After a short stay in Xijiang Province, Chu Ci was about to set off for Zhangzhou Prefecture. He and Zhang Hu took many Yuanshan specialties and rushed to Taiping County, Wuchang Prefecture, with a bumpy journey.

Taiping County is a port city, although it is small in scale, but because of its wide range of connections, it has a large number of passenger flows, and people and cars are very lively every day. Every time Chu Ci passes here, he will stop and feel it.

But this time he found that it seemed a little different here. Although people were still coming and going, he always felt that there was a hint of anxiety in the air. Perhaps it was because the guests carrying luggage looked too hasty.

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Chu Ci didn't take this seriously and directly stopped a carriage to Zhang Hu's house. He thought, since he had passed by, there was no reason not to come to the door to check it out, so that Zhang Hu could relieve his homesickness.

It can also reassure the Zhang family and see if Zhang Hu is doing well with him.

The carriage stopped at the entrance of the alley, and it was too narrow to enter. Chu Ci and Zhang Hu were about to carry their things in, but before they could walk two steps, they could see Mr. Zhang.

Mr. Zhang's face was originally full of worries, but now when he saw his son who had not returned home for a long time, his excitement washed away all the worries.

"Big Tiger!" Old Dad Zhang rushed forward two steps, trembling with his lips. He tentatively touched Zhang Hu's arm, and then patted his back, "It's considered back, call me

I'm worried that it's bad! It looks stronger than before!"

Zhang Hu grinned, his eyes full of joy: "Dad, I'm back. This is what my master bought. He said he would give it to you all." After that, he raised his hand forward and signaled him to see his hand lifted it.

Something to be taken.

"Why are you so much trouble, Lord Chu? You are willing to take in Dahu and give him a bite of food. The old man is already grateful. He can't take this thing! Dahu, how did Dahu teach you?"

Zhang's father's face turned solemn. He felt that it was probably Zhang Hu who made a fuss and Chu Ci bought it. I have never heard of it before. The master went to the slave's house and brought gifts to the door.

Zhang Hu was scolded by his father and was stunned. After a moment, he gradually felt aggrieved on his face. This thing was really what the master said he wanted to buy for them!

Chu Ci hurried out to rescue: "Don't say that, my father-in-law, Dahu has helped me a lot by my side. It's because I should be grateful to you. If my father-in-law doesn't accept it, he must have thought I took too much.

Now.”

When Zhang heard him say this, his father quickly shook his head: "How dare you, the little old man? Dahu is your servant, and it is worth helping you. You don't have to buy something for us specifically for this matter. This is called us

Why are you embarrassed to accept it?”

Chu Ci smiled and said, "Please accept it. I have never regarded Dahu as my servant, and we have never made a contract between us. Don't worry, if Dahu wants to go home one day, then he will still be

Good fortune.”

Before Zhang's father could speak, Zhang Hu was already panicked: "Master, I won't leave, I want to follow you!"

Although he was not mentally conscious, he also knew who was good to him. Over the years he was with the master, his master never taught him a lesson for anything. Even if he occasionally greedy and playful, the master never scolded him. Instead, he still

I often buy some things and send him one if Ming'an and the others have them.

In the past, when he was at home, his father was nice to him, but his sister-in-law and sister-in-law didn't like him, and they thought he was stupid and ate too much. Although he didn't say it, he would be sad.

Seeing that he was anxious, Chu Ci comforted him and said, "Don't worry, the master didn't ask you to leave. If you want to stay, stay. No one can drive you away."

Zhang Hu carefully observed his expression and confirmed that he was not lying. He immediately breathed a sigh of relief. He secretly decided in his heart that he must ask A Xiao when he went back, what does it mean to establish a contract?

Zhang's father wanted to say something, but after he interrupted it, he swallowed it back and said, "Don't stand here and talk, Lord Chu, go in and sit down. There are people at home, little old man

Go out to get something and come back soon.”

After saying that, he asked Zhang Hu to lead the way, while he hurried out.

Zhang Hu happily took Chu Ci back to his new home. As soon as he knocked on the door, a woman asked, "Dad, are you back so soon?"

"Sister-in-law, it's me! I'm taking my master back!" Zhang Hu shouted. When the woman opened the door, he handed over everything in his hand and then went to take what Chu Ci had in his hand.

The woman took the whole thing in shock. After seeing it clearly, her face was filled with joy and shouted to the room: "Master, come out quickly. Dahu is back and brings a distinguished guest..."

The yard immediately became lively. After a turbulent war, Chu Ci finally sat down. His head was buzzing. To be honest, he had never felt a group of people surrounding him. You said no, I said no,

Stop situation.

He has been here in the past, but why didn’t he see them so enthusiastic at that time? Could it be that he had never bought so many things before?

The one who rescued him was Zhang's father. When he came back with half a bag of rice, he saw his big tiger standing among a group of women and children at a loss, and immediately spoke and drove them in.

"Mr. Chu, don't be surprised. The country people have never seen the world. They have shallow eyes. This month, food is difficult to buy. They have lost their composure when they see so much food." Zhang's father's face turned red, feeling that they had just passed away.

Too overwhelming.

Chu Ci shook his head first and said he didn't mind, and then he was a little curious: "What's wrong with buying food this month?" Chu Ci rarely pays attention to food issues on weekdays, and doesn't quite understand why Taiping County is short of food. He

It seems that no one has heard of the disaster in Xijiang Province.

"Don't you know?" Zhang's father was a little surprised. "I thought—" he suddenly stopped thinking about something.

"Why?" Chu Ci was even more curious. Should he know?

Zhang's father leaned closer and lowered his voice and said, "Didn't you escape from Nanmin? I heard that there were water bandits there. Many villages were suffering from disasters, and a few fishermen were killed by them.

Throw it in the water, and the blood dyed the sea red."

His expression was a bit exaggerated, but Chu Ci seemed to be listening to a book of heaven.

"Brother-in-law, I came out this time because I went to the invigilator for the provincial examination in another province, and I didn't escape. Moreover, the saying of the water bandits is nonsense. Last year, the navy of Fujian Province had already caught them, and there was another group of people coming.

And even if Nanmin is really a water bandit, what does it have to do with the food in Taiping County?"

Chu Ci thought this was a rumor. The water bandits caught last year were a Japanese man. After the Japanese were transported to Beijing, he heard that the emperor had interrogated them himself. After the questioning was made, he went to the official document to the Japanese country.

The small country dared not confront the Great Wei head-on. On the spot, it was this man who made his own decisions and had nothing to do with Japan. Then he paid tribute and said that he wanted to reconcile the old relationship with the Great Wei, but he gave up the matter. It didn't make sense and would come again.

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When Zhang's father heard what he said, he was a little hesitant, "But everyone said so, it was said that he had a nose and eyes. A few days ago, a guest who got off the boat said that he had witnessed the robbers of water bandits with his own eyes.

There is a navy, but Xijiang Province does not. Maybe those water bandits will come when! Because of this, the people nearby have not dared to go out to sea for more than a month to fish. In addition, the weather is hot this year and it has not been taken off for a long time.

Although it is not a drought after rain, the grain harvest this year must be much worse than before. Several grain stores in the county have heard about this and have started to raise prices. In the past few days, it is difficult to have money.

I bought it. The half bag of rice I bought it for me when they went to Nei County to buy it together. I heard that Nei County is also preparing to raise the price."

Chu Ci's expression gradually became serious. If this was a rumor, what was the person who spread the news? If this was not a rumor, then what was the matter with the water bandits in Fujian? Could it be that the group of Japanese people were really

A comeback? He suddenly remembered the scene he saw at the port. Could it be...

Chu Ci's mind flashed through his mind, but at this time he was in Xijiang Province and had no idea about everything in Nanmin Province. But the most important thing at the moment is to see if the government has noticed this news. The grain store owner

What he did sounded like was deliberately raising prices and creating a tense atmosphere.

Not to mention whether there are water bandits in Nanmin, I will say a thousand words. Even if there are water bandits there, it has nothing to do with Xijiang Province for the time being. No one else has any chaos, but it is just a mess here.

Too unreasonable!

Chu Ci immediately wrote a letter, and the letter informed the magistrate of what he heard. At the end of the letter, he signed his name and stamped it with a seal.

Zhang Hu handed the letter to the yamen runners in Taiping County. The yamen runners had some slightest disregard for them. When he heard Zhang Hu say that it was given by his master, he casually asked who his master was.

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Zhang Hu raised his chest and shouted: "My master is a master of Tixue." He didn't know much about Chu Ci's jurisdiction, he only knew that his master was a very powerful official.

When the yamen runner heard this, he took the letter with fear and fear, and rushed in.

The county magistrate was reviewing the official documents at this time. When he heard the yamen runners say that there was a letter from Master Xue, he immediately took it. After he finished reading the letter, he realized that this is not a person.

It's right that he is a master of Tixue, but he is a Tixue from the next province. Although the senior official is a senior, they do not belong to the same province. Even if the superiors blame him in the future, he can use this as an excuse to make a statement.

past.

Just as the county magistrate was about to throw the letter away, the master next to him spoke hesitantly.

"The letter that sir just read, but what Chu Ci wrote?"

"Yes, you said that as a government official, he was too busy with all his work, and he still had time to come to us." The county magistrate smiled, his face full of disregard.

The master was different. He said to the county magistrate: "Mr. Chen, do you know how that master went on with you?"

The county magistrate was a little confused. He didn't know why he suddenly mentioned this matter, but he still said: "I heard that the case was not good. The magistrate just discovered it when he inspected it, so he was dismissed from his post. This matter is related to this matter.

What does it matter?"

"My lord doesn't know what the case was discovered by Chu Ci when he went to Beijing to take the exam. The magistrate seemed to know him..." The master clicked and left the words to the county magistrate. Unlimited conjecture.

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