Chapter 0006 I really just want to be a dummy doing nothing
After finding out that Kou Ji was a person who did not know his own abilities, Wang Shu also lost interest in Kou Ji.
He didn't plan to continue chatting with Kou Ji, so he went straight to the point: "Since you have taken over this matter, I will tell you the rules. From now on, your grandfather and I will not help you.
All problems need to be solved by yourself."
Kou Ji was stunned and said hesitantly: "Including the beginning and end of the matter?"
Wang Shu nodded and said, "You need to inquire about this yourself."
Kou Ji laughed, "It adds a lot of difficulty for no reason."
Wang Shu smiled and said, "Just think of it as a test given to you by your grandfather. If you pass the test, you will be the young master of the Kou Mansion; if you fail the test, you can only accompany your father and go back to the countryside of Huazhou."
Kou Ji thought about it and smiled: "Can I put forward three conditions?"
Wang Shu raised his hand and signaled: "You just have to say it, but I can't guarantee that I will agree to it."
Kou Ji pointed to Erbao behind him, then pointed to the clothes on his body, and laughed softly: "When I enter Bianjing City, no matter whether my grandfather recognizes me or not, I can be regarded as a member of the Kou Mansion. I am wearing this outfit."
If you go out, you will lose the face of the Kou family.
Could you please allow our master and servant to wash up and change into dry clothes?"
Wang Shu was stunned, carefully looked at the slightly shabby clothes on Kou Ji and Er Bao, nodded and said: "You are right, no matter what, your surname is Kou after all, so you can't lose the name of Kou Mansion when you are away from home.
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"Kou Zhong, I will take your young master in for a bath and change of clothes later."
Wang Shu turned around and gave an order to Kou Zhong.
Kou Zhong quickly bowed and agreed: "I understand, uncle..."
Kou Ji added: "I still want to see my father. When I entered the Kou Mansion, I failed to pay homage to my grandfather. I have already lost my filial piety. If I don't pay attention to my father again, I'm afraid I will be blamed."
"We, the Song Dynasty, founded our country based on filial piety. If you put filial piety first in everything, I have no reason not to agree."
Wang Shu spoke openly, but there was a half-smiling expression on his face.
Kou Ji specifically proposed to visit Kou Li. Wang Shu knew what his plan was.
What wrong thing did Kou Li do? Kou Ji couldn't get any information from him, so he could only talk to Kou Li.
Wang Shuming knew Kou Ji's little thoughts, but still agreed to him.
The reason why he agreed so happily was because Wang Shu knew in his heart that even if Kou Ji found Kou Li, he might not be able to extract much useful information from Kou Li.
"I also hope to withdraw some money from the house..."
Kou Ji didn't understand Wang Shu's thoughts, so after hearing Wang Shu agree to his second condition, he put forward a third condition.
Seeing Wang Shu looking at him with a strange look, Kou Ji immediately added another sentence.
"You don't need too much, ten sticks are enough..."
Ten guan of money, for ordinary people, is a year's expense, but for the Kou government, it is a drop in the bucket.
Wang Shu thought that Kou Ji wanted the lion to open its mouth wide, but he didn't expect that Kou Ji would only open his mouth ten times.
He hesitated for a moment and said calmly: "I promise you twenty strings..."
Kou Ji did not refuse, but cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, uncle."
Wang Shu said: "You call me uncle, as an uncle I can't be stingy. Let me remind you, you only have three and a half days left."
Kou Ji was stunned for a moment, then saluted and thanked him again.
Wang Shu waved his hand and left the main hall.
Kou Zhong did not leave with him, but bowed his waist and came forward and said to Kou Ji: "Young master, follow me to the room to bathe and change clothes. Later, I will take you to see Master Kou Li..."
Kou Ji no longer stubbornly stood there waiting for Kou Zhun.
The appearance of Wang Shu represents Kou Zhun, and the terms he negotiates with Wang Shu are equivalent to the terms he negotiates with Kou Zhun.
Now that the conditions have been negotiated, there is no need to brave the wind and rain to wait for Kou Zhun and kowtow to Kou Zhun in filial piety.
In fact, in Kou Ji's heart, he was absolutely unwilling to kowtow to anyone if he could do without.
After entering the mansion, the reason why he stubbornly stayed at the entrance of the main hall was because he had to meet Kou Zhen, just to understand the attitude of the entire Kou family towards him.
Kou Ji entered the corridor under the guidance of Kou Zhong.
The loyal Erbao followed Kou Ji.
In front of a wing at the end of the corridor, Kou Zhong stopped and ordered a few maids to help Kou Ji tailor clothes. After boiling water, he led Kou Ji into the wing.
Erbao wanted to follow him in, but was stopped by Kou Zhong.
"The place where the servants of the house bathe is in the woodshed in the southeast corner of the front yard. I will ask the front yard steward to take you there later."
From this point, Kou Ji saw the strictness of the ancient hierarchical system.
He whispered a few instructions to Erbao, who obediently followed the steward of the front yard to the woodshed to bathe and change clothes.
After Erbao left, Kou Ji entered the side room.
The area in the wing room is large, but there are not many furnishings.
Beside the north wall, there is an Arhat couch, and a huge mahogany bathtub is placed in the middle of the room, which can accommodate three people to bathe in it, but there is still room for excess.
Around the bathtub, there are pieces of gauze screens, with ink paintings of plums, orchids, bamboos and chrysanthemums outlined on the screens.
Kou Ji entered the side room, shook off the cold air on his body, and drank two bowls of fragrant tea under Kou Zhong's service. After the maids boiled hot water, they filed in carrying copper basins.
In the time it took to burn an incense stick, the huge bathtub was filled with hot water.
The leader of the maids went in and tested the water temperature. She walked up to Kou Ji obediently and saluted, "Young Master, the hot water is ready..."
Kou Ji stood up, waved his hand towards her and said, "You guys go out first."
The eldest maid was startled, looked at Kou Ji, and then at Kou Zhong who was silent at the side.
A rare smile appeared on Kou Zhong's face and he asked: "Young master, don't you need someone to take care of you? All the maids in the house have been trained by the aunts in the palace, and they are very good at serving people."
Kou Ji turned his head, looked at him with a half-smile, and asked in a low voice, "What do you mean?"
The smile on Kou Zhong's face froze, and he lowered his head and said, "It's the old slave who talks too much..."
After saying this, he immediately left the room with the maid in the side room.
Kou Ji looked at the door that was gradually closing, and the smile on his face disappeared instantly.
After making sure the door was closed tightly, he took off his clothes and plunged his body into the warm water.
After holding his head in the hot water for ten breaths, he raised his head, raised a splash of water, let out a deep breath, and said faintly: "The wealth of the prime minister's house is really not easy to enjoy.
Things started happening before I even entered the door. If I hadn't spent many years in the world of mortals in my previous life, I wouldn't have dared to take on this matter."
Kou Ji slowly leaned his head back and lay on the wooden pillows in the bathtub, looking up at the neat rows of beams above his head, with a myriad of thoughts in his mind.
Sitting and enjoying the wealth of the Kou Mansion is naturally a first-rate thing.
It's just that he is not Kou Zhun's biological grandson after all, so his reputation is always weaker.
Once trouble arises, Kou Zhun will never be lenient when dealing with him.
His cheap father is the best example.
Kou Ji doesn't want to be controlled by others.
This feeling made him feel unhappy.
"Hey! Obviously I just want to be an idle dude and enjoy the glory and wealth..."