Chapter 4 Wu Bingjian
As soon as the sky was bright, Yi Zhizu turned over and got out of bed. That night he almost didn't sleep. After getting out of bed, he deliberately made a noise. He was not used to being in the dark and noticed that there were no matches next to the candlestick, so he didn't know how to light the candlestick.
There seemed to be a maid waiting outside the door. There was a noise in the room when I heard that a maid pushed open the door and came in, blew the fire and poked it to light the candlestick, then turned around and squatted for a blessing, and said, "Young Master was sweating all over yesterday, and I asked someone to prepare hot water early in the morning..."
Yi Zhizu was about to take a shower, but nodded immediately. Seeing him nodding, the maid got up and went out. Immediately, a servant came in with a large wooden bucket and hot water.
Just taking a bath in the bedroom? Yi Zhizu was speechless, but he didn't dare to say much.
After a while, the two maids tried the water temperature, turned around and closed the door, moved forward to prepare for him to wear a loose clothes. Is he going to take a shower? Yi Zhizu quickly coughed lightly and waved his hand and said, "I have been weak these days, but I can't stand the tossing. You guys go out and I'll wash myself."
After hearing this, the two maids turned red. Fu Fu walked out, closed the door and guarded outside the door. Yi Zhizu quickly took off his clothes and entered the bathtub. He knew that one of the two maids was named Chunmei and the other Xia He, both of his close-fitting girls, had been pulled into bed by the third young master of the Yi family.
After washing, Yi Quezusa was like a puppet, and his body was a little stiff and allowed the two maids to help him change clothes, tying and washing. He worked hard and stopped cleaning. It was already dawn, and he looked in the mirror with a refreshed spirit.
The young man in the mirror has thick eyebrows, hanging nose and thin lips, and his eyes are as dark as paint. What is slightly insufficient is that his face is softer and he is suspected of being a sissy. It can be seen that it combines the advantages of the two old mouths. No wonder the boss said that he owes romantic debts outside, is young and rich, and has a good face. It is strange that he is hanging out every day and not having a romance debt.
After stepping out of the room, Yi Zhizu asked casually: "Where is Li Zhonggui?"
Li Zhonggui is his servant, and he usually follows him wherever he goes, and serves diligently in front of him and behind him. With his current situation, he really cannot lack a servant.
The maid Xia He hurriedly replied: "Go back to the young master, Li Zhonggui and the other four knelt down for half a day yesterday, and the master gave family rules. Now they are all lying on the bed and can't get up."
Can't get up? Then I just took this opportunity to replace someone. Yi Zhizu thought that Li Zhonggui was too familiar with him and was afraid of revealing flaws. After all, he was still very different from the original third young master of the Yi family in terms of many details. He pondered slightly and said, "Go and tell the butler, and assign another smart and smart person to come to serve."
Xia He was very clever and clever. Seeing that the young master had not recovered from his illness, he got up early in the morning. He was obviously preparing to go out to do important things, so he did not dare to delay it. He stepped back in a row, and the servant quickly went to find the butler Su Yunqing.
In the main courtyard, Yi Yunchang had already gotten up and walked alone in the yard. He had usually gotten up early, and today he got up early. Wu Bingjian is not an idle person. Although he had already left the Thirteenth Line, there were still many visitors every day. He took the third brother to see Wu Bingjian, so the earlier the better, so as not to wait too long.
After hearing Su Yunqing reported that the third brother wanted to change his companion, he nodded slightly. Yesterday, he severely punished several servants for punishment, and another purpose was to replace servants for the third brother. He was determined to escape from Nanyang, so he naturally had to arrange for him a few loyal and capable servants.
After thinking for a while, Yi Yunchang said, "Call Li Wang to go to the third young master to serve. In addition, Dongqianyuan must have no one in the past two days. Let's arrange for Lin Da'an and the other three to go to Dongqianyuan."
Half an hour later, Yi Yunchang and Yi Zhizu, the father and son took two sedan chairs out of the mansion. After arriving at the dock, they took a boat to cross the river and went straight to Henan Island on the other side. The thirteen-travel two wealthy families - the Wu family, the Pan family's mansion - Wu family Garden, and Pan family Garden are all near Haizhuang Temple on Henan Island.
In the cabin, Yi Zhizu quietly looked at the scenery on the river surface. This was a scenery he had never seen and could not imagine. The river banks on both sides were densely filled with ships of all sizes that he could not name. It was really masts like forests. On the river surface, all kinds of ships shuttled and returned, and the entire river surface was like a huge floating city on the water.
Before we knew it, the boat approached the shore at the private pier of Wujia Garden in Shuzhuyong Canal. The two got off the boat and walked all the way. Wujia Garden covers a vast area and is huge in scale. Panjia Garden is even more amazing, looking at the wide and straight sacred road, tall archways, and continuous pavilions, Yi Zhizu's heart is shocked and shocked!
Originally, the Yi family courtyard had already made him feel luxurious, but now it is a world of difference compared with the Wu family Pan family Garden. After sighing secretly, Yi Quest pointed to the Pan family Garden across the river and said, "I don't understand..."
Yi Yunchang smiled and said, "But why did the Pan Wu and his family build their private house here?"
"That's right." Yi Zhizu nodded and said, "This place is a little far away from Xiguan. The child doesn't understand why the private houses of other merchants in the Thirteenth League are mostly in Xiguan, but the two general merchants of the Pan family and Wu family choose this place? And they live next door. Could it be that this is a Feng Shui treasure land?"
"If the house is not close to the temple, what Feng Shui treasure land can be next to the temple?" Yi Yunchang said disdainfully, paused, and he continued: "The Pan family and the Wu family are both from Fujian, and they are from fellow villagers. The relationship is extraordinary. The two houses are connected together, which should be for the purpose of taking care of each other. In addition, if there is any reason, it is not known to outsiders."
As he said that, he stopped, looked at Yi Zhizu, and said with a serious expression: "The Wu family is truly rich and can match a country with a complex force. Wu Bingjian has been in charge of the Thirteen ranks for decades, and his methods and minds are extremely comparable. It is not easy to be controlled by others. You must consider it clearly."
It’s almost at the door, what else can I hesitate? Yi Zhizu comforted in a relaxed tone: “Dad, don’t worry, we are just borrowing money, not extortion…”
Yi Yunchang sighed inwardly, "If you don't knock or cheat, how can you borrow 400,000 from Wu Bingjian at this critical moment?"
Wu Family Garden, Yanhui Building, is nearly 70 years old, but still energetic Wu Bingjian, after drinking early tea, sat in the hall as usual and listened to the junior's translation of the "Macau Monthly". Since the sixth year of Daoguang, he has officially withdrew from the ranks of travelers and handed over Jardine Walk to his son for his care.
He wanted to enjoy his old age, but the tree wanted to keep the wind calm. Whether it was Guangdong Customs or Guangzhou officialdom, whether it was the British East India Company or the American Qichang Foreign Company, they would directly look for him if they were slightly bigger. He could not help but cheer up and struggled to support him.
Chapter completed!