Chapter 716: Manager Xu’s Meeting Gift

Chapter 716: Manager Xu’s Meeting Gift

Destined to meet each other for thousands of miles, but no chance to meet each other.

Jinling is more than a thousand kilometers away from the capital. I didn't expect to meet Manager Xu at Biyun Temple.

Since we are so destined to meet, it would be impolite to go over and say hello.

Sun Shan was a modest and polite gentleman. He was a five-good young man with all-round development in moral, intellectual, physical, aesthetic and labor aspects of Daqian and would never behave in an impolite manner.

Sun Shan led Jiujin and walked over with a charming smile.

He cupped his hands, bowed and said hello: "What a fate, Manager Xu, I didn't expect to meet you here."

Then he pushed Jiujin out and said, "Jiujin, say hello to Uncle Xu."

Jiujin was tired from walking, so he asked his uncle Sun Shan to carry him on his back. After walking a few steps, he was caught by his uncle and taken to watch fishing.

The colorful koi were quite pretty and I was very interested in seeing them. My uncle then took me to meet people.

Jiujin was a well-behaved little fat boy. He saluted and greeted Manager Xu in a proper manner: "Uncle Xu, hello, I'm Jiujin. It's my first time meeting you. What an honor."

Manager Xu's mouth twitched and he looked at Sun Shan and his three "lackeys".

He looked at the newly appointed "lackey" again.

I didn't expect to meet you again in Biyun Temple.

And this "lonely boy" is too fat. You can tell at first glance that he is not his son. I don't know where Sun Shan found him. It's very unharmonious for him to stand next to him.

To be honest, Manager Xu really didn't want to meet Sun Shan.

This young man is cunning. There is no benefit in meeting him, but he will give away benefits.

Since we have met, it is not advisable to extend a hand to a smiling person. Manager Xu showed his eight teeth, smiled professionally, nodded, and returned the greeting: "Mr. Sun, I see you are here too. I hope you are well. How are you?"

Sun Shan is one of the people that Manager Xu will never forget in his life for decades.

Because of him, he had to report an extra 6,000 taels and a small courtyard in Jinling to the chief steward.

It was also the first time I heard of someone getting porpoise poisoning without eating porpoise.

When the innkeeper came to report, Manager Xu refused to believe it. After confirming that it was the fact, Manager Xu's eyes almost popped out.

When a group of scholars bargained with him for compensation, Manager Xu became very angry.

If you don't die within a day after being poisoned by pig poison, then you really can't die. You can just pay some money and be done with it.

But who would have thought that the group of students from Guangnan would ask for an exorbitant amount of compensation, 1 taels at the beginning.

At that time, Manager Xu really wanted to kill him and pay 1 yuan as compensation. Is a juren worth 1 yuan?

Manager Xu had a tough attitude, and the group led by the student named Chen also had a tough attitude.

After several hours of back and forth, we finally came up with a compensation plan that left neither side with any room for retreat.

Manager Xu was really ashamed that it cost so much money to settle the matter.

After seeing the poisoned Sun Shan, Manager Xu was shocked again, realizing that the compensation was not much at all.

It seems that Mr. Sun will be paralyzed in bed for the rest of his life even if he doesn't die, so this amount of money is not much at all.

Who would have thought that Mr. Sun would be so lucky and slowly get better, and he is exactly the same as before.

Manager Xu felt that he had lost too much money.

Not only did he have to pay too much compensation, but this Mr. Sun even had the audacity to come and try to establish a relationship with the Duke's Mansion. It looks like he's going to depend on the Duke's Mansion for the rest of his life.

It was a time of turmoil, and in order to calm things down, we had to satisfy his demands as long as they did not involve any essential issues.

Only after finally waiting for Mr. Sun to return and get married did Manager Xu finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Especially when the Duke returned to Nanjing to preside over the new policy, Manager Xu was really afraid that someone with ulterior motives would find Sun Shan. He was also afraid that Sun Shan would make trouble without knowing the limits and create trouble for the Duke's Mansion.

At the end of last year, Manager Xu was ordered to go to the capital to deliver New Year gifts to the imperial palace, so he appeared in the capital.

Today, I accompanied the young master to meet friends, and unexpectedly I met Sun Shan.

Manager Xu didn't know how to describe his feelings at this moment.

But the only thing that is certain is that this greedy Mr. Sun has started to be greedy for money again.

It's New Year's Day, and they pushed a fat baby out. It's the first time they met, and the fat baby is so polite, it's obvious that he came for the gift.

Manager Xu felt his pocket, it was empty.

I forgot to bring my purse when I went out today, and I never thought I would meet someone I knew.

In this case, there is no way to use two gold ingots to get rid of the fat boy in front of you.

Manager Xu showed no emotion. He made up his mind and pulled out a Hetian jade pendant from his belt. He handed it to him with a fake smile and said, "Jiujin, right? It's the first time we meet, so give me a gift."

Jiujin was a well-educated fat boy. When he saw it, he didn't take it, but looked at Sun Shan.

Sun Shan's eyes widened. Manager Xu was so generous that the gift was actually jade.

Sun Shan had expected only a few gold or silver ingots, but he had not expected Manager Xu to be so generous.

It seems that the salary for working for Xu Guogong is really high, or the gray income is really high, even a steward is so generous.

Tsk tsk, at this moment Sun Shan also wants to work in the Duke's Mansion.

Sun Shan waved his hands and shook his head, saying, "Manager Xu, this is too valuable. You can't take it. You can't take it. The kid doesn't understand these things. Don't give it to him. Don't give it to him."

Sun Shan was not greedy. The jade pendant looked like a good thing, so he didn't dare to take it.

Alas, it would be better to give a few gold and silver ingots.

Manager Xu looked calm and without saying a word, he hung the jade pendant on Jiujin's waist.

He smiled very normally and said, "It's not right not to give a gift when we first meet. Yes, yes."

How could Manager Xu dare not refuse?

He didn't trust Mr. Sun's character. If he didn't give it to him, he might spread gossip about him among the students the next day.

They said that this steward of the Duke's Mansion was a miser and didn't even give him a small red envelope during the New Year.

Then he said that the Duke's Mansion was stingy.

It doesn’t matter if Manager Xu is working outside. Just say it. It doesn’t matter if you are shameless.

But he also has a certain reputation in the Duke's Mansion. If he had no reputation, he would not have been entrusted with the important task of coming to the capital to pay tribute.

More importantly, he was afraid that he would damage the image of the Duke's Mansion and be brought down by his competitors.

It was not easy to become one of the five stewards of the Duke's Mansion, and Steward Xu could not allow anyone to catch him.

Sun Shan had no idea of ​​Manager Xu's little thoughts. He was just about to take the jade pendant from Jiujin's waist.

Manager Xu quickly stopped him.

You push, I push, and finally the jade pendant is firmly hung on the waist of the nine-jin bucket.

Jiujin's round eyes moved around, looking at Sun Shan and Manager Xu in confusion, not knowing what the two adults were doing.

The adult world is really hard to understand.

Manager Xu's heart was bleeding. This jade pendant was the newest and most fashionable model in the capital, but it was gone after just five days of wearing it. He must have not checked the almanac before going out today.

Manager Xu smiled but said, "Mr. Sun, are you going to Beijing to take part in the imperial examination in February?"

Manager Xu secretly thought that Doctor Wan from Jinxiufang was quite skilled as he could cure a dying person and restore him to his original state.

I thought that if I had any difficult or complicated diseases in the future, I could go to see Doctor Wan.

Sun Shan nodded affirmatively: "Yes, I missed the imperial examination three years ago, so I had to take it again three years later. God helps those who work hard, and I was able to enter Beijing smoothly this time."