The May Day holiday was over, and Lin Yunhe Yanjin went back to study.
Originally, Lin Manqing should also go back, but the Li family has just been taken back, and the Li family in the capital has just started to improve, and welcomes people to and from, people are sophisticated, and there are many things to do. After all, Hou Qigui is just the housekeeper, and Li Muchen is often absent, and he is not good at ingratiating and socializing. She has been in great need since she was a child.
The "mistress" who came from a noble family stayed behind to support the scene.
With Lin Manqing and Hou Qigui around, Li Muchen felt much more relaxed.
After returning to Li's house, he told Li Asi that if anyone called him and said that Fairy Yue was back, he would inform him immediately.
Li Asi didn't know who Fairy Yue was, so he agreed without asking much.
Hou Qigui prepared a birthday gift for Master Qin, which was his bracelet and a small hand scroll in cursive script written by Wen Zhengming.
Li Muchen looked at the gold and jade bracelet and said with a smile: "Lao Hou, this is your thing. Why, so many collections in our Li family's treasure house are not as good as your bracelet?"
Hou Qigui explained: "I don't know yet whether Master Qin's birthday banquet is the Hongmen Banquet. But I think that even if the young master and Master Qin are not enemies, it is difficult to become friends, so there is no need to give anything too expensive. But in general
Mr. Qin doesn't like this thing, and it can't show your identity. After thinking about it, this bracelet is suitable."
Li Muchen said: "This is your thing."
Hou Qigui smiled and said: "Master Li, you still treat me as an outsider. After I entered Li's house, I will be entrusted to you for the rest of my life. Where is there anything else that is yours or mine? Originally, I wanted to get this bracelet
I gave it to Madam, but she confiscated it. Then I thought about it, how could such a ghost be worthy of Madam. But Mr. Qin, nicknamed Sky Eyes and Ghost Hands, complements each other perfectly."
Li Muchen laughed.
He could tell that Hou Qigui truly regarded himself as a member of the Li family.
Hou Qigui added: "This bracelet is valuable because it is rare, and it also has the yin energy of the underground palace. Lord Qin will definitely like it. This is called following suit. It's just that the gold and jade are too tacky. So I added a painting of Wen Zhengming's
This hand scroll was made by Wen Zhengming in his later years, to amuse himself with his old age, and it is suitable for the scene of celebrating his birthday. This golden book is both vulgar and elegant, so it should be considered worthy."
"Well, Lao Hou, you are interested."
Li Muchen didn't expect that Hou Qigui would take this matter seriously. In fact, he didn't think much of Master Qin's birthday banquet. Even if Hou Qigui asked him to carry half a bag of oranges, he would think it was nothing.
"This is what I should do." Hou Qigui said.
They were talking in the room when Li Asi knocked on the door and came in to report: "Steward Hou, there is a man named Wang Baishun outside. He said he came to see Mr. Li."
"Fourth Master?" Hou Qigui was surprised.
Li Ah Si said sheepishly: "Just call me Ah Si."
Hou Qigui was stunned and glared at him: "Who called you? I'm talking about Fourth Master Wang!"
Li Muchen laughed.
Only then did Li Ah Si realize that Wang Baishun was doing the same thing as him, but he was the Fourth Master and he was the Ah Si.
He touched his head and laughed twice.
"Where is the Fourth Master?" Hou Qigui asked.
"Waiting outside the gate, I didn't let him in." Li Asi said.
"Hey, you idiot, how could you neglect Fourth Master!" Hou Qigui cursed and said to Li Muchen, "Sir, please wait a moment. I will go to greet you first. You will see the opportunity and come out later."
After that, he went out to greet him personally.
Li Asi looked unconvinced and muttered: "Didn't you ask me to hold the door so that no one can let in easily..."
Li Muchen smiled and shook his head. He knew that it would be impossible for Li Asi to learn to be as talented as Hou Qigui in this life.
What he valued was Li Asi's honesty, loyalty and responsibility. If he really turned into a human being, he wouldn't need this person anymore.
Hou Qigui must also understand this, so he doesn't really blame Li Asi.
Li Muchen patted Li Asi on the shoulder, said nothing, only gave him an encouraging look, and then left with a smile.
Li Asi was left standing there, scratching his head for a long time, before he remembered that he shouldn't be standing here, and hurriedly walked along the wind and rain corridor to stand guard at the gate.
"Hey, Fourth Master, what brought you here? You didn't even say hello in advance when you came, so I was ready."
Hou Qigui respectfully welcomed Wang Baishun into Li's house.
Wang Baishun said with a smile: "I've wanted to come for a long time, but during the May Day holiday, all the alleys in the capital were occupied by foreign tourists, and cars couldn't get in. I was afraid that people coming in and out would disturb the feng shui of Li's house."
Hou Qigui said: "No, there were so many people the past few days that I didn't even dare to open the door. Fortunately you didn't come. Mr. Li went out a few days ago and just came back."
"Hey, I'm in luck!" Wang Baishun said.
Hou Qigui said to himself, what a coincidence, you know it yourself. Ever since Li's house was reorganized, there have been countless pairs of eyes staring at the alley. Every move of Li's house is in the eyes of these wealthy and aristocratic families in the capital.
"It means that Fourth Master is very lucky. You don't have to rush. Everything will go according to your wishes wherever you go." He said.
Wang Baishun pointed at Hou Qigui's head with the folding fan in his hand: "I just love to hear you talk, your mouth is sweeter than the little girl in the club!"
The two chatted and laughed before entering the yard.
Wang Baishun pointed to the sweet-scented osmanthus tree and said, "It has grown so big. When I was a child, I peed under this tree. If I say that this tree has grown taller, I have a share of the credit!"
Hou Qigui said: "That's right, you deserve a lot of credit! From now on, the Wang and Li families will fully cooperate and use this tree as a tree of peace. I will hang a sign on the tree and write 'Bai Shun Evergreen'. Fourth Master, please
See if that’s okay?”
"Okay, that's great!" Wang Baishun shook his fan happily, "Why don't you say that Mr. Hou, you are a talent!"
Wang Baishun was not being polite, but he really felt that Hou Qigui was a talent. Baishun was evergreen, these four words were both suitable for the occasion and had profound meaning. The key point was that he flattered Wang Baishun and made him feel that he was a person.
This flattery made him feel so comfortable.
But Wang Baishun knew that it would not be that easy to hang these four words on this tree. It was not that the Li family refused to hang it, but whether the Wang family and the Li family could reconcile was not his, Wang Baishun's, final say.
After the last incident in Panjiayuan, Wang Baishun immediately returned to the Wang family and gave a detailed report to his eldest brother, Wang Baichuan, the current head of the Wang family.
After Wang Baichuan heard this, he did not express his position, but asked Wang Baishun for his opinion.
Of course, Wang Baishun suggested living in peace with the Li family and trying not to cause conflicts. With the rise of the Li family, the sky in the capital will definitely change. That family has already retreated, and if the Wang family takes the lead, it will only give other wealthy families an advantage.
But Wang Baichuan asked: "Then let's look at the Li family to replace us and be the number one in the capital?"
This sentence made Wang Baishun choked back.
"What does eldest brother mean..." Wang Baishun was worried, "Is he going to fight with the Li family?"