"Uncle Ma misunderstood, your wine is naturally good wine, but the kid doesn't drink a drop of wine, so I feel a little regretful." Li Xiu lied without changing his face, this is also a bad problem brought about by his previous life, and lying is almost his instinct.

"You kid doesn't have a word of truth, you're still a reader!" Ma Ye glanced at Li Xiu and said, he has seen anyone in his life for half his life, and Li Xiu's trick naturally can't hide from him, but as the so-called cannibalistic mouth is short, for the sake of Li Xiu sending these delicious dishes, he is too lazy to worry about Li Xiu.

"What's wrong with the reader? Who in history has told a big lie who is not a reader? Li Xiu secretly scolded himself when he heard this, of course he didn't dare to say it, he just smiled and said, "Uncle Ma, do you think these dishes are still appetizing?" ”

"It tastes good, you can make pork so delicious, you can be regarded as having a heart, and there is also this bean sprout, I don't know how the cook at home makes it, it is much better than the cook in our princess's mansion." Ma Ye praised heartily at this time, he didn't know that these dishes were all from Li Xiu's hands, after all, in this era, cooks and butchers are the same lowly jobs, and Li Xiu is also from a noble family, so in his opinion, it is impossible to know how to cook.

"Hehe, Uncle Ma, you really have good eyesight, this cooking method of fried bean sprouts is indeed different, when cooking, you have to pour oil first, wait until the oil is hot and add seasonings, and finally pour in the bean sprouts and fry them on high heat, only the bean sprouts made in this way are delicious, but it's a pity ......" Li Xiu just introduced the method of fried bean sprouts to Ma Ye with great interest, but in the end, his tone suddenly sank, and he deliberately only said half of the words.

"What a pity?" Sure enough, although Uncle Ma was shrewd, he also fell into Li Xiu's language trap, and involuntarily asked what Li Xiu wanted him to ask.

"It's a pity that if I want to eat fried bean sprouts in the future, I have to spend money to buy bean sprouts made by others." Li Xiu sighed at this time, and said with a gloomy expression on his face.

"This is strange, isn't the bean sprouts you are eating now someone else's?" Ma Ye didn't understand the meaning of Li Xiu's words for a while, and it is estimated that he never thought that a scholar like Li Xiu would know how to sprout bean sprouts.

"Of course not, don't hide it from Uncle Ma, in fact, the bean sprouts were actually invented by the younger generation, and then passed on to those tenants under my name, and almost all the bean sprouts bought and sold on the market during this period were produced by my tenants." Li Xiu said with a light smile, and finally brought the topic to the bean sprouts, and the next thing was much easier.

Hearing Li Xiu's words, Ma Ye couldn't help but show a surprised expression, looked him up and down a few times, and then said seriously: "Boy, just now you said that you were going to lead the tenants to eat a full meal, I thought you were bragging, now it seems that I really underestimate you, but what is the matter with you saying that you will spend money to buy other people's bean sprouts in the future, could it be that someone is red-eyed and wants to rob your bean sprouts business?" ”

"Uncle Ma is really like a god, this morning when the tenants on my Zhuangzi went to the city to sell bean sprouts, but they were stopped by a group of people of unknown origin outside the city, and forced them to ask them the secret of bean sprouts, the tenants naturally refused to say, and as a result, they were beaten badly, if it wasn't for the tenants of my Zhuangzi who lied that they were tenants of the princess's mansion, I am afraid that even their legs would be discounted." Li Xiu said honestly at this time, and at the same time admired Ma Ye's shrewdness, he only mentioned one sentence, he could guess the business of red bean sprouts, but such an old fox is not easy to deal with.

Li Xiugang called Ma Ye an old fox in his heart, and when he saw the other party, he suddenly laughed, and after a while, he suddenly stopped and said: "Li family boy, I'm afraid this is your real purpose, you are not too tired to panic around such a big circle?" ”

Sure enough, he was seen through at a glance, and Li Xiu was also prepared for this, only to see that he sighed without changing his face and said: "Uncle Ma is really as wise as a torch, since this is the case, the younger generation will not go around in circles, the treasures of things, the virtuous live in it, and the younger generation is also a backbone person, those people want to snatch the secret of making bean sprouts from my Zhuangzi, I will never give in, but the other party is not small, and I can only hit the stone with an egg alone, so the younger generation is willing to use the secret of bean sprouts to cooperate with the princess's mansion, and the two families will do this business together, I don't know what Uncle Ma thinks? ”

"You want to work with our Princess's Mansion?" Ma Ye was also stunned when he heard this, originally he thought that Li Xiu wanted to be cheeky and ask him to help deter the person who wanted to rob the bean sprouts business, but he didn't expect the other party to directly ask for cooperation, which made him not react for a while.

"Yes, Uncle Ma, don't underestimate the bean sprouts, this thing has a small cost and a big benefit, only relying on those tenants on my Zhuangzi, it can bring several profits every day, if you expand production, although the price will fall, but the profits are still very considerable, today some people are greedy for bean sprouts, even if I find a way to drive away the other party, it is inevitable that other people will be tempted in the future, so it is better to find a big backer to work together, and speaking of backers, in addition to His Majesty the Emperor, who else can compare with Her Royal Highness the Princess?" When Li Xiu said the end, he also patted the princess's mansion a little.

"Hahahaha~, boy, I love to listen to your last words, except for Your Majesty, no one in the entire Tang Dynasty dares to mess with the three ladies of my family, even if it is the crown prince and His Royal Highness the King of Qin, you have to make us princesses a little bit when you encounter something, I have to say that you are very discerning!" Ma Ye was very interested in Li Xiu's sycophancy, and laughed heartily at the moment.

"Then Uncle Ma agreed?" Li Xiu also said with joy on his face when he heard this.

"I'm sorry, I refuse!" Ma Ye suddenly shook his head and said.

"Why?" Li Xiu was also surprised at this time, everything was going according to his original plan, and he was about to succeed, but he didn't expect the other party to play cards according to common sense, and actually rejected his proposal.

Seeing Li Xiu's surprised look, Ma Ye smiled calmly and said: "Boy, I'll teach you a lesson today, although I don't know who the person who wants to rob your bean sprouts business is, but the other party dares to do it near the city gate, and he didn't investigate your identity before doing it, and he acted so arrogantly and didn't know the severity, which shows that the other party must have something to rely on, there are not many such people in Chang'an City, but no matter which one they are, they are not easy to mess with." ”

When he said this, he saw Ma Ye pause for a moment and then said: "In addition, there is your bean sprouts business, and now the reason why bean sprouts can bring you a lot of benefits is that you have the secret of making bean sprouts, but since you have made the tenants in Zhuangzi learn to make bean sprouts in a short period of time, and earn a lot of money, this shows that this so-called secret decision is not complicated, it may even be very simple, and it is not difficult to let beans grow into sprouts, so I believe that it will not be long before someone discovers your so-called secret decision, At that time, others can also make sprouts, and will your sprouts business still make money at that time? ”

What is it called thoughtful, Li Xiu finally saw it today, this Ma Ye has a rough appearance, but in fact he is a meticulous person, just from a little clue in Li Xiu's words, you can deduce the truth of the matter, which makes Li Xiu also stunned, for this kind of person, he can only write a big word "service" in his heart.

"Haha, looking at your expression, I am even more sure that my inference is not wrong, for a secret decision that may be worthless at any time, let our princess mansion offend a character who is not easy to mess with, although our princess mansion is not afraid of offending anyone, but this deal is too much of a loss!" Ma Ye laughed again at this time, when the princess is not there, the entire princess mansion is in charge of him, but it is precisely because of this that he can't make enemies to the princess's mansion for no reason.

"You...... You are too immoral, even for the sake of the neighbors, Uncle Ma, you have to help the juniors, right? Li Xiu was also caught off guard by the other party at this time, and said helplessly at the moment.

"Hey, I originally wanted to talk to you about morality, obviously you talked to me directly about business, since that's the case, then we are in business, the goods you take out are not tempting, I naturally don't want to buy them." Ma Ye said with a smile, at this time, he was in control, and he had other plans, so he was not in a hurry at all.

Li Xiu was also angry when he heard this, this Ma Ye's shrewdness was really beyond his expectations, which also led to his current passive position, but he was not completely helpless, for example, he could come up with a better cooperation project, as long as the other party could be tempted, then he could still achieve his own goals.

"Boy, I think you don't have to mess around anymore, with your identity, as long as you show that you are Li Jing's son, or go back to the Li Mansion to find your father to admit your mistake, after all, there is no dissolved hatred between father and son, and your father will naturally help you get angry then!" At this time, Ma Ye saw that Li Xiu was silent, and immediately opened his mouth to propose, he was also kind-hearted and wanted to help Li Jing and Li Xiu, the father and son, bridge the relationship.

"Don't go, since the moment I left the Li Mansion, I have nothing to do with the Li Mansion anymore, let alone do anything under the banner of the Li Mansion!" Li Xiu refused without even thinking about it, firstly, he had such a stiff quarrel with his family, and now it was too faceless to go back, and secondly, he was also worried that there were people in the Li Mansion who were familiar with him, and he could see any flaws in him, after all, he was not the real Li Xiu.

"What a stubborn donkey, exactly the same temper as your father!" Ma Ye saw that Li Xiu was so stubborn, and he snorted coldly at the moment, he could be regarded as benevolent and righteous when he did this, and he didn't bother to care about Li Xiu and Li Jing's father and son in the future.

"Uncle Ma, didn't you think the bean sprouts business was bad just now, then let's talk about a better business!" Li Xiu didn't want to talk about his private affairs anymore, so he suddenly changed the topic and said, this time he didn't believe that the other party was not moved!