Chapter 0003 Riches are hard to enjoy, there are always hardships
Facing the threat from his disciples, Kou Ji showed no fear.
He took out the official fuse and the letter sent to him by Kou Li from his pocket, and threw it in Menzi's face.
In Menzi's angry eyes, he said coldly: "See it clearly before you reply. If you want to use your slave to bully your master, I don't mind teaching you the rules."
When Menzi heard this, he was also stunned.
The young man in front of him is obviously more imposing than those who came to deceive him before.
He quickly picked up the official fuse from the ground, and after reading it carefully, his expression changed continuously.
"Papa~"
After reading the official certificate, Menzi raised his hand and gave himself two big mouths without saying a word.
Then with a mournful face, he said plaintively: "The villain has eyes but cannot see Mount Tai. He does not know that the young master is in front of him. He really deserves to die."
After saying this, he was about to lie down on the ground.
Kou Ji frowned and said coldly: "No need!"
Menzi's expression became even more bitter, and he said in a pleading voice: "Young Master, it's not that you are rude, but there are countless people who come to your house every day to trick and deceive. I am also scared of those scammers."
"Okay, I don't blame you, take me into the house to meet my grandfather and father."
"Please! Please!"
When Menzi heard that Kou Ji did not blame him, he immediately led Kou Ji into the house with a smile on his face.
At the main entrance of the mansion, there is a huge screen wall, blocking the scenery behind.
There is an heroic inscription written in cursive on the screen wall.
It's a pity that Kou Ji doesn't know a word of it.
After bypassing the screen wall, I saw the front yard of the main hall, which covers an area of one acre.
The front yard is paved with bluestone, and a huge water tank is placed in the middle. There are several lotus flowers in it. Occasionally, carps emerge from the water and spit bubbles.
There are various bonsais placed on both sides of the yard. The pines and cypresses are all green, and the rest are just the green buds of early spring.
After the door passed the screen wall, he shouted loudly.
"The young master is here!"
"The young master is here!"
"..."
A woman, an old man, heard the call and came out to greet him.
The old man was wearing a long gown and a black square hat; the woman was wearing a green skirt and a gold hairpin on her head, showing her unusual status.
The old man arrived in front of Kou Ji, looked him up and down, and said suspiciously: "You are..."
Menzi wisely handed over the official fuse.
After reading it, the old man frowned and handed the official fuse to the woman.
After the woman saw it, they both saluted Kou Ji.
"Kou Zhong has met the young master..."
"The young lady Su Huiniang has met the young master..."
Kou Ji didn't know the identity of these two people, so he just nodded and said calmly: "No need to be polite."
Menzi introduced enthusiastically from the side: "Young Master, Butler Kou is the general manager of the house, and Butler Su is the steward of the inner courtyard."
Kou Ji didn't say much when he heard this.
Kou Zhong and Su Huiniang had no intention of continuing to talk.
Kou Ji felt a faint sense of alienation from these two people.
For the two of them to become stewards of the Kou Mansion, they must have followed their grandfather Kou Zhun for many years. The attitudes they felt from these two people can more or less predict Kou Zhun's attitude after seeing him.
It seems that his identity as a young master is not taken very seriously in the Kou Mansion.
Similarly, his cheap father probably won't get much attention in the Kou family.
"Still not going down yet?!"
Kou Zhong snorted coldly.
Menzi nodded and bowed out of the front yard.
Kou Ji frowned and said, "Lead the way, I want to visit my grandfather."
Kou Zhong cupped his hands and said calmly: "The master and my uncle are talking in the main hall. If you want to see the master, I'm afraid you have to wait until night. Why don't you ask Huiniang to arrange a guest room for you and take a rest first?"
Kou Ji frowned even more tightly.
According to common sense, if Kou Zhun accepts Kou Li as his son, and Kou Li has his son, then Kou Li will become the master of the house, and Kou Zhun will be promoted to the old master.
But Kou Zhong's title gave him a different flavor.
Kou Li doesn't seem to be recognized by Kou Zhun...
If he didn't get Kou Zhun's approval, why would Kou Zhun accept him as his disciple?
Could it be that during the time he came to Bianjing, something happened that changed Kou Zhun's view of Kou Li?
Kou Ji's thoughts changed rapidly.
Kou Li was not recognized by the Kou government, and he was afraid that he would become a Kou Zhunzi with no name in the future.
As his grandson, he will naturally become a grandson with no title.
Why did he come to Bianjing?
The purpose is to enjoy wealth.
If you become a mere grandson, how can you still enjoy wealth?
It doesn't matter to Kou Ji whether he pays homage to Kou Zhun or not.
But the ancients valued filial piety.
As a junior, he would be considered unfilial if he moved in without paying homage to his grandfather first.
Does this make Kou Zhun even more disappointed with their father and son?
This is the thought.
Kou Ji said stiffly to Kou Zhong: "You want to stop me from paying filial piety to my grandfather?"
Kou Zhong was stunned and didn't even dare to say anything.
After apologizing, he still said calmly: "The master and my uncle have important matters to discuss. It is related to government affairs, so it is really inconvenient to be disturbed."
Kou Ji handed the baggage in his hand to Erbao, looked at Kou Zhong and said, "Where is my grandfather, just take me there. Grandpa can't be disturbed, I can wait!"
Seeing Kou Ji's tough attitude, Kou Zhong could no longer stop him.
He winked at Su Huiniang.
A smile immediately appeared on Su Huiniang's face, and she waved to Erbao, "The young master is going to pay homage to the master. Just follow me to the wing and settle down first."
Erbao shook his head decisively and said naively: "I want to follow the young master."
Su Huiniang was stunned and looked at Kou Zhong.
Kou Zhong's eyes fell on Kou Ji, he looked at Kou Ji carefully and bowed forward.
"Come with me!"
Kou Zhong led Kou Ji and walked a few steps to the door of the main hall.
The main hall door is open, and you can faintly see the paintings and calligraphy displayed inside, as well as the smoke curling up, but no one is in sight.
"Just stand here. When I finish talking to my uncle about the business, I will naturally invite you in."
Kou Zhong bowed and said something, winked at Su Huiniang, and the two left the place.
Kou Ji led Erbao and stood at the door of the main hall.
Kou Zhong left the front yard and asked Su Huiniang to open a small door on the edge of the corridor.
He got in and appeared in the middle courtyard.
The middle courtyard is far more luxurious than the front courtyard.
Rockeries, pavilions, lakes, swimming fish, trees, flowers and plants are all there.
In the pavilion.
The old man and the middle school man were sitting cross-legged on a thick blanket, making tea and chatting.
The old man, about sixty years old, with white beard and hair, thin and frail, was wearing a Sichuan brocade gown and was tapping his knees with his fingers.
He is about forty years old, with some white hair in his hair. He is quite prosperous. He is sitting cross-legged on the blanket, with an oval belly faintly outlined on his belly.
He was holding a small grinder and grinding the cardamom, salt cubes, spices and tea balls in front of him into powder.
After Kou Zhong arrived at the pavilion, he did not enter the pavilion, but stood outside the pavilion and saluted respectfully.
"Master, uncle, the young master is here, waiting at the door of the main hall..."
"Young Master?"
Kou Zhun and Wang Shu were both stunned.
Wang Shu stopped his hand and said suspiciously: "Yuan'er is here? Shouldn't he be studying in Taixue at this time?"