Comprehensive film and television: Make trouble before lying down

"So, the two brothers of the Li family have already taken action, and their target is not the Luyang Ye family, but Ye Shijie?"

Jiu Ning raised her eyes, wanting to confirm her guess. Xiao Heng smiled slightly, confirming Jiu Ning's statement.

"You're only half right. They didn't just target Ye Shijie, they also sent someone to Luyang. But where they'll attack is still unknown. All we know is that after entering Luyang, they went to the government office."

As Jiu Ning listened to the news, his heart grew heavier. The people should not fight against the officials. Even if the Ye family was rich, they could not compete with the government.

Then, she thought of something wrong: "Since you and His Majesty know the Li family's intentions, why do you just sit there and wait for death?"

Jiu Ning thought about it and suddenly asked in surprise: "Could it be that you want to use the Ye family as bait?"

Xiao Heng's smile grew even more smug, and he couldn't help but admire her sharpness. "You're right. We need to know who's working for the Li family so we can root them out bit by bit."

Jiu Ning was a little annoyed. This was what the superior person looked like. With that condescending attitude, everyone else could just become a pawn, which made people unhappy.

However, no one can influence your Majesty's opinion. If losses are caused afterwards, we must find ways to compensate for them, not to mention that it is a critical period for the imperial merchants.

That's good. If the Ye family suffers losses, His Majesty will not sit idly by and will definitely compensate them. If they make some achievements, I believe that as imperial merchants, they will be ranked high.

So she felt relieved and picked up the snack at hand. It was pink and shaped like a plum blossom, very beautiful. She couldn't help but take a bite. Then she frowned and swallowed it. It was simply too sweet.

Xiao Heng saw that Jiu Ning was unhappy, but he still ate it without wasting a single bit. This must be a habit he had developed over many years of hardship. So he snatched the snack from his hand and threw it aside.

"If you don't like it, don't eat it."

Jiuning brushed off the crumbs on his hands and wiped them clean with a handkerchief.

"Why did you rescue Ye Shijie just now? Did you want to team up with him?"

Although Xiao Heng was asking, there was an inexplicable sourness in his tone.

"Team up?"

Hearing this, Jiu Ning suddenly had an idea: "That's right, Ye Shijie is outstanding in literature. If we team up with him, our chances of winning in the annual exam will be greater."

Xiao Heng couldn't help but frown when he heard this, annoyed at himself for being too talkative: "Have you found anyone else?"

Jiu Ning shook his head: "There are several candidates, but I haven't discussed it with Jiang Li yet."

It can be said that she had never learned any of the arts of music, chess, calligraphy and archery in the Chastity Hall, so she would not show off her abilities. She was prepared to be a substitute.

As soon as Jiu Ning returned to the mansion, she saw the corner gate wide open and carts of grain being transported into the mansion. Seeing these twenty or thirty carts of grain, she felt at ease. As the old saying goes, if you have food at home, you will not be worried.

"That's right, Uncle Li. Keep buying grain. I want to fill up those three empty warehouses."

Jiuning's words were very heroic, but Uncle Li felt miserable in his heart. He didn't know what the master was going to do with all this grain. But since he was going to store it, he would collect it.

But there is not much money left in the account. Should I mention this to the master?

Jiu Ning looked at Li Shan, who seemed a little embarrassed. "Uncle Li, what's wrong? Are you in trouble?"

"Master, this restaurant will not open for another half a month. Right now, it's all expenses. If we buy more grain, the money on the books will probably be..."

Seeing Uncle Li's embarrassed look, Jiu Ning understood. He thought secretly in his heart and went over several recipes that he could quickly cash in in his mind.

He thought making ice was the fastest way to make money, so he told Li Shan the method of making ice with saltpeter.

Li Shan was surprised at first, with his mouth wide open in disbelief, and then he patted his head happily and became excited.

"Master, why didn't you tell me earlier about this no-cost business? I've been worried for days."

Li Shan had become familiar with Jiu Ning over the past few days and knew the other person's character very well, so he did not hesitate when speaking. He watched the people outside deliver the food to the warehouse, and then hurried out again.

When Jiu Ning returned to the yard, Bai Qi and Bai Xiang came to greet her. They had already prepared toiletries and even meals for her. This kind of free and easy life made her very comfortable.

On the second day, as soon as the teacher finished his lecture and left the classroom, Jiu Ning told Xue Fangfei about his idea of ​​inviting Ye Shijie, and Xue Fangfei immediately nodded in agreement.

"To be honest, I've been keeping an eye on him these past few days, but I haven't found a chance to contact him yet."

Xue Fangfei looks determined to win. She wants to take the top spot, meet the emperor, and find out who is behind Shen Yurong.

On the surface, he did not take sides with any party, so some people who were jealous of him could not do anything to him. After all, they were only loyal to His Majesty, and His Majesty trusted them very much.

In this way, she couldn't find out who was behind Shen Yurong at all. She could only stand in front of others and use herself as bait to lure the person behind her to take action.

After the two discussed, they got up and went to find Ye Shijie and invited him to the teahouse.

Jiu Ning was sitting aside, looking at Ye Shijie's ugly face, feeling very unhappy.

But this cannot be blamed on the other party. When she was young, Ji Shuran cried to her and made alarmist remarks in order to coax her to leave her grandmother's family. She said that once she left, Ji Shuran would have a bad reputation and would force people to death.

Ji Shuran sang a sad story, which made her believe that her grandmother's family was a disaster. Not only did she speak ill of them, she even pushed her elderly grandmother. When she thought back on this, she felt very guilty.

While she was distracted, Xue Fangfei explained Jiuning's childhood suffering to Ye Shijie, after which the other party's expression eased a lot.

Perhaps they didn't expect that there were so many hidden secrets in this, so they softened their attitude. Later, they proposed to invite him to join a team, but they didn't expect that the Li brothers had already invited them.

"When did it happen?" Xue Fangfei and Jiu Ning asked together.

"Just after Meng Hongjin caused trouble, the two Li brothers came to me, but I rejected them."

Ye Shijie looked calm and didn't seem to realize the seriousness of the matter.

Xue Fangfei slammed the table and said, "That's right. Behind Meng Hongjin is Li Lian. Didn't he also tell you that if you join them, you won't encounter such incidents again?"

Ye Shijie looked incredulous: "How did you know?"

Jiuning held his forehead as he watched from the side, and it turned out that calling him a nerd was not wrong.

He wouldn't simply think that if he invited someone, refused them, or ignored their offer, the other party would be helpless against him! How naive!

After carefully looking at Ye Shijie's expression, it seems that the other party really thinks it is so simple.

Seeing that the other party's attitude softened, Xue Fangfei continued to lobby: "Their original plan was to have Meng Hongjin come forward to embarrass you, and then Li Lian would come forward to persuade you.

In this way, you owe them a favor, and they can naturally invite you to join, and it would be difficult for you to refuse. However, no one expected that the plan would be unexpectedly disrupted."

Hearing this, Ye Shijie showed a hint of irony on his face: "Aren't you the same as them? Do you want to use this incident to make me join you?"