Rebirth of the backing and eating mountains

Huicheng Groceries is located in the middle of the main street of Anping Town. It was originally a teahouse.Anping Town is surrounded by villages, and it pays attention to towns that are not as big as people. The owner of this tea house takes a high-end route. The tea in the building is expensive, and it is only for the rich and powerful in the town. Those who can't continue to operate will eventually become cheaper and become groceries.

Qian Li was sitting on the balcony on the second floor of the shop, holding a cup of tea, with a smug smile on his lips that he couldn't suppress.

The clerk behind him held the teapot and smiled flatteringly: "It's still the shopkeeper who has the means to shut down the North and South Grocery in just two months. In the past, the North and South Grocery was awesome in our town. How many people are jealous, There are quite a lot of real gold and silver coming in every day, and now it’s all right, in the future, all the money will be earned by our shop, and even we will get rich along with it.”

Qian Li loves to hear this, his small triangular eyes narrowed into a slit, and he said triumphantly: "It's just a few country bumpkins, it's just a small test of how hard it is, I thought it would take a lot of effort, I didn't expect They are so useless, but I have wasted a lot of thoughts, which is not worth mentioning. In the future, I will work hard with the shopkeeper, and your benefits will be indispensable."

The guy quickly expressed his opinion: "The shopkeeper is a person with great ability, and it is a blessing for the small ones to follow the shopkeeper. From now on, the small ones will definitely listen to the shopkeeper and work hard."

Qian Li nodded contentedly, and was about to say a few more words when he heard a person behind him say: "What time is it now, what's the proper way to steal and cheat?!"

The guy froze when he heard the words, a trace of impatience flashed across Qian Li's face, and he said to the guy: "Okay, you have nothing to do here, so go and do what you should do." The guy seemed to be pardoned, He backed off with a promise, and when he passed by another person, he called out "Guanshi Li" tremblingly, and ran away.

After Li Guanshi waited for the buddy to go away, Fang stepped closer to Qian Li, frowned and said: "The boss sent you and me here, why do you know in your heart, when he came here, he told us not to reveal his identity. We need to be more cautious."

A trace of sarcasm flashed across Qian Li's face, and he said indifferently: "It's just a boy, you are too careful."

Li Guanshi said: "Be careful with the Wannian ship. The boss has put a lot of thought into it. If the errand gets messed up, it is not something you and I can afford. Also, I always think that the North and South groceries are too easy to deal with. They have been able to stand out in the town for so long, there must be some means, why the door is closed so happily, it is really strange, we have to take more precautions."

Qian Li lowered his face, raised his eyebrows, and said in a cold voice: "Why, are you looking down on me? I, Qian Li, didn't get the title of 'money collector' for nothing. In the past two months, we have come up with endless tricks. It is not easy for them to consume energy. You just said that they are the only ones in this town, not because of the two backers behind his family. It’s just that today is different from the past. We have been struggling for so long, you can see that the two Someone from the family came forward?! The Zheng family originally needed to be afraid of one or two, but now they are the tails of rabbits, and it is too late to take care of themselves. How can they care about others? Not to mention the Wu family. , but he's just... a dandy, and he's not welcome at home, what kind of trouble can he cause?! I heard that the North and South Grocery has released the wind in the past two days, and the shop is about to be sold, hehe, when the shop comes to us Hands, round or flat is not for us to grind, don't build up other people's ambitions, but destroy our own prestige."

Li Guanshi felt uneasy in the end, and he frowned and said: "In short, what the boss means is to completely defeat the North and South Grocers, and that An Rubao, so that he has no chance to stand up. The task has not been completed yet, and we should be more careful in the future. Otherwise, the success will fall short, and the gain will not be worth the loss." After finishing speaking, he turned and left.

Qian Li pouted at Guanshi Li's back.The two of them were sent out by the boss together. They have worked together for many years, and he has never been used to the tough and arrogant appearance of the other party. The boss just looked up to Li Guanshi, which made him unwilling and depressed.This time it was so easy for him to get the credit, but the other party put on such a face, clearly jealous of him.However, he doesn't care, his contribution is obvious to all, he will definitely be appreciated by the boss this time, maybe he will be promoted to a bigger place to be the shopkeeper, and then he will be popular and drink spicy food, thinking about it It was as if the scene in his mind had become a reality, he laughed so hard that his eyes disappeared.

On the other side, not far from Huicheng Groceries, in the North and South Grocery Store that was closed for business, people who should have been worried were drinking tea leisurely.

This time, An Rubao and An Hua didn't bring Song Chu and Chu Li with them, and the shop assistants were temporarily put on vacation, and they and Fang Jiancheng were the only three in the room.Compared to Anhua and An Rubao's relaxed attitude, Fang Jiancheng was a little restless, and he didn't know how many times he confirmed it: "Rubao, are you really sure?"

An Rubao put down the teacup in his hand, rubbed his forehead, and said helplessly, "Brother Jiancheng, you've already asked dozens of times in such a short time. There will always be. The news from Xiaoqing will not be wrong." Xiaoqing is a clerk of Huicheng Grocery, and he has received the favor of An Rubao. He is grateful, and he often sends them news these days.

An Rubao also asked him to use his status to help him find the boss behind the groceries, but Xiaoqing was just a boy, and the boss was elusive, so he found nothing.

This time, Xiaoqing told them that Huicheng Grocery's shopkeeper Qian and Li Guanshi had a bad relationship, and both of them wanted to show their face in front of the master, and the rivalry overtly and secretly gave An Rubao some ideas.

An Hua said from the side: "Then what should we do? We can't just wait like this?"

An Rubao smiled at the two of them and said, "We don't have much to do, just add fuel to the flames." He lowered his head and whispered to them, and the two nodded frequently.

Fang Jiancheng smiled, and then sighed again: "Actually, it doesn't take such a big trouble. We just need to wait for the potatoes and ground pearls to be on the market, and we will be able to turn around in one day. These two things, in this Anping Town, We are alone."

An Rubao shook his head, and said: "Although these two things are rare, they are also found in other places. If you are interested, you can find them. The reason why our shop is the only one in Anping Town in the past two years is because of other things. In fact, it is not difficult to find potatoes and ground pearls."

Fang Jiancheng said: "The potatoes are near Nanping City, and the earth pearls are far away in other countries. Even if they find them and transport them to Anping Town, the price will probably be much higher than ours so as not to lose money. In this way, We still have the advantage."

An Rubao said: "This is usually the case. Huicheng's groceries are coming aggressively. In my opinion, it may not be as simple as just robbing our business. If they can drive us to a corner, they probably will not hesitate to lose money." of."

An Hua and Fang Jiancheng were speechless for a while after listening.

After a long time, Fang Jianfang asked, "How long will it take? This shop can't always be closed like this."

An Rubao said: "There is no need to rush this matter, don't worry, when I get the news, I will know what to do next."

Fortunately, An Rubao didn't make him wait long for the news he wanted, and soon a letter from Mingquan County was delivered to him.

In the past two years, they went to Yuxing City every New Year. After a long talk, the relationship between the three brothers of the Qin family improved a lot. At least the two uncles were no longer indifferent to Father and their children.The second master of the Qin family, Qin Shangyuan, was promoted to the magistrate of Mingquan County last year, and this time he wanted to get some help from his second uncle.

The letter was very short, but An Rubao read it word by word with a dignified expression.Song Chu stood aside, hurried forward upon seeing this, stretched his neck to glance at the letter in An Rubao's hand, and asked, "What's wrong? What did the second uncle say in the letter?"

An Rubao glanced at him, thought for a while, and handed the letter in his hand to Song Chu. Song Chu reached out to take it, and after a closer look, he saw that there were only a few words on it, which he couldn't quite understand even though he was very polite.He read it over and over several times, pointing to the sixteen characters written at the end of the letter, "The stars are changing, the clouds are turning, the rain is turning, I am trapped in the situation, I can't help myself." He asked An Rubao, "Who is this talking about?"

An Rubao pursed his lips, and replied: "It's Brother Zheng." After he came back from Wu Shifei's place, he was always concerned about Zheng Junyu's situation, but Wu Shifei couldn't easily ask about it, and it happened that he had something to ask his second uncle For help, I mentioned it privately in the letter to Mingquan County.

The Qin family knew about An Rubao's friendship with Zheng Junyu. The last sixteen words in Qin Shangyuan's letter, "The battle turns and the stars move, the clouds turn and the rain" means that the confrontation between the old and the new forces has become fierce.As the representative of the old forces in the imperial court, the Zheng family in the capital was the first to bear the brunt of it, and Zheng Junyu, as a side branch of the Zheng family, had no lips and no teeth. For the sake of himself and his family, it was inevitable to be implicated in it. "Trapped in the situation, unable to help oneself" is a cryptic expression of Zheng Junyu's current situation.

An Rubao let out a long breath, slowly suppressed the anxiety in his heart, browsed the content in his heart again, and secretly made up his mind.

One day later, An Rubao brought Song Chu to the town in Anhua's carriage as usual, and after entering the door, he pulled the other three people to the second floor, and said to them very seriously: "It's me. Thinking of things too simply, although the previous method was feasible, but there are too many variables, it is not safe in the end. I went back and thought about it, brother Jiancheng, the earth pearl you mentioned that day reminded me of something , let me ask you, is there an oil mill in Anping Town?"

Fang Jiancheng said in a daze: "Oil workshop? Yes, why do you ask this?"

An Rubao said: "Where is the oil workshop? I can use it." Fang Jiancheng said: "It's in the east of the town, not too far from our shop."

An Rubao repeated subconsciously: "Zhendong?" A hint of subtlety suddenly appeared in his heart.

Soon this subtle feeling came to fruition.

There is only one oil workshop in Anping Town, which covers a large area. It is located next to Diecui Manor in the east of the town, and the owner of the oil workshop is Wu Shifei.

Wu Shifei looked at An Rubao with a half-smile, and said, "I heard that the North and South groceries will change hands in the near future. Boss An Xiao isn't guarding the store, so why come to the humble house?"

An Rubao took a look at the magnificently decorated hall and the exquisite ornaments placed around it, each of them was not only priceless, but also very valuable. Shang said: "There is a saying in the art of war. What is false is true, and what is true is false. Sometimes what you see with your eyes may not be what you hear with your ears. Just like the relationship between Boss Wu and his subordinates, in the eyes of outsiders, I am afraid it is too much. We have a close friendship, but you and I know what is actually going on, Boss Wu is extremely smart, so I must understand what I mean."

Wu Shifei sneered, unmoved, and said, "Stop talking nonsense, tell me, what do you want from me?"

An Rubao smiled brightly, and said, "No one else, I just want to discuss a business with Boss Wu."