Fang Guochuan said: "This is strange, I obviously heard the wind and rain outside the window, it should not be an illusion." When Zhang Ding heard this, he suddenly asked: "After the wind and rain, can someone call me in the courtyard?" ”

Fang Guochuan was surprised when he heard this: "Exactly, there is a black-robed gentleman calling the young master's name in the courtyard, but how does the young master know?" ”

Zhang Ding laughed at this time: "I said it! Why did you say such a thing for no reason, it turned out that my uncle had arrived. Fang Guochuan became more and more puzzled: "I really don't know what's strange here, and I hope the young master will say it clearly." ”

Zhang Ding said with a smile: "The wind, rain and thunder you heard in the house earlier are all fake, but they came from my uncle's mouth. Fang Guochuan was shocked when he heard this: "Could it be that the young master's uncle will cast some spells?" ”

Zhang Zi shook his head and said: "My uncle doesn't know any spells, but a kind of unique skill that he has learned since he was a child, that is, ventriloquism, all kinds of sounds between heaven and earth can not be learned, the sound of birds and beasts, the sound of waves, the sound of the city, the sound of war, can be sent at the same time, there is a sense of immersion, and for a time do not distinguish the authenticity." I usually like to create some wind and rain to bluff people, but you were deceived by him in the house just now, if you come out to take a look, you will understand. ”

Fang Guochuan was amazed and said: "There are such masters in the world, if it weren't for my own experience, I really can't believe that there is such a magical ventriloquist." When I came out to see it before, I didn't see any signs of wind and rain, so I felt very strange, it turned out that the wind and rain and thunder, and the servant's cry, all came from the mouth of the young master's uncle at the same time, which was incredible! ”

Zhang Dingdao: "My uncle's surname is Zhao Mingjie, he arrived last night, and he wanted to use his ventriloquist to tease me, but he never thought that I was not there, and he demonstrated it once, if you are interested, I will introduce you to him after dawn, his ventriloquist is amazing!" After saying that, Zhang Ding yawned and fell asleep again. Fang Guolian returned to his room, remembering the stormy situation just now, and was secretly surprised, knowing that Zhao Jie's ventriloquist had reached the realm of supernatural skills.

The next day, Zhang Ding led Fang Guohuan to meet Zhao Jie, Fang Guohuan said respectfully: "Last night, I was fortunate to appreciate Mr. Lin's oral skills, and I was amazed, and I thought it was really raining from the sky!" ”

Zhao Jie smiled: "I originally wanted to disturb your master, but I surprised you, a little bit of thin skills, not commendable." ”

Fang Guochuan said: "Mr.'s oral skills are fake and true, beyond seeking, I really don't know, how can Mr. make so many sounds at the same time?" ”

Zhao Jie said with a smile: "Practice makes perfect, Zhao has liked to imitate various sounds since he was a child, after a long time, he has some tricks in it, as long as he is willing to work hard, it is not very difficult to learn, this skill is useless, but it is just fun." Fang Guohuan secretly admired, chatted a few more words, and then retreated.

Zhao Jie looked at Fang Guolian's background, and said with some doubts: "This young man, his speech and temperament are not like a subordinate, how can he be a servant of the house?" Zhang Dingdao: "This person has just been here for a few days, it seems that he was introduced by an acquaintance of my grandfather, I saw that he was well-behaved, so I stayed by my side and listened to him, but I didn't treat him as an ordinary servant, and waited until my grandfather came back to do some care." Zhao Jie nodded and said: "This person is extraordinary, maybe he is a sage who has no career, and he should not be taken lightly." ”

Zhang Dingdao: "They are all a group of new servants recruited by the family, although they have some backgrounds, they may not be as good as my uncle said." Zhao Jie shook his head and said: "Ding, don't take this word lightly, I think this young man has a great background, do you know his details?" Zhang Dingdao: "He came with the new servant for a day, and Steward Liu has a record there, so it's not bad." Zhao Jie listened, pondering and silent.

That Zhao Jie felt that Fang Guohuan was extraordinary, and he had a great background, so he couldn't make a decision, so he went to Steward Liu and asked, "The new one is called Fang Guolian, do you have a contract for him to work here?" Who is the guarantor? Where do you live? ”

When Steward Liu heard this, he was stunned and said: "These servants who came from the house a few days ago have all passed through my hands, and they are all some people who support the bottom, but this one surnamed Fang came out of nowhere, saying that he was introduced by the old master, and the young master respected him very much, as if he was very familiar, so I didn't care, is it ......?"

Zhao Jie was taken aback at this time and said: "Ding still thought that you knew his details here, but it turned out that he didn't know anything, it seems that this person is impersonating." ”

When Steward Liu heard this, he was immediately frightened: "Although the old man had some doubts before, he didn't take it seriously, but now it seems that this little pretending to be a servant and living in the mansion must have a plan, but ......" Steward Liu said again: "Look at him, he is also a responsible person, not like the kind of person with evil intentions, often in and out of the study of the young master's bedroom, and there is no shortage of gold and silver utensils, I don't know what the attempt is?" Since he is pretending, he should be a non-good person, and he reported to the official and let the government deal with it, in case he really does anything troublesome in the future. ”

Zhao Jie said: "Don't be busy first, stabilize him for the time being, with me, I'm not afraid of thieves to calculate the Zhang family's furniture, you know this matter, don't even tell him, so as not to surprise the surnamed Fang, I want to see what he wants." ”

It turns out that in Yangzhou, there are many scoundrels and singles, who collude together and calculate the rich family, and often send a sophisticated and loyal person to mix into a certain family as a servant, touch some details, win the trust of the master, and then look for opportunities to cheat and steal some money.

Fang Guochuan didn't know that Zhao Jie had become suspicious of him at this time, and he had been looking forward to Zhang Xin's coming back soon and delivering the letter. Because he was concerned about the safety of Hetang, he had something to do, and he pondered all the way, and he didn't beware of colliding with the oncoming Zhao Jie.

Fang Guohuan hurriedly said humbly: "If you are in a hurry in the next moment, I hope Mr. Zhao will forgive me." Zhao Jie smiled: "Okay, okay, I'm looking for you to buy something on the street." Fang Guochuan said happily when he heard this: "Excellent! The young master is fine, and he will go with the gentleman. Fang Guohuan admired Zhao Jie's magical ventriloquism, and was especially willing to befriend him.

Zhao Jie said in his heart: "This person doesn't have a trace of subordination, and he has some origins." Zhao Jie asked Fang Guohuan to go to the street to find out some style, so he bought some random things for Fang Guohuan to pick up. As he walked, he asked, "I don't know who the little brother is?" Listening to the accent is not from Yangzhou. ”

Where did Fang Guohuan have the heart to be wary of him, so he replied: "When I was young, I turned into the rivers and lakes, but I am a rootless person, I don't know where I am from. When Zhao Jie heard this, he sneered in his heart: "If you are a sophisticated hand, you don't show your bottom carefully, but you want to cover it up, but it shows that you are a person of unknown origin." ”

However, seeing that Fang Guolian's answer was natural, but also sincere, Zhao Jie became more and more suspicious in his heart: "This person pretends to be more real than my ventriloquism, he should be a big traitor, fortunately I saw through it, otherwise I will definitely suffer a big loss there." "Where did Fang Guohuan know Zhao Jie's thoughts, but he was happy to have made friends with strange people like Zhao Jie, and he chatted about some gossip along the way, and he was very respectful.

Zhao Jie saw that Fang Guolian was talking well, and said in surprise: "This person also has some knowledge, but it's a pity that he is pretending, otherwise it would be a pleasure to make such a friend." Zhao Jie deliberately bought more things for Fang Guohuan to hold, Fang Guohuan was busy with his hands and feet, and he was a little overwhelmed with large bags and bundles. However, he felt that there was nothing to do for Zhao Jie, so he tried his best to take it alone, and sweat was oozing from his forehead.

When Zhao Jie saw it, he secretly sneered: "If you want to calculate others, I will calculate you first, and when you do bad things, I will wipe out all your accomplices, and let you know how powerful Zhao is." "I don't help myself, but I treat Fang Guolian as a subordinate. Fang Guohuan didn't care about it, he just felt strange, he didn't know what Zhao Jie was doing with so many things, so it was inconvenient to ask each other, so he struggled to follow behind.

Then Zhao Jie deliberately asked, "Are you tired?" Fang Guohuan smiled bitterly: "Naturally tired, you must know that Mr. buys so many things, just call one more person." Zhao Jie heard this, smiled, and then entered a restaurant, picked a private seat and sat down. Fang Guohuan put those bags aside, and then breathed a sigh of relief. Zhao Jie asked for some wine and food to eat, and pretended to let Fang Guohuan go, Fang Guohuan was already tired and hungry, thanked him, and started eating and drinking.

Zhao Jie saw it, and said in his heart: "You are small but you are not polite, and the servant is not like pretending to be like it, today I am tired of you, and the grandfather who is waiting to come back will expose you and take it to the official, and I can't allow you to get it in private." ”

When Fang Guochuan and Zhao Jie returned to Zhang's house, they saw a carriage and horses parked at the door, and Steward Liu was instructing the servants to move boxes and cages from the car. Seeing that Zhao Jie and Fang Guohuan had returned, Steward Liu hurriedly stepped forward and whispered a few words to Zhao Jie.

Zhao Jie nodded, ordered the servant to take over the things in Fang Guohuan's hand, and then said with a smile: "The old master is back, what do you want to see the little brother?" Thinking that these two sentences could scare Fang Guohuan away, Steward Liu had already hinted that several rough family members had cut off their way.

Fang Guochuan was overjoyed at this time: "Mr. Zhang Xin is finally back, I have been waiting for many days, just to deliver something by hand." With that, he hurriedly turned around and ran into the door. Zhao Jie was stunned when he saw it, and he didn't know why Fang Guohuan was like this, so he was stunned and said, "Isn't this person a villain, if he met the old master?" Then he hurriedly followed.

Fang Guohuan ran into the door, until he reached the hall, and saw that Zhang Ding was talking to an old man, so he stepped forward and bowed: "May I ask if it is Mr. Zhang Xin?" Below, the country is polite. ”