Peng Xi is the head of Gongcao of the sixth rank, and he is also the confidant of the county magistrate Pang Cheng'an.
In the entire Wangsha County, Peng Xi is a very well-known official.
His goddaughter naturally has to wear silk and satin.
Otherwise, going out in such a poor manner would definitely cause ridicule from others.
There are few officials who are not good at face value, and Peng Xi is among them.
Seeing Hu Bao go out in response, Pan Wenchang immediately spoke to stop him. Enhui was his daughter, so why did he have the nerve to let Peng Xi spend money and buy silk clothes for his daughter?
He should pay the money.
Although, he didn't want to.
"Hu Bao, please stay here, let me buy the cloth."
Although I felt sorry for the money I had to spend on buying cloth, Peng Xi was the great nobleman that Pan Wenchang wanted to curry favor with, and Pan Wenchang had to stop him.
Elder Pan Wen is hard to get promoted, but it is always better to have Shangguan’s care.
What's more, he also wanted to take a concubine and have a son and inherit the incense.
You have to plan ahead now and have enough connections to pave the way for your son in the future.
He had a knot in his heart, which was that he always thought that he had a deep knowledge. However, the reason why he did not pass the Jinshi and was unable to become a high-ranking official was because his family was poor and he had no relatives and clan members to take care of him. Therefore, he could not let his son not be able to do so for this reason.
Repay ambitions.
He wants to pave the way for his son, win the imperial examination in the future, and be promoted step by step, and glorify his ancestors!
Peng Xi interrupted with a smile, took a few steps forward, and gently touched Pan Enhui's head, "How can you not get some blood without emitting some blood?
I bought some silk and regarded it as a gift from my father to my goddaughter.
Benefit, do you like it?"
"Like." Pan Enhui had a good impression of Peng Xi, so she let Peng Xi touch her head without dodging and enjoyed it very much. She only had her father and one man at home, but she had never been close to her. The other men were
You can't touch her easily.
So this is the first time that Pan Enhui has been so close to him by a man since she can remember.
This feeling is very fresh.
As long as it is a girl, there is no one who doesn’t like beautiful dresses. Naturally, she is the same, and she repeatedly lit her head and replied.
"Haha, just like it!" Peng Xi laughed heartily.
When Hu Bao heard Pan Wenchang's stopping sound, he left without stopping at all.
Judging from what Pan Wenchang treats his daughter like before, what good materials can he buy to make dresses for Pan Enhui?
If you dress in a decent manner, it will embarrass Peng Xi.
What is important is Peng Xi’s face, not whether Pan Enhui is wearing it well.
Hu Bao went to buy clothes and Pan Wenchang led the way and led Peng Xi and others to Shanweilou.
Pan Enhui looked at them leaving with a gaze, but the few did not bring them with them. Peng Xi took her as her goddaughter and had ulterior motives. He didn't really like her. He didn't have clothes to meet people when he went out. Peng Xi was also concerned about his identity, so he would never do it.
Take her to embarrass yourself.
Pan Wenchang didn't notice his daughter's expression at all.
Along the way, Pan Wenchang was smiling.
After getting in touch with Peng Xi, he has a way and a backer.
Shanweilou, as the name suggests, restaurant dishes are mainly game.
In the northern Xinjiang region, wild animals are not difficult to catch in summer and autumn, so the price of wild game is relatively low. However, the chefs in Shanweilou are very skilled, so the taste is very good.
As soon as Pan Wenchang stepped into the restaurant gate, he called the guy to serve the wine and food.
The dishes were ordered on a table, and the wine was served first.
Peng Xi tasted good and was quite satisfied.
However, when I came to see Pan Wenchang this time, Peng Xi's purpose was not to recognize his goddaughter and to cheat him for a free dinner.
After eating half full, Peng Xi drank a few more glasses of wine and finally got to the point, "Mr. Pan, I look at Lingtong County as a big deal. It actually renovated the whole city and allowed all the people to live in the new one.
How much does it cost to house?”
"Mr. Peng said very well." Lingtong County's political achievements were in front of him, and Pan Wenchang also made efforts, so he was quite proud to mention this matter, but to be honest, "In fact, when Lord Jing proposed to renovate the city, the officials were also there.
Not very optimistic.
Thinking about how much money it will cost?
But I didn't expect the river to start construction. Many people rushed to see the list of documents, and the county town suddenly became lively.
People who work are paid every day, and the number of people is increasing, so many wealthy merchants are attracted by the business opportunities and come to buy shops at high prices.
In just one month, the prices of street shops have more than doubled!
Now it has increased by nearly five times!
Moreover, those wealthy merchants did not hesitate to invest a lot of manpower and material resources to revitalize the business in the county.”
Pan Wenchang was not able to drink well, and after drinking a few glasses of water and wine, his face turned red, so he said too much and he kept talking.
"Who invested the large amount of money at the beginning?" Peng Xi asked in confusion.
"I don't know who is the official, so Lord Jing only said that one friend would support him." Pan Wenchang immediately replied with a compliment: "I thought that man was a fool, but now it seems that he is the real vision.
long!"
"What do you say?" Hu Bao asked curiously.
Halfway through the meal, Hu Bao had already bought the clothes and sent them to the Pan family's courtyard, and then rushed over.
"The early reconstruction did require a lot of money to be invested, but before the reconstruction, the houses were uneven and the land wasted on a large scale. After the reconstruction, many more houses could be built. In the past, the land here was not worth the money.
What.
But now, the price of private houses has increased by nearly three times.
These empty houses are all from Lord Jing’s friend.”
Peng Xi was shocked when he heard Pan Wenchang say this.
This time he came to Lingtong County to make a lot of money. If this is the case, it would be difficult to occupy some real estate!
"Where is the shops facing the street?" Wei Yong asked anxiously.
"Mr. Jing's friend is also a big deal, willing to spend money, it's so generous! He wants to convert all the shops on the street into two or three floors, and then one of them is returned to the previous shop owner, and the excess will still be taken away if it comes out.
Come out to sell." Pan Wenchang shook his head and looked very proud, as if he was the person behind the bankroll. "Those extra shops and stores are naturally also friends of Lord Jing."
The reason why Pan Wenchang said this was naturally fabricated by Jiang Long.
Jiang Long is the magistrate of Lingtong County. With this identity, it is really hard to invest in business here.
Otherwise, when you invest money, others will call him stupid, and when you get it, you will be jealous again.
So I made up a friend.
Nowadays, Hou Jiang often appears in front of others, and appears in front of others as the manager of Jiang Long’s friend.
After hearing what Pan Wenchang said, Peng Xi and others all looked down.
Things are not easy to handle!
After the reconstruction, all the excess houses and shops in the entire Lingtong County were actually from Jiang Long’s friends.
If you want to occupy some... you can invest such a big deal, your identity is definitely not simple.
Judging from Jiang Long's identity, the other party is likely to be a wealthy young man from the capital.
And it is very likely that he was from a top wealthy family in Daqi!
Is such a person so easy to offend?
In addition, Jiang Long's identity is not simple. Jing Xian once made a name for himself in the northern border and left behind huge connections.
Before, the commander Jiang Qi, didn’t he just help Jiang Long?
Otherwise, last time Pang Chengan wanted to drag Jiang Long into Wangsha City, Jiang Long would not have been able to get out easily.
Jiang Long couldn't agree to occupy the business money real estate.
Peng Xi and others looked ugly, but Pan Wenchang didn't notice it and was still talking.
"Mr. Peng!" Seeing that the oil and water were not recovered, Wei Yong hurriedly leaned over and said anxiously in a low voice.
Hu Bao, Zhao Ping, and three other yamen runners were anxiously setting their eyes on Peng Xi's face.
If an unexpected situation occurs, Peng Xi has to come forward.
Peng Xi frowned tightly, waved his hand gently, signaling everyone to have a meal, while he was secretly pondering and thinking about the powerful relationship in his heart.
But where can Wei Yong and others still have enough food to eat?
His subordinates moved their chopsticks, but they didn't feed them into their mouths in one mouth.
Just poke the dishes around.
From time to time, I would raise my eyes and glance at Peng Xi's face.
Pan Wenchang was happy today and was in high spirits, so he drank a few more drinks. It was not until a long time before he realized that something was wrong in the room.
But I don't know why.
I wanted to ask, but I had awe of Peng Xi.
He was not familiar with Wei Yong and other yamen runners.
I really couldn't ask, so I just shut up and fell silent.
After a while, Peng Xi made up his mind.
His eyes moved to Pan Wenchang's face, "Mr. Pan is not young anymore, but he only has a daughter. If he can't take a concubine and give birth to a son, wouldn't he have to break the incense?
This is a great unfilial pair of ancestors of the Pan family!”
"Who said no!" Peng Xi said in a word that reached Pan Wenchang's heart. Something was so touching that Pan Wenchang forgot his previous dullness, "I don't hide it from Lord Peng. My family was poor before, and I really accept it.
I can't afford a concubine.
But now..." Pan Wenchang smiled on his face, "Since Lord Jing took office, the salary paid by the court can be fully received on time. After that, the river started construction and one monthly payment can be obtained.
A large amount of subsidies.
As long as I save it for a few more months, I will be able to take a concubine."
There are two types of concubines: good concubines and low concubines.
The lowly concubines basically bought them all with money. The husband's family has the concubine's contract in his hand, and the concubine's life and death are directly controlled by the husband's family.
Another situation is that if a family in a wealthy family has a child, if the master takes it as a concubine, then it is a lowly concubine.
A good concubine has freedom and autonomy, but a concubine is a concubine and the husband's family can give up at will.
Although women have a low status in this era, the wife can't be divorced for no reason.
If you want to give up, you must have enough reasons.
For example, one of the seven mistakes was made.
In addition, if the wife is divorced, she can still get her dowry back.
But the good concubine is completely different. If the husband's family wants to give up, it should not be considered a leave of absence, because the concubine has no status at all, even if she is a good concubine.
The husband's family just drove people out of the gate.
No reason is needed!
Pan Wen grew older. Although he had an official at home, it was not easy to take a good concubine.
So the best way is to spend money to buy one.
There are many poor families in northern Xinjiang, and they don’t have to worry about not being able to buy money.