The Wealthiest Man in Jiangnan ( Part 2 )

Kong Wu came forward and said to the wealthy middle-aged man, "Old Master, this is Mu Linfeng I mentioned to you last time." He even didn't mention the brotherhood.

Feng Lao laughed and said, "So it is Mr. Mu, you have manners."

Mu Linfeng quickly bowed and said, "Feng Lao is reasonable. I came here this time to visit my sworn brother, secondly to thank Feng Lao for saving my sister's life, and thirdly to admire your old style."

Feng Lao waved his hand and said, "Just a few ginsengs, what kind of favor is that?" Then he said, "Mr. Mu, please come to the cold house and continue."

Mu Linfeng quickly asked someone to carry the gift into the Feng Mansion. He followed behind and saw that the Feng Mansion was much larger than the Mu Mansion. The inner courtyard was full of decorations and flowers, and Mu Linfeng secretly praised.

Kong Wu followed Mu Linfeng, but his face was stiff. Mu Linfeng quickly stepped forward and excitedly said, "Kong Big Brother."

Although Kong Wu was a big rough man, he was moved when he saw Mu Linfeng's sincere feelings. He had thought a lot about the unpleasant incident that day. Later, the Hu Langzhong also said a lot, gradually understood, and he was a real person, put down his face, and said, "Mu Er Second Brother."

Mu Linfeng was relieved to hear that.

After Mu Linfeng visited Feng Lao in the Feng Mansion, Feng Lao specially granted Kong Wu two days off and asked him to take Mu Linfeng around to experience the courtesy of the landlord.

Mu Linfeng was very admiring of Feng Lao. He knew he had watched a lot of ancient costume dramas. The wealthy people in the drama were either deadhearted or sinister villains. It was rare to find people like Feng Lao who were considerate of the people and helped the people in the countryside.

Kong Wu took advantage of the holiday, taking Mu Linfeng to tour all the famous sights of Nanjing. Mu Linfeng had been dealing with merchants since he went to sea in the 21st century. As the saying goes, there is no merchant who is not a scoundrel. Mu Linfeng had to deal with those cunning people every day. At that time, it was a necessity for survival. Since he came to the Ming Dynasty, the only sincere and honest person he had met was Kong Wu. Although he was not the same kind of person as Kong Wu, he was so relieved to see Kong Wu's sincerity and plain talking without any tricks. They talked so happily that they didn't realize that the sun had set in the western mountains.

Kong Wu hurriedly said, "Today, let me be the host and have a banquet in the inn for my brother Mu to wash away the dust."

Mu Linfeng quickly declined, "Kong Da Ge has done me a great kindness. It should be me who invites you to the banquet." After a few rounds of refusal, Mu Linfeng laughed, "Since we are brothers, it doesn't matter who is the host, but we have to choose the right place."

Kong Wu also smiled and said, "What my brother Mu said is right. There are many places to drink here, but there are few places with unique and elegant environment. Why don't I introduce a place to you?"

Mu Linfeng said, "I'm unfamiliar with Nanjing, so I'm entirely dependent on Kong Da Ge to lead the way."

Kong Wu hailed a carriage and after half an hour, they arrived at the destination. Mu Linfeng got off and saw that the place was bustling with people. On the left side was a pavilion called "Water Moon Dream Pavilion". Mu Linfeng saw that the guests were full and there were also laughter of girls and the playing of ancient zithers and pipas. Mu Linfeng was strange in his heart: "Kong Da Ge doesn't seem to be a man who likes to enjoy himself, why did he bring me to such a place? Furthermore, the hall is noisy and it doesn't seem like the elegant environment he mentioned." Mu Linfeng was curious but he didn't say anything.

Kong Wu hurriedly laughed and said, "Mu Laodie, do you think I would take you to the Water and Moon Pavilion? Look to your right." Mu Linfeng looked to the right and saw a pavilion with the words "Qing Ya Pavilion" written on it.

It was in stark contrast to the Water and Moon Pavilion, with few guests but a very elegant environment. Laughing, Mu Linfeng said, "I said, Big Brother Kong, you are not the kind of person who would do this." While saying this, he thought to himself, "But I am that kind of person." Shaking his head in thought, he glanced at the Water and Moon Pavilion again, where he saw each of the girls was beautiful and moving, and couldn't help but feel admiration.

Kong Wu saw that Mu Linfeng's eyes were wandering, and after looking at the Water and Moon Pavilion, he asked Mu Linfeng, "If you like that one, shall we change to that one?"

Mu Linfeng had already said yes in his heart a thousand times, but he said, "No, no, I was just disturbed by the noise from the Water and Moon Pavilion, so I looked a few times."

Kong Wu then said, "That's good, let's go then."

Mu Linfeng followed Kong Wu to the second floor of the Qing Ya Pavilion and asked the shopkeeper to open a private room. The shopkeeper seemed to be very familiar with Kong Wu, and kept talking politely, while Mu Linfeng noticed the shopkeeper's respectful attitude towards Kong Wu. He thought to himself, "Big Brother Kong is just a small guard in the Feng mansion, yet he seems like a master when he comes out of the Feng mansion. It shows how powerful the Feng mansion is in Nanjing."

Kong Wu saw that Mu Linfeng was sitting in a daze, listening to the cheerful music and laughter from the Water and Moon Pavilion, so he stood up and said, "Mu Laodie, are you being disturbed by the noise from the Water and Moon Pavilion? I'll ask someone to change rooms."

Mu Linfeng then came to his senses and quickly stood up, pulling Kong Wu to sit down, and said, "No need, no need, Big Brother Kong is too polite."

Kong Wu was relieved and smiled, saying, "It's been so long since we last met, I was afraid I wouldn't be hospitable enough to you, Brother Mu."

Mu Linfeng smiled wryly and said, "Big Brother, you said it first, so it's embarrassing to me."

Kong Wu asked Mu Linfeng, "What are you planning to do in Nanjing this time?"

Mu Linfeng shook his head and said, "I originally came here with great ambition, but I don't know what to do now." He then stood up and walked to the window, opened it, and sighed, "I thought I would be able to do something great with the several thousand taels of silver I had when I came to Nanjing, but I didn't expect the regional disparities to be so great here."

Kong Wu also sighed and said, "Yeah, there are wars and disasters in the north every day, and now merchants are making money off the people, making their lives even harder."

Mu Linfeng looked across to the other room, where he saw a few young men dressed like officials and nobles embracing and talking with a few girls. After listening to Kong Wu's three sighs, he came back to himself and asked, "I wonder what business Mr. Feng is doing?"

Mulinfeng suddenly remembered something and said to Kongwu, "I would like to do a business transaction with Mr. Feng."

Kongwu asked curiously, "What kind of business?"

Mulinfeng replied, "I have some miscellaneous goods, but I don't want to do miscellaneous goods business, so I want to sell them to Mr. Feng. I estimate that there are at least 1,800 taels of goods. Recently, I and my acquaintance are preparing to plan for development, so I want to sell the stock in my hand and exchange it for cash to facilitate circulation."

Kongwu smiled and said, "What difficulty is there? I will introduce you tomorrow." Mulinfeng thanked him repeatedly.