Chapter 060 Chen House
Chapter 058 Chen Mansion - A family of good fortune will surely have Yuqing (1)
In the evening, the group finally arrived at Xicheng County.
Liu Shuyi inquired all the way, and the ox cart stopped in front of the largest inn in Xicheng. The shop came up to greet him, and Liu Shuyi handed the ox cart and horses to the shop and told him to feed and take care of him.
As I entered the door, there were a few tables of people sitting in the huge hall. In the turbulent times, business was obviously very bad.
Liu Shuyi and his party and Li Yuanji and his party had about a dozen people. Everyone entered the store together, and everyone couldn't help but look at them.
When the innkeeper saw so many guests coming, he was surprised and happy. He walked down the counter and greeted him in person. He raised his voice and said, "Please, please, please, please, should you eat or stay?"
Liu Shuyi was about to speak, but Li Yi took the lead and said: "Even if you eat and stay in a hotel, you can pack a few high-end rooms for us so that you can put your luggage. Then buy two tables of good wine and food. Even if you pick the dishes, you don't have to save money for us." As he said that, he took out a large bag of money from his arms and handed it to the shopkeeper of the inn.
Li Jiancheng often walked around, and he often accompanied him. He handled all the food, clothing, housing and transportation. He had a lot of experience in dealing with shopkeepers in various shops.
The shopkeeper smiled and weighed the purse in his hand. He was quite satisfied and hurriedly asked the shop to buy it quickly. When he returned to the counter and when he was registering, he asked Li Yi how many rooms he wanted.
Li Yi swept everyone's faces, pointed at Xiao Huan and said, "This girl has a single room, and in addition to that, she needs four more rooms."
After the shopkeeper had finished registering, the shop next to him shouted loudly: "Five top-class guest rooms, please come upstairs!"
Li Yi deliberately left Liu Shuyi, and the two walked at the end of everyone. When they reached the stairs, Li Yi said, "Brother, it's not that you are afraid of spending money, but it's because of our safety. I hope you can understand."
Liu Shuyi guessed it early in the morning and said, "What I understand is that Brother Li doesn't know how to be polite to the fragrance and jade."
Li Yi was stunned and asked, "What do you say?"
Liu Shuyi said seriously: "Now that the world is getting worse and people's hearts are not as good as before. How dangerous it would be for a girl to live alone in a room."
Li Yi had long seen that he was close to the girl Xiaohuan, not just the relationship between master and servant. He smiled and said, "Brother said it very well, that is, the eldest brother is not considerate, but you live next to the girl Xiaohuan. If you miss it very much, you might as well move over. Let's turn a blind eye."
Liu Shuyi was just a joke, but now he continued to act and deliberately said with a straight face: "I, Liu Shuyi, are a gentleman, how can I do something to steal jade and incense?"
As soon as the speech came to an end, I felt it was too fake and couldn't help laughing to the sky. Li Yi followed him and laughed endlessly. The two helped each other to walk up the second floor.
After a few days of getting along, the relationship between them became increasingly deeper, just like an old friend who had known him for more than ten years.
The person Li Yi contacted the most was Li Jiancheng. Li Jiancheng treated him quite favorably, but after all, there were differences between master and servant, and he always had some concerns when getting along. He was very different from Liu Shuyi. Although Liu Shuyi was a guest of honor in the Li family, he had no airs at all. His behavior and actions were unexpected, and he spoke humorously, and he was particularly relaxed when getting along.
In addition to Sun Qier, Xiao Liu and other brothers, Liu Shuyi had a lot of contact with Li Da and Li Er. Both of them wanted to win over themselves and treated them with extra courtesy, but their purpose was too obvious, especially Li Er and Li Shimin.
Li Yi was sincere and generous. When he first met him a few days ago, he was still the same as "Young Master Liu, Youth Master Liu". He called himself "Little, Small" only a few days ago. He called himself "big brother" and called Liu Shuyi "brother".
Everyone went back to their room, cleaned up briefly, and then went downstairs to have a meal.
When we arrived downstairs, we saw two tables next to each other, with all the bowls, chopsticks, wine glasses on the table. Everyone sat down, Liu Shuyi and six others were one table, and Li Yuanji and five others were one table.
When the shop saw everyone arrive, he walked to Liu Shuyi and asked respectfully: "Young Master, can you serve the food?"
Although he is a shopkeeper, he is very sensible in daily life, but he has always been aware of people. Before, Li Yi was giving orders, as if he was the leader of everyone. But he could see that the real leader was Liu Shuyi.
When Liu Shuyi saw that the shopkeeper regarded him as the leader of everyone, he was happy and proud. He looked up at the other table and saw that Li Yuanji looked ugly, obviously he was angry that the shopkeeper did not ask him.
The more angry Li Yuanji was, the happier Liu Shuyi was. He smiled and said, "I didn't expect that you were so sensible at such a young age. Very good, very good! Serve the dishes immediately, and greet my brothers, especially the table next door. Even if you serve them, you will be served, and I will be rewarded with a lot of wine and food."
The shop saw Li Yifu’s generous hand before, but now he heard that he had a reward of money and was overjoyed. He served the dishes very hard. In an instant, the delicious food was served on two tables, and he did not leave after that. He poured wine and signed up the dishes, which was particularly attentive.
Everyone has been rushing for several days, and the boats and cars are exhausted, and the meals are not served for a few meals. At this moment, they see the table full of delicious food, each with their belly open and their mouths are feasting. Liu Shuyi leads the lead to raise his glass, and everyone drinks happily, having a lot of fun.
Li Yuanji alone couldn't swallow it, and she was furious and her hatred for Liu Shuyi became deeper.
After drinking for three rounds, Liu Shuyi was slightly drunk, but still sober. He never forgot the purpose of his trip to Xihe. He asked the shopkeeper: "Is there a Chen Mansion in the city?"
Before the shop could answer, Li Yuanji from another table spoke first and said, "Aren't you talking nonsense? There are more than one Chen Mansion in the county."
He was so angry that he had not yet drunk the drink, and had been observing Liu Shuyi's movements. At this moment, he saw that there was an opportunity to take advantage of it, so he took the opportunity to ridicule and ridicule.
The shopman shook his head and said, "This little brother is so bad. There are many households with the Chen family in the county town, and even a few wealthy families, but they never regard themselves as Chen's mansion. If our locals in Xicheng want you to come to the county town to find Chen's mansion, there will be only one in the city."
Li Yuanji was dissatisfied and shouted, "What's the reason?"
The shopkeeper said: "The owner of Chen's mansion is Chen Dashan, who is famous in Xicheng County. He is a great merchant and a great hero, but he is very different from those unscrupulous businessmen. He never hoards goods, never raises prices, and never sells counterfeit goods. When he encounters a famine, he will take out rice and grain to help the people. The people of Xicheng are grateful. When the prefect heard about this, he ordered someone to send a plaque and write a letter to the 'Home of Accumulating Goods'."
Li Yuanji sneered: "You can swear nonsense, and merchants in the world are just like black. Where are there any good people? Most of this kind-hearted man Chen is a person who deceives the world and seeks fame and gains fame."
The shopman glared at him, his face swelled up, and said, "You...you..." He turned to Liu Shuyi and said, "Young Master, you are a well-educated person, but your little brother is too disrespectful, so I can't serve you anymore."
After saying that, he glanced at Li Yuanji sideways and left without looking back.
The shopkeeper saw that the shopkeeper left for no reason and was puzzled and shouted: "Afu, Afu, why are you leaving? I'm so happy to greet all the guests!"
Ah Fu did not stop and said, "He insulted Chen Dashan, I will not serve him."
The shopkeeper knew that Ah Fu loved money and said, "Then you don't want the silver reward?"
Afu said without hesitation: "No, no, no, even if I give me more rewards, I cannot let anyone ruin the reputation of Chen Daliang."
A few years ago, his family was seriously ill and it cost a lot of money to get medicine. His monthly salary was limited and it was difficult to maintain. He first found a shopkeeper in the hotel, who had always been stingy. After hearing this, he paid him a large amount of money.
But the medicinal materials are expensive and expensive, but they are still not enough. He worked in the inn for many years and knew that his business has been bad in recent years. The shopkeeper was also very tight, so he was embarrassed to bother the shopkeeper again. In the end, he was desperate and asked Chen Dashan for help with a try. Unexpectedly, Chen Dashan found out the situation and immediately ordered someone to send a large sum of money, and his family was rescued.
After this incident, he worked hard and deliberately pleased the guests in order to seek more rewards. He gradually paid off the loan from Chen Dashanren. In fact, when Chen Dashanren sponsored the money, he never thought of coming back. But he was grateful to Chen Dashanren and insisted on paying it back, otherwise he would be uneasy.
The shopkeeper knew that Liu Shuyi and others were rich men and were rare customers. He was afraid that Ah Fu would leave for no reason and offend them, so he hurriedly left the counter and came to Liu Shuyi, and kept aggrieving.
Liu Shuyi said: "We are wrong first, and the shopkeeper does not need to blame himself. I have admired this kind-hearted man Chen for a long time and want to visit tomorrow. Can the shopkeeper tell the Chen family where he is?"
The shopkeeper pondered: "I'm afraid it's difficult to meet Mr. Chen recently. The young master didn't know that Mr. Chen would not easily see guests. Every month, he ordered the housekeeper of Chen's mansion to set up a table in a restaurant in the county town to collect difficult things for the people. After verification, he would try to help them one by one.
However, the young master is not an ordinary person. When he went to Chen's mansion to try it, the great-grandson Chen might make an exception to meet him. Chen's mansion is in Xicheng, and everyone knows it. The young master will know it by asking on the road."
In order to please Liu Shuyi, he chose Liu Shuyi's words and said that in fact, he had concluded in his heart that Chen Dashan would not see these people no matter what.
Liu Shuyi thought: Although Li Yuanji spoke too much, he had some truth. Is there really such a good person in the world? This kind of good man Chen must be strange, but he doesn't know what Xiaohuan's eldest brother Zhang Kai has to do with him, so why did Zhang Kai insist on asking him to come to Chen's house to find him.
For a moment, after all, he had no idea about these questions and asked Xiao Liu to give the shopkeeper some rewards and ended the conversation.
Everyone was full of food and food, and they went back to their room to rest. Liu Shuyi and Xiao Liu had a room in the same room, and there was only one bed in the room. Liu Shuyi called Ah Fu and asked him to take out a few sets of bedding to lay the floor for Xiao Liu. He was lying on the bed, still thinking about the affairs of Chen Daliang.
He said to Xiao Liu: "Tomorrow, Brother Caier and others will visit Chen's mansion to see if they can meet Brother Zhang. You will inquire about the county town. First, we will inquire about the details of Chen Dashan, the more detailed the better. Second, we will investigate the relationship between Brother Zhang and Chen Dashan."
Xiao Liu always thought that the task of following Yi Ge'er was the most important. He heard that Yi Ge'er sent him elsewhere and kept Sun Qi'er by his side, and couldn't help but be jealous and hated Sun Qi'er. If it were sent by others, he would have to seek justice, but he had always obeyed Liu Shuyi's plan, so he had to nod and agree.
The next morning, after everyone had breakfast, Liu Shuyi briefly explained the situation to Li Yi and asked him to take care of Xiao Huan, so he wanted to take Sun Qier, Zhao Aniu and Qin Bole to the Chen Mansion.
He also knew that Xiao Huan was eager to see Brother Xiao Huan, but Chen Daliu was full of strangeness everywhere. The fate of Chen's house was unpredictable, so he did not want Xiao Huan to accompany everyone to take risks. He told Xiao Huan truthfully and promised that as long as she saw Zhang Kai, she would take him to the inn and meet Xiao Huan.
Xiao Huan said, "Brother is important, you, Brother Beggar, Brother Aniu, Brother Qin are equally important. If you are in trouble, how can I live alone? Let me go with you."
Liu Shuyi was greatly moved and thought that since Zhang Kai was there, there should be no danger in this trip, let alone that he was by Xiao Huan's side. If he couldn't even protect his own woman, how could he talk about assisting the Li family and winning the world in the future?
He agreed to Xiaohuan's plead. As for the matter of welcoming the second uncle, he did not forget it. Thinking that the journey was long, the second uncle might not be able to arrive in the past few days. Even if he arrived today, the second uncle would not leave Xicheng by himself. This matter is not worth worrying.
A group of four walked to Chen's mansion and asked about the address along the way. The people were extremely enthusiastic, and some even volunteered to lead the way. Chen Dashan was indeed very popular.
When I came to the door of Chen's mansion, I saw the ordinary vermilion gate. The plaque of Chen's mansion was not even a big gold-plated character. Chen's great-grassed man was named Yangxihe, and his house was so low-key. Liu Shuyi was slightly surprised.
It was the end of the Sui Dynasty, and the merchants had low status. The court had many restrictions on them, and even had rigid requirements for the scale of their houses. Liu Shuyi came from the modern era. As long as he had money, he could choose a luxury house. He also said that the same was true in ancient times. As long as he had money, he could do whatever he wanted.
Sun Qi'er stepped forward to knock on the door. After a while, half of his head was revealed from behind the door and said, "Please go back, the master will not see any guests." After that, he wanted to close the door.
Liu Shuyi was quick-witted and reached out to block it, and smiled and said, "We are distant relatives of Chen Dashanren. We are suffering from the family. We are here to join us. I hope we can pass on our posts."
The man shook his head: "Don't talk nonsense, leave quickly and make trouble again. Don't blame me for being rude."
Liu Shuyi became even more suspicious. Although he was talking nonsense, the other party wanted to bombard him without verification. Obviously, someone had ordered him to die, and no matter who came, he would not be allowed to enter.
Seeing that the man was so rude, Sun Qier and the other three were already angry and ready to take action.
Liu Shuyi stopped them and said with a smile: "To be honest, we don't have to enter the Chen Mansion when we come this time. I wonder if Brother Zhang Kai and Zhang are in the mansion?"
The man was stunned and looked up and down at the four of them, saying, "Is this person in the mansion? You have found the wrong place, please go back!" He said that.
Liu Shuyi observed carefully. When he mentioned Zhang Kai just now, the person's face changed. Although he immediately concealed it, he finally showed his flaws. He thought to himself: This person must know Zhang Kai, and Zhang Kai might be in the mansion. Does Zhang Kai know that someone is coming to seek revenge and deliberately hide his traces?
He pushed the door with his hand and refused to close it, saying, "Please tell Brother Zhang that we came from Taiyuan. The journey is difficult and not easy. I hope Brother Zhang will consider his past affection and see him when he goes out."
The man finally stopped pretending to be stupid and asked, "From Taiyuan? You are waiting outside the door, I'll report."
As he said that, he wanted to close the door again, Liu Shuyi took his hand away but did not stop it. With a loud "bang", the door closed heavily.
Liu Shuyi and the other four were all happy, especially Xiao Huan. When they thought of seeing the elder brother who was thinking about it, their hearts were pounding. When they were extremely excited, their bodies trembled and their breathing was rapid.
At this moment, with a "squeak", the door opened and a person walked out from behind the door.
Chapter completed!