"Master, there is a young man named Cao outside who wants to see you." The servant who came in held a visiting card in his hand.
"No, no, let him go." Master Wang, who was playing with birds, waved his hand impatiently.
A pair of yellow orioles in the cage were jumping around, looking clever and beautiful. These were two little toys that he bought at a high price. It was more interesting than seeing someone named Cao or Li.
Surname Cao?
"Hey, wait a minute." Mr. Huang seemed to have remembered something. He turned around and saw the servant holding the card in his hand, and said, "Bring it here for me to see."
This time, Cao Xiangnan came here specially to change into a luxurious carriage, and put on a brand new set of clothes. He even hung the jade pendant that he never wore on weekdays on his waist. After dressing up like this, he looked like a young man from a noble family. Who can't pretend to be cool! Usually he was too lazy to pretend.
Today, because of his third brother's matter, he had to change into a set of clothes that looked very high-end, so as not to be looked down upon by some people.
This time he came prepared and specially wrote a visiting card to hand it in. This time, success or failure depends on God's will.
Cao Xiangnan knew that if he didn't let his third brother deal with this matter, his third brother would come to his house three times a day. Who would be willing to be divorced and go back to her parents' home to live a hard life after being used to a good life? Whether the reputation is good or not is one thing, but it is impossible to live like this. If she can't live like this, how can she watch her fourth brother live a good life?
The servant who had been inside for a long time came out and bowed and said, "Mr. Cao, our master wants you to come in."
"Thank you." Cao Xiangnan nodded, raised his head and chest, and followed the servant who led the way in with great style.
The Wang family is a merchant family. Their ancestors have accumulated some money. They are considered a wealthy family in Fenshui City. Otherwise, Mr. Wang would not have brought such a young girl back to the mansion at such an old age.
Scholars, farmers, merchants, and artisans, although merchants are ranked at the end. But the more realistic problem is that you are poor while others are rich, they live in big houses and wear silk and satin, why can't you look down on you poor peasants who can't even get enough food! So it's not surprising that Mr. Wang looks down on the people of Caojia Village, even his third brother hasn't returned to his parents' home after marrying here. It's the same truth from ancient times to the present, if you have no money, you will have no status, whoever has money has the say, today is different from the past, he Cao Xiangnan is not the Cao Xiangnan of the past, and Caojia Village today is not the Caojia Village of the past, if Mr. Wang has a keen sense of smell, he should meet his brother-in-law today.
Walking through the front hall to the back, they met a guy wearing colorful clothes and
twisting his hips as he walked. As they went in, the guy came out with two servants, and they happened to meet. Cao Xiangnan felt uncomfortable when he saw a man wearing rouge and twisting his waist as he walked, and he couldn't complain in his heart.
The servant who led him in called out "Third Madam". The other person looked at him and asked the servant, "Who is this?"
"Someone from Cao Shijun's mother's family is here, and the master asked me to take the person in." The servant replied.
When the other person heard this, he seemed to remember something, his face changed, and he glared at him fiercely, twisting his waist and taking his people away.
Cao Xiangnan, who was stared at in vain, felt puzzled. He said that this Wang Mansion was full of demons and monsters and many lunatics. His third brother could leave this house and regain his freedom, so he should not come back if he could.
But his third brother was determined to come back, and Cao Xiangnan couldn't afford to offend his third brother. He didn't want Cao Chunqing to trouble him all day, so he had to do his best to get his third brother back to the Wang family.
Going into the front hall, passing through the winding corridor, and then into a courtyard, you can see that Master Wang was playing with birds. Master Wang didn't turn around when he heard the footsteps. The servant who led the people in came to their master and reported, "Master, the people are here."
"Yes." Master Wang waved his hand. The servant understood, and left after saying hello.
Cao Xiangnan stood there, and seeing that Mr. Wang had his back to him, acting as if he didn't exist, he complained in his heart, bowed, and said, "I'm Cao Xiangnan, and I've met Mr. Wang."
"Yes." He still didn't turn his head, and he was really arrogant.
The birds in the cage were chirping. Cao Xiangnan looked at the two birds jumping in the cage, forced a polite smile on his face, and said, "The song of this yellow oriole is clear and pleasant, just like singing. It's really beautiful."
Old Master Wang finally turned around, and when he saw people praising his birds, an expression of "I think you know your stuff" appeared on his face, and he said, "I spent one hundred taels to get these two yellow orioles, so they must be good birds."
One hundred taels? Cao Xiangnan cursed Mr. Wang in his heart, "You idiot, you don't even know you've been cheated." But he kept a hypocritical smile on his face and continued to flatter him, "Master, you have a good eye. This hundred taels is worth it. It's a good profit."
"Master, look at these two yellow orioles. They have red beaks, bright feathers, yellow and black colors, bright eyes, and clear voices..." Seeing that Mr. Wang did not object, Cao Xiangnan took two steps forward to the cage there, and used all the words in his mind to praise the bird, even calling it the "king of birds" and flattering Mr. Wang to the ground.
Everyone likes to hear good words. Hearing good words makes one feel good. When one feels good, one becomes more talkative. He should also be grateful for these two yellow orioles.
Taking advantage of Mr. Wang's good mood, Cao Xiangnan did not forget the purpose of coming to the Wang family today. He talked about his third brother, how pitiful he was, how he missed his husband and young children, and how he cried every day, missing his husband.
When he left the Wang family, Wang Fuquan also agreed to take his third brother back to the mansion.
The young man from the Liu family who was waiting outside was waiting for his master to come out. When he saw his master coming out of the Wang family, he hurriedly pulled the carriage forward and asked, "Master, what's going on?"
"Let's go!" Cao Xiangnan smiled, got on the carriage, and said in his heart that it was worth it for him to flatter and pretend to be pitiful for a long time since he went in, and finally add benefits and disadvantages. As long as Wang Fuquan is not a fool, he will know the benefits of welcoming his third brother back.
But that's what he said, he didn't promise any benefits to Wang Fuquan!
"Yes!" The young man from the Liu family could see from the look of his master that this matter was done. During the time when the master was not at home, the third brother of the Cao family came every two or three days to look for his master, and even wanted to live in their master's house.
Today, the matter was settled. Liu Yuan was also happy for their master's family. There would be one less big trouble in the future.
They got on the carriage and drove away.
The next day, the Wang family's carriage entered Caojia Village to pick up their master's concubine and take her back to the Wang family.
Chen Zhu, the aunt, cried and sent her son out the door. She wiped her nose and tears and told her son to come back to see her in the future. She seemed to have forgotten that her son had been divorced and returned to his mother's home for such a long time, and she had never given her son a good look.
Even Zhao Xue stood by with a big belly, smiling warmly to see his third brother out. Cao Laowu was also there, as if he had a very good relationship with his third brother.
Cao Chunqing changed into a new set of clothes, which were sent by his fourth brother, and he also asked someone to come and tidy him up. He put fat on his face, and after this dress up, he was still Cao's concubine in the Wang family mansion.
He turned around and took a look at this broken yard and the people who saw him off. He would never forget the days he spent at his mother's house, and these people were his relatives!
Cao Chunqing got on the carriage with the help of the servants and left without looking back.
The people who gathered at the door to watch the excitement saw Chen Zhu's hypocritical appearance, just like how he cursed his third brother every day when everyone didn't know that his third brother was divorced.
Cao Chunqing was sold to a wealthy family as a concubine by his mother for a few taels of silver. What's the difference between this and selling a son? The people who were watching the excitement knew what kind of person Chen Zhu was, so they didn't expose him. After watching the excitement, they left in twos and threes.
"Go back." Cao's father sighed in his heart, knowing that his third brother was resentful of his father, his mother, and the brothers in the compound. It's better for people to go back, it's better than living a hard life with them in this compound.
The people who had gathered at the door to watch the excitement dispersed, and the people in the Cao family compound also went back into the compound.
When Cao Xiangnan heard that his third brother had been taken away, he nodded and said, "That's good!" If the Wang family didn't come to take him back, he would be in trouble! It was a great thing that his third brother was sent away.
However, there was still the family in the Cao family compound. His wife said that the boy that Cao Laowu brought into the family was also a troublemaker.
What kind of people are in this family! Fortunately, they left that house.
"Wanfeng, Master Feng said that our house in the town has been repaired. Do you want to go to the town to take a look?" Cao Xiangnan was thinking that the house in the town had been repaired, and they could move to the town to live anytime if they wanted, but they would go and take a look first.
"Okay, I'll go to the store and take a look. I haven't seen Aning for a long time." Qi Wanfeng had just returned home to rest for two days, and he wanted to go to the town to take a look. He hadn't seen Aning since he came back, nor had he been to the store.
After Sun Bailian became pregnant, Cao Gang also forbade him to go to the store in the town. But fortunately, Aning was there, and he also invited a few brothers to help look after the store. Aning also came here busy.
When Qi Wanfeng thought about the fact that it was clearly agreed that they would manage the store, but in the end it became Aning who managed it alone, he felt sorry for Aning.
The family got on the carriage waiting outside and went to the town.