Chapter 365 An unexpected sympathizer
After leaving Uncle Wei's house in the evening, they were only a few steps away from the Sun Mansion. The two brothers were too lazy to ride horses, so they handed their mounts to the servants and walked and talked.
The theme is, of course, the "timber business" that will be officially launched soon.
With Jia Yingchun as the middleman, the two sides bargained back and forth several times before the general terms were finally established.
The Sun family was responsible for raising the capital of 100,000 taels of silver, and the profits were divided . However, all expenses during this period were deducted from the profits that the Sun family deserved.
There is no other way. In this kind of 'official corruption' business, background and connections are the most valuable. Wang Xifeng is a girl and it is not convenient for her to show up in public. In addition, she is a little short of money recently. Otherwise, this business might not fall into the hands of the Sun family.
As for the candidates to be sent to the south, they had already been roughly decided. On the Sun family side, Cheng Rixing would naturally be the main person, assisted by Liu An, the family's doorman, and Sun Xi, a servant from Nanjing; Wang Xifeng would send Lai Wang, the roomboy, and two other confidants.
In addition, considering that this business will last for two or three years , the amount involved will become larger and larger through compound interest, and it is inevitable that some people will be dazzled by the money.
Therefore, to be on the safe side, Sun Shaozong planned to keep the principal in the hands of the eldest son of the family in Nanjing - after all, they were all in Jiangnan, and it would not be too late to go to Nanjing to withdraw the money once the business was settled.
"That's right."
After explaining the above details, Sun Shaozong added: "I plan to borrow a few good carpenters from Feng Xin. After all, we are in the timber business, so we need a few knowledgeable people to follow us."
This business was led by Sun Shaozong from the very beginning. Apart from raising capital, the cheap big brother seldom cared about the business. Now, after hearing him speak so clearly , he was even more happy to let it go.
And compared to this, he was obviously more concerned about other things.
For example...
"Erlang, do you think I was mentioned in the new play choreographed by Jiang Yuhan?"
"this……"
Sun Shaozong thought about it, shook his head and said, "It seems that the scenes he rehearsed were all in the government office and the crime scene. There was no chance for us to show up."
The entire Sun Mansion did not show up, so naturally the cheap eldest brother had no chance to appear.
"What a shame! What a shame! What a pity!"
Sun Shaozu sighed and stamped his feet, beating his chest and said, "I originally thought it was just a random performance in the palace, but I never thought I would have to set up a stage in the Prison God Temple - this great opportunity to make a name for myself was missed in vain!"
Seeing his angry look, Sun Shaozong couldn't help but smile and comforted him by saying that Jiang Yuhan was going to add or reduce parts to the play "Sun Gong'an" based on the response of the performance in the future, so he could ask him to add more roles then.
As they were talking, the two brothers had already arrived at the mansion.
After saying goodbye to his cheap brother, Sun Shaozong rushed to the backyard without stopping. As soon as he stepped through the moon gate, he heard someone reciting poetry in the pavilion in the northwest corner.
Following the sound, I found that Ruan Rong and Xiang Ling felt that the house was too stuffy, so they took their son to the small pavilion in the northwest corner to cool off.
"Why don't you put two basins of ice in the house?"
Sun Shaozong strode over and asked curiously, "Didn't I specially ask someone to prepare some more last winter? Could it be that it's all used up so quickly?"
"It's not a good idea to always use an ice basin to cool off."
Ruan Rong stood up from the recliner and pointed at her son in the cradle beside her and said, "It's okay for us adults, but Yi'er has a layer of red bumps on his back. The doctor said it's eczema. I'm afraid it's caused by using the ice basin inappropriately."
After all, an ice basin is not as useful as an air conditioner.
Sun Shaozong took over the reclining chair without hesitation, and took Ruan Rong on his lap. He then asked the nurse for the palm-leaf fan, and while he was shooing away flies and mosquitoes for his son, he said with a smile, "It's actually nice to enjoy the cool outside. Let's get a fine curtain tomorrow and spend the night outside."
Xiangling, who was standing by, had a look of longing when she heard this. Her eyes, as bright as stars, were blinking back and forth. She was probably thinking of some poetry again.
But Ruan Rong immediately shook her head and said, "It's better not to. It's cold and dewy in the second half of the night. Look at this little girl, who is pregnant. What if she catches a cold?"
When Xiangling heard this, she touched her bulging belly and nodded quickly like a chick.
"That's right."
Sun Shaozong suddenly remembered something, and took out a handkerchief from his sleeve pocket, stuffed it into Ruan Rong's hand, and said, "I received a petition today. Can you take a look at what is written on it?"
Sun Shaozong was solving cases all day long, but this was the first time that someone brought a "complaint" back for him to review.
So Ruan Rong hurriedly called Shi Liu to light the lamp and read it word by word.
At first, there was nothing special. She just cried and complained that she was being oppressed by her powerful relatives and was almost becoming a plaything, so she hoped that Sun Shaozong could rescue her.
But when he got to this point, the subject suddenly changed and he talked about how he was struck by Sun Shaozong's heroism after meeting him that day. He could not forget it for a long time and it turned into a feeling of love that he could not get rid of or cut off and was inseparable from.
Later, she hinted that if Sun Shaozong was willing to rescue her, she would be willing to give herself to him without asking for any status.
After reading it, Ruan Rong couldn't help wondering, "Whose girl is this? She was just making a complaint, why did she have to sacrifice herself?"
"I'm afraid the complaint is false, but the truth is that I'm taking advantage of you!"
Sun Shaozong told the whole story of Third Sister You's protest of injustice today, and finally laughed and said, "Second Sister You is said to be very timid, why would she write such a 'petition' for no reason?"
"In my opinion, even if this letter was not written by Third Sister You, it was the result of her repeated urging."
"As for the purpose, of course, they hope that I can get this 'free advantage' so that I can put some effort in front of Brother Liu and bring the two of them together to achieve a happy ending."
I thought that after hearing these words, Ruan Rong would hate Third Sister Yu for her random matchmaking.
Unexpectedly, she remained silent for a long while, then sighed quietly, "If you men like a beautiful woman, you can do all kinds of things to please her, but it will only be a romantic story. If we women like a man, if we take the initiative, will it be unacceptable to heaven and earth?"
After a pause, she asked again, "Does she think she is fulfilling her duty by not finding another way out for her sister, but letting her sister fall into the hands of Jia Zhen and Jia Rong?"
As a woman who had the courage to elope, Ruan Rong's impression of You Sanjie was obviously quite different from what Sun Shaozong expected.
Sun Shaozong smacked his lips and said hesitantly, "Then according to your opinion, I should really say a few good words for her in front of Brother Liu, right?"
"I didn't say that."
Ruan Rong leaned against Sun Shaozong's arms and whispered, "But Master Liu often sleeps with prostitutes, so I'm afraid he is not being decent. Besides, Master Liu once vowed not to marry anyone but a stunningly beautiful woman. From what the master said, if Third Sister You is really chaste, she is a good match for him."
Isn't this just asking me to say something good for Third Sister Yu?
Sun Shaozong was speechless for a while, then couldn't help but probe: "Then You Erjie..."
Ruan Rong said indifferently, "If the master likes her, then take her home. It won't be my turn to be jealous in the future anyway."
Since giving birth to her son, she seems to have become more "generous".
As she spoke, she suddenly uttered "eh" again, raised her head and asked suspiciously, "Didn't the master say that he only met You Erjie once? How come he is so familiar with her temperament when he didn't even say a word to her?"
"this……"
