Chapter four hundred and twelfth, the dark does not walk the bright road
"Still no one is there?" Xu Cheng asked with a frown.
"I haven't seen anyone. Every time I say that Mr. Bai Daguan is out on business, but in fact he should be in the house, but he didn't see me." Standing at the bottom was a middle-aged man, respectfully reporting the matter.
"Master, do you want to continue?"
I have been in contact with people from the White House several times, and every time I have been pushed away by clever words.
"There's no need to rush up. I don't want to see you, so I avoided it on purpose." Xu Cheng pondered for a moment and said.
Xu Cheng didn't expect that inviting a businessman to meet would be so troublesome. Since it wouldn't work in secret, there was no need to do it in secret. He also wanted to meet this businessman named Bai. Businessmen pursue profits, but this man seems to be unusual.
"Publish a message to invite him over." Xu Cheng said solemnly. If this road didn't work, he would find another one and meet this man named Bai Qing in person.
"Yes, I will make arrangements now." The middle-aged man responded and left.
Bai Qing came quite quickly. After receiving the notice, he followed the manager of Xu Mansion and saw the son of General Jingyuan in the study.
"I've met Mr. Xu." Bai Qing said cheerfully. He looked ordinary and had a round face. He smiled before saying anything, which made people like him very much.
"Shopkeeper Bai, please sit down." Xu Cheng looked him up and down and said.
"Thank you very much, Mr. Xu." Bai Qing smiled and sat down on a chair on the side, and the servants served tea.
Xu Cheng picked up the teacup, took a sip, put it down, and went straight to the point: "I heard that several of the shops that Mrs. Xuanping Hou wanted to sell have anything to do with you?"
"Mr. Xu is talking about those shops that haven't obtained the title deeds yet?" Bai Qing thought for a moment and said, "I've done a lot of business here regarding shop sales. It's been a long time, and sometimes my memory may be wrong."
"It is indeed several shops in Xuanpinghou Mansion." Xu Cheng said.
Many people knew about the engagement between the Xuanpinghou Mansion and General Jingyuan Mansion, and he had reason to inquire about it.
"There are several shops that have not obtained the land deeds, but the money has been paid. In fact, it is not only in my hands, but also in my friends' hands. When I asked about it later, there was something fishy about it." Bai Qing sighed.
He sighed and said helplessly, "Shops from aristocratic families like this are actually the best to get rid of. Some aristocratic families just run them poorly."
Compared with other shop transactions, the aristocratic family's shop has less entanglements once the negotiation is completed. Moreover, the aristocratic family is very respectable, and no one is willing to cause trouble in the city and lose their own face just for a little money.
"I wonder what Shopkeeper Bai will do with these shops?" Xu Cheng asked.
"These shops are still in the hands of the Xuanping Hou Mansion, but the money deed has been completed, and they are already regarded as mine and my friends. However, I am afraid that this matter is a bit inappropriate. My friends and I are not in a position to pay for it now.
The Xuanping Marquis Mansion begged for the shop and said it had no choice but to give it to someone more capable."
Bai Qing calmly spread his hands.
He also said the same thing in front of the son-in-law of Xuanping Hou Mansion.
Hearing what he said, Xu Cheng immediately understood why none of the people he sent before had joined Bai Qing. That person was a real businessman, and he did come from outside. Although he secretly had his own support, in truth, before
It doesn't matter, I just made some connections this time.
Bai Qing did not know what had just happened, so he did not have any contact with his people. This was because he looked down on his people and felt that he was not capable of competing with the Xuanping Houfu.
"Shopkeeper Bai, I won't say anything else. How much did you spend on the store?" Xu Cheng went straight to the point and didn't go around in circles.
He had a reason to help the Xuanping Hou Mansion recover the shop.
"At that time... it cost a lot, and Mrs. Xuanping Hou asked for it. Although it was a little cheaper due to land deeds and other reasons, it was not much cheaper." Bai Qing said, and then quoted a price, "Mr. Xu,
I won’t hide it from you, but we are very sad that this matter is here now, especially my friend, who has lost all his money.”
The price given was not low. Xu Cheng was silent for a moment and then asked: "I heard that when Ning sent the banknote to the Xuanping Hou Mansion, it was actually not much, far less than this amount."
"Mr. Xu, we really had no choice about what happened back then. We bought it, and Xuanpinghou Mansion sold it, but Xuanpinghou Mansion had to pay some money first, and we had to pay it. With Xuanpinghou Mansion here,
, we don’t think things will go unexpectedly, what Ning took over later was the final balance, and the previous part was given to Mrs. Xuanping Hou early.”
"Mrs. Hou has already taken it?" Xu Cheng's eyes fell on Bai Qing and he examined it before asking.
Bai Qing's smile became more sincere, "Who says it's not the case? Mr. Xu, think about it, we are all just ordinary people. Who is Mrs. Hou and who are we? She and the Ning family are doing things under the auspices. What do we want to do?
We have to listen to her, of course, if it weren’t for the fact that she gave the contract, we wouldn’t have to buy it.”
"Contract?" Xu Cheng's heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly felt bad. He had never heard Miss Yu talk about this matter before, "Isn't it said that the land deeds and the like are all in the Xuanping Hou Mansion, so why are there other contracts?"
"Of course there is a contract. Even if we are Mrs. Xuanpinghou, we can't get money without seeing the contract. Mr. Xu, as businessmen, every penny we have is earned by our own hard work. How can we not think about it carefully?" Bai Qing was helpless.
He said, reaching out and taking out a few pieces of paper from his arms.
"Master Xu, please take a look. Here is a recognizance letter that was submitted to the government for recording. We copied it and found a copy."
The boy took it from Bai Qing and put it on the desk in front of Xu Cheng. Xu Cheng took it, his face changed slightly, and after looking at it carefully, he slowly put it down.
This is indeed a copy of the recognizance document.
Qian actually went to the government to make a simple recognizance, indicating how many banknotes he had received, and selling the shop.
"My friend and I still have the receipt of payment, which has the seal of the Marquis Mansion and the private seal of Marquis Xuanping." Bai Qing continued.
Xu Cheng was silent for a moment and asked: "If I want to redeem it, will I have to spend this money?"
He scratched it with his fingers.
"If it is the Xuanpinghou Mansion, we are still willing to give in. Originally, this matter was somewhat entangled with the Xuanpinghou Mansion. We are businessmen who make money by being friendly and do not want to have a stalemate with the Xuanping Hou Mansion. We are willing to offer a 20% discount.
, sold to the Xuanping Hou Mansion." Bai Qing said respectfully.
This is already a big concession. If these are true, Bai Qing will also lose a lot of money by making such a big step.
"Okay, I've asked Marquis Xuan Ping about this, and asked shopkeeper Bai to put aside the store's affairs first and don't rush to sell it," Xu Cheng said.
"Mr. Xu, it's not that I don't want to give you face, but this matter can't take too long. It's been delayed for so long. If we delay it any longer, we're afraid something will happen." Bai Qing said with a bitter smile.
"I'll be there soon. Shopkeeper Bai will be waiting for news from me." Xu Cheng nodded directly.
There were three girls who came to visit Yu Xijiao at the Xuanping Hou Mansion.
Minglan from the Right Prime Minister's Mansion, Xu Anjiao from the County Princess Minghe's Mansion, Fang Yujia from the Minister of Rites' Mansion, and Yu Lizhu from the Left Prime Minister's Mansion.
These four charming guests all have distinguished status, and each of them is extraordinary.
There were many guests and many hosts. Yu Yuxi finally showed up with her maids in a condescending manner. It was the first time today that the three sisters of the Xuanping Hou Mansion entertained guests together.
"Miss Yu San, I heard that you have suffered a lot of grievances this time. It just so happens that Miss Ming is coming over, so I will come with you to see you. Are you okay, Miss Yu San?" Yu Lizhu waved her hands calmly.
He held up a round fan and looked Yu Xijiao up and down, unable to conceal his jealousy towards Yu Xijiao whose appearance was becoming more and more beautiful.
For such a big matter, she had to bow down to God for mercy in her house. In the end, she actually said it was a fake. It was really annoying. Why was it Qian Lizhen's fake destiny, and why was it not Yu Xijiao's own?
Fate?
"Thank you Miss Yu Er for your concern." Yu Xijiao smiled slightly and said.
A few people were entertaining guests in the attic facing the lotus pond. The back balcony faced the water and was protected from the sun. There were several huge beauty plants planted beside the attic. There was also a small rockery, which was a good place to enjoy the scenery and escape the heat.
You can sit casually on the balcony, or you can go to the balcony and lean on the railing to admire the lotus pond.
The lotus pond actually does not cover the entire water surface. Near the attic, there are some tiny water lilies floating on the water. Compared with a pond of green lotus, these water lilies look more delicate and beautiful.
Not far away, there are fields of lotus leaves, and from time to time I see pink and white lotus flowers stirred up in the green...
"Miss Yu, please forgive me for coming here." Fang Yujia, the second girl from the House of the Minister of Etiquette, is a delicate beauty, but she looks a little weak and her face is slightly pale, which shows that she is not in good health.
He didn't dare to sit on the chair closest to the railing, so he sat in the innermost position of the balcony to avoid the wind.
"You're welcome, Miss Fang." Yu Xi smiled softly, looking at Xu Anjiao who was standing at the railing, with a hint of tranquility in her eyes.
Yu Yuxi, who has always seemed a bit arrogant in front of others, behaved very mildly in front of the county lord today. The two of them seemed to have a good relationship. The chairs were leaning to one side and they were talking. Xu Anjiao smiled slightly from time to time. She just walked in.
After having a casual conversation with Yu Xijiao at that time, I have never spoken to Yu Xijiao again.
Xu Anjiao's position as County Lord was specially requested by Mingyue and Princess Dachang. She was an untitled County Lord, that is, she only had the position of County Lord but no fiefdom.
The same was true for Yu Lanxuan's original position as county king.
When she was young, Xu Anjiao thought that she had a noble status and was very disdainful towards the daughters of aristocratic families who were generally inferior to her. She was not even willing to say a word. Only a few people could make her care. Now she seems to be much kinder.
When I came in, I had a smile on my face, and there was no hint of any forcedness.
Compared with three years ago, he seems to be a different person, and he can still make people feel approachable and a bit gentle. This appearance can make people relax their vigilance.
The long curly eyelashes fluttered twice, covering up the dark color in her eyes. Those who come are not good, and those who are good will not come, but let's see how things will turn out today...