In the backyard and guest courtyard of the county government office, when the master walked in with "Monkey", Zhou Boyuan was really shocked.
Zhou Boyuan really didn't expect to meet his old friend from Hutoushan again in Qinglin County.
"Sure enough, he is Mr. Zhou's lost boy. Since it is true, I can rest assured. If anything happens to Mr. Zhou, just come to me. My benefactor has repeatedly warned me to take good care of you."
"Thank you, Mr. Liang, for taking the trouble." Zhou Boyuan handed over his hands and thanked his master.
"Where, where, I'm taking my leave."
After the master and the housekeeper left, Zhou Boyuan asked the "monkey" why he came here.
Knowing that the copycat didn't ask him to come here, but that he found it on his own initiative, Zhou Boyuan really couldn't laugh or cry.
"Aren't you usually quite clever? Why are you so arrogant about this matter?"
"Sir, please let me follow you."
Zhou Boyuan shook his head and said: "What I am doing is very dangerous. Your life may be at stake if you follow me. You should go back to the village. That is your destination."
"Sir, as long as I can stay with you, I am not afraid of death."
Zhou Boyuan looked at the "monkey"'s firm and sincere eyes, thinking that he might enter the imperial court in the future, settle down, and no longer run around the country. After hesitating for a moment, he agreed.
"However, you need to have your own name. I can't keep calling you by your gang name, right?"
"Sir, I'm an orphan. I don't know what my last name is. Otherwise, I'll give it your last name, Zhou. I'll give you a name."
Zhou Boyuan gently stroked his long beard, looked at the other person and said to himself: "Monkey, you are too out of touch, unstable, and difficult to achieve anything. Change it to thick. Thick means thick, Zhou Hou."
As he spoke, he picked up his pen and wrote these two words.
After following Zhou Boyuan for two years, Monkey also learned to read. Looking at these two words, he smiled happily: "Great, I finally have a name. From now on, I will be called Zhou Hou."
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After finishing the work, the master returned from the living room to the front hall.
Sun Liang, the deputy housekeeper in charge of purchasing who was waiting there, saw the master entering the room and hurried forward and asked anxiously: "Master Liang, is that boy Mr. Zhou's son?"
The master sat down on his seat, took a sip of tea, and then replied slowly: "Yes, I got you right this time."
Sun Liang clapped his hands and laughed loudly: "I said that boy doesn't look like he is lying, what he said must be true, haha... He is indeed Mr. Zhou's boy."
The master shook his head and was really speechless about Sun Liang's character.
As the deputy housekeeper in charge of purchasing, he did not stay in the house and keep an eye on the accounts and purchasing people. Instead, he went to the market all day long and bought some things himself. He also said that this thing is a good thing.
The person selling it didn't know the product well, so he sold it cheaply and let him pick it up.
How can you manage people with such an inconsistent personality and conduct like this? How can you be responsible for purchasing?
Master really doesn't understand why Zhao Huaian arranged it like this.
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After Sun Liang finished laughing, he sat down and took a sip of tea. He suddenly thought of something and said to the master as if he were talking: "By the way, Mr. Liang, when I came back, I found two people behind me.
Personally following me..."
"What? Why did you tell such important news now?" When the master heard this, he was immediately startled. Before Sun Liang could finish speaking, he exclaimed and yelled at Sun Liang angrily.
This was the first time Sun Liang saw his master speaking so loudly. He was stunned for a moment, and then quickly said: "The people following him are still two and a half-year-old children, and they are not professional at all..."
Before Sun Liang could finish what he said, the master interrupted him again, and then shouted: "Don't worry about professionalism or not, it's just stalking. Do you know what time it is now? You are meddling in other people's business to find the boy for Zhou Boyuan again.
You are being followed again, do you want to kill your master?"
How could Sun Liang dare to admit this crime? He quickly said: "No, no, I..."
Zhao Huaian walked in at this time and happened to hear the conversation between the two. He walked over with a smile and said to the master: "Sir, what's wrong with you? Why are you so angry? This is not like what you usually do.
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When Master and Sun Liang saw Zhao Huai'an, they quickly stood up and saluted him: "I have met my benefactor (Master)."
Zhao Huaian asked with a smile: "Tell me, what happened is so serious that it makes Master lose his composure."
The master looked at Sun Liang helplessly and told the story of the incident.
Zhao Huai'an was not angry, but praised Sun Liangdao: "Steward Sun, you are very attentive. I would like to thank you on behalf of Senior Brother Zhou. I will pay you a hundred silver in the account later. This is my thank you gift to you on behalf of Senior Brother."
Sun Liang waved his hands in fear and said: "I can't do it, I can't do it. This is exactly what I should do."
The master was very puzzled by Zhao Huaian's behavior and reminded: "My benefactor, the matter of tracking..."
Zhao Huai'an waved his hand, interrupted the master's words, and continued talking to Sun Liang happily.
"Steward Sun, you discovered the person you were following, did you do anything to deal with it?"
Sun Liang nodded quickly and replied: "Yes, I told Commander Zhao immediately after I came back. Commander Zhao said that I don't need to take care of it anymore and just leave it to him."
Zhao Huai'an once again praised: "Steward Sun has done a good job. If he encounters such a thing in the future, he will still handle it like this, and then go to the accountant to pay a hundred silver as a reward for properly handling the follow-up matter."
Sun Liang's smile stretched from the corner of his mouth to his ears, and he waved his hands modestly: "I can't do it, I can't do it, this is what I should do, what I should do."
Zhao Huaian asked a few more questions about Sun Liangcai's purchase, nodded with satisfaction, and left the front hall with his master.
The two of them arrived in the study room. Zhao Huaian looked at the master who lowered his head and said nothing, shook his head and said: "Master, you were not so impetuous before. Why are you so impetuous today? You didn't even listen to what Sun Liang said before you made such a big fuss.
temper?"
The master bowed his head guiltily and admitted his mistake: "Because it is a tense moment now, I, I feel a little anxious in my heart, so... Benefactor, I was wrong, I will adjust as soon as possible."
"I still need to rely on Master for many things here. Master, please take care of yourself and never make such a mistake again."
"Yes, my benefactor." The master thought for a while, but was still unwilling to give in. He suggested to Zhao Huaian again: "My benefactor, Sun Liang is really not suitable to be responsible for purchasing. You..."
Zhao Huaian frowned and interrupted him, saying: "Master, since Sun Liang took charge of purchasing, what omissions have he made? What mistakes have he made? Tell me."
The master was stunned for a moment, shook his head and said: "My benefactor, Sun Liang has indeed not made any mistakes, but his personality is not suitable for..."
Zhao Huai'an interrupted the master impatiently and said: "Okay, I understand. In this case, even if Sun Liang made an omission or made a mistake, come back and tell me. There are still many things ahead that need you to do.
Do it, go ahead,"
The master sighed and left the study.
Zhao Huaian looked at his master's back, shook his head, lowered his head again, and began to handle the official affairs of the county seriously.