I go to the ancient imperial examinations

Chapter 361 Prepare with both hands
When Mrs. Qian arrived at the inn where Zhan Feiyu was temporarily staying, it was already dark and it was raining heavily. The Qian family and his party looked extremely embarrassed.

Madam Qian was even more so, her expression was exhausted, she no longer had the luxury and calmness of being a housewife in the past, her complexion was so pale that there was no trace of blood, and she didn't know whether it was from the cold or because of the bad news she received one after another.

"Madam, please sit down." Zhan Feiyu got up and asked Madam Qian to sit down, poured another cup of hot tea and handed it over.

Madam Qian is already old enough to be a grandmother, but she is well maintained on weekdays, so she only looks like she is in her early forties. If it wasn't for Qian Shipeng this time, Madam Qian would not have suffered like this.

"Thank you, miss." Seeing Zhan Feiyu's attitude, Madam Qian finally let go of her half-suspended heart, picked up the teacup, drank the warm tea, and finally recovered.

Seeing this, Zhan Feiyu filled the empty teacup with water again, "Madame also received the news that Zhang Zhifu died unexpectedly this morning. At that time, only Pang Tongzhi was in the study. Qian Shipeng is currently staying in Pang's residence."

The news of Zhang Zhifu's death could not be concealed at all. Even though it rained heavily for a day, the news spread all over the streets and alleys like wings. out.

The military power of Longyou Dao had just returned to the Yang family of the general's mansion not long ago, and the forces of all parties dared not make an idea of ​​military power, fearing that they would violate the Holy Majesty's taboo, so they naturally extended their hands to the various prefectures of Longyou Dao.

Suzhou is now going to reshuffle the cards, and the forces of all parties will definitely not miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

She only drank half of the second cup of tea. Madam Qian put down the cup, her brows and eyes were full of tiredness, but she could only hold her spirits up, "Miss Zhan, if Dong Yan hadn't sent me a letter, I would never have thought that this bastard would hide so deep."

Mrs. Qian let out a long sigh. She has been managing the Qian family's business all these years, and outsiders only think of her as powerful, but they don't know that Master Qian is simply a dandy who can't be supported by mud.

As for the sons, Mrs. Qian disciplined the children too harshly for the sake of the Qian family's business in the early years, but in the end it was half the result with half the effort. Although the sons are not as greedy for beauty as Mr. Qian, they only know how to eat, drink and enjoy themselves, but they have no opinions , less courage and determination.

Shopping malls are like battlefields, changing rapidly!Those businessmen are all introverted and hide traitors, and if they are not careful, they will lose their fortunes by cheating. Mrs. Qian has also taught her son, but unfortunately she still cannot handle it alone. industry.

"Madam doesn't have to be like this. One yard is worth one yard. Qian Shipeng's matter has nothing to do with Madam." Zhan Feiyu gave Madam Qian a reassurance, and then continued to ask: "Excuse me, the fall of the third house of the Qiu family It's already doomed, how much impact will it have on the Qian family's business?"

It is definitely impossible to say that there is no influence at all, but judging from Mrs. Qian's many years of business experience, the Qian family's business did not rely entirely on the development of the Qiu family's third house, it can only be said that it borrowed from the Qiu family. It's just a cheap thing to do.

My heart skipped a beat. Could it be that Miss Zhan has taken a fancy to the Qian family's property?It's no wonder that Mrs. Qian would have such a guess. Although the Qian family is not an imperial merchant, the Qian family firm can be regarded as a well-known name in the Daqing Dynasty.

Linglong Cloth Village and Qianjia Racecourse are even more famous in the nearby state capitals, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they are making money every day.

Over the years, Mrs. Qian has taken advantage of the relationship between the three in-laws of the Qiu family to save a lot of trouble for the caravan traveling abroad. The cloth village far away in the south of the Yangtze River has also been protected by the local government. Bu Zhuang's idea, these are the deterrents of the third house of the Qiu family.

But Mrs. Qian will also give 2 taels of silver notes to Mrs. Qiu's Dou's every year as a gift, not to mention the jewelry, cloth and medicinal materials, many of which are worth a thousand gold.

After calming her mind, Madam Qian glanced at Zhan Feiyu calmly, not to mention that the fabric of her clothes is extremely precious brocade, but that Miss Zhan's hairpin today is a set of six pieces of emerald green with silver dots. White jade hairpin inlaid with agate, the jade quality is transparent and moist, and the agate color is bright red.

Such high-quality white jade or agate, if Mrs. Qian made the decision, she would definitely not use it to make a set of hairpins.

It is estimated that only a high-ranking minister like Gu Xueshi is willing to let the craftsman cut up this top-grade white jade and make it into hairpins. Any owner of a jewelry shop will not do such a loss-making business.

[Scholar Gu who takes the blame and is frugal: The landlord's family has no surplus food. 】

【Wealthy and wealthy Yin Wuyan: It's just a piece of jade, as long as Xiaoyu likes it. 】

Looking at Zhan Feiyu's clothes, Madam Qian suddenly understood that she would definitely not be interested in the Qian family's business. Although Zhan Feiyu was born in a rural farm family, she studied under Gu Xueshi, so how could she send money to her? .

After thinking it through, Madam Qian felt relieved, and immediately said: "With the protection of the Qiu family these years, the Qian family's business has indeed reduced a lot of trouble, but it's not that bad, it's just that some relationships need to be reorganized , the left and right are just giving up some taels of silver."

Thinking of Qian Shipeng, Mrs. Qian's weary face showed a stern look, and her voice was a little cold, "If my guess is correct, Qian Shipeng probably wants to go to Guizhou because he wants to marry Jingyuan. In the middle way, it would be even better if we could take advantage of the chaos of the Qiu family's third bedroom."

Qian Shipeng is a concubine, and Mrs. Qian is in charge of the Qian family. Don't expect Qian Shipeng to be contaminated with the property of the Qian family. When Mr. Qian dies, Mrs. Qian will definitely separate the family.

He was just a bastard, according to the laws of Daqing, at most he would get [-]% of the family property, and Mrs. Qian had the final say on how much of the family property.

Even so, Qian Shipeng did not get the family property alone. Master Qian had as many concubine sons as he could share among them. At most, the money saved by their aunts could be owned by each of them.

But if Qian Shipeng marries Qiu Jingyuan, it will be different. Not to mention that a skinny camel is bigger than a horse, but Qiu Jingyuan's identity, the third house has fallen, but Qiu Jingyuan's surname is still Qiu, and the Chief Minister Qiu is also her cousin. With this relationship, it is not impossible for Shipeng to compete for the Qian family's property.

"Miss Zhan, the reason why Qian Shipeng is temporarily staying in Pang's mansion is probably to use money to open the way. He wants to establish a relationship with Pang Da and give him convenience in the future." Madam Qian carefully went through this matter in her mind on the way. over again.

Qian Shipeng made two preparations: he managed to marry Qiu Jingyuan, who could be regarded as the son-in-law of the Qiu family, and could also be regarded as a relationship with court officials.

Secondly: The Qiu family is far away in the middle of Guizhou, beyond reach, so Qian Shipeng hooked up with Pang Tongzhi again, just using money or the identity of the son-in-law of the Qiu family as capital. With the help of Pang Tongzhi, Qian Shipeng's chances of winning are great. A few points.

When Mrs. Qian thought of Qian Shipeng pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger all these years, she couldn't help but grieve her teeth at this moment. She was really old, and she was tricked by a bastard!If Qian Shipeng hadn't provoked Zhan Feiyu, he might have succeeded in his plot.

Zhan Feiyu looked at Mrs. Qian, who was suppressing her anger, and knew in her heart that she believed that Qian Shipeng was only for the Qian family's property, but Zhan Feiyu preferred that Qian Shipeng go to Qianzhong Road because of the spies planted by the barbarians everywhere. spy.

"I wonder if Madam can tell me more about the business of the racecourse." Zhan Feiyu didn't intend to tell Madam Qian more inside information.

Could it be that Zhan Feiyu has taken a fancy to this racecourse?Madam Qian was a little puzzled, but since Zhan Feiyu asked, Madam Qian could only speak in detail.

Scholars, farmers, businessmen!After all, the Qian family was just a lowly businessman, and now that the third house of the Qiu family had collapsed, even if Mrs. Qian was reluctant to part with the racecourse, if Zhan Feiyu asked for it, she could only give it with both hands.

From the racecourse to the caravan, together with the leaders of the caravan, including the grooms who are in charge of raising horses at the racecourse, Madam Qian has said everything in detail. Madam Qian knows the Qian family's business very well, so it's no wonder that she has been able to control the Qian family's business for many years .

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After half an hour, Madam Qian left. After talking for such a long time, Madam Qian still didn't understand Zhan Feiyu's thoughts.

"Ma'am." Dong Yan, who had been waiting for a long time, rushed over and looked at the tired-looking Madam Qian and asked worriedly, "Is it not going well?"

Letting Dong Yan support her, Madam Qian rubbed the center of her brows with one hand, "That's not true, Miss Zhan didn't take her anger out on me, that's all, let's go back to the inn first."

He Sheng cleared the table, and asked the kitchen to bring the dinner in [-] minutes. When he returned to the room, he found Zhan Feiyu writing hard at the desk.

"Ah Sheng, take a look for me to see if there is anything I missed." Zhan Feiyu handed the two pages he had just written to He Sheng, and bowed his head to start writing again.

Madam Qian just said a lot about racecourses and caravans. Although the Forbidden Dragon Guards had also conducted investigations, some things were not as detailed as Madam Qian said.

He Sheng browsed quickly, combined with the investigation of the Forbidden Dragon Guards, and immediately understood the mystery, "If Qian Shipeng has contact with the barbarians, then this person is likely to be hiding in the racecourse or caravan .”

Zhan Feiyu nodded, wrote down everything that should be recorded, and then stopped writing, "The reason why the horses at Qian's racecourse are good is that the stallions are bought from the barbarians. If barbarian spies sneak in, It won't draw attention."

"Secondly, the Qian family's caravan is running business in various places, and barbarian spies are mixed in it. No matter where he goes, his whereabouts will not attract attention, so that it is convenient for him to communicate with the spies stationed in various places."

In the Daqing Dynasty, there were all-pervasive Forbidden Dragon Guards, and it was not easy for barbarian spies to hide, and they would be noticed if they were careless.

As the eldest grandson of the third family of the Qiu family, Qiu Jinyu was able to be replaced by a barbarian under the nose of Qiu Shao, which is enough to show how deep these spies are hiding. According to Qiu Jinyu's age, at least It has been more than ten years.

(End of this chapter)