As soon as Uncle Xian's carriage entered Licheng, it was spotted by people from the Luo family. When Uncle Xian entered the mansion, someone had already reported it to Mr. Luo.
Therefore, the man sitting on the second floor drinking tea now is the second master of the Luo family.
The Zhao family's business in Licheng is not as good as that of the Luo family, because most of the Zhao family's business is in the capital, and in Licheng the Zhao family mainly rents shops.
The Luo family is afraid of the Zhao family, worried that the Zhao family will slowly swallow up the Luo family's business, so they are very vigilant about every move of the Zhao family.
This time, Uncle Xian invited the two young masters of the Zhao family to Licheng, which naturally attracted the attention of the second master of the Luo family.
The young master of the Zhao family just arrived in Licheng the day before yesterday, and he came here to hang out today. If he said that the young master of the Zhao family was wandering this street without purpose, he would not believe it anyway. However, the person below now may be Zhao
Young Master, if this is the case, then it is really possible that he is just out for a walk.
The second young master of the Zhao family has long been aware of the romantic nature of the young master of the Zhao family. When he came to Licheng to do business, he actually brought four ladies with him. It can be seen that the only one who came to Licheng to do business was the second young master. I am afraid that the eldest young master
I really came to Licheng to take care of some errands.
No matter who is downstairs, he doesn't want to cause trouble today and just asks the shopkeeper to get rid of him quickly.
After receiving the order from Mr. Luo, the shopkeeper hurriedly went down to the second floor and said with a smile: "I have kept you two young masters waiting for a long time. Our boss said that we should just be friends with the young master. Sixty taels will be sixty taels."
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"Careless, take the banknote. Since the boss is so happy, I will be happy too." The young master of the Zhao family said.
"Yes, young master." He said carelessly.
The shopkeeper hurriedly wrapped up the four hostas himself, collected the cash check, and handed the hostas to Da Yi.
After carelessly putting away the hosta, the two people left the shop.
The shopkeeper sent the young master of the Zhao family to the door and watched them leave. Mr. Luo had arranged for two people to follow them to see what they wanted to do.
However, after the young master of the Zhao family left the shop, he continued to wander around, went to several shops, and bought some rouge and gouache, and then went to the Luo family's teahouse to have tea and rest.
The young master of the Zhao family asked for a private room with Da Yi. After the waiter served tea, the young master of the Zhao family ordered some pastries.
As soon as the waiter left, he carelessly asked: "Master, this hosta..."
Before he finished his careless words, he saw that the young master of the Zhao family shook his head with him, so he stopped asking any more questions.
The young master of the Zhao family pretended to accept the careless words and said: "This hosta is for the four ladies. Don't let the eldest ladies know about it after you go back."
"Master, you should explain to those four ladies. You also know that after they get the hosta, they will definitely show it off everywhere." He said carelessly.
"I will find a way to shut them up, but you must not tell Madam." The young master of the Zhao family said.
"I know young master, the last time I was careless, I had no choice but to do it." Careless said aggrievedly.
"Drink your tea." The young master of the Zhao family said.
Dadai breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that he almost said something wrong. The young master was so vigilant, he must have been followed after he came out of the jade shop.
After serving the pastries, he carelessly ate a piece. The young master of the Zhao family said, "If my father had not asked me to follow him to Licheng, I would not have come here. After we have rested enough, let's go and find out if there is a Yanyu Tower in Licheng."
A place like that.”
"Master, are you still planning to go to a brothel? If Uncle Xian finds out, he will definitely tell the master." He said carelessly.
"My father can't stop me in the capital, so what can Uncle Xian do except complain?" the young master of the Zhao family said with a smile.
"Master, why don't we sneak back?" he said carelessly.
"Even if I sneak back to the capital, my father will know sooner or later. Even if I hide in Yanyu Tower, I will be found by my father sooner or later. If I am caught by my father, I might as well stay in Licheng. Anyway, Uncle Xian has already arranged for a separate hospital.
You can move out tomorrow." said the young master of the Zhao family.
"Master, why don't you take over all the ladies in the capital?" he said carelessly.
"Are you crazy? Can you cope with so many ladies?" said the young master of the Zhao family.
"But, what should you do if there is no girl you are satisfied with in Licheng?" he asked carelessly.
"Is this difficult for you?" said the young master of the Zhao family.
"Don't worry, young master, even if there is no girl you are satisfied with in the brothel, Da Yi will help you find a girl who suits your heart." Da Yi said.
"Very good." The young master of the Zhao family said with a smile.
About a quarter of an hour later, the young master of the Zhao family whispered: "There are two people following us all the way. We must be careful what we say for a while."
"Master, was it arranged by the owner of the shop just now?" he asked carelessly.
"That's right, let's go." The young master of the Zhao family said.
The two of them went downstairs, very satisfied with the tea and cakes. After paying the bill, they left the East Street. They got on the carriage at the corner and soon returned to Uncle Xian's mansion.
The people who followed the two of them saw that the young master of the Zhao family had returned to Uncle Xian's house, so they hurried back to the shop just now and told Mr. Luo all the shops that the young master of the Zhao family had visited along the way and what they had said.
"That's what happened. I think the young master of the Zhao family who came to the shop today should be the eldest young master of the Zhao family." said the servant.
"The old man of the Zhao family is really interesting. I heard that the eldest young master of the Zhao family knows nothing about business, why do you have to let him come to Licheng?" Mr. Luo said with a sneer.
"Sir, looking at this young master's posture, it seems that he is not afraid of anything. Should we remind him that you are still there in Licheng?" the servant asked.
"That's not necessary. It depends on what he wants to do. If he doesn't appreciate it, I will let him lie down and leave Licheng." Mr. Luo said with a sneer.
"Yes, Second Master." the servant said.
"Keep an eye on him these days to see why they came to Licheng. If it affects the Luo family's business, I won't agree to it," said Mr. Luo.
"Yes, Second Master, by the way, Second Master, do you need to keep an eye on the second young master of the Zhao family?" the servant asked.
"Find someone to find out what he has done in the capital, and find someone to keep an eye on him. The eldest young master is here to play, so the second young master can't also be here to play, right?" Second Master Luo said.
"Yes, Second Master, don't worry, I will arrange everything." The servant said.
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"Master, this jade is certainly good, but aren't you afraid of disturbing others by doing this?" he asked carelessly.
As soon as he entered the guest room, he took out four hostas and put them on the table. He knew that the young master came to Licheng this time not only to open a shop, but also to take back the Luo family's business for Miss Luo Ying. But now,
Just showing his face in Luo's shop would easily alert someone. It would definitely not be a good thing if Mr. Luo were to target him.
"These four hostas are not ordinary things. How can they be sold at this price? Luo Ying once mentioned to me that in addition to the Luo family's property, Mrs. Luo's dowry was also robbed. It seems that the robbed
The person who gave the dowry is none other than Mr. Luo." said the young master of the Zhao family.
"Master, you mean that these four hostas are Mrs. Luo's dowry? However, Mr. Luo has already defrauded Mr. Luo of his family property and taken over the Luo family's business. Why did he still give Mrs. Luo's dowry?"
Sold?" he said carelessly.
"I don't know why he did this. He could only buy the hosta first. As for whether it is Mrs. Luo's dowry, I can only know if Luo Ying sees it. However, these four hostas are worth at least three thousand taels of silver. Luo Er
Why do you sell it so cheaply?" said the young master of the Zhao family.
"Three, three thousand taels?" asked carelessly excitedly.
"Yes, that's why I deliberately bargained with him. I didn't expect that Luo Laoer actually agreed." The young master of the Zhao family said.
"I didn't expect these hostas to be so valuable," he said carelessly.
"There will definitely be people following us when we go in and out of the mansion these days, so we have to be careful," said the young master of the Zhao family.
"Master, then we won't be able to go to other courtyards in the next few days," he said carelessly.
"In the evening, we went to Jiangchuan Teahouse and asked someone to send a message to Luo Ying, saying that we would go there tonight," said the young master of the Zhao family.
"Master, what should we do if those people follow us?" he said carelessly.
"Let's go to the teahouse to discuss it first. If it doesn't work, we won't go there tonight." The young master of the Zhao family said.
The young master of the Zhao family wants to know if there is a brothel business in Anxiang Pavilion. If
If possible, he could go to the brothel at night and just sneak out through the back door.
Therefore, he needed to go to the teahouse first. After getting confirmation, he could take action.
"Yes, Uncle Xian's side..." he said carelessly.
"There shouldn't be anything big going on in the shop, and there shouldn't be any problems with Uncle Xian," said the young master of the Zhao family.
After the two discussed it, they planned to go to the teahouse in the evening, so they went back to their room to rest. Unexpectedly, Uncle Xian sent someone back to inform the young master of the Zhao family to go to the shop immediately.
The young master of the Zhao family asked doubtfully: "Why is Uncle Xian so anxious to let me go to the shop?"
"Master, there are several shops that refuse to renew their leases. They also said that if they rent the Luo family's shop, the Luo family promises not to raise prices within three years. Uncle Xian is sitting inside and doesn't know how to dissuade him. He has no choice but to let the villain come back.
Please come over." The servant said.
"It turns out it's about renewing the lease," said the young master of the Zhao family.
"That's right, these people are here well prepared, so it's useless for Uncle Xian to talk until his mouth is dry." said the servant.
"Okay, let's set off now. I'll have something to do later," said the young master of the Zhao family.
Dadao quickly put away the hosta and followed the young master of the Zhao family to the shop.
As soon as the young master of the Zhao family stepped into the shop, he saw people sitting in the room with gloomy faces. Uncle Xian's face did not even have a smile at all.
Stepping through the gate, the young master of the Zhao family said respectfully: "Uncle Xian."
"Master, you are finally here." Uncle Xian said with a sigh of relief.
"Uncle Xian, even if the young master of the Zhao family comes, it can't change our decision. We have already decided not to renew the lease. You can clear the deposit for us so that we can move out as soon as possible." The man in black
The man said unceremoniously.
"Uncle Xian, who is this..." the young master of the Zhao family asked.
"This is Boss Liu from the study," Uncle Xian introduced.
"It turns out to be Boss Liu, I'm disrespectful." The young master of the Zhao family said with a smile.
"Young Master of the Zhao family, the Zhao family renews the lease with our store every year at this time. However, we feel that this year's lease renewal contract is unreasonable, so we do not plan to renew the lease." The man in black glanced at the young master of the Zhao family and said.
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Who knew that the young master of the Zhao family said: "Since you don't plan to renew the lease, go back and pack your things. Uncle Xian here will help you calculate the deposit. When the date is up, you will pay the money with one hand and hand it over to the shop with the other."
