Jiang Long walked into the small courtyard with his hands behind his back and a gloomy face. He immediately turned his eyes to the direction of Yuchai.
Yuchai's back was facing him at this time, and a skinny old man saw his arrival.
Mother Yao followed Jiang Long closely and whispered: "This is the manager of our Jing Mansion's warehouse and accounting room. His surname is Li."
Jiang Long nodded silently and looked at Manager Li as he walked forward.
I saw that Manager Li was dark, thin, and short in stature. Standing in front of Yuchai, he actually lowered his head half way.
He was about sixty years old, wearing a high-quality silk gown, with his hands behind his back and his chin raised, with an arrogant look on his face. Even though he looked through Yuchai's shoulder, he saw Jiang Long walking into the small courtyard at this time.
Se was also indifferent, with no intention of taking a step forward, as if he was the master of Jing Mansion.
"plum……"
Being able to manage the accounts and warehouses of the Jing Mansion shows that Manager Li has the trust of Mrs. Jing. How important is money?
If she wasn't an absolute confidant, how could Mrs. Jing be relieved?
Although Jiang Long was not happy to be disgraced by Manager Li, he still bowed his hand politely. However, he only uttered one word when he was interrupted by Manager Li squinting his eyes.
"You finally came to see your uncle?"
Um?
Jiang Long was stunned.
At this time, Yao's mother hurriedly stepped forward and lowered her voice in Jiang Long's ear: "This Manager Li is the old lady's distant cousin. In terms of seniority, he is indeed your uncle."
No wonder it’s such a big rack!
Jiang Long frowned, it turned out to be one of his elders.
Even if they are just distant relatives.
"Manager Li."
Yao's mother smiled and said hello.
Although Manager Li is Mrs. Jing's cousin, the relationship between the two families was actually relatively distant back then. It was only by chance that he accidentally met Mrs. Jing on the street. At that time, his family was in a state of decline.
She had the nerve to go to the government. At that time, Mrs. Jing was not yet married.
After getting along for a long time, Mrs. Jing discovered that Manager Li was very proficient in arithmetic and accounting, and was smart and capable, so she agreed to his request to follow him to Jing Mansion.
When Mrs. Jing first married into the mansion, she was tied up and had a relatively difficult life. Later, in the process of stabilizing her foothold and seizing the back yard and financial power of the Jing mansion step by step, Manager Li played a great role.
It is precisely because of his great contribution that Manager Li dared to make such a big statement in front of Jiang Long.
However, although he is indeed Jiang Long's elder, the fact that he works in the government and gets paid shows that he is just a steward hired by Jing Mansion.
Although Manager Li was arrogant and arrogant, he also knew that Mama Yao had quite a status in the family, especially that Mama Yao's mother was Mrs. Jing's real right-hand man, so he stroked the gray beard on his chin, nodded politely and said: "
Cui'er is here too."
It can be said that Manager Yao grew up under the supervision of Manager Li, so she naturally calls her by her nickname.
After a short buffer, Jiang Long came back to his senses.
He really couldn't stand the extremely arrogant Manager Li in front of him, but he could only lower his head and call out, "Uncle."
There was no way, first of all, in this era, filial piety was very important, and Manager Li was indeed his elder.
Secondly, Manager Li is Mrs. Jing’s confidant. He helps take care of the financial affairs of the government and is quite decent in front of Mrs. Jing. If he insists on offending him, Mrs. Jing will probably blame him after learning about it, and then she will blame him.
Go and appease Guanshi Li.
This does not mean that his status in Mrs. Jing's heart is inferior to that of Manager Li.
"Well, Jiang Long has grown up too."
When Manager Li heard the call of uncle and grandpa, his shrewd little eyes suddenly lit up. He was obviously enjoying himself very much, and he was a little complacent. "You are here to ask about the ten taels of silver, right? Come on, uncle, grandpa."
I will bring it to you."
Such a refreshing feeling was beyond Jiang Long's expectation.
At this time, Yao's mother whispered: "Although Manager Li is a little arrogant, he is not a bad person."
"Um."
Jiang Long nodded slightly when he heard this, and first used his eyes to comfort Yuchai, who was still angry, and then followed closely.
"I heard that Jiang Long made a wonderful elegiac couplet at Jialan Temple?"
Manager Li took out the account book and spoke with a smile. He didn't want others to answer or interact. He was still in high spirits just talking to himself there, "If a monk dies in Jialan Temple, there are many Buddhas in the Pure Land of the Western Heaven!"
It's really good.
You are very talented in literature, no, I should say you are talented. My uncle suggests that you take the imperial examination route in the future so that you can restore the former prestige and glory of our Jing family..."
"This Manager Li is in charge of our family's money. People often ask for more money, but he naturally refuses to agree. So he usually has a black face and rarely speaks, appearing very rigid and stingy. Today
I was very happy to see the young master and couldn't stop talking about it." Yao's mother chuckled and whispered into Jiang Long's ear.
Jiang Long had a smile on his face and remained calm.
He could tell that Mother Yao was trying to put in a good word for Manager Li.
It is said that Manager Li does his duty diligently on weekdays.
And it was pointed out that he was so happy to see himself.
Originally, Jiang Long was a little angry when he saw that Yuchai had been here for a long time without taking any money. After hearing what Manager Li said, he didn't have a good impression of this person at all.
But now he has figured it out and lost his temper.
This manager Li is just trying to save face, and the reason why Yu Chai is embarrassed is probably because he heard that he visited the guards in the house, but never came to see him. After all, he can be regarded as Jiang Long's elder, so he doesn't feel like it.
After a while, he found an excuse to hold Yuchai back and let him come to the door in person.
Manager Li worked quickly, and after a while he finished the accounts, and then gave Jiang Long two ingots of five taels of silver ingot each.
Jiang Long politely stretched out his hands to take it, and said: "When I give these coins to Guan Shihao, I will tell my grandma."
"Okay, okay!" Manager Li just looked at Jiang Long, smiling from ear to ear.
Yuchai was angry.
Baoping was angry when she heard the conversation between Yuchai and Manager Li before, but when she saw that Manager Li didn't embarrass her young master anymore, she happily took out the money and stepped forward to comfort Yuchai.
After saying goodbye to Manager Li and leaving the small courtyard, Jiang Long handed two ingots of gold ingots to Baoping and asked her to run over to the guards to deliver the silver.
Seeing that nothing happened here, Mother Yao went about her own business.
Jiang Long took Jade Hairpin towards the direction of the martial arts training ground.
Time passed, and three days passed in the blink of an eye.
In the past three days, apart from sleeping at night, Jiang Long spent most of his time at the martial arts training ground practicing the three-body stance technique of Xingyiquan.
Because he drinks the decoction made according to ancient prescriptions every day, which is very nourishing, Jiang Long felt that his hands and feet were warm and comfortable when he got up this morning.
This is a sign of strong Qi and blood.
In addition, Jiang Long's strength is also much greater.
Jiang Long finished his punch at this time and raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead. He saw Baoping running over from a distance with a smile, holding a few slender branches with pink flower buds in his hands.
A spring breeze blew last night and the weather became warmer.
"Young Master, the apricot flowers in the back garden are all blooming early this morning." Baoping jumped up to Jiang Long, blinked his big bright eyes, and suggested with some expectancy: "Why don't we drive tomorrow?
Let’s go out for an outing?”
There are several large gardens near the capital. The gardens are wild and have many fruit trees growing in them.
Every early spring, when the weather gets warmer, the apricot blossoms, peach blossoms, and pear blossoms are in full bloom one after another. The petals are blooming and the pistils are blooming. The scenery is so beautiful that it attracts many wealthy young men and literati to go out together.
Sometimes there will be wealthy daughters accompanied by their elders to have fun and relax.
Outing?
Jiang Long suddenly smiled, "Okay."
A few days ago, he wanted to find something to do, but Mrs. Jing asked him to manage several farms. There was a large apricot forest near one of the farms.
"Okay! The young master agreed."
Baoping happily waved the branch in his hand and jumped up, then suddenly turned around and ran away, "My slave, go tell Yuchai."
Looking at Baoping's cheerful back, Jiang Long smiled softly.
Then he straightened his clothes, lightly dusted his sleeves, raised his legs and walked slowly towards Mrs. Jing's courtyard.
In the distance, the striker who had just finished a training trip and was lying tiredly at Qin Yu's feet saw that he was about to leave and opened his mouth and barked loudly several times.
Jiang Long looked away and waved his hand gently.
The striker just put his chin on the ground and remained silent.
After a while, Jiang Long came to Mrs. Jing's small courtyard. He first said hello and then expressed his intention to come.
Mrs. Jing saw that Jiang Long had been recuperating at home for three or four days, and his energy had recovered, so she readily agreed, "If you want to do something to practice, grandma naturally supports it with both hands. I will send someone to take care of you tomorrow."
You go to a farm.
But once you get there, if you have any ideas, don’t make a decision easily.
Come back and discuss it with grandma first. If it is really feasible, grandma will fully support you."
"Yes." Jiang Long knew that Mrs. Jing was worried that he had too little experience and had never been exposed to matters on the farm before, so he was a little worried and warned him in advance.
"Grandma, my grandson's name card has been sent to Jingzhao Mansion for several days, but there has been no reply." Jiang Long mentioned another matter.
Madam Jing waved her hands with a smile and said: "The charges against those generals are quite serious, but according to my guess, there is probably no real evidence, otherwise they would have been sentenced to execution! But since there is no real evidence, they have been charged with such a heavy crime.
, it means that they should have been framed.
And the person who framed them should be quite powerful.
The officials of Jingzhao Mansion are not stupid. Each one is more eye-catching than the other, and one is as shrewd as the other. Otherwise, in this capital city where the streets are full of second- and third-grade officials and children of noble families, they would offend someone if they are not careful.
, that is the end of Wusha being insecure.
They are smart and will not let him go immediately just because it harms the reputation of our Jing Mansion."
Jiang Long listened carefully and tasted it in his heart.
First, roughly find out the identities of those who framed those generals to see if they are more powerful than Jingfu.
If so, the officials of Jingzhao Mansion will return their name cards.
And if that person's power is not comparable to that of Jingfu, the officials of Jingzhao Mansion will not offend the person for nothing. They will first tip off the person there skillfully to see how the person reacts.
If that person moves around, the officials of Jingzhao Mansion will temporarily wait and see.
And if that person does nothing and admits defeat, the officials of Jingzhao Mansion will release them one by one.
Even if the person was released at this time, that person would not blame the officials of Jingzhao Mansion if he knew that it was Jingfu who came to rescue him.
And this coming and going all takes time.
"My grandson is too impatient."
"Haha, you're still young, so it's normal for you to be a bit impatient."
Mrs. Jing waved her hand nonchalantly at first, and then suddenly changed the subject, "Have you met Manager Li a few days ago?"