Zhao Shuinian has been a little annoyed lately.

The eldest son had no virtue, ate inside and outside, and conspired with outsiders to plot his own property, and was driven out of the house by him in a fit of anger, gave the eldest son three or four small shops, and was exiled to the northwest far away, ordering him not to return to Beijing during his lifetime.

The second child was incompetent, he was clever but was calculated by others, and was tossed into prison by a woman, not only lost most of the shops under his name, but also fell ill: the inner house was restless, and a girl who had a room dared to set fire to the house, causing the entire second room to become a ruin, and the daughter-in-law Fù also became a mute and was abandoned by Princess Jingwei.

The only thing I am glad about is that the junior is a good one, but the junior is young and has less experience, so he reads a lot, and when he does business, he is a little more sour and a little less sleek. But the ability is still there, as long as a little adjustment, he will definitely be able to beat the second child, successfully take over as the president, and carry forward the ancestral business.

It's just that............ Zhao Yongnian grinned bitterly, he made a very steady plan for Xiao San: first of all, he handed over the most profitable Zhao Bank in the family to Xiao San, and specially sent him two experienced shopkeepers as helpers, so that he could make very bright results in a short period of time.

Then, he postponed the meeting of the Confucian Chamber of Commerce to certify new members to October, that is, next month, in order to wait for the junior to get the perfect performance data, and successfully admit him to the Confucian Chamber of Commerce.

In the next step, he will gradually assign Zhao's industry to Xiao San, so that he can make new achievements within three years, and it is best to make a breakthrough. He is very confident in this, because Xiao San is a very capable child, as long as he is given enough time and guidance, he will definitely be able to complete the sè and finally sit on the throne of the president of the Confucian Chamber of Commerce.

The plan is very safe, and Zhao Yongnian has thought very carefully about every step, but unfortunately he has no time.

Alas...

With a long sigh, Zhao Yongnian sat in the study in a daze, looking at the big tree outside the window in a daze, next month is the certification conference, the Zheng family and the Cui family's plan "He is very clear. Everyone wanted to knock him off the stage, the president, "He also knew it, but there was no way to do it.

The Zhao family has been entrenched in the Confucian Chamber of Commerce for more than 100 years, and there are more and more industries under it, and the profits obtained are an astronomical amount that can lead people to crimes. Zhao Yongnian knew that those time-honored Confucian businessmen, especially the Confucian businessmen of Tianzi, had long coveted the position of president, if it weren't for the Zhao family, who were only loyal to the emperor and were trusted and valued by the Emperor of the Great Zhou, his Zhao family would have been squeezed by these old families to the point that there was no bone residue left.

But now, I am so preoccupied with immortality that I don't care about the government at all, let alone a small Confucian chamber of commerce. Only when the inner treasury is short of money, will Imagami think of him.

Without the emperor's backer, the Zhao family, which has no foundation, is nothing. In the face of the Zheng family and the Cui family's pressing step by step, Zhao Yongnian did not have the confidence to keep the position of chairman at all.

"Master, master, someone has come to the palace, and the umbrella summons you to enter the palace quickly."

The big butler ran in panting, and said eagerly.

"Summoning me into the palace? Who will preach the message? Did you say why you summoned me to the palace today? ”

Zhao Yongnian stood up with a bang, there was no joy, only panic, he was afraid that the Zhao family would do something again, and he would be angry with the emperor.

"It's Chang Gonggong" The little one asked him, but he didn't say anything "The big butler wiped his sweat, with a little heaviness" and said: "The little one saw that his face was not very good, so he took it upon himself to give him a silver ticket of five hundred taels" He said vaguely, and he was very angry today, and several faceless eunuchs around him were touched. ”

Zhao Yongnian held back the fear in his heart, hurriedly changed his official uniform, and after dressing neatly, he quickly took a sedan chair and rushed to the palace.

He went out with his front foot, and the lifter sent to Taohuā Island entered the Zhao Mansion with his back foot.

"What? That slut didn't let you in, and continued to instigate that、What is acting as the father of the little "new brother?" ”

Mrs. Zhao forcefully put the teacup on the table, the delicate celadon shattered into pieces, and the warm tea flowed down the table and fell to the ground dripping.

"Back to Mrs., Grandma Li said that she had invited Li Jieyuan, a famous genius in Dingzhou, to be Mr. Sun Young Master, so she didn't have to bother the old lady."

The little steward stood under the porch in an orderly manner, looking at his nose and his nose, and began to pretend to be a wooden man after saying this. In his heart, he was secretly glad, huh, fortunately, Lao Tzu was clever and knew what it meant to know current affairs. Tut-tut, was thrown into the sea and soaked for more than half an hour, fortunately it was summer, and in winter, then there was still a life?

The little steward finally saw that the leader of the Li League was definitely a master who killed people without blinking, and if he wanted to compete with him, he had to ask himself how many lives he had.

"Grandma Li? Phew! What kind of grandmother is she? When Mrs. Zhao thought of her son, who was half sick and dead, she hated her teeth.

At first, she didn't know that the person who framed her son was the Wang family, and when the Zhao family offended someone, this villain took revenge on her son ruthlessly.

Later, I learned that it was Wang Qiniang, the poison fù, who set up a poison plan in the medicine capital and tried to cure Tianqing to death. She can really do it, she is separated from Tianqing, but she still has three children, how dare she poison the child's father?

Knowing the news, Mrs. Zhao wanted to bring her three children to the capital, and she wanted to tell her grandchildren in person that their mother was a wicked woman who planned to kill her husband, and she was a completely bad woman. Hmph, she believes that as long as the children know the true face of this poisonous fù, they will definitely avenge their father and kill this poisonous fù with their own hands.

But who would have thought, Mrs. Zhao sent people again and again, and she couldn't even see the child's face.

This time, fortunately, the second young grandmother came up with an idea, saying that the little new brother is five years old, and he should also ask Mr. to enlighten him. Well, the Wang family is busy with lawsuits and marriage, so they don't have the energy to think about this.

Mistakenly opened the child, this is a serious dereliction of duty, and when it spreads, even Li Jingtian didn't dare to talk nonsense because of the momentum of the Chivalrous League.

As long as they pinch Wang's handle, they will have a reason to get the child back.

"Is it really Xie Yuan that the Wang family invited? Talent is very good? ”

Su Shi sat under Mrs. Zhao's hand, his eyes fell on a puddle of water stains on the ground, and asked hoarsely, but the voice was really not very good, like a blade cutting through glass, and people had goosebumps all over their bodies......

"Back to the second young grandmother, Qin Juren said that person is a famous talent in Dingzhou, and he won the Xie Yuan of the township examination at the age of twelve. Talent is even better, "There are many big officials and wealthy businessmen who want to invite him to the mansion to be a gentleman." ”

The little steward didn't add fuel and cool, and relayed Qin Juren's words word for word.

"Hmph, she's really capable!"

Mrs. Zhao snorted jealously and coldly Her junior is also a scholar, so she naturally knows what the twelve-year-old Xie Yuan means. Inviting such a talented person to enlighten a child is not something that ordinary people can do.

"I really underestimated her" Su's throat was damaged by smoke, and after taking medicine for half a year, he could barely speak, but his voice was extremely weak and hoarse, and he thought it was a dying old woman who didn't look at people and only listened to the voice, she grabbed the cup and drank two sips of water, and said: "Next month is the Confucian Chamber of Commerce certification conference, Wang Qiniang is a Confucian businessman, and she should be there." When she comes, the child is estimated to be brought, and then we will send someone to the Confucian Chamber of Commerce venue to block her, and ask her to send the child back in front of everyone......,... 's father is seriously ill, how can Xiao Xin'er, as the only sister-in-law, not come back? ”

"This ............" Mrs. Zhao hesitated, and the old man told her, don't provoke Wang Qiniang easily, because now is different from the past, Wang Qiniang is standing behind Li Jingtian, this Li family is the nemesis of the Zhao family, and it must not be offended unless it is absolutely necessary.

"If it's inconvenient for the wife, let the daughter-in-law go. I am the second young master's wife, and I am also young

The new brother's justifiable stepmother wants her son back! ”

Seeing that Mrs. Zhao had the courage to scold but didn't have the courage to do it, Su Shi pursed her lips with disdain and said slowly.

Mrs. Zhao heard the contempt in her daughter-in-law's words, she held back the displeasure in her heart, shook her hand, and said, "No, we are people from the inner house, how can we run outside and throw our heads." Second young grandmother, don't act rashly first, wait for me to discuss with the master, and then make a decision. ”

If Wang Qiniang really came to the capital, the Zhao family must have an attitude, otherwise, she and the old man will be faceless.

Beijing, East City.

An inconspicuous carriage slowly stopped at the corner of the street, and Shi Wensong, wearing a water-blue summer shirt, jumped out of the carriage and came to the Shiji tobacco store.

"Oh, Third Young Master, when did you enter Beijing? Don't say anything, the little one is going to pick you up outside the city gate. ”

The big shopkeeper had sharp eyes, and when he raised his eyes, he saw that his owner got out of the carriage, hurriedly ran out from behind the counter, bent over, stretched out his arms, and respectfully welcomed Shi Wensong into the door.

"I just arrived today, I didn't plan to come to the capital at first, but I was in a bit of a hurry, so I came with the delivery convoy" Shi Wensong said while carefully looking at his shop, seeing the endless stream of customers, and the guy who greeted him with a polite smile, he nodded with satisfaction, and asked casually: "How is the business lately?" Is my new cigarette holder selling well? ”

"Okay, well, hey, the owner, I won't tell you, the small one can be regarded as a business that has been done for more than ten years, but it is really the first time that such a prosperous business as tobacco has been seen" The big shopkeeper followed Shi Wensong half a step away from the position, and said with a smile on his face: "In the past, the cotton cloth business was indeed prosperous, but no one could buy cotton cloth from the sky, and this cotton cloth is a precious thing, and ordinary people are even more reluctant to buy it." ”

Shi Wensong saw that there were a lot of customers here, so he turned around and went up to the second floor.

The big shopkeeper still adhered to the pulse and followed behind, and continued to say with admiration: "Our tobacco is different, a box of twenty sticks, catch up with people who are addicted to smoking, you need a box in a day or two." And we have expensive and cheap things, boxes and bulk, that is, the coolies sold at the street corner, every ten days and a half months to buy some tobacco ........., hehe, some people also say, it doesn't matter if you eat almost, but you must not smoke. ”

"Well, but the ugly things must be said in advance, and the people who buy cigarettes must know that smoking is not good for the body, and they can't eat this as a meal." Thinking of the dangers of tobacco, Shi Wensong sighed silently in his heart, and instructed for the Nth time.

"Rest assured, each of our stores has hung a banner in the most conspicuous place in the store to remind everyone that smoking is harmful to health." The big shopkeeper didn't think so, that is, their owner xìng was weird, if it was placed in someone else's place, it would be too late to make money, and who would not be able to get along with their own business.

However, he is the owner, and he is the hired shopkeeper, so naturally he will do whatever the owner says.

Upstairs, the big shopkeeper took the first step to the table, swept the spotless chair with his sleeve, and bowed down to invite Shi Wensong to sit down, "The tobacco business is good, this cigarette holder is also selling well, and many people have even bought jade cigarette holders as gifts." Hehe, in the capital, if the owner of a smoking does not have one or two high-grade good cigarette holders, he is embarrassed to go out to talk about business. ”

"Well, that's fine. It's hard to be a big shopkeeper. Shi Wensong leaned back in his chair and asked, "By the way, has anyone been looking for trouble recently?" Which Confucian businessman of what kind of Xuanzi did he ask for cooperation again? ”

"No, since we hung up the authorized nameplate of the Confucian businessman of Tianzi No. 9, no one dares to make trouble" The big shopkeeper stood beside Shi Wensong, pondered for a moment, and said with some hesitation: "However, there is a saying in the East Market recently, saying that the Confucian Merchant Certification Conference will be held next month, and some people want to snatch the nameplate of our big boss, and also said that don't do too much business, only if everyone gets rich can it be done for a long time. ”

Obviously, this sentence was released by some Confucian businessmen who were in the tobacco business.

Shi Wensong half-squinted, his slender fingers lightly tapped on the table, and said: "Don't worry, we haven't been in the tobacco business for a day or two, I know that I monopolize the tobacco market, and many businessmen have long been so red that they want to swallow our Shi Ji in one bite, but our piece of fat is not something that anyone can touch." Do the knights of the Chivalry League come over often? ”

"Back to the owner, the knights still come to inspect every three or five days, which really shocked a lot of people who wanted to play huā behind their backs. However, Xiao always feels that this is not a long-term solution" The big shopkeeper opened his mouth, hesitated again and again, and finally said what was in his heart, "Xiao thinks that this tobacco business is really good, but it is only in our hands, which is too eye-catching." If it weren't for the Tianzi Confucian merchants and the Chivalrous League as backers together, I'm afraid our store ~"

People die for money, looking at such a big mountain of gold here, who doesn't want to come and mix it.

Especially in the capital, the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty, at the foot of the Son of Heaven, the streets are full of royal relatives, dignitaries and nobles.

In such a noble place, doing such a lucrative industry is really a test of people's ability to resist money.

"Don't worry, no one can touch us." Shi Wensong thought of the flying pigeon that Li Jingtian gave him, and he felt a little more confident in his heart, and smiled and reassured: "When the Confucian Merchant Certification Conference is over next month, everything will have a result." ”

When the suspected fellow became the president, no one would dare to play tobacco.

It was another sunny day, and at noon, Li Jingtian and his party stopped in the mountains to rest.

Lei Ting had already had the experience of eating in the wild, so he found a few big stones, piled up two or three stoves, and broke some branches from the tree, and lit the fire with a fire breaker, so that the maids could prepare to cook.

Zizhu and a few maids of the Tang family, washing rice, picking vegetables, and a few carrying small baskets to the forest to pick mushrooms and wild vegetables, some are busy talking and laughing.

Li Wen also walked down from the carriage and led Xiao Xin Ge'er and Xiao Maruko to sit by a small lake, sitting on a big rock, one big and two small each holding a fishing rod, and fishing.

Yuan Niang followed Mama, sitting in the carriage obediently, holding an embroidered huā bandage, and slowly embroidering a handkerchief.

"Oh, cousin, I've seen it, and you've got all the preparations for going out." Tang Yunqin watched with some admiration as Wang Qifang commanded the breeze and rain to move things out of the carriage, what apples, cherries, bacon, and 1 cabbage, where is this going out to hurry, it is clearly a picnic and playing.

Tang Yunqin bet that if she hadn't met them, her cousin would probably enjoy it even more.

If Wang Qifang heard Tang Yunqin's words, she would definitely raise her hands in agreement, and said bluntly, sister, you are simply the emperor of truth.

Before meeting Aunt Tang, Wang Qifang didn't dare to use the space in order not to make Li Jingtian suspicious, but she still had the opportunity to take the child to the space to take a bath and be well-behaved.

But since Aunt Tang's family joined in, Wang Qifang had almost no chance to enter the space, and she didn't dare to take the fruits, meat and eggs of the space out for everyone to eat.

Tang Yunqin is a shrewd woman, yesterday Wang Qifang didn't pay attention to take some cherries out, so she asked her to interrogate, pulled her sleeves and asked her how to preserve the fruit, how could she have such fresh cherries after being away from home for more than ten days?

Wang Qifang was very embarrassed, so she had to deduce that when she was staying in the town, she ordered someone to buy it at the market, and finally covered up the past.

It was impossible for Tang Yunqin to pull the subordinates of the Li family to confirm Wang Qifang's words, but Wang Qifang had learned a lesson, and before breaking up with Aunt Tang and them, she did not easily take the things in the space.

Even the hot spring water didn't dare to take it out at will, which made Li Jingtian and Li Wen complain again and again that the tea in the past two days was particularly unpleasant, and asked her if she was good after eating all the tea, and was ready to buy some top-quality tea after entering Beijing.

"Hehe, it makes you laugh, mainly because I'm afraid of wronging the children" Wang Qifang smiled slightly and said softly: "It's enough for them to be locked in the carriage all day, they can't even eat a satisfying meal." ”

"This is also true" Tang Yunqin followed Wang Qifang's gaze, looked at the giggling dragon and phoenix fetus not far away, and said with a little envy: "Brother Xiaoxin and Xiaomaruko are so cute, cousin is really a blessing." ”

"What's this, do you want such a cute baby too? Hurry up and get married and leave. After getting along all the way, Wang Qifang and Tang Yunqin also got acquainted, and they talked to each other a lot more casually.

"Really, people praise you sincerely, but you make fun of others." Tang Yunqin unceremoniously gave Wang Qifang two big white eyes, and said angrily, "When I enter Beijing, see what I tell my aunt?" ”

"Qin'er is shy" Wang Qifang continued to N little cousin, causing Tang Yunqin to come over and tickle her angrily, and then begged for mercy and pulled her back to the carriage, the two sisters sat side by side affectionately, and whispered, "Cousin, if the Zheng family has a conflict with you, will you be angry with me?" ”

Wang Qifang was surprised and puzzled: "What am I angry with you for?" Besides, what conflict can I have with the Zheng family? ”

"That is, if the Zheng family snatches away the position of the president of Xiaoxin's grandfather, you, will you blame the Zheng family?"

In the letter to her from her mother-in-law in the future, she mentioned that it was the battle of the president, the Zheng family abandoned the two major opponents, one bright and one dark, and the bright one was the Cui family, and their strength was similar to that of the Zheng family, and if the two families competed fairly, they could defeat their opponents.

The secret is her cousin Wang Qi Niang, although she has never said that she has ever competed for the president, but she has done a lot of business over the years, all of them are extremely profitable big deals, if it is in accordance with the rules of the Confucian Chamber of Commerce on the president candidate qualifications, Wang Qi Niang meets every one.

When she received the letter at that time, Tang Yunqin didn't expect to meet her cousin on the way, so naturally she didn't prepare in advance. Now that she has met it, she still wants to help her husband's family tempt it.

"How so?" Wang Qifang smiled and buckled Tang Yunqin's forehead, and said with a smile, "The election of the president of the Confucian Chamber of Commerce is based on the strength of fair competition, and there are people from the court to do notarization, if the third master of the Zheng family has the strength to win the position of president, I only have admiration, and I will never be angry." ”

"So, is that cousin quite long?"

Tang Yunqin's eyes lit up and asked eagerly. If my cousin has no intention of being the president, wouldn't it be better to win her over to support my future father-in-law.

"Me? Hehe, I'm a fù person, what will I grow. ”

Besides, even if you want to be, you won't tell an outsider with a big grin. The corners of Wang Qifang's mouth were softly curved, and a light smile appeared.

Tang Yunqin also realized that he had gone too far, and two red clouds flew over his cheeks, and he smiled embarrassedly.

Wang Qifang saw that she was not yet utilitarian and arrived at home, so she felt that she should be ordered again, "I heard that the eldest cousin entering the Hanlin Academy is the grace of today?" ”

Tang Yunqin paused, immediately reacted, and said: "Yes, during the palace test, I heard that my eldest brother is from the Tang family in Luozhou, and I deliberately took out the eldest brother's answer sheet and looked at it, saying that the eldest brother has a great ancestral legacy, and when it is of great use, he personally issued an order."

Wang Qizhi shook his head slowly, interrupted Tang Yunqin's words, and said softly: "Cousin, it is not so easy to get from the dragon's skill, it is better to be a pure minister than to stand in line." ”

"........." Tang Yunqin's pupils tightened, but the expression on her face did not change in the slightest, she didn't seem to understand Wang Qifang's words, and raised her eyebrows in confusion.

"I'll say this casually, and you can also listen to it casually, as for whether to tell my uncle and cousin, my cousin has always been smart, and she must be able to tell the difference."

For the sake of the mother, help the aunt once, not as an example.

PS: Uh, finally finished making up the bird @.