In late June of the third year of Wanli, when Guo Yi and Xu Ling'er arrived in Ryukyu, Zhu Hui and Wu Xiang accompanied Tang Jing and his wife to Shanhaiguan, they said goodbye to Nurhachi, traveled south to Tianjin Wei, went down from the canal to Yangzhou, and found an inn to live in. [No pop-ups. 】

In order to save money, Zhu Hui bought a drawer of steamed buns, asked the store for a pot of boiling water, and everyone chatted while eating, at this time, Wu Xiang proposed to go back to Nanjing, Mrs. He also wanted to find her daughter back, and Tang Jing was afraid of being arrested by the government and resolutely did not want to go.

Zhu Hui understood the eldest brother's thoughts, so he said: "Uncle, aunt, all the way, I have only walked half the way to Fuzhou, but it has taken almost ...... to entangle."

Hearing him mention the money, Tang Jing didn't want to listen, and even squeezed out a few tears, maybe the bun was too unpalatable, he ran to the side and opened the package, found out the R gan that Nurhachi gave them, and chewed on the bun......

Wu Xiang grabbed R and persuaded: "Big official, don't cry, think about it at the beginning, if this son is in Nanjing, see which turtle bastard, dare to move one of our fingers?" This, this, and this all blame Yang Gongzi, and let Ben Gongzi teach him poetry and songs, and accompany him to the capital to stink the ......"

Listening to the eldest brother blowing the cowhide again, Zhu Hui glared at him fiercely, Mrs. He looked at them like this, very sad, and wiped her tears, but no one could understand the pain in her heart......

Wu Xiang was not embarrassed, put the last piece of R stem in his mouth, puffed out his cheeks and said: "We don't dare to blow anything else, when I left Nanjing, I felt that my left eye did not jump and my right eye jumped, and I suspected that something might happen, so I asked my eldest brother Shen Qi to help Tang Daguan more; What's more, Tang Daguan once interceded with him in front of Master Hai and rescued him, and now that the Tang family has such a big deal, I firmly believe that Shen Qi can't help with the big help, and the little favor will definitely help, or let's bet, I think that Tang Qiong and Tang Yao sisters are in the Shen Mansion, believe it or not? ”

Mrs. Ho wiped tears from her face and nodded silently, hoping that his guess was correct. At this time, Tang Jing glanced at him, took out a thousand-year-old mountain ginseng, shook it in front of his eyes, and asked, "Wu Gongzi, can you see how many taels of silver this can be worth?" ”

Wu Xiang pursed his lips and said in his heart, this is a gift from Nurhachi to all of us, no matter how much it is worth, it should be divided equally among the four of you, you protect it so tightly all day long, as if you belong to you alone, since you ask me, then say more.

"Oh, this is a fairy thing! How can it be measured in silver? Official, just look at these ginseng in the bag, and I can buy back your old palace. Wu Xiang shook his head and replied.

Tang Jing's eyes widened suddenly, pretending to be very surprised, and asked, "Really?" Wu Gongzi, then we have to find a good buyer, but we can't let people cheat. ”

So, Wu Xiang replied with a smile: "Of course." At that time, the big official and the shopkeeper Chen owned two money houses, opened a silk weaving workshop, the city shipping department issued more than a dozen merchant ship quotation tickets, and the moon sky elder helped you do Oriental trading, which was simply rich and rivaled the country, talking and laughing with Confucianism, and there was no white ding, and everyone in the north and south of the river knew that no one knew it, so could Tang Daguan not find such a buyer? ”

Tang Jing's face was flushed when he heard this, and he was speechless for a while, at this time, Zhu Hui couldn't listen anymore, and hurriedly replied: "You are just talking nonsense, how can a few ginseng trees be worth so much silver?" ”

"Brother-in-law, don't believe it! Look at this thousand-year-old immortal ginseng, I'm afraid only the Jade Emperor deserves to enjoy it, since the opening of the world, maybe even Grandpa Peng has never tasted it, if it weren't for the Nurhachi brothers, who risked their lives and picked it from the cliff, how could they be seen in the world? It's a pity, Longqing Lao'er has already been martyred, if he lives two more years and encounters such a fairy thing, hehe......" Speaking of this, Wu Xiang let out a strange laugh, and said in a low voice: "Let the emperor Lao'er be the ten daughters at night, and nothing will happen, and it is possible to live as a thousand-year-old turtle, hehe......"

Mrs. He's face turned red when she heard this, and she hurriedly twisted her head to the side, while Tang Jing nodded thoughtfully, and seemed to agree with Wu Xiang's statement, and couldn't help but sigh: "Yes, Xinjun is a teenage doll, where does he know this?" Alas, it's a pity for these thousand-year-old mountain ginseng. ”

Finding that they were becoming more and more unscored, Zhu Hui persuaded: "Don't talk about these useless first, since you have arrived in Yangzhou, there is no reason not to return to Nanjing, as early as when I was in the capital, I have heard that after my uncle was raided, someone burned down Cuihualou and saved his two sisters, I believe they should be in Shen Mansion." ”

Hearing this, Mrs. He couldn't hold back anymore and shouted "God bless"! He cried bitterly.

At this moment, Wu Xiang was still unrelentingly preaching: "I think it's still Tang Daguan who knows the goods, we really have to find a good buyer quickly, Tang Daguan, don't you say?" ”

Zhu Hui replied disdainfully: "If you want to change someone else's house with a few mountain ginseng, you really think about good things." ”

Wu Xiang secretly scolded Tang Jing in his heart: You, a guy who takes advantage of people's danger, have been a turtle for a few years, and used the money left by Xu Kun in your house......

Recalling these past events, Wu Xiang suddenly had an idea, pouting and saying: "I said brother-in-law, don't believe it, it depends on who you sell it to." ”

Mrs. He still cried non-stop, how could Zhu Hui have the leisure to quarrel with him, it was not appropriate to beat him up, no matter what, he was Wu Lian's brother, and he was rescued by him when he was in distress in the capital, so he ignored him.

After being silent for a moment, Tang Jing asked depressedly: "Wu Gongzi, then you can tell me, who should this mountain ginseng be sold to?" ”

Wu Xiang smiled and replied, "Then do you need to talk about it?" Since he said that he could buy your old palace, he naturally had to ask the current owner of the palace, Tang Daguan, did you say it? ”

Xinguo Gong, Xiangwu Dongou King Tang He, is the only one who can be preserved among the heroes who followed Taizu to fight the world, left this palace to the descendants of the Tang family in Jinling City, one hundred and sixty years have passed, Tang Jing, the descendant of Tang Jing, mortgaged the palace to Xingji Qianzhuang, and later sold it to Wu Xuezheng, the Jiangnan scholar, at this time, Tang Jing understood what he meant, Wu Xiang wanted to let himself borrow money.

For Tang Jing, it's not that he can't open his mouth, but he knows that after opening his mouth, he can't borrow a few dollars, so he can't help but feel a little desolate in his heart, and hurriedly retorted: "Wu Gongzi, Wu Gongzi!" Do you still have the face to say? Back then, when I bought your house, you promised Lord Wu a commission of 100,000 taels of silver, but how much did you give to others? Later, Lord Wu chased me to me, and looking at your poor appearance at that time, I helped you pay back 40,000 taels of silver. ”

Wu Xiang didn't feel ashamed, and replied with a smile: "Yes, at that time, it was the cost of tens of thousands of taels of silver at every turn, and now you have to calculate when you eat steamed buns. ”

"Alas!" Tang Jing sighed, hurriedly lowered his head, and played with those old mountain ginseng.

"How? Tang Daguanren. Wu Xiang said, snatched an old mountain ginseng, and sighed: "Look at this immortal thing, it doesn't need to be on the queen's mother, it's a pity!" Alas, it's a pity that Longqing Lao'er doesn't have this blessing, but, Tang Daguan, if you sell these old ginseng to Lord Wu, I dare to guarantee that this fairy ginseng will turn into rain and dew, and it will have to fall on the queen's mother......"

Zhu Hui finally couldn't bear it anymore, quickly covered his mouth with his hand, and said angrily: "You are really going to die!" ”

In the two years that he was sent to the army, Tang Jing had been staying in the deep mountains and old forests, and he didn't understand what this meant, so he asked ignorantly: "Wu Gongzi, what kind of dumb riddle are you playing?" Tell me what to say. ”

Just as Wu Xiang opened his mouth, he suddenly heard Zhu Hui say: "Don't talk nonsense anymore, now, we are all guilty bodies, talking about these rebellious and false words, if someone hears and sues the government, I'm afraid we will all have to make a decision." ”

After listening to Zhu Hui's words, Tang Jing suddenly became interested, chased after Wu Xiang and asked, "What kind of allusion is this?" You've got to make it clear to me, or I'll denounce you. ”

So, Wu Xiang leaned in his ear and whispered: "Daguan, brother, I went to Beijing with Yang Gongzi, but it was really not in vain, Wu Xuezheng has been in the Jiangnan Gongyuan for many years, and he has long been interested in going to Beijing for activities and activities, like his qualifications, if it weren't for Hai Rui's pressure, he would have made a waiter, Shangshu or something, you sell these old ginseng to him, I dare to guarantee that he can pay a lot of money." ”

"That makes sense!" Tang Jing nodded while listening, but he still couldn't understand it, and then asked, "Could it be that the queen has a crush on Wu Xuezheng?" ”

Wu Xiang almost tilted his nose and replied: "Now, Zhang Juzheng, a scholar of the first assistant university in the cabinet, has become the teacher of the little emperor, and he enters and exits the palace like no one, hehe, I heard that this Lord Zhang's hobbies are similar to those of Longqing Lao'er, you can think about the rest, I didn't say anything!" ”

After hearing this, Tang Jing slapped his head and asked seriously: "I said good brother, let's be serious, if we sell it to Wu Xuezheng, how much silver do we have to ask?" ”

Wu Xiang immediately stretched out a slap and nodded towards Tang Jing.

"Fifty thousand taels!" Tang Jing asked in surprise.

"Fifty thousand taels, let him dream!" Wu Xiang replied disdainfully.

Zhu Hui felt that they were too much, and asked angrily, "How much do you want?" ”

Wu Xiang, who looked serious, replied: "500,000 taels, only more, not less!" ”

"Are you crazy about money?" Zhu Hui asked in surprise.

Wu Xiang no longer paid attention to Zhu Hui, patted Tang Jing's shoulder and said: "After we return to Nanjing, you take a ginseng by yourself and quietly go to Wu Xuezheng, the asking price is 50,000 taels, you must not let go, you don't have to worry about the rest of the matter, but if you get the silver, you just don't run away by yourself." ”

"Could it be that Wu Gongzi can still influence Scholar Zhang? Can you help Wu Xuezheng get a book? Tang Jing asked puzzled.

"If you say don't care about it, you don't care about it, okay!" Wu Xiang was quite impatient, and replied reservedly: "This son is brilliant and graceful, how can he be a fool in the capital?" It's not bragging, if it weren't for saving my good brother-in-law, we would have entered the Hanlin Academy, how would we have ended up where we are today? ”

"In that case, I'll go with a shy old face, and I'll leave the rest to you, Wu Gongzi."

"Good! You Tang Daguan has seen the world, then let's put the villain first and then the gentleman, and talk about the ugliness ahead, our twelve old ginseng trees, sell ten to Wu Xuezheng, ask for 500,000 taels, and leave two for Lao Pang, then, these 500,000 taels of silver, 400,000 taels are to be spent, and the remaining 100,000 taels, how about the four of us divide it equally? ”

After listening to the conversation between the two of them, Zhu Hui waved his hand and replied, "You can divide it, I don't want it." ”

"Brother-in-law, I'll keep it for you first." Wu Xiang was unceremonious.

Tang Jing knew in his heart that no matter how he sold these ten old mountain ginseng, he couldn't sell them for 10,000 taels of silver, knowing that his idea was enough to damage, and there was nothing he could do at the moment, not to mention, if he could really help Wu Xuezheng get a book, even if he didn't spend the silver in vain, he patted Wu Xiang on the shoulder and said: "Good brother, everything is subject to your arrangement." ”

Wu Xiang had something on his mind, and wanted to make more money, so he said with a smile: "Please don't be polite, this time I go back to Nanjing, I want to do the happy event, although the big officials are guilty, it's not good to show up, just add some boxes to my brother, hehe." ”

At that time, after the fall of Cai Dezhong, the governor of Yingtian, the Shen family immediately divorced Wu Xiang, or Tang Jing came forward and went to the Shen Mansion to help him continue the frontier, at that time, Mrs. Shen misunderstood that Tang Jing came to ask for marriage, and Tang Jing knew that everyone was beautiful Shen Yueying, it was really a peerless style, sinking fish and geese, shy flowers and closed the moon, outstanding demeanor, and the city and the country, if it wasn't for Zhu Hui to stop it in time, he was ready to go down the donkey......

Now that Miss Shen is mentioned again, Tang Jing rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "Add boxes to Wu Gongzi, that's a matter of course, I also want to give these tiger skins and leopard skins to the Shen family as a dowry, I don't know what Wu Gongzi wants?" ”

Wu Xiang knew that he must not have held back any good P, so after thinking about it, he didn't suffer a loss anyway, so he replied: "It was Mrs. Sister-in-law who saved the little Hanzi, and these gifts are all to thank Mrs. Sister-in-law, as long as Mrs. Sister-in-law has no opinion." ”

(End of chapter)