"Brother Xue, if you don't mention this matter, I just want to talk to you. The Feng name of the Xue family, originally mainly engaged in weaving, and before the dynasty was decided, it prepared military uniforms and flags for the Taizu army, which was quite meritorious, and was awarded the Ziwei Sheren. When you reached the time of the ancestors, your family turned to the Imperial Merchants of the Internal Affairs Office to weave and pay tribute to the silk brocade in the south of the Yangtze River. When I went to your father, for some reason, the main business of Xue Jiafeng's brand gradually turned into a pawnshop, which is Hengshudian. Pawnshops make a living, it can't be said that all are bad, but the vast majority of them have to sacrifice their lives to lower the price, the good ones are said to be bad, and the fragrant ones are said to be smelly, otherwise, they can't get rich. It's just that in my opinion, this business is actually a bit detrimental to yin morality, so it's better not to do it. This is also the reason why I didn't suggest that Brother Xue sweep away those shopkeepers and guys who eat inside and outside in one fell swoop, because I know that the nature of the country is easy to change, and they will reach out sooner or later, but what I am waiting for is that day! ”

Jia Qiang's words made Xue Pan's eyes widen, and there seemed to be a lot of question marks on his head, he looked at Jia Qiang and blinked and said: "Brother Qiang, what are you going to do, just say it, if you go around in circles like this, my head hurts." However, if you want to close the pawnshop, I'm afraid you won't be able to do it, and there are still my second uncle's shares here, and he will also help take care of it......"

Xue Pan mentioned his second uncle, and Jia Qiang suddenly remembered the two:

Xue Zhen and Xue Baoqin are two brothers and sisters!

But counting it, Xue Pan's second uncle should be almost gone, right?

Shaking his head, not thinking about it too much, Jia Qiang said: "It's not to shut down immediately, it's to change the direction of the main business first." I plan to open some theaters and restaurants in various places, and in addition, a year later, I will start a new dyeing workshop and open a cloth number. I will not stand in front of these businesses, but I will cooperate with other families. I don't talk to Brother Xue, the Xue family has been running a business in Jiangnan for more than a year, and the relationship network is not shallow. Rather than wasting it in vain, it is better to use it. I don't think Brother Xue is very serious about running a business, and he can still afford it with his old foundation in three or five years, but after a long time, the matter of Zhang Dehui's father and son will inevitably repeat itself. At that time, the Xue family will have nothing. Therefore, I have a lot of livelihoods in Jiangnan, and I can bring a copy to the Xue family. It's good to help you put the rich number for a few more decades, and you can enjoy your wealth and prosperity in peace. ”

Xue Pan understood this, his eyes were red with emotion, and he choked faintly: "Brother Qiang, after beating my father, no one thinks about the Xue family like this." Some people are still close relatives, so they want to get money from the Xue family, and the group of ball-grabbing kings will beat them to death sooner or later. If you want my family's silver, I'll give them a kiba hair! Look at you again, I was just a little bigger than I was able to do at the beginning, and you have always taken care of me, and you are willing to lend me even 20,000 taels of silver, what else do I have to say? It's still the same sentence, as long as you don't knock down the Feng Zihao, let my mother nag me, and you can use the rest. If you weren't younger than me, if you were seven or eight years older than me, I would have to worship you as a godfather. ”

it!

Jia Qiang scolded with an angry smile: "Confused! Is this also nonsense? But seeing that Xue Pan was really moved, he also smiled and said, "It's not so much, it's good for me to pull a Feng number." ”

Xue Pan snorted and said with a smile: "Brother Qiang, I can trust you, these things are up to you, as long as I return to Beijing, let me bring more silver back to pay the errand, I can't care about the side, you can pick up whatever you want." By the way, Brother Qiang, what's so stubborn lately? I've been lying on the bed for three or four days, and when I lie down again, I'm going to have green hairs all over my body! ”

After Jia Qiang scolded with a smile, she raised her eyebrows and said, "Don't you say that I forgot, tonight, there is really a good show." However, after Brother Xue goes, don't mess around, and you need to listen to my instructions in everything. Otherwise, if there is a good show in the future, I won't take you. ”

When Xue Pan heard this, he was overjoyed with a hundred promises.

But just when Xue Pan wanted to ask what the hell was going on, when he heard a knock on the door, Xue Pan frowned and responded, only to see Steward Wang enter, and smiled at Jia Qiang: "Brother is here, let me look for it, and let people run to the girl three times, which annoyed the girl......"

“……”

Jia Qiang frowned, unfolded helplessly, and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Steward Wang glanced at Xue Pan again, and said: "The second master Xue of the Xue family in Jinling and the Gusu Mei Zhizhou came to visit, and Aunt Mei of the inner house said, the master has just slept for a long time, if there is nothing very important, you can directly ask your brother to come forward." ”

Jia Qiang responded with an "oh", turned her head to look at Xue Pan, and said with a smile: "What, do you want to watch this scene?" ”

Xue Pan laughed dryly when he heard this, suddenly covered his head, and said, "Ouch, it's bad, dizzy, headache, can't stand, it's broken, it's broken, it's broken, it's ...... can't stand."

As he spoke, he staggered back to the edge of the bed and fell down on the bed.

See his second uncle?

What's the joke?

He is not a fierce person like Jia Qiang, who dares to point at Jia Zhen and Jia Yu's nose and scold a bloody dog.

He doesn't have as much luck as Jia Qiang, and he can get the endorsement of the Emperor.

Xue Pan wanted to go to see Xue Ming, but he had to be reprimanded, plus all kinds of lessons, and finally taken away and disciplined.

In the years since his father died, if it weren't for his mother Aunt Xue's protection, Xue Pan would have been taken by Xue Ming to discipline and restrain him.

Where is there such a free and easy place now?

So Xue Pan made up his mind and never showed up, lying on the bed and looking at Jia Qiang with one eye closed, and reminded: "Brother Qiang, don't tell my second uncle that I'm here." ”

Jia Qiang ignored it and went out directly.

When Xue Pan saw it, he also felt that it was unrealistic, his uncle didn't see him when he came to the door, wouldn't it be a serious disobedience and unfilial piety?

So he screamed and fell on the bed......

……

The salt courtyard is in the hall.

When Jia Qiang entered the side hall, Mei Zhen and Xue Ming, who were sitting in the guest seats eating tea, saw only one teenager coming out, and their faces couldn't help but be a little ugly.

Lin Ruhai is really powerful, but Mei Zhen was born in Hanlin, and now she is a governor of the state, which is also to further improve her qualifications in the future.

After all, Dayan officialdom has always had the tradition of "not Lizhou County, not Taiwan Province".

If you want to enter the cabinet, you must take this step.

Mei Zhen was Hanlin first, and now she knows a state, and she has been working hard for several years, even if she can't get the third grade after returning to Beijing, she will become a member of Yizi, at least she can mix it with the third grade.

The future is limitless.

The seed of such a future cabinet minister was actually hung in the side hall, and only a teenager was sent to see him.

It's too lazy.

And Xue Ming is the second master of the Xue family, the four major families in Jinling, and he is still a little close to Lin Ruhai, and he came to visit, but he couldn't even see the face of the main master, and it was not a formal ceremony.

Seeing that the two of them looked like this, Jia Qiang smiled and said: "The family teacher has not recovered from his serious illness, and he dealt with official business last night, so today the family is good at advocating, unless the angel comes in the capital, other big things should not disturb his old man for the time being." If you neglect it, I hope you will forgive me. ”

Steward Wang smiled at the right time: "Second Master Qiang is a registered disciple accepted by our master, and he relies on it the most, and he also hands over to Second Master Qiang to deal with big and small matters on weekdays." If there is anything to do with the two of you, if it doesn't matter, you can wait two more days. If you want to be tight, you can directly say it to the second master. What the second master can do, he can do on the spot. If you can't do it, you can also consult with Lord Chen, the servant of the Salt Academy. ”

As soon as these words came out, Mei Zhen and Xue Ming, as well as Mei Huai and Xue Zhen who were standing behind the two, all looked solemn.

With this weight, what else are you talking about as a registered disciple?

It's a closed disciple, I'm afraid it doesn't have this weight!

Previously, the two only regarded Jia Qiang as a rampant junior who had taken shit luck and entered the eyes of the emperor.

But now even Lin Ruhai treats him like this......

Lin Ruhai is a rare figure in their eyes.

It can be seen that this son of the Jia family should be extraordinary......

Mei Zhen was shocked in her heart, and after carefully examining Jia Qiang a few times, she said slowly: "Mei Zhen in the Xia Mei family, I came to visit Lord Lin of the Salt Courtyard today. ”

When Jia Qiang heard this, she didn't wait for him to introduce others, so she nodded and said straight to the point: "But for Mei Xun, Mei Zhu, Mei Jiu and other Mei family members to come?" ”

Mei Zhen bowed her head and said, "That's right." ”

Jia Qiang waved her hand and said, "Master Mei, I think there is something, maybe you misunderstood." The disposal of the Mei family and the Feng family in Yangzhou was an order issued by Han Bin, the governor of Liangjiang, a newcomer. Take 10,000 steps back and say, the fall of the Feng family may have something to do with me. Because the Feng family's Qinghe gang blackmailed me, but the Mei family ...... Although there have been some skirmishes, they have nothing to do with national law. The character of the mid-level prince is clear, and it is impossible for me to be angry with a young man, so he copied the Mei family. Moreover, when the Duke of Banshan ordered the raid of Mei's house, my husband once pleaded for mercy. After all, the Mei family has had a Mr. Fu Weng. Just ......"

At this point, Jia Qiang shook her head and said, "How could the first fire in the south of the Yangtze River be shaken by anyone's intercession?" ”

When Mei Zhen heard this, her face tightened ugly, and she said in a deep voice: "What crime did the Mei family commit?" Ben Meijiu, Mei Zhu and others are guilty, but my aunt is seventy years old, what is the guilt of the people in her family? ”

Jia Qiang's eyebrows raised slightly, and she reminded: "The Mei family's salt business, doesn't Lord Mei know?" Trafficking in illicit salt is a grave sin. The Mei family sells illicit salt, and the evidence is complete. Master Mei was born in Hanlin, how can he blame me with this? ”

Mei Zhen's face was as gloomy as water when she heard this, and it was difficult to speak again for a while.

His son Mei Huai was almost angry, Mei Huai was Mei Zhen's son-in-law, and he was also a man of the wind in Suzhou Mansion, he was arrogant, and he thought that he was good at learning, and he had made a name for himself.

But he is such an arrogant son, but he looks at a lucky person who is younger than him and doesn't even have a reputation, and what kind of fart is said in front of his father.

Seeing that Mei Zhen was stopped by this despicable villain, Mei Huai could no longer suppress the anger in her heart, and asked, "Could it be that my Mei family is the only one in Yangzhou Mansion who is doing this?" Lin Ruhai is the imperial history of the Salt Academy, doesn't he know the truth? ”

"What truth?"

Jia Qiang frowned and asked in a deep voice.

Mei Huai blurted out before Mei Zhen and Xue Ming reacted to stop it: "The truth is, which of the eight major salt merchants in Yangzhou Mansion does not sell illicit salt?" Lin Ruhai and Han Bin are also from serious backgrounds, and they act so despicably......"

"Shut up!!"

Mei Zhen's face turned blue and stopped her son's words, and Xue Ming also scolded angrily: "What are you talking about? ”

Jia Qiang put her hands behind her back, walked slowly to Mei Huai, looked at him and said softly: "You are just a junior, dare to call me the name of my teacher and Banshan Gong, I only treat you as uneducated and do not have the same knowledge as you." But you can ...... The eight major salt merchants in Yangzhou all smuggled smuggled salt, which was directly reported to the Yamen of the Salt Academy. This matter, I, who is not even a little student, where can I still control it? ”

At this point, he drank in a deep voice: "Someone! ”

At the door, the waiter stood in and said, "Here!" ”

Jia Qiang said: "Take this important witness down, so that he can be protected, and there is no room for mistakes." In addition, please come and invite the attendant Shi Chen. ”

"Whoa!"

……