"You took advantage of it and never saw her again?" Li Xiaoyao stared at Yu Yuanshan and asked.

Yu Yuanshan nodded.

Li Xiaoyao sighed softly and advised in a low voice: "She has lived such a difficult life. She was once a pretty girl, but she may have become old and ugly. If you want to repay your teacher's kindness, there are many ways to help her, such as financial aid and support."

Those two children are both excellent, better than this one."

"To be honest, Fifth Master, I gave up the idea of ​​starting a family, mostly for her. What Fifth Master said is for my own good. I..." Yu Yuanshan got stuck on the word 'I' and didn't know what to say next.

Li Xiaoyao sighed, looked at Yu Yuanshan and said with a smile: "I would also like to remind you that you are always cautious and careful, and you don't do things haphazardly. Once you have made up your mind about this matter, just go ahead and do it.

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You will be in office for five years, and you will be re-elected. You are already at this age. It is better to be quick than slow. Just take over the job and get married. It will happen again and again next spring. It just so happens that I will be on Huainan Road next spring.

I'm here to congratulate you.

Well, find a decent matchmaker, and find someone who is careful to explain things clearly, and don't scare people, otherwise good things will turn out to be bad things." When Li Xiaoyao said the last word, there was a hint of teasing in his laughter.

Yu Yuanshan's face turned red and he hurriedly left his seat and bowed to agree.

Li Xiaoyao motioned him to sit down, thought for a moment, and said with a smile: "I'll have someone prepare Miss Mo Yan's dowry for her. Also, when you are in office, you need to be incorruptible, but you don't have to be so incorrigible as to be inhumane.

If you are extremely pure, there will be no fish. If a person is extremely pure, he will no longer be a human being. You just have to grasp the balance between them. Remember, what you want to do is to be an able official. The word 'neng' is the most important, well, but also

Yes, I will subsidize you 20,000 silver every year, so I can consider it as a way to support your culture."

Yu Yuanshan was stunned after hearing this, and it took him a long time to come to his senses.

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Early the next morning, Zhang Zhongyi personally delivered twenty thousand taels of silver notes.

Zhang Zhongyi knew Yu Yuanshan even before Li Xiaoyao for a while. Yu Yuanshan did not treat him as an outsider, but took him along and asked him to find a few safe stewards.

Zhang Zhongyi spread his hands and said: "Don't come to me about this matter. Tell the truth. If there is a real person, I won't be willing to give it to you! Because of this person's matter, Fifth Brother and I are so anxious that we want to stand on the street and bite a bunch of people back."

, the fifth master has handed over so much business that no one has any use for it! Come on, I think you should be the president of Xunqian, that old fox has many people at his disposal."

"You also know that he is an old fox, how can I dare to look for him?! Forget it, I will look for him slowly by myself, it will be harder!" Yu Yuanshan smiled and waved.

Zhang Zhongyi rolled his eyes at him: "You have become such a grown-up, shouldn't you have to work hard? By the way, the fifth master said that you are planning to marry a wife? Has the date been set? This must be very lively. Our second master will get married in the autumn.

, Fifth Master won’t let me and Fifth Brother go back, saying that there are so many things here that we can’t do without people, and we’ll miss out on a lot of fun. You have to liven up the fun, and Fifth Brother and I will definitely give you a generous gift when the time comes!” Zhang Zhongyi said while joking.

Then he stood up and cupped his hands and said: "Come on, we can't talk any more. You are busy and I am busy too. When you are free and I am free, we can drink and talk again."

Yu Yuanshan stood up, smiled and patted his shoulder, and sent him out of the main hall and down the steps with a smile. Zhang Zhongyi hurriedly turned around to stop him: "You have a different status now. If you send me out like this, you will easily cause gossip. Fifth Master

I have said that on Huainan Road, the word arrogance is the most important word, and besides, the friendship between our brothers is not over this."

Yu Yuanshan laughed and patted Zhang Zhongyi's shoulder several times: "I didn't expect that your level has improved by leaps and bounds compared to the past!"

"Don't mention this." When Zhang Zhongyi heard this, he immediately felt as bitter as if he could squeeze out coptis juice: "Fifth Master originally sent someone to send an article five days ago, and asked Fifth Brother and I to memorize it. After memorizing it, I still need to

Silence, what else should I write if I am silent? After reading this, I have to rewrite it if I don’t write it well. It’s really more difficult than Coptis chinensis.

Last month, I accidentally rode a horse on the street and ran a little too fast. Unfortunately, the green girl next to Mr. Wu saw it. I knelt down all night and did not say anything. I revised an article three times in five days.

It’s a piece of cake.

Fifth brother has been complaining about me every day these days. You don’t know, this is called a hardship!

You go back quickly, if you send it out now, I will have to write an article a day later, and the fifth brother will have to eat me without even throwing up the bones!"

Yu Yuanshan couldn't help laughing. He patted Zhang Zhongyi on the shoulder with a smile. It took him a long time to say something: "Fifth Master is brilliant! This is for you and Fifth Brother to study. There are only benefits. You will be able to realize it in the future. Five

You are so clever, you must punish people carefully!"

Zhang Zhongyi sighed repeatedly, said goodbye, and went back to work.

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Li Xiaoyao handed over the arrangements for the Double Ninth Festival to Yu Yuanshan and Shi Yu.

Shi Yu is very understanding, and only Yu Yuanshan follows his lead in everything.

Yu Yuanshan was originally known for being modest and courteous. When he arrived at Huainan Road, his modesty and courtesy were full of confidence, which made people feel like a spring breeze. Although he told Shi Yu that he was following the official etiquette on the surface, and even if he turned his back on someone, he would call him Mr.

Without being famous, he often asked Shi Yuxun for some knowledge.

Within a few days, Shi Yu became fond of the new transfer envoy, who was extremely young and eager to learn. Later, he vaguely heard that Master Yu was studying under the Fifth Master, and his favorable impression became even stronger.

It was just September and Yu Yuanshan got acquainted with him a little. He discussed with Shi Yu and picked a date to hold the first cultural gathering after Yangzhou Prefecture returned to Peiping. Although many celebrities respected their status and kept their integrity, they could not

Ken came here easily, but almost none of the young talents were left behind, and it was extremely lively.

Shi Yu led the topic all the way to this year's encore in Peking and to the excerpt written by Yu Yuanshan and others. This cultural gathering was a lively and lively event to warm up the Double Ninth Festival literary gathering on September 9th.

After the cultural meeting, two days later, Yu Yuanshan booked the largest meeting room in Yangzhou Prefecture and hosted a banquet for wealthy businessmen in Yangzhou Prefecture.

This banquet was very different from the Wenhui. The wealthy businessmen in Yangzhou City were asking people to go around and try their best to get a post.

Those who got the post felt so excited and glorious, as if the big red gold post could bring a cornucopia of treasures and bring glory to the ancestors!

Needless to say, the banquet was lively. Yu Yuanshan toasted everyone with several rounds of wine in a high-spirited manner. Half drunk, he talked about the imperial court's expectations for Huainan Road and the future of Huainan Road. He drank until the end, as if accidentally.

It was almost a leak, revealing the important event that the Lu family's ship would dock at Lukang to import and export goods.

Everyone was happy at this banquet, and the wealthy businessmen were all very excited. They chewed and understood every bit of Master Yu's words. Apart from other things, the Lu family ship alone was enough to make people excited.

The day after Yu Yuanshan hosted a banquet for the Huainan Road merchants, Shui Di rushed to Yangzhou City in a dusty process. He was in charge of the Shui clan's business in Kaiping Mansion, and it took a lot of time to hand over the business. He counted the days and traveled day and night along the way, and finally arrived.

After Su Zicheng and Li Xiaoyao left Yangzhou and entered the city.

Shuidi met Ruan Da first and asked him about everything in detail. He looked at Ruan Da's happy face, the land deeds for the four tea mountains and the 10% liquor license in front of him. Looking at Ruan Da, he was confused for a moment.

I just didn't know what to say. After being stunned for a while, I managed to smile and said, "Uncle Ruan, please go back quickly. Before you came, I told you to hurry back and leave Huainan Road to me."

Ruan Da looked at Shui Di's face and suddenly figured out something was wrong. He hurriedly asked with a smile: "Uncle Di, although this mission has some twists and turns, these four tea mountains are located on Huainan Road from the northernmost to the southernmost.

They are all rare and good tea mountains, and this wine license..."

Shuidi let out a dull 'hum', patted the four land deeds and asked boredly: "You took this from Brother Zhao Wu!"

"Yes, we paid as much as he spent. It's not less than a tael of silver!" Ruan laughed.

Shuidi looked at him and smiled bitterly and said: "Our Shui family has been doing business like this these years. As long as you say something, someone will naturally come to your door with ready-made business. You are used to it. Why don't you ask about it? Brother Zhao Wu

Who is the steward?"

"I know that, it's that girl, Fifth Master." Ruan Dapei said with a smile.

Shui Di choked, looked at him for a long time, and said with a helpless smile: "Okay, it's late today, you go back and have a rest, pack up, and leave early tomorrow morning. Uncle is eagerly waiting for your reply.

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Ruan Da stood up hesitantly. He couldn't think of what he was not here for, so he had to hesitantly excuse himself. He settled the account with the accountant Shuidi brought him, and set off back to Kaiping Mansion at dawn the next day.

Already.

At dawn the next day, Shuidi took several baskets of local products he brought from Kaiping Mansion and went straight to Yangjiao Hutong to look for Brother Zhao Wu and Zhang Zhongyi.

Brother Zhao Wu and Zhang Zhongyi were muttering about carrying books and were about to go out. They had seen Shui Di a few times in Kaiping Mansion, but they had never spoken to each other. When they saw Shui Di at first sight, they were startled and hurriedly greeted him politely and respectfully.

Please put the water in.

Shuidi simply went into the house, bowed his head to the end, and sincerely apologized for Ruan Da. Brother Zhao Wu and Zhang Zhongyi now have a lot of business, and they have already bought two barren mountains and handed them over to Yan Jiasheng to open a tea plantation.

The matter of the four tea mountains has long been put aside.

On the one hand, Shui Di deliberately took over, and on the other hand, Brother Zhao Wu and Zhang Zhongyi had a great impression of the Shui family because of Wei Shuisheng. The three of them talked happily. Brother Zhao Wu accompanied Shui Di to the president of the Qian Association and said goodbye.

Thanks.

President Qian just felt dizzy. The Shui family of Kaiping Mansion was a figure in Yun Cai's eyes. Now that he came to visit him, it was like a dream!

In the afternoon, Shuidi rushed to the other courtyard and sent a message, asking to see the prince and the fifth master.

Su Zicheng called him in, asked him a few words, and then sent him to see Li Xiaoyao. Li Xiaoyao greeted him at the door politely. Shui Di accompanied him again. After seeing Li Xiaoyao, he said no more.

He only talked to Li Xiaoyao about how Shuitong was doing, how the preparations for Shuilian's marriage were going, and how he passed by Huaiyang to see Shuiyan and Wei Shuisheng.

After talking for more than a quarter of an hour, he said goodbye. The next day, he went to visit Yu Yuanshan and Shi Yu. In the evening, he went to the reception banquet at Yuanfeng Guild Hall. He was busy for four or five days before leaving the office with all the stewards.
Chapter completed!