The daily life of the prime minister of the Qing Dynasty, thick black

Chapter 77 Lovesickness
But that day after Jiang Ning parted ways, Liao Fengyuan went all the way to Yangzhou.

Liao Fengyuan had already thought about the idea Zhang Tingyu gave him, and observed Wu Sidao for a long time during the boat trip, but he still couldn't see the depth of it.

Seeing that he was going to the place soon, Liao Fengyuan finally listened to Zhang Tingyu and went to find Wu Sidao.

When Wu Sidao saw Liao Fengyuan coming out to look for him, he was completely taken aback, he didn't think of it at all: "Shopkeeper Liao, this is..."

Liao Fengyuan is asking for someone, and his attitude must be much better.

He cryptically asked Liao Fengyuan's opinion on the matter of crossing the river money, but Wu Sidao was vigilant and didn't say a word.

After all, this kind of thing has nothing to do with a humble man like him, why did Liao Fengyuan suddenly come to him?
Wu Sidao couldn't understand it.

At this time, Liao Fengyuan had to speak clearly. He didn't mention Zhang Tingyu, but said: "Mr. Wu is a man of great talent. I'm just a businessman. Smart people like you can't see clearly. Then One day, I heard you talking with Mr. Zhang Er, and I saw that you have profound knowledge, so I would like to ask you to come to me for a favor."

help?

Liao Fengyuan is just a businessman, what can Wu Sidao help?
If you think about it carefully, it's just a matter of crossing the river money.

When Wu Sidao changed his mind, he completely understood.

He sized up Liao Fengyuan for a long time, but he knew that he didn't have any entanglements on him, and it wasn't for nothing that Liao Fengyuan asked him to help.

In ancient times, there was Tao Yuanming who would not bow down for five buckets of rice, but now he, Wu Sidao, is a hero who will be stumped by three cents.

Wu Sidao just said: "It's windy outside, why don't shopkeeper Liao come in and talk?"

After all, he is a literati and a madman. Although Wu Sidao looks like he is under the fence, he is not polite at all.

Liao Fengyuan thought there was something interesting, so he quickly invited Wu Sidao in to have tea and talk.

The two complimented each other a few words, but Wu Sidao already guessed that he was going to be the businessman's think tank.

What he was talking about was nothing more than a certain outrageous thing, Wu Sidao didn't even think that he would have such courage.

After all, people still can't be poor, poor and crazy can do anything.

A few years later, Wu Sidao recalled what he encountered on the canal in the early summer of this year, which could almost be said to have changed his life.

However, the reason is not forced by "poor".

So much so that later, he often said, "A million dollars is not bad for money, everywhere, love comes or doesn't come."

But today, Wu Sidao just remembered to ask: "Who is that Second Young Master Zhang?"

Liao Fengyuan just smiled: "It's just the second son of Zhang Ying's family."

He also added the word "bale", just because Zhang Tingyu's reputation is not obvious.

Wu Sidao thought about the change in Liao Fengyuan's attitude towards him, and he probably knew what was going on.

He didn't expose it, but went down to Yangzhou together with Liao Fengyuan.

On Liao Fengyuan's side, after wooing Wu Sidao, he edited a letter and gave it to Zhang Tingyu.

"I have already asked Mr. Wu for help. He is a man, a genius, and has a lot of strategy. Zhang Erye sincerely does not deceive me..."

After reading it, Zhang Tingyu put the letter on the flame and burned it.

Gu Huaixiu looked at it from the side, and said: "Your temperament is too cautious, if you really need to use these letters in the future, what should you do?"

Zhang Tingyu watched the paper in his hand ignite, and the bright flame flickered right in front of his fingers.

He said with a smile: "Be careful when sailing for ten thousand years. Employing people is not suspicious. It is also a principle to make friends."

"You and shopkeeper Liao have really forgotten your relationship."

There was irony in Gu Huai's cuffs, she felt that the relationship between Zhang Tingyu and Liao's shopkeeper was a bit strange, but Gu Huaixiu didn't quite understand it anyway.

Zhang Tingyu said: "Do you think it's Shopkeeper Liao who is begging for my help now, so it seems that he is inferior to others who ask for help. In fact, he treats me as a friend before talking to me about it. Besides, if I One day, it should be easy to ask him to borrow 5 to [-] taels of silver. Everyone can be friends if they take what they need."

To put it bluntly, it is still a relationship of interest.

It's just that this interest relationship is due to the friendship of close friends, so it looks extraordinarily noble.

As for the others, Gu Huaishu just lowered his head and smiled: "You cheated that Wu Sidao, are you afraid that one day they will cheat you in turn?"

Zhang Tingyu looked surprised, but said slowly: "When did I trick him? Be careful when you speak with your sleeves in your arms. I'm helping him."

Not everyone has to get on that boat.

The current Wu Sidao is probably desperate, so he succumbs to the position of a wealthy businessman's think tank.After all, it is Longyun Shoal, there is no other way now, and it would be a good way to tie up with shopkeeper Liao.

Gu Huaixiu knew that Wu Sidao would later become a famous master of Shaoxing, but thinking about him being the brains behind him now, he didn't feel wronged.This direction is always right.

Gu Huaixiu took a sip of tea: "No matter what, your master is right. I'll go out and have a look at the wall outside."

Just a few days ago, he ordered Zheng Bo to raise the wall between the next door and Ye's house. I don't know how this matter is going today.

Thinking about it, Gu Huaishu put down his teacup and went straight out to watch.

Sure enough, the wall outside has been raised by three feet, at least the bougainvillea next door can't be seen.

Gu Huaishu just stood in the yard, folded his hands, and only sighed: "It seems much more comfortable now."

But it just looks comfortable, and I don't feel comfortable at all.

Ye Yuan's family next door has always been a proud family. Everyone said that the No. [-] family in Tongcheng is the Zhang family. After all, Zhang Ying now holds a high position in the imperial court. How can a mere Ye Yuan's family compare with the Zhang family?
But Ye Yuanwai was not happy, whenever he heard that his family was not as good as Zhang's, he would blow his beard and stare.

For a long time, the Zhang family was not in Tongcheng, so there were not so many gossips. Zhang Ying came back occasionally, and she was also generous and never said so many nonsense.

Seeing that Zhang Ying was not happy, Ye Yuan simply ignored the Zhang family. Although the two families were neighbors, they lived behind closed doors.

Gu Huaishu didn't know that there was such a connection in it. Back then, he asked the maidservant to give gifts to Ye's house. Wasn't it just a closed door?
Think about it, although Zhang Tingyu doesn't have any good fame now, but he is the second son of the Zhang family, let alone Zhang Ying's ability. A Ye family is really nothing in the eyes of the Zhang family.

Now, Gu Huaixiu's actions seem to be courtesy first and then soldiers.

First, he sent a gift to Ye's family, but Ye's family ignored him, turned around and Gu Huaixiu directly built the courtyard wall three feet higher.

——In the eyes of outsiders, they don't know that there is a girl from the Ye family who fell off the wall, and I'm afraid they just think that Gu Huaixiu will turn his face immediately if he fails to show his favor.

Alas, when she first came to Tongcheng, who didn't say hello to her?I don't know what it looks like now.

Gu Huaishu beckoned, and was about to ask Qing Dai to go out to inquire about the news, but unexpectedly a woman came in from outside.

When she saw Gu Huaishu here, she was also taken aback. This was the housekeeper's wife here, but after Gu Huaishu came, it was naturally Gu Huaishu's big brother.

This woman's surname is Wu, and everyone called out to Mama Wu, and when she came over, she saluted Gu Huaishu: "Hello, Second Grandma."

Gu Huaishu saw the direction she was coming from, as if she had just come from a corner gate, and asked, "Have you ever gone out?"

"When I went back to Second Grandma, I bought some fresh vegetables for the kitchen. I just came back."

With a smile on her face, Mother Wu carefully looked at Gu Huaishu.

As for this Second Young Mistress, I have seen her before, but at that time Gu Huaishu lived in the other courtyard where the Zhang Family entertained guests, and thought she was going to become the Third Young Mistress of the Zhang Family, but somehow she became what she is today.

Looking carefully at a second young lady, she is thin and slender, with a very good face, willow eyebrows and almond eyes, pink cheeks and slender shoulders.Stretch out those ten fingers, and you will know that they have never been touched by Yang Chunshui, women like them have their own way of judging people.

Those with thick eyebrows are smart people. If you can squeeze out a piece with your fingers, you can be as exquisite as Bigan; people with thin fingers can enjoy happiness, and they will definitely not suffer in the future.

Seeing that the second young lady's body is not very plump, but there is a little flesh between her eyebrows, which proves that she is a shrewd person; as for the fingers, not to mention, seeing the second young lady's hand, how dare others stretch out their hands?

Gu Huaishu didn't look at Mama Wu, but looked up at the newly built three-handed wall, and asked, "Do you know what people outside say?"

What do outsiders say?
Mother Wu didn't understand it at first, but after thinking about it for a while, she saw the second young lady looking at the wall, and she immediately understood.

only……

"The old slave doesn't know..."

"Just tell the truth." Gu Huaishu really wanted to know what people outside said.

Madam Wu said: "Of course everyone says you are a good person. This old servant dares to think that you think that everyone here will say that you are not good. In fact, it is not the case. The family next door has always been arrogant. Our mansion is not ordinary. No one lives there, his Ye family considers itself the most prominent family in Tongcheng, and he is usually arrogant and offends many people."

Gu Huaishu didn't expect that there would be such a thing, so he immediately became interested: "Go on."

Seeing that Gu Huaixiu was willing to listen, Ms. Wu said happily, "You sent someone to give the gift first, but the Ye family didn't give you and the second master any face, so they returned the gift. In our small place in Tongcheng, there is a People in three or five miles know about any troubles. The fact that you gave gifts and was returned has been widely spread, and they all say that the Ye family is shameless with airs. Clap your hands!"

What Mama Wu said must be snuffed out and thrown away before listening.

But Ms. Wu definitely didn't dare to lie to herself, Gu Huaishu asked a few more people to find out, and there was no need to lie to herself.

In other words, although this Ye family sounds powerful, it doesn't seem to be very likable.

I thought I built a high wall, which was the act of a villain, but I didn't expect that this time I followed the people's heart?

I'm afraid that around here, I don't know how many people are waiting to see the excitement of the two families.

It seems that there has been a mismatch. After all, the background of the Ye family is not as good as that of the Zhang family, and there is no comparison between the two families. Why force it?
Gu Huaixiu asked again: "How about Miss Ye from his family?"

Thinking about it, since the Ye family is not a problem, the only one who has a problem is the girl of the Ye family.

I haven't heard any sound from the other side of the wall for the past two days.

Speaking of this incident, it is surprising.

Mother Wu frowned, remembering what she heard when she went out this morning.

Originally, the Ye family was considered a big family in Tongcheng, with two sons and a daughter. The girl's boudoir name is Ye Fanghua, and it is said that she is a delicate beauty.

It's just that this girl, I heard that her behavior is a bit out of line and crazy, so she never goes outside, even if she encounters the Lantern Festival or Qixi Festival, she doesn't go out.

Unexpectedly, when I went out this morning, I heard that the Ye family had been inviting doctors and famous doctors, saying that the girl from the Ye family had fallen off the flower stand and broke her brain, and she had been absent-minded for the past two days.

I also heard that Ye Yuanwai and Mrs. Ye were very anxious, and they must cure Miss Ye's illness.

Everyone said that Miss Ye didn't know what was wrong, she used to be crazy, maybe she was mentally ill.

When Mother Wu told what she saw and heard when she went out, Gu Huaishu's brows immediately frowned.

This is surprising, could it be that he lost his mind?
She took a few steps in place, feeling that this matter was too bizarre, but she thought of Zhang Tingyu who didn't take the Ye family seriously at all, so she stopped thinking about it.

She only said to Mama Wu in a gentle voice: "In the future, you should pay more attention to the news of the Ye family. The people below you should know more about these things. My master and I have just arrived in Tongcheng, so we don't know anything. , you just come and tell Qing Dai beside me."

Mama Wu felt that she had been appreciated by Gu Huaixiu, she was grateful, and hurriedly agreed, so she resigned.

Gu Huaixiu entered the room, remembering what Mama Wu said just now, "cheering" and "crying softly", I felt a little creepy.

It was suspected that the evil neighbors were on the side before, but now I feel that the girl from the Ye family does not leave the house, she is indeed a lady, but it would be strange if she does not come out to the lively occasions of social festivals and lanterns.

That day, it was clear that there was so much excitement on the other side of the wall. Ye Fanghua was already sixteen years old, and he hadn't talked about marriage yet, which was even more surprising.

She told Zhang Tingyu about this, Zhang Tingyu was serving a purple sand teapot in his hand, when he heard Gu Huaishu talking, he stopped slowly.

He raised his eyes to look at her: "Why do I feel... You seem to want to say that this girl from the Ye family is..."

He raised his hand and pointed at his head, and lightly tapped his temple, but Zhang Tingyu didn't understand what he said.

However, Gu Huaixiu was just guessing.

She just sighed: "What kind of Feng Shui is your Zhang family?"

Zhang Tingyu didn't care at all: "Crazy is crazy for her, as long as it doesn't hinder us, everything is fine. Besides, it's the same as you are not from the Zhang family."

He laughed, mildly.

Gu Huaishu sneered: "If something happens later, you will be the one to cry."

It wasn't long after she said this that Madam Wu actually received news.

This news was brought in by Qing Dai, saying that the Ye family next door invited a doctor, and later a Taoist priest to treat Miss Ye.

When the three or five doctors came to see her, they all shook their heads and said that Ms. Ye was not sick, just like before, she was just out of her mind.

The doctor who came now said something astonishing.

When Gu Huaishu heard these words, he almost knocked over his teacup——

This girl from the Ye family suffered from a disease with only three words: lovesickness!

(End of this chapter)