Chapter XVII: Harvest
Suo Etu smiled and said, "The list is a total of two million three hundred and fifty-three thousand four hundred and eighteen taels. The fraction was still the same, we erased the word 'one', and the trick changed to 1,353,418 taels. Of the one million taels of silver, we took out fifty thousand taels and divided them among the people below. All the people who do things here, everyone gets some benefits. Take out another 50,000 taels, and the concubines in the palace and the eunuchs in charge are each a little sweet. The remaining 900,000 taels were divided equally among the three of us, and each of us was 300,000 taels. If the two fathers-in-law are too few, we are calculating. ”
Xiang Yan has never paid attention to wealth, and he doesn't know how much 300,000 taels is, but Wei Xiaobao's face changed. Suo Etu hurriedly said: "What are the two fathers-in-law going to do, I will listen to the ideas of the two fathers-in-law." Xiang Yan knew that Wei Xiaobao would not refuse, so he hurriedly said: "It's up to Master Suo, you to decide." Wei Xiaobao breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I said that everything is up to Master Suo, but I was only given 300,000 yuan...... 300,000 taels of silver, ...... Avoid that...... Too...... Too much. ”
Suo Etu laughed and said, "Not much, not much, not much at all." As for this million taels of silver, Ao Bai's family doesn't have so much cash. We have to sell his property as soon as possible, and do everything cleanly, so that no one can take the handle. The two fathers-in-law are in the palace, and there is no place to store so many gold and silver ingots, isn't it? Wei Xiaobao and Xiang Yan both said: "Yes!"
Suo Etu said with a smile: "In a few days, I will ask a few gold shops to make some gold and silver tickets, all of which are one hundred taels and fifty taels." The two fathers-in-law are by their side, and when they want to make it, they will go to the gold shop to exchange it for gold and silver. It's convenient and secure. Unless someone comes to touch the pockets of the two fathers-in-law, no one knows that the two fathers-in-law will be the rich men in our city of Beijing at a young age. Well, haha, haha. Wei Xiaobao and Xiang Yan both followed up and played a few haha.
Suo Etu said: "The queen mother and the emperor have specified that they want this Buddhist scripture, which is the top priority, so we will send it first." Aobai's family property, it's not too late to count it slowly. Wei Xiaobao and Xiang Yan both nodded yes. Suo Etu took a piece of brocade at the moment, wrapped the jade box and held it, and went to the palace to see Kangxi.
Along the way, Xiang Yan was full of doubts: "Why didn't Suo Etu say that he wanted to bow to us?" Didn't you invite us to his house to listen to the play? Then he thought about it: "There are only two people in the original book, he and Wei Xiaobao, it doesn't matter how he wants to shoot Wei Xiaobao's fart." But now that there are more me, he can't figure out the relationship between me and Wei Xiaobao, and he is worried that it will not be beautiful if he pats the horse's legs. ”
Kangxi was very pleased to see that they had completed the errand assigned by the Queen Mother, so he asked Wei Xiaobao to follow him and personally send it to the Queen Mother's palace. After Suo Etu and Xiang Yan retreated, they went to clean up Aobai's family property. The two came to the front of the Ao Bai Mansion again, and Suo Etu's subordinate handed Suo Etu a package. Suo Etu took the package, entered the house, and opened the package, which turned out to be a dagger and a piece of clothing.
Suo Etu said: "Xiang Gonggong, the sword and treasure clothes copied from the Ao Bai Mansion belong to Gonggong Gui. I also have swords and robes in my house, although they are not as good as those in Aobai House, but they are passable, so I will give you these two things. Xiang Yan hurriedly said: "Oh, Master Suo, how is this embarrassing? It's just what we worship, how can we let you break the bank? ”
Suo Etu said: "I am now a civil official, and I can't use my sword or clothes, and I will eat ashes in my house." Father-in-law Xiang is the person next to the emperor and needs to protect the emperor, so he just needs this. Xiang Yan took the package and said, "Then thank you Master Suo." Suo Etu smiled: "What do you say to your father-in-law?" We are all our own people, so why be so polite? ”
After returning to the palace, Wei Xiaobao was already waiting in the house, and said to Xiang Yan: "Xiaoyan, come and taste it, this is the candy rewarded by the Queen Mother." There is a carton and a saucer on the table, containing a dozen kinds of candied fruits and sweets, and the two add up to only one box, so why divide them into two?
Wei Xiaobao sighed again: "Master Suo said that we found the scriptures and completed the errand assigned by the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother will have a heavy reward, and I have been looking forward to it for a long time." Unexpectedly, the Queen Mother rewarded me with a box of candy. Alas......" Xiang Yan smiled, took a fruit from the plate and put it in his mouth, and said, "How do you divide the candy into two parts?" Do you still want to save for a late-night snack? Wei Xiaobao said: "I made an appointment with the young lady who brought me candy, and after she finished serving the Queen Mother, we will go to the garden to eat candy together." Xiaoyan, are you going? ”
Xiang Yan shook his head with a smile and said, "She made an appointment with you, what am I going to do?" Xiaobao, take out your sword and take a look. He opened the package, took out the robe, took out the dagger from the boot, and said, "This is the treasure and sword from the house of Lord Suo, and he gave it to me." Try them with your daggers and see how good they are. Wei Xiaobao took out his dagger and said, "Okay."
Xiang Yan first used a dagger to scratch his clothes, but there were no traces on his clothes. Wei Xiaobao slashed with a dagger, and a cut was made on his sleeve. Xiang Yan used a dagger to try ordinary iron tools again, and he could also cut them. Xiang Yan nodded with satisfaction, and said to Xiang Yan: "Although my treasure clothes and swords are not as good as yours, they are also rare good things. It seems that this Lord Suo has also made a bloody investment. I just don't know why he gave me a robe and a sword. Wei Xiaobao smiled and said: "If he doesn't feed you, if you leak something in front of the emperor, he will not only lose 300,000 taels of silver, but also ruin his future."