Mingmen Family

Chapter 54 Attack
Ye Chongming shuddered, nodded and said, "I will tell your uncle and the others to be careful in everything."

He warned again: "Ming'er, you should also be careful. Bring more people with you when you go out."

Ye Yaming nodded: "OK."

The second day was the Mid-Autumn Festival, but every festival, the business of teahouses and teahouses was better than usual. Ye Chongming did not have the habit of taking vacations, so he took Ye Jiaxing to the teahouse according to the usual time.

The teahouse is usually managed by its own shopkeeper. The reason why Ye Chongming went there was to do his own business on the third floor.If you need to find something in a tea factory, tea house or tea shop, you won't be unable to find him.

When he has nothing to do, he will go downstairs to drink tea with his friends.

Therefore, he usually only goes slowly when the time is right, and he is not in a hurry.

At this time, many people who love to listen to books have already gone to the teahouse to drink a pot of tea.

Thinking of what Ye Yaming said, Ye Chongming didn't take his own special stairs, but went in from the main entrance of the teahouse, and went upstairs to the stairs where tea customers go.

Ye Jiaxing followed behind him.On weekdays, he was always concerned about his identity and had a stable appearance. Although his appearance was still the same as before, his eyes that turned around revealed his inner unrest.

If he didn't hear any news while going upstairs, he planned to ask the waiter to inquire about the rumors of the tea drinkers later.

As a result, as soon as they walked from the first floor to the second floor, they saw a person coming down from the second floor and met them on the stairs.

The man's voice saw the surprised faces of the two, and shouted: "Oh, Mrs. Ye, why are you still coming to the teahouse today?" The voice was quite loud.

Ye Chongming glanced at him and recognized that he was a tea merchant named Chen in a tea shop.Because the business is not big, he is like a transparent person in the tea shop on weekdays, and he can't come in front of him at all, so Ye Chongming really doesn't know what this person is called Chen.

However, this person flattered the Yang family very well, and he always followed Yang Hong on weekdays, so Ye Chongming had some impressions of him.

"Why can't I come to the teahouse?" He stopped and asked.

"Isn't Mr. Ye seriously injured? Did the tea money he brought back from the capital also be robbed by the robbers? If you don't ask the government to track down the tea money, why are you still thinking about coming to the teahouse to drink tea?" Chen The master's voice was like a bell, and the tea drinkers upstairs and downstairs could hear him.

"Huh? The tea silver was robbed? Master Ye was seriously injured? How can this be good?" Some tea guests didn't know whether they were genuinely concerned or gleeful, and they came up to ask.

Ye Chongming took a deep look at the tea merchant surnamed Chen, and said with a half-smile: "Master Chen is well-informed. Could it be that you have colluded with the robber? Otherwise, I didn't report it to the officials, and I didn't publicize it. , how do you know so clearly?"

"Oh, it's meaningless for Mrs. Ye to say that. Your nursing home came in a hurry that day, covered in blood, who didn't know? Besides, there are people coming and going in the hospital. Your old man was seriously injured, so escort him Who can hide the fact that some of the bodyguards almost died?" Master Chen said.

Although Ye Chongming had expected this situation, he acted full-on. He made a sullen look, and his face sank: "What's none of your business?"

"Then you admit it?" Master Chen suddenly laughed.

Teahouses are originally a place for gossip, and the people who come here are idlers who like to join in the fun when they have nothing to do.

Master Chen's voice was loud, and he was talking about the affairs of the owner of Jixianglou. The amount of information revealed in the conversation with Ye Chongming was too much. Not to mention those who had heard the rumors, even those who hadn't, were all surrounded come over.

Ye Chongming and Master Chen were still standing on the stairs leading to the second floor from the first floor, which made it very convenient for the guests on the first and second floors to watch. Suddenly, the stairs were full of people below and above.

People come and go in the teahouse, and it is their own place. When the teahouse was first built, the Ye family made the staircase very wide, which can accommodate four people walking side by side, so the staircase is not small.

But at this time, not only the openings on both sides were blocked, some people couldn't squeeze in, and they kept stretching their necks to look at the stairs.

Ye Chongming is very kind to people and has always had good connections.There are many tea merchants and customers who have made good friends with him in the teahouse.

Mrs. Chen's face, let alone Ye Chongming, everyone else can't stand it.

Then someone spoke out against Mr. Chen and said, "Whether you admit it or not, it's none of your business? Is it true that you robbed those tea silver as Mrs. Ye said? Otherwise, why do you care so much?"

Master Chen was not annoyed, and said with a smile, "I'm just curious. Usually, the Ye family controls the best farmers on the tea mountain. I wait for the small tea merchants to be like that beggar, picking up scraps every year."

"Now that the Ye family's tea money has been robbed, if there are tenants who can't eat, why don't you let some of them come out to us? If you don't want to be tempted by those good tenants, you will have to ask Mrs. Ye for some."

When he said that, those who still thought his bad mouth was disgusting, all changed their minds.

Because the Mid-Autumn Festival is just around the corner, spring tea reservations will begin immediately. Many of the people present in the teahouse are tea merchants, and some even come from other places.The Ye family's Jixianglou is the largest teahouse in Lin'an City, and Ye Chongming is the head of the line. Everyone is gathering in the teahouse right now, drinking tea, chatting, and inquiring about each other's news.

The Ye family has been operating in Lin'an for tens or hundreds of years. Because of their kindness, the price of tea they give is not bad, and those growers with good tea quality are willing to cooperate with the Ye family.Usually, if the tenants have any difficulties, the Ye family will try their best to help, and the relationship with each other is extremely stable.

Even if other tea merchants or foreign tea merchants offered high prices, they would not be able to snatch away these farmers. Everyone was envious of the Ye family.

Usually Ye Chongming treats people well, so naturally everyone will not have any wrong thoughts.But now that something happened to the Ye family, there was not enough money to reserve spring tea, so would they be able to snatch some of the tenants who couldn't eat it?

Moreover, if it was stolen this year, it may belong to them next year and beyond.This is a long-term benefit, and it is impossible not to fight for it.In the face of interests, you can't be humble.

Ye Chongming glanced around, and saw that some people were obviously moved, while some showed sympathy for him, and some people probably knew that even if the Ye family missed some tenants, they would not be able to compete with others, so they looked like they were watching the show.

All in all, life is full of vicissitudes.

He ignored Mr. Chen, and said to several tea customers and tea merchants who sincerely cared about Ye's family: "Thank you for your concern. Hongchang is fine, just a minor injury, and he will be fine after recuperating for a while. The matter of being robbed , I will report it to the government and let the government track it down."

"As for the tenants, I'm sorry to disappoint everyone. Even though my Ye family is short of funds, the foundation is still there. Besides, the tenants trust me. How can I disappoint them? Even if they sell their property, they will be like them all year round. Transactions, do not break the promise of others."

(End of this chapter)