"Grandpa, the Tian family is really calculating." Back at home, Zhenniang told her grandfather about the fall of Gongmo Quan to the Tian family.

"Everyone has a small peek at the Tian family, but this is fine, over the years, although the Luo family monopolizes the power of tribute and ink, but the behavior is quite orderly, there is a mouthful of meat for the Luo family to eat, everyone also has a mouthful of soup to drink, after the formation of a convention, some ink shops have lost their enterprising spirit, only to eat a mouthful of rice, that is, the Cheng family has been indulging in comfortable days over the years, forgetting that the shopping mall is like a battlefield, the lion fights the rabbit, and also uses all the reason, there is such a lesson, the Cheng family will learn from the pain, I look forward to the future performance of the Cheng family." The way of the old shopkeeper Li.

"It's just that the Tian family is too lonely, and now they have the right to pay tribute, I'm afraid that everyone's life will be difficult in the future." Zhenniang frowned and said, the Luo family's behavior is to leave a mouthful of soup for others if they have a bite of meat, so that the Luo family will always be the big brother of the ink industry, and the younger brother in the back will follow him to make a living.

This practice is called the equalization of interests, and the whole industry will be relatively stable, but as grandpa said, because the life is too comfortable, most of the ink workshops will develop a kind of inertia, get by, lose their enterprising spirit, and the rapid development of the ink industry is not beneficial.

And the Tian family's approach, although it is still not obvious now, but the Tian family started as a timber merchant and swallowed several timber merchants in Huizhou, so that they have today's financial resources, coupled with the plan to participate in Gongmo, their means are ruthless and poisonous.

Zhenniang can be sure that the Tian family eats alone, and will bury all the rice in their own bowls and not give others a bite to eat. And in order to achieve this goal, the Tian family will inevitably desperately squeeze out the resources of other ink shops, so as to do so. The survival of other ink shops will be very difficult, and they can't resist. There is only one way to close down.

"Life is not good, but you have to get by, the waves are sweeping the sand. What is left is gold. "Old Li shopkeeper said.

Well, that's right, it takes a hundred refining to make steel. Zhenniang listened to her grandfather's words and thought.

The next day, the ninth uncle of the Li family's ninth room was suspended on the seventh day, which was the day of the funeral.

Zhenniang's family wanted to follow the funeral.

The funeral customs in Huizhou, when the funeral is held, the coffin should be carried in the place where the deceased usually walks around, and then enter the mountain, mainly to let the soul of the deceased remember the place of life. Don't go the wrong way and forget your home on the day of your return.

At this time, the funeral procession was passing by Sibao Street.

The people of each shop stood at the door and watched, and some merchants who had a relationship with Li Mo would also enter the team and give Li Jiuye a ride.

At this moment, there was a burst of firecrackers not far ahead.

"What's going on? Could it be a collision? In the team, Zhao asked suspiciously.

"I'll take a look." Li Dalang said, and came back after a while: "It's not a collision, it's the Tian family that is setting off firecrackers." The first is to congratulate them on getting the right to pay tribute, and the second is to post a recruitment notice posted by Tian Jiamoxuan, setting off firecrackers to attract the attention of others. ”

As he spoke, the team passed by Tian Jiamoxuan.

Really. At this time, the door of Tianjia Moxuan was crowded with people.

Zhen Niang could see the words on the notice from a distance, and gasped, the top line actually was: The Tian family recruited the master of the ink workshop with thousands of dollars.

This wealth is exchanged for the salary of future generations. Not to mention the annual salary of one million, at least seven or eight hundred thousand annual salary.

In this Ming era. This is definitely a high salary to look up to.

Of course, the master is not so easy to recruit. The master of the ink shop. To understand the process of the entire ink industry, more ability to develop ink square, but also to know the way of management, such talents generally have their own ink workshop, will not go to work for others.

It can be said that basically the Tian family's so-called master of the Ten Thousand Talents Ink Shop is just a method to attract attention.

But the following are the cigarette lighters, ink masters, carvers, ink molders, glue boilers, etc., which are very attractive.

Looking at it, Zhenniang couldn't help but worry about Li Jiamofang, now, the ninth uncle is newly mourned, and the seventh grandmother is sick in bed, Li Jiamofang must be scattered, and then through the Tian family's initiative, the Li family will inevitably face the situation of brain drain.

Of course, the blessings and misfortunes lurk, and the blessings and misfortunes depend on them, and now the Li Jiamo Fang is a crisis full of chaotic factions, and it is not necessary to survive with a broken arm, everything depends on the means of the seven grandmothers in the future.

In short, the chaos of Huizhou's ink industry began.

After the funeral, Zhenniang returned home and told her grandfather about the Tian family's initiatives.

"It's going to rain, my mother is going to get married, let them go, the Li family has always been not thin to the workers, and they are worthy of their hearts, or that sentence, the big waves wash the sand, and what is left is gold." Old Shopkeeper Li said with a calm face.

"Hmm." Zhenniang nodded.

The two were talking.

At this moment, there was a knock on the courtyard door, the door was hidden, and a woman with a beaded hair leaned in half of her body: "Is Jingfu Lady at home?" ”

"Who's there?" Zhao was holding a piece of cloth and patting the mud on his body, and when he heard the sound of the door, he walked out.

"What about me, Mrs. Chun." The woman grinned and walked in.

"Ah, it's Aunt Chun, hurry up, come into the house." When Zhao saw the woman's face clearly, he smiled brightly.

Chun Pozi is an official media, specializing in protecting the media.

The Li family only has a marriageable girl in Zhenniang, at this time the matchmaker came to the door, needless to say, it must be for Zhenniang to say matchmaking, since last year, Zhenniang was withdrawn from the name of the Tian family, and there has been no matchmaker to the door.

Now Zhenniang is fifteen years old, and she doesn't even have anyone to care about. Although Zhao said that it didn't matter, others had eyes and didn't know gold and jade. But in fact, I was very anxious. Now that the matchmaker has finally come to the door, how can the Zhao family not be happy. hurriedly invited Mrs. Chun into the house.

On one side, To's tea served refreshments. Even the grandmother Wu, who doesn't care about things on weekdays, also came to say hello to Mrs. Chun.

"Aunt Chun, I don't know what happened to you coming over today?" The two sides sat down, and Zhao asked, although there was a suspicion of knowingly asking, but he still wanted to be reserved, and he couldn't let his daughter be underestimated.

"What's the matter with my spring mother-in-law's door, naturally it's to protect your mother-in-law." Chun Pozi said with a grin.

"I don't know which little lang it is?" Zhao asked.

At this time, Zhenniang, who was chatting with her grandfather, also lost the mind to chat. He moved a small horse and sat outside the house, listening to the sound of the conversation in the hall with his ears pricked up.

Hear Zhao's question. The spring woman pondered for a while before saying, "Tian family, Tian Benchang, the eldest son of the Tian family." ”

Zhen Niang was a little confused when she heard this outside. How did it go around and go back and forth. was about to jump up, but was held down by the old shopkeeper Li on the side: "Trust your mother, your mother will handle it." ”

"Oh." Zhenniang nodded, but her heart was still lifted, and her ears were even closer to the crack in the door, for fear of missing a word.

"Aunt Chun, are you kidding?" At this time, as soon as the Zhao family heard the words of Mrs. Chun, they stood up suddenly. His eyes were full of questions.

"Jingfu lady, don't get excited, you listen to my mother-in-law, this is the master of the Tian family personally found me, let me mention it, the so-called grievances should not be settled, I know, your two families were unhappy because of this family affair before, but it was not a misunderstanding. Mrs. Natian did not do things properly, but we can also understand the pain of losing a child. What woman can accept it calmly? Right? Mrs. Chun said, looking at Zhao again. I want to see her response.

Zhao didn't say anything at this time, just stared at Mrs. Chun.

Chun Pozi had to continue: "I know you are angry, but you have to think about your mother." Your Zhenniang's current situation, except for the Tian family. What other good family will come to the door to ask for relatives? Could it be that Jingfu Niangzi really can't bear to watch her haode girl boil like Zheng Sanniang? And the Tian family, except for the previous grievance, don't talk about it. You know the foundation of the Tian family, Tian Gongzi has a long house and a son-in-law, and his appearance is extraordinary, and now he has helped Tian Lao Ye to manage things, I heard that Tian Ye plans to hand over the affairs of the ink workshop to Tian Gongzi in the future. Your Zhenniang has a good ink skill, and she has entered the Tian family, and she is in the right place, you see, when will you find such a good thing? After this village, there is no such shop. ”

Zhen Niang pouted outside the house, the reason why the Tian family came to the door again to propose marriage was because of her own ink skills.

"Aunt Chun, I, Zhao Qiuju, am the daughter of the Orion family, I don't have much knowledge, but I only know, what kind of feet with what kind of shoes, I also know that good horses don't eat back grass, and the reason why my Zhenniang has today is all thanks to the Tian family, I can't let my daughter be despised by others, and I still send my daughter to others, there is no such mother in the world."

Zhao said, paused and continued: "Aunt Chun, I Zhao Qiuju is very happy that you can come to the door today, but if it's just the Tian family, Aunt Chun won't open her mouth anymore, I don't want to tear my face ugly." ”

Zhao's words leave no room for anything, and the spring woman is useless even if she is clever and tongue-in-law.

"You, you really don't know how to lift." Mrs. Chun knew that this marriage could not be done, so she said hatefully, and did not stay long, took a few pieces of snacks and stuffed them into her pocket, and then said goodbye with heavy steps.

"Walk slowly." Zhao is still diligent to send the spring woman to the door, although today's talk collapsed, the spring woman is unlikely to come to the door again, but the attitude is better, you have to leave a way.

Although the Zhao family can't stand it, they have to endure it.

Zhen Niang only relieved her heart at this time.

"Your grandfather and I, the most gratifying thing I have done in my life is to marry your mother for your father to enter the door." Old Li shopkeeper said.

Zhao's maiden family is in Wuyuan, when the old shopkeeper Li went to Wuyuan to find the pine, he met a wolf in the mountains, and was rescued by Zhao's father. And over the years, the son has not been angry, and the whole family has relied on the support of the Zhao family, which is not easy.

"So, ginger is old and spicy." Zhenniang replied with a grin.

"Did you talk to your grandfather like that?" Zhao happened to come over, and when he heard the words of the old shopkeeper Li, his face was a little red, and he listened to Zhen Niang's reply, and he laughed and scolded angrily.

Zhen Niang smiled to herself, and the old shopkeeper Li turned around and went back to the house.

"This family mother refused, is it strange?" Zhao took Zhen Niang's hand and asked, and explained: "On that day, our family and the Tian family had too much trouble, and there was a gap between the two families, if you really entered the Tian family, you would not be happy." ”

"My mother doesn't need to explain, my daughter understands, if my mother agrees, my daughter will blame my mother." Zhen Niang said.

"It's good not to blame, from tomorrow onwards, do more ink and make more money, we don't rely on others, so we don't have to look at other people's eyes." Zhao said. I thought in my heart, let Zhenniang make more money in the past two years, and after two years, if it is still the current situation, then she will go back to Wuyuan to have a look, and it is not impossible to find a good family. There are Zhenniang and her uncles in Wuyuan, but they are not afraid that she will be bullied.

Zhenniang nodded spontaneously. (To be continued......)

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