Fang Guolian looked for it all the way, and sighed. Thinking of being penniless, it was really not a way, 'touching' the few Tianxing chess pieces in his arms, and suddenly shook his head and said: "Even if you starve to death, you can't exchange it for silver, this thing is the treasure in chess, there is nothing in the world, how can you live up to the grace of the deceased to give chess." Thinking of this, Fang Guohuan was calm in his heart, so he took Zhang Yuan's letter and searched all the way according to the address he marked.

When he arrived at a house, he inquired, and the owner of the house was indeed surnamed Zhang, and Fang Guochuan said happily in his heart: "This is it." "When I looked up, there was a big courtyard at this time, obviously a solid family, and when I saw that the big 'gate' was hidden, Fang Guolian walked into the canal.

At this time, although there were maid servants coming and going in the courtyard, no one paid attention to Fang Guolian, and in the hall, there was a person who looked like a housekeeper was lecturing seven or eight young people, and those people seemed to have just been hired to be servants, listening to the housekeeper talk about some rules to be followed.

Fang Guolian traveled all the way, but no one came to stop the interrogation, just because there were many rooms, I didn't know where his owner Zhang Xin lived, and I wanted to find someone to ask, only to find that I had walked to the ** courtyard, and I didn't see many idlers.

When Fang Guohuan was looking around blankly, he suddenly heard someone calling: "Hey! You're new here, move that chair into the house. When Fang Guohuan followed the sound, he saw a stout man sitting in a hall, looking at him.

Fang Guochuan smiled in his heart: "This person treats me as a new servant, it's okay, and what's the matter with moving the chair into the house, take the opportunity to ask where the master's house is." Thinking of this, Fang Guohuan moved a bamboo chair in the courtyard into the hall and placed it next to the man.

When the man saw this, he nodded and said, "I'm also obedient, since I'm new, and being a listener by my side is much better than sending him down to do those rough jobs, how about it?" Would you like to? Fang Guochuan saw that he was penniless at this time, and he had no whereabouts, so it was better to rely on the other party for the time being, wait for the owner of this family, Zhang Xin, and make plans after 'handing' the letter, so he nodded and said: "Everything is up to you." The man looked at Fang Guolian for a while, nodded and said, "It's also a person who understands etiquette, it's very good!" What is your name? Fang Guohuan said: "In the country below, I don't know if the master Mr. Zhang Xin and the old man are there?" ”

The man said: "You were originally introduced by my grandfather's acquaintance, don't worry, you don't need to see his old man, I, Zhang Wending, will take care of you, and my grandfather went to Jiangdu, and he will come back in a few days, so I don't have to trouble his old man anymore." When Fang Guochuan heard this, he realized that this Zhang Wending was the grandson of Zhang Xin, that is, the nephew of Zhang Yuan, and thought in his heart: "Zhang Xin is not here, I should personally 'hand' the letter to him, and pretend to be a servant here for a few days, just wait." Thinking of this, Fang Guohuan hurriedly gave a salute and said, "Thank you for the young master's attention, thank you below." Zhang Wending said: "Okay, you go to Steward Liu, and change your collar and shirt." ”

Fang Guohuan left Zhang Wending, turned around and came to the front yard, and saw that the housekeeper was assigning a new servant, so-and-so to do this, so-and-so to do that, after the distribution, and said solemnly: "You must remember what I just said, since you come here to beg for food, you must keep your duty and be diligent......" The housekeeper said this, and suddenly saw Fang Guohuan standing on the side, looked at the eyes, and asked, "Where did you come from?" What's the matter? ”

Fang Guohuan hurriedly said: "But Steward Liu? The butler nodded in confusion. Fang Guochuan said: "The young master asked me to come and get a set of clothes, so that I can use them wherever he is." Steward Liu was surprised when he heard this: "Who are you?" Fang Guochuan smiled: "I am newly found by the old master to work." ”

Steward Liu said: "The personnel arrangements in the house are all in my hands, why don't I know that you are a newcomer?" Isn't it a fraud? Fang Guojian smiled and said: "Don't misunderstand, the housekeeper is introduced by the old master Mr. Zhang Xin, if you don't believe it, please ask the young master." ”

"Huh?" The more Steward Liu listened, the more 'confused' he became: "Listening to the accent, you are a foreigner, how can my old master know you?" How do you introduce you to Zhangfu to do things? Fang Guochuan smiled and said: "I was introduced by a friend of the old master, I just arrived today, I met the young master directly, I didn't have time to meet Steward Liu, I was offended, I hope to forgive me, if the housekeeper doesn't believe it, go to the young master to verify it." ”

"That's right!" Seeing that Fang Guolian's answer was natural, Steward Liu said in his heart: "This young man is extraordinary, he must have been introduced by a big family that the old master knows, otherwise he can't be left by the young master as soon as he comes." So he nodded and said: "So that's the case, since the young master likes to keep you, you have to be careful to 'wait'." ”

Fang Guohuan unexpectedly made a young master Zhang Wending in Zhang's mansion, and he didn't say anything about it, but when his old master Zhang Xin came back, he personally 'handed over' the letter. Fang Guolian was on call, and he was deeply liked by Zhang Wending, and no one in the house suspected him.

Zhang Wending is also idle by that Zhang Wending's side, there is not much to do, Zhang Wending saw that Fang Guolian's speech and demeanor were extraordinary, and he loved to talk to him very much, after a long time, he also made himself suspicious, he felt that Fang Guohuan did not look like a subordinate, but he couldn't see anything wrong, thinking that Steward Liu naturally knew Fang Guolian's origin, but he was also relieved, but he felt that Fang Guohuan was not good, and there was some respect between his words, and he didn't treat Fang Guohuan as a subordinate. That housekeeper Liu and the young master in the house were very polite to Fang Guolian, thinking that Fang Guozhuan was a great person, and who would check his origin. After three days like this, everything was fine, Fang Guolian learned from Steward Liu that Zhang Xin went to Jiangdu to run errands, and it would take two or three days to come back, so he had to wait patiently.

On the evening of this day, Zhang Wending was invited to eat and drink because there was a family in the city to have a birthday banquet, Fang Guohuan was fine, so he rested in the room, Fang Guohuan lived in a side room next to Zhang Wending's bedroom, which was convenient for greeting. These days, Fang Guolian has been at ease about the affairs of Liuhetang, but he has no way to inquire about the news, so he is secretly anxious and needless to say. pondered: "I don't know what happened to Sister Lian, Mr. Sun Qi, and Brother Bu Yuan?" I don't know to what extent the 'radical' changes within the Liuhetang have reached this time? Han Mengchao went to Liuhe Island to explore the truth and reality, when it was more than lucky, he didn't expect to return to the Central Plains, there were so many unexpected changes, alas! Let's hope everyone is okay. ”

At this moment, there seemed to be the sound of wind outside the window, and then raindrops fell, Fang Guolian knew that the 'doors' and windows had been closed, and he was too lazy to move again. Suddenly, the wind and rain were raging, and the thunderclap-like thunder penetrated the window, mixed with the sound of servants and maids running and shouting in the courtyard, showing that the wind and rain came too quickly and unexpectedly.

Although Fang Guohuan was lying on the 'bed', although he felt the thunder, and there was no lightning to follow, he didn't pay attention to it at first, and inadvertently glanced sideways, although there were 'doors' and windows separating him, although he heard the wind and rain outside, although he was in a hurry, there was especially the moonlight reflecting the paper, Fang Guohuan saw it, and his heart was very 'confused'. Just when Fang Guohuan was surprised, all the voices were silent, and all the sounds suddenly disappeared, as if they had never happened, and someone in the courtyard shouted: "Wen Ding, Wen Ding, don't come out to see me yet." ”

When Fang Guohuan heard this, he was very surprised, and hurriedly got up and walked out of the room, but saw that under the moonlight, there was a black-robed Confucian standing in the courtyard.

When the black-robed Confucian saw that a young servant had come out, he asked softly, "Where is your young master?" Why don't you come out and meet me? Fang Guohuan hurriedly said: "The young master was invited to eat and drink during the day, and he hasn't returned home yet, I don't know where Your Excellency is looking for the young master?" The black-robed Confucian said with a smile: "You are the new entourage next to Wen Ding, I said how to look at the eyes." ”

Fang Guohuan heard that this person's words seemed to be very familiar with Zhang Wending, thinking that it was Zhang Wending's friend and friend, so he said: "The young master is not here, please sit in this gentleman's room and wait." The black-robed Confucian shook his head and said, "How did Wen Ding raise such a greedy 'sex', he hasn't returned it at this time, you go back to your room to rest, I'll see him tomorrow." After speaking, the black-robed Confucian glanced at Fang Guolian in surprise for a few moments, and then turned around.

Fang Guolian saw that the moon was in the sky at this time, and there was no 'tide' on the ground, and he didn't know where the wind and rain had gone, and his heart was extremely weird, and he suddenly realized: "It's so sunny tonight, where will there be a rapid wind and rain, isn't it that the person just cast some auditory hallucination spell?" He shook his head, but went back to the room and waited for Zhang Wending to come back.

In the middle of the night, Fang Guohuan heard someone walking in the courtyard, and when he came out to see, it was Steward Liu who came back with the drunken Zhang Wending, and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him. After helping Zhang Wending to the bedroom and lying down on the 'bed', Steward Liu 'handed over' Fang Guohuan a few words and turned around. Fang Guohuan saw that Zhang Wending was drunk and returned, and he might be thirsty at night, so he made a pot of tea and prepared it.

Sure enough, there was not much time, Zhang Wending was arguing for water to drink, Fang Guozhuan handed over the tea, that Zhang Wending drank a few glasses in a row, and when the wine was over, he turned over and sat up, and saw Fang Guozhuan waiting by his side, and couldn't help but feel 'excited' and said: "Drink a few more cups, 'make' so drunk that you can't rest." ”

Fang Guolian said: "The young master doesn't have to be polite, he will be in the house for a few days, take care of more, and do what he should do." Then he asked, "There is something unknown below, but on the way back from the young master, has it rained?" ”

When Zhang Wending heard this, he shook his head and smiled: "You brother, are you sleeping, and you see the rain in your dream?" "This night, I drank with a few sons and admired the moon, and I had a lot of fun, where was there any rain coming down."