Wu Song was drinking with Ying 'er in his room and joking when he heard someone knocking on the door. A man's voice asked,""Is this the residence of Hero Wu Er?" Wu Song was stunned, wondering who it was. He got up and went out of the inner room to open the door. Seeing that it was a man dressed as a servant, he asked,"Who are you? Why are you looking for me?"
"I'm a servant of the Li Village," the servant replied."I've been ordered by the master to invite Swordsman Wu Er over for a chat.”
"The old master of Li Village? Isn't it that Minister Li?" Wu Song was puzzled." What did he want to talk to me about?”
"This lowly one doesn't know that the master only instructed me to be polite and not to treat Wu Erxia lightly.”The servant was holding a red wooden box with a seal on it. He said," This is a small token of my master's appreciation. Please accept it!"”
"What is it?" Wu Song was stunned.
"I don't know. Hero Wu Er, open it and take a look.”Zhuang Ding said as he handed over the wooden box.
Wu Song was puzzled. He took the heavy box and opened it. He saw that it was decorated with red silk. It was very exquisite and there were eight silver ingots inside. Wu Song took a glance and measured it. Each silver ingot was about fifty taels, which added up to four hundred taels. It was not a small number. He was even more suspicious and asked,"Wu Er didn't size, so how would he dare to accept such a generous gift? Please take it back. Just say that his intentions are appreciated by Wu Er!”He wanted to give the wooden box to the villager.
The villager didn't take it and said in fear and trepidation,""Hero Wu Er, you must accept it. Otherwise, I won't be able to report.”
"Then keep it for yourself!" Wu Song smiled and said," Take it and go far away. Find a remote and fertile land to buy some land, marry a wife, and enjoy it for the rest of your life. Isn't it better than working for the Li family?”
"How dare I?" That Zhuang Ding said," Take it, Swordsman Wu. If you want to leave, please return it to the old master personally. I dare not take it privately!”
"Ying 'er!" Wu Song called out to the inner room. Seeing Ying 'er come out, he said,""Hide this silver and spend it on your own. If necessary, supplement your family expenses. If your father sees it, it will be troublesome again!”Ying 'er hesitated and didn't take it. Wu Song said," It's fine. Just take it!" It's a sin to not accept the money."
Ying 'er took the wooden box suspiciously. Unexpectedly, the wooden box was too heavy. She could not carry it and almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, Wu Song held it. Ying 'er struggled to carry the wooden box and walked into the inner room. Wu Song greeted Ying 'er and left with the Zhuang Ding.
When they arrived at Li Village, Minister Li personally went to the door to welcome them. Wu Song did not stand on ceremony and went straight in. Minister Li invited Wu Song to the backyard and sat down in his living room. He ordered the servants to serve tea. Official Li's wife, Hong Gu, was also there. She exchanged glances with Wu Song and was delighted, but she quietly sat beside him.
When they had finished their greetings, Wu Song asked,"I have no relation to you, squire. Why should I ask you to come?”
Minister Li coughed lightly and said," Sigh, Hero Wu Er should have heard that the Li Manor was attacked by evil people a few days ago. They didn't lose any valuable property, but only lost the lives of a dozen or so servants." The most sorrowful person was Liu San, the housekeeper of Li Village, who was also killed in the forest by the evil people. The case was still unsolved, and the whole village was in panic and chaos. To be honest, I invited Wu Erxia to the manor today to let him be a steward. What do you think?”
Wu Song laughed to himself,"It seems that this old thing was scared out of his wits by me and is now treating me with courtesy."”But he said,"What virtue and ability does Wu Er have to shoulder such a great responsibility? Minister, please find someone else! Moreover, Wu Er was used to being free and undisciplined, so he was afraid that he would not be able to withstand such restrictions.”
Aunt Hong stole a glance at Wu Song and said,"Swordsman Wu Er is too humble. What he did at the Zhu family's casino today has long been a good story in Qinghe County. I'm a woman who doesn't know etiquette and only knows how to be direct. The reason why the Li family wants to hire Swordsman Wu as the butler is that they're afraid that the people from the Zhu family's casino will be rude and charge rent indiscriminately. They'll spend money for no reason. It's better for us to have fun.”
"That's right, that's right," squire Li quickly agreed."I hope you don't refuse."”
Wu Song looked at Hong Gu with a very special gaze and said,""The person who barged into Li Jia Village and killed Liu San that day might be Wu Er! Wasn't Minister Li inviting a wolf into the house?”After saying that, he laughed heartily.
Minister Li was slightly embarrassed. Aunt Hong said,"Swordsman Wu must be joking. Who doesn't know that Swordsman Wu is a chivalrous man who specializes in fighting injustice? He has always been open and aboveboard. How can he do such sneaky things?”As she said this, her eyes flashed with a strange light and charm. "That Liu Sanyuan is an indecent person. He deserves to die like this!”
"I also don't believe that Wu Erxia killed Liu San. Stop joking." Swordsman Wu, please forgive me for my lack of etiquette!”
Wu Song thought to himself,"These villains have always been fighting against each other. They fight each other. They compete in ruthlessness and speed!" Today, I broke the Zhu family's gambling den's spirit, so the Li family took advantage of the opportunity to hire me as the butler to suppress the Zhu family's gambling den. If I resign, it will seem like I am showing weakness to the Zhu family. If you allow it, Huizhen will be in Li Village. She won't look good if she sees her. Who cares, Huizhen is already someone else's person, what does it have to do with me?”"Since the councilor and madam are so kind, it is not convenient for Wu Er to decline. I will go back and discuss with my elder brother before taking up the post."”
When Aunt Hong heard this, her eyes immediately lit up, but she quickly pretended to be calm and said,"Thank you, Swordsman Wu! What I sent to the residence earlier was just a little token of my appreciation. The remuneration will be calculated separately!”
Wu Song immediately went home. When Wu Da came back after selling the cooking cakes, he told him about Minister Li's request to be his butler. Wu Da did not know the details. He only knew that Minister Li was a big family in Qinghe County. Wu Song, who had been idling around, finally had a proper business. He was naturally very happy and agreed at that time. Wu Song felt a little surprised. This was the first time in his life that his big brother had readily agreed to his request. That night, the two brothers celebrated. The martial arts university could not help but nag about the past and the future. Their prospects were great.
Only Ying 'er seemed to have a lot on her mind. After Wu Song returned to his room, Ying' er came over and pouted."Second Uncle, it's a good thing that you went to Li Village to be an official. However, if I want you, where can I go to see you? Will Second Uncle come back?"
Wu Song laughed." Silly girl, Second Uncle is only in Qinghe County. He's not going far away. How can you not see him?" If you want me, you can go to Li Village to find me. As long as you say that you are Wu Song's niece, who will dare to stop you?”He gently held Ying 'er's small hand and solemnly said,""Ying 'er, no one will dare to bully you in the future!”
When Ying 'er heard this, she immediately broke into a smile and leaned into Wu Song's embrace.
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