Tian Boping is a local gangster in Jiangdu and Shen Yi's informant who stayed in Jiangdu early.
Especially his cheap son Jiang Sheng, who followed Shen Yi to Jiankang and made a small fortune, and got a wife when he came back. After his attitude changed, he became even more devoted to Shen Yi, and would help Shen Yi inquire about things when he had nothing to do. The news Shen Yi needs.
Shen Yi asked him to help and looked at Fan Dongcheng and the other four.
After hearing what he said, Shen Yi smiled and said, "It seems that the Ma family is more capable. They were only exiled for more than a year, and then they returned to Jiangdu without any problems."
Ma Jun's family had their home confiscated and all their property confiscated because of the food price issue. Theoretically speaking, it is unlikely that a merchant family like the Ma family would be able to turn over.
But the Ma family was originally the richest man in Jiangdu.
Jiangdu is a famous big city in Chen State, so the Ma family's wealth must be huge, so much that even the imperial court is unlikely to steal everything. And with the Ma family's financial resources, there is no need to have too much left. As long as 10% or 20% is left, it will be enough for them to deal with the low-level officials and avoid punishment for themselves.
After Shen Yi finished saying this, he pointed to the chair in front of him and said with a smile: "Brother Tian, you're welcome, sit down and talk."
After Tian Boping hesitated for a moment, he sat down and continued: "Sir, I have only met Ma Jun's family twice, and not on the street. Their family returned to Jiangdu half a year ago, but They never showed up at that time, and it wasn't until His Majesty's wedding a few days ago that the family went back to Jiangdu..."
This is normal. After all, they are trying to get out of the relationship and need to keep a low profile for some time.
However, after the amnesty for the whole world, they were no longer guilty. However, it would take time to return to Jiangdu from Lingnan, so the Ma family still did not dare to appear in public.
In more than a month, they will be able to tell outsiders that they have returned from Lingnan, and thus appear in the public eye legitimately.
Mr. Shen smiled calmly and continued to ask: "What about Luo Maocai?"
"Luo Maocai has been living in seclusion for the past two years and even moved out of town for some time. However, he returned to Jiangdu a few months ago. I heard..."
"I heard that I am preparing to take the county exam next year and I have to go back to my hometown to take the exam, so I have to come back..."
Among the original four people, except for Fan Dongcheng, only Luo Maocai was able to escape. Luo Maocai was very cautious after escaping and never dared to be too public. However, more than two years later, he also thought that the limelight had long passed, so he returned I arrived in my hometown of Jiangdu and prepared to take the county examination next year.
Mr. Shen sneered slightly in his heart.
I still want to take the science test!
"Okay, I understand the matter."
Shen Yi looked at Tian Boping and said with a smile: "Brother Tian, thank you for your hard work. I have some scrap money here. Brother Tian will use it to drink."
Tian Boping's expression changed, he stood up and knelt down, shaking his head repeatedly: "If the young master gives money to the villain again, it will be a slap in the face of the villain. Only by taking care of the young master can Jiang Sheng's child have a way out, and the child and I My mother, I’m very grateful to you.”
"Jiang Sheng..."
Shen Yi stepped forward to help Tian Boping up and said with a smile: "He should be married, right? This kid is not bad in nature. Before he returned to Jiangdu, he told me that if he has two sons in the future, he will choose one with your surname Tian. "
When Tian Boping heard this, he felt numbness in his tailbone and froze on the spot, unable to even speak.
He opened his mouth wide, and after a long time he looked at Shen Yi and swallowed: "Really...really?"
"If it's true or not, just ask him yourself."
Shen Yi smiled and said, "Can I still lie to you?"
"ha!"
Tian Boping laughed loudly, but felt that he should not be too presumptuous in front of Shen Yi, so his laughter stopped abruptly. He knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Shen Yi, and then left happily.
Shen Yi, on the other hand, sat on his desk and wrote something casually, and then went to bed to rest.
The next day, he went back to the academy to visit Master Lu, and sat with Master Lu and talked for a long time. However, due to the rules, he was not able to see Junior Sister Lu, so he only borrowed Lian'er's hand to bring Junior Sister Lu two boxes of Lady Xu. Zhai's rouge.
Towards evening in the afternoon, he went to the county government office to have a drink with the county magistrate.
The county magistrate Mr. Zhang was very happy after seeing Shen Yi. The two brothers found the best restaurant in Jiangdu City and had a hearty drink. After this drink, both of them were unconscious and drunk. Drunken.
On the morning of the third day, Shen Yi went to the government office early in the morning to visit the current Zheng Fuzun.
Because he was not familiar with the new governor, Shen Yi only stayed in the government office for a cup of tea before saying goodbye and leaving.
After leaving the government office, Shen Yi rode on his bay-red horse.
This horse was bought for him by his uncle Shen Hui. According to Shen Hui, Shen Yi is now a man of status and status. He cannot go out and has to walk, so he needs a mount.
Shen Yi has taken the time to practice equestrian in the past two years, and he has worked hard.
Because he wanted to stimulate the turmoil and raise the qing, he would inevitably have to deal with the battlefield in the future. On the battlefield, equestrianism was the most important skill. Shen Yi could not say that he was proficient in bow and horse at the moment, but he was already very proficient in riding a horse.
After leaving the government office on horseback, Shen Yi rode the horse and wandered around Jiangdu City because there were not many pedestrians on the road.
Jiangdu is where he grew up.
He was very familiar with Jiang, but he was not completely familiar with it because there were places where the old Shen Yi had been but the new Shen Yi had never been.
This feeling is amazing.
The most prosperous place in Jiangdu City is probably near Yudai Lake. There are many merchants here, and there are also many small buildings singing songs. There are constant traffic and horses, and it is very prosperous.
When he got here, he couldn't ride a horse anymore. Shen Yi found a place to store his horse, and then wandered around the street alone.
Inadvertently, he heard someone selling the shop.
The shop by Yudai Lake only costs 1,500 taels of silver.
Shen Yi went over and took a look. The shop was very big.
Many people came up to ask about the price and were ready to make a move.
Shen Yi looked up at the shop, thoughtfully, and after asking passers-by about the owner of the shop, Shen Yi lost interest in wandering around and led his horse directly back home.
After returning home, Shen Yi wrote a letter to Jiankang.
In the next few days, Shen Yi had nothing to do, so he took his father Shen Zhang out to look at houses. Now that he had 10,000 taels of cash in hand, he could buy a nice house in Jiangdu.
Buying land and a house is a common hobby of most Han people, and Shen Zhang is no exception. Hearing that Shen Yi wanted to buy a house, he was very excited. He led his son to several houses in one go, and registered at Yaxing. The people from Yaxing helped me see if there was a suitable mansion.
In this way, three days passed by in a hurry.
The time has come to the end of November, and Shen Yi's wedding day is getting closer day by day.a
And just when the time reached the end of November of the seventh year of Hongde, a middle-aged man in his early thirties arrived in Jiangdu City.
Before his sedan chair could even get down, Zheng Yuan, the new governor of Jiangdu, had already led a group of officials from Jiangdu Prefecture to greet him at the city gate.
Seeing the middle-aged man getting off the sedan, a group of officials from Jiangdu Prefecture immediately greeted him.
With a smile on his face, Master Zheng raised his hands to the middle-aged man and said, "Yu Shi Zhang is here, and Jiangdu Prefecture is full of glory."
It was Zhangfu, the censor of Gyeonggi Province.
Other officials of Jiangdu Prefecture all raised their hands to welcome him.
Zhang Yushi returned the salute one by one with his hands, and then found Zhang Jian, the magistrate of Jiangdu, in the crowd. Zhang Yushi smiled and stepped forward to cup his hands: "Brother Yi An, long time no see."