"Keep it, keep it!" Yu Wen touched his daughter's head with a smile, and teased, "In order to reward you for your previous generosity, this fifty-two ingot will be your own silver for you, and you can buy whatever you want go!"
For the sake of Yu Yuan's marriage before, Mrs. Chen took some cloth and the like that had been saved up before and gave it to Mrs. Wang for Yu Yuan's betrothal gift.
What a windfall!
Yu Tang smiled until his eyes narrowed into crescent moons, he hurriedly put the ingot of silver in his bosom, and then went to Mrs. Chen's place with Yu Wen.
Both Yu Wen and Yu Tang deliberately hid some things from the Chen family. Naturally, the Chen family did not know that the Yu family had obtained the money by blackmailing the Lu family. Naturally, she was overjoyed, but after knowing that Yu Wen had given Yu Tang fifty taels of silver, she couldn't help but blame her husband: "She is so young, why should we arrest her? How could you give her so much silver in one go? "
Yu Wen has always been generous, and besides, he didn't treat Yu Tang as a little girl who was raised in a deep boudoir and didn't know much about the world. Hearing this, he hurriedly said: "She is not young anymore, she has money in her hand, and she doesn't panic. Just don't worry about it." gone."
Seeing Yu Tang guarding the fifty taels of silver tightly, Mrs. Chen felt that even if she cared about it, she probably wouldn't be able to get it back, so she just closed her eyes and pretended she didn't see anything. So he stopped talking about the money, and talked to Yu Tang about Ma Xiuniang: "She just presided over the sacrifice ceremony of her husband's family. According to Mrs. Ma's wishes, the people of her husband's family are very satisfied with her, and she also wants to take this opportunity to stand up. Wei, I want to invite you to her house to play. Remember to dress up when you go, so as not to embarrass Xiuniang."
Yu Tang responded repeatedly, and was going to visit Ma Xiu's mother's house.
Another major event happened in Lin'an City.
The clan of the Li family wants to branch off from the branch of Li Duan!
The clan of the Li family also wanted to invite Pei Yan as an intermediary to preside over the division of the clan with Tang Zhifu.
Everyone's jaws dropped when they heard the news.
It has been many years since Lin'an City has had such a split.
In Yu Wen's words: "It happened to your great-grandfather once when I was young."
Chen quickly asked: "What impact will that have?"
Yu Wen thought for a while, and said: "Actually, it's nothing. It's just that the two families did not sacrifice together. But what I can't figure out is the Li family's clan house. Li Duan's branch is seeing prosperity, so why are they willing to marry Li Duan?" This branch is divided."
Yu Tang was concerned about another matter, she said: "Father, did Master Pei San agree to be a middleman for the Li family?"
Yu Wen didn't know either, so he pondered and said, "I should agree! The Li family is a respectable family in Lin'an City anyway."
Yu Tang listened and took a sip of tea.
Pei Yan in her previous life was much more mysterious than this time, and she didn't easily come out to do anything. Now that he has just taken over as the suzerain of the Pei family for less than a year, he has already presided over two disputes. I don't know if it's because he has indeed entered the world a lot in this life? Or is it because she has had more contact with Pei Yan in this life and knows more about him
When Master Wu came to gossip with Yu Wen about this matter, Yu Wen inevitably asked about it: "Will Master Pei San be a middleman at that time?"
"It is said that the third master is not in Lin'an City." Master Wu said in a low voice, "The Li family's clan and Li Duan went to invite them several times, but they said they were not at home. Before, we thought it was the third master Pei who didn't want to get involved in this matter. Go, after inquiring about it two days ago, I found out that Mr. Pei San went to Hangzhou City, and he hasn’t come back until today! According to Shen Jiaoyu from the county school, it seems that a censor has come to Hangzhou City, and the censor is Pei. In the same year as the third master, the chief envoy of Zhejiang invited the third master Pei to accompany his guests."
Yu Wen shook his head straight after hearing this, and said, "Master Pei San is still in his filial piety!"
"But you can't just care about those who have gone and ignore those who are still there." Master Wu disagreed, and said, "In addition to serving, the elder of the Pei family is no longer here. The two young masters in the long room are still young and have no fame. Pei San It is very important for the second master of the Pei family to recover when the master returns home to inherit the ancestral business. Even if the third master of the Pei family is not for himself, he has to plan for the Pei family!"
Yu Tang recalled vigorously, it seemed that the second master of the Pei family became a big official after his recovery, but she didn't remember the specifics, but the Li family was more afraid of mentioning this.
Yu Wendao: "Then the Li family will wait for Master Pei to come back before dividing the clan?"
Master Wu looked around and saw that Yu Tang was the only one making refreshments in the room, so he didn't take it seriously, and lowered his voice and said, "You don't know yet, do you? The clan of the Li family had a big fight with Li Duan. The specific content of the quarrel has not been disclosed, but most of it has something to do with your family's affairs."
Yu Wen was puzzled, and said: "Can it be related to our family's affairs?"
"En!" Master Wu nodded, and said, "Think about it, before Li Duan's branch was not prominent, the Li family's clan house also helped them a lot. When Li Duan's branch developed, the clan's Apart from the tax exemption, what else is there to gain? But Li Duan’s incident dragged their clan house into trouble. Isn’t there a scholar in the Li family’s clan house now? This scholar can always be exempted from taxation. Thinking about it this way, Li Duan's methods are so vicious, rather than being dragged down by Li Duan's branch, it is better to take this opportunity to divide the sect with Li Duan This room is clean and tidy, and everyone lives in their own way.”
Neither Yu Wen nor Yu Tang thought of this.
Their family had a quarrel with Li Duan's family, and there was such a result.
Yu Wen still felt that it was too risky for the Li family clan to do so, and said: "But Li Xiucai is already in his prime this year, just in case..."
In case he passed away, the Li family would have to pay taxes again. That's not a small fortune. It will affect the entire Li family. If it is not done well, it will arouse the resentment of the Li family members and change the clan house.
Master Wu said slyly: "You still can't see it? There must be someone backing the Li family's family behind this! Otherwise, how dare the Li family's family have such boldness!"
Yu Wen still didn't understand.
Mr. Wu shook his head and said with a smile: "You are really a fool with a foolish blessing, just forget it if you don't see it. I'm here today to ask you for something else, and I want you to give me an idea."
Yu Wen was not the one who struggled, he couldn't figure it out, so he put the matter behind him and asked about Master Wu's reason for coming.
Master Wu said: "I have a business and I want to ask if you are interested in it - I have a nephew who is doing business in Ningbo, and they have a fleet that is about to go to sea. He wants to buy a batch of porcelain as a share. I just renovated the oil workshop at home, and I don’t have that much money on hand, would you like to participate in a share with me?”
Yu Wen has never thought of doing business with his neighbors, let alone the maritime business that he doesn't understand at all.
Master Wu also knew it, and said: "You don't have to come back to me at this time. You should discuss it with your family first. If you think it's risky and you have extra money in your family, you can also lend it to me. I'll give it to you at five percent interest." .”
Yu Wen really couldn't make up his mind for a while, exchanged some pleasantries with Master Wu, and then Master Wu got up to leave.
Yu Tang was thinking about this.
In her previous life, for her parents' funeral, she finally sold the whole house, and it was in the pavilion of her uncle's house. Although she is no longer neighbors with Mr. Wu, she has heard about Mr. Wu's family - the Wu family is not down, and Mr. Wu has never been involved in maritime business.
What is wrong in this life that caused things to change so much
Could it be the two hundred taels of silver obtained from the Lu family
Without the experience of the previous life, it is difficult for Yu Tang to judge whether this matter is feasible or not.
This frustrates her a bit.
When Yu Wen asked her opinion, she said: "Could someone inquire first about what kind of fleet it is?"
If she has the impression, it is possible to know the good or bad luck of this fleet.
As long as the fleet can return safely, it can make a lot of money.
It was not easy to go to sea in the previous life, and she may not know which ships returned safely, but if something happened, there would be some rumors.
Yu Wen had his own opinion, he said: "I don't like this kind of business. According to me, I don't want other people's, and others don't want mine. If Master Wu is really determined to do this business, we Let’s just lend him the silver. If we can’t pay it back, just pretend that our family doesn’t have the two hundred taels of silver from Bai Delu’s family!”
Yu Tang pursed his lips and smiled.
Her father was like that.
"It's better to call brother over to discuss it." Yu Tang believed in Yu Yuan's judgment even more, "Brother has been helping my uncle with the shop these days, so he hears and sees more than we do."
Yu Wen thought it made sense, and asked Yu Yuan to come over and talk.
Yu Yuan was against this matter.
He said: "Since I went to Hangzhou last time, I have been paying attention to the business in Hangzhou City. I heard people say that the business of going overseas is very deep. If we really want to participate in the shares, we have to inquire about these things in advance. We are separated by mountains, and we cannot be jealous when we see others making money."
Yu Tang agrees with Yu Yuan's opinion.
But Yu Wen still borrowed one hundred taels of silver to Mr. Wu out of friendship.
Yu Tang couldn't help looking at the sky when he knew about it.
She felt that their family would never be able to become rich.
Soon, the division of the Li family's clan house and Li Duan's family came to fruition.
The clan of the Li family was impatient, and before Li Yi could write back to say whether he agreed or disagreed, he forcibly separated the clan from Li Duan's family.
Everyone felt that the clan of the Li family was in a hurry, but the clan of the Li family let it go, saying that Li Duan's house violated the ancestral precepts and was unwilling to be restrained by the clan. Instead of making trouble like this, it is better to separate from each other , each live their own well.
The Li family kidnapped Yu Tang because of a failed marriage proposal, and the servants even made arrogance to instigate the refugees to kill, which was brought up and discussed by the people of Lin'an City.
You can say anything.
But in general, I still feel that the Lin family is too vicious, and the Li family's family style is not good.
Li Duan was so anxious that the corners of his mouth bubbled.
Lin was furious at home: "Who are these gossips? Ah Duan, this matter can't be left alone! It turns out that we took care of the clan house, who knew that we made a concession, and they didn't appreciate it. It doesn't matter if the sect is divided, you brothers study hard, but in a few years, maybe you can become the second Pei family."
How can it be so simple
Li Duan couldn't complain in front of his mother, so he was about to promise with a smile when he heard a man say in a narrow tone, "Auntie, why is she losing her temper? Fortunately, my cousin is filial and obeys you in everything. If I, Talk back to my mother early."