Chapter 10: The Temptation of Money
Lu Wenjing couldn't help but ask:
"Lord Yuezhang has never opened the tea bag, how do you know that the bread here is Shifeng Longjing?"
Zhao Liang picked up the tea bag, put it in front of his nose and sniffed it, and seemed to enjoy it very much:
"Qianrou didn't mention it to you, the old man used to be an errand in the palace?"
Suddenly asked about this, Lu Wenjing didn't know how to answer this for a while, and turned to look at the lady.
Zhao Qianrou immediately understood and relieved him:
"Dad, since my daughter married into the Lu family, she can't hide her own life experience, right? Jing Lang knows that you care about the court situation, and compares you to the father-in-law of the Three Treasures..."
Lu Wenjing couldn't help but be secretly happy, the little lady in her heart is quite good at talking, it seems that there are still a lot of hidden things in my place.
Sure enough, it was the father Mo Ruonu, these words were very useful to Zhao Liangyong, and the old eunuch's eyebrows were slightly upturned, revealing some joy.
put down the tea bag, raised his hand and waved it lightly, and smiled bitterly:
"An old wasted person, how can he be compared to the Three Treasures Ancestor? Let's talk as a family, so don't get involved in the court. ”
"Dad, you haven't answered Xianggong yet, you didn't say much about the things in the palace before, and your daughter is also very interested."
Zhao Liangyong hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded:
"Okay, since you all want to hear it, let's talk about it..."
Next, Zhao Liang slowly told the past of the deep palace, and the experience of more than forty years was like a yellowed book turned out of an old bookcase, although it was a little difficult, it was real and vivid.
Zhao Liang entered the palace in Jingtai Nian, and went through Tianshun, Chenghua and Hongzhi, and witnessed the turmoil of the Ming Dynasty in the past few decades and the change of power in the palace.
Fortunately, the little eunuch is still loyal and honest, there are masters who have always taken care of him, and he has been cultivated as his own son, and in general, he has not suffered much during the years he has been in the palace.
"It wasn't until the fourth year of Hongzhi that I made a mistake and should have been beaten to death with a cane, but it was thanks to my master's intercession with Empress Zhang, the current Empress Dowager, that I was spared. My life was saved, and one of my legs was left in the deep palace forever by Empress Zhang..."
Zhao Liang said, pulling up his left trouser leg, revealing a linden wood prosthesis.
"Daddy..."
When Zhao Qianrou heard this, she was inevitably sad, and the little maid Lan Ying also frowned and was silent.
"Eighteen years have passed, and I still remember the night I left the palace, Master called me to the inner study hall and talked to me a lot. He said, to do our business, you have to know the trade-offs, although I am not confused, but I am still a little hot..."
"Master told me to leave the palace and never look back, and I promised him. Before leaving, he invited me to a cup of tea, but this was the last meeting between me and Master..."
Speaking of this, Zhao Liang showed some sadness on his face.
"The tea you drank at that time couldn't be this Shifeng Longjing, right?" Lu Wenjing couldn't help but ask.
"You guessed right, I have been recalling that taste for eighteen years, and later, I asked many people to find this tea to drink. However, no matter how good the Lion Peak is, it is difficult to find the taste of that time. ”
Zhao Liang sighed, and the whole person seemed to be immersed in the memories of the past.
"I'm afraid what Lord Yue's hard looking for is not the taste of tea, after all, you have lived in that place for decades, whether you hate it or love it, it is the most important part of your life..."
Lu Wenjing's words hit the heart of the old father-in-law, and the latter's eyes showed a little appreciation.
"In any case, now, I am very glad to have been expelled from the palace, otherwise, how can the old man have such a fate with my precious daughter?"
Zhao Liang said with relief, and at the same time looked at his daughter with doting eyes.
"The son-in-law also wants to thank Master Yue-in-law for his nurturing grace to his mother in the past 18 years. I, Lu Wenjing, swear here that I will never let Qianrou suffer the slightest grievance. Lu Wenjing said solemnly.
"Xianggong..."
Zhao Qianrou was so moved at this time that she looked at Xianggong affectionately, and she couldn't wait to say some love words about the alliance, but because her father and Ying'er were present, it was inconvenient to show her heart.
At this time, Zhao Liang tapped the maid Lan Ying with his eyes, Lan Ying immediately understood, walked up to the young lady and proposed:
"Miss, a few persimmon trees in our backyard are ripe, why don't you pick some and eat them?"
"Persimmons?" Zhao Qianrou glanced at her father suspiciously, and also understood, "Well, I also have this intention." ”
The two were about to go out together, Lu Wenjing had some bad premonitions in his heart, and hurriedly whispered to the lady:
"Hey, don't leave me..."
"This..."
Zhao Qianrou looked at Xianggong's slightly panicked eyes, and was a little hesitant in her heart, but she was pulled away by Lan Ying's arm.
"The young master is such an adult, you still don't worry about him? Can the master eat him? ”
"But..."
"Don't be, Miss, come with me, it's not like you usually look like you?"
Zhao Qianrou was persuaded to the gate like this, and before going out, she didn't forget to throw an encouraging look at Xianggong...
"What a girl, she married into the Lu family, and she made a little stumbling block for the young master? See if I go back and don't spank you! ”
Lu Wenjing just thought so indignantly, of course he couldn't say it.
In the house, only the old father-in-law and him looked at each other.
"Ahem... Master Yue's father-in-law took away the lady and Ying'er, presumably there is something important to say to the son-in-law, right? ”
Lu Wenjing was most afraid of embarrassment and took the first step.
"Hehe, my son-in-law is really a smart person, and I want to entrust you with one thing."
"Oh? Lord Yue, please tell me that the son-in-law will do his best to do the work of dogs and horses. ”
Zhao Liang clapped his hands, and the little guy outside the door came in with a stack of account books, carefully placed them on the table, and then bowed down.
"The twenty dyeing mills that my Zhao family has operated in the past 18 years, plus three grain estates and the account books of a winery, are all here, please take a look at my son-in-law."
Lu Wenjing was a little puzzled, "The account books of the Zhao family, how dare the son-in-law peep?" ”
"Haha..."Zhao Liang laughed loudly, "The old man has no children under his knees, and only one daughter of Qianrou married into the Lu family, so the Zhao family's industry is naturally the Lu family." ”
"How can this be?"
"Don't shirk, don't underestimate these industries, they will bring you an income of about 100,000 taels a year, although it is less than a fraction of the Lu family, it is enough to support the life of your young couple."
100,000 taels, of course enough!
The Lu family's industry is extensive, but it also costs a lot, and at the end of the year, nearly half of the profits will be invested in the cost of the next year.
In addition, the clan children of the Lu family also have shares, so it would be good to have 10,000 taels left here for Lu Wenjing's family.
In such a comparison, the 100,000 taels used by Zhao Liang can be said to be a huge amount of money!
What's more, this money is exclusive to Lu Wenjing and his wife, and others don't want to worry about it, even if it is his father Lu Zhenji.
It seems that Zhao Liangyong really has nothing to say about this adopted daughter.
Lu Wenjing hurriedly got up and bowed:
"Lord Xie Yue..."
"Hey, don't be too busy thanking me just yet." Zhao Liang looked deeply, "To inherit these family businesses, you must promise a condition for the old man. ”
"On what terms?"
Lu Wenjing sighed in his heart, sure enough, there is no reason to eat white food in this world, and I don't know if the old father-in-law will be too embarrassed by himself?
Zhao Liang stared at him and said:
"Don't fight with the Jiao family, let alone against Grandpa Liu. Agree to this condition, and the Zhao family's family business will be yours. ”