Jiang Chao couldn't sleep at night during this time, and his spirit was exhausted, so he naturally lost the insight he had before to see the six ways and listen to all directions, not to mention that he had just discovered a way that might save him, and he was inevitably a little excited, so he didn't notice the caution and temptation that was faintly revealed when Master Wu asked him.

"No, no, no." He said excitedly, "Boss Wang will have an accident, isn't it because the officials protect each other?" Sometimes doing business is like this, and there will be a lot of trouble without the protection of officials. I knew about the Pei family in Xiaomei Lane in Lin'an City before, but I only knew that their family was a four-jinshi, but I didn't know much. Until last year, the Song family's ship was detained in Huai'an. You should know about our Song family in Suzhou Prefecture, right? Their family is also a family of several generations of eunuchs, and they are the most prominent wealthy family in our Suzhou Mansion. If you think about it, such a people's ship was detained in Huai'an, it must be because the crime was relatively big, maybe it was still a big deal. What their family is asking for is your Pei family in Lin'an City. I was amazed for a long time. I know the four surnames in Jiangnan, and you Hangzhou City accounts for three, but there is no Pei family among these four surnames, and I don't take it to heart on weekdays. Later, after the Song family's affairs were resolved, I inquired carefully about the Pei family. I didn't expect that the Pei family has been famous for almost generations, and their reputation is not obvious, which is amazing. ”

Has anyone come out from generation to generation?

Neither Yu Wen nor Master Wu noticed.

Thinking about it so carefully, it seems that the Pei family really has people who are officials in every generation, but whether the Pei family is an official or a jinshi, they rarely celebrate with great fanfare, but no matter which room is added, they will set up a flowing seat.

A four-way scholar?!

In their memory, the three brothers of the Pei family have all been admitted to the Jinshi, and the old lady is a lifter, and the Pei family should be a Sanjinshi...... In fact, there is also a Jinshi in the Pei family's generation, who is the son of Pei Yi, a side branch of the Pei family and the cousin of the old lady Pei, called Pei Wanglai. However, Pei Yi is not a director, it seems that he lives on the silver of the Pei family, Pei Wang went to Henan to be an official soon after he won the Jinshi, because of the separation of the house, Pei Wang did not come back when the old lady Pei died, and Pei Yi did not say a word from beginning to end at the funeral of the old lady Pei, and when Pei Yan took over the Pei family, he was even more like he did not exist, so that the people in Lin'an City had no impression of their room.

Master Wu and Yu Wen couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

They are Lin'an people, and they actually need a Suzhou person to remind them to remember.

But they are locals after all.

Yu Wen couldn't help but say: "Pei Wang, I remember that he is several years older than the eldest master of the Pei family, and he was admitted to the Jinshi a few years earlier than the eldest master of the Pei family, and he has been working as an official outside since then, and I don't know what rank it is now?" Where do you become an official? But he had a son, which I remember very well. Only half a year older than our girl. When his son was born, he sprinkled money at the entrance of Xiaomei Lane, and that day I happened to accompany Humble Jing to the shop next to the Meixi River to buy needlework, and Humble Jing also sighed, saying that the child would be reincarnated, and when he arrived at Pei's house, he touched his stomach and said that he didn't know whether he was pregnant with a girl or a boy. ”

Jiang Chao's eyes lit up, and he said, "This Pei master of the Pei family is now the prefect of Baoding Mansion. ”

Master Wu and Yu Wen were taken aback.

Although the prefect of Baoding is only a prefect of four products, the geographical location of Baoding Mansion is special, and it is a necessary place for the north and south to enter Beijing. Among the officials who were released, the prefect of Baoding was the closest to the capital, and it was also the prefect who was the easiest to be promoted to the official of Beijing.

Although there is a saying in the DPRK that non-Jishi will not enter the cabinet, if anyone can break this statement, it must be someone who can be the prefect of Baoding.

Lin'an City not only does not have news of this Master Pei, but is promoting Li Yi, who was originally the prefect of the Li family in Rizhao, everywhere.

Yu Wen's expression was slightly solemn, and he said: "If I remember correctly, Master Pei Yi Pei seems to have been a prefect in the past, but later I heard that he was not suitable for the climate of the area under his jurisdiction, and he fell seriously ill and almost died, so he returned to his hometown to recuperate." And hasn't been out much since. Even Qiantang Academy asked him to be the head of the mountain, but he flatly refused. I was still young at that time, I had just passed the county exam, and I had not yet achieved the fame of Xiucai, and I once discussed with my classmates, saying that if Master Pei Yi Pei could go to Qiantang Academy to be the head of the mountain, wouldn't it be more convenient for us scholars in Lin'an City to enter the academy than others? After he refused the post of mountain chief, everyone also guessed whether he was sick in bed and dying soon. ”

I didn't expect him to live longer than Old Lady Pei!

No, whether this old lady of the Pei family is dead or alive, they really don't know very well.

Yu Wen glanced at Master Wu.

Master Wu obviously thought of going with Yu Wen. He hurriedly said: "It's still there!" When the old lady of the Pei family went, I saw him with my own eyes at the funeral. I saw that my hair was gray, but I was in good spirits, there were no crutches, and I walked quite well. “

Jiang Chao said: "Their family is too low-key, I didn't even think of their family for a while." ”

Master Wu and Yu Wen thought about it at this time, and suddenly became in awe of the Pei family.

The Pei family is a real family, not to mention the benefits of the township, but also humble and low-key and self-contained, which is indeed not comparable to other idlers.

So, it's not good for them to disturb people like this, right?

Master Wu and Yu Wen exchanged another look.

This time, it was Yu Wen who spoke first: "Several masters of the Pei family are still keeping filial piety, and we ask the Pei family for help for these things......"

Jiang Chao was like being drenched with cold water in the cold winter of Sanjiu, and he wilted in an instant, and said, "I also know that their family and the Song family are still in-laws." I was looking for someone to take a stake in Suzhou City, but the Song family was not very happy, thinking that I had taken away their business. How could the Pei family help us? ”

Are the Pei family and the Song family in-laws?

In Master Wu's impression, the relationship between the two families does not seem to be very close.

He said curiously: "What kind of in-laws are the Pei family and the Song family?" ”

Yu Wen said: "The old An people of the Pei family and the Lao An people of the Song family are cousins. ”

Master Wu and Jiang Chao looked at him with blazing eyes.

Yu Wen was shocked to realize that there didn't seem to be too many people in Lin'an City who knew that the Pei family and the Song family were in-laws.

He also inadvertently got into trouble, right?

Yu Wen secretly smiled bitterly and said busily: "I also heard what people said, I don't know if it's true or not." ”

Jiang Chao said: "It's true! I have a good relationship with one of the Song family's stewards, he told me. ”

He also knew that although the old An of the Song family and the Lao An of the Pei family were cousins, the difference between the two was nearly 20 years old. When the old An people of the Song family came out of the cabinet, the Lao An people of the Pei family were still not born, and the relationship between the two was not deep. Later, it seems that something else happened, and there was a gap between the two families, and it was just a face-saving relationship in the early years. Later, Pei Laoanren's three sons were all admitted to the Jinshi one after another, but only one son of the Song family was an official outside, and the Song family bowed his head and flattered, and the two families gradually had contact again.

Even so, something happened to the Song family, and as soon as the Pei family came forward, they still fished out both the people and the boat.

"There are people in the court who are easy to do!" He let out a long sigh.

Neither Master Wu nor Yu Wen answered.

Jiang Chao felt that the attitude of the two was a little prevaricated.

He smiled bitterly.

owed so much silver to the two of them, the two of them did not force him to pay a debt, but also saved his mother, and now he has taken him in who has nowhere to go, he already owes two great favors, and then forcing them to introduce the people of the Pei family is his fault.

He'd better think of something else.

Jiang Chao thought about it, changed the topic, and asked about the origin of Zhaoming Temple.

Master Wu and Yu Wen smiled in unison.

No matter what they thought in their hearts, the three of them talked and laughed all the way to Zhaoming Temple for a day, and when they came down the mountain, the three of them had already begun to call themselves brothers.

When he returned to Yu's house, Jiang Chao tiredly went back to the guest room to rest first, but Master Wu took advantage of Yu Wen to send him out, pulling him at the door and saying something: "Brother Yu, you tell me the truth, how did you know that the Pei family and the Song family are in-laws?" I'm a big and small person in Lin'an City, but I've never heard of it. ”

Yu Wen hesitated.

Master Wu immediately said: "Don't fool me with the trick of fooling Brother Jiang, I'm not his little hairy head who doesn't know anything." ”

Yu Wen touched his head, not knowing how to say it.

Master Wu simply said: "I won't force you anymore, you just tell me, what is your relationship with the third master of the Pei family?" If we go to ask the third master for the sake of the Wang family, will he see us? ”

Yu Wen was relieved and said honestly: "I really don't know! The third master, looking young, is actually a little temperamental. I've never bothered him like this. ”

auctioned the map, he felt that the Pei family could also profit from it, so he dared to ask to come to the door.

But in this matter, if the Pei family intervenes again, it is purely to help.

He didn't know if he had this face.

"Do you want to help Brother Jiang pull this line?" Yu Wendao, "Businessmen value profit over parting ......"

Master Wu shook his head, lowered his voice and said, "This is also a win-win situation!" I think there is a chance that our money will not come back, but you know the person Brother Jiang, who can speak well, and it is especially easy to impress people. If he is introduced to Master Pei San, maybe he will be able to stand up again with the power of the Pei family! ”

Speaking of which, I still want to let Jiang Chao earn back the money he invested before.

If this matter only involved himself, Yu Wen would definitely not agree, but he caused Master Wu to lose a lot of silver, and Master Wu begged him like this, he had to consider whether this matter was feasible.

"Shall I try?" Yu Wen hesitated, "I don't know if Master Pei San will agree?" ”

If you can try, you have a chance.

Master Wu was overjoyed and said: "If the third master of the family can take over the Pei family, and everyone in the Pei family can be silent, then he is not a face-to-face person!" Even if it's a face-to-face person, it's a person who hides a knife in his smile. Don't think I'm here for those few silvers, I mainly want to walk around with the third master more. ”

You have to find something to do if you have nothing to do, and now it's really something.

Yu Wen could understand his mood and kept nodding.

Master Wu told him: "Don't tell Brother Jiang about this matter first, the third master will tell him when he is willing to see us." After speaking, he also glanced at Yu Wen.

Yu Wen thought that he was afraid of losing face, but in fact, Master Wu wanted to mislead Jiang Chao and make Jiang Chao feel that they had a good relationship with Pei Yan, so that Jiang Chao could find a way to earn back the money they invested in the future.