On the street, in a huge courtyard, there are hundreds of large round tables, standing and sitting, and there are crowds of people everywhere.
"Coming, coming!"
Seeing the sedan in the distance, the people on the street who were looking forward to it cheered and urged: "Dance quickly, knock it quickly!"
In an instant, gongs and drums were roaring, firecrackers were blasting, and the colorful buildings were filled with crowds and cheers. The crowds of spectators filled the streets.
Master Huang and Song Dequan were sitting in the sedan chair, listening to the deafening sound of gongs, drums and firecrackers outside, their faces darker than the bottom of the pot.
They knew that the banquet was not a good one, but Shen Du sent people to invite him three times one after another. They had no choice but to give him face, so they had no choice but to come to the banquet.
Sheng Wei, who was freshly dressed and smiling, stepped forward to invite Mr. Huang and Song Dequan to the table.
Song Dequan said with a fake smile on his face: "Boss Sheng is so generous, even the master of Futai was invited to do it."
"Boss Song has wronged me." Sheng Wei said with aggrieved expression: "I came here from Youyang after listening to the government's order."
"Haha."
Song Dequan and Master Huang sneered at the same time. If looks could kill, Sheng Wei would have been cut to pieces by a thousand cuts in their looks.
Along the way, the people greeted Master Huang enthusiastically. After all, in Shen Du's propaganda, Master Huang was the man who made great contributions to the amber wine being listed as a tribute.
Sheng Wei led Master Huang, a great hero, to the table. As for Song Dequan, he could only be regarded as a guest of the ceremony, but he did not receive such treatment.
While Master Huang smiled and returned the greetings to the people, he held Sheng Wei's hand and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "You want to kill yourself, right?"
Sheng Wei laughed and said: "The villain just wants to run his own business in peace, why should you push others too far?"
"You are looking for..." Master Huang's cruel words stopped abruptly before he could say it, because he saw Shen Du in official uniform among the crowd.
Master Huang immediately threw away Sheng Wei and walked quickly towards Shen Du. With a respectful smile on his face, he bowed deeply and said: "Master Futai, I have to do such trivial things for you. I am so ashamed!"
Shen Du received a big gift from Mr. Huang, twisted his beard and said with a smile: "The amber wine can be classified as a tribute wine, thanks to my husband's contribution, this house is also honored!"
"Where, where."
When Master Huang heard Shen Du's profound words, he broke into a cold sweat behind his back.
The issue of paying tribute to amber wine was decided by the Ministry of Household Affairs in Beijing. What contribution can he, a young master, make? It is enough to hinder it!
Shen Du glanced at Mr. Huang and said with a faint smile: "In my opinion, after today, our amber wine in Jiangning Mansion should be renamed. How about calling it amber tribute wine?"
"Wonderful, wonderful."
Mr. Huang cheered up and reluctantly responded.
The light in Sheng Wei's eyes flashed, and he bowed and said: "Master Futai, in my opinion, adding the word "tribute" will indeed make you more powerful. I am here, thank you, Master Futai, for giving me your name!"
"Haha, you are quite smart."
Shen Du chuckled, looked at Sheng Wei and said, "What about my future wine?"
Sheng Wei immediately patted his chest and said, "My Sheng family has everything covered, and I won't take a penny from it!"
"That's not necessary." Shen Du waved his hand and said, "I don't want to be known as a common man, so I just pay the market price."
"Master Futai is right, he is the villain Meng Lang." Sheng Wei nodded repeatedly.
The conversation between the two fell into Master Huang's ears, but it had a different meaning.
He knew very well that as long as Amber Wine was related to Shen Du, he would no longer be able to use those obvious methods to deal with the Sheng family.
The prefect is different from the general magistrate. He is a fourth-rank official seal official. As the prefect of Jiangning, Shen Du's power is more than that of Sheng Hong. Even Governor Liu must treat such a local official with caution.
What's more, Mr. Huang and Song Dequan simply acted on their own without telling Governor Liu. Once the matter was exposed and a lawsuit started, would Governor Liu protect them to the death?
Maybe Song Dequan could still escape the disaster by relying on his sister's pillow breeze, but what about Master Huang?
Master Huang couldn't help but shudder when he thought of this, and his heart felt chilly to the bone.
At the same time, Master Huang felt a little lucky. Fortunately, Shen Du only expressed his attitude in this subtle way, leaving room for both sides to change.
"Although our skin is intact, we have been completely defeated..."
Master Huang glanced at Song Dequan, who was sitting at another table not far away, sighed deeply, and had already made up his mind.
After everyone was seated, Master Huang stood up and began to speak at Shen Du's signal: "Now, I will read out the household documents!..., someone from the palace presented me with amber, I am very happy..., so I hereby accept it. The Ministry of Household Affairs ordered Jiangnan Province to purchase ten cylinders of amber worth six thousand kilograms every year, and the price of each cylinder must be 30% higher than the market price, so that the people must not suffer losses..."
After hearing Master Huang's words, Boss Sheng Weisheng was so angry that he almost cursed on the spot.
Just a few days ago, he heard with his own ears that Mr. Huang wanted to buy a hundred jars of amber wine with him. Now in public, the man named Huang changed his mind, as long as it was not only one-tenth of the original price, but also the price was higher. 30% higher than the market price.
If the former is followed, Sheng Wei has no other choice but to reluctantly give up the winery, but if the latter is followed, Sheng Wei can expand the market under the banner of tribute wine in addition to paying tribute.
There is a world of difference between the former and the latter!
Thinking of this, Sheng Wei couldn't help but glance gratefully behind Shen Du, where stood a handsome young man wearing a t-shirt.
That young man is naturally Wei Chen.
If Wei Chen hadn't invited Shen Du to help, I'm afraid Shengjia Winery would have been swallowed up completely.
Sheng Wei was even thinking about whether he should divide Wei Chen's role a little bit more. After all, Shen Du is now the real backer of the winery, and Wei Chen is the link between the winery and Shen Du.
Sheng Wei didn't know that he could actually resolve the matter perfectly without breaking up, thanks to Shen Du's advice to Wei Chen.
Otherwise, with Wei Chen's temper, after learning the truth, he would definitely have to tell Master Huang and others face to face to make a clear distinction.
Of course, in that case, even if Governor Liu finally chooses to annihilate his relatives and deal with Master Huang and Song Dequan, he will still feel sad.
After all, family scandals should not be publicized. If this matter was made known to everyone, Governor Liu would lose face.
The final result was that Wei Chen inadvertently created a potential enemy.
But now, according to Shen Du's suggestion, instead of bringing the matter to light, he forced Master Huang, who had a guilty conscience, to tell the truth himself, so that the crisis was quietly eliminated and both sides saved face.
Afterwards, Shen Du found an appropriate opportunity to reveal the whole story to Governor Liu. No matter how Governor Liu punished Huang and Song, it would still be Governor Liu's family matter.
Not only did Governor Liu not have any grudge against Shen Du and Wei Chen, he actually owed them a favor.
This time, Shen Du turned his hands into clouds and turned into rain, personally demonstrating to Wei Chen what it means to be the master of a house.
Wei Chen benefited a lot from it and gained a clearer understanding of himself: "Sure enough, compared to these old foxes, I am still too young!"