Datang: Huchi served as a bodyguard, but refused to enter the court as an official

Most of them are twelve or thirteen years old, and although their clothes are a bit old, they are still clean.

Shen Wansan, who came back from the county on purpose, was pacing around these children, stopping from time to time to ask a certain child a question.

Liu Bai was sitting on a stone bench in the corner of the yard drinking tea quietly.

Although he had known about the existence of these children for a long time, buying supplies was a big deal, and it was really worrying to hand them over to a group of children. Therefore, even if there was a shortage of manpower, he did not take these children into consideration.

But since Liu Wan'er brought it up, it might as well test these children first, they will always be useful in the future.

About half an hour later, Shen Wansan came forward with a smile on his face.

Liu Bai pushed a cup of tea to Shen Wansan, "How is it?"

For Shen Wansan's eyesight, Liu Bai did not have any doubts.

Shen Wansan drank the tea in one gulp, and said with a smile: "Young master, these children are really good, after several years of experience, they can be independent!"

"Oh?"

Liu Bai raised his eyebrows, he didn't expect that Shen Wansan would have such a high opinion of them, he looked up at those children, and asked, "All of them meet your requirements?"

Shen Wansan put down his teacup, and pointed to a little boy standing in the middle of the first row, "This kid has the ability to do mental arithmetic. If he is cultivated properly, he will be a qualified accountant in a short time!"

He pointed to a short child next to him, "Master, don't look at this child as weak, but he is a person with a delicate mind. The subordinates just asked him a few business problems. Although the answer was a little immature, it was still a good idea." Ingenuity."

Shen Wansan pointed out the strengths of these children one by one, more than thirty of them, he actually remembered all of them.

"You have the ability to know people with one hand, and no one else can catch up with you." Liu Bai smiled and shook his head.

Shen Wansan smiled, and said: "I just asked these children, what they learned was not the Four Books and Five Classics, but the way of doing business. The teachers who taught them were all big shopkeepers in the shop. It should be said that they were taught by the master before his death. I had the foresight to pave the way for the young master in advance!"

After speaking, he glanced at the children again, and said with some regret: "Only the child named Xue Li has a good appearance and a strong body, but his brain is not very bright, so he can only be a handyman."

Shen Wansan's unintentional words made Liu Bai stunned.

"What did you say his name was?"

Shen Wansan said strangely: "That child's name is Xue Li. I heard from him that he was originally from Hedong. He was separated from his family when he was a child and was adopted by the master."

"Could it be the Xue Li in history? Isn't he from a famous family? How could he become an orphan?" Liu Bai thought to himself.

"Master, who is this?" Shen Wansan asked cautiously.

Although Shen Wansan is from the Ming Dynasty, he has no memory of the past, so he doesn't know what the name Xue Li means.

Liu Bai ignored Shen Wansan, he stood up, walked in front of the group of children, and immediately fell in love with the boy on the far left in the first row.

Because this boy is really conspicuous, much taller and stronger than other peers.

"You are Xue Li?" Liu Bai asked.

Xue Li was taken aback for a moment, and hesitated for a long time, before speaking, his face turned red first.

"I am Xue Li, I have met the young master!"

Liu Bai frowned.

Xue Li in history was a general in charge of a territory.

Even if he is not a wise man, he should have some outstanding skills.

Could it be that the majestic Duke of Pingyang fought with brute force?

"I heard that you are from Hedong, do you have proof?"

Xue Li frantically took out half of the jade pendant from his bosom, and said: "My master said before he was alive that he picked me up in the east of the river. I was still young and only had this half of the jade pendant with me."

Liu Bai took the jade pendant and looked around.

In Xue Li's eyes, there was obviously a bit of nervousness, as if he was afraid that Liu Bai would drop the jade pendant.

Liu Bai looked at it for a while, but didn't see any clues.

The material of the jade pendant is very ordinary, and there are no carvings, so it is impossible to get any information from it.

Gollum—

At this moment, a strange cry came from Xue Li's stomach.

Xue Li's face turned even redder, he quickly covered his stomach, bowed his head and said nothing.

"Didn't you have breakfast before you came?"

Liu Bai was a little angry. These children are the mainstay of the Liu family in the future, and they are all raised since childhood. They are completely trustworthy. How can they not even give them breakfast?

"Master, we've already had breakfast!" Xue Li waved his hands quickly, he swallowed, and said, "It's just that my appetite is really too big, Granny Liu sees that I can't eat enough, so she gives more every time, but still"

Before I finished speaking, there was another 'grunt' in my stomach.

The children around were covering their mouths and giggling, Liu Bai couldn't help but shook his head.

"Old Shen!" Liu Bai said.

Shen Wansan stepped forward.

"Bring these children to the county, and you can arrange jobs that suit them!"

The task of purchasing materials is arduous, and there is no time to delay.

Therefore, Shen Wansan immediately took the children to the county to make them familiar with the work of purchasing in the shortest possible time.

Only Xue Li stayed.

The stone table in the yard was filled with all kinds of food.

Although it was all left over from last night, Xue Li didn't dislike it at all. He picked up the plate and swallowed it all with a few 'snoring' sounds.

Cheng Chumo and Chai Lingwu, who had just been 'tortured' by Xu Chu, came from the backyard and were very curious after seeing Xue Li.

The two sat next to Xue Li, one on the left and the other on the right, watching him gobble it up, their eyes straightened.

With food, Xue Li didn't care about being shy anymore, just nodded to Cheng Chumo and Chai Lingwu, and continued to bury his head in the food on the table.

Liu Bai sat across from the three of them, with a slight smile on his lips.

Now he can be sure that the Xue Li in front of him is the Xue Li in history!

Speaking of appetite, Xue Li in history is definitely the number one foodie in ancient and modern times.

According to legend, he can eat half a cow and two sheep for a meal.

Although the child's appetite in front of him is not as exaggerated as in the legend, it is definitely several times larger than Cheng Chumo and Chai Lingwu combined!

"Eat slowly, there are still a lot in the kitchen."

Liu Bai pushed a pot of pancakes towards Xue Li.

Xue Li grinned at Liu Bai, stretched out his hand to roll up a stack of pancakes, and stuffed them directly into his mouth

Chapter 23: If you beat them up, the young master not only doesn't blame you, but wants to reward you!new official takes office

Xue Li ate this meal for more than an hour.

Liu Bai was entangled in various affairs, and had already returned to the study, while Cheng Chumo and Chai Lingwu were still sitting beside Xue Li, staring at him blankly.

When the table was full of food, Xue Li wiped his mouth and patted his stomach, "I'm full!"

Cheng Chumo and Chai Lingwu stared at each other, and after a while, they suddenly stood up at the same time, one on the left and one on the right, and set Xue Li up.

"You two young masters, what are you doing?"

Xue Li struggled in fear.

"Ordinary people eat so much food, their stomachs are already bursting. What is your stomach made of? Show me!"

Cheng Chumo said while reaching for Xue Li's belt.

Xue Li struggled harder, "You two young masters, please spare the villain!"

"This kid is really strong!"

Chai Lingwu let out a strange cry, jumped up and lay on Xue Li's back.

Although Xue Li is two or three years younger than Chai Lingwu, in terms of physique, he is still above Chai Lingwu!

He grinned and struggled, and leaned back, Chai Lingwu was literally shaken off by him!

Immediately afterwards, he swung his right arm violently, and Cheng Chumo was also knocked back several steps by him.

"Good boy!"

Cheng Chumo's face was full of excitement.

He is just at the age of fighting, ordinary people dare not attack him, and a master like Xu Chu is too lazy to fight him, so he finally meets a suitable person, no matter what, they have to compete.

"Boy, don't show mercy!"

With that said, Cheng Chumo rushed up with clenched fists regardless of whether Xue Li agreed or not.

Seeing this, Chai Lingwu, who just got up from the ground, rushed over without hesitation.

After half an hour.

Cheng Chumo and Chai Lingwu stood side by side under the courtyard wall.

Cheng Chumo's left eye was black and black, and there was a large bruise on his cheek. Chai Lingwu had two strips of cloth stuffed into his nostrils, and his hair was messed up like a chicken coop.

Not far away, Xue Li's face was full of embarrassment, and he said in a low voice, "Master, it's all my fault, if you want to punish you, punish me. Don't make things difficult for Master Cheng and Master Chai."

Seeing the dejected two people at the base of the wall, Liu Bai really didn't know what to say.

Seeing that Liu Bai didn't speak, but just looked at Cheng Chumo and Chai Lingwu, Xue Li thought that he was really worried about their injuries.

"Master, I really didn't use much force, I just kept hiding, I don't know what's going on, Master Cheng and Master Chai are just like this."

Hearing these words, Cheng Chumo and Chai Lingwu suddenly raised their heads.

Seeing Xue Li whose clothes were still tidy and with no injuries visible all over his body, the two were so angry that they almost vomited blood.

Doesn't the meaning of these words mean that their martial arts are too poor?

Liu Bai turned his gaze, and a smile appeared in his eyes.

"Chu Mo, Ling Wu, are you convinced?"

The two nodded quickly.

You know, Xue Li is only 12 years old now, if he waits a few more years, he probably won't be much weaker than Xu Chu.

If they do it again, they will only be abused.

Liu Bai's smile became wider, "Just accept it. I'm going to take Xu Chu out tomorrow, so you stay at home. If you dare to cause trouble, Xue Li will teach you a lesson!"

After finishing speaking, he said to Xue Li again: "Keep an eye on these two idiots, and if you find any signs of trouble between them, beat me to death!"

Xue Li hesitated for a long time, then whispered: "Master, this is not good."

Liu Bai waved his hand and said, "There's nothing wrong with it. If you beat them up, the young master not only doesn't blame you, but rewards you!"

Cheng Chumo and Chai Lingwu both shuddered.

Before, they were only afraid of Liu Bai and Xu Chu, others could not cure them at all, now there is another Xue Li.

Xu Chu had sense in his strikes, but Xue Li was just a brat, who knew if he knew the severity of his strikes?

The next day, Liu Bai took Xu Chu and went out in a light and simple manner.

Before he went out, he had to take Cheng Chumo and Chai Lingwu with him, but now that he has Xue Li, he can safely leave them at home.

Flying all the way, it took only half an hour to arrive at Jingyang County.

Yesterday morning, when Shen Wansan returned home, he told Liu Bai that the new magistrate of Jingyang County had arrived.

Although Liu Bai knew a long time ago that the new magistrate would definitely visit Liu's house at the behest of Changsun Wuji.

But people are people, officials are officials, even if Liu Bai is valued by Li Er again, he is still an ordinary person now.

Anything that doesn't follow the rules may become a target for others to criticize Liu Bai in the future.

Therefore, Liu Bai might as well meet this local 'parent officer' first.

Outside the county government office, Shen Wansan had already been waiting here.

"Master, this subordinate has already sent a name card to County Magistrate Han!" Shen Wansan greeted him.

Liu Bai nodded, got off his horse, and led Xu Chu and Shen Wansan into the county government office.