tea shop

Shopkeeper Xu hurried into the eldest wife's room.

The Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching soon, and the eldest wife is discussing with Steward Jiang about paying homage to officials at all levels and giving rewards to workers.

Seeing the anxious expression on Manager Xu's face, the eldest wife shuddered, and asked Manager Jiang to step down, and then asked Yueniang to pour tea for Manager Xu to take a seat.

"Didn't I ask you to go to Master Hu to discuss next year's tea lead? But what happened." After Manager Xu sat down, the eldest wife asked.

Manager Xu wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Ma'am, I went to see Lord Hu, but before I could speak, Lord Hu said that he only talked to the second young master about Chayin! Someone sent me out."

"Just talk to Xinchuan?" The eldest wife sank her face and slapped her right hand on the arm of the chair. It seemed that they were still unwilling to give up.

The eldest wife waved to the shopkeeper Xu and said, "You go down first."

"Yes." Manager Xu stepped back worriedly.

"Madam, what is the meaning of Mr. Hu?" Yueniang was puzzled.

The eldest wife said solemnly, "They are not willing to deal with Xinchuan like this, and they are 'forcing' me to return to the power of Xinchuan. They are also telling me, telling everyone, their important position in the banker!"

Yueniang realized the seriousness of the matter, and panicked in her heart: "Madam, what should we do? If we let them succeed, wouldn't it give them another chance? If they always use this to restrain us in the future , it's not always easy to do!"

The eldest lady was also a little disturbed. If Xinchuan really had the ability to run the tea shop, they would be even more powerful if they had a backer like Mr. Hu. It was a good thing for the tea shop, but the problem was that Xinchuan was impetuous, Mean, unscrupulous, mercenary, just let him be a steward, and such a big thing will happen. If he really takes charge of the tea shop, the tea shop will definitely be destroyed in his hands!

But Lord Hu is connected with them. The tea industry is equivalent to the lifeblood of the tea industry. Without the tea supply, all the tea leaves will not be able to go on the road, and the tea industry will be destroyed. This level is not easy to pass.

The eldest lady frowned and groaned for a while, then instructed Yueniang, "Yueniang, you accompany me to the 'gate' of the prefectural government office, quietly, and don't make a sound."

The prefectural government's "door"

The eldest lady took a sedan chair and entered from the side 'door' of the ya 'gate'.

In front of the Ya'men' is the lobby, and behind it is the residence of the prefect.

The eldest wife got off the sedan chair in the yard, and was led by the servants to the side hall. After a while, the prefect Wang, accompanied by his wife Huang, came to the side hall together.

Mr. Wang was in his sixties, and Mrs. Huang was in his fifties, both of them were wearing casual clothes. Because the eldest wife and the Huang family have some 'friendship', Mrs. Wang also took care of the eldest wife a lot. However, it is not like Mr. Hu and Li Xiumei are related, and Mr. Wang is old and does not have the ambitions of Mr. Hu, so it is impossible for Mr. Wang to protect the eldest wife like Mr. Hu.

The eldest lady greeted the two of them.

Huang Shi hurriedly said: "Hua Ying, don't be too polite." He pulled her to sit down in the guest seat, carefully looked at her face, and said, "Hua Ying, why are you worried?"

The eldest wife watched the two tell the whole story. ( )

"Sir, you know how important Chayin is to our tea shop, but Mr. Hu's move is obviously to interfere with our tea shop's internal affairs, which is unreasonable. Besides, what did Xinchuan do before? You also know that this child is definitely not suitable to be the head of a tea shop. Our Shengshi is the largest tea shop in Yangcheng. We pay tens of thousands of taels of silver every year. Whether it is disaster relief or the court’s donation of silver, we are one of the best in the city. If it is not guaranteed, isn't it a loss for the city and the imperial court?" The eldest wife sincerely pleaded, "Please also ask the adults to be the masters of the people's 'wives'!"

Lord Wang listened silently, with a sullen expression on his face, "Madam, it's not that this official does not help you, but the truth is..." Lord Wang and Mrs Huang looked at each other, Mrs Huang sighed, and continued, "Hua Ying, Our master is old and has already returned to his hometown."

The eldest lady's heart sank, and she looked at Lord Wang, "Your Excellency once said, "Old Ji has a long-term ambition, so why did he suddenly retire and return to his hometown?"

Lord Wang stroked his white beard and sighed, then stood up, "Since the abolition of the prince, all forces have been eager to move, fighting openly and secretly, and even 'spreading' to the localities, this official is old, no I would like to get involved in these right and wrong again, and just want to go back to the countryside to grow 'flowers' and raise fish, so that I can spend my old age in peace."

After hearing this, the eldest wife put down her troubles for a while, and said sincerely: "Retreat bravely in the rapids, it is called knowing the opportunity, the lord is a person with great wisdom, the people's wife is here to wish the lord a smooth journey, the people's wife. Some trivial matters will not interfere with adults."

Perhaps it was the words of the eldest wife that moved Lord Wang, who turned around and looked at the eldest lady with a smile: "The eldest lady is a 'woman' whom this official admires and admires, and this official has something to reveal to her first. The wife knows, so that the wife can be prepared."

"What's the matter?"

Lord Wang walked back and forth in the hall with his hands behind his back, and said slowly: "This official has received news that Lord Hu has connected the line of Lord Governor, and Lord Governor has made a request for Lord Hu to take over the position of this official."

The eldest lady stood up in shock: "What does your lord mean, when your lord retires, it will be your lord Hu who will succeed him?"

"That's right..." Master Wang stopped and looked at the eldest wife, "So this official thinks that the eldest lady is not suitable for a head-to-head confrontation with Mr. Hu for the time being. We might as well slow it down first, and then take care of it slowly. The days will be more difficult.”

The eldest lady fell back into the chair, her heart cold.

Lanhuayuan

Zhuang Xinchuan was leaning on the imperial concubine's couch, Liu Bijun was sitting beside him holding a plate of grapes, feeding them into his mouth one by one, and there was a girl squatting beside him, beating his 'legs'.

Zhuang Xinchuan leaned on his side, enjoying the service of his wife and girl, squinting his eyes in comfort.

Liu Bijun scratched his face with her fingers and said with a tender smile, "Husband, are the grapes sweet?"

Zhuang Xinchuan grabbed her finger and kissed her on his lips. He smiled and said, "Sweet, grapes are sweet, people are sweeter." After speaking, regardless of the presence of the maid, he put Liu Bijun on the couch and pressed him against his body. Next, some 'knead' rub.

Liu Bijun gasped for breath, "Husband, there are still people..."

Zhuang Xinchuan smiled and said: "What are you afraid of, what you brought, it's not mine in the future, just to let them study hard and know how to serve me in the future. ( )"

The maid next to her who was beating her 'leg' lowered her head in shame, with a look of 'spring' and 'color'.

Liu Bijun feigned anger, and Zhuang Xinchuan kissed her on the mouth again, and said shyly, "But the thing that hurts the most in my heart, of course, is my wife. Look, who can be like my wife? 'Flower' Rongyue appearance, knowledgeable and interesting? I only want you now, have you met anyone else before?"

Only then did Liu Bijun smile, "You're honest. Otherwise, I wouldn't have moved here a lot of money from my mother's family!"

Zhuang Xinchuan's smile condensed, and returned to his original state, "I know how good my lady is, I will repay you by loving you," he said, bowing his head and burying it in her 'chest', with a tsk tsk sound.

Liu Bijun raised his head, smiled and gasped, and the maid next to him was too embarrassed to turn his head.

But at this moment, someone outside said, "Second concubine and fourth miss are here."

"Sabotage!" Zhuang Xinchuan raised his head, and Liu Bijun hurriedly got up and sorted his clothes.

The second concubine and Zhuang Mingxi came in, and what they saw was that Zhuang Xinchuan was hanging around, while Liu Bijun was disheveled, with messy hairpins, and his face was flushed.

The two didn't understand what was going on. The second concubine frowned immediately. If it was someone else, the second concubine must accuse her of seducing Xinchuan in broad daylight and damaging his body, but neither Liu Bijun nor the second concubine. What to say, had to swallow all the dissatisfaction into stomach. Who told them that there are still many places to rely on her parents?

Zhuang Mingxi smiled and went up and called, "Second brother, second sister-in-law."

Liu Bijun was embarrassed in the end, lowered her head and blushed and said: "Mother and sister sit first, I'll ask the maid to come over for a snack." She covered her face and walked out.

Ling'er, who was following the second concubine, looked at her back, envy and jealous. Then he turned his head to look at Zhuang Xinchuan, and saw that he didn't even look at himself, and he felt infinite resentment in his heart.

The second concubine walked over to sit down on the couch and said, "Why didn't you go to the tea shop today?"

"Since my uncle is in charge, why should I go to the tea shop to suffer?" Zhuang Xinchuan took a grape from the plate next to the white enamel 'flower' and threw it into the mouth.

"That's right..." The second concubine nodded, then took his hand and looked at it again, and said distressedly, "You also need to take a good rest. That snake and scorpion 'woman' has tormented you so much."

"If there is tea, I'm not afraid that the aunt will not compromise. As long as the aunt speaks out, we can take the opportunity to make a request." Zhuang Mingxi smiled and sat down at the round table with yellow 'flower' pear and begonia pattern. "We have to send someone to let the clan know about this, lest they still don't know how powerful we are, and keep protecting the aunt!"

The second concubine thought it was reasonable, and hurriedly asked her confidant to do it.

At this time, Zhuang Xinchuan stood up and said, "Why is it so troublesome, why don't we take this opportunity to 'force' the aunt to 'hand over' the head of the family!"

Zhuang Mingxi glanced at his eldest brother and said: "How can it be so simple, now the aunt has the support of the clan, and the second brother's position in the tea shop is unstable. At this time, we will only be like last time, and we won't be able to take advantage of it. Take your place, buy people's hearts, show some ability, and then find a way to deal with all those who may become your opponents..."

Having said that, Zhuang Mingxi smiled slowly and said lightly: "With the strength of my uncle, the position of headship is ours!"

Zhuang Mingxi stood up, walked to Zhuang Xinchuan, smiled, and said softly, "Brother, last time we 'fucked' too fast, so we failed miserably. This time we must learn a lesson and make plans before moving!"

Zhuang Xinchuan turned to look at his sister and sighed, "It's a pity that my sister is a 'daughter'."

Zhuang Mingxi raised his eyebrows and said with a smile, "My sister will definitely help my brother with all my strength! Just don't forget my sister when my brother succeeds."

"You and I are compatriots, my brother will never forget the goodness of my sister." Zhuang Xinchuan said with a smile.

The second concubine watched her two sons and daughters love each other so much, and she felt infinite satisfaction.

"Then what should we do now?" The second concubine looked at the 'daughter'. The second concubine also sighed at the intelligence of the 'daughter', and couldn't help but be proud. It was indeed the right choice to ask her master to read and write when she was young.

Zhuang Ming smiled happily: "Now we don't have to do anything, because it's not us who are anxious."

Linger on the side saw that the second young master had hope of becoming the head of the family again, and his heart was 'excited'. If he became his concubine, although it was not as majestic as the main room, the glory and wealth in this life would be inexhaustible.

Just thinking about it, I heard Zhuang Xinchuan say, "I wonder if I can take the opportunity to ask for a girl?"

Ling'er's heart sank, and she couldn't help lowering her head, with a kind of jealousy in her eyes.

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