Wufeng is a very peaceful county, not prosperous, but, in this southwest, it is definitely not barren.
Wufeng's tea is very famous, it is said, it has been appreciated by the nobles in the palace, but after all, it has not become a tribute, probably because the output is too small, the tribute is this thing, the people who handle it are clear, it is exclusively for the nobles in the palace to enjoy, in case which nobles drink comfortably, want to have more for those royal relatives to taste, or think that this tea is a good thing to reward the people below, open your mouth to ask for a few hundred or thousands of catties, then these people can only commit suicide.
The famous cloud tea of the entire Wufeng is only a few dozen catties of output a year, even if these tea leaves are brewed, it is more expensive than gold, but it is only so consumed Therefore, these teas can only become a specialty near Wufeng.
Wufeng Qian family, it is said that they started by doing this tea business, and now in this Wufeng County, it can be regarded as a first-class big household, and the Qian family, who once expected to rely on this Wufeng Yunwu tea to become an imperial businessman, was blackmailed all the way by officials at all levels, and then was clearly told that there was no drama in this matter.
Since then, the Qian family seems to have some signs of malaise, although it is still a first-class large household, but those in the know know that now the Qian family is trying to mix in various industries, and the little income they rely on tea is really not enough for the expenses of such a large family.
A team of carriages and horses slowly walked into Wufeng County, and before the carriages and horses arrived at the huge mansion in the southwest of the city, the news had already been transmitted back, and it seemed that the lifeless mansion suddenly became a little lively because of the arrival of this news.
"Master, madam, the second young master is back" A maid hurriedly ran into the inner house, loudly announcing the good news.
"Didn't you just go over there for a few days, why did you come back again" An old man sitting in the middle of the hall, hearing the news, did not look up, and muttered in a low voice.
"It's a good thing to come back, haven't you heard that there is a war over there, the war is in chaos, and it's not bad for Housheng to come back to avoid it, and now such a big family, all pointing at him" The old woman beside him glared at the old man angrily: "You can't speak, don't speak, you look at your sons, which one has the ability to give a good life, in addition to showing him a face, when did you give him a smile" Getting off the carriage, Lin Qiaoqiao looked at the surrounding situation very curiously, the carriage drove directly into the house, and the people who seemed to have been waiting in the house for a long time couldn't wait to come around, calling their children and daughters one by one, the atmosphere was so warm that it was like a temple fair, and as an outsider, even if the people of the Qian family did not have the intention to snub her, she naturally seemed a little out of place.
Walking into the homes of such ancient merchants or ordinary big merchants, and getting in close contact with their lives is really a novel experience for Lin Qiaoqiao.
"Miss Lin, please come here, it's tiring to get on the road all the way, there is a cleaned up house at home, I'll take you to rest first" A handsome young man walked up to Lin Qiaoqiao's side and said in a low voice, Lin Qiaoqiao nodded slightly, this is Qian Housheng's nephew, who is responsible for serving her on the road, and this is no stranger along the way.
"Who is that girl next to Brother Qi?"
Waiting for the teenager to take them away from the somewhat chaotic scene, several teenagers gathered together and muttered in a low voice.
"I don't know, the guests brought back by the second uncle are probably the family members of business friends."
"The second uncle has never brought outsiders back, look at the seventh brother like that, be careful, this girl is very well-known" Lin Qiaoqiao, who left in a hurry, soon became the focus of discussion among the teenagers in the yard, Wufeng is a small place, and there are not many opportunities to see how to be generous here, and there are not many opportunities for girls who are not ordinary people at first glance, and this girl appeared directly in her own home, which makes it impossible for these teenagers to have some imagination.
Qian Housheng finished explaining the things in his hands one by one, left here, and walked towards the backyard of his house, although he is the head of the Qian family, but there are some things, he can't say anything about it, if it is his father's support, his brothers, it is estimated that even if there is anything dissatisfied with the decision he made, they will be pressed down by his father, just like the last time he took out 50,000 taels of silver from the family as the cost of bidding for the right to buy business, his brothers did not understand it very much, but his father strongly supported him in this matter.
"I heard that you brought a girl back, which lady is it" In the hall, the two old men smiled and watched their most capable son walk in, and opened their mouths to ask.
"Dad, mother, shouldn't you ask the child if it went well this time, and if the road was hard" Qian Housheng pulled over a chair and sat in front of his father: "You two vegetable patches didn't serve in the backyard, you two always came out when you heard the news of my entry into the city."
"If it doesn't go well, you should have a sad face when you come back, where will you still talk to our two old guys, Housheng, your ability, we know, your brothers also know, this kind of thing, what is there to ask" "Let's ask," the old man interrupted the old woman, "how's it going?"
"It's not good, the tea business, it must be ours, no one can snatch it, but recently, it has been moving around a little more with a few cloth-making people, I think, we can also touch the cloth business, the cloth over there in Jiangnan is transported to our side, it's too expensive, and our Wufeng's cloth, the quality is not good, not to mention, the quantity is small, I plan to send someone to the Jiangnan side, see if we can get a few looms to come, maybe we can also get a workshop at home" "Hmm" The old man nodded: "Let your fifth brother do this, he has been to Jiangnan, it is better than others to go" "The fifth brother can't go" Qian Housheng really didn't want to talk to his father and mother about this kind of thing as soon as he entered the door, but since the matter had already been said, he would not deliberately avoid it.
"Hmm" The old man raised his somewhat cloudy eyes, and looked at his son suspiciously, as if he wanted to find an answer from his son's face.
"Those juniors in the family have been trained by the fifth brother to be obedient, they don't obey others, but they are obedient to their fifth uncle, and the fifth brother has other things to do."
"You need to do it with the younger generations of the family" The old man looked at Qian Housheng meaningfully: "Housheng, didn't you make any outrageous moves, our Qian family, others seem to be prosperous and prosperous, and the rich life of a large family is better than anything else, but, what is the situation under this kind of scenery, I am afraid that you know better than others, your brothers, you alone can maintain the family business, and the rest, you can't be counted on, and your sons, not to mention, you can't do anything, There are fierce and ruthless, and there are idle ones, but after all, everyone is a family, and if there is anything, everyone remembers that they are the Qian family."
"Fighting a tiger still requires brothers, and going into battle is also a father and son soldier" The old man looked at his son meaningfully: "Brothers work together, their profits are cut off, I have already warned them, they will not become an obstacle to your prosperity of our Qian family" Qian Housheng couldn't laugh or cry, these brothers of his, to be honest, he really didn't worry about them becoming an obstacle to his own work, but blood is thicker than water, after all, it is a family, if he makes one by one old and dead, even if he makes more money, it doesn't mean much, no, the old man is obviously worried that he will do something not very good to his brothers and nephews.
However, after thinking about it, it seems that the old man's worries are also reasonable, when he comes back, isn't he anxious that these juniors of his Qian family will go to the Qingfeng Camp to serve as soldiers and eat food, although it is somewhat of a hostage, but if they really want to encounter a war or something, it is estimated that Lin Wushuang will not treat them differently and not let them go to the battlefield.
"Dad, things are not what you think, this is the case" He swallowed, and with some embarrassment, he told his father his plan, he believed that with his father's wisdom, he would definitely be able to see how correct his actions were.
"Seventh Brother, Seventh Brother" Retreating from the small courtyard arranged for Lin Qiaoqiao, Qian Wu heard someone calling him, he turned his head over, and several of his brothers were sneakily hiding by the wall and beckoning to him.
"It's you, this time the second uncle brought a lot of good things back from Guangping, why didn't he pick them outside, but came here" "Seventh brother, who is this young lady you brought back, what are you doing in our house, how long are you going to live in our house, just look at her appearance, you know that this is the young lady of the official eunuch's family, right?"
"Alas, Xiao Wu, Douzi, a few of you, but the family has kissed you, ask what these are doing, and you, you are only fifteen this year, what are you doing with a few of them, be careful I tell the fourth uncle to go" Qian Wu couldn't cry or laugh, his brothers are really a bunch of dirt sticks, what is this, in the eyes of Miss Lin, will there be these people from our Qian family, no, it seems that the second uncle asked himself to serve Miss Qian, and it seems that there is no such meaning.
As soon as Qian Wu finished speaking, he thought of his second uncle's words and hints, and suddenly his heart was a little hot, that's right, this is what the second uncle must have meant, and it seems that Miss Lin doesn't seem to hate herself very much in the past two days.
"Tell me, if you don't tell us, let's go and ask the second uncle, well, what kind of character is the second aunt, you know, don't make a fuss when the time comes, make the young lady embarrassed" "Okay, okay, I'm afraid of you" Qian Wu waved his hand absentmindedly: "I'll tell you a few, it's to satisfy your curiosity, this young lady's surname is Lin, and she is the daughter of a very important business partner of the second uncle, come to our house for a few days, that's all, don't ask the rest, I won't tell you if I ask, and also, you are not allowed to harass people and make the second uncle's business yellow, when the second uncle loses his temper, no one stops him, you know the end" Under the small window in the courtyard, Lin Qiaoqiao looked at the few young people outside the courtyard talking there, and smiled slightly: "It's a little interesting."
"According to Qian Housheng's plan, this time I came back, I should mobilize some children from the family to go to my Qingfeng Camp to serve as soldiers, probably to show loyalty to my Qingfeng Battalion, this person has won the business right of the Qingfeng Battalion's first battle city, there is nothing wrong with this move, if he can't check and balance him, how much silver can he earn for him, it's really hard to say" "In other words, their Qian family is likely to be the first subsidiary family of our Qingfeng Camp, so I said it is a little interesting."
Nan Qiqi pursed his lips and was silent, such a routine, Mingjiao is already familiar with it, but this kind of initiative to offer hostages to show loyalty is still rare after all, even if he doesn't admit it, the facts are also in front of him, Mingjiao has declined, and Qingfeng Camp is like a rising sun, playing an irresistible light.
"This kind of investment is inevitably bigger, I don't believe it, they put all their lives on our Qingfeng Battalion, they didn't take into account the possibility of my Qingfeng Battalion failing, if the Qingfeng Battalion loses this battle, their money is gone, and the people are probably gone, and the whole family will disappear."
"They're not in business," Nan Qiqi was silent for a while, and said slowly, "This kind of people, I have seen many times before, not so much that they are businessmen, but that they are gamblers, they have won, they have been rich for generations, they have lost, and they have been in a slump ever since, this kind of business is much faster than earning some hard-earned silver day after day, year after year."
"The biggest credit for being an official is the merit of supporting the establishment, from the dragon's merit, being a businessman, the brain is actually more flexible than those who are officials, but they have never had this opportunity, and the Qian family is fortunate to get this opportunity, and they seem to be the one who only grasps this almost in their hands."
Lin Qiaoqiao glanced at Nan Qiqi, hesitated for a moment, and finally spoke: "Brother Nan, those believers before you Ming Sect, is this like this?"
Nan Qiqi glanced at her lightly, as if she didn't feel particularly strange that she knew her identity, and took a deep breath: "I'm not a member of the Ming Sect for a long time."
"Also, you are from my Qingfeng Camp" Lin Qiaoqiao nodded as a matter of course.
Nan Qiqi shook his head slowly: "No, Miss, I am not a person from the Mingjiao Sect, nor am I a person from the Qingfeng Camp, from the beginning, I am your person, this will not change now, and it will not change in the future."
Lin Qiaoqiao blinked, looked back at him, turned his head again, and saw a few teenagers still talking outside the courtyard, and was silent for a while.
"By the way, didn't you say that you were going to recruit a few more people for me, you see, these people from the Qian family are not suitable people?"
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