It is a serious insult to make people beg for food on their knees, and even if it is a domestic animal, it is impossible to accept food on their knees, and at most they wag their tails to please their masters. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

In other words, in the heart of this old housekeeper Zhou, poor housekeeper Zhao is not even as good as the pigs and dogs fed at home.

The serious insult made 'Steward Zhao' stunned for a moment, and stood in place in embarrassment, not knowing what to do.

Although he is now a wasted person, after all, he has been a housekeeper for many years, and he still has the most basic self-esteem, so he really can't do it if he kneels and begs for food.

"Oh yo, I'm so hungry, and I still have that little bit of self-esteem, so let's be hungry! Let's go. ”

The old Steward Zhou seemed to have just made a joke, and seeing that Steward Zhao was already hungry, his chest was pressed against his back, and he still had a trace of backbone, so he smiled and left.

'Steward Zhao' touched his hungry flat belly, walked to the wall with a melancholy expression, and sat down against the wall, as if he had no strength to stand anymore.

Li An walked to the steamed bun shop next to him and looked at Kunxiong and Feiyu: "Let them go in and eat steamed buns!" Also, untie the rope on the hands of Kunlun slaves, they are not familiar with life, and these Kunlun slaves will not run away. ”

"Yes, big brother."

Kunxiong and Feiyu let four Silla maids and four black Kunlun slaves enter the steamed bun shop, and bought enough steamed buns for them to enjoy.

Kunxiong, Feiyu and the four pro-soldiers who came with him also ate it in a big gulp, and even Li An was holding three buns.

"Who is the beggar crouching by the wall? How long has he been here? ”

Li An looked at the owner of the bun shop and asked.

The owner of the steamed bun shop saw that Li An was a person with a background, so he naturally didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly explained the identity of the beggar.

It turned out that this middle-aged man who looked like a beggar was the housekeeper of a large family, surnamed Zhao Mingliu, who was an orphan when he was a child, and was admitted to the mansion by a nobleman surnamed Zhao as a subordinate, so he followed the surname Zhao, and this person has a lively temperament, and he is also grateful to the master, and he is very loyal.

Originally, the life of this Zhao steward was thriving, but there were unforeseen circumstances, and Zhao Guiren's family was put in prison because they were implicated in a major case between the DPRK and China, and they were quickly beheaded, and all the servants were dismissed.

For those servants who have a home, they are naturally going home, and this Zhao steward has lived in Zhao Mansion since he was a child, and he is homeless at all, and he also wants to work in other mansions as a servant, but this kind of person who has been a housekeeper will not be wanted by any noble, so he can only be mixed in the mule and horse shop as a beggar, in case he meets a master who is willing to take him in?

"This person should be not young, why didn't he get married?"

Li An found a loophole, that is, since this person is a housekeeper, he should not be too poor, how can he not marry a daughter-in-law, and with a daughter-in-law, he will definitely have a home.

"Lang Jun doesn't know, this person is quite tall, but his body is defective, many people know about this situation, so it's useless for him to marry his mother-in-law."

The owner of the bun shop said with a gossipy smile, as if it was a very happy thing to mention other people's troubles.

"Is this person physically defective? However, the heart is okay, at least there is still the last trace of backbone, and he is also very loyal to the former owner. ”

Ang Lee does not discriminate against people with physical disabilities, after all, it doesn't matter to Ang Lee.

"Lang Jun, a dog like this one who lost his family also has backbone?"

The owner of the bun shop sneered.

Li An smiled faintly, picked up a basket of freshly steamed buns, and strode towards Steward Zhao who was leaning on the corner, and the startled steamed bun shop owner's eyes widened.

The freshly steamed buns are very fragrant and full of intoxicating smell, especially for people who have been hungry for a long time, it is definitely an ultimate pleasure to be able to eat fragrant buns.

Zhao Liu, who was originally hungry and closed his eyes, smelled the fragrance of steamed buns, and got closer and closer, and slowly opened his eyes.

"Hold, it's all for you."

Li An handed over a basket of steamed buns to Zhao Liu's hand, saw Zhao Liu subconsciously take it, smiled, and turned around to return to the steamed bun shop.

Zhao Liu looked at Li An who was leaving step by step in surprise, he didn't know why Li An wanted to send him buns, but at this moment, he was already very hungry, and the fragrant food was right in front of him, how could he not eat it.

There are a total of twelve steamed buns in a cage, which weigh two or three catties together, Zhao Liu ate these two or three catties of steamed buns in one go, and even ate a little bun skin stuck to the straw mat, which shows how hungry he is.

Li An stood at the door of the steamed bun shop, watching Zhao Liu eat all the steamed buns, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Zhao Liu ate Li An's buns, and was naturally very grateful in his heart, so he hurriedly took the empty cage and walked to Li An's side, thanked Li An with a grateful face, and returned the empty cage to the owner of the bun shop.

"Have you eaten enough? Another cage? ”

Li Ang asked with a bold face.

"Xie Langjun, I have eaten enough, dare to ask Lang Jun's surname, so that I can know who the benefactor is?"

After all, Zhao Liu had been a housekeeper, and he spoke decently.

"Right Dragon Martial Army Lieutenant General Li An."

Ang Lee did not hide it, and directly reported to his family.

"General Lee? Zhao Liu thanked General Li for his food. ”

Zhao Liu's face was excited, and he knelt down to thank Li An, and the owner of the bun shop on the side also looked respectful.

It is said that the capital is the administrative center of the Tang Dynasty, and there are many officials, and it is not surprising to meet the officials of Zhengwupin in the bazaar, but Li An's official position is not high, but his reputation is very loud, which makes the owner of the bun shop and Zhao Liu very excited.

"Don't kneel, get up."

Li An gently helped Zhao Liu up, and asked with a smile: "Someone asked you to kneel just now, and you hesitated, why would this be?" ”

"General Li, Zhou Ba just now deliberately humiliated Zaixia, of course Zai Xia was unwilling, and now he is willing to thank General Li, besides, what is Zhou Ba, how can it be compared with General Li? I haven't seen my biological parents in my life, except for Mr. and Mrs. Zhao and the general, I won't kneel for anyone else, even if I starve to death, it's not expensive. ”

Li An smiled: "Zhao Liu, you have some backbone, but if you see Your Majesty today, won't you kneel?" ”

"General Li said with a smile, he is just a mediocre little person, how can he meet His Majesty."

Zhao Liu apparently didn't think it was possible for him to meet the emperor, even though they lived in the same city.

Li An smiled faintly and asked, "Zhao Liu, what are your plans for the future?" ”

Zhao Liu was slightly stunned, Li An actually knew his name, but when he saw the owner of the bun shop next to him, he understood everything, these businessmen who do small business, what about the news? It is estimated that he has already told Li Ang all his privacy, that is to say, it is very likely that Li Ang has fully known his situation.

And why would Ang Lee be interested in him, a man who is already like a lost dog? Zhao Liu thought for a moment and felt that Li An was very likely to need a servant, after all, Li An was an upstart in the Tang Dynasty, in its infancy, and it was normal to need manpower, and after looking at the Kunlun slave who was eating steamed buns in the bun shop, he was even more convinced of this.

"General Li, Zhao Liu is now homeless, if General Li is willing to take him in, Zhao Liu is willing to be a servant to General Li for the rest of his life."

Zhao Liu hurriedly expressed his loyalty.

"Okay, I heard that you used to be a housekeeper, are you in charge of these Kunlun slaves and Silla maids?"

Li An pointed to the Kunlun slave and the Silla maid inside, and asked.

"General Li, Silla and Kunlun Nu are generally very obedient and not difficult to manage."

Zhao Liu's heart was overjoyed, looking at what Li An meant, it seemed that he wanted him to be a housekeeper?

Of course, Li An had this plan, and nodded and said, "Zhao Liu, from now on, you will be my housekeeper, and these Kunlun slaves and Silla maids are all under your control." ”

"General Xie Li...... No...... Xie Alang. ”

Zhao Liu was too excited, he had been a lost dog in the mule and horse shop for more than a month, and he was accompanied by mules and horse slaves every day, he was really about to collapse, and now Li An was willing to take him in, and he directly let him be a housekeeper, it was really too sudden to be happy.

Li An looked at the owner of the steamed bun shop with a weak face: "The rest of the buns, General Ben wants them all, pack them up and take them away." ”

"Yes, General, Yes, General."

The owner of the steamed bun shop responded in a loud voice, quickly packed the remaining buns, and handed them over to Zhao Liu's hands with a polite face.

When Zhao Liu was begging just now, he scolded Zhao Liu very unceremoniously, but now, he immediately changed his face, and turning his face was faster than turning a book.

After all, Zhao Liu's identity has changed, just now he was a lost dog with nothing, but now he is the housekeeper of Li An's mansion, and his identity is much stronger than that of him, a small businessman who runs a bun shop.

People live in this world, sometimes it is so worldly, because only the world can live better, in order to obtain the greatest benefits for themselves, of course, people are not sages, sometimes it is inevitable to make mistakes, some people who seem to be useless, it is very likely that they will come to work from time to time.

As judged by Li An, these Kunlun slaves did not have the slightest intention of escaping, and after eating and drinking, they honestly followed behind Li An and his party.

"Zhao Liu, do you know the down-and-out Mr. Teacher?"

"Ah Lang, Zhao Liu has been in the capital for more than 30 years, and he knows a lot of people, so it is naturally easy to find a few down-and-out teaching gentlemen, but I don't know what Ah Lang is going to do?"

Zhao Liu still knows something about Ang Lee, this young man of the Tang Dynasty has not yet married, let alone children and relatives, what to teach Mr. Scholar.

"These Silla maids and Kunlun slaves don't speak the Tang language, I want them to learn the Tang language."

Ang Lee replied bluntly.

"Ah Lang, these people just need to work hard, they don't need to be able to speak Tang Chinese, if they ask a teacher to teach them to speak, this is too extravagant, and these stupid people, I don't know what year and month they can learn."

Zhao Liu's face was incredulous.

"Not only talking, but also being able to write, this matter is handed over to you, and it must be handled for me."

Ang Lee could not disobey the order.

"Yes, Ah Lang, Zhao Liu will definitely do it."

Subsequently, Li An bought a lot of daily necessities and let the Silla maid and Kunlun slave take them, these servants were really obedient, and they neither escaped nor resisted along the way, as if they had been trained a long time ago, of course, maybe Li An invited them to eat hot buns, so that they felt that this master was good, so they were willing to follow.

After returning to the mansion, the four Silla maids naturally had to be arranged to live in the middle courtyard, and there was a female baby among the four blacks, and it stands to reason that she should also live in the middle courtyard, but she seemed to prefer to live in the front yard and live with her three relatives.

In addition, because the number of male servants was not enough, Li An asked Zhao Liu to hire a few more male servants, and Zhao Liu also lived up to expectations, recruited several male servants who had worked in Zhao Guiren's house, and arranged to live in the front yard.

The guards of the mansion are the soldiers of the Longwu Army under Li An who take turns to garrison, a group of eight, and take turns to guard the mansion, changing once every half a month.

Recruit a sufficient number of servants, and the next step is to renovate the mansion so that life here can become more comfortable.

The meadium must be built as soon as possible, and in addition, the large courtyard at the back must also be renovated, and some of the facilities of the main house must be renovated, even the kitchen in the front yard must be renovated.

In this way, the renovation of the mansion is also a big project, but with Zhao Liu, the housekeeper, it is not difficult to find craftsmen and other jobs.

With sufficient funds, Ang Lee drew the project he needed to renovate on the drawings and handed it over to the craftsmen who came to work, so that they could renovate the mansion according to the drawings.

The purpose of renovating the sandwich road, the craftsmen understand, however, the remaining few things, the craftsmen are a little incomprehensible, the big backyard actually has to build a half-person high rectangular earthen wall, which makes the craftsmen feel very strange, the main house is to build some very strange things, and even the place where Gong has to build some strange things.

Although the craftsmen were a little confused, Li Ang had already handed over all the drawings to them, and they only needed to build according to the drawings, and they would not have any opinions anyway, and they would not have any opinions.

Money can make ghosts grind, and under the heavy reward, the craftsmen worked very hard, renovating the mezzanine and building a half-height fence in the backyard, which was completed in only two days, which made Li Ang very satisfied.

"Ah Lang, the mezzanine has been built, the fence in the backyard has been completed, and the grass rolls you asked me to prepare have also been brought, do you want to take a look."

Zhao Liu didn't understand what Ang Lee was doing, so he could only tell Ang Lee about the progress of the project.

Li An nodded, looked at a maid sent from the palace, and ordered, "Take the silk that Ben will prepare to the big backyard." (To be continued.) )