"I don't care," Mr. Song, who was rare and reasonable, nodded and said, "How can I bear to make it difficult for you to do Caiwei? You can be late for a month or two, but this charcoal kiln... I can help you take care of it first. On."
After saying that, he winked at the group of knights behind him, but before the group could move, they heard a powerful shout.
"Bold! This charcoal kiln is my territory, Ma Zhongbao. I'll see who dares to touch it without opening his eyes!"
Seeing that the situation was not going well, Steward Ma turned around early and picked up a hatchet. Now he ran back and blocked the group of knights.
As a result, as soon as Ma Zhongbao stood firm, he was hit with a horse whip on the face, and the place where he was hit was burning and painful.
The person who took action was Mr. Song. After he whipped the whip, he turned to Gu Caiwei and said, "Look, these servants are all cheap. If you don't take good care of them, they will slowly... Climb on your head and don’t give them any color, they won’t even remember who is in charge.”
Gu Caiwei was so angry that she was trembling all over. She stopped being conceited and pointed at the young man's nose and said, "Song Zhongwen, do you really think I don't know that things are always going wrong at the charcoal kiln and charcoal shop during this period, and who is behind this? , Why, you see that all those dirty tricks failed before, so are you ready to go straight to the hard side this time?"
Song Zhongwen took out the folding fan from his waist, pretending to be surprised and said, "Caiwei, what are you talking about? I see that you are helpless and I specially brought people to help you. It's okay if you don't appreciate it. This is baseless. Why?" You open your mouth to slander someone’s innocence.”
After speaking, he said to the person behind him, "Why are you still standing there in a daze? Have you forgotten what you should be busy with?"
So the group of knights took out their weapons and began to drive away the workers in the charcoal kiln.
Facing the shining blade, even Ma Zhongbao couldn't help but flinch this time. He hesitated for a moment and dropped the hatchet in his hand. The other key kiln workers were too frightened to move.
On the contrary, Gu Caiwei took two more steps forward and said without fear.
"Song Zhongwen, aren't you going to take Wang Fa seriously? Relying on an uncle who makes the most decisions, you will seize the people's property in broad daylight. If this causes trouble, I want to see what will happen to you two uncles and nephews. End!"
Seeing that his face was broken, Song Zhongwen finally stopped acting and burst out laughing.
"What's so funny?" Gu Caiwei said coldly.
"Sorry, sorry, I just suddenly remembered something interesting." Song Zhongwen opened the folding fan with a flick of his wrist, but did not continue talking, but suddenly asked, "Caiwei, am I stupid in your eyes?" Hate it again?”
"You are quite self-aware." A look of disgust flashed in Gu Caiwei's eyes.
Song Zhongwen was not angry when he heard this, and used a folding fan to lift Gu Caiwei's chin, "Tsk, tsk, you and I are different. I like your smart-aleck attitude best."
"You!" Gu Caiwei was angry and ashamed when faced with Song Zhongwen's frivolous behavior.
"To be honest, I was almost deceived by you. I thought you were really a chaste and martyr woman who would not remarry after her man died. To keep her husband's integrity, I couldn't help but build a memorial memorial for you. But it turns out Well, it would be better for you to use the excuse of mourning to hold me back, while at the same time hurriedly writing to your distant cousin who is a minister in the capital, asking him to find a new man for you among the officials' children.
"What else can you say? As long as the matter can be settled quickly, you are willing even if you are young, Gu Caiwei, Gu Caiwei," Song Zhongwen leaned close to Gu Caiwei's ear, "Are you cheap?"
Because she was wearing a black veil, she couldn't see the expression on Gu Caiwei's face now, but it could be seen from her trembling body that she was extremely angry.
"It's a pity. This person is not as good as God. You just asked me what's so funny. I'll answer you now, because I just got the good news. Your distant cousin was jailed for writing poems while drunk that ridiculed the government. The supervisory censor reported it and has been imprisoned.
"Furthermore, the witnesses and physical evidence in this case are conclusive, and it's basically a certainty. If we do the math, it's time for him to set off for the South China Sea. It's a great place, filled with miasma and cannibals. Maybe he's there. Where can I help you choose a better husband?"
After listening to Song Zhongwen's words, Gu Caiwei, who had been calm in the face of danger before, finally couldn't help but panic, "You... you are lying!"
"Well, you can write another letter to your cousin, or anyone else you know in the capital, and ask them if this has happened to them, but you'd better move faster, because they are staring at you and your I am not the only one with a fortune, President Shen of the Southeast Chamber of Commerce, although he is nearly sixty, is still as powerful as before, I heard that he is also asking about your family's affairs these days."
Song Zhongwen paused, "Even your husband's death may have had something to do with him, Caiwei."
Song Zhongwen's voice became softer when he said this, "You yourself also know that you can't bear it alone, right? That's why you are anxious to beg your cousin to find you another husband. In this case, why should you abandon the near and seek the far away?" Well, as long as you marry me and my uncle takes care of you, no one will dare to touch your property from now on."
However, he didn't expect that his rather affectionate confession would only be rewarded with three cold words.
"You're dreaming!"
Song Zhongwen's face darkened and he took back the folding fan, "Okay, shameless. You asked for it, Gu Caiwei."
After saying the last word, he waved his hand and said, "Smash this place, this little bitch has no backer! Let me see who can save her today."
After receiving the order, those knights were about to take action when a cold voice suddenly sounded in their ears.
"May I ask Lu Jing if Young Master Lu is here?!"
Then Lu Jing, who was watching the excitement in the crowd, saw Ma Zhongbao turn his red face to his side, and then, other people's eyes fell on him.
Finally everyone looked at him.
After that, everyone turned to look in the direction of the sound, and saw a scholar-like man wearing a t-shirt and a scarf standing on the slope outside the charcoal kiln.
Obviously that place is still some distance away from here, but the scribe's voice is very clear.
"What's going on?" Song Zhongwen frowned, and was about to send his men to drive away this guy who came in for no reason, when he saw a knight running to him with a panicked look on his face, "Sir, the person here is three people. Protector Yin of Hutang, this person has entered the third-rate realm five years ago and is a quite famous master in Wujiang City."
Song Zhongwen also had a headache when he heard this. As a local, of course he also knew the name of Sanhutang. The imperial court's attitude towards these people in the world had always been to caress them, especially at the local level. If it was not necessary, the government would also He is reluctant to quarrel with these Jianghu sects.
Even when encountering some troublesome wanted criminals, they have to rely on local experts to apprehend them.
The Zhengdao gangs generally do not go against the government. On the contrary, they will look for their own political allies in temples. Both parties rely on each other. Basically, civil servants of seventh grade and above have a sect that supports them, and it goes without saying that military attachés Yes, many people are originally from the world and become officials.
Anyway, the water here is very deep.
When a local official takes office, if there is any difficulty between the local gentry and the martial arts sect, it will basically not last long.
