow. Don't look for others, just the three of us. Once we leave, our families will be very sad. I hope that Zhang Zhong won't specifically target our families. Otherwise, when I have a little chance to get rid of him, I won't let him have an easy time."
The three of them discussed for a while and settled the matter. Then they waited for the news to see what Liu was doing.
After a while, the person who went out to inquire about the news came back and said to the three of them, "Master, we didn't get anything. It seems that there is something special, but only Lord Liu and a steward know about it. The others don't know. They sent some people to keep an eye on the Zhang family. That's all they know."
After the person who inquired about the news finished, he stood aside respectfully and didn't say anything.
Fan Jianxi snorted and said, "It seems that he still has other ways. At this time, he didn't tell us about it. Don't blame us for not taking him when we go out. Let's see what he can do. Well, in this case, let's leave him alone first. Now go back and prepare. Don't let him know when the three of us leave. Otherwise, people like him will probably tell. "
The other two nodded their heads and left to prepare.
The Zhang family was also busy. After scheming against the four of them, Zhang Zhong was in a very good mood. Just as the four of them thought, Zhang Zhong wanted to deal with them, but he couldn't find any evidence, so he could only think of other ways. After this, they couldn't expect to make a comeback. The interest was increasing every month.
At this time, the Zhang family was making salted vegetables, the salted vegetables with shrimp sauce. They had already asked people to make small baskets. Most of the people who made baskets were the people who didn't work but went to catch shrimp.
These people regretted now. Some of them directly waited outside for the Zhang family and then kowtowed and apologized. They wanted to continue working. These days, they didn't get a lot of wages, and they didn't eat as well as they did when they were working. In the end, the shrimp sauce was worthless, so they were all dumbfounded.
Now, they hoped that the good official would forgive them.
Zhang Zhong really didn't want to do anything to them. Since they knew they were wrong, he handed the task of making baskets to them. This time, the people didn't dare to blindly think about it. They were very obedient and did what they were told. Looking at them, Zhang Zhong couldn't get angry even if he wanted to. He could only sigh at how unpredictable people were.
The original people who continued to work would say a few words when they met them, but they didn't dare to say anything. It was indeed wrong. It turned out that they gave up first, so they couldn't blame others.
Under such circumstances, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan brought the team back. In the team, there was also a dog that had recovered quite well.
Chapter 66: Zhang Zhong
For some reason, this dog was very sensible and very obedient. It was good to the people around it. It ate what was given. When it could get down and walk by itself, it didn't stay in the kennel all day. Instead, it followed Wang Juan. Its two children were also being carried, so it wasn't in a hurry.
Ever since it followed Wang Juan, its food was better. With a gauze wrapped around its leg, it went back and forth between Wang Juan and the kennel all day. When it was time, it would go back and feed the two puppies.
Wang Juan occasionally went over to take a look at the two puppies. This big dog, which was supposed to be very protective of its puppies, didn't make a sound when Wang Juan carried the two puppies. It also followed and looked at them.
This made Li Xun very jealous. He thought that when the two puppies grew up, they would be as obedient as this big dog. He vowed to find a good dog like this.
"Xiao Bao, how do you think your plan is going now? Did they start to think of ways to raise money after being tricked? I really want to see what they look like. When I first came over, I actually wanted to give them a show of strength first. Let's see if they are still so arrogant now. "
Wang Juan hugged the puppies and gently stroked them there as she spoke to Zhang Xiaobao.
Zhang Xiaobao was actually also thinking about this matter. As long as his plan didn't go wrong, those four people definitely wouldn't be able to escape. Wasn't there no evidence? If there was evidence, they might be locked up. But if there was no evidence, they would be allowed to live in poverty all day. Let's see which one is better.
However, Zhang Xiaobao was also worried that they would get money from other places. If that was the case, they would be able to get rid of this matter and think of ways to transfer them away. This was what Zhang Xiaobao didn't want. The four of them were able to force the previous Provincial Governor to such an extent, which meant that they had done a lot of bad things. How could they be let off so easily? How could there be justice in this world?
Thinking of this, Zhang Xiaobao said, "According to the days, they should have already started to take action. I just don't know what the final result is. We will know when we go back. There is still a long way to go. Let's speed up. With their example, I think when my father becomes an official in other places in the future, someone will know his weight.
People's hearts are always a little bit lucky. Unfortunately, they met my family and let them be lucky. Let's see what they will do. If we don't force them to disperse all the servants in the family, we will definitely not give up. "
"I think we should teach them a good lesson. The local people all hate them. An official hated by the people is definitely not a good official, especially when there is a flood. Everyone is anxious, but they are actually gloating there. Let them be happy. Let's see how long they can be happy."
Wang Juan was very happy when she thought that the four of them would be taught a lesson. Even Li Xun next to her was thinking the same. Now he was a good Marquis. He was no longer the Li Xun who didn't know anything and only wanted to seize other people's things when they were good.
"When I have a fief, I will learn your way of doing things. Let's see who is stupid enough to bump into it. The more the better. I am worried that there is nothing to do. Hurry up, speed up."
Li Xun said and shouted to the team. The speed of the whole team increased. Wang Juan also asked people to take the dog and put it in the kennel. The three of them were riding on horses. They found horses from the place where they worked. At this time, they were only a little bit away from the provincial capital.
The speed of more than a hundred people was now much faster than when they first came. They didn't feel the pain in their feet. During the half month on the mountain, they finally stubbornly persevered. They were used to this kind of movement. In the future, they would find them to try a few more times.
The speed of the team increased, and the dog happily ran at the side. When they saw other people on the road, the dog didn't bark. It was so calm that people couldn't understand.
After an hour, the provincial capital's yamen finally appeared in front of them. Li Xun happily jumped off the horse and shouted to the place where his house was, "I am back. After more than half a month, I came back alive."
Li Xun was indeed very proud. He had been following the team. Although he rode a horse when he went and when he came back, there were no horses to ride on when they were in the mountain. He followed by himself. This was the real survival in the wild. Compared to the way he did before, it was like heaven and earth.
The more than a hundred people were relieved. After coming back, they could have a good rest for two days. They stayed in the mountain for so long. Each one of them was tanned and thin, but they were more energetic. Especially the guards of the Wang Mansion. They had a total of two hundred people. Only fifty of them went, and there were still one hundred and fifty who didn't go.
The 50 of them finally had something to say to the people who stayed behind. The other thing they hoped for the most was that after they came back, they would rest for a while and then immediately leave again with the other 150 people. This way, if they were to march in a hurry, they would be able to show off their strength.
The fifty-six people on Zhang Xiaobao's side didn't think too much. They were originally like this. They were the most powerful people in the family. Even if they were more powerful, it didn't matter.
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan ran inside as soon as they came down. They wanted to ask their mothers how they were. These days, the two of them were actually thinking about their families, but they couldn't just turn around and come back. They could only continue like this.
When the two of them came back, the house immediately became lively. The people in the house were also worried about them. At the same time, they wanted to tell them good news.
When the two of them heard about the fate of the four people, they were very happy.
"That's great. This is the punishment they deserve. Let's see if anyone dares to do this in the future." Wang Juan said after she heard and hugged Puppy.
Zhang Xiaobao also nodded. "Then, did they do anything now? Did they find another backer? "
This matter was what Zhang Xiaobao was most concerned about. He was afraid that the four of them would have an extra backer. If that was the case, it would be difficult to deal with.
Zhang Zhong looked at his son and said, "We didn't find any extra people. However, the people from the Liu family didn't sell the shrimp sauce to us. Instead, they kept it. I don't know what they are planning to do. As for the others, those three people didn't show up. The people from the Liu family also sent people to monitor us. I don't know what they want to do."
"Oh? They didn't sell it? It seems that they think that the shrimp sauce can do something else. They are monitoring us so that they can learn something from us. Could it be that there are powerful people in their family? Let's learn. Let's see how they learn. In that case, let's not talk about it first. How are my mother and Cuckoo's mother? "
Zhang Xiaobao came up with a rough idea as soon as he stopped. He couldn't prevent this, but he didn't need to. The things here would be shipped away after they were done. If they didn't sell them here first, even if the Liu family found out, they wouldn't have the ingredients to make salted vegetables. They wouldn't be able to survive this period of time.
When Zhang Xiaobao mentioned his mother, Wang Juan also waited for a reply. Zhang Zhong smiled and said, "Okay, everything is fine. Don't worry. You two suffered a lot on the mountain, right? Hurry up and wash up. Rest early. When you wake up, you can take care of other things. "
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were indeed tired. They nodded and left with the three dogs. The big dog followed Wang Juan. Even if it was the person who fed it, it didn't follow. The others couldn't figure out the reason.
The next morning, the people who were monitoring the four families hurriedly came to report that the people from the three families had disappeared. It was the masters of the three main families. Usually, they would come out for a walk. Today, they didn't know why, but they suspected that they would suddenly leave.
After receiving this news, the shrimp seller immediately went to ask when the money would be paid. After asking, the result was that the masters of the three families were gone. Only the others were left.
Zhang Zhong didn't say anything after hearing this news. He couldn't do anything to those families. Even if those families had done a lot of bad things in the past, the real sinners were those four people.
After sending people to investigate, they finally discovered the secret. The three of them had actually left through an underground passageway.
After receiving this news, Zhang Xiaobao thought about it and said, "It seems that the three of them still have people who can help them. In that case, let's wait and see what kind of people they can find. I don't believe that the people they find can be that powerful."
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