After they had had enough wine and food, and the matter was settled, Jia Lian had no intention of overhearing the flattery of these salt merchants. He said "Thank you for the hospitality" and then left.
All the salt merchants hurriedly got up to see him off, but they didn't dare to crowd in. Only Zhou Boru came to the door of the restaurant.
The Wangjiang Building is built facing the river, and is surrounded by a water corridor in front of the main entrance. Perhaps there is no curfew in this area, so even if it is late at night, when you look at it, you will still see lively lights and feasting along both sides of the river. I don’t know how many wealthy people are here.
Enjoy and have fun.
"grown ups……"
Zhou Boru bent forward and called out in a low voice. When he saw Jia Lian turning around to look at him, he dared to put his hand into his arms and took out something and presented it to him.
"This is the title deed and the house deed of the manor that your Excellency saw that day. Please accept it, so that I can apologize to you for my previous neglect!"
Although his attitude was very sincere, Jia Lian still shook his head: "I understand President Zhou's kindness, but after this incident, I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to come back to Yangzhou and leave such a good garden in vain.
It's a pity that I don't have the energy to arrange personnel to repair and maintain it, which is a burden."
Zhou Boru had obviously anticipated Jia Lian's concerns and said quickly: "I also know that you will not live in this small Yangzhou city forever, so I have already considered it for you. In the future, the maintenance of the garden and other matters will be your own responsibility."
I, the Zhou family, work for you and will not let you waste any more time and effort. I have also attached the list of people responsible for the care and maintenance of the garden to the house deed. As long as you come over at any time, you can use them like your own servants.
them.
As for the pity, we can't even talk about it. Anyway, the garden has been idle for many years. Even if the adults can live in it once in the future, it can be considered to have fully exerted its value. Even if the adults never live in the garden once, it can fall into the hands of the adults.
It’s God’s destiny.”
"Hehehehe."
Jia Lian finally smiled. Zhou Boru was really interesting this week. Listening to what he said, Jia Lian didn't know what he was planning.
Needless to say, the value of that garden is not much to say. It is just that Zhou Boru knew that he was going to return to Beijing, and he was afraid that he might not return to Yangzhou in a few years, so why did he decide to give the garden to him?
Is it just to make it convenient for him to come to Yangzhou occasionally?
Of course not. He must get involved with him!
You must know that even if you use one hundred thousand or two hundred thousand taels of silver to curry favor with others, even if the person is happy at first, over time, this "friendship" will inevitably be forgotten or indifferent.
But houses and gardens are different. As Zhou Boru said, as long as he receives the property deed, it means that the garden belongs to him and is his asset.
In this way, whenever he thinks of Yangzhou in the future, he will be able to think of such a beautiful and luxurious property in Yangzhou, and he will naturally remember that it was a gift from the Zhou family.
It can be said that as long as the garden exists, the relationship between the Zhou family and him will also exist.
Not to mention, the Zhou family will continue to help him take care of the garden. In this way, even if he suddenly fails one day, it will be easy for the Zhou family to take back the garden. And if Jia Lian continues to prosper, it will be even more difficult.
It’s a good deal, one investment will last forever.
But what could Jia Lian say? Not to say it was as nice as what others said, but to say that what they did was only good for him and had no harm.
He only accepted the deed but did not take over it. If he didn't say anything, and the Zhou family didn't say anything, who would have known that the garden was actually his Jia Lian's property?
Even if he goes to Yangzhou in the future and lives there, it can be said that he has friendship with the Zhou family and they just treat him well.
This eliminates the risk of others using it to impeach him for corruption and bribery, and allows fixed assets to be sent in with his left hand and out with his right hand.
It can be seen that Zhou Boru is really smart in everything he does this time, and he has his own set of rules for doing things.
"Okay, that would be disrespectful to me."
Jia Lian smiled and accepted the deed. Jia Lian never liked to refuse such benefits that were not free of charge.
Even if something happens to the Zhou family in the future, he doesn't want to get involved. The worst he can do is change hands and hand over the garden to others...
Seeing that Jia Lian finally agreed, Zhou Boru's face suddenly showed joy. However, if he knew the very shameless plan in Jia Lian's heart, he probably wouldn't be able to laugh.
While complimenting, when he saw Shen Pan'er coming over Yingying, he said to Jia Lian: "By the way, at the banquet before, I heard that this is the first time for you to come to this small Qinhuai River. I'm afraid that you didn't get it when you came here before." Take the time to visit carefully.
So I have arranged a boat for you, so you can take the boat tonight to see the most representative scenery of Yangzhou..."
After saying that, he immediately raised his hands to Shen Pan'er who came closer and said, "Miss Lao Pan'er will be here tonight, and I will make good arrangements to take care of you."
"President Zhou is very polite. It is our honor to be able to serve you."
Zhou Boru and others all believed that Shen Pan'er was already Jia Lian's woman, which was why they made a special trip to invite Shen Pan'er here tonight. They felt that with Jia Lian's old lover here, Jia Lian would not refuse their romantic bribes.
In fact, Jia Lian didn't mean to refuse. The night cruise on the sunken ship, accompanied by beauties, was already enough to arouse people's imagination, not to mention, with the behavior of these salt merchants, there might be other programs. , of course he was happy to wait and see.
Seeing that his own soldiers had taken control of the ship, Jia Lian did not hesitate and followed Shen Pan'er to board the ship and then went up to the second floor.
This ship is not too big, especially on the second floor. There are basically no rooms. There are only pavilion-like cabins with no walls, scattered screens, and countless silk curtains of various colors hanging down from the beams. With cloth and bamboo curtains, the scene looks rich and elegant, yet still elegant.
Of course, what attracted Jia Lian's attention more were the three dancers on the deck. They had already started dancing before Jia Lian got on the boat. When they saw Jia Lian coming over, they all looked shy towards Jia Lian, but their dancing postures But there is no hint of disorder.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! In the cabin with the bamboo curtains wide open, there are many beauties accompanying them. These beauties are either holding the pipa, playing the guqin, or play erhu.
These musical instruments should be exclusive to each other, but due to their superb skills, they not only play very well, but also have no overbearing sound, but appear quiet and elegant.
Except for a few maids at the bow and stern of the ship, all the women here are extremely beautiful.
They are all those high-priced oiran ladies that I have seen at the banquet before. Even if I have seen their appearance, I will see so many top oiran ladies at once again. Even if their appearance and figure are... It's a little bit samey, but it's still amazing enough and can't help but make people feel restless.
Just imagine, all the twelve principal ladies of Jinling, including Yuanchun, were transformed into their youthful appearance, and then they were asked to dress up in beautiful clothes and then perform their talents in unison. How intoxicating would it be?
"Hehehe, sir, please take a seat. Don't be in a hurry. The twelve sisters and I tonight belong to you alone. You all have enough time to enjoy it slowly..."
Shen Pan'er smiled and helped Jia Lian into the cabin and sat down on a chair that had been covered with tangerine fur.
Because she deliberately spoke charmingly, the other beauties in the cabin who wanted to look at Jia Lian but were too shy to look at her directly became even more shy.
No one looked strange, and many people even quietly straightened their postures in order to see their most beautiful figures when Jia Lian glanced at them.
Of course, among these people, there is no Gu Qingyi.
This girl in Tsing Yi, who has won the first place in two consecutive oiran competitions and is known as the number one oiran in Jiangnan, is sitting closest to Jia Lian, stroking the guqin, looking very calm.
At this time, she also took off her veil, completely revealing her stunning appearance.
Jia Lian couldn't help but take a closer look, and then he found helplessly that this girl was exactly as he had guessed at the beginning. Not only was she similar in age to Miaoyu, but she was equally beautiful and refined, and even her look and temperament were the same as his first. The Miaoyu I first saw at Panxiang Temple in Suzhou looks very similar!
In other words, when he completely conquers Miaoyu in the future, wouldn't it make her look like a pair of peerless sisters if she dresses up in such a charming way?
If he hadn't known that Miaoyu was the only daughter of a former Suzhou weaver, and that her father had just committed the crime the year before last, but this Gu Qingyi had already been famous in the Jiangnan romance scene for three or four years, Jia Lian would not have been able to help it. I wonder if these ladies might be Miaoyu’s long-lost sisters!
Moreover, Jia Lian probably knows why Gu Qingyi is so popular. Apart from her appearance and talent, which are the only criteria that behoove people and wise people, she is calm and always looks cool and refined. She is a proper ascetic goddess. Fan!
This kind of woman may not be a big deal to those truly powerful people, but to those arty men who claim to be romantic but are actually cash-strapped, she is simply a killer-level beauty.
Seeing Jia Lian admiring the beauty and skills of the other sisters, Shen Pan'er, who had nothing to do, turned behind Jia Lian and wanted to give Jia Lian a shoulder squeeze.
As the number one dancer in Jiangnan, she would not have served a man like this before, but since she had made up her mind to rely on Jia Lian, she naturally wanted to seize every opportunity that allowed Jia Lian to discover her benefits.
Just as she was out of Jia Lian's sight, she suddenly felt that she was being watched. When she looked back, she realized that it was Jia Lian's two maids looking at her, especially one of them. The coldness and even murderous look in his eyes made her unbearable. Zhu quietly took a step back.
Quietly, she calmed down and couldn't help complaining in her heart. She didn't know what the adults were doing with such a fierce woman around her...
She didn't dare to do it again. She knew that the soldiers and guards around Jia Lian took Jia Lian's safety very seriously. It was said that when they were preparing to rehearse the show here, the officers and soldiers rushed up and moved the boat inside. They searched everything outside, but they took away any artifacts that posed the slightest threat to the human body. Even their bodies were searched by these two women.
At that time, they felt a little dissatisfied, but later they discovered that many troops had been controlled on both sides of the river at some point, which made them stunned. At the same time, they admired the demeanor of Jia Lian, a powerful figure from the capital, who was indeed different from them in Jiangnan.
From this, Shen Pan'er couldn't help feeling that if people like Jia Lian were so closely protected wherever they went, their lives would seem a bit rigorous and boring.
How did she know that it was the people around Jia Lian who knew that Jia Lian was now a big mountain pressing on the heads of these salt merchants, and both parties had interests. Therefore, when Jia Lian set foot on the territory of these salt merchants, they would be extremely cautious. Be careful and don't dare to give the other party the slightest chance.