Chapter 9: An Unexpected Encounter
Although Zhang Tianai thought so in her heart, she actually didn't believe it. Marquis, such a high title, no matter how you think about it, you have to catch up with Li Mu. With the appearance of that person in his mind, Zhang Tianai shook his head, impossible, absolutely impossible!
Just thinking about it, the group had already arrived at the gate of Zhuluhou's Mansion. Ergou told everyone to wait, and he went to knock on the door himself. The leaders saw that the two dogs, who were neither humble nor arrogant in front of them, and even a little arrogant, when the doorkeeper opened the door, their straight waists instantly lowered, with a smile on their faces, and they looked completely bent and welcoming, somewhat speechless. Are people in Chang'an so fickle?
The porter was quite kind, talked with Ergou for a few words, and looked at the people outside the door, as well as the furs on the ox cart, and said; "Master Hou is busy, let's not bother. So drive the ox cart to the side door and come in first, and wait a little while. ”
"Okay, well, I'm tired of the housekeeper." Ergou said with a smile, how could he not know that the porter was not a housekeeper, but it was always right to hold it.
The porter hurriedly waved his hand and corrected: "You can't say this casually, I'm not a housekeeper, the housekeeper of our Hou Mansion, that's a ...... you can't afford to mess with."
"Speak ill of me behind my back again!"
The expression on the porter's face froze, and he grinned and said, "Girl, we didn't say anything bad, let's praise you." ”
"Phew!" Li Zhien came out of the door, glanced at the people outside, and said, "What are you doing?" ”
"Master Hou wants to buy furs, and these people come to send samples."
"Oh." Li Zhien glanced at it, fixed his eyes on Zhang Tianai, took a few careful looks, and said, "This sister, you also sell furs?" ”
Zhang Tianai saw a delicate little girl coming out of the mansion, and she didn't look like a subordinate, and the porter was so afraid of her, guessing that she was the daughter of the Hou Mansion, she didn't dare to slack off, and said: "Girl, we are a caravan, I ...... It's also a fur seller. ”
Li Zhien smiled: "My sister is so beautiful, my sister come with me, and I will take you to eat delicious food." After speaking, he came over to hold Zhang Tianai's hand, Zhang Tianai was confused by Li Zhien's actions and didn't know what to do. But in his heart, he thought about selling the fur, since this girl was a lady in the house, if he had a good relationship with her, he might be able to help a little.
Thinking so, she turned around and handed Lao Hu a look, and followed Li Zhien into the house.
Ergou looked stunned beside him, and when the two of them walked a few steps, they approached the porter and asked, "...... this girl is?"
The porter smiled bitterly and said, "She is Madame's personal maid, and she is treated as a sister, now...... It's the housekeeper of our Hou Mansion, let's all listen to her. ”
As soon as the two dogs heard it, they knew it in their hearts. It is not uncommon for girls to have sex in ancient times. This girl looks so delicate and lovely, and she said that she is Madame's personal maid, so she naturally has a leg with Master Hou. At that moment, he didn't ask any more questions, turned around to greet everyone, and drove the ox cart into the house through the side door.
Li Zhien pulled Zhang Tianai away, but it was not because he fell in love with her at first sight and wanted to be sisters. It's entirely because she thinks that Zhang Tianai is good-looking and has a unique heroic spirit, Li Mu may like it when she sees it, so she pulls her to the backyard so that Li Mu can't see it, so as not to cause trouble.
Since meeting Wang Ou, Li Zhien has more eyes in this regard. As Li Mu does more and more things, gets bigger and bigger, and becomes more and more outstanding, it will definitely attract many women. Wang Ou's old woman is an example, when he was in Marseille that day, Li Zhien kept looking at Wang Ou, and the vixen's eyes never left the master.
Bai Qiaoqiao is too stupid, she will only sigh for a long time when she encounters this kind of thing, and she has no idea in her heart. Lee felt that he should stand up and avoid possible threats as much as possible. She was a slave and could not dictate what her master should do. But she can come secretly, like today, she thinks she's quite smart. If he can't see it, won't it be fine?
Bai Qiaoqiao is learning to write, she has no foundation, Li Zhien started to teach from "Thousand Words", learning twenty words a day, Bai Qiaoqiao is also a smart woman, she didn't know how to read in the past because no one taught her, but now with Li Zhien as a teacher, she can recognize words very quickly. At the same time, she is ingenious, and her writing is not so stiff, and she looks a little bit after writing a few times.
After meeting Wang Ou, Bai Qiaoqiao worked harder, and now it is thirty words a day. Li Zhien took Zhang Tianai to the backyard and shouted from afar: "Madam, I met an older sister who sells furs, and she is very good-looking." Let's take a break, this sister is from afar, and she must have encountered a lot of things, let's listen to her. ”
"Fur?" Bai Qiaoqiao frowned slightly, when she was in Mayi, she had seen a fur dealer a lot, and she knew a little about it. There are very few women who buy and sell furs, and they are basically men, and Li Zhien calls this person his sister, and he must not be very old...... Bai Qiaoqiao's heart moved, put down the brush and came out of the house, pushed open the door and saw Zhang Tianai, both of them were stunned. Bai Qiaoqiao's eyes instantly turned red, and she threw herself into Zhang Tianai's arms, sobbing and said, "Sister, are you here to look for me!" I asked Lang Jun to write to you, why don't you reply! ”
"I ...... I don't know, I ......" Zhang Tianai was a little at a loss, at this time she was even more shocked than Bai Qiaoqiao, Bai Qiaoqiao, Mrs. Bai, so Hou Ye...... Is it really him?!
When Li Zhien saw this scene, he opened his mouth wide, what is the situation! I just pulled in a random person, how can I ......
Bai Qiaoqiao wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, took Zhang Tianai's hand, and said, "Sister, come into the house with me, I have a lot to say to you." Catching a glimpse of Li Zhien, who was stunned, he said: "This is my sister, she saved her husband's life, she is the benefactor of our family, just like my own sister, don't be slow!" ”
Li Zhien squeezed out a smile, curtsied, and said, "The slave has seen the benefactor's sister." But he said in his heart: "My silly lady, why are all your Langjun's life-saving benefactors a great beauty!" You are still so heartless, sooner or later, you will have to suffer! ”
Zhang Tianai was not used to being saluted, so he quickly helped Li Zhien up. Bai Qiaoqiao said again; "Zhi'en, you go and tell your husband, just say that Sister Tianai is here, and he must be happy."
Li Zhien answered and was about to go to find Li Mu, Zhang Tianai suddenly remembered what he was doing, and hurriedly said: "Sister, uh...... I'm here to sell furs......"
"Ahh Bai Qiaoqiao suddenly smiled and said, "Oh, I forgot everything when I saw my sister." Zhien, remember to tell your husband that the fur was brought by my sister. After speaking, he said to Zhang Tianai: "Sister, don't worry, my husband is very rich now, and he can buy my sister's fur." ”
When Zhang Tianai heard this, he hurriedly said: "You don't have to buy all ......."
Li Zhien snorted lightly and said: "Sister benefactor, don't be polite, our master has money, and it is a gamble of 5,000 yuan to bet with others." ”
"Huh?" Zhang Tianai was a little confused, 5,000 yuan to bet with others? Is this man insane?
Bai Qiaoqiao glared at him and said, "Let my husband know that you are talking bad about him behind your back, and he will definitely not give you pocket money again, do you still want to eat candied fruit?" Hurry up! By the way, tell the cook that today's lunch is going to be hearty, so let's go! ”
Li Zhien answered, turned around and left. Zhang Tianai is even more confused, what kind of master-servant relationship is this, and slaves and maids also have pocket money?
In the front yard, the porter with the leaders is unloading. Next to it is Li Mu's 'studio', where something is clanging. Lao Hu also heard Ergou and Feng Si talking just now, and thought it was nonsense, how could the dignified Hou Ye strike iron? I didn't expect it to be true, Hou Ye really likes to strike iron...... What kind of hobby is this?
Ergou is born with the ability to be self-cooked, and the unloading work has become familiar with the porter, and one uncle screamed, the porter should not be, should not be, and his face was full of crying and laughing. He also had the same curiosity as Lao Hu, and talked about something else, and suddenly as if inadvertently, he pulled the topic over, and said, "Uncle, why is the Hou Ye still striking iron, is there still a shortage of iron tools in the Hou Mansion?" ”
The porter heard him ask about this, and said in a proud tone: "What do you know, our Hou Ye is playing iron that others can't beat." Have you read Datang Daily? ”
Ergou grinned and said, "We don't know how to read, I heard a little bit from the person who knows how to read." ”
"Then you know Zhenguan plow, right?"
Ergou nodded hurriedly.
"It doesn't hurt to tell you, it's not a secret. This small ploughshare of Zhenguan plough is not just ordinary iron. It must be made of fine iron created by the Hou Ye's own forging secret method, Your Majesty is gracious, and next year you will push the Zhenguan plough into the world, and the Hou Ye is teaching people the secret method! Saying that, the porter's face was full of reverence, and said: "Whose secret method is not hidden, let's just Hou Ye, who is willing to hand over his secret method to others." Those miscellaneous members of the gate valve family still dare to slander our Hou Ye, I really don't know how thick the sky is, fortunately, Your Majesty Shengming, protect our Hou Ye, they can't get close! ”
Ergou hurriedly handed over a sycophant: "But isn't it, how can those people compare with our Hou Ye." Don't talk about comparing with Hou Ye, even if you compare with your uncle, it can't be compared. Uncle, I don't think you speak like ordinary people, you have read books, right? ”
"Alas!" The porter sighed and said, "I used to be a master for a few years, but I hated the county order for being corrupt and bent the law, which affected me." Fortunately, with the help of Master Hou, he brought me out of the Teaching Division, and I am where I am today. ”
Ergou also sighed: "Master Hou is really a good person......"
When the leaders heard this, they were shocked in their hearts, this Hou Ye was so courageous, he dared to argue with the gate valve family! Zhangjiazhai's range of activities is next to the territory of Longxi Li Valve, and he knows the power of the gate valve family.
At this time, Li Zhien came over in a hurry, glanced at the people who were unloading, walked to the door of the studio and knocked on the door.
The sound of iron in it stopped: "What's the matter?" ”
"Master, Mrs. said, Sister Tianai is here, let you go and see you. Also, these furs were brought by Sister Tianai, and Mrs. said to let you buy them all. ”
"What a coincidence!"