Tang Wan's voice seemed to have a sense of magic, as if it was not the first time that the two sides had met, as if they were old acquaintances, which made people naturally feel cordial, Qin Baichuan hugged his fists and smiled: "Steward Tang is smiling, Qin has been tossing in Jiangling for a long time, and it seems that he has made some achievements, but Huitong Qianzhuang is a drop in the bucket compared to it." ”

Qin Baichuan also told the truth, Tang Wan shook his head: "Mr. Qin is humble. Yuanyuan, we haven't seen each other for nearly ten years since the last Jiangling farewell, and the little girl has become a big girl. Come, please sit down and let my sister take a good look. ”

"yes, time flies." Liu Yuanyuan smiled at Tang Wan, and under her kind invitation, the three of them sat down separately. Tang Wan took Liu Yuanyuan's little hand and kept asking her about her recent situation over the years, and Liu Yuanyuan also took the opportunity to tell Tang Wan that Yu Qingwu was participating in training in the Bliss Army and had no time to come.

The three of them chatted for a while, and plates of exquisite dishes were sent one after another, Tang Wan personally poured a glass of wine for Liu Yuanyuan and Qin Baichuan, and said with a smile: "Although Jiangling is a prosperous place, the wine and food are always in poor condition. I think about it, only Zuixiaolou can get it, if it is a little shabby, Mr. Qin must not be surprised. ”

"Steward Tang is really joking." There were dozens of dishes on the table, and the plates were piled up, Qin Baichuan said with a smile: "We are all from poor families, and we have never eaten such sumptuous dishes when we live so big." Steward Tang, can I ask you for something? ”

"Oh?" Tang Wan was slightly stunned, she did have something to do with Qin Baichuan today, but she, who was the host, hadn't spoken yet, how could Qin Baichuan, a guest, speak first? However, since the other party asked, she couldn't help but answer: "I really can't think of anything, with Mr. Qin's heavenly means, what else do you want to ask me?" Mr. Qin said that it didn't matter, but if he could help, Tang Wan was duty-bound. ”

Liu Yuanyuan also looked at Qin Baichuan curiously, but saw Qin Baichuan pointing to the table full of dishes, and said, "There are only three people to eat today, right?" I can't finish these dishes anyway, and when the feast is over, can I ask the shopkeeper of Zuixiao Tower to pack up the leftovers and take them back to my brothers? ”

A flash of surprise flashed in Tang Wan's beautiful eyes, she thought that Qin Baichuan was joking, but his eyes were sincere, and he didn't mean to joke at all. In Tang Wan's heart, all the dishes on this table were about more than a hundred taels of silver, she didn't put it in her eyes, and she didn't believe that Qin Baichuan would put it in her eyes, but he just mentioned it.

"Steward Tang, with your identity, you definitely won't eat leftovers, it's a pity to throw them away." Qin Baichuan made a miser look: "Could it be Steward Tang...... Reluctant, right? ”

"Not really." Tang Wan reacted and said with a smile: "It's just that I didn't expect that even if Mr. Qin's status is today, he can still be hard and simple, which made Tang Wan a little surprised." If Mr. Qin doesn't feel embarrassed, he can take it all, if it's not enough, let the shopkeeper of Zuixiaolou make three more tables of identical dishes later, which can be regarded as a reward for Mr. Qin's brother. ”

"Thank you, Steward Tang." Qin Baichuan was overjoyed, and sighed again and again: "Big families are different, Qin has learned it." ”

"Huitong is just a small money bank, where can it be considered a big family? It's just a swollen face and a fat man. Tang Wan shook her head and smiled, and took the initiative to raise the cup and toast.

After drinking the first glass of wine, Qin Baichuan didn't wait for Tang Wan to greet him, grabbed his chopsticks and put a variety of dishes in the bowl, and after stacking them high, he took a big bite and pulled them into his mouth, and the sound of Qin Baichuan's chewing echoed in the private room.

Seeing that Qin Baichuan's mouth was full of oil, even Liu Yuanyuan already had a black line on her head, what happened to Mr. today? It doesn't matter what Tang Wan came to the door for, but you have to ask her to borrow money, now that he looks like a starving ghost, how can he make a good impression on Tang Wan?

Liu Yuanyuan was slandered, but Qin Baichuan didn't seem to notice her expression at all, after eating another bowl, Lao Gao's cheeks were stuffed, and he said vaguely: "Yuanyuan, Tang Steward, you also eat, eat!" Not bad, this braised pork is charred on the outside and tender on the inside, it's really strong! ”

"Mr. Qin, eat slowly." Tang Wan's eyebrows flashed with an unpredictable expression, with Tang Wan's identity, she had seen too many people over the years, whether it was a high-ranking official or a nobleman, a businessman or a rich man, or even an outlaw in the rivers and lakes, in short, all the people she could contact were all polite and polite, even if they were pretending, they didn't dare to lose their temper in front of Tang Wan. But this Mr. Qin seems to really regard her as a friend, and he doesn't have so many taboos at all, which makes Tang Wan a little curious.

"Sister Tang, my Mr. Qin is like this." Liu Yuanyuan tried to reverse some of Qin Baichuan's image: "He will only have no scruples in front of his good friends, you don't have to take it to heart." ”

"Of course not, Mr. Qin is a man of temperament, but we are pretentious." Tang Wan smiled meaningfully, lifted the sleeves of the robe, and revealed two small arms like coupling, which made Liu Yuanyuan stunned, the gentle and elegant Tang Wan privately put a chicken leg in her left hand, grabbed the wine jug with her right hand, ate a mouthful of meat, and drank a sip of wine, which was extremely inconsistent with her ladylike temperament.

Liu Yuanyuan looked at Tang Wan in a daze, noticing her stunned expression, Tang Wan laughed loudly: "Yuanyuan, think it's strange? My sister was born in a big family, and she has been constrained by many rules and regulations since she was a child, and she has to eat slowly and slowly, and she can't eat enough many times. Come, you can also try, eat meat in large pieces, drink wine in large gulps, this is the way life is. ”

"It seems that Sister Tang and my husband are really all the way." Liu Yuanyuan couldn't figure out whether this was true or false, so she appropriately brought the relationship between the two sides closer: "If you get along for a long time, maybe you can become very good friends." ”

"I'm already good friends with Mr. Qin, Mr. Qin, what do you say?" After drinking most of the small pot of wine, a flush flew on Tang Wan's little face, and she looked at Qin Baichuan with a smile.

"Of course." After eating the third bowl, Qin Baichuan wiped his mouth, grabbed the wine jug and drank most of it, and said with a smile: "Being able to become friends with a character like Steward Tang, Qin is a good fortune in his life." Steward Tang, since we hit it off at first sight, Qin has one more thing, I don't know if Steward Tang can help with righteousness? ”

Liu Yuanyuan immediately shut up, seemed to understand Qin Baichuan's tactics a little, and began to put forward small requests such as packing leftovers, of course Tang Wan would not refuse, and then showed a look of no city, it seemed that she wanted to further dispel Tang Wan's vigilance, and finally wanted to borrow money with the help of the so-called "friend" name?

Liu Yuanyuan nodded slightly, Tang Wan couldn't believe all what she said, she definitely wouldn't come to Qin Baichuan for no reason, before she expressed the purpose of this trip, Qin Baichuan asked to borrow silver, and it was expected that Tang Wan would not be unwilling. The corners of Liu Yuanyuan's mouth outlined a smile, and she nodded in approval.

"Is there anything else Mr. Qin can help me with?" Tang Wan's beautiful eyes flowed, and just when Liu Yuanyuan thought that she would let Qin Baichuan "speak it out and listen", Tang Wan shook her head and said with a smile: "Mr. Qin, Da Song is a state of etiquette, and it pays attention to etiquette and exchanges." Tang Wan has already done you a favor, now is it for me to ask for help, Mr. If I repeatedly satisfy Mr. and spread the word, wouldn't it mean that Mr. Qin is not as good as me, a woman? ”

"I'm not as good as Tang in the first place." Qin Baichuan waved his hand.

"Mr. Qin may not care, but Tang Wan doesn't dare to insult Mr. Prestige." Tang Wan was resolute: "That's it, I don't embarrass Mr., just ask Mr. a few words, and Mr. can tell me truthfully." If Mr. is sincere, but there is a place for Tang Wan, I will definitely spare no effort. ”

"You say." Tang Wan seemed to see through her design, and Qin Baichuan was not easy to entangle, so she simply sat up straight.

"Mr. Qin is happy, and Tang Wan will get straight to the point." Tang Wan threw the chicken leg on the table, elegantly sucked her fingers one by one, and then Shi Shiran said: "I heard the news from far away in Lin'an, saying that Master Lu of Jiangling has collected a lot of money from Shangjia and wants to get involved in the money business?" ”

Really!

Qin Baichuan and Liu Yuanyuan's hearts were shocked at the same time, and they guessed some clues on the way here. Liu Yuanyuan bowed her head, Qin Baichuan didn't lie, this is the case, it's useless to lie: "The establishment of the Ministry of Commerce, asking businessmen to collect deposits, and collecting deposits to open money banks are indeed Qin's ideas, as for whether Lord Lu adopts it, Qin doesn't know." ”

"Mr. Qin's answer is very detailed, I have a second question, please Mr. Qin look at me." A light shot out from the depths of Tang Wan's beautiful eyes: "Is it Mr. Qin's whim suggestion to get involved in the money bank, or is someone reminding or asking Mr. Qin behind his back?" ”

Qin Baichuan glanced at Tang Wan, and suddenly laughed. Judging from this question, Tang Wan didn't come to trouble him, whether there was someone behind her who asked Qin Baichuan to do this, in fact, she wanted to ask Qin Baichuan whether he had been instructed by the emperor or King Wu or King Yi to collect money and set up a money village.

It is not surprising at all that the energy of Huitong Money Bank can be called terrifying, and this kind of energy can bring many benefits to Huitong Bank, but it is precisely because its influence is so huge that it will inevitably cause taboos in the royal family. If Lu Shigao's establishment of a money bank is Qin Baichuan's suggestion, then it is okay to say, if it is required by the royal family, then the next step may be to attack Huitong Bank.

"What, Mr. Qin, this question is difficult to answer?" Qin Baichuan looked at himself with a smile, Tang Wan suddenly felt a little flustered, and pretended to be calm: "If it's not good to answer, don't answer, if you can answer, please tell me the truth." ”

"Steward Tang, you made a special trip from Lin'an to Jiangling to see Qin, how could you not have done your homework in advance for some things?" Qin Baichuan smiled: "It's not that Qin doesn't want to answer, it's just that you already have the answer in your heart." ”

"That's different." Tang Wan breathed a sigh of relief without a trace: "I have an answer that is different from what Mr. said after all." ”

"Okay, since Steward Tang likes to listen to nonsense, then I'll say it." Qin Baichuan looked directly at Tang Wan: "What you just said is Qin's drunken jokes, at least at the beginning of Lord Lu's actions, there was no one behind Qin's instructions, as for whether there is someone behind Lord Lu now, Qin doesn't know."