"Young Master, what's going on?"

Looking at the bamboo chopsticks that Xu Fan's fingertips were getting faster and faster, Zi'er exclaimed.

The next moment, Xu Fan flicked his fingers, and the two bamboo chopsticks flew into the window lattice with a "whoosh" and disappeared at the end of the field of vision.

"Bang~Bang~"

Two bamboo chopsticks flew across the wavy lake, straight into the lakeside boulder, and a pair of brocade boots next to the foot fell sharply and retreated.

"This boy is really not simple! As soon as he showed a hint of murderous intent, he was unexpectedly aware of it. ”

The owner of the brocade boots swept backwards quickly, disappeared into the verandah courtyards in a blink of an eye, and soon rushed out of the Xu Mansion and disappeared into the crowd of people around the corner of the street.

"Oh, young master, your bamboo chopsticks are flying!"

Zi'er turned her head to look over, and there were only two holes left in the window paper.

Looking along the gap of the hole, Xu Fan's eyes were slightly condensed, and his left hand tightly grasped the worn-out gourd on his waist. I said to myself in my heart. "The people who are hiding in the shadows can't wait, it seems that the fact that the girl in the white dress is still alive has alarmed them."

Soon, the look on Xu Fan's face returned to normal, but the light in his eyes still carried a chill that made people's hearts palpitate.

After a while, Zi'er brought another pair of bamboo chopsticks, and the two began to sweep away the dishes on the table.

Most of the time, Zi'er was watching, and Xu Fan was eating in a big gulp, without wasting every plate of dishes.

After dinner, Xu Fan began to take a walk in Xu's mansion, and every time he walked through a courtyard, he would pay attention to every place in the courtyard.

The eaves, the pillars, the panes, the portals, and even the shadows under the pillars did not escape his eyes.

In the dark night, in the huge courtyard of Xufu, plain white lanterns hung under the eaves of the porch, swaying in the wind.

Xu Fan walked slowly between the gardens, feeling every change in the wind, but whenever he found something unusual, he would stop and feel it seriously.

He needs to familiarize himself with every part of the mansion and try to find the fish that may be lurking in the mansion.

Although the disciples who were arrested in the Yinyang Gate have already confessed, Xu Fan believes half of those confessions at most.

It's more about trusting what your eyes see and your ears feel.

The wind blew everywhere, and his ears felt the path of the wind.

Blowing through the rockery, blowing through the gazebo, blowing through the lake, that slight change was captured by Xu Fan's ears.

Walking through seven or eight courtyards in a row, the little maids I met on the road all carried lanterns and turned sideways to avoid them.

After learning that Xu Fan was walking in the mansion, Xu Ji and Xu Xiang, who had just entered the arch of the Wave Court Courtyard, took five or six side children to look for it, and the two sides finally met in front of the main hall of the Xu Mansion.

The white candles in the mourning hall flickered, and sandalwood incense spread from the crane-shaped incense burner. The night breeze blew through the plain white tulle curtains, making the entire mourning hall extremely cold and weird.

The four or five young disciples of the Xu Mansion knelt in front of the mourning hall to keep a watch, and when they saw Xu Fan coming, they all got up and saluted.

"I've seen Brother Fan."

Xu Fan bowed slightly, looked sideways at Xu Ji, Xu Xiang and others who were hurrying in his steps, frowned and asked. "Two grandpa, what's wrong? What's the urgency? ”

After an afternoon of inventory in the Xu Mansion, all the industrial stewards in Guangling City were cleaned up, and most of the stewards were sent to the government prison.

These stewards were arrested, but the industries they were responsible for had to be maintained.

After Xu Ji and Xu Xiang discussed, it was already evening, and now Xu Fan urgently needed to come up with an idea and decide on a new person in charge.

Once it drags on, the industries of the Xu Mansion in Guangling City will be affected, and even more silver will be lost.

"Let's go to the side hall to discuss." Looking at the sweaty crowd, Xu Fan pointed to the side hall on the left.

Everyone entered the side hall together, and then a small maid served tea and snacks to everyone.

Xu Fan found a chair at random, crossed his legs, swayed his body, untied the dilapidated gourd, and took a big sip of pear blossom white.

"Brother Fan, we have sorted out all the industries in Guangling City." Xu Ji took out a brocade to wipe the sweat stains off his forehead, took a sip of hot tea, and said slowly.

"This kind of small thing, the two grandfathers are in charge."

Xu Fan moved his buttocks, put the dilapidated gourd on the chair under him, and asked. "By the way, how about the drinks that the two grandpas bought?"

"Wine, buy is buy. Brother Fan, don't you think it's too much? ”

"Many?"

Xu Fan glanced down at the dilapidated gourd beside him, feeling depressed in his heart, and he didn't know how much wine he needed to awaken the spirit of the true gourd.

"Not much! I've had a lot of wine! ”

Seeing that the matter was going to be dragged by Xu Fan to buy wine. Xu Ji interjected, "Brother Fan, now the industry in Guangling City, there is no one to take care of it, there will be nothing for the time being, and there will be a big mess in the long run!" ”

"Steward?" Xu Fan raised his head slightly, and swept over the few young children sitting in the side hall where Xu Ji and Xu Xiang were seated. "What about them?" he asked. ”

Several young people were single-minded, but Xu Xiang waved his hand again and again, "Although he is a child of our Xu family, if you let them follow to learn, it's okay, if you let them manage the industry in Guangling City, I'm afraid it won't work." ”

"Third Master!"

Several young people looked at Xu Xiang and were a little puzzled.

finally got a decent job, but was stopped by Xu Xiang.

Xu Xiang glared coldly at the young people, "If it weren't for the fact that you followed the bookkeeper to carefully check the accounts, how could I have brought you here." ”

Seeing that Xu Xiang was going to teach the children in the house a lesson again, Xu Fan hurriedly waved his hand, so as not to be taught a lesson even to himself in the next moment.

"Master Xiang, young people have to have more experience, our Xu family has no cowardice. I believe that these clan brothers did not show their talents before, and now that those stewards want to oppose our Xu family, they naturally need more help from our own brothers. ”

"Exactly, exactly. Brother Fan is right! ”

Several young disciples hurriedly agreed, not giving Xu Xiang a chance to oppose at all.

"Third master, we are all members of the Xu family, and it is better to use outsiders in charge of affairs, so it is better to use our own family. We will definitely keep an eye on our Xu family's property and not be taken away by outsiders. ”

Xu Xiang glanced at Xu Ji and saw that the other party also nodded helplessly. I had to sigh, "Okay, this matter." I'll discuss it with you four masters. Go down first, all of you. ”

When several young children heard that there was an opportunity, they all had happy smiles on their faces. first bowed to Xu Fan, then bowed to Xu Xiang and Xu Ji, and then excitedly exited the side hall.

After these young disciples walked away, Xu Ji coughed lightly, "Brother Fan, there is another important matter that you need to come up with." ”

Xu Fan sat upright, restrained his mind, his eyes were bright, and he tied the dilapidated gourd, completely lacking his previous temperament.

Seeing this, the two old men seemed to see the old master's high-spirited appearance when he was young, and their expressions were a little trance.

After being stunned for a moment, Xu Ji continued to speak. "Our Xu family's main business is still salt business. Today, I heard some rumors blowing from Jinling, and the imperial court intended to move the salt business. We're worried about this juncture, we're going to reorganize the Xufu industry, won't we..."

Xu Ji didn't say it explicitly, but Xu Fan already understood.

The huge industry of the Xu Mansion has the salt affairs of the imperial court. Once at this time, someone stands up and stumbles on the Xu Mansion, there will definitely be a big mistake.

Xu Xiang, who was sitting on the side, also showed a look of worry on his face, there were thousands of people up and down the Xu Mansion, and the industries of the Xu Mansion were all over Jiangnan Province.

Among them, it is impossible to have no other people's eyeliner, and if someone has planted a nail early, it will explode at this opportunity of Xufu's rectification industry.

What should they do?!

"Salt merchant?"

Xu Fan's fingers lightly tapped on the armrest of the chair, squinted sideways at the dark night outside the house, and fell into deep thought.

After tapping on the armrest of the chair more than a dozen times in a row, Xu Fan stopped his index finger on the armrest, and said lightly, "You can't hide from what you should come." What we need to do now is to get rid of those who have dissenting intentions as soon as possible. Since those who can't be of the same heart as our Xu Mansion, they will step on it when the Xu Mansion is in trouble. ”

"No, these people are..."

"Nothing is impossible! The situation in Jiangnan Province is complicated, not only the governor of the imperial court, the local vassal king, but also the Jianghu sect. Isn't the Yin Yang Gate sneaking into our Xu family this time the best example? How many of these house slaves are eating inside and out? ”

Xu Fan's eyes froze, and the temperament of the whole person changed suddenly, and his delicate face seemed to be covered with frost, giving people a cold air.

Xu Fan's cold and arrogant temperament shocked Xu Ji and Xu Xiang, who used to be a gentleman and raised in Zhuangzi outside the city for three years, but such a huge change has occurred.

"Don't worry about killing, these stewards are all domestic slaves of our Xu Mansion, and they have signed a death contract with our Xu Mansion. It doesn't matter who stands behind them. Our Xu Mansion is now going to remove these poisonous insects, snakes and scorpions that are adsorbed on our Xu Mansion. ”

Xu Fan picked up the worn-out gourd, put it in front of his eyes, and looked at it again. His eyes were locked on a crack that was almost disappearing, and his heart was extremely happy and happy.

See a rift repaired with your own eyes!

Xu Fan's heart was extremely happy at this time, and the tone of his voice became more and more pleasant, "Two grandfathers, you just let it go." Whether it is the imperial court or the vassal king, they all value the wealth of our Xu family. Only when our Xu family is stable, they will be profitable. Neither of them will allow the other side to completely swallow up the Xu Mansion. ”

"Whether it is the court or the rivers and lakes, the wealth of the Xu Mansion is a golden mountain. Both of them will be afraid of one thing and the other. Every time they try, they are trying to find a balance when they have the most benefits. ”

"And in this balancing process, our Xu Mansion only needs to resist the first few waves of attacks, and it will be fine. After all, neither the imperial court nor the vassal king had the strength to destroy our Xu family overnight. ”

The corners of Xu Fan's mouth were slightly hooked, and a smile was full of arcs, which surprised Xu Ji and Xu Xiang.

What happened made Xu Fan so happy.

Just when the two old men were curious, Xu Fan raised his head, his eyes were full of smiles, and said happily, "Where are all the wine I bought in the house today, I want it now." ”

The pear blossom white of Xu's mansion has been swept away by Xu Fan, and a shallow crack on the dilapidated gourd has finally disappeared.

How could this not make Xu Fan happy, his efforts were not in vain.

"Wine?"

The two old men looked stunned, they thought that Brother Fan had grown up, but they didn't expect to eat and drink again!

"yes, take me there."

Not caring about the twitching expressions on the faces of Xu Ji and Xu Xiang, Xu Fan walked straight out of the side hall and waved his hand to the little servant standing under the eaves of the corridor in the distance.