On the official road from Lingqiu City to Dongshan, a carriage drove towards Dongshan.
"This broken road has killed my young master." Xu Shunqing said dissatisfiedly while sitting in the carriage, "Isn't the old man's carriage covered with several layers of leather cushions? He doesn't even use it when he is lying on the bed. Why didn't he let the coachman drive the carriage when he went out? carriage."
Butler Xu leaned against the carriage and said, "Young master, please be patient for now. It will be fine when we get to Dongshan."
Xu Shuqing hummed twice without saying anything.
If his mother hadn't promised him that as long as he went to Dongshan and completed the matters assigned by the old man, he would have the opportunity to take charge of the Xu family in the future, he would not have been willing to come to a dirty place like Dongshan.
The carriage went up Dongshan and arrived at the Xujia iron yard smoothly.
Standing in front of the iron yard gate were the iron yard steward and furnace manager, as well as several of the iron yard's miner leaders.
As soon as they arrived, the manager of the iron yard smiled and said, "Young Master, it's been a hard journey. It's windy outside. Please come inside quickly."
Xu Shunqing got off the carriage and frowned when he saw the dirty iron yard in front of him. He immediately looked at Butler Xu and said, "Do I really want to live in this shabby place in the future?"
"Young master, just be patient, it will be fine in half a month at most." Butler Xu said after getting off the carriage.
Xu Shunqing glanced at the iron yard with disgust, and finally walked inside.
The iron yard steward carefully led the way and stopped in front of a low building.
Just listen to him say: "Young Master, this is the accommodation arranged for you. If you have any dissatisfaction, just tell me."
"Yeah." Xu Shunqing snorted and walked into the low room.
There was a wooden bed and a square table placed in the room, which took up most of the small space. In addition, there was only a charcoal brazier left.
"You want me to live in such a crude place? Do you want to be a manager anymore?" Xu Shunqing was furious when he saw such a crude room.
He had lived in a place like this since he was a child.
Manager Xu on the side hurriedly explained: "Young Master, this is already the best house in the iron field."
"Is this the best house?" Xu Shunqing pointed at the house and said, "I don't want to stay in this miserable place for a moment."
After saying that, he exited the room, turned around and walked back the way he came.
Butler Xu who was following him said at this time: "Master, Butler Xu did not lie. This room is indeed the best room in the iron yard. I used to live here when I came here."
"I don't know how to enjoy it. Can this young master be like him?" Xu Shunqing said dissatisfied, but stopped walking out.
Butler Xu persuaded, "Master, my wife finally asked for this trip from the master. It's better to endure it for a while. We can stay here for half a month at most, and then we can return to the county."
"You want me to live in this poor place for half a month?" Xu Shunqing raised his voice and said, "Is this a place for people to live? No, I want to go back now."
Butler Xu said: "Young master, if you return to the county town now, I will definitely get angry when I find out. If you go back, you will only be grounded at home. As for the young master's idea of taking charge of the Xu family when the master is seriously ill, I am afraid it will come to nothing."
Hearing this, Xu Shunqing hesitated.
Butler Xu continued: "Young master, you don't have to do anything. You only need to live here for half a month. When the matter is completed, when the master is happy, I might leave the Xu family to you, the young master."
"Really?" Xu Shunqing looked at Butler Xu.
Butler Xu smiled and nodded.
Xu Shunqing gritted his teeth and said: "Well, I will stay here, not just for half a month. If the old man can live here, I can live here as well."
Seeing that the eldest young master was persuaded to stay, Steward Xu said: "The younger one has asked people to prepare a banquet to welcome the eldest young master and Butler Xu."
"I don't want to eat," Xu Shunqing said, "Go to Yanbinlou and book a banquet. From now on, I will only eat the banquet at Yanbinlou."
Manager Xu looked to Butler Xu aside for help.
Butler Xu nodded.
"Young master, please wait a moment. The younger one will arrange for someone to go to the banquet building." Manager Xu said with a smile.
"Go and do it!" Xu Shunqing waved his hand and turned back to the room.
Standing in front of the wooden bed, he took a look at the bedding on the bed. They were all new, and lay down on the bed.
After a bumpy ride in a carriage, and staying in a brothel for half the night, I was indeed a little tired, and fell asleep as soon as I closed my eyes.
Butler Xu did not disturb Xu Shunqing and closed the door.
Manager Xu, who was standing outside the house, had not left. At this time, he came up and said, "Why is the eldest young master here? Where is the master?"
He, as the manager of the iron yard, knew the eldest young master quite well, and it really made him uneasy to leave such a big matter as transforming the iron furnace to the eldest young master.
Butler Xu said: "The master is seriously ill and it is difficult to get out of bed, let alone come to the iron field. If you have anything to do, tell me. You don't have to worry about the eldest young master. You just need to be an offering to the Bodhisattva."
"Is the master's illness so serious?" Manager Xu was surprised.
As the manager of the iron yard, I naturally knew that the master of the Xu family was ill, but I didn't expect that he would be so ill that he couldn't even come to the iron yard.
"The master's illness can't bear the fatigue. The doctor said he needs to rest for a while." Butler Xu turned to ask, "How is Wang Shuochen doing?"
"Wang Shuochen will come over in the afternoon with the stove master from his iron yard." Manager Xu said.
Butler Xu nodded and said, "When Wang Shuochen comes, bring him to see me."
"Okay." Manager Xu nodded and added, "There are nine furnaces in the iron yard. For this transformation, should we modify them one by one or convert them all into coke-based iron-making furnaces at once."
Butler Xu said: "Let the young master make up his mind on this matter. The furnace at Wang Shuochen's iron yard has been successfully renovated, so no matter which one we choose, it won't be a big problem."
"Listen to the butler." Steward Xu said, "It's almost noon. Please give me a favor from the butler. I've already prepared some food and wine."
"Well, let's go!" Butler Xu put his hands behind his back.
The banquet prepared by Manager Xu was naturally not as good as the banquet at the Yanbin Building, but it was still the best meal available in the iron yard.
Also at the table were the foreman of the iron field and several leaders.
Because he had to meet Wang Shuochen in the afternoon to discuss important matters, Butler Xu asked people to remove all the wine and just ate some simple meals.
After lunch, Butler Xu sat in the room, drinking tea, accompanied by Butler Xu, while the furnace master of the iron yard and the leader of the miners went to work.
Naturally, someone from Xu Shunqing's side delivered the meals bought from Yanbin Building.
Steward Xu said: "Butler, do you have anything special to tell me?"
Renovating the iron furnace in the iron yard was a big deal. If something went wrong with the furnace during the renovation process, he, the manager, could not afford to take the blame, so he hoped that his master could personally take charge of the iron yard. But he didn't expect that the person who came was Young Master.
Butler Xu said: "What do you have to worry about? Wang Shuochen's side has been successfully transformed. Our Xujia iron yard is just copying it. Nothing will happen."
"That's true." Manager Xu nodded.
