Everyone in Yulin City knew that Eunuch Wang had transferred the tiger away from the mountain and drove Fang Xiucai away from Yulin City, but they didn't expect Eunuch Wang to leave earlier than Fang Xiucai, and he left in an extremely hurry, and as a result, Fang Xiucai left a day later than Eunuch Wang.

Many people are inexplicable, they don't know what kind of reputation Eunuch Wang is doing, and they feel that the matter between Wang Zhi and Fang Yingwu is really incomprehensible.

Fang Yingwu received a total of one hundred taels of Cheng Yi, half of which was given by Governor Yang, and the other half was given by a group of military attachés and students.

For the poor land of the border town, one hundred taels can be said to be a huge amount of money, and in any case, it is enough to meet the expenses on the road. In addition, Governor Yang also sent two steady veterans to escort Fang Yingwu in a car until Fang Yingwu got on the boat.

Fang Yingwu's return route was to go south from Yulin City, then turn east when he arrived in Xi'an, go south after leaving the customs to Henan, and then enter Huguang, so that the land journey was over.

After hiring a boat at the Hanshui Ferry, Fang Yingwu sent two veterans back, and then began to take the waterway. In this spring season, it is the green mountains and green waters, and a flat boat goes down the river, and the itinerary is very smooth.

During the period of Nanjing, Fang Yingwu did not have the intention of sightseeing in the city, at this time the political atmosphere in Nanjing was too strong, and the city was still some distance away from the riverside, and it was too delaying to come and go.

However, Fang Yingwu still inevitably went ashore to move his legs and feet. At this time, there were a few scholars on the shore who were looking at the river scenery, and they were about to compose poems on the theme of nostalgia, which happened to be heard by Fang Yingwu, who was walking by the riverside.

So Fang Dacai couldn't help but itch for a while, and preemptively took the lead in a song of seven laws: "Madness does not reduce the worries of travelers, and the guest lives in the ancient ferry head of Jinling." The phoenix has gone to the stage side tree. Swallows still fly upstream. Huan Yi invited the flute who was there, and Xie Fu was still in the Go field. Watch the wind and rain go away. White gulls and red lilyphs are full of Tingzhou. ”

Those scholars who were entertaining themselves stared at each other for a while, and they didn't know where they came from to steal the limelight. But they are still well-cultivated. Get up and invite the party to participate.

Enjoying the various eyes of others, Fang Yingwu was satisfied with hahadaxiao, waved his hand and said goodbye, and boarded the boat freely.

This is the life that a scholar should have, there is no such atmosphere in Yulin, so Fang Yingwu's faint depression of "starting a business is not half and the middle way is collapsing" has all disappeared.

After Nanjing, from Jingkou to the canal, Fang Yingwu returned to the Jiangnan boundary again, and it was already late spring in May.

When passing through the city of Suzhou. Fang Yingwu thought about it again and again, and decided not to visit the old man of the cheap grandfather Wang Shuwang. One is Wang Shu's temper, it is better not to contact it first; Second, he was worried that Old Man Wang would detain him again and force him to study, he wanted to live a free life and did not want to be restricted under Old Man Wang's nose.

A few days later, we arrived at Hangzhou, another metropolis in the south of the Yangtze River. Although there are many prosperous cities in the south of the Yangtze River, there are only two cities outside Nanjing that can really be called Xiongcheng Jujun, one is Suzhou and the other is Hangzhou.

Both cities are metropolises with a dozen or so gates and dozens of miles of walls, and their populations are said to be one million. Crowds spread from inside the city to outside the city.

For example, the place where Fang Yingwu stayed was not in Hangzhou City, but outside the Wulin Gate. It's a bit like the city gate of Suzhou, which can rely on the canal to develop without restrictions. During the peaceful years, there was always a scene of extreme prosperity.

It was already evening, and Fang Yingwu found a hostel that looked fairly clean and lived in. I kept thinking that tomorrow would continue to hire a boat to return to Chun'an. Or in Hangzhou?

In his last life, as an old fritter who had mixed in Zhejiang University for five or six years, he was no stranger to Hangzhou. I don't know what the city of Hangzhou looks like in this ancient time and space?

The shopkeeper who led Fang Yingwu to walk inside looked at the young guest who was alone and looked like a scholar. is not like a businessman, guessing that he is a literary and artistic young man who came from other places to travel. He took the initiative to talk: "It is not very convenient to enter the city at night, but there is a benefit outside the martial arts gate." ”

Fang Yingwu asked, "What benefits?" ”

The guy said: "The Beiguan Night Market here is very famous, and it is very rare elsewhere. Every night, the market is as lively as daytime. ”

Fang Yingwu nodded when he heard this, in this era, it is indeed a rare thing to have a normalized and large-scale night market.

After a hasty meal in the hostel, Fang Yingwu was bored, so he stepped out into the street to see what the night market was like.

In fact, this night market is still those storefronts during the day, which are nothing more than provoking all kinds of lanterns, and they are brightly lit from a distance. The so-called bright as day is just an exaggeration, in the eyes of Fang Yingwu, who was full of light pollution in his previous life, but it is indeed a large flow of people, and it can be called very avant-garde and fashionable in this era.

Fang Yingwu didn't walk a few steps on the street of Beiguan Night Market, and when he saw a three-story restaurant in front of him, he wanted to climb high and look far away. When he was about to step forward, he suddenly heard someone shouting in his ears: "Isn't it fair to be in front of you!" ”

This accent is the accent of Chun'an Huaxi, did you meet the villagers? Fang Yingwu hurriedly turned his head to look, but saw a middle-aged man standing under the light not far away, vaguely familiar.

Getting closer, Fang Yingwu carefully identified it, and finally saw who it was, it turned out to be Wang Kui, a businessman from the Wang family in Huaxi Village in the neighboring village, that is, the brother of the richest man in Huaxi.

This Wang Kui can also be regarded as the first person with a discerning eye that Fang Yingwu has encountered, and when he first crossed, he had come to the door to solicit Fang Yingwu and wanted Fang Yingwu to partner with him in business. However, Fang Yingwuzhi was not here, and politely declined.

After that, there were several contacts, and then Wang Kui persuaded Wang Dahu to move to Hangzhou to do business together, but he unexpectedly met here.

Fang Yingwu's impression of Wang Kui was not bad. Not to mention that now he is taking a boat from Huguang to Hangzhou, all the way is very lonely, and at this moment he suddenly sees an acquaintance in his hometown, although he can't call it a hometown acquaintance, but it is always a happy thing.

Fang Yingwu stepped forward and arched his hand, and said with a smile: "Wang Chaofeng hasn't seen him for a long time!" Is it good to buy and sell now? ”

Now that Fang Yingwu's identity is not as good as in the past, Wang Kui sighed that he could really see people in the past, and he could see that Fang Yingwu was not a thing in the pool two years ago, and hurriedly returned the salute, "It's okay, but Fang Xianggong looks thin, I don't know why he appeared in Hangzhou?" ”

Fang Yingwu replied: "I went to the north, and now I am returning to my hometown to prepare for next autumn, so I am passing through Hangzhou." ”

Wang Kui warmly invited: "This is not the place to talk, please go to the house to talk!" ”

"It's getting late at night, I'm afraid it's inconvenient." Fang Yingwu gave way.

Wang Kui pulled Fang Yingwu's sleeve and said enthusiastically: "They are all neighbors and villagers, how can there be so much exquisiteness!" ”

As he walked on the road, Fang Yingwu also had a slight understanding of the recent situation of the Wang family. It turned out that Wang De Wang Dahu decisively took out the family property as the capital, and went to Hangzhou to do business with his brother Wang Kui, according to Wang De Liucheng, Wang Kui Ercheng, and other shopkeepers 20% of the share capital, the development was quite smooth, and the luck was good.

In the past two years, relying on tea, silk and other items, the Wang brothers have at least doubled their profits and purchased two stores.

Recently, Wang Dahu and Wang Kui invested in the purchase of ten looms, hired 30 workers, and set up a workshop according to the situation that most of the farmers around Hangzhou City planted mulberry and raised silkworms.

Fang Yingwu also wanted to ask Wang Yu about the current situation of Wang Yu's little lady, I don't know if the three-year contract that was almost child's play is still valid? Looking back, it suddenly feels like a dream.

But in the end, Fang Yingwu still didn't open this mouth, he also has his reserve.

The two Wang brothers did not separate, and lived together in a large mansion outside the Wulin Gate, but Wang De occupied the main house as the master, and Wang Kui only used a side courtyard.

After entering the gate, Wang Kui instructed the doorman: "Go and invite the master out!" It is said that the old guests have arrived! ”

In the front yard, Fang Yingwu met the former richest man in Huaxi, Wang Dewang. Although he doesn't have a very good impression of Wang De, this person is really a little unpleasant.

But now it's not what it used to be, and there's no need to worry about anything with him, it's also his father's social studies classmate, so Fang Yingwu smiled and saluted: "I've seen Uncle Wang Shi." ”

Wang De nodded slightly, "It turned out to be Fang Xian's nephew, when did he arrive in Hangzhou?" ”

Fang Yingwu replied: "It's evening today."

After a few words of greeting, and after talking for a while, Fang Yingwu realized that there was something wrong. He felt that the attitude of this Wang Dewang was very cold, and he did not see the enthusiasm of his old fellow villagers at all.

This really made Fang Yingwu feel very uncomfortable, if any fellow villagers are, then his father's identity as a member of the Hanlin Academy and his own identity as a talent are not nonsense, right?

This Wang Dahu did not show the enthusiasm he should have at all, could it be that he made his business bigger in the metropolis, and all kinds of superiority came out? Thinking of this, Fang Yingwu said tentatively: "It's late at night, and I'm going to say goodbye." ”

Wang De responded without thinking: "The virtuous nephew walks slowly, and the old man won't send it." ”

Fang Yingwu was really shocked and was stunned. Under normal circumstances, Wang De should always keep a few words, and even stay overnight with the relationship between the villagers, how can he come up and say "go well or not"?

It's not that he has to stay here with a dead face, but where is Wang De's hospitality? Don't say it's an old folk, even if a stranger comes to the door, there is no reason to talk like this!

To put it mildly, it's rude, and it's almost the same as driving people out. Fang Yingwu snorted coldly secretly, and walked towards the gate without saying a word, not even bothering to say anything about the scene.

Wang Kui, who was accompanying the guests next to him, didn't expect this to happen, he looked at his brother in shock, then at Fang Yingwu, and hurriedly stepped forward to stop Fang Yingwu, "Fang Xianggong is slow, and stay!" ”

Fang Yingwu glanced at Wang Kui, ignored it, walked out of the lobby quickly, and walked out of Wang's house again.

Wang Kui looked back at his brother, frowned and complained: "Brother, what do you mean by this?" How can you be so slow to treat him! Wang De said disapprerovitically: "There is nothing that cannot be slowed down." (To be continued......)

PS: I've been sorting out my thoughts.,Straightened out in the afternoon.,And then I wrote this chapter.,I said that I'm going to have three more today.,I'll stay up late at night to code words.,Does anyone believe it!