Zhao Qi didn't even go in to inform Zhao Chengwen, so he directly invited Su Ziheng and his party into the mansion. waited until he was outside the hall, and then he reported loudly at the door: "Master, my uncle is here!" ”

Zhao Qi's voice attracted several people sitting in the hall. Immediately, a middle-aged man's face changed, "Brother Chengwen, what does this mean?" ”

Zhao Chengwen's old face turned red, he glared at Zhao Qi viciously, turned his gaze to the middle-aged man, and said embarrassedly: "Brother Zheng, don't misunderstand, the old man doesn't know how he came to the door today." Speaking of coming from Xining, I haven't seen him for several months, Xu has just arrived in Jiangning, and I may not be able to pay a visit. ”

Ding He showed a slight anger on his face, and said coldly: "Since Brother Chengwen intends to find another husband for Wan'er's niece, how can he not withdraw from the original marriage first?" led to such an embarrassing thing, how can the child be embarrassed? If Brother Chengwen doesn't give Ding an explanation today, then the cooperation between you and me will be over. ”

Without waiting for Zhao Chengwen to speak, Su Ziheng had already pushed the door in, and without looking at Ding Hezheng, he strode forward and saluted Zhao Chengwen: "Little nephew Su Ziheng, I have seen Uncle Zhao." ”

Zhao Chengwen had an embarrassed expression on his face, as if he had been caught by the main owner when he did something bad, he coughed lightly and beckoned, "Nephew, you are here." ”

Su Ziheng looked around at the people in the hall, and then thought of what Zhao Qi said just now, he already had a little clarity in his heart, and said with a smile: "Uncle, is it a coincidence that the little nephew came today?" ”

Zhao Chengwen laughed dryly, "How come, the virtuous nephew can come, the old man is very happy, it just so happens that the old man has something to find the virtuous nephew, you came just in time." ”

Su Ziheng nodded and said, "Uncle, dare to ask if Xia Wan'er is in the mansion?" The last time I said goodbye from Yuzhou, I haven't seen Miss Wan'er for several months, I wonder if she is okay? ”

Zhao Chengwen said: "Wan'er is still in good health, but she is quite unhappy with you." Last time he was in Yuzhou, why didn't the virtuous nephew go back to Jiangning with Wan'er? ”

Su Ziheng sighed and said: "So that my uncle knows that last time in Yuzhou, my little nephew refused to come with Miss Wan'er, and I really couldn't leave." At that time, there were nearly 1,000 people in Sujiazhuang following the little nephew, how could I abandon them and leave alone? ”

Zhao Chengwen was silent for a moment and asked, "Then where are you staying now?" Have you ever settled down? ”

Su Ziheng arched his hand and said: "Back to my uncle's words, the little nephew and his party have successfully arrived in Donghai County, and they have all been settled, and they have seen Uncle Chengming." This time it was Uncle Chengming who told the little nephew where he would stay, so that the little nephew could come to visit. ”

Zhao Chengwen heard him mention his younger brother, so he asked out loud: "Chengming, he's okay, why didn't he come with you this time?" ”

Su Ziheng smiled bitterly: "Originally, my uncle planned to come to Jiangning with my little nephew for the New Year, but when I was leaving, my uncle changed his mind and didn't come with my little nephew. ”

Thinking that Zhao Chengming learned about the existence of such a thing as "cement", he looked obsessed and unable to extricate himself, Su Ziheng was quite speechless.

However, he can also understand that for a waiter in the Ministry of Works, who is proficient in construction, cement is simply a big killer.

Zhao Chengwen slapped the table and said angrily: "Why is the second child so ignorant? I don't know how to go back to my hometown for the New Year, so why do you stay there? A powerless and powerless magistrate of the East China Sea, if I want to say that I have given up a long time ago. ”

Su Ziheng said embarrassedly: "Uncle, uncle, he has completed the handover with the princess of Donghai County, and he is no longer the magistrate of Donghai County at this moment." ”

"What?" Zhao Chengwen even blew his beard and glared: "He has already stepped down and hasn't come back, what is he doing?" ”

Su Ziheng replied: "Uncle and little nephew made a bet, before there is no result, they may not leave Donghai County." ”

Zhao Chengwen glanced at Su Ziheng deeply, and just heard him talk about the bet, obviously remembering the bet he made with Chen Wenxuan on the day of the gift of the levy in Xining.

Don't look at Su Ziheng's young age, but his mind is extremely cautious, and he is also very old in doing things, and he never does things that he is not sure of. Since he proposed to make a bet with the second child, and the second child did not even come back for the New Year after promising him a long time ago, it is obvious that he has fallen into Su Ziheng's trap.

Zhao Chengwen snorted coldly: "The virtuous nephew is really calculating, what kind of bet did you make with my second child?" ”

Su Ziheng said with a smile: "It's nothing, it's just that the little nephew said that he is sure to build a new mansion in Donghai County covering an area of more than 50 acres and built of bricks and stones within three months." My uncle didn't believe it and said it would take at least six months, so we made a bet. If the younger nephew completes the construction of the government office as scheduled within three months, then the uncle will stay behind to help preside over the construction of Donghai County. ”

Zhao Chengwen was stunned, he didn't understand construction engineering, but he knew that his second brother was very proficient in these, since he said that it would take six months, it should not be possible to complete it in three months. It's just that this kid is willing to bet on it......

At this time, Ding Hezheng, who had been sitting and listening for a while, suddenly laughed loudly and said: "It's really a big cow, a small Donghai County, I'm afraid there are less than 500 households, right?" Even the population of a town below our Jiangning Mansion is not as good, and it dares to claim to build a government office with 50 acres of land. Do you know how big the government office of our Jiangning Mansion is? It was only less than 30 acres of land, and it was still a brick and wood structure, and it took more than five months to build, and the superintendent Wang who presided over the construction at that time had already said that it was the fastest. How can you complete your fifty acres of land in three months? ”

Su Ziheng turned his head at this time, glanced at Ding Hezheng, and asked, "I don't know if Your Excellency is ......?" ”

Ding Hezheng said proudly: "The old man Ding Hezheng is the manager of the Ding family firm in Jiangning Mansion. Our Ding's firm is one of the three major weaving mills in Jiangning, and it is also a supplier of Jiangning Weaving Bureau, and it is even expected to become a royal merchant of textiles this year. ”

Su Ziheng was stunned, but he didn't expect that this guy in front of him was not small. You must know that the textile industry is a major tax collector in Jiangning Prefecture, which can be said to support half of Jiangning's commerce. At the beginning, Zhao Chengwen said that he would transfer Zhao's firm back to Jiangning, so he intended to engage in the textile industry instead. In this way, it is not surprising that Ding Hezheng can appear in the Zhao Mansion.

Su Ziheng smiled, "It turned out to be Steward Ding, I don't know if Steward Ding is here, what is the so-called matter?" ”

Before the old man ...... finished speaking, Ding Hezheng probably remembered that he had brought Xiao'er to dig the corner of the kid at this time, and this kind of shameless thing was naturally not good to mention in front of the main master. At that moment, he flicked his sleeves and said coldly: "What is the old man doing here, why do you want to tell you?" ”

Su Ziheng looked at him with a smile, "No matter what the purpose of Steward Ding's coming here, I advise you to give up your plans." ”

He set his eyes on the young man beside Ding Hezheng, and said meaningfully: "Toads, don't want to eat swan meat." ”