Before it was dark, the lights were already shining up and down the Jin Mansion, and a woman in Chinese clothes was supporting an old lady, standing at the door looking forward to it.

"It's coming, it's coming!" Two subordinates were trotting in front of them with lanterns, and a four-horse carriage was driving steadily behind them.

When the carriage stopped, the old lady came up tremblingly on crutches, and shouted, "My golden grandson! ”

Under the careful support of the subordinates, a small meat ball jumped on the car, walked up to the old lady, and said angrily: "Grandmother, mother..."

"It's good to be back, it's good to be back!" The old lady hugged the little fat man in her arms, like a treasure: "It's only been a few days, why have you lost so much weight!" ”

"Mother, let's go in and talk about it..."Mrs. Huafu received the eyes of her sister-in-law asking for help, glared at him lovingly and helplessly, and said loudly.

"Okay, go in quickly, send someone to inform Wen Cheng?" Wen Cheng is the father of the little fat man and the head of the Jin family.

When the little fat man heard this, his body shrank unconsciously.

"Don't be afraid, if he forces you to go to Narausch Academy again, the old body will never rely on him!"

"Mother..."The woman in the Chinese costume hurriedly persuaded in a low voice: "Joyama Academy is world-famous, and this must not be said again." ”

The Jin family was an ordinary wealthy businessman, the head of the family Jin Wencheng had a good way of making money, and his wives and concubines were in groups, but he was forty years old before he had a son-in-law, and when the son was born, he had a vision from the sky, and the glow was gold.

Jin Jiaozi was extremely intelligent at a young age, very good at words, and coaxed everyone who saw him to love him.

Although the Jin family is an imperial businessman, but Shinong industry and commerce, the last business residence, Jin Wencheng, who has worked hard in the shopping mall for many years, understands the importance of power, and sees that his son has such a talent, so he moved his mind, enlightened him since he was a child, and finally found a letter of recommendation from Joyama Academy, hoping that he can get the favor of famous teachers and bring the family business to a new level.

But this Jin Jiaozi has enjoyed thirteen years of blessings, where is he willing to suffer alone, if he passes the exam, he is a student of the inner court, if he can't pass the exam, he is a student of the outer court, and he will be released after five years of teaching, which is also an explanation to some people who have spent a lot of money to buy letters. When Jin Jiaozi got the news, he looked for a way to hide, and saw that the exam was going to be taken in two days, and if he didn't participate, the letter of recommendation would be invalid.

For this reason, Master Jin was in a hurry to make a mouthful of bubbles, the first three years because of his mother's obstruction, worried that the proud son was weak and could not take care of himself, he gave up for a while, but missed this opportunity, three years later, Jin Jiaozi has passed the age, and this academy is also inaccessible.

Jin Jiaozi held the old lady's hand, and just walked to the eaves of the hall, a thunderous voice came from outside: "This son of a, you still know to come back!" ”

When the old lady heard this, the crutches stopped, and Jin Jiaozi cooperated and hid behind her.

"If there is anything you can't say well, you are still talking about it when you are old, you see that it scares the child!"

"Mother, you must not get used to him again this time!" The person who spoke walked in quickly, only to see that he was dressed in a dark blue brocade robe, with clear outlines, obviously in his fifties, but he looked like he was forty years old, and he was a middle-aged beautiful uncle, who was the head of the Jin family - Jin Wencheng.

Jin Wencheng was dressed in the dust, suppressed his psychological anger, and said to the woman beside the old lady: "Let the old lady come out to blow the wind so late, what if you catch a cold, don't hurry up and help the old lady in to rest." ”

"Wencheng..."

"Mother, I will handle this matter, you can rest in peace."

Hearing her son's unquestionable tone, the old lady sighed secretly, after all, she still compromised, how much her son has paid for this family, she has seen it in her eyes and hurt in her heart all these years, after all, his arrogant attitude is still for the sake of the proud son to support this family.

"Son, don't let me in yet!" Seeing off the Big Buddha, Jin Wencheng looked at his son in front of him, had mixed feelings, and walked to the study with a low sigh.

Only three people have been in the Jin family's study, one is Jin Wencheng, the other is Jin Jiaozi, and finally the Jin family scholar who specializes in tidying up and cleaning. The room was large, with bookshelves neatly arranged on both sides, and piles of books on the shelves, all of which were extremely precious ink treasure books, and there was not a trace of dust on them.

"Do you know who you are?"

There is no thunder like thunder in Jin Jiaoren's imagination, and his cool voice is like a blunt knife, gently cutting his heart.

Jin Jiao's body stiffened, and he said softly: "The heir of the Jin family." ”

"I have been very intelligent since I was a child, and your grandfather hired countless teachers to help me become a talent in order to make me stand out, but when I was ten years old, your grandfather died in a martyrdom, and I did not see the letter of recommendation from Joyama Academy. For the sake of this family, I gave up that exam and stepped into the mall at a young age. ”

Jin Jiaoren raised his head in surprise, he didn't expect this past to exist.

"The Jin family has been a businessman for generations, and from a merchant who sells goods to today, he has endured the hardships of not studying. I'm fifty-two years old, and I won't be able to hold you up for a few years. I don't expect you to open up the Jin family's career, and let you study in the hope that your horizons can be broadened and you can do what you want. I look forward to the day when you go out, and everyone will say 'that's Jin Jiaozi's father', not 'that's Jin Chengwen's son'! ”

Jin Jiaoren was shocked, his nose was sour, indeed, a large part of the reason why he rebelled again and again was that his father's achievements were difficult to surpass, and he didn't know what kind of development the Jin family could continue to develop after becoming an imperial businessman. Everyone praises him for being smart and everyone likes him, that's because he is Jin Chengwen's son, not because he is Jin Jiaozi!

"Daddy..."

"Think about it yourself, our Jin family still has the money for you to squander, if you really don't want to go, don't go..."

Jin Jiaozi raised his head suddenly, his father leaned back against the chair, and the white hair between his temples was faintly visible, this kind of decadence was something he had never seen, in his mind, his father was omnipotent, but at this time, he really felt that his father was old.

"Dad, I'll do a good job!" Jin Jiaozi clenched his fists, he was the pride of the sky, he occupied all the excellent conditions, why didn't he dare to let go!

When Jin Wencheng heard this, a flash of light flashed almost invisible in his eyes, and then he patted Jin Jiaozi on the shoulder with relief: "This is my good son, the good son of the Jin family!" ”

In the early morning of the next day, the shopkeeper personally drove Wu You to the door of the Golden Mansion. There were a few small servants waiting at the gate, and when they saw the car coming, they hurriedly stepped forward and took the reins from the hands of the shopkeeper: "The golden shopkeeper has worked hard." ”

Another servant had already put the footstool in front of the carriage door, and the door opened, but he saw a cold-faced cool man jumping down with dexterity, and then a small hand with a coagulated skin held the edge of the carriage, just a glance, the little guy quickly lowered his head, and didn't dare to look at it, which noble son this is, he looks better than the girl's family.

The housekeeper in the house greeted him with a spring breeze on his face, and his eyes suddenly lit up: "This is Wu Gongzi, the old lady is waiting in the main hall, please come with the old slave." ”

Although this young man is weak, he has the appearance of a clear mountain and a bright moon, such a person should be favored by the sky, otherwise the master has mobilized no matter how many people he has mobilized to find the little young master, and he will find it unintentionally.

"I'm tired." Looking at each other, Wu You's eyes were calm.

Stepping into the Golden Mansion, the courtyard is deep, a charming/beautiful scene, from time to time there are little maids passing through, but the footsteps are very light. The Jin family has been in business for a long time, and they have long taken off the vulgarity of the nouveau riche, and added a point or two of elegance.

Wu You is used to seeing wealth and nobility, but he doesn't think anything, and follows the housekeeper without squinting, and this calm and calm attitude makes the housekeeper look a little higher.

Outside the hall in front, there were several maids, and they saw Wu You and others busy going in to report.

"Please come in with the little maid."

Walking into the inner hall, a woman in Chinese clothes greeted her, and looked at Wu You with gratitude: "This is Wu Gongzi, you are really the great benefactor of the Jin family!" ”

Wu You hurriedly helped Mrs. Jin, who was about to give a gift, and only said humbly: "It's just a gesture, your son is safe." ”

Master Jin, who was sitting in the hall, was quietly looking at the children in the hall, only to see that he was no more than ten years old, with clear eyebrows and eyes, handsome, ordinary clothes on his body, and did not wear expensive jewelry, but he had a Tsinghua atmosphere, humble and introverted. It is really rare to have such cultivation at such a young age.

"Wu Gongzi, please take a seat."

"Master Shekin."

Willing to try Wu You's depth, Master Jin said with a smile: "This time, thanks to Wu Gongzi for rescuing Xiao'er, Xiao'er can successfully participate in the Dingshan Academy exam tomorrow, saving Xiao'er's future, is saving the future of Jin Mansion, this great favor, as long as Wu Gongzi has a request, Jin Mansion will repay it with all his might." ”

"Master Jin is serious, this is the luck of Jin Gongzi, if he doesn't have this fate, even the gods can't find it."

"But being able to meet Wu Gongzi is also the fate of children." Master Jin touched his beard and nodded with a smile. Indeed, his proud son has been doing everything smoothly since he was a child, and he has grown even more through these twists and turns.

Master Jin clapped his hands, and the maidservant behind him stepped forward, holding a finely carved mahogany box in her hand. "This is five hundred taels of silver tickets, and the whole country will redeem them, which is a little bit of caution from the Jin Mansion, and I hope that Wu Gongzi will accept it with a smile."

One tael of silver is equivalent to 500 yuan in modern times, and five hundred taels is 250,000 yuan.

"Thank you Master Jin for your kindness, but I don't deserve this heavy gift." Wu Youqing said. "If I could, I would have a request."

"Please." The smile on Mr. Jin's face is undiminished, as long as he asks for something, what people who do business are most afraid of owing is personal debt.

"Because of an accident at home, I came here to study, and there was only one servant by my side. Joyama Academy requires a single person to enroll, and this study is a few years. If I am lucky enough to go to school, I would like to buy a house in this area and set up a shop to make a simple living, so that my servants can have a place to live. I'm new to the city, and I'm not familiar with the place, so I have to ask Mr. Jin to help inquire, and we don't lack money. ”

"What's so hard about that?" The Jin family has settled here for generations, and this matter could not be simpler for him.

"Then thank you, Master Kim." Wu You got up and saluted and thanked him.

That's it? Master Jin put down the cup in his hand, only to see that Wu You had no hypocrisy on his face, a frank face, and indeed there was nothing else to ask for, if it weren't for him remembering that he was the head of the Jin family, the Jin family was an imperial businessman, and at this time, looking at Wu You's expression, he thought that he was an ordinary elder, and there was nothing special.

The mall has been up and down for 50 years, he believes in his own vision, this son is young, alone, neither humble nor arrogant, and he is definitely not a thing in the pool! I don't know if it's the son of a noble family who goes out to practice! Master Jin couldn't help but compare Jin Jiaozi with him, everyone said that the proud son was smart, but in his opinion, it was not as stable as one-tenth of this young man, and there was too little such a peer around the proud son, if he could make friends with him, it would be a good thing.

Thinking about it in his heart, Master Jin smiled more and more kindly, and walked down in person: "After chatting for so long, I don't even know the name of Gongzi Wu, it's really too rusty." ”

"The boy's name is Wu You."

"Taotaole is worry-free, good name and good words!" Master Jin walked up to her, his face full of love: "You saved the proud son, this is your fate with the Jin family, if you don't dislike it, call me uncle." In the future, there will be peace and difficulties, and the door of the Jin family will be opened for you at any time. ”

"Thank you, uncle." Wu You didn't squirm, although she didn't know why Master Jin was impressed by her, but this help was a great thing for her.

"Okay, since you still have important things to do tomorrow, and it is inconvenient for my uncle to stay longer, I will send a housekeeper to contact your servants in the future, you can rest assured."

"My old lady is over the age of old, and she loves children the most, and the next time you come to see her, she will be happy." When Mrs. Jin saw that her husband had the intention to promote the young man, she also smiled and said kindly.

"The proud son has been spoiled by me, if you meet him in the academy, you have to mention him more."

"Brother Jin is pure-hearted, he is a person worth befriending, I am young and ignorant, if there is something that I don't do well, I have to ask him to bear with me."

After being polite for a while, Master Jin reluctantly sent Wu You to the carriage and watched the carriage gradually disappear into the street.

If it weren't for the fact that Wu You didn't look like Master Jin at all, Mrs. Jin would almost think that Wu You was his illegitimate son, and she wouldn't be so kind to her proud son. Looking back, there are a few concubines in the family who are similar to Wu You's age, isn't it that the master is looking at his son-in-law?

The Jin family is like a curse, passed down from generation to generation, no matter how many children are born, there is only one male in the end. After Jin Jiaozi was born, the aunts in the backyard rested their minds and guarded their daughters. Therefore, although Master Jin has a group of wives and concubines, he gets along harmoniously.

Although the Jin family is in business, they disdain to use their daughters to marry, they are wealthy, and each daughter can get a large dowry to marry into a serious family. For this reason, Mr. Jin used his sharp eyes in the shopping mall to find poor but potential students, sponsor them to become talents, and find spare tires for his daughters.

"Mama Chen." Mrs. Jin said to the old slave beside her: "Let the young master come to my main house, I have something to tell him." ”