There was a little throbbing pain in her stomach. Li Tian reached out and touched the purse at her waist. There were two pieces of mung bean cakes in it. Before lunch, Aunt Xiong secretly stuffed her with a bottle of water and a few pieces of mung bean cakes. She drank the bottle of cold water.

But she really couldn't eat this shortbread. The mung beans for the filling were not peeled, the crust was not kneaded, and there was too much oil... She had been too pampered and pampered over the years.

Li Tian sighed secretly and had to leave here quickly. He couldn't eat well or sleep like this. He couldn't last long. He felt a little dazed this afternoon. In such a land of tigers and wolves, a little daze might kill him. She agreed.

Live like a grandma, live well, live as comfortable as you want, live as comfortable as you want!

The uncles finally couldn't help but set the fire. In the past few days, not only themselves, but also Grandma Xiong, Yingluo and Yue Niang were protecting them. They were also very exhausted physically and mentally. The fire was set in time, and they actually used the method of setting the fire.

Such an extremely ostentatious method, a fool is a fool! Li Tian sneered at the corner of his mouth, and with this fire, the fire in Rongxuan Courtyard became a headless case.

Alas, Rongxuan Courtyard must be burned. Everyone in the capital knows about the rich dowry of mother and grandmother. Burning Rongxuan Courtyard will at least stir up the water a little, and maybe it will burn away some of the secret covetous hearts.

She is a helpless, weak and orphaned girl, with a mountain of silver behind her... Li Tian shuddered, his heart is sinister, who knows what will happen!

Rongxuan Courtyard was reduced to ashes. If anyone asked about my grandmother and mother’s dowry booklet, accounting books over the years, house deeds, land deeds, etc., I could just pretend to be stupid. No one could be sure whether these things were burned or dropped.

where.

I am only thirteen years old. Because I am young, it is easy for people to ignore me. This is an advantage but also a disadvantage. That is, if I am too young, will those smart and capable shopkeepers take me seriously? Who knows what will happen to them...

...Li Tian sighed secretly, hoping that people's hearts would not be too sinister.

Grandma has arranged a lot of things for herself, including marriage, and she has left some reserves. But who knows how big the storm will be in the future? The Yan Mansion is a wolf's den, and the Li family is not a safe place.

Get married as soon as possible, and you will have a stable husband's family to rely on. No matter how severe the storm is, you will not be afraid of it.

The Leng family that grandma booked for herself was a rare and quiet family home. Mr. Leng was born in a poor family. After being passed away, he married a girl from the Ding family of the Lai Kingdom. After Mrs. Ding came in, she gave the Leng family a new life.

Mrs. Ding is a smart person. Although Master Leng is famous, he has no foundation. The Duke of Lai has suffered a disastrous defeat in recent years. If there is no such family rule, then what will happen to him?

No matter how outstanding the Leng family is, it will be difficult for him to get a good match. But if he has this, coupled with his outstanding character and talent, it will be much easier to get a good match, and the wife he marries will definitely be the best in the family.

, if it wasn’t for this reason, grandma wouldn’t have booked herself to the Leng family.

A strong feeling of fatigue came over, and Li Tian was a little dizzy. He didn't know what time it was, and Yue Niang didn't know if she was back. Li Tian hesitated for a moment, stretched out his hand and flicked the coffin bed three times, and a lazy and cold voice outside whispered.

He said: "Here, take a rest." It was Yue Niang's voice. Li Tian's body and mind instantly relaxed and he breathed a long sigh of relief.

"Shop Manager Cheng...are you okay?"

"Same as the past few days, there's nothing special about it. Shopkeeper Huang is the boss. Instead of keeping an eye on Shopkeeper Huang, you want me to keep an eye on the man named Cheng?" Yue Niang finally found the opportunity to ask Li Tian this question.

"Shopkeeper Huang is grandma's son. He has been the shopkeeper for more than ten years and everything is in order. Grandma can trust him and so can I." Li Tian paused for a moment, Yue Niang laughed disapprovingly, and Li Tian sighed.

His tone was much lower: "Shopkeeper Huang Da and his shop are in the open, but shopkeeper Cheng and Sun Liu are in the dark. As long as they don't mess up, if something really goes wrong on the surface, we have room for maneuver.

."

"Well, that's true. What about Sun Liu? Are you being watched by Shopkeeper Cheng?"

"No, there is no need to keep an eye on Sun Liu. He is a smart man. What is the benefit of betraying me? Who is willing to use him like I do?"

This Sun Liu was originally a well-known rogue in Nancheng. Li Tian was still young when he first arrived here. Once he was tired from walking on the street and found a tea house to have a rest. Sun Liu and a group of rogues happened to be there, and several rogues looked at him.

She was dressed in ordinary clothes and very well-groomed. They murmured and discussed abducting her and selling her for money. Only Sun Liu said that my mother had told me that I couldn't do anything to separate human flesh and blood, so he walked away. Of course, those gangsters abducted her later.

After leaving the city, she came back with Yue Niang, but the gangsters never came back.

Sun Liu was a very scheming person. He saw something was wrong. He went out to search for two days. When he came back, he looked around for Li Tian. He peeped behind her. After watching her for half a year, he found an opportunity and knelt in front of Li Tian, ​​asking to surrender.

To be a slave.

Sun Liu was very smart in his calculations. He was not good at literature or martial arts, had no skills at all, his family was extremely poor, and he had no one to rely on. However, he also wanted to get ahead and live a good life. I don’t know how many ideas he had made and how many ways he tried over the years.

, but everything didn’t work out, and in the end I had no choice but to join a wealthy family and become a slave. But after asking around, we found that the first thing we should consider when hiring people is reliability. He, a foreigner in his twenties, could not be compared to those who had been working as errands since childhood in terms of reliability.

If a family has a son, just invest in it, and you will be the lowest slave for the rest of your life.

This fifth lady of the Li family, a serious young lady from the Duke's palace, is said to be very rich. Now, while she is still young, she has become a slave as early as possible. When she gets married later, she will be her own concubine, and at least she will be able to receive a salary.

The errand is in charge.

However, Li Tian only asked him to write a document of surrender and did not confiscate it into the government. He gave him five taels of silver every month and asked him to communicate with the various religions and inquire about some gossip in the market. After Sun Liuwen had finished writing, he was very excited after taking the five taels of silver.

As soon as he stepped back with his feet shallow, he knew that he had made the right move. This little master of his was no ordinary woman.

Hua Yinzi handed over the package and inquired about it. This task was really sent to Sun Liu's heart. He liked and was best at this. Every task was done beautifully and neatly. In just one year, Li Tian raised his fee to ten

Two, now Sun Liu receives one hundred taels of silver a month, and the monthly payment is calculated separately. If there is any other need, he can withdraw less than a thousand taels from shopkeeper Cheng with just one word from him.

Shopkeeper Cheng is an old man who was hired by Mrs. Lin. He used to be in charge of an antique shop in the south. He was transferred to the capital by Li Tian two years ago. On the surface, he said that he had switched to his employer, but in fact he took it from Li Tian.

Yinzi opened two new small pawnshops in the capital. While running the pawnshops, he secretly spread money to hand over six small officials and poor officials. He was meticulous and knew how to do things. In just one year, he went from the government office to the banzhong palace.

Everyone here knows that Shopkeeper Cheng is a down-to-earth, honest and easy-going person.

As soon as Shopkeeper Cheng entered the capital, Li Tian asked him to meet with Sun Liu, and they became partners, both overt and covert. Shopkeeper Cheng established himself so quickly, and Sun Liu was indispensable. Sun Liu took advantage of Shopkeeper Cheng's little connections in the government.

, In the past two years, he has become more and more famous among the nine elites in the capital. These two people are the most important backup Li Tian has set for himself.

"Then it would be great if you let Sun Liu stare at Shopkeeper Cheng. Isn't it much better than me watching him for one or two hours a day?" Yue Niang asked.

"Sun Liu is the same manager as Shopkeeper Cheng," Li Tian was silent for a long time before explaining in a low voice: "If you let him keep an eye on Shopkeeper Cheng, it will chill his heart. For example, if I let you keep an eye on Yingluo or Mr. Shui,

, or Aunt Xiong, aren’t you scared?”

"Speaking of this," Yue Niang stayed for a long time before speaking: "What if the people around you..." Before Yue Niang could finish her words, she was interrupted by Li Tian's calm voice: "Yue Niang, you guys

She is my closest relative, just like my grandmother, she retreats to the extreme and says, if anything happens, I will be willing to have no complaints."

"Don't worry, I have a breath and I will protect you. Qiu Niang treats you like a daughter. Aunt Xiong is your nanny. Yingluo and Qingzhi are absolutely trustworthy. They are the shopkeepers outside... Although they have sinister hearts, they are still good people.

Duo, don’t think too much, it’s almost midnight, go to bed quickly.”

"Well, call me early tomorrow." Li Tian confessed in a low voice and couldn't help but yawned. There are many, many important things tomorrow.

When Li Tian was pushed awake by Yue Niang, there was no sign of dawn outside. Li Tian endured the fatigue and sleepiness, pushed the quilt and pillow out of the coffin bed, shivering, grabbed the cotton cloak and wrapped it up. She told her two best friends, if

Seeing any unusual movement in the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion, he rushed over to rescue her at dawn. These two are the masters who have always spoken in front of their mother, so they should be there soon.

When the first ray of dawn appeared in the sky, the two fires in Ningyuan Hou Mansion were finally extinguished. There was nothing around Ruiyun Pavilion. Although it was completely burned, except for a few trees nearby, it did not cause any damage to Dicui Tower.

It was so miserable here that the buildings and pavilions in Rongxuan Courtyard were all connected by verandas. The fire spread very quickly and burned the huge Rongxuan Courtyard completely.

Ningyuan Hou Yan Chengzhi's face was covered with black and gray patches, and he stood in front of Rongxuan's courtyard, which was already a piece of rubble. His wife, Sun, was like a frightened little hen, holding her mother-in-law's hand and following closely.

Behind Yan Chengzhi, he was sobbing and crying.
Chapter completed!