Two hundred shares equals ten thousand shares! How come his wife has so much money? Aren't she living very frugally with her on weekdays?
So much so that Zhang Yue almost forgot that his wife was a rich young lady from an official family.
"Guardian, how much does two hundred shares mean?"
After hearing the question from Seventeenth Mother Versailles, Zhang Yue almost threw his hat away and got angry. Why should I be a bird official? I went home to eat soft food.
This is the origin of our family education.
Zhang Yue said: "Two hundred shares are ten thousand guan. Madam, it's so hard for you to hide it from me. I never know how much gold and silver there is in the house."
The Seventeenth Mother heard the words and smiled sweetly: "Officials are responsible for big things, how can they care about these yellow and white things? Besides, our family manages the farm and rents out the shops. I also told you about it, but you didn't pay attention. . If I tell the officials these trivial household matters, it will distract the officials."
Zhang Yue heard this and said, "What Madam said seems to make some sense, but even though I am not in this family, I still have to know what to do."
Seventeen Niang said with a smile: "Okay, official, I will tell you slowly later how many shares there are in this exchange. I will ask my mother, brother and sister-in-law. This is the first thing for the official. Our family You have to support everyone, so that if people from outside grab it, it will appear that the scarcity of things is more valuable."
Zhang Yue nodded and said, "That's fine. I'll have to rely more on your family for salt matters in the future."
Zhang Yue left Ouyang Xiu's house after talking to Qi Niang.
The Seventeenth Mother was riding in the carriage, and Zhang Yue was riding beside the carriage. The two of them walked slowly on the streets of Bianjing.
In the midsummer, hundreds of shops are open on the streets of Bianjing. Citizens wearing ge robes and blouses go in and out. When the steamer is lifted in the cake shop, the steam rises hotly, covering half of the street. People buying cakes rush in, making a lot of noise. It exploded next to the carriage in an instant.
Zhang Yue saw something interesting happening in the market, so he talked to Qi Niang through the car curtain.
On a summer night, the cool breeze blows very cool on your body.
"Sir, I'm pregnant."
"What?" Zhang Yue was stunned for a moment, then his heart started pounding.
Zhang Yue couldn't see Qi Niang's expression through the car curtain, but he was very happy in his heart.
"Well, just take good care of yourself." Zhang Yue said this after thinking for a while.
Seventeenth Mother smiled and said: "I searched for a long time, and I thought the officials would say something nice, but it was just an ordinary sentence."
Zhang Yue chuckled and said, "I'll just say a few words this time. I'll tell you nice things next time."
Zhang Yue heard the seventeenth mother inside the curtain chuckle, then burst out laughing, then turned her head sideways and looked at Zhang Yue with tender eyes through the car curtain.
Zhang Yue smiled and said: "Madam, what can you eat? The cooking cakes here must be good with so many people buying them. Why don't we buy some and eat some."
“It’s okay, but you don’t need to buy too much.”
The carriage stopped on the street, and people lined up to buy pancakes.
Soon after others bought the cooking cakes, Zhang Yue picked them up and handed them to Qi Niang through the curtain of the car.
Seventeen Niang took one look at it, broke off half of the cooking cake in her hand and handed it to Zhang Yue.
Zhang Yue took a bite and smiled: "It's really delicious."
Seventeenth Mother snorted softly in the car.
Immediately, the carriage moved forward again. Zhang Yue sat on the horse and ate half a piece of cooking cake. He raised his head and saw a sky full of stars hanging upside down on the streets of Bianjing. He thought that if he could remember this scene in his life decades later, what would he do? good.
As the carriage approached the Royal Street, someone heard someone shouting: "Sanlang!"
Zhang Yue heard the voice sound somewhat familiar and turned his head to look, only to see a man in brocade attire waving to him from the street-watching building in the mansion next to the street.
Zhang Yue was a little confused at first sight, but after careful examination, he recognized it and said, "Isn't this Brother Xiang?"
The man laughed loudly and said immediately: "Sanlang, wait for me."
The Seventeenth Mother on the carriage asked: "Who is this official?"
Zhang Yue said: "This is Xiang Qi whom I told you before. After he was promoted to Jinshi, he was transferred to other places and became an official. Now he is transferred to Jingzhaohu Cao. His demeanor is really different from before."
Seventeen Niang also heard some things about Xiang Qi from Zhang Yue's mouth, so she said: "Official, don't interact with such a person."
Zhang Yue said: "At least we were classmates, and we had some feelings for each other back then. It's hard not to admit it."
When Xiang Qi went downstairs, he saw several people following him from left to right. Xiang Qi smiled and said to Zhang Yue: "Sanlang, we haven't seen each other since we parted ways with the Imperial Academy. You really want to make me miserable. When I get to the officialdom, I have to address you as Zhang Yue. Now that I call you in private, you won't blame me, right?" ."
Zhang Yue smiled and said: "You and I are former classmates, you can call me whatever you want. We haven't seen each other for a few years, and Brother Xiang really surprised me."
Zhang Yue saw that Xiang Qi had lived in an official position and nourished his body and spirit in these years. When he recalled that he was in the twilight years of Taixue, it was really different. In fact, he was not the same.
Xiang Qilang laughed loudly and said: "Sanlang, I have only been in Beijing for a few days, so I haven't had time to pay a visit to your house. This is a new house that my in-laws bought for me. I am inviting some friends to sit here today."
Zhang Yue knew that the luxurious house next to the imperial street could not be taken without more than five thousand guan.
Zhang Yue smiled and said: "Okay, you have truly shown your strength today."
Xiang Qi laughed, and then said to the people around him: "This is the Zhuangyuan Gong who I usually tell you about. The two of us were the best friends in Taixue back then. He was the most interested in friendship. I got to know you." I will benefit a lot in my life, why don’t I come to see you!”
Several people were busy singing their praises to Zhang Yue. Zhang Yue glanced at these people, looking like fair-weather friends.
Zhang Yue raised his hands and said a few words in greeting, then turned to Xiang Qi and said, "Brother Xiang, it's too late. Let's reminisce about old times some other time."
Xiang Qi said: "Hey, Sanlang, it's better to choose a different day than to hit the sun. Everyone is busy."
The other people also shouted loudly, and one person laughed and said: "I have admired the name of Duke Zhuangyuan for a long time, and I can't wait to admire him. Now I would like to show my respect by offering a glass of water and wine to Duke Zhuangyuan in Hu Caobao!"
Zhang Yue asked: "Who are you?"
The other party smiled and said: "Xu Song, the villain, is doing some salt business. Today is the opportunity. I hope you can teach me more!"
Another person said: "I have admired you, Master Zhuangyuan, for a long time, but I have never had the opportunity to meet you. I heard that the Exchange now delivers hundreds of thousands of dollars every day, which is really amazing!"
Zhang Yue smiled lightly after hearing this, but Xiang Qi coughed lightly.
This person immediately knew the opportunity and smiled and made a sloppy look.
At this time, I heard the seventeenth mother on the carriage say: "Sanlang, I'm going back first, don't be late."
Xiang Qiyi looked at the carriage blankly, and Zhang Yue explained: "The wife is in the carriage."
Xiang Qi said hurriedly: "Damn it, damn it, I forgot that my wife is here. Don't leave in a hurry until I get there. I'll say a few words of personal respect to you."
Zhang Yue smiled secretly. Seventeenth Niang called himself Sanlang, and Xiang Qi couldn't do it anymore. Zhang Yue knew that Seventeenth Niang always judged people more accurately than himself, so he reminded himself tactfully.
Zhang Yue said: "Okay."
Xiang Qilazhang stepped aside and said with a smile: "I heard that you got married to the Wu family and married a lovely wife. The women in the boudoir of officials who have been officials for generations are very powerful."
Zhang Yue thought to himself, isn't it? His wife is very tight on money, and he doesn't even know how much money the family has.
Zhang Yue said: "Brother Xiang also married a woman from an official family, didn't he?"
Xiang Qi sighed and said, "Just like a person who knows when he drinks water, I used to act based on the face of the Yue family when I was in the officialdom. But now that I have been appreciated by the nobles, the Yue family also has to look at my face, otherwise how can they give me anything? Buying this house to please me is nothing more than this in the world."
"Du Zhi, do you know why you and I are so close to each other in Taixue? Because you and I are both from poor families, so I won't be afraid of you laughing at me if I tell my true feelings. Yes, do you know that Liu Zuo's family has been ruined?"
Zhang Yue was stunned when he heard this: "Liu Zuo?"
Xiang Qidao: "Du Zhi, you are a noble man and very busy. Although I have been working as an official outside these years, I have always cared about him."
"I heard that he speculated on salt money. Not only did he gamble his fortune, but he also borrowed and misappropriated other people's money. As a result, debt collectors came to the door and broke his head. Now he is lying in bed unconscious. He also has Old couple, alas..."
Xiang Qi didn't look at Zhang Yue's expression and said: "Back then, Liu Zuo was too rich and greedy. When he was in Imperial College, he bought winter vegetables and charcoal for the house, so they sent the two of us out, including himself and the store owner. We secretly got countless benefits from our talks, but we were given away with just a bowl of soup cakes."
"When I was a classmate, I didn't want to expose him, so I let him. In fact, I had expected that he would become what he is today, but I didn't expect it to be so miserable..."
Zhang Yue said: "Now that we are here, it is useless to talk about these things."
Xiang Qidao: "Du Zhi is right. Although I regard him as my best friend, he has never thought highly of me..."
"But we were classmates in the past. I'm asking you to go to his house together tomorrow to help him pay off his debt and let him live a stable life for the rest of his life."
Zhang Yue said: "That's true. But Liu Zuo has always been from a well-off family. This time he broke up his family and I'm afraid he will owe a lot of money."
Xiang Qidao: "My service as an official these years has not been in vain."
Zhang Yue glanced at Xiang Qi and asked, "What?"
Zhang Yue sighed: "Brother Xiang, you and I are from ordinary backgrounds, and we have to work hard to get where we are today. But why did you and I, our classmates, study at that time? It was for the sake of learning, and excellence leads to officialdom, but not for the sake of officialdom, excellence leads to greed!"
Xiang Qi said seductively: "Du Zhi, you are here to teach me the truth like this. The book has its own golden house, and the book has its own beauty like jade. Isn't that why you and I study? Otherwise, why did you and I eat in the first place? So much suffering, so humble and look down on people’s faces.”
Zhang Yue said: "I never felt that it was hard to study. On the contrary, I enjoyed it, and I never looked down on others' faces. On the contrary, you asked for too much."
Xiang Qi waved his hand and said: "Duzhi, I know that you were born in the Number One Scholar's Toujia. When you first entered the officialdom, you were given a post and entered the Sutra Banquet. Your path is different from mine. But I am different from you... The laughter in this world Poor people don't laugh at prostitution! Whatever you want, you have to give up something in exchange for it."
"When I endured the humiliation from my in-laws' family and got married, the old Xiang Qi died."
Zhang Yue thought to himself that the reference office he ran might not be completely clean, so he stopped talking about it.
Xiang Qidao: "Duzhi, I know you don't like my friends, so I won't introduce you to them. Tomorrow you and I will go to Liu Zuo's house and settle down in his house to urinate. Other than that, I have no other intention." "
Zhang Yue said: "That's fine."
