Xu Xun had ridden on trains, cars, motorcycles, and bicycles in his previous life, but he had never tried a horse-drawn carriage. He had been riding in a horse-drawn carriage for less than an hour today, and he already felt dizzy. Now he got off again.
Standing on Fudong Street, he rubbed his temples to calm himself, then raised his head and looked carefully at the bustling Fudong Street outside the east gate of Yingtian Mansion, and then looked at the vaguely visible buildings in the high wall.
Many buildings.
Youdao means that since ancient times, the yamen has been opened with eight characters, so no one can come in if they have reason or money. The main entrance of this yamen has always been facing south, so the east door leads directly to the back yamen. At this moment, Xu Xun listened to Jin Liu's explanation and
Looking around distractedly, I quickly relived those calculations in my mind. After all, this Nanjing is not that Nanjing, and Yingtianfu Yamen is much more important than the Nanjing City Hall in later generations.
Since the government office is separated by one wall, there are many carriages and horses parked under the wall on the other side of Fudong Street, accompanied by dozens of brightly dressed coachmen and sedan bearers, who are chattering idle. As for the east entrance under the high wall over there,
There were four men standing there, looking as if they were careless and bored, but their eyes were sharp and clearly well-trained.
Jin Liu on the side also looked around quietly while talking. Seeing Xu Xun glance around after listening, and then slowly walked towards the east gate over there as if no one else was around, he couldn't help but sweat in his heart. The front door of the government office is a serious one.
Officials go through the back door, which is where officials and their families come in and out. Only the east door is where all kinds of people come in and out. Even so, ordinary people will feel frightened when they see such a majestic place with high walls, even if they are familiar with it.
He felt a little uncomfortable in a place like this.
"Excuse me, may I ask if Brother Zhu, the butler of Mr. Xu Liuye of the Experience Department, is here?"
When Xu Xun asked, he had a gentle smile on his face. More importantly, his hand that was shrunk in his sleeve quietly stuffed something into the hand of an old disciple. That old disciple was also in this industry.
As an old man, he pinched and weighed the things and immediately tasted them, and his originally indifferent expression softened a bit.
If he wants to meet the top bosses in the government office, even if he is the confidant of those bosses, the person with his name would not dare to make a mistake. However, if he is just an experienced clerk who manages documents, then
The recently promoted housekeeper Si Xuyu, if he has enough oil and water, he will certainly be able to do this errand.
"You have something to do with Butler Zhu?"
"I am Mr. Xu Liu's nephew. I want to discuss something with Brother Zhu."
Knowing that Xu Xun was promoted, the Xu family was very enthusiastic about it. Therefore, the old disciple concluded that it was not a big troublesome thing, so he nodded to Xu Xun reservedly, indicating to him to wait, and immediately went to the other three disciples.
After waving at the four people gathered together and sharing the benefits with each other in a few words, he turned around and scurried back to the inner room.
Seeing this scene, Xu Xun retreated to his carriage so as not to block other people who were asking to see him. A gust of cold wind came. He rubbed his hands to keep warm when he suddenly felt a thick sheepskin jacket being placed on his shoulders.
, turned around and saw Jin Liu, he smiled and thanked.
Jin Liu originally felt that this master had changed a lot since the previous incident, and now his intention to please was indeed effective. He became bolder and immediately said with a smile: "Young Master, you are serious.
How can I deserve a word of thanks? When I was young, I thought I was very sophisticated in worldly matters. Now that I meet the young master today, I know what it means to be truly self-taught. Don’t look at the sedan waiting at the wall here.
Everyone is dressed freshly and brightly, but their masters are all nestled in the sedan at the moment! The door of Yingtian Mansion is very difficult to enter, and Wu Dayin is the most upright and upright person. It is said that he hates people talking about favors or talking about favors the most.
People who come here to ask for help always fail to get in even once out of ten times..."
Xu Xun didn't expect that his response just now would be worthy of being taken out by Jin Liu alone to flatter him. Although it was funny in his heart, he couldn't help it. Jin Liu was distracted and said nice words to flatter him, and a smile gradually appeared on the corner of his mouth. Regardless of the previous life
In this life, he had not experienced such a series of high hats for a long time, which at least relieved his tense nerves these days. Until the old man over there came out and waved to him, he patted Jin Liu on the arm.
, returned the fur coat, and then hurried forward to greet him.
When he got closer, the old man stepped aside, pointed to a young boy behind him and said, "This is Tao Hong from Mr. Xu Liu's family. If you follow him, you will naturally meet Butler Zhu."
"Thank you very much!"
After saying his thanks, Xu Xun immediately lifted up the hem of his straight jacket and stepped inside. The young man named Tao Hong took two steps to greet him, but he looked at Xu with a sideways glance.
After Xun glanced at him, he frowned and asked: "This young master, can you ask me about my honour?"
"Why, the little brother suspects that I am not from the Xu family, but that I sneaked in?" Xu Xun looked at Tao Hong with a smile, and said unhurriedly before he could speak, "This Tao Hong's name was given to you by Uncle Liu.
Named by my sixth uncle Fengya, no other uncle in the clan would have been able to come up with such a good name."
Hearing Xu Xun praise his name, Tao Hong suddenly smiled with joy: "Young master, do you think it's good too? I only changed it a few months ago, and I said it came from a good article written by Han Changli."
Seeing that Tao Hong was moved, Xu Xun smiled and nodded: "Yes, it is named after Han Changli's "The Biography of Mao Ying"."
Tao Hong was only thirteen or fourteen years old. With this joy, he immediately threw away his original caution. While leading the way, he said with high spirits: "This is what the master personally gave me when I came to serve the young master."
The master was afraid that I wouldn’t recognize it, so he wrote those two words to reward me. I went out and framed them and hung them by my bedside to read every day.”
Xu Xun was full of smiles at this last sentence, and he could only agree with it, without showing the slightest hint of joking. He just asked casually when his heart moved. You must know that he has been practicing calligraphy since he was a child.
The teacher who taught him calligraphy for many years was famous for his love of dropping his book bag. Once he talked about Han Yu's "The Biography of Mao Ying" and talked about Mao Ying's brush, Chen Xuan's ink, Tao Hong's inkstone, and Mr. Chu's.
Paper, he thought it was novel, so he went back and looked through it. Unexpectedly, he actually used it this time.
So, he smiled and told Tao Hong the allusions about Mao Ying. When the little guy's wariness was gone, he asked around and asked about whether there was Mr. Mao Ying, Chen Xuanchu or Xu Tao beside him.
As soon as he moved, Tao Hong explained a few more sentences: "Mao Ying and Chen Xuan all go out with the master. In addition to serving the young master, I also serve the pen and ink in the study. Mr. Chu is a friend of the master, because Mr. Chu opened
As a joke, the master changed our names."
Although these names were insignificant, Xu Xun thought that he would use them later, so he wrote them down one by one in his mind. On the contrary, he just remembered the approximate directions of Yingtianfu Houyaguansha and other roads.
He didn't take it too seriously. After all, even if he came again, he wouldn't be able to pretend to be a high-ranking gentleman. When Tao Hong led him to a room, he knocked on the door and heard a reply. He followed.
When I walked in the door, I immediately cheered up.
"Master Zhu, this is Mr. Xu who asked to see you."
Standing in front of Butler Zhu, Tao Hong completely lost his talkative attitude in front of Xu Xun. While bowing his head politely, he glanced at Xu Xun uneasily. Only then did the little guy remember that he had forgotten
He asked Xu Xun which house of the Xu family he came from and where he ranked. If Butler Zhu asked, he would definitely not know all the questions. Therefore, when he saw Butler Zhu waving his hand towards him, he immediately left Xu Xun as if he had received an amnesty.
He left the house without saying a word.
As soon as he left, Butler Zhu's face turned down. He looked at Xu Xun and said with a smile: "Seventh Young Master is really capable. You know that other people in the clan are not easy to talk to, so he simply walked to my house.
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ps: Everyone is celebrating the holidays... I am still writing sadly, life... The cover has been changed, so this one is even later...