Don't go back to hometown

After Xie Cheng questioned repeatedly, there was silence in the study.

The uncle and the others looked ugly, and the atmosphere was a little stalemate.

"Little Master."

In the bedroom, Shimo came in with a food box, saw Jiang Xianyu eavesdropping behind the screen, and called out in a low voice.

Jiang Xianyu just heard the footsteps and turned around, and made a "shh" gesture to him.

Shimo relaxed his hands and feet, put the food box on the table and opened it, and said in a low voice: "The young master ordered the meal to be prepared for you."

Jiang Xianyu stepped forward to take a look, and was immediately stunned.

Inside was a bowl of bean curd covered with a thick layer of red bean paste and sweet-scented osmanthus honey.

He loved to eat bean curd since he was a child, and he liked salty and spicy food the most.When I was young, I had occasional cold and fever, and my mouth had no taste, so I pestered my parents to eat salty and spicy bean curd.But his parents wanted him to avoid eating during his illness, so naturally they refused.

It was Xie Cheng who bought him sweet bean curd with red bean osmanthus honey to make him happy.

It was the first time he ate sweet bean curd, but he remembered the taste for many years.

Later, every time he got sick, Xie Cheng would buy him a bowl of sweet bean curd with red bean osmanthus honey.

In the years when he was away from home in his previous life, he had eaten all kinds of sweet bean curds in foreign lands, and none of them could beat Yangzhou's red bean osmanthus honey.

Looking at this bowl of sweet bean curd now, Jiang Xianyu's heart was sour.

In his previous life, he seemed to be a blind man, always turning a blind eye to Xie Cheng's meticulous care and consideration, but he was self-taught and pampered, only knew how to ask, but didn't know how to return his sincerity.

... really hateful!sad!

Jiang Xianyu blinked, to drive away the astringency in his eyes, and said to Shimo in a low voice: "Prepare a few more dishes that your young master likes, and I'll wait for him."

After finishing speaking, he thought that Xie Cheng might have to accompany Father Xie and Mother Xie for dinner, so he asked, "Have uncle and aunt eaten?"

Shimo shook his head while setting the plate: "The young master asked me to go to the main courtyard to talk. I don't know when this end will be finished. Please don't wait for him, Mrs. Madam."

Just as he was talking, the chopsticks in his hand accidentally dropped, hit the dishes and fell to the ground, making a loud noise.

Jiang Xianyu and Shimo froze immediately, looking at the study ahead.

Naturally, movement was heard up front.

But Xie Cheng's expression did not change, and he drank tea calmly.

The uncles and uncles froze, not expecting that there were still people in the room.

Thinking about it carefully, it seems that only father Xie could enter Xie's study to eavesdrop on their conversation, and let Xie Cheng order meals to be prepared - no wonder Xie Cheng said that today's matter was what his father meant.

The faces of the uncle and the others suddenly became even uglier.

Unexpectedly, Xie Daguan didn't even see their uncles, and sent a brat to settle accounts with them. He was so arrogant and arrogant!

The uncle was so angry that his beard was shaking, and he was about to call "Xie Daguan" when the fifth uncle, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke.

"It's getting late, what's the answer to today's matter, nephew and grandson, just tell me."

As soon as the words came out, the uncle who was stopped looked at the fifth uncle in surprise.

Among the brothers, the fifth brother is the most outstanding in carving jade, and his father once praised him for being better than blue.

There was only the fifth younger brother who devoted himself to studying skills, ignoring the express hints from him and the third and fourth younger brothers, and refused to join them in dealing with the second room.

It's just that the fifth brother didn't stop or report them, allowing them to act in private for so many years.

The uncle sometimes felt that the fifth younger brother might be stupid for carving jade.So during the dispute just now, the fifth younger brother kept silent, and the brothers didn't find it strange.

It wasn't until he spoke at this moment that the uncle realized that the fifth younger brother might have favored the second bedroom.

Xie Cheng was not surprised by this, because the fifth uncle in his previous life was alone. He neither participated in the corruption of the Mo family property nor reported on the uncle and others, always acting as if he stayed out of the matter.

But Xie Cheng knew that Fifth Uncle might be the most sober among his grandfather's brothers.

Xie Cheng withdrew his gaze, and said to the uncle and the others: "The nephews and grandchildren here have a few solutions, for the reference of uncles and uncles."

"First of all, the jade jewelry and silver that the uncle, third uncle, and fourth uncle embezzled over the years must be investigated, and [-]% must be handed over to be used as family property."

"Why?!" The third uncle slapped the table and stood up, indignantly, "Fifty percent is too much!"

Xie Cheng sarcastically said: "The grand-nephew will sue the three uncles and uncles in court, and the government will make a decision."

"you--"

The third uncle's face was ashen, but he also knew that he was wronged, and he never dared to go to court with Xie Cheng who had the evidence.

The Dacheng Dynasty severely punished corruption, and imposed extremely heavy punishments on common people who embezzled public property and embezzled other people's property.If they go to court with Xie Cheng, they will definitely get nothing.

It's just that the brothers planned carefully from the beginning, and then complacently thought they could hide it from the world. They never expected that the second room would find out, and would be so merciless.

The third uncle felt uneasy and looked at his elder brother.

Xie Cheng didn't give them a chance to breathe, and continued: "To tell you the truth, my nephews and grand-nephews want you to hand over all your income. But my father cares about the blood and friendship, so only [-]% is required."

"Furthermore, the [-]% profit is not given to the Second Household, but into the family property, so that you can have an explanation to the whole family - uncles and uncles, no matter what, you still thank the family, don't you?"

The uncle heard the threat in Xie Cheng's words - if he could not give an explanation to the family, he would be expelled from the family tree by Xie's family.

"...Okay." The uncle looked at Xie Cheng, gritted his teeth and said, "I promise."

"Big brother!"

The third uncle and the fourth uncle didn't expect the eldest brother to compromise so quickly, and they were extremely surprised.In their view, there is clearly room for negotiation.

But the uncle saw that Xie Chengcheng had a plan in mind, and knew that today's matter could not be resolved, and he could only protect the next point.

He glanced at the third and fourth younger brothers, not getting angry and arrogant - among these brothers, he is still the backbone.

Seeing this, the third and fourth uncles suppressed their dissatisfaction and stopped talking.

"Since all uncles and uncles have agreed, let's talk about the second one."

Xie Chengdao: "Uncles and uncles have been dissatisfied for a long time with the [-]% profit of the second house, so it's better to separate the family completely, run their own businesses, and be responsible for their own profits and losses."

"Really?!" The third and fourth uncles were overjoyed, their eyes lit up.

The uncle knew it was not that simple, and asked, "What do you think your nephew and grandson say?"

Xie Cheng saw the delighted expressions of the third and fourth uncles, and held up the teacup to cover up the ironic smile on his lips.

He explained: "The jade mine is a family property, and each house has an equal share. After each mining, each house is responsible for the transportation. Similarly, the mining and maintenance of the jade mine will also be funded by each house in the future."

"Then the right to manage the jade mine?" Third Uncle asked tentatively.

Xie Cheng put down the teacup with a click, and said coldly, "Of course it's still in Erfang's hands."

He glanced at the third uncle: "This is the responsibility that my great-grandfather entrusted to the second room. If it is entrusted to you uncles and uncles, I am afraid that the entire jade mine will be emptied sooner or later without anyone noticing."

The three uncles and uncles were startled, knowing that Xie Cheng was provoking discord, they still couldn't help being suspicious. They were all involved in the misappropriation of jade materials, and they knew each other's nature well.If the management power is in the hands of each other, the jade mine may be even more difficult to hold.

It's better to keep it in the hands of the second house, and the rest of the house will jointly supervise it.

Seeing that several uncles and uncles wanted to understand, Xie Cheng added: "If you uncles and uncles are worried, you can send stewards to the mining area. But they can only be supervisors, and you must not intervene to exceed your authority."

The uncle, the third uncle, and the fourth uncle all nodded, "It should be so."

Uncle Fifth said calmly, "I have no objection."

Xie Cheng continued: "From then on, the shops under each house's name will operate independently and be responsible for their own profits and losses. There is only one point—"

Xie Cheng paused for a moment, with a solemn expression: "If any shop insults the Xie family's craftsmanship and ruins the Xie family's reputation, it will take off the signboard with the word 'Lang' and can no longer deal in jade jewelry."

Uncle: "It's natural! Our Xie family started from craftsmanship, and craftsmanship is the foundation of our life. Even if we don't know how to manage, we can't do stupid things that destroy our brand."

Several uncles nodded in agreement.

Xie Cheng continued: "Then from now on, the family's official expenses will also be borne by each house."

"Later, the nephew and grandson will show the accounts of the family's official expenses to the uncles and uncles. If any house is unwilling to contribute to the family, it will be offset by the share of the jade."

When they heard that they wanted to pay money or get jade materials, the uncle and the others were a little reluctant, but they couldn't find the fault in Xie Cheng's words, so they had to agree.

"Wait a minute." Fifth Uncle suddenly said, looking at Xie Cheng.

"My fifth room doesn't know anything about running a shop, and my family is small, so I can't handle the work of transporting jade materials and running a shop. This shop is still handed over to the second room. As before, [-]% of the profit will be paid to the second room. My fifth room will still pay for the expenses, but there are two things that I would like to ask my nephew to help with."

With previous life experience, Xie Cheng is not surprised at the moment, "Fifth Uncle, please tell me."

The fifth uncle said: "Your seventh and eighth uncles are honest and honest, and only know how to carve jade, but your cousin Ningyuan has some brains. I want him to follow you and your father, learn to do business and buy real estate, and he will be very successful in the future." open the door."

Hearing this, the three uncles looked at Fifth Uncle in shock, they didn't expect him to think so far ahead.

Thinking about his worthless children and grandchildren, he immediately felt remorse. If he had known earlier, he should have let his children and grandchildren also learn how to do business from Erfang.

But now that they and Xie Cheng have talked to each other to death, it is absolutely impossible for them to give up the management right and [-]% of the profit of the shop like Wufang did!

Xie Cheng didn't care what the others thought, he first accepted Fifth Uncle's request, "As long as cousin Ning Yuan is willing to learn, father will definitely teach him all he can."

Uncle Wu nodded and continued: "Furthermore, it is your cousin Ningze, who has just passed the entrance examination for Tongsheng this year. Uncle has the audacity to ask you to think of a way to let him study at Yangzhou Academy."

There are many students in Yangzhou, and not all of them can enter Yangzhou Academy to study.

Xie Ningze, according to the fifth uncle, was fifteen years old and somewhat intelligent, but he fell ill after passing the Tongsheng examination. Not only did he fail the entrance examination for scholar, he also missed the entrance examination for Yangzhou Academy.

Xie Cheng nodded in response: "I will ask my brother-in-law to write a letter of recommendation to Ningze's cousin some other day. My uncle will let my cousin prepare well. Then my master will take a simple school exam."

Fifth Uncle nodded slightly: "It's very good. Another day, I'll ask your two cousins ​​to come to thank you in person."

Xie Cheng was also satisfied with Wufang's attitude and showed good intentions, "Uncle, you are being polite. These are trivial matters. Don't worry about the uncle at the shop. Second room still only charges [-]% profit."

The three uncles felt even more regretful when they heard this.But he refused to admit that he was short-sighted, and quickly comforted himself, as long as he managed the shop well and urged his children and grandchildren to study hard, they might not be able to surpass the second house in the future.

When Uncle Wu heard Xie Cheng say that only [-]% of the profit was required, he couldn't help looking at him in surprise.Then he realized that he had indeed made the right move today.

With a sincere smile on his face, he got up and said, "Then uncle won't stay anymore, let's sign the deed, let's go."

He was reminding Xie Chengtong's elder brother, third elder brother, and fourth elder brother to establish a written record and implement what was discussed today.

Xie Chengzheng had this intention, and took out the pre-written contract for the uncles and uncles to have a look at.

After several uncles and uncles confirmed their signatures, Xie Cheng immediately sent people to the yamen, and asked the officials arranged in advance to stamp the official seal on the deed and file it with the government.

In the deep twilight, when the uncle and the others left the Erfang mansion with papers in their hands, they still didn't realize that they were being led by the nose by Xie Cheng today.

Only Fifth Uncle looked back at the gate of Xie Mansion before getting into the carriage, smiled lightly and shook his head.

Young people are awesome!The younger generation is awesome!

Xie's study.

Jiang Xianyu, who was staying in the room, couldn't recover.

He never thought that the 19-year-old Xie Cheng was already so calm and thoughtful in handling things, which made him feel ashamed.