The Cai family suffered a sudden defeat.

They made their fortune twenty years ago and almost suddenly became rich by monopolizing most of the town's beverage business with their sweet wines.

No one knows exactly where their fragrant wine comes from, but ordinary people don't pay much attention to whose wine the town's wine shop sells, and the Cai family soon takes root.

And during these years, there will be some small wine shops scattered in the town who want a piece of the pie, all of which end up in failure.

Either broke leg today or was pushed against the wall tomorrow, but can't drive it down after all.

Until Qi Yun's liquor store came in, the Cai family cut off the business in the town.

This incident happened because it is said that the Cai family's rice wine recipe was stolen from others.

This is different from stealing money and stealing things, ordinary recipes and other things are a means of making a living, and it is taboo to force them to do things in their own family. Then people frequently go to the Yamen to complain, that is, those merchants who have been dealt with by the Cai family before. All went to complain.

Nowadays, this complaint is not a piece of paper that can be handed over casually. If a complaint is found to be dirty, it is necessary to sit back.

If only one person sued the Cai family for bullying the city, the Yamen would not attach much importance to it, but this time it involved more than a dozen families, and the Yamen had to file a case.

Coincidentally, in this stall, a concubine in the Cai family's rear house ran away all night under humiliation and was caught as a fugitive slave. The concubine cried bitterly that her son had died unjustly, directly exposing the scandal of the Cai family's house.

On this night, the Sun family bank encouraged the Cai family's ledger to expose the Cai family's hidden tax, missed a large amount of tax money, and took out the bill as proof, which became the straw that crushed the camel.

For a while, the master of the Cai family was sent to prison, and the housewife was arrested for being involved in something bad, and the domestic servants were scattered, but after one night, the Tsai family, who was still swaggering yesterday, suddenly disappeared.

That's all. No one contacted the Qi family.

The complainants were the businessmen who were bullied before and exposed the Sun family who had a grudge against the Tsai family. as for the incident in the back house, they killed innocent children themselves and wanted to pretend that nothing had happened. You don't have to pay for your life.

Among them, the only thing that had anything to do with the Qi family was that Cai Twelang was jealous of Qi Sanlang and pushed him down the hillside.

That family Qi Saburo is the victim, very pitiful, not dead is a big fate, who heard to sigh that the Qi family dodged a bullet, and the others had nothing to do with them.

On the other hand, Ye Jiao heard it with relish along the way, and often such things spread around the streets without adding embellishment, but it was particularly interesting to say it.

Especially last night, the scene of the Yamen closing down the Cai wine shop overnight was particularly thrilling. Ye Jiao even stopped the carriage and waited until the people in the tea shop had finished talking before continuing to walk.

When she got to the drugstore, there was still a smile on her face.

Dong saw it, first reached out to help her down, and then asked curiously, "Niang Niang, but what kind of joy did you encounter?"

Ye Jiao remembered Qi Yun's advice before, but said with a smile, "listening to people outside in the car is like listening to a story, which is very interesting."

Dong thought she had heard some jokes and said with a smile, "if you like stories, how about I take you to the teahouse to listen to books when the weather gets warm?" Not long ago, there was a new woman and gentleman who told a book, and she said it very well. "

"what book? You give me. "

Dong's face flushed and hurriedly cut off the conversation: "how is it possible to take out that book and say it?"

Ye Jiao also nodded, "that's right, there are only a few words, but there's nothing to say."

Dong:. That makes sense.

But just as they entered the door arm in arm, not far away, a man was sitting in the tea stall looking at her from a distance.

It is Ye Jilang who has been wandering around the town for several days.

Ye Erlang has not seen his little sister for a long time. Since Ye Jiao returned to the door last time, Ye Erlang has not seen her.

It was not Ye Jiao who deliberately walked around him, but Ye Erlang deliberately avoided Ye Jiao.

In fact, he knew that the Qi family opened a wine shop and opened a drugstore in the town, and he also knew that he would go to the store on the opening day.

But Ye Erlang dodged every time.

Because when the Qi family opened, the Qi family would throw some coins out, and many people in the village took fun to see the hustle and bustle and came back to describe how grand the scene was and how handsome Qi Jia Erlang was. Ye Erlang also heard it in his ears.

However, no matter how much others said, he just listened and thought about it in his head. He dared not recognize his in-laws at all, but he was still willing to listen.

Others said that Qi Jiaerlang's life was easier, and Ye Erlang listened happily, as if he could convince himself that he was happy to marry Ye Jiao, but he dared not really go to see Ye Jiao for fear that his little sister's indifference would pierce the fantasy in his head.

But this time Ye Jilang is really helpless.

A few days ago, Ye Pingrong went to his house. Others may not recognize Ye Pingrong, who has changed greatly, but Ye Erlang, who grew up with him, recognized him at a glance.

But before he was happy, Ye Pingrong threw a document for him to sign and left without saying anything else.

Ye Erlang and his wife can't read much. Apart from their own names, they can't read a few words.

However, Ye Bao recognized a lot. Although he didn't study hard in school, Ye Bao was afraid of pain. In order not to let his husband play the cards, he reluctantly memorized the three-character Sutra.

And Ye Bao stumbled on this document, at least heard a general meaning after Ye Erlang was anxious, busy to come out and his eldest brother to explain clearly.

Unluckily, when Ye Pingrong came back, he only said that he had signed the document and sent it to the Yamen, but not a word was mentioned.

Ye Erlang does not know what Ye Pingrong does, nor does he know where Ye Pingrong lives now. He can only wander around the neighborhood, hoping to find his eldest brother.

Today he didn't find Ye Pingrong. Instead, he saw Ye Jiao.

This brightened Ye Erlang's eyes and thought that the little sister was the softest. In the past, even though her wife was more domineering, Ye Jiao endured it in her own face, and she was still a family.

Now if he asks his younger sister to persuade the eldest brother, he can always change his mind.

As for the fact that he had cheated Ye Jiao himself, Ye Erlang had no recollection at all.

He always told himself nonsense for years, originally intended to convince his conscience to feel better, who knew that this lie told too much, a little bit, so that he himself believed.

When Ye Erlang saw Ye Jiao enter the drugstore, he hurriedly stood up from the tea stall, but quickly sat down again.

He is so stupid that he still needs to be prepared for what he wants to say.

However, Ye Erlang did not notice that there was a man who had been staring at him not far away.

Liu Rong came to follow Ye Erlang, not Ye Pingrong's arrangement, but Meng's advice.

Princess Duan also got a general idea of the feud between the Ye brothers. After knowing that Ye Pingrong was going to separate from Ye Erlang, she guessed that Ye Erlang would not agree, so she asked Liu Rong to follow Ye Erlang and not let him make a scene.

If we pull out the Duanwang behind Ye Pingrong and Ye Pingrong, things will not be easy to clean up.

At this moment, when Liu Rong saw that Ye Erlang had his eye on his precious sister, he opened his heart, beckoned his men to come over and whispered, "go and tell Tih what's going on here."

"do you want to tell the princess?"

"tell tihh first, and if tihh does not come, then tell the princess to go."

"Yes."

Liu Rong asked and looked up again, only to find that Ye Erlang, whom he had been staring at, was missing.

He hurriedly looked forward, and sure enough, he saw that Ye Erlang had entered the drugstore.

In the back hall of the drugstore, Ye Jiao is looking at Dong's recent collection of flowers.

"these flowers are also called eyebrows, and there are many affixed to the center of the eyebrows. These are all made of camellia cakes and gold foil, but the gold foil should be specially glued with fish swim bladder, which is a little more troublesome." Dong said, taking out some flowers and showing them to Ye Jiao.

Ye Jiao took it over and looked at it. She only felt that purples looked good, and the pattern was much more complicated than what she had left at home.

It was only when Dong looked at Ye Jiao's posting today that she took out her flower box and looked at her. She closed her cuffs, gently touched Ye Jiao's eyebrows, and said with a smile, "Why don't I bring you one to try?"

The little ginseng nodded and sat there obediently waiting for Dong to paste it to himself.

But before Dong started, someone outside came in and said, "Ma'am, a man surnamed Ye said he wanted to see the second mistress. He didn't say anything when he asked him anything, but said he was looking for the second mistress."

As soon as Dong heard the surname, he subconsciously looked at Ye Jiao.

Ye Jiao thought it was Ye Pingrong, so she said to Dong, "it may be my eldest brother. I'll go and have a look. Chunlan, wait for me here."

Dong stood up and said, "I'll go with you."

Does she know how nervous the second young master is about Ye Jiao? no matter who it is, Dong will go with Ye Jiao. If something happens to Jiao Niang in her own shop, not to mention expanding the drugstore in the future, she is afraid that the second young master will be able to level them out.

Ye Jiao did not refuse and went to the vestibule with Dong.

As soon as she entered the door, Ye Jiao paused and looked at the man in surprise: "Why are you?"

Ye Erlang saw that Ye Jiao immediately laughed and wanted to go over and talk to Ye Jiao, but he dared not get too close, and only whispered, "that, Niang Niang, I …". I haven't seen you for a long time. I came to see if you are all right. "

Ye Jiao's eyes are particularly bright, but there is not much closeness, but she is not bored, and her voice is as soft as ever: "second Brother, I'm fine."

As soon as these words came out, Dong frowned.

The matter of Ye Jiao Niang's family is not a secret, especially after Qi Yun's business became big. At the beginning, this marriage became a conversation between many women in the house.

But different from the previous mockery, now others talk about Ye Jiao with envy.

She is lucky to be able to turn bad things into good things, and a marriage that is seen by others as the bottom of a bad road can also become a good match. Qi Yun, who has always been seriously ill and suffered minor disasters, has now become a good reliance that everyone envies, and do not know who has rubbed whose blessings.

But for Ye Jiaji Lang, few of them do not dislike it.

As a woman, marriage is a major event in life, like a new life. Ye Jiao was lucky to have a good life, but her family was unexpectedly cruel to trade her for silver cakes. How could the women, who are also women, not be bored?

I am afraid Ye Erlang himself does not know that these ladies have embellished his affairs to the public of their own family. Ye Erlang's reputation has long been tarnished. How can he be successful in doing business?

Now, when Dong listens to Ye Jiao's name, he knows that the village man is Ye Erlang.

She can't make a sound at the moment. After all, this is Ye Jiao's family. Dong only works for Qi's shop and can't be the master of the owner.

But Dong was so clever that he had an idea as soon as he turned his eyes.

She stepped back, pretended to get the teapot, tilted her head slightly, covered her mouth with a veil, and whispered to the man, "I heard that the second young master went to the liquor store to check the accounts today. Now go and tell the second young master that the second young lady's family is here." ask him to come. Hurry up. "

The little man immediately trotted out to report the news, while Dong put down his handkerchief and walked back to Ye Jiao, calmly as if nothing had happened. He smiled and said, "Don't always stand there, Niang, sit down." then she looked at Ye Erlang, which was also a particularly polite smile. "you sit, too."

Little ginseng also felt tired standing. Recently, she was always tired. When she heard the words, she found a chair to sit on, but Ye Erlang could not sit still. He was anxious. He felt that the dryness of these days was blocked in his heart. Where did he settle down?

Seeing that Ye Jiao did not blow him out, Ye Erlang thought there was a chance. He took two steps forward and said, "Little sister, I have something to ask of you today."

Ye Jiao was holding the tea in both hands to warm her hands. She smelled the words and looked at him: "what's the matter?"

When Ye Erlang saw her, he did not care if there was an outsider present, and said directly, "that is, the eldest brother came back some time ago. he came to me and said that he wanted to go to the Yamen to sign papers with me, and that he wanted to be separated from me."

As soon as these words came out, Dong said hello to the eldest brother Ye in his heart.

But Ye Jiao's reaction is a little different.

She showed neither surprise nor sympathy for Ye Erlang, but just looked at him calmly: "I have read the laws and regulations. After your parents passed away, you have actually tacitly separated your families, but the eldest brother did not separate households in order to do military service for you."

Dong showed surprise at the right time: "Niang Niang, have you read the laws and regulations?"

The little ginseng nodded. "well, it's on the Xianggong bookshelf. I use it to practice my calligraphy."

Dong smiled: "Jiao Niang is really clever." This is not a lie. There are many people who practice calligraphy with books, but if they can really write down what is inside, it is brilliant.

Ye Erlang saw that they began to chat and said hurriedly, "Little sister, the eldest brother is not only separated, he …". What he gave me was a document to sever the relationship! "

As soon as these words came out, the room quieted down.

Dong looked at Ye Erlang in surprise, but what was more was the dismay of Brother Ye Jiao's decision.

Nowadays, severing a relationship is not just as simple as saying it with your mouth, but you have to go to the Yamen after the official documents have been printed.

This kind of cut-off is completely broken, not only can not be relatives, and even most of them will become enemies.

Even if Dong thought that Ye Erlang was not a thing, he did not expect that Ye Dalang would come this far.

But Ye Jiao knew that Ye Pingrong would be like this for a long time, and she was not surprised at this moment.

She put down the tea in her hand and looked at Ye Erlang.

Such a look gave Ye Erlang a bad feeling, but now he has no other choice.

Without waiting for Ye Jiao to speak, Ye Erlang said hurriedly, "Jiao Niang, for the sake of our brother and sister, can you tell the eldest brother for me?"

When Dong heard this, he knew that there were family chores behind him.

She secretly scolded in her heart that second Ye was not a thing. At such a time, she knew to come and beg Ye Jiao. Why didn't she beg when she sold Ye Jiao before?

…… She does not dislike her boss, who is of course good, but now Ye Erlang presses Ye Jiao with affection so that Dong is particularly disdainful.

It was supposed to be a family affair, not Dong's business, but she dared not avoid it, fearing that Ye Jiao could not find someone when she needed help. When she hesitated, she heard Ye Jiao reply directly and gently, "I won't help you." Big Brother is right. "

Ye Erlang, who said this, was in a daze. He didn't seem to understand. It was Sister Ye who was sorry to Ye Jiao before. He had a good relationship with his younger sister. He was able to say two words when he came back to the door last time. Why is Ye Jiao not soft-hearted at all now?

What else did he want to say, but a voice came from outside the door: "Ye er, who dared you to come and disturb my little sister?"

Ye Jiao looked for a voice and saw Ye Pingrong striding through the door.

It was followed by Qi Yun, whose face was as heavy as water.