Uncle Yan rested for a while and finally relieved his mood. Although his expression was listless, he had recovered a little bit of anger. Fang Kang said anxiously from one side: "Old shopkeeper, don't be angry..."

"Old Jiang, Mr. Xu, please come out." Uncle Yan firmly held Fang Kang's hand and sighed: "I told you before that Youhezhi cannot be cut off from the world just because of Jubaozhai's methods. That would be a pity!"

"Yes, you can take a break first and don't rush to speak."

Uncle Yan smiled firmly, waved his hand to indicate that it was not inconvenient, and said, "Xu Langjun, I'm right. Lao Jiang is definitely a papermaking talent, but I don't have the ability to protect him... Cough, cough..." He coughed violently for a while and said, "Rely on your husband, maybe you can still see the light of the sky again."

He recommended Xu You to find Fang Kang, but in fact he also had selfish intentions, just hoping that the rice paper would not be buried in the mountains, leaving only the descendants to sigh. However, he didn't want Xu You to get into trouble because of this, so he said in advance that Fang Kang was forced to leave by the goater invited by Liu Guo. If Xu You had the courage to be afraid of trouble and had confidence to intimidate those lawless rats, he could go to find artificial paper. If he was as powerless as him, there was no way, and he could only do his best to leave his destiny.

Otherwise, Yan Shujian was not a woman who could only gossip. How could he tell Xu You about his grudges and love with Liu Guo when he first met?

"Don't worry, since I have brought Lao Jiang back to Qiantang, I will leave his safety to me. Tang Zhiyi is a scoundrel and villain, who has always bullied the weak and feared the strong, and there is nothing to worry about."

"That's good, that's good!"

Zuo Qi came back from outside and said, "Langjun, Tang Zhiyi walked around several streets, turned back here, entered Jubaozhai from the back door, probably reporting to Liu Qi."

"It was so lively just now, and Liu Yu stayed in Jubaozhai without showing up. This person was calm and only ordered Tang Zhiyi to take the lead, but he hid behind the scenes and carefully arranged it in secret. It seems that he has learned something in the past few years of being in Guangzhou."

Zuo Qi nodded and couldn't help asking, "Shopkeeper Yan, why don't Liu Qi come to the neighbor to testify and sue the government to punish him for disturbing the people?"

Uncle Yan couldn't help but sigh and said, "When I was young, I was greedy for money and had few good deeds. My relationship with my neighbors was not harmonious. In addition, when Liu Zhengyang died, he couldn't argue. People have criticized me privately over the years, so this difficulty is purely due to my own fault."

"The past is over, we must look forward." Xu You smiled and said, "As for Liu Yu, it's okay. Qiantang County is not a lawless place. As long as he doesn't dare to kill people, just wait and see what happens!"

Uncle Yan smiled bitterly and said, "I am not afraid of death. I am old and have no son to pass on the family line. I die if I die. It's a pity..." He looked around, and the reluctance in his eyes was clearly visible, and he said, "Sibaozhai is the source of my life's hard work. It's just ruined. I really die with my eyes... I can't die with my eyes!"

At this time, a waiter hurriedly ran in from outside. It was Yan Cheng who had disappeared. He wiped the sweat from his head, and his worry was beyond words, saying, "Master Huang, are you okay? I got the paper from the papermaking workshop and walked halfway through and heard that Tang Zhiyi was coming to cause trouble. He was walking all the way, but I didn't expect it to be too late."

"It's useless for you to come back alone, but fortunately, these men helped and drove away the gossips of Tang Zhiyi. I'm fine!"

Yan Cheng had seen Xu You and others last time, and he knelt down and kowtowed a few times. He looked like a loyal servant who cared about the head of the family. Although Xu You had no conclusive evidence, it was him who was lying in the outside world, interfering with Tang Zhiyi and framed Yan Shujian, observing his words and deeds, he was a little anxious and worried in his heart, but he did not come from it. He had already confirmed 70% or 80% of the time. If He Ru was here, with his four Yin Talismans, he would be sure to see through the truth, falsehood, good and evil of this son.

"Brother-in-law, you, the waiter, can be so sincere to the head of the family. It is obvious that you must give it a good reward!"

Uncle Yan sighed firmly: "It's only him. I raised him since I was a child. I worked hard and was kind. Tang Zhiyi sent someone to beat him a few times, but he was bruised and swollen, but he just refused to leave Sibaofang and leave me."

Yan Cheng knelt down and cried, saying, "The Lord of the Lord treats me like a son, and I respect the Lord of the Lord as my father. How could he abandon the Lord like those unfamiliar wolf cubs?"

He spoke clearly, and for example, he had read books. It seemed that Yan Shujian was indeed good to him. He taught servants to read and read. However, in a shop like Sibaofang, the waiters had to be more knowledgeable about literature, otherwise they would not be able to serve the literati and poets well.

Xu You never stings with the greatest malicious intention to speculate on people's hearts. For example, Yan Cheng, even though Yan Shujian was raised since childhood and had a real gratitude, he was still the lowest-level slave. Being beaten, scolded, reselled, or even killed by his master is common, and he is not subject to sanctions and protections from the law. Tang Zhiyi taught him several times, and mental and physical harm was inevitable, but Yan Shujian did not remove his slaves from him. According to the law, the slaves would be hanged. How dare they leave? Maybe it was because of this that they planted evil intentions and were willing to be driven by Tang Zhiyi and put a shackle on Yan Shujian's neck that was gradually tightened.

"Get up, how do you cry in front of the guests? Go and ask the kitchen to prepare meals. I want to invite some men to drink."

Xu You did not refuse. He came here to discuss things with Uncle Yan Jian. It was convenient for the wine table to discuss things, which was in line with the national dynasty's tradition for thousands of years. Soon dinner was ready, and everyone was divided into guests and hosts. Uncle Yan Jian frequently advised him to drink, and then he raised his glass to do it. After a while, he was drunk. Xu You rarely drank, and he could touch his lips every time. Seeing that he was almost done, he covered the wine glass with his back hand and said, "Three-point wine is pleasant, seven-point wine hurts the body. Let's drink it here today. Daddy, I wonder what plans are going on in the future? I heard from Yan Cheng that there is not much paper stored in the papermaking workshop. At most, it will last for more than a month, but what about more than a month? Without the craftsmen of papermaking, Sibaofang can't continue..."

"Yes!" Uncle Yan lowered his head, and his eyes showed pain. Anyone who was in a bad mood but was drinking would definitely feel more and more uncomfortable. He said, "Liu Guo hated me to the core and would never give up. Today he relied on his husband for a disaster, but tomorrow and next year, what about the next year? It's endless, they can afford to waste. I'm old and can't afford to..."

"Since that's the case, I have an offer. I wonder if my father-in-law is willing to listen to it?"

"My husband, please speak out!"

Xu You said earnestly, "I want to join forces with my father-in-law and invest in Sibaofang."

"Invest in a share?"

Uncle Yan Jian understood the partnership, but he couldn't understand the investment. Xu You explained: "For example, Sibaofang, including the houses in the East City, the papermaking workshops in the suburbs, the ink, paper and inkstones in stock, and the reputation and customer sources accumulated over the years, are priced at 200,000 yuan, and 200,000 yuan is divided into two shares, one share of 100,000 yuan. I cooperate with my father and I and I will pay you 100,000 yuan to buy one. In the future, all the profits of Sibaofang will be half of each of you and I will."

When ancient merchants were doing business, they knew that they had to concentrate capital, contracts were alliances, and they jointly sought profits of profit. So when Xu You said that, Yan Shujian immediately understood and was so surprised that he couldn't stop talking, saying, "Langjun, Sibaofang is about to collapse. You... You... You want to make money and cooperate at this time, isn't it a waste? You can't do it, you can't do it!"

Xu You smiled and said, "Sibaofang fell to Liu Yu. If he had done it, it would be difficult for me to lose money with the golden signboard that my father had managed for many years."

He wanted to enter the industry, but it was impossible to have no guide. Although he mastered papermaking technology far beyond this era, management is a discipline that was intensively versus comprehensive ability, and relying solely on technology will never last. Later generations often mentioned a word called localization. No matter how big the company is, how awesome your resume, but when you go to a new country, you must combine it with the customs and feelings of this country to gain a foothold and grow. Otherwise, it will be a flash in the pan and a fleeting dream.

Xu You was able to call the wind and rain in the financial world, but he could not succeed without some real skills. Not only did he possess economics, he was also proficient in the creation and promotion of various economic models. However, after all, the State of Chu was different from the Wei and Jin dynasties in his previous life. Even a slight change was enough to make him fall apart without knowing it. Therefore, choosing to cooperate with Yan Shujian instead of buying Sibaofang directly, what he valued was this person's understanding of the entire papermaking industry and the precious experience and wealth accumulated over decades, which could help him avoid many detours and save a lot of time.

Uncle Yan's eyes lit up, as if the drowning man had caught the last life-saving rice. He grabbed Xu You's hand and said, "Mr. Lang is really willing to be an enemy of Liu Guo for the sake of Lao?"

Xu You slowly broke free, shook his head, his eyes clear as water, and said, "It's not for you, but for the Sibaofang!"

"That's, that's it!" Yan Shujian was able to do business for so many years, and of course he was not a fool who was ignorant of the world. Xu You was not afraid of Liu Yu, but if he had not fallen in love with Sibaofang, he would not have to stand up for himself and help calm the matter. He took a deep breath, as if he had made a decision, and said, "As long as the husband is willing, I am willing to give the husband the husband, and I will not take a penny. However, there is a condition that the name of Sibaofang must be retained, and it cannot be changed to an alias, nor can I do it for another purpose. Money is a silence, but it is really boring if I have too much money. My savings are enough to die of old age and I have no intention of competing for profit with my husband again!"

"This is not a fight for profit, but a coexistence of interests!" Xu You said seriously: "I know nothing about the papermaking industry. If I lose my father-in-law, Sibaofang may not be able to support it. Liu Yu is not worried enough, so there is a way to deal with him, but if my father-in-law leaves, Sibaofang will not be able to continue."

Uncle Yan refused several times, but he couldn't tell whether he was honest or false. Xu You would not ask for his Sibaofang for nothing, and finally said with a compromise: "How about I invest in buying Sibaofang, accounting for 70% of them, and hire my father-in-law to be the shopkeeper of Sibaofang, and give you 30% of them, and receive a certain amount of salary on time every month. How about it?"

Uncle Yan was stunned for a moment, and turned from the owner of a store to the driven shopkeeper. He seemed to be unable to adapt, so hesitated. However, thinking about the 30% of the vain, he still couldn't resist this huge temptation in his heart and said, "Okay, I agree!"

Since it was agreed, Xu You asked Uncle Yan to hold the pen and wrote the contract. He wrote the letter like splashing ink, and he achieved it overnight. Without waiting for the ink to dry, Xu You took it and took it:

"I see that money comes with it, and the matter is with people. Therefore, we discuss with the two, seek profits in conjunction with the foundation, and rely on the middle, and have some of the capital and courage in each place, and make business. The profits earned are clearly calculated, and the amount of household use is divided, and the wealth is still retained, thinking that the source is constantly exhausted. As for personal expenses, everyone brings their own resources and cannot support the store and the accounts are chaotic. Therefore, this is an alliance, and it is necessary to accept both suffering and happiness, and not to hide one's own personal expenses. If you violate this discussion, gods and men will sacrifice themselves. Now if you want to have a guarantee, you will establish this contract, and you will use it after saving."

"Yes, it's clear and clear, especially this writing is so satisfying!" Xu You and Uncle Yan smiled and gave a gift, and agreed to go to the suburbs to inspect the papermaking workshop tomorrow morning. Then he ordered Fang Sinian to receive the contract and leave with Zuo Qi and Fang Kang.

The sky was dark, snow was falling, and the cold air was destroyed. There were only a few pedestrians on the road, and only a few people were heard rustling on the snow surface. Just as they were about to reach Jingyuan, Zuo Qi suddenly stopped and turned around suddenly. There was no strange sign in his sight. Xu You asked, "What's wrong?"

Zuo Qi smiled and said, "It's okay, I was dazzled. I thought I saw a hare, but it was wind wrapped in snow and rolled over there."

Fang Sinian smiled and said, "Do you miss the rabbit I burned? It doesn't matter. I'll catch another one for you to satisfy your cravings."

"Then thank you first!" Zuo Qi laughed and said, "With the Nian there, the hares outside can't live through this winter."

Fang Sinian stood up with his chest and said proudly: "Yes, I don't have them!"

He returned home with a joke, and the autumnal equinox and Lushuang came up to him. He served Xu You to dust off the snowflakes on his clothes and hair. Zuo Yu pushed the door and came in with a strong expression and said, "Mr. Lang, someone is following us!"
Chapter completed!