Hope for luck

Chapter 47
Zhang Shunshan originally wanted to leave directly, but he heard Du Xiangjun say that he could provide them with some information.

After thinking about it, he stopped in his tracks and said in a rather bland manner:
"Appreciate further details!"

Seeing this, Du Xiangjun quickly invited the two to sit down again:
"Sit down, both of you, and let me slowly clear up your doubts..."

Zhang Shunshan and Lu Jinping sat down again in the lower guest seats, listening to what Du Xiangjun could say.

"Perhaps the two of you are here to inquire about the Autumn Grain? To tell you the truth, the Autumn Grain has already been transported to the south, and I'm afraid we won't be able to catch up!"

Zhang Shunshan and Lu Jinping were startled by Du Xiangjun's first statement. Restraining the horror in their hearts, Zhang Shunshan asked without changing his expression:
"Master Du, is this true? How did you know?"

Hearing Zhang Shunshan's words, Du Xiangjun felt that Zhang Shunshan believed what he said, so he began to speak boldly:

"Speaking of which, I'm not afraid that you two will know that Mr. Zhou, the magistrate of this county, has a deep friendship with you. On that day, I watched the autumn grain being loaded into the carriage and headed south. I heard that it was bought by a big buyer. !"

If it wasn't for Zhang Shunshan and Lu Jinping who had just come out of Gao Pan's government office, otherwise, Du Xiangjun's unequivocal words would have been half believed by the two of them.

"Master Du, which grain company can swallow so much food by itself?"

Zhang Shunshan remained calm and asked tentatively.

"Hey, it's only a few thousand shi of grain. Any grain store in Linjiang City can get it. Mr. Zhang doesn't have to doubt it!"

Du Xiangjun waved his hand, unwilling to reveal the origin of the big buyer.

Seeing this, Zhang Shunshan was not surprised, and then asked:

"Other than that, Master Du, what else do you know?"

Hearing this, Du Xiangjun was taken aback for a moment, then said with a smile:

"Mr. Zhang is not surprised at such a big event, it really makes me feel admirable... Besides, the training camp's rations were also taken away by this big buyer! "

After Zhang Shunshan heard it, he finally heard a little flaw, and asked quickly:

"Master Du, isn't it right? Yesterday, Xiangyong in your county has already received his due salary, and he must be practicing in the camp right now!"

After hearing this, Du Xiangjun was stunned for a moment, looked around, and said embarrassingly:

"Really? I...why don't I know? The person... Mr. Zhang said, is there such a thing?"

After speaking, he called someone to verify the matter. It was Steward Du who came. Hearing Du Xiangjun's question, he nodded tremblingly.

Seeing this, Du Xiangjun's face changed slightly, and when he looked at Zhang Shunshan and the two again, he became a little ashamed.

"It seems that Master Du is sitting at home, but he doesn't know that the outside world has changed. If this is the case, I will take my leave first!"

Zhang Shunshan proposed to leave again.

But this time, he was still stopped by Du Xiangjun, and he stopped going around in circles, but said directly:

"Two...Two, listen to me. There is one more thing. It is a real thing that happened in the mansion. This new Maotou...the county magistrate, arrested our third son and threatened not to make any more mistakes. Qian, you two, did you hear that someone went to the county government to make trouble today?"

Zhang Shunshan nodded and said:

"That's right, early this morning, I saw a lot of people surrounding the gate of the county government to make trouble, but it was quickly resolved by the magistrate of Maotou you mentioned!"

After hearing this, Du Xiangjun was taken aback again, and looked at Steward Du with disbelief. Steward Du lowered his head and whispered:

"Master, it's true, villain... I haven't had time to tell the master yet!"

Du Xiangjun was furious at the moment, in front of Zhang Shunshan and the others, this was the second time he had lost his chance, so how could he curry favor with them?

"Bastard... Hurry up and back down!"

Du Xiangjun had no choice but to vent his anger on Butler Du, turned his head and looked at Zhang Shunshan and the two with a smile on his face and said:
"Even if it is resolved, he still asks the people not to release loan sharks. This... How can there be such unreasonable people in the world? Mr. Zhang may not know that many people in this county need to borrow money to survive. You say, Isn’t it a mess if I’m not allowed to wait for the rich to release their money?”

After Zhang Shunshan heard this, he completely understood Du Xiangjun's mentality, he was always slandering Gao Pan!
If they hadn't met Gao Pan a long time ago, and knew what kind of person Gao Pan was, otherwise, they might have believed his words at this moment!
Thinking of this, Zhang Shunshan's face was very unbearable, and he said lightly:

"Master Du, it's the imperial court's rule that usury is not allowed. Besides, whoever lives on borrowing will not end up as a tenant of a big family like you? You working slaves!"

Zhang Shunshan's words were very serious, even a bit reprimanding. After hearing this, Du Xiangjun's face turned dark, but he still managed to show a smile:
"Mr. Zhang, I've been taught by you... You two travel to and from Fucheng, and the boat and car are tiring. I have prepared some transportation expenses for the two of you. Let's talk about it!"

As he spoke, he raised his hand, and a servant came in carrying a plate, and on the plate were neatly arranged small gold ingots, totaling five pieces.

Seeing this, Zhang Shunshan and Lu Jinping's faces changed greatly. Du Xiangjun didn't prepare the transportation expenses for them, he even prepared the settlement expenses!

Even Lu Jinping is young and knows how to be short-handed. Besides, Du Xiangjun gave gold as soon as he came up, this is not a little friendship!

"Master Du, the two of us go back and forth for only two taels of silver, and we don't need Mr. Du's support. Thank you for your hospitality. I will come to your residence next time to bother you. Farewell... stay!"

Zhang Shunshan wanted to leave directly, but when he saw that Du Xiangjun actually offered gold to the two of them, he couldn't avoid it even more.

Hastily cupping his hands, he left the living room first, and left without looking back, while Lu Jinping followed him step by step.

Du Xiangjun, on the other hand, looked at the figures of the two leaving with some hesitation, but was very puzzled in his heart. Was he already full of sincerity?

The 50 taels of gold on the plate is equivalent to 500 taels of silver. This gift is already heavy enough, but Zhang Shunshan and Lu Jinping are afraid that they will not be as good as avoiding it!
"My lord, what did I do wrong? Is there anyone in the world who doesn't like gold and silver?"

Du Xiangjun asked mutteringly.

"Master, these two people have blind eyes and no luck to enjoy the gift of the master. It's worth not to make friends with such people!"

Butler Du who was waiting at the side replied abruptly.

Only then did Du Xiangjun come back to his senses, his face instantly became very angry, and he raised his hand and slapped Butler Du.

"Waste, why didn't you tell the master about the matter in the county government earlier? Come on, how did those fools get settled?"

Faced with Du Xiangjun's anger, Steward Du, who was suddenly severely beaten, only dared to cover half of his face, and tremblingly talked about Gao Pan's handling of the riots surrounding the county government gate earlier.

(End of this chapter)