The housekeeper is still qualified, he has already prepared the New Year's gift, but some people are still unsure, so Li Chuan has to decide.

And the housekeeper also reminded Li Chuan very vaguely that he should go out and find a qualified housekeeper to take over, after all, he is a person in the palace, and it is impossible to be his housekeeper here all the time.

Li Chuan has a headache, where is he going to find a qualified housekeeper?

Can you buy it?!

After looking at the sky, Li Chuan decided to go out and try his luck.

He hadn't been to the slave market yet, so he should have seen it up.

Xu Jingzong didn't follow Li Chuan, it's almost the New Year, he has a lot of things to do, and he can be regarded as taking a leave of absence these days.

As for when he will come back, it will probably be the end of the New Year, and he must come back before the official start of school anyway.

With a small amount of silver and nearly ten guards, Li Chuan went out and went straight to the slave market.

The slaves did not stand outside for selection as they did in the summer, but sat in the house and waited, and the tooth people were selling for a good price, and these people were not bad for whatever reason.

The only ones who were treated badly were those foreign slaves.

"Butler?" The tooth man smiled bitterly and said, "My lord, you are embarrassed, how can our slaves here meet the kind of request of the housekeeper." ”

Don't be funny, as a county housekeeper, there are a lot of requirements, don't say anything else, just say whether the officials can be recognized, whether the factions between each other can be understood, and those potential rules in the officialdom that are never clear, if you don't understand these, you dare to be a housekeeper? That's looking for death.

"So it's gone?" Li Chuan was not disappointed, after all, he only came with one ten-thousandth hope.

"Not really, my lord, if you lack a girl who warms the bed, we can still try to pick one." The tooth man bowed his head and bowed, for fear that Li Chuan would not go well and cut him again.

Li Chuan didn't have this idea, and when he heard that he didn't, he just shook his head slightly and said, "Forget it." ”

Changed one, and the result was the same.

Li Chuan looked forward, there were only a few companies doing this business, and he felt that he should not be able to find it here.

"Huh? Wait, I know you. As soon as Li Chuan turned around, he saw a somewhat familiar figure.

He thought about it for two seconds, and then he remembered who this man was.

The prepared said that he did not know who he was, but that he had seen him.

The man glanced back, and when he saw Li Chuan, he walked faster, and turned into an alley in a few steps, obviously not wanting to contact Li Chuan.

Li Chuan instinctively stopped after chasing two steps, scratching his head innocently, originally he wanted to thank this person for what happened last time, but now it seems that people don't want his thanks, probably more hope that he doesn't appear.

In that case, it's not good to come forward and bother again.

"My lord, do you want us to chase after you?" One of the guards came over and asked.

"No need." Li Chuan shook his head and said, "Let's find a teahouse to sit in." ”

"Yes." The guards began to sift through the nearby teahouses and found one that was convenient for them to protect and seemed relatively safe, so they reported to Li Chuan.

The group went in to drink tea, and Li Chuan sat by the window on the second floor, pushed the window open slightly, and looked out of the window.

Thanks to the tin stove he made, the teahouse is now very warm, and the tea money is more expensive than in the summer, everyone knows that this is coal money.

The only thing that's a little regrettable is that the window is not installed with glass, and if you want to see outside, you can only open the window, but when you open the window, the cold wind blows in, not to mention whether Li Chuan is afraid of the cold, even if he is not afraid, it is not good to affect others.

So Li Chuan only opened a gap.

The tea in the teahouse is still so expensive, but now that the types of tea have changed, Li Daozong has used all the knowledge deducted from him and sold it in different qualities, and the business is quite good.

Tea has been sold to the steppes and the southern countries.

Speaking of the grassland, we have to mention this guy Jieli, they fought a lively internal fight, and finally finished the fight, and they even came to provoke Datang again.

Li Chuan felt that this guy must be tired of being alive, knowing that Li Shimin had long seen him unpleasantly, even if he didn't jump, he would be cleaned up sooner or later, but he even thought that Li Shimin was too slow, so he jumped up by himself.

So Li Shimin fulfilled him, sent troops to conquer, and brought a lot of explosives bags.

Probably because Li Shimin wanted to see the power of refining medicine, speaking of which, Li Chuan was quite optimistic about this war.

After all, in history, Jieli was caught dancing in Chang'an, so what will change after he comes? Don't you can't dance if you want to, and you will be blown up directly, right?!

"Huh? ...... over there" Li Chuan pushed the window wider, called the guards beside him, and said, "Come and see, is the one who was beaten the same person I called just now?" ”

It's a bit far away, he's not quite sure.

"Yes, my lord, do you want to help?" The guards only glanced at it, and they were sure, after all, they were professionals.

"Go and help." Li Chuan ordered himself not to move, he has self-knowledge, if he fights or something, he will be able to win against children.

Speaking of exercise, he has always been in the plan, and there is always something to interrupt him after a few days of exercise, and he doesn't want to practice anymore, especially now that the weather is so cold, he doesn't want to go out of the house.

Squinting into the distance, Li Chuan noticed that the people who beat people looked like they were all from extraordinary backgrounds, at least in terms of dress, they should all be rich and noble, and they couldn't tell their age, after all, the distance was too far.

When the guards arrived, the man had been knocked to the ground and had not moved for a long time, and the beater had already left.

The guards didn't catch up, so they could only save people first and carry them directly to the hospital.

Li Chuan also came out of the teahouse and went to the medical hall to meet the guards.

"Is it badly hurt?" Li Chuan asked the doctor.

"I needed to raise it for half a month, and my bones were a little injured, but fortunately they didn't break." The doctor was a little embarrassed, if the bone was broken, it would be the trouble.

Li Chuan nodded, leaned over to take a look, the person was still unconscious, he carefully recognized it, it was indeed the person he saw that night.

In the secret room in that inexplicable mansion.

Later, he inquired and heard that it was the residence of an official of the Criminal Department, and the official belonged to the Zheng family, and Li Chuan instinctively thought that this person was the Zheng family.

But now it seems, probably, probably, no? After all, the Zheng family wouldn't be so miserable.

The external injury has been medicated, and the Chinese medicine for internal use has also been prescribed, but the person is still unconscious, and Li Chuan is not sure whether to send him to the mansion.

In the end, Li Chuan still brought the person home, after all, he was not sure if this person was from the mansion, although it seemed that he was quite familiar with the mansion.

When I brought the medicine home, I woke up.

When he opened his eyes, he first glanced around, then his eyes fell on Xiao Yinzi, who came in with a medicine bowl, and finally glanced at Li Chuan who was sitting in a rocking chair.

Then the man sat up slowly, picked up the medicine, and drank it in one gulp.

"I said, aren't you afraid of getting hot?" Li Chuan's eyes were a little straight.

"It's fine." This person glanced at Li Chuan, thought about it, and popped out two more words: "Thank you." ”

"You're welcome, my name is Li Chuan, what's your name?" Li Chuan became curious about this person.

It should be said that he was already curious that night, but now he has the opportunity to ask.

The man was silent for a long time before he raised his eyes and said, "You call me Xu Xinsheng." ”

Xu Xinsheng? Promise yourself a new life? Is this name intended to say goodbye to the past?

"Freshman, you can call me a thousand years." Li Chuan didn't get to the bottom of it, which made Xu Xinsheng feel more comfortable.

"Thank you today, I'll leave in a moment." Xu Xinsheng had no intention of resting here.

"Those who beat you ......," Li Chuan nodded.

"A bunch of idiots." Xu Xinsheng said expressionlessly.

"Uh, you're not the Zheng family?" Li Chuan thought about it and still asked.

Xu Xinsheng looked straight into Li Chuan's eyes, "No, that day, you forgot." ”

"Oh, so where do you live?" Li Chuan blinked, fortunately he didn't send anyone back.

Xu Xinsheng was silent again, his eyes were a little distracted, and it took a while to regain consciousness and say, "Probably, there is no place to live now." ”

"Why don't you stay?" Li Chuan invited.

Xu Xinsheng looked at him silently for a long time, and looked at Li Chuan a little hairy, so he nodded hesitantly and said, "It's troublesome." ”

"No trouble." Li Chuan stood up and said, "I'll live in this room, and I'll arrange someone to serve you." ”

Xu Xinsheng frowned slightly, and said, "I don't need to serve people, I can do it myself." ”

"I don't think you can do it, after all, you are still injured, don't worry, arranging someone to serve you will only make it easier than what he used to do, and it won't trouble anyone." This is a person who doesn't want to owe favors to everyone, as if he wants to draw a line with the whole world.

Xu Xinsheng was silent and did not object again.

When Li Chuan went out, he randomly pointed to a small man who swept the floor, and asked him to hold it for a few days for the time being, anyway, it would be easier to serve tea and pour water to decoction in a warm room than to sweep the floor in the cold wind outside.

The little guy went happily, leaving behind a group of envious eyes.

took in people, and it was not in vain to go out, Li Chuan read the book leisurely, and did not take it seriously.

But the guards can't, everyone who is close to Li Chuan, they have to find out.

This touch is a problem.

People always have an identity in the world, and it is not a simple matter to abandon the identity, not to mention Xu Xinsheng's identity that is okay if no one checks it, and it will be missed if you check it.

Before the New Year, this investigation report was handed over to Li Shimin.

Li Shimin took it and looked at it for a long time, raised his head and squinted his eyes to recall.

Xu Chenghai is very impressed, and he admired him at the beginning, but unfortunately, he is Li Jiancheng's person.

This man is a bit stupid, and he will not compromise even if he recognizes a truth, so when he refutes the meaning of those treacherous villains, he is assassinated.

He died early, before Li Jiancheng died, so speaking of which, Li Shimin really had nothing to do with him, but when this person died, he also sighed, a rare good person.

That's right, he is a good person, a good person who is dedicated to the people and truly proceeds from the interests of the people.

It's a pity that sometimes, there is no room for such good people.

Xu Xinsheng is Xu Chenghai's grandson, and that mansion, he remembers, was given to Xu Chenghai by Li Jiancheng at the beginning, and as for what happened later, he doesn't know very well.

"What happened to Chacha? Xu Xinsheng, what was his name before? What have you been through? "With such a person by Li Chuan's side, he is not sure whether it is good or bad, and he can only know after investigation.

The Dark Eagle led the way.

Li Shimin put this matter aside first, tomorrow is the New Year, and in the new year, he wants to hear some good news, such as catching Jieli.

The New Year is always happy, even the children are much more cheerful, and those who can afford it can buy a few pieces of maltose to make the children sweet.

Li Chuan also prepared a lot of sugar and waited for it to be sprinkled at the door early tomorrow morning.

This is what the rich have to do every year, no matter where the children come to pay New Year's greetings, anyway, if they say auspicious words, they have to give something, either copper plate or sugar.

In fact, children prefer to ask for sugar, after all, copper plates can't fall into their hands, and one or two copper plates, you really can't buy any sugar.

In order to celebrate the New Year, Li Chuan also asked the craftsmen to make a lot of fireworks, which they planned to set off at night.

It's a pity that firecrackers can't be set off, and he also asked specifically, but Li Shimin didn't agree, for fear that he would scare the people.

How can the people be so vulnerable, how festive it is to set off some firecrackers, it's a pity.

Evening soon came, Li Chuan got into a carriage with gifts and drove to the palace to attend the banquet.

Suzaku Street, which is usually extremely spacious, is jammed with horse-drawn carriages at this time, and it will hit you if you move.

Li Chuan held his chin, lifted the curtain and looked out, sighing in his heart, he didn't expect that he couldn't escape the fate of traffic jams when he arrived in Datang, sure enough, no matter how wide the street was, it was useless, there were too many people walking, and he didn't run anywhere.

Looking at it, he found a familiar face again, it should be said, in fact, he only met once, but that time made him a little girl.

The girl held her hands and followed a carriage, looking at the style of the carriage, the identity of the people in the carriage should not be low, but who it was, Li Chuan didn't know.

There was a sign on the carriage, but the problem was, he didn't recognize it.

I wanted to ask someone, but it turned out that Xiao Yinzi was not in the car, and the guy had to sit outside on a cold day, and I don't know if he was blown stupid by the wind.

After a few glances, Li Chuan lowered the curtain, after all, people should be female dependents, and it was not good for him to stare at it all the time.

The money is earned, and people become strangers, so it's a big deal to nod when you look at the face.

Li Chuan felt that there should be no such opportunity, after all, the ladies had to go to the harem first, and they would follow the queen to the front when the banquet began, but they were all with their own masters, and they would not run around.

Feeling the carriage moving slowly, Li Chuan sighed in his heart, he always felt that the fireworks he had prepared might not be needed tonight.

At this rate, it won't be midnight until the banquet is over.

"Little Yinzi, are you ready to eat?" Li Chuan raised the curtain slightly and asked to the front.

At this rate, he thinks it should be just right to enter the palace for supper, waiting for dinner? Oh, be hungry!