Jia Amnesty, Duke Rong of the Red Chamber

Chapter 39

Unexpectedly, when Jia She asked Xue Siqi what was the matter again, he just laughed and said nothing.

Jia Amnesty was depressed, and raised his hand to refill him a cup of tea, "Uncle Xu drinks tea."

Xue Siqi drank half a cup and asked, "Little young master is used to drinking such old tea?"

"Water is not all the same. When I practice martial arts, I only drink plain water, not even tea leaves, just to quench my thirst." Jia She said, "Uncle Xu is an expert, so I have to wait for you to get the food this time. It's just The account book is with my cousin, waiting for him to come back."

Xue Siqi looked at Jia She with some admiration in his eyes, and didn't refuse, "Just show it to me when the time comes. Although my family doesn't do much in the grain business, I still know better than you kids."

After noon, Shi Da came back smelling of alcohol, Jia She said, "Cousin, go and wipe your face, there is business."

"Oh." Shi Da honestly went to wipe his face and drink sober soup, and then gave them a detailed financial report, and handed over the few pages he wrote down freely.

"These few are okay, but this Boss Wei is really a bit inappropriate." Xue Siqi didn't hide his secrets, "I checked the bottom of this place before I came to Taiyuan. Boss Wei's wealth is not clean. It's not very safe. If the young master doesn't think I'm troublesome, I'll accompany you to their shop to find out."

Jia She hurriedly said, "I don't dislike it, I don't dislike it, thank you Uncle Xue! It's really a timely gift."

Xue Siqi smiled and said, "It's only natural for a gentleman like you not to know the way inside. Then let's go now?"

He spoke softly and modestly, and he was neat and straightforward. On the contrary, it was Jia She who complained in front of Jia Daishan that the Xue family was a merchant. Now that he thought about it, he was so embarrassed that he could only thank him again and again.

Xue Siqi deserves to be praised as a Confucian businessman. If he hadn't known his identity in advance, he would actually be a man more magnanimous than Shihou.

It is also because the founding of the country was not long ago.

Rongguo Mansion and Bowlinghou Mansion are of the same age as the country, which sounds great, but this country is only in its third generation.

In case there is a curse of not being rich for three generations, their family with nobles is not as good as the Xue family with money.

Jia Amnesty introspects that his previous contempt for merchants was due to his shallow knowledge, and he is willing to honor his son and nephew in front of Xue Siqi.

Shi Da already regards Jia She's cousin as the boss, and wished he could put on the saddle immediately, and immediately said, "Go this way, I'll show you the way."

Instead, Xue Siqi also looked at him high, thinking that this young master is also very approachable.

It can be regarded as a wonderful misunderstanding.

Only Yao Qianshu still treats others indifferently, and the means of a businessman are the most useless in front of him. For money, just wave his hand.

Fearing that he would be jealous, Jia She stood behind him and said in a low voice while going down the stairs, "You can see how old Uncle Xue is, so don't be jealous."

There was a flight of stairs between the two of them, and they were standing at the same level. Yao Qianshu turned his head, his breath intersected, and a blush appeared on Jia Amnesty's face, Fang Fang said, "Do you think I'm as stingy as you?"

"Yes, yes, I'm the cheapest." Jia Amnesty leaned over, touched him hastily, and then gently pushed Yao Qianshu who was stunned, "Hurry up, the road is blocked."

Yao Qianshu's exposed ears turned red, "You are really...a big crowd."

The steps down the stairs were much slower.

Jia Amnesty, as if nothing had happened, rushed down the stairs in two or three steps, never giving him a chance to be good at taking advantage of it.

Shi Da led the crowd to find the Wei's grain store, where other guests were being entertained, so Boss Wei also greeted them graciously.

Jia She said, "This is the elders of the family. They are afraid that we will be young, so they came here to help. We are waiting for him, so we did not promise you to transport food in the morning."

Boss Wei smiled and said, "Look at what you said, you are welcome to whomever you are with. I didn't drink the wine at noon, and I hosted a banquet at night, not only you, but also some other old friends, so don't refuse any more. Yes. It’s also for you, what do you think?”

He has good eyesight and knows that Xue Siqi is difficult to deal with, so he is finally asking for his opinion.

Xue Siqi said, "Then I would like to thank Boss Wei, respect is worse than obedience."

He didn't say much, and left after only seeing a few samples.

Jia Amnesty was a little anxious, and urged him to ask, "What do you think? Can I buy this food?"

"There is nothing wrong with the food, but I always feel that he has other plans." Xue Siqi said, "Generally, if the host invites wine, if the guest refuses once, he will not bother him anymore. At most, he will send some small things for ordering. I listen to his advice. What do you mean, why does it seem that you have been invited several times? Since Young Master Shi had lunch with him at noon, it seems that he is here for you, Young Master."

"It's not me." Jia Amnesty said, motioning him to look at Yao Qianshu who was beside him, "He's targeting us, Mr. Yao, and the two of us pretended to be brothers."

Xue Siqi apologized slightly, and greeted Yao Qianshu, "Mr. Yao, don't blame me, I didn't think carefully, please stay away at night."

Yao Qianshu wasn't bothered by it. Throughout the ages, money fans who wanted to make money could line up from Taiyuan to Xuanfu, and there were one or two mortals who begged for nothing and wanted to marry him. It was a trivial matter.

He said, "Master Xue doesn't need to be like this, just have a drink, but if you avoid them, it seems that you are too fond of them."

Xue Siqi dismissed it and did not mention it. He visited the remaining grain companies and found no major problems. He also praised Shi Da for his business acumen.

Two-thirds of a year has passed, and this is the first time Shi Da has been praised by others. Now he regards Xue Siqi as a bole, and wants to worship him as a teacher and learn to do business.

Jia Amnesty tugged at his back collar and pulled him away from Xue Siqi, "If my uncle hears this, he will probably die of anger again."

Xue Siqi also said, "It's not a problem to point out one or two words, so don't mention the word apprentice Shi."

With this kind of apprentice, he can cheat himself [-] times in three days.

At night, a few people came to the cyclamen in the city as promised. Boss Wei's eyes turned green when he saw Yao Qianshu, and he was stunned to take the job of the second child, "Guest! Please come inside!"

He himself had to welcome another wave of guests and come in later.

The private room was quite big, with a table of eight immortals, and the girl who had been following Boss Wei was nowhere to be seen. Jia She was relieved and sat down next to Yao Qianshu.

He also wanted to direct Shi Da, "Cousin, sit on the other side of Mr. Yao."

At any rate, count yourself as one of your own, and block it.

Why is this table round?

After about a cup of tea, Boss Wei arrived accompanied by other guests. As soon as this group of people entered, Jia She felt bad.

All of them are burly men, casual and rude in their actions.

The ones who had a good chat with Boss Wei should be the ones at the head, and they can no longer be described as shrewd and capable. He seemed to glance in Jia She's direction unintentionally, and the majesty revealed inadvertently made Jia She vigilant.

Xue Siqi on the side gently squeezed his hand as a hint.

These people are definitely not ordinary people.

Boss Wei introduced both of them, "This is Mr. Yao from the capital, and this is Mr. Lu. He came from the northeast, farther than you. Today I am shy, and I am hosting a banquet for you all. It’s really hard work coming from afar, I hope we can all make a lot of money!”

Everyone raised their glasses once, and Boss Wei was very enthusiastic about persuading him to drink and eat.

Mr. Lu sat across from Jia She, looked at him and smiled, "Sure enough, the capital city is no worse than ours. Mr. Yao is very noble."

He is fluent in Mandarin and has no accent.

"Young Master Lu is absurd." After toasting him with a glass, Jia She waved away the maid who was about to serve the wine, "I'm too strong to drink, you guys drink."

During the dinner, Xue Siqi and Boss Wei were always chatting, discussing for a long time about food prices and transportation in Taiyuan and the capital, and Boss Wei slapped the table, "Boss Yao is so knowledgeable! Listening to what you say is better than reading ten years of books!"

He heard that Jia She called Xue Siqi the elder, so he thought they had the same surname, so he directly gave Xue Siqi the same surname as Qian Shu.

After the three rounds of wine, the dishes have tasted five flavors, and the banquet just ended, and the guests and hosts enjoyed themselves.

Mr. Lu stood up a head taller than Jia She, before leaving, he stopped Jia She and his party, "Today is very fun, I wonder if Mr. Yao is interested in making another friend?"

Jia Xiaoshe, who was shorter than anyone else, asked with a smile, "I don't know if Mr. Lu wants to make friends with me or my brother?"

"Of course it's you, Mr. Yao." He has a deep face and a calm demeanor, he doesn't look like a businessman, but a resolute general.

Jia She shook his head and said, "If you're not interested, my wife will be jealous."

"When a man makes friends, there are still women who dare to be jealous? Women, you should be more disciplined. Could it be that Mr. Yao is still angry with women at home?" Mr. Lu raised his eyebrows and teased with some contempt .

Behind Mr. Lu, several big men surrounded him and laughed too.

Jia Amnesty's body reaction was much faster than his brain, his hand had already touched the dagger in his sleeve, and he could unsheath it if the other party made any abnormal movements.

Yao Qianshu stretched out his hand to hold Jia She, and said calmly, "My brother doesn't want to be friends with you, can't it be possible? In the world, apart from gold and silver, there is absolutely no one who is loved by everyone."

He also secretly praised himself, especially scheming.

Mr. Lu couldn't tell whether he was happy or angry, and he took a deep look at Jia She, "Since Mr. Yao doesn't show face, that's all."

"Thank you." Jia Amnesty nodded at him, his eyes as cold as his voice, "Farewell."

Boss Wei didn't know why the guests, who were quite happy just now, got tired of looking at each other. He was about to smooth things over, but both of them turned their heads and left.

Jia She pursed his lips and said, "Go to Taiyuan Mansion, his uncle's, these people are not from the Celestial Dynasty."

Whose celestial dynasty, people coming from the Northeast speak without a bad taste!