Chapter 139

The next day, Shen Yucheng arrived at Jiming Temple early in the morning.One is to take Gu Chongyang home, and the other is to thank Wang Jiulang personally.

Shen Suying and Shen Rang also came, together with Tang Yiqing, the chief of last year's case in Nanjing.

Seeing Gu Chongyang looking at Tang Yiqing, Shen Yucheng explained: "We met Tang's case chief at the gate of Jiming Temple, so we came together."

Gu Chongyang nodded to Tang Yiqing, Tang Yiqing's youthful face couldn't help but slightly flushed, his heart was pounding, and he called out: "Miss Gu", it was considered as a greeting.

Shen Rang and Mrs. Shen's niece are discussing marriage. If there is no accident, they will make a small decision before the Mid-Autumn Festival. He seems to have grown up suddenly and understands how to guard against men and women. He stopped a few steps away from Gu Chongyang, Smiling and shouting "Chongyang Cousin".

Shen Suying was different, she ran over with a smile, and punched Gu Chongyang: "Well, you cousin, you ran to Jiming Temple to play without saying hello in advance, I don't think I can follow you. You are popular here Drinking spicy food, playing happily for half a month, made me face Mr. Etiquette every day, and my every move was controlled by others, you really have no conscience."

Gu Chongyang pretended to be in pain and let out a cry.

Shen Yucheng hurried up and asked nervously, "Does it hurt?"

Gu Chongyang shook his head, and quickly said: "Uncle, Cousin Suying is just playing around with me."

Shen Yucheng breathed a sigh of relief, pulled his face and reprimanded his daughter: "How old are you, how serious is it to strike? What if you beat your cousin to death? If I knew it, I wouldn't have brought you out!"

Shen Suying stomped her feet in disbelief, then leaned into Gu Chongyang's ear and said, "Look, look, where is my father's heart? Those who don't know think you are his biological daughter. And I just begged for it."

Hearing Shen Suying's half-jealous and half-joking words, Gu Chongyang quickly explained: "Because I am a guest, uncle is more worried about me. He will reprimand you precisely because you are his own daughter. I don’t know the blessings in the blessings, I want people to reprimand me for not having this opportunity.”

Shen Suying also knew that Gu Chongyang lost his mother, and his father was black-hearted. She just complained casually, but after hearing what Gu Chongyang said, she felt guilty: "Okay, he is my father, and he is also your uncle. Well, it doesn’t matter if it’s a niece, he actually hurts the same.”

Gu Chongyang breathed a sigh of relief, smiled and pinched her nose: "It's not too bad."

The two were talking and laughing, and after a while Shen Yucheng interrupted them: "Suying, let brother, you two wait here, I will go with Chongyang to thank Wang Jiulang."

Shen Su pouted at Gu Chongyang, expressing her dissatisfaction with not being able to go.

Gu Chongyang knew that she was putting on airs on purpose and was not really angry, so he ignored her, and only said to Shen Yucheng: "Uncle, there is no need to thank you, I have already thanked Wang Jiulang."

There are countless people who come to see Wang Jiulang every day and want to have a meeting with him. The concierge's hands are weak when he receives the post, but no matter who you are or how valuable your status is, if he doesn't want to see you, he will not hesitate to let people shut the door.

She knew Wang Jiulang's attitude towards Ji Yushi, and Gu Chongyang also saw his attitude towards Dou Haoxiao half a month ago. She felt that Wang Jiulang was very proud of him, and nothing could come into his eyes.Wang Jiulang didn't even sell Fu Guogong's face. If his uncle thanked him like this, it would be bad if he was rejected by others if he didn't appreciate it.

But in this case, how can you tell your uncle?

But Shen Yucheng obviously didn't know what Gu Chongyang was thinking, and he said in disapproval: "Chongyang, that's not what you said. Wang Jiulang saved Shen Hetang from fire and water, and recommended Shen Hetang to become an imperial medicine merchant. He said that he was very kind to the Shen family It's not an exaggeration. Although you have already thanked Wang Jiulang on my behalf, as the head of the Shen family, I must thank him personally, otherwise it will violate the morality of life. Even if Wang Jiulang respects his status, he doesn't care about my thanks. That's his business too. I have no right to interfere with Wang Jiulang, but I must thank you."

Uncle is right!They just went to thank him, whether to accept it or not, and whether to meet him or not was his business.

Gu Chongyang said obediently: "What uncle taught me is that I was wrong."

Having said that, in order to avoid being rejected, Gu Chongyang still suggested: "Wang Jiulang is very busy building a public temple, and now I don't know if he is in the abode or not, and if he has time to see us. How about this, I Please ask someone to report, if Wang Jiulang is here, we will go and thank him. If he is not, then we can talk about it another day, okay?"

Tang Yiqing, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said: "Miss Gu is right, we are always right to tell people in advance."

In fact, he had submitted several posts to Wang Jiulang before, but was rejected, and he was already mentally prepared.

Shen Yucheng nodded: "It's better if you are thoughtful, just do as you say."

Gu Chongyang called the servant, Ade, and asked him to help him to ask.

Wang Jiulang didn't like the crowds of servants around him. Apart from Uncle Ruifeng, there were only two servants, A She and A De, who took turns to be porters. not at home.

Maybe it will be like this again when Ah De comes back later.

Unexpectedly, Ade didn't come back, Uncle Ruifeng came over in person, and he said to Shen Yucheng kindly: "Mr. Shen, please follow me."

Gu Chongyang was a little surprised, while Shen Yucheng breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, he was also worried that he would not be able to see Wang Jiulang just now. seen.

The happiest thing was Tang Yiqing, with a tense face and slightly trembling hands, he followed behind Shen Yucheng, all his mind was thinking about how to respond when he met Wang Jiulang.

This was the first time that Wang Jiulang had received so many guests since he came to Nanjing. After a brief surprise, A She and A De reacted quickly and made tea and served it to everyone.

Shen Yucheng said gratefully: "The matter of the day before yesterday was thanks to the help of the prince in the snow. Shen Yucheng has nothing to repay the great kindness, so I specially sent a thank you gift to express my gratitude, and I hope the prince will accept it."

Then, he took a small rosewood box from Shen Rang and gave it to Wang Jiulang.

Wang Jiulang took it over with a smile, opened it, and couldn't help but smile slightly: "It turned out to be a floating glass snuff bottle made by Qinglong Taoist priest. Since Taoist Qinglong sealed the knife ten years ago, there are no more than ten complete genuine products handed down in the world. They are all treasured up by the owner as a family heirloom, and outsiders can’t easily see them. I didn’t expect to see this treasure at Mr. Shen’s place today, which is unexpected.”

Daoist Qinglong is a master of the world, who lives in seclusion in Zhongnan Mountain. He is also a master of jade carving. Among them, the glass snuff bottle is the most famous, because the glass snuff bottle carved by him can float on the water.

Shen Yucheng knew that with Wang Jiulang's status, ordinary treasures would not be in his eyes at all, so he specially chose this snuff bottle that had been treasured for more than ten years as a thank you gift. Unexpectedly, Wang Jiulang recognized it at a glance, and his expression was calm, and he didn't care. Surprised to see rare treasures.

He couldn't help but feel ashamed, the Wang family is a master passed down from generation to generation, just like the so-called iron-clad Wang family, the flowing emperor, the Wang family has a profound heritage, the Shen family is really incomparable.

"This snuff bottle is not very expensive, but it is exquisite and cute. It is for the prince to play with."

He felt that Wang Jiulang might not like this snuff bottle at all, and he might refuse it outright.If that's the case, he really can't come up with other decent treasures as a thank you gift.

Wang Jiulang didn't seem to see Shen Yucheng's embarrassment, and smiled slightly, with indescribable gentleness: "The real product of Taoist Qinglong is hard to find. Since Mr. Shen cut off his love, I will be disrespectful."

Shen Yucheng breathed a sigh of relief. He felt that Wang Jiulang was totally different from the rumors. He was clearly an open-minded, elegant and modest gentleman. Rumors from outsiders that he was indifferent to others and showed no emotions were definitely malicious slanders.When he saw him for the first time, he thought that he was polite and humble, and he was a good young man. Now it seems that he is really so.

In this way, Shen Yucheng was much more relaxed, and he talked a lot more casually with Wang Jiulang. During the conversation, Wang Jiulang was always very polite, not too lively, nor too cold, and he was very well-measured, and the host and guest enjoyed themselves.

When he was about to leave, Wang Jiulang casually said as if he had thought of it temporarily: "On the sixteenth of next month, there will be a great sacrifice for the public temple, and there are still two blessings. I remember that the second son of Shen is from Juzi, right , if that’s the case, let the Second Young Master, together with Tang’s chief, come to be the secretary.”

Both Shen Yucheng and Shen Rang were stunned, while Tang Yiqing was so excited that he couldn't even finish his sentence: "Jiulang...you really... want me to be Si Zhu?"

The Weigong Temple was built by the descendants of the royal family in Nanjing under the order of the first emperor. This is a great event in the whole of Daqi and the whole of Jiangnan.The emperor has already decreed that the eldest prince and the second prince will go south to be the officiant and personally preside over the matter.Now the whole Daqi has become a sensation, famous families, Qingliu dignitaries, and Zanying families all sent their representatives to participate in this grand event.However, most people can only worship from a distance, and those who can walk to the Weigong Temple are all first-class figures in Daqi.

Shen Rang is just a mere judge, and Tang Yiqing, even though he is the chief of the case, can only be regarded as ordinary. He was invited by Wang Jiulang to be a secretary. No wonder Tang Yiqing felt unbelievable. Even Gu Chongyang was stunned. Wang Jiulang looked over.

I saw Wang Jiulang with a smile on his face, drooling like willows in the spring moon, and poised like a morning glow, he didn't blame Tang Yiqing for his rudeness, he just said: "Two good-looking talents are enough for this great job."

The so-called Sizhu refers to the task of giving prayers on the day of the great sacrifice.That is to say loudly and read prayers in front of many Qingliu dignitaries, it can be said that they are a big show and let everyone know them.

How can this make people not excited!
What happened to Tang Yiqing Gu Chongyang didn't know, but his cousin didn't say a few words to Wang Jiulang just now, Gu Chongyang couldn't help thinking about the snowflake-like name card from the concierge.

She felt that Wang Jiulang was definitely not telling the truth, there were far more talented and prestigious people than his cousin, and in terms of talent and fame, he would not be able to meet his cousin even next year.

Tang Yiqing knelt down like a spring onion: "Thank you Jiulang for your support, Tang Yiqing will never forget Jiulang's great kindness."

Shen Rang also came to his senses, and knelt down to thank Tang Yiqing.

Seeing that Gu Chongyang was surprised, Wang Jiulang turned his head and glanced at her, with a hint of complacency in his eyes.

Gu Chongyang was taken aback for a moment, and before he had time to think about what he meant, he turned his gaze away and invited Tang Yiqing and Shen Rang to stand up.Still looking calm and breezy, as if the glance just now was just Gu Chongyang's illusion.

This huge pie fell from the sky, hitting Shen Yucheng and Shen Rang dizzy, wondering if they were dreaming.Not to mention Tang Yiqing, although he gritted his teeth and tried his best to control it, but his flushed face and trembling hands still betrayed his inner excitement.

Wang Jiulang was very casual, with an unbroken smile on his face, and even sent Shen Yucheng out in person.

Shen Yucheng was so flattered that he asked Wang Jiulang to stop again and again, so he didn't have to send him off.

Wang Jiulang didn't force himself, stopped in his footsteps and said, "Next month will be the grand sacrifice of the public temple, and all the personnel in charge of the sacrifice must dress uniformly. I heard from Ms. Gu that the business under the name of the Shen family includes not only food and drug stores, but also weaving shops. The machine shop and the embroidery shop don't know about the clothing, can you hand it over to the Shen family's embroidery shop?"

Gu Chongyang couldn't help being taken aback, when did he tell Wang Jiulang about the Shen family's embroidery village?
But now is obviously not the time to refute.

If the Shen Family Embroidery House can take over this business, it is not impossible for the Shen Family Embroidery House to make a name for themselves among the rich and powerful, and become an imperial embroidery shop.After all, the cloth made by Shen Family Loom Workshop is comparable to Nanjing Yunjin, the difference is only chance.

If Gu Chongyang can think of it, other people can naturally think of it too.If it was said that Shen Yucheng thought that Wang Jiulang had appointed Shen Rang and Tang Yiqing as Si Zhu just now, now he fully understood that Wang Jiulang must be promoting the Shen family on purpose.

The thought made his blood spurt with excitement.

The cloth embroidery shop of the Shen family has always been very good, what is lacking is a person who is willing to be promoted.In the past, relying on Dou Haoxiao to give him a lot of money every year but with little success, now with the help of a nobleman like Wang Jiulang, why should the Shen family not be able to grow bigger?
Although he didn't understand why the Shen family fell into Wang Jiulang's eyes, Shen Yucheng understood that this was an opportunity for his family, and he quickly said: "Since Mr. Wang trusts the Shen family's embroidery shop so much, I will personally urge the embroidery shop to complete this project." As for the matter, we must ensure the quality and quantity of the clothes, and ensure that the prince and the people of the great sacrifice are satisfied."

This is an opportunity for Shen Family Embroidery Village to show its face in front of the famous and powerful. The clothes must be exquisite and gorgeous, and can show the background. He will give Wang Jiulang a satisfactory explanation even if he does not sleep.

"It's so good." Wang Jiulang said, "This price..."

"Prince Wang is willing to hand over this matter to the Shen family's embroidery shop. This is the blessing that the Shen family's embroidery shop has cultivated for several lifetimes. These clothes should be regarded as sponsored by the Shen family." Shen Yucheng said: "I know if The Shen family can't be qualified no matter what, the prince is willing to help, how can the Shen family be ungrateful? The clothes are sponsored by the Shen family, and the three animals and six animals needed for the sacrifice day should also be bought by the Shen family. The Shen family is favored by the prince There are quite a lot, and please don't be polite, Prince Wang, and give the Shen family a chance to repay your favor."

Wang Jiulang's eyes flickered. Most people in business are stingy. He didn't expect Shen Yucheng to be so generous. It's not without reason that the Shen family's business has been booming for so many years.Although Shen Yucheng is not a prodigy in business, he is a righteous person, straight from the inside out, and a good candidate to keep his family and inherit his business.

He said with a smile: "In that case, tomorrow I will ask someone to send the size of the priest to Mr. Shen. There are more than 300 people in total, and it will take half a month. Can the work be completed?"

Shen Yucheng quickly promised: "Young Master Wang, don't worry, we will deliver the goods on time."

Originally, I came here to express my thanks, but I didn't expect that there would be many surprises and a lot of harvest. When the carriage drove a long way from Jimingsi Street, Shen Yucheng felt the real feeling.

It's all incredible.

"I, Shen Yucheng, lived to be nearly 40 years old. I traveled all over the world to do business, and I met countless people. It was the first time I saw a person as handsome as Wang Jiulang. Let alone an official son, just a little Which one of the children of the rich family with assets does not have eyes above the top, and does not look at people with straight eyes? A proud man like Wang Jiulang is so humble and polite, it is really eye-opening."

Shen Yucheng said in admiration: "The world praises Wang Jiulang for his outstanding appearance, like a god and a fairy, the son of Yushu, and Lang Yan is unique. But in my opinion, his broad-mindedness and calm and elegant posture are unique in the world."

Listening to her uncle's compliments, Gu Chongyang couldn't help thinking of her uncle's defensiveness and disapproval when she first met Wang Jiulang, and the corners of her mouth involuntarily turned up.

Shen Suying said disapprovingly: "Father, you are exaggerating too much. Although Wang Jiulang is good-looking, he only has one nose and two eyes. It is not as exaggerated as you said. It seems that he exists in the sky and has nothing in the world. No matter how powerful, Don't you eat three meals a day like us, and also burp and fart..."

"Nonsense!" Shen Yucheng was amused by her: "Wang Jiulang is a first-rate character, you are so rude."

Shen Suying made a grimace, and leaned against Gu Chongyang with a smile, and seeing the corners of her mouth curled up, she asked: "Daddy praised Wang Jiulang, why are you so happy, people who don't know think that Daddy praised you. "

Gu Chongyang was said to be the center of the matter, so he couldn't help but smiled slightly: "You are so unhappy, isn't it because uncle praised Wang Jiulang but not Tang's chief, if dad praised Tang's chief, would you still refute it?"

Just now at Jiming Temple, Gu Chongyang saw it clearly. Shen Suying felt bored when others were talking, so she kept staring at Tang Yiqing non-stop.

Shen Suying blushed pretty, and quietly pinched Gu Chongyang, but said nothing, obviously shy.

Fortunately, Shen Yucheng talked to Shen Rang and didn't pay attention to what they said.

"When people become rich, they want to be richer and forget the sufferings they suffered before. They exploit the poor more and are more mercenary. That's why people in the world often say that there is no business without evil, and ten businessmen are nine evil. Our ancestors of the Shen family made a fortune in the medicinal material business for the purpose of Help the poor to reduce their suffering. Although the Shen family is rich now, we must remember to repay kindness and seek profit more than virtue. If money is gone, it can be earned back. If virtue is bad, no amount of money can buy it.”

Shen Rang, Shen Suying, and Gu Chongyang all sat upright: "Yes."

Shen Yucheng continued: "Being a businessman is the first thing to do. There is a way to make money. Treat people with sincerity and accept things with trust; take righteousness as profit and benevolence as quality. This is the ancestor's motto of the Shen family. You must keep it in mind."

"Yes, we remembered."

Shen Yucheng said again: "You must be curious, why did I suddenly mention this. Actually, it's not for no reason. When I saw Wang Jiulang today, I just expressed my feelings."

"It is said that wealth does not last for three generations. The reason is that the children of rich families are used to extravagance and licentiousness, and cannot keep their jobs. This is certainly the reason, but the ancestors of the Shen family disagreed. Also. If you accumulate books for your daughter, your children may not be able to read them. It is better to accumulate Yin and virtue in the dark, so that your children and grandchildren will have a long-term plan."

"Taking righteousness as profit, not profit as profit, the Shen family is thriving now, turning bad luck into good fortune, all because of the benevolence of the ancestors for generations, donating porridge to build roads, sending medicine to the poor, accumulating evil virtues in the dark, and protecting them .”

Hearing what his uncle said, Gu Chongyang was more and more amazed that the ancestors of the Shen family had such foresight.No wonder my uncle was well-off in the previous life, and after he became the Duke of Liang, he didn't make things difficult for the Gu family. Perhaps it's because his uncle has always followed the Shen family's ancestral precept of being kind to others.

And the reason why I was able to come back from the dead, to save the Shen family, must be the blessing of the ancestors of the Shen family.

Shen Yucheng continued: "The royal family of iron, the emperor of flowing water, the royal family has been passed down for hundreds of years, and there are outstanding talents from generation to generation. I think it is because of the virtues of the ancestors of the Wang family. Wang Jiulang must be like us, adhering to the ancestors' precepts, willing to help Others. We have received such a great favor from him today, and we must remember it in our hearts. If we have the opportunity in the future, we must repay his kindness."

The more Shen Rang and Shen Suying listened, the more dignified their expressions became, as did Gu Chongyang, their small faces were tight and they did not dare to relax.

Seeing the atmosphere getting more and more serious, Shen Yucheng said: "I know you are all good boys, and you will definitely not discredit the Shen family."

Speaking of this, he couldn't help but look sad, and sighed: "Unfortunately, not everyone can keep their heart and obey the ancestor's precepts."

Hearing what he said seemed to mean something, Gu Chongyang couldn't help asking: "Uncle, who is the ghost who colluded with Dou Haoxiao and framed Shen Hetang that day?"

"It's Shen Yuluo from the fourth house!" Shen Yucheng said with a broken heart: "The Shen family's four houses are all prosperous, and all of them are damaged. Since the separation of the family from your great-grandfather's generation, our house has been prosperous and the richest. The other three Although the good and the bad are different, I have never forgotten that our surname is Shen, and I have been promoting them and taking good care of them. I have also arranged for them to work in various shops, and I have never treated them badly."

"Especially Shen Yuluo, I single-handedly brought him out, took him everywhere, taught him how to identify medicines, negotiated prices when purchasing goods, and relied heavily on him. His salary was several times that of others, and there was a shop dividend at the end of the year. But I never thought that it would be him who betrayed me!"

In the previous life, Shen Yuluo and his son Shen Zheng went to the capital with their uncle and found a good job.Of the other three rooms in the Shen family, the one my uncle took care of the most was Shen Yuluo's room.Gu Chongyang suspected before that it was those shopkeepers who framed Shen Hetang, but who would have thought that the inner ghosts were actually the Shen family.

She said angrily: "It's true that you know people, face, and heart. This kind of person must not let him off easily, and he must be taught a lesson. Uncle, what do you plan to do with him? Hand it over to the government?"

Shen Yucheng shook his head: "I locked him up temporarily."

(End of this chapter)

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