Water Margin official

In the next few days, Zhang Zhengdao transformed into the new housekeeper of Ximen Mansion during the day, counting Ximen Qing's family wealth. At night, he played "games" with Zhuo Diuer and Little Chef Sun, quite enjoying himself.

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After careful calculation, Ximen Qing's family wealth is only about 10,000 yuan, which is not considered a big family. This house with five rooms to the seventh floor is worth a few silver taels.

In addition, the three herbal medicine shops located in different directions in Yanggu County are also profitable, with some money coming into their accounts every day.

When Zhang Zhengdao took inventory of the herbal medicine shop's inventory, he actually found several high-quality old ginseng, which he stewed and ate to replenish his body that had been hollowed out in the past few days.

The little cattle also need to eat some good food, otherwise this field will really not be able to be plowed.

On the fourth day, Lu Xiaoyi returned home with the news.

"Your Excellency, the reply from Yunzhou has arrived. We will escort Brother Wu to the state capital early tomorrow morning." Lu Xiaoyi said respectfully as he looked at Zhang Zhengdao, who was sitting on a chair and looking through the accounts of Ximen Qing Mansion.

"Huh?" Zhang Zhengdao put down the account book in his hand, and then ordered: "In that case, let Sun San stay here to continue counting, and Imperial Physician Ren will stay with him to sort out the three medicine shops."

Sun San smiled and said: "Great officials, don't worry, I will take care of my wealth."

Zhang Zhengdao added: "After a while, we will go to the county magistrate and the county captain and give them a thousand taels of silver each. We have received these many benefits, and we have to feed them some soup to prevent the dogs from biting when they get anxious."

Sun San replied: "I'll make arrangements right away."

After glancing at Zhang Liu, Zhang Zhengdao continued: "You go back to Qinghe County first. There is no one taking care of the Lion Tower, so I can't worry about it. In addition, I also want to ensure that my family is safe so that my parents won't worry about it."<

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Seeing that his senior official drove him home, Zhang Liu felt a little disappointed and asked: "I'm afraid that I can't take care of myself well. Why don't you let me stay with the senior official and take care of him, and let Brother Yi go back instead?"

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Zhang Zhengdao scolded: "If you can't even take care of a small lion building, what's the use of you?"

Zhang Liu had no choice but to reply cautiously: "I will return to Qinghe County early tomorrow morning."

Zhang Zhengdao instructed: "In the era of saints, if they can no longer make money, we should stop it first and just let them practice some tunes at home every day. Don't show up. We will talk about it after I get back."

Zhang Liu was puzzled and asked: "Official, why is this?"

"You're holding the piba half-covering your face, do you understand?" Zhang Zhengdao said angrily, "You do whatever I tell you to do. Where does all this nonsense come from?"

Seeing that the senior official seemed angry, Zhang Liu did not dare to speak back and defend himself, and immediately said: "I will take care of this matter when I get back."

Zhang Zhengdao sighed: "There are still not enough manpower!"

Immediately, he said to Sun San: "If all the clerks in the herbal medicine shop have clean hands and feet, obey orders, and keep them for use, select those who are smart and obedient, promote them to shopkeepers, give them some rewards, and give them some dividends at the end of the year. You must do it."

Run this shop well."

Sun Sandao: "Don't worry, senior official. I have been observing carefully these past two days. There is an old man named Fu Zixin in the store. He is diligent, quick in work and literate. He is a person who can be reused."<

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When Zhang Zhengdao saw that Sun San was so concerned, he said with satisfaction: "You can just take care of it yourself. Anyone who can do things well will have their monthly salary doubled. He also needs to tell these people that this matter about the Ximen family will never happen in the future."

Who is calling the shots?"

Sun San replied: "The villain knows."

Zhang Zhengdao thought for a while and saw that there were no omissions, so he waved for them to leave, and he went to Ximen Qing's mourning hall.

In two days, it will be Ximen Qing’s first seven days. After the first seven days, he can be buried in the Ximen family’s ancestral grave.

Zhuo Diu'er was not there, and only Sister Ximen was kneeling in front of Ximen Qing's coffin, adding money to the brazier.

This girl is ten years old. Since the death of her father Ximen Qing, she seems to have grown up. She is silent and never smiles all day long.

Seeing this new "housekeeper" who suddenly appeared in her home with a smile every day, Sister Ximen lowered her head and continued to burn paper money, ignoring him.

"Miss, don't be too sad and hurt your body." Zhang Zhengdao said, squatting down and throwing some money into the brazier.

He looked up at Ximen Qing's coffin and sighed: "Life is impermanent and fate is unpredictable."

Originally, he had kept the golden lotus, the link between Ximen Qing and Wuhan University, at home. However, his wish failed. The inertia of fate was extremely strong, and the two people still wanted to become enemies of life and death, and both went to hell.<

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Sister Ximen didn't say anything and just continued to fiddle with the brazier. In the past few days, she had been awakened every night. She was heartbroken when she thought about her only father being suddenly beaten to death. She heard her second wife Zhuo Diuer say,

It was my father who drank and made trouble and argued with others, which probably cost him his life.

She didn't understand either, so she just asked Er Niang, how to deal with the murderer?

Zhuo Diuer only replied to her and said that he was going to be taken to Yunzhou City to obey the sentence of the magistrate of the state.

Sister Ximen suddenly asked: "Will the person who beat my father to death die?"

Zhang Zhengdao frowned and replied: "The imperial court has its own laws. The magistrate will hear the case and the murderer will be punished."

Fortunately, Sister Ximen didn't know that the culprit was standing in front of her, and Zhuo Diuer didn't let outsiders come into contact with her. The six maids who stayed in the mansion didn't know how Ximen Qing was beaten to death.

The matter was concealed.

Sister Ximen was silent again, and Zhang Zhengdao continued: "Your father did something wrong before he was alive, and provoked people he shouldn't have provoked, which led to his fate today. You are still young and don't understand these things very well. Don't spend the whole day

Thinking about these hatreds, live a good life with your wife."

At this time, Zhuo Diuer brought his personal maid Sun Xue'e into the mourning hall to keep vigil for Ximen Qing.

Zhang Zhengdao called Zhuo Diuer aside and said in a low voice: "Tomorrow I will go to Yunzhou City. You can make your own decisions about the affairs in the mansion. As for the living expenses, I will leave Sun San here to take care of it. If

If anything happens, just go to the herbal medicine shop and look for him."

After looking at the coffin again, Zhang Zhengdao ordered: "After the first seven days, let Sun San call for someone to bury Ximen Qing in his family's ancestral grave. You can live happily with your eldest sister at home, and you are not allowed to go out. If

When Lieutenant Di County came to look for him, you didn’t see him, so you just pushed the matter to me.”

After Zhang Zhengdao's hard work in the past few days, Zhuo Di'er became more and more beautiful after being diagnosed and treated by Imperial Physician Ren, who prescribed some nourishing medicines and took care of her body every day.

Hearing that Zhang Zhengdao was leaving Yanggu County tomorrow, Zhuo Diuer was anxious and asked quickly: "Official, when will you come back?"

Zhang Zhengdao smiled and said: "It's hard to say this. Just wait patiently for me at home."

Zhuo Diu'er didn't care that the sun was still high in the sky at the moment, and he didn't want to keep watch for Ximen Qing anymore. He pulled Zhang Zhengdao and wanted to go back to his room. When Sun Xue'e saw this, she also blushed with embarrassment and followed behind them.

We went back to the room together.

Just a moment later, I heard the wind and rain in the room, and the bed fell and people turned over.