A world of glory

Everyone dared not think about it anymore, surrounded by boundless fear, cold sweat burst out one after another, the standing officials couldn't hold on any longer, their legs softened and they knelt down, not daring to think about anything , I don’t know what to say, only driven by the instinct to survive, I kowtow desperately to beg for mercy, "My lord, spare my life, my lord, spare my life..." There is only one thought circling in these people's minds, I don't want to die.The breeze caresses, the willows are green, the leaves are whirling, the rustling sound is accompanied by the begging for mercy one after another in the warehouse, and the wind goes straight to the sky.

Standing by the side, Zhang Xiancheng looked at all this, and couldn't help but his legs and feet went limp, and he was about to kneel down, but he glanced at Qin Yi's face, and then regained his composure, and stood beside him without saying a word. I just looked down at the ants on the ground, as if I could see a flower.Qin Yi smiled slightly, and just said: "Everyone, why bother to be so pretentious, I should say that I should spare your life, I just said a few words, and Master Zhou will beat and kill. Come to think of it, since you and Master Zhou Comparable, the temperament is naturally not far from the same, if it weren't for my few guards to suppress you, I'm afraid you would have rushed forward."

As he said that, he looked at Li Jinxiu, who was covered in sweat, and asked with a smile: "Master Li, do you think it's because I brought too much clothes, and I really don't need Mr. Li's clothes. I really don't have any." The magistrate of Cai County is so blessed, but I have troubled Mr. Li to find the cloth for the clothes for a long time."

Li Jinxiu only listened to one sentence, and the three souls have gone to the second soul, and most of his vigor has been reduced. He just kowtowed and begged: "I don't dare to be humble."

Qin Yi heard this, but he sneered and said: "Master Li, why don't you dare? Murder the superior, find a substitute for death, and do desperate tricks one after another. I thought Master Li was not afraid of anything. It’s almost time to set up a flag on the top of the city, what’s the matter. Now I dare not say it, it’s a bit of a loss of prestige, but it’s the crime of the lower official.”

Hearing Qin Yi's words, Li Jinxiu became more and more panicked, trembling all over, but couldn't find a word to explain, suddenly raised his eyes and saw the blood winding on the ground like a stream, his eyes turned white, and he was stunned He fell back and passed out.Qin Yi looked at it, and was very angry for a while, but felt amused faintly. He didn't show any trace on his face, and only pondered for a moment before he said with a sinister smile: "Master Li is usually bold, why is he as timid as a mouse today? Forget it, if the judge continues the trial today, if Mr. Li does something good or bad, it will be the crime of the judge."

As he said that, he ordered Zhang Xiancheng to say: "Master Zhang, don't send someone to invite Master Li into the cell. Although the wind is warm and the sun is warm right now, the air on the ground is very cold. If Master Li is like the magistrate of Cai What kind of wind and cold, people with wind syndrome can't afford to get sick, what you know is just to say, Mr. Li is not careful, if you don't know, don't you think that the water and soil in our Liangshan County are not good, otherwise why do you have such plagues one after another? Come on, this fearsome person, maybe the county government office is mostly empty, and those who heard the rumors thought it was a common thing, so why not make people worry about it?"

Hearing Qin Yi's words, Zhang Xiancheng was taken aback for a moment, then understood the meaning of Qin Yi's words, and immediately shivered, the cold sweat broke out on his forehead more and more, and a large area of ​​his collar was wet.Zhang Xiancheng didn't dare to wipe it with his hands, so he only respectfully received Qin Yi's order, and was about to order someone to carry Li Jinxiu away, when Zhang Xiancheng suddenly remembered something, and asked Qin Yi again: "My lord, what else is there?" People, how should we deal with it?"

Hearing this, Qin Yi only smiled slightly and said: "I see some sneaky things in Liangshan County, upside down, anyway, I am a mortal with naked eyes, and I can't tell the truth from the fake, so I might as well blow it up later In the wind and rain, let's see who are people and who are ghosts, so as not to mistake that painted-skinned goblin for a rare gentleman."

Ever since Qin Yi left the door, Lanyue spread out the money in the room and calculated the accounts. After a while, Liu Mei frowned, and when she shook her hand, the abacus beads polished by white jade clattered. It sounds a bit crisp.

Nongyun held a brocade box in his hand and came into the room with a smile on his face. Seeing Lanyue's appearance, he covered his sleeves and smiled and said, "What are you doing? You are so sad, but who owes you a few buckets of silver?" Don't return the beans, so it hurts so much here?" Lanyue was not angry when she heard Nongyun's joke, she just smiled slightly, and asked Nongyun: "Why, the matter at the new house is already a big deal. Finished cooking?"

Nong Yun pursed his lips and smiled, spread his white and jade-like palms, and smiled at Lanyue: "I'm done cooking, I'm here on purpose right now, but for business, I've been busy these days, and the girl and mother-in-law also I'm so tired, my sister should at least give me a few taels of silver, and let me reward you once, so I can taste what it's like."

After Lanyue heard this, she was angry and funny at the same time, and said with a smile: "What do you want me to do? In the past, when I was in the mansion, I heard people talking about roasting and eating canaries and red-crowned cranes. Those few birds and cranes alone are worth a thousand taels of silver, and such a large sum of money will be kept unused, but now they are asking me for a few taels of silver, can you tell me, what is the reason for this?"

Knowing that Lanyue was joking, Nongyun hurriedly tugged at Lanyue's sleeves, and hurriedly begged: "My good sister, it's not like you don't know that everything is in Beijing, as long as there are many people, there is no shortage." However, on weekdays, rewards and ceremonies are also done according to the rules, and only one or two more rewards are given when the young master speaks. But now when I come to this land, I am packing things and moving to a new house. Manpower is tight, if my sister doesn’t believe me, I can do the math myself. Excluding the stewards and servants outside, when we go out of Beijing this time, the housekeeper’s mother brought four, plus my sister and I only have six directors Yes, there is no difference between the size of the maids below, there are only sixteen of them including the ones they bought, plus eight old women who watch the door at night, those who cook, those who work on the stove, and the rough women who do odd jobs everywhere. There are only 46 people, and there are no more than [-] people. No matter how big this new house is, there are lakes and mountains. How can these dozens of people be so busy? Not to mention, they still have to rush to make clothes. This requires a lot of manpower, not to mention that the hanging curtains and curtains in all parts of the new house have to be made new, and it is unlucky to be able to hire people or buy people. Tomorrow I have no idea."

Lanyue listened, and said with a quick smile: "Okay, okay, I just said a word, you complained so many grievances, if I don't nod, I'm afraid I won't feel at ease tonight. However, I I have to tell the old saying first, although the money is not much, it is because of their hard work that they are rewarded. If someone gets it right and only thinks about money, it will be short of money. , I want to deal with it severely, and teach them what it means to behave."

Hearing this, Nong Yun smiled sweetly and said: "My good sister, if you don't worry about others, you may not even worry about me. Don't say anything else, I'm not that nonsense person. When did you forget the rules?"

Lanyue just shook her head and smiled, stretched out her fingers and tapped Nongyun's forehead, and said helplessly, "You, I really can't do anything about you!"

After speaking, he turned around and opened the cabinet, took out a black lacquer box, turned his head and smiled and asked, "Is 100 taels enough?"

Hearing this, Nongyun only laughed and said, "Look, sister, how many rewards can be sealed with this 100 taels, and if you do the math, it will be clear?"

Lanyue put the box down, and said to Nongyun angrily: "You can catch all the wild flowers and sea flowers, according to your flowering method, if you reward me a few more times, I'm afraid that I'll bring the property of the Hou's family here." , it’s not enough for you to spend.”

Saying that, Lanyue took out two more boxes, put them on the table, and told Nongyun: "These three boxes are filled with one or two silver locks, one box costs 100 taels, how many do you want to seal?" The rewards are all up to you, as long as you don’t have enough.”

Seeing that Nongyun responded, Lanyue opened the cabinet again, took out ten strings of copper coins, and said: "These loose coins are reserved for you to reward sometimes, so don't waste them lavishly."

Nong Yun smiled and agreed, and was about to call the little maid to come in and seal the silver as a reward, but just as the curtain was drawn, He Zhu hurried in.

As soon as he came in, he saw the box, abacus, and account book on the table, so he knew that Lanyue and Nongyun were in the boardroom, so he hurriedly stepped forward to salute, and said with a smile: "The two sisters are busy?"

Lanyue smiled and pulled Hezhu to sit down, and said with a smile: "It's not a big deal, it's just playing with the abacus."

Then, he smiled and asked He Zhu, "What's the matter today?" He Zhu said softly with some embarrassment: "Young master sent a message back, saying that he got all the dust in the official warehouse, I feel so uncomfortable all over, let the mansion prepare hot water so that he can take a shower and change clothes when he comes back."

Before he finished speaking, He Zhu looked around cautiously, with some hesitation, and said in a low voice: "I heard from people outside that the young master made a big fuss today, and half of the officials in the county have been jailed, as if There are also rumors that someone stabbed the young master with a dagger, but it hit the young master's knife, and he just disappeared."

"Hiss—" Lanyue took a deep breath, anxious and flustered for a moment, just pulled Hezhu and asked urgently: "Young Master killed someone, is it true or not?" Hezhu was held back by Lanyue, Unable to break free for a while, she said in pain, "Sister Lanyue, let go of your hand." Only then did Lanyue wake up, and quickly let go of Hezhu's hand, Fang wanted to ask again.