Chapter 425 The Che Brothers
"Thank you, ma'am!" His face was sincere and he was grateful.
Zhu Mingqing felt that this thank you was a bit inexplicable, but it did not affect her emotional communication with her subordinates. After some inquiries about their well-being, the eighteen-year-old Chu Zheng became even more excited, and he wanted to take out a red heart to show his loyalty.
Luo Tingshan was listening in the carriage. "It is a great honor for me to have you!" "You are so amazing, don't underestimate yourself!" "I knew I was right in choosing you!" "Chu Zheng, you will definitely have a bright future." These words were really inspiring.
With this ability, you can definitely boost the morale of soldiers before the battle!
Luo Tingshan silently took note of this and decided to make sure Mingqing's abilities were fully utilized in the future.
"He's right there, hurry up and catch him!"
Chu Zheng looked back and trembled, and was discovered by the Chu family.
Zhu Mingqing frowned and said soothingly, "Don't worry, go to work!"
Sure enough, before the Chu family guards could even reach Chu Zheng, they were subdued by the secret guards and escorted to the yamen on charges of interfering with public affairs, accompanied by government servants.
Chu Zheng breathed a sigh of relief, but then became worried again. The Chu family would not give up.
"Madam, when will we leave Yangzhou City?" He no longer wanted to live a life of being bullied.
Zhu Mingqing: "Soon, when Yangzhou City recovers, it will be time for us to leave."
Chu Zheng felt disappointed at first. After all, saving a city is not something that can be accomplished in a short time. But when he thought of the supplies in Madam Ming's hands and the assistance of the prefectural government, he thought it should be done soon.
When leaving here, he met Che Pingzheng talking to someone. This guy was sharp-eyed and quickly ran over to explain the situation. Only then did Zhu Mingqing realize that this guy had run away secretly.
She took out the hundred taels of silver notes she had with her and handed them out the window: "Give it to your family."
Che Ping was stunned. He had never seen so much money since he was a child.
"I can't let you call me Madam for nothing. What are you standing there for? Take it quickly, or your hands will be frozen to death!" Zhu Mingqing waved the banknote.
When Che Ping heard that his wife's hands were cold, he immediately took them out. By the time he reacted, the carriage had already gone far away.
He stared at the banknotes in his hand in a daze. Was Madam really not being taken advantage of?
They provide free food and drink to the people, and also provide them with medical treatment. Even if they are not sick, they will be given a bowl of health-preserving soup. Could it be that all the money comes from the wind?
"Little brother, come home with me. It's not like I can't afford to feed you. You don't have to worry about freezing if you run out in such a cold day!"
Che Bu came over and tried to take people away.
"Wait!" Che Ping stuffed the banknote into his eldest brother's arms. "That person just now was Madam Ming, and she gave me the banknote. Big brother, I really didn't lie. Madam thinks highly of me, and I can support myself in the future. Take this banknote!"
Che Bu was really stunned when he saw the amount of the banknote.
"this……"
Madam Ming, you are so generous!
Che Bu is an honest man. He brought so many banknotes. Is he trying to buy his younger brother?
No, his brother...
Che Bu didn't want to lie to himself. In this world, one hundred taels was enough to buy him a younger brother.
"Brother, I have to go get busy first. Anyway, I'm busy all over Yangzhou during the day and will return to the inn at night. If you have anything to do, come to the inn to find me at night."
Che Bu returned home with the banknotes. His wife was horrified when she saw them. "Oh my God, you're not going to rob us, are you? If the government finds out, how are we going to live? No, come with me now, and we're going to the prefectural government to pay the money!"
Unable to pull him away, Chebu's wife looked very upset and started to curse at him by pulling his ear.
"This is given by my younger brother!"
Che Bu explained his younger brother's situation and said, "He has met a noble person."
Che Bu's wife was stunned. She didn't expect that studying for more than ten years would be so useful.
"Then little brother will never come back?"
Che Bu shook his head: "I don't know."
Che Bu's wife was pacing around the room, then suddenly stopped and gritted her teeth: "Now that we have the money, why don't we let our little brother come back? We can afford to support him, and he doesn't need to be a servant!"
Che Bu was surprised: "Do you really think so?"
Che Bu's wife snorted angrily, "Could it be that in your eyes, I am just an unreasonable shrew?!"
Che Bu immediately shook his head: "Of course not! I'll go find my little brother tonight!"
That night, Che Ping came to the back door of the inn and was shocked when he heard what his elder brother said.
"Let me go back?"
Che Bu hesitated for a while and said what was in his heart: "It's not easy to serve a noble man. You have been well-read since childhood. In the future, you should take the imperial examination and become a high-ranking official. I think this job is not suitable for you."
Hearing this, Che Ping smiled bitterly: "Brother, have you really not realized that in this world, there is no imperial examination for ordinary people like us!"
As soon as the list of successful scholars in the past two years was announced, he discovered that they were all powerful people. If he wanted to rely on himself, it would be impossible unless a miracle happened.
He couldn't waste his precious time on such a tiny chance.
This was the first time Che Bu had heard my younger brother talk about the imperial examination. He had thought it was because my younger brother lacked the ability and that his family was poor...
"How could this happen!" Che Bu was very sad and his eyes were full of worry.
"Brother, you don't have to worry about me. Instead, you and sister-in-law should take care of your health in Yangzhou. I think the world is going to be bad!" Che Ping said earnestly.
Che Bu was stunned: "Little brother, what do you mean by that?"
Che Ping didn't say too much. What if he guessed wrong? It would also bring disaster to his family.
"The Ming family's roots are in Guancheng, and I will also leave Yangzhou. Brother, if anything happens to Yangzhou in the future, you should hide the silver and come to Guancheng to live with me."
Che Bu's eyes widened: "Guancheng? Where is it?"
He has never left Yangzhou City in his life.
"Youzhou Prefecture!" Che Ping said, "If I become a successful person by then, you can write to me directly and I will send someone to pick you up!"
Che Bu had heard of Youzhou: "It's a bitterly cold place, and I heard life isn't as good as here. Do you really have to go there?"
Che Ping shook his head. "Brother, I still have some friends, and I've heard from merchants about the changes in Guancheng. Besides, the more difficult the place, the easier it is to achieve success! You have to believe in your brother's abilities!"
Seeing his determined expression, Che Bu sighed inwardly. He couldn't argue with Ping'er anymore. He took out fifty taels of silver and said, "This is the silver note you gave me in exchange. Since you're not planning to go home, your sister-in-law and I will take it. But you should also keep these fifty taels. Even if we're poor, we'll always need help!"
Che Ping wanted to say that he had monthly allowance, and it was quite a bit, but before he could open his mouth, he saw his elder brother running away like the wind.
Until the figure disappeared into the darkness, Che Ping's eyes suddenly turned red.
Thinking of all the gossip in the past, his elder brother still took good care of him and was reluctant to let him do any heavy work.
He swore that one day in the future, he would make his elder brother proud of him and make sure that no one would dare to bully their family again!
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The next day, Zhu Mingqing and Luo Tingshan came out again. They had only looked at half of the area yesterday, and today they went to the east.
Before they knew it, the carriage arrived at the street where the Feng family lived.
Looking through the curtains at the familiar yet unfamiliar gate not far away, and the two lions guarding the gate, in his memory, these two lions were taller than him, like an insurmountable mountain.
But now it seems that it is nothing special.
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