Nangong Yu let him into the front hall, and after sitting down separately, Qiu Yun put on new tea for them and stepped back, Nangong Yu said, "Brother Wang, please say something." Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info" Wang Hanli got up and bowed to the end and said: "The younger brother is here to make amends to his brother, and the day before yesterday I was anxious to misunderstand my brother, and I hope to have a lot of Haihan." After Nangong Yu motioned for him to sit down, he said, "It's okay, that sable cicada is your cash cow, and it's understandable that you are in a hurry." Wang Hanli sighed and said: "In the past three days, the younger brother has sent people to almost search for Beijing City, even Daxing and Shunyi have sent people, but I can't see the shadow of the slut, so I can only admit that I am unlucky." Now there are many green buildings in the capital, if there are few Oiran who can get their hands on it, the business is not good, the younger brother has sent someone to the province to look for new candidates, I believe that he will soon be able to sign a suitable beauty. As for borrowing Brother Nangong's silver, I'm afraid I can't pay it back recently. Nangong Yu said: "You came to me to talk about this?" Wang Hanli smiled: "Of course there are other things, three days later will be Yan Ge Lao's eightieth birthday, I don't know how my brother prepared?" Nangong Yu said: "The account room records the birthday date of each big man, and he should have paid a congratulatory note seven days ago." Wang Hanli said: "What the younger brother wants to ask is how much congratulatory gifts the elder brother has prepared, and the younger brother should follow the trend and prepare, so as not to fall too far behind." Nangong Yu said: "Yan Ge's gift specifications are the highest, and in previous years, they were all congratulatory gifts worth five thousand taels. Wang Hanli said: "This is the 80th birthday, and the officials and wealthy businessmen all over the country want to take the opportunity to curry favor with his old man, but I am afraid that 5,000 taels will not be able to stop it." Nangong Yu said: "Then fifteen thousand taels." Wang Hanli said: "This is also what the younger brother means, if you want to have a smooth ride in the capital, it will definitely not work if you don't take care of the Yan family." Let's all pay 15,000 taels to show our filial piety. Nangong Yu nodded, feeling bored in his heart, he had never liked this kind of stammering behavior, but he had to do it, he really wanted Uncle Song to come back soon, so he didn't have to worry about it.

Wang Hanli said: "Brother will not feel bored at this birthday banquet, because the Yan family also invited Qin Yu everyone. Nangong Yu was surprised: "What do you want Qin Yu to do?" Wang Hanli said: "Yan Ge has three hobbies, calligraphy, Kunqu opera and chess. His old man's calligraphy is his own family, there is no pair in the world, and the calligraphy and painting of celebrities are collected innumerable, which is difficult to respect. As for Kunqu Opera, Xiaoge Lao bought the only opera troupe that could sing water mill from southern Jiangsu for 20,000 taels, and it is said that it was personally trained by Wei Liangfu and would perform at this church meeting. The most famous chess masters are the 'chess saint' Huang Longshi and the 'demon star' Qin Yu, so Xiao Ge Lao also invited these two to play three games, which is also the second time Mr. Qin Yu challenged Huang Longshi, which attracted a lot of attention, but unfortunately only the guests who went to celebrate their birthdays could feast their eyes. Nangong Yu nodded and said, "I see, that's a lot more interesting." Wang Hanli said: "After a long time of chattering, this is goodbye, and we will meet in front of the Yan Mansion at noon three days later." Nangong Yu got up and said, "Brother Wang, let's go." ”

After Wang Hanli left, Nangong Yu immediately recruited Qian Ping, the head of the accounting office, and Lu Gong, the head of the miscellaneous servants, who first instructed Qian Ming to prepare a gift of 15,000 taels, which must be beautifully packaged. After Qian Ping received the order, he asked Lu Gongdao: "Is there any time in the house recently?" Lu Gong smiled and said: "Back to the east house, such a large mansion, a few more errands and a few fewer errands are about the same." Nangong Yu said: "Do we have an errand like weaving and embroidery?" Lu Gong was stunned and said: "No, the owner's clothes are all taken care of by 'Zhang Ji', and the people's four-season clothes are also subcontracted." Nangong Yu sighed, thought for a while, and said, "Is there anything suitable for girls in that house?" Lu Gong was an honest man, he didn't hear Nangong Yu's deep meaning, and said: "Recently, the laundry has been short of a few people. Nangong Yu said: "It's not good to wash clothes, it's too hurtful, is there anything else?" Lu Gong said: "Washing vegetables, helping cooks, purchasing, gardeners, and maids are all things that women can do." Nangong Yu thought to herself that the first two worked in the kitchen every day, and the beauty was also blackened. I can't go out to see a few times every day, only the last two errands are the most suitable, so I said: "There will be a girl named Haiqiong who will come to the house to look for a job in the next few days, you must leave her behind, and agree to all of her conditions." Just let her be my personal maid. Lu Gong was embarrassed: "If you let a newcomer make a request at will, I am afraid that it will be unfair to others." Nangong Yu has always admired upright people, and said happily: "Miss Hai is not a high-flying person, she will not make you embarrassed, if there is any difficulty, just mention it to me." Lu Gong had no choice but to take the order.

In the evening, when Nangong Yu was reading a book, Song Ming hurriedly returned. Nangong Yu asked directly: "How are things going?" Song Ming said: "Everything is in order, that cloth shop no longer dares to use the sea girl." Then the villain invited three people to catch knives, wrote seventy employment notices, and sent people to paste them all over the streets near the sea girl's residence, and the private school was also burned by the small leader, the fire did not affect the neighbors, and no one was burned, and now the fire has been saved, and the book cannot be taught. Nangong Yu said: "It's very good, go to the account room to get five taels of silver, which is a reward." Song Ming hesitated: "It's just... Nangong Yu said: "Just what?" Song Ming said: "The sea girl is also in the crowd fighting the fire, although she was not injured, but afterwards she knelt down in the ruins and sobbed so pitiful, and the villain couldn't bear it." Nangong Yu was silent for a while, and sighed: "How can I bear to ruin her livelihood, but I have the confidence to give her a better one, and I will pay her back twice in the future." ”

Two days have passed, and Haiqiong has not come to the house to look for work. Song Ming had been staring at Haiqiong outside all day, and as soon as there was news, he came back to report it to Nangong Yu. That night, Song Ming came back and reported: "Miss Hai went to three cloth shops to look for work today, and also brought the cloth and clothes she knitted. Nangong Yu frowned and said, "Didn't she see our employment notice?" Song Ming said: "See, she and Li Junxian both took one off the wall and brought it home, but I don't know why they didn't come for a long time." However, many other people came to apply, but they were all rejected by Lu Gong. Nangong Yu said silently: "What a stubborn girl, she would rather be self-reliant than serve in the house, it seems that she has to be forced to the end of the mountain." Song Ming said: "The villain sees that she is exhausted, she has to feed two people alone, and now it is the end of the month, and the rent for next month has not been settled, I saw that she bought half a hu of rice in the grain market today, which is only enough for one day." Nangong Yu sighed: "It's really embarrassing for her, tomorrow I will go to Yanfu to pay homage, you don't have to follow me, come to me as soon as there is news of Miss Hai." ”

The next day, Nangong Yu was dressed neatly and came to the front yard to inspect the congratulatory gifts. The four boxes containing the congratulatory gifts were tied with red ribbons tied in the shape of flowers, labeled with the word "Shou", and placed in a luxurious carriage. Qian Ping stepped forward and handed over the gift list to Nangong Yu, and said: "The gifts are carefully selected by the villain, each of which has a suitable metaphor, and it is also all rare objects, and the owner is invited to take a look." Nangong Yu glanced at the gift list and said with satisfaction: "I don't have to worry about you doing this kind of thing, it's hard work." Qian Ping said: "As long as the owner's face is bright, no matter how hard the villain is, it is worth it." Nangong Yu rode on a jujube red horse without half a stray hair, and said, "Let's go." The four servants got into the carriage, and at the sound of the groom's shouting, the carriage slowly drove out of the mansion.

Nangong Yu usually doesn't ride horses, he thinks that his feet are used to walk in life, but he can't walk when he goes to Yan's family to celebrate his birthday, which looks shabby and disrespectful to the Yan family. Nangong Yu was already handsome and chic, but now he is riding on a tall horse, attracting countless attention, and many girls recognize him, and they frequently send love. Everyone in the capital knows that Nangong Yu has not married yet, and marrying him can become the first wealthy lady overnight. Nangong Yu has seen a lot of such women, otherwise Haiqiong would not be so special in his heart.

Yanfu is located in Dongdan North Street, this section of the street only Yanfu one mansion, seven before and after, covering a vast area. There was a lot of traffic in front of the door, and there was an endless stream of guests, and civilians were not allowed to approach. Wang Hanli also rode a big horse, took a carriage, saw Nangong Yu from a distance, and dismounted to salute each other. Nangong Yu also dismounted to salute, and they instructed their subordinates to take out the gift boxes from their respective carriages, carry them with flat poles, and follow them to the gate of Yanfu.

The queue of guests in front of Yan's Mansion was half a street away, and the two had to line up at the end. The guests who can come to celebrate the birthday are all famous people in the capital, and no one dares to cut in line, and they also take this opportunity to talk and make friends. Wang Hanli's ability to pull relationships is much stronger than Nangong Yu, and after a while, he became familiar with the two Beijing officials in front of him, and began to call him a brother. The two Beijing officials were both editors of the Hanlin Academy, belonged to the Qingshui Yamen, and only relied on Yulu to support their families, and it took a year to save dozens of taels of silver to celebrate their birthdays, and they were very proud of a rich man like Wang Hanli.

Nangong Yu was bored, and began to look around, and suddenly saw a ride and a car coming from East Street, and the rider was Xiao Yunxi, the "unequaled son". Although Xiao Yunxi is the champion of civil and military affairs, he can't hold two positions, and in the end he chose to join the martial arts, and is now the deputy commander of the Praetorian Guard from Sipin. He is wearing a purple satin gown, a jade belt around his waist, and a jade jade pendant, eight feet tall, with a slender figure, a face like a crown of jade, beautiful eyebrows, a high nose bridge, and red lips. Although Nangong Yu and Xiao Yunxi have no deep friendship, they also know each other, and they bow their heads to each other at the moment. Where Xiao Yunxi appeared, girls were indispensable to follow, and a group of infatuated women gathered not far away, some waved their hands, some screamed, and some chased them all the way with flower baskets, drenched in sweat, but did not reduce their enthusiasm for admiration. The Beijing officials in line all stopped to greet each other and looked curiously, Xiao Yunxijun's face was slightly red, he smiled embarrassedly, and lowered his head. A middle-aged Beijing official said with a smile: "It's best to look for Commander Xiao when you go out, just smell the screams of the girls and look for it." Everyone laughed for a while, and some people said: "You can't eat grapes and say that grapes are sour, people are both civil and military, and they are talented, so they naturally like the eldest girl and the little daughter-in-law, which is very strange." The middle-aged Beijing official hurriedly smiled and said, "Yes, yes, yes, I am also envious." "They joke as jokes, but none of them really dare to laugh at Xiao Yunxi, you must know that people are civil and military champions, although the official position is not big, but it is a celebrity in the court, or the proud disciple of Wang Zhenren of the Wudang faction, the current Taoist emperor is obsessed with Taoism, and he highly respects the Wudang faction, not to mention that Princess Kangning is also devoted to him, maybe one day he will become the emperor's son-in-law, who dares to provoke. Wang Hanli has always been jealous of Xiao Yunxi, and whispered to Nangong Yu: "Look, look, the girl's face is red again, like a girl." Nangong Yu said: "Don't talk nonsense, be careful to be heard." ”