Volume 2 Chapter 88 People are afraid of being famous, and pigs are afraid of being strong
Yang Cong got married, and the capital was really lively for a long time, but the life of the common people was still quite dull in these years.
Yang Cong got what he wanted, married two wives who were like flowers and jade, this little day was quite beautiful, and he also arranged his family's affairs well while the holiday of marriage was not over.
His grandfather Yang Rong can't stay in the capital for a long time, because there is still a big business at home, the old lady of the Zhang family Zhang Shen is also, and the Zhang family of Hui'an is also a big mess, if no one is at the helm for a long time, it must be chaotic, so the first thing he did was to send a few of his guards to send his grandfather Yang Rong and the old lady Zhang Shen home.
His parents can't stay in the capital all the time, after all, the salt introduction business is mainly in Shanxi, and they can't go over, and more than 60,000 salt introductions are not at ease to anyone.
Therefore, the second thing he did was to send his parents to Shanxi.
Immediately afterwards, he asked Li Twelve to contact the carpenters near the capital, customized three thousand carriages, and asked Li Twelve to take Peng Fu to run around the capital, get acquainted with some squires, prepare for buying grain, and let Hou Zhitan go to Baoding Mansion to find Liu Shouliang for help, and contact the squires over there, and this holiday is almost over.
In the last few days, he didn't go anywhere, basically accompanied Zhang Zhen to chant poems and paint in the study of the inner house to cultivate feelings, and Lu Linger also liked to stick with them, saying that he was learning to learn to paint or something, and the words he wrote were quite beautiful, but the paintings he drew were like ghost paintings, and he often made Yang Cong and Zhang Zhen laugh.
The three of them were enjoying this sweet husband and wife life, and that afternoon, Peng Fu suddenly dragged a slip and said loudly outside the door: "Master, Xu Da, a wealthy family in Fangshan, asks to see you." ”
When Yang Cong heard this, his brows couldn't help frowning, this rich man is actually the elegant name of a local tyrant, and he doesn't like to associate with these squires and tyrants who are not kind to the rich, but because of the purchase of grain, he has to deal with these, which is really annoying.
He put down the brush in his hand, and motioned to Lu Ling'er, who was pretending to learn to paint on his shoulder, to sit next to Zhang Zhen, and then said lightly: "What's the matter, come in and talk about it." ”
When Peng Fu heard this, he walked in with his head down, held up the list in his hand, and said carefully: "This is Xu Da's gift list." ”
When Yang Cong heard this, he took the gift list, glanced at it hurriedly, and suddenly understood it in his heart.
This guy seems to have made a lot of money, and the things on the gift list are worth almost a thousand taels of silver!
There is an old saying that is indeed good, people are afraid of being famous, pigs are afraid of being strong, and the scene of his marriage is too big, and almost the whole capital knows that he is not only the emperor's "brother-in-law", but also the son-in-law of Zhang Yue, the left deputy of the Imperial Palace, and the energy is very large, so there are often some people who don't know him who come to him for help with various relationships.
He generally pushes these things as much as he can, and there is really a relationship that can't be bypassed, so he will help out.
This Xu Da actually found Peng Fu here, which proves that this goods has no relatives and friends in the officialdom in the capital, this kind of person, he didn't have to deal with it, but after thinking about it, he still asked lightly: "Huzi, did you take money from others?" ”
When Peng Fu heard this, he said ashamedly: "Yes, master, he insisted on stuffing a hundred taels of silver for the small one, and the small one was originally unwilling to accept it, but he came to stuff it a few times, and it seemed to be quite pitiful, and he wanted to let the little one be accommodating. ”
This kind of thing is normal in the family of an official eunuch, and if you want to find an official you don't know for help, you will go through the path of cronies in other people's mansions, otherwise you won't even be able to enter the door, let alone find someone to help.
Yang Cong shook his head and sighed: "Huzi, it's not that I want to teach you a lesson, this kind of money, you have to collect less, I am not a six-part scholar, the first assistant of the cabinet, and I can't solve many things." Forget it this time, you can have someone arrange it, and then lead the person to the front yard lobby. ”
He also knew that the temptation of one hundred taels was really a bit big for Peng Fu, and Peng Fu just promised to be introduced to others, and he went to meet others, even if Peng Fu did it for others, although he would not reward Peng Fu with one hundred taels of silver for no reason, but when he saw others, he could let Peng Fu get one hundred taels of silver, and he would not embarrass Peng Fu for such a trivial matter.
As for whether it will help others, it depends on what it is, people can give more than 1,000 taels of gifts, which proves that this matter is definitely not simple, he can help, he can't help, then he has to ask someone to find another way, after all, he only promised to meet people, and did not promise to help.
Peng Fu also knew that Yang Cong didn't want to embarrass him, so he couldn't help but arch his hand excitedly: "Thank you, master, the little one knows, and the little one must pay attention next time." ”
With that, he quickly withdrew and ordered people to prepare.
Yang Cong got up and said sorry to Zhang Zhen and Lu Ling'er, and then walked to the lobby of the front yard.
The area of Yang's mansion is not small, and the rules have been set, and the general family is not allowed to enter the inner house, only cronies like Peng Fu can come in, as for the guests, Yang Cong is generally received in the lobby of the front yard, and only relatives and friends like Lu Bing and Zhang Yue will be accepted into the inner house.
Not long after he sat in the lobby of the front yard, Peng Fu led two middle-aged strong men in, he squinted his eyes and looked at them, both of them have Chinese faces, big thick eyebrows, thick mouths, and more energetic eyes, the body is really strong, there is no big belly, at first glance, it is not the kind of pampered old man, let alone a traitorous villain.
He has only recently begun to study the art of looking at people, and the old oilmen in the officialdom are basically proficient in this way, generally looking at people's appearances, and then chatting with people in the clouds and fog can touch people's temperament.
Xu Jie may have tested his temperament in this way, so he was relieved to boldly associate with himself, as an official in the court, it is indeed very important to know people, so he also studied it specially.
These two people are more loyal and honest at first glance, no wonder Peng Fu is willing to help them, as long as these two people are really as loyal and honest as they look, Yang Cong doesn't mind helping them.
As soon as the two of them entered the door, they respectfully bowed their hands and said, "Villain, Xu Da, Xu Er, see adult." ”
These are still two brothers, no wonder they look a little similar, Yang Cong nodded slightly, and then asked lightly: "What's the matter, say." ”
The reason why he didn't invite people to sit or let people serve them tea was not that he deliberately set up music, because local tyrants are generally unfamous, and they have no status at all.
The two of them did not show any dissatisfaction, and the older one explained: "That's the case, the villain and his brother Xu Er originally had more than 2,000 acres of land handed down by their ancestors, and a few years ago, they were included in the Huangzhuang by Zhao Ling and Zhao Gonggong for no reason, which almost cut off our livelihood, and then the current emperor succeeded to the throne, and this land was returned to us, but this year, Chen Zhong and Chen Gonggong in the palace want to incorporate the small family's land into the Huangzhuang, and the small one can't, so he can only ask for justice everywhere." “
When Yang Cong heard this, his brows couldn't help frowning, Nima, Huangzhuang, this thing is not easy to do!
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