Beautiful step by step

Chapter 184

Teahouses and restaurants have always been the best places to inquire about news, and people who travel far and wide gather here.Xiaoer carried the teapot and listened casually in the hallway. He met a lot of people, and he was able to break in the conversation no matter what the topic was.

After Yan Heng threw out a few strings of copper coins, he also inquired about the Sun family's affairs closely.At least the superficial ones are almost clear, and as for the deeper ones, probably only the person who is in the game can know.

"Aheng, do you think the Sun family is really related to Japanese pirates?"

Returning to the other courtyard, Wei Wei still couldn't believe it. It is human nature for an official to be greedy, but collaborating with the enemy and treason is a serious crime that affects the entire family.

"It's just a waiter in a restaurant, and he can't count his words and deeds. The specifics will be clear after the Sun's family has a look."

Even though he said this, Yan Heng had other plans in his mind.The prosperity of the world is all for profit, and the Oirats harass the frontier every year, but hasn't the northwest market never stopped?The former Wu family, who led the army in the northwest, has been both enemies and friends with the Vala royal court over the years.

Once the generals are successful and the bones are dry, there are half of the soldiers of Oara in this sea of ​​corpses.After he became acting commander, the Wu family also tried to win over him in the past two years.It's just that Wu Liangyong was very careful, and never gave him any real evidence, and only asked the people who stayed in the northwest to secretly stop him to remind him.

The general meaning of Wu Liangyong was also revealed in several reminders.His idea is very simple, if there is no battle to fight, the soldiers can be disarmed and returned to the fields, but what about the generals?Is it possible to guard such a vacant official position and grow old?Those who once held power, who can afford to be raised with peace of mind, but if they want to hold the power forever and get reused, they can only delay the war indefinitely.

Yan Heng understood his thoughts very well, but understanding does not mean agreeing.On the contrary, what he saw was the benefits of the pacification of the war.Not to mention that the people can live and work in peace and contentment, but the generals themselves. Who said that after the pacification of Da Viet, they would not be able to make achievements. Isn't there still foreigners around Da Viet?

Although Dayue pays attention to the harmony of people, but if you really lead soldiers to expand the territory and conquer foreign territories, those courtiers will not be so stupid as to say that this will harm the peace of heaven, and we will return the territory.

It's a pity that everyone pays attention to this three-acre land in Da Yue.Wu Liangyong is like this, and officials in the south of the Yangtze River in a rich place are not exempt from customs.

Wei Wei didn't know Yan Heng's thoughts, it's not that she didn't hear the reservation in his expression.But even couples cannot be [-]% honest, and everyone has their own secrets.She and Yan Heng have always had a tacit understanding, the husband and wife can say what they can say, and respect each other what they don't want to say, and they will not break the casserole and ask the end.

After hearing what he said, she also started to talk about the visit with a completely unfamiliar face.Before leaving Beijing, the old matriarch Feng gave her a name card, and Zhenbei Hou Chuying also reminded her that the officialdom in the south of the Yangtze River is full of fish and dragons.The Wenshihou Mansion also gave her the same thing, and now she lives in the other courtyard of the Ban's family, and the post is also in the name of the Ban's family.

Of course, this Ban family is not a direct branch of Beijing. As a big family that has gone through several dynasties, the Ban family has flourished and has descendants in all parts of Dayue.The famous post given by the Ban family is a side branch who works in other places. The official position is not big or small. Only when you say it belongs to everyone will know. Oh, there is such an official in the imperial court, but after thinking about it, it is not clear which conspicuous person it is In such a marginal official position as an official.

Wei Wei was very happy when she got the greeting card. When she was the president, there were many liars like this. She just got two seals and pretended to be a high-ranking official or the secretary of a high-ranking official to bluff.Someone once lied to her, but it was a pity that she found it out easily after a few phone calls. I didn't expect Feng Shui to turn around, and now she has done such a thing.

A visit is nothing more than a few hours, the salute must be appropriate, the dress must be decent, and the last and most important thing is to find out the personality of the host.Wei Wei has already done these things many times, and after a few years, she is quite familiar with them.

"Just this pair of colorful bonsai?"

The colorful bonsai was made by Wei Wei ingeniously. The most indispensable thing in the Western Regions is jewelry.The jewels confiscated by Shan Yanheng in these years of fighting have filled a warehouse, which is a real gold mountain and silver mountain.Jade cannot be cut into a tool, and jewelry is the same. After being carved by skilled craftsmen, many leftovers are chiseled from the original stone. The large pieces are often carved with small pendants, and the small pieces can only be wasted.

One year, she saw a missionary who came across the desert to decorate the Christmas tree. Looking at the colorful Christmas tree, she had a whim and ordered the craftsmen to inlay various small pieces of jewels on the bonsai made of porcelain.The colorful gemstones were inlaid like stars, and the missionaries were immediately shocked as a miracle of God.Not only these foreigners like it, but even the people of Dai Viet, who are celebrating auspiciousness and excitement, also have a special liking for the bonsai inlaid with rubies.After Yan Ji Xiaomi, Wei Wei made another big fortune from this.This time she went to Jiangnan, she also brought a box with her.

Thinking of those precious stones on the bonsai, Yan Heng hesitated: "Is it too expensive?"

"We went to the street today, and it's not like Ah Heng didn't see it. This Sun family is a land grabber. Although it is said that Mr. Sun's conduct is bad, who would not restrain such a child in a serious family? In my opinion, the Sun family The beams on the top are not very straight either. Qing nobles give elegant things, and ordinary people give vulgar things."

Qing noble families send some precious items such as jade and antiques, and such black people also have leftovers.

Yan Heng also felt that her thinking was reasonable, so when he visited Sun's house the next day, he gave this pair of colorful bonsai as a gift.

There is no shortage of fine ceramic dai viet, but porcelain inlaid with precious stones on the surface is rare.When the bonsai was placed there, all kinds of gemstones reflected the dazzling light under the sun, making people dazzled and dizzy at the same time.

The Sun family, who is very fond of gold and silver, has long heard that such a thing is popular in the capital recently, and now people who come to the door bring it, and they are even more satisfied.Not only the eldest son of the Sun family, but even the second son of the Sun family, who has always been famous, greeted them personally and warmly invited them to the table.

During the entire meeting, Yan Heng completely substituted himself into the role of a distant relative of the Ban family, showing respect and affection for the Sun family.In fact, secretly, his level of questioning was no lower than those of Qinglongwei.He often said a few words to make the two young masters of the Sun family feel better physically and mentally, and at the same time through their reactions, he could be sure of something.

He spoke very measuredly, and soon the two young masters of the Sun family let down their guard a bit, and they began to exchange cups with each other.Once a man touches wine, he will often say what he should say and what should not be said when he has a good drink.Yan Heng has a good capacity for alcohol, so he pretends to be drunk even if he doesn't get drunk, and steers the topic in the direction he expects without any trace.The two sons of the Sun family felt that this little official from the Marquis of Wenshi's mansion was very forthright, had good wine quality, and respected them enough, even if they had a thoughtful question, it was not important, so it would be no harm to tell him.

After Yan Heng went back full of wine and food, the two brothers looked at the colorful pair he left behind, and felt that they had taken advantage of it today.As for Yan Heng, he got the information he wanted most by just sending some jewelry scraps, and this purchase was really a huge profit.

After getting into the carriage, he was so drunk that he couldn't even open his eyes, and his mind quickly recovered.After rinsing his mouth with herbal tea to get rid of the alcohol, he began to talk about some things he had figured out.Wei Wei was not at the same table as him, but she was not incompetent, and she also found some useful things at the female table.

The information the two got confirmed each other, and together with the things they asked from the second child in the restaurant yesterday, they pieced together the truth and finally revealed the tip of the iceberg.

"So, not only the Sun family, but the entire Jiangnan officialdom may be related to Japanese pirates?" Wei Wei gasped, "Renth, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and trustworthiness are what scholars learn first. What about their integrity?"

"There are still Oirats in the Liangzhou mutual market. The war between the two countries does not affect the exchange of business and trade at all."

That's right, Wei Wei understood that no matter how hard the war is fought, it will not affect the business, after all, people have to eat and wear clothes when they are alive.Dai Viet's exquisite silk porcelain is not only popular in Persia, Dashi and other places, but also the best object to show its status in the Wa country across the sea.The south of the Yangtze River is rich in silk, and the exquisite silk and satin can be exported directly to the sea along the river.

It is a good thing to communicate with each other, but who can guarantee that no one has other thoughts in the middle, and carry private goods by the way?
Seeing that he was going to the gate of the other courtyard, Wei Wei put away his complicated thoughts and thought about the "business" of going to Sun's house today.Just now when I saw the wife of the eldest son of the Sun family, she also mentioned the cloud sleeve by the way.Fortunately, she only mentioned it in passing, if she really listened to Yun Jin's words and came to ask the teacher, she might not know how it would end today.

How can there be so many coincidences in the world, many things that seem to be coincidences are mostly intentional, and the same is true for the matter of Yunxiu.Things were just as Yan Heng expected, after being sold into the Sun Mansion, she wanted to refuse to return the favor.The front is fine, the eldest son of the Sun family is fresh and willing to play with her.But during this time, Mr. Sun's family has a new favorite, and the freshness has cooled down to her in the past.After waiting for a while, she became anxious, so she climbed into the bed of the eldest son of the Sun family while drunk.

Not to mention the eldest son's original wife, even the second son's first wife who was born in Jiangnan's political envoy's family showed disdain, and comforted his sister-in-law with sympathy, saying that she didn't need to be angry with such an ignorant maid.

No matter how the eldest lady dealt with those unfavored concubines and concubines in the eldest son's courtyard before, judging from the matter of bringing out the cloud sleeves, what she did was really beyond reproach.Facing this kind of scheming bed-climbing maid, the main wife must be ruthless.

After learning about the whole incident, Wei Wei finally extinguished the last trace of doubt.Even without mentioning the embarrassment she encountered when she brought up this matter in the Sun's family, just for the sake of the cleanliness of the other courtyard, Yun Jin, a maid, could not stay any longer.

Just as Yan Heng got off the carriage, the steward of the other courtyard greeted her at the door, and Xing Yu stood behind her.Different from the energetic appearance yesterday, the corners of her eyes drooped now, and her round apple face looked particularly listless.

"I've already asked about Yunxiu. It's true that she brought the blame on herself. The manager at Yunjin can figure it out."

After all, it's not her home, so she won't say much, but she won't ignore it for Mrs. Wen Shihou's sake.It is most suitable for her not to act on behalf of others, but also not to stand by and watch.

"Today, the younger one will send her to Zhuangzi."

The steward bowed to invite the two to enter the door, holding the excited daughter with the hand under his sleeve.

(End of this chapter)