Now Zhao Song is apparently in charge of the affairs of the clan, but Zhao Ming is actually in charge of most things.
Any disputes in the clan were reported directly to him. A few days ago, a clan member came to Zhao Ming to complain, saying that someone dug a hole to light a fire in his wheat field, and the traces looked like they were catching voles or rabbits.
The clan brother was so careless, which gave Zhao Ming a headache.
He didn't bother to get to the bottom of it, and just said: "Ask your family to send twenty pounds of wheat to your uncle's family."
When Zhao Fan heard this, he couldn't help but murmured, "I have avoided the wheat and didn't burn the wheat roots at all..."
Zhao Ming raised his eyelids and looked at him, "What are you talking about, Brother Clan?"
Zhao Fan immediately stopped murmuring and said, "It's nothing."
He changed the subject and asked: "Didn't you say that Sanniang's side is short of food? I need to borrow money to buy food. Have you collected enough money?"
Zhao Ming asked calmly: "Brother, do you want to lend her money?"
"It's okay to borrow from me, but my brother has settled the accounts. I wonder how much interest she will give? Is it just borrowing money or grain?"
Zhao Ming said: "Anything is fine."
Zhao Fan cheered up, and Zhao Ying, who was sitting in front of him, also cheered up, and said one after another: "We can all borrow some, and the interest will be less. As for my family, it is still difficult to charge too much."
These are troubled times, and it’s hard to make money.
Doing business outside will lead to losses, but it is good to have it in your hands, but money does not generate money. If Zhao Hanzhang and Zhao Ming want to borrow money, they are still willing to borrow it and earn some interest.
The two of them had just started, and Zhao Wen, who was sitting not far away, immediately said: "If you two brothers have extra money, you can lend it to me. I am planning to form a caravan and go out to make money."
When Zhao Fan and Zhao Ying heard this, the enthusiasm on their faces dimmed, and they evaded: "Actually, we don't have much money on hand, mainly food. Isn't Sanniang short of food? Let's save some and lend her some.
It wouldn’t be worth much if it were converted into money.”
"That's right," Zhao responded: "And now that Sanniang is in trouble, we should stick to her first."
Even if you want to earn interest, it depends on who you are lending it to.
If you lend it to Zhao Ming and Zhao Hanzhang, you can definitely get it back. If you lend it to Zhao Wen, it won't be like a meat bun beating a dog, but you won't be able to get the money back within ten years. How desperate are they to invest money in him?
Zhao Wen wanted to speak, but Zhao Ming, who was sitting on top, looked at him with cold eyes and asked, "Cousin Wen, have you paid off the money you owe cousin Qing and cousin Dong?"
Zhao Wen also immediately shrank his neck and did not dare to speak.
Zhao Fan and Zhao Ying both breathed a sigh of relief. As expected, it was Zhao Ming who was the one who refused to lend money to his clan members.
Zhao Ming was a villain for a while, but Zhao Wen didn't dare to resent him, so he left by himself after having two glasses of wine.
Zhao Ming continued to pour wine and drink. After hearing the news, Zhao Hu came running over. Seeing that he was still drinking so leisurely, he was dissatisfied. He stepped forward and said, "Didn't I say that Sanniang is back? Why don't you
Go and greet him?"
Zhao Ming raised his head and glanced at him, put down his wine glass, slowly stood up and saluted, "Seventh Uncle."
Zhao Hu was even more dissatisfied when she saw that he was so slow and leisurely, "She is the governor and you are the county guard. Why are you neglecting her so much? Go pick her up quickly."
Zhao Ming rolled up his sleeves to keep his hands warm, and he said slowly and calmly: "It's useless to go, Zitu won't come back with Sanniang."
Zhao Hu jumped, "You haven't seen anyone yet, how do you know that Zitu won't come back?"
"Zitu wrote back and told me that he was going to stay in Song County. A new school was opened there. Sanniang left everything to Zhao Ze. How old is Zhao Ze? He couldn't worry about it, so he planned to stay in Song County.
, we will wait until the school in Song County is built."
Zhao Hu had tears in her eyes, "Today is the winter solstice, and he didn't even go home!"
Zhao Ming's expression didn't change and he said: "I won't be back for the New Year and Qingming Festival either."
If you don’t come back even for New Year’s Day and Qingming Festival, what is the Winter Solstice?
Zhao Hu was deeply shocked and turned around to leave.
Zhao Ming didn't even call him, so he slowly walked out.
Today is the winter solstice, the Zhao family's winter solstice banquet. Because of the Huns' invasion of the south, he did not post anything this year. However, many people still came to Xiping County this year, and even lived in the Zhao family's Wubao.
This is because Zhao Hanzhang became the governor!
Because there were many people coming, although the Zhao family did not hold the Winter Solstice banquet, starting from today, the garden of the Zhao family banquet will be open, and all guests who come here can come and go freely, and drinks and food will be provided.
Of course, the largest number of people were from the Zhao family, and they also liked to join in the fun, so Zhao Fan and others did not go out to play, but stayed in the garden drinking.
Knowing that Zhao Hanzhang was back, Zhao Fan and others felt that they were elders and were not officials in the court, so there was no need to greet them, but they really wanted to take a look at their niece who had become the governor.
So after struggling for a long time, when he saw Zhao Ming going out, he thought about it briefly and got up to follow him.
They didn't go to greet Zhao Hanzhang, they just went to see what Zhao Ming was doing.
Zhao Ming was walking slowly outside Wubao. Chang Sui was leading an ox cart beside him, and he also followed slowly.
Zhao Ming was thinking, if the person Zhao Fan saw the day before yesterday was really Zhao Hanzhang, where had she been in the past two days?
She didn't come to see him when she returned to Runan County, but went elsewhere first. Did she have other plans for Zhao, or...
While he was thinking about it, Chang Sui Changqing behind him shouted: "Mr. Lang, look!"
Zhao Ming also heard the sound of horse hoofbeats. After hearing this, he raised his head and looked ahead. He saw Zhao Hanzhang leading a group of people on horseback. When he was about a hundred steps away from them, he slowed down his horse, but still ran to him quickly.
before.
The young girl on horseback smiled brightly when she saw him, with bright eyes and white teeth, "Uncle Ming!"
Seeing her sincere and brilliant smile, the suspicion that had arisen in Zhao Ming's heart suddenly disappeared. He smiled slightly and nodded slightly at her.
The girl on the horse jumped down lively and jumped to him in two steps. She smiled and said, "Did Uncle Ming come to pick me up specially?"
Zhao Ming looked her up and down and asked, "Didn't you go to the county seat?"
"But I didn't see Uncle Ming when I arrived at the county seat. Then I realized that today is the winter solstice, so I hurriedly came back to pay homage to the elders." Zhao Hanzhang turned around and rushed to Zhao Erlang and Fu Tinghan who had just dismounted and said, "Why don't you come up quickly to pay homage to Uncle Ming."
Fu Tinghan brought the timid Zhao Erlang forward to salute.
Zhao Fan and others were also slowly coming over in a bullock cart. When they saw them, they immediately stepped forward happily and said, "Sanniang!"
Zhao Hanzhang looked back and narrowed his eyes with a smile, "It's Uncle Fan..."
Zhao Hanzhang stepped forward and saluted.
When everyone saw it, they walked to the Wubao together.
Zhao Ming couldn't help but look back. He simply asked Zhao Hanzhang, "That's He Heng?"
Zhao Hanzhang nodded, "It's He Heng, does your uncle recognize him?"
"I've met him twice. Is he here to meet his family?"
"No," Zhao Hanzhang said with a smile, "He came to take me to see the iron mines."