"You're forty or fifty years old, and you're right there, and you're not going to be abducted. Why am I in a hurry to find you? ”

Meng Ke pursed his lips and made a disgusted expression.

Zhang's father scolded with a smile, snatched the bowl and chopsticks from his son's hand, took a few sips, and exclaimed: "Good soup and good dishes, worthy of the craftsmanship of the eldest mother." ”

Meng Kebai glanced at the father who was grabbing food with his son, "Dad, don't tell me, you came here from the front hall just to grab food from me?!" ”

"Haha, yes, what, do you have an opinion?"

Father Zhang's appearance was taken for granted, which made Meng Ke helpless.

He found that his father was as excited as if he had been beaten today, and he was still in the mood to joke.

"Okay, I won't fight with you, I'm full, you eat slowly."

Meng Ke was worried that the wounds on the thief's body would leave flaws, and he had a heavy burden in his heart, so he was naturally in no mood to joke with his father.

So he put down his chopsticks, got up and said, "I'll go back to the side room to recuperate." ”

"Hey, dirt boy, don't be busy walking yet. I have two good news and one bad news here, which are you going to hear first? ”

Father Zhang stopped him.

Meng Ke paused, turned his head and said, "First bitter and then sweet, let's listen to the bad news first!" ”

"The bad news is that you can no longer follow your father to the melon field, and you won't be able to go to Master Zhang's spring ploughing next year."

Father Zhang showed a regretful expression.

Of course, if the corners of his mouth could not rise so obviously, Meng Ke would believe it.

"The good news?"

"The Good News Is ......"

Father Zhang paused, and the smile on the corner of his mouth could no longer be suppressed: "Master Zhou personally sent a message to ask the housekeeper to find you a good martial arts hall." And...... The bundles are all wrapped by the Zhou family! ”

"Really! That's great! ”

When Meng Ke heard this, he was immediately overjoyed.

The father and son chattered for a long time, and Zhang's father was finally willing to let Meng Ke leave.

"Tu Yanzi, remember, in the future, you must learn martial arts in the martial arts hall, and don't make trouble......"

Father Zhang admonished.

Meng Ke nodded and said, "I know, don't worry!" ”

After Zhang's father finished explaining, he patted his son on the shoulder, turned around with a smile and walked away, and went back to the front hall to accompany Master Zhou to receive guests.

Meng Ke walked out of the back kitchen and looked at the trees planted in the courtyard, and the smile on his face slowly retracted.

The housekeeper of the Zhou Mansion, he has seen it.

The ...... that was inadvertently revealed

His feet are as light as a swallow, his eyes are as bright as lightning, his arms are hanging down like an ape, and his gestures are very human.

All these characteristics are consistent with the martial arts masters mentioned by the old hunter king in the village.

A martial arts master who is far stronger than the old hunting king, but he is a housekeeper in the Zhou Mansion to escort the safety of the Zhou Mansion.

And now, Master Zhou said that he wanted to cultivate Meng Ke's martial arts, and the cost of Zhou Mansion was all-inclusive.

He killed the thieves and saved the sacrificial vessels and face of the Zhou Mansion. Master Zhou repaid his kindness and sent him to practice martial arts for free.

It's normal, there's nothing to doubt about it.

Can...... The feudal family at the end of the Qing Dynasty really treated their subordinates so well?

Meng Ke felt that Master Lu had a famous saying that was very good, and it could just be used here to change it: I have never been afraid to speculate on people's hearts with the worst malice.

The position of steward is not something that can be held with strong ability and high force.

This has to be extremely close to the head of the house.

For example: the head of the family's scholar, long-term follower, milk brother......

These people are generally cultivated from a young age and have extremely high loyalty.

The current housekeeper of the Zhou Mansion is the long-term follower who grew up with Master Zhou.

So...... Could it be a sharp knife that Master Zhou planned to cultivate for Brother Xun?

Thinking of this, Meng Ke couldn't help but fall into deep thought, and became more and more cautious in his heart.

A thousand years of receiving the blessing of people!

Anyway, if it is true that Master Zhou found a martial arts hall for him and asked him to practice martial arts, then he has to repay his kindness.

It is impossible to be a slave or a servant to the Zhou family, but if you get mixed up in the future, you can do your best to help Brother Xun and protect the Zhou family.

As for whether this favor is worth it, it still depends on how he repays it in the future.

Meng Ke thought in his heart that he would return to the side room step by step, lock the doors and windows, take out the steel fork from the system, and start his own exercises.

[HP +0.01]

[Strength +0.01]

[Old Farm +0.1]

......

On the other side, after Master Zhou and Father Zhang chatted with the guests in the front hall for a while, the butler walked briskly from outside the door and whispered in Master Zhou's ear for a while.

Master Zhou raised his eyebrows slightly, his expression remained unchanged, he turned his head and told Father Zhang a few words, and then handed over the task of receiving guests to his cousin Zhou Bosheng, and he walked towards the back house with the housekeeper.

"Got it all figured out?"

In a pavilion in the back house, Master Zhou sat on a stone bench and asked.

The butler nodded and said, "It's all been investigated." This man is a well-known snitch with the surname Lai, nicknamed the leper monkey. It is said that he once operated in the area of Dongting Lake in Yueyang and stole many valuable calligraphy and paintings, and was later arrested by the government and sentenced to be executed. Who would have thought that on the day of the execution, he was rescued by a group of water bandits in Dongting Lake. After that, he traveled all the way through Jiangxi and came to Zhejiang. ”

"Dongting water bandits? O outlaws! ”

Master Zhou frowned, with a hint of deep thought in his eyes.

If the leper monkey was just a snitch, then Master Zhou could completely ignore his death.

But now that it involves a group of real bandits, or outlaws who have robbed the court, this is a bit tricky.

"What did the yamen say?"

Master Zhou was silent for a moment and then asked.

"Our county magistrate naturally said that Shaoxing City is impregnable and has excellent public security. Not to mention the water bandits, even if the Taiping Army is resurrected, it is impossible to enter. ”

The butler sneered, and then lowered his head under Master Zhou's warning gaze.

Master Zhou snorted coldly, obviously dissatisfied with the attitude of the magistrate.

"You go and call Chang Geng here, just say I'm waiting for him."

"Yes!"

The butler bowed and retreated.

After a while, Brother Xun hurried over.

"Dad, are you looking for me?"

"Hmm."

Master Zhou nodded and asked, "What do you think of the leap soil?"

"Leap Earth ......"

Brother Xun scratched his head, I don't know why my father suddenly asked this, "I think he is very good, he is clever, he is very smart, brave and resourceful, and he also respects his father." The main thing is that he really knows martial arts! And the slingshot, with a snap, the bird was planted. Good cooking, ...... barbecue."

The more he spoke, the more energetic he became, and he even wiped a handful of saliva from the corners of his mouth.

"Heh, you're such a glutton!"

When Master Zhou saw his son who looked like this, he made a decision in his heart, and said: "Runtu is indeed a rare seedling, and he also respects me very much. However, you should be able to see that he doesn't really want to follow our Zhou family. He has ambitions of his own! Look at the look in his eyes, I know! ”

"Dad, what are you talking about? What follows our Zhou family? ”

Brother Xun hasn't reacted yet, and he doesn't know his father's plans.