When Zhu Yuanfu heard that Fan Ning was visiting, he was overjoyed and personally came to the gate of the hospital to greet Fan Ning.

"Congratulations to Fan Shaolang for winning the first place in the children's examination!"

Fanning bowed deeply, "Thank you for your concern." ”

Zhu Yuanfu patted him on the shoulder and smiled: "It's very lively over there in Mudu Town!" It's a pity that I'm not there to celebrate you in person. ”

Zhu Yuanfu's concern as always moved Fan Ning a little, and he said apologetically: "I should have come to see the old man a long time ago." ”

"Don't come!"

Zhu Yuanfu pretended to have an exaggerated expression and said: "As soon as you come, I will think that you are here to go back to Xishan and travel to the stone, and my life will be sad." ”

Fanning couldn't help but laugh too, "It seems that the old man likes that stone very much." ”

"Of course I like it, I put it in the study and put it together with the Xishan Travel Map."

Zhu Yuanfu said with great interest, and said happily: "Go!" I'll take you to see a few of the famous stones in my collection. ”

Wujiang Zhu Mansion is twice as large as Muduzhu Mansion, and there are many houses, like a huge labyrinth, and there are even signboards on the wall, indicating that everyone will get lost.

Fan Ning followed Zhu Yuanfu around and around, and he was confused for a moment.

Walking into a small door, Fan Ning suddenly saw that he was in a garden of Taihu Lake stones, covering an area of at least 20 acres, like a lion forest, full of various Taihu stones.

Zhou Yan's collection of Taihu stones is placed in a large warehouse, while Zhu Yuanfu has the space to squander, and built a garden specifically for his collection of Taihu stones.

"This Taihu Lake stone is called the Wave Stone!"

Zhu Yuanfu pointed to a wall-like Taihu stone, "This is the first piece of the best Taihu stone I collected, and I bought it by the Taihu Lake forty years ago. ”

Fan Ning looked closely, this three-meter-long stone was actually not a wall, but a layered wall-like Taihu Lake stone, and if you looked closely, it looked like a big wave on the sea.

"Do you know how much money I spent at the time?"

Zhu Yuanfu said triumphantly: "I actually spent thirty yuan, and even Zhou Liang envied my luck." ”

"It's not luck, it's the old man who has a vision!" Fanning quietly sent a sycophant.

Zhu Yuanfu couldn't help but laugh proudly, compared to this stone, Zhu Yuanfu preferred the eyes of others to praise him.

"Let's look at this Taihu Lake stone again, it's called Solo Fishing Hanjiang Stone, do you see if there is such an artistic conception ........"

Zhu Yuanfu took Fan Ning to walk around the garden for most of the hour, and he was a little tired, so he took Fan Ning to the inner hall and let people serve tea.

"Old man, my two cousins came here two days ago, right?"

Fanning took a sip of tea and moistened his lips, and then turned the topic to business.

"You are benevolent and courteous!"

Zhu Yuanfu smiled and said: "Those two twin brothers are very spiritual in business, I like them very much, A-Ning, they have great respect for your plan, it's just ...... Is there really a market for this kind of Tianhuangshi? ”

Fanning was stunned, "Don't the old man approve?" ”

Zhu Yuanfu shook his head, "That's not true, I agreed to your plan and let a steward with prospecting experience accompany them south to Fuzhou, but I personally still have some doubts." ”

Fanning muttered: "Although I don't know much about business, I have always believed that it is better to develop the market than to compete for it. ”

"Then it depends on what?"

Zhu Yuanfu stroked his beard and said slowly: "For example, soju is a successful example, although its refining method has spread, it just shows that everyone has a strong demand for it, but will Tian Huangshi have this effect?" ”

Fan Ning said unhurriedly: "Old Man Zhou and I both think that it is the treasure of the stone, but the Song people don't know it, but as long as it is well guided, I believe that Tian Huangshi will definitely shine and become a treasure in the stone." ”

Zhu Yuanfu was not convinced, he still smiled and said: "To make people like it, first of all, where is its practicality?" If it's just for viewing, I don't think it's as good as Taihu Stone, and in front of it, there is a big mountain of jade in the way. ”

Of course, Fanning knew where was the most precious thing about Tian Huangshi?

He muttered and said: "It is the best material for making seals, I believe that every literati will long to have a seal carved from Tianhuang stone, and it is very rare, I believe that in a few years it will be scarce and expensive." ”

Zhu Yuanfu finally had a trace of interest in his eyes, and he nodded and said, "Okay!" Hopefully, what you've said will become a reality. ”

Zhu Yuanfu stopped mentioning the matter of stones, and changed the topic with a smile, "Let's talk about your imperial examination, how do you plan to prepare for the exam in the next three months?" ”

..........

Fanning did not spend the night in Zhufu, after dinner, he returned to Wu County by boat overnight, taking a night boat has this benefit, sleeping on the boat, and waking up to Wu County.

Not long after Fan Ning left, Zhu Yuanfu's second brother Zhu Yuanjun came to the eldest brother's courtyard.

The five brothers and sisters of the Zhu family, the eldest daughter Zhu was named a concubine when the first emperor Zhenzong, and the Zhu family has since become a relative of the emperor, but the Zhu family is really favored when today's son Zhao Zhen ascends the throne, this is because Zhu Guifei and Zhao Zhen's biological mother Li Chenfei have a very good relationship, and Li Chenfei was suppressed by the Empress Dowager Liu several times, and Zhu Guifei tried her best to protect her.

Zhao Zhen was grateful and favored the Zhu family after the death of Concubine Zhu.

Zhu Guifei's mother was respected as the princess, the first lady of the country, the eldest son Zhu Yuanfu was named the duke of Wujiang County, did not go out, has been serving by his mother's side, he inherited the family property, became the richest man in Pingjiang Mansion, and also the largest landowner in Pingjiang Mansion.

The second son, Zhu Yuanjun, became an official, an official to the deputy envoy of the Privy Council, a dignified high-ranking official from the second grade, and the third Zhu Yuanfeng was named an earl, inheriting the ancestral business and doing business.

In addition, Zhu Yuanfu also has a second sister, who married another wealthy family in the south of the Yangtze River at the age of sixteen, the Shen family in Huzhou, and is still alive and has become the ancestor of the Shen family.

The three Zhu brothers married wives and concubines, each gave birth to five or six sons, and the sons gave birth to grandchildren, and the Zhu family flourished and became the first wealthy family in Wujiang.

Zhu Yuanjun, as the number two person in the family, has a huge influence in the family, and he is also a high-ranking official in the court.

He not only controls the development of the Zhu family in his career, but also controls the Zhu family's protégés, that is, all kinds of talents vigorously cultivated by the Zhu family.

Zhu Yuanjun is currently guarding filial piety for his mother at home as Ding Wei, and at the end of the year, he will return to the DPRK to continue to serve as a high-ranking official.

"In this exam, Zhu's protégés did well in the exam, and four of the eight protégés were in the exam, which is the best session in ten years!" Zhu Yuanfu took a sip of tea and said with a smile.

Zhu Yuanjun shook his head, "Actually, I'm not satisfied, Zhang Chao should be in the top three, but he didn't perform well in the argumentative essay, and he only took the seventh place in the exam, which really disappointed me, and the other three were all behind the twentieth, I was worried about the provincial exam, I was afraid that the four of them would be wiped out." ”

"It's not just the four of them who participated in the provincial exam, there are several other outstanding children! A total of twelve protégés take the provincial exam, and there will always be one or two, so you don't have to worry too much. ”

"I heard that Fan Zhongyan's grandson is here today?" Zhu Yuanjun was silent for a moment and asked.

Zhu Yuanfu quickly glanced at the second brother, I'm afraid this is the reason why the second brother came to find him.

Zhu Yuanfu said with a smile: "I got along with that kid for a long time when I was in Mudu, I like this kid very much, this time he won the first place in the boys' exam, and he came to report the good news to me." ”

"I heard Liu Ran say that this kid is more competitive and very afraid of losses, even if the boat is stopped, it is the same, in order to get to the dock first, he ended up scratching a large piece of skin on Liu Ran's arm."

Zhu Yuanfu smiled faintly, "According to my years of experience, many things, the second brother had better not just listen to one side. ”

Zhu Yuanjun's face sank, and he was suddenly a little dissatisfied: "Big brother means that Liu Ran will lie to me?" I watched this kid grow up, and I knew very well who he was, and he didn't want to say it, but I found out that he had a wound on his arm and forced him to say it. ”

Zhu Yuanfu shook his head, "This kind of small thing is the size of a sesame seed, why should the second brother take it to heart?" ”

Zhu Yuanjun was silent for a moment and said: "I don't mean anything else, I just want to remind the eldest brother that Fan Zhongyan is still a controversial figure in the court and is very sensitive, and it is best for the eldest brother to be cautious when he contacts the Fan family." ”

Zhu Yuanfu smiled, "I know, thank you for the reminder from the second brother." ”

After all, Fan Ning is not a protégé of the Zhu family, and has nothing to do with the Zhu family, how the eldest brother interacts with him is the private matter of the eldest brother, and it is not his turn to point fingers.

If it weren't for Fan Ning's brutal robbery today, which caused Liu Ran's arm to be bruised, Zhu Yuanjun wouldn't have been able to help but come to his eldest brother, Fan Ning's arrogant character really made him very dissatisfied.

After a moment of silence, Zhu Yuanjun said slowly: "Ah Pei will talk about marriage in a few years!" The eldest brother didn't consider setting up a family for her early? ”

Zhu Yuanfu glanced at his brother grimly, "Have you forgotten your mother's last words?" ”

The old lady left three last words before she died, one was to be buried in the same cave with her husband, one was to continue to donate lamp oil to Lingyan Temple every year, and the other was to make her own decisions about the marriage of her granddaughter Zhu Pei.

Of course, the last last words were not deliberately left by her, but what the old lady said when she touched her head when Juppe held the old lady's hand and cried.

Everyone saw this scene, Zhu Yuanjun shook his head with a wry smile and said, "This is just my mother's words to comfort Apei, it shouldn't be considered a last word!" ”

Zhu Yuanfu sighed softly, "In my opinion, this is indeed my mother's last words. ”

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