The Royal Merchant of the Red Chamber

Let's talk about this day, after Xue Zhizhang thought it over and over again, he still carefully wrote an excerpt, explaining everything about Fourth Master Long and his son returning home until the three of them went into business together.And he offered to divide the dry shares owned by the Xue family into five or six out of ten and choose a nice name to donate to the internal treasury and dedicated it to the Holy Majesty.Then, the transfer contracts were attached one by one, and then they were sent to Beijing in the form of secret notes.

After explaining all the trifles, Xue Zhizhang calmed down.Started to manage the two businesses of cultured pearls and tea gardens.There is no need to mention that people go to the south to buy land and lakes.A few days ago, the caravan that went overseas also came back, bringing back three or five missionaries who were said to be very talented, with blond hair and blue eyes, and their looks were quite different from those of the Central Plains people.Fortunately, with a little knowledge of official Chinese, even those who falter and gesticulate can understand the meaning of both parties.After learning that they really knew the recipe for strengthening the glass, Xue Zhizhang involuntarily sent him to a resort under repair on the outskirts of the city and put him under strict surveillance.And Xue Pan would go out of the city every day, chatting with those few missionaries Kiri, and he didn't know what to tinker with.

Zhen Baoyu arrived at Xue's house on time every day.Due to the frequent entry and exit, he consciously disturbed the life of Xue's mansion, but he was embarrassed to let Xue's mansion open the gate every time, and automatically chose the corner door to enter.After such a few days, Xue Zhizhang didn't look like him, so he offered to tidy up a yard for Zhen Baoyu in Xue's mansion, so as to facilitate his studies.Everyone in Zhen's family was very grateful, and happily packed up Baoyu's luggage and sent it to her door.Live in Bilianxuan opposite Haitang Pavilion.In addition to listening to Mr. Zhuang explaining poems and essays every day, he is studying hard in the yard.When he was young, he was absurd and uninhibited, very desolate.Fortunately, he is intelligent by nature and has a tenacious personality, gradually showing some aura.Mr. Zhuang specially arranged the homework according to his progress, but after more than a month, he was astonished that he had been completely transformed.Mr. Zhuang saw it, and the professor became more and more interested.

Fourth Master Long came and went mysteriously in the past few days, he often left Xue's mansion when he got up early, and didn't come back until the door was locked at night.Seeing it, Xue Zhizhang gradually became suspicious, but because of his identity, after thinking twice, he finally let himself go and didn't investigate further.His idea is very simple, he just doesn't want to get involved with the royal family.But the sky didn't follow people's wishes, he kept avoiding it again and again, on this day, Fourth Master Long came to his door after all——

"Master Xue, this is the share capital for my business partnership with Pan'er, please accept it." Fourth Master Long said, and handed the 10 taels of silver note to Xue Zhizhang.

Xue Zhizhang looked down at the neatly stacked banknotes on the high table, sighed secretly in his heart, but smiled calmly on his face: "You are welcome, fourth master. Pan'er has already told me that you have already made clear who you are The division of labor. Let’s just say that after the new tea and pearls come out, the fourth master is responsible for promoting them in Beijing, using this as a technical investment, and gets 10%. The Zhen family invested 10 taels, and got [-]%. I got [-]%. Now that the matter has been settled, why should fourth master..."

"Pan'er's words are just excuses for me. How can I have the cheek to take advantage of him. Now that I have raised 10 taels, it is justified to officially become a shareholder." Fourth Master Long smiled lightly.

When Xue Zhizhang heard Fourth Master Long say that, he couldn't shirk anymore.After all, a prince also has the dignity of a prince.Although there are some who like to bully the weak and take advantage of their status to take it by force.But there is also Long Si who keeps himself clean and keeps things clear.He is not afraid of the former, and he is not afraid of the latter.Immediately nodded with a smile, stretched out his hand to put away the bank notes on the table, and said to Fourth Master Long, "In this case, please wait a moment, Fourth Master. Take me to make a new contract, and transfer the principal of your shareholding and other matters After detailed records, all three of us have a certificate."

"Thank you, Master Xue." Fourth Master Long said with a calm smile.

For a while, Xue Zhizhang drew up another contract, and after Long Siye read it and confirmed that it was correct, he copied two copies, signed and signed, and Xue Zhizhang said with a smile: "Because Baoyu and Pan'er are studying at Mr. Zhuang's place." , I don't have time to spare right now, please wait for a while, and after they finish school and sign one by one, I will send a contract to Si Ye."

Fourth Master Long naturally nodded in agreement.Remembering that he hadn't seen Xue Pan face to face these few mornings, he couldn't help asking: "Why haven't you seen Pan'er these few days?"

Hearing this, Xue Zhizhang chuckled and said: "So that the fourth master will know that my son was originally a devil king who didn't like reading and calligraphy. Now that he is eight years old, he can't even read the characters. It's a waste of his well-educated talent." A virtuous teacher. Now his master has become ruthless, holding the two of Pan'er to study in the yard all day long, and vowed to let Pan'er take off his illiterate hat before the end of the year."

"Pan'er's master?" Fourth Master Long's heart moved, and he asked: "I heard that he had a very knowledgeable gentleman before, but I have never seen him before. I wonder if this gentleman is..."

"Oh!" Xue Zhizhang nodded with a smile, and said: "This gentleman's surname is Zhuang Mingyou, and his name is Shaoyou."

Fourth Master Long was amazed for a while, and couldn't help asking: "But the great Confucian Zhuang Shaoyou who is known as 'knowing the righteousness of all scholars and familiar with a hundred schools of thought'?"

"Fourth master has also heard of Mr.'s name?" Although Xue Zhizhang asked this in his mouth, there was no surprise on his face.No one else, because Mr. Zhuang's reputation is so resounding that almost everyone who can read has heard of it.

But he thought it was normal, but Fourth Master Long's heart was like a huge wave.A few months ago, he met Xue Pan outside Jinling City, and he thought that Xue Pan was just a playboy without a chest.Later, when I saw Xue Pan's economic methods, I just felt that he was indeed a man of family education, and he was born with the mind to make money in business.It wasn't until Xue Pan led him to meet the supernatural and unpredictable Mr. Shi that he became a little bit afraid.But before the original surprise was digested, another famous Confucian gentleman appeared in Xue Pan...

Such a series of opportunities, even if he is as calm as a dragon, he is faintly jealous and envious.After a lot of thoughts, and looking at Xue Zhizhang who was doing everything in front of him, he felt a wooing heart in his heart.

It's a pity that he has a noble status and a simple mind.I never thought of winning over my servants before.If it wasn't for this trip to Jinling that made him clearly aware of someone's malice towards him, and even narrowly escaped his murder several times, he wouldn't have thought about it.He is a person who is used to being cold-hearted and cold-faced.Now I suddenly think about it, and I don't know what to do.I had to make frequent cryptic gestures, but it was a pity that Xue Zhizhang, a man who knew the elegant meaning after listening to string songs, suddenly became dumbfounded and became dull. He couldn't understand what he meant, or he didn't want to understand at all. For him.Long Si had a low face in the first place, and after saying two or three times that Xue Zhizhang didn't respond, he stopped trying to win over the old fox.Instead, he turned his attention to the little goose.

So Xue Pan, who was getting busy day by day, found out sadly that at some point, there was a tail following closely behind him, which followed him like a shadow, and he couldn't shake it off.Every time I followed around in the name of inspection, I didn't see him say a step more or do something more, but I just stood beside him with a cold face.It was so embarrassing that even the stewards who came to report affairs every time felt baffled.

Not only that, but in the end he followed him into the study with a thick skin, and listened to Mr. Zhuang explaining "Thousand Characters" to himself every morning, which made Baochai feel embarrassed to enter the study. Seeing this, Xue Pan , his complexion became more and more livid.

On this day, Xue Pan, who had endured for a long time, finally broke out.After calling Fourth Master Long outside, Xue Pan raised his eyebrows at the calm Fourth Master Long and asked, "Fourth Master, what exactly do you want to do?"

Hearing this, Fourth Master Long couldn't help being at a loss.

He didn't know what he wanted to do either.At the beginning, naturally, they wanted to win over Xue Pan and abduct Xue Zhizhang, an old fox, by the way.But as the time with Xue Pan grew longer, he suddenly found that he began to enjoy the life with Xue Pan.There are different things to do every day, but every day feels very relaxed.I don't feel tired because of the complicated tasks, but I feel very fulfilled.They also don't have to think twice about every sentence like they did in the palace. Everyone speaks straight to the point, straight to the point.Any differences of opinion will not be kept in the heart, but will be resolved face to face.Of course, there are fewer bad things about treacherous plots...

Simple, crisp, clean, direct and fresh.

These are all the words in Xue Pan's life, which is completely different from his own experience.Especially the Xue family's way of getting along is something I have never experienced in the palace.Kind, natural, without any emotional barriers and careful words, even though everyone has their own ideas and scheming, but it does not prevent them from trusting and loving each other.Even Zhen Baoyu, who is the son of a wealthy family, is so sincere when interacting with each other.It is different from the indifference, vigilance, and vigilance when he gets along with his brothers... This novel feeling made Fourth Master Long faintly indulge in it.This kind of cognition made Fourth Master Long a little at a loss.There is even a faint feeling of enjoyment.

"... Fourth Master?" Xue Pan called out several times, but only saw Long Fourth Master's slightly dull face.Wrinkled impatiently, Xue Pan stretched out his fingertips and gently poked Long Si's chest.He opened his mouth and said, "The soul is back!"

"Ah?" Long Si blinked blankly, looking at Xue Pan who suddenly enlarged his face in front of him.The round face is like a steamed bun just out of the pan, lumpy.Fourth Master Long suddenly felt a little hungry, so he couldn't help but said aloud, "I'm a little hungry, where should we go for lunch?"

"..." Xue Pan only felt that his eyes suddenly went dark, and a group of crows flew over his forehead.After staring blankly at Fourth Master Long for a while, Xue Pan finally sighed softly, and said in a compromised way: "Fourth Master, if you have anything to do, just tell me, and I will try my best to do it if I can."

Stop following me like a ghost!

Seeing Fourth Master Long becoming calmer but showing a slightly blank gaze, Xue Pan raised his head, feeling speechless to ask the sky.

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