Aunt Zhou burst into tears again when Jia Zheng asked her what she had to say to Jia Ke. She really missed Jia Ke, but knew that it was impossible to meet him now.
So he replied to Jia Zheng: "I don't have anything to say. I just really miss his body. I don't know how he, a grown man, can take care of himself."
Jia Zheng never paid much attention to these household chores. When he saw what she said, he said casually: "If you don't worry, just send two people from home to take care of him."
Aunt Zhou heard that this was exactly what she wanted. In the morning, she discussed asking Chuncao and Qiaolian to take care of Jia Ke. She was still thinking about how to mention it to the master, but she didn't expect that the master had already mentioned it first.
So he followed the trend and said: "That's it, let Chun Cao and Qiao Lian go. They have been taking care of the eldest brother, and it will be convenient for him to use it by then."
Jia Zheng had never had any opinion on this kind of thing, so he agreed after hearing what she said, "Let them prepare to leave in a day or two. I will ask Lin Zhixiao to deliver the letter and take them there by the way."
Aunt Zhou was very satisfied with this arrangement. She was extremely grateful to Jia Zheng and served him comfortably.
At noon the next day, Jia Zheng came back from the Yamen, took out the letter from the study, added a few words of Aunt Zhou's greetings and thoughts, sealed it again, and ordered Lin Zhixiao to come over.
Lin Zhixiao was very proud of himself during this period and became the housekeeper of the Jia family. There were always countless people around him who wanted to get together and have a good relationship with him. And his family also moved to a small courtyard, where his mother-in-law
Time was also pregnant. Good things happened one after another, making him feel like he was in a dream.
This afternoon, he was leading people to count the various delicacies and game sent by Zhuangzi below. Most of them were still alive. They had to find a way to raise them and then kill them when the masters wanted to eat them.
While I was busy working, I saw Jia Zheng's servant waving to him. He hurried over and asked, "What's the matter? Master, do you have any orders?"
"There is an order. The master asked me to call Uncle Lin to see him."
When Lin Zhixiao heard Jia Zheng calling him, he did not dare to neglect and hurriedly followed the boy to the study.
Jia Zheng waited in the study for a short time when he saw Lin Zhixiao coming in a hurry.
Lin Zhixiao entered the room and kowtowed to Jia Zheng first, and then dared to stand up and listen to his instructions.
Jia Zheng said to him: "You go to Kaiping in the next two days to deliver a letter to your uncle. This letter is of great importance, so don't make any mistakes."
"Don't worry, sir. I'll keep the letter close to my body and keep it close to my body day and night. There will be nothing wrong with it." Lin Zhixiao answered carefully.
Jia Zheng was very satisfied with Lin Zhixiao's performance during this period. Lin Zhixiao was cautious in everything he did. The rent he paid this year was 30% more than last year, so that the Jia Mansion could still have some balance this year. Just because of this
At one point, he felt that Lin Zhixiao was ten times stronger than the original Lai Da.
I don't want him to leave for such a long time, but there is no one trustworthy in the house. That is, Lin Zhixiao can do it now, so I can only let him do it.
Jia Zheng then ordered: "Aunt Zhou is going to send the two maids that Jia Ke was serving. You can take them with you by the way. Be careful on the way."
Lin Zhixiao said respectfully: "Don't worry, sir, I will be careful along the way. I just don't know when to leave?"
"This letter is somewhat important. I will deliver it to him as soon as possible. You prepare it today and leave tomorrow." Jia Zheng warned.
"Don't worry, sir. I'll prepare today and set off early tomorrow morning. I won't dare to miss my business."
Jia Zheng was very satisfied with his attitude and asked him to go down and get ready.
After Lin Zhixiao went down, Jia Zheng sent someone to inform Aunt Zhou, telling her to leave early tomorrow morning and let the two maids prepare early.
After receiving the message from Jia Zheng, Aunt Zhou immediately ordered Chuncao and Qiaolian to pack their things quickly so that they could hit the road early tomorrow morning.
Chuncao and Qiaolian each prepared their own things, but Aunt Zhou also prepared several large bags of winter clothes for Jia Ke and asked them to bring them together.
Early the next morning, Jia Zheng sent someone to ask if he was ready?
Aunt Zhou quickly took Chuncao and Qiaolian to Jia Zheng's study. As soon as she arrived at the study, she saw Lin Zhixiao already waiting there.
When Jia Zheng saw them coming, he told Lin Zhixiao again: "Be careful on the road. Take a few more boys with you so that you can have someone to look after you on the road."
Lin Zhixiao often went out and was much more familiar with the situation on the road than Jia Zheng, but he respectfully agreed to the master's orders.
So Lin Zhixiao took Chuncao, Qiaolian, and three or five young men on the road together.
We walked on the road for more than ten days before we arrived at Kaipingwei. As soon as we arrived at Kaipingwei, we were stopped at the city gate.
Although the Tatars have retreated now, they have just gone through the war, so they are very strict in interrogating strangers. Lin Zhixiao told the officers and soldiers guarding the city that they were Jia Ke's family members and had come to deliver a message to him on the order of Jia Ke's father.
But how do the officers and soldiers know him? So he is not allowed to enter the city casually, and he must be carefully investigated before he gives up. But the two people sitting in the car behind are not ordinary people in the future. They must be Jia Ke's aunt. If they are caught by these
The big-headed soldier collided. In the future, these two will hold grudges, but he will be better off.
So he secretly stuffed a few pieces of silver into the officers and soldiers guarding the gate. The officers and soldiers also understood and said kindly to him: "If we don't search, we really can't enter the city. Who will we, Qianhu Lords, issue orders to?"
If you dare to disobey, if you know the Lord's personal soldier, tell me his name. I will call him and ask him to lead you in. Do you think this is good?"
Lin Zhixiao knew that this was a border crossing and the soldier's method was already the greatest compromise, so he hurriedly thanked him profusely.
"I don't know many people in the Guards. The one I'm most familiar with is their captain Liu Yu. Could you please let this guy go in and report that Lin Zhixiao is here on the master's order? He will naturally know.
"
The little soldier guarding the gate said hello to the people next to him, and then rushed into the city.
After a while, Liu Yu was seen jogging towards this side with a few people.
When Liu Yu entered, he saw that it was indeed Lin Zhixiao. Liu Yu knew that Lin Zhixiao was now the chief steward of the Jia Mansion. How could he dare to neglect him when he saw him? He hurried up and saluted, "If the chief steward is coming, you should send a servant to tell me in advance."
, so that I can greet you at the city gate."
Lin Zhixiao hurriedly went up to help him up, and said with a smile: "This time, I rushed him so hard that there was no time."
Liu Yu looked at the motorcade and saw a carriage behind it, so he asked curiously: "Butler Lin is taking his family with him when he goes out?"
Lin Zhixiao answered him with a cry and a smile: "How can I do that? These two aunts are here for me, and you know them."
As soon as Liu Yu heard that he knew them, he knew they were Chuncao and Qiaolian, and knew that they would be Jia Ke's aunt sooner or later. They had to pay back Chuncao, but Qiaolian, the soldiers, tried to hide as much as possible when they went to Caozhuang.
From a distance, I was very frightened of her.
Qiaolian was gentle and petty when she was with Jia Ke, but as soon as she left Jia Ke, she started to become sharp-tongued and sharp-tongued. If she said a word to her, she would push her to the limit.
When they heard that they were coming, how could they dare to neglect them? They quickly went over to salute them and say hello. Chun Cao and Qiao Lian heard Liu Yu coming to greet them in the carriage. Chuncao hurriedly said to him in the car: "Don't salute."
, we are all members of our own family, how can we get so many courtesy? Besides, we are from a famous brand, how dare we accept such a gift from you."
"The two girls are close to the uncle, so we people naturally have to respect them."
Qiaolian listened to what they said in the car and said impatiently: "Hurry up and go to the city. What are you talking about here? I have been exhausted these days."
Liu Yu heard Qiaolian's words and quickly ordered the officers and soldiers guarding the city gate to get out of the way and let their convoy enter.