With Xu's promise, Wang Lian'er pretended to serve a cup of tea again, and her face showed a tired look: "Mother-in-law, the hour is not early, you should rest early." Your health is not good, your father-in-law is gone, you are our only ancestor, you have to take care of your body. ”

Wang Lian'er just can speak, and she said everything to her heart. Xu nodded and agreed: "Okay, okay, I will listen to you." Go back and rest early. ”

The servant woman closed the door, and Li Feng took his wife and left with his father-in-law Wang Xiucai.

But they did not go back to their rooms to rest, but walked into the same room again.

As soon as Wang Lian'er sat down, she asked eagerly, "What did Fan Yanguan say?" ”

The Fan salt official in Wang Lian'er's mouth is the Fan salt official who promoted and sold the salt solution department, and the Kaifeng Mansion promoted and sold the salt solution department, which was in charge of the salt release officials in the counties and other places in Kaifeng Prefecture. Li Feng is working under Fan Yanguan.

Li Feng shook his head: "I sent Ah Tian today, and Ah Tian said that the Fan family told him that Fan Yanguan has been very busy these days, and he has passed the door three times without entering." ”

Wang Lian'er sneered: "In the past, he invited you to eat and drink every day, but now that my father-in-law is gone, he is busy." ”

Wang Xiucai sighed: "This is what people say when they go to tea cooling." ”

Especially for people like the Li family, who have no roots in Kyoto, they can see the warmth and coldness of the world.

Li Feng's face showed a bit of resentment: "The dog's eyes look down on people. ”

Wang Xiucai persuaded again: "Virtuous son-in-law doesn't have to be like this, we have lived in Kyoto for a long time, and we have long been used to it." Don't say that the Li family is a time when the family has ups and downs and is looked down upon. ”

When Li Feng heard this, his mood was better again. In fact, he also heard that the ancestors of the Wang family are very prominent, but now they are not reduced to the point of fighting the autumn breeze at his son-in-law's house every day? However, Li Feng would not say these words. If he said it, I was afraid that Wang Lian'er would scratch his face.

Wang Lian'er shook Li Feng's hand: "Lang Jun, don't worry, we are in the same boat as Fan Yanguan." If he forgets us, we won't make him any better. ”

The dark clouds on Li Feng's face suddenly dispersed: "That's right. ”

Wang Xiucai glanced at his daughter at this time.

Wang Lian'er understood and said to Li Feng: "Lang Jun go back to rest first, I still have something to say to my father." ”

Li Feng naturally knew what Wang Lian'er was going to say to Wang Xiucai, so he immediately got up and walked out. After Li Feng left, Wang Lian'er took out a fifty-yuan silver ticket from her sleeve pocket and handed it to Wang Xiucai: "Daddy, from now on, you can save some money." My father-in-law has passed away, and the money in the family is not as easy to take as before. ”

Wang Xiucai took the silver ticket with a smile and put it in his sleeve pocket: "Good daughter, Daddy is socializing outside, isn't it all for you?" Our Wang family has an only daughter for you, and after a hundred years, Daddy won't all be yours? ”

Preferably. Wang Lian'er thought so in her heart, but she didn't show it on her face. She doesn't know her father's temperament yet, money comes first, and family affection comes later. However, for the sake of her father's efforts to make her marry Li Feng smoothly, she didn't care about it.

Seeing that it was almost time, the talents of the Li family lay down exhausted.

Mu Ting lightly touched his feet and climbed over the wall of the east courtyard.

Yao Erlang was waiting for him under the wall.

Yao Erlang did not make a sound, but waited for the young master's orders.

Mu Ting leaned against the wall, slowly pondering the conversation between Li Feng and the others.

He usually only stayed in the barracks, and he didn't know much about the official position in Kyoto. But salt is related to people's livelihood, and he is quite familiar with official positions such as salt officials. Dasheng's salt is not prolific, and the salt is sold exclusively by the government. Salt merchants must get the government to buy salt before they can buy salt, and they cannot sell it across regions.

Based on Fang Cai's conversation, he was sure that Li Feng and Na Fan Yanguan must have an unsavory deal.

Li Feng is Li Zhuang's eldest son, Li Feng has an entanglement with Fan Yanguan, so what role does Li Zhuang play in it?

Qin Xiang didn't think about it too early. When I got up, the rare spring light had already shone by the window.

When she got up, Mrs. Wang was already pouring the water for washing, and when she walked in, Mrs. Wang hurriedly said, "Big lady, Siping woke up this morning." ”

"Oh, so her fever is gone?" Qin thought about it and asked.

"Retreat, I'm tired of the lady." Mrs. Wang is still grateful to Qin Xiangxiang. Such Siping will be injured in the future, and she will also be a waste. The eldest lady is willing to raise her and treat her injuries, it's just stupid...... Ah no, a great good man.

"Then you take good care of her, and come out to help when you have time." Qin thought about it. She still only cooks dinner today. You can't become a fat man by eating in one bite, and you have to make money for a long time.

Today's breakfast at Qin's restaurant is dumpling ears. The filling of the dumpling ear is pork leek, Qin Xiangxiang is the main force, and Red Sleeves and Tian Xiang follow suit. Red Sleeves learns quickly, Tim Xiang learns slowly. Qin Xiangxiang could see at a glance that Tian Xiang was not unintelligent and couldn't do it, she just rejected it. The dishes and chopsticks are all red-sleeved and washed a lot by Mrs. Wang, and Tian Xiang has been pretending to be busy, but her slender hands are not greasy at all.

Qin Xiangxiang was silent, only put the wrapped dumpling ears on the steamer, and after only a quarter of an hour, the fragrance wafted out.

Although Uncle Hai is toothless and old, he is very diligent, and he took a broom early in the morning to sweep the store clean. When the smell of dumplings wafted out, he happened to work with Uncle Ma to remove the door.

"Fragrant, so fragrant!" Uncle Hai said.

Uncle Ma squinted: "Follow the eldest lady, blessed." ”

After the dumplings were steamed, Qin Xiang asked Red Sleeves to fill a big bowl for Uncle Hai and Uncle Ma first.

When Uncle Hai and Uncle Ma were about to finish their dumplings, two white-faced scholars wearing blue round-necked narrow-sleeved shirts, black belts, and black gauze hats came to the door.

Uncle Hai and Uncle Ma are both old men of the Qin family, and it can be seen at a glance that these two people are small officials in the government.

One of the officials glanced at Uncle Hai, and his tone was kind: "Where is the store of the Qin family's restaurant?" The little official's belly bulged out slightly.

Another said, "Your cooking skills are good." This dumpling smells strange. "This little official is slender and has clear eyebrows.

Uncle Hai couldn't figure out their intentions for a while, so he hurriedly hugged the bowl and stood up straight and said, "Official, please wait a moment, the old man will ask our store to come out." ”

The protruding belly official waved his hand: "No need, let's go in and talk." ”

With that, the two of them had already entered the restaurant.

Qin Xiang Xiang came out with a smile: "Two officials, can you eat too early?" ”

The protruding belly official also smiled: "The shopkeeper is polite, we have already used it." Dare to ask where the store is? We have important things to discuss with the store. ”

Qin thought about it and said, "The concubine is the shopkeeper. The official just said. ”

Just say it, but don't necessarily do it.

The convex belly officer and the delicate little official glanced at each other, and the convex belly officer sat down unceremoniously at the long table: "We are the ones who have betrayed the salt relief division." This is your store, it is to send salt to attract vouchers. ”

The delicate little official took out a stack of vouchers from his sleeve pocket and placed them on the long table. Qin Xiang thought about it and could see it clearly, it was indeed a salt citation certificate stamped with a big seal.

Qin Xiangxiang still smiled: "Official, the shop already has enough salt, and there is no need for salt for the time being." ”

The protruding belly official squinted his eyes and smiled: "The shopkeeper just came to the waterwheel alley, and it is understandable that she doesn't know the rules of the waterwheel alley." I'll explain to the shopkeeper that all the merchants who open shops in the waterwheel alley have to buy salt. ”

His hand lightly pressed on the pile of salt citations, and he smiled: "Thirty salt quotations per month, the shopkeeper has to buy them." If the shopkeeper is not available, we will work hard and send it to the shopkeeper in person. ”