Xiaotong came out of Yang Shu's room holding the torn bed tent and asked casually: "Sir, why did your bed frame fall apart like that?"
Yang Shu, who was drinking tea, choked and took out his handkerchief to wipe it with a bit of embarrassment, pretending to be calm and calm: "I accidentally bumped it and it fell apart."
"Is it so unreliable?" Xiaotong muttered, and then thought of how the young master seemed to be angry yesterday, so she advised him, "Sir, if you are angry, just tell Miss Ming, the bed is innocent!"
She thought Yang Shu had dismantled the bed in anger.
Yang Shu, who knew the truth, could only pretend that he didn't hear it.
Xiaotong put down the bed curtain and went back to clean it up. After a while, she came out with the balled sheets and asked: "Sir, why did you leave this under the bed? It doesn't seem to be broken, right? I'll take it and wash it..."
Yang Shu saw something bad and quickly went to grab it: "You don't need to wash it, I'll take care of it myself..."
"How can this be done?" Xiaotong defended her duties as a maid, "How can I let the young master do this? Of course I will do it!"
Yang Shu did not hesitate to snatch back the sheets and ordered: "Do you want to listen to you or mine?"
"Okay..." Xiaotong reluctantly let go.
Yang Shu just hid the sheets and Ning Xiu came out.
"Senior brother."
Ning Xiu nodded and asked naturally: "Why don't you sleep a little longer?"
Yang Shu didn't understand: "Huh?"
"I went to bed so late last night. You saw that the girl didn't get up."
???
Senior brother, why do you know?!
…
Hou Liang heard the summons and came over with a low eyebrow.
He knew that his status was worrying recently. Many people came to the capital, including shopkeepers, accountants, clerks, etc., so the opportunities for the young master to use him became less and less.
Compared to him, the young master must trust people from the capital more. Hou Liang knew that he had to wait for the opportunity to show off his skills and show his due value in order to gain the position he wanted.
However, he was afraid that before he had the opportunity, he would already...
"Here we come!" Mingwei, wearing white socks, walked past the corridor and said hello casually.
"Take off your shoes, come with me." She said lightly and opened the study door.
Hou Liang was flattered.
Ask him to take off his shoes? Is he already qualified to enter the house? No matter what, seize the opportunity first!
Hou Liang took off his shoes, carefully dusted off the dust on his socks and hems, and followed lightly to the study.
Mingwei sat down in the chair, looked at Hou Liang, who was bowing his head and was very obedient, and casually pointed: "You can sit down too."
Hou Liang lowered his head: "I don't dare."
Mingwei didn't force it, picked up the teacup, took a sip, and got straight to the point: "The house is almost finished, I guess Mr. Hou has been very busy recently, right?"
When Hou Liang heard this, he thought he was going to lose his job, and hurriedly said: "There are still a lot of things to do, especially the young master's mansion. Every detail needs to be carefully crafted."
"You don't have to carve it so finely." Ming Wei said lightly, "You know, the focus is on the city wall."
Hou Liang was even more panicked: "Little ones, little ones can do other things..."
Don't you think he is useless and want to kill people to silence him? After all, he already knows the true purpose of Jianwu Fort.
Mingwei smiled when she saw him like this: "Sir, do you think that we have used you and now you are going to be lost?"
Hou Liang was startled: "No?"
"I'm overthinking it! It's so useful to you, sir, so why would you let it go?" Mingwei said meaningfully, "It's just that I have another mission. I wonder if you, sir, are interested in it?"
"Interested, interested!" Hou Liang nodded desperately like a chicken pecking at rice.
His intuition told him that the opportunity had come!
"Okay!" Mingwei said seriously, "You can organize a decent caravan within half a month, and then we can set off to cross Yanshan Mountain!"
Caravan, crossing Yanshan? Are we going to Hu Di? Isn’t that...
"Smuggling?" Hou Liang whispered.
Ming smiled and said: "Yes!"
Hou Liang was confused: "Young Master doesn't like it..."
"The master is the master, and I am me." Mingwei said, "It would be a pity to keep a talent like Mr. to build a house. I'm sure he can achieve great things in Hu Di."
When Hou Liang thought about it, he felt happy and worried at the same time.
The good news is that if you really want to smuggle, he will be useful. The bad thing is that smuggling is a very dangerous thing, especially when the Hu land is not peaceful recently, and loss of life is common.
He doesn't even want dignity, isn't it just to save his life? It seems a bit unworthy to take this risk...
"What, sir, don't you want to go?" Seeing his delay in answering, Mingwei asked.
Hou Liang raised his head and saw her deep eyes, gritted his teeth and agreed: "Girl, as long as I am useful, I will not dare to resign!"
It is still possible to come back safely after going to Hu Di. If you don’t agree, the fun will be over soon, right? In this case, let’s fight!
Mingwei nodded with satisfaction: "Sir, hurry up and get ready!"
Hou Liang's mind was racing and he said, "Miss Ming, may I ask you a few questions?"
"ask."
"Is the purpose of our going to Hudi just to make money?"
Ming smiled: "It's not us, it's you."
"ha?"
"You are the boss of the caravan," Mingwei said, "and I am just a Xuanshi who follows your caravan to travel around the world and earn some commissions. So, you decide what goods to bring and which way to go.
, it’s you who have the final say.”
"..." Hou Liang had a bad feeling. The purpose of smuggling this Buddha was definitely not as simple as making money.
But he didn't dare to ask in detail. After pondering for a while, he got an idea and replied: "I understand, little one."
"As long as you understand." Mingwei waved his hand, "Go ahead, pay some money to Duofu, and then go to the county town and tell Shopkeeper Yang, and he will naturally help you buy the goods. As for the manpower, Shopkeeper Yang will also prepare it.
If you have suitable candidates, you can bring them along."
"yes."
Hou Liang acted very quickly and went to the county seat that day.
He has already figured it out. The young master plans to run Gaotang, so when Miss Ming goes to Hu Di, it must not be as simple as smuggling. The most likely reason is to use smuggling to find out the situation in Hu Di.
In this case, they can't just take the safe route. Several major tribes have to go wherever they can.
Of course, it must be concealed well, so the goods must be brought with you, and no flaws should be exposed.
A few days later, the route map decided by Hou Liang was handed over to Mingwei.
While she was watching, she discussed with Yang Shu: "This old boy is really smart. He understood my intention after only revealing so much information to him."
Looking at the route map he planned, he passed through several royal palaces, which happened to be the places he must pass to inquire about the situation.
Yang Shu said: "Even so, you must be careful. If he sells the caravan in order to survive, the loss will be huge."
"Don't worry, I will let the little white snake keep an eye on him."
Mingwei put the route map on the table, looked at him and smiled: "I'll be leaving in a few days, is there anything you want to do now?"
Yang Shu coughed lightly, turned his head here, and reached out to hold her hand there: "You know what you're asking!"