Chapter 732 Relatives
County Magistrate Tang asked the legal advisor to take people to count the wheat seeds, check the quality, and put them into the warehouse after confirming that they were correct. He then took them to settle the money on the spot.
Ding Zhubu carefully examined the bill, then looked at County Magistrate Tang and said hesitantly, "This..."
County Magistrate Tang smiled and said, "Pay them. A batch of wheat seeds will arrive in a few days. Payment will be made on delivery as usual. Don't delay."
Seeing that County Magistrate Tang insisted, Chief Clerk Ding had no choice but to agree.
Of course, it was impossible to use copper coins to settle accounts in the government office. Ding Zhubu asked people to bring out silver ingots. Manbao and others couldn't help swallowing when they saw it.
Zhou Lijun looked at his uncle and father, then at his aunt. After getting her nod, he took the account book and went upstairs to count the money.
The accounts were settled quickly.
Zhou Dalang and Zhou Erlang took out two large sacks from somewhere and put all the silver in the box into the sacks.
Zhou Silang took out two ingots of silver and said, "Third brother, Old Five, let's go exchange them for copper coins. Lijun, you take your father and the others home first. I'll go back with the copper coins and distribute the money later."
Zhou Lijun agreed.
Zhou Dalang asked, "Where's Manbao?"
Manbao was talking to Magistrate Tang, who said, "We've caught the people who robbed your brother, but the wheat seeds they stole have long been mixed with their own seeds. I don't think you can use them anymore."
"However, I will order them to pay compensation," County Magistrate Tang said with a smile. "Now that they've been apprehended, it will serve as a deterrent to any lawless criminals along the way. You can now transport the goods with peace of mind."
Manbao naturally agreed happily.
Seeing her leave happily, County Magistrate Tang smiled slightly.
This matter was over for Manbao and his friends, but it was just beginning for them.
But Manbao knew nothing about it at the moment. She ran home happily and saw Zhou Silang had already exchanged 20,000 coins and was paying everyone.
Chen Erlang and his companions received eighty wen each per day, which was two hundred and forty wen for three days, while San'er and his companions received half that.
The people they invited from the village were more expensive, one hundred coins per person per day, but their bill would be settled after they returned home.
Zhou Silang handed the remaining copper coins to Zhou Dalang and said, "After you eat, rest for the night and leave early tomorrow morning. I have rented a yard in the alley next door that can accommodate everyone."
This big guy is naturally from their village.
Chen Erlang and others took the money and said goodbye and went home, and agreed to meet at the city gate early the next morning.
The carriages and horses also had to be arranged, and there were a lot of trivial things to do. Even with Zhou Lijun's help, Zhou Silang was still very busy.
After he had arranged everything and only his brothers were left in the yard, he finally had time to go see his wife.
Fang had been standing by with her child waiting for him. As soon as their eyes met, they couldn't help but burst into tears.
Fang reached out and touched his fixed hand distressedly, and asked, "Does it hurt?"
Zhou Silang shook his head, then nodded vigorously, and whispered, "It hurts, especially when Manbao is setting my bones."
Fang was startled and looked at his arm with even greater fondness. "Is the bone crooked?"
"It's crooked, so it needs to be straightened."
Fang couldn't help but curse, "What a bunch of bastards! They just want to rob things, but why do they hit people?"
Zhou Silang nodded in agreement.
Bai Shan and Man Bao sat on the steps with their chins supported and looked at the two of them, their heads turning around involuntarily.
In fact, they didn't want to look, but the two people were standing right in front of them talking, so they had no choice but to look.
Bai Shan had a lot of contact with Zhou Silang, especially Man Bao often talked about Zhou Silang, so he was very surprised, "I felt that Zhou Silang seemed like a different person."
Manbao: "Fifth brother said that all married men are like this."
Bai Shan shuddered and said, "It's terrible."
Manbao nodded in agreement.
Bai Erlang was rummaging through his luggage on the ox cart. With the help of Datou and Ertou, he finally found out the things his grandmother and parents had prepared for him.
Seeing Bai Shan still sitting there in a daze, he waved and said, "Shan Bao, hurry up. Your great-aunt and aunt have also prepared something for you. Come and see what it is."
Ertou dug out a box and a bundle, and carried them down the driveway: "Here, these are the two."
Bai Shan had just helped to greet the guests and was very tired, so he stood up lazily and said, "It's just some food and drinks, what else can it be?"
Zhou Dalang heard this and then remembered something, "Oh, my dear, Madam Liu also wrote you a letter."
He quickly pulled the wrapped letter over from his chest and handed it to her, saying with a simple smile, "I forgot about it when I got busy just now."
Bai Shan quickly took the letter and said with a smile, "There's no rush."
Bai Shan opened the letter and read it. After a while, he exclaimed.
Manbao sat on the steps, stretched out his arms and legs, and asked, "What's wrong?"
Bai Shan took the letter and looked at the Yan residence next door and asked, "Isn't the next door No. 8, Lane 1, Kangxue Street?"
Manbao thought about it and nodded: "It seems so."
It seems that the person who came to repair the wall mentioned it.
Bai Shan handed the family letter to Man Bao. "Look, my grandmother said that one of my uncles was appointed to a position in Yizhou City, so the whole family moved to No. 8, Lane 1, Kangxue Street, because my grandmother lived not far from Yizhou City. They invited my grandmother to a gathering on the winter solstice, and all our relatives and friends in Yizhou will be there."
Manbao was surprised, "So the Bai family who just moved in next door are your relatives."
Bai Shan herself was surprised.
The two looked at each other and couldn't help but touch their chins and think, since they are relatives, then it should be okay for them to use the wall of their house to practice their feet occasionally, right?
The two shook their heads, discarding the strange thoughts in their heads. Then Manbao asked, "I see that the house next door is very lively recently. It should be undergoing renovations. When their whole family moves in, should we prepare some gifts and go over to congratulate them?"
Bai Shan put away the letter and said, "We'll talk about it when the time comes."
Manbao looked at him for a while, and even Bai Erlang couldn't help but turn his head and ask, "You don't have a good relationship with their family."
Bai Shan thought about it carefully and said, "I don't know their family. Even though they are from the same clan, it wouldn't be a good idea to visit them rashly."
However, their family’s relationship with their clansmen is not very good.
He was too young when he left Longzhou. He only knew that his family was bullied by clan members. He remembered some scenes of being bullied, but he couldn't remember who it was.
Besides, that’s all he saw, there’s more he didn’t see.
Although the grandmother mentioned this in the letter, she did not ask him to visit. Even for his aunt, who seemed to have a good relationship with the grandmother, he had only asked Daji to send gifts and invitations to her house in the six months since he came to Yizhou City, but he had never met her in person.
On the one hand, Bai Shan doesn't want to see him, and on the other hand, the other party has no intention of seeing him.
The next update will be around 6:00 PM
(End of this chapter)
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