There is an inconspicuous-looking tea shop at the mouth of the alley not far from the main entrance of Suyue Garden. On the bamboo pole outside the door of the tea shop, there is a flag with white characters on a black background, red edges, and four big characters on it: "Fangjia Tea Shop". This Fangjia tea shop is located at the mouth of a deep alley in the northeast corner of Xiajin Mansion, the location is relatively remote, the shop on the street is very narrow, and there are not many people passing in front of the door. However, it is the most popular tea shop in Xiajin Province.

The interior decoration of Fangjia Tea Shop is not ostentatious, but it is very elegant in the subtleties, and it is also a must to have new refreshments in the shop from time to time, coupled with the complete tea categories and pure tea, Fangjia Tea Shop "The fragrance of wine is not afraid of deep alleys", which is quite famous among the word of mouth of tea customers in Xiajin Mansion. Coupled with the fact that there are enough catties, the price is fair, and the original intention is not forgotten from beginning to end, Fangjia Tea Shop has won batch after batch of loyal customers. Even if it doesn't do any publicity, with the passage of time and word-of-mouth, Fangjia Tea Shop has already become the leader of the tea shop in the house.

In recent years, Fangjia Tea Shop has become even more famous, and has become a well-known time-honored brand in the southwest of Jiyu Kingdom. Now the people in the southwest of Jiyu are proud to be able to eat a sip of the refreshments of the Fangjia Tea Shop and drink their new tea. There are more people buying, but the output of Fangjia Tea Shop has not increased much, so there are often situations of looting and reselling. Fangjia Tea Shop had no choice but to limit its operating hours and the amount of purchases per customer. So, a few years ago, Fangjia Tea Shop added two new rules, which is that it is only open for two hours a day, and dignitaries and nobles have to wait in line like ordinary people. This is really bullish for a shop. And this bit of bullishness pushed the Fangjia Tea Shop to a higher status.

On the morning of the seventh day of October, the guys at the tea shop went to work on time as usual. It happened to be just in time for the little guys in Suyue Garden to go out and sweep. The four gray-clothed little men walked out calmly with big brooms and pinches. I saw that after they looked at each other and gestured to each other's areas of responsibility, they all bowed their heads and got to work. The snow in front of the gate of Suyue Garden is thick enough to submerge half of an adult's calf, and these four little guys walk in it without any fetters, which can be called walking on the ground. This made the tea shop guy slightly surprised.

"Little Lizi, what kind of god are you stunned? The shopkeeper has already opened the door, so he quickly removed the door panel and took it to the back hall to put it away. ”

As soon as the young man heard someone call him, he immediately responded happily: "Come on, Brother Wang, don't worry, it's done immediately." Then he ran back to the shop to remove the door and window panels. After a dozen trips in and out, the young man finally put the door and window panels back in the back hall and put them away. Going out to stretch, the young man took the opportunity to look into the alley. At this look, he was taken aback again.

"Actually-it's done~"

The young man rubbed his eyes vigorously, and then looked out into the alley.

The figures of the four sprinkler sweepers in Suyue Garden have disappeared, leaving only the cleared open space in front of the door and a passageway. Eight carriages can be parked in front of the gate of Suyue Garden, and the passage from the main gate of Suyue Garden to the mouth of the alley is enough for two carriages to run in parallel. In such a short period of time, it would be surprising that the four little men with brooms had cleared such a large area. It is quite normal for the tea shop guys to be surprised by this.

However, if this young man knew a little bit of martial arts, he wouldn't be surprised. But anyone who knows some superficial kung fu, as soon as they look at the walking posture of these four little guys, they know that these four little guys are practicing families. The rules of advance and retreat, the steps under the feet are derived from Tai Chi; The strength and accuracy of the hands are much higher than those of ordinary people. If these four guys can study kung fu day and night, they will make a kung fu in the future. Such a little guy uses his kung fu to clean up the snow in front of the door, how can it be comparable to ordinary people, and it is not uncommon to be so fast.

The little ones who sweep the snow have kung fu in their bodies, what kind of existence is this Moon Garden?

In fact, these four small servants were originally long-term workers who were recruited into the park the year before last. In addition to this year, Suyueyuan has been recruiting long-term workers for 12 years. In the past 12 years, there have been about 100 long-term workers who have passed four rounds of exams and finally stayed in Suyue Garden. According to the rules of Suyue Garden, according to the arrangement of the owner, after one year of study, you can take care of Lin Tian in Suyue Garden. After that, the work of these long-term workers will be reassigned according to the results of various examinations and teachings when the servants or maidservants took care of Lin Tian, as well as their personalities, personalities, specialties and martial arts. Some were assigned to the martial arts hall to be responsible for practicing martial arts to protect the safety of the Suyue Garden, some were assigned to study to participate in the livelihood of the Suyue Garden, and some were assigned to the kitchen, miscellaneous courtyard and other places to be responsible for the living of the owners of the Suyue Garden. Being able to properly choose the jobs that you are qualified for or even that you are interested in, coupled with the extremely generous monthly salary of Suyue Garden, the long-term workers who stay in Suyue Garden will basically find a job that satisfies them. These four small servants are the long-term workers who were assigned to the miscellaneous labor house after passing the assessment.

The seventh day of the tenth lunar month is already the winter of Xiajin Province, and the days are short and the nights are long. After the four little servants entered the park during the day, no one entered or left the Suyue Garden. When it was about to get dark, the lanterns in Sugetsu Garden were lit up one after another. The slaves and maids in the garden were still preparing dinner in an orderly manner, and the owners of the Suyue Garden sat in the main house of the Suyue Garden, the Lanyue Building.

Lanyue Building is located in the middle and rear of the Moon Garden, there are three floors up and down, the first floor is mainly the place where the host will meet the guests for banquets, the second floor is the main place where the master lives - the warm pavilion, and the third floor is the place where the owner collects his beloved objects. Out of the moon building, to the back is the heavy courtyard, mainly the garden handymen and maidservants live place. According to the rank, some have a room for four people, some have a room for two people, and some have a room for one person. In front of Lanyue Tower is a large garden, rockeries stand up, flowing water is around, plant species are diverse, high and low are scattered, it is a small but very beautiful evergreen garden of the four seasons. On both sides of the garden are the Kinshoin Temple, where the male owner lives, and the Shirasen-in Temple, where the female hostess lives. The above courtyards all belong to the back garden of Sugetsu Garden, and the front garden in front of the back garden is the front garden. The front garden is centered on the martial arts hall, flanked by the residences of martial arts practitioners and some locked rooms.

The design of this moon garden is very interesting, there is only a deep passage after entering from the main entrance, walk along the passage inside, pass the exit to the front garden first, and continue to walk inside is the exit into the back garden. The two exits are guarded, and there is no intersection between the front and back gardens. The passage is walled and wide, and at first glance it seems to be a passage through the Imperial Palace.

At this time, in the warm pavilion on the second floor of Lanyue Building, a boy who looked to be about thirteen years old was sitting cross-legged on the soft collapse, eating the pastries on the square table in front of him. If you look closely, you will see that this is a very good-looking young man, with slender and bright eyes, eyebrows like crescent moon, a slightly straight nose, a slightly white cherry mouth, and a slightly dull yellowish hair neatly tied on the top of his head by a small but delicate golden crown.

In addition to this little boy, there are two more men and a woman in the warm pavilion. On the mahogany chair on the left hand side of the little boy, sat a woman dressed in white and covered with a purple coat. The woman looked to be in her thirties, with a round but not bloated body, slender eyes and curved eyebrows that gave a very gentle impression, and a silver-plated face that looked very rich. There are delicate bronzing earrings hanging on both ears, and a very delicate carved jade bracelet on the hand, and the overall look is faintly unassuming. Across from the woman sat a man in his thirties on the same mahogany chair. Dressed in an earthy yellow horse coat and creamy white shorts, he was dressed as a warrior. A face with a national character has rough eyebrows, large, bright eyes, a high nose and thick lips, and the two small mustaches on the lips make the whole person look more kind-hearted. The figure is powerful, the palms are large and thick, and at first glance he knows that he is a dignified martial artist, but for some reason, there is always a trace of bad luck floating between the man's eyebrows and eyes.

This man and woman are none other than the recognized owners of Suyue Garden in Xiajin Mansion, "Jiang Husband and Wife", and the little boy is the nominal "son" of the husband and wife. As for why the word "nominal" is said, anyone who works in Suyue Garden knows that the Jiang couple calls this "little boy" Gongzi, and the little boy calls the Jiang husband and wife uncle and aunt. The three are obviously not close relatives. But outsiders don't understand the relationship between the three, so they have to classify them as parents and children according to their age. However, at this time, the two owners of the Moon Garden were all worried. However, the little boy on the seat looked relaxed.

"Uncle and aunt don't have to persuade again. I've made up my mind. Song Lao Wu's cancer is no longer tolerated by our family. The little boy patted the pastry on his hand and said.

"Yue'er, we haven't reached this point yet, we can bear with it." The seated woman was the first to answer.

"Aunt Bai, Song Lao Wu is the master of this Cao ~ Gang ~ and has been in charge of the water transportation of Xia Jin Mansion for five years. In the past five years, he has increased his exploitation of the caravan year by year, from the previous one percent profit to the current four percent profit. This exploitation is not insignificant. The caravan turned around and distributed Song Lao Wu's exploitation to us, the shippers, although it was not all imposed on the shippers, but it also reduced our profits by half. In the long run, can we, the cargo owners, still have a way to live? The little boy threw out his first reason without hurry, and then quietly looked at the two elders in front of him.

"Then you don't have to do it now, right? When our power is stronger, we will have more chances of winning against the Cao gang of Song Lao Wu, right? It was the middle-aged man who looked naïve who spoke.

"Uncle Jiang, we will develop and grow, won't the Cao Gang develop and grow? Judging from the situation of carefully cultivating our own people, the growth of the Cao Gang is bound to be faster than ours. Seeing that the man opened his mouth to say something, the little boy hurriedly waved his hand to signal him to let himself finish: "In addition, our biggest threat is not from Song Lao Wu's increasingly serious exploitation, but Song Lao Wu's new inspection method - unpacking and inspection. ”

When the little boy said this, the men and women in the seat were stunned for a moment, and then a little nervous. Then the two of them asked together, "What does Childe know?" ”

"Uncle Jiang and Aunt Bai, the two elders never wanted me to worry about the family's property for the sake of my body. Mingyue was grateful in her heart. At the same time, the two elders have always kept their promise to my mother, and they will let me check the accounts and meet with the steward during the New Year's holidays. It has been almost ten years since I was a child and was held in Aunt Bai's arms to read the accounts and listen to the report. No matter how stupid Mingyue is, she should be taught by Aunt Bai to understand. The weirdness in our family's account, Mingyue can still guess one or two points. According to the book calculation, our family has carried a lot of other things in the goods we have bought, and it is not a matter of the last year or two. For a long time, it can be seen that it is an indispensable thing in our family, and if you want to break it, I'm afraid it won't be able to break it for a while. As for what exactly is entrained? It must be contraband. If this thing is turned out by Song Lao Wu, our family's crime is not small. Uncle Jiang and Aunt Bai can't expect God to bless us from being found out, right? The more the little boy spoke, the more excited he became, and his originally pale face flushed a little with this hint of excitement. Stepping on the soft satin boots under the bed, the little boy got up and walked between the two elders.

"The matter has come to this, we have to take advantage of the moment to talk to Song Lao Wu. If he can cooperate with us obediently, then he will be angry and rich, if he refuses, we can only fight hard and see if we can have a chance to recommend a new Cao Gang leader. ”

"Then you don't need Childe to risk himself~"

The man continued to persuade his son-in-law, but the words of persuasion were interrupted by the woman in the house: "Son-in-law will rest first, and after Jiang Ming and I have arranged it properly, we will come together to find our son." Today's matter, Bai Huying can listen to the son's decision, but there is one thing, the son needs to agree to Hu Ying. ”

After Jiang Ming was interrupted by Bai Huying, he looked stunned, and when Bai Huying made a request to the little boy, Jiang Ming was even more suspicious.

"Aunt Bai, don't worry, I will never leave Uncle Jiang tonight, and I will come back as I go out. Uncle Jiang and Aunt Bai have raised me for fifteen years, and they will not let my uncle and aunt's hard work be wasted. The little boy said with a grin.

Seeing this, Bai Huying smiled a little far-fetched, and then pulled Jiang Ming and hurriedly walked down.