Master has seen many officials who can make money, but this was the first time he saw an official who could make three million taels a year. He was immediately shocked and his admiration was beyond control.
While we were having a banquet and praising Zhang Xiu, a government servant came in and reported: "Master, there is an old man outside, saying he is our master's father."
Zhang Xiu suddenly showed a surprised expression: "The world is really full of wonders. Your master is actually the son of his parents?"
The master's cheeks twitched imperceptibly a few times, and he forced a smile and said: "Master, you eat slowly first, and I, the little one, go out and take a look."
After that, he stood up and walked out.
Not long after, the master led an old man and a young man in, and introduced Zhang Xiu with a smile: "Master, this is my master's father, Mr. Bai, and next to me is my grandpa's second brother, Bai Yi. "
Mr. Bai has gray hair and kind eyes. When he sees Zhang Xiu, he will kowtow: "Common people bow to the great master Qingtian!"
The master hurriedly supported him and said, dumbfounded: "This Magistrate Zhang is the Magistrate of Jinhua, and he is on the same level as your son. The old master does not need to pay such a courtesy."
Then he smiled bitterly and said to Zhang Xiu, "The old man has been living in the country. Please don't be offended."
Zhang Xiu said with some confusion: "Master, why did you bring the old lady to my place?"
The master laughed dryly: "My master ordered it. Anyway, the three of us can't eat this sumptuous banquet."
Zhang Xiu smiled and said: "You are really good at budgeting. How can you save a hundred thousand taels of silver to buy an official position? Come on, old man, please take a seat."
Old Master Bai sat down tremblingly, looking restless, as if he was a little afraid of strangers.
The master poured him a glass of wine, picked up a chicken leg and put it on his plate. He smiled and said, "The old man must be tired after a long journey. Eat quickly!"
Mr. Bai looked at the chicken drumsticks on the plate and suddenly made a sound, with a look of horror on his face: "Is this what you usually eat?"
The master was confused and frowned: "Yes, isn't this a chicken leg?"
Old Master Bai covered his heart, his face turned pale with fear.
In his eyes, the chicken drumstick on the plate was clearly a beating human heart!
The table full of delicacies fell into his eyes. They were all human flesh!
Old Master Bai was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat. He turned to look at the master and found that there was a master somewhere. He was clearly a gray wolf with saliva and a wagging tail!
"Sir, help me..."
Old Mr. Bai threw himself on Zhang Xiu, so frightened that he almost lost his breath.
A government official on duty heard the noise and ran in. In the eyes of old man Bai, he was clearly a man-eating tiger!
Old Master Bai shouted and pointed to the government servant tremblingly: "There is a tiger!"
Zhang Xiu looked at Yan Feng with a strange look on his face: "Brother Yan, what do you think is going on? Is Mr. Bai under the illusion?"
Yan Feng supported Old Man Bai, looked at his eyes carefully, shook his head and said, "It's not like that, but it looks like a kind of strange magic that can make people's eyes see things that they can't normally see."
"I can also use similar spells, but I can only make people see ghosts. As for what Old Man Bai saw in his eyes..."
Zhang Xiu glanced at the master and the yamen servant, and after a moment he was slightly amused: "Jackals, tigers, people care about people, it seems someone is joking with old lady Bai."
After hearing this, Yan Feng suddenly realized. He bit his finger and pressed it a little between the eyebrows of Old Man Bai, and shouted "Bro" in his mouth. Old Man Bai was shocked, and the scene in his eyes instantly returned to normal.
Old Mrs. Bai, who broke out in a cold sweat, felt his heart pounding wildly for a while. He put his hand on his chest to breathe and stood up. He sighed with a complicated expression: "Oh, what a sin..."
After standing up and bowing to Zhang Xiu and thanking them, Mr. Bai sat down again and wiped away tears while talking: "My eldest son Bai Jia has been smart since he was a child. Our family has worked hard and lived frugally to support his education. In order for him to obtain fame, my youngest son and I still live in a hut with earth walls in the countryside."
"I expected him to become a capable and glorious ancestor, but who would have thought that he would actually become a man-eating wolf, tiger, and leopard. Now I have nothing to ask for, old man. I just ask him not to harm his family, wife, and children. Even if I didn't raise him in vain, ”
The master was embarrassed at the side. He tugged on his sleeve and whispered, "Old man, you are drunk. In front of Magistrate Zhang, what nonsense are you talking about here!"
Old Master Bai pushed the master away, blew his beard and glared: "He is allowed to do it, but why don't I say it? Along the way, I heard that his office is full of evil officials, and those who pay bribes can go through the back door. People still keep coming late into the night.”
"I just saw him handing people banknotes in the main hall with my own eyes. Is this fake?"
"Tell your master, from now on I will never have a son like him! Xiao Yi, get your luggage and let's go back to your hometown!"
Bai Yi, who was eating, said oh, put down the ribs in his hand with a look of reluctance, picked up his luggage, and helped his old father out.
The master did not dare to step forward to stop him. He looked at Zhang Xiu asking for help: "Master, please help to persuade..."
Zhang Xiu smiled slightly and said, "How can I help with this? Does Master mean that in order to prevent your father from suffering the pain of losing his father in middle age, I should be aggrieved and accept your father as my son?"
Master: "@#￥%￥#@......"
You don’t have to choose!
Seeing Zhang Xiu not helping and causing trouble, the master slapped his thigh helplessly and hurried to the main hall to report.
After the meal, the banquet was removed and someone served freshly brewed tea.
Zhang Xiu held the tea leaves with the lid of the cup and said with a displeased look on his face: "I knew I was here, but I didn't come over to pay my respects. This Minister of Civil Affairs, Ma Xianxian, seems a little ignorant. It's in vain that his son and I are still friends of life and death." Woolen cloth."
The corner of Yan Feng's mouth curled up slightly: "I am the head of the six ministers and a dignified first-rank official. How come I come to pay homage to you, a fourth-rank magistrate?"
Zhang Xiu said confidently: "But I am still a local snake here. I don't even come to visit the dock in the same place. Isn't he afraid that he won't be able to leave Jiangnan?"
Yan Feng: "..."
There are some things that you just need to know in your heart, but speaking out sounds like a bandit, sir! !
At this time, two people in official uniforms came into the yard and walked towards the living room with smiles on their faces.
Yan Feng recognized the official uniform of the man in front of him, his eyes suddenly turned sharp, and he asked: "Sir, the Minister of Civil Affairs has arrived, do you want to kill him or not?"
Ma Xianxian, who had both ears and eyesight, was so frightened that he staggered to a stop. He reached out and waved to Bai Jia, the prefect of Hangzhou, beside him, and whispered: "Come here and help me, my legs are weak..."
Bai Jia hurriedly stepped forward flatteringly and smiled softly: "It seems that the master Cui Hong served yesterday was very good."
Ma Xianxian glared at him and scolded: "What emerald red and green ones, shut your mouth when you go in later!"
Bai Jia was confused and didn't know why he suddenly made him unhappy, so he had to shut his mouth in depression.
(End of chapter)
