Jiang Long walked into the small courtyard with his hands behind his back and a gloomy face, and the first time he moved his eyes to the direction of the jade hairpin.

Yuchai turned his back to him at this time, and a thin old man saw his arrival.

Yao's mother followed closely behind Jiang Long, and then whispered: "This is the manager of our Jingfu's treasury and account, his surname is Li." ”

Jiang Long nodded silently, and as he walked forward, he looked at this Steward Li.

I saw that Steward Li was dark, thin, and short, standing in front of the jade hairpin, and he actually lowered his head by half a year.

Aged about sixty years old, wearing a high-quality silk robe, with his hands behind his back, his chin raised, and his face was arrogant, even if his eyes passed through the shoulder of the jade hairpin and saw Jiang Long walking into the small courtyard at this time, his expression was indifferent, and he had no intention of taking a step forward, as if he was the master of Jingfu.

"Li ......"

Being able to manage the accounts and treasury of Jingfu shows that Steward Li has won the trust of Mrs. Jing, what a big deal is money?

If it wasn't for an absolute confidant, how could Old Madam Jing rest assured?

Although Jiang Long was unhappy to be swept away by Steward Li, he still bowed his hand politely, but he only spit out one word just now, and he was interrupted by Steward Li's squinted eyes.

"You've finally come to see your uncle and grandfather?"

Well?

Jiang Long was stunned.

At this time, Yao's mother hurriedly stepped forward and lowered her voice in Jiang Long's ear: "This Steward Li is the distant cousin of the old lady, and in terms of seniority, he is indeed your uncle and grandfather. ”

No wonder such a big shelf!

Jiang Long's brows furrowed, it turned out to be one of his elders.

Even if it's just a distant relative.

"Steward Lee."

Yao's mother said hello with a smile.

Although Steward Li is Mrs. Jing's cousin, but in fact, the relationship between the two families was already relatively estranged back then, only because of a chance he accidentally met Mrs. Jing on the street, and at that time, he was cheeky to find the mansion, and Mrs. Jing had not yet married.

Later, as they got along for a long time, Mrs. Jing found that Steward Li was very proficient in arithmetic and bookkeeping, and was shrewd and capable, so she agreed to his request to come to Jingfu with him.

When Mrs. Jing had just married into the mansion, she was tied up and had a difficult time, and then in the process of stabilizing her foothold and seizing the backyard and financial power of the Jing Mansion step by step, Steward Li made great efforts in it.

It is precisely because of his great merit that Steward Li dared to put such a big score in front of Jiang Long.

However, although he is indeed Jiang Long's elder, he is paid for working in the mansion, which shows that he is just a steward hired by the Jing Mansion.

Although Steward Li was arrogant and arrogant, he also knew that Yao's mother had a lot of status in the mansion, especially Yao's mother's mother, who was the real right-hand man of Mrs. Jing, so she stroked the white beard on her chin and nodded politely: "Cui'er is also here." ”

Yao's mother can be said to have grown up under the watchful eye of Steward Li, so she naturally calls her by her nickname.

After a short buffer, Jiang Long came back to his senses.

He couldn't get used to looking at the extremely arrogant Steward Li in front of him, but he could only bow his head and shout, "Uncle, grandpa." ”

There is no way, in this era, filial piety is extremely important, and Steward Li is indeed his elder.

Second, Steward Li is Mrs. Jing's confidant, helping to take care of the financial affairs of the house, and he is quite decent in front of Mrs. Jing, if he insists on offending, it is estimated that Mrs. Jing will definitely blame him after learning about it, and then go to appease Steward Li.

This is not to say that his status in Mrs. Jing's heart is inferior to that of Steward Li.

"Well, Jiang Long has also grown up."

When Steward Li heard this uncle's title, a pair of shrewd little eyes instantly lit up, obviously enjoying it very much, and he was a little complacent, "You're here to ask about the ten taels of silver, right?" Come, Uncle and Grandpa will fetch it for you. ”

It was so refreshing that it was beyond Jiang Long's expectations.

At this time, Yao's mother whispered: "Although Steward Li is a little arrogant, he is not a bad person. ”

"Hmm."

Jiang Long nodded lightly when he heard this, and first used his eyes to soothe the still angry jade hairpin, and then followed closely.

"I heard that Jiang Long made a wonderful couplet in the Garan Temple?"

Steward Li took out the account book, and said with a smile, and didn't want others to respond to the interaction, just talking to himself there was still in high spirits, "There is a dead monk in the Jialan Temple, and there are many more in the Pure Land of the West Heaven!"

It's really good.

You are very literate, no, it should be said that you are talented, and my uncle and grandfather suggested that you take the imperial examination route in the future, so that you can restore the past prestige and glory of our Jingfu in the future......"

"This Steward Li is in charge of the money in our house, and there are often people who ask for more expenses, but he naturally does not agree, so he always has a black face and rarely speaks on weekdays, and he seems very rigid and stingy, and he is very happy to see the little young master today, and he keeps talking." Yao's mother chuckled and whispered in Jiang Long's ear.

Jiang Long smiled at the corner of his mouth, and remained silent.

He could tell that Mother Yao was helping Steward Li say good things.

said that Steward Li was conscientious on weekdays.

And it's clear that you're so happy to see yourself.

Originally, Jiang Long was indeed a little angry when he saw that Yuchai had come here for a long time and didn't take the silver, but after hearing Steward Li's words, he didn't have a good impression of this person.

But now he has figured it out and lost his breath.

This Steward Li is just a little good-looking, and the reason why he is embarrassed by Yuchai is mostly because he heard that he has visited the guards in the house, but he has never come to see him, but he is also Jianglong's elder, so he is not a taste in his heart, so he found an excuse to drag Yuchai and let him come to the door in person.

Steward Li did things quickly, and after a while, he made a good account, and then took two silver ingots with five taels each to Jiang Long.

Jiang Long politely stretched out his hands to take it, and said, "When I give this silver to Guan Shihao, I will tell my grandmother." ”

"Good, good!" Steward Li just looked at Jiang Long and smiled from ear to ear.

The jade hairpin snorted angrily.

The vase was also angry when he heard the conversation between Yuchai and Steward Li before, but seeing that Steward Li didn't embarrass his little master anymore, he took out the money very happily, so he stepped forward to comfort Yuchai.

After saying goodbye to Steward Li and leaving the small courtyard, Jiang Long handed the two ingots to the treasure bottle and asked her to run to the guards to send the silver.

Yao's mother saw that there was nothing going on here, so she was busy with her own affairs.

Jiang Long took the jade hairpin and walked in the direction of the martial arts training ground.

Time passed, and three days passed in the blink of an eye.

In the past three days, in addition to sleeping at night, during the day, Jiang Long mostly stayed in the martial arts training ground to practice the Xingyi Quan three-body standing pile method.

Because he drank a decoction made according to the ancient medicine prescription every day, it was very nourishing, and Jiang Long felt warm and comfortable when he got up this morning.

This is a manifestation of vigorous qi and blood.

In addition, Jiang Long's strength is also much greater.

Jiang Long finished punching at this time, raised his hand to wipe the sweat on his forehead, and saw the treasure bottle running from a distance with a smile, holding a few delicate branches with pink flower bones hanging in his hand.

Last night a spring breeze blew and the weather got warmer.

"Little master, the apricot blossoms in the back garden are in full bloom early this morning." The treasure bottle jumped up and down to Jiang Long, blinked his big smart eyes, and proposed with some anticipation: "Why don't we drive out tomorrow?" ”

There are several large gardens in the vicinity of the capital, which are wild and have many fruit trees.

Every early spring, when the weather warms up, the whole piece of apricot blossoms, peach blossoms, and pear blossoms bloom one after another, the petals open and spit fragrant, and the scenery is beautiful.

Sometimes there will be wealthy daughters who go to play and relax accompanied by the elders of the family.

Outing?

Jiang Long suddenly smiled, "Okay." ”

A few days ago, he wanted to find something to do, but Mrs. Jing asked him to manage several farms, one of which had a large apricot grove nearby.

"Yay! The little master agreed. ”

The vase happily waved the branch in his hand and jumped up, then suddenly turned and ran away, "The slave went and told the jade hairpin. ”

Looking at the cheerful back of the vase, Jiang Long smiled lightly.

Then he tidied up his clothes, gently dusted off his cuffs, raised his legs and slowly walked in the direction of Mrs. Jing's small courtyard.

In the distance, just after a training trip, the forward who was tired of lying at Qin Yu's feet saw that he was leaving, and opened his mouth and screamed loudly.

Jiang Long turned his head and waved his hand slightly.

The striker just keeps his chin on the ground and doesn't say anything.

After a while, Jiang Long came to Mrs. Jing's courtyard, first said hello, and then expressed his intention.

Seeing that Jiang Long had been recuperating in the house for three or four days, and his spirit had recovered, Mrs. Jing readily agreed, "If you want to do something to experience experience, grandma naturally raised her hands in favor, and I will send someone to take you to a farm tomorrow."

However, when you get to the place, if you have any ideas, don't make a decision lightly.

Come back and discuss it with grandma first, if it is really feasible, grandma will fully support you. ”

"Yes." Jiang Long knew that Mrs. Jing was worried that he was too inexperienced, and he had never been in contact with farm matters before, so he was a little worried and told him in advance.

"Grandma, my grandson's name card has been sent to Jingzhao Mansion for several days, but there has been no reply." Jiang Long brought up another matter.

Old Madam Jing smiled and waved her hand: "Those generals are quite charged, but according to my guess, most of them have no real evidence, otherwise they would have been sentenced to death a long time ago!" However, since they were charged with such a serious crime without substantiated evidence, it means that they should have been framed.

And the person who framed them should be quite shili.

The officials of Jingzhao Mansion are not stupid, one is more eye-catching than the other, and one is shrewd, otherwise in this capital, which is full of second- and third-grade masters and children of noble families, if they are not careful, they will offend one of them, and that will be the end of Wusha.

They are shrewd and will not release people immediately because they are hindered by the reputation of our Jingfu. ”

Jiang Long listened carefully, and there was also a taste in his heart.

Let's roughly find out the identity of the person who framed those generals, and see if it is even more powerful than Jingfu.

If so, the officials of Jingzhao Mansion will return their name cards.

And if that person's shili is not as good as Jingfu, the officials of Jingzhao Mansion will not offend people for nothing, they will first report to the other side very skillfully to see how that person reacts.

If that person moved, the officials of Jingzhao Mansion would wait and see for the time being.

And if that person doesn't make any moves, admit it, the officials of Jingzhao Mansion will release them one by one.

At this time, even if the person was released, that person knew that it was Jingfu who came forward to save people, and he would not blame the officials of Jingzhao Mansion.

And this coming and going, it takes time.

"It's my grandson who can't hold his breath."

"Hehe, you're still young, it's normal to be anxious."

Old Madam Jing waved her hand indifferently at first, and then suddenly changed the subject, "Did you see Steward Li a few days ago?" ”

"Hmm."

"That's a poor man, too."