Wanli Xinming

Chapter 408
Sihai Tea House is a new property of Du Liuye in the capital. The front facing West Yanhe Street is a two-story brick and wood mixed building with a bluestone foundation, which stands out from the surrounding low-rise shops.

When the rooster crowed three times on the fourteenth day of the winter moon, the tea house staff removed the door panels as usual.Du Liuye, who got up early, practiced a punch in the courtyard, stretching his muscles, bones and blood, and then put on a big cloak and walked to the street.

At this time, the sun had already risen, and Du Liuye's tea house was shining in the winter because of the glass windows.He looked at his property with satisfaction, and casually dealt with the neighbors who gathered in front of him to greet him.

"Father, breakfast is ready, mother let you come in for dinner—" Because the imperial court reiterated the slavery order, the servants of Du Liu's family changed their tune a long time ago and called Du Liu "Daddy".

Although there is a way to circumvent the slavery order of "adopted sons and adopted daughters", there are fewer and fewer slaves today.Those in the north went to the northeast, and those in the south went to Burma. There were more ways to survive and fewer people who sold themselves.

Moreover, the court's laws and regulations have become more and more stringent-if there are "adopted sons and adopted daughters" who report harsh treatment to "adopted fathers and adopted mothers" and they are true, the master will pay a large sum of money for compensation, and the "adopted sons and adopted daughters" can Immediately "return to the sect", when the time comes, it will inevitably be empty of people and money.

Therefore, "employment" has gradually become popular in recent years.The work of serving people is also like working in a factory. The owner signs a contract with the seller of labor, and there is no previous personal attachment relationship-these employees are not as respectful as before, and other things have not changed much for the time being.

But five years ago, if this little guy dared to call Du Liu "you", he would have been slapped in the face.Du Liu glanced at him first, then the scar on his face twisted and stared at him fiercely.

The boy didn't understand why at first, then he suddenly realized and bowed, "Father, mother invites you to come in for dinner—"

Du Liu hummed again, and looked up at his new tea house again, before raising his legs to cross the threshold.

"Shut up, dog!" Chen Dianli's voice was thin and sharp, frightened by Du Liu, "You don't want your head anymore?"

Du Liu can recognize all the characters, but they don't quite understand what they mean together.He looked at Chen Dianli suspiciously, which meant waiting for Master Chen to explain.

When Du Liu heard this, he laughed and said: "This post is about something in the palace, the 'Jinyi' gang shouldn't be checked by the city? Why bother Mr. Chen—"

Because the county magistrate didn't explain it, Master Chen didn't understand, so he just said vaguely: "This is anti-poetry!"

"Then I came here to tease you when I have nothing to do? How many people do you have now? Let me find out—"

"Grandpa, you are too scary today. What's the matter?" Du Liu heard that Chen Dianli said that he didn't want to clean up himself, so he raised his sleeves and wiped the sweat from his face.

How could Du Liu have the courage, he hurriedly agreed, saying that he would notify all "old friends".Seeing his unscrupulous look, Chen Dianli sighed.After hesitating for a long time, he took out a wallet from his pocket and took out two dragon tickets in pain.

After he finished speaking, he looked around and said in a low voice, "So 'Caifeng' means this. I was still thinking about it for a long time, but it turned out to be the same pronunciation. You can understand this thing just by reading it aloud."

Seeing Du Liu shut up, he glanced at the busy street, grabbed Du Liu's shoulder and dragged him to a place where there was no one on the side of the road.Du Liu was tall, and for the convenience of Chen Dianli, he hurriedly bent his waist down again.

After walking for a while, Chen Dianli's fat face was dripping with sweat.The flesh on the cheekbones rolled, indicating that he was in a very bad mood.

Because he saw something remarkable, Du Liuye also looked furtively to the left and right, and asked in a low voice, "Master Chen, do you mean to ask me to find out who did it?"

He stood up and looked Du Liu up and down.Du Liu saw that Chen Dianli's triangular eyes were showing a fierce light, his heart was beating wildly, and he quickly stopped talking.

Seeing that Mr. Chen didn't understand, Du Liu could only read the note with his head down.After groping for a long time, he said: "The word 'Juzheng' refers to the old Zhongxing prince, so it must be true." After hearing this, Chen Dianli said: "Aren't you talking nonsense?"

"You fucking know a lot of idioms! Then tell me what it means."

Seeing the ghostly expression on Chen Dianli's face, Du Liu was deeply encouraged and continued, "Think about it, the oars are thick and hard, and the little widow is not comfortable—"

"Du Liu, can your shrimp soldiers and crabs still move?" Just after saying this, Dianli Chen saw that Du Liu's body was as soft as noodles. "Hey, hey, why are you shaking? I'm not trying to clean you up, stand up straight! Stay calm!"

"Du Liu'er, I'm shaking, I'm starting a big business—" Hearing this voice, Du Liuye suddenly retracted his open shoulders, his straight waist immediately leaned forward, and his knees were slightly bent , All of a sudden, he changed from being arrogant to groveling, making his godson look straight at him.

Chen Dianli turned his triangular eyes, and interrupted in a cold voice: "What? You don't want to do it?"

I saw my "father" trotting all the way to the east for a few steps, clasping his hands together like smashing garlic, and said repeatedly: "Master Chen, why are you so free here today? Have you eaten breakfast yet? Are you in the house?" Please——Small, go to Xitou Laosun’s house to get some candied fruit, and ask your mother to make some good tea—hey, I said that I saw magpies screaming when I went out today—” The series of flattery made the Wanping County Chen Dianli couldn't get in the conversation.

"Hey? The sky is bright and the sun is bright, and the universe is bright and bright. In this peaceful and prosperous world, what kind of thing-"

The amount of the note was not exciting, but it was the first time that he made money back from Chen Dianli, which still made Du Liuye so happy that he wanted to have fun.At this time, he knew that the case was really serious, and at the same time pretended to be flattered, and he agreed wholeheartedly.

"Damn it, something serious has happened." Chen Dianli shook out a piece of paper, "Yesterday, there were twenty pieces of these things pasted in every corner of Wanping County. I heard that Daxing also has them." He handed the paper to the Du Liu looked.

After thinking about it for a while, he put another one back, and handed the remaining one to Du Liudao: "I will reward you with ten yuan, which is hard money. If there are important clues, I will reward you~!"

"Caifeng? Caifeng? Did you mean the one in the Palace of Compassion?" Du Liu gasped and said, "Master Chen, what do you mean by 'boats'? Could it be oars?"

Seeing Chen Dianli staring at the large bill in his hand from time to time, Du Liu called the clerk to bring over two strings of cakes and tea, which cost about ten yuan——Chen Dianli felt better about it.

Immediately he bid farewell to Du Liu and muttered, "County Yuan Yuan is young but sincerely ruthless. He said, 'It's the pawn's fault if you commit treachery'. I'll make it easier for you boy."

Du Liu bent down and watched Chen Dianli go west, and then went back into the house for dinner.When entering the door, hand the ticket to the boy at the door: "Go to Ertiao Hutong, find someone who does calligraphy and painting, frame this ticket, and I will hang it up for viewing."

The boy opened his mouth wide, not knowing what the fuss was about this bastard father.Du Liu ignored him, and as he walked towards the back room, he muttered, "What kind of bullshit is this? The villain said the widow's right and wrong, and we're here to make a big splash."

(End of this chapter)