Gangneung, Qingfeng Academy.

"Master, this is the end of the matter...... I can't hide it from you. In a secluded corner of the academy, Xue Shihan was carrying a wine jug in her hand, her teary eyes were hazy and she was already half-drunk, and Ling Tianzhao, who was standing behind her, had a look of embarrassment on her face, and muttered for a long time, tentatively.

"You want to tell me that it's all his credit that you can take charge of the Qiushan Army, right?" Xue Shihan took a sip of wine, the strong wine choked her and coughed violently, and said to herself: "Or do you want to tell me that the Anyang Coastal Army merged with you, and it was all his means, right?" ”

"Master...... I can't hide anything from you. Ling Tianzhao shook his head.

"It's not that you can't hide it from me, but it's ...... I know him. Xue Shihan's eyes were sharp: "It is rumored that Mr. Qin has died in the war in Anyang, this is also the news he deliberately released, right?" Actually, he should be happy now, right? ”

"Uh......" Ling Tianzhao was stunned for a moment: "Master...... Now that you know why, why are you still drinking here? ”

"Why, you say why?" I don't know if I was drunk or angry, Xue Shihan had a flush on her face, and said angrily: "I, Xue Shihan, a dignified Jiangling talented woman, have I ever taken a man to heart all these years?" I thought that there would never be a man in the world who could get into my eyes in this life, but I met Qin Baichuan, your damn Brother Qin! ”

"It's just that he encounters it, he has the ultimate talent, but he acts in a nondescript style! When I was in Anyang, he spoke lightly and deliberately teased me, and when I was caught in it and couldn't extricate myself, he didn't even say anything, didn't even say hello, and left Gangneung like this! Xue Shihan raised his neck and took another big sip of wine.

"Master...... Are you drunk......" Ling Tianzhao said in a low voice, in fact, no one could see what the master thought about Qin Baichuan, but he didn't expect the master to tell him.

"I'm not drunk! You can see what I have in mind for him, right? That's right! I like him! If I didn't like him, I wouldn't have gone to the opening of Wangjiang Tower, let alone have any romantic affairs about the four beauties of Jiangling writing poems! On that day, I had already confessed shamelessly, why could he pretend to be nothing! Xue Shihan really drank too much: "Where am I not as good as those women around him!" ”

"Uh......" Ling Tianzhao didn't know how to answer, and said tentatively: "Perhaps...... Brother Qin didn't understand, he likes to be passive, right? ”

"He? Prefer to be passive? If you say it, I should untie my clothes and tie up, just like the flower girl of Luo Kite, and throw myself into my arms, right? Xue Shihan almost roared.

"Master, I didn't mean that......" Ling Tianzhao scratched his head, Ciao, it's terrible for a talented woman to go crazy with alcohol, she won't say this kind of thing if she killed Xue Shihan before.

"Actually, I'm not asking too much at all." After venting his emotions, Xue Shihan leaned on the trunk of the tree and became a little drowsy: "I know, he has encountered difficulties...... I hate why he didn't tell me, at least I could give him an idea, maybe we could discuss it and find a better solution, so he wouldn't have to leave Gangneung...... You say, why didn't he tell me, why didn't he even give me a chance to discuss, I was so useless? It's useless......"

Xue Shihan's voice became softer and softer, and finally fell asleep, Ling Tianzhao took a deep breath, untied the big behind him and draped it on Xue Shihan's body, and after leaving, he found two maids and asked them to help Xue Shihan go back to rest. And he himself left a letter and went to Anyang overnight - in fact, he wanted to say goodbye to Xue Shihan today, because Heihu Mountain has been destroyed, and from then on, there will only be one force in Jiangling and Anyang, the Mountain Navy!

Gangneung, Splendid Villa.

It's already past the hour, but the main hall of Fairview Villa still burns an oil lamp.

Qu Xi's attendant Zhao Yanan slowly came down from the upstairs and said softly: "Steward Luo, the big farmer will let you go up." ”

"Hmm." Luo Yuan agreed in a low voice, came to the door and knocked lightly.

"Come in." Qu Xi's voice came from inside, Luo Yuan pushed open the door, and saw Qu Xi wearing a snow-white fox fur, writing hard under the oil lamp. She turned around and closed the door and looked at Qu Xi fixedly, but Qu Xi didn't seem to realize that Luo Yuan was standing opposite, continuing to be busy with her own business.

After being silent for a long time with a cup of tea, Luo Yuan couldn't hold his breath first: "Qu Xi ......"

"You wait." Qu Xi interrupted, and when she finished the things in her hand, she unfolded and glanced at it, and there was no joy, anger or sadness on her cold face. Since he knew that it had been many days since Qin Baichuan had left Jiangling, the words of this big village owner had become less and less, almost making Luo Yuan feel strange.

Taking out a few pieces of paper from the table, Qu Xi knocked on the table and said, "The shopkeeper Cao of the Hundred Flowers Workshop has handed over a statistic, and the current number of direct sales personnel in the workshop has reached three hundred and twelve, and there are nearly two hundred people who want to participate in the training of the Hundred Flowers Workshop, and then sell our rouge to other places." ”

"Personally, I think that the direct selling model can be promoted for a long time, and there is no need to invest too much money, so I might as well agree with Cao's suggestion. In addition, seeing that the sky has warmed up and our flower cultivation has also been put on the agenda, I think we should urge Sun Dahai of Baihua Workshop to continue to launch new products. ”

"Quxi...... I've heard ......" Luo Kite tentatively wanted to speak.

"What do you think of that?" Qu Xi gave the few pieces of paper to Luo Yuan and asked in a deep voice.

"Very good." Luo Yuan glanced at it casually, the direct sales model left by Qin Baichuan was indeed a magic weapon to win, not only brought huge profits to the Baihua Workshop, but also added a channel for the surrounding people to make money.

"Since you think so, let's go ahead with the plan." Qu Xi explained this matter clearly, took out a few more pieces of paper, and said: "This morning, Su Muqing from the Jiangling Ministry of Commerce came to me, and he said that more than half of the businessmen in Jiangling have become members of the Ministry of Commerce, and he has accumulated a lot of silver there. And Lord Lu tentatively prepared to open the bank, and asked me if I had any reasonable suggestions...... Well, what do you think? ”

"I've been following you in the flower business, and I don't know anything about the bank." Luo Kite shook her head.

"I didn't really understand it at first, but Minister Su introduced me to a friend from Lin'an, Gao Yue. He talked about the profit model of some money banks, especially focusing on insurance and funds, which I think is very novel. Qu Xi seemed to be quite interested, and explained to Luo Yuan the general content of insurance and funds.

"Why do I feel ......" Luo Yuan's brows were locked: "What Gao Yue said is somewhat similar to some of Qin Baichuan's methods?" ”

Qin Baichuan.

Suddenly hearing these three words, Qu Xi's body stiffened slightly, and then returned to normal: "Manager Luo, what I am discussing with you now is the matter of the Shang Alliance, please pay attention to your attitude, and don't mention idle people who have nothing to do." ”

"He's an idler, etc.?" Luo Kite had already held back her anger: "Quxi, you figure it out for me!" You think I can't see it? Since Qin Baichuan left, you have locked yourself in the house all day long, numbing yourself with crazy work! You can fool others, you can't fool me! ”

"Liar? Why should I lie to you, why should I lie to you? Qu Xi didn't have any emotional fluctuations on his face: "No matter what you say, Qin Baichuan is gone, this is an indisputable fact." What else can I do if I don't work? Go and kneel down and beg him to stay in Gangneung, to stay with me? Luo Kite, do you think I haven't tried!? ”

"Qu ......" was originally full of anger in Luo Yuan, but when Qu Xi yelled at him like this, he instantly lost his confidence. Yes, didn't Qu Xi work hard? Didn't Qu Xi keep Qin Baichuan? But what Qin Baichuan reciprocated, it was his relationship with Liu Yuanyuan that was made public! In the perspective of Qu Xi, can you be as strong as her?

"Po Hu told me that no matter what happens, life must go on." Qu Xi closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, there seemed to be no emotion in his eyes: "Go on talking about Shangmeng...... I think the operation mode of insurance and funds is good, and Su Muqing can try to operate...... In addition, that Gao Yue seems to have some means in business, and he is from Lin'an, so I plan to let him enter the Splendid Villa, and serve as my think tank to deal with the affairs of the business alliance, and at the same time serve as the owner of the Hundred Flowers Workshop. ”

"You ......" Luo Kite was stunned for a moment. She almost subconsciously wanted to tell Qu Xi that the owner of the Hundred Flowers Workshop was Qin Baichuan! But when the words came to her mouth, she swallowed them back, Qin Baichuan was no longer there, and he resigned from all his positions when he left Jiangling.

"What's wrong with me?" Qu Xi asked puzzled.

"No, nothing." Luo Kite took a deep breath.

"And what do you think of my decision?" Qu Xi asked again.

"I'm just a small steward of Splendid Villa, and I can't interfere with your decision." Luo Yuan raised his head, looked at Qu Xi and said: "However, in my heart, in the hearts of most people in the Splendid Villa and the Hundred Flowers Workshop, there is only one owner of our workshop, and his surname is Qin." ”

"Does it still make sense to say that?" The surface of Quxi is as heavy as water.

"Nope." Luo Yuan could only shake his head and said, "The master of the village, you have always been very accurate in seeing people, and I think that Gao Yue is also quite capable. Well...... With the development of the Hundred Flowers Workshop, the flowers of Splendid Villa have a market, and I am useless as a big steward. The owner of the big village, isn't there still your share in the search for Qin Ji in the main city of Jiangling? Meng Xiaoling can't be busy alone, so I plan to go over and help. ”

"Go ahead." Qu Xi waved his hand impatiently.

"Farewell." Luo Yuan didn't hesitate for a moment, turned around and left, and only said when he arrived at the door: "Oh, by the way, the big owner, I came today to tell you that it is rumored that a Mr. Qin from Jiangling died in the war in Anyang, and Yun Lan and others from Wangjianglou built a tomb for him, and he will be buried tomorrow." ”

Luo Yuan didn't look at Qu Xi again, and after she left, the originally calm owner of the village slowly slipped from the stool and fell to the ground, covering his chest with both hands, bean-sized tears rolled down, she bit her lip to prevent herself from making any sound: "Baichuan...... Baichuan ...... Why are you torturing me like this, and why...... You won't die, you won't ......"