When the servants said that someone was looking for them, the Chen family was a little curious and got out of the carriage, but they didn't see anyone.
I didn't see it, but I saw a baggage. According to the servants, it was sent by the Yamen servant.
Chen Xue and others looked at each other and thought of Xu Tian. Although they were a little curious about why he didn't come over, they thought about it. They had to keep an eye on the exile team, so how could they have time to stay with them.
They opened the bag and saw that there was food inside, such as steamed buns, sesame cakes and the like, and they were immediately not interested.
In the carriage, they were all full, mainly because after Chen Xue revealed what was going on in his sleeves, he simply didn't hide it in front of them and brought out all kinds of food anyway.
Sometimes we eat cakes, sometimes we eat preserved fruits, sometimes we eat fruits, or we eat melon seeds and chat.
Anyway, I was full of food in a daze.
It doesn't matter if they are overfed, the most important thing is that they are suffering for the people next to them.
Those exiled prisoners were already dizzy from hunger, and some of them had good noses, so they could smell the smell of cakes from time to time. Before they could taste it, it turned into the smell of melon seeds.
In short, the smell of all kinds of food lingered in their noses, bringing out the gluttons in their stomachs.
However, they looked around and couldn't find the source of the smell. They just thought it was the officials on the carriage in front and behind who were eating, and countless resentments emerged in their hearts.
Back to business.
Before Chen Yuan could think about what to do with the food, he saw someone coming and was immediately curious.
What day is it now and why is everyone coming here?
Could it be a housewarming?
Isn't it just a carriage change?
When the man came closer, he could see clearly that it was Zhang Yiquan, his colleague. He was the Minister of Left Hubu, and Zhang Yiquan was the Minister of Right Hubu.
The two of them were familiar with each other, but he rarely interacted with him because he felt that he often flirted with others and was hypocritical and not worth interacting with.
This corruption case almost touched upon the entire Ministry of Household Affairs, because the investigation revealed collusion between the upper and lower levels, which led to the embezzlement of disaster relief grain.
In fact, Chen Yuan was ill at the time and took leave, so he did not discover the behavior of the Ministry of Revenue. Otherwise, given his character, he would definitely report it.
When he recovered and went to work, something big happened.
Corruption of disaster relief food was exposed.
And the mastermind is Chen Yuan.
Chen Yuan looked dumbfounded. Faced with the admission in black and white by everyone in the household department that he was Chen Yuan's mastermind, he was speechless as soon as he had any idea. A hundred mouths were useless.
And the most important thing is, because all the witnesses are there, the verdict is quick and the verdict is final.
If some officials who were close to him knew about his character and knew that he would not be corrupt, and wrote letters to plead for mercy, he would not have been simply exiled.
In any case, the person who took the lead in admitting that Chen Yuan was the mastermind was none other than Zhang Yiquan.
"Brother Chen!"
Zhang Yiquan was thick-skinned. Although he was a little embarrassed, he still came over. But as soon as he got closer, he saw Chen Yuan's expression of "What are you doing here?"
"Now that you and I are both exiled, what can we do if we hold on to our past grudges? Why not let them go..."
"Let them go!"
Chen Yuan didn't want to pay attention to him at first, but when he heard his words, he suddenly felt angry. .
"I was framed by you and others and lost my official position for no reason. How could you let it go?" "
Besides, my wife and daughter are so innocent, but because of a few words from you, they were implicated and exiled three thousand miles away. In the southern barbarian land, my good years have been wasted, if only you could let it go!"
"I'm not a saint, I'm a human being, a husband and a father. It's already good that I don't have to settle accounts with you. Do you still want to let me go? I put down my hatred!"
If he hadn't been too impulsive in picking up the knife for revenge, losing his life would be a small matter, but having no one to protect his wife and daughter would be a big deal, so he would have looked at Zhang Yiquan with the knife.
However, Zhang Yiquan didn't pay attention to Chen Yuan's scolding, and even smiled.
"Brother Chen, if you think you can vent your anger by scolding a few words, feel free to do so. After the scolding is over, we will discuss it..."
Facing such a shameless person, Chen Yuan restrained his anger, rolled up his sleeves and got into the carriage.
"No need to discuss!"
Although he didn't know what he wanted to discuss, he just didn't want to agree.
"Brother Chen, don't refuse in a hurry. Listen to what I have to say. I know that Brother Chen's family is in dire straits..."
It's not over yet!
Chen Yuan was speechless. Why did it feel like the whole world knew that I was penniless and that my family was in financial difficulty? No, when did I say that my family was in financial difficulty?
Zhang Yiquan didn't know what Chen Yuan was thinking, so he continued, "The road to exile is a thousand miles long, and there are countless hardships and dangers along the way. If Brother Chen doesn't consider himself, doesn't he think about his wife and daughter?"
"I am willing to pay a hundred taels to buy Chen Yuan. Brother Chen's carriage, and he is also willing to give a donkey cart as a gift, so that Brother Chen still has a means of transportation and can also get one hundred taels." "
With these one hundred taels, whether it is packing up and down, or buying food and bedding for the rest of the journey, It's not difficult..."
In the carriage, Chen Xue and others' faces darkened when they heard Zhang Yiquan's words. He is so shameless. He has put us in this situation, and he still wants to buy our carriage?
And he looks kind-hearted. It is simply humiliating to keep saying something about giving away a donkey cart.
"Too much bullying!"
Chen Yuan was immediately furious. He turned around and wanted to get out of the carriage to settle the score with him, but was held back by Chen Xue.
"Dad, I'm coming!"
Chen Xue got out of the carriage and looked at Zhang Yiquan, "Master Zhang is very rich?"
Zhang Yiquan didn't expect that Chen Yuan didn't come out. When his daughter came out, he frowned. Chen Yuan didn't want to be with him. Talk and let his daughter reject him?
However, no matter who the daughter is, she seldom sees visitors, especially when meeting other men, she always stays in the boudoir.
But thinking about being in exile now, there are not so many rules.
But I heard that Chen Yuan loved his daughter very much, so how could he let him see her.
He couldn't understand, but he heard Chen Xue continue, "Master Zhang is not short of money, but he is short of carriages. If we sell them for ten thousand taels, I wonder if Master Zhang is willing to buy them?"
What a beautiful thought!
Zhang Yiquan almost blurted out, but he sneered, "Ten thousand taels, if you don't want to sell, why bother opening your mouth?"
Chen Xue didn't pay attention, but showed a look of realization, "It turns out that Mr. Zhang has no money, I thought we were the only ones. My family is poor, it turns out that Mr. Zhang is also very poor."
Fart!
Whose family is as poor as yours!
No matter how thick-skinned and tolerant Zhang Yiquan was, he couldn't help but defend himself when he heard these words.
"Are you kidding me? Even if our Zhang family is in dire straits, we can still afford ten thousand taels."
As he said that, he sneered, "It's just that you two are not worth it for your broken carriage.
" "That's right!"
" Then I wish Mr. Zhang that all his wishes will come true and he will get out of the donkey cart as soon as possible!"
When he heard the word donkey cart, Zhang Yiquan seemed to smell the stench on his own body, and his expression suddenly changed. His original high-minded attitude was instantly reduced to the world, and he quickly said with a smile.
"Well, Miss Chen, you have something to say and something to discuss!"
Seeing their daughter easily taking control of the once prosperous third-rank official, Chen Yuan and his wife looked at each other, surprised and relieved at the same time. Their daughter has grown up .