Chapter 52 Chapter 112 Yulan Festival

The fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar was originally called the Dragon Boat Festival. Because of avoiding the taboo of Emperor Taizong's birthday (the fifth day of the eighth month), the fifth day was changed to Wu, and it was first called the Dragon Boat Festival.During the Dragon Boat Festival, every family would bathe in water boiled with chrysanthemum orchids, so people in the Tang and Song Dynasties also called the Dragon Boat Festival the Yulan Festival. Leaving the mansion, Ding Hao went to the market first, spent a penny to ask a boy playing in the street to come to Grandma Liu's house to inform him, and agreed on a time to meet tomorrow, then returned to the inn.

The next morning, after washing up, he went to the small shop across the street to have breakfast. After waiting for a while, Granny Liu wandered in from the back door of the small shop. Ding Hao hurriedly explained to her, and then left the restaurant to buy some at the market. Gifts for the festival, go back to the inn and wait for Xunzhu'er's carriage, and when Xunzhu'er's carriage arrives, he pays the bill and leaves the inn. Granny Liu ate at the small restaurant, bought four more pancakes, went back to her home, closed the door, and knocked on the door of the mill in the corner of the yard.After knocking for a while, the door opened with a squeak, and a bald donkey poked its head out, with a big shiny bald head and a pretty face like a woman's, it turned out to be that thief Bisu.

Granny Liu, you got up so early.Bi Su yawned lazily, rubbed his eyes and said. Granny Liu scolded with a smile: "Good morning, my old lady has gone out for a walk."Today's Dragon Boat Festival, the government office has already had a big holiday, and everyone is gone, why don't you go out and walk around, stepping on the plates?Don't rely on your own skill, be more careless, and if you miss it, you'll be unlucky, and you'll hurt my mother-in-law and me. Bi Su complacently said: "Grandma Liu, it's not like you don't know my Bi Su's ability, flying over the eaves and walking on the wall, as if walking on the ground, entering the hall and entering the house, coming and going freely.What's more, for such a thing, if you have to do it, you can pay half of the salary in advance, right?I can't drink alcohol these few days, it's really uncomfortable to stir up the alcohol bug in my stomach.

Granny Liu scolded twice, stuffed the big cake into his hand, handed over a few pennies, and said with a straight face: "That's all, you kid, the more you mess around, the less promising you become. You're already dressed like a monk, and you still have to pay for it?" eat wine. When Bi Su got the money, he smiled and said: "Grandma Liu, you are not good at it if you say that."I didn't know the benefits of pretending to be a monk, but now I know that pretending to be a monk makes people less vigilant. Not only is it convenient to steal money, but it is also much easier to seduce women.It's really strange, why the woman is so interested in the young monk.

Granny Liu spat at him and snorted: "There is one disadvantage of pretending to be a monk, that is, it is too conspicuous, especially a monk like you, who is born with a pair of peach blossom eyes, how can you look like a monk with pure six roots?"I know you've always been smart, so I don't care about you, you just have to be careful, don't miss out on my mother's important event, after the event is completed, the hundred guan will naturally be given to you. Bi Su grinned and said: "Bi Su naturally trusts her mother-in-law, who is the one responsible? What's the most important thing, he has the guts to go to the government office to tamper with it, you don't think he is a kind person?"

Granny Liu glared at him and said, "Have you forgotten all the rules in the industry?"Just use money to do things, and don't ask three questions or four questions.My old lady is really old, and she felt a little tired after going out for a walk.Now go back to your room and rest, you should do your part.After speaking, he walked to his room. Bi Su stretched his waist, and murmured: If I didn't owe you Granny Liu a favor, I might not have accepted this business, but you'd have to put on a show.He weighed the few pennies in his hand, squinted his eyes to see the bright sun hanging high in the sky, and said to himself: It's still early, the little monk should go to sleep and go back to the cage. After earning this money, he will fly away and go to Bianliang City That flower world is happy and happy.After finishing speaking, he shrank his head back, closed the door, and went to sleep.

It was already afternoon when Ding Hao returned to Ding's mansion, as soon as he entered the courtyard, someone greeted him there, asking him to go see the master immediately.Ding Hao was not surprised either, he told Xun Zhu'er to send all his things back to his residence, and he followed the family member to the back house. Ding Tingxun has always been very concerned about Liu Zhifu's lawsuit, but the Ding family is suspected of offering bribes, and now the officials in the state government are all at a respectful distance, and he has no way to inquire about some news.Although the Ding family said to the outside world that the Ding family took the initiative to send a steward to assist the government in handling the case, but in terms of the government, they claimed that it was because the Ding family's account books were too complicated and chaotic, so the Ding family sent people to help manage the accounts.This is the reason why Ding Hao needs to go the Weimen route of Zhao County, otherwise the government will not make any claims, and the Ding family is suspected of being involved in the case, so they are not qualified to just say it.

Ding Hao insisted on entering the government office to clean up the accounts, and Ding Tingxun knew that he wanted to tamper with the accounts, but Ding Tingxun had no way of guessing what method he would use.These days, Ding Hao was cleaning up the account books in the government office, and only let Xun Zhuer bring back some simple news about the progress of the matter. How could Ding Tingxun feel at ease after hearing this, so he knew that he was going back to the house today, so he ordered the porter early to wait for him to arrive. They immediately recruited to the back house to meet each other.

Ding Hao didn't even enter his own house, so he went straight to the back house.When he arrived at Ding Tingxun's residence, he informed Ding Hao that Ding Hao entered the room and saw Ding Tingxun sitting on a chair waiting for him.Having not seen him for more than ten days, Ding Tingxun seemed to be getting older, his spine, which was always upright and majestic, was now unbearably bent. After working hard for the Ding family all his life, he got the wealth and status he has today. The house is still so elegant and luxurious. The brocade silk embroidered gown with round neck and round collar with the word "Fu" on his body is enough to get a year's food ration for an ordinary family, but Wrapped in that robe is a gray-haired, wrinkled, haggard body. He has been busy running around and calculating all his life, carrying too many heavy things on his back, and possessing many wealth that ordinary people cannot possess, but he Have you ever been happy?

Ding Hao felt emotional, but his movements were not slow, he bent forward to salute. When Ding Tingxun saw him, he straightened up subconsciously, and said in a harmonious voice: "There is no need to salute, just sit down and answer." Ding Hao smiled to himself, this encounter was no longer the time for him to stand aside and answer, it seemed that Ding Tingxun was really a little impatient.Ding Hao sat down on the lower chair without hesitation, and Ding Tingxun immediately asked impatiently: "Ding Hao, how is the matter going?" Yan Jiu stood behind Ding Tingxun, beat him on the shoulder in a leisurely manner, glanced at Ding Hao lightly, and then narrowed his gaze.

Ding Hao leaned forward and said: "The account books have been cleaned up, and after the Yulan Festival, the subalterns of the government office will re-check the accounts, and then the shopkeeper Xu can be interrogated." Ding Tingxun waited and waited for such an understatement, finally couldn't hold back his temper, knocked on the table impatiently, and said: Don't play sloppy with the old man, the old man is asking you, this time will definitely keep my Ding family out of the matter , isn't it implicated in the case of Liu Zhifu? Ding Hao said calmly: If there are no accidents, it will be safe. Ding Tingxun frowned, and said with some displeasure: Why is there no accident? Ding Hao said: "It's up to people to make plans, but it's up to God to make things happen. There is no absolute statement about things in the world. How dare Ding Hao boast that he will definitely keep Ding's family safe."As long as there is no major mistake in any link, then the Ding family will be able to turn the crisis into safety this time. Ding Tingxun's eyes flashed, and he asked, "Then what will happen if the pig's head is released from the library?"What will happen to Xu Muchen? Ding Hao didn't answer directly, but sighed softly: Master, Zhao Xianggong and the current emperor's younger brother have been alarmed by Liu Zhifu's case, how can this matter be settled if they don't ask them to take something back? Ding Tingxun's heart tightened, he twirled his beard and pondered for a while without saying a word.Ding Hao smiled and said: Ding Hao understands what the master is worried about.Regarding this point, the master does not need to worry, if nothing goes wrong, then no one will be able to take hold of the Ding family. When Yan Jiu heard this, his hands paused slightly, and the corner of his eye lit up. He quickly glanced at Ding Hao, and then continued to beat at a leisurely pace. Ding Tingxun knew that since his son had entrusted him with important matters, he would inevitably tell him the reason why the Ding family was afraid of Xu Muchen. Ding Hao must have known that Xu Muchen was holding the Ding family's handle. Since he said so, he must be quite sure. . When he thought of this, Ding Tingxun felt a little itchy. He really wanted to ask Ding Hao what method he had used to make this matter complete. He could cut off the cancer of Xu Muchen for the Ding family without worrying about being punished. He bites.Feeling competitive, Ding Tingxun seemed to have regained his youthful fighting spirit, but after thinking about it for a while, he couldn't think of a way to get rid of Xu Muchen and clean up the Ding family. Sighing, he said: "Young people are awesome, but this old man is really old." He shook his head dejectedly, looked at Ding Hao with a complicated expression, and said: You just came back, go back and have a rest.If there is any news, please report to the old man at any time. Yes, Ding Hao stood up in response, bowed slightly, and was about to step back.Ding Tingxun had a nonchalant expression on his face, and said, "I am very satisfied with your hard work."Originally, after you became a steward, you should change your residence, but at that time, you were busy with the follow-up preparations for the Guangyuan incident, so you had no time to take care of it.Now the Fragrant Garden has built a courtyard, the sunny house, the ventilation is good, and the surrounding environment is even more elegant.Your mother has been seriously ill for a long time, and she also needs a quiet place to recuperate. After you finish the business in the city, you can move there.The old man is also planning to relinquish your mother's errand in the dining room, and she will take care of it on a monthly basis, so that she can take care of herself with peace of mind. Speaking of this, Ding Tingxun gave two concealed smiles, and said: You have contributed a lot to the Ding family, this is the reward you deserve, there is no need to refuse. When Ding Hao was stunned, what was the old fox's plan? It's not like he didn't know that I was going to leave, and why would he move the yard.Besides, although the Fragrant Courtyard is not the last courtyard where the relatives of the Ding family live, it is also within the scope of the back house. Has there ever been a steward in the Ding family who is qualified to bring his family to live in the back house?What the hell is the old man doing? Just as Ding Hao was about to say goodbye, Ding Tingxun had stood up, hunched over and walked into the room, muttering to himself, "Xiao Jiu, you can also step back, the old man is tired and wants to rest."