Chapter 27 Chapter Twenty-Seven

The story was divided into two parts, but it was said that when Xiao Ziyu had an accident, something happened to Jiang Xing and his family—Jiang Yuying, the only daughter of the Jiang family, suddenly fell ill.Jiang Xinghe has always been mature and prudent. Considering that his daughter is about to marry, he concealed the true condition of his illness. He only said that the young lady suffered from heat-dampness by accident, and Tang Shaoyin has been invited to visit the doctor for treatment.But everyone in the Jiang family knew in their hearts that Miss's illness was definitely not just summer dampness. Because the master was strict, no one dared to guess wildly, let alone publicize it.

In addition to his daughter's illness, Zhu Qifeng's tomb is also a heart disease for Jiang Xinghe.Based on his premonition, he guessed that Xiao Ziyu and his party would never return to the ground, that is to say, all the insiders died, and Zhu Qifeng's tomb would disappear from this world forever. Jiang Xinghe was anxious about this matter, Zhang Xianfan went straight into the study. "Boss Jiang, the situation has turned around. It's better than we expected. Not all the people in the tomb died, and some people came out alive." Jiang Xinghe nodded to encourage Zhang Xianfan to continue.Zhang Xianfan sat down on the chair and repeated Xiao Jinping's words, and then said, "This tomb is indeed full of traps and densely packed with hidden weapons. Without Zhu Zixiang, no one would want to go in. If Zhu Zixiang is still alive, wouldn't it be a happy event?" ?"

Jiang Xinghe waited for Zhang Xianfan to finish speaking before he opened his mouth and said: "Listen to what you said, it is true that someone came out alive, but why do you say that Zhu Zixiang's master and apprentice came out alive? Could it be someone from the Xiao family who didn't come out alive?" Enter the tomb, wait until dawn and no one comes out, and then seal the hole again?" Zhang Xianfan nodded: "I thought so too at first, and I didn't fully believe Xiao Jinping's words, so I paid more attention and went to No. 13 Dalang Lane to check—as I expected, in the second half of the night of the accident, Tan Xiao Ku went home and got some things. An old man named Yuan and Zhu Zixiang are neighbors, and he even talked to Tan Xiaoku. I think this is God helping Boss Jiang. If there is no Zhu Zixiang, even finding the cemetery is useless .”

Jiang Xinghe asked, "Do you know where they went?" Zhang Xianfan said: "I think nine times out of ten they went to the west." "Why must it be on the head of the west, but not the head of the north?" "Early the next morning, someone picked up a 70% new quilt with the words 'Zhu Zixiang' embroidered on it at the intersection. The intersection is due west of Zhu Zixiang's house, so it is certain that they went to the west. As for why 70% of the new quilts were thrown away, it may be like this—at first, there was no goal, and the quilts were brought to keep out the cold. It is easy to be exposed when you are caught, so you abandon it at the intersection."

Jiang Xinghe nodded: "This analysis makes sense, what are your plans?" Zhang Xianfan said: "No matter where they are hiding in the ends of the earth, I will find them and hand them over to Boss Jiang. Now that the direction has been determined, it will be easy. I guess they are hiding in Jingzhou if they are the closest, and Guizhou is the farthest. There are many people coming and going on the post road, as long as you pay attention, it should not be difficult to ask." Jiang Xinghe said: "You go to the accountant's branch to make some inquiries. This matter should not be delayed for a long time, and should be handled as soon as possible."

Zhang Xianfan said: "I'm leaving early tomorrow morning, and I'm saying goodbye to you today. When I'm not in Duliang, if you want to know about the situation of the Xiao family, you can ask a person named Xiao Jinping. I've already made an appointment with him." , maybe he will take the initiative to come to the door." In the early morning of the next day, Zhang Xianfan took some money, rode on a bay red horse and looked west. At that time, Zhu Zixiang's master and apprentice had only half a day's journey left from Jingzhou. But at noon the day after Zhang Xianfan left, Li Shiyan brought a man in his thirties to see Jiang Xinghe.As soon as he entered the study, the man said to Jiang Xinghe: "My name is Xiao Jinping, I am the householder of the Xiao family, and I am also a friend of Zhang Xianfan."

Jiang Xinghe pointed to a chair with a pleasant face and said, "Sit. Zhang Xianfan mentioned you in front of me." Xiao Jinping said: "I'm a servant, I dare not sit on an equal footing with Boss Jiang, just stand up and talk. I'm here today to tell you something important - because the old man cares about face and refuses to tell the truth, those missing dealers The relatives of the family came to ask for someone if they couldn't see their relatives. The elder was forced to have no way out, so he lied that the second master led them to Yunnan to build a road. When those people heard this, they felt that the master had made a lot of money. The old man is sick, and the man who said the head of the house is not here is about to run out of food. The old man owed a large debt this time when he came back from Yunnan, and he said that he would see the official if he didn't pay it in time. At this point, he discussed with the old housekeeper last night and decided to take The 80 mu of high-quality land in Nanxiang was sold as an emergency. The old housekeeper was sent early this morning to find a buyer."

Li Shiyan interjected: "Who can afford such a big field, why doesn't he come to us?" Xiao Jinping said: "I also said the same thing. The old man just wanted to save face. He thought that the two families were in-laws, so he might be acting out of anger." Jiang Xinghe said: "Something happened to your boss, the workers' wages are not owed, right?" "It was sent on time last month, and this month has just started, so we don't know the situation yet." Jiang Xinghe asked again: "How much is your salary?" "Two oceans per month."

Jiang Xinghe turned to Li Shiyan and said, "Talk to the cashier and give Master Xiao four oceans every month." When Xiao Jinping heard it, he fell to his knees: "Boss Jiang is my reincarnated parent, and I will serve you as an ox or a horse in this life." Jiang Xinghe said: "Go down, don't let others know when you come here in the future." After Xiao Jinping left, Li Shiyan said: "Master, this is a very important piece of information. The Xiao family's 80 mu of land in Nanxiang is a high-quality field that guarantees a good harvest in drought and flood. If it is not a last resort, no one will sell it. .”

Jiang Xinghe nodded: "I dream about the fields in Nanxiang. This opportunity is really rare. The problem is that Xiao Ziru is not willing to sell it to me." Li Shiyan said: "Xiao Ziru is a nerd, and it's not difficult to deal with him. If he's a good face, you should give him face—take the initiative to attack, and make demands before he opens his mouth. This kind of person is not good at business, and he won't ask for exorbitant prices." Jiang Xinghe felt that this method was feasible, and waited patiently for another day. When the news from Nanxiang reached the Zhige Pavilion, he took Li Shiyan to the Xiao family compound in a sedan chair.

Xiao Ziru was greatly surprised by Jiang Xinghe's visit. In order to show his status as an official and aristocratic family, he deliberately did not come out, and only ordered his servants to lead Jiang Xinghe to the parlor in the back hall. The living room is quite elegantly arranged, and there are many paintings and calligraphy on the walls. There are calligraphy and paintings by Mi Fu and Yuduo, as well as calligraphy and paintings inscribed by modern calligraphers and painters. yes-- Traveling far away from the Jingmen Gate, traveling from Chu State, The mountains follow the plains, and the river flows into the wilderness. Flying sky mirror under the moon, clouds grow and build sea towers. I still pity the water in my hometown, and I will see you off in a boat for thousands of miles. Although Jiang Xinghe has no attainments in calligraphy, but because he is doing ancient business and has been immersed in it for a long time, he also has a good eye.Yu Youren's cursive script uses seal script, official brushwork, center-forward round pen, and circle in the middle of the square.Although the words are independent, the meaning of the strokes are connected.The body is wide and broad, freely swayed, and the atmosphere is natural, which is really an art treasure. Jiang Xinghe looked at a few more scrolls, all of which were the works of famous masters of the past dynasties, each with its own merits.When he turned his eyes to the front of the study, he found that the work hanging in the eye-catching place was written by Xiao Ziru himself, and the content was cynical, which was close to his own experience. The first word cloud—— Scroll but poems and books on the fishing boat, Wearing a straw hat and holding a fishing rod. Zhao went to the depths of the blue waves, several shoals. Not formerly a fisherman, Covering the edge, the world hides the good and the good. So put your body under the rock, not facing the sky. The other one is "Fisher Song" by Li Xun of the Five Dynasties. The Tao is—— Chushan is green, Xiangshui is green, The spring breeze is not enough. The grass is lush, the flowers are clustered, Sea boats and boats continue. Letters fluctuate, uncontained, Fishing back by monthly harvest bends. The wine is full, the cloud is full, There is no honor or disgrace in the world. After reading these two words, Jiang Xinghe couldn't help laughing in his heart. Xiao Ziru was obviously dismissed from office and returned to his hometown, but he still wanted to slap his face swollen and pretend to be a fat man and sing "So put yourself under the rock, and don't turn upside down", saying that the officialdom doesn't look up to you More or less.It can be seen that Xiao Ziru's bookishness is hopeless.After reading the handwriting that Yu Youren gave him, Jiang Xinghe originally wanted to compliment Xiao Ziru, but now that he read his self-written banner, he completely gave up this idea.If you look at his handwriting carefully, you will find that he is very imitative and has not become his own style.Once upon a time, the upper echelons of Duliang were proud of having Xiao Ziru's inscription, but now that I think about it, it was just because of his official position. Jiang Xing sat with his master and servant for a while, and Xiao Ziru finally came out. Although he was down and out, his official position was still there.Jiang Xinghe has seen this kind of person a lot, so it's not surprising. After the two sides played tricks, Jiang Xinghe went straight to the point: "There is news from the Zhige Pavilion that the general of your mansion sold 80 acres of paddy fields in Nanxiang. I don't know if it's true?" Xiao Ziru was stunned when he heard this, he thought that Jiang Xinghe would formally divorce his marriage, but he didn't expect to buy his land, all bookish people have a stubborn temper, when it comes to talking, ten thousand gold can be given regardless of gains and losses, it's hard to say At that time, gold and silver were not exchanged.Seeing that Jiang Xinghe repented of the marriage before, and now he is taking advantage of others' danger, he was very angry, so he said: "There is such a thing, but we have already decided on a buyer. Mr. Jiang came to ask if he also has intentions?" When Jiang Xinghe heard this, he regretted that he should not have come here, and said: "Since there is already a buyer, there is no need to talk about it. I came here today for nothing else. Mr. Xiao came back from a long way, and came here to pay a visit. The long-cherished wish has been fulfilled. Don't bother me any more." Xiao Ziru didn't want to keep him, he went to see off the guest and said: "Thank you for your kindness, I hope to come and visit often in the future." Jiang Xinghe returned to Jiang's compound in a sedan chair, and Li Shiyan said, "It's the first time I've met this nerd. If I knew it, I might as well go to Nanxiang to buy some squires and secretly use money. They bought it, and they can lower his price." Jiang Xinghe said: "I came here to help him. He doesn't appreciate it, and he can only play this trick. No wonder scholars of all ages rarely have good results. It turns out that it is their personality. Leave it to you, you can let it go." Li Shiyan's business went very smoothly, Xiao Ziru was eager to ask for money, and he would rather sell it cheaply to others than to let this good land fall into the hands of Jiang Xinghe, so as long as someone came to the door, the deal would be done quickly.Unexpectedly, these people were all "entrusted" by the Jiang family. Jiang Xinghe bought this batch of fields, and Zhang Xianfan also came back from other places. Although Zhang Xianfan didn't gain much from this trip, he still found out the whereabouts of Zhu Zixiang's master and apprentice.He asked hundreds of porters and traders, and according to their recollections, there were indeed two people, one big and one small, who came to Jingzhou from Duliang on the second and third day of the eighth lunar month. It is not porters or merchants who walk on the road.Zhang Xianfan then identified them as Zhu Zixiang and Tan Xiaoku.After getting the news, Zhang Xianfan stayed at the Wangxiang Inn.Going down here is not blind. He knows that Tan Xiaoku's father died in this inn. If Tan Laogua's grave can be found, Tan Xiaoku will definitely go to the grave.In order not to expose himself, Zhang Xianfan did not ask the store owner Yinbaiyuan and Xiao Er, and only picked strangers to talk about such topics.The hard work paid off, and finally someone revealed that Tan Laogua was buried in Huanggouao. When Zhang Xianfan came to Huanggou'ao, he found Tan Laogua's tomb without a hitch—but he came too late, and Tan Xiaoku had already repaired the tomb and erected a tombstone here.Zhang Xianfan wandered the streets and alleys of Jingzhou City for another six or seven days, but found nothing, so he rushed back to report to Jiang Xinghe.Jiang Xinghe understood that he came back because he ran out of money, so he deliberately asked him what his plans were.Sure enough, Zhang Xianfan said that he still wanted to go to Jingzhou to look for it, and he might meet him one day.Jiang Xinghe said: "This method is not bad, but in Jingzhou City, touching someone is like looking for a needle in a pool, and there is a certain degree of blindness. Since Zhu Zixiang is avoiding disaster, he will not show his face lightly. Survival may return to the old business. They are night owls, accustomed to the life of day and night, where do you go to touch them? I think this will be a rest in advance, ignore it, and Tan Xiaoku will definitely come home next year in Qingming Tomb-sweeping, then go to them again, you will be more confident." Zhang Xianfan saw that there was no hope of asking for money, so he climbed up: "I thought the same way at first, because I was afraid that the boss would not be able to wait, so I thought about going to Jingzhou to look for it. If that is the case, then wait patiently until next year." When the two talked about this, Jiang Xinghe saw that Zhang Xianfan had no intention of leaving, so he asked, "Is there anything else?" Zhang Xianfan said: "This matter had nothing to do with me at first—it is like this. Shu Zhenqian from the police station told me several times that you promised him to be the chief of the police. Now this position happens to be vacant. He is afraid that you will forget." Jiang Xinghe said: "I haven't forgotten this matter, there will be arrangements, if you run into him, please let me know and let him act as the director first." There was little gossip, time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, the Qingming Festival of the second year was approaching. Zhang Xianfan suggested to Jiang Xinghe that he needed a helper, which would help control Tan Xiaoku.Jiang Xinghe complied, and allowed him to choose the right person at will.The first candidates that Zhang Xianfan thought of were Luo Jiancheng and Luo Guoai, who had played well before, and they hadn't come out since they were imprisoned by Xiao Ziyu.He inquired with Shu Zhenqian and learned that Luo Jiancheng and the other tomb robbers were tortured to death by the prison bully, and only one Luo Guoxiao was still alive.Zhang Xianfan used Jiang Xinghe's name to demand someone, but Shu Zhengan didn't dare to neglect, so he released Luo Guo'ao to Zhang Xianfan.Luo Guo'ao was reborn, and he was grateful to Zhang Xianfan. It is said that people in Duliang attach great importance to Qingming Festival. Many wanderers in foreign lands may not go home during the Spring Festival, but no matter how busy Qingming is, they will overcome all obstacles and rush home to worship their ancestors.The trees are thousands of feet tall, and the fallen leaves return to their roots. If a person forgets his own roots, then no matter how promising this person is, he will live in vain——Duliang Youzi thinks so. With Qingming approaching, Jiang Xinghe naturally thought of Xiao Ziyu and his family guest who died in Zhu Qifeng's tomb last year.In order to cover up, Xiao Ziru lied that they were building roads in Yunnan and did not come back this year during the Spring Festival.Now that Qingming is approaching, Xiao Ziru's lies can no longer be covered up, and I really don't know how he will end up.Jiang Xinghe is following the development of the incident with great enthusiasm. On this day, as soon as Jiang Xinghe returned to the study from outside, Xiao Jinping followed him in and reported: "Boss Jiang, I have been waiting for you for a long time. I have something important to tell. The relatives of the victims have gathered in the past two days. Liushan Road was extremely noisy. It was said that it had been almost a year, no one was born, no corpse was seen, and there was no news. If no one came back on Qingming Festival, I would go to the Yamen to beat drums and complain, and investigate the matter to the bottom. " Jiang Xinghe asked: "How did your elders react?" Xiao Jinping said: "I'm so anxious—no, no, I'm so devastated, he almost didn't kneel down to those former servants. Those people said: Master, we don't want your old man to kneel down, as long as you return our relatives, everyone is willing to give you Kowtow until his forehead is rotten. The most annoying thing about the elder is meeting officials. He has lost power now. When he was on the stage, he had more or less grievances. Avoid finding out the truth, and it will even lose face of his scholarly family." "Then what is he going to do?" "It was our old housekeeper who had an idea. He lied that there was a landslide on the road construction site in Yunnan, and everyone including the second master died. The first master thought this was a good idea. When he announced it, the whole yard There was a thunderous cry, and then they smashed the Xiao family's things, and some people even beat the old man... Alas, what a crime! Fortunately, the old housekeeper is usually popular, and he is an old man in the family. After persuasion, everyone finally calmed down. The final question was more consistent—how to compensate. The old man was very straightforward and willing to sell all the land, mountains and houses to properly resettle the relatives of the deceased. His only request was to keep the secret , don’t reveal the inside story to save his last face. I really can’t figure it out, is face still so important when a person has reached this point?” Jiang Xinghe asked again: "Who did you sell the 80 mu of land in Nanxiang to? Do you people in the Xiao family compound know the truth?" "I know, we're not deaf people, and Zhige Pavilion spread the word within a few days after you passed the deed, but you didn't dare to tell it, only the Elder Master." "Don't your elders know?" "He doesn't go out. He reads and writes in the study all day long. The old butler ordered his servants not to tell him. Of course he was kept in the dark. But now he knows, it was the old butler who told him." "Why did you tell the old housekeeper? Aren't you afraid that he will be angry?" "The old butler also had no choice but to tell the truth. The elder is a scholar, and a scholar has many bad habits, some of which caused him to suffer a lot. In order to prevent him from suffering the same loss, the old butler revealed that he sold it last year. The truth about Tian—he lost 20,000 vain oceans for nothing because of his worthless face.” "What's your reaction, sir?" "I was very excited—but then I calmed down. I came here today to reveal this—this time the old man may be willing to do business with you directly. Also, a nerd like him will not know the market price, everything It’s still the old housekeeper who decides on his behalf.” Jiang Xinghe nodded with satisfaction: "Very well, you came here so early today, thank you for your hard work! Haven't you eaten yet?" "Boss Jiang, don't worry about me. I've been out for a long time, so I have to go back right away." Xiao Jinping got up and left, and after a few steps, he backed back in a panic and asked Jiang Xinghe anxiously, "Is there a back door to go?" ?” "There is a back door, why are you going through the back door?" Jiang Xinghe was puzzled, but he still let Xiao Jinping go out through the back door. After a while, Li Shiyan led Xiao Zhong in. Only then did he understand, and hurriedly got up to look at him. Welcome, "Housekeeper Xiao is here, welcome!" Xiao Zhong was also polite, and after sitting down, he went straight to the topic: "I am here this time at the order of my boss to discuss business with Boss Jiang." Jiang Xinghe had the bottom line in his mind, and at this moment he fully understood Xiao Zhong's intentions, so he said: "I am a businessman, it is a good thing to have a business, if you can do business with Mr. Xiao, even if you lose money, it is also a good thing. " "Boss Xiao is a scholar, and the character of a scholar is that he doesn't want others to suffer. Boss Jiang, I didn't mean you. I meant that there are still differences between businessmen and scholars." "It's okay to call me—Old Butler, what kind of business is it?" A servant girl brewed fragrant tea, Xiao Zhong picked up the teacup and took a sip to moisten his throat: "It's like this, recently our second owner's family had an accident in Yunnan, everyone who went with him was buried by the earthwork, our eldest owner is going there Deal with the aftermath. Who would have thought that at this time, the Central Ministry of Finance could not find a suitable candidate for a while, and did not agree to the resignation of the big boss—that is, he had to return to Yunnan to take up the post. Considering that the second boss died, only A Penger, the big boss will rarely come back in the future, after discussion, it is better to sell all the land and houses, and go to Yunnan to buy real estate and settle down." Jiang Xinghe thought to himself: This lie is more like the truth. If you hadn't known the truth earlier, you would have been caught by you!But he said on his mouth: "Oh, I really didn't know that such a big incident happened to your second boss, but fortunately your big boss has been reinstated, so it's a mixed blessing." "It's not a happy event for an official to return to his post. The big boss has never liked being an official. It took a lot of effort to resign. Who would have thought that he would not resign in the end. But you said 'mixed joy and sorrow', that is the truth." Jiang Xinghe pretended to be interested: "Any other joy?" Xiao Zhong said: "Our young master had a strange convulsion disease. We thought it was incurable. Who would have thought that it would be cured during this period of time. Isn't this a happy event?" Jiang Xinghe said perfunctorily: "That is, that is. Old butler, you haven't finished your sentence yet?" "Oh? Where did I say it?" "You said that the big owner is going to sell the property and go to Yunnan to buy real estate." "That's right, that's right. Our big boss has already bought land and built a house in Yunnan, and now the wife of the third house is taking care of it. He doesn't want a cent of the land he sells and plans to give it all. Young master Peng'er. I'll come over today to inquire. If Boss Jiang is interested, he can make an appointment and a place to negotiate." Jiang Xinghe said: "There is definitely an intention. As for the time and place, it can be decided by your big boss." "Okay, I won't bother you today. I'll report when I have news." Xiao Zhong got up to leave, but Jiang Xinghe didn't want to keep him, so he sent Li Shiyan out of the gate.After Li Shiyan came back, Jiang Xinghe asked: "Just now Xiao Zhong said that Xiao Peng's convulsion has been cured and healed himself. Is it true?" Li Shiyan said: "It's true, I saw him at the Zhige Pavilion, and it was normal to sit for a long time." Jiang Xinghe thought for a moment, and said, "Oh, the Xiao family is really miserable. No matter how much money Xiao Ziru asks, I will definitely buy the Xiao family compound." Li Shiyan looked at Jiang Xinghe in surprise: "Boss, are you...?" Jiang Xinghe said lightly: "It's nothing, let's be sympathetic to each other, remember how powerful and prestige their Xiao family was at the beginning... People, it's really a blessing and a curse. Steward Li, what day is it today?" Li Shiyan said: "The second day of the third lunar month." "How many days are there before the tomb-sweeping on Qingming Festival?" "This year's Ching Ming is on the tenth day of March. According to the custom of offering sacrifices, 'February Qingming is not ahead, and March Qingming is not after', and it cannot be later than the seventh day of March at the latest." "That means there are only five days left." Jiang Xinghe stood up, "Butler Li, accompany me to Xiao's house." Li Shiyan understood what his boss was going to do, and asked in puzzlement, "Didn't you say that Xiao Ziru would set the time?" "If he sets the time, at least two days later. In this case, he will delay the time for compensation in consideration of face. Why don't you help out to the end, and lower yourself to help others." Li Shiyan looked at Jiang Xinghe: "My boss really wants to marry Miss to Xiao Peng?" Jiang Xinghe said displeasedly: "What nonsense are you talking about? These are completely different things." The master and servant came to the Xiao family compound, and Xiao Zhong went out to greet him from afar. He whispered gratefully to Jiang Xinghe: "Thank you, Boss Jiang, if you don't come, he will set the date for the day after tomorrow—then It’s good to see, those family members of the deceased will flatten this yard!” Jiang Xinghe smiled and said nothing, he entered the living room, but he didn't see Xiao Ziru, and he knew in his heart that the bookworm might be "repeating the old trick".Xiao Zhong gave Jiang Xinghe a wry smile, and made tea himself - the Xiao family had no more servants to call on. Jiang Xinghe estimated that Xiao Ziru would have to hide for a while before coming out, so he looked around again unconsciously.The living room is still the same as last year, but a lot of furniture has been covered with dust.Jiang Xinghe looked up, and found that the two words from last year were gone, replaced by another two axis banners made by Xiao Ziru himself, which said—— Get off your horse and drink your wine, and ask you where you are. Unhappy with the king's words, he returned to lie on the frontier of Nanshan. But don't ask again, when the white clouds are endless. Another banner content cloud—— The setting sun shines on the countryside, and the cattle and sheep return to the poor alleys. Ye Lao reads the shepherd boy, leaning on his stick to wait for Jingfei. The pheasants show off the wheat seedlings, and the silkworms sleep with thin mulberry leaves. Tian Fuhe hoeed and stood up, meeting each other and talking. That is to say, I am envious of leisure and leisure, and I am sad and chanting. The contents of the two axis banners are both works of Wang Wei. Wang was implicated in the Anshi Rebellion and suffered political setbacks. After the age of forty, he lived in seclusion in Lantian and devoted himself to landscape calligraphy and painting, which is quite similar to Xiao Ziru's fate.From the content, it can be seen that Xiao Ziru's mentality has calmed down after a year of living here. Facing the reality, he has to accept his fate, and from the words, he has also calmed down a lot. Compared with last year, he is completely different. Jiang Xinghe sat for a while, Xiao Ziru finally came out, he cupped his hands and said, "Boss Jiang, disrespect, disrespect, the housekeeper and I are discussing when to ask you out." Jiang Xinghe bowed to return the salute, and sat down again: "I came here without invitation, Mr. Xiao is not too presumptuous?" Xiao Ziru also sat down: "Where is it? The old housekeeper told you, right?" Jiang Xinghe said: "I said it, congratulations to Mr. Xiao for re-entering the official career." Xiao Ziru sighed: "There is no end to the officialdom. I thought I had escaped from the sea of ​​suffering. Who knew that I would have to suffer more. Boss Jiang's intention?" Jiang Xinghe said: "Of course it is intentional, otherwise I would not come here, please ask Mr. Xiao to make a price first." Xiao Ziru hesitated to speak, and finally fixed his eyes on Xiao Zhong beside him: "Speak, old housekeeper." Xiao Zhong looked at Jiang Xinghe and said: "In addition to this yard, my family's current property has two facades not far from the Zhige Pavilion. In addition, there are 40 mu of fertile land in Beixiang, 120 mu of mountain farms, and 6 acres of dry land. Ten acres, we all have title deeds and paperwork, and if they are all buyers, I think one hundred thousand and eight hundred oceans are indispensable." Jiang Xinghe cast his eyes on Xiao Ziru: "Mr. Xiao, what do you think?" Xiao Ziru said: "I agree with the old housekeeper." Jiang Xinghe said: "I agree with this price. If Mr. Xiao has no other ideas, he can pay a deposit of 50,000 oceans today, and the rest will be paid after the contract is written." Jiang Xinghe's generosity surprised Xiao Ziru's master and servant. The two looked at each other, a little in disbelief, until Jiang Xinghe repeated it again, and Xiao Ziru said: "I have no other ideas, what about you, old housekeeper?" ?” Xiao Zhong said: "Then it's settled like this. There's just one thing. The boss's family is going to take office soon. The house over there has not yet been settled. Our young master will live in the old house for a while. I wonder if Boss Jiang can accommodate you? Of course." We have to pay rent." Jiang Xinghe readily agreed: "No problem, you can decide how long you want to live. As for the rent, I don't need to mention it. I, Jiang, will not be so stingy." Xiao Ziru didn't expect that what he thought was a time-consuming and tricky matter would be solved so easily, he was very happy, and he became upbeat when he was happy, and asked Jiang Xinghe: "Boss Jiang, what are your preferences?" Jiang Xinghe didn't understand what he meant, so he said: "I don't have any interests and preferences. If I have to force it, I will pay more attention to antiques." Xiao Ziru said: "I knew Boss Jiang was interested in antiques. I have a few treasures in my home in Yunnan. I will give them to you when I have a chance. I want to write a letter for you today. I don't know which aspect Boss Jiang focuses on." Jiang Xinghe understood this time, and said, "My family believes in Buddhism, so let's write about it." Even though Xiao Ziru ordered Xiao Zhong to grind ink and spread paper on the desk in the living room, Xiao Ziru concentrated for a long time and was lucky to splash ink, what he wrote was—— Not wanting is the bone of a fairy, and being passionate is the heart of Buddha.Mr. Jiang Xinghe is elegant and upright. Jiang Xinghe thanked Xiao Ziru again and again, and complimented Xiao Ziru's words greatly, but he regretted that he had not been able to see his son-in-law-to-be from the beginning to the end.Although Xiao Ziru was interested, Jiang Xinghe still felt that it was inconvenient to stay for a long time, so he left with Li Shiyan after bringing his words. On the same day, Xiao Zhong took away 50,000 oceans from Jiang Xinghe to house the relatives of the dead dealers, which was regarded as a relief.Xiao Zhong and Li Shiyan will handle the aftermath of the two parties buying and selling real estate and houses. However, Jiang Xinghe's business with Xiao Ziru is going well, and another major event of his is also in the making.On the morning of the eighth day of March, Jiang Xinghe had just gotten out of bed when Zhang Xianfan reported to him: Tan Xiaoku finally showed up at the ancestral grave last night, and he went back to Jingzhou non-stop after sweeping the tomb.Zhang Xianfan asked Luo Guo'ao to follow him secretly, and he will leave for Jingzhou soon, and he will come back with good news soon. In a blink of an eye, Ching Ming Festival is over.The contract between Jiang Xinghe and Xiao Ziru had been signed, and Xiao Ziru went to Yunnan alone with a bank note, but the good news of Zhang Xianfan did not come back for a long time. On the 13th day of the third lunar month, there was finally news from Jingzhou—but it was not Zhang Xianfan but Luo Guo'ai who came back.Luo Guo'ao told Jiang Xinghe that they found Zhu Zixiang and Tan Xiaoku's home in Jingzhou, and persuaded them to return to Duliang to live.When Zhu Zixiang heard the news that Xiao's family was going to move to Yunnan, he also agreed to come back. Who would have thought that when he went back the next day, Zhu Zixiang and Tan Xiaoku were gone, and the house was put up with a sale notice, and he entrusted "Wangxiang The store owner of the inn” is the sole agent to sell the house. Jiang Xinghe asked, "Where is Zhang Xianfan?" Luo Guo'ao said: "He said he would stay in Jingzhou to find someone. I guess he was too embarrassed to come back and face Boss Jiang."