When Cao Hao arrived at Linjiang Tower, although it was not full, there were many guests sitting upstairs and downstairs. Cao Hao is not ostentatious in his dress, but the servants are all from the small ones, and the little two come up to greet him very attentively.

Cao Hao didn't speak, but just signaled to Xiaoman. Xiao Man had already been instructed, handed over a piece of broken silver, and said with a smile: "Please help inform Fifth Master Wei, just say that Gongzi Qu wants to see him!" ”

Xiao Man's voice was not high, but there were still a few tables of guests nearby with sharp ears, and when they heard the words "Wei Wuye", they couldn't help but look over here. Now, the merchants who come and go to Jiangning, who don't know Wei Wuye's tuba.

When the little second heard that it was Qu Gongzi, he didn't collect the cashier's money, but took a few people upstairs with an increasingly respectful attitude, which seemed to have been ordered a long time ago.

The tables downstairs were even more surprised. They are all Zhuhu from Zhejiang, and they came to Jiangning in advance to find out, and they all began to secretly think about the origin of this surname Qu. In the pearl diving and pearl selling industry, only Guangxi has a big family surnamed Qu, I heard that they have changed careers for many years, could it be that they want to turn back from the old business? Everyone was shocked.

In the private room on the second floor, seeing Cao Hao coming in, Wei Xin hurriedly greeted him, and while inviting Cao Hao to sit down, he said, "Son, you can be regarded as showing up!" ”

Cao Hao looked at his anxious appearance, which was completely different from the calm and steady of others, and couldn't help but wonder: "What's the matter, there is something that our Fifth Master Wei can't solve?" ”

Wei Xin smiled: "Childe doesn't know the little one yet, it's just a pretense!" The pearl merchants in the north and south have almost arrived, and they have been around the small ones all day to ask about raising pearls. Where do the little ones know about these? Although I keep pushing it, you will know when the time comes. After all, they are laymen, and if they are allowed to see through it, I am afraid that it will be detrimental to the progress of our Pearl Society. Childe is sympathetic to the small one, so let's transfer two people over there in the bead field! ”

Cao Hao nodded: "Well, that's the truth." There were originally people coming over there, but think about it, these two days should have arrived! ”

Wei Xin was overjoyed, and remembered the matter of [***] Qianzhuang, and now he has dragged them for a long time, and secretly inquired carefully, but there are not enough silver money among the pearl merchants who came. If they are allowed to lend, although they can make some profits, it is also convenient for the Pearl Society.

Cao Hao sat there, tapping on the table with his index finger, thinking about the general procedures about secret bids and guarantees that he knew in his previous life, and gradually had an idea in his heart.

* Jiangning Wharf, Yang Mingchang, the owner of Bihelou, took some domestic servants and horses to the shore and stretched his neck to watch. The housekeeper Zhang Quan stood behind him and pointed to the big boat that was going to dock in the distance: "Master, it looks like our ship!" ”

Yang Mingchang squinted and shook his head: "No, the color of the paint is wrong!" ”

As he spoke, the ship was getting closer, and Zhang Quan also saw that it was not from the Yang Mansion, and secretly slandered in his heart.

The main family is now more and more "yin and yang decline", since three years ago, the young master died of malaria, and the young lady said to the Bai family, this wife is more and more gripping the master, for fear that he will not obey the management and will take a concubine and have children.

The old man was tough twice at first, but the wife of the family and the young lady were going to die or live, and the people of the Bai family outside almost came to smash the store and beat people. In the end, it was the old man who relented, and the wife came forward to intercede, and the Bai family was willing to give up.

The plan of the Bai family, which discerning person can't see it? Where is this in-laws, it is simply a living enemy. At the end of last month, Yang Ruixue, who had been married, was happy, and her mother Bai was very happy, thinking that it would be good for her daughter to give birth to a grandson to inherit the family business as soon as possible, so she took her daughter and son-in-law to Hangzhou Lingyin Temple in early April to ask for a child.

A few days ago, the Bai family sent someone back, saying that he would return to Jiangning at the end of the month and ask her husband to come to the dock to pick him up.

Yang Mingchang has calculated his whole life, but he didn't expect to be old, but he became a desperate family, and because he was an orphan, he didn't even have a brother or sibling, let alone a step-nephew. Could it be that he has saved all his life just to give his son-in-law Wanguan's family wealth? How could Yang Mingchang be willing, even if he was a little afraid of the Bai family in his heart, but he really had the heart to take a concubine and have children. However, whether at home or when going out, there is Bai's eyeliner all the time, and there is no chance to steal incense for a moment.

In the dead of night, Yang Mingchang will also think of the pair of children he didn't dare to admit at the beginning. Calculate the age of their brother and sister, the son should be an adult, and the daughter has also reached the age of leaving the cabinet. If they are by their side, the Bai family is just the wife of the house, where do they dare to be so arrogant? It's the Bai family, how dare he calculate his family property while he is still alive. I heard that it was the two sons of the Cao family who took them away back then. Now, the eldest son of the Cao family is an errand in front of the emperor, and the second son is also seeking to be born in the capital, even if he sends his daughter to the two as concubines, it is more decent than giving Shangjia as his wife. Every time he thinks of this, Yang Mingchang faintly gives birth to some hope. But after all, the prestige of the Weaving Mansion was too high, and he didn't dare to come to the door to inquire, so he privately sent someone to keep an eye on the Weaving Mansion to see if there were any traces of his children, but there was nothing to gain.

Yang Mingchang was still melancholy, so he listened to the housekeeper behind him: "Master, look, isn't that the second master Cao Fang, the big shopkeeper of Lin Xiazhai in the past?" ”

Yang Mingchang listened, looked up, and among the group of people who came down from the boat, the first two of them were Cao Fang, who was in his thirties wearing a blue satin coat? That is one of the Cao family's chief stewards, although these pearl meetings that have been rumored to be rumored by the Wei family are presided over by Xiao Wu of the Wei family, but Yang Mingchang secretly inquired, but it is Cao Fang who is behind the scenes.

Yang Mingchang was very enthusiastic, and hurriedly walked a few steps, wanting to go over to talk, but he was stunned after only taking one step. It was his eldest son Zheng Hai who walked side by side with Cao Fang and talked and laughed. When the mother and son came to Jiangning to look for him in the fortieth year of Kangxi, Zheng Hai was already fourteen years old and a teenager. Now although he is tall and has a short beard on his mouth, Yang Mingchang still recognizes him as his eldest son, who he used to keep his mouth shut.

Yang Mingchang only felt that his heart was "thumping" and almost jumped out of his throat, because he saw the young woman who was following his son and looked somewhat similar to his Zheng wife. Her identity is about to be revealed. She combed her braids, and she was still dressed as a boudoir, although she didn't wear any hairpin rings, but she couldn't hide her beauty.

No wonder the Cao family suddenly came up with a pearl club, it turned out that there were their brothers and sisters to help. The Zheng family is a pearl diving family, and they may not be able to prepare for the secret art of pearl farming. Thinking of this, Yang Mingchang began to secretly complain about his ex-wife again, married and gave birth to two children, and she still kept such a secret. It can be seen that women can't be raised, they are all calculated for their mother's family everywhere, and they don't know the truth of "taking the husband as the sky" at all. really hated it in his heart, it should have been the secret method of his Yang family, but he let the Cao family coax it from the mouths of the unfilial brother and sister. The young master of the Cao family, who couldn't complain, would take in two street beggars, it turned out that he had such a good calculation!

Yang Mingchang held back his anger, clenched his fists, took a deep breath, squeezed out a few laughs, and was about to step forward to recognize his son and daughter. Unexpectedly, as soon as he took a step, his sleeve was pulled by Zhang Quan: "Master, this time it's my wife's boat, isn't it Zhou Wang, the head of the Bai family, standing on the bow of the boat!" ”

* In Linjiang Building, after listening to Cao Hao's arrangement for [***] Qianzhuang, Wei Xin couldn't help but high-five, and looked at Cao Hao with shining eyes: "Son, you can't hide it anymore, where did you learn these economic methods?" Although it sounds strange, it is really easy to use, but it is good to teach the small recipe well! ”

Cao Hao thought for a while, in the future, Wei Xin handled more transactions on the thirteen lines, and it was good for him to pick up some that he was familiar with in his previous life, although he was not very professional, but he would be quite helpful in the future, so he nodded in response. Because he was busy with the Pearl Club recently, and he couldn't be free, Cao Hao mentioned that he would write something to him after the Dragon Boat Festival.

Wei Xin was overjoyed, hurriedly got up from his seat, and respectfully performed the disciple salute.

Seeing him so serious, Cao Hao smiled and asked, "What is this?" Could it be that you recognize me as a gentleman? ”

Wei Xin said: "If it weren't for Gongzi's hard teaching in the past few years, where would Wei Xin be today?" Although he has not been by Childe's side in the past few years, Childe has two long letters a month, teaching little by little economic truths, but the small ones have not done this gift until now! ”

Teaching those people is just a heart to use, after all, Wei Xin went south to get his capital, and he accounted for seventy percent of the profits. Thinking of this, Cao Hao was really a little ashamed, and hurriedly waved his hand: "Hurry up, it's weird and sour, and my teeth will fall if you say it!" As he spoke, he explained: "You have to be careful when dealing with that [***] money bank, look at their female owner, she is really a shrewd person." Although we have set the charter, don't let them take advantage of the loopholes! ”

Speaking of these, Wei Xin returned to normalcy and responded with a smile: "The small one can be saved, son, you can take a look!" No matter how young he is, he can be regarded as half a disciple of the child, and he is not afraid to fight with the second miss of the Jiang family! ”

The two gossiped a few more words, finalized the itinerary of the Pearl Society, and dispersed.

* Because the relationship between the Governor and the Governor on the table is very tense, this road eyebrow is secretly sent, although it has the status of the second room, but it cannot be set up to make a big show.

Cao Quan was just greedy and lustful for a while, and he was calculating on the road, although he loved the beauty of this concubine in his heart, he was very weak in his heart, and he didn't dare to make a statement, one province and one hundred provinces.

Zhaojia's family was originally in the mansion to cover the sky with one hand, even if there are two concubines, Baodie and Jade, it is a perennial ornament. Unexpectedly, all of a sudden, a niece from the Daotai came out and gave her half a man raw, how could she not be ruthless? But this kind of marriage in officialdom is not something that can be easily refused, and she has no choice but to admit it. Seeing that her husband didn't mention what she was doing, she was even happier to have a banquet, and Lu Mei toasted a cup of tea, even if she was upright.

People outside can not be invited, and brothers and sisters-in-law at home cannot not be worshipped. Horizontally and vertically detained Lu Mei in the courtyard for half a month, because it is almost the Dragon Boat Festival, the family wants to have a banquet in one place, and then it is really inappropriate to introduce this Lu Mei to his brother and sister-in-law. Zhao Jia's then instructed a few mothers-in-law to take Lu Mei to the Dongfu to meet the Li family. She only pretended to be sick and didn't accompany her, and she refused to see Lu Mei at all.

It's a little embarrassing, when Dongfu Liuli gave birth to a son, Zhao Jia's family laughed at Li for being a noodle person, and he couldn't be in charge. Unexpectedly, this time I cried and made trouble, but I still ended up like this. If this road eyebrow is a maid and a fan, it's okay, find a fault and find someone to send it away, but it's still half an official lady, and she can't move easily.

Lu Mei This is the first time she has gone out since entering Xifu, and it is Zhaojia's who did not follow her the biggest, which has a little happiness in her heart, and she looked at the pavilions, mountains, rocks and trees on the left and right along the way, and couldn't help but praise a few words of the elegance of the Cao family.

Although several mothers-in-law were instructed by Zhaojia's family not to respect the second room, no one is a fool, the second room is being favored, the pillow wind is strong, and several people dare not be too lazy. Therefore, Lu Mei praised it, and they all catered to the haha, so that they would not be too cold.

After entering the main room of Kaiyang Courtyard, Lu Mei felt that his eyes were not enough, and this hanging ornament was all genuine and boutique, and any one of them was a treasure. Originally, she was over there in Xifu, because Cao Quan was spoiling her, and she rested there every night, Zhao Jia's did not deduct her in terms of food and clothing, and the furnishings in the room were also very elaborate. Now when she saw these in Kaiyang Courtyard, she realized that the wealth of the Cao family was far beyond her imagination. She has also experienced some big scenes, but she has never seen any stronger than the Cao family, and it seems that the big house is worse than the second room, no wonder it is the long house.

Lu Mei secretly congratulated himself on his good luck and entered the Cao family, if he got a son to rely on in the future, he would enjoy endless glory and wealth in the second half of his life. On the other hand, I regretted a little, these two said that I heard that the only son of the Cao family's room is a sixteen-year-old boy, although he was assigned to marry, but there is no concubine in the room, if he can marry him, it would be good to get the heart of the young man, and these will not be his own in the future, wouldn't it be more congenial!

Lu Mei was playing his own abacus, and was led by the maid to Dongnuan Pavilion to meet the Li family. Lu Mei knew that the Li family was the mother of the family, and when they met, they greeted each other in a proper manner, and complimented them without a trace.

Li has always been kind and sincere, because he looks extremely beautiful on this road, talks decently, and does not have the squeamishness of the official lady, he likes it a little in his heart. So he spoke more kindly, and gave her four rulers as a gift. Because Cao Yi was also here, the two sides greeted each other and chatted politely.

Lu Mei saw that her mother and daughter were both good surnames, and she treated herself well, and then thought about Zhao Jia's face, and couldn't help but sigh in her heart, she was not lucky enough to marry into a big house. If there really is such a mother-in-law and sister-in-law, then I don't know how to get away.

A few people chatted for a few words, because the Li family still had to take care of Cao Yin, and it was inconvenient for Lu Mei to stay longer, so they got up and said goodbye.

Out of Kaiyang Courtyard, after passing through the hall and turning into the back garden, Lu Mei saw a tall young man coming to Kaiyang Courtyard in the distance. Her heart moved, didn't God have mercy and sent the eldest son to her eyes?

For a while, Lu Mei's mind turned three hundred and sixty times, and a pair of beautiful eyes only stared at the young man, but the more he looked at it, the more familiar he felt. She felt strange in her heart, she didn't know anyone in Jiang Ning, how could she ...... Suddenly, she remembered someone, and her eyes widened and she took a closer look.

God, it's not who that person is!

Lu Mei was only frightened, and he was confused, lowered his head, and neither did he retreat nor advance.

It was Cao Hao who came to meet him. Before he arrived at the Weaving Mansion, he happened to meet a small servant sent by Cao Fang to find Cao Hao. Because of the fact that he brought a lot of fritillary from the Taihu Pearl Field this time, Cao Fang had already asked Cao Hao for instructions, and he still temporarily placed these in the Weaving Mansion, saving someone from calculating. Naturally, these fritillaries need to be taken care of by Zheng Woxue. Cao Hao knew that this would save someone from having other ideas before the Pearl Club, so he agreed, told his mother in advance, and prepared a guest house for Zheng Woxue in the mansion.

Zheng Woxue said that she was just a slave of the Cao Mansion, because Cao Hao treated their brothers and sisters differently, Cao Yin and the Li family were also a little polite. said that she came to ask for peace, and she also stayed, and she was all on Cao Yi's side, which was half a guest. Unexpectedly, now Cao Hao personally ordered to prepare a guest room for her alone. Li originally thought that his son was going to open his mind, so he went to Zhang Luo very happily, and he actually arranged it with the specifications of the coquettish guest.

When Cao Yi saw it, he secretly felt that it was inappropriate, and it was not good to tell his mother this, so he whispered to Cao Hao.

Cao Hao had a headache, but he didn't want the misunderstanding to deepen, so he hurriedly told his mother that he had no intention of taking a concubine.

When Li heard this, he was silent for a long time, and he didn't say anything more, just told him to rearrange the courtyard over there, not to neglect the guests, but not to be too magnificent.

Cao Hao breathed a sigh of relief.

Back in the house, after a few gossips with Cao Fang, Cao Hao planned to go to Zheng Woxue's place to see the mother-of-pearl.

As soon as I entered the second gate, I saw a group of maids and women walking towards me, surrounded by a young woman in a gorgeous costume. Cao Hao was still a little surprised in his heart, I don't know whose daughter's relatives visited, and his mother actually entertained him here in Kaiyang Courtyard. I was still hesitating in my heart, whether to come forward to salute, or to retreat for the time being. However, I felt that something was wrong, although the young woman could not see her face clearly, but the maid who followed behind her was indeed familiar.

Not to mention Cao Hao, just talking about the road eyebrows was so frightened that he was so frightened that he just wanted to find a place to hide, begging God in his heart not to let the person in front of him see him. If you wear a gang, it is a trivial matter for you to be sold, and you will lose your life if you don't do it.

Lu Mei looked flustered, and several mothers-in-law were a little surprised. Because Lu Mei has been holding everyone's beautiful style before, he has always been dignified and steady, when has there been such a panic, this is really a bit unusual!

The mothers-in-law took a look and saw that it was their own uncle who came back from outside, so they guessed that Lu Mei was a young lady who came out of the boudoir, and when they saw that the outsider man was a little shy, he also admired that it was the young lady of the official's family who was tender, and hurriedly said to Lu Mei: "Aunt and grandmother, don't be afraid, that's not an outsider, it's the uncle of the family!" Don't avoid suspicion, it's your nephew, when he comes to see him! ”

Lu Mei listened, and it was like five thunderbolts. It turned out that he was the uncle of the Cao family! How good is that? I really hit the knife edge. Her mind was in a mess, and she couldn't think of any clever plans, so she gritted her teeth, she couldn't stand stupidly here, so she might as well avoid it first.

Seeing that several mothers-in-law were looking at him with inquiring eyes, Lu Mei coughed lightly, stabilized his mind, and pretended to be calm: "Although it is a nephew, the second master is not at home now, and it is not in line with etiquette to see him like this, so let's say goodbye." As he spoke, he lifted his feet and walked to the other side of the path.

Several mothers-in-law said that there were so many ladies that they had to keep up with the pace of Lu Mei, and a group of people went around the road.

Cao Hao still thought that he would not see the courtesy, so he saw that they refused to walk in a straight line, and wanted to take a detour. Cao Hao felt a little curious at this time, took a closer look, and recognized that it was the people from the second room of the West Mansion, but for some reason they were accompanying the visitors. However, the other party is young, and it is not rude to take a detour to avoid suspicion. didn't pay attention to it at the moment, Wu Zi entered the upper room, first asked his parents to say goodbye, and then said a few words to Cao Yi.

Cao Yiyin asked him, "Brother just came in?" Can you see Aunt Lu? She came to say goodbye to her mother, and just said goodbye and left! ”

Cao Hao was slightly stunned, remembering the group of female relatives he had just seen, thinking that it was them, so he nodded and said, "I saw it from afar." Didn't meet. ”

Cao Yi smiled: "That Aunt Lu is a peerless beauty." Then, he praised Lu Mei endlessly.

Marry a wife and marry a virtuous, marry a concubine and marry a face. Thinking of these two sentences, Cao Hao glanced at the smiling and silent Li next to him, and diverted the topic of Cao Yi without leaving a trace. But I secretly wondered in my heart, my second aunt has always been domineering, how could she allow another aunt in Xifu to come? But after all, it was their housework, and it had nothing to do with him, so Cao Hao didn't pay much attention to it, and asked Cao Yi which courtyard Zheng Woxue was placed in.

(To be continued)