Seeing Granny Hua walking out of the living room towards the door, Mrs. Jingniang asked eagerly, "Master, why didn't you agree to the Tian family's proposal?" The Tian family is not an ordinary family, and it happens to be in opposition to our family. You have to think more about our family! For more than a year, no matchmaker has come to the door to propose marriage, and if this continues, Ke'er will really not be able to get married. So what will she do in the future?! As he spoke, he raised his hand and wiped his reddish eyes with a silk handkerchief.

Deng Yongming sighed, rubbed his eyebrows with his hand, and then said, "Madame, don't worry. How could I not want Ke'er to marry, but this matter is not as simple as you think. Although our family and the Tian family have some discord in the silk business, they also have a lot of contacts in private, and I know a lot about the eldest young master of the Tian family. The eldest young master of the Tian family has a lot of talent for business, and he does do a few commendable businesses in ordinary times, but his character is extremely poor. If he goes to the brothel of the Qinglou, he can still be said to be young and romantic. However, this is not the case, as far as I know, he often lingers in the woman's boudoir, so that other people's wives are separated, and two years ago because he was sued by his husband to the magistrate, the city was full of storms, I don't know if you still have an impression? ”

"I remember what you said." The woman's expression was a little hesitant, but when she thought that this was the first time in more than a year that someone had come to propose, she still hoped to promote this marriage. "Master, this young man doesn't know the importance of doing things, and it's normal for him to be ridiculous, and he will get better slowly after getting married. Moreover, Ke'er is not a person who will suffer, and he should be able to cure him. ”

"If that's all I have, I wouldn't be so bothered. In fact, when the Tian family came to propose, they should still harbor evil intentions. ”

"Huh? No way! Mrs. Jingniang covered her mouth with her hands and couldn't help but exclaim.

Deng Yongming nodded heavily, falling into memory. "Maybe you don't usually pay much attention to things in the business field. Two years ago, there were three largest silk villages in Qingping County: the He family was the first, our family was second, and the Tian family was the third. The business of the three companies overlapped, and some conflicts were inevitable. And because Qingping County is backed by the canal, and is located at the junction of Anlu Mansion and Qingzhou Mansion, there are many guests passing by, and the amount of silk in and out is very large, so the three are quite harmonious on weekdays. One day, Tianjia Silk Village welcomed a big customer, claiming to be a silk merchant from Qingzhou Mansion, who wanted to purchase a large batch of silk at a price two percent higher than the market price. The guy didn't dare to be specialized, so he hurriedly went to report to the head of the He family. You also know that the head of the He family has been doing business for decades, and he is also a figure who plucks his eyebrows better than a monkey, and he talked with the Qingzhou silk merchant and inquired about the details of the other party. Only then did I know that the Feng family, a rich salt merchant in Qingzhou, was going to celebrate his 80th birthday. His sons knew that their father was old and sick, so they planned to marry a concubine for their father. Taking the opportunity to rejoice, you can also boast about your wealth to the outside, and by the way, settle people's hearts. So they went to the silk merchants in the city and ordered a large quantity of the finest red woven gold silk. The local stock of this kind of silk in Qingzhou is not enough, and they usually come to Anlu Mansion to buy goods when they have no way, so the silk merchant found the Feng family silk village. When the head of the Feng family heard that there was such a good thing, he was also happy. Of course, he did not take it lightly, but first stabilized the silk merchants, and then sent his cronies to Qingzhou to inquire about the situation, and the results he got were indeed as he said. So, the Qingzhou silk merchant paid a deposit of 30%, and the two made a contract, agreeing that after 20 days, the He family would deliver 2,000 pieces of red woven gold silk worth 60,000 taels, otherwise they would have to pay five times the compensation. The He family used their connections to urgently send their cronies to Suzhou to pick up the goods. More than ten days later, the He family returned smoothly with the goods. The head of the He family thought that he could take advantage of this opportunity to make a fortune, but he did not expect that the two warehouses where the goods were stored by the canal suddenly caught fire the night before the appointed date, and all the silk and satin were burned. The next day, the Qingzhou silk merchant came to pick up the goods, and immediately turned his face after learning what happened, and asked the He family to make compensation immediately. The He family is a wealthy man in Qingping County, and their family background must be more than 300,000 taels, but most of the money is used for paving, purchasing goods and buying land outside the city, and they can't borrow enough silver taels for a while. The two went to the Li County Order in Qingping County, and the head of the He family thought that the Li County Order would mediate for the local merchants and give him a few days to raise funds for compensation, but who knew that the Li County Order actually ordered him to immediately compensate according to the contract because of the He family's breach of contract. The He family was anxious and borrowed debts everywhere, and they also borrowed some money from our house at that time. At this time, the only son of the He family borrowed wine to drown his sorrows in the Baihua Building, and was stabbed to death when he was jealous of others, and the murderer has not been arrested so far. Even under the investigation of many parties, the Qingping County Order still hastily closed the case on the grounds that Jiangyang was a thief and a thief. In despair, the head of the He family paid the four silk shops and inventory to the Qingzhou merchant at a discount, and then sold the land and moved his family to Yangzhou. After Deng Yongming finished speaking, he also shook his head again and again, sighing.

Mrs. Jingniang was also dumbfounded when she heard it next to her, she didn't expect that such a thrilling thing had happened in the place where she had been living in the past two years. Because she rarely goes out, she usually goes to play leaf cards with a few familiar mothers-in-law, but she has heard them talk about the He family moving away, and she thought it was because of the businessman's profit. After thinking about it, he asked strangely: "Master, what do you say have to do with the Tian family?" ”

Deng Yongming was also helpless because of his wife's insensitivity, it seemed that all her shrewdness was used in playing cards, and she could only talk about it straightforwardly. "At first glance, all this seems to have nothing to do with the Tian family, and when the head of the He family left to pay off the debts at our house, he only mentioned some strange things. But now we'll find out if we turn back and take a look. The Qingzhou silk merchant did not operate it himself after getting the He family's shop, but quickly sold it to the Tian family. Therefore, the Tian family has become the largest silk merchant in Qingping County since then, and now has the momentum of dominating the Qingping silk business. Moreover, what is even more strange is that when the Tian family's new shop opened, Li County ordered an unprecedented plaque, and said in public that the Tian family was "the home of goodness". All kinds of circumstances are linked, it can be seen that the situation at that time was not simple, and the relationship between Li Xianling and the Tian family was not innocent. Who is that merchant in Qingzhou Mansion? Who killed the eldest young master of the He family? Why didn't Li County Order track down the murderer? After the He family moved away, no one pursued it anymore. At that time, Tian Huaying, the eldest young master of the Tian family, had already taken over the family's business. Therefore, it is possible that these things were instructed by him to be done. Now that the Tian family has taken the initiative to come to our house to propose marriage, I suspect that he wants to annex the Deng family's silk business. At that time, no matter whether the Tian family can succeed or not, Ke'er's situation will not be easy. ”

Mrs. Jingniang listened beside her, her heart beating faster and faster. Without her husband saying it, she couldn't imagine that the shopping mall was so treacherous, so she couldn't help but touch her heart with her hand and stammered a little: "Old... Master, then we ...... did not agree to the Tian family's proposal...... Could it be a problem? They...... No, these methods will be used as well...... Deal with our family, right? At this point, she already felt that her tongue was a little cramped, and she was not as obedient as she usually was.

Deng Yongming smiled, dispelling the oppressive atmosphere just now. "Madame, don't worry, our family is not without heels. Besides, what the Tian family did at that time was too out of line, and it also showed a lot of horses. Now the businessmen in Qingping County are very vigilant, and they don't dare to make waves casually anymore. It's just that Tian Huaying is really not a good match for Keer, so let's find an excuse to push it. ”

Mrs. Jingniang finally breathed a sigh of relief, and also shifted her attention to her daughter's marriage, and then had a sad face. "Master, what do you say about Ke'er's marriage? In two years, Ke'er will become an old girl, and she will not be able to get married. ”

Deng Yongming pondered for a while, as if he had made up his mind. "If you really can't do it, let's hire a son-in-law! I don't want him to have much interest, I just hope he can treat Ke'er well. Our family is also a bit of a family, and they can't do without them chewing grain. ”

Mrs. Jingniang thought about it, so she could only nod and didn't say anything more, but continued to embroider the mandarin duck absentmindedly. But the pair of mandarin ducks didn't seem to be playing in the water, but looking left and right in a hurry.

The husband and wife are ready to push off this family business, so naturally there is no need to talk to their daughter again. What they didn't know was that it was because of this decision that a series of chaos took place later.

When Deng Yongming was talking to his wife, Xu Anping had already walked out of Deng's Mansion through the back door and walked towards Tianfu. He looked up at the sunshine that was not warm, and felt that his heart was empty, and the warmth and thoughts that were hidden in his heart had disappeared. So, he didn't know what he was thinking, he didn't know what to think, he just walked down the street unconsciously, blended in with the crowd, and kept walking in the direction of the flow of people. "You're getting married! Why are you going to get married? Forget it, it has nothing to do with me, let's go and help you see what your future husband will be like. Coming back to his senses, Xu Anping looked at where he was, turned around and quickened his pace towards Tianfu. He sat down at the window of a teahouse not far from Tianfu, asked for a pot of chrysanthemum tea and a small plate of broad beans, and looked condescendingly at the gate of Tianfu. That's it, one wait is two hours. Xu Anping was not in a hurry at all, as a good assassin, patience was the most basic quality. The time was approaching the end of Shen Shi, and there were no more pedestrians on the street, but he still drank tea slowly, occasionally raising his head to look at Tianfu. When the sky began to darken, a son-in-law came out of the gate of Tianfu with three or five family members. Xu Anping's eyes shrank, knowing that this person might be the eldest young master of the Tian family. If you take a closer look, it turned out to be a rich boy who wanted to "save the beauty from heroes" on the street a few days ago, and secretly thought that this county town was still really small, and he was unconsciously happy. He shouted, "Man, check out." ”

"Guest officer, three pots of tea and a stack of broad beans, a total of thirty-five yuan." The guy in the teahouse smiled earnestly.

Xu Anping took out a piece of broken silver and threw it to the man, and pretended to be unintentional while waiting to find the money: "Yo! Which boy is this? It's quite magnificent. The sky is dark, and it is estimated that I went to Baihualou to drink flower wine again. ”

The guy in the teahouse was also a clever man, he looked up and looked outside, lowered his head and said with a smile: "Guest officer, you don't know." This person is the eldest young master of the Tian family, and he is a 'famous' big man in our Qingping County. Him! I have a unique preference......" said and stopped to look at Xu Anping, and was silent.

Xu Anping took the changed money he recovered, and put another five cents into the hands of the guy. The man's eyes narrowed, he shrunk his hand into his sleeve, and said in a low voice: "The taste of the eldest young master of the Tian family is not ordinary, he doesn't like to drink flower wine in the Baihua Building, but likes to go to the young wife of the good family." His family members are not good things, and they are specially used to lure or coerce the women of good families to submit. Especially that Tian Xiaosi, who sticks the most tightly, like a soil dog, used to be a thief on the street. Ever since I met Young Master Tian, it has been so bad that the soles of my feet are bleeding pus, and now my eyes can't wait to grow to the top of my head. "It seems that this guy is not less angry with Tian Xiaosi.

While speaking, Tian Huaying had already taken a few family members away. Xu Anping walked out of the teahouse and walked slowly in the direction of Tian Huaying. After a quarter of an hour, Xu Anping saw Tian Huaying and his family enter a small courtyard house from a distance. He went around to the back of the courtyard, jumped over the low courtyard wall in a few steps, and then jumped into the courtyard. Xu Anping pressed against the wall of the room and slowly moved forward. Walking around the corner, he pulled out a throwing knife sharpened with scissors, stuck the blade out of the wall, and saw several housekeepers surrounding a man. At this time, several women's screams and ensuing crying and scolding suddenly came from the room. "Why are you here? Yes! Don't touch me, you brute! Xianggong, come and save me! "Little beauty, I came here tonight to hurt you! Hey, hey, the more you struggle, the more excited you become, come over obediently and let Ye hurt. When these words came out, they were accompanied by the tearing sound of the cloth. After confirming that Tian Huaying was doing evil inside, Xu Anping turned around and prepared to leave, although the howl of the man and the cry of the woman made him hesitate for a moment.