Although having said that, Mrs. Liu is indeed unwilling, although she is not a vicious 'woman', and she has no prejudice against Lou Yun, and even has a trace of guilt towards him because of the divorce and throwing him on the street. шщш.(vii) (ix) x.S.сом The update is so fast. Moreover, the marriage book has returned to the Nangong family, even if the marriage contract has not been completely dissolved, it is still in name only, and it has nothing to do with them who Lou Yun wants to marry, and the Nangong family has no right to care.

If Lou Yun was telling the guests here about Qiu Yun's identity, she wouldn't say anything, even if it was inconvenient to 'reveal' her identity, it wouldn't hurt, if Lou Yun spoke coldly to their husband and wife, she would be willing to bear it.

After all, it was the Nangong family who treacherously came first, and the humiliation came last, after all, that kind of humiliation is not something that ordinary people can bear, but now Lou Yun has concealed Qiuyun's identity, and he is kind to them and his wife, and even courteous. This made Mrs. Liu feel that this person had a ghost in her heart, so she was even more displeased with Lou Yun.

He also disliked the cunning Lin Jia, because he knew that Lou Yun hid his identity and was a person with a ghost, but he still married his granddaughter to this person, and he also felt worthless for Lin Luoyao, although Mrs. Liu knew in her heart that Lin Luoyao knew Lou Yun's true identity, and she had also bumped into her on the streets of Chang'an yesterday, so Lou Yun didn't deceive her about anything. For the worst lie is the truth. Deceive a person with the truth, and that lie will never be exposed.

But a person who hides his "qi" in his body and waits for the time to move, such a person is the most dangerous. The kid in front of him may have taken advantage of this little girl's sympathy and then stole her heart. It's better to achieve your own ends. How dangerous it is to let such a person be your own pillow person.

After Lou Yun and Lin Luoyao exchanged a few words with the guests, the engagement banquet officially began, and the shopkeeper of Juxian Building personally commanded the guys in the building to present delicious dishes to each table.

Such a rare gathering day is a good opportunity to 'befriend' others and meet the powerful, which is why these guests are willing to come.

Lin Luoyao and Lou Yun went back upstairs, and their rooms were also delicacies from the mountains and seas.

Lin Luoyao sat beside Lou Yun, looking like a virtuous wife, she sandwiched vegetables in Lou Yun's bowl, and then watched him finish eating.

Lou Yun asked, "Luo Yao, when are we going to toast the guests?"

Lin Luoyao sandwiched a shrimp ball and put it in Lou Yun's bowl and said: "Don't worry, don't worry, we can eat and drink on it with peace of mind now, now these elders are getting to know each other, they don't have time or interest in paying attention to us, although they will also give us a little face, but we don't need to go down to find it unhappy." ”

Lou Yun asked, "But won't we be rude in this way?"

Lin Luoyao took a bite of the dish and said while chewing: "No, although it's just an engagement banquet for you and me, we are the protagonists on the surface, that is the concept of ordinary people, but now it's different, I remember I told you that my grandfather is not inferior to Nangong Yu's snobbery." ”

"Now these people invited below are either rich or noble, either businessmen on the rich side, or scholarly 'doors', the homes of eunuchs. Some of these people's strength is inferior to my grandfather, and some are even higher than my grandfather, such as the political envoy I told you, although he is an ornament with no real power, but he can be delegated to the state and provincial level, he also has a big network of relationships behind him, and those people are the first and second rank of the central government. Do you think he cares about your granddaughter and grandson-in-law of a businessman?"

"Although my grandfather is the largest merchant in the northwest, he is only the largest in the northwest, and the salt merchants in Jianghuai are much richer than our family. Do you know how much silver there is in the salt tax that leaked this year?"

Lou Yun shook his head.

Lin Luoyao said: "You sit down first and don't be scared." ”

Lou Yun was sitting in danger.

Lin Luoyao smiled unconsciously when she saw Lou Yun sitting precariously, and asked again: "Don't be in a hurry to say this, do you know how much I have every year?"

Lou Yun still shook his head.

Lin Luoyao said: "Hehe, although my grandfather is a big businessman, he doesn't have much ability, but the businessman is 'good' at calculation, and our family has to pay all kinds of taxes and silver to the imperial court when doing business. So this year, my grandfather and my father and a few brothers-in-law counted together. Counting the two states of Yongliang, it is about 10,000 taels of silver. Although it may not be accurate, it is also ** close to ten. ”

Lou Yun's eyes widened and exclaimed, "What 10,000 taels of silver!"

Lin Luoyao pursed her lips and said, "Why did you react so much." This is still the most conservative calculation. It's only 10,000 taels of silver. The car we were in this morning was worth 10,000 taels of silver. Although I don't dare to say that my Lin family can get it, but all the family assets together are about this number, maybe more than this number, as for how much silver there is in the family, I don't know very well, but an old snack and a meal, everyone adds up, and it is hundreds of taels of silver every day. If you count the monthly money paid to the workers and servants in various places every month, it is less than tens of thousands of taels of silver. ”

Lou Yun suddenly couldn't cry or laugh. Not to mention that he had seen 10,000 taels of silver, he had never heard of it before, let alone thought about it.

Lin Luoyao saw him crying and laughing and said slowly: "I heard my brother-in-law say this, when my brother-in-law went to Jiangnan to do business, he made a friend who was a salt merchant, and my brother-in-law often used my family's caravan to help them sell 'private' salt. When they arrived at the place, those merchants went to pick up the goods, and then took the salt and sold it to the people as official salt, and the salt merchant saw that my sister and wife were good, and helped them sell 'private' salt, and everyone was also a grasshopper on a rope, so he and my brother-in-law 'revealed' the inside story of this aspect, and they leaked at least 15 million taels of silver in salt tax every year. ”

Lou Yun's mouth was even bigger: "What fifteen million taels?

Lin Luoyao said unhurriedly: "I know." ”

Lou Yun said: "Then the imperial court doesn't care?"

Lin Luoyao looked at him with an idiot look and said, "You seem to have forgotten what I told you before." I'll tell you again today. How much do you think those salt merchants can have a big appetite? They can eat fifteen million taels of silver, and fifteen million taels a year. My family has been in business for generations, and they have only been in a few years. Don't you think that's too unfair?"

Lou Yun was silent.

Lin Luoyao continued: "This fifteen million taels of silver, but I will harvest ten or two years old, and even a few heads of these salt merchants are not enough to cut off. The silver was only a few million taels in their hands, and it was divided among all the salt merchants. ”

Lou Yun asked, "Then where did the remaining 10 million taels of silver go?"

Lin Luoyao said: "I won't say it this time, where did you say that the more than 10 million taels of snow 'flower' pattern silver went?hehe~~~"