Chapter 33: Bargaining
When he received Li Ming's summons, Li Twenty-seven was holding half a piece of cake and unsaddle the horses.
The governor was in an urgent situation, and he galloped all the way back to Beijing, afraid that the toilet would delay time, so he did not eat water and rice all the way.
The military horse he was riding, which was said to be of the blood of a famous horse, was also tired enough, and just now, he almost fell into the flower bed.
Li Su is waiting for a reply.
His subordinates dare not slack off.
"Twenty-seven, the master summoned you to the study."
The butler trotted to Twenty-Seven, reached out, tore off the bread in his mouth, and carried away the saddle he had just untied the strap.
"The horse can't run anymore."
"I'll arrange a new one for you."
Depingbo Mansion has never lacked military horses.
There are supplies from the Northeast Battalion and the Jiangnan Battalion, even if dozens of horses are exhausted, as long as it is worth the money, Li Ming never feels distressed.
"This horse is the young master's mount."
"I was in a hurry to deliver the letter, so I borrowed it, but I didn't dare to raise it to death!"
Li Su loves horses.
Depingbo Mansion, everyone knows.
Now this horse, which is almost exhausted, was obtained by Li Su from the Northeast Camp and before he was transferred to the Jiangnan Camp, he used three months of money to exchange with the head of the Northeast Battalion.
To put it mildly, this horse eats better than many of the people of Depingbo's Mansion.
Washing and combing hair is also done by Li Su himself, and he will never fake others.
"Got it."
The housekeeper didn't like Li Su, and he didn't hide it at all.
First, Li Su was dull and wooden, not good at pleasing the head of the family, and had no status in Depingbo's Mansion.
Second, his son, who was supposed to be Li Qi, who was supposed to have a promising future, was arranged to work beside Li Su, according to the rules of Depingbofu, if Li Su did not die, Li Qi would not change hands, of course, there would be no chance to get ahead.
"Uncle housekeeper is also a person who has seen the market."
"When you talk and do things, you should understand the truth of 'leaving a line for doing things, and seeing each other in the future'."
Knowing that the housekeeper looked down on his young master, Li Twenty-seven was a little displeased and muttered.
He saw the incident in Jiangnan Daying in person.
Look at the attitude of the three princes, hmph, maybe you can't guarantee it, the young master of his family can immediately become a celebrity in the eyes of the master.
When you look at these guys who look down on people, do you dare to be so rude to his young master!
Li Twenty-seven's words made the housekeeper slightly stunned.
He worked as a housekeeper in Depingbo for more than ten years.
Although he rarely punishes others, he is also a bit powerful.
With Li Twenty-seven's courage, if he was not more than eighty percent sure, he would not dare to speak to him like this.
Thinking of this, the housekeeper hesitated slightly, and finally decided that more is better than less, and "spared" Li Su's beloved horse.
"You, lead the horse to the backyard stable, and feed some oats and water."
Stretched out his hand and beckoned a small servant who was in charge of sweeping the sa over, and the housekeeper pretended to be unintentional and threw the reins in his hand to him, "Young Master Su is obsessed with horses and hurts his horse, beware of him fighting with you." ”
Fools can't survive in Depingbo's mansion.
Listening to the butler's explanation to himself, how could this little guy not understand that he should treat this horse well?
"Yes."
The little servant hurriedly agreed, picked up the reins, led the horse, and went to the stable in the backyard.
Those who do not have a fixed master are safer and safer than those who have a fixed master.
But in everything, there will be advantages and disadvantages.
If there is no accident, they will be subordinates for the rest of their lives, and even the daughters of the cook's grandmother's family will look down on them.
If you are lucky, you will marry an ugly maid as a daughter-in-law, and if you are unlucky, you will have to die alone.
Unlike those who have a fixed master.
The master mixes well, and they can follow the "chicken dog to heaven".
If the master does not mix well and dies, they will also be arranged for a new master to start all over again.
At worst, it is a death, a big scar in the head bowl, more than ten years later, he is a good man again, it is better than now, from morning to night, there is no day to get ahead.
The little guy secretly thought to himself, what to do in order to get Li Suqing's eyes and gain a future for himself.
You know, it's easy to put the icing on the cake, but it's hard to send charcoal in the snow, at this time, he got the opportunity to show favor one step ahead of others, and hopefully, it will always be much bigger than the person who starts one step later!
……
When Li Twenty-seven arrived, the small courtyard where Li Ming's study was located had been completely cleared.
The roads are clean and tidy.
Red plum budding.
It's as if everything was already arranged.
When the housekeeper walked to the courtyard gate, he didn't move forward, but only in the direction of the study, gently pouted, and signaled Li Twenty-seven to go in quickly, and didn't let Li Ming wait for a long time.
"Aunt Xue, you have a spirit in the sky, but you want to bless the young master!"
Li Twenty-seven muttered silently in his heart before he took a step and walked towards the study.
Knock Knock Knock –
Knock respectfully and orderly.
Li Twenty-seven felt that his heart was beating a little faster than usual.
"Come in."
Li Ming's voice was filled with rare pleasure.
The letter sent by Li Su allowed him to finally get rid of the depression of some time ago and be able to breathe.
He needs time.
I also need a prince who is willing to be friendly with Depingbo's Mansion and can kick it away at any time.
Emperor Longqing, after all, is old.
If in the future, Duanmu Jing Mu Ze is blessed with the grace of the saint and is fortunate enough to give birth to a dragon son, he will help the child take the heir and find an opportunity to get rid of the ornamental prince.
If Duanmu Jingfu is thin and can't conceive a dragon, he will make a dead man to help her get pregnant, just like before, when he made Li Miaoer pregnant!
Sow seeds diligently, and there will always be a harvest.
One is not, two are not, ten, twenty, can not be one?
Even if it's not, isn't there a way to call it "Tanuki for the Prince"!
"Sir."
In the face of Li Ming, Li Twenty-seven's fear is unstoppable.
This is similar to everyone in the De Pingbo Mansion.
He carefully lowered his head and tried his best to slow down his steps, so as not to make a noisy noise and dislike Li Ming.
"Su'er said in the letter that she has a meager friendship with His Royal Highness the Third Prince."
As Li Ming spoke, he threw the letter in his hand into the brazier at his feet.
The straw paper burned immediately when it caught fire, and in just a few breaths, it burned clean and thoroughly, leaving only black ash.
"You've been there for Su'er."
"I know a lot about him."
Speaking of this, Li Ming paused slightly.
After about half a cup of tea, he took a deep breath and continued, "What do you think, His Royal Highness the Third Prince, what kind of attitude is it?" ”
"Back to the master's words."
"Twenty-seven is just a subordinate, and he can't understand the thoughts of the masters."
has been by Li Su's side for more than ten years.
For the first time, Li Twenty-seven heard Li Ming use the title of "Su'er" to call his young master.
He knew it was a good thing.
"But when I think about it, His Royal Highness the Third Prince will hand over the head of the Jiangnan camp to the young master, which should be some extra plans."
"Su'er mentioned this to me in the letter."
Li Ming responded with a smile, and then stopped speaking, obviously, he was going to listen to Li Twenty-seven and what else he would say.
"His Royal Highness the Third Prince, I am not on good terms with the house."
"Twenty-seven can't figure it out, why does Young Master Su take on this trouble to make a living."
"Being in the barracks, isn't it better to have more things, and it's better to have less?"
Li Twenty-seven did not praise Li Su.
On the contrary, he expressed his doubts to Li Ming in a dissatisfied tone.
Depingbofu, don't be a smarter subordinate than the master.
This matter, when he was still a child, had been educated many times by the deceased old housekeeper.
"In terms of vision, you are indeed a step worse than Li Qi."
Li Ming doesn't hate people who are single-minded.
In his opinion, as long as the subordinate is not stupid and does not betray the master, there is no useless argument.
Whether it is used correctly or not, whether it is good or not, whether it is appropriate or not, what is tested in the school is the master's ability to distinguish and employ people, not whether the subordinate has the ability and how much ability he has.
"You set off now, before dawn, return to the Jiangnan camp."
Li Ming twisted his right thumb and index finger and paused slightly.
This is a habitual action that he always inadvertently shows when thinking about problems, and even he is not aware of it.
"Tell Su'er that tomorrow at noon, I will go to the residence of the Third Highness in person to greet the Third Highness and the princess-to-be."
"Gifts, I'll prepare them for the housekeeper."
"It will be delivered by noon tomorrow."
At this time, Li Ming already had a plan in his heart.
Since, the woman who was about to marry Zhu Lingjun after being married by Emperor Longqing is a female doctor, why didn't he "talk about medicine" with her, and by the way, test her mind and value?
Zhu Lingjun was born from a bad background.
Now, he is going to marry a commoner.
Now, if he has any intention of seizing the heir, he must make friends with those who hold military power and financial power......
If the female doctor is sensible, he can't help her gain a firm foothold in Zhu Lingjun's mansion.
It's just that everything has a price, as long as she is not a fool, she should understand the truth that eating people's mouths is short, and taking people's hands is short!
"Yes, sir."
"Twenty-seven, let's go."
Li Ming's attitude determines the attitude of Depingbofu.
Li Twenty-seven knew that from now on, the young master of his family would finally be able to come to the bitter end.
As Li Su's cronies, Li Su is good, and he will naturally not be far behind!
……
Gangnam, a small town.
Gu Luochen came as promised, unceremoniously sat next to Liu Qingxin, and snatched snacks with Ling Jun and Shen Hongxue.
He is skilled in martial arts, ruthless, and often monopolizes everything by himself, and even the scum is not left for the other two.
In order to fight against him, Ling Jun and Shen Hongxue formed a short-term alliance, and the thirty-six strategies were exhausted, but they did not overcome the principle of "martial arts in the world, only fast and not broken".
"Pie."
"It's gone."
took a bite and skewered a dozen chocolate doughnuts on the chopsticks, Gu Luochen was still unsatisfied, and turned his gaze to Liu Qingxin.
He doesn't like to talk in the first place.
At this time, with Ling Jun and Shen Hongxue, two "outsiders" present, his words are even more rare, and when he can explain in one word, he will never use two words.
"You've eaten eighteen."
"Falling dust, you...... Don't you think it's going to hold on? ”
Liu Qingxin is not a stingy person.
She was really worried, Gu Luochen couldn't help but be greedy, and she broke herself.
"Nope."
"Last night, this morning, at noon, I didn't eat."
Gu Luochen said as he demonstratively licked the chocolate powder stuck to the tip of the chopsticks.
"Tonight, don't eat."
Gu Luochen's answer made Liu Qingxin laugh out loud.
This gluttonous ghost actually didn't eat three meals in order to be able to eat more desserts, and he planned to eat until the night without eating!
"Dim sum, no matter how delicious it is, is just a snack."
"How can your stomach stand it if you eat like this?"
After laughing, Liu Qingxin pretended to look at Gu Luochen seriously, and stretched out the index finger of his right hand to him.
"If you're not hungry, I'll ask someone to make you two more plates and take them back for supper."
"You can't eat it, you know?"
"Three discs."
For Gu Luochen, it was a very interesting thing to bargain with Liu Qingxin.
Or rather, someone argues with him and makes him feel funny.
Of course, this person who argues with him is limited to Liu Qingxin.
"Two plates."
"If you can't finish eating, it won't taste good overnight."
"Tomorrow, I'll have someone make you something fresh."
Liu Qingxin has never been accustomed to Gu Luochen, and rarely gives Gu Luochen a chance to win in the bargain with him.
She didn't know that except for her, the people who dared to talk to Gu Luochen like this had already buried themselves in the loess, and she didn't know that Gu Luochen's subordinates admired her so much.
"Sugar."
In the face of Liu Qingxin's refusal, Gu Luochen did not give up.
He thought for a moment, lowered his head, and took out more than a dozen white porcelain vials from his waist pocket and placed them in front of Liu Qingxin.
These white porcelain vials were all given to him by Liu Qingxin.
When he gave it to him, each one was filled with delicious candy.
In his mind.
Now, he has eaten the candy in the porcelain bottle, and Liu Qingxin, the "owner", should naturally help him refill these porcelain bottles for free.
"You sugar worm!"
"Eat so much, aren't you afraid of bad teeth!"
Liu Qingxin never calculated how much candy he had given Gu Luochen.
I never dreamed that after eating the candy in the porcelain bottle, he would take the empty porcelain bottle and exchange it with a new one!
Gu Luochen's favorite thing to watch is that Liu Qingxin shows his teeth and claws to him.
In his concept, it is also a victory of great significance to provoke Liu lightly.
"Wash."
"It's not bad."
As Gu Luochen spoke, he opened his mouth and tapped his teeth with chopsticks.
"Lady, I want so much sugar too."
"Cousin, I want so much sugar too."
Seeing that Gu Luochen was close to the water and the building was the first to get the moon, he actually took advantage of their absence to beg Liu Qingxin for so much sugar, Ling Jun and Shen Hongxue, almost at the same time, tightened their brows.
Listening to the guy sitting next to him and saying something similar to himself, Ling Jun and Shen Hongxue turned their heads at the same time, glared at each other, and turned around while disliking each other, and their eyes fell on Liu Qingxin.
"Lady, I want to eat black bread."
"Cousin, I want to eat black cake."
Again, in unison.
The two people who disliked each other turned their heads at the same time, and the next moment, they were already holding their blades in their hands.
glanced at the two of them who were facing each other.
Gu Luochen pouted as if he didn't look down on their "three-legged cat kung fu", got up, pinched the chopsticks full of doughnuts in one hand, and carried Liu Qingxin's collar in the other, flew upside down on the roof, and sat down by himself.
"Look here."
Took a bite of the donut and chewed it twice.
Gu Luochen suddenly realized that he had forgotten to bring the teapot as well.
I was going to fly down to get it, but I was afraid that leaving Liu Qingxin on the roof would put her in danger.
He simply pulled out a translucent silk thread from his belt, threw it down, lifted it, and "fished" the teapot.