MTL - Traveling Through Ancient Times To Be a Shopkeeper-Chapter 83

Qinghe Village.

Uncle Zhou Yuan's house.

"Are you sure about what you heard?"

"Okay, nothing wrong!"

Zhou Yuan's uncle Zhou Fachang was shocked, and his second uncle Zhou Faxing was also shocked when he first heard about it.

The second uncle, Zhou Faxing, did not go back. His wife and children did, and he stayed to do business with Zhou Fachang.

The momentum of Nanbeixing made the two notice that they coveted the best supply of Nanbeihang, and they could make a fortune if they could get the cooperation of Nanbeihang.

Uncle Zhou Fachang, since his son was admitted as a scholar, he has been flattered by others.

He went to inquire about the behind-the-scenes bosses of Nanbeihang. If they are ordinary merchants, they will be profitable. If they have a backstage, they will find another way to make connections.

This inquiry shocked them.

The behind-the-scenes owner of Nanbeixing turned out to be the nephew Zhou Yuan's husband-in-law.

"The elder brother of the third brother's family is still so lucky." Zhou Faxing felt that his third brother's family was lucky, "It's just, why didn't I hear the third brother say that." They both drank together a few times.

Uncle Zhou Fachang thought for a while, with calculations in his eyes: "Since he is the son-in-law of the third brother's family and is also related to us, things will be easier to handle."

Zhou Faxing became interested: "Brother, do you have any good ideas?"

"That nephew-in-law is an ordinary man who made a fortune, and no matter how rich he is, he is an ordinary businessman." Uncle Zhou Fachang said to himself: "My family is a scholar's family. If I throw out the bait and propose that my son will be admitted to Juren in the future and give him asylum, if the nephew is not The fool will definitely agree, maybe we went to find the nephew and told him that, he would take the initiative to provide us with the source without us asking for the source."

Zhou Faxing said excitedly: "Brother, if this is the case, wouldn't Nanbeihang supply as much as you have!"

"That's all you have to offer." Uncle Zhou Fachang said, "It's more than that, if we don't get the money for the goods, the nephew has to obediently agree."

Zhou Faxing was so excited that his hands were shaking, "Then, let's do it."

Zhou Fachang and Zhou Faxing laughed at the same time, dreaming of a prosperous life in the future, making money non-stop.

Make up your mind and come to the door the next day.

Wei Cheng worked on the desk in the living room in the backyard, while Zhou Yuan sat on the sofa and read the storybook, and then came down to report.

"Uncle and uncle?" Wei Cheng was taken aback, surprised when his uncle came, but where is the second uncle?

Wei Cheng didn't react for a while.

Zhou Yuan moved away from the script, and tilted his head in doubt, yes, where did the husband get the second uncle?

Zhou Yuan never thought that his uncle and second uncle would come to the door.

No wonder the two misunderstood, Zhou Fachang and Zhou Faxing came to the door and directly claimed to be the second uncle of Wei Cheng and Zhou Yuan, but the servants did not ask clearly when they heard their identities, and mistakenly thought they were the second uncle of the master.

The housekeeper, Uncle Mao, was not around, so the servants naturally didn't know that their master had only an uncle and no second uncle.

Wei Cheng asked Xiao Liu to go to the reception first, to find out the identity of the visitor, and Xiao Liu led the order to go out.

After a while, Xiao Liu replied: "Master, Master, the Zhou family are here, they are the master's uncle and second uncle."

"My uncle and uncle!"

Zhou Yuan exclaimed, Wei Cheng also showed surprise.

Wei Cheng went to see the two elders of the Zhou family alone.

It was the first time for Wei Cheng to see his wife's uncle and second uncle, but the eldest aunt had met several times.

Get to know each other.

Zhou Fachang didn't express his intentions politely at all, he just pretended to be the master of Wei Cheng, a junior, with the tone of an elder, and that tone and posture didn't take Wei Cheng seriously.

"As an uncle, I go out to do business all the year round. Don't feel overwhelmed by my nephew and son-in-law. They are all relatives. You follow Brother Yuan and call us uncle and second uncle. We are a family. The family will move around more in the future."

"Nephew, since the two families are relatives, we are your elders. We will not lie when we come here this time. Your uncle and I intend to go to the north-south line to approve supplies. We know the rules of the north-south line. Since the two are relatives, According to the rules, my nephew and son-in-law should be accommodating."

"Your second uncle and I want to obtain medium and high-grade goods in Nanbeihang. In terms of price, as an uncle, I will not overwhelm the juniors. I will still follow the price of Nanbeihang. It is the payment for the goods. Uncle is tight, and we have to wait until the goods are sold. Only then can we settle the bill. As a family, my family is a scholar’s ​​family, since we promise we will definitely do it.” Zhou Fachang finished speaking with a laugh, and then said: “Nephew, what do you think?”

Wei Cheng glanced lightly.

Not how!

Zhou Faxing interjected with a smile: "Brother, we went to Nanbeihang to get supplies to help nephew-in-law's business, and nephew-in-law will definitely agree."

Sitting across from the two of them, Wei Cheng rolled his eyes in his heart, these two uncles were really good at it.

Seeing that for the sake of "elders", he didn't put on a show and sat in the upper seat. If he knew that these two people were so shameless, he would not be polite to show off.

He had guessed the purpose of the man's visit, but he hadn't guessed that the man's skin was as thick as a city wall.

Wei Cheng finished drinking the tea in his hand with a calm expression, put down the teacup in his hand, and said coldly: "I'm afraid I will disappoint the two elders. The rules of the north and the south are about integrity. When doing business, you must keep your word. The elders request."

Wei Cheng's refusal made Zhou Fachang and Zhou Faxing's faces darken.

reject? !

This is not giving them face!

An ordinary businessman is still so ignorant.

Zhou Fachang became angry and thought of something so he didn't immediately teach this junior who disgraced him. After suppressing his anger, he said: "Nephew, you refuse directly, but have you thought about the consequences? You are just an ordinary businessman without a backer. You think your north-south travel It can go on smoothly. Your cousin is now a scholar, and he may be a juren next year. I came to you with good intentions to cooperate because you are a junior. I didn't expect that you, a junior, would not be grateful at all."

"Uncle's kindness, this junior appreciates it." Wei Cheng said indifferently: "If the north-south journey is destined to fail smoothly, this junior can't defy God's will, can't he!"

Even if you can't drive, you must abide by the north-south rules.

The two persisted in persuading him, but Wei Cheng firmly refused, and the two secretly scolded Wei Cheng for being stupid.

Wei Cheng deliberately made the two of them feel that he was dead-headed.

In the end, Zhou Fachang and Zhou Faxing left angrily with faces as dark as the bottom of a pot.

Wei Cheng went back to the backyard and told Zhou Yuan about it, and Zhou Yuan felt that his uncle's character seemed to be even more arrogant.

Wei Cheng came to a conclusion.

"Perhaps your cousin was admitted as a scholar, and your uncle is even more self-righteous because of his status."

—

After one uncle left, another uncle also came.

However, this uncle put on airs and directly "invited" Wei Cheng to Wei's house.

Wei Cheng didn't want to go, he wanted to accompany his wife.

"No! Say I'm not free!" He has to take care of his wife, so he has no time.

"With Xiaoliu by my side, I will not bump into each other at home all the time. You go and come back quickly."

After Zhou Yuan became pregnant, his temperament became more gentle. He coaxed softly, how could Wei Cheng not listen, and then reluctantly went to Wei's house.

When Wei Cheng went to Wei's house, his treatment was different from his previous treatment.

The housekeeper went out to greet him, and when his uncle saw him, he went up to greet him kindly, as if the relationship between the two uncles and nephews was very good.

"Chengzi is here. Uncle has not seen you for a long time, and you are indeed even better."

"Uncle." Surprisingly, his father was also there, Wei Cheng called out, "Father."

Father Wei was called by Uncle Wei to be a lobbyist.

In fact, Uncle Wei went to Wei's house to find Father Wei before, and wanted Father Wei to talk to Wei Cheng. Father Wei said clearly that Wei Cheng would not listen to him. The words are false.

Father Wei's path failed, so Uncle Wei thought of another way, and he got today's request.

"Chengzi, I heard from your father that your business is doing well, and you have opened a north-south line to do a lot of business. Uncle Wei is happy for you if you have such skills." Uncle Wei said: "Uncle didn't take care of you before. Uncle is wrong, before uncle was concerned about your cousin's lack of skills in the imperial examination, now that your cousin is independent, uncle has more free time. Uncle apologizes to you for what happened before."

"Uncle, you are serious, my nephew can't bear it."

"It's just that the whole family doesn't have so many rules." Uncle Wei said, "Cheng Zi, I will often come to the inner city to visit my uncle in the future. Don't be shy and afraid to come. Your father said that you are reserved and don't like to talk to others. Don't worry." , I am your uncle and not an outsider, we will communicate more with each other in the future."

"Of course, if you don't come to see Uncle, your grandfather and grandmother are getting old, so you should come and see them more."

"Yes, uncle taught me that."

Wei Cheng replied calmly, for Uncle Wei who was playing the family card, he would follow what he said, and he would not say a word about anything else.

One by one came to talk about the relationship, he had expected this situation.

He really didn't pay attention to these people.

If there was no good relationship before, it is impossible to have it again in the future.

Uncle Wei sighed and said: "Chengzi, your grandfather has always been worried about the future of the Wei family. In our Wei family, you are the only big brother who is promising. Now that there is one more you, uncle will not say anything. From now on, the Wei family will rely on you and your big brother." Bro."

"Uncle, the Wei family has a big brother, and the future is definitely bright." Wei Cheng said, "As for my small family, being content with the status quo is my nephew's greatest expectation, and my nephew has no ideas."

Uncle Wei choked.

Originally, he had waited for Wei Cheng to accept the words before he proposed that the Wei family cooperate with the North and South Bank, and then gradually invaded.

Unexpectedly, the man didn't agree, and what he said blocked his next words.

If he has no idea and is content with the status quo, what else can he say.

Wei Cheng's neither salty nor indifferent attitude, Uncle Wei had no way to start for a while.

Uncle Wei winked at Father Wei, who had been invisible from beginning to end, and let him take the conversation.

Father Wei didn't want to offend his second son, and thought of his elder brother, who was arrogant and always looked down on others, to beg him. He was in a good mood, so Father Wei reluctantly said, "Second brother, your uncle is thinking of the Wei family, so you should behave yourself. "Of course, he won't take the risk of offending his second son and saying good things.

"Yes, Dad, you taught me that." No matter what agreement his father and uncle reached, Wei Cheng followed Wei's father's words.

Uncle Wei: "..."

"Uncle, nephew has an appointment with someone else to discuss business, so it's not good to be late. As for uncle, nephew will visit uncle and grandparents as usual. These etiquettes, if you have not made mistakes in the past, will definitely not go wrong in the future. Although nephew is a vulgar person in the country But I still understand." Wei Cheng said, "Nephew, please leave first!"

"..."

Uncle Wei sent the man away with a frozen smile, and Father Wei also left, turning his head black when he left.

When Aunt Wei heard that the man had left, she hurried out and asked eagerly, "What's going on, does your nephew agree?"

"Promise what! I didn't even mention it!" Uncle Wei gritted his teeth, "My nephew is worthy of being an official businessman, and he never leaks his words."

"You didn't mention anything!" Aunt Wei raised her voice and shouted.

"What are you talking about!" Wei Fabo scolded angrily, "I, an elder, begged him not to do it. He clearly knew what I meant, so he was just pretending to be stupid."

He also satirized that he looked down on others, called himself a vulgar person, and said that he had any relationship with him in the past. If he spoke so carefully, he would lose his face and be trampled on by others.

He used to look down on the poor appearance of his second brother's family, and was extremely disgusted with that poor and dull nephew. It was absolutely impossible for him to pull his face and beg for it!

"That's the end of the matter?"

"No, what else can you do! Go talk to my nephew if you have the ability!"

Uncle Wei walked away angrily.

—

Wei's father rarely invites his son to drink, and the father and son have never been alone.

Wei Cheng directly refused: "I have an appointment with someone else to discuss business, so I can't accompany Dad to drink."

He wants to go back to accompany his wife, but he is not free!

Father Wei's expression froze, but he quickly recovered, and then explained why he would appear in Wei's residence.

Wei Cheng hummed, but didn't say anything.

Father Wei remained silent, with a very sad expression on his son's attitude.

"I'm going back."

Wei Cheng got into the carriage and left, his face in the carriage was indifferent.

Wei Cheng snorted coldly when Wei's father put on a sad mood and wanted to restore the relationship between father and son.

He is not the original Weicheng, his son's life was taken away, whether he regrets it, he doesn't care.

So what if he regrets it, if he has always been a poor man, Father Wei will take another look.

Many things are caused by interests, and sincerity is not as good as the immediate interests!

—

When Wei Cheng returned home, he saw that his daughter-in-law was holding invitations, and three or four invitations were placed on the table. His wife was frowning and worrying about the invitations in her hand.

"Yuanyuan, I'm back."

After the words fell, everyone walked to Zhou Yuan's side. Zhou Yuan looked up and said happily, "Husband, you are back."

Sitting next to his wife, Wei Cheng picked up an invitation to read, and asked, "Where did you get the invitation?"

"I just sent invitations from various families in the county. There are tea banquets and flower appreciation banquets... I am not familiar with these famous families. I don't really want to go, and I don't know how to refuse." He said. Afraid of rejection, those famous and rich families will feel dissatisfied.

Zhou Yuan put down the post in his hand, not knowing what to do, looked at Wei Cheng, and wanted him to think of a way.

"If you don't want to go, don't go."

"Ah! Is it okay not to go?"

"Our family has no friendship with these famous and rich families, and it will not be rude not to go."

Wei Cheng reminded with a smile, "Besides, you are pregnant, how can you go."

"That's right, then there is an excuse to refuse." Seeing the invitations one after another, he became confused for a moment and forgot that he was pregnant.

Wei Cheng felt that after his daughter-in-law was pregnant, she would occasionally get a little confused, and he thought it was cute.

"Xiao Liu, all these posts will be rejected in the future, your Patriarch wants to raise a baby."

Xiao Liu said: "Yes!"

It didn't take long for the upper echelons of Nanshan County to know that Wei Cheng's husband was pregnant.

envious envy.

Those who once arranged behind the scenes to give birth to children were beaten in the face.

These right and wrong have nothing to do with Wei Cheng and his wife.

Zhou Yuan asked Xiao Liu to put away all the invitations, and then asked, "Husband, why does uncle want you?"

Wei Cheng poured a cup of tea, added a cup of jujube scented tea for his wife, and said, "Uncle wants a supply."

Zhou Yuan was surprised: "Uncle asked for it? What do you say?"

Surprisingly, with Wei Zhai's superior attitude, he would ask his family for supplies.

"He didn't ask for it, he couldn't bear it, so I just pretended not to know, and then I came back."

Zhou Yuan: "......"

—

Will uncle Wei give up?

Ken will not!

He didn't invite Mr. Wei, he didn't think it was necessary, he knew that Uncle Wei was working there in Weicheng, so he went directly to find someone.

Uncle Wei said euphemistically: "Brother, it's not that I don't help as a lobbyist. Nephew Cheng is kind to me. Besides, I work under Nephew Cheng. I should distinguish the employment relationship. Please understand my difficulties."

If in the past, Uncle Wei always followed Uncle Wei's lead, Uncle Wei would not refuse his words. After that incident, he was disappointed in Wei Zhairen.

Uncle Wei was angry in his heart, but he was ashamed of Uncle Wei, he couldn't force him, and then went to Uncle Wei.

The fourth uncle of Wei Cheng's family is a fox, a greedy person who puts profit first. He didn't expect that poor nephew to become an official businessman without saying a word.

He didn't know such a big thing!

He has become an official businessman, and as the fourth uncle of an official businessman, does he represent a profitable business?

He had heard about Nanbeixing a long time ago, and thought that he was not a small businessman. He didn't think that Nanbeixing was his nephew, and such a good opportunity was destined to be his.

"Brother, this matter has to be discussed in the long run."

"I don't know what the fourth brother has to say."

"Don't worry, because of the relationship between nephew Cheng and us, we need to do some calculations."

Uncle Wei and Uncle Wei are calculating here.

Uncle Wei went to Wei Cheng, told him the matter, and told him to be on guard.

Wei Cheng thanked his third uncle for his kindness, and hummed lightly.

Seeing that his nephew was so calm, Uncle Wei asked, "Nephew Cheng, do you have a solution?"

"No!" Wei Cheng said simply.

Uncle Wei San: "..."

Wei Chengdao: "Third Uncle, don't worry. I have nothing to do with Uncle and Fourth Uncle. If they put pressure on me as an elder, it won't work here. Even if my grandfather puts pressure on me, I'm an independent household. At worst, they will treat me as shameless." My children and grandchildren will not communicate with me, and it will be the same as before."

This relative of the Wei family is dispensable to him, of course, Wei Cheng won't say it directly.

Uncle Wei sighed: "Nephew Cheng, Uncle San wants to apologize to you here. I used to..."

"Third Uncle doesn't have to worry about it, my nephew can understand."

Although Wei Cheng said so, Uncle Wei still felt that he had treated his nephew too badly in the past, and secretly decided that he should help his nephew take care of the business.

Send off Uncle Wei.

Wei Cheng stood at the door thinking about one thing.