Shopkeeper Wu brought two guys, dressed in cotton robes and rabbit fur hoods, wrapped the cloak tightly, and stood at the Suzhou dock to pick up people. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

On the tea shed not far from him, two people were muttering. One of the green-shirted men wrapped his sleeves and said, "It's been three days, what kind of trick is the Xu family playing?"

The other person lowered his head and wiped his nose, and said, "Running to the dock to pick up people on a cold day will cause us to suffer from the cold." This wind blows, damn it, freeze me to death. ”

Suddenly, the green-shirted man stabbed him with his elbow and said, "Look, Shopkeeper Wu has received someone." ”

I saw a two-story merchant ship docking, and the merchant flag planted on the ship was written with the word "He" written in black letters on a red background. A clever little guy came down from the boat first, and helped a middle-aged man dressed in a blue silk robe, wearing a mink hood, and a translucent jade jade pendant hanging from his waist. Shopkeeper Wu hurriedly greeted him, and bowed his hand and said: "The second son is polite! The boat and car are tired, but I didn't expect that the second son He came in person, and the old slave was not well arranged, and he was offended." ”

He Er Gongzi waved his hand arrogantly, and said with a hearty smile: "Shopkeeper Wu doesn't have to be polite. You, the head of Jiangnan Province, came to pick it up in person, which is very face-saving. Behind him, another beautiful woman came down, with her hat hanging down to the ground, holding the little girl's hand and saluting to the shopkeeper Wu. Although the hat covers his face tightly, this graceful posture can be carried by the second son of He, and he must be a stunning beauty. Shopkeeper Wu hurriedly turned sideways and asked, "Excuse me, who is this?"

He Ergongzi smiled: "This is the Ru lady I saw when I passed through Yangzhou. Seeing that her life was pitiful, she received it by her side. ”

Shopkeeper Wu gave a gift: "Lady Ru is good." With a difficult face, he said: "Second son, why don't we go to the side of the tea shed and sit for a while?" The old slave asked the man to go and catch another car." ”

He Er Gongzi said: "It's not good for me, so I'll sit down for a while." ”

The little guy from the He family went to the tea shed, gave the store two ingots of silver, and wrapped the tea shed. In winter, the dock is cold, there are few customers in the tea shed, these two ingots of silver can be enough for three months' expenses, the store knows that there are high rollers, and they are busy apologizing to the guests in the store, returning the tea money, and cleaning it up in half an hour. The little servant of the He family took the curtain from the merchant ship, surrounded the tea shed tightly, and spread fur on the stool, and then invited the second son of He and his party to sit in.

The green-shirted two walked out of the tea shed, the green-shirted people were sharp-eyed, and when they saw the He family's little servant laying a tablecloth on the table of the tea shed, and serving the Ruyao tea set, they couldn't help but gasp in their hearts, "What is the origin of this He family? Another said: "Don't think about it, this is a big deal, let's hurry back and report to the owner." ”

After a while, a simple tea shed was cleaned up like a hall for large families to entertain guests, and the shopkeeper Wu saw it in his eyes, and said in his heart that the He family had become more and more prosperous over the years. It's just a place to sit for a while, and it should be arranged so carefully.

When the Xu guy planned to drive the car over, the second son of He and the shopkeeper Wu shared a car, and Ru Niangzi took the little girl to take a car, followed by the little servant, and the group went to Xu's house.

Mrs. Xu had already received the letter and sent Yulu to summon Xu Wanzhen and Xu Wenyu to the main room.

The second son of He entered the Xu family, and saw that there were few servants along the way, and the atmosphere was cold. When I entered the main room, I bowed my head when I saw Mrs. Xu, kowtowed firmly, and said, "Senior He Qingsong greets the old lady!"

The bluffed old lady Xu hurriedly asked the shopkeeper Wu to help He Qingsong up and said, "Hurry up, how dare the old man accept such a big gift from the second son." ”

He Qingsong stood up, sat down on the chair brought by his mother-in-law, and said with a smile: "If it weren't for Old Lady Xu's care, our father and son would have starved to death on the streets of Mengzhou a long time ago, where would they be today." The Xu family is in trouble, and the He family should help. "Say goodbye and present the gift list, "This gift is prepared by my father, please accept it old lady." ”

Mrs. Xu took the gift list, and saw that it was written "a pair of wenge wood screens, a box of Dongzhu, and ten pieces of makeup satin", all of which were valuables. sighed: "Having said that, there are many people in the world who fall into the well, and there are few people who send charcoal in the snow." This gift list is too heavy. He Qingsong said: "The old lady must not take it to heart, otherwise, my father's heart will be uneasy." ”

The two spoke, and He Qingsong instructed Ru Niang to come forward to salute and said, "This is Han Ru Niang." Her father was originally a young prisoner of the Ministry of Industry, and after being convicted, the family was relegated to Yuzhou, Lingnan Province. Her mother and left after returning to her parents' house, but halfway through her father died of illness, the evil servants in the family swept away, and sold her to the abductor, and went to Yangzhou. ”

Hearing this miserable life experience, Mrs. Xu felt compassion in her heart, pulled out the sapphire gilt hairpin on her head and gave it to her, and said, "This is a meeting gift." Seeing that the hairpin was precious, Han Runiang glanced at He Qingsong, and when she saw him, she nodded lightly and accepted it. Old Madam Xu said to He Qingsong again: "Since I have followed you, you have to treat others well." Go back to Songzhou, enter the door well. "He Qingsong should be.

Old Madam Xu called Xu Wanzhen and Xu Wenyu to come forward and see He Qingsong. Although there are differences between men and women, He Qingsong has always been a son and nephew to Mrs. Xu, and he is a family, so there is no need to pay attention to it. When they met for the first time, He Qingsong gave Xu Wanzhen a set of cloisonné enamel jewelry boxes and a set of four treasures of the study room to Xu Wenyu as a meeting gift.

After the two sides met the ceremony, Xu Wan really knew that the two wanted to talk about business, so she said to Mrs. Xu: "I just painted a picture there, and I want to ask someone to talk about their character." Why don't Ru Niang settle down in Shu Yunju next to me for the time being? Ru Niang's identity is embarrassing now, although she has followed He Qingsong, she has not officially entered the door, she is not a concubine, Xu Wanzhen has no choice but to be called a boudoir.

Seeing that He Qingsong had no intention of objecting, Mrs. Xu said, "It's okay, the two of you happen to be companions." Xu Wanzhen led Han Runiang and took Xu Wenyu to retire, leaving He Qingsong and Wu Shopkeeper to talk to Mrs. Xu.

He Qingsong arched his hand and said: "Old lady, before I came, my father instructed me that the Xu family's property in Jiangnan Province can be bought at the market price first. When the Xu family has the ability, it can be redeemed at any time, and the He family will help you take care of it during this time. ”

Mrs. Xu waved her hand: "This is absolutely impossible, this property, if it is sold, it will be the He family's industry." How can it be sold and redeemed? Don't hide it from the second son, now the merchants of the entire Jiangnan Province are eyeing the Xu family. The second son can give a fair price, and the old man is very grateful. ”

He Qingsong said sincerely: "The old lady must not go to her heart. Mrs. Xu's favor is not enough in this life, so let's do our best. ”

Seeing that Mrs. Xu resolutely did not accept it, she said: "How do you think this is the case, old lady, the industry is still the He family, and the Xu family will be able to redeem 20% of the shares in the future." He said, "Otherwise, it will be difficult for me to explain to my father." ”