As soon as Wei Qiao and Xiangling walked out of the door, there was a loud coaxing in the teahouse. Wei Qiao chuckled and shook his head, speculating whether he would be included in the list of persona non grata by this Huiwen Building in the future.

Xiangling followed behind Wei Qiao, wrinkling her little brows, thinking hard about the weird scene just now, and couldn't think of it, and secretly blamed herself for dozing off and missing such a wonderful scene. Looking up at Wei Qiao, the little girl hesitated to ask the young master.

"Xiangling, do you want to pay for listening to the commentary?" Wei Qiao frowned slightly, and suddenly turned his head to Xiangling and asked. According to his understanding, this should be a promotional method for the teahouse, and no money should be charged, but he couldn't figure out the anger that flashed in the old man's eyes.

You don't get angry just because you laughed, right?

Thinking about what happened just now, Xiangling was startled by Wei Qiao's sudden question, patted her chest in a panic, and said angrily: "Young master, you scared me to death!" ”

Seeing her cuteness, Wei Qiao smiled and said, "What do you think about in broad daylight, by the way, what was the bowl on top of my head for?" ”

Xiangling was frightened by him and forgot everything, rolled her pretty eyes, and said, "Give the reward." ”

Wei Qiao paused, widened his eyes and said, "In other words, you have to pay for listening to the commentary?" ”

Xiangling didn't stop, and said angrily: "If you don't give money to listen to the commentary, how can there be such a good thing." ”

Wei Qiao sighed, and finally understood why the old man had troubled him alone.

"Xiangling, you take these, I'll go back when I go." Wei Qiao stuffed the things in his arms into Xiangling's arms, glared at her, turned around and walked towards the teahouse.

Xiangling was a little weak-hearted, holding a lot of things and not daring to say anything. The first time she did forget, and then she deliberately forgot. In her opinion, monks don't charge money for chanting scriptures, and the old man shouldn't charge money if he talks about books as well as monks chanting scriptures. Thinking of the young master's joy when he read the ancient book, Xiangling plucked up her courage again and felt that she had done the right thing. 'The young master usually appreciates our food, drink, and clothing, and the people are so good, I do my best, and it's not too much. Just thinking about it, and being a little cautious.

"Taizu shouted, and the million-strong army collapsed, retreating hundreds of miles..."

Wei Qiao had just stepped into the door, and the old man's subdued words came to his ears again, he closed his eyes and sighed, slapped his head, and ran straight to the bowl on the table just now.

As soon as Wei Qiao entered the door, the old man's voice fell suddenly, staring at him directly, and everyone immediately turned their heads and looked at him with burning eyes, but no one made a sound, just like just now, the silence was extremely weird.

Wei Qiao ran wildly all the way, and in the eyes of everyone, more than a dozen big coins were put into the bowl, and then he hugged his fist at the old man and quickly escaped.

Wei Qiao rushed out the door, but it was still unusually quiet inside.

Wei Qiao panted and took the rice paper in Xiangling's arms, and immediately raised his feet and walked forward. He is not worried about whether this Huiwen Building will let him enter now, but whether he can listen to it with a thick face in the future.

Xiangling was also a little weak in her thoughts, pursed her lips, looked at Wei Qiao carefully, and said in a low voice, "Young Master, did they coax you?" ”

Wei Qiao glanced back at her, shook his head with a smile, and said inexplicably in his heart: "No." In fact, he has a feeling of being a thief in his heart, and his heart is very weak.

Xiangling secretly looked at Wei Qiao's side face, and saw that Wei Qiao was really not angry, so she exhaled quietly, and then her big eyes bent into crescents.

The two walked slowly on the street, saying some inconsequential words from time to time, and the little girl's crisp laughter rang out from time to time. Especially when Wei Qiao told the scene in the teahouse just now, the little girl bent her waist with a smile, her little face was wrinkled together, her eyes were not eyes, her nose was not a nose, and her small appearance was extremely cute.

When the two returned to Wei's mansion, it was already time for dinner, Wei Qiao put the things into the study, and was nagged by Wan'er for a while, and after repeatedly promising to go home on time for dinner, Wan'er stared at Xiangling who had been snickering on the side for a lesson. Wan'er is known for her prestige, and Xiangling also obeys her, on the surface, she is very obedient and nods her little head, but her eyes flash with cunning from time to time.

Wan'er also knew the surname of this little girl very well, and after saying a few words, she lost interest and stood at the table to serve Wei Qiao with food.

Wei Qiao saw that the introspection before the meal was over, and hurriedly beckoned Xiangling to close the door, and the two sat down to eat together.

Wan'er served Xiangling a good meal, served a little for herself, and as soon as she took a bite, she sighed in a low voice to Wei Qiao, "Young master, you, will you study tomorrow?" ”

Wei Qiao drank the fresh fish soup, his face was full of enjoyment, and he was stunned when he heard the words: "Aren't I reading every day?" ”

Wan'er took a sip of soup with a ruddy little mouth, and said in a low voice: "Young master, I'm not talking about that kind of book, it's a book for the big exam, such as the Four Books and the Five Classics or something." ”

Xiangling ate heartlessly, and ate the steamed buns in her left hand and the chicken feet in her right hand happily, and she didn't hear the two of them talking at all.

Wei Qiao raised his eyes and glanced at her, and said thoughtfully: "What, business is in trouble?" ”

Wan'er nodded a little gloomily, she grew up in the Wei family since she was a child, and it can be said that she regards the Wei family as her own home. Now that the Wei family has a difficult matter, although she can't help, she is also anxious.

Wei Qiao took a bite of steamed buns and said lightly: "Tell me?" ”

Wan'er looked at Wei Qiao, a trace of hesitation flashed in her pretty eyes, and she lowered her head and said in a low voice: "Recently, the activities of the Chu family and the Chen family have been very strong, and many shopkeepers from all over the country have been co-opted by them, although our Wei family still has the name of the president of the Chamber of Commerce, it is almost dead in name......

Wei Qiao nodded as he listened, his eyes thoughtful.

The three major cloth merchants in Jinling have always been headed by the Wei family, especially three years ago, the old man of the Wei family won the title of president of the Chamber of Commerce from the Chen family, which made the Wei family's business like a sky, not only covering the entire Jinling, but even spreading to all parts of the country!

Originally, the Wei family's business should have been thriving and going to the next level, but with the sudden death of the old man of the Wei family two and a half years ago, some important shopkeepers in the family suddenly betrayed. In the past two years, the Wei family has not only not expanded its business, but has become more conservative. This is not Li Xiluan's lack of ability, but the sudden rise of the Chu family and the Chen family, from the officialdom to the shopping mall everywhere to suppress the Wei family, although the atmosphere of Daqi is open, but Li Xiluan is a woman, the widow of the Wei family, although the means and courage are available, they still can't regain the relationship network of Master Wei, and the establishment of a new relationship network is not overnight, which has caused the Wei family's current embarrassing situation.

Now that the triennial chamber of commerce is held again, the Chen and Chu families will definitely take the opportunity to re-elect the president, and once the Wei family loses the title of 'president', in the Jinling shopping mall surrounded by these two tigers and wolves, the Wei family will only be a lamb to be slaughtered.

Wei Qiao thought for a while, then smiled at Wan'er: "Don't worry, I'll talk to my sister-in-law tomorrow, such a big Wei family is not so easy to fall." ”

When Wan'er heard this, she thought about it, so she smiled, snatched the last chicken leg from under Xiangling's chopsticks, and handed it to Wei Qiao.