Section 23 Liu San's love affair

At the gate of the county seat, the leader of the county express class is waiting with people. Liu San considered that Runshitang itself is relatively closed, it is difficult for outsiders to enter and exit, and the safety is guaranteed, so there is no need to place too many personnel to increase the inconvenience, so he refused the personal guards sent by the General Administration of Political Security for him, and only agreed to install a secret guard at the entrance of Runshitang by the police station.

The residence arranged by Yang Shixiang for him is a cross-courtyard between Runshitang and the residence, the courtyard is not big and very deserted, and ordinary people can't walk around. There is a clamp that leads directly to a small door at the back of the mansion, which is easy to enter and exit.

The steward took him around the courtyard, the house was old, but it had recently been renovated by the office, the walls were whitewashed, the windows were all inlaid with glass, and the floor was laid in the room, and it was clean and bright.

Liu San circled around the rosewood desk in front of the window, and the wipe on it was spotless. Bookshelves, museum shelves, pen holders, all are haode things.

The most striking thing was that there was a telephone on the table. This gray-green hand-cranked military magnet telephone may seem old-fashioned, but it is a symbol of status and power in the Crossing Group. Liu San shook it three times and picked up the microphone.

"County transfer desk, where are you calling?" A coquettish female voice came from the microphone.

Lingao Telecom has recently set up a telephone transfer station in the county seat, and the places where the county has telephones have also expanded from the county office to the grain collection bureau, the county express bus (county police station) and the city gate duty room.

"Runshitang Office Phone Test." Liu San muttered.

"Hello, chief, everything is fine on the phone."

“xiexie。” Liu San hung up the phone. He looked at the stunned Fu Wuben - he didn't understand what the master was doing. Liu San smiled: "If you have something to do, you can open your luggage and pack it." ”

"Yes, Master." Fu Wuben looked around and asked, "Master, where do I sleep?" ”

"Let's sleep in the east wing." A female voice came from outside the door. Liu San raised his eyes and saw that it was Xuanchun.

Xuanchun is still a half-worn blue cloth skirt. The washing is clean, but the upper body is a water red satin placket short jacket. The two maidens were tied with red ribbons - this kind of ribbon for the hair was actually popular from the traversals, to be exact, from Li Chiqi's sister Zhang Yu.

The appearance is neater than the last time I saw it. Liu San's heart didn't move, and he smiled and beckoned.

Xuan Chunying smiled, put her hands on her left waist, and blessed a blessing: "Three old men are blessed." ”

"Okay, okay." Liu San has been in the Yang family for a long time, and he knows the rules of a big family. At this time, as usual, the reward should be released, and he naturally has the money, and the reward of three or five yuan in the circulation coupon is enough. But Liu San looked at Xuanchun differently and prepared another reward.

"The luggage is still packed and arranged by the slave maid, he is a half-sized child, and he still has to be taken care of by his mother." Xuanchun said.

Fu Wuben's face turned red, he was a country boy, and he couldn't help but feel ashamed when he saw such a beautiful and generous maid.

"He's my apprentice, and he's very capable." Liu San said, "Since you do it for you, I will be exempted from his errand." ”

Fu Wuben followed Liu San for many days, and when he had a little look, he quickly withdrew. Xuanchun smiled and retreated.

After a while, she reappeared, brought a basin of water, first untied the towel on his satchel and washed it again, and then brought hot water to wring the towel for him, serving tea and water, and the service was still thoughtful and meticulous. Liu San originally planned to focus on his work and put aside the affairs of men and women. When I saw Xuanchun, I couldn't help but feel ape again.

"The third master washes his face first and loosens his clothes. What kind of dishes to use at night? ”

"Are you cooking dinner?"

"Of course, it's up to the stove to do it." Xuanchun smiled, "If the master doesn't dislike it, the slave can do it, but no one has good craftsmanship." ”

"Then I'd like to try it." Liu San said.

"Okay." Xuanchun didn't shirk it, "Anyway, you are also half the master of this family, and you have done this." ”

I thought she was going to refuse, but I didn't expect her to be neatly promised. Liu San was a little surprised, and then looked at her expression today was much richer than last time.

"Look at you, do you have something to be happy about?" He asked tentatively.

"There is nothing upset about the slave and maid." Xuanchun said while unbuttoning and taking off his coat for him, his body was half snuggled by his side, and it was the kind of infinite resentment voice, Liu San had a different taste.

When she lowered her head to unfasten the belt buckle around his waist, he couldn't help but reach out to touch her black hair, Xuanchun lowered her head further down, avoiding his hand: "Third master, the sky is white-"

"Well, I was abrupt." Liu San was a little disappointed.

"In broad daylight, it's not good for people to see." Xuanchun whispered. He brought a loose cotton robe and served him to put it on. Although the words are short, there is a very intimate element in it, which makes Liu San's heart shake for a while.

He pulled out a small box from his satchel. Inside is a silver compact. This is the glass mirror powder cartridge mass-produced by Zizhenzhai, which is specially used for the medium market. In fact, it is not made by hand, but in Lingao with a machine batch stamping and molding, and then sent to Guangzhou to do a simple hand-made decoration zuihou inlaid with a small mirror, because it is not labor-intensive, the cost is very low.

But this thing is extremely rare in Lingao. Xuanchun was more surprised than happy, looked at it and looked at it, opened and closed it. I couldn't speak for a long time. zuihou just put it down:

"The reward of the third master is too heavy." Xuanchun shook her head regretfully, "I'm a girl, I can't afford it." ”

"What's there to be ashamed of?" Liu San said, "I've been letting you serve, and there's nothing to thank you for, so I'll give you this right as a thank you." ”

Xuanchun still refuses to ask for it. It's not that she doesn't want it, but she has seen this kind of glass mirror small powder box, and the foreign goods that have been fashionable in the past two years are very expensive. There is no wife and young lady in her own family, and only his wife in the Yang family has it, so wouldn't she become the target of public criticism if she took a maid?

But blindly refusing, it is not good for Liu San to lose face. After hesitation, he took it, knelt down and kowtowed.

"Hey, hey, you don't have to." Liu San thought that this taste of being "headed" at every turn was actually not very good.

took the opportunity to pull her up and squeezed her hand again, Xuanchun didn't shake her hand, but only whispered: "The slave's hand is thick." ”

"It doesn't matter." Liu San couldn't think of anything else to praise, "Labor is the most glorious." ”

"What?"

"Nothing." Liu San hurriedly changed the subject, "Master Yang recently took a concubine?" ”

"No, but soon." Xuanchun whispered, "Master Yang sent two kaki to Master Yang, and Master Yang likes it very much." The Suo Chunxuan in the garden is cultivated for this. ”

"Sending a kabuki?" Liu San couldn't help but think about it. Suddenly, he became alert, and there were more people in the Yang family recently. This is not to be checked. Asked: "The Yang family has added a lot of people, where did they come from?" ”

"Most of them came in by themselves, and some of them were recommended by relatives and friends." Xuanchun didn't care, "Master Yang is developed, and there are naturally more people who want to come to mingle." Recently, there have been a lot of people. ”

As a key enterprise, Runshitang is now recruiting employees who have passed the political examination of the quarantine camp, but this slave of the Yang family has not monitored its origins. It's not good to mix in a few spies. This should be written into the report to alert the General Administration of Political Security.

Moreover, the characteristic of traditional enterprises is that they are often not divided between family and enterprise, and their own people occupy a great position in the traditional employment model: not to mention family members, apprentices and slaves, although they are not related by blood, they are also regarded as "their own people". If the semicolon is expanded in the future, there will be a great chance for the new slaves in the house. Recently, the scale of Runshitang has expanded rapidly, and the old guys in the store have been promoted to take on the role, and Yang Shixiang has said several times that there are not enough people now.

In the past, Liu San has always been complacent about his joint venture with Runshitang, believing that it was a stroke of genius -- a typical "win-win" pattern, but now it seems that this joint venture still has left a great sequelae.

He made up his mind that the personnel of the pharmaceutical factory and the semicolon must not let Yang Shixiang interfere. was thinking about what to do about this, Xuanchun walked back again, with an extra tray in her hand, and a covered bowl inside, open the lid of the bowl and see:

In the bowl is mixed fruit syrup: papaya, coconut meat, lychee, mango, sago and konjac, and there are many pearl balls floating on it, which looks rich and bright, and it is even more moist and sweet when added with crushed ice. This dim sum, like the headband on Xuanchun's head, is also a new fashion brought by the public. Foods such as sago, konjac and pearl balls are produced by food factories. The practice came from the cooperative's restaurant.

Liu San was originally a little hot, and this bowl of sugar water came just in time. After eating a few bites, one person sat by the window, eating the bowl of sugar water, looking out the window, only to see the green shade swaying, the flower shadow swaying, the mood is indescribable kind of open and relaxed, there is really the joy of the king of the south.

"I cooked the sugar water, not as well as the restaurant." Xuanchun said, "Does the third master have any taboos?" ”

"No, two legs don't eat people, four legs don't eat tables." Liu San joked, "However, the more meat, the better." The fewer fish and shrimp, the better. ”

The supply in the canteen is getting better and better, and not only are there eggs every day, but pork is also served once a week. Incidentally, there is beef. However, the protagonists of protein are fish, shrimp, seafood and soy products. So the patriarchs were particularly hungry for meat.

"Okay." Xuanchun agreed.

"Are you still here in the evening?"

"No, I'll bring you food."

"What about after delivery?"

Xuanchun hesitated: "If the master wants me to come, I will come." ”

Her face was slightly red, as if she was ashamed and angry, and she looked like a little daughter. This kind of petty tenderness is precisely something that modern men can rarely come into contact with, and Liu San is often accompanied by the lion of Hedong, and he rarely tastes such a taste, and he can't help but be fascinated. He put his arm around her waist and pulled her directly to his side.

The soft and warm body was attached to his body, and Liu San couldn't help but feel excited. Xuanchun was silent, a little uneasy in her heart, she had always had such a feeling that this Liu San had a different kind of emotion for herself, not just greedy for the pleasure of flesh and skin.

Since there is affection, he is not a person who is unkind. When I reached the age of youth and loneliness, did I go down like this? There has to be a home. As soon as his mind moved, his attitude was different, and he leaned close to Liu San, and made a greasy sound of "um, um" in his mouth. Liu San moved between her waist and hips, making her ears warm and her heart beating.

Liu San touched her face and said, "It's so hot"

Xuanchun avoided her face, but leaned closer to her. It seems that only when he holds a heart tightly can he let it fall.

……

Liu San let go of his hand: "Pour me tea." ”

Xuanchun hurriedly stood up, buttoned the vest on his back, and brushed his loose hair.

"The tea is cold. The slave and maid went to change the heat. ”

"Just use the cold one." Liu San only felt hot all over, but maybe someone would come in in broad daylight here, not to mention that there was a Fu Wuben outside, so he had to let go first.

Xuanchun poured out a bowl of cold tea from the teapot, and Liu San took a sip of it, refreshing the spleen and stomach, and suddenly felt cool. Thinking of the scene just now, it was a bit like the first time I was fooling around with a girl under the stairs in high school. Excited and frightened.

After Xuanchun left, Liu San made a few phone calls to arrange the banquet and reception for tomorrow's dinner. The feast of the merchant house is indispensable, but it is not the point - you can't eat a strong country by eating. Cooking is the best in the world, and you are the most fartious, and people think that you are all cooks.

The point is how to show how strong your side is - military exercises? Cannon shooting? Watching a movie or visiting a factory, or a visit to the Holy Ship? Or show him the unfinished 854 project?

It's a pretty nerve-wracking question, and it's better to let him take the initiative to show it off.

Li Luo was packed up and settled down by the group, and the newly renovated bathroom opened Li Luo's eyes - the house was all decorated with porcelain, and the bathroom bucket was made of porcelain, and this novelty alone made him amazed. And the ease of use, the cleanliness of the environment is unprecedented.

The sensational effect of this washroom even exceeds that of the all-glass windows. Not only did Gu Baocheng, Quark and others go to visit, but even the servants also find a chance to go in and have a look. Everyone was puzzled by the hot and cold water that came as soon as it was turned on. Where the hell is the water boiled?

But quark has a bit of a concept. He said that there should be a water pipe leading to a certain cistern, and as for the hot water, there was probably a heater or something, and people were constantly sent to light the fire.

However, he expressed great shock that there were porcelain toilets and bathtubs. The value of porcelain in Europe was overestimated, and it was initially compared to gold. Quark has long known in China that porcelain in Daming is not a particularly precious thing, but it is really unimaginable to use it to make such a large sanitary ware.

Everyone was sincerely impressed by the hands of the Australians.

Li Luoyou happily took a hot bath in the blue and white porcelain bathtub, washed away the hustle and bustle, changed into a pair of Chenzhou grass slippers, and went out for a walk in a loose robe.

Many new flowers and trees were planted in the courtyard. The weather here is warm and humid and more humid than Guangzhou, at this time it has been February, and the courtyard is already verdant with flowers and trees. The flowers and leaves dance in the wind, which is very elegant and leisurely.

There is a perennial gourd in the courtyard, which Li Luoyou specially found and transplanted from outside the city.

The servants had already set up a rattan couch table under the gourd shelf, and Li Luoyou sat on the rattan couch, only feeling that the cool breeze was blowing, and the hustle and bustle along the way was swept away.

Sweeping the leaves and a few close-fitting servants are hanging their hands under the eaves of the porch to serve. Gu Baocheng is a nephew and nephew, and he is not allowed to sit, only Master Han and Quark have their own seats. Master Han didn't dare to let go, so he only sat on Zhang Tengchun's stool. Instead, Quark leaned on the general rattan chair and gulped kvass.

"This stuff is delicious, sour, sweet and thirst-quenching." Quark said as he poured a few more ounces of rum into his glass, "I didn't expect you to have a glass of rum here, too?" ”

"I can't drink without eating." Li Luoyou said with a smile. Sweeping Ye had already used his usual teapot to make a pot of new haode tea.

"Baocheng" he no longer paid attention to Quark, "along the way, how do you feel?" ”

"If you go back to the master, one is that this place is generous, and the other is that the place is not quiet." Gu Baocheng replied cautiously.

"Well," Li Luoyou nodded, "What do you mean by the word broad?" ”

"Yes," Gu Baocheng responded, "From Bopu to the county seat, there is just this road, and there are river workers, if there is no more than 100,000 silver, I am afraid it will not be possible." ”

"What about the ground?"

"The watchtowers along the road are strict, and there are Ding Zhuang sentry posts everywhere. Even the riders of the ox carts carried a bird sword with a sword. ”

"You're good at it, and you're very thoughtful." Li Luoyou agreed, "But whether the public security is good or not can't be judged from the perspective of vigilance, with the strength of the Australians, are you still afraid of a few thieves and bandits?" ”

"So—"

"It's hard to say right now." Li Luoyou snapped and closed the fan, "You can only know one or two when you arrive in the market tomorrow." ”

Where the ground is not quiet, the market will wither. This is not a fake. The county seat is very deserted, which seems to confirm Gu Baocheng's statement, but I heard the servants of the Yang family say that the most prosperous place in the local area is not in the county seat, but in Dongmen City, outside Bairen City, where Australians live.

Li Luoyou knew that Australians must have a treat for him. From the fact that they have gone to such great lengths to arrange their residences, it is clear that this group of people takes themselves very seriously.

He's now seen part of the strength of the Australians, and obviously there's more he hasn't seen. Li Luo prides himself on being old and thoughtful. The strengths and weaknesses of the Australians are absolutely impossible to hide.

As he was talking, he saw Sweeping Ye come in and say: Tonight is the owner of Runshitang, Master Yang, who is holding a banquet to catch the wind and wash the dust for the group. There is also an invitation card sent by Liu San, inviting them to have a banquet at the Dongmen City Commercial Hall tomorrow night.

"Who is this Liu San?"

"The second owner of Runshitang, the righteous brother of Runshitang Yang's shopkeeper. I also went to Foshan last time. Master Han replied.

"Oh, it's him. This Liu San is probably an Australian, right? Li Luoyou said, "Last time I was in Foshan, I thought this person was a little strange, and sure enough."