The elder brother who travels through is hard to do

Xu Bei stayed in Yanzhou City for two days, but he didn't stop for a moment during these two days. He was working as a porter, and he didn't even have time to play in Yanzhou City.

"My lord," a messenger rushed over, "The lord has sent someone to urge food, what should I do?"

"Coincidentally, I just wanted to send someone to send the general grain to the prince, so you are here. Come on, come and see if the grain is loaded into the car?" The man in official uniform raised his voice and asked himself. men.

"My lord," a person ran in from outside, "the car is all loaded, and we are just waiting to go out to the sending border."

Master Guan happily pulled the messenger out together, and when the messenger saw the piles of grain piled high, he rubbed his eyes in disbelief, yes, it was really grain, and said in surprise: "My lord, this..."

"I know, these are all grains, hurry up and send them to the prince, and protect them on the way, so that they won't be snatched away."

"Hey, I got it!"

After the grain transportation team left, someone walked up to the official and asked in a low voice, "My lord, what's going on? The granary was obviously empty before, how could it be filled again overnight?"

The official looked at his subordinates mysteriously, waved his hands and said nothing, but it was his mysterious posture that made people more suspicious, so that after a few days passed, a rumor was quietly spread in the dark , the prince was helped by God, God sent gods to the earth to bring food to the prince, so the prince and the Dingbei army will be able to defeat the foreigners and triumph again.

In fact, Master Guan himself was also confused, he was just following the orders of the Fourth Young Master, and the real mastermind was the Fourth Young Master who was far away in the capital, not only did not stop the private rumors, but even pushed back.

When the food was sent to the border, the fourth son who was far away in the capital also received a letter. After reading it, he threw the letter into the brazier. The fourth son had a relaxed smile on his face. With someone like Xu Bei standing on their side, What is the father and king if he is not blessed by heaven?

"My lord, could it be that the food has already been delivered?" Lu Yunzhi asked in surprise, other than this incident, he couldn't think of anything else that could make the lord look so relaxed. Pulling it out didn't make the young master look like this.

"That's right." The fourth young master didn't hide anything, he picked up a pen and wrote two large characters on the white paper in front of him.

Mutual market.

When the food was settled, the fourth son focused on another matter that he wanted to implement but had been stuck in the hands of the court. When he put it down, the Fourth Young Master even considered where Xu Bei should be placed.

The Fourth Young Master hugged the stove and went to the window and looked out. Although he couldn't see the scenery of the capital, he could describe in his heart what the capital looked like now. Who would have thought that soldiers at the frontier would exchange their lives for the safety of the people inside the pass, or who would have thought that when the nobles in the capital were cooking wine and admiring the scenery, People in the disaster-stricken states in the south starved to death on the road.

Lu Yunzhi went out for a while and then came back, walked up to the fourth young master and said, "Young master, Young Master Jiu sent someone to bring in medicine again."

"Thank you for my trouble." The fourth young master turned around and saw the medicinal materials on the table, and laughed softly. He also felt a little sorry in his heart, but he couldn't see each other even though he was so close. That one was like fire. The passionate young man made him feel how wonderful it is to be alive.

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Suozhou City, Ma Zongbing's mansion.

"Master, the young master and uncle have already been brought into the mansion." The housekeeper came over to report in shock.

There was a cold snort from the study, and then a man about 50 or [-] years old strode out: "It's a shameless thing, the whole family actually made such a joke for others to see!" He worked hard in front, but the family members The man is so good, one of them can't wait to pull his hind legs, one is his own son, the other is his brother-in-law, they actually got into a fight outside the city of Yanzhou, even the inn collapsed, and there was a lot of trouble All the dignitaries in the city are laughing at his old face.

The two people who were jealous before wishing to put each other to death are now placed in a courtyard, and the servants are busy coming and going. The well-known doctors in the city have been invited here. The atmosphere was also cast a layer of gloom.

There were two rows of people kneeling in the yard, each living on one side, with wounds on their faces and bodies. When they saw the master appearing, these people regretted it. They usually found excuses for beating other people, even people in the palace, but who could It occurred to me that the one who beat up this time was the young master who came to celebrate the master's birthday.

"Master is here." The servant announced.

A beautiful woman came out with the help of a maid, crying very sadly: "Master, what's going on here? Why did Yun'er and Cheng'er fight on their own?" Yun'er is still Cheng'er, she will never let that family have a good life, but she is reluctant to hurt any of them right now, isn't this stealing her heart and liver? "Master, you have to carefully examine the servants who are following, whether they have been instigated by someone, otherwise Yun'er and Cheng'er are such sensible children, how could they fight each other?"

In Mrs. Jiang's heart, her child is right, and the one who is wrong must be someone else. Now that her younger brother and son are lying on the bed, the wrong one must be because the servants who followed her did not take good care of her, or they may even be instigated by others , Deliberately provoke the relationship between nephew and uncle.

"They've lost all face, why are you still crying, and don't look at the time, don't say to help me, and try to hold back." Ma Zongbing didn't coax his wife as usual, but Angrily scolded, Jiang Yun, who was howling and screaming in pain in the room, became weaker when he couldn't hear well.

Jiang Yun also hated it, his nephew usually didn't pay attention to him as an elder, and tried to persuade others to fight against him, and now he hit him even more, how could he swallow this tone.

But Jiang Yun also knew that the only ones he could rely on were his sister and brother-in-law, so he called out the pain in his body very much, so as to make his sister feel more cherished, even though his voice weakened, he still groaned and groaned. non-stop.

On the other hand, Ma Encheng bit his lip and said nothing, but held back the anger in his eyes. Similarly, he also completely hated Jiang Yun, and after leaving the capital, his uncle became even more arrogant and domineering. He was so cruel to himself, did he kill himself one day and everything in the Ma family became his, Jiang Yun's?

He wants to see, this time seeing him being injured like this by Jiang Yun, what kind of eccentricity does the mother have, whether she even cares about the life of her own son.

"Master..." Mrs. Jiang froze when she wiped her tears. Ever since they got married, when did the master scold her like this, "Master, are you blaming the concubine?"

"Then who should I blame, sir? Is it Jiang Yun who beat Cheng'er, or Cheng'er who beat his uncle without knowing what happened?" But he blamed his brother-in-law. He doesn't know what kind of virtue his son and brother-in-law usually have, but one is in Beijing and the other is under his nose. He doesn't think anything will happen, but now It was the brother-in-law who beat his son, so he couldn't help but feel that he had raised a white-eyed wolf. If Jiang Yun was sensible, why would he go against Cheng'er everywhere.

"Bring me over here, I want to interrogate myself." Zongbing Ma walked into the yard and squinted at the servant kneeling there. It just so happened that the two parties met, especially at this critical moment, he also felt that Something was wrong, and it was suspected that someone deliberately designed to ruin his big event.

"Master..." Seeing Zong Ma ignore him and leave, Madam Jiang was even more sad. She didn't care about the groans and groans coming from the room. She turned around and entered the room. It wasn't her son who went there. Over there, it's the younger brother who keeps screaming in pain. The son has always been sensible, but the younger brother can't stand the pain. How can he bear being beaten like this?Subconsciously, he chose his younger brother first.

"Yun'er, where does it hurt? Let my sister see, doctor, how is my brother?" Mrs. Jiang looked at her brother who kept moaning and groaning so much that she burst into tears. Why is Cheng'er so ignorant and doesn't know? Let his uncle?Cheng'er has grandparents and parents who love her dearly, but Yun'er only has her older sister.

"Sister, it hurts so much. Is my brother dying soon? Sister, my brother hasn't given up to the Jiang family yet..."

"Yun'er, are you going to make your sister die of heartache? Doctor, don't you hurry up and treat her?"

On the other side, Ma Encheng, who is deeply affectionate with siblings, clenched his fists so that his veins bulged, and the original wound opened again. Hearing the crying on the other side, even the servants felt that Madam had gone too far, It's no wonder that the young master and his wife are at odds. This time, even the master will blame his wife.

After Mrs. Jiang comforted her younger brother, she came to see her son, but was told by her servants that her son had moved out of the original room and had already rested and fell asleep. Mrs. Jiang went to Zongbing Ma and was also told to resign The chief soldier should not be disturbed when he is dealing with official duties.

Mrs. Jiang didn't know that she was complained by her husband and son.

"My lord, it's not good..." On this day, a man rushed into the Zongbing mansion, stumbled and ran in front of Zongbing Ma, "My lord, Xiao Shizi took people to Mangshan Mountain to suppress the bandits."

"What?! Wasn't that boy Xiao Zheng being dragged at the border? Why didn't anyone tell me that boy took soldiers and horses to Mang Mountain? How is the situation at Mang Mountain?" Ma Zongbing asked in a low voice.

"My lord, good news has come out. Not only has the bandit den been wiped out, but the food in the bandit den has also been confiscated. The prince has brought people to distribute the food."

Ma Zongbing spat out a mouthful of old blood, and sat down on the chair, instantly looking ten years older.

Bad news came one after another. Originally, they wanted to use the birthday banquet to win over a group of forces, but at this moment, many people waited and watched. The situation in Prince Xiao's Mansion didn't seem to be as bad as it was rumored in private. It just depends on the outcome of the battle at the border. to judge.

When Xu Bei heard the news, he had already entered the city of Suanzhou, and repeatedly asked for confirmation: "It is true that Xiao Shizi led the troops to suppress the bandits? Did they all kill them?"

"You heard me right, all of them were wiped out! Grandma is a bear, the one surnamed Ma has been suppressed no matter how many times, but the prince only brought soldiers once and he was wiped out. It can be seen that this one surnamed Ma occupies the nest and never does anything." Personnel affairs. It is said that a lot of food and weapons were suppressed from the bandit's lair. It was all under Ma's nose. How could it be transported there? We ordinary people are playing fools with King Dingbei." Lao Qiu scolded angrily.

Xu Bei said coldly: "I'm not playing fools. We're going to be dry this autumn. Where did the food come from in the bandit's den? How could it be possible if someone hadn't transported it? I can tell that there is a Official gangsters' dens, who specialize in defrauding the common people, this son of a bitch has done a good job of suppressing the bandits, so it can be regarded as a bad breath for us."

Lao Qiu knew that he was upset, so he patted him on the shoulder to comfort him. Jiang Ping had been back for a few days and had a private look at the situation of his future master. He also knew who killed his parents. It can be regarded as half of the report, as for the remaining half, of course it is someone who took the head to claim credit.

The three of them were walking on the streets of Suanzhou, looking at the situation on both sides of the road, Xu Bei frowned and said: "This place is much worse than Yanzhou, everyone's face is full of dishes, and they probably can't get enough to eat. A lot of street shops have been closed. Hmph, that Ma is in the mood to hold a birthday party at this time, I now understand what it means to be a rich man with a smelly wine and meat, and the road is frozen to death."

Lao Qiu also said: "Most of the officials here wear a pair of trousers with the surname Ma. I guess they would rather hide the food until it gets moldy than take it out. The food distributed in autumn is probably almost eaten up. I don’t know how high the price of food in the shop has risen, can ordinary people still afford food?”

When the three of them came to North Street, the situation here was even more depressing. The shopkeeper Qian, who was guarding the store, saw that the owner had finally arrived, and wished he could pounce on him. He pointed to the empty shop with tears in his eyes and said, "My lord, if you don't come again, I will die." I have to close the shop and leave, there is no grain left, and now even if I have money, there is no place to buy grain, and the grain and rice in other shops are sold at sky-high prices!"

Steward Wang also rushed over after receiving the letter, and entered the shop with Xu Bei. Seeing Xu Bei's safe return, he followed Jiang Ping by his side, and put his heart back to his original place: "It's good to come back, you The shopkeeper has been so worried that his hair has fallen out these few days, haha, I told him not to worry, and don’t worry about running out of money in the account. Waiting for the little boss to come back, the food in the shop will be enough solved."

Seeing his acquaintance, Xu Bei, he was in a much better mood, and said with a smile, "Don't worry, Shopkeeper Qian, on the way here, didn't you hear that the prince has suppressed a batch of food and is distributing food, and I will get the food for you later. "If it wasn't under Ma's nose, he would have loaded the grain on the car when he came from Yanzhou City, and he was worried that people would collect the grain before entering the city gate, "Hurry up Close the shop for a few days, don't worry, I won't deduct your wages."

Such an owner at Shopkeeper Qian's stall was really laughing and neither angry nor angry, so he could only say: "Okay, the little one will rest for a few days, and wait for the owner to get some food."

Xu Bei laughed dryly, he had to get the food quickly, and waited until the shopkeeper Qian left, and then said to Steward Wang: "Guard Wang should be able to get the grain." It's a pity that he transported so much grain from the capital, and there was nothing at all. Keep it for yourself, and now the shop can't go on.

Wang Guanshi said with a smile: "Okay, I'll figure out a way, and I'll ship it to you in two days. Now that there is no shortage of food, I can find a way." All he knew was that Xu Bei had gone to the capital, and he seemed to be borrowing food from him. It was related to one matter, and he vaguely heard some news from Yanzhou. He knew that he might have something to do with Xu Bei. He felt that he still underestimated this brother. How did they transport a large amount of food under the eyes of the imperial court?

"Thank you. I'll treat Manager Wang to a drink some other day. I'll leave this shop to you. I have to rush back to Kang County. I need to deliver a letter to Kang County."

Xu Bei completely became a hands-off shopkeeper, and once he left the matter, he patted his buttocks and led the two of them to leave Suzhou again.