"Sister, I bought the paper." Cui Zhifeng handed the paper bought by the servant to Cui Yuxiu.
Cui Yuxiu looked at it carefully and asked, "Have you done what I asked you to do?"
"Sister, it has been found out that the paper was produced by the workshop in Chang'an City, but judging from the steps, there is nothing unusual." Cui Zhifeng said.
Cui Yuxiu thought for a while and asked: "What about the other thing?"
"It has been arranged, but Lin Xuan did not agree to cooperate, saying that the current production is not enough and we will talk about it later." Cui Zhifeng said.
After Cui Yuxiu listened, it took a long time before she murmured to herself: "It seems that I have to find a way to repair the relationship with Lin Xuan."
"Sister, he said the production is insufficient, do you still want to cooperate with him?" Cui Zhifeng said.
Cui Yuxiu rolled her eyes at Cui Zhifeng and said: "The output is not enough, why not expand the scale? Why not cooperate with him."
"But he is very hostile to our family. You should know that if you go to him like this, will he agree?" Cui Zhifeng really doesn't want to cooperate with Lin Xuan.
Cui Yuxiu said: "You are right, it seems that we need to find someone to help."
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"You said Uncle Cheng invited me to the Cheng family for dinner?" Lin Xuan looked at Cheng Chumo with some confusion.
This is so disrespectful. As an elder, how could Cheng Yaojin invite him to dinner?
Cheng Chumo said: "The main reason is that my mother has a niece and nephew who asked my mother for help and want to see you."
"You mean a member of the Cui family?" Lin Xuan asked. (Many people say that Cheng Yaojin later married a daughter of the Cui family. According to readers, the previous article has been revised.)
Cheng Chumo nodded and said: "Don't worry, they told my mother that they wanted to apologize to you. My father felt that although he couldn't get too close to the aristocratic family, there was no need to offend them to death, so he helped."
"What is Aunt Cheng's status in the Cui family?" Lin Xuan asked curiously.
Cheng Chumo said: "My mother's father is a biological brother to the current head of the Cui family. He can be considered a direct descendant of the Cui family."
"Okay, I will definitely go to the banquet on time." Lin Xuan said.
No matter what, Cheng Yaojin still has to give him face.
"Thank you Lin Xuan, but if anything embarrasses you, just do whatever you want. Don't embarrass you because of my family. This is what my mother told me." Cheng Chumo said.
"Okay, I understand." Lin Xuan nodded.
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In the evening, Lin Xuan came to Su Guogong's mansion.
Cheng Yaojin took his wife, followed by the two brothers Cheng Chumo and the Cui family, and personally greeted Lin Xuan at the door.
"Meet Uncle Cheng and Aunt Cheng." Lin Xuan bowed his hands.
"Why are you so polite? Coming here is just like going home." Cheng Yaojin said.
Lin Xuan smiled and said: "In that case, what are Uncle Cheng and Aunt Cheng doing out here? This is the first time I heard that they have to greet you when they come home."
Ms. Cui smiled and said, "Look at Lin Xuan talking a lot. You should learn from it when he is silent and when he is bright."
Ms. Cui was very grateful for Lin Xuan's willingness to come.
She also knew what the relationship between Lin Xuan and the Cui family was like, but when her niece and nephew came to visit, it was not good for her not to help.
"Okay, let's go in first, the banquet is ready." Cheng Yaojin said.
Everyone came to the Cheng family hall and sat at separate tables.
"Come here, let's serve the food." Cheng Yaojin ordered.
During the dinner, Cheng Yaojin and his family just entertained Lin Xuan and others warmly and did not discuss any sensitive topics.
After eating, Cheng Yaojin asked people to clean up, brought tea, and left with Mr. Cui and brothers Cheng Chumo.
After leaving the living room, Ms. Cui asked worriedly: "Master, they won't quarrel, right?"
Cheng Yaojin shook his head and said: "Lin Xuan still gives me this face, but the Cui family has done many things, so I can't say much."
"Master, I know." Cui said.
She married Cheng Yaojin, so she naturally put the Cheng family first.
She didn't want to get involved in the Cui family's affairs, but her niece and nephew came to visit her for help, so she couldn't do anything about it.
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Lin Xuan picked up the tea bowl and took a sip, and said with a smile: "Miss Cui comes to see me in this way, what's the point of it?"
When he first traveled through time, he really couldn't get used to the Tang Dynasty, but after so long, he has gradually accepted it.
Although I'm still not used to the smell, I can't go to other people's homes and pick and choose.
"The Marquis was joking. I believe the Marquis also knows that when other companies impeached the Marquis, our Cui family did not participate." Cui Yuxiu said.
Lin Xuan put down the tea bowl and said: "What exactly does Miss Cui want to say? You might as well say it directly. I don't like to beat around the bush."
"Then let me tell you straight, little lady, the Marquis made paper to take revenge on the Wang family, right?" Cui Yuxiu asked.
Lin Xuan smiled and was noncommittal.
Cui Yuxiu did not expect Lin Xuan to answer this question, and continued: "The Marquis wants to take revenge on the Wang family, and selling paper in Chang'an is of little significance. The Cui family is willing to cooperate with the Marquis and sell paper to other places in the Tang Dynasty."
Lin Xuan said playfully: "Miss Cui, as far as I know, the five surnames should be directly regarded as allies, right? If your Cui family cooperates with me, isn't it like stabbing the Wang family in the back?"
"It is good that the five surnames have an agreement, but that is only under special circumstances. Normally our relationship is not that good." Cui Yuxiu said.
She didn't hide anything. After all, with Lin Xuan's identity, it was impossible not to know about these things.
Lin Xuan smiled. The special situation Cui Yuxiu mentioned should be the suppression of the royal family.
"There are so many businessmen in the world, why does Miss Cui think that I would be willing to cooperate with the Cui family?" Lin Xuan said.
Cui Yuxiu said confidently: "There are many businessmen in the world, but if anyone dares to do this, he will definitely face the Wang family's revenge. How many people in the world are not afraid of the Wang family's revenge at all?"
"Small doesn't mean none." Lin Xuan said lightly.
Cui Yuxiu nodded and said: "Indeed, but the benefits that our Cui family can give cannot be given by other families."
"What benefits can the Cui family give me?" Lin Xuan asked.
"The Cui family can help your Lin family become a new aristocratic family." Cui Yuxiu said seductively.
If an ordinary person hears Cui Yuxiu's words, his heart will definitely be moved. But this person does not include Lin Xuan.
It's not that simple to become a noble family.
Aristocratic family refers to a family with a noble family status and many officials for generations.
Except for him, no one in the Lin family has an official position. How could they become a famous family?
Moreover, the decline of the aristocratic family is already doomed, and becoming a famous family has no temptation for him at all.
"Miss Cui, you don't think the aristocratic family can continue to exist like this, do you?" Lin Xuan said with a smile.
Cui Zhifeng said angrily: "Lin Xuan, what do you mean?"
Cui Yuxiu glared at Cui Zhifeng and said, "Why did the Marquis say this?"
"I won't talk about the current situation of the aristocratic family. But does Miss Cui think it is reasonable for the aristocratic family to control so many resources?" Lin Xuan said.
Many people think that the decline of the aristocratic family is related to Li Shimin's suppression and Wu Zetian's murder of a large number of people from the aristocratic family after he ascended the throne.
In fact, it was not for this reason. When Li Shimin died, the family was still very powerful.
Wu Zetian also killed those who hindered her from ascending the throne.
But there are so many aristocratic families in the world, and it is impossible for Wu Zetian to kill all the people in the aristocratic families.
What really caused the family to decline and disappear was the Huang Chao Uprising.
Ordinary people rebel, and for the sake of reputation and recruiting talents, they generally will not touch aristocratic families.
This is also the reason why the aristocratic family can be passed down for so long and still exist after experiencing a lot of wars.
In history, Huang Chao was called a wandering bandit, which meant that he would grab whatever he could wherever he went.
After Huang Chao's uprising and until his demise, he killed a large number of aristocratic families and robbed their money.
As a result, the strength of the aristocratic family was greatly reduced, and it slowly declined.
If it had not been for Huang Chao's fatal blow to the aristocratic family, it is very likely that there would not have been the splendid culture of the later Song Dynasty, let alone the phenomenon of "the kings in the old days would fly into the homes of ordinary people".
Therefore, the brutal Huang Chao was not without merit. He destroyed the powerful gentry that had lasted for seven hundred years, which had an important positive impact on the development of history and promoted social progress.
Of course, aristocratic families control a large amount of resources. With the progress of society, even without Huang Chao, they will still be eliminated by the times.
Cui Yuxiu looked at Lin Xuan and said, "Does the Marquis mean that he is no longer willing to cooperate with our Cui family?"
She didn't want to discuss with Lin Xuan whether it was reasonable for the family to control a large amount of resources.
Lin Xuan smiled and said: "Of course not. On the contrary, I am very willing to cooperate with the Cui family. However, I don't need the Cui family to help me become a noble family. I only need the Cui family to agree to one of my requests."
"What's the request?" Cui Yuxiu asked.
"I want Cui Xu's life!" Lin Xuan said every word.
Cui Yuxiu said flatly: "This is impossible."
It is impossible for the Cui family to agree to this request, otherwise how would they survive.