While the father and son were talking, a group of people came out from the gate of the city wall.
Gu Hongfu, the head butler, knew that Duan Daxiong and the others had arrived, so he came out with a group of servants to greet them.
Gu Hongfu's eyes first fell on Duan Wenjun's face, and he was slightly stunned.
It was in the afternoon that he received news from Duan Mansion in Wangjiang that his boss was coming to Duanjiabao.
However, the person who sent the letter did not tell him that the young master's family was also coming.
This is the first time for the Shaodong family to come to Duanjiabao in so many years.
what does that mean?
Could it be that after the incident, the master wanted to keep the young master in Duanjiabao to recuperate?
With the young master's character, it would be difficult to handle this task if it fell on him...
Gu Hongfu's mind was spinning rapidly, but he did not stop. He showed a bright smile and walked to the team: "Hello, boss! Hello, young boss!"
"Uncle Gu, is everything okay in the castle?" Duan Daxiong looked at him and said.
"Go back to my boss, everything will be fine!" Gu Hongfu replied respectfully.
"Hello, Uncle Gu!" Duan Wenjun stepped forward and held Gu Hongfu's hand. "Thank you for your hard work!"
For Gu Hongfu, Duan Wenjun's body still has some memories.
The Duan family started, and the first housekeeper of Duanjiabao was Gu Hongfu's grandfather Gu Xingke.
Then, the Duan family's housekeeper has always been a descendant of Gu Xingke.
The Duan family passed into the hands of Duan Daxiong. This is already the fourth generation of the owner.
Gu Hongfu is the third butler and has served three generations of the Duan family.
Counting Duan Wenjun, this is the fourth generation.
Gu Hongfu grew up watching Duan Daxiong, so he is not only an old servant of the Duan family, but also Duan Daxiong's elder.
Duan Daxiong trusts and respects him very much.
Gu Hongfu basically takes care of Duan Daxiong's affairs.
Every Mid-Autumn Festival, Duan Daxiong would ask Gu Hongfu to stay for a few days at Duan Mansion in Wangjiang County.
He won't be allowed to return to Duanjiapu until the third day after the Mid-Autumn Festival, after his birthday.
If I remember correctly, Gu Hongfu would have celebrated his 60th birthday this year.
Gu Hongfu was even more surprised when Duan Wenjun held his hands and shook them.
He didn't know what kind of etiquette the young master used to hold his hand. He had never encountered it before.
But this "hard work" made him extremely moved.
The previous generations of bosses worked hard and kept the Duan family in order, until Duan Daxiong married Duan Wenjun's mother, Qiuyun from Shangliang, Kyoto.
Qiu Yun had only been in Duanjiabao for ten days, and he wanted to reform in Duanjiabao.
At that time, Gu Hongfu strongly opposed it.
He couldn't understand the use of the reforms Qiuyun mentioned.
In his opinion, it not only cost countless money, but also directly reduced the Duan family's rent by 20%.
He was afraid that the Duan family's fortune would be destroyed in that reform.
You can only be rich for three generations, and Duan Daxiong happens to be the fourth generation owner of the Duan family.
However, Duan Daxiong is the boss, and he will spare no effort to support Qiuyun's reforms. As an old servant, Gu Hongfu naturally has nothing to say.
In the end, facts proved that Qiuyun's reform was right, and Duan Daxiong's support was also right.
If it hadn't been for that reform, whether it was the turmoil in the thirty-sixth year of Yuande or the bandit rebellion in the first year of Shunwu, Duan Jiabao would have been destroyed.
In that case, the Duan family would really be rich for only three generations.
Therefore, from the bottom of his heart, he admired his mistress Qiuyun a little more.
However, when he went to Wangjiang every Mid-Autumn Festival, he heard the rumors about Shaodong's family, and he was really worried...
I even feel that if the Duan family is handed over to the hands of the young master's family, I am afraid that it will really decline...
However, he did not dare to say this in front of Duan Daxiong.
He knew that the Shaodong family was the only bloodline left by his mistress.
The host is very affectionate towards his mistress.
The young master's family is the enemy of the master's family, no one can tell.
Even if the Duan family really has to be compensated, as long as the young master's family is happy, I'm afraid the master's family won't care too much.
It's just that today's Young Master's family seems to look different from previous years...
With the young master's virtue, he actually told me that it was hard work...
Gu Hongfu felt that it was a bit incredible.
Gu Hongfu felt a little flattered.
At this moment, he hurriedly replied, "No hard work, no hard work, this is what an old slave should do."
After Duan Wenjun let go, Gu Hongfu led the team into Duanjiabao.
Duan Wenjun was pulled by Duan Daxiong and walked to the front of the team.
When Duan Wenjun walked into the door, the first thing he saw was a long street.
However, this long street looks a little weird.
The ground of the long street is compacted with sand and gravel. Although it is not as good as the bluestone streets in Wangjiang County, it is still very smooth.
The long street is only two or three meters wide. When a carriage walks on it, it still looks very spacious.
There are walls on both sides, just like the city wall outside, made of bricks and stones.
Every twenty or thirty steps along the wall, there will be some small windows.
However, these small windows seem to be much smaller than ordinary windows, and they also look very strange.
"Do you think the layout of this street is a bit strange?" Duan Daxiong looked at Duan Wenjun with a mysterious face, and then said softly, "Actually, I have always felt that way. This is your mother's design, and she must have her reasons."
Duan Wenjun couldn't laugh or cry at Duan Daxiong's self-answers, but his words continued: "The walls on both sides are actually the back walls of the courtyard. It's just that your mother connected the two courtyards together, leaving only It’s really strange that there is an alley connecting them, and they don’t allow access to the main courtyard.”
Following the direction of Duan Daxiong's finger, Duan Wenjun also saw several openings in the wall, and several quiet alleys leading directly to both sides.
It's just that it's getting late now, and the light in the alley is not very good, so I can't see where the depths lead.
At this moment, Duan Daxiong suddenly approached Duan Wenjun and said mysteriously, "Also, Wenjun, guess what name your mother gave to this long street?"
"What's the name?" Duan Wenjun asked subconsciously.
My mother comes from a scholarly family, so since she gave her a name, it must be a poetic one.
But unexpectedly, Duan Daxiong looked at him and squeezed out three words "Grey Fairy Corridor".
"Grey Fairy Corridor?" Duan Wenjun was stunned when he heard this, "Does it have any special significance?"
Duan Wenjun knows about Gray Fairy, which is a folk honorific for a mouse that has become a spirit.
How could Qiuyun choose such a name?
"You ask me, who am I going to ask?" Duan Daxiong rolled his eyes at him, "Your mother didn't tell me."
When Duan Wenjun heard this, he couldn't help but feel depressed again.
I really have some doubts about how Duan Daxiong and Qiuyun are living their lives.
I always feel that my father, Duan Daxiong, and my mother, Qiuyun, who died young, are not from the same world at all.
The gap is too big.
How could they come together?
I heard that the Qiu family looked down upon his father back then.
It was my mother who secretly followed my father to Wangjiang, and because my mother was already pregnant, she had no choice but to agree to such a marriage...
However, how could a mother like her, who knew all kinds of music, chess, calligraphy and painting, could draw pictures and build fortresses, and even be able to hire retired military personnel to serve as nursing homes, fall in love with a fat businessman like her father?
