"Master, what's going on?"

Looking at Xu Fan's fingertips moving faster and faster with the bamboo chopsticks, Zi'er exclaimed.

The next moment, Xu Fan flicked his fingers, and the two bamboo chopsticks flew through the window lattice with a "swish" sound and disappeared at the end of the field of vision.

"Bang~bang~"

Two bamboo chopsticks flew across the turbulent lake water and plunged straight into the boulder on the lakeside. A pair of brocade boots next to them retreated sharply.

"This young man is really not simple! As soon as he showed a hint of murderous intent, he noticed it."

The owner of the brocade boots quickly swept back and disappeared among the verandas and courtyards in the blink of an eye. He quickly rushed out of the Xu Mansion and disappeared into the crowd at the corner of the street.

"Oh, Master, your chopsticks flew away!"

Zi'er turned around and looked over. There were only two holes left in the window paper.

Looking along the gap of the hole, Xu Fan's eyes were slightly focused, and he tightly grasped the old gourd at his waist with his left hand. He said to himself, "The people lurking in the dark can't wait any longer. It seems that the girl in the white skirt is still alive."

The incident alarmed them."

Soon, the expression on Xu Fan's face returned to normal, but the light in his eyes still had a chill that made people feel heart-stopping.

Not long after, Zi'er brought another pair of bamboo chopsticks, and the two of them began to sweep away the dishes on the dinner table.

Most of the time, Zi'er was watching and Xu Fan was eating without wasting every dish.

After dinner, Xu Fan started walking in Xu's mansion. Every time he walked through a courtyard, he would pay attention to every part of the courtyard.

The eaves, courtyard columns, window panes, portals, and even the shadows under the columns did not escape his eyes.

Under the dark night, in the huge Xu Mansion courtyard, plain white lanterns were hung under the eaves, swinging in the wind.

Xu Fan walked slowly among the gardens, feeling every change in the wind. Whenever he noticed something strange, he would stop and feel it carefully.

He needs to be familiar with every part of the house and try to find out the fish that may have slipped through the net hiding in the house.

Although the disciples of the Yin Yang Sect who were arrested had confessed, Xu Fan only believed half of those confessions at most.

More importantly, I believe what I see with my eyes and feel with my ears.

The wind blew everywhere, and his ears felt the wind's path.

Blowing through the rockery, blowing through the pavilion, blowing across the lake, the slight changes were captured by Xu Fan's ears.

After walking through seven or eight courtyards in a row, the servants and maids I encountered on the road all held lanterns and stepped aside to avoid them.

After learning that Xu Fan was walking in the mansion and had just entered the archway of the Wave Courtyard, Xu Xiang went looking for Xu Ji with five or six of his accompanying disciples. The two finally met in front of the main hall of Xu's mansion.

White candles flickered in the mourning hall, and sandalwood scented from the crane-shaped incense burner. The night wind blew through the plain white gauze curtains, making the entire mourning hall unusually cold and eerie.

The fourth and five young disciples of the Xu family knelt in front of the mourning hall to keep vigil. When they saw Xu Fan coming, they all stood up and saluted.

"I've met Brother Fan."

Xu Fan nodded slightly and turned to look at Xu Ji, who was walking hastily. Xu Xiang and others frowned and asked, "Masters, what's going on? What's the emergency?"

After an afternoon of inspection in the Xu Mansion, all the industrial stewards in Guangling City were cleaned up, and most of the stewards were sent to the government prison.

These stewards were arrested, but the industry they were responsible for still had to be maintained.

It was already night after Xu Ji and Xu Xiang's discussion, and now it was urgent for Xu Fan to come up with an idea and decide on a new manager.

If this drags on, Xu's property in Guangling City will be affected, and even more money will be lost.

"Let's go to the side hall to discuss." Looking at the sweaty crowd, Xu Fan pointed to the side hall on the left.

Everyone entered the side hall together, and then the servants and maids served tea and snacks to everyone.

Xu Fan randomly found a chair, crossed his legs, swayed, untied the old gourd, and took another sip of pear blossom white.

"Brother Fan, we have sorted out all the industries in Guangling City." Xu Ji took out the brocade handkerchief to wipe the sweat off his forehead, took a sip of hot tea, and said slowly.

"On such a small matter, the two masters can make the decision."

Xu Fan moved his buttocks, placed the old gourd on the chair under him, and asked, "By the way, how about the drinks I asked you to buy?"

"Wine, I bought it. Brother Fan, don't you think it's too much?"

"many?"

Xu Fan lowered his head and glanced at the dilapidated gourd beside him, feeling depressed in his heart. He still didn't know how much wine would be needed to awaken the spirit of the true calabash gourd.

"Not much! I can drink a lot!"

Seeing that Xu Fan was about to drag the matter into buying wine, Xu Ji interrupted, "Brother Fan, if there is no one in charge of the property in Guangling City, nothing will happen for the time being, but in the long run there will be big trouble!"

"Steward?" Xu Fan raised his head slightly, glanced at the young disciples sitting in the side hall, who were sitting next to Xu Ji and Xu Xiang, and asked, "Where are they?"

Several young people were united in their hearts, but Xu Xiang waved his hands repeatedly, "Although he is a descendant of our Xu family, it would be okay if we let them follow him to learn, but it would not be possible if we let them manage the property in Guangling City."

"Third Master!"

Several young people looked at Xu Xiang and said with some confusion.

I finally managed to get a decent job, but I was stopped by Xu Xiang.

Xu Xiang glared at several young people coldly, "If it weren't for the sake of you following Mr. Accountant and checking the accounts carefully, why would I have brought you here?"

Seeing that Xu Xiang was trying to teach the children in the mansion again, Xu Fan hurriedly waved his hands to avoid being taught a lesson too.

"Master Xiang, young people need more experience. Our Xu family is not a coward. I believe that these brothers have not shown their talents before. Now that those in charge want to rebel against our Xu family, they naturally need brothers from our own family.

Please help me."

"Exactly, exactly. What Brother Fan said makes sense!"

Several young disciples quickly agreed, not giving Xu Xiang a chance to object.

"Third Master, we are all members of the Xu family. It is better to use outsiders to manage things than to use our own family members. We will definitely keep an eye on our Xu family's property and prevent it from being taken away by outsiders."

Xu Xiang glanced at Xu Ji and nodded helplessly when he saw the other party. He could only sigh and said, "Okay, I will discuss this with your fourth master. You all go down first."

When several young disciples heard about the opportunity, they all showed happy smiles on their faces. First they saluted Xu Fan, then bowed to Xu Xiang and Xu Ji, and then exited the side hall excitedly.

After these young disciples walked away, Xu Jicai coughed lightly and said, "Brother Fan, there is another important matter that I need you to come up with."

Xu Fan sat upright, calmed his mind, his eyes were bright and alert, and he tied the old gourd, completely without his previous playboy temperament.

Seeing this, the two old men seemed to have seen the high-spirited look of their old master when he was young, and their expressions were a little dazed.

After being stunned for a moment, Xu Ji continued to speak. "The main business of our Xu family is the salt business. Today I heard some rumors from Jinling that the imperial court intends to disturb the salt business. We are worried that at this juncture, if we vigorously rectify the Xu family's industry, what will happen?

Won't..."

Xu Ji didn't say it clearly, but Xu Fan already understood.

The Xu Mansion has a huge property and controls the salt affairs of the imperial court. Once someone steps forward to stumbling upon the Xu Mansion at this time, big mistakes will definitely occur.

Xu Xiang, who was sitting next to him, also had a look of worry on his face. There were thousands of people in the Xu Mansion, and the Xu Mansion's properties were spread all over Jiangnan Road.

It would have been impossible without someone else's spy. If someone had planted the nail early, the opportunity to reorganize the industry in the Xu Mansion would have arisen.

What should they do?!

"Salt merchant?"

Xu Fan tapped the armrest of the chair with his fingers, turned his head and squinted at the dark night outside the room, lost in thought.

After tapping the armrest of the chair ten times in a row, Xu Fan rested his index finger on the armrest and said calmly, "You can't escape what is coming. What we have to do now is to deal with those people who have different intentions as soon as possible.

Since we can't be of the same mind as Xu Mansion, we will step on Xu Mansion when it is in trouble."

"That's not the case, these people are all..."

"Nothing is impossible! The situation in Jiangnan Road is complicated. There are not only imperial governors, local vassal kings, but also Jianghu sects. Isn't the Yin Yang Sect's infiltration into our Xu family this time the best example? How many of these families are cheating on others?

slave?"

Xu Fan's gaze condensed, and his whole temperament suddenly changed. His delicate face seemed to be covered with frost, giving people an icy chill.

Xu Fan's cold and arrogant temperament shocked both Xu Ji and Xu Xiang. They were still a dandy before, but after three years of being raised in Zhuangzi outside the city, such a huge change had occurred.

"Don't worry about killing people. These stewards are all domestic slaves of our Xu family, and they have signed death contracts with our Xu family. It doesn't matter who is standing behind them. Our Xu family is going to cut off these things that are attached to our Xu family."

Poisonous insects, snakes and scorpions.”

Xu Fan picked up the old gourd, put it in front of his eyes, and took another look. His eyes were fixed on a crack that was almost disappearing, and his heart was filled with joy and joy.

See with your own eyes a crack repaired!

Xu Fan felt extremely happy at this time, and his tone of voice became more and more cheerful, "Two masters, just go ahead and do it. Whether it is the court or the vassal princes, they are interested in the wealth of our Xu family. Only we Xu Fan

Only when the family is stable can they make a profit. Neither of them will let the other party completely engulf the Xu family."

"Whether it's the court, the arena, or the Xu family's wealth is like a mountain of gold. Both of them will be wary of things that go up and down. Every time they try, they are trying to find the balance that maximizes their benefits."

"And in this balancing process, our Xu family only needs to withstand the first few waves of attacks, and everything will be fine. After all, neither the imperial court nor the vassal princes have the power to destroy our Xu family overnight."

The corners of Xu Fan's mouth raised slightly, a smile full of arc, which surprised both Xu Ji and Xu Xiang.

What happened to make Xu Fan so happy?

Just when the two old men were curious, Xu Fan raised his head, his eyes full of smiles, and said happily, "Where are the wines bought today in the house? I want them now."

The white pear blossoms in Xu Mansion have been swept away by Xu Fan, and a shallow crack finally disappeared on the old gourd.

How could this not make Xu Fan happy? His efforts were not in vain.

"liquor?"

The two old people looked stunned. They thought Brother Fan had grown up, but they didn't expect that he would drink wine again!

"Yes, take me there quickly."

Ignoring the twitching expressions on the faces of Xu Ji and Xu Xiang, Xu Fan walked straight out of the side hall and waved to the boy standing under the eaves of the corridor in the distance.


Chapter completed!