Datang Happy Landlord

Chapter 228; Rat ~ Thief
Chapter 220;
"Brother, little brother is polite."

Li Yu entered the gate of Xiao Tong's house and began to salute in the courtyard.

"Oh, it's the virtuous brother who has come, brother Yu has returned the courtesy, please come to the room quickly, virtuous brother."

Xiao Tong, who had eaten breakfast, was still freshening up the various rooms in this large courtyard. Last night, he had a drink with his neighbors in the middle of the night. Xiao Tong hadn't had time to see this new house in the future.

I got up and had dinner today, so I had time to take a closer look. The more I looked at it, the more comfortable I felt. The clean courtyard, except for two or three soil nests where trees were planted, was not found in other places, not even a little mud.

The concrete floor is smooth and firm. The wives, concubines, and children are not only satisfied with this new house, but also satisfied.

Even the Chang'an County Government, compared with this place, has become a comparable shack.

The couch where the old mother lived was as warm as spring. Once a fire was lit on one side, the whole room was warm on the other side, and there was not even a trace of smoky smell.

Just being happy, Li Dalang has already arrived in the yard.

"Brother, I don't know Auntie, have you ever gotten up, wait for my younger brother to go to say hello, so that we brothers can talk about some serious business."

Hearing this, Xiao Tong immediately straightened his body and bowed his waist;
"I'm worried about Brother Lao, Jiaci has already got up and eaten."

Leading Li Yu into the east side of the main hall, the upper room, before Li Yu entered, he heard the old woman's voice, full of joy in her old age;

"But my son Dalang is here?"

After a few steps into the house, the kind old woman was sitting on a clean couch, looking at the door with a smile, waiting for Li Yu to enter.

"I have seen my aunt, and my aunt is well."

"My son, get up quickly, there are so many rules."

The kind old woman hastily stretched out her hand and held her in midair.

"Auntie, after a few hours of hard work yesterday, I changed my place of residence. I don't know how well Auntie is resting, and is she used to it?"

The old lady held Li Yu's arm affectionately, and smiled happily;

"Okay, okay, thank you for my concern, and thanks to your care, this family not only saved the hard work of going back to Sichuan,
It is really a happy event to be able to live in such a magnificent new house, and everything is fine for the old man.

However, my son's head is not tall,

On weekdays, you have to eat more meat. There is a saying that if you don't lose your strength, it's best to grow taller. "

Before Li Yu could speak, Xiao Tong, who moved into the new house, excitedly interjected;
"Aniang, my virtuous brother is only in his teens, and he will grow up in the future..."

"Presumptuous, the old man talked to his nephew, and I still need you to remind me,
Just moving to a new house will make you so proud that you don't even care about the rules and etiquette, what a shame!Can he still be a master after this? "

The old woman was obviously dissatisfied with her son's easy interjection, she scolded a few words softly, with an unhappy expression on her face.

Before Xiao Tong could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by the word presumptuous. He knew that he had caused trouble.

He quickly bent down and waited until his mother had finished admonishing her before whispering to him;

"Auntie, please calm down, Auntie, calm down, I will never dare again."

Xiao Tong's two wives and concubines heard the commotion in the house outside and hurried in.
Seeing that his own man is being trained, he is not good at talking, so he waits on the couch in a well-behaved manner.

This descendant of Xiao He in the Han Dynasty is really strict and strict, as a mother speaks,
As Xiao Tong's son, he couldn't interrupt indiscriminately, Li Yu sighed, this family style is really enviable.

In order to save Xiao Tong from the siege, Li Yu hurriedly said to the old lady;
"Auntie Qi, my nephew wants to talk to my elder brother, and I have to entrust some important matters."

The old lady on the bed changed to a gentle smile again;

"Go quickly, don't delay important matters because of the old lady."

"Auntie, let's go now."

"well,
Tieniu, I'm chatting with you a few words. "

"Yes, Auntie, please tell me face to face, and I will remember the teaching carefully."

Xiao Tong, who was about to turn around and leave, stopped again and stood up again, with an extremely respectful attitude.

Since he had something to say, Li Yu waited quietly.

The old woman looked out of the window with a calm face and a steady voice, as if recalling the glory of her ancestors;

"Our Xiao family has also been brilliant for more than 100 years, and we have worked hard with the King of Han.

He used to be a prince, but now he is in decline, and the old man also knows that it is God's will,

As the saying goes, flowers do not have a hundred days of redness, and people do not have eternal happiness. It has been good for more than 100 years, and it is already very good. How can the ancestors continue to be good.

When you were the county magistrate in Chang'an, you also worked hard for the people, worked hard for the public, and you know it very well in your heart.

When Nai didn't wait for me, it was destiny that shouldn't be in this generation, to restore the family glory.

It's not your fault, now that you left the officialdom and came to Lantian with Dalang, it's a pity that you are old, and it may be difficult to restore the glory of your ancestors in your hands.

Thinking about it, we don't have any backing behind us. With your own strength, it's really not easy to do something.

But this is fine for now, once you leave the officialdom, the whole family will follow suit,

The second thing is, following Dalang, you can also accumulate some family wealth and create a little foundation for the Xiao family, so that future generations can accumulate a lot of money when the time is right.

In the future, when I follow Dalang, I still have to strictly discipline myself, behave according to the rules, and act according to my duties, just like in Chang'an County. Don't use your hands to grab money that doesn't belong to you, do you know? "

"Respond to Auntie's words, I will remember."

"Go, just remember, follow Dalang to do things, endure more hardships, don't be afraid of fatigue, strength is a slave, return it after using it, and the old man will stop talking, you hurry up and talk about serious things."

"Yes."

"Nephew is leaving."

The two brothers came out one after another, Xiao Tong said with a smile;
"Brother, why don't you go to the West Wing and sit down and discuss it in detail?"

"Okay, by the way, brother, my aunt is nearly seventy years old, but she has such a clear mind. She speaks and acts according to the rules. It's really amazing."

Li Yu and Xiao Tong walked and chatted, and then entered the hall of the wing.

After the two sat down, Xiao Tong replied;

"My virtuous brother doesn't know that Jia Ci is from a good family background, he was from a distinguished family in the previous dynasty, and he has also read a lot of books.
On this principle, there is no ambiguity at all, my family is the authentic blood of the Xiao family,
When Aye was there, he was the patriarch of the previous generation of the Xiao Clan, so his family style was strict and there were many rules, so my younger brother must not be used to it. "

Li Yu smiled awkwardly; "It's true that I'm a bit restrained, but it doesn't hurt to be strict with the younger generation."

"By the way, my virtuous brother came here today and said he has something important to do. I don't know what to order?"

Li Yu thought for a while before speaking slowly;
"My brother has just arrived in Xindi, so it should be familiar for a while, and it's not too late to get down to business.

However, there are too many things to do in Lijiazhuang today, so I can only ask my elder brother to help. "

"Brother, you don't need to say those polite words, you and I are brothers, if there is anything you can't say, what are you familiar with, just say it, how do you want Brother Yu to act."

Li Yu smiled awkwardly. He wanted to say something polite, but he directly exposed Xiyangjing, who was a county honorer after all. I can't pass these two brushes on.

"That's right, we were not talking about the large-scale brewery on the way. Didn't my younger brother wake up at the same time today?

This early in the morning, I discussed with the patriarch and patriarch of the nineteenth surname of Jiashengzi,

I just rushed to your place, just proceed according to the original plan, but the two stewards in my mansion deal with the affairs of the mansion quite well, but such a big matter seems a bit stretched.

So the younger brother wants to ask his elder brother to come forward to be the general manager of wine making. All things related to wine making are entrusted to his brother, including the future granary, the purchase of rice,

How to carry out all winemaking workshops, how to deal with each small workshop, how to coordinate, etc.,

The younger brother can't say well, anyway, everything related to wine making must be dealt with with the nod of my brother, and I don't have to worry about it in the future, so as not to command indiscriminately and put the cart before the horse. "

Xiao Tong is not afraid of these things. Chang'an County has a population of hundreds of thousands, and he has done all kinds of things. What about this wine making workshop?
"Brother Yu, Brother Yu has nothing to say. It's just that I'm an outsider. As soon as I came here, I took power. It's not appropriate."

Li Yu doesn't talk about what is appropriate or not, these five Zhuangzi are his kingdom.

"Whether it is suitable or not, brother, don't worry, the farmers in our village are different from other places, and will not reject you.

Besides, the little brother is the big patriarch here, the biggest!
As long as I make a decision, Zhuangzi will support it. If you have any worries, brother, finish speaking quickly, and then we will go back to the mansion for lunch. "

"This……"

"Oh my brother Xiao, thanks to the fact that you are also the prime minister, why are you so sluggish, can you give me a good word."

Can Li Yu not be in a hurry, this Xiao Tong is a great talent, it is really wronged to be the magistrate of that side, what is Li Yu lacking here?
No shortage of money, no shortage of loyal subordinates, what is the most lacking? ~ There are only talents.

Liu Wanquan, the captain of the cavalry, charged into battle, he is definitely a good player,
There is nothing to say about protecting the safety of several Zhuangzi, let alone go to Chang'an City to collect money.

It's just limited to this, except for fighting, it's useless for you to find him, regardless of his size.

There are two powerful ones in the inner courtyard of the back house, one has clear thinking, clear accounts, and quick response.

The other person who takes care of the overall situation is not an ordinary person, but it belongs to the daughter's family. One thing or two things, it's okay to be wronged temporarily, but you can't always show your face outside for a long time, that's not appropriate.

The patriarch Gongshu is quite powerful, and there is no one who can't do it when he is old and mature.

Not to mention a winery with hundreds of people, but a project with thousands of people, they are all arranged for you, and the management is called a calm and leisurely one.

But other than the engineering, he has no interest in anything else.

I also went to ask politely twice, but I accepted the four big altars of wine, serious, but I still didn't even give a fart.

What Li Yu lacks is Xiao Tong, who is well-versed in all aspects and can grasp the management. When he was in the prison, when he heard that he might be fired, Li Yu immediately put a note on it, just for today's matter .

"Succeed, brother virtuous thinks so much of me, brother Yu is no longer pretentious, and took over this job."

Li Yu smiled when he heard this,
"Since my brother has agreed, I will go to the mansion to eat today. I asked the kitchen to prepare a table of authentic rice noodles. My brother doesn't know about it. Recently, I have researched a new way to eat it. I will ask my brother to try it today."

Except for the days when Xiao Tong was in the prison, where he was able to eat and drink, how could he have many opportunities to eat the extravagantly priced noodles?

I heard that there is a new way to eat, so I quickly asked;

"What kind of food is it? Brother Yu just ate it not too long ago. Hearing what Brother Xian said,
I'm going to be hungry again, why don't we talk while walking, how about going to the mansion first,

If my mother hears, I will be reprimanded for my greedy words..."

"That is, that is,"

Like mice, the two opened the door of the wing room and tiptoed out.

Outside Xiao Tong's gate, Li Yu's maidservants and servants looked at the two of them, walking like thieves,
They were all dumbfounded, one is a majestic magistrate, the other is a magistrate, how could they act so strangely...

(End of this chapter)