On the cloud viewing platform in the back mountain, Guan Er took out a thick stack of silver notes from his arms and said to Zhao Ran: "Brother Zhao, after excluding the capital you gave me, I won back a total of eight thousand taels. Those few hundred taels of broken silver
Brother Zhao must have disliked it, so he didn't bring it. There are a lot of banknotes here, please ask Brother Zhao to check them."
Zhao Ran took advantage of the moonlight and took the banknotes. He saw that these banknotes were of large denominations, mostly one hundred or two hundred, and a few of fifty taels. This shows how big the gambling game tonight is!
"Where is your farm? Have you won it back?"
"Thank you for your concern, Brother Zhao. Don't worry, the signature has been burned by me." When he said this, Guan Er let out a long breath, and the smile on his face was extremely cheerful.
"You didn't keep any of this money?"
"Guan will be satisfied if he can win the farm back... The most important thing is that he did not lose his wife or even his family... It is all thanks to Brother Zhao's kindness. How can Guan dare to do what he wants again?"
Zhao Ran nodded, took out three thousand taels from the banknote, and stuffed it into Guan Er's arms: "Is this what you lost last time? Take it!"
Guan Er said anxiously: "How can this happen? Brother Zhao, take it back quickly!" He then stuffed the banknote into Zhao Ran's arms.
Zhao Ran waved his hand: "If you respect me and treat me as a friend, just take it, okay?"
Guan Er's face turned red, he looked at Zhao Ran, hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded heavily.
Zhao Ran did the math and found that the total of the banknotes in his hand was eight thousand taels. The stack was like a thick book. He didn't have any property. So far, he was still crowded in a room with others.
While sleeping, there were not many trustworthy relatives who could keep it for me, so I simply counted out a thousand taels of small denomination banknotes and stuffed them into my arms. The remaining seven thousand taels were put back into the package and handed over to Guan Er.
"Please Brother Guan to keep these banknotes for me. Your Weiyuan Escort Company has a great business, so it will be much safer to store them with you."
"This..." Guan Er's face instantly turned purple and he was speechless. He didn't expect Zhao Ran to do this at all. You know, this is 7,000 taels of silver notes, which is definitely a huge fortune.
, but Zhao Ran handed it over to him easily. God, how much trust is this!
Guan Er swore: "Brother Zhao, don't worry. Tomorrow will be the time of rest. I will go down the mountain and put these banknotes back to the Escort Bureau. As long as the Weiyuan Escort Bureau is still there, Brother Zhao's money will be there. I will never lose it."
I have received Brother Zhao’s trust!”
"By the way, there is one more thing I want to ask Brother Guan. I have a very humble Uncle Zhao in Zhaozhuang, Shiquan County. He and Aunt Zhao take good care of me on weekdays. I also ask Brother Guan to find someone he can trust to go there.
Zhaozhuang, I will repay him by adding one or two hundred acres of land to his family, building a few spacious tile-roofed houses, and purchasing some useful household items. All expenses will be borne by me."
Guan Er nodded: "Brother Zhao is really a kind person. Don't worry, the money spent is not a big amount, so Brother Zhao doesn't have to worry."
Zhao Ran was not polite to him and nodded in thanks.
So the two of them were satisfied and walked back to Wujiyuan. Needless to say, Zhao Ran was inexplicably excited that night. Let's talk about it. After breakfast, Zhao Ran was yawning all day long and was about to go back to the house to sleep, but found that Jiao Tan and Zhou Huai were already there.
Apart from the pyrotechnic robes, each of them changed into a different set of clothes.
Both of them were dressed in Shu brocade robes, with jade pendants on their waists, and fine cotton boots on their feet. It is said that a man relies on his clothes and his horse relies on his saddle. These two people suddenly changed, and they suddenly showed a graceful and heroic appearance. They were clearly
How could he look like a young and handsome young man with a lot of money, but he was a hard-working fireman cleaning toilets?
It turned out that today was the day of rest, and these two people were not even willing to sleep, and were planning to take a leisurely walk to Guyang County. They wanted to take Zhao Ran with them, saying that they wanted to let him see the prosperity of Guyang County.
Speaking of which, this was the first time Zhao Ran had a rest after coming to Wuji Yard. In fact, he was a little excited, but after all, his playfulness could not stop him from feeling sleepy. He was still not used to reversing day and night life, so he had to express his deep feelings.
Pity.
However, these two people refused to go out and kept trying to persuade them. Zhao Ran was a very perceptive person. After thinking about it for a while, he understood the intentions of these two people. He immediately took twenty taels of silver and gave it to one of them.
Twelve taels, said to be a temporary loan, would be returned when the two of them had money in the future. After the two of them went down the mountain happily, Zhao Ran fell on the bed and fell asleep soundly.
Not long after he fell asleep, Zhao Ran was awakened by a banging on the door. He got up and opened the door with blurred eyes, but it was Yu Zhiyuan, the doorman of the living room. When Yu Zhiyuan saw Zhao Ran, he said happily: "Fortunately, you didn't leave, otherwise we would have almost
If you miss it, get up quickly and follow me down the mountain."
It turns out that Magistrate Zhou of Long'an Prefecture held an elegant gathering in Beacon Hill, and Yu Zhiyuan also got an invitation. It is said that this gathering was mainly about calligraphy and painting, and many famous calligraphers and painters from nearby Long'an Prefecture were invited to participate, and they were investing in Zhiyuan's favor.
.It’s just that the servant who came to deliver the stickers was delayed on the way and arrived at Wuji Mountain early this morning.
Bijia Mountain is located southeast of Long'an Prefecture and northwest of Guyang County, less than thirty miles away from Wuji Mountain. Fortunately, the official road is wide, so it only takes an hour to get there by horse-drawn carriage. As for the horse-drawn carriage - because today's Wuji Mountain
When the courtyard was resting, there were already many drivers waiting at the foot of the mountain. Everyone knew that Wuji courtyard was full of wealthy people, be it Taoist priests or Huoju, with extremely generous means. How could these people in the courtyard be willing to let go of this opportunity to make money?
Well, Zhao Ran admitted that he really didn't realize that Yu Zhiyuan was also considered a "famous calligrapher and painter"? He thought to himself that since even Yu Zhiyuan could get the invitation, he would not be embarrassed if he went along.
In fact, Zhao Ran was sleepier now than before he fell asleep, but Zhao Ran dared to refuse Jiao Tan and Zhou Huai's invitation, but he was embarrassed to say no in front of Zhiyuan. He didn't have any luxurious new clothes, so he had to put on a clean one.
The Huoju Taoist robe was in his hand and he hurriedly followed Yu Zhiyuan down the mountain.
Just after leaving the mountain gate of Wujiyuan, Yu Zhiyuan patted his head and asked Zhao Ran to wait for a while, saying that he was going back to collect samples. Zhao Ran wandered around in front of the mountain gate bored, but found someone in the corner holding a wooden board.
Write this big word "injustice" on it.
Zhao Ran was very interested and thought that there was such a thing as "petition" in this world. He became curious and walked over to take a look.
The person holding the wooden board is an old man. Next to the old man sits a young woman holding a pipa. Her skin is slightly darker, but her appearance is fresh and delicate.
As soon as he saw Zhao Ran coming over, the old man shouted, "Taoist Priest - the common people have been wronged -"
After Zhao Ran heard this voice, he immediately got goosebumps all over his body. Otherwise, this old man spoke with a singing voice.
Zhao Ran was a full-time division-level cadre before traveling through time. He had seen too many petitions like this. Many petitions had intricate connections. If he was not careful, he would cause trouble. Therefore, he did not dare to go too far.
He came closer, but only eight feet away, looking at the two of them indifferently, but most of his eyes fell on the woman sitting on the ground.
When the old man saw that Zhao Ran couldn't come over, he turned the board over, but the back of the board was full of words, which were the "Apologies of Injustice".
Zhao Ran was so happy that he didn't say anything, thinking that these petitioners even used the same tricks. Looking at it, he saw that what was written in Chen's grievance letter was to accuse Jin Jiu and Zhang Ze of raping civilian women.
The murder committed by the slave was related to Jin Jiu and Zhang Ze, so Zhao Ran became interested and watched it very carefully.
Seeing that Zhao Ran was watching carefully, the old man explained in detail, saying that Jin Jiu and Zhang Ze, relying on their family's power, not only raped their own daughter, but also allowed their slaves to injure their son. Now, their daughter
The statement was slandered, no one wanted to marry him, his son was in bed recuperating from illness and could not leave the house, the family was becoming more and more miserable, and he saw that he was about to have no rice to cook, and so on, etc., he was in tears.
While the old man was crying, his eyes were still rolling around; the young woman on the other side blushed every time she saw Zhao Ran's gaze directed towards her, with a hint of wanting to resist but welcome in her eyes, and her body moved slightly
Naughty, indescribable natural charm.
Zhao Ran was attracted by this woman, and his mouth was dry before he knew it. His mind was filled with the hot scenes of Jin Jiu and Zhang Ze and this woman, and he couldn't tell whether he was envious or jealous.