Seeing that the third lady had wiped out a small bowl of bird's nest soup, Xiaocui happily packed up the dishes and went downstairs to return to life with her wife.

Li's Mansion is a large house with five courtyards and two wing courtyards in the east and west.

Li Cunzhi married four wives in total:

The eldest wife was a marriage arranged by his parents. She was the daughter of a rich man named Huang in his hometown in Anhui Province. She was a traditional girl with small feet.

Now I have been living in my hometown, Meiyuan, eating fast, chanting Buddha's name, and respecting the elderly.

The eldest wife has two sons and a daughter. The two sons live in Huaijunli, Anhui's hometown, and the eldest daughter is married.

Following him in Hangzhou were the concubines of his second and third bedrooms.

The second wife's surname was Zhong. She was a Shaoxing opera singer in Hangzhou and had some good looks. In her early years, Li Cunzhi took her as the second wife.

Mrs. Zhong had a pair of children for Mei Zongyu:

His son Li Pinzhang, now 26 years old, was sent to Germany by Li Zhongtang for further study after graduating from the Tianjin Military Academy.

Daughter Li Shuying, now 22 years old, works as a teaching assistant at the Chongwen Girls’ Church School run by the Christian Church.

Li Shuzhen's biological mother is named Bai Suling. She is young, beautiful and slim. She is a rich girl from Hangzhou. She is proficient in all kinds of music, chess, calligraphy and painting.

Later, due to family changes, she fell into despair. At the age of eighteen, she was attracted by Li Cunzhi and married as his third concubine.

Li Cunzhi always loved his third aunt Bai Suling, thinking that she was educated, well-educated and courteous. Whenever he had to take his wife with him when going out for entertainment, it was Bai Suling.

In this way, let her take charge of everything in the house.

"Yes, click, click... click, click..."

"Ouch..."

There was a sound of approaching horses.

Li Shuzhen jumped up from the bed, opened the door and rushed to the corridor and balcony.

I saw a carriage with a long shaft stopped at the door of Li's Mansion. Around the carriage were Deacon Sun and two personal guards riding horses to escort him.

The carriage door opened, and Chen Tianhua got out of the carriage elegantly, carrying several gifts in his hands, looking very stylish.

"Oh my god, it's already eleven o'clock, you're here!" Li Shudian murmured to herself, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

No matter what, the people came, and Li Shuzhen's heart, which was hanging in the air, finally dropped halfway.

Whether he can pass the next step depends on Chen Huazhi's performance.

Yesterday, he showed his attitude to his face, and he would go up to the sword and go down to the sea of ​​fire without any hesitation.

…

In fact, Li Shuzhen still doesn't understand Chen Tianhua's temperament. He is a man who keeps his promises very much.

He got up early this morning and made preparations for going to Li Mansion to take the 'exam' in the morning.

But troubles always happened, which made him confused and exhausted, and he almost caused a life-threatening incident.

Speaking of which, last night, after Chen Tianhua said goodbye to Li Shuzhen and Sun Yong, he felt relaxed and took Lin Gen and four others to an inn not far from the police station.

The location of this inn was told to him by Sun Yong. It is also close to the Zhejiang Governor's Office and is located in the most prosperous area of ​​Hangzhou Fucheng. It is a high-end place for government and business purposes.

Taking a closer look, I found that this inn was considered to be the most upscale in Hangzhou nowadays. In later generations, it was equivalent to a five-star hotel.

When he arrived at the door of the inn, Chen Tianhua discovered that he was penniless, not even a copper plate. After delivering the ship payment yesterday, the remaining eight silver coins and dozens of copper plates were given to the Bao Ya soldier and Li Li at the dock respectively.

Team officer now.

This is a shame!

What should I do about housing, room, food, etc. for five people?

However, nowadays, when checking into an inn, you don’t have to pay a deposit first and then get a room like in later generations. Instead, you check in first, spend money, and then settle the bill when you leave.

Of course, there must be a prerequisite, and they must be well-dressed dignitaries. Not just dogs and cats are treated like this when they enter.

From the outside, it would be no problem for Chen Tianhua to go in and stay at the hotel, but if Lin Gen and the four of them went in, it would definitely not be possible and they would have to pay first.

"Ling Gen, Ah Hua, please wait for me outside the inn. I'll go in and get the room key, and then I'll take you back." Chen Tianhua ordered.

"Well, young master, we are waiting for you."

Chen Tianhua went in, and when he stood in front of the counter in such a dignified manner, the stewards nodded and bowed, very polite.

"My guest is staying at the hotel. What room do you want and how many rooms?"

Chen Tianhua glanced at the sign in the front hall. There are no large rooms here. They are all upper rooms with courtyards. The ordinary rooms are suites for two people.

"I have five people, one upper wing and two ordinary rooms."

"okay."

Chen Tianhua signed the order, took the copper lock key to the wing, and went in first to take a look.

The entire facilities of this ordinary wing are very high-end, including antique mahogany furniture, running water, chamber pots, toilets, etc.

In the entire city of Hangzhou, the only places where tap water is available are the Yunsi River and the Hefang Street area.

After he went out, he led the four disheveled men at the door into the inn, which immediately attracted strange looks.

Because Lin Gen and the others wore extremely ill-fitting clothes and looked like soldiers, which was very different.

Open the room in person and teach them the correct use of tap water, ceramic water bottles, and toilets, especially that these things cannot be damaged.

After explaining clearly, Chen Tianhua led them to the front yard restaurant to have dinner.

The food intake of these four people was terrifying, equivalent to the food intake of ten ordinary people. The customers in the front hall of the inn, including the waiters, were dumbfounded.

After dinner, Chen Tianhua signed and stamped his signature.

That's it. Everyone is tired after a day of hard work. Let's take a shower and go to bed.

Lin Gen and A Hua share a room, Lin Xiang and Lin Jun share a room, and Chen Tianhua himself is in the upper wing with a courtyard.

Nothing happened all night.

Early the next morning, Chen Tianhua didn't bother to have breakfast, so he went to the bustling Hefang Street, planning to find a pawn shop and exchange the only valuable thing he had on him for money to solve his current urgent need.

The most valuable thing on his body is, without a doubt, that gold case and enamel pocket watch.

He walked into a pawn shop that looked like it had a big sign and grand decoration on the door. He sat on a mahogany chair specially designed for guests to rest. Then he heard a greeting, "This guest officer came early in the morning. I must have met you." What's the trouble? Let's see what we can do for you."

Damn, your eyes are so poisonous, you guessed everything.

Chen Tianhua stood up in a hurry. At 182 centimeters tall, he was a full head taller than the old man in a long gown in front of him. He was like a wall, and he felt a bit oppressive.

He cupped his hands slightly and said:

"I came into the city yesterday and encountered something unexpected. I was short on money. This pocket watch is a British product and a royal collection."

After saying that, he took off his pocket watch from his coat pocket and handed it to the steward. Then he sat back in the chair, crossed his legs, and waited.

Seeing the pocket watch handed over, with its golden case and bracelet, and the surface inlaid with precious beads, the steward's eyes lit up and he knew it was a big item. He hurriedly stretched out his hands to catch it, nodded and bowed and said, "Please wait a moment, sir."

"Make tea for your guest." He turned around and shouted, then opened the door and walked into the counter.

He took out a magnifying glass from under the counter, put the pocket watch on the table, and looked at it carefully over and over again.
Chapter completed!