On the other side, Eldest Brother Zhou and his Aunt Jiao led Xiao Lin into the inner room and called all the sisters to greet him. The sisters were about to bow, but Lin Er stopped them one by one. He bowed first and then directly bowed to Eldest Brother Zhou before revealing the truth.
That Aunt Jiao was shocked and said,"I was wondering why the daughter of Old Zhang was so imposing. She's actually the Second Young Miss of the Lin Mansion."”
Eldest Brother Zhou was coaxed for a moment and was feeling uncomfortable. Hearing this, he shouted at Aunt Jiao and said,"Hu Qin what? So what if she was the young lady of the Lin Manor? Why couldn't the daughter of Old Master Zhang compare to her?”He then shouted at Lin Er," You, why aren't you embroidering in the high walls of your Lin residence? What are you doing here in my water ruffian's territory? Could it be that you're here to be bait so that Lin Qiang can add the crime of kidnapping to me and come to take my entire family!?"？”
Lin Er waved his hand repeatedly and said,""Eldest Brother Zhou is a straightforward and honest person. This little daughter has admired him for a long time. Although he used a little trick to enter your sect, it was all because of Ru Mu's request to visit. However, Eldest Brother Zhou has misunderstood this little daughter, making this little daughter speechless.”
Eldest Brother Zhou took a gamble and said," If you have something to say, just say it. This little girl has learned a few books, but she has also learned those sour and rotten books. Why are you speaking in a formal tone?" Do you think I, Elder Zhou, can kick a little girl like you out of the house?”
Because it was a female guest, they had to call the womenfolk out to receive them. Eldest Brother Zhou had seven unmarried daughters. When the girls heard that the person who came was the strange woman in the play, the Second Miss Lin, they all surrounded Lin Er as if they had seen a rare object.
"How is Sister Lin doing after marrying that general?" asked the youngest of them. Did he come back to Suzhou today to visit his family? Why didn't the general follow you?"
Aunt Jiao slapped the girl's head and said,""This film of yours, Hu Qin, what? Did you take the things in the play seriously?! Take a good look at this sister. Is she dressed as a woman? That day, I told you guys to read more books, but you guys like to play with knives and sticks. That's fine, but you actually took the play seriously. This time, he had embarrassed himself. Hurry up and apologize to Miss Lin.”
The little girl was only five or six years old. She pouted and apologized, but she did not give up. She asked again,"Sister gave her horse to that believer, right? Could it be that his sister's righteousness was also fabricated?”
Lin Er stroked the girl's hair and smiled.""Shema is true. If you want to know, I am very willing to tell you the truth.”
Boss Zhou was not willing to have any dealings with the officials at this time, but she had been tricked into coming in, and it was not good to chase her out. In his heart, he only felt angry and convinced by this cunning girl. He thought to himself," Usually, we're just bandits. We can't compare to the dignified and prudent women of noble families. Perhaps you don't know that I, Old Zhou, also look down on those block-like fancy women. However, this Second Lin girl is noble and quick-witted. The most rare thing is that she also has a sense of righteousness and heroism. It really suits Old Zhou's taste." He immediately put on an impatient look, and took the opportunity to ask the concubines and women to push him out, so that he could deal with Jia Lian and the chief steward.
On the other side, Lin Er told the girls about the situation that day. The girls of the Zhou family couldn't help but be surprised. They said that the play didn't mention that the believer had broken his leg bone and blood was flowing from the top of his skull.
Lin Er smiled." That's not strange. Think about it. If blood were to flow out of the play and flesh and blood were to be seen, wouldn't it scare those who were watching the show?"”
The little girl was still in tears, but she still refused to admit it."If I see her, I won't be afraid.”
Lin Er comforted her and said," In fact, I was also afraid at that time. I also felt that since he was so fearless of life and death, what he did must be much more important than my little fear. Therefore, I mustered up my courage and recommended a horse to him." In the current rumors and plays, they say that I am righteous, but I don't dare to. If everyone really saw it, they would definitely help.”
The little girl shook her head and said," Elder Sister is naturally a righteous person. Let's not talk about giving up a horse with a believer. There are many people who have starved to death at the moment, and no one is willing to give up a steamed bun. Elder Sister is naturally different from them.”
Lin Erxiao praised her, praising her for being so sincere at such a young age. She would definitely be a noble and extraordinary woman in the future. The girl blushed from her praise and hid in Aunt Jiao's arms, not daring to look at her.
Everyone talked for a quarter of an hour before Eldest Brother Zhou called for someone to invite them over. The women were reluctant to leave and kept them. Lin Er only said that it was getting late and it was impolite to suddenly pay a visit, so it was not good to stay. After a while, when the residence was free, he would definitely send an invitation to invite the sisters to the residence to play. At that time, he would tell everyone some interesting stories in the capital.
All the girls agreed happily, all of them jumping for joy.
Lin Er followed a servant girl to Eldest Brother Zhou's meeting hall. Jia Lian and the Head Butler were still sitting in the guest seats. When they saw Xiao Lin, they also stood up to welcome him.
Boss Zhou sat at the main seat and pointed to the left seat, then to the guest seat. He said,""This hall has received many officials and authorities, even the governor of Daotai has received them more than ten times, but I have never received a lady. I will let you take these two seats.”
"I think these two seats are not bad. Boss Zhou, do you have any way to teach me to sit in both?" Lin Er smiled.”
Boss Zhou laughed out loud." You're so ambitious, little girl. I've traveled all over the world, but I've never seen anyone sit on two chairs at once." You can only choose one."
Lin Er shook his head and said," I thought that a bold senior like Boss Zhou wouldn't make things difficult for a little girl like me. I didn't expect Boss Zhou to be the head of Water Transport. He's so clear about business."”
Boss Zhou knew that she was criticizing him, so he said sullenly,""I told you not to speak in a formal tone with me. I'm not used to it. I've prepared two positions for you, and it's not to make things difficult for you. You've submitted two posts before. One was Lin Ruhai's official post, and the other was a post that you falsely claimed to be my little niece's. Although you've tricked me into coming in, you have to be clear about the rules. If you come on behalf of Duke Lin, he has a high position and can sit with me. If you come yourself, you can only sit on the guest seat of the younger generation. Choose first, then I can talk to you.”
Lin Er walked into two seats and smiled.""I saw that the tea in this high position was even lighter than the guest tea of the younger generation. I wanted to be the guest and drink a cup of good tea, but I really wanted to help uncle and the countless people who had died. Although I didn't know my limits, I could only choose this coarse tea to drink.”Then, he sat down with Old Zhou.
Eldest Brother Zhou scoffed." You're just a little girl. How can you be of any help to such a big matter? Fine, since you want to pick this cup, I can only put on a stance and deal with you, fake Master Lin."”
Lin Er smiled." Since Boss Zhou said I'm a little girl, it's true. I just returned from the capital and only saw the disaster at the pass. Please tell me in detail, so that I know how big a burden I've picked to carry.”
Boss Zhou snorted." You said you wanted to ask me about other things, so I definitely wouldn't tell you. But if you ask about this, I can tell you. I can also let you, a noble lady, know how hard the lives of the common people are."”At the beginning, he was mainly scaring this noble girl who had never seen the remnant realm, but when he spoke of the truth, he felt heavy.
"That's right," said Boss Zhou.
Lin Er sighed." What a tragedy. Even I, who don't know much about the world, feel my heart ache when I hear it. No wonder Master Lin can't eat or sleep well after coming back from his inspection. He's been sad and haggard day and night." I only hate that my words are light and my power is weak, so I can't help you at all.”
Boss Zhou also sighed." In this world, the borders are chaotic and uncertain, but heaven's work brings disaster. Which one is better off?" The common people suffered too much and fled to become bandits, which was another harm. With so many evils mixed together, not to mention the common people, even the officials, soldiers, bandits, and merchants, which one of them did not feel threatened? Even if we are in the water transport business, we are merchants in times of peace and bandits in times of chaos. Our heads are on our belts. Now we have to guard against the rebels and the government. We don't dare to relax at all.”
Jia Lian's hands were already trembling when he heard the miserable state of the people. He looked up and saw Boss Zhou's angry eyebrows, saying that his head was on the waist of his pants. He was so scared that he trembled. When she came back to her senses, she quickly smiled apologetically and said,"This tea scalded my mouth."”
Lin Er said," When I first came, I was thinking that if I could convince Boss Zhou to open a waterway for us, that would be great. After listening to Boss Zhou's words, I really understand the dilemma. I thought too simply in the past."”
Boss Zhou said," That's right. I, Old Zhou, am not someone who kills for pleasure. How can I not be willing to do something that can save lives and gain fame and fortune? However, if you ask me to be the spearhead and stick my head under someone else's guillotine, I, Old Zhou, am not stupid. I really don't know how to hide.”
"That makes sense," Lin Er said. In this case, I can't ask Boss Zhou to be the spearhead and put it under someone's guillotine. I privately think that the entire water transport industry can't stick their heads out. In this case, we might as well put these aside and no one will get involved in that dangerous situation.”
Boss Zhou placed the teacup on the table and paused.""You know how to put in good words. You want to open up the disaster relief, but you also want to not offend both sides.! If you listen to me, you only have one way out. Ask the officials to kill the dog county magistrate and that scoundrel. If there's no one in my water transport who's not convinced, we'll immediately start shipping and donate ten thousand stones of grain! If you want to protect those two, you'll have to break the flag of our water transport. There's no way to discuss anything else!”
Lin Er smiled." Forget it, forget it. It's easy to give up the horse, but it's too difficult to resolve this situation. I can't do enough."”Speaking up to this point, he finished the tea in his cup and said,"Fortunately, I didn't come here without any gains. Eldest Brother Zhou's daughters are really heroic children, making people happy. At present, I am the only one at home. Uncle is busy with work and it is difficult for him to take care of me. I just told the young ladies that I have the intention to invite the young ladies of the residence to come to my place to play for a few days. We can read together and tell jokes.”
Eldest Brother Zhou said," If it were any other day, I would naturally agree. However, it's different now. If my daughter goes to Master Lin's residence, wouldn't it become a reverse flow of water transport?" It was inappropriate. If you want to play with them, you can come to my place. I can't stop the young ladies of the Lin family from coming to my residence.”
Lin Er bowed and smiled." Boss Zhou, you're so bold and cautious. You're really admirable." In this case, my daughter will go and make an appointment with the young miss of the residence first. In a few days, she will come and disturb you again.”
After that, Lin Er returned to the inner hall to talk to the ladies. The girls knew that her father and brother were famous generals on the battlefield, and her brother was a Confucian general praised by the Emperor. They all asked her to talk about the battlefield, especially curious about how Lin Jiliang, this elegant young master, killed the enemy on horseback.
Lin Erdao was afraid that he would have to return to the capital after this trip, and it would be difficult for him to get away in the future, so he agreed to enjoy the flowers in six days and said that he must not postpone it.
After leaving the yard gang, they boarded the sedan chair. The chief steward and Jia Lian walked beside the sedan chair. Jia Lian had a stomach full of doubts and asked what was going on. Lin Er then told the truth. It turned out that the second time she submitted an invitation was not her own invitation, but instead, she used the identity of Zhang Caotou's third granddaughter to submit a fake invitation to Zhang Third Miss.
Jia Lian cupped his hands and said," I always thought that I was quite smart. I didn't expect that you would be able to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat. With just a small move of your hand, you can even come and go freely in a place like the Cao Gang. I'm really impressed."”
Lin Er shook his head and smiled." It's not appropriate to use a trick. Fortunately, Boss Zhou has an extraordinary temperament and is magnanimous. He doesn't care about me. If it were anyone else, I'm afraid I would have to use my uncle's face to protect myself." However, although I entered his residence today, I didn't manage to accomplish anything. I still have to ask Second Brother to keep it a secret from me and not let Uncle and the others know. Otherwise, Uncle will definitely blame me for not knowing the depth of the matter and advancing recklessly.”
Jia Lian agreed.
The Head Steward said," Although we didn't manage to accomplish anything today, we still managed to have a friendly relationship with Boss Zhou. Why didn't Young Lady strike the iron while it's hot and become familiar with the Zhou Manor's young ladies? Why did you insist on setting it six days later?"”
"Six days is neither too long nor too short. It has its uses."”
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