In the early morning, a red sun slowly rose from the sky. The sky was clear and blue. Occasionally, a few wisps of breeze blew through, bringing a bit of autumn coolness to passers-by. Early this morning, Xu Fu, the chief steward of the Lin family, came to
Accompanied by four capable servants, he left the house in a tall carriage.
The carriage passed through the busy streets and came to the place where Liu Biao, the farm manager, was on duty.
This is a small courtyard. Although it is very close to the Yamen, the front door is very deserted. There has been no war with Luo City for hundreds of years, and most of the places that have been easily exploited have been
The Ministry of Industry is responsible for the political affairs of engineering, craftsmen, farming, water conservancy, and transportation. The other departments are better and can make some money from engineering construction, road repair and other projects. Only farming and
Water conservancy projects have been developed as soon as possible, but there is no way to make money.
As the carriage stopped, the four servants jumped out, then opened the curtain and asked Xu Fu to get out of the carriage.
Xu Fu got off the carriage calmly, with a somewhat arrogant look on his face. The Lin family was ranked high in the entire Luo City, so their servants were very dignified when they left the house.
Hu Er was Xu Fu's most capable assistant. When he saw the butler about to enter, he glanced at his companions, took a step forward, and asked in a low voice: "Butler, how should the younger ones behave in a moment?
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After receiving the look, the other three servants silently gathered around and listened quietly.
Xu Fu paused, pondered for a moment, and then said: "Don't talk too much, just act aloof." After that, he raised his feet and walked towards the small courtyard.
After all, Liu Biao's place can be regarded as a yamen of the Ministry of Industry. An official saw it and came quickly to greet him, "May I ask who you are looking for?"
"We are looking for Mr. Liu Biao and Mr. Liu!" Although Xu Fu's tone was very calm, his words were extremely rude. After all, Liu Biao was also a serving official, and not everyone could call him by his name.
The officer just frowned and then relaxed his brows. Seeing that the man in front of him was dressed and behaved like someone with status, he didn't dare to offend him. He quickly bent down and gave a salute and said: "It turns out that I'm looking for Mr. Liu."
Ah, please, little one, show me the way."
But Xu Fu didn't expect that Xu Fu would not accept his favor at all. He waved his sleeves gently and said, "I won't go in. You just go and inform him and tell him to come see me quickly."
When he arrived at the yamen gate, he did not go to see the official, but instead asked the official to come to see him. This gentleman's airs were quite high.
The officer's expression froze and he hurried into the hall.
After hearing the report from his subordinates, Liu Biao almost exploded with anger. Who is this person who is so bold? He dares to despise him so much. Instead of entering the door, he wants to see him by himself. After all, he has been in the fifth grade before.
City guard, how can you lose your temper!
However, Qi Gui Qi is no different now than in the past. He has to see clearly who is coming before he can be angry. Otherwise, he will offend someone he shouldn't have offended, and he will be the one who suffers in the end.
Suppressing his anger, Liu Biao straightened his official robe and walked out of the hall. As he walked, his steps were hurried, and his fat body swayed. He leaned forward slightly, with a bowed posture. As soon as he walked out, he
Seeing Butler Xu and several servants standing in the center of the small courtyard, he was stunned for a moment, and then became furious.
After all, Liu Biao had been involved in the officialdom for so many years, so he could naturally recognize Xu Fu as a servant at a glance. But now this servant actually asked him to come out of the hall to greet him in person. How could he not be angry?
But before he could bring out the fire, Xu Fu over there had already spoken, "Mr. Liu, isn't this a place for business? If we are free, why don't we go to Qianlixiang to sit there?"
Xu Fu was not a simple person. He naturally knew that Liu Biao could tell that he was a servant, so he should speak first to stop Liu Biao's mouth before he got angry.
As soon as the curse words came to his lips, Liu Biao swallowed them back, Qian Lixiang? That is a famous restaurant in Luo City. The menus inside are so expensive that it can scare people to death. Ordinary people would never dare to enter.
Yes, but the servant in front of him invited him to talk about things in Qianlixiang Restaurant, which shows that the other party must have a lot of background.
Moreover, the other party has something to ask of him, which means that it is likely that something has come to his head, and then the money will naturally come.
Thinking of this, the corners of his mouth curled up, and a smile blossomed on his fat face.
Liu Biao is over forty years old this year. He has a round body and sinister eyebrows. Not to mention anything else, but just by looking at his appearance, you can tell that he is a corrupt official. Of course, in addition, Xu Fu can also see that this person is definitely a corrupt official.
Straw bag.
Remembering the second master's secret instructions before, he just turned sideways and offered Liu Biao's hand, turned around and left without waiting for his answer.
Liu Biao's fat face froze and turned red instantly. The man in front of him didn't save any face for him. However, in order to get the money, he had to say "good", then he caught up with his official robe, but
I cursed secretly in my heart, "***, you are just a servant, and you dare to act arrogant in front of me. If you ask me for anything later, I will definitely make things difficult for you. How deceitful."
It only takes some money!'
Seeing that the Lord responded, several official servants nearby quickly asked the bearers to carry the official sedan out.
Hu Er followed closely behind the chief steward. Before leaving, he took out a silver ingot from his arms, weighed it in his hands, and then threw it to the official who had just gone to deliver the message. He left it with an expressionless expression.
In a word, "This is your drink money!"
The eyes of the surrounding officials almost bulged out when they saw it. Such a big ingot of silver, if you save some money, it would be enough for a family of four to drink for half a year.
The officer was holding the silver and his face was filled with joy. Hey, who's this servant? He just threw it away and found such a big ingot of silver.
Liu Biao was not blind, so he naturally saw it. If he had not been too far away from the ingot of silver, he really wanted to stop him in the middle, but seeing that this man was so generous to an official, he thought he would make a fortune today.
Before Xu Fu got on the carriage, he saw Liu Biao Le's butt, and while he was disdainful, a hint of a conspiracy smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
Qianlixiang is one of the famous restaurants in Luo City. It has luxurious decoration and complete dishes. Only some high-ranking officials or wealthy businessmen are qualified to dine here. It is said that the most expensive dish here once sold for 6,660 yuan.
One hundred taels of silver are astonishing.
Thousand Miles of Fragrance has four levels in total. The first two levels are relatively low-cost, and a table of meals costs more than a dozen taels of silver.
Xu Fu got off the carriage. Because there were so many people, he didn't want to embarrass Liu Biao anymore. As he walked, he deliberately walked half a step behind to show respect. Liu Biao walked in front, raising his chin with a proud look on his face.
The two went directly to the second floor and opened a private room. Xu Fu generously handed the menu to Liu Biao and asked him to order. After Liu Biao fell from the position of city guard, he spent too much to buy an official.
I rarely eat here anymore, so when the opportunity presented itself, of course I was not polite and ordered more than twenty dishes in one go.
Xu Fu ignored it and just sat there calmly.
As the waiter retreated, the private room suddenly became quiet. Xu Fu held the tea cup and did not speak. He just sat quietly, occasionally nodding to Liu Biao, and then continued drinking tea.
At first, Liu Biao still sat still, thinking that Xu Fu was deliberately trying to show off his words, so that he could wait for him to take the initiative to speak. In this way, he became passive. But after waiting for a long time, the dishes were all served, but the other party still did not speak, and there was no
He looked slightly impatient, and then gradually lost his composure.
He is a person who once sat in the position of city guard. How can he be willing to be a farm chief all his life? But if he wants to climb up, he will not be able to open the way without money.
Xu Fu had seen Liu Biao's character clearly before he came here. When dealing with this person, he was 100% sure that he would speak first, so he just sat down steadily without any panic, just eating one bite at a time.
From time to time, he would wipe the greasy mouth with a silk handkerchief, his movements were graceful, and he was even more elegant than those literati.
"You haven't asked me your name yet?" Liu Biao finally couldn't help it and spoke first. No matter what, he had to ask the other party clearly why he invited him to dinner before he could decide whether to show off or not.
Xu Fu slowly put down the tea cup in his hand, and suddenly a touch of arrogance appeared on his face, and he said very proudly, "Master Liu, I am the butler of the Lin family in Luocheng, Xu Fu!"