At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 438 Eating Meat and Drinking Soup
Zhuojun Yingyang Mansion is currently well-known in Changping and Rouhuai counties, and its reputation among the people is also excellent. Coupled with the active cooperation of the county magistrate Lu Jie, Wei Zheng's conscription work is progressing very smoothly. As soon as the news is released After going out, hundreds of people flocked to the barracks to sign up on the first day, which was enough for Old Wei to be busy.

Besides, Gao Bufan sent Cui Shirou's master and servant to Huairou County, and wanted to find her an inn to live in, but Lu County Magistrate was very considerate and took the initiative to vacate a private house under his name for Cui Shirou to live in temporarily.

Gao Bufan wanted to refuse, but he thought that the inn was crowded with people and the sanitary conditions were poor, so he accepted the kindness of the county magistrate Lu, but he also stated that it was rented, and the monthly rent of [-] yuan, the county magistrate Lu couldn't resist, Had no choice but to agree with a wry smile.

Lu County Magistrate's private house has two entrances, the environment is clean and tidy, even the picky maid Shu'er is satisfied with seeing it, and said happily: "Girl, although this house is not as good as my own, it is also very good, hehe, thank you Mr. Gao, you treat my girl very well."

Cui Shirou couldn't help but blush, Gao Bufan coughed lightly and said, "Brother Lu and I had a lifelong friendship, it should be."

"Dog officer! Dog officer!" A strange voice sounded suddenly, startling Gao Bufan, he stopped and saw that it was the green-haired parrot in the cage that Shuer was carrying, how dare he The little thing can still talk, and the tone is that of that stupid woman Cui Shiyao.

Shu Er patted the birdcage angrily, and threatened: "If you keep talking nonsense, you will be stewed."

"Brother Gao, a good man! Brother Gao, a good man!" The green parrot immediately tilted its head and shouted meanly, but it was quite adept at adapting to the wind.

Cui Shirou couldn't help being slightly embarrassed, and apologized again and again: "Brother Gao, I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

"No problem!" Gao Bufan waved his hand, not paying attention, because when the parrot called Gouguan, his tone was the same as that of a stupid woman like Cui Shiyao, so it can be seen that this stupid woman often denounced herself in front of Cui Shirou, and even the parrot followed suit.

Gao Bufan looked at the green parrot with great interest, and asked, "Is this parrot raised by Miss Shirou?"

Cui Shirou blushed and nodded: "It's called Luying, and no one is taking care of it at home, so Rou'er took it with her."

"Rou'er, good man! Rou'er, good man!" The green parrot yelled immediately, wondering if it understood.

Shu Er laughed and scolded: "Little sycophant!"

"Shu'er, sycophant! Shu'er, sycophant!"

Gao Bufan almost burst out laughing, Shu'er patted the birdcage awkwardly, and said angrily, "If you keep yelling, then..."

"It's stewed! It's stewed! Rou'er, help, someone is bullying your bird!" The green parrot yelled loudly, jumping up and down recklessly.

Gao Bufan said in surprise, "What a smart little thing."

Shu'er said proudly: "Lvying is really smart, look, Mr. Gao." After finishing speaking, he put a handful of melon seeds and a copper coin in the palm of his hand as if showing off, then moved to the side of the cage and ordered: "Lvying, Pick out the copper coins."

As expected, the green parrot picked up the copper coin, Shu'er said triumphantly: "Look, you are smart, Luying can also distinguish hundreds of flowers and know hundreds of characters."

Gao Bufan doubtfully said: "Really?"

"Of course, if Mr. Gao doesn't believe it, just write a few words on the spot to make him recognize it." Shu'er said proudly.

Gao Bufan became interested, so he wrote the character "bird" on the mud with a branch, and asked, "Lvying, what is this character?"

The green parrot tilted its head and stared at it for a long while without humming. Shu'er laughed a few times in embarrassment: "It knows this word, girl, what's going on?"

Cui Shirou shook her head suspiciously and said, "I don't know what's going on, maybe... it should be written on paper."

"Oh, Mr. Gao, please wait." Shu Ersheng was afraid of heights and thought she was bragging, and immediately ran to get a pen and ink, and wrote the word "bird" on the rice paper, and Luying immediately shouted: "Bird!"

Shu'er breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Look, Mr. Gao, the servant girl didn't lie to you." After she finished speaking, she wrote a few more words on the paper, and Luying really said it accurately.

Gao Bufan couldn't help sighing: "Miss Shirou, let's send it to school, don't delay its future."

Cui Shirou burst out laughing, Shu'er also giggled, and said proudly: "The teachers in the school may not be better than my girl."

Gao Bufan glanced at the picturesque Cui Sirou, and asked, "Did Miss Shirou teach these?"

Cui Shirou nodded a little embarrassedly: "Rou'er usually has nothing to do at home, once she found that Luying learned to speak and read poetry, Rou'er tried to teach it to read, but unexpectedly, Luying learned how to read."

Gao Bufan smiled and said, "Some parrots' IQs are not low, they can even reach the level of five or six-year-old children."

"What is IQ?" Cui Shirou asked half understanding.

"Cough...it's wisdom." Gao Bufan explained vaguely, and immediately changed the topic: "Miss Shirou is staying here temporarily, as long as there is news about your father, I will send someone to inform you."

Cui Shirou was also sensible, she nodded obediently when she heard the words, and said, "Thank you Brother Gao, Brother Gao is busy with military affairs, so Rou'er will not hinder Brother Gao."

Gao Bufan nodded, turned around and left the house, leaving the city.

Cui Shirou suddenly felt empty inside, and sighed, "Shu'er, let's go in."

Shu'er only thought that Cui Shirou was worried about the safety of the Patriarch, and comforted her, "Don't worry, Miss, the Patriarch will be fine, and Mr. Gao will definitely bring the Patriarch back safely."

"Young Master Gao, good man! Young Master Gao, good man!"

Shu'er said angrily: "Don't flatter me, Mr. Gao is gone!"

"Gao Gongzi, the dog officer... Ga"

Cui Shirou angrily stretched out her finger and gave the parrot a slap in the face, and the parrot immediately spun and fell a big ass, be honest!
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The county magistrate Lu Jie is currently in charge of the logistics supply of the Yingyang government army. He returned to the county office until the afternoon, ready to rest and drink. As soon as he entered the door, his servants reported: "My lord, the chief steward is here."

The magistrate of Lu county immediately entered the flower hall when he heard the words, and he saw Lu Sanlang waiting there learning tea, so he smiled and said, "When did Sanlang come?"

Lu Sanlang stood up to pay respects and said: "Nephew has seen Uncle Jiu, it's been a while, I see that Uncle Jiu is busy, so I didn't bother you."

Lu Sanlang is the chief steward of the Lu family in Fanyang, the general agent of the entire Lu family's business, which is equivalent to Cui Hu's status in the Cui family of Qinghe. But it's about the same as Lu Sanlang.

County Magistrate Lu sat down on the other side of the tea table, and the servants backed out automatically after serving the tea. The former took up the teacup to moisten his throat, and asked, "Is Sanlang here because of Gao Changqing?"

Lu Sanlang shook his head and said: "That's not true. I just came here to check the business accounts. By the way, I heard that Gao Changqing is recruiting soldiers in this county?"

County Magistrate Lu nodded: "The first batch recruited [-] soldiers, and there should be a second batch later."

Lu Sanlang's eyes flashed, and he said to himself: "I have the right to use it, and it will become invalid after the expiration date. This son has seized the opportunity decisively. Very good. I was worried that this son was too cautious, and he was inevitably a little timid. Now it seems that there is no need to use it." We have met, let's see what he does!"

A look of surprise flashed in Lu County Magistrate's eyes, and he asked in a low voice, "What does clan mean?"

"Full cooperation, people give people, food for food." Lu Sanlang said a dozen words lightly.

County Magistrate Lu nodded and said, "Okay, it's just that Saburo, you really don't see him?"

Lu Sanlang smiled and said: "No need, this son is a smart man, there are some things that don't need to be said in person, and the effect is better if you just do it and don't talk about it."

"Okay, yes, there is one more thing. This morning, Gao Changqing sent a woman from the Qinghe Cui family to live in the city." County Magistrate Lu said.

Lu Sanlang showed a thoughtful look, and asked: "Is this girl Cui Shirou, the daughter of Cui Hu, the chief steward of the Cui family in Qinghe?"

"Hey, could it be that Saburo knows this woman?" County Magistrate Lu wondered.

Lu Sanlang patted the table lightly, and sighed: "Cui Shoucheng is still better at chess, I admire him."

County Magistrate Lu hurriedly asked, "Why?"

Lu Sanlang said: "Cui Shoucheng has a vicious vision. He was optimistic about Gao Changqing at the beginning. He and Gao Changqing had a close relationship and had a fatal friendship. Later, Gao Changqing really emerged. It is said that the Cui family of Qinghe intends to marry Gao Changqing, but Gao Changqing intends to belong to Wugou of the Changsun family. Girl, last year the two of you made a public engagement. I thought that Cui Hu would give up the idea of ​​marrying Gao Bufan, but now it seems that is not the case. Moreover, in the past two years, the Qinghe Cui family has continued to transfer the property under their name in a planned way Come to Zhuojun."

County Magistrate Lu's heart moved, and he said in surprise: "So, the Qinghe Cui family has placed a lot of money on Gao Changqing, so they are so optimistic about Gao Changqing? Could it be that they think this Gao Changqing is the real one..."

Magistrate Lu didn't go on, he really didn't dare to say the next three words.

Lu Sanlang shook his head and said: "That's not the case, but Qinghe Cui's bet heavily on Gao Changqing is for sure, Gao Changqing's son is indeed not in the pool, at least he will be the leader of the roost in the future, play well The relationship is right.

At the beginning, this son succeeded in getting the pasture in Yuyi Town, so I was very optimistic about this son. Unfortunately, Cui Shoucheng has already taken the lead, and our Fanyang Lu family can't compare with Qinghe Cui's no matter how hard we invest. "

Magistrate Lu frowned and said, "Then why does Saburo still want it?"

Lu Sanlang smiled and said: "Qinghe Cui's family eats meat, and we Fanyang Lu's can drink some soup. In this situation, the emperor is in a tight siege again, and the world is going to be in chaos. There is a strong man with unlimited potential around us. If we don't Wouldn't it be stupid to hug your thighs tightly? So you don't have to worry about it, Uncle Ninth, just cooperate with Gao Changqing with all your strength, maybe I, Fan Yang Lu's grand occasion will fall on this son."

County magistrate Lu was slightly shocked when he heard the words, nodded solemnly, and secretly decided to do his best to assist Gao Bufan in the future.

(End of this chapter)