Chapter 17

The steward of the caravan was changed from the second son Chu Xiu to the fourth son Chu Shang, which surprised everyone in the Chu family, but then everyone was relieved.

Who in the entire Chu family didn't know that the fourth son was the master's favorite, but the people inside the caravan felt a little awkward.

Although Chu Xiu has been in charge of the caravan for a short time, in fact Chu Xiu still has a lot of prestige in the caravan.

The stewards who wanted to fight against Chu Xiu in the past have been killed by Chu Xiu. The remaining people in the caravan have a simple idea, as long as they are paid enough, they will be satisfied.

Chu Xiu gave them more rewards than before, and after Chu Xiu didn't act with the caravan, he promoted several stewards. These people are also very free, as long as they don't make small moves in secret, Chu Xiu won't embarrass them.

Now suddenly another person has changed, which makes them a little uncomfortable.

At this time, in the courtyard where the caravan people were resting together, a servant with a slightly sharp-mouthed monkey cheek approached a man in a bunt and asked, "Brother Liu, I heard that our caravan will be under the control of the fourth son in the future. What do you think?"

Brother Liu's full name is Liu Youcheng. When Chu Xiu took over the caravan, this guy was the first to stand up against Chu Xiu, but he was also the first to surrender when he heard that the caravan's salary had increased.

Although he was a bit duplicitous, he was still very clever in doing things, so he was promoted by Chu Xiu to be the steward of the caravan.

He is also an old man in the caravan, and he has a good relationship with everyone, so he will not suddenly become a villain.

Hearing the servant's question, Liu Youcheng shook his head and said: "Don't ask if you shouldn't ask, are you so difficult that you don't know about the young masters?

Second Young Master is good to us, but can we still go against Fourth Young Master? Work honestly, don't think so much useless. "

Just as he finished speaking, the gate of the courtyard was pushed open, and Chu Shang walked in with a few followers.

Behind him was a man in his forties who was wearing a blue samurai suit with a long sword hanging from his waist and a cold face.

He was Lin Qian, a disciple of the Chu family. He had a very high status in the Chu family, even higher than some elders of the Chu family.

Although some of the elders of the Chu family are also at the blood coagulation level, they are already too old to move. It is only because they are the elders of Chu Zongguang that they can sit in the position of elders.

But this Lin Qian is a blood coagulation realm warrior in his prime. It is said that he was born in a small sect. Call him Uncle Lin respectfully.

Seeing Chu Shang walk in, Liu Youcheng and the other two caravan stewards who were promoted by Chu Xiu immediately walked over and saluted, "I have seen the fourth son."

Chu Shang nodded, and said lightly: "All the people in the caravan are here?"

Liu Youcheng nodded and said, "It's all here."

"Okay, tell everyone to pack up and get ready to go tomorrow."

Liu Youcheng was taken aback for a moment: "Fourth Young Master, we just came back yesterday. According to the rules, we should rest for three days before leaving."

Chu Shang frowned and said: "Every time the caravan comes back, they have to rest. During the few days of rest, they can go to Yan Country again every month! Tell everyone, we are ready now, and we will leave tomorrow!"

Liu Youcheng smiled bitterly and said: "But fourth son, people are not made of iron. The business roads in Shangmang Mountain are difficult to walk, and there are all kinds of snakes, insects, rats and ants. If you don't rest for a while, everyone really can't hold it. Because of this, Second Young Master only let us rest for three days."

Hearing Liu Youcheng mention Chu Xiu, Chu Shang's expression changed suddenly, he snorted coldly and said: "Don't forget, I am the manager of the caravan now!"

Chu Shang suddenly thought of something, he frowned and said, "You three are in charge?"

Liu Youcheng and the other three nodded, feeling something was wrong.

Sure enough, Chu Shang immediately said: "From now on, you are no longer."

As he said that, Chu Shang directly asked several of his confidants to take over the positions of stewards, regardless of whether they had experience in managing caravans or not.

Liu Youcheng and the others looked at all this dumbfounded. Although they were dissatisfied, they could only hold back.

At this time, Chu Xiu returned to his courtyard, and Gao Bei followed him cautiously.

Although Chu Xiu didn't tell him, but the Chu family is so big, those rumors have already spread.

Now that the second son has lost the caravan, he must be so angry that he wants to kill someone, right?

At this time Chu Xiu suddenly asked: "Is there anyone in the inn and restaurant under Chu Shang?"

Gao Bei was stunned for a moment before he said: "It doesn't seem to be the case. Inns and restaurants are small businesses, and it doesn't matter whoever manages them, so the shopkeepers of the inns and restaurants are all old people from my Chu family. The fourth son is only responsible for collecting money, and has no involvement in the business. .”

Chu Xiu nodded and said: "That's good, go get ready and move out of the family. I heard that the backyard of my Chu's restaurant is big enough, so let's move there."

Gao Bei was taken aback for a moment, but he didn't care, he thought it was Chu Xiu who disliked the shabby property he had in the Chu family.

In fact, this kind of thing is also very common. Except for the youngest Chu Shang, Chu Kai and Chu Sheng both have their own houses outside. After all, they are also adults. Some things are not convenient to do in the mansion, but they can be done outside. Feel free.

In the early morning of the next day, the gate of the Chu family was very lively. One was Chu Shang leading the caravan to prepare for departure, and the other was Chu Xiu who had his belongings moved out of the Chu family. The two happened to meet.

Chu Shang is wearing a strong suit, with a long sword on his waist, and riding a maroon Northland chasing horse. He doesn't look like a steward of a caravan, but like a young master who is ready to venture into the rivers and lakes at any time.

At this time, he looked at Chu Xiu with a trace of complacency in his eyes, but in fact, behind this complacency was jealousy towards Chu Xiu.

He was the youngest in the Chu family before. Although he was favored, because his mother had no background, he could only keep a low profile.

But at least compared to him, there is another Chu Xiu who can act as a backup, which gives Chu Shang some psychological comfort.

But who would have thought that since Chuxiu came back from the Nanshan mining area, he seemed to be a different person, and he quickly established prestige in the family, but he was still a transparent person, and he seemed to give everyone the impression that There is only one, and that is to be well-behaved and to be liked by the owner.

Now, with a single sentence, he has obtained the success of Chu Xiu's hard work during this period of time. After all, he is young. He could bear it with Chu Zongguang yesterday, but now without Chu Zongguang, he can't help it. It's time to show off in front of Chu Xiu.

"Second brother, you have traveled this business route once, and you are considered to have experience, but what experience can you pass on to my younger brother?"

Chu Shang drove his horse up to Chu Xiu, condescendingly, and asked with a playful look on his face.

Chu Xiu said indifferently: "Experience? I told you yesterday that the business road is rough, so be careful. Bandits don't care if you are from the Chu family or not. If you leave Tongzhou, the face of the Chu family will not be good. Go to Shang Mang Shan, that will be bloody!"

After saying the last sentence, a crimson killing intent flashed in Chu Xiu's eyes, which immediately shocked Chu Shang, but the killing intent disappeared in an instant, and no one else noticed, even Even Chu Shang thought that he was wrong.

But he didn't dare to provoke Chu Xiu anymore, he just snorted coldly and urged the caravan to set off.

Chu Shang handed over to Chu Xiu a total of four inns, a restaurant, and a weapon shop among them.

However, Chu Xiu was not interested in the weapon shop. The Chu family only sold ordinary weapons, at most one revolution, except that the money they earned each month was still stable, which was of little use.

After Chu Xiu moved his residence to the backyard of the restaurant, Gao Bei brought five shopkeepers who were a little nervous to see Chu Xiu.

They were all just ordinary people, and they didn't even know much about the internal affairs of the Chu family. Now they had suddenly changed their management, which made them a little uneasy.

Looking at the five shopkeepers, Chu Xiu smiled and said: "You don't need to be nervous, professional things will be handled by professional people, and there is no need to change how the inn and restaurant should be managed in the future."

But Chu Xiu suddenly changed his voice and said, "But I still have one thing for you to do."

Those shopkeepers hurriedly said: "Second Young Master has just ordered it."

Chu Xiu said in a deep voice: "My Tongzhou Mansion is the closest state capital to the State of Yan, so most of the caravans from other prefectures in Wei County to and from the State of Yan will stop in my Tongzhou Mansion.

These people can also be regarded as competitors of my Chu family caravan, so you ask the guys to be smart, and record the news in detail when they hear their conversations. These are useful information, and they must be handed over to me every day. "

Chu Xiu had promised before that he would give Han Bao information about these caravans.

In the past month, Chu Xiu has indeed given Han Bao a lot of information, but the information is only obtained by Chu Xiu asking his subordinates to stay at the entrance of the inn. It will undoubtedly be much easier to take the initiative to give these things to yourself.

And Chu Xiu doesn't have to worry about them leaking anything. The people in these restaurants and inns have nothing to do with the Chu family. Normally, they don't even need to contact the Chu family. It is enough to pay the money on time every month.

These are just small things, so the shopkeepers agreed quickly, and after ordering them a few polite words, Chu Xiu sent them away.

Turning around, Chu Xiu said to Gao Bei: "Get ready, I will go to Shangmang Mountain with me tomorrow morning."

As soon as he heard Chu Xiu say that he was going to Mount Shangmang, Gao Bei trembled, he was really afraid of those bandits.

But he was afraid, so he nodded and did not refuse.

Just like what Chu Xiu told him in Yuanbao Town before, life and death depend on fate, and wealth depends on the sky. If you want to be rich, you can only fight.

During this period of time, he has become Chu Xiu's confidant. He did not do as many things as before, but he got a lot of money. He even bought a small yard in Tongzhou Mansion and took his brother over there.

In the Chu family, because Chu Xiu's status has risen, so has his status. Those servants who used to look down on him are now calling 'brother' one by one.

As Chu Xiu said, when people are not satisfied, although Gao Bei is an honest man, he has already enjoyed all of this, and of course he doesn't want to go back.

Regarding Chu Xiu's order, no matter how much he resisted in his heart, he did not dare to refuse, or he did not want to refuse.