Chapter 1183 Hurting Each Other
Manbao lifted the curtain and smiled when he saw him. "Let's stop talking nonsense. I should have invited you to stay at my home, but we have some troubles, so it's not convenient for us to do so. I'll take you to the inn. You stay there first. I'll introduce you to a reliable real estate agent later. You can tell him what kind of house you want to rent."
This was a little beyond Butler Xu's expectations, but he had no time to think about it and quickly bowed in agreement.
Manbao took them to Lao Zhou's restaurant.
After Zhou Wulang opened a restaurant on the street, he was in charge of both purchasing and serving customers, so he got to know a lot of people.
He was familiar with the hotel guests and the brokers, so there was no need to look for the manager Zheng.
Moreover, Zhou Wulang, Zhou Liulang, Datou and Ertou all knew Fu Wenhua. When they went to the county town to sell candy in the past, they often sold candy to him.
Although we haven't seen each other for a few years and our faces have changed a little, and I may not recognize you, our friendship is still there.
The most important thing is that it is a happy thing to meet an old friend in a foreign place.
But what Manbao said was right. Their family is in some trouble now. It's okay to treat patients or do some business, but it's not good to have private relationships.
So although Zhou Wulang enthusiastically introduced them to a pretty good inn to stay in and found them a reliable broker, he did not invite them to dinner in his restaurant.
Butler Xu felt something was amiss. Since they had just arrived in the capital, and since they were old acquaintances, they should still help each other. So he pulled Zhou Wulang aside and asked, "Brother Zhou Wu, I wonder what trouble your family is in. To be honest, my second aunt's father-in-law is an official in the capital. Although there's some rift between our two families, they're still relatives after all. Perhaps he could lend a hand?"
Zhou Wulang's eyes lit up, but soon dimmed again. He sighed, "I won't hide it from Steward Xu. My family has offended the King of Yizhou and the Queen Mother. Otherwise, we are all fellow villagers. County Magistrate Fu was once our father and mother. He should be entertained no matter what we say. My youngest sister doesn't allow us to have too much contact with her, and it's actually for your own good."
Butler Xu: ...The person we offended is really too big.
He sent the man out the door and accepted Zhou Wulang's kindness.
Fu Wenhua was writing a letter in the room. He planned to write to his father to complain and ask them to come to the capital as soon as possible.
When Butler Xu entered the room and saw them, he said, "Young Master, the Master and his men will be here in two or three days. It doesn't matter whether you write this letter or not. The most urgent thing is to rent a better courtyard and to inquire about the news in the capital."
Fu Wenhua looked up at him and asked, "What news do you want to know?"
He sighed and said, "I asked about the news of the Yue family's master. I talked to Chang Le while feeding the horses today, and then I learned that the house the Yue family lives in now was bought."
"I bought it, what's wrong?"
"Living in Chang'an isn't easy. Master Yue is just a newly promoted fifth-rank imperial censor. He shouldn't have bought a house in the capital. Now he's renting a house. It's cheap, spacious, and in a good location. How great is that?" Butler Xu said, "Half of the money for this house they bought was paid for by Second Aunt."
Fu Wenhua's eyes widened, and he dropped his pen with a snap. "Why?"
"Yes, the house in the capital is so expensive, won't this empty the second aunt's dowry?"
Otherwise, Butler Xu would not have attacked in advance without waiting for County Magistrate Fu and Mrs. Fu to arrive in the capital.
If we wait until County Magistrate Fu arrives in the capital to bring up the matter of Fu Wenyun's difficult delivery and the matter of buying a house together, I'm afraid they will be fooled by the Yue family.
In this case, it would be better for them to take the lead and announce the matter of the difficult birth first, and then bring up the issue of dowry and buying a house after County Magistrate Fu arrives.
Butler Xu had been assisting the Fu family with their miscellaneous affairs. He had even served as a legal advisor to Fu County Magistrate when he had just become the magistrate and did not have the money to hire a legal advisor. He was very familiar with this kind of thing.
He said to Fu Wenhua, "Master, you did a great job today. Just wait. I'll go see the broker the Zhou family introduced us to. Once I find a suitable house, we can rent it first. Then we can see if we can hire someone to get the Second Young Miss out of Yue's family. If we can get the Second Young Miss out before the Master and his wife come to Beijing, then our family will have an absolute advantage."
Fu Wenhua asked, "Then what should I do?"
When he and Butler Xu left, his father told him to listen to Butler Xu along the way and not to get into trouble.
He lost control of his temper and hit Yue Lan today. Doesn't that count as getting into trouble?
Butler Xu thought of Chang Le's description of how they went to Jishitang to ask for a doctor yesterday, and Zhou Man's decisiveness in treating the Second Young Miss. He gritted his teeth and whispered, "Go find Mr. Bai and Miss Man. We are old friends, and Miss Man and the Second Young Miss are on good terms. Ask them about the situation in the capital."
Steward Xu stroked his beard and pondered, "Although Zhou Wulang said his family had offended the King of Yizhou and the Queen Mother and was in trouble, I still feel that since they can still wander around freely despite offending others, they don't have any capital at all. So let's pretend we know nothing and interact with each other as usual."
Fu Wenhua looked confused, "What did it mean to offend the King of Yizhou and the Queen Mother?"
Butler Xu came back to his senses and said with a smile, "Nothing, young master, don't write the letter. Go and play with Master Bai and the others now. Didn't they just leave you their address? Let Feng Shu take you there."
Fu Wenhua pointed to the sky outside and said, "It's almost dinner time. It would be a bad idea to come over now."
"Just come over for dinner," Butler Xu quickly took out two boxes of Jianzhou's local specialties. These were originally meant for the Yue family. After all, they were relatives, and they couldn't come empty-handed. However, Butler Xu hadn't had time to unload the things from the carriage at that time, so he simply didn't give them to them.
He held the gift box and pulled Fu Wenhua out of the inn room, saying, "Go quickly, eat, talk, and the feelings of childhood will return."
Fu Wenhua wanted to vomit blood. What kind of childhood feelings did he have with them?
There's only hatred between them, okay?
How many times did he get spanked when he was a child because of Bai Shan?
How many times was he punished because of Zhou Man after going to Jianzhou?
But Butler Xu insisted on putting him in the carriage and said to Feng Shu, "Send the young master to Changqing Lane to thank Mr. Bai and Miss Man."
When Feng Shu first arrived in the capital, he was completely in the dark and had no idea where to go. He had no choice but to get out of the car and ask passers-by before driving forward.
After Bai Shan and his companions had left the man with Zhou Wulang, they went home to wash up and rest. They had watched a great show today and were very happy. Seeing that Bai Dalang and Bai Erlang were both at home, they told them about it in a vivid way.
Then Bai Shan said to Bai Dalang with the look of a man who had experienced it: "Brother, when you get married in the future, don't be as foolish as Yue Dalang."
Bai Erlang was peeling chestnuts and laughed when he heard this, saying, "Don't worry, my eldest brother won't be able to get married in the next one or two years. By the way, eldest brother, you're almost an adult, right?"
This is really heartbreaking. Although men are getting married later and later these days, there are still only a few who are still unmarried when they are almost 15 years old.
Bai Dalang snatched the chestnuts from his hand angrily and said, "Eat, eat, eat! All you do is eat! Shanbao's been out of prison, and yet you still can't catch up with him in your studies. What have you been doing all this time?"
This time, Bai Shan and Bai Erlang were upset.
Manbao, who was standing by, burst into laughter, almost crying.
See you at 8pm
(End of this chapter)
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