Yan Shujian rested for a while, and finally relieved his mood, although his expression was sluggish, he had recovered a little bit of vitality. Fang Kang said anxiously on the side: "Old shopkeeper, don't be angry......

"Old Jiang, Xu Langjun still invites you out of the mountain." Yan Shujian held Fang Kang's hand and sighed: "I told you before that it would be a pity that Yuhe Paper could not be cut off from the world because of Jubao Zhai's means!" ”

"Yes, yes, you take a break first, don't be in a hurry to speak."

Yan Shujian smiled, waved his hand to show that he was out of the way, and said, "Xu Langjun, I'm right, Lao Jiang is definitely a paper-making talent, but I don't have the ability to protect him...... cough, cough ......" He coughed violently for a while, and said, "It's all up to Lang Jun, maybe you can see the light of day again." ”

He recommended Xu You to find Fang Kang, but in fact, he also had selfish intentions, that is, he hoped that the paper would not be buried in the mountains, leaving future generations to sigh with admiration. However, he didn't want Xu You to get into trouble because of this, so he made it clear in advance that Fang Kang was coerced by the rangers invited by Liu Yan, if Xu You was brave and not afraid of things, and had the confidence to deter those lawless rats, he could go to find artificial paper, if he was as powerless as he was, then there was no way, he could only do his best to obey the fate of heaven.

Otherwise, Yan Shujian is not a woman who can only chew the root of her tongue, how could she tell Xu You about the past grievances and hatreds with Liu Yan when they met for the first time.

"Don't worry, since I took Lao Jiang back to Qiantang, I am responsible for his safety. Tang Zhiyi is a scoundrel villain, he has always bullied the soft and feared the hard, and there is nothing to worry about. ”

"That's good, that's good!"

Zuo Yan came back from outside and said, "Lang Jun, Tang Zhiyi went around a few streets, turned back to this place, and entered Jubaozhai through the back door, probably to report to Liu Yan." ”

"It's so lively, Liu Yan stayed in Jubaozhai and didn't show up, this person was also calm, and only instructed Tang Zhiyi to take the lead, but he hid behind the scenes and carefully arranged it secretly, it seems that he has learned something in the past few years in Guangzhou."

Zuo Yan nodded, and couldn't help asking: "Shopkeeper Yan, then Liu Yan is so aggressive, why don't you find a neighbor to testify, sue the government, and punish him for the crime of disturbing the people?" ”

Uncle Yan couldn't help sighing, and said: "When I was young, I was greedy for money, I rarely did good deeds, and my relationship with my neighbors was not harmonious. ”

"The past is gone, and we need to look forward." Xu You said with a smile: "As for Liu Yan, it doesn't matter, Qiantang County is not a place outside the law, as long as he doesn't dare to kill people, everything will wait and see!" ”

Uncle Yan smiled bitterly: "I'm not afraid of death, I'm old, and I don't have a son to inherit the lineage, I will die when I die, it's a pity that I ......" He looked around, the reluctance in his eyes was clearly visible, and said: "Sibaozhai is the hard work of my life, and it was ruined like this, it is really unsightly...... Don't blink your eyes to death! ”

At this time, a waiter hurriedly ran in from outside, it was Yan Cheng who had disappeared, he wiped the sweat drops on his head, his worry was overflowing, and said, "Lord Hao, are you okay?" I came back from the paper mill, and halfway to the road, I heard that Tang Zhiyi was coming to make trouble, and I walked all the way, but I didn't expect it to be late. ”

"It's useless for you to come back alone, but fortunately, with the help of these Lang Jun, I drove away Tang Zhiyi's rangers, and I'm fine!"

The last time Yan Cheng saw Xu You and the others, he knelt down and kowtowed a few times, looking like a loyal servant who cared about the head of the family. Although Xu You has no conclusive evidence to prove that he ate inside and out, colluded with Tang Zhiyi, and framed Yan Shujian, but observing his words and deeds, there is a bit of eagerness in his concern, and the color of worry is overflowing, but he does not come from the inside, and he has already affirmed seventy or eighty percent in his heart.

"Uncle, you, the waiter, can be so sincere to the head of the family, it can be seen that you are dedicated to the Lord, and you must give a good reward!"

Yan Shujian sighed: "It's him, I raised him since he was a child, he works hard, and he is also a good person, Tang Zhiyi sent someone to beat him a few times, his nose was blue and his face was swollen, but he refused to leave Sibaofang and leave me." ”

Yan Cheng knelt on the ground and cried, and said: "Lord Xun treats me like a son, and I respect Lord Xun as a father, how can I abandon Lord Xun like those wolf cubs who can't be fed?" ”

He speaks clearly, as if he has read a book, it seems that Yan Shujian is really good to him, and he actually taught his subordinates to read and write, but in a shop like Sibaofang, the waiters must be more or less literate, otherwise they will not be able to serve those literati and.

Xu You never hesitated to speculate on people's hearts with the greatest malice, such as Yan Cheng, even though Yan Shujian was raised since he was a child, and his kindness was really heavy, but his identity was still a low-level minion, and it was common for him to be beaten and scolded, resold or even killed by his master, and he was not sanctioned and protected by the law. Tang Zhiyi taught him several times, mental and physical injuries were inevitable, but Yan Shujian did not remove the slave status for him, and if he escaped from slavery according to the law, he would be hanged, how could he dare to go, how could he go? Maybe it was because of this that he planted a bad heart, so he was willing to be driven by Tang Zhiyi and put a gradually tightening shackle on Yan Shujian's neck.

"Get up, in front of the guests, what do you cry about? Go, tell the cook to prepare the meal, and I will invite a few Lang Jun to drink it. ”

Xu You did not shirk, he came here to discuss with Yan Shujian, and it happened to be convenient to talk about things at the wine table, which was in line with the atmosphere of the national dynasty for thousands of years. Soon the dinner was ready, everyone divided the guests and hosts into the table, Yan Shujian frequently persuaded the wine, raised the glass to dry, and after a while, he was drunk and smoked, Xu You rarely drank, every time he touched his lips, seeing that he was almost there, he covered the wine glass with his backhand, and said: "Three points of wine is pleasant, seven points of wine hurts the body, let's drink it here today." Uncle, I don't know what to do in the future? Listening to Yan Cheng, there is not much paper stored in the paper mill, at most it can support more than a month, but what about after the month? Without the craftsmen who make paper, Sibaofang will not be able to do it after all......"

"yes!" Yan Shujian lowered his head, his eyes showed pain, but anyone who was in a bad mood but drank alcohol would definitely become more uncomfortable the more he drank, and said: "Liu Yan hates me to the bone, and he will never give up, relying on Lang Jun today for a catastrophe, but what about tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, and the year after next year?" It's endless, they can afford it, I'm too old to afford it......"

"In that case, I have a proposal, I wonder if my husband would like to hear it?"

"Lang Jun, please speak up!"

Xu You said earnestly: "I want to partner with my father-in-law and invest in Sibaofang." ”

"Stake?"

Yan Shujian understands partnership, but he doesn't understand shareholding. Xu You explained: "For example, Sibaofang, including the houses in the East Market, the paper mills in the suburbs, the pen, ink, paper and inkstones in stock, and the fame and customers accumulated over the years, are priced at 200,000 yuan, and the 200,000 yuan is divided into two shares, one share of 100,000 yuan. I will cooperate with my father-in-law, give you 100,000 yuan, buy a share, and all the proceeds of Sibaofang in the future will be half for you and me. ”

When the ancient merchants were doing business, they already knew that they had to concentrate capital, make an alliance with the contract, and seek the benefits of goods and colonies, so as soon as Xu You said, Yan Shujian immediately understood, and he couldn't close his mouth in surprise, and said: "Lang Jun, Sibaofang is about to fall, you ...... Isn't it a waste if you want to make money at this time? I can't do it, I can't do it! ”

Xu You said with a smile: "Sibaofang fell to Liu Yan, if you get him, with the gold-lettered signboard that my husband has been operating for many years, I think it will be difficult to lose money." ”

He wants to enter the industry, no leader is not good, although he has mastered far beyond the papermaking technology of this era, but management is a discipline that studies comprehensive ability, and technology alone can not last long. Later generations often mention a word called localization, no matter how big you are, how awesome your resume, but when you arrive at a new country, you must combine it with the customs and customs of this country in order to gain a foothold and develop and grow, otherwise, it will be a short-lived, fleeting dream bubble.

Xu You can call the wind and rain in the financial world, he can't do it without some real skills, he not only has the literacy of economics, but also is proficient in the creation and promotion of various economic models, but after all, the state of Chu is different from the Wei and Jin dynasties in the previous life, even a slight change is enough to make him fall without knowing it. Therefore, he chose to cooperate with Yan Shujian, rather than directly buying Sibaofang, because of this person's understanding of the entire paper industry and the valuable experience accumulated over the decades, which can save him many detours and save a lot of time.

Yan Shujian's eyes lit up, as if a drowning man had caught the last life-saving rice, Teng grabbed Xu You's hand, and said, "Lang Jun is really willing to be an enemy of Liu Yan for the sake of old decay?" ”

Xu You slowly broke free, shook his head, his eyes were as clear as water, and said, "Not for you, but for Sibaofang!" ”

"That's, that's!" Yan Shujian has been able to do business for so many years, of course, he is not a fool who is ignorant of the world, Xu You is not afraid of Liu Yan, but if he hadn't taken a fancy to Sibaofang, he wouldn't have been guilty of standing up for himself and helping to settle the matter. He exhaled deeply, seemed to have made a decision, and said: "As long as Lang Jun is willing, the old man is willing to give away the Four Treasures Workshop and take nothing, but there is one condition, the name of the Four Treasures Workshop must be retained, and it cannot be changed to another name, nor can it be used for other purposes." Money is a blockage, less is not good, but more is really boring, my savings are enough to die of old age on the day of the funeral, no intention to compete with Lang Jun again! ”

"It's not about profit, it's about the coexistence of interests!" Xu You Zhengse said: "I don't know anything about the papermaking industry, if there is no old man, Sibaofang may not be able to support it." Liu Yan is not worried, there is a way to deal with him, but if the old man leaves, Sibaofang will not be able to continue. ”

Yan Shujian excused himself several times, but he couldn't tell whether he was true or false. Xu You would not ask for his Sibaofang for nothing, and finally compromised: "Otherwise, I will buy Sibaofang, accounting for seventy percent, hire my husband to be the treasurer of Sibaofang, give you thirty percent, and then receive a certain amount of money on time every month, how about it?" ”

Uncle Yan was stunned, and he seemed to be a little unable to adapt to the change from the owner of a shop to the shopkeeper who was driven by others, so he hesitated. But thinking about Bai Zhan Sancheng, deep down in his heart, he still couldn't resist this huge temptation, and said, "Okay, I agreed!" ”

Since it was agreed, Xu You asked Yan Shujian to write and write down the contract of conformity. He waved like a splash of ink, and he did it overnight, and without waiting to dry the ink, Xu You took it and took a look:

"Stealing money is from the contemporary, and the matter is man-made. It is to consult with the two together, seek profit together, rely on the middle view, a number of principal and silver everywhere, and work together to expose the courage and seek business. The profits obtained are clearly calculated in the face, and the amount is divided into the family, but the wealth is still retained, thinking that the source is constantly exhausted. As for his own use, each man shall bring his own money, and shall not use the money of the store, or confuse the accounts. Therefore, it is an alliance, and it is advisable to suffer both bitterness and joy, and not to hide selfishness and enrich oneself. If he commits such a crime, God and man will die together. If you want to have a basis now, make this contract, the same two papers, and use it after saving. ”

"Yes, I understand clearly, especially this pen, which makes people happy!" Xu You smiled and gave Yan Shujian a salute, agreed to go to the suburbs early tomorrow morning to inspect the paper mill, and then ordered Fang Sinian to accept the contract and leave with Zuo Yan and Fang Kang.

The sky was dark, the snow was scattered, the cold was bone-chilling, and there were few pedestrians on the road, only the rustle of a few people's footsteps on the snow was heard. Seeing that he was about to arrive at Jingyuan, Zuo Yan suddenly stopped, turned back suddenly, and saw no strange traces in his field of vision, Xu You asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Zuo Yan smiled and said: "It's okay, I was dazzled, I thought I saw a hare, but it was the wind wrapped in snow and rolled over there." ”

Fang Sinian grinned and said, "Does Zuo Langjun miss the rabbit I burned?" It's okay, go outside the city in a hurry, and I'll catch another one for you to satisfy your hunger. ”

"Thank you in advance!" Zuo Yan laughed and said, "There is Si Nian, and the hares outside will not survive this winter." ”

Fang Sinian puffed his chest, triumphant, and said, "Yes, I don't have them!" ”

Laughing and returning home, the autumn equinox and the frost came up, serving Xu You to dust off the snowflakes on his clothes and hair, Zuo Yan pushed the door in, with a heavy expression, and said, "Lang Jun, someone is following us!" ”