Thinking about it, I also know that if An Qinru sees the jewelry that Du Yueniang is wearing now, I am afraid that she will die of jealousy, but now she can't even get out of the courtyard gate, so naturally there is no way to know about it.

Su Muwan chose a crimson dress for Du Yueniang again, the design of this dress is very atmospheric, and there are no bells and whistles embroidery.

It is also wrapped in a layer of fine yarn on the outside, and when you walk, it will refract the brilliance under the light, which is very eye-catching.

This dress just brought out the extravagance on Du Yueniang's body, coupled with the bun that Su Muwan combed for her, and the matching jewelry, where can she still tell that she is the woman who is called a crazy woman? is clearly a noble lady in the back house.

Du Yueniang looked at herself in the mirror, and she didn't dare to recognize it, like she looked at herself a few years ago.

It's just that the only difference is that at that time, her heart was still beating and fiery, but now this heart has become like water because of the death of her son.

She felt like a dead wood that had been rotting from the inside, just a green shell that remained in its back.

But thinking about An Qinru and Du Hua's faces, and then thinking about the soaking wet appearance of her son when he was just salvaged out of the water, Du Yueniang felt that her whole body was full of strength.

At least that's enough strength for her to handle tonight's dinner.

Du Hua saw Du Yueniang walking out of Cuiyuxuan step by step, his eyes began to light up, and he was a little stunned.

Although Du Yueniang is not as beautiful and young as An Qinru, she has a warm temperament, and she has lost a lot of weight in recent years, which makes her look a little pitiful and has a unique charm.

After Su Muwan dressed her up like this, it seemed that Du Hua felt as if she had just married her.

"Yueniang, the jewelry you are wearing and the clothes you are wearing today are very good-looking, it makes me shine, just like seeing you when I was young."

Du Hua took two steps forward, took her hand, and said affectionately.

Du Yueniang resisted the urge to brush his hand away, and tried to make a smile on her face, pretending to be shy and slowly speaking.

"What are you talking about, master, I'm only four or five years younger than you, and I'm already a handful of years old now, where do you still have what you looked like when you were young."

Du Hua smiled silently, what he liked most was Du Yueniang's gentle temperament, and now as soon as this madness is cured, the Du Yueniang of the year will come back.

"Come, Yueniang, let's hurry up to the front yard to welcome customers, those merchants will be coming in a while, it's not good to make them wait longer."

Du Yueniang nodded, turned her head to look at Su Muwan, and spoke.

"Master, I haven't entertained guests for so long, and I want someone to accompany me, I think this maid Wan'er is good, can I bring her too?"

Du Hua naturally also saw Su Muwan with a birthmark on her face, and originally wanted to say that she went out to welcome guests and damaged the face of the Taishou Mansion, but seeing that Du Yueniang rarely begged him for something, it was not easy to refuse, so she nodded and agreed.

Su Muwan naturally followed the two to the front hall, although she kept her head down, but in fact, Yu Guang had already remembered these few wealthy businessmen who had arrived.

"Master Du, why are you here to greet us, isn't this tormenting us?"

Seeing Du Hua and a woman standing at the door to greet them, several people hurriedly said, with respectful expressions on their faces.

Du Hua smiled, "You don't need to say much, let's go in quickly, this road is dusty, hurry up and drink a cup of tea to trim up." ”

Everyone pushed and shouted into the main hall of the house, and Steward Hu hurriedly asked people to serve tea and snacks.

After greeting for a while, someone finally pointed to Du Yueniang, who was beside Du Hua, and couldn't help but ask.

"Master Du, I don't know who this is?"

"Don't hide it from you, this is my wife, Yueniang, who has been too sad because of the death of her child in the past few years, so she has been cultivating in the house, and her body has improved these days, so I will go out to meet you."

Seeing him say that, Du Yueniang got up and gave a salute to everyone, looking very generous, it is indeed the posture that the main room should have.

When several of the female family members who came with them saw each other, they nodded to each other and exchanged a knowing look.

Du Huaniang was slowly floated up by Su Muwan, looked at several female dependents, and opened her mouth.

"Sisters, let the lord and the guests talk about some business here, let's go to the back first and gossip!"

Naturally, everyone did not shirk, and followed her directly to another hall in the back.

Seeing Du Yueniang so thoughtful, Du Hua looked at her figure with satisfaction and nodded, and then began to discuss things with everyone.

"I wonder if you all have your stuff ready today?"

Du Hua drank a cup of tea, glanced at the few people sitting with his peripheral vision, and opened his mouth lightly.

When a few people heard him say this, they didn't dare to make a sound, you look at me, I look at you, and some even wiped their cold sweat with a handkerchief.

Du Hua knew that he didn't ask any more questions, and it was time to talk about another topic.

"A few days ago, the master of the capital sent an envoy to our Qingcheng, I don't know if you know?"

"Envoy? Considering the careful actions of this envoy, we naturally did not receive any information. ”

A wealthy businessman had the audacity to come back, he thought that Du Hua was really gossiping, but unexpectedly Du Hua snorted coldly.

"Do you know what the envoy is carrying? I guess you would never have imagined in your life that it was a gold medal from the Holy God today! The master of the capital has brought such treasures over, what do you think he means? If you're not honest, you don't want your life! ”

"So, don't have so much thought, I have already recorded everything you have done for your master, and I will send this book to him in a few days, and you will all make great contributions by then!"

Du Hua's words were first beaten with a fierce stick, and then appeased, and the kung fu of slapping a sweet jujube can be said to have arrived at home.

"Master Du, we naturally know the stakes of this matter, and we are willing to pave some way for the future of our master, but this business has losses and gains, and it will not be smooth sailing, we have already paid several times this year......

"I'm really nervous!"

As he spoke, he wiped the sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief, and his hands began to tremble slightly.

But Du Hua didn't laugh angrily, "Everyone, I also understand you, but the urging from above is also tight, and I can't help it." ”

"This ......"

Everyone is about to say, you have no way, who has it, didn't you use such a pretext to pay protection money in the first place, and tricked us into the thief ship?

But when these words came to his lips, he did not dare to say them.

This matter is indeed Du Hua's beginning, when he relied on An Qinru's father's way to attach a relationship with Shangguan Qian, knowing that he was still short of money in his hands, in order to gain trust and make meritorious contributions, he pondered two ways to get money with the help of An Qinru.

One is to let the prefect under Qingcheng secretly plot with the bandits, robbing the tolls and government shares of passing merchants.

Qingcheng is a place where businessmen must pass through because of its proximity to the border, as long as there is no big incident, everyone generally turns a blind eye and closes one eye, and will not say anything if they make some money.

The other is to gather all the well-known businessmen in Qingcheng, and in the name of collecting protection money, tell them that this is all for Shangguan Qian, and their benefits will be indispensable in the future, so he will receive a lot of money from them in a year.

Therefore, there are hundreds of thousands of taels of silver sent to Shangguan Qian by him every year, which naturally wins Shangguan Qian's favor.

It's just that Du Hua also has his own selfishness, he can stuff a lot of money into his wallet in private, and the reason why he has collected several protection fees this year is actually to save more money in his own hands, so that when he arrives in Beijing next year, he will not worry about the lack of money in his hands.

After all, in this world, if you want to mix in officialdom, money must be indispensable, otherwise how to get through the relationship?

Du Hua didn't understand this truth before, but after marrying An Qinru, she was touched by her ears and eyes, and she knew the doorway.

It's just that he wants it so often, and the rich businessmen naturally complain.

The reason why they were willing to pay money at the beginning was because they thought that after Shangguan Qian ascended to the throne in the future, they could remember some of their merits and give some benefits.

However, it has been a few years, and the emperor has not yet decreed the crown prince, who knows when Shangguan Qian will be able to ascend the throne.

This time, these wealthy businessmen had discussed it together when they came, and they wanted to discuss it with Du Hua and make less friends, but Cheng thought that he would directly take the matter of the envoy and make them not know what to do.

Du Hua took in the changes in the expressions on their faces, and suddenly opened his mouth with a gloomy face.

"I think you are all familiar with the few people who came yesterday, and in the end they all paid the money obediently, and you don't think about any crooked ways, hand it over honestly, don't tear your face, so that the final benefit is indispensable to you."

"But if you have to deny it, when the master in the capital becomes angry, it's not like an ant, one finger can crush you to death!"

After saying this, Du Hua stopped talking, drank tea and let the few of them discuss it in a whisper.

"Master Du, we will pay, we will pay, and I hope you will write down all our credits."

The person who was elected by everyone to talk to Du Hua had a flattering smile on his face, but he scolded him fiercely in his heart.

"Isn't this good, why do you have to do so many things? I've got the kitchen ready for the feast, so let's have a drink tonight!" ”

When Du Hua saw that they had finally spoken, a smile suddenly appeared on his face, as if the unpleasantness just now did not exist.

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