Chapter 862 Newborns and Newborns

After all, my son Xue Mingyi is going to live in Taifeng Town with Mr. Jing and Mr. Xun for a long time, so we have to ask the Qin, Jiang, Xu and Qiao families to take care of him, so we have to maintain this relationship well.

As for the businesses of the Qin, Jiang, Xu and Qiao families in the capital, Mrs. Xue took the initiative to ask her to take care of them.

"I will definitely take good care of the house and the fields, so you can just rest assured and reap the harvest."

The output is not very important. The main thing is to help a few families guard their houses, to prevent them from catching fire for no apparent reason, having things buried by criminals, or being broken into by hooligans and causing trouble.

"Then I'll have to trouble the Xue family." Uncle Qin accepted the kindness on behalf of several families.

However, we can't ask the Xue family to send people to guard the house day and night. It will cause too much trouble for the Xue family.

So Uncle Qin, the stingy guy, went to Guanya and bought ten servants on the second day of the banquet.

Three families.

There was a pair of grandparents and grandchildren, their surname was Mo. The grandfather was in his early fifties, good at martial arts, and worked as a security guard. Unfortunately, he was old and had injured his ribs, so the owner despised him and found a reason to sell him off.

There were five people in the Zhang family, including a couple in their thirties, two daughters and a son... The son was born prematurely and weak, and the previous owner disliked him and wanted to drown him. When the couple found him, he cried and made a fuss, which angered the owner, and the whole family was sold off.

There is another family with a disfigured widowed mother and her two siblings, surnamed Shi. This family is very interesting, because the younger brother inherited the beauty of the widowed mother, and met the unreliable master, and was almost raped.

Oh, that’s right, it’s the younger brother who is favored, not the older sister.

Fortunately, the widowed mother was smart. She took advantage of the fact that the host had guests and made a scene. As a result, the host, because of their reputation, did not dare to kill them. As a result, the widowed mother was successfully sold off and her son left the host's home.

Uncle Qin: "...This world is a big stage, all kinds of plays are being performed."

Old Man Xun echoed beside him: "Second Master is absolutely right, and this play by Shiqiu is not worth mentioning."

Uncle Qin glanced at him and said, "Now that you've heard all the gossip, go and use your reputation to ask your apprentice or the Ying family or Duke Yan to investigate these three families. Don't bet that there are spies sneaking in. Their selling price is not cheap, and I don't want to lose money."

Everything is expensive in the capital, and now that the impact of the famine has passed, the value of each person in these three families is at least ten taels and at most thirty taels.

Hiss, it hurts just thinking about it... Well, I'll ask my niece Xiaomi to reimburse me as soon as I get back.

"I'll do it right away." Old man Xun was very arrogant and went directly to ask Duke Yan to help the Qin family investigate those three families.

Thanks to his treatment, the Duke of Yan was able to eat food that needed to be chewed, so he did not hesitate to send someone to check.

The results came out after a few days, confirming that all three companies were innocent. They were not spies, nor were they spies sent in through the pawnbrokers.

"If they are exposed as spies from the enemy country in the future, the Duke will be held responsible." After saying this, Old Man Xun ran away immediately.

Duke Yan shook his head and laughed... This old man has experienced so many tragedies, but he can still be so open-minded. He is really extraordinary.

After Uncle Qin learned that all three families were fine, he said to them, "To ensure that you will not betray the master, we will separate you. At least one person from each family must go back to the countryside with us to live... Who will go back with us is up to you to decide."

The three families were a little panicked and thought about it for three days before giving a reply.

During these three days, they also learned about the abilities of the new master's family, so Old Man Mo let his grandson follow the Qin family back to the village... If he goes back, his grandson can stay with famous scholars and learn some books, which is something that even the sons of noble families cannot ask for.

The Zhang family begged to let all three children go back to the village with them... their son was weak, and the new master had a workshop for preparing medicinal materials. If their son went with them, at least the master wouldn't be too reluctant to let him go in case he got high from the medicine.

Widow Shi also requested that both siblings and brother be allowed to return to the village. Her idea was to let her children develop relationships with the young masters and young ladies of the host family.

After all, the master's family does not live in the capital city, and they are the ones who can decide their future, so even if life in the countryside is a bit hard, they must let their children go with them.

Uncle Qin agreed, and took the servants who stayed in the capital city to visit the Xue family and let the Xue family recognize them.

He then took his servants to the house on Songmo Street and settled them there.

During this period, several families came to clean the house whenever they had time, making their homes look warm and cozy.

After finishing this task, Uncle Qin was taken away to work again.

On the second day of July, a notice was posted in Wuyuan, announcing a list of students who would follow Master Jing to Taifeng Town.

As soon as the announcement came out, the selected students were excited.

"I was chosen. I can study with the famous scholar Jing Lao. May my ancestors bless me, and may the saints and teachers bless me!"

Those who were not selected were heartbroken...If they could get a connection with Master Jing, even if they could only pass the imperial examination in the future, they could still get a good official position.

If I can pass the imperial examination and become a Jinshi, I can follow Master Jing's path and directly become a member of the lineage of the Duke of Yan, and then I can become His Majesty's confidant!

A few days later, on the sixth day of July, a new list was released. However, this was a list of supervisors, so it was not made public and was only quietly sent to the selected personnel.

Liu Dongqian, who was born in Zhongyuan Prefecture, was selected. He was the student who questioned Master Jing in public whether he would embezzle donations from various parties.

Ying Zilin, Si Feng and others were also selected.

In addition to the students, Li Zhen, Qin Ershu and Guan Shuli were also selected.

Although Guan Shuli did not come, it did not prevent him from being selected.

What’s interesting is that Wen Tao was also selected.

This guy is totally confused.

Frightened to death, he hurried to ask for an audience with Duke Yan and asked why he was chosen.

Duke Yan met him and gave him the answer: "You are suitable."

It's perfect.

Firstly, he has no shortage of money, and secondly, he wants very much to become a celebrity and spread his good name so that the entire Wen family, especially the branch of Lord Wen in the capital, will look at him with new eyes!

And once the list of inspectors is announced in the future, he will become completely famous.

The opportunity to become famous has been put in Wen Tao's hands, and Wen Tao is willing to devote 99% of his strength to achieve the final good result.

So, who else but him can be the inspector?

Wen Tao didn't know how he left Chen Tower. He just felt the blood in his body boiling, as if he had returned to the time before he was twenty years old, when he was working hard to pass the imperial examination and serve the court.

Old man Xun was in Chen Building and watched the whole process.

After Wen Tao walked away, he couldn't help laughing out loud, and praised Duke Yan: "The Duke is worthy of being the head of all officials, a man of natural talent. No one can match his way of employing people. I admire you."

Wen Tao has been treated like a dog.

Duke of Yan waited until he finished laughing, then said, "Mr. Xun, please keep it a secret and don't reveal that he is also one of the inspectors, otherwise you will be sentenced."

Old Man Xun: "I am just watching the show and I won't say anything. You can rest assured, Duke!"

"Well, I believe in Mr. Xun."

……

On July 16, one month after the first township martial arts hall opened, the account details were simultaneously announced at the gates of the two government offices, the two camps, and the township martial arts hall.

People from all walks of life, including inspectors, rushed to look at the account details.

He had to stay on the floor for several days, sleeping on the floor, copying down the account details and carefully comparing them with the account details provided by five places.

After checking it three times and failing to find the source, he stopped making trouble.

Once the account details are found, they will make a big fuss again.

After the matter of the account details was safely resolved, Duke Yan invited the civilian team from Taifeng Town to Chenlou.

His gaze swept over Qin Ying, Qin Jie, Qin Dashi, Qin Dayan, Qin Sheng, Qin Mao, Zhou Bantou, Han Lao Da and others, and a satisfied smile appeared in his eyes.

This group of people have changed a lot since he first met them. Their aura, eyes, and behavior have all undergone great changes... It is no exaggeration to say that they are a new life.