Chapter 182 The angry old lady, the grain merchant who blocked the door
The birthday party of Mrs. Xu lasted for three days from the previous day to the birthday, and then to the next day. [In terms of seniority, even the grandmother of the Xu family on Doushan Street, Fang was also a junior of Mrs. Xu and Mrs. Song. However, because Mrs. Fang was a little uneasy these days, she was afraid of overheating the illness and giving the two centenary birthday stars, so she did not come here in person. She sent her third son and third daughter-in-law to bring some grandchildren to celebrate her birthday. Therefore, Xu Wei set off with other cousins on the morning of the third day to return to the city. From yesterday to today, anyone could see that Miss Jiu, who was still happy when she came, is now listless as if she was wilted.
Therefore, those speculations became even more popular. Although the Xu family on Doushan Street was very strict and the servants dared not publicly mutter about their master's affairs, Xu Wei's cousins were not so calm. Some were purely kind-hearted inquiries, some were mocking with a little bit of care, and some were purely causing trouble... As for the third master and third wife who led the team, because they were not Xu Wei's real parents, they kept their mutters in their hearts, and they only planned to go back and find an opportunity to report to Fang.
When she returned to the Cheng family mansion on Doushan Street, Xu Wei was already in a state of depressed spirit. But after seeing her grandmother with others, she suddenly said that she had something to say to her grandmother and asked to stay. When everyone else retreated, she knelt down on the edge of the bed and suddenly burst into tears: "Grandma, I almost caused a big disaster this time!"
Fang could certainly notice the strange looks of the third son and the third daughter-in-law just now. Seeing her most beloved granddaughter suddenly in this way, she immediately felt nervous. She had no serious illness at first, so she immediately sat up straight and asked in a deep voice: "Tell me. What the hell is it."
Although Fang had made some psychological preparations, she was still shocked and angry when she heard Xu Wei sobbing and telling the whole story one by one. After years of vicissitudes, she certainly knew that the marriage between Mr. Cheng and Xu Hanlin was definitely not just a good match for the two families. While the Cheng family provided financial support for Xu Hanlin in the officialdom, Xu Hanlin would definitely provide support for the Cheng family in other aspects. Such a win-win good thing was almost shattered because of the fun of her granddaughter. If it spread, it would be a deep hatred that fell from the sky, and there would be a deep crack between the Xu family on Doushan Street and the Xu Cun family on the Xu side!
But Fang's angry scolding came to the end, but in the end he sighed: "Xiaowei, why are you so uneasy!"
"I know I'm wrong..."
Although this sentence has been said to Wang Fulin, when Xu Wei said it, she really brought out a hundred thousand regrets. Although Wang Fulin agreed to hide this matter, she was born to be unable to hide the matter. After all, she chose to confess. She gritted her teeth and then whispered: "The marriage of a bad person is a taboo. The paper cannot contain the fire, and my grandmother doesn't have to protect me. I simply twisted my hair and became a sister-in-law!"
"Bastard, what nonsense!" Fang was so angry that he beat the bed and said angrily, "Do you really want this to make a mess in the city? I ask you, did your sister Rong tell her about your blind date on her behalf?"
Xu Wei was stunned for a moment. After a while, she said uncertainly: "It seems... no."
"You, if it weren't for the shy and kind girl from Xu Hanlin's family, the young master Cheng was making trouble, but he didn't yell everywhere. Wang Xiaoren is not a talkative person, so there would be no room for recovery!" Fang pressed his chest with lingering fear, and then whispered, "Go back to my room and reflect on me without leaving the house. Don't think about it. I will have my own things!"
Xu Wei didn't expect that her grandmother would put it down so gently, and she suddenly widened her eyes incredibly: "Grandmother..."
"go out!"
Hearing this short and unquestionable voice, Xu Wei realized that her grandmother was not not angry, and that deep anger was hidden in her heart. She had to hold her knees and slowly stand up, and leave the house with her head hanging down. Fang was upset. After a while, she called a confidant mother to come outside and ask her to go outside to inquire about what happened during this birthday. When she finally heard those messy descriptions and speculations, especially when Xu Wei heard Mrs. Bao as a matchmaker for Wang Fulin, she even smashed a teacup. She didn't know what to say, so she couldn't help but rub her temples and smiled bitterly.
"If I had known that girl wouldn't have let this trip, maybe there wouldn't be so much trouble!"
Although Wang Fulin once planned to ask his elder sister Wang Yuanguan for advice, he thought that if more and more people knew about this, it would be difficult to keep the fire in the paper. What's more, the elder sister married a child from the Xu family's sidelines, so he gave up the idea. He was determined to find Mr. Li, who also avoided marriage, from Ningguo Mansion to She County, and pointed indirectly about the secret of hiding the marriage - after all, Cheng Naixuan's affairs must not be regarded as experience - but early in the morning, he was blocked by a group of grain merchants at the doorstep!
Youdao was particularly jealous when the enemy met. When they met, Wang Fulin clearly realized that when these guys looked at him, they wanted to stare out two holes. But a passionate smile was squeezed out on his face, which would be as fake as it would be. It was certain that if there was not a big man who was the governor of Yunyang, he would be afraid that they would be able to swallow him alive.
"The little officials are busy. We have been here several times, but today we finally failed." Wu Xingcai, the most unlucky grain merchant, started to do so. Although he endured it and endured it, his words still brought a little anger. "Pity, we small-scale grain merchants, have worked hard every day to make money, but in the end they end up being criticized as profitable business."
"Why, did Dong Wu's family not receive the losses from the compensation from Mr. Wu in Nanxi? Besides, I heard that you have all raised prices, and they are not profiteers when the prices have increased." Wang Fulin pretended not to understand. Seeing that the other party was stuck all of a sudden, he said with a smile, "I was really busy a few days ago and I rarely stay at home. I've been slow to wait for you, come and talk in the hall."
Several times before, Wu Xingcai and others were turned away directly. This was the first time they came to this house that was opposite the back door of the county magistrate and the county magistrate. These are all talented people and their ability to inquire about information is very good. Who doesn’t know that this is a house under Wang Daoguan’s name. Wang Fulin’s ability to live here represents the attitude of the Wang brothers.
So, no one looked around and followed the Ming Hall calmly. As soon as he sat down, he saw a girl hurried in to serve tea, and the utensils were just ordinary white porcelain tea cups. Someone deliberately said, "I didn't expect that the little official is so frugal, and the official kiln tea sets can't cost much money. I have a brother in Jingdezhen who specializes in porcelain business. He turned around and asked him to bring a good set of blue and white porcelain."
"Then I'm grateful for it." Wang Fulin deliberately took the joke as sincerity. Seeing that the other party's face froze, he said with a smile, "These utensils were prepared in my uncle's house. I was just a resident and didn't want to buy utensils. It was too troublesome. After all, my family is a poor person in debt and cannot be compared with the wealthy people."
Wang Fulin's little family background has long been poached as he became famous. Especially his father Wang Daoyun lost a lot of money in the family's salt business, and he even talked about it among the young scholar's enemies. But the creditor Wang Daokun and Wang Daoguan brothers didn't say anything, so what can outsiders do? At this moment, Wang Fulin directly called poor, and the grain merchant who was generous in delivering porcelain could not beat him.
How much does it cost to have a good set of blue and white porcelain in Jingdezhen? Why does he have to be rich?
After calling him poor, Wang Fulin asked sincerely, "I don't know what you are coming to see me today?"
Although everyone wanted to tear Wang Fulin's smile, the problem was that they used it to stop collecting food from She people as a countermeasure; later, they raised prices collectively and gave up the purpose of stopping food from collecting food from She people, and wanted to force the villagers who had sold cheaply before to go back and cause trouble. This countermeasure was also what they thought of. But Wang Fulin was given a blow to each other twice in a row, and they even suspected that there was a traitor in the middle! Even now, they were far from the same mind on the surface.
So, at this moment, they looked at me, and finally, Wu Xingcai saw that others' eyes were on him, and he wanted to curse. But who told the guy under him to pick it up? "He could only take a deep breath and break the deadlock with a little low attitude.
"Mr. Wang, we are fighting each other, but letting others laugh at it, which also encourages the arrogance of those mud legs. The villagers' attitude of making trouble before, and the small officials should have seen it. They just seek profits and say when they take the cheap, they will make trouble. Since the small officials have already opened the store, they will think that there are more rice shops in our Huizhou Prefecture. Everyone is a family, so why bother with each other?"
"You are right. If this continues, of course, both sides will suffer losses." Wang Fulin smiled and took a sip of tea made by Lian Feng. There is no rule to serve tea and see guests away these days, so he doesn't have to worry about this action being misleading. He looked around at the grain merchants who came here today, and then coughed gently.
"As a businessman, everyone has shops and shops in the city. They seem to be rich and comfortable, but collecting grain requires money, storing grain warehouses, and hiring shopkeepers also requires money. In comparison, when Susong is running out, when the food merchants are most short of food every year, they transport the grain from Huguang on a boat, and sell all the grain at a high price along the way, and then transport the precious things from Jiangnan to the south. It takes only one or two months. Even if one or two thousand yuan is more profitable than we have been here in a year or even a few years."
Speaking of this, seeing that the expressions of many grain merchants were slightly subtle, he said, "It is said that Hui merchants are the best in the world, but everyone also said that only Hui merchants who are the most unprosperous and unpromising will stay in Huizhou. As businessmen, are you willing to be scolded for being unpromiserable or being scolded for being abused and not making much money?"
Chapter completed!