When the waiter saw Ma San coming back, he immediately stepped forward with a peach blossom face and greeted him diligently:
"Master Ma, you are finally back. There are distinguished guests waiting to see you!"
Hearing the sound, Ma San looked towards Lin Xiao and the others. When he saw Lin Xiao beside Xiyue, he narrowed his eyes slightly and stared at her with a pair of dazzling eyes.
At this moment, Lin Xiao was dressed like a Turkic businessman. Although he had a thick beard, those familiar eyes made Ma San feel ripples in his heart.
Why did Lin Xiao, this damn kid, come to Turks?
However, Ma San was a seasoned veteran after all, and he controlled his emotions in an instant.
He quickly put away his sharp gaze, pretended not to recognize Lin Xiao, and smiled at them:
"I wonder why your distinguished guests want to see me?"
In the Great Xia Dynasty, which emphasized agriculture and suppressed commerce, the status of merchants was extremely low. Ma San knew this very well. He knew clearly that those who could enter Chunfeng Tower were not just ordinary people. The two people around Lin Xiao were definitely not something he could afford to offend.
Lord!
"Humph, are you the black-hearted dealer who has inflated the price of salt to be as high as gold?"
Xiyue was too lazy to talk nonsense. She rolled her eyes at Ma San coldly and asked directly.
"Who is evil? Why are we evil?"
Da Ma immediately became unhappy when he saw his respected father being pointed at and scolded as a black-hearted dealer.
"Malaysia! Don't be rude to your nobles!"
Ma San glared at Dama and signaled him to retreat, then turned to Xiyue and apologized with a smile:
"I'm sorry, Your Majesty, this unlucky child has been spoiled by me, and I'm so ungrateful. I hope your Majesty can forgive me."
Unconvinced, Da Ma wanted to refute, but was suppressed by his father's sharp eyes, and finally could only shut his mouth angrily.
"I don't care how you do business. All in all, if you want to make money stably, it's best to restore the price of salt to its original market price. Otherwise... it would be very simple for this princess to kill a black-hearted salt merchant.
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Xiyue's tone left no room for doubt and she did not give the other party any face.
Hearing this, Ma San was angry and scared, but he didn't dare to show it at all.
Xiyue has already revealed her identity, she is a high-ranking princess!
"Easy to say, easy to say!"
Ma Sanpei laughed and said, but he was thinking in his heart, he didn't set the price of salt, he was just a second-rate dealer!
"Whatever you say, don't give me a slap in the face. Let me lower the price of salt back to the original price today. Otherwise, I will kill you!"
Xiyue shouted coldly, she always does what she says!
"My lord, you are wronged!"
Hearing Xiyue's words, Ma San's heart trembled, and he quickly knelt on the ground and begged for mercy:
"It's not that I don't want to restore the original price, but the purchase price of this salt is already extremely high, so I have no choice!"
As Ma San spoke, he asked Dama to take out the account book and handed it to Xiyue respectfully. Yu Xilin took the account book and glanced at it briefly. His eyes suddenly widened and he said in disbelief:
"Is this your purchase price?"
"That's right, we also earned our hard-earned money. We can't let us lose money, right?"
Ma San said aggrievedly, glancing at Lin Xiao from time to time, trying to find some clues on her face.
Lin Xiao heard Yu Xilin's voice of surprise and moved over to look at the account book. When she saw the purchase price, the corners of her mouth twitched violently.
The purchase price is outrageous!
If Ma San's account book is true, then this means that something must have happened to Brother's Workshop!
And it’s a big deal!
"Did something happen to Brother's Workshop?"
Before Lin Xiao could say anything, Yu Xilin asked first.
Hearing Yu Xilin's question, Ma San was stunned for a moment, then looked at the handsome Yu Xilin suspiciously.
This guy looks delicate and vulnerable, but in fact his eyes are very vicious. Why is he asking this question?
Could it be that he was trying to vent his anger on Lin Xiao, a dead kid?
Anyway, the Turks are thousands of miles away from Linjia Village, so it doesn’t matter if I make nonsense. Anyway, I am working for the royal family, so I naturally have the royal family’s backing behind me!
Thinking of this, Ma San straightened up, his eyes showing a certain amount of arrogance and a certain amount of shrewdness.
He spoke slowly:
"You noble people don't know. Something is really wrong with my boss!"
This sentence was like a thunderclap in Lin Xiao's heart, and she asked anxiously:
"What happened?!"
"Hey, don't mention it! I can only tell you one thing."
Ma San pretended to sigh:
"His merits exceed those of the Lord!"
All the information was contained in just a few words, and Lin Xiao was dumbfounded.
Her mind went blank.
Since ancient times, those who have achieved great success have had a bad end.
Now that she is in Turks, the Great Xia Dynasty cannot touch her, but what about Lan Lian and the others?
The more she thought about it, the more panicked she became, her breathing became rapid, and her face became frighteningly pale!
This scene was naturally seen by Yu Xilin, who was sitting next to her.
He looked at the woman in front of him who had always existed in the deepest part of his heart, and couldn't help but feel a little moved in his heart.
"Are you okay?"
This was the first time he truly cared about Lin Xiao since the two became enemies.
Lin Xiao shook her head feebly. Now she desperately wanted to go back to Linjia Village to see what was going on here!
Yu Xilin seemed to see Lin Xiao's state of mind at this moment, and said deeply:
"Otherwise, I'll find a way to go back with you to see what happened."
When Lin Xiao heard Yu Xilin's suggestion, the familiar village and the smiles of Lan Lian and others suddenly appeared in front of his eyes.
She nodded slightly involuntarily, but then shook her head and whispered:
"No need, Prince Hao Lian will not agree to let me go, not to mention that I have issued a military order to solve the problem of people's difficulty in eating salt as soon as possible."
After that, the two looked at each other and smiled, as if they were back to the time when they talked about everything.
It just seemed as if the two of them couldn't go back after all.
Ma San took the opportunity to complain again in front of Xiyue and the others. Xiyue was so fooled by this old guy who was so ignorant that she actually forgot about the purpose of her visit.
The sun was setting after we left Chunfeng Tower, and the vendors on both sides of the road had already closed their stalls and gone home.
Under the setting sun, the sky is filled with yellow sand, making this small frontier town look so lonely.
Lin Xiao followed Yu Xilin absentmindedly, her mind filled with Ma San's words "His great achievements will overwhelm his master", and the worries in his heart became stronger and stronger.
Do you want to find a way to contact Li Yuyan?
But Prince Hao Lian keeps strict supervision on him. Can he get in touch with Li Yuyan?
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Lin Xiao raised his head and looked at Yu Xilin who was walking in front, feeling hesitant in his heart.
As if feeling Lin Xiao's struggle, Yu Xilin stopped and was about to turn around and say something to Lin Xiao when he saw a figure not far away running towards them quickly.
It's Ma San's youngest son, Xiao Ma.
Panting, he ran to the three of them and said to Lin Xiao:
"Master Lin, my father was not clear about this matter. After thinking about it, I still think it is necessary to explain it clearly to you."
Hearing what Xiao Ma called him, Lin Xiao had a look of surprise on his face. He thought that his appearance could conceal his true identity, but he didn't expect that Ma San and the others had already seen his true identity!
"Is Linjia Village being confiscated by the imperial court?"
Lin Xiao asked choked with sobs.
Xiao Ma nodded and shook his head:
"It's not Linjia Village, it's Brothers' Workshop."