Chapter 49: Knowing the Current

Shen Shiqian nodded: "Thank you very much." As he said that, he took the purse himself and stuffed it into his arms, as a token of his gratitude.

Li Dajun felt mixed emotions. Shen Shiqian had never even looked at him before, but now he actually gave him money in person. He was really promising.

The appearance of Li Dajun made Shen Shiqian feel vaguely that the Shen family was doomed.

The Shen family is probably no match for Lu Chenyang.

The thought gave him mixed feelings.

Just as he was thinking about it, a servant came running over and said, "Master, the old master wants you to come over." He thought for a moment and lowered his voice, "The second master just went to see the old master."

Shen Shiqian frowned again. He had instructed not to tell Shen Baicheng about what was happening outside. It must be Shen An who went to complain.

He rubbed his brows, really fed up with Shen An who was still jumping up and down.

As soon as Shen Shiqian walked into the main room, Shen An couldn't wait to accuse him: "Shen Shiqian, how could you let them take our Shen family away like this! Where is the face of our Shen family?!"

Shen Shiqian looked at him indifferently, and Shen An shrank inexplicably.

Shen Shiqian said indifferently: “Second uncle didn’t show up when people came just now. Now that everyone has left, second uncle should not object, right?”

Shen Shiqian's ridicule made Shen An's face turn pale.

Shen Baicheng was also very angry: “Shi Qian! Do you know that after today, our Shen family will become the laughing stock of Yanquan County!”

Shen Shiqian said: “Grandfather, our Shen family has long become the laughing stock of Yanquan County.”

Shen Baicheng was suddenly startled, pointed at him, and suddenly started coughing.

Shen Shiqian patted his back and said softly, "Grandfather, our Shen family has no way out now. Ever since Fairy Mountain was taken away, our Shen family has had no way out."

"We underestimated Lu Chenyang and his strength." Shen Shiqian said, "However, our Shen family is not a fish on the chopping board that can be slaughtered at will."

Shen Baicheng listened to Changsun’s soothing voice, and his originally angry mood calmed down.

“You are not in good health, so you should take good care of yourself. Leave the things outside to me.” Shen Shiqian said, meeting his gaze.

Shen Baicheng looked at him for a long time, and then nodded slowly: “I’m old, really old, and the Shen family will still rely on you in the future.”

Not even Shen Zhanpeng was mentioned. Shen Baicheng still valued Shen Shiqian, the eldest grandson, the most.

Shen An's eyes were filled with indignation. His son Shen Shiyuan was also smart and clever, but he was young, only seven years old this year.

This is because his father was in poor health, so it was difficult for him to have children. He was married for many years before he had this son.

If he was in good health, how could it be Shen Shiqian's turn to take over the Shen family?

Shen Shiqian looked at Shen An again: "Second uncle, grandpa can't be without someone by his side, so please take care of him."

This is to tell Shen An to stop interfering in family affairs.

Shen An couldn’t believe it, he turned his head to look at Shen Baicheng, but Shen Baicheng turned his eyes away and ignored him.

Shen An was indignant in his heart, Shen Baicheng was partial!

Lu Chenyang arrested Zu Xingwei and immediately issued an announcement.

All families who received seeds distributed by the government had the right to purchase the medicinal materials first after they matured. If they failed to deliver more than half of the distributed seeds, they would be fined three times the value of the seeds.

By the way, if there is intentional damage, or if someone receives seeds but does not plant them, the fine will be five times the amount.

Lu Chenyang also announced a list of people who would definitely be punished. There were more than 50 households in the two villages who would be punished.

People: “…”

All the people then remembered how Du Wei died. Why did they think Lu Chenyang was weak and easy to bully?

That's because Lu Chenyang always showed his love for the people. He would disregard his own safety and suck out the blood of a little girl who had been poisoned by a snake in the street; he would also treat the wounded who sought medical treatment at the government office; and he would even make cotton-padded clothes for the people.

He also took great pains to find this seed, just to let the people live a good life. This is a good official who truly cares about the people, so they are arrogant and think that Lu Chenyang will tolerate and indulge the people.

I didn't expect to be slapped in the face so quickly.

Now the people could no longer sit still. Those who had not planted anything immediately ran to plant it. Those who had many people at home took turns watching over it, fearing that something might go wrong with their medicinal seedlings. They took it very seriously.

This saved them from danger. If Lu Chenyang had not given this order, Zhao Xi would have secretly poisoned their well.

Zhao Xi was really angry and really wanted to poison them!

When Yan Xing heard the news, he curled the corners of his lips and looked at Lu Chenyang with even greater admiration.

He is not a good official in the pure sense. He does care about the people, but he will not indulge them unconditionally. When it comes to beating people, Lord Lu will not show mercy.

He saw something very special in Lu Chenyang, something he had never seen in anyone else.

He is compassionate but cruel, he has a sense of justice but has his own bottom line, he has mercy on the people but will not condone their stupidity.

These two extreme characteristics are perfectly interpreted in him and there is no contradiction.

He had never met anyone so special.

Shen Shiqian thought so too, so he decided to surrender to Lu Chenyang.

He specially sent a message to Lu Chenyang, intending to treat Lu Chenyang to a dinner.

He had asked Xu Zhenghui to invite him, and Lu Chenyang had been on good terms with Xu Zhenghui recently. After Xu Zhenghui showed his goodwill, Lu Chenyang also handed some matters over to him, and the two of them got along very well.

Xu Zhenghui saw that Lu Chenyang treated everyone equally, as long as they were willing to work hard. He wouldn't discriminate based on prejudice or past events. As long as they did their job well, they would earn Lu Chenyang's respect.

This made Xu Zhenghui very grateful. He also hoped that Lu Chenyang could make peace with the Shen family, so he agreed to help deliver the post.

Lu Chenyang smiled and said, "County Lieutenant Xu seems to have a lot of free time, but he actually took on the job of delivering letters."

This was a mocking remark, and Xu Zhenghui was startled. "Sir, I have no other intentions. I just saw Young Master Shen's sincerity, so I passed it on. Sir, I really have your best interests at heart."

The Shen family has had roots in Yanquan County for many years, so it would be a good thing if Lu Chenyang could make peace with them.

Lu Chenyang took the post, which was written by Shen Shiqian himself. The words were very respectful, which showed that he had the intention of making peace.

Lu Chenyang thought for a moment and said, "Since County Magistrate Xu has made such a great effort, I can't refuse your kindness. Tell Shen Shiqian that I agree."

Xu Zhenghui was delighted and said, "Thank you very much, sir." He bowed deeply.

Lu Chenyang waved his hand.

Xu Zhenghui then went to pass on the message. When Shen Shiqian heard it, he knew that Lu Chenyang was going to give Xu Zhenghui a face, and he immediately expressed his gratitude.

Xu Zhenghui quickly declined, saying, "I've also been well-cared for by the Shen family in the past. I'm not saying this to earn the eldest young master's gratitude. I just want to say that since the founding of our country, we've had a top scholar who achieved the sixth place in the imperial examination. This is truly extraordinary."

He stopped at that point, but it also showed that Lu Chenyang was not someone to be trifled with.

Shen Shiqian nodded: "Thank you for your kindness, County Lieutenant Xu, I understand."

This time, the Shen family had to bow their heads, otherwise both sides would suffer losses.

Shen Shiqian made this decision not only because Zu Xingwei was arrested, but also because he spent a lot of money to get the news from the Dongyi people that the Dongyi people wanted to negotiate with Lu Chenyang.

Yes, it’s with Lu Chenyang.

No one knew what Lu Chenyang had said, but several important Dongyi tribes had agreed. Both sides were to enter a truce and refrain from offending each other in the future.

Now that both sides have come to this idea, they are just waiting to sit down and negotiate terms after the spring plowing season.