The bear child of the Red Chamber, Jia Cong

The two people who made a fuss in the crowd died in prison, Su Tao and others immediately rushed over to have a look.It is obvious that the mouth is silenced, and the wound is in the heart.Su Cheng was also following behind, but he felt uncomfortable when he saw the corpse, so he closed his eyes and endured it.Jia Cong looked funny, and said, "You don't go to the battlefield, so don't watch it if you don't like it." He sent her away.

Chen Ruijin leaned over to examine the wound, and said: "The murderer was ruthless and killed with a single blow, but his strength is not too great, he is not a practicing family."

Jia Cong rubbed his chin and said, "Then it's not a foreign population? Oh, the murderer is in the yamen."

Su Tao immediately ordered a search for the murder weapon—of course, people brought by the Taiwan government to search for it; he also summoned all the yamen servants for questioning.These yamen servants were all just on duty, and they all shouted their grievances louder than thunder, shook their heads when asked, and never showed any flaws.Su Tao can't cook without rice for a clever woman.Chen Ruijin whispered beside him: "These don't look like they have the guts to kill someone."

Jia Cong looked around for a moment, then turned around and asked the master, "May I ask why Mr. Su can't find a suitable yamen servant? Why doesn't a young man with ambition come to do it?"

The master said: "I hate the small salary."

"Could it be that doing other things makes a lot more money than being a yamen servant? Nanchang Mansion is not that rich."

The master shook his head: "Because the yamen servants made a lot of money in the past, but now they suddenly earn less, and our adults still don't allow them to be tyrannical. The benefits of being a yamen servant are gone, who will do it."

The corner of Jia Cong's mouth twitched: "Since those yamen servants quit working in the past, what are they doing now? Sit and eat? I don't believe they can still do other jobs steadily after being a mouse for many years."

The master sighed: "Mr. Jia, I'm telling you the truth. Our uncle is not afraid of anything else, but this is the most troublesome thing. Mr. Xie's yamen servants have all gone to work in the Xie family's property."

"Huh? Xie's property? Didn't Xie Jing go back to the capital?"

"Although he has gone back, the Xie family still has many properties here."

"Pfft..." Jia Cong laughed dumbfounded, "Then did they do anything bad? Such as tax evasion, shoddy goods and so on."

The master sighed again: "It's more than that. There are also bullying and bullying the market, buying and selling by force. We adults don't have many people in our hands, and it's not easy to rectify because of our face."

Jia Cong was taken aback: "Face? Does their family have friendship with the Su family?"

The master quickly glanced at Su Tao, and seeing that he was focused on asking questions, he said in a low voice, "I have investigated the property of my predecessor as soon as I took office, I'm afraid I won't get a good reputation."

Jia Cong didn't choke to death! "Put the cart before the horse! Mr. Su doesn't care?"

The master looked up at the sky: "The old man doesn't care."

Jia Cong frowned slightly, turned to Su Tao and said, "I'll go see Mr. first, and leave a few people for senior brother." Su Tao nodded.Jia Cong and his wife then went to Su Mansion.

Ordinarily, most of the magistrate's family lived in the government office. The Su family had a large population and couldn't live in the back office, so they bought another house near the office.When Jia Cong saw that Su Tao had almost encountered a riot and was worried about his reputation, Jia Cong inevitably felt a little worried, fearing that old man Su Zheng would have a bad life.As soon as he entered the gate of the Su Mansion, he knew that he was worrying too much.This house is very exquisitely furnished, and it is a typical southern feature in the words of later generations.The main hall is very elegant, there are several antiques that are priceless treasures, and the curtains hanging look plain and clean, but if you look closely, they are all silk satin.Jia Cong smiled lowly at his wife, "The old man still enjoys life."

Chen Ruijin also whispered: "I'm afraid there is some reason. Mr. Su is not from the Duke's Mansion. When you were in Beijing, you didn't pay enough filial piety? I didn't see him hanging the door curtain with silk satin, for fear of spoiling things." Jia Cong's eyes moved.

Not long after, an old servant who was familiar with Jia Cong in Beijing came out to meet him in a hurry. He smiled and beat Qian'er: "Master Cong, you are here!"

Jia Cong hurriedly asked, "How are you, sir?"

"Okay, okay!" said the old servant, "The master asked the servants to invite the third master and the third grandma to come over."

Jia Cong felt that the old servant's expression was a bit subtle, so he asked after a while, "Has the sir been waiting for me for a long time? How do you say 'I'm here'?"

The old servant said: "Sir, I didn't expect the third master to come so early."

Jia Cong frowned: "Did he write me a letter, or did he guess that I would come?"

The old servant said with a smile: "Master said, since Third Master Cong spent the New Year in the Kingdom of Shu, he must go through Jiangxi when he returns to the south after the end of the year."

"Oh."

Then he followed the old servant to Su Zheng's courtyard.I saw that the old man was in good spirits and was sitting in the courtyard drinking tea.Jia Cong and his wife came forward to salute, and a servant brought refreshments.After saying some cold and warm words, Jia Cong told the old man about the matter at the gate of the prefect's yamen just now.

Su Zheng frowned upon hearing this: "So arrogant?"

Jia Cong said: "There are so many doubts about that matter, I still don't have a clue. By the way, sir, won't Senior Brother clean up the mess left by the previous magistrate?"

Su Zheng snorted, "Since he's afraid of ruining his reputation, let him endure it. Let's see how long he endures."

Jia Cong curled his lips and said, "Sir, the more he endures, the more people suffer."

Su Zheng said: "Didn't it be more difficult when Xie Jing was around in the early years? Although there are kind and grateful people among the common people, there are also those who bully the good and fear the evil. Besides, King Yan's men and horses all went to the mountains to suppress the bandits."

"Then why don't you let me send some people over?"

Su Zheng said slowly: "Although your senior brother has been an official in several places, he has never encountered the situation where the people are strong like an official. If you don't let him suffer, I'm afraid he will be more pedantic than my old man." Nai coughed, "He That disease that wants to save face needs to be cured."

The corner of Jia Cong's mouth twitched: "As the co-author, you always fix him. That's all, you are the boss and you have the final say."

Su Zheng asked, "How many people did you bring?"

"There are only twenty or so around. If you want more, you can call them. Guaranteed that one is worth ten."

Su Zheng nodded: "Since that's the case, let's not worry about the little things like fighting outside and fighting for restaurants. Today, you killed two people in public, which is enough to make people in the green forest afraid for a while."

Jia Cong thought: "Sir, there are too many doubts about that matter, I think it's better to find out earlier."

Su Zheng glared at him: "Leave it alone as long as you are told."

Jia Cong shrank his neck: "Yes, yes!"

Su Zheng cleared his throat and said, "Call Chen girl—"

Chen Ruijin saw their master and apprentice talking, so he just sat quietly beside them.Wen Ting called her, and hurriedly stood up: "Sir."

Su Zheng waved his hands: "Sit and talk." Chen Ruijin smiled slightly and sat back.Su Zheng said, "You are skilled in martial arts, aren't you?"

"Yes."

"Lead people to seize the Xiaolongzhai on Zhuzi Street."

Jia Cong hurriedly said, "Sir, I'll go!"

"Let your daughter-in-law go." Su Zheng said, "Your two moves, to a discerning eye, it's like a show of fists and legs."

Jia Cong touched his nose: "Do you want to fight for others to watch?"

"No need. Just follow the rules and seal it up."

Chen Ruijin asked: "Whose family does Chulongzhai belong to? What does it do?"

Su Zheng said: "The only one in Zhuzi Street that sells the Four Treasures of the Study is at the east end. It is the property of the Dingcheng Houfu."

Jia Cong was a bit curious, and blinked: "Sir, let me go to the lively head office. Even if a female bandit comes out of the mountain, she must bring a military adviser, right?"

Su Zheng said: "You keep it, I have something to tell you." Then he said to Chen Ruijin, "The shop next door to Chulongzhai is called Duobaolou. It's a silver building. You also sealed it up for me." He thought for a while , Order people to take the four treasures of the study.Nai drew up a list and handed it to Chen Ruijin, "Or you can go and have a look today, if the time is right, seal them up in order, and if you don't have time, go again tomorrow. Anyway, they have to be sealed all at once."

Chen Ruijin took the order and agreed.Jia Cong glanced at them, and saw that there were as many as thirty or forty. He couldn't help but click his tongue: "So many! Are they all from their family?"

"All of them. Even if they don't bear the name of their family, it's still their family's property."

Chen Ruijin said: "No more than forty or so, there is enough time to go now."

Jia Cong said: "Just what name should it be seized? Brother's name?"

Su Zheng said: "It's fine, you can do whatever you want. I don't care what name you have."

Chen Ruijin thought for a moment, then said with a smile, "I see." Then he got up, saluted and left.

Jia Cong followed her out of the courtyard with his eyes, and then heard Su Zheng complain: "It's you guys who are more effective! Even the married daughter-in-law is effective. Your senior brother can only be a master of peace."

Jia Cong laughed and said, "He just got used to it in his early years. Besides, if you hadn't been talked about by us for so many years, it would be a bit roundabout."

Su Zheng glared at him: "Are you looking for a fight?"

Jia Cong held his head and said, "Sir, please forgive me!" Nai asked him why he kept him here.

Su Zheng sighed lightly, and said in a low voice: "I ask you, do you know where the Seventh Prince is?"

Jia Cong was taken aback: "Huh? Why did it suddenly involve the Seventh Prince?"

Su Zheng said: "When Xie Jing handed over the official duties to your senior brother, he entrusted your senior brother to take care of their family's property. At that time, our family had just arrived in Nanchang Mansion, so how did we know that their family was actually doing business like that! So we agreed. He He came to see me again, and said that there was no other way, he had to earn two money and keep it, maybe when he would find the Seventh Prince, he would be able to support him."

"His uncle!" Jia Cong couldn't help cursing, "Playing with me!" Back then, Dai Quan and others sent the Seventh Prince to the Rongguo Mansion because one less person knew more about a safe place. Thinking about it, he only told Lin Hai quietly, but never told Su Zheng.Who would have thought that Dingcheng Hou's Mansion would hit such a sideline.He hurriedly told, "Sir, let him play tricks! He told you about the Seventh Prince to test you. If you don't know, he will take the sheep by hand... Er, just let the donkey go down the slope, one by one." Naidon After a pause, "The Seventh Prince and their family have long since had nothing to do, and our family is taking care of it. In the early years, I didn't know what the world would be like, so I didn't dare to tell my husband."

Su Zheng was startled: "Your family raised it?"

Jia Cong snorted and said, "It's their family who sent it to our house! He actually put a big garlic in front of your old man. He thought that our father and I were ineffective in communicating. The child is doing well now. Two years ago, he was with Xie's family. Turned his face - the Xie family wanted him to publicize his identity, and then get a piece of land in front of the empress dowager and the little saint to play tricks, so that they could be the old father-in-law and uncle of the country. The seventh prince didn't want to, so he collapsed. "

Su Zheng was annoyed, and said, "Bold! What is it to be the Seventh Prince?"

"Tools~~ The son born to my daughter and the emperor, isn't it just a tool used by the prince's family to gain power and status? It's a shame that you always give them face. I think the senior brother just lost his head on the place and far underestimated it. The degree of shamelessness of the royal relatives. How many local tyrants are as shameless as this? Those who are so shameless have already entered Beijing."

Su Zheng glanced at him: "Your family is also in the capital."

Jia Cong said twice: "Our family is not ashamed. Otherwise, people would have been kicked out of the capital - no, the Duke's mansion must have been assigned if he left the capital." Nai sighed, "Our family really has no other choice! "

The more Su Zheng thought about it, the more he felt aggrieved by this position, and sulked with a dark face.Jia Cong hurriedly persuaded him for a long time.Su Zheng snorted and said, "At first, I just thought about teaching them a lesson so that they can do business well in the future. Now it seems that we have to settle old scores together."

Jia Cong clapped his hands: "Mr. mighty~~"

On the other side, Chen Ruijin led people to Zhuzi Street to check shops.The first store in the east is indeed Chulongzhai, it's such a big store!There are four or five shops next to it.Going in and taking a look, I couldn't help but take a deep breath: I expected that the things in this shop would be expensive, but I never thought they would be so expensive, it was ten times more expensive than ordinary shops.However, the business in this shop is very prosperous, and many people buy things in it.It's just that they don't look like the children of wealthy families.

She found a scholar and inquired quietly: "Sir, the things in this shop are so expensive, but is there anywhere else to buy the Four Treasures of the Study?"

The scholar glanced at her: "Sister-in-law is a foreigner."

"good."

The scholar said in a low voice: "It seems that the exam is about to take place. Those who come to buy pens and ink are all scholars who are going to take the exam."

Chen Ruijin wondered: "Are all the scholars in Jiangxi so rich?" He looked at him twice - there was a patch on the sleeve.

The scholar Haoxuan burst into tears: "Sister-in-law doesn't know... Jiangxi Prefecture Examination, only with the Four Treasures of their family's study is allowed to take the exam, otherwise you won't even be able to enter the exam room!"

Chen Ruijin frowned: "No way. Mr. Su has the most upright official style, how could he do such a thing."

The scholar sighed: "Master Su is just a small magistrate..." He lowered his voice again and said, "This shop has a long history, how can Master Su provoke it?"

Chen Ruijin shook his head: "You probably let the Dingcheng Hou Mansion scare you for too long." The scholar was taken aback.Chen Ruijin smiled and said, "Don't worry, sir, this year's government examination, you will definitely not be forced to use things from this company." He looked at him again, "If you buy something, sir, return it immediately."

The scholar was skeptical, and hesitated for a long time before saying: "I don't know, sister-in-law..."

Chen Ruijin smiled and clapped his hands twice.Soldiers from the special battalion nearby surrounded them.Chen Ruijin asked loudly, "Who is in charge?"

The shopkeeper saw that she had a good demeanor, so he hurried up to beat Qian'er: "What orders does this grandma have?"

Chen Ruijin took out a sign from his pocket and flashed it in front of him: "Can you read?"

The shopkeeper took a look and found that it was "Jinyiwei"!His calves were trembling with fright: "I know...I know! What are your orders?"

"It's not a big deal." Chen Ruijin smiled, "Hurry up and get all the customers out. I'm entrusting the order of the sage to seal down your shop." The guests all around were in an uproar, and the scholar just yelled "Aww".

The shopkeeper was stunned for a moment, then cupped his hands and said, "I'm afraid the sage won't care about such trivial matters."

"The sage naturally doesn't care about these trivial matters," Chen Ruijin leisurely took out a gun from his bosom, "I care."