Chapter 441: Heavy Rain (I)
Although she wears a skirt like a girl in Jiangning City, Panqiong retains the living habits of Luoshan and the sea: barefoot.
At this time, when it comes to the proud, he puts his legs up, and the white soles of his feet are dangling without shying away, but he suffers from the shadow. He lowered his head and closed his eyes, his face was red, and he did not dare to look at her.
"The Yang family's current situation is not just as simple as doing business, there must be someone behind the conspiracy. And this person is most likely the Yang family's own family! Pan Qiong said very firmly,
"If you are an outsider, you can't be so accurate every time, and every hit is at the critical point, and you can't do it unless you know the inside story. If the spy is not found, I am afraid that there will be a big incident in the future. If it's me, the first thing to do is to catch the spy and kill it! ”
Fan Jin smiled at her, "Your method is Haishan's style at a glance, simple and direct, white knives in and red knives out." But you are different from her, and her methods may not be suitable for you. Besides, such a method is very suitable at sea, where there is no reason, the strong stand and the weak lie down, this is the rule of the sea, so everyone has nothing to say about such things. You can't do the same on land, and many things that are considered capital crimes at sea are actually commonplace in these big households. At this time, you need the people below to work hard, and if you engage in this set of killing methods, the people below don't know who you want to do, and everyone asks for a way out, then they have to mess up. In the future, you will be on your own side, and in addition to this conspiracy method, you must also consider people's hearts. Not only should people be afraid of you, but also people should respect you, and you can't support the situation just by killing people. My homework is very demanding, and if you only do so much, you will be punished. ”
Pan Qiong raised her head, "Of course it's more than that." If the Yang family wants to keep the family business, they must first complete the transaction. She has no silk in her hands, and if she wants not to die, she will have to rely on her master's help. The disciple just took a look, and the sixth lady was still in the signing room to help the master take care of the official documents. Whether the Yang family exists or not is just a thought of the master. She looked at Jiyin again,
"Of course, it doesn't matter if the Yang family can't hand over the silk, if the senior brother feels sorry for his wife, he will come to beg me, and I will ask the Francophone to ask for the goods a few days later."
"Clever." Fan Jin nodded with satisfaction, "I'll go see Miss Six now, you can improve my homework for me, it's not enough to resolve the crisis, how to make money in the future is the key." You come up with a business plan, and I'll come back and give it to you for review. ”
Fan Jin's negotiations with Xu Liu were smooth, and Xu Liu had always promised his brother-in-law's request, not to mention that this business was also beneficial and harmless to the Xu family. Wei Guogong is a prince in Jiangning, and all walks of life are indispensable to the benefits of the Xu family. In the silk that is extremely profitable at the moment, the Xu family is naturally indispensable to intervene.
As a noble, the silk and cloth rewarded by the imperial court every year are a considerable number. In the warehouse of the Xu family, there is a backlog of many reward satin fabrics. In addition, no one in Jiangning's machine owners and silk merchants dared not sell the face of the Xu family. But contrary to the imagination of ordinary people, even with such good convenience, the Xu family's silk business is not very profitable.
For a long time, the silk business of the Xu family has been hovering between loss and barely maintaining, relying on some personal relationships and official procurement to ensure that the Xu family silk village will not go bankrupt. Of course, there are factors such as the enrichment of the people who handle them and poor management, but another important reason is that there are serious problems with the way they sell.
The stores controlled by the Xu family are divided into two categories, one is to pay protection fees to the Xu family, and then they can live under the gate of the Guogong Mansion, so that they can evade the various apportionments of the imperial court, and they do not have to pay taxes. The other type is that the servants of the Xu family come out to do business on their own.
Those who engage in this kind of business are all close servants of the Xu family. Those who can be sent out to keep an eye on the storefront are the most favored servants in the family. All of them are the style of the evil servants of the wealthy families, who are servile at home, and when they go outside, they have no one in their eyes, and there is no sense of being a businessman who is angry and making money.
The satin is not responsible for the fading of the short ruler, the service attitude is also poor, and the incident of beating and scolding customers also happens from time to time. This kind of official and business style naturally does not get customer support, and as the years go by, there are only a few people left who are willing to do business with the Xu family. A large amount of silk and satin were backlogged and could not be sold, and even the Yang family did not dare to buy silk from these shops when they bought silk, because they were also suffering from their attitude, for fear that they would not be able to get the goods after paying the money.
Fan came in and out to be the middleman, and the accumulated satin could be sold, which was a great thing for the Xu family. As for the silk with designated patterns that the Franc Pirates wanted, some of the Xu family had them, and some of them could also be transferred on the market. As long as the Guogong Mansion sends a word, there will naturally be people who come to the door to trade with this kind of goods.
With such a scale of business, Xu Liu can call the shots herself, and when she sends a word, her mother-in-law who serves her will go and tell people to do things. Fan Jin is very grateful, and Xu Liu is also very happy:
"In the past, my eldest brother always said that I couldn't do anything, so I could only be the eldest lady at home. When I go home this time, I want to be ashamed of him, he made a big joke in the silk business, not to mention the loss of money, and even got to the point of fighting with people, and his father had to come out to help him deal with the aftermath. This time, I can not only help my brother-in-law, but also make a business, which is much better than him. ”
"Sixth Sister Bingxue is smart, if she is doing business, she is naturally invincible. But this profession should disgrace your identity, and you really can't do it. Just like letting the sixth sister do these paperwork now, I am also very uneasy. ”
Xu Liu smiled and said, "Where did my brother-in-law say that?" In fact, our sisters are very happy now. In the past, no matter how much we were pampered at home, people only regarded us as children, nothing more than messing around together. But this time, we were able to help the yamen deal with official documents, and the family looked at us differently. Many sisters' families have asked them about the situation of the yamen, inquired about some internal affairs, and no longer forced them to marry. I have already warned them, whoever dares to betray the secrets of the yamen will be dismissed immediately, and from now on they will no longer be counted as my sisters! ”
Looking at her serious appearance with a straight face, and then thinking of her well-behaved and cute appearance on weekdays, Fan Jin couldn't help but feel funny. The traces left on her face by that smallpox were covered up in the form of makeup at Fan Jin's suggestion, which was not obvious unless she looked closely, at most she was dressed up in a more unusual way. In a fashionable place like Jiangning, this kind of dress is a plus for women.
Such a lovely woman, and from the hereditary noble Zhong Ming Ding Food Family, should have stayed at home to enjoy wealth and wealth, at this time by the maid fan, eating chilled fruits to cool off. Looking at her sweaty appearance now, Fan Jin was moved in his heart. Thinking of the blow she suffered again, she felt more and more pitiful in her heart, and suddenly smiled and said: "Okay, sixth sister, you don't have to work too hard, in such a hot weather, people in the house will get moldy." Let's go, I'll take you out for a walk, although my brother-in-law, the county official, is famous for having mountains (Purple Mountain) and can't swim in lakes (Xuanwu Lake), but it's okay to take you out to have fun and eat. It can rain at any time in this weather, so remember to bring an umbrella. ”
"Yes, yes." Xu Liu nodded like a chicken pecking at broken rice, and looked down at his clothes again, "This dress is ugly, brother-in-law, wait, I'll change my clothes!" ”
The weather in Jiangning was not changed by the girl's mood, the sky was full of dark clouds, and the thick clouds condensed into a strange face, opening its bloody mouth, as if it was about to swallow the entire city's inhabitants at any time. Even in the daytime, the light is still dim, and the room is already low, and you can't see anything if you don't light it up.
The light of the bean flickered and flickered, and among the shadows, a statue of Maitreya Buddha flickered in the light. The room was filled with the smell of sandalwood and the smell of rotting wood, two very different smells mixed together, and it was very strange.
A figure prostrated in front of the Buddha statue and worshipped, while another figure stood by and watched until the figure had finished praying and the standing figure spoke.
"You are really weird, everyone worships the Buddha and goes to the big temple, and if you can't do it, the Yang family has its own family temple, and it is the same to worship the Buddha there. Since you believe in it, you have to be kind to the Buddha, why do you have to choose such a place to worship the Buddha, you are really not afraid of it moldy! ”
The man who knelt down stood up and said coldly: "The Buddha in the big temple only blesses the rich. The Buddha of the Yang family only blesses the Yang family. The Buddha is very fair, he receives incense to keep people safe, and whoever receives incense will be the master for whom. I don't worship as many rich people, so why do I think the Buddha there will be on my side? Maybe it will get angry after hearing my prayers. So, I only worship our own Buddha, the Buddha of the poor, which is most suitable in this kind of place. ”
"It's also strange that you have this idea, the Buddha actually wants to divide the rich and the poor into the Buddha?"
"Monks are rich and poor, and so is the Buddha. The Buddha of the poor helps the poor, and the Buddha of the rich helps the rich. In the past, it was the Buddha of the rich who were powerful, and they rode on our heads, and they did whatever they wanted, but this time...... Maybe it's our Buddha who wins. ”
The standing black shadow sneered, "People think that Luo Nose can only do and not speak, but they don't know that your mouth is also so powerful." I wish your sword was as powerful as your people, let me tell you, it's useless to ask the Buddha for this kind of thing, it's not the Buddha who gave you this opportunity to take revenge, but my master. Everyone should have a clear distinction between grievances and grievances, and if you take the benefits of my master, you must also remember to do things. Otherwise, don't talk about a mud fetus, even the Jade Emperor can't protect you! Can you do it this time, how many Ah Nose can you shout to help you in the entire Jiangning? ”
"It's definitely more than you think." The man replied: "There are so many big families in the entire Jiangning City, how many Ah Nose do you say there will be?" Everyone is human, and no one wants to be born a slave. Among the eighteen layers of hell, there is a hell of a nose, and those of us who do a nose are almost the same as the evil ghosts in hell. On weekdays, everyone doesn't dare to come out, but they have been ghosts for a long time and don't dare to fight with people. But even if the ghost has been oppressed for a long time, he still wants to fight with others, this is an opportunity, the entire Jiangning Ah Bi wants to let those masters hear our voice! Let them know that Ah Bi is not something that can be bullied at will. ”
Another said: "If only you could do it, it will be up to you when the time comes, don't let us down." I've heard of Luo Bitou, and I've heard that you are very good at martial arts, but you are very timid and don't dare to kill. This time, our master gave you so many knives, but it is not scary for you to hold them twice than to draw. If you can't do it, we can find someone to help you. ”
"No need. Men stand up for their women and don't need help from others. As for the knife...... For such a thing as killing, of course, it is better to use your own knife. ”
"Own knives? It can't be a kitchen knife, right? I've only heard of Luo Beitou's good character in Jiangning, and I've never heard that you have a quick knife, this time it's going to open my eyes, don't let me down. By the way, the day must be advanced, and it can't be delayed again and again, our lord's patience is limited. Collect money and don't do anything...... That's your own death! ”
The visitor seemed to enjoy the feeling of intimidating others, and after a few more harsh words, he complained about the damn weather and left. Luo Wu, the head of the Jiangning Oolong Society, did not follow, but came to the Buddha statue and knelt down again.
He gently wiped the sweat from his head with his sleeve, bowed a few more times in front of the Buddha, and said to himself: "Master, you said back then that I was murderous, and asked me to swear in front of the Buddha that I would not kill anyone in my life. Apprentices should listen to the master, this is the most basic principle of life. But in this world, the rich are unreasonable, but as long as we poor people are reasonable, this is not right. The disciple broke his oath and raised the knife this time, not for himself, but to seek justice for Jiangning's Ah Bi and ask the rich man for a reason. God wants to do something, the disciple bears it alone! ”
As he spoke, his hand had been placed on the belly of the Maitreya Buddha statue, and with the surging energy, a sound of peeling sounded. If the room is well lit, the belly of the Buddha statue cracks like a spider's web, and in a loud bang, the mud blocks are torn apart, and the Buddha statue collapses.
Luo Wu's hand was drawn from the Buddha statue, and the jet-black grip was lifted in his hand, and above the grip was a tightly wound cloth. At the moment when Luo Wu lifted off the first layer of cloth, a lightning bolt illuminated the window paper, and the person in the room and the knife were clearly illuminated at this moment.
The layers of cloth fell off, lightning slashed, and in a shocking thunderbolt, the last strip of cloth wrapped around the knife also fell to the ground. Luo Wu's hand gently groped on the body of the knife, feeling the chill of the forest, and the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned, revealing a strange smile. Looking at the direction of the Inner Weaving and Dyeing Bureau, he said to himself:
"Rich people are really stupid, why do you think that if you give me money and weapons, I will listen to you? Have you forgotten that you are also rich? Since you want to see my knife, I'll let you have a good time. ”
Thunder outside the window, torrential rain pours!