Rise From the Humble

  Chapter 628 Settlement

  Shortly after lunch, Zhu Pingan took the initiative to bid farewell to Zhou Zhifu and left the Yamen of Shuntian Prefecture. Although he is still on vacation, Zhou Houjie is still at work, so it cannot affect his normal work.

   Zhu Pingan still had this wink.

  Out of the Yamen of Shuntian Mansion, Zhu Pingan went straight to the restaurant that he had reserved before, just in time to meet Liu Mu and Liu Dadao who came out to check out, and all the policemen except Zhang Butou also happened to go out.

   "Thank you Master Zhu for your hospitality. I will be on duty in the government office in the afternoon, so I will take my leave first."

  The arresters of Shuntian Mansion still had work to do in the afternoon. After thanking Zhu Ping'an, they took their leave and returned to the yamen.

   "Sir, your purse."

   After the arresters from Shuntian Mansion left, Liu Mu returned to Zhu Pingan the money bag that Zhu Pingan had given him to pay the bill.

"Huh?" After Zhu Pingan took the money bag, he felt that the weight of the money bag was not only lighter but heavier than before. Looking at Liu Mu and the others with some doubts, he asked, "What's going on?"

"Young master, you really hit the spot. You asked me to show off the old **** Zhao Daying with a few pairs of broken shoes that I bought from the beggar gang. I was really caught by him. His men One of the stewards followed me all the way to the **** shop quietly, thinking that I hadn’t found it, and I didn’t think about it. I have been hunting in the mountains since I was a child. If I didn’t walk slowly on the way, my grandson would have missed it a few times. Before Liu Mu opened his mouth, Liu Dadao walked up to Zhu Pingan with a burden in his arms, and began to talk gesticulating.

  Liu Dadao's village makes a living by hunting, and they are very good at stalking and anti-stalking. Liu Dadao had already noticed the first time the steward of Zhao's mansion sneaked down from the door. The stalking methods used by the stewards of the Zhao Mansion were too amateurish, far worse than their methods of stalking prey in the deep mountains.

  But everything was expected, Zhu Pingan had made arrangements in advance for various situations, and Liu Dadao also deliberately slowed down the pace in cooperation, otherwise the ten Zhao family stewards would have lost track of them long ago.

   "Yes." Zhu Pingan nodded with a smile. Seeing Liu Dadao's excitement, it goes without saying that things must be going smoothly.

"My lord, you didn't see that the grandson followed me to the **** shop, hehehe, the shopkeeper of the pawnshop is very knowledgeable, and he immediately saw that the bag of shoes was worthless, just like the grandson of the Zhao family. , Looking at the bag of broken shoes, his eyes became straight. He thought it was this bag of shoes. Young master, do you know how much the bag of broken shoes sold for?” Liu Dadao asked, holding his bag in his arms.

  The bundle in Liu Dadao's hand is the eight pairs of green cloth short boots.

"Um"

  Zhu Ping'an was about to say a number, but Liu Dadao couldn't help but get out of it completely, and it was useless for Zhu Ping'an to guess.

"Hehehe, I didn't believe it when the young master said that this bag of shoes could be exchanged for a welcome feast. At that time, the grandson said that he wanted to buy this bag of shoes, and I casually said ten taels of silver. It's a full ten taels of silver. Today we ordered chicken, duck, fish and meat in the restaurant with Liu Tou and the others in the yamen, and we also ordered two jars of wine. There are still more than six taels of silver left over from the bag of shoes. " Liu Dadao said excitedly.

   "Well, this is to collect some interest from the surnamed Zhao, and then we will settle the account with him." Zhu Pingan nodded.

   "That's right, when the steward returns to the Zhao Mansion, Zhao Daying's grandson will surely turn green when he sees the bag of stinky shoes." Thinking of that scene, Liu Dadao let out a bad breath in his heart.

  Then handed the money bag back to Liu Mu, "You take the money and use it first, and tell me if it's not enough."

"My lord, we don't need it. You still have leftovers from what you gave last time." Liu Mu and the others returned the purse and shook their heads vigorously one by one, "My lord was so kind last time, we haven't exchanged the paper yet." Well, this time, the young master has upheld justice for our village, and we can’t repay this kindness even if we treat you like a cow or a horse, so how can we still accept the young master’s money?"

   It's time to repay the favor again, the ancients are really simple.

   "Take it, the consumption here is no higher than in other places in the capital." Zhu Pingan smiled, and handed the money bag to Liu Mu and the others. "A steamed bun here is two or three times more expensive than in the countryside."

  Liu Mu and the others still shook their heads.

Zhu Pingan thought for a while, then counted out seven taels of silver from the wallet and handed them to Liu Mu and Liu Dadao, "These few taels of silver are the interest collected in advance from the surname Zhao, which he owes to your village. You take it."

  Liu Mu and the others still shook their heads, saying that the money was obtained by following Zhu Ping'an's orders.

   "If I take this money, what is the difference between those moths and corrupt officials who search for the people's fat?" Zhu Pingan insisted, "Take it, and burn more paper money for the folks in our village during the holidays."

  Liu Mu, Liu Dadao and the others couldn't refuse, so they had no choice but to accept it.

  Next, Zhu Pingan led Liu Mu and Liu Dadao to the Linhuaihou Mansion, planning to temporarily place them in the Linhuaihou Mansion.

On the one hand, Liu Mu and Liu Dadao are still guilty, Lu Yin and his identity have some problems, and it is inconvenient to stay outside. , Liu Mu and the others are still important witnesses. If Zhao Daying knew about it, he might use some dishonorable means to eliminate the threat. In the Linhuaihou Mansion, the safety factor is much higher. The security of the nursing home is still reliable; in addition, Liu Mu and the others are twisting their necks to repay their favor, and if it is arranged elsewhere, they probably will not agree.

   Arriving at the Marquis of Linhuai Mansion, Zhu Pingan told the concierge to take Liu Mu and the others to settle in the guest room in the front yard, and then went to the backyard to tell the old lady.

   "Grandpa, leave it to me, you can rest assured."

  Zhu Ping'an is the fifth son-in-law of Linhuaihou's mansion, and he is also the number one scholar in the dynasty and the sixth-rank Hanlin. The old lady has explained to the whole of the Hou's mansion, so the concierge directly took Liu Mu and the others to the guest room in the front yard to settle them down.

  After Zhu Pingan explained, he walked through the front yard, entered the backyard through the vertical flower gate, and walked towards the yard where the old lady of Linhuaihou was.

   "Grandpa, Wanan." The maids and mothers in the old lady's yard saw Zhu Ping'an, and bowed their knees to say hello.

   "Hi, everyone." Zhu Ping'an nodded, and then asked, "Is grandma free?"

  After receiving an affirmative answer, Zhu Ping'an cupped his hands and said, "Please let me know, Ping An has something to ask grandma."

"Hehe. I really said that Cao Cao Cao Cao will be here. Just now, the ancestors were still talking about my uncle, and now my uncle is here." In the main room, a jade hand stretched out and lifted the curtain, and the big girl in a pink skirt giggled. He came out and invited Zhu Pingan into the house.

After entering the inner room, Zhu Pingan first greeted the old lady of Linhuai Hou, and then got to the point, and told the old lady about the arrangement of Liu Dadao and the others. Specifically speaking of Liu Dadao's identities, they only vaguely said that they had helped them before, and today they saved themselves.

  The fewer people who know the identities of Liu Mu and Liu Dadao, the better.

In the eyes of the old lady, it was a trivial matter, and she didn't pay much attention to it. She nodded after asking a few simple questions, and asked Zijuan to instruct the stewards in the mansion to settle Liu Mu and Liu Dadao down as nurses in the mansion. First, it will be distributed according to the nursing home in the government.

  (end of this chapter)