When Hou Si came to the lobby, he was dejected.
Regardless of the fact that there were so many strangers in the hall, he complained to Old Zheng: "This court is so arrogant! As soon as I and my men arrived at the boundary of Yancheng, we were driven back by those bastard guards."
Xu He wanted to laugh when he heard this.
What is the current situation in Yancheng County?
The prince is worshiping his ancestors there, and with so many refugees coming all of a sudden, does the county master still want to be an official?
Maybe Yancheng County is still thinking of driving out the refugees in the county. How can it be possible to accept such a group of unstable elements to eat in the county?
When Lao Zhengtou saw this, he was glad that he did not listen to Wang Zhuer's words and drag the men, women and children who were making tea for a wasted trip.
But the salt households in the Lianghuai Salt Fields all have in-laws, so he naturally won't stand idly by.
So he pulled Hou Si and told Xu He his previous plan.
Hou Siyi heard this: "What? You still want us to work? Why? I have heard that in other counties, the government provides food to us. Could it be that your Xu family caused trouble and persuaded the Hailing County Magistrate not to give it to us?" Four crops of food, and then force us to work for your Xu family!"
When Xu He heard this, he immediately became unhappy. He sneered and said: "Fourth Master Hou, do you think that the imperial court's decree and officials are all a joke? Do you think that the Xu family can persuade so many officials to not distribute food? Just for our Xu family to have more good land?"
"Do you look down on the court too much, or do you think too highly of our Xu family?"
"This..." Hou Si was speechless by Xu He.
Xu He said: "It just so happens that the food of our Xu family is not blown by the strong wind. If you don't want to, then I will go find Anfeng and the others!"
Hou Si heard this and became anxious: "Why do you get so excited when you say something?"
Xu He said angrily: "Hou Si, am I the one who's more motivated, or is it you, Hou Si? You should make it clear!"
Well, Mr. Hou won’t shout anymore, it’s just Mr. Hou.
Qiu Hushu was stunned as he listened, and couldn't help but admire Xu He in his heart!
At this moment, the man in Liangduo in Tandangtian became anxious and quickly stood up and advised: "Xiaohe, say a few words less, say a few words less, we are all natives of this hometown, don't make the relationship so tense!"
Xu He got angry just now, actually just to suppress Hou Si's temper. This person is the same type as Wang Zhu'er. You have to convince him with reason and evidence, and you have to be stronger than him.
But Hou Si is different from Wang Zhuer.
Wang Zhuer is not a talker, and there is Lao Zheng pressing his head on top.
Hou Si is the leader of Liang Duo. If he really makes him anxious, something will happen.
It happened that the Xu family, who were concerned about the renovation of their beach farmland, spoke, and Xu He also borrowed Poxia's donkey.
He knew this man as Xu Kui, and according to his seniority in the clan, he wanted to call him Seventh Uncle.
So Xu He bowed and saluted Xu Kui and said, "Yes, Uncle Qi, my nephew has realized his mistake!"
He shocked all the Xu family members present.
When had Xu He ever been so polite to them?
Especially Xu Dai, his eyes were wide open. What is wrong with this kid? Why are you so polite to Lao Qi?
But Xu Kui is an elder after all, so he gave a fake "hmm" and took out the elder's party Xu He said: "Go ahead, just leave it to me to discuss the matter of Liang Duo with Fourth Master Hou!"
Xu He was happy that he was out of trouble, so he bowed and retreated.
Hou Si felt like he had grown a face here, and his impression of Xu Kui suddenly improved a lot.
When Xu Kui stepped forward to talk to him, the two quickly reached an agreement and left Kuancha with Xu Kui and the Xu family who were hanging out in Liangduo.
After all, Xu Dai had been a minor official, and now he finally turned a corner. Well, Xu He, you know how to master the plan, and you are so skillful at playing it. How did this kid have such a brain? Why are you so smart?
When Lao Zheng saw Hou Si leaving with his people, he came to Xu He and said, "Now there are only Anfeng and Dongtai left!"
Xu He nodded and said: "I guess they are heading south, preparing to go to Tongzhou!"
The Tongzhou here is the Nantong of later generations, because there is another Tongzhou in Beizhi. To distinguish it, later generations changed the Tongzhou in the south to Nantong.
Isn’t there a couplet that says this?
Pawn shop in the east, pawn shop in the west, pawn things in the east and west pawn shops,
Nantongzhou, Beitongzhou, North and South Tongzhou connect north and south!
…
Hearing this, the rest of the Xu family became anxious. They all gathered around Xu He and said, "Xiaohe, this can't be done. Da Zong and Xu Kuina are already there. You promised us that you can't do it." It will make our trip in vain!"
Xu He smiled and said: "Elders, don't worry, people from Anfeng and Dongtai will definitely come to me before tonight! Just take care of it!"
Xu Dai asked curiously: "Why is this? Xiaohe, why are you so sure? What if no one comes by then?"
Xu He said with a smile: "Nantong Prefecture was attacked by Japanese pirates last year, and there was a battle at the foot of Langshan Mountain. Our Wang Qianhu from Hailing Qianhu Station rushed to support. I heard that there were countless casualties in that battle, and Nantong Prefecture suffered many casualties. The muscles and bones are moving. There are so many people rushing in at this time. The locals must be afraid that there are Japanese pirate spies mixed in, so how can they be allowed to enter!"
"Besides, the imperial court has divided the salt fields to support states and counties. It is said that Nantong Prefecture has been assigned five salt fields: Fu'an, Jiaoxie, Xiting, Shigang and Matang. The pressure is much heavier than ours in Hailing. How could this happen? Help us Hailing share the chewing of the stove?"
After everyone heard this, although they were dubious, they also felt that what Xu He said was reasonable, so they all calmed down and waited for the other two people to come.
Xu Cang, an old man, didn't believe in evil, so he didn't leave, just waiting to see Xu He's jokes.
While he secretly looked at Xu Dai, the big brother, with his small eyes, he was irritated in front of other Xu family members.
What about "Do you believe what this young boy says?"
"Xu Kui's gang is just lucky. They happened to catch up with Liangduo heading north. The south is richer than us, so maybe they will accept the lame people from those two games!"
"If you ask me, your trip is in vain!"
But no matter how he pushed him up and down, these uncles of the Xu family had just seen Xu He's magic.
They had already believed in Xu He's guess, so how could they be provoked by an old man like him?
Just like that, when it was about time to light the lanterns, everyone was already hungry. Looking at the porridge prepared by Tuancha, the bottom of the porridge was clearly visible. It was difficult for the Xu family to swallow, and they had no interest in eating or drinking.
Just when everyone was impatiently waiting, Wang Zhuer suddenly rushed into the hall excitedly again and shouted: "The stewards of Anfeng and Dongtai are here! They are asking to see Mr. Xu at the gate!"
A group of Xu family members almost cried when they heard this.
After persisting for so long, I finally saw the light.
Xu He smiled and said: "Let's go, uncles, to show our sincerity, let's go out to welcome him!"
Crash, the sound of the bench being dragged was endless.
After a while, Dou Ma Tong's hall was empty, leaving only a shriveled old man, looking at the bowl of thin soup in front of him and crying without tears!
