Chapter 698: For the Gui family leader, it is a small matter
For Sang Zhixia and Xu Yu, this was equivalent to visiting the host's home through the longest and most tortuous journey.
But for the Gui family, such tediousness has long been commonplace and is the most insignificant part of daily life.
If the Gui family is like this, how extravagant are the three families whose status is still above the Gui family?
Sang Zhixia tried to imagine it, but regretfully found that her imagination was still lacking.
If you have never eaten pork, how can you imagine how a pig runs?
Perhaps noticing that Sang Zhixia had been glancing at the flowers along the roadside, Gui Lianzhi said with a smile, "Does Mr. Sang like flowers?"
Sangzhi Xiaxin said, I just think that thing looks very expensive, but your house is full of it, so it doesn’t seem very expensive.
Sang Zhixia said vaguely, "It's okay."
"That's easy."
Gui Lianzhi said generously, "If you like them, I'll have someone select some good ones and send them to you. They're not particularly good, but you can just display one or two for your enjoyment."
Sang Zhixia smiled but didn't respond. Gui Lianzhi pointed to the inner door not far away and said, "My father is waiting inside."
"Mr. Sang, please."
Sang Zhixia didn't dress up with any hairpins or jewelry when she went out today. She just tied up her long hair with a white jade hairpin and wore the jade pendant given by Old Qi around her waist.
The jade pendant is made of mutton-fat white jade, which complements the hairpin on Sang Zhixia's head and has a unified temperament.
The style is not as small and delicate as those commonly used by ordinary women, but rather simple and elegant.
Gui Sheng recognized the pattern on the jade pendant at a glance.
Gui Lianzhi was young, and even if he saw it, he would not be able to recognize what the jade pendant meant.
Guisheng is different.
Qianyuan Villa was once a powerful and influential place. The name of its owner, Qi Jie, was not only high on the court's wanted list, but also intimidated many people who seemed to have no connection with Qianyuan Villa.
Seeing the jade pendant is like seeing the owner of the manor himself.
Qi Jie didn't come today, but the jade pendant that appeared on Sang Zhixia was enough to prove a lot.
Gui Sheng stood up with his eyes slightly narrowed, not showing the posture of a head of the family at all. He walked towards Sang Zhixia with a smile on his face.
"I've heard of the Sang family's great reputation for a long time, and today I'm lucky enough to meet them."
Sang Zhixia turned slightly to avoid Gui Sheng's greeting, and nodded and smiled in a way that was neither warm nor rude.
"The name of the Gui family's Patriarch is known throughout the country. Since I'm young, I should address myself as a junior when I meet the Patriarch."
"I have troubled Patriarch Gui to wait for such a long time today. I apologize for the inconvenience."
The smile on Gui Sheng's face deepened a little, and he laughed and said, "Sang Dongjia said this, which is different from Gui Mou's."
"Since you are in Nanyun, within the Gui family's jurisdiction, you are an honored guest of our Gui family. There is no need to be so polite."
Gui Sheng made a gesture of invitation.
Sang Zhixia readily took a seat. When Gui Lianzhi signaled Xu Yu and the others to leave, Sang Zhixia lazily said, "You and Xue Liu stay. Lingchu and the others can leave."
Xu Yu and Xue Liu took the opportunity to stand behind Sang Zhixia.
Seeing this, Gui Lianzhi subconsciously looked at his father.
Gui Sheng said nonchalantly, "Take the others to rest and eat something first. If we need you here, I'll send someone to call you."
Gui Lianzhi bowed his head respectfully and said yes.
After everyone else had left, a pretty maid came in silently and served tea.
Gui Sheng smiled and said, "I don't know what Mr. Sang's taste is like. Today I prepared some of Nan Yun's special snacks. If you don't like them, I will send someone else to replace them."
Sang Zhixia lifted the lid of the teacup and smelled the unique cool fragrance of black tea. She laughed and said, "If you still can't get used to black tea that costs one or two thousand gold, I'm afraid you'll have to go to the Ninth Layer Sky to find something better."
"It's a pity that I was born without a refined taste and cannot appreciate the benefits of this rare and fine tea. I have truly wasted the kindness of Patriarch Gui."
Gui Sheng didn't expect Sang Zhixia to say that. He was stunned for a moment and said with a smile, "Mr. Sang is just being modest."
"We're all vulgar people. I'm just following the crowd for the sake of novelty. If we really want to talk about refined tastes, wouldn't a rough guy like me be even less qualified?"
Sang Zhixia smiled at the corners of her eyes and said nothing more.
Gui Sheng's heart pounded. He put down his teacup and said gently, like an ordinary elder, "In the final analysis, it's all because of our incompetence and lack of strength."
"It's fine that I didn't offer much help when I first arrived at Sanyou Trading Company, but now, even before I even brought my son to visit, Mr. Sang has come in person."
"It's been ages since we last met. I wonder how Master Qi is doing? Did he also come to Nanyun with us?"
Before Sang Zhixia could say anything, Gui Sheng said with overflowing gratitude, "Master Qi has been very kind to my entire Gui family. We, the Gui family, will never be able to repay you even if we die."
"If Master Qi is here, then no matter what, I will definitely bring my family to visit him in person and thank him in person."
Sang Zhixia was not surprised that Gui Sheng brought up Old Qi as a topic of conversation right away.
In fact, she deliberately brought the jade pendant given by Mr. Qi when she set out, just for this sentence.
Sang Zhixia said slowly, "The old man is old now, and he only cares about teaching the younger generation and playing with his grandchildren at home. He has never been with us."
Gui Sheng showed obvious regret and sighed, "I haven't been able to repay your kindness for so many years. This is a great regret in my heart."
"Since the Sang family is the successor of Master Qi, my Gui family will do our utmost to assist them."
"If you have any difficulties, please feel free to speak up. I will never refuse to help you in any way I can."
Gui Sheng's words were just polite remarks made out of necessity, and it was hard to tell whether they were true or false.
But as soon as these words were spoken, they played exactly what Sang Zhixia wanted.
Sang Zhixia smiled and said, "To be honest, I'm taking the liberty of visiting you today. Firstly, I want to thank the Patriarch for all the support he has provided to Sanyou Trading Company. Secondly, I want to discuss something else with him."
Gui Sheng was stunned for a moment, but his smile remained unchanged: "Oh?"
"I wonder what it is?"
Sang Zhixia slid her fingertips across the edge of the teacup and said with a smile, "For Master Gui, it's just a piece of cake."
"A very small matter."
Southern merchants mostly use water transportation, and most of the goods they buy and sell are transported on the water.
Southern merchants with some financial resources have no shortage of ships, and they are large ships that can carry and transport goods.
Sang Zhixia wanted to borrow the Gui family's boat.
Borrowing a boat was indeed not difficult for Gui Sheng.
only……
Gui Sheng said cryptically, "The Lingnan rebels are currently entrenched in Chuzhou, not far from Nanyun. Merchant ships on the canal are now restricted by the government, and the number of ships passing through each day must be recorded."
"As far as I know, Sanyou Trading Company has quite a few ships. Why did Mr. Sang suddenly want to borrow so many ships from me? Are they planning to transport a large quantity of goods?"
Sanyou Trading Company does a lot of diverse business, running through the north-south line, and even covering the areas that are now in the hands of the Lingnan rebels, and they can travel freely.
It's like...
Whether it was a place still under the control of the imperial court or a city in the hands of the Lingnan rebels, there was no place that the Sanyou Trading Company's caravans could not go to.
What is even more surprising is that the people from Sanyou Trading Company were indeed safe and sound when they crossed these dangerous places that were considered untouchable, without making any mistakes.
In such a sensitive situation, he was still able to handle it with ease even though he was thousands of miles away. Gui Sheng didn't dare to imagine how many people were secretly paving the way for him.
But Sang Zhixia would never borrow the boat from him for no reason.
Something that she could do by herself suddenly happened to her without any warning. What was the reason?
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