Wrapped around his waist for 100,000 yuan, he rode a crane down to Yangzhou.

Yangzhou has been synonymous with prosperity since ancient times, and this is also the case in the Great Zhou.

Adjacent to the Yangtze River, there is a canal running through it, the unique geographical location and the water and land transportation extending in all directions make Yangzhou an important place for transportation in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and also create a metropolis between the Jianghuai River.

In the evening of this day, the north gate of Yangzhou City is still bustling, and there is an endless stream of merchants coming and going.

Suddenly, two rows of officials came running from a distance, lined up to control the city gate, and shouted for passers-by to take a detour.

Seeing the titles of "Yangzhou General Judgment", "Avoidance" and "Silence" played by the leader, the chaotic crowd cursed in a low voice while turning the road with interest.

After a while, a carriage was escorted by the officials to the city gate, and when it came to a stop on the outskirts of the city, the curtain was lifted, and the husband and wife went out hand in hand.

The man is about 30 years old, with a fair complexion, a strange appearance, and a wide robe and big sleeves on his body.

The woman is about the same age as the man, and her facial features are only the assets of a middle-aged person, but she is richly dressed and graceful, and she looks like a noble lady from a distance.

This man and woman are the general judgment of Yangzhou Mansion Sheng Hongsheng, and his wife Wang Ruofu Wang Lady.

The couple got out of the carriage and came to a dock on the shore, and after waiting for a short time in the cold wind, they saw the silhouettes of several large ships on the horizon in the distance, heading for the pier.

Wang Ruofu stood on tiptoe and looked around, and when he saw the "Sheng" flag planted on the bow of the boat, he couldn't help but be overjoyed, pointed to the fleet that was constantly approaching the dock, and turned back excitedly and shouted: "Look, sir, it's our fleet here!" ”

Sheng Hong barely squeezed out a smile on his face, but in his heart he was quite dissatisfied with his wife's noise.

He quietly glanced around, and saw that the vicinity of the dock had been cleared by the officials, and no one else had passed by, so he flicked his sleeves with confidence and followed forward.

When the Sheng family's fleet approached the shore, the bow of the boat was against the current, slowly diagonally towards the pier, and then landed firmly on the shore.

After the ship came to a halt, a dozen or so men came down first, carrying several long thick planks, which were placed between the deck and the dock, and firmly fastened with nails and ropes.

When everything was ready, the rest of the people on the boat disembarked one after another.

The first is a middle-aged man, who looks a little similar to Sheng Hong, but with a little more businessman's spirit, this person is Sheng Hong's cousin, the head of the Sheng family's big house, Sheng Wei.

The two teenagers, one on the left and one on the right, followed behind Sheng Wei, and after the three of them got off the boat, the Sheng family steward behind them began to beckon the people to unload the goods.

This time, the fleet from Youyang to Yangzhou had a total of five ships, the first two carrying people and the last three carrying cargo, all loaded with congratulatory gifts brought by Sheng Wei.

As soon as Wang Ruofu came over, he saw dozens of large boxes covered in red silk unloaded from the cargo ship, and he was so happy that he almost couldn't close his mouth.

Some time ago, in order to save a rich dowry for his eldest daughter, Wang Ruofu's small treasury can be said to be a big injury, and now it can finally be filled with one or two.

Unlike his wife's simple-mindedness, Sheng Hong saw his cousin bring so many congratulatory gifts, but he felt very uncomfortable.

Not long ago, Shengjia Liquor Factory was in trouble, and Sheng Hong, as the backer of Shengjia Firm, was unwilling to cause trouble for his own future, so he decisively rejected Sheng Wei's request for help.

Later, although the matter of the winery was successfully resolved, it was Sheng Wei's own way that he invited outsiders to help, and Sheng Hong, his own family, did not help at all.

After this incident, Sheng Hong's face was also panicked, so when Sheng Wei came to Yangzhou this time, he would personally go to the dock to greet him.

Seeing the face, the cousin not only gave birth to a mustard with him, but also brought a whole three ships of congratulatory gifts.

What is open-mindedness?

It's called open-mindedness!

This situation made Sheng Hong's heart even more ashamed, and when he greeted Sheng Wei, he unconsciously lowered his posture, and called "brother" from the bottom of his heart.

Sheng Wei replied to Brother Xian cordially, and exchanged a few words of polite greeting with Wang Ruofu, and the two brothers talked and laughed Yan Yan, which was quite a bit of a brother, friend and brother.

After several elders finished saluting each other, Sheng Changbai slowly came to Sheng Hong and Wang Ruofu and saluted: "The child visits his father and mother." ”

Sheng Changbai's body was tightly wrapped up and down, but his face was still blue from the freezing cold wind.

When Wang Ruofu saw it, he was so distressed that he hurriedly pulled up his son: "Bai'er, don't say so much, hurry home, I boiled your favorite lotus seed soup at home, and I will go home in a while and drink a bowl to warm up." ”

"Mother, don't worry."

Sheng Changbai stood in place, refusing to move, and pushed a person out from behind: "Father, mother, this is my best friend I met in Youyang, Brother Wei Xian." ”

Wang Ruofu put all his body and mind on his son, how could he have time to care about other people, and at this time, after being reminded by his son, he noticed the young man next to him who looked to be only eleven or twelve years old.

The young man was not very tall, but he was born very handsome and smart, with red lips and white teeth, warm eyebrows and eyes, clear and clear eyes, and an elegant and bookish air on his body.

The most important thing is that he is actually the same as Sheng Changbai, wearing a shirt that represents the fame of Xiucai, and he is also wearing a square scarf on his head.

Combined with his son's letter a few days ago, how could Wang Ruofu not know the identity of this young man.

"That's what you said in your letter, Wei Xiaoniang's clansman who won the little three yuan?"

"Exactly." Sheng Changbai smiled and nodded.

Wei Chen came to Wang Ruofu in a dashing manner: "Jiang Ningsheng Wei Chen, meet Mrs. Tongju, Tongju." ”

Regarding the question of how to address Sheng Hong and Wang Ruofu, Wei Chen thought about it for a long time along the way.

He can call Aunt Wei Shuyi, who is not related by blood, but he can't take it for granted that he is Aunt Sheng Hong, let alone call Wang Ruofu also an aunt.

In that case, I'm afraid that as soon as they met, he would offend all the male and female hosts of the second room of the Sheng family.

In the final analysis, Wei Shu intended that the Sheng family was just a concubine, and Wei Chen couldn't be so blunt with the Sheng family.

Therefore, Wei Chen simply treated himself as if he had nothing to do with the Sheng family, and greeted the two of them in the same way as a normal student to meet Shangguan.

"It turned out to be Xingyunxian's nephew. I heard Bai'er say that the virtuous nephew took the student at a young age, and he is still a little three yuan that is rare for decades, which is really young and promising! ”

It was Sheng Hong who spoke, he had just noticed this young man whose son was walking together, and felt that this son was acting in a moderate manner, which was quite extraordinary, and he guessed that this young man was Wei Chen.

Last year, Wei Chen became famous with a song "Bamboo and Stone", which attracted the attention of the Jiangnan literary circle, and won the name of a prodigy.

And this year, Wei Chen has many famous articles such as "On Poetry" and "On Returning to Zhao", and the list of questions during the government examination is not only sold in Jiangning, but also sold to Yangzhou Mansion hundreds of miles away.

When he arrived at the hospital examination, Wei Chen shocked everyone's jaws, breaking the record of Jiangning Mansion for decades without a small Sanyuan, becoming the youngest Xiao Sanyuan in the history of Jiangnan Province.

So far, Wei Chen's achievements are enough to make Sheng Hong appreciate and admire, but they are far from the point of treating each other equally.

After all, no matter how powerful Wei Chen is, he is only a student after all, and Sheng Hong is a court official from Jinshi, and the two sides are not on the same level.

And when Sheng Hong knew that there was a big man like Shen Du, the prefect of Jiangning, standing behind Wei Chen, the situation was suddenly different.

In the winery incident, Shen Du was able to fight with the governor Yamen in order for Wei Chen, although he did not confront Governor Liu head-on, but only dealt with the two little minions below, but it was enough to prove that Shen Du had a great relationship with Wei Chen.

In short, Wei Chen's own talent is amazing, and with the backstage support of Shen Du, sooner or later he will become a big weapon, even if Sheng Hong is a dignified six-grade judgment, he must be cautious and can't take it lightly.