Li Hui raised his head and saw that everyone was looking at him, looking a little nervous. Only then did Li Hui realize that his expression when reading the letter seemed too solemn, which made everyone a little worried.
"Hahaha, Dong Weng is so polite. He came all the way to ask you to send a car full of gifts and congratulate me on my promotion to the post of county magistrate. It's really touching." Li Hui laughed and stood up.
Everyone then breathed a sigh of relief, and Da Niu said with a smile: "Of course, Dong Weng didn't say anything to Xiao Langjun."
Li Huidao: "Let's go and see what's on the car. In the spring, go to the back hall and tell Azhu that a banquet will be prepared at noon. There are people coming from Wu Jun's family. I want to entertain them well and cleanse them from the dust."
Zhao Dachun hurriedly agreed and hurried to the back hall. Li Hui and others came to the yard, and a group of people began to untie the ropes, uncover the felt cloth on the car, and unload the goods on the car.
There are a lot of things in this car, and they are full of boxes and cages. The wooden boxes are unloaded one by one, and they are all labeled with labels for clothing, food, drinks, utensils, etc. After opening, each box and cage is full.
full.
The Gu family did send a lot of congratulatory gifts this time, including clothes, shoes and hats, cloth, bedding, mosquito nets, bamboo mats, futons, snacks, wine, tea cakes, wine bottles, dishes and so on. It made it look like
It's just like a dowry given by a woman's mother's family when she gets married. It has everything you need. It's also very thoughtful.
Gu Lanzhi and Chou Gu from Li Hui's family also brought two boxes, which also contained food and clothing. The difference is that the things Li Hui's family sent were ordinary clothes, and the snacks and snacks were also brought by Gu Lanzhi and Chou Gu.
The ones made by one's own hands cannot be compared with the Gu family's brocade clothes and exquisite snacks. But in Li Hui's opinion, it is obviously much happier to receive things from home.
Among the many boxes and cages, there was an exquisite small box that caught Li Hui's attention. The box was about a foot square, with mahogany carvings, fixed with copper corners, and locked with a small copper lock. It didn't look like much.
It's a box that looks like a woman's makeup box.
"What is this? Who gave it to me?" Li Hui picked up the exquisite little box and looked at it carefully.
"Oh, this... is... who is it... Miss Qingning asked us to bring it to Xiao Langjun. Ershun, where is the key? Take it out and give it to Xiao Langjun." Daniu said hurriedly.
Ershun quickly took out a small key and presented it with both hands.
Li Hui stood there with a frown and said, "Miss Qingning gave it to me? What's inside?"
"We don't know this. Ershun and I drove more than ten miles out of Wu County. Miss Qingning caught up and handed it to us, saying that we should bring this small box to the young man. We must hand it over with our own hands.
Here you go. By the way, she also told us not to ask too many questions or say too many words." Daniu said hurriedly.
Gu Qingning's cute and cute face appeared in Li Hui's mind, wondering what she had secretly brought for her. She waited for Daniel and the others to leave before handing the small box to them. Naturally, she didn't want Gu Qian to know about this.
Something. But I don’t know why she did it.
Without thinking too much at the moment, he ordered people to carry the box and cage to the back hall, and took Daniu Ershun and others to the back hall to rest.
Azhu got the news and knew that the young master was coming from his hometown, so he hurriedly prepared a table of wine and food, and Li Hui personally accompanied him to help Da Niu Ershun and the others. Jiang Sheng and several other people from Wu County were also invited to accompany him.
During the dinner, Li Hui told Jiang Sheng and others about the Lu family's attitude towards Lu Zhan's murder, and that the Lu family had gone to be slaves of Jiang Sheng and others, in order to praise them for their righteous deeds of staying to avenge Lu Zhan. From now on.
They are free.
When Jiang Sheng and others heard this, tears welled up and they knelt down and kowtowed to the south to express their gratitude. Lu Zhan's death was a big worry in their hearts. As servants of the nursing home, they had responsibilities. They had no choice but to stay. The Lu family is so tolerant.
It was something they didn't expect.
After several people kowtowed to the south, they kowtowed to Li Hui again. Without Li Hui's plan, it would have been impossible to avenge Lu Zhan, and it would have been impossible to survive. All of this was given by Li Hui.
Li Hui smiled and said: "What are you doing? Get up quickly. From now on, you are free. This is something worth celebrating. You should be happy."
Jiang Sheng and others actually have very complicated feelings in their hearts. Restoring their freedom is not a good thing for them. They are used to relying on the rich clan as servants, and the whole family is dependent on the rich clan for life. Restoring their freedom is not a good thing for them.
It was as if they had lost their support. In fact, they were very scared. The reason why they kowtowed and shed tears was because of the Lu family's forgiveness, not because of regaining their freedom.
"Young Master, the Lu family no longer wants us. We can only follow you from now on. You must not leave us alone. I, Jiang Sheng, swear that I will be loyal to you all my life and hope to serve you."
You will be yours forever. Otherwise, our brothers will not know what to do." Jiang Sheng said.
Several other people also agreed.
Li Hui was very surprised. Jiang Sheng and others actually thought this way. They actually thought that the Lu family did not want them. This was surprising. From Li Hui's point of view, he cherished his freedom very much.
As for when he first worked for Gu Qian, one of the conditions he proposed was not to be a vassal and to stay or leave at any time. He couldn't understand the thoughts of people like Jiang Sheng, because these days, freedom is not the first priority for many people.
Yes. If you have a backer, being able to rely on the backer to survive is the first priority.
This may be called servility, but it is also the consequence of this turbulent era. Everyone wants to find a shelter to protect themselves and find a glimmer of stability in the turmoil. For ordinary people, this
It is also a realistic manifestation of seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages.
Li Hui wanted to say something to enlighten them, but suddenly he realized that he actually had nothing to say and couldn't explain clearly. Gu Qian's letter actually said that Jiang Sheng and others would be dealt with by himself from now on. The implication was to let them
Depend on yourself. Since Jiang Sheng and others also need this, there is no need for him to tell them any big principles.
"Get up, I won't ignore you, Jiang Sheng. You can just follow me from now on. But I don't know if you can live a good life by following me. Don't regret it if you endure hardship." Li Hui said with a smile.
Jiang Sheng and others were overjoyed and kowtowed repeatedly to express their gratitude.
Although the status of the young man of the Li family cannot be compared with that of the Lu family, in the past few months, the young man of the Li family has been astonished by his abilities and admired them greatly. He can survive such a dangerous situation.
Yes, what are you afraid of?
…
The banquet has dispersed and it's already the first watch. The back hall is quiet, insects are chirping in the yard, the breeze is blowing slightly, and the vegetation is exuding fragrance.
In the east wing, Azhu was overwhelmed by the open boxes and cages all over the room. She had never seen so many things in her life. She held the candle and looked east and west, not knowing what to do.
"Sir, is your family so rich and powerful? So many things are sent to you at once. How can you wear them and use them up? I have never seen so many good clothes and fabrics. So many delicious foods.
What a beautiful snack. Hey, what can I do? I can’t even deal with it." Azhu said with excited eyes shining.
Li Hui leaned on the bench and laughed. Sure enough, women are like this, they can't stand the temptation of delicious food and good clothes.
"My family is not that rich. These are things sent by the father-in-law of the Gu family in Wu County, where my mother was born. When they learned that I was promoted to county magistrate, they sent someone to send these. My mother and Chou Gu sent them
Those two boxes of clothes and food were all ordinary clothes, and the food was made by themselves. The pancakes were too hard to chew. Haha."
Ah Zhu was suddenly enlightened and said hurriedly: "Then I'm afraid these things can't be moved. They have to be collected and stored."
Li Huidao: "Why?"
Azhu said: "These are other people's things. They knew that you were promoted to the county magistrate before sending these things. If one day the young master becomes the county magistrate, wouldn't they want to take them all away? If they are really good to the young master.
, when the young master came to take office, he should have brought many gifts. They were given to the county magistrate, not to the young master."
Li Hui was stunned, sat up and said with a smile: "Who taught you this? How do you know this?"
Azhu pouted and said, "Does this need teaching? I've seen it all. My neighbor in my hometown has a son who works for a prince in the Yan Kingdom. The princess of his family took a fancy to him and wanted to recruit him as her son-in-law.
Then many rich and powerful people gave him all kinds of good things to curry favor with his family. As a result, one day, for some reason, the princess of the prince's family didn't like him anymore and kicked him out of the palace, and he lost his job.
Then the people who gave the gifts all ran to his house to get the gifts back. Even their house was almost demolished. My mother said that they didn’t really congratulate him and gave him the gifts. They saw that he wanted to be the prince’s son-in-law, so they gave him gifts to build a good relationship with him.
, has a plan. Young Master, isn’t this almost the same thing?”
Li Hui laughed loudly, nodded and said: "I see, it is indeed the truth. Ah Zhu, I didn't expect that you know a lot at such a young age."
Ah Zhu muttered: "I am already fifteen. As for these clothes and food, I will ask Dachun tomorrow to move them away and seal them up. The clothes and fabrics are not that important, but it is a pity that these snacks will be eaten if they are kept for a long time.
It’s going to get moldy.”
Li Hui smiled and said: "No, just take it all out for food and clothing, there is no need to seal it up."
Azhu said: "But what if someone else comes to ask for it one day?"
Li Hui waved his hands and said: "It's not like we asked for it ourselves. Others gave it to us. If you don't wear it, it's free. If you don't use it, it's free. If anyone comes to ask for it, just say: If you don't want something, you will lose your life."
Ah Zhu was stunned and pursed his lips.
"Young Master is right, you don't steal or rob. If you don't have something, you will lose your life."
Ah Zhu imitated Li Hui's rogue words, which was so vivid that it made Li Hui laugh.
"Put away your clothes and divide them into portions. Zhou County Lieutenant will give you some, Dachun Dazhuang Jiang Sheng and others will give some. They don't have anything to wear. The rest you can find some and change them into skirts.
Just leave a few for me. Let’s share the snacks among everyone and let them all have a taste. You can keep some delicious candies for yourself as snacks." Li Hui said with a smile.
Azhu smiled and nodded: "Thank you, sir."
Li Huidao: "By the way, don't give away the clothes and pancake snacks my mother sent. They are not something that can be given away."
Azhu said softly: "I know, do you think I'm stupid? That's not an ordinary thing, how can you give it away?"
Li Hui nodded and slowly swayed on the chair in confusion, thinking about Gu Qian's letter.