There was blame in Zhao Molin's words, which seemed to mean that you were thankful to be friends with Xie Xuan, but you actually sold the horse that was given to you as a gift. This is too outrageous.
Li Hui smiled and spread his hands and said: "What else can I say? Let me tell you the truth. We must first make our old house habitable, so that everyone in the family can settle down, have food to eat, firewood to burn, and have enough food and clothing.
.Don’t even think about selling this horse. If you are desperate, you will kill it and eat its meat.”
Zhao Molin was dumbfounded, angry and amused at the same time.
"It's really unexpected that County Magistrate Li is so poor. After all, County Magistrate Li has been a county magistrate for a year. How come he doesn't even have money to repair his house?" Zhao Molin smacked his lips.
Li Hui said with a smile: "I was born in a poor family and have a meager fortune. There is nothing I can do about it. I would like to ask County Magistrate Zhao to show your respect for today's matter. This horse was indeed a gift from Xie Xuan. It is definitely not of improper origin. If Magistrate Zhao had not
I believe you can go check it out and send someone to ask Xie Xuan."
Zhao Molin waved his hands and smiled bitterly: "How could I not believe it? But this horse cannot be sold, let alone a war horse. It is just a gift from the eldest son, and it cannot be sold."
Li Huidao: "That would be troublesome. How about I remove the brand on the horse? Or... I break one of its legs. Then isn't it a bad horse? Then there are no restrictions."
Zhao Molin's eyes almost fell out. This Li Hui was so heartless that he actually wanted to circumvent the law by doing this.
Ah Zhu was also startled and thought to himself: Master, you won't really break A Wang's leg, you won't, you must be joking.
"County Magistrate Li, why are you doing this? I don't know how much money you are short of. The county can temporarily lend you some money for emergency help. There is no need to sell this horse," Zhao Molin said.
Li Hui shook his head and said: "How can this be good? You and I have just met today, how can we borrow money from you? That is too unreasonable. You, County Magistrate Zhao, are generous and generous, but I, Li Hui, feel ashamed of it. Besides being friends,
There must be no exchange of money, otherwise it will lead to some bad situations."
Zhao Molin said: "What's the point? Friends have the righteousness of making money, so it's nothing. Besides, I, Zhao Molin, can still get away with just money. One hundred thousand dollars is enough to repair the house. I'll give you one hundred thousand dollars first."
how?"
Li Hui secretly smacked his tongue. It seemed that Zhao Molin was indeed from a well-off family, and he was willing to lend him one hundred thousand dollars. Today was the first time he met him. He had no friendship with him, so he was willing to lend him one hundred thousand dollars.
But even so, I can't take his 100,000 yuan. I don't know Zhao Molin very well, so even if I am short of money, I can't borrow money from him.
Moreover, although Li Hui was short of money, he couldn't afford 100,000 yuan.
"Thank you Magistrate Zhao for your kindness, but I can't borrow money from you. My mother taught me that I must never borrow money to spend, otherwise I will not only be in debt financially, but also be burdened with relationships. One hundred thousand dollars, I don't know what can be done in the Year of the Monkey and the Horse.
If you repay it, wouldn’t that mean you owe me a favor that you have owed for many years? You will definitely feel uneasy. Otherwise, this horse can be sold to County Magistrate Zhao, and it does not violate the law of the court. The price of this horse is 600,000 yuan, which is fair.
Deal. In this way, I don’t have to bear any favors. County Magistrate Zhao will get Mr. Xie’s horse. When Mr. Xie asks about it in the future, I will say that it is fostered by County Magistrate Zhao and I can get rid of it. What do you think?" Li Huixiao?
road.
Zhao Molin was shocked again. This guy actually took the business on himself. He arrested people to buy and sell official horses, but in the end he had to spend money to buy horses himself. This abacus made a loud noise.
Azhu almost laughed out loud and thought to himself: Master is really good at making up his own mind. I wonder if the county magistrate will be fooled.
Li Hui was actually just joking. He just hoped that Zhao Molin would turn a blind eye and let him sell the horse in Shicheng County. This kind of thing is actually nothing serious. Just turn a blind eye.
It was over in just a moment. If we go back and remove the mark of the Xie family, there will be nothing to pursue.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Molin actually laughed and said: "This is a good suggestion. I happen to have a horse instead. I saw this horse and it is a good horse. I bought it. If Xie Xuan asks about it in the future, Li County
Your Majesty said he was fostering it with me. If County Magistrate Li wants to take it back later, he can redeem it at the original price. We trade money and horses, and we don't owe each other any favors."
Li Hui was stunned. This magistrate of Zhao County was very smooth in dealing with things. This seemed to be a deliberate move to make friends. If he bought his own horse, he would not be suspected of buying and selling official horses. It was a disguised solution to his urgent need. And he was also considerate.
He considered the embarrassment Xie Xuan would have if he asked about it in the future.
It seems that County Magistrate Zhao is really rich. He spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to buy a horse without frowning, as if he was joking. It seems that this person is from a high background, and his family must be quite wealthy.
But this is not surprising. Everyone in the country knows that the great nobles of the Jin Dynasty are extremely wealthy. However, some small and medium-sized noble families are actually from well-off families, but they just don’t show off. In such an era, wealth is polarized and huge wealth is concentrated.
In the hands of the gentry, even those local gentry in Juchao County were actually extremely wealthy.
In this case, Li Hui doesn't mind reaching a deal. Although the other party obviously intends to make friends, it is a sale in name, and the price is a fair price, so it cannot be regarded as taking advantage of him. It is just that there is some worldliness in it.
If Zhao Molin really wanted to befriend Zhao Molin, as long as his character was acceptable, it would not be impossible for him to befriend him. Besides, part of the reason why he was willing to buy this horse was probably because it was a gift from Xie Xuan.
No need to cry with gratitude.
At that moment, Li Hui smiled and said: "In that case, it's a deal. But I won't redeem this horse. Once it's sold, it's sold. Magistrate Zhao is willing to buy this horse. Li Hui knows that it's also to help
I just remember this favor."
Zhao Molin laughed and said: "It's not a favor. I really need a horse, but I just haven't found a good one. As for favors, you only sold me 600,000 yuan, so I took advantage of you. Such a good horse, selling it
There are even horses worth a million dollars. I’ve taken advantage of this, hahaha.”
Li Hui laughed loudly and secretly praised Zhao Molin for being a sensible person and having a good impression of him. At that moment, Zhao Molin ordered someone to go back to his house to get two large boxes of copper coins, and he handed them over to the horse to complete the transaction.
When Li Hui stood up to leave, Zhao Molin said: "Since County Magistrate Li has settled in Shicheng County, he has to fulfill his duties as a landlord. Today is a bit hasty. Let's do this. Tomorrow night, our county will host a banquet for Li County.
Order, please invite local celebrities and wealthy people to come and accompany you, please be sure to show your appreciation."
Li Hui smiled and said: "Why are you so embarrassed?"
Zhao Molin smiled and said: "That's it, I will send someone to invite you. I, Zhao Molin, love to make friends, let alone a young talent like County Magistrate Li. Don't refuse."
Li Hui should not be too pretentious. In the officialdom, communication is necessary. You must adapt to this and do not have to be arrogant. The rule of officialdom is to have many friends and few enemies. You must integrate into the officialdom ecology of the Jin Dynasty.
, you need to get used to going in and out of these situations.
Moreover, Magistrate Zhao’s words and demeanor were very natural, and he didn’t seem to have any evil intentions. In the future, since my home is in this county, I may need to deal with him more and ask for his care. I immediately thanked him and agreed, and ordered someone to carry the cash box to the car. Say goodbye and leave.
After leaving the Yamen, A-Zhu hummed a tune happily. He was happy to have gotten so much money at once. More importantly, A-Wang had sold a good place, so he probably wouldn't suffer any trouble, so he was naturally in a better mood.
Talking about Li Hui actually selling the horse to the county magistrate who arrested him, Azhu found it very funny. He said to Li Hui: "Even if you don't become an official in the future, I'm afraid you will be a good hand in business as a merchant. That county magistrate is absolutely useless." It’s really fun to think that he actually bought the horse himself in the end.”
Li Hui smiled and said nothing, thinking: Wherever I know how to do business, you can't understand the things here. The worldly sophistication, official contacts, and the human face behind it are all factors. In fact, I can't explain clearly. Maybe you will appreciate all this slowly.
Now everyone walked around the market for a few times, bought a lot of repair materials, furniture items, and things commonly used at home, and ordered the store to load them into trucks and transport them back home.
Two members of the Li family received the news today and came to visit Li Hui.
The Danyang Li family was originally a small clan. After Li Zhi's death, two clan uncles forced Gu Lanzhi and her son out of the house and went to Wu County in order to occupy the land and property. However, soon after, the two clan uncles got into trouble. The whole family was ruined. The small clan became torn apart.
The reason why the ancestral property was preserved was because the deed to the property was in Gu Lanzhi's hands and they could only occupy it and could not sell it, so they preserved it.
Thanks to other distant clan members who were still there and took care of it from time to time, it didn't completely collapse. When Gu Lanzhi came back and heard that Lanzhi's son had become an official, he naturally returned the old house without any complaints.
They all came to visit today and saw more than a dozen people from Li Hui taking care of the courtyard and repairing the house. They looked like a wealthy family. These people were actually very happy in their hearts. The Li family had a leader. After all, this was a good thing for them. This is a good thing. They actually regard Li Hui's family as the head family of the Li family.
As a member of the Li family, Li Hui treated them very kindly. Knowing that they lived in poverty and had a hard time, even though some people had helped members of the family bully their mother before, Li Hui still chose not to complain about this. Really. What happened back then is in the past, and the main parties involved have passed away, so there is no need to bring it up again.
Li Hui told them that now he and his mother have returned to Danyang County and their hometown, and they will not leave again from now on. As long as the Li clan in Danyang perform their duties, then everyone is still a family. If there is anything they can do, they can help He will also be helpful. In the future, he will also find some way out for the children of the clan.
These people were extremely grateful and expressed their hope that Li Hui and the others could revive the Li family in Danyang.
Knowing that Li Hui wanted to renovate the house and needed manpower, they were all willing to help. Li Hui and Gu Lanzhi discussed it, and it was feasible. Now that we have money, it is best to complete the renovation of the house as soon as possible, fortunately in the New Year It can be completed before now so that the family can celebrate the New Year in peace.
To finish the job quickly, naturally a lot of manpower is needed. Digging the ground, moving bricks, shoveling grass, cutting trees, and laying mud and tiles actually require a lot of manpower. The things are very trivial. Simply let them help, and they can get some wages. It is beneficial to both parties.
So I found seven or eight people in the clan, and through them, I invited more than ten young people from the village to join in repairing the house. In this way, there were nearly thirty people, and things would progress quickly.