Chapter 151: The Night Banquet of Qi Mansion
Because Wujin brought the fifth uncle Huangfugui with him, they went to Qifu for a banquet and took two carriages, Wujin and Huangfugui sat in the first car, and Su Han, Jingniang and A Qiao sat in the back.
Huang Fugui understands the world very well, of course he knows that because of himself, Wu Jincai and his family are separated by car, and he is very sorry along the way.
"Wu Jin, in fact, it's okay to let me ride a horse, I can also ride a horse, I don't have to divide two carriages, this makes me very embarrassed."
Wu Jin patted the back of Huangfu Gui's chubby hand and said with a smile: "Fifth uncle, don't have any guilt, I dragged you here and made you not rest, in fact, the carriage is also separated by partitions before and after, and it doesn't hurt to let the fifth uncle sit, the main thing is that I still have something to say to you." ”
"If you have anything to say, just say it."
Wu Jin was a little embarrassed, he thought for a while and said: "Fifth uncle, Jin Fu Ji Pawnshop I want to add another 20,000 taels of silver to turn it into a big pawnshop, and then I will give all my shares to the fifth uncle, so that the fifth uncle completely owns this pawnshop, what does the fifth uncle think?" ”
Huang Fugui's face immediately sank, "Wu Jin, what do you mean, why do you want your share to give me, I, Huang Fugui, am also upright, I won't ask for other people's things for no reason, you make it clear." ”
Wu Jin sighed and said: "I don't hide it from the fifth uncle, I plan to cooperate with the Qi family and give up the brand of Jin Fu Ji, if the fifth uncle wants, give you my brand, but I want to change the name of Qian Zhuang to Qi Dafu." ”
Huangfu Gui was stunned, "Why, okay, why do you want to change your name?" ”
"Fifth uncle, there are some things you don't understand, I am no longer a businessman, I am about to become the king of Liang, I want to establish my own power, I want to include Qi Ruifu in my sphere of influence, on the surface, I cooperated with Qian Zhuang and Qi Ruifu, it seems that I have suffered a loss, but in fact I got another thing, this is not a matter of tens of thousands of taels of silver, I hope the fifth uncle can understand me."
Huangfugui nodded silently, "I understand what you mean, you have a different identity now, and your consideration is different from mine, in fact, I prefer to be a pawnshop, this is my old business after all, and if there is a capital of 30,000 taels of silver, I am sure that within three years, the Jinfu Ji pawnshop will be the first brand in Weiyang County, no Jin, you can rest assured!" I won't hold you back, just according to your wishes, I don't want the money bank's share, and the pawnshop belongs to me. ”
Speaking of this, Huang Fugui showed a sly smile, "Speaking of which, I still took a big advantage, and within half a year, I earned 30,000 taels of silver as a pawnshop, or a gold market." ”
Huang Fugui behaved very easily, but Wu Jin knew in his heart that although there was only half of the part, the fifth uncle had great hopes for Qian Zhuang, how could the fifth uncle be willing to give up Qian Zhuang, he still agreed to give up, this is the helplessness in his heart, it is his kindness, thinking of the fifth uncle and those past events when he started a business, Wu Jin's heart was full of emotion.
He patted Huang Fugui's hand lightly and said sincerely: "There will be a day when I will not treat the fifth uncle badly, I promise the fifth uncle, in the future, I will let Zhong Yong become the county lieutenant of Weiyang County." ”
Huangfu Gui's eyes lit up, he couldn't believe what he heard, and asked in a trembling voice: "Wu Jin, what you said.... Seriously? ”
Wu Jin nodded and said: "I don't want Zhong Yong to be capable, even mediocre, as long as he doesn't be scolded by the Weiyang people, then he can be an official, so that the fifth uncle can also realize his dream." ”
Huang Fugui dreamed that his son could be an official, for this reason, he did not hesitate to invest half of his savings, and made a county tax official for his son, his biggest ideal is just to let his son become a first-class official, being an official is just his dream, but he never expected that Wujin would agree to let his son be a county lieutenant, although this is an incredible thing for him, but he has a blind trust in Wujin, only what Wujin promised, he can do it, not to mention that Wujin is now a royal family, or a prince, Isn't it easy for the prince to let his son be a county lieutenant?
For a while, joy fell from the sky, at this moment, the pawnshop is not important, the money village is not important, his son is the biggest thing for him to be an official, he said repeatedly: "Wujin, you know, Zhong Yong has always been honest, after being a tax collector for so many years, he only made less than three hundred taels of silver, and he made thousands of taels later than him." ”
"Fifth uncle, if you have a pawnshop, Zhong Yong should not worry about money, his official wants to sit firmly, his hands must be clean, and he wants to make money, and he wants to be an official, there are no such good things in the world, he can't destroy himself."
"I know, I open a pawnshop, he doesn't need to make money at all, just let me earn it for him, I just hope that he can be as honest as Master Su, and then sit in the position of Jun Sima, then I will laugh out loud in my dreams."
Wu Jin saw that the emperor was so expensive that he looked at Shu, and thought about the position of the county Sima, he couldn't help but smile helplessly, this fifth uncle! The first time I saw him, I saw that he took 12 Wen and asked for a ticket for 30 Wen, and the true character of the small businessman in his bones has not changed at all.
............ Early in the morning, the Qi family began to be busy, although the Qi family and Wujin were already very familiar, but after all, it was the King of Hei Liang who came to the house to officially attend the banquet, and the etiquette could not be neglected, and the old man Qi also prepared a long list of escorts, ready to select a few suitable escorts from it.
Unexpectedly, early in the morning, Wujin's wife Su Han sent a message from her family, no need to invite a guest, it is simple, if you ask Zhang Changshi to be embarrassed, you don't need to be invited.
Although the words were brought by Mrs. Jean, this was obviously the meaning of Wu Jin, since Wu Jin had already expressed his position, the Qi family canceled the plan to invite guests, and set up a small banquet to entertain Wu Jin and his family.
The banquet was set up in two places, one was in the women's room, where Qi Wannian's daughter Qi Linglong and granddaughter Qi Fengwu came to banquet Wujin's wife Su Han and concubine Jingniang, and the other was located in the noble room of Qi Mansion, where the old man Qi Wannian personally feasted Huangfu Wujin.
This is a kind of hospitality etiquette in the Ning Dynasty, it is inconvenient for male and female guests to dine at the same table, if it is a large banquet, it is a separate table for male and female guests, generally a small family will set up two tables, a table for male guests, the host's family accompanies female guests and children to sit at another table, and large families are divided into rooms to entertain guests, the most common situation is to invite female guests to other rooms, accompanied by female relatives.
Therefore, the Qi family should also have separate treats, on the one hand, it is conducive to the Qi family to take the lady route, on the other hand, the decree of the wife of Wujin has not yet come down, and it is not easy to arrange it in etiquette, so the banquet is separated, and both parties feel comfortable.
At dusk, seeing that the appointed time was coming, Qi Wannian took his son and daughter and a large group of family members to wait at the gate of the mansion. ”
In the distance, I saw dozens of plum blossom guards escorting two carriages slowly coming, stopping in front of the mansion, and Qi Wannian hurriedly led his family to meet them.
Wu Jin pushed the car door and walked down, arching his hand and smiling: "Old master, I haven't seen you for a long time." ”
Qi Wannian hurriedly knelt down, "County Baron Qi Wannian greets His Royal Highness King Heiliang!" ”
As soon as he knelt down, his family members knelt down, this is the special thing about the prince, if Wujin is still the Duke of Liangguo, Qi Wannian can not kneel, and other officials do not have to kneel when they see him, but the prince himself has the figure of imperial power, and non-royal families are not allowed to be sealed, especially the heir king is half a level higher than the county king, which is equivalent to the prince candidate, so far, the Daning Dynasty only has the heir of Wujin, therefore, although Qi Wannian has been knighted, his title is too low, in front of the heir king, he still needs to kneel and bow.
Wu Jin hurriedly helped him up, "The old master please get up quickly, don't do this in the future, I am a junior, and I can't afford the big gift of the old master." ”
Qi Wannian got up and said with a smile: "Put a few light wines at home, invite Your Highness and Mrs. to come over for a small banquet, I hope Your Highness will bear with me if it is rude." ”
"You're welcome."
Wu Jin saw that his wife's carriage also slowly stopped, so he smiled and said, "I also want to thank the old master for the things he sent us, which helped us a lot, and I especially thank Miss Qi." ”
Su Han and Jing Niang also got out of the carriage, Qi Wannian's daughter Qi Linglong and Qi Fengwu greeted them together, and several women talked and laughed.
Wu Jin hurriedly smiled and introduced the emperor behind him to Qi Wannian, "Old master, this is my fifth uncle in Weiyang County, the head of the Jin Fu Ji pawnshop, he has long admired the name of the old family master." ”
Originally, Huang Fugui was very nervous, for small businessmen like them, Qi Ruifu has always been out of reach, Qi Ruifu's old master is even more mythical, belonging to the business world of Taishan Beidou, like Huang Shilang was invited to Beijing to see the Qi family's birthday banquet, after coming back, he took this as the capital, and boasted everywhere that he participated in the Qi family's birthday banquet, and today he was able to come to the Qi family banquet alone, which made him both nervous and excited.
He hurriedly stepped forward and gave a deep salute, "The emperor is greeting the old man!" ”
Since it is the fifth uncle of Wujin, of course Qi Wannian did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly returned the salute with a smile: "It turns out that it is the elder brother of Huangfu, we are all fellow villagers, and it is fate to be able to meet in Jiangning Mansion, welcome to come to the Qi family as a guest." ”
But the Eight Immortal Bridge Qi Dafu Liu Steward who was standing on the steps knew Huangfu Gui, so he whispered to Qi Huan: "This person is the shopkeeper of Jinfu Ji Money Village, he may know a little bit about Qi Dafu Money Village being run." ”
Qi Huan nodded, and he stepped forward and said to his father, "Father, you can go in." ”
When Qi Wannian saw that the guests had arrived, he smiled and said, "It's cold outside, everyone, please come into the house!" ”
Everyone hugged Wujin and walked into the mansion, and the ladies of the Qi family invited Su Han and Jingniang to the women's room.
Huangfu Gui followed everyone into the mansion with great interest, but Steward Liu quietly approached him, patted him on the shoulder and smiled: "Old Gui! ”
Huang Fugui and Steward Liu were very familiar with each other, and he didn't expect to see his old friend here, so he was suddenly surprised and delighted, "Steward Liu, why are you here?" ”
"I happened to come to report to the proprietor, I didn't expect to meet you here, what a coincidence."
(To be continued)