Chapter Eighty-Four: Into the Arms

"I remember the last time Childe said that there were a few cloth shops?" Walking to the bottom of a weeping willow by the stream, Wang Hibiscus asked, looking ahead. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info

"There are a few." Li Mingqian nodded.

"My family has more than 100 acres of cotton that has been harvested, I don't know if my son intends to buy it?" Wang Jian was a little nervous, and the hand under the sleeve pinched unconsciously.

"Cotton cloth has always been one of the most important commodities in the cloth industry, and there is no reason not to accept it." Li Mingqian already knew what she meant, looking at the blue ribbon dancing in the wind on her black hair, his heart fluttered, and he slowly said gently: "How much deposit does the girl need?" ”

Wang Jian was silent for a moment, and said softly: "One hundred and fifty taels." ”

"Alright, I'll get it ready right away." Li Mingqian laughed, "I hope we have a happy cooperation again." ”

"Yes." Wang Jian looked at the shallow, clear stream in front of him, and felt that this person seemed to be less hateful.

"Thank you." She said.

"It's okay." He laughed, "Don't we all already have a friendship with chopsticks?" ”

Sure enough, it was all an illusion just now, and this person was clearly still a big-tailed wolf!

Wang Jin glared at him fiercely, but the red cheeks and moist eyes were not a little lethal, but they made Li Mingqian's smile deeper.

She walked as fast as she could, leaving the nasty behind her.

When she arrived in front of Zhuang Xue and the others, she immediately said: "It's still a little sunny at noon, let's go back to your residence to rest for a while, and then come out for a walk in the afternoon, okay?" "Hmph, it's hard for you to follow!

Hearing that she could stay, Zhuang Xue smiled and naturally agreed.

Just as Wang Jin breathed a sigh of relief, he heard the man who caught up behind him say leisurely: "You go back to rest first, and go to the horse farm in the afternoon." Teach you how to ride a horse today. ”

"Wow-really, cousin?" Zhuang Xue was overjoyed.

Nguyen Minyu also cheered.

"Of course it's true." Li Mingqian said with a smile.

Sure enough, the road is one foot high, and the magic is one foot high! Wang Jian couldn't help but mourn in silence.

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Zhuang Xue and her mother live in Izumo Pavilion, the best courtyard in the three bedrooms, which used to be the boudoir of Li Mingqian's sister-in-law, Li Mingyu, and has been vacant since she married two years ago. Li Minglan and Li Mingxiu expressed their desire to move in several times, but Mrs. Li San did not let go. This time, Zhuang Xue and her mother came to the province, and Mrs. Li San arranged for them to live in. Probably because of this reason, Li Minglan and Li Mingxiu were dissatisfied with Zhuang Xue from the beginning.

In addition to the delicate flora, elegant layout, and luxurious interior, the most striking thing about Izumo Pavilion is the three-story wooden building. What Zhuang Xue took Wang Jian and them to was this small building.

went straight to the third floor, took off their shoes at the door, Zhuang Xue pulled them to sit by the window, pointed outside and said excitedly: "Look, you can see the place where we just grilled fish here!" ”

Wang Jin looked out, and his vision was very wide, and he could clearly see the scattered courtyards, the lakes and woods in the distance, and even the horse farms in the distance.

"Your cousin's house is so big!" Ruan Minyu couldn't help but sigh.

"I heard from my mother that my cousin's family is very rich, so I can live in such a big place." Zhuang Xue leaned on the edge of the window and said with a smile.

"How much money is there?" Ruan Minyu was interested and asked, "There are so many rich people in the capital, and there are few people living in such a big place, right?" ”

"This..."Zhuang Xue touched his chin and said in an innocent tone, "His family is a money bank, so think about how much money you need!" ”

Wang Jin couldn't help but sneer and said, "If that's the case, then who else dares to go to the money bank to deposit money, won't they all be swept away by the boss?" ”

Zhuang Xue covered his mouth and smiled embarrassedly, and Ruan Minyu asked again: "Sister Jin'er must know more than us, so how much money do you say Cousin Li's family has?" ”

"This..."Wang Jian thought for a while and said: "There are hundreds of Tongli Qianzhuang stores in the Jokhang store, although some of them are used for turnover, I think the annual profit should be two or three hundred thousand taels." Moreover, they also have other industries, not to mention land and granges, as well as cloth shops, wine shops, and goods stores, and these bits and pieces should be about 100,000 taels. ”

"So they can earn three or four hundred thousand taels a year?" Ruan Minyu's eyes widened, "Wouldn't that be a million taels of silver in two or three years?" What a big place to hold so much silver! ”

"I see, no wonder my cousin's house is so big!" Zhuang Xue suddenly realized.

Wang Jin couldn't help laughing. No wonder she and Ruan Minyu are so close to each other, and their temperament is really similar.

The three of them discussed the topic of how rich the Li family was, and then fell asleep for a nap, and didn't wake up until Han Lian Zhixiang came in.

"Miss, the young master has come over and is waiting to pick you up and take you to the racecourse." Zhixiang knelt on the floor, sorting out Zhuang Xue's clothes, and said.

"Xue'er, Sister Jin'er, let's get it done quickly, we can go horseback riding soon!" Ruan Minyu was still a little confused, but when she heard this, she instantly sobered up and said eagerly excitedly.

"I'm going to clean the noodles." Wang Jian had already tidied up her clothes and got up to wash her face.

A cool breeze came in through the cracks in the window, which lifted Wang Jin's spirits.

Gently push open the window, and you will see the entire Izumo Pavilion. Bright red leaning on the green, even in autumn there is no sense of desolation.

A young man stands with his hands in his hands, looking at the interesting shape of the Taihu Lake stone in front of him. He is dressed in a dark green suit, his figure is long and straight, and his posture is leisurely and graceful, even if he only has his back, he also gives people a lot of reverie.

As if sensing something, the man turned his head to look at Xiao Lou and saw a red face. In the next moment, the owner of that face turned away, leaving him with a slender back.

Is this shy? The corners of Li Mingqian's lips were hooked, and he was in a very good mood.

If your face is so hot, it must be a natural reaction after a nap. Shy? When pigs fly. She scooped up a handful of water and slapped it on her face, feeling her brain sober and the red tide on her face receded.

After they all tidied up and went downstairs, Li's mother, who had been waiting on the side, immediately greeted them.

"It's a little far from Machang Road, the young master has arranged a carriage, young ladies please come with me." She smiled and secretly glanced at Wang Jin, a hint of cunning flashed in her eyes.

On the main road not far from the courtyard, there are two small oil trucks with green curtains. Li's mother arranged Zhuang Xue and Ruan Minyu behind the first car, and very enthusiastically helped Wang Jin into the second car.

Wang Jin lifted the curtain and saw a person sitting inside, so he was startled and hurriedly withdrew to see what Mother Li wanted to say.

"It's really unfortunate that there are a lot of guests at home today, and there are only these two small oil trucks left, so I can only squeeze the girl and the young master!" Mother Li took the first step and said apologetically with a smile.

Wang Jingang wanted to say that he could squeeze in with Zhuang Xue and them, but found that their car had already set off and gone away.

She had no choice but to accept her fate, and as if she were dead, she lifted the curtain again and sat in.

"Is the girl resting well?" The man's magnetic, gentle voice rang out in the car.

"Yes." She sat furthest away from him with her arms folded, her eyes fixed on her toes, and she didn't squint.

"Do you know how to ride a horse?" The man asked again.

"No, it won't." Her tone was flat.

"Oh? It can't be said that Li is going to be a girl's teacher today. The man smiled.

"Don't dare to be." Wang Jin said lightly, "Li Gongzi still has to teach Xue'er and them, just let others guide me." ”

Her tone was very cold, but Li was still in a very happy mood because of the "chopsticks" incident at noon, and a few cold words had no effect on him at all.

But he didn't speak again, and the cabin was extremely quiet, except for the sound of wheels turning. Li's mother sat on the wheel and eavesdropped intently, but she couldn't hear any movement at this time, and couldn't help but be a little anxious.

The coachman next to him was concentrating on the chariot, and the whip that was waved high always fell gently, gently urging the horse forward. Mother Li's eyes rolled slightly, she thought of something, and grinned.

The two men in the carriage sat distinctly apart, one bowing his head with a straight face and not saying a word, and the other smiling and closing his eyes.

At this time, the carriage suddenly accelerated, and there was another violent bump, and Wang Jin's body couldn't help but stumble forward, and he fell heavily into Li Mingqian's arms with a "bang".

There was a low grunt overhead, her cheek pressed against his chest, and his drumming heartbeat could be clearly heard. There was a faint fragrance on her clothes that penetrated her nose, and it smelled very good.

It's broken, it's broken, it's broken, it's definitely going to be laughed at again! Wang Jian closed his eyes and couldn't help wailing in his heart.

At this moment, she knelt on her knees, her hands were on his lap, and her body was leaning on his arms, in an extremely ambiguous posture.

"Are you alright?" His warm and concerned voice sounded over his head, "But where did the fall hurt?" ”

Wang Jian came back to his senses, quickly moved away from his body, hurriedly withdrew his hand that was still holding him, hung his head and shook his head, and said in a voice like a mosquito: "No... It's okay. ”

Hearing the man's sullen laughter, his tone was a little helpless: "I'm in a little pain!" ”

Wang Jian hurriedly raised his head to look at him, and said with some worry: "Did I just hit it too hard?" You're hurt? ”

"It's fine." His eyes were extremely bright, and a smile overflowed from the corner of his mouth, "It's okay if the girl is fine." ”

He smiled a lot, but his smile seemed to be a little different. Wang Jin thought blankly.

"It's not the Chinese New Year yet, is the girl asking me for a red envelope?" Seeing that she was still kneeling on the ground, Li Mingqian quipped.

Wang Jian came back to his senses and hurriedly sat down, but he did not deliberately stay away from him.

Actually, he's not that scary, and he won't really eat me. Wang Jin's heart said, and his demeanor gradually became natural, no longer as restrained as before.

"What just happened?" Li Mingqian opened the curtain and asked in a deep voice.

"It was the old slave who saw that our car with Miss Cousin fell a little far, so he asked the coachman to catch up, but I didn't expect this road to be not very smooth, which shocked the young master and Miss Wang, it's really damned!" Mother Li explained with a look of trepidation.

Li Mingqian glanced at her and said lightly: "Don't take it as an example." ”

Li's mother even claimed to be.

Li Mingqian lowered the curtain, his eyes fell on Wang Jin's knees, and he frowned: "I fell so hard just now, is it really okay?" ”

I couldn't take care of it just now, and Wang Jian also felt that her knees hurt a lot, but she didn't want to work others, so she said in a relaxed tone: "It's okay, but the voice sounds loud, but it doesn't hurt." ”

At this time, the carriage stopped, and Mother Li opened the curtain with a smile on her face: "Young Master, Miss Wang, it's time to the racecourse." ”

Li Mingqian got out of the car first, but when Wang Jian walked down, his knee hurt, and his brows couldn't help frowning slightly.

Capturing her expression, a trace of worry flashed in Li Mingqian's eyes.

"Mom take Xue'er and them to get some protective gear to bring on, so as not to get hurt." Li Mingqian commanded.

"Yes, young master." Mother Li lowered her head and showed a hint of a smile, and led them to the front row of cover rooms.

Seeing that Wang Jin's posture was not abnormal when he walked, Li Mingqian relieved his heart and walked towards the stable.