Chapter 137 Recruiting

Feng Xujie sat down in the seat where Du Mazi had just sat and said to Zhou Yunshu weakly, "I didn't even get in the door."

"Why didn't you go in?"

"The housekeeper saw that I was a stranger and a young boy, so he sent me away without even accepting the invitation."

He had never been treated so coldly before. Servants always delivered invitations to guests' homes. Before he even arrived at the hostess' house, someone was already waiting at the door to receive him.

Not to mention that the person in front of him is actually his subordinate.

Zhou Yunshu looked at Feng Xujie with a depressed look on his face and instantly understood his sensitive self-esteem.

"So, you didn't reveal your identity."

Feng Xujie looked up and explained to Zhou Yunshu, "Although this is Jiangzhong, the Feng family also has influence here. I'm afraid they'll find me and take me away."

"Then why would you let the Lu family's steward accept a visiting card from an unknown person?"

Zhou Yunshu looked at Feng Xujie and said, "If you only represent yourself, there is no need for Lu Zongping to see you at all."

"Because you can't bring him the benefits he wants."

"You don't even dare to appear before him openly. How can he believe that you can defeat Feng Kewen?"

Feng Xujie's back slumped and his eyes unconsciously drooped.

Zhou Yunshu looked at Feng Xujie opposite her and said seriously, "Raise your head and look at me."

Feng Xujie looked up, "Mr.

"Which do you think is more important: self-respect or the inheritance your father left you?"

Feng Xujie pursed his lips, hesitated for two seconds and said, "It's the inheritance my father left me."

"Which is more important, your parents' revenge or your self-esteem?"

"Of course it's my parents' revenge!" This time Feng Xujie didn't hesitate at all.

"So, losing a little dignity for the sake of success is nothing. Sometimes people who can give up their dignity are more feared than those who cling to their little self-esteem."

Zhou Yunshu said: "Re-send the visiting card and meet Lu Zongping again. It's not a bad thing to be arrogant, but being arrogant without considering the situation or the timing is ridiculous."

Feng Xujie nodded.

"You can't neglect your studies either. I don't expect you to be as proficient in the Four Books and Five Classics as Yun Jia. I just want you to temper your character through this. It's not a bad thing to learn to be patient until things reach your goals."

"I see."

"Go ahead."

"good."

After Feng Xujie left, the happy voices of children were heard outside the window, not only Xixi's voice, but also Yuan Ruo and others' voices.

Sure enough, when she came to the yard, she saw Zhanchuan and Huzi each holding a little kid, and both adults and children were having a lot of fun.

Although Zhou Yunshu took advantage of He Nian Zhang's influence to treat Zhan Chuan to a full meal at noon, she still asked Liao's mother to prepare three tables of delicious food in the evening.

This can be regarded as Zhou Yunshu formally introducing Zhan Chuan to her own people.

Although Zhanchuan looks like the most ferocious one, he is not the most unkind one.

Perhaps because they had done some business together, he and Manager Liang unexpectedly got along well.

After dinner in the evening, Zhou Yunshu wrote the new name she had given Du Mazi on a piece of paper and handed it to him.

Du Mazi looked at the paper excitedly and only recognized the word "Du". The two words behind it looked nice, but Du Mazi just couldn't recognize what they were called.

"Du Hengxin." Zhou Yunshu looked at Du Mazi's confused eyes and read out those three words.

"Du Hengxin?"

Zhou Yunshu nodded. "I hope you have an unwavering will and stay true to your beliefs."

Du Mazi's eyes lit up. Although he didn't quite understand, he knew that these two words were excellent.

He knelt down in front of Zhou Yunshu, holding his own name, "Thank you, sir!"

"I know. I, Du Ma... no, I, Du Hengxin, owe my current position to you. From now on, I am willing to be your most loyal subordinate, serving you at every turn, until my death!"

Zhou Yunshu smiled and stood up to help Du Hengxin up, saying, "I'm willing to promote you because you're worthy."

"You have done very well during this period, and I believe you will do even better in the future."

Du Mazi, who changed his name to Du Hengxin, assured Zhou Yunshu, "I will definitely not let you down, sir!"

"In that case, you will attend the morning class with the children. I will check your homework every week to avoid situations like the one just now where you were not able to recognize the words placed in front of you."

Du Hengxin touched his head a little embarrassedly and said, "I understand, sir. I will study hard."

He didn't have the opportunity to study before, but now that he has the opportunity, he will definitely cherish it and will not disappoint Zhou Yunshu, the only one who has high hopes for him.

Zhou Yunshu smiled and nodded, "There's one more thing I want to entrust to you."

Du Hengxin patted his chest and said, "Just give me your orders, sir!"

"Help me find someone, a man from an island country." Zhou Yunshu recalled the man's appearance and continued, "He's about thirty years old, with thinning hair and a slightly overweight figure. He was beaten up in a restaurant for speaking rudely, so his injuries are still quite obvious."

"What's wrong with this guy?"

Zhou Yunshu curled her lips and said, "Teach him a lesson."

Du Hengxin perked up after hearing this. He was an expert at this. "How far do you want to teach him a lesson?"

"Just don't die."

It would be too troublesome if she died, and she didn't want to bring trouble upon herself now.

"No problem. From what you said, I know this guy is definitely not popular. If we put a sack on him, he definitely won't know who we are."

"Okay, go ahead and do it."

"good!"

Du Hengxin left and Uncle He walked in.

"Uncle He, is there any news?"

Uncle He looked at Zhou Yunshu under the candlelight, and his faith in her grew deeper and deeper.

It was obviously a very ordinary thing, but Zhou Yunshu was able to find something strange from the clues.

"There's no sign of the Prince of Huainan sending more troops, but..." Uncle He looked at the calm and composed Zhou Yunshu and said, "Under the Prince of Huainan's rule, bandits have suddenly increased in number."

Zhou Yunshu laughed when she heard this, "It's a good time for these bandits to appear so many times."

"It's mountainous there, and although there were bandits in previous years, they were suppressed by the King of Huainan. This year, perhaps because the drought in Luzhou has affected several surrounding states, so many people have turned to banditry."

"Do you believe it?" Zhou Yunshu put down her pen and looked at Uncle He opposite her.

To be honest, Uncle He didn't believe it.

He shook his head. "I don't believe it. If it's too coincidental, then it's not a coincidence."

"Yes, there are too many bandits now, and the King of Huainan is short of troops. He will definitely ask the court for help, but the court is currently overwhelmed, so the only response to the King of Huainan is to let him handle it himself."

Zhou Yunshu exhaled a breath and continued, "What else can we do? Of course, let him recruit soldiers on his own."

"By then, these self-recruited soldiers and bandits might all be his people."

"Killing two birds with one stone, what a good strategy."