I played as an assistant in ancient times

Chapter 291 Contract

"Dad, you're drunk, why don't you change your clothes before leaving?" Xu Yun caught up with her father and snatched the leather from his arms.

Xu Xiucai stroked his forehead and said, "Look at me, I'm really a little drunk."

It is really difficult to serve my superior at the dinner table. Fortunately, my home is nearby so I can wash up quickly, otherwise I will not be able to meet people at the county government office in the afternoon.

Just as he was about to return to his room, the cook, Madam Yu, came in a panic and reported, "Master, Miss, there is an honored guest at Miss Shen's house. The concierge is looking for her."

Shen Xiaoye didn't know who he was, but the person who was called a distinguished guest by Mother Yu should not be an ordinary person.

She said goodbye to the Xu father and daughter and left. Xu Yun walked her to the door. When she looked up, she saw several strong men leading horses standing outside Lu's house. They all wore big hats, red-lined green armor, and official boots.

Xu Jun took just one glance and then shrank back behind the threshold, "Xiao Ye, you, them?" Are you really a secret agent from the Guard Bureau?

"It's okay, we know each other." Shen Xiaoye saw at a glance that one of the strong men was Sun Misun Zongqi whom he had not seen for a long time.

She patted Xu Yun and asked the cook who bowed her head to take the person back to the yard, and she followed Mr. Bai back directly.

Before entering the door, he said to Sun Mi and others: "Everyone come in and have a cup of tea?"

"No, we're leaving soon." Sun Mi wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say anything more.

Shen Xiaoye did not force it. She nodded to a few people and entered the room. She saw Guard Xia in the reception room at the back and said quickly, "Captain Xia, I'll go get the silver for the calf."

"No hurry, I have something else to ask you." Guard Xia was much more straightforward than Sun Mi. He said, "I want to borrow five hundred taels of silver from you.

A brother below made a mistake while doing his job and the hole needs to be filled urgently.

I will sign a document to pay you interest on this money, and I will return it to you on this day next year."

Damn it, after finishing the job, he would go plow that place thoroughly to see which blind thief dared to switch the things with the Guard Bureau.

He was worried that the matter would be exposed and used as a handle when he went to find someone else. Just then, someone mentioned that Shen Xiaoye had returned. Thinking that the businessman had plenty of money, he went to visit him after lunch.

"Don't talk about interest, I'll get it for you.

But gold and silver are different, if you want to exchange them later, go to a bank." Shen Xiaoye did not hesitate at all, it seemed that this was exactly what Sun Mi was hesitant to talk about.

They had been through thick and thin together. Back then, there were more than a hundred calves, and the other party handed them over to her just based on her verbal promise. She trusted him.

Guard Xia took a deep breath and said, "Thank you so much. I will write the receipt now."

It was not convenient to invite outsiders to be present at this matter, but he called several of his trusted confidants, including Sun Mi, to come in as witnesses.

When Shen Xiaoye saw the little black cat curling its lips while guarding the silver, he quickly brought the silver and money, including the money from the hundred calves. Of course, he didn't need to take the box of copper coins.

After counting the money on the spot, she took the note and sent them away.

Only then did Mr. Bai dare to look for her: "Miss Shen, will Guard Xia make such a big noise next time he comes?"

"Huh?" Shen Xiaoye was puzzled.

Mr. Bai asked her to pay attention to the doors of the neighbors inside, which were all half-open and they were peeking in. "They were wearing official uniforms and had swords hanging from their waists. If you didn't know better, you would think they were here to investigate a case."

"You'll get used to it. Oh, and I'll tell him my new address. He probably won't come here next time." But if they were to look for Lu Guan, there would be nothing he could do. Shen Xiaoye asked again, "When did my uncle and cousin leave?"

Before she finished her words, there was the sound of clattering hooves approaching and stopping outside the gate.

"Second Master Lin? Please come in." Shen Xiaoye didn't expect it to be him.

Lin Enjun dismounted and said, "No, I came to inform you that the visiting card has just been handed over to my father.

He invites you and Geng Ge'er to his home for dinner tonight."

After saying this, he led the horse back and said as he was still on the horse: "From now on, it's better to have less contact with those people just now."

"Who... is this?" Uncle Bai felt that he was too arrogant, and his tone was completely like that of an elder lecturing a younger person.

Shen Xiaoye said: "The second son of Lin Daxueshi is a juren."

"Oh oh." Uncle Bai stopped talking immediately.

Shen Xiaoye supported his chin with one hand and thought. Like most literati, Lin Enjun had no good impression of the Guard Bureau.

I wonder what he would think if he knew that his uncle and I had recently teamed up and worked closely with the Guard Bureau.

However, today's visitors came in waves.

She looked up at the door, thinking that she must tidy up Needlesmith Alley as soon as possible and hire someone to guard it.

After all, the Lu residence was not her own home, so it was sometimes inconvenient. She had just turned around the moon-shaped door when she suddenly turned back and asked, "Mr. Bai, you haven't told me when my uncle left.

Also, has my fourth uncle been here recently?"

Mr. Bai quickly reported the time and said, "Since he took away the last few hundred pieces of cloth, Mr. Shen has never been here again."

It seems that my fourth uncle has been taking care of the dyeing workshop at home.

Little did she know that since he had finished dyeing cloth for the Wu family, Shen Changsui had bought several pieces of land in the suburbs of Linghe County. He was currently building a farmhouse courtyard and digging a canal so that the dyeing workshop could be moved there in the future.

Shen Xiaoye didn't know about this, and her uncle Shen Changshou had never heard anyone mention it.

She brought some fur goods to Xu's house, and Xu Yun was almost overwhelmed by the choices. "Take a break, I want to tell you something.

Just before my father left, he said he had introduced a nice house to your uncle, but he said you had already bought one, but your cousin wanted to buy another one.

You don’t know, the house my father mentioned belongs to an old retired Hanlin, it is near Shuntianfu School, very elegant and quiet. "

When Shen Xiao heard the address, he immediately asked, "Did they say how much it costs?"

"Two hundred and eighty taels, waiter, the price is not low." Xu Yun clicked his tongue twice, thinking that he could not afford it.

Shen Xiaoye immediately made the decision: "Buy it. Please tell Master Xu that it would be best if it is cheaper. If not, we will settle it tomorrow."

Xu Yun: "Hasn't your family bought it?"

"You can never have too many good houses." Shen Xiaoye was already considering that it would not be appropriate to place Mr. Cheng in Beijuxianfang after inviting him.

There are many people living in Biyi, and many of them are craftsmen who make a living with their skills. In order to save money, they rent together and it is relatively lively.

Now there is a quiet and elegant place for my fourth uncle to ask Mr. Cheng for advice at any time, which is very helpful.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help herself: "How about going to find Master Xu and tell him a message now?"

"That's fine." Seeing that she really wanted to buy it, Xu Jun tried his best to help her and immediately sent Mother Yu to find someone.

Not long after, Xu Xiucai came back. He said, "The teacher gave me leave to help the old Hanlin."

"Go and see now?" Shen Xiaoye wanted to see the real thing.

Xu Xiucai thought to himself that he was really good at judging people. It only took her about an hour to find out. After she took Little Black Cat to see the house, she discovered that there was a well in the alley and wanted to buy it immediately.

The old Hanlin was from the south and had quite a bit of wealth, so he left all the original large furniture to the buyer.

This made Shen Xiaoye very happy. Both parties found the head of the village to sign the deed on the spot, and soon they exchanged it for a red deed at the government office.

When Shen Changshou and his son came back and saw a deed to Jiaozhongfang, they were immediately dumbfounded: "You're so quick!"