Tang Qing'er was led back to the Xue Mansion by Xue Qianxun with a smile on her face, and Steward Xue looked back and forth anxiously at the door, and when she saw the young master coming back with the young lady, she hurriedly stepped forward and said in a panic: "Young master, you and the young lady are finally back." ”

"What's going on in the house?" Xue Qianxun took Qing'er's footsteps into the mansion for a moment, and said lightly.

Steward Xue hurriedly looked to see if there was anyone else around, and when he was sure that there was no one, he walked to the young master's side in a low voice and said, "There are some mistakes in the matter of salt making, the master called the little one to wait for you here, and I have something to discuss with you." ”

Xue Qianxun glanced at Qing'er and said in a deep voice: "You go and tell the master first, saying that I will come over in a while." He took Qing'er by the hand and sent her back to their yard.

Steward Xue said a little anxiously: "But the master said that the young master must go to see him immediately when he returns home, old slave ......"

Xue Qianxun stopped and said lightly: "The wind direction in the house will change sooner or later. ”

Steward Xue's scalp tightened, and he trembled: "The old slave knows how to reply." "No one can afford to offend a slave, the master can't afford to offend, and the young master can't afford to offend!

Seeing this, Tang Qing'er shook her head and said, "Otherwise, you go to your father's place, and I'll go back by myself." ”

Xue Qianxun didn't squeak, took her hand and insisted on sending her back to the yard, Tang Qing'er saw him like this, so he could only follow his footsteps back to the yard.

After sending Qing'er back to the house, Xue Qianxun called Zhu'er to serve Qing'er, and he went to the master's study, and before he arrived at the study, he saw Steward Xue standing around the corner, nodding at himself with a false smile, trotting forward and saying, "Young master, the old slave has been waiting for you here?" ”

"Well, let's go!" is as smart as Xue Qianxun, how can he not know what Steward Xue has in mind, and he will not demolish him.

When he was about to arrive at the door, Steward Xue walked a few steps briskly, knocked on the door and said, "Master, the old slave brought the young master." ”

"Come in." Hearing Master Xue's voice a little anxious, Steward Xue hurriedly opened the door, Xue Qianxun raised his feet to go in, and Steward Xue carefully closed the door and guarded outside, and others in the province eavesdropped.

Master Xue said angrily with a dark face: "Isn't your daughter-in-law pregnant, as for you guarding her every day?" ”

Xue Qianxun said lightly: "Dad, Qing'er is pregnant with the descendants of the Xue family, are you not afraid that the ancestors will blame you when you say this?" ”

The Shen family is like this, and Xun'er is like this, how can he always be so unpleasant in front of these two people, thinking about it and getting angry: "You now know that children are long, but you know that our family's salt farm has been sealed by the government." ”

"Why is that?" In this town, the Xue Mansion is also a big family, plus the second uncle who is an official in the capital, the official government will give the Xue family a few thin noodles, how can such a thing happen.

"What else? Salt making is such a piece of fat, who doesn't want to take a few bites, and we have successfully refined the salt, and the salt produced is white and fine, which is incomparable to ordinary salt merchants. ”

"Even so, the government has some reason to seal off our salt farms."

At the mention of this, Master Xue was even more angry and said: "The county lord asked me to tell me that if you want the salt farm to continue to operate for a long time, you must divide his two layers of profits." ”

Xue Qianxun played with the taste: "The county lord has a lot of appetite,"

"No matter how big or small his appetite is, this is the method we came up with ourselves, why give him a piece of the pie," Master Xue was so angry that he casually threw the teacup on the table to the ground.

Xue Qianxun said: "I really can't promise the county lord, if I agree this time, his appetite will grow bigger and bigger in the future." ”

"But he sealed our salt farm, how can we do business."

"Then stop first, anyway, our Xue Mansion doesn't live on the salt farm, let me think of ideas." Didn't the county government master use the salt merchant designated by the Xue family to make salt, so he sealed the salt farm of the Xue Mansion.

"You want to think about this matter, I'm asking people to get through the words from the county government master to see how much he wants." Master Xue sighed and said.

I finally thought of a fortune that could make the descendants of the Xue Mansion want to use it for a few lifetimes, but I didn't expect to kill a county official halfway and block his way to get rich, which is really hateful.

Xue Qianxun said lightly: "Well, besides this, is there anything else?" ”

Master Xue stared at the big eyes and said angrily: "Is this a trivial matter? There's something else that's not killing me. ”

"If nothing else, I'll go down first," Xue Qianxun bowed his head and said.

"Go ahead!" Seeing that his son was bent on going back to accompany his wife as soon as possible, Master Xue held his breath in his heart, was too lazy to look at him, and waved him to leave.

Xue Qianxun bowed his waist and opened the door to leave, as soon as he closed the door, he heard the sound of smashing cups in the house, his face turned cold, and he left without saying a word. ”

Xue Qianxun returned to the house, Tang Qing'er was reading a book on the bed, looking at his cold face, and said gently: "Angry with my father again?" What happened? ”

"It's not a big deal, you don't have to worry." Xue Qianxun sat at the table, poured himself a glass of water and drank it, and said slowly.

"What happened, you tell me, let's think together."

"It's okay, let's rest!" Xue Qianxun got up and went to the inner room to bathe and wash, and when he came out, he saw that Qing'er was still the same as when he came back, and asked, "Why don't you sleep?" ”

"You didn't say anything to me, how can I sleep peacefully." Tang Qing'er put down the book in her hand and said with a smile.

Seeing that Qing'er looked like I wouldn't give up if you didn't say it, he sighed and said, "The Xue family's salt farm, the county magistrate also wants a piece of the pie." ”

"It's because the county lord saw the salt refined by the Xue family's salt farm, and he thought it was profitable, so he wanted to ......"

Xue Qianxun nodded, and said, "Now he has sealed the Xue family's salt farm in the name of not being official salt. ”

"The county lord has the courage to be here, the second uncle is still an official in Beijing, and the official rank is bigger than him, he doesn't even care about this?" Aren't all officials protecting each other? An official as big as the second uncle, the county government master is not even afraid of the second uncle, but it is conceivable that the salt refined by the Xue family must make the county government master feel profitable, and his eyes are red.

"What's the use of being an official, he can't rise without money, if the Xue family's salt is sold, how can those official salts be sold in the market, he must think of the endless silver in the future, so he doesn't care about these unrealistic things." Xue Qianxun sat on the edge of the bed, took Qing'er's hand, and said slowly.

Tang Qing'er said: "If this is the case, we don't want the county government master to get a piece of the pie, so we can only stop the salt farm." "The two sides are so consumed, we can only see who can hold out to the end.

"Yes, once we loosen our mouths, the county lord's appetite will grow bigger and bigger in the future, and it will be easier said than done if the tiger we raised will kill it again."

"Why don't we tell the second uncle about this, and let him write a letter to warn the county lord."

Xue Qianxun shook his head and said: "No, the county lord has blatantly told us that he is not afraid of the second uncle, and now that the second uncle is pulled out, he will not be afraid much." ”

Tang Qing'er pondered for a while and said, "He is not afraid of the second uncle, but he will definitely be afraid of the saint." ”

"What do you mean by that?" Xue Qianxun didn't know how Qing'er mentioned the saint, and said strangely.

Tang Qing'er said lightly: "We can send the salt we refined to the second uncle, and when the second uncle goes to court, let him dedicate the salt of the Xue family to the saint, so that it will ......" In this way, the salt of the Xue family will definitely make the saint Longyan happy, and when we take the opportunity to dedicate this method to the saint, the Xue family will definitely be able to get the honor of several lifetimes and the permanent title of official salt, and then we will not be afraid of what the county government lord will do."

"But tell the way to the saint as well." Xue Qianxun asked with some uncertainty.

Tang Qing'er nodded, and told him the method in his heart: "Although I dedicate the method to the saint, I can get the honor of several lifetimes and the permanent title of official salt, which is the eternal glory and endless wealth of the Xue family." "Don't let a little money lose you, the glory of the royal royal gift, which cannot be bought with money.

The corners of Xue Qianxun's mouth curled slightly: "This method is very good." ”

Tang Qing'er's idea was agreed, and she said with a smile on her face: "It's good that you agree, Dad...... You should tell him all these things. ”

"Well, don't worry, I'll talk to my dad about this," got up and helped Qing'er to lie on the bed, walked to the table and put out the oil lamp, and then went to bed and hugged her and said, "Sleep!" ”

Qing'er is now pregnant, and she didn't want her to worry about it, but she does see things in the long term than herself, which may be what people say about being in the game, but it is not as clear as the bystanders to think clearly and see clearly! Thinking of her intelligence, my arms around her waist became tighter and tighter.

On the day of the day, Xue Qianxun finished breakfast, and went to Master Xue's study to tell him about the matter, and did not tell him that this method was thought of by Qing'er. ”

Xue Qianxun said lightly: "Dad, do you want the descendants of the Xue family to bear the title of businessmen for the rest of their lives, even if they are admitted to Xiucai like me in the future, they will not be praised by others." ”

Master Xue thought about it again and again, and sighed: "Listen to you!" "If he doesn't hand over the method to the saint, and let the county magistrate get a piece of the pie, he is even more reluctant in his heart.

Xue Qianxun said: "That's it, I'll write to the second uncle immediately, and then it's up to the second uncle to do it." ”

"Well, the letter must tell your second uncle that you must not make things difficult for him and offend the powerful people in the court because of the salt production." Master Xue lamented that it was not easy for his second brother to be an official in Beijing, and if he brought him trouble because of this, he would rather never do the matter of making salt again.

Xue Qianxun nodded and said, "Well, I have my own measure in this matter, you don't need to worry about it." ”

Master Xue sighed and said: "Alas, if you can really exchange the plaque of the Holy Lord, the Xue family can really be regarded as a glorious ancestor, and I am worthy of the ancestors of the Xue family in this life." ”

"Dad, if there is nothing wrong, my son will retire first." Xue Qianxun felt that it was better to tell the second uncle about this matter earlier, the later it was, the more likely it was to make mistakes.

"Go ahead!" Master Xue was in a good mood after wanting to open, and said to Xue Qianxun with a gentle expression at this time.

After Xue Qianxun left, Master Xue seemed to feel that the holy plaque had been hung on the gate of the Xue family, and walked out of the study with a spring breeze on his face and ran to the courtyard of the Shen family.