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This was not the store where Xiao Yiming often went to sell charcoal and eggs.

"May I ask the three guests?" When the waiter saw that there was a guest at the door, he hurriedly greeted him warmly.

It was almost noon, and the first floor was packed with customers. It could be seen that the business of this restaurant was not bad.

"Come, two rooms." Qian Jingui whispered to Innkeeper Fu, gesturing for him to go back first.

With the guidance of the waiter, the two of them arrived at a classical, luxurious private room on the second floor.

Qian Jingui helped Luo Manman pull up a chair and indicated for her to sit down. After the waiter handed over the menu, he immediately asked: What do you like to eat?

"Um, I just ate the steamed bun. I'm not hungry right now. You should order." Luo Manman pushed the menu back in front of him.

"Alright, a few signature dishes from the waiter and the ones I usually order." After Qian Jingui finished explaining, the waiter went to busy himself.

The waiter served the best dishes and the rich dishes on the table. It really made people salivate and salivate when they saw this.

There are phoenix tail fish wing, red plum pearl fragrant eight treasure wild duck, buddhist hand golden roll, stir-fried black fish filament, mushroom broccoli five dishes, let people see the big move.

Eating five dishes by himself was too extravagant!

Qian Jingui saw Luo Manman's expression clearly. She handed over a pair of chopsticks and said, "Since you're not hungry, then let's eat some food. Taste it and see if it tastes good."

Luo Manman took a small plate, added a few portions of each dish and tried them all.

"Yes, it really is delicious."

"Of course, Drunken Wind House is the most famous restaurant in the world. They like to eat more and have more dishes."

Qian Jingui unceasingly gave food to Luo Manman, making her feel a little awkward: "Young Master Qian, you want to work together with me, right?"

She said it directly, causing Qian Jingui to hold back her laughter: "Yes, Luo Manman, there's been some unrest in the village these few days. I've heard about your matters already."

"There's no need to talk about personal matters. What Young Master Qian and I need to discuss right now is, are you not interested in my whitening mud recipe?"

Luo Manman suppressed the anxiousness in her heart, so that the other party wouldn't be scared.

"Everyone is straightforward and straightforward. I'll be frank, I want to work with you."

Qian Jingui could tell that Luo Manman was good at business and wanted to cooperate with her for a long time. Hence, he threw out a condition that would move everyone's heart:

"According to the share of the profits, four against six, you will be responsible for providing the formulas and some other ways to increase your performance. There is no need to work hard, you only need to use your brain."

It had to be said that Qian Jingui's conditions were very tempting, and Luo Manman was very moved. However, right now, she wanted to obtain enough at one go, she couldn't wait any longer.

"I, Young Master Qian won't bury you. I want to make a long term split, how about this, the whitening mud recipe will sell for 300 silver coins at once. Later I will provide other equivalent formulas and calculate according to the percentage."

Considering they had been working together for a long time, and that Qian Jingui's character was good enough for her to trust, she decided to take advantage of him and not offer a high price.

"Three hundred silver taels, this is a huge sum. Are you serious?" Qian Jingui's understanding of her had improved by another step, and when he saw her speaking politely, she knew what she should do.

"Young Master Qian, previously, those who wanted to buy the formula from me all offered a price of 500 taels of silver. However, you are different, you are a merchant family.

I also want to work with you in the future and provide you with a plan for long-term cooperation, so this price is very low. If you feel that it's not worth it, then there's nothing left to talk about.

Luo Manman stood up and left, but was stopped by Qian Jingui: "Wait …"

In a moment of desperation, his large hands covered Luo Manman's soft hands. As if they had been electrocuted, the two of them retracted them at the same time. Luo Manman became even more embarrassed: "Young Master Qian?"

Seeing her blushing face, Qian Jingui thought that Xiao Heiniu was rather shy. He smiled and clapped his hands: "Sure, deal. Did you bring the formula with you? "

"No, but I can write to you right away."

Qian Jingui looked to the side of the door and shouted, "Waiter, I want to borrow your shop's ink and paper."

"Good guest."

The waiter moved the dishes on the table to the side and placed the Four Treasures on the table. Luo Manman thanked him and quickly started writing on the xuan paper with the brush.

Her words were delicate and graceful, and her strokes were practiced. Her expression was focused, and her eyelashes fluttered. She was exceptionally moving.

This made Qian Jingui exclaim once again: "I didn't think that not only are you able to read, you can even write words so well."

In the ancient times, girls were usually uneducated, and the treatment of being able to read and write was usually reserved for the ladies of large family. The average rural women were basically unable to read at all.

"Eh, there was a teacher in the village earlier. I secretly learned from him."

Finally, Luo Manman blew on the ink on the xuan paper, and just as he was about to give it to him, she saw a silver note fly past him, "Here you go, this is 300 silver notes, keep it carefully hidden otherwise you might lose it."

Luo Manman carefully received it, folded it and put it in her pocket.

Qian Jingui was shocked. It seemed that this Hei Niu was quite ambitious, to suddenly receive three hundred silver taels without batting an eye.

"It's that simple?" Qian Jingui looked at the ingredients on the xuan paper and was immediately stunned. They were honey, tomatoes, and flour … The things that normal families knew could actually be sold for three hundred taels of silver.

Luo Manman seemed to have understood his thoughts, and laughed: "As long as you don't think of it, of course the following formulas will be continuously provided. In order to avoid peer competition, I recommend that you split up a few villages to purchase these ingredients as soon as possible. "Seeing that you are so straightforward, I shall gift you an additional trick."

The expression on Luo Manman's face was high and mysterious. Qian Jingui asked curiously: "What little trick is this?"

He whispered into Lou Cheng's ear, "Actually, the cucumber slices alone have a good effect. You can plant them in large quantities and spread the news that this is a unique species. Different from other cucumbers, you can buy cucumbers and give them to me with a knife."

After saying that, Luo Manman drew a model tool on the xuan paper using her memory.

Qian Jingui praised him a few times, then took out a few taels of silver from his money pouch: "This money is for you, consider it a tip."

"Then, thank you, Owner Qian." If she had money, then she would be willful. Luo Manman did not act pretentiously, and if she had to use her cheap clothes to exchange the silver, others would treat her like a thief.

After the negotiation was successful, Luo Manman bid his farewell. What Qian Jingui did not expect was that this farewell would actually happen in a few months.

When Luo Manman returned home, she went to the pharmacy and bought some medicine to cover her sweat. She also bought some Xuan paper and a brush.

After wrapping up a donkey cart and returning, when they were almost to the village entrance, they quickly paid for the carriage and made their way back on foot.

By the time she reached the Xiao family's residence, it was already close to dusk. There were a few people surrounding the Xiao family's courtyard.

Before they had even entered the courtyard, they heard Auntie Qiu's loud voice shouting, "Xiao Yiming, where is your wife? What kind of person are you to have called Luo Manman out? She did such a wicked thing and you don't even have the chance to say it? Look at the wounds on Qiu Ju's face, they were all beaten up by that bitch. "

This time, Auntie Qiu wanted the Xiao family to never be able to raise their heads in the village.

"Auntie Qiu, who did you say was a slut? Say it again if you dare?" Xiao Yiming's face darkened, his anger soaring to the skies, as if he wanted to say it again and again, to see if I'll beat you to death.

He searched for an entire afternoon but still couldn't find his wife. He thought that she might have run away this time, so his heart couldn't help but ache. There were many wives that bought wives in the village that ran away.

The village chief had roughly understood the situation. Seeing that Auntie Qiu still wanted to speak, he immediately knocked the cane in his hand on the ground.

"Enough, stop arguing, I, Auntie Qiu, am not talking about you. Stop messing around in the village, whoever you catch will yell for money. If you keep acting like this, no one in the village will ever dare to contact your family again."

Luo Manman sneered in her heart. It seems that this village chief wasn't blind and muddleheaded.

Being told off by the village chief in front of so many villagers, Auntie Qiu felt a bit of embarrassment, but he did not dare to shout loudly, and could only speak in a low voice, feeling wronged:

"But it's a fact that my daughter was pushed around by the Xiao Family Wife. You should at least give me an explanation, right?"

"What do you mean, it's my fault if my own daughter falls down when she beats up someone?"

Following the clear and melodious voice, the surrounding villagers automatically opened a path for Luo Manman when they saw him return.

Everyone saw that Luo Manman's expression did not change, her eyes were clear, and they were unable to link the smelly discussions.

When Xiao Yiming saw Luo Manman, he was so overjoyed that he almost broke down in tears. He couldn't care about anyone else and immediately hugged her, saying with a somewhat hoarse voice:

"That's great! My wife, you've finally returned. Where did you go? I was looking for you until I almost went crazy."

"Alright, there's someone here. We'll talk later." Luo Manman's voice carried a sense of alienation as she struggled free from his embrace.

"Hehe, truly shameless. Ladies in brothels are different. They even dare to hug each other in front of everyone." Liu Yao whispered.

Luo Manman was not in the mood to explain to these people, she said to the village chief:

"I, Luo Manman, have a clear conscience. It is impossible for me to admit what I have not done before. Auntie Qiu, don't be addicted to bluffing. The Xiao family is not easy to bully either. "

"You still have the nerve to call yourself a Xiao family? You think others don't know? You were already chased out of your home by your mother-in-law, yet you still have the nerve to come back. "

Xiao Yiming looked at the surrounding villagers and spoke with a hoarse voice: "Today, while everyone is present and the village chief is present, I, Xiao Yiming, must make it clear, that I bought a wife from Yan mama, but …

Yan mama bought it from a trafficker, but his wife didn't want to escape, so she was beaten to death on the streets by Yan mama. It just so happened that I met her at that time and bought his wife because I couldn't bear it.

So my wife is innocent, so please stop talking about it. " At this point, he glared at Auntie Qiu and Liu Yao.

"On what basis do you believe me? Who do you think you are?" Auntie Qiu was unconvinced.

"If you don't believe me, you can go to the town and ask around. This is related to my wife's reputation, so I have to say, if anyone dares to say that they hurt my wife again, I'll fight them to the death."

Anyone could hear the anger in Xiao Yiming's heart.

Luo Manman looked at Xiao Yiming in shock. She suspected that her guess was right, this was how the story had developed.