Han Xiufeng likes to deal with such smart people, so he pretended to ponder for a moment and leaned into his ear and said: "Rich man, all I serve are Jingguan'er, where the house is valuable, where the house is not valuable, can they not know?" I can't afford to waste my job for this hundred taels. ”

The first thing to do in the guild hall is not to be an errand in the yamen, and it is not easy to deceive the superiors and not hide it, Fugui thought about it and proposed: "Fourth master, how about the price of three hundred and fifty taels, I have three hundred taels, and you take fifty taels." ”

Han Xiufeng wanted both silver and fame, and said without thinking: "No, no, it's not worth losing your job for fifty taels." ”

"Then what should I do, or you can get a charter."

"Rich man, you are in a hurry to use the silver, why can't I let you suffer, let alone ruin your job because of this little thing. Otherwise, I'll go and find out the tone of a few officials first, and if they agree, I'll spend three hundred taels to put your courtyard down, and you don't have to give me money. When the guild hall is renovated in the future and you want to buy furniture and utensils, you can help me think of ideas to see if I can get some of the things that Chongwenmen has sold for money. ”

Chongwenmen Tax Customs not only collects taxes, but is also responsible for selling all kinds of items copied by the imperial court.

The court of small corrupt officials will not copy it, and if they want to copy it, they will copy the homes of big corrupt officials. And the big corrupt official's house is full of good things, Fugui reacted, grinned and said: "Fourth master, no matter whether the matter of the courtyard can be done or not, what the guild will buy in the future will be all on me, you friend and I will be rich and noble!" ”

……

Because I didn't receive a letter from my hometown before, I didn't know if Master Gu could help raise money, and I never thought about it, let alone mention buying this courtyard in the west.

I didn't expect it before, but now I thought of it, and it's better to mention it now.

Fuguiman thought that Han Xiufeng was doing him a favor, and he was so happy that he urged Han Xiufeng to find out the tone of Ji Yunfei, Qian Junchen and other Beijing officials from Chongqing.

Han Xiufeng felt that this kind of thing could not be rushed, and it would be bad if he was in a hurry, so he promised to investigate, but in fact, he went to find the shopkeeper Wen and other Sichuan businessmen, and told them that Master Gu had raised money in his hometown in Chongqing, and he would soon send someone to send the bill of exchange, and the hall would be further expanded.

In the eyes of others, this is a good thing, but it is not good news for Wen Youyu and other businessmen.

Because this is no different from buying shares and doing business, the guild hall was originally built by Chongqing officials, and although they paid 2,000 taels, they still lack confidence in front of the officials. Now Chongqing Shilin is raising money again, and when the two thousand taels arrive, they will be even more unconfident.

Han Xiufeng didn't care what they thought, and when they were notified one by one, he went back to the newly rented courtyard to explain to Pan Er, and then went to the temple to offer incense and make a wish, asking the Bodhisattva to bless Qin'er and the baby in Qin'er's belly to be safe.

As Han Xiufeng expected, Pan Er rushed to the construction site of the guild hall after eating, and the businessmen such as shopkeeper Wen, shopkeeper and shopkeeper Yu all arrived, listening to Fugui boasting about how good the feng shui of the courtyard next door was, and how cost-effective it would be if the hall was bought for three hundred taels.

"Changsheng, you're here too."

"I brought food to the big head, rich man, have you eaten?"

"I ate it, and the big head ate it too, and I invited him to eat it in the alley." Fuguixiao Datou is Han Xiufeng's cronies, and he doesn't know how good he is to Datou this morning.

Seeing the big head smirking like that, Pan Er realized that he had really invited a guest, put down the food box and turned around and said, "Shopkeeper Wen, Shopkeeper Yu, why are you here too?" ”

"Didn't Master Han plan to take down the rich man's courtyard, this was too sudden, and we weren't prepared at all, so we came over to take a look."

"I'm not afraid of your jokes, I only listened to my young master at noon." Pan Er sighed lightly, then turned around and asked, "Master Fu, what kind of ecstasy soup did you pour into my young master this morning, you can take a look here, it will be served in a few days." If you don't buy your yard sooner, if you don't buy your yard later, what is it to buy now, it doesn't look good to renovate, I really want to come out of it. ”

"What do you kid know, since the fourth master plans to build my yard, he naturally has the reason of the fourth master. One of your family members is actually in charge of the master, do you know the rules! ”

"Rich man, don't worry, that's what I said."

"I won't tell you, I won't be like you." Fugui saw that neither these businessmen in Sichuan nor Pan Er agreed to buy his yard, so he was too lazy to talk nonsense with them, and climbed the ladder over the wall to return to the western courtyard.

Pan Er smiled, turned around and said, "Shopkeeper Wen, Shopkeeper Yu, my young master has something to do besides planning to take care of this courtyard, I don't know if he told you." ”

"What's the matter?" Shopkeeper Wen asked eagerly.

Pan Er called them aside, and said in a divine voice, "Several, the hall will be renovated as soon as it is said to be fast, and it will be almost the same inside and outside in three months." There are no rules, there is no circle, after the renovation is completed, it must be set rules, my young master drafted a statute, and planned to invite Master Ji, Master Jiang, and Master Wang to discuss it in a few days, and I have to send a copy back to Mr. Gu who is far away in Ba County's hometown, if the old man has no opinion, he will implement it accordingly. ”

"I've heard Master Han mention it before, but I forgot to ask about the specific rules." Shopkeeper Yu groaned.

"I took a look, nothing else, who will do this first thing after the renovation of the clubhouse, I think I should talk to a few people."

Wen Youyu was stunned, and subconsciously asked, "Who will do it?" ”

Pan Er secretly thought that he was going to let you do it before, but this time and that time, now there is a change, he forced a smile and said very seriously and sincerely: "You have donated money for the renovation of the hall, to say that it is suitable for all seven of you to do this first thing, my young master feels that he can't hurt his anger because of this matter, so he plans to choose to be in Beijing Yin Shi Cheng, there are shop owners in shifts, and the two of them take turns to start every year, you can draw lots or discuss the division of classes, anyway, everyone has a chance, and the big guys take turns to do it." ”

"This feeling is good, I think it's okay!" The shopkeeper couldn't help but laugh.

"I also think it's best to do this, the big guys come in turns, so as not to hurt and get angry."

"Shopkeeper Wen, what do you think?"

"It's good, it's good." Wen Youyu calmed down, and could only say yes.

Pan Er beckoned everyone to sit on the pile of bricks, and said with a fluttering eyebrow: "Everyone, although the first thing in this hall has to be done in turns, and it can only be done once in two or three years, but after the rules are settled, this errand will belong to the seven of you!" If you don't want to do it in the future, or if you want to go back to your hometown, you can pass it on to your son or even grandson, although it is only ten taels of silver a year, but how much is the friendship you can make by doing this thing, which cannot be bought by spending any amount of silver! ”

"This is, I'm not afraid of Brother Pan's jokes, why did we spend money to renovate the guild hall, isn't it just to make friends with Master Ji and them."

"You only know how to do the first thing to make friends with the official master, but you forget that the first thing is still my young master. You should understand the rules of the yamen, no matter what you want, you have to buy the bottom first, and you can't let my young master give you this errand that can be passed on to future generations, right? ”