Chapter 704: A Powerful Visit
Give me a by the way? Oh my God, should he be grateful for the trust placed in him, or should he dare to be dumbfounded by the simplicity and rudeness of the other party?
"No, no, no, I understand the kindness of the son, but the Pan family is powerful, don't look at the old lady Pan who is seriously ill in bed now, but there is a way that the hundred-legged insect is dead but not stiff, the family property is still there, the steward is still there, the connections are still there, it is not wise to rashly conflict with it, son, please think twice!" Xu Xiucai tried his best to calm down his emotions, for fear of being heard by passers-by, and his voice was very low, "Especially the Guangfu Business Gang, if the son wants to trade with the Franco Jiren in Haojing, he must not offend the Pan family, otherwise it is easy to be regarded as a public enemy by the Guangfu Business Gang, and the enemy's enemy is a friend, but it is not applicable to the Chaozhou Business Gang, these two business gangs are united and xenophobic!" ”
"Xu Sheng, didn't you just ask me what my surname is and what is my origin? You guessed it wrong, I'm not a businessman who wants to make a fortune in Haojing. As for why you were hired, you'll soon find out. Don't worry, I won't just go to Pan's house with just a few people. If you want to go, of course, you have to have enough momentum, just a few people like us go, it's inevitable that the movement is too small, so how can we give you breath by the way? ”
What do you mean?
Xu Xiucai only felt more and more confused, not to mention that his situation was already bad enough, just say that the words of Second Master Pan before were enough for him to dispel all luck. Therefore, he unconsciously got out of the way, and it wasn't until he silently followed again that he felt as if someone had bumped him with an elbow on the side, and when he looked up, he realized that it was Chen Bingchang, a sixteen or seventeen little showman.
"Senior Xu, you are such a good person." Chen Bingchang grinned with a smile, and then said in a low voice, "Don't worry about following Brother Wang." There are times when you are jaw-dropping. ”
What does that mean?
Xu Xiucai couldn't figure it out after thinking about it. However. When he saw that the entrance of Panjia Alley was not far ahead, he suddenly found that there were many carriages and horses waiting in the carriage there, and when he saw them, he immediately became in a commotion. In a short time, several richly dressed figures emerged from the carriage, and these people got out of the carriage in a hurry and walked to meet them.
Just the characters he recognized at first sight were Master Yan and Master Zhao. As for the others, they are also very familiar, and they are clearly those famous people in the Guangfu Business Gang!
Since Wang Fulin seemed to ask about Mrs. Pan inadvertently last time, Master Yan and Master Zhao have been keenly aware that this inspector seems to be not very satisfied with the Pan family.
This is not surprising, the Pan family was in bed because of Mrs. Pan's serious illness before, and Mrs. Meng, who was not yet fifty years old, immediately began to seize power for her son Mr. Pan, and purged the old people appointed by her former husband one by one, and replaced them with newcomers she trusted, and even the business house in Haojing fell into a lot of chaos. So when Wang Fulin summoned people to Xiangshan. No one in the Pan family responded at all, and later when other Cantonese merchants helped to remedy it. The Pan family didn't have time to take care of it.
Even so, no matter what Wang Fulin meant when he thought of the Pan family's visit, everyone in the Guangfu Merchant Gang would not shirk his companionship. After all, since they get along face-to-face, they can always find out what Wang Fulin's attitude is. Moreover, although Old Lady Pan also led the Guangfu Merchant Gang to suppress the Chaozhou Merchant Gang when he was in Yiyantang, not everyone likes such a strong leader. As for the Chaozhou merchant gang and Mrs. Pan who have no friendship and have a holiday, it is even more fun to watch the joke.
Because among the many families of the Guangfu Business Gang, only some of them were born in Guangzhou City, so at present, Lord Ruyan and Master Zhao still represent their respective families, while Feng Sanye was replaced by his uncle Feng Siye, who hurried from his family, plus the rest of Wang Fulin has seen or has not seen it, such a luxurious lineup naturally makes Xu Xiucai, who was once well-informed, gasp.
It is quite similar to Huizhou Confucianism and Right Jia, because Guangzhou is also the most developed place for commercial trade, so many big families are Confucian and Jia, and he is not a problem at all when he shows off his talents. If he can make a fortune and enter the ranks of wealthy merchants, it will make the original clan proud! Of course, he hadn't come to that point yet, and he was planted because of the mistake of standing in line in the infighting of the Pan family.
Because of this, seeing a large group of people with heads and faces smiling and saluting, and the young man who he had been with for several days, and still didn't know who his name was and what his identity was, nodded with a smile and nodded in reply, and he suddenly had a sense of the absurdity of life. It wasn't until he came to the gate of Pan's Mansion that he saw a panic on the gatehouse, and it took a long time for the steward to hurriedly greet him, and he had a real feeling - he really came to Pan's house!
"Ladies and gentlemen, my old lady has been seriously ill for a long time, may I ask ...... you are here today?"
"Who doesn't know that Mrs. Pan has been sick for several days, and everyone came together today, of course, just for one thing, to visit the patient!"
Of course, the steward of the Pan family is not uninformed, just among the people he knows, there are enough four or five, plus the clothes are similar, obviously they are also similar characters, and there are three or four, so many people come to visit the patient together? It's almost the same as forcing the palace! He took a light breath, trying to keep his composure, and then said with a smile on his face: "Everyone's kindness, my old lady and the eldest master have a heart." It's just that the old lady has been sick for so many days and her body is weak, I'm afraid that I won't be able to see you, and so many people go to visit the patient, which is not suitable for the old lady to recuperate, so ......"
"So you're a subordinate, and you're going to keep everyone out?" The one who spoke was a middle-aged fat man who Wang Fulin didn't remember much, but this fat man's voice was loud at this time, which was very different from the very gentle and respectful voice when he met him with others before, "Blind your dog eyes, today is not just for us, there is also the patrol of the imperial history Wang Ye!" ”
This time, Xu Xiucai finally heard clearly. He suddenly shook, and his eyes looked straight at the young man who he had never been able to figure out before, and his heart suddenly brightened.
No wonder people dare to send people to appease pirates; No wonder people dare to rob people directly in that fishing village, and they are not afraid that the people in the fishing village will sue the government; No wonder people didn't take it seriously when they faced the second master Pan in front of the public before, and the other party had such confidence! If Mrs. Pan is still well, maybe this Guangdong Inspector will give a little thin noodles. But now Mrs. Pan is seriously ill. There is an atmosphere of struggle for power and profit in the family. If you encounter a strong external force again, I am afraid that the sky of the Pan family will really collapse!
When he saw Wang Fulin also bowing slightly to himself, Xu Xiucai's heart suddenly swelled up with a feeling of dying as a confidant. He actually bumped into such a master, and people didn't need him to plead, so they took the initiative to help him wash away his stigma, God really opened his eyes!
Now that he saw the situation clearly, he didn't dare to stop it anymore, and ordered someone to go in and report it. When he accompanied everyone into the house with a bitter face, Xu Xiucai only felt that his mood was a rare relaxation in these years. Even when he entered the hall and saw Second Master Pan appear in front of him for the second time today, he didn't show the slightest apprehension, but looked at each other with some pity.
As soon as he returned home in a huff, before he had time to take a good bath and change clothes to ease his senses, and think about how to deal with Xu Xiucai, and the arrogant kid behind him, the second master Pan was startled by the news sent by his mother, and immediately hurried to the hall at three o'clock. But as soon as he entered the door, he recognized Wang Fulin and Xu Xiucai, who he had just met in Eighteen Fu before. This is not a small surprise.
After all, he was not stupid enough to get home, seeing that since Wang Fulin was mixed with the group of wealthy businessmen in Guangfu who he had to be afraid of, even if he wanted to dismantle the two of them again, thinking about which wealthy businessman might be, at this moment he had to temporarily suppress the hatred in his heart, but forced out a smile.
"Thank you for your kindness, I thank you on behalf of my father. It's just that my father is really recuperating and it is not suitable to meet guests, and my mother and I have been serving the sick day and night. When he recovers in the coming day, I will definitely come to thank you for your concern. ”
"Sick day and night? May I ask, where did you come back from? ”
Second Master Pan didn't expect that he would soften his body like this, Wang Fulin dared to pierce the window paper like this, and his face was covered with frost. Thinking that this was in his own home, he was bold, and immediately asked angrily, "What do you mean?" Could it be that this is not a door-to-door visit, but a door-to-door search for fault? If that's the case, my Pan family is not easy to bully! ”
"What do you mean? Before, in front of the courtyard with the signboard of Fangfei Courtyard in Eighteen Fu, at noon, I saw the second master Pan coming out of it with his entourage with the smell of wine, as if he hadn't returned for a night, didn't he? ”
Seeing Wang Fulin's words, some of the other people around him showed disdain, some sneered contemptuously, some shook their heads and sighed, and some frowned, all in all, they all seemed to believe this, the second master Pan had been spoiled by his parents since he was a child, where could he stand this bad breath, he actually shouted angrily: "Come on, drive out this guy who came to find fault, my Pan family doesn't welcome such people!" ”
Just when several members of the Pan family rushed in, the second master of Pan only heard an angry shout from behind him: "Evil barrier, you stop me!" ”
Turning his head to see behind the screen in the center of the hall, two young and jade-looking girls helped a middle-aged woman less than fifty to come out, obviously her mother, and the second master Pan was taken aback. However, he had just stepped forward quickly, but before he could say a word, he was slapped in the face. Before he could react, he was set up by two strong mothers behind his mother, and he followed his mother without touching his feet and came to everyone. At this moment, his heart was churning up and down, and he suddenly realized that the object of his disrespectful remarks just now was not trivial.
"The child is ignorant, and he doesn't know that Wang Ye is personally coming to inspect the imperial history, and he actually offended Wang Ye by making insulting remarks, and he asked for forgiveness, and the woman apologized for him."
Seeing that the middle-aged woman who was already called Mrs. Meng bowed down as if she had a candle, Wang Fulin quietly moved a step to the side, without any intention of receiving a salute. It wasn't until the other party got up stiffly that he said lightly: "Before today, Ben Xian and Ling Lang had never known each other, but the one I saw in front of the Eighteen Fu Fangfei Courtyard earlier today was a crowd of onlookers. If we want to talk about the sin of disobedience and unfilial piety, the reason is that the people do not raise officials and do not hold them accountable, and this constitution is too lazy to care. It's just that his father is seriously ill, but as a son of man, he spends all his days drinking. The reason why this constitution invited so many people to gather here to visit the sick was not for anything else, but because someone sent a letter to the procuratorate. ”
Could it be that someone took advantage of the eventful time of the Pan family and took the opportunity to sue the Pan family?
The businessmen who were invited today looked at each other, wondering whether Wang Fulin was killing chickens and making an example of monkeys, and Wang Fulin did not hurry to reveal the answer.
"The old shopkeeper of the Pan family reported that someone in the Pan family took advantage of the old master's serious illness to do something in his decoction!"
This earth-shattering sentence immediately caused an uproar in the hall, and the merchants all gasped and talked about it at the same time, and Mrs. Meng's face that was very well maintained and had few wrinkles was shocked in an instant, but then she flatly denied it: "This is slander!" It must be those rats who were dismissed because of corruption and incompetence are talking nonsense, which is bad for the reputation of my Pan family! ”
"Maybe so, but maybe it's not groundless. Therefore, this constitution did not rashly transfer this letter to Nanhai County, or to the Guangzhou Prefecture, but today brought many witnesses, intending to personally investigate the illness of the old master of the Pan family. Among them, the Yan family and the Zhao family also brought the doctors that the two of them are used to, can the old lady dare to lead the way? ”
Mrs. Meng clutched tightly a string of Buddhist beads in her hand that she had never loved to put down, but it was difficult to move half a step under her feet as if it had taken root. However, the second master Pan, who was held hostage left and right, was not angry, and said loudly: "Mother, what is this, let them go and see it!" The old man was so sick that everyone knew this, how could anyone hurt him! ”
He called out this old man in front of so many people, and since some people secretly sighed at the straw bag, Xu Xiucai couldn't help but sneer at this guy just had a good life when he was reincarnated, otherwise he would have been played to death by someone with this brain. However, Mrs. Meng didn't mean to give way at all, but shook her head desperately and said: "The old lady is not suitable for seeing outsiders, please forgive Master Wang!" ”
"Could it be that the old lady is weak-hearted?" This time, it was Master Yan who asked the question. When he was young, he had a lot of support from Mrs. Pan, and seeing that Wang Fulin was clearly here to find out Mrs. Pan's condition, rather than asking the teacher to ask for guilt, his only trace of the rabbit's death and fox's sadness was completely gone, replaced by a deep-rooted mind. After all, I think that when Mrs. Pan continued the strings, he also came to drink that cup of happy wine!
Just when Mrs. Meng was still holding her mouth and not giving in, there was a sudden sound of chaotic footsteps behind the screen. Immediately after, it was a girl who tried her best to break through the obstruction of a servant woman in front of her, stumbled out, and knelt down directly: "Ladies and gentlemen, please save my old lady!" Just because the old lady was seriously ill and wanted to meet the old man who had been kicked out a long time ago, the old lady asked the old lady to pour dumb medicine! If it weren't for the old lady's worries about the chaos in the house and the need for time to re-install her people in various stores, the old lady would have died a long time ago! ”
PS: Today's two watches, ask for a monthly pass, thank you (to be continued.) )
PS: As an author who doesn't want money, I want to say that I am a very timid person in real life and never watch any horror movies, but I don't seem to have such a psychological barrier when reading novels. Following the Nth time I finished watching "Full-time Master" before, I started watching "Thriller Paradise" yesterday, which seems to be a very old book, which is very interesting ^_^