Be a master through ancient times

After a brief stay in Xijiang Province, Chu Ci was about to leave for Zhangzhou Prefecture.He and Zhang Hu rushed to Taiping County in Wuchang Mansion with many special products of Yuanshan.

As a port city, Taiping County is small in scale, but because it extends in all directions, there is a lot of passenger traffic, and the daily traffic is very lively. Every time Chu Ci passes by here, he will stop and feel it.

But this time he found that something was different here.Although there were still people coming and going, there was always a hint of anxiety in the air, probably because the guests with their bags looked too hurried?

Chu Ci didn't take it seriously, and directly stopped a carriage to go to Zhang Hu's house.He thought, since he passed by, there is no reason not to come and have a look. While Zhang Hu can relieve his homesickness, it can also reassure Zhang's family, and see if Zhang Hu is doing well with him. .

The carriage stopped at the entrance of the alley, and the inside was too narrow to get in.Chu Ci and Zhang Hu were about to walk in with their things, but before taking two steps, they saw Father Zhang.

Father Zhang's face was originally full of worries, but seeing his son who hadn't returned home for a long time, the excitement washed away all the worries.

"Big Tiger!" Father Zhang took two steps forward and called out with trembling lips. He touched Zhang Hu's arm tentatively, and then patted him on the back. I'm so worried! It looks stronger than before!"

Zhang Hu grinned, his eyes full of joy: "Father, I'm back. This is something my master bought. He said it's all for you." wearing something.

"Master Chu, why do you spend so much money! You are willing to take in Dahu and give him a bite to eat, the little old man is already grateful, this thing is absolutely unacceptable! Dahu, how did dad teach you?" Zhang's father's face turned serious, he thought that Chu Ci probably bought it because Zhang Hu was making a fuss.I've never heard of it before, the master came to the slave's house with gifts.

Zhang Hu was stunned when he was scolded by his father. After a while, a look of grievance gradually appeared on his face. This thing is really what the master said to buy for them!

Chu Ci hurriedly came out to make a rescue: "Old man, don't say that, Dumb has helped me a lot by my side, I should be grateful to you. If the old man doesn't accept the gift, it must be because I think I don't get enough money." gone."

Hearing what he said, Father Zhang shook his head quickly: "How dare you dislike you, little old man? Dahu is your servant, and he should help you. You don't have to buy things for us just because of this. It's called us How dare you accept it?"

Chuci heard the words and said with a smile: "Take it, I have never regarded Dahu as my servant, and there is no contract between us. Don't worry, old man, if one day Dahu wants to go home, then he will still good book."

Before Zhang's father could speak, Zhang Hu on the side already panicked: "Master, I won't leave, I will follow you!"

Although he is mentally retarded, he also knows who treats him well. He has been with the master all these years, and his master has never taught him anything.Even if he was greedy for food and play occasionally, the master never scolded him, instead he would often buy something back, Ming An and the others would give him a copy of what they had.

In the past, when he was at home, his father treated him well, but his sister-in-law and younger siblings didn't like him, thinking he was stupid and eating too much.Although he didn't say it, he would be sad.

Seeing that he was in a hurry, Chu Ci comforted him, "Don't worry, the master didn't tell you to go, you can stay if you want, no one can drive you away."

Zhang Hu took a closer look at his expression, confirmed that he was not lying, and immediately breathed a sigh of relief.He secretly decided that he must ask A Xiao when he went back, what does it mean to make a contract?

Father Zhang wanted to say something, but he interrupted him so much that he swallowed the words and said, "Stop standing here and talking, Mr. Chu, go in and have a seat, there are people at home, little old man Go out and get something and I'll be right back."

After finishing speaking, he asked Zhang Hu to lead the way, while he hurried outside.

Zhang Hu joyfully brought Chu Ci back to his new home, and as soon as he knocked on the door, he heard a woman ask, "Father, are you back so soon?"

"Sister-in-law, it's me! I brought my master back!" Zhang Hu shouted, and when the woman opened the door, he passed all the things in his hand, and then went to get what Chu Ci was holding.

The woman took the things in her hands in astonishment, and when she saw it clearly, her face was full of joy, and she shouted into the room: "Master, come out quickly, Dumb is back, and he brought a distinguished guest..."

The courtyard immediately became lively, and after a lot of chaos, Chu Ci finally sat down.His head was buzzing. To be honest, he had never experienced a situation where a group of people surrounded him and talked non-stop.

He had been here before, why didn't he see their enthusiasm then?Could it be the reason why he hadn't bought so many things before?

It was Zhang's father who rescued him. When he came back carrying half a bag of rice, he saw his master Duhu standing helplessly among a group of women and children, and immediately drove them in.

"Master Chu, don't be surprised. The country people have never seen the world, and their eyelids are shallow. It is difficult to buy food this month. When they see so much food, they get carried away." Father Zhang's old face turned red, feeling that they had just Too bad.

Chu Ci first shook his head to express that he didn't mind, and then he became a little curious: "Why do you say that food is difficult to buy this month?" Chu Ci rarely pays attention to the issue of food on weekdays, and he doesn't quite understand why there is a shortage of food in Taiping County. It seems that no one has heard of the disaster in Xijiang Province.

"You don't know?" Father Zhang was a little surprised, "I thought—" He suddenly stopped talking as if he had thought of something.

"Why?" Chu Ci was even more curious, should he know?

Father Zhang got closer, and said in a low voice, "Didn't you escape from Nanfu? I heard that water bandits are happening there. Many villages have been hit by disaster, and some fishermen were killed by them." threw it into the water, and the sea was dyed red with blood."

His expression was a little exaggerated in horror, but Chu Ci seemed to be listening to a scripture.

"Old man, I came out this time because I went to other provinces to invigilate the rural exams, and I didn't escape. Besides, the theory of water bandits is nonsense. Last year, Fujian's navy had already caught them. Where did another group come?" What about it? And even if there are indeed water bandits in Southern Fujian, what does it have to do with the food in Taiping County?"

Chu Ci thinks that this is someone spreading false rumors. The mastermind of the water bandits captured last year was a Japanese. After the Japanese were transported to Beijing, they heard that the emperor had personally interrogated them.The Wa Kingdom is a small country, how dare it confront the Great Wei head-on, and said on the spot that this person made his own claim and had nothing to do with the Wa Kingdom.Then he paid tribute, expressing that he wanted to reconcile the old relationship with Wei, and the matter was just given up.There's no reason to come again.

Hearing what he said, Zhang's father was still a little hesitant, "But everyone said so, and it was rumored that there were people with noses and eyes. A guest who disembarked a few days ago said that he had witnessed the process of water bandits looting with his own eyes. Fujian Province There are sailors, but there are none in Xijiang Province. Maybe those water bandits will come over sometime! Because of this, the people nearby have not dared to go fishing in the sea for more than a month. In addition, the weather is hot this year, and it has been a long time since they went fishing. After the rain, although it is not a drought, the harvest of grain this year must be not as good as before. Several grain stores in the county heard about this and started to increase their prices. These days, even if they have money, it is difficult Buy it. My half bag of rice was brought back when they went to the neighboring county to buy it together. I heard that the neighboring county is also planning to raise the price.”

Chu Ci's expression gradually became serious. If this is a rumor, what is the heart of the person who spread it?If this is not a rumor, then what is the matter with the water bandits in Fujian? Could it be that the Japanese people have made a comeback again?He suddenly remembered the scene he saw at the port, could it be...

Thousands of thoughts flashed through Chu Ci's mind, but at this time he was in Xijiang Province, so he had no way of knowing anything about Nan Fujian Province.But the most important thing right now is to see if the government has noticed the news.What the owner of the grain store did sounds like he was deliberately driving up prices and creating tension.

Let’s not talk about whether there are water bandits in Southern Fujian. If there are water bandits there, it has nothing to do with Xijiang Province for the time being. Others are still in chaos, but here it is first. It's outrageous!

Chu Ci immediately wrote a letter, in which he informed the magistrate of what he had heard.At the end of the letter, he signed his own name and stamped his school seal.

Zhang Hu handed the letter to the yamen servant in Taiping County. The yamen servant was a bit ignorant before. When he heard Zhang Hu say that it was from his master, he casually asked who his master was. ?

Zhang Hu puffed up his chest and said loudly, "My master is Ti Xue." He didn't quite understand the extent of Chu Ci's jurisdiction, he only knew that his master was a very powerful official.

As soon as the yamen servant heard this, he took the letter with sincerity and trepidation, and rushed in after taking it.

The county magistrate was reviewing official documents at this time, and when the yamen servant said that there was a letter from Mr. Tixue, he took it right away.After he finished reading the letter, he realized that what he said was not what he said.

It is true that he is a master Tixue, but he is a Tixue from the next province.Although it was said that the officials killed people at the first level, they did not belong to the same province. Even if the higher-ups blamed them in the future, he could use this as an excuse to push the past.

Just when the county magistrate was about to throw the letter away at will, suddenly the master at the side spoke hesitantly.

"The letter my lord read just now was written by Chu Ci?"

"That's right, you said that he is too busy with all these things as a prefecture to teach, and he even has a spare time to come to us." The county magistrate smiled, his face was full of indifference.

The master was different, he said to the county magistrate: "Master Chen, do you know how the master who was in charge of you got down?"

The county magistrate was a little confused. He didn't know why he suddenly brought up this matter, but he still said: "I heard that the case was not handled well. The magistrate just found out at this time during his inspection and dismissed him. This matter is different from this case." What's the matter?"

"Your Excellency, I don't know. The case back then was discovered by Chu Ci passing through Taiping County when he went to Beijing to rush for the exam. The Zhizhou Lord seems to know him..." The master clicked to stop, leaving the unfinished words to the county magistrate Unlimited guesswork.