The back garden of the Bridge Mansion and the garden of the Lujiang Prefectural Mansion are also full of wild interest. In fact, the gardens of this era are almost like this. The gardens designed and built by Liu Xin in Xiangyang that vaguely carry the scenery of the south of the Yangtze River are rare There are few. However, there is one less pond in the back garden of the Bridge House than in the garden of the Taishou House. For the garden, the pond is equivalent to its eyes, and without the pond, there is less aura.
Seeing the layout of the Bridge House Garden, Liu Xin's brows frowned slightly. It seemed that the bridge was far from being an ordinary gentry at best. No matter how elegant it was, he might dare to challenge Yuan Shu. I just feel sorry for my money,
Suddenly, another burst of crisp laughter came over, making the slightly dull garden suddenly full of life. Liu Xin looked up and saw a small red pavilion in front of a swing between two big trees. , Two girls about the same age as Lu Qiling were sitting on it, swinging around, laughing and laughing from time to time, and the whole garden became more agile, but it made people feel more comfortable than no pond.
Liu Xin opened his brows and stepped over to the swing, but was pulled by Diaochan's armor and pointed to the inside of the pavilion. Only then did he notice that there were two people sitting in the pavilion, a man and a woman, with a smile on their faces. , Putting his whole body on the two children, Liu Xin paused, and then walked straight to the Red Pavilion. Diao Chan hurriedly followed, while Lu Qiling jumped on the swing like a happy deer. ,
The man and woman sitting in the pavilion were the Qiaoyuan couple. They were drinking tea while watching their two daughters playing happily. They did not notice the movement outside. When they raised their heads inadvertently, they suddenly found the garden. There were three more strangers, a tall and handsome young man, a young woman with a veil, and a little girl with pigtails. It was clearly a family of three.
Qiaoyuan had already told me that I will not see any guests these days. In troubled times, this is also a means of self-protection. But in this way, the appearance of Liu Xin and the three of them is even more abrupt. Qiaoyuan suddenly sees them. , Was taken aback, and quickly got up and asked: "Who are you,"
Liu Xin did not answer, and looked up and down the couple in the pavilion. The woman was very beautiful in life and looked like she was in her twenties. However, all the beautiful women looked young, but they couldn't tell how old they were. , And the man who asked the question looked a little old, his face was full of traces left by the years. Obviously, it was not easy for him to earn this family business.
Liu Xin saw Qiaoyuan furry, and couldn’t help taking a step back. He asked sharply, “Who are you guys? How dare you break into private houses? Is there a king in your eyes? If you don’t go out, I’m going to call someone. Up,"
"Call someone, you just yell your throat, and no one outside dared to come in," Liu Xin said coldly, "I am Liu Xin, the chief of the four states, I am an official, and you are the people, so I don’t care. If you expropriate your house and use all the people in your family as official slaves, you can't let go of a fart."
Since ancient times, people don’t fight with officials. He still understands this truth, but he just refuses to accept this evil. When Yuan Shu captured Lujiang City a few years ago, he also engaged in apportionment with them, such a wealthy family, from house to house. Others were afraid. , Pay for peace obediently, but he is far from afraid,
It is said that the soldiers and bandits were originally a family. Although Yuan Shu’s soldiers also had the title of officer and army, they were not much different from the bandits. Knowing that Yuan Shu’s extortion was rejected, the Qiao family would inevitably be burned, killed, and looted. Yuan Shu burned, it would be better to burn it yourself. The bridge with a rib immediately made the servants pile up firewood around his house. Sure enough, when Yuan Shu heard that Qiao Yuan refused to donate money, he aggressively shot all the way. Come, the torch was crackling, but found that the bridge family was ready to set fire.
Yuan Shu's arrogance is to frighten the Qiao family. If you really set a fire and burn it cleanly, nothing can be found, and it will greatly damage his reputation. Yuan Shu was actually given by Qiao Yuan's life-threatening tricks. Frightened back, anyway, in Lujiang, the Qiao family is not a big deal, and it won’t hurt the overall situation to allocate less to his family, so he let him go.
But now that Liu Xin looked fierce and domineering, Qiao Yuan was a little helpless. He didn't know Liu Xin had broken in, and he didn't prepare any firewood that would die together. He couldn't do the show he wanted to perform again. Mrs. Qiao saw Liu Xin's swear words and aggressive eyes, she was so scared that she hid behind Qiaoyuan.
But I heard Diaochan said: "Don't be afraid of Mrs. Bridge, my master is not a villain, and I came here this time to give a big future to the bridgemen."
Along the way, Diao Chan also tentatively asked Liu Xin’s purpose in coming to Qiao’s family. Liu Xin did not conceal his intentions to attract Qiaoyuan. Diao Chan saw that Liu Xin was not looking for the “second bridge”, but he was relieved. , However, now that Mrs. Bridge has a beautiful appearance, Liu Xin's tone has become fierce again, and the heart that has just let go is tense again, worrying that Liu Xin will do "killing her husband and taking his wife", of course. Diao Chan also believes that Liu Xin is not such a person, but she is obsessed with her heart, and men’s thoughts are sometimes really unsure. She said that these words to appease Mrs. Qiao are false, and it is true to block Liu Xin’s mouth.
Although Qiao Yuan couldn't see Diaochan's face clearly, but listening to the sweet voice and slim figure, he knew that he must be a great beauty. He must be very popular in front of Liu Xin. What she said should be credible. However, if you agree to be an official, it’s not Qiaoyuan’s style.
At this time, Qiaoyuan already knew that although Liu Xin spoke a lot, he was not malicious in fact, so he became courageous. He stood up and blocked Mrs. Qiao behind him. He said in a deep voice, "Thank you, Mrs. Liu, for his kindness, just Qiao Someone has no intention of becoming an official,"
Just listen to Liu Xin laughed and said: "Okay, besides the bridgeman, Liu also knows that you are not an official. If you don't want to be an official, you can't be an official. However, if you have something to do, you can't. decline,"
Diaochan glanced suspiciously at Liu Xin. This was not the same as what he said on the road. She didn't know that Liu Xin was quite knowledgeable. Although she only contacted for a short time, she had seen that Qiaoyuan could only count as much. A shrewd businessman can only be a small official if he works in a government office. He can't do it as a chief official.
Although Qiao Yuan was a bit stubborn, he kept the businessman's shrewdness. Despite the situation, he still did not agree, and asked vigilantly: "What's the matter?"
Liu Xin said indifferently, “It’s nothing serious. I just want to invite you to serve as a civil supervisor to supervise officials and the army at all levels. If they have something illegal, you can directly report it to me. Of course, it’s an obligation. Yes, I won’t pay you a penny,"
Originally, Liu Xin really wanted to appoint Qiaoyuan to an official position, but he was disappointed when he saw him. However, Liu Xin soon came up with a new idea, letting him serve as a civil supervisor and a supervisor for future generations. The members are almost the same, Qiao Yuan is naturally upright, has a stubborn temper, and refuses to bow his head. That is to say, he can still do some business in this era. If he is left in later generations, he will have no money for a long time. "Members" is quite competent,
Qiao Yuan looked dazed and shook his head resolutely. He had fought Yuan Shu in the past. It was because he was reluctant to save his hard-earned furniture to be swallowed by others, but after all, he was just a small landlord and a small businessman. Although there are a few acres of Susukino and a few shops, they can’t fight with officials for a long time. What kind of civilian supervisors, they also specialize in supervising officials and the army. It’s not that the old birthday star hangs himself and lives impatiently.
At this moment, a small figure suddenly ran over and grabbed Liu Xin's hand and said, "Father, let's go home."
Liu Xin looked back, but it was Lu Qiling. She saw her face depressed, but unlike her usual style, she couldn't help but wonder: "What's wrong with Ling'er, don't you seem to be very happy?"
When Mrs. Qiao heard this, she felt a "thump" in her heart. Just now she saw that the little girl who came in with Liu Xin went straight to the swing. Because of Liu Xin's aggressive attitude, she didn't care about it for a while. , Now I see this little girl called Liu Xin "father", apparently Liu Xin’s daughter,
The little girl named "Ling'er" ran over with her head down, and she wanted to go home. She was obviously not having a good time. Could it be that her two daughters bullied her, and Mrs. Bridge's face became pale I turned my head and looked at the swing, shouting loudly: "Jian'er, Wan'er, come here,"
The little girls who were playing on the swing were very obedient. Mrs. Bridge only yelled and hurried over, but Lu Qiling subconsciously hid behind Liu Xin. Seeing this scene, Diaochan felt a little strange, with Lu Qiling With her temperament, there will be people she is afraid of,
Diaochan couldn't help but look at the two sisters, and she suddenly realized that the two girls were so handsome. She looked at Lu Qiling who was hiding behind Liu Xin, and finally understood why she was unhappy. The two sisters of the Qiao family were compared. Soon, Diao Chan's heart tightened, and she carefully looked at the little sisters of the Qiao family. If these two girls grow up, they will definitely be "disaster" level characters. Not inferior to myself,
Look at Liu Xin, and then think about Ma Yun’s instructions. Diao Chan finally knows that these two little girls are what Ma Yun called the "big bridge" and "small bridge".
Diaochan couldn't help but laughed, walked forward, put the Qiao sisters one by one in her arms, and said to the Qiaoyuan couple: "Master Qiao, Mrs. Qiao, these two are the daughters of gold, and the concubine looks very much. I like it. I want to recognize them as god-daughters. I don’t know what the two of you think."
When Liu Xin heard that Diao Chan was about to recognize her daughter, he patted Lu Qiling lightly, turned around and looked at the two beautiful little sisters. Suddenly, Liu Xin understood that this was Jiang Dong Er who he could not find. Joe,
Looking at the current situation again, Liu Xin couldn't help but a strange smile appeared on the corners of her mouth. Her dream was destined to be unfulfilled. Now it is Diao Chan who is sitting on Er Qiao.