At noon the next day, Sima Wei visited Qian Jinxian again, as promised, but this time his personal attendant Zhao Bo did not show up, but went to other merchants to discuss the court's assistance. Sima Wei's second visit made Qian Jinxian not as restrained as yesterday, because without Li Ruzhi's presence, the two could talk about many things openly.

Qian Jinxian deliberately took Sima Wei to his study and told his subordinates not to enter and leave at will.

The first thing Sima Wei said was to ask, "Why don't you see the daughter of Lingtang today?"

Qian Jinxian was asked by Sima Wei like this, but he also felt a little puzzled, yesterday this Sima Gongzi was still called the boss of Qian, but today he changed his name to Lingtang, isn't it that he has a soft spot for his little girl?

"Yesterday, the little girl made a lot of trouble, Qian has always doted on this girl, so today I let her go out to play, and I haven't returned home yet, I don't know why Sima Gongzi is so concerned about the little girl?" Qian Jinxian asked.

Sima Wei chuckled and said: "That day, I met Miss by chance, saw your face, and longed for it day and night, I don't know if Lingtang's daughter has a marriage contract?"

"The little girl hasn't been out of the cabinet yet, but she has a doll who has been ordered to pee, and this person is named Xu Wenwen. Qian Jinxian's conjecture was as expected, but he still deliberately pretended to be flattered.

"Xu Wenwen?" Sima Wei looked vigilant, and then said, "How is this person's family background?"

"The four seas are home, a poor prodigal son, but he is honest and honest, and he watched him grow up with his little girl. ”

Sima Wei immediately had an epiphany, it turned out to be a pair of childhood sweethearts, no wonder Qian Xiu'er broke into the house in a hurry yesterday and specifically mentioned Xu Wenwen's name.

"In this case, why did Ling Tang still promise their marriage contract, you know, a poor boy with four walls of the family can't help Ling Tang in any way, not to mention that Ling Tang's family has a big business, and he is willing to give up his life's hard work to a son-in-law in the future?" Sima Wei's words were like needles, but they were nothing more than human normal thoughts.

Qian Jinxian sighed slightly: "Sima Gongzi's words are not something that Qian is worried about day and night, Humble Jing shared weal and sorrow with me in the early years, ate the dregs of chaff, and worked hard together to achieve today's achievements, but she lost the ability to give birth to a little girl, and I can't marry again. As for the little girl's marriage contract, this matter is a long story, but it is actually a promise made to the benefactor in the early years, so I don't want to mention it. ”

Seeing that Qian Jinxian didn't want to talk about the past, Sima Wei didn't want to ask again and again, so he had to say: "Then let's talk about the matter of aiding the imperial court of three million taels, I don't know what Ling Tang thought about last night, and when this silver will be handed over to you." ”

Qian Jinxian's expression immediately recovered from the sadness of the past to a shrewd look, he showed a puzzled smile, and asked Sima Weidao: "Yesterday, Qian Mou did not promise to assist the imperial court with a huge amount of three million taels, where did Sima Gongzi's words begin?"

"Oh, does Boss Qian mean to look down on the imperial court, or do you look down on me Sima Wei?" Sima Wei said aggressively.

"No, no. Qian Jinxian hurriedly shook his hand again and again. "The imperial court can send Sima Gongzi to come, that is to value Qian. It's just that the amount of three million taels is huge, and it is really difficult for Qian to come up with this silver for a while, and I hope that Sima Gongzi and the court will be more lenient, if it is one million taels, Qian can hand it over to Gongzi today, which is already Qian Mou's ability to help. ”

Sima Wei secretly knows that this Qian Jinxian is bargaining with himself, it seems that he still doesn't understand his identity and the deterrence of the imperial court, businessmen have been fine and careful since ancient times, and everything is carefully calculated, but he Sima Wei is a leader in officialdom, how can he compare with cheap businessmen?

"When it comes to what we can, you and I are both serving the imperial court. On the way to Jiqing Road, Mr. Li of the Book Province in Xia and Xingzhong Province passed a letter, and he told me about the many deeds of Boss Qian. Moreover, Boss Qian owns more than 30 Qian Zhuang on Jiqing 18th Road, with only 3 million taels, does Boss Qian also want to negotiate with the imperial court?"

Qian Jinxian shook his head again and again, and said in embarrassment: "Qian's money village does operate on the 18th Road, but it is also the money and silver saved by the people, and there are many high-ranking and prominent properties. ”

The two of them talked one after another, and they already said that on the fire, Sima Wei was not good at forcing Qian Jinxian, after all, he was also a famous and wealthy man in Jiqing Mansion, and he was anxious about this person, not only could he not get the silver, but at that time, the political enemies of the court would find various reasons to charge himself with incompetence, and once the saint was blamed, not only his career would be affected, but his father would also be implicated. The so-called companion is like a tiger, Sima Wei actually took over the important task sent by the imperial court this time, he must do it cleanly and neatly, and he must not disappoint his father and the court.

"Ling Tang's words are serious, Ling Tang's family has a big business, enough to be rich and rival the country, I'm afraid it's not that I can't take it, I'm afraid that Ling Tang doesn't want to take it. I also know that Lingtang has been in business all his life, and he will be the first to do everything, and if he stays back and deals with the court in the next time, can he bring some benefits to Lingtang. ”

Gongzi's words really embarrassed Qian, Qian Mou has a hundred courages, and he does not dare to negotiate with the current imperial court, but he just hopes that when Sima Gongzi comes next time, he can fight for Qian Mou's leniency, and Qian Mou is grateful here. ”

Sima Wei knew that it would be useless to talk about it, this Qian Jinxian was determined not to take out three million taels of silver, if it was with the help of one side's interests, maybe he would still consider it, but only Sima Wei himself knew the incident. The order issued by the imperial court this time was aimed at Qian Jinxian, a wealthy man, who needed to hand over two million taels, but he opened his mouth yesterday to pay three million taels, which can be seen in the leopard. Sima Wei was self-taught by his father when he was a child, especially this time, under the pretext of doing things for the imperial court, he not only encompassed huge interests, but also proved his strength in front of his own family; the corruption in this country has been corrupted to the point that he is greedy from the bottom to the top, and it seems that he has already formed a kind of atmosphere in which he is not greedy and is excluded because he is an alien.

Sima Wei decided to leave, and Qian Jinxian still personally sent him out of the house. When the two were on the same path, they happened to meet Qian Xiu'er returning home, but she was accompanied by a young man with ordinary appearance and restrained manners, who was wearing a white-washed long-sleeved shirt, and his whole body smelled of poverty. Behind him was Lou Kuang, and there was a large pile of white flocculent weeds in it, and he didn't know what it was. Qian Jinxian recognized this person at a glance, so he said to him: "Clerk, if you want to see Xiu'er in the future, you can come to the house, Xiu'er is not young, you can't let her show her face outside at will." ”

Qian Jinxian's words obviously promised that the clerk could enter and leave the Qian Mansion at will in the future, which was also the condition he promised Qian Xiu'er yesterday, but he didn't expect that his daughter couldn't wait to greet her lover into the house the next day.

The young man was obviously Xu Wenwen, who painted for Qian Xiu'er by the stream that day, and he replied in a respectful whisper: "Uncle's words, keep the documents in mind. ”

The three of you talk to me, but they neglected Sima Wei on the side for a while, which made him grit his teeth in his heart, what he hated was not the neglect of others, but seeing Qian Xiu'er so intimate and ordinary to that poor boy, which made him very unhappy in his heart, I don't know what this young man in front of him is outstanding, and he is so fond of Qian Xiu'er.

"Dad, Brother Wen knows that you have committed an old disease, so he specially picked a lot of white grass root stews for you to drink, and the kitchen will be lent to Brother Wen for the time being, okay?" Qian Xiu'er asked her father innocently.

Qian Jinxian gently hooked her nose and said, "The female university is not staying, it seems that you only have Brother Clerical in your heart." But the clerk talks about filial piety, I will accept it calmly, you two go quickly, and I will give your guests a ride. ”

At this time, Qian Xiu'er noticed Sima Wei beside her, and when she saw him visiting again, she didn't know what her father had to do with him, out of politeness, she bowed slightly to Sima Wei and asked, "Is Sima Gongzi leaving now?"

Sima Wei nodded and replied: "When I entered the mansion, I wanted to see the dignity of the young lady, but the young lady was not in the mansion, and I was going to leave here, and the young lady will return home and see you another day." ”

Sima Wei's words were out of praise, Qian Xiu'er couldn't help but blush, her lips were slightly blooming, and she smiled: "See you another day." ”

After speaking, she and Xu Wenwen marched into the backyard of the inner mansion, and Qian Jinxian led Sima Wei out of the mansion. After leaving, Sima Wei said a meaningful word to Qian Jinxian, he said: "Lingtang's daughter and Na Xu Wenwen are in love, which makes people not envious." is just a poor scholar, Wang Lingtang thought about it again and again, he couldn't put the happiness of his daughter's life in the hands of others at will, not to mention, Lingtang was the only girl. ”

Qian Jinxian didn't care about this, he smiled: "That was also a promise twenty years ago, but this is Qian's family matter, so don't bother Sima Gongzi." ”

Sima Wei was speechless for a while, and he didn't know what to say, so he turned around and left when he left the house.