Quick Wear: I'm Really Not a Scumbag

——Zheng Mansion

"Oh? Wei Liangfei could actually come up with such an idea? Was it his own idea?" There was obvious doubt in Zheng Huan's eyes.

Zhang Jiangcheng smiled. "He's just a little clever, how could he possibly come up with such an idea? I heard it was his son's classmate from Qingshan Academy who came up with the idea."

Zheng Huan turned around, "Really? Is his identity different?"

Hadn't those noble and powerful families already gone their separate ways? Could the intelligence be wrong?

Could this person be Xie Chengshan's pawn in Houyun City? If so, there's no point in living.

"This man is just a farmer's son, the only one of low origin in Qingshan Academy. I guess Xie Chengshan kept him just for his own reputation. Accepting a down-and-out farmer's son will make outsiders think that he is truly selfless." Isn't this what scholars like to flaunt the most?

"I've done some research and found out their family has never moved and has always been from Houyun City. They're very clean."

"But this boy is indeed quite talented. You have met him before. He is Chen Xuyan, who passed the imperial examination this year."

If you really value him, why not just take him away or leave him some money?

However, Xie Chengshan only informed the students of the so-called Class B about this matter before leaving, which shows his ruthlessness and disloyalty.

Zheng Huan sneered, "They just like to put on an act, but in reality, everything they do is detrimental to the country and the people. I recently heard that he's holding an exam in Fenghuang County to select talents, claiming they're presenting them to the young emperor."

"Passed the imperial examination? I seem to have some impression of him."

The imperial examinations are still quite valuable.

But no matter how nice the words are to Xie Chengshan, it will be useless because those who take the exam are probably his students.

He did not stay in Houyun City for nothing. He sent people to monitor Xie Chengshan's every move. In fact, his two favorite students had already been sent to the Yan family and Zhong Tianzhu respectively.

He himself was loyal to the eldest princess who represented the court.

Three-way betting is a sure win.

No matter which side wins in the end, he will be the guest of honor.

"Hmph, the people in the world are suffering, and he is still wasting people's money and time on these useless things." Zhang Jiangcheng's eyes were full of sarcasm.

Zheng Huan poured himself a glass of crystal-clear water from a glass cup. "Let's ignore this matter for now. Those people in the court won't let him get so much attention for nothing. They will definitely find a way to deal with him. Our most important thing right now is to ensure the grain harvest and hand it over to the government."

Droughts are frequent in various places now, and they are the only one who has not suffered much damage. However, they have decided not to let the court target this piece of fat meat.

"Yes, our granary is almost completed, and my subordinates have already started transporting grain into it. The people guarding the granary are all our own people." Zhang Jiangcheng had a good plan.

If he can't even do this well, he really doesn't deserve the reputation of being experienced in his work.

"It's just that the amount of food delivered to us from Xianshi County has been decreasing recently."

Zheng Huan slammed the table in anger, "Greedy! He brought those families to exploit the people. I didn't intervene to prevent our grain hiding from being discovered. I didn't expect him to become so bold now!"

"Then we should just hand over more old grain this year to help him make a fortune without any regard for his life."

It just so happens that the imperial court will replace Xu Lei by then, and he can spend time to place his own people in place, so that he can control more food.

But we still have to build the granary.

Zhang Jiangcheng's eyes showed a hint of calculation, "I'll do it right away."

......

——Sengoku County Sheriff’s Mansion

Xu Lei was lying naked in the upper seat, surrounded by four beauties. Some of them fed him wine, some massaged his back, and some were lying at his feet.

"Sir, let me pour you some wine." The woman sitting on his lap was dissatisfied with the fact that his eyes were always fixed on the dancers dancing opposite him.

You slut, you've only been in the mansion for a few days and you've already dared to seduce Lord Xu. If we allow her to continue to seduce him like this, what will be their future?

Xu Lei impatiently pushed the woman who was moving around on his legs and blocking his view to the ground, "Go away, don't stop me from watching a beautiful woman dance."

After the beauty fell to the ground, she didn't dare to say anything. Lord Xu's temper was sometimes good and sometimes bad. When he was in love with someone, he would treat her as his beloved. Once he felt disgusted with her and she clung to him, he would most likely give her away in the end.

Few of his subordinates are easy to deal with, and many of them are violent. If you fall into their hands, you will have no choice but to let them wreak havoc, a fate worse than death. Even if you seize the opportunity to run back to the county magistrate's office, you will still be sent back.

Seeing this, the beauty on the stage danced even more happily. She was young and had a flexible waist, and Xu Lei liked her very much during this period.

Xu Lei felt a little moved again, and he waved to the beauty.

Shao Xue stopped dancing, fell into Xu Lei's arms, and put her arms around his neck.

Xu Lei laughed out loud.

Before he could do anything, his subordinate who had been wandering outside the door for a long time finally plucked up the courage to come in.

"Sir, I have something important to report." Dou Yirui lowered his head and reported.

The women around all retreated tactfully, except Shao Xue in Xu Lei's arms who refused to leave.

"Sir, I can't bear to leave you." Xu Lei felt very distressed when he saw her crying like a beauty, but he was not completely confused.

"Listen, I have something to do, please go out first."

Only then did Shao Xue retreat reluctantly.

Dou Yirui confirmed that there were no strangers around before speaking, "News has come from Xianshi County that Xie Chengshan's son will be marrying the eldest princess's daughter in three months."

"Oh? That's a good thing. We should indeed get closer to Xie Chengshan." Xu Lei turned the ring on his hand with an unclear expression.

"I heard they're going to hold some kind of exam to recommend a group of people to the emperor. Is this true?"

He obviously cared a lot about whether this matter was true or not.

Dou Yirui nodded and said, "This is true."

Xu Lei smiled with satisfaction, "Take my son with you as well. I don't think Master Xie will refuse your request."

After all, he indirectly saved their family's lives, and this favor must be repaid. Otherwise, Xu Lei was worried that this long-lasting favor would be worthless in the end.

Xie Chengshan is very popular now, but matters of imperial grace are always changing. Who would have thought that even Zheng Huan, who was demoted to Houyun City, was once highly valued by the late emperor?

Isn’t this fate?

He couldn't just step on Zheng Huan now. After all, his brother was the Duke of Ying, the leader of all the military commanders. The military officers in the court obeyed his orders. It was unknown how long this old man in his seventies could protect Zheng Huan.

"What else do you have to say?" Xu Lei drank a glass of wine. He didn't expect that he hadn't left yet.

Dou Yirui hesitated. "Are we really not going to send the food General Zheng wants? If we anger him, it might be disadvantageous to us."

Xu Lei's ability to maintain his position in Xianshi County for so many years was due to his years of personal connections, never offending anyone and always getting things done efficiently. Although Xianshi County was also a grain-producing area, it lacked a large number of soldiers to guard it, and everyone knew that the Zheng family had their own army.

This was also allowed by the emperor.

During the refugee riot some time ago, if it weren't for Zheng Huan's help, Xu Lei would probably have followed Xie Chengshan. He had packed up his things at that time, but when he saw Xie Chengshan, he pretended nothing had happened.

Xu Lei waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "If he wants it, I have to give it to him. I've already discussed this food with Xie Chengshan and will leave it to him."

"Xie Chengshan, what does he want the grain for? Should he send it to the eldest princess? But if he sends it to the eldest princess, won't she eventually give it to the emperor?" I'm afraid they will be punished by then.

Xu Lei smiled mysteriously, "Master Xie is the smartest man. He's betting on more than just the princess. You don't need to ask too many questions. Just do as I say."

He obviously didn't have the patience to continue.

Seeing that he was about to leave, Xu Lei said again, "Help me call that woman back."

After saying that, he poured out a few pills from the red porcelain bottle on the table, put them into his mouth, and drank them down with the wine.

"Yes." Dou Yirui was very uneasy about his recent excessive debauchery.

But Xu Lei had a bad temper recently. Several elderly people who had followed him for many years were punished by him because they did not obey him in doing things. Dou Yirui was afraid that he would follow in his footsteps, so he did not dare to give any advice.

"The master asked you to come in." Dou Yirui frowned and looked at the dancer in front of him.

"Thank you, Lord Dou. I'll go in right away." Shao Xue said this and threw him a coquettish look.

"Master Dou, you haven't been here for a long time~"

"Yes, Lord Dou."

The dozen or so women behind her also began to pull and tug at him, so Dou Yirui had to quicken his pace and leave the smoky yard.

"Look at you all, you are like wolves and tigers, you have angered Lord Dou and he is gone?" Shao Xue said and ran into the room without waiting for them to say anything.

......

——Weifu

"Dad? Did General Zheng really agree?" Wei Siqi asked excitedly.

Wei Liangfei slowly picked up a piece of dessert and put it in his mouth.

"Stop eating, stop keeping me in suspense, and tell me now. I have to go find Chen Xuyan after I tell you."

"We should treat your classmate to a good meal, but he is not a very ostentatious person and will definitely refuse us. How about this, I will pick some things for you to bring to him." Wei Liangfei knew that this suggestion would work the moment he heard it.

Establishing a grain merchant association can not only make money, but also avoid being held accountable later. This idea is simply a great one.

Just like his son said, I really don't know what's wrong with Chen Xuyan's brain. He's a natural born military strategist and counselor. If he meets someone who appreciates him in the future, he will definitely be of great use.

Someone like him definitely can't afford it because he knows he doesn't have the ability to do it.

Wei Siqi snorted coldly, "I knew this idea would work. If I were General Zheng, I would agree too. Not only that, I would call the person who came up with this idea over to me and take a good look at him to see if I could ask him to do something for me."

He was speaking his mind, but Wei Liangfei certainly wouldn't admit it. "Look at you, you're talking nonsense again? Can't you focus on the right path every day? Chen Xuyan will be taking the imperial examination soon, and what about you? You're so far away from taking the examination."

The gap between this son and this son is really huge. I really don’t know how the Chen family, a mere farming family, could give birth to such a talented child.

He worked hard and worried about Wei Siqi's upbringing. Not to mention whether he could become a successful person, it was just that it was difficult for him to become smarter by following smart people.

"Can you blame me for that? You paid for a good-for-nothing, and you still have the nerve to criticize me. All he does all day is ask the accountant for money, and he never puts any effort into me! It would be better for me to go to the academy and ask Chen Xuyan for advice than to learn from him." Wei Siqi looked unconvinced.

This teacher loved to secretly look at his father's concubines, or molest the maids in the house. But recently, I have completely stopped his thoughts. Not only did I move him to the front yard to live under my nose, but I also took away the maids he had chosen and replaced them with aunts.

If he dares to make a move, he will be beaten to death.

Living is hard.

Wei Liangfei sighed, "I'll fire him next month."

"Stop fooling around. The power of scholars should never be underestimated. If he does something bad and spreads it around, it won't do our family any good, especially not you."

The amount of money he spent was indeed outrageous, almost as much as the women he kept, but these women at least accompanied him for a while, but he was completely useless to them.

He is a businessman and knows that to make money, you have to spend money first and then make big money. He will definitely not do such a business that loses money.

It is easy to invite a god but difficult to send him away. Even if you want to let him go, you have to spend a lot of money to shut him up to prevent him from spreading rumors and causing trouble.

Wei Siqi nodded and said, "That's about right. The money we save is enough for us to build a big building for the Grain Merchants Association."

"You can actually think of this now? I'm surprised you even know how to save money for me." Wei Liangfei looked shocked.

It can be seen that he has made considerable progress during this period of time following Chen Xuyan.

"I'm not a fool, what's there not to understand?" Only his father always treated him like a fool.

"By the way, Dad, what did General Zheng tell you?" Wei Siqi looked curious.

Wei Liangfei shook his head. "How could General Zheng possibly tell a little-known person like me about this? But the person who said this to me was General Zheng's deputy general, Zhang Jiangcheng. I believe General Zheng still supports me in his position."

"I have reason to do this. It's a life-saving move for a cautious businessman, so what's wrong with that?"

Wei Siqi smiled and said, "You are really struggling to speak. Isn't this the same idea?"

"Our family's crisis has been resolved. I'm going to pack up and go live at Qingshan Academy for a while. Goodbye."

"Stop!" Wei Liangfei called out to him.

"What's wrong?" Wei Siqi leaned against the door.

"Since you are going to stay for a while, bring my gifts over today. I will pick them out and load them into the car. Don't run away!" Wei Liangfei walked out of the room first.