Chapter 128 Chen Dechang's Three Staff (Thanks to the book friend Pipixia Papaxiong for the reward!)
Cai Song and Ye Mingsheng had been colleagues in Zhaowu Camp for several years, but their relationship was just average and they didn't have a deep friendship. They nodded to each other when they met, but he never expected that Ye Mingsheng would come to see him many years later. He looked very emotional.

After exchanging a few pleasantries and reminiscing about the few old friendships they had in Zhaowu Camp, Ye Mingsheng did not bother to be polite with him and asked him about Chen Dechang and Bai Renxuan.

Although Cai Song was a little confused about why Ye Mingsheng asked these questions, but considering the things Ye Mingsheng brought, he tried his best to answer every question of Ye Mingsheng.

Half an hour later, after questioning Cai Song, Ye Mingsheng, who had already had a general understanding of Chen Dechang and Bai Renxuan, left Cai Song's house with satisfaction, and went straight to Qian Buli's house, wanting to visit Bai Renxuan directly through Qian Buli without delay.

But unfortunately, Qian Buli, who was supposed to have a day off today, was called over to be on duty again because of the many things in the department...

Now Qian Buli only has a wife, a concubine, an old servant, and a little maid at home. Ye Mingsheng, who had made a wasted trip, gave Qian Buli a message with regret, and then returned to his home in disappointment.

Because he did not sleep well last night and got up very early, Ye Mingsheng felt a little tired after returning home and took a nap. When he woke up, it was already 15:00 in the afternoon and he lazily got up from the bed.

Looking at the golden sun outside the window, Ye Mingsheng, in a good mood, sat lazily on the armchair in the study. He picked up a big white pear from the fruit plate and began to eat it in big bites.

There are neither too many nor too few fruits in the Great Zhou Dynasty. In Luoanxi City, not far from Ye Mingsheng's home, there are more than ten kinds of fruits for sale, including peaches, apricots, watermelons, cherries, lychees, longans, etc. However, due to the price reasons, Ye Tie, who was responsible for purchasing supplies in the yard, only bought some large white pears.

Although this big white pear is the cheapest among all fruits, its price is actually very expensive in the Luoan market where prices are soaring. It costs three taels of silver to buy one pound. Therefore, among the people in the yard, only Ye Mingsheng can eat it, and the others can only watch...
After eating a pear, Ye Mingsheng threw the core into the sump. When he was about to eat the next one, he suddenly found that Ye Kui, who was standing guard outside the door, was secretly looking at him from the corner of his eye. He swallowed his saliva secretly as he ate the big white pear in his hand.

Seeing that he was so greedy, Ye Mingsheng was not stingy and threw the big white pear in his hand to him.
"Eat it!"

"Thank you, Master!"

After receiving the pear thrown by Ye Mingsheng, Ye Kui did not refuse, but immediately bowed to Ye Mingsheng to express his gratitude. However, what surprised Ye Mingsheng a little was that although Ye Kui looked very greedy, he did not eat the pear immediately after receiving it. Instead, he put the pear in his arms with satisfaction.

Seeing this, Ye Mingsheng asked in surprise: "Eat it now, why are you holding it in your arms?"

Ye Kui smiled naively and said, "This pear can be divided into several pieces if you cut it with a knife. After I finish my duty for the young master, I will go back and cut it into pieces and eat it with Tiege, Dongzi and the others..."

Listening to Ye Kui's simple words, Ye Mingsheng was stunned for a moment. He suddenly felt that he had been a failure in this world for three months.

Other time travelers have changed the course of history or the living habits of residents in three months, but here, with just a few of his men, he couldn't even free the big white pear. It took several people to cut a pear to eat it. Seeing Ye Mingsheng's expression dim, Ye Kui thought he had said something wrong and didn't know what to say. He could only look at Ye Mingsheng cautiously.

Seeing this, Ye Mingsheng did not hesitate and directly ordered: "

Go tell Ye Tie that it was me who told him to go to the West Market and buy a few more pounds of pears, and some other fruits like tangerines, so that we can all have as much fruit as we want today!"

After receiving Ye Mingsheng's order, Ye Kui nodded excitedly, and then went to Ye Tie in the west wing excitedly.

Looking at the few kilograms of fruit that would be able to satisfy his men, Ye Mingsheng smiled and shook his head.

The times are not good now, and the world is not peaceful. In addition, as Luoan is the capital of the Great Zhou, the prices are indeed a bit high. Although he has some money in his hands, he still has to do business. As the butler, Ye Tie can only be more frugal...
However, days like this will soon pass. Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng's heart suddenly became hot.

His visit to Cai Song today was very fruitful.

According to Cai Song, although Chen Dechang, Marquis of Guangshun, was a member of the noble family and his family had been marquises for several generations, his ancestors did not leave much property, and there were many relatives in his family, hundreds of people who depended on that little property for their livelihood.

In addition, Chen Dechang himself had spent most of his life in low-paying government offices and had never held any lucrative positions in the army. Therefore, although Chen Dechang's life could not be described as poor, it was not very wealthy either. Compared with other dukes among the nobles, his living standard was far behind!

Living like this resulted in Chen Dechang not being like Ye Mingsheng had expected, like other nobles, with a large number of guests and a dozen or twenty staff members.

Chen Dechang's staff, in total, only consists of three people!

Among the three people, there is one named Li Shengwen, who is an accountant. He is responsible for accounting for Chen Dechang’s property. He calculates the income, expenditure, surplus and loss every year... He only cares about this and doesn’t care about anything else!
The second one was called Ma Dachui. His family was originally a blacksmith, so he was called Dachui. Later, he joined the army and did not change his name. This guy was originally a general under Chen Dechang. He was very brave in combat, but because he violated military discipline, he was demoted to the lowest position.

He can only stay in the army as Chen Dechang's aide. This man is as his name suggests, he is very fierce, but he does things with a simple mind and does not use his brain. He is good at fighting and killing people, but if he is used for other purposes, he will not work...
The third and final aide is Qian Buli’s brother-in-law Bai Renxuan.

It is said that Bai Renxuan was originally a descendant of the Bai family in Guanzhong. He was well-known among scholars for his love of learning and his extensive knowledge and strong memory. He also passed the imperial examination and became a Jinshi during the reign of Emperor Jing.

(End of this chapter)