The Incense Monopoly Order

Chapter 61 General Xu and I are not a good match
"Why is the Yao family hiring an accountant?" Shang Wenshu was puzzled. The Yao family's pharmacy was huge and they had countless accountants.

"After the engagement, Old Lady Yao wanted to send Yao Zongtian away. Yao Zongtian had infiltrated the pharmacy deeply. When checking the accounts, Old Lady Yao felt that there was something wrong with the accounts. She thought the accountant at home was tampering with the accounts, so she wanted to seek help from outside. She found two people, but they couldn't find anything wrong."

"Could there be anything wrong?" Shang Wenshu thought of a possibility.

"Old Madam Yao is very experienced. If she thinks something is wrong, she will definitely do something wrong. It's just that I can't see where the manipulation has taken place." Shang Mingshu was even more convinced that there must be something wrong with the accounts. "Yao Dalang asked Yuanyuan to send a letter to me, asking if you would like to help take a look. It's okay if you can't find anything."

"I..." Shang Wenshu wanted to refuse, but when she met her sister's eager gaze, she couldn't say no. In the end, she had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, "I'll try."

Shang Mingshu raised her lips and smiled, handing Shang Wenshu a small hoe: "Come on, let's try to find out how fun it is to loosen the soil and dig trees. Let the second sister and even the sisters abandon each other and indulge in it."

Shang Wenshu, pulled by her sister, clumsily began to dig the soil. The small hoe was unresponsive, and after a while, she felt that all her strength was exhausted. Shang Mingshu threw away the hoe and let Shang Zishu continue alone. She took Shang Wenshu to walk through the entire tea garden and told her how they would improve the tea garden...

The three sisters returned home after nightfall. Xiao Yu and Shang Jinliang were there, seemingly waiting for them.

"Can you have dinner?" Xiao Yu asked with concern.

"I used it at the farm," Shang Wenshu replied. She was a little nervous now. Seeing the posture of Xiao Yu and Shang Jinliang, she asked anxiously, "Father, is there something wrong?"

"There is something..." Shang Jinliang originally wanted to ask his eldest and second daughters to leave, but after thinking about it, it was not something that needed to be avoided, so he said to Shang Mingshu in front of them, "Today, the emperor invited your aunt to the house. Is he implying that he intends to act as a matchmaker for you?"

"Matchmaker?" Shang Mingshu knew immediately that they were not going to match her with Lord He's illegitimate son. "Who?"

Mrs. He, the matchmaker, is definitely not an ordinary person.

"Commander-in-Chief—Xu Tianxing." Shang Jinliang said with restrained excitement, "Madam He is his aunt."

There are few wealthy businessmen who don't know Xu Tianxing, this brave and kind military commander, known as the nemesis of Japanese pirates. He joined the army when he was a teenager and fought against the Japanese pirates several times in ten years, winning every battle.

It was he who weakened the power of the Japanese pirates. Now the survival rate of their merchants is so high, all thanks to him. There is no merchant who does not praise and thank him.

Shang Jinliang once talked about the person he admired, but never dared to think about meeting him. Suddenly, one day this person might become his son-in-law, and Shang Jinliang almost couldn't sleep.

My mood is up and down, and my spirit is lifted.

"Oh my God, Gongren is actually from a military family! She is also the aunt of the great hero General Xu!" Shang Zishu was shocked.

They all inquired about Magistrate He and Madam He. Madam He was indeed from Jining, but they did not find out that she came from a family of generals, nor did they find out that her nephew was the famous and popular general Xu Tianxing in the court.

"Won't I be the sister of a great hero in the future?" Shang Zishu felt a sense of pride and satisfaction whenever she thought of Xu Tianxing calling her "second sister", and her excitement was no less than Shang Jinliang's.

"Second sister." Shang Wenshu tugged at Shang Zishu's sleeve. She was only thinking about Xu Tianxing and forgot to ask Shang Mingshu what she thought.

Shang Zishu reacted, restrained her expression, and said to Shang Mingshu embarrassedly: "Third sister, I spoke too quickly just now. No matter who he is, you are qualified to be my brother-in-law only if you like him." "Mingshu, what do you think? Gongren means that if you are willing, she will send someone to deliver a letter to General Xu." Shang Jinliang's eyes were bright, and he naturally hoped that Shang Mingshu would agree.

"Dad, Master Cheng was injured while saving his daughter a few days ago." Shang Mingshu reminded him, "You asked my aunt to refuse Gongren."

"Mingshu, would you consider it?" Shang Jinliang couldn't help but persuade her, his heart bleeding. "My lady said that General Xu is a handsome man... We haven't discussed marriage with the Cheng family yet, it's just a verbal agreement. Cheng Mian was injured for you, and as a father, I am grateful. He is indeed a good son-in-law, but he is going to the exam with an injury today, so he may not pass.

Are you going to wait for him for another three years?"

"Yes." Shang Mingshu nodded, her eyes firm. "When my second sister and I sent him back home that day, I promised the Cheng family that I would wait for him for three years."

"He still failed the exam three years later?" Shang Jinliang was anxious.

"In that case, I have no chance with him." Shang Mingshu replied.

"But three years later, you will be nineteen. Where can you find a man like General Xu?" Shang Jinliang became anxious when he thought that Shang Mingshu would have to wait for Cheng Mian for three years.

Xu Tianxing was now twenty-six, it was impossible for him not to be married in three years. Even if he was not married, it was impossible for him to accept a rejection from a nineteen-year-old girl!

"Dad, General Xu and I are not a good match." Shang Mingshu has been strong since she was young. No one can make decisions for her from childhood to adulthood, not even her husband in the future.

She had heard too much about Xu Tianxing's deeds. He inherited the position in his teens and was able to make steady progress all the way. He must be a mature, steady, well-planned and tough person.

Such a person was extremely difficult to control. She was the daughter of a merchant, and the other party was from a prominent family, and his contacts were all high-ranking officials. Granted, Madam He was the matchmaker, and General Xu might not care about family background, but she didn't want to be inferior to him and curry favor.

She had not previously objected to Shang Jinliang's targeting of Magistrate He's third son because he was born out of wedlock, and she herself was extremely wealthy, so she never felt inferior to him.

"Even Gongren thinks you two are a good match. Gongren is General Xu's aunt..."

"Dad!" Shang Mingshu interrupted Shang Jinliang, who was looking grim and almost begging, with a good temper, "I mean we're not a good match, not just in terms of family background, but also in terms of temperament."

Thinking of his daughter's seemingly calm and composed personality, but actually strong-willed and controlling, Shang Jinliang finally lost his temper. He sighed with regret, "If I had known that Madam He had such a great marriage waiting for you, I shouldn't have..."

We shouldn't have given Cheng Mian any hope.

No one knows a daughter better than her father. Shang Jinliang knew in his heart that Shang Mingshu gave up Xu Tianxing because of Cheng Mian, who satisfied Shang Mingshu in every aspect.

If Cheng Mian had not appeared, Xu Tianxing would have been in a difficult situation. Given his daughter's personality, he would have to meet her before making a conclusion.

Although the dynasty values ​​civil officials over military officials, Cheng Mian is still just a scholar. If he is lucky, he will pass the imperial examination and become a Jinshi next year. To become a third-rank official, he will have to struggle for at least twenty years!
Xu Tianxing is already a lieutenant general of the third rank. Within ten years, he will surely be a high-ranking official in a certain region!
"Dad, General Xu is a great hero. I admire him immensely." Shang Mingshu could only offer comfort from another perspective. "He's the nemesis of the Japanese pirates, but he's also a thorn in their side. If my daughter marries General Xu, the pirates will surely seize the Shang family's cargo ships and plunder them."

(End of this chapter)