Shen Xuan saw Xu He nod, and then fell silent. The only sound in the hall was the sound of his fingers tapping the table.
Xu He waited for some time to drink some tea, and then Shen Xuan became confused: "If my father were in the pavilion, I would help you with such a trivial matter right away, but... you also know that the tea will cool down after people leave! "
Xu He had long known that this kind of upper-level interpersonal communication would never be easily introduced to others, but he clearly saw that Shen Xuan was ready to speak at the beginning, but after hesitation, it turned into embarrassing words.
Probably when they first started talking, Shen Xuan almost introduced Ma Liangbi to Xu He, but finally gave up after careful consideration.
What does this mean?
Let's not talk about the Shen family's activities at Songjiang Shipyard. It must have been operated by the governor, so the two families must have been familiar with it for a long time.
Moreover, Shen Xuan definitely has channels to meet Ma Liangbi directly, but he either has concerns or is too self-conscious to let the Xu family in Lianghuai become familiar with this route.
"Sure enough, the uncle is right, you can't have a close friendship with Shen Xuan!"
As the saying goes, knowing people but not knowing their hearts, the most important thing in making friends is sincerity. On weekdays, eating and drinking, taking a bath and going whoring are fair-weather friends. Those who really support you without hesitation at critical moments are true friends worth making deep friends with.
As expected, Xu Song has been in the officialdom for a long time and is really good at judging people.
Xu He looked at Shen Xuan with a [sincere] face, smiled slightly and changed the subject: "The reason why I know that Brother Zongqi came to Huai'an is because I saw Brother Zongqi at the Yamen Gate of the Salt Transportation Branch two days ago. What? The guy in the wine-vinegar noodle game is really pushing me?"
Both of them knew about the bullshit jealousy situation. In fact, Emperor Zhizheng was short of money, so he kept urging the Shen family to start working.
Sure enough, when Shen Xuan talked about his difficulties, he immediately sighed and said: "No, it's the same thing. The official salt is not on the right track. The private salt, those kitchen men are not doing anything but eating these days. Our Shen family's People go to major salt farms to buy salt, but they all say they don’t have any. They only have three or two kittens selling some salt, which is a drop in the bucket and not enough to cover the cost of a trip to Jiangxi and Huguang!”
Xu He suddenly smiled without warning, and clapped his hands under Shen Xuan's surprised gaze.
After a while, Wu Decao came in carrying a cloth bag and placed it in front of the two of them.
Shen Xuan looked at Xu He with a question mark on his face.
Xu He said: "Brother Zongqi, look at what this is?"
Shen Xuan stared at Xu He for a while, then untied the hemp rope on the bag. When he opened it, he saw that it was snow-white salt particles!
"Liangsheng, what are you...?" Shen Xuan asked quickly.
Xu He smiled and said: "What a coincidence, your Zongqi brother is short of salt, but I can give you as much as you want!"
With a "crash", the official hat chair almost fell over as Shen Xuan stood up suddenly.
I saw Shen Xuan holding Xu He's hand excitedly and saying: "Brother, I read you right. Every time my brother is troubled by something, you will come down with your magic weapon from the sky to help him get through this!"
Xu He smiled and took his hand out of his hand without leaving any trace.
Shen Xuan was stunned for a moment when he saw this, and then said awkwardly: "Liangsheng, are you blaming me as your brother for not wanting to help?"
Xu He didn't reply. He picked up the teacup and took a sip.
Seeing his slow and leisurely look, Shen Xuan felt anxious in her heart, but she couldn't rush him, so she could only wait patiently for Xu He to finish his tea before saying: "Brother, I really don't want to be a brother. What's going on in the officialdom? You should Clearly, if I come forward, Ma Liangbi may not be willing to see me! After all, he is the censor of Youdu and a high-ranking official of the imperial court! I am just a small person..."
Xu He saw that he still didn't tell the truth, so he simply stood up, smiled and cupped his hands and said: "Brother Zongqi's tea is pretty good. Brother, I drank this tea too, so I won't bother you!"
"Don't, don't!" Shen Xuan was anxious and grabbed Xu He and said, "I remembered that before leaving, my father gave me a copy of his name card, saying that if anything happens, I should contact Governor Ma. It’s useless to put it on me, why don’t I give it to you, brother?”
Seeing that Xu He still didn't speak, he smiled bitterly and said: "Don't worry, Ma Liangbi was favored by my father back then. If he sees his post, even his enemies will let him in to see him!"
Xu He then smiled and said: "Brother Zongqi, give me the post first!"
Shen Xuan was stunned for a moment, then laughed and scolded: "You Xu Liangsheng, you don't even believe me!"
But having said that, he still asked Ma Juren, his former teacher at the Yangzhou Cultural Conference, to bring him the famous invitation of Shen Xuan's father, Shen Han!
When Xu He saw that he had obtained the items, he also smiled and said, "Brother Zongqi, I have a batch of Huai salt here, and the price is one cent of silver per pound!"
After Shen Xuan heard this, he almost fainted. He almost shouted in a roaring tone: "Xu Liangsheng, why don't you go and grab it? A penny? Do you know how much the cooks sell for a pound of salt in good times?" ?"
Xu He said calmly: "Four centimeters, five centimeters, no more than six centimeters at most!"
Shen Xuan said angrily: "You still know? How dare you sell me double the price?"
Xu He shrugged: "Brother Zongqi, you have said that it was a good time. Last year and this year there were floods. In the spring, the stove almost turned upside down. Do you think the price of salt will follow the same trend at this time?" Is it the same as before?"
Shen Xuan said angrily: "That can't be a penny or a pound, eight cents, at most eight cents!"
Xu He smiled and looked directly at Shen Xuan. He didn't speak until Shen Xuan was so scared that he said, "If I tell you, the private salt I have in my hands is all the salt in the Lianghuai Salt Fields in these two months." Where’s the private salt?”
"What?" Shen Xuan fell down in the official hat chair, his eyes were empty, and he muttered to himself, not knowing what to say.
Xu He was not in a hurry and sat there drinking tea while smiling at Ma Juren until Ma Juren was disgusted by him. Only then did Shen Xuan come back to her senses and said: "Liangsheng, the price can't be lower? "
Xu He smiled and shook his head and said: "I can't guarantee anything else, but I said, I won't take a penny from it. Do you, Brother Zongqi, believe me?"
Shen Xuan stared at him for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I believe you!"
Hearing this, Xu He stood up, cupped his hands and said, "Brother Zongqi, thank you!"
Shen Xuan's mouth was filled with bitterness, and he didn't know whether to cry or laugh. Finally, after thinking about it, although a penny of silver and a pound of salt were not a big profit, apart from the part that was handed over to the person, there was still a profit, so he finally smiled, Just this smile is uglier than crying!
When Xu He and Wu Decao walked out of the Shen family's annex in Huai'an, Wu Decao whispered: "Liangsheng, you are still ruthless. Old Zhengtou said that you should cover a pound of salt for a while before selling it for eight cents. You This is a one-point sale; but for this matter, the relationship between Mr. Shen and you will be broken, which is not worth it!"
Xu He looked at the Zhumen Gao Di behind him and sneered: "Those who want to make friends with each other will break up with each other when all the benefits are exhausted. Isn't this normal?"
Wu Decao smacked his lips, and after a long while he said angrily: "We are not in a relationship of mutual benefit!"
After saying that, he rubbed the money he had saved in the past few days in his sleeves and decided to take it out and treat Xu He and the others to a meal or something.
Xu He laughed loudly and said: "Of course we are not. Let's go, brother Yaochen, let's go meet that girl Ma in the boudoir!"
