This is natural The official also smiled after hearing this, and then said, "Then I will go back and return to Lord Xu now, if Lord Xu agrees, I will send it to you personally when he has written a letter of introduction." ”

After saying this, the official saluted and turned to leave.

I thought I was just looking for some craftsmen with better skills, but I didn't expect to meet the Ministry of Works here, and it would be great if he could help him build this project.

Chen Youyi called Wang Da to his side, "You prepare the car first, if you can't go today, tomorrow we will visit this Ministry of Labor in person." ”

Wang Da asked curiously, "That official hasn't come back yet, how do you know that Lord Xu wrote you a letter of introduction?" ”

Chen Youyi hurriedly smiled, took a sip of the tea on the side, and then said, "Since Lord Xu came to tell me about this, he must have wanted me to find this person, and naturally he will write me a letter of introduction." ”

"That's true, then I'll go and prepare now." After Wang Da finished speaking, he turned around and left, and sure enough, it didn't take long for the official who had just come to hurry back again.

In his hand, he held a letter of introduction written by Master Xu himself, and wrote the detailed address of Li Tianyou, the waiter of the Ministry of Works, on a piece of paper and handed it to Chen Youyi.

She rewarded the official with money, and glanced at the address on the piece of paper, "It's in the town, west of the city, and it's not too far from here." However, the time is not convenient at the moment, so we will go again tomorrow. ”

On the second day, Chen Youyi got up early in the morning, and with the help of Xiaoxue, after dressing up, she took a car to the west of the city, which is a very remote residential area, and most of the people living here are relatively poor.

There are also many victims from other towns around the area, looking at the dilapidated scene around, Chen Youyi's heart sank, I don't know what is going on in this Li Tianyou's house.

It can be seen from Xu Linfeng's letter that he has not seen this squire of the Ministry of Works for several years, and he heard that Li Tianyou is a very filial person, and after being dismissed, in addition to serving his mother, he will go out to help people write and paint, or do some craftsman work to earn some silver to survive.

The loyal and filial piety people ended up like this in the end, Chen Youyi looked at the dilapidated scene outside the window and his heart sank. Holding the letter of introduction tightly in his hand, I hope I can talk to this Ministry of Works.

"Qin Niangzi, we have arrived." Hearing Wang Da shouting outside, Chen Youyi waited for the car to stop before slowly getting out of the car.

In the alley sat a few beggars, dressed in rags, covered in mud, with their hair even more dirty, not like victims from a neighboring town, just lazily lying there basking in the sun.

I guess I enjoy this kind of begging life.

Chen Youyi asked Xiaoxue to bring some food to the beggar, but the beggar still didn't wake up and lay there squinting his eyes and not looking. Xiaoxue put a piece of cake in the broken bowl at his feet, and followed Chen Youyi to Li Tianyou's house.

His home lives in the deepest part of a small alley, the gate is facing this small alley, two doors and two steps, Chen Youyi personally stepped forward and knocked on the door.

Soon there was an answer inside, it was a man, Chen Youyi made up his mind, at least this waiter of the Ministry of Works is still alive and well.

The gatekeeper was indeed a man in his 30s, wearing a lot of clothes, but they were clean and neat, and after seeing Chen Youyi, his eyes first glanced at her stomach, and then moved away instantly.

"Who are you?"

"May I ask if you are Lord Li Tianyou, the waiter of the Ministry of Works?"

When he heard this, the other party was stunned at first, and said with a wry smile, "What kind of squire of the Ministry of Works is not an adult." It's just that he used to be an official in the court, but now he is just a commoner, and I don't know what happened to this lady. ”

Chen Youyi hurriedly handed him the letter of introduction in his hand, "It was Lord Xu of the county magistrate who asked me to visit you, to be honest, we have something to ask for help and want to ask for your help." ”

Li Tianyou didn't even open the letter of introduction, and returned it to Chen Youyi, "I know Lord Xu, and I have met a few times, but now I am no longer a minister of the court, and I can't help if there is anything." And there is an old mother in the family who needs to serve, and it is inconvenient to go out, so please find other people to help. ”

said that Li Tianyou was about to close the door, but Chen Youyi pushed the door with his hand, and he was probably afraid of hurting Chen Youyi, so he didn't use force.

"You haven't listened to me properly, what is the reason for looking for you, why do you refuse so quickly. It's naturally good that you want to serve your mother, and I will never delay your time serving your mother. If you listen to me, not only will you be able to earn enough money to buy medicine for your mother as soon as possible, but you will also be able to take better care of your mother, you see. ”

But Li Tianyou didn't want to hear this, "I have nothing to do with the people in the court, you better go find someone else." ”

Chen Youyi pushed the door hard, looked very angry, and said angrily, "Before I came, Lord Xu told me that you are an extremely filial person, and I could have regarded you as a role model, but after seeing it, it is just like that, it seems that this filial piety is only done for others to see, but it is not true." I don't want you to come. ”

After saying that, Chen Youyi took Xiaoxue and they were about to leave, and this time Li Tianyou was anxious, "This lady stops, what does Fang Cai's words mean, you have to make it clear." ”

Seeing him enter his own trap, Chen Youyi slowly turned around, her brows still furrowed, "It is a kind of filial piety to say that you are filial to your mother, and that you would rather be an official of the court in order to serve your mother." But if you don't think about your mother's health and living environment, this is unfilial piety. You can let your mother live in a better environment and receive better treatment, but you don't accept it, just ask your mother to lock up at home, eat some decoction and medicine, and seem to be clothed to reach out and eat to open your mouth, but in fact, your mother will be stuffed in this small courtyard in this home as soon as possible, how can she live comfortably. In this case, you are only trying to trap your mother by your side and give you a reputation of filial piety, and you are only a selfish person, and I must do this with a broad mind and a person who can consider the well-being of all. And you were so selfish, I was looking for the wrong person. ”

Chen Youyi said a lot at once, and every sentence hit Li Tianyou's heart.

Whether in the court or when he was dismissed and returned to this town, Li Tianyou was known as a person of great filial piety, and no one dared to doubt his filial piety.

Those people admired him, but it was the lady in front of him who said different things from others, but said that he was not filial, how could he stand it in his heart.