Gu Jiu not only invited Huyang County Master, but Huang Qubing to support the scene.

She also invited several brothers of the Gu family to ask for their help.

The Gu family's sons knew in their hearts that Gu Jiu asked them for help in name, but in fact Gu Jiu was creating opportunities for them to meet people.

Fortunately, they are not great-grandchildren, but also grandchildren, so they don't need to wear heavy filial piety.

It's already June, so going out at this time doesn't matter.

Only Gu Ban, the eldest son of the eldest son of the big house, as the great-grandson, had to observe filial piety for three years. You can't go out to socialize like your younger brothers.

When they came to the other courtyard, it was still early.

Bai Zhong warmly greeted him.

At this time, another carriage came.

Bai Zhong thought to himself, at this hour, are there any guests coming to the door?

The tea party was scheduled for half afternoon, so it was too early to come here.

When the visitor got off the carriage, Bai Zhong opened his mouth, How could it be Gu Dashao? Rare guest, rare guest!

Gu Rui, the eldest grandson of Hou's residence, got off the carriage and said with a smile, Please forgive me for coming uninvited. I learned that little sister Xiaojiu was going to hold a tea party and needed someone to support the scene, so I came here on my own initiative. I hope I didn't cause you any trouble. .

Bai Zhongxi smiled brightly, and the identity of the eldest grandson of the Hou residence was very important.

He hurriedly smiled and said, Young Master Gu is very polite! Madam would be very happy if she knew you were here.

Gu Rui said with a smile: At the beginning of the year, the late emperor mourned, thanks to the help of sister Xiaojiu, so my wife can go home to recuperate smoothly. In all, I owe sister Xiaojiu a lot of favors over the years. Sister Xiaojiu doesn't ask for anything in return, but I can't. I don’t repay my kindness. If there is anything I need to do today, just explain it, and it’s fine to go to the hall and do chores.”

Where do you need Master Gu to run the hall and do chores. You only need to stop in the hall, and the grade of this tea party will be there.

Huang Qubing came out dancing with a fan and made fun of Gu Rui.

Gu Rui glanced at Huang Qubing, both of them were in the same circle, the top second- and third-generation dude circles in the capital, and they were familiar with each other.

In this circle, the sons of the Gu family couldn't get in, so Gu Chen and his brothers were unable to talk to Huang Qubing.

As soon as Gu Rui came, Huang Qubing took the initiative to talk.

That's the difference in the circle,

The difference between closeness and distance is distinguished, and the distance is different.

Gu Rui laughed, I didn't expect you to come too.

Huang Qubing closed the fan, sister-in-law invited me here, and I naturally want to give my sister-in-law a face.

It's a pity that sister-in-law's elder brother Gu Jun is not in the capital, so he has no chance to be intimate with Gu Jun.

Several lords, don't stand at the door, let's all go in. The Lord of Huyang County should be here soon. Bai Zhong reminded.

When several people heard the words of the Huyang County Master, they all had expressions that were indescribable.

What did my sister-in-law think, that Huyang was the one to support the game. Aren't you afraid that Huyang's temper will take over and overturn the table?

Gu Rui coughed lightly, The people here today are all male guests, so the county master of Huyang shouldn't lift the table.

As soon as these words came out, everyone laughed ambiguous.

Huyang County Lord's fragrant rumors can be hidden from others, but not from them.

Han Wulang from Daihou Mansion has been around for so many years, and every time he leaves the mansion, he will be ridiculed by others. They all put him and Huyang County Master together to discuss.

Even if Han Wulang is unwilling, he can't stop others from talking.

They are all people in the same circle, and their family backgrounds are similar to each other, so Han Wulang naturally dare not turn his face at will. Had to reduce the number of times to go out, or change the circle to play.

Gu Chen still had doubts, Since all the guests are male, why did Sister Xiaojiu ask the Lord of Huyang County to support the scene? It's not appropriate, right?

Huang Qubing took care of Gu Jiu's face and explained patiently, The Princess Huyang has been unhappy recently, and my sister-in-law is looking for her to have some fun.

The Huyang County Master has been unable to ask for the title several times. This matter can be hidden from others, and it cannot be hidden from Princess Fuya. Huang Qubing was the son of Princess Fuya, so he naturally knew about it.

Huyang County Master has a problem now.

Whenever she encounters something unpleasant, she will cry to Gu Jiu.

Every time she called out that eldest nephew and daughter-in-law, Gu Jiu's heart trembled.

Gu Jiu often asks himself, what kind of sin has he committed to the person of Huyang County Master.

In order to get rid of the frustrated Huyang County Lord, Gu Jiu called Huyang to come to the tea party to support the scene.

A house of fresh meat with online appearance, Huyang County Master was elated and readily agreed.

In order to attend this tea party, Huyang County Master also ordered Xiu Niang to hurry up and make three new dresses. One set is more charming (more revealing) than the other.

It seems that the Huyang County Master has left the capital from the little eminent monk, and Emperor Wende will not give her a title. He plans to find a face or two at the tea party and continue to enjoy life.

Men and women matters, pay attention to your love and my wishes.

If the men at the tea party are not willing, for the sake of Gu Jiu's face, the Huyang County Master will not play coercion.

If there is a man pushing the boat at the tea party, and the Huyang County Lord does not dislike the other party, it will naturally be a matter of course. However, as a result, only Huyang County Master can unilaterally decide when to end this relationship.

After all, not every man is a little monk, and he can fool Huyang County Master into a rut.

Several young people, all about the same age, quickly became acquainted with each other.

Huang Qubing said casually: Congratulations to Young Master Gu, I am delighted to be Lin'er.

Gu Rui complained: My son has already reached 100 days before you say congratulations. Is it too late? At least you have to make up a gift. I think the longevity lock of red gold, two kilograms is very good.

puff!

Huang Qubing pointed at Gu Rui with an incredible expression on his face, You, are you robbing?

Two kilograms of red gold longevity locks, but Gu Rui was able to open his mouth, so why not grab it.

Gu Rui said naturally: You are not short of that money.

Gu Rui, why didn't I find out that you were so greedy for money before?

It's not because I didn't have children before. Now that I have children, I know that spending money is like running water. While I'm young, I have to save a little more for my children.

Gu Rui's tone was very serious and serious, and it was a matter of course. He also greeted several cousins ​​in the Gu family, all of whom have children and have their own experience in raising children.

Huang Qubing looked at the crowd.

Gu Chen coughed lightly, The girl spends less money, she only needs to prepare a dowry. If you have a son, you need to buy more properties. If you have more sons, you have to buy several properties. Otherwise, after a hundred years, The family property is not enough to divide the children, and it is also pitiful.

Huang Qubing looked incredulous, Why did you think so far?

Gu Zhen looked innocent, Did you think too far? It's just like the saying goes that people without far-sightedness will have near-term worries. Some time ago, my family split up, and I have a deep understanding of it.

Gu Rui agreed again and again, and when the old Hou Ye passed away, the Hou Mansion would also be divided.

No matter how much family business, it can't stand to be divided again and again.

Therefore, it is not advisable to expect to eat together and wait for death to eat ancestors. Can he eat his ancestors, and when his son inherits the family business, can he continue to eat his ancestors?

If he doesn't work hard to buy the property, and when his son grows up and inherits the family business, he is afraid that it will become a broken house.

When the time comes to trace the origin, the children and grandchildren will have to point to his spiritual card: Look, our Pingnanhou Mansion was defeated by this ancestor. To have such a prodigal ancestor on the stall is really a blood mold for eight lifetimes.

Just thinking about this scene makes my scalp tingle.

Obviously, after giving birth to his son, Zhou not only promoted Gu Rui to be a father, but also made Gu Rui realize his responsibility.

He was no longer alone, he had to think about the children. Buy as many properties as possible for the children and leave more ancestors.

It is rare to encounter Huang Qubing today, so he wanted to extort money for his son.

Huang Qu sickened him, Chang Ming'er, I'll give my little nephew a red gold longevity lock that weighs half a catty. Don't think it's too small.

Gu Rui held back his smile, with a reluctantly eye-catching expression, Half a catty is half a catty, and I don't dislike it either.

Huang Qu was so angry that he said, Gu Rui, you can ask who in the capital gave Longevity Locks and half a catty of red gold in one go? If you can give away three taels of Red Gold Longevity Locks, that's a very good relationship.

Gu Rui said, You are different from others.

Why is it different, he didn't say it, and let Huang Qubing speculate on his own.

Huang Qubing snorted twice, thinking that if it wasn't for Gu Jiu, the group of them wouldn't get together.

Look at all of you, all of you are getting into the eyes of money. Why don't you cherish such a good opportunity to make money? Sister-in-law wants to build a cement road, are you stupid and don't know how to invest some money? After investing the money, I will sit and eat every year in the future. Dividends, you don't have to worry about it, you don't know how to catch such a good thing, all pig brains.

After Huang Qubing finished speaking, he looked complacent again.

The crowd was silent.

Gu Rui asked him, How much did you invest?

Huang Qubing took a sip of tea, and with an expression that I don't want to show off, that's what you want to ask, and said, Not much, just one hundred thousand taels of silver.

Depend on!

Landlord.

This is the common thought of all the Gu family at this time.

Really envious and hateful.

Gu Rui said, My wife and I also invested money.

Huang Qubing was curious, How much?

Gu Rui sighed, I can't compare to you. The money from my private house for many years plus my wife's dowry money only made up 20,000 taels. However, the public account put 50,000 taels into it. Like you said, for the children and grandchildren Future generations seek a good thing to sit and eat dividends.

The corners of Huang Qubing's mouth twitched, no one who dares to love is a fool.

Although I don't know how many years it will take to recover the cost of this road, everyone still actively invested money with their trust in Gu Jiu. It's worth investing money just by sitting and eating dividends.

Several brothers of the Gu family also invested money.

The least voted 1,000 taels, and the most voted 6,000 taels.

Gu Zhen cast 6,000 taels.

I wanted to invest a little more, but my wife and I have too little silver on hand. There were some before, but they were all invested in projects outside Nancheng Gate. According to Xiaojiu's sister, it is estimated that dividends will be distributed by the end of this year.

Gu Rui laughed, Outside the Nancheng Gate, my wife also invested money in. It seems that by the end of this year, I will be able to share some money.

Huang Qubing also invested money.

Having said that, everyone present more or less invested money in Gu Jiu's project.

Huang Qubing thought about it, and tsk tsk.

Unconsciously, my sister-in-law has already wiped out all the people in the circle. This time, she is clearly eyeing those civil servants' families. She has networked all the civil and military affairs. In the future, if she wants to do something, who can stop it? The capital allows her to toss. Sister-in-law's layout is really amazing.

Gu Rui raised his eyebrows and secretly kicked Huang Qu Bing. Remind him secretly that if you know something, don't say it.

It is the so-called see through but not say through.

Huang Qubing slapped his mouth lightly, Look at my broken mouth, I keep my mouth shut all day long. Everything I said just now doesn't count, you should not have heard it. If it spreads out, I will never admit it. .

The brothers of the Gu family expressed their opinions one after another, and they would definitely not go out and talk nonsense.

The fate of the Gu family is closely related to the fate of Gu Jiu. Everyone is not a fool, and everyone has a steel scale in their hearts.

Bai Zhong came to Deng Cunli, covered his ears and quietly reported something.

Deng Cunli raised his eyebrows, Why is he here?

People have arrived at the door, what do you say?

Why did he come without a post for him? He's really thick-skinned. Deng Cunli's tone was very disgusting.

When Huang Qubing saw the two muttering, he asked loudly, What are you two talking about secretly? Is there anything you can't say in front of everyone.

Deng Cunli laughed suddenly, walked to Huang Qubing in a few steps, and said, A guest came in advance. Everyone knows this, it is the old master Chengen Bo Zhuci.

puff!

Huang Qubing spit out a mouthful of tea, sister-in-law sent a message to Uncle Cheng?

Deng Cunli shook his head, Madam didn't post a message to Uncle Cheng.

Gu Rui smiled and said, I didn't expect that other than me, there would be people who came uninvited.

During the festival between Gu Jiu and the Zhu family, everyone present was clear.

A year has passed, and the Zhu family has been extremely low-key this year, so low-key that people ignore the existence of his family.

I just didn't expect that, suddenly, the old man Cheng Enbo got out again. Piansheng also appeared at Gu Jiu's investment tea party.

Huang Qubing and Gu Rui exchanged glances, the meaning of which was understood by only the two of them.

Cheng En Bo Zhu Ci's current situation, people outside the circle can't see clearly. The two of them are people in the circle, and naturally they are Men Qing.

Huang Qubing laughed and said, The visitors are guests, everyone has arrived at the door, and they can't be driven away. Please come in. However, for today's tea party, only those who have an invitation letter can bid. Qualified to bid. Eunuch Deng, is this gentleman right?

This is what Deng Cunli was waiting for, Young Master Huang is of course right. Our family is asking people to place the Zhu family and their sons, so as not to disturb your Yaxing.

It doesn't matter if it's disturbing, and I can't talk about it. I'm not embarrassed, but I'm afraid that Uncle Cheng's old man will be embarrassed. When the Lord of Huyang comes, the Lord of Huyang will entertain their father and son.

This is the tacit understanding between Huang Qubing and Gu Rui.

The two of them are juniors, and Chengen Bozhu's resignation is of high rank. The two of them are not good at confronting people.

But the Huyang County Master has no such concerns.

Emperor Wende is the elder brother of the Huyang County Lord. In addition to being stingy and refusing to grant the title, even if the Huyang County Lord pierces the sky outside, Emperor Wende can help her.

The Zhu family in the district was the uncle's house of the late emperor, not the uncle's house of Emperor Wende. Emperor Wende didn't have to give the Zhu family face at all.

As the saying goes, when people take tea to cool off, relatives who are separated by a generation do not move around on weekdays, so they are considered relatives.

Do you really think that Emperor Wende would affectionately call Cheng'en Bo Zhu his uncle? Dream it.

For no reason, he took the title of Earl Cheng En, and it was already the kindness of Emperor Wende.

It is estimated that Chengen Bo Zhuci also realized that the Zhu family was in danger, so he had the cheek to come uninvited, gather the number of people, forge a good relationship, and signal that he and Gu Jiubing would make a fortune together.

I just don't know if Gu Jiu is willing to give him this face.

Deng Cunli asked someone to invite the father and son of the Zhu family in, and placed them in the side hall far away, which did not disturb the gathering of several young people.

The father and son of the Zhu family sit in the small side hall, where the environment is quiet and the tea fragrance is far away. However, neither father and son were in the mood to enjoy it.

Master Zhu was originally a calm person, but today he was a little impatient.

He looked at his old father, When I came in, I clearly saw someone over the waterside, but Eunuch Deng deliberately placed us in this remote hall. Except for the maid serving tea, no one came to say hello. This move It is clearly to lose face of our Zhu family.

Cheng Enbo Zhu Ci put down the tea cup, How can our Zhu family have any face today? If our Zhu family is a small family, the family will be satisfied with enough to eat, and naturally there is no need to ask for help.

But in fact, our Zhu family has a great business, and the Zhu family plus relatives and friends, several generations of management relationships, tens of thousands of people all count on us to eat. Don't say that the other party is just left out, even if a slap comes, we have to endure it.

Master Zhu frowned and was unwilling.

Cheng'en Bo Zhu remarked tirelessly and said, Last time, our Zhu family missed the project outside Nancheng Gate. This time, in any case, we can't miss the cement road from Beijing to Luozhou.

Others don't know the value of this road, how can we Zhu family not know. Every day on this road, we Zhu family know how many cars and horses pass by.

When the cement road is repaired, the number of cars and horses on the road will be doubled, or even tripled or quadrupled. There is a toll station in 50 miles. Pedestrians do not charge, but only for vehicles and horses.

The three cents may seem like a small amount of money, but there are dozens of toll booths on this road, and it can't stand the fact that less money can become more. This road, once it becomes a cement road, is gold. Lie on it and eat it for a lifetime.

It's a pity that His Majesty couldn't see through, and was fooled by Mrs. Zhao, and even promised to ask Mrs. Zhao to raise funds to build the road. But that's fine, otherwise we wouldn't have a chance to join this feast.

I have to say that although Cheng'en Bozhu's speech is ugly, his business sense has nothing to say. It's not just ordinary, but super sharp.

At a glance, you can see the value of the cement road from Beijing to Luozhou.

What is gold?

The cement road from Beijing to Luozhou is a fighter in gold.

At present, in addition to Gu Jiu, also Cheng Enbo Zhu's words accurately estimated the value of this road.

With Emperor Wende, there were times when he regretted it.

Huang Qubing has always underestimated the value of this road. When the dividends are distributed in the future, he estimates that he will regret why he only invested 100,000 taels and why not 1 million taels. Ahhh.

Emperor Wende is expected to roar, why am I so stupid, why so stupid. Such a profitable cement road is not just a million dollars, I have it. Could it be that my mind was flooded back then, and I personally pushed out the money-making opportunity that was handed to me.

Ahhh!

Can I spend money to buy this road back?

Gu Jiu: Haha! Just dream. Even if you are the emperor, this lady will not give you face.

Emperor Wende: I want to change forty years to twenty years, no, to five years.

Gu Jiu: Haha, do you want to be shameless?

Anyway, around this road, there will always be all kinds of entanglements and contradictions.

This is a later story, not for the time being.

In the middle of the afternoon, when the yamen and the yamen were approaching, guests began to come to the door.

Today's tea party is actually a buffet.

For this buffet, Gu Jiu also took time out to teach the kitchen to make a few modern snacks. He also tried to extract cream from milk to make cheese.

All kinds of southern fruits cost a lot of money to keep fresh and transport them to the capital.

All kinds of southern dried fruit preserves, all kinds of seafood products, have been shipped to the capital, appearing on tonight's buffet.

It's not so much a tea party as it's a food carnival.

The guests came one after another, and the welcoming team led by Shiqin and Shiqi, dressed in uniform, welcomed the guests into the hall.

Two rows of long tables covered with precious tablecloths.

The tablecloth was filled with all kinds of food. Many were never seen.

what is this?

This is a cream cake specially prepared for the distinguished guests.

What is this?

This is a fruit platter, also called a fruit salad.

what is this?

This is shredded squid, specially shipped from the south. If the guests are thirsty, there are various drinks here. These are freshly squeezed juices, including apple juice, mango juice, watermelon juice...

The maidservants trained by the palace have extraordinary professionalism.

The welcome group, headed by Shiqin and Shiqi, was moderate in advance and retreat, neither humble nor arrogant, and with its beautiful appearance, the guests were lightened by a tael as soon as they entered the door.

Of course, no one dared to do anything to these welcoming maids at the tea party.

Everyone who was invited knew that behind the tea party stood Mrs. Zhao. Give them ten courage, and they don't dare to touch Mrs. Zhao's people.

What's more, there is also a Huyang County Master who will turn his face if he disagrees.

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