Shen Li easily invited Lu Zhixian.

On the way, I didn't forget to give the Wei family a knife.

"The fundraising event initiated by the county honored grass people happily participated. However, the grass people recently counted the directory and actually missed the Wei family, a wealthy family in Wukou Town. The county respected that the grass people business was just a big business and a good reputation. The real richest family in Jiang County is still the silent Wei family. ”

Then he described the Wei family's grandeur as a piece of gold cake, "The grass people are beyond the reach of the dust." ”

Lu Zhixian was stunned.

It is said that the giants of Jiangnan are magnificent, and he could not imagine that he could be so magnanimous. One pound of gold cakes, sixteen taels of gold, equivalent to nearly two hundred yuan...... The warehouse is full of gold cakes, and a piece is thrown out casually, How arrogant this house is!

His monthly income in the seven-grade Zhixian County is only fifteen! Fifteen times!

Lu Zhixian completely remembered the Wei family in Wukou Town.

Over there, Lu Zhixian was preparing to meet the matter, and the Shen family's account room here pulled Shen Li and cried, "In the past few days when the big boss is away, we are incompetent, and we have failed to keep the money!"

In just three days, the Shen family was not in the town, and the Shen family's heavy money box with 50 catties of gold was visibly flattened with the naked eye.

The Shen family's account room cried, "-I was approached by the Hao slaves under Qi Shizi, coerced and lured, coerced and coerced with power, and forcibly took away one hundred and thirty taels of gold!" ”

Shen Limian sinks like water. "It doesn't matter. Luzhi County is now in the town. We can think of some way to get him to spit out the Shen family's money. ——Where is Qi Shizi now? I immediately led Lu Zhixian to find him! ”

The Shen family's cronies replied quietly, "The Ye family! Qi Shizi carried our one hundred and thirty taels of gold and went straight to the Ye family. ”

Shen Li grinded his teeth and said, "Don't disturb the Ye family." Can Wei Jialang be at home? I led Lu Zhixian to him first. ”

The Shen family's cronies whispered, "It's also in the Ye family!" ”

Shen Li: "......"

When he was hesitating, the informant of the Shen family rushed in from outside, gasped and said, "Go back...... Back to the big boss, Qi Shizi just left the Ye family and went straight to the Wei family next door. The little one saw him and Wei Jialangjun enter the door of the Wei family side by side. ”

Shen Li was overjoyed and immediately got up, "Tell the county zun over there, go and block people now!" ”

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The big iron pot in the Ye family's kitchen is simmering with mushrooms and pheasants. The rich aroma penetrated through the doors and windows, wafted through the courtyard wall, and permeated into the courtyard of the Wei family next door.

Downstairs of Wei Jiamu, in the quiet courtyard surrounded by pines and cypresses, the golden light shines brightly, and the light is dazzling.

Ye Fuliu stacked the gold collars one by one and arranged them on the stone table.

The silver and the goods are in order.

Two hundred and thirty Han bricks in exchange for two hundred and thirty taels of gold. The biggest business of the year is in the pocket.

Wei Huan sat across from the stone table. The mung bean soup is sprinkled with crushed ice, which is refreshing. He scooped up the mung bean soup and took a sip.

Although the solar term has entered autumn, the weather is still hot at noon. Under the pretext of hot weather, Ye Fuliu borrowed a cool wooden building from the Wei family, and filled out the business deed with Qi Tang in person on the wooden building, drawing a pledge on both sides, and Wei Huan as a witness.

After the painting on both sides was completed, Ye Fuliu put away the deed and told Qin Long to go to the Ye family's cellar to get ice, and exchange water and ice for the two ice guards on the wooden floor. In the name of gratitude, he invited Wei Huan downstairs to drink iced mung bean soup.

Wei Huan didn't ask a word.

He was told to go to the courtyard to drink mung bean soup, and he went to sit in the courtyard.

Ye Fuliu made a big business, and he was happy from head to toe, and he took two long gold collars and fiddled with them in his hands with great interest.

"I finally got the business done before the Mid-Autumn Festival."

Wei Huan heard a little relief from the last note and asked her, "What is the point of being particular before the Mid-Autumn Festival?" ”

"It's not that you're particular about business. It's about the Mid-Autumn Festival. ”

Ye Fuliu wrenched his fingers to settle the accounts, "There are hundreds of people under my hand, twenty-five shops, I don't go to the shops to check the accounts, but fortunately, the shopkeepers everywhere are still dedicated to the Ye family's business." The Mid-Autumn Festival is a big festival, and it is the most distributed Mid-Autumn Festival gifts every year. ”

When I put the gold collar in the palm of my hand, I knew that it was ten taels of ingots. She casually took out eight gold collars from the box and stacked them in one place, "There are probably so many Mid-Autumn Festival gifts sent down." ”

He also pointed out five or six gold collars, "Jiang County did the rich household fundraising this year, and I used the cloth inventory to offset the donation, but the inventory bottomed out, and I had to step up the purchase." It's a big deal. ”

The two expenses were offset in the accounts, and half of the two hundred and thirty taels of gold that had just been purchased were gone.

Wei Huan was silent for a moment, the Ye family's cloth business stall was large, and there were many people hired by his subordinates, so it didn't seem to be very profitable. He had the heart to ask the Ye family if they wanted financial help, but he was worried that if the words came out, it would not be good if it caused displeasure.

While he was groaning, Ye Fuliu moved the dozen or so gold collars of the two expenses to the bluestone ground, and carefully counted the number of gold collars left on the stone table, and immediately threw them out of the clouds.

"The remaining half is enough to cover the whole year." She said happily.

Su Qiu interjected beside him, "Lady, don't forget the north." Da Lang Jun and Er Lang Jun will send Boxing gifts over, which can more or less fill some of them. ”

"Yes." Ye Fuliu immediately advised, "Didn't we newly imitate a pair of mahogany lifting lampstands?" The two brothers gave one at the same time, which was regarded as a Mid-Autumn Festival return gift. ”

Su Qiu recorded on the spot next to him, "It just so happens that a batch of ships is going to the capital recently." Time—" she calculated, "take the Grand Canal, just in time." Scrub a pair of wooden lampstands tonight and load them tomorrow. ”

Wei Huan listened silently for a while, and then asked, "The two elder brothers of the Ye family, are they in the capital?" ”

Ye Fuliu didn't hide it from him, "The eldest brother and the second brother are both in the capital. One runs a shop, and the other is an official. ”

"Huh?" Wei Huan was a little surprised.

Ye Fuliu's old business has done well, this business should tell the truth, walk between black and white, and operate smoothly, all relying on boldness and careful eyes. He really couldn't imagine that there were people in the Ye family in the officialdom.

He thought silently, the Beijing official surnamed Ye ......

There are a few names that vaguely flash through my mind, and none of them are high-grade Beijing officials. Officials below the fifth rank did not need to participate in the court meeting, he basically had never seen them, and he had no impression of the appearance and age of those people.

Ye Fuliu counted the number of gold collars twice, put them back in the Ye family's own cash box, locked them, and handed them over to Su Qiu for safekeeping. Holding a bowl of chilled mung bean soup, he looked left and right for a moment, and asked Wei Huan, "Where is your eagle?" I saw it fall on the railing of the wooden building just now. ”

Wei Huan pointed under the long eaves to the south, "There is a wooden nest there that it loves." ”

He took a sip of mung bean soup and asked Ye Fuliu, "July will end, and it will be August in a few days." The Mid-Autumn Festival in August is a big festival, you have moved to the town this year, how to celebrate the festival, do you have a plan? ”

"I discussed it with Su Qiu, and we both think that the more people, the more lively." Speaking of this, Ye Fuliu paused, and his gaze turned to Wei Huan's body.

"Speaking of which, there are few Wei family members. What do you think...... How about the idea of the two families celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival together? ”

Wei Huan was not surprised, the spoon flicked the lilies floating in the soup, and took the topic logically, "It's just right." I have that in mind, too. ”

He took a sip of soup and said, "The two brothers of the Ye family are in the capital, what about your third brother?" The full moon of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the family reunion. Don't plan to invite Wukou Town for the holiday? ”

Ye Fuliu had already calculated it himself. "The three brothers are in Qiantang's hometown, and their residence is not far from here. I've been writing to him to come to town for the holidays. Hey, I'm afraid he won't come. ”

"What to say."

"My third brother ......" Ye Fuliu rarely showed a look of distress,

"The temperament is more beautiful than everyone's girlfriends. If you don't pull him out, he can stay out of the backyard for a whole month. When I was a child, I loved to be fun, and it cost him his life to ask him to go out to the market with him. I wrote letters every year, but the third brother refused to come out every year. In the end, I went back to Qiantang to see him. The distance from Qiantang to Wukou Town is not far away, and it takes five or six days to take a boat by water. He probably won't come. ”

Wei Huan: "Hmm...... The temperament of the third brother sounds like a hermit of the ancients. ”

"Aren't you a hermit!" Ye Fuliu clapped his hands in agreement, "I tended to the flowers and plants all day long, chanted and read, and raised a yard of plum blossoms." It looks good every winter and spring when it blooms. ”

Wei Huan nodded, sure enough, he was a hermit with a noble temperament. Words of appreciation swirled around the tip of his tongue and paused suddenly.

He realized something that was difficult to explain.

"I remember hearing you say that you grew up studying and painting with your brother. All the skills are taught by the three brothers? ”

Ye Fuliu corrected, "The eldest brother and the second brother are in the capital all the year round, and they are mainly taught by the third brother. ”

"......" Wei Huan got up silently and added half a bowl of mung bean soup.

A hermit who reads a plum and doesn't go out much all year round...... How did you raise Ye Fuliu, a little lady who steals the house??

He felt that the question was not easy to ask, so he pressed it down. The two sides chatted casually, Wei Huan held a bowl of chilled mung bean soup and drank it slowly, and drank it for half an hour.

Wei Da stared at the wooden building for a long time with his arms crossed, and couldn't help but come back and forth.

"Lang Jun, let me tell you something. Qi Shizi hasn't gone downstairs until now! What is he doing upstairs for so long? Won't you be helping Grand Steward Qin add ice? Shall I go back and see? ”

Wei Huanan drank the mung bean soup steadily, "No need. When he's well, he'll come out on his own. ”

Wei Da: ??

Sitting down with a stick of incense, the whole bowl of chilled mung bean soup was drunk to the bottom, Qi Tang led the rich slaves in front, Qin Long followed behind, and everyone came downstairs with sweat all over their heads.

"That's it." After moving the bricks for half an hour, Qin Long shook his sore arm and said to Ye Fuliu, "On a hot day, this job is really terrible." ”

Ye Fuliu got up and handed him a bowl of chilled mung bean soup, "The chief steward is hard. ”

Qin Long's stomach is ironed, and people are comfortable.

After a lot of effort, I finally checked the two hundred bricks one by one, put them all in a large wooden box with gold collars made by the Qi family, and sent the big Buddha away.

He opened his eyes today, there are all kinds of deals in the world, and someone is willing to bid one or two gold to buy a brick!

Qin Long finished his work today, and planned to go back to Ye's house to rest first. The timing was unfortunate, and the person put down the iced mung bean soup bowl before walking to the front yard, and there was a sound of banging on the door outside the door of Wei's house.

Under the wooden building in the backyard of the Wei family, Qin Long went and returned, his brows furrowed.

"Lady, the big boss Shen is here, and he is knocking on the door of the Wei family, and he keeps saying that he wants to find Qi Shizi."

Ye Fuliu didn't raise his head and continued to drink the soup, "Qi Shizi has already left, can we still change it for him?" ”

Wei Da sneered, rolled up his sleeves and was about to go out.

Qin Long saw clearly in the front yard and stopped and warned: "Slow down. The one surnamed Shen brought Lu Zhixian here. It was not the Shen family who blocked the door, it was Lu Zhi County in our Jiang County. Listen to him from the other door, it doesn't matter if you can't find Qi Shizi today. Meet Wei Jialangjun first and talk about fundraising. ”

Ye Fuliu: ??

The real person does not show his face, looking at the book Lu Zhixian, who was angry, was so violent, the geese plucked their feathers, and they didn't even let go of the former mountain bandits who had retired to the south of the Yangtze River......

Wu Liang's eyes glanced to the side with interest, and his eyes flickered and asked: "Do you give it to the county to raise donations?" 】

Wei Huan scooped the soup with a porcelain spoon.

When he decided to retire to Jiangnan, he really didn't expect that there would be a day when he would be blocked by officials to collect donations.

At this moment, the middle-aged white-faced scribe who was blocking the door of the Wei family, shaking a big feather fan behind Shen Li, looked a little familiar, couldn't it be the local parents and officials, Lu Zhixian?

The door of the Wei family opened. Wei Er blocked the door and didn't let people in.

Shen Li narrowed a pair of fox eyes and greeted him with a smile.

"The local county is here, why didn't the Wei family come forward? I heard that Wei Jialangjun's condition has improved greatly recently, but my neighbors and other villagers have only heard his voice and have not seen him, and everyone is curious. Take advantage of today's opportunity to meet each other and mix familiar faces. ”

Wei Er crossed his arms and leaned at the crowd outside the door, but did not speak.

Lu Zhixian took two steps forward, shook a feather fan in his hand, and shouted into the door with a smile:

"It's the official who is lonely and unheard, and it turns out that the Wei family in the north of the town is one of the richest households in Wukou Town. Wei Jialangjun is at home today, so please be sure to come forward. The Wei family is rich, don't forget your home and country! ”

The two wooden doors of the Wei family opened.