Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 865

If praying to gods and worshiping Buddha is useful, Cao Yong is willing to give money to all the temples in the inner courtyard of Guangzhou City.But after living so long, even if he was inexplicably reborn in another world, Cao Yong is not a woman in the inner house after all, she would go to pray to the clay tire of the stone statue.

On Wang Lusheng's side, however, he was a little unhappy.

The head of the Fan family was ill, and the Fan family was controlled by Fan Shiheng, the eldest son of the Fan family. There were complaints about the IOU written by the second young master of the Fan family.

This is not the first time the Fan family's boat has sailed in the Yangtze River waterway, so how did it catch up with Fan Ershao to pay these taxes this time?

Fan Shishen was so angry that he was half dead, but he had nothing to do with his elder brother, so he had to beg to his father's sick bed.

Knowing this, the old man of the Fan family held his breath and asked the housekeeper to pay the money on the account and send it to the Wang family. After that, the old man asked his two sons to separate.

How could Fan Shiheng be willing to separate at this time?
Separating the family at this time is a good thing for the second young master of the Fan family; the boss of the Fan family feels that he has suffered a disadvantage.

Regardless of whether it is the court law or the local township agreement, when the family is divided, there is no distinction between the descendants and the concubines, and the children are equally divided.

Fan Shiheng was selfish, so he gave money to the elders of the clan, so that several old uncles with "twisted waists" and "broken stomachs" didn't have time to come to Fan's house.

After going back and forth, until the old man of the Fan family died, this family didn't get a share.

When the old man of the Fan family died, Fan Shiheng began to attack him, saying that the old man was pissed to death by the concubine, and he put the big label of "unfilial" on Fan Shishen's head.

After the "first seven days", the Fan family opened the ancestral hall, invited relatives and elders, and the two brothers separated.

The Fan family can be counted as a family in Guangzhou, and there are only two brothers. It is said that Fan Shishen can also get some furniture.However, Fan Shiheng is in charge of the Fan family's finances. This old house is not divided, and must be inherited by his son; the foreign firms in the city are not divided from the fleet, which is ancestral property. ", "fold silver" to the younger brother.

In the end, after dividing the family for a long time, Fan Shishen only got a dilapidated house and twenty hectares of mountain land.As for the other 3 taels of silver that should be paid to him, Fan Shiheng held a handful of IOUs and directly paid off the old man's "debt" during his lifetime, and none of the money fell into Fan Shishen's hands at all.

Fan Shishen suffered such a big loss, how could he be reconciled, and begged a few old uncles to call the shots.

Not to mention anything else, but his father's temperament, as we all know, rarely asked people to borrow money.Even if there are occasional times when the cash flow is not smooth, you will borrow and pay back quickly. How can you praise tens of thousands of taels of foreign debt?
Those old men, however, unanimously reprimanded Fan Shishen for "children's ignorance".Not to mention others, but they all have the "IOU" of the old man of the Fan family.

Only now did Fan Shishen understand that the elders of these clans have all benefited from their elder brother, so naturally no one will make decisions for him.

Originally, the affairs of the Fan family had nothing to do with Wang Lusheng.

After all, this was a family matter of the Fan family, even if Wang Lusheng was a little bit offended, he just frowned.Unexpectedly, Fan Shiheng refused to let his concubine brother go easily, and another incident occurred, this time involving the Wang family.

The Wang family brought three boats of silk and silk, and they were reluctant to sell it to a foreign company. They wanted to find a familiar broker and ran back to Nanyang.

Previously, it was agreed to hire the Fan family's sea-going ship to load and set off in September.Wang Lusheng got to know Fan Shishen better, so he asked his adopted son to take 800 taels and accompany Fan Shishen to Fan's shop to pay the deposit.

The hot weather in Guangzhou made it impossible to stop the "July [-]th Festival". The Fan family bought a lot of spices, ice cubes and so on.

Although Fan Shishen has separated, he still has to be a filial son.

Thinking of the old man's kindness during his lifetime, Fan Ershao really burst into tears.

Unexpectedly, after the funeral, there is still a big drama waiting for him.That was the deposit of the Wang family and several other families. They all said they had paid, and they held Fan Shishen's receipt in their hands, but the money was not recorded on the books, nor put into the warehouse.

The responsibility for this will fall on Fan Ershao who was in charge at the time.

Fan Ershao only realized it later, and he couldn't blame his elder brother for allowing him to take part in the boat trip for the first time before his father was critically ill, so he was waiting here.

Ever since, in addition to being "unfilial", the second young master of the Fan family also has multiple hats of "corruption".

Those families who ordered gold and silver made waves, had to stop at the gate of Fan Ershao's house to ask for the money back.Naturally, except for the Wang family.

"This Fan Shiheng, the management of the Fan family for several lifetimes has been ruined in his hands! With such a rebellious son, it is difficult for the old man of the Fan family to live in peace underground!" Wang Lusheng was furious and said to Cao Yong.

He didn't take 800 taels of silver seriously, but he couldn't get used to Fan Shiheng acting like this.

Cao Yong thought about Fan Shishen's prudent temperament, but he was a little curious, and said: "How will Fan Shishen deal with this situation?"

"What else can I do? I have suffered a dumb loss for nothing. I heard that the deposits of those companies add up to a thousand taels of silver. No one is a fool, and they know that it is Fan Shiheng's tricks. But they are afraid of losing money, so they can only be patient. Fan Er is a soft persimmon." Wang Lusheng sighed at this point, and said, "Although he is not from the same mother, he is a brother after all. The boss of the Fan family has really passed. It seems that Fan Er will be in Guangzhou in the future. It's hard to get a foothold. It's really impossible to blind a good seedling, and I'll take him back to Shandong next year. After all, it's a relationship with the old man of the Fan family, and I will try my best."

Cao Yong listened, although some sigh, but also not in the mood to meddle in other people's business.

In the blink of an eye, January has passed, the summer monsoon has begun, and an ocean-going ship has already arrived at Guangzhou Port a few days ago.Is it good news if there is no news from Wei Xin and his wife?
Wang Lusheng didn't like the character of the boss of the Fan family. After pondering for a while, he said, "That's all. If the 800 taels are gone, they'll be gone. It's not a waste of money, and I still have to hold my nose and go to do business with their family. When the second miss of the Ai family comes over tomorrow, I will book their boat."

The two were talking, when Guo Quanyou came back from the outside with a strange look on his face.

"What's the matter? Sunstroke?" Wang Lusheng really loved his adoptive son. Seeing him like this, he hurriedly said, "There is nothing urgent about our business. Don't run around all day."

"Father, Master Cao." Guo Quanyou met the two of them first, and then said: "Father, the son is fine. The second young master of the Fan family is here... It seems like money back and forth..."

"Huh?" Wang Lusheng was a little surprised when he heard this, and said, "Where does he have any money? Is it because the young master of the Fan family has stopped messing around? Don't want to smash his own signboard?"

Guo Quanyou shook his head, and said: "No Fan Shiheng has nothing to do with it. According to the second young master of the Fan family, he sold the land outside the city for 2000 taels of silver. Others have paid it off, so they came to our house last."

Wang Lusheng didn't know whether to praise him or scold him, he kicked his feet vigorously and said: "Nonsense, nonsense, call him in!"

Cao Yong was a little moved. Fan Shishen was designed by his brother to such a point that he would rather suffer a dumb loss than pay back all the money, but he has a bit of character.

For a while, Fan Shishen came in with a thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy with a bag in his hand.

Xu Shi came here in a hurry, and with heavy objects in his hands, sweat was dripping from his forehead, and he didn't care to wipe it off. He put down his bag, and knelt down in front of Wang Lusheng: "Uncle Seven, for the sake of my nephew, I will give you a hand to Uncle Qi." I have caused trouble, my nephew is ashamed."

How to say before, Cao Yong was only a little curious about this Fan Ershao; now, he can't help but have a good impression.

The bag was heavy, at least dozens of catties.Even if the boy could lift it, it must be very difficult.Fan Shishen mentioned it himself, which can be said to be kind.

Seeing Fan Shishen kneeling, Wang Lusheng got up quickly to help him, and said in a loud voice, "Nephew, what are you doing? I'm not a fool, I know it in my heart. I don't want to do anything to you, get up quickly."

Fan Shishen blushed, but refused to get up, and said shamefully, "Seventh Uncle, my nephew sold the land yesterday and got 2000 taels of silver. The money my nephew handled in April was 300 taels. The 800 taels is the big one. My nephew should have come to return Qishu’s money first. But because of his acquaintance with Qishu, he paid it back to another family first. Now there are only 500 taels of silver, and there are 300 taels left. My nephew must find a way, and soon Still on..."

Wang Lusheng listened, and understood the reason, before he finished speaking, he stretched out his hand to pull him up, and said with reproach: "Okay, okay, it's only a few silver coins, what is mother-in-law doing?"

Fan Shishen picked up the bag and handed his hands to Guo Quanyou who was next to him, he was relieved, and talked with Wang Lusheng.

"If you deal with it like this, your elder brother will only be more proud. If you want me to tell you, if you can't do it, you can go to the police, and you can't hold back. Don't say it's you, even if it's me watching coldly, I'm a little annoyed." Wang Lusheng told Fan Shishen to sit down , said.

Fan Shishen smiled wryly, and said: "So what can I do? It's not good to smash the signboard left by my father and grandfather because my brother doesn't want to see me. It's okay if the years are long and I don't have anything to do with it; now that my father's bones are not cold, among them How much is caused by me, how can I stand by and watch?"

Wang Lusheng sighed after hearing this, and said: "Since the Fan family treats my nephew so well, it's meaningless to stay in Guangzhou. After the Mid-Autumn Festival, when I go back to Shandong, my nephew will come with me for a visit!"

Hearing this, Fan Shishen stood up and said solemnly: "Uncle Seven loves me dearly, and my nephew is very fond of him. In the future, if Uncle Seven can be of use to my nephew, my nephew is willing to do like a dog... It's just a matter of fighting for one's breath, The Buddha is fighting for a stick of incense, and my nephew is not willing to leave Guangzhou in such a dispirited way. The ancestors started from scratch in Guangzhou and created the Fan family business; the nephew is not talented, and he is willing to follow the example of the ancestors."

These words were resounding, he straightened up while speaking, showing a bit of determination on his face...

A few days later, Fan Shishen sold the house under his name for 200 taels and rented a house to live in.

He didn't rush to pay back the 300 taels owed to Wang's family. He spent the whole day in the wharf market, receiving and shipping goods with an old servant.

Wang Lusheng praised Cao Yong a few times, and only thought that the Fan family had this second child, and there might be a turning point.

Cao Yong, however, does not want the Fan family to have any chances.

He has already ordered Zhang Yi to contact Ada's uncles and cousins, divide the shares in his hands into small shares, and return some money.

All the money was brought to Guangzhou and kept in their hands, waiting to buy Fan's Shipping Company.

Macau is a concession. Although it is free from the imperial court, it is not under the control of Cao Yong.For the Ai family who have lived in Macau for several generations, Cao Yong, an outsider, has nothing to say except that he has more money.

There is a turning point in the matter of the Fan family.

Cao Yong has not seen Fan's parents and sons, but he has been paying attention to Fan's news in the past two months.The Fan family is already going downhill, and the ups and downs are effective. Apart from making great efforts to earn money, few people put their heart into managing it.

Young Master Fan squeezed away several old economics that the old man of the Fan family was used to during his lifetime.

Although I have no idea of ​​moving to Guangzhou, it is always better to pave a few more back roads.Since he couldn't wait for Wei Xin to do this, Cao Yong had to worry about it himself.

Zhang Yi was really looking forward to this, because the foreign devils in Macau were too arrogant, and he was tired of waiting.

Cao Yong acted without deceiving Wang Lusheng; Wang Lusheng didn't say anything, he only asked Cao Yong if he had enough silver, and if not, it wouldn't be a problem if he could get [-] or [-] yuan.

Others, there is no long-winded at all.

Into June, the weather is getting hotter, Cao Yong is a little upset.

In recent days, more and more ships have entered the port of Guangzhou.Wei Xin came to Guangzhou in the 45th year of Kangxi and stayed in Guangzhou for more than ten years, so he can be regarded as a man of the city.

When it comes to Wei Xin, there are many news, all kinds of things.

Some said that before Wei Xin was about to return the year before last, he was sued for life and went to prison; The young lady hooked up with an adulterer and murdered her own husband...

No matter which one, Wei Xin's ending is always one word, "death".

The news came and went, and even Gina felt a little uncomfortable. Every time she saw Cao Yong, she said: "My lord, don't listen to people's slander. My sister is not that kind of person. My sister and brother-in-law are very loving. They will come back safe and sound."

Across the world, even if Cao Yong wanted to investigate the truth, he didn't have the ability to cross the ocean, so he could only continue to wait.

Finally, on this day, it was no longer a rumor, but what Ada personally said.

It turned out that the couple had indeed decided to sail back from Europa at the end of the previous year, but they did not expect that the ship would be requisitioned by local officials before leaving the shore.

By the time they took the time to find a relationship and get the boat out, it was already two months later, the departure date was delayed, and they could only wait for the next year.

Just at this time, it was found out that Ada was pregnant, and the husband and wife waited for the birth in Europa with peace of mind.

In recent years, there have been many people going overseas to seek gold in Europa, and some people put their ideas on board the Ai family's boat.While Wei Xin was out to place an order, several young people who wanted to go overseas to seek gold hijacked Wei Xin.

When Ada got the news, the Ai family's boat had already left the port, and it was unknown where it was going.Ada gave birth to the child alone, and waited until the second year to collect the boat money and return by boat.

After saying this, she couldn't help crying, holding her son who had just turned one year old, crying and saying: "God will bless you, he is still alive, he must be alive..."

"Overseas gold panning", is it going across the Atlantic to America?

It's absurd to mention it, but if there is a glimmer of hope, Cao Yong also hopes that Wei Xin is still alive.

Gina was beside her, her tears could not stop, she hugged Ida: "Oh, sister, my poor sister. God will bless my brother-in-law, and my sister will get well soon..."

God may be too busy to hear the devout prayers of his followers.

When Ada disembarked, she was already terminally ill, and stayed in Guangzhou for a few days. When her father got the news from Macau and arrived, and the father and daughter met, they could no longer hold on and fell into a permanent silence...

(End of this chapter)