A lucky wife born again from a farm family

The ancient prefect was overjoyed and took the letter as if it were a treasure, saying, "Junior, thank you Mr. Ouyang and Mr. Ouyang for your help."

If the Ouyang family hadn't come forward, he, a fourth-grade prefect, wouldn't have dared to deal with Shen Si, let alone the Ying family and the Zongzheng family.

The ancient prefect knew that Magistrate Zheng was a branch of the Zheng family, so he also handed him the letter.

After County Magistrate Zheng saw it, his eyes widened and he exclaimed: "Okay! The people of Dachu are really lucky. Not only do they have help from the emperor, but there are also donations from various families in the capital. Life will definitely be easier in the future."

Nonsence!

Dou Shaodong's family almost rolled their eyes. You are really good at talking. You only praise and don't mention anything else. No one can flatter you like this.

Mr. Ouyang looked at Dou Shaodong's house and gave him a look that said, "You should learn more from Magistrate Zheng."

Dou Shaodong's family was very disdainful and gave Mr. Ouyang a blank look.

Mr. Ouyang was so angry that he stopped talking to Dou Shaodong's family and said to Prefect Gu: "Mr. Gu, this matter is finally settled. The Dou Ou Bank in Fucheng is running smoothly. From now on, the prefect will help to keep an eye on it. Tomorrow We will set off back to Tianfu County early in the morning. There is no need for you to give us a banquet. I am getting older and want to live a quieter life. I hope the ancient prefect will continue to help cover up my residence."

"Mr. is leaving so soon? Why don't you stay for a few more days?" The ancient magistrate was very sorry, but he knew that he couldn't keep Mr. Ouyang, so he had to say: "Don't worry, no one who is not discerning will run away." Tianfu County is looking for you."

Mr. Ouyang nodded: "You have Lao Guzhifu."

Dou Shaodong's family took the opportunity to speak: "Master Magistrate, if Boss Fan's family comes to you for help, please tell Boss Fan that I, Dou Ke, will take over his family's property regardless of past grudges."

The ancient magistrate smiled: "Since Dou Shaodong's family has spoken, I will definitely help."

Boss Fan was too impatient and wanted to rely on the Zongzheng family's relationship to become an imperial merchant. However, the Zongzheng family, the Ying family, and the Shen family were beaten back by Ouyang Hong and the others. Now that the emperor is on Ouyang Hong's side, Boss Fan He was only used to vent his anger by the Zongzheng family.

The ancient prefect touched the jade pendant on his waist. Well, he had to give instructions and take advantage of the Fan family's decline to acquire some of the Fan family's property.

"Thank you, Lord Prefect." Dou Shaodong's family bowed their hands towards the ancient prefect, looking like profiteers waiting to share the Fan family's property.

After the ancient magistrate and the others stayed for a while, they quickly went to work.

More than an hour later, everyone in the He'an Mansion knew that Marquis Rongen was scolded by the emperor, Dou Shaodong's stepmother was beaten, and the emperor forbade anyone to open a new bank to make money by lending money to farmers. Son.

For a time, the entire He'an Mansion was bustling with activity. People who were originally worried about taxes ran out of their homes and gossiped about the Shen family and the Dou Meng family with people they knew and passed by.

As for the Emperor's prohibition on opening new banks, not many people said it. The main reason was that His Majesty was the Emperor and they did not dare to gossip.

But Rongenhou and Dou Mengshi were different. They were two people who were scolded by the emperor. Why should they be polite to them? They talked a lot of gossip about the two families.

In the end, I don’t know who it was, but actually made up a romantic gossip for Marquis Rongen and Dou Meng.

It is said that Dou Meng met Marquis Rongen when he was young and made a private life-long marriage with Marquis Rongen. However, Marquis Rongen was a relative of the emperor and the grandson of the founding princess. As a concubine, Dou Meng was not worthy of Marquis Rongen.

In the end, Marquis Rongen had no choice but to marry a noble girl. Dou Meng, after a few years of suffering, married the head of the Dou family and became his stepmother.

"Hahaha, who is the storyteller who made this up? I will reward him with a reward of one thousand taels." Dou Shaodong's family slapped the table and laughed, almost laughing: "What a talent, even Marquis Rongrong and The Meng family can make a couple, do they know that Rongenhou and the Meng family are not the same generation at all? Rongenhou can even be the Meng family's father!"

However, this rumor was very popular with him and he liked it.

Feng Lian was young and knew how to contact Daqing, Xiao Sui and others. He was sent to inquire about the news. It was he who came back to tell the gossip about Rongenhou and Dou Meng. At this moment, he replied: "I don't know who said it. , in short, people all over the city are spreading the rumor now, and the rumor is very serious, and they also say that Rongenhou and Dou Mengshi eloped, but unfortunately they didn't make it, and then they married the current Mrs. Rongenhou."

"Hahaha, elope?!" Dou Shaodong's family almost laughed to death: "I know how to edit, I'm so good at editing. As expected of a place where storytellers are popular, this person is so thoughtful."

Gu Jinan looked at Dou Shaodong's house and reminded him, "Dou Meng is your biological father's wife. If she spreads such gossip, aren't you afraid that you will be laughed at when you go out?"

No one is allowed to say anything to you to make your father think more openly, right?

Dou Shaodong's family: "Huh, a joke? This is Meng's joke. What does it have to do with my Shaodong's family? Spread it, just spread it. It's best to spread this gossip to the capital, so that Meng will be embarrassed and the old man will be accused when he goes out. Give me some pointers!”

It seems that the conflict between Dou Shaodong's family and Master Dou's family is not as deep as usual. After hearing this, Gu Jin'an stopped talking about this matter and turned to another matter: "I heard that the Fan family has properties in many places. When Fan... After my family went bankrupt, I wanted to buy some of the Fan family's properties. It doesn't have to be very good, but it must be in Zhili and the capital."

No matter what the emperor's temperament is, as long as Dachu survives, he will still have to take the exam for merit and fame, so it is best to have some property in Zhili and the capital.

Dou Shaodong's family raised his eyebrows and said, "Aren't you a scholar? Why are you eyeing the Fan family's property like this Shaodong's family?"

Gu Jinan: "Scholars don't need to eat? I've been hungry, and I don't want to live the life of eating leaves again in this life. I want fame and money."

"Okay! I like scholars like you. Those pedantic people who look down on money. I want to beat them to death as soon as I see them." Dou Shaodong's family agreed.

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After Boss Fan learned about the rumors in Fucheng, he was so frightened that he hurried to find the fifth son of the Zongzheng family.

But Zong Zhengqin had been kidnapped by the people sent by Lord Zong Zheng and was about to be taken to the capital.

When Zong Zhengqin heard the rumors in the city, he thought they were false. He was about to write a letter to the ancient prefect, asking him why he allowed such rumors to arise in the city.

But before he finished writing the letter, the chief steward of the Zongzheng family came, tied him up without saying a word, and threw him directly into the carriage.

When Boss Fan came, he saw this scene. He was so scared that his feet were weak... Even the fifth son of the Zongzheng family was arrested. The rumors in the city were probably true.

Boss Fan was quite smart and did not rush out to find Zong Zhengqin. Instead, he hurriedly asked the coachman to drive back to his home. He hurriedly opened his private treasury, took 60,000 taels of silver notes, and sent them to the ancient prefect.

The ancient magistrate confiscated it and only said: "Boss Fan, it is not easy to get away from getting involved with powerful people. You should take care of yourself."

After saying that, he asked the government officials to drive Boss Fan out.

The ancient prefect was right, he had a connection with the powerful and it was impossible to escape.

Boss Fan died, and before dawn the next day, the person who poured Yexiang discovered Boss Fan's body.

He died miserably, with more than a dozen cuts on his body, and all his belongings were gone. It looked like he had been robbed of his property and killed.