Jiang Shu was taking a bath in the house, while Shen Changze was in the yard discussing village affairs with the new village manager.
"Master Marquis, I have something important to report." The guard walked in a hurry and looked anxious.
Manager Sun is a good person, and he will step down wisely.
There was no one around, so Shen Changze said, "Speak."
"Zhao Dezhu said that if the Marquis did not go to see him, when he arrived at the Yamen, he would say that it was the Dowager who protected and connived at him." The guard reported truthfully.
Shen Changze was so angry that he was so angry: "What a naughty slave!"
The guards stood aside, not daring to express their anger.
Shen Changze got up angrily and walked quickly to the woodshed.
He wanted to see what Zhao Dezhu wanted to do.
Jiang Shu came out after bathing and wanted to ask Shen Changze to take a bath, but saw no one in the courtyard.
It was a cool night in the mountains, and Jiang Shu sat in the courtyard to enjoy the coolness.
Tan Yu wiped her wet hair, looked up at the sky and sighed: "There are heavy clouds. We can't see the Cowherd and the Vega this year."
Jiang Shu was stunned: "Today is the Qiao Qiao Festival?"
"Have you forgotten, madam?"
Jiang Shu had indeed forgotten that in the past few days, all he had been thinking about was the farm and he had not paid attention to the day.
"The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl only see each other once a year, so they won't see each other again this year, right?" Tan Yu said with regret.
Jiang Shu said softly: "Maybe the Weaver Girl doesn't want to see the Cowherd."
"How could it be possible?" Tan Yuqi said, "The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl love each other so much that neither heaven, earth nor the stars can separate them. How touching it is to meet on the Magpie Bridge once a year."
"Touching?"
Jiang Shu sarcastically said: "A fairy, a mortal. If the Cowherd really loved the Weaver Girl, he should set her free instead of stealing the Weaver Girl's feather coat and forcing her to stay in the mortal world to suffer. He should not arrange a private marriage and trick her into giving birth to children. ."
"Love should be a mutual love between you and me, rather than selfish confinement and possession."
Tan Yu was confused: "So they don't love each other?"
Jiang Shu smiled noncommittally.
Looking up at the dark sky, Jiang Shu frowned slightly: "I'm afraid it's going to rain tomorrow."
The weather has been gloomy these past two days, and it always looks like a storm is coming.
"It's harder to walk on the mountain road when it rains." Tan Yu complained softly.
Jiang Shu said quietly: "No matter how difficult it is to leave, we have to leave."
Tan Yu was startled and realized that Jiang Shu was not talking about the road.
The night breeze was slightly cool, and when Jiang Shu's wet hair was about to be dried, Shen Changze came back angrily.
"Master Hou, what's going on?" Jiang Shu asked in confusion.
When Shen Changze saw them, he restrained his anger and said perfunctorily: "It's nothing."
After saying this, he went straight into the house to take a shower.
The master and servant looked at each other, feeling that something was going on.
But Shen Changze didn't want to say it, and Jiang Shu couldn't ask further questions.
At night, Shen Changze slept on the ground as before.
Jiang Shu was lying on the bed. The two of them had their own thoughts and didn't speak.
In the middle of the night, Jiang Shu was sleeping in a daze when he vaguely heard it raining outside.
Shen Changze on the ground was awakened by the sound of rain and turned over in displeasure.
It was raining heavily, and the guards guarding outside the woodshed retreated to the verandah to take shelter from the rain.
"Boom——"
The thunder fell, seeming to cover up and remind something.
The next day, the rain slowed down and raindrops fell.
Jiang Shu and Shen Changze were preparing to hit the road after having breakfast, when the guard came to report in panic.
"Oh no, Mr. Marquis, Zhao Dezhu has run away!"
"What did you say!" Shen Changze asked with a stern face.
The guard looked panicked and said, "Just now, my subordinates entered the woodshed to escort Zhao Dezhu to the Yamen. They found that the woodshed was empty and there was a newly dug big hole under the wall."
"What were you doing last night? I couldn't even hear someone digging a hole!" Shen Changze was furious.
The guard knelt down in fear and said: "It rained too hard last night. I retreated to the corridor to take shelter from the rain. I kept staring at the door of the woodshed. I never expected that someone would dig a hole while it was raining. I was negligent in my duty."
"Look for him. Hurry up and take someone to find him. We must capture him!" Shen Changze's face was livid and furious.
The guard did not dare to disobey and hurriedly led a few people to track and search for him.
But it rained heavily in the middle of the night, and all traces were washed away, making it impossible to find them.
Shen Changze and Jiang Shu waited for half a day, but did not receive satisfactory news.
When Wang Cui and others heard that Zhao Dezhu had escaped, they panicked, fearing that he would retaliate secretly.
Shen Changze solemnly assured them that Zhao Dezhu would be captured. If Zhao Dezhu dares to escape again, he will be killed and fed to the wolf directly.
Jiang Shu looked at his serious look and sneered in his heart.
The rain stopped in the afternoon, and Shen Changze left half of his guards to search for Zhao Dezhu, and went on the road with Jiang Shu to the next village, Zhuangzi.
The mountain road was not easy to walk after the rain, and the carriage was bumpy.
Shen Changze sat upright with a cold face, still angry about Zhao Dezhu's escape.
Jiang Shu didn't want to see him acting coquettishly, so he leaned against the car wall and closed his eyes to rest.
Hurrying along slowly and hurriedly, we finally arrived at Xiaoyuanzhuang as dusk fell.
Different from the first two Zhuangzi, Xiaoyuanzhuang has almost no fertile farmland for cultivation. It is all barren mountain land. Some medicinal materials are planted randomly without careful management.
Since there is not much money to be made, the account books here are not a big problem, and the people in the village are honest and honest, but they are too old and no longer suitable for patrolling the mountains.
The handover of Xiaoyuanzhuang went smoothly, and the original head of the village retained his status as manager and retired here.
Jiang Shu and Shen Changze decided to plant flowers and fruits in Xiaoyuanzhuang to make wine according to local conditions.
There are still two farms left, so we will continue on the road after resting for a night.
Greed is human nature, and the remaining two farms were in a similar situation to Sangyan Village, with their account books in confusion and unclearness, and their greed for money and deception of the people.
Fortunately, his nature was not as bad as that of Zhao Dezhu, so Shen Changze treated him leniently like Sang Yanzhuang.
After making a circuit of the village, Jiang Shu and Shen Changze returned to the capital.
After a whole day's journey, we arrived at Cenhe Village before sunset.
Four days have passed and Zhao Dezhu has not been caught, and people in Cenhezhuang are panicking.
Shen Changze could only order the guards to stay and continue the search to comfort the villagers.
At night, Jiang Shu finished cleaning and went to bed to rest.
Shen Changze asked her: "Where do you think Zhao Dezhu will hide?"
Zhao Dezhu has no relatives at home. Shen's mother found him a place to settle down because she thought he was lonely and helpless.
But I don’t want to attract wolves into the house and raise tigers to cause trouble.
"Don't you know where he will hide?" Jiang Shu asked with sarcasm.
Shen Changze heard something was wrong: "What do you mean by this?"
Jiang Shu was silent for a moment and then said thoughtfully: "That night, Master Hou went to see Zhao Dezhu?"
When Shen Changze came back that night, he looked angry, and Jiang Shu guessed that it was related to Zhao Dezhu.
Zhao Dezhu escaped the next day, and Jiang Shu confirmed his suspicion and was extremely disappointed with Shen Changze.
"Yes. He used his mother's reputation to threaten me to meet him." Shen Changze admitted frankly.
Jiang Shu laughed sarcastically and said nothing.
Shen Changze frowned heavily in the darkness and said unhappily: "Do you think I let him go for personal gain?"
"Yes or no, Mr. Hou knows in his heart." Jiang Shu turned away, not wanting to say anything more.
Shen Changze was annoyed. He sat up and asked, "In your eyes, am I so unbearable?"
"The Lord Marquis made a serious statement. It's just a matter of weighing the pros and cons. I understand." Jiang Shu mocked.
She knew everything but could do nothing.
"You know what a good one." Shen Changze gritted his teeth angrily.
