Chapter 258: Mulberry Garden
Things have developed to this point, and Ning Xia Qing can't help but disagree. In that case, she had no choice but to act as soon as possible.
First of all, the Chamber of Commerce. When she went to the Northland before, many members of the Chamber of Commerce followed her, so although she had not officially joined the Chamber of Commerce, the people in the Chamber of Commerce had already recognized her.
Nowadays, most of the members of the Chamber of Commerce are from the Ning family, and Ning Ningqing's status in the Ning family has long caught up with or even surpassed Ning Er and Ning San, so there is no objection within the Ning family to Ning Ningqing's joining the Chamber of Commerce.
In addition, in today's dilapidated Chamber of Commerce, the Ning family is the only big head, and the members of the foreign surname who still choose to stay in the Chamber of Commerce in everything are all the only ones who are the leaders of the Ning family, and now the Ning family wants to let Ningxia Qing enter the business, and the members with the foreign surname have no disagreement.
There is also a contract with Master Ning. Ningxia Qing went to find Master Ning on the same day, according to what the patriarch and Master Ning said, Ning Ningqing gave Master Ning 50,000 taels of silver, and the contract signed with Master Ning was completely invalidated, and the mulberry garden of Baoluozhuang finally returned to Ningxia Qing.
She has worked hard for the past few years for this, but she didn't expect that Sang Yuan would finally be taken back by her at such a time and in such a hasty situation.
Fifty thousand taels is not a small amount, although she is no longer the Ningxia Qing she was back then, but for her now, it is not so easy to suddenly ask her to take out fifty thousand taels. In fact, it's not that she can't take it out, but she always has to leave some turnover money for the store, so she can only find a way to sell some things to make up.
When Ah Zheng led his troops to attack the Tianshan Mountains before, he destroyed the Lesh tribe and collected a lot of treasures from the Lesh tribe. As a result, most of the good things that had been accumulated for hundreds of years by dozens of generations of Lesh people were returned to the Yelu Department.
These precious jade vessels have expanded the treasury of the Yelu tribe several times, and the Yelu tribe has worked hard to shepherd sheep and do business for nearly a thousand years, but they have not been able to save so many good things.
And because Ah Zheng led the troops, King Yelu gave Ah Zheng the best treasures. Later, when Ah Zheng left the Mongolian tribe, the Mongolian prince also gave Ah Zheng and Ningxia Qing a lot of good things.
Ningxia Qing picked out some relatively inconspicuous ones from among them that would not be too eye-catching to sell, took them out, and prepared to redeem the mulberry garden.
As the notary of the gambling contract that day, Gu Xuesong naturally also attended, and after witnessing the invalidation of the gambling contract, Gu Xuesong and Ningxia Qing walked out of the territory of Master Ning together.
As soon as Gu Xuesong and Ning Xia Qing left, Master Ning took off his expressionless disguise, and couldn't help but show a look of hatred, and he almost wanted to cut Ning Ning Qing with a thousand knives on the spot!
Master Ning thinks that he has taken care of the Baoluo Zhuang Mulberry Garden for half his life, and there is no credit and hard work, so it stands to reason that the Mulberry Garden should be given at least half to himself!
I have worked hard to take care of the mulberry garden for decades, and I have taken care of the mulberry garden to be fertile and productive, but now I have to watch the mulberry garden fall into the hands of Ningxia Qing, how can there be such an unfair thing? !
Has Ningxia Qing contributed to the mulberry garden? Such a good piece of land, now all of it has been given to Ningxia Qing, it really makes Ningxia Qing take a big advantage!
Speaking of which, Master Ning believes that the reason why he suffered this loss is all because of the relationship between the patriarchs.
Originally, when he signed the contract with Ningxia Qing, he didn't think that one day he would really fulfill it. How could he be willing to spit out that fertile land? He had planned to find something else to get by.
But I didn't expect the patriarch to intervene in this matter. If it weren't for the patriarch forcing Master Ning to hand over the mulberry garden in Baoluozhuang, Ningxia Qingneng would have occupied that mulberry garden so easily?
In the past year or so, the patriarch has become more and more partial to Ningxia Qing's girl.
Master Ning doesn't understand, what's so good about that girl in Ningxia Qing, it's just a bit of a ghost idea, what can be compared with a calm and old-fashioned businessman like Master Ning?
Master Ning is the patriarch's own son, and the patriarch actually doesn't help his son, but helps Ningxia Qing, an outsider?! even helped Ningxia Qing snatch the mulberry garden that should belong to Master Ning? ! This is simply off Master Ning!
Master Ning felt that the patriarch was really old! Confused! Instead of helping his own son, he helps outsiders?!
Moreover, Master Ning obviously made such a good suggestion to the patriarch, if the patriarch can adopt it, the Ning clan can join forces with the Xiao clan, and everyone in the Ning clan will get rid of the current predicament because of this merit of Lord Ning.
For such a simple matter, the patriarch just couldn't turn that corner, and he had to suffer the crime of losing face to death, so he had to hit the stone with an egg, and he had to carry it to the end with the Xiao family! Master Ning felt that this must have been instigated by that girl from Ningxia Qing!
It must be because Ning Xia Qing is worried that after the patriarch agrees to the conditions that Master Ning said to join forces with the Xiao family, it will make Lord Ning show off in the clan and his reputation will rise, so it will not be easy for Ning Xia Qing to snatch Lord Ning's mulberry garden again.
So Ningxia Qing instigated the patriarch to go against Master Ning! It must be that Ning Xia Qing came up with such a conspiracy in order to target Master Ning! It was only then that Master Ning ended up being expelled from the house like this!
For this kind of wicked person who targets himself, Master Ning will definitely not let it go lightly!
Gu Xuesong and Ning Xia Qing left Master Ning's territory together, and immediately, Gu Xuesong was invited by Ning Xia Qing to discuss things.
Ning Ningqing asked Dong Zizhen to send congratulatory gifts and invitations to Gu Xuesong, and asked Gu Xuesong a few words, but Gu Xuesong happened to be not at home at that time. Later, on the day of Ningxia Qing's marriage, Gu Xuesong did not come.
I finally saw each other today, and in this way, it was the first time that the two of them had met after each other was a couple.
The reason why Ningxia Qing wanted to keep Gu Xuesong was that he had to discuss with Gu Xuesong about the heirloom glass order placed by the imperial court.
Ning Ningqing knew that the buyer behind this order was not good, and she didn't dare to refuse directly, so she could only ask Gu Xuesong to help her push off the order.
Gu Xuesong seemed to have known about this for a long time, and after listening to her, he didn't show any surprise, and he didn't even ask her too many details.
From Gu Xuesong, she learned that this order was indeed placed by the fifth prince, and the purpose was indeed to join forces with the Xiao family to deal with the crown prince and the Ning family.
Gu Xuesong didn't say anything, but asked her to give her a specific time when the Ning family could produce heirloom glass.
Ningxia Qingben is a little fragmented. Not to mention that she didn't know anything about mulberry gardens and weaving, even if she could know everything well, she couldn't resist natural and man-made disasters.
In the event of a bad weather this year, or if there is any man-made change, the output of Saints will inevitably be affected. Therefore, she has no guarantee that the heirloom glass can be made.
"I'd rather be in charge, I want a quasi-letter." Gu Xuesong urged without any hurry.
Ning Ningqing said with some embarrassment: "I don't know. I thought that within a year, it should be about the same as from silk production to weaving. But I'm not entirely sure......"
"Not sure?" Gu Xuesong asked calmly: "Then how sure are you?" ”
Ning Xia Qing thought for a while, and then said with some hesitation: "It's only fifty or sixty." ”
"There is no turning back from the bow. Now that you have come to this day, even if you are not completely sure, you can only gamble. Gu Xuesong said.
Ning Xia Qing looked at Gu Xuesong, she had the impression that Gu Xuesong was not this kind of gambling character, Gu Xuesong should be light-hearted, calm, and everything under control, the words "gamble" came out of Gu Xuesong's mouth, and even he seemed to be an ordinary person.
"Rather in charge?" Gu Xuesong saw that she was stunned, so he called her, and then said: "The fifth prince's side, you just have to go back to him, saying that someone has already set all the heirloom glasses of the Ning family next year, and use this reason to push back the order of the five princes, neither the emperor nor the five princes will say anything more." ”
Ning Xia Qing shook his head slightly, and his tone was puzzled: "Lord Gu, is this asking me to deceive the five princes?" The crime of bullying the monarch is much more serious than rashly refusing to accept orders, and the five princes will definitely make a big fuss about it and put the Ning family to death. ”
"It's not that you want to deceive the king." Gu Xuesong shook his head slightly, and said in a low voice: "I will naturally create a buyer for you." ”
Ning Xia Qing understood, Gu Xuesong wanted to ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to place an order first, sign a contract with the Ning family, and buy all the heirloom glass of the Ning family next year.
It's not impossible. The five princes are counting on using this list to find fault with the Ning family, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will protect the Ning family, if the buyer of this list is changed from the fifth prince to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, it will be beneficial and harmless to the Ning family.
But even if the buyer has changed from the fifth prince to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, this deal is still real, and the Ning family still has to produce heirloom glaze next year. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince just won't deliberately look for Ning's stubble like the Fifth Prince, but it doesn't mean that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will allow the Ning Clan not to deliver the goods.
For Ningxia Qing, this is the only way to solve the trouble of the five princes.
Now, Ningxia Qing has taken back the mulberry garden, and next year it must produce holy silk, so as to deliver the order of heirloom glaze. For the Baoluozhuang Mulberry Garden, which once produced holy silk, Ningxia Qing placed almost all his hopes on it, only looking forward to relying on that mulberry garden to complete the important task next year.
As far as she is concerned, unless Ah Zheng goes to see the mulberry garden herself, she can't feel at ease.
Although there are Li Tie and Li Kou's father and son over there, for her, the Li family and his son are not people she is familiar with, such as the production of holy silk, which will be related to the life and death of the Ning family, if it is not for Ah Zheng to go in person, she will definitely not rest assured.
That mulberry garden is outside the county seat, if Ah Zheng is in the past, she will not be able to come back often, for her, the only pain is that she will have to part with Ah Zheng again.
It was not easy to bring Ah Zheng back from the Northland, but now they are going to be separated. For her, gathering less and leaving more may be the inevitable price for her to move forward in the business field.
Gu Xuesong returned to his residence from Xu Ning Street, and after entering the house, he gave the two horses to the Jiang family.
There are two "merits", one is pine and the other is limestone.
"Merit consummation" is pure satin, much cleaner than ordinary satin elements, and the color of these two satins is extraordinarily light, therefore, although the beauty of these two pieces of material is beautiful, it does not conform to the luxurious brocade loved by ordinary official ladies.
When Jiang saw these two satins, joy overflowed from his eyes, and he almost couldn't hide it, Jiang looked at Gu Xuesong with a pair of wonderful eyes, and asked in surprise: "Why does my husband know my preferences so well?" ”
Ordinary official women naturally don't like this kind of simple and pure satin, but Jiang is not an ordinary official woman, she is the daughter of the prince and the prince.
The status of the crown prince is extremely high, and when it comes to actual status, there are few people in the court who can be more beautiful than the prince and the prince. However, although the official position of the crown prince and the prince is glorious, whether it is in terms of silver silk or real power, it is actually not redundant.
Among the civil and military officials, the prince and the prince have always been a special existence, not quite like an official, from a certain point of view, he is actually a teacher, but he is the top teacher in the world.
If you are not from a scholarly family, how can you be qualified to be a prince and a prince? The Jiang family is a family of ink fragrance that has been studying for generations, and the Jiang family was born in such a family, so they were naturally nurtured to develop a temperament of joy and happiness.
All women in the world love beauty, and these two pure satins were sent to Jiang's heart. However, what is more gratifying than beauty itself is being cared for and understood.
When he was assigned to marry Gu Xuesong, the Jiang family was reluctant in his heart, because he heard that the background of this Gu master was a bit complicated, and the Jiang family was afraid that Gu Xuesong was not a good person and would delay his life.
Unexpectedly, after getting married, Jiang found that Gu Xuesong was not only good-looking, but also gentle-hearted, and always treated people calmly and gently. Only at this time did the Jiang family know that Gu Xuesong was his lover who could no longer be obtained.
For the Jiang family, although these two horses are extremely satisfying, they are not as valuable as the heart of the lover and her.
Gu Xuesong lowered his eyes and told the truth: "This is given to you by the owner of Huacaiyuan, she heard people talk about the day you went to the banquet on the day she got married, and said that your demeanor is generous and unusual, so it is inferred that you will definitely like these two pure satins." ”
Jiang was stunned for a moment, and then said puzzledly: "However, why did the owner of Huacaiyuan send these two pieces of satin?" Didn't she ask someone to send a congratulatory gift before? What do these two satins say? ”
"It's a thank you." Gu Xuesong replied calmly: "I was her notary that day, and today she can be regarded as winning the bet, so she gave these two satins as a thank you gift to me." ”
The more Jiang listened, the more confused he became.
What notary, what betting...... All of them were unimaginable to the Jiang family. As a real lady who does not leave the door, Jiang can't imagine Ningxia Qing's life, but he can't help but be curious because of this.
"Husband." The Jiang family asked the two horses to be put away, and then sat down next to Gu Xuesong, and said curiously, "Who is that Ning Dangjia?" Can you tell me about it? ”
"You...... Curious about her? Gu Xuesong couldn't help frowning slightly, and asked the Jiang family.
Almost without hesitation, Jiang nodded and looked at Gu Xuesong very seriously, waiting to hear Ning Ningqing's wonderful story. Gu Xuesong's eyes turned back and forth, and in the end, on the grounds that she was a little tired today, she didn't tell the Jiang family what she wanted to hear.
Jiang couldn't help but be even more suspicious in his heart.
Gu Xuesong is a calm man, he has experienced so much, he has long looked down on the world, and now, for him, whether it is slander or praise, it is not enough to set off half a wave in his heart. This is Gu Xuesong in Jiang's eyes.
But when Ningxia Qing was mentioned hastily, the Jiang family would find that Gu Xuesong's eyes would have a complex coldness that he usually didn't have, like resentment and sadness, which was indescribable. It seemed to be a realm that the Jiang clan had never touched, a realm that belonged to Gu Xuesong, an extremely secret realm that never showed people.
Jiang remembered a rumor he had heard before, saying that the old lady Gu from Meigong County had wanted to tell Gu Xuesong about Ningxia Qing.
Jiang had never thought deeply about it before, but now he couldn't help but always think of that rumor.