books44 Chapter 232 Perhaps in his opinion, since the Xie family is not his, what difference does it make to
Chapter 232 Perhaps in his opinion, since the Xie family is not his, what difference does it make to
At the city gate, carriages loaded with goods were lined up neatly and passed one by one under the inspection of officers and soldiers.
Just then, several people dressed as businessmen appeared in front of the convoy and blocked their way.
Qingyi frowned slightly, and the scar on his brow bone made him look more fierce. He pulled the reins and shouted, "Who is blocking the road?"
The merchants looked at each other, and one of them, a slightly fat middle-aged man, stepped forward and said to Qingyi with a smile: "Young man, we have no ill intentions.
It's a thousand miles to the northwest, and it's difficult to see each other again. I just want to talk to Master Xie."
The man in blue had a cold look in his eyes and said in a deep voice, "We are setting out today and my master will not see any guests." After saying that, he put his hand on the hilt of the sword and a fierce aura emanated from his whole body.
The slightly plump middle-aged man waved his hand and said with a smile: "Don't get me wrong, little brother. We do have a history with Mr. Xie and we came here to see him off. Please be flexible and let us meet Mr. Xie."
Qingyi frowned and thought to himself: These people don't look like they are looking for trouble, but now is the time to hurry and we can't delay.
He decided to report back to his husband's wife first to see how to handle the matter.
Qingyi turned his horse around and walked towards a luxurious carriage in the center of the convoy.
He dismounted and walked to the car window, reporting what had just happened to Xie Shi and Li Yuening in a low voice.
After Xie Shi heard this, he and Li Yuening exchanged a glance. The latter thought for a moment and said, "In that case, let Xie An meet them and hear what they have to say."
Qingyi nodded, then walked to Xie An's carriage and said, "Master, there is someone who claims to be your old acquaintance coming to see you off. Do you want to meet him?"
Xie An pulled open the curtain of the carriage and stuck his head out to look ahead, but because the line was so long, Xie An could not see anything.
So he simply walked out of the carriage, stood on the shaft and looked out.
Finally, he saw several familiar figures walking back and forth among the crowd.
Xie An raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a smug smile, and said to himself: "Go, of course I have to go!"
After saying this, he jumped off the carriage and strode forward.
At this moment, a voice suddenly exclaimed: "Oh, Brother Xie, you really made me wait so long."
Xie An looked in the direction of the voice and saw a slightly plump middle-aged man striding towards him, followed by a few men of about his age.
"Brother Li, Brother Zhang, everyone is here." Xie An also laughed and greeted several people, while the man in blue behind him stood quietly by the side without saying a word.
Not far behind them, Li Yuening and Xie Shi were watching this scene curiously. "Xie An's condition is different. When he came to see me yesterday, he was very panicked. It's only been one night, and he's like two different people."
Xie Shi, "I don't know where his superiority comes from. Look at him, he is so confident."
Li Yuening chuckled and was about to say something when she saw a quarrel in front of her. Someone pointed at Xie An and said loudly, "Xie An, we agreed that I would give you 30% of the profit. If you dare to break your promise, I will ruin your reputation."
Xie An quickly put the man's hand down and said with a smile: "Hey, look, I'm leaving right away. As for what happened before, just treat it as me being drunk and confused. Why are you holding on to it, right, Brother Zhu?"
"Brother Xie, this is your fault. We came here well prepared." The slightly plump middle-aged man smiled and took out a piece of paper from his arms. When he unfolded it, he saw Xie An's signature and fingerprints on it.
Xie An stretched out his hand to take it, but the man took it away, "Hey? Brother Xie, hand over the goods with one hand and the contract with the other."
Xie An took his hand back, brushed off his sleeves, and said without getting angry, "Mr. Li, don't think I don't know what you are up to.
Seeing that my Xie family has fallen on hard times, you want to get a piece of the pie?
Let me tell you, our Xie family today is not the same Xie family as before. Do you know who is behind us?
It would scare you to death if I told you.”
The slightly plump middle-aged man shook the contract in his hand, "Even if Xie Lulang comes, you have to recognize it..."
The contract in his hand was taken away from behind. Xie Shi said, "Let me see what kind of contract it is that makes Xie Lu Lang have to recognize it."
Xie An walked to Xie Shi with a proud look on his face, puffed out his chest, and said, "See? This is my son, it's..."
Before he could finish, he was interrupted by Li Yuening, "I don't know which uncles you are from, but the elders in your family played a joke on you. Please forgive us. We will leave now and we won't see you again."
"Hey, you can't leave. Xie An hasn't fulfilled what he promised us yet, so you can't leave."
"Hmm? Do you have any evidence?" Li Yuening asked.
"This..." The fat middle-aged man looked at his empty hands and the innocent face of Xie Shi, "You...you guys, well done, Xie An, you are so good, you dare to trick us,
You are leaving, but don't forget that your Xie family's property is still here. As long as I, Li, am in Jinling, your Xie family will not have a good life, humph."
Seeing that the leaders had left, the others also left in embarrassment, giving Xie An an unfriendly look before leaving. The latter was smug and looked like he deserved a beating.
"You are just young and incompetent. You should have taken advantage of the situation just now..." Xie An didn't finish his words. Seeing Li Yuening and Xie Shi staring at him with unfriendly faces, Xie An swallowed his unfinished words.
"Uncle Xie, this is the last time I will help you. Please take care of yourself in the future." After saying this, Li Yuening pulled Xie Shi away. If she was not afraid of delaying the trip, no one would care whether he lived or died.
Xie An was so angry that his teeth itched, and he couldn't help muttering: "I haven't even finished talking yet, but you interrupted me. You are really becoming more and more lawless, and you have no respect for your elders!"
Xie An felt regretful. He hadn't even told him that their Xie family was now the King Han's family and was about to become prosperous and wealthy, but these two troublesome creatures had already pissed him off.
With the sound of horse hooves and rolling wheels, the convoy began to move slowly.
Xie Shi sat in the carriage, holding the contract he had just signed. After reading it carefully,
He handed the contract to Li Yuening beside him and sneered, "You can fall into such an obvious trap. It's really a waste of the old man's years of teaching."
Li Yuening took the contract, read it carefully, and sighed: "No wonder he asked us for so much food.
According to the current grain prices in the city, a 3% profit would be worth at least tens of thousands of taels of silver."
After hearing what Li Yuening said, Xie Shi said, "The Xie Mansion's storehouse was robbed. Is he trying to take advantage of this opportunity to make money?"
Li Yuening put down the contract, pondered for a moment and said: "It's not surprising that he has this idea. The old man died suddenly.
The head of the household was robbed by us again, and before he could do anything, the storehouse was robbed.
Given that he was under such strict supervision by the old man, he certainly didn't have any extra money.
Besides, Xie Fan still has such a big handle on him. If he wants to live comfortably in the Xie family in the future, he must find another way."
Xie Shi clenched his fists and said angrily, "Another way? That's like trying to get the skin of a tiger?"
"Perhaps in his eyes, since the Xie family is not his, what difference does it make to whose it belongs?"