Sima Che took advantage of the situation and took out two contracts from her sleeve pocket, asked for pen and paper, and changed the terms of the contract.
The original buying and selling relationship turned into a gift-giving relationship.
"Since Patriarch Zhang is so sincere, please sign your name and fingerprints on this contract."
Zhang's three sons and one grandson all looked at Zhang Pingju extremely nervously - once you sign and put your seal on this, the three thousand acres will be gone!
But Lord Ding'an was here, and they really wanted to remind the head of the family, but they didn't dare to speak.
Zhang Pingju naturally thought differently. Anyway, these three people would not survive tonight, so why not just sign this letter openly?
After these three people die, I will take back the contract and burn it. The land will still be in my hands.
Thinking of this, Zhang Pingju picked up the pen and wrote his name, then asked someone to bring ink and pressed his fingerprints very carefully.
"It is my honor to contribute my humble efforts to the development of Wofeng Road..." He handed a copy of the contract to Sima Che and added, "It is a blessing for Hongyeji that the Sima family can invest and build a factory in Hongyeji. From now on, Hongyeji will recruit workers... I hope the county magistrate can accept more members of the Zhang clan."
Sima Che happily blew on the still-dry ink on the contract and said with a smile, "Master Zhang, rest assured. Based on your broad-minded vision, I, the county magistrate, guarantee that in future recruitment efforts at the Red Leaf Factory, members of the Zhang clan will be given priority."
"Thank you, Your Excellency!" Zhang Pingju bowed politely.
Only then did his children and grandchildren understand the good intentions of the head of the family - it turned out that the head of the family was doing this for the Zhang family members. This was a wise move that killed two birds with one stone!
On the one hand, it solved the employment problem of the clan members, and on the other hand, it connected them with the female county magistrate and Ding'an Earl. The female county magistrate was also Ding'an Earl's fiancée. The Zhang family had found the thickest tree on Wofeng Road!
With the protection of this big tree, the Zhang family will surely rise to become a first-class family in Wofeng Road!
The owner of the house was indeed experienced. He had been dragging his feet just to sell it at a good price.
Fu Xiaoguan has been looking at Zhang Pingju, and the more he looks, the more confused he becomes. This old man doesn't seem to be pretending. Could it be that he is judging others by his own standards?
Who cares? Being able to accomplish this is considered a good deed.
What Fu Xiaoguan and others didn’t know was that at this moment, a strange scene happened on Pingqiao!
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At the end of the Xu hour, Ji Yungui arrived at Pingqiao with Zhang Zhong, Ding Laosan and thirty strong guards.
The night wind was a little chilly. Pingqiao was a quiet place with no houses around.
Ji Yungui looked at the gurgling water of the Mei River and lit a stick of incense in the upwind direction.
"Come here, everyone..." With his greeting, everyone gathered around him.
"You are all the master's confidants. I'm sure you all understand what happened tonight. This is a serious crime! I just want to ask you, are you afraid now?"
Ding Laosan patted his chest and said, "What's there to be afraid of? It's just killing a bastard official, isn't it?"
As he said this, he glanced fiercely at the thirty guards and said in a deep voice, "We have all received great favors from the Patriarch. Now is the time to repay him. If you dare to show any regrets, this tiger-headed knife of mine will have no eyes!"
Zhang Zhong, who was standing beside Ji Yungui, drew his sword with a loud bang. He also said in a deep and vicious voice, "What happened today is known to heaven, earth, you, and me. Your families are in my hands. If anyone leaks the slightest bit of news afterwards..."
He raised the gleaming sword and was about to plunge it into the ground, but unexpectedly, Ji Yungui beside him suddenly extended a finger and quietly placed it on his waist...
With a "Puff..." sound, Zhang Zhong fell to the ground.
Ding Laosan was suddenly startled, "You..." He just said this word, there was a faint fragrance in the air, and then he saw thirty guards all fall straight down, and then he naturally fell down too.
Ji Yungui snuffed out the incense stick, put it in his arms, and muttered, "What a waste of an inch."
Then he pointed his finger at Ding Laosan's dantian, destroying his martial arts. Then he grabbed the unconscious person on the ground and threw him into the Mei River with a plop.
Finally, only Zhang Zhong was left. He crippled Zhang Zhong's martial arts with a single finger, took out a rope from his sleeve pocket and tied Zhang Zhong up.
He led Zhang Zhong to fly towards the Ningsang County government office and landed silently in the backyard of the government office. He tied Zhang Zhong to a pillar in the backyard corridor and took a lantern and hung it on Zhang Zhong's head.
He took out a letter from his sleeve pocket, stuffed it into Zhang Zhong's arms, and then floated away.
The direction he was heading was not towards the Yi Kingdom, but towards the Yu Dynasty.
Half an hour later, Fu Xiaoguan and his party left the Zhang family compound.
Zhang Pingju had no desire to sleep. At this moment, he was standing in the courtyard of the Zhang family compound, calculating nervously in his heart that in about half an hour, good news would come.
His eldest grandson, Zhang Zilai, brought him a bowl of freshly brewed tea and said, "Grandpa, you're very clever! From now on, our Zhang family will be able to enjoy the shade of the land thanks to the support of Lord Ding'an!"
Zhang Pingju smiled slightly and thought... Grandpa chopped down a big tree tonight!
He took the tea bowl, lifted the lid and sniffed it, "Tomorrow morning, you will follow your father and Mr. Ji back to Tailin City... Tailin City is our home!"
"When you go to Tailin City, you'll have Mr. Ji to look after you, and Prime Minister Bian as your backer. If you can help grandpa pass the imperial examination next year and become a Jinshi, then our Zhang family will have someone serving as an official in the court."
Zhang Zilai was startled. "No, someone as capable as Earl Ding'an is the one our Zhang family should follow..."
He paused, then continued, "My grandson has put a lot of effort into understanding this Earl of Ding'an. Grandfather, don't underestimate him because he's only eighteen. He killed countless rebels at Qipan Pass in the Qinling Mountains, and even defeated the rebel Xue Dingshan's 300,000-man army with a single song of Chu..."
"Grandpa, such a heroic young man has a bright future. If we follow his footsteps, the Zhang family will surely rise. Why should we abandon him and go to Yi Country?"
Zhang Pingju was shocked. Yes, Fu Xiaoguan is an expert in fighting. Mr. Ji’s plan must not go wrong!
He was very worried now and suddenly felt a little panicked.
"Zi Lai..."
"Um."
"Go back to your room and rest first."
"Okay, Grandpa, you should rest early too."
Zhang Zilai turned and left, and Zhang Pingju frowned.
He was a little upset, his eyelids were twitching, and he always felt that something was wrong... What could be wrong?
He looked up at the dark sky and felt that the sky was like a bottomless abyss, as if it was about to swallow him and the entire Zhang family.
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