Yueyue County is located at the intersection of the river and the sea. It is prosperous and rich with natural beauty. In the early years, it was a world-famous place. Because it was one of the trading ports of Shengguo, many merchants from various countries lived here, so it was also named " Commercial capital".
In a land like Yueyue, where every inch of land is at a premium, having a house with one-third of an acre is already a symbol of a well-off family. However, the carriage stopped at the door of a rather large house. On the plaque hanging one to four feet high, there are two large characters "Yufu" embellished with gold powder.
The eldest daughter of the Yu family jumped out of the carriage with her bright red dress in hand. She ran to the door in small steps, grabbed the door knocker holding the gilt beast's head, and knocked on the door. There was a sound like ringing a bell. Thick sound.
"Master, madam, the eldest lady is back!" The young servant removed the latch of the door, opened the crack of the door and took a look outside, then shouted and ran to tell others, while Yu Ruyi was waiting outside with arms folded. A helpless look on his face.
A wealthy family like theirs would have servants, maids and even housekeepers, and the Yu family was certainly no exception. The person yelling in front of me is called Yu San'er. Of course Yu San is not his real name. This is his ranking in the Yu family - there are nineteen servants in the Yu family, ranging from Yu Da to Yu Jiu. At first, he was They are ranked according to the order of entry. If anyone among them leaves Yu Mansion, the new one will take the title of the one who left. Therefore, although the Yu San in front of him is similar in age to Yu Ruyi, his title is still ranked. Very high.
Not long after, seven or eight people walked out from Yu Mansion. The middle-aged man at the head was serious, tall, with gray sideburns and beard, and a good appearance. He strode at the front, followed closely behind him A beautiful middle-aged woman with elegant manners and dignified appearance. She looks like she is in her early thirties, but in fact she is already in her forties.
The identities of these two people are self-evident - they are Yu Ruyi's biological parents and the owners of Yu Mansion, Yu Maosheng and Mu Jiao.
These two are not just ordinary rich men. Mu Jiao's name is Ruyi Company, a famous business name in Yueyue County. He Nan once dined at a restaurant owned by "Ruyi", but he didn't know Yu Ruyi's real name at that time; while Yu Maosheng He is one of the three major escort bureaus in the Central Plains, the boss and chief escort of Taiping Escort Bureau. He is a well-known number one in the world. Even many green forest figures have to respect Mr. Yu, the chief escort. Ruyi Trading Company was originally Mu Jiao's natal property. After she married Yu Maosheng, it was developed through a strong alliance. Now it is prosperous under Boss Mu, and the relationship between the two is also due to a former escort by Taiping Escort Bureau. ——It was the little daughter of the Mu family who was escorting her at that time. Yu Maosheng protected the eldest daughter of the Mu family from the wind and rain along the way. Later, they naturally got married and had a son and a daughter. Their children The origin of the name is also based on their industry.
However, it is somewhat interesting to say that daughter Yu Ruyi, who was thought to inherit her mother's business talent, is a natural immortal with a promising future in martial arts; while Yu Taiping, who has the title of one of the three major escort agencies in the Central Plains, has mediocre martial arts. , On the contrary, he has a unique eye for merchants and can acquire rare goods.
The two masters came to stand in front of their daughter, and when they were about to speak, a young man in dark blue clothes squeezed out from between them. The young man had red lips and white teeth, and rushed to Yu Ruyi: "Sister, come back. Yes!" It was Yu Ruyi's biological brother, Yu Taiping.
"Aping, why have you grown so tall?" Yu Ruyi looked a little surprised. The last time he left home, Taiping's height was still the same as hers, but half a year later, he was already half a head taller than her. It can grow to a height of seven feet.
Yu Taiping touched his head and said excitedly: "Not only have I grown taller, but my martial arts have also improved a lot! Sister, let's compete!"
Ruyi lowered her head to cover her mouth with her hands and smiled softly: "Why don't you stop showing off your embroidered tricks? My sister is afraid of accidentally hurting you."
Yu Taiping was about to open his mouth to refute something. As the head of the family, Yu Maosheng finally managed to speak out. He said sternly: "Daughter, have you returned to Guanghan Palace in the past six months or have you been at your Grandpa Li's place? Why? You left without telling your family?"
The "Grandpa Li" in Yu Maosheng's mouth is He Nan's master, Li Zhanchun, the censor of the capital of Shanhe Prefecture. How did the two families get acquainted? Let's make a long story short - Li Zhanchun's father was a supervisor in the court. Supervising hundreds of officials, he naturally had many feuds with others. Once when he went to inspect other counties, he was assassinated by others. It was Yu Maosheng's father and Yu Ruyi's grandfather Yu Lin who saved Li's father. , the two became close friends. Li's father was grateful for Yu Lin's life-saving grace, and helped Yu Lin promote the name of his Taiping Escort Bureau. This gave him the reputation of the Three Great Escort Bureaus in the Central Plains, and their descendants also became Made family friends.
When the siblings of the Yu family were born, Li Zhanchun personally visited and sent congratulatory gifts. Yu Maosheng could not express his admiration for Li Zhanchun, an elder who was both brother and uncle, so he asked Yu Ruyi to follow the censor and treat her well. After learning the Six Arts in Guanghan Palace, he became one of Li Mastiff Chun's guards. Of course, only the head of the Yu family, Yu Maosheng, knew that Yu Ruyi was one of the Four Dark Arrows. He was not afraid of letting his daughter go through more life and death experiences. After all, that was how he came - but if his wife Mu Jiao knew her daughter was doing such a dangerous job and would not want to do it.
Of course, Li Zhanchun loves this girl from the Yu family very much, so he will not let her underage do any particularly dangerous things. Most of the time, he will let her learn from the other three hidden arrows and do some finishing work within her ability. .
After listening to his father's question, Yu Ruyi responded: "Grandpa Li asked me to escort one of his disciples to Fuyang County in the north. It was just an escort, but there was no danger along the way. On the contrary, it was quite interesting."
That's right, He Nan found the danger himself.
Yu Maosheng was about to say something again, but was interrupted by Mu Jiao in a complaining tone: "My daughter has finally returned home, and you don't care about how she is doing outside. If she is injured, just ask Asking questions - look, she has lost weight." Then he reached out and touched his daughter's face.
"Oh, you...just spoil her." Yu Maosheng sighed softly. "Youdao is that women should not be inferior to men. When I was her age, my martial arts skills were not as good as hers, and I was already running escorts all over the place. Can our daughter be any worse?"
"By the way, daughter, let me introduce you..." After the family exchanged greetings, Yu Maosheng did not miss the guests who visited his home today: "Do you still remember brother Xu Gong who you often played with when you were a child? Now there are ten I haven’t seen him for years, and I didn’t expect that he has become such a big young man.” Then he introduced Xu Gong and Yu Ruyi, who had been standing behind him, to recognize each other.
Xu Gong is in his prime this year, and he is already in his prime. He is handsome and graceful. Among the men Yu Ruyi has ever seen, only Liu Sange's appearance can surpass him. And Xu Gong saw The small and exquisite Yu Ruyi's eyes also lit up, and she stretched out her right hand.
"What does this mean?" Yu Ruyi was a little confused.
"Hahaha... Your brother Xu Gong's father is also a businessman and has dealings with many foreign businessmen. This is the Western etiquette he and the foreign businessmen learned. When both parties meet, they must perform a 'handshake ceremony'." Yu Maosheng and My wife also knew some foreign businessmen and knew some of their Western social etiquette, so she explained it to her daughter.
"Ah...I see." Yu Ruyi nodded, and bowed slightly towards Xu Gong, which was regarded as a return gift - after not seeing each other for so many years, she and her former partner were obviously very different from each other. She felt that the handshake was a bit awkward.
You readers may think that Xiaoyu girl has double standards. He Nan even hugged her before leaving, but didn't she say anything? But if you think about it, it is He Nan after all - firstly, Xiaoyu has a secret affection for him, and secondly, Ya is really not a shameless person. You must know that according to the customs and customs of today's world, a hug can only be done by two very close parties in private situations. People with a little dignity will not hug each other in public, but He Nan did not So many details, not to mention that he didn't just hug Xiaoyu, didn't he also hug Brother Yan? There is no favoritism.
When Xu Gong saw that Yu Ruyi didn't reach out, he took the opportunity to take back his lone hand and turned it into a fist, and smiled at the young girl in front of him to resolve the awkward atmosphere.
"By the way, Dad, Mom, I brought back a few people..." Yu Ruyi lowered her voice and whispered to her parents. Of course she was talking about Hou Ruming's widow and family members. Yu Ruyi also knew these people. People may not be trustworthy, so they don't want to stay at home, but this is Ananda's request, so I want to ask their parents if they can arrange for them to work as waiters in a escort agency or a business.
Yu Maosheng said that this is a trivial matter. There are so many escorts in the escort agency and they have so many mouths to talk to. If they are good at cooking, they can be responsible for the cooking in the kitchen. If not, they can also be arranged to help in the restaurants or shops under the business. The members of the Hou family who had gained a living were also grateful to Yu Maosheng and Mu Jiao, and then followed Yu San away - don't mention it, although Yu San is just a servant in Yu Mansion, this kid has been clever since he was a child. Mu Jiao is also planning to arrange for him to be a manager under him. Entrusting him with this matter can be regarded as a kind of training and reminder for him.
After settling Yu Ruyi's matter, several people returned to the main hall of the Yu family. In fact, Xu Gong had just visited the Yu family not long ago and had not yet had time to explain to the Yu family's master and wife the purpose of his visit today.
"Uncle Yu, Aunt Mu, my nephew is here today to help the two elders." Xu Gong started talking as soon as he sat down.
"Oh? What kind of assistance method?" Yu Maosheng asked.
"Uncle Yu, you also know that my father was a small businessman with no reputation. This is why my father took my family away from Yueyue ten years ago. But now ten years later, my father has become a wealthy businessman. ——Do you know the reason?" Xu Gong's tone was rather proud.
"I'd like to hear the details." This time it was Mu Jiao who spoke. After all, she had the full control over the income and expenditure of her family and industry. Naturally, she was very curious about Xu Gong's father's path to success - you must know the name of Ruyi Trading Company. It took her family several generations to achieve this.
"It's actually very simple - my father joined a chamber of commerce in his early years. This chamber of commerce was founded by a foreign businessman. He transported Western gadgets to Shengguo by sea and sold Shengguo's specialties across the ocean to them. The Chinese people profited from this, and my father was valued in this chamber of commerce. Many rare and exotic treasures came to Shengguo and were handed over to my father for sale. My father was also responsible for collecting some Shengguo's treasures and giving them to The Chamber of Commerce will let them take them back - such as the gifts I selected for the two elders today - steel knives and glass lamps."
Xu Gong opened the box he brought and revealed the items inside: "Although these two items look ordinary, the craftsmanship of our Sheng country is not common. As the chief escort of the Taiping Escort Bureau, you should know The importance of a good weapon. Most of the weapons cast by local blacksmiths in Sheng Kingdom are iron or bronze, but this knife is made of Pyrosteel from the Western Regions. It breaks when the hair is blown, and cuts iron like mud; and this glass cup It’s crystal clear and perfect for drinking tea.”
Yu Maosheng was also curious, so he took the Polo steel knife and gave it a try. He slashed the knife at a long gun on the weapon rack. He only heard a "swish" sound, and the pewter gun shaft unexpectedly fell from the weapon rack. It was broken into two pieces, and the upper half fell to the ground. Seeing this, Yu Maosheng couldn't help but praise: "It is indeed a good knife!"
"My nephew is brave, and I would like to ask the two elders to think about it. Why not join our Chamber of Commerce? It can not only expand the industry, sell many exotic treasures, and further expand the scale of Ruyi Trading Company; but also enjoy conveniences. You must know that the Chamber of Commerce is very important to us. We always charge the lowest fee for transactions between our own people. If all the escorts in our escort agency can be equipped with such sharp weapons, then our Taiping Escort Agency can become the number one escort agency in the Central Plains!" Xu Gong followed the words.
"Since your chamber of commerce can cultivate a small businessman into a wealthy businessman, why not train more of these 'own people' and instead choose our long-famous Ruyi Firm? You must know that we do not have your chamber of commerce business It is also very prosperous. If you join, it may cause many unnecessary conflicts of interest." Mu Jiao is indeed the strange woman who is the leader of Yueyue's business world, and she hit the nail on the head.
"Aunt Mu, what are you talking about? If the Chamber of Commerce wants to gain a foothold in Yueyue, it must first ask you two. Who doesn't know that Taiping Escort Bureau and Ruyi Company are a perfect match? If Taiping Escort Bureau is willing to escort the Chamber of Commerce, , then we will definitely give the profit to you two." What Xu Gong said is true, Ruyi Trading Company may not be regarded as the most powerful business gang in this "Business Capital", its value is only second-rate, first-rate bottom, but others Forgetting that Taiping Escort Bureau is the backing of her husband, Ruyi Company has the highest reputation and security. This guarantee makes many people jealous.
Yu Ruyi, who had been silent and listening silently, stood up. She walked to her father's side and carefully looked at the sword presented by Xu Gong, and said: "Brother Xu, our family appreciates your kindness, but this matter The stakes are very high. Our Yu family, as well as the escort bureau and the company, are involved in many things. I'm afraid it would be a mistake to join in hastily. Let's discuss this matter in the long run. Father and mother, please listen to your daughter. Let's discuss this matter again. "
While Yu Maosheng and Mu Jiao were still surprised at why their daughter, who had always ignored anything at home, said this, Yu Ruyi had already left the main hall and returned to her boudoir.
She saw something was coming, so she wanted to write a letter.
