Early in the morning, Zhang Shichao sat at the door of Jimin Hall in a daze. Seeing Meng Xian open the door, he immediately jumped up, "Uncle Meng, I'm here to find Ah Jin." ”

"So early? He had just gotten up. After speaking, I saw Zhang Shichao jumping into the door, Meng Xian wanted to stop him, but he didn't stop him.

Fortunately, Nangong Jin is not disheveled, but she doesn't know what she is doing in the kitchen.

"Ah Jin, I'm here." Zhang Shichao jumped directly into the kitchen.

Nangong Jin looked up at him, "I didn't sleep lazy, it's rare." ”

"I just—I didn't sleep much."

"Have you had breakfast?" Nangong Jin asked casually.

"I got up at dawn and didn't eat anything. What are you doing? Zhang Shichao poked his head curiously.

Nangong Jin smiled and said proudly: "Shanxi noodles are the best. Do you want to count your share? ”

"Okay. You're much better than my cook. ”

"That's going to have to wait a minute, just start doing it. Take a stool and sit for a while. Nangong Jin didn't look at him, just cared about the face in his hand.

Zhang Shichao really obediently sat aside with a stool, and for a while, "Ah Jin, you're going to my house in a while, right?" ”

"What? Your dad isn't there? ”

"Yes." Zhang Shichao was embarrassed and said, "Can I ask you something?" ”

"Please? Hehe, don't scare me. Nangong Jin looked at Zhang Shichao and guessed: "Let me not go?" ”

"It's not. Can you tell my dad and take me away in a moment? ”

"Huh?" Nangong Jin was stunned and looked at Zhang Shichao, "Do you want to do it again?" Going to Shaolin Temple to apprentice? ”

"Of course not, I already know that I don't have the talent to learn martial arts. I want to follow you. ”

"What are you doing with me?" Nangong Jin began to clean up the vegetables that Meng Xian bought yesterday.

"I think what my dad said ......, alas, I don't even know what he's talking about, and I always make me think, and I don't know what to think, but what you say is different, I can understand it. When I went back yesterday, my dad asked me about the last lesson, and I told you all over again, and my dad was very happy and said the right way. Let me think about how to improve, I don't know. Zhang Shichao hung his head dejectedly, "Ah Jin, you can help me." If I continue like this, I'll be driven to death by my father. ”

Nangong Jin was busy and shook his head, "The Zhang family is left with you alone, listen to your father." ”

"Ah Jin, just help me, please." Zhang Shichao almost knelt down.

Until breakfast was ready, Zhang Shichao was coquettish on the side, and Nangong Jin simply ignored him. Yao Fangyu didn't get up early, and said hello with a smile when she saw Zhang Shichao. took advantage of no one's attention to Nangong Jin, and said embarrassedly: "I'm sorry last night, I may have been drunk, I just remember seeing you come out of the room and chatting for a while, I don't remember what I said, I'm really sorry, I lost my temper." ”

Nangong Jin smiled: "It's okay, let's talk about the neighborhood for a while, hehe, and then I saw that you were sleepy, so I asked you to sleep, and you went to sleep obediently." ”

"Really?"

Nangong Jin nodded, "Really." ”

Yao Fangyu lowered her head and thought for a while, and finally said, "You are going to Zhang's house in a while?" ”

"Yes."

"I'm drunk, it's rude, can you ......."

"Okay, I'm just paying a courtesy visit, and I'll be back right away. Also, there are a lot of people in Hongyanlou at night, anyway, Songran doesn't like this kind of occasion, so let him accompany you to visit Yanzhou City, I will talk to the old neighbors, and it will not be very late, so we will leave for Huai'an tomorrow. Nangong Jin said with a smile.

Yao Fangyu looked at him a little strangely, originally she just wanted to take a shower and change her clothes together, "Is this okay?" ”

Nangong Jin smiled: "Of course you can." Actually, if you don't come this time, I'm going to come and see you. So be it. ”

Yao Fangyu lowered her head again and whispered, "Also, can I trouble you, here, can I take a bath?" ”

Nangong Jin was stunned for a moment, and immediately said, "Okay, I'll boil the water and let Aunt Gu help you." ”

After breakfast, Meng Xian began to help her boil water, Yao Fangyu was really embarrassed, and thanked her countless times. Nangong Jin told Yao Fangyu with a smile on the side, "Uncle Meng treats you as his own, it doesn't matter." Meng Xian also nodded happily on the side, and Nangong Jin explained clearly to Aunt Gu before leaving with Zhang Shichao.

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It was not too early to arrive at Zhang's mansion, and Zhang Dacheng was already waiting for him in the study.

"I haven't seen you for a year, but the second son is okay?"

Nangong Jin nodded embarrassedly, "Thank you for your concern, it's already fine." Thanks to Mr. Zhang's help last time, Nangong didn't know how to thank him. ”

Zhang Dacheng laughed, "Don't be so polite, distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors, besides, you and Shichao are good friends, and your father personally came to thank you." He looked at his son sitting on the side again, "Why don't we do the same as before, you call me uncle, I call you Ah Jin, don't you mind?" ”

"Of course I don't mind, it should be." Nangong Jin also said with a smile.

Zhang Dada nodded, "You and Shichao have known each other for many years, right?" ”

"Yes, it's been five or six years."

Zhang Shichao interjected in a low voice, "More than that, it's been six or seven years...... but Zhang Dacheng and Nangong Jin ignored him.

"Your character, uncle has always been at ease. The last time Xiguan Racecourse happened, they wanted to do it again, but my uncle felt that you were right, so he didn't participate anymore. Zhang Dacheng took a sip of tea and began to introduce Zhang's industry with a smile, "Our Zhang family is self-made in the hands of my father, he is very able to endure hardships, and finally in his old age, he has this family business, but he only has one son for me." As you know, our real business is not in Yanzhou, from the capital to the two Zhejiang, the Zhang family has no less than 40 joint stock industries, all industries, this is the real source of our Zhang family's property. Maybe I'm lucky, so far I haven't lost anything. I heard from a friend, you are now in charge of Huguang's business? ”

"It's not Huguang, it's just Jingzhou." Nangong Jin corrected.

Zhang Dacheng continued, "In the future, our Zhang family will be handed over to Shichao, whether he wants to continue to join hands with others or become big himself, it is up to him, my uncle just doesn't want to be rich for three generations." ”

Nangong Jin looked at Zhang Shichao, it seemed that Zhang Dacheng meant that he didn't want to give up the opportunity to cooperate with the Nangong clan, and nine times out of ten he wanted to use Zhang Shichao's name. Thinking of Yao Fangyu's words last night, Nangong Jin didn't say anything.

"How about Shichao, you know." Zhang Dacheng planned to get straight to the point, "This kid, in addition to your words, even I, the father, are deaf ears." ”

Zhang Shichao heard Zhang Dacheng say this, and his face was reluctant.

"Uncle, Shichao is very smart, but he may not have touched the door yet." Nangong Jin saw Zhang Shichao's expression in his eyes.

"Alas, Ah Jin, can you let Shichao be a little guy with you? Although he doesn't understand anything, he is older and ...... willful. Seeing that Nangong Jin still didn't take this matter, Zhang Dacheng could only speak by himself.

Nangong Jin was embarrassed, and pretended not to understand, "Uncle, I have a Jimin Hall in Yanzhou, which is to make it easier for the neighbors to grab medicine......"

"Then, what about Jingzhou?"

"Jingzhou?" Nangong Jin was taken aback, Zhang Dacheng has always refused to let his son go out of Yanzhou, and this time even this taboo has been broken?

"Jingzhou!" Zhang Shichao shouted these two words almost at the same time as Nangong Jin, but his voice was full of surprise.

"This, uncle, Jingzhou is far away, Shichao ......." Nangong Jin looked at Zhang Dacheng, did he also want to take Zhang Shichao away by himself?

"Okay, okay, yes, of course I'm fine, boy!" Zhang Shichao was excited, but he didn't expect that his father also had the idea of letting him follow Nangong Jin.

Zhang Da didn't look at Zhang Shichao, but stared at Nangong Jin, "Ah Jin, uncle believes in you." Just like the last time I went to Xiguan Racecourse, I wouldn't give Shichao to anyone else except you. “

Nangong Jin's heart moved, and she endured it, if she really wanted to say it, she felt like she had been caught by Yao Fangyu. But somehow, I didn't think about it, but I still said, "If you really want to go, you don't need it." Since my uncle said that the Zhang family's business is mainly based on joint shares, then in fact, we can also combine small shares. ”

Zhang Dacheng listened to Nangong Jin's words quietly, his eyes flashed with joy, but he shook his head, "If you really want to join forces, of course it's good, but Shichao doesn't understand anything." Although our family is involved in many industries, I have learned about basically every industry in detail. Therefore, even if you want to merge shares, you must understand it. ”

Zhang Shichao straightened up and said loudly: "I learn, Ah Jin will teach." ”

Nangong Jin hesitated, turned his head to look at Zhang Shichao with a smile, "I really have one thing here, you can try it." ”

"What's the matter?" Zhang Shichao became excited.

"Salt leads." Nangong Jin looked at Zhang Dacheng again and continued to introduce, "Jingzhou is one of the eight salt sales points of the imperial court, and our Jingzhou Santang has taken all the salt in Jingzhou since last year. This business is not to lose money, it is just a matter of how much to earn, and on the surface, it must comply with various processes. I think this thing is easy to start, and all kinds of processes can be run again, and there will be no loss, which should be suitable for Shichao. ”

Zhang Dacheng was secretly shocked, Nangong Jin was willing to give up the salt lead, it would not be a small business, the problem was that he did not have a channel to sell salt, but this may be a good thing for the Nangong family, so he was so bold to use salt to attract shares. Although it is a fact that there is no loss, how much you can earn in the end is decided by the Nangong clan.

Zhang Dacheng secretly laughed at himself, this is obviously the reward for helping last time, if Shichao works hard, he can really join forces in other aspects in the future, that is the real meaning of this matter. So, I thought for a moment and asked, "What is the total?" How many shares can be given? ”

Nangong Jin smiled: "A total of 100,000 taels." How many shares? As long as it's not too much, you'll be it, uncle. ”

"Generally, we share three to fifty percent of the shares with others, but 100,000 taels is too much." Zhang Dacheng shook his head.

"It's for Shichao to learn, and I think it's better not to have too much. Moreover, if you really decide to cooperate, this year Shichao will have to be ready to run outside. Nangong Jin looked at Zhang Shichao with a smile. Otherwise, if you can't learn something, it's meaningless. ”

"Okay, I'm fine." Zhang Shichao thought for a while and asked, "Is it following you?" ”

Nangong Jin shook her head, "No." I'll leave you to the people who do it, and they'll take you. So, you have to think clearly, they won't necessarily take care of you, it's hard, it's not fun. ”

"Ah, that's right." Zhang Shichao was slightly timid.

Zhang Dacheng looked at Zhang Shichao and didn't agree immediately, "If you want to do it, I think it shouldn't be more than 10,000 taels, you have no problem here, right?" However, this matter should be discussed at home, and it is related to Shichao. ”

"I have no problem here, it is indeed a big decision for Shichao." Nangong Jin also echoed: "Although I will leave tomorrow, it doesn't matter, my uncle can find me at any time, I am basically in Jingzhou." ”

"Okay." Zhang Dada laughed, "Can I ask, if this thing is done, what about next year?" Still a merger? ”

"This, look at Shichao."