After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Li family in Suzhou finally settled down.

Originally, he was worried that the silk worth 700,000 taels of silver would go wrong, but Na Cheng wanted the weaving bureau to be picky, so he bought all the silk and paid off the silver.

This made Li Xingchang and others very embarrassed, and they thought that the Weaving Bureau would be embarrassed, but now it seems that they are really upright people, and they don't do things without collecting money.

But it is a feeling of living the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, so Li Xingchang is in the winter solstice season today, and he specially went to the Weaving Bureau to visit.

The snow in Suzhou came earlier, and it began to snow about a month ago, and it didn't really fall until the next few days, but there was no snow, only a little snow flakes on the treetops, and then it melted.

Walking on this familiar road, Li Xingchang had mixed feelings in his heart.

Over the years, he has been an imperial businessman, and he often goes back and forth from the Weaving Bureau to the Li family's house. At first, after the pillar of the Li family in the court was dismissed a few years ago, life became more and more difficult, so much so that a large sum of silver had to be spent every year.

It wasn't until later that Shen Wuyan became famous in the capital, but the Weaving Bureau often visited the Li family, but Li Xingchang was generous, so even if those fathers-in-law came to visit the Li family, they would still give a lot of gold and silver.

But he also knew that the reason why these people came to the Li family to visit such an ordinary man as him was because of his good son-in-law in the capital, and most of these people had plans.

After Shen Wuyan offended the powerful people in the court, he sent Liaodong to fill the army, and the people in the court changed wave after wave, and Li Xingchang still went to deal with it, but he was used to it.

This year's situation is special, saying that he has changed his name to the weaving master, and he inquired secretly, saying that he still has some festivals with Shen Wuyan, so he has been cautious.

Naturally, it is not a problem to send silver and jewelry, and there are not a few fields that do what they like, but it has no effect, but it makes the entire Li family nervous to the extreme.

If the silk of 700,000 taels of silver is not woven, it will be guilty of disobeying the holy order, and in this way it will affect the whole door, and the final result is indeed unimaginable.

However, if it is woven and the weaving bureau does not approve it, then the silk of 700,000 taels of silver is equivalent to being lost.

Although the Li family has a big family, it can't stand such a thing, once things are really like this, then the Li family will be like the Hu family back then, and it is impossible to turn over.

Now the Li family's status in Suzhou is also lofty, mostly because of the title of the imperial merchant, if this title is lost because of this matter, then other silk villages will soon be submerged in the Li family, and finally the Li family's foundation will be destroyed.

Li Xingchang knew the truth very well, and it was a risky move to choose the imperial merchant back then.

He thinks that he is cautious, but he can't provoke these officials, so as long as his silk is done well, and he is doing some other things, things will not be difficult to do.

Fortunately, everything has passed, and 700,000 taels of silver have been credited, but it also proves that the Li family has survived this big hurdle again.

Walking in the snow, he still can't hide his gray temples, but he is old.

When he took over the Li family more than ten years ago, there was still a seventh uncle and the Li family, but now the Li family has left, leaving him to shoulder the family business.

The old man sighed, slightly straightened up his waist that had been bent by the years, and walked on the street, the lonely back was a little sad, but so what?

coughed lightly, to hide the discomfort in the heart and lungs, as well as some problems everywhere in the body, it was nothing, but inhaling this cool air, I still couldn't stop coughing.

When he walked to the door of the Weaving Bureau, Li Xingchang stood in front of the door and tidied up his clothes a little, and then glanced at the gift box on the right hand.

Today he came alone, because he was afraid that these fathers-in-law would not like to follow him, so he did not take a carriage, not even a retinue, so he came over.

It's just that what he didn't know was that not far behind him, there was always a woman following him, looking at the increasingly curved back, but it was no longer the strong shoulders that carried him back then.

It wasn't until he looked at the old man and nodded to the little eunuch who opened the door with a humble face, and then walked into the garden, that he hurriedly turned his head, then wiped the corners of his eyes, and said softly: "Tianjun, let's go back......"

"Why don't we ...... with grandpa," the little girl under the woman asked, wearing a floral jacket, looking at the painted gate not far away, and blinking.

The woman sighed slightly, and then said with a smile: "Grandpa is going to do business, you are a girl, you can't go ......"

"Oh......" The little girl nodded, and after a moment suddenly said, "If Dad is here, he can go with Grandpa......"

The child's words are so innocent, and they can break the last line of defense in people's hearts.

The woman's face was full of tears, and she wanted to wipe it clean, but she couldn't do it, probably because there were too many tears, but who can understand the sadness and grievances.

"If your father is here, how dare these people treat your grandfather like this......"

The woman smiled bitterly, and then said, "Let's go to Daru Lane to find Sister Yue'er......"

……

Daru Lane.

Yue'er frowned, looked at the snowy sky with a gloomy face, and sighed slightly: "Now the two sides have only gathered the 700,000 taels of silver...... But it's not a long-term solution......"

Su Qiaoqiao, who was sitting on the blanket with Yue'er, also frowned, and sighed bitterly: "This thing is also difficult to do...... However, it is also expected, the meaning of the Weaving Bureau is actually obvious, and Master Li should have this number in his heart. ”

Yue'er sighed deeply, and said helplessly: "Master Li's body and bones are not as good as before, if you really lose the 700,000 taels of silver this time...... How did he withstand the onslaught. ”

"But it's also an expedient measure...... Su Qiaoqiao's face became more and more ugly, and she couldn't stop rubbing her cold little hands with her hands, and said, "Now I just hope that Sister Wan'er can hide it...... Once the matter is revealed, the consequences are really unimaginable. ”

Yue'er hurriedly said: "That's what I'm worried about now...... Master Li has no children under his knees, and the Li family has split up again, depending on his intentions, he will hand over the family business to Wan'er next year...... That's easy. ”

After a pause, Yue'er continued: "What I'm afraid of now is that Master Li will go to the Weaving Bureau to visit the weaving masters a few years ago...... We all hid it from him, but those old men didn't have the heart to do it. ”

"It's a regular thing for adults to visit the weaving bureau at the end of every year, and that's how they have come all these years...... So I'm afraid it's inevitable, it depends on whether Sister Wan'er can persuade ......"

Su Qiaoqiao sighed lightly, and suddenly raised her eyes to see the two people hurrying from the corner of the street.

"Speaking of Sister Wan'er, she came over...... also with Xiao Tianjun...... Something must have happened in such a hurry......"

Listening to Su Qiaoqiao's words, Yue'er's heart suddenly sank, and she muttered to herself: "It seems that something has happened...... Come on, go and ask Dr. Li to come and ......"

Su Qiaoqiao's body became weaker and weaker, so looking at Yue'er's expression at this time, she thought that something was indeed wrong, but she couldn't help much, so she had to be anxious, but she had to blame herself for being seriously ill.

Just when Yue'er was arranging, Li Wan'er had already run upstairs, she arranged Shen Tianjun to play in the courtyard downstairs, and she was so busy with Yue'er that she didn't even bother to say hello to Su Qiaoqiao.

"My dad...... My dad went to the weaving bureau......"

Seeing that Li Wan'er was already in tears, Yue'er wiped away her tears and whispered, "Young grandma, don't be in a hurry...... I'm going to go to the weaving bureau......"

……

Weaving Bureau.

Li Xingchang has always been a little worried in his heart, since he entered this garden, his heart has been very heavy, but this heaviness does not know where it comes from.

So I have to blame it on the fact that I have never seen such a decent official, so I am always a little nervous in my heart.

The garden is not too big, but it is very elegant. After bypassing the corridor, there was a sudden feeling of unhappiness in his heart, and he glanced at the little eunuch who walked in front, and Li Xingchang hurriedly whispered: "This adult ......"

"It's just ahead...... "The little eunuch was a little impatient, but he spoke kindly, thinking that it was because he had received the money before.

This garden is not the first time Li Xingchang has come, according to the place where he is going now, it should be a small pavilion, but it was idle in the past, but it rarely passed.

And it wasn't a place to entertain people over there, so he had so many questions, but listening to the other party's impatient tone, Li Xingchang didn't want to ask too much.

"Actually, I said, Master Li, why are you so persistent......"

Li Xingchang couldn't help but be stunned, and said busily: "It's a matter of duty to come over every year to see the weaving master......

The little eunuch chuckled, thinking that he thought he was talking about his visit today, so he hurriedly said: "Lord Weaver doesn't want your batch of silk because your family's silk is not good, nor is it because you gave less silver...... It's really because of his own problems......"

Li Xingchang's face changed slightly, his eyes suddenly sank, his steps had stopped, and he said in a deep voice: "The batch of silk that this adult said...... When did it happen? ”

The little eunuch chuckled lightly and said, "Master Li, I don't believe it, my name is Shunzi...... Weaving Qi father-in-law is my godfather, can I not know about the Weaving Bureau...... It's the batch of silk and satin of the Mid-Autumn Festival, 700,000 taels of silver......"

"That batch of silk was not purchased by the imperial court...... The silver was given to ......," Li Xingchang muttered to himself, but there was another thing in his heart.

During the Mid-Autumn Festival, he was always anxious because of the affairs of the imperial merchants, so he was sent to the capital by Li Wan'er for a period of time on the pretext of this, and after he came back, this matter was done.

I didn't think much of it at the time, but now I think about it.

"That's the reason...... Li Xingchang couldn't help but smile, then turned around and thought about leaving the door.

The heavy snow weighs on the green pine, and the green pine can still stand, but now the old man can't withstand the snow negative pressure.

As soon as he walked out of the door, Li Xingchang was greeted by Yue'er. Before Yue'er could speak, Li Xingchang sprayed a mouthful of blood on the white snow, and then fainted to the ground.