Qin Ban
Chapter 23
It is. "
Qin Ban glanced at the little brother with a sure-fire expression.Zhang Mao really knew something.
"It's even more difficult to talk nonsense. There is no evidence."
"Brother Erhu went to work as a labor force when the dam was built. That's how we became friends." Zhang Mao felt dissatisfied and said immediately.
When Qin Ban and the others heard the news, their eyes lit up.
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The woman from another family on the side also heard them talking.Because of Qin Ban's apple, they immediately had a good impression of this particularly good-looking young master.Naturally, I was willing to talk to him, and I just felt that it was because those rich and noble families had never encountered such a thing, and they were curious about it.
"That's not true. My man also went there to reward money. It's just that he is not in good health, and he doesn't have much strength to do it. After a few days, he stopped doing it." The woman hugged a barely weaned baby Baby, he said to Qin Ban and the others: "My man said that the people who worked with them at the beginning were surprised that the rough stones used to make the embankment can pass water between them. The most exaggerated thing is that they can pass water. A milk baby was drilled. How can such a dam be expected to hold back the flood?
The result was good, and it was really hit by a few of them.This embankment was stunned, and the water failed to stop it.Fortunately, so much effort wasted at the time.I don't know how those noble people thought about it and came up with such a thing. "
Some people around heard what this woman said, and they all nodded their heads in agreement.
Several people chatted for a while, and then Qin Ban and the others went back to their room.Except for the coachman who didn't care about these things and planned to see their horses, the other three were nestled in the same room.He didn't speak, just sat quietly.
Last night Yan Yu also dug out two old books from this room, it is unknown whether they belonged to Zhang Mao or Liu Chen.It was so easy to put it on my lap, and I read it page by page.From time to time, he looked up to see Qin Cai and Liu An who were still bored there, and then lowered his head and continued to read.Make a gesture of waiting for the two of them to speak.
In the end, Liu An's concentration was even better.Qin Cai took the lead and couldn't hold back and said: "Master, then there is no doubt that there was a problem when the dam was built. Then the minister of the Ministry of Industry must take this responsibility. I don't believe such a big thing. He didn't find out!"
Qin Ban said: "I'm thirsty, go and pour me a pot of tea first."
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Liu An took the teapot on the table and poured a glass of water.Because the water was just boiled this morning, it is not considered cold even now, and it will not be boiled for making tea, but the temperature is just right for drinking directly.He sneered, and said to Liu An, "You just gave me such a glass of water and you got rid of me?"
"Don't make trouble." Liu An was good-tempered and barely kept his heart amidst Qin Ban's continuous playfulness.
Qin Ban is not a person who doesn't care about priorities, but just wants to take this opportunity to hone Qin Cai's temperament.Now that Liu An opened his mouth, he accepted it as soon as he saw it: "Okay, it's true that the little servant must be inescapable. The next thing we need to know is whether there are other people who are on the same level as the top and bottom." Participate in this matter. As well as Mr. Bao who set out before us, how is the investigation now?" He got up and patted his clothes casually and said: "Let's go outside and have a look, when we came here yesterday It seems that there is still some distance from the government office here, just walking around, there should be no problem."
Full of confidence, I want to go out and ask more people to get more information.As a result, people were beaten stupid by the cruel reality before they could go out.
Yesterday they came directly in a carriage, and they went in directly when they reached the door.As a result, after a day of rain, last night a small tributary of the Yellow River actually overflowed again, making the road full of potholes, not to mention, there were many rotten vegetables and leaves and corpses of insects and animals in it. Weird stuff.Whenever you step on your shoes, more than half of them may get wet.
"Young master, why don't we... we'd better not go out." Qin Cai himself was fine, considering that a person as noble as their young master naturally loves cleanliness.How miserable would it be if he was asked to step on wet shoes?Qin Cai reached out and grabbed Yan Yu's sleeve, wanting to give him a step.
Unexpectedly, Yan Yu did not climb down the stairs uncharacteristically today.He flicked his sleeves, took a few deep breaths, and then stepped forward resolutely!Because the movement was a little bigger, the muddy water splashed on his clothes, and the shoes were naturally wet.She said as if she had made a big deal: "Look, it's okay! Don't think of your young master as so delicate. It's not from a girl's family, why are there so many nonsense?"
Qin Cai had no choice but to squat down and roll up Qin Ban's trouser legs. Although it didn't look good, it could separate the socks from the trouser legs.Otherwise, if you get soaked in a while, the water will wet the pants along the socks, and you will be prone to typhoid fever.
Liu An tidied up himself, and followed out without any hesitation.He stretched out his hand to grab Qin Ban's, so as not to let anyone fall down.
Qin Ban raised his eyebrows, glanced at the two hands clasped with ten fingers, and pretended not to know the little mischief in Liu An's heart.Just let him go.
They didn't ask beforehand, it was all impromptu.Now that I'm out, I don't know where to go.Because of the flood, the streets were not as lively as before.Even though they didn't look good with their trouser legs rolled up, but despite their looks, a group of people wearing such clean and high-quality clothes at this time have become objects of curiosity for the common people.
There was a child who looked like a child, and even ran up to Qin Ban and the others to "gobble" with his friends!He obviously moved close to someone's ear, but he didn't know how to lower his voice.What he said could be heard anyway.It's really funny that I still have a mysterious look that you don't know.
But it didn't take long for the child to be majestic, a young man who looked thin and small ran out, and was about to slip away.
"Hey, Lai Yi, this is my younger brother. My younger brother has been naughty since he was a child, and he offended this young master. Lai Yi will apologize to you here." Lai Er's behavior is quite rude.
Qin Ban waved his hand, indicating that he didn't care.But the topic changed in the next second, alas, what is your family doing?What the hell?Their family is specialized in helping people butcher animals.
"It's not a problem." Qin Ban's decent and generous smile makes people feel the feeling of a breeze, but actually thinking about it, he always feels that he is missing something: "It's like this, I also arrived in Tianshui for the first time. I saw the flood. So I was curious and wanted to take a look. Hmm... I just wanted to inquire about something, but it seems that there are no people. And it may not be willing to stop people suddenly.”
It was such a catchy sentence, but when he fell asleep, it was as if someone gave him a pillow.Lai Yi said: "My family, my father is a butcher. Because of his good craftsmanship, everyone likes to come to my house to slaughter animals. My father knows a lot, and they told him when they came. If you want to ask, You can ask my dad."
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The Lai brothers live not far away.Their house was a little worse than Zhang Mao's house, but it was full of people.
"Master Lai, the pig demon you talked about went to the fairy's house yesterday and was found, so has he been arrested?" A tiger-headed child held the hand of the old man in the middle and shook it from side to side, telling him to speak quickly.
Surrounded by him was a man in his 50s and [-]s who had grown his beard and hair together just like Xun Xia had just arrived at their home.It's just that the beard is much shorter.With a rough face, it makes people feel very fierce.It happened that such a fierce-looking person unexpectedly attracted the children's liking, but in contrast, Qin Ban and the others felt that they were a little more warm and beautiful under such a catastrophe.
"Father!" Lai Er, who had always been carried away by his elder brother like a little chick, saw Lai Hong sitting among the children, and immediately broke free from his elder brother's shackles and rushed towards him.Like the little dog who guarded the food, he grinned at the children who refused to leave.Looking at it, it is quite deterrent, at least those children are really gone.
Don't look at Lai Hong, who is doing the bloody business of butchering with a big knife every day.People are one-on-one kind, and they are patient with other people's children, let alone their own cubs.
Seeing Lai Er's appearance, he grinned, and patted his youngest son's butt cheerfully: "Yo! Who is this fierce cat? Why didn't I know our Xiaoer was out of the house?" Will you become this food-protecting cub once you come back?" The joke made Lai Er, who was still acting like a baby, jump up to express his dissatisfaction.
"Father, my little brother was playing outside and almost bumped into these distinguished guests." Although Lai Hong was holding his youngest son in his arms, he kept his eyes on Qin Ban and the others.Like Qin Ban and the others, even if they come when they are not hot, they are always eye-catching, let alone now.Lai Yi, who happened to see it, pushed them out to his father and said: "This is the young master of their family. Because it was the first time I encountered a flood as big as ours, I was curious. Just as I was thinking, Ah Dad, you know everything, so you brought them back and promised you to tell them."
In Lai Yi's view, this is nothing more than a little effort.Besides, his younger brother was naughty and disturbed the rich young master who was like a god.This kind of trivial matter can be regarded as an apology for a person.
Qin Ban still has a good sense of Lai Hong because of the scene just now.He lifted up the hem of his clothes, and sat down on a stool left behind by those children.Smiling peacefully, he said: "Ban in Xiaqin, my family is a merchant. The first time I brought someone out by myself, I encountered Tianshui's rare flood in a century, so..." He smiled embarrassedly, a little " Shy" lowered his head.The role-playing of a young master who has just left the house and is curious but not submissive is brought to life.
It was also because the Lai family had no intentions, and Qin Ban and the others made a deliberate show of favor, and within a few words, the group chatted together.
Originally, Lai Yi and the others felt that a young master from a wealthy family like Qin Ban still had a little distance in his heart.But these distances completely disappeared when Qin Ban casually asked Qin Cai and Liu An to sit down and talk about things.
"Oh? Then with Uncle Lai, your family has been butchers for three generations?" Qin Ban widened his eyes sincerely when he said this.
Lai Hong proudly puffed up his chest and said: "Isn't that right? Laymen who don't know it think it's just a knife on that beast's neck, and any young and strong guy can do it. It's really hands-on, I know there are many doors here." Even Lai Yi and Lai Er straightened their backs and listened carefully: "Our ancestors slaughtered more livestock than many people have ever seen. It is to know where is the best place to start and save the most effort. This is the same as a scholar's study. We butchers also go to elementary school. Don't mention me, just the two of them started working there when they were four or five years old.
After so many years, it's not like there are people who have seen our family's life and want to get involved.It's just that everyone who is familiar with them knows that they come to kill livestock here.The bloodletting is neat and tidy up faster.No, the people from the government fished a pig out of the river two days ago, and asked me to kill it and eat it. "
"A pig caught in the river?" Qin Ban raised his eyebrows habitually, feeling inconceivable.
Lai Hong said: "Isn't it? That pig is smart and knows to run to a high place when the water is up. It's just that when it ran, it ran in the opposite direction and was trapped in the high water and couldn't get down. Didn't the water go down a little in the past two days? Mr. Guan wanted to make a tooth-beating sacrifice, and asked someone to fish up the pig. You haven’t seen that the pig has been hungry for so long. It has to be inserted into the bone."
"Then your craftsmanship is so good that even the people in the government know to ask you to slaughter that animal. You must have not participated in the construction of the embankment." Qin Cai showed a sense of loss in a timely manner: "We heard people say this morning that Building dams cost a lot of people and money."
Lai Hong chuckled and said, "You people, judging from the way my old butcher looked at the livestock, I'm afraid that what you are curious about is not the flood, but the dam?"
Qin Cai was still happy about his cleverness, but now he suddenly looked at Lai Hong with excitement.
Lai Hong didn't bother to play that eighteen-bent accent, so he said casually: "After killing so many animals, the eyes are still easy to use. Otherwise, it would be difficult to find a place to shoot. Besides, what's so good about this water?" Curious? Aren’t you able to see it when it’s so obvious?” Or how can I put it this way, where is the great wisdom hidden in the city?This Lai Hong didn't go around and said directly: "Actually, I'm afraid you are not merchants, right? The young master of the merchant is wealthy, but in terms of bearing, he is obviously not as good as this young master."
Before Qin Ban and the others could speak, Lai Hong said again: "I am a rough man, the old butcher, but my eyes and heart are open. I don't know much, but I don't know much. Anyone with a discerning eye in this flood knows that it is not so What’s the matter, if it’s useful to me, just say a word.”
Now that the words have been explained clearly, looking at Lai Hong and his father and son are not bad people.After Qin Ban and the others glanced at each other, Qin Ban said, "I won't talk about the inconvenience of identity, we just hope to know some details about the dam construction from you."
"Ah!" Just when Lai Hong pretended to be happy and thought it was time to speak, Lai Da suddenly opened his mouth wide and interrupted Lai Hong's words with a soft ah: "It turns out that you are not businessmen! Then Are you pretending to be merchants so that you don't look like the grown-up who was locked up?"
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To be honest, if it wasn't for the fact that the father and son really look alike, maybe even Lai Hong would doubt whether this is his real son.
"Locked up?" After being speechless for a while, Qin Ban quickly responded and asked, "What locked up?"
Lai Yi rubbed his head with some embarrassment and said: "Not long after the flood, didn't some high-ranking official come from the capital? At that time, he forced a grand reception to invite people into the government office. As a result The high officials from the capital never appeared again."
Qin Ban and the others didn't expect such a thing to happen, so according to Lai Yi's statement, Lord Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry should have nothing to do with them.After all, if it is really a bird of a feather, there is no need to arrest people as soon as they come.
"The last time my father went to slaughter that animal, we two brothers wandered around because we were bored. There was a lock outside one room, and it sounded like he was not the only one in there, cursing, as if they were arguing. Originally, I wanted to directly I left, but my younger brother decided to join in the fun to see it, and found out that it was the high-ranking official from the capital who had put on a grand gesture to welcome him that day."
After Lai Yi finished speaking, as if to show that what his brother said was true, Lai Er sniffed his snot, nodded and said: "Yes, yes, the adults have never changed their clothes. I recognized it!" The snot that was about to hang on his mouth was sucked back in an instant.When hanging down again, Lai Yi directly squeezed his brother's snot with his hands, saving him another snort.
Qin Ban and the others suddenly got such difficult news, and they didn't know what to do for a while.
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"In any case, we should go and see what's going on."
Back at the residence, Qin Ban and his group didn't even have the appetite to eat dinner, so Zhang Mao specially asked his wife to bring a small pot of porridge and rice with some side dishes, and they settled it in the room at will.
Because Qin Cai was pouring water with a teapot in his hand, his hands trembled when he heard this: "Master, what do you think of this?" Not to mention whether this is a scam, even if Master Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry is currently being detained So, they counted him and the old horse who can't kung fu, so there were only four people.This day, Tianshui was far away from the capital, and because of the disaster, there was no sound at the moment. Naturally, the sky should not be called, and the earth was not working. If something happened, I didn't know what to do.He is dead, but the young master...
After all, he didn't express all the worries in his heart, but the worries in Qin Cai's eyes clearly showed on his face.Is there anyone who can't see through?
Qin Ban smiled slightly, and his beautiful face stretched out, and he looked radiant because of the sense of proportion in his heart: "Your young master is not a fool, of course we can't go to that kind of tiger and snake place now. At least According to the previous plan, we must find out about the collapse of the embankment, and then write a letter to Beijing. Otherwise, not only will we not be able to save Mr. Li, but we will have to fold ourselves in it. It would be a big embarrassment."
Think about it, if they really have no brains and rush to save people, but they can't be rescued, the matter can't be found out, and they are still trapped in it, then those bad guys can be as happy as they want.Let alone someone else, even his father would have to throw his bones far away from the ancestral grave, what a disgrace!
"Zixian is worried about Mr. Li's safety these days?" Liu An sat quietly by the side, and suddenly spoke.
Because they went straight into Qin Ban's room when they came back, except for Qin Cai who didn't have time to visit his own room, both of them changed into clothes they felt.At this time, Liu An was wearing a simple long gown, which was much more refined than the clothes that were easy to move around.This reminds people suddenly that Liu An is also full of knowledge, not only the tendons.
For the time being, I won’t specifically say how well Liu An’s long gown complements him. As for the question he just asked, Qin Ban coughed lightly and nodded: “Yes. To put it bluntly, Mr. Li is just detained in a room, and there should be no danger in a short period of time. But I can't see it with my own eyes, and I still feel worried."
In fact, Qin Ban, the Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, had contacted him several times.For this person, I can't talk about good or bad impressions.After all, I feel that there is not much communication.
However, based on his cognition alone, Master Li and Zhang Ji are of the same kind.Don't stand in line, don't offend others, if you have to say it, it is that Zhang Ji's background is much better than Zhang Ji, which is why he can become a minister.
To be honest, he only heard about the construction of the dam, and he was the one who facilitated it.At first it was just an idea, and then in order to convince his colleagues in the court and His Majesty, he could be said to have searched all the major classics.Qin Ban was not in Beijing at that time, he knew about this, it was all because Li Shangshu went to every house to visit and explain in order to get support.Qin Wei was honored to be his key target.Under his persecution, even Qin Wei understood the matter of building the embankment.It can be seen the depth of kung fu.
That's why Qin Ban has always said that anyone has the possibility, but in his heart he still prefers that Mr. Li has nothing to do with this matter.
Now that there are Lai family father and son, if it is verified that Mr. Li was restricted not long after he arrived in Tianshui, then he can be more sure that his idea is correct.
"Well, when it gets dark, I'll go check and check to see if I can get any news." Liu An saw Qin Ban's brows furrowed because of something worrying, so he took advantage of the situation and said, "If Master Li's life is safe for the time being , then we will not startle the enemy; if something happens, the sooner we can save it, the better. The enemy is open and we are dark, and it is still beneficial in the end."
Qin Ban wanted to refute Liu An's proposal, but found that this was indeed the best idea at the moment.
When night fell, Liu An changed into night clothes and went to the government under Qin Ban's instructions.That is to say, in this extraordinary period, the government must not have enough guards, otherwise, no matter how important Mr. Li is, he would not ask Liu An to take risks.
Left and right couldn't sleep either, thinking about Liu An's good wine, they bought some to take with them when they came here.Now Qin Ban happened to take a small jar of wine and headed to Zhang Mao's place.
Although the sky was only bright with stars, Zhang Mao didn't intend to sleep.It happened that Mao Erhu was also in his room, and it seemed that they were chatting.Qin Ban raised the wine jar in his hands a little embarrassedly, and said, "I don't know Brother Erhu is here too, don't I interrupt the two of you talking?"
Qin Ban was born well, and ordinary people like it when they see it.Besides, not only did he not cause any trouble when he lived here, but he took out his own things and shared them with them. Judging from this, they didn't hate Qin Ban.
That Mao Erhu is also a real person. Hearing what Qin Ban said, he just smiled and said: "What's the matter? I have nothing to do to find someone to chat with. If this Young Master Qin doesn't mind, please sit down and chat with me." That's it." He cast his eyes on the jar in Qin Ban's hand, and asked a little shyly, "Is that wine?" Men, they took several sips.Besides, he was born as a hunter, and he is used to eating meat and drinking alcohol. Now that there is a flood, he often goes back to find some animals that are trapped like them to make tooth sacrifices.But this wine, I haven't touched it for a long time.
Qin Ban heard that they didn't want to drive him away, so he sat down with a smile, and put the wine jar in his hand on the table: "Yes, this is when my younger brother went to the store to replenish the goods, and the wine in the store he stayed at was good. , just by the way, I brought two jars to drink by myself. Now that I’m thinking that since I’m here to chat with someone, it would be even better if I could have wine, so I brought them.” After speaking, he gave the lid of the wine jar to open.
This wine, it can only be said to be a good wine if it can enter the eyes of Qin Ban and Liu An.As soon as the lid is opened, the aroma of wine overflows.What people like the most is that it is clear in the mouth but not soft.It just met Qin Ban's elegant requirements, and it wouldn't make Liu An, who was used to strong alcohol, feel boring.
Originally, he only wanted to satisfy his hunger, and didn't have much hope for the wine of a young master like Qin Ban. As soon as Mao Erhucai took a bite, his eyes widened: "Good wine!" Before he wanted to come, For a rich young master like Qin Ban, the wine he drank was good, but it should be less strong.That is to say, there is some alcohol taste, but it is not strong enough.But as soon as he drank the wine, he knew that he was short-sighted.
"I like it very much, too." Qin Ban narrowed his eyes happily when he saw that Mao and Erhu both liked it.
How should I put it, cannibalism is the shortest?This drank his wine, aside from other things, just the friendship of sharing good wine, they should not hide anything and say no to him?
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"Brother Qin, I'll tell you the truth. In fact, with a dike like that, even a vulgar person like Erhu, who doesn't understand anything, knows that it's definitely useless." It's just a few bowls of wine. The three of them together were so enthusiastic that they no longer called you young masters.
The wine that Qin Ban brought out had a strong taste and strong aftertaste.In normal times, even if he was greedy, Qin Ban would not drink too much.Don't look at him pouring a big bowl full today, but compared to Zhang Mao and Mao Erhu, who have already finished the second and third bowls, there is still more than half of the bowl left, which really shows that he restrained.Now that he is sober-minded, he just chatted with the two of them who were full of alcohol.
Zhang Maozi did not participate in the project of repairing the dam.However, he has a good relationship with Mao Erhu, so he knows a lot: "Yeah, Brother Qin, you don't even know. In fact, when the rain fell a lot this year, many people have already started to prepare for it." No one is surprised by the collapse of this embankment." Zhang Mao drank a lot, and his eyes were a little blurred at the moment: "Don't say we don't trust the government, you don't know, the government Those people started hoarding food a long time ago. Obviously, they also realized this a long time ago, otherwise, how could they have such good food and drink spicy food now?"
When the two brothers talked about this, their eyes were a little red.In fact, Mao Erhu was fine, he was alone, and his parents left early.Leaving him alone, he has not had time to marry a wife and have children. It can be said that one person is full and the whole family is not hungry.In the face of this catastrophe, no matter what he did, he did not live well and complained, but he could still bear it.
But Zhang Mao is different.His family is not considered rich, and this disaster has almost consumed his little family wealth. The most important thing is that his only daughter has endured illness for so long since the flood.It is said that the sickness is in the child's body and the pain in the mother's heart, but as a father, how can he live better?Every time he saw his girl's sickly face, he unconsciously wanted to curse.Otherwise, even for the sake of fellow villagers, he wouldn't care so much about donating his home for others to borrow.Fortunately, he can be regarded as a person who has read a few books, otherwise he is really afraid that he will not be able to control the resentment in his heart and do something irreversible.
Qin Ban sighed with some emotion, and said reassuringly, "Fortunately, the imperial court still cares about Tianshui. I believe Tianshui will get better soon."
After all, Zhang Mao and the others are just ordinary people. They don't know anything about the size and distance of the imperial court. All they can see is the square inch of Tianshui and the officials here.
"What's the use?" Zhang Mao's face was clearly full of distrust: "In the beginning, the court did call an adult over. But now that it's been so long, let alone solved any problems, we are stunned." I haven’t even seen anyone.”
Qin Ban didn't say anything, even if he knew some things, he couldn't say anything.Things like this are often more useful than talking.Instead of other explanations that are wasted with the two of them now, it is better to take out the real chapter when the time comes.
When Qin Ban returned to his room, Liu An hadn't returned yet.He just watched the dancing candlelight quietly by himself, not knowing what he was thinking.
"What are you thinking about?" Liu An walked into the room with the cold in the middle of the night.Coincidentally, seeing Qin Ban who didn't even react when he came in, he walked lightly and came behind him.
Qin Ban was preoccupied, but suddenly a voice from behind startled him and subconsciously shook his hands: "Why didn't you make any movement when you came back?" Because of the lingering fear in his heart, Qin Ban's voice was still a little trembling when he spoke.
Liu An felt that he was innocent, but he just buried his head on Qin Ban's neck like a baby and took a deep breath without thinking about it.
Probably realizing that he was too engrossed in thinking about things just now, he also brushed his hair back a little embarrassedly, and said awkwardly: "Okay, your hair is all messed up by you. You went to Tianshui's government office today, What do you see?"
Liu An laughed at the way he forcibly changed the subject, and said without breaking the news: "It didn't take me long to find the room where Mr. Li is. Because Mr. Li looked upright, after confirming that he was not in danger, he did not." I met him and left directly." He took out an envelope from his pocket and put it on the table: "It was just because finding someone was so smooth, I thought it was not easy to go there, so I stopped by to have a look. No Thinking that I found the study by mistake, and found this..."
Speaking of the process of discovering this letter, Liu An felt it was funny.I don't know if it's Tianshui's Zhizhou master who is too careless or what, but he just put such an important communication on the desk without hesitation.Liu An saw it without even turning the pages.If you don't take it like this, I'm afraid there is something wrong with your brain.
"What is this?" Obviously, Qin Ban would not regard the letter that Liu An found at will as something important.It's just that the moment he opened it, he fell silent... Raising his eyebrows, he asked in disbelief: "The correspondence between Tianshui Zhizhou and Mr. Lin?" The surprise in his tone couldn't be stopped.
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Qin Ban had a drink with Zhang Mao and the others, so only Liu An who was in a good mood was left drinking alone.
"You really don't want some?" Liu An looked at Qin Ban who clearly wanted to drink, but deliberately left the table and went to the bed in order not to be tempted, and laughed while raising the glass in his hand.
Qin Ban had scrubbed and washed before Liu An came back, and now he was only wearing his underwear, and he was sitting up before, and lay down without giving Liu An any face.He straightened his messy hair with his fingers and said, "I've had a drink with Zhang Mao and Mao Erhu earlier today. Do you think I'm the first to taste Maotouqing? This wine tastes clear. Lie, but I can’t drink too much. If I drink that amount, I should be drunk.”
From these words, it can be seen that Qin Ban is a very self-denying person.Although today's harvest is a bit gratifying, but this cannot be a reason for him to indulge.He also thought about sorting out the news they got early in the morning and asking someone to send it out.If it goes well, I'm afraid Master Li won't have to stay for a few more days.
"You've already drank the military wine, what are you afraid of?" Liu An saw Qin Ban finally let go of the things in his heart today, so he deliberately teased him so as not to tense up his nerves every day: "How? Come with me Drink two glasses, and one person will hurt himself."
Liu An's temperament is stable, even if he teased him before he changed, his expression of forbearance was full of interest.Now Qin Ban thinks that Liu An who suddenly learned to have fun after some kind of stimulation is quite rare.Lying on the side on the bed, he looked at Liu An who was different from usual with great interest and asked, "What did you see, did you get stimulated?" The curve of the waist was unreservedly displayed in front of another person in the room.
I saw Qin Ban lifted the upper leg up slightly, then glanced at Liu An who was already there stupidly and said, "Since I know it will hurt my body, I am too lazy to get up, why don't you drink it?" gone?"
Liu An only felt the nerves on his forehead twitch, and then he saw that the hand that he was holding the wine jug casually had forcefully used a full jug of wine, just like that because the container was broken and wasted on the table and his hands.
But beauty comes first, and he didn't even have time to waste the good wine, and even the coolness of his hands couldn't wake him up a little bit.He frowned somewhat annoyedly, but walked honestly to the front of the bed and covered Qin Ban, who teased him wantonly, under his body: "As expected, compared with Zixian, my morality is still a little shallower."
"Heh" Qin Ban chuckled in a good mood, hooked Liu An's neck with his hands, and bit his earlobe, which was thicker and bigger than his own: "My mother told me that the earlobe is big. Blessed are you, it seems that you are more blessed than me."
"Yeah." Liu An is willing to pamper the person in front of him, not to mention biting the earlobe now, even if he bites other places, he will only smile: "You are all mine, so I am naturally blessed."
Qin Ban's face turned red.So, it's not that honest people can't say love words to make people happy, that's if you don't sing, it's a blockbuster!
Although he was a little indulgent last night, because he still remembered that there were unfinished things in his heart, Qin Ban got up much earlier than the previous two days.
Only then did he open the door and saw Zhang Mao and Mao Erhu, who had been placed in the same room last night for convenience, came out of the room rubbing their foreheads and feeling dizzy.Seeing Qin Ban who also opened the door from a distance, Mao Erhu was the first to show him a friendly smile: "Brother Qin got up so early today?"
Mao Erhu is usually the first person to build the Zhang family's house.Because I used to hunt, I had to go down the mountain early and sell the harvest of the previous day.I have to rush home and go up the mountain to see if there are any new gains, or if the traps that have been set up need to be repaired.It is true that I drank too much yesterday, and I didn't wake up later.However, the little time lost due to drunkenness is different from how Qin Ban and his rich young master enjoy life.Therefore, it was a little surprising that he actually met Qin Ban head-on at this moment.
Of course, Qin Ban, who understood Mao Erhu's meaning, also rubbed himself a little embarrassedly.
Qin Ban glanced at the little brother with a sure-fire expression.Zhang Mao really knew something.
"It's even more difficult to talk nonsense. There is no evidence."
"Brother Erhu went to work as a labor force when the dam was built. That's how we became friends." Zhang Mao felt dissatisfied and said immediately.
When Qin Ban and the others heard the news, their eyes lit up.
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The woman from another family on the side also heard them talking.Because of Qin Ban's apple, they immediately had a good impression of this particularly good-looking young master.Naturally, I was willing to talk to him, and I just felt that it was because those rich and noble families had never encountered such a thing, and they were curious about it.
"That's not true. My man also went there to reward money. It's just that he is not in good health, and he doesn't have much strength to do it. After a few days, he stopped doing it." The woman hugged a barely weaned baby Baby, he said to Qin Ban and the others: "My man said that the people who worked with them at the beginning were surprised that the rough stones used to make the embankment can pass water between them. The most exaggerated thing is that they can pass water. A milk baby was drilled. How can such a dam be expected to hold back the flood?
The result was good, and it was really hit by a few of them.This embankment was stunned, and the water failed to stop it.Fortunately, so much effort wasted at the time.I don't know how those noble people thought about it and came up with such a thing. "
Some people around heard what this woman said, and they all nodded their heads in agreement.
Several people chatted for a while, and then Qin Ban and the others went back to their room.Except for the coachman who didn't care about these things and planned to see their horses, the other three were nestled in the same room.He didn't speak, just sat quietly.
Last night Yan Yu also dug out two old books from this room, it is unknown whether they belonged to Zhang Mao or Liu Chen.It was so easy to put it on my lap, and I read it page by page.From time to time, he looked up to see Qin Cai and Liu An who were still bored there, and then lowered his head and continued to read.Make a gesture of waiting for the two of them to speak.
In the end, Liu An's concentration was even better.Qin Cai took the lead and couldn't hold back and said: "Master, then there is no doubt that there was a problem when the dam was built. Then the minister of the Ministry of Industry must take this responsibility. I don't believe such a big thing. He didn't find out!"
Qin Ban said: "I'm thirsty, go and pour me a pot of tea first."
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Liu An took the teapot on the table and poured a glass of water.Because the water was just boiled this morning, it is not considered cold even now, and it will not be boiled for making tea, but the temperature is just right for drinking directly.He sneered, and said to Liu An, "You just gave me such a glass of water and you got rid of me?"
"Don't make trouble." Liu An was good-tempered and barely kept his heart amidst Qin Ban's continuous playfulness.
Qin Ban is not a person who doesn't care about priorities, but just wants to take this opportunity to hone Qin Cai's temperament.Now that Liu An opened his mouth, he accepted it as soon as he saw it: "Okay, it's true that the little servant must be inescapable. The next thing we need to know is whether there are other people who are on the same level as the top and bottom." Participate in this matter. As well as Mr. Bao who set out before us, how is the investigation now?" He got up and patted his clothes casually and said: "Let's go outside and have a look, when we came here yesterday It seems that there is still some distance from the government office here, just walking around, there should be no problem."
Full of confidence, I want to go out and ask more people to get more information.As a result, people were beaten stupid by the cruel reality before they could go out.
Yesterday they came directly in a carriage, and they went in directly when they reached the door.As a result, after a day of rain, last night a small tributary of the Yellow River actually overflowed again, making the road full of potholes, not to mention, there were many rotten vegetables and leaves and corpses of insects and animals in it. Weird stuff.Whenever you step on your shoes, more than half of them may get wet.
"Young master, why don't we... we'd better not go out." Qin Cai himself was fine, considering that a person as noble as their young master naturally loves cleanliness.How miserable would it be if he was asked to step on wet shoes?Qin Cai reached out and grabbed Yan Yu's sleeve, wanting to give him a step.
Unexpectedly, Yan Yu did not climb down the stairs uncharacteristically today.He flicked his sleeves, took a few deep breaths, and then stepped forward resolutely!Because the movement was a little bigger, the muddy water splashed on his clothes, and the shoes were naturally wet.She said as if she had made a big deal: "Look, it's okay! Don't think of your young master as so delicate. It's not from a girl's family, why are there so many nonsense?"
Qin Cai had no choice but to squat down and roll up Qin Ban's trouser legs. Although it didn't look good, it could separate the socks from the trouser legs.Otherwise, if you get soaked in a while, the water will wet the pants along the socks, and you will be prone to typhoid fever.
Liu An tidied up himself, and followed out without any hesitation.He stretched out his hand to grab Qin Ban's, so as not to let anyone fall down.
Qin Ban raised his eyebrows, glanced at the two hands clasped with ten fingers, and pretended not to know the little mischief in Liu An's heart.Just let him go.
They didn't ask beforehand, it was all impromptu.Now that I'm out, I don't know where to go.Because of the flood, the streets were not as lively as before.Even though they didn't look good with their trouser legs rolled up, but despite their looks, a group of people wearing such clean and high-quality clothes at this time have become objects of curiosity for the common people.
There was a child who looked like a child, and even ran up to Qin Ban and the others to "gobble" with his friends!He obviously moved close to someone's ear, but he didn't know how to lower his voice.What he said could be heard anyway.It's really funny that I still have a mysterious look that you don't know.
But it didn't take long for the child to be majestic, a young man who looked thin and small ran out, and was about to slip away.
"Hey, Lai Yi, this is my younger brother. My younger brother has been naughty since he was a child, and he offended this young master. Lai Yi will apologize to you here." Lai Er's behavior is quite rude.
Qin Ban waved his hand, indicating that he didn't care.But the topic changed in the next second, alas, what is your family doing?What the hell?Their family is specialized in helping people butcher animals.
"It's not a problem." Qin Ban's decent and generous smile makes people feel the feeling of a breeze, but actually thinking about it, he always feels that he is missing something: "It's like this, I also arrived in Tianshui for the first time. I saw the flood. So I was curious and wanted to take a look. Hmm... I just wanted to inquire about something, but it seems that there are no people. And it may not be willing to stop people suddenly.”
It was such a catchy sentence, but when he fell asleep, it was as if someone gave him a pillow.Lai Yi said: "My family, my father is a butcher. Because of his good craftsmanship, everyone likes to come to my house to slaughter animals. My father knows a lot, and they told him when they came. If you want to ask, You can ask my dad."
"!"
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The Lai brothers live not far away.Their house was a little worse than Zhang Mao's house, but it was full of people.
"Master Lai, the pig demon you talked about went to the fairy's house yesterday and was found, so has he been arrested?" A tiger-headed child held the hand of the old man in the middle and shook it from side to side, telling him to speak quickly.
Surrounded by him was a man in his 50s and [-]s who had grown his beard and hair together just like Xun Xia had just arrived at their home.It's just that the beard is much shorter.With a rough face, it makes people feel very fierce.It happened that such a fierce-looking person unexpectedly attracted the children's liking, but in contrast, Qin Ban and the others felt that they were a little more warm and beautiful under such a catastrophe.
"Father!" Lai Er, who had always been carried away by his elder brother like a little chick, saw Lai Hong sitting among the children, and immediately broke free from his elder brother's shackles and rushed towards him.Like the little dog who guarded the food, he grinned at the children who refused to leave.Looking at it, it is quite deterrent, at least those children are really gone.
Don't look at Lai Hong, who is doing the bloody business of butchering with a big knife every day.People are one-on-one kind, and they are patient with other people's children, let alone their own cubs.
Seeing Lai Er's appearance, he grinned, and patted his youngest son's butt cheerfully: "Yo! Who is this fierce cat? Why didn't I know our Xiaoer was out of the house?" Will you become this food-protecting cub once you come back?" The joke made Lai Er, who was still acting like a baby, jump up to express his dissatisfaction.
"Father, my little brother was playing outside and almost bumped into these distinguished guests." Although Lai Hong was holding his youngest son in his arms, he kept his eyes on Qin Ban and the others.Like Qin Ban and the others, even if they come when they are not hot, they are always eye-catching, let alone now.Lai Yi, who happened to see it, pushed them out to his father and said: "This is the young master of their family. Because it was the first time I encountered a flood as big as ours, I was curious. Just as I was thinking, Ah Dad, you know everything, so you brought them back and promised you to tell them."
In Lai Yi's view, this is nothing more than a little effort.Besides, his younger brother was naughty and disturbed the rich young master who was like a god.This kind of trivial matter can be regarded as an apology for a person.
Qin Ban still has a good sense of Lai Hong because of the scene just now.He lifted up the hem of his clothes, and sat down on a stool left behind by those children.Smiling peacefully, he said: "Ban in Xiaqin, my family is a merchant. The first time I brought someone out by myself, I encountered Tianshui's rare flood in a century, so..." He smiled embarrassedly, a little " Shy" lowered his head.The role-playing of a young master who has just left the house and is curious but not submissive is brought to life.
It was also because the Lai family had no intentions, and Qin Ban and the others made a deliberate show of favor, and within a few words, the group chatted together.
Originally, Lai Yi and the others felt that a young master from a wealthy family like Qin Ban still had a little distance in his heart.But these distances completely disappeared when Qin Ban casually asked Qin Cai and Liu An to sit down and talk about things.
"Oh? Then with Uncle Lai, your family has been butchers for three generations?" Qin Ban widened his eyes sincerely when he said this.
Lai Hong proudly puffed up his chest and said: "Isn't that right? Laymen who don't know it think it's just a knife on that beast's neck, and any young and strong guy can do it. It's really hands-on, I know there are many doors here." Even Lai Yi and Lai Er straightened their backs and listened carefully: "Our ancestors slaughtered more livestock than many people have ever seen. It is to know where is the best place to start and save the most effort. This is the same as a scholar's study. We butchers also go to elementary school. Don't mention me, just the two of them started working there when they were four or five years old.
After so many years, it's not like there are people who have seen our family's life and want to get involved.It's just that everyone who is familiar with them knows that they come to kill livestock here.The bloodletting is neat and tidy up faster.No, the people from the government fished a pig out of the river two days ago, and asked me to kill it and eat it. "
"A pig caught in the river?" Qin Ban raised his eyebrows habitually, feeling inconceivable.
Lai Hong said: "Isn't it? That pig is smart and knows to run to a high place when the water is up. It's just that when it ran, it ran in the opposite direction and was trapped in the high water and couldn't get down. Didn't the water go down a little in the past two days? Mr. Guan wanted to make a tooth-beating sacrifice, and asked someone to fish up the pig. You haven’t seen that the pig has been hungry for so long. It has to be inserted into the bone."
"Then your craftsmanship is so good that even the people in the government know to ask you to slaughter that animal. You must have not participated in the construction of the embankment." Qin Cai showed a sense of loss in a timely manner: "We heard people say this morning that Building dams cost a lot of people and money."
Lai Hong chuckled and said, "You people, judging from the way my old butcher looked at the livestock, I'm afraid that what you are curious about is not the flood, but the dam?"
Qin Cai was still happy about his cleverness, but now he suddenly looked at Lai Hong with excitement.
Lai Hong didn't bother to play that eighteen-bent accent, so he said casually: "After killing so many animals, the eyes are still easy to use. Otherwise, it would be difficult to find a place to shoot. Besides, what's so good about this water?" Curious? Aren’t you able to see it when it’s so obvious?” Or how can I put it this way, where is the great wisdom hidden in the city?This Lai Hong didn't go around and said directly: "Actually, I'm afraid you are not merchants, right? The young master of the merchant is wealthy, but in terms of bearing, he is obviously not as good as this young master."
Before Qin Ban and the others could speak, Lai Hong said again: "I am a rough man, the old butcher, but my eyes and heart are open. I don't know much, but I don't know much. Anyone with a discerning eye in this flood knows that it is not so What’s the matter, if it’s useful to me, just say a word.”
Now that the words have been explained clearly, looking at Lai Hong and his father and son are not bad people.After Qin Ban and the others glanced at each other, Qin Ban said, "I won't talk about the inconvenience of identity, we just hope to know some details about the dam construction from you."
"Ah!" Just when Lai Hong pretended to be happy and thought it was time to speak, Lai Da suddenly opened his mouth wide and interrupted Lai Hong's words with a soft ah: "It turns out that you are not businessmen! Then Are you pretending to be merchants so that you don't look like the grown-up who was locked up?"
"..."
To be honest, if it wasn't for the fact that the father and son really look alike, maybe even Lai Hong would doubt whether this is his real son.
"Locked up?" After being speechless for a while, Qin Ban quickly responded and asked, "What locked up?"
Lai Yi rubbed his head with some embarrassment and said: "Not long after the flood, didn't some high-ranking official come from the capital? At that time, he forced a grand reception to invite people into the government office. As a result The high officials from the capital never appeared again."
Qin Ban and the others didn't expect such a thing to happen, so according to Lai Yi's statement, Lord Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry should have nothing to do with them.After all, if it is really a bird of a feather, there is no need to arrest people as soon as they come.
"The last time my father went to slaughter that animal, we two brothers wandered around because we were bored. There was a lock outside one room, and it sounded like he was not the only one in there, cursing, as if they were arguing. Originally, I wanted to directly I left, but my younger brother decided to join in the fun to see it, and found out that it was the high-ranking official from the capital who had put on a grand gesture to welcome him that day."
After Lai Yi finished speaking, as if to show that what his brother said was true, Lai Er sniffed his snot, nodded and said: "Yes, yes, the adults have never changed their clothes. I recognized it!" The snot that was about to hang on his mouth was sucked back in an instant.When hanging down again, Lai Yi directly squeezed his brother's snot with his hands, saving him another snort.
Qin Ban and the others suddenly got such difficult news, and they didn't know what to do for a while.
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"In any case, we should go and see what's going on."
Back at the residence, Qin Ban and his group didn't even have the appetite to eat dinner, so Zhang Mao specially asked his wife to bring a small pot of porridge and rice with some side dishes, and they settled it in the room at will.
Because Qin Cai was pouring water with a teapot in his hand, his hands trembled when he heard this: "Master, what do you think of this?" Not to mention whether this is a scam, even if Master Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry is currently being detained So, they counted him and the old horse who can't kung fu, so there were only four people.This day, Tianshui was far away from the capital, and because of the disaster, there was no sound at the moment. Naturally, the sky should not be called, and the earth was not working. If something happened, I didn't know what to do.He is dead, but the young master...
After all, he didn't express all the worries in his heart, but the worries in Qin Cai's eyes clearly showed on his face.Is there anyone who can't see through?
Qin Ban smiled slightly, and his beautiful face stretched out, and he looked radiant because of the sense of proportion in his heart: "Your young master is not a fool, of course we can't go to that kind of tiger and snake place now. At least According to the previous plan, we must find out about the collapse of the embankment, and then write a letter to Beijing. Otherwise, not only will we not be able to save Mr. Li, but we will have to fold ourselves in it. It would be a big embarrassment."
Think about it, if they really have no brains and rush to save people, but they can't be rescued, the matter can't be found out, and they are still trapped in it, then those bad guys can be as happy as they want.Let alone someone else, even his father would have to throw his bones far away from the ancestral grave, what a disgrace!
"Zixian is worried about Mr. Li's safety these days?" Liu An sat quietly by the side, and suddenly spoke.
Because they went straight into Qin Ban's room when they came back, except for Qin Cai who didn't have time to visit his own room, both of them changed into clothes they felt.At this time, Liu An was wearing a simple long gown, which was much more refined than the clothes that were easy to move around.This reminds people suddenly that Liu An is also full of knowledge, not only the tendons.
For the time being, I won’t specifically say how well Liu An’s long gown complements him. As for the question he just asked, Qin Ban coughed lightly and nodded: “Yes. To put it bluntly, Mr. Li is just detained in a room, and there should be no danger in a short period of time. But I can't see it with my own eyes, and I still feel worried."
In fact, Qin Ban, the Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, had contacted him several times.For this person, I can't talk about good or bad impressions.After all, I feel that there is not much communication.
However, based on his cognition alone, Master Li and Zhang Ji are of the same kind.Don't stand in line, don't offend others, if you have to say it, it is that Zhang Ji's background is much better than Zhang Ji, which is why he can become a minister.
To be honest, he only heard about the construction of the dam, and he was the one who facilitated it.At first it was just an idea, and then in order to convince his colleagues in the court and His Majesty, he could be said to have searched all the major classics.Qin Ban was not in Beijing at that time, he knew about this, it was all because Li Shangshu went to every house to visit and explain in order to get support.Qin Wei was honored to be his key target.Under his persecution, even Qin Wei understood the matter of building the embankment.It can be seen the depth of kung fu.
That's why Qin Ban has always said that anyone has the possibility, but in his heart he still prefers that Mr. Li has nothing to do with this matter.
Now that there are Lai family father and son, if it is verified that Mr. Li was restricted not long after he arrived in Tianshui, then he can be more sure that his idea is correct.
"Well, when it gets dark, I'll go check and check to see if I can get any news." Liu An saw Qin Ban's brows furrowed because of something worrying, so he took advantage of the situation and said, "If Master Li's life is safe for the time being , then we will not startle the enemy; if something happens, the sooner we can save it, the better. The enemy is open and we are dark, and it is still beneficial in the end."
Qin Ban wanted to refute Liu An's proposal, but found that this was indeed the best idea at the moment.
When night fell, Liu An changed into night clothes and went to the government under Qin Ban's instructions.That is to say, in this extraordinary period, the government must not have enough guards, otherwise, no matter how important Mr. Li is, he would not ask Liu An to take risks.
Left and right couldn't sleep either, thinking about Liu An's good wine, they bought some to take with them when they came here.Now Qin Ban happened to take a small jar of wine and headed to Zhang Mao's place.
Although the sky was only bright with stars, Zhang Mao didn't intend to sleep.It happened that Mao Erhu was also in his room, and it seemed that they were chatting.Qin Ban raised the wine jar in his hands a little embarrassedly, and said, "I don't know Brother Erhu is here too, don't I interrupt the two of you talking?"
Qin Ban was born well, and ordinary people like it when they see it.Besides, not only did he not cause any trouble when he lived here, but he took out his own things and shared them with them. Judging from this, they didn't hate Qin Ban.
That Mao Erhu is also a real person. Hearing what Qin Ban said, he just smiled and said: "What's the matter? I have nothing to do to find someone to chat with. If this Young Master Qin doesn't mind, please sit down and chat with me." That's it." He cast his eyes on the jar in Qin Ban's hand, and asked a little shyly, "Is that wine?" Men, they took several sips.Besides, he was born as a hunter, and he is used to eating meat and drinking alcohol. Now that there is a flood, he often goes back to find some animals that are trapped like them to make tooth sacrifices.But this wine, I haven't touched it for a long time.
Qin Ban heard that they didn't want to drive him away, so he sat down with a smile, and put the wine jar in his hand on the table: "Yes, this is when my younger brother went to the store to replenish the goods, and the wine in the store he stayed at was good. , just by the way, I brought two jars to drink by myself. Now that I’m thinking that since I’m here to chat with someone, it would be even better if I could have wine, so I brought them.” After speaking, he gave the lid of the wine jar to open.
This wine, it can only be said to be a good wine if it can enter the eyes of Qin Ban and Liu An.As soon as the lid is opened, the aroma of wine overflows.What people like the most is that it is clear in the mouth but not soft.It just met Qin Ban's elegant requirements, and it wouldn't make Liu An, who was used to strong alcohol, feel boring.
Originally, he only wanted to satisfy his hunger, and didn't have much hope for the wine of a young master like Qin Ban. As soon as Mao Erhucai took a bite, his eyes widened: "Good wine!" Before he wanted to come, For a rich young master like Qin Ban, the wine he drank was good, but it should be less strong.That is to say, there is some alcohol taste, but it is not strong enough.But as soon as he drank the wine, he knew that he was short-sighted.
"I like it very much, too." Qin Ban narrowed his eyes happily when he saw that Mao and Erhu both liked it.
How should I put it, cannibalism is the shortest?This drank his wine, aside from other things, just the friendship of sharing good wine, they should not hide anything and say no to him?
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"Brother Qin, I'll tell you the truth. In fact, with a dike like that, even a vulgar person like Erhu, who doesn't understand anything, knows that it's definitely useless." It's just a few bowls of wine. The three of them together were so enthusiastic that they no longer called you young masters.
The wine that Qin Ban brought out had a strong taste and strong aftertaste.In normal times, even if he was greedy, Qin Ban would not drink too much.Don't look at him pouring a big bowl full today, but compared to Zhang Mao and Mao Erhu, who have already finished the second and third bowls, there is still more than half of the bowl left, which really shows that he restrained.Now that he is sober-minded, he just chatted with the two of them who were full of alcohol.
Zhang Maozi did not participate in the project of repairing the dam.However, he has a good relationship with Mao Erhu, so he knows a lot: "Yeah, Brother Qin, you don't even know. In fact, when the rain fell a lot this year, many people have already started to prepare for it." No one is surprised by the collapse of this embankment." Zhang Mao drank a lot, and his eyes were a little blurred at the moment: "Don't say we don't trust the government, you don't know, the government Those people started hoarding food a long time ago. Obviously, they also realized this a long time ago, otherwise, how could they have such good food and drink spicy food now?"
When the two brothers talked about this, their eyes were a little red.In fact, Mao Erhu was fine, he was alone, and his parents left early.Leaving him alone, he has not had time to marry a wife and have children. It can be said that one person is full and the whole family is not hungry.In the face of this catastrophe, no matter what he did, he did not live well and complained, but he could still bear it.
But Zhang Mao is different.His family is not considered rich, and this disaster has almost consumed his little family wealth. The most important thing is that his only daughter has endured illness for so long since the flood.It is said that the sickness is in the child's body and the pain in the mother's heart, but as a father, how can he live better?Every time he saw his girl's sickly face, he unconsciously wanted to curse.Otherwise, even for the sake of fellow villagers, he wouldn't care so much about donating his home for others to borrow.Fortunately, he can be regarded as a person who has read a few books, otherwise he is really afraid that he will not be able to control the resentment in his heart and do something irreversible.
Qin Ban sighed with some emotion, and said reassuringly, "Fortunately, the imperial court still cares about Tianshui. I believe Tianshui will get better soon."
After all, Zhang Mao and the others are just ordinary people. They don't know anything about the size and distance of the imperial court. All they can see is the square inch of Tianshui and the officials here.
"What's the use?" Zhang Mao's face was clearly full of distrust: "In the beginning, the court did call an adult over. But now that it's been so long, let alone solved any problems, we are stunned." I haven’t even seen anyone.”
Qin Ban didn't say anything, even if he knew some things, he couldn't say anything.Things like this are often more useful than talking.Instead of other explanations that are wasted with the two of them now, it is better to take out the real chapter when the time comes.
When Qin Ban returned to his room, Liu An hadn't returned yet.He just watched the dancing candlelight quietly by himself, not knowing what he was thinking.
"What are you thinking about?" Liu An walked into the room with the cold in the middle of the night.Coincidentally, seeing Qin Ban who didn't even react when he came in, he walked lightly and came behind him.
Qin Ban was preoccupied, but suddenly a voice from behind startled him and subconsciously shook his hands: "Why didn't you make any movement when you came back?" Because of the lingering fear in his heart, Qin Ban's voice was still a little trembling when he spoke.
Liu An felt that he was innocent, but he just buried his head on Qin Ban's neck like a baby and took a deep breath without thinking about it.
Probably realizing that he was too engrossed in thinking about things just now, he also brushed his hair back a little embarrassedly, and said awkwardly: "Okay, your hair is all messed up by you. You went to Tianshui's government office today, What do you see?"
Liu An laughed at the way he forcibly changed the subject, and said without breaking the news: "It didn't take me long to find the room where Mr. Li is. Because Mr. Li looked upright, after confirming that he was not in danger, he did not." I met him and left directly." He took out an envelope from his pocket and put it on the table: "It was just because finding someone was so smooth, I thought it was not easy to go there, so I stopped by to have a look. No Thinking that I found the study by mistake, and found this..."
Speaking of the process of discovering this letter, Liu An felt it was funny.I don't know if it's Tianshui's Zhizhou master who is too careless or what, but he just put such an important communication on the desk without hesitation.Liu An saw it without even turning the pages.If you don't take it like this, I'm afraid there is something wrong with your brain.
"What is this?" Obviously, Qin Ban would not regard the letter that Liu An found at will as something important.It's just that the moment he opened it, he fell silent... Raising his eyebrows, he asked in disbelief: "The correspondence between Tianshui Zhizhou and Mr. Lin?" The surprise in his tone couldn't be stopped.
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Qin Ban had a drink with Zhang Mao and the others, so only Liu An who was in a good mood was left drinking alone.
"You really don't want some?" Liu An looked at Qin Ban who clearly wanted to drink, but deliberately left the table and went to the bed in order not to be tempted, and laughed while raising the glass in his hand.
Qin Ban had scrubbed and washed before Liu An came back, and now he was only wearing his underwear, and he was sitting up before, and lay down without giving Liu An any face.He straightened his messy hair with his fingers and said, "I've had a drink with Zhang Mao and Mao Erhu earlier today. Do you think I'm the first to taste Maotouqing? This wine tastes clear. Lie, but I can’t drink too much. If I drink that amount, I should be drunk.”
From these words, it can be seen that Qin Ban is a very self-denying person.Although today's harvest is a bit gratifying, but this cannot be a reason for him to indulge.He also thought about sorting out the news they got early in the morning and asking someone to send it out.If it goes well, I'm afraid Master Li won't have to stay for a few more days.
"You've already drank the military wine, what are you afraid of?" Liu An saw Qin Ban finally let go of the things in his heart today, so he deliberately teased him so as not to tense up his nerves every day: "How? Come with me Drink two glasses, and one person will hurt himself."
Liu An's temperament is stable, even if he teased him before he changed, his expression of forbearance was full of interest.Now Qin Ban thinks that Liu An who suddenly learned to have fun after some kind of stimulation is quite rare.Lying on the side on the bed, he looked at Liu An who was different from usual with great interest and asked, "What did you see, did you get stimulated?" The curve of the waist was unreservedly displayed in front of another person in the room.
I saw Qin Ban lifted the upper leg up slightly, then glanced at Liu An who was already there stupidly and said, "Since I know it will hurt my body, I am too lazy to get up, why don't you drink it?" gone?"
Liu An only felt the nerves on his forehead twitch, and then he saw that the hand that he was holding the wine jug casually had forcefully used a full jug of wine, just like that because the container was broken and wasted on the table and his hands.
But beauty comes first, and he didn't even have time to waste the good wine, and even the coolness of his hands couldn't wake him up a little bit.He frowned somewhat annoyedly, but walked honestly to the front of the bed and covered Qin Ban, who teased him wantonly, under his body: "As expected, compared with Zixian, my morality is still a little shallower."
"Heh" Qin Ban chuckled in a good mood, hooked Liu An's neck with his hands, and bit his earlobe, which was thicker and bigger than his own: "My mother told me that the earlobe is big. Blessed are you, it seems that you are more blessed than me."
"Yeah." Liu An is willing to pamper the person in front of him, not to mention biting the earlobe now, even if he bites other places, he will only smile: "You are all mine, so I am naturally blessed."
Qin Ban's face turned red.So, it's not that honest people can't say love words to make people happy, that's if you don't sing, it's a blockbuster!
Although he was a little indulgent last night, because he still remembered that there were unfinished things in his heart, Qin Ban got up much earlier than the previous two days.
Only then did he open the door and saw Zhang Mao and Mao Erhu, who had been placed in the same room last night for convenience, came out of the room rubbing their foreheads and feeling dizzy.Seeing Qin Ban who also opened the door from a distance, Mao Erhu was the first to show him a friendly smile: "Brother Qin got up so early today?"
Mao Erhu is usually the first person to build the Zhang family's house.Because I used to hunt, I had to go down the mountain early and sell the harvest of the previous day.I have to rush home and go up the mountain to see if there are any new gains, or if the traps that have been set up need to be repaired.It is true that I drank too much yesterday, and I didn't wake up later.However, the little time lost due to drunkenness is different from how Qin Ban and his rich young master enjoy life.Therefore, it was a little surprising that he actually met Qin Ban head-on at this moment.
Of course, Qin Ban, who understood Mao Erhu's meaning, also rubbed himself a little embarrassedly.
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