Later, Gu Zhao found out that Sir Liang and Sir Shi had another relationship. Sir Liang’s teacher was Sir Shi’s best friend.

　　Among Heaven, Earth, Emperor, Parents and Teachers, a teacher is half a father.

　　Human relationships in this era are extremely deep.

　　When Gu Zhao heard the news, he wondered if something had gone wrong with Lord Liang. He had a good hand, winning the third place in the imperial examination at a young age, and had a good teacher who was also a close friend of Lord Shi, so he had both knowledge and connections.

　　Why don’t you move or get promoted?

　　But Gu Zhao was not stupid enough to ask Lord Liang why.

　　Let’s not talk about it for now.

　　The two of them had a very leisurely first day at work, but they were still a little tired because they were not used to it. They walked all the way back and talked all the way, which made them feel relaxed and happy. They walked for two hours.

　　After sending his husband to the car in the morning after dark, Li Zhouzhou returned to the kitchen, cleaned up the dishes, fed the sheep, cleaned up the place, cleaned what needed to be cleaned, washed his hands, squeezed the goat’s milk and put it aside, letting Fubao sleep for a while, and then cooked the goat’s milk when it was dawn.

　　Li Zhouzhou returned to the house after finishing his work. He left no one in the house while he was out working, so he let Fubao sleep against the wall and surrounded him with bedding to prevent Fubao from turning over and rolling down.

　　After changing Fubao’s clothes, I heard a noise from the corner door at the back.

　　Dad is back? So early?

　　Li Zhouzhou carried Fubao out to see what was going on. Li Da was in the wind all the way, and he felt at ease when he got to his yard. When he saw Zhouzhou holding Fubao, he said, “It’s still cold in the morning, don’t let Fubao get cold.”

　　”I put clothes on him.” Fubao had just woken up and was clinging to him. He couldn’t let go. He would cry if he let go. He was quiet in his arms and could even sleep for a while. Li Zhouzhou walked closer with his son in his arms and saw that his father looked unhappy. “What’s wrong with Dad? Did something happen?”

　　Li Da walked towards the main hall. He wanted to hug Fubao, but then he remembered that he hadn’t washed his hands. He felt cold all over. He reassured Zhou Zhou first and said, “Zhao’er is fine. It’s me.” He couldn’t help but sighed, “I thought before that I have been doing business for several years and have met all kinds of people. Even when we had a banquet at the Fuxian Restaurant last time and Lord Fuzun came, I wasn’t as scared as I was when I first came to the village.”

　　”Just now, Lao Yan and I drove over there. The road was wide and the courtyard gate was grand. It was dark and I couldn’t see clearly. There were many cars and people, but they were all very quiet. I don’t know why I got more and more scared the further I went.”

　　Li Da poured a cup of tea, which was a little cold, and drank it.

　　”Zhao’er asked Lao Yan and I to go back first. We walked all the way back. The sun came out and the scenery became bright. The shops on both sides started to get lively with shouts and hawking.”

　　Li Da sighed. He was a strong man and used to grow crops and slaughter pigs in the village and do business in the prefecture and county. Although he was not a capable person, he had never been like he was today. He got scared before anything happened.

　　After returning to the yard, Li Da still couldn’t figure out why he was so scared.

　　After hearing this, Li Zhouzhou couldn’t imagine what that scene was like, so he put Fubao in his father’s arms first. With Fubao around, he could liven up the situation and distract his father from what he had just experienced.

　　Sure enough, Li Da held Fubao in his arms. Fubao saw that someone else was holding him, not his father, but his grandfather. He was also happy and babbled. Li Da couldn’t help but show a kind smile on his face and started to talk with him.

　　Since Fubao was being looked after by his father, Li Zhouzhou went to heat up the goat’s milk and came back to feed Fubao.

　　”Dad, we need to hire a coachman.” said Li Zhouzhou.

　　Li Da: “Don’t you want to ask Zhao’er?”

　　”No need. By the way, I can hire someone to cook and clean.” Li Zhouzhou made up his mind. His father was coming back today, and his husband said that there was no need to pick h8m up in the afternoon. That meant his father wouldn’t have to drive him there in the future. In this case, hid husband couldn’t walk there in the morning and afternoon.

　　Too far.

　　Li Zhouzhou made up his mind. When it was light again, he would go to the street to ask the broker. He would also inform the Yan family that they had to recruit someone early.

　　When the broker bought the house, Li Zhouzhou knew where it was. It was not far from home.

　　He told them his requirements, and the agent hunched over and said, “You go back first. I have contacted someone here and will personally deliver it to you this afternoon at the latest. You can check it and then decide.”

　　Not long after lunch, there was a knock at the door.

　　Li Zhouzhou opened the door, and the broker came in with five people, two men and three women. They bowed and greeted the noble lady, and then when they arrived at the inner courtyard, they said they would bring more people for you to choose from. At the same time, they slowly introduced the five people’s names, their hometowns, who they were, what they knew, etc.

　　The driver was also a servant, who did some rough and heavy work like sweeping the outer courtyard, and a maid was in charge of cooking and cleaning the inner courtyard. Both the maid and the servant were paid 700 coins a month.

　　The broker spoke eloquently and introduced all five people.

　　Li Zhouzhou looked at everyone the same, especially the two drivers, who were older and looked similar to his father. When asked, one of them was 38 and the other 40. Aren’t they too old?

　　”Your husband is an official, and this driver is an old hand. He knows every road and every shop in Beijing. Don’t look at his age, but he is experienced and knows a lot. The driver you picked up is definitely a good worker and not a sly person.”

　　As for the maids, the three were all about the same age. Li Zhouzhou had chosen a slightly plump, neat-looking woman who everyone else said could do some embroidery. Madam Lan was the only one who said she could do some mending, but not embroidering patterns, but she could clean and cook.

　　Li Zhouzhou thought she was quite honest and said whatever she wanted to say. The driver’s agent recommended someone with lively eyes and eyebrows, saying that she was a good person, but Li Zhouzhou still decided on the slightly older one. Since she came in, she has not spoken a word except for asking for an introduction, and her eyes have not looked around randomly.

　　He thinks it’s good to be two years older.

　　The driver’s surname is Fang, and the woman’s surname is Lan.

　　In the afternoon, the two of them went back to collect their bedding and slept in the back room. Mother Lan was an expert at work, very neat and tidy, after quickly collecting her own bedding, she went to the kitchen to work, boiled some water, and went into the inner courtyard, calling him “Madam”.

　　Li Zhouzhou was stunned for a moment before realizing that he was being called.

　　”Just call me Zhou Zhou.”

　　”How dare we do that?” Mother Lan said she didn’t dare to call the name directly. She heard from the manager of the pawnbroker that this family had just moved in. The head of the family was a scholar who had won the imperial examination. Although he was a lower official, there were no rules in his family. How could the wife of the head of the family go to the pawnbroker to personally hire servants? They didn’t even have a housekeeper.

　　A small official.

　　But no matter how young he is, he is still an official.

　　No matter what the boss said behind his back, when she came to the Li family in the afternoon, she still bowed and greeted according to the rules.

　　Mother Lan has been doing servant work for more than 30 years. Because she did not sell her body indenture, she could only do some rough work over time. The Li family had seen similar situations before. They had just arrived in Beijing and did not know any rules. They did not have a maid to serve them, so they had to find someone to do the work temporarily.

　　At the beginning, everyone spoke politely and didn’t care about the rules, but they didn’t know that.

　　The official is the master.

　　If you are disrespectful and fool around now, people will laugh at you when they come to visit you in the future. Of course, the master will not say that it was him who asked us to call him by his name, but will blame the servant for not having the manners of a servant.

　　Mother Lan had suffered losses, had her wages deducted, and been spanked. She remembered it clearly.

　　”Madam, do the master and the young master have any dietary restrictions? I see it’s getting late, so it’s time to prepare dinner.” Mother Lan insisted.

　　Li Zhouzhou: “… I’ll feed Fubao. If the food is meaty, don’t make it too fatty.”

　　”I understand, ma’am.” After saying this, Mother Lan went back to the outer courtyard and started busying herself in the kitchen.

　　Gu Zhao came back a little late. It was dark when he got home at seven o’clock. The person who knocked on the door and opened it was a stranger. He was holding a candlestick in his hand and shielding the wind with his hands. When he saw him, he bowed and shouted, “Master is back.”

　　Master Gu Zhao: …

　　”You just came today? What’s your name?” Gu Zhao thought about it and knew that it was Zhou Zhou who was recruiting someone for the family. The recruitment was quite fast, and it was just in time that he didn’t have to travel on the 11th tomorrow.

　　I haven’t walked for a long time, and my legs are sore.

　　”My name is Fang Liu.”

　　”You have six brothers and sisters?”

　　Gu Zhao asked as he entered the yard. The other party stopped at the second door and replied, “No, I have many brothers and sisters, ten in total, and I am the sixth. It’s just that not many of them survived.”

　　”Got it. Go to bed early and have the car ready at 4:45 tomorrow morning.”

　　Four quarters past the hour of Mao is six in the morning, and it is a little after seven when we arrive at the Hanlin Academy, which is just the right time for reading.

　　Gu Zhao and his second brother Yan agreed to stop being so impetuous and work hard on his writing. There was nothing else to do now but to study.