Even though it is an external incarnation, Liu Yuan's avatar has gone through many years of cultivation such as marrow cleansing and essence training. Even if the aura and spiritual power are sealed, its ears and eyesight are far better than ordinary people.
On this day, he inadvertently overheard the conversation in the next room.
"The Xu Mansion is recruiting servants in the inner courtyard? It is the leading wealthy family in Ye City. If you can get in, it will definitely be an eye-opening opportunity! Maybe you will be chosen by some official lady, and you will never know whether you will rise to the top. "
"Who says it's not? I'm just telling you about this great opportunity. You know, the gate of Xu Mansion is not so easy to enter, and the inner courtyard must go through strict assessment."
"How do you get through?"
"It doesn't matter. With our friendship of more than two years, it's easy to talk about it. I won't hide it from you. My in-laws happen to be in charge of this matter. Then you only need to say that it belongs to the Zhao family in the north of the city. He will naturally understand and will take care of you secretly."
"Thank you brother for the great future!"
The two of them talked about a lot of rumors and information about Xu Mansion, all of which were listened to by Liu Yuan, who had ears between walls.
Only then did he realize that there are three major families in Yecheng. They are intertwined and have monopolized almost all economic lifelines. Their power is integrated with government and business, and they have great influence in Yecheng and counties hundreds of miles away. .
The Xu family is the most powerful clan among them.
Liu Yuan had a new idea.
Why not just hide in the Xu Mansion and be an ordinary servant, just so you can hide out in the city? Wouldn't it be much better than sitting in an inn all day long?
Thinking of this, he concentrated on eavesdropping and listened to all the precautions for Xu Mansion's recruitment of servants.
The next day, Xu Mansion in the south of the city.
Two pure copper lions several feet tall stood at the entrance of the mansion. They were covered with red ribbons. They were extremely tall and mighty. There were also a row of ceremonial guards standing on both sides. The signs of silence and avoidance showed the relationship between the mansion and the government. The relationship is unusual.
The square on the side of Xu Mansion has been cleared out a long time ago, and there is a half-person-high arena in the middle. There are ten stone piers of various types on it, arranged in a row from large to small. Attracting many people to watch from a distance.
The curious people were whispering among themselves, probably talking about Xu Mansion's recruitment of servants today. In the crowd, a young man with a delicate and fair face was listening with interest.
This person is Liu Yuan.
By now, he had also heard a rough idea. The first step in selecting servants was actually a test of strength. Lifting these stone piers, the final judgment result could be obtained based on the weight of the stone piers.
Perhaps because they wanted to leave a deep first impression, someone had already stood out from the crowd.
This man has dark skin, big shoulders and a round waist. He seems to be quite confident in his own strength.
The smallest stone pier on the left seemed to weigh about ten kilograms. The man just glanced at it, curled his lips contemptuously, and walked to the right one after another.
He crossed three stone piers in a row, causing the onlookers to cheer and say, "You must lift the one on the far right to be considered a hero."
The man didn't stop until he reached the fifth stone pier in the middle. This stone pier was already as high as a calf. He looked at it, and his expression was solemn.
"Drink!" With a loud roar, the muscles of his arms swelled, causing people to cheer.
Liu Yuan also chimed in casually. His mind was actually in the sky. Fortunately, the elusive flying sword was not seen today.
The stone pier slowly lifted off the ground, and the strong man's arms trembled slightly as he finally pulled up the fifth stone pier.
"Yes, what's your name?" The steward nodded and smiled.
"My name is Shi Gan." The man wiped his sweat and grinned.
"Okay, you go in."
Shi Gan was so happy that he hugged the crowd of onlookers when he entered, which attracted a burst of cheers from people.
In this way, the crowd of onlookers changed from being eager to give it a try to rushing to be the first. After all, Xu Mansion's famous name was there. However, after trying for half a day, no one could lift the stone pier No. 5, and even the No. 4 stone pier was very few.
Liu Yuan also recognized the neighbor of the inn from his voice. Although he only raised the second stone pier, he was also invited in. Sure enough, there are connections everywhere.
Seeing that it was afternoon, there were far fewer people watching, and the heat began to dissipate. Liu Yuan also observed for most of the day, but he never found the flying sword patrolling in the sky, so he was relieved.
This flying sword must be looking for traces of spiritual power and immortal energy. As for the big and small things in the world, it will not care about them.
He is not worried about this strength competition at all. Even if his spiritual energy is sealed, he still has a body that has been tempered many times, which is many times higher than that of ordinary people.
Just don't be too showy. He reminded himself secretly.
However, when he stopped next to the fifth stone pier and held the handle, he almost accidentally lifted the stone pier and made it fly up.
Fortunately, he reacted quickly and let go immediately. The stone pier fell to the ground with a thud, causing dust to fly around.
At this time, no one had paid attention. After all, it was already the second half of the show. Only a few spectators who saw it felt dazzled by the flying dust.
"That's Stone Pier No. 5?"
"Did he loosen Stone Pier No. 5?"
"That must be the case. Otherwise, how could it be lifted?"
"That is, that is."
The onlookers who were originally a little sluggish were mobilized one after another, and there was a lot of discussion for a while.
The person in charge also came to his senses and began to look at this young man who was not strong.
"Is he number five as soon as he takes action?"
"It's a pity that he lost strength after only moving for a minute." Liu Yuan quickly covered it up and pretended to rub his arms, making it look like he was struggling.
"It's good to be able to shake it." The steward remembered the dusty scene just now, nodded, and motioned for Liu Yuan to go in directly.
After entering the first gate of the mansion, Liu Yuan realized what it means to be a famous family. The overlapping courtyards are endless, decorated with carved beams and painted pillars, and are extremely luxurious. There are tall three-story watchtowers at each of the four corners in the distance, and they seem to be miles apart from each other.
The selected people who came in before were also in shock. Everyone in the house must have seen this kind of scene too many times, and they all laughed and said nothing as if they were watching country people entering the city.
However, the housekeeper had a sharper vision and immediately saw that Liu Yuan was different. His expression was one of the best indifferent.
Does it have some background?
"This little brother, come on, come on," the housekeeper called Liu Yuan out alone and said politely, "My surname is Zhao, and I am responsible for selecting the servants this time. Who is your surname and where do you live?"
Only then did Liu Yuan realize that he was a little bit out of the crowd, and secretly reminded himself to pretend to be normal. He was about to explain away his prepared remarks when he suddenly lost his mind.
Butler Zhao asked a few questions, but Liu Yuan's reaction was either stuck and took a long time to answer, or he simply froze in place, which didn't look like he was faking.
After asking again and again, Liu Yuan was still stunned for more than a beat. Butler Zhao finally lost his patience. He could only admit that this was just a stupid boy with no energy. His expression when he first entered the Xu Mansion was not that he had experienced anything. Guang was indifferent, but simply in a daze.
In the end, Liu Yuan passed the selection and was lucky enough to enter the inner palace. The reason is not only because of his strong strength and ability to read, but also because he is a bit dull and is most suitable for being a servant guarding the hospital.
The caretaker team was divided into many groups and took turns, and he was in the same group as Shi Gan, who had shined before.
Of course, Shi Gan was appointed as the leader of the newcomer group due to his outstanding performance, and Liu Yuan was considered to be under him.
Shi Gan also had a good impression of this "simple and dull" young man, and deliberately assigned the two of them together when allocating houses.
The treatment of servants in the Xu Mansion is really good. Although the residence is simple, the accommodation for two people per room is far beyond the standard of servants of ordinary officials.
After settling in, Shi Gan, as the team leader, was called by the housekeeper to give instructions. After a while, Liu Yuan, who was alone in the room, regained his clarity of mind.
He was just going through a moderate "crisis".
