Tong Jia anecdote

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A group of people were about to set off, but the red-maned horse didn't leave again.Tong Jiu raised the curtain of the car and whistled at it, shouted something, and the red-maned horse began to obediently follow behind the carriage.

Tong Jiu sat down in the car again, and the young man surnamed Fu glanced at her thoughtfully, and said leisurely, "I never thought that Master Han Jiu could speak Manchu as a Han."

"I grew up in the capital since I was a child, and my father used to work in the Tong Mansion, so I learned a little bit by ear." Tong Jiu's heart skipped a beat, she forgot that she is now a Han Chinese. I have. I never thought that there are still people in the south of the Yangtze River who can understand Manchu."

"Surely this red-maned horse has its own origins?" the young man surnamed Fu asked calmly.

"This horse is called 'Juan'er', and it used to be the war horse of the Tong family." Regarding these, Tong Jiu didn't want to say much, and the sadness in his eyes was even more fleeting.

"Since I've come back to Jiangnan, it's better not to mention those old people and old things in the capital." The young man surnamed Fu knew the relationship between the Han Mansion and the Tong Mansion, and reminded him kindly, "It's fine to introduce you to Miss Second, but you have to tell me in advance. I will explain your purpose."

Tong Jiu sighed, completely lost the momentum he had when he was robbing the horse, and said frankly, "Second Master Fu, to tell you the truth, the Han family has always relied on the Tong family for business. Now, the Tong family has lost power. I can't go on anymore, I want to see Miss Er to see if we can develop together."

"To seek common development?" the young man surnamed Fu said, "Our family is engaged in the business of medicinal materials, and your family is engaged in the business of silk and grain. How can we cooperate?"

"Actually, I want to borrow money from Second Miss. As long as I lend me 50 taels, the Han family will be saved." Tong Jiu waved his hand, "Although we only have this one-sided friendship with Second Master, I want Second Master to introduce me. It can't be deceived either. No matter whether it succeeds or not, the second master is a friend of Han Mou."

"50 taels." Master Fu sneered, and said to Tong Jiu, "Son, are you too naive? In my opinion, you don't have to go to the house. To put it bluntly, you and our second lady are not relatives or reasons , she won't lend you five taels."

"But, I don't want to give it a try. I'm not willing to do it. The medicinal material business is different from us, so we should be merciful in case it succeeds." Tong Jiu stubbornly caressed the jade on her waist. In fact, she also knew that she was a little bit Wishful thinking, idiotic dream.

Second Master Fu shook his head helplessly, and said, "It's no different, businessmen are all mercenary."

"Of course there are benefits. How can I borrow for nothing? I can use the storefront and mansion of the Han family as a guarantee, and the interest is quite a bit. In fact, although the Han family is in the business of grain, tea and silk, it is not with Yang Zhengtang. There is no cooperation to discuss." In fact, Tong Jiu has been thinking about these things for a few days, but it is a business opportunity after all, and she plans to meet the second lady before talking about it.

"You have to borrow money to live by yourself, so what are you going to use to repay the interest?" Second Master Fu obviously heard these words a lot, and exposed her mercilessly.

"I don't have cash at this time, but I have food. May I ask how much is the monthly cost of food, grass, tea and silk in your house? How much is the food cost of medicine shops in various places? Our Han family food store can pay The food is profitable. The price is naturally lower than the market price, as long as the second lady is willing." Tong Jiu analyzed.

Second Master Fu didn't speak, but seemed to be interested in what Tong Jiu said.

"The benefits are not as good as this. In the past, the Han family's silk tea was sold to shops in the capital. Now I plan to sell it outside the customs, and then exchange it for horse fur from outside the customs." Tong Jiu felt that his idea was very good, and his eyes brightened. "Not to mention anything else, just talk about medicinal materials such as ginseng and rhodiola. Are you going to go to the customs to collect them?"

"Naturally." Second Master Fu didn't know what he was planning.

"That's right, our horse trading caravan can just transport medicinal materials for you. May I ask, will this save your family a lot of expenses?" Tong Jiu clapped his hands excitedly, "This is not considered a conspiracy develop?"

It's easy to say, but it's really not so easy to implement, Second Master Fu said slowly, "We are not the only ones in the merchant drugstore, Yangzhengtang, why did Master Jiu only take a fancy to us?"

Tong Jiu tugged at the front of his vest, and sighed again, "You also said that 50 taels is not a small amount, and colleagues are enemies, let alone lending a helping hand. The reason why I chose Yangzhengtang is actually - I am expensive I thought of it when I spread the plums."

"Hehehe, he's still a child after all." Second Master Fu smiled and shook his head.

"I grew up in the north, and I ate dried meat and dried fruits since I was a child. It's rare to eat such delicious plum preserves." After the excitement just now, Tong Jiu's teeth hurt again.So, covering his face with one hand, he fell into deep thought.

Soon, the car drove into the city, first passing through the Han Mansion in the north of the city.

"Seeing that you are sick, you should go back to the mansion to rest first. I will convey your opinion to the second lady, don't worry." At the gate of Han's mansion, Second Master Fu called to stop the driver and issued an order to evict Tong Jiu.

Seeing that Tong Jiu was still not reconciled, Second Master Fu said bluntly, "You must know a thing or two about the second lady. Even if you go, how can she meet you in her capacity? So, I convey, it is the same."

"I don't know the relationship between the second master and the Fucha mansion—" Tong Jiu hesitated and asked.

"Oh, Second Miss is my cousin. In Fucha's house, I can be half of the master." Second Master Fu had already got up to see him off.

"Then it's all up to the second master." After Tong Jiu got out of the car, he gave a deep bow to the people in the car, "This matter is a matter of life and death for the Han family. Whether it succeeds or not, I hope the second master will give you a letter. Waiting for good news at the house at any time."

Before he finished speaking, the carriage left.

"This man is such a scoundrel, isn't their Han family selling dog skin plaster?" The servant who was sitting outside the car all the way back into the car.

"It's better than those idlers carrying caged birds." Second Master Fu's tone was much softer, and he gently pulled the beard on his face while speaking, "However, the idea is also interesting."

"Miss, let me do it." The servant took out a handkerchief, dipped it in water and applied it lightly on his face, and took off the fake beard that stuck to his face. , and don’t even look at who you are. When I passed by the Han Mansion, a lot of people gathered at the main gate, and they seemed to be creditors.”

It turned out that this Second Master Fu was Fucha Jilan, the second young lady of the Fucha family, who disguised himself for the convenience of business travel, and this servant was not a servant, but her maid, Fuchami.

Besides, Tong Jiu dragged himself back to the mansion exhausted, and was surrounded by creditors when he arrived at the gate of the mansion.

"Our Han family will send you this scattered silver?" Tong Jiu stood on the steps with a cold face, "You people usually procrastinate in supply, and you are short of money. If it weren't for the fact that we have known each other for many years , I don’t need you for a long time. Now it seems that Xianghe has come to an end.”

After speaking, he pulled the key of the treasury from his waist, and said to the housekeeper, "Go, move all the money in the treasury, and settle all the debts to them. Otherwise, those who are not open-eyed will think that our Han family is really at the end of the road."

"Yes." The butler led the boy down.

"Oh, Lord Jiu, you are back!" Shopkeeper Lu shouted loudly, "Master Du from the west of the city, and Master Zhang from the south of the city, have been waiting for you in the hall for a long time."

"Which Master Du?" Tong Jiu was stunned for a moment, then patted his forehead and said, "Oh, it's Master Du who is going to supply us with silk?"

"Yeah, I've been here a few times before, and you told me that we have a fixed relationship. This time, he came again and brought a sample. I think it looks good, and I'll wait for you to come back and make a decision." Lu The shopkeeper is still unhurried and behaves in a well-regulated manner.

At this time, the servants carried large wooden boxes to the gate of the mansion, and when they were opened, they were neatly filled with white silver.

"Shopkeeper Lu, I'll go to meet Shopkeeper Du. You can settle the money with them. Also, the Han family will never buy any of their goods in the future." After speaking, Tong Jiu shook his sleeves and entered the yard.

As expected, none of the several debt collectors took any money, and they also slowed down their demands for money.

"Hehe, it's really interesting." A chuckle came from the carriage opposite the Han Mansion.This carriage was exactly the Fu family's carriage just now, and it was Fucha Jilan who laughed.

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