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Chapter 8 All Hearts Resolutely Go to Yangzhou (Please recommend and collect)
Five years later

Between heaven and earth in life, if a white horse passes through the gap, it will be all of a sudden.In the blink of an eye, five years have passed, and during these five years, a major event happened in Suzhou City that people are talking about.There used to be a small clerk named Xing Zhong in the county government office, who was left idle at home by the county magistrate because of his bad conduct.Unexpectedly, his wife is a formidable character, she did not know where she learned the skill, and the cakes she made are both delicious and novel in style.People who have eaten it never forget it. Some people even came all the way from Yangzhou, Hangzhou and Zhenjiang, just to try Xing's cakes.

Among them, some people secretly bought cakes from the Xing family to study, or bribed the hired workers in the shop, but the cakes they made were either nondescript, or they couldn't innovate, and the Xing family always fell behind.

Those rich people feel that it is shameful not to choose the Xing family's shop when buying cakes, and they highly praise the Xing family's shop in words.

After five years, the three small shops on the edge of Taihu Lake have expanded to three in the city, and recently they intend to open a shop in Yangzhou.

The good luck of the Xing family is enviable, and even several shops around their home are also enjoying success, and their business is booming.

Xing Xiuyan's family has long since moved out of the alley, and bought a courtyard with three entrances and three exits near the county government, becoming a wealthy family that everyone yearns for.

On this day, Xing Zhong left the government office and hurried home, while Lu Shi and his daughter Xiuyan were watching their younger son Zhengde boxing in the courtyard. Although the chubby baby had grown up, he was still pink and tender and cute.Xiuyan's family of three treated Zhengde like his own son, and forbade anyone from mentioning what he had picked up.

Xing Zhong went to the countryside to do as the Romans did, and his family was getting richer and richer. After discussing with Lu Shi, he invited an old escort from the escort agency to come to his house to teach Zhengde martial arts.Although I don't expect Zhengde to become a peerless master, I just hope that he will strengthen his body and bones instead of being a medicine jar.Strange to say, Zhengde is not very old, but he has a sweet mouth, which made the old bodyguard want to teach him everything.

As soon as the footsteps sounded, Xing Xiuyan saw that it was his father who came back, so he hurried over to greet him.Xing Zhong sat on the seat where his daughter had just sat, and sighed: "There is news from Yangzhou, Mr. Lin invited our family to come over. I'm afraid it will only take two or three days."

Xiuyan's mother was startled, and held Zhengde, who had swooped over, firmly in her arms: "So fast? Didn't you say that you hired a miracle doctor and took a few medicines and gradually recovered?"

Xing Zhong snorted coldly: "What kind of genius doctor is just a quack doctor. If he can really rejuvenate, he will be invited into the palace sooner? How can he use it to sell wild medicine in the south of the Yangtze River. Over the years, our family has received a lot of help from Mr. Lin, Yangzhou Must go. Just."

Xiuyan understood, and called the little girl on duty, "The young master just finished his exercises and needs a hot bath."

Xiao Zhengde hugged Xiuyan's thigh and acted like a baby: "Sister, ask me to eat more cake." Xiao Zhengde was very wronged, he made cakes at home, but his sister strictly controlled him, and he was not allowed to eat more, saying that he would eat too much. Go up the long hole.

Xiuyan poked the tip of her younger brother's little nose, and scolded with a smile: "Go, go, tell Zhuan'er to serve you well, don't be naughty."

Little Zhengde fled away as if having fun.The servant girl Zhuan'er couldn't even catch up after chasing after her.

The mother and daughter looked at Xiuyan's father together, and Xing Zhong sighed, "It's just that if we go to the Lin family, we might run into someone from the Jia family."

Xing Xiuyan pinched his fingers and made the calculations: "If it's true what my father said, Mr. Lin is dead, then Mrs. Xing's stepson Jia Lian should go to Yangzhou to express condolences. Mr. Cao didn't mention Jia and Xing's meeting in the original book, Mostly because the Xing family is too small to be worth mentioning."

Xing Zhong said in a deep voice: "Although I am not an official fan, Mr. Lin still thinks about our family at this time, and this affection must be repaid."

Bai Youshan was recently promoted to the magistrate of Suzhou, and the original job of the county magistrate of Wu county was vacated.He intends to recommend Xing Zhong to the top position, but Xing Zhong is only a scholar, and has not taken the imperial examination seriously. Besides, the Xing and Bai families have business contacts. Bai Youshan worried that his political opponents would use this as an argument, so he put it on hold. .Unexpectedly, when Lin Zhiyuan heard about it, he not only strongly recommended Xing Zhong, but also went through many paths to replace Xing Zhong.

At that time, the new emperor's rank was not long, and in order to show his filial piety, he used more of the old ministers of the Supreme Emperor.Lin Ruhai is a confidant of the Supreme Emperor, so the new emperor is naturally willing to buy personal favors, besides, he is only a small county magistrate, so he asked the officials to pick him up and register Xing Zhong's name in the register.Although the canonization of the new county magistrate has not been promulgated, everyone knows that it is Xing Zhong.

Mrs. Lu nodded: "Then we will go to Yangzhou with the whole family and ask the servants to prepare regular and plain clothes, and your father's official uniform should also be brought along." The father and daughter looked at each other and smiled, they were used to this kind of resolute approach, and followed Lu Shi like a bastard.

After the Xing family became rich, Xiuyan's mother was so bold that she bought three maids for her precious daughter.The older one is called Zhuan'er, and Xiuyan doesn't use her much on weekdays, she is mostly used by Xiao Zhengde, and there are two little girls who are seven or eight years old, who are just playing around, either because of family poverty, or It was because he wanted to have another son that he sold his daughters into the city.

When the two little girls heard Xing Xiuyan say they were going to Yangzhou, they were excited to pack their bags.Xiuyan hurriedly called them back: "We're not going to go outing in the garden, we're going to let go of our excitement, so as not to be seen by the Lin family as a joke, and make Miss Lin even more troublesome."

One of the girls was Meilian, who won Xing Xiuyan's heart even more. When she heard this, she quickly put down the burden in her hand: "Girl, is Miss Lin difficult to get along with?"

"Nonsense, Miss Lin is a real talented woman with outstanding talents. Those who follow her are all girls from the capital. They have seen the world. Although we are from a small family, we can't underestimate ourselves. We must behave properly in the Lin family. We can't let people criticize us behind our backs and embarrass the master and wife."

Thinking of the head of the house, Lu Shi, Meilian and another girl, Mio, restrained their contemptuous thoughts.The wife is notoriously powerful, and manages the affairs of the family submissively. No one dares to make small moves under the nose of the wife. This is an open secret in the family.Before Meilian and Miying came to Xing's house, they lived a hard life. Only after serving girls did they know what it means to have a full stomach, to have new clothes every year, to have money to spend every month, and to wear flowers every day. Even if you kill him, you dare not embarrass the master and wife outside.

On the second day, the Xing family packed up, took two cars, and went north to Yangzhou by boat in plain clothes.Xing Zhong can be regarded as an official now, not to mention that it is not a secret that he will succeed Bai Youshan as the county magistrate of Wu County. Lin Xiang, the chief housekeeper of the Lin family, brought his son and wife to wait on the pier early in the morning.The territory of Yangzhou is prosperous, and the wealthy businessmen and wealthy families from the north and the south came to buy things. Lin Ruhai, as the censor of salt inspection, not to mention Yangzhou, even the entire Celestial Dynasty, can be regarded as the fattest job.

Many people on the pier knew Lin Xiang, and they rushed to pay a visit, and they were even more curious about what kind of distinguished guest came from the Lin family, and it was worthwhile that the head of the Lin family would do it himself.

Where did Lin Xiang have the leisure to deal with those people, he just smiled perfunctorily, his eyes still fixed on the river.

"Here we come!" Lin Xiang's son pointed to the river, "it's the Xing family's boat." Lin Xiang's son had sharp eyes, and he had already seen Xing Zhong standing on the bow of the boat against the wind.

The Lin family moved quickly, and when Lin Xiang was about to move forward, his son stopped him: "Father, I'd better go, your health is not good, and the wind in the river is strong, so my son is worried."

Lin Xiang's son is filial, but Lin Xiang didn't appreciate it. He gently pushed his son's support away, and said with a low laugh: "Master Xing is different from ordinary relatives. Master takes a fancy to this person. Can our Lin family fall into favor?" A good result will most likely be arranged by Mr. Xing."

Lin Xiang sees it clearly, master Lin Ruhai's time is approaching, he wholeheartedly wants to marry his daughter to Jia's family to get closer, and the young lady has no brothers and sisters to support her, so doing the family business can only make people think about it for nothing, and in the end, he almost wants to give it up Send it to Jia's family, just hope that the lady is safe and smooth.Although the master didn't mention what to do with the servants at home, based on Lin Xiang's understanding of Lin Ruhai, most likely they will be sent back to their hometown.Others are okay, but Lin Xiang has been a slave in the Lin family for several generations, and others can get out of the family and regain their freedom, but it is difficult for their family.

After several generations, Lin Xiang's family has long been as wealthy as Xing Zhong's family. They may be richer, but their status is not the same.Xing Zhong is an official, Lin Xiang is a slave
"Father has to brazenly fight for you guys." Lin Xiang sighed and walked up to the pier.

Since Xing Zhong knew Lin Xiang, the two had already mentioned Lin Ruhai's illness, and the former couldn't help but sigh.Lin Xiang's daughter-in-law went to help Xiuyan's mother in person, and everyone carried a big sedan chair and two small sedan chairs, tremblingly, towards Yushi's mansion.

Xing Xiuyan hugged his younger brother Zhengde and sat in the last small sedan chair. Zhengde felt itchy in his heart, and the chubby hand restlessly lifted the curtain. Seeing that his sister didn't stop him, he became more courageous and stretched his neck to look out. From time to time, there was a sound of exclamation in the mouth.

Yangzhou city was really prosperous, Xiao Zhengde only felt that his eyesight was not good enough, diabolo players, sugar blowers, hoop players, lottery shakers, everyone talked loudly, and there was an endless stream of hawkers, it was very lively.

"Sister, look at that!" Pointing his short little finger, Zhengde pitifully turned his head to look at his sister.

Xiuyan took a look, the sedan chair happened to pass by a stall, there were many children gathered around, but they were sugar-maker, Xiuyan understood, and called Meilian who was following outside the sedan chair: "Go and buy a sugar figure for the young master. "

Zhengde smiled and shouted outside the curtain: "I want Monkey King."

"Hey, you kid, you don't know how to understand the market." Xiuyan pinched her younger brother's chubby face lightly: "Remember what you said?"

Zhengde is not like other children who would be absent-minded and perfunctory when they have toys. Instead, he nodded his head at Xiuyan solemnly: "Don't worry, sister, I remember everything! Don't dare to embarrass your parents."

Xiuyan coughed hurriedly, Zhengde rolled his big eyes, smiled like a sunflower, and said again and again: "Hey, outside I just call him Daddy and Muma."

Zhengde followed his older sister Guan Xingzhong and Lu Shi as parents when he was a child. Before he entered school, he thought everyone called him that way. Later, his sister told him to change it gradually, but Zhengde still called him that way when he was at home with no one else. It didn't work, and he looked at Xing Xiuyan aggrievedly, because his sister kept yelling like that.Xiuyan blushed, and she no longer dared to force others to do her any favors.

Not long after, the sedan chair arrived at Yushi's Mansion, and a dozen servants ran out from inside.Only then did Xiuyan and the others really learn what is the demeanor of a wealthy family, and it really cannot be compared with the wealth of the Bai family.
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