Optimus One Pillar of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 16 Shen Yishi goes to the Wang family
Just when Wang Daoqiu went to visit Yan Xuezheng to kill the fat man, Shen Yishi, the richest man in Zhejiang, also finished explaining his family and business matters and prepared a generous gift.Boarded a family cruise ship at Genshanmen Pier and rushed overnight to Wang Daoqiu's hometown, Tandu Village, Furong Town, Changxing County, Huzhou Prefecture.

The act of drugging Wang Daoqiu today was too despicable. Shen Yishi felt that he should personally apologize to his old friend Wang Zhaowen and ask for his forgiveness.So that the next marriage between Wang and Chen's family can proceed smoothly, and I will not lose this old friend who is not greedy for my own money and can be close to me.

Changxing County, Huzhou Prefecture, is exactly one hundred kilometers away from Hangzhou. Wang Daoqiu's home, Furong Town, was later known as Meishan Town, Changxing County.It is also [-] kilometers away from Changxing County by waterway.

This means that it is 130 kilometers from Hangzhou to Furong Town, Changxing County, where Wang Daoqiu is located.It was only a two-hour drive from Fang Lai Shi, but in the Ming Dynasty of the [-]th century, riding a fast horse took half a day, including the time for people and horses to rest along the way.As for taking a boat, it is even slower. In addition to the fact that the speed of the boat is not as fast as that of the horse, the boat also has to travel through the waterway, and the waterway is much more curved than the land road. That is to say, the distance between the water and land will be longer than the land road. .

However, although taking a boat does not have an advantage in terms of time, it is much more comfortable than riding a horse and riding a car.Just like now, as soon as Shen Yishi gets on the ship, he goes to sleep on his own bed in the cabin. When he wakes up tomorrow morning, the ship will almost arrive in Changxing.

In the Ming Dynasty in the [-]th century, before being polluted by "civilization", there were no stars at night. In this era, in the clear weather, the full moon in the sky was like a disk. It was an authentic bright moon, very bright.The stars are also dotted in the sky, shining brightly.

Therefore, in the Ming Dynasty in the [-]th century, as long as the weather was clear, the light between the sky and the earth at night was like a dim light in a room in later generations. It was not lit but it was possible to see clearly a few dozen meters ahead.Therefore, the night sailing of this wooden sailboat is no problem.

Just like that, Shen Yishi sat on his wooden sailboat, his head resting on the gentle waves of the river, and slept until dawn.When he got up and walked out of the cabin, he breathed in the morning air, looked at the Jiangnan countryside on both sides of the river, and smelled the fragrance of the rice that would be harvested in half a month. He felt particularly relaxed.

Walking to the stern of the boat, he asked the boatman at the helm, Lao Daodao: "Old Pu, where are we now?"

"Uh, Master, our boat is on Tiao River and is about to arrive at Pheasant Town, Changxing County. Master, I come here every year to collect silkworm cocoons in Changxing County, and I'm familiar with the waterways here. But Furong Town, I've only heard people talk about it, and it's really I’ve never been there, so I really don’t know how to get there by water. We’ll have to find a guide when we get to Changxing.”

"Guide! You make the decision on this matter. Be quick and try to reach Furong Town before noon."

"Okay! Don't worry, Master, I'm familiar with the handles of the boats here. We ask them to help transport the cocoons and raw silk here to Hangzhou every year."

"Okay, that's it. I'll go wash up and eat first. If you need anything, you can call me in the cabin."

"Okay, master."

After explaining to the boss of the ship, Shen Yishi went to wash up and have breakfast, and then lay down in the cabin again.

After the boat boss sailed the boat to Changxing Pheasant City Pier, he asked a familiar boat handler to lead the way, and then sailed towards Furong Town.

It was almost past time, that is, when it was close to eleven o'clock noon in later generations, Shen Yishi took a boat and arrived at Tandu Village, Furong Town, where the Wang family was located.Tandu Village is located on the edge of Hexi River, and the Wang Family Courtyard is built next to the river.

At this time, there was a sea of ​​people around the Wang family courtyard. There were forty or fifty tables set up in the open space. Hundreds of people were either sitting there eating and drinking, or helping to prepare food and serve dishes.

Such a big banquet, but there were no signs of official events. Although Shen Yishi had never been to the Wang family, he knew that this should be the Wang family.It should be that the Wang family is currently holding a banquet at home to celebrate Wang Daoqiu's success and inviting the whole village to eat and drink.

Knowing that this might be the Wang family, Shen Yishi let the boat dock at the simple dock below the Wang family compound.This is the case in Jiangnan Water Town. People mainly rely on waterways for travel and transportation, so every household near the river has its own simple dock.

"Brother Wang, I haven't seen you for many years. Do you still remember Shen in Hangzhou?"

Shen Yishi's boat came to the shore again. At this time, Wang Daoqiu's father, Wang Zhaowen, saw a boat docking at his own pier, so he came over and stood on the shore, wanting to ask who it was?

As soon as he stood on the shore, Shen Yishi recognized himself as an old friend he had not seen for many years, so Shen Yishi stood on the bow of the boat and started teasing his old friend.

When Shen Yishi spoke, Wang Zhaowen also recognized Shen Yishi. His old friend came to visit on this day when the Wang family was proud of its ancestors.

So now that Wang Zhaowen saw Shen Yishi, he was also very happy. He stood on tiptoe and shouted with a big smile: "Brother Shen Xian, why are you here?"

"Hi, high school student Xie Yuan, the son of an old friend, I'm here to ask for a wedding drink. Brother Wang won't chase me away, right?"

"Brother, you are joking again. I am so happy that you can come today."......

While talking, the boat also came ashore, and a boatman from the Shen family hurriedly jumped ashore to tie the cable to the stake.And Shen Yishi then waited for the boatman to set up the gangplank, and he also stepped on the gangplank and got off the boat.

As soon as their feet sat on the ground, two old friends, Shen Yishi and Wang Zhaowen, hugged each other.After the intimacy, Shen Yishi said sadly with a bitter look on his face: "Brother Wang! God, he treats his younger brother so poorly! My son passed the exam in high school, but my younger brother failed the exam again in the first year! Wow, oh, oh, oh, oh!"

Failed!When Shen Yishi mentioned failing the exam, the muscles in Wang Zhaowen's body tightened unconsciously.Failed the exam, failed the exam seven times, and in 19 years I have no face to go out to meet my elders in my hometown!The memories were so unbearable that Wang Zhaowen was so stunned that he forgot to politely comfort Shen Yishui.

Seeing the painful expression on Wang Zhaowen's face at this time, Shen Yishi knew that what he just said, "It's another year when he fails the exam," was a heavy blow to the depths of his old friend's soul.

So Shen Yishi hurriedly skipped the matter of failing the exam and talked about what Wang Zhaowen liked to hear now.He said with an admiring tone: "Brother Wang, you are so amazing, Jieyuan! Brother Wang, tell me, how did you train Jieyuan? To be honest with Brother Wang, Brother Yu is now with Wang Brother, I have figured it out just like I did back then. From now on, I will accept my fate in this provincial examination. From now on, I will put all my hope on my two children. Brother Wang, how did you cultivate Qi Jieyuan? You can also teach me! "

Shen Yishi said flattering words, which made Wang Zhaowen very happy.As a man, don’t you care most about face?So as soon as Shen Yishi finished speaking, Wang Zhaowen took Shen Yishi to the banquet and started to show off in various ways.Of course, Wang Zhaowen's emphasis was on how serious and strict he had been in his son's education over the years.

Anyway, this set of words, since the county guard came to Wang's family to announce the good news yesterday afternoon, he began to brag to his fellow villagers.And from yesterday to this morning, his bragging is still being improved in practice. This plot concept, the richness of the language, is definitely a good article!So now he was particularly interested in bragging about Shen Yishi.

Upon entering the banquet, Wang Zhaowen introduced Shen Yishi to his fellow villagers, of course because of his reputation as a scholar.Wang Zhaowen only reported Shen Yishi's surname to the villagers and said that Shen Xiandi was a friend he made when he took the provincial examination in Hangzhou. He did not mention Shen Yishi's title as "the richest man in Zhejiang".

Shen Yishi and Wang Zhaowen have been friends for many years, and they also know that Wang Zhaowen is taboo about his family's money.So he also cooperated with Wang Zhaowen and didn't mention family money, but only talked about friendship.While still at the banquet, he made a sad face about his dead parents, saying that he and his good friend Wang Zhaowen took the provincial examination together, and now Wang Zhaowen's sons have all won Jieyuan, but he himself failed again this year, and he will not survive. .

Shen Yishi's unlucky self-deprecation immediately amused all the villagers at the scene, and instantly eliminated the unfamiliarity between him and the villagers in Tandu Village. The villagers enthusiastically invited the unlucky guy who failed to pass the exam. , sit down and eat and drink together.

Shen Yishi is a successful businessman and the richest man in Zhejiang. His ability in social networking is definitely at the ceiling level.So after he sat at the main table, he soon conquered all the royal family members at the main table, as well as the village elders and village leaders of Tandu Village. They all regarded him as one of their own.

A lively wedding banquet lasted for nearly two hours, and everyone went back to their homes after the fun.Shen Yishi helped Wang Zhaowen, who was already drunk, back home.Seeing Wang Zhaowen so drunk, Shen Yishi had no choice but to go back to his ship to rest and wait until Wang Zhaowen sobered up before talking about the matter.

Returning to the west at dusk, when the red sun was about to sink into the horizon, Wang Zhaowen sobered up.He came to the boat and called Shen Yishi, and asked Shen Yishi to take the Shen family's waiters to his home for dinner.

Shen Yishi is a busy man. He has many things to deal with in business and officialdom, and he cannot stay as the head of Tandu Village.So he was ready to have a showdown with Wang Zhaowen now.So Shen Yishi sent his family's servants away first and went to Wang's house for dinner.And she herself waited until all the guys left, and then he pulled Wang Zhaowen into the cabin.

As soon as he entered the cabin, Shen Yishi first asked Wang Zhaowen to sit up, and then with a "plop", he knelt down in front of Wang Zhaowen.

This move of Shen Yishi frightened Wang Zhaowen. The moment Shen Yishi knelt down, Wang Zhaowen immediately jumped up from his seat as if he was on a rocket.Pressing his voice, he asked worriedly: "My dear brother, what are you doing here? Do you behave like a polite person, could it be that something bad happened to your family?"

"Brother, you sit down, you sit down. Only when you sit down can I dare to say something. Brother, I can't help my brother!"

As he spoke, Shen Yashi used both hands to pull Wang Zhaowen back to his seat.At this time, Wang Zhaowen was thinking about Shen Yishi, who came all the way from Hangzhou to kneel down to him and said he was sorry for himself!Shen Yishi, the richest man in Zhejiang, asking someone of his status to go to such great lengths seems to be a big deal.

Thinking that the matter was not trivial, Shen Yishi said sorry to himself. It seemed that this trivial matter was not good for his family.Wang Zhaowen was scared when he thought of this, and he couldn't care less about Shen Yishi kneeling in front of him.

Wang Zhaowen followed Shen Yishi's wishes and sat down nervously.With a worried expression on his face, he said: "Brother Xian, what are you sorry for? Brother Xian, don't scare me!"

"Brother, little brother is not a human being, little brother......"

Then Shen Yishi told Wang Zhaowen in detail about yesterday's forced reconciliation between his daughter and Wang Daoqiu.

(End of this chapter)