Chapter Forty-Eight: The Road Ahead Is Difficult, and We Must Do It
After another day or two, Master Shu began to urge Shu Wangjin to leave, this to the coast, the road is far away, it takes more than a month to travel by land and water, plus the people of the Shu family are covetous, Master Shu is even more impatient, and he can't wait for Shu Wangjin to rush to Los Angeles immediately.
Taking advantage of these few days, Shu Wangjin took the time to let Shu Zhou go to Mrs. Lin's house to propose marriage, and it happened that Mrs. Lin also returned to Linshan County, so she gladly accepted Shu Wangjin's high dowry, which shocked everyone in Linshan County and cried about how many taels of silver they gambled in the gambling house.
At this time, Master Shu and Mrs. Shu were so angry with Shu Wangjin that they couldn't stay out for several days, but Shu Yujin went back to Shu Mansion and sincerely blessed his younger brother, and at the end he also gave Lin Mei several sets of precious jewelry in the clouds.
If you want to go to Los Angeles on the coast, you have to pass through Jinju, so Shu Wangjin plans to take Lin Mei back to Linshan County by the way, and also satisfy the vanity of his future mother-in-law.
In the corner and time that Lin Mei didn't know, the Shu family had already broken out countless wars, large and small, resulting in Mrs. Shu and Master Shu smiling very kindly when they saw her, and they were actually full of indignation.
"This time the Chamber of Commerce must win the opportunity to cooperate with Dongyi businessmen." Master Shu stood beside the bamboo forest in the Xiuwen Academy, looking at Shu Wangjin with a smile.
Although the things of the past few days have been very disturbing, Shu Wangjin is indeed very good, and it is difficult for the younger generation of his clan to match; Besides, how can father and son have an overnight feud, not to mention that this is still the only son, so Master Shu's face quickly became kind.
Shu Wangjin also smiled, as if the estrangement of the previous days did not exist, the two talked and laughed, talking about the preparations for going to Los Angeles.
After a long time, Master Shu slowly took a sip of tea and said leisurely, "In that case, then you should rush to Los Angeles tomorrow morning, as for Miss Lin...... The Shu family naturally will not lack her to eat. ”
Shu Wangjin chuckled when he heard this, and said, "There is something, my son forgot to tell his father, a few days ago, my son sent Shu Zhou to Miss Lin's house to propose, and he will probably come back tonight, so my father and mother have a chance to hold their little grandson." ”
Old Man Shu's cheeks twitched slightly, and he smiled reluctantly, "When did this happen?" ”
Since that day, Mrs. Shu learned that Shu Wangjin had many industrial rituals outside, and Master Shu no longer regarded him as just a child.
"The night before I 'recovered', it was just the right time and the moonlight was thick." Shu Wangjin changed his hand to a fan of landscape painting, and the original work of Ji Wuya, which had been bargained for more than 9,000 taels, was given to Lin Mei, so he is only using an ordinary ink fan now.
Master Shu's eyes were very sharp, and he suddenly found that the fan in Shu Wangjin's hand had been changed, "What about the Ji Wuyan real handiwork you used before?" ”
At that time, he interpreted the fine tradition of black-hearted businessmen very well, and he cut the fan for a price of several thousand taels, showing off proudly for a long time, and finally won by Shu Wangjin in a bet, so Master Shu has been thinking about it.
Shu Wangjin looked back at Master Shu with a smile, and his words were gentle, "My son has already given the Shilan diagram to Miss Lin as a love object, presumably my father will not be so stingy, and he will chase back that fan, right?" ”
"You...... Gave it away?! Master Shu almost didn't catch his breath, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, he only felt that although Shu Wangjin was naughty when he was a child, he was still much more pleasing than now, at least Shu Wangjin when he was a child would not make him panic like now!
At this moment, a gray-clothed boy hurried to report, and his voice was frightened, "Boss, it's not good!" ”
Shu Wangjin's expression gradually turned cold, and he twisted his eyebrows and asked, "What happened?" ”
Master Shu squinted, and the movement of brushing his beard slowed down unconsciously, although Shu Wangjin is the current head of the Shu family, but if the Shu family's business goes wrong, he will not be able to escape the blame.
"The one in charge will supply the goods to the imperial court in a few days...... It's gone! The gray-clothed guy looked panicked, quite afraid of Shu Wangjin's anger.
"Is that the batch of herbs?" Shu Wangjin originally instructed Shu Zhou about this, but later Shu Zhou went to Linshan County, so he handed over the transportation and care of medicinal materials to this little guy named Han Zhao.
Han Zhao is not a slave of the Shu family, he was the shopkeeper of Shu Wangjin when he took over the Shu family's business later, so he has always called Shu Wangjin the master, and he can be regarded as Shu Wangjin's right-hand man, and secretly competed with Shu Zhou for power.
The goods that were paid tribute to the imperial court this time were some of the best medicinal materials handled by the Shu family, including peerless treasures such as Tianshan Snow Lotus and Qishan Century-old Ginseng, coupled with the suspicion of Shu Wangjin and Wu Lao.
Han Zhao's face was full of timidity at this time, and he shirked, "Master, when I went to see it yesterday, the batch of goods was fine, who knew that when I went to see it this morning, there would be nothing......
Master Shu was furious when he heard this, and just wanted to get angry but caught a glimpse of Shu Wangjin who was standing silently on the side, and then said slowly, "You don't have to worry about this matter, just concentrate on going to Los Angeles." ”
Shu Wangjin glanced at Master Shu in surprise, pursed his lips and said, "I'll deal with it now, and I won't delay tomorrow's trip." ”
"This thing...... Leave it to Miss Lin to handle. Master Shu threw a light word, but the two people on the scene stared at each other, "Since you are the person you have chosen, your ability must not be weak." ”
"Daddy......" Shu Wangjin just wanted to speak, but was glared at by Master Shu and interrupted, "What, reluctantly...... Miss Lin can't even do such a trivial thing? If you can't even handle such a thing, then what will happen to the huge Shu family in the future? ”
Shu Wangjin frowned, looked at Master Shu with a serious face, and after a long time, he said, "Since my father already has an idea, then my son will go back to the courtyard to pack his things." ”
"Han Zhao, wait a minute, you will follow me to Lean Curtain House." Master Shu nodded in agreement, and then led Han Zhao to Lean Curtain House, walking vigorously, not at all like a middle-aged man in his fifties.
Master Shu's move is just to blackmail Shu Wangjin, if this time the matter is too difficult to do and drags down Shu Wangjin's itinerary, then Master Shu will really lose more than he gains, so Master Shu wants Lin Mei to do this, if it is done well, it should be done well, if it is not done well, he can also find fault with Lin Mei, and then help Shu Wangjin choose a flat wife.
Shu Wangjin saw that Master Shu had finally left, and couldn't help but greet Qingying beside him with a solemn face, and ordered, "Hurry up and go to the curtain house." ”