marquis of jingan

Chapter 515 Xu Fu's Enlightenment

Xu Fu stayed in Shen Yi's study for about an hour, and Shen Yi basically explained everything that Xu Fu had to do.

After explaining the matter, it was already very late, and Shen Yi wanted to stay Xu Fu overnight, but Xu Fu refused to stay no matter what he said, and insisted on leaving through the back door.

Shen Yi had no choice but to send him all the way to the back door. When the two parted, Xu Fu lowered his head and asked, "Master, are you leaving tomorrow?"

"Ah."

Shen Yi rubbed his temples, feeling a little tired: "I've been in Jiankang for several months, and I'm on a royal mission, so it's time to go south, otherwise His Majesty will say that I'm lazy."

Shen Yi returned to Jiankang in early November last year, and stayed in Jiankang for almost two and a half months.

There is an imperial errand on him. In theory, he should not return to health until he has completed his errands.

For example, Li Mu, the eldest son of the Jin Dynasty, did not come back for the Chinese New Year last year, and stayed in the south all the time, working diligently on behalf of the emperor.

Of course, it might also be because his family objected to him going out on business. Li Mu was worried that he would not be able to go out after returning to Jiankang, so he simply didn't come back.

But even so, Shen Yi has been on vacation for more than two months, and it's almost time to go back to work.

If he went back late, the result of his hard work last year might have nothing to do with him.

Xu Fu lowered his head slightly and said, "Originally, when I went south, I should go with the young master, but now that I am notorious, I won't implicate the young master..."

Speaking of this, he paused, then took out a golden lock from his arms, held it in front of Shen Yi with both hands, and said softly: "I haven't come to see the young master since he was born. Strange."

"This is a long-lived lock that I took time to make in the past few months. It is a gift for the young master. Please pass it on to the young master."

Shen Yi took the delicate-looking gold lock, and looked at Xu Fu with some surprise: "You did it?"

Xu Fu raised his head and smiled and said, "Young master arranged for me to work in Huangshizhai in Penpot Lane. There are two or three gold shops in Penpot Alley. I often went to see them when I had nothing to do. Later, I also opened a gold shop. I just learned from the master in the shop for more than a month."

"It's a bit rough, I hope the young master and madam don't dislike it."

Shen Yi looked up at the high-ranking official Xu who had grown up at a speed visible to the naked eye, and said with some emotion: "You have a heart."

Xu Fu shook his head slightly: "This is what I should do."

With a serious expression on his face, he lowered his head slightly and said: "Without your son, the six of us might still be begging for food in Jiangdu."

"Although you, my lord, never take this matter seriously, and even the five of them are about to forget about it, but I haven't forgotten it."

Xu Fu took two steps back, bowed deeply to Shen Yi and said, "Xu Fu will always remember your kindness."

Shen Yi silently stepped forward and patted Xu Fu on the shoulder.

"Okay, you have to hurry tomorrow, go and find a place to rest."

"This time going south, if there is anything uncertain, please send someone to deliver a letter to me. Some matters are too urgent and there is no time to deliver the letter. When you make a decision, you must have a little humility in your heart and leave room for everything."

Xu Fu nodded yes, and then bid farewell to Shen Yi.

After saluting, the young man, who was already about the same height as Shen Yi, walked away from the backyard of Shen's house.

Not long after he walked out of the back door of Shen's house, he turned a corner and came out of the alley. A rather burly man stood silently behind Xu Fu.

This big man was already a head taller than Xu Fu, but after seeing Xu Fu, he subconsciously lowered his head with a respectful expression.

This big man's surname is Qin, and his name is Qin Zhu. He was the second child among Xu Fu's six siblings.

At the same time, besides Xu Fu, he is also the one who speaks the most effectively among the six people. In the past two years, he has been by Xu Fu's side most of the time, working diligently as Xu Fu's deputy.

Seeing Xu Fu coming out of Shen's house, Qin Zhu followed Xu Fu and said in a low voice, "Brother, the accommodation has been arranged for you. Are you hungry? I'll go and order you a table of food and wine."

"Just get two dishes at will."

Xu Fu rubbed his temples, and said in a low voice: "Tomorrow at dawn, we will go out of the city to catch up with the horse team, and we will go to bed early today."

Hearing what the eldest brother said, Qin Zhu couldn't help but said: "Brother, you are too. A few days ago, you obviously had so much time to see...to see the young master, and I insisted on going out of the city today and then coming back to see him, which made me so tired ..."

Xu Fu stopped in his tracks, glanced back at the big man, and then exhaled silently: "I have told you many times that I entered the city secretly so that no one would know that I have been to Shen's house."

"Be considerate of your son, it's not convenient for him to see me openly."

"It's not convenient to see or see."

Qin Zhu said in a low voice: "Didn't the third child often go to Shen's house? If there is something to do, just ask him to send a letter."

The third child in his mouth is Ding Man, and indeed he often goes to Shen's house.

Xu Fu frowned again.

He was silent for a while, and wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say anything, he just said angrily: "Don't eat."

After finishing speaking, Xu Fu strode forward.

When Qin Zhu heard this, he immediately panicked.

He knew that his elder brother was a little angry, so he hurried up in two or three steps, with a smile on his face: "Brother, I said the wrong thing... I said the wrong thing, or else you hit me twice to vent your anger..."

"I know you remember Mr. Shen's kindness, and the five of us also remember Mr. Shen's kindness. I just said it so casually because I love you..."

Seeing that Xu Fu ignored him, Qin Zhu became a little anxious. He slapped himself hard, then lowered his head and said, "Brother, sometimes I can't speak out of my head, so don't be angry with me..."

Xu Fu stopped, looked back at the big man, and sighed slightly.

"Zhuzi, I follow Mr. Shen not all because of his kindness to us when we were in Jiangdu."

"more importantly…"

Xu Fu looked serious: "What's more, only the young master treats us brothers and sisters as human beings."

"Back when the few of us in Jiangdu were poor and had nothing to eat and no clothes to cover, the young master didn't treat us like animals, let alone take us in as domestic servants."

"What he told me at the beginning was that he wanted us to do something for him, and let us sing nursery rhymes for him."

"After the nursery rhyme incident passed, what he said was that he would cooperate with the few of us so that the six of us could have a livelihood and not continue to live on the streets."

Having said that, Xu Fu glanced at Qin Zhu and sighed silently.

"You also know what happened later. The fourth child slipped his tongue and told about the nursery rhyme."

"We didn't pay much attention to this matter at the beginning. After all, the young master has already exposed the matter. He just said a few words to the fourth brother and didn't tell us too much."

"But in the past two years, I often look back on this matter."

Xu Fu looked at Qin Zhu and said in a low voice: "Zhu Zi, you have seen the world in the past two years. Think about it carefully. Back then, the young master didn't have any fame. If the nursery rhyme leaked out, it would almost offend the entire Jiangdu. yamen."

"How big is this thing?"

Xu Fu's face was serious: "Although I don't know how this matter was settled in the first place, but the young master didn't pursue us because of this matter, and he didn't even give up on us."

"Some things, you have to think about it carefully. The six of us, the brothers and sisters, have been able to come to this day. We are well-clothed, well-fed, and rich. It's not because of us how capable we are."

"It's because we were lucky enough to meet Young Master."

"Think again."

Xu Fu looked at Qin Zhu, and said silently: "The nobles in Jiankang City, those dignitaries who go to Cuiyun Tower for dinner, including Eunuch Gao..."

"Except for the son."

Senior official Xu Fu let out a foul breath slowly.

"Who else has really seen us?"

(End of this chapter)