Ye Minghui and Ye Mingxuan were a little surprised when they saw Ye Mingyu. Ye Minghui said, "Why don't you tell me in advance when you come back?"
"I'm anxious if I'm not coming back," Ye Mingyu lied without changing his face, "I didn't drink a few sips of water along the way, so there is no time to tell you."
If the two knew that Ye Mingyu had come back three days ago, he had just been messing around in Xihualou for three days, and I don't know what it was like.
"Why did you come back?" Ye Mingyu asked, "it's getting dark, and there is no one in the house."
"We..." Ye Mingxuan was about to answer, when he saw Jiang Li sitting opposite Ye Mingyu, he swallowed when he reached his mouth.
Jiang Li knew what they were saying, they wanted to guard against her "outsiders", but it was nothing. Jiang Li guessed that what they were about to talk about should be about the Ye Family's business, and now she already knew what was going on with the Ye Family's business troubles. So he stood up from Shanruu and smiled: "Uncle Mingyu, talk to you, I'm going back to the house."
Ye Mingyu smiled and said, "Okay."
Seeing that Ye Mingyu and Jiang Li looked close, Ye Minghui and Ye Mingxuan looked strange.
After Jiang Li left, Ye Mingxuan and Ye Minghui sat down beside Ye Mingyu. Before he could speak, Ye Mingyu spoke first. He said, "Big brother, second brother, you are too much with a little girl. How can there be such a thing? , I came back to see my mother specially, but you didn’t let me see you. I said something to guard against others, even I can see how fragile I am. The little girl’s heart is so fragile, I’m afraid I’ve seen it a long time ago. I just didn’t let you know, and forced a smile. I said you’re all this old, so why are you bullying the little girl?"
Ye Mingxuan almost missed Ye Mingyu's words and said, "We bullied her? Which eye did you see us bullying her?"
"I can see with both eyes!" Ye Mingyu pointed to his own eyes, "Ali understood without seeing anyone, and took the initiative to go back to the house. That is to say, the little girl has a soft temper, and she has long been quarrelsome if she wants to change me. "
"Make trouble," Ye Mingxuan said: "You make trouble as soon as possible, you think you are still a teenage boy, and you don't look at how old you are. This sentence should be used on yourself!"
"Have you talked to her?" Ye Minghui calmly, just asked.
"I've said it." Ye Mingyu said: "What?"
"What do you think of her?"
"Okay!" Ye Mingyu slapped his thigh, "I think Ali is not an ordinary official lady. You should learn from her the knowledge and the skill of speaking. The kaleidoscope I brought back from the sea fleet was not what I said. After changing to any of you, I don’t know what it is or how to use it. She knows it! She can still use it! The peacock feathers I look for, she also knows the goods. Most importantly, this girl is righteous! Unlike some girls, who are very old and petty."
"Zhangyi?" Ye Mingxuan asked, "Why do you say she is loyal? What did she hide for you?"
Ye Mingyu scolded Ye Mingxuan secretly, he was really cunning, and he knew it. Ye Mingyu said that Jiang Li was righteous, naturally because Jiang Li didn't tell him about the fact that he had returned to Xiangyang Sunshine Flower House a long time ago, and he didn't mean to say anything. This is not righteous, this is too righteous!
Ye Mingyu coughed twice and concealed: "It's nothing, having said that, you haven't told me, why did you go, why is there no one in the house?"
The two brothers looked at each other and Ye Minghui said, "Something has happened to Lizhengtang, we have gone to Lizhengtang."
"I just talked to A Li about this matter, hasn't this matter been resolved yet?" Ye Mingyu asked.
"Did you tell her?" Ye Mingxuan asked loudly.
"Ah." Ye Mingyu nodded.
"You... You are really," Ye Mingxuan held back for a long time before he suffocated a word: "What a fool!"
…
Jiang Li returned to the yard and sat down at the table.
Tonger and Baixue were busy moving the box of "peacock feathers" into the house. The box is very heavy, but let’s not say that when you open the box, the small sheen of the shells is very dazzling. Although they are shells, they are very beautiful with jewels.
Tong'er and Bai Xue were amazed, but Jiang Li was a little absent-minded.
It turned out that the Ye family's business was in trouble because of this. Ye Jia started as a weaving company. After so many years, outside businesses have gradually reduced production, and even the jewelry store Hongxiang Building has been closed. The weaving of the Ye family is well-known throughout Beiyan, and the antique satin is unique, and only the Ye family can produce it.
If something goes wrong with Ye's fabrics, it will be a huge blow to Ye's business, and it may especially be sluggish. If word of mouth falls, Ye Family's business will really fall. In this way, the Ye family's wealth will be lost, and the Ye family will be destitute.
I don’t know what’s wrong with the fabric. As Ye Mingyu said, the weaving yard is in Xiangyang, and Ye Minghui and Ye Mingxuan are staring at them on weekdays. After so many years, there has been no problem. Sudden accident, is it accidental
But Jiang Li had a faint feeling that this was not accidental. Among other things, right now, Ye Shijie has just entered the official career, which is the starting point of his career. If something goes wrong with the Ye family, someone wants to do business with Ye Shijie, and Ye Shijie's career will almost be controlled by others.
Thinking of this, Jiang Li was taken aback. Could it be that the Ye Family’s business troubles were really caused by others, and the ultimate goal was to use the Ye Family to contain Ye Shijie, or to control the entire Ye Family? You must know that the wealth of the Ye family is a wealth that makes people jealous. If you want to really control the Ye family, at least many things will be easy to do.
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Jiang Li's heart shrank suddenly. She was not the real Miss Jiang Er, so if she talked about it, it would be impossible to say that she had a deep relationship with the Ye family. However, there are no eggs under the cover of the nest, and she also hopes that in the future, she will use the Ye Family's influence to do her own affairs, it is for her own sake, and also to protect the Ye Family.
It's just that the enemy is in the dark, and I'm in the dark, so it's difficult to act comprehensively.
After thinking about it for a few moments, Jiang Li said, "Tonger, you will go to the residence tomorrow and inquire about some ready-to-wear shops in Xiangyang City. It's okay. Ask them if they have clothes made of antique satin lately."
"Okay." Tong'er answered and asked Jiang Li: "Why does the girl want to inquire about this?"
"The Ye family’s business is in trouble, and the antique satin is the key. I don’t know how many people know about the problem with the antique satin now, and how the trouble is. But some of the garment shops in Xiangyang must have had contact with the Ye family before. Regarding the transaction of antique satin. If these garment shops now start not accepting antique satin, the matter will be serious."
There is another sentence Jiang Li did not say. At least no one knows that there is a problem with the ancient fragrance satin in Yanjing City. Satin, there must be a hidden feeling in this, it is very likely that someone has been greeted long ago.
"When you inquire, pay attention to the attitude of these shopkeepers. See if they say they are out of stock recently, or tell you that there is a problem with the antique satin." Jiang Li asked.
Tonger took it down seriously.
Doing business, especially doing business with the Ye family, is of course not a one-off deal. Even Ye Mingyu couldn't be sure if there was a real fabric problem. The shopkeeper wanted to do business with the Ye family in the future, so he would naturally help the Ye family to conceal it. But if he was anxious to tell the whole world immediately, and directly said that there was a problem with the fabric, then it would be almost certain that these garment shops were meant to be someone and deliberately harmed the Ye family.
Did the Ye Family offend someone? Jiang Li thought about it.
There was no clue when she thought about it. There were not many clues at the moment. Jiang Li couldn't figure it out. It was Bai Xue who persuaded her to rest earlier before Jiang Li gave up.
On the second day, Tonger really followed Jiang Li's idea and went out to the clothing store to inquire about the news. Jiang Li asked Bai Xue to go with him. Bai Xue was stronger and the road safer. She couldn't find anything to do in the yard herself, so she planned to talk to Ye Mingyu. In Ye's house, Ye Mingyu was the only one who didn't defend him. Knowing such things from Ye Mingyu's mouth yesterday, Jiang Li thought, maybe I can inquire more news from Ye Mingyu's mouth today.
Jiang Li didn't know which yard Ye Mingyu lived in, so he just wanted to go to the front hall and let the young man invite him. Who knew that when he arrived in the front hall, he unexpectedly found that Ye Jiaer and Ye Rufeng were also there.
Ye Jiaer was pacing back and forth, very worried, and Ye Rufeng frowned, as if something was in trouble.
Jiang Li paused slightly, walked in, and shouted, "Cousin, cousin."
Ye Rufeng charmed her. Ye Jiaer saw Jiang Li coming, and she smiled, but her smile looked a little melancholy. She said, "Cousin, you are here." After a pause, she said apologetically, "I was here yesterday. Li Zhengtang, Uncle Zhao and Uncle Zhuang came suddenly, and I'm sorry to leave you alone."
"It's okay." Jiang Li said with a smile: "The cousin is busy with business matters. Besides, I originally wanted to walk alone by myself, and then I was very happy to go shopping."
"That's good." Ye Jiaer said.
Several people in the hall fell silent. Ye Rufeng is angry with Jiangli, so naturally he would not take the initiative to talk to Jiangli. If it was Ye Jiaer, he would also have a few words with Jiangli, but today Ye Jiaer seems to have something on his mind, so he didn’t care about Jiangli. What to think about.
Jiang Li thought for a while, and asked softly, "Is my cousin worried about Li Zhengtang?"
Ye Jiaer was taken aback, and smiled reluctantly: "Yes, it's just a little trouble in business."
"It's the problem with antique satin, right?" Jiang Li looked at her. "Now that there is a problem with antique satin, do many garment shops know about it?"
Ye Jiaer was startled, and Ye Rufeng said, "How do you know? Are you eavesdropping on us?"
He has a bad tone.
"Uncle Ming Yu told me." Jiang Li looked at Ye Jiaer, "but he only said that some people said that there was a problem with the antique satin and the clothing store. I guessed it." She smiled: "There are so many clothing stores in Xiangyang. There are not a few people who get antique satin from the Ye family. If there is a problem with antique satin, these garment shops will be taboo when they take fabrics."
"The cousin is Hui Xinlan, and she will hit it with a guess." Ye Jiaer said. She thought that since Ye Mingyu had told Jiang Li, there was nothing to conceal about it. Jiang Li already knows everything, and then hiding it is their Ye Family's stingy. Besides, even if you want to hide it, can you hide it? This matter has become more and more troublesome and difficult to deal with. Sooner or later Jiang Li will know from outsiders.
"The trade between Ye's family and garment shops is very expensive. Now the garment shops have stopped taking materials from the Ye family. Not one family or two, but all. Li Zhengtang has a garment shop's shopkeeper to stop the goods every day. What the cousin saw, Uncle Zhuang and Uncle Zhao, who came yesterday, had done business with the Ye family for decades. When they came to Lizhengtang yesterday, they also said to stop fabrics immediately." Ye Jiaer sighed.
"I've been in business for decades, and I'm an old acquaintance. Do I get into trouble at this time?" Jiang Li asked.
"It can't be said that it's just about falling into trouble, only human nature." Ye Jiaer didn't have any grievances, and patiently explained: "It's just that the cost of weaving antique satin is big. These shopkeepers didn't talk about it before. This batch of antique satin It is a huge loss to the Ye Family that it is woven, no one buys the goods, and just put it away."
"What's normal for people is to fall into trouble." Ye Rufeng snorted coldly, "I used to beg us to supply them to their home first, but now that something goes wrong, I don’t want to check it out, so I’m going to stop the product right away, for decades. Their friendships are nothing better than benefits!"
Ye Jiaer sighed and said nothing. Although Ye Rufeng's words were ugly, they were not completely unreasonable. It's really disgusting to see the rudder in this way. Not to mention having done business with the Ye family for decades before.
This was not what Jiang Li had in mind. These ready-to-wear shops took antique satin from Ye's family for profit. Since we have been in business for decades, it can be seen that this business is very prosperous. The purpose of businessmen’s business is to make money. Now even if there is a problem with the antique satin, these garment shops will not terminate the transaction with the Ye family so quickly, because terminating the transaction with the Ye family is also cutting off. The possibility of continuing to earn money in the future.
What can make a businessman give up willingly to make money? Either there is a greater benefit, or there is a greater threat than silver.
"Actually, this batch of ancient fragrance satin has been paid for, and it is not uncommon to stop the damage to the Ye family in time. What I am afraid of is that the Ye family’s ancient fragrance satin has a problem. Once the sign was smashed, it was difficult for the Ye family to stand up. Could it be that the century-old foundation was ruined?" Ye Jiaer was extremely sad.
The more such a wealthy home, the more attention is paid to goodwill. The Dike of Thousand Miles collapsed in an ant's nest, and if you accidentally fill it up, you lose. Therefore, the Ye Family has always been very careful about the fabrics, but this time it was unexpected that something went wrong.
"Cousin, don't worry," Jiang Li comforted her, "Why the clothes made of antique satin will cause rashes, it is still not certain that it is the problem of the material. But it is an error, not to the point of exhaustion, just find out the real The Ye Family’s grievances will be washed away and their reputation will be restored."
"It's easy to say," Ye Jiaer shook her head. "We can't find the reason. The antique satin from the weaving field is obviously no problem, but the garment shops and garments made of antique satin have problems."
"Maybe it's not the reason for the antique satin," Jiang Li said, "maybe it is the reason for the garment shops."
"It's okay to say that there will always be no problems with the garment shops in Xiangyang." Ye Jiaer said: "I know what the cousin wants to say, I want to say that the Ye family was framed, but the Ye family is not considered an official in Xiangyang, but On weekdays, no one dares to provoke them. Who is framed by such a bold person, and someone with such a bold person must always be in a high position. What is it that is so harmful to us?"
"Then Xiangyang, besides the Ye family, is there any other weaving yard?" Jiang Li asked.
Ye Jiaer shook his head.
Then it won't be a rival in business.
Jiang Li sighed, the two were talking, and the three Ye Minghui brothers came over. Seeing that Ye Jia'er and Jiang Li were talking, Ye Mingyu greeted: "Jia'er, Ali!"
"Uncle Ming Yu." Jiang Li nodded to him.
Ye Minghui looked at Jiang Li, seemingly hesitant, but finally spoke, and said, "Ali, I didn't let you see the old lady a few days ago. The old lady is really not healthy. You have been in Xiangyang for more than half a month, and the old lady's body is getting better. You can meet the old lady today."
Jiang Li was surprised. Ye Mingyu was satisfied when he saw him. Only then did he realize that Ye Mingyu was on the side to help. After moving the two brothers, Ye Minghui made up his mind to let Jiang Li see Mrs. Ye now.
It was an unexpected move.
In fact, Jiang Li didn't want to see Mrs. Ye so eagerly, but since someone else proposed it, of course she agreed with kindness, and she showed a hint of joy at the right time, saying, "It's great."
Ye Mingxuan and Ye Mingyu looked at Jiang Li. Jiang Li's happiness did not seem to be fake. Although they have been busy with Li Zhengtang these days, they have not relaxed their observation of Jiang Li. The Ye family maids who served Jiang Li said that Jiang Li did nothing extraordinary these days, she was very quiet and had a soft temper. The two brothers of the Ye family gradually relaxed.
"Then go now." Ye Mingxuan said.
Jiang Li nodded.
Just as a few people were about to leave, suddenly Guan and Zhuo rushed from outside. The Guan and Zhuo were less in charge of business matters, but in a big Yefu, everything had to be managed up and down. Guan and Zhuo were also very busy on weekdays. The Ye family is very special. The stewardship power is not concentrated in the hands of one person, but the Guan family and the Zhuo family are co-keepers. It seems that the relationship between their husbands and wives is also quite good, otherwise they would have been fighting for power a long time ago. In other words, if Ji Shuran and Lu were co-housekeepers in Jiang's family, Jiang's family would have no peace.
Guan said: "Master, the prefect of Tong has sent someone over."
"Prefect Tong?" Ye Minghui was puzzled, "What did he send someone to do?"
"I don't know." Guan looked a little anxious. Before he finished speaking, he saw a team of officials coming from outside, all wearing long swords at their waists, and went straight into the front hall without any scruples, and asked, "Master Ye Ye Is the second master here?"
Ye Mingxuan said, "Yes, what's the matter with the official?"
"Master Tong, please take a trip," the official leader said: "Master, please."
"Go? Where? What did you commit?" Ye Mingyu was not afraid of officials, and immediately stood up and said, "Why did you just invite them? Which one is this singing?"
The officer looked at Ye Mingyu up and down. Ye Mingyu was dressed like a trafficker and walker. He was quite quack-like. I don’t know if those people recognize that this is Master Ye San, or do they think Ye Mingyu is insignificant at all. For those who are doing things, I would like to ask the two masters and Master Tong to talk about these questions." But it is a bit arrogant.
Jiang Li found it strange that although the Ye family's family business would not make everyone jealous, it would never be bullied. As a magistrate, the so-called Prefect Tong, there is absolutely no need to be so rude to the Ye family. Officials have always looked at the dishes and ordered the dishes. This attitude must be because the prefect Tong sent a message that the Ye family was not afraid of.
Why does the prefect of Tong want this
Ye Mingyu was still making trouble, but Ye Minghui stretched out his hand to stop him. Ye Minghui, the son of Ye's parents, is calmer than others. He bowed his hand to the officials and said, "Since the official is working, let's just take a trip. Please ask me and my family to give instructions."
He first looked at Jiang Li and said, "I wanted to show you the old lady, but I didn't expect this to happen midway. A Li, I can only make you wait."
"Nothing." Jiang Li smiled.
He looked at Ye Mingyu again, and said, "Mingyu, if you don't care about the business in the house, then you can take care of the Ye family. If you have anything to do with Li Zhengtang, leave it to Jia'er and Rufeng to deal with it. This time it is also their second brother and sister. It’s a good opportunity for people to exercise. As for Mingxuan and I, don’t tell the old lady that we are going to see Prefect Tong, remember."
Zhuo looked at the officer: "Official man, this... When will my eldest brother and husband come back?"
"I don't know if you ask about it." The officer asked Ye Minghui: "Master Ye, can you explain it clearly? Let's go if you explain it clearly."
Ye Minghui didn't say anything any more, and comforted the Guan and Zhuo for a little bit, letting them rest assured that he and Ye Mingxuan came back soon and left with the team official.
After the officials left, the Ye family were at a loss.
This happened so suddenly that no one expected it. Ye Jiaer murmured: "My father and uncle... are they all right."
"It's okay." Jiang Li comforted her: "Uncle Minghui said everything, and will be back soon."
"No." Ye Jiaer shook his head, "Uncle never said these things before, let alone explain anything, but today he deliberately confessed that Lizhengtang's affairs should be taken care of by me and Rufeng... He felt that he would not be too fast. Coming back... he has this hunch."
This is also true. In Ye Minghui's later remarks, the arrangement in the words seemed to have been determined that he would not return to Ye's house for the time being.
"What the hell is going on?" Zhuo Shi said, "That's all right, how could the prefect Tong come here?"
Although I don't know what's going on, it is not a good thing to send officers and soldiers to pick up people at home. It can't be the prefect Tong who invites them to have tea and talk.
"It must be about antique satin." Ye Rufeng gritted his teeth. "Before the garment shop was pressed down, and there were few people wearing antique satin, but now... other garment shops are no longer in contact with Lizhengtang. Sooner or later, the people will know about it, and they will definitely not let it go. In order to stabilize the people, the prefect will definitely take the Ye family."
Jiang Li looked at Ye Rufeng with surprise this time. She thought Ye Rufeng was quite childish, easy to be impulsive, and both joy and anger were on her face, and she was not smarter than Ye Shijie. Right now, Ye Rufeng also had a clear mind, and he could tell the whole story at a glance.
The three of Ye family's grandchildren are not mediocre. Ye Shijie is talented in being an official. Ye Jiaer is generous and stable, and can hold the ground, and Ye Rufeng is also a bit smart. Like this, the Ye Family will not fail. It is also a good choice to have the Ye Family as a backer.
"Cousin is right." Jiang Li said: "I guess it's also because of Li Zhengtang."
Ye Rufeng snorted.
"But this prefect Tong is called Tong Zhiyang?"
"How do you know?" Ye Mingyu asked. Jiang Li is Yanjing's young lady. She has never been to Xiangyang. Knowing the name of the prefect of Xiangyang is really surprising.
"He has a brother-in-law," Jiang Li said with a smile, "to be the official order of the clock in Yanjing City."
"What does Zhong Guanling do?" Ye's family is a merchant, and he doesn't know the ranks of officials.
"It was the supervisor who made the money." Jiang Li explained.
Only then did the Ye family understand. Ye Mingyu said: "Unexpectedly, you even know his brother-in-law, Ali, Tong Zhiyang is not a big official, right?"
"No." Jiang Li smiled: "I'm at Jiang's house, so I will inevitably hear some."
She secretly thought in her heart that Tong Zhiyang has a brother-in-law, who is the most important official in Yanjing City. The most important thing is that his brother-in-law is a member of the right-hand man and is very close to Li Lian.
After all, Tong Zhiyang can be said that he is also a member of the right hand.
…
In a courtyard in Xiangyang, someone in the house was talking.
"My lord, Tong Zhiyang has already started." Lu Ji said.
Ji Heng was sitting in a chair, looking at the scrolls, and after hearing the words, he acted and said, "It's a bit early."
"I think it's a bit early in Xia." Lu Ji stroked his beard, "Said that he rushed to the front hall of the Ye family to arrest people, and the movement was not small. Now that we can't hide things, the whole of Xiangyang knows."
"Unexpectedly." Ji Heng laughed: "It's important to show it to Li Lian."
"I heard that Ms. Jiang Er was there at the time." Lu Ji said: "But Ms. Jiang Er didn't move. This time Ms. Jiang Er probably won't be able to intervene, and there will be no trouble." According to common sense, Jiang Li must be able to do it. He couldn't get his hands in and couldn't turn the tide, but Jiang Li had been smashed by Jiang Li several times before and after, Lu Ji didn't dare to be too sure. Ms. Jiang Er cannot be regarded by ordinary people.
"Not necessarily," Ji Heng smiled, his eyes flowed clearly, he put the scroll in his hand aside, "Can't underestimate her."
"I don't dare to underestimate her anymore." Lu Ji smiled: "It's just the Ye family matter, Li Lian has already started planning. Right now Ye Minghui and Ye Mingxuan are not there, Ye Mingyu is a pile of loose sand, that Ye Mingyu can't do much. Once the matter of the problem spreads, Li Zhengtang will not be able to protect it. In the next step, the Ye family will be forced to the point where everything is exhausted, and the Li family’s opportunity will come."
"Lu Ji, don't treat everyone as a fool." Ji Heng gently shook the folding fan in his hand, and the golden silk peony bloomed and flowed with the movement of his hand, smudging a large swaying beauty.
"The Li family's idea is not perfect, and it may not be thought of by no one."
"The play didn't sing to the end, so I dare not say it was wonderful." He smiled softly.