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Before dusk that night, Cao An, Zhang Ji, and Ma Cheng came to Zhao Yu's house, and then under Zhao Yu's instructions, they were led into the house by Jingnu.

After entering the house, the three of them saluted Zhao Yu one after another.

"Young master."

"Second son."

The person who called Zhao Yu the young master like Jingnu was Zhao Yu's former servant Cao An, who was five or six years older than Zhao Yu, and looked fifteen or sixteen years old......

"Was he so thin last time?"

Zhao Yu was a little confused in his heart.

At this time, Cao An was so excited that he even choked up a little when he spoke: "Young master, I thought I would never have the opportunity to serve the young master in the future......"

Looking at Cao An's excited appearance, Zhao Yu said with relief: "Calm down, calm down, Cao An, why have you been there recently?" ”

As soon as he heard this, Cao An's face suddenly drooped with excitement, and he said bitterly: "I was punished by my uncle to guard the barn between the fields in our mansion......"

Through Cao An's explanation, Zhao Yu knew that Cao Ju, the chief steward of the Xianghou Mansion, was Cao An's uncle, and after Zhao Yu fell from the tree that day, in view of the fact that he was fine except for losing his past memories at that time, Zhou did not open his mouth to order the punishment of Cao An, Zhang Ji, and Ma Cheng, but Cao Ju Cao was in charge of affairs, and he still sent his nephew Cao An to guard the barn outside the mansion as a punishment.

To put it simply, before Jingnu, Cao An was the messenger by Zhao Yu's side, and he was inseparable from Zhao Yu, so the relationship between the master and servant was the deepest.

To appease Cao An, Zhao Yu turned his head to look at Zhang Ji and Ma Cheng,

Zhang Ji and Ma Cheng are both adults, in their twenties, and at a cursory glance, they know that Kong Wu is powerful, but judging from the situation of meeting again today, it seems that the two are very surprised to return to Zhao Yu again.

No, when Cao An thought that he had a deep relationship with Zhao Yu in the past and had no scruples to complain to Zhao Yu, Zhang Ji and Ma Cheng just stood aside and didn't say a word.

Seeing this, Zhao Yu asked the two: "Zhang Ji, Ma Cheng, what punishment have you received?" ”

Zhang Ji and Ma Cheng glanced at each other, and then Zhang Ji said calmly: "If you return to the second son, the two of us were just reprimanded by Zhang Weichang and sent to patrol the fields outside the mansion, but in fact, it is nothing. ”

Compared with Cao An, Zhang Ji and Ma Cheng only call Zhao Yu the second son, like most of the servants and guards in the house, this title is not Zhao Yu's side, and in fact, these two people are indeed not Zhao Yu's side of the messenger, but Luyang Township Marquis selected to teach Zhao Yu's martial arts, responsible for teaching Zhao Yu swordsmanship, horsemanship, archery, etc., after Zhao Yu grows up and joins the army in the future, these two people may also serve as Zhao Yu's followers, and Zhao Yu joined the army together, so that they can take care of each other.

However, because Zhao Yu was too stubborn in the past, too close to Cao An and refused to listen to the advice of Zhang Ji and Ma Cheng, therefore, these two people and Zhao Yu actually did not have too deep feelings, and they were transferred back to Zhao Yu again today, and the two of them also felt a little surprised.

In general, these two people are different from Cao An, they will not look forward to everything for Zhao Yu, but have their own judgment, which is why they quarreled with Cao An that day.

Noticing that Zhang Ji and Ma Cheng's attitudes were a little estranged, Zhao Yu arched his hand and said to Zhang Ji and Ma Cheng: "Zhang Ji, Ma Cheng, I really can't help but hurt you and Cao An a few days ago. ”

This move completely surprised Zhang Ji and Ma Cheng, and the two of them hurriedly stepped forward to support Zhao Yu, and said in a loud voice: "The second son has been humiliated. ”

Indeed, Zhao Yu, as the second son of the house, deigned to salute the two, which really flattered Zhang Ji and Ma Cheng, and some of the unhappiness in the past in their hearts suddenly disappeared.

Subsequently, when Zhao Yu put forward his idea and hoped that Zhang Ji and Ma Cheng would protect him outside the mansion tomorrow, the two readily agreed.

Seeing this, Zhao Yu instructed Jing Nu: "Jing Nu, you go and tell your mother, I won't go to the North Mansion to eat today, and then you ask the cook to prepare some wine and food and send them to this house......"

Jingnu looked at Cao An, Zhang Ji, and Ma Cheng, and hesitated: "Young master, this ......"

On the side, Cao An, Zhang Ji, and Ma Cheng also expressed their indifference, after all, the three of them are all people in the house, and they all know that tonight's meal has always been a reunion meal for the Luyang Township Hou family, how can it be delayed because of them.

Waving his hand to interrupt the persuasion of the three of them, Zhao Yu said with a smile: "I have the right to apologize to the three of you." …… Jingnu, go quickly, my mother won't disagree. ”

"This ...... All right. Jingnu hesitated, but finally went.

Sure enough, after Zhou learned about Zhao Yu's plan from Jing Nu, she was not dissatisfied, she even said with a smile: "My son has really grown up, and he knows how to win people's hearts, Jing Nu, you go and tell the cook to prepare some wine and food." ”

"Yes, ma'am."

"Wait, look at the concubine, the concubine is still young, it doesn't matter if you eat a little wine, but don't overdo it."

"Yes, ma'am."

With Zhou's permission, Jingnu instructed the cook to prepare some wine and food and send them to Zhao Yu's house, so that Zhao Yu, Cao An, Zhang Ji, and Ma Cheng could eat and drink in the house.

While having dinner together, Zhao Yu also asked Cao An, Zhang Ji, and Ma Cheng about their experiences in the past few days: "I heard that the three of you were in a few barns outside the detention mansion some time ago, is it because of the refugees?" ”

In view of the fact that Zhao Yu condescended to apologize, and invited them to eat in the house, not to mention Cao An, Zhang Ji and Ma Cheng have also eliminated the mustard in their hearts, and when they heard Zhao Yu ask, Zhang Ji nodded and said: "As the second prince said, it is precisely because there are refugees who pick the lock and break into the barn of our house to grab grain that Zhang Weichang will send us to guard the barn......

"Pick a lock?"

Zhao Yu was very surprised when he heard it, because his impression of the refugees was only those people who gathered outside the mansion some time ago, especially the woman with two children, naturally he would not have thought that the group of refugees would also act radically.

"Ahh

Ma Cheng, who was beside him, responded, and then sneered and said with a smile: "Picking locks, smashing doors, and even attacking our brothers with homemade wooden sticks and forks, and threatening to set fire to the barn, a group of thugs!" ”

Zhao Yu turned his head to look at Cao An, who noticed Zhao Yu's gaze, nodded again and again and said: "Young master, this is true, you can't imagine how hateful that group of people is, at first they just stole the grain in the fields of our mansion, and then they became more and more emboldened, gathering crowds to attack the barn of our mansion, if it weren't for Zhang Weichang......"

Speaking of this, he suddenly paused, and exchanged glances with Zhang Ji and Ma Cheng, as if he was hesitating whether he should tell the second son in front of him about those things.

In the end, the three of them still chose to conceal it in good faith, and Zhang Jikou diverted the topic: "However, after the opening of the county seat today, there are gradually fewer refugees in the fields and barns in our house. ”

Zhao Yu guessed that these three people obviously hid some bloody conflicts from him, after all, if you think about it, you also know that if that group of refugees were really bold enough to attack the barn in their house, and even threatened to set it on fire, the guards in the house led by Zhang Chun and Zhang Weichang would definitely have serious conflicts with those refugees, and even cause deaths.

Thinking of this, Zhao Yu didn't ask any more questions, and followed Zhang Ji's words and asked, "The three of you were also sent to the work site, how is it, how is the situation?" ”

"Most of the refugees are honest." Zhang Ji put down the wine bowl in his hand and said: "As soon as the county opened a work site, they went to those work sites and honestly dug the soil in exchange for food...... Ma Cheng and I supervised some of the refugees for a few days, and on the whole it was okay, but sometimes we were worried that this group of refugees would cause trouble......"

"The main thing is that there is a shortage of manpower."

Ma Cheng, who was on the side, explained along with Zhang Ji's words: "In the past few days, just the two of us, we have to take care of two or three hundred refugees, not only to watch them to prevent some of them from being lazy, but also to maintain order when eating...... Especially when it was time to eat, some refugees were afraid of eating too little, and even if they think about it now, they are afraid of it. ”

From the side, Cao An saw Zhao Yu talking vigorously to Zhang Ji and Ma Cheng, and he couldn't help but interject: "You two are okay, just supervise those refugees, and I will also be responsible for fighting rice buckets, I can be tired to death in the past few days......"

"I told me how I feel like I've lost a lot of weight."

Glancing at Cao An, who looked like a thin monkey, Zhao Yu suddenly realized.

With the help of this meal, Zhao Yu asked Cao An, Zhang Ji, and Ma Cheng about the general situation of the site, and the atmosphere between the several people also became much more harmonious with this meal.

Only Jing Nu looked out of place, sitting beside Zhao Yu with food from beginning to end, without saying a word.

Around the end of the day, after Zhao Yu asked everyone to go out of the house tomorrow to see what was going on, Cao An, Zhang Ji, and Ma Cheng left one after another, and each went back to their respective houses to rest.

"Second son...... It feels like a lot has changed. ”

After leaving Zhao Yu's house, Zhang Ji couldn't help but say to Ma Cheng.

Although he was a little drunk, Ma Cheng still had his own judgment, and after hearing it, he nodded and said, "It's like two people." ”

"Why didn't I feel it?" Cao An interjected on the side.

Glancing at Cao An, Zhang Ji and Ma Cheng glanced at each other, didn't say anything, and went straight back to the house to rest.

They are not all the way to this guy.

At this time, in Zhao Yu's house, Jingnu was cleaning up the dishes and chopsticks with several servants who had been summoned.

After cleaning up, after the servants left with dishes and chopsticks, Zhao Yu asked Jing Nu curiously: "Jing Nu, why haven't you spoken all the time?" ”

Jingnu hesitated for a moment, and said to Zhao Yu: "Young master, Zhang Ji and Ma Cheng are capable people, but Cao An, the slave thinks that the young master should no longer associate with him, and even, should not recall him to his side, as far as the slave knows, Cao An has no other skills in the past except to teach the young master......

Zhao Yu had long known that Jingnu had prejudices against Cao An, and said with a smile when she heard this: "I am measured. ”

Hearing this, Jingnu couldn't say anything more.

Different from Jingnu's prejudice against Cao An, Zhao Yu actually has a good impression of Cao An, after all, after he fell from under the tree that day, Cao An was extremely eager, regardless of whether he taught him or not, at least Cao An was loyal enough to him - or to Zhao Yu in the past.

What's wrong with having a servant who is obedient in words and deeds by his side?

There was nothing to do that night, and Zhao Yu and Jingnu rested early.

Tomorrow, he decided to take a few people to the nearby work site to see the situation, after all, the real implementation of work for relief is indeed not as simple as it says, if you can't coordinate all aspects of the personnel, it will be a mess.