After Wen Tang finished speaking, Zhou Yunli stood there stunned for a while, as if he was thinking about something.

After a long time, he left silently.

"Third girl, how strange is this fourth master. I just left without saying hello, looking preoccupied. ”

Mother He walked over and asked.

At this time, Wen Tang looked at Zhou Yunli's back in the distance, and was naturally very curious.

It seems that the next time she sees her eldest brother, she will have to inquire about the identity of this fourth master.

Just when Wen Tang was thinking wildly, Mama He found the slap print on her face and cried out in distress: "Oops! Why did that damn boy hit so hard. ”

Wen Tang touched his face at this time, didn't say anything, and only told Mama He: "Write down these two slaps, next time I have to let him return them twice!" ”

……

Two days later, He Xiangsheng finally came back with a reply.

After reading the reply letter, Wen Tang was overjoyed and immediately asked Mama He to pack up her things and go out with her.

When I returned to Jiangcheng, it was already five days later.

……

On this day, I saw a carriage slowly stopping in front of the Wen Mansion.

An old man and a young man got out of the carriage in the carriage, and the young woman's face was covered with a layer of white veil, leaving only a pair of clear eyes outside, looking at the gate of the Wen Mansion, as if she was thinking.

The maid beside her helped her and asked, "Third girl, do you want to go in now?" ”

"Of course." Wen Tang nodded.

Then the master and servant entered the Wen Mansion.

At this time, the night was falling, and it was the time for the Wen family to have dinner.

The dining room in the backyard of the Wen family was as usual, the family sat around for dinner, and no one would have thought that Wen Tang would come back.

A doorkeeper entered the dining room first, and reported to Wen Mengting and Xie, and soon, I saw Wen Mengting slap the chopsticks on the table with a "snap", his eyes were round, and he was angry.

Xie Shi persuaded on the side: "Don't be angry, master, it's not good to be angry." ”

After speaking, he looked at the next person and ordered: "Go, tell the eldest lady that the master is not feeling well, and it is inconvenient to see her." ”

The family received the order and was about to go out to give orders.

But after a while, I heard Wen Tang's voice coming from outside the door.

Her voice was soft, not anxious or annoyed, but said with a slight smile: "Is it inconvenient for Daddy to see me, or Sanniang, you don't want to see me?" ”

Because he was laughing, it sounded like a joke.

This face has not been torn on the surface openly, so there is still room for relaxation.

In this Wen family, the best at being a peacemaker is the boss Wen Changxiu. At this time, I saw Wen Changxiu stand up and greet him: "Tang'er, why did you come back suddenly." Let's go, big brother will take you to the small kitchen and let them cook you a few hot dishes. ”

Wen Changxiu originally wanted to take Wen Tang away, so that his father could not only be out of sight and out of mind, but also let his sister not take the initiative to provoke the Xie family to cause trouble.

In his eyes, this sister is still a little immature after all, not enough to fight with the Xie family.

Unexpectedly, Wen Tang said at this time: "Big brother, I am here to say goodbye to my father today, how can I leave." ”

"Where does the joy come from?" Wen Changxiu asked.

At this time, not only Wen Changxiu was curious, but everyone also looked at Wen Tang with doubtful eyes.

I saw Wen Tang walk to Wen Mengting's side at this time, took out a contract from his sleeve pocket and unfolded it, and said, "Dad, there are a total of six rice merchants' signatures on this piece of paper."

In the future, we will be able to cooperate with them, and we will be able to benefit each other, not only from selling salt, but also from selling rice. ”

"Tang'er, what does this mean? Why do you have the signatures of these rice merchants? Wen Changxiu asked puzzled.

Wen Tang continued at this time: "Because of my fault, the second brother Changzhi failed to marry the rice merchant Liu family, and my father and the Liu family not only failed to cooperate, but also suffered repeated humiliation.

Tang'er felt sorry for her father, so she thought of a way.

At the beginning, I met a friend in Yangcheng, who happened to be the second son of Gu Mingzhi, the largest rice merchant in Huicheng. With his convenience, I met these rice merchants and signed this list. ”

Wen Changxiu's eyes lit up at this time, and he said: "The rice of this Huicheng is like the salt of our Jiangcheng, and it is famous all over the world. If we take these rice to Jiangcheng and sell it, the sales will be very good. ”

Although Wen Mengting was very displeased with this daughter, when he saw this contract, it happened to cure the stubborn illness in his heart these days.

Just like the eldest son Wen Changxiu said, if there is a supply of rice from Huicheng, why should he look at the face of the Liu family.

Wen Mengting took the contract and looked at it carefully, and his face gradually became softer.

The Xie family on the side saw all this in her eyes, she couldn't let Wen Tang win Wen Mengting's favor so easily.

So he said: "Master, this rice merchant in Huicheng is the same as our Jiangcheng salt merchant, and he has always been self-styled and very xenophobic. Wouldn't it be too childish to be able to get cooperation just because you know the Gu family.

The three girls are still young, so they should be careful not to be deceived. ”

Xie Shi's suggestion was really effective, and Wen Mengting, who was still holding the contract book and checking it carefully, suddenly changed his face, and he became suspicious.

Wen Tang looked at the old fox Xie and smiled.

She only continued: "Dad, don't worry, those rice merchants are indeed xenophobic, but in the face of huge interests, everyone has to bow their heads. ”

"How?" Wen Mengting became more and more curious, and rarely took the initiative to speak.

Wen Tang explained carefully at this time: "In the future, we will not only have to transport the rice from Huicheng, but also the salt from Jiangcheng.

There is no salt field in Huicheng, so it can only be shipped from other places. The cost of transporting salt is huge, resulting in a high price of salt, which is already twice that of Jiangcheng.

But if we cooperate and exchange rice for salt, we will bring salt to Huicheng through the fleet, and we can bring rice back on the return trip.

The waterway of Jiangcheng is convenient, which greatly saves transportation costs.

Exchange salt for rice, save costs, and sell it with salt in the salt shop, even if it is two percent lower than the price of rice in Jiangcheng, we all have it. ”

"The most important thing is that this not only fulfills my father's wish, but also does not have to look up to people."

After Wen Tang finished talking about all the pros and cons, he saw a smile suddenly appear on the corner of Wen Mengting's mouth.

"Not bad."

In just two words, it is the best sentence Wen Tang has heard from this father over the years.

But for Wen Tang, this is not worth being happy about.

As a daughter, it is not a sad thing to need to help her father win business interests in order to make him look at herself more.

However, after receiving Wen Mengting's appreciation, Wen Tang breathed a long sigh of relief in his heart.

She continued: "Dad, in fact, these rice merchants on the list are still small merchants at best, and if you want to talk about the big one, it has to be the Gu family.

Originally, through Gu Ergongzi, I could meet Uncle Gu and talk about cooperation by the way. But... But what..."

As Wen Tang spoke, he began to lower his head and touch his hand on his veil.

As soon as she came in, Wen Mengting noticed the veil on her face, but because of the contract, he focused all his attention on the matter of the rice and salt business, and forgot to ask her what the veil on her face was.

Now, he remembered to ask, "What's wrong with your face?" ”