The first snow of Shenwu's three years fell on the third day of the first lunar month, giving people a feeling that had been brewing for a long time. From the morning onwards, goose-feather snow flakes fall softly, layer upon layer, obscuring everything the eye can see.

Wang Ning draped a thick coat, brought a goose plush hat, moved a bamboo chair and placed it under the eaves, and a small bamboo table was placed next to it, and several small plates were placed on the table, which contained some halva peanuts. In front of him, the bamboo charcoal was whistling in the brazier and emitting a bewitching red glow, and Wang Ning occasionally took the iron bar on the bamboo table and stirred it a few times, or added a few pieces of charcoal to it, which was really very comfortable.

Min Xingzhi came from outside in the afternoon, and there were more footprints on the flat snow in the small courtyard, Wang Ning looked at Min Xingzhi who was shaking the snow under the eaves with some depression, and said: "You are always a bad person." ”

Min Xingzhi stretched out his hat and patted it, then stood on the wooden pillar on the side and squatted down by the brazier.

Following Wang Ning for a long time, Min Xing knew that Wang Ning occasionally had a bad temper, so he didn't take it to heart, smiled and stretched out his hand to bake on the fire for a while, and after rubbing it repeatedly until it was warm, he got up and went into the house and moved the chair out.

"The owner, if people know that you use this lotus charcoal as firewood, maybe you will be scolded by others." Min Xingzhi looked at the bamboo charcoal burning in the brazier, and thought to himself, even if you are really rich, you shouldn't waste it like this.

Wang Ning glanced at Min Xingzhi, looked at your stingy face, and then handed over a plate of peanuts, and said: "A few charcoal products in the western suburbs will not be able to supply me with these pots of fire." ”

Min Xingzhi grabbed a handful of peanuts and smiled: "Even if it's your own industry, you always have to make money." ”

"You guy, you have spent a few days with sage books, how can it be like falling into the eyes of money, you have to learn from Lao Mao ...... this"

Listening to Wang Ning's earnest words for a while, Min Xingzhi said, "That's right." Then he shook his head, "But I can't learn it." ”

Wang Ning looked over, "Also, that guy has no heart and lungs, and he can't be chic." ”

Min Xingzhi pursed his lips, thought for a moment, and said something else, "In the camp outside the city, some news came out. Min Xingzhi was upright, "Recently, someone bought maids there, and now there are no girls in the camp......"

Wang Ning's hand playing with bamboo charcoal froze slightly, and then asked: "I can't get by, there are many people who sell children, there is nothing strange." ”

Min Xingzhi looked at Wang Ning, and said in his heart, you can pretend, but he explained: "If you want to say that you sell maids, there are special tooth shops in the city doing it, through this layer, both buyers and sellers can be guaranteed, like this kind of direct purchase in the disaster camp, not to say no, but it is not common, and there are so many people who buy at one time, I am afraid that there are some things in it." ”

Wang Ning said twice: "Xingzhi should still remember last year's disappearance, right?" ”

Min Xingzhi's eyes condensed slightly: "Remember." ”

"Well, that's right. Compared with last year, this year's opportunity is unavoidable, how can some people be willing to miss it? Wang Ning grabbed a halva and threw it in his mouth, chewed it for a while, and then he laughed, "On this snowy day, I heard that the dock outside the city is very lively?" ”

Min Xingzhi nodded: "The merchant ships from the south to the north are all docked here to avoid the snow, and everyone who is not worried about the goods has arranged for people to be on the dock." ”

Wang Ning muttered, "This is interesting, how about we go over and take a look?" ”

"On this snowy day, Madame may not want you to go out."

Wang Ning shook his head, "I'm also idle at home, and it just so happens that there are merchant ships from Hangzhou coming over at the wharf, and Shopkeeper Chen said that there are good things to show me." ”

Wang Ning stood up as he spoke, called Mu Rong out, and told Mu Rong to go and get a big stove for Min Xingzhi, and he himself took two stoves from the house and added bamboo charcoal to them.

Then he threw one to Min Xingzhi.

Everything was ready, and the two of them went out one after the other.

Wang Ning's small courtyard is a little far from the wharf, originally when it is not snowing, you can take a boat from the Qinhuai River, but unfortunately there is no one supporting the boat on the river in today's weather, so the two walked over.

Of course, Min Xingzhi originally planned to call a carriage, but Wang Ning refused.

Along the Qinhuai River all the way through, passing by the Confucius Temple, which is already a lively place, but still a thriving, not affected by the weather, and then walked for a while, and is the famous fireworks place in Jiangning, Jinfeng Building, Chunyuan Building, these popular buildings, today it seems quieter.

Presumably, the girls sensed the chill and shrank into the room.

"I heard that Jinfeng Chunyuan plans to merge, and I don't know which one's handiwork, if it really happens, in the future, this Jiangning's fireworks business will probably be the only one."

"The news of the owner is really connected. The Ji family of Jinfeng Building, after Li Qian'er, can't push a new girl for the time being, the reputation of the Xue family over there in Chunyuan is still there, and the two families see each other immediately, and the owner behind Jinfeng Mansion seems to have an accident, and merging is also a way out. ”

Wang Ning sighed, paused slightly, and raised his eyes for a while: "That's what I said." The Oiran tournament hasn't been much fun in the past few years......"

In the words, there is regret.

Min Xingzhi followed Wang Ning, and after more than half an hour, the two had already arrived at the dock.

The arrival of the two noble sons still attracted some attention, first of all, the leader of the Four Seas Gang who was on duty today came over here, and after recognizing Wang Ning in the near future, he was also much more polite.

Wang Ning and this person also know each other, but they haven't seen each other for a long time.

The leader named Li Er took Wang Ning and the two into the shed, and after a few gossips by the fire, Wang Ning pointed to a big boat on the dock and asked, "It's the first time I've seen this boat of the Qi family." ”

Li Er glanced over there and said with a smile: "Most of the Qi family's merchant ships run over there in Hangzhou, and they don't often go back to Jiangning. ”

"Hmm." Wang Ning retracted his gaze, fell on Min Xingzhi, and said, "In a few days, Yunji's merchant ships will come over, and this dock may be a little crowded." ”

Wang Ning laughed and asked Li Er: "When the time comes, I will inevitably ask you to take care of it more." ”

Li Er said: "That's polite." ”

Things are not people, Li Er looked at the young boy in front of him, and thought to himself that although he thought he would be very capable, he never thought that he could really get to this point today.

Between the gossip between Wang Ning and Min Xingzhi, on the long street, a team of officers and soldiers came over here.

The menacing came and immediately attracted the attention of everyone on the dock.

Wang Ning also looked over from that side, but Min Xingzhi kept looking at him, and Li Er next to him got up and went over there.

In a restaurant by the dock, Qi Yushou, the fifth young master of the Qi family, looked at this scene, the corners of his mouth hooked, and there was a trace of haze in his eyes.

As soon as the folding fan was closed, Qi Yushou said to the servants behind him: "Go back and tell the family that you can pick up the goods." ”

(End of chapter)