At the end of the second day, Lu's firm.

“...... That's how it happened, Mr. Lu! You are kind to this palace, so this time I came to inform you to leave this city early, and soon the Quanzhou Mansion will be in chaos, so you should set a stop as soon as possible. The palace is in the county lord's mansion in Dadu, and there is also a lack of a bookkeeper, if you don't dislike the lowly position, this palace is willing to take you back to Dadu, do you think it's okay? Xiang Lan'er sat in the middle of the room and said, at this time there were two personal maids standing behind her.

"County Lord! You have come to the grass people's dwelling with a thousand daughters, and you can tell me about this, and the grass people are very grateful for this! But I have been operating for the Lu family for many years, if I leave at this time, then I will have the grace of the Lu family master who has known me for many years, and I hope you will forgive me for not being able to obey my fate! Lu Shaobei replied neither humbly nor arrogantly, but he was secretly shocked by what Xiang Lan'er said.

"Sir! Even so, this palace is inconvenient to be reluctant, but I don't know what your plans are in the future? Xiang Lan'er sighed in her heart, and sure enough, as the master said, the current leader of the Shang Alliance refused to leave the city at all.

She originally thought that Lu Shaobei had been kind to her and wanted to take him out of this city, as the leader of the business alliance, although the current business alliance strength is not as good as a hundred years ago, but it is still a strong economic force, Xianglan'er naturally wants to protect Lu Shaobei's safety, and wants to use Lu Shaobei's secret control of the business alliance in the future.

But at this time, Xiang Lan'er must not inform Lu Shaobei of her true intentions, nor can she tell his master's secret, she still remembers what the middle-aged Confucian said when she was about to go out: "In the past hundred years, the Shang Alliance has used its huge financial resources to restore the Han Dynasty, which is also the reason why rebel armies in various places can continue to appear." ”

"And my iron shirt is constantly using power to create disputes in the Yuan court, so that the Yuan court can not be twisted into a ball, you only need to inform Lu Shaobei of this matter, I believe that the business alliance will move the focus of business out of Quanzhou, to achieve this purpose!"

After Lu Shaobei heard Xiang Lan'er's words, he couldn't help but sigh slightly, and then said: "What the county lord said must be the truth, I will discuss with the head of the family later, and move the main business focus of the business to the south, and we can only come back after the two ten thousand households evacuate Quanzhou, the two major families are known for their fierceness and domineering, if they enter the city, they must be like them Persians who rebelled and became kings in the Fuzhejiang area, and the business order will be completely disrupted, we Han people in the south, It will inevitably become a target for their Persian clan, and leaving this city may be the only option! ”

Xiang Lan'er nodded, didn't ask more, and was about to stand up to say goodbye, when she heard the sound of the knife coming out of the sheath outside the door, and then heard the shouts of several soldiers guarding the door.

"The county lord is in the house, how dare you trespass? If you come forward again, you will be killed! ”

"It turns out that the county lord is here, so let's step aside first!" Lu Cai's voice actually came from outside.

"Steward Lu, what should I do?" Just listen to the other person.

"Nonsense! Didn't you see the knife in the military master's hand? Don't you want to die? Lu Cai said outside, as if he was persuading someone.

Lu Shaobei couldn't help but be stunned after hearing this, Na Lu Fu had already withdrawn the silver taels of the next month from the concierge room from the account room yesterday afternoon, and he didn't know what he was bringing one person for at this moment.

"County Lord! It's a steward in our lord's house, can I go and ask what's going on? Lu Shaobei immediately stood up, and said after bowing to Xianglan'er with some apologies.

"It doesn't matter! Sir, please take care of it. Xianglan'er wanted to leave, but when she heard the sound outside, she was temporarily curious, but she didn't want to leave immediately.

The people outside were Lu Fu and Ding Seventeen who were crying, Lu Cai was so frightened that he hurriedly pulled Ding Seventeen back when he saw the soldiers with cold steel knives in their hands, and Ding Seventeen had tears on his face and ignored the bright blade, obviously heartbroken.

At this moment, the door of the account room was pushed open, and Lu Shaobei walked out with a serious expression.

"Steward Lu, what are you bringing people here for?" Lu Shaobei was not surprised to see Lu Cai, but when he saw Na Ding Seventeen, he couldn't help frowning slightly.

When Lu Cai saw Lu Shaobei, his face was a little ugly and he was about to speak, but Ding Qiqi, who was beside him, suddenly knelt in the middle of the courtyard with a plop and let out a wail.

"Woo... Woo... Woo! Sir, please save me! Your little apprentice is really messing around, he changed the purchase contract without authorization on the first day, and as a result, several buyers who have always been in the house on weekdays have been sent out by him to wander around, and today he will dismiss me for no reason! Please do me justice! Ding Seventeen cried with tears and snot, the voice was sharp and piercing, and it was extremely unpleasant.

Xiang Lan'er couldn't help but stand up in the room, walked to the window, looked out through the glass window, and said in her heart: "There are also many stories in the common people's mansions, but I don't know what happened to this family?" ”

"What do you say? Xiao Yu only worked as a steward for one day, and then fired you? How so? Lu Cai, what the hell is going on? And you speak carefully to me. I only heard Lu Shaobei ask in a puzzled tone outside, as soon as he saw Ding Seventeen's appearance, he knew that under such an excited emotion, it was better to ask Lu Cai about it.

"Sir! That's right, after the business manager handed over to me yesterday, I left to buy the house, and then Ding 17 ran to me yesterday afternoon, saying that the business manager intended to dismiss him, but I didn't care! ”

"This morning, I didn't expect the business manager to really dismiss Ding 17, Ding 17 came to me, I was a little puzzled and took him to the business manager to ask about it, but he was not there, and there was no sign of any spare parts in the purchase warehouse, and the four family members were not in the purchase yard, and the housekeeper's room was locked, which is simply too strange!"

"It's the end of the month, and there should be items in the warehouse every day, like the business manager does this, I really don't know what he is for? The four men are said to have been wandering around the city since yesterday afternoon, and are not in the house at all, except for the time when they eat and sleep. ”

"And Ding Seventeen also said that Shang Yu dismissed him in order to divide his monthly money equally among the four family members who remained, and it is difficult for me to understand the behavior of this business manager. Sir, I don't want chaos in the house because of the purchase! All the expenses in the house need to be provided by buying a house, and if he is allowed to mess around, I can't imagine what will happen! ”

Speaking of this, Lu Cai let out a sullen breath, his eyes looked at Lu Shaobei, he came to Lu Shaobei from the angle of watching jokes, Shang Yudi's behavior made him incomprehensible at all, and he also dismissed Ding Seventeen for no reason, just these few articles can make Shang Yu, the steward, unable to continue.

The more Xiang Lan'er listened in the room, the more strange she became, and she said in her heart: "Shang Yu, isn't that the young man of the mother and son I brought into the city in that mountain village?" He must be two years younger than me! Can you be a steward at just fourteen? also caused a mess, and what happened in this Lu Mansion is too incredible. ”

At this time, she couldn't help but think of Shang Yu's appearance under the protection of Shang Mei's wings at that time, and couldn't help but smile, Shang Yu and Shang Mei's testified for Xianglan'er on the prefect Tang Mian's side, and they paid the heaviest penalty for Za Kecha's capital crime, and she still remembered it.

It's just that she didn't know that Naza Kecha was replaced by his master as a stand-in, and sent back to Dadu, and also ordered Detuo to cut off his own arm, and demoted one of the most powerful commanders of the forbidden army, Zuoduwei Tomadorcha, to Tai County, and when the future Ming Dynasty was established, Natai County actually became an independent country founded by Tomerdorcha's young son in later generations, which was impossible for anyone to predict.

"Listening to the tone of that person, after this young man Shang Yu entered the city, he was quite valued by this Mr. Lu, and he was actually sent to Lu Mansion to serve as a steward, but this is also too rash, how can a young man convince the public?" Xiang Lan'er continued to watch with some curiosity.

Xiang Lan'er thought about it for a moment, and Lu Shaobei's face couldn't help but change greatly after listening to what Lu Cai said, listening to Lu Cai's words, it seemed that Shang Yu did not fulfill his responsibility to take care of things, but took a few family members to wander around the city, which was simply unacceptable to him.

"How so?" Lu Shaobei couldn't help but show a trace of anger on his face, yesterday he had instructed Shang Yu to do his duty well, and to learn the art of controlling people, but he didn't expect to reveal his youthful nature the next day, and he actually dismissed the senior buyer with a momentary liking and dislike, and he didn't do his job, and he played around, of course he would be angry.

He turned his head and walked towards the gate of the courtyard, and when he reached the gate of the courtyard, he shouted loudly: "Three donkeys, go to the front and inform the steward Xiaosi, and send people to the city to bring Shang Yu to my room!" ”

"Howler! Sir, I'll go right away. The three donkeys, who were repairing the equipment inside the warehouse, responded in a small barn not far away, and trotted out of the barn and all the way forward.

Lu Shaobei turned around and said to Ding Qiqi, who was still kneeling on the ground and wiping his tears: "You get up, go to the empty room next door with Lu Guan and sit for a while, and I will ask you clearly when Shang Yu comes!" If it is really him, I will immediately remove him from his stewardship! The county lord is still in my room, don't be alarmed! Get me out of here now! With that, he immediately turned and walked towards the room.

Lu Cai was secretly happy in his heart, he didn't expect Lu Shaobei to be so angry, and said in his heart: "That little cub has the ability to make accounts, but he won't win people's hearts, he will dismiss Ding Seventeen at once, and he is still wandering around, even if Mr. Lu is his teacher, it would be strange if he didn't kick him away from the stewardship!" ”

Thinking of this, he immediately bent down and pulled Ding Seventeen up, then walked to the empty room on the other side of the courtyard, and whispered in Ding Seventeen's ear: "It's okay now, just wait for the little rabbit cub to come and confront him!" He doesn't have to do the housekeeping of buying a house, and when I go back, I will let the eldest brother talk to the master, and you will have a chance to be a steward! Don't forget my brother and me! As Lu Cai spoke, he remembered the oil and water in the butler's room, and he felt a little painful.

Ding Qiqi's expression on his face at this time was strangely tight, obviously the tears had not dried, but there was a smile on his face, and he whispered to Lu Cai: "Don't worry!" Steward Lu, the share of buying a house, you will still account for the majority in the future, and the monthly money of the steward is already very generous for me, how can I forget my roots! While speaking, the two pushed open the door of the empty room and walked in, waiting for Shang Yu to come, waiting for Lu Shaobei to reprimand him and replace him.

"County Lord, I'm smiling at you! My scoundrel made a mess on his first day as a steward, and two of his subordinates came here to quarrel with you, and I beg your forgiveness! After Lu Shaobei entered the room, he saluted Xianglan'er and said, at this time, Xianglan'er had already returned to the right seat and sat down.

"It's okay, I also heard the conversation between you, that Shang Yu doesn't look like that kind of nonsense teenager, that young man is very decent in conversation, how can he be so nonsense. Mr. Lu, I think there must be something hidden here! ”

"I'm fine in the afternoon anyway, I want to meet this apprentice, but I personally brought him into the city from Lijia Village, I don't believe he will be as nonsense as the two subordinates just said." Xiang Lan'er can be said to have read a lot of people in the Yuan Court, she has seen too much intrigue in the officialdom, and she thinks she will not be wrong when she looks at a person's character and behavior, and she intuitively feels that Shang Yu will not be the kind of person who likes to mess around, so she said so.

Lu Shaobei was originally very angry in his heart, and after hearing Xiang Lan'er's words, he couldn't help but recall Shang Yu's performance, and couldn't help but say with some surprise: "Yes! That boy should not have behaved like this, and when he comes, I will inquire about him carefully. It's just that although he said this, he remembered what Lu Fu said in his heart, and he always felt that Shang Yu's actions still made him unforgivable.

And at this moment, Xiao Si, who was wearing a steward's robe, was walking into the courtyard from outside with a smile on his face.

"Big brother! Later I would like to ask you how to talk to people, and seeing you in the front hall is like a spring breeze, and tepidly, if I can learn from you, I will be satisfied! Shang Yu said to Xiao Si from the bottom of his heart.

Xiao Si's face turned red, and he couldn't help but say: "Xiao Yu, you praise me too much, and my brother is just telling the truth, think about it before saying the same thing, if it can make people listen more comfortably, and it can also make people understand, every time I think about whether it can be improved, this is the first stage of talking to people!" ”

"As for the second, you have to learn to speculate on what people are thinking...... Yo! I forgot to tell you, the county lord came to see Mr. at the business, and we are still in the room at the moment, so let's wait outside the door for a while! Xiao Si raised his eyes and saw that the soldiers were still there, and he couldn't help but whisper to Shang Yu.

Shang Yu raised his head and saw the soldiers, he couldn't help but be slightly stunned, remembering that after Xiang Lan'er entered the city, he avenged the people of Lijia Village and got rid of Za Kecha, he couldn't help but smile, but then frowned, because he remembered Shen Fu's examination papers at the moment, this Xiang Lan'er sent someone to directly throw Shen Fu from the mansion to the street, which made Shang Yu's impression of Xiang Lan'er, the county lord, extremely poor.

At this moment, Lu Shaobei pushed open the door again, and said with a gloomy face: "Xiao Yu, you quickly enter the room, you have done a good deed!" actually didn't do your job, dismissed the family for no reason, and wandered around, did you learn to be so nonsense when you became a steward? ”

Shang Yu was originally very happy that everything he was doing went well, but when he saw Lu Shaobei speaking to him so harshly, he couldn't help but ask with some puzzlement: "Master?" I've done it all today! Why are you so angry? Where did I dismiss my family for no reason and wander around? ”

Speaking of this, Shang Yu's voice couldn't help but pause slightly, and said, "Master! Didn't you listen to what the fired scoundrel Ding XVII said? He first treated me with disrespect, and then encouraged the rest of the family to be passive and slack off, and he also said wildly coldly, saying that if he bought a house, he would not be able to do everything well without him! If I don't drive such a person away, will I still keep him? ”

Lu Shaobei's face improved slightly after hearing this, but he still said a little angrily: "You come into the room, I want to hear how you do this place, it just so happens that the county lord is also here, if you can't explain it clearly, then you can only go back to the inn to be a junior apprentice!" ”

At that moment, shouts were heard outside the courtyard.

"Business steward, the goods of the seven major markets and hundreds of shops have been sent to the mansion according to the list, and they said, you can go and pay the bill at any time, saying that as long as we have the need, we can send the amount at the end of the month." As he spoke, a young man who was close to Shang Yu's age ran in, it was Namu Thirteen.

"Got it, I have something to say to my master, you can hurry back to the mansion and send all those goods into the warehouse according to my requirements! I'll check it out when I get back! Shang Yu turned his face and saw that it was Mu Thirteen, and immediately said with a smile.

"Yes! Business Stewardship! Thirteen Say hello to Mr. Lu, there is something else to do with the small ones! Say goodbye first" After hearing this, Mu Shisan saluted Lu Shaobei and Shang Yu respectively, and then immediately ran out again with a look of joy.

Hearing the guy's words, Lu Shaobei's face suddenly changed, and his gloomy atmosphere changed to a look of surprise. He pulled Shang Yu into the door, and he wanted to ask Shang Yu carefully how he could complete the purchase work that took a week to complete in two days, and it was done without a family member, which made him feel a little puzzled.

Xiang Lan'er was also very curious about Shang Yu in the house, this Shang Yu was just a steward at the age of fourteen, but he resigned from a subordinate when he took office, and then he was uncharacteristically playing around, and he could still complete his job, what did he rely on?

After Shang Yu was pulled into the door by Lu Shaobei, he saluted Xianglan'er and said, "County Lord Chitose, Xiaomin Shang Yu has saluted you!" Although he was a little disgusted with Xianglan'er in his heart at this time, this kind of etiquette was still indispensable.