Zhao Jin, the youngest disciple of Wang Shouren, was a Jinshi in the 23rd year of Jiajing. On New Year's Day of the 32nd year of Jiajing, he impeached Yan Song on the pretext of a solar eclipse and was imprisoned and exiled. It has been 14 years since then!

In the first year of the Longqing reign, when the officials who had been convicted for their words were rehabilitated, he was on the list of officials to be reinstated. In April of that year, he was reinstated! Then, within a year, he was promoted eight levels, from the seventh-rank Supervisory Censor to the third-rank Right Deputy Censor-in-Chief, and the Governor of Guizhou. Later, he was transferred to the position of the Great Nine Ministers for many years, and died in office at the age of 76.

Zhao Hao never expected that there was such a talented person hiding in Caijia Lane.

What’s even more interesting is that today is the first day of March in the first year of the Longqing reign. In more than a month, Mr. Zhao will see the light of day again and shine!

Zhao Hao almost laughed like a pig. How could there be such a cheap cold stove that can produce immediate results? If he didn't cook it big or big, or cook it red or hot, he would be sorry for the old agent who sent him to Caijia Lane...

Gao the blacksmith standing by, seeing Zhao Hao's expression like a young girl in love, couldn't help but remind him worriedly: "Although Mr. Zhao is allowed to live outside the camp due to his old age, he is a conscripted soldier after all. Young master should not get too close to him, so as not to affect his future..."

"I don't agree with what you said, old man." Zhao Hao said righteously, "I think Mr. Zhao is a righteous man. He must have been wrongly imprisoned. I have always admired such an old man who stands up for the people. I have made him my friend!"

"You are indeed worthy of being called a young master!" Upon hearing this, Gao the blacksmith was filled with shame and looked at him with new eyes and said, "It is because I am too vulgar."

"Uncle, this is also for my own good. Thank you for your reminder." Zhao Hao comforted him and felt that his realm had been elevated again.

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As soon as the brick deliveryman left, Lao Jia arrived. He actually found twenty people for him, including bricklayers and laborers...

Looking at the twenty strong men, Zhao Hao couldn't help but be amazed, thinking that Mr. Zhao was not lying to him.

"Is it necessary to have so many people?" Gao the blacksmith couldn't help but feel sorry for Zhao Hao's money.

"Mr. Zhao ordered that the more the better." Yu Jiachang laughed and said, "If I hadn't heard that you were going to work for the richest man in Caijia Lane, I wouldn't have been able to find so many people."

"Ahem..." Zhao Hao coughed, not knowing when he got this title. But he could only pretend to be strong and said:

"This young master has hired them all!"

"All the people living in Caijia Lane are military households, and every family is extremely poor. If you need anyone, please take care of our neighbors." Yu Jiachang said half-jokingly and half-seriously.

"Of course. I have a business deal right now. I'll tell you in detail another day." Zhao Hao said to Mr. Jia with a smile.

"That's great, I'm waiting for you, young master." The old captain nodded happily, turned around and said loudly to the bricklayers, "Work hard, anyone who cheats will never get any work from me again!"

"No need for you to keep telling us. We are busy trying to curry favor with Young Master Zhao." The bricklayers came into the yard with laughter, discussed how to divide the work first, and then started working enthusiastically.

As the saying goes, there is strength in numbers. All these bricklayers started working together, and before dark, they had paved the floor tiles all over Zhao's house. And they used the herringbone method with the side of the brick facing up... This method of paving the floor is firm, non-slip, and not loose, and there is no need to apply mortar, which can be said to have many advantages.

It was just a waste of time, materials, and money. Just the labor cost for this afternoon alone cost Mr. Zhao two taels of silver...

Gao the blacksmith told Zhao Hao that two taels of silver was actually a full day's wages, and he thought he could at least negotiate for half a tael. But Zhao Hao reluctantly stopped him in order to maintain his hard-earned image as the richest man in Caijia Lane.

After receiving the silver, the bricklayers were naturally satisfied. They built the courtyard wall with the remaining blue bricks in one go, and asked the workers to help arrange the furniture. Then they said goodbye happily.

Thinking that they could buy two more glasses of wine and a meat dish after returning home because they had earned a little extra money, and the whole family could have a happy dinner, Zhao Hao felt that this money was actually spent in the right place...

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At this moment, Gao the blacksmith went to prepare dinner. Gao Wuze and Fang Wen, who came to help in the afternoon, fetched water and swept the floor inside and outside to remove the smoke and dust from the newly laid tiles.

Zhao Hao, with his hands behind his back, walked around the three main rooms. The main room was covered with blue bricks, and there was a brand new cypress wood eight-immortal table, four official hat chairs made of the same material, and a matching coffee table and long desk, all with the aroma of freshly brushed tung oil, which intoxicated Zhao Hao.

I earned all this with my own hands...

Then we turned to the east room, which was Zhao Shouzheng's bedroom. It was also paved with brand new blue bricks and furnished with a pinewood bunk bed, wardrobe, clothes hangers, mahogany desk, chair and bookshelf... The price of this set of desk, chair and bookshelf was more expensive than all the other furniture combined. It was really pitiful that Master Zhao wanted his father to become successful.

Zhao Hao finally returned to the west room where he lived. The furnishings were exactly the same as those in Zhao Shouzheng's east room, except that there was no mahogany furniture... In addition to being reluctant to leave, he also wanted to impress Zhao Shouzheng so that Mr. Zhao would study harder.

But this already made Zhao Hao feel very happy. He lay on his back on the bed covered with a soft mattress and a Songjiang cotton sheet with dark patterns, laughing happily.

After repainting the broken walls on all four sides and replacing all the broken doors and windows, this little nest finally looks presentable.

At this time, Zhao Shouzheng's voice was heard outside:

"Hey, why has it changed?"

Zhao Hao jumped up from the bed, walked out with a smile and said, "Father, you didn't expect that, did you?"

"I really didn't expect it to be so brand new." Zhao Shouzheng looked around and praised it a few times, but he was not as surprised as usual, which surprised Zhao Hao.

But he couldn't ask in front of so many people.

After a while, Gao the blacksmith brought the food and set the table. Zhao Shouzheng said to Zhao Hao, "Didn't I say that your uncle Fan wouldn't come to eat? You don't need to prepare bowls and chopsticks for him."

"Well, actually it's for my father's servant." Zhao Hao coughed lightly, looked around and said, "Fang Wen, why don't you show up?"

The child then timidly walked out from behind Gao Wu and kowtowed to Mr. Zhao, whom he was going to serve.

"Hey, where did this come from?" Zhao Shouzheng asked curiously, "Why didn't I see it when I came in?"

"He was sprinkling water in the yard at the time, and he even kowtowed to his father..." Zhao Hao looked at Fang Wen with a wry smile. This child's invisibility ability became even stronger at night.

"Oh, really?" Zhao Shouzheng rubbed his eyes, looked hard at Fang Wen, trying to remember his appearance, and said, "This kid is a great man hiding in the city. He will definitely have a bright future."

Zhao Hao couldn't help but roll his eyes secretly, thinking to himself, whoever you catch, you always say that he will have a bright future.

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