Chapter 558 Young and Promising

Chapter 558 Young and Promising

Chapter 558 Young and Promising (4k)

"Get off the boat, get off the boat!"

"Ah Wu, Ah Zhao, Ah Rong, come and move the goods. Ah Ji, go look in the east. I saw a horse and carriage shop in front of us on the boat. It's a few steps away. Let's rent some more carriages and bring them back!"

The ship docked and more than 30 people disembarked.

Yang Xu ordered his personal guards to help, and he went to the bottom cabin to get the horse.

The tall horse, which had been bored for more than ten days, stepped on the pedals and returned to the land. It kept shaking its head, stamping its hooves, and sniffing, showing a bit of temper.

"Don't worry, don't worry. I know you've suffered a lot. Let's have a good meal today to reward you."

Yang Xu stroked the horse's head and neck to comfort him, then looked at Chishan beside him, who didn't complain at all. He then thought of the river otter driving the boat and felt quite envious.

"Junior brother is really good at controlling beasts..."

laugh!
Chishan snorted loudly and raised his head proudly.

inside the cabin.

Liang Qu packed up his weapons and silver, and casually touched the white clothes on the hanger.

It feels smooth and soft.

His face lit up with joy.

"It's done!"

A full month.

This precious treasure of the mermaid finally softened from being as hard as steel and became as soft as before!
The color has not changed due to absorbing the vast sea of ​​blue gold, and when it does not change color, it remains cotton-white.

texture……

“Resilience has increased.”

Liang Qu took hold of the end of the Dragon Spirit Silk thread that Qing Lang had cut and twisted it together, allowing the silk thread to grow and reorganize naturally.

good thing.

The three pieces of vast sea blue gold were completely absorbed, the strength of the Dragon Spirit Silk increased, and it took some effort to pick up the thread with the spiritual weapon.

"I wonder if the ability to absorb the essence of water has been restored."

Before today, Liang Qu had taken Long Lingxiao into the water for a test.

The precious clothes had the same effect of attracting water essence as the Vast Ocean Blue Gold, but it was slightly less effective than the Vast Ocean Blue Gold alone. Only two-thirds of the amount was absorbed in one hour. It seemed that there was some loss in the process of changing from stone to clothes.

"Ashui, where are the people?"

Xu Zishuai was shouting outside.

"coming!"

Liang Qu took off his casual clothes, changed into Longling silk, and hurried off the boat.

port.

dusty.

The personal guard Aji arrived on horseback, followed by a dozen carriages.

For such a big order, the manager of the carriage and horse company came in person to discuss it. Yang Xu showed his receipt and bargained for several times, and was about to pay the deposit.

Xu reached out and pressed it.

"Do you know the steward's last name?"

The manager was quite unhappy about the mishap with the silver he had received, but he did not dare to get angry: "My surname is Liao, what do you want, Madam?"

"Do you know Liao Zhenghuan?"

The manager of the car dealership was stunned: "Madam, do you know my uncle?"

Xu said calmly: "Your uncle should call me aunt sister."

Aunt?

The car dealership manager looked Xu up and down.

She is quite good-looking and not very old, probably in her twenties, thirty at most. How come she is so senior to the emperor?
My aunt is not a member of the Xu family's branch.

But the people coming around looked very impressive and didn't seem to be there for fun or joking.

"Madam, you are from the Xu family..."

"Have you heard of Xu Siqing?"

Say a few words.

The car dealer's manager's expression changed slightly, and he bowed repeatedly, being extremely respectful.

"Another 20% discount for you!"

Xu remained silent.

The steward gritted his teeth and said, "30% off!"

"Fifty percent off, put on account at Xu's."

"This……"

The steward hesitated.

The Xu family is holding a birthday party, and the horse and carriage business is booming.

50% off, on normal days, I would not lose money and could make some money, but at this moment, if I didn’t make much, I would be losing money.

"Ok?"

"Okay, okay, you are the elder, so I will treat it as a small gift to you."

Easily bargained the price in half and changed the payment object at the same time.

Xu waved her hand calmly.

The steward directed the carriages and horses to move forward, the carriages were lined up in a row, and the coachmen unloaded the cargo.

Liang Qu, who had just got off the boat, witnessed the whole process, was stunned, and moved towards his second brother Yu Dun.

"Does Master's wife have so many connections in Huangzhou?"

"Gossiping behind people's backs is not a good habit."

"Ahem." Liang Qu scratched the back of his neck, "Master's wife, I'm just curious."

Xu explained: "When my uncle's second daughter was young, she fell in love with a scholar named Liao. This girl was spoiled since she was young and had a very stubborn temper. Once she made up her mind, even ten oxen could not change her mind. She threatened to elope if her family did not agree.

The family had no choice but to agree. However, unexpectedly, although the scholar did not have the ability to pass the imperial examination, he was good at business.

Over the past few decades, my uncle has given a lot of support, and almost all the people in Huangzhou's carriage and horse business have changed their surnames to Liao. I saw that the manager had some similarities with him, so I went up to ask him, and it was indeed the case. "

The disciples suddenly understood.

relative!

Xu Zishuai rubbed his hands.

"Master has the final say in Pingyang Town. Now that we have changed our land, we have to rely on Master's wife! Fortunately, I have been filial to you and finally we have a good life!
Brothers and juniors, have fun as much as you can. If you see a girl you like on the street, don’t be polite, just pick her up and go. Master’s wife can cover the sky with one hand…”

"Cover your head, I'll be the first to report you to the police and have them arrest you!"

Xu stretched out her index finger, poked Xu Zishuai's forehead and pressed it back, until Xu Zishuai was pressed into an "iron bridge" with the back of his head touching the ground.

Everyone laughed.

All kinds of gifts were loaded onto carriages and people were hired to look after the boat.

The men rode horses and the women took carriages, following the team to the state capital.

Snapped!
The groom cracked his whip.

Taotaokai crossed his legs, lay on the cart, peeled fresh peanuts and stuffed them into his mouth, ignoring the strange looks from passers-by.

"Huangzhou is very different."

Liang Qu rode up Chishan Mountain to follow the caravan, and everything he saw and heard along the way was extremely new.

Maybe it’s because it’s the center of a state.

The prosperity of the state capital is no less than that of Pingyang Prefecture, and one thing is particularly striking.

All the rice shops and cloth shops on the street had the word "Xu" on their signs.

Without exception.

Seeing Liang Qu paying attention to the name of the cloth shop, Yang Xu lightly clamped the horse's belly and walked side by side.

"Brother, are you confused?"

Liang Qu asked what was on his mind.

From the moment he got off the boat and met the manager of the carriage and horse business, the Xu family's presence was extremely strong, which he had never experienced in Pingyang Prefecture.

Yang Xu chuckled: "Junior brother, you have rarely traveled far away. The two capitals and eighteen provinces in the world are so vast that even the Liujin Sea in Beiting has been incorporated into our territory. However, the independence of the two capitals proves that they are different.

Nanzhili was the secondary capital and the birthplace of this dynasty, and its control over the local area was undoubtedly much stronger than that of other provincial capitals.

I remember there was a Weng family in Huaiyin Prefecture, right? They should have moved to Pingyang Prefecture now. Have you heard of them before they moved here?"

Liang Qu shook his head.

The Weng family has a master and is in the medicinal materials business, which is related to reputation, so he should be very famous.

But before he moved to the same mansion, he had hardly heard of it.

Yang Xu said: "In the imperial capital, in Nanzhili, even if your clan has a master ancestor, the presence of the family is not that high, and the imperial court's orders are everywhere.

If you are asked to transfer grain, you will be executed if you delay for half a day. If you are asked to change Huaiyin Prefecture to Pingyang Prefecture, you must change it within one month. If you are late for half a day, you will be punished and the master will also have to move. The two capitals are completely different. Although the Xu family is famous for its cloth business, it does not only deal in silk and satin, but also involves all aspects.

If they don't do it themselves, they will let their smaller families with close marriages do it.

Huangzhou is not far from Nanzhili, so it is not obvious yet, but the business is huge. If you go to the northwest, it is really a dense spider web. It is very difficult for outsiders to enter the web and climb up. "

network?
Liang Qu has a deep understanding of this.

Yu Dun nodded: "The world is so big that the big ones manage the small ones and the small ones rely on the big ones. They are united and rely on each other. If the big ones can no longer manage, the world will change and positions will change."

Yang Xu smiled and said, "When we started to gain momentum, there were only two martial saints leading the charge, and there were countless people who united and responded.

The king who claimed to be neutral, changed sides in the evening when the news arrived in the morning. Although I don’t know how the old emperor of Daqian reacted at the time, I think he changed more than one pair of pants. "

"So, the people in the two capitals have the best life?"

He approached Changsong curiously.

"Well, not necessarily." Yang Xu shook his head.

Liang Qu was puzzled: "Why is this?"

Among all the people present, except the master, there is probably no one who is more knowledgeable than the eldest brother.

On weekdays, the master rarely discussed state affairs and was quite cautious like an "elderly person".

Never comment on things you don't fully understand.

“In my opinion, the people in the border areas are the worst, and the people in the south are the second worst.

On the contrary, in places like Huangzhou, which are neither far nor near, the people live the best and are quite wealthy. It can be said that it is a prosperous time.

Unless they are seriously ill and work outside, young and strong people can eat meat every other day, and at least have tofu. If they are busy, not eating meat for ten days will cause trouble. "

Everyone was shocked.

"Why?"

Yang Xu thought for a moment and said, "The border is too barren, and the fields produce too little. I wish each person could plant ten acres of land. The south is not barren at all, and it is even more prosperous. There are too many people on the side, and few have land."

Liang Qu seemed to be thinking about something.

Hu Qi, Xiang Changsong and others didn't understand.

Liang Qu explained, "Senior Brother Xu fell in love with a beautiful woman and offered to spend two candles together for ten taels of silver. But he found out that the woman had a hundred acres of fertile land and lived in a large courtyard. Can he get her?"

Xu Zishuai, who had been listening silently, turned around in surprise.

"No, just talk, why did you involve me?"

Hu Qi shook his head: "Not a fool, it's unlikely."

"?"

"What if the other person is broke and has seriously ill parents to support?"

Xiang Changsong slapped his fist and said, "Then Senior Brother Xu might really get the upper hand."

"Hey, hey, we're really having a discussion, aren't we?"

"A meaning."

"Eh." Yang Xu was slightly surprised. "Junior Brother Liang's analogy is quite interesting. The truth is this: if a beautiful woman is not in trouble, how could Junior Brother Xu get her with ten taels of silver? But Junior Brother Xu got the advantage, and the beautiful woman suffered a loss."

Xu Zishuai was heartbroken: "Big Brother, why are you also involved!"

"Big Brother, can you tell me about Lord Xu? Should we be careful when we meet him?"

Cao Rang changed the subject.

The Minister of the Ministry of Rites was a third-rank official, in charge of banquets and feasts, distinguishing their styles, auditing their expenses, and during sacrificial offerings, he was also responsible for some of the rituals and the distribution of sacrificial offerings.

A typical old civil servant pedant.

They are all rough guys.

Wouldn't it be embarrassing if I did something wrong?
"It's okay." Yang Xu waved his hand. "My grandfather hates these things the most. When he was on duty, the standards for officials of different ranks were completely different. If you made a mistake, you would lose your head. As he got older and retired from the court, he became more and more willful. If anyone mentioned etiquette or rules to him, he would pull the person's ear and spit into it."

Everyone was a little relieved.

Don't like to follow rules.

That's a good feeling.

After the carriage team walked for more than ten miles, they saw a series of low hills and a group of buildings that were slightly larger than the Weng family compound.

"The Xu family has a Grandmaster Zhenxiang, who rarely shows up. Lord Xu is one of the most senior and experienced elders. He has twelve brothers and sisters, but less than half of them are still alive.

There are many cousins, and even more cousins, plus their descendants, and their descendants' descendants, there are more than hundreds of people. We don't need to remember them. When you meet someone, just follow the eldest brother and salute him."

Yu Dun gave a few instructions.

At this time, Xu had already got off the carriage and asked the doorman to report.

"You are... Miss Xu?"

The doorman was quite young, about twenty years old. When he heard that Xu was Xu Rongguang's daughter, he couldn't help but feel suspicious.

Xu Rongguang was nearly ninety years old and had only two daughters, who were at least fifty years old and over.

Not right!

Xu was helpless: "Is Uncle Cui here?"

"Ma'am, wait a moment."

Seeing that the visitor knew everything about the Xu family, the doorman was smart and hurried to call for help.

Not a moment.

An old man with gray hair and beard came out with a cane. Seeing Xu standing there in a daze, he threw away the cane, rubbed his eyes vigorously with both hands, then looked at Yang Dongxiong and said hesitantly.

"You are...Mr. Yang's daughter? Where is your mother?"

"Uncle Cui! That's me!" Xu's eyes curved. "When we were little, Xianjing and I always sneaked out of school to play, and you never wanted to tell my father about it. Do you remember?"

"Is it really the eldest lady?" Old man Cui's beard trembled slightly. He compared her again and again, almost shedding tears, and muttered to himself, "I saw her a few years ago. I clearly saw her before. How come, how come, she has changed so much? I can't recognize her. I wonder why she is exactly the same, exactly the same."

"Is it not good?"

"Okay, okay! Come in quickly, come in quickly." Old man Cui quickly moved aside and pulled the young man with a cane, "Go and report to Master Xu!"

"Which Master Xu?"

Old man Cui almost suffocated.

The concierge responded: "I'll go, I'll go!"

Xu walked up to Old Man Cui and patted him on the back, feeling inexplicably amused: "Is that your grandson? He looks a bit like him."

"The last time you came, it was my son who was guarding the door. Last year, he accidentally broke his leg and became lame. So my grandson took over. He looks like you, but he's not as smart as you and is a blockhead. He's far inferior. Come in quickly, I'll lead the way." Old Man Cui waved.

The servant next to him pushed open the door.

Everyone walked, leading their horses.

Old man Cui grabbed Xu's hand and started to talk a lot. He turned around and said, "There are many more children this year. Is this your eldest son?"

Yang Xu took a step forward: "Grandpa Cui."

"Your second son..." Old Man Cui stopped talking halfway, "Yu Dun and Lu Gang, you are stronger now, it's better to be stronger. The last time I saw you was ten years ago."

Xu's expression remained unchanged.

Yu Dun and Lu Gang stepped forward and clasped their fists.

Afterwards, all the disciples greeted each other one by one.

Although he is just an old doorman with unsteady legs and feet, shallow cultivation, weak Qi and blood, and only at the fourth level, he obviously has a good relationship with the master's wife.

Cao Rang stepped back, and Old Man Cui looked at them carefully, trying to engrave all the new faces that came this year into his mind.

It's Liang Qu's turn.

Old man Cui was surprised by the badge Liang Qu wore: "Envoy of Hengshui?"

Liang Qu bowed and said, "Mr. Cui has a keen eye."

"How old are you?"

“After this year, I’ll be exactly twenty.”

Old man Cui nodded, then turned around and asked Xiang Changsong, "How old are you?"

Xiang Changsong was embarrassed: "Twenty-two..."

"What official position?"

"No... no official position."

Old Man Cui went forward and asked Hu Qi, "How old are you?"

"Cough cough."

Hu Qi looked at his master's wife.

Mrs. Xu found it funny: "Uncle Cui, please don't ask any more questions. Xiaoqi and Xiaoba are both good children with ambitions, but some of them don't follow the ordinary path."

Old man Cui understood and patted Liang Qu on the shoulder with gritted teeth.

"Young and promising, young and promising.

I think he is stronger than that Huo family kid!"

(End of this chapter)