After listening to it at the Qingfu Inn the day before, I still didn't feel enough.The next day, before dawn, Li Haitang got up to make up and hurriedly went to Wuweiju to find Zhuge Yi.Although the big mansion next to the new house was repaired, there was no furniture and other things, so Zhuge Yi could not move in, so he had to continue to live in Wuweiju.Fortunately, he had already prepared and asked the old shopkeeper to send the elegant room where Second Master Li invited the Jiangnan businessmen to the third floor.When the begonia comes, you can come up directly from the dark staircase in the backyard, and you don't have to swagger through the lobby of the front shop in the city.When the little girl came dressed in stars and moons, Zhuge Yi, who had just gotten up to wash, wondered if he was sleepwalking and saw her so early.Li Haitang knew that he was too anxious, and stood at the door of the room timidly and did not dare to enter.Zhuge Yi wrung out the cotton towel and put it on the basin stand, glancing at the little girl with a crimson face."
Isn't it cold?""
Cold."
Li Haitang blinked pitifully and pitifully with apricot eyes, biting her beautiful cherry lips and looking cute.Master spoils her the most, and he definitely can't bear to drive her away.Master, look at this, the disciples know their mistakes.Zhuge Yi picked up his coat and put it on, and when he saw the little girl standing aggrievedly against the door, he couldn't help but raise his voice a little."
If you don't come in yet, do you want me to hug you?""
Oh.Good. ”For a moment, I felt that he was angry, although Li Haitang didn't think it was wrong for him to be anxious, but it was a big mistake to make the master unhappy.Master is not happy, who can she find to accompany her to eavesdrop?"
Master, I'll go find the old shopkeeper first.""
What are you looking for him?""
Bring breakfast to Master.Master must be hungry, I'll go and come back quickly. ”Li Haitang ran to find the old shopkeeper as soon as he slipped through the smoke.Making amends before being punished should allow Master to dissipate his anger, preferably avoiding the punishment of spanking."
Alas!
I'm eleven years old, why is he still spanking.It's so sad. ”"The little master upsets the master?"
The old shopkeeper who came out of nowhere had an excited expression on his face, which made Li Haitang overlap the faces of the old shopkeeper and Li Yanyan countless times.Well, Sister-in-law Li is a recognized eighth woman in the Cabinet of Sisters, and she likes to gossip about the stinky things of each family the most.The old shopkeeper saw that Begonia was silent, thinking that he had guessed correctly.Busy comforting her: "Don't worry, little master, the master spoils you."
As long as you cook tea with your own hands to please your master, you will surely escape punishment. ”"Thank you to the old shopkeeper, I was so nervous that I forgot that Master loves tea."
Li Haitang patted his forehead and hurriedly ran back to the most hidden room on the third floor, which was Zhuge Yi's temporary residence.The door of this room is hidden in a cabinet in another room, and the back panel of the cabinet is integrated with the storage grid, allowing you to enter and exit the hidden room when rotated.When Li Haitang ran back, he saw that Zhuge Yi had already cooked tea and was sitting at the table waiting for her breakfast."
Master, I forgot breakfast.""
Stop."
Calling Begonia, Zhuge Yi instructed the secret guard to notify the old shopkeeper to send breakfast.Li Haitang walked slowly to his side, like a child who admitted his mistake, "Master, I know it's wrong. ”"Breakfast is coming, and we'll listen while we eat.""
Listen to what?""
Second Master Li has sent someone to pay tribute, and a quarter of an hour later, he will come to the banquet of Jiangnan businessmen.Thinking about it, he wanted to make a lot of money from the people of the eight major clans. ”Zhuge Yi put a cup of hot tea in front of her, and when she saw the old shopkeeper leading the shopkeeper Xiao Er to deliver breakfast, she said, "Second Master Li is here, please go to the elegant room outside." ”"Yes.Second Master Li's carriage had stopped outside the door, and that Lin Dashang had also arrived. ”The old shopkeeper was kind-hearted, but it made Begonia feel afraid."
Let's get out."
Zhuge Yi waved away the old shopkeeper and shopkeeper, and said to Haitang: "You don't have to be afraid of him.He is the same person I saved as the lazy mother-in-law, and he can be trusted. ”"Yes."
Li Haitang swallowed his saliva and took a small sip of hot tea.She always thought that the old shopkeeper was Lingye's servant, but she didn't expect it to be the master's.The master and apprentice had breakfast quietly, and neither of them knew how to speak.At this moment, the private room next door finally made a sound.The first to come to the door was Second Master Li, and he also heard a few small words from the old shopkeeper.Seeing that the old shopkeeper was still chattering, Second Master Li said irritably: "Prepare a pot of tea first, and then serve the food when the distinguished guests I invited to the banquet come." ”"Yes.The villain retired. ”The old shopkeeper saluted and called the shopkeeper to serve the best tea.He closed the sliding door and went down to the first floor to entertain the guests.In the elegant room, Second Master Li and Lin Dashang sat across the table, each with their own thoughts.After the shopkeeper brought the tea and went out again, Lin Dashang couldn't help but take out the golden abacus he was carrying, and said while fiddling with the gold beads: "Second Master Li hasn't forgotten his agreement with me, right?"
If I help you make these big deals, you will give me thirty percent of the total amount of drifted silver. ”(Note: Drifting, the meaning of kickback) Li Erye poured a cup of fragrant tea for himself and said, "No, only two percent." ”"Twenty percent?"
Lin Dashang sneered, put the palm-sized golden abacus in front of Second Master Li, and said indignantly: "Honesty is the morality of doing business.I believe that Li Erye is a person who keeps his promises, he used to preach morality in the rivers and lakes, and now he has to be honest and honest when he changes his ways. ”"Don't be angry, Lin Dashang, you can bring your fellow businessmen to come and buy porcelain, and I should offer it."
But as far as I know, you have an agreement with them.If the business is successful, you will get 10% of the drifting silver; If the business fails, many of the expenses you spend on Ciyu will be shared by them, and you will not lose a single cent. ”"Second Master Li, what kind of agreement do I have with them, what do we have to do with it?
You are such a villain, how can people feel at ease to do business with you?
”Lin Dashang stood up angrily and slammed his fists on the table to vent his anger.Second Master Li was not in a hurry, and asked in a shallow voice: "Are Lin Dashang's fellow villagers and best friends husbands who are true to their word?"
Will they give you 10% of the drifted silver, as they said at the beginning?
”Seeing that Second Master Li looked like he was holding the chance to win, Lin Dashang's heart sank and secretly said that it was not good."
It's true.Last night, some of your fellow businessmen came to my private house under the guidance of no one.They were quite sincere, and immediately signed a contract with me after seeing the high-grade colored porcelain, and paid a deposit of 10,000 taels. ”"How could they ......"
Lin Dashang was stupid, and all his calculations failed.He never dreamed that Second Master Li and his fellow businessmen would make a private deal, completely ignoring the promise made to him.Second Master Li put down the teacup, and saw that Lin Dashang looked sluggish, and he didn't mind saying a few more words."
Those big businessmen are very cheerful and anxious.Before dawn this morning, the colored porcelain they bought had been packed and shipped to the Grand Canal Wharf on the outskirts of Beijing.After eating today's practice feast, they rushed home to count the remaining silver and sent the dart master of Qianzhuang to transport it to Ciyu Town. ”"Enough!"
Lin Dashang roared angrily, his red eyes widened, and he stared at Second Master Li with hatred.The words of resoluteness squeezed out from between his teeth, and it was the roar he let out after being used and played."
From now on, as long as it is your Li family's business, my Jiangnan Lin family will not have dealings with you for generations.I will no longer recognize you as a brother, nor will I have a treacherous brother like you.Blame me for being blind back then, and actually saving an ungrateful and cunning villain. ”Lin Dashang smashed the teapot on the table with a fist, and resolutely left without looking back.The sliding door was pushed open, and the fellow businessmen who followed Lin Dashang stood awkwardly outside the door one by one, and a few of them wanted to explain but were spineless and silent."
Humph!
A bunch of villains, get out of here!
”Lin Dashang drank away from his fellow townsmen and strode away from this sad place.From then on, he vowed never to come to Ciyu Town to do business again, and never to do business with the people of Ciyu Town again.() Glory to the end