After a few polite words, Mrs. Shao spoke to the person next to her.

"I'm a little thirsty. Can you help me find two cups of tea?"

Du Jingyi had a general idea after hearing how the servants were obviously sent away. He glanced at Yingtao, and soon, there were only two of them left in the side hall.

Seeing this, Madam Shao didn't say much, but went straight to telling the situation about the land in the east of the city.

"I have already told my family about what Madam said the other day. Shengming meant that Cezhou has been prosperous today because of the gathering of merchants. Therefore, if we can attract more merchants, it will definitely be a good thing. In addition, the Han and Du families took the lead in fundraising a few days ago, and many merchants responded. We should be grateful for this. Therefore, your friend can just let go and do the land in the east of the city. In a few days, the governor will issue a recruitment order, and then the capable will be promoted. It is reasonable and logical."

It turns out that smart people can do things easily. Mrs. Shao’s words relieved Du Jingyi’s worries.

She never mentioned the General's Mansion, but instead put the relationship between Cezhou and the merchants first. Therefore, Du Jingyi knew that there would be no obstacles in this matter, so he smiled and nodded and said.

"It is also the credit of Governor Shao that Cezhou has been governed so well. After the land east of the city is built, it will surely become a part of his achievements!"

For an official, achievements are very important.

Du Jingyi believed that Governor Shao would not stay in Cezhou all his life. He might take this opportunity to move up a level and by then he would at least become an official in Beijing.

Old Madam Shao listened carefully and knew what Du Jingyi meant, so she stood up and nodded in greeting.

"Then I will accept your kind words, madam."

"You're welcome. You're welcome."

At today's banquet, their backyard was full of joy. After resolving the matter in the east of the city, Du Jingyi's mood became even better. She greeted everyone with a smile. However, such happiness was interrupted by an uninvited guest not long after.

Outside the general's mansion, people from the Xiong family and the Kuang family gathered at the door carrying heavy gifts, and then asked someone to shout loudly.

"Xiong Dali, Kuang Wusheng heard that Master Gu Jiu had returned from the dead and returned to the Gu family, so he specially brought valuable gifts to congratulate us. I hope the General's Mansion will remember our past kindness and allow me to go in and say a few words!"

They were all prominent figures in Cezhou, but the general's mansion had never sent an invitation to their door for the two banquets, which made them feel a little unwilling.

Originally they thought they could just keep to themselves and let it go, but who knew they would find Gu Jiulang back. The two families became a little restless, so no matter what, they had to take the initiative to meet each other.

In the front hall, Gu Shaoyu heard Butler He say that the Xiong and Kuang families, who had come specially to "congratulate", were shouting loudly outside with very rude expressions.

The two of them had indeed done a favor to the Gu family, but that favor had long been repaid, so the Gu family had never had any dealings with them and had never invited them to such a banquet.

I didn't expect that they would be so arrogant and insist on joining in the fun. Gu Shaoyu was not someone to be trifled with. He glanced at the front hall where the guests were having fun and said to Tai Ge'er.

"Go and deal with them. Make sure they return empty-handed!"

"Yes, father."

Seeing this, Tai Ge'er followed Butler He and left alone. When he left, he did not attract much attention. Instead, Gu Jiulang looked at Tai Ge'er's leaving figure with some worry, and then wrote on the paper.

"Brother Tai, is this okay?"

Gu Shaoyu raised the corner of his mouth and replied to him with pride in his eyes.

"He is a child who was raised by his eldest aunt and fourth aunt. Do you think he will suffer any loss?"

After hearing this, Gu Jiulang was no longer anxious.

When it comes to eloquence and sarcasm, his aunt and his mother are the best. He now hates that he has difficulty walking and cannot go out with them to see what's going on, otherwise he would definitely join in the fun.

So, his eyes met Wen Ge'er's "inadvertently". Although the two did not say anything, they hit it off immediately. Wen Ge'er knew what Uncle Jiu meant, so he only flashed and soon disappeared into the front hall.

There was some excitement in Gu Jiulang's eyes, but it was quickly concealed.

At the gate of the general's mansion.

Many people gathered here at this moment. Some were servants brought by the Xiong and Kuang families. They were all arrogant, as if they were afraid that others did not know their true faces. Some were just here to watch the fun. They had no idea why the general's mansion had a conflict with these two families, so they surrounded the place.

When Tai Ge'er came out, he looked around. Everyone was attracted by the temperament of this young man. He was born handsome, and now he has been trained in the army for several months, and he seems to be much more resolute. Therefore, when he went out, the people all said that the general's mansion had a successor.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

However, Tai Ge'er did not take such praise to heart, but quickly fixed his eyes on the two old men in the middle.

Judging from their ages, they are in their sixties or seventies. As for their looks, one is fat and the other is thin, giving a feeling of being strong on the outside but weak on the inside. What Tai Geer dislikes most is that they both have greedy and arrogant looks in their eyes. Therefore, even if they are dressed in fancy clothes, they are not the kind of people that people respect.

Tai Ge'er was unhappy, no wonder his mother didn't send them invitations. If such a person entered the general's mansion, wouldn't it cause trouble for them? So, he spoke with a fake smile.

"Who are you two?"

Xiong Kuang and the other man had never expected that they would actually send a little boy out. The intention to send him away was obvious, so they were a little angry, but for today's purpose, they had to endure it and said.

"We are former lieutenants of the Gu family's first and second masters. We heard that the ninth master of the Gu family has returned, so we came here to congratulate him. However, we don't know why the Gu family is so unsympathetic to our old friendship that they didn't even send us a letter. Therefore, we can only shamelessly come to their door in person. We hope that the young master will be flexible and let us in first."

Hearing this, Tai Ge'er's eyes immediately became fierce. He looked like Marshal Gu, so this was even more so when he had a cold face.

Even though he is still young, he is very imposing.

"Please forgive me, I have never heard of my great grandfather. What deputy generals did my second grandfather have? Who knows if there are some frauds who are using the Gu family's reputation to deceive people?"

"What a joke! Of course you, a child of yours, don't know. At that time, your father's surname was Shang, and he was the grandson of the general. How could you know?"

Xiong Dali was not polite at all and immediately revealed Gu Shaoyu's past.