Be a master through ancient times

Chu Guang helped the old lady Chu to get off the boat, Shen Xiuniang led the twins, and walked down carefully, not forgetting to tell Chu Shanshan to be careful.

Before they could stand still, they were hugged by a bear and called them affectionately.Chu Shanshan still had memories of the person in front of her, so she went up and called "brother", but the twins looked at him blankly.

"Mother, elder brother, sister-in-law! Chu Ci is unfilial and failed to go back to Yuanshan County to welcome you to Beijing. Please don't blame me. How are you doing on the way? Are you getting dizzy by boat? I prepared a carriage, and we waited I will stay in an inn in Haiping Prefecture for one night before going to the capital!"

Seeing his family, Chu Ci was very excited.This is already the second year of the new emperor's accession to the throne. After everything calmed down, Chu Ci entrusted Steward Xu's caravan to help him pick up the Chu family when they passed by Ganzhou Mansion.When he left home, he made a promise that he would take them over once he gained a firm foothold in the capital. Although it took several years, he finally fulfilled his original promise.

When Aunt Chu first came to Chu Ci, she felt old and sick because of the hard life.The past few years have been going well, with children and grandchildren around her knees, apart from often thinking of Chu Ci and Chu Xiaoyuan who are away from home, there is nothing to worry about, and she looks younger.

Chu Guang and Shen Xiuniang did not change much, but their spirits were different.People who used to be timid when they went to the town, now they have no fear at the edge of the capital, instead they look around with interest.

"Xiaoer, we're doing well. The caravan is full of good people who will help us no matter what they do. This boat is also big, and it's like walking on flat ground all the way, without getting dizzy at all!" Chu Guang said excitedly.

Aunt Chu has been tearful since she saw the two of them, holding on to Chu Ci and Chu Xiaoyuan not to let go.It is said that the youngest son, the eldest grandson, the lifeblood of the old lady, and now that the two lifebloods are in front of her eyes, she has no other thoughts to notice other things.

A group of people stood on the pier and talked, attracting the attention of the surrounding drivers.Because the carriage prepared by Chuci was parked farther away, these people didn't know about it, and thought that a big deal had come to their door.

A short man with a simple and honest face came forward and said courteously: "The guests are going to Fucheng, right? I'm afraid it's inconvenient to see you so many salutes. It's better to take a carriage. The younger ones are sure to leave You took good care of them."

This person seemed very enthusiastic, which immediately made the Chu family feel good about him, but Chu Ci said that he had prepared a carriage, so he could only say sorry to this person.

Before Chu Guang could speak, Chu Ci suddenly smiled and asked, "I wonder how much it will cost to go to Fucheng from here?"

The coachman was overjoyed, and stretched out two fingers and said: "It's not expensive, just two hundred Wen, and I can send you there. It's a long way from Fucheng, and it's too time-consuming to walk there."

"Oh? It's not too expensive, but I don't know, is this the price of a car or a person?" Chu Ci didn't recognize this person when he first saw him, but when he opened his mouth, Chu Ci remembered Woke up.

Thinking that he was wandering all the way with Zhang Hu back then, he was tricked by this man as soon as he got off the boat. He agreed to pay two hundred cash for a trip, and when he got off the car near the city gate, it became two hundred and one people.Dumb blamed himself for this for a long time, thinking it was because he didn't ask clearly.They don't know that they are doing this obvious business, but because they are all foreigners, they gang up to bully them.

At that time, he said that it is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge in ten years, but he did not expect that he would meet this person again.

When the coachman heard Chu Ci's question, his face froze immediately, and he said with an embarrassed smile: "How can it be two hundred Wen per person, one trip, this is the price of one trip!"

He spoke categorically, but his eyes rolled around, thinking of tricking people into the car first, and then saying that it is not easy to control this group of people, old and weak, women and children.

"Really? I just don't know if this car can enter the city, or is it parked outside the city gate and let us walk over by ourselves?"

Chu Ci's hints became more and more obvious, how could the coachman not know that he was being entertained, and he dared to believe that this was a victim who had been deceived before.

At that moment, his complexion changed, his eyes rolled up, he was no longer the original simple and honest, he appeared very cunning and mean.

"Poor ghost, don't ask so many questions if you can't afford a car, your time is precious!"

Chu Guang was very angry: "Why are you swearing at people?" Their clothes were all made of fine cotton without a single patch, so how could they be called poor ghosts?

"What's wrong with just scolding you? All of you are poor ghosts, and you don't even inquire about a few foreigners, my youngest son's reputation in this area!"

This person has a pair of tricks, although the temperament of the person who spoke to him just now is different from other scholars, but he is only wearing fine cotton clothes, he immediately concluded that this person is at best a scholar.In the vicinity of the capital city, scholarly talents are not very valuable, even if you are a juren, there is nothing to be afraid of, the strong dragon is not overpowering the local snake!

Chu Ci didn't expect that he would be looked down upon for wearing fine cotton clothes, he just thought it was more comfortable than wearing silk and satin.He immediately laughed angrily after hearing what the man said.

Originally, I didn't plan to argue with him so much, since he is so rampant, don't blame him, it can be regarded as eliminating harm for everyone who was cheated.

He looked around and found a group of officers and soldiers not far away, so he patted Chu Xiaoyuan and asked him to call someone over.

Seeing his actions, the coachman was a little flustered, but he quickly calmed down again.They have already taken care of the management of the port. How can a mere outsider call the officers and soldiers?

But who knows, the kid ran over without saying a word, and the team came over.The leader cupped his hands and said respectfully: "I don't know that Lord Chu is here, and I am sorry for the inconvenience of welcoming you. But this person offended you, and I will ask him to make amends immediately."

This person is Wu Zhifang, Mo Xiangqi's subordinate. Although he doesn't know Chu Ci's real identity, he knows that Mr. Fu's young master is studying with Chu Ci, so he is very polite to him.

"It's not that I offended me, it's just that this person's business is very unkind. On the surface, he clearly marked the price, but secretly he was cheating and abducting. Countless people who have just come here have probably been fooled by him. Even when I went to Beijing to take the exam I have been deceived by him before. I am worried that if they do this, they will leave a bad impression on Haiping Mansion for many guests from other places."

Wu Zhifang froze, glared fiercely at the driver, and said, "Is what this lord said true?"

The coachman didn't expect that the scholar in front of him was actually an adult, so he said tremblingly: "Master... my lord, the younger one is fascinated by ghosts for a while, please forgive the younger one for the sake of steward Zhu." Not daring to refute, he could only move out of his backer, hoping to escape.

Wu Zhifang frowned: "Guan Zhu, who is he?"

A subordinate behind him stepped forward and said: "It should be Zhu Datou, who is always the one who shows off his power through his sister who is a concubine."

"I don't know who it is, it turned out to be him." Wu Zhifang snorted disdainfully, he and the man's brother-in-law are at the same level, and his superiors were just about to promote between them, but he didn't expect that the ready-made handle was handed to him hand.

He smiled at Chu Ci, expressing that he would definitely investigate this matter strictly, restore a clean and upright business environment in the port, and let the people passing through here leave a good impression on Haiping Mansion.

Chu Ci nodded in satisfaction. This group of people have bullied others for so many years and plundered ill-gotten gains. It is time to be dealt with.

He took Chu Guang and the others to live in Haiping Mansion for a day, and then hurried back to the capital.He settled a house in the capital, although it is not as grand and elegant as the General's Mansion, but there are two courtyards, more than enough to accommodate a family.

Although he stayed in the general's mansion most of the time, it would be a little bad for his family to put them there when they came.So he emptied all his savings and bought this house just one street away from the General's Mansion.

Afterwards, Chu Ci looked at his empty savings box and shed tears of poverty.He resolutely put forward an application for a salary increase to his superiors. How can anyone hold three jobs but only receive one salary?It's too oppressive!

This application was held in the household department for two days, and all the officials in the ruling and opposition parties heard about it, and then Chu Ci was severely laughed at.After becoming an official, how can anyone live on that little salary?The more than 100 taels of silver per month is more than enough for ordinary people's homes, but for relatively large mansions, the daily expenses may be more than that.

Someone was ready to move, thinking of giving Chu Ci a gift.But Steward Xu is such a fine person, how could he easily accept and corrupt his virtue.Another person resorted to crooked thinking and invited Chu Ci to invest in money for dividends. In fact, he was giving him money in disguise, but he was also rejected.

At this time, some people looked at Chu Ci with admiration.However, they felt that it was understandable for Chu Ci not to accept these filial piety.

As a result, he is now famous, and everyone knows that he is the crown prince Shao Fu personally appointed by the first emperor, and he is also the gentleman mentioned by the current Emperor Ning An every day.There are so many people waiting to catch his pigtails, so it is natural to be more cautious in words and deeds at such a time.

Secondly, I have to mention the rumors that he had robbed his wife.Originally, not too many people knew about it, but with Chuci's current status, there was nothing to be picked up.Now even ordinary people can tell one, two, three.

If one person is full and the whole family is not hungry, what is the use of taking so much money?Even the servants, he only has two or three, and the monthly salary is spent on it, which is simply not enough.If he hadn't bought a house, he probably wouldn't have to worry about money for the rest of his life.

This matter has been spread as a joke in the capital, but after the little emperor personally approved it and asked the household department to pay three salaries according to the standard that month, everyone's ridicule turned into jealousy.

Some people also want to take advantage of it, but he can't be as honest as Chu Ci, and he is afraid that if he speaks, his family will be checked, so he can only give up in resentment.

Since then, Chu Ci became the only person in the Great Wei Dynasty who received three salaries.

Not long after the Chu family moved in, Chu Guang heard about it.It's just that Chu Guang cares more about the three salaries that the outside world likes to talk about, which is clearly the statement that Chu Ci restrains his wife.

In these stories, it is circulated that when he was young, he almost killed a girl from the same village and the daughter of a landlord.Others didn't know the truth, but Chu Guang knew it very well.

Although Chu Ci was cute when he was a child, he was small and thin, so he didn't like the girls in the village at all, let alone the matter of engagement.What kind of tall people say that he is a wife, it is even more nonsense, how can there be any tall people in their village, they are about the same height!

Chu Guang originally thought that someone arranged for his younger brother, so he was very angry all day long.But later, when he heard that Chu Ci said it himself, he was immediately dumbfounded.

Why did Xiao Er lie?