Su Rong, the proprietress of Yichun Courtyard, pushed the door and entered, and happened to meet Wang Mang and the three of them face to face.

After Wang Mang heard Su Rong's complaining and scolding, his face twitched.

Wang Jingyan held back a smile and squinted at Shangguan Ningxuan with strange eyes. As if to say, "Xiu, I let you show in front of me, now it's a shame, right?" ”

Shangguan Ningxuan didn't see it, the old god was there.

After Su Rong saw Wang Mang, she was stunned for three seconds, then immediately came back to her senses, took a few steps back, put her hands on her left waist, and bowed to Wang Mang: "The people women meet Lord Wang, this time the adults come to the shop, the people women are not welcome, and I hope that the adults will forgive their sins." ”

This proprietress is about thirty-one and twelve, and she is a.

Originally, according to common sense, the proprietress of a dusty place like Yichun Courtyard is basically in her early forties and fifties, and she is good at human affairs. But at the moment, this one is different from the usual bustard, very young. Wang Mang glanced at her, feeling a little strange in his heart.

"Madame doesn't need to be polite, this official's visit this time is a private visit, not an official business. Madame just treats me as an ordinary guest, and doesn't need to care too much about my status. Besides, I didn't have my name written on my forehead, so it was normal that Madame didn't recognize me before. ”

"Thank you for your forgiveness, it's rare for adults to come to the shop this time, but it's a blessing for women. Please also sit down for a while, and the women can also entertain them. ”

The moment Su Rong opened the door and saw Wang Mang, she expected that Wang Mang was leaving. Therefore, she was moved and deliberately blocked the door to prevent Wang Mang from going out.

Wang Mang is the master of most of Gansu and is widely praised by the people. Coming to Su Rong's store this time, Su Rong naturally wanted to borrow Wang Mang's name to boost the prestige of the store.

If this spreads out, saying that Wang Mang has come to Yichun Courtyard to listen to the music, and other ordinary scholars, knights and others will not flock to it?

That's what the celebrity effect is!

Now Su Rong is blocking the door and greeting Wang Mang, but she is silent, others will only think that this is because Su Rong is excited to see Wang Mang herself, not that she deliberately does not get out of the way.

"Lord Wang, there are many piano skills in the small shop that are good at stroking the qin. This Qingyue is just one of them, and the level has not reached its peak. You can sit down for a while, and I'll have someone call you for the best piano skills. ”

Su Rong said with a smile, and then shouted at Qingyue; "Qingyue, aren't you going out yet? Aren't you ashamed enough? What did you just play?

Go, call me Spring Willow, Qiushui, Xia He, and Dongmei, and let them play the qin and dance together for Lord Wang. Also, let the kitchen quickly bring all the good dishes. This time, Lord Wang is rarely here, so don't let the adults go home. ”

"Yes, ma'am!" Qingyue nodded, didn't dare to refute, and withdrew.

"Wait!" Wang Mang shook his head and said, "Madam, you misunderstood. The person who just played the piano was not Miss Aozuk, but I actually played it. Miss Qingyue's piano skills are superb, and she has reached the pinnacle of perfection.

When my wife and I heard about it, we were impressed. So I also took advantage of the opportunity to stroke a few times, but unexpectedly my wife heard it, which really made me ashamed.

I'm not proficient in piano skills, I don't know the essentials, and the sound of the piano is difficult to hear. It's getting late now, and I've been here for a long time, so it's not appropriate to stay long. If I have the chance, I'll listen to it next time. ”

Wang Mang has the experience of being a human being in two lives, and basically saw through the inner dynamics of the proprietress Su Rong at a glance, and knew what this girl's little Jiujiu was, so he directly rejected Su Rong's proposal and didn't want to stay.

"Uh... You just played it, adult? ”

Su Rong was choked by Wang Mang's words, and her face was embarrassed.

But soon, she returned to the shrewd role of the proprietress again, "It turned out that you played it yourself, no wonder I felt that this song was not ordinary just now, although the fingering was deviated, but the artistic conception was admirable."

My lord, since you have this Yaxing, you should drink two more glasses. If you leave in such a hurry, I'm afraid that others will say that I, Su Rong, will not entertain you. If you don't believe it, look at the upstairs and downstairs, those guests want to see you and toast you. ”

Wang Mang didn't say anything, only clubbed his chin and looked at Su Rong for a while, as if he was contemplating, and seemed to be considering, and even more so seemed to be smiling rather than smiling, which had a lot of meaning.

Su Rong was looked at by Wang Mang like this, and she felt a little uncomfortable.

Then he thought about it, but said with a wry smile: "Lord Wang, the plan really didn't work out in front of you." Let's be honest, I want you to sit down for a while, mention a few words, and say a few words to those scholars, so that I can use your name to expand my business, I wonder if you can help me with this?

As you know, my lord, although I seem to be doing a good business here, because of your decrees, the customers don't eat much, and the taxes are high, so I don't make much profit. If I raise the fee, I'm afraid there will be a lot fewer customers. ”

"You don't have to say much, I know what you mean. The Saving Decree is valid for a long time, and the Tax Decree is valid for two years, and after two years, the taxes and fees will return to their original level, or even lower. I look at the situation on your side, even if you can't make much money in the past two years, you can maintain it, and it won't be too difficult. ”

"Even so, if you go up and down, there's not much left."

"Dots? What else do you need? Could it be a bribe of officials? Tell me which official here has taken your money, and I promise to pay you back a hundredfold. ”

"The officials don't accept it, but these girls of mine want to accept it." Su Rong said: "You ask Qingyue, a few days ago, Qingyue's mother was seriously ill, or did I buy medicine with the silver." If I don't post it, where will she have the time to play the piano for the guests here? If she doesn't play the piano, can I still play here?

When you didn't lead the army before, it would be okay without Qingyue, and if you took the door, you could turn a lot from other places. But now, who would dare to do such a thing? Once it is found out, it is difficult to save a small life. These girls are all serious people, and none of them are trafficked.

Of course, it's not just me, it's the others. On the whole, although I am the person in charge here, these girls are also my ancestors, and I have to provide for them. Come to think of it, who hasn't had a problem?

Because you ordered the tax hike, we had a hard time doing business. And if we hadn't seen that your tax decree was conclusive and said that the tax would only be raised for two years temporarily, and that you were fair and benevolent, we would have closed our doors a long time ago. ”

"I see!" Wang Mang said: "According to what you say, it is indeed a little difficult for you to run this Yichun Courtyard. But why don't you tell the lord about these difficulties? If he had understood the situation, he would have considered the tax issue as appropriate, right? ”

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