Serve me?
Lu Li wanted to refuse, but after thinking about it, he decided not to do anything unusual when he first arrived here.
The two of them walked east along the street outside the mansion for about two miles, and finally stopped in front of a high-class mansion.
There are a pair of stone lions and two vermilion doors in front of the door, but the door plaques above are empty. There should have been door plaques, but they may have been removed.
Lu Li took out the key and opened the door. The door opened into a courtyard.
There is a carved screen wall directly opposite the gate, and a circle of flower beds built along the corner of the wall. Perhaps it has not been taken care of for a long time, some weeds have grown in it, and some leaves are scattered in the courtyard.
The maid Xiaoling looked around and said, "Sir, please go inside and take a look. I will clean it later."
Lu Li nodded and walked slowly inside. He walked around the screen wall and walked through a corridor to the inner courtyard.
The central courtyard of the inner courtyard is an elegant garden landscape, with rooms on the east and west sides, and the reception room on the north. Along the gravel path in the forest in the courtyard, there are some stone pavilions and exquisite stone tables and chairs.
It seems that the original owner is also a person who knows how to enjoy.
After Lu Li got a general familiarity with the mansion, he moved a recliner out of the room and slept in the courtyard with his eyes closed to relax.
The maid Xiaoling said hello to Lu Li and went to work.
Later in the evening, the manager of the City Lord's Mansion came to visit Lu Li and brought him some daily necessities, as well as four gatekeepers, two to guard the gate and two to guard the entrance to the courtyard, saying that they were to ensure his safety.
He also hung a plaque with the word 'Ji Mansion' on his door. At this point, the house was truly owned by Lu Li.
The maid Xiaoling was busy until nightfall when she finally put everything away. Then she was busy washing vegetables and cooking. By the time the food was ready, it was already late at night.
Lu Li was fast asleep in the east bedroom. When he heard a knock on the door outside, he got out of bed and frowned at the sweaty maid on her forehead: "You haven't rested so late?"
Xiaoling shook her head and said apologetically: "My slave is a little slow. Please rest, sir. I have prepared some midnight snacks for you. Do you want some?"
"You girl, if you can't finish it today, don't you know you can do it tomorrow?"
"Sir, you are right. Xiaoling is confused. We have a late night snack in the dining room. Do you want something to eat?"
"I won't eat, you can eat it yourself."
Lu Li waved his hand and was about to go back to his room. Suddenly something occurred to him and he stopped and asked, "By the way, those four guards, are they eating here too?"
"No, they have their own place to eat and rest. And there are not just four of them, but sixteen of them, and they will rotate every few hours." Xiaoling shook his head and explained.
"So that's what it is."
Lu Li nodded suddenly and asked, "What about you?"
Xiao Ling blushed slightly and said, "There is a room outside the small door to the east of the front yard. I will live there. If you need it, sir, you can call me at any time."
This is what her sisters and seniors taught her after she entered the City Lord's Mansion. They said that when you see a master you don't hate, you must know how to seize the opportunity. However, when she said these words, she felt a little regretful, wondering if she had been too unreserved.
Lu Li didn't understand what the other party really meant. He saw a sudden blush on Xiao Ling's green face, and couldn't help but feel a little dazed, as if he saw a familiar figure again.
Shaking his head, he retracted his thoughts: "Look at how busy you are and sweating profusely. After a late night snack, just take a shower and go to bed. I'm tired. If you have anything to do, I'll talk about it tomorrow."
After saying that, he turned around and returned to his room.
Xiaoling was stunned for a moment, then helped Lu Li close the door, got up and walked towards the dining room.
Lu Li returned to the room and fell asleep again.
Early the next morning, Xiaoling prepared breakfast and waited for Lu Li. After Lu Li finished eating, he went to the patio chair to bask in the sun. After Xiaoling finished cleaning up, he stayed by the side, waiting for instructions.
Lu Li closed his eyes and thought hard for a long time, then suddenly said, "Do you recognize a person named Tong Bao?"
Xiaoling was distracted when she didn't expect Lu Li to suddenly talk to her. She was stunned for a moment, shook her head and said, "No, I don't recognize him."
"All right."
Lu Li sighed lightly and then became silent again.
However, Xiao Ling kept these words in her heart, and when it was almost time to make lunch, she took the opportunity to talk to the guards.
However, the result was not good because none of the four had heard of this person.
But in the evening, after the guards changed their shifts, she gained something. So while Lu Li was having dinner, she happily said to Lu Li: "Sir, I have some good news, do you want to hear it?"
Lu Li turned back and glanced at Xiaoling, "Sit down and talk. You always stand behind me and I don't feel comfortable eating."
"Sir, you are really a strange person. I heard that the masters never let servants like us sit at the same table. They say that if you sit with us, your family will be ruined in the future. Aren't you afraid?"
"There are many ugly people, and I don't have such rules here." Lu Li pointed to the round stool next to him, "Sit down."
"Well, if you are unlucky in the future, don't blame Xiaoling." Seeing Lu Li's insistence, Xiaoling didn't say anything more and sat down next to Lu Li.
Lu Li put down his bowl and chopsticks, "What's the good news?"
Xiao Ling said: "That's right. Didn't you ask me this morning if I knew a man named Tong Bao? I asked for you. Wu Fang, the atrium guard, said that he had heard about this person."
"really?"
Lu Li was secretly happy, "What did he say?"
Xiaoling replied: "Wu Fang said that he has a distant relative who works in the government office. He once mentioned a jailer named Tong Bao, but I don't know if he is the person you are looking for."
"Prisoner? He means that Tong Bao guards the cell?" Lu Li said in surprise. He didn't expect that with his casual words, he actually found out about Tong Bao's whereabouts.
"His tone should be like this." Xiaoling replied.
After hearing this, Lu Li couldn't help but think about it secretly. After asking Xiaoling a few questions, he stood up and walked out of the restaurant to the entrance of the atrium.
When the two guards saw Lu Li approaching, they hurriedly greeted him: "Meet Mr. Ji."
Lu Li nodded and looked at the tall middle-aged guard, "Are you Wu Fang?"
"That's right, sir, do you have any orders?" The tall middle-aged man was slightly startled and then replied.
"Well, come with me. I have something to ask you." Lu Li said and walked towards the study. Wu Fang hesitated slightly and followed Lu Li.
After a while, the two came to the study room.
Lu Li said calmly: "I heard that you have a distant relative who knows a man named Tong Bao?"
Only then did Wu Fang understand what was going on. He scratched his head and said, "That's true. I just don't know if that person is the person you are looking for."
"It doesn't matter, the key is, can you find him and let me see him?"
Lu Li said, taking out a Qianyan note from his wallet: "He and I are from the same hometown. We haven't seen each other for a while. Please help me find him. This will be yours."
As the saying goes, money can make the world go round. In this world where one coin can buy a bottle of wine, and fifty coins can sleep with the beauty in the building. For people like Wu Fang, a thousand coins can't help. For me, it was already a windfall.
Therefore, when he saw this shiny golden coin, his eyes immediately went straight, "No, no problem! Everything is taken care of by my subordinates."
