Tofu Dongshi

When Zhen Zhigong handed over the task back then, he had a solemn expression on his face, and said that it might be a little troublesome to do it, so Zhou Fusheng made some preparations in advance, guessing that Dou Jiafu was a person with a weird temper and was not good at talking, or he was greedy by nature, and he might be open to money. He would offer some harsh and difficult conditions, but he didn't expect him to agree without saying a word.

But when you think about it, the Zhen family is the richest man in Ningcheng, and Zhou Fusheng is the number one housekeeper of the Zhen family. It is already a great sincerity and face to come to invite a plain-headed commoner personally.With the status and financial resources of the Zhen family, even if a cook is hired, the salary provided will definitely be considerable. It is normal for Dou Jiafu to readily agree, which shows that he is a smart person who understands current affairs and will not put on airs and self-promotion to provoke others Resentment, ruining a good thing that ordinary people rarely encounter.

In fact, what Zhou Fusheng is most interested in is the specific history and inside story of his young master and Dou Jiafu's meeting and acquaintance. An outsider who can make the young master so unforgettable is really a rare thing. He has served Zhen Zhigong for more than [-] years. It's the first time I've encountered it.It's a pity that the young master didn't take the initiative to speak, and he could only suppress his eager curiosity.

So far, he only knew about the heroic deeds of the young master who rescued Dou Jiafu by beating up Lai San and his gang on the streets of Yongping County. The good-for-nothing Wang Butou was arrested and put in prison, where he was subjected to inhuman abuse and torture.That being the case, Dou Jiafu should be grateful to his young master, why would the young master give money and come to hire him?I really can't figure it out.

Although Dou Jiafu kept looking out of the window, he could still feel Zhou Fusheng's sharp gaze on him as if studying and evaluating the quality and value of goods.He turned his lower body uncomfortably, pretending to be casual and said: "By the way, Steward Zhou, how is your young master's leg injury?"

You have a little conscience, kid.Zhou Fusheng replied: "It's all right. After returning home for a month, he recovered, and there is no root cause of the disease."

Dou Jiafu breathed a sigh of relief, and couldn't think of anything else to talk about, so he continued to turn his head and look out the window, and the carriage became quiet again.

The carriage traveled for two days and stayed in a town for one night.

Zhou Fusheng took good care of Dou Jiafu and was very polite in his words, so he booked a separate room for him.Dou Jiafu has never lived in such a good house in his life, and he is very grateful to Zhou Fusheng, but he is not good at communicating with strangers too much, especially the status of the other party is not ordinary, and he is not in the scope of his experience. Thank you and didn't say much.

Two days later in the afternoon, the carriage stopped outside the gate of Zhen's Mansion in Ningcheng.

Dou Jiafu got out of the car with his small and old baggage on his shoulders, looking around nervously in a daze.

He has lived so long and has never left the boundaries of Yongping County. He thought that Yongping County would be bustling and lively, but after entering Ningcheng, he realized that a small county is not enough to see. A country bumpkin with little knowledge.

In front of him stood a wealthy family, with tall courtyard walls enclosing a vast courtyard with gilt green tiles and cornices.In front of the gate stood a pair of huge stone lions as tall as a person, and on both sides of the steps stood a tall and mighty guard. On the lintel hung a thick plaque with two solemn gold lacquered characters.

Zhou Fusheng raised his stomach and said proudly: "This is Zhen's Mansion."

Dou Jiafu tilted his head to look at the plaque on the door, and found that he didn't know the first character, but it should be "Zhen".Only now did he realize that the guy's last name was this, not the word "true" as he thought.

Zhou Fusheng looked at Dou Jiafu's appearance and felt funny in his heart. After all, he was a poor boy in the country and had never seen anything in the world, so he was dumbfounded, and he would be even more dumbfounded when he entered the door.

He coughed and urged, "Brother Dou, go in."

Dou Jiafu collected himself, secretly cheered himself up, and followed Zhou Fusheng into the vermilion lacquered gate.

Zhen's Mansion is still the house ruled by Mrs. Zhen during his lifetime. It has been continuously renovated and expanded by four generations in the past [-] years. Needless to say, the exquisite, gorgeous and rich atmosphere of pavilions, pavilions, gardens and waterside pavilions inside.Dou Jiafu was dazzled by the sight, as if he had fallen headfirst into the fabled Heavenly Palace and Fairyland, he was so cramped that he didn't dare to step wildly, for fear of stepping on the unknown exotic flowers and plants nearby, he followed Zhou Fusheng step by step.

Zhou Fusheng directly took Dou Jiafu to the big kitchen, handed him over to a steward named Li Quanfa, and after briefly introducing his identity, he said: "Brother Dou, you should first get acquainted with the kitchen environment with Steward Li, and then let him teach You arrange board and lodging assignments. If you have any request, just ask, as long as it is not too much, I will try my best to meet it." After saying that, he turned and left.

Dou Jiafu quickly stopped him, "Hey, wait! Steward Zhou, I have something to tell your young master, can you let me see him?"

Zhou Fusheng frowned, did this kid think too highly of himself?The young master of the Zhen family is not an ordinary person, whoever wants to see him can see him.Although Dou Jiafu was invited by Zhen Zhigong himself, but he was only asked to be the cook. There are countless levels between the cook and the master, and there is absolutely no rule of meeting casually.

He tried his best to be patient and tactfully said: "Brother Dou, our young master is busy with daily affairs. He went out this afternoon and hasn't come back yet. You can stay here in the kitchen first. I will arrange it when he comes back and is free." How about you go to see him?"

These words are very particular. They say that they will arrange it when they are free. If they are still not free, it means that the meeting will be postponed indefinitely.

Although Dou Jiafu seldom dealt with people like Zhou Fusheng, who had a long history in shopping malls, he could probably hear what he meant, and his cheeks flushed slightly because of shame, and he didn't know it was loss but relaxed in his heart. Then he said: "Thank you, I understand. Butler Zhou, don't bother to arrange it. Just return this thing to your young master for me. I'll go back right away." The small cloth bag was handed over.

Zhou Fusheng took the small cloth bag suspiciously, opened it, and found a piece of neatly folded thin paper inside, and unfolded it again, it turned out to be a silver ticket of 1000 taels of silver, which was pledged to Ningcheng Yongfa. The seal of the bank.

Zhou Fusheng was quite surprised, "Isn't this the bank note that our young master sent to you three months ago? Why are you useless?"

Dou Jiafu shook his head, "I don't need it."

Zhou Fusheng was astonished, touched Wuxu's fat chin, and said tentatively: "You came to Ningcheng with me, isn't it just to pay back this silver ticket?"

Dou Jiafu was silent for a moment, then nodded.

Zhou Fusheng was really surprised this time.

When he went to Zhangjia Village to look for Dou Jiafu three days ago, he saw that his house was shabby and poor, and Dou Jiafu himself was dressed in shabby clothes. At that time, he thought it was strange that 1000 taels of silver was nothing to the Zhen family, but it was absolutely worthless to ordinary people. A lot of wealth, as long as it is not extravagant and wasteful, it will be enough for a lifetime.However, judging from the situation of Dou Jiafu at that time, it is obvious that the 1000 taels of silver did not play its due role.

Zhou Fusheng once guessed the reason, maybe Dou Jiafu was too stingy and reluctant to use it, or maybe he had some bad habit and squandered 1000 taels of silver in a short time.But no matter what, he never expected that Dou Jiafu agreed to come to Zhen's house with him, not to earn money as a cook, nor to cling to a wealthy family, but to pay back the banknotes.

Now he really wants to look at Dou Jiafu with admiration. Although this kid is not impressive, he has a bit of backbone.

Zhou Fusheng thought for a while, and said earnestly: "Brother Dou, this banknote is yours if it is given to you. You can just use it. Our young master has always been generous to others, and he will definitely not treat you badly if you stay here as a cook. This is a rare opportunity that no one can ask for.”

Dou Jiafu shook his head, ungrateful, "Butler Zhou, thank you, I can't take this banknote, and this place is not suitable for me, please help me return the banknote to your young master."

Seeing that he was so persistent, Zhou Fusheng didn't want to say anything more. The melon that was twisted is not sweet, and he doesn't want to stay. Could it be that he should be tied up and forced to stay?If he wanted to, he would definitely let him go, but he was running an errand for Zhen Zhigong, if the person came and turned around and left without even cooking a meal, then this errand would still go to waste He couldn't explain it to his young master.

Seeing that Zhou Fusheng wanted to persuade him again, Dou Jiafu was ruthless, and said before he could speak: "Butler Zhou, you don't need to say any more, I won't stay, and I don't need to see your young master again. Please give me something to say." He, he won't embarrass you. Just say, I saved his life, and he saved mine. I owe him nothing, and he doesn't have to compensate me. "

Zhou Fusheng suddenly realized, no wonder his young master valued Dou Jiafu so much. It turned out not only because of his cooking skills, but also because he was also the young master's savior!What is this called, sympathy, sharing life and death, and seeing the truth in adversity?

The weight of Dou Jiafu in Zhou Fusheng's heart immediately increased, he thought for a while, and said with sincerity: "How about this, brother Dou, you should wait here for a while, I'll go see if the young master is back, maybe in a while You can see him."

At this time, Dou Jiafu's heart was like an arrow, and his stubbornness also came up. The more he persuaded, the more he insisted, "No need, since he is so busy, it's okay not to see him. I just came to pay back the bank note. Now that I have paid it back, I should go back." gone."

The person you want to see is you, and the person you don't see is also a human being. Zhou Fusheng felt a little headache for his stubborn temper, so he had no choice but to say: "All right, all right, go back."

Then he raised his voice and said to Li Quanfa who was waiting on the side: "Guanshi Li, you send people out of the mansion for me."

Li Quanfa agreed and took Dou Jiafu out.

He didn't hear the specific conversation between the two, he only knew that Zhou Fusheng was trying to persuade him to stay, but Dou Jiafu refused in every possible way.

After leading Dou Jiafu to the side door, Li Quanfa drove him out like a duck, and scolded him with contempt: "You bumpkin, where did you come from? Go back to where you came from. How dare you use Qiao as a gangster when you come to Zhen's house?" , and don’t piss to take pictures of what you look like, you don’t know how to flatter yourself!”

Dou Jiafu blushed with anger, threw the burden on his back, and said angrily: "What's wrong with the Zhen family, it's not a person with two eyes and one mouth living here, and it's not a monster with three heads and six arms, what's the big deal!" Before Li Quan was so angry that the corners of his eyes twitched and he was about to hit someone, he turned around and ran away.

So, Dou Jiafu traveled all the way to Ningcheng, only hurried around at Zhen's house, and left in a hurry in less than an hour.