When Su Lu woke up, it was already broad daylight.
The courtyard was filled with noisy voices, and all kinds of pleasantries could be heard endlessly.
The warm sunshine fell into the room from the window and shone on the bedside, making Su Lu feel warm.
The room is still the same as before, with wooden bed, low stool, and Eight Immortals table, which are still the same decorations as before I left Beiyang.
Su Lu sat up, took the robe hanging by the bed and put it on, stepped on his boots, and headed outside.
The door curtain suddenly opened, and Xiao Si'er came over in a panic, "Master Marquis, you're awake, I'll serve you...you've got to get dressed."
"Get me something to eat, I'm so hungry."
Su Lu ordered.
The fourth child left in a panic.
When Su Lu left the room, he saw that the yard was full of people carrying boxes and racking cabinets. Under Su Yun's command, they placed pieces of household items into the hall.
Su Lu asked Niba who was standing guard by the door in confusion: "What's going on? Didn't our house originally have furniture? The eldest lady bought these furniture again. She has too much money to use up."
Niba chuckled: "Master Hou, you don't have to spend money on these, they are all given as gifts."
When Su Yun saw Su Lu, he came over with a smile on his face, took Su Lu's arm, and took credit with a smile: "These furniture were all given by merchants, I didn't use a single penny."
Su Lu's face dropped: "Our family has no money, isn't my salary enough to buy these furniture?"
Su Yun stuck out his tongue when he heard this, and said carefully: "When those merchants heard that you had made great contributions, they rushed to deliver it, saying that they wanted to reward the general who saved their lives and property."
"Nonsense"
Su Lu's face changed: "How old are you, and you still believe this? There were tens of thousands of soldiers who drove Thule away. In addition to giving it to me, he also gave it to those soldiers? I, Su Lu, was not the only one who drove Thule away.
Human contribution.”
Su Yun also became unhappy: "Su Ping, Li Kun, they all accepted it."
"enough"
Su Lu stopped drinking from Su Yun, took the cakes and water brought by Xiao Si'er, and said: "Take the money and follow me. I will send money to whose house you took the furniture."
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Su Yun frowned: "I won't go."
Su Lu directly grabbed Su Yun's arm: "We must go."
The brother and sister left the courtyard, and a dozen guardsmen hurriedly followed them. Su Lu ordered: "Let's go to the first house."
Eating dry biscuits and riding a tall horse, Su Lu educated Su Yun and said:
"Our family used to be poor, but even though we were poor, we didn't take other people's things for nothing. People opened shops and did business just to make a living. There was no reason to do business at a loss."
Su Yun pouted and ignored Su Lu. When the guards protecting Su Lu heard these words, they all looked thoughtful.
Su Lu continued: "I know you must be thinking that you would be a fool if you don't take advantage of what is delivered to your door."
"I'm telling you, Su Yun, no pie will fall from the sky. If a pie does fall, it means you have offered something to heaven in advance."
Tudun'er suddenly said: "Master Hou is right, you have to put bait when fishing. If you don't want to catch the wolf with meat, these furniture buyers must have something in mind."
Su Lu finished eating the cake, patted the crumbs on his hand, reached out and tapped Su Yun's forehead:
"Everyone in Tudun understands this truth. You, the eldest lady of the Marquis Mansion and the county head personally appointed by His Majesty, don't even understand this. Go back and study hard for me."
"arrive"
Su Yun pointed to a furniture store next to the road.
Su Lu dismounted, threw the reins to Tudun'er, and walked into the two-story furniture store.
The waiter greeted him enthusiastically and asked with a smile:
“What kind of furniture do you want to buy objectively, ready-made or custom-made? The furniture we have here is all made by Lu Tan, a famous master in the county. It has exquisite appearance, high quality and reasonable price. The furniture used by Beiyang Marquis is all made by us.
furniture.”
Su Yun, who followed behind, said angrily: "You brought it to our door, who wants to use your furniture!"
The waiter looked confused.
The shopkeeper came out from behind the counter and saluted Su Lu with a smile: "This general must be the Marquis of Beiyang. The young man Liu Heng is here to greet you."
Su Lu stretched out his hand to help Liu Heng up and said with a smile: "The shopkeeper is so polite. My roommate left the furniture in your store but forgot to give me the money. I brought her here to give the money."
Su Lu waved his hand as he spoke, and a guard came in with a silver bag, took out a few silver beans, and placed them on the counter.
The folds on Liu Heng's face seemed to be smiling, and he laughed loudly: "General, this is just a slap in the face of the old man. Those furniture are all given to the general. The general fought for Beiyang and saved a whole city of people.
Some furniture is disrespectful."
Su Lu waved his hand: "Shopkeeper, don't refuse. You are opening the door to do business. Of course I can't take advantage of you in vain. Please count and see if the money is enough."
Liu Heng said no need, but his men quickly counted the money clearly, and then said cautiously:
"There are still two money left. Those are made of fine nanmu. This money is really not enough."
The guard hurriedly took out another silver bean.
Liu Hengle blossomed and handed the silver in his hand to the back: "Old Lu, put it away. This is the silver given by the Marquis of Beiyang. I want to put it away, offer it up, and keep it as a family heirloom."
A cheerful old man walked out from behind, took the money, and was about to walk back when Su Lu called out to him.
"Wait a minute."
Su Lu looked at the old man's back with surprise on his face. Isn't this the General Xiao Cong who has been missing for a long time?
Niba said in surprise: "Sir, this is General Xiao!"
Liu Heng was stunned when he heard this, and immediately called out to the old man: "Master Hou, do you know this guy of mine?"
"To be honest, Lord Marquis, I picked this guy up on my way to Diaoyin County to buy wood.
At that time, he was covered in blood and thought he was going to die. A cook accompanying him insisted on saving him, and he came back to life. However, Lao Lu lost all his memory and couldn't even remember who he was."
Lao Lu turned around and waved his hand to Su Lu imperceptibly.
Su Lu was stunned for a moment, but immediately spoke: "I recognized the wrong person. Sorry, I recognized the wrong person. Niba, you are blind, how could this be General Xiao? General Xiao has already fought
Dead on the battlefield."
Su Lu winked at Niba, then pulled Su Yun and walked out the door.
"Let's go to the next house. I must give all the money today."
After leaving the furniture store, Su Lu got on his horse and walked around the street. When he saw the back door of the furniture store, he got off his horse and walked towards the back door.
"Just wait for me. I'll borrow this hut for my convenience."
“Bang bang bang”
Su Lu knocked on the back door.
The ajar door opened immediately, Xiao Cong's wrinkled cheeks glowed with joy, and he led Su Lu through the door.
"General Su, long time no see. I'm really glad to see you."
Xiao Cong said with a smile.
Su Lu asked doubtfully: "Shuai Xiao, what are you doing?"
Xiao Cong laughed and led Su Lu to find a stool in the backyard and sit down against the wall.
"I was ambushed by Thule in Xitun Ridge, and all the soldiers died in the battle. I escaped by rolling down the cliff, but I was still half dead at the time. It was the cook of this family who took a fancy to it and forced shopkeeper Li to kill me.
I'll save him."
"I was injured for a hundred days, and it took me almost a year to recover. I confessed my identity to the cook a long time ago, but she wouldn't let me go."
Xiao Cong paused: "She told me that there are spies from Thule in the upper echelons of the Xuan government."