After returning to seeking a living, Cao Yong sat on the chair and didn't want to move anymore, feeling exhausted both physically and mentally. Xiu Ying served him for two months, and knew that his young master loved cleanliness the most, so he didn't need him to ask someone to send him a bathtub hot water.

Since he had not yet visited his parents to pay tribute, the Li family also needed to discuss matters with his father, so Cao Yong took a bath and changed his clothes and came out of Qiu Jiju. When he was about to arrive in Kaiyang Courtyard, he happened to meet Cao Yi and came over, and Chunya followed behind with a food box.

Seeing that it was Cao Yong, Cao Yi hurried over and said, "Brother is back? I heard from my mother that my brother will help my father go to Yangzhou Prefecture to do business. It will take several days before I can go back. When I see my brother, I guess the errand has been handled properly?"

Cao Yong nodded with a smile, looked at the food box in Wang Chunya's hand, and asked Cao Yi: "Have you cooked again to cook side dishes for my father?"

Cao Yi shook his head: "It's two plates of snacks, mung bean cake and minced meat cake. It's just delicious when it's out of the pot. I just delayed for a while, but I don't know how it tastes!"

"It's hot and cold! Go in quickly, I want to enjoy the light of my father and mother, try it!" Cao Yong saw that she seemed to be in a bad mood, and hurriedly smiled and catered to her.

When the brother and sister entered the yard, they saw Xiuluan and Jinlu coming out of the main room. When they saw the two little masters, they both greeted each other with a smile. One of them was going to the kitchen to arrange dinner, and the other was ordered to go to Chunnuan Pavilion to invite Cao Yi.

Jinlu smiled and said to Cao Yi: "Miss is really a pity for the maid, but she let the maid steal it back. The lady even asked the maid to invite the girl over. Girl, please come in with the uncle!"

Cao Yi thought of the jokes of Jinlu, and his face was blushed. Cao Yong didn't notice it and had already lifted the curtain and entered the room. Cao Yi took the food box from Chunya, sent her back first, and followed her in with her brother.

Cao Yin and Li were both feeling a little uncomfortable when they heard Cao Yong mention it. They knew that Cao Yi had already known his life experience. In fact, they just invited Cao Quan and his wife to come over, and they also hoped that Cao Yi would relieve her relationship with him before getting married. Unexpectedly, Cao Quan still couldn't help him, and Zhao Jia was so wary again, afraid of losing a little. No one thought that Cao Yi was a second wife, but he only had the reputation of being an adopted daughter, and he really owed her too much.

Seeing his son and daughter coming together, Cao Yin and Li were both a little surprised. Because of Cao Yong's words before he went to Yangzhou, Li was like Cao Yi, thinking that he was going to last ten days and a half months, and he helped prepare his luggage the night before. Even Cao Yin was surprised. His son was so soon to return, could that person be saved in one day?

Although Cao Yong deliberately showed a relaxed expression to pay tribute to his father and mother, Li still noticed his haggardness and couldn't help but feel distressed: "The Yangzhou City is more than 200 miles away from our Jiangning. You set off yesterday morning and returned today. It's more than 400 miles! There is nothing at home, why are you in such a hurry? Even if you finish your errand, you will not be so hard to get back after a break!" At this point, he called someone to ask the kitchen to add two more dishes.

Cao Yong sat on the chair, and Cao Yi placed the snacks on the kang table. Cao Yin and Li were so comforted that they asked their brothers and sisters to sit on the edge of the kang, and the family of four sat in a group.

Cao Yong ate before coming out of Yangzhou in the morning. Although he was so sharp on the way, he didn't eat a few chopsticks. He was a little hungry and started eating with a piece of minced meat cake.

Li took his daughter's hand, looked at her daughter, and then looked at her son. Thinking that in the next few months, his daughter would get married and his son would go to Beijing to work, he couldn't help but feel a little lonely.

After eating the sesame cake, Cao Yong wiped his hands with a handkerchief. Just as he saw his mother looking at him reluctantly, his heart moved, and he said with a smile: "Mother, I haven't seen my grandmother for many years. While my son is still in Jiangning, can I take my grandmother over and live there for some time?"

Li shook his head and said, "In the past two years, I have sent someone to take it, but your grandmother is impatient. Every day, she only loves purity when she eats vegetarian food and chants Buddha's name!"

Cao Yong had only met his grandmother once. Thinking about it, the old man was really not talking much and was very quiet. But when he thought about the Li family, he still spoke up and advised: "My grandmother is only a child, and she must have missed her tightly, but she was just afraid of trouble for our family! The old man, as old as he is older, it is inevitable that he will think more. If his mother goes to pick her up in person, there is no reason why she won't come? Besides, I don't know when I will go to Beijing, and my sister will get married in the past two years. I will take my grandmother and let us be the filial piety of our grandchildren!"

Cao Yin was listening, but his heart became heavier and he felt more and more. Seeing Cao Yong so eager to instigate his mother to pick up Gao Taijun, it seemed that he was already desperate for the Li family, the accident that happened in Yangzhou...

Seeing that his son was so considerate, Li was very happy and had a little more joy on his face: "That's right! Your sister has set a November date, and you can stay at home for at most three or two months. Taking this opportunity, it's just right to pick up your grandmother and live there for a while!"

"Ping'er sets the November day?" Cao Yong was a little surprised: "When did it happen? Ping'er is still young, why did she arrange for her to get married so early?"

Cao Yi was sitting next to Li, listening to his mother and brother gossiping, and hearing that he wanted to pick up his grandmother, he was full of expectations. Unexpectedly, when he talked about his marriage, he couldn't sit still and hurriedly went to make tea for everyone and avoided it.

"Your sister is sixteen, and the next year is seventeen. How can you still be young? Didn't your sister get married at fifteen?" Li said to her son with a smile: "I know you can't bear to leave your sister, but I feel that the Luo family has urged her to say that your sister-in-law is not young and has the only son, so it's reasonable for them to get married as soon as possible!"

Cao Yong was still a little reluctant, but since it was decided by his parents and it was not good for him to do anything, he nodded to his mother and signaled that he understood.

The mother and son talked a few more gossips, and the maid came to report that there were two women in charge who had something to do.

When Li went out, Cao Yong told his father about the Yangzhou incident. Cao Yin shook his head when he heard this. Whether it was his son or his nephew Li Ding, he had a little bit of it. If Li Ding really knew the level, he should have told Cao Yong about the inside story. Cao Yong should not leave any room for anything and directly threatened. At present, although Cao Yong and Cao Yin both suspected that it was the Governor's Office that had tampered with each other, there was no evidence after all, so it was hard to say.

But now that things have come to this point, it is not interesting to say anything else. The Cao and Li families are now going against each other, which is really sad. After all, except for their in-laws, they have had a friendship for several lifetimes. Although it is not the best way to bring Gao Taijun over, there is no better way. The father and son have reached a consensus on this point and should urge Li to go to their parents' home in Suzhou as soon as possible.

*

Because the Saint was outside the Great Wall, Cao Yong had no chores in Beijing since he had not followed him, so he stayed in Jiangnan. According to his itinerary in previous years, the Saint was able to return to Beijing in September, and Cao Yong had to rush back to the capital before that.

As usual, Cao Yong went back, Xiaoman, the Wei brothers and Wu brothers were going back. The Zhao family heard that Wei Bai was leaving in about mid-August, so he thought about getting the marriage between Wei Bai and Fangcha before that. Because the Zhao family had many relatives and Madam Zhao was old, it was impossible for the old man to go to Beijing to see his granddaughter get married, so he had this idea. It was just that the girl's family arranged a wedding banquet before the man's family, and it was more or less suspected of marrying into a marriage. The Zhao family was afraid that Wei Bai would make a move, so they specially found someone to talk to Wei Bai.

Wei Baiba was not allowed to marry his wife one day earlier. He didn't say anything. He had no parents at home and only had one elder brother. Wei Hei also hoped that his younger brother would get married soon, so he naturally agreed to the Zhao family.

The Zhao family used their birth dates and horoscopes to calculate the date of May 16th. Although it was a little hurry, Fangcha's dowry was handled a few years ago, and Wei Bai didn't care, so it was cheap. Wei Bai used the money that Cao Yong had given before and asked Cao Yuan to buy a small courtyard near Zhao's house to temporarily make a new house. He planned to live here in the past three months. In August, he followed Cao Yong back to Beijing. The house was rented out, which was also considered an industry.

Wei Xin originally planned to take the money from Liuhe Money House on May 15th and go south. Hearing that Wei Bai's wedding date was scheduled to be sixteenth, he wanted to have a wedding banquet before leaving.

On the fifteenth day, the Wei and Jiang families made an appointment to deliver the money at Linjiang Tower.

However, Han Jiang arrived early, and repeatedly rubbed the rosewood box containing silver notes, making him feel a little restless.

A few days ago, when Cheng Wenkui returned from Yangzhou with one million taels of silver, he brought back a message that the Cheng family sent more than a hundred people to help Cao Yong suppress the bandits, and the young leader came forward in person.

Although Han Jiang's mother is a legitimate lady, she belongs to the Cheng family, and her grandfather's family is not very prominent. Han Jiang's wife has been very smart since childhood and has been very favored by the Cheng family's head, but after all, it is a little worse. Moreover, her mother and uncle are not very popular with her, which has also implicated her a little. Now she has considered herself, because she is afraid she wants to ask the head family to help her, and she asks the young head to make a dress herself. It is difficult! What method has the Cao family used to make the Cheng family work so well?

Since her father took over the industry, Han Jiangshi had carefully investigated all forces in Jiangning. The Cao family was deeply rooted in Jiangning. Although she knew that although she had never underestimated it, she did not take it too seriously. Officials and businessmen had different paths. As for the matter, she and the three daughters of the Cao family were handkerchiefs. Because she was quite arrogant in the Cheng family, she never thought of using the relationship between Jizhu Society to join the Cao family. It was not until Jiang Wenzheng's brothers blocked the door and scolded her, and Cao Yong helped her to help her rescue the situation that Han Jiangshi had some idea of ​​clinging to the Cao family.

However, from the beginning to the end, Han Jiang's family took the fine calculations of small merchants, wanting to get the greatest benefit with the smallest efforts - they didn't want to be taken too much by the Cao family, and they also wanted to use the Cao family as a guise to shock the Jiang family. When she found out that the eldest son of the Cao family was a sloppy and non-stick character, she knew that the Cao family could not stand up for her to manage the Jiang family, so she stopped thinking about the Cao family and started to make the business of the Cao family.

Han Jiang always regarded the Cheng family as the greatest reliance, and the attack and retreat were fearless because the Cheng family was in charge. Until she heard the news that someone could drive the Cheng family to take their lives, she became completely frightened. Who was she dealing with? Only then did she truly believe what Cheng Wenkui said, "If you offend the Cao family, you will die."

Wei Xin was nearly a moment later than the agreed time. He apologized when he entered the door, laughing and saying that he had been tangled by the mundane affairs at home, and then asked Cheng Wenkui about money.

Cheng Wenkui pushed the prepared silver notes over, Wei Xin sorted them out, signed the name on the deed, pressed the private seal, and handed them to Cheng Wenkui. Cheng Wenkui took the deed and went into the screen and handed them to Han Jiangshi.

Han Jiang had already signed the signature, and only had to press the private seal. At this moment, she did not take the private seal and just laughed and praised: "Young Master Wei is really a pleasure!"

Wei Xin smiled and said, "Mrs. Han is not as good as a man, and he is quick to trade. How could Wei be unhappy when doing business like this?"

Han Jiang said, "Mr. Wei Wu praised him. Master Wu was so happy that the little woman didn't take any turns, so she said it straightforwardly. The little woman moved some money and came out. I wonder if Master Wei Wu was still interested."

Wei Xin was a little surprised, raised his eyebrows and asked, "I wonder how much money Mrs. Han has taken out?"

Han Jiang replied: "One million taels."

Wei Xin was shocked. He was already very satisfied with the fact that he could spend 500,000 taels from the Liuhe Money House. Now Han Jiang had easily taken out one million taels. How could he not be very moved? But without Cao Yong's words, he didn't dare to take the money, and he was unwilling to let go, so he called him: "It seems that a turnover of 500,000 taels is enough, but Mrs. Han was really sorry for Wei. The money was easy to say, but Wei was afraid that the dividend was too much."

Han Jiang changed his tough attitude that day and said with a smile: "Mr. Wei Wu said this but he was dismissive. It is easy to discuss the profits."

Wei Xin narrowed his eyes, pondered for a moment, and said, "There are still some things at home that require Wei to go back to cook. I really don't have time to discuss details with Mrs. Han. Will Wei stay in Jiangning for a few days, and what will happen to send Mrs. Han information?"

Han Jiang was unable to do so, so he had to agree. He pressed the private seal, and each of them had a letter of contract, and then said goodbye after a few words.

Wei Xin rushed to Cao's mansion and told Cao Yong about the attitude of Han Jiang's family today and the fact that he had given out another million taels of silver.

Cao Yong said: "She wants to add money to the money. She must have figured out that it is easy to make money. She wants to make more money! It would be fine if we take this million tael to make more money, but in fact it would not be the case. How much goods can you stock up in Guangdong? The transaction will be too big and it will be too eye-catching. This is not a business that can only be eaten. What happens when the time comes. It is better to be safe."

Wei Xin patted his head and smiled and said, "It's all the young people who are jealous of the million taels of silver when they hear this. The young master still thinks about the long-term. Although there are many sources of goods in Guangdong, there are a few that stock up to 1.5 million taels. We suddenly cut off other people's life, and naturally there is no good result."

Cao Yong nodded: "Go back to Han Jiang!"

Wei Xin stuttered: "This second lady in the Jiang family did not expect such a big deal. I don't know what she was thinking today, but it seemed that she wanted to get some profits..." He paused and suddenly said: "Young master, is there something wrong with her business and I want to pile up the money here?"

Cao Yong shook his head: "What do you want to do? Since you don't take her money, what will she do with us?"

Wei Xin smiled and said, "It's the little one who is confused. But she is really strange today. Forget it, the young master said this, and the little one who returns to her is the little one."

*

Zhao family, backyard.

Fangcha sent both little maids away from a distance, squatting under the old locust tree in the yard and digging a small hole. The maid outside shouted: "Girl, Sister Vanilla in the mansion is here to see you!"

Fangcha turned a blind eye and digged his own. Vanilla felt strange and couldn't help but walk to her and asked her with a smile: "What are you doing? Are you looking for gold?"

Fangcha didn't look back and said lightly, "It's nothing." He kept asking her, "Isn't the girl busy? Why are you here?"

Vanilla squatted beside her: "The girl asked me to come and stay for one night, and I'm watching to help you with your work."

Fangcha's subordinate chewed, bit his lower lip tightly, and said nothing. Vancao sighed: "You told me that you treat the girl with all your heart, but the girl always treats you not close to you. In fact, the girl is really thinking about you. The girl treats you better than treating any of us..."

Fangcha's eyes turned red, and she didn't say anything, but just buried her head in digging. Vanilla looked at it strange and couldn't help asking again: "What are you doing? I'll help you?" He saw the red painted wooden box that was the size of a palm, and then reached out and pointed: "What is this?"

"Nothing!" Fang Cha didn't raise his eyelids, and looked at the pit three inches square, so he threw the box into the pit, then shoveled the soil and buried it. Finally, he stood up, stepped on it with his feet, sprinkled some floating soil, and cleaned it up like the one next to him. Then he patted the soil on his hand and said to Wancao: "Come and sit in the room."
Chapter completed!