Delicate Flower Chapter 86: years ago
This is to let the two families fight first!
Pei Man understood and agreed with a smile. He opened the page where A Ming had read before and prepared to continue reading the gift list to Pei Yan.
Pei Yan raised his hand and made a "no" gesture, and said: "This is the gift list sent by the Wu family. You take it and look at it first, and prepare a return gift based on it. Then look at what's in the gift. Nothing interesting."
Pei Man knew his hobbies, so he responded respectfully and retreated.
Pei Yan was a little bored, so he casually took the door beast ring, went to his second brother to talk about the New Year, and then went to say hello to his mother. After thinking about it, he turned and went to the study in the outer courtyard. .
In the place where the Yu family's father and daughter had been received before, all the rooms except Pei Yan's study were brightly lit. The accountants, stewards, clerks, and servants were all busy without touching the floor, although everyone lowered their voices. They were talking, but it was still noisier than the other places. The oncoming heat made Pei Yan frown in disgust.
"Third Master!" When everyone heard the commotion and saw Pei Yan coming in, they all stepped forward to salute.
Pei Yan nodded and his eyes fell on Pei Man.
Pei Man said hurriedly: "The gift list from the Wu family has been copied, and our stewards are discussing how to return the gift." After saying this, he paused and said, "You can't come over now, I I am also going to see you later - the things sent by the Wu family are a bit expensive, I asked the accountant to calculate them, and they are worth at least 10,000 taels of silver. More than 7,000 taels of them are designated for you."
Obviously it was a request.
But the other people in Pei's house didn't know the reason, and they all looked at Pei Yan with admiration, as if they had just met this person.
Pei Yan curled his lips and rubbed the frosted ring on his hand, thinking that the Yu family would give him 70% of the proceeds.
How surprised would the father and daughter be if they knew that he had received so many gifts in just these two days?
"Then accept it." Ever since Pei Yan fell out with his second senior brother, he has not treated the people and things around the second senior brother very much. "If I don't accept it, I won't feel at ease!"
Pei Man responded with a smile. At this time, another boy ran in and gasped: "Third Master, the imperial censor Deng Xuesong and Master Deng are here to visit."
Pei Yan was very surprised.
It was getting late at this time. Although he and Deng Xuesong were from the same school, Deng Xuesong came from a poor family and had an aloof personality. The relationship between the two was very normal. Logically, Deng Xuesong would not visit him at this time.
Is it related to the map?
Pei Yan touched his chin and went to the Nuan Pavilion where he was meeting guests.
Deng Xuesong was in his forties, tall and thin, with a goatee. He sat on the imperial chair with half-closed eyes, letting Hu Xing surround him with hospitality, and it was hard to tell what he was thinking.
Seeing Pei Yan, he nodded proudly towards Pei Yan.
Deng Xuesong also didn't like Pei Yan very much. He felt that Pei Yan was talented but willful, and he didn't take seriously the talents that many people could only ask for. But the two were from the same sect, and even if he didn't want to see Pei Yan, he couldn't undermine each other. Fortunately, he had helped Pei Yan last time, which gave him more confidence.
After the two exchanged pleasantries, Deng Xuesong directly explained the purpose of his visit: "I heard that the eldest master of the Huzhou Wu family is here with you? Do you know what the Huzhou Wu family did in the first place?"
Pei Yan made a "tsk" sound in his heart, feeling that he didn't need to think too much to be sure that Deng Xuesong also came for the map. I just don’t know whose family he is trying to negotiate for? To be able to stand up to Jiang Hua's in-laws so straightforwardly shows that the person who asked him to come forward was not an idle family. But why didn't they come to him directly instead of using Deng Xuesong as the middleman?
Pei Yan pretended not to know and said with a smile: "The Wu family is my second senior brother's in-laws, how could I not know?"
As soon as the words were spoken, Pei Yan's heart moved.
Zhou Zijin heard that he had a falling out with his second senior brother, wouldn’t these people think so too, right?
This is a bit fun!
Pei Yan thought about it, pushed the fruit plate at his hand towards Deng Xuesong, and said, "Try it. Tao Ziran asked someone to bring me the fortune cake from Guangzhou. I tasted it, and it really lives up to its reputation."
Tao An, courtesy name Ziran, was working as the chief clerk at the Ministry of Industry, and Deng Xuesong was his subordinate.
Deng Xuesong's expression froze slightly as he listened, obviously already knowing what the Tao family had done.
Pei Yan smiled and took a piece of fortune cake and handed it to Deng Xuesong: "Eat the cake, eat the cake!"
Deng Xuesong reluctantly ate a piece of cake and praised it for a few times. After thinking about it, he felt that he was not as eloquent as Pei Yan and Tao An, so he simply said: "Then I won't talk in circles. The Quanzhou Yin family has something for me. Well, let me be an intermediary for them, and please meet Ya Guang."
The Yin family in Quanzhou, the Peng family in Fuzhou, and the Li family in Longyan are known as the three major families in Fujian. Quanzhou Yinjia started its business by making tea, but was later overshadowed by Longyan Lijia and switched to shipping. Most of the current fleet in Fujian belongs to the Yin family, except for the Peng family. The Yin family is not as single-minded as the Li family, nor is it as powerful as the Peng family, but their family also has its own advantages - over the years, the Yin family has been devoted to family studies and has helped many scholars. Among the three families, the news about their family is the best The most informed, the most flexible, and the most adaptable.
Pei Yan had hesitated before about inviting the Yin family over.
Now that it’s fine, the Yin family will come out on their own without him having to step forward.
Pei Yan did not play Tai Chi with Deng Xuesong, and said bluntly: "We are not outsiders, so I can speak frankly. If something is wrong, you will have to guide me. Then the map I didn’t know if it was true or not for the moment, so I didn’t say anything. However, I happened to have something that I wanted to trouble the Yin family. If this thing comes to pass, I will count them as one of the map no matter what."
Deng Xuesong’s heart skipped a beat when he heard this, and he said, “One share?”
Pei Yan smiled and said: "You don't think that just our family can handle such a big thing, do you?"
Deng Xuesong is a person who only reads books from sages and neither likes nor cares about business matters. Hearing this, his face turned red and he said: "You also said that we are not outsiders. Tell me, what do you want me to do? ”
Pei Yan was no longer polite and said: "I have something to ask the Yin family for help. Please let them have someone who can speak to me."
Deng Xuesong knew that this was not an easy matter when he was able to make Pei Yan ask for help and use maritime business as bait.
He has done everything he can, and he doesn’t want to wade into this muddy water anymore.
"Okay! It's settled then." He stood up simply and said, "It's getting late today. I have to rush back to Hangzhou overnight. Don't leave me alone. It's the end of the year soon. The assessment is about to take place, and I can’t delay my serious errands.”
Pei Yan did not force him to stay, and sent Deng Xuesong out in person. On the way, he mentioned Yu Wen's matter: "Although he is just a scholar, he is not with you for the annual exam. You can at least say hello and take care of what you can."
Xiucai must be assessed every year. If you fail the assessment, you may be revoked as a scholar.
Deng Xuesong didn't ask any more questions. Anyway, the favor was Pei Yancheng's. He said: "Don't worry, I know how to do this. I'll let someone report to you when the time comes."
Pei Yan thought that this could be regarded as a thank you gift from the door beast ring. Seeing Deng Xuesong's sedan leaving Xiaomei Lane despite the cold wind, Pei Yan went to the outer study room where general affairs were handled.
Everywhere was still so busy, but several stewards gathered in front of the bookcase where he had conveniently thrown a door beast ring onto the account book, discussing the door beast ring: "I didn't expect that the third master also had one. If I had known this, Either I send the one from the store over, or I can ask the third master for it. We can make a pair, that’s what’s worth it.”
Pei Yan asked curiously: "Where is the door beast ring?"
The manager smiled and said: "There is a door beast ring exactly like this one in the antique shop, but I sold it a few days ago and it's too late to regret it."
Pei Yan looked a little weird when he heard this and said, "When did you sell it? How much money did it cost?"
The steward smiled and said: "It just happened in the past few days. As you know, this thing is not very valuable to begin with, and it is even less valuable if it is a single one. We sold it for two taels of silver. If I had known you had it here One can be sold for at least one hundred taels of silver."
"Oh!" Pei Yan responded expressionlessly, "Then you guys get busy, I'm going back to rest!"
After all, the several stewards acted based on his looks. They were all very good at observing facial expressions, and they immediately realized that he was very unhappy.
Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what made him unhappy.
They exchanged glances with each other, not knowing what to say.
After finally waiting for Pei Yan to leave, Pei Man couldn't help but slap one of them and said, "Why don't you go to work hard? Do you want to stay up for several days and nights?"
The steward who spoke exclaimed and hugged his head, hurriedly put down the door beast ring and went to check the account.
Pei Man looked at the glowing door beast ring and felt like a hot potato, not knowing what to do.
But we can’t just leave it here!
He thought again and again, beckoned A Ming over, and whispered to him: "Find an opportunity to quietly put it on the third master's bookshelf."
When did the third master go to read the book and discover it, it was fate. It will not be lost if it is not discovered.
A Ming followed the instructions and put on the door beast ring.
The people from the Yin family arrived at Lin'an City at noon the next day.
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Before coming, their family had carefully inquired about Pei Yan. Knowing that this was the first Spring Festival for Pei Yan to take over as the head of the Pei family, they thought of going together with the Wu family. They felt that Pei Yan would definitely establish his authority, and they were very worried. The man in the small car pulled almost ten carriages to pay homage to Pei Yan.
That day, Yu Tang happened to accompany her mother to deliver New Year's gifts to Mrs. Ma's family. She sat in the sedan and raised the curtain to get a clear look. After returning home, Mrs. Chen also said to Yu Wen: "No wonder Mr. Pei wants to pass on the position of the head of the sect to the third master. This year's festival is a hundred times more lively than in previous years. Will the Pei family become more and more prosperous in the future? Do you think the Pei family will become more and more prosperous?" Move to Hangzhou City."
The pot was thrown away, his wife's illness was treated by a famous doctor, his daughter became more and more obedient, and she could help with the family affairs. Yu Wen's life was so comfortable that he started to live again. The days of being locked up in the study, carving seals, and reading idle books. He thought that when Yu Yuan got married in the spring and Yu Tang's marriage was settled, he would have to carve a seal for his daughter. In the future, his daughter would be the housekeeper and could use the seal to pay money or collect accounts. Thinking about it, he felt elegant.
"No!" He said casually while looking at the appearance of the seal, "If the Pei family wanted to move, they would have moved long ago. Besides, it is not easy to take root in Hangzhou."
The couple chatted leisurely, but Yu Tang felt a little anxious.
Looks like the auction will be postponed until later in the year.
I wonder if these people who come to give New Year gifts have something to do with the map auction?
She sighed softly.