I don't know if there are too many things in Qin Baichuan's heart, after returning to his residence, he went to the toilet several times in a row, tossing and turning and still having trouble sleeping. It wasn't until two o'clock in the morning that I felt a little sleepy, but I didn't sleep long before I woke up again. Seeing that there was already a faint glimmer of light in the sky, Qin Baichuan simply folded the quilt, and instructed the family who also got up early to do things to bring a wooden barrel, comfortably soaked in a hot bath for most of the hour, changed into clean clothes, and ate the breakfast sent by the maid refreshed.

After the meal, the family in the front yard hurriedly ran to pass the word: "Minister Qin, the distinguished guests of the coastal army have come to visit, and they want to see you and Steward Luo by name." Someone from the other side of the Luo steward has already been informed, and Deputy Chief Lin means to let you go over as much as possible, don't snub others. ”

It was expected that the coastal army would visit the Anyang branch of Splendid Villa, but they didn't expect it to come so early and so soon. Qin Baichuan agreed, straightened his clothes a little and walked out with his family.

In the hall of the front hall, the main seat is empty, and there is a handsome young man sitting in the host and guest position, this person Qin Baichuan has a relationship, it is the Li Mingxiu that Haifeng Painting Boat has seen, and Lin Bo, the deputy steward of the Anyang Branch, is sitting in the main escort position, and is talking to Li Mingxiu with a smile on his face.

When Qin Baichuan walked to the door, it happened that Luo Yuan also came to him, because of some unpleasantness with Qin Baichuan last night, Luo Yuan's face was not very good today, even if he passed by Qin Baichuan, he didn't look at him much, let alone say a word.

However, Li Mingxiu, seeing Luo Yuan and Qin Baichuan coming in one after another, before Lin Bo could introduce him, he took the initiative to get up and hug his fists, and said gently: "This young lady is beautiful and fragrant, and she must be the chief steward of Splendid Villa, Miss Luo Yuanluo; And this brother is extraordinary, and there is a cloud of arrogance flashing between his eyebrows, I am afraid that it is Qin Baichuan, who is famous in Jiangling, and won Miss Cheng's heart, Minister Qin, right? ”

According to normal etiquette, Li Mingxiu's status is there, and people will definitely return the salute when they greet Luo Yuan first, but as soon as they heard the sea breeze painting boat, what won Miss Cheng's heart, Luo Yuan became angry, glanced at Qin Baichuan indifferently, and snorted disdainfully in his nose.

"Huh?" Li Mingxiu's status in the Anyang Coastal Army is similar to that of Luo Yuan in Splendid Villa, and he usually has a good sense of receiving people and things, and he understood a little bit when he noticed Luo Kite's strange expression, and he didn't blame Luo Yuan for being rude, so he changed the topic lightly: "Splendid Villa gave a big gift to Duke Desheng, and Duke Desheng should have come to thank him in person, but he was afraid of bringing unnecessary trouble to Splendid Villa, so he let him work on his behalf." ”

Li Mingxiu saluted for a few weeks, clenched his fists and bent down to salute, Lin Bo nodded vigorously on the side, and his heart was secretly refreshed. He has dealt with the coastal army too many times, and he usually can't even see Li Mingxiu's identity, and those little leaders all have their nostrils facing the sky, and they don't take the Splendid Villa in their eyes at all. But now it's okay, even Li Mingxiu has to apologize and salute in a proper manner, this Luo Guan and Minister Qin are really good means.

"It is a great grace for Duke Desheng to be willing to see him, how dare he work for the old man's great drive in Splendid Villa?" Luo Yuan withdrew from his anger at Qin Baichuan, and replied generously: "It is a great honor for Duke Desheng to send someone to spread the word of mouth, but I didn't expect Deputy Gang Leader Li to visit in person, but it was the neglect of Splendid Villa. ”

Luo Yuan was full of apologies, she didn't sleep well last night and got up late in the morning, so she made Li Mingxiu wait for almost a cup of tea, which is indeed a bit rude by the standards of this era.

"Steward Luo doesn't want to say that, during the waiting period, Deputy Steward Lin talked about many important things done by the owner of Quxi Village, Manager Luo, and Minister Qin, and he benefited a lot and admired it, where can it be regarded as neglect? It's a pity that there is something to do next, otherwise I would have to stay here and talk to a few people. Li Mingxiu has a kind attitude, and he slapped many people's sycophants with one sentence.

Li Mingxiu's self-cultivation made people feel the bearing of the deputy gang leader of the coastal army, Lin Bo and Luo Yuan nodded secretly, only Qin Baichuan narrowed his eyes. This guy's reflexes are almost on par with his own, such a person is popular everywhere he goes, but he really bites people and is the fiercest and most ruthless.

Li Mingxiu was ordered to come over and invite Qin Baichuan and Luo Yuan to go to Anyang Li Mansion for a long time, and after a few words of gossip, Li Mingxiu made his intentions clear, Qin Baichuan and Luo Yuan of course had no reason to refuse, and the three of them walked out of the Anyang branch hall politely.

There was a huge carriage pulled by four horses parked on the road at the door, and the coastal army had already lowered the steps to invite Luo Yuan and others to go up one after another. Originally, women and strange men were not allowed to share the same car, but the coastal army and other forces in the rivers and lakes were not so particular, and the carriage was extremely spacious, Li Mingxiu hung a curtain in the carriage very carefully, he and Qin Baichuan sat at the back of the car, and Luo Yuan sat alone at the front of the carriage.

"Manager Luo, Minister Qin, this is the cherry blossom tea produced in Dongying, come, please taste it." The specially made carriage also ran steadily, and Li Mingxiu took out three teacups and poured a small cup of powdered fragrant tea each, and invited politely.

Qin Baichuan knew the origin of the cherry blossoms and didn't say anything special after drinking them, but Luo Yuan didn't know that Dongying still had this kind of thing, and only felt that the cherry blossom tea was mellow and fragrant, and the taste was different from the chrysanthemum tea and peony tea in Splendid Villa, and he wanted to ask about the origin of this cherry blossom and transplant it to Splendid Villa for planting, but he was too embarrassed to ask.

"Steward Luo has been in Splendid Villa for many years, and he should have been to Anyang before, Minister Qin, is it your first time?" There is a difference between men and women, Li Mingxiu is not good at talking to Luo Yuan, and looks at Qin Baichuan with a smile.

"It's the first time I've come to Anyang, but it's the second time I've seen Deputy Gang Leader Li." Qin Baichuan also smiled.

"Oh?" Li Mingxiu is confident, but he doesn't want to break it.

"The first time was in the Sea Breeze Painting Boat, Deputy Gang Leader Li persuaded the troublesome Dongying Ronin to retire in a few words, and that kind of demeanor really made Qin admire." Qin Baichuan didn't hide it, and directly pointed out the place where he saw Li Mingxiu for the first time.

"I knew Brother Qin would laugh at me." Li Mingxiu suddenly laughed, and sighed again and again: "If you talk about style, how can I catch up with Brother Qin?" One flower and one world, one leaf and one thing, Brother Qin's literary brilliance is shocking, and he relieves the crisis for Master Xue of Qingfeng Academy; The 'After a farewell, the two places are lovesick' used the number sequence to the extreme, forcing Miss Cheng Yanran to marry Brother Qin...... Hey, now the people in Anyang City who know about this don't know how much they envy Brother Qin! ”

The speaker is unintentional, the listener is intentional, originally two big men were happy to explore Fengyue, but Luo Kite was short of breath at the other end, okay, you bastard Qin, you are playing with your sister so much! You know Qu Xi's attitude towards Xue Shihan very well, but you still dare to entangle with her? Besides, you obviously said that you have nothing to do with Cheng Yanran, what is the matter with forcing someone to marry you?

No, no, no, Luo Yuan only felt that she was going crazy, if it weren't for Li Mingxiu still in the car, she really wanted to pounce on that hateful guy and bite it! The eldest wife in the family is like a flower like jade, the concubine is as gentle as water, and there is a big Luoluo flower waiting for you to pick, but you go out to steal for Mao?

"Deputy Gang Leader Li, you can't talk nonsense, rumors and rumors kill people." Even through the curtains, Qin Baichuan felt Luo Kite's murderous intent, and said in a pale and weak manner.

"Hahaha, understood." Li Mingxiu seemed to have met a confidant, and said with a smile: "I also got information from the old housekeeper of the Li Mansion, Brother Qin can give such a big gift to the coastal army, that is, he can afford to look up to Duke Desheng, and Duke Desheng is my father-in-law, in the future, Brother Qin will come to me if there is anything in Anyang, and there is a lot of strength Mingxiu will never leave a point." ”

"Then I thank Brother Li for the owner of my family, with Brother Li taking care of it, Jinxiu Villa will go out of Anyang and expand to Dongying." Qin Baichuan tentatively made an assumption.

"Brother Qin is worthy of being a businessman, but he never leaves his profession in a few words." Li Mingxiu said with a smile: "We can take over the business of Splendid Villa, but the return point here ......"

"Follow the rules." Qin Baichuan waved his hand very generously, taking advantage of other people's shipping convenience, there is always some price to pay.

"Brother Qin is really fast-talking." Li Mingxiu smiled and said: "The local businessmen in Anyang borrow our waterway every time we want to divide it fifty-fifty on the basis of pure profits, Brother Qin is a cheerful person, and I don't want to be cheeky to make money, so I only take two percent in the first three years, okay?" ”

Luo Yuan took a deep breath and felt that Li Mingxiu had made too many concessions, but Qin Baichuan felt that it was nothing, it might be that Desheng Gong felt that he was unhappy with a painting by the old man Lu Shigao, so he used some means to compensate for the Splendid Villa.

"According to the fifty percent draw, Splendid Villa can't be special, which makes it difficult for Deputy Gang Leader Li to do." The profit given by Li Mingxiu was very attractive, but Qin Baichuan refused without hesitation. Just kidding, I want to offset "Waves Crashing on the Shore" with this little benefit, dreaming about it, right?

"Haha, Brother Qin is really not easy to fool, not easy to fool." Lee Myung-so laughed again.

Luo Yuan was secretly annoyed that Qin Baichuan had rejected other people's kindness, but when she heard Li Mingxiu say this, she immediately reacted, and it seemed that she was ...... Bastard Qin wants to get greater benefits from the coastal army?

"Deputy Gang Leader Li laughed again, in Jiangling, others called someone Qin 'pick up the skin of a ghost', which was to scold someone Qin for being able to scrape out three taels of oil and water from an empty ghost, but when I came, the owner of the village gave three orders, saying that morality is righteous and thin, and the coastal army is fair, and you are never allowed to think about you." Qin Baichuan shook his head helplessly, meaning that it was not that he didn't want to take advantage, but that the owner didn't allow it.

"Ghost skin? Interesting, really interesting! As he spoke, the carriage seemed to have arrived at the place, and Li Mingxiu said with a smile: "Brother Qin and Steward Luo have a little rest, and I am also looking forward to whether Brother Qin can peel off a layer of skin on the old pervert of Duke Desheng." ”

In June, I said that I would have to run back and forth in several provinces in the past two months...... Well, I'm going to Sichuan in the near future......