The famous book tour starting from the Red House

Chapter 449 Well-informed
With the Zhao official's warrant, the evacuation of Liang Shan and his party went smoothly, and by mid-February, most of the people and soldiers had already left.

On this day, Mu Xu, accompanied by the Ruan family brothers, was watching the last batch of evacuees board the ship. During the process, Mu Xu told Ruan Xiaoer,

"Erlang, you have a calm temper, so after I leave, the Liangshan camp will be temporarily handed over to you. Remember, if officers and soldiers come to provoke you, you don't need to pay attention to it. Just guard the eight hundred miles of water."

Ruan Xiaoer solemnly agreed, "Yes, brother, please don't worry, I will definitely fulfill my mission. I just don't know how long I should wait before I can join everyone?"

Mu Xu thought for a while and replied, "When Brother Li Jun returns from Liuqiu, you can come together."

While speaking, Mu Xu caught a glimpse from the corner of his eye, Zhu Gui came in a hurry with Hu's father and son and Li Ying.Because of the presence of Grand Duke Hu, Mu Xu couldn't be too rude, so he hurried up to meet him, and walked away from a distance,

"When the grandpa came, he didn't inform me, so that I could go thirty miles away to meet him."

Several people approached, and waited for Hu Cheng and others to salute, Hu Taigong said first, "You are doing great things, how can you waste time on me, an old man?"

Mu Xu said a few words modestly, and greeted several people for a while, before asking, "The grandpa, brother-in-law, and Master Li are here for the purpose of moving to Hedong?"

Hu Taigong replied honestly, "That's right, I received your summons all of a sudden, and people couldn't help but be caught off guard, so I came here specially, and wanted to ask you in person."

After finishing speaking, Taigong Hu saw that Mu Xu glanced at Li Ying intentionally or unintentionally, and immediately understood, "Oh, I'm old and useless! I'm tired after walking a few steps. Master Li, help me to the side How about sitting down for a while?"

Li Ying is not stupid. Seeing this situation, of course he knew that Taigong Hu wanted to distract him deliberately so that Hu Cheng could stay and tell Mu Xu something he didn't want outsiders to hear.

Although he was slightly dissatisfied in his heart, Li Ying also knew that his family and Mu Xu did not have much friendship in the first place. In addition, he had secret dealings with the government before, so Mu Xu didn't like him very much.

Therefore, in order to prevent Mu Xu from attacking his family, after hearing Taigong Hu's words, Li Yingying hurriedly responded, showing a respectful attitude, and helped Taigong Hu to the side.

As soon as Li Ying left, Mu Xu lost his scruples, and immediately told Hu Cheng about his future plans.

Hu Chengcheng is quite honest, otherwise in the original book, he wouldn't end up with his family ruined.If it were a tactful person, he would definitely not miss this opportunity to climb the dragon and become the phoenix, but Hu Cheng said that he would ask his father for his opinion before deciding whether to follow Mu Xu or not.

Mu Xu liked Hu Cheng's non-competitive nature, so he would not be offended, so he immediately let him go to communicate with Hu Taigong.

Hu Taigong is an old man, when he saw his son coming over, he knew that he must have something important to report, in order not to be heard by Li Ying, before Hu Cheng opened his mouth, he used the excuse of feeling unwell to take a rest.

It wasn't until he went to Liangshan Dazhai that there were only father and son, and Taigong Hu asked about the details of Hu Cheng. After hearing what his son had said, he was silent for a long time, and said decisively,
"Let's set off home early tomorrow morning. After you get back, you should immediately start handling the family business. Sell what you can sell, and give away what you can't sell to relatives and friends. Our whole family will leave with your brother-in-law."

It is said that since Liangshan wiped out Zhujiazhuang, the Hu family got a lot of property from Mu Xu that belonged to the Zhu family because of Hu Sanniang, so in the past two years, the family has become more and more prosperous.

At this time, when he heard that his father was going to give up Nuo Da's family business, Hu Cheng immediately showed reluctance, and said reluctantly,
"Father, at this moment, where do you ask your son to find a buyer, even if someone is willing to buy it, it must be a low price. This is a bit of a loss."

Hu Taigong slammed his crutches on the ground, hating iron for not becoming a steel path, "You, I really don't know what to tell my father about you, your eyelids are so shallow!"

Seeing Hu Chengyou's dissatisfaction, he had no choice but to take the trouble to say, "You answer, father, in this world, is it better to be a commoner or an official?"

"Of course it's good to be an official. Even if it's a seventh-rank county magistrate, people like us can't afford it."

"Since you know this, why are you still reluctant to part with that little possession?"

Hu Cheng couldn't believe it and said, "Father means that if he follows his brother-in-law, his son can become an official. Is this possible?"

"How is it impossible? Didn't you hear what your brother-in-law said? He already occupies most of the east of the river, and the court will appoint him as Jiedu soon."

Speaking of this, Taigong Hu sighed,
"Jiedushi, this is equivalent to the emperor of a land. Besides, with your brother-in-law's ability, you may not be able to go further in the future. At this time, my family should follow his footsteps closely. How can we give up eating because of choking? Just a little money, and you choose to distance yourself from him?"

Hu Cheng's face was flushed by his own father's training, and it took a while before he said in a nonchalant manner, "My son knows his mistake. After returning home tomorrow, I will sell the family's fields and houses as soon as possible. It's just that there is a lot of food at home, and I can't find so much for a while." Zhuang Ding delivered."

I don't want Taigong Hu to hear this, but he paused and said, "Oh, why don't you get the hang of it after talking so much for your father? You can go to your brother-in-law later and borrow some staff from him..."

Hu Taigong had just finished speaking when he saw that Hu Cheng was about to leave, so he quickly stopped him, "Stop, I haven't finished my sentence yet, where are you going?"

"Go and borrow someone from my brother-in-law!"

"Wait a minute, I have something to tell you. After you see your brother-in-law, in addition to borrowing from him, remember to donate all the food in the village to him. Let me test you. If your brother-in-law asks why , how are you going to answer him?"

Hu Cheng thought hard for a long while, and suddenly he had a flash of inspiration, and blurted out, "If my brother-in-law asks, my son will say that this is a dowry for my sister!"

Taigong Hu finally laughed, and said approvingly, "A child can be taught! But you have to remember one thing, no matter in the future, you are not allowed to take the initiative to ask your brother-in-law for an official."

After Hu Taigong's teaching just now, Hu Cheng already understood that his father was well-informed.Since he said so, there must be a reason, so he sincerely asked for advice,
"Also ask the father to point out the maze, and the son will listen attentively."

Hu Taigong explained to his son, "Your brother-in-law now has five wives, let alone Mrs. Li and Mrs. Zhao, just your three sisters.

Let’s talk about Na Hua’s first, her brother not only has a close personal relationship with your brother-in-law, but also has great skills in person, he is a trusted general that your brother-in-law relies on.

Besides, Qiongshi, I heard from your sister's letter that Qiongshi's father was originally a general of the Liao Kingdom, and now he is Tian Hu's uncle and commander of the army.

As a father, let me ask you, you may be better than Hua Rong, and our family may be better than the Jones family? "

Hu Cheng shook his head and said, "No, my son has self-knowledge, and it's okay for me to help with the family business. Leading soldiers and fighting can't even compare with my sister, let alone compare with Huarong. As for our Hu family, I'm afraid it's far inferior." Go to Qiong's natal family."

"Yes, this is exactly what worries me as a father. It's just because our family is no match for others in any respect.

Because of this, you can't take the initiative to ask your brother-in-law for an official position, otherwise if you offend him, it will not only affect Sanniang's status in the Mu family's back house, but also make him dislike my family, which is not worth the candle. "

With Hu Taigong's careful guidance, Hu Cheng naturally followed his words.

His actions really suited Mu Xu's appetite. After receiving the so-called dowry that Hu's family gave to Hu Sanniang, Mu Xu said on the spot that after arriving in Hedong, he would let Hu Cheng work under him. And use.

Compared to Hu Cheng, Li Ying is a little less intelligent.This guy was worried that Mu Xu would settle accounts in the autumn one day, so he politely declined the proposal to move to Hedong, and Mu Xu didn't bother to make things difficult for him, so he agreed casually.

Li Ying didn't know at all that he rejected Mu Xu today, in fact, he was cutting off his own way of life.Because his family had contacts with Liangshan, he was later exterminated by the Jeju government on the charge of collaborating with thieves.

(End of this chapter)