"Why is Sister Xue here?"

Looking at the face like a flat lake, Baochai's heart tightened, and he hurriedly bent down: "Fourth brother Jian, I-"

In the end, it's the girl's house, and I can't bear to say it if I don't want to be cheeky. There was embarrassment on her face, and Li Weijian in front of her smiled and said, "Sister Xue sit down and talk, Qingwen, go and pour tea for Sister Xue." ”

Qingwen went with a straight face, and Baochai sat down worriedly, frowning and thinking about how to speak.

I heard Li Weijian ask: "I heard that Sister Xue went to Wang's house yesterday?" ”

Baochai ironed in her heart, Li Weijian mentioned this, and opened the chatterbox, and she also took the opportunity to say that she would come out: "Exactly, I went to my uncle's house yesterday, met my aunt, and thought about finding a way to do things at home." It's a pity that my uncle is not here, and my aunt is alone, and after discussing for a long time, I didn't find a way to come out. ”

She raised her eyes and glanced at Li Weijian, but when she saw the young man listening intently, there was no impatience on her face, and her heart was twisted again. Such a character is really a rare good match, but if she wants a small election, even if she can't make a small election, she will have to find a high branch to climb, so that she can maintain the Xue family.

Previously, there was an imperial businessman's foundation, and he was already extremely anxious, but now the emperor's businessman's foundation is about to be lost, and he is becoming more and more anxious. The heart was on fire, Baochai couldn't help coughing a few times, and it took a long time to stop coughing, and then I saw Qingwen coming over with tea.

Li Weijian got up, pushed the teacup in front of her, and said softly: "Sister Xue, don't be too anxious, things always have to come little by little." Let's start with some tea. ”

"Yes." Baochai took two sips, forced the cough, and then said: "I know that the fourth brother of thrift is a capable person, and there is really no way to do it at home, so I want to come to the fourth brother of thrift to discuss." ”

Li Weijian said: "Sister Xue really thinks highly of me, and now in this situation, people are swordsmen, and I am fish and meat...... It's hard. After a pause, he turned to say: "Ask more, what kind of livelihood does Sister Xue's family do now?" ”

Baochai said: "It's just a few miscellaneous, and there are about four: one is a pawn shop, and there are several in Jinling and Jingshi; The second timber is the old wood from the deep mountains of Yunnan and Guizhou; the third is Nanyang spices; Finally, there are the northern and southern medicinal herbs. ”

(Note 1)

Li Weijian secretly said, this business is not small.

Looking at Li Weijian's complexion, Baochai said again: "Although there are a lot of businesses and shops, but since my father passed away, the shopkeepers and men below have become more and more slippery, and their income has become less and less year by year, and now they only get a few thousand taels." However, it will be enough to make ends meet, but in case of big and small things, it is inevitable that you will have to eat the old book.

If there is an errand in the inner house, if you don't put some of it in, you have to burn high incense. ”

Li Weijian bowed his head, thought for a while, and said: "Sister Xue might as well think like this, my sister's family's livelihood is getting worse, and this time she has kept the foundation of the imperial businessman, but she has only maintained a bright appearance." My aunt and sister and brother are not able to run it, and I can't say that this will be less and less in the future. When the time comes, I will take over the emperor's errand, but I am afraid that the Xue family's family will be compensated. ”

Baochai was shocked in her heart, she only thought about keeping the foundation of the emperor and businessman, otherwise she would inevitably be troubled by the government when she ran in Japan, but she never thought about this.

Li Weijian saw his deep groan, and said: "The so-called poverty is change, change is common, the Xue family has been an emperor and businessman, but the ancestors are Ziwei Sheren, and now it is time to change." ”

Baochai smiled bitterly: "I know what Fourth Brother Jian said, but where is it so easy to change?" ”

The Xue family has a big name, but in the final analysis, it is just an imperial businessman. The children of the family are not good, and they are not as diligent as the children of the rest of the imperial merchants, and they are afraid that they will not succeed if they want to change to the civil official route. As for Wu Xun, the Xue family is thin, and there is only one unsuccessful Xue Pan in this branch, where does he dare to let him go to the army to fight for wealth?

Li Weijian looked at the girl with a bitter face, but saw that her temples were raised, and she inserted a little emerald step, wearing a pink red thread pinching the edge of the silver silk plain jacket, but this time she didn't see a gold collar around her neck.

I couldn't help but think to myself, thinking that the collar could not be planned by Mrs. Wang and Aunt Xue.

Hearing Baochai's bitter words, Li Weijian said: "In my opinion, my sister might as well think about how to keep the Xue family's business now." Except for the Confucian family in Shandong and the Zhang family in Jiangxi, where is there a thousand-year-old family in this world?

There is also a saying that the gentleman's Ze V will be beheaded. It is better for the Xue family to take advantage of this to be silent first, buy clan studies and farm properties, and wait for the future generations to accumulate steadily, it is better than trying to maintain the foundation of the emperor and businessmen, worrying about the calculations of others all day long. ”

Baochai heard this, and felt that Li Weijian was reassuring this time. She looked up to meet those clear eyes, and her heartstrings couldn't help but be plucked again, so she had to quickly hang down her head and pretend to drink tea.

It took a long time to calm down before he said: "What Fourth Brother Jian said is reasonable. After a pause, he said: "At that time, the eldest lady came and said that someone had handed a greeting post to the eldest master, and the words were all for the Xue family's imperial business. ”

"Do you know who that person is?"

Baochai said: "It is said that it is Che Qinghe of Datong." ”

Sure enough, it's this person! Li Weijian had no hesitation in his heart. Thinking about it, he said: "Che Qinghe handed over the post, he must have wanted to talk to the Xue family." The foundation of the imperial merchant is a rare thing, Sister Xue...... Well, the Xue family might as well mark the price clearly, it's not good to suffer. ”

Baochai said: "So far, it has to be like this. In the past, the emperor's merchant base turned out, and it always cost 30,000 taels of silver. The assignment that my family has undertaken is not bad, and I think I can mention it again in the future. ”

Dashun inherits the Ming system, the officials are not feudal, but the officials are feudal!

Officials at all levels in the government, county and even the six yamen, or the father died and the son replaced, or changed hands before retiring, which is the top silver.

Affected by this trend, that is, the emperor and merchants have top silver, and those who are not good at sending and lose a lot of money will have a minimum of 30,000 taels; It is difficult to calculate if there is a lot of oil and water.

That Che Qinghe's family has millions of dollars, and he has never been selected for his hard work in order to be a wealthy imperial businessman, which can be seen from this.

Li Weijian thought about it, but he was afraid that the Xue family, the imperial businessman, would have at least 50,000, 7,000, or 80,000 yuan.

Baochai on the opposite side had another thought in his heart. She originally liked a man like Li Weijian, who was upright to the sky, and her mother and brother offended her to death before, and she came cheekily to ask this time, but the fourth brother Jian ignored his past suspicions and thought about the Xue family everywhere. The comparison between the two boxes makes it more and more rude and simple for the Xue family.

She only took advantage of Li Weijian's bowed head to drink tea, and glanced at it intently, as if she wanted to imprint the man in front of her in her heart.

The Xue family's imperial business foundation is gone this time, and defeat is only a matter of time or time, and the only way to do this is to cling to the big tree, so that the Xue family will not be devoured by jackals, tigers and leopards outside. She and the thrifty fourth brother...... After all, there is still no fate.

Li Weijian turned his head to glance over, Baochai hurriedly avoided his head, and coughed lightly twice with a handkerchief.

Baochai thought to herself, why not take one more look and one less look? It's impossible after all.

So she got up and said, "Thank you Fourth Brother Jian, I have a rough count now." When I go back, I will discuss with my uncle and the eldest master, since the foundation of the emperor and businessman cannot be kept, he must ask for more money. I...... I'll be back. ”

Li Weijian got up: "I'll send Sister Xue." ”

"Fourth brother Frugal, let's stay, it's not far from left and right."

Baochai's words were so, Li Weijian still got up and sent him out of the small courtyard.

When she returned to the main room, Qingwen, who was picking it up, pouted and said, "The girl's family is really willing to put down the skin." Fourth Master," she suddenly looked at Li Weijian: "You can't be interested in Miss Bao, right?" ”

"Huh?" Li Weijian, who had just sat down, was slightly surprised, and then shook his head with a smile: "You think too much." ”

Baochai is good, but the family background is too bad. It's just Aunt Xue, a woman in a deep house who blindly protects her calves, and Xue Pan, the stupid overlord who doesn't hesitate, with these two people, if they get married, they will have to face endless troubles in the future. With Xue Pan's temperament, maybe he will drag Li Weijian into the water!

At this time, when you get married, you have to look at both the person and the family. Li Weijian doesn't want the other party to be rich and rich, but the family style must not be like the Xue family. He ...... with Baochai If Xue Pan died, he could consider it.

Again, it depends on Baochai's mind. Miss Bao is a thoughtful ...... Well, let's look at it again, he is only thirteen on the left and right, and Baochai is only twelve, and the days are still long.

Qingwen glanced at her suspiciously, and then said, "It's not good...... Although Miss Bao looks good, the Xue family is a little ...... It's good that the fourth master knows it. ”

Let's say that Baochai returned to Lixiangyuan and retold what Li Weijian said, Aunt Xue was moved when she heard it, but she still couldn't make up her mind.

In the evening, Jia Zheng, Jia Yu and Jia Zhen of Dongfu gathered in Jia Yu's study to discuss Che Qing and deliver the post, Aunt Xue knew that Xue Pan was unreliable, so she had to show up and discuss with the three of them through the screen.

During this period, the eldest lord Jia Yu jumped up and down, and the old man Jia Zheng had no idea, Jia Zhen in Dongfu was one of the different generations, and the other was a little far away from Aunt Xue, and only echoed a few Jia Zheng's ideas, but he did not insist.

Aunt Xue saw that the overall situation had been decided, and although she was very reluctant in her heart, she had to nod and admit it. The old man Jia Yu was suddenly overjoyed, and the follow-up two thousand taels of silver arrived!

Thinking that there was always room for negotiation on the price of this imperial businessman, he volunteered to negotiate with Che Qinghe for the Xue family. Xu has not been here for a long time, and Aunt Xue still doesn't know the temperament of this eldest master, looking at the eldest lord Jia Yu, she is enthusiastic, and she actually agreed on the spot.

After everyone dispersed, Jia Zheng cared about a little family affection, and sent someone to mention Mrs. Wang, and Mrs. Wang hurriedly went to Lixiangyuan.

said: "Sister, don't mention the matter of the imperial businessman, Pan'er's case hasn't been sold yet!" ”

Aunt Xue suddenly came over: "Huh? This...... If this is handled again in the future, how can it be good? ”

Jia Shi, Wang Xue, and the four families, the Jia family and the Wang family can only speak in the army, although the Shi family takes the civilian line, but they are not next to the criminal department. Aunt Xue and Mrs. Wang thought about it, and found that only Li Weijian had a lot to do with Kou Yan Xiyao, the young secretary of the Criminal Department!

But it's not good to give up your face to beg Li Weijian anymore. The two sisters discussed for a while, and finally Mrs. Wang said: "One person is short, I think I might as well find the eldest lord in the future, and the lord and Dongfu Zhen Ge'er will discuss and discuss, and this matter must be done properly." ”

Aunt Xue was depressed, but Baochai, who was sitting on the side, was moved. Thinking about it, it seems that he can see the thrifty fourth brother again. Turning his mind and having mixed feelings, he felt ashamed of Li Weijian, and he also felt that he shouldn't think like this - after all, his brother was still carrying a lawsuit.

The next day, Li Weijian went to the Inner Mansion Military Institute again early in the morning, and he still didn't see King Zhongyong. Although the abolished prince is said to be a concubine, but the matter involves the royal family, the sage still wants the brother of the loyal and brave king, a fellow mother, to handle the internal affairs.

At noon, Li Weijian and Yan Fengzhen went to Yan's mansion, but Yan Xiyao had not returned, but Wu Zhaosong of Langzhong of the Armed Forces Institute chased after him.

After greeting each other for a while, Wu Zhaosong said: "This time I took advantage of the resurrection, and at the end of the year, I said that I had to make a move." ”

Li Weijian stopped, smiled and congratulated: "The student is here to congratulate first, I don't know what to do next...... Or is it going around in the inner house? ”

Wu Zhaosong shook his head: "If you stay in the Inner Mansion, you will have to be a vice prime minister, and it sounds good, but in fact, you are still in charge of the affairs of the Armed Forces Academy." I thought I might as well go to the Ministry of Engineering to experience the experience. ”

"Then I wish you a prosperous career and prosperity."

Wu Zhaosong shook his head and said, "Fusheng is still living in the Jia family?" ”

"Yes."

With the sound of the booming well, the two wandered in the side garden. Then Wu Zhaosong said: "After the resurrection of the autumn festival, what are your plans?" ”

"This is something that the students have not thought about yet."

"It's time to think about it." Wu Zhaosong said: "Resurrection, can we know that there are three avenues to heaven in this officialdom? ”

Li Weijian knew that Wu Zhaosong wanted to teach himself, so he hurriedly bowed down: "Please also ask the adults for advice." ”

"Well, this first one, it's the way of nobility. First enter the Hanlin Academy, endure for several years, and then transfer to the ministry, or transfer to the Imperial Envoy of the Inspectorate, abide by private morality, and with reputation, you can become a court official in 20 years. As for whether you can enter the cabinet, it depends on the chance; ”

After a pause, he took a few steps forward and said, "But this road is now impassable." The fierce general was sent to the army, the prime minister started from the state department, and the saint now selects cabinet members, especially practical. I also know that this second way of resurrection is also known. ”

"Yes."

"This third one, it's the Inner Mansion-" He stopped, looked at Li Weijian with a smile, and said, "-Take the road of luck!" ”

Note 1: When Xiuyan had to pawn his clothes because of lack of silver, he sent them to the Xue family's "Hengshudian" pawnshop on Gulou West Street.

When Qin Keqing died, Xue Pan sold longevity materials.

In the forty-eighth time, when Xue Pan was beaten by Liu Xianglian, in order to avoid shame, he had to go out to do business. Zhang Dehui, an old man at home, told him: "This year's paper and spices are short, and next year will be expensive...... Sell some paper and incense fans along the way. ”

It shows that longevity and spices are operated. However, when it comes to longevity, it is related to the inner government, and the Xue family is likely to be responsible for the purchase of royal timber.

In the seventy-seventh episode, when Mrs. Wang wanted to prepare the meridian Yang Rong Pill for Wang Xifeng, she needed two taels of high-grade ginseng, and Mrs. Wang couldn't find it everywhere, and was about to ask Zhou Rui's family to buy it, Xue Baochai said: "Auntie, live there...... The people in our shop often trade with the participating branches, and now I went to tell my mother, and asked my brother to ask the guy to go over, and discuss with the participating banks to explain, and ask him to exchange the unmade raw branches for two taels......"

Explain that the Xue family deals in medicinal materials.