Wang Xu narrowed his eyes slightly as he watched the manager of the Wan family leave.
Somehow, he had an intuition that if Wanjia asked him to come over tonight, they might not have a good dinner.
Over the years, the Wang family has been protected by Concubine Wan Guifei, and their business has been booming. It would not be fun if it made everyone unhappy.
"Young Master Wang..." The embroiderer smiled brightly as she looked at the rendition contract in Wang Xu's hand.
"Don't think about these useless things."
Wang Xu snorted coldly and put the deed of betrayal into his sleeve.
The embroiderer's contract of prostitution cannot be given to her now, otherwise, she may not be able to cooperate in the acting.
However, if you want the horse to run, you have to feed it. After Wang Xu accepted the deed of sale, he opened his purse and took out a stack of banknotes rolled together like toilet paper.
"hiss!!"
Seeing a large pile of banknotes rolled together, not to mention Xiu Niang, even Zhang Xu and Zhang Xiaomei took a breath of cold air.
It is true that the two of them came from a family of officials, but the Zhang family was not a wealthy family. Their father, Zhang Minghuai, the envoy in charge of water transport, was a well-known upright official both inside and outside the court.
Although the Zhang brothers and sisters are better off than ordinary people, it is a no-brainer for someone like Wang Xu to carry a large roll of banknotes with him.
"I've never seen money before, my eyes are about to pop out of my head!"
Wang Xu glanced at Zhang Xu, counted out one hundred banknotes, and handed it to the embroiderer: "Here is one million taels. I want you to use this money to buy a boat, the necessary manpower, and some
Gold and silver jewelry.”
"So much?" The embroiderer borrowed the money tremblingly, smelling the fragrance of the ink on the bank note, and couldn't help but swallow her saliva.
Wang Xu grabbed the embroiderer's wrist, which made the embroiderer cry out in pain, and said: "You'd better be honest. Since I dare to give you this money, I won't be afraid of you running away. If you are sensible, follow me and work hard."
, if this thing comes to pass, your glory and wealth will be indispensable."
"Your scratching hurts me..." Xiu Niang's face turned pale in pain. When Wang Xu let go, clear fingerprints were left on her white and tender wrist.
Looking at the embroiderer who was waving her hands and looking aggrieved, Wang Xu did not pity her, but said in a deep voice: "You are no longer a member of the racecourse. I will take Ning Qing with me later to buy a boat and people. We will be there tonight."
Rendezvous at Fame and Fortune."
"What are you going to do?"
Seeing what Wang Xu said was mysterious, Zhang Xiaomei couldn't help but ask.
Wang Xu didn't say anything in depth, he just smiled and said: "Put on a good show."
Zhang Xiaomei wanted to ask again, but Wang Xu lost interest in talking. After all, some things are better for fewer people to know.
I spent the afternoon walking around the racecourse, watching the singing and dancing, and it was evening in a blink of an eye.
Zhang Xu took his reluctant sister and left, while Wang Xu took a carriage and headed for Wanjia in the sunset.
Wanjia...
The Wan family used to be a poor settlement. Before Concubine Wan Gui entered the palace, several members of the family were crowded under one roof, and no one in the village even looked at her.
Who would have imagined that the current saint was traveling to the south of the Yangtze River and met Concubine Wan Gui by chance in the city. He fell in love with her at first sight and took Concubine Wan Gui back to the palace.
Starting from a talented person, it only took a few years to rise to the rank of royal concubine. Now she has given birth to a prince, and she has great ambitions to aspire to the throne of queen.
If Concubine Wan Gui becomes rich, the Wan family will naturally become rich as well.
Concubine Wan Gui's father was originally a servant who did long-term labor for others, but now he has become a high-ranking father-in-law.
Concubine Wan Gui's brother was originally a boy who kept watch in the casino, but now he has become the uncle of the country that everyone is friends with and never dares to offend.
Even the former dilapidated courtyard has now been transformed into a Jiangnan garden, built like the emperor's palace, and even the people standing guard have become Yangzhou Prefecture soldiers.
"How generous!"
Looking at the magnificent Wanfu, Wang Xu secretly smacked his lips: "The construction cost of such a garden-style courtyard is probably hundreds of millions of taels, not counting the land."
The yard is valuable, and the land is even more valuable. Building such a garden-style mansion in Yangzhou Prefecture, where land is at a premium, is not something you can do with money.
Just to build Wanfu, hundreds of surrounding households would have to move away. Can the people who can live in the capital be ordinary people?
One resettlement issue left many people helpless. From the amount of work done, it is not difficult to see the power of Wanjia.
I'm sure the Wan family didn't spend a penny on this house. It was all donated by the local chamber of commerce and local officials.
"Drive, drive!"
As he was walking, the sound of horse hooves suddenly came from behind. Wang Xu looked back and saw a young man in bright clothes and an angry horse rushing towards him from the street.
crackling...
The hawkers and stalls were bumped into by the boy all the way.
The crowd exclaimed, but in contrast, the young man burst out laughing.
"Get out of the way, get out of my way!"
The young man was riding a tall horse, which was very impressive. He was no different from the second-generation people in the early 1990s who wore police lights on their cars and raced in the busy city.
In a flash, the young man rode his horse and ran to the gate of Wanfu.
Seeing the young man coming, the soldiers guarding the door quickly knelt down under the horse and asked the young man to step on his back to dismount.
"So majestic. Is this the third master of the Wan family?"
The second generation of the Wan family gave birth to Concubine Wan Guifei, and all of them became grandfathers.
The third eldest son of the Wan family is the younger brother of Concubine Wan Gui, and was born after Concubine Wan Gui entered the palace and gained favor.
Unlike Uncle Wan Guo and Concubine Wan Gui, who had a hard time with food, Wan Sanye grew up in a honey jar and was an outright dandy. He could be called the number one dandy in Yangzhou.
"Let me ask you, is that man named Wang Xu here?"
Wan Yu flew off his horse, raised the whip in his hand, and shouted to the soldiers at the door.
"If I go back to Third Master, Prince Wang has not arrived yet." The soldiers did not dare to offend Concubine Wan Guifei's brother, so they rushed to answer one by one.
"Okay, a dog raised by my Wan family is actually bigger than its owner. I must teach him a lesson today." Wan Yufei held the riding whip and stood at the door and refused to leave, like a door god.
"Master Wan San, are you waiting for someone?"
Wang Xu parked the carriage outside Wan Mansion and walked towards the gate of the mansion. He spoke when he was far away.
When Wan Yufei heard someone calling him, he turned around and looked at Wang Xu, who was wearing a white moon-colored Confucian uniform and a dignified appearance. He looked up and down and said: "You are one of the four great talents in Jiangnan, known as a poet.
Wang Xu?"
As he spoke, Wan Yufei raised his riding whip, as if he would whip Wang Xu down if he admitted.
Wang Xu stopped walking three steps away. He stood at the foot of the steps and looked at Wan Sanye, who was showing off his power. He said strangely: "According to legend, Wan Sanye is good at charity and has three thousand friends. He is the famous Xiao Mengchang from Jiangnan. Since
Master Wan San knows me, so why doesn't he come down and make friends with me instead of acting aggressively? Are the rumors outside false?"
Wan Yufei said nothing, raised his riding whip, and looked at Wang Xu.
Wang Xu refused to give in and looked at him with a smile.
After a moment of silence, Wan Yufei laughed loudly and said loudly: "Third Master, I love making friends the most, but your Wang family relies on a dog from my Wan family. How can you be friends with me?
"
Wang Xu's eyes flashed with a cold light. It is true that the Wang family's business has been stable in recent years because of the protection of the Wan family. But without Butcher Zhang, would the Wang family still be able to eat pigs with hair on them?
The Wang family relies on the Wan family, paying dividends of 30 million taels of silver every year, and the Wan family protects the Wang family from wind and rain. This is a win-win deal.
Speaking of which, there are many aristocratic families in Jiangnan, and Wanjia is just one of them.
On the contrary, the Wang family's glass bead business is the only business that Scorpion has to deal with. The Wang family has no choice.
"Wan Sanye has three thousand friends. I dare to ask Wan Sanye, is one of your friends among the four great talents? If not, it means that those people are not as good as me. If I were a dog, who would your friends be?
Wan Sanye, what are you?"
Wang Xu has an adult mind. He will remember what happened today in his heart, but will not show it on his face. He still talks with a smile.
As for the Four Great Talents, they are just the arrangement of the new generation of scholarly heroes from the south of the Yangtze River.
Wang Xu became famous for his poetry and writing, and was known as the best in both poetry and writing among the new generation. He was the most valuable among the four great talents.
Wang Xu has also heard of the rest, and to be honest, they are quite common.
After all, four talented people are selected every few years. The more people are selected, the higher their value will naturally be.
"You are so sharp-tongued. It seems you are qualified to be my friend."
Wan Yufei threw away the riding crop in his hand and said with a smile: "Come in, my elder brother has something to do with you, so don't keep him waiting."
Wang Xu's face remained calm, and he felt relieved. Fortunately, Master Wan San was not a pure fool.
Otherwise, today's affairs would not be able to go well. No matter what, I would have to teach Concubine Wan Gui a lesson for her brother.
However, if it gets to that point, he might turn against the Wan family, which is not what he wants to see.
"Be patient for a moment, I want to see what kind of medicine is sold in Wanjia's gourd."
Wang Xu suppressed his thoughts and followed Wan Yu into the gate of the Wang family to meet the real head of the Wan family, Concubine Wan Gui's eldest brother Wan Guojiu.