Hou Ye's palm heart is a black lotus

Chapter 166 Networks (fifth watch, supplement)
Nanhe Street, Mingyue Tea House.

It was still early at this time, and there were not many guests coming and going.

A middle-aged man in his 40s was drinking tea leisurely on the second floor, when he heard the servants go up the stairs.

"The shopkeeper!"

Fang Xuran showed displeasure: "Why are you in such a hurry? It's frizzy, what does it look like?"

The waiter was panting, pointed downstairs, and said nervously: "Shopkeeper, please go down there! Someone is looking for you!"

Fang Xuran opened his eyes: "Why, is there a distinguished guest?"

"No! Yes, yes--" The boy looked embarrassed, as if he didn't know what to say, "Anyway, you'll know after you go down and take a look!"

Fang Xuran had no choice but to get up, brush off his clothes, and then slowly go downstairs.

"This tea house is in the business of noble people. If you look like this, you will be laughed at."

Fang Xuran muttered as he walked down.

Suddenly, he paused, looked at the few people standing in the store, and was startled.

Hearing the voice, the girl standing at the front looked up.

She was wearing a moon-white embroidered begonia dress, her blue silk was only tied up with a white jade hairpin, and she stood there with a graceful, graceful and beautiful figure.

She was holding a small breast on her right hand. She looked to be about four years old, and she was looking at the store curiously with her big black grape-like eyes.

There are two teenagers behind, one is gentle and elegant, and the other is unrestrained and unrestrained.

Fang Xuran vaguely guessed the identity of the other party in his heart, slowed down, and cupped his hands:

"The shopkeeper of Mingyue Tea House, if you dare to ask this lady—"

Ye Chutang smiled.

"Shopkeeper Fang, I have long admired your name, I am Ye Chutang."

Fang Xuran thought it was true!
Although he had never seen this face before, it was too easy for people to guess their identities when the four of them stood together.

"Miss Ye Er! I'm sorry for the disappointment!" Fang Xuran immediately showed a warm smile, "You see that you came too suddenly, we didn't prepare anything..."

"They're all from my own family, so don't be so polite." Ye Chutang interrupted him warmly.

Fang Xuran smiled mischievously.

"Yes, you are right! You can come whenever you want."

He sized Ye Chutang a few times, and asked tentatively, "I heard that you were injured a few days ago, why didn't you take good care of yourself at home, and instead came here?"

The news spread really fast.

"It doesn't matter." Ye Chutang shook his head lightly, "I have nothing to do at home, so I wanted to take a look."

Fang Xuran thought about it for a few times, but there was no limit on his face, he laughed: "Of course it's no problem! You just look at it! These two are the third and fourth sons, right? They are really good-looking talents! And the fifth lady——"

Ye Chutang was not interested in listening to his flattery, so he looked around and said, "This shop seems a little deserted?"

Fang Xuran explained: "The tea house business is different from other businesses, it has always been like this."

Ye Chutang walked forward, sat down on the chair, and said:
"Treasurer Fang, sit down too."

Fang Xuran responded subconsciously, and then realized that something was wrong.

——Obviously he is the shopkeeper of this tea house, but why does it seem that Ye Chutang has become the one who takes the initiative?From the moment she came in, every word and deed, it was as if this was her territory.

Fang Xuran felt a little uncomfortable, but he sat down anyway, and at the same time scolded the boy in a deep voice: "What are you doing in a daze? I didn't see Second Miss Ye and they are all here, why don't you make tea!"

The boy agreed and went quickly.

Fang Xuran cupped his hands, and said with an apologetic smile: "These people below are slack in discipline, which makes you laugh." The corners of Ye Chutang's lips curled up, not caring about his posturing.

She got straight to the point: "Shopkeeper Fang should already know about Second Uncle returning this tea house to me, right?"

Fang Xuran's expression froze.

But it was only for a moment, his expression quickly returned to normal, and he nodded again and again: "Yes."

Ye Chutang said politely: "Actually, I came here today for no other purpose. I just wanted to know about the situation of this tea estate in the past three years. After all, our siblings had been away before and knew nothing about the situation in the capital. I got the house deed and the land deed, but there are still many things I don’t understand, so I have to trouble the shopkeeper Fang.”

Fang Xuran smiled, and responded immediately.

"No problem! If you have anything to ask, just ask! I will tell you everything you know!"

Among other things, dealing with these siblings is still a trivial matter.

"Then thank Shopkeeper Fang first." Ye Chutang tilted his head, "Ah Yan."

Ye Jingyan handed over a book, and Fang Xuran glimpsed it seemed to be an account book out of the corner of his eye.

"This is the account transaction of the tea house in the past three years. I have read it before. There are a few places that are not clear. I would like to ask the shopkeeper Fang to explain it, can you?"

Ye Chutang asked warmly.

For some reason, Fang Xuran felt a subtle unease in his heart.

But looking at the warm and beautiful face in front of him, and those clear black eyes, Fang Xuran felt that he was thinking too much.

What can a 17-year-old girl know?
He nodded: "Second Miss Ye just ask!"

Ye Chutang opened the account book, pointed to a certain page, and asked, "The price of this batch of Mingqian Longjing imported from Yuzhou in April last year seems not right."

"what?"

Fang Xuran was dumbfounded.

He thought about it over and over, but he never expected that Ye Chutang would ask such a question!

"Why, why is it wrong?" Fang Xuran asked back.

Ye Chutang said: "It seems to be a lot more expensive."

Fang Xuran poked his head and took a look.

"Oh, what are you talking about? You don't know about this. The quality of tea in Yuzhou is good, and the output is small. It has always been expensive. This is a normal purchase price."

He laughed and said, "You were in Jiangling a few years ago, so you didn't know much about these things, so it's normal to think it's expensive. But in fact, the really good Mingqian Longjing requires this number."

Inside and outside the words, they all imply that Ye Chutang is completely ignorant of these things, and is a layman at all.

Ye Chutang tilted his head.

"Really? Coincidentally, I visited a tea merchant who passed by Jiangling last year. He said that the output of Yuzhou was very high last year, and the price of tea was lower than in previous years. Shopkeeper Fang, the progress in your account The price is three times what he quoted."

The smile on Fang Xuran's mouth gradually froze.

"This, this... is just a tea merchant, maybe he didn't tell you the truth at all? People like them don't have a few words of truth when they go out—"

"Really?" Ye Chutang blinked, "But that guy is doing business in the capital, and he said that Master Tang Zhongli likes his tea very much and buys it every year."

She looked at Ye Jingyan.

"Why don't you ask Mr. Jijiu?"

Fang Xuran broke out in a cold sweat.

Why does Ye Chutang still have such contacts?
And in the entire capital, who doesn't know that Tang Zhongli personally wrote a recommendation letter for Ye Jingyan to enter the Imperial College, if he really asks——

(End of this chapter)