Daming Grocer

Liang Daoyuan on the side stroked his beard and laughed inexplicably, and when he saw Qijian looking over, he said, "Master Qi and his wife have the spirit of 'don't listen to the sound of piercing the forest beating leaves, why not scream and walk slowly'?" I admire it." Qijian smiled and put her hands behind her back, and said slowly, "It's because she can watch the flowers bloom and fall, and she is quite indifferent to Ren Pingsheng. Me? I don't think so, I can't wait to get my hands on it now. Blade that beast. I'm a complete layman."

As soon as she finished speaking, Liang Daoyuan laughed even more suddenly, but stopped talking, waved his hands again and again to indicate that he should stop talking, and it is important to go into the room to talk about business.

In the back kitchen, Hong'er was watching, and after a while, a table full of sumptuous dishes was prepared.Chen Shangru didn't want to drink at first, so he held back his words, but he couldn't stand the persuasion of Qi Jian and Liang Daoyuan, so he brought the glass too.He took a sip and nodded again and again: "Light wine is the best, followed by bitterness, and sweet wine is the worst. This is good wine!" Qi Jian didn't answer his words, but let him drink slowly.After drinking for three rounds, Liang Daoyuan threw himself into the stone road first: "Brother Chen's surname is Chen, does he belong to the same line as the royal family of the previous dynasty?" This question not only stunned Chen Shangru, but also made him cry.

When Chen Shangru used the strength of wine to cry out what he should say, Mu Haitang led the light bamboo to change tea, and then walked to Qijian's side, and was held by Qijian. The blame is self-evident, blame her Why don't you rest at this time.Rubbing the back of her hand twice with his thumb, he said to Chen Xiaoru who was already weeping: "You are originally a descendant of the Chen Dynasty, and now you are living under the eaves of the Hu family. The tax on salt tea is tight, how dare you hit it off with Shen Yuntong, who just debuted, and you are not afraid that he will drag you into the quagmire and never come back again?"

"Madam! If he is just a fledgling boy in your dynasty who dares to talk to me about salt, then how can I talk to him? Don't say I won't talk to him, how can he see me?"——He was talking about Mu What Haitang wanted to know, silently grasped Qijian's increasingly hot palms, distracted for a moment, then returned to his senses and asked: "Who is behind the scenes, it can't be Hu Hancang." Calling Monarch Annan by his first name made him Chen Shangru looked up at her for a while, then shook his head: "It was the daughter of his brother Hu Yuancheng who fell in love with Shen Yuntong. As for why they met each other, I don't know."

Hu Yuancheng?Mu Haitang thought about it for a while and remembered. He heard from his second uncle and third uncle that An Nanguo was very good at making weapons.Isn't his daughter still young?

Chen Shangru was completely drunk by the wine that Mu Haitang personally picked.The matter was basically cleared up, and after someone took him to the guest room, Qijian stood up and leaned side by side with Mu Haitang, smiling a bit hazyly: "I'm drunk too, so the Daoist priest must be the same, how about staying here today?" Rest, and we will discuss it tomorrow morning." Liang Daoyuan only thought for a while before nodding his head in agreement, there was no need to discuss it, the two of them closed the door and had a conversation on the pillow, and in a few days it would be seen that the Mu family army will arrest people at the border.

After being pushed into the bathtub, he woke up for a while, then fell into bed and became dazed again.Wanting to sleep but unable to sleep, he grabbed the arm of the person next to him and said, "I figured out what was wrong, so he was released from the mine. How could I have the ability to catch up with the people on Annan's side? There is someone behind this." He paved the way." Listening to these vague but well-organized words, Mu Haitang secretly had a coke, leaned over to look at the writhing person, and finally kissed the corner of her mouth: "Sleep well."

After coaxing Qijian to sleep, Mu Haitang changed her clothes and wrapped herself in a cloak to keep out the cold and went back to Mu Wangfu.If it is said that Yu Fengnian bribed people from all walks of life to play against Chen Suyu, it was a means among merchants, but now that he dares to interfere with the interests of the imperial court, it can only be said that either he has reached the point where he has the right to do so, or he is in seek death.If it's the former, it's scary, and if it's the latter, it's also scary.

Mu Sheng was not in the mansion, and Mu Angben was also used to going to bed late. This time, the two brothers on the side of the guard were also there. When they saw Mu Haitang, they called out to the princess excitedly after a long absence of kindness.Mu Haitang gave them a rare smile, then stopped them from leaving, and when they all looked at her, she said: "The third uncle and the two Wei uncles are people who walk around the southwest border all the year round. What you said, you can work together to separate the true from the false. If it is true, I am afraid that the Mu Palace will really come forward to take care of this matter."

Mu Haitang's words silenced Mu Ang and the Bian family brothers.If the royal family of Annan is really the mastermind behind this incident, if they want to take advantage of this incident to collude with people with bad intentions to disturb the border, then it is necessary to guard against it.But Annan has always been law-abiding, paid tribute in a timely manner, and has always been attached to Daming. What good will it do them?

"I heard that the Hu clan is warlike and repeatedly used force against Champa, but Annan's foundation is weak, and there have been years of famines in recent years, so there must be a shortage of backup. If their actions are confirmed, it is not difficult to explain. My Ming Dynasty is rich in products, If there are big merchants who can help him, wouldn’t he wish for it? Since ancient times, there are many great merchants who can influence the government, and Lu Buwei can be counted as one? From Annan to Zhancheng, and from Zhancheng to the surrounding countries, isn’t this what the merchants want?"

After speaking, Mu Ang nodded in appreciation.He has always liked this niece, and he has always felt sorry for her.Now, it's even more lamentable.Looking around the Mu family now, if his niece is a man, the Mu family can rise to another level in her hands.

It was already Yinshi when I went home, and I accidentally saw Qijian sitting there drinking tea with a serious face, and the person standing beside him was Shen Yunsong.So Hong'er was recruited, and without waiting to ask, Hong'er said softly: "I was just woken up. I heard that something happened in Yantian. Later, someone fell into the river. It wasn't Shen's family, so the foreman was not allowed to send it to the hospital." The people left suddenly, and the hired workers in the mine who were not members of the Shen family started arguing, and someone revealed that Qiye had come here, and they were clamoring to see Qiye and ask for an explanation."

This incident has caused a lot of trouble, and there is really no peace for a moment.Liang Daoyuan was also woken up, and now he ran over with sleepy eyes and straightened his clothes and said, "Qiye has to go, and people's hearts must not be lost. Especially at this time." In a word, Qijian frowned.She was going to go too, but she hated the cause of this matter, it was all a result of suffering, how could she be so indifferent at this time.A life, if you say no, it will be gone, what makes her think about it.

Everyone has dispersed, so those who should wait outside the door.A little sleepy, Mu Haitang took off his cloak and put it on Qijian: "I know you won't let me follow, so you go and come back quickly. Remember my words: in everything, the dead are the greatest." With such a tacit understanding, Qijian suddenly felt hot for no reason, and hugged him into his arms.After hugging her for a long time, she was about to bow her head and kiss her, but was dodged with a clever smile.This back and forth, the two of them competed vigorously, Qi Jian couldn't get what he wanted for a while, so he leaned on Mu Haitang's neck and hummed softly twice, his intention was obvious, but Mu Haitang didn't want to follow her at this time, he was really afraid of her delay.So he stretched out his hand to pinch her chin and said with a smile: "It's the first time I see you cheating, and you used to treat her like this..."

Really sleepy and unconscious, the last word faded away, and the two separated slightly stiffly.This was too embarrassing, Qijian wiped his forehead with his fingers a little at a loss, turned around and left with two heys.

After she left, Mu Haitang patted his forehead with his hands a little slowly, sighed softly, and stared at the door for a long time unable to regain his senses.

The people led by Tang Dao occupied a boat, went ashore first, stopped the crowd who were about to rush up, and circled a piece of land for Qijian and Shen's family to talk.Qijian saw Shen Yuntong sitting next to the patriarch from a distance with a smile on his face.If you don't know what's going on, you really think it's brothers treating each other sincerely.No matter how the elder is the elder, Qijian had no choice but to go over and call the patriarch, and then looked at Shen Yuntong: "I thought it was normal for those who know to treat others with kindness, but it seems that I was wrong. People who have gone through suffering may not all understand suffering. Some people will only remember the evil in suffering and become demons. Shen Yuntong, have you ever thought that all the people here have the same past as you. If you don’t treat them kindly, what is human nature? ?”

"Qiye's words are serious. Do you know, how do you get so much salt in a day? How do you get the money that is getting more and more abundant in your hand? The government, colleagues, and bandits are all oppressing me. You can’t be a good person. You can be a good person, stand here and accuse me of not treating them kindly. But you ask them, do I really treat them badly? Can I cut their wages by a penny? You are so big when someone dies. Zhan Zhan came to question my teacher regardless of everything. You ask your own conscience. Can you feel at ease with me like this? Now in front of the patriarch, you can tell the truth. Are you really dissatisfied with me? Am I expelled from the salt mine? If that’s the case, that’s fine, you let your people go, and I’ll watch from the sidelines to see how they make your salt business famous!”

He bought all capable people, and now this trick is really shameful.Especially in front of the clansmen, it was too obvious to call Qu.When the members of the Shen family heard that Shen Yuntong was going to quit, they all yelled at Qi Ye who had just met.In their minds, this is the Shen family's business. If the Shen family doesn't need to use outsiders, wouldn't it be ridiculous?Who would treat them so well like the Shen family?They were still yelling, and the patriarch also said: "Qiwa, brothers are like brothers." When the patriarch said a word, the people behind nodded in agreement.

Qijian endured so much hard work with his hands behind his back, he was already drunk, but seeing this utterly hypocritical person singing here, it became more and more unbearable.Just as she was about to reprimand Shen Yuntong angrily, someone held her hand behind her back. Looking sideways, a person wearing a cloak and veil stood aside. The fragrance on her body showed that she was Mu Haitang.

"I am worried about you. It seems that I am not wrong. He is the tentacles extended by the Yu family. If you cut it off, it will only hurt the other party. It is better to let him stretch out a little bit.