When the man named Chengyuan heard this, he was busy trying to hide his feet, but where could he hide them. He looked flustered and stammered to explain, "This ...... This is what I used to do in the city, and the lord's house and the lord's house are worn out, and I will be rewarded for my ......"

The tea farmers who were familiar with Chengyuan all looked surprised. They are all Cheng Yuan's neighbors, but they all know that he is the only strong laborer in Cheng Yuan's family. The tea garden at home has to be taken care of, how can he have time to help people in the city?

Zhong Lingyu smiled at Cheng Yuan with deep meaning, and did not dwell on the boots any longer.

She turned around, faced everyone, and said loudly: "Everyone, even if my father is gone, my younger brother is the eldest son, and the family is his, why can't he be the master?" My second and third uncles have long since separated from us, and it is impossible for them to interfere in my family's business. This matter is also related to the government. Not to mention ......"

Speaking of this, her dark jade-like starry eyes glanced at everyone, and said word by word: "Now it is me and Ming'er standing in front of everyone, not my second and third uncles, so everyone can see that there is a consensus within my Zhong family on this matter." Those who want to stir up trouble and make a profit from it, I advise you to save it. Stealing chickens doesn't make rice, it may be you! ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone who was still talking in a whisper gradually fell silent, and their eyes involuntarily shifted to Cheng Yuan.

That Cheng Yuan was originally an ordinary farmer, who was bought by Zhong Deqing and tricked a group of familiar tea farmers to come here to make trouble. At this time, seeing everyone staring at him, he suddenly felt like lice, and he felt uncomfortable. However, he can be favored by Zhong Deqing, and he has some ability. At this time, he strengthened his courage and said in a loud voice: "You are a girl, and you are not afraid of ruining your reputation when you show up to deal with us men?" ”

Zhong Lingyu laughed: "Everyone present, if you encounter an accident and die, your wife is sick and weak, and your son is young, do you want your eldest daughter to stand up and support this family, or do you just take care of your reputation and hide in the house, and let the uncle in the clan take away all your family property?" ”

There was a stir in the crowd. These tea farmers are ordinary people, and the daughters of the family usually have to take care of the housework, go up to the mountains to pick tea, go out to sell tea, and go to the city to help, which one does not do? Compared with being able to survive after a full meal, the deep boudoir rule that the door is not out of the door is a fart in their eyes, which is both smelly and ethereal. If they are gone, the daughter of the family is really like Zhong Lingyu said, hiding in the house and only caring about Qingyu regardless of life and death, then it is better to starve to death now, so as not to waste food.

When Zhong Lingyu said this, he didn't want these people to answer. She glanced at Cheng Yuan: "I don't know who you were bribed to trick everyone into making trouble here." But I warn you, my family's affairs are not for you to mess with. She turned her gaze to the crowd, her expression solemn and her eyes cold, "I'll make it clear today." The contract for spring tea was signed last year. If you are willing to sell it to us, we will buy it at the price of the contract; If you don't want to sell it, I don't force it, you just have to pay according to the breach of contract clause. Don't say anything else. ”

As she spoke, she flicked her sleeves and turned to leave.

China's tea industry has a long history and is very profitable, and tea trading houses have also been formed in various places for this purpose. Farmers grow tea and negotiate a contract with the buyer before the tea picking season; The buyer will also calculate all the costs required for each step in the tea trade, such as charcoal, labor, customs duties, centi, and ship money, calculate the cost, reasonably prescribe the price of the purchased tea farmer's hairy tea, and pay a deposit in advance, and then make up the difference according to the quality grade of the hairy tea after the actual harvest and production of the wool tea.

In order to maintain the stability of the tea industry and avoid forced buying and selling, or price gouging, which would harm the interests of other tea merchants, the firm proposed that the tea merchants sign a contract with the tea farmers before purchasing Mao tea and set liquidated damages. Once something happens, ask for a business house, and someone will come out to uphold justice.

Therefore, Zhong Lingyu is not afraid that these tea farmers will take her family's deposit, but turn around and sell tea to others without authorization. If they want to sell, yes, the compensation is ten times the amount of the deposit. If that's the case, the Zhong family's big house will not only have no loss in money, but also have to earn.

Seeing Zhong Lingyu's tough attitude, those tea farmers were stunned.

They and Cheng Yuan just came to make trouble, but they also wanted to take advantage of people's danger, thinking about the young children and weak girls in the Zhong family's big house, and they didn't agree to anything they asked? Their requirements are not excessive, just raise the price of spring tea a little, and increase the income by one or two percent. But I didn't want the eldest lady of the Zhong family to even have room for negotiation.

That Cheng Yuan was overjoyed. He was drunk by Su Yuwan and thought that he couldn't do today's thing. After all, these people have cooperated with Zhong Deping for many years, and they always have some friendship with each other. After drinking his identity, Zhong Lingyu cried and cried again, begging bitterly, maybe these tea farmers would soften their hearts, and at most raise the price, and the matter would be over. If you want to make the Zhong family can't even do the spring tea business, I'm afraid it's extremely difficult.

Unexpectedly, the eldest lady of the Zhong family died by herself, not only did she not cry and beg, but she had a strong attitude, and she brushed her sleeves away after putting down her cruel words, and these mud legs must be dissatisfied. In this way, if he instigates a few more words, won't the matter be done?

Thinking of this, he immediately said in a weird manner: "The eldest master of the Zhong family is quite a kind person, why is his daughter so arrogant?" If you don't say a word, you will threaten you, do you really think that we are afraid of you, and we will have nothing to eat if we leave the Zhong family? ”

Although those tea farmers knew that Chengyuan was bought, these words still resonated with them. And the person who bought Cheng Yuan didn't just buy him, and secretly I don't know how many people were with Cheng Yuan.

Therefore, as soon as Cheng Yuan's words fell, someone chimed in: "It's not." Such an arrogant and rude eldest lady, if you want to do business with her, you have to be careful. Otherwise, there will be no good fruit to eat. ”

"Yes."

"It's far from her father. The Zhong family is in her hands, and it is estimated that it will fall in less than two years. Since we have made a fuss, it is better to take this opportunity to change the master's house, so as not to suffer from this bird's anger. ”

Over there, Sun Xuewen and the others were still watching the development of the situation, but they didn't expect it to become this situation in a blink of an eye. Because he came to the Zhong family to act on his own, he cut first and then played, and he didn't get the advice of Mrs. Sun in advance, so it was not good to take care of the Zhong family's affairs. But he also knew that the relatives of the Sun family were going to be bullied by these mud-legged people, and he still watched without saying a word, and he would be scolded by his grandfather when he went home.

He took a few steps forward, his face sank, and he was about to reprimand loudly, but he didn't want someone to suddenly come out next to him, pulled his sleeve, and said in a low voice: "Young Master Cousin, my young lady has her own opinions on this matter, Young Master Cousin doesn't have to worry." Please don't make a noise to scare the fish away. ”

Sun Xuewen turned his head to see that it was a pretty maid, who seemed to be following Zhong Lingyu. Seeing him looking, the maid squatted down and saluted: "The slave Xiaogu is the personal maid next to the eldest lady." ”

Sun Xuewen blinked, he didn't understand the meaning of Xiaogu's words for a while, and Yi Yan next to him suddenly said loudly: "Sun Gongzi, it seems that Cousin Ling has her own clever plan, let's not interfere, let's see how she arranges." ”

This Yi Yan's identity, He Daoan was very vague when he introduced it, and only said that he was from the capital. But judging from He Daoan's respectful attitude towards Yi Yan, this Yi Gongzi's status is not ordinary. Since he said this, Sun Xuewen was not easy to speak again.

He nodded towards Xiaogu, turned his head to Yi Yan and smiled, "What Brother Yi said is true. In that case, let's go to rest. ”

There were already people from the Zhong family's tea garden waiting there, and Zhong Lingming also returned here. The group entered the house and went to wash and rest without mentioning it.