Earth Immortal Righteous Path

Chapter 144
Wang Shouye was led into the living room by his servants.

As summer approaches, the living room has been refurbished.

The door is a curtain made of rattan, each of which is tied with a knot, and the end is tied with a knot. The fresh rattan is green and moist, blocking the hot sun outside.

In the early summer, when I saw this curtain, it seemed that the anger and heat in my heart had all subsided a bit.

The servants stepped forward to lift up the curtain for Wang Shouye, and bowed to invite him.

"Guests, please stay here for a while, my master is taking a bath and changing clothes."

Wang Shouye nodded and stepped in.

"Trouble brother."

"Don't dare, the villain is waiting outside this door. If the guests have orders, you can use the villain as much as you want."

The servant replied.

Then, he consciously stood outside the door, guarding here.

The sun shone on his body, it was near noon, and the temperature was quite high, and soon his nose was slightly sweaty, and drops of sweat oozed out.

The servant stood there, not moving, let alone speaking, just watching silently.

Wang Shouye randomly chose a seat next to him and knelt on the futon.

The futon is also newly cut grass, woven, and it feels a bit cool to sit on, and the coolness on the knees makes Wang Shouye squint his eyes comfortably.

It was just outside, even in the carriage, it was a bit hot.

At this time, it was much cooler in the shady hall.

Only then did he take a leisurely look around. On the walls of the hall, there were calligraphy and paintings for decoration, signed by Zhou Gui himself.

The surrounding tables and cases are all simple and heavy, all dark purple in color, the wood is all selected high-quality mahogany, and the outside is painted with lacquer.

There is a lacquer garden in Wang Shouye's home, and it can be seen that the lacquer on this table can last thousands of years without fading.

The floor is paved with marble bricks, clean and bright, and very cool.

There were still several pots of herbal tea on the table, and Wang Shouye took it himself, picked up the palm-sized purple sand pot, and poured a full cup into the small cup.

Gudu Gudu, he poured three cups in succession, making such a bull drink with the ten taels of silver and one tael of tea, what a waste of money.

Drinking tea is like a bowl of ice water, pouring it from head to toe, the whole person is like being soaked in ice water, the inside and outside are softened, and the fire and dryness are removed, completely calmed down.

“Good herbal tea!”

Wang Shouye has also seen and tasted a lot of good tea, and it is not uncommon to see better ones than this, but this is the first time he has drunk such a refreshing herbal tea.

"Sure enough, summer herbal tea is the best, and it's more solid than any Tegong's Yuqian Longjing tea!"

Generally, when guests come to visit, the host will change their clothes to show solemnity, which is also a kind of etiquette.

Initially, this ritual originated 3000 years ago.

Because the clothes have been worn for a long time, it is inevitable that there will be peculiar smells, so it is necessary to change clothes, which is called changing clothes.

People at that time changed their clothes on average four to five times a day.

Even so, clothes still have peculiar smell, so people invented sachets, filled with spices, and hung around their waists. Lavender is a commonly used spice.

This custom gradually evolved into later generations and became a part of rituals.

Ritual is order and morality at this time.

For Wang Shouye's sudden visit this time, he hadn't posted a greeting card beforehand, which was a bit rude.

However, the gift he brought was not light, even for the sake of this gift, the Zhou family would not neglect it.

Naturally, Zhou Gui himself would not lose his manners easily. He took a bath and changed his clothes. He changed into light and breathable casual clothes, with his long wet hair loose, and just stepped on clogs and came over.

"Patriarch Wang, I've been waiting for a long time."

When the servants in front of the hall saw the Patriarch, they quietly retreated after saluting, leaving space for the Patriarch to entertain guests.

Wang Shouye stood up and bowed in return.

"Where, I came in a hurry."

The host and guest sit down for two.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Wang Shouye proposed his intention to come.

"Actually, I'm here to make amends this time."

"Oh?"

Zhou Gui remained calm, holding a small teapot in his hands, and did not pour tea, just waiting for the next article.

Wang Shouye took out a tied purse from his sleeve, embroidered flowers, birds, insects and fish with brocade, then opened it, and inside was a whole stack of banknotes.

Then, I counted it and put it on the case.

"Here is a 5000-tael silver bill, issued by Huiyue Silver House. It is a time-honored brand in Jinling with a good reputation. It can be redeemed upon sight. It also has a branch in the county."

Zhou Gui took the banknotes and checked them. They were 500 taels each. The watermarks were clear and the patterns were beautiful, and they were well preserved.

"This money should be used as an apology. Please accept it as a token of appreciation."

Wang Shouye sincerely wants to resolve this grievance.

5000 taels is not a small sum that can be taken casually for the Wang family.

Indeed, the Wang family's foundation is solid, and after conversion, there are 10,000+ taels.

However, this will account for the share of the shops, lacquer gardens, restaurants, luxury mansions, summer resorts, and fleets on the sea distributed in various places, and the annual income from the salt industry...whether it is Whether real estate or invisible assets are counted, there are only so many.

However, there is not much money to live on.

In fact, even in good times, the annual living income of the Wang family would not exceed 2 taels.

No matter how much, the principal reserved by various industries will be used, which will directly affect the operation of the business.

This time Wang Shouye was able to directly take out 5000 taels in cash, which was already due to his efforts and frugality.

Ever since Wang Mingzhi passed away, the business of the Wang family began to shrink. Of course, it was because of people's sentiments, but also because he was not familiar with the business.

Zhou Gui is also a man of property, so he understands the reason and knows that this is indeed sincere enough.

It's too late, since Wang Shouye has given in, if I refuse to give up, I will kill the Wang family.

Zhou Gui pondered for a while, then smiled.

"Since it's a misunderstanding, let it pass. I'll accept the apology."

Accepting this money is good for everyone.

Sure enough, Wang Shouye felt relieved, and a big stone came to his mind.

The two chatted about calligraphy and painting for a while, but Wang Shouye was not very interested in this.

Zhou Gui saw that he was absent-minded, and saw that it was time for dinner at this time, so he asked:
"Before you know it, it's time for lunch. Why don't nephew Wang Xian stay for a light meal?"

Wang Shouye was exactly what he wished for.

Call the servants and tell the kitchen to prepare meals. Because there are guests, they need to add more dishes.

"Today, my kid got a few carp from outside, just in time for wine."

Some servants were called and ordered:

"Go to the study and call Xun'er over to see the guest."

Zhou Gui turned around and said to Wang Shouye:

"That kid in my family always forgets to eat when he is so excited about reading."

Wang Shouye knew that this nine-year-old child could pass the college examination this year and enter the academy to study. Three years later, the township examination would be 12-year-old Xie Yuan.

(End of this chapter)