Chapter 66 Murderous Intentions, New Home Arrangement
The lawsuit could not be filed today, and the four people left by the clerk had to leave the government office.
"Village chief, please go with Zhuzi, you go back, I will write the lawsuit and submit it tomorrow." After Liu Ming'an went out, he turned and said to the village chief.
The village chief did not expect that the progress of the matter would be hindered by a lawsuit. There was no other way at the moment, so he could only nod and agree, and then comforted him: "Ming'an, don't worry, the county magistrate is a good official who is honest. Even if Zhao Qiang is the clerk's nephew, the county magistrate is suppressing him, and the clerk dare not cover up. He will give you justice."
Liu Ming'an smiled and said, "I know."
"Brother Ming'an, aren't you going back today? Where will you live if the house burns down?" Zhuzi on the side couldn't help asking.
Zhuzi is the grandson of the village chief, a 13-year-old boy, whose full name is He Di, but everyone in the village calls him "Zhuzi" and "Zhuzi".
Zhuzi's question made the village chief worried: "Yes, Ming'an, your house is burned down, what are you going to do now? Otherwise, go back to the village to clean up your original house?"
Liu Ming'an shook his head and said nothing else, just said: "Village chief, don't worry about me, I have already arranged it. Have a good trip!"
The village chief knew that Liu Ming'an was a man of his own ideas, so he didn't say anything more after hearing this. He said to Zhuzi, "Then let's go", and then hurried back to the village in the ox cart.
When the ox cart went away, Liu Ming'an felt hungry. The two of them rushed all the way to Lingshan Town without even drinking a sip of water, so he said to Jiang Ning: "Let's find a place to eat first."
Jiang Ning was also hungry, nodded, and followed Liu Ming'an to another street.
As soon as the two walked out of a street, Jiang Ning's pupils shrank slightly, and her steps paused. She squatted down as if picking up something and looked behind her. A man in gray clothes had half of his body leaned out and stared at the two of them. When he saw Jiang Ning turning around, he suddenly flashed back behind the wall and hid himself seriously.
"This woman is really as Monkey Brother said, she is not simple!" The man breathed a sigh of relief with lingering fear.
He hid so quickly, he should not have been discovered, right? Let's go back first.
Thinking of this, he quickly ran back along the way he came.
"Jiang Ning, what's wrong with you?" Liu Ming'an asked in confusion when he saw Jiang Ning squatting down suddenly for no reason.
Jiang Ning stood up and lowered her eyes. Her long eyelashes hid the dark look in her eyes: "It's okay, let's go eat. I'm hungry."
After hearing her say this, Liu Ming'an didn't ask any more questions and took her to the noodle stall they went to last time.
Jiang Ning followed Liu Ming'an and looked back. The end of the street corner was empty and she didn't feel like she was being spied on.
It seems that he went back to Jin Yu Fang. Jiang Ning thought.
Jiang Ning saw the man's face clearly. It was a strange face that she didn't recognize. But she didn't recognize that face, but she was very familiar with that outfit. It was obviously the outfit of a thug from Jin Yu Fang.
A hint of murderous intent flashed across Jiang Ning's eyes. She seemed to know who had set the fire.
After the two had dinner, Liu Ming'an took Jiang Ning to a small shop called "Bai Xiao Lou".
"Although this place looks small, it is very famous in Lingshan Town. It hires and rents, buys and sells houses and land, barters, finds ancient books and paintings, and finds suitable marriage partners... It does everything. It just spends money to buy information. It can be regarded as the 'Clairvoyance' and 'Clairaudience' of Lingshan Town." Liu Ming'an explained to Jiang Ning.
Jiang Ning nodded, and was very surprised. She didn't expect that there was such a "agency company" in this era.
The two entered the store and spent fifty copper coins, saying that they wanted to buy a house suitable for two people to live in. In less than half an hour, Liu Ming'an and Jiang Ning had a new home on the North Street of Lingshan Town.
It is said that the previous owner of the house went to other places to do business. When the business became big, he settled there and the house became vacant.
Liu Ming'an and Jiang Ning walked over and took a look. The yard was not too big or too small, and it was obvious that it was quite old. There were two bedrooms, a study, a toilet, a kitchen, and a utility room. There were also some flowers and plants planted in the yard. There was also a large porcelain vat in the middle, which contained water lilies that were about to bloom. It looked quiet and elegant.
The people at Baixiaolou said that the house would cost thirty taels of silver, and Jiang Ning agreed without thinking.
The house cost thirty taels of silver, and the "agency fee" was only fifty copper plates. The quality of the house was so good, it was a fair price! It was much better than those black-hearted agents nowadays! Although
they had a house, they still needed pots and pans and firewood, rice, oil and salt to live.
For the next half day, Jiang Ning and Liu Ming'an ran around and bought everything that needed to be bought for the house. In total, they spent nearly ten taels of silver, which finally made this new house look like a home.
"Alas, money is spent like water!" In the evening, Liu Ming'an finished his work, sat on the stone bench in the yard to take a break, and sighed at the more than seventy taels of silver left in the box.
Jiang Ning sat on the other side, resting her chin on her hand and pouring a glass of water for herself and Liu Ming'an: "It's okay, save what you should save and spend what you should spend. Don't feel bad." "
I'm never as open-minded as you." Liu Ming'an picked up the water and took a sip. Seeing Jiang Ning's indifferent attitude, he chuckled softly: "But it's good to live in the town. You can set up a stall every day."
"If you set up a stall every day, how will you have the time to read? Are you going to take the exam?"
Jiang Ning asked back immediately. After she finished speaking, she realized that why this sentence sounded so much like "If you play games every day, are you going to take the college entrance examination?"
Liu Mingan smiled and said, "I have memorized those books by heart, but when it comes to the judge, I remember that if I pass the exam, the government will give me ten taels of silver, which is enough for us to have a good time."
Jiang Ning was surprised and said, "The government will give money?"
Jiang Ning knew that in some places in modern times, if you pass the college entrance examination, the school will give bonuses to good universities, but this is ancient times. Shouldn't the ruling class find ways to exploit the people? Do they also understand such advanced ideas as "science and education make the country strong, and talents make the country strong"?
Liu Mingan nodded, and seeing that Jiang Ning seemed interested, he told her more: "In the past, there were always many students who passed the imperial examination, but gave up because of their poor family conditions and could not afford the expenses to go to the capital to participate in the imperial examination. Prime Minister Nangong was concerned about the cause of the country and specially submitted a petition for permission. The emperor was enlightened and set the rule of paying the imperial examination candidates to ensure that more talented people could enter the official career and serve the country."
"This Prime Minister Nangong is quite capable. This is indeed a good thing that benefits the country and the people." Jiang Ning commented.
Liu Mingan drank the water in one gulp, then stood up and said: "I'm going to write the petition. We are tired all day today and didn't sleep last night. Try to rest early."
Jiang Ning looked at Liu Mingan's back as he walked towards the study, and unconsciously thought of what happened that day.
If it weren't for Zhao Qiang and the fire, she would have left a note and left. But she couldn't leave now. First, it was Zhao Qiang's business, and second, it was Jinyufang's business. She had to clear all the hidden dangers for Liu Mingan, otherwise how could she go to Qushui City with peace of mind?
Jiang Ning also stood up and watched the sky slowly darken. It was getting late, and it was time to cook.