The last time I accompanied Yu Wenhu on his southern tour, Master Yu had never been to Yangzhou, but he had already admired Yangzhou's snacks in his heart. This time I returned to Yangzhou, and the big man who had nothing to do was light, so he took a child to the street, and he must appreciate the charm of Yangzhou snacks.

In addition to the four male dolls, Yingchun and Lin Daiyu were also urged by the eldest master to change into men's clothes and led them out together. On this day, even Lin Ruhai, who was in better health, also took him to his time-honored brand - Fuchun Teahouse. Although it is called a tea house, it is also famous for its tea soup dumplings. For this, the eldest lord came early in the morning with people.

In an alley, Master Yu sat in the elegant seat on the second floor of the Fuchun Tea House, and after ordering a bunch of refreshments, he chatted with Lin Ruhai, surrounded by six dolls of all sizes who were looking forward to eating.

"Big brother, my performance a few days ago has been approved, and the saint means that I should go back to Beijing to report on my work first, and then make another appointment after my body recovers. Now I am just waiting for the arrival of the new Salt Inspector, and I am about to leave for Beijing. Lin Ruhai glanced at the tea foam lightly, and asked, "I don't know how the eldest brother's errand is going, we may go back to Beijing together?" ”

The eldest man's eyes were not on the tea, he was always paying attention to a few dolls, and he said indifferently when he heard the words: "Then who knows, I want to rush back, my good granddaughter will be one year old next month, but I, who is a grandfather, can't even catch up with her Zhou banquet, and I'm worried to death." It's just that if the boat over there doesn't come back, I can't make a trip, so I can only spend it here. ”

It's June now, and it's been almost ten days since the steam engine ship was on trial, but there has been no news yet. He was now only looking forward to the return of the few ships on trial voyage, and it was better to come back without any problems. In this way, the master can immediately set off and rush back to Beijing to celebrate his granddaughter's first birthday.

"This is indeed a pity, but as courtiers, it is the first priority to run errands for the saint, and these common things can only be regretted. Now, I just hope that the successor will come later, so that I can go on the road with my eldest brother. "When it comes to serious errands, Lin Ruhai is still very strict, not at all like the old man who can pick a son at any time.

"That's it, let's not talk about these sad things. Since you have already decided to enter Beijing, have you sent someone back to Beijing to pack up your house first? I remember that your Lin family seems to have an old mansion in Beijing, but I'm afraid no one has lived in it for more than ten years, is that house okay? The old man waved his hand irritably, and interrogated about the matter beside him.

"I've sent someone to go, the house has been around for a long time, but there have always been people guarding and maintaining it, I want to work harder, and it should be no problem to live in it when I return to Beijing." Lin Ruhai didn't dwell on this topic, he knew a little bit about Jia Yu's errands, and understood that it was not something he should investigate.

After a while, the refreshments were delivered one by one, and Master Yu was busy taking care of a few children to eat and drink, so he didn't care about talking to Lin Ruhai. This is the first time Lin Ruhai has gone out with them, and it is also the first time to see how Jia Yu takes care of the children, so he can't help but secretly smack his tongue.

In my impression, this eldest brother has always been a careless man who has no responsibility and lives a mess. Even though he has a good impression of him now, Lin Ruhai still didn't expect that he would be so patient with the children. Personally taught them how to eat soup dumplings, repeatedly told them to be careful not to burn, and the children met any requirements one by one...... It was a real eye-opener for him.

Lin Ruhai was sighing to himself, and suddenly he heard a chaotic sound outside, and he could vaguely hear a woman shouting "help" or something. As an official in Yangzhou, although he was not in charge of local government affairs, Lin Ruhai still frowned, and was about to order someone to go down to check one or two, but suddenly caught a glimpse of Jia Yu's unheard figure.

"What did the eldest brother hear, should we take care of it?"

Master Yu looked at him strangely when he heard this, and first wiped the soup from the corner of his mouth for the old son who raised his face, and then said, "What's the matter?" You and I are not magistrates in Yangzhou, and we don't have to meddle in other people's local affairs. Besides, this is Yangzhou City, there is the one who bullies men and women, what kind of big mess can there be in broad daylight, and he Yangzhou prefect doesn't plan to do it? ”

"Hehe......" Lin Ruhai was a little embarrassed when he heard this, but he let his eldest brother see the joke. He really shouldn't take care of this matter, he really can't look past it, just send someone to the yamen to say it, and the Yangzhou prefect still dares to leave it alone?

Neither of them was going to take care of things, but the noise outside was getting louder and louder, and it should be the troublemakers approaching this side. But even so, Master Pardon and Lin Ruhai still sat peacefully, and they didn't intend to meddle in things.

Adults don't have much curiosity, but dolls can't. At the very least, Jia Xiaocong couldn't sit still, so he pulled Wang Ban'er and rubbed against the window, and even followed the two princes. In addition to Ban'er, they either grew up in the courtyard of the deep house or in the deep palace, how have they ever seen this kind of liveliness, since they have met it, they must not miss it.

Seeing the four and a half big dolls lined up, one by one tiptoeing on the window edge and looking down, the old man couldn't help but laugh. That's it, since the dolls want to see the excitement, he won't stop it, so let's take a look.

So the eldest man came to the bedside, picked the youngest and shortest Wang Ban'er, picked him up, and looked down himself.

I saw that there was a mess not far from the Fuchun Tea House, and it seemed that a gentleman led his subordinates to surround a girl, and his words and actions were more tonal. Play. Because it was not far from the teahouse, the eldest lord was condescending, but listened to their conversation clearly.

"This uncle, the little woman just sold herself to bury her father, and was willing to serve her master as a slave and a maid, but she did not sell herself as a concubine, please let the little woman go, please ......" The woman who spoke looked seventeen or eighteen years old, with a beautiful and fair face, and a pair of tearful eyes like crying, under the background of a plain clothes, she looked more and more moving.

"Nonsense, the lord sold you back, and didn't let you be a slave or a maid, could it be that you still be the master. Since you sold yourself to bury your father, and offered a price of 100 taels, and the lord didn't bargain with you, why didn't you sell it to the lord? Why, do you have to choose someone to bury your father? Don't be afraid to pick and choose, your father's corpse stinks, and now it's June weather, and you can't let it go for two days. The man who spoke shook the folding fan locally, and the words he said could make people fall away.

When the lord heard this, he was happy, and when he looked closely, he found that the person who spoke was still an acquaintance. This gentleman is not an outsider, it is the Xue family's trouble-loving overlord - Xue Pan. The eldest lord couldn't help but wonder, Xue Pan should be in the capital, how did he get to the boundary of Yangzhou, and he also fell in love with a little lady who sold herself to bury her father.

Xue Pan threw out a purse containing silver, and called someone to pull the little lady, it seems that he doesn't plan to rub it. The little lady seemed to be very reluctant, struggling very violently, shouting "help" loudly. She seemed to see Master Pardon in her struggle, as if she had seen a savior, she looked straight over, and pleaded with her mouth, "Master, this master, save me......"

Listening to the bloody call of the cuckoo in his ears, the old man couldn't help but squint slightly. Why is this happening, it seems to be coming for the master? It's no wonder that the old man is suspicious, it's really a coincidence, and this little lady's betrayal and burial of her father is also quite disobedient.

Following the little lady's eyes, Xue Pan also saw the old man, who was stunned at that time, and suddenly felt a little weak in his heart, but then he became righteous again. He's just buying a maid who sells himself, and he gives a lot of silver for a tael, and he has a reason when he says it. is wrong, and the fault is also this little lady who sells herself, not his Uncle Xue.

"Wenlong, don't hurry up and come up, don't be embarrassed below. By the way, bring that little lady with you. The eldest man put down Wang Ban'er, and brought a few dolls back to the table to eat, before reaching out to Xue Pan and letting him come upstairs. Whether it's for the lord or not, you'll know if you give it a try.

Xue Pan hurriedly agreed, and entered the tea house with trepidation. This little lady looks very appetizing to him, and he is determined to get it, but if the eldest master asks him for someone later, what should he do? He had heard that this old man was a hungry ghost in the sex, and he was the most old-hearted, and he didn't know how many aunts there were in the room.

Master Pardon doesn't know this guy's careful thinking, otherwise he would have to slap him. Although he did bastard, he has long since reformed himself, okay? The aunts in the house had already scattered a large sum of silver, and each of them had their own home, and there was no one left.

"What's the matter, it's a mess early in the morning, are you itchy skin?" After Xue Pan went upstairs to greet him, the eldest master snatched his fan angrily and knocked him unceremoniously, "When did you come here and what are you doing?" ”

For Xue Pan, the feelings of the old man are very complicated. In the "dream", he still has some friendship with Xue Pan, but he is also apprehensive about his naïve and bold and ability to cause trouble. However, this kid is not completely helpless, but he knows a little bit of affection, but he doesn't know whether to teach it well or not.

Xue Pan was knocked a little stunned, although he was related to the Jia family and also stayed in Rongguo Mansion, he was not familiar with this old man. Being treated like this by him at this time, I didn't feel humiliated, but I only felt very close, which was strange.

However, he has the same kind of benefit, and he doesn't want to think about anything that he can't figure out, so he immediately smiled and said: "It's not for the ship to go to sea, I've been here for almost a month to do goods in the south." I knew you were also here, and I thought about going to see you, but I didn't dare to come because I was afraid of delaying your errand. ”

"Oh, I remember that the Xue family didn't buy a sea boat, what kind of goods did you come to handle, but you rented someone else's boat?" Master Pardon's eyes rolled slightly, and he asked with a smile.

"Hey, that's just a name, why didn't our family ......" Xue Pan couldn't help but say something when he saw him kind, originally he was not a person who could hide his words.

It's just that as soon as he finished speaking, he was interrupted by a resentful female voice, "Master, please ask this master to be the master of the little woman!" ”