Chapter 218 Ye Dacai's daughter is looking for a husband! (Part 1)
Jiang Chengfeng touched his nose and laughed, "Miss, you have changed into new clothes, which makes you look younger and more beautiful. You can fully represent the glorious and ! If I change into new clothes, wouldn't I steal your limelight!"
"You're so smooth-talking!" Shen Ruoyan said coquettishly and rolled her eyes.
Afterwards, Young Master Zhao and Jiang Chengfeng rode horses, Shen Ruoyan took a carriage, and the three of them walked towards the Ye Mansion surrounded by a group of servants and maids.
Speaking of which, this was Jiang Chengfeng's first time in Ye Mansion. From a distance, Jiang Chengfeng saw a wide vermilion gate, with two majestic stone lions on both sides of the gate, and a gold-plated plaque hanging above it - Huayang Ye Mansion.
Before they even reached the gate, Shen Ruoyan stopped the carriage, jumped off and said hurriedly, "Jiang Dazhu, cousin, get off the horse quickly!"
Jiang Chengfeng reined in his horse and asked in confusion, "We haven't even arrived yet! Why do we have to dismount?"
Shen Ruoyan's beautiful eyes rolled back as she said angrily, "Are you really stupid or are you just pretending to be stupid?"
Jiang Chengfeng scratched his head and looked at Shen Ruoyan even more puzzled .
Shen Ruoyan pointed at the gold-plated plaque in the Ye Mansion with a bad temper and explained, "This plaque was personally written by the emperor! Over the past ten years, all the scholars who passed by this place got off their sedan chairs and the generals got off their horses!"
Jiang Chengfeng suddenly realized and glanced at the gold-plated plaque. He thought, it's just a plaque, is it necessary to be so cautious? However, he looked at the other people who came to the Ye Mansion to celebrate the birthday and they all got off their horses from a distance.
Today, officials who came to celebrate the birthday of the Governor's mother almost broke down the door of the Ye Mansion, not including the gentry who wanted to get close to the Ye family. Even many local merchants from Huayang came. However, these merchants did not receive an invitation letter and were not eligible to enter. They could only hand over gifts through the gatekeeper, and if they were lucky, they could leave their names.
Seeing other people coming to celebrate the birthday carrying gift boxes of various sizes, Shen Ruoyan also took out a large package from the carriage and handed it to Jiang Chengfeng, "This is the gift we prepared! Give it to the butler at the door later!"
Jiang Chengfeng didn't know what gift Miss Shen had prepared, but it was very heavy. However, compared to the big gift boxes given by others, this package was considered light.
Arriving at the door, Shen Ruoyan respectfully handed over her name card, and the MC sang loudly, "The Shen family of Huayang would like to present a stone of longevity noodles, twenty bottles of perfume, and fifty pieces of soap! I wish our ancestor a life as long as the Southern Mountains and a life as rich as the East Sea!"
Jiang Chengfeng's heart sank when he heard the host's words . He had never expected that there would be so many good things in this package. Ignoring the longevity noodles, these twenty bottles of perfume, plus fifty pieces of soap, were worth more than two thousand taels of silver, and this perfume was in short supply now!
Damn it, this old fox, Old Ye, has made a fortune this time! As long as Old Ye is willing to sell, this good stuff can be sold for at least three or four thousand taels of silver.
Shen Ruoyan poked Jiang Chengfeng's waist and whispered, "Hey! Jiang Dazhu, what are you daydreaming about?"
Jiang Chengfeng came to his senses, gave Shen Ruoyan a thumbs up, and praised: "Miss, I admire you! You really deserve to be the number one merchant in Huayang!"
"Bah! What nonsense are you talking about!"
Shen Ruoyan spat, lifted her skirt slightly, and walked quickly into the mansion.
In fact, Shen Ruoyan had thought about this gift carefully. Other people gave gold, silver, and jewelry, or antiques, calligraphy, and paintings, which were not rare after receiving many gifts. But the perfume and soap of the Shen family were special products, which others could not buy even if they had money.
Therefore, this gift from the Shen family is not only novel and unique, but most importantly, it also advertises the Shen family’s products, killing two birds with one stone!
As soon as Shen Ruoyan and the other two entered the room, Ye Duo, who was pregnant, walked up to them with a red face, bowed and smiled, "Miss Shen, I'm sorry for not coming to meet you in person!"
As the governor of Jianghuai Province and a high-ranking official, he actually personally welcomed Shen Ruoyan, a businessman, which was considered to be giving enough face to the Shen family.
Shen Ruoyan was flattered and bowed quickly, saying, "I am so humbled that I dare to trouble the Governor-General to come and greet me in person!"
Ye Shengxian followed his father and saw the boss coming. He enthusiastically pulled Jiang Chengfeng's arm and said with a smile: "Boss, long time no see!"
He glanced at Young Master Zhao next to him and said with a smile, "Brother Zhao, we haven't seen each other for a long time!"
The Ye Mansion was very spacious. The courtyard was already filled with tables and chairs, and was crowded with people, mostly officials from various places who came to celebrate the birthday. These people cast surprised glances at Shen Ruoyan and the other three. It was really incredible that the Governor-General personally welcomed a small businessman.
What surprised them even more was that they, the officials, could only sit in the courtyard, but Governor Ye welcomed Shen Ruoyan and the other three into the main hall. There were only twelve tables in the main hall. Who could not be a famous figure in Jianghuai Province? The Shen family was just a merchant family. What qualifications did they have to sit in the main hall?
In fact, Shen Ruoyan herself was also very uneasy. This was an era when merchants had a low status, and she was treated as a distinguished guest by Governor Ye. Although she appeared calm on the surface, she was uneasy inside. Her two small hands tightly grasped the hem of her skirt, and beads of sweat oozed from her palms.
Jiang Chengfeng touched the back of her hand and comforted her, "It's okay! Just treat these people as air!"
Shen Ruoyan smiled sweetly, and felt a lot more relaxed.
Seeing that the boss was actually standing behind Shen Ruoyan, Ye Shengxian wanted to pull him to sit down, but was refused by Jiang Chengfeng, who said that he was a servant of the Shen family and was not qualified to sit down.
Ye Shengxian knew that the boss liked to keep a low profile, so he didn't say anything more.
Jiang Chengfeng was bored, so he glanced around and soon found Mr. Fang Xianzhong whom he had just met yesterday in the crowd. According to the standards of later generations, Mr. Fang Xianzhong should be a bureau-level or deputy-department-level cadre, so he could naturally sit in this main hall. However, Mr. Fang glanced over here from time to time, with a vicious look in his eyes.
In addition, Jiang Chengfeng also found the most talented scholar in Huayang, Young Master Zhu. After recuperation, the swelling on his face had subsided, and he was chatting and drinking with others, looking very happy.
Noticing someone looking at him, Zhu Kewei turned his head and glared at Jiang Chengfeng, snorting coldly. It was a pity that this kid was just a scholar, and even if he was angry, he didn't dare to beat Jiang Chengfeng here. Moreover, after experiencing the last gang fight, he was now a little afraid of Jiang Chengfeng.
Sure enough, Jiang Chengfeng glared back at him, and Zhu Kewei shrank his neck in fear, and hurriedly lowered his head, pretending to be busy drinking. Jiang Chengfeng sneered secretly, thinking to himself, you little white face, you can coax women, but if you play with me, I will kill you!
After a careful search, Jiang Chengfeng saw Long Bai sitting in the first seat in the main hall.
