Lao Hu looked at the people on the street, and when there were more than 30 people left, he looked at the rest of the people, and sure enough, the people he was scheduled to see were all very good and waited in place. Guo Gongzi arched his hand and asked, "Steward Hu, I don't know if Master Hou needs us to help him buy something?" ”

Lao Hu cleared his throat and said, "The eldest lady likes sweets, moved to Luoyang, and often misses the osmanthus cake of Chaisang. The second lady likes tea, often in the old man's ear said that he wants to drink the Junshan silver needle of the seventh month, the old man's ability is limited, I am afraid that he will not be able to buy it all at once, I don't know if the sons can help the old man a favor? The old man needs three parts of osmanthus cake, three parts of Junshan silver needle, if you get these two things, it is a great help to the Hou Ye"

The prince's butler said, "Prince, this is the trial of the Marquis of Chengyi, three parts of osmanthus cake and three parts of Junshan silver needle"

The prince was puzzled and said, "Junshan silver needles may be difficult to find, and the osmanthus cake is just a common thing in the streets and alleys, what is the difficulty?

The old housekeeper shook his head, "This is the mystery, Chaisang's osmanthus cake, no one knows what it tastes like, and the Junshan silver needle of Qiyueqing is even more tricky and weird, I'm afraid of ......"

The prince didn't care, "Let's go to Qiong Yao Lou and ask first, I heard that the boss has been with Chengyi Hou for a long time, maybe he will know something"

At the house, Lao Hu arched his hand and said to Shaoyuan, "Master, it's done, the old man has arranged for the boss to go to the sixth child to look for them with their respective tokens, now it depends on when they find it."

Xiao Yue asked, "If someone else intercepts these tokens on the way, then wouldn't the people who come be different from the plan?"

Shaoyuan smiled and shook his head, "Then we'll see you, I've already said it, you can see me if you get a token, and if you get a token, it's destined by God, Lao Hu, notify the kitchen, prepare tea and pastries, I, Lu Shaoyuan, see a guest, but I can't wait."

The major princes began to search the city, looking for their targets, visiting many shops, once they asked what Shaoyuan was referring to, most of them shook their heads, everyone felt strange for a while, and began to seriously think about the task given by Shaoyuan, and the prince's old butler also reacted the fastest, this kind of thing, he has seen a lot. The carriage stopped outside the door of Qiong Yao Building, and when they couldn't get an answer, they chose "Go back to the vicinity of the Hou Ye's Mansion immediately, there must be some clues nearby." ”

Sure enough, when I walked nearby, there was suddenly a strong man on the street, carrying a burden and saying, "Sell osmanthus cakes, sell osmanthus cakes"

The old butler stopped the carriage and asked, "This master, I don't know if your osmanthus cake is authentic?

The master is naturally the person played by the boss, and the boss laughed and said, "Coincidentally, I used to live in the south, that is, Chaisang, and I learned a little bit of craftsmanship, and it happened that there was a piece of osmanthus cake, uncle, do you want it?"

The prince's eyes lit up, "Isn't this the chaisang-flavored osmanthus cake?" As soon as the prince said this, he was stopped by the old butler, who whispered, "The prince is calm and don't be impatient, let the old man come."

The old butler arched his hand and said, "I don't know, how can we buy this cake?

The boss nodded, "At the moment, there is only one piece of cake, if others also want to buy it, I will sell it, won't I suffer a loss?"

Isn't it ridiculous that the old butler gave a gift: "Just wait for another person to come, let the two of them bid, and the one with the highest price will win."

The boss asked rhetorically, "This cake itself is not valuable, I don't know how much the old gentleman is willing to bid?"

When the prince heard this question, he learned to be obedient, this is not a cake seller at all, in fact, it is the people in Shaoyuan Mansion, they are testing the people of these trials, but what is the purpose of the trials is intriguing.

The old housekeeper's eyes turned straight, how to answer this, it will not leak, I heard that Chengyihou was once a ranger, and he did many chivalrous and righteous things in his life, if he wanted to cater to their answer, I am afraid that he would have to answer "nine taels of silver, no more than one point, no less than one tael"

The boss took out a small note from his arms, and then took out the only osmanthus cake from the burden, "This is the chaisang flavored osmanthus cake made by my eldest lady, congratulations to this prince, you can take this post to the house to visit the marquis"

With that, the boss disappeared into the alley with a flat pole. The old housekeeper handed the post to the prince, "Little prince, the next step is not the task of the old man, this Hou Ye is so difficult to do, you must remember to say less and ask less, just say lucky, don't let the prince be too interested in you, so as not to be embarrassed by it"

The prince was still happy to get the invitation one moment ago, but the next moment he was told by the old housekeeper to be cautious, where could he react, so he asked, "Isn't there something wrong with that Lu Shaoyuan?"

The old butler said helplessly, "If my guess is right, I'm afraid that the answers to those questions are based on his wife's hobbies, but we don't know anything about his wife's hobbies, so we don't know where to start, and we don't make mistakes, that's right."

"Master, the boss is back," Lao Hu came in to say.

"Oh, let the boss come in, tell me who came out on top," Shao Yuanmin said with a sip of tea.

"Master, the little one is back," said the eldest with his hand.

"Thank you, boss, who found you first?" asked Shao Yuan.

"It seems to be the little prince, and his housekeeper seems to have guessed the problem quickly," the boss arched.

"Oh, butler, but it's not his butler who is talking to me, is it?" Shaoyuan turned his head and asked Lao Hu, "Is that okay?"

"Master, this is within the rules, knowing people and being good at their duties is also a skill, boss, what is his attitude towards his housekeeper?" asked Lao Hu.

"It's good, don't interject, don't think about yourself," the boss said after thinking about it.

Shaoyuan nodded, "So, then we'll see you, by the way, Lao Hu, is there actually a limit to that quota?"

Lao Hu arched his hand and said, "In fact, there is no clear limit, but if they succeed, they can be regarded as your protégés, and what the protégés do is related to the future of the teacher, so everyone accepts protégés very strictly, of course, the lord is appreciated by the emperor, which is also extraordinary."

The porter Wang came over at this time and said, "Master, there is someone outside the door who asks to see him, it seems that it is the little prince."

Shao Yuan smiled, "It's coming very quickly, Lao Hu, you go and prepare, Lao Wang will take him to the side hall, boss, inform the other six brothers to come to the side hall immediately, my Lu family is receiving strangers for the first time, how can you be lazy!"