"Snapped!"
The final word.
"Since Mr. Song has given up the bidding, congratulations to Mr. Chen for winning the auction of Zhang Jiuxu's authentic painting 'The Night Banquet of Hundreds of Officials' for a price of thirty thousand and one tael!"
"Mr. Chen, you are a truly kind man!"
"Hey, no, I...this..." By the time Chen Ren realized it, it was too late. He had to pay the price with tears in his eyes.
"Thank you Mr. Chen for your charity and generosity. In the future, the refugees will erect a monument, and your name will be engraved on the top, hahaha..."
"Song Che, you fucking tricked me again!"
Your brain lacks a string. If it doesn’t cheat you, who will cheat you?
…
The charity auction ended and raised more than expected, exceeding one hundred thousand taels of silver.
Song Che felt relieved and handed the donation to He Qiu, and the Suzhou government took care of the resettlement of the refugees.
He Qiu's own family is very rich, so he doesn't need to be greedy for this small amount of money.
"Alas, we couldn't take the picture of the night banquet that our father wanted so much. This Chen Rencai is really stupid and bad."
After the meeting, Shen Wenjun felt aggrieved.
"Madam, don't worry, it won't be long before he will send the banquet pictures to our house without taking any money."
"Him? Unless the sun comes out in the west."
"We'll see."
At the end of July, the last season of sericulture ends, and the cloth industry officially enters the off-season.
In the past month, the Shen family has accumulated a total of 150,000 pieces of silk raw materials. The Chen family had been preparing for the New Year coins two months earlier. It is estimated that there are more goods accumulated in the warehouse than the Shen family.
Whoever loses the Sui coin business will definitely suffer a huge loss from the other company.
Chen is afraid that he will be doomed this time.
After nearly a month of hard work, the proper relocation of nearly 100,000 refugees outside the city was finally completed. The Hangzhou Navy also successfully recruited more than 4,000 sailors and prepared to return to Hangzhou in early August.
Song Che got up early and went to the pier to see him off.
"Uncle Song, Mr. Liu has written to me several times in the past month. What's the content? Haha, they all want to invite me to join the staff of Lin'an Mansion. I wonder what your wishes are?" Before boarding the ship, Feng Tao asked. .
Song Che shook his head and made an euphemistic excuse: "Please go back and tell Mr. Liu, General Feng, that now the coasts of Zhejiang and Zhejiang are stable. Even if Song goes there, there will be no use for him. In addition, there are many great scholars from Lingyin Academy in Hangzhou to assist him, so there is no need for Song." A merchant."
Feng Tao sighed lightly and stopped pressing.
"By the way, General Feng, Gao Chen, is Mr. Gao still in Hangzhou?" Song Che asked casually.
Feng Tao said: "Master Gao was ordered to fight against the Japanese along the coast. Now that the situation in Hangzhou is stable, he went to Huainan as early as last month. He should fight against the Japanese in the East Ocean area."
Gao Chen went to Huainan, and Ning Yehong should also be in Huainan.
"How is the situation in Huainan?" Song Che asked again.
Feng Tao did not show much expression, but said: "When the Hangzhou Navy is rebuilt, my cavalry infantry regiment should also be transferred to Huainan."
Huainan, Jingdong, and Hebei are facing Japan across the sea. From the number of refugees, we know that the situation is dangerous.
"I wish you all a safe journey."
Song Che watched him off at the pier until he could no longer see the sails, then sighed softly and turned around to leave.
Soldiers lick blood from their swords, and every farewell may become forever.
With great ability comes great responsibility.
The rise and fall, everyone is responsible.
What can a merchant do?
…
The cloth industry has entered the off-season.
Sales of private houses with less materials and new styles have been very stable. Silks and satins have declined a lot, and damask brocade itself is expensive and has always been difficult to sell.
This is the limitation of doing business. It is not proactive enough and is affected too much by external factors. After summer, autumn has picked up, but in winter, most people will choose cotton fabrics to keep out the cold, and silk fabrics will experience a sales trough.
Therefore, Song Che's plan for the second half of the year is to wait out the heat and take advantage of the crisp autumn air to go out on business with his father-in-law.
Doing business all over the world, traveling all over the world.
The world is so big, you have to go out and see it, broaden your horizons, and gain insights.
…
evening.
Due to the hot weather, I have been eating in the pavilion these days.
The refrigerator invented by Song Che was very popular with the two nobles, especially the father-in-law, who counted the hours every day just to have a bowl of ice-cold wine at dinner.
"Wenjun."
The mother-in-law looked at the back of her hand and knew exactly what to say.
Shen Wenjun suddenly clutched his stomach, "Ouch, my stomach suddenly hurts. Let me first——"
"Sit down!"
The mother-in-law snorted. Maybe she felt that she was too strong, so she immediately softened her tone and advised her sincerely: "Wenjun, I am not forcing you. In three months, you will be twenty-one. After twenty-one, you will be in vain." Twenty-two, how far is twenty-two from twenty-three? As the saying goes, a woman who is twenty-three can give birth to gold bricks. After this age, the children born will not be lively!"
Shen Wenjun called her mother tenderly, "The doctor said that the snake venom in my body has just recovered, and I need to rest..."
The mother-in-law made a serious face: "I see that you are in good spirits. You stay in the courtyard and pond all day long, not even willing to wear clothes. You are so arrogant and extravagant. Why can't your belly grow bigger?" Your father and I are both in our forties this year, and we still have a few years to live. Is it so difficult to have a grandson?"
She simply moved a stool and squeezed in between Song Che and Shen Wenjun, "Listen to me, in August and September, the days are neither cold nor hot, and it is the harvest season. If you can be pregnant in Liujia at this time, the weather and location are favorable. , Renhe, all three, the son born will be Wenquxing descending to the earth, and he will definitely come to the palace in the future, listen to mother, get this matter done quickly, don't delay it any more."
Song Che just kept her head down while cooking. Anyway, his family status was low, so it was not her turn to be criticized.
"Dad..." Shen Wenjun had no choice but to ask his father-in-law for help.
The father-in-law sipped his wine bowl and said weakly: "Listen to your mother."
My father-in-law, although he usually sits quietly, every once in a while, he will come to the courtyard late at night to take a walk. It is called a walk, but in fact it is just to listen to the sounds inside.
"Master! Master!"
The old housekeeper ran into the pavilion shouting, "Someone... a distinguished person is coming to the door!"
The father-in-law put down his wine bowl, "Where did this noble man come from?"
The old housekeeper said: "I didn't ask too clearly. I only know that it is a group of people, carrying an official sedan, and the guards accompanying the sedan. Everyone is tall and majestic. The master in the sedan is dressed in red clothes. , he said he came from Luoyang!"
"Ah! He's from Luoyang. He's still wearing a red robe. He's an official from the capital!" My father-in-law sat up in surprise, "Are you sure you're here to visit and not just passing by the mansion?"
The old housekeeper confirmed: "I'm here for a visit. They're all getting off the sedan at the door!"
"Then, then... let me go back, put on the gold silk silk clothes, and put them away to meet the guests - ah, no, I am too rich and noble to overwhelm the official, it is not polite," the father-in-law was so excited that he walked around in the pavilion for two days. He stepped forward, wiped his mouth several times with a handkerchief, turned up his collar, and greeted Song Che: "Xiao Che, come with me to greet the guests."
Song Che put down his chopsticks and smiled inwardly, knowing that the person collecting the New Year's coins had finally arrived.
"Dad, I also want to see what Jingguan'er looks like." Shen Wenjun said excitedly.
But the father-in-law said: "How can you, a girl, show your face to receive guests?"
Shen Wenjun raised his mouth and said, "Humph."
Song Che smiled and said: "People from the capital don't always have two eyes and one mouth. What should I expect?"
"But don't say that. Jingguan'er is the one who works at the emperor's feet. When dealing with them, you must be cautious in every word and deed. If this relationship is good, it will be much easier for our grandson to become an official in the future... So later, Xiao Che, follow me obediently, and when you are not supposed to speak, be sure not to speak, so as not to lose etiquette!"
