Brother so proud

County Magistrate Zhou often came to see peony in the backyard.

"Hey! Stop, stop!" One hand snatched the scissors from He Ze's hand, and the flower farmer looked at the two long green branches on the ground, and said, "Mr. ?"

"excuse me, I……"

"What's wrong? What happened?"

Before He Ze could finish speaking, he saw Zhou Wenda and his wife coming from the corridor side by side, their steps flustered and their words anxious.

Before the flower farmer could answer, He Ze bowed his head first and apologized, "I was in a daze just now, and I cut off two of Yao Huang's branches, please forgive me, my lord."

"This this……"

Zhou Wenda picked up the two branches on the ground and felt very heartbroken. Mrs. Zhou walked around the Yaohuang plant twice, and saw that there was nothing wrong with the flowers on the branches, even more fresh and tender than before. put it down.

It was said before that Zhou Wenda and his wife were flower lovers, and He Ze came to see flowers from time to time in the past few days.

"It's all right, it's not hurting the roots, take these two as things that need to be pruned, maybe the flowers will grow better!" Mrs. Zhou came closer to smell the fragrance of the flowers, and smiled coquettishly to comfort Zhou Wenda.

The latter sighed, "He Ze, do you have something to do these two days? If it's inconvenient to come to the house, I'll be free in a few days..."

Every time he came these two days, he saw that He Ze's mind was not on the ground. This time, he only cut off two branches. What if he cut off the main trunk next time!

"This...back to the adults, there is nothing else at home."

Zhou Wenda saw that he was in a state of embarrassment, with his hands behind his back, and his face became more serious, "He Ze, just say what you have to say, and I can still decide with you if you say it, if you don't want to do it The idea is always right, if you continue like this, I dare not let you see my Yao Huang again."

"That's right. Your lord sees this flower as life. If you don't let him feel at ease, I'm afraid he won't be able to sleep tonight."

"This..." He Ze raised his head and looked at Zhou Wenda, then suddenly knelt down on the ground, "Little people speak lightly, please be the master for the villagers of Hejia Village!"

Zhou Wenda and his wife looked at each other with surprise in their eyes.

"Why are you doing this?"

The flower farmer quietly retreated to the side.

He Ze showed a look of grief and indignation, and spoke sincerely. First, he said that Hejia Village was poor and the villagers were struggling, and then that Shi Xingwen had disregarded public opinion and acted recklessly. Prepared, but couldn't help empathizing with him, and shouted, "Nonsense! He is so upright, how could he have such courage! My lord..."

"Nine people," Zhou Wenda frowned, "four villages, one person from each village in the other three villages, but your village has nine people. It's really unfair. If it's true, I will make the decision for you."

Ten out of ten soldiers who serve in the army will never come back. This is a common perception in this era.

"But from what you said, it seems that there is something else going on in this matter?"

"Yes, before the recruitment mission was announced, Shi Xingwen found me and extorted 100 taels from me. When I refused, he became furious and took personal revenge! That's why these nine people suffered!"

"Is what you said true?" Zhou Wenda's expression turned serious.

"Everything that Xiaomin said is true. If adults don't believe it, Xiaomin will write a pleading paper when he returns home, suing Shi Xingwen, the Li Zhengshi around Shijia Village, for ignoring the court's laws and accepting bribes. He will report to adults in the future."

Zhou Wenda was silent for a while, "Do you know that if there is no evidence for this matter, even if Shi Xingwen is not a serious official of the imperial court, you will also be punished."

"What if the kid finds evidence?" He Ze's eyes were burning.

"If there is evidence, I will deal with it impartially." Being stabbed by this look, Zhou Wenda's words were sonorous and fell to the ground.

He Ze achieved his goal and didn't stay any longer, "Please give Caomin two days, after three days, Caomin will submit the pleadings and evidence together!"

The back of the young man is persistent and fearless, moving forward indomitably.

"He's a good boy." Mrs. Zhou groaned with a smile.

He is soft-hearted and friendly to others, and he also heard that He Ze is a friend of his younger brother, so after getting in touch with him a lot, he has long been close to him, and he regards him as his junior.

Otherwise, Cai would not have been speaking for him all the time.

He Ze didn't know yet that he had accepted Luo Zhanming's love again.

"You, you, you are too soft-hearted and easy to be used by others." Zhou Wenda was still in a daze just now, but now he thought of something, suddenly laughed loudly, and stopped after a long while.

"What do you mean by that?"

"I just figured it out, this kid is slippery." Zhou Wenda called the flower farmer to him, "Let me ask you, these days, He Ze is only in a strange mood when I come to admire the flowers?"

The flower farmer replied after recalling carefully, "It's true, my lord."

"Is this what he planned in advance?" Mrs. Zhou put a smile on her face.

"It's not premeditated, it's just playing tricks on me, just now he said that he appeared to be forced by us, but if you think about it again, is that really the case?"

First, he used his "abnormality" to turn passive into active. When he talked about Hejia Village, every word and every sentence moved people to tears. The belly draft has already been prepared.

"It's a little fox." Zhou Wenda stroked his beard twice, and couldn't help sighing, "It's a pity for a good seedling, it's a pity not to be in the officialdom."

It's a pity that there is still a bottom line and enthusiasm in my heart, and I am still clever and tactful.

At this moment, Mrs. Zhou also figured out the intricacies, and said with a smile: "Even Zhan Ming doesn't see you acting like this on weekdays. Is it really such a pity?"

"That's not the way to say it. Zhan Ming is not inferior to others in his intelligence and agility. It's just that he is young and lacks a sense of stability and means."

After chatting with each other, He Ze got Zhou Wenda's promise, and his footsteps were a little hurried, but he stopped when he left the gate of the county government office. Was it Lin Yu who was lingering at the door?

"How did you come?"

After not seeing each other for several days, He Ze couldn't restrain the surprise on his face, and a smile crept onto his eyebrows.

"You finally came out, if you don't come out again, I will go in!"

It was cold in early spring, Lin Yu had obviously stood outside for a while, he covered his mouth with his hands and let out a couple of breaths.Seeing no one around, He Ze grabbed his hand and put it into his chest, "What, is it better?"

"open!"

Lin Yu's face turned red in an instant, and he didn't know whether it was caused by the wind or by He Ze's annoyance.Only in front of He Ze can he have the pride of a younger brother.

After the two quarreled for a while, He Ze finally settled down a lot.He took Lin Yu's hand and asked again: "Why are you here?"

"I came from the flower shop. I only found out that you are here after asking Xiaoan." The recruitment of soldiers caused a lot of trouble in the village. He went to He's house to look for someone but couldn't find him. Aunt Li told him that He Ze seemed to have something on his mind these two days. , mysteriously, he was a little worried, so he came looking for it.

But Lin Yu didn't say the latter words.

But how could He Ze not know his worry? "Here you come? Husband, how about taking you to play something fun these two days?"

"Ok?"

He Ze often teased him verbally, and Lin Yu was used to it.

The two returned to the flower shop and talked to Father He, then drove the ox cart towards the village. He An also wanted to join them, but He Ze ruthlessly refused.

"mean!"

Watching the bullock cart slowly go away, He An angrily returned to the counter.

On the bullock cart, He Ze told Lin Yu what had happened in the past few days, "So, this matter is because Shi Xingwen couldn't blackmail him and became angry? But why did he notice the He family? It couldn't be because... ..."

He Ze and Lin Yu looked at each other, knowing that they had thought of something together, "I've thought about this too, I'll find out when Shi Xingwen's matter is settled, no matter who it is, I'll make him pay the price. "

"drive--"

This time I still went to Shijia Village, but it was not Shi Xingwen’s house, but the village chief, Shi Dashan’s house, who had lured him to the house through the mouth of patriarch He Hong in advance. unimportant.

The important thing is that in Shi Dashan's position, it is inevitable not to be reconciled.

He is the village chief just like everyone else, he doesn't have the power he should have, he doesn't have the respect he should have, he still doesn't have the benefits he should have, and he has to keep his head down all the time. He used to respect Shi Xingwen's father, but now he is Respecting Shi Xingwen, he is still a junior, like this every year, every year, if he is given a chance, he might be able to gnaw Shi Xingwen's bones.

Three days ago, He Ze had already thought about the entry point for this matter - stone, big, mountain.

As expected, seeing him and Lin Yu coming to visit, Shi Dashan was still a little indifferent in the yard, but he became much more enthusiastic when he entered the house, and even took the initiative to say: "Before I knew what Lizheng meant, a man called Lin Tiangui's people visited Li Zheng's house."

All the previous guesswork has the result.

He Ze squeezed Lin Yu's palm, "Cunchang Shi knows the purpose of our visit?"

"Of course I know." Shi Dashan smiled confidently.

After so many years, he has a clear understanding of the characters of the Shi family father and son. Shi Xingwen is even more obsessed with the word "money" than his father, and he is much bolder.After he knew that Shi Xingwen asked people to inquire about the He family's affairs, he expected that such an incident would happen.

It's just that he knows a little more than Shi Xingwen about the He family's affairs. For example, the county magistrate went there in Weifu on the day the He family's flower shop opened.

With this one incident alone, he knew that the opportunity had come.

Sure enough, Shi Xingwen's appetite was too great, and he and He Ze parted ways.For the sake of face and venting his anger, he will definitely not let it go, and the He family will try to deal with him. When two tigers fight, one will be injured.

And he is behind the scenes, no matter who wins or loses, he will not lose the slightest bit. If Shi Xingwen wins, he will still be his idle village chief. If the He family wins, the bulk of the results will be his.Isn't it beautiful?

Obviously, Shi Dashan had already planned everything out. Next, he explained to He Ze in detail how much bribes Shi Xingwen had accepted in taxation, land cession, conscription, etc., and who might be the recipients of the money. Who were the victims of money, not only Shi Xingwen, but also the ill-gotten gains collected by Shi Xingwen's father, all of which were sold off by Shi Dashan.

While Shi Dashan was talking, He Ze was writing, and it filled two pages.

"It's all here. Except for the amount of money mentioned above, I'm not completely sure. The others are definitely not bad."

Shi Dashan picked up the two pages and blew on them, a slight smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

He Ze and the two returned with a full load, and when they left the door, Lin Yu's eyes showed doubts, "Shi Dashan is not reconciled, and Shi Xingwen will definitely not trust him completely. How come Shi Dashan knows so clearly about Shi Xingwen and his son?"

"Little fool," He Ze pressed Lin Yu's head into his arms and rubbed it, "Think about it, Shi Dashan has been able to occupy the name of the village head under the noses of Shi's father and son for so many years, isn't it very difficult?" Can you explain the problem?"

On the side of the couch, how can you allow others to sleep soundly?Even if it's just a name, it also shows that Shi Dashan is not a fuel-efficient lamp.

"Yes, then we now..."

"We're not going back. We won't be able to go back until very late tonight." He Ze didn't explain, and took Lin Yu's hand to wander around Shijia Village.

From west to east, from south to north, enjoy yourself.

It was evening now, and the afterglow of the setting sun fell on the mottled courtyard wall, on the lush vegetation, and on the backs of the two people holding each other, rendering all this into a bright and dark oil painting, saying It's wonderful.