Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 335 Family Arrives in Beijing
Coming out of the money shop, Fan Ning came to the mansion next to the Feihong Bridge. Ever since he left the capital for Kunzhou, Fan Ning had never been here again. It has been more than two years since he came back the first day. Bring a key, no access to the gate.

The gate was not locked today, the housekeeper of the Zhu Mansion was leading twenty or so servants to clean up the mansion, they had come early in the morning, and it was almost over now.

In fact, there are also people who specialize in cleaning in Beijing, but it is not a cleaning company, but a professional dentist. If you find a dentist who introduces cleaning, they will find someone who specializes in cleaning. A servant woman came to clean the house.

Not only maids responsible for cleaning, but also gardeners, grooms and other dental workers can be found. As long as they are willing to pay, all aspects of life will be properly arranged for you.

Of course, Zhu's mansion has enough manpower, including servants, gardeners, and grooms, so Fan Ning will not invite outsiders.

Fan Ning asked the boy to lead the horse to wait in the side yard. He walked into the gate by himself. In front of him was a screen wall with a height of one foot and two feet and a width of two feet. It was found in the countryside of Fengqiu County. The masterpiece of Zheng Yanxun, a famous craftsman at the beginning, is a picture of wintersweet blooming made of three pieces of granite. The screen wall alone is worth at least ten thousand yuan, not much worse than Fanning's house.

Bypassing Zhaobi, there is a forest in front of you. In the middle is a ten-foot-wide stone road. On both sides are [-] plum trees and peach trees. They are full of fruits. Pruning branches in the woods.

Through the stone road in the middle, one can see the majestic and exquisite Cuiyun Building at a glance. It was originally called Yonglie Building, which was in line with the taste of the original owner Yang's family, but Fan Ning didn't like it, so he named it Cuiyun Stone. It was named Cuiyun Building.

The Cuiyun Stone known as the first stone in the capital stands in front of the Cuiyun Tower. The Kistler Society in the capital, which is composed of a group of dignitaries, selects the top ten famous stones every spring. year ranked first.

Of course, this is also related to Zhu Yuanfu. He is also a member of the Kistler Society, and he strongly recommends Cuiyun Peak every year, so that Cuiyun Peak can truly become the number one stone in the capital.

Today's son is more tolerant and kind-hearted. If Huizong Zhao Ji came to power later, Fan Ning would have been ordered to pay tribute. How could Cuiyun Peak still stand in Fan Ning's mansion.

But Fan Ning didn't think it was strange either. Cuiyun Peak was the love of Zhou Lin's life, a stone idiot, and it was the most precious treasure among thousands of strange stones in his collection.

It's a pity that Zhou Lin's two sons prefer money, and they don't know goods. Ten days after Zhou Lin's death, they sold thousands of strange stones collected by Zhou Lin to Zhu Yuanfu at a price of [-] guan. Cuiyun Peak.

In Zhu Yuanfu's words, Cuiyun Peak alone costs more than [-] guan to be transported to the capital. You must know that a ten-acre house in the inner city costs [-] guan. It is definitely a good deal to exchange the house for this first stone in the capital.

However, how Zhu Pei persuaded his grandfather to give him the Cuiyun Peak is still a mystery. You must know that Zhu Yuanfu has been entangled with Zhou Lin for ten years because of this Cuiyun Peak. When the Cuiyun Peak finally returned to Zhu Yuanfu, he Excited and drunk.

Fan Ning admired Cuiyun Peak for a while, and was about to go to the backyard, when a member of the Zhu family rushed in, saw Fan Ning, and breathed a sigh of relief, "Thank God, the official is really here? "

He quickly waved his hands and shouted: "Officer, my master asked me to tell that the big ship from Pingjiang Mansion has arrived at Daxiangguo Temple Wharf."

Although the man didn't say anything clearly, Fan Ning knew very well that his parents came, and so did Zhu Pei and his grandfather Zhu Yuanfu.

Fan Ning also didn't care whether he could see Zhu Pei now, he hurried to the side yard, saw the young man sitting on the steps resting, and immediately told him: "Let the horse out and go to the Daxiangguo Temple wharf!"

Daxiangguo Temple Wharf is the Bianhe Wharf to the north of the Kistler Hall, about five or six miles away from Fan Ning's mansion, not too far away.

Not long after, Fan Ning rushed to Shuyuan Street, and this time it was hard for the servants who followed him. The light wind and drizzle suddenly turned into a storm, and he ran along all the way, so tired that he was out of breath. gas.

Passing by the Kistler Hall, Fan Ning got off his horse and walked quickly towards the Kistler Hall, when he heard the voice of his mother Zhang Sanniang as soon as he arrived at the door.

"Erlang, it seems that this shop is bigger than last time!"

"Sister-in-law, we bought the next door, and it's like this."

"No wonder it's so wide. By the way, where is Aning now?"

"Mom, I'm here!"

Fan Ning walked into the room quickly, and saw a room full of people sitting in the shop. In addition to his parents and sister, the third uncle's family also came, and there was also a young woman holding a child, probably the fourth uncle's wife and child. .

Returning to his hometown a few days ago, Fan Ning heard his father mention his fourth uncle. After a lawsuit, his fourth uncle's personality changed drastically. Zhu's Money Shop.

Except for his own family, there was no one from Zhu's family in the room. It should be Zhu Yuanfeng who took him back. After all, he was planning to get married and some rules had to be followed. It wasn't that Zhu Yuanfeng didn't want to invite Fan's family to Zhu's residence.

Fan Ning came in and met everyone one by one. Zhang Sanniang took her son and introduced him to the young woman who was holding the baby, "This is your fourth aunt, who is also from Wujiang. The child is called Fan Zheng. He is your fourth uncle's son and your cousin. .”

Fan Ning hurriedly bowed to his fourth aunt Wang, "Little nephew pays respects to my fourth aunt!"

Although Wang's natal family has good conditions, she is only a country landlord and has never seen much of the world. Along the way, she heard that her husband's nephew is a high-ranking official in the court, not an ordinary person. No, I can't afford this gift!"

Zhang Sanniang said with a smile: "You are an elder, there is nothing you can't afford."

She said to everyone: "Since Aning is here, let's go!"

As he said that, five ox carts came outside, but they were the ones that Ming Ren had found. Everyone got on the carts and prepared to go to Fan Ning's mansion. She is too old to come, your grandma said that her only wish is to have a great-grandson in her arms as soon as possible."

Fan Ning knew that his grandmother was indeed in poor health, but his grandfather was very healthy. There was no problem with taking the boat, but he was always indifferent. In addition, he followed his second uncle to Beijing for a month last year, so it was normal not to want to attend his wedding. .

Fan Ning smiled, "Grandpa and grandma still take care of their health, nothing else matters to them."

"That's right, their longevity is the blessing of us juniors."

Fan Tiezhou also got into an ox cart, but Fan Ning found that there was no luggage, so he quickly asked, "Second Uncle, where are their luggage?"

Fan Tiege smiled and said: "The luggage is still on the boat. There are too many things. I will find a few donkey carts to bring the things. You go back first! Ah Ren, you go too, help Ah Ning."

"understood!"

Ming Ren and Fan Ning got into the last bullock cart, and the bullock cart drove south of the city.

"Ming Ren, how did you deal with that batch of goods?" Fan Ning asked in a low voice in the carriage.

Ming Ren looked at the coachman with his head, and said to Fan Ning in a low voice: "The Zhuji money shop has eaten all the goods, and converted them into silver, and counted this amount."

Mingren compared a six with his fingers, meaning 60 taels of silver, and he said again: "The old man gave me three withdrawal certificates, and Zhu Pei said she gave you the one, and asked you to take it."

More than 6 taels of gold sand, after removing all kinds of impurities, it is less than 6 taels. Zhu Yuanfu calculated 60 taels of silver for them, but actually included the price difference between gold and silver, and did not earn their money. One tael of gold was exchanged for ten taels of silver, but because gold was relatively scarce, it was difficult to exchange it. Zhu Yuanfu also considered this and raised the exchange price a little.

Ming Ren took out half of the jade pendant and gave it to Fan Ning, "The exchanged money will be shared equally between the three brothers. With this, you can withdraw the money at the Pingjiang Mansion Main Store, and you will collect it yourself."

Thirty percent of 60 is 18, and Akihito gave [-] more.

Fan Ning didn't take it, he smiled and said to Ming Ren: "Have you forgotten what I told you? To invest in shipyards and docks, to build a fleet of ocean-going ships of the Fan family, the money is considered to be part of my investment." In addition, Zhu Pei's third grandfather plans to give Zhu Pei twenty thousand-stone sea ships as a wedding gift!"

"I heard that right!" Ming Ren smiled and said, "Give your granddaughter twenty ships as a wedding gift?"

"That's for me, just to find a reason. These twenty big ships are also my voters."

Mingren thought for a while and said: "Even if you build a fleet, you don't need to invest all your property in it. There are twenty ships with ten thousand stones, and you only need to invest half of the money. You will be counted as one of the third. When you look back, Mingli will be in Kunzhou." Mining, I will be in charge of the shipyard and wharf, this is the business of the three of us."

Ming Ren took out another jade pendant to Fan Ning, and said in a low voice, "There is a hundred thousand coins in it, you keep it yourself, and don't worry about other things."

Fan Ning happened to be short of money, so he was not polite and accepted it.

He said to Mingren again: "Fu Xianggong is coming on the day of the wedding, I will greet him first, you can talk to him when the time comes, the mining license is not a big problem."

Mingren smiled and waved his hands, "There's no need to go to Fu Xianggong for such a trivial matter. I'm familiar with the Mining Department of the imperial court. The imperial court encourages private mining, and the mining license is easy to obtain. Just don't worry about it."

"Then you can do whatever you want, if you really can't do it, come find me again."

In fact, there are still some details to discuss, such as the fineness of the placer gold, market conditions, etc. The main reason is that there is a driver driving the car in front, so it is difficult to talk about these things.

Mingren then changed the topic and said with a smile: "I didn't expect amber wood to be really valuable, and I was still worried about what to do with it. In the end, my father wanted it all. The problem is when will the money be given to me. I really don't know. My father doesn't even mention it." carry!"

"The main reason is that there are many places where money is used in the store. The imperial court controls Tianhuangshi. My second uncle wants to buy a few more Shoushan stone mines, and also wants to go to Dengzhou to buy jade mines. The money in the account is relatively tight. He originally wanted to give me 5000 guan In the end, I only gave you [-] taels of dividends, so don't make things difficult for your father."

"I'm just talking, who dares to embarrass him! I didn't give me the money for the consignment pearls and corals last year. Didn't I accept the same?"

The key is that Ming Ren already has 20 taels of silver in his hand, so he can say that he is such a bachelor. If he has no money, why not give him money?He jumped up a long time ago, even his old man is no exception.

(End of this chapter)