Chapter 1770 Change

Changzhi had a list in his hand, and knew that the Ding family's reputation as a scholar was gone, but it didn't say on the list that the family had borrowed interest. Hearing another cry, Changzhi walked over with a heavy heart.

The boy stopped him and said, "It's dangerous ahead."

The guard dressed as a servant also whispered: "It's better to be careful."

Changzhi waved his hand, "Nothing, let's go and have a look."

Walking to the door of Ding's house, an old woman was lying in a pool of blood in the yard, a couple and several children were kneeling beside the woman, and the five debt collectors were dumbfounded.

One of the men said: "Unlucky."

The kneeling man grabbed the knife on the ground, his eyes were red, "Say it again?"

The man's eyes were full of sarcasm, "Master Xiucai, no, you are no longer a scholar. How dare you dare to fight me? Hmph, the old lady committed suicide. If you want to hate me, don't hate me. You should hate you for dying early." big brother."

The man seemed to have been pulled out of energy, the knife in his hand fell to the ground, and two older children froze, their eyes full of fear and confusion.

Changzhi also got all the news from the conversations with the villagers. The kneeling man was the one he was looking for, and it was Brother Ding Jue who borrowed the interest. The old mother was seriously ill, and the eldest brother at home couldn't borrow money and was desperate, and was tricked into borrowing interest.

One can imagine what happened next. If you fail the exam, you have to pay back the money you borrowed with interest. You sold the last land in your house and paid back the money you borrowed. In order to repay the money, Ding Jue's elder brother died unexpectedly, and his sister-in-law left two children behind.

In the past few years, the Ding family has not had a peaceful day.

Changzhi raised his head to look at the sky. If the sky is not cleared, he will not be able to dissipate the anger in his heart.

The boy lowered his voice, "It's the third master of the An family who gave the interest money."

Chang Zhi hummed, the people sent by the emperor want to check you, you can find out even if you are hiding behind your back, not to mention that the An family is not low-key.

At noon in the capital, Zhou Shuren left the household department to go to the teahouse, and Wang Jue arrived early, sipping tea and listening to storytelling downstairs.

Zhou Shuren came in, "You're finally out."

After the old man left, this was the first time Wang Chiu stepped out of the house, which shows how sad Wang Chiu was after the old man left.

Wang Juo signaled the young man to close the door of the box, and poured tea himself, "I won't go out, and you won't visit me either."

He thought he could get comfort from Zhou Shuren, but it turned out that this person did not return the notes himself!

Zhou Shuren shivered, "Speak well."

Wang Jue cleared his throat, "I don't have any news at home, so I don't want to come to you for peace of mind."

Zhou Shuren squinted, "It has nothing to do with your Wang family."

Wang Jue made it clear, "It's okay, I'm afraid of stepping on a pit that shouldn't be stepped on."

Zhou Shuren, "With me watching, what are you afraid of?"

Only then did Wang Jue laugh, "Then I'll continue to go home and squat."

Zhou Shuren stroked his beard, "It's been a while since I saw you, and you've lost too much weight, I almost didn't dare to recognize you."

Wang Juo pointed to her stomach, "It's gone, all the clothes have been changed."

Zhou Shuren said sincerely: "Keep it up, I think I'm healthier now."

Wang Jue laughed dryly, "The doctor also said so."

The two chatted about other things, and Wang Jue suddenly said, "The Changzhong Mansion Examination is over, don't you miss it?"

"I have confidence in him." Gu

Wang Juo said cheerfully, "I'm also waiting for your family to produce a champion."

He also had confidence in Changzhong, when he went to the Hou's mansion, he would take the test when he met Changzhong, this child probably could fulfill the Zhou family's dream.

In Pingzhou, Changzhong took Minghui to the appointment, Cheng Xiang saw the two from afar, and when he saw the two arrived, he hurriedly got up to greet them, "Please come to the two young masters."

Changzhong looked up and saw that there were other people in the box, so he nodded and walked in.

Cheng Xiang introduced, "They are all the sons of officials in Fucheng. Knowing that Mr. Zhou should be invited by me, they are all cheeky."

Changzhong, "It's a pleasure to meet you."

Cheng Xiang breathed a sigh of relief, and continued to warmly greet everyone to sit down,

Then he said: "These two don't need to introduce everyone, you all know each other, introduce yourself."

Then they introduced themselves one by one, and they were indeed the sons of Fucheng officials.

Changzhong and Minghui were the center of today's banquet. For the two of them, these were small occasions. Changzhong's circle of friends was too high, and Minghui's circle of friends was not low, so the two were very calm.

Cheng Xiang looked at it for a while and knew it in his mind, he was indeed the young master of the Hou family, "Come on, don't just talk, let's drink tea."

Chang Zhong raised his brows slightly. The magistrate was a little bit interesting. He kept following the rhythm of the banquet, and he was very good at controlling it so that people would not be annoying at all.

Seeing Young Master Zhou looking at him, Cheng Xiang smiled and said: "My father was talking about Young Master yesterday."

"What's wrong with the magistrate?"

Cheng Xiang, "Let me read more of Young Master's articles."

He ran away during the day yesterday, and was taken to the study by his father at night. After reading Zhou Changzhong's article, he blushed.

A banquet ended quickly, knowing that Chang Zhong was coming back to test for talent, no one dared to take anyone to a dubious place, in the end only Cheng Xiang was left, and the others dispersed.

Changzhong, "You want to send us back?"

Cheng Xiang glanced at the guards beside the carriage, "I think so, but it's a pity I can't use it."

Minghui said playfully, "Then let's go ahead."

Cheng Xiang twitched the corners of his mouth, but he didn't say anything. He sighed when he left and thought, the chances of his father wanting to use Mr. Zhou's son to join the Hou's mansion are not great!

In Xiaoxi Village, Chuanzhou, Changzhi came back again, Ding's family was already dead, and the coffins in the courtyard were all borrowed. The folks in the village didn't help much, and it looked particularly bleak.

The servant held a written receipt in his arms, "My lord, do you want to send it over now?"

Changzhi, "Well, don't let the old man leave without feeling at ease."

He sent someone to repay the money and get back the paperwork. The Ding family has paid back more than twenty taels one after another in the past few years, but the borrowed money is only less than one tael. If it hadn't been for someone's death, the paperwork would not be easy to get back.

The person sent by the emperor has his own connections, he didn't need to go out, and got the written receipt in the afternoon.

The boy went into the yard and burst into crying again, then Ding Jue ran out of the yard, stumbled all the way, and finally knelt down in front of Changzhi.

Chang Zhi looked down at Ding Jue, "What are you doing?"

Ding Jue felt that his life was particularly ridiculous. He was a scholar all the way smoothly, and the second time Qiu Wei became a life change. In the past two years, he has seen a lot of cold and warm. When he was most disheartened, he saw the light again, "Mr. , you let my mother go away with peace of mind, I have nothing to repay, what do you think of me?"

Changzhi frowned, "Are you going to sell yourself?"

Ding Jue smiled wryly, "The family really can't afford to return the money to the husband."

He doesn't want to sell himself, he still has a family to support, but he really can't pay back the money to his husband!