Chapter 3 split up

Hu Xueyan's heart has become a little wild these two days, although there are many serious things, but he is too lazy to take care of them, he still returns to the inn, intending to calm down and think about the public and private chores.As soon as he entered the room, he was very surprised to find Chen Shilong sitting and waiting. "Hey! Why are you here? When did you arrive?" "I've been here for a while." Chen Shilong replied, "When I got off the boat, I went to Yuji Silk Store and said that Mr. Hu moved here." "Sit, sit! How is Huzhou?" Hu Xueyan asked, "What are you doing in Shanghai?"

"Master Wang asked me to come. There is a letter here." When I opened the letter, it was another plea for help.In order to change the rice to be transported by sea, the original sailors on the grain ship had no rations and few people to restrain them, so they often gathered crowds to make troubles, and even robbery cases occurred, which caused Huang Zonghan a lot of headaches.Since Wang Youling had suggested in this regard when he was organizing the shipping, that he should make a living for the banner sailors, Huang Zonghan still ordered him to try to appease him. Wang Youling said in the letter that if he had allocated a sum of money to handle this matter according to his regulations, it would have been easier to reap the rewards, but he did not follow through. Now that the situation is not good, it seems that he has been threatened by this generation if he comes to appease him again. Hijacking, getting twice the result with half the effort, is very tricky.At the same time, the regiment training in Huzhou was in full swing, and the defenses of Pingwang and Si'an at the junction of Jiangsu and Zhejiang were very important, and he had to check them often, so he really couldn't afford to take care of this.Originally, he wanted to push it to Ji Heling, but then thought that it was pushed to Ji Heling, and he still asked Hu Xueyan for help. Instead of this, he might as well write a letter to ask for help.I hope that Hu Xueyan can invite You Wu to go to Zhejiang together, and try to resolve it with the friendship of the Cao Gang.

"Master Wang asked me to go, and told me face to face that he also knew that Mr. Hu was very busy. If he really couldn't leave him, he asked me to accompany Fifth Master You." "This matter is a bit troublesome. Outsiders don't know about the affairs in their Cao Gang. I don't know if You Wu has friendship with the brains of the Zhejiang Cao Gang. Maybe they won't intervene." Hu Xueyan added, "You are depressed What did Uncle Si say?" "It was Uncle Yu's idea to ask Fifth Master You to resolve it." "Oh!" Hu Xueyan said happily, "That's good. Let's go! Let's go to Yiqingyuan."

So we went to Yiqing's second child's little house together, and You Wu hadn't come back yet, so Hu Xueyan took this opportunity to ask Chen Shilong about the situation in Huzhou, knowing that this year because Yangzhuang might not move, and the times were not good, the sericulture There are not many people.However, Chen Shilong expressed his opinion again, thinking that this is a temporary phenomenon. If he has money, he can give it to silkworm farmers. It will be a good deal with new silk next year. "With money, there are a lot of good businesses to do. There is no talk of next year." Hu Xueyan said, "When you go back this time, first inquire about this year's market. How many people in the Hu family raise silkworms? How many silkworms can be produced ? If you are sure about it, write a letter quickly. This matter must be done in secret, and you must hire someone to do it. You must not save a small amount of money.”

"Yes." Chen Shilong continued to mention his marriage, saying that the Yue family had already discussed with him, and they wanted to choose a date around the Dragon Boat Festival, and asked Hu Xueyan what he meant? "Isn't that when New Silk was launched?" "That's what I said, when the business is busy, hold a wedding banquet, 'there are lanterns and dragons and parties', why bother? They say that if it's not around the Dragon Boat Festival, it will be postponed to autumn." "Instead of delaying, why not advance?" Hu Xueyan said in a parental tone, "It's better for you to 'consummate the house' earlier."

"Azhu's mother is not sloppy, she must arrange the dowry well. Unless—" Chen Shilong said, "Mr. Hu said something." "It's not easy to say a word. You told me a long time ago, and I have already opened your mouth. This time, you go back and tell the old couple that business is important, and family is also important. Before the new silk is released, let you hold a wedding and become a family. Wouldn’t it be the best of both worlds to make up your mind to curry favor in business?” Hu Xueyan added, “The situation will change this autumn, and my scene will be even bigger. Busy, this abacus doesn't work."

He said something, and Chen Shilong responded, but just after the conversation, You Wu and Gu Yingchun came hand in hand, exchanged pleasantries with Chen Shilong, and when asked about his intentions, Chen Shilong could only look at Hu Xueyan to indicate. "Fifth Brother You, you are in trouble!" Hu Xueyan told him about the Zhejiang Cao Gang's non-compliance, gathering crowds to make trouble, and Wang Youling's demands. "Things are very troublesome!" You Wu said this, and then said, "But I will go to Daoshan." "You Wuye is really a good friend." Chen Shilong immediately showed an air of overwhelmed admiration.

In Hu Xueyan, I feel that he agreed so boldly, which is not without a sense of surprise. Thinking of You Wu going to Hangzhou, Gu Yingchun going to Suzhou, leaving Shanghai alone, I can’t speak with foreigners. There is a person here, but he has never met him before, and there are some things that only Gu and You know, so he is still alone and helpless, this is very inappropriate. "Old Gu!" He said decisively, "Shanghai definitely wants you to sit in town. I will change it with you. I will go to Suzhou to see He Xuetai, and you stay in Shanghai." This change completely overthrew the "conspiracy" between Gu Yingchun and You Wu, and it was a very disappointing thing to say - it was You Wu's proposal, thinking that Yu Si and the others conspired to marry Fu Rong for Hu Xueyan in Huzhou, which was indeed a very disappointing thing. It's the taste of a good friend, so we might as well do the same. Gu Yingchun left one day later, just to wait and see how Hu Xueyan and sister Aqiao will behave. Dedicated to Mudu to visit Aqiao's husband's family and natal family, and spend a lot of money to marry them.They came from Yiqing Hospital just now. According to Yiqing's second child, Sister Aqiao not only nodded in agreement, but also provided a lot of information, pointing out the method of proceeding. Money can buy Sister Aqiao's freedom. Isn't it boring to say what Hu Xueyan said now?

"What's going on?" Seeing that his attitude was different, Hu Xueyan asked, "Old Gu, what's your problem?" "Alas!" Gu Yingchun sighed with a smile, "Good things take time!" "how?" "There are priorities," You Wu hurriedly said to Gu Yingchun, "You can stay in the old camp. It's nothing to make a special trip in a few days." "That's as good as it gets." "What are you talking about?" Hu Xueyan was puzzled, "Why don't you say it and discuss it!" "It's tasteless to say it." Gu Yingchun shook his head.

You Wu also smiled and remained silent.This is very obvious, although I don't know what kind of medicine they sell in the gourd, but it must be related to him and Sister Aqiao.Understanding this point, I can't help but think about this beautiful blessing again.It is true that Sister Aqiao's sentimentality is different from any woman he has ever met in the past. He can really say "die under the peony flower, even a ghost is a romantic"!But in the world, there is a kind of blessing that people don't have to do anything. They are rich and rich, and they have a lot of leisure time, which can be spent on a stunner like Sister Aqiao. But I am different, I am born to do business, And it's a big business, although I can appreciate Sister Aqiao's benefits, and I have a way to make people like Sister Aqiao willing to be at my mercy, but it's not a "proper job" after all, so I can't waste my time for her, let alone for her Fascinated, I forgot what I was supposed to do!

Thinking about it this way, I feel my palms are sweaty, and my heart is quite uneasy. Since I came to Shanghai, I seem to have been obsessed with Sister Aqiao, and I haven't done a serious business.Therefore, he withdrew his smile and said seriously: "I have guessed what you two are thinking. I am not speaking out of conscience. This is just a play on the occasion. It depends on the opportunity. It must be natural and cannot be forced. I will do the matter in Huzhou I have to be a little reckless, there are still troubles now, of course, to put it bluntly, I am not afraid of any troubles, but it takes time to take care of it, and what I lack now is time." This passage aroused You Wu's vigilance, and Gu Yingchun's complexion changed, "We know." He said, "We will do as you wish, and we will not move for now." "This is the best way. When I think it can be done, I will ask you to take care of it." Hu Xueyan suddenly thought, "Fifth Brother, you just brought Seventh Sister with you this trip, and we will do what we discussed. " This matter is to ask Wang Youling and Grandma Qigu to recognize them as righteous brothers and sisters.Opportunity is a good opportunity, but it must be negotiated in advance, and Hu Xueyan must be present for the ceremony, so it would be too presumptuous to just take it and visit the door to recognize relatives. You Wu said what he meant, and Gu Yingchun agreed, so Hu Xueyan didn't say any more.But this reminded You Wu that he thought that he should prepare more gifts to make friends with the Wang family on this trip to Hangzhou, thinking that he would be able to marry him in the future, so he began to discuss the itinerary of Hangzhou and decided to leave on the third day. "Uncle, what about you?" "I can leave at any time. If there is nothing else, I will leave tomorrow and go back early." "No!" You Wu said, "This road is not very safe, I will ask someone to inquire for you, hire a special boat, and send someone to accompany you." "It doesn't matter!" Hu Xueyan didn't want to bother You Wu because there were many trivial matters during this trip, so he said, "I am not familiar with this road. I am old and familiar with it. If I ask him for help, you don't have to worry about it." gone." "Yes!" Gu Yingchun responded immediately, "Leave this matter to me, and I will take care of it." It's settled, let's go away.Chen Shilong lived in the Yuji Silk Inn, Hu Xueyan sent him there first, and told him many things, the main one was for You Wu, he was Wang Youling's guest to solve problems, but his official status was different , and there will be a marriage in the future, so for the sake of both parties' face, You Wu must not be wronged. He asked Chen Shilong to explain these situations to Wang Youling face to face. "The most important thing is that Mr. You's trip this time is entirely for personal reasons, so he is only a guest of Mr. Wang alone, and there is no need to associate with Zhejiang officials. You have to make this point clear to Mr. Wang , so as not to embarrass Fifth Master You." Chen Shilong understood, and kept saying.When Hu Xueyan finished speaking and wanted to leave, Chen Shilong finally couldn't help asking: "Mr. Hu, what's the matter with Sister Aqiao?" "It's a long story, and you'll know it later." Hu Xueyan was reminded, "You don't need to say more when you go back." "I know, I know, I have to know the severity." Back at the Daxing Inn, sister Aqiao was arranging the bird's nest under the lamp. She was so focused that she didn't notice Hu Xueyan.She had already removed her makeup and untied her bun, her black hair was loosely tied into a very thick braid, thrown aside, revealing a section of her snow-white head and neck.Hu Xueyan couldn't help lowering his head and sniffing. This made Sister Aqiao jump up in fright, her face turned pale, and she took a deep breath when she saw that it was Hu Xueyan, and she patted her chest and rolled her eyes. "Why is that so!" Hu Xueyan smiled apologetically, "If I had known you were so timid, I wouldn't have played with you." "'People scare people, scare people'! You feel it!" Sister Aqiao took his hand to test his left chest, and sure enough, his heart was still beating. "You are so timid, what should you do?" Hu Xueyan said, "I will go to Suzhou for two or three days the day after tomorrow. I originally wanted to leave you here alone, but now it seems that you should go back to Yiqingyuan!" Hu Xueyan was surprised by the answer, "I won't go back." She said, although her voice was calm, every word seemed to have edges and corners. "Why?" Hu Xueyan asked, "What's the reason?" "I've already calculated the wages," Sister Aqiao said, "Only those who come out of that kind of place don't go back in." "Good ambition!" Hu Xueyan praised her, but she was a little anxious in her heart. Sister Aqiao was determined to be good, and she was determined to follow her. This matter can only move forward, and she is not allowed to retreat. It seems that there are still troubles. "You go to Suzhou." Sister Aqiao said frankly, "I'll live here alone. I'm afraid people pretend to be ghosts to scare me, but I'm not afraid of real ghosts." "This is your time to talk again. There really is a ghost appearing, I'm afraid it scared you half to death." "I don't believe in ghosts. I don't believe in ghosts until I see them." "Of course someone has seen it before." Hu Xueyan sat opposite her, staring at her with his hands on his chest, "I'll tell you two ghost stories!" "Don't, don't!" Sister Aqiao quickly stood up, "Seeing you staring at people like this, you are afraid of people. Eat bird's nest porridge and sleep!" There is a "five-gen chicken" on the coffee table, with a few sparks, simmering a bowl of bird's nest, and you can't see a single feather, not to mention the power of nourishment, just her careful cooking makes people feel that it is a bird's nest. The taste is endless. The two got into bed, and Sister Aqiao hugged him tightly and said, "Now you can tell ghost stories." "Strange!" Hu Xueyan asked with a smile, "Why didn't you listen to it just now, but now?" "Now? Now I'm not afraid!" After finishing speaking, he hugged him tighter. This is an experience that Hu Xueyan has never had before. The wife is "going to bed" and also a "gentleman". Furong's style is also just right, only Sister Aqiao seems to be fresh every night. So Hu Xueyan told two ghost stories with embellishments, which scared Aqiao to burrow into his chest.She is afraid to listen and timid, it is normal to listen to ghost stories, but she is not as contradictory as she is. Hu Xueyan also knows that she is a little artificial, but the artificiality is not annoying. After a long night, Hu Xueyan still slept until late the next day before getting up.This day he knew that You Wu had a lot of chores to arrange before he went to Hangzhou, and Gu Yingchun hired a boat for him to find an escort, and he was also busy, so he would not come to Daxing.I don't have urgent matters to take care of, so I am too lazy to go out, and I am willing to watch Aqiao's eyes by the dressing table. "Is there anyone coming for dinner?" Sister Aqiao said, "Today we are going to have lunch!" "How troublesome it is, just call it from the restaurant." "That's not like being a human being." Sister Aqiao rolled up a basket, "I'm going to the small vegetable market, and I'll hire a young lady by the way." Hu Xueyan really didn't want her to leave, but he couldn't stop her, so he reluctantly agreed.Alone in a hotel, I feel bored and have no interest in doing anything.Reluctantly suppressed the irritable mood, sat quietly and thought about it, and suddenly realized that this had never happened before, even the most unlucky days when Wang Youling arrived in Beijing, he was dismissed by the bank, and he was idle at home. Such a waning mood! "What's the reason?" Hu Xueyan muttered to himself, secretly startled, "Why did you lose your strength all of a sudden?" He was thinking that maybe he was too tired.After years of running around, I have encountered countless troubles, and my energy has been overdrawn. I really need to take a good rest, but in this barren field, in the soft world of ten feet, I can't rest. It is best to take sister Aqiao and borrow a villa in the West Lake , live quietly for two months, do nothing, don't worry about it, go boating, look at the mountains in your spare time, come at night to get a fresh fish, vinegar the middle part, make soup from the head and tail, and boil a catty of bamboo leaves and green heels Sister Aqiao having a drink under the lamp, that is the life of a fairy. Thinking so longingly, I suddenly laughed to myself, my career has become bigger, but my anger has become smaller!At the moment when I was just proud, I once thought that I would buy all the land near my current residence, build a garden, hold banquets every day, and the seats are always full, so I can put on a big scene.But now he only wants to stay with Sister Aqiao quietly, what's the reason for this? Thinking about the two things together, it's easy to find the similarity: these feelings came after being with Sister Aqiao for the past few days.Some people say: In the gentle village, it is easiest to kill a person's ambition.This seems to make sense. Thinking of this principle, he became vigilant, and from vigilance he felt dissatisfied, so he decided to put aside Sister Aqiao and think about serious business.Just thinking about it makes me sweat!I don't know how many business matters, and I don't know why they are all left behind!It's really dangerous to go on like this. So when Sister Aqiao came back, he said, "You make a casual meal and eat it. After eating, I'm going out." "Look at you!" Sister Aqiao laughed, "When you become rich, you want to order food in restaurants, but when you become stingy, you don't even want to go out to eat a bowl of noodles." This reminded him, and he laughed too, "It's all because of your 'being a man', I always thought I had to eat lunch at home before going out." As he walked, he said, "Okay, Alright, I'm going out to eat." "Slow down!" Sister Aqiao grabbed him, pointed at the basket and said, "What should I do with my basket of vegetables?" "Come to dinner!" This sentence made her very satisfied. "Invite them all to come!" she said, "there is too much food to eat." "Alright! You might as well do more, as a farewell farewell for Fifth Master You." When he got out, he was a little dazed, because his original intention was to compete with himself, and he didn't want to indulge in tenderness.Although there are many things to do, or it is too late, or you have to listen to other people's news, and then make a decision, if you can't do anything at this time, what should you do?Fee hesitated. If you think about it, you should go to Yuji Silk Store first, and then find Chen Shilong.Unfortunately, Chen Shilong had just left the house, and the deacon in the silk shop was very polite and insisted on leaving Hu Xueyan to sit there.Serving tea and cigarettes is extremely attentive.He couldn't help but be too lazy to socialize, so he replied: "You don't have to greet me, I'll drink tea and wait, just please feel free, otherwise I won't dare to disturb you." Hearing what he said, the deacon knew that he didn't want to wait with other people, so he led him into a hut, which was also a place where You Wu went on a date and talked about himself. The layout may not be good, but it is exquisite and comfortable A rattan armchair is the most suitable for lying down and thinking about things. "It's good here!" he said cheerfully, "I just happened to take a nap here!" This made it clearer that he didn't want anyone to disturb him. The deacon's company claimed that he asked the young apprentice to move in a bowl of freshly brewed Gaiwan tea, four fruit plates, and a hookah, and took a square stool as a substitute. After the coffee table was set up, he closed the door and retreated. Hu Xueyan lay down, feeling quite comfortable, and when he calmed down, he felt the voices of conversations in the compartment come to his ears vividly.Listen carefully, it's land business. Hu Xueyan was also interested in this, so he refused to let it go.Those two people were quite clear about the situation in the foreign market and the movements of foreigners. They said that foreigners are different from Chinese. Restricted by the city's street vendors, it can no longer be expanded.The method of foreigners is different. They open the road first, and when there is a road, people will arrive. When people arrive, there will be houses. Naturally, the market will be lively.Therefore, the Chinese market is not big, so we have to admire the scale and boldness of foreigners. These words were unheard of by Hu Xueyan, but after careful thought, they really made sense.He heard Wang Youling talk about the situation in the capital, and now he knows that the market in the capital is different, partly because of the dense population at the foot of the emperor, and partly because of the organizational system in the capital, just like foreigners, first open the roads and divide the land , Where to set up a yamen, where to live, where to open a shop, where to open a shop and separate it, where to open a theater or teahouse, where to sell cattle, sheep, donkeys and horses, such a scale is naturally considerable. "Looking at the topography of Shanghai Beach, if you drive on the main road and the second road in this way, you can see the excitement in the north and south. In fact, there is more to be done in the west area. If you have a long-term vision, take advantage of this time, regardless of it. Ludang, Paddy fields, buy them as much as you can, wait for the foreigners to get there, be good, sit at home and make a fortune.” How could Hu Xueyan lie down quietly after hearing what the compartment said?But it's not appropriate to leave suddenly after talking about taking a nap.So I had no choice but to suppress my mood and endure it, but when I encountered this kind of business experience, Hu Xueyan just couldn't get rid of it.He is not familiar with the topography of Shanghai, and he has no way of planning to go there. What he is looking forward to at this time is to find Gu Yingchun, take his Huntsman to the west, and go west to the Jing'an Temple area. wish. Fortunately, Chen Shilong came back soon.So Hu Xueyan thanked the deacon Yin Yin and resigned. Walking to the street, the first thing he said was, "Shilong, are you familiar with the west area?" "Mr. Hu is not familiar with him, how can I be familiar with him?" "Leave it alone, we'll get a carriage and go for a drive." So I hired a clean car, and headed west from the mud city wall, going on an unsettled path, making rounds and turns, and the rice fields were full of water, and Hu Xueyan could hardly even tell the direction. Driving aimlessly all the way, he told Chen Shilong what he just heard.I see!Chen Shilong put forward an opinion: "Mr. Hu, there are two approaches to this matter, the first approach may not be possible." "You don't care about it, tell me!" "The first way is to have spare money. Anyway, the land price is cheap. For example, if you don't make any money, you can buy it and put it there to see if the land price rises one day, and then make sense. In my opinion, it is better to do this for the sake of future generations. But Mr. Hu , the money in your hand needs to be used flexibly, so it can’t be done.” Chen Shilong paused and said, “The second method must rely on Mr. Gu, first go to find out which road the foreigners are planning to build, and take the first step. Buy the nearby land, then you can make a fortune in a blink of an eye!" "That's right! That's right!" Hu Xueyan thought about what he said, and suddenly he was inspired, "Your words are not all right." He said, "The smartest way is to ask foreigners to build that road!" "This——" Chen Shilong tried to understand what he meant, and thought it was impossible, "Why would a foreigner listen to others and tell him to build whichever road he wants to build?" "It depends on human effort. You can always find a way. Fortunately, this matter is not in a hurry, so let's talk about it slowly." This is how Hu Xueyan does things. When he doesn't understand the situation, he is as anxious as a spark to seek understanding. When he has clarified the facts and has a policy, he will be calm.Chen Shilong knew his temper, he said "slowly", it was definitely not procrastinating, let alone shelving, helping him to do things, you must know this, secretly prepare yourself, maybe one day, he will make a plan and take it out His plan is detailed, and he can do it immediately. If he is not prepared, he will not be able to keep up with his pace and requirements. "I still need to find a few more people." Hu Xueyan said on the way home, "When you go back, keep an eye out for me at any time." "Yes." Chen Shilong thought for a while and asked, "What will Mr. Hu ask me to do in the future? I don't want to stay in Huzhou." "I know." Hu Xueyan said, "You like to run outside, so don't complain in the future!" "how?" Hu Xueyan hesitated to answer, and asked after a long time: "Look at the ticket numbers in Shanxi, can they be defeated?" "You can't be defeated by fighting! They have been trusted for many years. However, if the bank's approach is more flexible and not as rigid as the ticket number, then the territory in the five southern provinces should be available." Hu Xueyan admired Chen Shilong's attitude very much, seeing that his appearance was almost frivolous, but his words were very honest, so he told him what was in his heart. "Today I thought about it carefully, and my foundation is still on the bank. However, I need to change my approach." He said, "Snobbery, snobbery, and power are inseparable. If there is power, there is profit. So now you don’t have to seek profit, but gain momentum.” "Possibility?" Chen Shilong thought very carefully, "Mr. Hu, do you mean power by the potential?" "That's right! Influence. I want both the influence in the shopping mall and the influence in the officialdom. It's not enough to have both." "There are also foreign powers!" Chen Shilong continued his words. "Okay!" Hu Xueyan raised his thumb excitedly, and sincerely praised Chen Shilong, "You can touch my mind, that's about it." "How can I match Mr. Hu? Not even a tenth of it." Chen Shilong was also very happy, and said reservedly, "But I still don't understand Mr. Hu's ways." "It's good that you understand!" Hu Xueyan said, "The atmosphere is changing now! I can't compare how much younger you are than me. In the past, people who were in business were looked down upon by officials. They really looked down upon them, even in Yangzhou. A big salt merchant who donated a class to Daotai. When he met someone who was born in the imperial examination, he was obedient and obedient. Since the five-port trade agreement, there is no difference between foreigners who do business and officials. Everyone’s The way of thinking is a little different. This year, in my opinion, it is even more wrong. Being an official depends on doing business! Why do I want the power of the foreign market? Because the power of an official cannot reach the foreign market, it depends on People like me go through the needles. So with the influence of the officialdom and the influence of the foreign market, the influence of the shopping malls will naturally become stronger." Chen Shilong nodded while listening, carefully savoring Hu Xueyan's words, and realized many truths.Talking like this, before he knew it, he returned to the densely populated area. At this moment, Hu Xueyan remembered what Sister Aqiao said, asking You Wu and Gu Yingchun to have dinner at home. Immediately rushing to Yiqing Hospital, who knows that no one is there, not even Yiqing's second child. Although he didn't meet him, he left a message, and the "helper" told Hu Xueyan that You Wu would take care of him: "Master Hu, please wait for him, he will be back at six o'clock." How about meeting at six o'clock?If he said that he had another appointment, or that he was treating guests at the Yiqing Hospital, then it would be difficult for Sister Aqiao to explain.Thinking of this, he felt a little restless. Chen Shilong seldom saw him like this, so he couldn't help being surprised, but of course, he was more concerned. When he asked, he found out what happened. It was funny in his heart, and he couldn't help but think of a saying: "A hero is saddened by a beautiful woman".First-class and powerful characters are often at a loss and helpless in this regard, which is why the phrase "bystanders are clear" is used again. "Don't be embarrassed, or I will notify you, or I will stay here and wait!" "Yes, yes!" Before he finished speaking, Hu Xueyan said, "You go there! Tell her this: I will wait for them here, and I will come back when I arrive. If the guests can't make an appointment, I will definitely go home for dinner." Chen Shilong was ordered to leave, and saw Sister Aqiao sitting there very leisurely, very polite at first sight, after listening to Chen Shilong finished speaking, she said indifferently: "It doesn't matter! There are not many dishes, steamed or fried, wait for someone When we get there, we’ll cook again.” Looking at her calm and unhurried appearance, it is different from Furong's subtle demeanor.Chen Shilong thought in his heart: Mr. Hu's beauty is really not shallow! Another difference is that Sister Aqiao's eloquence is very good, and Chen Shilong is also very good at eloquence. In comparison, he felt inferior, and after talking about it, he suddenly realized that he might have made a slip of the tongue, because Sister Aqiao By insinuating, he revealed a lot about Hu Xueyan's family situation.Fortunately, it has never been said that Mrs. Hu is a very powerful and capable woman. One was wary, and another was that it was inconvenient to sit for a long time, so Chen Shilong got up and said goodbye.Sister Aqiao knew that he was Hu Xueyan's confidant, so of course she wanted to win him over and kept him again and again, and finally said: "You are Mr. Hu's own person, so I will not be polite, otherwise, I will not keep you. Unless you are not my own person look at." Speaking of this, Chen Shilong has seen that "Mr. Hu" loves her very much, as if he is Hu Xueyan's outsider, and the future outcome is still uncertain. If he resolutely leaves, it seems that he really does not treat her as "one of his own". , Sister Aqiao would become suspicious, it seemed inappropriate, so she changed her mind: "I'd better go back first, tell Mr. Hu, and come back together later." "Then," Sister Aqiao said, "you must come later!" "sure!" After leaving the Daxing Inn, I walked in a car, and just walked a few steps, when I heard a woman shouting: "Shilong!" Taking a closer look, it was Grandma Qigu. Gu Yingchun drove the car himself, and also spotted Chen Shilong. He stopped and asked, "Where are you going?" "I'm going back to Yiqingyuan." "No need!" Gu Yingchun said, "We're here to pick up Miss Aqiao. Tonight, we'll have a party at our place, so you can go too." So Chen Shilong turned back, and the three of them went to the Daxing Inn together. Grandma Qigu and Sister Aqiao met for the first time.Grandma Qigu said she had heard from Gu Yingchun and knew that she was capable and beautiful, while Sister Aqiao said that she had heard about Yiqing's second child, that there was such a bold and interesting guest who dared to come to a place like Yiqingyuan. They were very speculative with each other, and there was a great feeling of seeing each other later, but Gu Yingchun became impatient: "My aunt, we talked for a long time, and you should talk about something serious!" Seriously, we came here specially to invite guests, because Hu Xueyan and You Wu were about to leave for Suzhou and Hangzhou, and Grandma Qigu specially ordered a table in Huiguan to see them farewell.Hu Xueyan wanted to invite to Daxing Inn again to try Sister Aqiao's cooking skills, which became a stalemate. "I'm thinking, it's the same when you come to my place. But, first, it's a pity that you can't return a few taels of silver after ordering a seat; second, it's more convenient to come to my place." Grandma Qigu said again, "weather It's still not hot, so the dishes are ready, and they won't spoil overnight. I'll eat them tomorrow!" Sister Aqiao naturally promised them nothing, and asked them to sit in the outer room under the pretext of changing clothes, but she quietly found Chen Shilong aside, took out four silver coins and said, "Master Chen! I ask you one thing. The first trip Grandma Qigu's door, you can't empty-handed, I ask you to make four things for me, and bring them to Grandma Qigu." "Grandma Qigu's house, I don't know." Chen Shilong changed his mind, "But it doesn't matter, you leave it to me." After she changed her clothes, the four of them arrived at Grandma Qigu's door in a carriage.Chen Shilong recognized the place and said, "I'll be right there!" After he finished speaking, he turned around and there were tea shops and fruit stalls at the entrance of the alley. He bought a basket of Citi oranges and a basket of Tianjin pears. There was a big box of pine nut candy, and there were two yuan left, so I asked the shopkeeper to bring down a piece of stale ham, and after calculating the difference of forty cents, Chen Shilong put it on for her. "Sister Aqiao gave this to Grandma Qigu." Chen Shilong smiled, "I'm a junior, so I've had nothing to eat today." "Why be polite." Grandma Qigu said, "Sister Aqiao, we are like our own people. I will 'open the skylight and talk brightly' with you. I don't like this kind of thing, and I can't do it myself." "Look at you," Gu Yingchun couldn't help complaining to her, "I was so kind, but you ended up with such a few words. Sister Aqiao knows your temper. People who don't know, don't they want to blame you for not knowing?" It's close to human." "No, no!" Sister Aqiao hurriedly said, "I also know that Grandma Qigu doesn't like these nonsense, but we are used to it, and we can't change it. Fortunately, Young Master Chen buys them well, and they are all affordable. Things, if I don't give them away, Grandma Qigu will also spend money to buy them." "That's the truth." Grandma Qigu said with a smile, and then apologized, "I always talk about what I think and what I say. Don't blame me if I say something wrong." No one thought anything of these two sentences, only Chen Shilong was greatly surprised, because she never had such a tone before, it seemed that it was Gu Yingchun's subtle work. Just about to say a few words of ridicule, as a joke, I only heard voices on the stairs, and then You Wu and Hu Xueyan walked all the way, talking, and appeared together, greeted briefly, and continued the conversation.Chen Shilong heard that they went to visit a person who was very useful in mediating the disputes of the Cao Gang in Zhejiang. Now they are discussing whether to invite this person to Hangzhou together. "Is there anything you can't finish talking about? Let's talk later, the banquet is about to start." Grandma Qigu said suddenly, "It's too busy because there are fewer people. Why don't you invite the second child?" "No, no!" You Wu intervened and said, "She's out, and she'll come back later." So a banquet was held in the main room, and a round table top sat six people, which seemed too big.Sister Aqiao couldn't stand Qigu's grandma's insistence, and she took the chief position with Hu Xueyan, so that officials and guests sat mixed together, which was against the convention, and it was the first time for Sister Aqiao to break the title, so she was quite cautious , far away from Hu Xueyan. After drinking for a while, Hu Xueyan said to Sister Aqiao: "What did you talk about with Grandma Qigu?" "Talking too much. Grandma Qigu has a straightforward temper, and it's really interesting to talk about." "Then why don't you often come with Grandma Qigu for company?" Speaking of this, You Wu coughed, and Hu Xueyan remembered that he strongly advocated that Grandma Qigu should return to her natal family. If sister Aqiao often came to accompany her, wouldn't that give her an excuse to stay in Shanghai?Qigu's grandma didn't care about this, "Young uncle is right!" she said, "Can you accompany me to Songjiang to live for a few days?" "That's great!" You Wu felt a little surprised, and hurriedly urged, "Sister Aqiao, you can stay there for a few days. Fortunately, it's convenient to come and go. If you want to go back to Shanghai, you can come back anytime." "I'm sorry to disturb the house." Having said that, a pair of pretty eyes only looked at Hu Xueyan, depending on his attitude, Hu Xueyan naturally agreed, but Gu Yingchun had an opinion. "I don't think we need to go to Songjiang, and we don't need to stay in Shanghai. I might as well go to Suzhou with my uncle." "This is also a way." You Wu looked at the two of them and asked, "How is it?" Hu Xueyan was really hesitant. On the one hand, he felt that with Sister Aqiao as his companion, this trip must be warm and pleasant. Can only advance but not retreat. It all depends on Miss Aqiao herself.And she has made up her mind to understand Hu Xueyan through misunderstanding, and to accept the advice of Yiqing's second child through understanding. So keep silent at this time. "How?" Grandma Qigu urged, "Songjiang or Suzhou?" Of course, Sister Aqiao could only answer this question in Songjiang.古应春在这些地方，自比七姑奶奶更机敏，便不等她开口回答，先就抢着说了句：“当然是到苏州。” “到苏州就到苏州。”胡雪岩定了主意，但不能不问一问本人，“去不去？” 这就是阿巧姐能干了，她不说去，也不说不去，只说：“七姑奶奶一片好意——” 意思是答应了，还照顾着七姑奶奶，虽是口头上的人情，也惹人好感。 “不要紧，不要紧！”七姑奶奶说，“等你苏州回来，我再来接你到松江去玩。” 事情就这样定局了，各人要收拾行装，早早散去，约定第二天中午在怡情老二小房中吃中饭，吃完分别上船。