Zhengjiacun, in the living room of the Xiao family.
Xiao Chu got off the carriage, and the whole family happened to be in the living room, seemingly waiting for Xiao Chu.
Seeing Xiao Chu coming back and still riding Zhang's carriage, everyone calmed down a little.
When Xiao Chu walked into the living room, Mr. Xiao hurried up and asked Xiao Chu: "Chu'er, tell me, how is the situation?"
After hearing this, Xiao Chu realized that everyone was waiting for news about him.
Then Xiao Chu patted his chest and said, "Grandpa, don't worry, Zhang Yuanwai has already agreed. Yuelaiju will reopen in a few days, and then I will let my uncle work in Yuelaiju. The monthly salary will be three taels of silver."
Hearing Xiao Chu's words, everyone in the family smiled, and the stone hanging in their hearts finally fell to the ground.
Mr. Xiao looked particularly happy and looked at Xiao Chuda with a smile on his face: "Chu'er, thank you for this today. Grandpa thanks you on behalf of the whole family!"
Mr. Xiao's face was full of excitement, and this smile added a lot of wrinkles to his face.
"Grandpa, you are so polite. We are a family. It is my duty to make some contribution to the family. How can you thank me?"
Mr. Xiao slapped his forehead and said: "I am an old fool. How can I be so polite to my own grandson? Come on, sit down quickly, sit down quickly.!"
Mrs. Liu, who was beside Xiao Changan, looked at Xiao Chu with a look of relief on her face. You must know that Xiao Chu's behavior today has made her look good. She thought that when she adopted Xiao Chu, Mr. Xiao was still obstructing her in every possible way. She didn't know that he is now
What would it be like.
The eldest aunt, the second aunt and others all stared at Xiao Chu with gratitude on their faces. They never imagined that the devastating blow to the Xiao family could be easily solved by this little guy Xiao Chu.
Uncle Xiao Changfu looked a little excited and said: "Chu'er, uncle, I would like to thank you very much. You not only helped the Xiao family pay off their debts, but also helped me find something to do. Our Xiao family is all in debt to you."
After saying this, Xiao Changfu was about to bow and salute Xiao Chu, but before he could make any move, he was stopped by Xiao Chu.
Just kidding, if I accepted this gift, how could I stay in the Xiao family?
"Uncle, there is no need to be polite. I am your nephew and a member of the Xiao family. I should do these things." Xiao Chu said calmly.
After listening to Xiao Chu's words, Xiao Changfu's face became even more grateful. As the eldest son of Xiao, Xiao Changfu had always felt a little inferior for no reason, so he focused all his attention on making a living.
The above even ignored the affairs at home. Even when the third sister-in-law had a bloody head for adopting Xiao Chu, he did not say a word.
Thinking of this, Xiao Changfu felt a little ashamed.
However, after what happened today, Xiao Changfu looked at Xiao Chu with admiration, and even planned to treat Xiao Chu as the heir of the Xiao family no matter what happened in the future.
After all, judging from the current situation, among the three scholars of the Xiao family, Xiao Changan, Xiao Cheng, and Xiao Chu and his son, the most promising one is Xiao Chu.
"Whether I have a son or not, I will treat this little guy as my own child from now on." Xiao Changfu thought to himself.
"Oh, by the way, Grandpa." Xiao Chu suddenly remembered something and quickly called Mr. Xiao.
The whole family once again focused their attention on Xiao Chu. They didn't know what the little guy remembered and stared at him blankly.
"Zhang Yuanwai also said that the mutton needed for Yuelai Residence in the future will be purchased from our Xiao family. In the future, our family can raise more sheep and then provide mutton specifically to Yuelai Ju. This will allow our family to earn more money."
Xiao Chu said.
Hearing this, the whole family once again had a look of excitement in their eyes.
"Okay! This way, my Xiao family no longer has to worry about livelihood." Mr. Xiao said with excitement.
"Grandpa, we can send some mutton over tomorrow first, and then ask the uncle to go to other villages to buy some sheep, so that we can feed the whole family by herding sheep."
Xiao Changfu nodded after hearing this. These things were nothing to worry about for him.
After settling the matter with everyone, Xiao Chu went to the toilet several times. After all, he chatted and drank too much tea with Zhang Yuanwai at night.
"It's so suffocating for me!" Xiao Chu sighed for a while.
Xiao Chu then took out the jade pendant given to him by Zhang Yuzhu and looked at it. He saw that it was engraved with unknown patterns. Even though Xiao Chu looked at it for a long time, he still couldn't understand what the pattern was. However, after he got the jade pendant,
It feels very good at the moment. From the touch on my hand, I can tell that this must be a rare and good piece of jade.
After putting away the jade pendant, Xiao Chuzhi felt a little tired and fell on the bed, falling into sleep after a while.
The next day.
Xiao Changfu sent some of his family's mutton to Yuelai.
When Xiao Chu was thinking about how to make mutton kebabs, Manager Liu came to call him.
"Sir, someone is looking for you outside."
"Who is looking for me?" Xiao Chu was a little confused.
"He said his surname is Li and he is waiting for you in the box on the second floor." Manager Liu said to Xiao Chu.
Hearing this, Xiao Chu smiled proudly. It seemed that his five hundred taels of compensation was about to arrive, and then followed Manager Liu towards the box on the second floor.
Opening the door, Xiao Chu looked inside and saw a gorgeously dressed man sitting there, holding a cup of tea in his hand and tasting it.
The man looked to be nearly fifty years old, and he was all dressed in fine silk. Next to the man, there was a man dressed as a servant, standing respectfully beside him. It seemed that he should be his entourage.
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Xiao Chu walked forward, just casually cupped his hand, then sat down opposite the man casually, and asked: "Who are you?"
The man did not speak directly, but looked at Xiao Chu up and down. Seeing the casualness in Xiao Chu's movements, he frowned slightly, and a little displeasure appeared on his cheeks, but there was no trace of displeasure.
It only lasted for a moment and then disappeared.
After a moment, the man spoke, with a smile on his face, "I guess this little brother is my prodigy Mr. Xiao from Dingyuan County, right?"
"Your fake smile is a bit ugly." Xiao Chu cursed. Although the displeasure on the man's face lasted only a moment, Xiao Chu caught it. When he saw the man's smile again, Xiao Chu curled his lips again.
"I don't dare to be a child prodigy. I am Xiao Chu. I wonder who this gentleman is? Do you have anything to do with Xiao Ke?" Xiao Chu pretended to be confused and asked the man.
Seeing Xiao Chu's knowing look, the man frowned, but he bravely replied: "My surname is Li, you can call me Li Yuanwai."
"It turns out it's Member Li. I'm so rude!" Xiao Chu smiled casually and held his hand again.
"I don't know, what did my son do? You want to take him to the Yamen? So that he is put in jail?" Li Yuanwai did not delay and asked directly towards Xiao Chu.