Chapter 158 Aftermath

Just after the New Year, before the New Year's Eve, the streets by the Qinhuai River are full of the festive atmosphere of the New Year, the sound of firecrackers occasionally comes, some are the opening of shops or the excitement of the New Year's greeting tenants, and some are bits and pieces, the children take the firecrackers all over the street and put them, and the cars and pedestrians pass from the street.

The festive atmosphere does not dilute the cold weather, and the snow has been swept aside in this street market, showing no signs of melting, and it is piled up like a hill. On the side of the road, there is a warm and reasonably arranged roaring stove in the restaurant box called Tingtao Pavilion, while heating the room, while ensuring a slight circulation of air, the room is luxurious, among the bead curtains, the smell of incense is scattered, and there is also an ethereal and beautiful piano sound as an accompaniment.

Tea is poured into the teacup, and the leaves stretch out in the water waves, and the heat floats out.

"I left Jiangning at the end of the year, and I returned yesterday, have there been any major events in the past few days?"

"Like Brother Tang, the younger brother also went out of the city to worship his ancestors and visit the elders in the family, how can there be any news to say."

The scene seemed peaceful, one of the two people who spoke was Pu Yangyi, and the other was called Tang Xu, both of whom were leaders of the younger generation in Jiangning's business circles. These two are not only opponents, but also friends, occasionally meet once, drink tea and chat, today is also a chance encounter after the New Year, it just so happens that Oiran Qilan is also there, so Fuqin accompanies him.

“…… This time out of the city, I heard that there was a snow disaster in the north, and Lin Shouzhou transported a batch of goods over, but the road encountered an avalanche, and there was no return, pitiful. ”

"Lin Shouzhou has a lot of means, he can always pass, hehe, it's just that the luck has been bad in the past two years......"

"He is indeed a powerful man, and he is about to go to war, and I heard that he has invested a lot in the north, and once the war begins, he is waiting to get rich, and now he is probably counting his days. It can be regarded as a ...... in the danger of wealth and wealth."

"The gang of cloth sellers have been discussing things recently, and two days ago they had a drink with the people from the Weaving Bureau, and a bunch of people sighed."

"Huh? Didn't have enough things last year? What's going on now? The Xue family also has a move? ”

"It's still a matter between the Su family and the Wu family."

Pu Yangyi took a sip of tea, slightly surprised: "Wasn't it over when the Su family split up at the end of October last year?" The Wu family was calculated miserably enough by Ning Yi, and now those businesses are probably almost done, so they are not convinced, and they plan to make some trouble? ”

"The aftermath is not over."

"And the aftermath?"

"I also guessed today, but the people in the cloth line have a more sensitive sense of smell, and I guess they have reacted...... The Wu family took the initiative to take all the shares of the Suibu in the Jiangning area, and officials at all levels moved around quite frequently. ”

"Take the cloth? He's crazy? ”

"Bī has no choice, I heard that the Wu family has been spending money like flowing water recently, and the family is also like a landslide, next to the Su family's knock on a third, and then took the New Year's cloth, up and down, almost half of it again, and no one noticed it after the New Year, and their activities were too exaggerated. Now it is probably a sigh of relief, after this incident, it is estimated that the Wu family's background is less than one-third of what it used to be, and I am afraid that it will only be busy for the emperor in a few years. I met Wu Qilong once, and I was much more restrained. ”

Pu Yangyi opened his mouth: "Why is this happening?" ”

"Guess what, that's what I just reacted to."

He put the teacup to his lips, then blinked and put the cup down: "That cloth fades...... Can't solve it? This is not an inquiry, but a conjecture after deep thought.

Tang Xu nodded on the other side: "I guess that's the case, there should be a lot of people who have already noticed it." ”

"This matter is really full of twists and turns, and it is not ......over at this time," Pu Yangyi muttered, his expression complicated.

"They were all deceived, and even after they were put away, everyone was still deceived." Tang Xu laughed, "Since the assassination of the Su family, they have been deceived and deceived, at the end of August, the ownership of the imperial merchant was decided, everyone felt that the Su family was deceived, and they were amazed by the Wu family...... Looking at the attitude of the Su family and the Wu family at that time, almost everyone thought that the Su family had reached an agreement with the Wu family, and they were going to blackmail the Wu family with real Canjin Jinjin, but now it seems that ......" He took a sip of tea, his expression was complicated, "It's a white wolf with empty gloves, this is really admirable......", Pu Yangyi was silent for a while: "In this way, the Su family did not exchange the real Canjin Jin Jin for one-third of the Wu family, but actually exchanged one-third for a secret, and the Wu family even had to defeat the other third by themselves." At the end of October, it was already said, and no one suspected this, which is really ...... Ten steps and one count......"

"Now that I think about it, too." Tang Xu nodded, "The Wu family has a strong heritage, if it is only a third of the loss, I am afraid it will still be able to maintain the momentum of the three weaving families." After this incident, the Su and Wu families have formed a big relationship, if I were Ning Yi, I am afraid I would not allow this situation to continue, I can only completely defeat the Wu family, unable to compete, I can rest assured. It's just that at that time, this appetite was too great, so no one thought about it, but I felt that the Su family had already taken a big advantage at that time, and it was common sense to accept it when it was good...... The Xue family and others missed the best opportunity. This Ning Yi seems to be gentle, but in fact, he is ...... It's terrible. ”

The two of them just chatted in a casual tone, their family business was much bigger than the Su family's, and they were not in a competitive industry, but when they talked about it, they were still stunned and amazed by the cào behind it. Originally, the results revealed at the clan meeting at the end of October were already scary enough, a game within a game, one ring after another, when people thought that was the result, but they didn't expect that this thing would continue to this time, beating the Wu family to only one-third. And the cào man behind this is just that kind of scholar.

"It's good if it's not an enemy."

"Heh, this kind of trick may not be available at any time, and I am afraid that there are coincidences. Brother Puyang may not be afraid of him. And the younger brother heard that Brother Puyang and Ning Liheng are not bad, what is this person, didn't he notice it before? ”

"I've gotten together a few times, but I may not be able to say that it's private. This person is indifferent, and he is not very interested in the matter of seeking joy at the party, and he only thought that he was very good at poetry and writing, but he didn't expect that this time he could make such an amazing wave for his family. A Wu family was tossed and collapsed like this...... I also visited him after October, but I heard that since the matter of the emperor and the merchant decided, he continued to teach in the Yushan Academy, occasionally wandering on the street and meeting him, and he ignored the affairs of the Su family, which was much more free and easy than you and me. ”

"There are such strange people." Tang Xu smiled, raised the teacup, and then said, "I'm thinking, if anyone wants to calculate the Su family in the future, I'm afraid they will have to weigh the weight of Ning Liheng behind the Su family......"

Thinking about the situation of the Su family now, if as the enemy of the Su family, there is a Ning Liheng who is known as "ten steps and one calculation" always standing behind him, it will really make people's scalps tingle, he wiped out a third of the Wu family with one shot, and others really have to weigh it carefully.

Behind the bead curtain on the side, Qilan stroked the piano, and at this time, she gradually understood what the two were talking about, so she listened carefully.

The story of a talented and beautiful woman is always the mainstream of the scene, she is now an Oiran, and occasionally hears people talk about Ning Yi, and then she also talks about her, she actually has some strange feelings in her heart. Ning Yi is really one of the strangest talents in Jiang Ning, not only is he considered to be the number one talent, but he is not very close to the party, how can there be such a talent in the past, but she also thinks that Ning Yi deserves his name, even more powerful than Cao Guan, which feels really strange.

He doesn't come close to anyone, but if he is interested, he should be able to meet himself. Qilan occasionally thinks like this in her heart, after all, she is different, and didn't he reward himself with a few thousand taels in the last Oiran Contest.

Of course, now that she has status, she is actually quite busy, entertaining the Puyang family, repaying the kindness of acquaintances, all kinds, and also knowing some other powerful talents, only when she is free, she thinks like this, she doesn't think of Ning Yi much, but every time she thinks about it, she will never hate it. Sometimes I hear that Ning Yi has a relationship with Yuan Jin'er, who has already been good, but I don't know how true Lu Dao is, and there is always no shortage of rumors in the happy scene.

I don't need to say much about today's gathering, so I'm happy to play and pluck on the sidelines, thinking about these things casually. Pu Yangyi and Tang Xu chatted for a while before they got up to say goodbye, and Pu Yangyi also said that he would go back to Su's house to visit in a few days, and by the way, he invited Ning Yi to participate in Yuan Xi's poetry meeting...... I don't know if he will come, Qilan guessed in her heart.

Pu Yangyi also had something to do, after sending Tang Xu away, he parted ways with Qilan at the entrance of Tingtao Pavilion, anyway, Qilan had a maid to follow, and a coachman drove her back directly. But when she was riding on the road in the car that day, Qilan really saw Ning Yi and Yuan Jin'er. After the New Year, even if there are already a lot of pedestrians on the street, there are not many people who are pure and leisurely shopping, most of them are strings of New Year's greetings, each with a purpose, the carriage travels all the way along the Qinhuai River, and when she arrives at a street entrance, she lifts the curtain and sees Ning Yi's figure and another person going to a restaurant by the river, and the person who walked with Ning Yi looks a little like Yuan Jin'er, but it is a little strange, and the feeling is different from the past, so she stopped the carriage.

Mainly because Pu Yangyi and Tang Xu just talked about Ning Yi, at this time Qilan got out of the car to see, the restaurant by the river is still under renovation, and now it is probably because of the Chinese New Year that the work has stopped, but the pattern is actually very strange, there are some small changes in style, although there are not many when carefully distinguishing, but these changes do highlight this two-story small building that is probably used as a restaurant, it seems, it took a lot of thought. Due to the cold weather, Ning Yi wore a lot, because he wore a hat so he looked a little rustic, the person next to him was nv, and he was also wearing a lot, wearing brown clothes, wearing a hat, with white sè velvet máo, although he still couldn't hide a little beautiful, but from a distance, the red panda was also similar.

Qilan distinguished, and the person who walked with Ning Yi was indeed the legendary Yuan Jin'er who had retired.

As an Oiran, Qilan is still wearing a beautiful dress today, beautiful, but also warm, and it took a lot of thought. Yuan Jin'er was also an Oiran in the past, and in the past, she would definitely not do this kind of casual dress that seemed to be a bit self-contained. Ning Yi and Yuan Jin'er walked into the restaurant, holding a few pieces of paper in their hands, pointing at the furnishings in the hall of the restaurant. Qilan frowned, asked the maid to wait here, and ran over herself.

This floor is halfway decorated, and some of the windows are not closed, Ning Yi holds a pen in his hand to discuss with Yuan Jin'er, and occasionally lies on the table to write and draw, and Yuan Jin'er pushes things and runs in the hall of miscellaneous items. The voice of the conversation came from within:

“…… It is not a major change in the first place, but it must bring out the important xìng of neatness...... Well, in fact, I've been quite busy lately, two apprentices, the younger one wants to do dangerous experiments all day long, and the older one is ...... The older one is also a little Lori.,Recently, I've been with a straight face all day long.,I'm only thirteen years old.,Fourteen this year.,I heard that the family is picking a husband for her.,So it's very annoying......"

"Fourteen years old is also very old, you can get married, at least you can get married."

"Esoteric age issues, I can't tell you clearly...... Well, I decided to add a few more stools...... How old are you, why don't you marry yourself yet? ”

"My life is hard, so I can only rely on Sister Yunzhu for my life...... Don't count on it! By the way, I've been wondering lately, can we call this 'Zhuji - Jin'er Store'? If you promise me, I'll order the signboard. ”

“…… The second store was changed to a Jin'er store. ”

"Hmm."

"Okay, no problem, whatever you want."

"Why do you have such a strange expression......"

The two of them talked in bits and pieces, some of which she didn't understand, but ...... It was a warm feeling.

It's like a family, a couple, or a brother and sister.

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