The second manager, Yan Xia, said softly in Yan Hong's ear at this time: "The eldest young master, the second young master has always been thoughtful, and he may not be good at peace with this meal." ”

Yan Hong smiled: "Second manager, you are too worried. In my opinion, the second brother really wants to have a good chat with me about this meal. ”

Yan Xia is not an idiot, and suddenly had an epiphany: "Yes, what the second young master is staring at in his eyes is nothing more than these shops in our Yan Mansion." The eldest young master fell off his horse some time ago, and he took the opportunity of escrow to mix sand into it. This morning, in front of the elder and the elder of the younger pavilion, the eldest young master repaid his grievances with virtue, but instead gave him half a month of handover. Let's check the accounts all the way today, and there are some flaws in it. Probably, he wants to get close to the eldest young master and erase the confused accounts in it. Young Master, don't drink his rice soup......"

Yan Hong smiled and whispered in Yan Xia's ear: "Second manager, I have my own sense of proportion in this matter." There are a lot of people here, so don't talk too hard, and be careful that the wall has ears. ”

Yan Xia hurriedly covered his mouth and lightly slapped himself: "Yes, I should be damned, old fool." The eldest young master is such a smart person, where can I be used. ”

Yan Hong said: "The second manager doesn't have to be so contemptuous. After all, you are well-informed, and I am grateful for my reminders. However, if you say it again, I will naturally take the proposition that should be taken. We're both better off, aren't we? ”

Yan Xia nodded again and again: "The eldest young master taught me a lesson." ”

As he spoke, he walked towards the Tanhua Building.

Compared with many high-end restaurants under the name of Yanfu, "Tanhualou" is just a very inconspicuous small hotel. Although it barely has two floors, the second floor is only four or five seats, separated by screens, even if it is a "private room".

The taste of the food inside can only be regarded as "good", but fortunately, the price is not expensive. Most of the guests who come and go are idle men in the market, merchants, poor literati, and occasionally some low-grade Beijing officials who can't get oil and water, and the eunuchs are shy, and they also come here to get drunk and rest.

Now that it is dinner, Tanhualou has played the banner of closing the door and cleaning, and there is no outsider. Upstairs and downstairs, there are all Yan family's own people: downstairs there are two tables, nothing more than chicken, duck and fish, Yan Fu, together with several family members of the second young master Yan Hu, accompanied Yan Xia, Yan Luo, Yan Feng, Yan Fu and others to eat and drink.

Upstairs, there was a separate seat, the dishes were exquisite, and the brothers Yan Hong and Yan Xia sat opposite each other, and they didn't want to be served.

The two brothers sat across each other, Yan Hu first lifted the pot, filled it for Yan Hong, and then filled it for himself, while smiling:

"Big brother, the wine and food in this Tanhualou are not good, but I like the terrain to be biased, and there are few idlers to disturb. I specially arranged for someone to go to the 'Eight Horses Pavilion' to buy these kinds of wine and food, and they are still hot, you can try them. ”

Yan Hong picked up the cup with his left hand, took a sip, stretched out his chopsticks with his right hand, picked up the largest piece of beef on the plate, and put it in his mouth. Not bad, the taste is fragrant, and the entrance is slag.

He chewed a few bites, swallowed the beef, and threw a bright smile at Yan Hu: "My own brother, second brother, you are too polite." ”

Yan Hu said: "Where to speak." There are two things that the brothers here prepare for the thin wine. In the first case, the eldest brother was injured in a fall from a horse before, and he was blessed with a great life and was safe and sound, and the brother wanted to congratulate the eldest brother on your recovery. The second case, when the eldest brother was sick, the brother took care of the shop in our Yan Mansion, after all, he was young, and he was afraid that there were a lot of mistakes. Today, the eldest brother is in front of his grandfather and father, covering up the ugliness for his brothers, although the brothers are muddy, they know what to do in the end. The eldest brother's intention of protection, how can the brother not be grateful? ”

Yan Hongha smiled: "Brotherhood is deep, this is a matter of course." Second brother, the eldest brother used to do things, and he was quite inconsiderate. Since this fall from the horse and lying on the sickbed, I can only hear my grandmother's call, but I can't respond. Many things are thought through in such anxiety. Since ancient times, the drumming brothers, the father and son soldiers, although our brothers are not the father's own children, the grandparents and the father regard them as their own, so they should work together to take care of the family business of the Yan Mansion. Some of the things we fought about in the past were too boring. ”

Who knew that speaking of this, Yan Hong's originally smiling face was covered with a thin layer of frost. picked up the cup, touched it with Yan Hong, and drank it all in one gulp.

Yan Hong took a sip, but only drank half a cup, and continued to look at Yan Hu's eyes: "Second brother, do you have something on your mind?" ”

Yan Hu already had a shallow layer of wine on his face: "Big brother, the Yan Mansion is in power, my grandfather is the head of the cabinet, and my father is the left servant of the Ministry of Works." In your opinion, who should be the pillar of the third generation of our family? ”

Yan Hong pondered the meaning of his words, thought for a moment, and asked Yan Hu with a smile: "We really haven't thought about this matter, I don't know what the second brother thinks?" ”

Yan Hu also smiled, but it was a little ugly, which was quite inconsistent with his handsome appearance: "Do you still use high opinions? The third brother Yan Shaoqing is the heir of the Prime Minister's family, and now he is studying hard, and his future prospects are unlimited. ”

Yan Hong clapped his hands and said, "Second brother Gao Jian." When the third brother is famous, our brothers will also lean against the big tree to enjoy the shade. ”

Yan Hu put the chopsticks down: "Shine." Big brother, neither of us can study, and we will go through the imperial examination in the future, but I'm afraid it won't be so convenient. But there is a benefit, at present, the shop business of Yanfu and the income of the grange outside the capital are all managed by our brothers. This aspect needs to be done well, but it is also a bad thing. ”

Yan Hong listened to the sound of speech, and the gongs and drums listened to the sound, as if he understood what Yan Hu was going to say. But he continued to deal with it calmly:

"Yes, yes, our brothers are such materials, don't want to study and become officials. Grandpa and Dad let us take care of the business, one is to exercise our talents, and the other is to have some income in the private room, which is really a sense of love. ”

Yan Hu pouted: "That little bit of a tap is not enough to buy shoes to wear." Big brother, brother talks to you with the skylight, you have hundreds of shops in your hands, and brothers have 150 granges in your hands. Divided into two, although there is also some oil and water, but the big head still works for the Yan Mansion, even if he enters the Jinshan Yinhai, how many pieces may fall into our brothers' bags? However, if we two brothers are combined......"

While listening, Yan Hong picked up the pieces of meat and stuffed them into his mouth, and said vaguely: "What about the combination?" ”

Yan Hu said: "Together, the two of us are each other's inside and outside, and we are in and out of each other's accounts to make some articles, but I am afraid that the business in this mansion can be divided into three or four percent of the benefits." Twenty-one is added to five, and at least tens of thousands of taels of silver are added a year. In the long run, let's make up some share capital by ourselves and open a few accounts, why not? Anyway, the third brother can't eat the gold and silver seas, so it's not too much for the two of us to leave some blessings for our children and grandchildren. ”

This time, Yan Hong completely understood what the second brother wanted to do. It turned out that he wanted to join forces with himself, use his power for personal gain, and be greedy for the profits of the Yan Mansion.

Yan Hong scolded in his stomach: Damn, sure enough, the upper beam is not right and the lower beam is crooked. Yan Song and Yan Shifan, the two super traitors, were corrupt and perverted the law, where did they think that the favored grandson in their backyard was also thinking about taking a salary.

To be honest, the idea wasn't entirely unappealing to Yan Hong.

Just went out to check the accounts today, and learned about the market of these shops, which is quite profitable. As the eldest young master of the Yan Mansion, of course, he has monthly money, along with gifts from the outside, as well as the usual oil and water for running shops, which are not a few, but after all, they are limited.

If it is really according to Yan Hu's idea, the two brothers will join forces to make some trouble, who will be afraid of having more money. What's more, if the Yan Mansion collapses within a few years according to history, if you don't save more in advance, you won't have to pay if you want to run away at that time!

But after thinking about it, Yan Hong felt that it was inappropriate again.

Since ancient times, the big river has water and the small river is full, and he is the eldest young master of Yanfu, relying on the big tree of Yanfu, he should think about how to keep the big tree from falling. If every monkey was digging roots and pulling leaves in advance, would this big tree last long?

And as a person in the 21st century, he has heard and experienced the truth that greed leads to disaster. Just say that those corrupt officials who have fallen from power are all big bulls in the system, with iron rice bowl salaries and various subsidies, living in public houses, eating buffets for two yuan a meal, and their children do not have to worry about school and work. But why are there still so many people who commit crimes? Isn't it just a greedy word? If you are not satisfied with enjoying the legal benefits, and you still want to seek illegal benefits, this is the happiness of heaven and the pleasure of greed for hell.

Let's talk about the present, Yan Fu let himself manage hundreds of shops, which is a sign of trust. But if you really want to do something that can't be put on the stage, although the cheap daddy Yan Shifan is a one-eyed dragon, his one-eyed is better than three eyes! In case it makes him unhappy, it is easier to pinch his cheap son to death than to pinch a fly to death.

Besides, Yan Donglai is a poor man who rents a basement in the 21st century, and now he is drunk in the Ming Dynasty, and he feels that he is already the ultimate in life, so why bother to go further and covet extra profits? Don't make chickens and eggs beat, then you can't regret it!

Thinking of this, Yan Hong smiled all over his face, poured two glasses of wine, and handed Yan Hu a glass: "Second brother, our brothers drank this cup first." ”

Yan Hu took the cup, touched it, and drank it all: "Big brother, what do you think?" ”

Yan Hong sighed softly: "Second brother, although Ge Lao and Xiao Ge Lao are not our biological grandfathers and fathers, the two of them care for our brothers wholeheartedly. As the saying goes, if you receive a drop of water, you should repay it with a spring. Since our brothers are running these businesses, let's do our best to make Yanfu's business flourish and get some benefits from it, that is. As for the extra things, as long as you are really good to our Yan Mansion, and you know your grandfather and father, the foolish brother will naturally do it with your brother. ”

This is to put it mildly, but in fact, it is already a clear refusal. Yan Hu's face was extremely ugly, he was stunned for a while, and shook his head with a sneer: "What the eldest brother taught is this." He picked up the flask and poured himself a drink. As he poured it, his hands were shaking, and a lot of wine was spilled on the table.