Hu Bao followed Zhu Youzhen to see Luo Yangxing and the two, and Zhu Youzhen said to the two: "The story is not over yet?" Old Luo, if you want to go, it's not a matter of Luo Dudu's words? If you go yourself, where do you need him to tell you? Maybe you'll have a part in that one-shot affair. ”

Luo Yangxing pursed his mouth and said, "It's not too late to say anything?" Am I just oversleeping? ”

Zhu Youzhen said with disdain: "Even this kind of thing can oversleep, and you deserve to only listen to other people's stories." You guys stop for a while, and tell the story later, Lao Luo, Hu Bao should know each other, right? ”

Luo Yangxing circled around Hu Bao and said, "Isn't this the No. 1 martial artist of the Rooster Gang?" I really didn't recognize this change of outfit. ”

Zhu Youzhen said to Zhang Zhiji again: "It is all Hu Bao's credit to be able to lure Fang Shihong out this time, and your grievances with the Rooster Gang should also be cleared." ”

Zhang Zhiji said: "Fifth brother, don't worry, what I said is naturally counted, I can be so happy today, and I have to thank this Hu Bao brother." ”

"Hu Bao showed up in Fang Mansion this time, and I'm afraid he will hide from me for a long time recently. Lao Luo, you work hard, go to Nanzhen Fusi tomorrow, and give Hu Baoan an identity in your general flag, and he will be the brocade guard in your general flag in the future. Zhu Youzhen first finished speaking to Luo Yangxing, and then turned his head to Hu Bao and said: "You will obey Luo Zongqi's command in the future, and you will usually be the same as other Jinyi guards under Luo Zongqi." ”

Hu Bao was usually envious of the prestige of Jinyiwei, and now because of the trick on Fang Shihong, he thought he was going to take refuge in another country, but he didn't expect to get the identity of Jinyiwei for nothing, which made him overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "Your Highness Xie, Xie Luo's general banner." ”

Luo Yangxing said with a gloating look: "Don't be in a hurry to say thank you, tomorrow you will know that the Jinyi guard of the Zhu Mansion is not so easy to be." After speaking, Luo Yangxing patted Zhang Zhiji's shoulder and said, "You are waiting for me here, and you will continue to tell me when I have arranged the newly adopted little brother." ”

Zhang Zhiji got up and said: "You just go and serve your new little brother, I don't have time to wait for you, but I will tell you a good news before leaving, today brother I have been promoted to the general, and I am also the general manager of the Shenji Battalion, didn't you make the tail of the general flag and go to the sky?" Brother, I now have 200 crossbowmen under my command. ”

When Luo Yangxing heard this, he immediately waved his hand and turned around: "I'm not in the mood, I'm not talking, I'm leaving." ”

After the matter was properly handled, Zhu Youzhen walked towards his small courtyard with a leisurely stride, and when he looked up, he saw Jinxiu wandering at the door of his courtyard.

Zhu Youzhen walked quickly in front of Jinxiu, Jinxiu was still walking back and forth with his head down, he stretched out his hand and patted Jinxiu's head and said, "Have you been addicted to it at the gate of my small courtyard these days?" ”

The head was patted, and a spirit of Jinxiu came back to his senses, and when he heard Zhu Youzhen's words, Jinxiu said: "It's not a son, you are messing with flowers and grass everywhere outside, and the young lady of the family is handing posts to the house all day long, and Jinxiu can't think of it." After speaking, Jinxiu took out a post from his sleeve and handed it to Zhu Youzhen.

Zhu Youzhen was immediately happy when he heard Jinxiu's words, and said, "Where did you learn your little girl's witticisms?" Didn't I say that? Ben Gongzi is not available, so I asked you to return the post. ”

Jinxiu said: "The last post Jinxiu was returned, and I also told Miss Xu the original words of the son, no, people sent a new post today, and specially asked Jinxiu to tell the son that since there is something today, it is not too late to continue tomorrow." ”

Zhu Youzhen said: "Since you are sending a post to the master, why don't you send it in and wander around the door?" Are you used to walking at the door? Xiu'er, this habit is a very serious problem, so please tell you a story about Pavlov and the dog. ”

"What settles with dogs?"

"It's Pavlov...... But it doesn't matter, you can just think of Zhang San and the dog. Once upon a time there was a man named Paplov, who rattled the bell every time they fed their dog, and their dog drooled every time he ate, and then it went on for a long, long time, and then the Paplov would drool even if he didn't feed the dog and just rattle the bell. ”

"Childe, this person's name is so strange."

"It's all said that it doesn't matter, okay? Do you know what this story illustrates? Zhu Youzhen felt that the woman's thinking was very strange, and the focus was completely different.

It wasn't until Zhu Youzhen asked her that Jinxiu asked curiously, "What does it mean?" ”

Zhu Youjian said: "It shows that this dog is used to having something to eat when the rattle, just like you are used to lingering at the door every time you come to deliver a post, even if no one sends a post in the future, you will be used to turning around the door a few times before entering the door." ”

Jinxiu wrinkled her little nose and said dissatisfiedly: "Wow, Childe is scolding me for being a dog, hum, Jinxiu kindly sent a post to Childe, Childe not only did not appreciate it but also told stories and scolded people, and if there is a post from a young lady in the future, let the porter send it to Childe." After speaking, Jinxiu stuffed the post into Zhu Youzhen's arms, turned around and was about to leave.

Zhu Youzhen hurriedly said: "Hey, hey, Xiu'er, don't leave first, and then you return the post to Miss Xu, just say that the master has been studying hard in retreat recently, and it is inconvenient to go out to meet people." Zhu Youzhen knows his own affairs, and it's okay for him to copy two poems, but if he asks for poetry rhyme, then he never has this ability.

Jinxiu took the post handed back by Zhu Youzhen and said: "Son, you always shirk like this, don't you live up to the hospitality?" What's more, the reason last time was still decent, what kind of retreat and hard reading this time, isn't it obvious that it wants to hurt the hearts of other young ladies? ”

Zhu Youzhen said: "Why don't you think of another decent reason for the young master that can not hurt the heart of the young lady?" ”

"Jinxiu doesn't have so many fancy intestines as a child, I can't think of so many coaxing words."

"Xiu'er, what you said doesn't make sense, I can't think of a good reason, you said that my reason doesn't hurt the heart of the young lady, there is a good reason, you say that I have a lot of flowers, so won't the master become a person inside and out?" , Zhu Youzhen couldn't help sighing, there is really no reason to talk to women.

"Yes, Fifth Master, you are not a human being inside or outside, you are the Wenqu Star in the sky, anyway, Jinxiu can't say you, I will reply according to the words of the Fifth Master, anyway, Miss Xu hasn't passed the door yet, and it has nothing to do with our family if she is sad."

Zhu Youzhen shook his head with a wry smile, watching Jinxiu walk away step by step.

Turning around and returning to the room, Zhu Youzhen saw an envelope painted with fire paint on the table, he picked it up casually and looked at it, and what was written on the envelope was indeed opened by him.

Zhu Youzhen thought for a long time and couldn't think of anyone who would send him a letter, so he tore it open, took out the letter inside and looked at it, at this time Zhu Youzhen remembered, it turned out that Zhu Youzhen arranged the money to go to Suzhou Mansion a month ago, and Zhu Youzhen said that he would report the progress once a month.

A month has passed, and the time it takes for the letter to arrive from Suzhou on the road, so the time is about the same.

Zhu Youzhen looked at the situation reported by the money in the letter, not only Suzhou Prefecture, including Songjiang, Hangzhou, Jiaxing and other places, has lent a lot of various bills through mortgage loans, but the amount is not enough to sell for the time being. On the other hand, in the grain markets of Nanzhili and Zhejiang, although money did not interfere, just the market behavior of local grain banks, grain merchants, and various large and small money banks, pawnshops, and printing bureaus had already forced the grain market to the point of collapse.

In Suzhou Prefecture alone, the price of grain has risen from 322 yuan last month to 726 yuan now, and the grain stamps in the hands of the people are very few, so there has not been a serious run, otherwise once the run occurs, the grain bank will inevitably go out of business.

The grain markets in Nanzhili and Zhejiang can only be solved by the governments of the two places, which is not something that can be solved by any businessman, let alone Zhu Youzhen, a prince in the capital.

At this time, Fang Congzhe had also returned home, and when he saw his master coming back, the housekeeper hurriedly greeted him.

Fang Congzhe saw that the housekeeper, who had always been steady, looked at a loss and didn't know what was going on in the mansion, so he asked, "Fang An, but what happened in the mansion that made you so panicked?" ”

The housekeeper Fang An said anxiously: "Master, nothing happened in the house, but the young master has not seen anyone until now, and the old slave has sent someone out to find it, but those Qinlou Chu Pavilions have been searched, and they all said that they have not seen the young master go, and the old slave has even sent people to ask about the people who are good friends with the young master, and they all say that they have not seen the young master for many days." Even those three-minded and ruffian, and the old slave in the capital sent people to inquire, but they have never seen any trace of the young master, and what is even more strange is that the people in the house and the porter have never seen the young master go out at all. Master, will something happen to the young master? How did it just disappear into thin air? ”

As soon as Fang Congzhe heard Fang An's words, he couldn't help but be a little worried, when he went out in the morning, he knew that Fang Shihong was not in the room, he thought that the son who couldn't stand the restraint and secretly ran out to fool around, but it seems that things are not so simple, and Fang Congzhe also began to worry.

Fang Congzhe raised his voice and said, "How could such a big living person disappear out of thin air? Then send someone out to find it, and send me all the movable ones in the house to find people. ”

Fang An bowed down and said, "It's the master, the old slave will do it." ”

"You wait."

Just as Fang An turned around and wanted to leave, he was stopped by Fang Congzhe again, "You come with me first." ”

Fang An followed Fang Congzhe all the way to the study, Fang Congzhe took out a fold on the bookcase, then picked up a pen and brushed a few strokes on a fold, and then took out a piece of paper and wrote a few words on it.

After writing it, Fang Congzhe folded the paper a few folds and sandwiched it in the fold, and then he handed the fold to Fang An and said: "Give this fold to Shuntian Mansion Yin, and then say that the old man asked him to send someone to help find someone together." ”

Fang An took the fold and said, "Yes, master." ”

"Also, spend more money to find those ruffians who are familiar with the capital to help find out the news of Shihong."

"The old slave knows."

After explaining these two things, Fang Congzhe thought carefully about where there was anything missing, and after thinking for a long time, he didn't come up with a reason, so he waved his hand and let Fang An leave.

After Fang An left, Fang Congzhe always felt that something seemed to be missing, but he couldn't think of it.