Tang Dynasty good brother

Chapter 248 Pie in the sky?
Luoyang, Liufu.

Early in the morning, just after the rooster crowed twice, the butler ran out of the front yard panting: "Old, old, old...Master,"

The master of the Liu family frowned and reprimanded: "It's so early in the morning, what made you so anxious?"

The butler was obviously only a short distance from the front yard to the back yard, and he was not a Tai Chi Palace, but he was panting from exhaustion, which showed that he was in a hurry to run.

"My lord, bye...bye."

"Worship stickers? Whose greeting stickers make you so anxious, is it possible that the heavenly king is here?" But I was secretly surprised when I saw the material of the greeting stickers while talking. Ordinary people's famous badges are usually made of wood and bamboo. But this one was made of ivory, but the whole body was bright white, with a faint light floating, and it was only after I got it in my hand that I realized that it was carved with ivory.

Generally speaking, people who are not familiar with each other in ancient times must have a greeting card before visiting. It is also called a famous card. It is a bit similar to a business card after 1000 years. Generally speaking, the famous card received by the host will not be thrown away, but will be stored. , Qin Hao originally wanted to buy some jade in order to show his strong character, but unfortunately in the Tang Dynasty there was a regulation that officials who were not of the first rank or above were not allowed to use jade as daily utensils, so he had to settle for the next best thing and chose ivory. After a while, the rich and powerful children followed suit, and the price of ivory doubled in Chang'an. Even Li Chengqian thought it was very compelling, and even made a few for himself, as if he needed to pay homage to someone's house. Like a sticker.

Of course, the master of the Liu family didn't know all these things, but he also knew that the stewards sent to Luoyang by his small family were really nothing in front of the real masters. A line of small letters was neatly written on it: Qin, the leader of the Green Gang.

"Is it Qin Hao? He's back?"

"Yes, yesterday there was a rumor on the street that he accompanied His Royal Highness the King of Yue on a tour of Luoyang, but most people didn't take it seriously. It should be true. There was a man singing in a big theater early in the morning. The young man knocked on the door, threw down the poster and left."

The butler was obviously a little confused when he spoke. On the contrary, it was the master who slapped himself backhanded. Give me a little quickness, and sweep the street at the front door as quickly as possible! Also, call me that Nizi!"

It is said that people are old and refined. This master can manage Luoyang for the Liu family, so he is naturally one of the most outstanding figures in their family. This old man actually guessed Qin Hao's origin in a short while, otherwise, with the strength of their family, how could he be qualified to let him go? Someone's "Heaven-given scholar" came to their house to escape?
Although Qin Hao has only been a sixth-rank Feng Yanlang, even now he has no official status, but his status has not decreased but increased, especially after marrying Li Xin, he is almost second only to those big bosses up.

Although the Liu family still called themselves the Hedong Liu family, they actually moved to the south after the Yongjia Rebellion. While the clansmen were peaceful and peaceful, they naturally lost the opportunity to get close to the center. Now they are not as good as the five surnames in terms of background. In terms of intimacy, they are not as good as Wei Peixue, and they have actually been reduced to a second-rate family.If the Patriarch of the Liu family was here, it might be reasonable for him to condescend to come to see him, but for me, hehe, I'm afraid the visit is false, and the questioning is the truth.

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When the sun was high and Qin Hao finally arrived late, everyone in Liu's mansion was hungry.

Chinese people have the habit of keeping guests for dinner, whether it is 1000 years ago or 1000 years later, in order to treat Qin Hao, the distinguished guest, everyone in the Liu Mansion prepared freshly killed lambs, old wine, white fish from Taihu Lake, and delicious Big pancakes, but this ancestor couldn't wait to come, smelling the aroma of those delicacies from the back kitchen, everyone in the Liu family felt that the seconds were like years.

Seeing Qin Hao enter the door gracefully in a white silk robe with an ivory bone fan in his hand, everyone in Liu's mansion almost drools, and the master of Liu's family almost yelled out "serve the food".

Qin Hao was very polite and extravagant. Although his status was quite high, he bent down respectfully and said, "Qin Hao has met the elders of the Liu family. I'm sorry to bother you. I just passed by." When I was in the Huai’an Palace, I was dragged and ate a sheep by the young prince, it was really too much to eat, please forgive me.”

Everyone in the Liu Mansion: "..."

Well, everyone is full, so it seems that there is no need to eat this lunch.

It was Mr. Liu who was the first to recover from the absence of food, and quickly greeted Qin Hao warmly into the room, and said after a few polite words: "Master Qin, this is the dog Liu Lie. The dog is usually ignorant. If there is something that offends your family, please also ask Haihan, a small mind is not a respect."

Qin Hao had long noticed a teenager standing in the corner of the living room like a doormat. His face was bruised and purple, and he looked as if he had been beaten. The traces of makeup, but at least it shows the sincerity of the Liu family? Although Qin Hao is about the same age as him, the level of the two of them is already very different. No one in the world still treats Qin Hao as a junior boy. Look at it, you can't hold on to others, regardless of your status, you don't have the same knowledge as others.

Opening the gift box given by Mr. Liu, I found that it was a Western Region gem almost as big as a baby's fist. This thing is still worth a lot even if the Silk Road is reopened now. It can be seen that the Liu family has indeed invested a lot of money. .

Qin Hao put away the gems with a smile. He didn't mean to be polite at all. He didn't say anything about Su Lie's harassment of Xiaocui, but just laughed casually.

After a long time, Qin Haocai said: "Uncle Liu, there has always been a saying in your family that you are half-Xiangyang. My nephew is going to Yangzhou today. Some people say that Yangzhou is a prosperous place not inferior to Luoyang, but my nephew is not familiar with the place. , I wonder if our Liu family has some business of our own in Yangzhou, and when my nephew gets to the place to reopen the shipyard, can you ask your mansion to give me some pointers?"

Although the words are polite, they have the intention of pulling them into the group. The good news that fell from the sky almost made Lao Liu's heart skip a few beats. Who doesn't know that Qin Hao is the God of Wealth, and he eats meat and follows him. If you don't drink soup, the world's elite will hug his thigh at least in business.

It’s just that I still have some doubts in my heart. It’s true that the power of the powerful clan in Jiangnan is greater than that of Guanzhong, but with Qin Hao’s reputation, the ability of the Qing Gang, and the full support of the court, he doesn’t have to rely on the local wealthy clan in order to avoid getting stuck in the future. Want to share their meat?Even if they want to divide the meat, they are far from being the biggest in the south of the Yangtze River. There will be no fraud here. . . .

Well, such a big piece of pie in the sky fell on the head, even if there was a moment of suspicion in his heart, Comrade Lao Liu still managed to eat it.

"It's natural. The Liu family can be considered to have some strength in Yangzhou. As long as you give orders from Chief Qin, my Liu family will naturally be obliged to serve the great cause of the court."

(End of this chapter)