Xue Yong was taken to the back of the restaurant by Xiao Er, who was arranged by the shopkeeper, to arrange the room where the slaves of each family had a meal. The little second took Xue Yong to a table with an empty seat and arranged for Xue Yong to sit down. Four dishes and one soup have been placed on the table, as well as a pot of rice and a pot of steamed buns. Xue Yong took a steamed bun, tore it off one by one and stuffed it into his mouth. As he ate, he fell into deep thought.

In Xue Mansion, there were more than 300 guards and soldiers, and among them, the best 20 became Xue Lian's personal guards. Xue Yong and Xue Qiang are among the two dozen people. And they are all born in the same family. The son of the family is the person who has been a domestic slave in the Xue Mansion for generations. Of course, the other more than 300 people are basically born in the family. Only a few of them were the more outstanding low-level officers and soldiers selected by Xue Lian in the Beijing camp and added them to his guards. Of course, as long as these people join the guards, they must sell themselves to the Xue Mansion and become the sons of the Xue Mansion.

Maybe the reader has a question, weishenme they are good haode soldiers are inappropriate, but to become domestic slaves in other people's homes? In fact, in the Ming Dynasty, for the common people, being a house slave in a large family was one of the most haode jobs. The whole family did not have forced labor; The salary income is high, and there are many rewards for extra money (this can be seen from the previous article, Xiuzhu has also been a maid by Wu Shigong's side for seven or eight years, and the monthly cases have been handed over to her parents, and Wu Shigong is very neglected by the Wu Mansion here. But that's it, she can save eighteen taels of silver. In the Ming Dynasty, eighteen taels of silver could make a family of four live for more than a year); Birth, old age, sickness and death are guaranteed, and the work of children can be solved (continue to be domestic slaves). That's not an iron rice bowl, but a steel rice bowl. The only drawback is that children are not allowed to participate in the imperial examinations. But how many children are literate in ordinary people's families? But on the other hand, as long as the master's family is in need, these house slaves also have to work for the master's family (this can also be seen from what happened to Shumo in the previous article).

As Xue Lian's personal guards, Xue Qiang and Xue Yong have both undergone very strict military training. Because their role is not only Xue Lian's bodyguard, but also when Xue Lian leads troops to the battle, they are used as officers.

Unlike Xue Qiang, who drew lots to become Wu Shigong's bodyguard, Xue Yong was personally selected by Xue Lian and his guard leader, Xue Yongli. Because everyone, including the other personal guards, knew that their uncle was a nerd, young, and had no social experience. I know that my uncle's personality is more stingy, and he treats his subordinates more harshly. Therefore, Xue Lian and Xue Yongli had to choose a stable and socially experienced guard to assist Wu Shigong.

And Xue Yong is the most suitable candidate. He is relatively old, nearly thirty years old, and he is also very steady. He still has a good temper and has the taste of a good old man. In particular, he knows more words and has a more active brain. Of course, the other guards were literate, but most of them were just blind enough to read some simple documents. And Xue Yong knows a lot of words, although he has not yet reached the level of being able to write online novels at the starting point, but his writing is still passable.

And since yesterday, Xue Yong has actually been carefully observing his uncle. Because of the fact that the Wu Mansion brought his uncle to the Xue Mansion this time, and the spread of his uncle's bad character among these guards, as a result, these guards all vaguely looked down on their uncle, but Xue Yong was a little sneering at the views of these guards. That's because, although Xue Lian is in charge of the current Xue Mansion, and the little marquis (that is, Xue Lian's grandson and grandson) will be in charge in the future, the middle section must be their aunt in charge. As a son of a family, Xue Yong did not have the problem of whether to take refuge in Wu Shigong or not, because they originally shared honor and disgrace with Xue Fu. But if you can maintain a good relationship with your uncle, when your uncle is in charge, at least your children will have a good future in the Xue Mansion. It can be seen from here that Xue Yong's brain is indeed relatively active.

Although the observation time was still very short, Xue Yong found that his uncle was actually very disciplined. For example, the questions I asked yesterday were basically on the point. For another example, after my uncle was insulted today, he did not retaliate immediately, but patiently understood the situation with Xu Yanmu, and went to the restaurant to eat to deepen the friendship. This seems to be inconsistent with the rumored character of the uncle. Could it be that everyone has lost their eyes? Could it be that Xue Fu picked up the treasure this time? But the time of contact with his uncle was still too short, and Xue Yong decided to take a look at the situation now.

Of course, Wu Shigong didn't know that Xue Yong was downstairs like a psychiatrist, conducting a comprehensive analysis of his personality, and he was happily continuing to have a feast and chat with Xu Yimu. As a classic question that can be rapported, Wu Shigong of course asked Xu Yimu, "What are your hobbies in your free time?" Unexpectedly, hearing this question, Xu Yanmu's whole body was a little obscene, and he disappeared all of a sudden, showing an extremely excited and excited look, it seems that this question has scratched the itch of Xu Yanmu. Wu Shigong looked at Xu Yimu with expectant eyes, thinking that Xu Yan's answer would not be out of the scope of wine and wealth, but he didn't expect to spit out three words from Xu Yan's mouth: "Play chess!" This almost dislocated Wu Shigong's jaw.

But Wu Shigong's reaction was very fast, and he quickly concealed his surprised expression, and said as he liked: "Then, when you have free time, this official will kill you twice." ”

"It's OK during the lunch break. There is chess in the room of the lower official. Unexpectedly, Xu Yanmu was a little impatient.

"Good! Good! Wu Shigong agreed with a smile. In his previous life, if Wu Shigong had any special skills, he really had to play chess. He was a member of the Junior City Chess Team in elementary school, received professional and systematic training, and also won a place in the city competition. Although he has never touched a chess piece since he mixed with society, Wu Shigong estimated that with his own skills, he would not suffer any losses from Xu Yan's current situation.

At the dinner afterwards, Wu Shigong looked at Xu Yan's restless appearance, and he was a little amused. He also made Xu Yan's eyes complacent. After the two hurriedly finished the meal, they called Xue Yong and returned to the yamen. Xue Yong continued to look at the door, and the two of them came to Xu Yanmu's room in the yamen, took out the chessboard and chess pieces, and opened the jiashi.

In the first set, Xu Yimu politely asked Wu Shigong to go first. But after dividing five by two, Wu Shigong was defeated. Think about it, after not playing chess for so many years, what other chess path can Wu Shigong have? Then, in the second set, Xu Yanmu started with a turtle back cannon. It's a rare opening with a lot of scams, but also a lot of holes. However, the sad thing for Wu Shigong is that he clearly knows that there is a loophole in the beginning of Xu Yi's purpose, but he can't remember where this loophole is? So he frequently thought about the move, and the two of them fought evenly against each other.

In fact, although Xu Yimu is a chess fanatic, his level is at most an amateur master, which is worse than the professionally trained Wu Shigong. After the previous grinding, Wu Shigong also picked up some chess moves. But after all, Wu Shigong had been born for too long, and if he was not careful, he fell into a trap, and the game was lost again.

However, the fierce confrontation in the second set made both of them interested and continued the third set. When playing chess, Xu Yanmu said apologetically to Wu Shigong: "When you play chess, you will inevitably lose your posture and forget to be humble and humble." ”

"It doesn't matter. Anyway. Wu Shigong thought to himself: This Xu Zhimu is indeed a chess idiot, when you meet a boss with a small heart, if you play chess with him like this, he won't give you small shoes to wear?" The first two sets of practice, this set with a little color, how about twenty wen? Wu Shigong took advantage of his interest and proposed a small bet.

"Done!" Xu Yanmu replied very simply. Such a small lottery head, in today's terms, is the money of a pack of cigarettes. And it's the boss who is interested, how could Xu Yanmu not agree? As long as it's not when he is playing chess, Xu Yimu is still very shrewd. The two of them continued to get down with gusto.

Gradually, the hundreds of households summoned by Shumo just now had already come over, and they inquired that Wu Shigong was playing chess with Xu Yimu, and they all came to Xu Yimu's house, gathered next to him, and watched. Suddenly, someone from outside the house rushed in.

Zhou Xun has been the pride of his father since he was a child. He has worshipped famous teachers, and his gun, stick, fist and foot skills are first-class, and he is known as one of the hardest fists in the Nancheng Soldiers and Horses Command Division. Two years ago, Zhou Xun, who was only sixteen years old, was introduced into the Nancheng Soldiers and Horses Command Division by his father, Zhou Shikun, deputy commander of the Nancheng Soldiers and Horses Command Division, and quickly became his father's right-hand man by his own ability. is also because of his father's support, coupled with the praise of his colleagues, and because his ability is really outstanding, so he has formed an arrogant character.

This time, after the explosion of Wang Gongchang, there was a vacancy in the Nancheng Terracotta Division, and after his father's efforts, he was pushed to this position (Zhou Xun didn't know that it was Xue Lian's compensation for his father). Therefore, it is even more untouchable. Originally, he thought that with his father's ability and qualifications, the acting commander this time would not be able to run out of his father's palm, but he did not expect that the military department would appoint a new acting commander, which made him unhappy. Later, I found out that the new acting conductor was younger than him, so how could Zhou Xun, who claimed to be a young hero, endure this breath?

A few days ago, Ruan Xiong confided with several of them, saying that the new acting commander had obtained this position because he had joined the house of the Marquis of Yangwu. This made Zhou Xun jump up immediately. When will a little white face who eats soft rice be able to climb on his head? Moreover, Ruan Xiong also encouraged them: If the new acting commander is empty, in that case, every month, the money handed over by the 100 households to the commander will be saved. Driven by profits, Zhou Xun jumped higher, and he patted Ruan Xiong's chest and said: I want to give the new acting commander a look. After returning home, he explained Ruan Xiong's tandem and his plans to his father, and his father acquiesced after thinking about it. With his father's support, Zhou Xun was even more unscrupulous.

So, after today's order, he made that thorn. He didn't think it was a big deal to be a prick. Could it be that this acting commander still has the backbone of a man to fight with himself? If he had the backbone, he wouldn't be in trouble. Sure enough, it didn't surprise him, after he slapped himself in the face, the acting commander did not react, which made Zhou Xun even more proud of the accuracy of his judgment.

After leaving the Yamen of the Terracotta Division, Zhou Xun came to a gambling house in his jurisdiction. There are not many items in the shops on the street, and those with oil and water are occupied by the factory guards (East Factory and Jinyiwei), and all that is left is a little soup and water. In the past two days, Zhou Xun happened to contact this gambling house and became his big customer. The gambling house promised Zhou Xun that as long as the Soldiers and Horses Division escorted them, it would pay Zhou Xun eighty taels of silver every month. Therefore, in the past few days, Zhou Xun personally guarded and wanted to leave a haode impression on this gambling house in order to keep this important customer.

Unexpectedly, a small servant came just now and informed him to go to the yamen in the afternoon, and the acting commander was going to have a meeting. Zhou Xun still endured his breath and came to the yamen with a few of his subordinates. But I heard that the acting commander was playing chess with Xu Yanmu. This made him angry all of a sudden.

Zhou Xun rushed into Xu Yanmu's house, overturned the chessboard, and yelled at Wu Shigong: "It's okay to call us for a meeting!" You're playing chess in a lot of free space. What a game of chess! You think grandpa I'm empty! ”

Then he saw a fist in front of him that had grown from small to large, and it was an angry fist.