Yipin Farmer

It is said that Ting Shuang complained when he saw that the Queshan gang had robbed merchants of their goods again.

Geng Xianghua defended: "I intend to lead my brothers to do serious business, but what I robbed were foreign devils' goods, not my own."

"Is it just to rob foreign devils?" Ting Shuang didn't know how to let these people know that it is not good to be blindly xenophobic and closed to the outside world, so she had to do ideological work again, "People come to China from thousands of miles away to do business. I didn’t steal from you, and it’s a good thing to exchange what you have. When he returns to China, he tells foreigners that the Chinese are a bunch of unreasonable robbers. Isn’t this embarrassing to China?”

"But..." Geng Xianghua wanted to refute but was unable to refute, so he had to agree to return the goods to the foreigner.

Ting Shuang brought the goods to the foreigner, and gave him a brief explanation. The foreigner was naturally very grateful for the recovery of the goods, and was even more surprised to hear that he could pull a few words in the foreign language.Ting Shuang returned the foreign language she had learned to the teacher a long time ago, and now it is very difficult to pick it up again. In addition, there is a big difference between ancient English and modern English, and it took a lot of effort, even speaking, writing and writing, and finally communicated successfully.It turned out that the foreigner was an Englishman named Thomson. He was in the business of selling foreign houses and wanted to buy some Bian embroidery back.He sells a lot of goods, in addition to perfume pocket watches chime clocks and the like, as well as ammunition.

"What? You still sell arms." Ting Shuang was surprised. It is so easy to sell arms in this era, does the court care?

Thomson explained that the southern vassal King Wu wanted several cannons, and the court allowed them.

Ting Shuang sent Thomson away, and asked him for his contact information, then turned to Baoqi and said, "Hey, am I right?"

"what?"

"The king of Wu had bad intentions and bought arms and cannons privately, but the court didn't care."

"It's not that I don't care, it's that I can't. The sky is high and the emperor is far away, alas..." Baoqi shook her head and sighed melancholy.

Ting Shuang didn't care about the affairs of the court, but only worried about getting the property back to make money as soon as possible. When the time came, he would take his family and hide.

However, Baoqi is full of worries. Seeing that the situation in the country is not optimistic, the vassal king has the right to tax and mint the appointment and removal of officials under his rule. He can recruit soldiers, train soldiers and make weapons according to the situation under his rule. Permitted, but now that Yuzi of the previous dynasty has long since been pacified, the feudal lord still clings to his rights and continues to buy arms. He has ulterior motives. Unfortunately, the court is content with leisure and enjoyment, and doesn't think about these future troubles at all. Even a farmer can see it, so I don't believe it. The people in the imperial court couldn't see it. In the final analysis, they still wanted to live in peace. One day is a day, and it will save trouble if a few feudal kings return to the west after old illnesses.

Although Baoqi is just an idle relative with a title but no job, she has a strong sense of responsibility for the country, and she is also influenced by Ting Shuang. Regardless of whether it is useful or not, in short, I have done it and worked hard Yes, you won't regret it later.

Things like water conservancy repairs, food collection, earthquake relief and aftermath are the affairs of the government, not farmers, but didn't Ting Shuang care so much about it, and took the initiative to take responsibility?After thinking about it, Baoqi took up a pen and wrote the note, directly expressing her concern about the current hidden torrent situation, and euphemistically reminding the emperor to make plans early and cut down the feudal clan as soon as possible.At the same time, Zhezi brought another clip, saying that the local officials used the excuse of exterminating the Tianli Sect to expand the scope of attack with private revenge, and begged to stop this kind of killing and disturbing the people.

Baoqi's papers were quickly sent to the capital. Ruan Ying, a scholar of the Wenhua Palace, and Zhang Tingjing, a scholar of the Wuying Palace, who were prime ministers, could not see the danger hidden in the distance, but they argued about Ting Shuang's case. Da Zhixin felt that this matter was too much. It was right to attack the rebellious party, but it was not good for someone to use punishment to even eliminate dissidents.Zhang Tingjing is the governor Zhang Bin's tutor, and he overwhelmingly supports the governor, saying: "Last year, the emperor issued a decree to prohibit the relatives and relatives in the capital from interfering in local government affairs, but the young master of Jinxiang Mansion unexpectedly did not take the emperor's decree seriously."

The emperor just smiled slightly: "Young people are eager to show."

Zhang Tingjing saw that the emperor wanted to protect him, and said: "The emperor is magnanimous and doesn't want to pursue the young master of Jinxiang for violating the order, but the Tianli religion's rebellion against the party must be dealt with strictly."

Ruan Ying said: "Strict measures can't be punished too widely. Even a loyal and filial person like Meng Tingshuang should be punished. It's too much."

"Loyalty? Not necessarily." Zhang Tingjing sneered. "That means he has no chance to climb the dragon and the phoenix, otherwise..."

"You mean he would commit treachery if given the chance?" Ruan Ying was very dissatisfied, "Do you dare to bet with me?"

"What are you gambling?"

"Tingshuang has a brother named Ting Ke, who is nineteen years old. He is betrothed to the daughter of a wealthy businessman named Shi in Changping County. There is a young girl in my family who is sixteen years old, who is about the same age as him. I sent someone to tell him that he would like to marry her." He got married on the condition that he resigned from the historian's marriage."

"Then he must be happy to agree immediately, hugging the thigh of the prime minister, and he is really looking forward to it." Zhang Tingjing said immediately, "Chen Shimei doesn't even want his wife and biological children who have been in trouble for many years for the sake of prosperity and wealth, not to mention that he and the Shi family have no relationship." Getting married is just an engagement."

"He won't. If he refuses to break his promise, please tell your favorite student to protect him and don't listen to that villain's instigation."

"That's no problem, the emperor will be a witness." Zhang Tingjing immediately agreed.

"Okay." The emperor thought it was interesting. Although it was a little unkind to do so, it was good to be able to see a person clearly after this trial.

Governor Zhang Bin was a little puzzled when he received the manuscript from the magistrate of Queshan County. The situation has changed too fast. If it is true, it is fine. If Ting Shuang colluded with Geng Xianghua and made a play to fool people, it would be too hateful up.

In the end, Zhang Bin asked Ting Shuang to wait for treatment. Ting Shuang was worried about the family, so she asked Yu Da to listen to the news, and then went back to Changping County with Baoqi. Zhi took away, saying that she was going to send him to be a companion at home, Ting Shuang was a little surprised, thinking that Furong was Tingzhi's mother, so of course she would not harm him, and she would go to Luoyang to see him after the immediate matter was settled.

Ting Hui also said that at that time, the great scholar of the Wenhua Palace sent a butler to say that he was willing to marry the young girl to Ting Ke, as long as the historian's marriage was withdrawn.

Ting Shuang's head was bewildered, which one came from.

"It's the old man Ruan Ying who passed by the village to eat at our house that day." Ting Hui explained to him, "Maybe because my family has a good reputation, so I want to get married."

"Nonsense, then you can't look at the third child." Ting Shuang knew that in this day and age, as long as an engagement is made, it is almost the same as a marriage, and it is as immoral to withdraw an engagement as a divorce.

Bao Qi giggled and said, "This is a good thing. With the support of the prime minister, not only will your case be a piece of cake, but your future success will be just around the corner."

Ting Shuang glared at him, and was about to reach out to pinch him, but Ting Hui stopped him: "Brother, I haven't finished yet, the housekeeper of the Ruan family has already gone to the city to go to the Shi family, forcing him to withdraw from the marriage."

"Bastard, how can this be done?" Ting Shuang was very angry. Isn't this bullying?

He was about to go to the city to discuss with the historian, but saw Ting Ke came back, followed by a middle-aged man who looked very capable, probably the housekeeper of the Ruan Mansion.

Seeing Ting Shuang coming home, Ting Ke shouted happily: "Brother, you came back just in time, and I have something to discuss with you."

Ting Shuang changed her attitude and said kindly: "I've heard about this too. It's up to you to decide what to do. Whether to withdraw or reject the marriage, I won't interfere with you."

Ting Ke scratched his head, looked at the faces of the people around him, swallowed and summoned up his courage and said, "The historian has been kind to us, and Mrs. Smith has been waiting for me for two years. Retiring at this time is an act of treachery and ungratefulness." , we can’t do this kind of thing.”

As she said that, she shrank back, as if she was afraid that Ting Shuang would come up and beat him up.

Ting Shuang smiled: "At first, I was thinking, if you are greedy for glory and wealth and withdraw from the historian's marriage, I will beat you up. If you refuse, I will bear all the consequences."

Ting Ke was a little surprised, both worried and happy, but Ting Hui got anxious and tugged at his sleeve.

The housekeeper of the Ruan Mansion behind him coughed lightly, put on airs and said, "My lady comes from a famous family, so why not be a daughter of a merchant? Your family has a big case now, so don't let this opportunity go by."

Ting Shuang grinned: "Of course Miss Ruan is a famous lady, but why bother to find someone who has been married before?"

As he spoke, he pulled Ting Hui over and said, "Look at this young, handsome, unmarried and undisturbed man. He is definitely a good man with three obediences and four virtues. You can think about it, hey, don't leave^"

The housekeeper of the Ruan Mansion twitched his cheeks when he said this, turned his head and left.

Baoqi laughed so hard that she covered her belly and asked, "What is a good man with three obediences and four virtues?"

Ting Shuang counted with her fingers: "It means obeying my wife's orders, following my wife when I go to the street, and blindly following my wife's opinions. The four virtues are listening to my wife's words, bearing my wife's anger, and waiting to make up my wife. Worth spending money on..."

Ting Hui also laughed: "I'm not such a good man with three obediences and four virtues."

"Because you are not, you need to find a good woman who can restrain you and overcome your mistakes. Dayingzi is like this. Don't roll your eyes."

Ting Hui is noncommittal, but Ting Shuang sees that her family's property has been sealed off, and has nothing to do for a while, so she goes to Luoyang with Bao Qi to see Ting Zhi.

It is said that Tingzhi followed Furong to Luoyang, the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, and the prosperity is not compared to ordinary cities, especially this season is the time when Luoyang peonies first bloom. After passing a small flower market, all kinds of peonies compete with each other. Many customers linger, and some buy many pots on the spot. It's just a small flower market, and the big flower market doesn't know how prosperous it is.

Ting Zhi sat in the car and watched, but felt that she couldn't see enough, so she jumped out of the car.Fu Rong pulled him up and said, "You stay in the car."

"How many men do you see riding in mule carts? Only women ride in carts." Ting Zhi felt that the car was stuffy, and it also affected him to enjoy the street scene. According to the rules, men in the big family often ride horses or good-quality mules when they go out, and ride in carts. It is also a cross-shaft, and it is seldom closed in a sedan chair like Miss Qianjin.

Fu Rong said in a low voice: "Your mother is right. Luoyang is no more strict and simple than Kaifeng. This place is full of masculinity. You look like this, which will make people feel bad."

Ting Zhi was taken aback. He hadn't paid attention to his appearance. Hearing what his mother said, he quickly put down the curtain and opened a slit to have a look.

The mule cart arrived at Shen's house and stopped at the corner gate. Fu Rong pulled Tingzhi's men out of the cart and entered the east corner gate of Shen's mansion. The same color of blue brick and tile houses, solemn and dignified but not luxurious.Came to a courtyard, entered the main room, and there was a middle-aged man with a serious expression who looked like a housekeeper.

Fu Rong hurriedly tugged at Ting Zhi, and said, "This is Steward Shen."

Ting Zhi saluted and stepped back behind her mother. Steward Shen looked at him sternly, seeing his picturesque features, handsome face, white face, red lips, a little cinnabar mole on the center of his brow, and star-like eyes with a little bit of worry. Indulge in delusion.

Butler Shen frowned, quite displeased.At this time, a handsome young man came over: "The young master asked if anyone has come. If so, please come over quickly? Is this brother?"

"Oh, yes." Steward Shen reluctantly agreed, and said to Ting Zhi: "The young master wants to see you, you go first."

Tingzhi followed the young man into the inner courtyard, turned around a hallway, and entered a vertical flower gate, with ultra-handy corridors on both sides, a few exquisite mountain stones dotted in the courtyard, several orchid plants swaying under the steps, and a breath of fresh air filled the air. A faint fragrance, indescribably elegant and refined.

"Are you here?" A young voice came from the main room.

The servant led Ting Zhi in and said, "This is my young master."

Tingzhi stepped forward to salute, and quietly looked at the young master of the Shen family. He was handsome and gentle, and he was also very kind, but his face was too pale and thin, as if he was sick.

The young master of the Shen family seemed to see what he was thinking, smiled weakly, and said: "I have been weak and sick since I was a child, and I have difficulty breathing when I move. I rarely go outside, so my father ordered someone to find a boy of the same age as a companion." , my name is Shen Qinshu, how about you?"

Tingzhi reported her name.

Shen Qinshu asked again: "Is there a sign?"

"No words."

"Then what do your family call you?"

"They call me Zhizhi."

"Oh, I'll call you Zhizhi too." Shen Qinshu smiled.

Ting Zhi was not very happy: "Only my parents and elder brother can call me by my nickname, why do you?"

Shen Qinshu smiled: "Then you can call me Zhizhi, and you can call me Shushu."

"Well, Shushu." Tingzhi called out, suddenly felt something was wrong, with an angry face, "You took advantage of me."

Shen Qinshu laughed, coughing and blushing, the servant next to him rushed forward to beat his back, stroke his chest and fetch water. Seeing that he was seriously ill, Ting Zhi didn't care to get angry, and asked with concern: "How are you?" right?"

Shen Qinshu smiled weakly: "It's just a matter of life, one day I can't breathe, and if I die, I won't have to suffer."