Chapter 157: Sudden Cessation of Cooperation
The next day, before An Ran got up, she heard the maidservant knocking on the door, and it seemed that there was something very urgent.
An Ran woke up tossing and turning, opened her eyes slightly, then sat up and responded, "Come in." ”
After the maidservant came in, she first saluted An Ran, and then said, "Miss, the shopkeeper Leng is here, saying that there is a very urgent matter to see the eldest lady, and I invite you to go to the front hall to discuss." ”
Hearing this, An Ran's brows frowned slightly, generally speaking, if Leng Zhen had nothing to do, he would not come over in such a hurry, and let the maidservant wake her up. This time, it is estimated that there is really something urgent.
"Let's wait for a change. An Ran said.
The maid didn't dare to delay, and hurriedly waited for An Ran to freshen up and change clothes.
After an hour of tea, An Ran finally came to the front hall, and saw Leng Zhen's figure pacing back and forth restlessly from a distance.
As soon as Leng Zhen saw her, he hurriedly walked over, his brows furrowed and worried.
"Uncle Leng, what's going on?" An Ran asked.
Looking at Leng Zhen's appearance, things should not be simple, An Ran couldn't help but worry.
"Miss, it's no good, the batch of goods we transported in salt was robbed, and the Shangguan family said that they would no longer cooperate with us. Leng Zhen said.
Hearing this, An Ran's eyes widened, and he asked in a deep voice, "How can this be?"
How could this suddenly happen? Okay, how could the cooperation be terminated? According to her opinion, this matter should not be Shangguan Jing's intention.
"I don't know why. It wasn't Shangguan Jing who said it, it was Shangguan Jing's uncle, Shangguan Hong sent someone to say it. Leng Zhen said.
Early this morning, he received the news sent by Shangguan Hong, and it also attached the treaty signed before and the silver for compensation.
The person who sent the message didn't say anything else, only that their Shangguan family had decided to terminate the contract, and nothing else.
"Shangguan Hong?" An Ran muttered.
She met Shangguan Hong once, he was a very shrewd businessman, and he attached great importance to profits, and put the interests and safety of the officials first in everything.
This point makes An Ran appreciate it very much, Shangguan Hong is still very similar to her in some places.
"Yes, it's Shangguan Hong, I wanted to ask a few more words, but the messenger refused to say anything, only said that their master meant, and then left. I saw that the matter was serious, so I had to come to the eldest lady to discuss countermeasures. Leng Zhen said.
This kind of thing, you still have to discuss with An Ran, the suspension of cooperation is not child's play, now they have not fully gained a foothold, in many things, they must rely on the Shangguan family, if the Shangguan family does not cooperate with them, then the previous efforts may be in vain.
"What did Shangguan Jing say over there?" An Ran asked, narrowing his eyes.
Shangguan Hong is a very difficult character, before she figured out the situation, she couldn't rashly go to Shangguan Hong to negotiate, the crisis was the plan for now, she could only find Shangguan Jing first, ask what was going on, and then discuss countermeasures to find Shangguan Hong.
Leng Zhen shook his head and replied, "I don't know for the time being, I haven't seen Shangguan Jing yet." ”
"Uncle Leng, please contact Shangguan Jing in the fastest way and tell him that I am waiting for him in the teahouse on the dock, and ask him to come over. An Ran said.
She had to see Shangguan Jing first, otherwise she wouldn't be a little sure.
"I've got people in touch, but there's no news yet. Leng Zhen said that before An Ran came, he had already asked people to find Shangguan Jing, but there was no news so far, "Miss, what should I do now?"
Coincidentally, I promised to deliver the past few buyers today, and if it can't be delivered on time, the trouble will be even greater.
"Now we can only wait. An Ran sighed.
Now that I have gone to Shangguan Jing, I can only wait for a reply.
"What if Shangguan Jing refuses to see us?" Leng Zhen asked, and he also sat down with An Ran and waited quietly.
Hearing this, An Ran looked at him, thought for a while, and then said: "If this matter is not advocated by Shangguan Jing, then he will definitely see us, unless ......"
An Ran didn't continue, and when Leng Zhen saw that she wanted to speak and stopped, he couldn't help but ask, "Miss, unless what?"
"Nothing, I hope nothing I think about happens. An Ran said.
Seeing An Ran's appearance, Leng Zhen didn't continue to ask, so he had to wait with An Ran.
Time passed bit by bit, and it was close to noon, but there was still no movement on Shangguan Jing's side.
Leng Zhen couldn't help but ask, "Miss, it's not a way for us to wait like this, why don't we go directly to Shangguan's house to find someone?"
An Ran shook his head and said, "Let's wait." ”
Although she was also anxious, there was no way, she could only wait.
Finally, after another hour had passed, the people sent out by Leng Zhen finally returned.
As soon as he saw the man, Leng Zhen stood up excitedly and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Shopkeeper, Shangguan Gongzi asked you to go over immediately, he has already set off. The man replied breathlessly.
As soon as he heard this, Leng Zhen looked at An Ran excitedly, and at this time An Ran had already stood up and said, "Uncle Leng, without further ado, let's rush over immediately." ”
"Okay, I've got the carriage ready. Leng Zhen said.
"No, don't have a carriage, prepare two fast horses, and we'll ride over. An Ran's eyes flashed, and those phoenix eyes were full of brilliance, making people unable to take their eyes off.
Leng Zhen nodded, and then rushed to the dock with An Ran to see Shangguan Jing.
Came to the dock as fast as possible, and when I was thinking about entering the teahouse, I happened to see Shangguan Jing also just arrived.
Shangguan Jing came on horseback and didn't bring anyone with him.
"You've arrived, come, let's go in. Shangguan Jing saw An Ran and Leng Zhen, and said with a slight frown.
They came to a private room, closed the doors and windows, and before An Ran and Leng Zhen could speak, Shangguan Jing asked them to sit down first, and then said: "I know what you are looking for me, and now I can also tell you why my second uncle suddenly stopped cooperating with you." ”
An Ran and Leng Zhen didn't speak, and quietly listened to Shangguan Jing.
Looking at Shangguan Jing's expression, things should not be simple, otherwise Shangguan Jing would not have come by himself, and he was still riding a fast horse, obviously, he was also very anxious.
Shangguan Jing paused, his sharp eyes looked at An Ran, and they lifted slightly, as if he wanted to see something from her face, and then continued: "That's because my second uncle found out the relationship between you and Dasheng Fengdu's family!"