When Ningxia Qing arrived home, it was already noon. Ning Yongda has been running around non-stop recently, so naturally he is not in the shop, while Cao and Zi'er are eating with the old lady.

Seeing Ning Ningqing coming back, Cao Shi was stunned, and then asked with a smile: "Mrs. Shen sent you back?" You kid, why didn't you invite Mrs. Shen to come in and sit down? ”

Ning Xia Qing smiled faintly and replied calmly: "Mrs. Shen took me out to pick incense, but she suddenly felt unwell and wanted to go back to Shen's mansion to rest." And I happened to meet Ah Zheng, who came out to deliver the goods, so I came back in our car. Halfway through, I remembered that I had told Jade this morning to go out shopping at noon, so I went to pick up Jade again, and then came back together. ”

After speaking, she squatted in front of Zi'er again, coaxed Zi'er and said, "Sister asked Cuiyu to buy you dried apricot blossoms and make apricot blossom oolong tea for you, okay?" Jade also bought some nuts and let the kitchen make some snacks in the evening! ”

"Good!" Zi'er's eyes narrowed with a smile, and after thinking about it, she said, "Sister, I still want to eat candied golden dates." ”

"Then sister will do it for you later!"

The old lady smiled and said, "You haven't been in the kitchen, how can you make candied golden dates?" That thing costs the most honey, and if you don't have that skill, don't waste it, let the kitchen do it. ”

Ningxia Qing was not convinced: "How does grandma know that I can't do well?" Grandma hasn't eaten what I made! ”

The old lady smiled and waved her hand: "Okay, good, you do it, you do it!" The kitchen is yours, you can toss it around! ”

Ning Xia Qing smiled meaningfully.

Others don't know that she has never been in the kitchen a few times before, but after marrying in her previous life, she practiced good cooking skills for that person, and that person still lost her in the end, and now that I think about it, it is really embarrassing.

Here the grandparents and grandchildren joked, but on the other side, the Cao family was worried.

After Ning Xia Qing and the old lady finished speaking, Cao Shi hurriedly pulled Ning Xia Qing to his side and asked anxiously, "What is going on with Mrs. Shen?" Is it better? Does it matter? ”

Ning Xia Qing smiled calmly and said, "She's just soaked in the heat, so it's just uncomfortable." Mother doesn't need to worry. ”

Cao Shi nodded, breathed a sigh of relief, and asked again, "That...... You stay in the Shen Mansion, what did Mrs. Shen say to you? ”

"I didn't say anything special, just a few words of homely conversation."

Cao Shi was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then looked at the old lady and whispered, "This is strange...... Mrs. Shen left me to speak early this morning, but before she could say a few words, she got to the square. I said come back to get a recipe for her, but she asked me to leave Qing'er behind. I thought she had something to say before she had time to say, and I was going to tell Qing'er and let Qing'er bring it to me. ”

The old lady pondered for a moment and said, "It is indeed a little strange...... Let's not get our hopes up too much, the family doesn't have to hold back anything, in my opinion, even inviting you over today may be just a gesture. With Mrs. Shen's arrogant temper, it is really abnormal to be so polite to us today. Although the Shen family dislikes the poor and loves the rich, they don't want to have a bad reputation, so it is not impossible to do this kind of work. ”

Cao's expression was very entangled, and he couldn't help but sigh: "That...... How's that good? ”

The old lady immediately gave Cao Shi a look. Cao followed the old lady's gaze and saw Ning Ningqing who was eating, realized his gaffe, and quickly calmed down, pretending to be light and light. And Ning Xia Qing didn't seem to hear the words of Cao and the old lady at all, and was concentrating on coaxing Zi'er to eat. Seeing this, Cao Shi calmed down a little.

The old lady whispered: "Don't panic first, and don't let the Shen family lead you by the nose." Let's respond to all changes with the same. ”

Tan Wenshi used the money to send away the few helpers, and then went to the Qian antique shop.

"What do you say? That dead girl is fine, but my sister-in-law fainted? You...... When you rushed into the house, the person lying there was my sister-in-law? Grandma Qian's eyes were about to pop out.

"I don't know what went wrong. Your sister-in-law has been humiliated, and she will be angry with me. I also want to bother you to go and tell her, I am also surprised that things have turned out like this, please let her be angry. If it doesn't work out this time, there will be a next time, I still have a way, and I will definitely be able to make her wish. ”

Grandma Qian stared at Tan Wenshi, only to see that he had just finished entertaining those helpers, and at this moment his face was still flushed with alcohol, his eyes were a little dilated, and his forehead was slightly sweaty.

Grandma Qian sighed distressedly, took out her handkerchief, wiped her face for him, and quipped: "You are so smart, it has always been others who have suffered from you, and this time it was planted in the hands of a yellow-haired girl." ”

After speaking, she sat directly on Tan Wenshi's lap, her plump and soft fingers swept across his face, and whispered in his ear in a soft tone: "The pitiful appearance of you pitifully begging me for help after being frustrated, it really makes me love it more and more!" ”

Tan Wenshi was stunned, and before he could reply, Grandma Qian had already stood up, flicked her sleeves, and said with some displeasure: "Speaking of which, you have always been smart, but you were planted in the hands of that yellow-haired girl, which really surprised me." Aren't you moved by her and reluctant to be ruthless to her? There is also Ning Yongda's batch of fabrics, although you slaughtered him fiercely, but you also gave him a glimmer of life, I thought strange at the time, why didn't you take the opportunity to force him into a dead end? Could it be that you really have a crush on that girl? ”

"I'm not going to be soft on anyone." Tan Wenshi said calmly but resolutely, and at the same time hugged Grandma Qian, touching and coaxing, at this moment, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps outside.

Tan Wenshi and Grandma Qian immediately separated, the man had already arrived outside the door, and asked in a low voice and eagerly, "Is Master Tan here?" ”

Listening to the voice, it was the little guy Luzi beside Tan Wenshi.

Luzi has always been sensible, and he will never disturb Tan Wenshi at such a time, since he is here, there must be something urgent. Tan Wenshi's face couldn't help but change, and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

"There was an accident in the workshop, a batch of raw silk was lost, and the third master is looking for you everywhere to discuss with you. The eldest master and the second master also got involved, and even the third master spoke. ”

Tan Wenshi sighed in his heart, said goodbye to Grandma Qian, and took Luzi to Master Ning San.

Speaking of which, the reason why the Ning family was able to become a wealthy merchant in Meigong County was because of something like silk satin. From mulberry garden to silk making to sales, Ning's firmly occupies every link.

The patriarch of the third grandfather controls all the properties of the Ning family, and this third grandfather is also the third uncle of Ningxia Qing. The third master divided the Ning family's estate into three parts and handed it over to his three sons to take charge.

The eldest lord runs the fertile mulberry garden handed down by the Ning family's ancestors. Although the silk produced in Meigong County is not as good as that of Jiangnan, it is also a major production area of silk in the world. For every ten percent of silk produced in Meigong County, fifty percent comes from Ning's mulberry garden.

The second master is in charge of the workshop. Ning's workshop does not seek large quantity, but high quality, although the output is not much, but it is a well-known high-quality goods, very popular among dignitaries and dignitaries, and has a good reputation.

The third master is in charge of all the shops under the Ning family's name. The Ning clan opened shops all over Meigong County, and in addition to selling the fine silk satin produced by the Ning family's workshop, they also bought goods from the south and west, and even sold imported goods.

As for Tan Wenshi, relying on the little kinship between him and the third master, he was a steward under the third master, and there were five or six people at the same level as him.

These three masters have a clear division of labor, and it seems that the well water does not interfere with the river water, but in fact, they are all insatiable, not only want to annex the property under the control of the other party, but also want to completely defeat the other party, so as to sit in the position of the next patriarch. The three of them fought openly and secretly, and demolished each other. Tan Wenshi's various tricks against Ning Yongda are the epitome of the Ning family's infighting.

On the way to the Ning family's mansion, Tan Wenshi asked Luzi: "Did the third master say anything?" ”

Lu Zi replied: "The third master said that this batch of raw silk was sent from the mulberry garden to the workshop, and few people knew about it, so it was lost for no apparent reason, and the mulberry garden and the workshop were inseparable. Now that even the third master has spoken, it seems that this turmoil will not be small, and the eldest and second masters are estimated to be responsible. The third master said that this is a good opportunity to bring down the eldest master and the second master, please hurry up and discuss countermeasures. ”

Tan Wenshi nodded, and at this moment, the carriage stopped at the door of the Ning family's mansion.

Tan Wenshi got out of the car, entered through the corner door, walked in a hurry, and walked directly to Master Ning San's study. When he arrived, there were already several other stewards standing in the study, and as soon as he came in, Master Ning San beckoned him to sit down and asked him to discuss the matter together.

In the evening, I heard that the eldest master and the second master had not explained, and the third master had not asked anything. The third master let the rest of the stewards disperse, leaving only Tan Wenshi.

Master Ning San no longer talked about the lost batch of raw silk, but asked Tan Wenshi about Ning Yongda.

Tan Wenshi was a little surprised: "It's already being dealt with over there, although there is a little bit of a problem, but I promise that it will be dealt with soon." ”

Master Ning San raised his eyebrows: "Something went wrong?" You've always been safe, what's wrong with this time? I can tell you, Ning Yongda's affairs must be done as soon as possible! The workshop lost raw silk, it is estimated that the second master has a spy under his hands, and the eldest master will not be able to escape the involvement! You have to get Ning Yongda's mulberry garden in your hands as soon as possible, that is the breakthrough point to defeat the big master. ”

Tan Wenshi repeatedly promised: "Yes!" I'll get this done as soon as possible. ”

Master Ning San's tone turned soft: "You have always had a bright brain, and I am naturally relieved that I will leave things to you to do." Okay, you go get busy, I'll go to the workshop and have a look. ”

Tan Wenshi bowed in response, watching Master Ning San leave, his eyes narrowed slightly, thinking about the next step.