An Niang brought up the lotus seed soup: "That Xingzhitang just poached the poison saint like this, aren't you angry, girl?" ”

Duan Ling'er shook her head: "What's angry, opening the door to do business, it's all for profit, our family's business is booming, and people are red, and we come to dig people, isn't it a normal thing?" Besides, the poisonous saint grandfather didn't sell it to Cheng Antang, he was picked up halfway, can we still tie people up? ”

"That's what I said, but girl, are you really not in a hurry?"

"There's no hurry." Duan Ling'er put down the pen in her hand: "Nurse, our Cheng'an Hall is a small medical hall, these days the poison saint and the divine doctor sit for consultation, and the people who ask for medicine have squeezed the door, we not only have exhausted manpower here, many herbs have to be bought at a high price, not to mention what is wrong with Duan's pharmacy for the time being, just talk about the current situation, to deal with so many people every day, the poisonous saint and the divine doctor are all miraculous medicines and prescriptions, in addition to recruiting more guys, expanding the area of the medical hall, and opening up new channels for purchasing medicines, there is almost no other good way." ”

"If they are Cheng'an Tang long-term in Langzhong, this money will have to be spent, but those two are only in Yangzhou for a short period of time, for the sake of this month's good business and good reputation, invest manpower and material resources but can't get a long run, this business can't be done. Now that we have made a lot of money by taking advantage of those two of us, it is already good to be able to make a profit without losing money. ”

An Niang seemed to understand a little, and watched Duan Ling'er beat the abacus quickly.

"Girl, the Geng steward from Guifuzhuang is here, saying that he is here to deliver fresh fish, shrimp and vegetables." A small servant came up and stood in the doorway.

Duan Ling'er was making calculations. While instructing the little guy standing at the door:

"Let Uncle Geng eat in the house and then go back to Zhuangzi, in addition, the fish he sent will make soup in the kitchen, and the shrimp will be boiled, and I will send one to Xie Zhukuai and Sister Xue, and then send some to Cheng Antang."

The little guy nodded and replied, "Yes." ”

Turn away.

An Niang sat on the chair and sewed for a while, only to hear Duan Ling'er ask: "I haven't seen my father these days, since I came back from Zhuangzi, he and the eldest lady have gone out, and my mother said that they went to the small green stone pool, do you know this about the nurse?" ”

"I know, it is said that the eldest lady is not feeling well, and the lord went to the small green stone pool with her to live temporarily, and also brought the eldest girl and ten girls. It's been seven or eight days. ”

"Where's Xiao Su's?"

"It's still grounded, Sister Tong doesn't go out much now, she just cries in her yard a lot."

"Wait for my mother to be idle these days, I still have to find a few more people to take a look, the snow kite is dead, Ruyi is not a slave after all, it is already her friendship to let her help in Guifuzhuang, and she can't keep letting her serve me like this."

"But there is no wish, the nurse is always worried about your safety. Let's just say how many strange and dangerous things are happening these days? It's not peaceful outside, and there's no one with force around you, it's too worrying. ”

Duan Ling'er didn't speak, she kept the matter of learning art with Master Xuandu in her heart, and didn't tell anyone else for the time being.

"Tomorrow I have to go to the White Horse Temple for three days for a while, nurse, you can send me there."

"It's a good thing to have a Buddha fate, the nurse will send you there."

While the two of them were talking, a servant hurriedly came: "Ninth girl, my aunt told you to go to the side hall in the south and say that there is something important." ”

Duan Ling'er saw that the servant looked anxious, so she stood up and took An Niang to the side hall together.

In the side hall, a lean man knelt on the ground, and a large mole on his left cheek was very conspicuous.

Duan Ling'er recognized it at a glance

This man is the person who pulled with the little five sons of Cheng Antang a few days ago and injured the little five sons, and his nickname is Zhou Yuzi.

As one of the deputy stewards of Duan's pharmacy, Zhou Yuzi is Su Yong's henchman no matter how he says.

Shen sat on the upper hand ring chair and looked at Zhou Yuzi, as if he didn't know what to do.

Duan Ling'er sneered, turned around and left.

"Nine girls!"

Zhou Yuzi's eyes were sharp, and when he saw the silhouette of Duan Ling'er leaving, he hurriedly shouted.

He originally thought that he would be affectionate when he arrived at Duan Mansion with this secret, where could he have expected that Duan Tianya was not there, and the ninth aunt who presided over Yangzhou Zhongfeng was a submissive person, and Duan Jiu girl, who said the same, was clearly offended by her a few days ago.

In any case, I have to ask for a place to live in Duanfu today, I offended Su Yong, and I came to tell the informant, if I go back at this time, I am afraid that I will not even be able to guarantee my safety.

He almost climbed a few steps and called out "Nine Girls" a few times in a row.

Only then did Duan Ling'er stop.

"What are you doing here?"

Duan Ling'er glanced at him sideways, and then said to his mother: "Mother, this person is a scoundrel, why do you see everyone?" Let the housekeeper knock him out of the Duan Mansion. ”

"Girl, today I'm here to tell you a secret of Su Yong."

"Oh?" Duan Ling'er looked at Zhou Yuzi: "Since it is a secret, we should keep it tight-lipped, the secret of Su Zhang's affairs, what do we listen to." ”

"About Duan's Pharmacy."

"Duan's Pharmacy has not been handed over to our Jiufang, so naturally it is not my turn to intervene, if you really have anything to say, wait for my father to come back."

Seeing that Duan Ling'er was about to leave, Zhou Lingzi gritted his teeth, crawled on his knees all the way, chased Duan Ling'er's feet, and didn't dare to raise his head: "I offended the girl a few days ago, and the little one knew that he was wrong." ”

"You didn't offend me. It's just that I'm used to being domineering, and I beat Xiao Wuzi half to death, and I was preparing some papers to sue you, but you sent them to the door yourself. ”

"Please, beg the girl to save the little one...... If the little one goes back like this, I'm afraid that he will be poisoned by Su Yong. ”

"What does it have to do with me?" Duan Ling'er glanced at Zhou Yuzi, turned around and walked into the side hall, and hugged Shen: "Mother, let's go shopping in the courtyard, this person will let the housekeeper beat out." ”

Zhou Yuzi was helpless, although he didn't see the housekeeper come to fight, he also watched the mother and daughter of the ninth room leave, he thought about it again and again, in order to change his life, no matter how big the price he paid today, it was worth it.

Zhou Yuzi lay outside the side hall for several hours, and he couldn't kneel for a long time.

Anyway, this week's ruffle is also a person who is used to being domineering and enjoying blessings all year round, how can he withstand this long kneeling, the scorching sun has made him a little out of shape, and he feels that his knees are about to break, and he has not seen Duan Ling'er's figure yet.

By noon, the Shen family sent someone to bring a kneeling mat. He had already heard that the ninth aunt in this mansion was not only beautiful, but also soft and docile, and kind-hearted, but Duan Jiu girl was a tough one.

Now in this situation, he looked at the kneeling mat, how dare he kneel!

This is the critical moment of whether he can live or not, and he has to make Duan Ling'er willing to see him.

Thinking of this, Zhou Yuzi straightened up and knelt upright.

An Niang came a few times, and persuaded her to hurry: Our girl said that you should get up first, go back first, and then talk about it when our master comes back.

Zhou Yuzi just didn't leave.

Seeing the sun go down, he felt a deep sense of despair

He got up with difficulty and staggered out of the Duan Mansion.

The sun shone on his face, a face anxious and without an idea.

The carriage that was quietly hired when it came has long since disappeared.

He didn't dare to stay in front of the Duan Mansion for long, looked left and right, lowered his head and walked towards the place where he lived, didn't walk a few steps and felt unsafe, and turned back to think about going to a friend.

Until he stumbled towards the west of the city, turned into an alley, and a dark shadow blocked his retreat from behind.

"Lao Zhou, where are you going?"

Zhou Yuzi shuddered, turned his head, and saw one of Su Yong's thugs staring at him: "Or, where did you come from?" What are you doing in Duanfu?! ”

"No, I didn't do anything, I'm going to deliver the flavor medicine, send the flavor medicine."

"What medicine! I think you're going to die! ”

The thug raised his stick and slammed it down, and Zhou Yuzi was shocked, hurriedly dodged, and fled forward with all his might.

"The boss asked me to find a way to make you speechless, and you know, only dead people can't speak." The thug quickly followed from behind, another stick.

Zhou Yuzi was knocked to the ground, and he crawled backwards: "Spare your life, spare your life!" Spare me......"

"The boss won't spare you." The thug was expressionless, ready to go up again.

Suddenly, a carriage came running quickly, slowing down beside Zhou Yuzi, and a man's voice above said, "Come up!" ”

Zhou Yuzi didn't have time to think about it, so he climbed onto the carriage with a rolling belt, and the carriage instantly sped up.

The thug came to his senses and immediately swung his club and chased after him, but the carriage ran so fast that it soon disappeared into the setting sun.

From sunset to nightfall, there is a long dusk in between.

The small green stone pond is a few miles away from Yangzhou City.

When the carriage arrived at the Little Green Stone Pool, night began to fall.

The eldest lady had just finished dinner, Duan Tianya took a sip of tea and said, "Madam, are you feeling better these days?" ”

The eldest lady said: "My body is much better, now I just want to go back to the capital as soon as possible, the two sons are about to take a scientific examination, and the mother is always worried." ”

Duan Tianya nodded, as if he was thinking about this matter.

Duan Lan said coquettishly: "Father and mother, Lan'er also wants to go back quickly, this Yangzhou is boring." ”

The eldest lady nodded, although she had a smile on the corner of her mouth, her eyes couldn't help but show a lonely look.

Duan Ling'er, who was born out of nowhere, almost made her calm heart turn upside down.

The eldest lady is not an irrational person, but in the face of Duan Ling'er, she has a strange feeling, that is, if she can kill the Shen family and take Duan Ling'er for her own use, it will definitely be of great benefit to herself and her children, but in the current situation, Duan Ling'er is obviously not of the same mind as herself.

It's even against itself.

But why do you want to get this concubine so much?

It's as if she should have been raised by herself, and even in her dream, she saw that she was carefully teaching this girl piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and saw that she invited a famous prostitute in Qinglou to teach her how to please and serve men.

All of this is vivid.

The eldest lady held her forehead, she was not an irrational person, but she was so obsessed with Duan Ling'er, a concubine, probably because of a weapon, she knew that it was a murderous blade, but she couldn't ask for it, so her heart was inevitably empty.