This businessman surnamed Hu was mentioned by Xu Wu last time.

Known as Hu Lao Liu, he was the leader of the largest caravan near Shunyang Pass. Although Hu Laoliu came alone, in fact, he represented the interests of a whole caravan and more than a dozen merchants, large and small.

There is a saying that parents are not traveling far away, which actually illustrates the risk of going far away in this era. These businessmen make money, and they are really fighting with their lives. If you go to the border, you can get greater benefits and risks. No matter how much competition there is within the businessmen, in order to be able to travel safely, they can only twist into a rope to avoid various risks along the way.

Although Ruan Bai is just a white ding, what kind of white ding can make a general flag run errands? Hu Lao Liu saw his identity very clearly, and after recognizing that the person walking behind Ruan Bai was the famous Chu Hao Chu Baihu, his back bent even lower.

"Villain Hu Liu, I've seen ...... Master. ”

What kind of person is Ruan Bai, as soon as he heard it, he understood why Hu Liu paused in the middle, and said at the moment: "Don't dare to be, hide your surname Ruan." ”

Hu Lao Liu was obviously relieved, how could the name Ergou not be called. He's here to talk about business, not to make enemies.

"Master Ruan." Hu Lao Liu corrected his salutation, and after a few greetings, he got to the point, "Last time, I heard Lord Xu say that you want a black stone." The villain searched for a while and found a few, but he didn't know if it was what Master Ruan wanted. So saying, he opened one of the boxes he had with him, and took out a partition on which were placed several black stones of different colors, large and small.

Chu Hao didn't know about the black stone at all, and he suddenly had an anger that was hidden in the dark.

The barren post has been newly repaired, but the pattern has not changed much, especially the external part, which is still the same as before. The side hall where they were now was only cleaned up and put on a little furniture.

Ruan Bai and Chu Hao sat at the top, and there was still some distance between them and Hu Lao Liu.

Although Ruan Bai is known as the master, there is no real maid in this family. All are equal, and of course there will be no one to serve in this side hall.

At this time, Chu Hao stood up directly, took the partition with the black stone, and put it on the coffee table between him and Ruan Bai.

Ruan Bai didn't feel anything about this move, but it made Hu Lao Liu startled. His face turned white in an instant, and after looking at Chu Hao and Ruan Bai, who didn't have any special expressions, he had time to scold himself in his heart, why was he so blind, wouldn't it be good for him to take it, and even asked Chu Baihu to come and get it in person.

He carefully looked at the two people who were studying the black stone again, and once again adjusted Ruan Bai's status in his heart. This is definitely not as simple as valuing it in the hearts of hundreds of households, I am afraid that he can be called a brother...... Or, this one has a more noble identity at all.

Chu Hao put all the black stones in his hand and weighed them over, puzzled: "What do you want these things for?" ”

Ruan Bai was a little dirty, but he couldn't help it, he struggled for a while and got started. The coal is very recognizable, so he directly picked out the coal and asked, "How many of these stones do you have?" ”

Hu Lao Liu was overjoyed in his heart, and replied honestly: "There is no inventory in hand, this kind of black stone is not rare, I don't know how much Master Ruan wants?" When is it needed? ”

Next, Chu Hao watched Ruan Bai fight back and forth with a real profiteer like a profiteer, and he still didn't talk much, but looking at the more and more sweat on Hu Laoliu's forehead, he knew that Ruan Bai had the absolute upper hand.

When it gets dark, things can be considered a little bit of an eyebrow, and in the end only the delivery date is missing.

The coal has landed, Ruan Bai's heart is quite happy, the corners of his mouth are slightly raised, and Hu Lao Liu is left to eat and stay overnight.

Hu Lao Liu was simply flattered. To be honest, it snowed again in the afternoon, and now I see that it is white, and I don't know where the road is. He knew the way, but with this kind of ghost weather, even if he could get back to his residence, he would have to go back in the middle of the night. This is still the case of the smooth lì, if the carriage on the road...... Well, this snow can't run the wagon at all.

He was a little suspicious, and insisted on delaying the negotiation to this time, was it planned by this old man Ruan a long time ago? The thought only flashed through his mind, and then he was ashamed of his thoughts. He is just a businessman, and in the eyes of ordinary people, he is indeed rich and wealthy, but in the eyes of this Ruan old man, who can make a hundred households as a small servant, what is he worth calculating?

Dinner was not ready yet, so Chu Hao casually called someone and took the person to the guest room to rest.

In the deserted inn, there is no shortage of guest rooms if everything is lacking. Originally intended as a post house, the number of rooms was definitely enough to leave an entire caravan. When Xu Wu repaired the fire kang, he also deliberately kept an eye on it, and planned other rooms, and it didn't need to consume too much labor and materials, and it was directly a chase shop.

Hu Lao Liu was arranged in a room that was enough to sleep five or six adults. He didn't come alone today, he brought two servants with him. Three big men, plus some miscellaneous luggage, the room was incredibly spacious.

After a while, the three of them were called to dinner.

The one who led the way was Cuong. As the least injured person, he had already recovered, and he was busy doing some heavy work every day, and he also learned a kung fu or two from a few soldiers. The food and sleep here are good, and the whole person is more energetic than ever.

His only flaw is that he is human. Hu Laoliu had a hearty talk, and the answer he got was either "hehe" or "hehe".

The kitchen arrived quickly.

The kitchen is not a serious place to eat, Hu Lao Liu, as a guest, was taken to the kitchen to eat, and he didn't have any ideas in his heart. Didn't you see Ruan Bai and Chu Hao both eating in the kitchen? He is a small businessman, what do you dare to think?

Two torches illuminate the kitchen. At the two rows of long tables, everyone's food is the same.

Ruan Bai took a wooden plate and handed it to Hu Lao Liu: "The house is shabby, and the guests are neglected." ”

Hu Lao Liu hurriedly said that he didn't dare. The two servants who followed him could no longer take care of their masters.

Before they even stepped into the kitchen, they smelled the smell of sour and meaty. When the bowl of dishes was put on the wooden plate, they were still a little incredulous, but they didn't dare to speak, for fear that saliva would flow down their mouths.

In fact, this is also how other people feel. Especially the few things that were already busy in the kitchen and couldn't believe that they smelled so sour, but after being cooked together with the meat, the taste would be so strong and attractive.

Ruan Bai has long discovered that people in this era actually have a light diet, to be precise, it is bland.

Salt, expensive.

Sugar, very expensive.

Sauce, can't be bought.

Vinegar, the same can not be bought.

There is oil, but as far as I heard from Ah Qiang, it is not about how much oil is put in the stir-fry, but about using something called a tarpaulin. The pot for stir-frying is never washed, and when you want to stir-fry, brush the so-called oil-soaked cloth in the pan......

Ruan Bai couldn't imagine it. Even if he has experienced much more things than his peers, he does not want to see the so-called tarpaulin at all when he can.

In addition, like Xu Wu's food in their army, it is said that there are salt cloth and vinegar cloth...... I never wanted to see what it was in my life, and what was boiled was definitely real rag water.

Hu Lao Liu doesn't see that he eats hard when he goes out, but he is also a rich man at home, and he eats a lot of delicious things. At this time, I savored it, the extremely thin slices of meat are fat and thin, the lean meat is not firewood, and the fat is not greasy. He thought he had put vinegar in it, but he thought it tasted slightly different, which was not surprising. He travels from south to north, and even if the seasoning is called by one name, the taste is very different. But the sourness comes out of the dish......

He also wanted to study and research, but a bowl of rice had already bottomed out.

Ruan Bai, who was sitting opposite, raised his hand and pointed to the side of the stove: "Sauerkraut is appetizing for dinner, if it's not enough, just add it." ”

Hu Lao Liu's face turned red, but he was not polite, and went over to serve the meal by himself. Even if it's coarse grain, it's a big pot of dry rice. This made Hu Laoliu adjust Ruan Bai's financial resources again, but he had more questions.

It is said that the financial resources that can make a large family eat dry rice are definitely not small. Even in his own house, the servants and servants only ate a little thicker dinner than the others.

However, Ruan Bai and Chu Hao ate the same thing...... Oh, this old man Ruan ate noodles, and he was robbed half of them by Chu Baihu.

Hu Lao Liu consciously saw something terrible, and learned to be like a servant, pouring the sauerkraut and white meat directly on the rice, and eating it violently.

Master Ruan was very angry and wanted to turn his face with Chu Hao. What's wrong with him eating bowl noodles? Even this one has to be grabbed!

Chu Hao looked up at him and lowered his head: "Hmph." ”

, this thing not only robbed him of his rations but also hummed him! This is unbearable! Ruan Bai kicked under the table as soon as he raised his foot, and then ...... There is no then. His feet were directly caught by Chu Hao's knees.

Impulsiveness is the devil.

Acting without a clear investigation of the enemy's firepower is a taboo for soldiers.

Eat a trench and grow a wisdom, and next time you will definitely hit him with one blow and kill him!

The two of them were originally sitting next to each other, but this time Ruan Bai's posture became very unnatural, and it was all kinds of awkward. He had to sit next to Chu Hao, and when he looked up, he saw Chu Hao gritting his teeth and smiling: "Call good brother, let go of you." ”

Good brother, your brother-in-law! Ruan Bai didn't overdo it, resolutely refused to give in to violence, pulled the remaining half bowl of noodles, chewed it and ate it slowly. Li Niang left him sauerkraut meat buns, who is rare to eat a few mouthfuls of noodles?

Hu Lao Liu: I didn't hear anything!