Rise From the Humble

Shortly after lunch, Zhu Ping'an took the initiative to say goodbye to Magistrate Zhou and left the Shuntian Prefecture Yamen. Although he is still on vacation, Zhou Houjie is still at work and cannot affect his normal work.

Zhu Ping'an still had this look in his eyes.

After leaving the Shuntian Mansion Yamen, Zhu Ping'an went straight to the restaurant he had booked before. He happened to meet Liu Mu and Liu Dadao coming out to check out, and the police officers except Zhang Captou also happened to go out.

"Thank you for your hospitality, Mr. Zhu. I will be on duty at the government office in the afternoon, so I will take my leave."

The detectives of Shuntian Prefecture had official duties in the afternoon. After thanking Zhu Ping'an, they said goodbye and returned to the Yamen.

"Sir, your wallet."

After the Shuntian Mansion police officers left, Liu Mu returned the bag that Zhu Pingan had given to him to pay the bill to Zhu Pingan.

"Huh?" After Zhu Ping'an took the money bag, he felt that the weight of the money bag was not lighter but heavier than before. After opening it with his hand, he found that the money in the money bag was actually six or seven taels more, which was unavoidable. He looked at Liu Mu and others with some confusion and asked, "What's going on?"

"Young master, you were right. You asked me to show off a few pairs of worn-out shoes that I bought from the Beggar Clan in front of that bastard Zhao Daying according to your instructions. He really caught his eye. His subordinates A steward followed me quietly all the way to the pawn shop, pretending that I didn't notice, and didn't think that I had been hunting in the mountains since I was a child. If I hadn't deliberately walked slowly along the way, my grandson would have been lost a few times. ." Before Liu Mu could speak, Liu Dadao walked up to Zhu Pingan with excitement on his face, holding a baggage in his arms, and started gesticulating.

Liu Dadao and his village make a living from hunting, and they are very good at tracking and counter-tracking. Liu Dadao was aware of it as soon as Zhao Mansion's steward sneaked down from the door. The Zhao Mansion's tracking methods were too amateurish, and far inferior to their methods of tracking prey in the mountains.

However, everything was as expected. Zhu Ping'an had made arrangements for various situations in advance. Liu Dadao also deliberately cooperated and slowed down the pace, otherwise the ten Zhao family stewards would have lost track of them.

"Yes." Zhu Pingan smiled and nodded. Seeing Liu Dadao's excitement, it goes without saying that things must be going smoothly.

"Young master, you didn't see that the grandson followed me to the pawnshop. Hahaha, the pawnshop owner is very knowledgeable. He immediately saw that the bag of shoes was worthless, and the grandson of the Zhao family was like a treasure. , his eyes widened when he looked at the bag of tattered shoes. He thought it was this bag of shoes. Master, do you know how much the baggage of tattered shoes was sold for?" Liu Dadao sold it for a while, holding the bag and asked.

The baggage in Liu Dadao's hand is the eight pairs of blue cloth short boots.

"Um"

Zhu Pingan was about to say a number, but Liu Dadao couldn't help but pulled out completely, and Zhu Pingan didn't even need to guess.

"Hahaha, when the young master said that this bag of shoes can be exchanged for a feast, I didn't believe it. At that time, the grandson said that he wanted to buy this bag of shoes, so I casually said ten taels of silver. Unexpectedly, the grandson gritted his teeth and agreed. It's a total of ten taels of silver. Today, we and Liu Tou from the Yamen ordered chicken, duck and fish at the restaurant, and we also ordered two jars of wine. There are still more than six taels of silver left in exchange for the shoes. ." Liu Dadao said excitedly.

"Well, this is just to collect some interest from the person named Zhao, and then we can settle the general ledger with him." Zhu Pingan nodded.

"That's right, when the steward returns to the Zhao Mansion, Zhao Daying's grandson will definitely turn green when he sees that bag of smelly shoes." Liu Dadao felt bad in his heart when he thought of that scene.

Then he handed the money bag to Liu Mu again, "You can take the money and use it first. If you don't have enough, tell me again."

"Young Master, we don't need it. We still have some left over from what you gave us last time." Liu Mu and the others returned the money bags and shook their heads vigorously. "Young Master was so kind to you last time, but we haven't repaid it yet." Well, this time the young master has upheld justice for our village again. We can't even repay this kindness by working as cows and horses for you, so how can we still accept the young master's money?"

Let’s talk about repaying kindness again. The ancients were really simple.

"Here, the consumption here is no higher than in other places in the capital." Zhu Pingan smiled and handed the money bag to Liu Mu and the others, "A steamed bun here is two or three times more expensive than in the countryside."

Liu Mu and the others still shook their heads.

Zhu Ping'an thought for a while, counted out seven taels of silver from his wallet and handed it to Liu Mu and Liu Dadao, "These few taels of silver are the interest collected in advance from Zhao. This is what he owes your village. These are Take it."

Liu Mu and the others still shook their heads, saying that they only got the money at Zhu Pingan's orders.

"If I take this money, what's the difference between me and those corrupt officials who plunder people's wealth?" Zhu Ping'an insisted, "You can take it and burn more paper money for the folks in our village during the holidays."

Liu Mu and Liu Dadao couldn't refuse, so they had no choice but to accept it.

Next, Zhu Ping'an led Liu Mu, Liu Dadao and the others towards the Linhuai Marquis' Mansion, preparing to temporarily place them in the Linhuai Marquis' Mansion.

On the one hand, Liu Mu and Liu Dadao are still guilty, and there are some problems with Lu Yin and their identities. It is inconvenient to live in a hotel outside. Now is an extraordinary period, so it is better not to cause trouble; on the other hand, when the Ministry of Punishment makes a petition , Liu Mu and the others are still important witnesses. If Zhao Daying finds out, he may use some dishonest means to eliminate the threat. In the Linhuai Marquis Mansion, the safety factor is much higher. The security of the nursing home is still reliable; in addition, Liu Mu and the others are twisting their necks to repay their kindness. If it is arranged elsewhere, they probably will not agree.

When they arrived at the Linhuai Marquis Mansion, Zhu Pingan told the concierge that he would take Liu Mu and the others to settle in the guest room in the front yard, and then go to the backyard to tell the old lady.

"Uncle, leave it to me, don't worry."

Zhu Ping'an was the fifth uncle of the Linhuai Marquis Mansion, the number one scholar in the dynasty, and a sixth-rank Hanlin scholar. The old lady had given instructions to everyone in the Marquis Mansion, so the concierge took Liu Mu and the others directly to the guest room in the front yard to settle them down.

After Zhu Pingan explained, he walked through the front yard, entered the backyard through the hanging flower door, and walked towards the yard where the old lady of Linhuai Marquis was.

"My aunt is safe." When the girls and ladies in the old lady's courtyard saw Zhu Ping'an, they all knelt and bowed to say hello.

"Hello." Zhu Pingan nodded, and then asked, "Is grandma free this time?"

After receiving a positive answer, Zhu Ping'an raised his hands and said, "Please tell me that Ping'an has something to do and asks to see my grandmother."

"Haha. I really said that Cao Cao and Cao Cao are about to arrive. Just now, our ancestors were talking about my uncle, and he is here." In the main room, a jade hand stretched out to lift the door curtain, and the big girl Zicuckoo in a pink skirt giggled. He walked out and asked Zhu Ping'an to come into the house.

After entering the inner room, Zhu Pingan first greeted the old lady of Linhuai Marquis. After greetings, he got down to business and told the old lady about settling Liu Dadao and the others. Zhu Pingan used the Spring and Autumn style of writing when he spoke. Specifically speaking about the identities of Liu Dadao and the others, they just vaguely said that they had helped them before, and today they saved themselves again.

The fewer people who know the identities of Liu Mu and Liu Dadao, the better.

In the eyes of the old lady, this was a trivial matter, so she didn't pay much attention to it. After asking a few simple questions, she nodded, and asked Zijuan to instruct the stewards in the mansion to settle Liu Mu and Liu Dadao according to their status as nurses in the mansion, and their treatment was as good as First, compare it with the nursing home in the mansion.