The road of the farmer's fortune and the imperial examination

Chapter 1045 Xia Hongji

A follower looked at the post and was terrified. This is the imperial envoy, and he actually sent a post to Mrs. Li, it's really weird!

Li's young boss is also wondering!Their ancestors of the Li clan were also not big or small merchants. In his generation, because of the suppression of the Xia clan, they have declined a lot compared to before, and they are not well-known in Hang Tianfu. How could this post be sent here?

"Young master! During this period of time, the victims outside the city have run out of food, so the imperial envoy must have made an idea of ​​Mrs. Li, right?"

The Young Master's family was shocked when he was reminded by his followers.

"Go out and find out, and see who else has received the post. I'll go find my father, and talk to my father."

The Shaodong family shook his head, and then ordered.

Two days passed in a flash, and today the backyard of Hangtian Mansion Yamen was very lively, and there was even a golden autumn chrysanthemum appreciation party.

There were many guests in front of the courtyard. Although it was not crowded in the past, it has never been so lively.

Xia Hongji rode the carriage to the corner gate of the backyard of the mansion office, and then opened the curtain to take a look, but he was startled by the grand occasion before him.

He gritted his teeth, the veins on his forehead twitched, he was played by Gu Chengyu.

The original post said that he wanted to invite him to spend the golden autumn together, but he took it for granted that only Xia family was invited.Moreover, he has been worrying a lot about the hoarding of rice recently, and he didn't stay in the mansion for a long time.

Because of his inexplicable self-confidence, Xia Hongji didn't let anyone inquire.So much so that I was caught off guard by this scene today.

Gu Chengyu sat at the top of the flower hall, wearing a lavender round-neck silk gauze robe, which made his figure elegant and graceful, facing the wind.

Wearing a hair crown inlaid with red gold and pearls, the most conspicuous pearl on it is as big as the nail of an index finger.The pearls inlaid on it are round and shiny, and they look very luxurious.

At this time, Gu Chengyu was talking and laughing happily with several wealthy businessmen beside him. During the meeting, Hu Maoshen, Yang Chaoying and other officials were present. The grand scene made all the businessmen present feel shocked.

Li Yuhuan, the young owner of the Li family, had arrived long ago, and their Li family is still known as a business firm.In fact, there are only two rice shops, three silk and satin shops, and one wine shop under his name, which can only be regarded as low-end for the wealthy businessmen present.

My father analyzed it, because the south of the Yangtze River is rich and rich, and there are many wealthy businessmen.There is only one mansion in Hangtian Mansion, and after a rough calculation, there are no fewer than ten.

This is still very famous, the business has already reached other state capitals, and the family is very rich.The rest of the names are not very famous, so I don't need to say any more.

Therefore, their Li family is nothing among them, and they came here to serve as a foil.So Li Yuhuan came here with confidence, and sat in a corner of the room early.

A small Li's firm naturally dare not arrive late, and looking around, only Xia's can have such confidence.

There is no support behind their Li family, but they have a good relationship with the former Master Tongzhi. The former master was transferred two years ago, and their Li family's life became more and more difficult.

In addition, my father had always been in good health before, but he had a stroke half a year ago, and he is still lying on the bed paralyzed.He hastily took over the stall at home, not to mention exhausted physically and mentally, and the situation of Li's Commercial Bank was even worse.

It's not that he never thought about becoming the magistrate, it's just that no one recommended him, and he couldn't find a chance.I submitted several greeting posts before, but there was no news from all of them, and their Li family gradually became cold-hearted, and stopped putting their minds on it.

Today he came here with his father's expectation, if he could show his face in front of the magistrate and establish a relationship, that would be great.

As for the imperial envoy, he didn't even dare to think about it.The official positions of the two imperial envoys are not low, but what is the identity of the imperial envoy?
I heard that they are all celebrities in front of the emperor, how can small merchants like them get high?

Besides, after the disaster relief is over, the imperial envoys will have to return to the capital, so they can't count on it. It's more realistic to climb up to the magistrate.

Looking at the young and handsome boy above him, he couldn't help being a little silent.He likes to read books, but it is a pity that the first two times he was always on the list, and he has not gained a reputation so far.

Later, the father of the family fell ill, and he was the legitimate son, so he naturally had to take over the burden of the family.If he has been concentrating on studying, will he be able to step into the officialdom in the future and be as glorious as this one?
Gu Chengyu glanced at the people present and counted their heads. Except for Xia Hongji from the Xia family, and the shopkeeper from Juxianglou, everyone else had arrived.

Gu Chengyu was thinking that Xia Hongji would be very good at taking Joe, so he sang "Hey" from the other side, indicating that another distinguished guest had arrived.

"Master Xia from Xiafu is here!"

When Gu Chengyu heard that Xia Hongji had come, the warm smile on his face became even brighter now, yes!The big customer is here.

After singing this song, the room fell silent immediately, but after a while, it became even more noisy than before.

The rich merchants all stood up and looked at the door one after another, with smiles on their faces, waiting for Xia Hongji's arrival.

Gu Cheng raised his eyebrows, and exchanged glances with Hu Maoshen and the others. It seems that the influence of the Xia family in Jiangnan can be seen.

Xia Hongji was just a branch of the Xia family, and these merchants had to act like this when they saw him. It seemed that Xia Shoufu's name was not only well-known in the court, but also extremely famous in Jiangnan and other places.

That's right, that's the chief assistant of the current dynasty, and there are many members of the Xia family who are officials in the court.Such a behemoth, these merchants, no matter whether there are officials behind them or not, cannot afford to provoke them.

Xia Hongji was ushered into the hall by the servant, and as soon as he entered the room, he saw the two imperial envoys sitting at the head. He first set his sights on that noble young man.

Because this boy is really eye-catching!
I heard that Gu Shaoqing was handsome and handsome with a beautiful appearance, and seeing her today really lived up to her reputation.Such a romantic person, once seen, must not be forgotten.

Xia Hongji was stunned for a moment, and then laughed loudly: "I'm sorry, everyone, there are many trivial matters at home, and it has been delayed for quite a while, so I'm late!"

After he finished speaking, he quickly stepped forward, bowed and saluted: "Caomin Xia Hongji pays homage to your lords! I was delayed by trifles just now, please wait for a long time, and please forgive me!"

Hu Mao nodded deeply and said with a smile: "Master Xia is free! It's not the time yet, so you're still early."

This one came according to the hour, so it's really not late.

The corners of Gu Chengyu's lips curled slightly, and he nodded towards Ming Mo who was beside him, and Ming Mo winked at the younger generation outside the door.

Not a moment later, just as Xia Hongji started to greet everyone, there was another voice outside the door singing, "The storekeeper of Juxianglou Exhibition is here!"

The expression on Xia Hongji's face froze, the shopkeeper of Juxianglou?That old man is here too?

He looked around, all the people who came here were wealthy businessmen, what was he, a shopkeeper of a restaurant, doing here?

Not only Xia Hongji was extremely puzzled, but even the wealthy businessmen present were stunned for a while, and then whispers came from the flower hall.

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