As soon as the first elder entered the tea garden, he had already forgotten the third elder's instructions. Before the steward could finish speaking, he hurriedly expressed his thoughts.
The third elder had no time to stop the first elder because he did not expect that the first elder would still speak after he had given instructions.
When the steward heard the First Elder's suspicion, he immediately explained: "First Elder, you can't accuse us unjustly. The people in the tea garden are all old people from the Leng family. How can we get rid of such a thing? Even the girl picking tea can't do it.
There is no way to carry away several boxes of tea leaves without leaving traces. Neither the old man nor the young master treats us lightly, how could we do this? Master, you have to make the decision for us."
The steward was afraid that the elder and A-Lan would misunderstand, so he was crying when he spoke. A-Lan glanced at the steward and said, "Steward, I can't make the decision. Since you have chosen to trust the elder, it's better to let the elder make the decision."
"Master, my subordinate was really anxious at the time and didn't think too much about it," the steward said.
"It's not me who doesn't believe you now, but the Great Elder." A Lan said.
"This, Great Elder..." The steward turned his head and looked at the Great Elder.
The Great Elder naturally did not expect that his words would arouse the worry of the steward. The Third Elder could see the panic of the Great Elder, so he said: "Okay, the Great Elder is not doubting you, he just thought of the possibility. As you said
, you are all old people in the tea garden, how could you do this? There have been two accidents in the tea garden in a row, I think the matter is not simple."
"The third elder is right, what happened last time was also very strange. Didn't the young master know? The tea leaves were picked overnight, not even a leaf was left." The steward said.
"Such a thing actually happened. Why didn't you tell me the last time I came here?" Alan asked.
"Alan, didn't I tell you about the accident in the tea garden last time?" the elder said.
"Great Elder, when you said it last time, I think you were blaming my father for not knowing how to do business. But what the steward meant was that what happened in the tea garden was very strange. Could it be that someone was targeting the Leng family? But the Leng family has always done business.
If you pay attention to integrity, how can you offend others?" A Lan said pretending to be confused.
"Besides those few boxes of goods, do we have any goods in stock?" Alan asked.
"We still have the goods, but it's just a waste of time. I don't know if Boss Wu still wants them. It's too late to notify you now, and the repeated visits will waste more time," the steward said.
"Prepare the goods and send them away first. There is no need to pay the final payment for these boxes of goods. We have not been cooperating with the Wu family for more than a year or two. I believe he will understand." A Lan said.
"This... young master, not only did we lose the goods, but we also lost several boxes of goods in vain," the steward said.
"Although we had a few boxes of goods in vain, we kept the Wu family," A Lan said.
"I understand," the steward said.
Although the tea garden matter was not figured out, it was finally solved. The third elder admired A-Lan, he was indeed a business-savvy person.
After listening to A-Lan's plan, the First Elder made a plan in his mind. If they sent someone to prevent the goods from being delivered this time, things in the tea garden would become a big deal. A-Lan would give up his position because of this matter.
Wouldn’t it be a good way to get the best of both worlds?
On the way back, the eldest elder mentioned this matter, but the third elder objected and said: "Brother, we can't stop people leaving the city, and the Wu family can't offend. If something happens again this time, even if A Lan gives up the headship, the tea garden business in the future will
It will also be affected. The Wu family is very important, and offending the Wu family is a loss for the Leng family."
Although the third elder does not do business, he is very familiar with the conditions of the merchants the Leng family does business with. In fact, he is the most ambitious among the three elders, because he looks down on A-Lan's father. He has always believed that he is the most suitable
The choice of head of the family.
Therefore, he pays great attention to business matters. Whether it is a tea garden or a small shop, he will send people to inquire. Of course, the antique shop he wants to inquire most is the antique shop. Unfortunately, the antique shop is managed by Uncle Ren, and he cannot inquire.
He didn't receive any useful information. After Yue Yao captured Uncle Ren, he thought he could take advantage of it, but he didn't expect that Uncle Ren would actually follow A Lan back this time. Yue Yao looked like she was injured, in addition to trauma.
Internal injuries. Could it be that Uncle Ren was rescued by A Lan?
"Is the Wu family so important? Isn't there also the Zhang family and the Lu family? I see that the Wu family's orders are not very large. After all, they are not mainly about business." The elder said loudly.
The third elder sighed and said helplessly: "Although the Wu family does not place many orders each time, the Wu family has orders every month. Besides, the Zhang family and the Lu family chose the Leng family because of the Wu family. We
There are also some small merchants in the tea garden, and it is because of the Wu family that they choose the Leng family. If the Wu family is offended, not only the Zhang family and the Lu family will stop doing business with the Leng family, but also those small merchants will not
Leave."
His brother has been so impulsive since he was a child. If he and his second brother hadn't helped him, he would have offended many people.
"Then is this incident aimed at the Leng family or Allan? This incident was not done by us, so who could it be?" the great elder said doubtfully.
The third elder was suspicious of the first elder at first, because only the first elder could do such an impulsive thing. Besides, the first person the steward approached was also the first elder. How could it be such a coincidence? But judging from the appearance of the first elder, it was indeed
It's not like he did it.
This time, even he couldn't guess who was targeting the Leng family. He could see that it wasn't just A-Lan. If something happened to the tea garden, the Leng family's business would plummet.
But the only people in the capital who have a problem with the Leng family are the Qi family. Could it be that the Qi family did it? But how did they manage to steal the goods without noticing?
The third elder shook his head because he didn't know who was targeting the Leng family.
"I think this matter is because someone wants to take advantage of the rumors to target our Leng family. This matter has caused quite a stir and has been targeted by someone who is interested," said the second elder.
"Then what should we do? Do we still have to help Ah Lan find the thief in the tea garden?" the elder said reluctantly.
No matter what, the Leng family's business is damaged. If it's just a small business, that's it. An accident in the tea garden is a big deal and they can't take it lightly.
"As for who he offended, let him investigate on his own. We don't have to do anything, just watch. It's not easy for someone to steal several boxes of goods from the tea garden. I'm afraid A Lan won't find out anything this time.
"The third elder said.
"Even if we don't offend the Wu family, the Leng family still has to pay money. A-Lan is also responsible for this matter. After all, he is the head of the family." The elder said.
"Eldest brother is right. If the Leng family's family affairs are included, I believe that in addition to us, the clan should also carefully consider whether he is still suitable to be the head of the Leng family. The eldest brother is senior, and the head of the family should be left to the eldest brother." Three
The elder said sincerely.
The second elder raised his eyes and glanced at the third elder, then glanced away and looked out the window. He knew that his third brother was not simple. Although he said so, he didn't think so in his heart. Of course, even if the two of them recognized that the eldest brother had become the Leng family
As the head of the family, it is impossible for the family to agree.
The eldest brother has no business acumen and is very impulsive in doing things. If the business is handed over to him, the Leng family will be doomed.
The eldest elder didn't have that much thought, he just felt that the third elder said that he was very happy. He smiled and replied: "I don't know how to do business. If you want to be the leader, you, the third one, need to be the leader. Anyway, it doesn't matter who is the leader among the three of us brothers.
It’s time for our lineage to feel proud.”
On the way back, Uncle Ren got on Allan's carriage. Uncle Ren said softly: "How was it? Did it go well?"
"The stewards all said what we told them in advance. I don't know if they will believe it." A Lan said.
"Master, do you think that if we arrange for someone to pretend to leave the city at this time, will the Presbyterian Council send someone to stop us from delivering goods?" Uncle Ren said.
"It stands to reason that if the third elder was here, he wouldn't let them do this. Although the Wu family doesn't have many orders, it can't be offended. I believe he should have investigated all the businesses that the Leng family has dealt with over the years. Regarding the situation of the Wu family, others
I don’t know, he should be very clear. The business of the tea garden is very important, and the third elder will not allow any problems to arise," said A-Lan.
Uncle Ren said: "I thought they would add insult to injury, but the third elder is indeed cunning."
"They won't add insult to injury this time, but this matter cannot be hidden from the clan." A Lan said.
"If the clan knew about it, they would definitely call you back." Uncle Ren said worriedly.
"If the clan knows that something happened in the tea garden, I will definitely call him back. The fact that the elder came to the tea garden today should be related to Yueyao's affairs. The clan will not ask about Yueyao's affairs. After all, the clan only recognizes that my mother is
The Leng family." Alan said.
"Are you really not going to deal with that maid in Yueyao's yard?" Uncle Ren asked.
"If we alert the snake, they will soon have a new plan. They don't know that we have found the person they arranged in Leng Mansion, and they will not change their original plan," said A Lan.
"So, the last person is in the main courtyard?" Uncle Ren asked.
"Except for Uncle Leng and the maid, that person was arranged in the main courtyard. Otherwise, how could the great elder not know where I was resting?" A Lan said.
"I really didn't expect that the Presbyterian Council would arrange people in Leng Mansion. I don't know if there are any of his people in the store, just in case..." Uncle Ren said.
Uncle Ren was a little worried. There would definitely be no problems with the antique shop he took over personally, but he didn't know about the other shops. If their people were there, things could easily happen to the shop.
"There are several people in the shop who were bribed by them. These are the names of these people. Go and investigate carefully." A Lan said.
Because of the rumors, A-Lan visited all the stores and found that some of the clerks had problems. So, after getting the list from the shopkeeper, he gave it to Uncle Ren to investigate.
"There are many familiar names among these people. Do they really have a problem?" Uncle Ren asked in surprise.
"I have no evidence, I just think there is something wrong with them, so I wrote down the list." A Lan said.
Uncle Ren didn't say anything and put the list in his arms.
After arriving at Leng Mansion, the two got off the carriage and entered the mansion. A Lan thought that the three elders would go back, but he did not expect that the three elders would follow him back.
Several people entered the front hall together, and Alan asked: "Why did the three elders follow me back if they didn't go back and have a good rest?"
"We wanted to find out who stole several boxes of goods, so we followed him back," the elder said.
"Great Elder, we just found out that the goods were lost, and we haven't investigated carefully yet, yet you want to know who stole the goods?" A Lan asked doubtfully.
"There are only a few people in the tea garden. What is certain is that they are not guarding and stealing." The third elder took the initiative to speak.
