Your Majesty, she doesn't want to flip the brand

Obviously, Miss Veil was beaten by the combination of the two.In fact, she had already discovered Zhou Xingzhi, a pedestrian, and noticed that there were many guards around them, so she asked the housekeeper to take the initiative to talk to a few of them, in order to find a perfect husband-in-law from inside.

But Miss Veil didn't expect that Zhou Xingzhi and Ye Ningxuan would confess their identities when they came here, and even push their guards to top the vat. !

"By the way, I don't know what this lady's name is?" Zhou Xingzhi asked with a smile.

"My surname is Lu." Miss Lu's expression under the veil was indescribable, but she still bite the bullet and said, "I don't know if my lord can pick out a guard who looks... nicer for me? When I am in trouble, I hope that the young masters can help me a little."

"Of course." Zhou Xingzhi was very satisfied with the cooperation of Miss Veil, and directly called out the youngest Baihu who came directly with him, "From today on, you are the husband-in-law of this lady in name, and when I leave , you come back again."

"Yes." Baihu who was named didn't ask any questions, just bowed his head and saluted.

"Young masters, are you leaving in three months?" Miss Veil said, "I wonder if I can ask for the names of the young masters."

"Well, we will probably stay for about a month, but we should be able to help Miss Lu solve your problem before we leave." Zhou Xingzhi said, "My surname is Zhou, and my name is Zhixing. This is my lover, surnamed Ning, Shan The name is Gexuan."

Zhou Xingzhi paused while speaking, "This is my cousin, surnamed Zhong, single name Qing."

Miss Lu—— nodded and wrote down, "As a matter of sincerity, this is 5000 taels of silver. After the matter is completed, I will hand over the remaining 5000 taels of silver."

"Okay, it's getting late. Goodbye." Zhou Xingzhi took fifty banknotes with a denomination of one hundred taels, thought about it, took the top one, and handed the remaining 49 to Ye Ningxuan.

Ye Ningxuan was used to this, so she just rolled it up and put away the bank note.

Zhong Qingyi basically entered and exited in a daze.In her eyes, Zhou Xingzhi and Ye Ningxuan basically went in and said a few words, and then left a guard at random, so that they could get 10 taels of silver?I'm afraid that Miss Lu is not a fool for nothing!

After getting into the carriage going back, Zhong Qingyi finally couldn't help asking out the doubts in his heart.

"Strictly speaking, Ms. Lu just exchanged 5000 taels for one person. If her goal cannot be achieved in the follow-up, she will definitely not take out the remaining 5000 taels." Zhou Xingzhi was in a good mood when he got the money, So I am happy to reply—Xia Zhong Tsing Yi.

"However, this is the first time Miss Lu has met us, why did she trust us so easily?" Zhong Qingyi asked without understanding.

"Probably there are two reasons. First, because we have a lot of followers, we don't seem to be simple people. Second, she knows that we won't take a fancy to her, and we are purely for money." Zhou Xingzhi said, She can basically guess Miss Lu's thoughts, and her situation is probably that she was forced to marry by her family, or there was a change in her family, and she needed a tool husband to help her fight for the family property.

If she is willing to take out 10 taels as a reward, then she must get more than 10 taels.

Zhong Qingyi nodded half understanding, where did Zhou Xingzhi see so many things, why didn't he find anything?In this way, with a stomach full of confusion, Zhong Qingyi slowly walked back to his room, and went to find Duke Zhou with a question.

"Xingzhi, how long do you think Miss Lu found out about our identities?" Ye Ningxuan relaxed a lot after Zhong Qingyi left.

"I left a hundred households over there. If Ms. Lu reacts quickly enough, she should guess it tomorrow." Zhou Xingzhi said.

After chatting for a few words, Zhou Xingzhi and Ye Ningxuan separated, and the two of them went to wash and change their clothes. After washing themselves clean, they lay down together on the bed again.

The time for offering sacrifices to heaven was arranged on the fourth day after Zhou Xingzhi arrived in Hangzhou Mansion. Now the first day has passed, and there are still three days left before offering sacrifices to heaven.

It was so rare that there was no need for an early morning, so Zhou Xingzhi simply went to bed late. It was not until Sishizheng that he and Ye Ningxuan got up from the bed, gave up breakfast and rushed to lunch.

"Your Majesty, Miss Lu came over while you were resting." In the middle of the meal, Wei Zhong bent down and said in a voice that only Zhou Xingzhi and Ye Ningxuan could hear, "She brought the box early in the morning." The servants have already counted the bank notes, and the total is 10 taels of silver."

"10 taels?" Zhou Xingzhi's hand holding the chopsticks paused for a moment, "It seems that Miss Lu is smarter than I thought. Ning Xuan, is this money enough to solve the urgent need?"

"More than enough." Ye Ningxuan was also in a good mood, 10 taels was very useful, and she could make many plans in advance.

With the blessing of the bank note, Zhou Xingzhi and Ye Ningxuan ate an extra bowl of rice together. When the prefect of Hangzhou came to report the situation, the two were still holding a wooden stick in the yard and making gestures. moves.

"Your Majesty, this is the list compiled by the minister overnight." The prefect of Hangzhou lowered his head and said, although what His Majesty said was to be completed within three days, he did not dare to spend three days to complete what His Majesty asked.

Zhou Xingzhi put the stick aside and took the notebook handed over by the magistrate. From the corner of his eye, he saw the bruises under the magistrate's eyes, and he said a word of relief, "Ai Qing has worked hard."

"It's my honor to be able to relieve His Majesty's worries." The prefect of Hangzhou stood obliquely to Zhou Xingzhi's side, with his hands relaxed in front of him, as if he was waiting for Zhou Xingzhi to ask questions.

Opening the notebook, Zhou Xingzhi could still smell the fragrance of ink emanating from it, probably—he sent it to himself after finishing the work.Zhou Xingzhi moved the notebook to his left so that Ye Ningxuan, who was sitting next to him, could read it more conveniently.

There are not many names recorded in the notebook, and there are only 26 names in total.But for these 26 people, if all their family properties are added together, they can already be worth half a year's tax revenue from the national treasury.

The family assets of these 26 people are also recorded in the book.When Zhou Xingzhi turned to the fifth page, he saw a rich businessman surnamed Lu, who started his business by buying and selling wood. Most of his current business is in furniture making, and a small part is related to shipbuilding. Bit Juren.

"Which nearby villages were more severely affected by the disaster? How about the surrounding prices?" Zhou Xingzhi just read the book briefly, and then handed the book to Wei Zhong, asking him to keep it first.

"The villages in the main city are in good condition, and the more serious situation is Xiaoyang Village outside the city." The magistrate said, "In response to these droughts, the yamen has been trying to dig wells to get water. As for prices, basic daily necessities, firewood, rice, oil and salt, etc. Not much has changed."

"Okay, Huizhen is going to visit Xiaoyang Village in person." Zhou Xingzhi said, "Prefect, you are waiting for me here, and the queen and I are going to change clothes."

"Observe the order." After hearing Zhou Xingzhi's words, the magistrate's heart that had been raised was put down for a while.He had already guessed that the young emperor always liked to see things in person, so he made some arrangements in advance.

It didn't take much time to change clothes. After Zhong Qingyi heard that the two were going to visit Weifu privately, he went back to the house and changed into men's clothes, and followed them.

"Brothers, where are we going this time?" Zhong Qingyi followed behind Zhou Xingzhi with an earnest smile on his face.

"Go to Xiaoyang Village and check the disaster situation of the villagers." After hearing He Zhong Qingyi's address, Ye Ningxuan coughed lightly and suppressed her smile.

Xiaoyang Village in Zhifukou is quite a distance from the main city. After getting on the carriage and walking straight for nearly an hour, we finally arrived at Xiaoyang Village.

"In these villages, there are usually a lot of barters. If you want to exchange money, you will go to the city and find a place to sell things." The magistrate followed behind Zhou Xingzhi, acting as a qualified Narrator.

Zhou Xingzhi listened and paid attention to the reactions of the villagers.The villagers were a little surprised when they saw them, and then looked away directly, as if trying to avoid her.

"Your Majesty, the villagers here probably regard us as a big family that cannot be offended, that's why we are like this." The prefect explained.

Zhou Xingzhi nodded and continued walking into the village.About halfway there, I saw a group of young and middle-aged men digging wells, wearing clothes that were washed a little white, and as they waved hoes and shovels, sweat dripped from their foreheads, and with Clothes were also mostly soaked.

"How long will it take to drill a well?" Zhou Xingzhi stopped in his tracks, frowning slightly as he looked at this harmonious and unharmonious scene.

"It will take about half a month to return to His Majesty. If you are an experienced person, the time will be shorter - but it will take ten days at the earliest." The magistrate said, "The well in Xiaoyang Village has been drilled for about [-] days. It's been five days, and if His Majesty comes to see it in ten days, the well should be ready."

After hearing the magistrate's words, Zhou Xingzhi raised his eyebrows slightly, and a dark light flashed in his eyes.This magistrate has done a lot of homework, as if he knows everything.

I came to Xiaoyang Village by myself, but I only made a decision an hour ago, and I even asked the magistrate to wait for me to change my clothes. She just wanted to prevent the magistrate from knowing the news in advance, and then deliberately making unnecessary arrangements. .

But now it seems that the magistrate of Hangzhou Prefecture is even more powerful than he imagined. Maybe he deliberately used some information to guide his thinking since the meeting.

"Prefect, have you been here before?" Zhong Qingyi didn't think too much, and asked directly, "I know they have been digging a well for a few days."

"This..." The magistrate was a little nervous when he realized that he had exposed his flaws, but he quickly thought up his words, "I went to several villages affected by the disaster to check the situation a while ago, and Xiaoyang Village was among them."

"It turns out that the magistrate is really diligent and caring for the people." Zhong Qingyi said, couldn't help but walked a few steps, wanting to see how the ancients dug wells, and at the same time muttered softly.

"It's so hot, why are these people still dressed so neatly..."

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