Qin Yining wondered why Lu Zheng's wife suddenly came to the guest house, and raised her eyes to meet her eyes. For unknown reasons, Qin Yining only smiled and nodded.
But the eldest grandmother did not return the courtesy, raised half of her eyebrows, with undisguised contempt and scrutiny in her eyes, not looking at a person, but looking at the same goods.
The smile on Qin Yining's face faded.
"You are Lady Ning?"
"Exactly. What does the eldest young lady do?"
The eldest grandmother walked towards Qin Yining step by step, looking at Qin Yining up and down with a pair of water eyes. She has been married to the eldest young master for many years, and she has never seen him so enthusiastic for a woman. This time, she is urging her to give her jewelry like a gluttonous cat.
Her heart was full of strong unease and jealousy, and when she saw the real person, she was even more embarrassed and ashamed.
But she is the first wife of the eldest young master, and the family is still attached to the Lu family, so she has no willful power.
Suppressing the anger and grief in her heart, the eldest young lady adjusted her emotions with just breathing, and smiled politely: "Is Mrs. Ning free? Can you take a step to talk?"
Only then did the eldest young lady look at Pang Xiao, who was beside her.
At this sight, my heart is even more complicated.
She knew that her husband was looking at someone else's concubine, but he didn't say that this "other" was such a handsome son!
They were such a good couple, why did she break it up, and then bring the beauty in front of her to block herself
Qin Yining and Pang Xiao looked at each other, not understanding what the eldest young lady meant.
Gently patted the back of Pang Xiao's hand, Qin Yining brought rock candy and Ji Yun to the eldest young mistress.
Pang Xiao folded his arms and waited impatiently against the door frame.
The eldest young lady and Qin Yining walked one after the other towards a bamboo forest beside the road.
"That's Young Master Wan?"
"Yes."
"It seems that Master Wan has a lot of love for you?"
"Master Wan treats slaves very well."
"You are so beautiful, you can naturally afford the kindness of men in the world to you, and even people who have never been very enthusiastic about women's sex are moved."
The eldest young lady turned around with a smile on her lips, but the smile did not reach her eyes.
"The concubine came here on the orders of her husband, and I wanted to ask the lady if she would be a good concubine?"
Qin Yining didn't know for a while whether he should be angry with Lu Zheng, or should he sympathize with the woman in front of him who was clearly full of jealousy, but still wanted to be a virtuous woman begging for a concubine for her husband.
"Don't lie to the eldest young mistress, the eldest young master Lu asked the slave once a few days ago, and the slave refused. Even though the Lu family is rich, the Wan young master's family is not weak. I also understand that Master Wan is about to resume the string... In the future, the life of the slaves in Wanjia will be smoother. Although the Wan family is not as rich as the Lu family, I am just a little girl, and I don't want to do a big business. Looking at the cost, for me, the current life is enough to look forward to."
When Qin Yining spoke, Grandma Lu kept looking at her expression, as if she wanted to see how true and how false her words were.
Qin Yining looked back at her calmly and said, "I also asked the eldest young mistress to thank the young master Lu for her kindness on behalf of the slave, so the slave can only live up to it."
The eldest young lady nodded hesitantly, and ordered the maid behind her to deliver an exquisite three-layer brocade box.
"This is what the eldest young master ordered to give to you."
Two maids opened the first floor of the brocade box.
The black flannel in the big red brocade box is neatly placed with the head of the jadeite. The style is novel and the workmanship is fine. The most important thing is that the head of the jadeite is excellent.
The maid had shown all three floors, then closed the box and handed it over
Qin Yining's eyes were appropriately greedy. It is impossible for any woman to have no love at all when she sees such a set of faces, and she magnifies her love dozens of times.
But she still refused.
"Thank you for the reward. It's just that there is no merit and no reward. The business between the Lu family and Guangtong has also been negotiated. It's not good for slaves to charge more. Please take it back." Qin Yining knew Lu Zheng's thoughts. , and didn't want to entangle with the young grandma of the Lu family, so he saluted, "Master Wan still has to take the slave out, and the slave family will retire."
Nodding and salute, Qin Yining walked back to Pang Xiao's side.
The eldest young lady was very surprised. It seemed that the woman in front of her was not a fool who only blindly covets wealth.
In any case, her refusal to enter the Lu family's door is only good for her and not bad.
The young lady's expression finally softened. After nodding with Pang Xiao from a distance, he turned and left with someone.
Pang Xiao's five senses are excellent, and the conversation between Qin Yining and the eldest young mistress did not deliberately lower her voice, so she didn't need to ask, and she heard what they said just now. Full of pantothenic acid, this is not Qin Yining's fault, Pang Xiao said after a long time, "How can the Lu family be virtuous!"
Qin Yining was suffocated, and suddenly the flower branches that were covering their mouths and laughing trembled.
Pang Xiao was still a little angry at first, but Qin Yining's smiling brows and eyes really softened his heart. Originally she was so good, no wonder someone admired her, and he couldn't blame her daughter-in-law for being too beautiful, smart, and temperamental. It's so good, I can only blame those people for eating bear heart and leopard gall.
Pang Xiao angrily took her by the hand and walked out the corner door of the guest house.
Bingtang, Jiyun and Huzi struggled to hold back their laughter and followed behind.
When the two of them went out, it was naturally another "swagger".
After negotiating at the proper place, Pang Xiao went to the "Dingsheng Restaurant" that Qiu Feishan had told him to go around, and had a big meal.
"Let's show up ahead of time. Lu Zheng has determined that I am the eldest young master of the Guangtong number. Naturally, I will not come here to make an appointment on the tenth of October, which is just convenient for us to do."
Qin Yining nodded in agreement.
After making a plan, before leaving, Pang Xiao called the shopkeeper of the restaurant to him and rewarded him with a piece of silver.
"The food and drinks here are very good, which is very suitable for my young master's appetite. In this way, the tenth day of next month is the birthday of my beauty. My young master will tell you in advance that I want to wrap the whole Dingsheng Restaurant and make a running water table. This is the deposit."
Hu Zi took out a five-hundred tael instant bank note from his arms.
The shopkeeper of the restaurant has never seen such an unrestrained young master. In order to celebrate his concubine's birthday, he has to contract the Dingsheng Restaurant as a running water table.
After taking the bank note, the shopkeeper said repeatedly, "Don't worry, young master, it's the tenth day of next month, right? It will be done properly for you by then."
"Well, the young master has no other requirements, just one, you don't need to save it, just don't lose the young master's face."
"Hey, look at it!" The shopkeeper saluted, deliberately glanced at Qin Yining without a trace before going out, and then went out.
Pang Xiao and Qin Yining returned to Lu's house, and continued to live their "proud and extravagant" days as usual. They only instructed Dingsheng Restaurant during the period to give him proper publicity. All the people in the city are welcome to come and have dinner together.
Dingsheng Restaurant was such a publicity that people in Mandanzhou City knew that there was a concubine of a rich and young family who was celebrating her birthday. Dingsheng Restaurant could eat and drink for free on the tenth day of October. There are those who are curious, those who are contemptuous, and there are many people who want to eat this big meal.
Naturally, this matter could not be concealed from Lu Zheng.
These days, Lu Zheng kept a straight face and seemed to be full of worries. Lu Xi naturally didn't dare to say much, and just waited on the side quietly.
"Dingsheng Restaurant? Flowing water table?" Lu Zheng sneered, "I can't think of such a person who is addicted to taking small advantages and is willing to be a flowing water table in the Dingsheng Restaurant. It's true that the iron cock will grow hair and pluck."
Lu Xi also said, "He's just exaggerating. If you want me to say, Mrs. Ning really can't make an account. She doesn't want the young master to give her a priceless face. Instead, she cares about the straw bag's one-day running water table and how much the running water table is worth."
Lu Zheng thought the same thing in his heart, the more he thought about it, the more upset he became, but Lu Xi also said it, which made him even more pricked in his heart.
Lu Zheng got up irritably and entered the house.
Lu Xi knew that he made a slip of the tongue, but he didn't dare to say more. After a while, Lu Zheng's face looked better. Lu Xi dared to ask: "Master, do you want to go on the tenth day of next month?"
"Where to go? Eat the running water table? Or continue to go up to please Mrs. Ning?"
Lu Xi didn't dare to speak.
"This young master doesn't have any kind of woman, but she doesn't know physiognomy. Do I have to post it? For the time being. As long as the business with the Guangtong number is there, I will not be afraid that she will not be sent to me one day in the future."
Lu Xi nodded, knowing that the young master had made up his mind, not demanding at this time, but it also represented his determination to want someone in the future.
Lu Zheng grabbed a handful of chess pieces and played with them, and suddenly said, "Isn't there someone who wants to buy an official tomorrow?"
"Yes."
"Let's talk about business tomorrow. You go and call that straw bag and ask him to bring Mrs. Ning."
Lu Xi was stunned for a moment, then he understood and nodded immediately. He happily went to send a message to Pang Xiao.
After listening to Lu Xi's reply, Pang Xiao and Qin Yining politely sent them away, both of them were a little puzzled.
"Young Master Lu wants to take us with us when talking about business? What does this mean?"
Pang Xiao pointed his finger on the table, pondered for a moment, and smiled.
"He shines his fist in front of my straw bag. This is also a common method used by businessmen, so that people can see how good their business is, or they can raise their own value to facilitate future actions." Looking at Qin Yining, Pang Xiao said again, "Maybe I want to show you the strength of his Lu family."
Qin Yining blinked and said amusingly, "Are you jealous again?"
Pang Xiao pouted, "The peacock opens its screen, turning it over and over is full of buttocks!"
Qin Yining was stunned for a moment, then laughed out loud by him.
Pang Xiao touched his nose, and after thinking about it, he laughed.
With Lu Zheng's idea of "opening the screen", Pang Xiao naturally took Qin Yining to hide behind the screen to watch a few transactions of the Lu family.
Only at this time did they really realize how much and how big the Lu family's business of selling officials and Vendors.
During the negotiation, the Lu family has always been in the leading position. Once their demands are made, they will never give in. Those who compromise will only be those who come to buy officials.
Qin Yining and Pang Xiao have seen a lot, so when they go out to play in private, they will help the Lu family to settle an account. Just like what they thought before, the Lu family has made a lot of money and connections as well.
You must know that the officialdom is mixed, the colleagues in the DPRK, the same department, the same class, the teacher's classmate, the Weng's son-in-law, and any relationship between the officials will be a wealth of connections.