Put the things in the restaurant, marinate them with salt, and put them in the shade so that they don't spoil.

Shopkeeper Zheng happened to be in the restaurant today, and when he heard Mei Xiaotong coming, he hurriedly welcomed the two to the backyard.

"Big niece, if you don't come, I'll send someone to find you."

"But there's any news about the matter I asked Shopkeeper Zheng to investigate?"

"Well, the owner has sent someone to send news that there are now four dyeing shops and cloth shops that are suspected. The forces behind these four are not small, and it is not certain which one it is for a while, and they are all suspicious. The proprietor told us to be careful, don't fall into their way. The shopkeeper Zheng's face was worried.

When Mei Xiaotong heard this, her heart became even more strange, "Shopkeeper Zheng, if according to what you said, the forces behind these four families are not small, and if they really want this recipe, shouldn't they send someone to find me, either buy this recipe at a high price, or directly use their power to force people to force me to hand over the recipe?" ”

"Whether I sell or not, give or not, at least understand the situation before making a decision, right? Why, just send someone to steal? Since the dye recipe is so valuable, and it will be obtained later

Compared with the benefits of the arrival, these nobles are not even willing to test it, are they sure that I will not sell? Or is there something else? ”

Shopkeeper Zheng's face was stunned for a moment, "Big niece, what do you mean?" ”

"Shopkeeper Zheng, let me ask you this, even if I can make money with this dye recipe, is it very important in the eyes of the owner you said? Please tell me the truth. ”

Shopkeeper Zheng blinked his eyes and swallowed his saliva, "This...... That one...... The owner's business is all over the country, and there are a lot of profitable businesses, to be honest, our dyeing workshop and fabric shop, the money earned is really not seen by the owner. The main reason is that our cloth has a high reputation, and it can be connected with the palace......"

Needless to say, everyone understands.

Mei Xiaotong said, "So, if it is the four dyeing workshops and cloth shops that even your owner feels a little afraid of, I think it will be a time-honored brand." Our cloth is a novelty now, and there is a false name that the palace lady likes, although the business is good, but can it really threaten the four dyeing houses at present? ”

"I think there have been many dyeing houses that have dyed colors that have not been seen before, if this can shake the position of those time-honored brands, can they still get to this position today?"

"So, eldest niece, you mean, I'm afraid it wasn't the four dyeing houses and cloth shops that did it?"

"I think that the ones who can regard our dyeing workshops as a thorn in the side are probably those that are not big or small, and the speed of our rise is too fast, and I am afraid that they will have the greatest impact. And even if they want to buy these dye recipes, they know that they can't come up with more favorable terms than Zheng Shopkeeper, so they thought of stealing! ”

The more Mei Xiaotong analyzed, the more she felt that what she was thinking should be right.

The appearance of the Sun family, as long as you check it slightly, you can see the flaws.

If that's really the case

Some time-honored brands will not be so rough in their means.

Shopkeeper Zheng fell into deep thought.

An Huahao on the side looked at Mei Xiaotong's eyes, so hot that he wanted to burn a hole in Mei Xiaotong's back.

Mei Xiaotong looked back at An Huahao uncomfortably, An Huahao did not hide the admiration and appreciation in his eyes, curled the corners of his mouth at her slightly, and said, "I think Yongzhu's analysis is very reasonable, a woman like the Sun family can't get in touch with the characters above." If nothing else, the people behind this scene are probably in Jing County or the surrounding area. ”

Shopkeeper Zheng also came back to his senses at this moment, "Big niece, what you said is very true." I immediately sent a letter to the owner and asked him to send someone to investigate. ”

Mei Xiaotong was noncommittal, she still had ideas in her heart, but she wouldn't say it to Shopkeeper Zheng.

"That's okay, then I'll go back first, and I'll be notified when there's news from Shopkeeper Zheng." After Mei Xiaotong finished speaking, she was about to leave.

Shopkeeper Zheng seemed to be a little distracted, and after sending Mei Xiaotong and An Huahao out of the door, he sighed and went back to the house to write a letter.

Coming out of the restaurant, An Huahao looked at Mei Xiaotong's expression, a little worried, and also mentioned, "Although the shopkeeper Zheng is a good person, the owner behind him is probably not good." ”

Since Mei Xiaotong can analyze the problems here, is it true that the owner can't find out? Or is there another purpose, to push the charges on the other four dyeing houses? What is the intention?

Mei Xiaotong also knows it in her heart, but she can't see what the owner wants to do yet, it's just a cover-up.

smiled slightly, "Businessman, the most important thing is profit, now as long as I can still make money for them, I will naturally not attack me." Everyone is just a mutually beneficial thing, in the future, who can say? ”

An Huahao knew that Mei Xiaotong knew it, so he didn't say more.

When he arrived at the Changfeng Dart Bureau, as soon as Steward Lu heard Mei Xiaotong's name, he immediately greeted him, followed by a capable man, wearing a robe, and his face was full of shrewdness.

As soon as he saw Mei Xiaotong, he looked at it without a trace.

When Steward Lu introduced him, this man was an inspector sent by Zhang Yinbao, called Guan Yifei, and he had just arrived in Shiqiao Town today.

exchanged a few words of greetings, and Guan Yifei was not polite, "The owner sent me here, it is almost autumn, I must prepare in advance, and I am afraid that if Miss Wang doesn't understand, or can't make up her mind, she can also be a staff officer." ”

The meaning of the words is that he doesn't believe in the Mei family very much, and he sent Guan Yifei to come so early, first, to bring the Mei family with him, and secondly, it is estimated that if the Mei family can't support it, he can only do it alone.

Mei Xiaotong smiled, she could understand Zhang Yinbao's worries.

"That's right, our family has recently taken advantage of the fact that the autumn harvest has not yet arrived, and has already collected some at home, and Brother Guan is here, just to give us a palm to see if we have missed the wrong place. If there is anything I didn't expect, I have to ask Brother Guan for more advice. ”

state

He is very humble.

Originally, Guan Yifei came with the owner's instructions, but when he heard that the person in charge he was going to contact was actually a little girl, he was a little unhappy in his heart, and felt that the owner was just afraid that he was confused.

Later, before leaving, Zhang Yinbao explained to him that he should be polite, especially to Mei Xiaotong. was afraid that Guan Yifei would look down on him, and he deliberately said that Mei Xiaotong had helped him.

Before Guan Yifei came, he was afraid that Mei Xiaotong was unreasonable, so he would have a hard time.

Unexpectedly, just after saying the beginning, this little girl took the initiative to let him advise very cleverly, and her attitude was so good.

The unhappiness in my heart dissipated a little.

"Okay, I just arrived today, how many mountain goods did you receive? If there aren't many, you can send them here tomorrow, I'll take a look first. If it's too much, wait for me to rent a warehouse in the next two days and then ship it over? "Guan Yifei is a neat person and doesn't like to talk too much.

Mei Xiaotong couldn't ask for it, now that the mountain goods have been collected, the silver in her hand is already stretched, and the autumn harvest is about to begin, and it will be spent.

Send the mountain goods over, as long as they are qualified and Guan Yifei collects them, then the silver capital can be recovered.

also nodded simply, "Okay, I'll deliver the goods tomorrow." ”

It was finalized so quickly, Guan Yifei saw that Manager Lu seemed to have something to tell Mei Xiaotong, so he went back to the house with interest.

Steward Lu welcomed Mei Xiaotong and An Huahao to the hall and poured tea.

Only then did Mei Xiaotong ask him to do the last time, and he explained it in 1510.

There is not much difference between the treatment they found and what Anhua Hao found, the only difference is that they heard a news, saying that this Sun is the most beautiful and likes to wear new clothes.

I used to hear that I loved the material of a cloth shop called Fugui, and every time a new color came out, it didn't take long to wear it on her.

However, some time ago, I fell in love with the auspicious dyeing workshop opened by Mei Xiaotong and Zheng Shopkeeper

Material, especially the kind of blue background and white flowers dyed with valerian.

But this limited supply, she went to several times and didn't buy it, and it is said that her face was not very good at that time.

When Mei Xiaotong heard this, she exchanged a look with An Huahao.

Both of them had a score in their hearts, thanked Steward Lu, and left.

After leaving the Changfeng Dart Bureau, Mei Xiaotong went to the carriage shop to book a carriage to consign goods to Lingshan Village early tomorrow morning, and the two went home.

It wasn't until they left the town that there was no one before and after, that Mei Xiaotong and An Huahao said in unison, "Rich cloth line!" ”

An Huahao nodded, "I'll let people check today, if it's really their backs, what are you going to do?" ”

Mei Xiaotong smiled slightly: "Have you ever heard of fishing law enforcement?" ”

An Huahao was stunned for a moment, but he roughly understood the meaning of this, but he didn't quite agree, "Now that you have a clue, what is Sun still doing at home?" ”

cause

For Sun's presence, he couldn't go to Mei's house for a few days.

Mei Xiaotong snorted coldly, "Since the Sun family has this heart, it is not so cheap to let her go." Didn't you cry and shout, saying that you want to be my third brother's concubine, and you have to rely on our Mei family to eat chaff vegetables? It just so happens that the autumn harvest will be in a few days, and this year our family has a few more acres of land to harvest, and there is still a lack of two strong laborers of the fourth brother and the eldest brother. ”

"My good third brother and his concubine, how can there be any reason to be idle? When the autumn harvest is over, I think that the Sun family will definitely not be able to stand it, and if I accidentally show something, the Sun family will definitely do it, as long as she does it, ......"

"What about the rich cloth shop? How are you going to fix it? ”

"Naturally, we have to teach them a lesson that not all persimmons are soft!" Mei Xiaotong knew that the move of this rich cloth store was a signal, and she didn't know how many peers were watching in secret.

If she doesn't get a lesson that all her peers are afraid of after the Fugui Cloth Business is revealed, she will be targeted if she has anything new to come up with in the future.

An Huahao also knew this truth, lowered his eyes, and suddenly said, "How about our cooperation?" ”

Mei Xiaotong looked at him inexplicably, "How to cooperate?" ”

"Since the rich cloth shop dares to stretch out his claws, then chop off his claws! I don't think the owner behind Zheng's shopkeeper is a long-term partner. What do you think we can do by ourselves? "An Huahao didn't want to take advantage of Mei Xiaotong, or use her dye recipe to make money.

What he wants is to be more involved in Yongzhu's life, so that everything she has has its own traces.

An Huahao can see that Mei Xiaotong's attitude towards herself is still alienated, if she can become a business partner, and her interests are entangled and inseparable, can the relationship be closer?

Mei Xiaotong thought about An Huahao's suggestion for three seconds, and she was really a little moved.

The cooperation on the Zheng shopkeeper's side, although the business is good, but the Zheng shopkeeper can't call the shots, everything depends on the owner behind him.

After all, it is not a long-term solution.

But cooperating with An Huahao, she was a little hesitant, and finally didn't say anything, "Dyeing cloth, I have signed a contract with Zheng Shopkeeper, be a man, and stand without trust." As long as there are no demon moths on the Zheng shopkeeper's side, it is impossible for me to terminate the contract. Let's talk about it when the rich cloth line is solved. ”

An Huahao didn't think that Mei Xiaotong could agree immediately, so that she could think about it and take it to heart, he was already very content.

Still breaking up at the intersection, Mei Xiaotong took two steps, and An Huahao suddenly called out to her, "I'm going out tomorrow, I can't accompany you to the town, you take Tianlong or Tianhu with you." ”

Now that he knows the clues, he will definitely go to investigate tomorrow, although he knows that Mei Xiaotong's skills are not afraid, he still can't rest assured.

Mei Xiaotong nodded, thought for a while, and explained, "You be careful all the way."

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After all, it's for my own business, and if I don't say anything, I don't want to go.

From this point of view, there are more and more favors owed to An Huahao, and it is not a way to always owe them like this, Mei Xiaotong pondered, she had to find a way to repay the favor.

When I got home, I threw the meat I bought to Wen's to dispose of.

Mei Xiaotong first went to the warehouse to take a rough inventory, and when she came out, she called her family together and announced that she would pack all the mountain goods collected tomorrow and send them to the town.

The Mei family immediately understood that this was someone sent by Boss Zhang to inspect the goods.

couldn't sit still for a while, and without Mei Xiaotong saying anything, he automatically and spontaneously started to sort it out.

Especially when Mei Xiaoque heard this, he was nervous, most of these goods were recovered by his palm, if they were transported to the town tomorrow, what could they do if the people who inspected the goods couldn't look at it?

I couldn't help but tremble with my hands.

In the past few days, it seems that there are not many mountain goods collected, but in fact, it takes a lot of effort to clean up.

The family was so busy that they were flying, Mei Changqing listened to it without understanding, he knew about the family's mountain goods business, and he also asked Mei Zhongzhong.

Mei Zhongzhong only vaguely told him that Mei Xiaotong contacted him, and the family collected some cheap mountain goods nearby, sold them to the big boss, and added some input to the family.

He didn't say it, he knew in his heart that he was the third child, and he had to fish out the money in the oil pot to spend it, which knew that the family had a big income, and if he went out to gamble again, what could he do if he poked the basket?

He used to be in charge, no matter how bastard the third child was, he was also his own son, so he couldn't watch him being beaten to death, right?

But now, the attitude of the old woman and the old girl, if the third child really dares to owe gambling debts, they are estimated to be able to drive the third child out.

Therefore, subconsciously hide it.

Mei Changqing really didn't take it seriously at first, he thought about Sun Afu's private money.

As long as you can coax it, it will be developed.

Why bother being so bitter, the wind and the sun are blowing every day, and the fourth child almost lost his life.

can see that there is an endless stream of people coming and going at home every day, he is not stupid, he has also mixed outside, every day he watches how many mountain goods Mei Xiaoque collects and how much silver he spends to go out, he has a spectrum in his heart.

I probably know that this mountain goods business seems to be still able to do it.

In addition, Sun Afu has a tight mouth, no matter how he coaxes, even if he doesn't say where his private money is hidden, he can't tear his face, but now he divides half of his mind into the family's business.

In the evening, Mei Xiaotong said that she had hired a carriage to transport the goods, and she escorted the carriage to the town early tomorrow morning, revealing that she would bring someone with her.

The two brothers, Tianlong and Tianhu, jumped out, and now they are receiving goods everywhere, and the two brothers have opened their eyes very much, knowing that following the old aunt to the town is a rare experience and opportunity.

Before Mei Xiaotong could decide who would go, Mei Changqing came up with a smile, "Don't fight, I'll go with you, I'll do it."

I didn't do much to the family when I came back

, I'm familiar with this town, I'll go with you! ”

Mrs. Li was the first to object, "Where are you going?" What kind of demon moth do you want to come up with? With so much going on at home, is the work in the fields done? You're an uncle, and you're still robbing your nephew of this kind of light work? Do you want to be shameless? ”

Mei Changqing smiled, "Mother, look at what you said, I'm not worried that Tianhu and Tianlong are too young, don't you know how to change anything?" Anyway, I have seen the world outside, and I just accompany my little sister, so as not to be coaxed by others because she is young and tender. Why is it shameless? ”

As soon as he said this, others just listened to it, Mei Zhongzhong listened to it, there was nothing wrong with the third child's words, although he didn't care, but after all, he was also a person who had been outside for many years, and he still had his eyes in his heart, and with him by his side, he could get an idea about anything.

The two eldest grandsons are still too young.

Mei's loyal expression was a little moved.

Mei Xiaotong also guessed that Mei Changqing's idea was not far from ten, if it was okay on weekdays, it would be okay to bring Mei Changqing.

If he wants to make trouble, it doesn't matter if he just beats him down.

Ke Ming'er is the first time to deliver, and he only takes the meaning of observation when he flies over.

The first impression is very important, she doesn't know the bottom in her own heart, how can she bring Mei Changqing, who is out of tune.

I really want to talk to the brothers and sisters of the Liu family that day, but I'm afraid that I won't do this business.

pursed his lips and decisively refused, "No need, Tianhu just follow me." There are people in need of people in the field at home, and if the third brother really wants to help the family, he will work in the field more these days. Now in our family, the eldest brother's leg is good, and he can't use his strength, the fourth brother is injured, his father and mother are also old, and the two sisters-in-law are women's families after all, and their strength is not enough. Counting and counting, I can only rely on the third brother. ”

"Third brother, the main burden of this autumn harvest will be handed over to you, you are the hope of our family!" In and out of the words, Mei Changqing was held high.

Mei Changqing's expression writhed unnaturally, after all, he is a face-saving person, is it difficult to admit that he can't do it in front of his father's and mother's family?

If you're a man, you can't say you can't!

I had to touch my nose and grit my teeth and agree.

(End of chapter)