Aspirations

Chapter 97
He brought out Cui Fuzun to press him again, did he really think that everything was under the orders of Cui Xiang?Xia Xiang was angry, and it was necessary to beat Liu Xie and the two of them, so he said coldly: "This official promised Cui Fuzun that the granary and grain growing business will be taken over by you two, but I did not promise Cui Fuzun to persuade them. Ma Yuanwai and Xu Yuanwai, let them transfer the granary and the grain growing business to you. Liu Yuanwai and Xie Yuanwai, if the two of you cannot afford the granary and the grain growing business, you don’t have to force it. It’s really big and you have the financial resources to take over. , a lot."

The two were directly slapped in the face, and they felt that their faces were dull. Since it was rumored that the two of them were countless times richer than Ma Qingyuan and Xu Wangshan, although the two did not publicize it, they were still complacent.Not wanting to be said by Xia Xianzun as lack of financial resources, Xie Huagai couldn't help it at the time: "Xia Xianzun's implication is that Xie and Liu Yuanwai have no money? Haha, a joke, Xie Xian and Liu Yuanwai have no money? If it is If the two of us have no money, there will be no rich people in the world."

"Haha..." Lian Ruohan smiled, "Xie Yuanwai is so arrogant and proud of himself, the little girl admires herself as the richest person in the world."

Although Liu Changting also knows that Haojingchang is in the business houses all over the world, he thinks that the business that Haojingchang is doing is a business with limited profits that can be put on the bright side, which is far less profitable than the dozens of profits he and Xie Huagai run. Even a hundred times the exclusive business, so he thinks that even if the whole good times are always there, he is not as financially strong as he and Xie Huagai.

"Whether you two are rich or not has nothing to do with Ma." Ma Qingyuan crossed his hands at Xia Xiang and saluted, "Master Xia, if you bother me, Ma and Xu Yuanwai will leave now. The procedures for the granary and grain planting business have been completed. The delivery is complete."

Xia Xiang knew that Ma Qingyuan didn't want to say anything more to Liu Changting, and he didn't want to keep him. Even Ruohan got up and left, saying: "Xia Xianzun, my little girl, Ma Yuanwai and Xu Yuanwai will work together to share the concerns of the government and the common people." seek fortune."

As soon as they left, Liu Changting and Xie Huagai also understood that the matter had come to an end, and it was useless to talk more, so they took the delivery procedures and left angrily.

After seeing off everyone, Xia Xiang sat alone in the room, enjoying the rare tranquility.Lian Ruohan will leave for the capital early tomorrow morning, and now he should be back home and pack his bags.Man Tuo, Ma Zhanguo, Dong Duan and others have already left for Shile.Ding Ke is organizing a fleet to salvage Dong Xian's body.Xu Wangshan and Ma Qingyuan began to prepare for the private granary and grain growing business that would no longer cooperate with the government. Although Liu Changting and Xie Huagai were extremely dissatisfied, they still took over the granary and growing grain business, but they had to start anew.

After arranging a lot of things, Xia Xiang had nothing to do. It was almost dusk. He practiced calligraphy in the study for a while, read the book for a while, and it became dark when he saw the sky.Lu Huanhuan came over to hold the lamp, and Liu Er came to deliver tea.

Lu Huanhuan and Liu'er were about the same age and height, but Liu'er was a little plump, with a thin waist and wide hips. When walking, her waist twisted like a willow in the wind.Her complexion is rosy, and her plump body exudes the mature atmosphere of a [-]-year-old woman. Her long legs are like willows, her hair is like willows, and her neck is like a willow.

In contrast, Lu Huanhuan was a little thinner, her face was slightly sallow, and her body was like a bud that was about to bloom, and she hadn't yet shown her vitality.But her facial features are correct, her eyebrows and eyes are picturesque, and once they bloom, they will surely be like flowers blooming in the wind, colorful and colorful.

Lu Huanhuan wore a light yellow dress, which complemented Liu'er's light green dress. The two of them were like two butterflies flying around. Beside Xia Xiang, a light fan drove away mosquitoes, and a red sleeve added fragrance. The dark fragrance floats.

"Liu'er, why didn't you come back to live alone?" It was late autumn, and there were no mosquitoes. Liu'er waved a small fan, just a habitual movement. Xia Xiang felt Liu'er approaching intentionally or unintentionally, and couldn't help smiling secretly, "The county government official said. It's good to have a ring in the middle, you don't have to stay in the county office."

"Is Xia Xianzun going to drive Liu'er away?" Liu'er's eyes turned red, and a look of grievance appeared on her face, "Miss Lian asked Liu'er to serve Xia Xianzun. Wherever Xia Xianzun goes, Liu'er will follow. It's my duty. If Xia Xianzun let Liu'er go back to live in leisure, it must be that Liu'er did something wrong, making Xia Xianzun despise Liu'er."

As Liu'er talked, tears fell, and she bowed to Xia Xiangfu: "If the county lord Xia really dislikes Liu'er, then Liu'er can just go back home. Anyway, Liu'er is already a member of the county lord Xia. The county honor is down."

Xia Xiang was stunned for a moment, Lian Ruohan lent Liu Er to him as a personal maid, and did not say that Liu Er would be given to him.Borrowing and gifting are completely different treatments. If there is a loan, there will be repayment, and if there is gift, there will be no repayment.

"Get up, Liu'er, what did your wife tell you?" Xia Xiang helped Liu'er up. Although the maid is a servant, if the contract is not signed by death, she can also cancel the contract and regain her freedom. Deed, is a lifelong slave.The Lu family signed a living contract with him. If they are dissatisfied, they can terminate the contract and leave at any time.

Lu Huanhuan covered her mouth with a smile, and snorted softly: "Sister Liu'er, don't worry about Xia Xianzun, isn't there me? I am Xia Xianzun's well-known maid in the county government, and I signed the contract."

In the words, there is a slight dissatisfaction with Liu'er.

Liu'er stopped her tears, cast a sideways glance at Lu Huanhuan, and took out a contract from her body: "I also signed a contract with Mrs. Lian, and Mrs. Lian sent me to Xia Xianzun, and there are words to prove it."

Xia Xiang took a look and couldn't help but smile bitterly. The contract Liu Er signed with Lian Ruohan was actually a death contract. Lian Ruohan directly transferred Liu Er together with the death contract to him without his permission. Said that Liu Er was his lifelong slave.

Thinking about it again, Lian Ruohan knew that Liu'er was bright and charming, but still insisted on sending him as a personal maid. Could it be that Lian Ruohan really wanted him to accept Liu'er as a housemaid?I don't know if she wants Liu'er to stay by his side, or if she wants to pay attention to his every move, or if she wants to use Liu'er's eyes to see him clearly?

"It's Madam Lian's business to send you to Mrs. Xia. Whether Mrs. Xia wants you or not is up to Mr. Xia to decide." Lu Huanhuan instinctively dislikes Liu'er. Liu'er is too charming and bold, and always He was robbing her of the work she was supposed to do, and always wanted to compete with her, which made her very dissatisfied, "Xia Xianzun can tell Huan'er if you have something to do. Huan'er has done all kinds of work since she was a child. eventful……"

"What Huan'er means is that Liu'er can't bear hardships, has no winks and is delicate and meddlesome?" Liu'er knew that Lu Huanhuan was dissatisfied with her and pushed her everywhere, so she finally couldn't help it, and retorted, "Liu'er knows Mr. Xia Earlier than you, when Mrs. Lian sent Liu Er to Xia Xianzun, you hadn’t come to the county government. If you say first come first, you are the one who came later. Hmph, why Liu Er came to the county government, you just have to see everything Is Liu'er not pleasing to the eye? Sooner or later, even the lady will marry Xia Xianzun, and Liu'er will be the dowry maid."

"What's so great about being a dowry maid? Huan'er will be a room maid in the future." Lu Huanhuan raised her small face with a smug expression on her face.

"What's wrong with the house maid? If Liu'er wants to be a concubine, it means she has a higher status than you." Liu'er did not give in, and confronted each other, "Lien Niangzi married Xia Xianzun, and she wanted to be a regular wife. Liu'er is Lian Niangzi's maid. Huan, Lady Lian is definitely willing to take Liu'er as a concubine."

Xia Xiang was taken aback. He was a majestic county official, but he was being fought over by two maidservants. He had no right to speak or choose. How could he be decent?Immediately coughed majestically: "Liu'er, Huan'er, stop arguing, I have no intention of marrying a wife or taking a concubine for the time being, you two should go to rest earlier."

"Don't worry, Liu'er will wait forever. I believe that Xia Xianzun will plan to take a concubine one day." Liu'er has determined that Xia Xiang is the reliance of her life's happiness.

"Huan'er is not in a hurry. Huan'er's family are all members of Xia Xianzun. I believe Xia Xianzun will not treat Huan'er badly." Lu Huanhuan looked reassuring, but worried for Liu'er, "Liu'er Have you ever thought about one thing, what should you do if Lian Niangzi wants to marry Xia Xianzun but Xia Xianzun does not? What if Lian Niangzi insists on marrying Xia Xianzun, Xia Xianzun reluctantly Married her, but she is a concubine, what should you do? Also, the best result is that Mrs. Lian married Xia Xianzun, and she is a regular wife and favored. What should you do if you are a housekeeper?"

Lu Huanhuan's series of hypotheses made Liu'er's eyes widen, and she was almost out of breath, let alone refuted. She stood on the spot, stunned for a long time, and suddenly burst into tears again: "Master Xia, what are you going to do for me?" Liu'er is in charge, Huan'er is bullying Liu'er..."

Xia Xiang's head grew big, and he was majestic in front of others, but in front of the two maids, he was neither majestic nor vicious, so he could only smile awkwardly: "Okay, okay, stop making trouble, Talking about things that haven't happened for a long time, and still getting angry, isn't it just asking for trouble?"

Fortunately, Xu Heguang's timely appearance rescued Xia Xiang.

Lu Dongdong reported outside the door: "Xia Xianzun, Xu Xiancheng is asking to see you."

Xia Xiang waved his hands and said to Liu'er and Huan'er, "You two go down first." Then he said to Lu Dongdong outside, "Let him in."

After a while, Xu Heguang rushed in, sweating profusely and anxiously, he asked eagerly: "Xia Xianzun, Liu Yuanwai and Xie Yuanwai went to complain in front of Cui Fuzun, saying that Xia Xianzun teamed up with Xu Wangshan and Ma Qingyuan to borrow money. Cui Fuzun is very unhappy that the transfer of the granary and the grain growing business is blackmailing them."

Cui Fuzun is very displeased?He is still very unhappy!Xia Xiang was also not angry, and his face sank: "I think Liu Changting and Xie Huagai are people who know the general situation. I don't think they are not only fussy, but also so unreasonable. It may not be a long-term solution for the granary and grain business to be handed over to them. .”

Xu Heguang was dissatisfied when he learned that Xu Wangshan and Ma Qingyuan did not transfer the granary and grain growing business. Later, after completing the delivery procedures for Lian Ruohan, Xu Wangshan, and Ma Qingyuan, he hurried to the government office and asked Cui Xiang Mi reported that Lian Ruohan joined Xu Wangshan and Ma Qingyuan's granary and grain growing business.

Cui Xiang smiled lightly when he heard this, and didn't think that Lian Ruohan's joining could change anything. Cui Xiang also told Xu Heguang that the contest with Lian Ruohan's good times can only be behind the scenes, not on the bright side. Moreover, Lian Ruohan is not his opponent, on the contrary, she has some connections.Xu Heguang was puzzled and wanted to ask clearly, but Cui Xiang didn't say any more, just let him do it.

Xu Heguang also told Cui Xiang that his Guangjin Trading Company has been diverted from many customers by several inns in Haojingchang. danger.Cui Xiang still smiled disapprovingly, telling Xu Heguang not to be scary. Although Good Times has opened several inns, restaurants and teahouses in Zhending, his ambition is not in the same place, so there is no need to reconcile everything. In a high competition, it is completely unnecessary.

Xu Heguang couldn't figure out why Cui Fuzun paid so much attention to Xia Xiang's affairs, and always cared about Xia Xiang, but deliberately avoided the good scene. Could it be that Cui Fuzun had something to do with Hao Jingchang?Or maybe Cui Fu's honorable man fell in love with Lian Ruohan, and deliberately raised his noble hand to show his favor?If this is the case, he will definitely let Xu Qijie take care of Cui Fuzun.

Cui Fuzun was famous for being afraid of internal affairs, and he had three fears in his life, one was afraid of being dismissed from office, the other was afraid of being dismissed from office, and the third was afraid of Xu Qijie.Xu Qijie is Xu Heguang's sister, ranking seventh, known as Qijie, and she is pungent. When she married Cui Fuzun, Cui Fuzun had just lost his wife.Xu Qijie's cheerfulness and generosity comforted Cui Fuzun's injured heart and made Cui Fuzun deeply dependent on her.Xu Qijie also thought about everything carefully and took care of Cui Fuzun very obediently.

Shortly thereafter, Seventh Sister Xu showed a fierce side, not only taking care of Cui Fuzun submissively, but also controlling him even more submissively.Cui Fuzun resisted a few times at the beginning, but he was still unable to escape Xu Qijie's clutches, so he finally had to accept his fate and laugh at himself as Cui Jichang.

There was a ranger named Chen Jichang in Huangzhou, Daxia. When he was young, he was addicted to wine and swords, spent money like water, and was not good at studying, so he didn't get any fame.Because of his rich family background, the place where he lives in Longqiu is called Zhuojin Pool, which is spacious and gorgeous.And he himself is very hospitable and likes to "accept vocal prostitutes". Whenever a guest comes, he entertains them with singing and dancing.

However, his wife Liu Shi was very fierce and jealous. Whenever Chen Ji often entertained guests and accompanied him by singing girls, Liu Shi became jealous and beat the wall with wooden sticks. The guests were so embarrassed that they had to leave.Because Chen Jichang usually likes to talk about Buddhist affairs, he called himself Longqiu Layman. Later, Lianche used the roar of a lion to describe his fierce wife's scolding, and wrote a long poem entitled "Send Wu Deren and Jane Chen Jichang", in which there are A few words: "Longqiu layman is also pitiful. He talks empty and sleepless all night. Suddenly he heard the roar of the lion in the east of the river, and his stick fell on his palm and he was at a loss."

Cui Fu respected himself more than Cui Jichang, obviously he had no choice but to accept the fact of his shrewd wife, and he had no intention of resisting.

Although Xu Heguang thought so, he also knew that Cui Fuzun, as the fifth-rank official of the imperial court, would enter the ranks of high officials after one more promotion, and his sister's marriage to him was regarded as a high rise.What's more, Cui Fuzun is a member of the Qinghe Cui family, a prominent family, if he really offended him, it would be troublesome if he insisted on divorcing his wife in a fit of anger.

But Cui Fuzun did not allow him to compete with Haojing in the open, he didn't take it seriously, no matter how powerful Lian Ruohan was, could he still do what he wanted in Zhending?The true determination is the true determination of Cui Fuzun, not Lian Ruohan's true determination, nor Xia Xiang's true determination.

Of course, Xu Heguang also understands that strictly speaking, the true determination is not the true determination of Cui Fuzun, but the true determination of the third prince!

Now that the four great aristocratic families have come to Zhending one after another, isn’t the picture drawn by Zhending’s central location that can advance to the capital, retreat to the north, and travel south to Tokyo and Quanzhou?The third prince is really planning the layout, and his plans are far-reaching.Xu Heguang didn't dare to speculate on what kind of chess the third prince wanted to play in Zhending, but he was sure of one thing, the third prince was bound to win Zhending!
After Liu Changting and Xie Huagai came out of the county government office, they went directly to the government office. Seeing Cui Xianghao complained, they kept saying that Xia Xiang was in collusion with Xu Wangshan and Ma Qingyuan, and wanted to make a fortune from it.With only 50 guan of granary and grain, Xia Xiang dared to ask for 20 guan, but Xia Xiang could not take [-] guan of it.

Cui Xiang remained calm all the time. After Liu Changting and Xie Huagai finished speaking, he calmly expressed his opinion. Whether Xia Xiang wanted to gain personal gain from it was ignored for the time being. If there were real evidence, he would participate in Xia Xiang It is not impossible for Xia Xiang to lose his official position, be imprisoned and beheaded.It is only said that Xu Wangshan and Ma Qingyuan charged too much for the granary and grain planting, so they don't have to take over their granary and grain planting, just build a new one, and it is not a big deal.

Xu Heguang was indignant, saying that Xia Xiang didn't pay attention to Cui Fuzun at all. The three things, Dong Xian's murder case, the granary and grain growing business, and the candidate for the master book, besides making false claims in the granary and growing grain business, In addition, Dong Xian's murder case and the selection of the chief bookkeeper were completely self-assessed, and he did not care about Cui Fuzun's thoughts at all.

Cui Xiang originally pretended to be magnanimous and didn't want to argue too much with Xia Xiang. After all, he was the ruler of a prefecture and ruled four counties, and Xia Xiang was only the magistrate of one of them.As the magistrate, although he is Xia Xiang's direct superior, it is inconvenient for him to intervene in the political affairs of Zhending County.But after Liu Changting, Xie Huagai, and Xu Heguang repeatedly discussed Xia Xiang's fault, he was inevitably angry.Although he also knew that Xia Xiang's actions were his own business and a magistrate's authority, but Xu Heguang repeatedly emphasized that Xia Xiang's actions were intended to oppose him, so he inevitably became more suspicious.

At this time, a letter came from the capital.

Cui Xiang was shocked when he read the letter. He was very familiar with the handwriting on the letter. It was written by the prime minister Hou Pingpan!
Cui Xiang didn't shy away from the presence of several people, and immediately opened the letter, only glanced at it for a few times, and then stood up immediately, with a pleasant expression on his face!
(End of this chapter)