Tan Wenshi was very modest: "I don't take care of Shopkeeper Ning, I'm just cooperating." ”

Ning Xia Qing smiled slightly: "Speaking of which, Tan Ye took such care of his father, but his father still ended up like that, every time I think about it, I feel embarrassed." ”

Tan Wenshi's face was sincere: "It's a pity that the shopkeeper Ning is really a pity...... Speaking of which, Shopkeeper Ning is the same generation as the Third Master, I am the subordinate of the Third Master, and the Ning family is my master, whether it is according to age or identity, I should respect Shopkeeper Ning as an elder. Ning shopkeeper left, I also felt very uncomfortable. ”

Tan Wenshi changed his words and said: "However, if the shopkeeper Ning has knowledge and sees Miss Ning doing this, he will definitely be able to look at it with peace of mind." ”

Ning Xia Qing said politely: "I don't do anything either." I just hope that Tan Ye will take more care of me in the future and give me a chance to support my family, otherwise what face will I have to see my late father after a hundred years? ”

Tan Wenshi said intimately: "I know that the girl has a difficult start, so naturally I will do my best to help the girl." If the girl has any requirements in the future, just talk to me, as long as I can do it, I will never be perfunctory to the girl. ”

Ning Ningqing was unmoved, just nodded slightly: "I know about the hibiscus silk, it is Tan Ye's intention, I thank Tan Ye here." ”

"You're welcome, girl. It's just that there's only so much I can do to help. The girl made a three-year mulberry garden appointment with the eldest master, and I was worried about the girl, but I couldn't change anything, and I was really worried about it day and night. ”

As soon as Tan Wenshi's word "Mulberry Garden" came out, Ningxia Qing's eyebrows jumped slightly, then lowered his head, and pretended to be melancholy and said: "In the end, it's because I'm young and ignorant, and I'm too reckless." After falling out like that with Uncle Wutang in Baoluozhuang, and signing the gambling contract with Uncle Hall in the Drunken Flower Pavilion, I really had no turning back, so I had to give it a try. ”

Tan Wenshi couldn't help but show concern on his face, and seemed to feel the same way: "Miss Ning was indeed amazing that day, in fact, I can understand Miss Ning's resolute determination to revive the family business after the death of the shopkeeper Ning, after all, the most taboo thing for a fledgling is that others look down on themselves." I only blame me for not helping Miss Ning more in the first place, which made Miss Ning so uneasy. ”

She just said politely: "Tan Ye is polite." ”

Tan Wenshi said sincerely: "Actually, if Miss Ning feels embarrassed, she doesn't have to push herself like this. Since the girl has made a contract with the eldest master, it is just around the corner to get back the mulberry garden in the future. If the girl thinks that it is too much trouble to run the mulberry garden, as soon as the mulberry garden is returned, it is not impossible to rent it to the eldest master. ”

Ning Xia Qing didn't move: "What does Tan Ye mean, just like the contract says, let Uncle Lobby pay my grandmother according to the price agreed with my father?" ”

Tan Wenshi looked very clear: "I know what the girl is worried about. In fact, it was just a casual remark that day, even if it was ...... I said something unpleasant, even if the old lady is absent one day, the old man will pay the girl the rent according to the price. The girl doesn't have to worry about this. ”

Ning Xia Qing felt a little funny, and asked in disbelief: "If my grandmother is gone, according to the contract, Uncle Lobby doesn't need to give me another copper plate." I have completely offended Uncle Lobby, how can Uncle Lobby be so kind and willing to pay me extra rent? ”

Tan Wenshi frowned slightly, and persuaded bitterly: "Although according to the contract, there is no need to pay rent, but in order to take care of the life of the girl's family, I believe that the eldest master will be merciful and pay additional rent." said that it was due, the girl and the eldest lord were a family, although there was a bit of stiffness before, but the eldest lord would never hold a grudge against the girl. ”

Ning Xia Qing glanced at Tan Wenshi as if she was not shocked, and saw that Tan Wenshi's expression was extremely sincere, Rao knew Tan Wenshi so well, she couldn't tell if Tan Wenshi was hiding his thoughts under his concern at the moment. She didn't know whether Tan Wenshi was testing herself, so she had to turn around and test back, saying, "Tan Ye is reasonable. ”

She deliberately said: "As Tan Ye said, I was against Uncle Lobby at that time, and I more or less didn't want others to look down on me because of this. At that time, I thought that as soon as my father died, someone would come to ask for the mulberry garden, and if I gave in, wouldn't it make others think that I was weak and could be bullied? Won't there be more people taking advantage of the fire in the future? ”

She pretended to sigh with remorse: "Now that I think about it, I actually thought things were too extreme at the time. I forcibly asked for the mulberry garden that I didn't know anything about, which not only offended Uncle Lobby, but also embarrassed myself. ”

Tan Wenshi then asked: "So, doesn't Miss Ning really want to run the mulberry garden by herself?" ”

Ningxia Qingxin said, sure enough, even if he pretends to be honest, he is actually still thinking about the mulberry garden, but I don't know what he has in mind about the mulberry garden at the moment. So she said, "Of course." The time I went to Baoluozhuang before was the first time I went to Mulberry Garden in my life. For a complete layman like me, I really don't know what to do with such a large mulberry garden in my hands. ”

Tan Wenshi immediately showed a concerned look: "The girl doesn't want to rent the mulberry garden to the eldest master, and she is afraid that she will not run it well, so can the girl think about what she will do in the future?" ”

"Alas...... I don't know if Tan Ye has any good ideas? ”

Tan Wenshi frowned and pondered, and then asked: "Since the girl feels embarrassed and suspenseful after signing the contract, why don't you discuss with the clan and cancel the contract that day?" ”

Ningxia Qingxin Dao Tan Wenshi is really hypocritical, and at this point, she still hid it, she shook her head and said: "Tan Ye should know that this matter is not feasible, I made a contract when I was just starting out, if it was canceled again after a short time, wouldn't it make me a laughing stock in the clan?" ”

Tan Wenshi nodded: "That's right, the so-called words are difficult to chase, and what Miss Ning said can't be taken back." Alas, I didn't think it through. ”

Tan Wenshi has been playing Tai Chi with her, so that she can't see through Tan Wenshi's true intentions for this mulberry garden, she can only further probe: "Actually, it's not that I haven't come up with a few ideas. I have all thought about it, and if three years later, I take out the money and take back the mulberry garden, and ask a competent steward to take care of it for me. Tan Ye is well-informed, and I also ask Tan Ye to find a suitable person for me. ”

She Yin Yin looked at Tan Wenshi and said: "It's nothing to ask for a little more salary, after all, I don't understand anything, everything depends on the other party, even if it is a direct distribution of profits." She wanted to see whether Tan Wenshi was a lobbyist for the eldest master, or for the third master to grab land, or to seek benefits for himself.

When Tan Wenshi heard her say this, he couldn't help but show an expression of swearing, and said sincerely: "Miss Ning, don't worry, what Miss Ning entrusts, I will do for Miss Ning before and after the saddle." ”

did not persuade her to reconcile with the eldest master, did not persuade her to take refuge under the wing of the third master, but agreed to her request, it seems that Tan Wenshi's real purpose for Sang Yuan is the third kind, or Tan Wenshi is testing her out of suspicion. She smiled and said embarrassedly, "It's good that Tan Ye agreed." Speaking of which, it's really annoying for Tan Ye to take care of it. ”

Tan Wenshi looked at Ning Ningqing's eyes and said, "Miss Ning, where is this, my friendship with Miss Ning should also take care of one or two, and what I have done for Miss Ning is just some trivial things." In the future, Miss Ning will need my help if she needs my help. ”

Ning Xia Qing avoided his gaze, stood up and called Ah Zheng, Ah Zheng immediately walked in, Ning Xia Qing instructed: "Tan Ye wants fifty horses of snow forest hibiscus silk, you take Tan Ye to inspect the goods, if there is no problem, send the goods to Tan Ye." ”

Ah Zheng replied: "Uncle Gu Feng just entered the warehouse, saying that the warehouse was turned into a little messy, and Uncle Gu Feng went to sort out the warehouse and recount the materials, so now the warehouse may be a little messy." ”

Ning Xia Qing couldn't help laughing: "Didn't you say that Uncle Gu Feng was resting, why did he get busy again so quickly." Besides, I've said that I won't let him do some cooking, and replace young people with this kind of manual work, why doesn't he listen? She said to Tan Wenshi with some embarrassment: "This ...... Tan Ye, what do you think of this? ”

"What does it matter?" Tan Wenshi was very calm, and said without hesitation: "Originally, the inspection was just a process, and I believe in Miss Ning unconditionally." Since it is inconvenient for people to enter the warehouse now, it will not be tested. ”

Tan Wenshi took out a silver ingot from his arms, put it on the table, and said generously: "This is a deposit, just send me the material today." ”

Ning Xia Qing smiled and said, "Thank you Tan Ye." Then he personally sent Tan Wenshi away.

After Tan Wenshi left, Ning Xia Qing and Ah Zheng returned to the front hall, put away the silver left by Tan Wenshi, and asked Ah Zheng: "What about the half of the book?" ”

Ah Zheng took out the cloth bag from his arms and handed it to her. She breathed a sigh of relief and sighed happily: "Fortunately, you reacted quickly, otherwise I wouldn't know how to explain to Tan Wenshi." ”

Ah Zheng didn't speak, and asked instead: "Steward Tan is going to leave the fifty horses of Xuelin hibiscus silk, although we still have a lot of inventory, but now that the business is good, it's time to think about where to buy it in the future." ”

Ah Zheng said very seriously: "Your father bought goods in the clan before, but the clan had bad intentions and was not trustworthy. As for Miao Laosan, it is even more unbelievable. As a result, it will be difficult for the store to supply goods in the future. ”

Ning Xia Qing couldn't help asking: "Why are you saying this?" ”

"I know you've thought it through, and you've certainly thought about it in your heart, but I can't help but want to nag a few words."

Ning Xia Qing smiled: "I didn't mean this...... I'm asking you, why don't you ask me what I said to Tan Wenshi? ”

Ah Zheng said indifferently: "It's just about buying these fifty horses of hibiscus silk, and the rest is probably not a big deal, it's just some polite words with guns and sticks." ”

Ning Ningqing couldn't help but say meaningfully: "Polite words with guns and sticks...... It seems that you don't like Tan Wenshi very much, right? ”

Ah Zheng blurted out: "Once you asked me to inquire about his whereabouts before, so I know that you are guarding against him in your heart, since you are guarding against him, it means that he is definitely not a good person." And, like that cousin of yours, he has a villain smell about him. ”

Ning Xia Qing felt a little frustrated and a little unwilling, and wanted to continue to ask, but Ah Zheng suddenly asked: "However, I am really curious about what you all said." I can't talk about hibiscus silk for so long. ”

Ning Ningqing was stunned for a moment, and then repeated the conversation with Tan Wenshi to Ah Zheng one by one, and the topic just now was interrupted. After Ah Zheng listened, he asked, "Don't you really want him to help you pay attention to the people in charge?" Are you tempting him? ”

Ning Xia Qing was stunned and her eyes widened: "Could it be that my temptation actually sounds so obvious?" ”

Ah Zheng immediately said: "Not really, it's just because I know that you are guarding against him, so I guessed like this." He doesn't know how you guard against him, so he shouldn't be able to hear it. ”

Ningxia Qing breathed a sigh of relief. Just relayed it to Ah Zheng, Ah Zheng could hear her thoughts, in this case, wouldn't Tan Wenshi, who can turn over and over a casual sentence of others thirty times, also see through it? However, Ah Zheng also has a point, she may indeed be able to beat Tan Wenshi by understanding Tan Wenshi, and Tan Wenshi does not understand her.

Ah Zheng saw that she was fine, so he said, "If you're okay, I'm going to help Uncle Gu Feng order some ingredients" and left, Ning Xia Qing felt as if he hadn't finished saying anything, but he couldn't remember it for a while. So I had to give up thinking and do something else.

She's going to the old lady.

She couldn't explain everything to the old lady about Li Tie and Li Kou's father and son, the missing Hong Jiang and the fragment, but she had to ask tentatively to see if the old lady would know some other clues.

But what disappointed her was that the old lady knew very little, the old lady did know that there was a person named Hong Jiang, and she also knew that Hong Jiang and Li Tie were both stewards that Ning Wangping trusted very much, and the rest, the old lady, as a deep woman, didn't know anything.

She also didn't know that Ning Wangping cultivated the legendary Sacred Silk back then, just like she had told Ning Ningqing before, she always thought that Ning Wangping just had this plan, and as for that notebook, she had never heard of it. Perhaps, Ning Wangping was murdered before he had time to tell her.

Although Ning Xia Qing asked very vaguely, the old lady still vaguely noticed something and asked Ning Xia Qing: "Why did you suddenly ask these things about your grandfather today?" ”

Ning Xia Qing was stunned, looked at the old lady's face, pursed her lips, and said perfunctorily with a smile: "Actually, it's nothing." Isn't it more free today, I just want to hear more about my grandfather. "Ning Xia Qing can't tell the old lady everything, because once these things are said, the suspicions of Ning Wangping and Ning Yongda's deaths will not be able to hide from the old lady.

The old lady sighed leisurely: "Alas, when your grandfather left, you were still in your mother's belly, and in a blink of an eye, you have grown so big, and your grandfather has been gone for so many years." Immediately, the old lady looked at Ning Ningqing again, the old lady's eyes were extremely clear, and said: "That's it, if you don't want to tell me something, I won't ask, because I always believe that you always have your reason." ”

Ning Xia Qing was stunned, his eyes were a little sour, and his heart was both shocked and moved.

A few days later, Dong Zizhen, who was busy with everything, tried his best, and finally heard some gossip about the merchants in Yueling County.

There were a lot of merchants who would come that day, but if you talk about the protagonist among them, it has to be one named Yao Sanxing.

Yueling County is accustomed to trading between Yueling County and Meigong County, Yao Sanxing's ancestors have carried bags around the world for several generations, and in his generation, relying on the wealth accumulated by his ancestors, he is even more prosperous.

Speaking of which, the rule that Yueling County merchants hold banquets in Meigong County was first initiated by Yao Sanxing, in order to unite all the Yueling people who do business in Meigong County, which is a bit of a Yueling Chamber of Commerce.

This year's gathering at Deputy Lieutenant Xue's mansion was also discussed between Yao Sanxing and Deputy Lieutenant Xue. Deputy Lieutenant Xue has the status of an official family, and he can invite a lot of people from the government to be present, and there is no one who does business and does not want to befriend the government. That's what Yao Sanxing is trying to do.

Dong Zi is really happy, Yao Sanxing is so powerful, if he can catch up with Yao Sanxing, wouldn't Huacaiyuan be developed?

Ningxia Qing just asked Dong Zizhen to be sober and sober, don't be too happy. What is the scale of Wah Choi Court? Who is Yao Sanxing? Can you see Huacai Garden?

Dong Zizhen rolled his eyes and had an idea, planning to buy more good materials in the near future. Merchants are all driven by profits, as long as their Huacaiyuan's materials are good enough, Yao Sanxing will not refuse to cooperate with them.

Ning Xia Qing remembered what Ah Zheng had said about the source of goods, and couldn't help but cry and laugh and asked Dong Zizhen where to buy good materials.

Dong Zizhen didn't think about it and said, it was too late to buy materials from afar, so he could only ask the merchants in Meigong County if they could supply materials, maybe the price would be a little higher, but if he could catch Yao Sanxing, it would be worth it.

Ningxia Qingdao, it doesn't matter whether the price is high or not, the important thing is that which of the merchants in Meigong County will supply Huacaiyuan now.

Dong Zizhen was stunned, how could there be any goods that would not make money? As long as Hua Caiyuan gives money, are you worried about whether the goods will come in?

Ning Xia Qing reminded him that everyone in Meigong County had to look at the faces of the Ning family, and when her father was here, she was so suppressed by the Ning family that she couldn't turn over, not to mention her who fell out with her family? If it weren't for the fact that the supply of goods was pressed by the family, how could her father go on a boat with Miao Laosan?

Dong Zizhen was very annoyed, he had just forgotten about it, and he remembered it, and couldn't help but sigh with a wry smile, it seems that the high salary of the shopkeeper of Huacaiyuan is also reasonable, this is really not a job that ordinary people can do......

Ningxia Qingdao: "Let's get down to business." I asked you to inquire about the news, and you found out about this? ”

"Of course not, I've heard about something else!" Dong Zizhen patted his chest and said, "I heard an interesting story about that Yao Sanxing. ”

Ning Xia Qing couldn't help asking: "What's the interesting thing?" ”

"That Yao rich businessman walks the world and earns a lot of money, and there is no ink in his stomach, but he likes to be vassally elegant, and he plants flowers and grass at home when he has nothing to do. I heard that he has been particularly obsessed with a kind of flower in recent years, and planted a yard in his ancestral house in Yueling County, and specially invited a gardener from Yunnan to take care of it for him. ”

"A gardener in Yunnan? Could it be that the flowers were brought from Yunnan? Don't sell it, what the hell is it? ”

"Have you ever heard of a mandala flower?"