Yan Kaiting sneered, stood up, strode out of the main hall, and disappeared between the trees and buildings in the blink of an eye.

Everyone in the hall looked at each other and left one after another boringly, and in the end, only Hu Donglai and two stewards in their forties were left.

One of the round faces looked left and right, and saw that there were no more idle people, and his expression relaxed, revealing some anxiety. "What does this mean, boss? I see that he usually annoys that kid, and this time he has to work to make amends to outsiders for his smile, why is he facing that kid?"

Another tall lean man said: "Brother Qi said carefully, even if there is no one else here, it is better to change the title." The chief manager is old-fashioned and square, and when he hears it, he doesn't care about the rights and wrongs first, but I'm afraid that you won't be able to please you first. ”

The chief steward of Qi muttered unhappily: "The chief steward is Mrs. Ji's person, and he is so good to a drag oil bottle, is it because he has been in feelings all these years?"

The tall man touched his chin when he heard this, and said, "No, no." If you talk about closeness, Steward Hu is Mrs. Ji's nephew, just like half a son, how can they all be their own people. In the past, which of the things handed over by the Hu steward here, which of the chief managers rejected them? so that Brother Qi knew that cultivating people is not blindly indulgent, and there is also a saying, sharpen the knife with a stubborn stone!"

Steward Qi suddenly realized, "Brother He means ......"

The tall man made a gesture and said, "Brother Qi understands it, you don't have to say it!" and pointed at Hu Donglai and said: "Brother Hu is about to be promoted to a master when he sees it, this is a real ability, this is the real sharp sword soldier, and it is not the same as a pretending immortal weapon." A stubborn stone is always a stubborn stone, and when the sword is sharpened, the stone will be useless. ”

Hu Donglai didn't speak, just smiled reservedly and nodded, this is the acquiescence. I have to say that Hu Donglai is worthy of the nickname of "Jade Face Langjun", even if there is a wound on his face, it will not damage his handsome demeanor and graceful demeanor.

Steward Qi was greatly surprised, "The master of refining weapons is amazing! we can have more weight for the people of Yangzhou!"

The tall man hurriedly sighed and said, "It's a big matter, so you should figure it out slowly." ”

The Qi steward was immediately silent, and looked around again, there were no idle people waiting to enter and leave the main hall, and there was no abnormal movement.

Hu Donglai said at this moment: "This time the bureau did not do a good job, although it was all kinds of accidents, and the Fu family intervened, but no matter what the reason, if you don't do a good job, you don't do a good job, and Xia Shi beat it for my good." Moreover, the 'Demon Hour' is approaching, and Manager Qi also knows that Xia Shi is a very responsible figure, and it is his due duty to focus on war. ”

At this point, Manager Qi had all his doubts and nodded again and again. And where he couldn't see, the tall man, He Qi'an, one of the chief stewards of the Craftsman's Mansion, exchanged an unspoken look with Hu Donglai.

Just now, the two of them sang and sang, and finally calmed down the chief steward of Qi Xiong, who had a lot of local craftsman connections, and made him believe that even if Xia Pingsheng needed to be fair on the face, he was still inclined to Hu Donglai behind his back.

And this cognition is also the opinion of many stewards of "Tiangong Kaiwu", and even many people in Yujing City.

With Xia Ping's ability in life, it is enough to stand on his own, but he has always been content with Mrs. Ji's subordinates. And after her death, she still guarded the foundation of the craftsman's mansion and had no dictatorship. Isn't it natural to be so loyal, love the house and Wu, and be partial to Mrs. Ji's blood relatives?

Yan Kaiting left the main hall and went to the inner courtyard.

The Yanfu has been in operation in Yujing for hundreds of years, and the main residence in the city occupies an extremely large area, spanning three blocks from the outside, and the main layout of the interior is also divided into three parts.

One is the outer courtyard. This is also the location of the main mansion of "Tiangong Kaiwu", in addition to the main hall used for centralized deliberations, there are large and small meeting rooms, financial rooms, warehouses, courtyards for managers at all levels to rest, canteens for meals day and night, and other buildings, occupying half of the land of the entire Yan Mansion.

The second is the inner courtyard. It is the residence of the successive lords of Yanfu, and has a famous "Flower Blossom Garden" in Yujing City, which has been carefully maintained for hundreds of years, and has collected several famous flowers, which bloom in turn throughout the year.

The third is the guest house. That is, the Yanfu guest residence, which includes twelve exquisite courtyards of different sizes and styles, and the degree of luxury decoration is better than that of the inner courtyard. Xia Pingsheng has lived here for many years. The rest will only be enabled when the "Heavenly Creation" receives guests.

In the wide square between the guest courtyard and the inner courtyard, there stands the Yan family ancestral hall. Six years ago, the ancestral hall collapsed due to a natural fire, and for some reason it was not rebuilt on the original site, but next to the ruins, and the ruins were not completely cleared, so you can still see the charred foundation and broken walls.

When Yan Kaiting passed through the square, he slowly stopped, looking at the ancestral hall with white stone walls and the black ruins next to it. Under the leaden grey canopy on a cloudy day, the contrast between black and white is particularly striking.

The three courtyards of the Yan Mansion have their own passages and portals leading directly to the outside of the mansion, and this square will only pass by between the three courtyards, and there are not many people who can have the authority to pass inside and outside, so it has become the most deserted corner of the mansion.

Perhaps because no one disturbed him, Yan Kaiting stood in place for a long time, but he only watched from a distance from beginning to end, and had no intention of approaching the ancestral hall.

Suddenly, he turned around and happened to meet a man who had turned out of the alley behind him.

The man walked all the way, looking around, his steps were still a little uncertain, as if he was very unfamiliar with his surroundings. As soon as he raised his head, he couldn't help but be startled when he crashed into a pair of sharp eyes.

Yan Kaiting's brows furrowed. The man in front of him was of medium stature, dressed like a crowned young man, but with a face whose childishness had not yet completely faded.

His hair crown and robe are all azure, and in terms of details, they are not like Yongzhou or not like the northern style. The whole outfit is restrained and very low-key. However, if you look closely with the eyes of a Guru realm monk, you will find that the handiwork is absolutely good, and it may even be a ritual vessel and a dharma robe.

Yan Kaiting could be sure that he had never seen this person.

After the initial fright, the man spoke first, "Excuse me, how do I get to the 'Gathering Courtyard'?"

The young man's personality seems to be quite shy and shy, and when he speaks, his eyes involuntarily lower to his toes most of the time. However, as soon as he spoke, he sat down and was not a local, and his accent was soft and clear, which was Nanyin.

The "Gathering Courtyard" is the first-class room in the guest house, so this person's identity should be an important guest of "Heavenly Creation". It's just that the VIP doesn't know the host, which is quite ridiculous.

Yan Kaiting was not very interested in this, and he didn't plan to pay attention to which guest the chief steward was, he pointed to another corridor behind the young man, and then pulled his leg and prepared to leave.

"The ......"

Yan Kaiting felt that his sleeve was pulled, and when he turned his head, he saw the young man with an embarrassed and embarrassed expression, "I've walked in that direction three times......"

Yan was silent in court.

Between the various courtyards of the guest courtyard, they must be independent and private, and they must have beautiful scenery, so at the beginning of the construction, some magic circle layouts were integrated. Use high and low vegetation, laneway paths, and stream and stone sketches to isolate the view and create an atmosphere of living next to each other but not interfering with each other.

However, even if the road inside is not straight, and there are a few more curves, will anyone get lost?

The question in Yan Kaiting's eyes may be too obvious, and the young man couldn't help but feel ashamed, and his words were stumbling, "Hemp...... Sorry for your help. ”

Yan Kaiting looked left and right, and there was no third person in the middle of his eyes, so he had to admit the trouble that came to the door. He stepped forward and said, "Keep up." ”

The young man's stature is more like a teenager who has just grown up, he looks a little thin, and he is more than half a head shorter than Yan Kaiting, and he has to walk quickly to catch up with Yan Kaiting's pace.

He hurried a few steps and said, "I am from Yangzhou, surnamed Han Fenglai, and called Xiao Shao." Tell me about my brother's name?"

When Yan Kaiting heard the name and surname of this state, he suddenly remembered a small thing that Fu Mingxuan had told him.

It was when Fu Mingxuan had just returned to the city to rest at the post station, and he accidentally met Qin Jiang of the "Guanfeng Pavilion" who was "spreading" his reputation for him, and it is said that the play was performed for the young owner of the famous magic weapon manufacturer "Yetian Workshop" in Yangzhou.

And if he remembers correctly, the owner of the "Yetian Workshop" is surnamed Han.

Yan Kaiting stopped abruptly, turned his head and glanced at Han Fenglai deeply, who also stood and looked at him with a puzzled expression.