In the yard of Cheng Wanwan's house.
Wu Huiniang lowered her head and worked silently. She had a very low sense of presence and tried not to attract the attention of the young master in the yard... Although she was a woman, she was only seventeen years old after all, and she had no idea how to deal with this young master. .
Cheng Zhao was drying the rice. The grains threshed out last night had to be dried in the sun, and the rice harvested today also had to be spread out and dried. The grains were threshed in the sun without stopping for a moment.
Ah Fu was threshing rice with a flail and crying, looking at his young master with very sad eyes.
Shen Zheng was sitting on a chair with a bowl of water in his hand, taking a sip from time to time.
He was thinking about how to remove the grains faster. Whether it was beating the wooden basin with rice ears or hitting the rice with a flail, external force was used to make the rice fall off. Wouldn't it be faster to roll it over with a wheel? It’s also easier.
However, the wheels of the carriage are too narrow, and even if you go back and forth ten times, you may not be able to crush all the rice.
He was thinking about the carriage when suddenly there appeared in his field of vision, not one carriage, but three carriages, coming from the main road of Dahe Village in a mighty manner.
The carriage stopped for a moment in the middle of the road. The driver jumped out of the car and seemed to be asking the farmers on the roadside for directions. Then the carriage got closer and closer to the small courtyard.
Shen Zheng stood up suddenly. At first, he thought his father had sent someone to pick him up, but the county government only had one carriage, so his father definitely couldn't create such a grand scene when he came to pick him up.
He stared at the carriage. After a while, the carriage stopped in the yard in front of Cheng Wanwan's house.
Of the four people in the yard, only Wu Huiniang could be considered the owner. She quickly wiped her hands, stood up and came out, her face full of anxiety.
The carriage stopped, and two people came out of the first carriage. Both of them were dressed in gorgeous clothes, with feather crowns on their heads and jade pendants hanging on their waists. They stood on the carriage and looked out of place in this village.
Cheng Zhao recognized them as Zheng Wangfeng, the son of the county magistrate of Fenghuang Town, and Qian Hui, the wife and brother of a wealthy businessman in Baiyun Town.
He was forced to hide in the village. Aren't these two people going to let him go?
People came out of the two carriages at the back one after another, and Cheng Zhao naturally recognized them. These people were all students of Nanfu Academy.
Wu Huiniang was stunned and didn't know how to react.
Cheng Zhao walked to the front and looked at the large group of people in front of him with indifferent eyes: "What are you doing here?"
"Zheng Wangfeng, Qian Hui, you two have really taken the word "bullying" to the extreme." Shen Zheng sneered, "It's not enough that Cheng Zhao was kicked out of Nanfu Academy by you. Are you here to kill them all?"
When Shen Zheng was silent, no one would notice him at all. He was wearing patchwork clothes and looked like a farmer in the village. How could he catch the attention of these noble men?
As soon as he opened his mouth, all eyes came to him.
Qian Hui laughed out loud: "Brother Shen, your clothes are nice and match your temperament very well."
A group of students started laughing.
The adults in several nearby counties and towns all sent their children to Nanfu Academy to study. Shen Zheng's identity was not that outstanding. In addition, Ping'an Town was the poorest, and Magistrate Shen had a good temper. Shen Zheng was not liked by many people in the academy. Moreover, these people are Zheng Wangfeng's followers. Fenghuang Town is more prosperous than Ping'an Town, and the status of the son of the county magistrate of Fenghuang Town is more noble in the eyes of many students.
These people followed Zheng Wangfeng, and with Zheng Wangfeng's support, they naturally dared to laugh at Shen Zheng.
"Shut up." Zheng Wangfeng glanced at Qian Hui, "Don't forget what we are here for today, don't cause trouble."
Qian Hui immediately stopped smiling and looked at Cheng Zhao.
Cheng Zhao had been away from Nanfu Academy for so long. He thought he would see a down-and-out scholar and the pain of being tortured by life. Unexpectedly, Cheng Zhao looked very good, even though he was wearing rags. Bad, but majestic. Standing with a careless person like Shen Zheng, he looks even more outstanding.
Qian Hui said in a low voice: "No wonder Magistrate Shen personally stood up for Cheng Zhao. It turns out that he fawned over Shen Zheng. On the surface, he looked aloof and disassociated with us, but in fact he looked down on us."
Zheng Wangfeng didn't say anything. He jumped down from the carriage and walked up to Cheng Zhao. He cupped his hands and said, "Brother Cheng, I came here today specifically to apologize to you. The incident at Nanfu Academy was a misunderstanding. I have already informed my husband and The mountain chief clarified the matter. You can return to Nanfu Academy to continue studying at any time. These people behind me publicly humiliated you that day, and they also came with me to apologize."
Qian Hui stepped forward: "Brother Cheng, we were wrong in this matter. Please don't argue with us if you have a lot of money."
People behind him came forward one after another to apologize.
Zheng Wangfeng also presented an apology, which was a pair of four treasures of the study, while Qian Hui presented a paper fan.
Cheng Zhao's face was always calm. He was not arrogant because so many people came to apologize. He knew very well that all this was because of Magistrate Shen.
In the past, Magistrate Shen's words would not have been so effective.
However, during this period of time, Magistrate Shen was deeply trusted by Lord Zhifu. Since Magistrate Shen mentioned this matter, Magistrate Zheng must give an explanation.
"Cheng Zhao has never taken this matter to heart. Brother Zheng and Brother Qian, please take these things back." Cheng Zhao said quietly, "I still have to do things, so I won't chat with you."
Qian Hui's expression changed: "You are so ignorant..."
"Why, you apologized and people have already forgiven you, but you still force them to accept the apology. How can there be such a reason?" Shen Zheng sneered, "I can only say that your apology has not been sent to Brother Cheng's heart, why not Let's do this, you help Cheng Zhao work, and if you do well, Cheng Zhao will naturally forgive you."
Qian Hui stared, Shen Zheng, a shameless man, really dared to speak.
How could he, the dignified Mr. Qian, do farm work!
"Then I can only talk to my father about what happened today. My father has to go to Huzhou every day these days to meet with the prefect. If I accidentally let the magistrate's ears know about Magistrate Zheng's son's bullying, , then..." Shen Zheng changed the subject, "Brother Zheng, don't change your face, I was just joking, hehehe."
Zheng Wangfeng was very angry.
He and Shen Zheng were both sons of county magistrates, but his father had better political achievements, so he always had the upper hand over Shen Zheng.
But for some unknown reason recently, Shen Zheng's father suddenly gained the favor of the magistrate. His father repeatedly told him that he must apologize to Cheng Zhao and then make friends with Shen Zheng.
It just so happened that Cheng Zhao and Shen Zheng were both here, so let's do this together.
Zheng Wangfeng put the paper fan in his arms and said quietly: "Brother Shen, what do you want us to do?"
The smile on Shen Zheng's face widened.
Just when I was thinking about how to finish the work, these free laborers came to my door. It was really useless.
