Jiang Mantian got up and said with a smile: "Tian Dongjia, in the future, your Tian family medicine store will be a member of my Donghai Chamber of Commerce, the purpose of the Donghai Chamber of Commerce is to let every merchant in the East China Sea be able to do business smoothly, if the Tian family medicine store has any difficulties in the East China Sea in the future, you can come to me at any time, as long as I can help, I will never refuse." ”

"Thank you President Jiang, in the future, the Tian family medicine store will have President Lao to take care of you."

"Tian Dongjia, you only need to sign those documents and press your fingerprint to take effect." Jiang Mantian smiled and said: "After signing, you can keep it yourself, if Old Man Lu repents and takes out the documents, he will not be afraid of the lawsuit anywhere." ”

Lu Feihang hurriedly smiled: "Don't dare, don't dare." ”

Jiang Mantian said to Qi Ning again: "Master Hou, the banquet in the Humble House tonight can be regarded as a wine of reparation to Hou Ye and Tian Dong's family, I wonder if Master Hou can appreciate it?" ”

"President Jiang, I have seen your sincerity today, and I don't need to have dinner." Qi Ning smiled: "There will always be a chance in the future." By the way, I heard that President Jiang and Mr. Zhuo Qingyang Zhuo are old friends? ”

Jiang Mantian nodded and said: "I did get Mr. Zhuo's guidance once, Mr. Zhuo did not give up, and he often took a break in the cold house. ”

"Mr. Zhuo is also my teacher." Qi Ning smiled: "I wonder if President Jiang and Mr. Zhuo have exchanged letters recently?" ”

Jiang Mantian shook his head and said: "Half a year ago, Mr. Zhuo came to a letter, he is a warm-hearted person, he recommended the dog to the imperial court, so warm, the grass people are not easy to refuse, so the dog also went to the capital, before leaving, the grass people also let the dog bring a letter over, but since then Mr. Zhuo has not replied, and he has never received a letter from Mr. Zhuo until now." After a pause, he asked: "Master Hou, the dog came with a letter not long ago, it is said that Mr. Zhuo said goodbye, he has disappeared, I don't know if he has returned to Beijing now?" ”

Qi Ning sighed lightly: "Mr. Xianyun Yehe, I also want to know where he went." ”

"Yes, Mr. Zhuo is a master of literature, but he is also an idle cloud and wild crane." Jiang Mantian said with emotion: "He has been teaching in the capital for many years, and he has not seen each other for many years, and now he is gone, and he doesn't know when he will be able to see each other again." In the words, there is a little sadness.

Qi Ning said: "Mr. and President Jiang are old friends, if President Jiang knows the whereabouts of Mr. one day, please let me know." ”

"Master Hou has orders, and he should obey his orders." Jiang Mantian got up and arched his hand: "Hou Ye has every opportunity, the grass people don't dare to disturb more, wait for Hou Ye to be free another day, and then invite Hou Ye to come to the cold house, and the grass people please leave first." ”

"Since that's the case, Ben Hou won't send it." Qi Ning shouted: "Come on, send off!" ”

Someone outside came over to lead Jiang Mantian and the others away, and after the two left, Tian Xuerong frowned and said, "Master Hou, the Lu family..... The Lu family donated the shop, which ..... This is really inappropriate, I think about it, it is better to refuse. ”

Qi Ning didn't answer, walked to the chair next to Madame and sat down, opened another brocade box, which was also full of a box of high-quality pearls, and asked with a smile: "Madam, you said before that pearl powder can delay aging, and now they have sent two boxes of pearls, it seems that these two really have the ability of unpredictable prophets." He twisted a pearl with two fingers and asked, "Can these two boxes of beads make you ten years younger?" ”

"Don't talk nonsense." Tian Xuerong glanced at Qi Ning, now that he and Qi Ning were alone, they were no longer as nervous as before, much more relaxed, and said softly: "It's just that people's skin is whiter and tenderer, and it doesn't really rejuvenate itself." He frowned and said, "But..... These things are too precious, Master Hou, this.... It's all sent by you depending on your face. ”

"You said that these two boxes of pearls really cost money to buy, how much silver do you get?"

Madame thought for a moment before she said, "The pearls I bought before are far less colorful than these, and they are much smaller than this, and each one has three or four taels of silver." Some of the pearls are cultivated by themselves, and some are natural beads obtained from the sea, natural pearls of this size are very rare in the capital, and even if there are, they are taken away by dignitaries, and we can't find them if we want to buy them. After estimating, he said: "If you don't say anything, you will have to pay seven or eight taels of silver." ”

"Seven, eight, two?" Qi Ning visually examined it: "This box is about sixty pieces, and the two boxes add up to about one hundred, which is only seven or eight hundred taels of silver, which is not very valuable." ”

Madam smiled helplessly: "Master Hou, you are from a rich background, and silver is naturally nothing to you." Ordinary people have a family of six, and twenty taels of silver is enough for them to live a year earnestly, and if you take out two of them, it is their expenses for a year, do you think it is still less? ”

Qi Ning smiled, then pointed to the blood coral and said, "That blood coral, how much silver is it worth?" ”

"A few years ago, I also saw a blood coral statue in the capital, which was much smaller than this, and it was far less delicate than this one, and it was bought for three thousand taels of silver at that time." Mrs. said: "You statue, put it in the capital, and the price is 10,000 taels, I'm afraid that someone will buy it." ”

Qi Ning said "oh", suddenly reached out to hold his wife's hand, his wife was taken aback, and her first reaction was to look out of the door, and when she saw that there was no one outside the door, she was slightly relieved, and lowered her voice: "What's wrong?" ”

Qi Ning walked to his previous seat, opened the brocade box given to him by Jiang Mantian, pointed to the book of East China Sea Chronicles and asked with a smile: "Madam, how much silver do you guess this book is worth?" ”

Madame quietly pulled out the soft water, blinked her eyes, shook her head, Qi Ning had already picked up the book, and sighed lightly: "I estimate that it is worth a few thousand taels of silver." ”

Madame was stunned, thinking that this little marquis had a fever, even if it was an out-of-print collection, it could not be worth so much silver, but saw Qi Ning open the book, took out a few silver tickets from it, and shook off the silver tickets, Madame glanced at it and was taken aback, only then did she understand that Jiang Mantian actually had a silver ticket in the book, and Qi Ning seemed to have known for a long time, Qi Ning handed the silver ticket to Madame, Madame was stunned, and did not dare to pick it up, Qi Ning had already said: "Put it on your side, I will find you when I use it." ”

Madame hesitated, then took it and clicked, no more, no less, exactly 10,000 taels.

Madame was a little shocked in her heart, although she knew that there were many such things in the officialdom, but Jiang Mantian's shot was really magnificent, a blood coral plus this 10,000 taels of silver ticket, that is, nearly 20,000 taels of silver, the richest man in the East China Sea, and it really deserved its reputation.

"Master Hou, these things, we ..... Are we really going to take it? The lady was a little apprehensive in her heart: "All of them add up, they sent tens of thousands of taels of silver over, what if ..... If it was known, would it .....? ”

"Are you worried that someone will accuse me of taking bribes?" Qi Ning asked with a smile.

Madame thought to herself, isn't this obvious? But it's hard to say it directly, and it doesn't pick up the stubble.

Qi Ning's expression gradually became cold, and he said lightly: "These gifts must be accepted!" The relaxed expression on his face when he was laughing with his wife before, and his wife observed the words and looks, and naturally saw that Qi Ning's words were not simple, and said in a low voice: "Master Hou, you ..... What happened to you? Why do you say you have to take it? ”

"What do you think of my performance, Madame?" Qi Ning stared at Madame's eyes, didn't wait for Madame to speak, and added: "Don't go along with it, let alone tell lies." ”

Madam hesitated for a moment before she said, "If you don't know the temperament of Lord Hou, you still think.... I thought that Hou Ye was a greedy person, and Hou Ye had something to say..... I don't need to say it. ”

"You mean to explain it to you?" Qi Ning asked: "The epidemic poison in the capital, you have made a contribution, so the Tai Hospital will use the medicinal materials of your Tian family medicine store?" ”

Madam was stunned, he thought that Qi Ning hadn't discovered this, but he didn't want Qi Ning to know it, so he frowned and said, "Master Hou.... Since Hou Ye knows, why do you want to say it? You're ..... after all After all, it's Jinyihou, so there's no need to explain this to them. ”

Qi Ning nodded and said, "Madam is right, in fact, logically speaking, I don't have to give them any explanation at all." ”

"That'..... Then Hou Ye is still for me? The lady was a little ashamed and said, "Master Hou has done a lot for me, and he doesn't need to explain it to them for me." ”

"Does the lady think I'll be a little childish when I explain it to them?"

Madame was stunned for a moment, thought for a while, and then said softly: "There are some, but .....!" ”

"So I can do it well." Qi Ning smiled faintly: "The first time we meet today, at least they will think that I, a brocade candidate, is not only greedy for money, but also childish, and childish." ”

After all, Madam is also a shrewd person, understood something, and exclaimed: "Master Hou, is it ..... Are you acting? ”

Qi Ning said softly: "Qin Yuege just said that since the Golden Dao Hou pacified the East China Sea, the Han family has been completely cleared, and the remaining three families have very little contact with each other, do you remember?" ”

"Yes." Madame nodded and said, "Lord Qin said that there is no longer a marriage between them. ”

"Recently, in the Guanchao Building, you can naturally see clearly that when Chen Kun and Lu Ziheng met, they were very intimate, and they seemed to be greeting, but in the words, the relationship between the two families was not estranged." Qi Ning thought for a moment and said slowly: "Jiang Mantian and Lu Feihang came over together today, what can you see?" ”

Madame thought for a moment before she said, "Lu Feihang doesn't seem to be good at words, and he seems to be ...... It seems that Jiang Mantian is obedient. ”

"Madame is subtle, and it is." Qi Ning chuckled: "But Lu Feihang is the head of the Lu family, the Lu family is in the East China Sea, as long as they make money, they will interfere in the business, and they have become the second richest family in the East China Sea after the Jiang family, can run the Lu family to this point, do you think this Lu Feihang is a person who is not good at words?" Mrs. was only in the boudoir back then, but in order to support the Tian family's medicine store, she personally ran and took care of the business, and now when she talks to outsiders, she can also advance and retreat in an orderly manner without being out of proportion, how can characters like Lu Feihang not be good at words? ”

"Master Hou, you mean..... Did Lu Feihang do it on purpose? ”

"He didn't necessarily mean to." Qi Ning said: "But before they came here, they naturally discussed it. Looking at his son, you can know his father, Lu Ziheng is domineering, although Lu Feihang is old, but his temperament must be very domineering, this kind of person has one of the biggest weaknesses, do you know what it is? ”

"This kind of person is self-righteous, and when he speaks, he doesn't take into account the feelings of others." Madame said cautiously.

Qi Ning nodded and smiled: "I said that Madame's eyes are like torches, and her words are to the point, yes, Lu Feihang has this strength in the East China Sea, and when he comes into contact with people on weekdays, he is naturally domineering, his nature is like this, even if he hides, sometimes he will accidentally leak his weaknesses." He held his chin and said softly: "Today's trip, Lu Feihang had to come, but Jiang Mantian came with him, and Lu Feihang said little, nothing more than Jiang Mantian wanted to help him get through this pass." ”