Chapter 172: I finally know my family when I am far away

Zhang Zhong really wanted to write a poem about the beautiful scenery of spring, but when he looked at the peach blossoms reflected by the lights in the water, he felt a little sore in his nose. He rubbed his eyes with his hands and pondered:

"A river of beige wine, the bright moon in the sky is far away. When you go out, you will compete for the spring scenery, and the peach blossoms are bright at night on the branches. I hope my father will return to the swallows on the small bridge, and plan and plan the water and clouds. I will not hesitate to make money, and then the prefecture will be in Chang'an again."

After reading this improvised poem, Zhang Zhong raised his sleeve and rubbed his eyes. Then, without saying a word, poured himself wine and drank it there slowly.

The other talented men who came with him didn't know why Zhang Zhong wrote such a sad poem.

Only County Magistrate Cheng could feel what Zhang Zhong thought. Zhang Xiaobao arranged everything, and asked for money and people. Zhang Zhong did not suffer any grievances from the moment he left the house.

These days, countless places have been arranged. Except for the palace that cannot be entered, there is nothing else that cannot be entered. For example, can this Qujiang Pond come to by ordinary people? For example, Furong Garden belongs to your own home?

But Zhang Zhong was able to go in, and he also brought some officials or students who were also taking the exam. How much effort would it take? In addition to the care of Shangshu and Xiao Hou, the dry fungus and dry tremella alone were delivered in large bags, and all kinds of fresh vegetables, together with soil, were transported over as fast as possible.

Countless money was thrown in and countless things were given out. Two of the best restaurants, for this matter, I applied for free cards to many officials. As long as I went here to eat, I didn’t have to spend money.

Not to mention anything else, the money that was leaked from one's own hands was more than 26,000 yuan. Anyone who had something to do would have to give a big gift. As long as it was above the sixth rank, no one would be left behind.

I am just one thing, and there are those shops, which are nearly thirty in total. No matter what I sell, I don’t remember anything else. However, some officials remember clearly the residences. As long as they see that people from the residences come out to buy things, they either pay for the capital or don’t have any money.

Even those servants gave benefits, which brought countless information to Chang'an, which made Zhang Xiaobao look like a fish in water. Behind all this, there was Zhang Xiaobao's figure. Even if someone was giving advice when he did it, he was a child after all. He was busy all the time, so he was exhausted, and the person who passed the message was not so easy to be a person.

Other people's children may not be able to remember these things. Zhang Xiaobao must memorize them first and then arrange them. He has never heard of the master dealing with anything himself.

Zhang Zhong thought more in his heart than County Magistrate Cheng. County Magistrate Cheng just thought Zhang Xiaobao was a little tired, but Zhang's father understood that his good son not only had to take care of money, but also had to find ways to exchange some benefits with others and manage his family. Xiaobao was reluctant to let Qiaoer work too much.

The letters I wrote never mention any difficulties at home, but the more this happens, the more it means that there is a lot of trouble there. People who come from Huayuan County who are taking the exam will also write to their homes.

You should ask yourself, otherwise you won’t know what the difficulties are at home.

"A good poem, Brother Yongcheng can write such good poems even if he improvises. He is indeed a talented man known to all the people in the surrounding prefectures. I think Brother Yongcheng is sure to win this exam."

A person next to him praised first, and the others agreed. Only Zhang Zhong knew that the thing he wrote was far inferior, but isn't that what's going on with fame?

Listening to the cheers of others, Zhang Zhong came to someone with a drink and said, "Brother Qi Yun, I don't know if your letter is coming from your home. What is the letter said in the letter? I haven't come to my home yet."

This person is named Guan Feng Guan Qiyun. He is from Huayuan County. He has a wealthy family. He received a letter yesterday. Zhang Zhong knew about this, so he came to ask.

Many people don’t know Zhang Zhong’s identity, they only know that they are talented and live in Sanshui County.

When Guan Feng heard Zhang Zhong's inquiry, he immediately thought of what was happening at home and said to Zhang Zhong: "Brother Yongcheng, you are polite. Actually, there is really nothing big about my family, but if you don't have it, it's not all. There are some small things. There are a Zhang family village in Sanshui County. Brother Yongcheng's surname is Zhang. I wonder if it has something to do with the Zhang family.

Let’s not mention this for now. It turns out that there are two powerful villages in the county, namely the Han family and the Yuan family. As a result, one of the Housing masters offended. The man was captured and their family sold the village. Who do you think it was sold to? It was sold to the Zhangjiazhuangzi. Zhangjiazhuangzi was really rich and took out 50,000 jin at once.

The Zhang family is more powerful now than before, but there are people who are not afraid of their family, the Chen family, which turned out to be next to the Yuan family, and the head of his family is a man in the store.

The Zhang family just took the village and caught up with the spring farm, and the Chen family broke the water. The river was taken from the Chen family. Not only did it break the water, but it also broke the road that passed by, and it was full of thorns. I heard that many people suffered losses in the Zhang family. The Chen family dared to do this, and they were very brave."

"What? Cut the water off? How can you still plow in the farm?" Zhang Zhong was shocked when he heard this and asked nervously. He immediately thought of the consequences of this matter. Without water, you can't cultivate the land. What should Xiaobao and Qiaoer do? They must be worried, where can they get the water?

Guan Feng paused deliberately, picked up the bowl and took a sip of wine, picked up another garlic cucumber that was snapped up, looked at the anxious gaze around him, and then said:

"I heard that the Zhang family's butler went to search for it twice, but the Chen family was both troubled by the Chen family and it was definitely not used. The Chen family also mocked the Zhang family, saying that they did not dare to have any relationship with them, and then guess what happened?"

"How is it?" asked several people around him who like to listen to such things in unison.

Zhang Zhong didn't ask, his fists were already clenched, thinking that when he passed the exam this time, he must let the Chen family know that they are powerful. He must bully Qiaoer and Xiaobao while the head of the family is not at home, so he must not let go of it.

"Then those who wanted to watch the fun once again saw the Zhang family's strength. The Chen family cut off the water from their side, and the Zhang family changed the route of the river at the most critical point. On the morning of the second day after the Chen family planted thorns, they were arranged in just one night.

Now the Chen family was stunned, and they went to beg the Zhang family's housekeeper again. It was so retribution. Oh, you may not know what the river is going on over there. I'll tell you a good story, that river..."

Guan Feng said excitedly, as if he was from the Zhang family, and introduced the terrain there to other people who were not sure about the situation.

Zhang Zhong didn't need to listen to this introduction. Can he not know where his home was. He was angry and worried just now, but now he smiled. He knew that this must be his son Xiaobao. This way of doing things can't be found by Xiaobao.

Thinking of the Chen family's appearance when there was no water, Zhang Zhong couldn't help laughing out loud. County Magistrate Cheng came over and said to Zhang Zhong: "Brother Yongcheng, don't worry about your family. Are you still afraid of such things in your family? It's just a Chen family's farm, it's too easy to deal with them."

"Well, what the Magistrate Cheng said is that Zhuangzi is quite safe. I wonder if County Magistrate Cheng has received a letter from Sanshui County? I sent a letter the day before yesterday, and said nothing, just said that the flowers were blooming and the village households were working happily."

Zhang Zhong no longer expects any letters from his home that he needs to think about. If you want to know, you can only ask others.

County Magistrate Cheng hesitated for a moment and said, "I am not intimidated by this. I do believe it. Brother Yongcheng wants to know, so I will say to you, but you must not miss the serious matter, otherwise it will be difficult for me to deal with it."

"Tell me, let's see what's going on." Zhang Zhong is not so worried now, he just feels sorry for his son. The Zhang family's stall is big. His son and his daughter-in-law are busy managing people while also having to settle accounts and study. There are one or two people who come to make trouble. They are busy from morning to night, and they are still children.

When County Magistrate Cheng was about to say it, he suddenly shivered and took a deep breath before saying to Zhang Zhong: "Tell me that you can, but you can't be too excited. This time your family is determined to arrange people for the county magistrate of Sanshui County. They gave new plows, expanded rivers, and built workshops... the benefits of these things were given to Zhang Mingsheng and Zhao Xiang there."

County Magistrate Cheng said those things one by one, and while he was talking, he drank, afraid that he could not control his trembling.

Zhang Zhong was stunned when he heard this. He didn't expect that Xiaobao had done so many things after leaving home for so long, but he had an incomprehensible idea in his heart and asked, "What are they going to do?"

"Yes, Zhang Mingsheng and Zhao Xiang also thought of this. What exactly the Zhang family is going to do? The result is... your family not only wants to push two people to the top, but also wants Sanshui County to change from Zhongxian to Shangxian. A major event has been reported. I think it won't take long to be a Shangxian County."

As soon as County Magistrate Cheng thought of this, he would be unable to control himself and hold his hands holding the chopsticks tightly.

Zhang Zhong also became excited. He didn't expect his son to be so capable. He could no longer say what he was in. Zhangjiazhuangzi is now famous and the world is so big. Which village can push a county up? His Zhangjiazhuangzi can, and his precious son has this ability.

Maybe he was used to his son's excellence, Zhang Zhong did not tremble, but just smiled there, thinking about the situation where his farm was in a county in the future. He didn't know that he could no longer go back to Sanshui County to become an official.

County Magistrate Cheng had not experienced that thing himself and was in a different mood. After a while, he got better. He looked at Zhang Zhong laughing and said, "Brother Yongcheng, are you relieved now? Zhuangzi has nothing to do, you have to take the exam with peace of mind."
Chapter completed!