Summers in Yuexi Prefecture are much hotter than in the capital, and before noon, a layer of heat waves floats under the sun. The store is simple, there is no ice storage in the capital, and you can only splash some water on the ground, one is to cool down, and the other is to remove dust.

Fifty pairs of medicines were sold every day for a month, and Jishitang at the corner of the street was closed several times.

Sitting in the shop and playing a kite, Yuan Xi has never loved the soothing sounds of mountains and rivers, and loves hurried tunes such as ambushes on all sides. With a song, there was a crisp sound of applause at the door.

Yuan Xi turned around, and Xiao Rongshen was already standing at the door. In the middle of summer, he still wore a white satin coat and a white silk cloak, and when the sun shone brightly, it was really not too hot.

"The county lord's song is full of murderous intent?" Xiao Rong smiled deeply: "Can I go in?"

Yuan Xi stood up: "Ling'er, show tea to His Highness." ”

Although serving tea is a trivial matter, it is also a little thoughtful in it, not only revealing the owner's temperament, but also seeing the owner's wealth and poverty. If it is an ordinary guest, it is not necessary to have a cup of tea before the rain last year, but Xiao Rongshen's identity must not be fooled, so Ling'er put on a lamp of Enshi Yulu before the Ming Dynasty this year, and Xiao Rongshen only dialed the floating tea leaves to see it.

Ji Shitang has cut the price of medicine by half, and there is no big profit for a month, Xiao Rongshen is the boss behind Ji Shitang, can he sit still? I came here for the silver, and what I wanted to say had already been in my head several times, but when I saw this kind of tea, my heart turned over again.

Serving such a tea is clearly telling himself that the Wei family has silver, and it can last for a few more months.

Xiao Rongshen hesitated for a while, thinking about what he was going to say, the other party already knew it, so what else was there to hesitate about? Xiao Rongshen said straight to the point: "Actually, what I am doing this time, the county lord should be clear, right?"

Yuan Xi smiled slightly and shook his head: "I don't know, I don't know." ”

"Okay, since the county lord doesn't know, then forgive me for being abrupt. Xiao Rongshen pointed in the direction of the street: "Actually, it's not a big deal, I was also entrusted by someone to come to the county lord to ask for some thin noodles." ”

Won-hee glanced in the direction of his finger, and Jese-dang was there. But she still had to pretend to be confused, and said with a smile: "You said that the errand of building a road at the entrance of the town? Do you also want to stuff people in? You can say that it is too late, and the project has already been done." ”

"The county lord's more than 100 craftsmen are in full swing in the town, I have already seen it," Xiao Rong woke up and woke up: "But what I want to talk about today is not this, it is the pharmacy." ”

"You're talking about Jishitang?"

"The county lord asked knowingly! Jishitang is just a small business, with your Wei family's financial resources, it is a matter of holding a handle to collect its shop, if you want to collect it, be happy, don't simmer so slowly, it's too torturous. ”

"Haha," Yuan Xi smiled: "Our family has been in business for generations, and we have never opened a pharmacy, so what's the use of me asking for Jishitang?" ”

"County Lord, so far, don't you deny it, don't you just want to drag Jishitang across by maliciously lowering the price of medicine?

"What do you mean by that?" Won-hee didn't take the silver ticket, but looked at him inexplicably.

"County Lord, you Wei family is a wealthy businessman, and I also know your Taoism, even if you don't play tricks, Jishitang is afraid that he won't be able to fight you. When I was in the capital, I heard such a joke: Even if the Wei family's silver is thrown as a stone, it will not be thrown away for three years. Xiao Rongshen lined up the silver tickets in turn and pushed down Yuan Xi in front of him: "This is a little bit of a small meaning, you are a master, although everyone eats the same bowl of rice, but the well water does not interfere with the river water." ”

Yuan Xi pushed the silver back again: "Your Highness, if you want to give me this spare money, it is better to use it to add some rice and noodles to the people of Ankang Town, so that people can remember your good deeds." Isn't it the same as transporting grain and grass to the enemy if you give it to me?"

Yuan Xi's words, Xiao Rongshen didn't listen to them at all, he only noticed that the silver ticket was back in his hand.

"I know that there is no one in your store, and all you sell is the inventory of Shopkeeper Li, I'm afraid it will be difficult to continue after selling these, right?

"I didn't think about it, never thought about it. Yuan Xi smiled and said: "Your Highness doesn't know? I don't care about tomorrow today, the world is so difficult, who cares if tomorrow is wind or rain? ”

Xiao Rongshen originally wanted to use Li Ji's bankruptcy to scare Yuan Xi, but he didn't expect it to be useless.

Xiao Rongshen sighed: "County Lord, when it comes to this part, you might as well hand in a hole card." If I can do it, I will definitely do it, if I can't do it, don't blame me, everyone is fighting hard, and it is not certain who will kill the deer. ”

"Shopkeeper Li said before leaving, the price of medicine in Ankang Town was not so high before, and it was all after Jishitang came, the government forced Li Ji to increase the price. Yuan Xi lowered his voice and teased: "Your Highness, this Ankang Town is originally a three-regardless realm, as soon as you come, even the government will work hard, you are really shrewd and strong." ”

Xiao Rongshen's face changed suddenly, and the corners of his eyes and eyebrows added a little anger: "What does the county lord mean, I instructed the officials to bully the merchants?"

"Well, I didn't say that. Won-hee waved his hand.

Xiao Rongshen took a sip of tea: "So, the county lord won't let you take a step?"

The corners of Yuan Xi's lips hooked: "Your Highness, believe it or not, the remaining medicines of Shopkeeper Li can still be sold for half a year." ”

Half a year is enough to drag Jishitang to death. Xiao Rongshen's eyes narrowed, and there was a gloom in his tone: "Don't talk about it?"

Yuan Xi shook his head slowly: "When talking about business, the most important thing is that the price is right, just a thousand taels of silver, I can't even see half of the sincerity, how can I talk about it?"

Xiao Rongshen's clenched fists were hidden in his sleeves, and he still had a polite smile on his face. If it weren't for Wei Yuanxi's trick that was too yin and directly forced him into a corner, he would never have swallowed his anger like this.

"What kind of sincerity does the county lord want, at a fixed price, I will never bargain. ”

Yuan Xi smiled: "Two things, if Your Highness can do it, I will never compete with Jishitang from tomorrow onwards." ”

"You say. ”

Yuan Xi gave the sixth son a look, and the sixth son took the medicine sheet from the cabinet and presented it to Xiao Rongshen with both hands. Xiao Rongshen looked at a few pages and asked, "What does this mean, county lord?"

"This is the first thing, the remaining medicinal materials of Shopkeeper Li, please Jishitang accept them at the original price, a total of four thousand taels. ”

"Yes, as long as the goods are of good quality. Xiao Rongshen accepted the medicine list: "What about the second thing?"

"The second thing, Jishitang has raised the price of medicine in the entire Ankang Town too high, and I want His Highness to lower the price of medicine back. ”

Xiao Rongshen didn't speak, there was a dead silence in the store, and the sound of the young man on the counter plucking the abacus was exciting, which startled him.

"It's down to 70% now, which is what it was. In this way, you can earn a little money, and the people can afford it. Seeing that Xiao Rongshen didn't speak, Yuan Xi added: "Your Highness, as the saying goes, small profits are quick turnover, as soon as I close the door here, the entire Ankang Town will buy the medicine of your Jishitang family, are you still afraid of making less money?"

"Deal. Xiao Rongshen picked up the cup and drank a cup of warm tea.

"Your Highness has to say something, but don't let me close the door here, and you will raise the price of medicine again. Yuan Xi sneered: "If you really do this, I promise that within three days, Li Ji will reopen, although I have no one in my hands now." But my Wei family wants to find someone who can open a pharmacy, and it doesn't take a stick of incense at all. ”

"No, since I promised the county lord, I won't go back. ”

"That's good. Yuan Xi glanced at him lightly: "In that case, Your Highness, please go back, Li Ji will close the door within three days." ”

Xiao Rongshen sat still and looked around a little arrogantly: "Is it my second brother who asked you to do this?"

"Second ......" Yuan Xi reacted, he was talking about Xiao Rongzhan. He sneered like this: "Your Highness, haven't you heard that sentence? Do not mix with official and family affairs in business, otherwise you will be prosperous and lose everything." I don't want to die with those officials. ”

"Who said that? I haven't heard of it. Yuan Xi's words were nothing more than a distancing from Xiao Rongzhan, but these words sounded fresh and aroused Xiao Rongshen's curiosity.

"I just said it, I haven't heard it. ”

Xiao Rongshen laughed a few times: "It's good that it's not what the second brother meant." That being the case, I have a saying, I'm afraid the county lord doesn't like to hear it. ”

"What?"

He leaned on the coffee table and whispered, "County Lord, you grew up eating seawater, and you have nothing to do with salty?"

Yuan Xi gently shook the agarwood silk folding fan: "Why did I become a nosyman?" If His Highness doesn't say this clearly, he won't be able to get out of Li Ji's door." ”

Xiao Rongshen quietly wiped the sweat from his palms with a handkerchief, and said with an unchanged face: "Isn't it? For the sake of those poor people, the county lord even did not hesitate to spend six thousand taels of silver to fight with Jishitang. In order to find a living for those who ask for food, they even contracted the inexplicable project of building roads. Aren't you idle?"

"If you say so, I'm convinced, I'm still burning money. Yuan Xi sneered: "Your Highness, didn't you also grow up eating seawater? For the sake of a group of ordinary people in Donglinzhou who have never met, you actually went to the battlefield in person, aren't you idle? Like the King of Duanjun, isn't it good to live in peace in the capital?"

Yuan Xi pretended to be surprised: "Could it be that His Highness came down to fight, what other reason is there?"

It's nothing more than a fight for military merit, and he will return to Beijing to be crowned a king. But how could Xiao Rongshen say such a purpose, it was too ugly.

He shook his head: "No, I'm the same as the county lord - idle." I can't enjoy the blessings of the second brother. He paused, a little deliberately: "The queen has taken a fancy to the concubine of Shangshufu, and she wants to marry her to the second brother as a concubine." It's like me, don't talk about concubines. In the year of its establishment, he did not even have a knighthood. ”

Ling'er's face twitched, and she looked at Yuan Xi in horror. Xiao Rongshen was the same, staring at Yuan Xi slyly.

"The daughter of Shangshu Mansion, that's really a good couple," Yuan Xi said with a smile on his face: "But Your Highness doesn't have to worry, when the war in Donglinzhou is settled, those courtiers won't rush to be your father-in-law?"