Zhe Jinchun

Chapter 124 Why Not (Part [-])
What Mr. Liu is worried about is the current situation of the Cheng family.

The Cheng family is no longer the grand scene of the past with hundreds of diners and nearly a thousand guards. The dozen or so people can only use their hands to do more important things, and they are powerless to do anything else.

Silence, like the cold night, enveloped the room.

Standing in the darkness of the room, Cheng Tingzhen seemed to be swallowed by the night, feeling an indescribable loneliness.

Mr. Liu stared at him with a little desolation on his face, and then he sighed silently.

What he is going to say next is another heavy blow to the Cheng family. Although he has a countermeasure, that strategy is also dangerous, and Cheng Tingzhen may not be able to use it.

Thinking in his heart, Mr. Liu turned his head and looked at the door, and saw that the servants were very far away, so he picked up the flint on the case, and took the opportunity to go to the candlestick to light a candle, and whispered: " There is another very secret matter that needs to be reported to Lang Zhongling."

Cheng Tingzhen let out a "huh" and seemed to cheer up a bit. He lifted his robe and sat down in the armchair beside him, and said in a calm voice, "Please tell me, sir."

Mr. Liu struck a flint and lit a red candle on the candlestick, and Cheng Tingzhen's voice, as thin as a mosquito's gnat, also reached Cheng Tingzhen's ears: "I got a message from the Qin family. Spend the money and join hands with the He family to run an ethnology study."

Cheng Tingzhen was startled when he heard the words, and immediately got up suddenly, the breath in his body was instantly cold.

"Is the news true?" He stared at Mr. Liu with burning eyes, his calm face was covered with clouds, and he was no longer calm and calm as before.

"Don't worry about Langzhong's order. This matter has not been found out, and now it's just a rumor." Mr. Liu said in a low voice, putting Huo Shi aside.

The room was much brighter than before, but Cheng Tingzhen's complexion was as dark as water could be wrung out.

"The Qin family is rich, Zuo Dalang really found a good wife." He said coldly, with a flash of youthfulness on his face.

In the end it was still a loss.

And deep down in his heart he knew that there was nothing he could do.

Even if he finds out the fault of Zuo Sikuang's inner house being unstable, and exposes the matter, he will not be able to compete with Qin and He's joint family studies.Compared with it, what are these trivial matters of personal morality?Ethnology is the foundation of a family's prosperity, and it is the embodiment of a family's glory. The Cheng family will never take away this credit.

He stared blankly at the red candle on the table, the greenness on his face quietly faded, replaced by melancholy and bewilderment.

If the Cheng family wanted to move forward, they could only rely on the He family.However, the Cheng family's wealth is not as rich as the Qin family's. It takes more than a thousand dollars to run an ethnology study?The Cheng family can barely be considered poor now, so where are they going to raise this much money in a short while?

Thinking of this, he felt full of depression and bitterness, raised his head and sighed, and said sadly: "It's not because I'm not wise enough, after all, I'm not good enough. There's nothing to do, nothing to do."

In terms of ingenuity and resourcefulness, he thought to himself that he would never lose to Zuo Sikuang, but Zuo Sikuang had a powerful family of wives, and his wife's family was not as good as his. Sad?

When Mr. Liu heard the words, his face showed a little hesitation. After a moment of silence, Fang said in a deep voice: "You don't have to be like this, I have another piece of news. Although it is not very accurate, I think this is an opportunity." .”

When Cheng Tingzhen heard this, his spirits lifted slightly, he looked at Mr. Liu and said, "I hope Mr. Teach me."

Mr. Liu hurriedly bowed and said "Don't dare", then lowered his voice and said in a low voice: "Since Zuo Sikuang disrupted the plan halfway that day, I have been sending people to keep an eye on the Qin family. The Qin family is now I'm about to become a merchant. I always think that the mistakes of the merchants are the easiest to catch. However, after watching for nearly half a month, although I haven't spotted the mistakes, my people reported back that the Qin family found a place The excellent clay land is in Huangbaipi, Hanjia County, and his family intends to open a kiln there next year to burn porcelain."

Cheng Tingzhen listened quietly, and when he heard this, the excitement on his face faded, and the look of disappointment flashed past: "Is this the news that the opportunity you mentioned?"

Mr. Liu nodded, and said in a low voice: "I know what Lang Zhongling is thinking. It is not surprising that the Qin family has opened a porcelain kiln, but now it is just opening a few more. However, I found out that Qin Before the family changed a new porcelain kiln craftsman, the replaced craftsman was surnamed Wu, it is said that he committed some crimes, and the Qin family stabbed the matter into the industry, and now no porcelain kiln is willing to hire him, just sit and eat. Ever since the Sunset Stone incident, I have been asking people to inquire about the Qin family's affairs, and now I have invited over that Master Wu."

"Craftsman?" Cheng Tingzhen repeated involuntarily, with a pair of crouching silkworm eyebrows gathered between his brows, with some doubts: "What did you ask him to do? We are not going to open a kiln..."

When he said this, he stopped suddenly, his eyes gradually glowed under the candlelight, he looked at Mr. Liu and said, "Mr., could it be that..."

Mr. Liu nodded heavily and said, "Exactly. I called Carpenter Wu before, with the intention of digging some information from him. Now it seems that this person has another important use."

At this juncture, his voice paused slightly, as if he wanted to allow time for Cheng Tingzhen to figure out the key points. After a while, he said again: "Lang Zhongling, please think about it, since there is good clay in Huangbaipi, it just so happens that we We also have an experienced craftsman in our hands. If we can hold these two things together, why can’t we also open a kiln? If we really burn good porcelain, it is better than that of the Qin family’s porcelain. In cooperating with the He family to set up the family study, it may not be the Qin family's turn to pay, and the Zuo family to take the lead."

After a pause, he continued: "Let's take a step back, even if we don't open the kiln, we can still send a few people to Huangbaipi to buy or destroy the clay land, or simply let the wind out. If the Fan family knows that the He family wants to abandon them and run their own ethnology , this matter is another direction.”

These words seemed to open a window for Cheng Tingzhen, allowing him to see another scene, and his heart beat faster.

Mr. Liu said again: "In my opinion, it is still easier to open a kiln by myself. After all, the Cheng family now needs to find another way to find some ways to get rich. I have also asked Master Wu about the kiln. According to him, the cost of firing porcelain and opening a kiln is not high, the most important thing is the quality of the soil, followed by skilled craftsmen. Lang Zhongling, now that we are combined into one, it may not be impossible to fight."

These few words were very inspiring, Cheng Tingzhen's expression gradually loosened, and his eyes became brighter and brighter under the candlelight.

(End of this chapter)