Although Master Liu objected to Xiaoxi buying the vacant land at the moment of Zhuangcheng, Xiaoxi did not give up, she went to inquire privately, this vacant land turned out to be an old house abandoned by Xiucai's ancestors, and it has not been lived in for many years, and the damage is serious, and there are no traces of the original mansion at all, but there are some trees and peach trees left, so there are large areas of peach blossoms today.

The business of the Liu family can be said to be thriving, and the credit of Xiaoxi is obvious to all, and Master Liu is also happy and relieved in his heart, after all, the industry left by the ancestors of the Liu family for generations almost smashed his hands when he was exhausted, and Xiaoxi has been supporting it.

And he is getting older day by day and a little powerless, in this rapidly changing business field, he really needs a flexible and thoughtful helper like Xiaoxi.

What's more, Xiaoxi can be regarded as a member of his Liu family tree, and he has already regarded Xiaoxi as a family member from the bottom of his heart, but he feels that Xiaoxi's ideas are too immature, and she is young and impulsive and reckless about the consequences.

On this day, Master Liu received an invitation from the Zhuangcheng Chamber of Commerce, and all the big merchants in the surrounding neighborhoods were from the state, county, and township, and he knew in his heart that it must be this half a year, and their Liu family's business has become bigger, and their reputation is greater, and they have never had such an invitation before.

It's not a glorious thing, but I'm afraid it's a little troublesome. The head of the Chamber of Commerce is an old man in his sixties, who is a shrewd person at first glance, and Xiao Xi, dressed in men's clothes, stood behind Master Liu and looked at everyone present.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I have gathered all of you here today to inform you that the Chamber of Commerce needs to rectify the chaos that does not comply with business rules recently. I was also ordered by the magistrate. "Master Liu and Xiaoxi both have a bad feeling in their hearts, they have never invited the Liu family before, but why did they call them here this time because of the new rules.

"Recently, I visited for several days, and found that our shops in Rongling County are a little messy, not to mention that there is a merchant who has opened this store too much, and almost all of our Panax notoginseng medicinal materials in Rongling County have been monopolized by his family, and many stores have accused them of robbing the old merchants before." Sure enough, as Xiaoxi expected, it was the Liu family, it seems that Master Liu reminded him before, their business is doing too well, and some merchants will be red-eyed.

After speaking, there was a boiling at the bottom, some people who knew Master Liu, naturally they didn't give him a good look, it seems that there are no friends and righteousness to talk about in the business field, Xiaoxi saw that among those who were dissatisfied with them, many of them still had a good relationship with Master Liu.

"Therefore, I want to tell you about the new rules of the Chamber of Commerce today: first, in the counties and towns around Rongling County, the shops shall not exceed 100, second, private merchants are not allowed to sell royal goods, third, the imperial merchants do not belong to our Chamber of Commerce, so our Chamber of Commerce has no right to boycott, fourth, in addition to paying commercial taxes to the imperial court every year, each merchant must also submit 30% of the profits to our Chamber of Commerce, which ............" Before he said the fifth, the people below began to be unwilling, and some people have retorted loudly, Some people had already begun to walk out of the hall, but they were stopped by the officers and soldiers at the door.

Xiaoxi and Master Liu have been watching quietly without any sound, but because these merchants are resisting too fiercely, the head of the Chamber of Commerce is also a little difficult to deal with.

He still compromised in the back, and the profit was still going back to make a decision after discussing with the magistrate, and after this sentence, it could be regarded as calming the anger of the public, and it was not over until the time of Shen was over.

Master Liu was called by the general manager to give a lecture again, which roughly meant that their shop in Zhuangcheng must be closed, and the price of Sanqi this year must be increased by 20%, which is the same as the price of other medicinal herb stores.

As soon as Xiaoxi heard these brutal requests, she immediately wanted to refute them, but was stopped by Master Liu, and not only did she not resist, but she also agreed to the request of the Chamber of Commerce.

When he returned to the inn, Xiaoxi was very puzzled, and then looked at Master Liu's appearance that he had nothing to do with himself, Xiaoxi really couldn't understand,

"Dad, why do you have to agree to such an unreasonable request, we have made a lot of efforts to reopen a few shops in Zhuangcheng, it can be said that it is a daily progress, and this shop can not be nearly a hundred These imperial courts have never had regulations." Master Liu looked at Xiao Xi who was jumping in anger in front of him, but he shook his head lightly and sighed,

"Child, do you think that Dad doesn't feel sorry for your hard work, do you know that this world is like this, we can't fight them, they are behind the people of the court," Xiao Xi heard Master Liu's solemn tone, and knew that he was a little too impatient, maybe Master Liu was right.

"Do you know that the head of this Chamber of Commerce has a lot of background behind him, I'm afraid that our county magistrate of Rongling County will give him a few points." Xiaoxi naturally understands that those who have some rights behind him will naturally not take these businessmen in their eyes, originally the city has suffered from drought in the past year, many shops are in a depression, and many are closed due to poor management.

Because of the drought this year, many shops saw the time and raised the price a lot, so many people could not afford it, but the price of Panax notoginseng in Liujia pharmacy did not increase in price and the same price as usual, so that the supply of Panax notoginseng in the pharmacy exceeded demand every day, as if the small merchants in the township went to Liujia to get the goods, so it would attract the resentment and dissatisfaction of those pharmacies.

"Xiaoxi, you are very smart, but sometimes you have to think about the long term, even if I close the shops in Zhuangcheng, there are not so many in the city and the surrounding villages."

"That can be compared with Zhuangcheng, Zhuangcheng is located in all directions, and the density of merchants has a great impact on our business, and a shop in Zhuangcheng is better than several in other places."

"I know, kid, but we can't fight them, and it's good to be able to run the rest of these shops well." Xiaoxi was a little depressed after answering home, she felt that her previous efforts were in vain, and she didn't seem to have any motivation, she didn't have any rights, and she couldn't do anything she wanted.

The Liu family has been suppressed by this, and it is true that the business has declined a lot, and Xiaoxi does not go out at home all day, which is as Mrs. Liu intended before, but she is not at ease again, and she is worried all day long when she sees Xiaoxi like this.

But what worries Mrs. Liu even more is that Master Liu is also sick, and some serious medicine has to be helped up, which can make Mrs. Liu panic all day long, this Master Liu is his last straw, if this Master Liu is gone, what way does she have to live.

Xiaoxi also looked at the urgency in her eyes, these days she not only has to take care of Master Liu, but also patiently comforts Mrs. Liu, the guys and the bookkeeper in the shop can't be the master or have to find Xiaoxi.

The doctor also changed a few old man liu's illness did not improve at all, this day old man liu couldn't even hear the sound of talking, mrs. liu howled and cried in fear, and xiaoxi was also a little scared.

"Dad, you must survive, so many people in the Liu family are counting on you, and you once said that you would not disappoint the ancestors of the Liu family, you must cheer up, Dad, I won't let you have anything to do." There is someone who can definitely save you, you must wait for me. After five or six days, Xiaoxi finally brought back his master, Old Man Ling, looking at the dying Old Man Liu on the bed, Ling Yunzi frowned and checked his pulse carefully.

"There is some trouble, but it can be saved, and it is okay to heal the sick and the old, but I can't cure the heart."

"Master, just tell us what kind of illness my father is."

"Your father, if you don't call your good father, you have to call such a ............" Ling Yunzi was a little reluctant, he promised the Ninth Prince, as long as he found Xiaoxi's whereabouts, he must tell him, and he also knew that Ye Xingchen had been looking for Xiaoxi all along.

But Xiaoxi not only asked him to hide his news and let him lie, but also came to save such a person, and called her father, was this Xiaoxi stupid after being stimulated last time.

"He's my father-in-law."

"Xiaoxi, you are married, do you know the ............ of the Nine Kings"

"Master, everything in the past is not important, I only know that this is my home, and now the one lying on the bed is my family, Xiaoxi, please save my father-in-law." Looking at Xiao Xi's sincere eyes, as well as the sad and tearful look, Old Man Ling shook his head, everything is a creation to make people, and for some reason he has some sympathy for Ye Xingchen in his heart.

"Your father-in-law, he has been worried for many years and even caused it, and if he damages his organs like this for a long time, I can naturally heal it, but I can ...... it in the future."

"Divine doctor, only you can take a good look at our master, you let me be a cow and a horse, I am willing."

"What does my old man want this cow and horse to do, it's just that in the future, you don't have to cry in front of him all day long." On the second day, Master Liu really woke up, and the family was grateful to Old Man Ling and almost kowtowed, Old Man Ling didn't want anything, and after giving Master Liu medicine for a period of time, he was ready to get up and say goodbye, and when he left, he still called Xiaoxi to the house for a while, he hoped that Xiaoxi would be happy in his heart, but the current situation of Xiaoxi made him feel a little distressed.

"Girl, why do you want to abuse yourself so badly, you are so widowed at a young age, and the days to come will be long, are they going to blackmail you and leave for the master." Saying that, Old Man Ling pulled Xiaoxi and walked out of the door, Xiaoxi broke free and pulled his tone a little desperate,

"You let me go with you, where are I going? Are you going to take me to him and make him a lowly concubine, or are you going to send me to my disgusted father and be a girl for others? Or play around with you, and when you are tired, you will leave me at someone else's house, it doesn't matter to you whether you have a home or not, and I'm different, Master, I won't leave. Xiao Xi said sadly about his desolate situation, which made Old Man Ling feel a little sorry,

"Girl, I know you have a big temperament, but you always have to think about your future, the Nine Princes are still sending people to look for you everywhere, and even went to Qinglong Mountain several times in person, and it is not easy to see him, and he is also sincere to you, and I see that his complexion is also ............."

"Master, Xiaoxi please, if you still want Xiaoxi to live well, don't say it anymore, I won't have anything to do with him in my life, Xiaoxi thinks it's very good. Xiaoxi, please don't tell anyone about my whereabouts, okay! Xiaoxi knelt down and pleaded with tears in his eyes, and the old man Ling pulled up Xiaoxi, who was crying and red-eyed, and felt distressed Xiaoxi was also an old tearful nodding and agreeing to Xiaoxi.

He left with the rich coiling and wine that Xiaoxi had prepared for him. Xiaoxi looked at the distant back and wept bitterly and sadly, silently saying goodbye to her teacher in her heart, and also saying goodbye to those beautiful and painful pasts.