Although there is no next time for Baoyu, it is not surprising that there will be another time for Jiao Shun. After all, this second master Bao has a sticky and reproducible temper. It is unlikely that his head will twitch that day and he will have delusional thoughts again.

So Jiao Shun just listened to it.

Watching the men and women holding umbrellas walking away from each other, he turned back home.

After entering the door, it was quite lively again.

After taking off his coir raincoat and bamboo hat, Jiao Shunzheng asked Xiang Ling to go to the kitchen to pass the food, but he didn't expect someone outside to call the door loudly again.

Not long after, the maid at the door came to report that Jia Yun had brought two baskets of shrimps and crabs and they had already been sent to the kitchen.

Is Jia Yun here?

"Let Brother Yun come in and talk."

Jiao Shun gave an order, turned around and sat on the main seat.

Jia Yun had already taken off her rain gear and was waiting outside. When she heard the summons from inside, she immediately picked up the curtain and walked in. She kicked the door in and the door out, and said with a smile on her face: "Sir, I shouldn't have come to disturb you so early, but again

I was afraid that these seafood would become stale after being stored for a long time, so I had no choice but to come here."

"Sit down and talk."

Jiao Shun pointed to the official hat chair at the bottom, and after Jia Yun sat down with a smile, he said: "What are you doing with these frivolous rituals between us? Why do you have to go out in the rain all the time?"

Hearing his closeness, Jia Yun hurriedly changed her title: "Because uncle is not an outsider, I specially sent people to Tianmen to buy these sea goods. Who would have thought that I was trusting someone else? It was originally scheduled to be yesterday."

I sent it in the afternoon, but I didn’t expect it to be delayed until this morning - my nephew has been very busy recently, and I don’t have time to argue with him, otherwise I’m afraid we’d still be noisy now!”

What he said was a quarrel, but the focus was on the phrase 'very busy'. One was to show off one's merit, and the other was...

"This new official took office, and things went wrong with the Zhang family. It's really thanks to you." Jiao Shun was also a discerning person. He immediately saw his intention to express his merits, and couldn't help but smile: "I will hire another master later in the autumn."

, you also receive the same salary as him, just think of it as my reward for your merit."

After hearing this, Jia Yun hurriedly stood up and raised her hands: "Uncle is joking. My nephew is not very talented and has little knowledge. How dare he follow the same example as his elders?"

After a pause, he asked tentatively: "But I don't know if my uncle has someone in mind to replace Master Zhang?"

"Um?"

Just as Jiao Shun was about to signal him to sit back, he heard something in his words and couldn't help but wonder: "Are you planning to recommend something?"

"Recommendation is out of the question."

Jia Yun's face became more humble, and she bent slightly and said: "My nephew has recently heard that after this experience, the few Qingqing guests around Mr. Zheng have begun to think about getting involved in officialdom. If uncle chooses the best, he can hire one."

Isn’t it appropriate to be a master?”

Tsk~

Emotions are there to persuade.

When Jiao Shun took office in the handyman's office, everyone was not optimistic about his future. They felt that Jiao Shun was just a slave who rose to the position by luck. He also made public outrage early and would not be able to stay in the Ministry of Works for a long time. Therefore, he wanted to find someone at the time.

It is difficult for a serious teacher to do this.

But now that Jiao Shun has not only established a firm foothold in the Ministry of Works, he has also been promoted to the head of the Department of Affairs by virtue of his holy family and merit. Now his future situation is very different, and his master will naturally become a good vacancy.

I don't know if it was the Qingke next to Jia Zheng who had his mind set.

But no matter which one it was, Jiao Shun was not going to go along with it. He shook his head and said: "They are all people that Mr. Zheng is used to. How can I poach him?"

After giving the soft nail, he didn't wait for Jia Yun to say anything else, and then raised his voice and ordered: "Brother Yun, get a pair of chopsticks - you came by chance, let's use them together, and it's not too late to go to the Yamen.

"

"No no no!"

Jia Yunna still couldn't see that this was to block her mouth, so she quickly waved her hands and said: "My nephew has already used it when he came. I don't dare to disturb my uncle's meal, and I have to leave first."

"Forget it, let's wait until we get to the Yamen to talk about anything - I'll send it to you."

"My nephew will not be able to bear it if my uncle stays behind!"

But with just a few words, Jia Yun was sent away, and when she turned around, someone else walked in through the curtain.

At first, Jiao Shun thought it was someone coming from the stove, but it was his father who didn't want to come in.

"father."

Jiao Shun greeted him with a smile: "Now that we don't have to go on an errand, why don't you get some more sleep?"

"How many years of habit can you change in a moment?"

Lai Wang waved his hand, and sat down on the main seat, motioning his son to take a seat at the bottom, and then asked: "Is this Brother Yun from the fifth sister-in-law's house on the veranda? He came to do it this early in the morning.

What? Could it be in the Yamen..."

"I sent two baskets of shrimps and crabs. By the way, he was also asked to recommend a Qingke who is close to Mr. Zheng to be my master."

"You agreed?"

"Of course not."

Jiao Shun shook his head: "Brother Yun has made great progress recently. I will definitely put him to good use. Now that I have used him, I will appoint Mr. Zheng's Qingke as my master. If we get together in private in the future, I'm afraid it won't work."

It’s easy to control.”

When Lai Wang heard this, he smiled nonchalantly and said, "What's the point? Just find someone close to lead you and suppress them, right?"

"I would like to, but where can I find someone who can suppress..."

When Jiao Shun was halfway through speaking, he suddenly stopped talking and looked at his father in confusion: "Dad, do you have any suitable candidates to recommend?"

He originally thought that someone was asking for help, but Lai Wang pointed at himself with his backhand and said, "I recommended myself."

"you?!"

"how?"

Lai Wang made a serious face: "Even if I can't be a clerk, it won't be a problem to help manage the money and food accounts."

As he said this, he smiled and said: "As the old saying goes, this is called fighting as brothers, father and son go into battle!"

Seeing that he didn't seem to be joking, Jiao Shun couldn't help but become serious: "Of course you don't have much ability as an old man, but as a father, you can serve as a master for your son. If word spreads..."

"What are you afraid of!"

Lai Wang said confidently: "Your surname is Jiao now, and my surname is Lai. Only a few people who know about it keep silent. Who knows that we are father and son?"

"Then what are we called in the yamen?"

"The name I call you, you respect me as sir, that's all."

The answers were fluent, and it was obvious that the draft had been made long ago.

Jiao Shun thought about it carefully and realized that if his father was really willing to condescend, it would solve his urgent need. Moreover, with his biological father sitting in the background, he would not be afraid of anyone secretly colluding with him again.

Especially looking at this posture, I took the initiative to ask for it after careful consideration.

So he made a decision and said: "You have already talked about this, what can I say as a son? After the August Festival, you will take up the post of the Ministry of Works!"

…………

Not to mention how Jiao Shun rushed to the Yamen in the rain.

However, after these days of insinuations, Si Qi finally figured out what happened on Jia Mu's birthday.

When he learned that Jia Yingchun "retired from the difficulties" and chose to sit back and watch her parents scheme, Jiao Shun didn't even dare to send herself and Xiuju to report the matter. Instead, she pushed the matter to the unrelated Miss Lin - for

This even offended Miss Lin!

Si Qi was so angry and annoyed that he couldn't sleep a wink all night.

At dawn, his eyes were red and swollen, and he did not wait for Yingchun to get up. He only silently dug out a small baggage with three layers inside and three layers outside. He also went through some toys from everywhere. When the jewelry came out, they were all gathered into a pile.

Son.

Because she ransacked the house and did not avoid the eyes and ears of others, after Xiuju helped Jia Yingchun wash up, she couldn't help but come up to her and asked curiously: "Sister, what are you doing? You have a big baggage and a small baggage. Could it be that you are planning to take a leave of absence?"

Staying at home for two days?”

"Hmph~"

Siqi snorted coldly, stared at the inner room and said: "Look at these things, how many of them are mine!"

Xiuju lowered her head and looked through it in confusion, only to find that many of the things inside looked very familiar. Most of them belonged to the second girl, and some of them even belonged to her.

And these things have one thing in common: they were all donated by Jiao Shun over the past six months!

I touched the little bundle again, it was hard and made a rattling sound.

"Here, is this the money I keep with my sister?"

Xiuju opened her mouth unconsciously. She was afraid of losing her reputation because of Yingchun, and because of the karma, all the money given by Jiao Shun was kept by Siqi.

Now even money and things are kept in one place...

"Sister, what is your plan?"

"I have to return it to Uncle Jiao!"

Si Qi raised his voice without any hesitation: "Thanks to him, we managed to live a comfortable life for a few days. Who would have thought that when we were fighting against each other, we didn't want to get involved with the mountain anymore, and we didn't want to get involved with other people's things."

The money should always be returned!"

After a pause, she gritted her teeth and added: "If you follow me, we should return everything we spent before. Even if we eat bran, we have to fill the hole. Otherwise, how can we be so kind and contented?"

Just straighten your back and say that we have nothing to do with each other from now on?!"

"elder sister!"

Xiuju was so frightened that she quickly covered her mouth, then looked back at Dongjian in panic.

But after a long time, there was still no response from Dongjianli.

Xiuju breathed a sigh of relief first, and then she couldn't help but tiptoed to the east door. She opened the curtain and peeked in. She saw Jia Yingchun sitting firmly against the wall, holding the book "The Supreme Being" in his hand.

"Induction Sutra" is recited with words.

Xiuju sighed secretly, turned to Siqi and shook her head, not knowing what she was 'denying'.

Siqi snorted, and rolled up all those things with a furoshiki with rough hands and feet, making a lot of noise again.

However, there was still no response in the east room.

So she gritted her teeth, stamped her feet and said, "I'll send the things to the Jiao family right now!"

Saying that, he walked away.

As soon as I crossed the threshold, I suddenly heard someone behind me shouting: "Wait a minute!"

A hint of joy flashed across Si Qi's face, thinking that Jia Yingchun's fighting spirit was finally aroused, so he turned around and said, "Is the girl...Miss Xing?!"

However, the person who called her was not Jia Yingchun, but Xing Xiuyan who was living in the west.

"Sister, don't worry first."

Xing Xiuyan ignored Si Qi's strange look and stepped forward to persuade him softly: "There may be room for change. If sister sends the things back in a hurry, won't it cause Mr. Jiao to misunderstand?"

"Room for change?"

Si Qi asked suspiciously and warily: "But I don't know where to turn?"

She had always regarded Xing Xiuyan as her enemy and refused to believe her words.

but……

Thinking that it was Xing Xiuyan who took the risk and informed the second girl about this matter before, Si Qi's hostility was unconsciously reduced by most.

Then Xing Xiuyan said seriously: "I heard that my aunt is preparing to borrow some money from Mr. Jiao recently to save money. It is just for saving money, but maybe she has to agree to something."

After a pause, she reminded again: "But it's best for my sister to try to meet Mr. Jiao, firstly to avoid any suspicion caused by the previous incident, and secondly, to express my friendship with my second sister."

Si Qi first looked at her blankly for a while, then turned his eyes to Dongjian, and finally sighed quietly: "It turns out that I was the villain all along."

After saying that, he threw the things in his hands to Xiuju aside, and said feebly: "Forget it, I don't want to take care of it, and I can't take care of it anymore - maybe if we really break off our relationship, it will be a big deal to Jiao Shun."

Good thing!"

After saying that, no matter how others reacted, he returned to the side room with straight eyes.

Xiuju looked at Siqi's back and hesitated to speak. She turned back and looked at Xing Xiuyan with a bitter face. She held up the baggage in her hand and said, "Miss Xing, look at this..."

"Put it away first."

Xing Xiuyan confessed and also opened the curtain and entered the east room.

Looking at Jia Yingchun who was reciting the "Tai Shang Induction Sutra", he said helplessly: "Sister, you should..."
Chapter completed!