The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

He didn't fight with others, but pretended to draw his sword and cut people.

When the other party saw this posture, he was scared and was frightened by Shitou, and ran away.

After returning, Shitou would always brag in front of him, exaggerating how powerful he was, which scared the other party to death.

"Shitou is not good enough as a guard, but he is a good hand at doing business." Lao Zhao seemed to remember these embarrassing things about Shitou and smiled helplessly.

"We are short of manpower here now. It's not a solution to keep going like this." Li Fu said: "Lao Zhao, there is still some money in the warehouse. You can use it to buy some people and choose them carefully. Don't keep some ungrateful people in the house. It's not enough trouble."

"Okay, I will do this for you." Lao Zhao bowed his hand and responded.

When buying servants, you must choose loyal ones, but whether a person is loyal or not, on the surface, there is still a high chance of misjudging it.

However, Lao Zhao has been in the manor for so many years, and he has experienced so many ups and downs, so he still has a way of judging people.

Moreover, the indentures of the people bought from the manor are in the hands of the master, and their life and death depend on the master's pleasure.

The people who were sold here are not even worth a piece of silk cloth.

Even if they were killed, the government would not care.

Therefore, once they were bought into the manor, most of them with indentures were still very honest.

"In the future, when there are more people in the manor, clean up the east courtyard." Li Fu said.

There used to be many people living in this mansion, but later, most of them were dismissed because there was no money to support so many people. Lao Zhao concentrated all the money and managed it, giving priority to Li Fu's studies.

"Let Shitou wait for me in the kitchen yard." Li Fu said, "I'll go there right away."

Everything is ready, so the sooner the better.

We have to make money.

This house won't be enough in the future.

Can you do without money?

With money in your pocket, you won't be worried.

After coming out of the study, Lao Zhao went to find Shitou, and Li Fu went to the kitchen yard to find Liu Niang.

Xiao Tao was also here, helping Liu Niang with work.

There were a lot of chores in the kitchen. Liu Niang was strong and chopped wood in the yard, while Xiao Tao was in the kitchen to clean up the dishes to be cooked for lunch today.

Liu Niang also had a seven-year-old son who was playing in the yard.

"Is the school closed today?" Li Fu asked curiously when he saw Liu Niang's son Tiezhu here.

He should go to school.

Seven years old is a good time to start learning.

Liu Niang worked as a cook in the house, and she received a lot of allowances every month. In this regard, Li Fu never treated servants harshly.

After all, money can buy loyalty.

If an employee follows the boss and wants to run away, there are only two reasons.

First, the money was not enough, and second, I was wronged by you.

"The teacher was busy today and did not go to the school, so the students all came back." Liu Niang said.

Tiezhu, like Liu Niang, lives in this house. There is a bedroom in the kitchen yard, and the mother and daughter live together.

"Tiezhu is growing up slowly." Li Fu said, "Wait until the New Year, and build a new house in the farm. Then you and Tiezhu will live outside, and come to the house to work during the day. It is not a good thing for you two to always squeeze together. Otherwise, you can live in the east yard in the future, and let Tiezhu live with Shitou."

It is not good for a mother and son to always live in the same room. Tiezhu is not big now, what about in the future?

You can't dig a hole when you want to shit.

"What if my husband is hungry at night and there is no one to cook for you?" Liu Niang asked worriedly.

"It's evening now, just ask Xiao Tao to make something, or you can prepare dinner together. If I'm hungry, I can ask Xiao Tao to heat it up for me and I can eat it."

Sometimes Li Fu would stay up late, and occasionally have a midnight snack when he was hungry.

Other wealthy families only have three meals a day, but Li Fu has four meals including the midnight snack.

"Okay, I'll make more then." Liu Niang said.

She also considered the problems that Li Fu considered, but Tie Zhu is not that old yet, so things can be delayed.

Who doesn't want to have a home of their own? Even if she has to be a cook for her husband for the rest of her life, her son will have to marry a wife when he grows up.

Building a house is definitely necessary.

"Move out the egg jars in the utility room." Li Fu said, "Shitou will be here soon, and we have to let Shitou take them to Chang'an City."

"Okay, I'll move them right away." Liu Niang responded.

There were about ten jars of stale eggs in the utility room. Li Fu wanted to keep one jar for himself and eat the rest.After cleaning out the eggs, Shitou pulled them to Chang'an City.

There was an ox cart at home, which Lao Zhao had harnessed outside, and a thick layer of hay was laid on the back panel of the cart.

Shitou came to the kitchen yard, and Li Fu told Shitou about the eggs.

"Remember, if you are less than 20 cents, don't sell any of these eggs. We will bring them back and eat them ourselves." Li Fu said.

"Okay, my dear, I will do the work, don't worry." Shitou patted his chest and promised.

"It will be hard for you next, but after a while, Lao Zhao will be able to bring back some people to help us share the burden." Li Fu said.

"It's not hard, not hard. Even if Uncle Zhao brings new people, you can still use me the most conveniently, right?" Shitou grinned.

"It's okay if it's convenient, but you have to do it well for me." Li Fu urged: "If you encounter any difficulties in Chang'an City, and someone makes things difficult for you, go to Banzhengfang and find an old man named Li Ji. If you can't find him, come back first, don't confront him head-on, understand?"

"Don't worry, my dear." Shitou responded confidently: "I went to Chang'an City to do things for you, and when have I ever done anything wrong?"

Shitou is more familiar with Chang'an City than Li Fu. He has been to the East and West Markets many times and knows which restaurants are the best there.

Although he has never been there, the things that his husband asked him to bring are his confidence.

"Liu Niang, make a dish of cold mixed eggs, put it in the food box, and let Shitou take it. People who bring things there also need a stepping stone." Li Fu ordered.

"Yes." Liu Niang responded.

When you get there, no matter how much you say, it's not as easy as letting the restaurant owner taste it with a chopstick.

Once you have tasted the food, it will be much easier to negotiate the price.

Liu Niang went to the kitchen to prepare the food box, while Li Fu, Shitou, and Xiao Tao opened the jar containing the preserved eggs, took out the preserved eggs, and cleaned off the white ash on the surface.