The Concubine of Crossing

"That's right..." Luo Laibao paused, and then said, "But I heard that, except for a few spices, shopkeeper Zhong, all of your spices are made by yourself."

Shopkeeper Zhong scolded his mother in his heart, he kept this matter tightly covered, even the shop assistants didn't know, every time the finished incense powder was sent in together with the goods, he was already so careful, Unexpectedly, it was still known.

Thinking of the recent rumors about Young Master Luo, Shopkeeper Zhong suddenly felt his scalp tingle, and quickly explained, "Young Master, you don't know something. It's not easy to make incense powder. Not to mention the expensive materials for good incense powder, the price of the powder maker is also cheap." Fei... Calculated inside and out, it is not cheaper than buying outside."

"Oh." Luo Laibao raised his eyebrows, "If that's the case, why don't you shop outside?"

"This..." Shopkeeper Zhong looked a little embarrassed, "Isn't it because the spices made by Xiangniang are better than those sold in other places? Customers say that her fragrance powder is natural and beautiful to use."

"Oh." Luo Laibao said unhurriedly, "If that's the case, why has the income decreased in the past two years?"

Shopkeeper Zhong's cold sweat dripped down, "Here, the income is still profitable every month."

Prices have risen in the past few years, and the purchase price of incense powder has indeed become more and more expensive. If there is no such thing as self-refining, there is no major problem with his account book except for the high purchase price.

But the problem is that the fact that the face powder is made in-house doesn't know how it got out. Thinking of the recent incident where Luo Laibao directly took back several shops regardless of favoritism, shopkeeper Zhong felt like breaking out in a cold sweat.

Luo Laibao raised his eyes to look at Shopkeeper Zhong, who immediately smiled at him, Luo Laibao closed the ledger, "I wonder if this perfume maker, can Shopkeeper Zhong introduce us to you?"

Shopkeeper Zhong wiped off his cold sweat again, "Of course, if the young master wants to see me, I'll ask someone to invite Xiangniang!"

Luo Laibao nodded slightly.

Shopkeeper Zhong didn't dare to delay, and hurriedly asked his confidant to invite Xiangniang, while he himself was serving tea and water and delivering snacks, walking around the table, as if he would become uneasy when he stopped .

Speaking of which, the Luo family has so many properties, and the management of the shopkeepers below is so loose, so it's no wonder that they are a little careful.

It's just that recently Master Luo suddenly started to rectify the industry, and several of the most powerful thorns have been cut off. Shopkeeper Zhong has been a little uneasy recently.But things have come to this point, if he suddenly changes this month's account, it will startle the snake.

So since the three of them entered the door today, he has been serving them carefully out of a fluke mentality, but he didn't expect to be dragged out in the end.

Shopkeeper Zhong felt anxious, not knowing what kind of fate awaited him next.He had heard that those shopkeepers had been refusing to admit it, so they were directly removed from their positions. He admitted so quickly, and he didn't know if he could be dealt with lightly.Shopkeeper Zhong subconsciously looked at Luo Changfu with help-seeking eyes, but Luo Changfu still looked left and right and was out of state.

In this dull atmosphere, Xiangniang was brought over.

It was a woman who looked about seventeen or eighteen years old, and she could only be described as somewhat handsome, like a little girl next to a waiter, not eye-catching at all.

But such a little girl can use poison so amazingly. If it wasn't for her help, there would have been many more twists and turns in their escape.

Seeing them, Xiangniang saluted Yingying, "I've seen Master Luo, Young Master Luo."

Luo Laibao nodded slightly, "I heard that your face powder is pretty good?"

Xiangniang bent down, "Xiangniang learned something from my mother when she was young."

Luo Laibao nodded, "My mother likes your craftsmanship very much, would you like to go to my Luo's house to develop fragrance powder for my mother?"

When Xiangniang heard this, her eyes lit up slightly, and she directly kowtowed to Luo Laibao, "Xiangniang is willing."

Luo Laibao nodded, and the matter was settled.So he stood up and smiled at Li Xiao, "Let's go."

When Shopkeeper Zhong saw that Xiangniang had been taken away, he was a little anxious. This is the cash cow in the shop, and if he was taken away like this, the loss is not a little bit.

But it was hard for Luo Laibao not to pursue his affairs. If he opened his mouth and was reminded of talking about old grievances, the loss outweighed the gain.There was no other way, the shopkeeper Zhong had no choice but to shut up in distress, and sent him to the door.

Seeing that several bigwigs were about to go out, Luo Laibao suddenly stopped, and turned to look at Shopkeeper Zhong, "Shopkeeper Zhong, some things can be done once, and in business, peace can make money... But if Harmony can't make money, and I don't mind being rude."

Shopkeeper Zhong nodded again and again to express his understanding.

After leaving the shop, Xiangniang told Luo Laibao that she still had things to pack, Luo Laibao only asked if she wanted someone to help her, and after Xiangniang said no, Luo Laibao sent someone to leave.

Just passing by "Wu Ji Tea House", Luo Laibao saw that it was getting late, so he turned to Li Xiao and asked, "Are you tired, do you want to take a rest?"

Li Xiao wanted to say that he was not tired, but when he turned his head to see Luo Changfu's sweaty face, he nodded.

Xiaodouzi had entered the door ahead of time to find a table with a wink, and the three of them sat down.I don’t know if it’s because of the unlucky time they came, the upper and lower floors of the teahouse are almost full, the seat they chose is not very good, but fortunately the size of the whole teahouse is limited, and the storyteller’s throat is big enough, the surrounding people People are also quiet and try not to make a sound, so they can still hear clearly.

The father and son of the Luo family are big celebrities in Pucheng. Anyone with a wink can't fail to recognize them. Seeing that the father and son sat down, the second child rushed over to welcome them, "I don't know what Master Luo wants to drink. Tea?"

Luo Laibao looked at his father, then at Li Xiao, and finally said, "I heard that Luoxueyunyan has newly entered your place, so let's have two pots."

"Okay~" Xiao Er ran to serve tea, and looked at Li Xiao curiously before leaving.Li Xiao had a helpless expression, he had seen too many curious eyes today, and he was able to ignore them directly.

However, the curiosity in Xiao Er's eyes was a bit more than that of the others. There was no way, Li Xiao was originally a frequent visitor of Wu Ji, and because of Zhao Xiucai, he usually didn't spend money to drink tea here.

Xiao Er's tea was delivered quickly, and fresh snacks were also included.When Luo Laibao saw the food, he pushed towards Li Xiao almost subconsciously, and said, "Many people like to listen to the recent talk here, if you are free, father, you can also bring mother to listen to it. "

Luo Changfu looked at the two young people who were about to stick together, then silently turned his head and continued listening to the story.

There was no one in the way around, and Luo Laibao was thinking of a way to get closer to Li Xiao, when suddenly, there was a loud noise in the quiet hall, because everyone spontaneously kept silent, so the sound became more obvious, Everyone in the teahouse turned their heads and looked over.

I saw two people fell into the teahouse, they looked like a father and daughter, not to mention the middle-aged man, the little girl looked like a water spirit, and wearing a coarse linen coat could not hide her unevenness at all. The figure and bright appearance.

Although the girl looked terrified, she still stood in front of the middle-aged man, "You guys, don't hurt my daddy!" Because she was too scared, her voice was trembling. Not only was such a voice not threatening, On the contrary, she is so pitiful that people have the urge to abuse her.

Sure enough, because of her words, a few more men walked in through the gate, and they reached out to touch the girl's face, "Hey, little beauty, we didn't mean to find your father, it's your father who owes us money." Too much money, it’s a matter of course to pay off debts, don’t you think so?”

The little girl's eyes turned red, and her expression complained, "My father obviously only borrowed you a few taels of silver, but you want us to pay back a few thousand taels! You are, this is stealing money!"

"Hahahahaha..." The young men burst out laughing, took out a contract and shook it in front of the girl, "This is written in black and white, your father clearly signed it for nothing, even if you take it to the government, you will still have to accept it." Must pay back!"

The girl couldn't help but burst into tears, "Wuuu...our family has no money...uu...everything that can be sold has been sold to you, we have no money anymore..."

When the young men saw her appearance, they suddenly laughed wretchedly, "No money? It's not easy to handle. The so-called father's debt is repaid. As long as you are willing, you will naturally have money... Hehehe..."

Hearing this, everyone still doesn't know what's going on. It's obvious that the father took the profit, and now the profit has not come out, and he was forced to pay the debt.

Things like this must never be touched, anyone who sticks to it will be troublesome.

Someone yelled, "Mr. Wu, what happened afterwards, keep talking!"

With the beginning, someone immediately echoed, "Yes, yes, please tell me!"

Amidst the booing of the crowd, the storyteller continued to tell the story now, and the hall became quiet again. Only when the storyteller told something exciting, everyone would cheer.

As for the few people who entered by mistake suddenly, everyone seemed to have not seen it.

The little girl was dumbfounded, and subconsciously looked at the young men, who were also a little dumbfounded, and unconsciously glanced upstairs, and then said in a vicious voice, "Don't cry! If you cry again, you will stamp your father's hand !"

The little girl was so frightened that she burst into tears, turned around and knelt down in the hall, kowtowing to everyone, "I beg you, please save my father, as long as you can save my father, I will I must be a cow and a horse to repay you!"

The little girl was so beautiful, after crying and begging, someone finally couldn't sit still, "Hey, little girl, if I save your father, how will you be a cow and a horse for me?"