Delicate Flower Chapter 87: Invitation
? Li Duan is very worried. 35xs
Because of this map matter, he and Lin Jue didn't go out much during this period. Even the family's New Year's Eve ceremony was arranged by the Lin family, but there were several families where he, the eldest son, had to go to be considered respectful. The painting thing was not going well.
They finally found out that there was a Master Qian in Hangzhou, but they knew that Master Qian had already moved away and was nowhere to be found. He asked his father for help again and hired a master from Rizhao. I don’t know whether the master’s skills were poor or they were just unlucky. When the master got the painting, it was indeed divided into three parts, but the one in the middle was However, a small section of the map was destroyed when it was separated.
It would be fine if it were another map, but this is a map, a small section. In actual navigation, it is very likely that the difference will be a thousand miles, and there is no way to ensure safety.
Seeing that the Spring Festival was approaching, the Peng family sent someone to deliver New Year's gifts.
Although the person who came was just a steward of the Peng family, he was calm when he came, and the things he gave were very ordinary, but he still heard the urge from the steward's words. Thinking about it more deeply, it even revealed the meaning of "if your Li family can't do it, there are many people who want to rush to help the Peng family."
It’s no wonder that the Peng family is impatient to wait.
It has been more than half a year since their family took the initiative to take over this matter.
After the Spring Festival, they had to send the painting to Peng's house anyway.
If they cannot send the map to the Peng family before then, their family's ability will be questioned.
They had to find another skilled craftsman to repair the damaged part. They also had to restore the painting and send it to the Peng family.
Who to find to fix it has become a big problem.
Lin Jue has not left, and the Chinese New Year is about to come. If he delays it any longer, he will not have time to return to Fujian before the Spring Festival. Moreover, the map matter is much more complicated than he imagined. He can't help but start to feel a little worried. Be impetuous.
"How about sending this painting to Peng's house as a New Year's gift before the New Year?" He gave Li Duan an idea, "Anyway, we got the painting according to their wishes. As for this Something is broken... The fleet belongs to the Peng family. Maybe they can figure out how to go? Can't we still build a fleet? Since the bulk of the business belongs to the Peng family, no matter how much we lose, it will be They lost a lot."
This is such a shameless thing to say.
And in this way, the Li family is not that important in the eyes of the Peng family.
When you work with tigers and wolves, you have to be more ruthless than them, so that you can stand firm and gain the respect of these people.
Li Duan frowned into the character "Chuan".
Lin Jue said: "How about you go and send New Year's gifts first? If you stare like this every day, you can't find a single flower. Just go and relax."
That’s all.
Li Duan originally wanted to go to the Pei family first, but thinking about Pei Yan's attitude towards their family, his heart became cold, so he decided to go to Magistrate Tang first.
After all, Magistrate Tang is a parent official and a foreigner. It is not wrong to respect foreigners first and then respect domestics.
Li Duan thought about it for a while and went to Magistrate Tang.
Tang Zhifu was whispering to his confidant Master in the study: "Have you seen clearly, are you really from the Huzhou Wu family?"
"They are really from the Wu family in Huzhou." When the master mentioned the Wu family, his voice became a little softer, "And here is the eldest master of the Wu family, the head of the family."
Tang Zhifu scratched his head.
The prefect of Huzhou was the same year as him. The place where the two were officials was not far away, and they were of the same rank. They spoke more in common than others and had close contacts. Others don't know, but he heard from the prefect of Huzhou that the ancestors of the Wu family were said to be from water transport. That was really what they said to praise their family since the girls of the Wu family married into the Jiang family. The Wu family used to be lake bandits, and they were only three generations old from the time they were cleansed. , killing a lot of people is still common nowadays. Even the prefect of Huzhou has wiped his **** several times.
The Wu family is a big killer.
How come they have contact with Pei Yan?
He asked the master: "Do you think I should go to the Pei family to pay homage to Pei Xiaguang?"
Prefect Tang didn’t like Pei Yan very much either. He felt that compared to Mr. Pei who was driving to the west, Pei Yan simply didn’t take him as the prefect seriously. He was always “Pei Yan” and “Mr. Pei” behind his back. Three" shouted. But now that he knows that he actually has contacts with the Huzhou Wu family, he doesn't even dare to shout "Pei Yan" or "Pei Laosan".
Since he is a confidant, he is the one who knows Magistrate Tang best. The master said hurriedly: "You must go and wish Mr. Pei San a happy birthday! Master Zuo once said when he was an official in Zhejiang that if you want to be a good official, you must have a good relationship with the local squire family. Zuo Sir, many powerful people have said such things, so ordinary officials like us must naturally imitate them."
After hearing what he wanted to hear, Magistrate Tang nodded with satisfaction and said: "Then let's go there as soon as possible, lest Pei Xiaguang thinks I am arrogant. In fact, I am the most friendly to the people!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a boy came in to report that Li Duan had come to give him a New Year's gift. Although he was a little impatient that Li Duan had disrupted his arrangements, the Li family's New Year's gifts were always generous. , he was quite happy to see Li Duan.
Tang Zhifu and Li Duan exchanged pleasantries for a few words before serving tea to see off the guests. Li Duan felt that Tang Zhifu was not as hospitable to him as usual.
He couldn't help but feel a little strange. When he came out of the Yamen, he let the sedan stop at the corner of the Yamen. After waiting for a while with the sedan curtain raised, he saw Magistrate Tang taking the master to Xiaomei Lane.
Li Duan felt hot and uncomfortable in his heart).
Speaking of it, Pei Yan is only three or four years older than him, but there is a huge gap between them. Others will not compare them at all, and even always regard him as Pei Yan's junior. After all, the Pei family is more powerful than the Li family.
This time, he had to find a way to board the big ship of the Peng family.
Li Duan sent someone to keep an eye on Magistrate Tang.
An hour later, he learned that Magistrate Tang was rejected by the Pei family - Pei Yan did not meet Magistrate Tang, but sent Pei Man to accompany Magistrate Tang for a cup of tea before sending Magistrate Tang away.
Li Duan looked at the clump of square bamboos in front of his study that were still green and felt all kinds of emotions in his heart. He didn't know what it was like.
Pei Yan didn't miss seeing Magistrate Tang on purpose, it was just that Magistrate Tang's arrival was a little unlucky.
The Yu family's lacquerware shop opened on the 12th, and the Yu family came to deliver messages to the Pei family.
Of course Yu Bo and Yu Yuan did not dare to think that Pei Yan would pay attention to such a thing, nor did they dare to think that this post would be sent to Pei Yan's desk. They only hoped that the Pei family would send a servant to send a congratulatory post for the opening. , their home can be placed in the most conspicuous place of the shop, and businessmen coming and going know that this shop is protected by the Pei family. Who would have thought that Yu Bo and Yu Yuan had just delivered the note to the steward who was in charge of their neighbors' dealings, and they met Hu Xing when they went out.
Hu Xing is really proud of himself these days.
The people who came to give New Year's gifts to the Pei family were all the wealthy families in Jiangnan. The people who came to give gifts were all the heads or those in power. Most of the New Year's gifts were given to the third master himself. The little head is for the Pei family.
Doesn’t this mean that these people can give New Year’s gifts to the Pei family all for the sake of the third master and because they have a personal relationship with the third master!
He did not listen to the words of the former chief manager and did not question the old man's decision. This was the right choice.
So when he saw Yu Bo and his son, he immediately thought of Yu Wen and his daughter, and the bronze door knocker that he accidentally saw when he went to ask the third master to show his favor today.
Through his careful observation during this period of time, Hu Xing felt that Mr. San had some small quirks. For example, the third master obviously likes the newly made clothes, but he still has to put them away for ten and a half days before wearing them. Some of them will even be put aside for the next season. Things like this appeared in his study a few days after they were delivered, and they were easily accessible, which showed how satisfied the third master was with the gifts from the Yu family.
He is the person who serves the third master. Since the Yu family has won the favor of the third master, he will naturally respect and value the Yu family.
"Oh, isn't this the eldest master of the Yu family?" He stepped forward with a smile and saluted, caring and yet cordially, "What's the matter with you coming here? Why don't you let me tell you? ? You are so outspoken!"
Both Yu Bo and Yu Yuan were a little dumbfounded.
Manager Hu from the Pei family often accompanied Doctor Yang to check Chen's pulse. If Manager Hu had any friendship with anyone in the Yu family, it was with Yu Wen. When did they become so familiar with Hu Xing? Already? Especially Yu Bo, who had just come back, didn't know what happened. He used to come to Pei's house for something, but he had to find a way to get around the stewards. Let alone a manager like Hu Xing.
He glanced at Yu Yuan.
Yu Yuan was also puzzled, but he knew more than his father, so he guessed the reason after thinking about it.
He reminded his father in a low voice, "It's uncle", then stepped forward with a smile and returned Hu Xing's gift, explaining his purpose of coming, and politely asked Hu Xing to come over and join in the fun.
Hu Xing immediately agreed, talked to the Yu family and his son, asked them to wait for a while, and said: "I will help you ask the third master for a word before you leave~IndoMTL.com~ Your trip was in vain."
Yu Bo and Yu Yuan both looked surprised after hearing this.
Hu Xing ignored them. He smiled and went to the ceremony room, asked for an invitation from the Yu family, and then went to Pei Yan's place. His eyes turned into slits as he smiled to invite Pei Yan, who was practicing calligraphy. After greeting him, he handed the invitation to Pei Yan and then said respectfully: "The Yu family's lacquerware shop is about to open. Mr. Yu and Mr. Yu are here to send you invitations. Look, what do you want to say?" Of?"
The Yu family?
In Pei Yan's mind, the face of Miss Yu solemnly holding the Pei family flag to scare Lu Xin popped into his mind, and then he thought of the bronze door ring worth two taels of silver.
He said coldly: "Do you still want me to tell you how to do this kind of thing? Of course, it's the usual practice?"
The Pei family's custom is to send the steward in charge of this matter to give him two taels of silver and give him a red seal.
But Mr. Pei's custom is that distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors. Since the Pei family has settled in Lin'an City, they must have good dealings with these squires and neighbors. In addition to Feng Hong, he will also visit those homes to help him. When sending the post, ask a few words to show your concern. If you can get the respect of the old man, you will come to congratulate him in person.
Obviously this is Mr. Pei’s usual practice in the Yu family!
If he hadn't stopped the Yu family and his son, how could the Yu family know Pei Yan's decision in the first place?
Hu Xing secretly applauded his wit.
"Okay! I'm going to tell Mr. Yu." He walked away in a hurry.
Pei Yan felt that something was wrong with his mood, but the boy said that Tao Qing had rushed over from Guangzhou, so he didn't think much about it and went to see Tao Qing.