In the back house of Li Mansion, in the courtyard full of antique fragrance, pine trees, bamboos, and plum blossoms are planted, and the morning breeze is faint, blowing the flowers and leaves and branches swaying and dancing. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

At the beginning of the morning sun, the earth shines, and the sunlight spills down the eaves and falls in the courtyard.

The old man with half of his hair white and wearing a set of soft and comfortable black cotton clothes was moving his body in the yard, and the old housekeeper Li Xing stood aside and watched, occasionally handing over a towel to let the old man wipe his sweat.

"Master, let's rest for a while, it's not good to get too tired", after a while, Li Xing reminded on the side.

"Stop practicing one more group, the old boxer said, my joints must move more, otherwise it will hurt more and more, these years, after all, I am ...... old."

"The old man is in good health," Li Xing comforted.

The two stopped talking, and the old man continued to do the set of punches and kicks that the old boxer had taught him, slowly moving his joints.

As people get older, they want to be healthy more and more, especially those who are no longer healthy.

Stopping with his fists and feet, Li Qian wiped his sweat, took the hot tea handed over by Li Xing, and took a sip slowly.

"It's a nice day, it's not as cold as it was a few days ago."

"Well, the lord has time to go out for a walk, go outside to see the scenery, and after a while, by the end of March, it will be the annual city meeting in Huaning City, look at the poems written by those literati and scholars, and relieve boredom."

Li Qian smiled faintly, his face showed a slight laziness, and said: "Those great talents can look down on us profiteers, go and see what they do, don't go."

Li Xing said with a smile: "Although some scholars are talking about superb literature and pointing out mountains and rivers, the master doesn't know that many of them have become sons-in-law of merchants, and some of them are rich."

Li Qian's smile was a little thicker, and he said: "In the end, they can't study with hungry and growling stomachs, although our business status is not high, but we have fine clothes and fine food, high-rise buildings to shelter from the wind and rain, burn sandalwood in winter, apply ice cubes in summer, and live a worry-free life, how can they not yearn for it?" ”。

The Li Mansion has a large industry, and in Huaning City, it can be regarded as a prosperous family, and at least a quarter of the people in Huaning want to drink the tea of the Li family.

Li Qian has worked hard for decades and earned this industry, although he keeps a low profile outside, he must be very arrogant in his heart.

Li Xing is also honored, he is the person who has followed Li Qian for the longest time, since he was a child, he has followed him to help in the shop, no matter what kind of difficulties the Li family encounters, he is by Li Qian's side, and shares a lot of responsibilities for Li Qian.

Now, the Li family has become a behemoth, and of course Li Qian did not treat this brotherly servant badly, bought a lot of family businesses for him, and even gave a few good shops directly to Li Xing's children and grandchildren.

The two old men have worked hard and are proud of their current achievements.

"After the weather is warm, the sales of tea will slowly increase, this year's preparation is very sufficient, it should be much higher than last year's income, year after year, the people of Huaning, sooner or later will have to drink our Li family's tea."

This is Li Qian's wish, and he hopes to see this ambition become a reality while he is alive.

"Master, Miss Nianxian is here", a maid said at the door, Li Qian turned around, and saw his granddaughter standing outside the moon gate, wearing a plain skirt and a docile look.

"Nian Xian is here, come in", Li Qian's eyes flashed with a slight pity, and there was a faint look of shame.

This granddaughter is a little strongman in Huaning City, if outsiders discuss the Li Mansion, most of them will praise Li Nianxian a few words, however, no matter how good she is, she is also a woman, Li Qian has been entangled for a long time, and she has already decided to take power in her heart.

"Nianxian to say hello to grandpa", Li Nianxian came in, and when he came closer, he blessed Li Qian slightly, and then nodded to Li Xing.

"I was still talking to your grandfather about this year's tea business just now, how about it, are you okay over there?"

Li Nianxian said truthfully: "It's the same as last year, and it's not too good."

"Huh?" , Li Qian locked his eyebrows slightly, and said suspiciously: "This year's inventory is very early, aren't the warehouses full?" Can't supply it again? ”。

"No, it's less sold", Li Nianxian said with a calm face.

Li Qian's expression was slightly gloomy, but looking at the flower-like granddaughter in front of him, he didn't speak sharply after all, but his voice was a little solemn, and he asked, "What's the matter?" Shanlong and Shanhu's business is much better than last year, you have been the best in the past few years, why hasn't there been growth this year? ”。

Li Nianxian fell silent and looked at Li Xing on the side.

Li Xing picked up the teapot with a smile and said, "Master, Miss Nianxian, I'll pour you some tea", and then turned around and walked out of the courtyard.

"Something hidden?" , Li Qian saw Li Nianxian's attitude, and he sensed that something was wrong.

"Grandpa, this is the account book for more than a month, you can take a look", Li Nianxian handed a black and blue account book to Li Qian.

Li Qian opened it and glanced at it a few times, with his half-life wind and rain, his ability to read accounts was extremely clever, and in a moment, the solemnity on his face became deeper and deeper, and his brows were also tightened.

"In less than two months, 16 shops broke their contracts...... Did the Lu family and the Zhang family do it? ”。

Li Qian solemnly looked at the abolished business on the bill, sixteen, this is not a small amount, almost equivalent to one-fifth of the industry under Li Nianxian's name!

Ordinary merchants absolutely do not have this kind of strength and means, and only large tea merchants can achieve this level, so Li Qian judged at the first time that these were the other two tea merchant giants in Huaning City, the Lu family and the Zhang family.

However, looking at his granddaughter's calm face, Li Qian's heart moved, he looked at the direction of the courtyard gate, his eyes fluctuated for a moment, and he already understood, he frowned slightly, and said in a low voice: "You even have to hide your Grandpa Li Xing, it seems that it is not someone from the outside, let's say, mountain dragon, mountain tiger or mountain leopard?" ”。

Li Nianxian's expression became slightly difficult at this time, and he was helpless with loss, and said: "About three people are involved, but the most ruthless one should be Brother Shanlong."

"You didn't fight back?".

"It's all the property of our Li family, the more I fight back, the more harm I will do to the Li family, Nian Xian can't always spoil the Li family and grandpa's hard work for myself...... I thought they were just going to vent their anger and make me retreat, but I didn't expect that the pressure came one after another, and there was no stop."

Li Qian was silent, although there was anger in his heart, but he really didn't know how to attack, he had decided to cultivate Li Shanlong, and now this kind of thing can be said to be caused by him to some extent.

"Shanlong is about to seize power......".

"Grandpa, Nian Xian feels that Cousin Shanlong is not suitable for this industry, he ...... It's not okay", Li Nianxian said such words, this is the first time she has said what is in her heart.

Li Qian looked at Li Nianxian in surprise, looking at this granddaughter who is gentle and quiet on weekdays and rarely argues with others, what she said just now, he can't do it, although he said it in a very weak tone, but it contains deep helplessness and unwillingness.

He felt the fire hidden in Li Nianxian's heart.

"Grandpa, you have traveled from south to north, gone through wind and rain, most of the twenty-four roads of the Great Song Dynasty have your footprints, decades of experience, tens of thousands of days of travel, hasn't grandpa seen some different people?"

"Whether it's beggars, ordinary people, mountain bandits, dignitaries, among those many people, there are always people who make grandpa feel different, right? I heard that in some big cities, there are women who can go to private schools, can read and write, can ride horses, can shoot arrows and become generals, there are female officials in the palace, not only in charge of palace maids, but also in charge of guards, some powerful women on the rivers and lakes fly the eaves and walk the wall, can drink wine with the green forest heroes, in the mountains in the south, the main labor is women, they pick tea and dry tea, load and transport goods, do the footmen, go from house to house, all kinds of things, hard work and grievances......".

"Grandpa, you must have seen it all these years, right? Grandpa has ever thought about it, in fact, women, not necessarily have to stick to the boudoir, Nian Xian may also be like them, do something, although it seems a little different to outsiders, but slowly, everyone will get used to it, you see, over the years, such people and things are not vivid, never rare? ”。

"I'm not necessarily very good, but at least, Nianxian thinks that Nianxian should be able to do it to support this family, and her granddaughter wants to give it a try, so Nianxian came today to ask grandpa to tell me, do you allow it?"

Li Nianxian said a lot seriously, Li Qian listened quietly, in the past, he knew that his granddaughter had this idea.

But he thought that it was just that Li Nianxian was young and vigorous, and he just wanted to fight for a breath.

But now he heard it, but he felt an incomparably fierce fire burning out of this granddaughter's heart.

She's serious.

The spring sun is sprinkled, the courtyard is bright, there is warmth in the wind, and the pine, bamboo and plum trees over there are swaying.

After Li Nianxian finished speaking, he looked at Li Qian quietly.

In the old man's heart, he felt his granddaughter's determination, and chewed all this from the words that she had endured for a long time before she was willing to confide.

Li Shanlong is not good......

Of course, he also knows what Li Shanlong is doing outside, he knows, but that is his eldest grandson, and the talents of the mountain tiger and the mountain leopard may not be stronger than him, this eldest grandson has some experience.

Li Qian sometimes thinks that as long as he has experience, he will not suffer much or suffer big losses, even if he is not open enough, he can always keep this family business, right?

However, Li Shanlong actually attacked Li Nianxian.

Li Qian has been through ups and downs for half his life, accustomed to seeing open and secret battles in the shopping mall, and has personally planned and participated in countless business conspiracy, in the treacherous and intertwined interests of the shopping mall, this kind of thing is inevitable.

But that is for people outside the Li family, in the Li family, of course, he hopes that his children and grandchildren can unite as one, condense one heart, and breathe a sigh, at least, everyone is stable and steady, and maintains the softness in the general direction.

Once the warmth is torn, the family will be broken, maybe there will be a serious decline in strength, and maybe, it will be directly killed by people outside.

Fortunately, this granddaughter was extremely restrained and did not fight back, so that the loss only stayed at a manageable level.

"Nian Xian, can you give grandpa some time to think about it and let grandpa think about it carefully?"

Li Nianxian nodded and said meekly: "Grandpa, Nianxian will go back first...... I listen to my grandfather for everything, if my grandfather still means the same, Nian Xian will not force it anymore, only the family is supreme."

Looking at the figure of his granddaughter leaving, Li Qian's eyes became depressed, and his eyes were deep and dignified, which was very different from the laziness just now.

"Different people......," he muttered in a low voice.

Li Xing came in from outside, looked at Li Qian's face, and just whispered, "Master, drink tea."

"Lao Xing, do you remember the tea pickers we saw when we went to the south more than ten years ago?" , Li Qian asked lightly.

"Well, remember, most of those tea gardens are female workers, and even the owners of the plantations have many women, which is very different from our Central Plains."

"yes, it's different."

Li Qian turned around, looked at the pine, bamboo and plum in the yard, and watched the sunlight sprinkle on it, Junzi Bamboo and Han Song were upright and upright, becoming more and more upright.

And the charming plum blossoms, it seems, are also very good.