Surabaya City, Li House.

Covering an area of more than 60 acres, the Li Mansion is the largest mansion in Surabaya City, even larger than the entire county government hall, inner house, six rooms, prison and other courtyards combined. After nightfall, the high-rise and low-level pavilions of the Li Mansion are full of colorful lanterns, and the lights are bright, as if it were day.

Li Yao, who was beaten with a solid cane of thirty courts, was carried to the Yangxin Hall of the Li Mansion and cried to Li Mo. Li Yao is tall and big, and his appearance of crying on his stomach like a naughty boy is quite funny.

Li Mo looked at his favorite nephew angrily and funny, and interrupted: "Okay, don't cry, what does he mean about the dinner?" ”

Li Yao couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this: I was scolded like this by that kid, don't you want to fix him, and you still want to invite him to dinner? Who exactly do you prefer? I'm your nephew, is he your illegitimate child?

Li Mo looked at his nephew with a stunned expression and tears on his face, and laughed: "What is the humiliation of a manly husband for a while? After all, he is a child of the Qin family, and some tempers are really ordinary. Besides, you are indeed a little spoiled by me, and it is also beneficial to endure a little hardship. He turned back to Mei Ji who was waiting beside him and said, "Go, wipe his tears and snot, what is such a big person." ”

Where did Li Yao dare to let his uncle's favorite Mei Ji wipe his nose for him, hurriedly snatched the silk handkerchief from her hand, wiped it on his face twice, and wailed: "Uncle, you have to clean him up." ”

Li Mo shook his head and said, "You are also so old, why are you not sensible?" Although my Li family will not be afraid of anyone in Surabaya City, there is no need to provoke people when they see them. The county magistrate is a child of the Qin family, and most of the people who come to Surabaya may be a magistrate, and they have gangster qualifications, so they are not a threat to our Li family. If you respect him on weekdays, and everyone is safe, wouldn't everyone be happy? The Qin family is a behemoth, don't get along with it. ”

"But, what if he Qin family wants to get along with us?" Li Yao said with a bitter face.

"Then I, Li Mo, will not be afraid of him, although the Qin family is powerful and powerful, it is not as deep-rooted as my Li family in Surabaya City."

When Li Yao heard this, he patted his chest and said, "That's good, I thought I would be a grandson for a few years?" ”

Li Mo smiled slightly, got up and pulled Li Yao up, patted his nephew who was half a head taller than him on the shoulder, and said, "I, Li Mo, have no children under my knees, although Ziwei is smart and well-behaved, she is a woman. That's why I've always treated you like a son. Li Yao, the Li family is going to be handed over to you in the end. Remember, one has to be able to endure in order to have something! ”

Li Yao opened his mouth to speak, but was stopped by Li Mo's sharp and irresistible eyes.

"When I was young, Li Mo slept on the streets, ate leftovers, wandered in a foreign land, treated people as cattle and horses, and groveled. To this day, the villagers often use the events of that time to mock me in private, but I don't mind, I don't think it's a shame to suffer when I was young. And, well, none of the people who sneered at me dared to fart in front of me, but I could dictate their joys and sorrows. Li Yao, it's nothing to endure a momentary humiliation, as long as you can get back enough compensation, it's worth it. When I was young, I had nothing, and now I have hundreds of wives and concubines, and my family wealth is nothing, just because I can bear it! ”

Li Mo glanced at Li Yao deeply, his gaze penetrated his heart, and said, "Do you understand what I mean?" ”

Li Yao was afraid that his uncle would continue to educate him, so he hurriedly nodded heavily and said, "I know, I understand, I don't care about this stick." ”

Li Mo couldn't help but smile bitterly, he had been through a lot of ups and downs, how could he not see his nephew's thoughts. But I didn't take it too seriously, and I hope that people who have grown up in brocade clothes and jade food and are used to flying and domineering know that the word forbearance is really difficult, so they can only take it slowly and let him suffer a little more.

Li Mo said: "What did the county order say about the dinner?" ”

"Oh, he said he would be on time."

Li Mo nodded and said, "That's good, you go and apologize tonight, and I'll see what kind of attitude this county order is." ”

Li Yao reluctantly said, "Yes." ”

Night, starry, Wangjiang Tower.

Mu Hai only took Zhou Ye to the banquet alone, it was not that he didn't want to bring more to fill the façade, but there was really no one to bring.

Xiang'er is cleaning up the house, Li Yuancan is missing one arm, the disabled person wants him to recuperate for a while, and Li Yuanhui needs to be in charge of guarding the inner house - you can't bring a group of servants over to make people laugh off their big teeth.

Behind Li Mo was a vast and numerous many, Mu Hai was very envious, and muttered to himself: This old guy is really afraid of death, and he has brought so many people in his own restaurant.

Li Mo smiled and greeted Muhai to the top floor of Wangjiang Tower, sat by the window, and said: "This place is above Surabaya City, high and looking, Huaishui, Surabaya, and Bianshui outside the city are all in view, and it is called Wangjiang Tower." What does the magistrate think? ”

Muhai sits and overlooks, it is the crescent moon hanging high, the stars are sparse, the green mountains outside the city are like ink, and the boat lamps are like beans at the water flow, which is indeed a rare beauty.

Mu Hai exclaimed: "This kind of beauty can only be seen from the highest place. ”

Li Mo laughed, stared at Mu Hai Zhengse and said, "The highest treatment in Surabaya City should belong to the county magistrate." Li Mo is not talented, and he is willing to give this building to the county magistrate. ”

Li Yao was shocked in his heart, if it wasn't for someone behind him to stop him, he would have stepped forward on the spot to ask his uncle if he was crazy.

Zhou Ye was overjoyed when he heard this, and said secretly: Li Mo has the intention of showing goodwill, and the Muhai brothers have accepted this building, and they will be able to govern Surabaya City with the Li family in the future.

Wangjiang Tower is the most expensive restaurant in Surabaya City. Li Mo's stroke is indeed big enough, and Mu Hai can't help but be moved. But he understood that this building must not be accepted, shook his head and smiled: "Haha, Li Yuanwai's kindness is understood by the official, I can't accept this building." ”

Li Mo secretly said that the children of the Qin family were really not so easy to fool, and persuaded without giving up: "I have no other intention to give this building to the adults, and please rest assured." Everyone here can be testified to give this building, but because this building is the highest place in Surabaya City, Li Mo does not dare to live in it. ”

Mu Hai scolded secretly: You should be stupid, how can this kind of thing be said clearly. What's more, everyone present, except for Zhou Ye, is your person.

Mu Hai shook his head again and again, and said: "Li Yuanwai must not be like this, this official is the county governor of Surabaya by the grace of the saint, but he does not dare to be in the highest and most prominent place. Don't you hear that the whole world is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's minister...... "Muhai's implication is that if you don't dare to monopolize this building, then confiscate it, anyway, the world is the emperor's."

Although Li Mo has no family wealth, he will never confiscate the Wangjiang Tower, which is making money every day. How could he do things that didn't benefit him at all.

Seeing that Mu Hai's words were so far, Li Mo understood that the building could not be sent away, so he had to sigh: "Although the county magistrate is young, he regards money as dung, and Li Mo is not as far away as an adult." There are adults who know the political affairs of Surabaya City, which is really a blessing to the people of Surabaya City. Li Mo also answered Mu Hai's words vaguely, you regard money as dung, but I am not. So, since you don't want Wangjiang Tower, I'll keep it.

Mu Hai laughed when he heard this: "Where is it, this official has just arrived, and he has to rely on Li Yuanwai to help him govern Surabaya County." This official is young and knowledgeable, and he has no grand ambitions, so he just wants nothing to happen during his tenure. ”

Li Mo heard this, and said secretly Since you are just here to mix qualifications, then why don't I respect you for three points. Anyway, as long as I don't fall, this Surabaya County will always be surnamed Li.

Li Mo raised his glass and got up and said, "If the county magistrate is sent, Li Mo will obey it." Come, I will give a cup of tribute to the adults on behalf of the people of Surabaya County, and Li Mo will do it first. ”

Mu Hai said with a smile: "It should be me who respects Li Yuanwai." With that, he drank the wine in his glass.

"In Xia Liu Changhe, I am doing a leather business, and I want the county to order a cup."

"The slaughtering business done in the Xia Wu Field, the county order has a cup."

"What I want to do in Xia Wu Wang's ship freight business, I respect the county lord with a cup."

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