Mrs. Fan lamented and said, "It's a pity that the people who killed your brother escaped. I'm afraid it won't be easy to catch them in the future."
The imperial power did not go to the countryside, which directly resulted in the law not being as effective as the rules of the ancestral hall outside the city. Once a person who committed an offense fled to another state capital, it would be difficult to be discovered as long as he did not enter the city.
Fan Yongcheng hesitated for a moment, hesitating whether to tell the story about Butler Fan.
After hesitating for a long time, he finally decided to speak out and said: "Chen Er just brought back the news that the chief steward and the people from Xikuoyuan died outside the city, and the murderers were people from the Tiger Flag."
"Ah! Tiger flag!" Mrs. Fan exclaimed.
Although she has never been involved in the affairs of the Fanji Chamber of Commerce, she has heard of the tiger-character flag and knows that the Fanji Chamber of Commerce has ended up like this all because of the tiger-character flag.
Fan Yongcheng continued: "I suspect that my brother's death is related to the Tiger Flag."
After hearing this, Mrs. Fan twisted the beads in her hands and recited Buddhist scriptures silently.
"Sister-in-law, don't worry, I will avenge my brother." Fan Yongcheng said almost swearing.
Mrs. Fan opened her eyes and said calmly: "Amitabha, I have heard your brother mention this tiger flag many times. Their proprietor is a powerful person. Fan Ji has been suppressed by the other party in the past two years and had to return to Zhangjiakou. Now, Your brother has passed away, so why not let all the grudges end here? In the past two years, your brother has been secretly dealing with this Tiger Flag."
Because she believed in Buddhism, she believed in cause and effect even more. When she heard that Fan Yongdou died at the hands of the Tiger Flag people, although she felt sad, she never thought of revenge.
"No, I must avenge this revenge. My brother cannot die in vain." Fan Yongcheng's face became more serious, and he immediately said to Mrs. Fan, "Sister-in-law, don't worry, this tiger-character flag has offended too many people. This time many people have To deal with them, even if our Fan family doesn't take action, they won't be around for long."
When Mrs. Fan heard this, she raised one hand in front of her and recited a Buddhist name.
Seeing that Fan Yongcheng was determined to deal with Tiger Flag, she stopped trying to persuade him.
"If nothing happens to my sister-in-law, I will go back first. I will stay in the mourning hall these few days and wait for my brother to be buried." Fan Yongcheng knew that his sister-in-law believed in Buddhism and did not like fighting, so he stopped talking about things related to the Tiger Flag. , made a farewell.
Mrs. Fan nodded slightly and said, "I've been working hard at home, uncle."
"Sister-in-law, you're welcome. My brother used to take care of me. Now that my brother is gone, I should do this." Fan Yongcheng said politely.
Fan Yongcheng returned to the mourning hall from the inner courtyard.
When the weather was hot, it would take seven days for Fan Yongdou to be buried in the mourning hall. The servants of the Fan family prepared ice cubes to ensure that the body would not rot.
During these seven days, many people came and went to the Fan family to worship.
In addition to the Fan family members, some squires from Zhangjiakou and businessmen who had dealings with Fan Ji also came to worship. Several local officials also came.
Seven days later, Fan Yongdou's coffin was buried in Fan's ancestral grave and laid to rest.
After seven busy days, all the servants of the Fan family looked exhausted.
Fan Yongcheng came to the study room where Fan Yongdou was killed.
The study room has long been cleaned up.
Fan Yongcheng sat on the seat where Fan Yongdou used to sit, and said to the steward of the outer court of Fan Mansion: "Steward Fan has been killed, and you will be the chief steward of Fan Mansion from now on."
"Thank you Third Master for the promotion. I will definitely follow Third Master's lead and obey Third Master's orders in the future." When the steward of the outer courtyard heard that he had become the chief steward of Fan Mansion, he looked happy and expressed his loyalty to Fan Yongcheng.
Fan Yongcheng waved his hand slightly and said: "You are the chief steward of Fan Mansion, not mine alone. There is no need to show your loyalty to me. I promoted you to be the chief steward because of your hard work these days. Everything has been arranged in an orderly manner, so it is appropriate to take over the position of chief steward."
"The villain is just doing his job." The steward of the outer courtyard said humbly.
Fan Yongcheng picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip of tea, and said: "Go and find Chen Er." Hanlian Literature
"Yes." The steward of the outer courtyard agreed and backed out of the study.
After a short time, Chen Er was taken to the study.
"Young Chen Er, I have met the third master." Chen Er knelt down and saluted.
The servants of the Fan family all know that the current Master Fan has the final say in the Fan family.
"From now on, you will stay with me and work." Fan Yongcheng said to Chen Er.
Chen Er was stunned for a moment when he heard this.
He was just a low-status servant in the Fan Mansion. He never thought that such a good thing would happen to him, and he thought he had heard wrongly.
The steward of the outer courtyard on the side grabbed Chen Er with his hand and said, "Why are you still standing there? Third Master appreciates you, why don't you thank me quickly."
Chen Er came to his senses and hurriedly kowtowed to Fan Yongcheng and said, "Thank you for your appreciation, Mr. Third. From now on, I will be yours. Mr. Third lets me chase chickens, but I will never chase dogs. Mr. San Let the little ones go east, but the little ones will never dare to go west..."
Being able to be taken by the third master of the Fan family made him so excited that he spoke incoherently.
"Okay, don't show your loyalty here. From now on, do things carefully when you are around Third Master." The steward of the outer courtyard interrupted Chen Er and warned him.
Chen Er nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, yes, yes, I understand. I will serve the Third Master well."
Fan Yongcheng explained a few more words before letting Chen Er go back.
There was only one servant left in the study, the steward of the outer courtyard, so he heard Fan Yongcheng say: "Go and make preparations. I will go to Datong in a day or two. Remember to pay a sum of money from the account."
"Yes, I will prepare when I get back." The steward of the outer courtyard nodded in agreement, and then said, "Third Master, how many people are suitable for me to go to Datong this time? Do you want to arrange for a few more servants to accompany you?"
"No, Chen Er is enough." Fan Yongcheng rejected the other party's proposal.
For him, going to Datong this time does not mean that the more people there, the better. As a member of his Fan family, if he goes to Datong, once he is discovered by the people of the Tiger Flag, there is no guarantee that he will not be murdered by the people of the Tiger Flag.
Fewer people can better hide his whereabouts.
Before the fever was over, Fan Yongcheng took Chen Er and several people who came back from the grassland with him and left Zhangjiakou for Datong.
As for what he was going to do in Datong, he didn't tell anyone.
This time he went to Datong without taking a carriage. He rode a horse all the way, which saved a lot of time on the way.
Since Datong raised the Tiger Flag and was recruited by the imperial court, the territory has been stabilized, but there are a lot more soldiers and horses.
The extra soldiers and horses include not only the tiger-character flag soldiers commanded by Liu Heng, but also the Xuanfu soldiers and horses brought by Yang Guozhu.
Yanghe guards patrolled the Yamen.
The two aides under the patrol commander Wang Xin have been busy for several days.
It has been almost a year since Wang Xinyi came to Datong. As the inspector appointed by the imperial court, he is about to return to Beijing to report on his duties and return to the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
"Sir, we've almost finished cleaning up the things and sorted out the accounts." Staff Sun Yi said.
Wang Xinyi twirled his beard and said: "It's a pity that we only defeated one general soldier this time. I will most likely still serve in the Metropolitan Procuratorate after I return. Then I won't be able to afford two gentlemen."
The Censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate is a noble position, and there is not much benefit to be gained. At most, he can receive a little ice and charcoal respect from foreign officials.
Compared with doing patrol inspections in local areas, the gap is not small.
