A concubine enters the mansion? Reborn, three matchmakers and six engagements to marry the Prime Min

Boss Liu's name is Liu Qing, he is in his thirties, dark-skinned and sturdy. He is dressed in a cotton robe and looks more like a country boy than a wealthy businessman.

The Liu family used to be in the business of mountain products and local produce, and they accumulated a lot of wealth by working in the mountains and farming.

Later, Liu Qing's younger brother Liu Mu also passed the imperial examination, and the Liu family spent all their wealth to pave the way for Liu Mu. Liu Qing also moved his family to the capital to arrange a wedding for his younger brother and set up a family business.

Later, Liu Mu was sent to serve as an official in a remote area, and now he is the prefect of Huzhou. Liu Qing was also tired of doing business in Beijing, and he still liked to farm and sell mountain products in the countryside.

After discussing it, the two brothers decided to dispose of all the businesses in the capital and let Liu Qing return to his hometown to live a stable life.

In Liu Qing's words, there are too many cunning people in the capital, and his life is too tiring.

Lin Wuchen ordered the people around him to hand over the things, and said with a smile: "I heard that your house has been sold, and I thought you would leave soon. Please don't despise this little bit of Beijing etiquette, it's just a token of my appreciation."

Liu Qing gave a bitter smile, "Where did you get this information, Third Young Master? My house hasn't been sold yet. There are quite a few people looking at it, but not many are willing to offer a high price."

The two of them exchanged greetings as they entered the hall. Liu Qing asked someone to bring in tea and invited Lin Wuchen to sit down.

"Who told you, Third Young Master, that I have sold my house? I would like to sell it, but it is not easy to do so. I have made up my mind, so I will leave it alone for now. If my brother returns to the capital to be an official in the future, he will have a place to stay."

The Liu family was not in a hurry to use the money. They wanted to sell it because Huzhou was far away from the capital due to the high mountains and high roads, and they needed to leave someone here to take care of it.

They were from the countryside and felt that it was not worthwhile to spend money to hire someone to look after the house while it was empty. It would be better to sell it as soon as possible so that the money in hand would be real.

But yesterday he received a letter from his brother Liu Mu, saying that his mother was not feeling well, so he decided not to sell it for now and wait until later.

Lin Wuchen replied casually, "I also heard from someone yesterday that it was sold to General Chen."

Liu Qing shook his head. "The Third Young Master is talking about General Chen who follows the Li family? He actually came to ask, but my price is high and he doesn't have the money."

"Several other officials asked, and they all said the same thing in the end." He then jokingly said, "The officials in the capital are much more reasonable than those in our small town. They don't rely on their power to force sales."

Lin Wuchen smiled, "How can you be so unreasonable under the emperor's feet?"

In his heart, he thought that this was because the Liu family had a prefect. Although the official position was not high, it was still considered to be holding real power. Moreover, Liu Mu's teacher was Zhang Zhongliang, an assistant minister of the cabinet. Who in the capital dared to openly bully the Liu family?

If it were a small merchant with no power or influence, it would be hard to say.

Lin Wuchen asked again, "Boss Liu, how much money can General Chen give? To be honest with you, Boss Liu, he once helped the Lin family when he was in the Northern Frontier. I thought if the difference is not too big, why don't I pay for him, as a favor."

"As businessmen, we are not afraid of owing money, but we are most afraid of owing favors to others."

Liu Qing agreed deeply with Lin Wuchen's words. Not to mention a big business like the Lin family, even when he was in the countryside, what he feared most was owing favors to others.

But after hearing Lin Wuchen's words, Liu Qing still looked embarrassed, "Third Young Master, if you want to repay the favor, I'm afraid you have to think of another way."

Lin Wuchen was stunned. "What does Boss Liu mean by this? Do you really not want to sell it even if I pay you?"

If the Liu family refuses to sell, this will be a difficult matter. Chen Ping looked at many houses and chose this one. It is not easy to find a suitable one for Chen Ping.

Liu Qing shook his head. "That's not what I meant. It's just that the money General Chen is short of is really... a bit too much."

Lin Wuchen said readily: "Boss Liu, tell me how much it is. Since my Lin family wants to repay the favor, we can afford a little more money."

He thought that since Chen Ping dared to look at such a nice house outside, he must have paid more than ten thousand taels of silver. He could at most give him another ten thousand taels.

Ten thousand taels of silver made Li Chaoyun infamous, but it was well worth it.

He calmly picked up the teacup and took a sip.

Then Liu Qing said, "General Chen only has 5,000 taels of silver, and he still needs 20,000 taels."

Lin Wuchen almost spit out the tea in his mouth, but fortunately he reacted quickly and finally swallowed it down.

"He only has five thousand taels of silver, and he dares to look at your house?"

In fact, Chen Ping was just a small general, and five thousand taels of silver was already a lot. This was because he was valued by Li Yunsi, had great power, and received many rewards.

Liu Qing said helplessly: "So I say, you should repay this favor another way."

Lin Wuchen pondered for a moment, then made up his mind, twenty thousand taels is twenty thousand taels. As long as the matter can be accomplished, it is worth spending twenty thousand taels more.

"Boss Liu, I paid 20,000 taels of silver for this house on behalf of General Chen. I thought about it and decided that as businessmen, we should still value integrity. We should repay a drop of kindness with a spring of gratitude."

Liu Qing was obviously a little surprised. "Is what the Third Young Master said true? You want to pay 20,000 taels of silver for General Chen? Then I will send someone to tell General Chen right away."

He also had good intentions. The Lin family paid the money on behalf of General Chen because they wanted to repay a favor, so of course they had to tell General Chen.

Upon hearing this, Lin Wuchen hurriedly said, "Boss Liu, please don't mention me. Just find an excuse to lower the price."

Seeing Liu Qing's puzzled expression, Lin Wuchen continued, "Actually, I consulted a master, who said that this kind of thing cannot be done deliberately. What I did is called unobstructed merit in Buddhism, and I will be blessed by the Buddha. I did this to have a clear conscience, and there is no need to let General Chen know."

Liu Qing suddenly realized and said with a smile: "The Third Young Master is still far-sighted, so I will listen to him."

Then he asked with an embarrassed look: "Then according to what Third Young Master said, what reason should I come up with? It is unreasonable to reduce the price from 25,000 taels to 5,000 taels."

If he were Chen Ping, he would not dare to buy in this situation.

Lin Wuchen's eyes flickered, and he said mysteriously, "Why don't you just do me a favor, Boss Liu? Maybe you can even pave the way for Prefect Liu in advance."

Liu Qing didn't know much about the twists and turns of officialdom, so after hearing what Lin Wuchen said, he spoke humbly.

"Please explain clearly, Third Young Master. I am a rough man and I don't quite understand what you mean."