People came to invite them kindly, and they waited in the teahouse next door, and Shen Xi was not good to see. Besides, Shen Xi also wanted to see what the bustard girl of the Provincial City Teaching Workshop Department looked like as Yu Niang's sister.

When he saw the woman who was still tightly wrapped in a hot day in the corner on the first floor of the teahouse, surrounded by several potted plants, Shen Xi couldn't help but feel a little funny. I saw that this woman was about twenty-seven or eighteen years old, and she should be considered young in the old bustard industry, but as for her style and appearance, she looked unsatisfactory, at least she couldn't compare with the jade girl who was still more beautiful than her thirty years.

But this woman was polite, and when she saw Shen Xi, she immediately stood up, respectfully bowed and said three thousand blessings.

Shen Xi asked, "What do you call Madame?" ”

The woman pursed her lips and smiled, trying to make herself look charming and more relatable, but it was not a little worse than Yu Niang: "The slave family is surnamed Zi, and the single name is Qian, and the girls all call it Aunt Qian." ”

Zi Qian, the name is okay, but the surname Zi is rare, is this her husband's surname or her maiden name? It stands to reason that a woman of this age may have become a happy person after getting married, just like Yu Niang.

Shen Xi asked, "Miss Qian, I don't know what to do here?" ”

Shen Xi didn't call Zi Qian Aunt Qian, it was an obvious matter, and this was called taking advantage of others. My name is Yu Niang, that's her name, and you call yourself Aunt Qian, which is clearly a generation higher than me, I have no relatives and no reason with you, why should I be willing to degenerate to be the descendant of a Fengyue woman?

Zi Qian said: "Actually, the slave family should be very ashamed...... Or Shen Gongzi already knows that the three sects and nine streams in Fuzhou are the only ones who count, Song Xi'er, the big boss of Huaiyang Tower. This person does all kinds of evil, I don't know how much I did to secretly kill people and steal goods, before the fire in the Fuzhou branch of the Tingzhou Chamber of Commerce, she instructed someone to do it, and it is reported that several brothers died. ”

Shen Xi thought to himself, you specially came to me to stir up trouble, didn't you think about it yourself?

Shen Xi shook his head and refused with a smile: "At a young age." Preparing for the township exam, seeing that the exam date is approaching, I have no time to pay attention to these. ”

Zi Qian seemed to have expected Shen Xi to say this, and said with a smile: "Sister Yu said." Shen Gongzi is the dragon and phoenix among people, and as long as Shen Gongzi is willing to help him, many things will definitely come to fruition. The slave family does not hide it, and the official wants to stand on the same side as the Chamber of Commerce...... I just want to have a peaceful life without having to swallow my anger all day. Live with grievances. What does Shen Gongzi think? ”

Shen Xi spread his hands: "Does this have anything to do with me?" ”

Zi Qian thought for a while and said, "The slave family heard that the father who was walking with Shen Gongzi was pushed downstairs by Song Xi'er's people and almost died. If Shen Gongzi ignores it, is it against human ethics? ”

Shen Xi said: "Miss Qian obviously didn't find out clearly, in fact, my uncle accidentally fell while walking, and now his injuries are almost healed, and he can walk on the ground, as for being pushed downstairs Yunyun." Not admissible. ”

Zi Qian glanced at the beautiful girl next to her, as if she had the intention of verifying, the girl's face was anxious, staring at Shen Xi, her eyes were covered with a layer of mist, Chu Chu was pitiful, and she looked like she had been wronged.

Zi Qian originally had a little contempt for Shen Xi, how could she believe Yu Niang's words, after all, a twelve-year-old boy, what means did he have to deal with Song Xi'er, who was in full swing? At this time, she thought, "This young man is really different. But he couldn't get his words, did he have to use some special means? ”

Zi Qian said: "As the Shaodong of the Tingzhou Chamber of Commerce, now he has a head-on conflict with Song Xi'er, I am afraid that it will be unfavorable to Shen Gongzi." The slave family wants to come. If Shen Gongzi is willing to help, after the matter is completed, the official office will join the Chamber of Commerce and pay enough silver taels every month. ”

What she said was completely based on the previous rules of conduct of the various forces in Fuzhou City...... Whoever has the big fist has the final say! Those who stand at the top can let the silver money below be handed over as "filial piety". She thinks that as long as I use the name of the Chamber of Commerce as bait, I am not afraid that you will not take the bait.

Shen Xi shook his head: "Miss Qian doesn't seem to understand the operation mode of our Chamber of Commerce, we do a business of buying low and selling high, and we don't do the service industry, what about this service industry...... It's like an official office and a green building, which mainly entertains guests, and there is no intersection in interests. ”

"As for the 'filial piety' mentioned by Miss Qian, it is also inappropriate, the Chamber of Commerce is to help the merchants below make money, not to collect money indiscriminately, this point Miss Qian must figure out."

Shen Xi was completely perfunctory.

Although the chamber of commerce is mainly engaged in the business of buying low and selling high, in fact, there are many people in the service industry who have joined the chamber of commerce, such as the inn where he lives now. But Shen Xi thinks that if this official office makes money, it is also the official prefix for making a living, you are just the temporary person in charge of the official office, you will join when you say you join, and you also said that you have earned money to give the chamber of commerce "filial piety", is this treating the authority of the government as child's play?

Zi Qian felt that she had a good temper, but when she heard Shen Xi's words, she still couldn't help but feel angry, and asked urgently: "Listening to Shen Gongzi's intentions, the Chamber of Commerce is ready to sit and wait to die, and was gradually oppressed and eaten by Song Xi'er, and finally ended up dismal?" ”

Shen Xi nodded: "Tingzhou Chamber of Commerce, it is best to be bigger, if you can't be bigger, the foundation of Tingzhou Mansion is the right way." Two years ago, the reason why the Tingzhou Chamber of Commerce came to the provincial capital was originally driven by the traitor An Rusheng to seek political achievements and interests, but now that he has surrendered to the law, there is no need for the Tingzhou Chamber of Commerce to stick to Fuzhou. ”

Zi Qian was silent for a long time before she sighed slightly: "Shen Gongzi's words are really leaky!" ”

Shen Xixin said: "Where and where, if you come up and don't talk about things with me, how do I know if you are sincerely taking refuge, or if you are sent by Song Xi'er?" ”

"Besides, even if the Chamber of Commerce really wants to grab land with Song Xi'er's people, it can't cooperate with you, how much help can you bring to the Chamber of Commerce? On the contrary, because of your participation, it may leak the news of our counterattack, and the consequences may be even more serious at that time. ”

Seeing that Shen Xi couldn't move, Zi Qian immediately got up and said goodbye. Shen Xi didn't see him off, and when the people were far away, he returned to the inn with a little suspicion.

Zi Qian is so anxious to contact someone to eradicate Song Xi'er's forces, there must be a deep-seated purpose behind it. With the current manpower and strength of the Chamber of Commerce in Fuzhou, it is still difficult to compete with Song Xier.

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Less than two days after Zi Qian left, someone came to visit Shen Xi again, but this time he went directly to the inn, instead of inviting him to a secret conversation.

The person who came was Jade Niang!

This time she came alone, without a single entourage, and looked handsome in a scribe's attire. She came out dressed as a man, like a young man in her twenties, with a fan in her hand, and went up to the second floor in a graceful manner.

Shen Mingwen heard the sound of the stairs and came out to see it. Look up and down: "Which son is this?" ”

Yu Niang saluted and said: "I came to study with Shen Xi Shen Gongzi, and I bothered me." ”

Shen Mingwen pursed his lips, originally he thought that he was here to invite guests to dinner again, so he couldn't help but turn around and go back to the house when he heard the words.

Yu Niang and Shen Xi, who came out, entered the room. After the door was closed, Yu Niang took off the crown of her hair and spread her long hair, as if she wanted to use a woman's face to meet Shen Xi to show her solemnity. Yu Niang said: "Shen Gongzi got married before, and the slave family never came to congratulate him in person. Today, I specially make up a generous gift. ”

As she spoke, she took out a big red envelope from her bosom, which did not seem to contain silver coins, but as if it contained a thick stack of silver tickets. Shen Xi took it and asked curiously, "What is this?" ”

Yu Niang said with a smile: "I have the pity of Mr. Liu, his old man is looking for someone to coordinate, and the Ministry of Rites and the Nanjing Jiaofang Division redeemed the slave family and a few girls around him, and the official government Wen Mo only arrived in Tingzhou Mansion a month ago." Those girls, grateful for the kindness of the slave family, put all their names under the name of the slave family. ”

"The slave family doesn't know how to make a living, and their background is not good, so they want to buy a few acres of land at most. Then open a restaurant and tea shop to live with peace of mind, and raise these girls by the way. However, Xi'er and Yunliu are delicate and lovely, and they used to be pursued by many sons of families when they were in the teaching workshop, and they had a relationship with Shen Gongzi, so they were used as a congratulatory gift for their wedding to Shen Gongzi! ”

Only then did Shen Xi know what was in the red envelope, it turned out to be the "deed of sale" between Xi'er and Yunliu girl! They had just redeemed their Le nationality from the Jiaofang Division to the people's nationality, and they sold themselves to Yu Niang in a blink of an eye, because they left the official office and could not support themselves, so they could only marry, but because of their background, serious people were unwilling to marry. They are reluctant to live with Yu Niang.

Since Yu Niang no longer has to make a living by laughing with others, and wants to live a peaceful life, she naturally has to take refuge with relatives and friends. So he came to Fuzhou to find the familiar Zi Qian, maybe he wanted to do a small business in Fuzhou City, after all, he was far away from Tingzhou Mansion, so that no one knew their background and background, and they would not be poked in the back when they came out.

In addition, there is Zi Qian behind to help take care of it, if it really doesn't work. Yu Niang can also take her people to "go back to the old business".

Yu Niang sent Xi'er and Yunliu's deed of sale over, and there must be something to ask for under the generous gift, obviously Yu Niang wants Shen Xi to help eradicate Song Xi'er's power, so as to make Zi Qian bigger, and at that time, Zi Qian will replace Song Xi'er's position in Fuzhou, and Yu Niang can also get shade.

But based on Shen Xi's observation of Zi Qian, this woman is not small, if she is really powerful, will she really treat Yu Niang and others well? Don't be the second Song Xi'er at that time, or even surpass!

Shen Xi asked, "Can Yu Niang guarantee that Miss Zi will not change her style of acting in the future?" ”

One sentence made the smile on Yu Niang's face stiffen.

Yu Niang thought for a while and sighed lightly: "It seems that you can't hide anything from Shen Gongzi, the slave family really wants to take refuge in the sister of the Zi family, so that she can rely on it in the provincial capital." But now that Song Xi'er is powerful, what the sister of the Zi family means is that Commander Fang will step down next year, and he has no time to take care of himself, so why not take this opportunity to design Song Xi'er, gradually cut off his henchmen, and finally give him a fatal blow? If she is allowed to hook up with the next commander, then she will inevitably have to do evil in Fuzhou. ”

After speaking, Yu Niang smiled brightly, "As for this gift, Shen Gongzi doesn't have to worry too much, even if Shen Gongzi doesn't help, the kindness that should be repaid must always be repaid." These two girls have a hard life, if it weren't for Shen Gongzi's help, they would still be in the dust, and now it is not easy to keep their innocence and come out of Goolan Courtyard. ”

"If the son pities it, he will first raise it as a foreign house, and then he will be accepted into the house to be a partial concubine after becoming famous in the future, which is their creation, if the son feels inconvenient, just let the slave family raise it first, and then dispose of it after he is older."

To accept or not to receive, it is really a question!

To say that Shen Xi is not greedy for the appearance of the two women, it is definitely a lie, after all, these two are the few beauties that Shen Xi has ever seen that can be compared to Xie Yun'er! But there may be something unspeakable behind this, which may put himself and the Tingzhou Chamber of Commerce in danger at any time, and Shen Xi is in a dilemma for a while.

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PS: Fifth Update!

Ahhhh

Is it tolerable or unbearable, brothers and sisters pick up and smash the monthly pass, and take back the lost position.

The Son of Heaven took a look, and the top thirty of the monthly pass is only a hundred votes, it's time to see the bayonet red, gritting your teeth to rush to the enemy's position, enjoy the pleasure of bursting other people's chrysanthemums, why not!?

Kneel and beg for a monthly pass! (To be continued.) )