The little guy hurriedly ran into the gluttonous building, and happily reported: "Second master, the shopkeeper, there is no tofu to enter the city from the West City Gate today." ”

Zhao Sheng breathed a long sigh of relief when he heard this, and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised: "Count her as a credibility." ”

The shopkeeper of the gluttonous building was also happy, "Then the second master, when will our gluttonous building reopen?" ”

"Wait, wait until this thing is cold before opening." Zhao Sheng's eyes were full of ambition, "When there are other excitement to overshadow this matter, we will be able to reopen at that time, and I will invite Zhou Tingshi and them to warm up, and this matter will be over." ”

As long as the nobles headed by the Shang family and the officials led by Zhou Tingshi were willing to attend, he believed that no one would dare to mention this matter in Suzhou.

And the people outside have always been crowded, and even the adults above don't say anything anymore, do they still dare to talk about gluttonous buildings?

Zhao Sheng was full of confidence, and just ordered people to go to the chef to re-prepare the menu, and the little guy who came to report just now stumbled in and said, "Second master, there are people selling tofu in the Fang markets in Dongcheng and Beicheng. ”

Zhao Sheng stood up and asked angrily, "Didn't you say that the Lin family's dealers and tenants didn't make tofu, how could it still be sold?" ”

The shopkeeper hurriedly asked, "Could it be that the Lord of Linjun has rebelled?" ”

The little servant wiped the sweat from his forehead and said cautiously: "The people who went to investigate have returned, the people who sold tofu were not the people of the Lin County Lord, and it was the poor relatives of the Lin clan who sold tofu in Beichengfang City, but the Fang City in Dongcheng was some ordinary people. ”

Zhao Sheng gritted his teeth and asked, "How do they know the secret recipe?" What are you doing in a daze, why don't you go check it out quickly! Prepare people and horses, I want to go to the Lin family's courtyard. ”

Lin Qingwan was staring at the house at the people putting the dried grain into the warehouse, and the chief steward Zhong came over with a red face and asked, "Grandma, what are you going to do with this batch of grain?" Several grain merchants have already come to the door to ask. ”

Lin Qingwan was about to say "sold", when she suddenly felt a palpitation in her heart, and she looked up at the sky, not sure if this was a reaction to her physical discomfort, or a hint that Lin Jiang gave her.

She thought for a while and said, "I sold all the old grain from last year, only a few new grains, and stored the rest in two parts in the warehouse." ”

After thinking about it, she said again: "Don't transport the grain from the old mansion, don't sell it, and store it directly in the treasury of the old mansion." ”

Steward Zhong and Steward Lin glanced at each other and asked thoughtfully, "Grandma wants to open her own grain shop?" ”

Otherwise, why leave so much food, their family will definitely not be able to eat it, and it will be worthless when the grain is left.

Lin Qingwan shook her head and said: "I don't have this plan for the time being, grain is also hard currency, although the price has fluctuated a little, but now is a troubled time, don't worry about the price of grain." ”

"But there's not much cash in the house."

"Isn't the colored silk and other satin fabrics coming out soon, and they will be there then." Lin Qingwan mentioned this casually, but after thinking about it, the more she felt that this matter should be done.

"It's decided, put the grain in batches, choose trustworthy people when transporting it, and don't let the long-term workers interfere first."

Steward Zhong and Steward Lin glanced at each other and bowed their heads in response.

The last bag of grain was stuffed into the warehouse, and he flew to report in shock, "Grandma, Second Master Zhao is here, I said that you are not available, but he ignored it, and led people inside, and now he is confronting Uncle Fang in the front yard." Go ahead and check it out, maybe it's all going to be a fight now. ”

Lin Qingwan frowned when she heard this, turned around and went to the front yard.

Zhao Shengzheng stared at Fang Datong with a blue face, Fang Datong and a group of villagers also glared back, holding the hoe tightly in their hands, and the atmosphere was tense.

Speaking of which, Zhao Sheng was also unlucky, this time he came angrily, thinking of settling accounts with Lin Qingwan, so he naturally brought a lot of people here.

It happened that Lin Qingwan took the guards to the backyard to store grain, so there were only a few families left in the front yard, and Zhao Sheng brought them all good martial arts players, without the support of the guards, the family members were not opponents at all.

It's just that when the conflict started, they ran into Datong above and they came back from the field, and when they saw that Zhao Sheng dared to bring someone to the door, where were they willing to endure it.

With a shout, no matter whether it was a farmer with inconvenient hands and legs, a child of seven or eight years old, or an old woman, they all rushed up with hoes and stones, not only rescuing the family, but also making Zhao Sheng, who had already rushed into the gate, have to withdraw.

And Fang Datong shouted, the tenants nearby, long-term and short-term workers also carried hoes and came to support with sticks, and when Lin Qingwan arrived, Zhao Sheng had been surrounded by the inner three layers and the outer three layers.

It's that Zhao Sheng couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, he felt that Lin Qingwan didn't dare to do anything to him, but these mud legs didn't know anything, in case someone provoked them, those hoes, sticks and stones didn't have long eyes, what if something was good?

Zhao Sheng cherished his life very much, but he didn't want to explain here.

Lin Qingwan appeared at this time, Zhao Sheng breathed a long sigh of relief, the momentum of settling accounts with her before was long gone.

Lin Qingwan was also startled when she saw that everyone was densely gathered in a circle, and quickly pushed aside the crowd and walked in, seeing that Zhao Sheng was not only standing upright, but even the subordinates he brought were only a little embarrassed, and there were no serious injuries, in comparison, her family's nose and face were swollen and she was more seriously injured.

Her heart was relieved, a smile appeared on her face, and she stood in front of Fang Datong and said, "Why didn't Second Master Zhao hand over the post first when he came to be a guest?" I'm also well greeted. ”

She looked around and asked with a smile, "But what is the misunderstanding with my family, why did you still fight?" ”

Zhao Sheng then remembered the purpose of his coming, although his momentum was no longer there, he still asked angrily: "Aunt Lin, you promised me before, you will not allow the people under your hands to make tofu for sale, how can you not talk without talking?" ”

Lin Qingwan frowned, turned her head and asked Fang Datong, "Who didn't obey the order to sell private tofu today?" ”

Fang Datong immediately put down the hoe and said: "No, everyone has gone to the ground today, how can there be time to make tofu?" ”

The tenants also said, "The winter wheat is about to be sown, and we have to plough the land first, and the work is very short. ”

Lin Qingwan looked back at Zhao Sheng, "Second Master Zhao, isn't there any misunderstanding?" I don't know who is selling tofu in the city now, who is from my Lin family's courtyard. ”

Zhao Sheng sneered: "Aunt Lin, don't say how innocent she is, the Fang Market in the north of the city is sold by the people of your Lin clan in person, can you say that they have nothing to do with you?" ”

Lin Qingwan smiled, "Of course I have a relationship with them, we are relatives of the same race, aren't we?" It's just that I don't understand, what does their selling of tofu have to do with what I promised you? ”

Zhao Sheng snorted coldly, and was about to ridicule each other, when he suddenly remembered the content of the agreement between him and Lin Qingwan.

He sold the rice paper to Hanmozhai, and Lin Qingwan ordered that her farmers and tenants should not make tofu for sale without her order, that is, she only agreed to control the farmers and tenants under her.

Obviously, it is not her farmers and tenants who sell tofu in the city now.

Zhao Sheng's face changed and changed, and finally looked at Lin Qingwan and smiled, and asked without a trace of a smile in his eyes, "Sister Wan is amazing, it turned out that she dug a hole for me, but are you sure you can fill it?" ”

Lin Qingwan smiled, "What did Second Master Zhao say, why can't I understand a word?" ”

Zhao Sheng asked with a cold face, "Are you planning to be an enemy of my Zhao family?" ”

"How so?" Lin Qingwan laughed softly: "Didn't you say it, our two families are world friends, and it's too late to help each other, how can we be enemies of your Zhao family?" ”

"What about the Lin family's tofu sales?"

"The ancient books belong to the Lin family, I can see the ancient recipes, of course they can, and they are all relatives who are connected to my blood, if Second Master Zhao asks me to even take care of my relatives, it will be too unkind."

Zhao Sheng looked at Lin Qingwan deeply, nodded and said, "Okay, good, Zhao can be regarded as having learned your Lin family's methods." ”

He snorted, turned and left.

Since Lin Qingwan can find an excuse for the matter in the north of the city, she naturally has a reason in the west of the city, and if she asks any more, she will only embarrass herself.

The coming day will be long, it depends on whether she can be so tough in the future.

Lin Qingwan looked at the back of him leaving, and turned back to Steward Lin. "Tell us to go on, from today onwards, everyone be careful, don't let people take advantage of the loopholes." ”

Steward Lin had worry in his eyes, and said, "I'll go and order." Auntie, do you want to talk to the clan about this matter, our Lin family is a big clan in Jiangnan after all, if the clan can come forward, if you want to come to the Zhao family, you can also be afraid of one or two. ”

"Brother is gone, how much prestige do you think the Lin family has now?" Lin Qingwan said lightly: "A good knife should be used on the blade, and now is not the time to use the Lin family, and if the Lin family can still deter others, they will not dare to target us so blatantly." ”

"Auntie's ......"

"It's better to ask for others than for ourselves, we have to stand up by ourselves, wait a little longer......" Lin Qingwan turned her head to look at the farm that could not be seen at a glance, now is not the time, they can only take refuge in the shadow of the ancestors and the prestige left by Lin Jiang, one day she will stand up on her own, even without the Lin family, people cannot be underestimated.

Not only her, but also Yubin, so that when she is gone, she can also rely on herself to live well.