The temperature in the furnace room was too high, so Steward Tang put the food box in the outer hall, and went in to say hello to the eldest master.

Although being able to enter and exit the furnace room of the patriarch is also a symbol of status, Tang Geng Zhong is really unwilling to stay in the furnace room for a long time, and it is not comfortable to get along with the strange and withdrawn temperament of the uncle, needless to say, the temperature in the furnace room is really high and a little outrageous, just after entering the door and not seeing the stove built with red bricks in the center, he already feels that the skin on his face is hot and unbearable, and if he continues to stay, he is afraid that he will directly take off a layer of skin.

"The butler is here. ”

Tang Gengzhong hadn't seen the patriarch but was seen by Tang Lu first, knowing that it was almost difficult for ordinary people to endure the high temperature of the fire, Tang Lu beckoned the housekeeper to come out with him.

"Hey, sir. ”

Tang Gengzhong replied respectfully and followed behind.

"The second master went out for something, and specially asked me to come over to ask the master to say goodbye, and the weather has been getting cold recently, and I have arranged for the kitchen to boil a warm stomach soup. ”

Tang Gengzhong did not forget to tell the second master's instructions to the patriarch, but he himself muttered in his heart, the eldest master is accompanied by a high-temperature furnace all day long, how can he still have a stomach cold.

"Tangxi has a heart, and he has always thought about me, a stubborn old man. ”

Tang Lu walked in front and said this softly with a smile, Tang Gengzhong knew that this was not for him, so he didn't make a sound and just followed behind.

When he sat down in the front hall, Tang Lu began to drink the stomach-warming soup, which seemed to be quite appetizing.

Tang Gengzhong saw it in his eyes and quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

"The second master is in charge of everything in the clan, and he is worried all day long, go back and tell the second master, don't always think about me, a bad old man, I will burn the sword quietly and quietly, very good." ”

After Tang Lu drank the soup, he said to Tang Gengzhong that he was willing to hand over the power of the Tang family, and the snub in front of the door had long been expected, and the temperament of the second master Tang Xi was the most clear to him, the eldest brother.

Counting the days and waiting for death, Tang Lu didn't feel anything bad. The only thing that I can't worry about is that the imperial court wants the Tang family to enter Beijing. Tang Lu couldn't guess the intentions of the imperial court or Li Xian, but he always felt that it would not be a good thing.

"The patriarch is respected by the Tang family, how can he not come to say goodbye. ”

Tang Gengzhong replied cautiously.

"Hmm. ”

Tang Lu felt that the housekeeper's answer was very ridiculous, and now the Tang family still puts him in their eyes, and there is only the second master.

"By the way, sir, the guy outside just now came to say that there was a strange boat on the river. ”

"Strange ship?"

"Yes. said that the boat was in tatters, there was no figure on it, but it was still stable on the river, and some people said that it was a ghost ship. ”

After thinking about the wording, Tang Gengzhong mentioned the ghost boat on the river to Tang Lu.

"If it comes downstream, there are a lot of dangerous shoals from Shudi to Xiangyang, or it may be damaged for other reasons. As for the ghost ship, even if there are ghosts, they can't find the Tang family. ”

"That's that, that's. ”

Tang Gengzhong echoed beside him.

"Then let's do it first, just let people keep an eye on it, and if there is any change in the future, please ask the second master to decide. ”

"Hey, got it. ”

After collecting the food box, Steward Tang withdrew from the furnace room, and when he came out, his underwear was already soaked with sweat.

Although he was given the surname "Tang", he was not the Tang family after all, and the Tang family, even if he was in the scorching fire, he could breathe as usual without changing his face.

The ghost boat on the river was naturally misidentified, but Mu Sanqian and the others on the boat did not expect that a heavy fog for no reason would cause such a big misunderstanding in Xiangyang City.

When the merchant ship docked, the people in Xiangyang City breathed a sigh of relief.

What, there's a ghost ship there, it's just a ragged merchant ship.

Mu Guiyun stayed on the ship to pack up his things, and the red clothes were also helping, the merchant ship had not docked properly at the dock, and the old man Ning disappeared, with his cultivation he didn't have to worry about it at all, Mu Sanqian only hoped that the old man wouldn't run too far, in case he needed to clean up the mess, at least he could find someone.

After packing up the things and finding a place to live, Mu Guiyun took the seal letter and went to the Governor's Mansion, Mu Sanqian was not a soldier but was also ordered by the emperor, and he was regarded as an official position, Mu Guiyun belonged to Jiangnan Province, and it was always right to report it.

After the separation, Mu Sanqian and the red-clothed Yangshan Zhe and Cao Shuanglu found a clean restaurant nearby, and the dry food stored on the boat had already eaten in the second half of the river, and the fruits and vegetables were difficult to hide for a long time, and the things that could satisfy the stomach were really difficult to swallow.

When you go ashore and enter the city, you have to satisfy your appetite first.

Mu Sanqian always found the restaurant to be a very interesting place.

In the restaurant, there is rarely one person to eat, most of them are in groups of three or five, so it is impossible to sit around a four-corner table and eat their own food in silence.

There is also a special collection of market conversations, adding oil and vinegar to sell for fun.

You have the opportunity to hear a lot of interesting things in the restaurant.

Like now.

Mu Sanqian, Yang Shanzhe and Cao Shuanglu are not the kind of people who pay attention to food, but since Hongyi is now Mu Sanqian's personal maid full-time, he attaches great importance to his son-in-law's meals.

Especially after listening to Mu Sanqian asking for three meat dishes in a row, the willow eyebrows were almost twisted.

"Childe, remember to eat a balanced diet. ”

Hongyi looked at it for a long time, and finally couldn't help but speak.

Mu Sanqian was a sign of it, and then slapped his forehead sharply.

"Look at me, now that I don't have the master's discipline, I can't control myself a little carried away. ”

On Wudang Mountain, Mu Sanqian would often secretly pull his nephew down the mountain to hunt for some game, but now he has no scruples when he goes down the mountain, but there is something like that.

"Then let's have another tofu stew. ”

Mu Sanqian deliberately glanced at Cao Shuanglu, and then said to the shopkeeper.

"Replace the braised pork with boiled cabbage. ”

Hongyi was still not satisfied, and replaced a fatty braised pork.

Mu Sanqian shrugged helplessly at Yangshan Zhe, meaning that I, the master, would be ridden on my head.

Yang Shan Zhe didn't even blink his eyes.

He doesn't care the least about what he eats.

Mu Sanqian didn't feel embarrassed, but quietly took back the hand that was about to pat Yang Shanzhe on the shoulder.

"Where can you, you're just talking nonsense, the court has spoiled the Tang family for decades, how could you suddenly change your attitude, Kyoto has always been the holy lord in charge, you are purely groundless. ”

The three middle-aged men with different expressions on the wine table next to him had been drinking and eating, but for some reason, one of them suddenly raised his voice a few degrees, so this sentence was heard by Mu Sanqian in his ears by the way.

"You be quiet! Who doesn't know the Tang family in Xiangyang City, be careful to listen to others!"

It was only after being reminded that the man who spoke realized his gaffe, and quickly looked around before relaxing his expression again.

"The Tang family is not such a stingy person, and they shouldn't care too much about what others say. ”

"So what were you nervous about?"

The other person saw it clearly, and deliberately laughed.

"Okay, okay, I'm not saying this for nothing. ”

The chubby man leaning into the aisle stopped the verbal exchange between the other two, leaning half of his body on the table before speaking softly.

"My brother works in the Tang family, you both know this, and this is exactly what my brother told me. ”

"Come on, it's true that your brother is in the Tang family, but how can a little family member know such a secret thing?"

"This matter is not a secret now, many people from the imperial court came to Xiangyang some time ago to see it with their own eyes, as for letting the Tang family enter Beijing, but my brother heard it with his own ears, can this be fake?"

The man swore with a solemn expression, and the other two couldn't help but be infected by this look.

Only those powerful families will make the court jealous, and it is indeed the imperial court's usual suppression method to let the clan choose people to be hostages in Beijing, but the Tang family is very famous in Xiangyang, but it is not enough to make the court pay so much attention to it?

Those few people thought that no one heard the whispered talk, but they didn't know that these words entered Mu Sanqian's ears word for word, Mu Sanqian was listening lively, but he didn't quite understand, what he didn't understand was why on a table not far away, why a young man who looked only twelve or thirteen years old had been murderous, and he would burst out at any time.