"Miss Xu? Why don't you taste it yourself? ”

Xu Baizhi shook her head lightly and said no. She doesn't have the habit of eating casually outside, not to mention that she can't eat too spicy food.

She frowned and thought for a moment, then stood up: "It's getting late, I'm going back." ”

"I know that you have a hard time, just to get justice for your wife at home, but Qian Dazhong has been retaliated against by you, and since then he has left Xu Fuji and left the capital, which is considered a crime...... But you hurt my Xu Fuji's defeat in the imperial businessman's account, and I, the big shopkeeper, have to settle it with you, otherwise the guys at the bottom will not be convinced, and you will do three things with your heart...... I'll come back to you another day. ”

Xu Baizhi said clearly, straightened up her sleeves, and got up to leave.

The girl Qingque hurriedly followed, but glared at Xu Zhou fiercely before going out.

Today, I came to Xu Zhou to settle accounts, but the young lady was kind-hearted, and it was understandable to learn that he was coming out for his wife. But Xu Fuji made a fuss because he asked the government to forcibly close a few shops, and Xu Zhou should pay for this loss.

The two are gone.

Xu Zhou sat slumped in the box alone, looking at the red glow in the sky outside the window, and wiped the sweat on his forehead for a while.

"Wow......"

A series of footsteps from far to near.

Xu Zhou subconsciously sat up straight and looked at the door.

The next moment, the blue sparrow went and returned violently.

As soon as she entered the door, she walked straight to the desk, picked up the pot of pepper seedlings and was about to leave.

"You ......"

What else did Xu Zhou have to say, pull the green sparrow.

Qingque put aside Xu Zhou's hand in disgust, and said fiercely: "Remember in the future, my name is Qingque, and I am the maid of the young lady, not a human trafficker...... Also, this pot of flowers, we will take it back to study and study, and then give you an answer. ”

"No, it's my thing." Xu Zhou grabbed Qingque and didn't let her go.

Chili peppers are trade secrets, if they are leaked, how can they be free of money?

Qingque broke Xu Zhou's fingers, frowned, and said, "If we don't study it, how can we give you an answer?" Don't worry, our Xu Fuji family has a big business, how can we not talk about credibility? ”

Xu Zhou thought about it...... Xu Fuji is one of the top wine merchants in Beijing, and Mr. Xu started from scratch with an excellent reputation, so he won't pit himself, right?

However, in case of accidents, Xu Zhou still said: "No, you can make a note for me." ”

Qingque stood in place and rolled his eyes: "Or, you have a hard trip, follow me to Xufu to get it?" ”

Going to Xufu?

Xu Baizhi is easy to speak, but the people of Xu Mansion are not necessarily.

I went, but I don't know if I will come back.

Seeing that Xu Zhou was embarrassed, Qingque said again: "Wait, in a few days we will send someone to send you a note." ”

“…… Okay, too. Xu Zhou had no choice but to say.

The little girl shook the braids at the back of her head, twisted her little buttocks, and quickly left the box.

Xu Zhou's hand hung in the air, stunned for a while.

After resting for a while and drinking a cup of tea, Xu Zhou will also leave.

It's just that before going downstairs, he was stopped by the shopkeeper of the Yipin Xiangfu Building.

The old shopkeeper smiled and held the bill in his hand: "Childe, check out!" Six pots of tea, plus the cost of the No. 1 box of Kaitianzi, a total of two or two dollars! ”

Xu Zhou grinned back and looked at the direction where the second daughter had left at the gate.

Shameless dog thief! Actually made me pay the bill!

When Xu Zhou touched his body, he was empty, and his sleeves were breezy.

Where did you get your money?

I still owe He Bao a couple of silver.

"Seeing that the son is young, he is a leader of a generation, and he can talk about business with the eldest lady of the Xu family, so he must not owe the tea money to the small shop, right?" The old shopkeeper put a high hat on Xu Zhou and said deliberately.

Xu Zhou turned his head, lifted the knife in his hand, held it across his chest, and pointed to the clothes on his body: "See what I'm doing?" ”

Yacha!

The old shopkeeper's face stiffened, and the corners of his mouth twitched.

Isn't this a bully for honest people?

Xu Zhou was not stingy, and said viciously before leaving: "The government is doing business, you still dare to ask me for tea money?" Believe it or not, I demolished your shop! ”

The old shopkeeper's heart suddenly cooled by more than half, and he gasped with a breath of cool air, and he hadn't eased up for a long time.

……

Horse-drawn carriages parked on the side of the street.

The green finch hummed and hugged a pot of "flowers", kicked her calves, climbed into the carriage with difficulty, lifted the curtain and sat in.

"Let's go."

The carriage of the Xu Mansion then set off and returned to the Xu Mansion in Xishui Lane.

Qingque put the chili pepper on the seat next to her, looked at Xu Baizhi with an indifferent face, and asked puzzledly: "Miss, we don't seem to have done anything today, so we have to have a pot of broken flowers!" ”

The little girl's expression was a little depressed, and the most important thing was that she still hated the little jailer for saying that she was a trafficker, and she could remember this for a lifetime.

Xu Baizhi smiled, looked at the chili pepper, and said lightly: "It's not that nothing has been done, at least I am in a better mood." ”

In the past few days, Xu Fuji's affairs have caused her to eat and sleep badly, so she has to come out to breathe. An afternoon of time to patronize the scenery, see the world, and forget all the troubles.

The mood is very good at the moment.

Xu Baizhi stretched out her hand, stroked the slightly wilted leaves of the pepper seedlings, and said easily: "Qingque, you said that this pepper is really like what the little jailer said, equivalent to pepper?" ”

If it is really equivalent to pepper, Xu Baizhi plans to find someone to try.

Pepper is a lot more profitable than wine.

At that time, the gold everywhere was unknown.

Perhaps, the Xu family can rely on chili peppers to go to the next level.

Qingque shook his head vigorously, and didn't think so: "Miss, I think this thing was deceived by the little jailer, and he has no money to pay it back, so he brought a pot of not very good-looking flowers." ”

Xu Baizhi withdrew her hand and didn't speak again, just brushing the soft ends of her hair around her ears.

Qingque frowned her little eyebrows, and said, "Miss, but I have to say that the little jailer is still very good at talking, unlike other officials, who look down on us merchants." ”

Xu Fuji has worked hard in the capital for so many years and has saved a huge family business, so he has naturally dealt with people from all walks of life, and Xu officials have also dealt with a lot, but Xu Zhou has never been so easy to talk to.

In the past, those officials always relied on their identities to look down on Xu Fuji, but they didn't know that although business was cheap, it was not so easy to provoke, if Xu Fuji really had no background behind it, how could he sell wine all over the streets and alleys of the capital.

After a short time, the carriage crossed the lively street and returned to Xishui Lane.

The car stopped in front of the gate of Xu's house, and before the people in the car got out of the car, the old housekeeper of the governor at the gate of Xu's house stepped forward and moved down the stool behind the car.

Xu Baizhi lifted the curtain and got out of the car step by step with a faint face.

As soon as she got out of the carriage, Xu Baizhi saw a carriage parked in front of the gate of Xu's mansion.

Looking at the shape, it is not like Xufu, but like an outsider.

"Uncle Wu, are there any guests in the mansion?" Xu Baizhi looked at the strange carriage and asked.

Steward Wu was wearing a clean earthy brown robe and a bowled melon skin hat, and replied, "Miss, Lord Huang is here again, and he is talking to the master in Shuiyue Tower at this moment. ”

Lord Huang?

Hubu Shilang, Huang Lirong!

Xu Baizhi stood in place, took a deep breath, and hurriedly entered the house with the green sparrow behind her.

Xu Baizhi learned from Steward Wu that Huang Lirong came to visit early in the morning, but he didn't see himself in the mansion, so he went to Shuiyue Tower to talk to his father.

The second uncle of the Xu family got up from the sickbed when he heard the sound and went to accompany him.

After Xu Baizhi found out, her face became extremely solemn.

I really don't give up.

In a corner of the corridor, Xu Baizhi stopped.

Tell Qingque and Steward Wu not to follow, and do their own things.

Steward Wu is the old housekeeper of Xu's Mansion, nearly sixty years old, with gray temples, and Mrs. Xu followed when he fought the world, watching Xu Baizhi grow from a small bean to a strong business woman, and it can be regarded as one of the rare henchmen left by Mrs. Xu to Xu Baizhi.

"Miss, why don't you call a few clan uncles and talk with them?" Steward Wu suggested.

There are many people who are easy to play in the round, and several clan uncles are also highly respected people, who can check Xu Baizhi on the side, so as not to fall into Huang Lirong's trap.

"No, I can figure it out myself." Xu Baizhi waved her hand, her gaze firm.

She knew that Steward Wu had good intentions.

Huang Lirong is like a dog skin plaster, which can be regarded as sticking to Xu Fuji and the Xu family.

In recent days, it will come to the door every day or two.

I stayed for several hours, knowing that the host's family was not welcome, so I just didn't leave.

To put it bluntly, I still hope that the Xu Mansion can change its mind and vigorously cooperate with the relevant personnel of the household department to complete the acquisition of Xu Fuji by the imperial merchants.

"Uncle Wu, go get busy, I can do it myself." Xu Baizhi gave Steward Wu a reassuring look, and at the same time turned his head and instructed the Qingque behind him, and said, "Qingque, you go back first, move the chili pepper to the attic, and no one is allowed to touch it, understand?" ”

Qingque was a small man, holding a chili seedling in his arms, and nodded solemnly.

Under the gaze of the old man and the girl.

The stubborn woman wearing a cyan dress and tying her hair with a headband turned around at the end of the corridor, stepped into the Shuiyue Tower without hesitation, and faced Huang Lirong!

After Xu Baizhi left, Steward Wu sighed and said helplessly: "It's really not easy for the eldest lady all these years. ”

Steward Wu watched Xu Baizhi grow up, which elder is not distressed.

Qingque didn't open his mouth when he heard this, but just nodded.

How much she wanted to share a little for her own young lady, but unfortunately she was not able to do so.

Steward Wu glanced at this girl, and was quickly attracted by the thing she was holding in her arms, and pointed and asked, "What is this?" ”

"Chili!"

"What's that?"

"Hmm...... Condiment, which can be equivalent to pepper. ”

Steward Wu couldn't help but sneer, and pointed to the chili peppers in the clay pot: "That's it?" ”

"What if it could be the equivalent of pepper? My old Wu eats three bowls of things in the toilet! No hiccups! ”

Qingque sighed, took a half step back, and covered her nose: "No wonder Miss doesn't want to talk to you more......

The little girl shuddered and trotted back.

Steward Wu stood in place, unconscious, pursed his lips, and shrugged.

Still laughing: "Pepper? Chili pepper...... Three bowls! ”