Taipingchun

Let's say that Lu Shen and Wei Xiao came to Jiangning, and the three friends hadn't seen each other for many years. Naturally, they sang wine, fell asleep with their feet up, and fell asleep in a daze. However, the two disappeared. They only found out after asking Xu Yang, saying that they were going outside for a walk.

Xu Xiu rubbed her head and said, "Did you say when you'll be back?"

"I'll be back later." Xu Yang said, "By the way, Mr. Lu left a letter saying that it was entrusted by someone."

"Oh? Fetch it."

After receiving the letter, it was written that brother Jun Yinian had personally signed it, and it was signed by my brother's admiration.Xu Xiu thought for a while, if she didn't think she would admire her, then he was called admiration.

Flipping it over for fun, he asked curiously, "Same year? Admiration? Who?"

Xu Yang wrung out the towel for him and said, "You don't even know how I know."

"Yes, yes, I asked the wrong person."

Xu Xiu, who was bored, had no choice but to read the letter, and after seeing it, he knew who it was. It turned out to be the letter from the same year as Wang Wei. It's easy to talk about the old ones, so I can only write in my letter that I admire Brother Nian, so I wish I could not be close.

Skip the politeness, the original intention is full, it turns out that the Wang family in Shangyuan County and the Ximen Wang family in Jiangning County are from the same ancestor. It seems that there is some misunderstanding between my father and that clan brother. Unable to make ends meet, he entrusted Brother Lu Shen to send a letter on his behalf. Brother Nian is in charge of Jiangning, so please mediate one or two of them. If you have the opportunity, you must knock at the door and thank you.

Feeling inside, it seemed that there was an invitation for him to be a guest at Wang's house in Shangyuan County.

Xu Xiu put down the letter and was at a loss. At this time, Mr. Hong Xu was away, and many people didn't understand much of the world, so he called Zhang Cong and said, "Bingyong, what do you think?"

Hearing Zhang Cong's whisper, Xu Xiu suddenly realized that it was nothing more than a kind of benefit. This kid Wang Wei understood it very clearly. Whether it is good for the Wang family in Shangyuan County or the Wang family in Jiangning County, as long as you help them eliminate obstacles, this favor They will definitely inherit, and they will definitely help a lowly official like themselves when they need it.The advantage is on the one hand, if you want to display your ambitions, it is really impossible without the help of people like them, so it seems that there is no need for me to refuse.

Xu Xiudao: "I still have a lot to improve on."

But Zhang Cong shook his head and said: "You have insight into the knowledge of the world, what use are we aides? It doesn't matter, no one can know everything, Mr. Hong Xu, and I will definitely fill in the gaps and offer advice to you, Mr. .”

Xu Xiu criticized: "Why are you talking so plainly? That's not how I persuaded you before."

"Really, maybe not in the state."

It seems that this Wang Yan didn't have any conspiracy against him, but he was a bit blunt, and his words were not flattering, so he said: "Is he still there?"

Zhang Cong nodded and said: "It's still there. Yesterday he refused to move his position. Bai Fei dragged him to the guest room and stayed there." He laughed again: "In the morning he secretly called a servant to let him go to Ximen Wang's house." Rumors spread that the master was invited by Jiangning County, and he will live in the county office for a few days and will not go back."

"I'm really drunk too."

Xu Yang came in with wontons and said, "Let's eat wontons."

"Why, so generous." Xu Xiu didn't feel much after taking a bite, and couldn't even see a bit of lard.

Xu Yang said, "Mr. Lu bought it."

"En." Xu Xiu nodded, expressing her approval. It is the most common way for friends to give money these days. Don't pay attention to it at all. This is a manifestation of friendship.

While eating wontons, there was another noise from outside, Wang Yan pushed aside the barriers, walked in with a cane and said loudly, "Master Xu, how long do you plan to keep this old man?"

He raised his hand to signal him to sit down, continued to eat wontons, glanced at him and saw him sitting down carefully with a grin, and said with a smile: "There is no obstacle, Wang Xiangshen can leave whenever he wants, but he doesn't know." Why don't you go?"

Wang Chen poured himself a cup of tea and threatened: "It's ridiculous, it beat me up and didn't let me go, I said Jiangning County, believe it or not, I'm going to strike! I'll let you know how awesome it is!"

Xu Xiu's mentality has changed slightly. Through Zhang Cong's analysis, Wang Wei's letter can be regarded as understanding his situation, much more than before when the information was insufficient, and nothing will happen to him. On the contrary, he thinks he is a very cute and straightforward little old man.

Pointing to the tea, he said: "You really don't treat yourself as an outsider, but you don't know that the tea in my Jiangning county yamen, unless Xu Yang from my family makes it, is old water and has been left for a long time. "

"Bah." Wang Yu said angrily, "You're fooling the old man."

Xu Xiu started another topic indifferently and said, "I heard that you have a nephew who is very talented. The Jinshi of the last subject is the same year as this county."

"So what?" When mentioning such a nephew, Wang Yan was also proud, and he was closer to himself, and the bastard brother who was angry only jumped around.

Xu Xiu asked again: "How are your shops, Squire Wang?"

When mentioning the situation of the shop, Wang Yan's face changed completely: "What do you mean, my lord?"

Xu Xiu shook her head and said: "It's not interesting, just to ask. You see, the majestic Ximen four families, now your royal family even dares to come to your door to embarrass you for those yamen servants under me. It must be bad."

"My lord, won't you just uphold justice with me?" Wang Yan slapped the table, and Xu Xiu picked up the teapot, but it didn't fall over.

Xu Yang behind him quietly gave him a thumbs up.

Xu Xiu smiled and said, "Don't get excited, let the people below investigate this matter."

After whispering to Zhang Cong, he said to Wang Xuan: "You don't have to worry about Wang Squire, this county will definitely give you a satisfactory explanation, please go back."

"Okay." It was quite neat.

Watching him leave, Xu Xiu rested her chin and thought: I didn't expect a raptor to fall in Jiangning County.

Outside the door, Lu Shen met Wang Yu face to face, nodded to each other and passed by, then entered the back room and said, "Is that the uncle Zong who admires young brother?"

Wei Xiao was puzzled and said, "Brother Lu, do you know him?"

Putting down the things, he said: "I have some contact with my family, I met many years ago."

Wei Xiao asked: "Hey, brother Lu, what kind of business does your family run?"

Seeing that they are all his own people, there is nothing to hide, and said: "Songjiang produces cotton cloth, so naturally what we do is making a living from cloth."

Xu Xiu elbowed Wei Xiao, not knowing why he was showing off, and said: "Brother Zicai, this is the real wealth. More than half of the vast land opposite Huangpu, Songjiang belongs to his family. Taobi stands like a mountain, right in front of their house."

This is too exaggerated, Wei Xiao didn't believe it, and said: "Isn't this the same as the Qiantang tide on August [-]?"

Xu Xiu pursed her lips and shook her head, "Although it's not as good, it's not bad. I remember that when I was a guest at his house that year, I met Qiu Dao. I, a native of Xialiba outside Huating County, was really surprised."

Pushing him lightly, Lu Shen said helplessly to Xiao Wei: "No. When autumn falls, you can only watch the embankment day and night, so how can you have the leisure to appreciate it?"

The joke was over, but it was time to separate again, Lu Shen said: "If you have any difficulties, remember to go to Jinling to find us, it is obligatory."

"Undoubtedly."

"Ah."

……

Wang Yan staggered back all the way, passed by some shops, and went in to catch up with the shopkeeper as usual, which was a bit wrong.Originally in a good mood, he became more and more impatient. No matter who saw him, this master Ximen Wang, he would warmly welcome him, but now no one cares about him.

He grabbed him and said, "Master Ma, what's going on?"

The person whom he called the shopkeeper of the horse felt a little embarrassed, and just wanted to break free, but Wang Yu's grip became tighter and tighter, and he seemed to refuse to let go without saying anything. In desperation, he looked around and saw no one and said bluntly: "I said Master Wang, what you have to do now is to go home quickly instead of wandering outside."

Let go of him and said, "What's going on?"

Shopkeeper Ma said anxiously: "Oh, what time is this, you should go back first, of course you will know everything."

"Hmph." Flicking his sleeves, Wang Chen turned around and left.

When I returned home, everything seemed to be normal, and there was nothing strange, so I called the old man and asked, "Master, I'm not here for a day, what's the matter?"

"No, no." The old man was much older than him, and he couldn't tell whether his eyes were open or not unless he looked carefully, and they were too tattered.

Wang Chen hesitated and said, "Then why don't those shopkeepers who were friends with me before dare to talk to me?"

"I don't know. I don't know."

"Go down first."

Although there was still pain in the place where the board was beaten, Wang Yu also knew that there must be ghosts in it, so he didn't go to rest, and went directly to Ximen's shop. Nothing is more direct than going to his own shop to understand the situation.

Now that he understood the problem, he pointed at the opposite side and said to his shopkeeper, "What's going on?"

The shopkeeper wiped his sweat and said hastily: "Boss, this Li family's silk and satin shop doesn't know what it is thinking. Early in the morning, it beat gongs and drums and said everywhere that everything is [-]% cheaper than ours. It also said that from then on, there are only three families in Ximen, and there is no Wang family. .”

Hearing this, Wang Yan's nose was almost crooked, he patted the table and said, "What is Old Ghost Li thinking? What good does it do him!"

"Who knows, after that, the younger one went to their shop to find their shopkeeper, boss, guess what they said."

"Say."

"Say..." The shopkeeper looked embarrassed and hesitated.

Wang Chen hammered the table and said, "You really told me."

"Tell us to prepare a coffin for you..."

The not-so-good-tempered Wang Yan threw the table over, forgot the pain, lost all his crutches, and went to the opposite shop.

"Get up and out."

The customer was pushed a few times by him, and squeezed to the big counter, and said, "Tell Old Ghost Li to come out!"

"Oh, isn't this the master of the Wang family? How come you came to the shop." Seeing him coming, the shopkeeper clapped his hands and said, "Guys, show Master Wang the scarlet red that is new to our family. head."

The young servant hurriedly brought a piece of pure red cloth, politely, but with some complacency, he said: "Master Wang please appreciate it."

Unable to bear the stimulation, he punched it, and the servant ran away after a few strokes. Wang Yu, who couldn't catch up, said angrily, "I'm trying to appreciate your mother."

The quarrel is really outrageous, some individual customers retreated one after another, the shopkeeper sneered and said: "Master Wang, I respect you, Master Wang is because of the affection in the past, if you are so rude, please I'm sorry we won't accept you, please come back."

Pointing at him, Wang Yuan calmed down instead. Even if he is straightforward, it doesn't mean that he is really a fool. At most, he is not very good at dealing with the world. He is cold, and Wang Yuan is even colder. Are you going to fight to the death with our Wang family? It’s [-]% lower, I want to see if it’s your Li family or my Wang family that can’t hold on first.”

Pulling back the cover, a fat old man came out with a smile on his face, he looked very kind, but the words he said couldn't make people feel kind.

"Wang Chen, prepare the coffin."