After they had had enough wine and food, and the matter was settled, Jia Lian had no intention of overhearing the flattery of these salt merchants. He said "Thank you for the hospitality" and then left.
The salt merchants hurriedly stood up to see him off, but they didn't dare to crowd in. Only Zhou Boru came to the door of the restaurant.
The Wangjiang Building is built facing the river, and is surrounded by a water corridor in front of the main entrance. Perhaps there is no curfew in this area, so even if it is late at night, when you look at it, the banks of the river are still bright and lively. Countless wealthy people enjoy themselves here.
"grown ups……"
Zhou Boru bent forward and called out in a low voice. When he saw Jia Lian turning back to look at him, he dared to reach into his arms and take out something and present it.
"This is the title deed and house deed of the manor that I saw that day. Please accept it, and I will be the villain to apologize for the neglect you faced!"
Although his attitude was very sincere, Jia Lian still shook his head: "I understand Chairman Zhou's good intentions, but after this incident, I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to return to Yangzhou. I would have left such a good garden in vain. It’s a pity that I don’t have the energy to arrange personnel to repair and maintain it, which is a burden.”
Zhou Boru had obviously anticipated Jia Lian's concerns and said quickly: "I also know that you will not live in this small Yangzhou city forever, so I have already considered it for you. In the future, the maintenance of the garden and other matters will be your own responsibility." I, the Zhou family, work for you and will not let you waste any more time and effort. I have also attached the list of people responsible for the care and maintenance of the garden to the house deed. As long as you come over at any time, you can use them like your own servants. them.
As for what a pity it is, we can't even talk about it. Anyway, the garden has been idle for many years. Even if adults can live in it once in the future, it will be considered to have fully utilized its value. Even if the adults don't live in it even once, it is considered a blessing that it can fall into the hands of the adults. "
"Hehehehe."
Jia Lian finally smiled. Zhou Boru is really interesting this week. Hearing what he said, Jia Lian didn't know what he was planning.
Needless to say, the value of that garden is beyond description. Why did Zhou Boru decide to give the garden to him even though he knew he was going back to Beijing and might not return to Yangzhou in a few years?
Is it just to make it convenient for him to come to Yangzhou occasionally?
Of course not. He must get in touch with him!
You must know that even if you use one hundred thousand or two hundred thousand taels of silver to curry favor with others, even if you are happy at first, over time, you will inevitably forget or become indifferent to this "friendship."
But the house and the garden are different. For example, Zhou Boru said that as long as he receives the property deed, it means that the garden belongs to him and is his asset.
In this way, whenever he thinks of Yangzhou in the future, he will be able to think of such a beautiful and luxurious property in Yangzhou, and he will naturally remember that it was a gift from the Zhou family.
It can be said that as long as the garden exists, the relationship between the Zhou family and him will also exist.
Not to mention, the Zhou family will continue to help him take care of the garden. In this way, even if he suddenly fails one day, it will be easy for the Zhou family to take back the garden. And if Jia Lian continues to prosper, it will be more cost-effective. A one-time investment will last forever.
But what can Jia Lian say? Not to mention it is as nice as what others say, but to say that what they do is only good for him and has no harm.
He only accepted the deed but did not take it over. If he didn't say anything, and the Zhou family wouldn't say anything, who would have known that the garden was actually his Jia Lian's property?
Even if he goes to Yangzhou in the future and lives there, it can be said that he has friendship with the Zhou family and they just treat him well.
This eliminates the risk of others using this to impeach him for corruption and bribery, and allows fixed assets to be sent in with the left hand and out with the right.
It can be seen that Zhou Boru is really smart in everything he does this time, and he has his own set of rules for doing things.
"Okay, that would be disrespectful for me."
Jia Lian smiled and accepted the deed. Jia Lian never liked to refuse such benefits that were not free of charge.
Even if something happens to the Zhou family in the future, he doesn't want to get involved. The worst he can do is change hands and give the garden to someone else...
When Zhou Boru saw that Jia Lian finally agreed, his face suddenly showed joy. But if he knew about Jia Lian's very shameful plans, he probably wouldn't be able to laugh.
While complimenting, when he saw Shen Pan'er coming over Yingying, he said to Jia Lian: "By the way, at the banquet before, I heard that this is the first time for you to come to this small Qinhuai River. I'm afraid that you didn't get it when you came here before." Take time to visit carefully.
So I have arranged a boat for you, so you can take the boat tonight to see the most representative scenery of Yangzhou..."
After saying that, he immediately raised his hands to Shen Pan'er who came closer and said, "Miss Lao Pan'er will be here tonight to make good arrangements to take care of you."
"President Zhou is very polite. It is an honor for the slave family to be able to serve you."
Zhou Boru and others all believed that Shen Pan'er was already Jia Lian's woman, which was why they made a special trip to invite Shen Pan'er here tonight, because they felt that with Jia Lian's old lover here, Jia Lian would not refuse their romantic bribes.
In fact, Jia Lian had no intention of refusing. A night cruise on a sunken ship, accompanied by beauties, was already enough to arouse people's imagination. Not to mention, with the way these salt merchants behaved, there might be some other shows. Of course, he was happy to wait and see.
Seeing that his own soldiers had taken control of the ship, Jia Lian did not hesitate, followed Shen Pan'er to board the ship, and then went up to the second floor.
This ship is not too big, especially on the second floor. There are basically no rooms. There are only pavilion-like cabins with no walls on all sides. There are many screens connected at random, and countless silk curtains of various colors hanging down from the beams. With cloth and bamboo curtains, the scene looks rich and elegant, yet still elegant.
Of course, what attracted Jia Lian's attention more was the three dancers on the deck. They all started dancing before Jia Lian got on the boat. When they saw Jia Lian coming over, they all looked shy towards Jia Lian, but there was no disorder in their dancing postures.
In the cabin with the bamboo curtains wide open, there were already many beauties entertaining them. These beauties are holding pipa, playing guqin or erhu.
These instruments are supposed to be exclusive to each other, but due to their superb skills, they not only play very well, but also have no overbearing sound, making them appear quiet and elegant.
Except for a few maids at the bow and stern of the ship, all the women here are extremely beautiful.
They are all those high-priced oiran ladies that I have seen at the banquet before, even if I have seen their appearance. This time I saw so many top oiran ladies at once again, even if their appearance and figure are... It's a little bit samey, but it's still amazing enough and can't help but make people feel restless.
Just imagine, all the twelve principal ladies of Jinling, including Yuanchun, were transformed into their youthful appearance, and then they were asked to dress up in beautiful clothes and then perform their talents together. How intoxicated would it be?
"Hehehe, sir, please take a seat. Don't be in a hurry. Tonight, the twelve sisters and I belong to you alone. Everyone has enough time to enjoy it slowly..."
Shen Pan'er smiled and helped Jia Lian into the cabin and sat down on a chair that had been covered with tangerine fur.
Because she deliberately spoke charmingly, the other beauties in the cabin who wanted to look at Jia Lian but were too shy to look at him became even more shy.
No one looked strange, and many people even quietly straightened their postures in order to see their most beautiful figures when Jia Lian glanced at them.
Of course, among these people, there is no Gu Qingyi.
This girl in Tsing Yi, who has won the first place in two oiran competitions and is known as the number one oiran in the south of the Yangtze River, is sitting closest to Jia Lian, stroking the guqin, looking very calm.
At this time, she also took off her veil, completely revealing her stunning appearance.
Jia Lian couldn't help but take a closer look, and then he helplessly discovered that this girl was indeed as he had guessed at first. Not only was she similar in age to Miaoyu, but she was equally beautiful and refined, and even her look and temperament were the same as his first. The first time I saw Miaoyu at Panxiang Temple in Suzhou, I looked very much like him!
In other words, in the future, after he completely conquers Miaoyu, wouldn't it make her look like a pair of peerless sisters if she dresses up in such a charming way?
If he hadn't known that Miaoyu was the only daughter of a former Suzhou weaver, and that her father had just committed the crime the year before last, but this Gu Qingyi had already been famous in the Jiangnan romance scene for three or four years, Jia Lian would not have been able to help it. I wonder if these ladies are sisters who have been separated from Miaoyu for many years!
Moreover, Jia Lian probably knows why Gu Qingyi is so popular. Apart from her appearance and talent, which are the only things that benevolent people have different opinions on, she is calm and always looks cool and refined. She is a proper ascetic goddess. Fan!
This kind of woman may not seem like much to those truly powerful people, but to those arty men who claim to be romantic but are actually cash-strapped, she is simply a killer-level beauty.
Seeing Jia Lian admiring the beauty and skills of the other sisters, Shen Pan'er, who had nothing to do, turned behind Jia Lian and wanted to give Jia Lian a squeeze on his shoulders.
As the number one dancer in Jiangnan, she would not have served a man like this before, but since she had made up her mind to rely on Jia Lian, she naturally wanted to seize every opportunity that allowed Jia Lian to discover her benefits.
Just as he was out of Jia Lian's sight, he suddenly felt that he was being watched. When she looked back, she realized that it was Jia Lian's two maidservants looking at her. One of them in particular had a cold and even murderous look in his eyes, which made her take a step back quietly.
Quietly, she calmed down and couldn't help complaining in her heart. She didn't know what the adults were doing with such a fierce woman around her...
She didn't dare to do it again. She knew that the soldiers and guards around Jia Lian regarded Jia Lian's safety as very important. It is said that when they were preparing to rehearse the show, the officers and soldiers rushed up and turned everything inside and outside the ship. However, they took away all the objects that had the slightest threat to the human body, and even Their bodies had been searched by these two women.
At that time, they felt a little dissatisfied, but later they discovered that there were many troops under control on both sides of the river. They were stunned and admired the demeanor of Jia Lian, a powerful figure from the capital, who was indeed different from them in Jiangnan.
From this, Shen Pan'er couldn't help but sigh, if people like Jia Lian were so closely protected wherever they went, their lives would seem a bit rigorous and boring.
How did she know that it was the people around Jia Lian who knew that Jia Lian was now a big mountain weighing on the heads of these salt merchants, and both parties had interests. Therefore, when Jia Lian set foot on the territory of these salt merchants, they would be extremely cautious and cautious, not daring to give the other party the slightest chance.
