Chapter 127 Chapter 128 Chaos Arises

When Zhou Jia arrived in Tongzhou, as soon as he returned to Guihua Lane, Mr. Lin's son Lin Yuxuan came to find him. Zhou Jia welcomed him to the main room and sat down.

Mr. Lin looked at Zhou Jia and said with a smile: "Brother Zhou, you are so dishonest and you ran away too fast. You didn't know that I was miserable. They dragged me out to drink every day, and I almost vomited my stomach. "

Zhou Jia looked at Lin Yuxuan with a distressed look on his face, and cupped his hands at him, "Brother Yuxuan, you know that I have something going on at home, and my fiancée is in charge of such a big family all by herself, so I have to go back and take a look! Hey! ! How did you know I came to Tongzhou?"

Lin Yuxuan proudly waved the invitation in his hand and looked at Zhou Jia, "I guess you have also received an invitation from Governor Xia's family, so I'm trying to stop you from coming! Do you know why his family invites all of us to the banquet?"

Zhou Jia smiled and shook his head, "I really don't know, you know? Come on, tell me."

Lin Yuxuan leaned over and said, "His family used to be considered a big family in Tongzhou, but it has become more and more declining in recent years. I heard that his family has a legitimate daughter who is not yet married, and there are also many concubines in the family, all of whom have different looks. Yes, I guess he wants to choose a son-in-law among us."

Zhou Jia put his hands on his hands and said with a smile: "I have a wife and it doesn't matter to me, but you should choose one carefully."

"Me," Lin Yuxuan pointed at himself and laughed, "I was still thinking that after Chunwei was in high school, he would be picked up by some court official to catch his son-in-law! But it is true that we must be careful when we go tomorrow."

Zhou Jia smiled and nodded, "I know it well, thank you Brother Lin!"

Lin Yuxuan stood up, "Okay, look at me, I smell like alcohol. I'm going to go back and rest for a while to freshen up. Let's see you at Xia Mansion tomorrow."

"Okay, I'll see you off." Zhou Jia sent Lin Yuxuan home to freshen up, and then went to Shen Wu's house, which lived behind the garrison Yamen.

When we arrived at Shen Wu's house, Lao Pu from Shen Wu's house took the gift box and bowed to thank Zhou Jia, "Mr. Zhou, you are too polite. My young master has something to do and I will report to him when he comes back."

"Old man, I will be in Tongzhou these days. Please tell Brother Shen when he comes back."

"Okay, Mr. Zhou." The old man bowed in agreement.

In the evening, Shen Wu came to Osmanthus Alley, gave a congratulatory gift and said with a smile: "Congratulations to Xie Yuanlang, I heard that you can't even be found after high school."

Zhou Jia also raised his hands and said with a smile: "Brother Shen, don't you know about me? I'm most afraid of drinking and socializing. This time, I came to Tongzhou only after Governor Xia sent the invitation. Otherwise, I would hide in the countryside and not come out."

Shen Wu glanced at Zhou Jia and whispered to him: "Qingzhou is already in chaos. Someone gathered the victims to cause trouble and led the mob to burn down the government offices. Even the prefect did not escape."

After hearing this, Zhou Jia stayed for a moment and sighed, "How could this happen? Didn't the imperial court use the grain transported from Tongzhou for disaster relief?"

Shen Wu sneered and said: "Disaster relief? What to use for disaster relief? Most of the food has been intercepted before it reaches Qingzhou. The mob looted all the houses and shops in the city. Daqi is ready to move on the border. The intelligence report said that there are also A large number of disaster victims are coming here. Tongzhou may not be stable a year ago, and the city will no longer allow disaster victims to enter the city. You should be careful when living in the countryside."

Zhou Jia was shocked after hearing this and was still confused. Now the peaceful days are gone. "Thank you, Brother Shen. You should also be more careful. If you need help, go to Fengming Village to find me."

"Okay, I have some official business to attend to, so I'll go back first. Let's get together again after the new year." Shen Wu responded cheerfully.

Zhou Jia saw him off and Shen Wu felt heavy in his heart. He turned around and went out to the drugstore to buy some gold medicine and medicinal materials for colds and coughs. He then went to Xu Tiejiang's shop to buy some black market arrows and a hand crossbow from him. I used a short arrow, and after ordering it, I went to the store to ask Jixiang and Zhaocai to ship the goods out as soon as possible and no longer accept new orders.

Zhaocai looked at Zhou Jia in confusion, "Master, business is getting more and more prosperous now, why do you want to stop?"

Zhou Jia told the news to the two of them. After hearing this, the two of them were stunned. Ji Xiang said gloomily: "It looks like everything is fine, but then something goes wrong again. Why can't we have a peaceful time?"

Zhou Jia comforted them both warmly, "There will always be good luck. Jixiang, take all the medicines home and have people drive out all the ordered goods. Pull all the goods over and deliver them."

Jixiang bowed and said: "Yes, young master, I will set off right now."

After noon the next day, Zhou Jia went to Xia Mansion and saw carriages parked in front of Xia Mansion. Governor Xia and Young Master Xia stood at the door to welcome guests.

Zhou Jia entered Xia Mansion. Lin Yuxuan saw Zhou Jia in the pavilion and waved to him, "Come on, Brother Zhou, I'm here!"

Zhou Jia entered the pavilion, and Xu Tong, who was sitting next to him, saw the familiar look between the two of them, and said angrily: "Zhou Jieyuan is really difficult to invite! I have submitted several posts, and everyone in your family said that you are not here today. Why is your son here again?"

Zhou Jia glanced at him and said lightly: "Brother Xu, please forgive me. I am in the countryside and cannot come to keep the appointment."

Lin Yuxuan patted Xu Tong and said with a smile: "I know that he is indeed not in Tongzhou and has gone back to his hometown a long time ago."

At this time, Governor Xia came in and said to a few people with a smile: "Why are you all sitting here? You are all young people. Don't sit here still. Let's go to the garden and enjoy the flowers!"

Lin Yuxuan said loudly: "Sir, we are going now."

After saying that, he pulled Zhou Jia and walked towards the garden. As he walked along the road, he saw that the garden was filled with colorful chrysanthemums.

Lin Yuxuan pointed at the pots of ink chrysanthemums and praised them, "Brother Zhou, look at these pots of ink chrysanthemums in the Xia family. The flower plates are huge, the stamens are thick, the petals are like silk, and the colors are like ink. They are really the best among chrysanthemums, eh! Not bad, good!"

Zhou Jia pointed to the wild chrysanthemums on the flower stand and said with a smile: "I still like these wild chrysanthemums. They look so festive when you look at them. They give people a feeling of vitality at a glance."

At this time, the two heard a sweet laugh, and a girl walked out from behind the flower stand, curtsied to the two of them, "I didn't expect that Xie Yuanlang's explanation of flowers was so unique."

Zhou Jia glanced at her, frowned, took a few steps back, and turned around to leave.

Lin Yuxuan looked at the girl and smiled lightly and said, "I didn't know she was here, so I was disturbed." After that, he chased Zhou Jia away.

The maid behind the girl looked at the two people walking away with dissatisfaction, "Girl, this Jie Yuanlang is so rude, he left without even saying hello."

"Don't say anything." The girl looked at the backs of Zhou Jia and Lin Yuxuan and thought: It's a pity that these two people are not at the mercy of others.

The girl turned to the maid and said, "Xiao Cui, let's go!

Zhou Jia and Lin Yuxuan were not in the mood to enjoy the flowers and simply went back to sit in the pavilion. They sat there for a while and waited until the banquet was over before they went home separately.

When Zhou Jia left the city early the next morning, he found that there were a few more guards at the city gate. He also checked people entering and leaving the city gate more closely. Anyone who could not find a way out was not allowed to enter the city, and no one was allowed to enter the city. Many people gathered waiting to enter the city.

Zhou Jia returned to Fengming Village and frowned and said to Li Yu: "Yu'er, when I left the city this time, I found that there were more guards at the city gate. Shen Wu said that the city gate would not be closed until years ago. I think it may have to be earlier. , we should think about countermeasures."

Li Yu thought for a moment, "When someone really robs, the only way is to stop them outside the village. I'll go find Uncle Chen and tell him the news, and ask him to block a few openings in the door, and then block the entrance to the village." We built two walls at the main intersection and made a wooden gate to seal off the village."