At noon the next day, in the private room called "Chun" at the Weijixian Restaurant.

Today, the shareholders of Weijixian gathered together to see Tang Youde off to the north.

Even Miss Ma and Qiaoqiao showed up for the first time, which made Fatty Tang feel very honored.

Tang Youde sat in the guest of honor seat, picked up the wine cup, toasted to the host Fang, and said:

"My messy and cluttered business is just thrown to the shopkeeper. Please forgive me."

"Mr. Tang, that's not right. We are all here to serve you, so what's the difference?" As the saying goes, living in a place changes your spirit and taking care of your body changes your body. Now, Shopkeeper Fang can be said to have VIPs to talk and laugh with, and no ordinary people to associate with. He no longer looks shabby and sad like he did six months ago. His square face has become much whiter, and it seems that even the wrinkles have disappeared.

"Besides, the main store in Xiaocangshan has not yet started construction, and Sister Tang is already able to take over the business of the founding store, so you can just go ahead and have fun without any worries."

"Okay, with your words, I feel completely relieved." Tang Youde clinked glasses with him and drank it all in one gulp.

Just as I was about to speak again, I heard the sound of reading aloud from outside the window. It was the first batch of students enrolled in the Caijiaxiang Primary School in the spring, and they were using their lunch break to read...

They are called school children, but in fact many of them are already fifteen or sixteen years old.

However, Yu Jiachang adhered to the young master's spirit of "the more the better" and did not turn them away.

Hearing the sound of "Zhao, Qian, Sun, Li, Zhou, Wu, Zheng, Wang..." reading, Yu Jiachang's face lit up and he said, "When Mr. Tang goes to Beijing, he must talk about our elementary school."

"Of course, my 'Youde Building' is still waiting for you to write an inscription." Tang Youde laughed and nodded, clinked glasses with Yu Jiachang and said, "By the way, you need to recruit another fifty men from Caijia Lane to go north with me. I'll have to take care of this matter, old Jiachang."

"Leave it to me. Not to mention fifty, even if it's five hundred, I can satisfy you." Yu Jiachang drank it all in one gulp and wiped his beard.

"You are just bragging. Although our Caijia Lane is long, there are less than 500 households." Gao the blacksmith at the side mercilessly exposed Yu Jiachang and said, "Where can you recruit 500 strong men?"

"You are saying this, don't you know that within a ten-mile radius, everyone claims to be from Caijia Lane?" Yu Jiachang said proudly, "I am the most powerful Jiachang in Ming Dynasty."

"Hahaha..." Everyone laughed again.

~~

During the banquet, Fatty Tang saw that Ma Xianglan seemed to have something to say, so he stayed for a while after the banquet.

As expected, Ma Xianglan did not leave, and Qiaoqiao also stayed in the private room.

"Miss Ma, do you have anything to say to me, young master?" Fatty Tang naturally knew what Miss Ma was thinking about Zhao Hao.

"No." Ma Xianglan shook her head and said softly, "I want to take Mr. Tang's boat and go north to the capital."

"Oh?" Fatty Tang couldn't help but hesitate, "Didn't the master have an errand for the young lady?"

"At the end of last month, all the books that the young master assigned to me have been printed." Ma Xianglan smiled faintly, as if she had done something easy, and said, "They have been distributed to the elementary school students."

She would not tell Fatty Tang how many sleepless nights she had endured in order to complete the task assigned by the Master as quickly as possible...

"Is that so..." Fatty Tang was in a dilemma. He couldn't figure out what the young master's attitude was towards Miss Ma. Did he say he had no thoughts? Traveling with her, redeeming her.

You say you have an idea? But you are still young, what ideas can you have?

Just when I was about to find an excuse to turn it down, I heard Ma Xianglan say quietly:

"Mr. Tang may not know that the young master has promised me to be his study companion. It is only because of an errand that I have to stay in Jinling."

"Now that the mission is completed, I will return to serve you, sir." After a pause, she said with an indifferent expression on her beautiful face:

"It doesn't matter if Boss Tang thinks it's inconvenient. There are plenty of ships going to the capital anyway..."

"Yes, we can go our separate ways." Qiaoqiao, who was accompanying them, suddenly said crisply, "We can hire a boat ourselves!"

"No, no, wait..." Tang Youde quickly raised his hands in surrender, "Qiaoqiao, why are you interfering? What did the young master promise you?"

Qiaoqiao's cheeks puffed up when she heard that, and she wanted to kick this fat ball away for bringing up all sorts of issues.

"I can't go see my brother!"

"Oh, you have a younger brother?" Tang Youde was surprised and asked, "Is he also in Beijing?"

"Are you trying to make me angry on purpose?" Qiaoqiao was so angry that her face turned red. If Sister Ma hadn't held her back, she would have kicked Fatty Tang like a ball.

"Her brother is Mr. Zhao's book boy." Ma Xianglan hurriedly explained for Qiaoqiao, although she couldn't remember what Qiaoqiao's brother's name was...

"Oh, Mr. Zhao has a servant? I have no impression of that at all..." Tang Youde quickly covered his mouth in fear of upsetting Qiaoqiao, and said in secret surprise.

"It's settled. Sister Xianglan, let's go." After Qiaoqiao finished speaking, she took Ma Xianglan's hand and walked out.

"Wait, wait, wait..." Tang Youde said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, "Didn't I say I wouldn't give you a ride? Who can rest assured that a girl can go on the road alone?"

"See, I told you, Uncle Tang is a good man!" Qiaoqiao immediately smiled brightly, while Ma Xianglan covered her mouth and laughed secretly.

Obviously, the two of them had tacitly used a trick on Fatty Tang.

"There's no problem with Miss Ma, but Qiaoqiao, I have to ask your parents first and make sure they agree." Fatty Tang added.

"Just ask. I'm going to see my brother. Why would my parents object?" Qiaoqiao turned her head away with a red face, and pulled Ma Xianglan downstairs first.

"Hey, this fate is definitely to be blamed." Fatty Tang sighed depressedly: "Sir, you must forgive me..."

~~

By the time Fatty Tang came down, the restaurant had already closed.

Qiaoqiao's mother was counting the bill behind the counter, and Fatty Tang came over and whispered his daughter's idea to her across the counter.

Upon hearing this, Qiaoqiao's mother showed a look of relief, and continued to calculate without raising her head, "I miss my son too, so it's a good idea to let his sister go and see him."

After saying that, he raised his head and smiled, "It's just too much trouble for you, sir."

"Oh, don't worry." Although Fatty Tang was fat, he had a smart mind. How could he not hear that this elder sister wanted to knock her daughter out and send her home with the mail?

"Make sure to bring her to the young master's house safely... to find her brother."

After Qiaoqiao's mother finished thanking him, Tang Youde turned around.

I saw Si Ya directing the waiters to prepare for the evening banquet in an orderly manner.

Tang Youde waved to Tang Si Ya and said with a smile, "Si Ya, the master asked me to ask you something."

"Go ahead." Tang Siya walked past him hurriedly, carrying a pile of cups and plates.

"My master asked me to ask you, are you willing to part with your monk?"

"Oh?" Tang Si Ya stopped, glanced at Wu Yu who was standing guard at the door, bit her lower lip tightly, and nodded slowly.

"Don't worry. The young master knows that you are newlyweds and will not force you." Tang Youde smiled understandingly.

"I'm willing to give it up." Tang Si Ya didn't look back, and slowly placed the plates and said, "Am I the kind of person who ties a man to my belt?"

"Uh..." Everyone in the hall nodded secretly, thinking that you are...

"That's good. Let Wu Yu go north with me in two years. It seems that the young master wants to do something big." Tang Youde sighed secretly. It's a pity that my Jinling Gang is full of strong men with well-developed limbs. I'm afraid that I can't compete with the one hundred capable men in Beijing...

ps. The third update is here, please give me monthly tickets and recommendation tickets~~