Chapter 324: Fang Hand Who Didn't Achieve His Goal
Fang Laifu, who is known as Fang Laifu by many people in Qingyun County, who is a promising person who seeks to know the county, will basically meet Fang Laifu for the first time, and he pulls the tiger skin of the county, and the gifts sent by people in the future will be handed over, so he has this title. Because of this, Fang Laifu's reputation in Qingyun County is not good, and many merchants have avoided him recently.
Fang Laifu was very unhappy when he saw that the benefits were getting less and less, but because he never asked for benefits from others clearly, he always used a hint method. Therefore, those who have given benefits but have not received corresponding rewards cannot speak of their suffering, and can only consider themselves unlucky.
However, Mrs. Zhixian's order made him suddenly feel that he could get benefits again. After all, Mrs. Zhixian asked people to prepare a lot of gifts for the owner of the carriage. Fang Laifu, who was a little resistant to this task at first, was faintly excited in his heart.
With this feeling in mind, Fang Laifu kept urging the driver to hurry up. The coachman is also a subordinate of the magistrate's government, and he doesn't know his character, and he secretly blames himself for not telling the story that the owner of the bamboo garden has many carriages in his house.
When Lin Zhu and the others came back from the capital, there were more than ten carriages together with the original carriage of Zhuyuan. The coachman was very surprised at the time, and also thought that the owner of the bamboo garden must be a rich man. But he had never heard of a garden like this.
When Fang Laifu asked, the coachman also told him all about the situation. Therefore, Fang Laifu thinks that the owner of this garden may not have any background, but is just an ordinary rich man, who has nothing to do and has built a small village. Moreover, the more people without background. The happier Fang Laifu became, so that he could give him more 'hints'.
The two of them arrived at the periphery of the bamboo garden and parked down. Fang Laifu saw that the gate was very ordinary, and it was only a bamboo garden made of bamboo, and there was not even a plaque, and he despised the owner of this garden in his heart.
Let the coachman step forward first to show his intentions, and he stood reservedly behind, with his head held high, while indicating that his identity was extraordinary, while waiting for the people in Zhuyuan to hear about it. Come and tie yourself up.
What he didn't expect was this. There are several officials in Zhuyuan who are now from the capital, and their momentum is not comparable to that of a small person like Fang Laifu. Not to mention that he is just a housekeeper and a subordinate, even if the magistrate of Qingyun County is promising. None of them necessarily surprised the people of Zhuyuan.
So. The outer concierge is after the coachman identifies. Just politely asked them to wait for a while, he sent someone to ask the steward to come out, and he didn't look frightened by Fang Laifu's identity.
Fang Laifu was a little annoyed and angry. Especially under the snickering eyes of the coachman, his face was feverish, and he couldn't hang it anymore. He secretly swore that he would make this blind subordinate look good.
Zhao Da came on horseback, because he had been busy working at the hot spring hut on the mountain during this time, if there was anything in the garden, it would be too late to walk alone, so Lin Zhu specially asked him to buy a few horses for them to use for transportation.
"Steward Fang came from afar, please forgive me for missing the welcome." Zhao Da dismounted and walked into the room where Fang Laifu and the others were temporarily resting, "Down there is Zhao Da, the chief steward of the bamboo garden." ”
"Hmph." Fang Laifu, who was waiting for a stomach, took Zhao Da's politeness as an apology, and snorted coldly. "Forgive me, thank you for your master's help and lending my wife's carriage."
After a pause, Fang Laifu said again, "My wife specially ordered me to come and return the carriage and send a thank you gift, I wonder if your master can come out to meet you?" ”
Hearing his words, Zhao Da's face darkened, at this time, Lin Zhu and Miss Zhang and Miss Dong were in the hot spring cabin, not to mention that Fang Laifu was just a subordinate, even if the magistrate of Qingyun County came, as a foreign man, it was impossible for the girl to see him.
"Please forgive Steward Fang, my master is inconvenient now," Speaking of this, seeing that Fang Laifu's face was a little bad, he had to say again, "But the little young master happens to be here at this time, I don't know if I can ask Steward Fang to move to the main courtyard?" ”
Fang Laifu followed Zhao Da to the main courtyard of Zhuyuan, and he was secretly surprised in his heart at this time. Because after he agreed, Zhao Da got on the horse, and he and the coachman were also invited to the carriage. It seems that the main courtyard is still some distance away from here.
He suddenly felt very embarrassed, because he had been playing majestic for a long time, but he hadn't even entered the main gate of the house. Thinking of this, he glared at the coachman who came with him warningly, and if he dared to talk nonsense after he returned, he would definitely want him to look good.
With the carriage marching, it was not long before they reached the main entrance. Fang Laifu wanted to get off the train, but he heard Zhao Da's voice coming from outside the carriage, "Steward Fang, the courtyard of the little young master will arrive in a while, please sit down for a while." ”
Fang Laifu couldn't help but feel jealous, how big is your garden?
Fu Dou'er, Lin Yuewei, Feng Rongxuan and Haizi are practicing calligraphy, although they all want to play with it, but because Lin Zhu has assigned the task of practicing calligraphy every day, they have to be patient to complete it first and then do other things.
A few people who were bored heard that someone was visiting, and immediately came to the spirit, Fu Douer, as the main owner, also straightened up a small body, pretended to be serious, and prepared to welcome guests.
Lin Yuewei was born in the Lin family, so he was naturally used to seeing all kinds of guests, but this was the first time to receive guests in person, and he was also very curious.
"Young Master Fu, Young Master Yue, this is the housekeeper in the Fangzhi County Mansion of Qingyun County, and I am here to thank the girl on the order of Mrs. Zhixian County." Zhao Da introduced Fang Laifu and the others into the front hall, and he explained the intention of the two young masters sitting in the main seat.
"Oh." Fu Dou'er nodded and looked in Fang Laifu's direction.
Fang Laifu was startled when Zhao Da said that the two children sitting in the first place were young masters, he always thought that the owner of this garden had to be an old man of fifty or sixty years old, and the young master and the like should be adults. Where did I think it was actually two children under the age of ten.
He suddenly felt that he didn't know how to deal with it, and he felt that he had been tricked, and he stood there with an embarrassed expression on his face.
"My sister said that it is fun to help others, so you don't need to give gifts." Fu Douer said seriously.
Hearing this, Fang Laifu was overjoyed, and it seemed that these treasures could fall into his own hands. However, he couldn't show it too obviously, and felt that he should be polite, "Where does the little young master say, my wife pays the most attention to etiquette, and the little gift is to express her gratitude, and ask the little young master to accept it on his behalf." ”
"So?" Fu Douer felt a little embarrassed, and her sister said that she didn't need to thank her, but people still had to give gifts, what should I do? He looked at Lin Yuewei next to him.
"Since it's a small gift, Uncle Zhao, you can take it." Lin Yuewei has been smart since he was a child, and he has seen too many snobbish and hypocritical people, and he vaguely feels that the housekeeper below doesn't seem to want to give gifts sincerely. So he deliberately agreed.
"Ugh." Fang Laifu was a little dumbfounded, how could this be different from what he expected? He was originally waiting for Fu Dou'er to refuse again, and then he took the things away with him. didn't want to sit next to Fu Dou'er all the time, but Lin Yuewei didn't make a sound, and actually nodded and accepted it.
Fang Laifu's expression was a little unnatural, he laughed dryly, and asked Zhao Da, "Which of these two is the little young master?" He didn't think that Lin Yuewei, who was dressed in cotton clothes, was also the little owner of the family.
"This is Young Master Fu, this is Young Master Yue, both of them are the younger brothers of my girl." Zhao Da also understood the housekeeper's mind at this time, and looked down on him very much, so he deliberately said this, ashamed of him.
Fang Laifu felt that his purpose had failed, and he was very unwilling in his heart, and thought about it, how could he be the housekeeper in the county government, how could people look down on him so much?
"Steward Zhao, why don't you invite your master to come and see you? I will go back next time and explain to my wife. Fang Laifu took out the signboard of Mrs. Zhixian. Let the two children accept the gratitude of Mrs. Zhixian, I'm afraid it's a little inappropriate, right? There was a hint of threat in his words.
"How can someone like you see my sister?" Lin Yuewei gradually became a little angry, he was familiar with it in the Lin Mansion, of course, he knew what was going on in the county, and the concept of rank was much heavier than that of Fu Dou'er, he was very displeased with the rudeness of such a subordinate as Fang Laifu.
Fang Laifu was stunned for a moment, and when he said this, his face was a little dark. (To be continued......)