After going to Chang'an for more than a month, Li Fenglan felt that this "home" was much deserted when she returned to Xianrentang again.
Mu Zi and Tan Wushuang didn't know where they went, and only one wintersweet stayed at home.
Li Fenglan is not too worried about Tan Wushuang's safety. He is such a big man and knows what he wants to do.
Seeing them approaching the Hall of Leisure, Lamei was so moved that she almost burst into tears. The young ladies and gentlemen went out to do things, and they stayed away for such a long time that he once thought that no one would pay him any wages.
Standing in the empty yard, Li Fenglan said to Jade: "Jade, do we have to hire some servants?"
Jade nodded: "Such a big house cannot be taken care of by just one wintersweet. But if we hire people, can you trust it?"
Li Fenglan replied: "I can't always be so timid. Not everyone wants to harm me... Wintersweet!"
Lamei ran over quickly and asked: "Miss, what's the matter?"
"You go to Luoyang tomorrow and hire some servants. It doesn't take too much, just enough to take care of the house."
Lamei asked again: "Leave this matter to me?"
"What? You can't do it?"
"Isn't Mr. Muyun usually doing these things? By the way, miss, I just wanted to ask, didn't Mr. Muyun come back with you?"
When Mu Yun was mentioned, Li Fenglan was a little irritated: "From today on, you are the nominal butler of the Xianren Hall. Mu Yun is not from here, so don't worry about him all the time."
"Young one, I know."
After Zhu Mingyu came back, she ran to the stable to look at her donkey. It was okay. It was well taken care of by wintersweet. It was fat and strong, and even its coat was shiny.
Zhu Mingyu became much richer after leaving her home, and was no longer the poor Taoist priest she used to be. In order to commend Lamei for his contribution to the Xianren Hall during this period, he specially rewarded fifty taels to the new butler of the Xianren Hall.
It was getting late, so they all tidied up their residences and then went to rest.
Li Fenglan did not sleep, but called Wintersweet to the lobby.
"You have gained a certain understanding of our affairs during your time in the Hall of Idle People. I told you years ago that we were doing things like losing our heads, but you don't seem to be afraid."
Lamei hurriedly expressed her loyalty: "Miss, you think highly of me, I am willing to do everything for you."
"There is something you need to do right now."
"Miss, please give your orders."
Li Fenglan took out the jade pendant that was photographed at the Gilt Shop and threw it to Lamei: "You go to Yuan's house in Chang'an in two days and tell them that you are the steward of the Xianren Hall. If they don't believe it, show them this jade pendant. Just say that I asked you to come to their house to pick up something.”
"Miss, what do you need to get?"
"You take back whatever they give you. If they ask you if it is yes, you have to answer yes. But no matter what they give you, except money, everything else will be destroyed when you leave Chang'an. There is no need to avoid anyone when doing this. .”
"So, what if they don't give it?"
Li Fenglan was a little surprised. She didn't expect this wintersweet to be quite clever. She smiled and said, "If they say they didn't take my things, or refuse to give them to me, just turn around and leave. Don't get into trouble with them. Remember to be nice." "
"I understand, little one."
…
Finally got a good night's sleep, several people woke up very late. If it hadn't been for Bai Shuyu's visit, they would have slept until noon.
Bai Shuyu didn't come empty-handed. He knew that Li Fenglan and the others had just returned and Xianrentang hadn't gone to Luoyang to buy supplies during this period, so he brought a lot of necessities specially.
Li Fenglan watched Bai Shuyu arrange for people to unload the truck, and teased: "The third young master is very generous."
Bai Shuyu replied: "It's your money that's spent."
"my money?"
"Some of the things you collected in Wuyang Town belong to the Bai family, and the other part are yours, right?"
Li Fenglan slapped her forehead, forgetting that she still had such a windfall.
"Is Jade awake?"
Li Fenglan was a little speechless: "We haven't seen each other for just one night, don't you feel tired?"
"What do you know? This is called lovesickness."
After saying that, he ignored Li Fenglan and went to the backyard by himself.
Originally, the Bai family was very nervous during this period and had been contacting the Thorn Gate and Chaolan Valley about the encirclement and suppression. However, after Li Fenglan came back, he said that the encirclement and suppression of Yeyu Xiaozhu was postponed, which suddenly left the entire Bai family with nothing to do. Not only the Bai family, they also had this idea after returning to Xianren Hall, not knowing what to do next.
At the stone table in the backyard, Feicui and Bai Shuyu were listening to Zhu Mingyu talk about their experiences along the way. Although Li Fenglan briefly talked about it yesterday, it was not detailed.
"So, from now on, we can't call you Daochang Zhu?" Bai Shuyu asked with a smile.
Zhu Mingyu replied: "You can shout whatever you want, let's see if everyone gets used to it."
"Then when will you go to Chaolan Valley?"
"I'll go after two days' rest."
Bai Shuyu thought for a while and asked, "Uh... can I go with you?"
His idea was the same as Zhu Mingyu's, which was just to meet his parents. But as soon as he said these words, Feicui and Li Fenglan, who had just entered the backyard, said in unison: "Don't go."
Zhu Mingyu asked: "Why can't I go?"
Li Fenglan walked up to them, curled her lips and said, "Do you know how many bad boys in the valley like jade? If you go, I'm afraid you won't be able to come out."
Jade said: "I'm not afraid that he will be beaten. I'm going to lose two girls in one day. I'm afraid that my parents won't be able to bear it."
Li Fenglan looked at Bai Shuyu and Zhu Mingyu, and suddenly realized something: Are they considered brothers-in-law? Unexpectedly, we became relatives in the end.
Of course Bai Shuyu knew that now was not a good time to go to Chaolan Valley, so he just said it casually.
After coming back to his senses, Bai Shuyu asked Li Fenglan: "What should we do next?"
Li Fenglan replied: "Just wait for a while, don't be in a hurry."
Bai Shuyu could only nod: "Li Fenglan, I have to remind you."
"You tell me."
"There are hundreds of people waiting for you to give orders now, but they have to be controlled by personal emotions."
Everyone knew what he meant, but they didn't understand it clearly. As Zhu Mingyu said, Bai Shuyu had some grudges against Mu Yun, not because he looked down upon him as a person, but simply because he was too unstable. Now Li Fenglan is entangled with him, which makes him even more unstable.
They were all in the same grade as having fun, but they were hampered by this deep hatred.
In the afternoon, Lamei, who went to Luoyang City, came back, followed by five people, two women and three men, all of whom looked honest. Lamei asked these people to line up in front of Li Fenglan.
"Miss, please take a look and see how these guys are doing."
Li Fenglan was just about to comment when she saw a dwarf standing at the end of the queue.
She held her forehead and said with a painful look on her face: "Why did you recruit him?"
Lamei quickly explained: "Miss, this brother is very nimble with his hands and feet, and he is a good worker. With his physical condition, even the richest people don't want him. I think he is very pitiful, and thinking of your kindness, miss, I took him back." ”
Liu Dun also helped: "Yes, Miss Li, just keep me, no matter how much I am paid."
"You have to rely on me, right?"
"Hehe," Liu Dun smiled sheepishly, "I told you two days ago that I knew you were short of people, so I was willing to help you, but you said there was no shortage. You see, you are in a hurry to recruit people when you get home. , isn’t there still a shortage of people?”
Lamei wondered: Does this dwarf know our lady?
Li Fenglan was convinced and had to say: "Okay...but you have to think about it."
"Don't worry, our family is clean!"
Li Fenglan waved her hand and said impatiently to Lamei: "From now on, they will be under your control, and you have the final say on how much they will be paid. You can arrange what to do specifically. You are the housekeeper."
After that, he walked to the backyard.
With someone under her control, Lamei became tougher when speaking.
"You all heard what the young lady just said. From now on, you have to follow my arrangements in the Leisure Hall. We don't have many rules here, and the ladies and gentlemen are also good people. Work hard every day, and you three gentlemen should try not to go there. Backyard. You two go to the backyard more often and clean the house for the ladies and gentlemen. From now on, you will have food and accommodation in the house. Your wages will be paid once a month, each person will receive one tael of silver per month. In addition, you will be given three days off every month. There are also holidays during the New Year and holidays. Do you have any opinions?"
No one has any objections. How can I find such a good job for one tael of silver a month?
After saying that, Lamei paused, and then said: "Our young lady... is the one just now, her name is Li Fenglan, you can just call her Miss Li. There are also two other ladies with the same status as Miss Li, one Wearing green clothes and one wearing yellow clothes, they are called Jade and Amber respectively. You can call them Miss Jade and Miss Amber. There is only one young master in the Xianren Hall now, just call him Mr. Zhu. In addition, the third son of the Bai family often comes to visit. Don't stop me when you come...who is that, Liu...what is Liu?"
Liu Dun hurriedly said flatteringly: "The younger one's name is Liu Dun."
"You will do the concierge's job from now on. Be smart when you are guarding the door."
"I understand, little one."
"By the way, my name is Mei Shangxiong. You can just call me Butler Mei from now on. If you all know what you are doing, I will take you to where you live."
Wintersweet is now in high spirits.
He moved a chair and a small table into the yard, put some tea on it, and sat on the chair with his legs crossed, drinking water while supervising people at work. There was hope for these little days.
