Chen Zhao nodded and asked, "Your Highness once said that if anything were to happen, he could seek help from the Xiushan County Magistrate. Now that we've settled down, I plan to visit the County Magistrate tomorrow. Could you please help pass on a message?"
"Of course." The guard quickly agreed. "The news will be delivered to the county magistrate tonight. Manager Chen can just go there tomorrow."
Chen Zhao thanked them and invited them to go downstairs to rest and eat.
Chen Ruiyang quickly asked, "Uncle, are you planning to attend the birthday party?"
"Yes, that man must have let your mother down, and he must be feeling guilty. He found us today and will definitely find out why we came. Now that we have told the public that this farm and the courtyard in the city are all mine, he will definitely be tempted.
"Because the people I sent to the capital also brought back news that he's having a hard time these days. For the sake of money, he'll definitely shamelessly claim to be his relative."
Chen Zhao's eyes were filled with disdain as he added, "Not to mention, I'll also be at the birthday banquet, and with the County Magistrate's blessing, he'll definitely take the bait!"
Chen Ruiyang felt complicated. Every father is a hero in his son's heart, but his biological father is a scumbag, a profit-seeking scumbag!
Chen Zhao patted his shoulder, hesitated for a moment, and asked, "Would you like to go with me to the birthday banquet?"
"Go," Chen Ruiyang took a deep breath and responded, "I want to go. I want to see his hypocritical and ugly face thoroughly, so that I won't be soft-hearted in the future. I want to avenge my mother!"
"Good boy, that's how it should be!" Chen Zhao praised his nephew, his eyes cold, "Blood debts must be repaid with blood!"
After a while, Zhuzhu woke up, and Chen Zhao took the children directly back to the yard in the city.
Yang Lihua was doing needlework when she heard the noise and came out, still wondering why Chen Zhao had returned.
As a result, when Chen Zhao mentioned that he was going to visit the county magistrate, Yang Lihua immediately prepared a gift for the meeting.
Although the county magistrate is a subordinate of the Sixth Prince, it is his order to take care of their family.
But when people get along with each other, there must always be give and take.
People are supposed to obey orders, and they should not be less grateful than they deserve.
Of course, in order not to appear too distant, Yang Lihua did not prepare anything too expensive.
In the several cities she passed by before, she bought some local specialties, two boxes of snacks, two sets of new books, two jars of wine, and two cans of tea, which was already decent enough.
Chen Zhao originally wanted to go to the street to buy it tomorrow, but seeing that Yang Lihua was so thoughtful, he gladly accepted it.
"Big sister is really thoughtful. No wonder everyone around Tai'an says that our Tai family is so thorough. It turns out it's all thanks to Big sister."
Yang Lihua quickly waved her hands, refusing to take credit. "My old man may be old, but he's very experienced in human relationships and knows how to act. I've been learning from him for over a decade, but I only know the basics."
Zhuzhu, who was leaning against her mother as she was fiddling with the red string, interrupted her as soon as she heard what was going on.
"Mom, do you want furs? Then let Uncle take Zhuzhu to hunt. Zhuzhu is very good. Zhuzhu will find the best furs for Mom!"
Everyone couldn't help laughing. This girl only cared about food, but she really didn't care about anything else!
Early the next morning, Chen Zhao took Chen Ruiyang out and did not return until the sun was about to set.
Yang Lihua couldn't help but think about the time when her family accidentally saved Ruiyang, and Mrs. Zheng gave them a particularly generous thank-you gift. Even the hairpin she was wearing on her head now was chosen by Mrs. Zheng herself.
She was very grateful, and felt very sorry for what happened to Mrs. Zheng and sympathized with the Zheng family being wiped out.
Naturally, she also hoped that Mrs. Zheng's revenge could be redressed, and even more so that the scum would receive the punishment he deserved.
But this is the territory of scum after all. If Chen Zhao and Chen Ruiyang advance rashly and fail to get revenge, they will get themselves involved and that will be the end of them.
Fortunately, the uncle and nephew finally returned before sunset.
It turned out that Chen Zhao and the county magistrate Chang Yu hit it off at first sight, and Chen Ruiyang got along well with the county magistrate's son Chang Shi.
Chen Zhao talked a lot about the situation at the border, and even some new things happening on the grassland, as well as the Russian devils sneaking into the border to harm the people.
County Magistrate Chang had heard a lot about border affairs, but this was the first time he had met the person involved, so he took Chen Zhao to have lunch and even asked them to stay for drinks in the evening.
Chen Zhao refused because he was worried about Yang Lihua and Zhuzhu, and finally agreed to continue after the birthday party the day after tomorrow.
Yang Lihua finally felt relieved, but after thinking about it carefully, she felt that she was redundant.
Chen Zhao has been away from home all year round, traveling all over the country. When it comes to making friends, as long as he doesn't want to, there is nothing he can't do.
Not to mention the people of Wei, even the third prince of the grassland is his friend of life and death!
Let’s not talk about what happened to Chen Zhao and others. Let’s just say that Zheng Bingyi dragged his son and stumbled back to the official road that day. The carriage broke down, so he would rather walk to the county town than go into the village to ask for help.
The little fat boy was so tired that he cried for his parents. Later, the servants took turns carrying him on their backs before they finally made him shut up.
After entering the county town and finding a place to live, Zheng Bingyi's first thing was to send all his servants out to find out who the owner of the farm was and where he came from, and to confirm again and again whether it was his former uncle.
The servants were quite capable and brought back the news at noon the next day.
"Master, we pretended to be peddlers and went around the farm we visited yesterday. We've already found out everything. The owner of that farm is surnamed Chen. I heard he's a wealthy merchant with a lot of money. Not only does he have hundreds of acres of fertile land on his farm, he also has a yard and a shop in the city. He doesn't usually stay here, but lives in the north. He only came here because of the border war."
Zheng Bingyi's eyes flashed with anger, and he looked a little unhappy.
Before, that woman from the north always claimed to be completely devoted to him and would do anything for him. Now it seemed that was just the case. My uncle had built up so much property right under his nose, and he hadn't even told him!
This is to guard against him!
Originally, he felt a little guilty towards that woman. After all, he left her and started a family here, so he shouldn't have kept it a secret from her. But she also lied to him, so they were even.
He immediately felt relieved, and then asked, "Can you find out how long this Chen will be staying here, and whether he has any other business?"
The servants looked at each other, feeling a little embarrassed. They wanted to alarm the other party to find out the news, but naturally they would only hear superficial information. How could they possibly ask for these details?
But one of the servants was a little clever and quickly responded, "Master, although we didn't find out how long this Chen would stay or whether he had any business, we heard something else."
"What's the matter?" Zheng Bingyi frowned, not particularly satisfied.
The servant came forward and whispered, "Master, I heard that before Mr. Chen came back, the Chang family's steward had been helping to manage this farm."
Chang family?
Zheng Bingyi didn't react for a moment, so the servant reminded him, "The county magistrate of Xiushan is named Chang."
Xiushan County Magistrate!
Zheng Bingyi's eyes lit up and he asked, "Are you saying that Chen is familiar with the Xiushan County Magistrate?"
The servant laughed dryly and refused to make any promises.
"Master, this is all I have learned. As to whether the Chang family's steward is acquainted with someone surnamed Chen, or whether the Chang County Magistrate is acquainted with someone surnamed Chen, I really don't know."
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