On the morning of the thirteenth lunar month after Chinese New Year's Eve, Tan Jiaotou got up early and banged on Qin Baichuan's door. Qin Baichuan has not been lazy for almost half a month, and is eating breakfast in the room. After seeing Sect Leader Tan, he opened his mouth and asked, "But the Lord has already given an answer?" ”

"Exactly." Tan Jiaotou stood at the bottom and said embarrassedly: "The lord said, Mr. wants to pull the team, he can't control it, we are Mr.'s subordinates and follow Mr. to dispatch, it's just ...... In the letter, the Lord told him clearly that he did not have the money and wanted his life...... Sir is always welcome to pick it up. ”

"I want his life, but I've got to find someone first, right?" The lord's refusal was actually within Qin Baichuan's expectations, if it weren't for the lack of silver, he would rather sacrifice Li Mingxiu than keep himself? The reason why Tan Jiaotou has been asked to summon him many times is nothing more than a pretentious gesture.

"This reply letter from the Lord is to cut off Mr.'s thoughts......" Tan Jiaotou said tentatively: "In the past half a month, our silver expenses have been extremely high, fortunately, people continue to be eliminated every day, otherwise the thousands of taels of silver that Mr. took out would have been used up long ago." But even so, the silver is still stretched......"

"I know, I'll figure out how to deal with the silver." Qin Baichuan waved his hand irritably, there was a huge gap in the silver of just over a hundred people, if he wanted to expand the army, he Qin Baichuan had to think of another way to make money.

"Master Qin." When Qin Baichuan was depressed, someone knocked on the door outside the door, but it was the head of the Baihua Workshop.

"Asking for silver again?" Qin Baichuan raised his eyebrows, under the supervision of Sun Dahai, the Hundred Flowers Workshop has produced the first batch of trial packs, due to the addition of ascetics, even if the effect of those products is still good, under the operation of the marketing department, it has also been quite popular in Jiangling City recently. Merely...... With the start of the production line, the silver of the Hundred Flowers Workshop is not abundant.

"Not this time." Chunfeng also knew that his own money was not abundant, so he smiled and said: "There is a guest visiting outside the door, claiming to be surnamed Ding, and it is Lu ......."

"Brother Ding is here?" Before he finished speaking, Qin Baichuan stood up suddenly, his expression was full of excitement, and he spit all the food in his mouth on the table, which was quite a bit like Zhou Gong's vomiting. Seeing him like this, he had no choice but to remain silent in the spring breeze.

"Hurry up, where is Brother Ding, take me to see him!" Qin Baichuan panicked and urged impatiently.

"Owner, over here." The spring breeze led the way in front, looking at Qin Baichuan's flustered figure, Tan Jiao's pupils contracted slightly. Don't look at this Mr. Qin as a businessman, but he has always been calm and composed, when will he appear like this? Tan Jiaotou was suspicious in his heart, and he stepped forward to keep up, monitoring Qin Baichuan was his main task, Qin Baichuan was not allowed to avoid his sight when he saw anyone or anything.

Under the leadership of the spring breeze, Qin Baichuan came to the main hall, and saw at a glance that Lord Lu's personal bodyguard, Ding Sanshi, was drinking tea there. After seeing him, Qin Baichuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, Xu is Lord Lu was unwilling to reveal his identity, Ding Sanshi was not wearing an official uniform, but a Jianghu power suit, with a gray robe on the outside.

When Qin Baichuan came over, Ding Sanshi also saw him, got up and hugged his fists and was about to say hello, but Qin Baichuan came over in a hurry, stretched out his arms and hugged Ding Sanshi, and laughed: "Brother Ding, you are finally here, let my brother and I wait for a long time!" ”

Ding Sanshi was slightly stunned, Qin Baichuan leaned back, and used the back of his head to cover Tan Jiaotou's vision, so as not to catch the flaws in Ding Sanshi's expression, and then held Ding Sanshi's hands, with a little strength in his hands, and said excitedly: "Although I knew that Brother Ding would do what he said, I didn't expect that this big brother of the New Year would also come to Jiangling!" How about coming to the Hundred Flowers Workshop this time, but fulfilling the promise made to me that day? ”

Qin Baichuan winked at Ding Sanshi, the reason why he added the latter sentence was because he mentioned "Lu" in the spring breeze during the proclamation, he knew that Ding Sanshi came on the order of Lord Lu, but he couldn't let Tan Jiaotou see the clues.

Ding Sanshi's background is extraordinary, Qin Baichuan's strange actions just surprised him, and in the corner of his eye, he saw an unfamiliar face behind him, he suddenly understood, and followed Qin Baichuan's words and said: "Brother Qin is my best friend, since I have made an agreement with you, how can I break the appointment?" However, he didn't come here this time to be fully prepared, and he didn't bring a meeting gift to Brother Qin, but it was not the foolish brother's. ”

"Hahaha!" Qin Baichuan gave Ding Sanshi a thumbs up, pulled him to sit down, and said, "I'm already very happy that Brother Ding can come here, what do you say about the meeting gift or not?" By the way, Brother Ding, is Aunt her old man in good health? ”

Ding Sanshi's face darkened, and his expression was full of sadness: "Brother Lao Qin is worried, since the last time I said goodbye to Brother Qin, my mother has passed away a month later...... The foolish brother kept filial piety for his mother at home for a year, and when the filial piety period expired, he rushed to see you in Jiangling, and it was because of this mother's matter that he was delayed. ”

"Auntie has passed away?" Ding Sanshi was acting, and Qin Baichuan was even more of a master, with an unexpected and sentimental look on his face: "Brother Ding, the festival is changing." ”

"It doesn't matter." Ding Sanshi smiled and said, "Brother Qin also knows that his mother has been ill for a long time, and leaving here is also to relieve her of pain. ”

"That's right, it's good that Brother Ding can think about it." Qin Baichuan nodded again and again: "Brother Ding came to Jiangling this time, what are your plans?" Where to stay? ”

Ding Sanshi was silent for a moment, shook his head and said, "I'm the only one left in this world, what can I do?" This time, I came to fulfill my promise with Brother Qin, and I just traveled around the world. ”

"Brother Ding is leisurely, but I don't allow it." Qin Baichuan raised his eyebrows and smiled, and said, "The younger brother has gained a firm foothold in Jiangling for more than a year, why should Brother Ding stay here and help my brother do things?" I know that Brother Ding still has some friends in the rivers and lakes, and the brothers are employing people, can Brother Ding call some brothers over? ”

"This ......" Ding Sanshi was a little confused this time, his brothers were naturally the people next to Qin Baichuan's uncle, where was he qualified to be transferred?

"Brother Ding, don't be embarrassed, it's all my fault, all I think about is my own troubles, and when I see Brother Ding, I can't wait to say it, there is no beginning or end." Qin Baichuan patted his thigh reproachfully, turned his head and saw Tan Jiaotou standing aside, he seemed to suddenly remember, and said, "Come on, Brother Ding, I'll introduce you." ”

Qin Baichuan pointed at Tan Jiaotou and said with a smile: "The little brother has been idle recently, and I want to pull a team to play, oh, this Brother Tan is the head of the sect that I invited with great effort." Brother Tan, this is my old friend from the past, Ding Sanshi, Brother Ding. ”

"Master Tan, look up for a long time, look up for a long time." Ding Sanshi knew that the problem might be on this surnamed Tan, so he got up and clenched his fists to look secretly.

"Brother Ding is polite, since he is a friend of Mr., he should have met Tan first." couldn't figure out where the other party came from, Tan Jiaotou was also very polite, and he was also secretly observing Ding Sanshi's every move.

"The two of you are both from the rivers and lakes, and there are many topics to talk about, so you will definitely be closer in the future." Qin Baichuan was also a little apprehensive in his heart, in his mind, one of these two people was the head of the Longevity Palace, and the other was the personal guard of the mysterious uncle, in a sense, it seemed that they might be peers, and he didn't know who would be higher.

"What Mr. said is very true, I see that Brother Ding is also very good-faced." Tan Jiaotou nodded, and began to interrogate secretly through Qin Baichuan's words: "Brother Ding has a standing and sitting appearance, with a sad look on his face, but there is arrogance flashing between his eyebrows...... I don't know, but I used to be an errand boy in the army? ”

Qin Baichuan's heart froze, this Tan Sect Head's gaze was indeed a little vicious, and he didn't know how Ding Sanshi would deal with it. I saw that Ding Sanshi's complexion changed greatly, and he said with a little weakness: "Tan Jiaotou said that he laughed, Ding Mou is just a down-and-out Jianghu person, where will he be an errand in the army?" ”

"Not in the army?" Tan Jiaotou even confirmed what he thought in his heart: "Brother Ding is a friend of Mr., and I am a diehard loyalist of Mr., why should a family talk two words?" If Brother Ding insists on concealing his identity, then for the sake of Mr.'s safety, I have to suspect that Brother Ding has other plans. ”

"Shut up!" Tan Jiaotou said this very wisely, and used Qin Baichuan as an excuse, Qin Baichuan immediately changed color: "Tan Jiaotou, Brother Ding is my friend of life and death, don't talk nonsense here!" ”

"Sir," Sect Leader Tan usually allows Qin Baichuan, but now he can't: "Mr. has taught many times, saying that only people's hearts are unpredictable in this world, it seems that Mr. and Brother Ding have been separated for a long time, and there is nothing wrong with being careful." Besides, Mr. invited Tan over to protect him thoroughly, and his duty was to go over. ”

If Tan Jiaotou's words were heard in the ears of outsiders, it would definitely be a manifestation of conscientiousness, but Ding Sanshi had Qin Baichuan's small movements in front of him, and he immediately realized that Qin Baichuan was being watched, and even under house arrest. Seeing that Qin Baichuan was still angry, Ding Sanshi stretched out his hand and grabbed him.

"Brother Qin......" With a look of chagrin on his face, he sighed: "This Tan sect leader you invited has a torch in his eyes, even if the foolish brother is so hidden, he is still seen to have a flaw, it seems that his origin is not trivial." ”

"Brother Ding......" Qin Baichuan's lips moved.

"It doesn't matter." Ding Sanshi suddenly laughed, there was a hint in his eyes to make Qin Baichuan believe in his taste, nodded to Tan Jiaotou, and said, "Tan Jiaotou is right, Ding was indeed born in the army. ”

"Oh?" Sitting down the speculation in his heart, Tan Jiaotou was secretly on guard: "I don't know which general Brother Ding belongs to?" Want to have a good position in the army? "Tan Jiaotou looked serious, implying that you kid don't want to fool me.