Chapter 52: The Seven Great Families Gather
It was getting late, and there was still half an hour to go, and he began to attend the meeting, and as soon as Mu Qingfeng walked out of the door of the Mu family with Xiaohe, he saw the fat man standing not far away. The fat man saw Mu Qingfeng coming out, and walked up with a smile: "Are you going to attend the conference, do you need a follower, I think I'm quite suitable." β
After Mu Qingfeng saw the fat man, his smile became even brighter, and he turned to Xiaohe and said, "Xiaohe, go back to the house." Just let Childe accompany me. β
Xiaohe saw that his master was smiling and his face flushed with a layer of red, and he said something good, so he picked up his little toes and ran back quickly, making a light bulb for one second less than a second.
Mu Qingfeng turned around and went back again: "Where is Gongzi Chen? Did you find it? When did you come back, why didn't you ask me to pick you up? I'd better take a little, you might be on the road later, you might be hungry. After saying that, I wanted to run to the house.
The fat man grabbed Mu Qingfeng with one hand, pulled it his body, and directly hugged Mu Qingfeng in his arms, and gently stroked Mu Qingfeng's head with the other hand, and said softly: "I'm not hungry, let me hug you, and talk while walking." β
Such a sudden hug made Mu Qingfeng a little overwhelmed, but he didn't resist, and said "um" softly.
Wang Yufan's side, he took Xiao Xi to the door of the Jin family, waited for Jin Chengguang to come out, and after a while, Jin Chengguang walked out with his guards.
Wang Yufan arched his hand and said, "Uncle Chengguang, the juniors have been waiting here for a long time. Let's go, the conference will start in half an hour. β
Jin Chengguang looked at Wang Yufan and the guards beside him, and snorted angrily: "Just with this little girl, she can also be the guard of the head of the Wang family?"
"Oh yes! That's not right! Uncle Chengguang can't underestimate me as a guard, she has already reached the sixth layer of the Qi Refining Period at a young age!" Wang Yufan's tone was like wanting to lift Xiao Xi to the sky.
"Hmph, even if she has potential, it's useless, before she has formed a certain strength, she is still in the Qi refining period, unlike me, the guard, who has followed me for decades, and now she has stepped into the second layer of the condensation stage. Strong strength and rich combat experience are the criteria for being a guard. Jin Chengguang pointed his finger at the guards behind him.
When the guard heard that his family master was praising him, he instantly straightened his waist, and also learned the tone of his predecessor and said, "Wang family master, listen to the old man's words, you are indeed going to change a guard." β
Wang Yufan smiled and arched his hand and said: "Thank you, with Uncle Chengguang and his predecessors here, if there is really any enemy, I am not afraid, after all, you are experienced, and I, a little guard, can also learn from the experience of fighting." That's right, this world, sooner or later, is the world of our young people, and the older generation, it's time to retire and take a break. β
"You, you, you, hum, leave him alone, let's go. Jin Chengguang was so angry that he almost jumped up, he had been said so by Wang Yufan several times, turned around and left directly. His father Wang Yuhan was already difficult to deal with, but he didn't expect even his son to be so difficult to deal with. The people of the Wang family are really more difficult than the other.
The fat man took Mu Qingfeng's hand and walked, but this road was not a place for a meeting in his impression. "This road doesn't seem to lead to the government. Isn't the meeting going to the government office?" he had attended a meeting with his father a few years ago, and the previous meeting was held at the government office.
Mu Qingfeng shook his head and took out an invitation from his clothes: "No, what is written here is the Shunying Chamber of Commerce." β
"Is the Shunying Chamber of Commerce so rich this year? "The fat man was a little incredulous.
Shunying Chamber of Commerce is a big exchange, every city will have it, there is almost everything in it, as long as it is legal, not only shops in the Shenzhou Continent, but also stores from other continents can also come here. The bigger investor is the Liantian Palace in the Liantian Continent, Bao Zhai Hall is not ranked in it, and the beginner school can only set up a small stall in it, and the Shunying Chamber of Commerce in Tianping City can be said to be small.
Talking and talking, I arrived at the Shunying Chamber of Commerce, which was as lively as it was day and night, and the fat man soon saw Jin Chengguang, and Jin Chengguang also saw the fat man. Now that I have seen it, and as a junior, I should go up and say hello, not to mention, the Muqing Fengmu family is also one of the big families.
The fat man and Mu Qingfeng walked up and greeted Jin Chengguang with their hands.
When Jin Chengguang saw the fat man, he thought of being angry with his younger brother just now, but seeing Mu Qingfeng here, for the sake of face, he had to return the salute anyway, otherwise it would seem that his senior would be rude.
Jin Chengguang said "um", and continued to say in the tone of an elder: "Yuhao, isn't your brother here today?
"Oh, isn't this going to be the guard of the head of the Mu family?"
"Hmph, the two brothers are exactly the same, one guard doesn't have that strength, and the other is a good guard for others. "Jin Chengguang must seize this opportunity to educate the people of the Wang family this time, I can't say anything about the head of the Wang family, you Wang Yuhao is not the head of the Wang family, and now he is just the guard of the head of the Mu family.
As a result, the fat man still smiled and said, "It's nothing, after all, this is the world of young people in the future." β
It's okay not to say it, but when he says it, he gets angry, Jin Chengguang felt that the two brothers were deliberately strung together to humiliate him tonight, only to see him shake his hand, twist his head, and snort: "Two brothers have one virtue." Then he strode forward. Leave the fat man and Mu Qingfeng to dry there.
"Brother, when are you coming back?" Wang Yufan's voice came from behind, and as soon as the fat man turned his head, Wang Yufan put one hand on the fat man's body: "Yes, I actually accompanied my sister-in-law to the meeting, sister-in-law is good." As he spoke, he also said hello to Mu Qingfeng.
"Don't talk about these things yet, why does the head of the Jin family say that the two brothers have one virtue? I just said hello to him, is he so angry?" The fat man pointed in the direction where Jin Chengguang left.
"Oh, it's okay, it's okay, I'm old, I must be a little irritable, leave him alone, let's go and talk about it first. With that, he pushed the fat man and walked in.
Most of the people in the Shunying Chamber of Commerce sell things, but there is also a place that is used as a resting place for the government and the upper echelons to come down and inspect. This place is on the highest floor, and the moment you push open the wooden door, the decoration inside is a beautiful word.
A large round table made of Nantian wood, each position is placed with a glazed jade teacup, and four pots of wealth fairy trees are placed in the four corners of the room, although this wealth fairy tree is not really able to gather wealth, it is just a meaning, but this variety is also a very precious one.
When the fat man saw the furnishings of this room, he smiled and shook his head: I don't know if this room is simple or luxurious?
He Xinmin had been waiting inside for a long time, and after seeing Wang Yufan and Mu Qingfeng also coming, he also stepped forward to say hello, and was also startled when he saw the fat man: "Prince Wang, why are you here too?"
"Hello Lord He, no, let's be my fiancΓ©e's guard, isn't that okay?" said the fat man.
"Oh, that's it, it's okay, then you can only grieve the prince standing behind. We're going to get ready for the meeting. β
"No grievances, no grievances. You discuss, I'll observe, I'll observe. β
He Xinmin walked to the side of a position, first motioned to the people present to do it first, and then sat down himself: "Everyone sit down first, wait a while, there are still two family masters who have not yet arrived." β
As soon as Jin Chengguang sat down, Huo Nianhua sat on the left side of Jin Chengguang, Jin Chengguang saw that it was him next to him, and he was a little dissatisfied, so Wang Yufan sat on the right side of Jin Chengguang again. This Jin Chengguang had to bear it this time, although each seat was separated by a certain distance, but he was still very uncomfortable. As for Tu Ci, he must be sitting next to Huo Nianhua, and the guards are all standing behind their own family master.
After a while, the head of the Liu family and the head of the Jiang family also came. The head of the Liu family, Liu Qicheng, is an old man in his seventies, but his face only looks like a person in his fifties, with a straight waist, a pair of eyes that seem to see through the red dust, and his favorite words on his lips are indifferent. Standing behind him is his daughter, who is likely to be the next head of the Liu family.
The head of the Jiang family, Jiang Haihan, is also the new head of the family this year, and when his father was in power in the last term, many things were advised by him, and it is said that the strength has also reached the foundation building period. It is said that he is also about twenty-seven or eighteen, which is really in response to that sentence: In the future, this is the world of young people.
"Okay, everyone, now, sit down, and our meeting has officially begun. Shogun. He Xinmin snapped his fingers, and the curtain eagle walked up to each of the family heads and handed out the information.
"This year's taxes and fees have increased a little, and it may be hard for the heads of the family. He Xinmin arched his hand and said.
The Wang family has contracted the tea business, and it can be said that there are several large tea farms in Tianping City. The Jin family contracted the clothes business, the Tu family contracted the business of raw materials for equipment, the Mu family contracted the business of building materials and trees, the Liu family contracted the business of picking medicinal materials and alchemy, and the Jiang family contracted the business of ingredients.
The seven heads of the family looked at the tax, but they didn't say so much to He Xinmin, but directly increased it by more than two times. Jiang Haihan was the first to speak: "Tut-tut, Master He, this is too much of a lion's mouth, do you think everyone is as big as the Huo family master." β
Huo Nianhua immediately spoke: "You can't say that, how can you be like your Jiang family master, seventy percent of the food ingredient business in Tianping City is occupied by your family." β
"A small business, you have to take care of the people, and the wages of the workers also have to be paid, how can you be like the head of the Huo family, sitting at home every day, you will have money in your pocket. Jiang Haihan picked up a cup of tea and took a sip.
"I don't care, just add it, I can't bring it into my coffin anyway. Liu Qicheng threw the document on the table.
"The head of the Liu family, it's not the younger generation who said, you are really a little difficult for us to do, I just said it, the subordinates of our family, the workers also have salaries, and they also have families. You don't care, you can't just say it. Wang Yufan said with a smile.
Mu Qingfeng handed the information in his hand to the fat man, and then said: "Lord He, we have just taken office, but we are not like the Liu family masters, who are experienced and mature, you don't want to suppress the enthusiasm of our young people, right?"
"Everyone, don't get excited, this is not a document I can issue, this is a document issued by the top. I'm doing the same thing. He Xinmin smiled bitterly.
"I know it's difficult for you, Lord He, to do it, but, as the Mu family master just said, doubling the tax is also a bit more, and it would be better if you could reduce it a little. Jiang Haihan still said with a grin.
"Well, you also have some truth, so let's do it, what about the doubling of your taxes, let's help you bear it. Liu Qicheng just finished speaking.
The other three heads of the family said in unison, "Impossible. β
At this time, the whole room was filled with the smell of gunpowder.