Runzhou City, Ding Mansion.

As one of the nine major families in Jiangzuo, the Ding family has accumulated wealth for nearly fifty years. From the separatist era in the late Tang Dynasty to the continuation of Yang Wu and Li Tang, the Ding family developed in Runzhou, with the main business of firing celadon.

, along with other businesses, such as restaurants, cloth, inns, pawnshops, tea shops, dyeing shops, etc. are all operating, but the scale is not large, and the brand is not as loud as the families specializing in these fields.

The Ding family's mansion is grand, with a courtyard with five entrances and five exits. It occupies a very large area. In the area of ​​Ding's Lane, the houses of the neighbors on both sides have also been bought by the Ding family. They have expanded horizontally to both sides, and many Dings live there.

A collateral line of a family, a clan member within the five realms.

The so-called fifth server refers to the five generations of blood relationship. After the fifth server, the blood relationship becomes thinner, and you don’t have to mourn when something happens.

The large family like the Ding family lives in groups, which is in line with the customs of "Yimen" in Jianghuai and the South. The so-called Yimen refers to the "family settlement" tied by patriarchal relations. The Ding family is just a microcosm of the Yimen in Jiangnan. Many of them

Most of the villages in prefectures and counties are composed of tribesmen with the same surname, and they even organize private armed forces to protect the interests of their own tribe.

The sun was shining in the yard, the weather was hot, and "cicadas" were chirping in the branches and leaves of several mulberry and elm trees.

The second step is to enter the spacious courtyard and into the main hall.

Ding Yuexi and his son, as well as the two family deacons, listened to the report of a family general, and they all looked surprised.

"What are you talking about? Is the development of the Bai family's blue and white porcelain related to a down-and-out young man named Su Chen?"

"Is this serious?"

The famous general's name was Sun Hong. He was once a local ruffian and had some eyes and ears in Runzhou City. He raised his hands and said respectfully: "Yes, this news comes from the Bai family's porcelain kiln manor. There was a kiln chief worker there who was offended a few days ago.

The steward there was expelled from the manor and returned to Runzhou City. While gambling, he accidentally

It is said that during the critical days of the Bai family, a young master named Su Chen followed Bai Susu to Baiyao Manor. He stayed there for many days and studied the porcelain firing process every day. In the end, he developed

After coming out, the secret recipe was only passed on to a few loyal and reliable deacons and craftsmen of the Bai family, and no one else knew about it."

Ding Yuexi looked confused, stroking his short beard under his chin, and asked, "Su Chen, who is the person who has never heard of this young talent?"

Sun Hong replied: "I sent people to secretly investigate and found out that Su Chen is the son of Su Mingyuan. At that time, Baohe Hall in Runzhou was very famous. Later, Su Mingyuan became an imperial physician and served in the Jinling Palace. He seemed to have been put to death afterwards.

The prince was executed in prison,

The Su Mansion in Jinling was raided. However, our official family was kind-hearted and only ransacked the house without exterminating the family. Therefore, Su Chen was brought back to Runzhou City by an old servant five or six years ago. Three years ago, the old servant died. Now Su Chen

He and his little sister depend on each other for life."

Ding Yuexi found it incredible and said in astonishment: "Such a son of a guilty minister has never heard of his talents and abilities. What ability does he have to actually make blue and white porcelain?"

Sun Hong said with a smile on his face: "I didn't believe it at first, but in the past two days, I observed that Bai Susu and Su Chen had frequent contacts, and they talked and laughed intimately. They have a close relationship. Last night, Bai Susu even came to visit,

I dined at his house and stayed very late, returning home at midnight."

"Going back at midnight?" Ding Yin listened in disbelief. Bai Susu, such a stunning beauty, stayed at Su's house very late? Did he pull out Bai Susu's head and make himself a cuckold?

"Damn it! How did Su Chen know Bai Susu? How could a toad want to eat swan meat?" Ding Yin quickly showed his anger and asked about his doubts.

Sun Hong continued: "The younger one also had this question at the time, so I inquired in detail and found out that the Su and Bai families had an engagement. Bai Susu and Su Chen had an engagement since they were children."

Ding Yin was shocked and said: "Ah, I remembered it. One time, the Bai family said that Bai Susu had a fiancé. I didn't take it to heart at the time. I thought it was nonsense. I didn't expect that it was actually true."

"Su Chen, Su Mingyuan's son and Bai Susu's fiancé, possesses the secret recipe of blue and white porcelain!" Ding Yuexi murmured to himself, his face gradually filled with coldness and shone with a cold light.

Seeing that the head of the family had come up with an idea, Sun Hong continued: "Moreover, I also found out that the development of soap and toilet water seems to be related to Su Chen."

Ding Yuexi's expression changed in surprise: "What, these were also made by Su Chen?"

Sun Hong nodded and said: "He entered several workshops of the Bai family in the city several times, where soap is produced. There was also a winery, and there were signs of Su Chen coming in and out. The younger one bribed a Bai family member there. The long-term worker in the workshop got the exact information and came to report it to the head of the family."

"It turns out that this kid is behind the scenes!" a Ding family deacon shouted angrily.

Ding Yin also gritted his teeth angrily and said: "Dad, we can't keep this person. Let's find someone to kill him and bury him in the back of the mountain. No one can find his body. We'll see how the Bai family will do all those stupid things in the future." "

After all, Ding Yuexi was a wily person. He pondered for a long time, shook his head slightly, and said with a meaningful sneer: "Just getting rid of it like this, what good will it do to us? Can it solve the current crisis of the Ding family and hit the Bai family? Since Su Chen It is the person behind the scenes of the Bai family who has provided so many fresh items, so he must have a secret recipe in his hand. As long as we can control him and take away the secret recipe of blue and white porcelain and soap, we can immediately turn around, resolve the crisis, and continue to suppress the Bai family. .”

"The master's plan is really clever!" The two deacons were all flattering.

Ding Yuexi chuckled lightly, and said with a proud look on his face: "What does this mean? From now on, we will lock this Su Chen in a place where no one can find him, and put him under house arrest, so that we can continue to ask for other new things. By then, Ding It’s just around the corner for our family to become the head of the nine major families!”

This was even more sinister. Ding Yuexi not only thought about the family crisis at hand, but also thought about controlling Su Chen for a long time in the future, imposing house arrest, and forcing him to develop other new products. Any new thing, with business opportunities, might change the situation. The structure and status of the big family have changed.

"Dad, leave this matter to your child. I'll go to Su's house first, meet with Su Chen for a while, and force him to hand over the secret recipe!" Ding Yin volunteered.

Ding Yuexi pondered for a while and felt that it was not good for him to come forward. It would be better to let the juniors go over to explore the truth first. The Ding family has a large business, wide connections, and has the Yin governor as its backer. It would be difficult to deal with the son of a criminal minister like Su Chen, so he would not be able to cause any big trouble.

"Yin'er, let Sun Hong lead you over and bring some servants with you." Ding Yuexi warned.

Ding Yin smiled slightly and said: "I understand, don't worry, Dad!"
Chapter completed!