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Chapter 272 Incompetence

The Lin family banquet started to separate men's and women's seats, but the younger generation did not need to be so formal and sat at the same table under the supervision of the maid and mother-in-law.

From the beginning of the family dinner, the male host Lin Ruhai frequently raised his glass to express his gratitude to the elder.

Mr. Zheng Er and others at the same table were confused, but Lian Er took advantage of the good atmosphere to boldly ask.

The elder glanced at Lin Ruhai and saw that he had no objection or concealment. He casually told everything that happened after Lin Ruhai was brought in to see Lin Duan.

Such secret news made Mr. Zheng and his entourage gasp in air-conditioning. They even said that the murderer in the secret deserved to die for actually doing such a cruel thing to an ignorant young child.

"The child is silent and has strange power and chaos..."

Mr. Zheng, on the other hand, shook his head repeatedly, looking like a great scholar in the world, which was extremely ridiculous.

"I'll remind you!"

The elder said slowly, "This matter has been reported to the present day. It is estimated that the Xiuyi Guards are searching with all their strength. You must not talk nonsense, otherwise you will figure out the consequences yourself!"

Those words were said in an understatement, but they were so frightening that Mr. Zheng broke into a cold sweat, and he no longer dared to read any words or recite the saint's words.

"The reason why I am telling you is to make you aware that this capital city is not as smooth as it seems on the surface. Don't lose your caution!"

The second Jian Zheng was frightened, and then the eldest man smiled and said: "As long as you are aware of this matter, don't talk nonsense. The people in the Rong Mansion are famous for their mouths in the capital, so they are afraid that disaster will come from their mouths!"

"Don't worry, sir!"

Lian Er smiled and said: "We won't say nonsense!"

The elder nodded and said with a leisurely smile, "You can make up your own mind. I'm too lazy to say more, but I'd like to remind you that those Buddhists, Taoists, goddesses and the like must not let them come into contact with the younger people in the house. No one knows

Do they have any evil intentions?"

Hearing this, everyone including Lin Ruhai nodded in agreement.

It is said that because of Lin Duan's little friend's incident, Jia Min was so frightened that he did not dare to go to the temple outside the city to offer incense. At most, he spent a lot of money to invite the Bodhisattva to return home to pay homage.

Safety is paramount.

Regardless of such boring topics, the atmosphere of this family dinner was quite good. After the three rounds of wine and five dishes, Master Zheng thought for a moment and suddenly said: "Brother-in-law, the old lady misses Daiyu and Duan'er very much."

, when do you think you’ll send them over for a visit?”

Lin Ruhai's expression remained unchanged, but the elder could clearly sense the displeasure in his heart, but his face did not reveal it at all. He said with a smile: "Second uncle, Duan'er has just experienced a plot by others. I'm really worried, so I'd better wait for a while before talking.

Bar!"

Mr. Zheng Er opened his mouth and felt that what Lin Ruhai said was indeed reasonable, so he did not continue talking about this topic.

The Lin family dinner ended in a harmonious atmosphere. The eldest master and the Rongguo family were not in a hurry to leave. Taking advantage of Lin Ruhai's absence, the second master Zheng gave his eldest son a wink.

Jia Zhu was so embarrassed, but it was a pity that Mr. Zheng was staring at him and had to bite the bullet. He quietly came to the old man and whispered: "Uncle, I asked my nephew to ask, what project do you want to get from the uncle?"

Price?"

What he said was extremely awkward. This was the first time he had done something like this. Fortunately, the person he was talking to was his biological uncle, so he could barely maintain his composure.

"Why, the second brother has figured it out?"

Seeing Jia Zhu nodding silently, he smiled and said: "There happens to be a small repair project outside the capital. I asked him to come up with five thousand taels, and let him do it!"

"real?"

Jia Zhu was surprised. He didn't expect his uncle to be so capable. In a blink of an eye, he came up with a small project deal to repair the city wall, leaving him at a loss as to what to say.

He turned around and hurriedly came up to Mr. Zheng. He muttered for a while, but he didn't know what was exchanged. Mr. Zheng's eyes lit up and he glanced at the elder. When he left the Lin Mansion, he didn't send Jia Zhu up to ask what happened.

The elder didn't care either. The opportunity was given to Mr. Zheng. Considering his current situation in the Yamen of the Ministry of Industry, if he didn't seize it firmly, he wouldn't be the second Mr. Zheng.

Sure enough, the eldest master had just returned to the other courtyard with his family. In the evening of the same day, the second master Zheng came over quietly, taking Jia Zhu with him.

This time, Jia Zhu was not asked to deliver the message in the study room of the other courtyard. Instead, the eldest master spoke directly to the second master Zheng.

"Five thousand taels of silver, the same price!"

The eldest man was not polite at all, he directly reached out for money and didn't even bother to pay attention to the embarrassed expressions of Mr. Zheng and Jia Zhu and his son.

"Brother, do you really have to do something so extraordinary?"

Mr. Zheng Er took out a stack of banknotes from his sleeves and put them directly on the table. He said dissatisfiedly, "If outsiders find out, I'm afraid my eldest brother's face will be completely lost, right?"

"So what, it's better than being implicated by you, the second one!"

The old man picked up the banknote and counted it. It happened to be five thousand taels and he accepted it immediately. He said angrily: "I don't have the energy to clean up the mess for you. I will be the one who suffers and suffers. In the end, it's not settled yet, so why bother?"

?”

Mr. Zheng Er's face turned red and he said angrily: "Brother, what are you talking about?"

"I just don't believe in your ability!"

The elder was not affected at all and said with a smile: "This time I will give you the job of repairing the city wall outside the capital. The deadline is one month. No problem, right?"

“Why set a deadline?”

The second master Zheng didn't feel anything at first, but he felt a little bit of anticipation and excitement in his heart. However, the eldest master suddenly set a time limit, which made him feel confused and extremely unhappy at the same time.

"It's just a small repair project for a few miles of city wall. Does it take you another year or two to complete it?"

The elder was not polite and sneered: "If you fail to complete it within one month, I will take back your construction rights and hand them over to others directly!"

"Brother, you are really going too far!"

Mr. Zheng Er was so angry that he was trembling all over and said dissatisfied: "Isn't it possible that five thousand taels of silver just bought the construction rights for one month?"

"That's right!"

The elder chuckled and said unceremoniously, "Damn it, I don't want to mention your reputation in the Ministry of Works. You know, I took a little risk by giving you the construction rights for a month, okay?"

The second master Zheng was so angry that he almost vomited blood, but what the eldest master said was really his destiny. For a moment, his face turned pale and blue and he couldn't say anything to refute. When the deal was concluded, he simply got up and left.

"Uncle..."

"No, no, no, no, this is a matter between me and your master. You, a junior, should not get involved randomly. It will do you no good!"

The elder waved his hand to stop him and said: "If you really feel something is wrong, then just give your master some advice. I have no confidence in his work this time!"

Jia Zhu left with a broken face. He never expected that his father's impression in his uncle's mind would be so incompetent.

The outer city wall repair project doesn't sound like a big project. Could it be that the master can't even accomplish such a small thing?

The results came out very quickly. One month was a long time, but at least Jia Zhu definitely passed by very quickly. It passed in the blink of an eye.

But the performance of Mr. Zheng can only be described as confused. He is praised for his incompetence.

The eldest boss in the Ministry of Works directly assigned such a small project to the second boss, the political boss, and it did not cause any backlash from all the people in the Ministry of Works. There was not even a wave of ideas.

After all, he is the left minister of the Ministry of Industry and the second-in-command of the yamen of the Ministry of Industry. He still has such a little power.

But who would have expected that for such a small city wall repair project, the second master Zheng did it in a mess, just as he did when he was doing the project in Tongzhou, as if he had not learned a lesson at all.

After Mr. Zheng Er took over the project, he directly assigned it to his cleaners and servants. As usual, he did not live a leisurely life. Although he was not far from the construction site, he never went there during the one-month construction period.

Seen.

According to the second master of politics, he is a scholar and should not be involved in such secular affairs. Anyway, people below are busy with everything, so he can just sit back and enjoy his achievements.

But as a result, the one-month period was about to pass, and the second master Zheng remembered this problem. He called the Qing Ke and the boy who were responsible for this matter, and asked how the city wall repair project was going. Is it almost completed?

Unexpectedly, the answer is unexpected. The small project of repairing the city wall has not even been completed so far.

Before the second master Zheng could burst into anger, the Qingke and the servant in charge of the matter hurriedly complained about the tight construction schedule, the delay in disbursing the money for the project on time, and various other difficulties.

Mr. Zheng Er was stunned for a moment as he said this. He really thought there were such difficulties.

Then, the second master Zheng, who was dazed by being shaken around, muddleheadedly let go of punishing the Qingke and the boy responsible for the matter. Instead, he felt that the elder was deliberately making things difficult, and felt quite unhappy.

When Jia Zhu heard the news, she was stunned and couldn't say anything.

Although he knew that the master might not be able to complete the sold project within the time limit, the second master Zheng's confused performance completely refreshed his understanding of the word incompetence.

Regarding this matter, it was obvious that the gang of cleaners and boys in charge of the project were lying. Mr. Zheng was fooled around by them and he didn't even know it. He actually thought that his uncle was too harsh?

Only then did he understand why his uncle insisted on talking to his master about benefits instead of marriage. He couldn't do such a small thing well. If it were to change to a major and important project, his master would not be tricked to death by his subordinates.

Unfortunately, Mr. Zheng's temper was there. Even if Jia Zhu had any thoughts in his heart, he couldn't express it directly, lest his master would become angry and take it out on him. He could only tell the matter secretly to his mother, Mrs. Wang, and ask her mother to send an effective confidant to secretly

We checked, but he couldn't come forward.

Unfortunately, the one-month construction period given by the elder has expired, and he was not polite. He took the construction rights back to the ministry on the same day, and then assigned them to another director of the Ministry of Works. He didn't even bother to say hello to the second elder.

, did not say that he was dissatisfied with the second master of politics, so naturally there would be no good words to say.

Mr. Zheng Er’s first trip to buy a project ended in failure!


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