Chapter 49 Recruitment
  "My son is getting more and more handsome!"

Ms. Liu looked at Li An, who had changed into a light blue shirt, and nodded appreciatively.

"Haha, it's not like my mother is good at her craftsmanship." Li An praised.

"Go, just be sweet." Mrs. Liu straightened his collar and said, "Go quickly. The people who have been hired by the Sheng family have all arrived at the pier. The ship that wants to send the employees is coming soon. Don't keep your teacher waiting. ”

"Mom, I'll go then." Li An nodded.

"Go!" Ms. Liu nodded.

"Goudan, let's go!" Li An shouted to Shizhu who was sitting beside him.

At this time, more than half a year had passed since he became a disciple of Liu Xuewen.

Because the family conditions have improved over the past year and meat is often available to eat, Li An has not only grown a lot in stature, but has also become a lot stronger.

He looked half a head taller than an ordinary ten-year-old boy.

Li An took Goudan out and walked on the street, seeing many people heading towards the dock.

"Have you heard that the people from the Yuan family of Earl Zhongqin's Mansion in Bianjing are unwilling to get off the ship?"

"What's going on? I heard that everyone the Sheng family welcomed has gone. If you don't get off the boat at this time, won't you embarrass the Sheng family?"

"I heard that Sheng Tongpan didn't go to greet him in person, not even an elder. He only sent the eldest son of the Sheng family to pick him up. Naturally, he was unwilling to disembark."

"No way. I heard that Lord Tongpan's father is Tanhualang and his aunt is from the Hou family. How could he be so rude?"

Generally speaking, when a man offers a job, the woman will send someone to greet her. Even if her parents don't come, she will have elders from the same clan come to greet her.

Even ordinary people understand this truth, and it is impossible for scholars like Tongpan not to know it.

"Haha, I heard that the reason why Mr. Tongpan didn't come to greet him was because it was originally agreed that Mr. Zhongqin and his wife would come to make the appointment in person, but in the end it was replaced by the eldest son and his wife, who didn't even have any elders. Mr. Tongpan The talent sent his eldest son to greet him."

"To put it this way, it's the fault of Earl Zhongqin's Mansion. How can any parent hire a younger brother under the eldest brother?"

"After all, he belongs to the Earl of Bianjing's Palace, so it's normal to look down on the Sheng family."

"The two families are in a stalemate right now. Isn't it possible that it won't work out?"

Although the eldest brother is like his father, this means that when his father is gone, the eldest son inherits the family business and becomes the head of the family, with the responsibility of teaching and caring for his younger siblings.

Like the Earl of Zhongqin's Mansion, this was the first time for them to meet their eldest brother who came to offer employment to his younger brother while his parents were still alive.

When Li An heard these discussions, he knew what was going on and said, "Goudan, let's go take a look too."

Since he entered the official school, Shizhu has become his book boy, accompanying him to and from school every day.

Shi Lin also wanted to see if Shi Zhu, as a scholar who followed Li An in the official school and was influenced by the saint's words, could improve his intelligence.

Facts have proved that although the words of the saint are useless to Shizhu, after Li An's patient teaching, his mind is slightly more mature than before.

"Brother Li San, aren't we going to meet Liu Xuezheng?" Shi Zhu asked doubtfully.

"The teacher originally asked me to go to the Sheng family to find him. We can just go with the recruitment team." Li An said with a smile.

Liu Xuewen would usually take him and Pan Shan with him to any events or banquets. For most of the year, he had been to most of the officials' houses in Yangzhou. In addition, he often went to the Sheng family to find Sheng Changbai, and all the concierges of the Sheng family knew him.

Even if you go later, you won’t be afraid of being stopped at the door.

Li An took Shi Zhu and followed the crowd of spectators to the pier.

I saw a sea of ​​people near the pier, so crowded with people watching the excitement that they couldn't see what was going on inside.

After a lot of effort, the two finally squeezed in.

Then he saw a large circle formed in front of the pier by servants and servants brought by Sheng Changbai to carry the bride price. Sheng Changbai stood on the pier, looking calmly at the big ship docked at the pier.

At this moment, Sheng Changbai's book boy Sanshui ran out of the boat.

When he arrived in front of Sheng Changbai, he whispered something into his ear.

After hearing this, Sheng Changbai nodded calmly.

"Brother Sheng, Sanshui!" Li An shouted loudly.

Sheng Changbai looked for fame, saw Li An, nodded slightly in response, and said something to Sanshui. Sanshui nodded, saluted, and ran towards Li An.

"I've met Mr. Li."

Sanshui bowed and asked the servant who was blocking him to let Li An in.

Li An followed Sanshui to Sheng Changbai and whispered: "Brother Sheng, how about it? Are the Yuan family still unwilling to disembark? It's getting late, so we can't delay any longer."

In ancient times, when getting married, the busiest time for a woman was the day of engagement.

On this day, the woman's relatives and friends will come to witness the marriage. After the betrothal is made, the woman will host a banquet to entertain the guests.

Although it's just now, it still takes time to remove the betrothal gift and get to the Sheng family.

There is also a set of etiquette for making an appointment. If you delay it any longer, you will delay the luncheon at noon.

"No, the Yuan family has agreed to disembark." Sheng Changbai looked at the crowd around him and said with a smile.

Li An was startled, then quickly reacted and gave a thumbs up.

He had been a little surprised before, why so many people were attracted to watch so quickly, and those people who were watching were so aware of the situation of Yuan Sheng's family.

After working on it for a long time, it turned out that Sheng Changbai sent people to promote it, and the purpose was to force the Yuan family to disembark.

Although if this happens, the Sheng family will also be embarrassed.

But the Yuan family sent a junior to hire him, and if Sheng Hong came to greet him in person, the Sheng family would be even more embarrassed.

Just make a big deal and embarrass everyone.

And in the final analysis, this matter is the fault of the Yuan family, and the most embarrassing thing is the Yuan family.

Li An didn't know whether Sheng Changbai did this because of Sheng Hong's signal or because he decided on his own.

However, Li An felt that with Sheng Hong's face-conscious character, he shouldn't be able to do such a thing.

It was probably Sheng Changbai who thought of it himself.

I have to say that Sheng Changbai is very courageous. If the marriage breaks up, the Yuan family will be even more embarrassed, but the Sheng family will suffer the most.

After all, Yuan Jiaerlang is a man, and even if it has an impact on marrying a wife in the future, it won't be too big.

The Sheng family is different. If they really break up, it will be difficult for Sheng Hualan to remarry.

Not long after waiting, a group of people came out of the boat. The first was a couple in their twenties, followed by a middle-aged woman, and behind them was a handsome boy of fourteen or fifteen years old.

Li An didn't look at the couple at all, his eyes stopped on the young man.

"This should be Gu Tingye, right?"

The reason why Li An came here was to see if he could get along with Gu Tingye.

He is not sure whether he can pass the imperial examination in the future. If he can become friends with Gu Tingye, when Gu Tingye becomes prosperous, it would be good to join the army through him.

Although the Song Dynasty valued literature over military affairs, military attachés were also officials, and they were better than ordinary people.

Gu Tingye seemed to sense something and looked at Li An.

Li An smiled slightly, nodded, and said hello.

Gu Tingye nodded slightly in response, then withdrew his gaze.

"Sheng Changbai, come here to take over the job!" Sheng Changbai saluted.

"Haha, I'm sorry, my wife has never been on a boat. She is not feeling well and has been delayed a little. It's getting late now. Mr. Sheng, please have someone remove the betrothal gift." Yuan Wenchun said with a smile.

Generally, when a man sends a betrothal gift, the betrothal gift comes from the person he brings.

But the Yuan family was in Bianjing and came by boat, so it was naturally impossible to bring so many people.

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