After the little fat girl urged him several times, Yuncheng finally came out with a group of stewards from the Hengfeng in Tanzhou.
"I've met the head of the family, the mistress, the second lady, the eldest son, the third son, the eldest lady..."
A group of stewards bowed in a circle and finally finished cutting the ceremony for the master.
Fengyang, the chubby girl, stopped making trouble at this time. She tried her best to look serious on her chubby face and raised her hands to support her.
"Everyone, hey, what do you want to say?"
The little chubby girl turned her head and looked at Zhu Zhanji. Zhu Zhanji's face twitched and he whispered: "You said no courtesy."
"Oh oh oh, I know, I know."
The little fat girl nodded, then waved to a group of stewards angrily: "No courtesy, no courtesy."
"Thank you, Miss."
A group of stewards smiled with loving eyes.
It's hard not to love such a quirky little girl.
"Let's go into the city."
As soon as Chen Kan responded, the little fat girl suddenly revealed her true colors.
The little short legs jumped in place a few times and shouted: "Okay, okay!"
Chen Kan picked up the back of her neck and walked slowly towards the city gate.
As soon as Chen Kan entered the door, he saw several government officials on the side of the street, surrounded by a middle-aged man dressed as a scribe in casual clothes.
Seeing Chen Kan discovering him, the middle-aged man nodded slightly in greeting.
Chen Kan nodded towards him and looked away.
He was just passing through Tanzhou and had no intention of having any interaction with the local government.
Obviously, the people in the Tanzhou local government thought so too.
Coming to meet him in casual clothes was a sign of respect for him as the deputy imperial envoy, while not coming forward to meet him showed that everyone was in peace.
The scale of Hengfenghao in Tanzhou is not large, with only a few shops and restaurants. Compared with the large-scale establishments in coastal cities, which often exist on one street, it looks much shabby.
After all, the main trade of the Hengfeng is still on the sea. The reason why it is stationed in Tanzhou is just an ordinary commercial layout.
However, these restaurants were more than enough to accommodate the several hundred people they had.
After Chen Kan led his family in, the Hengfeng put up a sign saying it would not accept foreigners for the time being.
With a place to stay, Fengyang clamored to play in the water.
Chang Ning couldn't resist her, so she had to boil water for her to take a bath.
Of course, after running around for so long, Chen Kan definitely needed a shower.
Chang Ning went to serve Fengyang, and the only person serving Chen Kan was Yun Niang.
Although the two had already met each other frankly when they were in Guangzhou, that time, both of them had a hot head.
This time, both of them were in an absolutely sane situation, and the atmosphere seemed a bit awkward.
Yun Niang has been preparing bath water for a long time, but Chen Kan is still thinking about whether to take off his clothes.
Yun Niang didn't urge him, she just looked at Chen Kan with a half-smile.
She is two years older than Chen Kan, and she has completely lost the shyness she had as a girl when it comes to this kind of thing.
In terms of reputation, she has long since lost her reputation.
Facing Yun Niang's joking look, Chen Kan's face turned red, and a surge of great courage suddenly came over him.
Afraid of asking!
As a grown man, am I still afraid of suffering a loss?
So, Chen Kan decisively took off all his clothes and got into the big bathtub, leaving only his head exposed.
When Yun Niang saw this, she didn't say much and just wiped his body with a towel.
The nails scratched the scars on Chen Kan's body, and the warm touch made Chen Kan feel a little itchy.
"Master Hou, you have so many injuries on your body, does it hurt?"
Yun Niang suddenly spoke. She stared intently at the horrific wounds on Chen Kan's body, with a trace of grief in her eyes.
Chen Kan raised his head and looked at her, and Yun Niang's eyes quickly became clear again.
Chen Kan smiled indifferently, shook his head and said, "It doesn't hurt."
Yun Niang was stunned for a moment, then fell silent and didn't ask any more questions.
The scars on Chen Kan's body had made her heartache when she saw them last time. Now that she saw them again, she finally couldn't help but ask.
It was hard for her to imagine what had happened to this man from being a white man all the way to becoming one of the most distinguished men in the Ming Dynasty.
Chen Kan didn't seem to see the probing meaning in Yun Niang's eyes, and just rested his head comfortably on the edge of the tub, enjoying the moment of tranquility.
He knew what Yun Niang wanted to ask, but he was too lazy to say it.
Deep down, he is still a bit chauvinistic.
Women only need to live a good life and don't need to know too many sinister things.
He is a man and he should bear these things.
What's more, he got more.
I took a bath for nearly half an hour and changed the water twice.
After washing, Chen Kan felt that his whole body felt much more relaxed, and even his weight seemed to have dropped several kilograms.
Yun Niang helped Chen Kan put on his bathrobe.
At first I didn't feel much in the water, but after coming out, Yun Niang's hands always touched some of Chen Kan's sensitive parts intentionally or unintentionally.
The atmosphere was heightened to this point, and no matter how hard Chen Kan could endure it, he still inevitably had some charming thoughts.
Chen Kan was not Liu Xiahui, so he decisively picked up Yun Niang.
Curled up in Chen Kan's arms, Yun Niang was a little stunned.
But when she met Chen Kan's extremely aggressive gaze, her cheeks suddenly turned red to the roots of her ears.
"Master Marquis, Your Highness and the others are still waiting outside."
Yun Niang muttered something in a low voice, Chen Kan laughed, hugged Yun Niang and walked towards the inner room.
Not long after, some inexplicable sound came from the room.
After a few "days"!
Chen Kan covered his waist and walked out of the room, while Yun Niang followed behind with blushing cheeks, covering her mouth and chuckling from time to time.
The two of them went downstairs, and Chang Ning immediately ran up to them holding Fengyang in his arms.
She first looked at Chen Kan suspiciously, and then moved closer to Yun Niang.
"Hey, Yun Niang, the color of your lips is a bit strange today. Why are your lips still a bit swollen?"
When Chang Ning asked, Yun Niang's face suddenly turned red again.
Chen Kan coughed twice and asked calmly: "Do you want to start dinner? I'm starving!"
Chang Ning frowned, rolled his eyes at Chen Kan, and asked, "Are you not full yet?"
Hearing the teasing tone in Chang Ning's words, Chen Kan couldn't help but blush.
"Teacher, sister-in-law, Aunt Yun, it's time to eat!"
At the critical moment, Zhu Zhanji's voice calling for dinner came from outside the door, and Chen Kan secretly praised him for being timely.
He quickly responded: "Here he comes!"
Then, he ran away.
After Chen Kan left, the two women began to whisper.
Not long after, Chang Ning's face suddenly showed a look of shock.
"Really, can it really be eaten?"
Yun Niang nodded and whispered: "Men, aren't they all like that..."
Chen Kan trotted all the way to the dining room and was immediately attracted by the rich food in front of him.
Along the way, we slept and ate in the open air.
Although the chefs in the Hou Mansion are not inferior even in the wild, it is a big pot of rice after all, and the taste is definitely not that refined.
Being able to take a good bite of a steaming meal at this time is simply the top enjoyment in life.
If you want some good wine, enjoy it slowly.
While Chen Kan was thinking about it, Zhu Zhanhe poured Chen Kan a glass of wine very flatteringly.
"Teacher, please drink."
Chen Kan took the wine glass and drank it down. Looking at the flattering look on Zhu Zhanhe's face, he frowned and asked, "Is something wrong?"
Zhu Zhanhe was stunned and shook his head hastily.
"No, disciple, please be filial to your teacher..."
Chen Kan was too lazy to listen to his nonsense and interrupted impatiently: "If you have anything to say, just tell me. While I'm in a good mood now, I might be able to help you with something."
"Uh~"
Zhu Zhanhe looked a little embarrassed and scratched his head while hesitating to speak.
Chen Kan didn't ask further questions and just pushed the empty wine glass towards him.
Zhu Zhanji, Zhu Zhanhe, and Hua Shi were all three little brats that he raised with his own hands. Chen Kan knew them so well that when they took off their pants, Chen Kan knew what they were about to fart.
Zhu Zhanhe filled Chen Kan's empty wine glass with wine. He looked around and saw that Zhu Zhanji was not there, so he whispered: "Teacher, eldest brother said that the emperor plans to restart the enfeoffment system?"
"You don't want to go out and want to stay in the capital?"
After Chen Kan revealed his deepest thoughts with one word, Zhu Zhanhe's face suddenly showed admiration.
"Teacher's discernment is as bright as a torch!"
After flattering him a little, Zhu Zhanhe continued in a low voice: "I don't know how to govern the country, and I don't know how to fight. Think about it, it's better to stay in the capital. In the future, the eldest brother will be the emperor in the capital, and the disciple will be with the eldest brother." Isn’t it better to be a dandy prince under the protection of teachers and teachers than to leave home?”
What Zhu Zhanhe said immediately made Chen Kan burst into laughter.
"Teacher, why are you laughing? Is your disciple wrong? You know best how many jins and taels this disciple has. I really am not that good."
Chen Kan laughed for a while, shook his head and said, "I agree with you on this matter. There is nothing wrong with staying in the capital, but your father may not be willing to do so."
Hearing Chen Kan mention his father, a flash of fear subconsciously flashed in Zhu Zhanhe's eyes, but it quickly disappeared.
After thinking for a moment, Zhu Zhanhe shook his head and said: "This disciple has grown up and is no longer the child whose father could manipulate him however he wanted. This disciple has the right to choose his own life."
Chen Kan clicked his tongue and looked at Zhu Zhanhe with eyes full of pity.
Zhu Zhanhe was stared at so much that his scalp went numb, and he muttered in a low voice: "If the disciple doesn't go, how can the father still tie the disciple up?"
After listening to Zhu Zhanhe's muttering, Chen Kan didn't say much.
The fact that Zhu Zhanhe could ask such a question shows that he still doesn't know enough about his reckless father.
Zhu Gaoxu has no political acumen, but he is not a fool.
If the fight for the reserve fails, he will definitely follow Zhu Di's arrangements and go overseas to become a vassal.
But once Zhu Di dies, he will definitely counterattack the Central Plains.
And when the time comes, Zhu Zhanhe will be his biggest trump card against Zhu Gaochi, or Zhu Zhanji.
Very simple reason.
Zhu Zhanji and Zhu Zhanhe were both taught by Chen Kan, and no one was any worse than the other.
Based on this situation, it is almost impossible for Zhu Zhanhe to stay out of the matter.
But things haven't reached that point yet, so Chen Kan naturally won't tell the truth.
He drank Zhu Zhanhe's full bottle of wine in one gulp again, pondered for a moment, and Chen Kan said calmly: "My teacher recognizes your idea. Your Majesty, my teacher will try his best to help you fight for it, but if you can If I can’t succeed, I can’t guarantee that I will be a teacher.”
As soon as these words came out, Zhu Zhanhe immediately turned from resentment to joy and said flatteringly: "Disciple knows that the teacher would be reluctant for the disciple to suffer in the bitter cold outside the Great Wall."
"Okay, okay, sycophant."
Chen Kan laughed and cursed, but did not continue to say more on this topic.
Zhu Di wanted to restart the enfeoffment system, and he naturally agreed.
As the old saying goes, it is better for meat to rot in the pot than to be eaten by wild dogs.
No matter who takes control of the Central Plains in the future, as long as he is of Han descent, it can be explained by civil strife.
It would be better not to have a tragedy like the Mongols taking over the Central Plains happen again.
Chen Kan didn't want him to send away a female real person, but to have some male real person or a real person who was neither male nor female.
But he was serious about feeling sorry for his disciple.
Not to mention letting Zhu Zhanhe go overseas, even if he plans to go overseas to retire, he needs to start preparations in advance.
No matter what, he would have to wait until overseas land development was almost the same as in the Central Plains before he would go.
Otherwise, it would be better to let him die if he had to suffer the hardships of opening up wasteland.
While the master and apprentice were chatting casually, Chang Ning came to the dining room with Yun Niang with a strange look on her face and a blush on her face.
Chen Kan looked back and forth between the two women with doubtful eyes.
He was a little puzzled. Why did the two women seem to have reached an agreement in just a few minutes?
"What are you looking at? Let's eat!"
Chang Ning glared at Chen Kan angrily, and Chen Kan was a little confused.
Is this woman going through menopause?
Just eat, Chen Kan didn't bother to talk to the two menopausal women, he just ate hard.
The energy just consumed was a bit too much, so it’s important to make up for it quickly.
After all, in this era where the average age is less than thirty-five, he is no longer young.
When you're old enough, you have to serve your age.
After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Chen Kan burped.
Just as he was about to get up and go out for a walk to eat, Yuncheng trotted over in a hurry.
"Master Marquis, there is someone outside asking to see you, saying he is from the government."
"People from the government?"
Chen Kan was stunned for a moment, and his face couldn't help but look a little weird.
Why did the government officials come to see him?
Didn’t we just meet him when we entered the city?
A government, two groups of people came to see him?
interesting!
The corner of Chen Kan's mouth curled up and he asked, "Has the person identified himself?"
"No, I'm here in casual clothes, and I only have two followers with me."
When Yuncheng said this, his face couldn't help but look weird.
When he entered the city, he naturally saw the middle-aged scribe surrounded by government officials.
With his many years of experience in dealing with high-ranking families, he naturally knew that that was the man who came to greet Chen Kan from the government.
As a result, people from the government are coming again, which is very strange.
Even his butler smelled something different from it.
After hearing Yuncheng's description, Chen Kan's face instantly showed an interesting look.
"Since he is someone from the government, it seems unreasonable not to go see him. Let's go and have a look."
After saying that, Chen Kan slowly stood up and walked out the door.
