Drive out with random sticks...
Xu He was still a scholar after all, and he had the identity of a child. He was driven into the street by two government officials with sticks, causing the people passing by to stop and watch. He felt his face burning with embarrassment.
Fortunately, for the sake of the former eldest master Li Zhijie, the two yamen officials did not do anything serious, that is, just pretending, and drove Xu He to the street. One of them said: "Mr. Xu, this new eldest son is not easy to talk to." Yes, don’t come here anymore. If anything happens, it’s better to go to Mr. Li!”
After Xu He thanked the two yamen servants, he hurried away with a frown on his face.
Back home, Xie Liangcai was still reading and composing happily.
Seeing Xu He, he immediately stood up and asked how things were going.
Xu He looked like he was about to scold his mother and told her what happened just now.
Xie Liangcai was surprised when he heard this: "No way, this Chen Hua is so pedantic?"
"Don't describe this old farmer as pedantic! He doesn't deserve it!" Xu He said angrily.
Xie Liangcai sighed: "Okay, okay, don't be angry! Let me tell you, even if this matter gets serious in the future, it has nothing to do with you, a little eldest son, and the top eldest son of the Xu family is not the same person. ?”
Xu He sometimes felt really worthless for himself, and he was unable to complain about the clan relations in this era.
Obviously there are people in the Dazong who are hostile to him and make things difficult for him at every turn, but he still has to consider the Xu family, because this is a relationship where both prosper and suffer.
He read many novels from later generations where the protagonist even killed his own father because he was unhappy. That was so stupid.
In this era, let alone biological father, even Xu Luan, if he lets others know that he has a bad relationship with him, there may be rumors in Shilin in the future that he, Xu He, is not a brother-in-law.
If he, Xu He, doesn't want to be an official, then he can do it. If he is an official, these are all time bombs.
At this moment, someone suddenly knocked on the door of Xu He's house.
After letting Sanrang go out and open the door, he didn't expect that the person who came in was Qian Yuqian, a fat man whom he hadn't seen for a long time.
As soon as he walked in, Qian Yu gave Xu He a big hug.
"Xiaohe, you miss me so much!"
"..." Xu He was held in his arms and couldn't breathe.
"You don't know what kind of life I've been living recently. I didn't expect that doing business is not easier than studying!" Fatty Qian sat down and began to complain.
Xu He rolled his eyes at him and said: "I passed the imperial examination and held a banquet at home. I invited you and your son. Why is it that only your father is here? Where are you?"
Qian Yu rolled his eyes: "Don't talk about it. My father asked me to go back and forth to Jinling more than ten times with the people from the North and South Goods Trading Company. By coincidence, I wasn't there during that time!"
"Who is this?" Xie Liangcai looked at Qian Yu and asked Xu He.
Xu He explained the identity of this little fat man.
Unexpectedly, Xie Liangcai's eyes lit up: "Are you the young master of Huibin Building, which has become famous recently in Hailing City?"
Qian Yu puffed up his belly proudly: "Yes, our Huibin Restaurant has always been one of the best restaurants in Hailing!"
Xie Liangcai nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, it has become more famous recently. Even my friends from Yangzhou have come here to try some of the new dishes your family has recently launched."
Qian Yu smiled and said, "Brother, do you eat our new dishes every day?"
Xie Liangcai was a little confused: "No, I only had it once when I went to Huibinlou last time. It tasted good."
Qian Yu turned to look at Xu He, with a question mark on his face, as if to say, who is this? I seem quite comfortable in your home, what's wrong? With such a close relationship, doesn’t he know that you taught us how to cook?
Xu He smiled bitterly and said to Qian Yu: "This is Brother Defu, my mother's... clansman."
When Qian Yu heard this, he immediately laughed and said: "Xiaohe, you are not authentic. You taught us all our dishes. Why don't you cook them at home for Brother Dev to try?"
"What?" Xie Liangcai looked at Xu He in surprise!
"It's a long story..." Xu He smiled awkwardly.
In the evening, another banquet was called from Huibin Building, and Xu He, Xie Liangcai, and Qian Yu sat around the table.
"I came here this time to discuss something with you, Xiaohe!" Qian Yu said after taking a bite of food.
"Recently, my father asked someone to find a big salt merchant in Yangzhou, hoping to get some salt from them!"
Xu He and Xie Liangcai immediately sat up straight after hearing this and listened to him continue.
When Qian Yu said this, he said in a low voice and excitedly: "I thought this matter would be difficult, but I didn't expect that as soon as the middleman invited by my father contacted the other party, the other party said that their salt merchants would form a guild this time, and those who joined the guild would Everyone can profit from a batch of salt products to sell every year. As long as they pay the membership fee of 50,000 taels first, they can pass it on to their descendants in the future!"
"Xiaohe, this is an opportunity. Didn't I say before that I will go to Huguang to sell salt and other things, and then resell food back! This is a good opportunity from heaven!"
"You don't have to worry about money. My father has already thought about it. He will sell a few properties and villages, and then borrow some more to collect 50,000 taels. Although it is a lot of money, it can be passed on to future generations. It is worth it! "
Xu He saw that he was getting more and more excited as he talked, so he interrupted him and asked, "Who is the man your father invited?"
Qian Yu said: "Of course it is the Zhang family, the largest salt merchant in Yangzhou!"
Xu He and Xie Liangcai looked at each other with profound meaning in their eyes.
Xu He continued to ask: "How much did they sell you?"
Hearing this, Qian Yu hesitated and said, "That's why I came to discuss it with you."
It turns out that what the Zhang family promised the Qian family was not official salt, that is to say, it was not imported salt.
"It's a private salt. That's not right. It's a private salt recognized by the government!" Qian Yu didn't know how to explain it to Xu He.
But Xu He already knew what he meant and sneered: "Is it still called private salt if it is recognized by the government?"
Qian Yu was anxious: "You don't understand..."
He looked around, as if he was afraid that someone would know his top-secret way to make money: "This time, a eunuch from the palace came out to take charge of the matter. It is said that he got the instruction of His Majesty the Emperor. When the time comes, we will traffic and tie the Emperor's children in the car. No one dared to check Shang’s flag along the way!”
"So, my father asked me to come over and ask you if you are interested. Then he will give you some money!" Qian Yu said.
Xu He sighed and said to Qian Yu: "I don't want it, and I ask you not to get involved in this matter!"
Qian Yu was shocked: "Why? Such a good opportunity? If you seize it, our family will soar into the sky, and we will be rich and prosperous from now on!"
Xu He said: "It's not that simple!"
So he told the whole story.
But Qian Yu shook his head and said: "You Xu family has to consider the ideas of so many big shots. Why do we, the common people, have to take care of so many things? The emperor is God, and we will definitely not suffer any loss if we follow him to do what he wants to do!"
Xu He knew that he thought that the Xu family on his side was worried about the relationship between the chief assistant, the second assistant and Songjiang's old chief assistant, and was trying to avoid it.
And they can just follow You Xiao to make money, but those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes.
Xu He shook his head: "You think too simply. Do you think the civil servants in the imperial court would let eunuchs guard the salt tax? Do you think that with so many people in the imperial court, the family above would be left to eat alone?"
Xu He tried his best to explain the risk analysis to Qian Yu in simple and easy-to-understand language.
But Qian Yu is still troubled by this. He always feels that this is a project where generations of people will have no worries about food and drink.
Seeing that Xu He persuaded him not to move, he said: "Go back to Uncle Qian and repeat what I just said. He will naturally understand the key points!"
Qian Yu nodded dejectedly: "Originally, you were the one who led our family to make money. This time I even said that I would lead you to make money. Who knew..."
Only then did Xu He realize that Fatty Qian had this intention. He smiled in a funny and heart-warming way: "Okay, why are we still talking about this? As long as I'm here, your family can rely on restaurants to make money." How many lifetimes can I eat!”
Xie Liangcai picked up a piece of eel and put it into his mouth: "Yes, with this skill, why bother wading through the muddy water!"
Qian Yu smiled when he heard this: "Here, try the new recipe provided by Xiaohe, white-robed shrimp! I took a spoonful of it, but dozens of shrimps went into my stomach!"
"This...foodie!" Xu and Xie thought at the same time!
