Li You frowned and looked at the stack of letters in his hand. Listening to the reply from the family next to him, I only felt uncomfortable.

Someone outside reported: "Third young master, Wang Xiaosi is here." Li You waved his hand to signal the family to go out, called Wang Xiaosi in, and asked, "You went to the village yesterday, but you passed my words over?" What do they say? ”

Wang Xiaosi hurriedly said: "According to the words of the third young master, I made it clear to the second grandfather's family and Uncle Lu's family one by one, they all said that they knew the difficulties of the third young master, and they only asked the third young master not to forget them, it was a great grace, and they didn't dare to ask for anything else." ”

Li You smiled, put the letter back in the drawer, and glanced at him: "Don't make a ghost for me, they were taken to a place where birds don't, so they didn't complain at all?" Don't deliberately coax me with nice words just because it's your own family! ”

Wang Xiaosi knelt down with a plop: "The little one doesn't dare to hide it from the third young master!" Second Grandpa and Uncle Lu both said so! The little one told them all the difficulties of the third young master, and they all knew that the third young master was a filial son, and there was no reason to make his wife angry for a few subordinates, besides, how many serious things did the third young master have every day? Just being busy with that can't get too busy! Therefore, they are all regretting. I didn't care about doing things before, which annoyed my wife, but annoyed the third young master. The two uncles both said that the third young master must take care of himself, his body is important, everything is fine in the village, the third young master does not have to worry, if there is a place for them in the future, even if the third young master does not call, they will also try their best to come back to serve! ”

Li You smiled, looking quite satisfied: "Get up, just talk back, why bother?" Did Shi'er and Chunying say the same thing? ”

Wang Xiaosi got up, peeked at Li You carefully, and replied respectfully: "Yes, the tenth sister said, although the village is harder, but it is very leisurely, she just took a break, and made some new clothes, shoes and socks for the third young master by the way, and when she came back, she would be able to wear them for the third young master, but I didn't know what tricks and materials the third young master wanted, the third young master ordered the small one, and the little one told her when she went back." Miss Chunying also said that she knew that she was wrong, so please don't be angry with her, she will live in peace and security in the village. Listen to the dispatch of the third young master at any time, and hope that the third young master will take care of his body, don't be tired. ”

Li You was in a much better mood: "They are so well-behaved!" It's not in vain that I look at them differently. You don't have to go any further, go to Ping'an and receive ten taels of silver, saying that I am rewarding, and from tomorrow, follow me out, and remember to get the clothes, shoes and hats to wear when you go out. ”

Wang Xiaosi was overjoyed, knelt down again, and kowtowed again and again: "Third Young Master Xie!" "It is naturally a beautiful thing to be able to be an errand with the future little marquis, and such a decent servant who goes out with him is not only well-informed, but also has many opportunities to get benefits, and when the little marquis becomes a marquis in the future, he will be promoted to the manager! If he behaves well, it is not impossible to be promoted to the chief steward, or even the chief steward. The Wang family will be able to exhale and raise their eyebrows again!

Li You glanced at him, naturally he could guess what he was thinking, and he didn't care. waved his hand and said: "Go, if your family sends someone to Daxing's Zhuangzi again, you will give Shi'er a message, saying that no matter what color and pattern it is, just be more solid and gentle, and don't make me red and green like I did when I was a child." ”

Wang Xiaosi responded continuously, carefully retreated, and walked to the place where he carried the person, only then did he secretly sigh. Of course he wouldn't say the fact that both Wang Lu and his family were very disappointed by the words of the third young master, Shi'er was his cousin, and Chunying was also the benefactor of the Wang family, so he couldn't let the third young master annoy them, right? Fortunately, his father is experienced and has already taught him what to say, and now he has both a reward and a good job, which is really lucky! In the future, when you are on an errand in front of the third young master, you still have to ask your father for more advice!

How did Li You know that he was fooled by Wang Xiaosi? I only felt that I was in a happy mood, and even the news I had just received seemed less depressing, so I got up and walked to the outer study.

When he arrived at the place, Li You did not go directly into his father's study, but turned to the large room where the books were stored, and sure enough, he saw Zhou Nian sitting behind the bookcase copying something, his face was pale and haggard, and there was no blood on his lips, and he occasionally stopped his pen and reached out to take the tea bowl. But there was no water in the bowl, and he didn't care, so he put it down casually and continued to copy, and the manuscript in his hand was more than an inch high.

Li You frowned and walked over and asked, "Aren't you sick?" Why do you want to come?! Looking at both sides, "What about Xiao Yao?" Why don't you wait here? He's been getting lazy lately! ”

Zhou Nian smiled and got up to greet him, saying, "I asked Xiao Yao to go out and do something for me, it's not that he is lazy." Now I'm in better spirits, thinking that there is still a lot of work to be done here, so I want to come and relax. It's okay. ”

Li You's brows furrowed more and more: "Where can you go if you want to relax?" I'm going to do the copying work! If you really don't care, why are you so ugly?! What did you copy? How long has it been like this?! He reached out and took what Zhou Nian had copied, but the latter wanted to stop it, but he couldn't. As soon as Li You saw the above content, his face darkened: "Isn't this my father's official letter?" It has always been copied by those two masters, why did you ask you to copy it?! ”

Zhou Nian smiled: "The two gentlemen are old, their eyes are not good, I am the youngest, and I should help." ”

Li You sneered: "They deliberately embarrassed you, right?" Why?! Seeing that Zhou Nian was silent, he also guessed that it was because of the failure of the Zhou family's rehabilitation, and those snobs thought that Zhou Nian could no longer turn over, so they underestimated his identity as an official slave and deliberately humiliated him. It's really hateful! He smashed the paper and said angrily, "You told them to copy it themselves!" If so, let them come to me! ”

Zhou Nian sighed and persuaded: "It's really okay, if I can't hold on, they won't say anything, Hou Ye is still here." Are you here to see Master Hou? A letter came just now, it seems to be brought by the second master in the south, the Hou Ye is a little unhappy when he sees it, you go in and talk, be careful. ”

Li You couldn't help but correct: "What second master?!" It's called Second Uncle Li! Zhou Nian smiled again. But he didn't change his words, Li You glared at him with some annoyance, and saw that he continued to sit down and copy calmly, not moved by his eyes at all, and he was also deflated, and turned to find his father.

When he entered the house, he saw Hou Ye with a gloomy face, sitting behind his desk, staring at a letter on the table. He bowed cautiously and said softly, "The child has seen his father." ”

Hou Ye suddenly woke up, lightly put his letter on his sleeve, and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

"The matter that the father ordered the child to inquire about has been rewarded."

"Oh?" Hou Ye sat up straight, "How?" So Hu Wangshan really has an old relationship with your eldest brother? ”

"It's not old, but he was able to go to the South Seas with the Huo family's fleet three years ago, and it was indeed a letter of recommendation written by the eldest brother." Li You bowed his head and said, "The people sent found out that this Hu Wangshan was originally the concubine of the imperial merchant Hu Guicun, and the biological mother was Hu Guicun's maid who had been used to it since childhood. Hu Wangshan's biological mother was seriously ill at the time, and he went there within two days, and he was forced by his brother to have nowhere to live, and later found a place to live incognito. Coincidentally, his neighbor at that time happened to be the eldest brother's housekeeper, named Lu Chongjun. ”

"So it's him?" Hou Ye immediately remembered that the people around his eldest son, he basically remembered, "Everyone else calls him Lu Er, right?" He followed your eldest brother out. I've done a few errands, and I'm quite capable. In this way, it is this Lu Er who recognized Hu Wangshan, so he recommended it to your eldest brother? ”

"Yes." Li You quietly glanced at his father, "Originally, this Hu Wangshan borrowed money to do some small business and slowly recovered, but half a year later, the Hu family got the news, so he came to the door again to catch up with people...... After finishing Uncle Huo's funeral, escorting his aunt and cousin to Beijing, he recommended him to the fleet. He was a little hesitant to mention Lu Er's brother and niece by the way, but after thinking about it, he felt that his mother had only driven people away for two days, and calling people back so quickly was tantamount to slapping his mother in the face, so it was better not to mention them.

Hou Ye had heard a little about the eldest son and the Huo family, but he just didn't know: "This Hu Wangshan is lucky!" He has been there for a few years, and he has developed? ”

Li You felt a little embarrassed, and after thinking about it, he said: "Some of these things are inquired about outside, and some are inquired about by the eldest brother, but as for the deeds of this person after he went south, no one knows...... I originally heard that Brother Xu's fourth uncle was a friend of his classmates, so I asked someone to find Brother Xu's little guy to grind his teeth, and he couldn't say clearly, but he remembered that Hu Wangshan followed the fleet and came back, and the fleet had changed owners, so he became a miscellaneous worker. Later, there was a time when he relieved the siege of one of the Hu Nei ministers who were escorting the ship, and when Hu Nei saw that he had the same surname, he treated him very well, and then ...... It is said that there was a civil strife in a small country in the South Seas, and it happened that the fleet of the imperial court was also there to replenish, and Hu Neixiang and the people of the household department were very frightened. Because of his injury, Hu Wangshan recuperated for a few months after returning to China, and did not want to go to sea again, so he bought a house and land in Jiangnan and was about to resign. Hu Neixiang was busy with the affairs of the Huo family's fleet, and refused to let go, and he fought for several months before he got out. It's just that he came back to the capital...... I don't know if it's the idea of revenge against my brother and taking the property in shame? ”

Hou Ye frowned and thought for a long time before he said, "That Hu Guicun's eldest son...... But the people of the Liang faction? ”

"Exactly, that Hu Peng is said to have befriended a concubine of Liang Taishi four or five years ago, and in order to tie the knot, he even did not hesitate to divorce the yuan match when his father's filial piety was not yet completed, and married the daughter of one of Liang Taishi's minions as his wife, for which he was also played by the imperial history. It's just that his father-in-law had a bad thing two years ago, and I heard that he plans to divorce his wife and marry another one recently. ”

Hou Ye sneered: "Such a villain, don't care about him!" Then he asked his son, "Have you noticed that the people sent there are people with whom does this Hu Wangshan interact on weekdays?" ”

Li You thought for a while: "According to Brother Xu's little servant, since he returned to Beijing, he rented a house next to Brother Xu's house to live, and in addition to going to Brother Xu's house on weekdays, he wandered around the streets and alleys, and occasionally invited people to eat and drink in the restaurant." He is also a single man, and he has no female dependents at home. On the bright side, I didn't see him drilling into the camp, but in fact, I didn't know. ”

"So let them keep an eye on him, find out where he has gone, and what he has done, and report it to me."

Li Youying was a little curious: "Why did my father want to check this person?" Although he has some contacts with the people in the palace and can get some news, we also have a big sister who can enter the palace? ”

"What do you know?" Hou Ye smiled, "This person is courageous, but he has no foundation, and he is good friends with Hu Chunrong." Hu Chunrong is an old man in the East Palace, and he has no bad deeds, and he is the most favored now, but he is afraid that after listening to a few good words from him, he will entrust the important task of Nanyang to this person. Either way, let's see. If this person really becomes a climate ......"

Li You's heart moved: "Father, this person hasn't married a wife yet, or ...... How about sending a girl over? The person sent to report that the uncle of the Fan family sent two over, but Hu Wangshan was not at home and did not send it, and he heard that he was back last night, and he wanted to send it again, but he went out again. ”

Hou Ye's expression was a little subtle: "Oh? That's a ...... Unfortunately...... "stroked his beard," the girl's ability is limited, but it's a pity that he is not worthy of your second sister, and the third girl is too young, but if there is a daughter of the right age in the clan, it can be regarded as a good marriage...... Go ahead, let someone keep an eye on it, and report it as soon as there is news, and I will personally inquire about this matter! ”

Li You hurriedly responded, turned his eyes to the table, and asked cautiously: "Father, but there is a letter from the second uncle's family?" Are you here to ask about next year's appointment? ”

Hou Ye stretched his face: "What are you doing with so many questions?!" Why don't you go yet?! ”

Li Yu hurriedly gave another salute and exited the door, still puzzled. When I saw that it was not early, it was time for lunch, so I hurried to my mother's yard. Peony saw it from afar, and greeted it with a smile: "Mrs. just chattered, but it happened to come." He lowered his voice again: "In the morning, the second young grandmother came to ask for peace, Manru cried desperately, and almost called the second young grandmother to know." She is still crying now, saying that she has to see the third young master. ”

Li You raised his eyebrows: "Oh? What else does she have to say?! ”。.。