Xia Zhiheng's original hometown, is a native of Gezhuang in the south of the city, he has been smart since he was a child, and he was admitted to the county at a young age, but his poor family background limited his development, in order to make a living, he gave up his studies and wrote letters on the street for a living.

Once, the old man had a batch of goods to be transported, but the bookkeeper had something to do at home temporarily, and he was in a hurry to go home, so the old man granted his request and let him go home.

But it is not possible without a bookkeeper, so a fellow recommended to me Xia Zhiheng, who writes letters on the street, saying that this person writes well and is very smart.

At that time, the old man thought that if this person couldn't do it, it would be a big deal to dismiss, so he agreed. ”

Wei Guangdao said this, sighed, and then continued.

"Xia Zhiheng is very talented, which is really admirable, and it is precisely because of him that he has moved his heart to love talent.

Xia Zhiheng worked with me, and it didn't take long for Lao Yu to discover his talent.

After thinking about it for a long time, I summoned him to my study and tentatively explained briefly that I was going to fund his studies. ”

When Wei Guangdao said this, he turned his head to look at Lu Dashi, "Lord Lu, do you know what Xia Zhiheng did after listening to my words?" ”

Lu Dashi shook his head, "I can't guess!" ”

A sneer appeared at the corner of Wei Guangdao's mouth, "After Xia Zhiheng listened to my words at that time, he didn't say a word, and immediately knelt down for me, yes, just knelt down!"

Xia Zhiheng said that if he becomes an official in the future, he will never forget about old age, and there will be a reward. ”

Requite!

Ha ha.......

Speaking of this, Wei Guangdao actually laughed, laughing so much that tears came out, the laughter was full of mockery, and I don't know if he was laughing at Xia Zhiheng or laughing at himself!

Seeing that what Xia Zhiheng said was affectionate and righteous, Lao Yu immediately made a decision and asked him to stop running around for a living, as long as he thought about the scientific examination wholeheartedly.

In the next few years, Xia Zhiheng's family's livelihood expenses and the expenses for his exams were all paid for him by the old man, and even, in order to let him concentrate on his studies, every time he went out, I would equip him with a carriage and two servants to take care of his daily life.

Xia Zhiheng is indeed talented, with his own talent, in the next few years, he was admitted to Xiucai and won the promotion.

I went to Beijing to take the exam, and I only went once, and I won the third place, which is what we call Tanhua.

At that time, the world was at the beginning of peace, there were not many officials, and many positions in the capital were vacant, so the old man funded Xia Zhiheng with a sum of money, and he also took the money to find a position in the household department. ”

Wei Guangdao said this, sighed, and continued.

"In order to seek this official, the old man spent 10,000 taels of silver!"

When Lu Dashi heard this, his heart moved, and he asked, "Did you lend this ten thousand taels of silver to Xia Zhiheng?" ”

Wei Guangdao nodded, "If the amount is small, forget it, but this money is too much, so the old man calmly said to Xia Zhiheng, as long as he pays me back eight thousand silver, the remaining two thousand taels of silver will be given to him." ”

Lu Dashi nodded, this amount of silver is indeed a lot, even if with the wealth of the Wei family, take out this ten thousand silver, I am afraid it will hurt my muscles and bones.

"Xia Zhiheng was an official in the capital, and after about a year, he sent a family member to send me a letter, the meaning of the letter was that he was in the capital, he was framed, and he was afraid that he would be imprisoned, so he wanted to borrow 20,000 taels of silver from me first, and make a little bit of it around to tide over the difficulties.

At that time, Lao Yu was worried that something was wrong with him, so he scraped together the cash at home, scraped together 16,000 taels of silver, and sent it to Xia Zhiheng.

Due to the relatively large amount of silver, Lao Yu also sent Steward Zhang to lead two nurses to follow the messenger to the capital in person.

After this incident, about half a year later, Xia Zhiheng sent a message, saying that the silver I sent was not enough, so there was no official reinstatement, and he was demoted to Qingyang County as a county magistrate. ”

After listening to Wei Guangdao's narration, Lu Dashi groaned slightly, and then turned his head to look at Steward Zhang.

"Was that silver sent by Steward Zhang?"

Steward Zhang nodded hurriedly, "It was indeed sent by me." ”

Lu Dashi, "Have you been sent to the capital?" ”

Steward Zhang, "Yes, all the way to the capital." ”

Lu Dashi, "After sending the silver to the capital, did Steward Zhang return immediately?" ”

Steward Zhang groaned slightly, "No, the journey is too far, and I rested in the capital for two days before I returned." ”

Hearing that Steward Zhang did not return immediately, Lu Dashi perked up and hurriedly asked.

"Does Steward Zhang know what happened to Xia Zhiheng in the capital?"

Steward Zhang shook his head, "I don't know, when I arrived in the capital, in addition to wandering around the market every day, I stayed in the Xia Mansion, and no one told me about it." ”

Lu Dashi was a little disappointed and asked again.

"How is the situation of the Xia family?"

Steward Zhang was stunned when he heard this, he didn't understand what Lu Dashi wanted to know, and asked suspiciously.

"What does Lord Lu want to know?"

Lu Dashi thought for a while, "You can do anything, for example, how many servants does the Xia family have!" The Xia family's house is not big! How is the decoration in the house, ......, you can talk about what Steward Zhang sees in the Xia family. ”

Steward Zhang thought for a moment before saying, "It's been so long, and I can't remember some things clearly.

There are not many servants in the Xia family, Mrs. Xia has two little maids, Xia Gongzi has an entourage, Miss Xia also has two little maids, a cook and a chores, and two old mothers to clean up the room, it seems that there is so much.

The decoration of Xia Mansion is not bad, the furniture is new, and all kinds of knick-knacks are also new.

As for the rest, I can't remember it a bit. ”

When Lu Dashi heard this, he turned his head to look at Wei Guangdao, "Outside of the guard, Xia Zhiheng's house in the capital, but you bought it for him?" ”

Wei Guangdao shook his head.

Lu Dashi smiled, stood up, and arched his hand towards Wei Guangdao and said, "Outside the guard, my words are finished, if there is nothing else, then I will leave first." ”

"Lord Lu, please wait a minute!"

As soon as Lu Dashi stood up and was about to leave, he was stopped by a woman's voice, and he hurriedly turned his head to look over, only to find that it was Wei Shuiyue who stopped him.

"What's the matter with Miss Wei?"

"I have something to ask Lord Lu!"

Wei Shuiyue's voice was calm, and her pale face had recovered a lot, a little more flushed, but her slightly trembling body proved that her heart was by no means as calm as it appeared to be.

"Miss Wei, what do you have to ask?"

"Lord Lu, you said that my eldest brother was killed by Xia Gongzi, but what evidence do you have?"

When Lu Dashi heard this, he sighed and said slowly, "Xia Yuanwei not only harmed Master Wei, but even Master Han Donglai of Wei Mansion was also killed by him. ”

Wei Zhanfei, who had been standing on the side and listening carefully, suddenly heard that Master Han had been killed, and he was shocked, and hurriedly walked over to ask.

"Lord Lu, could it be that Master Han was also poisoned?"