Qingchuan Story 36

The weather was sunny on the day the Fourth Master held a tea party. There were pots of forsythia flowers stretching out branches in the flower hall, adding a bit of spring.

Tea is the spring tea made by Lin Yutong himself. When boiling water rushes into the tea bowl, the tea leaves will stretch out. It is like a four-leaf clover, rippling in the water, and the faint tea fragrance rises, which is really a unique feeling.

These are all masters of tea tasting, and they can't tell the difference. Although this is not a tribute or a famous product, it's very rare to have this taste.

"Miao! Miao! Miao!" The third master savored the fragrance in his mouth and said, "Fourth brother, I always say that you like to eat alone, which is not considered wronging you." The implication is that, why didn't you take such a good thing out to share with your brothers earlier?

The Fourth Master laughed, "This is also the one that the concubine just made this year. I tasted good brother, so did I invite all the brothers to the door? A cup of tea, as long as the third brother doesn't feel that it's bland."

"So it was made by the fourth sister-in-law himself!" The fifth master was very surprised. "This is freshly fried, so there must be fresh tea. I'm afraid it won't work if I just transport it from the south."

The Fourth Master nodded and smiled, "Two years ago, I asked someone to bring the seedlings of tea trees from the south and take them back to the house like potted plants. Your sister-in-law has been raising them in the flower house, and it is pretty good. The yield is small. It was just fried two days ago, and it was only half a pound. I tasted it well, so I asked everyone to taste it." It seemed that this time it was just for drinking tea, and it had nothing to do with money.

The Eighth Master smiled, "When it comes to life, the Fourth Brother is the most comfortable one. None of us brothers asked Fu Jin to serve him like this. We should all have to think about food, clothing and expenses. You only have two words to say about your life, exquisite."

As he said that, he glanced at Master Jiu and waited for him to answer the conversation.

Master Jiu laughed and nodded, but he never said anything extra to him.

The fifth master raised his eyebrows in surprise. Is Lao Jiu considered a little careful? He deserves to be relieved that he has not been sold all of them.

Fourteen looked around and then put the teacup on the table. Thinking of the fourth brother's quick desire to give him money, he thought to himself that he was his biological brother at least, and now he is in a difficult situation. If he doesn't take the lead, who can take the initiative to take the lead? So he said, "Fourth brother, we just happened to take the lead when we come here today. Let's do the main business. Everyone knows that you are in a difficult situation for the debt owed by the Ministry of Revenue. Brothers, don't be dissatisfied. I will give you the money directly today, so I will forget about this matter."

The corners of the Fourth Master's mouth were slightly raised. Old Fourteen was not stupid. He nodded with the flow, "It's done." As he said that, he glanced at Su Peisheng. Seeing that Su Peisheng understood his meaning, he stepped down, and said, "It just happened that several adults from the Ministry of Revenue came to discuss things today. It was a coincidence. You can give it to them directly."

It turned out that even people were invited to settle accounts.

Fourteen smiled and said, "That's right. The provincial one ran to the Ministry of Revenue and asked someone to laugh at it."

This concerted effort will be done today.

People from the Ministry of Revenue were not qualified to enter the flower hall, so they were waiting outside. Everyone knocked over the eunuch with them and got things done.

It was only a stick of incense that was nearly two million taels of silver bills.

Several officials were holding the silver notes, feeling quite nervous. The Fourth Master had already borrowed someone from the guards of the inner guards and escorted the silver notes back to the Ministry of Revenue.

The Fourth Master didn't mention the money at all, but he just got it back with the hardest part of the money to collect.

The snacks are placed on the table one by one, all of which are made of fruit and snacks made from the canned food left last year. In spring, the fresh fruits have not yet come down. The ones in stock are no longer fresh. The ones made of canned food have a different taste.

Their brothers talked and laughed, as if they were really just for the tea party today.

Both concubines in the Eighth Master’s Mansion were pregnant. He was also very happy recently when he had a happy event. After eating snacks, he thought about taking them back to try these two pregnant people. He even took the initiative to ask the Fourth Master for a while, "... It tastes good. If there is still, he would have to ask the Fourth Brother for some to take them back."

The Fourth Master was stunned for a moment and said, "You don't have to be a bit of food. Even if you want to eat every day, there are still some. But you are not a person who loves desserts on weekdays, but now your appetite has changed."

Everyone was stunned. The fourth brother and fourth brother still remembered Lao Ba’s preferences. After seeing this, the snacks on this table were really different.

Lao Ba’s table had two plates of snacks, one was a platter of fruit snacks of various colors, and the other plate was as follows: shrimps were faintly broken, which should be salty. This was to take care of his taste.

Everyone looked at their respective ones. The third master found that some of the dim sums in front of Lao Wu were covered with chopped almonds, while the one in front of him was covered with chopped sesame seeds and walnuts. This was because he knew that he didn't like to eat almonds.

The fifth master looked in front of him and found that most of them were yellow peach flavors, while the others were one or two of them each. They should ask him to taste fresh and know what he liked to eat.

When he turned his head and saw that the one on Lao Qi's table was different, he said in surprise: "How come Lao Qi likes to eat flower cakes?" The woman was so slim.

Qi Ye looked a little embarrassed. The snacks in front of him were really filled with roses and chrysanthemums.

Master Ten shouted, "What's wrong with the flower cake? I love to eat osmanthus cake. Today, I add a little osmanthus to the fruit, and it's just right to add it."

As he said that, he turned his head to look at Master Jiu again, frowned and said, "Raisins and red dates? Brother Jiu actually likes to eat this?"

Master Jiu's face turned red, "Go! What do you care about me?" Even the tenth did not know his little hobby, but the fourth knew. How much does this mean?

Fourteen looked at the Fourth Master in surprise. This man not only knew his hobbies, but also knew all his brothers' hobbies and could not remember them. As he said that, he took Twelve snacks and tasted them. The appearance looked the same, but it turned out that there was still a difference in the filling inside. Brother Twelve added honey and tasted them again. It was wrapped in wine, which made his eyes lit up.

They each hold snacks, but they feel a little different. It is actually rare to be as thoughtful as the fourth child. They have learned not to express their preferences since childhood. Those who have not paid attention to these small details will not appear.

Thinking of this, it was not until they returned home that they felt that the fourth brother was not so annoying. The unhappiness caused by his debt collection also disappeared.

"I really have a good wife." The Fourth Master sighed. In fact, he didn't know the little details, but these were all found when Lin Yutong and the concubines were chatting with the palace ladies. You don't need to know too much about these little preferences, just remember one or two. It can be effective when used at critical moments. A brother who remembers his little preferences will inevitably be tolerant of anyone. Just like this time, if you don't say anything, you will be more useful than any big truth.

Lin Yutong smiled and said, "I only know now."

The Fourth Master pulled Lin Yutong and said with great emotion: "Without you, things can't be so perfect. I still thought that at least half of the people would offend. Now I looked at it and didn't even leave a complaint. I just stopped and ended the matter with a decent look. I finally felt relieved."

"Master, don't praise me like this. How many people are there? The royal family, nobles, ministers, this is the big head." Lin Yutong didn't believe his sweet words.

The Fourth Master laughed, "You don't know this. As long as the brothers' affairs are handled properly, the emperor will be happy. The rest of the people are just slaves. No matter how they are dealt with, at least they don't have much to do with the emperor. This job is originally a job that does not seek merit but is unforgettable. The master is upright and not afraid of offending others to take on this job. The emperor is clear about the job in his heart. He has never left any complaints among his brothers. Can others complain? No matter how much he complains, what will the emperor think? Even if they have to pay off the debts of their own son, why don't they pay them back? How dare they complain?"

"So, now, I can show my strength?" Lin Yutong asked.

Show off your skills? No!

The Fourth Master smiled and stopped talking.

Kangxi rubbed his forehead with the folds outside the frontier.

The fourth brother was doing this smoothly. First, he started the attack on the prince to shock everyone and told them that the money was a must. This approach was the right one.

But it’s not enough to have a prince alone, because the prince is still under the prince Zhi and the prince. The disciples of these two sides are afraid that they are still fearless. In addition, the silver owed on credit to the several families in Jiangnan is spent on him, the emperor. In other words, he, the emperor, is also a debtor. But no one dares to say that.

The fourth brother has a bit serious temper. Going further down, it’s the Cao family and Li family. It’s hard to deal with it when it’s really troubled to the public.

It was unlikely that the silver would be taken back at one time. I asked Lao Si to do it first, just to ask him to use thunder to shock him. I asked the people below to see the determination of the court. They dared not not to return it.

But next, using thunder means will not only make people feel resentful, but also easily intensify conflicts. At that time, the money may not be collected.

So, now we should change to a gentle and versatile person to do the next thing.

And this candidate is the eighth child.

The fourth sons, Laozi's method is too tough, and Lao Ba's method is too soft. He often thought that if he could neutralize it, it would be fine.

Now, seeing Lao Si's affairs is much softer. If Lao Ba can be gentle and strong, then this time will be considered perfect.

The capital was waiting for the Fourth Master to come to ask for the debt, but the Fourth Master only took back the debts of the princes to settle the accounts. However, he never left the mansion again. Everyone was unable to touch the Fourth Master's thoughts.

This has happened for several days, which made everyone even more worried.
Chapter completed!