Ninefold above

The rain continued for several days, endlessly, and the lakes and ravines were flooded with water.

Xie Jiuxiao was sitting in the inner hall of Shengfang, the air was humid, the servant came in with new hot tea, and quickly left.

Su Maoxin stood anxiously. He had been here for more than an hour before he realized that Lu Chengfeng had left the city and handed over all matters concerning the firm to Xie Cen. He was brought here by the guards. The second young master of the Xie family has the best appearance, and the hand that turns over the paper is also somewhat crystal clear. This is a face that is more outstanding than that of a woman, but there is a repulsive meaning in his eyebrows and eyes. calm.

The room was lit with a faint incense, Xie Jiuxiao raised his head for a long time, put the paper aside, and said: "Shopkeeper Su received it sincerely, I am not interested in what you said, my sister told me before leaving, this Although the matter is the Su family's fault, the Su family's warehouse is indeed damaged because of her, and she doesn't want to do too much with some things, these are her original words."

Su Maoxin relaxed, straightened his waist a little, and heard Xie Cen say again: "It's just that my sister has a stomach, but I don't, so I will use the momentum to say something bad, and we will come to your two daughters in the future." It's better not to show up, especially me, I'm a small-minded person, whoever scolded me plotted against me, if it was in the past, both men and women would have to pay the price."

Su Maoxin nodded, Xie Cen's words are naturally not false, Xie Yunqian is just such a biological brother, Xie's family background is there, so naturally he can ask for whatever he wants when he is angry.

Seeing his modest attitude, Xie Jiuxiao couldn't help being a little surprised. This Su Maoxin is a person who knows how to advance and retreat and take into account the overall situation. How come he has two daughters who are not good enough.

Xie Jiuxiao clicked on the paper on the side, and said: "The title deed of the Su family's old house will be kept with me first, and I will return it when I think you can do it. Do you have any objection?"

The land deed of the Su family's old house was originally brought by Su Maoxin, so he naturally had no objection.

After leaving the gate of Shengfang, the butler greeted him: "Master."

The two of them got into the carriage with an umbrella and left. The butler asked concerned: "Master, how is the talk with him? Can our Su family keep it?"

Su Maoxin was upset, but at least he had a way to go. He didn't expect that Lu Chengfeng was not there. If Lu Chengfeng was there, he would definitely not accept the Su family's land deed, but Xie Cen held back.

He thought about the meaning of Xie Cen's words just now, and nodded for a while: "For now, it is considered to be saved."

Su Maoxin frowned, thinking about the things at home, thinking for a moment, and said: "After you go back, you will watch over her, don't let her two have disputes, and they are not allowed to go anywhere! Just stay at home!"

"Yes."

In Shengfang.

When the guard came in, Xie Jiuxiao rested his fingers on his forehead and closed his eyes. He was busy with the firm and the shop for the past two days, and he didn't sleep for a few hours. One thing, the imperial treasury pays for the military supplies in the four places, the southeast, the north, and the west. The annual allocation of money is a very considerable amount, and Subei is a battlefield, and the losses caused by the war are huge. Even if the imperial court can afford it, it will take a long time. At that time, Lu Chengfeng needed money.

Jinwei reported, "My lord, the man is here."

Xie Jiuxiao rubbed the center of his brows, put down his hands, and said, "Let someone come in."

Shengfang has a very high reputation among mediocre families, and the dim sum launched during the Mid-Autumn Festival is also very popular. Xie Jiuxiao was inspired by the business, and after repeated consideration, he decided to promote the signboard of Shengfang. Running around for him, he attracted the first bidder, who is west of Zhang's Dim Sum Shop.

Zhang and his wife were ushered in and sat down. They looked like they were in their 30s, and their clothes were better than ordinary people, but they were not enough to talk about wealth. Seeing Xie Jiuxiao's upright posture and cold demeanor, he didn't look like that at all. He is a person in the business field, but he seems to be a son of an official or aristocratic family, so he can't help being cautious for a while.

The servant served tea and retreated, Xie Jiuxiao said: "I think the two of you knew about the same thing when you came here. If you want to sell Shengfang's dim sum, then you have to take off Zhang's plaque, sign a document with Shengfang, pay the deposit and According to the paper, after the business is stable, a sum of money will be paid every year, and the specific amount will be linked to the profit of the shop, and [-]% will be drawn, can the two of you agree?"

On the way Liu Xiaoxiao brought people here, she had already outlined the matter, and the two knew it well, Zhang Xi nodded and said, "Agreed."

Things went very smoothly, Zhang and his wife had already collected 3000 taels of silver, and signed a document with Xie Jiuxiao. Xiao Xiao was standing by the gate in a daze.

Xie Jiuxiao was a lot taller than her, and stood in front of him like a brother with a young sister. He glanced at Yu and said, "Why are you so preoccupied?"

Liu Xiaoxiao smiled and said, "Is there?"

Raindrops splashed on the steps, and the sound of rain was noisy.

Xie Jiuxiao gets along with Liu Xiaoxiao the most on weekdays. Compared with Lu Chengfeng and Zhuo San, he feels more intuitively that Liu Xiaoxiao has become more and more sensible.

But she seems to have something on her mind.

Xie Jiuxiao also smiled, and his tone was light and joking: "Is there anything else you can't tell me?"

But Liu Xiaoxiao said: "Why don't you come here, you bastard, if I tell you, you must tell Sister Lu later, once Sister Lu knows, then Uncle Zhuo will know too."

Xie Jiuxiao had the original expression: "So your concern has something to do with Zhuo San?"

Liu Xiaoxiao choked and scratched the whites of her eyes: "You are so annoying!"

Xie Jiuxiao said: "So what's the matter?"

Liu Xiaoxiao thought for a while, and said: "It's nothing, it's just that I got some insights from chatting with Uncle Zhuo a few days ago."

"Huh? Enlightenment?" The word was new to her.

"At the beginning, Grandpa Hu wanted to choose a confidant for Sister Lu to be driven by him. Uncle Zhuo took the initiative to go to Sister Lu's side. At that time, my sister was in a difficult situation. It would be better to follow her in Hu's residence, but Uncle Zhuo still wanted to go. I asked him why."

"Why?" Xie Jiuxiao asked.

"Uncle Zhuo's father was a young man in the military camp before he was alive, but he died in battle, and he didn't even get a glimpse of his newborn son. After the Zhuo family lost its backbone, the family fell into ruin, and Nanling experienced a once-in-a-century flood. , drowned many people, and Zhuo's mother fell ill because of it. Uncle Zhuo also lived on the street begging for a living like me when he was young. Grandpa Hu of the Censor rescued the young Uncle Zhuo, and Uncle Zhuo followed Grandpa Hu all the time. Uncle Zhuo said that his mother often told him that a real man stands upright, and his father is that. This incident has become a brand in Uncle Zhuo's heart. , he has never wanted to join the military camp all these years."

Everyone has his or her own path, so what about yourself?

Liu Xiaoxiao seems to have lost her way in the rain curtain. She once thought that it would be good to live a stable life, but she is Shen Li, and Liu Xiaoxiao does not exist. She lives here, so let Shen Jiangyue ignore her?

Shen Li... Shen Li also has her own way to go. Escaping is the way Sister Lu disdains the most. She always wants to complete what she should do.