The young eunuch took Hu San, Hu Zhifu, Wang Xiaowu and others in two large sedans and went straight to Old Man Hu's house.
When Hu Fenxian's father, Hu Yuanwai, saw such a huge team heading towards his house, people were sitting in sedans, walking on the ground, riding horses and walking, playing and playing, it was huge and bustling, plus the crowd watching the excitement
, a good battle. Hu Yuanwai hurried into the room and said:
"Let's see how it goes. Is my estimate correct? The marriage proposal team has arrived. There are three sedans in total. The one I saw riding in the last sedan is the prefect. I didn't see the one in front clearly. I guess it's the rescuer.
The young man from Fenxian is right. You should hurry up and get ready, and you will act according to my eyes."
As soon as the guests got off the sedan, Mr. Hu was about to kowtow to the ground. Hu San was the first to say:
"Old man, this is our imperial envoy. He has just been ordered by the emperor to concurrently serve as the generalissimo of the counter-rebellion. General Pan Pan You'an is the one."
The old man didn't remember anything else. He only heard about an imperial envoy. He was so frightened that he was shocked: It's the imperial envoy. When have you ever seen such a big official in your life? He immediately wanted to kneel down and kowtow again, but the little eunuch stopped him and said:
"Dad, please stop being so polite and the whole family is so external. Logically speaking, you are the elder, so we should kowtow to you."
Look at these heart-warming words, Hu Yuanwai felt very happy after hearing this. They said they were a family and even said they wanted to kowtow to him. It seemed that the marriage was almost done.
After entering the living room, everyone sat down separately. The young eunuch had the highest official position and sat at the head. No matter how polite he was, he could not mess with the royal laws. Next were Hu San and Wang Xiaowu. Opposite them sat the old man Hu. Old lady Hu had no seat.
Standing on the side outside Hu Yuan.
The young eunuch is a straight-tempered person and is never willing to beat around the bush. Moreover, he has a life-saving grace for the family. Relying on this face, he thought about it for a moment and said:
"Old man, we came here with a loan."
The old man was as heavy as water outside, and his enthusiasm was washed away by the word "borrow" from the little eunuch. He had been making trouble for a long time to borrow money. Could it be that Uncle Liu Huang borrowed money from Jingzhou? These people took the salary from the court and ate it.
We have food and clothing, so what is the use of borrowing money? It's better to grab it with open fire! If you give people a small favor, you just want their money. If you don't ask for money, just ask for a loan. You don't want to be an official, and all officials are greedy.
The world is in trouble, and people’s hearts are not as old as they used to be! The old man sighed and shook his head and said:
"No."
The little eunuch thought that it would be easy to borrow money, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he hit a brick wall. His face turned red and he was silent for half a day. This family has a grand entrance, tall houses, and numerous maids. It is not like a poor man who has no money.
My family! It turns out that the richer people are, the stingier they become, and a stingy man happened to meet him. If he doesn't want to borrow it, he won't borrow it. Forget it, I left, and the little eunuch immediately had the idea of taking up the sedan chair and returning home.
Not to mention that the little eunuch was embarrassed in the living room, but that the young lady was complaining in the inner room. She saw that a happy marriage was ruined by her father. The husband worked outside and had many contacts, and the little salary given by the royal family could not make ends meet.
It's difficult for a heroic man to share money. He lends money to him. If he wants to give him one thousand or ten thousand, how much more can he ask for?
Three generations is enough to last eight lifetimes!
On the back wall of the living room, there is a small door. The small door is opened a crack, and the inside cannot be seen from the outside. But the lady can see clearly from the outside. It is said that the married girl is the one who throws the water out, but she is not married yet.
The girl was missing half a basin of water. The young lady was looking at her missing son-in-law. How did the old man know?
It was Hu San again. Magistrate Hu was a slippery man. When he saw the embarrassing scene in front of him, he hurriedly smoothed things over and said:
"Old man, we came to Guibao Mansion in person today. We originally wanted to ask for two things. The Imperial Envoy is a straight-tempered man who is anxious for public affairs and forgets his own selfish interests. He puts his official business first."
"There are still private matters, what private matters?"
The old man is also a straight-tempered person, and he always likes straight-tempered people. He has no regrets at all for his recklessness just now. He has always hated young people who spend a lot of time and have no knowledge of frugality. Moreover, he is not afraid of the powerful and upright, even the king of heaven.
.As soon as he heard that Magistrate Hu said that he still had private matters, he asked hurriedly.
"Let's talk about business!" The little eunuch calmed down and interjected, "If you succeed, if you don't succeed, you will be defeated. We are not relying on anyone!"
The young eunuch had almost given up hope in this marriage. He felt awkward marrying such a stingy family, so he spoke in a particularly stiff tone.
The old woman kept winking at the old man, but the old man pretended not to see her. He still had his neck raised and his head raised, asking for money or taking it with his life.
"How about we talk about the two things at the same time." Hu San, who is quick-thinking, smart, and sharp-tongued, said, "Perhaps you have also heard about King Fan's rebellion. The emperor has decreed that he will appoint
Master Pan is the Grand Marshal, and at the same time, he will recruit troops to exterminate the rebels on the spot. Since the road is far away, the imperial rations will not arrive for a while, so Marshal Pan is asked to find some big households to raise some first. Don't we, Master Pan, think that we are familiar with you at this level?
Do you have anything to do with me? I am the first to lend it to you. This is a business matter, not a private matter..."
At this point, Hu San deliberately stopped talking and looked at both sides.
The little eunuch bowed his head and said nothing. His anger was not gone!
Only then did Hu Yuanwai understand that it turned out that they were here to raise military rations, not extortion. He immediately felt much better. He was ashamed of his attitude just now. He had mistakenly blamed other people's children. Young people don't go out to work for the royal family.
It's easy. Asking him to borrow some money to spend, it's for public rather than personal reasons. How could he treat others like that? Thinking about it this way, the old man said:
"Master Prefect, the country is in trouble and everyone has a responsibility. Let's put our personal matters aside and talk about business first. You can tell me the number and I will borrow it."
"I can't say the numbers. It's the imperial envoy who makes the decision. You can ask him." Hu San kicked the ball to the little eunuch.
The little eunuch also felt that he was too abrupt. He opened his mouth and talked about borrowing money without explaining the reason. Who can trust him? He is a person who understands the general situation and does not stick to details. He did not look at Hu San's eyes, stood up on his own, and said respectfully.
Said respectfully:
"Old man, we want to borrow 100,000 silver from you for military expenses. I wonder if you have enough money? After the war, the original silver will be returned and the interest will be doubled."
Hu Yuanwai waved his hand and said, "What are you talking about? If our family doesn't speak the same language, wouldn't we just have one hundred thousand taels of silver? There is no need to write a note, I will just lend it to you."
The young eunuch was overjoyed. He fell to the ground suddenly, bowed his arms and said, "Thank you very much, father-in-law. I would like to thank you on behalf of the emperor."
The old man hurriedly helped him up, his face changed color suddenly, turned pale and scorched, and he said in a trembling voice: "The world has been turned upside down. How can an imperial envoy worship the common people?"
The little eunuch smiled and said: "You are an elder, so you should be like this."
Hu San was about to open his mouth to talk about personal matters, but the old man waved his hand to stop him and said:
"No more, no more, I understand what you mean. After the rebellion is triumphant, you come to the sedan chair to carry someone. Where can you find such a good son-in-law? My ancestors have accumulated good deeds."