Chapter 272: Coming
Fuzhou is an alternate city and county between the north and the south, and it is the only way to enter Beijing.
This is the widest and most prosperous state city in addition to Jiangnan and Beijing.
It is a gathering place for merchants, gathering caravans and goods from all over the world, and it is an important link between the north and the south.
Linnan Street, in an inn called Qianyunlou, Ah Xiu was reading a letter and bill from Beijing at this time.
The letter was written to her by the shopkeeper Yang, and the bill recorded the property, population, and a floor just gotten.
Shopkeeper Yang has been going to the capital for two months, and the silver and the shop have been done, and before sending a letter to Ah Xiu, he also let people notify Cao Erye in Linjiang to prepare to transfer goods here.
The exclusive right to sell the feather dress and all kinds of embroidery in Beijing has been handed over to the Wei family, but they still have flowing color yarn clothes and can make men's money.
In the past six months, Ah Xiu has worked with Lu Wei to create 72 gentlemen's pictures, as well as 46 kinds of flowing color gauze clothes of various styles and colors.
Ah Xiu felt that as long as those things came out, they would make no less money from men than women.
After reading the letter and bill, Ah Xiu said to Chunliu: "Go see if Lu Wei is up, and ask her what she wants to eat in the morning." ”
On this trip, Ah Xiu brought Lu Wei by her side.
The road from Linjiang to Jingzhong is not too far, you can get there in a month by water, and you can go back in half a month if you ride a horse quickly.
Lu Wei is now the core figure in her hands, and she doesn't feel at ease if she doesn't bring it with her.
And this time, in addition to accompanying Song Tian to take the exam, she also took over the Zhuo family's business here, and she also needed Lu Wei to help her.
Chunliu received the order and quickly went out.
Ah Xiu took a sip of the ginger tea that was still hot, but thought in her heart that it was the middle of the month, Brother Tian, they should come over soon.
Ah Xiu has been here for ten days, and after settling here, she asked Tong Wencheng to guard at the city gate for fear of missing it.
Tong Wencheng took his wife and children to Linjiang with his old mother at the end of last year, and he is still in charge and helps manage the affairs of the embroidery workshop.
Hearing that his son was lifted, the Tong family was also quite happy, and this time they made a special trip to Ah Xiu to take leave, and brought his wife and children here to meet his son.
At the gate of the southern city, Tong Wencheng has been guarding here for nearly ten days.
Duan took the three children to sit in the carriage on the edge of the city gate, lifted the curtain and looked at it, and said, "It's cold outside, it's better to wait in the car." ”
Duan's family also felt sorry for her husband, but Tong Wencheng didn't care.
"It's been these two days according to the time, and if you don't stare at the point, it's easy to find it if you miss it."
Fuzhou is so big, there are dozens of inns, and it is nerve-wracking to miss it.
Duan took a cloak from the carriage and put it on her husband.
Tong Wencheng was still a little suspicious, and said, "I'm not cold." ”
His son has been lifted, he is now the master and his father, since he got the news, his heart has been so hot, and it has not faded until now, and he doesn't know how cold at all.
"You're not cold, your body is cold."
"Since it's so cold, what are you doing running down?"
"I also watched someone's nose freeze red before coming down, you and I ...... willingly"
The old husband and wife, Duan's still doesn't understand her husband.
The two of you stood by the city gate and said directly, until a surprised voice came, and the two were still arguing.
"Dad, mother, why are you here?"
Tong Liangyu jumped out of the carriage and was very surprised when he looked at his long-lost relatives.
"Liangyu, my son, you are finally here. But my dad wants to die. ”
Tong Wencheng hugged his son, and his voice was choked.
At this time, the three juniors in the car also got down.
The Tong family has many children, and Tong Liangyu has two younger sisters and one younger brother.
The eldest sister was still a girl when they were separated, and now they are all other women, and he is busy studying, and his sister's family affairs have no chance to participate.
Tong Liangyu's eyes were red when he saw this, and the father and son hugged and cried.
Duan pressed the corners of his eyes with a handkerchief, patted the two of them and said, "The shopkeeper and the lady are here, what are you two talking like this?" ”
The first person to see the Tong family just now was Tang Shan, who led the way in front and rode a horse, so he was naturally the first to see him.
He reported to Song Ercai, Tong Liangyu heard that his father and mother were coming, so he was naturally happy, and jumped out of the car and rushed over.
Thinking of Song Ercai, Tong Wencheng immediately let go of his son and collected his tears, and saw that the Song family had already gotten out of the car, so he went directly to kneel down in front of Song Ercai.
"Shopkeeper Song, please bow to Wen Cheng."
He said and snorted his head directly, and Song Er couldn't avoid it.
"Steward Tong, what are you doing, get up quickly."
Song Ercai helped him, and Tong Wencheng got up, but there were tears in his eyes, and he felt even more sad than just now.
"Shopkeeper, if it weren't for you this time, how could my son be successful, you are the great benefactor of my Tong family, and Wencheng will repay this kindness when he is a cow and a horse in the future."
From a miscellaneous steward in Hekou Town to the general steward of a hundred or so embroidery houses in Linjiang City, Tong Wencheng's identity has already changed, all of which was brought to him by the Song family.
It doesn't matter if he doesn't have any achievements himself, but if his son doesn't have this opportunity, he will definitely not be able to win.
He is very self-aware, his son is young, and although his grades are good, he is not top-notch.
He also heard his son say that before the exam, Song Tian gave them a lecture and never kept it.
If there is no son of the owner, his son will be able to take the test, how can he be lifted.
Thinking like this, Tong Wencheng looked at Song Tian and was about to kneel again, but Song Ercai stopped him.
"Steward Tong, there are a lot of people here, making people laugh, let's go back and talk about it."
"Yes, yes, it's cold outside."
Tong Wencheng also reacted, thinking that the young lady was still waiting at the inn, he immediately ordered the accompanying maid to go back to report the news first.
At that time, Ah Xiu was reading the atlas with Lu Wei in the room, and the little maid came to report, and the person arrived, and he was on the way to the inn.
"Really!"
Ah Xiu suddenly jumped up, startling Lu Wei next to her.
The little guy said: "Miss, this is still fake, it is estimated that it will arrive soon." ”
Ah Xiu was overjoyed, looked at the blue dress she was wearing, and said, "Chunliu, quickly, take out the new hundred-fold skirt not long ago and change it for me." ”
"Huh."
Ah Xiu and Chunliu were soon busy, and now Lu Wei, who was holding the atlas, finally knew what was going on.
The owner and the son of the owner are about to arrive, so the young lady is so happy, but she feels that this matter has little to do with herself.
She is eighteen years old, has not married, and has no sweetheart, so she naturally feels that she is not in the mood to think and meet.
For Lu Wei, she has a job on her hands, a brother, a sister-in-law, and nieces and nephews, which is enough.