It's April, and the major tea farmers in Baidi City are in full swing preparing for the annual "Roasted Tea Conference", and businessmen and tourists from all over the world are also hurrying to participate in this grand event. The city was overcrowded outside the city, and the innkeeper Lehele cleaned up the rooms and stables that were not used on weekdays, and drove the men out to solicit distinguished guests.

Ah Wu of Bihua Pavilion was also one of these guys, and he waited early on the dock as usual. The morning sun was rising in the distance, and the dock was full of people. At this time, I don't know who in the crowd shouted, came, and the people who were waiting rushed forward, and the boatman waiting on the dock shouted, "What a crowd, the boat is going to dock, everyone let go." Then he commanded his men to cut a way out of the middle to give the guests on board.

In a moment, the boat had docked, and a familiar figure appeared in the crowd of people who disembarked from the boat, Ah Wu walked through the crowd towards the man, and finally arrived in front of the man after some twists and turns, and arched his hand slightly, "Boss, the carriage is already waiting over there." But the man didn't look at him, his dark blue robe was already a little white, and his delicate face was also full of exhaustion, and he was in a hurry.

After a long time, he asked, "How is the Ma family?" ”

"It's still a mess, and the Ma family can't resist it." As he spoke, he beckoned the coachman who had been waiting for a long time in the distance, "Go to Bihua Pavilion in the eastern suburbs." The coachman, who was a man of good rides, raised his whip and went on the road.

After the carriage walked three or four miles, the road gradually became narrower, the houses on the road were not as dense as before, one by one scattered in all directions, the tea trees on the distant mountain could be faintly seen, around a hill, looking at the past, there was an inn at the end, there was a flag next to it, lazily floating in the breeze, and there were three big characters written on it.

Before he arrived, a man in his fifties was waiting at the door, "The owner, just now the shopkeeper Xiao of the Ma family sent someone to urge him again, so that the owner will go over and show his face when he arrives." ”

"It's urgent, I'll go when I change my clothes." He said to Ah Wu behind him, "Let the coachman not leave first, and then send it to the Ma family's house later." ”

In less than a cup of tea, the man had changed into a new silk dress, and the man relied on his clothes and horses to rely on the saddle, and after some tidying up, the dust and dust that was still written on his face had long since disappeared.

Da da da, another sound of horses' hooves flew over Bihua Pavilion, and when it reappeared, it had reached the side of the street a hundred meters away from the gate of the Ma family's house in the north of the city.

The Ma family's house is located on the north street of the city, and the street outside Benbi is quiet, but at this time there are many people gathered, some of whom Ah Wu has seen, some of whom have not, and these people are scattered outside the gate of the Ma family, but the gate is closed to the outside.

"Boss, look at this..." Before Ah Wu could finish speaking, the man had already gotten out of the car, and when he was about to reach the Ma family's house, he went around to the back of another house, crossed a path, and there was a small door at the end.

Knock knock, just knocked twice, and there was a reaction behind the small door, "Wang Dongjia, you are finally here, go and see my young master, he is about to be driven crazy by that group of people." This person is the shopkeeper Xiao just mentioned, with a tired look, which shows that he has not rested well for a few nights that have been tortured.

This is called Wang Dong's family is Wang San, who rushed back from other places, and finally reluctantly smiled at this time, "It's okay, what they want, they will disperse when they get it." ”

After that, he entered the courtyard with Shopkeeper Xiao, and the main house was silent from the outside gate, and it was already a commotion.

The one who made the most trouble was pointing at another seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy, "I don't care what you say now, we came here to see the silver, and we were sent away without thinking a word, are we really papier-mâché tigers!" ”

The young man was a little aggrieved, his eyes were filled with tears, and he said with a slight cry, "Uncle Seven, it's only April, where did I get the money to share with you." ”

The seventh uncle was a little unbearable to see the young man like this, but he still stiffened his neck and did not retreat at all, "There is no silver!" You also know that there is no silver! A few days ago, I saw that you were angry when you drove away the tea merchant of the Xia family, and today you told us that there is no silver, so this year's tea can't be sold, and we all go to drink the northwest wind! ”

"Old Seven, don't force it to go away, our brothers didn't come here to embarrass a junior, this word spread out and made others see the joke." Another slightly older man was drinking tea and said lazily, as if he was not from this noisy area.

But this seventh man didn't buy it, and turned the spearhead to the person who opened his mouth and said, "Fourth brother, your family is not in a hurry because your family still has a shop, and our family relies on the buds on this tea mountain." ”

This person, who was called the fourth brother, didn't want to continue arguing with this person, so he continued to drink tea on the side.

"Ladies and gentlemen, don't come unharmed." After the people in the lobby heard the voice, they all looked outside, and the tearful young man ran out and said softly, "Third brother, you are finally here." ”

Wang San nodded slightly, and then gestured towards the people sitting in the hall.

"Who should I be, it turned out that the Wang Dongjia of Bihua Pavilion has arrived, it's really unfortunate that you are here, we are now discussing family affairs, it is inconvenient for outsiders to participate, Steward Xiao is sending off guests."

"Seventh master, although Wang San is an outsider in this Ma family, the matter of this tea garden is not an unrelated person because of the relationship between the owner, not to mention that today I am here to bring good news to you."

Hearing this, the other people in the lobby who were still watching the play just now also looked at Wang San, and the fourth master who was drinking tea on the side said as if chatting, "Oh, let's take a look." ”

"All the lords are gathered together, nothing more than for this year's money, which is deserved, and I, Wang San, also raise my hands in favor. It's just that if people know that a group of uncles broke into the house in April to bully a nephew of their relatives for the sake of money at the end of the year, aren't you afraid that it will make people see a joke! ”

"It's easy to say! If it weren't for the fact that the business with the Xia family was yellow a few days ago, and there was no profit at the end of the year, who would want to make trouble here at this time! ”

"What the seventh master said is reasonable, if I have an object to prove that the profit at the end of the year will not be missing, can you not look at the face of the monk and see the face of the Buddha, and give the owner who is still recuperating on the tea mountain a face, and do not come to the house to force people during the tea party in April."

"Then you say! Listen, we're not unreasonable! ”

The bait had been put down, Wang San took out two silver tickets from his sleeve, showed them to the people in the hall, then took them back, and said respectfully, "Do you know where this silver ticket came from?" ”

"I don't care where you come from! This silver ticket is not enough for the profit at the end of the year. ”

Wang San said with a smile, "The seventh master said that this silver ticket is not only not enough for the profit at the end of the year, nor is it enough for the tea farmers, and it is not enough for the annual expenses of this tea mountain." But the meaning behind this silver ticket is enough, the first silver ticket is from the ticket number of Zhangcheng, and the second ticket is from the ticket number of Tongcheng, which is the deposit I gave for the Ma family to sell tea for the Ma family. If this tea can be sold, will it be missing the money of the masters? ”

"There is no basis for words! Are you trying to fool us with two silver tickets? ”

"Seventh Master, you know how far this Zhangcheng and Tongcheng are from here, why did I go all the way there in order to fool you, wouldn't it be better to go to Tong'an City, which is not far from here! And spend less silver. As he spoke, he took two more envelopes and showed them up, "You also know that this tea trade is confidential, especially before the conference. If these two tea merchants are cut off halfway, it is not something I can afford to bear, Wang San said so, and I hope you will be considerate of the son of the Ma family. ”

The fourth master on the side finally drank almost the tea, stood up and said, "That's it, it's wrong for us to be uncles, will you blame us?" ”

Pin Yuan was so frightened by this posture that he couldn't speak, and when he heard the fourth uncle calling himself, he hurriedly said, "I have never blamed the fourth uncle." ”

After hearing this, the fourth master walked outside, and the seventh master behind him was still shouting, "Fourth brother, why are you leaving!" When the others saw the situation, they also left, but the seventh master couldn't, so he had to follow.