So I play chess

Chapter 217 Change the Name
Lady Tian has been relying on Zheng's family for half of her life, and even if she has some ideas about many things, she doesn't dare to put them into action.

Therefore, although he was angry with his son, after all, he left Zheng's house and came to Bushijuli. Even if he went out, he had no place to stay, so he had no choice but to do so reluctantly.

It looks like an attitude of what comes and goes.

And in front of outsiders, that is, the servants and maids who are accompanying her now, she did not lose her dignity, at least she was kind and friendly on the surface.

But when I heard that the prefect aunt was going to take care of her, I still felt a little bit difficult.

First of all, she had never been to such a banquet. Although the prefect's aunt was a little lady, she was also a valuable person she could not get in touch with on weekdays, so she was somewhat nervous.

Secondly, seeing her son's attitude, she didn't want him to stay here for a long time.

But still that sentence, although she was reluctant, she couldn't take the initiative to refuse.

Wen Gu lost his mother since he was a child. From the only memories he has, he can't sum up any kind of experience. He also doesn't know how adult daughters and mothers get along with each other, let alone how mothers and children should be.

But relying on her judgment of Lady Tian's identity, she still gave Zhixia special instructions.

Therefore, according to the eldest lady's instructions, Zhixia's arrangement is not really a banquet, at most it is a slightly richer ordinary dinner, and there is no complicated and troublesome eating and drinking process and rare ingredients that are unclear about how to eat.

During the banquet, Lady Tian also avoided a lot of unnecessary embarrassment, and everyone chatted kindly and decently.

Wen Gu came to chat with Zheng Bai as his chosen guest from thousands of miles, and carefully explained his relationship with the prefect Liu Zhu. Working with her is actually a rare and serious job, and it will be more convenient if it is suitable in the future. Go to the government office to do errands.

Lady Tian had no hostility towards the prefect's aunt, but now she saw her with her own eyes, and she was indeed a rather young lady as the rumors said.

In addition, this little lady is upright and generous, with a good appearance, and she doesn't treat people with aloofness like those nobles. In addition, when I asked about her life experience occasionally, I only felt that she was not easy, so I added a little favor to her.

By the way, Wen Gu also talked about some of the current situation in the former Yang Mansion, focusing on some of the errands that Mrs. Tian was good at, and there was still a shortage of manpower.

Lady Tian was naturally happy, and she took the initiative to ask her to do something, and Wen Gu agreed.

The rest is nothing special.At the end of the banquet, Mrs. Tian was a little less uneasy than when she first came, and even ordered Zheng Baisheng to do things for the eldest lady.

But everyone involved knew that Lady Tian had not given up on the idea of ​​"going back to Zheng's house".Wen Gu also knew that it couldn't be done overnight, so the advance staff made some adjustments to the small courtyard where she and Zheng Bai lived according to Tian Niangzi's request.

After she earns a living by herself in exchange for a better life, I'm afraid many ideas will change because of this.

"I envy you very much."

After the banquet was over, Wen Gu sent someone to send Lady Tian back to the small courtyard where she lived, but left Zheng Bai behind on the grounds that she still had some things to hand over. After everyone left, Wen Gu said this to Zheng Bai .

"My ability is low, and my status is nothing to mention. Why does the eldest miss envy me?" Zheng Bai replied.

"Maybe it's because I'm not greedy enough." Wen Gu smiled complicatedly, and then changed the topic he had caused, "You will work with Li Mao from now on, the origin of the people in Tongcheng is needed, and there is no need to change it , but the Zheng family is a big family in Tongcheng after all, and people who have never met you will inevitably associate it when they hear your surname, so it is best to have another name so that you can do things more conveniently."

Zheng Bai immediately replied: "I don't want to show people this surname either. If Miss can arrange it like this, I'd be very happy. But do I need to think of one myself?"

Wen Gu smiled and said, "I've already thought about it for you, there is a name that is destined for you, so don't be sorry."

Zheng waved his hands and saluted, and said: "Please give me your name, Miss."

"Just call me Liu Ruobai."

Zheng Bai asked again which words they were, and when he was still thinking about how the name "Liu Ruobai" was related to him, suddenly another guard came to report in the dark, only saying that the eldest lady's nephew, the prefect of Tongcheng Liu Zhu has arrived.

So Zheng Bai resisted these unimportant doubts, and immediately resigned.

At this time, Wen Gu only felt that he was haggard from the inside out, after that, no matter what, he must sleep at night, otherwise he would not have to wait for Northern Yu and Southern Chu to send troops to kill him. , I'm going to be trapped to death in this house first.

And it's not the sleepy kind, it's simply "sleepy".

"Auntie, can I have dinner?"

Liu Zhu got permission, and walked in hurriedly. Seeing that there was no impatience on his face, Wen Gu felt a little relieved in his heart.

"I've used it." Wen Gu didn't lean on any place casually like in the past, but sat upright, afraid that if he relaxed for a while, his mind would be distracted, and he would even fall asleep directly.

"Why is my aunt so pale?" Liu Zhu approached and finally saw Wen Gu's situation, so he asked sincerely.

"So if my nephew has something important to say, talk about it quickly, and if not, talk about it tomorrow." Wen Gu said reluctantly, "Otherwise, the aunt in front of you will not just look pale, and wait for Uncle Wen to find you to settle the score. "

Liu Zhu hurriedly said yes, no more greetings, just said: "I will talk about it later, but I found something very unusual today, so I hurried to tell my aunt, so that I can teach my aunt to be careless."

"Let's talk."

Liu Zhu replied: "Just now I checked the number of refugees entering the city today, and found that it was [-]% more than five days ago."

Wen Gu hurriedly asked, "But there's no room for them to settle in the city?"

"Not really." Liu Zhu shook his head, "Even if the number continues to increase like this, the city can still last for about half a month. After that, I have already figured out a countermeasure, and I will discuss with the county magistrates separately in the past few days."

Liu Zhu's actions are often appropriate, and Wen Gu rarely needs to intervene. She only needs to make decisions on matters that are really important, or that may be related to the planning of the Liangzhou Army.

"The war in Anping and Guangyang has become more intense as time goes by, and it is reasonable for the number of refugees to increase." Wen didn't bother to praise him, and asked again: "How is that?"

Liu Zhu replied again: "There are few things today, so I decided on this matter and wanted to check all the public inspection records of the previous few days. But this investigation found that not only the number of people increased today, but also since May Since a few days ago, there have been many more people coming every day than the day before."

(End of this chapter)