The Zuilu Guo family has always stayed aloof from the world before and after the troubled times.
The so-called thousand-year-old noble family, their reputation and honor come from these thousand years. At the same time, they will act more and more cautiously, lest the inheritance of these thousand years be ruined in their own hands.
Therefore, their sensitivity, timidity and self-protection are far superior to others, and they lack that wild courage.
In these years, Zuilu has only sent out troops once, that is to Huazhou to besiege Shen Lie.
A few years ago, when I went to Jiangzhou to pick up Guo Zhaohai and return to Zuilu, it was not even considered a troop dispatch. I just sent secret guards to pick him up quietly. The number and scale were completely different from the battle at Shuangpo Gorge in Huazhou.
Therefore, Cai He's first thought about the troops dispatched this time was whether they were also related to Shen Lie.
The newly delivered tea gradually became cold. Cai He held the tea lid and rubbed it gently on the tea cup. The more he thought about it, the more he realized that this was what happened.
"The situation in the world has not been clear yet, and the Guo family will not take sides so easily," Cai He said solemnly, "The soldiers and horses of any party, Zuilu, will never go to war, unless it is Shen Lie."
"What's the meaning of this?" The little follower didn't understand. "You are timid when dealing with outsiders, but you send more troops to deal with Shen Lie?"
"Well, they are sure that Shen Lie will not kill him."
"But a few months ago, Shen Lie led people to break into the Guo Mansion and cut off the fingers of those uncles."
"It's just a finger, not a head." Cai He said.
A person in front of the desk said: "Mr. Cai, the Guo family acted very carefully this time. If we didn't have people staying in Liujing Mansion, we probably wouldn't have noticed their troops coming."
Cai He nodded: "They probably don't know that we are in Liujing Mansion, otherwise they would not bring so many soldiers and horses. Whether they are enemies or friends, it is not a good thing for the two armies to meet."
"If we want to deal with Shen Lie, then where is Shen Lie now?" Another person said thoughtfully.
"Didn't you say we were in Tanzhou?" said the young attendant.
Cai He glanced at him, and the tea lid in his hand fell on the tea cup, covering it tightly.
"Send three people quickly to follow the Guo family's troops secretly," Cai He quickly made a decision and said in a deep voice, "No matter where they go, they must control the situation in time."
"Yes." The two people in front of the desk responded.
The young attendant wanted to ask why he was following the Guo family. Neither the Guo family nor Shen Lie seemed to be in the young prince's plan. However, the young attendant was afraid that he would talk too much, so he could only endure it.
Some of the remaining letters were about Heng Ping and some about Song Zhiyi. Cai He read them and only made a general understanding of them. Since it was far away from here, there was no need to worry about arrangements for the time being.
Pushing the letter aside, he looked back at the account book in front of him.
The most urgent task is to win Mr. Zhi's business.
Mr. Zhi will go to Shoushi either tonight or tomorrow.
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The sky was too dim to tell what time it was. Fishing fires were lit early on Jiangzhu, one by one, staining the still-condensed Shili River.
Most of the shops on Youzizhuang Ferry were closed. Yang Fugui got off the carriage and knocked on the door of a shop.
The shop used a red-painted panel door, which was very new. The waiter asked who was inside, and Yang Fugui reported that he was the owner. The clerk didn't believe it and went to invite Lu Geng out. Once the panel door was removed, he saw that he was standing there. Lu Geng was overjoyed to see the girl in front of the carriage. He shouted "Master" repeatedly and welcomed the girl into the house.
After checking the accounts, Feng Yaonong went to unload the clothes early. When he heard that the boss was coming, he hurriedly got dressed and came over.
The girl was sitting in the spacious lobby, with a cup of hot tea in hand and a smile on her face, quietly listening to Lu Geng's endless talk about the business of the shop.
The accountant brought several thick account books, and the clerks in the store were called over one after another.
Before Xia Zhaoyi left, he asked them to recruit ten men and ten goons. Now, there are as many as sixty men and goons.
When everyone was gathered, Lu Geng asked them to stand upright. The men and women stood up straight and solemnly, as if in military training.
"Send hello to the boss!" Lu Geng ordered with a serious look on his face.
"Hello, boss!" Dozens of people shouted to the girl in unison.
Xia Zhaoyi was flipping through his account book, "uh" and looked at Lu Geng.
"Recognize the facial features of our great boss, he looks like a fairy!" Lu Geng said again, "If you see our great boss in the future, how should you speak?"
"I've seen the big boss!" Dozens of people continued to sing in unison.
Yang Fugui and Li Man sat on the other side of Xia Zhaoyi. Looking at this posture, they felt that they were also getting more arrogant.
Xia Zhaoyi laughed and said to Lu Geng: "Goodbye, it doesn't have to be like this, let's go."
"We must let them know what our big boss looks like," Feng Yaonong said, "We are all loyal to our big boss!"
"Yes, in these troubled times, dozens of us have to rely on the Dadong family to stay in this safe house!" Lu Geng said, "Dadong family, we are not exaggerating, you are really like our reincarnated parents to us!"
"We are loyal to our big boss!" Dozens of people said in unison again.
Xia Zhaoyi, who loves to be a father and mother, is not very adaptable to this kind of scene. After a while of silence, she said: "...In this case, let's leave after we recognize each other."
"Okay!" Feng Yaonong responded and looked at the guys, "Go to sleep, everyone, go to sleep!"
After the guests have almost left, the kitchen that has been reopened has prepared a table full of delicacies.
Lu Geng led Xia Zhaoyi over and said happily: "Before the big boss left, he asked us to take over the shop next door. Now both the left and right sides belong to us. Now the three shops have been opened up and the layout has been reorganized, so this
That’s why the lobby is so spacious.”
"You guys are so awesome," Yang Fugui couldn't help but say, "The plate is so big!"
"No, no," Feng Yaonong said sheepishly, "When the owner bought this shop and handed it over to us, we didn't run it well and suffered huge losses. It was Mr. Wang from Hengxiang who sent several stewards to help us and gave us back the money.
We got dozens of big orders, and we finally took a breath."
"By the way, my boss, in addition to the shops on the left and right sides, the inn at the foot of Qingshanling Mountain, and the one next to Dongzhi Bank, we also plan to buy it," Lu Geng said.
"You make your own decisions." Xia Zhaoyi said with a smile.
"Ah!" Feng Yaonong suddenly slapped his head, "By the way, boss, you're here just in time. I can give you a letter that arrived in the afternoon. You eat first, I'll get it right away."
Seeing Feng Yaonong running away, Xia Zhaoyi asked Lu Geng: "Where can I trust him?"
"My previous boss specifically told me," Lu Geng sat down and said, "Songzhou Fushang County."
Xia Zhaoyi frowned and nodded: "Okay."
Feng Yaonong took the letter and found that what was written on the corner of the envelope was indeed Uncle Liu's.
"Songzhou is under martial law and the snowy roads are difficult to travel in winter, so although this letter was delivered today, it must have been some time before it was sent out," Feng Yaonong said.
