Shen Xi and Lu Qingyi glanced at each other, and Chang Yi said softly on the side: "They are in charge of Zhao Shangshu, who is responsible for collecting grain taxes."

Chang Yi said this, Shen Xi and Lu Qingyi both understood, where did those cheap rice come from, and they didn't know how much grain Zhao Shangshu and Boss Wu had secretly withheld in the four seasons of the year, otherwise his grain village would not be able to hold it easily.

Thinking about it, they had already followed the shopkeeper into the Wu Mansion.

Entering the hall, the tea on the table was still hot Boss Wu was not in the hall, the shopkeeper asked them to wait here, and he went to find their boss first.

Shen Xi was naturally happy, the shopkeeper sat down by himself as soon as he left, his expression was solemn, the courage of those who dared to collude with the court officials was naturally not small, Zhao Shangshu was a member of the He family, and none of them thought that he would secretly collude with merchants to steal grain taxes, and it was not a small amount.

"Do you know about the collusion between Zhao Shangshu and Boss Wu?" Shen Xi's eyebrows were slightly raised, indicating that he had doubts about this matter.

"What do you think Zhao Shangshu can hide from the He family? If it weren't for the instructions of the He family, no matter how bold he was, he wouldn't be so big, and he would only steal some to eat for himself, and dare to cooperate with the boss of the grain farm? Chang Yi tilted his head and analyzed.

Shen Xi also nodded thoughtfully.

"If Zhao Shangshu is taken down in one fell swoop, I don't know how the queen will feel." After all, they just made the matter of sending Helanzhi to Dali Temple, not to mention anything else, that is, General He led troops to surround Dali Temple, which is enough to spread in the capital for a long time, and now there is a Zhao Shangshu.

"No matter what she thinks, she has to fight, if we don't take the initiative, I'm afraid that any of them will not let us go, I heard that some time ago, the second prince and the queen were secretly competing, and they each lost half, but I'm afraid that now they will shift the target." Lu Qingyi frowned, he stared at the steaming tea on the table, and his heart was full of thoughts.

Chang Yi originally wanted to say something, but he saw the shopkeeper walking over with Boss Wu with a smile, Boss Wu is a slightly chubby businessman, who looks very charitable with a smile, if you just look at his appearance, it is really difficult to associate him with colluding with the court officials to steal food taxes.

But people can't be seen in the end, and the more naïve and cute they are, the more treacherous they are.

"I don't know that there are guests coming, it's really lazy, I hope you will forgive me." As soon as Boss Wu stepped forward, he apologized and said that he had not received him well.

"Boss Wu, there are just guests in the house, right?" Shen Xi said, and glanced at the teacup on the table again, and now the tea has long been out of steam.

Boss Wu obviously didn't expect Shen Xi to ask such a question, he was a little stunned, and he replied softly after a long time, "Oh, the guests in the business field, you don't need to care." ”

After that, Boss Wu asked the shopkeeper to ask someone to change a new pot of tea.

Shen Xi and Lu Qingyi also sat down with them, facing the cute Boss Wu opposite, with his honest appearance, few people could know that he would do such a thing.

"Boss Wu, you seem to have a close relationship with Zhao Shangshu of the government." Shen Xi picked up the teacup and looked at it in her hand, the corners of her mouth rose slightly, and her lowered eyes looked particularly sharp.

Hearing Shen Xi say this, Boss Wu was obviously a little stunned, he frowned slightly, and his voice became much lower, "Who are you?" "Pythagorean Library

"You just asked someone to go to my soup kitchen site today to make trouble, why doesn't Boss Wu remember me now?" The corners of Shen Xi's mouth were still smiling, she raised her eyes slightly, and those eyes were cold.

Boss Wu and the shopkeeper heard Shen Xi say this, their faces changed suddenly, Boss Wu's face was extremely dark, and he stared at Shen Xi, "You are Shen Xi?" ”

"Yes." Shen Xi didn't shy away at all, she smiled a little coldly, her answer only made Boss Wu's expression more and more solemn, and he looked at Chang Yi and Lu Qingyi with indifferent faces in a blink of an eye.

"What the hell are you doing here?" After a long time, Boss Wu calmed down, and then asked in a low voice.

"We're just wondering where you got all that cheap rice from." Shen Xi stared at Boss Wu with both eyes, staring at the cold sweat on Boss Wu's back.

"These are the secrets of the business world, and I have nothing to say." Boss Wu didn't dare to look up at Shen Xi when he said this, he lowered his eyes and said sharply.

"Besides, who doesn't know, you and Lu Gongzi are both top leaders in the business, in case you know, will you also open a grain farm to grab business with me." Then Wu Lao finally said this again.

"We definitely won't steal business, and we can't do this kind of unconscionable thing." Shen Xi smiled tactfully again as she spoke, and her voice became much softer, but these words made Boss Wu's heart tremble.

Boss Wu raised his eyes slightly, looked at Shen Xi and Lu Qingyi timidly, and his voice trembled slightly, "Miss Shen, what do you mean by this?" ”

Shen Xi slapped the table and stood up, furious, "What do I mean, isn't it clear enough?" Or are you pretending to be confused with me, Boss Wu? ”

Shen Xi slapped the table, and Boss Wu was almost so frightened that he took a few steps back, "Miss Shen, you don't know what you mean, I naturally don't know what you mean, you run a bookstore, I run a grain farm, and we don't have any intersection in business, but what you say is as if I have done something unspeakable." ”

"Besides, my rice is sold cheaply, isn't it just for the sake of those people?" Boss Wu continued.

"Today, if you find someone to make trouble with the porridge shop, I won't worry about you for the time being, but you have a close relationship with Zhao Shangshu secretly, and you have some shady transactions in private, I want to dig deeper." Shen Xi no longer concealed her intentions, since she came, there was no reason to return empty-handed.

"We do business, and there are a few people who don't have dealings with officials in the court, so don't you and Lu Gongzi also have close contacts with the third prince and Lord Liu? Could it be that you have any shady deals in private? Then Boss Wu suddenly began to fight back, and his attitude was not as weak as just now, but looked like a real boss.

It's just that his cute appearance is still like that.

"Boss Wu has a mouth that can speak, but I remember that just now your shopkeeper told me that you don't know where you came from! Otherwise, how could it be sold so cheaply, if you really think about the people, you will not ask someone to smash our soup kitchen. ”

Shen Xi's expression was very sharp, she stared at Boss Wu, her eyes were like an abyss, so that people didn't dare to look directly, for fear that they would fall into her abyss.

As soon as Boss Wu heard that it was his own shopkeeper's leak, he turned around and stared at him viciously, and cursed in a low voice: "You are simply stupid!"