Zhao Xueli was talking to the police officer when he saw Sister Luo walking over.
Sister Luo was different from usual this time. She took a very small step and seemed to have tidied her hair. Although she still looked embarrassed, there was something different about her.
It feels like Mr. Song is like him on weekdays. He is obviously down and out but still has a bit of... character.
"Father."
When Zhao Xueli heard this title, he felt weird. Sister Luo almost always called him: Dad. It was rare for him to say yes. He even forgot to agree, as if the person calling him was not him at all.
Zhao Luoyang saluted Zhao Xueli and the officers.
Zhao Xueli was even more uncomfortable with it, but he suddenly realized that his daughter looked more like a scholar than him.
"Sir asked me to come and talk to this officer," Zhao Luoyang said, taking out the letter from his arms and handing it to the officer, "This is the famous letter from Minzhou General Judge Qin."
"Lord Qin said that when my husband arrives in Minzhou, he can let the guards lead the way to Qin's house for a talk."
Zhao Yuanrang and Zhao Yuanji also followed.
When Zhao Yuanrang heard Sister's words, his heart moved. Can he still say this? The husband clearly said that he knew Mr. Qin and wanted to help him accommodate him. Now when he heard Sister say this, it seemed as if Mr. Qin and Mr. Qin were very familiar with each other.
He should be a guest.
After Zhao Luoyang finished speaking, he stretched out his hand and handed something to the servant, which was one tael of silver.
The servant took the money and was stunned for a moment. He had to look at everyone again, put away his cold attitude, and became polite.
The officer said: "So you know Mr. Qin, and his house is in the city."
Before the officer finished speaking, two more officers wanted to drive Zhao Xueli and his party away. He hurriedly shouted to stop them: "You don't need to worry about these people."
The other two officers listened, looked at each other, nodded, and immediately turned around to attend to the others.
The officer nodded to Zhao Xueli and others, and his voice softened: "Come to the side with me and talk."
Zhao Xueli laughed, bowed his head and said, "Then I'll trouble you."
The guard said: "Don't be so polite."
When everyone stood aside, the officer continued: "There have been too many people entering the city recently, and some bandits have to be arrested. There is a mess everywhere... You should have informed us when you entered the city, so as to avoid such twists and turns."
Zhao Luoyang said: "Master Qin has given instructions in advance. When we arrived, we saw that the city gate was very strictly controlled. We should not cause more trouble to Master Qin. There are too many people and many eyes."
Zhao Luoyang didn't make it clear what Lord Qin had given him in advance. It was up to the servants to understand it, and she didn't really say it anyway.
As expected, the officer's smile deepened: "Master Qin is like this, considerate of us people."
Taking advantage of the excitement, Zhao Luoyang said: "Are we late? I heard that many household registrations have been lost. We left later than others. My husband is not in good health, so we came here after thinking twice."
It stands to reason that after the relocation order was issued, the people who came to Taozhou were all farmers with little ability. Of course, there were some differences. There were also some people who wanted to move to Taozhou for various reasons. The officer suspected that the girl said that Mr.
It's the latter.
"My husband is different from others," Zhao Luoyang said. "He doesn't like to talk much. I didn't want to hand over the name card at first, but I made an agreement with Mr. Qin before. Naturally, I can't do this. I hope you will forgive me."
This makes it clearer to the officer that many talented scribes have such a temper. If he is in decline today, he may become the most trusted person around you tomorrow. He cannot be negligent in the slightest.
Zhao Luoyang waited for a while, but the officer didn't say anything. She said to Shi Jiu, "This man is not good at talking."
Shi Jiu said: "You have finished speaking, what do you want him to say?"
Zhao Luoyang said: "While he doesn't know the situation, ask a few more questions. One tael of silver can't be wasted. I can't go out these days, so I have to find opportunities to earn some more money."
Zhao Luoyang's words were expected by Shi Jiu. No one could take Zhao Luoyang's money in vain.
The officer said: "The government office has prepared several places to resettle the relocated people. There are several relief offices at the north gate, which are quite mixed, and the food distributed by the government office is not good. I will take you to the di shop on the west side of the north gate. Although the food
It’s a little rough, but it’s filling.”
When the officer said this, he felt that there was something wrong with what he said. How could someone who knew Mr. Qin not have enough to eat? He just gave him a tael of silver!
The officer hurriedly changed his words and said: "I didn't mean that... I meant that among so many people, it is always inconvenient for people to eat like horses."
Zhao Luoyang said: "I'm sorry to bother you. We encountered bandits on the road and lost a lot of things, so we are in such a mess."
"Encountered bandits?" the officer said, "No wonder it's not easy for you to get here safely."
Zhao Luoyang said: "The bandits are really hateful. They dared to block the road in broad daylight. My husband reported it to the government office, and the government sent troops to wipe out those bandits."
This tone is really loud. How can you call a bandit a bandit if he doesn't block the road? The guard laughed with her and didn't dare to say more. It seemed at first glance that this girl had never experienced hardship and didn't know the dangers of the world. That gentleman was not simple either.
The government agencies were mobilized if they could, and all the bandits were wiped out.
Zhao Luoyang continued: "Our carriages and donkey carts were destroyed, and now these are purchased by the government office."
After Zhao Luoyang said this, he looked around and lowered his voice: "Shouldn't we go to Di's store? If someone finds out, will it cause trouble to Mr. Qin?"
The officer breathed a sigh of relief, thankful that he did not neglect these people.
"No," the guard said, "They all look the same on the surface, so you can just live in peace."
Zhao Luoyang nodded and thanked him, but this time the officer avoided it and did not dare to accept the gift.
Zhao Luoyang continued: "Emigrants entering the city are subject to interrogation, but I saw that merchants are not. We just wanted to go to the government office by ourselves, but we were stopped back."
The officer hurriedly said: "You have to forgive me for this. Because of the eviction order, there are too many people coming in and out of the city, so they have to be separated. The emigrants are at the north gate, and those merchants have to live at the east gate. Even the merchants have to have
Only scribes can walk in the city."
Zhao Luoyang was a little disappointed: "We won't be able to get out for a while?"
"I still have signs here," the guard took out five wooden signs from his arms, "These are the only ones left now. You can take them first. When you see Mr. Qin, then..."
"That's enough," Zhao Luoyang said, "Sir, you have already thought carefully about how to trouble Mr. Qin with these little things."
That's right. The officer was grateful to the girl in front of him. When he handed these words to him, he thought he was not doing things well. If these people praised him in front of Mr. Qin: "Everything is arranged properly," he would be praised by the adults, and he would not be promoted.
Opportunity.
Shi Jiu's voice came from Zhao Luoyang's mind: "Are you afraid that you won't get the wooden sign from Qin Tongpan?"
Zhao Luoyang said: "Mr. has a bad temper. I'm afraid he doesn't have a close relationship with Qin Tongpan. It's not easy for us to stay in the city. We can't make too many demands."
"If you don't give it, we'll just say we didn't mention it. If you give it, it's naturally better. Mr. Qin forced it on us."
Before speaking, leave yourself a way out. You can say whatever you want then. However, Shi Jiu didn't believe that Zhao Luoyang "didn't dare to make too many demands". She would ask for as much as she could.
Shi Jiu said: "Sui is about to enter the city, probably as a merchant. She will not easily go to the inn she has made an appointment with Sun Ji. She will go into the city to inquire about information. After you get the sign, are you going to Dongcheng to inquire about information?"
Zhao Luoyang said: "Although there are many people in the city, you can always find out the news after a few days of searching. As long as you find someone, everything will be easy to tell."
Zhao Xueli watched his daughter talking to the guard in front, and he was so stunned that he couldn't get in a word.
They talked all the way along, and even if they couldn't see Mr. Qin, Sister Luo still had a good grasp of the city.
When everyone arrived at the restaurant, the officer went up to talk to the steward.
The people who live in this store all have some skills, either they know someone, or they have money to deal with.
Mrs. Yang sat in the car and looked around. Ding Maosheng's daughter-in-law Tian said: "Madam, Sister Luo, what place did they find for us? It looks better than Liansheng Inn? Kitchen room
There are several large pots outside. This is the first time I’ve seen such a big pot.”
Steam was coming out of the pot, and I didn't know what was cooking. Although Tian's eyes were bright, he had to pretend to be nonchalant and not embarrass everyone.
Adults like Tian could still control themselves, but the children in the dozens of households couldn't move their eyes away. They stared straight at the pots and kept swallowing their saliva.
The servant said: "There are meals here and some bedding. I'll tell the steward to find you some more things. It may not be enough, but we will try our best to let the elderly, women and children sleep well."
Everyone saw the appearance of those officers and soldiers at the gate of the city. They did not expect that the officers would take such care. Of course, it was impossible to do it for their sake. The Zhao family must have used some trick.
After giving instructions to the steward, the officer looked at Zhao Xueli and Zhao Luoyang: "Master Qin often goes to Taozhou these days. I will go to the government office to ask you first. If you are in the city, I will come over immediately to guide you."
Zhao Luoyang thanked the police officer again.
After the officers left, Mrs. Yang came forward with Tian and others.
Old Mrs. Yang said: "Are we going to stay here?"
Zhao Luoyang nodded: "Sir, I can talk to the adults in the government office here, and I will give you some money. Everyone can live in peace. If you need anything, just ask the steward here."
When Old Mrs. Yang heard that the money had been used, her granddaughter said she just wanted something. I'm afraid such good things don't happen very often today. You have to strike while the iron is hot and ask for as much as you can.
They can't bear to lose face, but no one will compensate them if they lose money.
Besides, the granddaughter spent money, and they had to get the money back no matter what.
After making up her mind, Mrs. Yang looked at Mr. Tian and said, "Call everyone, let's go and ask what we can get." There must be relief from the imperial court, which is reserved for them. They don't want it in vain.
Mrs. Tian responded and immediately went to make arrangements. After a while, the older female relatives came to Mrs. Yang's side.
These old ladies walked towards the steward of the store together.