On Datong Street, which faces Taiping Street to the west, this day was unexpectedly deserted. It was crowded with people. The private sedans of dignitaries and dignitaries were parked under the white walls. People on the street were all dressed in fine clothes and chatting and laughing happily. , holding a red card in his hand, walked to a mansion to present it to him. It said: "So-and-so congratulates the good prince on his move to Beijing." After showing it to the gatekeeper, he was allowed to bring all kinds of congratulatory gifts into the house.
"Get out of the way, get out of the way!"
Several shouts suddenly came from behind, causing everyone to look back and see Wenwu, Minister of the Ministry of War, riding a horse at the front, followed by several sergeants carrying a large sandalwood box, slowly walking towards the crowd.
Everyone hid by the road and bowed to Jie Shangshu one after another. Unexpectedly, Jie Wenwu did not stop his horse and went straight to the other side of the street.
"If this military officer doesn't come to pay homage to the good prince, what is he doing here?" Someone was already whispering.
The insider said: "You don't know, but Ye Yongjia is also cleaning up his new house today, which is not far from Lianghou's place."
"Kejun and I don't know."
The man then smiled and said: "Master Ye has been an official for a long time, so he naturally doesn't pay attention to these vanities. He works in a low-key manner and cannot compare with the newly rich good princes. This is common sense. But what is strange is that this member of the Ministry of War insists on currying favor with that man. Ye Tinglong, people may still dislike him."
"Master Jie has been protecting this subordinate in every possible way. What can we say? Don't worry about him." Everyone dispersed in a hurry.
"Yes, this table is set here! Um..."
Cai Xianqing was standing in the hall, instructing his servants to place things one by one.
"Mr. Cai, how's it going here?"
Ye Yongjia's voice came from the window, causing Xianqing to hurriedly walk to the window and said through the lattice: "It's almost done. But is this new house... a bit shabby?"
Ye Yongjia smiled bitterly and said: "Everything seems like you spend a lot of money. To buy these, I only spent ten taels of silver."
"It's a good thing to be more simple as an official," Cai Xianqing said, leaning against the window. "You can imitate that person from Hunan. How can you develop such a custom?"
While they were talking, a servant came over and said, "Master, Sir Jie from the Ministry of War is here."
Ye Yongjia glanced at Cai Xianqing and replied, "Take me there."
"Jie...Jie sir!"
As soon as he opened the door, Jie Wenwu stood straight in front of him.
"Tinglong," Jie Wenwu walked in with a smile, "Today, I took advantage of your housewarming day to go to the church in the west of the city and buy the bell. If I sell it to you today, it will probably not be a taboo. I will bid you one penny." , he ordered the sergeant to carry the box, and after opening it, there was indeed a large Western clock inside, standing as tall as half a man.
Ye Yongjia heard what he said was funny, but knowing that he had good intentions, he reluctantly held back, grabbed a handful of broken silver from the bag, and slapped it on Jie Wenwu's hand: "You went through all the trouble just to help me fulfill this wish. I am really impressed by this, but I am extremely frightened. The money will be used as travel expenses, so please accept it."
Jie Wenwu was not polite and held the money tightly. He couldn't help but peek a few times. When he saw that there were three or four taels, he calmly took it away and said, "Why should Tinglong compliment me so much for such a small amount of kindness?"
The two went together to choose a place to put the bell. Unexpectedly, Jie Wenwu looked at several places of Feng Shui, but none of them were satisfied, so he insisted on putting Feng Shui first. Ye Yongjia had no choice but to ask Cai Xianqing.
Cai Xianqing also knew a thing or two about Feng Shui. He led the clock mover around in a circle, and finally pointed to the library to the south and said, "There is an attic here. It is very suitable to put this big clock."
Jie Wenwu finally agreed and quickly ordered the sergeant to hold Zhong and put him in the attic.
"Sir, can you sit down here and have a few sips of tea?" Seeing that the work was completed, Ye Yongjia turned around and asked.
"The imperial court has recently appointed a prime minister and has to replace a group of ministers. I have to go back to get involved. I am really busy. I will come and have a drink with you someday." He said a few words of "Don't blame me" and then turned and left.
Cai Xianqing also came to say goodbye. Ye Yongjia thanked him and said, "Thanks to Cai Gong's help, it didn't cost me much effort." Then he asked someone to send him out of the house.
This Cai actor came on foot, and the servant who saw him off wanted to prepare his horse, but the former refused: "I want to watch the scenery for a while, so I don't need to trouble you." Holding a bamboo fan, he went onto the street.
He walked to the middle of the street and saw with a cold eye a group of "progressive" officials gathered under the big golden plaque of Lianghou Mansion, rushing to pass in the invitations. He sneered in his heart: "Hunan people are people who like to show off their appearance. Such people Opportunistic people are welcome! Don't worry about getting your eyes dirty. I really thought that my status was so high... I was just a lowly person. '
Just as he was about to leave, the word 'base' suddenly flashed in his mind, and he stopped in his tracks. Tengshi thought: 'I helped him complete a big thing, and now he has reached the sky in one step, and his eyes are filled with colors. I probably forgot about it. Our kindness! I just happened to interrogate him to see if this young man is a white-eyed wolf! Cai Xianqing was already angry, so she pushed through the crowd, strode to the door, and shouted to the doorkeeper: "I want to enter the house!"
The janitor slave sat on the horse, looked at him like a thief, did not answer, and spat on the ground contemptuously.
Cai Xianqing's face turned red and she cursed loudly: "Grandma! You slave, how dare you do this to a guest?" The people around him trembled in fright.
The servant showed no sign of weakness, took away the maza, and said angrily: "If you don't hand over the name card and break in without permission, it will be a kindness for me not to kick you out."
"Haha," Cai Xianqing crossed her legs, put her hands on her hips, rolled up her sleeves, and pointed at her face and said, "Look clearly! I belong to Ye Shilang, and he has been working with Guo Sixing in the palace all day long! Ru If you don’t get out of the way, be careful of getting whipped by your master!”
Seeing that he was aggressive and not a master who was easy to bully, the slave felt a little scared, so he sat down obediently and muttered: "Come in as you go, what are you doing with these useless things..."
Cai Xianqing sneered and walked into the house openly and openly, ignoring everyone's gaze.
When I walked to the inner courtyard, I saw several servants coming to greet me. They said that the Hunan people were still preparing a banquet and asked the guests to wait in the hall, and then took them over.
When there were many people sitting in the living room, Xianqing's eyes were dazzled by the bright silk and satin, and he only had one piece of cloth to wear, which made the latter feel inexplicably inferior. He didn't dare to sit on the chair in front of him, and he refused to sit aside, so he chose an inconspicuous place and collapsed on the Taishi chair.
Before drinking tea for a moment, harsh jeers came from the left and right. Some of them shouted straight up: "If a good prince is a businessman, there is room for a lowly person in this house. If I were the master, I would have taught him to curse and drive away." Get out of the house!”
"Look at his appearance, he must be an old actor!"
"What's wrong with the actors!" Cai Xianqing threw the tea bowl, "Master Cai has traveled a wider path in his life than you, and has seen a wider range of people than you. People in and outside Nanjing are congratulating me. How many high-ranking officials have you achieved, and yet you are so fawning?" A businessman is worse than an actor!"
