The third old man was startled, and the Qi brothers also looked at each other. Qining, before anyone could say anything, had already looked at the Qi brothers with a smile and said, "I am actually very touched that the fifth and sixth uncles are able to come forward this time." What you said is right, brothers fighting tigers, father and son soldiers in battle, no matter what festivals we have in the past, if something really happens, we are connected by blood, you will not ignore it."
The two brothers laughed dryly, vaguely feeling that something was wrong.
"The face of the Jinyi Hou Mansion is the face of the entire Qi family." Qi Ning said with a smile: "This marriage is granted by the emperor. If it is not done decently, even the emperor will be dissatisfied. The old man said it would cost at least tens of thousands of taels of silver. , I think it makes sense. At present, the treasury can barely come up with five thousand taels of silver. We are going to have a wedding, so we need to prepare fifteen thousand taels of silver at least. Old Master, two uncles, look...!"
The third old man coughed twice and went to grab the tea cup at hand, but it was empty before the tea came. The Qi family brothers also looked at each other, smiled and said nothing.
"Ten thousand taels of silver is not a big sum for the old man and his two uncles." Qining said with a smile: "Actually, I also know in my heart that the two uncles value love and righteousness. This time I want to get married, and the two will always be together." I have prepared a generous gift. You are not outsiders. If the Hou Mansion has difficulties, I will not hide them from you, so I will tell you frankly. I don’t know how much gift I can send you two uncles?"
The expressions on several people's faces were even more exciting, and they were all wondering why this guy mentioned money as soon as he sat down, and they had never seen anyone ask for gifts directly like this.
Qi Bai hesitated for a moment, and seeing that the third old master was silent, he could only say: "Master Hou, this... if we are really short of money, it wouldn't be difficult for your uncle and I to borrow some everywhere." He punched Mr. Qi with his arm. Song: "Your Sixth Master knows a lot of money banks in the capital, and it's not difficult to borrow tens of thousands of taels of silver."
Seeing that Qi Bai pushed the matter here, Qi Song felt a little unhappy, but he couldn't bear to do it in person. He smiled dryly at Qining and said, "Master Hou, if you really need it, I... I can also come forward."
"Borrow money?" Qi Ning laughed and said, "Two uncles, this is a big joke. Our Qi family has finally managed a big event. There are many people in the family and we are powerful. Now we are only short of 10,000 taels of silver, but we have to go there." Go borrow it from the bank. If this is publicized, will our family still have dignity?" He raised his hand and pointed at the third old lady and said: "The old lady just said that respect is a big thing and cannot be ignored. We must not forget the teachings."
The brothers of the Qi family frowned slightly, and Qin Ning sighed: "The old man and the two uncles came here to help. Now we are really in trouble, and we must come up with a solution." At this time, the tea was finally served. After the tea was over, , Qining picked up the tea cup and blew on the tea foam, and said leisurely: "Actually, I heard that the two uncles have run a lot of businesses in Beijing, including silk shops, restaurants, and pawn shops, and they have also accumulated a lot of money over the years. , Now is the time when the Hou Mansion is in need of money, so they won’t be left with nothing.”
The third old man leaned on his chair, picked up the tea cup, and pretended not to hear.
"Also, the Qi family is a rich family, and there are not a few people from the Qi family who came to Beijing to seek life because of the Jinyihou Mansion." Qining took a sip of tea and put down the cup: "Although the Jinyihou Mansion may not have really helped much these years It’s very busy, but everyone outside is also using the sign of being a member of the Hou family. This sign is also worth a lot of money, otherwise your business will not be so easy. As far as I know, everyone in the Qi clan is in the capital. There are no less than twenty or thirty families living in it, and each family has property in their name. In fact, if one family spent a few hundred taels of silver, the Hou Mansion's difficulties were overcome."
The third old man finally put down his tea cup and said, "Do you want the clan to collect money?"
"It's better to collect money from the clan than to borrow money from the bank." Qi Ning said with a smile: "And everyone in the Qi clan contributes a share of money. When outsiders see it, not only will they not feel that the Jinyihou Mansion is poor, but they will feel that Qi people are poor." The whole clan will work together, and if anyone dares to take advantage of the Qi clan in the future, they will have to weigh it carefully." He smiled and said: "Old man, do you think what I said is reasonable?"
Qi Ning looked harmless on his face, but he kept sneering in his heart.
The people of the Qi clan are just like grassroots. When the Hou Mansion is in trouble, not only do they jump up and down to suck the blood of the Hou Mansion, many people even want to put aside their relationship with the Hou Mansion. Now they see the Jinyi Hou Mansion. There is momentum for a comeback, but he shamelessly sticks to it.
Qining secretly wonders whether the Hou Mansion will support you in the future, so don’t think about it for the time being. But since you want to rely on you again, you have to pay the money first. There is no such thing as cheap in this world. If you scrape some money from your hands, you won't have any psychological burden at all.
The third old man coughed twice and then said, "What do you two mean?" Naturally, he asked the Qi brothers next to him.
The Third Old Master is certainly not a fool. He naturally understands what Qi Ning is thinking. He knows that if he doesn’t come up with the money, it will be impossible to have a relationship with the Jinyi Hou Mansion in the future. Qi Ning is a brave boy, and he does things well He was very decisive. Since he dared to sever ties with the Qi clan back then, he naturally would not care about easing the conflict with the Qi clan today.
Qi Song hesitated for a while and finally said: "Master Hou, I won't say anything else. I will take out a thousand taels of silver on my end, and your fifth uncle will not have a penny less than me on the other end. The two of us will join in." Two thousand taels of silver, what do you think?"
"Two thousand taels of silver?" Qi Ning said thoughtfully: "What should we do if we are still short of eight thousand taels?"
Qi Bai immediately said: "Master Hou, if you can trust me, our brothers will go find other people and tell them clearly that this wedding in the Hou Mansion is a major event for my Qi family. Please come up with the money so that we can talk about it. If you don't get a dime, you will be punished by yourself." From now on, they can’t be considered as members of our Qi clan.”
"Snapped!"
With a crisp sound, Qining clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Okay, if the two uncles say this, it will solve a major problem on my mind, so I can rest assured. The two uncles must seize the time, and within two days, we must transfer 10,000 yuan." Two silver coins are sent over. Of course, if someone is willing to contribute more silver, that is his wish. We will not refuse. When the time comes, you will make a list of gifts. I will know who has contributed the least at a glance. At most, I can keep it in mind.”
The Qi brothers forced a smile and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Hou, this matter... just leave this matter to us."
Qi Ning thought to himself that since you took the initiative to restore the relationship, I don't have to stop you. But if you want to attach yourself to the Jinyi Hou Mansion in the future, then you must pay the money honestly. I have already made up my mind. Anyway, I will find someone every once in a while. The reason is to ask the Qi clan people to pay money. If those people think that giving some gifts to this marriage can solve the problem once and for all, then they are really fanciful.
Qi Ning has never thought about relying on the Qi clan. If someone is unwilling to provide money and voluntarily has no contact with the Jinyi Hou Mansion, Qi Ning will naturally not care.
"Old Master, as for how to negotiate with the Ximen family, I am young and don't understand the rules. I will burden you with these matters." Qining stood up and called out: "Manager Han!"
Manager Han came in with a bow, and Qi Ning ordered: "In preparation for lunch, please invite the old man and two uncles to have dinner here. Just now, the two uncles have agreed to collect a gift of 10,000 taels of silver within two days. When the money comes, it will be used exclusively for the wedding and cannot be used for any other purpose."
Manager Han didn't know what was wrong. He thought it was the third brother of the Qi family who took the initiative to please Qi Ning. He smiled brightly and said, "Thanks to the old man and the fifth and sixth masters for this. The Hou Mansion is short of money. The fifth and sixth masters Sending money will solve the urgent need."
"The third old lady will help the Marquis Mansion and the Shenhou discuss the wedding process." Qining said with a smile: "Leave this matter to the third old lady, I feel very relieved." Then he said to the third old lady: "The old lady will have dinner here at noon. , I still have some official business to deal with here, so I won’t be able to accompany you at noon.”
The third old man is dissatisfied, thinking to himself that although you have inherited the title, now the emperor has only sent you an errand as the commander of the Black Scale Camp. You have no other official position in the court, and you are not seen often going to the Black Scale Camp. This is coming soon. During the meal, he said he had official business and wanted to run out, which was obviously an excuse to leave.
He also realized what was going on and stood up and said, "We won't have dinner here. You have official business, so just go and handle it. I'll make some preparations here and go to Ximen's house in the next two days to discuss the specific matters." Although he came here shamelessly today for the future of Sanfang, he was very disgusted with Qing Ning in his heart, so he turned around and left without saying a word.
The brothers of the Qi family hurriedly said goodbye to Qi Ning, and then they helped the three old masters to go out. It was not until the father and son squeezed into a carriage that Qi Bai said with an annoyed look on his face: "That's good. Come here today." He didn't get a meal, but paid a large sum of money. That little bastard was so shameless. He reached out and asked for the money. He said that the Marquis Mansion had no money. Only a ghost would believe it. I heard that he made bets with many officials. Just this time, the money bag There’s a lot more money in it.”
Qi Song glanced at him and said angrily: "It's not you who said this kid is going to have a successful career. We must follow him from now on, otherwise why would we come here to suffer?"
"I'm not wrong." As the carriage moved and rattled, Qi Bai said: "This boy is married to Ximen Wuhen. In the future, if there is an old father-in-law like Ximen Wuhen, who do you think would dare to move? What if we We have eased the relationship with the Hou Mansion and are still members of the same sect, so others will not dare to provoke us."
"Since you know this truth, there is no need to talk nonsense." Qi Song said angrily: "It's just a thousand taels of silver, just grit your teeth and get it out." Looking at the third old man, seeing him squinting his eyes and saying nothing, he asked : "Dad, do you think this kid will really be able to prosper in the future?"
The third old man had no expression on his face. He just gave him a cold look, leaned against the carriage and closed his eyes.