The Yaman's eyes fell on Li Daniu and Hua Er who were behind Zheng Haizhu. He saw that they were well-dressed and had bright eyes. Not to mention they were not very old, but they had the aura of sophistication in the world.
The maidservant has an extraordinary appearance, and the master is generous and loves to inquire about people's livelihood.
The well-informed people from the wharf guessed that Zheng Haizhu was not the daughter-in-law of an ordinary wealthy family, so she could not be sure which company she was talking about. He became more interested in chatting and immediately changed his title from "eldest sister" to "grandma".
I also wanted to show that I was well-informed, so I not only recounted the farm affairs in Gyeonggi Province and the access to the canal docks, but also mentioned the movements in Beijing and the DPRK in the past two months. Zong.
Zheng Haizhu listened quietly.
The Zuo Yushi whom Yaren mentioned was indeed Zuo Guangdou.
She sincerely said with emotion: "The fourth-rank noble minister Zuo Yushi often comes to the fields to inspect, which is respectable and respectable."
Yaren said with a smile: "If grandma is not in a hurry, you can have lunch here. At the end of the afternoon, you might be able to see Zuo Yushi. Zuo Yushi comes to inspect the field affairs and likes to sit in the Jishuitan in the city. The boat comes out and disembarks at the pier in front."
Then the conversation changed and he asked: "Is grandma coming to Beijing to visit relatives, or is there a big business at home?"
Zheng Haizhu saw him showing some flattering expression, and suddenly understood the other party's intention.
She glanced at the tag on the other person's waist.
The tooth man hurriedly raised the sign, facing Zheng Haizhu with the engraved words, and said earnestly: "My surname is Qin, and my only name is Fang. I am a well-behaved Fang. I have been running errands for the bosses at Tongzhou Pier. It doesn't take long, and it doesn't take long." Let’s celebrate the Spring and Autumn Period for ten years.”
Zheng Haizhu felt that this Qin Ya man was polite in speech, without any trace of poverty and hardship. He loved listening to books and was not familiar with the court news, so he called Li Daniu over and said lightly: "Our company is new to the capital. , you ask Mr. Qin for advice. If goods come from the south, some of them will be resold here. You must ask Mr. Qin to help you pull the strings."
The people of Qinya were overjoyed when they heard this. I was lucky today and encountered an opportunity.
As expected, she is a businesswoman, and it is rare for her to call herself "sir".
People say that people in car and boat shops should be killed even if they have nothing to do. People in docks and piers rush to and fro to earn some money to negotiate business, but they have always been looked down upon, let alone being treated so kindly and courteously by Zheng Haizhu. .
Qin Yaren, who successfully recommended himself, stood up and bowed to Zheng Haizhu.
Zheng Haizhu also stood up: "You guys talk first, I will take the maid out for a walk."
It was still early to meet Dong Qichang's ancestors and grandsons, so she decided not to leave until the beginning. Maybe, as the people of Qinya said, she could experience the style of Zuo Guang fighting Zuo Yushi in the capital.
Unexpectedly, after walking a few steps south along the pier, I saw a commotion in the rice fields not far away, with several figures struggling together.
Soon, at the other end of the field, a large group of people came galloping, rolling up a lot of smoke and dust under the clear sky.
The shouts of men mixed with the wails of women, and the chaos that suddenly broke out during the day attracted the merchants, boat passengers, porters, and even the court tax collectors in the dock area to stop and watch.
There were more than twenty knights shouting and galloping, like a pack of hunting wolves, divided into several groups, trampling through the golden rice fields.
The mounts look like tall horses, and they can step into ditches in the fields without any hindrance.
The fierce owners on their backs quickly caught the farmers fleeing in the fields like eagles catching rabbits.
"My God, Madam," Hua Er exclaimed with a trembling voice, "Is that the government coming to collect rent? Why are they like the Tatars coming to rob things and rob people?"
Zheng Haizhu frowned and said with confusion: "If you are not a tax collector in a township or county, how can any tax collector ride such a good horse?"
There were passers-by who looked like scholars in long robes, and they were muttering to each other: "They look like people from the factory guard. What are they doing here to seize the legs of a farmer?"
As he spoke, smoke and dust quickly rolled over, accompanied by the curses and shouts of the farmers, and they were about to sweep across the dock and towards the city gate in the north. However, a group of trackers and laborers by the canal threw away their ropes and bags. , spreading his legs and rushing over, trying to stop people and horses.
The knight at the head saw that there was a human wall in front of him, and he could not break through. He quickly raised his hand to signal to the rear team, and at the same time tightened the reins several times before slowing down the horse.
He glared with a pair of leopard eyes and pointed his riding whip at the human wall: "You dare to stop the imperial court from seizing someone. Do you want to live? Get out of here!"
Before he could complete his performance, three or four strong men jumped out from among the trackers and laborers. Without any fear, they raised their heads and asked: "Which court office do you belong to? The fellow villagers are harvesting rice. What law have they committed?" "
Beside the human wall, Li Daniu and Qin Fang, the tooth man, had run out of the teahouse and found Zheng Haizhu's master and servant.
Zheng Haizhu turned his head and asked Qin Fangdao in a low voice: "Mr. Qin, these people are not like those from the Military and Horse Division and the Patrol Battalion, right?"
Qin Fang was surprised that his future benefactor, a female businessman, could tell the difference between the military division and the patrol camp at the first glance.
But she didn't recognize the evil spirits in front of her, so she gave herself a chance to show her knowledge.
"Grandma, please look at the brown clothes and pointed hats. They are from Dongchang."
As soon as Qin Fang finished speaking, he saw a tall knight with a net crown and a white collar and embroidered robe coming out of the cavalry.
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Wei Zhongxian, no, at this time, he was still called Wei Jinzhong, and he came to the front of the team with a sullen face.
If he was an ordinary idiot who didn't know how to show appreciation, he, Wei Daban, would not bother to talk to him and let his subordinates whip him half to death to see which of these unruly people would dare to be a dog in the way.
But after Wei Jinzhong heard the accents of those who were fighting against injustice, he, who was also from Hebei, became more cautious. He was afraid that these trackers and laborers were secretly members of the White Lotus Sect, and were probably members of the same church as the people from Hebei who were recruited to farm in the capital. That's why he was so unafraid of the power of heaven to stop him.
Wei Jinzhong knew to some extent how powerful the White Lotus Sect was, and did not want to cause too much trouble for Li Xuan's wife's affair, so he twirled his mustache and said coldly: "I would like to teach these warriors to know that this person our family captured These few are not good people, but unscrupulous people who have occupied the prince's palace. Ciqing Palace came to drive them away several times, but they couldn't drive them away, so they had no choice but to take them into the city to reason with them."
"No, that's not the case!"
A strong peasant woman stumbled up from behind the cavalry. Her hair was messy and her cheeks were bloody. She shouted to the crowd: "We have dozens of fellow villagers who were recruited by the imperial court to farm in the south of Beijing. We were assigned by Mr. Zuo himself." The land belongs to the imperial court, how come it has become the land of the prince’s family?”
"Don't talk nonsense, you mother-in-law." A man came up behind Wei Jinzhong. He didn't have brown clothes and a pointed hat like the Dongchang thugs, but he looked more arrogant than Wei Jinzhong. "Those lands south of Tongzhou Pier all belong to Huangzhuang. I am the master's manager. What is the land of the imperial court? Could it be that the imperial court is owned by Zuo Guangdou's family?"
Prince Zhu Changluo's manager was very good at watching the wind, and since last year he had been particularly fawning over Li Xuanshi, who was favored in the East Palace.
It was he who saw that after Zuo Guangdou managed the agricultural affairs of the capital, the land in the southern suburbs that had unclear boundaries and had been abandoned for many years turned into fertile farmland again, and the farmers from Hebei he recruited were hardworking and capable, so he took the initiative to give Li Xuanshi advice and encourage him. Li Xuan asked the prince for these lands and rewarded them to relatives of the Li family.
I never thought that the mud-legged people who usually look honest and humble are not cowardly rabbits.
But when she saw the peasant woman on the ground complaining about her grievances, she did not flinch and said loudly: "Master Zuo is an upright official. Don't throw dirty water on his head. When we took the land from Master Zuo, the land was already in ruins." , where is the Imperial Mansion? Could it be that it is closer to the Imperial Mansion, and the Crown Prince can have it if he wants?"
"Bold bitch!" Wei Jinzhong shouted, "You, are you going to rebel?"
"They're not trying to rebel, they're just trying to reason."
Suddenly a female voice with a southern accent came from the crowd.
People on the ground immediately followed the sound and saw a dark-skinned woman in her twenties, walking toward a row of horse heads of dignitaries in brocade clothes.
