Chapter 16 The Chief Administrator of Wu
For two days, Ah Ling was waiting for news from Li Xiaoshou's side, but two days passed, and there was no movement at all. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
Is Li Lanxuan not agreeing, or is Li Xiaoshou forgetting this stubble? Ah Ling was a little unsure.
At noon on the third day, a middle-aged man wearing a satin gown and a two-pronged mustache on his lips walked into the dining hall......
After entering the cafeteria, the middle-aged man wrinkled his nose, as if he was very uncomfortable with the smell of onion and garlic in the kitchen.
"Oops, what kind of wind blew you here?!" Meng He, who was sitting on the recliner leisurely holding a purple clay pot and drinking tea, saw the middle-aged man walking into the dining hall out of the corner of his eyes, jumped up from the recliner suddenly, walked quickly to the other party, bent over, and said flattering words with a smile on his face: "No wonder the magpie outside the window this morning called vigorously, it turned out to be welcoming Manager Wu!" ”
Only then did Ah Ling know that this person was Wu Maocai, the chief manager of the Li family and Zheng Xiaogou's brother-in-law.
Ah Ling had already learned from Fan Jichun's mouth that Wu Maocai's status in the Li Mansion could be described as one person under ten thousand people, and even the eldest lady had to give him some face, and the two sons of the Li family had to respectfully shout 'Uncle Maocai'.
It is rumored that Wu Maocai and Li Lanxuan are also servants and friends, this person is resourceful and often gives advice to Li Lanxuan, and is Li Lanxuan's 'dog-headed military advisor'.
"Meng He, you've had a very good time!" Wu Maocai's eyes were half-open and half-closed, and he glanced at the recliner that was still shaking gently, as well as the purple clay pot in Meng He's hand, and said with a smile.
The rest of the people in the dining hall were busy, chopping vegetables, selecting vegetables, and washing rice...... Only Meng He lay leisurely in the recliner, drinking tea with a teapot like a big man, Wu Maocai put a gun and a stick in his words, alluding to Meng He's laziness and arrogance, Meng He's old face was red, and he smiled: "...... It's all thanks to your old age. ”
Wu Maocai waved his hand and said impatiently: "Don't talk about these useless things, I have something to do today." ”
"Although Manager Wu commanded, I, Meng, must ......"
"Who told you I was here for you?" Wu Maocai snorted coldly and said contemptuously.
Meng He was so ashamed that his old face had no place to rest, and he couldn't wait to find a crack in the ground to get into. He is powerful in the dining hall on weekdays, where can he stand such cynicism, but he dares to be angry and dare not speak, he can only swallow this breath of bird, his heart is aggrieved, and he does not dare to show the slightest outflow, so he can only smile with a shy face.
"Then you're here to find the two of them?" Meng He asked cautiously.
Wu Maocai was too lazy to talk to Meng He, and glanced at the canteen where he was originally choosing vegetables and cutting meat, but now they all looked at the people at the door motionless as if they had been immobilized.
Wu Maocai's cold eyes swept over everyone's faces one by one, and finally stopped at Ah Ling, who was burning the fire.
"You're Ah Ling?"
Ah Ling knew in his heart, knowing that it must be Li Xiaoshou and his father Li Lanxuan who had said that he would let him be a companion, so he sent Wu Maocai to the dining hall, otherwise with Wu Maocai's identity, how could he come to the dirty dining hall...... What about in the kitchen?!
Meng He glanced at Ah Ling, seemed to have guessed something, hurriedly changed his face, glared at Ah Ling and shouted, "I have long seen that you kid is restless!" In the past two days, I have seen you sneaky and restless, you must have caused some big trouble, and you actually alarmed Manager Wu! Say, did you steal the owner's precious softness? You thief......"
Wu Maocai snorted coldly: "Meng He, do you have a part to speak here?" I don't even pay attention to it anymore, is it that in a few years, Master Li will have to listen to you? ”
Meng He was so frightened that he trembled, and his legs snapped and he fell to the ground: "Oh, Mr. Wu, you just borrowed a hundred guts from me, and I, Meng He, don't dare to have the slightest disrespect for Mr. Wu and Master Li!" ”
Meng He's face turned green with fright, and his lips trembled and begged for mercy, at this moment, where is he still half of the domineering and arrogant he used to be.
Ah Si and the others inadvertently showed a look of schadenfreude - they were usually fed up with Meng He's bullying, insulting at the lightest, punching and kicking at the worst, and they dared not speak out. Now seeing that Meng He is deflated, not only does he not have half sympathy and pity in his heart, but he has already blossomed.
Wu Maocai let Meng He kneel, didn't look at him, glanced at the stove and continued to ask, "Are you Ah Ling?" ”
"Yes, I'm Ah Ling." Ah Ling patted the dead leaves and straw on his body, and got up to reply.
Wu Maocai's half-closed eyes were observing Ah Ling, and those eyes seemed to be able to see through everything.
Half-night......
"Lan Xuan, let me take a look at you." Wu Maocai suddenly said: "...... Not bad. ”
In the Li family, those who dare to call Li Lanxuan like that, I'm afraid that in addition to the eldest lady and the fourth lady, there is only the chief manager Wu in front of him, right? Even the extremely favored 'Ninth Lady' Jin Feng also calls the master!
Hearing Wu Maocai say this, everyone present froze!
Master Li asked the chief manager Wu Maocai to go to the dining hall to see Ah Ling in person? What does this mean?
Hiss...... There's a lot of information in it, and it's so big that people can't think about it!
"Clean up...... Come to me in the inner courtyard after dinner. ”
Wu Maocai turned around and left, followed by two sturdy young men, with guns on their backs, obviously the guards who specialized in protecting Wu Maocai, thus seeing the status of this Wu chief in the Li family!
It wasn't until Wu Mao walked away that everyone dared to gasp for breath, Ah Si looked at Ah Ling in surprise and said, "Ah Ling, what's going on?" ”
"I don't know!"
Ah Ling scratched his head, pretending to be confused.
"It must not be a bad thing, otherwise I wouldn't have sent Chief Manager Wu here, but let Liu Dayou of the escort team have Captain Liu to arrest people!" After all, Shi Jinling has been in the south and north for many years, running rivers and lakes and docks, and has rich experience, so he saw the key at once, and said with a smile: "Ah Ling, this is a good thing!" Maybe it's a chance for a fish to leap into the dragon gate and make your pheasant a phoenix! ”
"Forget about the phoenix, I still like to eat roast pheasant." Ah Ling said with a smile.
Ah Si and Ah Ling are the closest, and they have the best relationship, and when they heard Shi Jinling say this, they were naturally happy for Ah Ling.
Yang Jiu gritted his teeth, jealousy, and more resentment and panic - if Ah Ling really turned a pheasant into a phoenix, he would be unlucky!
Zhou Zhuang lowered his head and thought thoughtfully.
Some people are happy for Ah Ling, and some people have ghosts, everyone has different thoughts, but they all ignore Meng He, who has been half-kneeling on the ground.
"Have you washed the dishes? Is the meat cut? Is the rice in the pot? You don't want to it anymore?! ”
Meng He stood up in embarrassment, and shouted with a hideous face: "What are you doing there like a wooden pestle?" Don't move yet! Let me tell you, the Li family doesn't raise idlers! ”
"You're the biggest idler......" Ah Si muttered in his throat with a slight movement of his lips.
"Ah Si, what did you say?" Meng He was like an angry lion, his eyes were red, and he caught and bit whomever he wanted.
"I said you're right!" Ah Si was frightened.
"What nonsense, go to work! It's useless to pull it again, Lao Tzu picked your skin! ”
Meng He was furious, glanced at Ah Ling, snorted coldly, and walked straight out of the dining hall.
"Ah Ling, ignore him!" Ah Si looked at Meng He's departing back, took a sip in a low voice, and said, "Meng He is jealous, so you must get ahead and mix up your personal appearance!" ”
Ah Ling smiled and shook his head: "Ah Si, you think too much." There's nothing to do about it, it's not even a shadow catcher, you can relate to it! ”
"No, Ah Ling!" Ah Si said seriously: "I have a feeling that this time your chance to soar has come!" Believe me, my instincts are always accurate! ”
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After eating, Ah Ling walked out of the dining hall and walked slowly to the inner courtyard of the Li family.
"Stop! Any idea what this place is? The old man, the young master and the ladies in each room who live in the inner courtyard, you kid are tired of being alive or blind, and you dare to break into it with your head bored, do you want to taste the taste of guns?! ”
As soon as Ah Ling arrived at the gate of the inner courtyard, he was stopped by the guards guarding the inner courtyard, looked Ah Ling up and down, and even took out a gun and sneered and threatened.
As the other party said, the real 'masters' live in the inner courtyard, and the 'Li family' in the real sense, in addition to Li Lanxuan, the helmsman of the Li family, there are also the eldest lady and the aunts and wives of each room, as well as the eldest young master, the second young master and others, and only the chief manager Wu and the old mothers who have served in each room for many years or the dowry girls in each room can live and enter and exit the inner courtyard.
A Ling, a newcomer little servant, actually wants to enter the inner courtyard of the Li family, he is really crazy, and his brain is broken!
"It was Manager Wu who asked me to come to the inner courtyard to find him." Ah Ling replied.
"Chief Manager Wu asked you to come to the inner courtyard to find him? Hahaha, who do you think you are? A little deflated three, he actually dared to pull out the big banner of General Manager Wu, and he was not afraid of the wind flashing his tongue! ”
"Get out! If you talk nonsense again, Lao Tzu will reward you with a bullet directly! The other guard shouted impatiently.
The dignified Wu Grand Administrator will personally invite a new low-ranking handyman to come to the inner courtyard? It's a fantasy! If it weren't for the fact that Ah Ling was still young and childish, they would have done it a long time ago.
Ah Ling's temper has also come up - you won't let me in, I'm still going to go in!
Ah Ling rushed in with the two guards at the entrance of the inner courtyard.
"Hey, are you stupid or crazy or deaf? Can't understand people, do you? If you don't want to find us, then Lao Tzu will make you happy! ”
After saying that, he pointed a gun at Ah Ling's head.
Ah Ling stared at the two of them and said in a deep voice: "I admit, the bullet is indeed fast, I am not sure that it is faster than the bullet, but one thing, I am sure, my shot must be faster than the two of you!" So, it's best to think through before you pull the trigger...... There is no turning back from the bow! I'm sure you two will be dead before I can be hit by a bullet. ”
"Lao Rong, is this kid threatening us?"
"Uh...... Seems to be, right? ”
"Look for death!"
The man named 'Lao Rong' quickly pulled the bolt of the gun, tightly pressed the index finger of his right hand on the trigger, and trembled slightly as if inadvertently.
Ah Ling's eyes flashed suddenly, and the murderous aura was permeated in an instant, he stared at the fingers of the two of them holding the trigger, and his own hanging arms, the sleeves suddenly bulged, as if a hurricane was propping up Ah Ling's sleeves......
You live or die, and it's imminent!