Go back to ancient times to be a royal merchant

At the end of the twelfth lunar month, a group of people and horses came from Di Dawu County. The road was full of dust, and they were in a hurry. They drove a cart with several fast horses. After entering Wu County, they asked about Wang's grain shop.The person who was asked was taken aback for a moment, and then said that there were originally two grain shops in the city, and the owners were both surnamed Wang, but now one is kept tight and the other is closed.The driver asked the other party how to get to the only grain shop, and the person who was asked hurriedly pointed out the way.

There are rules for running horse-drawn carriages in the city. For example, a carriage with several horses is not allowed to run around in the city. The driver of the carriage said a few words to the people in the carriage, and the people in the carriage opened their mouths and let the horses ride aside. People from the Wang family went there to see who was in the city.If you go to visit someone else's house, you should go directly to the house, how can you go to the shop.But when they went to the Wang family, the visitors were worried that the elders of the Wang family were all in the city, and there were only weak women in the house. If they went there rashly, they would have a bad reputation for the women.

The man came back soon, "Housekeeper, there is no owner in the shop in the city. I heard from the shopkeeper that the owner's New Year's goods have been prepared, and he probably won't go to the city before the year."

"Go to Wang Village." The butler in the carriage hugged the stove, saying that the south is like spring all the year round, but when we really arrived in the south, it was still bitterly cold.Tell the drivers to leave quickly, so that they can send their things to Wang's house and return to Beijing.All the way here, a little later than expected, I'm afraid I won't be able to return to Beijing a year ago.

A group of people quickly left the city and went straight to Wangcun.There were some rumors in the city soon. Although I don't know what the origin of this team is, but the accent sounds like they are from the north, and then think about the identity of the father of the owner of the newly opened shop. People in the city who have no topic recently speculate on this matter. Whether the visitor is good or bad to the Wang family.Shopkeeper Wu is a gossip person, so he heard the wind early on. He didn't know what the status of the owner was, but he knew it must be extraordinary. He was worried that the people who went to the Wang family would not be good for him. Shopkeeper Wu was impatient when he came to the door.

Wangcun welcomed a group of people, and the people in the village immediately got the letter. The people who lived at the head of the village pointed the way to Wang Laoliu's house for a group of people. On the first line, if it wasn't for mentioning the grain shop in the city, it would almost be said that there is no such person in the village.

Since buying the new year's goods, the family basically spends winter in the house except for going out to bask in the sun at noon.When the door was knocked, the brothers of the Wang family were studying in the house. Because the New Year was coming, Wang Xiujin asked Wang Juye to go home to prepare for the New Year. However, they were all in the same village. Wang Juye still came here every day and ran very frequently.

"Which one is outside the door?" Sister Liu was close to the courtyard door, and when she heard the sound, she pushed open the door, stood on the stage and looked out, and saw the roof of a carriage outside the courtyard, so she asked aloud.

"I'm the steward of General Li's mansion. I'm here to pay a visit to Mr. Wang." The steward of General Li's mansion jumped out of the carriage and stood outside the door, feeling uneasy. When Mr. Wang was an official, the master didn't deal with him. After making an engagement, even if there is a posture of wishing that the other party does not exist, the housekeeper is already prepared to be turned away when he rushes to the door at this moment.

Sister Liu was taken aback, General... Although she heard people in the village say that the master used to be a high-ranking official after she arrived at Wang's house, she didn't feel much since she had never passed through Wang's family. Two words, bento was really shocked.Sister Liu opened the door directly without being shocked, turned around and ran into the house to ask Madam.Sister Liu has been in the house for a long time, and she also knows what the master of the Wang family has explained, and she can only do it after asking the wife secretly.

The yard of the old house is only that big, and what is said outside can be heard clearly inside the house.Wang Xiujin didn't understand why General Li sent a housekeeper here, the faces of other people who knew about the alleged marriage were not very good, and Wang Laoliu even said that he didn't see him directly, but Madam Wang asked Wang Xiubai to meet him.What is the status of the Wang family now, and the Li family is not so well-known. Since the other party sent someone over, they can't do anything to keep them out.

Standing in the courtyard gate, Wang Xiubo sorted out his thoughts, and tried hard to make the expression on his face less rigid.Wang Xiujin inside the house couldn't see the situation in the yard because the window was blocked, but from the expressions of the family members, it seemed that the relationship with the Li family was not very good. Why did the Li family come here?

The gate of the courtyard opened, and the butler of the Li Mansion breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing that it was the eldest son of the Wang family who was busy saluting, he explained the purpose of coming here.The two families were in-laws who were married by the late emperor, so they should visit during the festivals.After Wang Xiubai heard the reason for the housekeeper's visit, his already stiff expression became even uglier.

After the good people in the village came over and listened, they gasped. It was really incredible. Lao Liu and General Li are in-laws, so he hurriedly recalled whether his family had offended Lao Liu's family.Within half an hour after that, everyone in the village knew that although the sixth son was no longer an official, he had a general's relatives.After the village head received the letter, he felt that it was right for him to send his great-grandson to Wang Xiujin.

At this moment, Wang Xiubo wished to sew the mouth of the housekeeper of Li's house shut, fearing that everyone in the village would know about the marriage.He glanced at the other party with an unkind face, but finally let him into the courtyard.Seeing the door open, the housekeeper of Li's family was completely relieved.He asked people to unload the things in the carriage, and he followed Wang Xiubo in. He knew that the Wang family was not as good as when they were in the capital, so naturally he would not let the servants follow them into the house. Get the next horse, and wait for him in the city.

After entering the house with Wang Xiubai, the butler of Li's mansion saluted Mr. Wang first. Mr. Wang only gave a cold snort, and then saluted Mrs. Wang. The butler of Li's mansion saw Mrs. Wang sitting on a strange chair, but her complexion was quite good. So he guessed that Mrs. Wang's body should be a little better than when the spies came over before.When he saw Wang Xiujin, the housekeeper of the Li family became a little more friendly.

Wang Xiujin was a little puzzled by the sudden intimacy of the housekeeper of Li's house. He could clearly hear the words outside the door just now. The two families will be in-laws in the future. The mother said that the eldest brother is not engaged, so it should be the eldest sister.The reason why Wang Xiujin didn't count himself as a possible betrothal candidate was entirely due to the habitual thinking of his previous life, forgetting that in ancient times, apart from the marriage bestowed by the emperor and the words of the matchmaker, there was also marriage with the fingertips.Wang Xiujin felt that it was impossible for the emperor to grant a marriage. The main reason was that he was too young. The previous emperor who liked his father died too early, and the new emperor didn't like his father very much.

After Sister Liu brought refreshments, she left the house.Wang Laoliu didn't want to talk too much with the people in Li's house, but the house is so big, he couldn't hide, so he sat on the main seat but didn't speak.Mrs. Wang then asked the housekeeper of Li's house what the purpose of his trip was. She didn't believe that the housekeeper was just here to give New Year's gifts.

The steward of the Li family took out two letters, "Apart from the annual ceremony, the master brought two letters, one for the old master, and one for the young master." Although spies were sent before, they did not know Who is in charge of the Wang family now, the housekeeper of Li's house thought it was Mr. Wang who had the final say, so he wanted to deliver the letter to Mr. Wang, but Wang Xiubai took it first.Although the housekeeper of Li's house was a little strange, he saw that Mr. Wang was not unusual, so he didn't think much about it.

Wang Xiujin was even more surprised, why did you write him a letter?Could it be that General Li wanted to get something from him?Now he only has a food shop worth a little money, and there is nothing else to worry about.After Wang Xiubo opened the letter, he read it quickly, and then handed the letter to his younger brother.Wang Xiujin took the letter without thinking too much, and read it carefully.The housekeeper of the Li family was surprised. Although he didn't know the content of the letter, he knew that the letter was the one who was in charge of the Wang family. Could it be that the Wang family is now the young master's housekeeper?

Wang Xiujin couldn't guess who wrote the letter, but the content inside made Wang Xiujin frown.In the letter, it is stated that the two families are on good terms now because of the marriage proposed by the former emperor. Since they are bound together, it is time to let go of the previous hostility, and then it is mentioned that the palace accidentally obtained a new kind of rice called Crab Field Rice, and the Emperor likes it very much. Now, there is another prince among the princes who is deeply loved by the emperor. This son is pure filial piety and wants to grow crab rice in the Huangzhuang.The eldest grandson worked next to the prince. After learning about this, he checked the source of the rice. Knowing that it was from the Wang family, he wanted to ask the Wang family for advice.Of course, what is said in the letter is not so simple, and it is quoting classics and turning a corner. In short, it doesn't feel like it was written by a military general, but more like a literati's work.

Pointing to what?Their family's land was also planted casually. At the beginning of planting the land, they thought about accumulating experience, and even prepared for no harvest, but they didn't want to get a big harvest.Wang Xiujin put the letter back into the envelope, no matter whether he helped or not, this letter should not be seen by his father.Wang Xiubo saw that his younger brother had repacked the letter, so he took it. He thought the same as his younger brother, and he was determined not to let his father see it.

Wang Xiujin opened another letter that was written to him by Yan Ming, and quickly scanned it. Wang Xiujin looked strange and felt awkward. If he hadn't put his name on the head, he would have thought that the letter was for the elder sister. Although there is not too much poetic, sweet words, even very concise, but the painting style is still like a love letter, if it is written by a woman, it will be put on display, but the name of the signature makes him feel that it should be a man.Wang Xiujin looked at the housekeeper of Li's house, hesitant to speak, he wanted to ask if Li Sushan was a man or a woman, but if the other party was a woman, it would be inappropriate for him to call her boudoir name.But regardless of whether it was a man or a woman, Wang Xiujin had no choice but to push back on his previous conjectures. It was not his elder sister who was accused of marriage in his family, but him.

After this thought flashed through his mind, Wang Xiujin only felt that the sky was thundering.Suppressing all kinds of messy emotions in his heart, Wang Xiujin looked at the housekeeper of Li's house, and he had already made a decision in his heart. "When does the butler plan to return to Beijing?"

"It's late today, and we have to leave for Beijing tomorrow morning."

"If that's the case, please wait for the housekeeper." After Wang Xiujin finished speaking, he gave his eldest brother a wink, and the two of them saluted their father at the same time, and then told their mother that they were going to write a reply to the Li family, and then retreated.Wang Laoliu didn't say much because the other party belonged to the Li family he didn't like, but he saw that the housekeeper of the Li family was a little bit more unkind, if he couldn't leave his wife to deal with it alone, he would have thrown his sleeves and left.