Traveling to an ancient peasant family: I got rich by doing business

Han Zheng's seat was piled with books.

Not just on the table, but all over the chairs.

He couldn't find a place to step.

Han Zheng and Su Yi were speechless. At this moment, an old man with a gray beard suddenly came to the door and pointed at Han Zheng and said, "Han Xiuzhuan, there are a lot of things to do in the Hanlin Academy recently, so you can do the work of compiling history books for a few days. The books on the table and chair are what you need to read. You should finish them as soon as possible, preferably within three days."

Su Yi's face turned as dark as the bottom of a pot in an instant, and he looked at the person who was speaking with a fake smile: "Excuse me, sir, who is it?"

The old man looked at Su Yi for a few times and said, "I am the reviewer of the Hanlin Academy."

Su Yi sneered and said to Han Zheng: "He is only a seventh-rank official, but now he is giving you instructions. He is deliberately trying to intimidate you."

Han Zheng pursed his lips, looked up and asked Gao Wenxuan, another Hanlin Academy editor who was responsible for bringing him here, "Brother Gao, may I ask where the scholar is handling his official business?"

*

Gao Wenxuan looked at the book on the table, then at Han Zheng and the old man, and many thoughts flashed through his mind in an instant.

Han Zheng offended someone, and then that person deliberately made trouble for him.

When he entered the Hanlin Academy, he was only a seventh-rank editor. However, when he arrived, the desk and chairs were clean, and there was even a cup of fragrant hot tea on the corner of the table.

Compared with Han Zheng...

Gao Wenxuan said: "The scholar has not returned yet. If you want to find him, you have to wait a while."

Han Zheng bowed and said, "Thank you, Brother Gao. You have already brought me to the place. I won't bother you any more."

Gao Wenxuan did not want to get involved in the dispute between Han Zheng and others, so he left immediately after hearing this.

The moment he raised his foot, he felt a little reluctant, so he turned his back and whispered to Han Zheng where the old man couldn't see: "The person in front of you is Dong Jiantao, who has worked in the Hanlin Academy for many years. He has a bad temper, so you should be careful."

Han Zheng saw the concern in his eyes and said thank you sincerely.

*

After Gao Wenxuan left, Han Zheng said to the old man, "Reviewer Dong asked me to help compile the history book because he thinks highly of me. It's an honor for me. But I have just been assigned the task of compiling it, so I can't get away for the time being. If Reviewer Dong has time, why not ask someone else for help."

The old man twitched his beard and glared at Han Zheng, "Do you look down on me?"

Han Zheng said calmly, "I dare not, but I just arrived and I still need to focus on studying the ceremony articles. I hope the director will forgive me."

Old man: “…”

Han Zheng said, "If Dong Jianchao insists that I go over and help you compile the national history, why not wait with me for the return of the scholar and ask him how to arrange it. If the scholar agrees, I will finish reading all the books you gave me within three days even if I live in the Hanlin Academy."

The old man narrowed his eyes, "Are you threatening me?"

"I dare not." Han Zheng said calmly: "I just think that I should make everything clear. I just got here and I don't know much. Please don't be angry, Mr. Dong.

The old man stared at Han Zheng for a while, then said, "What a sharp-tongued champion."

Han Zheng lowered his head: "I just said what I should say."

After saying this, he looked at the sun outside and said, "Master Bachelor should be back soon. I would like to ask Dong Jianchao to go with me and see how Master Bachelor arranges it."

Old man: “…”

*

Dong Jiantao left in a huff.

Su Yi asked: "Have you ever offended him before?"

Han Zheng shook his head: "This is the first time I meet this Mr. Dong."

Su Yi seemed to be thinking about something. "If it was the first time, he shouldn't have attacked you. After all, you are a higher official than him. Now that he has done it, I think something happened that we don't know about, or someone is behind him. You should be more cautious here. If you encounter something that you can't solve, come to me."

Han Zheng: "Brother Shi, don't worry, I know what to do."

Su Yi patted his shoulder.

*

outside.

Today, Li Yu arranged for Lu Xuan to stay at home, Han Xiaomei and Si'er to go to the store, and she went to Prince An's Mansion to find Princess Jianing.

Upon hearing that she wanted to find a few servants and guards, Princess Jianing immediately called over the nanny who was in charge of purchasing slaves in the palace.

"Li Yu wants to buy a few servants today, you come with us."

Li Yu: "Princess, do you want to go too?"

Princess Jianing: "I have nothing to do recently. I am very bored at home. Why don't I go out for a walk with you?"

So when Li Yu came, there was only one person, and when he left, there were eight people.

Apart from her, Princess Jianing and the nanny, the remaining five were guards.

Having more people is not a bad thing, and Li Yu readily accepted the arrangement.

*

The maid in the palace had a familiar human trafficker and brought Li Yu and Princess Jianing directly to their residence.

When the human trafficker heard that the princess had arrived, he was particularly attentive. He first invited Princess Jianing and Li Yu to sit inside the house, and then called over fifteen or sixteen people to line up in front of the two of them.

"That's it. Princess and Madam Li, don't worry. They all come from honest families. They came to the capital with me because of misfortunes in their families and couldn't make a living."

Li Yu greeted Princess Jianing and then stood up to look at these people.

Among the sixteen people, there are ten women and six men.

Among the women, the oldest is in her forties and the youngest is about the same age as Han Xiaomei.

The men are all in their thirties.

Li Yu turned around and finally stopped in front of the youngest girl. "What's your name? How old are you? Where are you from?"

The girl looked at Li Yu timidly and whispered, "My name is Fang Erya, I'm eleven years old, and I'm from Beizhou Prefecture."

Li Yu hummed, "Do you have any family?"

The girl nodded and pointed at the woman next to her, "This is my mother." Then she pointed at a weathered man, "That's my father."

Li Yu looked at the three people carefully, then looked at the girl again and asked, "Why did you come to the capital?"

The girl looked down at the ground and said, "Our land has been taken by someone else, and my parents are sick."

The human trafficker was afraid that Li Yu would not understand, so he explained, "Erya's father is the eldest son, but his grandparents favor the youngest son. For the sake of the youngest son, they have been mistreating Erya's family all these years. Last winter, Erya's father accidentally injured his leg while working for someone else. When Erya's grandparents saw that he could not work, they occupied his family's land and kicked them out of the house.

At that time, Erya’s mother was ill and Erya’s father was seriously injured. If they didn’t see a doctor, they would die. I happened to be passing by at that time, and they followed me in order to survive. ”

Li Yu took out a candy from his pocket and gave it to Erya, and said, "Do you have a sister in front of you?"

Arya: "My sister's name is Daya."

Li Yu: "Where's your sister?"

Erya's eyes instantly filled with tears, "Grandpa and grandma made my sister marry a widower in the village, and my sister died during childbirth."

What a miserable person, Li Yu thought to himself.

After giving Erya two more candies, Li Yu left and asked other people.

*

The questioning lasted for about half an hour. After all the questions were asked, Li Yu asked the nanny for her opinion, "Which people do you think are suitable?"

The nanny did not answer directly, but asked Li Yu: "Madam Li, are you interested in the Fang family?"