There is a problem between Tianjin now and Tianjin in the future, that is, it is too close to the capital, and all the good things have been taken away by the capital, and there is not much power to be borrowed from here!
Seeing the opportunity, Xu Peijiang immediately rented a small yard, prepared various equipment and materials, and then used the samples he brought to look for customers among merchants.
Businessmen are sensitive to good craftsmanship. After seeing the samples he brought, several businessmen tentatively placed orders. After the finished product came out, I was very satisfied! So Xu Peijiang started his own business in a village outside Tianjin, and the business was booming! He also wrote to Jiangnan and asked his mother-in-law to leave the child in the care of her parents and ask her to come to Tianjin to help. .
By the time his mother-in-law arrived in Tianjin, Xu Peijiang had already made the most important decision in his life, which was to use the future income of his dyeing workshop as a mortgage to rent a store! In order to pay off the loan as soon as possible, he naturally worked hard. While dyeing cloth for others, he also ordered some plain cloth and silk to be printed and dyed for sale.
As a result, he earned back this year's rent in just over half a year, and the money he earned in the remaining few months was pure profit! Just when he was satisfied and ready to expand the dyeing workshop, he met Xu Zengshou in the shop.
Meeting fellow villagers in a foreign land and being members of the same clan, Xu Peijiang naturally entertained Xu Zengshou happily and enthusiastically, and told him the process of his fortune. As expected, Xu Peijiang received strong praise from Xu Zengshou!
Since Xu Zengshou was one of the stewards of Xu Jie's house and had a transcendent status, Xu Peijiang felt honored to entertain him and even felt secretly happy that he had hooked up with Butler Xu! I feel like I have a backer in the future!
But not long after the Spring Festival, Butler Xu kept suing him and taking him to court because he used the family property for profit without authorization!
Xu Zengshou claimed in the petition that the dyeing workshop run by Xu Peijiang was the public property of the family, but he put all the profits into his own pocket! So I asked the county magistrate to award the dyeing workshop to the Xu family! However, considering that Xu Peijiang had put a lot of effort into building the dye house, he paid another 500 taels of silver and returned it to the clan, and there will be no further investigation!
But how could Xu Peijiang agree to such a bizarre thing and immediately protest in the Yamen! However, the Yamen did not listen to his explanation and directly awarded the dyeing workshop to the Xu family, making it a public property of the Xu family. They even sent officers to force him to take out 500 taels of silver!
But Xu Peijiang didn't have much money at all at this time. The extra money was used to pay part of the rent in advance, and the remaining money was used to expand the dye house! So all the things in the house were moved away by the guards, and the people were kicked out of the house!
But at this time, Xu Zengshou actually sent someone to tell him that if he was willing to work as a master in the dyeing workshop, the wages would be good! Of course he would not agree to this!
But just when Xu Peijiang was about to turn back to the south of the Yangtze River, someone sent the couple to a village and told them that the Marquis would be back soon. If anyone could help them, That is Mr. Hou! If you still can't help them, then there's nothing you can do! So that's how the whole thing happened.
After listening to Xu Peijiang's story, even though Liu Haojia had known all this for a long time, a trace of anger still ignited in his heart! However, he also knew that he could not completely prevent such things from happening. He could only do his best to provide justice after encountering them.
Thinking of this, he turned to Xu Zengshou and said, "Now you can report your family background."
Xu Zengshou had already felt impatient after hearing Xu Peijiang cry for a long time. He rolled his sleeves and said, "I am..."
At this time, Liu Haojia raised his hand to stop him and said: "Wait a minute! Just now you didn't kneel when you came to the court. Looking at your behavior, I thought you were a scholar! But just now Xu Peijiang said that you are just a housekeeper, so how can you have the courage? Standing and talking? Now kneel down and answer!"
Xu Zengshou opened his eyes wide in surprise when he heard this and said: "Master Hou, although I am not from a decent background, my master is Mr. Xu Ge. Don't you have any face at all?"
Liu Haojia pretended to be surprised when he heard this and said, "Mr. Xu Ge? But when you are idle at home, is it Mr. Xu Ge of Songjiang who defeated Yan Song?"
Looking at his expressions, Xu Peijiang and his wife were almost desperate! They think they are complaining here, probably
There is no hope anymore! This Mr. Xu Ge was born into a very popular minister. He also sent his student Zhang Juzheng to the position of chief minister. Everyone in the world didn't know about it! This Marquis is not even comparable to the Xu family!
Seeing Liu Haojia's surprised expression, Xu Zengshou was a little proud, stroking his beard and said, "Exactly!"
Liu Haojia immediately said: "Mr. Xu Ge is a famous official in the world, and we still respect him! So now you kneel down and speak!"
This amazing turn of events, not to mention Xu Zengshou, even everyone else present almost choked! Since you want him to kneel down, why did you still look surprised and admired just now!
Xu Zengshou was used to being carefree. Just when he was about to raise his hand to point at Liu Haojia and speak, he felt something was wrong. He raised his hand halfway and retracted it. He didn't know what to say for a moment!
But Liu Haojia had no patience anymore and said directly: "It's so brave for a servant-turned-housekeeper to speak to me without kneeling down! Someone help him!"
Before Xu Zengshou could react, two people rushed out from the Jin Yiwei standing on both sides. They stepped forward quickly, picked up their scabbards and knocked on his leg sockets from behind! In a hurry, it is difficult for a person to stand firm even if his leg sockets are hit, not to mention that the two Jinyi guards did not hold back at all!
These two blows immediately knocked Xu Zengshou to his knees! His knees hit the ground with a "click" sound! He was so hurt that he couldn't help but fell to the ground and cried loudly!
Listening to his wailing, Xu Peijiang and his wife could not help but open their eyes wide, feeling very happy! Even Liu Haojia felt comfortable listening to it, and finally let out a breath of depression in his chest!
However, he was not in a hurry to deal with Xu Zengshou, because he also knew that the kneeling was so severe that even if there were no fractures, he would have to lie in bed for ten and a half months before he could walk! This can be considered a punishment for him!
After a while, Xu Zengshou calmed down a lot and his moans became lower. At this time, Liu Haojia said: "Let him kneel down straight! How unbecoming is it for him to lie on the ground and scream in the lobby!"
The two Jinyi guards who had just beaten him immediately put one of Xu Zengshou's arms on each other's hands and lifted him up directly! The two Jin Yiwei were also a little shabby, and they immediately went to the ground after mentioning the person!
