Lu Shao looked at Lu Yan silently, and he had an intuition that Lu Yan would be flirting with Mr. Lu tonight.
He had already taken action, but it was a pity that he never met and talked with Mei Baoqing in person. After talking to Lu Yan and the Wang family, Mei Baoqing left Pingzhou early the next morning, but Manager Fang Da did talk to him.
It was very clear that as long as his goods were good and cheap, it would be impossible not to do so. He also vaguely said that he hoped that there would be more woolen weaving workshops that could weave good brown wool, so that we could have long-term cooperation in the future.
Therefore, this business will definitely make money. But what he is not sure about is how far Lu Yan and Mei Baoqing have discussed it, and what promises they have made to each other, so that Lu Yan can be so happy and satisfied. But these are not important.
Because after tonight, all Lu Yan's previous deeds will be forgotten, and the wool he has eaten can only be secretly vomited out, let alone building any woolen weaving workshop.
Lu Shao waited patiently.
After drinking for three rounds, Lu Yan stood up, took the wine bottle and poured wine for everyone in the seat. He walked to his seat, but did not intend to sit down. He only held the wine glass in his hand and was about to speak.
It's time! Lu Shao looked up at Lu Jianzhong.
"Father!" Lu Jianzhong stood up with a smile, raised his wine glass high, glanced at Lu Mian from the corner of his eyes, and said cheerfully: "Son, I wish my father good health first. I have another good thing to say to my father."
Lu Yan clenched his wine glass with some regret and sat down.
"Oh?" Mr. Lu shrugged his eyebrows happily and took a sip of wine: "What's a good thing?"
Lu Jianzhong smiled and said: "There is a business that can make our family live a prosperous New Year. It is a brown business." He saw Lu Mian's expression suddenly changed, his eyes flickered, and the smile on the corner of his lips suddenly disappeared.
He was in a very happy mood and pointed at Lu Shao coolly: "Da Lang, tell me."
Lu Shaoxian stood up and saluted Mr. Lu, and said with a bit of shame: "My grandfather is so handsome. A few days ago, my grandson was very sad because of the incident in the shop. He felt that he had failed his grandfather's trust.
I was too embarrassed to see anyone. I was so depressed that I accepted the invitation of a few friends and went to Wuzhanglou to eat and relax. I overheard people saying that brown hair is very popular in the north now, especially the gold-woven hair brown is very popular."
Lu Yan's eyes were getting darker and darker, and the ebony inlaid silver chopsticks he held in his hand were trembling slightly. Lu Shao saw that his teeth were clenched tightly, as if he could stand up and refute him at any time, so he couldn't help but speed up.
Speed of speech: "The grandson took this matter to heart and asked around, and it turned out to be true. The Wang family went around collecting fur browns, and Mei Baoqing was also collecting them, so the grandson boldly asked his grandfather for this opportunity.
You can’t let it go easily.”
Mr. Lu was very interested. He leaned on his chair and said, "Didn't northerners all love silk and brocade in the past? Why do they like fluffy brown now? But this is really a good opportunity. Please tell me."
After Mr. Lu finished speaking, Lu Yan's eyelids drooped, his face expressionless, except for an abnormal blush on his face.
Lu Shao breathed a sigh of relief. Lu Yan had missed the opportunity and there was no point in speaking again. So he calmed down and slowly spoke: "Speaking of this brown hair, there is nothing like it here in other places."
Good. But Pingzhou's woolen browns are not as colorful as Qingzhou's, with many varieties and good workmanship. One hairy brown from other places weighs sixteen taels, one Pingzhou brown hair weighs fifteen taels, and one Qingzhou brown hair weighs fifteen taels.
The horse only weighs fourteen taels..."
He told all the things he had heard about these days, and he spoke clearly and logically. The more he spoke, the happier and smoother he became. Mr. Lu smiled with great satisfaction: "You have done your homework this time."
Okay. How is Mei Baoqing doing?"
Not getting Mei Baoqing's promise in person, Lu Shao felt a little uneasy, but he knew that he couldn't mess up the situation at this time. He immediately said boldly: "It has been negotiated. He said he would take as much as he wanted. He also wants us to build hair."
The weaving workshop specializes in weaving Fangsheng jacquards, gold and brown, and sends them to the princes and nobles of the Northern Desert for long-term cooperation."
Mr. Lu pondered for a moment and said: "In that case, let's just do it. We can only talk about the wool weaving workshop after the New Year."
New Year? What Lu Shao fears most at this time is the New Year, and what he hates the most is also the New Year. The New Year will be a dividing line for the second room, for him and Lu Mian. It’s not that he doesn’t know how partial Mr. Lu is, he’s just afraid
He worked hard here for a long time, and then the good thing of establishing the woolen weaving workshop fell to Lu Yan again. When the woolen weaving workshop was built and the money was made, it was all Lu Yan's credit.
How can he be so willing?!
Lu Shao mustered up his courage, got out of his seat, walked to Mr. Lu and knelt down in front of him. He said in a strong and powerful voice, "Grandpa, please give your grandson another chance."
Mr. Lu narrowed his eyes: "Dalang, what are you doing?"
Lu Shao shed tears before he said anything: "Grandpa, my grandson has not known who he knows, which has caused the family to lose a lot of money. My grandson has always been uneasy, so he wants to make up for it. To tell you the truth, my grandson has been thinking about this business for a long time.
, I have been searching for the news for a long time and got it with great difficulty. In order to be sure, I have been busy for more than a month, and I have everything ready before I dare to speak in front of my grandfather. I beg my grandfather to allow my grandson to round up this face.
Come on! Let your grandson build this woolen weaving workshop. Your grandson will definitely be able to make up for the previous losses." After saying this, he kowtowed, his forehead touching the ground.
Lu Jianzhong was silent, looking at Old Mrs. Lu on the left and Lu Yan on the right. Mr. Lu's fingers were tapping lightly on the armrest of the chair, his eyes were hidden under his eyebrows, his expression was dark and unclear, as if he couldn't make up his mind. But Lu Yan was tense.
She pursed her lips tightly and stared at the wine glass in front of him, her face blushing more and more.
"Get up, you want to work for the benefit of the family, how can your grandfather stop you? It's good for young people to be ambitious. Erlang helps your brother stand up." Mr. Lu's tone was very gentle, but Lu Shao knew that he
I couldn't disobey my order. I had already done what I had to do, so I had to stand up immediately. So before Lu Yan got up and came forward, he stood up on his own initiative, with tears in his eyes. He was really honest and aggrieved.
Mr. Lu suddenly looked at Lu Yan: "Erlang, what do you think?"
Lu Yan's heart beat wildly uncontrollably. He even dared not look into Mr. Lu's eyes. Those eyes, no matter how harsh they were towards others, were always warm and caring towards him.
But he wanted to lie to Mr. Lu... Although he once told Lin Jinrong that nothing could be broken or established, but when it came to Mr. Lu, a voice in his heart told him that this was unfilial and disappointing. But after all, he heard himself
The voice sounded calmly: "Grandpa, are you asking about opening a woolen weaving workshop?"
Mr. Lu looked at him gently: "Yes, do you think this workshop can be opened?"
Lu Jianzhong and Lu Shao both looked at Lu Yan with a little nervousness, and at the same time they felt even more resentful. They didn't expect that Mr. Lu already trusted him so much and had to ask him about such a thing. It was too biased. As you can imagine, Lu Yan
If you can't talk about it now, then you won't. If you suddenly think of it later in the year, it will naturally become his again.
Lu Yan smiled faintly and said in a calm voice: "My grandson has only focused on studying since he was a child. He has only been exposed to business matters in recent years. His knowledge is limited and cannot be compared with his grandfather, second uncle, and eldest brother.
." Although he didn't say it clearly, he made his attitude clear. He couldn't provide any opinion.
Lu Jianzhong and Lu Shao both breathed a sigh of relief. Lu Jianzhong said: "Father, if you don't want to open a workshop and just do it to attract households, then that's it. If you want to open a workshop after all, you should start early to save the good weavers in the future."
They have all been snatched away. There are many people who can weave brown wool, but not many who can weave jacquards and gold." As he said this, he winked at Mr. Lu San, Lu Jianlian, and motioned for him to help.
Lu Jianli was always a transparent person in situations like this. Seeing Lu Jianzhong wink at him, he was quite flattered for a moment. However, seeing that Lu Mian was obviously not in high spirits and full of worries, he knew that he shouldn't say anything and simply lowered his eyes.
Sit there and be transparent to the end.
Behind the screen, all the female family members stopped moving and listened quietly to what was going on in front of them. Mrs. Lu held her belly contentedly and sat steadily at the table, enjoying the service of the girl with peace of mind and squinting at the busy waiters.
Mrs. Lu's Lin Jinrong was filled with pride.
Lin Jinrong's ears stood high, but his eyes did not relax at all. Seeing Mrs. Lu's eyes looking at a plate of crispy crystal fish, Mr. Lu immediately put it on Mrs. Lu's plate.
What the wife likes most is her temperament. No matter what the men say outside or what the women argue inside, she can always get her things done with peace of mind. At that moment, she patted her hand gently and said warmly:
"Good boy, sit down and eat too."
Lin Jinrong knew that she was not pretending, so she smiled and sat down next to Mrs. Lu. As soon as she raised her chopsticks, she heard Mrs. Lu outside saying slowly: "Okay, if you want to, just do it."
Lu Shao's joy could not be concealed by a screen: "Thank you very much, grandfather. My grandson will start preparations tomorrow."
Lin Jinrong's heart dropped steadily to her chest. But the expression on her face became solemn, and she basically didn't touch the food. Mrs. Lu could see it clearly, and even pretended to persuade her: "My second brother and sister haven't eaten for a long time."
There is food at home, please eat more. This is specially arranged by aunt for you to go home today."
"Thank you for your concern, sister-in-law. Sister-in-law eats the food of two people, so you should eat more." Lin Jinrong just smiled but did not move his chopsticks.
But suddenly she heard Mrs. Tu say: "Second nephew and wife, I'm not telling you, but you are too thin. You also said that medicinal supplements are not as good as food supplements, so why don't you take more?"
Lin Yuzhen didn't say anything, but just put a piece of plump mutton into Lin Jinrong's bowl, with an expression that said, "You have to eat this piece of meat no matter what."
Lin Jinrong looked at the faces of everyone present one by one. Except for Mrs. Lu and Mrs. Lu, she saw a hint of dissatisfaction on the faces of Mrs. Tu and Lin Yuzhen.
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