Shortly after lunch, Zhu Pingan took the initiative to bid farewell to Zhou Zhifu, out of the Shuntian government office. Although he is still on holiday, but people Zhou Houjie can still work, can not affect the normal office.
This point of colour Zhu Pingan still has.
After leaving the Shuntian government office, Zhu Pingan went straight to the restaurant that he had previously booked, and just happened to run into Liu Mu, Liu Dazhou and their checkout, and the constables other than Sheriff Zhang also happened to go out.
“Thank you for your hospitality, Sir Zhu, we still have to guard the government office in the afternoon, so we will take our leave first.”
The constables of Shun Tian Fu had official duties in the afternoon, so after thanking Zhu Ping An, they took their leave and returned to the Yamen.
“Sir, your money bag.”
After the Shun Tian Fu constables left, Liu Mu returned the money bag that Zhu Ping An had previously given him to pay the bill.
“Huh?”After Zhu Pingan received the money bag, he felt that the weight of the money bag had not only not become lighter but heavier compared to before, and after opening it with his hand, he found that the money inside the money bag was six or seven taels of silver more instead, and he could not help but look at Liu Mu and the others with some doubt and ask, “What’s going on here?”
“Gongzi, really by you, you let me from the beggar gang that plucked a few pairs of broken shoes, according to your command deliberately in front of Zhao Dajing that son of a bitch a light, but also really by him to stare, his men of a steward all the way quietly with me followed to the pawnshop, but also when I didn’t find it, don’t think about me since childhood in the mountains to hunt. If I didn’t intentionally walk slower on the way, that grandson doesn’t know how many times he lost me.”Before Liu Mu could say anything, Liu Dazhou walked to Zhu Pingan with an excited face, holding a bag, and spoke with a gesture.
Liu Dazhu and his village hunted for a living, and they were more than good at tracking and counter-tracking, and the first time the steward of the Zhao House sneaked down from the door, Liu Dazhu had already noticed it. Zhao House Steward’s tracking methods were too amateurish, compared to the ways and means they used to track their prey in the deep mountains, it was far too poor.
However, everything was expected, Zhu Pingan had arranged for all kinds of situations in advance, and Liu Dazhou had even deliberately cooperated to slow down the pace, otherwise all ten Zhao House Stewards would have lost them long ago as well.
“Well.”Zhu Pingan nodded with a smile, looking at Liu Dazhu’s excitement, it goes without saying that things must be going well.
“Gongzi you did not see, that grandson Baba with me followed to the pawnshop, heh heh, pawnshop shopkeeper people are know how to do, at once see that bag of shoes do not know the pennies, but also the grandson of the Zhao House with the baby like, looking at the bag of broken shoes eyes are straight. He also thought it was the bag of shoes. Gongzi, do you know that bag of broken shoes, sold how much not?”Liu Dazhou sold a secret, holding the package and asked.
This bundle in Liu Dazhu’s hand was the eight pairs of green cloth short boots.
“Well ……”
Zhu Pingan was about to say a number, over there, Liu Dazhou had been unable to resist the whole thing off, there was no use for Zhu Pingan to guess.
“Heh heh heh, when the gongzi said that this bag of shoes could be exchanged for a reception banquet, I still didn’t believe it. At that time that grandson said to buy this bag of shoes, I casually said ten taels of silver, I did not expect that grandson gritted his teeth and agreed, the whole ten taels of silver it. Today we and the Yamen Liu head of them, in the restaurant chickens, ducks, fish and meat are ordered, wine also asked for two altars, that packet of shoes in exchange for the silver is still left more than six taels it.”Liu Dazhou said excitedly.
“Well, this is just to collect some interest from Surname Zhao, we’ll settle the total bill with him properly when the time comes.”Zhu Pingan nodded.
“That’s right, when that steward returns to the Zhao Mansion, that grandson Zhao Da Ying will definitely have a green face when he sees that bag of stinky shoes ……”Liu Dazhou thought of that scene and got a mouthful of bad anger out of his heart.
Then handing the money bag back to Liu Mu, “You guys take this money and use it first, tell me again if it’s not enough.”
“Gongzi, we don’t need it, there’s still some left over from what you gave last time.”Liu Mu they returned the bag of money, one by one shook his head vigorously, “Your Excellency last time, we haven’t changed to report it, this time, your Excellency is doing justice for our village, we can’t repay this kindness even if we give you a cow as a horse, how can we still receive your money.”
Mentioning repayment again, the ancients are really simple.
“Take it, in the capital is not like other places, the spending here is high.”Zhu Pingan smiled and handed the money bag back to Liu Mu, “A steamed bun here is two or three times more expensive than in our countryside.”
Liu Mu and the others still shook their heads.
Zhu Pingan thought about it and counted out seven taels of silver from the money bag and handed it to Liu Mu and Liu Dazhou, “These taels of silver are the interest collected in advance from Surname Zhao, this is what he owes to your village, you guys take these.”
Liu Mu and the others still shook their heads, saying that they got all this money at the behest of Zhu Pingan.
“If I take this money, what’s the difference between me and those moth-eaten corrupt officials who raided the people’s wealth?”Zhu Pingan insisted, “You guys take it and burn more paper money for the folks in our village during the festivals.”
Liu Mu, Liu Dazhou and the others couldn’t resist, so they had no choice but to accept it.
Next, Zhu Pingan led Liu Mu, Liu Dazhu and the six of them towards the Marquis of Linhuai’s residence, preparing to place them in the Marquis of Linhuai’s residence for the time being.
On the one hand, Liu Mu, Liu Dazhou, they are still the body of the guilty, the road guide and identity are some problems, in the outside of the shop or something inconvenient, now is a very period, or do not make trouble; on the other hand, the Ministry of Justice, Liu Mu, they are still an important witness, if it is known by Zhao Dajing, may be the guy with what not the face of the means of sweeping away the threat of it, in the Marquis of Linhuai House, the safety coefficient to be high, much more, Linhuai House guards.In the Linhuai Marquis’ residence, the security factor is higher, the security guards of Linhuai Marquis’ residence are still reliable; the other thing is that Liu Mu is wringing his neck to repay his kindness, if it is arranged elsewhere, they probably won’t agree to it either.
After arriving at Linhuai Marquis Mansion, Zhu Pingan gave a word to the concierge, letting the concierge take Liu Mu and them to settle down in the guest room in the front yard first, and he himself went to the back yard to give a word to the old madam.
“Auntie, leave it to me, don’t worry.”
Zhu Pingan was the fifth aunt of the Linhuai Marquis’ residence, as well as the current Scholar and Sixth Grade Hanlin, and the old madam had explained to the Marquis’ family, so the concierge directly took Liu Mu and the others to the guest room in the front courtyard to settle them down.
After Zhu Pingan had given his explanation, he walked through the front courtyard and entered the back courtyard through the hanging flower gate, heading towards the courtyard where Marquis Linhuai’s old madam was located.
“Wannabe good day, Auntie.”The maids and old mothers in the old madam’s courtyard saw Zhu Pingan and bowed their knees and owed their waists to greet him.
“Good day to you all.”Zhu Pingan nodded and then asked, “Is Grandmother available at this time?”
After receiving an affirmative answer, Zhu Pingan arched his hand and said, “Please pass the word, Ping An has something to ask to see grandmother.”
“Lol ……Speak of the devil and he arrives, just now the old ancestor was still talking about the Auntie, and the Auntie is here.”A jade hand stretched out from the main room and lifted the curtain, the big maid Zijuan wearing a pink jacket giggled and walked out, inviting Zhu Pingan to enter the room.
After entering the inner room, Zhu Pingan first greeted the old lady of Linhuai Marquis, and after exchanging pleasantries, he stepped into the main topic, and told the old lady about the matter of settling down Liu Dazhou and the others, Zhu Pingan didn’t say Liu Dazhou and their identities when he said it, but only vaguely said that he had once helped them, and that today they had saved themselves again.
The less people know about Liu Mu and Liu Dagger’s identities, the better.
In the old madam’s opinion, this is a small matter, simply asked a couple of questions and nodded, so that Zi Cuckoo instructed the stewards of the house, according to the identity of the house guards Liu Mu, Liu Dazhou, they settled down, the treatment will be issued in accordance with the house guards first.
