Chapter 18
Chapter 18
"Master, why did you screen out the servants and stay alone in the study?"
Mrs. He entered the room, found a seat by herself, sat down, and poured herself a cup of tea.
"Of course it's for important things." There was nothing that the husband and wife could not say clearly, Master He handed the list in his hand to Mrs. He.
Mrs. He took the paper and saw the word "electric power" in her eyes, her beautiful eyes widened immediately.
"This……"
"This is from Xue Lin." Master He took the teapot on the table, poured himself a cup, took a sip, and moistened his throat.
That kid does have a bit of a business mind, and he didn't cling to that pile of coal mines to sit and eat.
Mrs. He frowned, and read the contents of the paper word by word. Her phoenix eyes squinted at Master He: "Master, what do you mean..."
"I'm ready to take over the order."
Upon hearing this, Madam He frowned even deeper: "But master, where can I buy these machines?"
"In these years of doing business, I have also accumulated some contacts. If I want to get these things, there are some paths."
Mrs. He naturally had confidence in Master He's ability, but she was full of concerns about Xue Yanluo. What she was most afraid of when doing business was unreliable partners.
"Then the master trusts this kid?"
"Just for today, Madam, what do you think of Xue Lin?"
Mrs. He thought for a moment before she said: "Although she is a gangster, the etiquette is still in place."
"They are bandits, and the most important thing is loyalty in the world." There was a little deep meaning in Master He's eyes, "It's a bit believable."
In the study room, the husband and wife looked at each other and smiled. A gust of summer wind blew through the half-opened wooden window lattice, sending bursts of cicadas singing in the bushes not far away.
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Jinning is located in a water town in the south of the Yangtze River, surrounded by dense rivers.
The Huai River runs across Jinning City.After nightfall, both sides of the river bank are brightly lit, and flower boats float on the water one after another, and you can faintly hear the melodious pipa and melodious singing on the flower boats across the bank.
inside the flower boat,
Shao Yao is wearing a bright red silk cheongsam, outlining her tall figure. She is stroking the pipa with one hand, half of her jade arm is exposed from the wide sleeve, and her slender fingertips are slowly playing with the strings. A Beijing-Tianjin ditty that is different from Wu Nong's soft language.
Although Wang Hongshuo couldn't understand the meaning of the tune, he shook his head and beat the time, as if admiring it.
Shao Yao sees the enthusiasm he hears, and looks at him affectionately.
Seeing the beauty staring at him affectionately, Wang Hongshuo was coaxed even more vigorously, thinking that he was arty.
After the song was over, the little maid brought fine wine and fruit from outside the cabin.
The concentration of alcohol was not high, but there was a beautiful woman with fine wine by his side. Wang Hongshuo was so happy that he drank a dozen or so glasses of fine wine, and the smell of alcohol immediately smelt on his face, making his cheeks flush.
Once this person drank alcohol, his spirits became higher, and his mouth became less strict.
Wang Hongshuo took the peony into his arms, and the peony was as soft as boneless.Seeing the obedient face of the icy beauty, he wanted to brag in front of Shao Yao, to play off the prestige of a macho, and blurt out things that he usually doesn't say to others with just one opening of his mouth.
"My dear Shaoyao, when Master Hong earns a lot of money, he will redeem you, carry you through the door, and give you a title."
With a charming face, Shao Yao pretended to be coquettish and said: "Then Master Hong, please don't make Shao Yao wait too long."
"Of course I won't let my darling wait too long." Wang Hongshuo said with a smug smile, "After a while, I will be able to make a lot of money from foreigners."
Hearing this, Shao Yao's slender eyebrows raised, as if she didn't believe it, she muttered: "Master, why don't you drink a few ounces of rice wine and brag about it to tease Shao Yao?"
Seeing that she didn't believe his words, Wang Hongshuo was naturally unhappy: "Hey! Don't believe me. Soon Xue Yanluo will be killed, and the coal mine of Xue's family will fall into the hands of the master sooner or later."
Wang Gouxiong looked at Xue's wealth-gathering coal mine long ago, and it happened that a foreigner heard that Jinning had discovered a new mine, and opened 5000 million oceans to buy that coal mine.This also made Wang Hongshuo think of killing Xue Lin and seizing the mine.
Seeing the unconcealable surprise on Shao Yao's face, Wang Hongshuo was even more proud, and his hands were dishonest on Shao Yao.
Shaoyao came back to her senses, poured a glass of wine for Wang Hongshuo with a coquettish smile, and said coquettishly, "It's Shaoyao's short-sightedness, and it's wrong to blame Master Hong. Master Hong has a lot, please forgive Shaoyao."
Wang Hongshuo took the wine from Shao Yao, and was about to drink it with his head back, when he was stopped by a soft hand.
He looked at Shaoyao suspiciously, but saw Shaoyao raised another wine glass: "Master Hong, why don't we have a taste of drinking in advance?"
"You still know how to play peony!"
Shao Yao crossed arms with Wang Hongshuo and drank wine, her eyes were like silk, and the two approached to seduce Wang Hongshuo.
"After drinking the cup of wine, it's time for the bridal chamber!"
Wang Hongshuo touched Shaoyao's legs with one hand along the slit of the cheongsam, Shaoyao pushed and asked in refusal, "Master Hong isn't going back tonight?"
Wang Gouxiong was blinded by wine, how could he care about his old mother and wife at home, he hugged Shaoyao in his arms, and walked towards the bedroom in the inner cabin with the beauty in his arms.
After a while, there were sounds of men and women having fun and laughing.
The little maid serving in the cabin has long been used to it, and she took care of cleaning up the mess on the wine table.
The river wind blows the tulle on the flower boat, and the bustling scene at night turns into emptiness in the morning.
Facing the morning mist, the boatman drove the flower boats to the shore one after another. The guests and girls on the boats lazily got out of the cabin and went ashore.
The little maid got into the sedan chair with Shao Yao.
Shao Yao struggled all night last night, and got up early this morning, feeling a little tired, but feeling the bulging banknotes in her purse, she didn't wake up.
After returning to Annan Pavilion, the little maid took care of Shaoyao to sleep, and she had to go back to the house to catch up on sleep.
After walking a few steps, I met Minglan who got up to practice piano in the morning.
"Xiaohong, did you just come back from outside?"
"Brother Minglan." The servant girl Xiaohong stopped in her tracks, still yawning: "Yesterday, I accompanied Sister Shaoyao on the flower boat, and I didn't sleep all night."
"Which guest is so difficult to deal with?" Shao Yao was occupied by Wang Gouxiong, and she usually stayed out of the stage.
"It's Governor Wang. After listening to Sister Shaoyao's pipa yesterday, Master Hong started talking nonsense after drinking a few glasses of wine. He even began to curse Boss Xue that he would be killed in a few days, and that sooner or later the coal mine of the Xue family would fall into his hands... ..."
Xiaohong talked vigorously, but felt that Wang Gouxiong was daydreaming, but Ming Lan who was listening at the side raised her eyebrows calmly.
While talking, Xiaohong realized that Xue Lin was Brother Minglan's guest, so she hurriedly explained: "Those are just men's bragging after drinking."
"I also think it's quite interesting." Minglan smiled, but she didn't seem annoyed: "Why don't you come to my room and talk to me, and have breakfast along the way."
Although Xiaohong didn't sleep all night, she was a little hungry now.In the flower building, the meals of the girl and Kunze were different from those of the maid. Xiaohong also wanted to try Minglan's breakfast, so she nodded in agreement.
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The two chatted and laughed and finished their meal, and Minglan sent Xiaohong, who was already drowsy, out of the room.
After closing the door, Minglan ordered the maid next to her to prepare paper and pens. The little maid couldn't help feeling strange, and asked, "Brother Minglan, why do you have to write a letter so early in the morning?" stop.
"Hearing what Xiaohong said, I also want to go out and have a look."
The little maid is still young, and she is also curious about the flower boats outside. The maids in the flower building don't go out often, let alone the girls and Kun Ze in the building.
Ming Lan finished writing a letter and put it aside.
The little maid didn't know a few words, so she poked her head to look, and only understood the words "Boss Xue" and "Flower Boat", so she could make a rough guess.
Minglan inscribed on the envelope, folded the letter paper, put it in the envelope, and handed it to the little maid, asking her to hand it over to the servants in the building, and trouble them to make a trip.
Although the little girl has a childish temperament, she can handle the things ordered by her master neatly. She specially found a reliable tortoise slave to deliver the message, and gave a few extra copper coins for this.
The letter was sent to the coal mining company at noon, and the guard of the coal mining company handed it over to Wang Li immediately after receiving it.
This is not the first time Wang Lao Er has received a letter from An Nan Pavilion. Looking at the signature on the envelope, he knows that it is for the boss.
In the past, when he received a letter, he would hand it over to Xue Lin immediately, but this time when he got the letter, his heart turned around, and he thought for a long time before handing it to Xue Lin.
When the letter was handed over to Xue Lin, he immediately opened the envelope and began to browse, but Wang Er Er, who was watching from the sidelines, frowned: "Boss."
"What's wrong?" Xue Lin was reading the letter.
"You... You said that you..." The words were vague on the edge of his mouth.
Xue Lin put down the letter in his hand, and looked at Wang Laoer strangely: "When did you start being so coy?"
Wang Li paused for a moment, but still kept his face straight, and said bluntly: "Boss, you said that you have a future sister-in-law, why haven't you broken off your friendship outside?!"
"You mean this?" Xue Lin straightened the letter paper in his hand and showed it to Wang Laoer.
Wang Laoer glanced at the letter, and said in a strange way: "Of course I know that your lover is the number one card in Annan Pavilion, and he invited you to go on a cruise..."
"Then you know, he is my eyeliner in An Nan Pavilion."
"Of course I know, I just feel worthless for my sister-in-law..." Wang Er Er suddenly came back to his senses, "What? Eyeliner?"
The author says:
Minglan: Who guessed my identity?
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Thanks to the little angels of irrigation nutrient solution: 7 bottles of Du Ruo; 4 bottles of Scarlet Language;
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