After the city gate was closed, Mr. Qin stayed at home for a while and didn't go out much. Occasionally, old friends such as Kang Xian came to gather, but it was impossible to play chess as often as before. Today, Ning Yi and Nie Yunzhu came over. It was already afternoon. After Ying met in the living room for a while, Ning Yi and Qin Lao walked and chatted in the courtyard outside the study. Nie Yunzhu was called over by Yunniang and Mrs. Qin. Everyone already knew about Yunzhu, and he was very kind.
The previous plan for Nie Yunzhu to recognize Qin Lao as his adoptive father was only mentioned by Ning Yi, and the relationship between Qin Lao and Nie Yunzhu had not been officially made clear, so it would be better for Ning Yi to talk about it at this time.
Because of some problems in this matter, Ning Yi naturally couldn't say that it had nothing to do with him and Nie Yunzhu. Of course, he wouldn't think that Nie Yunzhu was responsible. It's hard to say right or wrong, but since it happened, it's the right way to deal with it and not cause trouble. Fortunately, Mr. Qin also understands people. When Ning Yi talked about what happened in Yancuilou last time, he also understood what the other party meant and why the other party brought it up.
However, after pondering for a while, he did not immediately show his attitude towards it.
"This year's flood, the scale of the upstream disaster, has not been encountered for decades. Although the Jiangning area has been closed, it seems calmer than in previous years. Liheng knows why?" Qin Lao paused, "Jiangzhou, Although the disaster is serious, there are more than 200,000 homeless victims in the shelter organization at this time, and the number is still increasing, but... It is said that the order is in good order, and no epidemic has occurred. Zhou, Jinzhou and other places, Langzhou and Guizhou here are also doing follow-up resettlement properly. If it was in the past, I am afraid that the epidemic has already started and it is difficult to control. Although there is an epidemic this year, it has been affected by some well-ordered states The counties were separated and did not continue to spread…”
"Oh." Ning Yi nodded after hearing Mr. Qin talk about this. Since the city gate was closed, it was difficult for information from the outside to come in, and Ning Yi didn't care much. After listening to him, he probably knew about these things outside Jiangning. .
"Jiangzhou, Fenzhou, Jinzhou, Langzhou, Guizhou and other places mostly use or refer to those methods of Liheng. Although it seems simple, the effect is very good. I have been thinking about the reason recently. In any case, hundreds of thousands of people have benefited from Liheng. Liheng came here today, but only to talk to me about some small matters of reputation... "
Qin Lao laughed, but Ning Yi also shook his head and said with a smile: "One yard is one yard, originally to take advantage of it, Qin Lao, you are informal, it is a favor to agree, and it is reasonable not to agree. After you have favor, if It’s not good if you take an inch more. Qin Lao, you can ignore it, but I can’t take it for granted. This is the truth of being a human being. It’s hard to say right or wrong, but reality is reality after all. It's not good. The main thing is not that I feel bad, but Yunzhu feels bad..."
Qin Lao nodded, and then he didn't speak. After a long time, the two set up a chessboard in the study, and the old man said: "A few days ago, I heard Ming Gong talk about your conversation with Li Pin. Li Heng Have you met with Ming Yun recently?"
Ning Yi shook his head: "There have been a lot of things recently, but he found a pair of quirky sisters and brothers to come to me to apprentice. Oh, it's okay if I haven't seen it, I heard from Brother Lu that he might scold me when we meet. pause… "
"Heh, it's the pair of siblings from Zhou Yong's family. The talents they can make are only limited by their status. If they really want to do something in the future, I'm afraid it won't be easy." Qin Lao smiled, raised a chess piece, and then paused. After a while, "It's also because of Liheng's remarks. I discussed it with Mingyun for several days. After that, I heard about the Su Mansion. Mingyun said it was complicated. Does Liheng know it?"
"It should be resolved."
Ning Yi didn't take this matter to heart, and answered casually, Qin Lao looked at it, and then finally dropped the chess piece: "That's good. Then Li Pin is your friend, I heard Ming Yun talk about it, and he is quite talented. If I go to Beijing, I can write a book on my behalf and recommend it."
"In this way, I would like to thank Dexin." Ning Yi laughed, "By the way, Fu Ying, the servant of the Ministry of Personnel, was not with you before."
"Nonsense boy..." Qin Lao laughed and sighed, "Then I had resigned when Li Pin was elected, but Fu Ying was indeed promoted by me back then. This person is a bit biased, but he does a good job. Yes. In some matters, it is also common for the party to fight against differences between the DPRK and the DPRK, and I can’t take care of it. I heard Ming Yun said that Li Pin’s policy on that day happened to be contrary to Fu Ying’s plan to increase his salary, and his words were a bit fierce, scholar. Well, this is the case. There are articles that are not surprising and endless every year. Who knew that Fu Ying's reaction was so fierce. It is estimated that he was satirized by some political opponents face to face, hey, this kind of thing..."
From the beginning to the end, Qin Siyuan did not mention the conversation between Ning Yi and Li Pin that day. The two played a game of chess and only talked about trivial matters. Of course, there were also some situations in other places. When Ning Yi and Nie Yunzhu said goodbye and left, the sky was getting close. evening. Neither side mentioned their attitude towards the "righteous daughter".
"Liheng... have you already said that?" Nie Yunzhu asked softly on the way back to the small building by the river. Ning Yi nodded: "I said, but they didn't nod or shake their heads."
"Um?"
"Oh, Mrs. Qin and the others are very kind to you."
"Well, it's pretty good." Yunzhu nodded with a smile, "I'm afraid that it will affect them in turn."
"Let's go as relatives in the future. You don't need to recognize anything. After a while, it will become a matter of course. They are all good people, and they can be friends or something."
"... Mm." Yun Zhu thought about it and nodded, "Aunt Yun asked me to accompany her to go shopping with her tomorrow, and let me bring Jin'er with me."
"pretty good."
After sending Yunzhu back home, when Ning Yi was about to turn back, the other side opened his mouth and stopped him.
"Liheng, the matter of the Su family..." Yunzhu looked at him and thought for a while before finding the words, "It will definitely be done."
Ning Yi was stunned for a while, then laughed: "Don't worry."
When he got home all the way, it was time to eat.
After that, the time gradually entered August. This is a serious and chaotic month, but it seems to be as stable as before. Except for some really thoughtful and wise traders, maybe few people can see Jiangning's weaving this month. What happened in the industry, what kind of trajectory did those surging undercurrents have
The city gate has been closed, and life has to go on as usual. It seems that every day is no different from the past. The work of work, the life of life, the brothel is still singing every night, and the disaster victims inside and outside the city have already lived. It's getting more and more embarrassing. If several states outside have used new disaster control methods to reduce the pressure here, I am afraid that the city's depression will be even more serious now. Of course, even if it is serious, it can only be felt at the level of ordinary civilians. to something.
The royal business affairs of the Weaving Bureau will surface for the first time in late August. It is said that there will be a meeting of the weaving industry at that time to celebrate in the name of celebrating this disaster relief effort, and then let interested merchants take out The cloth comes, dedicated to the royal family. The decision has been made, but the news only flows in private. For example, to celebrate the effective disaster relief, the merchants must take practical actions to donate enough porridge and rice and share the pressure for the government.
The few merchants who took over the royal merchants in the past will naturally not give up, and the intentions of the Su family, the Xue family, and the Wu family for the royal merchants have also driven some medium-sized merchants, turning the recent situation of the weaving industry into a muddy water. Among them, although Su Boyong was paralyzed and Su Tan'er was ill, the Su family showed the strongest momentum. At the end of July, Su Boyong's injury was stabilized. After it was made public, Mrs. Su's running and various relationships finally worked. The fact that his family killed his wife and children was purely framed.
It is impossible to find out who is behind Chen Er, because he does not know either. But after the bad reputation was washed away, it undoubtedly increased the Su family's bargaining chip to win the royal business, and the morale of the shopkeepers and stewards of the big house was boosted. The second and third rooms are relatively silent. Even if the Su family is forced to kill the whole family, the impact on foreign business will be limited. On the contrary, it is the royal merchants who bear the brunt. Now the old lady is opening the way for the royal merchants. Tan Er to take the helm
Amid the chaos, no one could see what the end of August would look like. The second room and the third room seem to be calm. The Xue family, Wu family and some other merchants are also competing with the royal merchants in their own way, talking about business, looking for relationships, the conspiracy and calculations behind them, and none of them appear on the bright side. During this period, Ning Yi also began to integrate into the big family of Jiangning Weaving as the temporary helm of the big house of the Su family.
He participated in some social events, and of course he also met some people. In the past, he was a scholar, so he didn't have to participate in these things. Now that Su Tan'er is in bed, he has some necessary social events to participate in. The most important part of this period is probably the weaving line meeting at the end of July, which is held once a month. Because in Jiangning, weaving companies also have their own guilds, and the leader of the line is Wujia, which is now the leader of Jiangning's cloth industry.
During this period, Ning Yi also met Wu Chenghou, the father of the two brothers Wu Qilong and Wu Qihao. As the head of the line, this is also a middle-aged man who seems modest and prestige. He also talked to Ning Yi for a long time: "Everyone is a peer. Although they are opponents, they are also good teachers and friends. It has always been that if any household has goods that are not in place for a while, others will lend a helping hand. This is friendship. I have heard the name of Liheng's nephew. The Su family has a good chance of winning in the matter of the royal business. The nephew of the Xue family does not need to take the words to heart…”
The reason why he said this was probably because the Xue family and the Su family had long been at odds. According to Chan’erjuan’er, the Wu family intervened every time. This time, when I saw Xue Jin and Xue Yan’s father Xue Sheng, then The side was a bit lukewarm, but Xue Yan had a good attitude towards Ning Yi, so he went to Ning Yi to have a meal and apologized for what happened last time.
In addition, there are Chen Dixin from the Chen family, Lu Tianhai from the Lu family, etc. After nearly a month, Ning Yi probably knew the entire outline of Jiangning's weaving industry, and these weaving people probably also had a clue about him. simple cognition.
There must be talent and learning, the first talent, but when a scholar enters a business, he is obviously at a loss. Although there are not many social events involved, he speaks with grace and temperament, but there is also a bookishness that cannot be changed. The Su family was in trouble. The man who joined the family obviously wanted to help, but inexperienced things meant inexperience. After a month, he actually didn't accomplish anything.
In fact, after putting an oolong on He Fang's side, he did only two things in total.
The first is that he negotiated a deal, which was originally a deal with no suspense, but since Ning Yi signed it, of course it had to be on his head. It's nothing to talk about, but it's one thing. On the other hand, after racking his brains, he made a reform to one of the shops.
At that time, in the eyes of everyone, Ning Yi seemed to be very confident. He racked his brains for a few days, then made some rules, and then let the guys in one of the shops use it first. To this end, he trained these guys for three days. When the customer entered the store, he said "Welcome", and then standardized some words and phrases, adding many seemingly specialized terms. However, this reform has only been carried out for three days, because they scare customers away a lot, because it makes people feel cramped.
As a result, this scholar-style reform failed and became a joke made by Jiangning. Ning Yi also seemed to be hit. After that, apart from regular daily inspections, he no longer did much.
During this period, he also met He Fang. Of course, he didn't talk too much about the royal business. He also followed a few shopkeepers to solicit business and met with some officials of the weaving bureau, but it didn't make a big difference. effect. In the past, some people felt that he would not be so simple - for example, Xue Jin lost much interest after more than 20 days, because it is very simple, a scholar entering the business world should be like this.
In the matter of the Royal Merchant, this guy can't play any role, maybe it's just a pretense. After that, no one relaxed their vigilance, because the shopkeepers of the Su family have been operating under Ning Yi's performance, pushing the voice of the royal merchants to the highest level.
There is no conspiracy or calculation. During this period, the Su family has been promoting the process of taking the royal business in an extremely open and upright conspiracy way. Whether it is the Xue family or the Wu family, there is absolutely nothing to do about such a thing. Because in the final analysis, the Su family had been preparing for several years, but they didn't have it.
During this period, Zhou Pei and Zhou Junwu, the two brothers and sisters, often came to the Su family's cloth line to wait for Ning Yi to come over, and gradually developed a slightly strange way of getting along...
Seemingly calm, boring, tense and monotonous in August, just like this, it gradually goes to the end of the month...