The next day, Qin Xiao arrived as promised. He found a tattered dress worn by Xu's father from Xu Shaoqing's house, which was dirty and suitable for Qin Xiao's intentions, plus Qin Xiao's already dark skin and thick limbs in the past two years as a soldier, after wearing it, he was a laborer! When Master Wang saw him, he almost didn't recognize him.

The whole decoration team is working together, which is much stronger than those casual workers, they are headed by Master Wang, they can directly take over the whole job, and they are also familiar with it, and it is easy to use. Qin Xiao began to work with Master Wang's team, and he really didn't know anything at first, but gradually he was able to get started, and in less than two months, he was able to work on some types of work alone. He is also familiar with scraping wall mud, laying floors, and tiling, and he is both labor-saving and efficient in many aspects. What's more, he also designs a variety of styles for customers to choose from, and can be matched according to their aesthetic needs, which makes employers both satisfied and surprised.

The work of the decoration team is generally divided into two kinds: one is the decoration of the family, which is generally the employer provides decoration materials, works by themselves, and delivers the work on time; The other is to take over the work of the unit or company, which requires the other party to pay a deposit in advance and buy decoration materials by themselves, which requires bargaining in this regard, and they must also be able to save and complete the task with the least materials. Qin Xiao helped to calculate the cost, and during the construction, carefully drew the drawings and reasonably allocated each piece of material, such as a plywood, which can be cleverly cut through guò to maximize its use value, which not only saves costs and increases income, but also saves man-hours.

Through the planning of Qin Xiao, Master Wang's decoration team gradually received formalized large orders from only some low-cost small retail investors in the past, and the entire decoration team did not have the advantages of water, electricity, room fees and management costs of the decoration company, which made the business overwhelming. Master Wang and all the workers saw that Qin Xiao had brought them a lot of benefits, and they all began to respect him. And although Qin Xiao graduated from college students, he never had that kind of sour and rotten bookishness, he ate and lived with his co-workers, and called them "master long master short", which also made these workers feel that Qin Xiao was just a younger brother.

This short period of time can be said to be Qin Xiao's most down-to-earth mood since graduation, without workplace disputes and emotional harassment. Every day, he followed Master Wang's decoration team to wait for work, work together, pick up work together, and finally work together, eat together, sometimes need to watch the scene at night, and even sleep together, make money, everyone drinks and celebrates together, and everyone plays cards and smokes together to relieve boredom when there is no business. After a long time, Qin Xiao felt that this kind of life was ordinary and down-to-earth, and he was even afraid that one day he would never be able to live this kind of life again.

As usual, Qin Xiao completed a project with his co-workers, and returned to the old place to recruit work and prepare for the next project, but early in the morning, Zhang Haojian came to Qin Xiao.

Qin Xiao also wondered how Zhang Haojian knew that he was doing this, but he didn't allow himself to think about it, Zhang Haojian had already come to him. Qin Xiao thought that Zhang Haojian was either here for He Jing's matter, or for his cousin Zhai Congying's matter, but he thought wrong this time, Zhang Haojian's purpose was that Zhang Zhengguo wanted to see Qin Xiao.

Qin Xiao was really stunned this time, he didn't know Zhang Zhengguo's purpose for doing this, but it was indeed related to the matter of the Seven Spirits Scattering, but last time he was able to send someone to follow him, and he really wanted to threaten him in the wilderness, which showed that Zhang Zhengguo had no fear of himself, this time he told himself to go, which made Qin Xiao feel uneasy.

But Zhang Haojian also saw Qin Xiao's hesitation, and Zhang Zhengguo also expected it, so Zhang Haojian said to Qin Xiao according to what his father said:

"My dad said he wanted you to come over, not for anything else, because he had something to tell you, and my dad also told me about my mother and your mother."

Zhang Haojian saw that Qin Xiao was still hesitating, so he said: "Qin Xiao, you should go for a trip, because my father said that the two of us are still cousins, and the mothers of the two of us are siblings." ”

Qin Xiao's surprise is not trivial, although he lost his parents at the age of four, he really didn't see any contact between his mother and Zhang Haojian's mother, and he didn't even see Zhang Haojian's mother. Although Zhang Haojian didn't see Qin Xiao's expression this time, he also knew that he must have been surprised, because Zhang Zhengguo was also taken aback when he told him about this, so he said:

"I also just learned about this, I didn't think that your grandfather and my father have been hiding it from us for so many years, and I also want to know these many details, so you should go for a trip."

Qin Xiao originally thought that Zhang Zhengguo came to him just to get the internal prescription of the Seven Spirits Flower Scatter, and if he didn't go, he couldn't do anything with himself, but he didn't expect that there was such a thing here, he wanted to know how his parents died since he was a child, but his grandfather always didn't say it, it seems that he must ask this time to understand.

So the two got into Zhang Haojian's sports car together, and in less than a quarter of an hour, the car drove into the office building of Zhang's Group.

Entering Zhang Zhengguo's office, Qin Xiao saw him, and he didn't say hello when he entered the door, and sat directly on the sofa. Zhang Haojian also sat down, Zhang Zhengguo smiled faintly, and said directly:

"Qin Xiao, in fact, I'm still your uncle......"

"Stop, I can't even remember what my mother looks like, I have to take out the photos to review and review if it's okay, as for whether there is such extracurricular knowledge as your uncle, I don't master it and it won't affect the test results." Qin Xiao interrupted Zhang Zhengguo's words and replied unhurriedly.

Zhang Zhengguo didn't expect that Qin Xiao's kung fu was difficult to resist, so he didn't bother with him about these problems, and said:

"Qin Xiao, you and Hao Jian don't know much about the things between your fathers, today in front of Hao Jian, I want to tell you two everything."

Qin Xiao actually wanted to know about his parents, but when he wanted Ma Shan to know, his heart suddenly became nervous, but he still said to Zhang Zhengguo unhurriedly:

"Tell me about it, then."

Zhang Zhengguo immediately said: "This is the purpose of calling you here." I only heard him continue:

"Actually, your mother and Haojian's mother, that is, my wife, are siblings, and your mother is an older sister, both married to our Hedong Village. But since the sisters got married, they have eased a lot, plus your grandmother is also a member of our Zhang family, the two families have more contacts, and they also greet each other during the New Year's Festival. ”

Zhang Zhengguo coughed a few times, and when he saw that Qin Xiao and his son Zhang Haojian were listening to himself intently, he continued:

"At that time, your grandfather was in charge, your grandmother was also there, your father had just gotten married, and you had not yet been born. Of course, this recipe was obtained by your Qin family from somewhere, but at that time, I thought that several generations of people have fought for this recipe, and the two families have not been good, although the recipe is a good recipe, but it has brought trouble and strife to the two families, but it has not brought any benefits. ”

Zhang Zhengguo continued: "At that time, it was already after the special period, so I told your grandfather, our Zhang family will pay for it, and your Qin family will provide prescriptions, and we will jointly open a pharmaceutical factory to produce the internal and external medicines of Qiling Huasan, and the profits will be divided fifty-fifty." However, your grandfather excused himself by saying that the recipe configuration was cumbersome, and it was impossible to produce it in large quantities, so he could only use it as he could. At that time, I thought that your grandfather still didn't want to hand over the prescription, and deliberately prevaricated me......"

Qin Xiao immediately interrupted Zhang Zhengguo's words and said: "Presumably you also know that I already know the content of the recipe, I won't say anything, just tell you directly, this recipe can't be made into medicine for sale, my grandfather is right, you can only do it as you like, he didn't prevaricate you." ”

Zhang Zhengguo didn't directly question or refute Qin Xiao, and then said: "Okay, even if what you said is right, but what your grandfather did later made our Qin and Zhang families completely break up. ”

Qin Xiao Zhang Haojian couldn't help but be taken aback, and hurriedly asked in unison, "What's the matter?" ”

Zhang Zhengguo said: "Your grandfather has an apprentice who has been studying medicine with your father for many years, and I have forgotten what his name is. This person also knows that your Qin family has such a magical recipe, that is, the Seven Spirits Flower Scatter, so he tried every possible way to get it, and secretly didn't know what method was used, and he knew all about the recipe. But before using it, someone must come to test the medicine, this is not like now, you can do animal real yàn, and then use the double-blind method to real yàn medicinal properties, besides, he is an apprentice, of course, he doesn't want anyone to know that he stole your Qin family's prescription, so he must test the medicine himself, and he has also studied the art for many years, and he thinks he will grasp it, so he grabbed the medicinal materials needed for the prescription from our Zhang family. Our Zhang family has a foreign party with seven spirit flowers, so we also know what he buys these flavored medicines for, but if he buys them, he sells them, so he sells them. ”

Zhang Haojian asked anxiously, "And then?" Did this person get the formula? ”

Zhang Zhengguo smiled: "How can you get it?" Because of his eagerness to test the medicine, he continued to test the medicine, and within a few days he was poisoned and died. But this person's family quit, and said that the Qin family asked outsiders to help them test the medicine, and the Qin family took the Qin family to court, but the Qin family did not admit that they had let the deceased try the medicine before his death, and the deceased's death was because he had taken our Zhang family's medicine, so he also sued our family in court. ”

Qin Xiao continued: "So the two families passed the buck to each other, one said that no one was allowed to test the medicine, and the other said that there was no problem with the medicine that was not sold by himself. ”

Zhang Zhengguo replied: "Yes, the case is not going to be resolved, but the cause of death is undoubtedly poisoning, so the police also opened a case for investigation, and in the end, there was no result to prove that the Qin and Zhang families were suspected of intentional homicide, so the final sentence was that the deceased himself was poisoned by mistake." ”

Qin Xiao said: "This should be a more reliable verdict." ”

Zhang Zhengguo sneered: "Qin Xiao, you don't know your grandfather very well, since you don't recognize me as an uncle, I also understand, but there are some things I have to say, I think your grandfather has a lot to do with this case." ”

Qin Xiao was taken aback and hurriedly asked, "What do you mean?" You make it clear. ”

Zhang Zhengguo said unhurriedly: "I think it's true that person wants to get the Qin family's prescription, this clear-eyed person can know at a glance, or he won't go to us to buy this seven-flavor medicine and go back to eat it." But can you rule out that your grandfather didn't intend to let him know Fangzi's secret? As far as I know, your grandfather is a thoughtful person, and to be honest, I also admire it, otherwise it would be impossible to become a well-known old Chinese medicine doctor. Don't you don't like to listen to it......" Zhang Zhengguo looked at Qin Xiao a little unhappily and said:

"This is also my speculation, and I don't know what's going on, but if you want to know, you'll have to ask your grandfather. Later, when the deceased's family saw that the court pronounced the verdict, it was not good for them, and this family was also a well-known big family in the neighboring village, so they made a fuss in our family and your Qin family, and even had to fight. ”

Zhang Zhengguo looked out the window thoughtfully, as if the situation at that time was vivid, and then said: "In the end, in order to protect your grandfather's reputation as a doctor, your father took it down by himself, saying that the fault was himself, and it was he who let the deceased see the preparation process of the recipe, which provoked that person to have the evil idea of stealing. So he committed suicide in front of everyone, and when the other party saw that this commotion had also caused a death, he couldn't help but be afraid of getting into a lawsuit, so he didn't pursue it anymore......"

When Qin Xiao heard this, he felt that it was not trivial, he couldn't imagine that when he was four years old, his father's accidental death was such a reason, and at that time he was in his hometown, his parents had been practicing medicine in the county, and afterwards his grandfather just said that his father was sick and died. At this time, he was a little uncontrollable, left tears, and asked Zhang Zhengguodao:

"Could it be that my mother died of depression soon after?"

Zhang Zhengguo nodded, and then said: "My wife, that is, your aunt, was also in a bad mood because of this incident a few years later, and finally died of cancer. ”

At this time, Zhang Zhengguo's eyes showed a fierce light, and he said hatefully: "If the two of us developed this recipe together, it would definitely not be like this now, and now the two families meet sideways and don't interact with each other, just because of this incident, and I also lost my lover because of it......" Zhang Zhengguo couldn't help but feel sad.

Qin Xiao felt that Zhang Zhengguo was still a person who valued love and righteousness, and he hadn't found a stepmother or anything for Zhang Haojian for so many years, but he could still remember his wife, which shows how much he loves his aunt, so Qin Xiao continued:

"Auntie's death is also related to this matter, but you can't blame my grandfather for this matter, I just said that this recipe is extremely complicated, even if you find a group of people around me to see how I prepare it, you can't learn it, but it will harm you. There is no problem with the two companies to develop this recipe in partnership, but the person who prepares it must know all the joints during the period, and there can be no negligence, but how can this key trade secret be known to the lowest workers? My grandfather's rejection of you is probably also the reason. If you don't believe me, I can't help it, when I first heard about the preparation process of this recipe, to be honest, I have a big head, and it is indeed too complicated. ”

Although Zhang Zhengguo still couldn't believe that the complicated reasons for Fang Zi made the two families finally like this, when he heard Qin Xiao call his dead wife his aunt, his feelings couldn't help but ease a lot. He then asked:

"Then let me ask you, are you willing to say the plan now, let's figure out a way together, I have a well-equipped real yàn room and talents, how about we develop together?"

Qin Xiao only then understood the real purpose of Zhang Zhengguo's words for a long time, and he also felt that this matter did start because of this recipe, for so many years, I don't see how many people this recipe has brought happiness, but it has brought tragedy to many people, and I can't help but hate the recipe of Seven Spirits Flower Scatter a little, and I want to hand it over. But I don't know what grandpa means.

Seeing that Qin Xiao was still hesitating, Zhang Zhengguo continued: "If you say a price, I won't refute your face, after all, you are also Haojian's cousin." How about 30% of all the shares of our Zhang family? ”

Qin Xiao saw that Zhang Zhengguo's face showed an eager and eager affection, but when he heard Zhang Zhengguo mention money to him, he couldn't help but feel that human affection was as thin as paper. But hearing that he offered himself a lot of money, Qin Xiao suddenly felt that a person who only regarded interests as the most effective means could take into account the relationship between the two families before, and now the two families were like enemies. So Qin Xiao said lightly:

"Uncle, I'll call you uncle-in-law once, but it's also the last time I call you that, this Fangzi grandpa sued me. First, you don't know the complexity of this formula, if there is no more than ten years or even decades of scientific research, we will not be able to achieve our goal at all; Second, our two families have already paid too much painful blood and tragic experience for this, and I don't want him to do evil anymore; Third, I don't know what my grandfather meant, after all, he only sued me, but he didn't give me the right to say it. ”

When Zhang Zhengguo heard this, his expectant eyes immediately turned into loss, and then became indifferent and even vicious. He said: "Since you still don't say it, I can't help it, then you still eat to be your laborer, don't blame me for turning my face and not recognizing people, and you don't want to show off your power in front of me in the future!" ”

Seeing Zhang Zhengguo say such cruel words, Qin Xiao also knew that there was no room for relaxation in the matter, so he got up and said: "Mr. Zhang, Haojian, since you said so, I also know that there is no hope for reconciliation between the two families, so I took my leave." As he spoke, he got up and was about to go out.

At this time, Zhang Haojian suddenly said: "Qin Xiao, you stop!" ”

Qin Xiao stopped.

Zhang Haojian got up and continued: "Do you really not care about the blood relationship between the two families? I just learned today that we are cousins, don't you want to heal the wounds of the two families at all? ”

Qin Xiao turned around and said, "Of course I want to, but I know that healing and not necessarily having to use the Seven Spirit Flowers to disperse, it is just a medicine to treat physical injuries, not a knot that can heal spiritual wounds." Saying that, Qin Xiao went out.