Okay ummmmm t<span>ú and usted both mean you so I'm not sure what exactly they mean by that. Like how do you list a person that I would talk to using you?!?!? like what does that even mean I'm sorry that I'm not helping but seriously wth?</span>
Yo le dije a mi madre que le iba preparar la carne.
Answer:
The reason why Holmes put his ear to the ground was beacuse his boss told him to. Also so he kept his ear to the ground, so that he would be the first to get a new idea.