Su Wu's time-traveling life

378 You are very lucky

The imperial city is divided into four parts by two vertical and horizontal roads. One part is where the king of the Soul Kingdom lives and works, which is an inner city surrounded by a tall courtyard wall; the other part is the residence of the princes and ministers, everywhere. There are mansions with high gates; one section is a commercial area, with shops, restaurants, inns, and the other 40% of offices in the imperial city, all of which are tall buildings; the last section is for ordinary residents and mansions. The places where the servants, ordinary soldiers and other servants live are all low-rise houses. The good thing is that each house has a small yard, which is also the most lively area in the imperial city. Li Qian and the other three inquired and searched, and it took them an hour to finally find Longcheng's office in the imperial city. The steward knew the head of the Zhang family, and since he was delivering the monthly payment to the Imperial Master's Mansion, the steward did not delay and took the four of them directly. People came to the Taishi Mansion. The Taishi Mansion is located at the crossroads of the imperial city. The high courtyard walls, the imposing gatehouse, and even the words Taishi Mansion reveal the pressure of the soul. The Taishi Mansion’s A steward received Li Qian and several people, and they were taken to a hall. There were dozens of people waiting here. It seemed that they were all here to do business. It seemed that they still had to wait. It was good, Su Wu and Li Qian were both there. Check out what's going on here. The people here are roughly divided into two categories. One type of people sit there with nervous expressions and a sense of restlessness. They will nod and bow when they see the stewards or servants of the Taishi Mansion. They should be asking for help, and the other type of people sit there. Waiting there quietly, even closing your eyes to meditate, this must be for business. No matter what kind of person they are, they all receive the same treatment, that is, they just wait there without even a cup of tea. I originally thought that if I came to deliver the monthly payment, I would at least be received quickly, but that was not the case at all. The steward of the Longcheng Office had already left, and Li Qian and the other three had no choice but to continue waiting. Su Wu originally wanted to explore the inside of the Taishi Mansion. However, he found that there were a few captured auras in the house, so he did not dare to continue to explore, so he had to sit there and close his eyes to rest. Two hours later, it seemed that it was already afternoon, and an old man in brocade clothes hurried in. , looked at the dozens of people sitting in the hall, showed a subtle smile, and then kowtowed. Then he said: "Everyone, you all came to the Grand Master's Mansion for business. Some of you have been waiting for a few days." Several people with worried faces immediately responded: "Yes, we have been waiting for three days." Damn it." The old man stretched out his hand and pressed down to signal him to sit down, and then continued: "I am the deputy manager of the Taishi Mansion. Let me tell you, waiting for three days is nothing. Taishi has to deal with everything every day. You are busy from morning to night. How many people do you have to meet and how many things do you have to deal with every day? There are people who have to wait here for half a month. Normally, it is normal for you to wait here for half a month, but we don’t want you either. Wait, we still provide you with food every day you stay here. Although you also provide soul stones, it also takes up the resources of the Taishi Mansion." There were several people in the hall whose faces twitched a few times, although they moved very quickly. It was over, but Su Wu still discovered it. It seemed that the price of food in the Taishi Mansion was not cheap. The deputy general manager continued: "But, today, you are very lucky!" After saying that, he looked at the people in the hall, and saw that no one responded, and his face looked a little bad. But he still endured and continued: "The grand master has been handling important matters at the sacrificial site these days, and all the people in the government have gone there to do errands. We still need some people to support us today. If you have the opportunity to go on errands, I have the opportunity to meet the Grand Master in advance. I am meeting a few of you who are anxious, so I will give you a chance. Which of you wants this opportunity?" Those anxious people immediately stood up and said: "The deputy general manager will take care of us. If you are willing, please help us." As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to shake hands with the deputy general manager. The deputy general manager also extended his hand to shake hands with these people. Su Wu found that every time the deputy general manager received it from me, there was an extra ring in his hand. No wonder this deputy general manager The steward would shake hands with these people. He probably wouldn't even look at these people at ordinary times. It seemed that this kind of thing would happen no matter where he was. Li Qian and Su Wu made eye contact. Li Qian asked if she wanted to go and have a look together. Su Wu nodded. Going to the forbidden area to check out was originally the purpose of coming to the imperial city. Now that he has the opportunity, he must seize it. Li Qian was about to stand up, but was stopped by Su Wu. The deputy general manager saw that only a few people stood up to give him gifts, and the others were still sitting there without any intention, so he rolled his eyes and then said: "The rest of you, please go back first, there is no need to wait here. Come back next month." A man who had been sitting there with his eyes closed immediately opened his eyes and said loudly: "Deputy General Manager, why are you driving us away?" "Because the Grand Master will not return home this month. , you say why, you stay here every day and you have to let us serve you, please go." The man said angrily: "Every time we in Hucheng come to deliver the monthly payment, we can directly accept it, even if the grand master is not here That's okay. Why do you have to give it directly to the Grand Master this time? When you came, you said that the time was urgent, but the result was like this." "From Hucheng, it seems that you are really tigers. But these are all from the Grand Master. Humanly speaking, if you have any objections, you can’t talk to me, a servant. You can talk to the Grand Master.” “But the Grand Master is not here.” “This big shot in Hucheng, do you think I should take care of your affairs?” Are you responsible? Or can I make the decision for Mr. Grand Master? Okay, you can go out." The man suddenly stood up, but they did not leave, because the monthly payment must be paid in that month, otherwise He would be punished, and he would not feel better if the city lord was punished. I saw this man's face changing again and again. But at this moment, it is impossible to advance or retreat, and it is difficult to get off the tiger. Su Wu stood up and clasped his fists at the deputy general manager and said: "Deputy General Manager, you are by the Grand Master's side every day, so you will inevitably be influenced by the Grand Master Dao. You are very profound and efficient in looking at problems and handling things. , Of course, you are also ambitious. And you are also very busy today. Otherwise, you can give everyone another chance and take everyone to work with you, otherwise your hard work will be wasted." The deputy general manager looked at He glanced at Su Wu and then said: "I know what you mean. Originally I wanted to help you, but now I feel that I don't need to do this. You can help me if you want. Each of you has five thousand soul stones, otherwise I will be next." Come again in the moon. These soul stones are all the money for traveling and entertaining you there. I didn’t ask for it myself.” “Of course you didn’t ask for it yourself. This belongs to the four of us.” Su Wu stepped forward and handed it over directly. The deputy general manager was given a storage bag. The deputy general manager was a little disgusted that someone actually used the storage bag. But he didn't refuse and quickly put it away. Everyone else also stood up and handed over the soul stones. In the end, only you, the man from Hucheng, was left. He was a little embarrassed, but finally walked up to the deputy general manager and took out a ring and handed it to the deputy general manager, but the deputy general manager didn't. He answered, but said in a sinister tone: "People in Hucheng can eat it, but only one of your ten thousand soul stones can eat it." "What? You, you, you." You said "you, you, you." After saying "you, you, you", the man who knew Hucheng best took out another A ring was handed to the deputy general manager. The deputy general manager checked it, then took the ring and waved his hand and said, "Come with me, everyone."