Chapter Ninety-Four: Judgment
Chen Lian suddenly realized and agreed: "The fourth brother is right, looking at the three major families in Yongcheng, since the Yinmen and the Nangong family are enemies, the ones who can choose are our Chen family and Shangguan family. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info In terms of force, only our Chen family can compete with the Nangong family, and the object of cooperation at the beginning of the hidden door is our Chen family. Looking for Chen Yue's kid to do things is just to test the meaning of our Chen family. ”
"Hmm......" Old Lady Chen nodded slightly, and ordered: "Second brother, you go to meet the person in charge of the 'Tiger Garden', and invite him to come to the house in the name of the old man, and say that the Chen family intends to cooperate with them." ”
"Yes. Chen Lian happily clenched his fists and sneered in his heart: "Little beast, when you are kicked open by the hidden door, I will let you know what it means to regret not in the first place!"
Old Lady Chen coughed lightly and said, "Actually, this time I summoned you mainly for another matter. 'Dingmen' sent an invitation, and this year's 'Yuanqi Dan' came out again, inviting us to participate in the 'Danyuan Meeting' of the Duanyang Festival, and how much money can the family spend to go to the meeting. ”
Everyone was in high spirits and looked at the second master, Chen Lian. Even though he knew that this was the old man who gave him a step, he didn't have the heart to pay attention to Chen Yue anymore. Of course, the pill is more important than face, and whether a few juniors can be admitted to the "Qingtian Academy" can all count on this batch of "Yuan Qi Pills".
Chen Lian was a spirit, and said embarrassedly: "Father, half a month ago, you have already handed over the account room to Miss Fangfei. I don't know how much silver can be removed from the house now......"
"Oh......" Old Lady Chen's eyes suddenly overflowed with a little pride, and he beckoned, "Let her come over." ”
Immediately, a maid went to look for it, and then a fairy-like girl in Tsing Yi walked outside the door. She tied her "Flying Fairy Bun" with red gold jewelry, wore a set of emerald green narrow-sleeved deep clothes, and asked with a salute: "Master, you are looking for me!" Her eyes were bright, as if she had seen a triumphant young hero.
Although Chen Lie was young, he couldn't help but show a little embarrassment. But everyone's eyes lit up, and Old Lady Chen smiled even more, and asked softly: "We are going to the Danyuan Meeting, how much money does the family still have." ”
"About sixty-five thousand taels. Fang Fei blurted out. Everyone was stunned, and the third master Chen Shuo's face sank, and he shouted: "How can you only have such a little money, what can you buy with such a little money." ”
Everyone was also anxious, and Old Lady Chen gradually frowned, and anger rose on his face again. originally wanted to show off his achievements in governing the family in front of his clansmen, but he was slapped in the face again. 65,000 taels, take three "Yuan Qi Dan" on the "Dan Yuan Meeting" and hang them.
According to the usual practice, only one of the three people who took the "Qi Gathering Pill" could successfully "gather Qi", could it be that the Chen family had no disciples who could "gather Qi" this year? Throughout the history of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the sign of the prosperity and decline of all families was that there were no children to "gather Qi" within a year......
Facing everyone's doubts, Fang Fei said indifferently: "When the second master handed over the account room to me, he only had so much money. ”
"Nonsense!" Chen Lian was startled and shouted: "When I handed over the account room to you, I obviously had a surplus of 85,000 taels, as evidenced by the drawing of the account manager. You are so bold that you dare to steal from yourself!"
Immediately, the crowd was excited, and 20,000 taels of silver was not a small amount. Chen Lie was excited, a wave of fear and shame suddenly rose in his heart, and his eyes when he looked at Fang Fei were suddenly full of disgust: "It's all you, and the master will be embarrassed ......."
Old Lady Chen also sank her face, staring at Fang Fei with cold eyes, and she also did not hide her killing intent. Only in front of this woman can he show his temperament wantonly.
Fang Fei glanced at everyone and said indifferently: "There are indeed 85,000 taels of silver in the account, but after deducting the expenses that have already been counted, there are indeed only 65,000 taels of silver left...... I don't know if the 'Dao Dan Yuan' will be able to pay on credit, and if so, it can still turn over one or two. ”
Everyone looked at Chen Lian again, Old Lady Chen frowned, and suddenly said seriously: "Second child, as the saying goes, when the water is clear, there are no fish, you can't eat all the grass alone, right?
The Chen family knows that the more angry the old lady is, the calmer she becomes. Chen Lian was excited, gritted his teeth and said: "The reason for the affairs in the house has always been the separation of money and accounts, and it is inevitable that there will be differences in each entry, and the accumulation is 20,000 taels today." When I took over the bookkeeper, there was a deficit of 18,000 taels. It's just that the eldest brother is the eldest deceased, I didn't say it......"
There is no proof of death, everyone rolls their eyes secretly, and it is not good for Old Lady Chen to continue to have seizures, otherwise it will really make people see jokes. At the end, an old man in a soap robe with gray hair suddenly said: "Whether it's the eldest or the second, it's all the deficit owed by your third room, what do we have to do." In short, this year's 'Yuanqi Pill' must have one of my granddaughters, otherwise this matter will not be over. ”
"And my grandson, it's our turn!"
"My grandson has also reached the age of 'gathering qi'!"
......
All of a sudden, the brothers of the Chen family were tense, and the atmosphere was tense again.
"Let's bite it......" Fang Fei's eyes flashed slightly, a sneer in her heart, she glanced at Chen Lie, and quietly withdrew from the hall......
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Yongcheng is the best at playing with the Nangong family, the most able at dressing is the Shangguan family, the most capable of giving birth to the Chen family, and the most able at eating belongs to the Tong family. The Tong family compound is located in the Golden Bear Fang, although it is not as grand as the three major families, it also covers an area of dozens of acres, but there is only a garden missing. Tong's door is also very easy to identify, and it seems to be larger than normal.
Tong Hammer rode back to Tong Mansion on a green horse and went straight to the largest house. Different from the style of other family courtyards, the Tong family courtyard is a series of large houses on the top of the hanging mountain, or three or five, scattered with each other. Jujube trees are planted in front of and behind the house, and the golden jujube flowers are blooming brightly. Swarms of bees weave between the treetops, full of life.
Tong Hammer went straight to the largest house in the courtyard, there is a hexagonal pavilion next to the house, there is no bamboo curtain under the pavilion, but there are five shelves, there are various ingredients on the shelves, two big fat men are eating hot pot in the pavilion shirtless, and they are in full swing.
Tong Hammer's eyes lit up, and he happily greeted: "Dad, second uncle, I'm back!"
Tong Qianshan frowned, and said dissatisfiedly: "I'm back so soon, it can't be that there is no food over there!"
"It's true, I didn't dare to eat more at noon...... Tong Hammer took a pair of chopsticks and sat down at the table.
Tong Baishan asked curiously, "How is it over there now?"
"It looks thriving. The 'kings' are not there, there are only a group of juniors, adding up to only 20 people, and they should be able to hold out for a long time......" Tong Hammer said about the situation in Yizhuang, and said: "Dad, the Chen family has officially announced that Brother Yue is a wild species, and Brother Yue has also expressed his stance that he is incompatible with the Chen family. He asked me to be an intermediary and ask the attitude of the other forces in Yongcheng towards 'Yizhuang', whether it was time for us to take sides. ”
Tong Baishan's eyes widened, and Tong Qianshan pondered for a moment and said: "Before asking about others' attitudes, you must first show your own attitude, what is their attitude towards Yongcheng. ”
"It's incompatible with the Nangong family!" Tong Hammer cut straight away.
Tong Baishan's eyes lit up, and he said happily: "The Nangong family has offended the hidden door, this time it is really the general trend, I think it's time to redivide the territory of Yongcheng, big brother!"
Tong Hammer's eyes were also bright, but Tong Qianshan lowered his eyes, picked up a quail egg from the hot pot and put it in his mouth, and muttered: "The Nangong family is already the meat in the mouth of the hidden door, what benefits can we get if we help." If you grab food with the hidden door, I'm afraid it's a thankless effort......"
Tong Hammer was stunned, Tong Baishan was surprised: "Then you can't miss this opportunity to make friends with the Hidden Gate, if the hammer can worship the Hidden Gate, it will be a great help to our Tong family." ”
Tong Qianshan ate another quail egg and said with a smile: "We can't grab meat with the hidden door to eat, but we can deal with the Chen family." Since the Chen family suppressed Chen Yue so much, we might as well replace the Chen family, and then give 'Yizhuang' some concessions in terms of interests. ”
Tong Hammer was a little embarrassed, the Chen family was Chen Yue's hometown after all. said that Chen Yue was a wild species, and the Chen family just slapped themselves in the mouth when they said this......
Tong Baishan wiped his sweat and hesitated: "The Chen family is also one of the three major families, let's deal with it alone, I'm afraid it's a little difficult......
Tong Qianshan stared, shook his head and smiled: "Now that all the forces in Yongcheng are staring at the 'Yizhuang' and the Nangong family, if we go to intervene again, we will not only have to compete with the hidden gate, but also inevitably clash with other forces." Judging from Chen Lian's performance over the years, most of the Chen family has deviated from morality. Qi Yu is just the beginning, if you don't believe it, we'll see, more people will leave the Chen family soon. When the Chen family is empty, we just take it in one fell swoop. The Chen family's mansion is left to Chen Yue, and we only need the Chen family's business. ”
Tong Baishan's spirits were lifted, he gave a thumbs up and smiled: "Big brother, it's still you!"
Tong Hammer was a little uncomfortable, and asked tentatively: "Then what should I do?" ”
"What should you do!" Tong Qianshan smiled and said: "Didn't Yizhuang let you contact the major forces? ”
Tong Baishan became more and more excited, and reminded Tong Hammer: "Hammer, Chen Yue grew up in the Chen family after all, he really wants to deal with the Chen family with a backhand, and it won't sound good to spread it." This kind of thing, you do it for him quietly as a brother, this is called true righteousness. Anyway, the Chen family's business has nothing to do with him, and we give him the Chen family's compound in its entirety, and he will only be grateful to you...... Don't be stunned, eat, you see you've lost weight these days. ”
Having said that, Tong Hammer still felt that the Tong family was not very authentic in doing this. But in front of the interests of the family, it is difficult to refute it, and he only eats hot pot silently. Tong Qianshan suddenly asked: "By the way, the 'Dingmen' sent an invitation, and the Duanyang Festival held the 'Danyuan Meeting'." The person who sent the post deliberately told me that this time there is a blood for sale of the 'Sky Tearing Demon Bear', how much money can our Tong family come up with. ”
"Tearing the blood of the Heavenly Demon Bear, how much does it weigh, and what is the quality!" Tong Baishan was taken aback, and said excitedly: "If the eldest brother can refine it, there is great hope for breaking through the king realm...... then he patted his chest and said: "This time we can take out a full 100,000 taels of silver, and there will be no less!"