Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 578

At the gate of the county seat, the leader of the county express class and people are waiting.Lingao County is not a green zone yet, so he needs to be equipped with guards according to the rules if he wants to move in as a permanent resident. Liu San considers that Runshitang itself is relatively closed, and it is difficult for outsiders to come in and out. Security is guaranteed, so it is unnecessary Putting too many people would only increase the inconvenience, so he declined the personal guards sent by the Political Security Bureau for him, and only agreed to put a secret post at the entrance of Runshitang by the police station.

The residence Yang Shixiang arranged for him was a cross courtyard between Runshi Hall and the residence. The courtyard was small and remote, and ordinary people could not easily walk there.There is a narrow alley that leads directly to a small door at the back of the mansion, making it easy to enter and exit.

The manager took him around the yard. The house was old, but it was recently renovated by the office. The walls were painted white, the windows were all inlaid with glass, and the floor was laid inside the house. It was clean and bright. .

Liu San circled around the rosewood desk in front of the window, and it was wiped spotless.Bookshelves, cultural museum shelves, and pen holders are all good things.

The most eye-catching thing is that there is a telephone on the table.This grey-green hand-cranked military magnet telephone looks old-fashioned, but it is a symbol of status and power in the time-traveling group.Liu San shook the phone three times and picked up the microphone.

"County switching station, where do you want to call?" A charming female voice came from the microphone.

Lingao Telecom has recently set up a telephone switching station in the county seat, and the places with telephones in the county have also expanded from the county office to the grain collection bureau, county express team (county police station) and various city gate duty offices.

"Runshitang office phone test." Liu San muttered.

"Hello, chief, everything is normal on the phone."

"Thank you." Liu San hung up the phone.He looked at the stunned Fu Wuben - he didn't understand what Master was doing.Liu San smiled: "If there is something to do, the disciple will do his best, so you can open your luggage and pack it."

"Yes, Master." Fu Wuben looked around vigorously, and then asked, "Master, where do I sleep?"

"Just sleep in the east wing." A female voice came from outside the door.Liu San raised his eyes and saw that it was Xuanchun.

Xuanchun is still wearing a half-worn blue sarong.The scepter is clean, but the upper body is a red satin double-breasted short jacket.The double maids were tied with red ribbons—this kind of hair ribbons was actually popular among the cross-travelers, to be precise, it was a new fashion popularized by Li Chiqi's younger sister Zhang Yu.

The appearance is more neat than the last time I saw it.Liu San's heart skipped a beat, he smiled and waved.

With a smile on her face, Xuan Chun put her hands on her left waist and gave her a blessing: "Third Lord, all blessings."

"Okay, okay." Liu San has been in the Yang family for a long time, and he knows a little about the rules of the big family.At this time, there was a reward as usual, and he naturally had the money, and a reward of three to five yuan for circulation coupons was enough.But Liu San looked at Xuanchun differently and prepared another reward.

"Let the servants pack and arrange the luggage. He is a half-year-old, and I still need my mother to take care of him." Xuanchun said.

Fu Wuben's face turned red, he was a country boy, he couldn't help feeling ashamed to see such a beautiful and generous servant girl from a rich family.

"He's my apprentice, he's very capable." Liu San said, "Since you're doing it for me, I'll let him go."

Fu Wuben had been with Liu San for quite a while, and with a wink, he quickly withdrew.Xuanchun smiled and backed out.

Not long after, she reappeared, fetched a basin of clean water, first untied the towel from his satchel and washed it, then fetched hot water to twist the towel for him, served tea and water, the service was still attentive and meticulous. reduce.Liu San originally planned to concentrate on work and put aside the affairs of men and women.When I saw Xuanchun, I couldn't help feeling distracted again.

"The third master washes his face first and takes off his clothes. What kind of food do you have for dinner?"

"Are you cooking dinner?"

"Of course the ones under the stove will do it." Xuanchun smiled, "If the master doesn't dislike it, the servants can do it too, but no one is good at it."

"Then I want to try it." Liu San said.

"Okay." Xuanchun did not shirk, "Anyway, you are also half the master of this family, and you are the master."

I thought she was going to decline, but I didn't expect to agree cleanly.Liu San was a little surprised, and her expression today was much richer than last time.

"Looking at your appearance, are you happy?" He asked tentatively.

"I don't have anything to be unhappy about, my servant." Xuanchun said as she unbuttoned him and took off his coat, leaning half close to his side, and there was that infinitely resentful voice, which Liu San had a different taste for.

When she lowered her head to untie the belt buckle at his waist, he couldn't help but reach out to touch her black hair, Xuanchun lowered her head again, avoiding his hand: "Third Master, the sky is bright——"

"Well, I was the one who was abrupt." Liu San was a little disappointed.

"It's not good for people to see it in broad daylight." Xuan Chun whispered.Take a loose cotton silk gown and put it on for him.Although the words were short, there was an element of intimacy in them, which made Liu San's heart flutter for a while.

He took a small box out of his satchel.Inside was a silver powder case.This is a glass mirror powder case mass-produced by Zizhenzhai, which is specially for the middle market.In fact, it is not handmade, but stamped and formed in batches by machines in Lingao, and then sent to Guangzhou for simple manual decoration and finally inlaid with small mirrors, because it is effortless and the cost is extremely low.

But this thing is extremely rare in Lingao.Xuanchun was more surprised than happy, looked and looked, opened and closed.I was speechless for a long time.Finally put it down:
"The third master's reward is too heavy." Xuanchun shook her head regretfully, "I'm a girl, I can't afford it."

"What's there to take for granted?" Liu San said, "I've been asking you to serve me all this time, and I don't have anything to thank you for. This is just a thank you gift."

Xuanchun still refused to take it.It's not that she doesn't want it, but she has experience with this kind of glass mirror powder box. It's a popular foreign product in the second year group, and the price is very high.My own family doesn't have a wife or a young lady, and only the wife of the Yang family has one. Wouldn't she be the target of public criticism if she was taken by a maid?

But blindly refusing to make Liu San lose face is not good.After hesitating again and again, he still took it, knelt down and kowtowed again.

"Ah, ah, no need." Liu San thought that the feeling of being the "head" at every turn was actually not very good.

Taking the opportunity of pulling her up, Xuanchun squeezed her hand again, but Xuanchun didn't shake her hand, and only whispered: "Your servant's hands are thick."

"It doesn't matter." Liu San couldn't think of any other words to praise, "Work is the most glorious."

"what?"

"Nothing." Liu San hurriedly changed the subject, "Master Yang recently took a concubine?"

"No, but soon." Xuan Chun whispered, "Master Yang sent two kabukis to Mr. Yang, and Mr. Yang likes it very much. The Suochun Pavilion in the garden was built for this."

"Send a kabuki?" Liu San couldn't help thinking about it.Suddenly he became aware that there had been more people in the Yang family recently.This must be checked.Question: "The Yang family has added a lot of people, where did they come from?"

"Most of them came here by themselves, and some were recommended by relatives and friends." Xuanchun didn't take it seriously, "Master Yang has become rich, so naturally there will be more people who want to make a living. Recently, there have been a lot of people."

As a key enterprise, Runshitang currently recruits employees who have passed the political review of the quarantine camp. Only this servant of the Yang family has not monitored his origin.It's not good to mix in a few spies.This should be included in the report to remind the State Administration of Political Security.

Moreover, the characteristic of traditional enterprises is that there is often no distinction between family and enterprise. In the traditional employment model, own people occupy a large position: family relatives needless to say, although apprentices and servants are not related by blood, they are also regarded as "own people".Expand the semicolon in the future, and the new servants in the house will have a great chance.Recently, the scale of Runshitang has expanded rapidly, and the old staff in the store have been promoted to take on the role. Yang Shixiang has said several times that there are not enough staff now.

In the past, Liu San was always complacent about the joint venture between himself and Runshitang, thinking it was a stroke of genius—a typical "win-win" pattern. Now it seems that this joint venture still left a lot of sequelae.

He made up his mind that Yang Shixiang must not get involved in the personnel affairs of the pharmaceutical factory and the semicolon.Just thinking about what to do about this matter, Xuanchun came back again, with an extra tray in his hand, and a tureen inside, and opened the lid to see:

In the bowl is mixed fruit syrup: papaya, coconut, lychee, mango, sago and konjac, and there are many pearl balls floating in it, which looks rich in fragrance, bright and eye-catching, and it is even more moist and sweet after adding crushed ice.Like the hairband on Xuanchun's head, this snack is also a new fashion brought by the time traveler.Such as sago, konjac and pearl balls are produced by food factories.The practice was spread from the restaurant of the cooperative.

Liu San was a bit hot after leaving, but this bowl of sugar water came just in time.After taking a few bites, I sat by the window alone, eating the bowl of sugar water, and looked out of the window, only to see green shades dancing and flowers swaying.

"I cook the sugar water, it's not as good as in the restaurant." Xuan Chun said, "Does the third master have any taboos?"

"No, two legs don't eat people, and four legs don't eat tables." Liu San joked, "However, the more meat, the better. The less fish and shrimp, the better."

The supply in the cafeteria is getting better and better. Not only eggs are available every day, but pork is also available once a week.And occasionally beef.However, the protagonists of protein are fish, shrimp, seafood and soy products.So the elders are particularly greedy for meat.

"Okay." Xuanchun agreed.

"Are you still coming tonight?"

"If you don't come, whoever will bring you food."

"What about after delivery?"

Xuanchun hesitated for a while: "I will come if the master wants me to."

Her complexion was reddish, she seemed ashamed and angry, like a shy little girl.This kind of flirtatious tenderness is exactly something that modern men seldom come into contact with. Liu San is often accompanied by the Lion of the East River, and he rarely tastes this kind of feeling, and he can't help being fascinated.He wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her directly to his side.

The soft and warm body was pressed against him, and Liu San couldn't help but feel his heart skip a beat.Xuanchun kept silent, a little uneasy in her heart, she always had the feeling that this Master Liu San had a different kind of emotion for her, not just for the pleasure of the flesh and blood.

Since there is love, it is not a fickle person.I have reached the lonely age of youth, should I just go on like this?There has to be a place to stay.As soon as he moved his mind, his attitude changed, and he leaned closer to Liu San, making a greasy sound of "um, um".Liu San moved between her waist and hips, making her ears warm and her heart beating.

Liu San touched her face and said, "It's so hot!"

Xuanchun avoided her face, but her body leaned even tighter.It seems that only by letting him hold his heart tightly can he be relieved.

……

Liu San let go of his hand: "Pour me some tea."

Xuanchun quickly stood up, buttoned up the vest with his back on her back, and brushed back her loose hair.

"The tea is cold. The servants have to change the heat."

"Just use it cold." Liu San only felt hot all over, but maybe someone would come in here in broad daylight, not to mention there was a Fu Wuben outside, so he had no choice but to let go first.

Xuanchun poured out a bowl of cool tea from the teapot, and Liu San took a sip, refreshing his stomach and feeling refreshed.Thinking of the scene just now, it was a bit like the feeling of sneaking around with a girl under the stairs for the first time in high school.Excited and terrified.

After Xuanchun left, Liu San made several phone calls to make arrangements for tomorrow's banquet and reception.The big banquet in the business hall is indispensable, but it is not the point-you cannot become a powerful country by eating.Cooking is the best in the world and the best ass!Most people think you are all cooks.

The focus is on how to demonstrate the strength of one's own side - military exercises?Cannon fire?Watching a movie or visiting a factory, want to see the holy ship?Or show him the unfinished 854 project?
It's a rather nerve-wracking question, and it's too photogenic to be outright showing off, and it's best for him to bring it up.

Li Luoyou and his group packed up and settled down. The newly renovated bathroom opened Li Luoyou's eyes—a house decorated entirely with porcelain, and a bath and toilet made of porcelain. The novelty alone made him amazed.Moreover, it is convenient to use and the environment is clean like never before.

The sensational effect of this lavatory even surpasses the effect of all glass windows.Not only Gu Baocheng, Quark and others went to visit, but even the servants took a chance to go in and take a look.Everyone was puzzled by the hot and cold water that came as soon as it was turned on.Where is the water boiled?

But quarks have some concepts.He said that there should be a water pipe leading to a certain reservoir. As for the hot water, there is probably a heater or something, and people are constantly sending people to light the fire.

However, he expressed great shock at the fact that there were porcelain toilets and bathtubs.The value of porcelain in Europe is overestimated, and it was initially comparable to gold.Quark has been in China for a long time and knows that Ming porcelain is not a particularly precious thing, but the luxury of making such a large sanitary ware is really unimaginable.

Everyone felt sincere admiration for the skills of the Australians.

Li Luoyou happily took a hot bath in the blue and white porcelain bathtub, washed off the hustle and bustle, changed into a pair of Chenzhou grass slippers, and went out for a walk in a loose robe.

Many new flowers and trees were planted in the yard.The atmosphere here is warmer and more humid than in Guangzhou. It is already February, and the courtyard is already full of lush flowers and trees.The flowers and leaves are dancing in the wind, very elegant and leisurely.

There is a perennial gourd in the yard, Li Luoyou specially searched and transplanted it from outside the city, it will already be alive, full of shade.

The servants had already set up rattan couches and tables under the gourd trellis. Sitting on the rattan couch, Li Luoyou could only feel the cool breeze, and the hustle and bustle along the way was swept away.

Sao Ye and several personal servants are waiting on the corridor with their hands hanging down.Gu Baocheng is a nephew, so he is not allowed to sit. Only Master Han and Quark have their own seats.Master Han didn't dare to let go, so he just sat on the Zhang Tengchun stool.Quark, on the other hand, was leaning on the ordinary rattan chair, gulping down kvass.

"This stuff is delicious, sour, sweet and thirst-quenching." Quark said and poured a few more ounces of rum into the glass. "I didn't expect there to be rum here! Would you like a glass too?"

"I can't drink without eating." Li Luoyou said with a smile.Sao Ye had already brewed a pot of good new tea with his usual teapot.

"Baocheng!" He ignored Quark, "How do you feel along the way?"

"Returning to the master, firstly, this place is rich, and secondly, the place is not peaceful." Gu Baocheng replied cautiously.

"Well," Li Luoyou nodded, "how do you say the word lavish?"

"Yes," Gu Baocheng replied, "From Bopu to the county seat, there is only this road, and there is also Hegong. If there is no 10,000+ silver, I am afraid it will not be possible."

"What's wrong with the ground?"

"The watchtowers along the road are heavily fortified, and there are young men on duty everywhere. Even the drivers on the ox carts carry birds and swords."

"You look good, very thoughtful." Li Luoyou agreed, "However, whether the public security is good or not can't be judged by security. With the strength of the Australians, are you still afraid of a few small thieves and bandits?"

"so--"

"It's hard to say now." Li Luoyou snapped his fan shut, "We'll find out about it when we get to the market tomorrow."

Where the ground is not stable, the market is bound to be depressed.This cannot be faked.The county seat is very deserted, which seems to confirm Gu Baocheng's statement, but I heard from the servants of the Yang family that the most prosperous place in the local area is not in the county seat, but in Dongmen City outside Bairen City - where the Australians live.

Li Luoyou knew that Australians must treat him with hospitality.From the fact that they have put so much thought into arranging their residence so thoughtfully, they can tell that this group of people attaches great importance to themselves.

He's seen part of the Australians now, and there's clearly more he hasn't seen.Li Luoyou prided himself on his foresight and careful thinking.The strengths and weaknesses of the Australians can never be hidden from themselves.

While talking, I saw Sao Ye come in and report: Tonight is Master Yang, the owner of Runshitang, throwing a banquet to cleanse the group of people.There is also an invitation card sent by Liu San, asking them to have a banquet at the Dongmen Commercial Hall tomorrow night.

"Who is this Liu San?"

"The second owner of Runshitang, the brother-in-law of shopkeeper Yang of Runshitang. He has also been to Foshan last time." Master Han replied.

"Oh, it's him. This Liu San is probably an Australian, right?" Li Luoyou said, "I thought this person was a little strange last time in Foshan, and it really is!"

(End of this chapter)