After Xia Hong's injuries were completely stabilized, Meng Tianchu had to leave for Hangzhou, and he had to go back as soon as possible, so that Hangzhou could have enough opium to refine heroin. It will take some time on the way, and he can't let the hot springs stop before he is delivered, and if he is not happy, he will be unlucky.

Xia Fengyi saw that her father's injuries were no longer serious, and after crying and saying goodbye to her parents, she took Feiyan, Lao He Tou, Wang Zhutou and others to follow Meng Tianchu and them back to Hangzhou.

Along the way, Chen Xingpeng and the other three bothered to take care of everything. Meng Tianchu and the others were at ease, and after more than half a month, they finally returned to Hangzhou smoothly.

Back at Yamen's home, Cai Zhixian got the news and came to visit. Meng Tianchu briefly said what happened, and after Cai Zhixian learned that Lord Xia Hongxia was unharmed, he also praised it repeatedly. There are no big cases in the Yamen these days, and Murong Zhenxue, who is responsible for the normal criminal affairs, has done it in an orderly manner for Meng Tianchu.

Meng Tianchu was very happy, now that he had money, he casually rewarded Murong Zhenxue with ten taels of silver.

Murong Yuxue took the silver, her hands trembled happily, this was equivalent to her year's work and food silver, how could she not be happy.

After the family affairs were settled, Meng Tianchu went to Zuofu first, and saw the old man Zuo and Zuo Jiayin's mother-in-law, both of them were in good health, with Meng Tianchu's smoking gun, the effectiveness of yapian was greatly improved, and he could freely control the dosage, and his body was much better than before.

Meng Tianchu expressed his gratitude to Daoist Jin Ling again before returning to the Yamen.

At the entrance of the yamen, the sedan chair of Chen Xingpeng and others to greet Meng Tianchu was already waiting there. After picking him up, he did not go directly to the Hangzhou East Factory Office, but went to a small mansion behind the yamen, carried it directly through the gate, and got off the sedan chair in the garden.

Meng Tianchu opened the sedan curtain and looked around. Although this house is not very large, the three entrances are exquisitely decorated, and the houses are carved and painted, full of the flavor of Jiangnan pavilions and pavilions.

Everything about the house is brand new, apparently just completed.

Chen Xingpeng and the other three were already waiting in the courtyard, and they stepped forward with a smile and asked, "Lord Meng, what do you think of this house?" ”

"Very good, is it your house?"

"No, no, how can a small one have such a blessing, this is your mansion, my lord."

"Mine?" Meng Tianchu was surprised and delighted.

"yes. It was Gonggong Wen who allocated a special fund to buy this land behind the yamen, demolished the original house, and rebuilt it for you to work overtime. Father-in-law Wen is very important to adults, tsk, I really didn't say anything. After that, he took out a deed from his arms and respectfully handed it to Meng Tianchu: "My lord, this is the title deed and house deed of the house." You're done. ”

Meng Tianchu turned out to be Wenqi, and looked, ha! This hot spring stick and carrot policy is pretty good. It's not enough to send money to the official, but also to give himself such an exquisite mansion, this old boy sent things like this, and he was really a little reluctant to kill him. However, sooner or later, he still has to kill, otherwise, once he detects the poisoning of heroin, he will kill himself if he does not kill him. Carrying Wenqi into his arms, he walked around the house with great interest.

The new house has all kinds of household items, and people can live in it, and they are even more happy.

Chen Xingpeng said: "Lord Meng, we have also bought a few properties outside this mansion, and there is a team of fifteen brothers, led by the chief Yu Xinlong, who is specially dispatched by the adults and protects the safety of the adults. ”

Meng Tianchu smiled: "What are you protecting, I don't have any enemies." ”

"That being said, it's better to be careful. Anyway, they only guard outside the mansion and obey orders, and they dare not come in without instructions, and they will not affect the living conditions of adults. ”

"You're so thoughtful."

"Thank you for your compliment, our brothers have set up a banquet in the office, and you will be able to wash the dust for you, you can rest assured that those who attend are your own brothers, and your identity will not be revealed."

Meng Tianchu nodded, sat back in the sedan chair, got up the sedan chair and came to the Hangzhou Jinyi Wei Yamen. The East Factory and the Jinyi Health Department are co-located, so the Hangzhou Office of the East Factory is located in the Jinyi Wei Yamen.

A banquet has been held in the East Factory Bureau, and five secretaries and fifteen chiefs of the East Factory, as well as Fu Yu and Fu Baihu of Hangzhou Jinyi Wei 100 households also attended the banquet.

Naturally, it was another slap in the horse, and a lot of meeting gifts were given, and at this moment, Meng Tianchu finally knew what the hot spring meant when he said that he didn't have to worry about the silver. Now I just have to worry about how to get so much money home.

At breakfast the next day, Meng Tianchu put the deed on the table, and Xia Fengyi and the others came over to take a closer look, and they were all surprised and delighted. Feiyan said: "Young master, when did you buy a mansion and not tell us?" ”

Meng Tianchu smiled: "After you slept last night, I went to buy it." It's right next to our yamen, how about it? Let's take a look. ”

"Yes, yes! We finally have our own house. Feiyan clapped her hands and cheered.

Xia Fengyi also looked at Meng Tianchu happily, but did not speak.

This is, Zuo Jiayin is visiting. Feiyan said happily: "Miss Zuo, you came just in time, our young master bought a mansion, just behind the yamen, let's go and see." ”

Zuo Jiayin said: "Okay, just in time for the housewarming." ”

Meng Tianchu also called Murong Zhenxue. Out of the yamen, go around to the backyard, and come to the new house, the chief Yu Xinlong with fifteen Dongchang fans have changed into family clothes and are waiting at the door. Seeing Meng Tianchu and them coming, he nodded and saluted.

Xia Fengyi said curiously: "Husband, are you even ready for the family nursing home?" ”

"Hehe, it's included with this house."

"And such a good thing?" Xia Fengyi said strangely, when she saw Yu Xinlong at a glance, she felt very familiar, and after a closer look, she recognized it as one of the three friends Meng Tianchu said. and they came back all the way from the capital, of course they knew, Feiyan and Zuo Jiayin also recognized it, Zuo Jiayin immediately understood that this mansion must have been given to Meng Tianchu by Dongchang.

Entering the mansion, Xia Fengyi, Feiyan and Zuo Jiayin looked around, Xia Fengyi is also a beautiful lady, well-informed, seeing that this mansion is so exquisite, she can't help but admire.

Meng Tianchu said triumphantly to Xia Fengyi: "I said a long time ago that some people treat me as a root, and some people treat me as a treasure. ”

Xia Fengyi glanced at him with a somewhat strange expression. Feiyan tugged at Meng Tianchu's sleeve: "Young master, come here, the slave has something to say." ”

Meng Tianchu walked to the side with her: "Why are you mysterious?" ”

"Young master, slave beg, don't hurt grandma in the future, okay? Grandma promised you, but you don't want to, what do you want grandma to do, do you want her to shout a few times in front of others, 'Xianggong, I love you'? ”

"Haha, it seems like I'm being unreasonable."

"That's what it was! You used to be so bad, who knows how you suddenly became so good again, not to mention grandma, even the slave and maid can't react. You don't let the family have a process of adaptation. ”

"That's right. I just want to give your grandma a process of adaptation, and there are still a few months to test the true relationship between the two of us, whether it is love, whether it is suitable to live together..."

"Young Master! Here you go again! What to love and not to love. Grandma is willing to live with you, and you like grandma, isn't this the end? It's just that you are so exquisite! ”

"Silly girl, this is a lifelong thing, can you not pay attention to it. In case your grandmother repents and wants to leave me... Break up..., or stare at me all day, what should I do? ”

Feiyan's eyes widened as if she was listening to a book from heaven: "Which daughter-in-law dares to treat her husband like this?" ”

Meng Tianchu also recalled, this was the most prevalent dynasty in feudal etiquette. The husband as a wife has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Women like Xia Fengyi who dare to pursue happiness according to their own preferences are already rare, and women who do the opposite and stare at their husbands are probably unique, even if they do, if they are not immersed in the pig cage, they are afraid that they will be drowned by spitting stars.

Meng Tianchu believes that even a feudal woman like Xia Fengyi, who is already very avant-garde, once she really becomes a husband and wife, she will still be a dignified and virtuous little daughter-in-law who strictly adheres to the tradition of the Three Principles and Five Constants.

Thinking about this section, Meng Tianchu had some doubts, whether he was too harsh, and used the way of thinking of a modern woman to measure the eldest lady of the ancient eunuch family, whether she was a little suspicious of carving a boat to seek a sword.

Feiyan saw that Meng Tianchu was silent, and estimated that he was a little moved by what he said, so he struck while the iron was hot and said: "Young master, grandma took the initiative to say this kind of thing, this is already her cheeky begging you, and if you want to hear her say more sensual words, I'm afraid... Hee-hee... I can only say it under the quilt. ”

"Ha, what about you? When are you going to say this to me? Let's talk about it in the quilt tonight, okay? Meng Tianchu blinked his eyes and deliberately diverted the topic.

Feiyan glanced at him: "If you're serious, you're joking with others again!" ”

"I'm not kidding, I think you're pretty good, I really want to be nice to you!"

"Feiyan is a slave, the young master can treat Feiyan like this, that is the blessing that Feiyan cultivated in her previous life, but the young master and *** didn't handle the matter well, Feiyan didn't dare to think about these things."

Meng Tianchu said that Xia Fengyi's matter had not been resolved, Zuo Jiayin's matter had not been clarified, and the hazy relationship between him and Murong Yuxue had not yet been clarified, and in this chaotic state, he didn't want to involve Feiyan yet. Anyway, Feiyan has already said that no matter whether Xia Fengyi leaves in the future or not, she will be with herself for the rest of her life, and the treasure in her palm will not be able to run away.

Meng Tianchu said: "It's still the same sentence, don't worry, anyway, I've been waiting for so long, and it doesn't hurt to wait a few more months, maybe she will regret it in the past few months." ”

Feiyan was so anxious that she stomped her feet: "Young master, you don't know grandma..."

"That's right, I don't know her completely. She doesn't fully understand me, after all, she is my wife, don't be hasty, take a few months to understand, it's not a long time, okay, the young master has already decided, there is no need to mention this matter in the future - if you really want to say it, just tell me when the two of us will do something! Hey. ”

"Humph!" Feiyan was angry, anxious and ashamed, and stomped her feet: "Don't talk about pulling down!" He turned around and pouted and returned to Xia Fengyi's side.

Xia Fengyi and Zuo Jiayin were looking around in the house, discussing how to lay it out. Seeing Meng Tianchu coming, Xia Fengyi said: "Xianggong, the location of this mansion is just right, and over the wall is the small courtyard of our yamen, but the door is not opened, Xianggong's office is in the inner ya, and every time you have to detour to the front gate to enter and exit, it is inconvenient, if only you could open a door behind the yamen." ”

There is only one gate in the yamen, the front front gate, the side and the back are generally not open, some officials for the convenience of doing things, there are also quietly open the door in the back, for those who trust the relationship to bribe and give gifts, this is the origin of "go through the back door".

Meng Tianchu nodded, "I'll tell Cai Zhixian later, see if I can open a back door." ”

Xia Fengyi and they were responsible for cleaning up the house, Meng Tianchu returned to the Yamen Inner Yamen, and said that he had bought a house behind the Yamen, Cai Zhixian congratulated him repeatedly, and the son-in-law of the Ministry of Labor Wailang bought a house, which is normal, Cai Zhixian followed Meng Tianchu to visit the new house, and also felt that it was too troublesome to detour to the front door, so he notified the Yamen Workshop and opened a door at the back door facing Meng's mansion. In this way, it is very convenient for Cai Zhixian to deliver the cases that need to be handled by Meng Tianchu or if there is something that needs to be discussed with Meng Tianchu.

Mengfu is a three-door house, similar to the layout of the yamen, divided into two houses. The outside is Meng Tianchu's office space, and the study and living room are all available. The outermost door is served as the gatekeeper by the head of the East Factory of the Xinlong faction. The second door leads to the inner house, which is still used by the original Han couple as the gatehouse, and inside are servants such as Lao He Tou and Chef He (Lao He Tou mainly takes care of the "Xizi Restaurant", but his residence is still kept in the house). Inside, there is a mansion, which is the center of the whole mansion. That is, where Meng Tianchu, Xia Fengyi, and He Feiyan lived.

Murong Yuxue had been following silently, looking around happily and curiously.

After dividing the office area, Murong Yuxue was busy transferring all the office supplies, dossiers and archival materials in the inner office to the Meng Mansion study. From now on, this is Meng Tianchu and her new office.

The business of the foreman of the East Factory is to screen the information reported by the five divisions after screening. Just choose the important ones and report them to the head of Zhejiang East Factory. This information involves all aspects of society, and even what beggars say in the streets and alleys, and what people quarrel and scold are recorded.

Meng Tianchu is a secret agent, and his identity as the foreman of Hangzhou in the East Factory is confidential, so this information is also secretly submitted to him for review. These tasks cannot be handed over to Murong Zhenxue, so they can only do it themselves.

Zuo Jiayin's Jiayin Villa's opium is enough to refine heroin for Meng Tianchu to supply the hot spring to Gonggong Wen, so there is no problem of expanding production, and Meng Tianchu is not willing to plant this harmful thing on a large scale.

In order to make the hot springs feel at ease, Meng Tianchu provided as much heroin as possible, ensuring at least a month's stock. Later, it was provided regularly through the secret report channel of the East Factory, which made the hot spring very satisfied. Meng Tianchu, the foreman of the East Factory, is also very leisurely.