Delicate Flower Chapter 140: Liu An

Jiang Chao has been unable to sleep at night and is mentally exhausted. Naturally, he no longer has the insight he had before to see all directions and hear all directions. What's more, he has just discovered a way that may save him, so he is inevitably a little excited. He didn't realize that Mr. Wu was cautious and tentative when he asked him.

"No, no, no." He said excitedly, "Isn't it because boss Wang is in trouble because officials protect each other? Business is like this sometimes. Without the protection of officials, there will be a lot of trouble. I knew it before He is from the Pei family in Xiaomei Lane, Lin'an City, but we only know that their family is a member of the Fourth Jinshi family, but we don't know much about it. Until last year, the Song family's ship was impounded in Huai'an. You should know about our Song family in Suzhou Prefecture, right? Their family has been officials for several generations, and they are the most prominent wealthy family in our Suzhou Prefecture. Think about it, the ship of such a family was impounded in Huai'an, it must be because they committed a relatively big crime, maybe it is a big deal. . What their family is asking for is your Pei family in Lin'an City. I was surprised for a long time when I heard it. I know that of the four major surnames in Jiangnan, you have three in Hangzhou City, but there is no Pei family among these four major surnames. I usually don't know. I didn't take it to heart. Later, after the Song family's matter was settled, I inquired about the Pei family carefully. I didn't expect that almost every generation of the Pei family had people serving in official positions, and their reputation was not well known, which is amazing."

Is there anyone from generation to generation who has become an official?

Neither Yu Wen nor Master Wu noticed.

Thinking about it carefully, it seems that every generation of the Pei family has someone who is an official. It’s just that whether the Pei family is an official or a Jinshi, they rarely celebrate with great fanfare. Instead, no matter which family has a baby, There will be flowing water seats.

One subject and four Jinshi? !

In their memory, the three brothers of the Pei family were all awarded Jinshi. The old man was the judge, and the Pei family should be a three-level Jinshi... In fact, there is another Jinshi in this generation of the Pei family, who is a side branch of the Pei family. The son of the old man's cousin Pei Yi is called Pei Wang. However, Pei Yi didn't take care of things and seemed to live entirely on the money from the Pei family. After Pei Wang won the Jinshi, he quickly went to Henan to work as an official. Because across the house, Pei Wang did not come back when the old man Pei died. During the old man's funeral, Pei Yi didn't say a word from beginning to end. When Pei Yan took over the Pei family, he acted as if he didn't exist, so that the people in Lin'an City had no impression of their house.

Master Wu and Yu Wen couldn't help but feel a little ashamed.

They were from Lin'an, but they had to be reminded by someone from Suzhou to remember.

But they are locals after all.

Yu Wen couldn't help but said: "Pei Wang, I remember he is several years older than the eldest son of the Pei family, and he won the Jinshi a few years earlier than the eldest son of the Pei family. Since then, he has been working as an official outside. I don't know what he is now." Rank? Where was he an official? But I remember he had a son very clearly. He was only half a year older than our girl. When his son was born, he scattered money at the entrance of Xiaomei Lane, and I happened to be with him that day. Zhuo Jing went to a shop by the Meixi River to buy needlework. Zhuo Jing also lamented that the child would be reincarnated. When he arrived at Pei's house, he touched his belly and said he didn't know whether he was pregnant with a girl or a boy."

Jiang Chao's eyes lit up and he said: "This Mr. Pei from the Pei family is now the prefect of Baoding Prefecture."

Master Wu and Yu Wen were shocked.

Although Baoding Prefecture is only a fourth-grade prefect, Baoding Prefecture has a special geographical location and is the only place to pass when entering Beijing from the north or the south. Among the officials who were sent abroad, the prefect of Baoding was closest to the capital, and it was also the prefect who was easiest to promote to the capital.

Although there is a saying in the court that non-common people will not join the cabinet, but if anyone can break this statement, it must be someone who can be the prefect of Baoding.

Not only is there no news about Mr. Pei in Lin'an City, but Li Yi, the Li family's former prefect in Rizhao, is being promoted everywhere.

Yu Wen looked slightly solemn and said: "If I remember correctly, Mr. Pei Yi seemed to have been a prefect before. Later, I heard that he was not adapted to the climate of the area under his jurisdiction. He became seriously ill and almost died. After becoming an official, he returned to his hometown to recuperate from illness. Since then, he has not moved around much. Even when Qiantang Academy asked him to be the mountain director, he flatly refused. I was still young at that time, had just passed the county examination, and had not yet obtained the title of scholar. I once discussed with my classmates that if Mr. Pei Yi could go to Qiantang Academy to be the mountain chief, wouldn't it be easier for us scholars in Lin'an City to enter the academy than others? After he refused the position of mountain chief, everyone still thought I once wondered if he was bedridden and would die soon."

I didn’t expect that he would live longer than Mr. Pei!

No, they really don’t know whether Mr. Yi of the Pei family is dead or alive.

Yu Wen glanced at Mr. Wu.

Master Wu obviously thought of going together with Yu Wen. He hurriedly said: "He's still there! I saw him at the funeral when the old man of the Pei family went there. His hair was all white, but he was still in good spirits. He didn't have a cane and he walked pretty well. "

Jiang Chao said: "Their family is too low-key. I didn't even think of their family for a moment."

Master Wu and Yu Wen thought about it at this time, and suddenly became in awe of the Pei family.

The Pei family is a truly aristocratic family. Not only does it benefit the hometown, but it is also humble, low-key and cultivated. It is indeed not comparable to other families.

Then, wouldn’t it be bad for them to disturb others like this?

Master Wu and Yu Wen exchanged another look.

This time it was Yu Wen who spoke first: "Several masters of the Pei family are still observing filial piety. We asked the Pei family for help on these matters..."

Jiang Chao was like being showered with cold water in the cold winter. He instantly withered and said, "I also know that their family and the Song family are still related by marriage. I was looking for someone to buy shares in Suzhou City, and the Song family has never been very happy. , I feel that I have taken away their business. How could the Pei family help us?"

Are the Pei family and the Song family related by marriage?

In Mr. Wu’s impression, the two families didn’t seem to have close contacts.

He asked curiously: "What kind of in-laws are the Pei family and the Song family?"

Yu Wen said: "Lao An of the Pei family and Lao An of the Song family are cousins."

Master Wu and Jiang Chao looked at him with bright eyes.

Yu Wen was shocked to realize that not many people in Lin'an City knew that the Pei family and the Song family were related by marriage.

He got into trouble unintentionally, right?

Yu Wen secretly smiled bitterly and said hurriedly: "I heard what others said, but I don't know whether it is true or not."

Jiang Chao said: "It's true! I have a good relationship with a steward of the Song family, he told me."

He also knew that although Lao An of the Song family and Lao An of the Pei family were cousins, they were nearly twenty years apart. When Lao An of the Song family came out of the cabinet, Lao An of the Pei family was still not born, and the relationship between them was not deep. It seems that something happened later, and there was a rift between the two families. In the early years, the relationship was just a matter of face. Later, Pei Lao'an's three sons all won Jinshi one after another, but only the younger brother of the Song family worked as an official outside. The Song family bowed their heads and flattered, and the two families gradually started to have contact with each other again.

Even so, if something happened to the Song family, the Pei family would still fish out the people and the boat as soon as they came forward.

"There are people in the court who are easy to do things with!" He let out a long sigh.

Neither Mr. Wu nor Yu Wen answered the call.

Jiang Chao then felt that there was some pushback in the two people's attitudes.

He smiled secretly.

Owing so much money to these two people, they did not press him for debt, saved his mother, and now took him in who had nowhere to go. He already owed them a huge favor. It was his fault to force them to introduce people from the Pei family.

He should think of other ways.

Jiang Chao thought about it, changed the subject, and asked about the origin of Zhaoming Temple.

Master Wu and Yu Wen both smiled.

No matter what they thought, the three of them talked and laughed all day long in Zhaoming Temple. When they came down the mountain, the three of them had already begun to call themselves brothers.

When Jiang Chao returned to Yu's house, he tiredly went back to the guest room to rest. However, when Yu Wen was sending him out, Mr. Wu pulled him to talk at the door: "Brother Yu, tell me the truth, you are How do you know that the Pei family and the Song family are related by marriage? I am considered a figure in Lin'an City, but I have never heard of it."

Yu Wen looked hesitant.

Master Wu immediately said: "Don't fool me the same way you fooled Brother Jiang. I'm not a ignorant kid like him."

Yu Wen touched his head and didn’t know what to say.

Master Wu simply said: "I won't force you anymore, just tell me, what is your relationship with the third master of the Pei family? If you go to the third master for the Wang family, will he see us?"

Yu Wen felt relieved and told the truth: "I really don't know! Mr. San, he looks young, but he actually has a bad temper. I have never troubled him like this."

Auctioning the map, he felt that the Pei family could also benefit from it, so he dared to ask for it.

But in this matter, if the Pei family intervenes, it is purely to help.

He doesn't know if he has this face.

"Do you want to help Brother Jiang pull this string?" Yu Wen said, "Businessmen value profits over separation..."

Master Wu shook his head, lowered his voice and said: "This is also a win-win situation! I think there is a high probability that our money will not be returned, but you know Brother Jiang, he is eloquent and easy to impress. If you introduce him to Mr. Pei San, maybe there will be a bright future in the village, and he can stand up again with the power of the Pei family!"

After all, I still want Jiang Chao to earn back the money he invested before.

If this matter only involved himself, Yu Wen would definitely not agree~IndoMTL.com~ But he caused Mr. Wu to lose a lot of money, and Mr. Wu begged him like this, so he had to consider this matter Is it feasible.

"How about I give it a try?" Yu Wen hesitated, "I don't know if Mr. Pei San will agree?"

If you can try it, you have a chance.

Master Wu was overjoyed and said: "If the third master can take over the Pei family and make everyone in the Pei family silent, then he is not a face person! Even if he is a face person, he is still a smile with a knife hidden in his face. Don't I thought it was just for the few dollars. I mainly wanted to walk around more with the Third Master."

You have to find something to do if you have nothing to do, let alone something really happening now.

Yu Wen could understand his mood and kept nodding.

Master Wu warned him: "Don't tell Brother Jiang about this yet. Tell him later when Master Three is willing to see us." After saying that, he winked at Yu Wen.

Yu Wen thought he was afraid of losing face. In fact, Mr. Wu wanted to mislead Jiang Chao and make Jiang Chao think that they had a good relationship with Pei Yan, so that Jiang Chao could find ways to earn back the money they invested in the future.