Do you know: I am Yuan Wenshao

Chapter 56 The Housewarming Banquet
After Eunuch Li left, Yuan Weichang directed the people to carefully carry the plaque in and enshrine it in the ancestral hall.

"Let's put it here first. After your new mansion is repaired, move it over and install it." Yuan Weichang said.

What Yuan Weichang did was normal. This was a gift from the official family. If there was any damage, the Yuan family would be guilty.

The plaque bestowed by the government is a great favor. Yuan Weichang was overjoyed and ordered the kitchen to prepare a table of good dishes for the celebration.

At this moment, a servant came to report that Han Yue, the right minister of the Ministry of Revenue, sent someone to send a greeting card.

Yuan Weichang and Yuan Wenshao looked at each other and said, "Let's go to greet him, we must not lose our courtesy."

The minister is a third-rank official, and only two people in the Yuan family, Yuan Weichang and Yuan Wenshao, are at the same level as him. However, although Yuan Weichang is a third-rank official, he is only a sinecure and has no rights at all.

Yuan Wenshao is an honorary officer, and his real position is only the fourth rank, which is still a bit short of the real power official position like a servant.

When the father and son walked out the door, Yuan Weichang warned: "Let's see what they say later, try not to offend people."

"Father, I think they should be here to give money." Yuan Wenshao laughed.

Han Yue is Han Wei's father and Han Zhang's biological brother.

There has been no movement for the past two days. As soon as the official plaque was delivered, Han Yue came, obviously scared.

After all, Han Wei signed the contract, and the official gave the plaque at this time, engraved with two lines from the poem written by Yuan Wenshao, which shows that the official already knew about it.

How dare the Han family default on their debts when they are in a bad situation.

The father and son arrived at the door and didn't wait long before two carriages came over.

The carriage stopped at the gate of the mansion, and Han Wei walked out first, followed by a middle-aged man in his 40s with a somewhat rich figure.

"Shilang Han's visit really makes the Yuan family shine." Yuan Weichang said with a smile.

"Uncle Zhongqin is polite." Han Yue bowed back, looked at Yuan Wenshao and said with a smile, "This is Uncle Zhongyong, right?"

"It's Quanzi." Yuan Weichang smiled.

"I've met Minister Han." Yuan Wenshao bowed his hands.

"Haha, you are indeed a good-looking talent. Uncle Zhongqin is good at teaching his children, and he has a double family. Everyone in Bianjing is envious. Compared with Uncle Zhongqin, I feel ashamed."

After Han Yue finished speaking, he turned his head to look at Han Wei behind him and said coldly, "Why don't you come and make an apology?"

Han Wei's walking posture was a bit weird, he stepped forward and cupped his hands and said, "I've met Uncle Zhongqin and Uncle Zhongyong. I offended Uncle Zhongyong before, so I'm here to make amends."

"Erlang, did you have a conflict with Han Shilang's son?" Yuan Weichang asked sideways pretending not to know.

"It's all trivial things, and the child didn't tell his father." Yuan Wenshao said.

Seeing the father and son singing along, Han Yue twitched his lips and said, "In addition to bringing Quanzi to make amends this time, my other purpose is to deliver the lost money in accordance with the contract."

After finishing speaking, Han Yue said to his followers: "Pick up the box."

"Yes."

The four followers struggled to carry a box, placed it on the ground next to Han Yue, and then went back to continue carrying it.

There were three boxes in total. After lifting them down, Han Yue said calmly: "Open the boxes."

Upon hearing this, the followers quickly opened the boxes. The three boxes were filled with silver coins and were neatly packed.

"There are a total of ten thousand taels of silver in these three boxes. Uncle Zhongyong can count them. If there is no problem, then give the contract to the old man." Han Yue said.

"Servant Han, a child playing tricks cannot be taken seriously. We, the Yuan family, cannot accept this money." Yuan Weichang refused.

Yuan Wenshao was a little speechless. He naturally knew that Yuan Weichang didn't really want to refuse, but was just trying to be polite and show off.

But at this time, can you be polite?

If Han Yue says, since he said so, I will take it back.

Anyway, they sent it to you with great fanfare, but you rejected it yourself.

"Dad, look at what you said. If you don't accept it, others will think that Mr. Han is deliberately defaulting on his debt. A mere ten thousand taels of silver is nothing compared to the reputation of the Han family. We must accept this money." Yuan Wenshao said quickly.

Han Yue's mouth twitched. He had no intention of taking it back, but Yuan Wenshao said it as if the cashier was thinking about him, which made him feel like he had eaten a fly.

"In that case, I won't refuse. Minister Han, please come in quickly." Yuan Weichang greeted.

Han Yue forced a smile and said, "I have other things to do, so don't bother me."

"In this case, I will not keep Han Shilang. Erlang, please take out the contract quickly." Yuan Weichang said.

Upon hearing this, Yuan Wenshao took out the contract and handed it to Han Yue.

Han Yue took it, looked at it carefully, and said, "I'm taking my leave."

"Servant Han, walk slowly."

The father and son stood at the door, and after the carriage went away, Yuan Weichang sighed: "You are lucky this time, and the officials are protecting you. Otherwise, it would not be easy to get the money."

"No way, will the Han family really default on the 1 taels? Are they losing face?" Yuan Wenshao said in surprise.

He said the bet before because he felt that 1 taels was nothing to the old Han family, and it was unlikely that the Han family would renege on it.

Although the Han family has been delaying for two days, Yuan Wenshao does not think that the Han family will renege on the debt, but only thinks that the Han family is deliberately trying to delay him for a while.

"I just figured it out as a father. It's just a competition. It's too much to bet ten thousand taels of silver. Although you have a contract, you can report to the official. But if you really do this, you will inevitably leave an aggressive impression." Yuan Weichang said.

After Yuan Weichang said this, Yuan Wenshao also reacted and cursed Han Zhang in his heart for being sinister.

It is very common to gamble and play dot lottery.

But betting ten thousand taels of silver at a time is rare.

The important thing is that Yuan Wenshao proposed the bet, and he won in the end.

It gives people the feeling that he is deliberately calculating, well, in fact, he is deliberately calculating.

Han Zhang's delay in not paying the money was to force Yuan Wenshao to make things worse.

People sympathize with the disadvantaged groups. Han Zhang has always had a good reputation outside, and he is the party being calculated. When things get serious, public opinion will be biased towards the Han family.

Not only will the Han family not be embarrassed, but Yuan Wenshao's reputation will also be ruined.

Yuan Wenshao secretly warned that he must be careful when dealing with these old foxes in the future.

Don't accidentally fall into their trap.

"What are you going to do with the money?" Yuan Weichang asked.

"Father, there is still a lot of money to repair the new house. I didn't have enough money before, so I wanted to sell the Huangzhuang. With these, it is enough." When Yuan Wenshao spoke, he also paid attention to Yuan Weichang's reaction.

He didn't know what Yuan Weichang's purpose was in asking this question.

Yuan Weichang nodded when he heard the words, and said, "Then you can have someone carry the money directly to your yard, so you don't have to go into the accounting room."

"Yes, thank you father."

"You'd better be honest during this period and don't cause any trouble. Your youthful knighthood already arouses jealousy, and the official gave you a plaque inscribed by the emperor, which makes even more jealous people." Yuan Weichang warned.

"My child understands." Yuan Wenshao nodded.

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For the next period of time, Yuan Wenshao followed Yuan Weichang to visit relatives and friends every day, very honest.

He didn't even participate in the Lantern Festival Lantern Festival, which was even more lively than the Chinese New Year.

After the Shangyuan Festival, all government offices opened, and the early court officially resumed.

On the first day of the court, the officials announced a big news, and later it was changed to a court every five days.

The early court is not held every day as people think. Generally, when the country was founded, the business was busy, and the early court was held every day. The emperor who was diligent and diligent lasted every three to five days, and the last ten days and a half months was normal. .

After the current official family came into power, because the late emperor left a mess, it was changed to one day at a time, which continues to this day.

It is a good thing for the officials to have a morning every five days, and they can finally sleep in.

In early February of the first year of Tianyou's reign, Yuan Wenshao's new residence was completely renovated.

Yuan Wenshao walked around and was very satisfied.

The mansion at this time looked more grand than when he first came here, but the garden looked a bit shabby.

However, the weather is still cold now. After a month or two when the weather warms up, some flowers and plants will be transplanted, and they will look good when they grow up.

The house has been repaired, and the next step is to treat guests.

Yuan Wenshao was not yet married, and there was no hostess in the house, so Mrs. Yuan had to take care of it.

On this day, the Yuan family came to visit Yuan Wenshao's new residence.

"Mom, not to mention the grandeur of this house, it's so big." After walking around, Ms. Feng said with some envy.

Madam Yuan said in a sour tone: "Of course, this is originally the Marquis's Mansion, so it's naturally grand."

After reading it, she felt the urge to move here.

It's a pity that she is the eldest daughter of Earl Zhongqin. Even if Yuan Wenchun inherits the title in the future, according to the rules, she will have to live with her eldest son.

Yuan Wenshao was also very satisfied with the house, but when he thought about Gu Tingye's Chengyuan later, he felt that his house was a bit exaggerated.

Chengyuan was originally a palace given to Marquis Zhongjing by Emperor Taizu. Later, Marquis Zhongjing's palace was involved in a rebellion and was deposed and his family was exterminated, so the house was naturally taken back.

During the reign of the first emperor, the house was expanded, and later it was rewarded to Mr. Xiong Daxiang, who renamed it Chengyuan.

After Xiong Daxiang announced his return to his hometown, the house was too large for future generations to live in, so he returned it to the court.

In the end it was cheaper for Gu Tingye.

Chengyuan, not counting the mountains and forests behind it, is close to a hundred acres, which is more than twice the size of his Marquis Mansion.

Zhao Zongquan rewarded Gu Tingye because he wanted Gu Tingye to inherit the title of Marquis of Ningyuan.

The two houses are juxtaposed, and they are not much smaller than some palaces, which shows how generous Zhao Zongquan is to Gu Tingye.

Yuan Wenshao made up his mind to find a way to hug his thighs in the future, and Gu Tingye could not take advantage of it alone.

After visiting the house, Madam Yuan began to make arrangements for the banquet.

Yuan Wenshao couldn't be free either, so he agreed with his father on the list of guests, and began to deliver the invitations in person.

For those with low status, or those who are similar to him, just send someone to deliver them.

But for an old minister like the British Duke, he had to send it off in person.

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