The assembly of the Ministry of Commerce is set in the Wangyan Pavilion, which is built on a small island in the middle of Qingshui Lake, which is a joint venture of the Ministry of Commerce of the South Water and is used for the assembly of the Ministry of Commerce.

On the second day of the first month, everyone took all kinds of boats to Wangyan Pavilion, and the boats on the lake came and went, and there was an endless stream. Xi kept a crimson robe, wearing a black gauze hat, a jade belt around her waist, and a gold thread on her feet, flamboyant and restrained, conspicuous but not dazzling, fluttering like jade, bright like the moon, but crimson, like an agate hidden in a box, just right for her identity today, humble, but not weak. She stood on the boat, because of her graceful posture, she inevitably attracted the side eyes of many people, but it was just right, the brim of her hat covered her clear and provocative eyebrows, no matter how people looked, they couldn't see through. This hat is more useful than the folding fan in her hand. The finch standing behind him couldn't help but sigh: "Young Dongjia, they all say that this Shen Gongzi is the best at the way of clothing, and it is true." ”

Keiryu nodded in agreement.

Entering the Wangyan Pavilion and handing over the name post, Xiliu was led into the inner courtyard by the attendants. After turning a few pavilions, I crossed a very spacious courtyard, and then went up the stairs to the lobby on the second floor.

In the hall, many bosses are already sitting in their places, or chatting, or eating and drinking, and it is very lively. Seeing that Xiliu was brought in by the attendants, he couldn't help but look sideways, after all, there are few such young and eye-catching people in the Ministry of Commerce.

Keiliu nodded to everyone, and then sat down with the attendants, the brim of her hat covering her face, bringing out a bit of mystery and adding a bit of momentum. The inquiring gaze of the crowd did not retract as she lowered the brim of her hat, and even, some of them could not resist their curiosity, raised their glasses, stepped in front of her seat, and asked, "... Qi Guo... The little brother has never seen it, where did it come from? "Nanshui's accent is thick, soft and friendly, but the meaning of exploration is obvious.

Xiliu raised his glass to greet him and smiled back: "Xi's tea shop is less of the owner, Xiliu, for the matter of entering the department, I hope the seniors will take more care." ”

Among these bosses, a few bosses are people who Xiliu has been in contact with, and when they saw that it was Xiliu, they couldn't help but exclaim: "I thought it was the little son of the family, it turned out to be the young owner of Xi, and the clothes of the young owner today are really handsome......

The brook stayed and thanked him with wine.

The annual Ministry of Commerce rally brings something new every year, but this year there are a little more new things than in previous years. For a long time, there has been an inexplicable tacit understanding in the Ministry of Commerce of Nanshui, that is, at the rally, all the bosses are invariably dressed in dark clothes, not black, but mostly cyan or blue, to show calmness. Of course, it's not Shen Ting, Shen Ting likes red, and it's a bright red, it's the same everywhere. But at this year's Chamber of Commerce, in addition to red, blue, black and blue, there are also yellow, green and white, which are colorful.

After Xiliu sat for a while, a pair of blue people stepped in at the door, one wearing a white robe and jade belt, gentle and elegant, like a bright moon in the sky; One person is wearing a goose yellow Luo skirt, smiling smartly, like a butterfly dancing, it is Ji Liu, the son of the Ji family, and Wu Zhaoying, the young lady of the Wu family. This white and yellow stunned many people on the field, although on the field, most people have been up and down in the mall for many years, and they are very stable.

The last person to enter the venue was Shen Ting, Minister of Commerce, who was wearing a turquoise gown, a black gauze hat, under the brim of the hat, and red agate jade and vermilion dotted on his left earlobe, lining him to be really white and beautiful, like a blooming flower, with blood on the flower, very seductive, and very sharp, even if the stream was red, it would never take away his brilliance.

Everyone in Nanshui San, this year are all juniors attending, and they are all dressed up, how to say, this is a big blow to the calm bosses, while secretly angry in their hearts, they feel quite fresh, in short, the bosses are messy. Previously, everyone received the news that this year's gathering was divided into two sessions, first to discuss various matters of the Ministry of Commerce, which lasted for three days, and then held a small banquet to enhance friendship. Everyone thought to themselves, looking at the dazzling demeanor of these young people, and the small banquet at the back, this formal meeting would be very interesting.

Everyone took their own seats with their attendants, the top was Shen Ting, below him, the front of the left and right sides, respectively, one white and one yellow Ji Liu and Wu Zhaoying, and then behind, was the boss in all kinds of dark clothes, Xiliu sat at the end, close to the corner of the house, just like the end of the crowd, dotted with a touch of vermilion.

"Bosses, after a year, we finally got together again, and your business is still thriving this year?" Shen listened to the opening, his voice was soft and glutinous, with a thick southern accent.

When Keiliu heard this, he couldn't help but choke on his tea. Last time...... See him before...... If you don't talk like this, isn't the official language very good? Why did you suddenly change your glutinous tone now?

However, except for Xiliu, everyone was not surprised, and only responded with gossip.

After the initial greetings, Shen Ting said in a glutinous tone: "Speaking of which, this year is different from previous years, Boss Ji and Boss Wu dragged us to take care of their sons and girls, ah...... By the way, Ji Gongzi is handsome and handsome, and Miss Wu is graceful, all the bosses have never seen it, right? Come, sit down, they are Ji Gongzi and Miss Wu, you might as well get to know each other. ”

As soon as his voice fell, all the bosses raised their glasses one after another, greeted each other from afar, and praised the successors of the Ji and Wu families. In fact, there were many newcomers at the rally, and many of the bosses present brought their own children, but most of them just sat next to them, and few were like Ji Liu and Wu Zhaoying, who took charge of themselves as soon as they came. Xiliu is also an exception, if her father is at home, it will not be her turn to work.

The opening was finally over, Shen Ting announced that the rally had entered the main topic, and then Shi Xin told the bosses about the previous things one by one, the age was too peaceful, and the matter was not too big, it was nothing more than which road had added bandits, whose business was not kind, and what new decree was issued by the government yamen, how to deal with it, etc. Later, the bosses in the Ministry of Commerce began to have different opinions, throwing away the good and bad of each family, the disputes that could not be resolved, and some important situations one by one. In fact, there are several bosses in the Ministry of Commerce who have been in charge for many years, but there are always some disputes that involve a wide range of disputes, which have to be resolved in front of everyone in the court. But even if it was a small thing, it was enough for everyone in the hall to quarrel for a long time, and after two days, the matter could be settled. The things discussed on the last day were the new things of the next year, such as the entry of newcomers into the ministry, such as adjusting the price of goods, such as what commodities should go that way, what kind of price to give to the bosses in the Ministry of Commerce, how to help each other, etc., in short, it was finally the turn of Xiliu to observe the two-day stream.

Shen heard: "Nanshui City welcomes guests from all over the world with a smile, so people come and go, and there is an endless stream. Naturally, the Ministry of Commerce is also looking forward to it for a long time, and everyone knows that some people go out and some people come in, so that energy can continue to flow. Shen's has also been in Nanshui for some years, not only honest, but also its tea is carefully selected, far better than ordinary merchants. This year, the Xi clan was interested in joining our Nanshui Ministry of Commerce, and they were also very sincere, donating two hundred silver to the Ministry of Commerce. The Ministry of Commerce was established to benefit oneself and others and help each other. One more merchant, one more effort. Which ~ Xi clan intends to join the alliance, I don't know what the bosses think? After speaking, he turned his head and motioned to Shi Xin to tell everyone about the situation of the Xi clan.

So Shi Xin spoke again: "Xi's Tea Shop, Dongjia Xifeng, Shaodongjia Xiliu, there are twelve shops and one tea factory, which are sold to ........."

Shi Xin introduced as he instructed the other attendants behind him to send the entries copied from the Xi's Tea Shop to everyone for circulation.

After a long time, someone asked: "This tea is different from firewood, rice, oil and salt, different from jewelry and jade, and even different from restaurants, how can it be mutually beneficial with us?" ”