Xu Chenglin held his beard with a smile and pondered for a long time, nodded to Lin Wan and Lu Junzhao and said: "The old man is just an old man, and the second master and the second young lady respect him, so the old man is ashamed to act like an old master!"

"Mr. Xu, there is no need to be too modest." Lu Junzhao replied in a flat voice, "In the future, I will still rely on the old man to take care of me in Pingliang Mansion."

Xu Chenglin hurriedly said, "I don't dare to take it."

The lines on Lu Junzhao's face softened a bit. He watched Xu Chenglin sit down, and then he said in a deep voice to Xu Kaiyan: "It's time to build a port in Liancheng."

Xu Kaiyan stood up hurriedly after hearing this, and while bending down to bow, he responded: "Second Master, don't worry, the other side of the city is fully prepared, and the workers have been found." He paused, and then glanced at Lin Wan hesitantly. "

To finance the construction of the port, a shopkeeper named Mi, who was previously in the shipping business, came to Xiaguan and said he was willing to find someone to contribute the money."

Lu Junzhao's face remained calm, and he only looked back at Lin Wan with a hint of surprise. Lin Wan's eyes were cunning, and she pursed her lips and nodded slightly.

"That's good. Merchants will benefit the most from the construction of this port, and it will also be beneficial to the people. If it is not enough, we can allocate it from the palace's internal affairs treasury, and you can go directly to He Zhanpeng."

Xu Kaiyan nodded in agreement.

The night was getting darker and the lights were flickering in the courtyard. Lu Junzhao told Xu Kaiyan and sent the third son of the Xu family away. He took Lin Wan out of the main hall and was led by his mother-in-law to the courtyard behind.

Xu Chenglin looked at the two people's backs hidden in the night, looked at the bright moon in the sky thoughtfully, smiled at Xu Luwen and said: "This little girl from the Lin family is different from the eldest concubine of the Lu family. No wonder King Xining went there.

Please give me the order."

"Hey, our second master has changed a lot since he became a wife." Xu Luwen raised his eyebrows with gleaming eyes, "As soon as this port in Liancheng is built, the Lu family is determined to win the Pingliang Mansion."

Lin Wan and Lu Junzhao returned to the yard, and their mother-in-law brought water into the house. They each washed themselves and sent their mother-in-law out. The house was very spacious, with several basins of cool well water inside, and the night breeze was blowing outside.

It blew in through the window. The whole house was filled with a comfortable and cool breath.

Lin Wan stretched out, half leaning and half leaning on the bed, squeezing Lu Junzhao's slightly calloused palms with her fingers, her eyes filled with smiles, and whispered to Lu Junzhao.

"The Xu family is safe for the time being. Mr. Xu can really afford to put it down. The academies in Yong'an City and Weiyuan City will have to be built later. By the way, now that we have met Xu Kaiyan, Liancheng

Should we go or not?”

"Do you want to take a look?" Lu Junzhao moved towards Lin Wan, put his arms around Lin Wan, with a smile in his eyes, lowered his head and gently rubbed the tip of Lin Wan's nose. His voice was low and pleasant.

"It's not necessary to go. I have to meet Shopkeeper Mi and Shopkeeper Li. You forgot. I'm still doing business in Liancheng!" Lin Wan put her arms around Lu Junzhao's waist and leaned against Lu Junzhao's chest.

I found a comfortable position to lie down and took a breath of contentment.

Lu Junzhao looked at Lin Wan's rosy cheeks and slightly pursed mouth, and felt tenderly in his heart. He turned over, found Lin Wan's lips and kissed them softly. He chuckled in a vague voice: "A Wan

, I will take you to Liancheng."

Lin Wan was held in Lu Junzhao's arms. Her petite body looked even more fragile under Lu Junzhao's broad chest. She closed her eyes, her eyelashes trembled slightly, and she kissed Lu Junzhao back with the tip of her tongue.

Lu Junzhao chuckled and kissed her back gently but urgently.

After a long while, Lu Junzhao panted and let go of Lin Wan. After the heat in his body had calmed down a little, he held Lin Wan in front of him with one hand, gently smoothed Lin Wan's loose hair with the other hand, and lowered his head to kiss Lin Wan.

His forehead softly said: "Go to sleep."

Early the next morning, there were several carriages in front of the Xu Mansion. Several stewards pushed and pushed their way to the door and banged it. Old Uncle Sub opened the door tremblingly, but was squeezed by the door.

The crowd was startled, their eyes widened and they asked: "What are you doing?"

"Old man, please inform me that I have come to give gifts to distinguished guests on the orders of the master of the house." A steward with quick eyes and hands quickly pulled away the frowning and hesitant man standing in front of him, and bowed his hand politely to Old Sub.

As soon as the steward opened his mouth, the other people also talked about their reasons for coming, and they were all here to give gifts.

Old Uncle Sub opened his mouth wide, then frowned, tilted his head, glanced around the few people standing at the door with his cloudy eyes, and nodded hesitantly in response.

Several stewards were relieved when they saw this, but the other half were still worried.

Xu Chenglin was not surprised at all when he heard Old Sub's report, but Xu Luwen was humming and laughing at the side, and then walked to Lu Junzhao and Lin Wan's yard with his hands behind his back.

"A group of stewards are coming outside to deliver gifts. Do you want to see the general and his wife?" Xu Luwen put his broken fan on his waist and looked at Lu Junzhao with bright eyes.

Lin Wan glanced at Xu Luwen in a funny way, and looked away without any trace. If she remembered correctly, this was the dog-headed military advisor, the one who showed Lu Junzhao the storybook and the messy picture book?

"Which ones?" Lu Junzhao glanced at Xu Luwen extremely calmly, ignoring the excitement in Xu Luwen's eyes.

"Well, I came here just after getting the news. I don't know which family yet." Xu Luwen narrowed his eyes with laughter, and a trace of pride flashed on his face. "These families in Jin'an City are really fast!"

Seeing the complacency in Xu Luwen's eyes, Lu Junzhao's voice became colder: "A group of managers, do you want me to meet people in person?"

When Xu Luwen heard this, his neck suddenly shrank and he chuckled twice, "The old man will go take a look first and then report back to the general." As he said this, he quickly stepped backwards and walked out of the Weeping Flower Gate.

"Is this the military advisor who gave you the storybook and the messy picture album?" Lin Wan saw Xu Luwen leaving, raised his eyebrows and stepped forward to pinch Lu Junzhao, with a very light smile on his face, with a bit of tenderness that made people feel itchy.

.

Lu Junzhao said "hmm" very calmly, hugged Lin Wan with a smile, kissed Lin Wan on the forehead, and suggested in a low and pleasant voice: "Let's go to the front and have a look too?"

Old Uncle Sub tremblingly walked out of the inner courtyard and invited several stewards into the house. The stewards looked at each other and hurriedly ordered the servants to carry the big and small boxes in one after another.

Xu Luwen and Xu Chenglin laughed so hard that they couldn't even see their eyes. They politely let the stewards have a cup of tea, and then ordered Old Sub to lead the boys down to rest for a while.

One of the stewards saw that Xu Chenglin and Xu Luwen didn't say anything. He lowered his head and glanced at the people around him. After calming down, he stepped forward and bowed respectfully and replied: "I have met these two gentlemen. The younger one's surname is Shi. He is the head of the family."

If you are ordered to give gifts to distinguished guests, please ask these two gentlemen to deliver them on your behalf."

"The Shi family in Ding'an City?" Xu Chenglin asked with great interest.

"Master has a keen eye." The steward nodded hurriedly and winked at the boys, who quickly carried a box in.

"Put it all down. I'll keep this thing for now. As for whether you accept the distinguished guest or not, that's not my old man's business." Xu Chenglin's voice was dry and his tone was extremely calm. "Let someone draw up a list and see what's there. Come back.

Might as well give it back."

"Excuse me for your trouble!" The steward bowed down and thanked him respectfully. "There is no need to draw up the list. The master of the house gave me instructions before I came here. This box of items is entirely up to you."

Xu Chenglin smiled uncertainly.

When several other stewards saw this, they also stepped forward to report their names, and had people carry the boxes into the house.

After a while, the living room, which had been bustling with people just now, became deserted, with only boxes of various sizes placed in an orderly manner in the room.

Xu Luwen crouched and looked carefully at the boxes one by one. His eyes gradually narrowed, and it took him a while to straighten up. While beating his waist with his hands, he sneered at Xu Chenglin and said, "Everyone in Jin'an City is giving away gifts today."

It’s all here! Even several families from Ding’an City and Yong’an City came to join in the fun. It’s just these people who were sent, huh!”

"Today is the first wave. Just wait, there will be people coming tomorrow. Let's change the boy to guard the door. Old Sub is old and tired from walking back and forth." Xu Chenglin didn't even glance at the boxes in the room, his face was expressionless.

Calmly and calmly, he walked towards the yard with his hands behind his back.

Xu Luwen curled his lips and glanced at the big box on the ground. The sarcasm flashed in his eyes. Did that gentleman say that several of the stewards also wanted to see him? I really thought he had no temper!

Xu Luwen hummed twice, took out the fan from his waist and shook it twice, then hummed a song while shaking his head and went back to the yard to talk to Lu Junzhao.

"Every aristocratic family in Jin'an City sent people to send gifts, saying that they asked the eldest brother to hand them over to the nobles. The Shi family in Ding'an City, the Lu family in Yong'an City, and the Zhu family also sent gifts."

Lu Junzhao hummed indifferently.

Xu Luwen finished his reply and walked out of the yard, shaking his head.

Lin Wan looked at Xu Luwen's careless back with curiosity, raised his eyebrows slightly, and pulled Lu Junzhao to smile and said, "You are really an interesting military advisor - are all the major families in Jin'an City here?"

Lu Junzhao understood, hummed, gently held Lin Wan's hand and explained in a low voice: "It doesn't matter, as long as you have this attitude. Master said, you can't force too much in anything, otherwise it will overflow."

Lin Wan burst into laughter, nodded and said with a smile: "That's right. How many more days do we have to stay in Jin'an City? I'll ask shopkeeper Li to come over, and we won't go to Liancheng. Over there at Longchuan Mansion

There is no one around, so you have to go there early. You still have to go to the army!"

Lu Junzhao smiled and nodded. "Awan, I'll listen to you, as long as you say yes."

Early the next morning, there was another bustle in front of the Xu Mansion gate, but the people who came back this time were a bit mixed. There were senior stewards of the mansion, young masters studying at home, or very famous disciples outside.

Even the masters of the house - Mr. Cao Da and Mr. Kong Er came in person. Fortunately, this time everyone seemed to have a tacit understanding, and they were not crowded in one place. They only opened the doors one after another from morning to noon.

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