lcionline Chapter 247 Official Business
Chapter 247 Official Business
The maid didn't understand what Mu Jinghua meant and just smiled at him.
Mu Jinghua did not explain. After dressing up, he changed into the clothes he had chosen last night and hurried to find Xu Shu excitedly.
But he was pulled away by Qu Xiu on the way.
Qu Xiu had a sad face and complained to Mu Jinghua: "Xiao Mu Jin, good junior brother, please come and help me. That little bully has smashed three bottles of my medicine today."
The little bully that Qu Xiu was talking about was Xiao Wuyan. After Xiao Ran left, Qi Huairen officially took over Xiao Wuyan.
This guy has been spoiled since he was a child. In addition, the Xiao Mansion is his territory, so he is almost lawless.
Qi Huairen is too old to control this little bully, and Qu Xiu is not tough enough to bully this little bully.
Only Mu Jinghua spoke, and he listened a little.
Although Xu Shu seemed reluctant to let Mu Jinghua contact Xiao Wuyan, he never said it explicitly, so Mu Jinghua didn't take it seriously.
Seeing Qu Xiu so anxious, Mu Jinghua hesitated for a moment and finally agreed.
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Xu Shu was discussing the reconstruction of the town with his followers.
In addition to the people who were imprisoned in the woodshed by Qiao Er at the beginning, these guests also included common people who had no official titles and were selected by Xu Shu.
Regardless of whether he is capable or not, at least he is obedient.
In order to show that he fully listened to the opinions of his subordinates, Xu Shu asked a carpenter to make a square table, and put a blackboard behind the table to record some inspirations.
When encountering major events, Xu Shu would also let them vote and make decisions according to the common decision-making criteria of later generations.
Everyone's opinion is taken into consideration, which is a treatment that the guests have never received before.
Although their essence was to advise their master, most of them were insignificant and their words had no influence, and many of them had never even seen what Xiao Ran looked like in person.
After a month, those retainers who were "tortured into confessing" by Xu Shu gradually stopped sighing and complaining, and instead respected Xu Shu from the bottom of their hearts.
Xu Shu could sense their changes, but he didn't say it explicitly. He was clear about rewards and punishments, and only rewarded those who could come up with reliable plans and had outstanding abilities.
And this month, he only gave an extra bonus to one person.
This person is Zhang Erniu.
Miraculously enough, Zhang Erniu, with such a name, was actually a scholar, and his literary talent was even very good.
In addition, as his family has been engaged in farming for many years, he is very familiar with farming and some life details of the people in Yuzhou. He gave Xu Shu some very good suggestions and plans on the livelihood of the people.
What they are discussing now is the tax issue of Yuzhou City.
Even though Xiao Ran was considered an official who "loved the people like his own children", the people's taxes were still ridiculously high, and there were also many strange taxes.
The most outrageous thing was the head tax that had to be paid for war. If there were several people in the family who did not join the army, that much head tax would be paid every year.
Xu Shu didn't understand all this. He felt that the money was in charge of his wife, so as soon as he earned money he gave it all to Mu Jinghua and only hoarded some gold for himself.
Over the years, Mu Jinghua always went to Muyi Building. When it was time to pay taxes, he would ask Ah Xi to run errands to the yamen to pay the taxes, and when he came back he would only tell Xu Shu that the taxes had been paid.
Xu Shu rubbed him and praised him as a good boy.
Mu Jinghua obviously liked being praised like this. Every time Xu Shu said this, although he didn't show it on his face, he was very happy in his heart.
As for why he didn't show it on his face, Xu Shu could also tell that Mu Jinghua was happy.
Now, let's talk about their first time...
At that time, Xu Shu thought of many ways and was sweating profusely, but the models did not match and there were always problems at the beginning.
Mu Jinghua was very nervous, his straight back was shaking all the time. Xu Shu tried many methods, but he couldn't relax. Finally, he gritted his teeth in grievance and whispered: "Xu Shu..."
The sound was like crying.
Xu Shu immediately stopped what he was doing and wanted to come up to kiss him, but Mu Jinghua turned his head away and bit his lip and said, "Is it me..."
"No." Xu Shu gently pinched his chin, forcing him to look at him. Seeing Mu Jinghua's red eyes, he sighed, "I was anxious."
He kissed the corner of Mu Jinghua's eyes: "Good boy, let's take it slow."
After saying this, Mu Jinghua...
Xu Shu felt his lips and tongue dry for some reason. He took a sip of tea, and the feeling became even more obvious.
After finally getting through the meeting and everyone had left, Xu Shu lowered his eyes to look at himself and sighed softly.
Just at this moment, Mu Jinghua came over and saw Xu Shu sighing alone, and his heart suddenly tightened.
He suddenly remembered that Xu Shu had been leaving home early and coming back late recently, and he would never miss any training.
Moreover, the retainers would come to him when they had problems, Jiang Xiao would come to him when he had problems, Xu Shi would come to him when he had problems, and all the big and small matters in the entire Yuzhou City had to be decided by Xu Shu.
In addition, Xu Shu also had to accompany him. It seemed that he knew that he had neglected him during this period, so he always took time out at night to comfort him. Occasionally, when he threw a tantrum and blamed Xu Shu, Xu Shu would just smile and coax him.
He's too much.
Thinking about his plans for tonight, Mu Jinghua felt even more guilty.
Xu Shu drank three more cups of herbal tea before he calmed down. When he looked up, he saw Mu Jinghua standing stupidly at the door.
Although the door was wide open, he had no intention of coming in.
When Xu Shu thought of what Bai Hai said last time, his heart sank.
Could it be that what happened last time left a shadow on Xiao Mujin?
"Little Hibiscus?"
Xu Shu called out three times, and Mu Jinghua finally came back to his senses and smiled at him: "Xu Shu, are you tired? Let's go eat."
Xu Shu hummed: "What about you? What are you thinking about?"
Mu Jinghua didn't want to say much, so he just shook his head and said, "Let's go."
Xu Shu felt that he was unhappy and couldn't help but frowned.
At lunch, Xiao Wuyan foolishly came up to Mu Jinghua and acted cute, but Xu Shu didn't say anything.
Even though he is shameless, he is still useful as long as he can make Mu Jinghua happy.
It’s just that Mu Jinghua used to be very fond of this kind of thing, but today he just smiled at Xiao Wuyan and signaled him to stop making trouble.
Xu Shu and Xiao Wuyan were both stunned.
In this matter, Xu Shu and Xiao Wuyan actually had a tacit understanding, and they exchanged glances at the dinner table.
Xiao Wuyan was a smart boy who had learned a lot from Xiao Ran. He could speak very clearly to Xu Shu.
Xu Shu saw the accusation in his eyes, resisted the urge to roll his eyes, and glared back at him, meaning "You are incompetent, get out."
Xiao Wuyan rolled her eyes: "Are you awesome?"
Xu Shu looked at Mu Jinghua: "Xiao Mujin, are you in a bad mood?"
This time Mu Jinghua reacted quickly and shook his head immediately: "No, it's rare that you have a day off this afternoon, what are you going to do?"
Xu Shu touched the tip of his nose, feeling guilty: "In the afternoon, we held a military drill to send off Qiao Er, and in the evening, there was a bonfire and wrestling match."
It's all official business.
The two thought at the same time.