Chapter 128 The Cheng Family

Guo Sier lay down under the grass slope, waiting for the sound of horse hooves to go far away, and Fang Zhan climbed up tremblingly. The first idea was to go back to Yangzhou City to report to the official position, but when he walked for a long time and arrived outside Yangzhou City, he remembered the words of the robber, saying that they were in Yangzhou City, and that horse must have made people fall into Badou.

It was related to the life and death of the master, Guo Sier was naturally very careful. He thought that even if the gang of gangs did not notice him and came to the yamen to block the yamen, he was just a servant, with only a few golden seeds and silver that the master gave him to him, how could he make the government come forward to save the master? Because of his concern, he picked up the old thing, took a few copper coins and a beggar to change clothes, and walked around the yamen. Sure enough, he found that some sneaky people asked for a servant. He was so scared that he had no choice but to think of Wei Xin, the organizer of this Pearl Club. He immediately did not stop in Yangzhou and hired a car to return to Jiangning overnight.

After telling this experience, Guo Sier burst into tears again.

Cao Yong always stared at Guo Sier's expression. This story was not like a false statement, but it still made people feel doubtful. He asked: "You said you were a beggar, not a son of the Wang family, so why did you still stand out like this? If you were an ordinary person, you would have been away from him long ago when you encountered such a disaster!"

Guo Sier was crying sadly, but when she heard these words, she immediately looked angry. Seeing Cao Yong sitting next to Wei Xin, dressed well, I don’t know what his identity was. I was afraid of offending him and offending Wei Xin, so I didn’t dare to speak back. I just wiped my tears with my sleeves and said to Wei Xin: “Wu Ye, the young man, his father died since he was a child. He was a beggar on the streets of Jinan. One winter, I almost froze to death on the street. It was my boss who saved the young man. My boss was the most kind-hearted. In this generation of Yizhou, who didn’t know that our boss was a great charity. After being saved by his boss, how dare he lose his conscience and avoid it!”

Wei Xin nodded and asked a few details he mentioned just now. Most of them were reversed, left and right. Guo Sier all answered, which was no different from what he said just now.

Cao Yong knew in his heart that it seemed that Guo Sier said that everything was telling the truth, so he signaled Cao Fang to take him down first.

"Young Master, if it were as stated by this servant, it would be that the other party had already planned and went to the camp, and he came to the beads and bribed the bandits. I am afraid that the life of Wang Dong's family would be worrying!" Wei Xin said.

"Bandits in Yangzhou?" Cao Yong was very surprised: "I haven't heard of any deep mountains and forests near Yangzhou, so why are there still bandits rampant? Do you care about this Yangzhou local official?" Speaking of this, he understood a little in his heart: "Maybe it's not the bandits in Yangzhou, or maybe it's not the bandits at all!"

"Young Master said it very well. Yangzhou is a place where fireworks are flourishing, and salt merchants are everywhere. Maybe some gangs and factions come out to do some business without foundation under the guise of bandits." Wei Xin nodded and said.

"Don't worry about this matter for the time being. Go home and spend a few days with the old man and the old lady. When the money from the Liuhe Money House arrives, then set off to go south!" Cao Yong had an idea in his mind and explained to Wei Xin.

"How can that happen? Anyway, the money from the Liuhe Money House is scheduled to be given on the fifteenth day. There are still several days left. If the young master plans to go to Yangzhou to check, the young master will naturally follow him! I have made many good friends in Guangdong over the years, and there are two in Yangzhou! The young master knows that the young master is polite and wants the young master to be filial to his parents. But the young master still doesn't know my old man and the old lady? The young man stays at home for a few days, and he is afraid that he will tell the young master to tie him up. Then he will cry and wipe away tears and not let the young master go south! If that is the case, the young master will blame the young master!" Wei Xin shook his head and said.

Cao Yong looked at Wei Xin's bitter face and knew that he really didn't like to stay at home, so he nodded.

Cao Yong thought of the mansion that he had been back in Jiangning for more than two months, and had never stayed overnight, nor had he gone out to Jiangning. He always had to think of a word to make his parents feel at ease.

*

Liuhe Money House, inner account.

After checking the last account, Han Jiang pushed open the abacus and took out Zhang Qianhong Xue Tao's paper from the jade box beside him. While picking up the pen and writing, he said to Cheng Wenkui: "There is not enough money here, so I have to bother uncle to go to Yangzhou and transfer some money from Xinyun Village."

Cheng Wenkui took the note and saw that it was written with one million taels, frowned and said, "Miss has just raised one million from Xinyun Village. Now he has to raise one million. This is not safe. Although Mr. Wei is in a hurry to get the silver, we have to deposit the silver for 500,000 taels and 200,000. According to me, it is enough for business here. Besides, the silver from Zhushang can be recovered in at most three or four months, and the profits of the Canadian dollar are also more than one million taels. Why go to Yangzhou to withdraw the silver? It is better to put the silver here and put it in Yangzhou."

Han Jiang said, "Well, I know this. But I have the million taels for the ones I have to borrow again by Wei Wu."

Cheng Wenkui said, "Come again?"

Han Jiang nodded: "They just received a million yuan in money, and now they have come to borrow money from us, but why? It is undoubtedly a big deal that is extremely expensive, but it may not be a waste of money. I think they are reluctant to put down their own money, but they have to borrow money, and they are profitable. I am afraid they can't afford it, so I come to us and want to save money. 500,000 is probably a way to ask for directions! After the sweetness, they still have to come. The more they suppress the capital, the more they earn, and they want to make more, so they naturally have to make more. Let's make more money."

Cheng Wenkui still didn't show his eyebrows after hearing this: "That's right, but, Miss, it's not that I'm talking, you're really impatient today. Since they know that they want money, why not give them some money? Even if they don't expect the Cao family to help, they don't want to offend them. If they offend them in Jiangning, it would be a dead end. At that time, we will have to go back to Yangzhou."

Han Jiang disagreed and smiled faintly, "Then go back to Yangzhou. After all, my uncles only need some money, but the Jiang family members here want all my belongings! If the Cao family can help clean up the Jiang family, I would rather give them 500,000 taels! But you don't think about Master Cao's intention? He is not a mortal. I can't figure it out. Look, 500,000 taels can't be his eyes. Even if I give him a million, he is afraid that he will not help him. At present, since they want to ask for money without favor, no one in Jiangning can afford it except our family. Unless they don't want to do that business, they can only find us. If he doesn't want to give favors, why should we pay for them?"

Cheng Wenkui looked at Han Jiang's stubborn eyebrows with stubbornness, and couldn't help but shake his head: "How is that simple?"

Han Jiang smiled and said, "But it's not as troublesome as my uncle thinks. My uncle, please think, if the Cao family wants to swallow our property with their son, will the uncles in Yangzhou agree? Then they will be more anxious than me! Even if the Cao family is powerful, the Cheng family will not let others take it!"

Cheng Wenkui couldn't convince her and stopped bothering about this matter, but he still advised: "It's just that your frivolous temperament has to be slapped. You don't know who you follow, you are different from your parents, but you're a little like our eldest grandfather."

Han Jiang sighed and said sadly: "It's a pity that I am not from the old master, otherwise why not be afraid of them? Anyway, there are still money left in the capital. If they force me again, I will go to the capital to find my third uncle."

Cheng Wenkui also sighed.

Han Jiangshi was silent for a moment and said, "Let's bring some money here. There is no money-making deal in Yangzhou now. Although there is not much bonus here, if they do well, they can still get more than one million taels. You might as well gamble."

Cheng Wenkui nodded and said, "Since the lady said that, I will go to Yangzhou to withdraw the money tomorrow."

*

Cao Yong returned to the weaving house, first returned to Keijiju to change his clothes, rinsed his mouth with salt water, covered the smell of alcohol, and then went to Kaiyang Courtyard to pay tribute to his parents.

In the room, Li was sitting in the main seat, Cao Yi was sitting down with him, and just listening to his two wives reply. Seeing Cao Yong coming, the two wives hurriedly bent down to pay their respects.

When Cao Yong saw that the wife of the leader was from Cao Yuan's family who followed her man to Beijing to give gifts last month, he asked: "When will you be back? Where are Brother Yuan?"

Cao Yuan's family replied: "Reply to the uncle, I am the dock where Shen Zheng arrived and returned to the mansion at the You hour. My man just went to pay tribute to the uncle. Because the uncle was not here, he went to the warehouse first and brought the gifts brought back from the capital into the warehouse!"

Cao Yong nodded. Because it was all about housework and trivial matters, he went into the inner room to meet his father without asking too much.

Cao Yin sat on a chair in the inner room, wearing a piece of clothing, and was reading the book "Du Gongbu's Poems Collection".

Yesterday, Cao Yong proposed to accept the proposal of Mrs. Gao to Jiangning. Cao Yin thought about it all night but couldn't think of a better way than this.

Cao Yong asked his father for his care and asked him about his diet.

Cao Yin thought his son was for the Li family affairs, so he rubbed his eyebrows and said, "What you said yesterday has been carefully considered by the father. Although he has not discussed it with your mother, she must be happy. Now that I think about it, it's because of my father's negligence, and you think it's very appropriate!"

Cao Yong didn't expect Cao Yin to compromise so quickly. He thought he would persuade him a few more times, but he was a little surprised to see him responding like this. The last time he saw his grandmother was when he was seven years old. Unlike his grandmother's age, grandmother Gao Taijun is not old and is not a few years older than Cao Yin. Because her husband died earlier, Gao Taijun lived with his sister-in-law Wen, so it was hard to say whether he would come to the Cao family. If the old man was unwilling to come, he would still encourage his mother. Cao Yong thought in his heart, looked at his father, and thought about him when he saw him. I wonder if he had thought of this.

"Father, my son is going to Yangzhou tomorrow!" Cao Yong remembered the important matter and spoke to Cao Yin: "The Zhushang in Shandong is in trouble there, and his son and Wei Xin want to go over and take a look!" Originally, he wanted to make up a lie casually, but for some reason, he said it truthfully.

Cao Yin thought of the boxes of silver notes yesterday and frowned and said, "Is there any idea of ​​making a prescription? Could it be that the official has intervened?"

"I don't know this son, but it's just a little strange. According to the servant who came back to report the news, the other party seemed to have invited the bandits to come forward and tied up the Zhu Shang and his entourage!" Cao Yong said this and explained the general situation in Yangzhou.

Cao Yin thought for a moment and said, "Although there are no bandits near Yangzhou, there are several groups of bandits on the nearby river. They sent troops to suppress the enemy once two years ago. I don't know if there was something wrong. I only caught some small fish and shrimps, and the big heads ran away. I wonder if it was them!"

Cao Yong felt something was wrong. If it were a bandit in Jiang, I wonder if it was a taboo to take on the business on the shore? Where did the horses that people rode came from? If it was originally available, then their water camp would definitely not be too small, otherwise where would there be a place to put horses on?

Cao Yong pondered for a while and said, "The major salt merchant families in Yangzhou also have bodyguards. It is not difficult to pull out a team of 180 people! It is just that the salt merchants are rich and should not take over the work outside for money. It is better to carefully find out the inn and docks and find out the ones who are taking advantage of the odds!"

This was indeed a serious instruction, and Cao Yong nodded. Cao Yin wanted to advise his son to act carefully, and sent someone to inquire carefully before going over. But then he thought that Yangzhou was still in the territory of Jiangsu and was close to Jiangning. If he was not at ease, when would his son get things done? He stopped talking, but just took paper and pen from the cabinet, wrote a letter from his own handwritten letter, and handed it to his son: "Among the salt merchants in Yangzhou, the Cheng family in She County, the ancestors of the Cheng family took the lead in donating military salaries when they were pacified Sanfan, and they made great contributions to the court! Over the years, the donation of the people was also a big deal. After careful calculation, his family and my family have been in love for several lifetimes. This is a letter I wrote to their heads. If you need personnel in Yangzhou, you can go to their family!"
Chapter completed!