The country sends a daughter-in-law? Come and take a dozen, take them all

Chapter 316 White Jade Old Friend

"Who? Come in!"

The man shouted, obviously drinking too much at this time.

The person who came in was a young man named Chen Zhiyong, the young patriarch of the Chen family.

He bowed respectfully to Chen Mengnan, with a bit of anxiety on his face.

"Dad, the Cang family in the south of the city also betrayed us and went to the Zhao family. Because of this, our family lost dozens of shops."

Hearing this, Chen Mengnan took another sip of wine, then threw the cup, waved his hand towards Chen Zhiyong, and said impatiently:

"Understood, let's go down."

Seeing Chen Mengnan's appearance, Chen Zhiyong's eyebrows suddenly knitted together.

The family's defeat in Li Feng Town, coupled with the robbery of the skills they bought at high prices from other places, caused the Chen family's strength to decline greatly. Coupled with the joint attack of the Zhao family and the Jian family, the current situation of the Chen family is precarious.

But Chen Mengnan was in despair at this time, drinking every day to survive. No matter how other families targeted and bullied the Chen family, he did not react at all.

"Dad, if this continues, the family will not have much property left!"

Chen Zhiyong plucked up the courage to speak.

"If they want to rob, just let them rob, and get out of here!"

Chen Mengnan drank another glass of wine, then became drunkenly and threw the wine bowl to the ground.

Seeing his appearance, Chen Zhiyong immediately swallowed everything he said.

Forget it, let’s wait until dad sobers up.

But the current situation of the family requires someone to step forward urgently. And this person can only be dad...

Staying here will only deepen the conflict between the two, thinking, he exited the room.

The lights burned out, the sun completely set, and the room became completely dark.

Chen Mengnan stared blankly at the place where his son had left. He picked up the wine jar and wanted to pour himself another glass, but found that he had already drank it all.

These days, he has actually calmed down a long time ago. He understands the current situation better than anyone in the family.

In this situation, it's not that he doesn't want to come forward, but what's the point of coming forward? It can only lower one's prestige in the hearts of the people. The wall fell and everyone pushed back. The families that had originally taken refuge with the Chen family now turned to the Zhao family. That's all. The Zhang family, Shen family, and Qing family, which were usually allies with him, didn't make any noise at this time.

In the current situation, as long as the Zhao family didn't go too far, he could only choose to swallow his anger, keep a secret, and pray that one day he would have a new opportunity.

Think about the ten years since he took over the Chen family, he has maintained a good relationship with the new emperor, accepted bribes, developed his own power, united the Zhang family, Qing family, and Shen family, led the family to grow and develop, and even stabilized the Jian family and Zhao family. Home end.

Seeing that the other two grassroots families were about to fall to his side, Lin Xiaofan suddenly appeared.

If it hadn't been for his general's appearance, Qingzhou would have been a dead end, and the Jian family would have been completely defeated by his scheme. If it weren't for him, Li Feng Town wouldn't have lost a lot of manpower.

This person is only seventeen years old, but he can be so evil. If he is allowed to develop, will he overthrow the Chen family in the future?

But now, he could no longer allocate any manpower to deal with Lin Xiaofan.

"Bang bang bang!"

The knock on the door sounded again.

"Who?"

Chen Mengnan frowned and asked.

"Dad, a man came to visit, holding a piece of white jade in his hand, saying he was your old friend."

Chen Zhiyong outside the door said.

White jade, old friend...

Hearing this, Chen Mengnan's face showed a hint of joy.

……

In the southeast corner of the capital, as if to echo the repression of the Chen family, the Zhao family held a banquet today.

As for the reason, it is because Zhao Ziyu, the head of the Zhao family, reached the position of prime minister.

Today, the Zhao family has become the largest family in the capital. Except for a few hostile families, most of the families have given the Zhao family enough face to send people to the banquet, and those who came are all powerful members of the family. people.

"Brother Ziyu, congratulations! Come on, let me toast you."

Jian Chen, the head of the Jian family, said with a smile.

Zhao Ziyu has reached the position of prime minister, and the Jian family and Zhao family are allies, so he is naturally happy.

"I can sit in this position thanks to Brother Jianchen's help. Come on, let's do it!"

Zhao Ziyu replied. At this time, he had drank until his face turned red, and he didn't know how many people had toasted him.

"Brother Ziyu, the cooks in your family are very good, and this dish is truly outstanding."

Jian Chen tasted a few bites of the food and couldn't help but praise it.

As the head of the Jian family, he was used to eating delicacies from the mountains and seas, but in front of these dishes, the previous delicacies were eclipsed.

"Master Zhao, can you lend me your cook for two days?"

A middle-aged man on the side said cheerfully. He is the second prince Kangbu. He has no big ambitions on weekdays. He only likes drinking, having fun, writing poems and painting, and maintains good relations with most people in the capital.

Hearing this, people around him also agreed.

Not that they were being flattering, but the meal really captured their taste buds.

"Haha, this food is delicious, and it's really not because our Zhao family is a good cook."

Zhao Ziyu said mysteriously.

"Not a cook? What's the secret? Master Zhao, we can't hide such a good thing, tell it and share it."

Kangbu's curiosity was immediately aroused.

How happy would your life be if you could eat this delicious food every day?

"To be honest, the reason why this food is delicious is because the salt in it is refined salt."

Zhao Ziyu opened his mouth to explain.

"Refined salt? What is that?"

Hearing this, everyone became more curious, and Kang Bu asked.

He only knew coarse salt and fine salt, but had never heard of refined salt. What kind of salt is this? It can actually improve the taste of food by several levels.

"Master Zhao, please stop being so secretive and share it with us quickly."

"Master Zhao, it would be unjust if you kept this kind of thing hidden."

Several people started talking to each other, all wanting to know about this new thing.

Zhao Ziyu couldn't stand the crowd, so he smiled bitterly and said:

"To be honest, the eldest daughter of the family was traveling a few days ago and met a businessman by chance. This refined salt was bought from that businessman. The production process of this salt is extremely complicated, so the output is very small, and it is extremely precious. It is strange to say , as long as you replace the usual salt with refined salt, the taste and aroma of the food will be improved to several levels in an instant."

"I didn't expect that there is such a thing."

Hearing this, Kangbu smacked his lips.

"Master Zhao, can you ask your daughter to look for that merchant again and ask if there is any coarse salt left? If so, I am willing to spend a lot of money to buy some."

"Master Zhao, I want some too."

Everyone then spoke. The meals made with fine salt have fascinated them.

Moreover, they have nothing to do on weekdays and spend most of their time having fun. They have to find a way to get something like this that can bring them fun, no matter how expensive it is.

"This...last time he said he sold them all. How about this? I'll ask my daughter to ask if he can get some more."

Zhao Ziyu spoke with some embarrassment, but he was already happy in his heart.

It seemed that the effect of this refined salt was much better than he expected.

After this banquet, the reputation of refined salt will spread throughout the capital, and all the big families will probably try their best to get some.

These people are all fat and oily owners. When the time comes, if he puts the refined salt at auction, will he still make a lot of money?

I have to say that forming an alliance with Lin Xiaofan was the most correct decision he made in his life.

I don’t know what’s going on with my daughter. I don’t know if Lin Xiaofan can be dealt with.

My daughter is not bad looking and has abilities. Although Lin Xiaofan said that he had never met him, he heard that he was handsome and talented. The two of them lived next to each other and could not see each other every day. Is it possible that there was no spark of love?

If the two of them really get married, then Lin Xiaofan will be firmly bound to their family.