The next day, Shen Yucheng arrived at Jiming Temple early in the morning. One is to take Gu Chongyang home, and the other is to thank Wang Jiulang in person.

Shen Suying and Shen Rang also came, along with Tang Yiqing, the head of the Nanjing case last year.

Seeing Gu Chongyang looking at Tang Yiqing, Shen Yucheng explained: "We met the head of the Tang case at the gate of Jiming Temple, and we came together. ”

Gu Chongyang nodded to Tang Yiqing, Tang Yiqing's green face couldn't help but blush slightly, his heart pounded, and he shouted: "Miss Gu", even if he had said hello.

Shen Rang and Mrs. Shen's niece are discussing marriage, if nothing else, they will make a small decision before the Mid-Autumn Festival, he seems to have grown up suddenly, he knows how to guard against men and women, stopped a few steps away from Gu Chongyang, and shouted "Cousin Chongyang" with a smile.

Shen Suying was different, she ran over with a smile and gave Gu Chongyang a punch: "Okay, cousin, you don't say hello in advance and run to Jiming Temple to play, I can't follow me." You eat and drink spicy food here, and you have been playing happily for more than half a month, so that I have to be controlled every day in front of Mr. Etiquette, you really have no conscience. ”

Gu Chongyang pretended to be in pain, and screamed.

Shen Yucheng hurriedly walked up and asked nervously, "Does it hurt?" ”

Gu Chongyang shook his head and hurriedly said, "Uncle, Cousin Su Ying is playing with me." ”

Shen Yucheng breathed a sigh of relief, and pulled his face to reprimand his daughter: "How old are you, and you haven't made a big start?" What if you break your cousin? I wouldn't have taken you out if I had known! ”

Shen Suying stomped his feet unconvinced, and then leaned on Gu Chongyang's ear and said, "Look at it, look at it, where is my father's heart, I don't know and think that you are his biological daughter, and I just begged for it." ”

Listening to Shen Suying's half-jealous and half-ridiculous words, Gu Chongyang hurriedly explained: "Because I am a guest, my uncle is more worried about me." He will reprimand you, precisely because you are his own daughter, you are really in the blessing and do not know the blessing, I want people to reprimand you have not had this opportunity. ”

Shen Suying also knew that Gu Chongyang had no mother, and his father was black-hearted, she was just complaining casually just now, but when she heard Gu Chongyang say this, she felt guilty: "Okay, he is my father, and he is also your uncle, whether it is a daughter or a niece, he actually hurts the same." ”

Gu Chongyang breathed a sigh of relief, smiled and pinched her nose: "It's pretty much the same." ”

The two talked and laughed, and after a while, Shen Yucheng interrupted them: "Su Ying, let my brother, you two wait here, and I will go with Chongyang to thank Wang Jiulang." ”

Shen Suying pouted at Gu Chongyang, expressing his dissatisfaction with his inability to go.

Gu Chongyang knew that she was deliberately pretending and not really angry, so he ignored her and only said to Shen Yucheng: "Uncle, there is no need to thank you, I have already thanked Wang Jiulang." ”

I don't know how many people come to see Wang Jiulang every day to meet him, and the concierge receives the post and his hand is soft, but no matter who you are or how valuable your identity is, if he doesn't want to see him, he will not hesitate to let the family eat and close.

She knew Wang Jiulang's attitude towards Ji Yushi, and Gu Chongyang's attitude towards Dou Haoxiao half a month ago was also in her eyes, she felt that Wang Jiulang was very proud, and nothing could enter his eyes. Wang Jiulang didn't even sell the face of Fuguo Gong, and his uncle thanked him like this, in case he didn't appreciate it, it would be bad if he was rejected by others.

But in this case, how can you talk about it to your uncle?

But Shen Yucheng obviously didn't know what Gu Chongyang was thinking, and he said disapprovingly: "Chongyang, that's not what I said. Wang Jiulang saved Shen Hetang from fire and water, and recommended Shen Hetang to become the imperial medicine merchant, and it was not an exaggeration to say to him that the Shen family was as kind as a mountain. Although you have thanked Wang Jiulang on my behalf, as the head of the Shen family, I must personally thank him, otherwise it will be against the morality of being a person. Even if Wang Jiulang's status is respectful and it is not uncommon for me to thank him, it is also his business. I don't have the right to interfere with Wang Jiulang, but I have to thank you. ”

Uncle has a point! They just have to thank him, accept it or not, and it's his business whether they see each other or not.

Gu Chongyang said obediently: "What my uncle taught me is that I want to be crooked." ”

Having said that, in order to avoid being closed-door, Gu Chongyang still said: "Wang Jiulang is very busy with the construction of the ancestral hall, and now I don't know if he is in the Jingshe and whether he has time to see us." It's better to do this, I'll ask someone to report it, and if Wang Jiulang is here, we'll go and thank him. If he's not there, then another day, okay? ”

Tang Yiqing, who had not spoken, suddenly said: "What Miss Gu said makes sense, it's always right for us to tell others in advance." ”

In fact, he had posted to Wang Jiulang several times before, but he was rejected, and he was already mentally prepared.

Shen Yucheng nodded: "It's still thoughtful, just do as you say." ”

Gu Chongyang called the little guy Ade and asked him to help ask.

Wang Jiulang doesn't like the group of servants around him, except for Uncle Ruifeng, there are only two small servants, Asher and Ade, and the two of them take turns to be the porter, Gu Chongyang saw them more than once replied to the person who asked to see him with a cold face and said that the ninth master was not at home.

Maybe this will be the result when Ade comes back later.

Unexpectedly, Ade didn't come back, Uncle Ruifeng came over in person, and he said to Shen Yucheng with a kind face: "Mr. Shen, please come with me." ”

Gu Chongyang was slightly surprised, and Shen Yucheng breathed a sigh of relief, in fact, he was also worried that he wouldn't be able to meet Wang Jiulang's face just now, after all, he had seen it with his own eyes that day when he was respectful in Ji Yufeng, and Dou Haoxiao was cautious in the face of the great enemy.

The happiest thing was Tang Yiqing, his face was nervous, his hands trembled slightly, and he followed behind Shen Yucheng, thinking about how to respond when he met Wang Jiulang.

This is the first time that Wang Jiulang has received so many guests since he came to Nanjing, and after a short period of surprise, Asher and Ade reacted quickly and made tea and sent it to everyone.

Shen Yucheng said gratefully: "The matter of the day before yesterday, thanks to the charcoal sent by Wang Gongzi in the snow, Shen Yucheng has nothing to repay for his great kindness, so he specially sent a thank you gift to express his gratitude, and I hope that Wang Gongzi will accept it." ”

As he spoke, he took a small rosewood box from Shen Rang's hand and gave it to Wang Jiulang.

Wang Jiulang took it with a smile, opened it and looked at it, and couldn't help but smile slightly: "It turned out to be a floating glass snuff bottle made by the Qinglong Dao Chief, since the Qinglong Dao Chang sealed the knife ten years ago, there are no more than ten complete genuine products in the world, all of which are treasured by the owner as heirlooms, and outsiders can't see them." I didn't expect to see this treasure at Mr. Shen's place today, which was unexpected. ”

Qinglong Daochang is a master of the world, living in seclusion in Zhongnan Mountain, and is also a master of jade, among which the glazed snuff bottle is the most famous, because its carved glass snuff bottle can float on the water, worth a thousand gold, and it is difficult to buy it if you have money.

Shen Yucheng knew that with Wang Jiulang's status and status, ordinary treasures were not allowed to enter his eyes at all, so he deliberately chose this snuff bottle that had been treasured for more than ten years as a thank you gift, but he didn't expect Wang Jiulang to recognize it at a glance, and his expression was calm, and he was not surprised to see rare treasures.

He couldn't help but be ashamed, the Wang family is a family that has been passed down from generation to generation, the so-called iron-beaten Wang family, the emperor of flowing water, the Wang family has a deep heritage, and the Shen family is really incomparable.

"This snuff bottle is not very valuable, but it is better than being delicate and cute, and it is given to the prince to play with."

He felt that Wang Jiulang might not look down on this snuffbox at all, and might refuse it in one go. If that's the case, he really can't come up with other decent treasures as a thank you gift.

Wang Jiulang didn't seem to see Shen Yucheng's embarrassment, smiled slightly, and couldn't say that he was gentle and elegant: "The authenticity of the Qinglong Daoist is hard to find, since Mr. Shen cut his love, I will be disrespectful." ”

Shen Yucheng breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that Wang Jiulang was not the same as rumored at all, he was clearly an open-minded and elegant humble gentleman, and outsiders rumored that he was indifferent to his mood and coldness, which was definitely malicious slander. When he first saw him, he thought he was polite and modest, and he was a good young man, and now it seems that he was.

In this way, Shen Yucheng is much more relaxed, and he talks to Wang Jiulang a lot more casually, Wang Jiulang has always been very polite when talking, not too lively, not cold, and very good in proportion, it is actually the guests and hosts.

When it was time to leave, Wang Jiulang said casually as if he had remembered it temporarily: "On the sixteenth of next month, the ancestral hall will be held for the public ancestral hall, and there are still two Si Zhu, I remember that the second son of Shen was born as a child, right, so please ask the second son and the head of the Tang case to be the Si Zhu." ”

Shen Yucheng and Shen Rang were stunned, and Tang Yiqing was so excited that he couldn't even speak: "Jiulang...... Do you really ...... Let me be the Si Zhu? ”

The ancestral hall is now ordered by the emperor to send the descendants of the Wang family to Nanjing to build, which is a major event in the whole Daqi and the whole south of the Yangtze River. The emperor has issued an order to order the eldest prince and the second prince to go south as the main priest and personally preside over this matter. Now the whole Daqi has been a sensation, and the famous families, Qingliu magnates, and hairpins have all sent representatives of their families to participate in this grand event. However, most people can only worship from afar, and those who can go to the Weigong Ancestral Hall are all first-class people.

Shen Rang is just a mere move, although Tang Yiqing is the head of the case, he can only be regarded as ordinary, and he was invited by Wang Jiulang to be the secretary, no wonder Tang Yiqing felt unbelievable, even Gu Chongyang was stunned, she couldn't help but look at Wang Jiulang.

I saw Wang Jiulang smiling, as wet as a spring moon willow, and Xuan Xuan as a morning glow, and did not blame Tang Yiqing for his faux pas, but said: "Two talents are enough for this great task." ”

The so-called priest is the task of giving a prayer speech on the day of the main festival. That is, to speak out in front of many Qingliu nobles and read prayers, which can be said to be in the limelight and let everyone know them.

How can this not be exciting!

Tang Yiqing didn't know what was going on Gu Chongyang didn't know but let his cousin not say a few words to Wang Jiulang just now, Gu Chongyang thought about the famous post like snowflakes in the concierge, and couldn't help but ponder for a while.

She felt that Wang Jiulang must not be telling the truth, there were more people who made her cousin talented and prestigious, if you talk about talent and fame, even if it is next year, it will not be her cousin's turn.

Tang Yiqing had already knelt down like an onion: "Thank you Jiulang for your support, Tang Yiqing will never forget Jiulang's great kindness." ”

Shen Rang also reacted, and followed Tang Yiqing to kneel down and thank him.

Seeing that Gu Chongyang was surprised, Wang Jiulang turned his head to look at her, with a faint smugness in his eyes.

Gu Chongyang was stunned for a moment, and before he had time to think about what he meant, he withdrew his gaze and asked Tang Yiqing and Shen to get up. It was still a light and breezy appearance, as if the glimpse just now was just Gu Chongyang's illusion.

This huge pie fell from the sky, smashing Shen Yucheng and Shen Rang dizzy, I don't know if they were dreaming. Not to mention Tang Yiqing, although he clenched his teeth and tried his best to control it, his red face and slightly trembling hands still betrayed the excitement in his heart.

Wang Jiulang was very casual, the indifferent smile on his face never broke, and he personally sent Shen Yucheng out.

Shen Yucheng was flattered, and asked Wang Jiulang to stop again and again, so he didn't have to send him off.

Wang Jiulang was not reluctant, stopped and said: "Next month is the big sacrifice of the public ancestral hall, all the people in charge of the sacrifice must be uniformly dressed, I heard Miss Gu say that the business under the name of the Shen family is not only a grain pharmacy, but also a loom workshop and an embroidery village, I don't know about the clothing, can it be handed over to the Shen family embroidery village?" ”

Gu Chongyang couldn't help but be stunned, when did he tell Wang Jiulang about the Shen family's embroidery village?

But this is clearly not the time to refute.

If the Shen family embroidery village can take over this business, the Shen family embroidery village will be able to open up a name among the Shilin magnates, and it is not impossible to become the queen embroidery village. After all, the cloth made by the Shen family loom workshop is comparable to Nanjing Yunjin, and the difference is just an opportunity.

Gu Chongyang can think of it, and others can naturally think of it. If Shen Yucheng thought that Wang Jiulang was just temporarily ordering Shen Rang and Tang Yiqing to be Si Zhu, at this moment he already fully understood that Wang Jiulang must have deliberately promoted the Shen family.

The thought made his blood pound and he was thrilled.

The Shen family's cloth embroidery village has always been very good, and what is lacking is a person who is willing to be promoted. used to rely on Dou Haoxiao to give him a lot of silver every year but with little success, but now with the help of Wang Jiulang, a noble person, why can't the Shen family become bigger?

Although he didn't understand how the Shen family fell into Wang Jiulang's eyes, Shen Yucheng understood that this was an opportunity for his own family, and he hurriedly said: "Since Wang Gongzi trusts the Shen family embroidery village so much, I will personally urge the embroidery village to complete this matter, and I will definitely do a good job of clothing with quality and quantity, so as to ensure that Wang Gongzi and the people of the great sacrifice are satisfied." ”

This is an opportunity for Shen Jiaxiuzhuang to show his face in front of the famous and powerful, the clothes must be exquisite and gorgeous, and he can show the heritage, he just has to give Wang Jiulang a satisfactory explanation.

"That's very good." Wang Jiulang said: "This price is ......"

"Wang Gongzi is willing to hand over this matter to the Shen family embroidery village, this is a blessing that the Shen family embroidery village has cultivated for several lifetimes, and these clothes should be regarded as sponsored by the Shen family." Shen Yucheng said: "I know that if the Shen family can't be ranked in terms of qualifications no matter what, and the prince is willing to help, how can the Shen family not be grateful?" The clothes were sponsored by the Shen family, and the three animals and six animals needed on the day of the sacrifice were also purchased by the Shen family. The Shen family has received a lot of favors from the prince, and asks the prince not to be polite, and to give the Shen family a chance to repay the favor. ”

Wang Jiulang's eyes couldn't help flashing, most of the people in business were stingy, he didn't expect Shen Yucheng to be so generous, it was not for nothing that the Shen family's business had been thriving for so many years. Although Shen Yucheng is not a business wizard, he is a righteous person, straightforward inside and outside, and is a good candidate for keeping his family and inheriting his business.

He smiled and said: "In this case, tomorrow I will have someone send the size of the sacrificial person to Mr. Shen, a total of more than 300 people, in half a month, can it be completed?" ”

Shen Yucheng hurriedly assured: "Prince Wang doesn't have to worry, he will definitely deliver the goods on time." ”

I came to thank you, but I didn't expect to be surprised and harvested, and when the carriage drove far away from the street of Jiming Temple, Shen Yucheng gave birth to a real feeling.

This qiē is incredible.

"I, Shen Yucheng, lived to be nearly forty years old, and I traveled south and north to do business, and I saw countless people, and it was the first time I saw a person like Wang Jiulang. Not to mention the son of an official family, who is a rich child with a little assets who is not above the top and does not look at people with the right eyes? It is really eye-opening that a proud son of heaven like Wang Jiulang is so humble and polite. ”

Shen Yucheng exclaimed: "The world praises Wang Jiulang for his outstanding appearance, like a god and a fairy, a son of Yushu, and Lang Yan is unique. But in my opinion, his open-mindedness and calm and elegant posture are unique in the world. ”

Listening to her uncle's praise, Gu Chongyang couldn't help but think of her uncle's precaution and disapproval when he first saw Wang Jiulang, and the corners of her mouth involuntarily curled.

Shen Suying said disapprerovingly: "Daddy, you are too exaggerated, although Wang Jiulang is good-looking, he is only a nose and two eyes, how can he be so exaggerated as you say, as if he has it in heaven and nothing in the world." No matter how good it is, it's not like us who eats three meals a day, but also burps and farts......"

"Nonsense!" Shen Yucheng was amused by her: "Wang Jiulang's first-class character is immortal, you are too rude like this." ”

Shen Suying grimaced, leaned on Gu Chongyang's side with a smile, and saw that the corners of her mouth were raised high, so she asked: "Daddy praises Wang Jiulang, why are you so happy, people who don't know still think that Daddy praises you are the person." ”

Gu Chongyang couldn't help but smile slightly when he was told the central matter: "You are so unhappy, it's not because your uncle praised Wang Jiulang for not praising the head of the Tang case, if your father praised the head of the Tang case, would you still refute it?" ”

In Jiming Temple just now, Gu Chongyang saw it really, others were talking, Shen Suying felt bored, and kept staring at Tang Yiqing.

Shen Suyingqiao's face flushed, and she quietly pinched Gu Chongyang, but she didn't say anything, she was obviously shy.

Fortunately, Shen Yucheng talked to Shen Rang and didn't pay attention to what they said.

"After people get rich, the more they want to get rich, forget the suffering they suffered before, and the more they exploit the poor, the more they seek profit, so the world often says that there is no business and no traitor, and ten merchants and nine traitors. Our ancestors of the Shen family made a fortune in the medicinal herb business in order to help the poor reduce their suffering. Now that the Shen family is rich, we must also remember to repay kindness and seek profit. If the money is gone, it can be earned, but if the virtue is broken, no amount of money can buy it. ”

Shen Rang, Shen Suying, and Gu Chongyang all sat upright: "Yes." ”

Shen Yucheng continued: "To be a businessman first, there is a way to make money. Treat people with sincerity and receive things with faith; Take righteousness as profit, benevolence as the quality. This is the ancestral motto of the Shen family, you must remember it. ”

"Yes, we remember."

Shen Yucheng said again: "You must be curious, why did I suddenly talk about this. In fact, it's not for nothing, when I saw Wang Jiulang today, I just felt it. ”

"People say that they can't be rich for three generations, and the reason is because the children of rich families are used to being arrogant and lascivious, and they can't keep their jobs. This is of course the reason, but the ancestors of the Shen family disagreed, and the ancestors of the Shen family believed that those who accumulate wealth in their daughters may not be able to enjoy it. If you accumulate books for your daughter, your children may not be able to read them. It is better to accumulate yin virtue in the underworld and plan for a long time in future generations. ”

"Taking righteousness as profit, not profit, the Shen family is now thriving, and every evil turns into good fortune, all because of the ancestors who have been benevolent for generations, giving porridge and building roads, sending medicine to help the poor, and accumulating yin virtue and blessing in the dark."

Hearing what his uncle said, Gu Chongyang became more and more amazed that the ancestors of the Shen family had such foresight. It's no wonder that the uncle in the previous life was developed, and after becoming the Duke of Liangguo, he did not embarrass the Gu family, I am afraid that it is because the uncle has always adhered to the ancestral teachings of the Shen family to be kind.

And the reason why he was able to come back from the dead, live again, and save the Shen family must also be the blessing of the ancestors of the Shen family.

Shen Yucheng continued: "The iron-beaten Wang family, the emperor of flowing water, the Wang family has been passed down from generation to generation for hundreds of years, and there are outstanding talents from generation to generation. Wang Jiulang must be like us, adhering to the ancestral teachings and willing to help others. We must remember the great favor we have received from him today. He will repay him if he has the opportunity one day. ”

The more Shen Rang and Shen Suying listened, the more solemn their faces became, and so did Gu Chongyang, his little face was tight, and he didn't dare to relax.

Seeing that the atmosphere was getting heavier and heavier, Shen Yucheng said: "I know that you are all good boys, and you will definitely not discredit the Shen family." ”

Speaking of this, he couldn't help but look gloomy and sighed: "It's a pity that not everyone can keep their hearts and listen to their ancestors. ”

Hearing what he said seemed to mean, Gu Chongyang couldn't help asking: "Uncle, who is the inner ghost who colluded with Dou Haoxiao and framed Shen Hetang that day?" ”

"It's Shen Yuluo of the fourth room!" Shen Yucheng said bitterly: "The Shen family's four rooms are both prosperous, and one is lost. Since the separation of your great-grandfather's generation, we have been the richest in our house. The other three rooms, although the good and the bad are mixed, I have never forgotten that we are all surnamed Shen, and I have been promoting them and taking care of them. He also arranged for them to work in various shops, and never treated them badly. ”

"Especially Shen Yuluo, I single-handedly took him out, took him to the north and south, taught him to recognize and distinguish medicines, negotiated the price of purchases, and relied on him very much. The salary he gets is several times that of others, and there are shop dividends at the end of the year, but I never thought that it was he who betrayed me! ”

In the previous life, Shen Yuluo and his son Shen Zheng followed their uncle to the capital and got a good position. The other three rooms of the Shen family, the closest thing my uncle takes care of is Shen Yuluo's room. Gu Chongyang suspected that it was those guys who framed Shen Hetang before, who would have thought that the inner ghost would be the Shen family.

She said angrily: "I really know people and don't know my heart, this kind of person must not spare him lightly, he must be taught a lesson." Uncle, what are you going to do with him? Will it be handed over to the government? ”

Shen Yucheng shook his head: "I locked him up temporarily." ”