In the following days, Qin Tian completely recovered from his injury, so he began to follow up with Zhuang Xinyan again. However, because Qin Tian has realized that his identities are different, he has a lot of restraint towards Zhuang Xinyan. In addition to the necessary wait and care, he generally tries to avoid too close contact with him. And Zhuang Xinyan was not an active person in the first place. During this period of time, his 'nature' was even colder. In the past, he would 'communicate' with her in a small book, but now it is through Haifu. There is basically no 'interaction' with Qin Tian. But this is more in line with Qin Tian's mind. The two were at peace.

Soon it was October, and the weather was getting colder. Wang Zhifu had officially left his post, and Mr. Hu took his place. The merchants in Yangcheng offered congratulations one after another, and the banker also gave congratulations of 1,000 taels of silver. The eldest wife was grateful for the kindness that Lord Wang has always taken care of her, and she even gave it to her in person on the day Lord Wang returned to her hometown. Two thousand taels of silver moved Lord Wang very much.

After Mr. Hu took office, he received the decree of the imperial court. Tomorrow, in April or May, the emperor will tour the south and stay in Yangcheng for a few days, so that Yangcheng can prepare as soon as possible. Master Hu was naturally ecstatic when he got this errand. If he was entertained, it would be a great opportunity to 'show' his face if he won the old emperor's favor. He hurriedly contacted the merchants in the whole city, half to discuss, half to order, let the merchants in Yangcheng actively donate the bank to build the palace and entertain the holy car.

Who would dare to refuse such a thing? Several major salt merchants in Yangcheng responded accordingly, each offering 100,000 taels each.

But it was not long before the money was taken out. The imperial court, because there had been few wars in the past ten years, had enough horses, and Emperor Jingren issued the decree of "opening the sea ban" to promote foreign business "transactions". ( ) And abolish the official tea system, as long as you have money, you can get "tea citation"

This is a big blow to Shengshi.

In the past, although the business of Chayin was divided into official tea and commercial tea, it was difficult for commercial tea to obtain tea, and because official tea had to transport a large amount of tea to the border to help the court in exchange for horses, it was easy to obtain tea. The tea lead of Shangcha still needs to be obtained from the official tea, which creates a situation where Shengshi Tea Shop is the dominant one, and no one in Yangcheng can compete with it.

But now Shengshi no longer has the title of official tea, which means that Shengshi will not only have many competitors in the future, but also be more constrained by Mr. Hu, because tea cited is approved by the relevant department of the government, and this department's door 'Directly affiliated with Lord Hu.

On this day, Mr. Hu sent someone to invite the shopkeeper Xu Da and directly told him that the official tea tea that was previously granted to Shengshi was completely invalid. If he wanted to talk about next year's tea, he would only talk to Zhuang Xinchuan. .

After the eldest lady got the news, she was very anxious, and immediately discussed with a few confidants in the tea shop. Everyone knows the relationship between Mr. Hu and Zhuang Xinchuan. Some people say that Mr. Hu is ultimately driven by interests. This relationship with the Governor.

On Mr. Hu's side, in fact, the eldest wife tried it a long time ago, but Mr. Hu seemed to be determined to 'tight' the second room and didn't take the bait. ( ) On the Governor's side, I don't know if it was already a nest of snakes and rats with Mr. Hu, and their interests were related, and the eldest wife was not seen at all. Let the eldest wife do nothing. Not eating well and sleeping well for a period of time.

That night, when the eldest wife and Zhuang Xinyan talked about the matter, they said worriedly: "This time, if you want to let Xinchuan come forward again, the situation can't be solved by mere management!"

Qin Tian on the side said: "What does the wife mean, they will have more excessive demands?"

The eldest wife nodded: "I'm afraid that they will take the opportunity to 'force' us to 'hand over' our position as head of the family. Without the tea, the tea shop can't continue to operate. This time, I'm afraid that the Zong family will be on their side."

"Master Hu is so supportive of the second room, the second room must have given him a lot of benefits!" Qin Tian said angrily.

"I'm just afraid of this. The second room is eager for quick success, and I'm afraid that the wolf will be brought into the house. I'm afraid that the family business created by the master's hard work will fall into the hands of others!" The eldest wife shook her head and sighed, and in a blink of an eye, she saw Zhuang Xinyan frowning in a trance, and couldn't help asking: "Xinyan , what do you think of?"

After Qin Tian wrote this sentence, he also looked at him.

Zhuang Xinyan picked up the pen and wrote, "It's better than the fish die and the net breaks." Six words.

"The fish died and the net broke?" Before the eldest wife could react, Qin Tian next to him laughed and said, "I understand what the eldest young master means!"

After speaking, he wrote on the paper: "Did the eldest young master mean this? The second room has always decided that the wife values ​​the tea business and dare not let the foundation of the master's hard life be destroyed in one fell swoop, so he has the capital to 'force', but he retired. After all, what good would it do for them if the tea shop was destroyed?"

Zhuang Xinyan looked at Qin Tian with a hint of admiration in his eyes, "Yes, that's what I mean, if they take the opportunity to 'force' each other, why not..."

Zhuang Xinyan wrote down his plan, but the eldest wife still frowned. After a while, she said, "This is the only way to try it now!"

At this time, Yueniang, who had been with the eldest wife all the time, looked at Zhuang Xinyan and Qin Tian who were standing next to each other, and pursed her lips and smiled: "Madam, the two of them really have a tacit understanding, right?"

The eldest wife was originally depressed and uncomfortable, but when she heard this, she couldn't help but smiled knowingly, and looked at the two of them with infinite love and pity.

On the opposite side, Zhuang Xinyan saw Yueniang's mouth clearly, and felt a faint joy in his heart, but he didn't show it. He secretly glanced at Qin Tian, ​​and saw her hand under the table pulling the corner of her clothes, and she was originally happy. The mood darkened again.

Because of his flaws, he is usually observant. Having been with Qin Tian for so long, he has already understood the meaning of some of her small gestures. This small gesture of tugging at the corners of her clothes indicates that she is very uncomfortable. She didn't like Yueniang saying that...

Zhuang Xinyan turned around.

Just when the eldest wife was going to discuss this matter with the second room, the people from the second room took the initiative to come to the 'door', along with the patriarch of the clan and the gentlemen of the clan.

The eldest wife asked the masters of the Zong family to sit down. After greeting each other, she said to the second concubine, "Xiumei, you are here just in time. I have something I want to discuss with you!"

The second concubine sneered and reached out her hand to stop her, "Eldest sister, I know what you want to say." She stood up and looked at the eldest wife with a smug look on her face: "What did I once say, Feng Shui Take turns, you always beg me, don't be too shallow!"

As she said that, she turned around, looked at the masters of the Zong family, and continued: "Masters, don't speak secretly in front of Ming people, I believe everyone knows that the tea shop will continue to operate, who does it rely on?" She walked to Zhuang Xinchuan Beside him, he patted his shoulder and said, "It's the second young master of the banker, Zhuang Xinchuan! I can say that without our Xinchuan, the tea shop will be closed tomorrow!" She turned around and pointed to the right seat The eldest wife, "Since that's the case, I don't think the eldest sister has any reason to dominate the head of the family. We will make it clear today, whether you call me a 'force' or a threat, there is no such thing as Relationship! But there is one thing..." The second concubine paused, raised her head and said loudly in a victorious manner: "Zhuang Xinchuan, the second young master of the banker, must immediately take over the position of the eldest sister and become the head of the banker! Otherwise, nothing will happen. We have to talk, the tea shop is waiting for the door to close!"

Hearing this, Zhuang Xinchuan also raised his chest, Zhuang Mingxi had a faint smile on his mouth, and the third concubine's face showed panic.

And the sects present also panicked. The reason is very simple. If the tea shop is closed, the dry shares in their hands will be waste paper, and there will be no money to collect in the future. In this way, whether Zhuang Xinchuan is qualified to become the head of the family is not so important. Even if he earns less, it is better than nothing.

The clan members all gave the patriarch Zhuang Zhicheng a wink and let him make a decision.

Zhuang Zhicheng 'feeled' the sparse goatee, and before he could think of what to say, he suddenly heard the eldest wife's laughter.

The eldest lady smiled a few times, and she looked at the second concubine and said, "Xiumei, we have been arguing for so many years, and today we can think of it together!"

After hearing this, the second concubine thought that she had compromised, and she had not had time to be happy, but the eldest wife's next words really surprised her.

The eldest wife said: "If a family is not united, fighting each other and fighting endlessly, the family will definitely have no future! Just like our banker, now the banker is in difficulties. Threats like this is really a big deal!"

Speaking of this, the eldest wife was already stern, she stood up, left her seat, and walked towards the second concubine step by step, saying as she walked, with a louder voice, "I'm still saying that, Zhuang Xinchuan. He doesn't have the qualifications to become the head of the tea shop. He doesn't have this ability. If you insist on 'forcing' him, then it would be better for me to do it as soon as possible than to lose all the efforts of the master or bring disaster to the tea shop in the future. make a decision!"

The eldest lady took a deep breath, looked around, and said loudly, "Instead of letting Zhuang Xinchuan lose his family business, I might as well end the tea business as soon as possible, and still keep the master's family business!"

As soon as these words came out, except for Zhuang Xinyan and other insiders, everyone was shocked, and the second room was even more shocked. Tea trip!

In a panic, the second concubine called out: "Jiang Huaying, how dare you do this, do you want the master to ruin his whole life in your hands? If the master knows about it, he will never forgive you!"

"I just made this decision because I didn't want to ruin the master's hard work!" The eldest wife refused to give in at all. "I am still the head of the banker, and I have the right to end the tea shop!" She turned around and pointed at the second concubine, the word One sentence: "Li Xiumei, there are only two ways in front of you, or, honestly, talk to me about the tea, so that the tea trade can continue, and you can get the share that belongs to your second room every year! Hello! Hello everyone! If you insist on 'forced', you know my temper, what can't I do? You see if I dare to end the tea business! The master said that no separation is allowed, and everyone will be in the future. All eat wealth, frugal food, and live with moon silver!"

"You...you!" The second concubine was trembling with anger, wishing to swallow the eldest lady in front of her.

But at this moment, Zhuang Mingxi, who had been silent for a while, suddenly pulled the second concubine over and whispered in her ear, and the second concubine's eyes lit up immediately!

I'm sorry, it's so late, I'm very slow in typing, less than 1,000 words in an hour, and it takes several hours for a chapter to come across Kavin. I still have to save some drafts so that the time can be fixed.

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