After they had had enough wine and food, and the matter was settled, Jia Lian had no intention of listening to the flattery of these salt merchants. He said "Thank you for the hospitality" and left.
The salt merchants hurriedly got up to see him off, but they didn’t dare to crowd in. Only Zhou Boru came to the door of the restaurant.
The Wangjiang Building is built facing the river, surrounded by a water corridor in front of the main entrance. Perhaps there is no curfew in this area, so even if it is late at night, when you look at it, the banks of the river are still bright and lively. Countless wealthy people enjoy themselves here.
"My lord..."
Zhou Boru bent forward and called in a low voice. When he saw Jia Lian turning back to look at him, he dared to reach into his arms and take out something. Presented.
"This is the land deed and house deed of the manor that I saw that day. Please accept it, and I will be a villain to apologize for the neglect you faced!"
Although his attitude was very sincere, Jia Lian still shook his head: "I understand Chairman Zhou's good intentions, but after this incident, I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to return to Yangzhou. I would have left such a good garden in vain. It's a pity that I don't have the energy to arrange personnel for repairs and maintenance, which is a burden."
Zhou Boru had obviously anticipated Jia Lian's concerns, and said quickly: "I also know that you will not live here forever. Yangzhou is a small city, so I have already thought about it for you. In the future, the maintenance of the garden and all other matters will be done by my Zhou family, and I will not let you waste any more time and effort. I have also taken care of the garden. The list of personnel responsible for care and maintenance is attached to the property deed. As long as the adults come over at any time, they can be used like their own servants.
As for the pity, it is not to mention that the garden is idle anyway. After many years, even if an adult can live in it once in the future, it will be considered to have fully realized its value. Even if an adult does not live in it once, it can be considered a blessing if it falls into the hands of an adult."
"Hehehehe."
Jia Lian finally smiled. Zhou Boru is really interesting this week. Hearing what he said, Jia Lian didn't know what he was planning.
Needless to say the value of that garden, except that Zhou Boru knew that he was going to return to Beijing, and he was afraid that he might not return to Yangzhou in a few years, so why did he decide to give the garden to him?
Is it just to make it convenient for him to come to Yangzhou occasionally?
Of course not. He must get in touch with him!
You must know that even if you use one hundred thousand or two hundred thousand taels of silver to curry favor with others, even if you are happy at first, over time, you will inevitably forget or become indifferent to this "friendship."
But the house and the garden are different. Just like what Zhou Boru said, as long as he receives the property deed, it means that the garden belongs to him and is his asset..
In this way, whenever he thinks of Yangzhou in the future, he will be able to think of such a beautiful and luxurious property in Yangzhou, and he will naturally remember that it was a gift from the Zhou family.
It can be said that as long as the garden exists, the relationship between the Zhou family and him will exist.
Not to mention, the Zhou family will always help him take care of the garden. In this way, even if he suddenly fails one day, it will be easy for the Zhou family to take back the garden. And if Jia Lian continues to prosper, it will be more cost-effective. A one-time investment will last forever.
But what can Jia Lian say? Not to mention it is as nice as what others say, but to say that what they do is only good for him and has no harm.
Only the deed was collected, not taken over. He didn’t tell, and the Zhou family didn’t tell. Who knew that the garden was actually his Jia Lian’s property?
Even if he goes to Yangzhou in the future and lives there, it can be said that he has friendship with the Zhou family and they are just treating him well.
This eliminates the risk of others using this to impeach him for corruption and bribery, and allows fixed assets to be sent in with the left hand and out with the right.
It can be seen that Zhou Boru is really smart in everything he does this time, and he has his own set of rules for doing things.
"Okay, I will be disrespectful to refuse."
Jia Lian smiled and accepted the deed. Jia Lian never liked to refuse this kind of benefit that was not free of charge.
Even if something happens to the Zhou family in the future, he doesn’t want to get involved. The worst he can do is to change hands and hand over the garden to others...
When Zhou Boru saw that Jia Lian finally agreed, his expression suddenly changed. Showing joy. But if he knew about Jia Lian's very shameful plans, he probably wouldn't be able to laugh.
While complimenting, when he saw Shen Paner coming over Yingying, he said to Jia Lian: "By the way, at the banquet before, I heard that this was my first time to visit the Xiao Qinhuai River. I'm afraid When I came here before, I didn’t have time to take a closer look.
So I have arranged a boat for you, and you can take the boat tonight to see the most representative Yangzhou scenery..."
After saying that, he immediately raised his hands to Shen Pan'er who came closer and said: "Tonight, Miss Lao Pan'er will make good arrangements to take care of you."
"Zhou Hui You are so polite, it is our honor to be able to serve you."
Zhou Boru and others all thought that Shen Pan'er was already Jia Lian's woman, which is why they made a special trip to invite Shen Pan'er over tonight. He just felt that with Jia Lian's old lover here, Jia Lian would not refuse their romantic bribes.
In fact, Jia Lian had no intention of refusing. Shipwreck night tour, and beautiesThe companionship was already enough to arouse people's imagination, not to mention, with the way these salt merchants behaved, there might be some other shows, so of course he was happy to wait and see.
Seeing that his own soldiers had taken control of the ship, Jia Lian did not hesitate and followed Shen Pan'er to board the ship and then went to the second floor.
This floor ship is not too big, especially on the second floor. There are basically no rooms. There are only pavilion-like cabins with no walls on all sides, scattered screens, and countless beams. Various colors of silk fabrics and bamboo curtains hang down, making the scene look rich and elegant, yet still elegant.
Of course, what attracted Jia Lian’s attention more was the three dancers on the deck. They all started dancing before Jia Lian got on the boat. When they saw Jia Lian coming over, they all looked shy towards Jia Lian, but there was no disorder in their dancing postures.
In the cabin with the bamboo curtains wide open, there were already many beauties accompanying them. These beauties are holding pipa, playing guqin or erhu.
These instruments should be exclusive to each other, but due to their superb skills, they not only play very well, but also have no overbearing sound, making them appear quiet and elegant.
Except for a few maids at the bow and stern of the boat, all the women here are extremely beautiful.
They are all the expensive courtesan ladies that I have seen at the banquet before, even if I have seen their appearance, this time I saw so many top court ladies at once again, Even though their appearance and figure are a bit the same, they are still stunning enough and can't help but make people feel restless.
Just imagine, all the twelve principal ladies of Jinling, including Yuanchun, were transformed into their youthful appearance, and then they were asked to dress up in beautiful clothes and perform their talents together. How intoxicated would it be?
"Hehehe, please take a seat, sir. Don't be in a hurry. I and the twelve sisters tonight belong to you alone. You have enough time to enjoy it slowly..."< br />
Shen Paner smiled and helped Jia Lian into the cabin and sat down on a chair that had been covered with tangerine fur.
Because she deliberately spoke charmingly, the other beauties in the cabin who wanted to look at Jia Lian but were too shy to look at her directly became even more shy.
No one had any unusual looks, and many people even quietly straightened their postures in order to see their most beautiful figures when Jia Lian glanced at them.
Of course, among these people, there is no Gu Qingyi.
This girl in Tsing Yi, who has won the first place in two oiran competitions in a row and is known as the number one oiran lady in Jiangnan, is sitting closest to Jia Lian, stroking the guqin, and her expression is...The color is very calm.
At this time, she also took off her veil, completely revealing her stunning appearance.
Jia Lian couldn't help but take a closer look, and then helplessly discovered that this girl was indeed as he had guessed at first. Not only was she similar in age to Miaoyu, but she was equally beautiful and refined, and her expression, The temperament is very similar to the Miaoyu he first met at Panxiang Temple in Suzhou!
In other words, in the future, after he completely conquers Miaoyu, wouldn't it make her look like a pair of peerless sisters if she dresses up in such a charming way?
If he hadn’t known that Miaoyu was the only daughter of a former Suzhou weaver, and that her father had committed the crime the year before last, Gu Qingyi would have already become famous in the Jiangnan romance scene three or four years ago. For a long time, Jia Lian couldn't help but wonder if these ladies were sisters who had been separated from Miaoyu for many years!
Furthermore, Jia Lian probably knew why Gu Qingyi was so popular. Apart from her appearance and talent, which are different things for the beholder and the wise, she was always calm and unsullied. She looks like a proper ascetic goddess!
This kind of woman may not seem like much to those truly powerful people, but to those arty men who claim to be romantic but are actually cash-strapped, she is simply a killer-level beauty.
Seeing Jia Lian admiring the beauty and skills of the other sisters, Shen Pan'er, who had nothing to do, turned behind Jia Lian and wanted to give Jia Lian a squeeze on his shoulders.
With her status as the number one dancer in the south of the Yangtze River, she would not have served a man like this before, but since she had made up her mind to rely on Jia Lian, she naturally wanted to seize every opportunity to let Jia Lian discover her benefits. Opportunity.
As soon as he got out of Jia Lian's sight, he suddenly felt that he was being watched. When she looked back, she realized that it was Jia Lian's two maidservants looking at her. One of them in particular had a cold and even murderous look in his eyes, which made her take a step back quietly.
Quietly, she could not help complaining in her heart. She didn’t know what the adults were doing with such a fierce woman around her...
She didn’t dare to do it again. , she knew that the soldiers and guards around Jia Lian regarded Jia Lian's safety as very important. It is said that when they were preparing to rehearse the show, the officers and soldiers rushed up and turned everything inside and outside the ship. However, they took away all the objects that had the slightest threat to the human body, and even Their bodies had been searched by these two women.
At that time, they felt a little dissatisfied, but later they discovered that many troops had been controlled on both sides of the river at some point. This made them stunned and admired the magnanimity of Jia Lian, a powerful figure from the capital. , as expected, they are different from Jiangnan.
From this, Shen Paner felt unhappyI can't help feeling that if people like Jia Lian were so closely protected wherever they went, their lives would seem a bit rigorous and boring.
How did she know that it was the people around Jia Lian who knew that Jia Lian was now a big mountain weighing on the heads of these salt merchants, and both parties had interests. Therefore, when Jia Lian set foot on the territory of these salt merchants, they would be extremely cautious and cautious, not daring to give the other party the slightest chance.