Li Man stepped forward and said with a smile: "Why is Dugu Jungong here?" ”

No matter how arrogant she is, she doesn't dare to provoke the Dugu family, it is a century-old noble, the family of the first emperor and queen, and even her backstage Yuan family does not dare to provoke.

Dugu Changqiu snorted, "This is the Lonely Family's wine shop, am I strange here?" ”

Li Man was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said: "As far as I know, the owner of this wine shop should be surnamed Zhang." ”

"You mean Zhang Lei, he has already sold the liquor shop to the Dugu family, does our transfer deed still need to be seen by the Hidden Sword Pavilion?"

"That's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding!"

She turned around and slapped the hall master in the face, "You bastards, who let you mess around." ”

Li Man smiled and said, "Don't dare to bother anymore, we will leave." ”

"You smashed my vat, wounded my fellow, and walked away?"

"This ..... We'll pay you all! ”

Dugu Changqiu smiled faintly, "As long as you are willing to compensate, it is a misunderstanding, and I will not indiscriminately open the price, this wine vat is more expensive, it is a hundred-year-old wine vat, a thousand guan, three vs of Meishou wine, the market price is two thousand guan per vat, I will be cheaper, count you half the price, as well as the man's medical expenses, the convulsion fee, and the loss of guests, for the sake of the master of Li Ge, forget it, a total of six thousand yuan, please pay the amount." ”

Li Man gritted his teeth and said, "Old man, the price you ask for is too ruthless!" ”

Dugu Changqiu sneered and said: "This is Meishou Wine Shop, the first wine in the world, the two brands on your head are the inscriptions of the first emperor and the current saint, but you don't pay attention to it, since you are too expensive, then you go!" I went back and asked the Son of Heaven for this money. ”

Li Man also knew that it would be difficult to step down if she didn't lose money today, so she had to nod, "We just lose money, I'll send someone to send it when we go back, six thousand yuan, not a penny!" ”

"In that case, Pavilion Master Li, please!"

Li Man snorted, "Let's go!" ”

She turned and left, and the large group of black-clad warriors were clean in an instant.

Walking to the gate of the West Market, Li Man grabbed the reins of the horse and instructed the hall master: "Go to the city office immediately to find out, who is the proprietor of the Meishou Wine Shop?" ”

She suffered a big loss at Meishou Wine Shop today, and she really couldn't swallow this breath, not because of the money, but because she couldn't save face.

The hall master galloped away with a few people on horseback, and after a while, the hall master came back, "Qiyu Pavilion Master, the wine shop does belong to the Dugu family, and the proprietor turned out to be Zhang Lei, and it was changed to Dugu Qiu yesterday afternoon." ”

"This bastard, let me catch him, not refining his fat!"

Now that the account has been transferred, Li Man didn't dare to provoke the Dugu family anymore, so she had to send someone back to get the money to pay the compensation, and she urged the horse to lead her subordinates to the East Market.

As soon as he arrived at the gate of the Treasure Pavilion, he saw that Ying Caihe was gathering people to prepare to leave.

"What's going on?"

Ying Caihe hugged his fists and said: "Qiyu Pavilion Master, the Treasure Pavilion has been closed, and the lowly subordinates have gone through the window to enter, and there is no one in the shopkeeper inside." ”

Li Man was already mentally prepared, since Zhang Lei had already sold the Meishou Wine Shop to the Dugu family, how could the Treasure Pavilion not be prepared.

"Have you checked it, whose property is the Treasure Pavilion now?"

"The humble post has been checked, and the proprietor is still Zhang Lei."

Everyone looked at Li Man, and when she finally made a decision, Li Man had to do two things now, one was to catch Zhang Lei, and the second was to find the gold and silver exchanged by Guo Song, since Zhang Lei was still in the West Market yesterday afternoon, he was probably still in Chang'an, but he was hidden, as for the gold and silver, Li Man suspected that it was hidden in the warehouse of the Treasure Pavilion.

She pondered for a moment, then gritted her teeth and said, "Knock open the door of the Treasure Pavilion, I'm going to take a look at its warehouse." ”

Ying Caihe was startled, and hurriedly persuaded: "The pavilion master calms down first, the Treasure Pavilion is a famous store in the capital, and it can't be made!" ”

Li Man suffered a secret loss in the West Market, and she was holding back the fire in her heart, she raised her horsewhip and whipped her head, "Get out of the way, I'll take care of the problem!" ”

"Pavilion Master Li, I'm afraid you can't afford it!" A cold voice suddenly came from the side.

As soon as Li Man turned around, she saw a very elegant middle-aged man standing not far behind her, she immediately recognized that it was Li An, the chief steward of the Imperial Merchants, and the Hidden Sword Pavilion had also escorted the caravan for him last year, and Li Man knew him.

"Why is the chief steward here?"

"I'm coming to see the Treasure Pavilion."

Li Man was taken aback, "The Treasure Pavilion has been transferred to the chief steward?" ”

She suddenly thought of a possibility, that is, the Treasure Pavilion had been transferred like the Meishou Wine Shop, but she hadn't had time to go through the transfer procedures yet.

Li An said lightly: "For the sake of the Tibetan Sword Pavilion guarding the imperial merchants, I remind you that the background of the Treasure Pavilion is very deep, so you'd better not provoke it." ”

Guo Song dug a big pit for Li Man, and hoped that Li Man would burn down the Treasure Pavilion, but Zhang Lei was reluctant, so he did not obey Guo Song's orders, and before leaving yesterday, he entrusted the Treasure Pavilion to Li An to take care of, and at the same time gave him the list of the second shopkeeper and the guys.

Li Man turned over and dismounted, stepped forward and hugged his fists and said, "Please teach me the chief steward." ”

Li An was very sleek, he didn't want to have a bad relationship with the Hidden Sword Pavilion, so he said: "The Treasure Pavilion used to be the property of the first emperor, and the first emperor rewarded it to Guo Song, Guo Song and Zhang Lei both have a part, but there is a hidden proprietor inside. ”

He lowered his voice and said to Li Man: "The queen has two percent of the people inside. ”

Li Man's face changed in fright, fortunately Li An stopped her, otherwise she would have caused big trouble, she was grateful in her heart, and hurriedly said, "Thank you for the reminder." ”

"Pavilion Master Li doesn't have to be polite!"

Li Man asked again: "I don't know where Zhang Lei is now?" ”

"He came to me yesterday afternoon and entrusted me with the Treasure Pavilion, I don't know where he is now, but he seems to complain that he is as busy as a dog, and that there are still many industries to be disposed of, I guess he is busy with these things!"

Li Man understood that in addition to the shop, there should be a lot of houses and estates to be sold.

"Thank you, Steward, I'll go first."

With a wave of her hand, she led her subordinates to quickly leave the Treasure Pavilion and walked to the gate of the East Market, Li Man instructed Ying Caihe, "I'll give you three days, no matter what, find Zhang Lei for me and find the gold and silver he exchanged!" ”

Ying Caihe sighed secretly, Li An said casually, she was going to be as busy as a dog, she didn't dare to disobey, bowed down and said: "Obey the order!" ”

..........

The early spring of February in the Hexi Corridor is still a little chilly, still covered by snow, but the breath of spring is also quietly coming, the warmth of the sun makes the snow on the ground begin to melt, and the caravans who have waited for a winter are impatient to go on the road, the ground can basically walk on the snow, and the thin snow is only a few inches thick, and even the feet can not be submerged.

In addition to the merchants, there are also teams of soldiers running and stretching to strengthen their physical strength.

In addition to the businessman who was in a hurry to get on the road, Tian Wenxiu, the prison guard, also couldn't wait, he waited for a winter, Guo Song's wife and daughter were still in Ganzhou, which made him anxious, what if he asked one day?

On this morning, he came to the military camp to look for Guo Song, Guo Song was not in the big tent, but he unexpectedly ran into Pan Liao.

Tian Wenxiu checked Pan Liao's account for two months, but found nothing, all the money and goods were clear, the sender and the signatory all signed and pledged, and the money in the treasury was penniless, which made Tian Wenxiu very disappointed, and he could only use the fact that Pan Liao had an illegitimate child to make trouble.

Unexpectedly, Guo Song took out Pan Liao's resignation, Guo Song had agreed to seal it, and sent it to the imperial court for approval after the weather was warm, Pan Liao had resigned two months ago, on the grounds that he was not humiliated by the prison army.

Tian Wenxiu was busy for almost three months, but the final result was a punch, and he wasted three whole months.

A sullen breath was depressed in his heart, almost suffocating Tian Wenxiu to death, so angry that he dropped seven or eight teacups in a row, but to no avail.

Pan Liao is now Guo Song's staff, and he is still doing the same things as before, and his salary is twice as high as before.

When he saw Tian Wenxiu standing at the door of the tent, he asked coldly, "May I ask what is the matter with the prison army?" ”

When Tian Wenxiu saw the radiant Pan Liao, he was really depressed, so he had to reluctantly say: "Our family is here to find Guo Yuanjun!" ”

"Are the Overseers coming for me?" Guo Song's voice came from behind him.

As soon as Tian Wenxiu turned around, Guo Song was standing behind him with a few entourages, and he hurriedly hugged his fists and said: "The weather has warmed up, and the caravans outside are continuous, so please ask the envoy's wife and children to set off for Beijing in the next two days!" ”

"The Overseers are kidding!"

Guo Song walked into the big tent, Tian Wenxiu was anxious, and followed behind and said: "This is the will of the Son of Heaven, for the sake of the road closure, we have already let you go on the road for a winter, and now you can go on the road, why hasn't the envoy agreed?" ”

"My wife is six months pregnant and can't travel long distances, I'm sorry, I can't do it!"

"What!"

Tian Wenxiu was stunned, he suddenly roared, "Guo Song, this is the will of the Son of Heaven, you dare to resist and disobey it?" ”

Guo Song glanced at him in disgust, and still said coldly: "I will write to the Son of Heaven to explain the situation, and it will not affect the black gauze hat of your prison army." ”

"You..... You!! ”

Tian Wenxiu pointed at Guo Song and couldn't speak, he stomped his foot fiercely, "The surname is Guo, I'll see!" ”

He turned and rushed away in a rage.

Pan Liao stepped forward, looked at Tian Wenxiu's thin back, and said to Guo Song worriedly: "I suspect that he will write to the Son of Heaven and falsely accuse the envoy, so that the monarch should be careful!" ”

"That's for sure, the Yuan family installed him in Ganzhou just to falsely accuse me, don't worry! I have a solution. ”

Guo Song immediately wrote a letter to Li Shi, the son of heaven, and at the same time wrote a letter to Li Mi, hoping that he could uphold justice for himself.