Chapter 35: The Parchment Scroll
Today, the lights inside and outside the Liang Mansion are colorful, the cars and horses outside the gate are like clouds, and even the most ordinary servants are wearing new clothes, busy with smiles on their faces; Liang Million, who was wearing a big red robe, sat with his head held high in the middle of the lobby, and the guests on both sides were like clouds, all of whom were rich and dignitaries in Jixian County and even Youzhou. The Liang family is rich and rivals the country, owns thousands of tons of land, and is like a cloud, not only mastering the winemaking industry in the Youzhou area, but also secretly infiltrating the local officialdom is also very powerful, and the potential power is unfathomable; I don't know how many people rely on the Liang family's industry to make a living, not to mention that now the imperial court is clearly marked with prices, who knows when Lord Liang will be interested in it, and he will become Liang Taiwei and Liang Sangong when he transforms?
Therefore, the wealthy businessmen and scholars in Youzhou and even the entire Hebei region have sent people to celebrate their birthdays, and for a time the guests are like clouds, and the gifts are piled up, which is more lively than the New Year's Festival.
And Xiao Yi was also sitting in the main hall at this time, and was specially arranged to the VIP area on the left side of the lobby, the ancients regarded the left as precious, and the same seat was not the upper class people in the Youzhou area, although a strange teenager sitting here was a little puzzled, but these shrewd guests were silent, still talking and laughing on the surface, and even some people continued to express friendship to Xiao Yi, and at the same time asked in the conversation, where is this young man sacred......
Xiao Yi also responded with a smile on his face to other people's friendliness, but he didn't reveal any tone in his mouth, just kept saying: "Hmm! …… Good! That's right! …… You're so right! "When dealing with these people, you must be more than 120,000 careful, otherwise you will definitely be eaten by these smiling guys without any dregs, if they know that he is the inventor of Wuwu wine, it is estimated that as soon as he walks out of this hall, he will be beaten with a stick, and then put on a sack and carried away; Without him, the profits are amazing! According to Liang Xiaoyu secretly told him, if a jar of Wuxian wine is transported to the outside of the Saiwai, it can be exchanged for two good horses with green mouths and strong mouths from the Huns, which is also one of the reasons why Xiao Yi will give the secret recipe to Liang Million so easily, this 'potato' is too hot for him to hold on......
A smart person knows how to advance and retreat, and will never do stupid things that give up his life and money!
Soon, the main drama began, the young masters of the Liang family began to offer birthday gifts, and this is also a game to select the future master of the Liang family, although there is no sword and sword, but it is more thrilling, all the guests stopped the cups and spoons, and watched quietly, which is also related to their interests, the battle between the strong and powerful is also life and death, and the selection of the heir is undoubtedly the top priority, in the future, the Liang family is a friend or foe, an attack or a defense, it depends on today; If the Liang family chooses a powerful successor, it will be fine, otherwise, once the Liang family falls into the hands of a straw bag, I am afraid that these guests here today will immediately pounce on the Liang family and tear it to pieces......
In the lobby, the master of ceremonies dressed in fancy clothes began to shout:
"The eldest young master Liang Mantun offers a bucket of pearls from the East China Sea......
The second young master Liang Mancang presented a peerless night pearl......
The third young master Liang has a car, offering a piece of deep sea 10,000-year-old cold iron......
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Hearing so many strange names, many guests began to chuckle in a low voice, and Xiao Yat, who was tasting the food, was also laughing at first, but soon stopped laughing, but fell into deep thought......
As the No. 1 wealthy businessman in Youzhou, Liang Million can be described as the best of the best, how can he not even be able to name his son? There's a lot of meaning in that!
Businessmen are always on guard against other people's calculations, but open guns are easy to dodge, and hidden arrows are difficult to defend, so what kind of people will not be calculated?
The answer is: "Stupid man! ”
No one is going to calculate a fool!
So how can you tell if a person is a fool? …… Before you see him, you can hear his name first!
The name is stupid, and people are naturally stupid! This is the first judgment in almost everyone's subconscious. It's like you will naturally beware of a person named 'Dongfang Hui', but you will never beware of someone called 'Silly Root'.
Old man Liang gave such a strange name to his sons, it is not a kind of well-intentioned protection, there are many people in this world who think they are smart, but there are very few people who can pretend to be stupid......
Glancing at the birthday star on the main throne, no wonder he would become the first wealthy businessman in Youzhou, Xiao Yi vaguely remembered that the name of this old man Liang was: "Liang Yong, the word is million!" ”
"Yong?" Hehe! I'm afraid it's wise and foolish, right?
At this time, the master of ceremonies continued to shout:
"Ninth Young Master, Liang Xiaoyu, offer a birthday gift sheepskin."
Hearing that Liang Xiaoyu was offering a sheepskin, the brothers of the Liang family, who were comparing with each other, all laughed and joked:
"Ninth brother, if you can't find a treasure, just say it bluntly, brother, the eldest brother will definitely help you......
Yes, Brother Jiu, how can he be so poor as the shopkeeper who controls a place......
That's right, aren't you afraid of losing the face of our Liang family? ……
For a while, even all the guests present were whispering, and many people had even kicked this Ninth Young Master out of this selection competition directly in their hearts, only Xiao Yi, who was tasting the wine, smiled slightly, and did not move at all, and this wine has finally tasted until now.
Regardless of everyone's reaction, the old man Liang, who was sitting in the middle, directly reached out and took the gift sheepskin, he was still very confident in his ninth son, who was not good-looking; And this confidence comes from Xiao Yi, as the so-called like gathers, the best way to see a person is to observe the friends around him, since Liang Xiaoyu can be recognized by a demonic person like Xiao Yi, and said the words 'the one who wins friends', it shows that Lao Jiu is by no means an idle person!
Sure enough, Liang Million opened the parchment scroll and saw that the old face, which had always been unfazed, immediately became strange, both deeply shocked and seemed to want to look up to the sky and laugh, but he didn't dare to laugh, holding back an old face like a puffed toad, which was wonderful......
"Although it is just a sheepskin, after all, it is a piece of Lao Jiu's heart, and filial piety is rare! Filial piety is rare! After speaking, Liang Million quickly rolled the parchment into a ball, put it directly into his arms, and patted it gently, looking very cherished, and at the same time glanced thoughtfully at Xiao Yi, who was eating and drinking at the banquet......
His eyes were so deep that he seemed to be looking at a living treasure, a living treasure that was more precious than a parchment roll! ……
And the dedication continued......
In addition to the many children of the Liang family, guests from all walks of life gave a large number of precious gifts, and Xiao Yi gave a handwritten picture of Baishou, which is definitely fresh in this era, and has face, and is economical......
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That night, after sending all the guests away, Liang Million gently opened the parchment scroll in the secret room in the back hall, which was a parchment painted with lines and countless place names, and there was a line of big characters on it: "The general map of the world's merchants!" The lines above are marked routes to the rest of the world, including the Silk Road to the west, the Tea and Horse Road to the southwest, and even the seafaring road to the east......
Liang Million, who has been in business for many years, knows deeply that this may be just a sheepskin in the eyes of ordinary people, but in the hands of the Liang family, who is a wealthy businessman, it is a ...... that has not fallen for thousands of years. What could be more powerful in the world than to open up a new trade route in the heart of a businessman?
I took Xiao Yi's birthday gift - 'Hundred Shou Tu' and looked at it carefully, "A longevity character can write a hundred different ways to write it, it's really a stroke of genius!" For the Eastern Han Dynasty, an era of calligraphy or enlightenment, this picture of Baishou is undoubtedly shocking.
"Isn't this son a disciple of the immortals? It's so wise, almost demonic! Wouldn't it be a pity if such a person missed it, but he couldn't take it for his own use, how could this be a good ......", after turning around in place for eight times, Liang Million patted his fat head, and finally came up with a wonderful solution, shouting to the outside: "Go and call all the ladies in the backyard to me......
It turned out that Liang million concubines were in a group, in addition to having twelve sons, there were more than 20 daughters, of which there were more than a dozen of them, and there were countless nieces and nieces......
"I don't believe that there is no suitable one, I should be determined by this old man! Hehehe! …”