Volume 1 - Who Have Seen Again Chapter 76 The God of Wealth (3)
He Nansheng sighed and said: "I know that Brother Shi still blames me, I can't say that I am innocent in what happened back then, but I am wronged if I say that I am deliberate." Like my brother, I am a protΓ©gΓ© of a saint, but because my father died and my brother became a leader, the household chores fell to me, and it was inevitable that there would be something inconsiderate. When I was shocked to hear that the weaving factory was sold by the Zhang family, I tossed and turned for several nights and couldn't sleep at night. If the He family has already separated, this matter is my fault, and I will never delay to find my brother until now. But the He family is not my own family, the He family was also deceived, and the transaction was written in black and white, recorded in the yamen, and entered the public middle school, even I can't be the master of the disposal. It's about the reputation of the two families, and it's really hard to spread it out......"
Shen Juren snorted coldly: "It's not good to spread it out back then, so how can Second Master He think about mentioning the old things?" This is the second master He can call the shots, and he is willing to return his deceased wife's property
He Nansheng shook his head and said: "Please forgive the younger brother for his incompetence, although the younger brother is in charge of the family's affairs, he has no right to dispose of the public property." β
No matter how helpless He Nansheng said, Shen Juren couldn't empathize. Those two weaving factories accounted for the majority of Sun's industry, earning seven or eight thousand taels a year. The He family spent more than 50,000 taels of silver on real money, but not a single penny fell into the hands of the Shen family.
Thinking of this, Shen Juren's resentment towards the Zhang family deepened a little.
How dare they, how dare they do this? Thinking of this, Shen Juren couldn't wait to get into the court, and Miki could always ask something. There will always be traces to follow, and Zhang Yanniang and his wife alone can hide such a large amount of silver?
It's just that three years ago, Shen Juren didn't understand the world, and he couldn't think of these things in a panic. To dispose of the industry, first ask the relatives, and then ask the neighbors, this is not a matter that can be finished in one sentence.
Not to mention it in the yamen, the sect, the third room, and the ninth room are not clean, so why should they be allowed to recover the silver? Let them divide the silver from the Zhang family, and they also borrowed more than 10,000 taels of silver from themselves.
After getting the worst, the Zhang family, who cheated and sold the industry, was still alive, and the greedy relatives who encroached on the industry did not lose much, only the two most important weaving factories were lost in Sifang, and there were more than 10,000 taels of silver on the books.
The patriarch only said that it was about the reputation of the family, and it was not easy to make a fuss, so he turned the matter into a small matter. Is it really for the reputation of the Shen family, or do you not want to confront the He family? The He family is not only the in-laws of the Zongfang, but the eldest master of the Zongfang of the He family is ranked in Jiuqing.
This lost the weaving factory is the fourth room, and it is not the sect house, why does the sect house have to confront the He family? If the weaving factory that was deceived and sold was in the name of the Zongfang, then the patriarch was also willing to "turn a big thing into a small one"?
Shen Juren's hand holding the teacup tightened, feeling that he was a big fool.
For the late master of the sect, Shen Juren also lost patience, and just as he was about to get up, he heard someone at the door: "I'm late, I'll punish myself with three cups to make amends."
The master of the Zongfang is here.
This meal was repeatedly asked by the He Nan clan before the master of the sect nodded and came forward. The He family is his father-in-law's family, and although the He family was not authentic back then, the rights and wrongs in it are unclear. To put it mildly, even if the He family didn't take over back then, someone else would take over, and who would let go of the cheap ones sent to the door?
Even within the Shen family, Sanfang is also eyeing the family, and it is a pity that he did not get Sun's weaving factory, but let the foreign surname take advantage.
It's just that the eldest master of the sect is the son of the sect, and he is married to the daughter of the He family, and his identity is embarrassing, so it is really not appropriate to say anything about this matter.
Now He Nansheng intends to take a step back, and wants to resolve the disagreement between the two families through marriage, which is also a way. Even if you can't return to the weaving factory, you can prepare a generous marriage to make up for the loss of the four rooms. The He family was not the culprit in what happened three years ago, but they benefited from it.
Speaking of which, the biggest loss that year was not only the four rooms, but also the sect rooms. On the premise of returning the Sun family's property, the patriarch supported the third and ninth rooms to recover the transaction losses from the Zhang family and the fourth room, but did not allow Shen Jiang, the second master of the sect, to follow and recover.
According to the patriarch's statement, only by learning a lesson can he have a long memory, so that Shen Jiang will no longer dare to be greedy. Therefore, Shen Jiang and Qu's 10,000 taels of silver were lost.
However, the reason why the eldest master of the sect is willing to sit here and be this middle-aged man is not for the sake of the face of the brother-in-law, but because he hides guilt in his heart.
The object of He Nansheng's marriage is not someone else, but the younger sister of the Xiao He family who almost became the step-family of the eldest master of the sect.
After the eldest lady of the sect recovered from her illness, because she felt uncomfortable, she urged the He family to marry her sister out of the clan as soon as possible. The daughter of the He family will not be a concubine, but the actions of the two families a few days ago cannot be concealed from those who have a heart. In order to cover up this matter, the He family's concubine came forward and found a family affair for the little He family, and soon married her out. Within two years, Xiao He's family was gone, and he was less than twenty when he died.
He Nansheng and the eldest master of the sect said bluntly that in addition to resolving the gap with the Shen family, this arrangement also wanted to compensate for the small He family's room, and it was not kind to sacrifice the Xiao He family for the reputation of his aunt and grandmother more than ten years ago.
In the room of Xiaohe's mother's family, life is very bad, only one brother is not yet mature, the family is poor, and he can't even prepare a decent dowry, so that the second sister of their family has not decided on family affairs after the year of marriage.
For this reason, the eldest master of Zongfang agreed to be this Chinese, and he wanted to promote this matter. With the situation of Xiaohe's mother's family, being able to marry into the fourth room of the Shen family as the successor room is considered a high climb. married is the lady in charge, although there are two stepsons here, both of whom are knowledgeable and knowledgeable, so they can't get in the way.
As for whether he will offend Shen Jin because of being a matchmaker, the eldest master of the sect will not care. Don't say that Shen Jin is just a talent now, even if he is a person and a jinshi, what can he do? He has already been recorded in the name of the Sun family, what qualifications does he have to speak for his biological mother Zheng? Supporting a concubine as a wife is not the right way.
Seeing Shen Juren's unhappy face, the eldest master of the sect knew the reason. The current days of the four rooms...... Outsiders don't know much, but the master of the sect knows it clearly.
Only Shen Jue was the only one, and he chattered about how much grievances he had reported for Shen Rui. His own clan brother is really not a shrewd person, even if he doesn't use Sun's dowry, the fourth room also has ancestral property and the public property added by Sun's later, but his life is getting worse and worse, it seems that there should be a lady in charge.
The eldest master of the sect had sincerity on his face: "Chaoyuan, it's really rare to see you." Zongfang and Sifang have always had the best relationship, you and I have been brothers for most of my life, are you really confused because of the second brother, even my old brother is to blame? β
When Shen Juren heard this, he couldn't help but think of the old things and sighed. The four rooms are thin, and the family business has been ruined, if it weren't for the Zongfang to take care of it, it would not be possible to live again, and even the Sun family was the master of the Zongfang to marry into the door.
In the hearts of Shen Juren, he also respected the patriarch as his father, and regarded the two clan brothers in the clan room as siblings, and the more he was so calculated, the more annoyed Fang Fang became. But Shen Jiang is not having a good time now, not only did he separate his family, but his old wife was also sent to the family temple, and he has not been picked up yet.
Thinking about this, the fire in Shen Juren's heart also dispersed a lot. In any case, the patriarch and the eldest master of the clan did not protect Shen Jiang in this matter, but instead made decisions for him and took this situation themselves.
Seeing that Shen Juren's expression was relaxed, but his gaze was still not good when he looked at He Nansheng, the eldest master of the sect gave He Nansheng a look.
He Nansheng got up and said: "The two brothers sit down for a while, and the younger brother will urge the banquet to be seen", then he arched his hand to the two and pushed the door out.
"Hmph, our brother eats wine, why did the eldest brother call him over?" Shen Juren complained.
"It is better to settle the grievances than to settle them, there is news in the capital, the boss of the He family will expire next year, and most of them will be promoted. It's okay if you go to other ministries, but if you go to the ministry, Chaoyuan won't be afraid? The eldest master of the sect said solemnly.
Shen Juren said disdainfully: "What about being promoted to the ministry?" I don't seek an official, I only become a gentleman of the peace, can he still control me? β
The eldest master of the sect hated iron and said: "You are comfortable, so you are not afraid of delaying Brother Jin?" Brother Jin is a good seedling, I heard the teaching in the school say that Brother Jin is coming, and if it is almost smooth next year, he will go to the capital the year after tomorrow. β
The eldest master of the sect said solemnly, and Shen Juren's heart also mentioned it, frowning and saying: "It's not enough for the He family to embezzle other people's industries, do you still want to cut off people's futures?" β
The eldest master of the sect sighed and said, "If the two families continue like this, I am afraid that there will really be a day." β
It's not that the master of the sect made it up to be scary, you can think it clearly if you change your position.
If the fourth room of the Shen family insists on not reconciling with the He family, then the most likely thing for the He family in order to avoid future troubles is to act on Shen Jin's future and cut off the hope of the fourth room, so that the fourth room has no power to take revenge. As for the other people who have a relationship with the fourth room, whether it is Shen Li or the fifth room, who will stand up for Shen Jin? As for Shen Rui, he hasn't even passed the boy's test, and he doesn't know what his qualifications are, but he won't be in the eyes of the He family for a while.
Shen Rui's apprenticeship with Wang Shouren was known to the He family because of Mrs. He, but the eldest master of the sect did not know the way, so he would think so.
"How dare they? The clan is watching? Shen Juren's eyes were filled with fear, and he was still stiff-mouthed.
"Who harms people blatantly? As long as they can't catch the evidence, the He family can deny it. There is a reason to be a thief for a thousand days, where is there a thousand days to prevent thieves? The eldest master of the sect sighed and said: "Your family is just a door, and if you directly encounter the He family's house, it is like a chicken touching a stone."
Shen Juren was indignant in his heart, but he had seen the warmth and coldness of people in his early years, and knew that what the eldest master of the sect said was not a lie, so he said with a panicked face: "Big brother, then what should I do?" Could it be that such a big loss will be eaten in vain, and you still have to pay a smile to the He family? If you lose that kind of bag, it will also be the face of the Shen family......"
The eldest master of the sect said: "Naturally, you can't suffer in vain, you are the Shen family, can the sect still look at it?" I have already mentioned to He Er that even if it cannot be returned to the weaving mill, it is necessary to make up for the loss of part of the fourth room."
When Shen Juren heard this, he couldn't help but be surprised: "Is he willing?" When Big Brother Fang didn't come, although he was a lot of verbose, he just said that he was innocent."
When the eldest master of the sect said this, his throat rang out, he ate half a cup of tea, and said slowly: "If you don't want to, you have to be willing, the He family can't cover the sky with one hand and give him a ladder, if he refuses to take a step back, the Shen family is not vegetarian."
Shen Juren's eyes showed excitement: "Big brother, then he really responded?" β
The eldest master of the sect nodded, and he was helpless in his heart, he didn't mean to scare him, but he actually knew that Shen Juren's temper was a temper that was soft when it was hard, and the softer it was, the harder it was