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"After eating, there is only half a duck head left. Uncle Wei, do you want to eat it?" Zhao Han handed over the duck head in his mouth.

Wei Jianxiong sighed wryly: "You two can really eat, such a big duck will be eaten up in a blink of an eye."

Zhao Zhenfang covered her mouth and sniggered, and brought out a plate containing dried tofu: "Uncle Wei, I'm just kidding, the duck leg and breast meat haven't even touched a single piece."

"It's kind of a conscience." Wei Jianxiong curled his lips.

I became Fei's family slave, among other things, the food and drink were very rich along the way.

Fei Yinghuan was used to extravagance, so he let Wei Jianxiong order whatever he wanted.He himself only ate a little, and the rest went into the bellies of Zhao Han, Zhao Zhenfang, and Wei Jianxiong.

When they arrived in Jiujiang to change boats, the siblings gained a lot of weight and were no longer as thin as before.

At the same time, Zhao Han finally understood why Wei Jianxiong was so big and round. This guy is a complete cook!

However, the relationship between Fei Yinghuan and Wei Jianxiong made Zhao Han somewhat confused.

It's not like master and servant at all, but more like sworn brothers.

Chapter 017 [Strict etiquette]

There are three main sects of the Fei clan in Qianshan: Henglin Fei clan, Fan Wu Fei clan, and Feidun Fei clan.

During the Xuande period, Henglin Fei's business was prosperous. Before entering the officialdom, he had already expanded his business to Zhejiang and Fujian.

After passing through Hukou County and staying in Jiujiang for two days, they crossed Poyang Lake and entered the Xinhe River, all the way by boat to Hekou Town, Yanshan County.

Regardless of Jiangxi's backward economy in modern times, it belonged to the thoroughfare of eight provinces in ancient times. There is a saying that "Hankou is inexhaustible, and Hekou is inexhaustible."

Hekou Town is the site of Fei's family in Qianshan, and the ancestors rose up from this commercial town!

Here, it can reach Zhejiang to the east and Fujian to the southeast.If you return to Poyang Lake, it will reach Guangdong in the south, Huguang in the west, and the Yangtze River in the north.There are many rivers and lakes on each road, and official roads are connected, and the trade is prosperous.

When passing through Hekou Town, Zhao Han was immediately dumbfounded. He could never imagine that a "remote town" could be distributed to such an extent.

If you want to sell porcelain and tea from Jingdezhen to Fujian, you must pass through Hekou Town.If you want to sell quickly to Zhejiang, you can also take the Xinhe River, and then go straight to Jinhua along the official road, and Hekou Town is also a must.

Porcelains of Ming Dynasty were exported to Europe. As far as Jingdezhen porcelain was concerned, at least half of them were shipped to coastal ports via Hekou Town.

No wonder Fei's family is so awesome, no wonder Fei Yinghuan is so generous, he has occupied the treasure land for 200 years.

Between the town and the ancestral house of Fei's family in Henglin, there is a bluestone avenue, and a series of arches stand in the distance: Zhuangyuanfang, Tanhuafang, Jinshifang, Daishifang, Shangshufang...

The boat slowly sailed through Hekou Town and continued up the Xin River. Wei Jianxiong explained, "My son's family is at the foot of Ehu Mountain and has been separated from the main sect of Henglin for many years."

To put it more bluntly, although Fei Yinghuan's sect branch cannot control Hekou Town, it controls the nearest commercial waterway from Jiangxi to Zhejiang!

Xinhe was renamed Xinjiang in the Qing Dynasty, but Zhao Han had never been there.

All the way to enjoy the scenery of the water town, and soon came to Ehu Town.Although this town is not as prosperous as Hekou Town, it is also a major commercial town. Countless tea and porcelain from Jingdezhen are transported eastward to all parts of Zhejiang from here.

Most of the shops in Ehu Town belonged to Fei Yinghuan's family.

Fei Yinghuan's family also had a small part of the land around Ehu Town.

"The eldest young master is back! The eldest young master is back!"

The moment Fei Yinghuan stepped out of the cabin, a dock worker recognized it, and immediately began to yell.

Then the shouts came one after another, all the way from the pier to the street.

Soon there were a few young people running wildly in the direction of Ehu Mountain, chasing me like a race.Whoever goes to Fei's house to report the letter first will get more money. How can such a good thing be left behind.

"Master!"

"Master!"

Along the way, everyone encountered along the way stopped to greet him.

Fei Yinghuan held her head high and always smiled, as if a big star was reviewing her fans.

In Zhao Han's mind, Fei Gongzi's image has changed drastically at this moment, and he has perfectly transformed into... the stupid son of the landlord's family.

Looking closely at these ordinary people, Zhao Han found that they were all in good spirits, and it was obvious that they could live on for the time being.

Out of the town, it is a field of fields.

Many farmers are working in the fields, and the autumn crops are lush. It seems that this year will usher in a bumper harvest.

If you only look at the surface, it seems that the whole people here have entered a moderately prosperous society!

After walking for a while, a group of people came in a hurry.

The two husbands rushed to Fei Yinghuan, put down the pole and respectfully said, "Eldest young master, please get on the sedan chair."

Fei Yinghuan didn't say much, and sat up as usual.

"Get up the sedan chair, hold the umbrella!" Another middle-aged servant shouted, but it was a book boy who grew up with Fei Yinghuan and now serves as a middle-level steward in the Fei family.

Yufu carried the sliding pole forward, and a health servant held up the sun umbrella to prevent the young master of Fei from getting sunburned.

In front of the sliding pole, there is a slave to clear the way to prevent people and animals from accidentally running away and accidentally bumping into the eldest young master.

Three boys followed after the slipper, all of them Fei Yinghuan's servants.

The bookcase Wei Jianxiong was carrying and the luggage in Zhao Han's hand were also taken over by other servants.

The steward from the book boy, guarding the sliding pole, shouted all the way: "The eldest young master is home, the eldest young master is home!"

I am Nima!

Zhao Han was stunned when he saw it. He just brought people home, and the battle was like a tour of the frontier officials.

The most ridiculous thing is that the three boys who followed the slippery pole, the mere servant boys, were all dressed in silk.

Gentlemen of the world, really damn it!

A farmer came over with a dung bucket, and chose to avoid it from a distance, and hid dozens of steps away, for fear that the dung water would stink the Fei family's eldest young master.

Now that I know the Fei clan of the Yanshan Mountain, why have not been jinshi for two consecutive generations?

The wind is broken!

When Fei Hong and Fei Cai were alive, Fei's family should not be separated, and the brothers and sisters must unite and love each other.The descendants of the Fei family were not allowed to indulge in enjoyment. Even if they were famous, the number of servants was strictly stipulated. Usually, they could bring at most one or two when they went out.

But now, the family rules that do not allow separation of families have long been completely destroyed, and countless small branches have already been separated.

Not only did the various branches not work together, but instead competed and annexed each other, and even secretly colluded with outsiders.

The business people who were sent to Fujian and Zhejiang directly established themselves in other provinces, and the huge family power was dismembered into countless parts.

People are scattered and cannot get together.

Fei's descendants gradually became unwilling to take the imperial examinations, and usually indulged in their enjoyment. If they were admitted as scholars, they could buy a small official.If it is enough to take the exam, if you can cheat, you will cheat, and if you can't cheat, you will be old for life.

After a while, a group of buildings on the mountain appeared in Zhao Han's line of sight, covering at least two or three hundred acres.

More than 100 clansmen and slaves stood at the door waiting for the young master to return.

The first is Fei Yinghuan's second brother Fei Yingzhen, followed by third brother Fei Yingke.

"Big brother!" The two brothers stepped forward to greet each other.

The sliding pole landed, and immediately a servant helped Fei Yinghuan down.

Master Fei returned the bow and asked, "Where's the fourth brother?"

Fei Yingzhen replied: "The fourth brother is not at home all day, and I don't know where to go crazy. Big brother, come in quickly, the second elders are waiting for you at home."

On the threshold of the main entrance, there is a brazier.

Fei Yinghuan stepped up and stepped over the brazier, which was able to remove the bad luck contaminated along the way.

As for the Zhao Han brothers and sisters, Fei Jianxiong and other house slaves, they could only enter through a side door by detour.

The strict rules of etiquette were immediately revealed.

No matter how close Fei Yinghuan and Wei Jianxiong are, even if they are like brothers, the master is the master, the slave is the slave, and the gap of identity cannot be bridged.

Zhao Han took the little sister's hand, followed Wei Jianxiong into the side door, and came to a courtyard.

Wei Jianxiong explained: "This is the young master's Jingxingyuan. There are more than 20 rooms nearby, all of which are private land of the young master. Unless you are summoned, you are not allowed to enter the third courtyard."

"Thank you Uncle Wei for your guidance." Zhao Han clasped his fists.

The three came to Wei Jianxiong's room and waited to hear what happened.

After waiting for a while, Fei Yinghuan saw that his parents had not returned, but the book boy who grew up with him came.

Wei Jianxiong said, "This is Mr. Fei Lin, the general manager of Jingxingyuan."

Zhao Han immediately took his sister to greet him: "The boy has seen Steward Fei."

"Brother Wei, well," Fei Lin first smiled and reminisced with Wei Jianxiong, and suddenly asked Zhao Han with a blank face, "Are you the boy brought back by the eldest young master?"

Zhao Han could only salute again: "Boy Zhao Han, I've seen Steward Fei."

Fei Lin immediately called a maid and instructed, "Moxiang, take this brother and sister to Zhongqinyuan, and choose a good house for them."

Without waiting for Zhao Han to leave, Fei Lin smiled again and hugged Wei Jianxiong: "Brother Wei, we haven't seen you for more than half a year, let's go have a drink."

Under the etiquette and family rules, servants were also divided into many grades.

Maybe Fei Yinghuan was better at talking, but Fei Lin had to be careful when she was in charge.

Fuck the rules!

Chapter 018 [Convincing people with reason]

The maid, Mo Xiang, is young, about 20 years old, with a beautiful appearance, and she is not yet married.

There was a period of time when Fei Yinghuan suddenly became interested and wanted to play reading with Hong Xiu Tian Xiang Ye.So through Yapo, I bought a girl from Lehu who was good at poetry and calligraphy. She specialized in ink research, book theory, singing, and delivered supper. She named the girl Moxiang.

Gradually, Young Master Fei became a little addicted to it.

Although the wife Lou was jealous, she didn't cry or scold the maid, but she gave her husband a concubine with great fanfare.

It is neither a maid of the house nor a lowly concubine, but a regular concubine.Take this cheap maid Mo Xiang, send the media to hire, make a contract to report to the official, and accept it as a good concubine!

This matter is humiliating, and the nature is quite bad.

The old man of the Fei family was furious when he heard the news, beat Fei Yinghuan violently, and ordered no women to appear in his study, so as not to delay the imperial examination due to female sex.

Mo Xiang, who was in charge of the study, turned into the maid of the young lady. In addition to sweeping the courtyard, she also did some errands to spread the word and welcome guests.

Obviously, the eldest young lady of the Fei family is not a fuel-efficient lamp.

And Mo Xiang is not simple. She has served the eldest young grandma for many years, but she was beaten to death without being caught by mistake!

Bringing the brothers and sisters into the courtyard, Mo Xiang smiled and introduced: "There are several main rooms, and the family of Fei Guanzhi lives. The servant boy of the eldest young master lives in the east wing, and there are still three vacant rooms, you brothers and sisters can choose whatever you want. one."

Zhao Han did not look at the wing room, but carefully observed the main room.

Fei Guanshi is worthy of being a senior family slave, and his quality of life far exceeds that of a small landlord. The house he lives in is also spacious and bright, and he even has his own main room.

Zhao Han asked curiously, "Why doesn't Uncle Wei live here?"

Mo Xiang smiled and said, "Master Wei thinks the house is too big. He is really not used to it, so he insists on moving out to live in a small house."

Lord Wei?

It seems that Wei Jianxiong has a very high status!

The three vacant rooms in the east wing were quickly visited by the brothers and sisters, and the layout was exactly the same.Neither shabby nor luxurious, the style is more rustic.

Zhao Han casually pointed: "Just this one."

Mo Xiang said, "I'll have people bring the bed, quilt, towel, basin, and the rest of the daily necessities at your own expense."

Zhao Han asked, "Where to eat?"

Mo Xiang replied, "Mrs. Ling will make arrangements."

"Who is Mrs. Ling?" Zhao Han was completely confused.

Mo Xiang was still smiling, but with a sarcastic smile, "Mrs. Ling is the wife of the manager."

A housekeeper, can his wife be called a wife?

Moreover, Mo Xiang deliberately emphasized his wife, could it be possible that he could still take a concubine at this expense?

What a hell!

After Mo Xiang left, Zhao Zhenfang finally began to speak.