Guo Hong said with some sighs: "The virtuous nephew is young, not only has a successful career, but after the Lanting meeting, he is even more famous all over the country, and it is said that a generation of newcomers is better than the old, and I want to be the same year as the virtuous nephew, I am still a ridiculous and unenterprising person, ashamed." ”

What does this mean?

I just want to stuff my daughter to myself, and I don't have to belittle myself like this, right?

Zheng Peng immediately said: "Uncle Guo killed the juniors, and he is not afraid of your jokes, the juniors have done a lot of ridiculous things, so they were expelled from the house, if it weren't for Miss Guo, maybe the juniors are still worried about their livelihoods, what is the reputation of the whole country, those are all false names, if you want to talk about Uncle Guo in your hometown, it is full of friends all over the world, and it is the younger generations who learn more from Uncle Guo." ”

Everyone carried the sedan chair, Guo Hong praised it, and Zheng Peng also put back a high hat for him in due time.

"Hmph, if there is someone in my Guo Mansion who is as good as you, it will be demolished, and the old man will applaud him, those old guys from the Zheng family in Yuancheng have lived for so long, and they have all lived to dogs, ignorant." Old man Guo snorted coldly on the side.

These words are ambiguous, Zheng Peng said modestly: "Where, it is Uncle Guo who carries love, Uncle Guo is a good family and disciplined, not to mention anything else, just doing a good job in a Lanting Club is enough to make many people jealous." ”

I thought that these words would make Guo Hong happy, but I didn't expect him to let out a long sigh again, and the sadness on that old face was even stronger, and he shook his head and said: "Virtuous nephew, you only see the surface scenery of Guo Mansion, but in fact, there are many troubles that you don't know." ”

This Guo Hong, today is too abnormal, he entertained himself without saying anything, and his attitude was so low, he didn't seem to be happy to "wear a high hat" for him, what do you mean? Is it possible that the married girl still doesn't want to pay the dowry?

No, I haven't agreed yet.

Zheng Peng had doubts in his heart, but he still climbed up along his pole: "No, Guo Mansion has friends all over the world, the fields, shops and transactions are all prosperous, and the money is making money every day, how many people can't dream of it, what is Uncle Guo's troubles?" ”

Guixiang Guo's is a veritable big landlord and a wealthy family, and he has an Lanting Meeting, that is, the history of Weizhou Thorn and the former Guozi Priest Wine all come to cheer for it.

Guo Hong didn't speak, and the old man Guo on the side said with some nostalgia: "Feiteng, you must also know that Guo Mansion can have today, all thanks to my dead brother, as soon as people leave, that little bit of affection will become less and less, as soon as the tea is cold, the future will be sad, there will be friends and enemies, friends may be scattered one day, but the enemy can remember for a few lifetimes, so Guo Mansion seems to be beautiful, but in fact it is already walking on thin ice." ”

Zheng Peng was even more confused, and said a little strangely: "Uncle Guo's analysis is very reasonable, but it's a pity that the younger generation has a slight speech and limited ability, otherwise, he will definitely help Guo Fu." ”

You also have to find a target to complain, find a way for big people like Fang Tingshi and Qinghe Cui's family, what's the use of finding yourself a flat-headed commoner?

Is it possible that you want to borrow money with your share of dividends in mind?

Old man Guo smiled, raised his wine glass and wiped it in one sip, then said with a smile: "There are not many people who can solve the predicament of Guo Mansion, and its Feiteng is just one of them." ”

Zheng Peng's heart moved, as if he had enlightenment, but he still pretended not to understand, and asked: "Uncle Guo's words are too profound, and the younger generation is ignorant, please make it clear." ”

Old man Guo smiled slightly, stood up and shook his head and said, "This person is old and useless, you sit first, and the old man will wash his hands first." ”

When he said that he was washing his hands, he was going to the thatched house, and when he saw Old Man Guo standing up, Guo Hong immediately stood up: "Uncle, you drank too much, I'll help you go." ”

Before Guo Hong left, he gave Guo Ketang a look without a trace.

Zheng Peng took all this in his eyes, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: There are many routines for rich people, the uncle and nephew talked about it before, but they didn't say it at the critical moment, they ran away under the pretext, and the rest was handed over to Guo Ketang to communicate with him, and the best thing to talk about is that if it can't be negotiated, it can be saved, and there is no need to pull down his face and bargain with a junior.

There are so many foreshadowings in the front, and now it's the meat.

"Zheng Gongzi, the little woman toasts you." Guo Ketang raised his glass with a smile.

With a soft "pop", Zheng Peng put down the wine glass in his hand and said with a wry smile: "Miss Guo, it's not that you don't give face, but you are too mysterious, and if you don't tell what's going on, you really can't drink this wine." ”

"What's the matter, Zheng Gongzi is afraid that there is something wrong with this wine?"

"That's not it, to deal with a little person like this, Miss Guo can't use this method."

Guo Ketang gently put down the wine glass, looked at Zheng Peng with a pair of beautiful big eyes, his face was straight, and he said seriously: "Zheng Gongzi is a refreshing person, and the little woman will get straight to the point." ”

"It's long overdue."

"The function of new printing, I think Zheng Gongzi knows better than the little woman, my Aya and my uncle and grandfather both think that it is a good thing for the benefit of the country and the people, and it should not be collected in their own hands, but dedicated to the imperial court and benefited thousands of scholars in the world."

Sure enough, Zheng Peng thought that it was similar to what he had guessed, and then he felt a little lost in his heart.

I thought that I took a fancy to my potential and wanted to use a beauty trick to recruit myself into Guo's mansion, but at that time I was extremely entangled in how to push and push, but now I don't have to be entangled, everything is my preconceived wishful thinking, but there is no chance to refuse, and there is no sense of accomplishment.

In front of the old man Guo is very positive, the academy is not swept, every day to run to the printing room, Guo Fu extracts capable people to surround the new printing room, today Guo Hong, who has never asked about business affairs, personally rushed to participate in the sacrifice to the sky, and prepared such a sumptuous meal after the end, it turned out that everything was to dedicate the new printing to the imperial court.

Guo's hole cards were revealed, but Zheng Peng was not in a hurry, frowned and said, "Miss Guo, we didn't discuss it like this. ”

It turned out to be a plan to use new printing to make money, this technology is unique in the Tang Dynasty, so many scholars in the world, it can be said that the wealth is rolling in, dedicated to the imperial court, that is self-cutting money.

Guo Ketang said helplessly: "That's right, but didn't things change, so I specially asked you to discuss." ”

Without waiting for Zheng Peng to speak, Guo Ketang continued: "Zheng Gongzi, the little woman speaks straight, please don't mind some words." ”

"Please."

"Money can be earned at any time, but the fame is different, it is hard to find, no matter how much money you make, there is no power to protect yourself, it is just a captive pig and sheep in the eyes of others, this is also a crime, if Huang Jian hadn't forced Gongzi too tightly that day, presumably Gongzi would not have made such a good deal of braised meat to Guo Fu to get a piece of the pie, right?"

Zheng Peng nodded, and while playing with the delicate wine glass in his hand, he said, "That's right, what is Miss Guo going to do?" ”

"Dedicated to the imperial court" Guo Ketang said very simply: "This idea is what Gongzi thinks, and Gongzi should take full credit, but it is only a recommendation, and it will not help Guofu much, so we want to discuss with Gongzi whether Guofu's name can appear on the new printing and share a little more credit." ”

After hesitating, Guo Ketang quickly added: "According to the usual practice, that is, the prince has all this merit, the court does not reward more property and land, our Guo Mansion has always valued love and righteousness, and kept promises, if the son agrees, we will double the compensation for the loss of the son, do not hide from the son, grandfather has contributed a lot to the court and the Tang Dynasty, as far as we know, that is, his old man is gone, and the emperor still remembers his good past, but there is a lack of an opportunity to make the emperor think of our Guo family and reuse our Guo family, many of the ancestors' old friends are still alive, I am also willing to speak for the Guo family, my uncle and grandfather have discussed with Aya that new printing is the best opportunity, as long as it is offered, when the emperor is happy, the old friends of the past will help each other again, and the Guo family will be revitalized just around the corner. ”

Guo Yuanzhen was a little lawless when he was young, but after joining the army, he made outstanding achievements, made great contributions to the stability of the frontier, and provided an ideal environment for the prosperity of the Kaiyuan Dynasty.

Seeing that Zheng Peng was still silent, Guo Ketang thought that Zheng Peng was still thinking about it, smiled slightly, and gently patted it three times with his small green onion white hand.

Soon, the door was pushed open, and a group of servant girls holding trays rushed in, lined up in front of Zheng Peng, and the twin sisters Hua Qing'er and Man'er, who were waiting for Zheng Peng, also stood next to those servants.

As soon as the group of maids came in, Zheng Peng felt that the hall was bright: the tray was full of glittering gold ingots, and the light shone on the gold ingots, and the refracted golden light seemed to dazzle people's eyes.

Guo Ketang said softly beside him: "There are three hundred taels of gold here, and this pair of untrained sisters, it should be regarded as a little compensation from our Guo Mansion to Zheng Gongzi, and when Guo Mansion can regain its prestige, he will not forget the beauty of Gongzi's adult today." ”

People die for money, birds die for food, look at a gold ingot shining with golden light, and then look at the twin sisters standing in Qiaoshengsheng, it is really golden and beautiful like jade, Zheng Peng's eyes are bright.

The currency of the Tang Dynasty was dominated by copper coins, and gold was relatively scarce, and Guo Fu took out so much gold at once, and he didn't know where to find such a peugeot twin sister flower, which can be said to be full of sincerity.