Chapter 141: The Li Family's Daughter-in-law
The propaganda offensive that was enough to shake the entire Autumn Wind City continued, and in the afternoon, Lin Dong put on a carriage and personally drove Li Yunfeng to the city.
By the time we arrived in the city, the sun was already shining. The night is slowly opening.
Outside the door of the Li Mansion, getting off the carriage, there was no need to pass it on, Lin Dong followed Li Yunfeng with a heavy gift box and stepped into the gate.
Compared with the Cheng Mansion, the Li Mansion is several times larger, with pavilions and pavilions, and the scene along the way is also much more elegant and exquisite, which is a certain distance from Lin Dong's guess when he entered the door. In Lin Dong's mind, since Li Jiancheng was born in the army, and he taught such a strong daughter as Li Yunfeng, although he became a magistrate, the mansion should also be biased towards sharp atmosphere, but he didn't think that the mansion was actually full of culture.
traveled all the way unhindered, and when they came to the Li family's house, Li Yunfeng called a maid ring, and when they asked, both of them were a little surprised.
When I came, I was pinching the time, but I didn't expect that because there were guests coming to the door, dinner was not over yet.
Knowing that the person who came was only a young lady's cousin, Li Yunfeng groaned slightly, then turned to look at Lin Dong behind him: "Shopkeeper Lin, come in with me." ”
Lin Dong nodded, it was a little inappropriate to come to the door to give gifts when people were eating, but with Li Yunfeng here, there would not be too much embarrassment.
The two entered the side hall, which was no less spacious than the lobby of an ordinary restaurant, with five round tables placed in the center, one of which was slightly larger than the other four, which stood out extraordinarily.
One of the four tables was empty, and the other three, mostly women and children. There are only seven people on the round table that is slightly larger, the first one is about sixty years old, his expression is quite majestic, although his hair is white, but his broad and strong figure can still show the majesty of his youth, obviously Li Jiancheng, the head of the Li family.
The four of them were all well-dressed women, and their faces were at least thirty or more. On the way here, Lin Dong also heard Li Yunfeng talk about the Li family, although Li Jiancheng has four sons and seven daughters, but only one wife and one concubine, and now they have all passed away. According to the rules of large families, only four sons, daughters-in-law and eldest grandson can sit with him.
Two of Lee's four sons were in the army, and two were in the field. Female dependents are not allowed in the army, and the other two are officials from other places...... The yellow-faced woman took it with her, and there was no one to take care of her father at home, so she stayed at home.
These four women are undoubtedly Li Jiancheng's four genuine daughters-in-law.
Below, a middle-aged man and a boy of about sixteen or seventeen years old.
The young man is undoubtedly the eldest grandson of Li Jiancheng, a middle-aged man about forty years old, with big ears, with a blue satin robe and a flattering smile, at a glance, people feel that this person is either a landlord or an official.
Sometimes, the first impression is quite accurate. The middle-aged man's name is Jin Taifu, the cousin of Li Jiancheng's second daughter-in-law, who was originally a big landowner in Yanling County.
I came here today to see if I could be promoted to another level and get a six-grade official with real power.
"Xiaofeng?" Bringing Li Yunfeng to Lin Dong into the door, Li Jiancheng looked surprised, and immediately asked, "Why are you here?" ”
Li Yunfeng didn't make up the real thing, and said directly: "Shopkeeper Lin is my friend, and I want to ask my father for some help, so I will take him over." ”
Dozens of eyes swept over Lin Dong's body, and then returned to his original position.
There is no such person in the shopkeeper of a famous big store in Autumn Wind City.
Lin Dong smiled and handed the gift box in his hand to a little guy who stepped forward: "Lord Li, I'm sorry!" ”
"Add a pair of chopsticks to Miss." Li Jiancheng ordered Yahuan on the side, and then looked at Lin Dong: "The person who comes is a guest, you can also sit!" ”
"Thank you, Master Lee." Lin Dong nodded, and followed Li Yunfeng to sit down at a table with fewer people.
After a while, the concubines abandoned by Li Jiancheng's four sons in the Li Mansion greeted Li Yunfeng one after another. At Li Jiancheng's table, the four genuine daughters-in-law just glanced at Li Yunfeng and ate by themselves.
Li Yunfeng was short-tempered, and the four of them were a little unwelcome. In addition, not long ago, Li Jiancheng rejected all the relatives they recommended on the grounds that Cheng Wencai still had some ability, and gave Cheng Wencai the head of the house, and the four of them were even more resentful about Li Yunfeng. When I saw her, I naturally didn't have a good face.
The daughter who got married spilled the water, why did she come to the Li family to grab such a big benefit?
Lin Dong frowned slightly, and the expressions of the four made him feel a little bad.
Seeing that Lin Dong was unrestrained, completely different from when Jin Dafu came, Li Jiancheng couldn't help but put down his chopsticks, looked at Li Yunfeng, and asked, "Xiaofeng, whose shopkeeper is this Lin shopkeeper?" ”
Lin Dong got up and arched his hand: "Lin Dong, the shopkeeper of the Lower Lin Ji Inn, this time I came because the inn was about to open, and I wanted to invite Master Li to attend." If there is the support of Lord Li, the inn will be smooth sailing in the future. ”
"Lin Kee Inn?"
Everyone was surprised, Li Jiancheng had heard these four words a little as a fellow acquaintance. It's just that I didn't expect that this shopkeeper Lin was so young.
After a short period of surprise, Li Jiancheng's gaze couldn't help but move to Li Yunfeng again: "Isn't it enough to have literary talent in this matter?" ”
Li Yunfeng shook his head: "Shopkeeper Lin wants to compete with Fenglin Restaurant, but he can't do it without his father's nod." ”
Li Jiancheng frowned.
"What a big breath, an inn, you actually want to compete with Fenglin Restaurant?" A voice with obvious mockery sounded, and everyone present suddenly felt the same way.
Li Yunfeng glared coldly at her second sister-in-law, Jin Furong.
In normal times, at this glance, Jin Hibiscus would definitely be defeated. At this moment, because of his cousin Jin Taifu's big gift, he was also favored and emboldened a lot, not only was he not stunned, but he had the courage to glare back at the past.
Muttering in her heart, Jin Furong looked at Li Jiancheng again, and said quietly: "Father-in-law, your love for weapons and armor is something that you have heard about in the streets of Autumn Wind City, and since this shopkeeper Lin has not yet opened, he can make such a big battle, so he must be prepared." Good things come in pairs, and maybe I have a surprise for you like my eldest cousin. I think, while everyone is here, why don't you let everyone follow along and see the spirit weapon again? ”
Jin Taifu's face was pale, a third-order spiritual weapon was not something that a businessman could get.
Although Li Yunfeng was short-tempered, he was not stupid, and when he heard the words, he was furious, so he wanted to get up, but Lin Dong grabbed his sleeve below.
"Ma'am, business matters." Lin Dong reminded in a whisper, he didn't want Li Yunfeng to fight with his sister-in-law in anger, and Jin Furong's small body would definitely suffer a big loss. Looking back, he will definitely play with Li Yunfeng's rights and wrongs, and if he doesn't get it right, it is likely to shake the relationship between Li Yunfeng and Li Jiancheng. After all, Li Yunfeng has already married into the Li family, and the chances of seeing Li Jiancheng are far less than those of Jin Hibiscus.
The relationship between family and family is more solid than the relationship between interests. In the eyes of most people, no matter how precious the heart is, it is not as important as a daughter, and if Li Jiancheng is willing to be the umbrella of Lin Ji Inn only by virtue of Li Yunfeng's relationship, he will definitely be no exception. Even if you can't stand the temptation of high-level spiritual weapons, you will definitely be prone to revealing some clues during the wavering period, and you can prepare for it in advance.
If the relationship is obtained only by interests, in the face of greater interests, Li Jiancheng will definitely not have too much psychological pressure. Lin Dong was not worried about the official means of sending officials to close shops and increase taxes, he was afraid that someone would dare to do some cruel things such as poisoning the wine and food in Lin Kee's inn.
Whether it is to cause trouble to others or to smear Lin Ji Inn, these two points are big losses that Lin Dong can't make up for after the fact.
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