"For... Why? Holley was stunned.

Wei Xiuyuan snorted coldly, "Your envoy was too much yesterday, don't we even have the right to fight back?" Furthermore, how do we know that he meant it alone? Your envoy keeps saying that this contract was agreed upon by you and him overnight! What else can we do? ”

By now, Holley has regretted it to the extreme, because the matter is irreparable, and the cooperation between him and Su Xiaoman may never be able to start again.

Hua Li drooped his head, his face still looked incredulous, he was still wearing the clothes of Donglan Kingdom, if it weren't for that face being too exotic, no one would believe that he was from Canglan Country. After all, Holley's speech, demeanor, and clothing are no different from those of Donglan people.

Seeing such a tall man as Huali standing in place in a daze, looking at a loss, Xiao Man felt a little sad in his heart.

If I had known this, I should have confirmed it again, so that it would not have caused such a result.

Just thinking about it, Pearl and Jade walked in from the door of the inner courtyard, laughing and shouting: "Madam, Sister Qin has won the top spot!" You've made it to the top three! ”

Everyone's attention was attracted by the words of the two maidservants, and Xiao Man had already run over, looking at the two with a pair of bright eyes, and said in surprise: "Really? Is Sister Qin Chun really the top of the list? ”

Pearl and Jade smiled at each other, and bowed at the same time: "Congratulations, Mrs. Hexi, you have got your wish." ”

"Sister Qin also went, and she got ten taels of gold from the Jiang Mansion on the spot, but the people on the side were envious!" As he spoke, Pearl took out two taels of gold wrapped in red cloth from his bosom and offered it with both hands, "Madam, this is your bounty, and the slave has brought it back for you." ”

Jade continued: "The Wang Youhe that Madame asked the minions to inquire about, the minions also saw it, and she was ranked behind Madame, and she was the fourth in this competition. ”

Xiao Man hurriedly took the bounty and said curiously: "What about the second place?" Who is the second place? ”

She is now very curious about the second place in this competition, and if she can, she wants to dig into her own shop. Of course, the premise is that Jiang Qiming agrees.

"The second is called... Called ...... "Xiaoman's question stumped Jade, she scratched her head, sweating anxiously, but she still didn't think about it.

I looked at Qin Chun and Xiaoman and the ranking of that Wang Youhe, but I didn't notice this.

Looking at Xiao Man's expectant gaze, finally Pearl came out and said: "The second place is called Kong Xiaoxuan, I heard people talk about it, she married from other places, and her craftsmanship is very good, everyone who buys her embroidery on weekdays needs to make an appointment a few days in advance, and it costs a lot of money, and there are few houses in the family, so she can't afford the clothes she makes." ”

With such an exaggeration, it seems that this person does have two brushes, and it is well deserved to be able to get the second place.

Just thinking about it, Hua Li over there suddenly spoke, the whole person was wilted, and he was weak to speak: "Shopkeeper Su, is it really impossible for us to cooperate?" ”

Xiao Man turned around and became entangled again.

If this matter is indeed as Holley said, and he has no idea about the content of the contract, then he can consider cooperating, but who made him a step too late? Before he arrived at the Lu Mansion, Lu Li had already gone to the palace with Wei Xiu to see the emperor and told the emperor about it.

At this time, let alone cooperation, even the peace between the two countries may become a problem.

"Huali," Lu Li said in a deep voice, "For your sake, we can agree to cooperate with you." ”

Hua Li's face was overjoyed, but Su Xiaoman, Xia Wanrou and the others were taken aback, and they all looked at Lu Li in confusion, with an expression of what are you doing.

"But the premise is that you have to promise us one thing, otherwise we will talk about cooperation." Lu Li then added.

Hua Li nodded without thinking about it, he looked at Lu Li, with irrepressible joy on his face, and said briskly: "Don't say it's one thing, it's ten thousand things, as long as I can do it, then I will definitely promise you!" Say, what do you want me to do? ”

Lu Li glanced at the faces of everyone present, and finally raised a smile, but said very seriously: "I want you to persuade the envoys and your king to give up peace with Donglan." ”

As soon as these words came out, Wei Xiuyuan and the others breathed a sigh of relief, but Huali's eyes widened, and the surprise on his face could not be concealed, and under the huge surprise, he spoke a little incoherently: "What?!" You... I, I'm just... A businessman, how can I say that I can move the Internet and the envoys! No way, it's absolutely impossible! I can't! ”

"Then since you can't do it, then our cooperation will also be discussed." After speaking, Lu Li waved his hand, "Send off!" ”

Hua Li, who was still standing in place, didn't react, and was immediately picked up by two strong guys and walked quickly to the door.

Halfway through, Hua Li suddenly struggled and yelled: "I want to think about it!" Grandpa Guo, Shopkeeper Su, you wait for me to think about it! Wait a minute! ”

Lu Li raised his hand again and shouted: "Put him down!" ”

The two little guys were obedient and let go, and Hua Li stood in place, his facial features wrinkled together, which was enough to see how sad he was.

The king sent him and his envoys to Donglan this time, whether it was to cooperate with his relatives or to find a few suitable shops, it was to promote the development of the Canglan economy. From the perspective of these two methods, the second one, that is, cooperating with Donglan's shops, is undoubtedly the most effective and fastest way to achieve results.

But giving up peace means that you can't take the relationship with Donglan to the next level, and if Donglan's emperor doesn't like it in the future, he can raise troops to attack at any time......

What's more, the envoy is easy to say, but the king can not easily speak, if one of the words is inappropriate, he may even be punished. When the time comes, let alone doing business, it will be difficult to survive or not.

"Holley, haven't you thought about it yet?" Lu Li asked in a deep voice.

Hua Li scratched his head, twisted his two eyebrows together, and shook his head in embarrassment: "No, Grandpa Guo, your condition is too difficult, do you have any other conditions, why don't you change one?" ”

Lu Li shook his head.

Hua Li's expression became more entangled, with a faint hint of despair, it seemed that there was really no way, and he didn't know how to choose.

Xiao Man walked to Lu Li's side, quietly pulled the other party's sleeve, and after gaining the other party's attention, she looked into Lu Li's eyes and whispered, "Isn't this too difficult for him?" And even if he can really make King Canglan give up peace, what will the emperor do? ”

Hearing this, Lu Li leaned over slightly, leaned into Xiao Man's ear, and said in a low voice: "The emperor can't wait for them to give up peace, as long as they can give up peace, who do you cooperate with, what does it have to do with the emperor?" ”

"I see." Xiao Man nodded thoughtfully, and then returned his gaze to Hua Li, who was scratching his ears and cheeks.

No matter how Holley chooses, the subsequent development will be beneficial and harmless for them.

A group of people stood in the courtyard of the inner courtyard, waiting for Holley to make a final decision, but as time passed, Holley never made any response, and his expression became more and more difficult.

Seeing that the sun had reached noon, and it was time to eat, Lu Li couldn't help but remind again: "Huali, how is it, have you figured out how to choose?" ”

But before Hua Li could respond, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps at the door of the inner courtyard, and then the little servant of the Lu Mansion ran in quickly, and after saluting everyone in turn, he hurriedly said: "Grandpa Guo, the people of Canglan passed a message outside the door, saying that Lord Hua Li should go back as soon as possible, and the envoy has something important to look for him." ”

Hua Li was taken aback, and forgot the etiquette, "What's the matter?" ”

"This ......," the little guy scratched his head, "the minion doesn't know." ”

They didn't know, but Lu Li and Wei Xiuyuan knew it very well.

They met the emperor early in the morning, and told the emperor the practice of the envoys of Canglan word for word, although Lu Li was reprimanded, but after Wei Xiuyuan's persuasion, the emperor has begun to reconsider the matter of harmony.

And now that half a day has passed, it must have been the emperor's will that reached the ears of the post house envoy, and he began to panic, so he hurriedly sent someone to find Huali and prepare to discuss countermeasures.

Therefore, Lu Li cleared his throat and said kindly: "Lord Huali, since it is the envoy who sent a letter asking you to go back as soon as possible, there must be something important looking for you, so you better go back as soon as possible." Our problems are not in a hurry, you can figure out a solution whenever you want. ”

Huali is also like an arrow, so as soon as Lu Li said this, he said goodbye: "There are many disturbances today, I'll go first!" Hope we can cooperate! ”

After sending Hua Li away, the group returned to the house and sat down in turn, Wei Xiuyuan smiled and took the lead in saying, "It seems that the envoy already knows what the emperor means." ”

"That's right." Lu Li took a sip of tea, and said lightly.

Xia Wanrou and Xiao Man, who knew the inside story, also smiled, and the big stone that fell in their hearts finally landed, and they could rest assured.

After solving this matter, everyone couldn't help but think of today's game.

Wei Xiuyuan twisted a candied fruit and threw it into his mouth, and teased with a smile: "Xiaoman, it seems that your craftsmanship has regressed in the past few years, and you didn't get the top spot." ”

You know, a few years ago, when Xiaoman first came to Beijing from Taoyuan County, he won the top spot in the competition for the first time, and it was not only a sensation in Beijing at that time, but even the wives of those ministers also discussed, Xiaoman at that time was a full man.

Later, she opened a shop, and business was booming. A few years have passed, and Jiang Qiming has held another competition. These people who know the inside story thought that Xiaoman could get the top spot, but they didn't expect that there was someone else at the top of the list, and Xiaoman was not even second.

Xia Wanrou glared at Wei Xiuyuan with disgust, then immediately fell on Xiao Man, her voice softened a lot, and comforted: "Xiao Man, don't be sad about the things at the top of the list. ”

"You can't help but think I'm too vulnerable." Xiao Man's face was leisurely and complacent, "I don't care if I'm the top of the list." ”

Because, she already has a more ambitious goal.