The corridors and courtyards are connected to each other and separated by streets and alleys, but the alley between the front courtyard and the back courtyard is not allowed to become an east-west horizontal street that runs through the entire mansion, otherwise it is a violation of etiquette, because only the imperial palace can use the Yongxiang system of the east-west horizontal street.

Like the Li family compound he owned, the overall scale is much smaller than that of the powerful mansion, and the general structure is still similar.

Just like the outer mansion of the Linhuai County Mansion where the county lord of Qingqi is now settled, it is just a place for them to use as a summer retreat and hunting rest place in the suburbs, but it is also built magnificently, neatly and cheerfully, and the scale is grand, and the format is strictly in accordance with the atmosphere of the Linhuai County Palace.

Connecting along the corridor in the courtyard, Li Zhi quickly came to the main hall to check the preparations for the banquet.

The sternness of the evening obviously stimulated Steward Zhang, who was the kind of person who had been cautious all his life, and even his first two generations were the chief managers of the big mansion house.

The reason why he was a little disrespectful to the only surviving master was that the predecessor Li Zhi was really a rich man who had not grown up, although he did not act in a clumsy manner and oppressed the good, but he was also a mediocre person who had barely completed his studies and had no personal achievements.

The biggest difference between him and most of the rich people in other people's families is that he doesn't ride on a horse all day long, leading three or five families to swagger through the market all day long.

In the Tang Dynasty, it was not popular to wander around with a birdcage, at most a few people with a little literary talent deliberately showed their wealth in dressing, holding a famous jade carving with an expensive jade pendant, ivory carving folding fan, mixed in the nondescript so-called literati circle, shaking their heads to talk about the past and the present, occasionally showing the empty sadness after the exhaustion of the ancient road, the vast purpose is also mostly to seduce a beautiful woman from a big family.

At that time, the unemployment rate in the country was extremely low, the crime rate was also the lowest in history, and the violence almost disappeared without a trace.

Even this kind of tricky and coquettish thing can't be done, which shows that Li Zhi's simple temperament.

Another manifestation of loyalty and honesty, of course, also means that the nature of stubbornness does not know the active variables are becoming more and more ordinary, and the people in the Li family's compound today have great distrust of the future of the Li family after the death of the second generation of the Li family, all because the only remaining little master is really embarrassed.

Steward Zhang never expected that today he had seen the very strong side of the little marquis, and he seemed to have a clear idea of the future of the family, which greatly changed all kinds of suspicions about Li Zhi.

And the person Li Zhi wants to entertain tonight is still an important guest of the palace of Linhuai County, that is, the second generation of the Li family is still alive and has always tightened his pockets.

Li Zhi nodded secretly, if he said that this person's actual ability is not well understood, but his loyalty to the Li family can also be seen in the leopard, and he can see his dedication.

"Steward Zhang, Master Liu, tonight's banquet decision was made in a hurry, and it is very tiring for your second elder! However, I am not a whim, but there is a big business to trade with the Linhuai County Palace, this moment I can reveal a little, as long as the entire County Mansion is recruited as our Li family's main business partner in the future, at most within three or two months, the first transaction is completed, your second elder's salary will be doubled, and the Li family's various stewards will also be rewarded! ”

After being reborn, Li Zhi subconsciously thought that he was still quite unfamiliar with the two, so he had such a deliberate intention to woo him.

"Where is this good, what the little marquis ordered is within the share of the two of us, and there is no need for additional rewards!"

Although he was still a little skeptical, Master Liu valued the double salary more, and the panic in his mouth at the moment was mostly a gesture.

"What Master Liu said is true, but if we can have an actual relationship with the Linhuai County Palace, I am afraid that the business of the little marquis is definitely not small, and it is natural for us to be so busy!"

Steward Zhang's attitude was very serious, and the little master's words made him feel more and more that he was unusual today.

Although Li Zhi is not very old, in today's era, there are many ordinary men who start a family at the age of fifteen or sixteen, and ordinary businessmen are busy begging for a living at the age of twenty.

What kind of existence is the palace of Linhuai County, of course he will not be naïve at his age, and he wants to ascend to the sky in one step with imperfect thoughts, and he must be more or less concerned about the future business.

Therefore, although these two people seem to be a little lacking in confidence, they are also looking forward to seeing what the little master will do next.

It must be said that a feudal landlord industry that has been gifted by the emperor, even if it has fallen, the foundation is still there, not to mention that the embarrassment of the Li family from the court of the eighth-class founding county to the ninth-class county man of less than eight hundred taels of silver has not really come.

At this time, the scale of the servants around Li Zhi was still very large, and there were dozens of people in the huge front hall who were busy, and there were four maids beside him who were always following closely.

Their names are also in line with the preferences of common large families, Chunrou, Xia Shu, Qiu Feng, and Dong Hui are the names of the four women.

Only like them, can serve the little master's side of the maid, will have a bright name that can be called, although not to say that they must be beautiful as flowers, but gentle temperament and slender posture are the basic conditions for employment.

In Li Zhi's memory, before leaving Chang'an City and going to the Western Regions, they were only fifteen or sixteen-year-old children, and before they came to the Li family, their burnt yellow faces that had been lacking nutrition for a long time seemed to be more and more watery.

Obviously, they were in awe of him, the little young master who had just returned for less than a month, and the familiarity they had cultivated earlier had also caused him to cringe a little because they hadn't seen him for nearly two years, and because of his shyness after growing into a big girl.

The lonely people who brought back the ashes of their deceased parents from afar, there was always a mourning process for the first seventh, second seventh, and third seventh, and in those days, Li Zhiduo was busy with these things, and there were few opportunities to communicate directly with their four daughters.

Although the Li family did not serve in the imperial court, the network of relationships left by their ancestors is still huge, and it has only been about 60 years since the founding of the country.

And although the founding fathers died, most of their first generation of descendants are still alive, and most of the current generation are also in high power, or highly respected, and their temperament does not lose the pride of the older generation, and they value love and righteousness, and of course they will not forget the second generation of the Li family.

So during that period, the Li family's compound was also full of people, and there were many people who came to worship, such as the identity of the fourth daughter, of course, there were not many opportunities to get close.

Li Zhi is very longing for his relatives, and often hides alone in the hunting ground full of grass and shrubs in his spare time, so that the four daughters can only approach the little master tonight.

After a little thought, Li Zhi also understood the truth, and then smiled at Chunrou and the others: "You also know the lord of Qingqi, that is your master's partner who grew up together, and it is very likely that he will become the master of the Li family in the future. ”

His words were tantamount to earth-shattering thunder, and while shaking the four women, they also shocked Steward Zhang and Master Liu, because the two of them understood some taboos in the elite best, and the difference between the portals was still quite strict.

In their opinion, the tone of the big tone is more violent than making a deal with the palace of Linhuai County.

Seeing the strange expressions of several people, Li Zhihaha laughed: "I know what you are thinking in your hearts, don't look at the current Li family is still a down-and-out low-class nobleman, and in a few years, it will become a prestigious family in the entire Tang Dynasty!" Don't give me such a look of surprise, if I am not the slightest sure, how dare I talk about such a thing? Wait, at most three days, they will send someone who is really in charge to come to the door to ask for a meeting, and allow me to sell a pass, and the details will be discussed later! Master Liu, especially you, the burden in the future will be very heavy, and the flow of water under your hands will often be tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of silver, don't leave me a stall because of bone discomfort! ”

Master Liu's body has been suffering from minor illnesses, and Li Zhi also had the idea of using him to try his medical skills, "In this way, you come forward and I will check your pulse, and by the way, prescribe a few pairs of medicines, and take some silver taels from the counter to catch the medicine directly according to the prescription, which can be regarded as for the coming busyness, the Li family will come forward to help you eradicate the disease!" ”

The expression on Master Liu's face at this moment became more and more strange, and his little master couldn't make him more and more difficult to figure out, so he hadn't seen him for a day, how could such a big change have happened?