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I don’t know how long it took, but a refreshing fragrance entered my nose.
Yu Zhi woke up leisurely, and as soon as he opened his hazy sleepy eyes, he saw a smiling face appearing in front of Yu Zhi's eyes.
"Brother." Tuantuan hugged Yu Zhi, very happy.
On the side, Su Muchi skillfully made tea, took out some cakes from the food box, and placed them in front of Yu Zhi, like a good wife and mother.
Yu Zhi touched Tuantuan's head and said, "Tuan Tuan, why are you here?"
Tuantuan hugged Yu Zhi stickyly and said, "I said I missed my brother, so Sister Su brought me here. Brother, you don't know that those books are so difficult to read."
Yu Zhi smiled and picked up Tuantuan from his body. "We haven't seen each other for two days, and you miss me? I'm afraid it's because you don't want to study."
Su Muchi explained at the side: "Tuantuan is still young. After all, he is not as good as the children of the Fan family who have been studying since childhood, so it is a bit difficult to attend school."
Su Muchi also asked the teachers in the school to take more care of Tuantuan.
Yu Zhi said nonchalantly: "It doesn't matter. My brother didn't like reading since he was a child."
Suddenly, Tuan Tuan's round eyes lit up, and he said with hope: "Can Tuan Tuan not go to school?"
Tuantuan had told Su Muchi more than once, but was rejected by Su Muchi more than once. Now Tuantuan sees hope in Yu Zhi.
Before Yu Zhi could speak, Su Muchi said, "No. We have to go to school."
Immediately, Su Muchi looked serious, while looking at Tuantuan, and then at Yu Zhi, while pouring the tea soup, she said: "Young Master, this matter is not negotiable. If Tuantuan doesn't study, he will only find someone to marry in the future, so what's the point? A way out?"
Su Muchi's sharp gaze made Tuantuan hide behind Yu Zhi.
Sister Su is very good, but why does her appearance change when it comes to studying?
Yu Zhi was also startled by Su Muchi's sudden change of attitude. For a moment, Yu Zhi seemed to see the shadow of Li Qingru in Su Muchi.
At this moment, Yu Zhi quickly pushed Tuantuan in front of Su Muchi, pretending to be serious and said: "Tuantuan, look, you can make Sister Su angry."
A big pot fell from the sky and landed on Tuantuan's young shoulders.
Tuantuan immediately hugged Su Muchi's arm and said, "Sister Su, don't be angry. Tuantuan will definitely go to school."
Yu Zhi helped from the side and said: "That's right. Tuantuan will definitely study hard. Madam, don't worry."
Su Muchi rolled her eyes at Yu Zhi angrily, just like a young lady, caring for her husband and goddaughter.
Su Muchi handed the tea cup to Yu Zhi, gave Tuan Tuan a piece of pastry, and smiled gently. "Sister Su, don't be angry anymore. Tuantuan, you go and play."
Seeing this, Tuantuan happily ran to the side and started swinging by themselves.
Yu Zhi secretly breathed a sigh of relief and took a sip of tea to calm down his shock.
"Madam's aura just now scared me."
Su Muchi rolled her eyes at Yu Zhi again and said, "Young Master has only been in Su City for a few days, but he wiped out the bandits overnight and rescued the children. With your character, how can you still be afraid?"
Yu Zhi smiled, put the tea cup on the table, and said, "The way Madam looked just now reminded me of a person. When she was a child, she was like this too... She hated iron for not being able to become steel. When I refused to go to school, she Such an expression as yours. So, I have had a shadow since I was a child."
The figure of Li Qingru appeared in Yu Zhi's mind, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
If Yu Zhi hadn't skipped school with Qiu Ruoruo in Qiu Mansion's school, Qiu Yu wouldn't be so unkind to Yu Zhi now.
Su Muchi poured tea for Yu Zhi again and said, "She is the young master's mother."
A different gloom flashed across Yu Zhi's eyes, which was quickly replaced by a smile again.
Yu Zhi shook his head and said, "No, it's my aunt. I have no parents, and my aunt has raised me since I was a child."
Su Muci felt a little pity in her heart and didn't know how to comfort Yu Zhi.
Yu Zhi glanced at Su Muchi and said, "This is nothing to be sad about. My aunt has taken good care of me. She has never married. I often wonder if I am dragging my aunt down."
Su Muchi said: "To be able to raise the young master into such an outstanding young man, the young master's aunt must be an extraordinary person."
"Of course." Yu Zhi said with a smile, "So, I feel that no man in the world can be worthy of my aunt. If you don't want to marry, then don't marry."
Su Muchi covered her mouth and chuckled, not believing this statement in her heart.
No man in the world is worthy of her, so how good of a woman is she?
But what Su Muchi didn't know was that Yu Zhi's aunt was Li Qingru, an unparalleled scholar in Da Chu.
Yu Zhi saw what Su Muchi was thinking, but he didn't tell the truth. He continued: "Although the bandits have been wiped out, as far as I know, there are more than 900 children kidnapped by the bandits, and hundreds of them were trafficked by the bandits. I want to find these children."
Su Muchi understood what Yu Zhi meant. She thought for a while and said, "Child abduction and trafficking is nothing new in Nanzhou Prefecture. Does the young master have any clues that can be traced?"
Yu Zhi shook his head. He went crazy last night and didn't consider so many things, so he ended Yingqiu's life too quickly.
Su Muchi frowned and said: "This matter is not easy to handle. Nanzhou Prefecture covers a vast area, even the entire Dachu territory. It may be difficult to find these children."
Yu Zhi also understood this truth and said: "Try your best. If you can find some children, it will naturally be good."
Su Muci knew that Yu Zhi had a kind heart, but she never imagined that he could be so kind. The bandits were successfully suppressed and the people were resettled. Nowadays, Yu Zhi's name has become "taboo" among the people of Suzhou City. If you only say "Master Yu" or "Master Qingtian" when you meet someone, how can you call Yu by his first name?
Such fame and achievements are enough. After returning to Kyoto, the court will again reward him.
But finding trafficked children is a laborious and elusive task. Who would be willing to go through the trouble? That is to say, the young man in front of me is willing.
"Madam, why are you looking at me like this?" Yu Zhi asked.
Su Muchi came back to her senses and said, "I was thinking that the young master is really a kind person."
Yu Zhi nodded, showed a bit of a smile, looked at Su Muchi, and asked, "Is it just kindness?"
It is true that Su Muchi's beauty is also famous in Su City, especially her peak-like figure and mature charm that always attract people's attention, and everyone wants to take a look at her more.
Yu Zhi did the same, his eyes "inadvertently" moved down from Su Muchi's face.
Su Muchi didn't hide it, and said angrily: "Nature is not only kind, but also...somewhat lustful."
"Uh..." Yu Zhi was dumbfounded and quickly looked away.
Su Muchi was not embarrassed at all and looked at Yu Zhi's embarrassment with a smile. The boy's gaze didn't disgust her that much.
After the two were silent for a moment, it was Su Muchi who spoke first: "Young Master is young and full of energy, so it's normal for you to have more daydreams in your mind. You don't have to be shy, Young Master."
Yu Zhi rubbed his nose and said calmly: "I'm not shy. It's just...it's just a little hot today."
Compared to Li Wantong, Su Muchi knows more about men and women and is better at teasing. How could Yu Zhi be Su Muchi's opponent!
Su Muci laughed secretly in her heart and stopped laughing at Yu Zhi.
"Young Master, the bandit suppression is over. But the Young Master is inspecting Nanzhou Mansion and the matter is not over yet. I would like to remind the Young Master that in Su City, the Young Master should be careful about Zu Anbang."
Yu Zhi also said seriously: "Zu Anbang? Why do you say that?"
Su Muchi said: "As far as I know, Zu Anbang was transferred from Jiangnan City, and it was my second uncle's handiwork. The second uncle has always been unprofitable, so I guess Zu Anbang may have secretly worked with my second uncle. There are some deals.”
Yu Zhi asked: "Do you know what a transaction is?"
Su Muchi shook her head and said: "In the past few days, the young master has been suppressing the bandits vigorously, and I think it has frightened all the officials in Sucheng County. Zu Anbang will not act during this period. But my second uncle's son Su Ling has been a little nervous recently. strangeness."
Facing Yu Zhi's puzzled look, Su Muchi continued: "Su Ling has been running the Su family's business and managing most of the Su family's shops. There are many social activities on weekdays, but recently he has been in the Su family's house and sees no outsiders. The servants in the mansion said that Su Ling always goes out at night and returns to the mansion in the early morning, but no one knows where he went."
"There must be something strange when you do things at night," Yu Zhi said. Yu Zhi once said that he would help Su Muchi control the Su family. This is naturally what needs to be done.
Su Muchi has not asked Yu Zhi for help, but Yu Zhi cannot wait for Su Muchi to speak, otherwise the master will be incompetent.
Su Muchi echoed: "Su Ling has the means and mind of my second uncle. Since he took over the business of the second house, the money he earned every year has doubled. Last year, Su Ling also won the winter coat business of the Nanzhou Prefecture Army. This is a business worth nearly tens of millions of dollars. Obviously, there must be the support of big shots behind my second uncle and Su Ling."
"Winter clothes are part of the military supplies. If there was no connection with the military, this matter would not fall on your Su family." Yu Zhi said.
Su Muchi nodded with a calm expression. Now the Second Fang is enough to overwhelm the First Fang, and even if she wants to reverse the decline, it will not be possible overnight. If you are not in a hurry, just wait.
Su Muchi spoke again: "Young Master once said that the people who were in trouble should go to the county governor's house to ask for money?"
"Yes. Rebuilding the homes of the people is also one of the responsibilities of the government." Yu Zhi said.
"A few years ago, the governor of Su City County was my younger brother Su Sui. I know that my brother's temperament has always been used to extravagance and waste. There are many flashy things in Su City. Therefore, in the past two years, the governor of Su City County must have There is no extra money to provide for these people. Zu Anbang has just taken office, and the government's treasury is in a mess. Even if he has the intention, he is powerless. If the young master really wants to help these people, I am afraid he will have to find another way."
"Apparently, madam, you already have an idea?"
"The Su family and the Fan family are both big families in Su City, and there are many big families. They have lived in Su City for a long time, and they should contribute to the people of Su City. Young Master, what do you say?"
Su Muchi raised her eyebrows and smiled faintly.
Yu Zhi also understood instantly and thought to himself: He really is a merchant, and he can squeeze water out of the cracks in the rocks.
