After Yan Kaiting left this corner of the outer courtyard, he wandered around the Yan Mansion aimlessly, during which there were several waves of small servants who seemed to be looking for people, but they were all avoided by him. It wasn't until the hour he had scheduled to postpone the meeting that he appeared in front of the main hall of the main courtyard.

The annual "Tiangong Kaiwu" management meeting before the annual trade fair is second only to the New Year's annual meeting. There are similar events throughout Kyushu for logistics and transportation, and to convey information about rare goods. Most of the trade fairs in the south are held in summer and autumn, while due to the climate and the abundant water period of shipping, the trade fairs in North Yongzhou are alternated in spring and summer.

For ordinary trading firms, they are more concerned about the output of bulk assets, changes in prices, and circulation trends. For the major craftsmen, there are more clues, not only to pay attention to the supply of raw materials, but also to pay attention to the sales of their own war weapons, but also to see if the opponent has come up with any unique new products.

Generally speaking, the larger business of the craftsman's mansion is finalized during the trade fair in the state, especially the part of the purchase for the monks, after all, it is difficult for the scattered needs of the casual cultivators to support any scale, and the development part is to go to various places to try their luck and find opportunities. Of course, for those time-honored brands that have been established in the industry for a long time, quality is fundamental.

However, for non-monk craftsman mansions like "Heavenly Craftsman", the large profits are for ordinary utensils, which is much easier than the monk's craftsman's mansion.

The main hall of the main courtyard has removed the movable partitions on both sides, and all the spaces are opened. Except for the throne of the mansion lord above and the position of Xia Pingsheng on one side, the rest of the furnishings were all put away, and the seats were densely filled.

The main hall was already full, everyone had been waiting for a long time, and there were many stewards stationed outside Yujing City who rarely met, and the sound of whispering never stopped.

There are also temperaments or upright, or irritable, or ulterior motives, occasionally a few loud words come out, and most of them can be heard mentioning the lord of the house. But after all, no one dared to express his dissatisfaction directly, because Xia Pingsheng sat on it and waited for an hour like everyone else, not only did he not ask questions, but finally simply closed his eyes and recuperated.

The stewards who can sit in this main hall, regardless of their position or authority, are all human beings. There has been an undercurrent in the main mansion recently, and everyone who has long stood on one side, riding on the wall, and watching has an account in their hearts.

On the periphery, a branch manager was whispering to a craftsman. The seating arrangements in the main hall are related to the influence and size of each branch, and only the positions of the two should be from remote towns.

"I heard that your workshop has a good profit this year, and the third kid is going to marry a lady?" The envious steward has been in the "Tiangong Kaiwu" for some years, but he is an outsider, and his ability is considered to be in the middle and upper reaches, and he has been sent for several years, and he sees that a shopkeeper in a remote area is the upper limit.

The craftsman and the steward are fellow villagers, and they have a bit of a unique craft, especially in "shaping". Now that the method of opening molds is being implemented, he doesn't have to spend time carving artifacts one by one, and he can't be busy just making molds.

The craftsman couldn't help but smile when he heard his children, and said where and where, but his tone was full of pride, but his joy was not complete, and said: "This year's profits are really good, but they all depend on the volume, and I don't know if there is such a good thing next year." ”

The manager is a little unclear, so "It's not good to sell a lot of sales?" Although there will always be some high and low in the year, but since the customer has been recruited and maintained well, he will not just leave, right?"

The craftsman shook his head and said, "You don't know, our sales growth this year is all about providing magic artifact embryos to the Monk Craftsman's Mansion. ”

"It's not good to have a list of monks and craftsmen's mansions?"

The craftsman sighed: "You only need the heat and meticulousness, who does it differently?"

The steward himself also has the skills of a craftsman, and he vaguely tasted some taste, and hesitated: "If you talk about the purity of different fires and the scale of craftsmen, not to mention Northern Yongzhou, the entire Yongzhou and even the adjacent Xizhou cannot be compared with us." It's anyone who can do it, so let's do it to ensure the quality and guarantee the construction period, Brother Lin, are you too worried?"

Master Lin shook his head and said: "This year, the resources and time of the workshop have been on expanding the capacity of embryo making, and due to the limitation of mold opening, the finished product is almost exclusively supplied. Alas, I don't know what to tell you, but although the number of craftsmen in the workshop is increasing, there is not a single one who can independently achieve the intermediate level or above in every link, and even the junior ones are decreasing. ”

The steward thought about it carefully, and was a little speechless, and finally said: "At least the profit is only high, not low, and the status of a master like you is more stable." ”

Master Lin smiled bitterly, "Also, it seems hypocritical for me to say this." ”

The steward shook his head and said: "Brother Lin, you have always seen things more than me, but the younger brother is clumsy, and he just wants to get such a focus on one product, and after a long time, there may be problems that are easy to be controlled by others." But since this market belongs to us, it is not easy to invest on the same scale, at least the different fire of 'heavenly creation' is not inferior to others, so the risk may not be so great. Did Brother Ringo teach me?"

Master Lin didn't seem to want to talk deeply, but the steward was sincere, and asked again and again, and the two had been friends since childhood.

So Master Lin leaned over and whispered: "You have turned to business in recent years, so naturally you don't feel the stakes. But since I was a child, I wanted to impact the realm of real senior craftsmen, and today's craftsmen's mansion doesn't necessarily need people like me anymore. ”

The steward was shocked. His face went from dazed to abrupt, struggling slightly, and then he first glanced around, and saw that everyone was in a small circle, chatting about each other, and then he leaned over to Master Lin and whispered: "The younger brother does not have the ambition of the elder brother, and I feel that the current situation is already very good." But...... If...... I heard that there is a way for the Yetian Workshop in Steward Qi. ”

After hearing this, Master Lin's face remained unchanged, but he showed a meaningful expression, looked at the steward with satisfaction, and said, "Thank you Brother Ni for your words, don't worry too much, you have your own plans for my brother." ”

He paused, and said with emotion: "Think about you and me, they still have beards, they came out of the township, and now it has been seventeen years, and the children have grown to the age when we left the hometown, Brother Ni, you are still pure and kind." ”

Steward Ni was also reminded of nostalgia, sighed, and said: "A few days ago, Dongtun Town was ...... In the front ...... Ringo should be careful. ”

Master Lin said "hey" and smiled: "I can't compare with Lao Fang." ”

Steward Ni was stunned for a moment, in his opinion, Fang Nanen was just giving a direct advice, and Master Lin had already intended to go, if he was seen by the master, he was afraid that the end would not be much better.

Master Lin patted him on the shoulder, and said earnestly: "Brother Ni, you are good at business, but you don't have more eyes than some people. The main mansion is now in an eventful season, you are not a person who makes waves, abide by your duty, watch the excitement, and be worthy of the protection that 'Heavenly Creation' has given us over the years. As for me, if I agree, I will stay, and if I don't agree, I will go, and if I don't do so many tricks and feet, I am worthy of asking myself. ”

Without waiting for Steward Ni to carefully understand the meaning of Master Lin's words, outside the moon arch of the main hall, someone walked into the high hall and sat down on the empty seat in the middle.

The main hall was suddenly quiet.

Yan Kaiting turned his head to Xia Pingsheng casually and said, "Master Xia has already come, let me go to the Snow Courtyard to pounce on me." ”

Xia Pingsheng slowly opened his eyes, glanced at him, and said lightly: "You used the whole hour back and forth?"

Yan Kaiting said "heh", and did not argue, but said: "Ah, so that's the case." ”

Xia Pingsheng said: "Don't explain?"

Yan Kaiting said lazily: "I can't leave the backyard, I can't even hold a few women hostage, do I still cry to you?"

Xia Pingsheng didn't let him fool around this time, and said coldly: "When are you going to mix?"

Yan Kaiting saw that Xia Pingsheng and him were serious, so he couldn't help but sit upright, and said: "I just ordered the backyard to be cleaned up in the morning, and now it seems that there is no need to clean up, just throw it all out and replace it with a new person." ”

Xia Pingsheng didn't answer his words, only raised his eyebrows.

Yan Kaiting said with a smile: "If you don't sweep a house, how can you sweep the world, it's time to take care of someone who can take care of it." What kind of wine does Xia Shi like? It happens to be a trade fair, so I think I can collect some treasures. ”

At this time, the stewards who were close to the surrounding area were all pricking up their ears to listen to the two people above.

For some people who have plans, Xia Pingsheng personally spoke and interrogated, which is much better than finding someone to jump out and accuse Yan Kaiting of making a person wait for a full hour.

It's just that Yan Kaiting, as always, was out of tune, bringing the two of them in a strange direction. Why did it come to the end, it became Yan Kaiting to take a concubine? Yes, Yan Kaiting used a word, neither marrying nor ying, and the person who entered the door was definitely not a serious housewife.

Most of the people present knew what the mansion master had in mind recently, and in view of Yan's previous convictions, several older stewards with heavy doors suddenly turned a little dark.

Xia Pingsheng looked at Yan Kaiting and asked the voices of many people, "Good family?"

Yan Kaiting said solemnly: "Of course! Otherwise, how can you be in charge!"

Xia Pingsheng suddenly had a smile in his eyebrows, nodded and said: "Okay, I heard that the name of the wine in the extreme west is luminous, which is made from a sea plant, and it must have a unique flavor." With that, he stood up and said, "You can preside over the meeting, I will be in retreat for a few days, don't come to me if you have nothing to do." ”

After speaking, Xia Pingsheng left on his own, leaving behind a class of stewards who looked at each other.

Even Qi Xiong and several other big stewards looked dazed, and even a little at a loss. Although Xia Pingsheng rarely spoke on government affairs, he sat there to fix the sea god needle, and let go of it like this, so that everyone felt that they had lost their backbone for a while. Even if there are a few people who have other plans in mind, it is no exception.

The people watching the play have left, whether the play will be performed or not, who will it be shown, and how will it end?

Yan Kaiting seemed to be blind to the changes in everyone's faces, and slapped his palm with a smile, recalling everyone's attention, and said, "Then let's have a meeting!"

Saying that, Yan Kaiting glanced around the main hall again and said, "Let's talk about something new! It's a routine every time, you don't get tired of it, Xia Shi is tired of it." His pun once again silenced the audience.