Lin Jiajinyu of the Red Chamber

Lin Jinyu originally wanted to delay the Xue family's lawsuit for a few more days, but someone came to her door, Xue Xi, Xue Wenmiao.

Xue Xun came with generous gifts.

Lin Jinyu didn't want to see him at first, but couldn't bear Xue Xie holding Wu You's post, so he had to open the door to entertain guests.Xue Xun is only in his early twenties, and he looks like a gentle Jiangnan water town. His appearance is quite different from that of Xue Pan. He is not tall. He is just over 1.7 meters tall. With a breath of warmth.

"Crassman Xue Wenmiao has met Lord Lin, please greet him." Xue Xi bowed his head.

Lin Jinyu didn't like this kind of empty-handed posture the most. Xue Xi was supported by Lin Jinyu as soon as he bent down. Lin Jinyu smiled and said, "You're welcome, no need to be polite, just sit down."

Xue Xun waited for Lin Jinyu to sit down before he dared to sit down, and said humbly, "Caomin came from a humble background, and dare not easily disturb the peace of your lord. This is to make amends to your lord."

Lin Jinyu smiled, "I don't understand this, it's the first time I met Wen Miaonai, and we have never had any friendship before, so what's wrong with that?"

Xue Xun seemed to have expected Lin Jinyu to speak like this, with a more earnest face, and sighed, "The Xue family started from 'Ziwei Sheren', and it has been four generations. I am the last branch of my clan, and it is not my turn to take over I can't apologize to my lord. It's just that the descendants are arrogant and extravagant, they act arbitrarily, ruin their family business, and despise the law of the court. We absolutely dare not agree with the acts of the descendants. Your lord is as clear as water, and I am here to apologize to you on behalf of the Xue clan. Now the elders of the clan have rushed to the capital to deal with Xue Wenlong. The Xue family has no virtue, and with this direct lineage, it is a serious crime to offend your lord."

Lin Jinyu didn't answer his words, but asked instead, "Didn't you hear about going to sea before? You came back so soon."

Xue Xun looked slightly embarrassed, "I'm not going to lie to you, but I'm afraid. I'm only worried about my brother. I heard that something happened to my brother, so I couldn't care less about other things, so I had to confess to my lord to ask for forgiveness."

After hearing this truthful statement, Lin Jinyu thought that Wu You had hit a big fortune this time, and he must have gained a lot. No wonder he showed kindness to Xue's family, and smiled, "I understand, I really can't blame you for this. It's not your fault." He was very curious about what kind of trick Wu You used against Xue Biao, forcing Xue Zhan to show up.Seeing that Xue Xun's face was a bit haggard, thinking that Jinling was thousands of miles away, it took him three or five days to arrive.

Lin Jinyu simply offered another favor, and said with a smile, "Hiding is not a good way. People say that wealth comes from danger, and it's good if you understand the pros and cons. If you take a huge risk, you may not be rich in the future. However, you are the most jealous of being the first one, hesitant and indecisive, you are a smart person, and you are favored by Mr. Wu, so I naturally want to give you this face."

"Yes, please excuse me." Xue Xun took out a small box from his sleeve, held it with Lin Jinyu with both hands, and lowered his eyes.

Lin Jinyu smiled and took it, opened it, and saw that there were a lot of bank notes, the amount was not large, one hundred taels, and it was estimated to be tens of thousands, raised eyebrows and looked at Xue Xie, Xue Xie said warmly, "Large amount of money The ticket needs to be signed and exchanged in person at Yinzhuang, Caomin thought that it would not be safe to go to Yinzhuang because the lord is an official in the cabinet, so he exchanged it for a small amount. This is prepared by the Xue Wang family, so you can take it with confidence."

"depression to luck?"

Xue Xun said, "The virtuous live there."

Lin Jinyu listened to Shutai, and said with a smile, "After all, you are in business, and your mouth is so smooth, I can't even say you. Since I took the case of Xue's family, my family has never had a day of peace. This is not true. Give you the face of the Xue family. I have never met Xue Biao. I think the person who can save your life must be superior. If you don’t check those dark accounts today, you will definitely investigate them one day. To save Xue Biao, you have to clean the top and bottom. For the rest, you are a smart person, so I don’t need to say more.”

Xue salamander thanked him sternly.leave.

Lin Jinyu ordered the butler to see off the guests.

It is not an exaggeration to say that Xue Zhan is the most outstanding child of the fourth generation of the Xue family, but this person always only sweeps the snow in front of his own house, regardless of the temperament of others, except for Xue Biao, it is difficult for anyone to catch his eyes.The Xue family's business is different from other places. Everyone pools their silver and silver together, led by the descendant, and uses the identity of the imperial merchant to do business.It's just that since Xue Pan's father passed away early, the Xue family has entered a very strange situation.

Xue Pan is well known to everyone, and is known as the dumb king.Such a person, who only knows how to spend time and drink, and let go of the eagle and let the dog go, how can he know the word business.The people of the clan were dissatisfied, but Aunt Xue relied on the power of her natal brothers and sisters to hold on to the title of the imperial merchant, so the Xue clan couldn't do anything against him for a while?However, with such a leader, it can be seen that the recent income of the Xue family is not as good as before, and the dissatisfaction of the clan is getting stronger.Many people withdrew their shares, got their principal back, and started their own businesses. Of course, most of them still wanted to follow the ancestors.After Xue Pan was imprisoned for the second time and sent to the imperial merchants, the members of the Xue clan reconciled, and everyone worked together to establish another patriarch.

Xue Biao's father and Xue Pan's father were brothers, and Xue Bian's patriarchal position was abolished, so it was Xue Biao's turn.

Xue scorpion is young, and there is nothing outstanding about it. The elders in the clan have been hesitating until Xue Xie comes forward. Xue Xie is a branch of Xue's family.Now that the Xue clan was about to face catastrophe, the members of the clan were always more convinced by the words of the powerful faction, so Xue Xie said: If Xue Biao was the patriarch, he would go to Beijing to settle Xue Pan's lawsuit.Then these closed shops can be reopened, and everyone who should break up should break up, and those who should split up should split up.

The members of the Xue clan are quite convinced of Xue Xun's ability.This guy is a posthumous child. He used to live with his mother. He was notoriously poor among the members of the Xue clan. He didn't eat white rice before he was ten years old. The whole family relied on relief from the clan.Later, I didn’t know why I posted it. I was only in my early twenties. This business was really booming.What's more, they do it alone, and they don't join the clan to share dividends and so on, so there's nothing they can do to make many clansmen jealous.

With Xue Xie's words, the members of Xue's clan also have a bottom line, and the elders of Liufang have followed Xue Xie to Beijing.

Xue Xun turned himself in first. He knew something terrible and was afraid of death, so he hid first, but he didn't expect to implicate Xue Biao.By now, Xue Xun is also a bachelor. Anyway, his parents in his family have passed away, and he doesn't even have a brother or sister. He is the only one who dies, so he went directly to Wu You's house.

Wu You was also easy to talk to, and after recruiting the one who should be recruited, he released both of them, and gave Xue Xi a convenience, and sent the housekeeper to take Xue Xi to the Lin Mansion with his post.

Another group of Xue parents sent people to send the post to the palace.

Wang Ziteng read the joint post and could guess what was going on, so he couldn't help but sigh.

Shi frowned, and said, "Oh, if my nephew makes trouble, I'm afraid the people in Jinling will get impatient."

Throwing the post on the table, Wang Ziteng leaned against the small pillow, closed his eyes and said nothing.Seeing that her husband was in trouble, Shi said, "If Master is tired, don't see them. Don't they dare to bully sister and nephew behind Master's back?"

"Everything is inseparable from a word of reason." The prince was silent for a while, looking at the fine lines in the corners of his wife's eyes, feeling that he was getting old too.Don't you want to go back to Jinling in the future?Sighed, "It's against the sky to be unreasonable. If I don't see them, Pan'er's position as the patriarch will naturally be worry-free, but what about the future? Pan'er can't keep the Xue family. If he had handed over the imperial businessman , run by capable people, the Xue family will not fall into this situation. Could it be that he dragged all the Xue clan down, and the people of the clan followed to beg for food? Forget it, let's compare our hearts and tell the concierge to call them over in the future. "

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The case of the Xue family was settled quickly. Xue Pan was disrespectful, fined 30 yuan, confiscated his qualifications as an imperial merchant, never used, and given a stick of twenty.

Aunt Xue was heartbroken watching the servants remove the boxes of silver, and she aged more than ten years in an instant.Back in the house, I didn't bother to say anything.

Xue Baochai is also getting thinner and thinner, and often can't help hissing and sighing, pouring a cup of tea for her mother and passing it over, "Mom."

Aunt Xue took it without drinking, put it on the small kang table, and smiled bitterly, "I can bring your brother back tomorrow."

Xue Baochai's eyes turned red, she hugged her mother's skinny hands, and said, "Mom, when brother comes back, let's go back to Jinling. Let's be more diligent and thrifty for the rest of the money. We can eat and drink for a few lifetimes. Let's live a good life."

"I think so too." Aunt Xue smiled and touched her daughter's soft black hair, her eyes were so hot that she shed tears, "Your brother should understand some things after these two lawsuits. I don't ask for it." How promising he is, it's nothing more than a law-abiding one."

The Xue family used to be the most dominant in Jinling, and the Xue family's mother and daughter are also used to calling the wind and rain and saying one thing, and they usually kill people who don't pay attention to others.That's why they dared to enter the capital in a grand manner, relying on the wealth of millions and the influence of Wang Jia's second mansion. The Xue family's mother and daughter were so majestic at the beginning, but now, two lawsuits have wiped out more than half of their savings for several lifetimes. .Let's talk about relatives, my sister cheated them for 10,000+, and my brother sits on the sidelines, who can I really count on?

The mother and daughter were mourning for each other, so they heard Yinger report outside: Ma'am, the seventh old master, the second grandpa, the third grandpa, the fourth grandpa, the fifth grandpa, and the sixth grandpa sent in a post.

Aunt Xue hurriedly wiped the tears off her face, sat up straight, "Come in and talk."

After the curtain was closed, Ying'er entered the room, and Aunt Xue asked, "Where's the post?"

Ying'er offered it with both hands, "Several old masters and masters are going to Rongguo Mansion first to say hello, and ask wives and uncles if they are free, and come over to discuss matters with wives and uncles later." Aunt Xue just wanted to agree, Xue Baochai took the lead and said, "Ying'er, you step back first, after I discuss it with my mother, you can go back and talk."

After Yinger left, Xue Baochai gently stroked the embroidered pattern on the sleeve, looked at Aunt Xue, and asked, "Mom, why did the elders of the clan come here at this time? What do you think..."

"I'm afraid it's because of the emperor's business being shut down by the leather shop." Aunt Xue bit her lips feeling ominous, sad and frustrated at the same time, she slapped the table and said angrily, "Look at us When the girls were in trouble, they came looking for them one by one. When your father made a lot of money and distributed dividends, you didn’t see them thanking Dade. Your brother came here to talk about it! I want to see what they are statement!"

Xue Baochai persuaded, "My brother won't be home until tomorrow, so how can I get up and say hello to my elders in a while? My mother is an in-law, so there's no reason why I can't see my husband. Mom, let's delay it for a while."

Aunt Xue said coldly, "I'll go to your uncle's place again, they didn't come here with kindness, if you can't suppress this evil trend, you will be in trouble in the future!"

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Aunt Xue came very quickly, Wang Ziteng expected that she would come, and without waiting for Aunt Xue to speak, he asked directly, "Do you think Pan'er can keep the business of the Xue family?"

"Brother, no matter whether Pan'er can defend it or not, it's all the hard-earned blood and sweat of Pan'er's father." Aunt Xue's eyes were bloodshot, and she stared anxiously.

Wang Ziteng showed a mocking smile, "Since they are all belongings of Pan'er's father, what are you doing here?"

Aunt Xue was stopped by a question, but Aunt Xue kept silent.Wang Ziteng went on to say, "It's going to rain, and my mother is going to get married. If it wasn't for Pan'er's reckless actions, how could the imperial merchant be dismissed? He has all these things filed with the Ministry of Criminal Justice? I know Xue's Business has always been a joint venture to raise funds, and the patriarch is at the helm. Ask yourself, is Pan'er the material? Your money is hard-earned money, and people don't give it for free? To tell you the truth, the posts of the elders of the Xue family arrived earlier I'm here, think about it for yourself. This is an internal matter of your family, and I don't want to talk about it. You can see them and ignore their words. The other houses are not as good as your eldest house, but it's not good! No other contacts, they came to the capital to greet me, they are ready. In my opinion, you can't keep the position of patriarch. It's not that you underestimate you, Pan'er has no such ability! Even if he is mediocre and cowardly, The patriarch will not throw it away, but he is causing trouble everywhere, and he doesn't know how to restrain himself! How much money did you pay for these two yamen lawsuits? It's too late to regret it!"

"Brother, I will discipline them well, Pan'er is still young, she will be sensible in a few years!"

Wang Ziteng looked into Aunt Xue's pleading eyes, shook his head and said, "He is not young anymore, Lin Jinyu is not younger than him, but he has the ability to sit in the criminal court to interrogate Pan'er. Wake up, don't talk about big things Son, if it weren't for the shameful things you mother and daughter did in the past, how could Lin Jinyu hold grudges against the Xue family. Pan'er's misfortune was all caused by your mother and daughter. Up to now, the position of patriarch can't be kept, you deserve it ?”

Aunt Xue's heart ached, she couldn't help covering her face and weeping bitterly, "I know I was wrong, big brother, but now you are watching our orphans and widows' family fortunes go down?"

Wang Ziteng didn't try to persuade her. Aunt Xue cried a few times and then changed to sobbing and choking. Wang Ziteng sighed, "You know Lin Jinyu's strength, so you're wrong. I'm an outsider after all. How can you get in? If you delay, you have to be on the lookout for someone to sue through the yamen? At that time, what face do you have, Pan'er's crimes, being expelled from the sect is not an exaggeration, you decide for yourself."

Aunt Xue had to go back crying.

The mother and daughter spent half the night together, and there was no good countermeasure. Now that Prince Teng is still here, the Xue clan will never lose them.

Xue Baochai thought about it, "Mom, why don't you ask brother Xie to come over, let's think of a way together. Brother Xie gave a gift, and Lin Jinyu settled the lawsuit so quickly, thinking that brother Xie is a wise man."

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Xue Xun is currently administering medicine to Xue Biao in another hospital, telling him that Xue Biao is a stubborn person. Of course, it cannot be ruled out that this is Wu You's trick. .

In fact, it didn't hit much, but Xue Biao was a servant and girl who grew up serving him, so he didn't suffer so much.The buttocks were bruised, Xue Xie brought the medicine, and said warmly, "I'll rub it for you."

"No, no need...you...you..." The back was cold, then hot again, and a hot cloth towel was applied on it, Xue Biao's whole face was on fire, and even his ears were red.Xue Xi couldn't help laughing, bent the corners of his lips, and sighed, "I've said everything, and I don't know how long I can live?"

Xue scorpion was shocked, and when he was about to get up, Xue Xi held his waist, still turned his head stubbornly, looked at Xue Xi, Xue Xi gave him a smile, "Don't worry, don't you always hate me?"

Xue Biao lay back on the couch, a little irritable in his heart, "It's because you are immoral after drinking."

Xue Xi felt the temperature of the cloth towel became a little cold, so he picked it up and wiped it on him, took out a piece of ointment, spread it on his hand, covered the wound and rubbed it slowly, the hand feeling was really not so good, he sighed with a smile, " Actually, I wasn’t drunk at all that day, I just pretended.”

Xue scorpion was about to get angry, "Go away."

"Don't move around." Xue Xie patted lightly, Xue Xie was ashamed and angry, and lay back to his original position, listening to Xue Xie's gentle voice, "I have liked you for a long time. You are a good person, even if you hide, I don't have to come I know that you feel close to them, but you can’t believe the behavior of their mother and son? I have only been here for a few days, and I have heard a lot of shameful things about the Xue family. What's so good? You listen to me, when the matter is settled and Sister Qin is married, let's go back to Jinling. If you have a house and land, why depend on others?"

Xue Biao sighed, "Actually, I am not a business material at all. King Zhongshun just used me as a cover. The business in Beijing has long been controlled by Zhang Dehui. He is very close to King Zhongshun."

"You, let's study hard." Xue Xi smiled, "You are too kind to do business. Girl Qin is about to die, right? Don't let her live in Rongguo Mansion, it's not a good place for me. The house is very empty, if you move here to live, you are serious masters. Didn't you wrong sister Qin by living under the fence?"

Xue Biao shook his head, "My younger sister is getting older, so what if I get married in the future, I have to have the elders' family members to come forward?"

"Fool, the Xue family is no different from ordinary merchants now that the imperial merchants have been reformed." Xue Xun said, "Furthermore, I have discussed with several elders that the elders have no morals and are no longer suitable to be patriarchs. Now you and The head of the family is the closest, so you should succeed as the head of the clan. When you become the head of the clan, there will be many elders in the clan who are willing to take care of sister Qin."

"How can this be done?" Xue Biao felt that the man's hands were becoming more and more dishonest, where did he touch them, blushed, and hurriedly pulled up his pants and got up.Xue Xun smiled faintly, picked up the sweat towel and tied it up for Xue Scorpion, placed a soft cushion on the couch, and said, "Sit lightly."

Xue Biao leaned over and forced himself to sit, and said, "I know you are thinking of me, this patriarch can be done by anyone? I don't have a business mind."

"Listen to me." Xue Xun poured a cup of herbal tea from the teapot and handed it to Xue Biao, and said with a smile, "There is no family in the world that does not decline, not to mention our merchant family. Jia Shi Wang Xue, the four families rely on each other, and they marry together to prosper In our generation, Xue Pan, the head of the family, actually has the most advantage. His uncle is the assistant, and his aunt is the second wife of the Duke's mansion. Fang continues to be in charge of Xue’s store. But Xue Pan is the most disappointing one. In such a good situation, the imperial merchant was ousted twice in his hands. I heard from Uncle Qifang that the dividend was paid at the end of last year, and each room was only 1 taels. What is this enough to do? It’s not as good as Lida, who withdrew his shares and went it alone. The tribe has been dissatisfied for a long time.”

"Then I can't do it anymore."

Xue Xi smiled slightly, his eyes were bright, "I know you can't do it, but everyone agrees, guess why?"

"You, you propose?" Seeing Xue Xi's smile deepened, Xue Biao raised his hand and pushed him, and frowned, "Aren't you just messing around?"

Xue Xun grabbed Xue Biao's hand, rubbed the small callus between his middle fingers slowly, and said with a smile, "Because they couldn't settle the dispute, and no one would accept the other? The third room refused to accept the second room, and the fifth room clamored to go it alone. Sixth room Fang Qifang has already started a new stove outside. In fact, the current Xue family has dispersed. There are three reasons why they agree with you. First, Xue Pan has no virtue, and sooner or later he will cause a big disaster. The position of patriarch has changed hands; second, in terms of blood relationship, you are indeed the most suitable and closest candidate; third, the Xue family will divide the property, and the shares, bonuses and shops that are due to each house will be managed separately, so that they and you There is no interest relationship anymore, except for the few acres of land for sacrifices of the clan, which is only tens of thousands of taels of silver, who would care about it? Besides, all expenses such as family sacrifices have to be paid out of it every year. And I, I will recommend you Being a patriarch also has selfishness. You can’t do business, but you have a good heart and like to study, although you didn’t even pass the examination as a scholar.”

Is this a compliment?Xue Biao couldn't hear it, so he pulled out his hand and ignored Xue Zhan.Xue Xun moved to the couch and sat beside Xue Biao, and said with a slight smile, "The Xue family is not short of money or people. We used to rely on the influence of Jia Shiwang's three families, and our business was going smoothly. In recent years, we have lost a lot of troops and generals , the reason is that Xue Pan is incompetent, and the three families are not as good as before, and the Xue family has no one in the court. Wen Run, you have always been compassionate, and as the patriarch, you can rectify the clan style and cultivate a few more Scholars come out and let them test their fame. Relying on others is not as good as relying on oneself, only when there are members of the Xue clan in the court, the Xue clan can truly gain a firm foothold."

Xue Biao lowered his head and said, "My aunt took us in, but I snatched my cousin's patriarch away. This..."

"What is taking in? Let me ask you, is the silver that the second uncle left for you still there?" Xue Xie raised his eyebrows and asked.

"Now, I used part of it to buy my sister's dowry."

Xue Xi was a little surprised, this stupid guy turned smart?Quickly asked, "Did you not be tricked by your aunt?"

Xue scorpion knocked him on the head and reprimanded, "How did you talk, that's the elder! You can't lie to me!"

"Okay, elder." Xue Xi squinted his eyes, scratched his chin and asked, "It's not like your style, why didn't it be taken by the auntie? Tell me quickly, I paid half my life for you to go in." .”

"Well, that," Xue Biao turned around and turned his back to Xue Xie, "Why should I tell you, you send someone to tell your auntie, don't let her miss her, I haven't been back for the past two days."

Xue Xun held Xue Biao's shoulders and turned the person around, looked at him directly, and said, "Okay, don't worry about it. During the few days you were arrested, I will go to Rongguo Mansion to greet my aunt , people didn’t even mention you a word, you are so stupid. Tell me, what’s the matter?”

"It's nothing," Xue Biao said softly, "You don't know, because of the big aunt's house, the Rongguo Mansion's nephew Lin's family and the Rongguo Mansion, the world is turned upside down, the city is full of wind and rain, and there are other things like money... Anyway, it's pretty good. It's ugly. The eldest aunt doesn't go out, and brother Pan doesn't do business every day, but asks me to help in the shop, so I bought some for my sister."

It seems that this guy came out for a while, but he had a little bit of heart, Xue Zhan sneered, "How could I not know? Fortunately, you saved a hand, so it's even more important for Qin Mei to come out. Think about it, dear The nephew is still incompatible, what kind of good family is this Rongguo Mansion?"

"Auntie prepared a gift before and entrusted Lian's second brother to the Lin Mansion." Xue Biao said, "If it wasn't for the help of the Rongguo Mansion, how could Brother Pan's case be so fast?"

"What an idiot." Xue Xun hugged Xue Biao's shoulders and said with a smile, "What do you think, Bachelor Lin?"

"At such a young age, it is naturally a good thing to be able to win Tanhualang, an official servant and a bachelor's degree."

Xue Xun raised his lips and said with a smile, "It's more than good. This is an extremely powerful person, don't look at the young master who cannibalizes people without spit out bones. When he first entered the capital, he was just a small man, not even a member of the clan. No, just a relative of the Rongguo Mansion. It's only been four years, and the title of title has been passed the examination and then mixed into the cabinet. Will such a person take the initiative to break off relations with his uncle's family behind closed doors? He will never keep a ready-made one. The story is related to others. Then you think, is he really close to Rongguo Mansion or is he fake? If Rongguo Mansion hadn't really offended him, he wouldn't have smeared Rongguo Mansion's reputation with great fanfare. In my opinion, the two The family is close to each other, and you still ask the Rongguo Mansion to give gifts? Besides, Brother Pan hired a murderer to kill him, so he can easily let Brother Pan go! You also asked to go to Lord Wang Ziteng's mansion to beg for favor? Wang Ziteng is Brother Pan’s uncle is the cabinet’s assistant, so why are you looking far away?” Seeing Xue Biao’s mouth curled up and not speaking, Xue Xun smiled knowingly, “That’s right, Mr. Wang Ziteng and Xueshi Lin are both on duty in the cabinet. Why? Don't ask for it? Because Mr. Wang knows that this kind of favor is not something to please."

Xue Biao nodded in conviction, "You have always been more thoughtful than I am. It's only been a few days, and you came here from Jinling, running around non-stop, are you tired?"

"Not tired, I'm not tired when I see you."

Xue Biao smiled unhappily, still a little worried, "You, what did you say to that Master Wu in the room, does it matter? That Master Wu really has a good looks for nothing, and he is very vicious."

"How can I become an official in a short time." Xue Xie said warmly, "It should be fine. Don't worry about it. I heard that something happened to you. I can't sit still. I have been asking you secretly these days? No? Thinking of being found by Mr. Wu's men as soon as he showed up. If you don't trust me, just listen to me and wait for the affairs of the clan, and don't meddle in the affairs of the big house. After peace, we will go back How about going to Jinling?"

Xue Biao raised his head to look at Xue Zhan, then lowered his head again and did not speak.

Xue Zhan took Xue Tiao's hand and twisted it.Xue Biao's cheeks were slightly red, and Xue Zhan knew that he was thin-skinned, so he leaned over and touched Xue Biao's lips, and said softly, "Then, it's a deal."