Chapter 151: A New Partner
When Liu Renyu and Liu Wuguo heard this baritone, and then thought of the demeanor of this person's speech, they knew that this must be the master of the Du family, so these two generals stood up, faced the direction from which the voice came, and waited quietly, waiting for Master Du.
After a while, there was a middle-aged man with a length of 6 feet, a thin body, a fair complexion, a mustache, a blue juan cloth jacket, square-toed shoes, and a winter felt hat, with a smile on his face, and a small step, and walked straight towards the two generals of the Liu family.
When the master of the Du family walked into the living room, Liu Renyu took the time to look at the appearance of the old man Du, and when he looked at it, he felt that this eyebrow and this face seemed to have been seen somewhere! He searched in his memory for a while, and then he remembered that Du Ruonan, the fourth lady of the Du family, was really similar to this Master Du.
"This Master Du is so handsome, no wonder Du Ruonan is so beautiful! If I get married in the future, I must let Yuyun give birth to a son, otherwise if I give birth to a daughter like me, it will be over. Liu Renyu sighed in his heart that Du Ruonan was like his father, and at the same time planned his offspring.
At this time, Master Du had already walked to the side of the two generals, and then he looked at Liu Renyu and Liu Wuguo for a while, then his eyes stayed on Liu Renyu, and then he asked: "Dare to ask if you are Liu Renyu Liu?" ”
"I am, dare to ask if you are the Du family's master Du?" Liu Renyu responded, and then asked rhetorically.
"The old man is exactly. Lord Liu, the old man's daughter Ruonan often mentioned you to me, and the little girl said that you went on the horse to govern the army, and got off the horse to govern the people, you are a great young hero, and you can see it today, it is really extraordinary. Master Du chuckled and praised Liu Renyu.
"Where, where, you've won the prize, you've won the prize." Liu Renyu hurriedly said modestly and politely.
Besides, Master Du did finish Liu Renyu's identity, so he suddenly bent his knees and made a gesture to worship.
How could Liu Renyu accept Master Du's gift, he hurriedly held Master Du with both hands, and chuckled: "Master Du, what are you doing?" ”
"Lord Liu, Shinong Industry and Commerce, we businessmen lick the last of the four people, how can we not worship when we see your officials!" Master Du smiled and replied in a hurry.
"Don't, Master Du, when the great grandfather was in power at the beginning of the country, you said that this was reasonable. But when is it now, who cares about this, you don't want to do it again, we are partners in the business field, and you are doing this, but it is too angry. Liu Renyu persuaded with good words.
When Master Du heard Liu Renyu's words, his eyes flickered, and then he smiled slightly, and replied: "Since Lord Liu said so, then the old man is better than obeying his fate." ”
After Master Du finished speaking, he faced Liu Wuguo and asked with a smile: "Dare to ask what this adult is called?" ”
"Oh, Master Du, this is General Liu Wuguo, the assistant guerrilla guerrilla of the Yulin Army Formation, and he came here with me today to discuss some business matters."
Liu Wuguo was inconvenient to introduce himself, so Liu Renyu introduced it on his behalf.
Master Du quietly listened to Liu Renyu's introduction, first said something like 'look up for a long time', and then he made a gesture to worship, how could Liu Wuguo let Master Du bow down, so he also hurriedly held Master Du with both hands, and brought out Liu Renyu's rhetoric again.
After hearing this, Master Du dispelled the idea of meeting Liu Wuguo.
Then Master Du looked at the seats where the two generals of the Liu family were sitting, and said: "You two have exempted the old man from seeing the courtesy, this old man is very grateful, but after all, you two are officials, please take a seat." ”
After Master Liu finished speaking, he pointed to the two Taishi chairs facing the entrance of the living room, and motioned for the two generals of the Liu family to sit on these two chairs.
I'm rubbing, are you annoying, how can you be more particular than the people in the officialdom.
Liu Renyu secretly felt in his heart that Master Du was really talking about etiquette to the point of madness, but on his face, he refused gently: "Master Du, this is your house, you are the master, we are guests, how can there be a reason for guests to sit on the seat at the master's house, you said that we are officers, this is true, but we are wearing regular clothes, so please feel free." ”
Master Du listened to Liu Renyu's words, first was silent for a while, and then looked at Liu Wuguo.
Liu Wuguo saw Master Du staring at him stunned, so he hurriedly said, "My thoughts are the same as Renyu's. ”
After listening to Liu Wuguo's words, Master Du smiled and said to the two generals of the Liu family: "Thanks to the love of the two officials, the old man sat down bravely." ”
"Hey, hey, what did Master Du say, you just have to sit with confidence, and you don't call me an official anymore, you can call me Renyu."
"Master Du, you can call me Wuguo."
"Then how dare you call you two like that!" Old Man Du sat down on the chair calmly, but he still said politely.
Liu Renyu was about to go crazy when he saw Master Du Luoli, but he still said very politely: "Master Du, we are all younger than you, and you should call us by name." ”
"Hey, hey, no, no, the old man is a grass man after all, how can there be a reason for the grass people to call the official by name, the old man just call you the two official titles, and please ask the two adults to follow the old man, okay?" Master Du pleaded earnestly.
"In that case, let's do what you want, Master Du." The two generals of the Liu family saw that Master Du was resolute, so they had no choice but to agree.
Seeing that the two generals of the Liu family agreed, Master Du opened his mouth again: "Lord Liu, dare to ask you to come to my Du family today, why did you come here?" ”
"Oh, here's the thing. My brother-in-law Liu Wuguo thinks that the glass mirror and the four-wheeled carriage will definitely sell well, so I hope to be able to sell these goods in Yulin, but I said that our two families have a contract before, and the glass mirror and the four-wheeled carriage are monopolized by your Du family, so General Liu needs to obtain the consent of your Du family if he wants to join the family. Liu Renyu explained.
"That's right, I hope that Master Du will think about it, if you can agree, at least in Yulin in the future, your Du family's business will be my Lao Liu's business." Liu Wuguo added.
"The old man thinks that the market in Daming is very large, and my Du family is not bad at Yulin, so Yulin, our Du family will no longer sell glass mirrors and four-wheeled carriages, and the goods left there will be given to General Wuguo at the purchase price, okay?"
Liu Wuguo originally just expected to be able to share the Yulin market with the Du family, but he didn't expect Master Du to be so arrogant, so he directly gave up the market in Yulin, of course, he was very excited and said to Master Du: "I don't want Master Du to be so generous, Liu admires!" didn't say it, there will be a place for Liu in the future, just ask. ”
"Haha, General Wu Guo is polite, we do business, what we pay attention to is to make money with harmony, and it is always good for everyone to make a fortune together."
Master Du said this, but he muttered in his heart: "If you don't agree to you, you find some green-skinned scoundrels and go to my shop to make trouble in three days, do I want to do business, rather than this, it is better to give you the market in Yulin directly, so that I can also do personal favors." ”
"In this way, I really want to thank you, Master Du." Liu Renyu also thanked him again and again.
"It's nothing, you Lord Liu don't take the appointment made by our two families as a butt paper, and if something happens, you still come to talk to our Du family, at this point, the old man is really impressed." Master Du listened to Liu Renyu's words of thanks, and replied with such a sentence.
"If you say that, have you ever met an untrustworthy official in the past?" Liu Renyu wondered.
"Let's not mention the past, let's focus on the current thing, what do you think, Lord Liu?" Master Du listened to Liu Renyu's question but did not answer, he diverted the topic and asked everyone to care about the present.
"Yes, yes, that's what you said. Oh, by the way, Master Du, dare to ask us how about the sales of this glass mirror and the four-wheeled carriage? Is it still good to sell? ”
"Well, this one!" Master Du groaned.
When Liu Renyu saw Master Du like this, he thought that his goods were not easy to sell, so he was inevitably a little depressed.
However, what Master Du said next made Liu Renyu smile.
"Of course, it sells very well, among these Taixi goods produced in your Jingbian Fort, because your carriage is too expensive, so there are fewer people who buy it, but your glass mirror is really easy to sell. The small jasper, everyone is beautiful, the officials and nobles, there are many people who buy it, and it is simply in short supply. Master Du continued with a smile.
"Really!? That's good, that's good. Oh, by the way, Master Du, let me tell you, I still have a number of new products in the pipeline, I believe that if these new products can come out, they should be as good as glass mirrors and four-wheeled carriages. ”
"Dare to ask Lord Liu, what are you talking about?" Master Du was puzzled.
Generally speaking, the neckline and cuffs of our clothes are easy to stain, and it is difficult to wash them with ordinary washing methods, but they can be easily washed with soap; In addition to this, I also plan to build a glass greenhouse and grow out-of-season vegetables on a large scale.
For example, I will give you an example of this out-of-season vegetable, such as cucumbers, which are usually available in June and July, but can be eaten in winter with a glass greenhouse. There is another one, the research and development institutions under my hands have successfully developed cement, with cement, you can change the architectural style of the entire Ming Dynasty, what does this cement house look like, when you arrive at Jingbian Fort, I will take you to see.
By the way, Master Du, Miss Ruonan told me earlier that your Du family wants to move to Jingbian Fort, I don't know if you are still willing to go? ”
Liu Renyu's words contained a lot of information, and Master Du replied with a smile one by one: "Lord Liu, the glass mirrors and four-wheeled carriages you sold to my Du family before are not ordinary products, I think that soap, out-of-season vegetables, and cement must also be good things, and I have confidence in your goods."
Now Yansui Fengyan is everywhere, everywhere is not safe, our Du family has a big business, and we always want to find a stable and peaceful place to live, otherwise our Du family's gold and silver goods are just wedding clothes for thieves. I heard that you broke tens of thousands of thieves with a few hundred tigers this time, and the old man has seen the strength of your Jingbian Fort army. In addition, I have also heard that the Jingbian Fort under your rule is a military and civilian unity, impregnable, and no thieves have ever committed.
On the other hand, in the big city of Yan'an, since the thieves started in the seventh year of the Apocalypse, there has been no smoke, and Yan'an is not safe! That's why our Du family decided to move the family to Jingbian Fort, and I hope you can take it in. ”
"Master Du, the matter of your Du family's relocation to my Jingbian Fort has been decided a long time ago, there is no problem with this, please let me know when you want to move, and I will send troops to escort your Du family."
"Thank you to Lord Liu." Master Du smiled slightly and said gratefully.
"It's nothing, our Du and Liu families cooperate seamlessly, it's just a trivial matter." Liu Renyu waved his hand and said with a chuckle.
"Let's finish talking about business, let's drink tea, and when we finish drinking tea, you two distinguished guests will stay for a wine and dinner, okay?" Master Du invited while sipping tea.
"No, no, Master Du, we still have military affairs to take care of, so let's leave it at that, when you get to Jingbian Fort in the future, you will be empty, let's have a good time?" Liu Renyu is not very familiar with Master Du, so he wants to slip away after finishing business.
Liu Renyu was leaving, and Liu Wuguo had no reason to stay, so he also said goodbye and left.
Master Du kept his words for a while, but the two generals of the Liu family still insisted on leaving, so Master Du had to take the housekeeper Du Sanye to send the two generals of the Liu family to the gate.
The two generals of the Liu family worshiped Master Beidu, and then galloped away with a group of personal guards and horses.
When the two generals of the Liu family walked away, Master Du turned his head and asked Du Aitian: "This Lord Liu, what do you think?" ”
"He has made such a great contribution but is not arrogant or impatient, he treats people very decently, he is not as vulgar and uncivilized as ordinary generals, he is greedy, and he seems to be very trustworthy at the moment, I think he is a person who does great things. I don't know what you think, big brother? Du Aitian pondered the words and gave his own answer.
"Well, you're right. I also think so, in this world, only by relying on martial arts can we protect ourselves, and God blesses our Du family, and actually sent such a military attache who talks about rules and reason, so that our Du family can be protected by this person. ”
"Big brother, we are in business, if one day Lord Liu changes his mind and wants to kill the fat sheep of our Du family, how will we deal with it?" Du Aitian said worriedly.
"This matter is not difficult, my family has a little girl, twenty-eight years old, and her face is not bad, so I will marry him, when the time comes, our two families will be in-laws, are you still afraid that he will kill the fat sheep of our Du family?" Master Du stroked his beard and smiled.
"Big brother, I heard Ruonan say that Lord Liu and Vice General Sun have feelings for each other, and they have reached the point of talking about marriage.
"If you are small, this family business can be done, and the best result is that Ruonan and Miss Sun are equal wives. When the time comes, the little girl of the Sun family is not as good as my daughter, and it is not our family who is in charge. ”
"If Lord Liu refuses, then how can our Du family deal with themselves?"
"No, Lord Liu is a smart man, he knows the severity."
"Big brother, if Lord Liu categorically refuses to form a family with our Du family, what can I do?"
When Master Du heard this, he was silent for a long time, and then said quietly: "First of all, I will take refuge in Lord Liu, if he really refuses to marry our Du family, and the scourge of thieves cannot be quelled, then we will go away to a stable place." It's a big deal to go to Jiangnan to buy more land and property, and it is good to be a farming family. ”
"Big brother, this is no way out, it's better to live than anything else. Oh, by the way, big brother, you don't have a son under your knees, only Ruonan is left with a little daughter, how do you think our Du family business should be inherited? ”
"Why are you so concerned?" When Master Du saw his third brother talking like this, his eyes were cold, his face was cold, and he asked in a vicious voice.
"Hehe, big brother, don't be careful, I'm not thinking about you and our Du family!"
"Hmph, for me, for the Du family!? I don't think so, you have so many sons, you will have no ideas! Third brother, remember, I'm not dead yet, I can still call the shots about the Du family, who will take over the Du family doesn't have to worry about you, you just do what you have to do, understand? Master Du continued to say with a cold face.
"I know, I know, I can't say it. Oh, by the way, big brother, you said that we are willing to marry Ruonan to Lord Liu, but I don't know if Ruonan is willing to do it himself? ”
"Whether you want to or not, you can't help her! The order of the parents, the words of the matchmaker, this is not in vain. Master Du sighed.