Shen Ziping quickly told Song Youxin things slowly. During this period, Old Master Pei's expression changed slightly, and he could not see what he was thinking.

Pei Dongqi looked indifferent. In his opinion, even if Song Youxin is gone, he can find Zhang Youxin and Li Youxin. Why compromise on this matter?

Unexpectedly, Old Master Pei was indeed in deep thought after hearing this and did not refuse Shen Ziping at all.

When Shen Ziping saw that there was obviously room for negotiation, he tactfully said goodbye and returned to his room.

As soon as Shen Ziping left, Pei Dongqi immediately frowned and asked, "Dad, why do we have to compromise our cooperation with Song Youxin? In my opinion, our strength is not inferior to Song Youxin at all. Besides, all of our people have received professional training, and they are hundreds of times better than those mobs."

Old Master Pei did not immediately refute Pei Dongqi's words, but said with a slight : "Although Song Youxin was born in a wild place, he should not be underestimated by his own strength to have such a force today. Besides, although our strength is not worse than Song Youxin, we do not have an absolute advantage. What is the attraction for Song Youxin to surrender? If Song Youxin's ambition is to win the world, wouldn't it be ridiculous for you to let him surrender to you?"

Pei Dongqi choked. He had never thought that Song Youxin would have such an idea. In his opinion, Song Youxin, who was born in a poor man, would be good to think about becoming successful, but if he really had this intention and could accomplish things in the future, I am afraid that what they did today was digging a hole for themselves.

Pei Dongqi's face immediately became gloomy when he thought of this. It was not that he was brainless, but he was the smartest person in the Pei family. However, after sitting in Jin'an County for a long time, he would inevitably look at people with tinted glasses.

"Dad, what should we do in your opinion?" Pei Dongqi respected Mr. Pei the most. Once Mr. Pei was present, he would not make any decisions. It was precisely because of his approach that he had won the hearts of those following generals.

Mr. Pei pondered for a moment before saying, "This is the case, ask Ziping carefully. He has been lobbying so hard. Then Song Youxin must have something extraordinary. After asking clearly, make a decision. Remember, this decision will affect the fate of our Pei family and the soldiers who depend on our Pei family to survive. You'd better think about them carefully before making any decisions."

Pei Dongqi responded respectfully, and then sent Mr. Pei away before turning around to the study.

At this moment, he began to sigh again, how good it would be if Pei Zhongqing was a son, he could give it a try and compete for that position.

The next day, Shen Ziping got up early in the morning and was invited by the servants sent by Pei Dongqi.

The two discussed in the study for a long time. After Shen Ziping came out of the study, he looked relieved and immediately went to see Song Youxin.

Once Pei Dongqi compromised, it would be easier for Song Youxin to deal with it. It was just like this, and the two things were generally determined.

When this good news was delivered to Cuizhu Mountain, it was already half past May. Cuizhu Mountain officially entered the rhythm of summer. Shen Shikang hid in the study all day long. As long as he came out to walk around in the morning and evening, if he stood in the sun for a while, he would melt.

An old man is afraid of heat and so much so, and he is only seen in his life.

For this reason, Gu Shuixiu specially cooked stone flowers for them, asked Dong Chenghu to pick fruits and vegetables, put them in the spring water to cool them before delivering them to Shen Shikang's study.

I don’t know how Shen Shikang spent the summer in Jiankang before.

Liang saw Gu Shuixiu's depression and chuckled: "Don't worry. The old man in Jiankang used to be troubled. At that time, the old man was still Situ, with a high position and a powerful position. The court sympathized with these old ministers and would send things to cool down according to the level of the official position.

Every summer, our family gets a truck of ice and some cold food. Logically speaking, the old man has been honest all his life and should have scoffed at these things. I remember that when the emperor gave us a head of venison, my father-in-law said it was a luxury and would rather sell it for money to help the poor.

But when he was so normal that he accepted these old men, he also thanked the emperor. After that, the old men used the ice alone all summer, and he had to put a basin of ice beside him when he was sleeping.

In fact, the summer in Jiankang is not too hot, and Cuizhu Mountain is even cooler. I feel quite comfortable anyway. I just don’t know why the old man’s physique is so strange. Even our heads and Jiang An will not do this."

Gu Shuixiu was amazed when she heard this. This ancient time was not like modern times, and there was no ice making technology. She relied on hiding ice cubes in the ice cellar in winter and then took them out in summer. She only knew that those ice cellars were made of cold jade, and the cost was extremely high. The ice would melt part from winter to summer, which was the most expensive.

A frugal person like Shen Shikang is willing to use the ice to cool off the heat, which shows that he is really afraid of heat and reaches a certain level.

Gu Shuixiu frowned and said, "What should I do? Our family has no conditions to keep ice, and it is not a solution for the old man to live like this."

Liang shook his head, "Actually, this year has been calculated. At least Cuizhu Mountain is cooler and the wind blowing is also cool. Just open the window. You didn't see that the old man didn't go out during the day, but he didn't sweat much. It's great that he could still come out for a walk in the morning and evening."

Well, since Liang said that, Gu Shuixiu would not bother with her, and their family would not have the conditions to bother with her.

But Shen Shikang seemed to like eating stone flowers very much. Gu Shuixiu thought that she would ask Dong Chenghu to accompany her to the beach and get some stone flower vegetables back. She could also check the situation in the salt field. They did not open this year, and there was still a lot of salt stored last year, so they couldn't use it at all. I originally planned to slow down this year.

But the sunshine this summer is very good, so it will be wasted if you don’t use it.

Because of this idea, Gu Shuixiu planned to go and have another look with Dong Chenghu. If possible, get another batch of salt and say it later whether it is necessary to finish it.

They hadn't climbed the stone wall of a long time, with some moss and some vines growing on it. It was the kind that Dong Chenghu took to fishing nets and was the most sturdy. Dong Chenghu simply tied a rope on his body and then tied it with vines, and put it on double insurance.

When he climbs over to the top of the wall, he replaces the old rope and rope ladder, which is safer.

After Gu Shuixiu turned over, the two walked through the sky holding hands. The sky was very shaded. There were also many fine sand blowing from the beaches, and the vegetation was sparse, so they didn't need to clean it at all.

When the two arrived at the beach, it was still as calm as before, with only the sound of waves stumbled and the sound of seagulls, which was refreshing.
Chapter completed!