Xiao Jingtang rarely looked at Du Wenrou's face seriously, and he had seen her occasionally before, and he also felt that she looked vicious, and her eyebrows were full of resentment, which was not pleasing.

However, at this moment, he suddenly felt that his memory was wrong. This woman is not extremely beautiful, but she is still ...... Seeable it. A pair of eyes are bright, bringing the whole face alive, giving people a very comfortable feeling.

Gentleness saw enough of the bottle in his hand, carefully put it back into the butler's arms, looked up and was about to speak, when he looked at Xiao Jingtang with a pair of blank eyes.

To be honest, gentleness is a face control, and when you see a good-looking person, the bottom line is easy to get lower. For example, the one in front of him, if he is not so good-looking, then even if he is not wrong in the matter of being gentle to Du, she will definitely not give him any good looks.

However, God is really unfair, gave this person Wanguan family wealth, and gave him such a good skin, Wen Kezhan fan as a handsome son, Wu Ke on the horse to carry a knife as a hot-blooded man, no matter where he put it, it is not against the peace at all.

"What are you looking at?" asked Gentle.

After coming back to his senses, Xiao Jingtang frowned and turned his face away: "I asked you if you finished reading it." ”

"After reading it, the bottle will be returned to you. Gentle shrugged nonchalantly: "You sent a carriage to pick me up on the day you took the concubine, what kind of etiquette should I do, and let people inform me in advance." ”

The person who was still holding his heart and looking pained now now calmly promised him that he was going to the wedding hall. Xiao Jingtang stared at her for a long time, and said, "Tomorrow, I will let someone come over to teach you etiquette, there are distinguished guests, if you make a mistake, no one will be happy." ”

"Got it. He yawned and glanced at the sky outside: "Second Young Master, go slowly, I should also go and rest." ”

Xiao Jingtang was also planning to leave, but when he heard this, he felt uncomfortable, squinted her eyes, and asked unhappily: "What have you been doing during the day, so tired?"

You care about me? Wen Wen wanted to go back, but after thinking about it, she endured it and whispered, "Isn't it possible to go out shopping?"

"Shopping?" Xiao Jingtang didn't believe it, but there was nothing he could do if he didn't believe it, he never cared about this person, and he didn't let people stare at her movements, so that now he didn't have any handle to ridicule her.

"That's it. After closing his eyes, he raised his feet and went out: "You are so self-sufficient." ”

It was as if she had done something bad! Gently pouting, although it was true that what he did was not conducive to the Xiao family, but it was also unjust because he was unkind to himself first. It's all about making a living, and everyone has to understand each other.

There was no sound in the courtyard, and Wen Wen paused, turned his head to Shu Fang and said, "You go and close the door." ”

Shu Fang bowed her head and retreated obediently, but when the door was closed, she couldn't help but glance at her.

This master doesn't seem to like being with her.

Wen Rou had already jumped to the desk, sharpened the ink for a while, broke off a brush and began to draw.

Pei Fangwu's Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea can't win Xiao Jingtang's color last year, so this year's dishes with a hundred flowers are probably even more useless. Anyway, now she is a business partner, so she can help.

"Second Young Master. ”

As soon as he got out of the carriage, the porter greeted him happily and said in a low voice: "The son of the Pei family is waiting for you in the flower hall." ”

Pei Fangwu pursed his lips slightly, Xiao Jingtang nodded in response, and followed in to see.

"The glass beads you wanted. Pei Fangwu's complexion was not very good, but he also looked like a businessman, smiling and letting people hold the box up, the lid was opened, and there was only one inside.

"Pei Gongzi worked hard. Glancing at the bead, Xiao Jingtang smiled: "This thing is difficult to find, and I have asked many people in the next place, but I have never known where the son picked it from." ”

"If you know, where is Pei's business to do?" Pei Fangwu smiled and arched his hand: "I was lucky to find only eight of these beads, and when I heard that the second young master was interested, I personally went to deliver the goods." Dare to ask the second young master, do you want all the remaining beads?"

Xiao Jingtang bowed: "You have this in your hand, a total of six, but nine thousand taels?"

"The real price is clear, and the child is not deceived. Pei Fangwu smiled: "But for the sake of being fated with the Xiao family, it can be counted as two hundred taels less." ”

"Oh?" Xiao Jingtang raised his eyes: "Gongzi and my Xiao family, apart from the last batch of problematic ceramics, what other fate is there?"

Pei Fangwu was neither humble nor arrogant, and said with a smile: "This is to thank the second young grandmother of the Xiao family, if it weren't for Mrs. Zun, I don't know when the dirty water on my lower body will be washed away." Our county master's prison is porcelain, and people can't move. I haven't had a chance to explain to the second young master - the batch of problematic ceramics has been checked in the next, and someone in the middle has made a stumbling block, and the second young master has not inspected the goods here, and all the orders are accepted. ”

It means that even if he is responsible, Xiao Jingtang also has the problem of lax inspection.

With a chuckle, Xiao Jingtang didn't care about ceramics, raised his eyes and asked, "Childe is very familiar with his insider?"

"Pingshui meets, within the rules, confidants. Pei Fangwu said with a smile: "I can't complain that the second young master's business is so big, and having a virtuous helper is also a great thing." ”

Xiao Jingtang couldn't help but sneer: "Childe is really a winner." ”

If Du Wenrou can be regarded as a virtuous helper, then a virtuous helper is not a compliment.

Pei Fangwu glanced at him with a complicated look, with a slight dissatisfaction in his eyes, and a little lucky. How to say this kind of look, it was like laughing at him for being lucky that he didn't know that this glass bead was so valuable, and then he picked up a big business.

Xiao Jingtang was a little uncomfortable, and his face sank and he didn't speak again. Pei Fangwu turned around and asked people to take out the remaining glass bead boxes, and then gave the bill to the housekeeper on the side, and then arched his hand and said, "Say goodbye below." ”

With a "hmm", Xiao Jingtang sat on the chair, watched him go out, and then lowered his eyes and pondered.

"Pei Kee's recent momentum has also been quite strong. The housekeeper whispered, "The second young master should really pay attention." ”

"You bring me the relevant news of Pei Ji. Xiao said.

The butler bowed down, and in a few moments came in with a booklet and handed it to him respectfully.

As a businessman, you will definitely know the details of your peers. The Xiao family even recorded all the large and small vendors near this fortunate city, including their shop signs and family backgrounds, which can be found if you check carefully.

The symbol of the Pei family is a copper coin like a concentric knot, because there is more than one shop, and there is more than one kind of business, the Pei family's territory or things will be engraved with this logo.

After looking at it carefully for a while, Xiao Jingtang's expression suddenly froze.

He is a person with a good memory, if I remember correctly, a few days ago he went to the other courtyard, met Du Wenrou and said that he had ordered food, and there was a maid and a carriage to send her back.

And the curtain hanging from the carriage seemed to be embroidered with this pattern, including the accessories around the maid's waist, which were also copper coins carved like concentric knots, fragrant wood.

Zhen Zhai, what a Zhen Zhai, this woman clearly went to have a private meeting with Pei Fangwu, and said that she went out to order food? !

The anger that was played with rushed to his brain, and Xiao Jingtang got up with a "Teng", wanting to rush directly to the other courtyard to find Du Wenrou to confront him.

However, to catch a thief and take the stolen goods, to catch a traitor must be in bed, even if he passes now, Du Wenrou will never admit it, and will continue to stay in the Xiao family with a dead face.

Taking a deep breath, Xiao Jingtang rubbed the corners of his forehead, gritted his teeth and ordered: "Let Mrs. Xu go to the other courtyard overnight, if there is any trouble, send someone back to tell me immediately." ”

"Yes. Startled by his appearance, the housekeeper hurriedly found someone to order him to go down.

But halfway through, Steward Xiao paused, and suddenly felt that something was wrong.

Even if the second young grandmother did too much before, his own young master was angry, and he never really got angry. Look at ...... It's a little different.

Could it be that the second young grandmother really went out of the wall?

"Ahh

I didn't sleep well all night, and when I woke up the next morning, I was sneezing softly and repeatedly.

"Is the master sick?" Shu Fang frowned slightly: "Do you still want to go out today?"

"There's something urgent to go out. Snorted, wrapped her coat gently, and asked her to help her comb her hair: "The person sent by Xiao Jingtang is still in the east wing, you drag her first, and say that I am sick and resting, what rules do I have to learn at night." ”

"Yes. Shu Fang responded, tied her hair in a bun, and inserted two silver hairpins.

The extra jewelry was exchanged for silver as capital, and there was no good jewelry left. Shu Fang felt that something was wrong, and his master had already gotten up and ran to the back door.

"How is she learning?"

The Xiao family's mansion, Xiao Jingtang asked while having breakfast.

The housekeeper said in a low voice: "I heard that I am sick, and I haven't gotten up yet." ”

As soon as he learned the rules, he got sick? Pouting in displeasure, he still finished his breakfast elegantly, and then went to see the third prince with the glass beads.

"The weather was exceptionally good today. Xuanyuan Jing was in a good mood, and when he saw Xiao Jingtang, he was even happier: "Let's go for a walk on the street." ”

"Good. Xiao Jingtang answered, casually put the box on the desk next to him, and then accompanied him out.

......

"If you want to talk about prosperity, Xingcheng is no worse than the capital. Walking on the street, Pei Fangwu whispered to the gentle man next to him: "But what did you do to this street? There are no shops, they are all killing chickens and selling vegetables, and they are careful to dirty their skirts." ”

Gently wearing a white gauze hat, she said nonchalantly: "What you want is this kind of place where there are masters, you can help me see, where is there a pig killer?"

Raising his eyes and looking into the distance, Pei Fangwu closed the fan: "Over there." ”

The vegetable market in Xingcheng is very lively, and in order to prove the freshness of the meat sellers, there is a pig killing farm in the dead end of the street, and the business is very good.

The street was crowded, Pei Fangwu wanted to help the people around him block the crowd, but who knew that when he looked sideways, Gentle didn't care about his identity at all, and stretched out his hand to pull the crowd forward, until he squeezed until he was at the mouth of the alley where the most people were killing pigs.