In the past few days, Xu Qiao did not spend the night in the Beijing Health Division, and went home after getting off the office.

His wife, Pang Zi, asked him worriedly: "Third master, what if you let the imperial historians know?" Is it that the futon in the yamen is not warm enough, there are two new bedding at home, both of which are new cotton, I asked Xu Xiaofu to take it. ”

"No, no, the bedding in the yamen is very warm, alas, I just want to come back to accompany you, when is this, what do you care about the imperial historians." Xu Qiao said helplessly.

Pang Zi breathed a sigh of relief, and his face couldn't help but blush again, fortunately, the maid was not in the house, and the third master was really the one who wanted to be a grandfather and grandmother.

"It's okay at home, everything is fine, I'm fine, business is important, you don't have to worry about the family." Ponzi said with a smile.

Xu Qiao didn't speak, and reached out to hold Pang Zi's hand.

Ponzi's hands were rough, but warm.

At this time, the voice of the maid sounded outside the door: "Third master, a master surnamed Ning in the yamen came to you, saying that there was something important, but the porter didn't dare to stop it, and he was already outside our yard at this time." ”

Surnamed Ning?

Xu Qiao was stunned, Pang Zi blushed, and took the opportunity to withdraw his hand.

"Since it's someone from the yamen, go and have a look." Ponzi urges.

"Hmm." Xu Qiao stood up, glanced at Pang Zi's bright cheeks, and couldn't help but smile.

The person who came was not Ning Qi or Ning Jiu as Xu Qiao thought, this was a strange young man.

"Commander Xu, my surname is Ning, and I am the eleventh in the family, I am afraid that you don't know me, so I used the names of the two elder brothers, and I also ask Commander Xu to forgive me."

It turned out to be the little brother of the Ning family, who was still young, no wonder he didn't know him.

Xu Qiao nodded and said, "It's okay." ”

Ning Shiyi grinned, revealing a mouthful of snow-white teeth.

"I came on the order of the prince, and the prince was serving sick, and it was inconvenient to go out, so he sent me over and asked Commander Xu when he would be free and could go to the Guogong Mansion to sit."

This was too unexpected for Xu Qiao.

Although they are under the same roof of the same yamen, for Xu Qiao and the entire Jingwei Division, Xiao Yi is the existence of Yangchun Baixue.

Don't say that he is positive, Xiao Yi is deputy, this is different, not at all.

There are some things in this world that you can't get by fighting all your life.

For example, you think you have earned gold and silver, but one day you walk in front of a house, only to find that there are many people like you, who are trying in every possible way to send gold and silver into their homes...... I can't send it in!

Or maybe you studied hard and won the champion, and once saw all the Chang'an flowers, but when you became an official, you found that the peak of your life was just the beginning and point of the long official road, you just just walked out of the small mountain village in your hometown, you are not greedy or fishing, you have saved for ten years, and your Yulu can't afford to buy a small courtyard in the capital.

And some people never have to worry about the small yard they live in, and they never have to worry about the future, what they have to do is to make themselves better, make perfect use of their parents' resources, and make themselves and their families stronger.

Xiao Yi is such a person.

Xu Qiao has known Xiao Yi since he was a child, not only Xiao Yi, but all the brothers of the Xiao family know him, but only he knows them, but they don't necessarily know him.

They are all nobles, but they are not in the same circle.

Until he became the commander and Xiao Yi became his deputy, the eldest brother of Chengguo Gong said with envy: "You kid have to make good use of this opportunity, you can be in the yamen with Xiao Shizi, what a face-saving thing." ”

Xu Qiao has always been close to Xiao Yi, and the relationship between the two is not salty or light. Xu Qiao knew that there were many people under Xiao Yi, some in the light and some in the dark, some who could see the light, and some who could not see the light. He knew that Xiao Yi must have checked him and thought that he was not a threat, otherwise a person like Xiao Yi would not be willing to condescend to him.

Ever since Ning Qi and Ning Jiu appeared in the Jingwei Division, Xu Qiao knew that he and the Huang family couldn't hide it for a while.

Fortunately, he made a quick decision and sent the Huang family away, and the person was gone, even if this matter was shaken out, there was no evidence.

Xu Qiao sighed in his heart, Xiao Yi was looking for him at this time, it seems that he still has to come, and there are some things that can't be avoided.

"You came just in time, I also want to visit Grandpa Guo again, let's go." Xu Qiao said with a smile.

Ning Shiyi was taken aback, this was too easy.

On the way here, he was still thinking about whether he would come to the strong if Xu Qiao didn't agree, such as Xu Qiao's sudden disappearance on the way to the Ya or the Ya.

"What? Little brother of the Ning family, is it inconvenient at this time? Xu Qiao asked.

Ning Shiyi laughed: "Convenient, of course convenient, Commander Xu is free, that's the best, the prince is waiting for you." ”

Xiao Yi was different from Ning Shiyi, he was not surprised, in fact, since Ning Shiyi went out, he was waiting for Xu Qiao.

A few years of colleagues, Xiao Yi knows Xu Qiao, and in the eyes of many people, Xu Qiao is a small person.

Even if he is the commander of the Jingwei Division of the third product, he is still a small person.

But Xiao Yi has never despised Xu Qiao, a helpless, moneyless and powerful person, who is neither an official in the imperial examination, nor has outstanding military exploits, he can climb to today's position, such a person is already a strong man.

Moreover, except for the Huang family's matter, Xu Qiao did not leave any handle, he was like a loach, even in the muddy pond, he could swim freely.

A loach is a loach, and he may never be able to leap into a dragon, but as long as he is given a narrow ditch, he can swim from the muddy pond into the big river.

If you despise such a person, you will be a fool.

Tea is a big red robe given by the emperor, the dim sum of the Dingguo Mansion is comparable to the imperial system in the palace, Xu Qiao drank tea and ate dim sum, with a calm face.

After he finished eating a plate of dim sum and drank two more teas, Xiao Yi said: "I heard that the housing prices in the capital have plummeted, has Brother Xu thought about taking the opportunity to buy a few more properties?" ”

Xu Qiao shook his head with a wry smile and said, "With my little silver, there will be not much left after marrying my daughter next year, besides, our Xu family has not been separated." ”

There is no separation, and the property he buys is in the public school, unless it is placed in his wife's name like that small courtyard.

But the wife's maiden family is only a well-off family, and one more property is said to be subsidized by the mother's family, and it can be said that if there is one more, it will inevitably be suspected by the brothers and sisters-in-law, and if it is not good, it will go to the yamen, and his brother and sister-in-law have done such a thing.

Xiao Yi sighed and said, "I heard that the mansion of the former Guozi Priest Lord Dong was only sold for three thousand taels. Alas, Lord Dong is ruined, not only this house, but also the collection of books that he let the Huang Family Dart Bureau escort to his hometown in Anhui also fell into the hands of thieves, and the poor Huang San Dart Bureau has more than a dozen dart masters, more than 20 handlebar and Lifu, none of them remained, all of them were killed by thieves. ”