"What did you say?"
Then, with a loud bang, the porcelain hit the ground, startling the servants around.
He knelt on the ground, too afraid to move.
The backyard of the county government.
Aunt Zhang had just heard from her subordinates that the land she had her eye on had been snapped up by someone else.
He was so angry that he grabbed the teacup and smashed it on the ground. Porcelain shards were scattered all over the ground, and tea leaves mixed with the yellow tea soup were spilled on the ground.
Without even glancing at the person kneeling before her, Aunt Zhang launched into a tirade of abuse, calling them "useless trash!"
The person kneeling on the ground was the manager who helped Aunt Zhang manage the shops outside.
Manager Zhang.
By some accounts, Steward Zhang was a distant relative of Aunt Zhang. Aunt Zhang had come to seek refuge with Steward Zhang and was taken in by him.
Later, she caught the eye of Zhu Datou and became his concubine.
As the saying goes, "When one person attains enlightenment, even his chickens and dogs ascend to heaven."
Manager Zhang rose from a lowly kitchen steward to become the steward of the courtyard entirely thanks to Aunt Zhang's promotion.
Aunt Zhang is no longer the timid girl she used to be; Steward Zhang still has to rely on her for food.
He could only lower his head, kneel on the ground, and obediently accept the scolding.
Aunt Zhang looked at the servants kneeling on the ground and said, "You may all leave now."
Upon receiving the order, the servants and maids hurriedly grabbed their work tools and quickly left Aunt Zhang's room.
After all the servants left, Aunt Zhang's personal maid went to close the door.
Aunt Zhang lowered her voice and said, "Didn't you say that place was very secluded and dangerous, and no one dared to go there? How come suddenly someone is climbing trees like that!"
She had her eye on that piece of land in Tianshui Village for a long time, but she never expected that the duck she was about to snatch would fly away!
The hillsides of Tianshui Village are perfect for growing tea trees. Once the tea is made into bricks, it can be sold in the new capital city, and the money will flow into her pockets like water!
She had also contributed to the burning of Tianshui Village; otherwise, with Master Zhao's obstruction, Zhu Datou would never have burned the village.
It will only leave the people of Tianshui Village to fend for themselves.
If it weren't for her painstaking efforts to persuade Zhu Datou that Tianshui Village couldn't be left behind, the people of Tianshui Village would still be struggling to make a living on that land!
Ultimately, it was all her doing, but she didn't get any benefit in the end, and someone even took her land away. How could she not be angry!
She's absolutely furious!
Seeing that the servants had left, Steward Zhang quickly knelt at Aunt Zhang's feet and said, "I don't know who it was, but our people were sent back before they even saw the other party."
"I heard from the people below that the narrow passage has been carved out, and two oxcarts can easily walk side by side."
Upon hearing this, Aunt Zhang thought to herself, 'It seems the person who acquired this land is quite capable. But I'm not afraid. This land in Heshun Prefecture belongs to my master; getting another piece of land is a piece of cake for her.'
Thinking of this, Aunt Zhang pushed away the face that was trying to lean against her legs and said, "I don't care what method you use, you have to get that piece of land for me!"
"Yes, yes, yes!" Manager Zhang said, then rubbed his face against Aunt Zhang's hand.
Seeing this, Aunt Zhang's personal maidservant, unfazed, withdrew from the inner room and went to the outer room to guard the door for the two.
Then a soft laugh came from inside the room.
...
Lu Qiqi returned to the Tianlang Escort Agency, already quite familiar with the place.
She had someone lead her to the main hall where they were to discuss matters, and then sent someone to invite Manager Gu.
The servant quickly served her a cup of tea and asked her to wait there for a moment.
Watching the servant's retreating figure, Lu Qiqi couldn't help but sigh that this was indeed a security escort agency; even the servant who served tea knew martial arts. Just by looking at the way the servant walked away, one could tell that this person had an extremely solid foundation.
Presumably, everyone in this escort agency knows some martial arts, or perhaps he is also an escort, just temporarily playing the role of a tea-serving servant.
Lu Qiqi picked up the tea, took a sip, and then looked around at the furnishings in the room.
She had an urgent matter when she came to Tianlang Escort Agency last time; she came and left in a hurry and didn't get a good look around.
The council hall was simply furnished, with a painting of a tiger descending a mountain hanging behind the carved wooden seat.
The tiger has sharp claws and teeth, and looks ready to pounce, which is quite frightening.
Looking at the painting, Lu Qiqi felt a pang of longing for Xiao Hua and her three cubs. She wondered how they were doing in the back mountains of the old soldier's village.
"This humble subject greets Your Excellency,"
Hearing the sound, Lu Qiqi turned around and looked towards the door.
Manager Gu bowed to her, and she said, "No need for formalities. I've come today to ask Manager Gu to do something for me."
Today, Manager Gu was dressed in black and looked very composed. He asked solemnly, "What matter do you have entrusted to me?"
The two sat down, and Lu Qiqi explained the situation. Manager Gu looked at Lu Qiqi with a pained expression.
Tianlang Escort Agency has always been responsible for escorting goods or people. When the goods are transported over long distances, the agency will arrange for skilled escorts to protect them.
Ever since they helped Lu Qiqi deliver a letter, he felt like the Tianlang Escort Agency had become a purchasing agent.
They were specifically responsible for helping to purchase things from various places, and they had never done this job before, so they were a little unaccustomed to it at first.
Lu Qiqi, unaware of what the young manager Gu was thinking, assumed he was facing some difficulties and asked, "I wonder what difficulties the young manager is facing?"
There were no difficulties. Lu Qiqi's request was not difficult either. It was simply to find someone in Luzhou Prefecture to make porcelain and then help transport the goods back.
He was just worried that taking on too much of this kind of business would affect the reputation of their Tianlang Escort Agency.
Wolves are naturally social animals, and when they gather together, even a fierce tiger would not dare to underestimate them.
If they continue to take on such orders, they will be ridiculed in the martial arts world, with people thinking that the Tianlang Escort Agency has become weak-willed and is now living off women instead of taking advantage of them.
Manager Gu said, "Princess, are you aware that a security escort agency is not a purchasing agency?"
Lu Qiqi knew this, of course, but if her design drawings were handed over to a businessman, wouldn't that be a leak?
If she wants to make money from this porcelain in the future, she will lose one more avenue, and she will not do such a foolish thing.
She said, "Of course I know, but my blueprints are confidential. If I didn't trust the Tianlang Escort Agency, I would definitely send someone to personally customize the things on the blueprints."
When Manager Gu heard Lu Qiqi say it was confidential, he thought about it again and realized it made sense.
In this way, if word got out to the martial arts world, it wouldn't damage the reputation of the Tianlang Escort Agency, and they would accept the procurement job.
Let the inexperienced镖师 (bodyguards/escorts) practice their skills on this mission.
After thinking it through, Manager Gu actually felt that he had gotten the better deal.
Lu Qiqi only paid half of the bid price for this shipment, and will pay the other half when the porcelain is delivered.
As Lu Qiqi walked out of the escort agency, an incredulous voice came from behind her.
"Buying things again? Do you think this is a trading company? If it's cosmetics, I'm not going!"
The voice sounded familiar, so Lu Qiqi turned around and saw the bearded man.
The man also saw Lu Qiqi and instinctively covered his large beard, afraid of frightening her.
Lu Qiqi smiled slightly and walked out of the escort agency, leaving Manager Gu to explain to the escorts of Tianlang Escort Agency.
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