The Chief Secretary is a collection of money and food. Although Qian Junchen's experience as Chief Secretary is only a subordinate official of a feudal lord, this subordinate official is a guaranteed job. There is no need to fawn over the main halls of so many prefectures and counties in Hubei.

But he didn't dare to offend him. Even if a state or county only paid 200 taels a year, the 4,000 taels that Hengyuan Bank helped advance would be quickly earned back.

Thinking that He Heng would soon become Secretary of the Cabinet, and even Zhou Xingyuan, a prisoner who had served in the Ministry of Punishment Prison, would become a close friend of the Governor of Liangjiang, Han Xiufeng felt a little uncomfortable, and was embarrassed to ask Director Zhang again.

, after much deliberation, I simply gave up and focused on renovating and expanding the clubhouse.

Fugui was more anxious than Han Xiufeng to raise money to fill the gap, running to the clubhouse every day to wait for letters.

Han Xiufeng excused the officials for not nodding and kept him in the dark for five days. Seeing that he was going crazy with anxiety, he invited a middleman to come over and buy the yard next door.

After receiving the house deed, he was given three hundred taels of silver notes, but the transaction was not over yet. Fugui said he would not regret it, but it was almost certain that he would come to "ask for compensation" until next year at most. And as long as it is a land or real estate transaction, the yamen will usually do it.

Favoring the seller, as a rule, he can "make up for it" at least twice, but the amount of money he will be given in the future is a matter of the future, and Han Xiufeng will not care or even mention it.

Just when he was asking the craftsmen to rebuild the newly built yard, Fei Erye, Liu Shanyang and Bao Juren from Rongchang County finally took a boat to Chaotianmen Pier after nearly two months of running around.

When the young man left home and his elder brother returned home, his local pronunciation remained unchanged and his hair on his temples faded.

Children don't recognize each other when they see each other, and they laugh and ask where the guest is from!

Looking at the busy porters on the pier and listening to the friendly hometown dialect, Mr. Fei, who had been away from home for more than ten years, was so excited that his eyes filled with tears. Liu Shanyang could understand his feelings at this moment, supported him and said: "Second Master, I want to

If not, I will accompany you ashore to deliver the letter. After delivering the letter, we will stay in a humble abode for a few days."

Second Master Fei calmed down and turned around and said, "Shi Zhen, you have been away for so long and you have arrived at the door of your house, why don't you go back and take a look first. Ling Yun and I will go ashore to deliver the letter. You don't have to go ashore. You can just ask the boatman to take you back to Jiangbei."

"Yes, Shizhen. My father is sick, so you should go back first." Bao Juren was convinced.

Liu Shanyang didn't want to go back just like that, and said in deep thought: "Second Master, otherwise, I will go back to Jiangbei first, and my cousin will accompany you two to deliver a letter to Zhixing's family. After delivering the letter, he will find an inn for you to stay.

.I will cross the river to meet you early tomorrow morning, and then we will go to see Mr. Gu together."

"That's fine. I'm not afraid of your jokes. It's been so long since I've been away from home, and Ba County is so big. I'm really worried that I won't be able to distinguish the southeast from the northwest when I enter the city."

"Okay, let's say goodbye." Liu Shanyang didn't want the Han family to think he was rude, so he turned around and said, "Third brother, bring the gifts you bought in Wuchang."

"know."

"When you see Mrs. Han, remember to say hello to me."

"Brother, don't worry when I do things, I will never lose my etiquette."

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The three of them looked like scholars at first glance, and the sharp-eyed Sichuan porters even recognized Liu Shanyang, otherwise they would have rushed on board the ship to grab the luggage like a robber.

Liu Shanyang didn't know that any of them recognized Zi Jie'er, so he introduced himself first, waited for a group of porters to bow and bowed, then took out a handful of coins, and called two more honest-looking people to get on the boat to help Erye and Bao Juren carry them.

After carrying their luggage to the city gate, Fei Erye and Bao Ju were sent to the city gate, and then they asked the boatman to punt to Jiangbei.

What surprised Mr. Fei was that as soon as they entered the Chaotianmen Urn City, a thin and black porter quickly chased after them. As he followed, he asked cautiously: "Are you two gentlemen back from the capital?"

"

Mr. Fei didn't have much airs about being a civil servant. After finally returning to his hometown, he felt friendly when he saw his fellow villagers. He smiled and asked, "That's right, little brother, how did you know about it?"

"I saw that you two and Mr. Liu were on the same boat!"

"Do you recognize Mr. Liu?"

"There are just a few candidates in Jiangbei Hall. We who are making a living at the dock don't recognize them." The little porter grinned and said proudly: "I'm not afraid of the jokes of the two gentlemen. I also have people in the capital, and maybe you two will too.

Got it."

Bao Juren couldn't help laughing and asked: "Do you have anyone in the capital?"

"Why am I lying to you? I know Han Xiufeng, Mr. Han, and Datou. Datou is my brother. We used to make a living at the dock together!"

"Do you recognize Zhixing?"

"Who is Zhixing?"

"Zhixing is Han Xiufeng!"

"Why did fourth brother change his name? I really don't know."

He even recognized the big head. It couldn't be true or false. Bao Juren couldn't help laughing and said: "Mr. Han didn't change his name. He is still called Han Xiufeng. Zhixing is his given name. Whatever your surname is, what is your name?"

How do you recognize Mr. Han?"

"My surname is Wu. My father is illiterate and doesn't know how to pick names. Growing up, everyone called me monkey." Monkey smiled and said happily: "Fourth brother worked as an errand in the Yamen before he went to the capital to become a lord. We,

I recognize him, and he also recognizes us. He is such a good person, and we go to him whenever we encounter anything."

"Since you recognize Mr. Han, do you know where Mr. Han's home is?"

"I know, fourth brother used to live in Zhuzi's house, but later moved to Chuqimen."

"Okay, take us there." Bao Juren didn't want to take the wrong path, so he turned around and said, "Second Master, we won't go to the government office to find his father-in-law. We will go directly to his home."

"That's fine. If you go to the government office and can't find anyone, you still have to ask."

The monkey asked curiously: "Master, are you planning to find Duan Jingcheng?"

Bao Juren couldn't help but laugh and said, "You also know this?"

"I already told you that I know Fourth Brother, and there is nothing about his family that I don't know." Houhou wanted to help Jiang Liu and Ba Ye find out how Big Tou was doing in the capital. How could he miss this golden opportunity and actually ran to the front to follow him?

The porter squatting on the side of the road shouted: "Second uncle, go to the government office to find Duan Jingcheng and tell him that someone is coming from the capital. Goudan, go to the county government office to find the supervisor and tell him that someone is coming from the capital."

!”

"Then what?" A porter got up and looked at Mr. Fei and asked curiously.

"I will accompany the two gentlemen who have returned from the capital to the fourth brother's house first, and ask them to go to the fourth brother's house as soon as possible."

"Oh, I'll go right away!"

Second Master Fei didn't expect that a little porter could be so powerful. Liu Shanyang's cousin suppressed a smile and explained: "Second Master, they are all from the Sichuan Gang. Master Han has been helping in the Yamen before he went to the capital to submit his confession. On weekdays, he

The Sichuan Gang takes good care of you. Datou is originally from the Sichuan Gang, so if you two have anything to do in Ba County, you can ask them to run errands."

"Yes, Fourth Brother's business is our business." A porter carrying luggage couldn't help but interjected.

"Brother, do you also recognize Zhixing?"

"I recognize it. Who doesn't recognize it on the dock?"

Thinking of how Han Xiufeng took care of everyone in the capital, and then looking at the porters in front of him, Bao Juren sighed: "Zhixing's character is really incredible. No wonder Mr. Gu thinks so highly of him."
Chapter completed!