The fourth uncle said eloquently: "Niece Yu Ruoxian, Mr. Tao Yutao is from Suzhou Weaving, in charge of major weaving and spinning affairs in Jiangsu province. My Xiao family has been running a cloth shop for many years, and we are closely related to Suzhou Weaving. We have lived in peace for many years." Isn’t it a good thing? The Xiao family’s management is still counting on Mr. Tao to take care of it, how can you sing against them? Now because of this matter, not to mention offending Mr. Tao, but even offending Mr. Tao, as long as weaving In a word, my lord, it is a problem for our Buzhuang to survive, and this is a great detriment to the Xiao family."
Survive? If it weren't for Lin San, we would have been annexed by the Tao family long ago, so where can we talk about survival? Xiao Yuruo snorted, bit her lip and asked, "Then according to Fourth Uncle's opinion, how should we deal with it properly?"
The fourth uncle said: "My niece, fourth uncle, I have lived longer than you for these years, and I have seen a lot of things. In my humble opinion, it is better to return this Tao family cloth village to the Tao family to show my Xiao family's sincerity and hope I hope that the two sides will repair each other."
As expected, it was a superficial opinion, really fucking superficial, according to this old man, I am afraid that Miss Xiao would marry the Tao family to show "repair". Lin Wanrong despised this bullshit Fourth Uncle, a distant relative of the Xiao family, and spoke of a typical appeasement policy.
The eldest lady held back her anger and said, "Fourth uncle, since the Tao family ran the cloth shop, we have had conflicts with them not once or twice. The fourth uncle said that we want to make peace with the Tao family, but my niece wants to ask back. Then, when did the Xiao family ever repair it with us? The last time I forced my Xiao family to join forces with him, this trip to Hangzhou relied on my status as the leader of the Jinling Chamber of Commerce and colluded with the Hangzhou Chamber of Commerce to make things difficult for me. Home. If it wasn't for Lin San's help, I'm afraid I'd already—"
The eldest lady gritted her silver teeth and stopped talking. Lin Wanrong knew what she meant, these relatives of the Xiao family. Sitting and talking doesn't hurt your back, you just wait to get money, how can you understand the hardships of a weak woman fighting outside. If it wasn't for Lao Tzu's two brushes this time, the Xiao family would have been defeated by Tao Dongcheng.
The fourth uncle was still waiting to talk, but Lin Wanrong suddenly stood up and said with a smile: "But I don't know the name of this steward?"
The fourth uncle in charge proudly said: "My Xiao family tree ranks fourth, you have to call him fourth master."
"It turns out that your surname is Xiao. After listening to this gentleman talking for a long time, I thought your surname was Tao." Lin Wanrong said hehe.
The fourth master Xiao's complexion changed, and he said angrily: "Bold, there is no place for you to be presumptuous here."
Seeing Lin San in his early years, the eldest lady gave him a grateful glance. He said bluntly to the fourth uncle: "Fourth uncle's words are wrong. Allowing Lin San to enter the meeting hall to discuss matters is a decision made by my mother and me. Just now, the management of the business has agreed. He is now on the same level as you, and he is talking here. Why not?"
The steward rolled his eyes and couldn't find anything to refute. He knew Lin Wanrong. She glared at him angrily, but didn't speak.
Who has Lin Wanrong not been afraid of in a war of words? He sneered and said: "Master Xiao Si just kept saying that he wanted to repair the Tao family and think about the Tao family. I thought that Master Shi was a member of the Tao family, but I didn't expect that he was a member of our Xiao family. A Xiao family, who eats and drinks the Xiao family's food, doesn't want to think about how to do their best for the Xiao family, but instead thinks about protecting others all day long, preferring to harm the interests of the Xiao family, but also to please others. It's really surprising. .”
The fourth master Xiao said angrily: "I am thinking about the Xiao family's foundation. I don't want to see the ancestor's foundation destroyed in your hands."
Your mother's, you are a distant relative of the Xiao family, and you found it on the genealogy, and you can't get it right. It's embarrassing to say that it is for the sake of the Xiao family's ancestors' foundation, that it is true that you are afraid of coveting the Xiao family's property. Lin Wanrong's eyes were vicious. This Master Xiao Shi has jumped out to speak for the Tao family several times. The last time he almost got Yushuang and himself beaten. This time everyone was quiet, but he jumped out again. Could it be that he is really upright? Shit, look at those triangular eyes, you know it's not a good thing, either taking advantage of the Tao family, or trying to seize the property of the Xiao family, so you can't escape.
"For the sake of the Xiao family's foundation? Master, the wife is the old man's daughter-in-law, and the eldest lady and the second young lady are the old man's granddaughter. You think about the Xiao family. Are they deliberately embarrassing the Xiao family? Return the shop to show that it has been repaired? This The two sentences are extremely easy to say, but they shame the old Mrs. Xiao. The Tao family is ambitious and makes things difficult for the Xiao family. The last time there was a forced alliance, this trip to Hangzhou is even worse. How the Tao family united with Zhejiang merchants and how they bullied The Xiao family, the entire Jinling Chamber of Commerce saw it with their own eyes, and everyone complained against the Xiao family. Didn’t you hear about the dead master? Everyone knows that the Tao family is going to kill the Xiao family, but some people have repeatedly spoken out for the Tao family. It's weird, and its heart is unpredictable, don't you want to get something out of it?" Lin Wanrong looked at the fourth master and said loudly.
In the past few days, Jinling business circles have been spreading the story of Hangzhou Qingyu Tower. It has long been known that the Xiao family used their own efforts to resist the joint oppression of the leading chambers of commerce in Jinling and Hangzhou. Although the merchants kept silent, they still deeply admired the Xiao family's struggle in their hearts, and welcomed the Xiao family's re-assignment as the leader of the Jinling Chamber of Commerce. All the people here are business people, so they have heard a lot about these things. Everything that Lin San said made sense, but it was the Fourth Master Xiao who spoke up for the Tao family again and again, making people suspicious.
"You are talking nonsense, where did I take advantage of?" My distant relative Xiao Si jumped up suddenly, with a glint of darkness in his eyes, and said loudly: "Yu Ruo is an orphan and widow, it is inevitable that people will take advantage of you. You, a little servant, can It's not that you have confused them, what is it?"
"Bold." Before the eldest lady could speak, Mrs. Xiao, who hadn't spoken for a long time, slapped the table heavily and stood up.
Mrs. Xiao's face was frosty, with a look of light in her eyes, everyone in the hall was silent, the fourth master took a sneak peek, then lowered his head and dared not speak.
The madam said coldly: "My Xiao family is an orphan and widowed mother. I devote myself to management and never cause trouble. But if someone thinks that we are afraid of him, they are mistaken. Although I am a mediocre woman, I also went to court Hall, I have met the six divisions, I have paid homage to the emperor, have I ever been afraid of who will come? My Xiao family is full of women, and that is not something that everyone can arrange. Today in the meeting hall, in front of the ancestors of the Xiao family, someone dared to bully me The Xiao family, I will definitely not forgive you lightly."
As soon as Madam spoke, the old and young of the Xiao family no longer dared to speak. Although the eldest lady has some imposing manner, she is still young after all, and her prestige is not as good as that of her mother. Mrs. Xiao's face was as deep as water, and her eyes scanned the crowd, no one dared to look at her, which showed her prestige.
Lin Wanrong thought, this Mrs. Xiao is really dignified. From what she said, she went to court in Beijing back then, I don't know if it is true or not. Judging by her age, she was no more than twenty years old when she was in Beijing, so how could she have worshiped the court? This Miss Guo is really not that simple.
Lin Wanrong saw that everyone was afraid to speak, and couldn't help being funny. They all said that this is a society where men are superior to women, but this group of big men dare not raise their heads after being bullied by the young lady's mother and daughter, which is really boring.
Among the dozens of people, only Lin Wanrong looked at ease. He had seen many people, from first-rank officials of the imperial court to senior local chiefs, and he was really not afraid of anyone.
Mrs. Xiao was looking at others, but Lin Wanrong was looking at her. Although Mrs. Xiao is thirty-seven or eighty-eight years old, her skin is crystal clear, her cheeks are dizzy, her figure is slim and charming, she looks like a young woman in her late thirties. At this time, under the anger, Liu eyebrows and phoenix eyes, crisp chest trembling, even more graceful and luxurious, unparalleled gorgeous, very elegant temperament.
Mrs. Xiao's eyes were stern, and she looked around. When she looked at Lin Wanrong, she was much gentler, with a smile on her face, and she nodded slightly to show her approval.
Mrs. Xiao snorted and said: "In today's conference hall, in front of the ancestors of the Xiao family, someone dared to say nonsense, insulting my mother and daughter, and my Xiao family. I will not forgive him."
As soon as Mrs. Xiao said this, everyone's eyes fell on the distant fourth uncle. That day when the second lady broke into the meeting hall, Mrs. Xiao even wanted to beat her own daughter, let alone a distant uncle.
"Xiao Siwei, your father and the old man are of the same clan, so I invited you to join the Xiao family's affairs according to the genealogy, and hired you to be in charge of the affairs. I hope you will do your best for the Xiao family in the face of the same clan. But you But he doesn't want to make progress, and he behaves mischievously on weekdays. He secretly took other people's money, filled it with high-quality silk, and ruined the reputation of my Xiao family. I think your father has spared you several times. I just hope you Repent. But what you have done is really disappointing. Today, you have insulted my mother and daughter, and my ancestors of the Xiao family. Bai Daban, what else do you have to say?" Madam looked at the fourth uncle and said sternly.
The fourth uncle of the Xiao family turned pale, and said loudly: "How dare you? I am a member of the Xiao family, and no one can treat me like this. If you don't listen to me, you will suffer first. That Mr. Tao has arrived in Jinling today, and it is right to cooperate with him. There is no way, otherwise, there is only a dead end—"
"Pull him down, he will punish you a hundred times, and drive him out of the house." Mrs. Xiao said angrily.
Several servants with big arms and round waists rushed in and pulled the fourth uncle out. After a while, there was a shocking scream.
It turns out that he is really a traitor, Lin Wanrong shook his head helplessly, this guy has already done a lot of evil, and thanks to Mrs. Xiao being able to tolerate him, if it were me, he would have let him go.
Mrs. Xiao's face was serious, and she said to everyone in the hall: "My Xiao family has been forced here, where is there any way out? All the stewards just think of a way to help Yu Ruo take over Tao's house, and ignore other things."
She glanced at Lin Wanrong, with a gratified smile on her face, parted her red lips, and whispered, "Lin San, come with me."
When the two entered the side room, Mrs. Xiao looked at him and smiled, "Lin San, what do you think of Yushuang?"