Chapter 628 Settlement
Shortly after lunch, Zhu Ping'an took the initiative to say goodbye to Magistrate Zhou and left the Shuntian Prefecture Yamen. Although he is still on vacation, Zhou Houjie is still at work and cannot affect his normal work.
Zhu Pingan still has this wink.
After leaving Shuntian Mansion Yamen, Zhu Ping'an went straight to the restaurant he had booked before. He happened to meet Liu Mu and Liu Dadao who were checking out. The police officers except Zhang Captou also happened to go out.
"Thank you, Mr. Zhu, for your hospitality. I will be on duty at the government office in the afternoon, so I will leave first."
The detectives of Shuntian Prefecture had official duties in the afternoon. After thanking Zhu Ping'an, they said goodbye and returned to the Yamen.
"Master, your purse."
After the Shuntian Mansion police officers left, Liu Mu returned the purse that Zhu Ping'an had given him to pay the bill to Zhu Ping'an. .
"Huh?" After Zhu Ping'an took the money bag, he felt that the weight of the money bag was not lighter but heavier than before. After opening it with his hand, he found that there was more money in the money bag. Sixty-seven taels of silver, he couldn't help but look at Liu Mu and others with some doubts and asked, "What's going on?"
"Young Master, you were right. You asked me to buy it from the Beggar Clan." The few pairs of tattered shoes that came here were deliberately prepared according to your instructions. When Zhao Daying showed up in front of that bastard, he really caught his eye. One of his stewards followed me quietly all the way to the pawn shop, pretending that I didn't notice, and didn't think that I had been in the mountains since I was a child. It's hunting. If I hadn't deliberately walked slowly on the way, my grandson would have been lost a few times." Before Liu Mu could say anything, Liu Dadao walked up to Zhu Pingan with an excited look on his face. The one with the painted feet spoke.
Liu Dadao and his village made a living by hunting, and they were very good at tracking and counter-tracking. Liu Dadao had noticed it as soon as Zhao's steward sneaked down from the door. The Zhao Mansion's tracking methods were too amateurish, and far inferior to their methods of tracking prey in the mountains.
But everything was as expected. Zhu Ping'an had made arrangements for various situations in advance. Liu Dadao also deliberately cooperated and slowed down the pace, otherwise the ten Zhao family stewards would have lost track of him.
"Yes." Zhu Ping'an smiled and nodded. Seeing Liu Dadao's excitement, it goes without saying that things must be going smoothly.
"Young Master, you didn't see that the grandson followed me to the pawn shop. Hahaha, the pawnshop owner is very knowledgeable. He immediately saw that the bag of shoes was worthless, so the Zhao family The grandson looked at the bag of broken shoes like a treasure. He thought it was this bag of shoes. Master, do you know how much the bag of broken shoes was sold for?" Liu Dadao sold it for a while, holding the bag of shoes. asked.
The baggage in Liu Dadao's hand is the eight pairs of blue cloth short boots.
"Yeah"
Zhu Pingan was about to say a number, but Liu Dadao couldn't help but pulled out completely, and Zhu Pingan didn't even have to guess.
"Hahaha, when the young master said that this bag of shoes can be exchanged for a feast, I didn't believe it. At that time, the grandson said that he wanted to buy this bag of shoes, and I casually said that he would pay ten taels of silver. I didn't expect that. The grandson gritted his teeth and I agreed, it’s a full ten taels. Today we ordered chicken, duck and fish at the restaurant with Liu Tou and the others, and we also ordered two jars of wine. There are still more than six taels of silver left in exchange for the shoes. "Yeah." Liu Dadao said excitedly.
"Well, this is just to collect some interest from the person named Zhao, and then we can settle the general ledger with him." Zhu Pingan nodded.
"That's right, when the steward returns to the Zhao Mansion, Zhao Daying's grandson will definitely turn green when he sees that bag of smelly shoes." Liu Dadao felt bad in his heart when he thought of that scene.
Then he handed the money bag to Liu Mu again, "You can take the money and use it first. If you don't have enough money, tell me later." "Liu Mu and the others returned the money bags and shook them vigorously one by one. Shaking his head, "Young Master was so kind to you last time, and we haven't repaid it yet. This time, Young Master has upheld justice for our village. We can't even repay this kindness by working as cattle and horses for you, so how can we still accept the Young Master's money?" "
Repaying kindness again, the ancients were really simple.
"Here, the consumption here is no higher than in other places in the capital." Zhu Pingan smiled and handed the money bag to Liu Mu and the others, "A steamed bun here is two dollars more expensive than in the countryside. Three times."
Liu Mu and the others still shook their heads.
Zhu Ping'an thought for a while, counted out seven taels of silver from his wallet and handed it to Liu Mu and Liu Dadao, "These few taels of silver are the interest collected in advance from Zhao. This is what he owes your village. These are You take it."
Liu Mu and the others still shook their heads and said that they only got the money at Zhu Pingan's orders.
“If I take this money, what’s the difference between me and those corrupt officials who plunder the people’s wealth?” Zhu Ping’an insisted, “You take it and burn more paper money for the folks in our village during the holidays. ”
Liu Mu and Liu Dadao couldn’t refuse, so they had no choice but to accept it.
Next, Zhu Pingan led Liu Mu, Liu Dadao and the other six people towards the Linhuai Marquis Mansion, preparing to temporarily place them in the Linhuai Marquis Mansion.
On the one hand, Liu Mu and Liu Dadao are still guilty, and there are some problems with Lu Yin and their identity. It is inconvenient to live in a hotel outside. Now is an extraordinary period, so it is better not to cause trouble; on the other hand, when the Ministry of Punishment makes a petition , Liu Mu and the others are still important witnesses. If Zhao Daying finds out, If so, maybe this guy uses some dishonest means to eliminate the threat. In Linhuai Marquis Mansion, the safety factor is much higher. The security of Linhuai Marquis Mansion’s nursing home is still reliable; in addition, Liu Mu and the others are twisting their necks. To repay the favor, they probably wouldn't agree if it was arranged somewhere else.
When he arrived at the Linhuai Marquis Mansion, Zhu Pingan told the concierge that he would take Liu Mu and the others to settle in the guest room in the front yard, and then he went to the backyard to tell the old lady.
"Uncle, please leave it to me, you can rest assured."
Zhu Ping'an is the fifth aunt of the Linhuai Marquis Mansion, the number one scholar in the dynasty, and the sixth-rank Hanlin scholar. The old lady explained again After passing the Marquis Mansion, the concierge took Liu Mu and the others directly to the guest room in the front yard to settle them down.
After Zhu Pingan explained, he walked through the front yard, entered the backyard through the hanging flower door, and walked towards the yard where the old lady of Linhuai Marquis was.
"My aunt is safe." When the girls and ladies in the old lady's courtyard saw Zhu Ping'an, they all knelt and bowed to say hello.
"Hello." Zhu Pingan nodded, and then asked, "Will grandma be free this time?"
After receiving a positive answer, Zhu Pingan handed over his hand and said, "Please pass the message. , I want to see my grandma if I have something safe.”
< br>"Giggle. I really said that Cao Cao and Cao Cao are about to arrive. Just now, our ancestors were talking about my uncle, and my uncle is here." In the main room, a jade hand stretched out to lift the door curtain, and the big girl Zijuan in a pink skirt giggled He walked out with a smile and invited Zhu Ping'an to come into the house.
After entering the inner room, Zhu Pingan first said hello to the old lady of Linhuai Marquis. After the greetings, he got down to business and told the old lady about settling Liu Dadao and the others. When Zhu Pingan said it, "Spring and Autumn Brushwork" did not specify the identities of Liu Dadao and the others, but vaguely said that they had helped them before, and today they saved themselves again.
The fewer people who know the identities of Liu Mu and Liu Dadao, the better.
In the eyes of the old lady, this was a trivial matter, so she didn’t pay much attention to it. After asking a few simple questions, she nodded, and asked Zijuan to instruct the stewards in the mansion to kill Liu Mu and Liu Dadao according to their status as nurses in the mansion. After they settled in, their treatment would be similar to that of the nursing home in the mansion. (End of this chapter)