The Xi family's offensive was quite fierce. However, in just over ten days, she was able to open a store with the same price as her within a radius of one mile from all of Xi Yunzhi's stores, and the goods were complete, and the price was only half of that in her store.

Price is always the most important reference value when people buy goods, and the Xi family is also well versed in this business principle, because only in this way is the most effective way to annex small shops.

Xi Yunzhi was not surprised at all, she still ate and slept as usual every day, ate and drank enough, and after ensuring her mental state, she asked her husband Jun for leave to go around the store, and assured him that he would not overwork, if Bu Qin was still not at ease, he would let Zhao Yi and Han Feng follow her to the street.

The business of the shops in the north and south is not as busy as before, and Xi Yunzhi is also happy to be idle, looking at the account books in the store, tally the goods, and seeing her so leisurely on behalf of the shopkeeper, she is not sad at all when she is robbed of her business.

On this day, Xi Yunzhi ate some snacks in the store, and told the shopkeeper that he would go out for a walk and eliminate food.

Walking on the sunny street, Xi Yunzhi took out a folded paper from her sleeve, spread it out and looked at it, there were some lines and red dots on it, and there was a line of boys written next to the red dots, this is the distribution map of the Xi family's stores in Luoyang City, which she spent several days drawing, the lines are the streets, and the red dots are the directions.

The Xi family's shops originally had a total of seventy-three, not counting the few that had just opened recently, but she had received four from Shang Su'e before, and there were sixty-nine, and there were twenty of these sixty-nine restaurants and restaurants, and there were nine jewelry stores, six book clubs, and there were originally four theaters, but she accepted one, and now there are only three, five inns, sixteen pharmacies, two bird shops, and eight ready-to-wear shops.

Among them, the theater, the book club, and the bird walk, these are all places for the old and young masters of the Xi family to play, putting aside that, that is to say, there are still fifty-eight real shops left, which are restaurants, jewelry stores, pharmacies, inns and garment shops.

These shops are closely related to people's lives and are the main source of income for the Xi family.

The Xi family has so many stores, it is impossible for all of them to be taken care of by the Xi family personally, and it is bound to distribute the rights to the hands of each shopkeeper, the Xi family has a total of thirty-six shopkeepers and acting shopkeepers, and there are only five or six powerful ones, and these five or six shopkeepers have been doing it in the Xi family for many years, and it has long been ingrained, and a group of people has been in the same place for a long time, so it is bound to form a small group.

Xi Yunzhi ate another bowl of tofu brain in Xicheng, and when she went back, she found that her husband was already waiting in the north and south shops, and was holding a landscape painting that everyone copied to admire.

"Where did you go?" Bu Qin brushed away a strand of messy hair on her forehead and touched her forehead for beads of sweat.

Xi Yunzhi touched his stomach and said with a smile: "Originally, I ate too much dim sum and went out to eliminate food, but I didn't expect to be hungry again while walking, and I ate a bowl of tofu brain in Xicheng." ”

Bu Qin frowned: "Xicheng? Walked so far, why didn't you take a sedan chair? ”

Xi Yunzhi couldn't help but smile when he saw him worried: "My legs are strong, why do I need to sit in a sedan chair." ”

“……”

The two chatted for a while, and Xi Yunzhi went back with Bu Qin.

Xi Yunzhi originally wanted to go to the kitchen to help cook, but was kicked out by Liu's mother, she felt bored, so she went to the study to find her husband to relieve her boredom, who knew that she fell asleep on the soft couch in his study, or her husband carried her back to the room.

Early the next morning, Xi Yunzhi woke up, and after eating a hearty breakfast, he asked for leave to go to the street again.

Today, she didn't go to her own store, but went to Zhang Yan's Deyue Building, and in the private room, Zhang Yan's unbelievable voice came out:

"What? They actually do this in private? The money of the co-dining family is lucky, aren't they afraid of being discovered? Zhang Yan's exaggerated voice made Xi Yunzhi frown.

"Also, how do you know about such a big thing?" He was shocked for a moment, then suddenly turned his head and asked Xi Yunzhi.

Xi Yunzhi asked him to sit down without being impatient, Zhang Yan realized that he was out of shape, and after sitting down, he only listened to Xi Yunzhi's gentle voice and said slowly:

"I believe you also know that the Xi family's former Mrs. Sanfang, the reason why Sanniang went to be a nun was forced by Shang Su'e and these shopkeepers, Shang Su'e used her personal interests to persuade them to use the Xi family's money to transport the goods, and the shopkeepers couldn't help but be tempted, so they turned against Sanniang together and let Shang Su'e succeed in taking the position." Xi Yunzhi's face was solemn, and he told Zhang Yan about this old story of the Xi family.

However, after Shang Su'e took the position, these shopkeepers were only superficially obedient, but they were unwilling to give up this financial path in private, so they have been doing this for so many years. Although Shang Su'e knew, she didn't dare to do anything to them, because she was also afraid that these shopkeepers would turn against her. ”

Zhang Yan looked puzzled as if listening to Tianqiao's storytelling: "So...... What do you mean, in fact, the Xi family today is just an empty shell, and the money is used by these shopkeepers for smuggling? ”

Xi Yunzhi smiled, this is why she was forced to the door of the house, still eating and sleeping well, and she didn't worry at all.

"It's not an empty shell, after all, so many shops are still there." Xi Yunzhiyun said lightly.

Zhang Yan nodded: "That's the same, and seeing that they didn't hesitate to spend a lot of money in order to defeat you this time, it seems that they still have some family background." ”

Xi Yunzhi shook his head incomprehensibly: "The Xi family's family is now betting on these shopkeepers, and the money this time must be made up by a few shopkeepers, because it is an order given by the old lady herself, if they can't come up with the money to rectify it, then the old lady will suspect them, so they have to pay out of their own pockets, just to paralyze the Xi family, and then after rectifying me, they can continue to engage in their smuggling." ”

Zhang Yan touched his chin and asked, "These grandsons must have earned a lot over the years, right?" ”

Xi Yunzhi shrugged his shoulders and stood up: "Smuggling is a big risk, big reward, but it is a slow job to recover, a shipload of goods goes out, you have to wait until all of them are sold before you can come back, and the sold goods may also be owed money, if you encounter the official government ban again, the loss is also immeasurable." ”

Zhang Yan looked at her determined appearance and knew that she already had a plan in her heart, so she patted her chest and said:

"Okay, what do you think, tell me directly, although I, Zhang Yan, am timid, I am still willing to ...... for the sake of my friends Two, two ribs with knives. ”

Seeing Xi Yunzhi looking at him meaningfully, Zhang Yan was vain: "You, you won't really let me go...... Stick a knife, right? ”

Seeing his greedy appearance and fear of death, Xi Yunzhi couldn't help but laugh and said, "Don't worry, it's not your turn to stick a knife in this kind of thing, I will let them ...... He who brought on himself to perish. ”

Zhang Yan saw her smile, only felt that his scalp was numb, and knew that someone was going to be unlucky, and it was indeed an unlucky thing to be her enemy, but fortunately he was a friend, not an enemy.

"But there's something I want you to do."

Xi Yunzhi turned her head and stared at Zhang Yan again, making Zhang Yan look at her nervously, looking flattered, Xi Yunzhi no longer sold Guan Zi and said directly:

"Don't worry, it's not a matter of sticking a knife in both sides, I just want you to run out of the city, go to Shandong, find the coastal department to recognize the door, and then invite them to drink, eat, and send things."

Zhang Yan was puzzled: "Shandong, coastal division? ”

Xi Yunzhi nodded: "Yes, Shandong, the goods in and out of Luoyang are all transported from there, and whether the goods can be landed or not depends on the approval of the Coastal Division." ”

"These days, the goods of the shopkeepers of the Xi family are about to arrive, and if the approval of the coastal division is delayed, then these shopkeepers will not be able to receive them. When the time comes, when there is a fire in their backyard, who will care about the front yard? ”

“……”

Zhang Yan stared at Xi Yunzhi for a long time, and then he said, "Your trick is too poisonous." ”

“……”

Xi Yunzhi smiled silently, touched his stomach, walked out of Deyue Tower, passed by Yunxiang Tower, and went in to buy several bags of candied fruit, eating while walking, and his mood was as bright as the sun.

***

Sitting on the bed at night, Xi Yunzhi couldn't help but lift the placket of his clothes, looked at the little belly that seemed to be a little protruding, and smirked.

Bu Qin walked in, and what she saw was that she was sitting on the bed and opening her belly to look at it, her small body seemed to be a little rounder recently, looking round and jade, and her complexion was so good.

Walking over, Xi Yunzhi wanted to cover her belly, but Bu Tan took her hand and didn't let her put down her clothes, Xi Yunzhi was a little embarrassed, but Bu Tan didn't care, and sat down to look at it, and his palms covered her belly from time to time, as if he was feeling something.

Xi Yunzhi saw that he frowned, and while touching his stomach, as if he was thinking about something, he couldn't help but put down his clothes, held his hand in the palm of his hand, and asked:

"Husband, what's wrong?"

Bu Qin held Xi Yunzhi's hand, hesitated for a while, and then said: "Dog Rong sent troops to Xiao State, and many good generals have been lost in the court, and no one dares to fight anymore, the emperor ...... By decree, let me go back. ”

"......" Xi Yunzhi didn't expect that what she asked would be such a big thing, seeing that he didn't speak for a long time, he sighed, lowered his head and thought about it before saying:

"Husband, don't want to go back?"

Bu Qin shook his head: "The rise and fall of the country is the responsibility of the husband." Even though the emperor has failed me, I can't shirk the responsibility of protecting my family and defending the country, do you understand? ”

Xi Yunzhi looked at him, nodded confusedly, looked at his stomach, and said in a voice as low as a mosquito:

"Nafu-kun...... After you go back, will you still be a general? ”

Bu Qin saw that she was a little depressed, nodded and said, "Yes, I am still a general." ”

Xi Yunzhi lowered his head and didn't speak, and after a long time, he lazily spoke: "That'...... Then the husband will go back. I can take care of the children on my own. ”

"......" Bu Qin looked at her appearance, and suddenly made a little drama, what was she thinking about in her head? What one person can take care of the child.

"Why should you take care of your children alone? I want to say, let you go back to the capital with me, are you afraid? ”

“……”

Xi Yunzhi raised her head suddenly, and forgot to speak in shock for a while, she thought that the meaning of her husband's words to her was that she didn't want to take her away, after all, he was going back to the capital to be a general, the general's wife, should be everyone's lady, the royal princess, even if the husband didn't want to take her back, it was human nature, but he actually said that he wanted to take her back.

Xi Yunzhi shook his head decisively, for fear that Bu Qin would regret it, and hurriedly said: "Don't be afraid, as long as I'm with you, I'm not afraid of going anywhere." ”

Bu Qin saw the expression on Xi Yunzhi's face change from lonely to sad, and then from sad to surprised, and understood, what was this woman thinking just now, she wouldn't think that he wanted to leave them and go back by himself, right?

Crying and laughing, he patted her face: "However, the capital is not as good as here, the hearts of the people there are immeasurable, you are in a high position, and the sinister people have ulterior motives, which will make you unguardable, aren't you afraid of these?" ”

Xi Yunzhi threw himself into Jinqin's arms: "Don't be afraid, I'm not afraid, as long as you take me away, I will go to Longtan Tiger's Den, don't leave me." ”

Bu Qin patted her on the back: "In my lifetime, Bu Qin will never abandon his wife, you can rest assured." Wherever I go in the future, you will follow me wherever I go, but you, even if you are afraid in the future, don't think about running. ”

Xi Yunzhi hugged Bu Qin tightly: "I won't run." It's you who don't want to get rid of our mother and son. ”

“……”

The author has something to say: Hehe, Zhizhi is going to the capital~~~~ Scattering flowers, the first update