Su Jin came to Peach Blossom Alley under the guidance of Yang Xiaosi. As Yang Xiaosi said, the place was elegant, quiet and far away from the streets. A large house occupied almost most of the land in the alley. The grandeur of the house was quite impressive.
My own house is not much different; it seems that the original owner of this house must have a well-off family. Welcome to read
Yang Xiaosi patted the door knocker. After a while, someone opened the peephole on the door and asked, "Who is outside the door?"
Yang Xiaosi said: "I am Yang Xiaosi."
The man inside quickly opened the door and said repeatedly: "It turns out to be Yang Xiaoguan, please come in quickly."
Yang Xiaosi bowed and asked Su Jin to go first. Su Jin looked at the man who opened the door. He was an older man and asked Yang Xiaosi: "Who is he?"
Yang Xiaosi hurriedly said: "The boss, this is the servant Zhang who has been hired to serve us. He also hired two cooks, a groom, and three rough girls."
Su Jin nodded and said, "You are quite nimble with your hands and feet, very good."
Yang Xiaosi smiled and said: "How dare you neglect the things that the boss has ordered? Early this morning, I asked my wife to go to my parents' house outside the city to hire these people. They are all honest people. Don't worry, the boss."
Su Jin stepped inside and found himself in a large courtyard. In addition to the stone pavement in the middle, there were dozens of peach trees all over the courtyard. Some small green and red buds were born on the branches despite the severe cold.
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Su Jin said: "No wonder it's called Peach Blossom Lane. It must be in full bloom during the spring season, and it's gorgeous and beautiful."
Yang Xiaosi smiled apologetically and said, "Isn't that right? Originally, there were peach trees inside and outside this alley. Later, many houses were built and many of them were cut down. When I was young, I often played hide and seek in this area."
Su Jin clicked his tongue and said, "What a pity! What a pity!"
Yang Xiaosi led the way and led Su Jin into the main hall. The maid had already come into the inner house to announce. After a while, the noise started, and more than a dozen women filed in chirping. When they saw Su Jin, they all knelt down without saying a word.
Salute.
Su Jin hurriedly asked them to get up and said with a smile: "Are you still used to living here?"
Bai Mudan stepped forward to help Su Jin make tea and said softly: "There is no better place. The young master is extremely kind to us sisters."
Su Jin smiled and said: "What is this? Without your help, how could things in Yangzhou go so smoothly? This place is very quiet and elegant, and it is very safe. You can stay here for the time being. If you get bored, go shopping on the streets.
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Bai Mudan said with tears in her eyes: "Young Master is so kind and kind, how can we sisters repay it? Such a big house costs a lot of money, but the slave sisters have some savings, so we gave it to the Young Master to pay for it on his behalf."
Su Jin laughed dumbly and said: "Are you trying to be mean to me? Don't mention this matter again; but have you ever consulted a doctor about your illness?"
A woman hooked her eyes at Su Jin and said with a smile: "Mr. Su really cares about Sister Mudan. He doesn't forget to ask after her and take care of her diligently. She has already taken the medicine."
Bai Mudan said hurriedly: "Sister Jasmine, keep your mouth shut. Mr. Su is our great benefactor, so don't be presumptuous."
Su Jin waved his hand and said, "It's okay, it's just a joke. It would be awkward if you behave like this every time you come back."
Jasmine blinked her peach blossom eyes and giggled, "Did you hear that? Mr. Su doesn't like to behave himself. Mr. Su doesn't need to behave himself when he comes back."
Su Jin felt his scalp tingle when he heard this. He really came from a prostitute, and he spoke in a very flirtatious manner, with a hint of provocation in his words. Su Jin was greatly stimulated. Talking to these women was much more exciting than talking to Rou Niang and the others; no wonder the world
A man who has a beautiful wife and concubine likes to go to a brothel because what he wants is this kind of coquettishness.
But although the men all liked this coquettishness, Su Jin still didn't want these women to keep their promiscuous habits. Especially this Jasmine, she had to find a way to get rid of her as soon as possible. She seemed to be a restless master.
Bai Mudan said with a sullen face: "Sister Jasmine, we are no longer in the same situation as we were in the Fugui Building. None of the sisters here are willing to live like pigs and dogs anymore. If you can't change your situation in the Fugui Building,
If you are used to it, you will have failed Mr. Su’s original intention of rescuing us; don’t mention these words again in the future.”
The face of the woman named Jasmine turned red, with a look of resentment on her face. She wanted to restrain her words and deeds, but her words, which had been trained in the Fugui Building, couldn't help but make waves. For a while, it was difficult to change roles.
Accidentally, he fell back into his old ways.
Su Jin smiled and said: "Okay, okay, I didn't say anything, it was just a joke. I came here just to see if you are satisfied. Now it seems that the place is not bad, so I feel relieved. I still have something to do at home.
Now I say goodbye."
After saying that, he stood up to leave. Bai Mudan said hurriedly: "Master, stay here for a moment. The sisters of the slave family want to discuss something with you."
Su Jin said: "What's the matter?"
Bai Mudan said: "We sisters discussed together for a long time last night. Since we were rescued by the young master and escaped from the cage, we should behave like decent people. Although we all have some savings, we can't just sit back and make a living. We want to make a living.
, but we sisters don’t know what to do? What can we do? So I would like to ask Mr. Su to help us make the decision. If there is anything suitable for the sisters of the slave family to do, please help me with it."
Su Jin smiled and said, "Are you afraid of me being poor? Don't worry, although my Su family is not a wealthy family, we can still afford food and drink. You can live here with peace of mind and go out for a walk in your free time. As for doing work,
Let’s talk about it after the year.”
Bai Mudan said: "Young Master is very kind, but we sisters can't be like this forever. We have to be independent. Otherwise, how can we feel at ease?"
Su Jin frowned, glanced at the girls, and asked, "Do you all have this idea?"
All the women said: "The slave family and others all think so."
But Jasmine said: "The slave family doesn't think so. Since Mr. Su is willing to support us, why don't we accept Mr. Su's favor?"
All the girls looked at Jasmine displeased, but Jasmine didn't take it seriously and just glanced at Su Jin.
Su Jin ignored Jasmine's peach blossom eyes and smiled at Bai Mudan and others: "You are right, standing on your own feet is the first step to get rid of the past. If I don't agree, it would be a sin; but don't be anxious.
, I, Su Ji, will open a property in Bianliang City next year. If you are really interested, I have an errand to ask you to do, and I can use your expertise. I can’t tell you the details today. Now I can live in peace of mind.
Here, I will teach you to be satisfied."
The girls were overjoyed and chattering among themselves. Going to Bianliang, which is the capital city, and working at Mr. Su's house, was the best thing.
Su Jin looked at the girls looking forward to the future and sighed in his heart; these women may really have something to do, no matter how much the salary is, for them, this is a new chapter in life and a new hope.
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The little Jasmine had a sarcastic look on her face, leaning aside alone with no expression on her face.
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Su Jin dragged his feet until noon before returning to Su's house. When he got off the carriage, his scalp went numb. A large black sedan was parked at the door, and several sedan bearers and government officials were leaning against the door to bask in the sun.
"Mom, you haven't left yet." Su Jin cursed secretly, entered the house bravely, walked through the courtyard to the flower hall, and saw Zhu Shiyong sitting in the flower hall chatting happily with Mrs. Wang.
Seeing Su Jin, Zhu Shiyong immediately stood up, cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Oh, Mr. Su, you are a very busy man, I have waited for you to come."
Su Jin laughed and said: "It turns out to be the Lord Fu. I didn't know that Lord Fu was here. I am extremely negligent. Please forgive me."
When Mrs. Wang saw that her son was back, she said goodbye and returned to the inner hall.
Zhu Shiyong watched Mrs. Wang leave, turned around and pretended to be unhappy and said to Su Jin: "I really can't forgive you. You didn't even say a word to me when you returned home in fine clothes. I can welcome you ten miles away and give you a grand reception.
This makes me lose my etiquette."
Su Jin chuckled and said: "Your Majesty, you have so many things to do every day. How dare I disturb you? Besides, I'm just returning to my hometown for the New Year. I don't have the trouble to welcome you, Your Majesty."
Zhu Shiyong laughed and said: "That's wrong. Mr. Su is famous all over the world for his wisdom and bravery. Who among our soldiers and civilians in Luzhou is not proud of Mr. Su? Mr. Su is a young hero and has received great favor from the emperor. He defeated the bandits and calmed down the food problem.
He is truly a role model for our army and people in Luzhou, and I admire Mr. Su very much. No, as soon as I got the news, I came to see you just to express my respect to Mr. Su."
Su Jin was disgusted when he heard this, and he cupped his hands and said: "How dare you, how dare you, I was supposed to go to see the Lord, but after I came back, I had a lot of trivial matters at home, and I didn't know how to deal with them. I'm rude."
The two of them exchanged pleasantries, knowing that they didn't mean what they said, but not knowing that they thought they were old friends meeting each other, speaking from the bottom of their hearts.
After some polite greetings, Su Jin invited Zhu Shiyong to sit down and ordered someone to make the best tea to replace Zhu Shiyong's leftover tea. The two looked at each other and smiled, each with their own agenda.
"Master Su, our office has received official documents from the imperial court concerning Yangzhou. Master Su is so powerful. With just one move, he wiped out the whole city of Yangzhou. All the evildoers and villains were punished. The people of Yangzhou can be considered blessed."
Su Jin smiled and said: "What can I say? Thanks to the great blessings of the saints and a little luck, the incident in Yangzhou was calmed down. Speaking of which, I am also extremely scared. More than three hundred people died one after another, all under my eyes.
Underneath, I was frightened to see it."
Zhu Shiyong was secretly furious. This guy actually lost more than 300 lives while on errands in Yangzhou. What an evil spirit. What's even more unbelievable is that this young man with a childish smile couldn't even talk about it.
He looked scared, but seemed a little proud.
"It is not an exaggeration to kill three thousand mobs and profiteers. It is just a warning to the world that those who commit crimes and commit crimes should have such a fate; however... Mr. Su went on a big war as soon as he took office, which is indeed a bit unexpected; especially when I heard that he was accidentally injured.
It is a difficult matter for many civilians; but it doesn't matter, the faults do not hide the faults, the Holy One will definitely not blame Mr. Su for this matter."
Su Jin was stunned and said: "Accidentally injured civilians? Who started the rumor? There is no such thing."
Zhu Shiyong laughed and said: "Just pretend you didn't hear it if I didn't say it. Rumors...just rumors."
Su Jin said with a serious face: "That's not possible. This kind of rumor will damage my reputation. Who told me, please tell me; I want to find out where this rumor comes from?"
Zhu Shiyong was very satisfied with Su Jin's performance. After all, he was just a young boy, and he got irritated with just a few sentences. It seemed that even though he had become an official and served as an emperor's official, he didn't have much experience in the city, but he was still so impulsive.