On a half-cloudy, half-clear day, there is a hole in the thick lead-gray clouds. The sun shines through the clouds, forming several dazzling light pillars. A clump of green bamboo is bathed in the skylight, half bright and green, half cold. dense.
Mei Baoqing sat on her knees on the mat, casually fanning the charcoal fire in the small red clay stove with a cattail leaf fan. Her eyes passed through the not-so-dense bamboo forest and fell on the siblings who were walking in not far away.
The elder sister is tall and slender, and most of her face is covered by a wide black hood. Only a little bit of white can be seen vaguely. The younger brother is only as high as the elder sister's ears. He is thin and tall, like a green new bamboo. The two siblings are next to him. As they walked and talked, although they couldn't hear the words, you could tell that they were in a good and happy mood.
The two people got closer and closer, and the Huishan spring water on the small red clay stove began to gurgling with crab eyes. Mei Baoqing threw the cattail leaf fan on the mat next to him and was about to make tea. He heard Lin Shiquan's voice. It came clearly from downstairs: "It's been a hard journey." The young man in the stage of changing his voice said cheerfully with a bit of self-control: "Third brother!"
Immediately afterwards, the sound of neither light nor heavy footsteps came up the stairs at a leisurely pace. The door was gently pushed open, and a faint scent of orchid blew over with the breeze. Mei Baoqing did not look back and was fiddling with concentration. On the tea set in front of me, a clump of thin bamboo with a leisurely attitude was drawn on the Jianzhou rabbit hair cup like a flowing movement.
There was silence behind him, and no one disturbed him. Mei Baoqing stopped what he was doing, turned around and saluted the three people beside the door: "I'm sorry."
The young man wearing a light blue cotton robe slightly raised a pair of long eyebrows similar to his sister's, and his eyes clearly showed a slight disapproval, as if he was condemning him for pretending, but he still returned his bow seriously: "Mr. Mei."
Lin Jinrong smiled faintly and bowed: "Please forgive me for any slight, Mr. Mei."
Lin Shiquan acted like a master and his eldest brother: "Although this is Fourth Sister's tea shop, today I am the host. If you are not well received, just come to me and sit down." After saying this, he introduced Lin Shenzhi to Mei Baoqing: "This is my younger brother. He is the seventh in the clan, so be careful."
Mei Baoqing looked at Lin Shenzhi carefully, and his eyes fell on Lin Shenzhi's right hand. He saw that he was an intelligent and self-controlled young man who studied very hard. He smiled slightly and said: "A good talent, I guess he will be a Jinshi and Hua Lang again in the future."
Lin Shenzhi was a little embarrassed, but he liked these words very much. He bowed slightly and said politely: "Thank you, Mr. Shenzhi, for your kind words. Shenzhi will study hard and try his best to live up to the expectations of his elders."
Lin Jinrong was very proud of the proper handling. He felt that if he had such an opportunity again, it would be good for him to take Lin Shenzhi out for more walks.
After acknowledging the guests and sitting down, Mei Baoqing solemnly thanked Lin Jinrong for taking care of Mei Huiniang in the capital, while Lin Jinrong thanked him for coming to express condolences to Mr. Lu. After the greetings, Lin Shiquan introduced the topic in a few words: "Erlang is not at home, and again At this time, the fourth sister should not be allowed to come out, but the matter is so important that I cannot but ask you to make this trip."
Mei Baoqing would not come back empty-handed if he took action. Lin Jinrong made a gesture of invitation.
Mei Baoqing smiled and said: "I don't tell secrets in front of Mingren. I have been planning this for a long time, but I was not sure about it earlier and did not dare to speak rashly. Now that the opportunity has come, I must seize it. I want to find it." A few capable partners are working together to buy a few large ships and participate in the treasure trade in Huating County, Xiuzhou. I wonder if Second Grandma Lu is interested?"
Unexpectedly, it would be such a business. Lin Jinrong said cautiously: "Master Mei, please forgive me. Huating County was most profitable earlier when it was not planning to set up a shipping company. You didn't buy a ship at that time.
Come to think of it, what are the advantages?”
Mabel smiled lightly: "At that time, my focus was not on this, and I didn't have any spare money. Now that I have some spare money, I suddenly want to do it, but I don't have enough money, and it feels like a pity to give up."
Lin Jinrong was silent for a moment, feeling unhappy about something he couldn't say: "I am very grateful to you for giving us such a good opportunity. But we are not very rich people, let alone powerful people. We are probably not qualified to partner with you.
of."
Mei Baoqing said calmly: "To be honest, I know a lot of rich people, but I don't want to alarm them, so I think it's better to find partners from Pingzhou and Qingzhou. First of all, I
He is a bit overbearing, but he always believes that he still has some ability and vision. If my partner has invested no less money than me, and when we have a disagreement, should I listen to him or me? What if he takes away the funds if he is unhappy?
What to do? Secondly, I still really want to make friends with Min Xing."
He was honest, of course, small shareholders are easier to deal with and control than large shareholders. Although Lin Jinrong felt that this was indeed a rare and good opportunity, considering that the Lu family was unlucky in this kind of business at the time, he was worried that she would
He and Lu Yan caught Mei Baoqing's eyes, and the bad luck fell on her, so he asked: "What are the conditions?"
Mei Baoqing smiled, "There are no conditions, but the terms of the contract must be clearly written, such as risk sharing and benefit sharing. I will decide the general direction. If I agree, I must do it. I can't go back on it.
Return the principal.”
Lin Jinrong asked again: "How much is the minimum?"
Mei Baoqing said: "A share of one hundred thousand coins."
This is definitely not a small amount. You have to think carefully before making a decision without knowing the risks, let alone knowing that there are risks? Lin Jinrong tried: "I can know who the other shareholders are.
What?" For example, Lu Jianzhong and others.
Mei Baoqing said sternly: "Of course you can know after you decide." Now, she has not decided, so of course she is not qualified to know other people's secrets.
Lin Jinrong stood up and said goodbye politely: "Please allow me to discuss with my husband before I get back to you. It is inconvenient for me to stay for a long time, so please forgive me for my slightness."
Mei Baoqing stood up and said goodbye: "Let's go slowly."
Lin Shiquan sent Lin Jinrong and Lin Shen downstairs and said in a low voice: "It's a rare opportunity. Although the profits after setting up a shipping company are lower than before, once you have your own ship, everything will be different. Then you will understand
, the small shop we opened in the past was just a small business."
Lin Jinrong nodded: "I will seriously consider it, and we will discuss it in detail another time. Third brother will try to find out who they are."
Lin Shiquan agreed and went upstairs.
Mei Baoqing poured away the cold tea soup, looked up at him and smiled: "Ah Quan, your clan sister is probably not very interested. No matter what she is doing, women always prefer a more secure approach and don't dare to do it.
Take the risk, yourself?"
Lin Shiquan said cautiously: "I'm not sure. She has always had a very accurate vision over the years, but her temperament is indeed cautious. As for me, I haven't decided yet, and besides, I don't have that much money."
Mei Baoqing smiled and said, "You can think about it slowly. If you don't have enough money, you can make up for it."
Lin Shiquan said: "Actually, as long as the second member of the Lu family wants to buy shares, you won't refuse no matter what, right?"
Mei Baoqing looked at him funny: "Ah Quan, you are a businessman, right? Hasn't the Lu family settled down yet?"
He didn't say it clearly, but Lin Shiquan immediately understood what he meant. Businessmen, of course, do it if they can make a profit. This is different from his willingness to sell the second house's bribe to Lu Mian. The situation was unknown at the time, and no one knew
Mr. Lu will divide the family property in advance. Mei Baoqing's approval is very important in business. Now that the property has been divided, this worry is gone. Opportunities are equal for everyone. Mei Baoqing needs people to invest in shares and raise money to buy him a big ship.
It's a big business, the second wife is rich, and she's so willing to listen to him and respect him so much, why should he refuse?
Mei Baoqing said softly: "Ah Quan, you are a smart man. It costs a lot of money to build a fleet. This is not the time to act on impulse. There is no contradiction in making friends with me. It is precisely because I regard Lu Erlang and you as friends.
Only then am I willing to take the initiative to tell you this benefit. In this matter, I treat everyone equally. When you are doing business, you will not refuse to receive someone or sell the things in your shop just because you hate or dislike someone.
Give it to him, right? If you have money, everyone can make it, and I can’t lose it to you.”
Lin Shiquan nodded: "I understand, I will have a good talk with her."
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Lin Shenzhi's eyes were shining brightly: "Sister, I never knew it was so interesting. If you have another chance next time, will you let me stay with you, or let the third brother take me out to see it?"
Lin Jinrong smiled and said: "Of course, if you complete your homework well and it does not affect your studies, the more you know about these things, the better it will be for you." In this way, no matter what situation he encounters in the future, at least he will be able to do it.
Have the ability to make a living.
Lin Shenzhi nodded excitedly: "I will not sacrifice my roots for the sake of the bottom."
"Well, I believe you." Lin Jinrong led him along the corridor to the other side, entered her special room, sat behind the screen, and told Chunya: "If people arrive, you can let them in. You
Remind me not to exceed the hour, lest they meet."
Chunya smiled and said, "Don't worry, grandma. I just made an agreement with Manager Qin You, and he will definitely make arrangements and won't let them meet."
Lin Jinrong smiled and said: "I always feel at ease when my sister does things."
That afternoon, Lin Jinrong met with the six people Fan Bao had written to her. She tried her best to make all the preparations she could, and the promises she could make were possible.
When the last person said goodbye and left, it was already getting late. Lin Shenzhi, who had been silent all this time, stepped forward with a serious face and asked: "Fourth sister, what happened to you? Can you solve it like this? Do you want it?"
Can I help you?"
Lin Jinrong smiled and said: "This matter is not a big deal. I don't know if it can be solved. I hope it can, but in fact sometimes it depends on luck. You can't help me for the time being."
Her words were vague, but it didn't mean that Lin Shenzhi didn't understand anything. After all, he grew up in a big family and sat beside her and listened for a long time. But it was really hard for him to interfere in this kind of thing. After thinking about it carefully,
, assured Lin Jinrong in an extremely serious manner: "Sister, if it doesn't work, you have to find me. Don't forget at any time that you have brothers."
Lin Jinrong wanted to laugh, but was moved at the same time, so she patted him hard on the shoulder twice: "Yes, I have brothers, and we Yilang also have uncles."
Lin Shenzhi smiled: "No problem, I will treat him as well as my uncle treats us."
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