"who?"
Zhu Renxia was startled, turned his head hurriedly, held the hilt of the sword with one hand, and assumed a defensive posture.
Standing behind him was a girl in her early twenties, wearing a goose-yellow skirt, with an elegant and cute appearance, and a pair of braids.
Behind her were two maids, none other than Zhu Lümeng, the daughter of the general Zhu Rentu.
"Ah...Uncle Xiazi, is it really you?"
Zhu Lumeng looked excited, "I didn't expect to meet you here. What are you doing here?"
"Is it you... Xiaomeng?"
Zhu Renxia was also very happy to meet an old friend in a foreign country. After all, this was one of his few friends, and they were childhood sweethearts who grew up together.
"I...I'm doing business here, what are you doing in Yinma Town?"
Zhu Lvmeng pouted and said, "A blind date."
"Well... after the Chinese New Year, you will be twenty-one years old. It's time to find an in-law as soon as possible."
Zhu Renxia took out an ingot of gold from his sleeve and stuffed it into Zhu Lumeng's hand, "Thanks to Xiaomeng, you lent me three taels of silver, which made my uncle rich. I will pay you back five taels, and the extra will be As interest.”
"Forget it, no more."
Zhu Lumeng refused to accept it, "Why are you being polite to me? It's not easy for you to make money, so you can keep it and marry a wife!"
"Take it."
Zhu Renxia glared, "It's good if you can lend it to uncle as capital. Do you want me to become a defaulter? Don't worry, uncle has made money."
The two maids cast envious glances: "Young Master, you are so lucky. Several of your friends are starving in Guilin! Look at you, we haven't seen each other for more than a month, and you are already wearing robes and boots."
"Haha... you two are really good at talking."
Zhu Renxia said something perfunctory, and then asked Zhu Lumeng: "Why did you come so far from Guilin to Jinping Town for a blind date? I don't know which man would be lucky enough to marry Xiaomeng."
"I don't know why my father took me so far?"
Zhu Lumeng pouted and said, "That man is not bad looking, but he looks fierce. I am a little afraid of him. It seems that his father is a great big shot, his name is Yang Yinglong."
"Yang Yinglong's son?"
Zhu Renxia was startled.
Why did the Jingjiang Prince's Palace have anything to do with Yang Yinglong?
This guy is very ambitious. Does Zhu Rentu, the general who governs the country, want to die?
"County Lord?"
At this moment, a handsome man wearing a white gown, over nine feet tall, walked out of the crowd. He seemed to stand out from the crowd as he walked on the street, "The general is looking for you, what are you doing?"
According to the legal system of the Ming Dynasty, the emperor's daughter was granted the title of princess, the prince's daughter was granted the title of princess, the daughter of the county prince was granted the title of county lord, and then down to the county lord and county lord.
Zhu Lumeng's grandfather was Zhu Banglu, the previous king of Jingjiang, so she was canonized as the county head by the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Renxia recognized this person as Bai Zhuofan, the number one bodyguard of General Zhu Rentu.
This guy is Zhu Lumeng's dog licker. He has wanted to marry into Zhu's family since she was fifteen or sixteen years old. Unfortunately, Zhu Lumeng doesn't like him, and Zhu Rentu will not let his daughter marry one of his own dogs.
But this dog always regards itself as a flower protector, and is full of hostility towards Zhu Renxia, who often plays with Zhu Lvmeng, and also looks down on him, the lowest-ranking lieutenant of Fengguo.
"Hey... isn't this Lieutenant Zhu who changed his career to a salesman?"
Bai Zhuofan's tone was full of ridicule, "Aren't you almost unable to eat? The sun is shining in the west today, and you're dressed like a dog?"
"Hmph... Is the caretaker of the house worthy of laughing at my majestic Ming Dynasty clan?"
Zhu Renxia snorted coldly, took out another ingot of silver from his sleeve, and stuffed it into the hand of a maid.
"Qiu Ju, take it, I will reward you with some clothes."
"Ah...this, this."
This kind of maid is basically a semi-prostitute, with a salary of only two taels a year, and it takes two and a half years to earn five taels of silver.
Under the excitement, Qiu Ju was a little incoherent and didn't know what to say.
Chunhua next to her looked envious and was about to cry.
"Chunhua, your..."
Zhu Renxia took out another ingot from his sleeve like a magic trick and stuffed it into her hand, "Here, I am impartial, one for each person."
Zhu Lumeng opened her mouth wide with a look of disbelief on her face, "Uncle Xiazi, have you made a fortune?"
His father, Zhu Rentu, was a general in charge of the country, and his annual salary was only one thousand shi meters, which converted into silver was about eighty taels per month.
I haven't seen this little uncle for a month, and the price is only fifteen taels of silver. Is this a treasure?
Zhu Renxia looked at Bai Zhuofan with a provocative look: "If I remember correctly, your monthly salary is about three taels of silver, right? Why don't you call me Young Master to make a fortune, and I will reward you with an ingot of gold?"
"you!"
Bai Zhuofan was so angry that he twisted his face, "As a clan member, you dare to engage in other professions. According to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, you should be assigned to Fengyang."
"Snapped!"
With a crisp sound, Zhu Renxia slapped Bai Zhuofan on the face.
Damn it, this kid is so tall, he has to stand on tiptoes.
"It's okay for others to say this. How dare you, a watchdog of Jingjiang Domain, say this?"
"Go to the court and sue the prince. Lieutenant Feng Guo and Lieutenant Fuguo of Jingjiang Domain haven't received their salaries for several years? Even the prince turns a blind eye, how dare you bark?"
"you……"
Bai Zhuofan's face turned red and he held the hilt of the sword bitterly, but did not dare to take it out of the sheath.
"Okay, okay...Uncle Xiazi!"
Zhu Lumeng was afraid that things would get serious, so he hurriedly stood up to separate the two people, and secretly winked at Zhu Renxia.
"Beating a dog depends on the owner. Uncle Xia Zi, you have gone too far... My father is looking for me, so I won't chat with you. When you return to Guilin one day, I will settle the score with you again."
Listening to Zhu Lumeng's words of protecting the real damage, Zhu Renxia smiled: "Xiaomeng is right, blame me, blame your Uncle Xiazi for beating the dog without looking at the owner. I will return to Guilin in a few days to cancel the registration. I will go there then. The Zhenguo General's Mansion is looking for you."
"Expelled from membership?"
Zhu Lumeng was shocked, "Are you crazy? You actually want to expel your citizenship? After you expel your citizenship, you will be clothed in white and become a commoner."
"I know!"
Zhu Renxia solemnly said, "Although I have become a commoner, I can live on, otherwise I am afraid I will starve to death at home like my grandfather."
"The difficulty is only temporary."
Zhu Lumeng was a little anxious, "Uncle Xiazi, you are not allowed to act recklessly. If you are expelled, you will no longer be my uncle."
"Don't worry about it, go see General Zhenguo quickly, otherwise he will get angry again."
Zhu Renxia waved his hand, turned around and disappeared into the bustling crowd.
Bai Zhuofan was slapped for no reason, and was obviously hurt by the two of them. He had nowhere to vent the anger in his heart. Hearing that Zhu Renxia was going back to Guilin to cancel his citizenship, he couldn't help but secretly rejoice.
"There is a mentally retarded person who has no one to support him. He makes a lot of money and doesn't know what his last name is! After you are expelled, you will regret it. If I don't cut out your tongue, I won't be named Bai!"
After a cup of tea, Zhu Renxia found a wary-looking Jin Zhu at the intersection outside the town.
"I got the letter of introduction. Let's head west immediately and try to get to Liping before dark."
Jin Zhu covered her face with black gauze, got on her horse, then stretched out her hand to pull Zhu Renxia up and sit behind her.
The riding whip sounded, Rouge Blood neighed, his hooves raised a cloud of dust, and he galloped westward along the post road.
