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Zhongqinyuan, main room.

A servant boy helped carry things in. When he was leaving, he was stopped by the maid: "Don't leave in a hurry. Madam has something to ask you."

The boy immediately stopped and followed the maid to the inner room.

Mrs. Ling, the wife of Fei Lin, the general steward of Jingxingyuan, was currently wearing a red dress, with hairpins and jewelry on her head. At first glance, she thought she was a young mistress from some family.

The minister acted arrogantly and dared to wear a python robe in private without being rewarded by the emperor.

The domestic slave was arrogant and dared to wear silk silk in private without the master's consent.

This is what happens when rituals and music collapse.

Mrs. Ling held a cat and asked casually: "Who are you fighting with again?"

The servant knelt on the ground and replied: "Reporting to Madam, I accidentally dropped it."

"Nonsense, can you still get slap marks on your face?" Mrs. Ling sneered.

The boy could only say: "There was an argument and there was a fight."

Mrs. Ling asked: "The two new servants in the east chamber, I heard that you went to seek bad luck for them?"

The boy replied: "Brother Jiandan said he wanted to give us a beating, so he took us there. That guy is a good fighter, and we are no match for him. I heard he was an apprentice taught by Master Wei."

"Wei Jianxiong?" Mrs. Ling frowned and told the boy, "Keep an eye on him more from now on. The new boys don't understand the rules. If you do anything wrong, you should write it down and let me know."

The boy in charge said quickly: "Listen to Madam."

Mrs. Ling called the maid: "Give him some tea money."

The maid immediately took out a bunch of copper coins, and the boy happily took them, kowtowed with gratitude and left.

After leaving the room, the boy counted carefully and found that there were only thirty coins made in Yunnan.

Moreover, it is not the Jiajing Tongbao that is in good condition and made of sufficient materials, but the Wanli Tongbao that is shoddily made!

The boy in the house muttered and complained in his heart: "What is Mrs. Ling? She is so petty and arrogant, which is the despicable life of people nowadays, and she still wants to be a young mistress? You don't want me to betray my brother Zhao for thirty coins!"

Qin Xin, Jian Dan, and Jiu Po ​​each received two taels of silver. Although Jian Dan was a little unhappy, he never said anything weird.

The remaining four taels of silver were divided equally among the twelve servants.

But after they were exchanged for copper coins, they started fighting over uneven distribution of the spoils. The injuries on the face of the house boy in front of him were caused by fighting. Even if he lost the fight, he would still receive eighty cents!

No matter whether he wins or loses in the fight, no matter how much he gets, the children have already recognized Zhao Han.

After receiving eighty cents of good money from Zhao Han and thirty cents of bad money from Mrs. Ling, do you have to worry about whom you should turn to?

…

The so-called Mrs. Ling used to be the maid of the old lady, but later she became the maid of the eldest mistress Lou.

Because he tried to seduce the eldest young master, Lou was decisively betrothed to Fei Lin, who was just a bookboy at the time.

Fei Lin, a book boy, gradually gained power and was promoted to the general manager of Jingxingyuan. His wife actually regarded herself as Madam, forcing the slaves to address her as Madam Ling.

Fei Lin and Mrs. Ling had two sons, one of whom was the pupil of the young master (Fei Yinghuan's silly son).

The couple had already received news that the children brought back by Fei Yinghuan were also going to be thrown away to become the young master's book boy.

This is not acceptable, the prince's wonderful job as a reading companion cannot be interfered with by anyone!

Of course they didn't dare to do anything randomly, otherwise they would definitely offend Fei Yinghuan, so they planned to slowly observe the situation and drive Zhao Han and his sister out of the Fei family sooner or later.

There are many bad things in the imperial court, and there are also many bad things in the wealthy family.

"Madam, the young lady calls you over." The maid suddenly came to report.

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Ling immediately stood up, pulled out the jewelry on her head, and washed off the makeup on her face. Then he took off his luxurious red clothes, put on ordinary clothes, and trotted towards the inner courtyard with a humble smile.

…

Mr. Lou is thirty-eight years old this year. He is still charming, dignified and beautiful. He comes from Mr. Lou in Jiujiang.

After the Poyang Lake War, Zhu Yuanzhang moved a group of refugees to stay in Jiujiang for military reclamation. The ancestor of the Lou family in Jiujiang was one of the military reclamation personnel, and had converted to civilian status during the Hongwu period.

When King Ning rebelled, Princess Ning was the daughter of the Lou family. Princess Qingning’s sister is also married to Fei Cai.

Fei refused to support King Ning's rebellion, and his ancestral home was burned and his ancestral tombs destroyed. Fei Hong, a cabinet minister, was assassinated many times. Fei Hong's elder brother was killed and his younger brother was kidnapped. The whole family hid in Qianshan County for defense.

Both the Fei family and the Lou family suffered heavy losses due to King Ning's rebellion, and the two families had been united by intermarriage for generations.

When Fei Yinghuan returned to Jiangxi, he stayed in Jiujiang for a few days to visit his father-in-law.

"Greetings to the young mistress." Mrs. Ling knelt down and kowtowed.

Mr. Lou smiled and said, "Get up, there's no need to be formal."

"Thank you, Madam." Mrs. Ling stood up carefully and stood there with a low eyebrow.

Lou said: "In three days, the governor will come to Fei's house as a guest. First he will go to the ancestral house in Henglin, then Ehu, and maybe sit in Jingxingyuan. Prepare some food, preserved fruits, melon seeds, Peanuts, fine wine, and tea must be prepared. I heard that Governor Wei likes to eat fried peanuts with wine."

Mrs. Ling immediately responded: "I remember this, I will satisfy the governor."

Mr. Lou added: "Governor Wei's trip is mainly to pay homage to Ehu Academy, and the eldest young master will definitely accompany him. We don't need to prepare for the trip up the mountain in Jingxingyuan. You only need to choose a few boys, and they must be strong. Yes, just follow and serve you the whole time."

Mrs. Ling asked: "How many servants are good?"

Mr. Lou said: "There can't be too many, four is just right. If there are more, I'm afraid the governor will be unhappy. By the way, both servants and boys should be dressed more plainly. I heard that Governor Wei doesn't like luxury."

Madam Ling responded: "I will make arrangements when I get back."

Mr. Lou said: "There is nothing else to do, please just step back."

Mrs. Ling quickly knelt down, kowtowed and said goodbye, then carefully exited the room.

When she returned to Zhongqin Academy, her temperament changed drastically. She deliberately imitated Lou in her demeanor and movements, and said with an air of dignity: "Gather all the slaves in the academy, I have something important to do!"

…

Qin Xin, Jian Gu and Jiupo are all studying seriously at this moment.

Fei Yinghuan has been away from home for more than half a year. Now that he is back, he will definitely test their homework whenever he has free time.

The three of them were scratching their heads after reading it. Fortunately, they could recite an article. They immediately went to find Zhao Han to play with him and test Zhao Han's depth and reality.

Mrs. Ling thought that Zhao Han was going to be the young master's servant boy, while they thought that Zhao Han was going to be the eldest young master's servant boy.

Zhao Han is practicing spearing in the house, and his little sister is holding a puppet to help count.

"Brother, is brother at home?" Three houseboys knocked on the door and shouted.

The little girl ran to open the door with her feet on her feet.

The three of them were also interesting. They all clasped their fists and said, "I've met my sister."

Zhao Zhenfang didn't know how to deal with it, so she could only smile. Another front tooth fell out today.

After entering the house, Jian Dan saw the spear and said happily: "Brother also practices weapons?"

Zhao Han said vaguely: "Well, Uncle Wei is teaching me spear training."

Jian Dan asked doubtfully: "Isn't Mr. Wei using a stick?"

"Uncle Wei is very skilled and is proficient in all eighteen martial arts." Zhao Han said with a smile.

Jian Dan nodded in agreement: "Master Wei is indeed smart."

Jiu Po ​​asked: "Brother, doesn't he usually study?"

Zhao Han replied: "I just read some idle books, and I haven't even finished the Primary 4 textbook of Meng Xue."

The three servants immediately felt relieved and were not afraid of being outclassed by Zhao Han in terms of knowledge.

Qin Xin has a relatively calm personality, while Jian Gu is much more outgoing, and Jiu Po ​​is simply a talkative guy. The only thing they have in common is that they are handsome and can be taken out to show their appearance.

Before he could sit down, Jiupo started to chatter: "I heard that those boys got into a fight yesterday when we were sharing the money."

Zhao Han smiled and asked, "It's not a harm to your kindness, is it?"

"It can't be hurt. They are all brothers," Jiupou said. "The ones with big fists will get a few cents more, and the ones with small fists will get a few cents less. My brother is still generous and will give out ten taels of silver as soon as he asks. I have been saving for several years, but I can only save To three denarii."

Zhao Han said: "Since we are brothers, how can we share our money?"

Jiu Po ​​exclaimed: "Brother is so cheerful, but we can't. The monthly allowance is given to my parents, and most of the rewards given by the master are taken away by my parents. If one day, I can be like my brother, I'll give you ten taels of silver as you say, I'm afraid I'll wake up laughing even in my dreams."

"Being filial to your parents is what you should do. The three brothers are admirable." Zhao Han said seriously.

Qin Xin couldn't help but say: "For the same thing, it sounds better when my brother says it."

Jian Dan asked: "We haven't traveled far yet, so let me ask you, brother, what strange experiences did you and the young master have along the way?"

"Alas, there is a severe drought in the north this year..."

Zhao Han began to describe the serious disaster, and when he talked about cannibalism, the three of them were horrified.

It was also mentioned that the rebels were in trouble, Zhao Han offered advice in the face of danger, and Wang Zhixian led his troops to attack at night. The three of them immediately became excited and admired.

The last paragraph is so full of flavor that it is almost like a storyteller. Zhao Han also appears on the battlefield in the story: "The young master, Uncle Wei, and I followed Wangzhi County on a day and night march, marching eighty miles at a stretch, and arrived at Duliu at the fifth watch. Outside the town. It was dark and windy at that time, and the bandit camp stretched for several miles. The spies reported that there were tens of thousands of people. But here, we only have more than 500 warriors. They are not serious officers and soldiers, they are all temporarily recruited rural warriors. …”

The three of them were stunned for a moment.

Zhao Han continued: "More than five hundred warriors, divided into two teams, surrounded by three and one missing..."

Jian Dan interjected: "Divide into two teams, how can we surround three and miss one?"

Zhao Han explained: "The town is built beside the Grand Canal, and the canal also surrounds us."

"That's it." Jiu Po ​​suddenly realized.

Zhao Han started to talk nonsense again: "Uncle Wei and I were standing next to the young master. Each of us carried more than ten torches, put them all on the ground and lit them, and held one in each hand. Just listening to the beating of the war drum, we held it high The torches were waved, the shouts of killing were loud, and five hundred warriors from the countryside caused a battle of tens of thousands of people."

Jiupou slapped his thigh and commented: "Hey, I'm afraid the bandits are going to be so scared that they wet their pants!"

"Isn't that true?" Zhao Han continued to make up nonsense, "The tens of thousands of thieves were actually frightened by more than five hundred of us. They ran around crying for their fathers and mothers. I followed the young master and rushed to the bandit camp. I saw The camp was burned, and fires broke out all over the place, turning the night into day. Uncle Wei held up a wrought iron rod and smashed it when he saw the rebels. He killed one with one stick, and there was no need for a second move to kill!"

Jian Dan's blood boiled when he heard this, and he asked, "Where is the young master?"

Zhao Han said: "Of course the young master is also very brave, and he kills several people with his sword. However, the young master is kind-hearted and says that the thieves are also poor people who don't have enough to eat. After fighting for a while, he didn't want to commit any more crimes, so he ended up Put your sword back into its sheath, take out your folding fan and enjoy the moon in the bandit camp!"

The three children looked at each other and were already sure that Zhao Han was not making it up, because Fei Yinghuan was really capable of such a thing.

Jiu Po ​​asked: "How many thieves did my brother kill?"

Zhao Han said: "I was young and couldn't run fast, so I only killed six."

hiss!

The three of them gasped. Zhao Han actually had six lives in his hands. How could they afford such killing?

After some nonsense, Zhao Han said: "When I returned to the county government, I was rewarded by County Magistrate Wang with twenty taels of silver for my contribution to killing the enemy."

Qin Xin couldn't help but ask: "So, half of my brother's money was given to us yesterday?"

Zhao Han smiled and said: "Money is an external possession, so what if it's tens of thousands of taels, how can it be compared to making three good brothers?"

The three of them were in awe, and suddenly felt inexplicably moved.

Just as he was about to say more, he suddenly heard a shout from outside: "Mrs. Ling is teaching me, everyone in the courtyard should come quickly!"

(Thanks to the leaders of Yunwai Piaoshao, The Tree Is Like 12, Starting Point Eight Million Eagle Knights, Hanfeng Xiaose, Tiboshu Wu, and Nevin Moore for their rewards. I also thank the many elders, guardians, helmsmen, deacons, and disciples of the Dharma Protector Hall. There are too many apprentices to be rewarded so I won’t name them. Thank you all!)