There is a big market for rubber shoes in the south of the Yangtze River, because there is a lot of rain in the south of the Yangtze River, and it is very inconvenient to go out on rainy days. After consulting the third uncle and Gu Mu, Gu Ren still chose to cooperate with the Qiao family.

Of course, Gu Ren would not make his own claim on this kind of thing, although there are many people in Jiangnan who want to cooperate with him, and Gu Zhao and Gu Mu remember the credit of Qiao Huan's father for helping them find the stolen money, so this benefit made Qiao Huan The family took it.

Therefore, when Gu Ren came to Qiao Xianqing with his rubber shoes and explained the meaning of the cooperation, Qiao Xianqing didn't understand that he was instructed by others, and he was very excited. The two of them obviously remembered his favor. With this cooperation, Qiao Xianqing The meaning of the two being joined by the family is even more obvious, that is, the two of them will not be in the south of the Yangtze River in the future, and their Qiao family can be regarded as someone in Beijing, so there is no need to worry too much about the wealthy family in this place.

No one in Jiangnan's wealthy businessmen knows about the relationship between Gu Ren and Gu Zhao. The rubber pads and rubber tires that come out of Gu Ren's hands are missing from the big families in Jiangnan. This time he came to Jiangnan again, not because of Gu Zhao. And come up with something good.

"Then Gu Zhao is so busy, does he still have time to toss about other things?"

"Tell me that Gu Zhaoming was born as a scholar, and now he is an official. Why does he have so many business ideas in his mind? He is not a scholar, and he compares us businessmen."

Are you angry?He is good-looking, he can study and become an official, and he can also do business to earn money. It is said that Qijia Restaurant is now famous for the whole Dazhou. I was deceived, who would have thought that such an exquisite dish would have such a name, which is a day and a day away from the artistic conception of Buddha jumping over the wall.

If it wasn't for Gu Zhao's name, few people would order this dish, but after tasting it, they realized that the effort was put in where they couldn't see it.

As for why he said he would become an official, I didn't see that after he became the acting magistrate, he made the gang of old men in the yamen speechless. Seeing Gu Zhao let them go to work again, but it is not so easy to go to work again, and Gu Zhao pinches them all in the palm of his hand.

I didn’t see that the county magistrates of several surrounding counties also hurriedly came to the city to meet the acting magistrate. This move by Gu Zhaoliang shocked them too, for fear that one day the knife in Gu Zhao and Gu Mu’s hands would fall. over their heads.

Gu Zhao knew that his generation of magistrate would not last long, so he still focused on repairing embankments and dams. clean out.

When the yamen was up and running again, Gu Zhao went out of the city to investigate again. There are many rivers in the south of the Yangtze River, and there is only one cement workshop, and the output cannot meet the demand. If possible, he also wants to build the roads in the south of the Yangtze River by the way. , so it is necessary to build more cement workshops.

He found a few places suitable for materials, and used the principle of proximity to build kilns to burn cement. Workers were also recruited from nearby villages, so they were welcomed by nearby villages. Villages far away wished that the workshop was built near them. Okay, but because Gu Zhao has the memory of later generations, he has strict requirements on the selection of the workshop location, especially not to cause excessive damage to the environment.

Even the magistrate of the county where the village is located welcomes Gu Zhao very much. Apart from the immediate benefits, when Gu Zhao leaves and returns to Beijing, the workshop will fall under the jurisdiction of their county government. In the future, they will pave roads and build bridges , can also be regarded as an achievement of his county magistrate.

On this day, Gu Zhao took Shi Mao and the two of them and the guards sent by Gu Mu to the city of Jiangnan. After finalizing the last cement workshop, Gu Zhao was still in a good mood and would not need it for the next few days. Running around.

"My lord, it looks like it's going to rain. I'm afraid I won't be able to go back before it rains." Shi Mao and the two of them have also changed their names to Gu Zhao now. Those officials in Jiangnan underestimated their son.

"Don't be too hasty, we brought rain gear out." Gu Ren also got out the raincoat. Although it is not as light as the later generations, it is much more convenient than the coir raincoat.

Sure enough, it was still halfway, and the rain began to fall. The rain in this place in the south of the Yangtze River is different from other places. It is better in summer. The rain in spring and autumn is not heavy, but it can be lingering for several days. Even the quilt was wet when I slept.

The vision ahead was not as clear as before, suddenly two black figures rushed out from the side of the road, and Shi Mao and the two who were walking in front hurriedly reined in their horses: "My lord, be careful!"

Gu Zhao, who was wearing a raincoat, also reined in his horse: "What's the matter? Didn't it collide? Be careful, and see who it is."

"My lord, this subordinate understands." Sting Shan got off his horse and walked over carefully.

The two black shadows rolling in the middle of the road immediately got up quickly, and then knelt down and kowtowed in Gu Zhao's direction: "Is it Qingtian Master Gu? I have a grievance to sue, and Xiaomin didn't mean to offend you. , but dare not enter the city."

When Stingshan approached, he realized that they were two and a half children, who looked about eleven or twelve years old, skinny and dark-skinned. The life of the people in the south of the Yangtze River was better than in other places, unless it was a disaster year, or even It's rare to see it like this.

Shi Dingshan turned around and reported to Gu Zhao: "My lord, there are two children who look at eleven or twelve. One of them looks like a girl, thin and dark."

Gu Zhao could hear the boy's cry very clearly, and he didn't ask Sting Shan to bring him over, but dismounted himself to meet the two of them.

"My lord, be careful." The other guards immediately got off their horses and surrounded Gu Zhao to protect him. Even a child might not be safe, and Gu Zhao didn't refuse.

Gu Zhao waved his hand and walked up to the two children: "Get up and talk, I'm Gu Zhao, what grievance do you want to appeal?"

Looking carefully at these two children, they are even more miserable than the little stones who were just picked up at the beginning, and the palms of their hands are very rough at a young age. One can tell that they have worked a lot. When seeing them, Gu Zhao immediately He vaguely guessed their identities. Although Gu Mu is standing still, he is actually waiting for an opportunity, maybe right now.

Shi Dingshan immediately helped the two children up, and when he held them up, he felt even more frightening. They were really poor people. There are such poor people in this rich and prosperous Jiangnan.

Now that their adults run cement workshops, build embankments, dams, pave roads and bridges, it is time to use a lot of manpower, so now there are no beggars in the city or outside the city, except that they are too old to work, or Those who are too young to work, other people go to work on the construction site, get the same wages as other workers, and can eat and drink on the construction site, those beggars are very grateful to their adults.

The boy raised his head and looked at Gu Zhao. The rain was soaking his whole body. Mao Jiangtao held up an umbrella to protect them all. The boy looked forward to: "Can Mr. Gu really help us?"

"You? Not just the two of you, but others? How many people are there?"

"There are so many people, you guys are going to have a hard time, and finally found out that Master Qingtian has come to the south of the Yangtze River, so we sneaked out and begged the Lord to save us."

"Tell me slowly, now that I am the acting magistrate, I naturally want to keep the people safe."

The boy burst into tears, wiped them away with the back of his hand, took out an oiled paper bag from his pocket, held it up with both hands, and sent it up: "My lord, this is a certificate written by my father, but my father has... No, my mother is also sick and has no money for medical treatment, please help us."

"Take it here." Gu Zhao was startled.

After receiving the oiled paper package, he immediately put up an umbrella on the top to cover the rain. Gu Zhao opened the oiled paper package. The color of the paper inside was old. It was obviously not written in recent days. After the exhibition, he quickly read it. Angry, he looked at the two children in front of him again, and suppressed his anger again: "I will find out this matter as soon as possible, and I will send a doctor to treat your mother as soon as possible. Now, how about you go back to the city with us? I need you to help us Point out the direction of that place."

"Of course Xiaomin is willing, but Xiaomin is afraid that Master Jin's people will find me and my sister."

"It doesn't matter, with the evidence you sent, he won't be able to survive for a few days. Put them on raincoats and bring them into the city together."

"Yes, my lord."

After stopping for a while on the way, the group continued to enter the city. They put on raincoats and covered their heads and faces. They were embraced by Shi Mao and the other two. What, that's their acting magistrate, who dares to stop the acting magistrate to inquire?

On the way, Gu Zhao knew that the two children were called Lin He and Lin Hui. They looked eleven or twelve years old, but they were actually thirteen. The two were not siblings. Lin Hui was adopted by the Lin family's parents. Lin's father died. The Lin family was supported by the widowed mother and two and a half older children, and they could barely survive, but Lin's mother fell ill again. Seeing that the Lin family had no way out, Lin He and Lin Hui escaped from that hellish place.

Lin He trembled when he entered the city, fearing that people would discover their identities. They were all private slaves in the salt field, and they had no legal status outside. There was a black mass on their bodies that made it difficult for people to see their appearance, but they still kept their minds up until the horse passed by the gate of the city and arrived at the mansion. Lin He still couldn't believe that he really entered the city. Even if they came to this government office, Mr. Gu must be able to redress their grievances.

"Send them to Gu Mu, I'll be there in a while."

"Yes, my lord." The two of Shi Mao got the order, and they walked through the hall with Lin He and Lin Hui in their arms. Two and a half older children didn't have much weight at all. Others didn't doubt anything when they saw this situation, even they hugged Lin Hui What's more, people and things can't be distinguished clearly.

Gu Mu knew that his brother was coming back and was about to rush over when he saw Shi Mao and his two children carrying two children over.

"Who is it?"

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