The merchant is an old acquaintance of Shiqiao Village. All the villagers in Shiqiao Village knew him, and he also knew all the villagers, not only did he know, but also had a short confrontation with almost all the villagers.

It is impossible for someone to open a commissary in a barren mountain village, and the villagers can only rely on this merchant for the living materials they want to get, but the merchant is too good at doing business, and often breaks up with the villagers, but after a few days, when the villagers need daily necessities, they have to miss the merchant.

hates him, but can't help but think about him, like a handsome scumbag who got rid of his first love many years ago.

Song Gensheng brought the merchant the next day.

The merchant walked into Shiqiao Village with a confused face, and just saw Gu Qing standing at the entrance of the village to greet the guests, and the naturally unhappy face made the merchant involuntarily begin to reflect on whether he owed him money, otherwise why would there be a panic of meeting a creditor in a foreign country.

The merchant is a trader, and it is the basic professionalism of the trader to smile before speaking, so the merchant greeted him with a smile.

"The baby of the Gu family, haha, it's been a long time."

Gu Qing lowered his head and looked at himself, at the age of sixteen, he might indeed be called a "baby", but he always felt uncomfortable.

"Normal, don't call me a baby, you can call me by my name, my name is Gu Qing." Gu Qing had to correct him, he didn't like the title "baby" very much, and it was not conducive to the upcoming negotiations between the two sides, and it was easy to have a misunderstanding of unequal status.

The merchant's smile remained unchanged: "Okay, then call you by your name......"

Song Gensheng couldn't help it beside him, and seriously suggested: "You can also call Dad, we all call it that." ”

The merchant was stunned: "Dad? ”

Gu Qing glared at Song Gensheng fiercely, and immediately said, "You're welcome, let's call your name, I'm the father you can never get." Let's go, go to my house and talk. ”

The confused merchant followed Gu Qing into the village, and found that the villagers he met along the road were very enthusiastic, and they took the initiative to say hello to Gu Qing, but Gu Qing did not squint, he still had that unhappy face, and he just nodded lightly to greet others as a return gift.

The merchant was shocked, he hadn't come to Shiqiao Village for a few days, why was the situation in the village a little incomprehensible?

Isn't the Gu family baby the poor boy who is often chased and frightened and flees for his life? Why do you become like the soul of the village today?

The only thing the merchant knows is that last time the Gu family dug a big pit in front of his house and pitted the Ding brothers hard, so what happened later?

With a question mark in his stomach, the merchant came to the door of the Gu family, and then was taken aback: "Isn't this the Ding family's house?" ”

Gu Qingtou pushed open the door without looking back, and said lightly: "It used to be, and now it's mine." Come on in. ”

The farmhouse's house is not set up with an entrance and wooden floors like the nobles' house, and it is not so exquisite, and there are a few futons in the house, and the three people do not have to take off their shoes and kneel directly on the futon.

The merchant looked at Gu Qing in surprise, there are too many things in Shiqiao Village today that he can't understand, and all of this seems to be because of Gu Qing.

"Uh, I don't know what happened to Shaolang-kun calling me?" The merchant arched his hand towards Gu Qing, his salutation and tone were much more polite, and even the etiquette was very thorough, I have to say that the eyesight of the trader is still very good.

Gu Qing smiled mysteriously at him: "Come, I'll show you a treasure......"

Saying that, Gu Qing got up, turned around and took something from the cabinet on the west side, and handed it to the merchant.

The merchant looked at it intently, this thing is a pottery bowl, it seems to be ordinary, but the merchant faintly feels that it is different from the ordinary pottery bowl, he goes to the village all the year round, and sells most of the pottery living utensils, and he naturally knows the pottery very well.

Taking the pottery bowl, the merchant weighed it in his hand, then bent his fingers and flicked the wall of the bowl, holding it up with one hand to face the sunlight outside the house, and the pottery bowl refracted a blue-gray halo in the sunlight.

The merchant gradually became serious, and wondered: "This is ...... color."

Gu Qing smiled and took the pottery bowl in his hand and said, "Don't be so careful, let's talk after seeing it clearly inside and out." ”

After speaking, Gu Qing slammed the pottery bowl on the table, the pottery bowl shattered in response, and Gu Qing handed him the fragments in his hand.

The merchant carefully examined the embryo of the pottery bowl, and his expression was the same as that of Uncle Han, from the initial surprise gradually became solemn, and finally admired.

"Good stuff! I have been in the village for many years, and I have never had such a quality of pottery, Shaolangjun, you burned this thing? ”

Gu Qing nodded: "I called you here today for this thing, you are a trader, I will talk to you about this deal, do you have any intentions?" ”

The merchant nodded hurriedly: "Of course I am interested, if Shaolangjun is willing to let me participate, I will sell you a fair price." ”

Gu Qing said with a smile: "I'm afraid you can't eat alone, the village has opened a kiln, and thousands of finished pottery products can be produced every three days, how many things can you sell every day with a load of goods?" ”

The merchant hesitated and said, "Shaolangjun means ......"

"I'll sell you things, you can sell as much as you want, and you can buy the goods before the money, but I need your favor."

"Shaolang-kun, please speak."

"The pottery you used to sell should have been bought from a shop in Qingcheng County, right? You can help introduce the merchants, the merchants who are rich enough to eat the entire kiln, and you want to invite him to Shiqiao Village, can this help you? ”

The merchant thought for a while and hesitated: "I know two businessmen, but they are rich and wealthy, and it is difficult to invite someone to me as a little merchant." ”

Gu Qing said with a smile: "Bring a few pieces of pottery from our kiln, don't say anything, hand over the pottery to them in person, as long as they are not blind, they should take the initiative to come." ”

The merchant suddenly responded very happily.

After talking about the things that should be discussed, Gu Qing stretched his waist and said lightly: "It's not early, I saw the time to eat, have you eaten?" ”

When the merchant heard that this meant to keep customers, he smiled and said, "I went out early, and I haven't eaten yet." ”

Gu Qing patted him on the shoulder affectionately: "Then hurry home and eat, don't miss the meal, being hungry is not good for your health." Gensheng, help me send off guests. ”

After speaking, Gu Qing smiled apologetically at the merchant, got up and walked towards the kitchen.

The merchant watched Gu Qing disappear into the front room with a dull gaze, turned his head to look at Song Gensheng, and said, "Just now...... Aren't you planning to keep me for dinner? ”

Song Gensheng looked at the sky speechlessly, and Gu Qing's words and deeds after the change challenged his long-standing outlook on life, worldview, and values that the sages had helped him establish for a long time, and the situation was very bad, and the three views were in danger of collapsing.

Friends come from afar,...... Although it is far away, it will be chased, and it will not rub my family's food.