Steward Mo grabbed the silver and left with a sneer, and the two strong men behind him glared at Erniu viciously, and one of them raised his foot and kicked over a stool before turning around and walking out of the store.

Erniu was furious, picked up a bench and was about to chase him out, Xu Jin hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop him, and shouted: "Erniu, put the bench down, this is not a fight in the village." ”

Er Niu put down the bench stupidly, and scolded: "Bastard, next time you dare to make trouble, Lao Tzu will break your legs." ”

The little slave gave a thumbs up adoringly and praised: "Big fool cow, good job, today is really brave!" ”

Erniu scratched his head and laughed!

Xu Jin frowned, took Xie Xiaowan's hand, and asked with concern, "Xiaowan, it's not hurt, are you?" ”

Xie Xiaowan's heart warmed, and she shook her head and said, "Xianggong, I'm fine, it's just that Erniu was injured a little, and our guests were scared away." ”

Er Niu waved his fist the size of the sand pot and said majestically: "If it weren't for the fear of damaging the things in the store, Lao Tzu would have beaten those bastards out of the shit a long time ago." ”

Fei Maozhong said angrily: "How can this be reasonable, a small steward under King Ning is so arrogant." ”

"Xianggong, then don't care about King Ning's people, so what will we do in the future?" Xie Xiaowan's face was full of worry, in her eyes, King Ning was a high-ranking prince, how could her family afford to offend, and the haggis shop was the source of income for the family, and she didn't know if those people would come to make trouble in the future.

Xu Jin comforted: "Don't be afraid, they don't dare to mess around, Erniu, don't go back to the village for the time being, if those people come to make trouble next time, you don't have to be polite, beat you to death, if something happens, there will be ten uncles." ”

Hearing this, Erniu pinched his fist and snapped, and said, "Okay, next time they dare to come, I, Erniu, promise to let them come in vertically and go out horizontally." ”

Fei Maoxian frowned and said, "Brother Xu, although it is a good strategy to fight hard, but there is no way to do it, why don't I ask the government to transfer two nursing homes to help?" ”

"Thank you for your kindness, but it shouldn't be necessary."

Xu Jin politely rejected Fei Maoxian's proposal, with Xiaowan's skills, and Erniu to help, there was nothing to be done by waiting for seven or eight strong men. What's more, if the prince of Ning Wang doesn't pay attention to the rules, it will be useless to have two more nurses, and the other two nurses will have to arrange food and accommodation when they come, and the place here is narrow, so they can't accommodate it.

Erniu suddenly said: "Uncle Ten, if I don't go back to the village, who will inform the village that you will go back to worship your ancestors?" ”

Fei Maozhong said: "This is simple, I will send Dabao to ride a horse tomorrow, this kid is clever, it is estimated that he will be able to go back and forth in one day!" ”

The speed of riding a horse is much faster than that of an ox cart, and the distance of sixty or seventy miles can indeed be carried back and forth in a day.

Xu Jin nodded and said: "Then there are laborers who can bear it, you can ask Dabao to bring a message to the patriarch of our village, and I will return to the village on the eighth day of the fifth month." ”

Since he received a letter from Yugan County before, it is estimated that Xiaowan's two brothers will go to Shangrao County in the next few days, so Xu Jin plans to return to the village to worship his ancestors after receiving the two brothers-in-law.

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On the second day of the first month of May, it has been three days since the government test was released, and the lively Shangrao County began to return to its usual appearance, and the candidates from all counties left one after another, and soon the Dragon Boat Festival was over, and they all rushed home for the festival.

With the departure of a group of candidates, the name of Xu's case leader and the exhortation poem also spread throughout Guangxin Mansion, and even to the neighboring state capital, and to Nanchang, the capital of Jiangxi Province, and Xu Jin's name was also placed on King Ning's desk.

At this time, in Fei Hong's study, the maid Hongying withdrew after making tea.

Fei Hong stroked his beard and smiled: "Xiao Xu, this is the newly harvested Longjing before the rain this year, and it was sent by a former colleague who served in Lin'an Mansion not long ago, you can also try it!" ”

Before the rain, Longjing is one of the top ten famous teas in China, the origin is in the area of Suzhou and Hangzhou, the quality of the harvest before the rain is the best, and now it is only the beginning of May, and the rain is in the middle of April, so it is indeed a new tea that can not be new.

As the so-called new tea and old wine, the older the wine, the more mellow, the newer the tea, the more fragrant the tea, Xu Jin picked up the teacup and smelled it, only to feel that the quiet tea fragrance penetrated into his heart, and couldn't help blurting out praise: "Good tea, today's students are stained with the light of Master Fei, if Master Fei has more on hand, can you even the students!" ”

You must know that there are no aroma additives now, they are all pure natural handmade products, plus the current ecological environment has thrown off hundreds of streets in modern times, and good mountains and rivers produce good tea. Xu Jin liked to drink tea in his last life, and he drank top-quality tea, and Longjing naturally drank a lot before the rain, often thousands of yuan and more than one kilogram, but it didn't seem to be as good as the cup in front of him, so he was happy and begged for it.

Fei Hong and Fei Cai couldn't help laughing, and the former even laughed and scolded: "Minshou is right, you kid is used to climbing up the pole, and now he grabs the old man's rations." Okay, Hongying, go and give Xiao Xu the two taels of Longjing Yun before the rain! ”

"Yes, sir!" Yahuan Hongying answered outside the door of the study.

The day before yesterday, Xu Jin openly rejected Ning Jishizi's cage at the private banquet of Lu Zhifu's "Picking Wood", and it was a complete line drawn, I don't know how Zhu Chenhao, the king of Ning, would feel when he saw this satirical and exhortatory poem?

Thinking of this, everyone in the Fei family felt very happy, having been bullied by King Ning for so long, they finally had a bad breath for the time being!

Fei Hong naturally took his proud protégé more seriously, and he didn't have to say anything about his talent and style, so he even took out the new tea that his old friend had just sent to share with Xu Jin.

"Tsk, big brother, you are eccentric, I didn't get some new tea from you the day before yesterday, and now I actually give Xiao Xu Yun two taels!" Fei Cai said with a sour smile.

Fei Hong smiled: "Okay, look at my little inventory, and you can also balance two or two!" ”

"That brother is stained with Xiao Xu's light!" Fei Cai quipped.

The relationship with each other is close, and the conversation is much more casual and more cordial.

After Fei Hong took a sip of tea, he asked with a concerned expression: "Yesterday, Minshou and Minxian came back and said that a steward under King Ning Shizi came to your store to make trouble?" ”

Xu Jin nodded and said: "I didn't know that the steward was under King Ning, the student talked to him about engraving books, and the deposit was paid, but yesterday he had returned his silver and asked for the manuscript." ”

"Oh, I see!" Fei Hong frowned lightly and said: "Xiao Xu, you have now publicly offended the prince of King Ning, and the influence of that song "Picking Wood" is too great, I am afraid that even King Ning will hate you, so you have to be more careful in the future, or that small shop will not be opened." ”

Xu Jin said: "There is a labor fee teacher who cares, and the students will pay attention to it, but the haggis shop is the only source of income for the family, if it is closed, there will be no sustainable life in the future!" ”

Fei Hong and Fei Cai were silent when they heard this, indeed, the people take food as the sky, and it is not okay to cut off the source of income, recently the Fei family's industry in Leadshan County has been destroyed by thieves, and the income is almost cut off, if it is not for the family's savings, it is difficult to maintain the livelihood of dozens of people.

"By the way, I wonder how Governor Sun is doing in Leadshan County's crackdown on bandits?" Xu Jin diverted the topic.

In Xu Jin's view, it has been nearly two months since the beginning of March, and Governor Sun has surrounded and suppressed hundreds of bandits with 10,000 officers and soldiers, which should be easily exterminated.

However, Fei Hong said with a solemn expression: "Governor Sun has made little progress in suppressing bandits, and the bandits led by Wu Sanba, Li Zhen, and Zhou Boling have gathered nearly a thousand people, entrenched in the dense forest of Lead Mountain, and they are haunted.

Although Governor Sun has an army of 10,000, it is still difficult to blockade Lead Mountain, so there is no way to take these thieves in a short time. ”

In ancient times, the transportation was inconvenient, the mountains were high and the forests were dense, and there were too many places that were inaccessible, and the number of ordinary bandits was small, and they were familiar with the local environment, so the suppression of bandits has always been a headache for the officials and soldiers.

Xu Jinjian's eyebrows furrowed slightly: "Since Master Fei said that there are nearly 1,000 bandits in this group, it is not a small number for such a group of people to gather, and it costs a lot to eat and drink every day, so it is impossible to find no trace, besides, the officials and soldiers do not need to enter the mountain at all, as long as they block the road into the mountain and cut off their food sources." ”

Fei Cai nodded and said: "What Xiao Xu said is very true, Governor Sun also adopted this strategy, but it has been two months, and the effect is still very little!" ”

Xu Jin's heart moved, and he blurted out: "So the thieves have been prepared for a long time, they have stockpiled a large amount of grain, or Governor Sun has not sealed it tightly, so that the thieves can get food." ”

Fei Hong nodded and said: "The lead mountain is more than ten miles in radius, the mountains are high and the forests are dense, it is indeed difficult to completely block it!" ”

Xu Jin had a flash of inspiration in his mind, picked up the teacup and took a sip, and suddenly said: "Master Fei, the price of food and medicinal materials in Shangrao County has risen recently, especially some wound medicines have been sold out!" ”

Fei Hong and Fei Cai glanced at each other, obviously understanding what Xu Jin meant, someone was buying a large amount of food and medicine.

Originally, in this green and yellow season, it is normal for the price of grain to rise, but the price of medicinal materials is not normal.

"Xiao Xu, do you mean that someone secretly buys grain in Shangrao County and should be given to bandits?" Fei Hong's eyes flashed.

Xu Jin nodded and said, "The students live opposite Hengfeng Carriage and Horse Shop, and they will occasionally hear some movement in the middle of the night recently!" ”

Fei Hong and Fei Cai are both smart people, and Xu Jin understands them with a little bit.

Fei Cai said excitedly: "Big brother, nine times out of ten, it is King Ning's people who secretly buy food and medicine to support those bandits, so they can support it for so long." ”

Fei Hong nodded, although there is no direct evidence, but nine times out of ten, the thieves who are harmed in the lead mountain area have colluded with King Ning, and now that the prefect Lu Kang has taken refuge in King Ning again, it is not easy for King Ning's men to transport food and medicine out of the city in the middle of the night?

"Big brother, then we will immediately notify Governor Xun and ask him to send someone to block the city gate, cut off the food source of the bandits, and then purge the thieves in the city!" Fei Cai's tone was full of Xiao Killing, thief is a big crime, once it is found out, a group of people will lose their officials, and a group of people will lose their heads.

The soldiers guarding the city here are unreliable, and if they want to blockade Shangrao County, they naturally have to send people from Governor Sun.

Fei Hong nodded and said, "Okay, I'll fix the book and send it to Governor Sun immediately!" ”

Xu Jin hurriedly said: "Master Fei, the student thinks this matter is inappropriate!" ”