A little not used to it.

Lu Jinxi felt that she was also very strange.

Xue Tingzhi naturally made her feel a little strange, and she always felt that this cheap son was not easy to control, not as obedient as Lu's three biological children, so she always disliked him.

But now, the words "but relying on the aunt's mother to be the master" actually came out of his mouth.

If it weren't for the fact that she was sitting in the hall at the moment, and there was Ji Heng beside her, she almost thought she had heard it wrong.

But apparently not.

She looked at Xue Tingzhi and pondered for a moment, but she didn't say much, only said: "Since the eldest son said that it is entirely up to me, then I will make a decision for the eldest son and choose a suitable day, Mr. Bai Ji for Teacher. I wonder if Mr. Ji wants to test his homework and knowledge?"

"It's not necessary."

Ji Hengxin naturally has a number in it.

"Since the madam will ask the emperor for orders because of the eldest son, and let the emperor make a special case for the eldest son, the knowledge and talent of the eldest son must have been recognized by the madam. Even if it is not a genius, it should not be far away. Ji Mou can To accept the eldest son as a student, it should be a bargain."

This is very polite.

In fact, Lu Jinxi didn't know exactly how talented Xue Tingzhi was. I just want to know that this shy son has a deep mind and thinks a lot. If he is not sure, he will not ask her to participate in the imperial examination.

Therefore, she did not refute Ji Heng's remarks.

Accepting three students in one go is a wish for Ji Heng and Lu Jinxi.

Xue Tingzhi didn't stay any longer.

Lu Jinxi sent him back first, only to say that Ji Heng would come to Fuzhong another day after Ji Heng settled down in Beijing, and then let him go to perform the etiquette of apprenticeship.

Here, Ji Heng chatted with Lu Jinxi again about trivial matters.

For example, when do you come to teach in the house, where do you teach, is there anything you need to pay attention to on weekdays, or is there any taboo here in Ji Heng...

It didn't take long before and after, about two quarters, Ji Heng got up and said goodbye.

Six years ago, he had been to the capital in order to take the exam, but after all, he was not a local person, and now Pan Quan'er helped him find the place to live.

He also has to go back and tidy up.

Before leaving, Lu Jinxi only said: "Mr. Ji is in Beijing, if there is any inconvenience, just send someone to the General's Mansion to spread the word. If you can help, the Mansion will never refuse."

What kind of family is the General's Mansion?

Changed to the past, Ji Heng really didn't dare to think about it.

He could hear that Lu Jinxi's words were not polite, so he was naturally moved, and he responded in a low voice before leaving the mansion.

Pan Quan'er was about to send it off, but was stopped by Lu Jinxi.

He was a little puzzled: "Madam, what else do you want?"

Lu Jinxi said: "Mr. Ji has only come from Jiangnan, and his life must be very difficult. You should have heard what I talked to him just now. Go to the accounting room to pay enough money for the repair, send it to Mr. Ji, and help him with some trivial matters. , don't be lazy."

"Yes."

Pan Quan'er knew that Lu Jinxi valued this gentleman very much, so he responded respectfully, and hurried to the cashier, collected the money, and went after Ji Heng again.

Lu Jinxi stood under the eaves outside the central hall and watched.

In spring, the branches are all green. The pines and cypresses in front of the hall are still upright and vigorous, blending in with the surrounding scenery, making people feel a strange incompatibility.

After all, it's still the General's House.

She watched and thought for a while, then reached out and took Qingque's hand beside her, and asked lightly, "Is the car ready?"

Ji Heng's visit was unexpected.

This morning, Lu Jinxi only planned to go to Hanmoxuan, find Yin Liuer, and discuss going to Shaanxi to contact Sheng Longchang, but now it is delayed.

When she asked now, Qingque replied, "It's ready, and people have already informed him."

Lu Jinxi nodded and didn't say anything more. He went back to the East Court to collect it again for a while, and then boarded the car and went out, all the way towards Han Mo Xuan.

Yin Liu'er had been waiting for her for a long time.

Because of her coming, Han Moxuan didn't welcome guests at all, he just asked Lu Jinxi to sit upstairs.

She came to talk about business, so she didn't talk nonsense, she just took out the matter of Sheng Longchang and asked a few more questions, and got to know a little more, and finally said: "You can inquire about the news of the border business in Shaanxi, and you may contact the Sheng Longchang?"

"It's simple."

Yin Liuer used to be a broker in the capital, and the relationship between black and white was well established, so it was inevitable that there were a few out-of-town businessmen with extensive knowledge. Like Sheng Longchang, a once brilliant business, he can naturally connect with people. But the problem is...

"Do you really want to discuss business with Sheng Longchang? We are far away in the capital..."

How can business transactions be so simple?

It can't be done by writing a letter.

Besides, even if people are not afraid of Sheng Longchang, they can't say that they will throw the money in for nothing without even looking at it. What if I lose the bottom line?

What Yin Liuer said was actually quite obscure, but how could Lu Jinxi not hear it?

She herself was working hard in the shopping mall back then. Although the times are different, the way inside is the same. Anything, anyone, has to handle it personally, and only know it after contact.

From the beginning, she never thought that she would be able to sit back and enjoy it.

"Business is definitely going to be discussed, but I just want to contribute money, not to contribute. I have heard of Sheng Longchang's name, and the boss Sheng Xuan who stayed in his home in Shaanxi is a reliable one. If you can get in touch, you might as well help I made an outpost, got in touch, and said that I wanted to do border trade business here. If he wants to, make an appointment to meet him."

Lu Jinxi thought about it for a moment and said so.

Yin Liu'er was a little surprised: "Are you going in person?"

"I'll go in person." I knew what he was surprised about, but Lu Jinxi didn't take it seriously, and instead continued, "It's just that Shaanxi is thousands of miles away from the capital, and I was exhausted by boat and car, but it's impossible for me to go to Shaanxi in person and run so far. It's best if he can come to the capital, or find a nearby place."

After all, Sheng Longchang is not as good as it used to be.

Sheng Xuanshou is doing business in Shaanxi, and it is difficult to expand outside.

Now that the two countries are negotiating peace, the best thing is to do border trade. But the current Sheng Longchang, especially the Sheng Xuan one, does not know whether the border between the two countries can be stabilized, and secondly, he does not have a large amount of money. Even if he sees a business opportunity and wants to do it, he is powerless.

And Lu Jinxi, is this heart, is this strength.

She handed out the olive branch, not at all worried that Sheng Longchang would not accept it.

The rest of the question is purely a business question -

negotiation.

How much to give, how much to do, and how to divide the profit.

She took the tea cup that Yin Liu'er offered, brushed the tea foam off her face, and then she remembered something, and suddenly said, "By the way, I remember that Sheng Longchang also has a business in Baoding?"

"some."

The booklet that was handed to Lu Jinxi yesterday was copied by Yin Liuer himself. He remembered it very clearly. As soon as Lu Jinxi mentioned it, he remembered it.

"The semicolon in Baoding happens to belong to Boss Sheng Er. Do you want to visit?"

Baoding is not far from the capital.

Lu Jinxi pondered for a moment, then nodded: "In business, especially if it depends on the ability of Shenglongchang to trade, the firm should go to see it. I will definitely see this second boss of Sheng. You wait a moment. , wait for the pen and ink, I will repair a book, you can find someone to send it to me."

"Yes."

Yin Liuer didn't have much contact with Lu Jinxi. If you really want to count it, it only started from Song Zhiyan's letter. At first he thought it was just a woman from a deep house, but he still looked down on it.

But at the moment, I feel that the force of the resolute is coming.

Obviously not a simple person.

He had never heard of anyone in the past who had the courage to do border trade at the moment of the just negotiating peace, and negotiated with people as a back-house girl.

But she herself didn't feel that something was wrong.

In the end it is very people who do extraordinary things.

Although Yin Liu'er was muttering in her heart, she somehow remembered the Great Young Master Gu from the Grand Master's Mansion, and even more of the look in the eyes of the other party looking at her at that time.

If I remember correctly, isn't this eldest son in charge of Lifan Hall?

Thinking about it before and after, it suddenly became clear.

No wonder Mrs. is so confident.

Thoughts went through a lot in his mind, but his hands and feet were not ambiguous, and he was quickly served by people. Lu Jinxi repaired the book on the spot, sealed the credit with lacquer, and handed it over to Yin Liu'er, asking him to do it as soon as possible.

At the same time, the police also informed Gu Juefei of the progress on his side.

After walking around the streets of the capital, I returned to the mansion.

Things went well for the next few days.

Gu Juefei only said that he knew it, and the rest was nothing.

Yin Liu'er used her connections to send the letter to Shenglongchang, Shaanxi, and handed it over to Sheng Xuan. After about eight days, the reply was sent to the capital.

As Lu Jinxi had expected at the beginning, the struggling boss Sheng was a little surprised by the olive branch that fell from the sky, but he also had many doubts.

The other party did not promise her anything rashly, but agreed to meet.

After all, it was such a big business, and Lu Jinxi asked for a lot. The other party must also want to see her before making a decision.

The meeting place is naturally in the Shenglongchang semicolon in Baoding.

Sheng Xuan was coming from Shaanxi, the boat was exhausted, and Lu Jinxi was going from the capital, so the meeting time was very loose, about the end of March.

As soon as the interview was finalized, the news was handed over to Gu Juefei.

Gu Juefei was startled.

Although he knew that Lu Jinxi said that he wanted to cooperate with the firm in Shaanxi, he had introduced Sheng Longchang to her early, but he did not expect that she would do it herself and meet Sheng Xuan in person.

So when I received her letter and unfolded it, my brows furrowed.

March 23 is Lu Jiuling's birthday.

Taking the opportunity to celebrate the old man's birthday, the two met in the Baosha behind the Lu Mansion.

Gu Juefei was wearing a good-looking azure blue, and the robe was embroidered with the extremely elegant green calyx plum. Just when he saw her, his beautiful brows furrowed, and he sent her to him a few days ago. I took out the letter and pressed it on the coffee table.

"Are you going to Baoding yourself?"

There was a vertical mark in his eyebrows, although his face was light, but there was a bit of disapproval in his demeanor.

Lu Jinxi sat down on the rose chair on the other side of the coffee table. When she sat down, the light purple pleated skirt made a beautiful ripple, like a soft ripple.

Hearing Gu Juefei's words, she blinked and smiled.

"Do you think it's not good? But someone has to see it. I have all the reasons for it. I said that I would go to a Zen temple to burn incense and pray for blessings. If I stay for two or three days, no one will doubt it."

It is a common thing for large families to go out to worship Buddha, and it is everywhere in the capital, so it is very appropriate to use this as a cover.

Lu Jinxi just thought he was worried about the rumors outside.

Unexpectedly, after she explained this, Gu Juefei's brows not only did not loosen, but wrinkled even tighter.

She suddenly wondered: "What's wrong?"

In fact, Gu Juefei was so angry that she was strangled to death: "Although Baoding is not far from the capital, you are a weak woman, and it is very dangerous to be outside alone. What's more, the surrounding of the capital is also uneasy recently. Liduo green forest bandits. You may not know that today, the envoys of the Huns have just left. For the sake of safety, they do not go from the northwest direction, but from the west of the capital, just to avoid the place where there are bandits. You go to Baoding, I don't worry."

"I bring neither money nor things." Lu Jinxi pondered for a moment, then shook his head, "I have to go to this line of work. But since the eldest son said that the road might be dangerous, then I will take some generals with me when I travel. Guards, that should be enough."

"Dianchan Temple is not far from the capital, and it is also a safe place to live. You have to bring guards when you go out, can you justify it?" Gu Juefei stared at her and smiled helplessly, "Besides, there are many people, even if you bring guards with you. Come out, don't those people know where you went? Don't make a deal out of it, and cause a lot of trouble for nothing."

Oh.

Lu Jinxi took a sip of tea, but raised his brows slightly. He looked at him indifferently, and said warmly, "It seems that the eldest son has a solution. Why don't you listen?"

There is a cup of tea on the coffee table.

When we met today, Gu Juefei sat and waited for her in this Baosha first. Others didn't know that Lu Jinxi was coming, so they didn't have a second cup of tea.

But now she didn't even look at it, she just took it up and drank it.

Gu Juefei couldn't help reminding her, "I have drunk this tea."

"..."

There was a moment of embarrassment.

But who is Lu Jinxi? Powerful and not afraid of embarrassment. It only took a moment for him to return to normal, and he turned his eyes and laughed: "What about what you've been drinking, can't I drink it?"

this woman...

Tough.

Gu Juefei laughed when she saw that she put down the tea cup, but there was a faint red lipstick mark on the edge of the snow-like white porcelain, vaguely the shape of her lips.

It's just that they were talking about business, so he didn't answer Lu Jinxi's words, which might be ambiguous, he just brought the tea cup to his side, lowered his eyebrows and said, "You're going to Baoding tomorrow, and I'll make a special trip for you. It’s not too late to find a group of reliable guards. The guards of the General’s Mansion, you absolutely cannot mobilize. But the Grand Master’s Mansion is all in my hands. Tomorrow morning, I will bring someone ten miles from the gate of Nancheng. The post station outside is waiting for you. When you take the guards of the Taishi Mansion to Baoding, I can rest assured."