Wang Shouye was introduced into the living room by his subordinates. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Closer to summer, the parlor was refurbished.

At the door was a curtain of rattan weaving, tied one after another, with knots at the ends, and the fresh rattan was verdant and damp, blocking the too hot sun outside.

In early summer, when I saw this curtain, it seemed that the fire and heat in my heart had been reduced a little.

The subordinate stepped forward to lift the curtain for Wang Shouye and bowed down to invite him.

"Guest, please stay here for a while, my lord is bathing and changing."

Wang Shouye nodded and stepped in.

"I'm tired of my little brother."

"Don't dare, the villain is waiting outside this door, if the guest has an order, he can call the villain."

The man replied.

Then, he consciously stood outside the door and guarded the place.

The sun shone on his body, it was close to noon, the temperature was quite high, and soon he saw a slight sweat in front of his nose, dripping sweat beads oozing out.

The subordinate stood there, not moving, not shaking, not speaking, just silently guarding.

Wang Shouye randomly chose a seat at the beginning and knelt on the futon.

The futon is also freshly beaten grass, woven out, it is a little cool to sit on, and the knees are cool and cool, Wang Shouye squinted comfortably.

It was a little hot outside, even in the carriage.

At this time, when I arrived in this shady hall, it was suddenly much cooler.

Only then did he have the leisure to look around, on the walls of the hall, there were calligraphy and paintings for decoration, and the signatures were all made by Zhou Gui himself.

The surrounding tables are very simple and heavy, all dark purple, the wood is selected good mahogany, and the outside is painted.

Wang Shouye has a lacquer garden in his home, and it can be seen that the lacquer on this table can not fade for thousands of years.

The floor is paved with marble bricks, which is neat and shiny, and it is also very cool.

There were still a few pots of herbal tea on the table, Wang Shouye unceremoniously took it by himself, picked up the palm-sized purple clay pot, and poured a full cup into the small cup.

Goo, he poured three cups in succession, and made these ten taels of silver and one tael of tea leaves into such a cow drink, which was a tyrannical thing.

Tea belly, like a bowl of ice water, poured from head to foot, the whole person is like being passed by ice water, inside and out, softened down, to the fire and dry, completely calm.

"Good herbal tea!"

Wang Shouye has also seen a lot of good tea, and he has tasted a lot, and it is not better than this that he has never seen before, but it is the first time to drink such a refreshing herbal tea.

"Sure enough, the herbal tea in summer is the best, and it is more real than any Tegong's pre-rain Longjing!"

Generally, when guests visit, the host will change their clothes to show solemnity, which is also a kind of courtesy.

Originally, this ritual originated 3,000 years ago.

Because the clothes are worn for a long time, they will inevitably have a peculiar smell, so they need to change clothes, which is called changing clothes.

At that time, people changed their clothes an average of four to five times a day.

Even so, clothes still have a peculiar smell, so people invented sachets and filled them with spices and hung them around their waists, lavender is a commonly used spice.

This custom gradually evolved into later generations and became a part of the ritual.

Etiquette is order, which is morality at this time.

Wang Shouye's sudden visit this time did not post a greeting post in advance, which was already a bit rude.

However, the gift he brought was not light, even if it was for the sake of this gift, the Zhou family was not lazy.

Zhou Gui himself naturally would not be rude easily, he really bathed and changed clothes, changed into breathable light clothes, draped his long wet hair, and came over on clogs.

"Master Wang, I've been waiting for a long time."

The servants in front of the hall saw the head of the house, and after saluting, they quietly retreated, leaving space for the head of the house to entertain guests.

Wang Shouye stood up and returned the salute.

"Where, I came in a hurry."

Two guests sit down.

After a few words of greeting, Wang Shouye put forward his intentions.

"Actually, I'm here to make amends this time."

"Oh?"

Zhou Gui remained silent, holding a small teapot in his hand, and did not pour tea, just waiting for the following.

Wang Shouye took out a tied purse from his sleeve, embroidered flowers, birds, insects and fish with brocade, and then opened it, and inside was a whole stack of silver tickets.

Subsequently, it was counted and placed on the table.

"Here are five thousand taels of silver tickets, issued by Huiyue Silver Building, Jinling time-honored brand, good reputation, see the ticket that is redeemed, there is also a branch in the county."

Zhou Gui took the silver ticket and checked it, each of them was five hundred taels, the watermark was clear, the pattern was beautiful, it was well preserved, the silver ticket was clean and tidy as a whole, and there was nothing wrong or missing.

"This money should be used to make amends, talk about your heart, please be sure to accept it."

Wang Shouye is sincere in resolving this grievance.

Five thousand taels is not a small amount that can be taken out casually for the Wang family.

Indeed, the Wang family has a solid foundation, and when converted, there are more than 100,000 taels.

However, this is only so much if you take into account the shops, lacquer gardens, restaurants, luxury mansions, summer palaces, and fleets at sea, as well as the annual income from the salt industry・・・・・・・・・・ whether it is real estate or invisible assets.

However, there is not much living money.

In fact, even in good times, the Wang family's annual living income will not exceed 20,000 taels.

No matter how much it is, it will be necessary to use the principal set aside by various industries, which will directly affect the operation of the business.

This time, Wang Shouye was able to directly take out 5,000 taels of cash, which was already his best and all kinds of frugality.

Since Wang Mingzhi's death, the Wang family's business began to shrink, of course, because people's hearts fluctuated, and because he himself was not familiar with the business.

Zhou Gui is also a person with industry, understands the reason, and knows that this is indeed sincere enough.

It's too late, now that Wang Shouye has softened, if I refuses to give up, he will force the Wang family to death.

Zhou Gui pondered for a while, smiling.

"Since it's a misunderstanding, let's let it pass. I accepted this apology with a cheeky face. ”

Accept this money, it is good for everyone.

Wang Shouye really settled down, and a big stone went to his heart.

The two chatted about calligraphy and painting for a while, but unfortunately Wang Shouye was not very interested in this.

Zhou Gui saw that he was absent-minded, and saw that at this hour, it was time for dinner, so he asked:

"Before you know it・・・・・・ it's time for lunch, why don't you stay for a light meal?"

Wang Shouye just couldn't ask for it.

Summoning the servants, he instructed the kitchen to prepare the meal, and because there were guests, he had to add vegetables.

"Today, my boy got a few carp from outside, and he just happened to drink wine."

A subordinate was summoned and commanded:

"Go to the study and call Xun'er to come and meet the guests."

Zhou Gui turned around and said to Wang Shouye:

"That kid in my family, who is so happy with his reading that he always forgets his meal."

Wang Shouye knew that this nine-year-old child would be able to pass the college examination this year and enter the academy to study, and three years later, the township examination would be the twelve-year-old Xie Yuan.