"How's the performance of the shop lately?" Qin Huaihu, who had a gloomy face in the study, asked a few people standing in front of him with low eyebrows and lowered hands.

“…… Back to the master, self-...... Since the tobacco incident, the store's performance has plummeted...... This, in the past half a month, no matter what solution comes up, it seems to be useless......" A Qin Mansion steward looked at Qin Huaihu's face and reported cautiously; Seeing that the old man's face deteriorated little by little, his volume became smaller and smaller.

Bump –

A cup of tea smashed on the ground, followed by Qin Huaihu's roar, "What's the use of me raising you waste?" Half a month, but I couldn't come up with a solution? ”

"The old man is angry...... "The housekeeper is now by Qin Huaihu's side, and when he saw his angry chest going up and down, he opened his mouth to persuade him in a timely manner, so as not to hurt his body for a while.

"Humph!" Qin Huaihu was still very angry, panting heavily, then looked at the other steward and asked, "Let you inquire about the big man from the capital, how are you inquiring?"

"Back to ...... Back to the master, I only heard that he had already arrived at the Southern Imperial Mansion, as for where he is now? I haven't heard about it yet. The steward who was questioned did not dare to delay for a moment, and replied respectfully.

"Rubbish!" Qin Huaihu scolded again, stretched out his hand and pointed at them, "You, you...... This bunch of rubbish! ”

The stewards who were accused bowed their heads tightly and resigned themselves to their orders.

"I give you ten days, you give me the performance of the shop, and you have to get me the whereabouts of that big man, if you don't get it, you all go home for me one by one to eat yourself!"

"Yes, sir."

"Hmph, let's go down!" Qin Huaihu waved his hand and let them all go down.

Qin Huaihu's face was gloomy, thinking about what had happened in the past few days.

"Master, you take a sip of tea to dissipate your anger. These people in charge are all old people, and they are very good at doing things; Give them a little time, and they'll definitely get things done. The butler instructed his servants to bring in a new cup of tea, and by the way, sweep away the smashed ones on the ground.

"Butler, you say this tobacco incident is a coincidence? Or is it artificial? Could it be the big house......" Qin Huaihu held the teacup in one hand and the teacup lid in the other, pulling the tea leaves floating on the tea water one by one, and asked the housekeeper with a worried face.

"It can't be what they did, right? After all, those people are all well-known figures in our city, even if they have befriended them before, but when they are in trouble, there is no one to help; When they were about to leave the Southern Imperial Mansion, they didn't see anyone to see them off? And when they said they had seen the hell, they were really terrified. The butler was now in front of him, and his head was analyzing, "It is unlikely that they arranged for us to be fooled by the tobacco." Because the tobacco was bought from a certain country in the far south, and no one on the other side of the house had been to such a far place, it was impossible for them to do it. ”

"Listen to you, this is a coincidence?" Qin Huaihu looked up at him.

"Yes, I personally took the tobacco and showed it to the famous Lang Zhong in the city, and he said that according to the reaction of those who smoked it, it might have a hallucinogenic effect. And if you smoke too much, it is also harmful to the body, so it is better not to smoke. The butler told him everything he knew.

"Oh, I see." Qin Huaihu nodded slowly, "It seems that the ghost they said they saw may be a hallucination caused by tobacco inhalation." ”

"That's right." The butler nodded in response.

"Okay, then consider yourself unlucky for this disaster!" Qin Huaihu finally let go of one thing on his mind, "By the way, there are still people staring at Nancang County recently?" How's it going? ”

According to the information sent back, the wharf they built has been completed, and now they are putting the finishing touches on it, and it is expected to open to the outside in early May. And we also inquired that the wharf seems to be not only invested and built by the big house, but also built in cooperation with others. The butler frowned, looking like he wanted something bad.

"Why do you look like this? The person who worked with him started with a big one? Qin Huaihu took a sip of tea, glanced at him lightly, and motioned him to speak straight.

"It's a big start." The housekeeper didn't dare to hide anything, he was afraid that something would happen in the future, and he couldn't bear it, so he simply made it clear to the master now, "It is the second son of the imperial merchant Sikong family who cooperates with them." ”

"What?" Qin Huaihu's eyes widened in disbelief, and he asked again to confirm it: "Are you talking about the richest man in Dajing?" How did they recognize going together? ”

"It's the Sikong family." The housekeeper replied in the affirmative, "In recent years, in order to train the two older sons, Master Sikong has divided some of the industries in his hands and handed them over, the eldest prince is in charge of the northern area, and these two sons are in charge of our southern area." And the Sikong Mansion in the south was built in Nancang County. ”

The butler paused slightly, looked at the old man with a vague expression, and said cautiously: "Master, it seems that Sikong Mansion has sent someone to investigate the trouble at the dock last time." Are we going to gather people back first? so as not to offend Sikong Mansion after being found. ”

"You shall command them at once, and before they come back, they must tell the people who went to make trouble that they should have their hands in their hands; If Sikong Fu really finds out to them, he will push them out to the top of the matter. Qin Huaihu narrowed his eyes slightly, and with a force in his hand, he put the teacup on the desk.

"By the way, tell those who are staring at the big house, let them stop acting first, and find a close place to wait for news."

"Yes, sir." After Qin Huaihu finished his order, the housekeeper saluted and hurriedly retreated to do what he had ordered.

Qin Huaihu sat behind the bookcase, his palms clenched into fists, and he looked at a certain place in front of him uncertainly, his eyes were full of viciousness and unwillingness.

Why is he Qin Huaihai not only born with a good life, but also stronger than him everywhere? Why is his family defeated, and he can still get up little by little? And how can he be so strong that he has always wanted to be strong? He was not reconciled! Qin Huaihai, you wait, he won't let him have a good time.

After thinking about this, he felt that the silence in the study at this time was a little panicked, so he stood up and walked out, wanting to find Wang Hui to calm down.

"Sir." Red Peach hurriedly came in from outside with a tea and fruit snack, and just saw Qin Huaihu who had just entered the main courtyard, and curtsied.

"Well, there's a guest?" Qin Huaihu nodded, looking at the things she was holding in her hands, as if they were for entertaining guests, so he asked casually.

“…… It was the eldest lord and eldest lady of the second old lady's family who came. Hearts replied.

"Oh? What are they doing again? Qin Huaihu frowned after hearing this, and his tone became a little colder.

Red Heart trembled with fright and lowered her head, "The slave heard them say that the eldest daughter of the family was going to get married." They have come this time to deliver a letter, and secondly, to borrow some money from you so that they can buy a dowry for Miss Tang......"

Qin Huaihu snorted heavily after hearing this, and said sarcastically: "I think the second point is the real reason, right?"

They didn't come once or twice, relying on their clansmen's reasons, and every time they asked them to borrow money; It sounds like borrowing, but when did they borrow it or pay it back?

Is it true that his family is opening a silver account? Say you don't have any money, come and get it!

"You lead the way, I'll go see what they have to say this time." This time, we must let them come for nothing, and if they don't come in vain, they must give an accurate date for repayment; His family's silver is not blown by the wind, so if you don't want it, you don't want it?

Red Peach took Qin Huaihu to the front hall of the main room, and Wang Hui was sitting on the main seat in the hall at this time, sipping tea slowly. On the left-hand seat below her sat a well-dressed couple; They are very husband and wife, and they both have a greedy portrait that loves to take advantage of others.

"Hahahaha...... Why do my cousins and sisters-in-law have free time today? As soon as Qin Huaihu came in, he pretended to be happy to see his cousin.

When Wang Hui saw that her father-in-law was coming, she immediately stood up and greeted her, "Master, are you here?" Is it done? ”

"Well, it's all taken care of." Qin Huaihu pulled her soft, patted it gently, and looked at the two cousins and sisters-in-law who didn't stand up with the rest of his eyes.

After Wang Hui squinted at them, she turned her gaze back to Qin Huaihu, pulled him to the main seat and sat down, and said softly: "Master, my cousin and sister-in-law have been here for a while, and they said that the eldest girl had decided the marriage, and she came to send us a letter."

"Oh? That's really congratulations to my cousin and sister-in-law! After Qin Huaihu sat down, he quietly exchanged glances with Wang Hui, and then pretended that nothing had happened to the two people sitting with him.

"Hahaha...... For my brother, I thank my cousin for crossing the lake! Qin Huaifu laughed and put the tea cup he was drinking on the tea table beside him, and responded in a good mood.

Qin Huaifu and Qin Huaihu and Qin Huaihai are cousins, and they belong to the grandson of the first grandfather. Qin Huaihu and Qin Huaihai's father is the eldest son of the old lady of the Qin family, and Qin Huaifu's father is the second son.

Qin Huaihu smiled slightly, "I don't know if my cousin came this time, in addition to sending us a letter, what other things are there?" ”

"Hehe, there are indeed other things I want to ask Cousin Hu for help." When Qin Huaifu said this, he finally showed a look of 'embarrassed by something', which was not at all like the image of the uncle just now, even when Qin Huaihu came, he was sitting on the seat and drinking tea leisurely, without the slightest idea of getting up.

"Oh? What's going on? Listen, as long as I can help, I will help. Qin Huaihu didn't think about replying.

Wang Hui looked at him in surprise, what's wrong with her master? I know that they are here to fight the autumn wind, but they still want to say this?

Not understanding, she secretly stretched out her hand and tugged at the sleeve of his shirt, wanting to remind him.

Qin Huaihu gently held her outstretched hand and quietly squeezed it twice, signaling her not to worry.

"Haha, it's still Cousin Hu's refreshment!" Qin Huaifu smiled even more happily after listening to his reply, "This matter is simply a trivial matter for you, this is not a family affair of my eldest girl, although it has been decided, but this worthy person can be regarded as a person with a head and a face." No, I'm discussing with your cousin-in-law, such a good family can't be too shabby for our girl to pass over, right? I just want to buy more dowry! ”

"Well, it's this reason, this kind of portal is the most fancy to the façade!" Qin Huaihu nodded in agreement.

"Right? We think so, too. But ......" Speaking of this, he paused, raised his squinting eyes that saw the money, glanced at Qin Huaihu's expression in the seat, and slowly continued: "Didn't we calculate the silver we had yesterday and found that it was not enough, so we thought of coming over to your side and asking, see if you can lend us some first?"

"This ......" Qin Huaihu put on a look of embarrassment and said: "Cousin doesn't know, my shop has been in trouble recently, and now is the time to urgently need money, it seems that I can't help this time!"

"Huh? Something is wrong? Really? It's not that you don't want to lend it to us, so you're making an excuse, right? The cousin-in-law didn't say anything all the time, and finally spoke.

"How so? This is true, you go out to inquire about our family, and now the people in the whole southern imperial mansion know that there is a situation in my shop, I don't believe you to ask. Wang Hui has long seen that this cousin-in-law is not pleasing to the eye, and she has a yang and yin disobedience temperament.

"You be honest......" Qin Huaifu stretched out his hand and dragged his wife, and reprimanded loudly; Then he said to Wang Hui with kind words: "Brother and sister, don't be surprised! Your cousin-in-law has this temper. ”