Need for money

In the early morning, a round of red sun rose slowly from the sky, the sky was clear and blue, and occasionally a few breezes blew by, bringing some autumnal coolness to passers-by. Early this morning, Xu Fu, the chief housekeeper of the Lin family, Accompanied by four capable servants, he left the mansion in a tall carriage.

The carriage passed through the downtown streets and arrived at the place where Liu Biao was in charge of the village.

This is a small courtyard. Although it is very close to the yamen, the front of the gate is very deserted. This is a place that has not had a war for hundreds of years in Los Angeles. The Ministry of Industry is in charge of engineering, craftsmen, farming, water conservancy, and transportation. The other departments are better. They can make some money in engineering construction and road repairs. Only farming and The water conservancy has already been able to be opened, and all of them have been opened, so there is no way to make money.

As the carriage came to a complete stop, the four servants jumped down lightly, and then lifted the curtain to ask Xu Fu to get out of the carriage.

After getting out of the carriage calmly, Xu Fu's face was somewhat arrogant. The Lin family was ranked first in the entire Los Angeles, so these servants were very respectable after they left the house.

Hu Er is Xu Fu's most capable assistant, seeing the big housekeeper about to enter the door, after winking at a few companions, he took a step forward and asked in a low voice: "Boss housekeeper, how should you behave now? "

After receiving the wink, the other three servants surrounded him silently and listened quietly.

Xu Fu paused in his footsteps, pondered for a moment, and said, "Don't talk too much, just put on an air of superiority." After speaking, he lifted his feet and walked towards the small courtyard.

Anyway, Liu Biao's place is considered a yamen of the Ministry of Industry. An official saw it long ago, and hurried up to meet him, "May I ask which adult you are looking for?"

"We're looking for Master Liu Biao!" Although Xu Fu's tone was very flat, what he said was extremely rude. After all, Liu Biao was also a serving official, and not everyone could call his name.

The official clerk just frowned, and then stretched it out again. Looking at the clothes and posture of the person in front of him, he was a person of high status. He didn't dare to offend him, so he bent down and saluted, and said, "So I'm looking for Mr. Liu." Ah, please, my little one, lead the way for the masters."

But he didn't want Xu Fu not to accept his favor at all, he waved his sleeve lightly, and said: "I won't go in, you just go and inform him, tell him to come and see me quickly."

When he arrived at the gate of the yamen, instead of going to see the official, he asked the official to come to see him. This old man's airs are quite sufficient.

The officer's face froze, and he hurried into the hall.

Hearing the report from his subordinates, Liu Biao almost exploded with anger. Who is this person who is so bold, who dares to despise him so much, and refuses to enter the door, but wants to see him by himself. Cheng Shou, how can you lose your temper!

But get angry, now it's not like in the past, you have to see who is coming, to be angry, otherwise you will offend someone who shouldn't be offended, and it will be him who suffers in the end.

Suppressing his anger, Liu Biao straightened his official robes and walked out of the hall. While walking, his footsteps were hurried, his fat body swayed, his body leaned forward slightly, and he bowed his head slightly. Seeing Steward Xu and several servants standing in the middle of the small courtyard, he was stunned for a moment, then furious.

After all, Liu Biao had been in the officialdom for so many years, so he could recognize Xu Fu as a servant at a glance, but now, this servant let him come out of the hall to greet him in person, how could he not be angry.

But before he got out of the fire, Xu Fu over there had already said, "Master Liu, is this a place for business, if you have time, why don't we go to Qianlixiang for a sit down?"

Xu Fu was not a simple person, he naturally knew that Liu Biao could see that he was a servant, so before he got angry, he opened his mouth first, so as to stop Liu Biao's mouth.

As soon as the cursed words came to his lips, Liu Biao swallowed them back, Qianlixiang?That is a famous restaurant in Los Angeles, the expensive recipes in it can scare a person to death, ordinary people would never dare to enter, but the servant in front of him invited him to talk about things in Qianlixiang restaurant, it can be seen that the other party The background must be not small.

And if the other party asked him for something, it means that something probably came to his head, so the money will come naturally.

Thinking of this, the corners of his mouth curled up, and a smile blossomed on his fat face.

Liu Biao is over 40 years old this year. His body is round and his eyebrows are like a mouse. Not to mention anything else, but just by looking at his appearance, he can tell that he is a corrupt official. Of course, besides that, Xu Fu can also see that this person is definitely a fool .

Remembering the second master's secret order before, he just leaned sideways and cupped Liu Biao's hands, before turning around and leaving without waiting for his answer.

Liu Biao's fat face froze, and instantly turned red. The man in front of him didn't save him any face, but in order to get the money, he had no choice but to say hello, and grabbed his official robe, and rushed up. Cursing secretly in my heart, '***, I'm just a servant, and I dare to do my best in front of this official. If I ask this official for something later, I will definitely make things difficult for you. How deceitful! Only some silver will do it! '

Seeing that the adults agreed to come down, several officials next to them hurriedly asked the bearer to carry the official sedan chair out.

Hu Er followed closely behind the chief steward. Before leaving, he took out a silver ingot from his bosom, weighed it in his hand, and then threw it to the official who had just sent the message, and left behind with a blank expression. In a word, "This is your wine money!"

The few officials around saw that their eyeballs almost popped out, such a large ingot of silver, saving a little money, was enough for his mother's family of four to drink for half a year.

The official was holding the silver with joy on his face, darling, which servant is this, and he just threw it away, it was such a big ingot of silver.

Liu Biao was not blind, so he could have seen it. If he hadn't been too far away from the ingot of silver just now, he really wanted to stop him from the middle, but seeing that this person is so generous to an official, he thought he would get a windfall today.

Before getting into the carriage, Xu Fu saw Liu Biaole's smugness, and at the same time he felt disdainful, and at the same time, there was a hint of a scheming smile on the corner of his mouth.

Qianlixiang, one of the famous restaurants in Los Angeles, is luxuriously decorated and has a complete range of dishes. Only some high-ranking officials, or wealthy businessmen are eligible to come here to eat and dine. It is said that the most expensive table here once sold for 600 yuan. Two lines of silver, end is amazing.

Qianlixiang has four floors in total, and the first two floors are relatively cheap, and a table of meals costs more than a dozen taels of silver.

Xu Fu got out of the carriage, and because of the crowd, he didn't embarrass Liu Biao any more. He walked half a step behind on purpose to show respect. Liu Biao walked in front, raised his chin, and looked triumphant.

The two went directly to the second floor and opened a private room. Xu Fu generously handed over the menu to Liu Biao and asked him to order. After Liu Biao fell from the position of the city guard, because it cost too much to buy an official, I seldom come here to eat, and this time the opportunity is in front of me, so I will not be polite, so I ordered more than [-] dishes in one breath.

Xu Fu ignored it and just sat there indifferently.

As the buddy retreated, the private room suddenly fell silent. Xu Fu held the teacup and didn't speak. He just sat quietly, occasionally nodding to Liu Biao, and continued to drink tea.

At first Liu Biao was still sitting still, thinking that Xu Fu was deliberately trying to keep his mouth shut, so that he would take the initiative to speak, so that he would be passive, but after waiting for a long time, seeing that the dishes were all served, the other party still did not speak, and did With a slightly anxious look, he gradually lost his composure.

He was once a city guard, so he was willing to be a farmer for the rest of his life, but if he wanted to climb up, he couldn't do it without money.

Xu Fu had seen clearly Liu Biao's character long before he came, and when dealing with this person, he was [-]% sure that he would let him speak first, so he just sat steadily, without the slightest panic, and just ate every mouthful without a mouthful. As she spoke, she would wipe the greasy lips with a silk handkerchief from time to time, her movements were graceful, even more refined than those literati.

"Have you asked your honorable name yet?" Liu Biao finally couldn't help it, and opened his mouth first. No matter what, he had to ask clearly why the other party invited him to dinner before deciding whether to put on airs or not.

Xu Fu slowly put down the teacup in his hand, a look of arrogance suddenly appeared on his face, and he said very proudly, "Master Liu, the younger one is the big butler of the Lin family in Luocheng, Xu Fu!"

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