Liu Yue'er walked to the front hall outside, walked up to Lin Fu, and told him what Su Mei had said without deliberately whispering it, so that everyone else at the table could hear it.
"How can this be done? It's too disturbing, how can I feel at ease?" Sun Jingxuan said flattered. In his heart, he was actually wondering about the relationship between Su Mei and Lin Fu. As an ordinary acquaintance, Su Mei proposed to ask Lin Fu to general
The suggestion of letting go of the thatched cottage is a bit too much. Could it be that Su Mei secretly promised herself to Lin Fu as a concubine? This is too shocking! With Su Mei's reputation at this time and her stunning beauty, Jiangning City wants to accept her
There are definitely not just one or two big bosses she takes as a concubine, and Lin Fu, considering his status, wants to take her as a concubine, which is a bit of a recipe for trouble. Besides, there are widespread rumors that Su Mei has an affair with the most talented person in the Southeast, Chen Mingzhe, a student of the great Confucian Chen Xiyan.
The relationship is even closer, and it is likely that they will have a private life-long engagement. In addition, the Chen family is a large family in Pingjiang Mansion, and Chen Mingzhe is the eldest son of the Chen family. Lin Fu cannot compare with Chen Mingzhe in any aspect.
"When it comes to treating leg injuries, it's really best to stay in Hekou." Wu Yanqing said bluntly, not as much as Sun Jingxuan thought.
Lin Fu and Cao Zi'ang exchanged glances and knew that although Sun Jingxuan was illiterate, he was a very shrewd person. He was afraid that this momentary inadvertence might have made him suspicious, but it was not a big deal. After all, they were friends but not each other.
As for the relationship with Su Mei, the most important thing to guard against at the beginning is to let the She family know. In fact, Lin Fu's power in Jiangning has just begun, but the She family's power in Jiangning is something that both Li Zhuo and Gu Wuchen have to suppress.
Object, Gu Wuchen may not be able to suppress She Feihu. If Li Zhuo couldn't suppress She Feihu in Jiangning, the She family's army would have fought out of Eastern Fujian long ago. As the rivalry goes up, Lin Fu is really not afraid of She Feihu in Jiangning.
He can stir up trouble. As long as he doesn't alert Ninghai Town Deputy General Xiao Taoyuan and lets She Feihu know that he escaped with Su Mei, Fu Qinghe and Xiaoman in Baisha County or even knows the truth behind the robbery, it won't be a big deal. Of course, She Feihu
At this time, Feihu was not afraid of what Lin Fu and Su Mei could testify against him. First, Lin Fu and the others had no evidence, and second, it had been so long since the incident came forward that Lin Fu and Su Mei came forward to testify, and the degree of trust they gained from others was also much reduced.
In the end, it was just a matter of everyone falling out, and no one could do anything to the other.
"Letting Miss Sun live in the thatched cottage is not the way to treat guests," Lin Fu said. "The bamboo hall has been built. The east side near the river embankment will be used for lectures. Zhao Shuhan, the head of the Jiangning Criminal Department, will give lectures on "Prison Book" there in the next few days.
》, some people can live at the south end around the corner, but it can’t be used for anything else for the time being. We have a bamboo partition in the corridor, and there is also a pond in the yard to separate the two sides, so there is no need to worry about disturbing it. It is temporarily lent to Xihe Club.
, after Xihehui’s courtyard at the mouth of the river is completed, we will move out——Sun Hui first feels uneasy, so I will rent it to Xihehui for 3,000 yuan a month. This rental price is also suitable, Sun Hui will ask you
What do you think?"
"Alas, alas, alas, Mr. Lin is so kind and kind, how can Jingxuan refuse?" Sun Jingxuan sighed, "I really don't understand why the rumors in Jiangning City are not good for Mr. Lin?" He looked like he was defending Lin Fu.
appearance.
"Chief Sun, you have to know that when I first came to Jiangning, I was bare-handed. Although Mr. Gu has the title of deputy envoy, he was also despised by everyone in Jiangning. If we don't have fangs, how can we survive here?" Lin Fu
He looked at Sun Jingxuan and said, "If I don't want to be fierce, I am actually forced by the situation. It's just a bad name but a good reputation. Is it important that I fight for a living place for my brothers, sisters, hometown friends, and old friends?"
Sun Jingxuan, Sun Jing's cousins and Sun Wenbing were all startled when they heard Lin Fu's words. Although bold words cannot win the trust of shrewd and cautious people, sometimes words can indeed dispel the last trace of caution.
Sun Jingxuan stood up and apologized: "It was Jingxuan who made a mistake..."
Only then did some people who were not particularly sensitive understand that Sun Jingxuan had just made tentative remarks with concern.
"I also spoke a little harshly. Please don't mind, Mr. Sun," Lin Fu stood up and asked Sun Jingxuan to take a seat and said, "But it is true that I spoke from the bottom of my heart. As the saying goes, 'The road is far away to tell the horse's power, and the time to see the heart', Lin Fu will
Maybe there will be other bad reputations spread..."
Sun Jingxuan sat down and thought to himself: Lin Furuo would be a powerful figure in the world.
Lin Fu's words just now also made him feel quite emotional. Although Sun Jingxuan has never read a book, it does not mean that he has no chance to study. No matter how bad the Sun family is, it is still a powerful family. It is fully capable of supporting their children to learn and read. However, when Sun Jingxuan was young,
He prefers wielding swords and guns, walking on boats, and hates writing. He has experienced most of his life, but he is very understanding of the ways of the world. In his heart, he despises the false reputation that scholars and scholars pay attention to, and despises ethics and ethics. Even if he has the heart of a tycoon,
, but Xihe would have a heavy burden on his shoulders, forcing him to be cautious in everything he did. It was precisely his years of caution that made him very envious of Lin Fu's cheerfulness and strength in life, and he completely believed what Fu Qinghe said in the letter.
There was no exaggeration at all, and I felt quite regretful that my daughter had messed up this marriage so willfully that she refused to live in Zhutang anymore.
What Lin Fu and Sun Jingxuan said was so loud that Su Mei could hear it clearly in the side hall next door. Her eyes were wet for no reason, and she hurriedly turned her head to pick up the food to cover up, thinking, "The road is far away and we will see you soon."
The words "people's hearts" are really wonderful. It may take some time for others to recognize Lin Fu, but I completely trust him.
Seeing that it was a foregone conclusion that Wan Niang would stay, Xiaoman should have been angry, but he was preoccupied with other things in his heart. He smacked his lips and kept silent, thinking that it would be good for Wan Niang and Wen Pei to stay, after all, they had someone to talk to.
Naturally, Sun Wenwan's resentment would not be dispelled by Lin Fu's words. She even thought that Lin Fu had some ulterior motives to keep her here. Although she could not go back to the south of the city willfully, she made up her mind to ignore this sign.
Disciple.
In the afternoon, Sun Jingxuan would quietly withdraw the Wupeng canoes and the congregation to Longzangpu in the south of the city, and let his nephews Sun Wenyao and Sun Wenbing assist him. Sun Jingtang stayed to discuss with Lin Jingzhong the details of many things and the matter of staying in Zhutang.
The two eldest sisters, Sun Wenwan and Sun Wenpei, were not allowed to stay in the thatched cottage overnight as they were not related to Lin Fu, so they had to move to the Zhutang before nightfall. Sun Jingtang asked his concubine, Aunt Zhao, to be picked up from the south of the city.
Come here, take care of the two girls, and also control the Fangdong congregation who are staying here.
The etiquette of river gangs and boat racing families is much looser than that of real aristocratic families. They are also forced to make a living, especially during water transportation. The man in charge of the family will be gone for more than half a year, which also forces women to stand up and take care of the affairs. In the river gang,
Internally, the status gap between wives and concubines was not so particular. Since Sun Jingxuan's wife died and he never remarried, most of the internal affairs or disputes that needed a woman's intervention were handled by Sun Jingtang's wives and concubines.
Although her health has always been poor, Aunt Zhao from Xihehui is somewhat famous in Longzangpu.
Lin Fu was not in a hurry to go to the city. He waited with Su Mei until he met Aunt Zhao. Aunt Zhao had dark skin and might have been a black peony beauty when she was young. Although she was less than forty years old now, her appearance was already haggard, but she was shrewd and capable.
She is a shrewish woman, even Sun Wenwan behaves well in front of her, and she is also highly respected by the Xihe Society members.
When Sun Jingxuan married her as his concubine, both his wife and Sun Jingxuan's wife fell ill. They valued her not for her appearance, but for her fierce personality, her ability to read and write, and her ability to manage the family business.
There must be a woman with a fierce personality who can control the situation.
Lin Jingzhong personally went to the bamboo craftsman Zhao Zui Gui'er and asked him to lead someone to weave a bamboo wall. In the afternoon, he divided the bamboo hall into two parts, the East Building and the South Building.
Beds, bedding and other items were picked up and moved in, and several shacks were built in the open space outside the Nanshe courtyard wall for the ten or so congregants from the Xihe Society who left the ferry to temporarily shelter.
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Compared with Li Zhuo's appearance at the mouth of the river yesterday, what happened at the Xihe Meeting today did not attract much attention from others. It was not even as high-profile as Su Mei's arrival at the mouth of the river.
Lin Fu was going to Guzhai for a banquet and riding on horseback. As usual, Zhou Pu and four soldiers accompanied him as guards; Su Mei also wanted to go back to Baiyuan, sitting in the carriage with the four ladies, and the four soldiers assigned to Baiyuan by the vassal family.
A guard followed on horseback. Zhao Qinmin was also invited to Gu Zhai's private banquet. Zhao Qinmin did not have the guts to swagger through Jiangning City with only two followers, so naturally he had to follow Lin Fu and the others.
In order to prevent Zhao Qinmin from getting in the way, Zhou Pu, the guard soldiers and the Baiyuan guards hung far behind. Although Zhao Qinmin was able to come to the front to say a few words to Su Mei, he thought about it and still fell behind and followed.
The guards walked together.
The horse-drawn carriage path was not yet half-way built, and the carriage was bumpy. Su Mei opened the curtains of the carriage and talked to Lin Fu, who was accompanying him on horseback. He slowly drove among the green vines and the fragrance of flowers on the road, but it was intoxicating.
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"The results were released in Chunwei, and there were copies of them from the Tang newspaper yesterday. Li Zhuo showed up at the mouth of the river yesterday and made a mess until midnight. He also made trouble for half a night with the fierce bitches of the Sun family, and almost forgot about the release of the results in Chunwei."
After going to the Donghua Gate official road, Lin Fu told Su Mei about the release of the results in Spring, "You should also believe it, right?"
"I heard someone say it yesterday." Su Mei responded softly. Although Chen Mingzhe said he was not the first in the examination, he gave the current emperor Yubi's No. 1 pick in the palace examination. Tangbao entered the city last night. If it hadn't been for Li
Zhuo Shi, this news will spread all over Jiangning last night. She wanted Lin Fu to ask more questions, but Lin Fu remained silent and stared at the jasmine flowers on the side of the road, which were as yellow as gold decorations, as if they were the reason for this prosperity.
She was intoxicated by the spring breeze. Occasionally, she could tell from the corner of his eyelids that he was thinking deeply. Su Mei also felt as if something was blocking her heart. She knew that with Lin Fu's observant eyesight, she could naturally guess what was going on.
Who is arranging this marriage? She thought that a woman like Wan Niang, who was fierce, capable, and strong-tempered, was more suitable to be Lin Fu's good match than the delicate daughter who only knew how to embroider and paint. How did she know that things would turn out like this?
? At this time, she couldn't guess what Lin Fu was thinking. She really didn't want Lin Fu to be alienated from her, but she didn't know what to do.