Everyone in Yulin City knew that Eunuch Wang had driven away Fang Xiucai from Yulin City, but they didn't expect that Eunuch Wang actually left earlier than Fang Xiucai, and he left in an extremely hasty manner. In the end, Fang Xiucai left later than Eunuch Wang.
for one day.
Many people are confused and don't know what eunuch Wang is up to, and feel that the matter between Wang Zhi and Fang Yingwu is really hard to understand.
Fang Yingwu received a total of about one hundred taels of Cheng Yi, half of which was given by Governor Yang, and the other half was given by a group of military attachés and students.
For a poor place in the border town, one hundred taels was a huge sum of money. In any case, it was enough for Fang Yingwu to spend on the road. In addition, Governor Yang also sent two steady veterans to drive and escort Fang Yingwu until he arrived.
Until Fang Yingwu gets on the boat.
The route Fang Yingwu chose to return home was to first go south from Yulin City, arrive at Xi'an, then turn east, exit the customs to Henan, then go south, and then enter Huguang. This is the end of the land journey.
After hiring a boat at the Han River Ferry, Fang Yingwu sent two veterans back, and then began to walk on the waterway. In this spring season, when the flowers are blooming, it is green mountains and green waters, and a small boat can go down the river, and the journey is very smooth.
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During this period, they passed through Nanjing, but Fang Yingwu had no intention of going into the city for sightseeing. The political atmosphere in Nanjing was too strong at this time, and besides, the city was still quite far from the riverside, so it would take too much time to go back and forth.
However, Fang Yingwu still had to go ashore to stretch his legs. At this time, there were several scholars on the shore who were enjoying the river scenery. They were about to compose a poem on the theme of nostalgia, which happened to be heard by Fang Yingwu, who was walking by the river.
So Fang Dacai couldn't help but itch for a while, and rushed to speak a seven-rhythm poem: "Being wild does not reduce the traveler's worries. I am a guest at the ancient ferry in Jinling. The phoenix has gone to the tree beside the platform, and the swallows are still flying up the river. Who is Huan Yi's invitation to the flute player?
, Thank you Fu for staying in the Go field. Watch the wind and rain blow away, white gulls and red polygonum all over Tingzhou."
The few scholars who were entertaining themselves stared at each other for a moment, not knowing where they came from to steal the limelight. However, they were still restrained and got up to invite Fang Yingwu to participate.
Enjoying the various looks from others, Fang Yingwu laughed contentedly, waved his hands and bowed goodbye, then boarded the ship in a carefree manner.
This is the kind of life a scholar should have. There is no such atmosphere in Yulin, so Fang Yingwu's slight sense of depression of "having failed in the middle of his career before starting a business" completely disappeared.
After passing Nanjing and turning into the canal from Jingkou, Fang Yingwu returned to the Jiangnan boundary again. It was already late spring in May.
When passing by Suzhou City, Fang Yingwu thought twice and decided not to visit old man Wang Shu, his grandfather. First, because of Wang Shu's temper, it was better not to have contact with him first; second, he was worried that old man Wang would detain him again and force him to study.
, he wanted to live a free life and did not want to be restricted under the nose of Old Man Wang.
A few days later, we arrived at Hangzhou, another metropolis in the south of the Yangtze River. Although there are many prosperous and dense cities in the south of the Yangtze River, there are only two outside Nanjing that can truly be called powerful cities and counties, one is Suzhou and the other is Hangzhou.
Both cities are metropolises with more than a dozen gates and dozens of miles of walls. They are said to have a population of one million, and the population spreads densely from the inside to the outside of the city.
For example, the place where Fang Yingwu stayed was not inside Hangzhou City, but outside Wulin Gate. It was a bit like outside Changmen Gate in Suzhou City. It could rely on the unrestricted development of the canal and always showed extreme prosperity during the Taiping years.
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It was already evening, so Fang Yingwu found a hotel that looked relatively clean and stayed in it. He kept thinking in his mind, should he continue to hire a boat to return to Chun'an tomorrow, or should he visit Hangzhou?
As a veteran who studied at Zhejiang University for five or six years in his previous life, he is no stranger to Hangzhou. He wonders what Hangzhou looked like in this ancient time and space?
The store clerk who led Fang Yingwu inside saw that the young customer was alone and looked like a scholar, not a businessman. He guessed that he was a literary and artistic young man who came from other places to travel. He took the initiative to talk to him: "It's not a bad idea to go to the city at night."
Convenient, but there is a benefit outside the martial arts gate."
Fang Yingwu asked innocently: "What's the benefit?"
The waiter introduced with excitement: "The Beiguan Night Market here is very famous and rarely seen elsewhere. Every night, the market is as busy as the daytime."
Fang Yingwu nodded when he heard this. In this era, it is indeed a rare thing to have a normalized and large-scale night market.
After a hasty meal in the hotel, Fang Yingwu was bored and walked out onto the street to see what the night market was like.
In fact, this night market is still the same storefront as during the day, with all kinds of lanterns set up, and it looks brightly lit from a distance. The saying that it is as bright as day is just an exaggeration. In the eyes of Fang Yingwu, who suffered from light pollution in his previous life, it is just mediocre, but it is true that there are not many people.
Small, in this era, it can be called very avant-garde and fashionable.
Fang Yingwu had not walked a few steps on the street of Beiguan Night Market when he saw a three-story restaurant in front of him and wanted to climb up to take a closer look. When he was about to go forward, he suddenly heard someone shouting in his ears: "Isn't it Fang in front of you?"
All things must be fair to each other!"
This accent was that of Chun'an Huaxi. Could it be that he had met a fellow villager? Fang Yingwu quickly turned around and saw a middle-aged man standing under the light not far away. He looked vaguely familiar.
Walking closer, Fang Yingwu looked carefully and finally saw who it was. It turned out to be Wang Kui, a businessman from the Wang family in Huaxi Village in the neighboring village, and the younger brother of Wang Dahu, the richest man in Huaxi.
This Wang Kui can be regarded as the first discerning person that Fang Yingwu met. When he first traveled through time, he came to recruit Fang Yingwu and wanted Fang Yingwu to do business with him. However, Fang Yingwu was not interested.
Therefore, I politely declined.
After that, they had several contacts, and then Wang Kui persuaded Wang Dahu to move to Hangzhou to do business together, but unexpectedly they met here.
Fang Yingwu had a pretty good impression of Wang Kui. Not to mention that he was now taking a boat from Huguang to Hangzhou. He was very lonely all the way. At this moment, he suddenly saw an acquaintance from his hometown. Although it was not called meeting an old friend in a foreign country, it was always a happy thing.
Fang Yingwu stepped forward, cupped his hands, and said with a smile on his face: "Long time no see, Wang Chaofeng! How is business now?"
Nowadays, Fang Yingwu’s identity is not as good as in the past. Wang Kui lamented that he could see people accurately in the past. Two years ago, he could tell that Fang Yingwu was not a creature in the pool. He quickly returned the gift, “It’s okay, okay, but Fang Xianggong looked more like
You have lost weight and why did you appear in Hangzhou?"
Fang Yingwu replied: "I went to the north once, and now I am returning home to prepare for next autumn, so I passed by Hangzhou."
Wang Kui warmly invited him: "This is not the place to talk. Please go and talk at home!"
"It's getting late at night, I'm afraid it will be inconvenient." Fang Yingwu said humbly.
Wang Kui grabbed Fang Yingwu's sleeve and said enthusiastically: "We are all fellow villagers, how can we have so many specialties!"
While walking and talking on the road, Fang Yingwu also learned a little bit about the current situation of the Wang family. It turned out that Wang De, a wealthy family, decisively used his family property as capital and went to Hangzhou to do business with his brother Wang Kui. According to Wang De's 60% and Wang Kui's 20%.
, the other shopkeepers have 20% of the share capital, their development is quite smooth, and they have good luck.
In the past two years, relying on tea, silk and other items, the Wang brothers have at least doubled their profits and opened two stores.
Recently, Wang Dahu and Wang Kui invested in ten looms and hired thirty workers to set up a factory based on the fact that most farmers around Hangzhou were planting mulberry and raising sericulture. Now Wang De and Wang Kui are also well-known in the Beiguan market.
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Fang Yingwu originally wanted to ask Wang Yu about Miss Wang's current situation, but wondered if the three-year agreement, which was almost child's play, was still valid? Looking back, it suddenly seemed like a dream.
But in the end, Fang Yingwu still didn't say this, he also had his own reserve.
The Wang brothers did not separate and lived together in a large house outside Wulin Gate. However, Wang De occupied the main house as the master, while Wang Kui only used a side courtyard.
After entering the gate, Wang Kui ordered the door: "Go and invite the eldest gentleman out! It is said that an old distinguished guest has arrived!"
In the front courtyard, Fang Yingwu met Wang De, the former richest man in Huaxi. Although he didn't have a very good impression of Wang De, he was a bit unpleasant.
But things are different now, so there is no need to argue with him. After all, he is also his father's sociology classmate, so Fang Yingwu smiled and saluted, "I've met Wang Shishu."
Wang De nodded slightly, "So it's nephew Fang Xian. When did he arrive in Hangzhou?"
Fang Yingwu replied: "Today in the evening"
After a few words of greetings and another conversation, Fang Yingwu realized that something was not right. He felt that the attitude of Wang Dewang's wealthy family was very cold, and he did not see the enthusiasm of his old folks at all.
This really made Fang Yingwu feel uncomfortable. If talking about fellow countrymen is nonsense, then his father's status as a scholar in the Hanlin Academy and his own status as a scholar are not nonsense, right?
This big boss didn't show the enthusiasm he should have at all. Could it be that as he expanded his business in the metropolis, all kinds of superiority came out? Thinking of this, Fang Yingwu asked: "It's already late at night. I'm sorry.
It’s time to say goodbye.”
Wang De responded without thinking: "My dear nephew, go slowly, I won't see you off."
Fang Yingwu was really shocked and was stunned for a moment. Under normal circumstances, Wang De should have stayed a few words, and even stayed overnight based on his relationship with fellow villagers. How could he just say "I'm leaving without seeing you off"?
It's not that Fang Yingwu insists on staying here shamelessly, but how can Wang De treat guests? Let alone fellow villagers, even if strangers come to visit, there is no reason to talk like this!
To put it bluntly, it was extremely rude, almost like chasing people away. Fang Yingwu snorted secretly, stood up and walked towards the door without saying a word, not even bothering to say anything in the scene.
Wang Kui, who was accompanying the guests next to him, never expected this. He looked at his clan brother in shock, then at Fang Yingwu, and quickly stepped forward to stop Fang Yingwu, "Ms. Fang, wait a minute, stay!"
Fang Yingwu glanced at Wang Kui, ignored him, and quickly walked out of the lobby and out of Wang's house.
Wang Kui looked back at his clan brother, frowned and complained: "Brother, what do you mean by this? How can you treat him so slowly!" Wang De said indifferently: "There is nothing that cannot be treated slowly." (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature