Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 331
Those dandies around the carriage are all children from rich families living nearby, they are seventeen or eighteen years old, just the age of idlers.Because the carriage here just happened to break down, and seeing that the other party was not the carriage of an official, they used their courage to come up and make a fuss.

Han Jiangshi came out from his uncle's garden and wanted to go back to the city. In addition to his personal maid, he originally brought two male servants with him.Because the carriage broke down, one was sent back to the garden to pick up the carriage, and only one was left here.

When these dandies were making trouble, the manservant came forward to intercede, revealing his southern accent, which made these dandies even more emboldened.Under the entanglement, even the car curtain fell off.Although Han Jiangshi is dressed as a woman, she is young and beautiful, which makes these boys even more reluctant to let go.

Seeing Cao Yong get down from the car now, wearing official uniforms, the dudes feel a little guilty.However, some of them, whose father and brother were officials in the court, saw that Cao Yong was only the top five, and felt a little contemptuous in his heart.

Although Han Jiang's salute to Cao Yong, he was a little surprised to see that he didn't come forward.Thinking about it, I remembered that although I had been in contact with him several times, they were all separated by a screen or wearing a veil, and this was the first time that I had such a bare face.Therefore, she whispered a few words to the servant girl.

The maid knew that her young lady had business dealings with the Cao family in Jiangnan, and she also recognized that the man standing across the road was the uncle of the Cao family whom she had seen in Jiangning.

Although I don't know how big this uncle of the Cao family is, but with the power of the Cao family in the south of the Yangtze River, I think it will not be small.The servant girl became a little more courageous, she was no longer as scared as before, got out of the carriage, across the road, leaned over to Cao Yong and said, "Maidservant dare to ask if this lord is the uncle of the Cao family?"

Because Cao Yong got out of the car, Zhang Yi and others also got off their horses.

Cao Yong regained his composure, suppressed his doubts, and stepped forward two steps: "It's Mrs. Cao, may I ask if Mrs. Han is in the car?"

The servant girl smiled and said: "It's my young lady who recognized Uncle Cao and sent the servant girl down to ask a question!"

Those dudes were a little annoyed when they saw them asking and answering.A fat man looked at Cao Yong's official uniform, hesitated for a moment, and finally took the courage to say: "I don't care if you are an adult or not, this woman's carriage is in the way of the Lord, and I am shocked." Don't be too busy with idlers. Hehe, don't blame the master for not showing face."

This remark was quite imposing, causing other dandies to echo loudly.

With Zhang Yi and Zhao Tong at the side, how could they allow others to be so rude?Ren Shuyong and Ren Jiyong were good at martial arts, so they wanted to teach them a lesson, but Zhao Tong stopped them.

Zhao Tong said with a sneer: "What rank are you, dare to call 'Master' in front of my lord? Open your dog eyes and take a closer look at my lord's car. Do you still want to commit the following crime and go to the yamen of the Infantry Army? What happened?"

Afraid of Cao Yong's hard work, Cao Fang and the others deliberately found Cao Yin's carriage, which was customized according to the earl's grade a few years ago.

The fat man was wearing a seventh-rank Enqiwei on his body, and his father and brother were also officials in the capital, so he didn't pay attention to Cao Yong, a fifth-rank civil official.Now that I heard what Zhao Tong said, I remembered to look at the carriage here.He also heard that the other party didn't mention the Yamen of Shuntian Mansion, but the Yamen of the Infantry Commander, which obviously belonged to the banner, so he was disappointed and speechless.

Cao Yong looked at Zhao Tong with approval, and it didn't mean much to these idle dudes, even if they started to make trouble.Things have exploded, and the censors at the Metropolitan Procuratorate can't help but make use of the issue and come up with something to impeach.It's not as good as this, but also "bullying others" to make them honest.

Although he didn't want to make these bad boys so cheap, Cao Yong didn't bother to talk to them because he had something in mind.

The few cronies around the fat man didn't know about these mischievous people. They were very fearless because of their large number of people, and they didn't pay much attention to Cao Yong's master and servant, and they were still muttering, Endless.

The fat man had a headache from the noise, and shouted: "Shut up, sir!"

When everyone was honest, he put on a shy face, clasped his fists to Cao Yong and said, "Since we look at this lord, then we don't have the same knowledge as this woman, um, um, let's say goodbye!" After finishing speaking, he didn't wait The reaction on Cao Yong's side was to urge the long follower to lead the horse.

In a short time, these people have already traveled far.

Because the car curtain fell off, it would be boring to sit in a shy state, so he got out of the car generously, and said with a blessing: "Little lady, thank you, Mr. Cao, for your kindness!"

Cao Yong stretched out his hand and said: "Mrs. Han, you don't have to be polite, but I didn't expect to meet an old man here. Is this going to Beijing to do business? Or looking for friends and relatives?"

Although Cao Yong was just entertaining politely, Han Jiangshi didn't know how to respond.After thinking about it for a while, she said: "I have both. One is to visit my uncle, and the other is to see if there is a suitable shop in Beijing."

It is really inconvenient to stand on the road and talk like this. Cao Yong has met this Han Jiang family several times, and knowing that she is the most respectful of rules, he said cautiously: "Since we met by chance, Cao also wants to ask about the business situation in Guangzhou. .Because I've been busy for the past two years, I can't take care of it. If it's convenient for Mrs. Han, how about going to the city to find a teahouse?"

Although they are not considered strangers, men and women are different after all. Han Jiangshi was about to refuse immediately, but a flash of inspiration flashed in his heart, and he really wanted to do business in the capital.

On Jiang Ning's side, since she had fulfilled her filial piety for three years, several uncles wanted to let her go one step further, and tried every means to match her.On the Jiang family's side, her fiancé's cousin, who did not know where to find her, was also clamoring to divide her family property.She was really disturbed by the noise, so she avoided coming to the uncle in the capital.

She arrived in Beijing at the end of May, and speaking of it, she had traveled with the boat of Cao's family, and met Zhaojia's twice.Because she was a boudoir friend of the eldest daughter in the past, and he took pity on her young widow, Zhao Jia treated her kindly.Knowing that she went to the capital to join her uncle's family, Zhao Jia also invited her to visit Cao's mansion when she had time.

Because Han Jiang's temperament is quiet, he doesn't like visiting people, and he also knows that the other party is an official, so what he said was just a polite word, so he didn't take it seriously.

Although my uncle was of higher rank in his early years, he has been gone for many years now, and my cousin is only a Hanlin, so he can't speak in the capital.Cao's family is different. In the few months since they came to Beijing, Han Jiang's uncle has praised Cao Yong many times.

The Cao family itself is the earl's mansion, and Cao Yong is an official in the court, not to mention that the Cao family also has several in-laws in the royal mansion.Thinking of these, Han Jiang's heart suddenly felt bright.I am alone, why bother to stay in Jiangning, and be pickled every now and then?

After making up his mind, Han Jiangshi also wanted to have a relationship with Cao Yong, so he nodded and said: "Since it is the order of the uncle, the young lady should follow it."

Cao Yong breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, he was really afraid that Han Jiangshi would show Jiang Ningshi's score, and it would be impossible to keep the etiquette.If that was the case, he would have no choice but to ask the Jiang family on the curb if any of their daughters had been abducted in the early years.

Cao Yong was thinking about giving the carriage to Han Jiang's master and servant, when he saw a carriage coming up the east road, it was the servant Han Jiang sent to pick up the carriage.

Han Jiang took his maid, got into the new carriage, and went into the city with Cao Yong and his party.

Because it was still early, Cao Yong and the others walked half a street before they found a teahouse that was open for business.Because it looked clean, Cao Yong asked someone to ask him, and when he knew that there was an elegant room, he asked Han Jiangshi to get out of the carriage.

Following behind Cao Yong, Han Jiang's heart was also a little uneasy.Besides her close relatives, she was once so close to a man.Although Cao Yong has always given the impression that he is a modest gentleman, he is a man after all, and he is a bit reckless after all.

Not to mention that Han Jiang's family is so careful, even Cao Yong, who has seen Han Jiang's rules, is also afraid that she will feel a little uncomfortable and think of herself as a crazy bee.

After entering the elegant room, Cao Yong asked Han Jiangshi to sit down.Han Jiang's maid naturally stood behind her, Cao Yong left Xiaoman in the room again.The door of the private room was also open, he was afraid that he would scare Han Jiang away and he would not have a chance to ask about Wenxiu.

Except for Xiao Man, Zhang Yi, Zhao Tong, Ren Shuyong and Ren Jiyong didn't know Han Jiang's family, everyone was surprised to see their uncle treat this woman so solemnly.

There are a few of this man who don't love sex.My uncle married the noble princess Gege, and because of the face of the palace, it made sense that he didn't want to take a concubine.Could it be that this is outside?Looking at the woman's handsomeness, is she a little widow in this plain dress?
My uncle has always pity the poor and the weak, and it is not surprising that he shows pity for weak women.Zhang Yi and the others stood at the door of the private room, winking, and already made up several sets of stories in their hearts.But I don't want to think about it, except for the past few months, they have been by my side in the past few years, why was Cao Yong alone.

How could Cao Yong think that these long followers were arranging himself, but seeing them blocking the door, it was inconvenient for the teahouse staff to deliver tea, so he waved his hands and said: "You also got up in the middle of the night, go downstairs to ask for some snacks, first Pad it, pad it."

Although a few people were full of curiosity, they couldn't go against Cao Yong's words, so they reluctantly went downstairs.

Han Jiangshi touched the teacup in his hand, but felt a little uncomfortable.Although she and Cao Yong are not the only ones in the room now, the thieves of Zhang Yi just now made her a little annoyed.

Talking about business again, why should I be such a girl.Han Jiangshi warned herself, calmed down slowly, and said: "What does Uncle Cao want to ask, as long as the little woman knows it, she knows everything. I just heard the meaning of Master Wei's letter a few days ago, it seems that I will be with the bank at the end of the year. Don’t Master Cao know how to settle the accounts here?”

In the past two years, Wei Xin used Liuhe Bank's capital to hoard goods in Guangzhou due to his inconvenient money.This year, because Cao Yong sold several pieces of land in Xiaotangshan in the capital, he already wrote to Wei Xin to mention this matter.Presumably Wei Xin came here for this reason, and he didn't want to use the capital of Liuhe Bank.

Cao Yong was just anxious to talk to Han Jiangshi, but he forgot about it. Hearing her mention, he remembered that the business of the two companies was about to break up.Therefore, he smiled embarrassedly: "Cao has not been in Beijing for more than half a year, and we haven't heard from Wei Xin for several months. However, I heard him mention it before, so it's not like I don't know."

Han Jiangshi didn't have any other ideas about breaking up the partnership. This was a matter of mutual consent and could not be forced.With the power of the Cao family, if it hadn't been for the fact that their family's money turnover hadn't been met a few years ago, they wouldn't have distributed dividends to the bank in vain.

After all, it took only three years. Based on this account, Han Jiang's income is already very rich.Although she is a businessman, she is not a greedy person.

After saying a few words, the atmosphere became a little quiet.

Cao Yong was impatient to come to these hypocrisy again, so he put away his smile and said seriously: "Although we have only acquaintances, Cao has something to ask in detail, and I hope Mrs. Han will tell the truth."

Seeing that he asked solemnly, Han Jiang also straightened his body, and said solemnly: "Master Cao, please tell me, if the young lady knows, I will not hide it."

Cao Yong thought of the miserable woman who died in his arms. Although it had been many years, his heart was still unspeakably sour.He breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "I heard that Mrs. Han is the second in the family, so who is sister Ling?"

This question surprised Han Jiangshi, but she still answered truthfully: "The family is unfortunate. Although the little woman has a sister, she was kidnapped by a kidnapper since she was a child. My father searched Jiangnan for many years, but finally found nothing. Little news."

Cao Yong clenched his fist and said in a deep voice, "Her name...is her name Wenxiu?"

Han Jiangshi was startled when he heard the words, and his face also showed excitement. He stood up immediately and said: "The name of my sister is exactly what the uncle said. Could it be that the uncle has seen my sister, where is she? Little lady Miss Si is eager, and I hope the uncle will tell you."

Cao Yong did not answer immediately, but continued to ask: "Do you have an osmanthus garden?"

Han Jiangshi shook his head and said: "No..." At this point, he stopped speaking, shook his head and said, "No, there are, and later, for some reason, my father was beheaded!"
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