Tao Dingqian's face suddenly became gloomy, he held the teacup tightly in one hand, and after pondering for a long time, he glanced at the people in the hall with deep eyes, and asked: "This is also what Brother Pingguang and the old lady mean?" ”

The old lady in the hall and Zhao Pingguang looked at each other, and were silent for a long time before nodding heavily together.

Tao Dingqian smiled stiffly at the corner of his mouth, picked up the teacup again, and his two hands couldn't help shaking:

"I'm afraid that Tao Moufang didn't make his words clearer, the salt industry was returned to the imperial court and became a national policy, it was a matter of time before the Zhao family ran the salt road, and it was extremely difficult to transform the past for a while, our Tao and Zhao families have been intersecting for many years, Zhao is not willing to watch the Zhao family sink down, or willing to think of some ways to deal with your Zhao family for a while",

As he spoke, he glanced at Zhao Yuanbai meaningfully, but his tone of voice was much more cordial than when they first met:

"Yuan Bai, you know, my Yun Shu girl has been concerned about you since she beat you back to Chang'an City, I Tao has been displaced for half my life, and I have this daughter, as a father, I don't want to see my daughter's wish to be disappointed, today Tao will leave the words here, as long as Yuan Bai you answer this family business, the wealth in Chang'an City will be you and me Tao Zhao from now on."

"Oh", Zhao Yuanbai casually glanced at his father and the old lady, pursed his lips and smiled: "This matter will not bother the uncle of the Tao family, although my Zhao family has been helping the imperial court to take care of the salt road business for a living, but over the years, they have saved up some small assets in various places, even if they can't do the salt road business, they will not starve to death for a while." ”

"Hehe", Tao Dingqian said with a sarcastic smile: "How can your little business maintain the current Zhao family." ”

"It's okay", Zhao Yuanbai didn't care about looking at the faces of his father and the old lady anymore, and said bluntly with some indignation: "It's a big deal to go back to Yangzhou hometown to take care of that little bit of thin field." ”

Tao Dingqian was really unpleasant when he heard this, and he knew that it was difficult to convince the stubborn donkey in front of him, but he came to the door in person, so he couldn't be willing to eat the closed-door soup like this, so he simply faced the old lady directly, coercing and seducing:

"Old lady, Tao Mou came today to do a big deal for our two families, your Zhao family has four rooms, and now three rooms have entered the imperial court, no matter what position you are in, there is always a way out, only Brother Pingguang is still in the salt tea business and cares about this little profit, San Lang, this kid can't turn this corner, don't you know in your heart, old lady?"

The old lady in the hall listened to Tao Dingqian's remarks, seemed to be moved, and closed her eyes slightly.

Tao Dingqian was stunned suddenly, and hurriedly continued to persuade: "Brother Pingguang can't be the master of Yuanbai, don't you want to watch your three rooms and one vein in the hands of their father and son?" ”

Zhao Yuanbai endured it silently for a long time, couldn't listen to it anymore, and slapped it on the table with indignation: "Uncle Tao's words, the younger generation really doesn't understand, it's just a family matter, how can it involve the survival of my three rooms and one vein, could it be that my Zhao family has relied on Uncle Tao to support you and the nobles of the Beisi Yamen all these years?" ”

"San Lang", the old lady finally opened her eyes at this time, and said in a stern voice: "Don't be rude to your uncle of the Tao family." ”

Zhao Yuan Bai Tie turned his face with a blushing face, very helpless, but listened to Tao Dingqian's endless words:

"Or the old lady knows the generally, in fact, Tao has also calculated before coming, now that the year is approaching, the sea road is picking up, it is the time when the business of Di and silk is very good, Tao is willing to put the fifteen Wang Pu Di shops inside and outside Chang'an City and thirteen cloth workshops around the country, and countless Tian Zhai, as a dowry for the transformation of the Zhao family, in addition, Tao also made plans for Brother Pingguang, ready to donate money for Brother Pingguang to get the position of the doctor of the five products, with the official title, the three rooms and one vein can be regarded as getting rid of the business status, and there is no need to worry about the future."

Then he glanced at Zhao Yuanbai angrily, with some sarcasm: "Although San Lang is a bit stubborn, he still has some means in the business field. ”

Zhao Pingguang was very moved when he heard this, looking at the old lady in the hall for a while, and glancing at San Lang next to him for a while, but these two people were unmoved with a cold face, but his eyes lit up with a hurry.

The old lady clenched the cane with both hands, her face was dark, and after thinking about it, she suddenly looked at Tao Dingqian fixedly, and replied with her chin bowed:

"Erlang has worked hard for my Zhao family, I Zhao has this heart, but now the atmosphere in Chang'an City is not as good as it was back then, I have always been stubborn and arrogant, I am afraid that I will lose my love in the future, according to the old man, it is better to give up earlier."

"Granny......

"I've made up my mind, Erlang doesn't need to mention it again."

"Eh", Tao Dingqian gritted his teeth hatefully, he said everything to this point, but he still couldn't make sense of the grandfather and grandson, he was really angry, so he had to wave his hand and shake his head, and said helplessly: "Old lady, you ......"

In the end, there was nothing more to say, so he flicked his sleeves angrily, stood up and shook his hands away.

When the matchmaker saw this scene, she also secretly complained in her heart, such a thick sincerity was difficult to say that it was a family affair, but it was really rare, so she had to follow out of the door stupidly.

Seeing the two leaving, Zhao Pingguang straightened up angrily, and accused violently: "Father, what are you and San Lang going to do, Brother Dingqian's sincerity is enough to bring my third room back to life, why should you go against Brother Tao's kindness and let this farmer come to China." ”

Who knew that the old lady was even more angry, lifted the crutch and slammed it on the floor, and reprimanded angrily: "Beiya is a dangerous fang, how to make friends, you are also a third lang in the family, your fangzi is not as backbone as your young son." ”

"He, he", Zhao Pingguang was so angry that his face was blue, and he said breathlessly: "This little fang's refusal to marry is because of this, it's not, it's not ......."

The old lady glared and raised the cane in her hand fiercely and knocked him hard, interrupting him directly, and scolded: "Even the orphan girl of the Su family is a hundred times stronger than the girl of the Tao family, even if my Zhao family is reduced to a lowly status, it will never be in danger with Beiya." ”

The old lady's hand on crutches shook non-stop, and his gloom was like a rising tide that weighed him down, and he complained angrily to Zhao Pingguang:

"You fang, last time I let you neatly reject the matchmaker, you are ambiguous, you have to drag it out and wait for Yuan Bai to come back, you don't know what kind of insidious lintel his Tao family is, when it is constantly broken, it is hard to provoke so many things, is it possible that you have fallen into such a situation, and you have to rely on the power of pickling to make a living."

Zhao Yuanbai was stunned for a long time, watching the old lady count his father for a long time, he was also a little unbearable, and after thinking about it, the smooth door forehead was slightly wrinkled together, and he made a difficult decision in a short instant:

"Zujun doesn't have to be angry, since the head of the Tao family expects that my Zhao family's third room can only rely on him to turn over, then the grandson simply let him see, my Zhao family's son-in-law is by no means a soft current, this time the grandson will definitely change the sky of Chang'an City even if he is in danger."

"Oh, what are Yuan Bai's plans?"

When the old lady heard his bold words, her face was full of anger for a while, and she sat down calmly, waiting patiently for him to tell her thoughts.

Zhao Yuanbai pursed his lips tightly, and said very decisively: "Since the Tao family can open a mansion shop, then our Zhao family can naturally open it, so let's start by making a mansion shop." ”

The old lady hesitated and thought for a moment, and a look of relief slowly appeared on her vicissitudes of life.

He knows that his grandson is not a person who talks big words, and he has always been assertive in doing things.

glanced at Zhao Pingguang under the hall with disdain, and called angrily: "Fangzi, have you heard it clearly?" ”

Zhao Pingguang was still buried in his own resentment, and when he heard the voice, he hurriedly raised his head, but saw the old lady staring at him with a solemn face, so he had to reply with a bitter face: "It's clear." ”

The old lady knocked on the crutches impatiently, and roared again: "It's not clear, you have to help Yuan Bai and let all the people in the third room follow him to do this well." ”

"Oh."

......

After noon, Suning'er woke up from her deep sleep, stretched her waist softly, walked out of the door, looked at the beautiful autumn colors, and the comfort in her heart was completely written on her face.

is also in the temple, probably in the same state of mind, she suddenly remembered a poem made by her predecessors, such a grand scene, it is really "stealing half a day of leisure".

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