Chapter 42: Help

"Four Treasures...... I think you're here in a black shop, and you're here to harm people, right? ”

Uncle Yan stood at the door, his face was quite calm, and said, "Tang Zhiyi, you are also a famous person in the East Market, are you not afraid of the other masters laughing at you like this?" ”

Since the defeat of Dou Qi and Cao Zeng, the rangers of Qiantang have lost the backbone to carry the banner, and various small owners have emerged, forming gangs and factions, wanting to grab a bigger territory. Tang Zhiyi treats his brothers righteously, his hands are black enough, and he has entangled dozens of people, and he is currently the most promising successor. Yan Shujian knew that he couldn't afford to be provoked, but he was not willing to grovel, hoping that Tang Zhiyi would still have a face, so that he would not be too ugly.

"Sneer?" Tang Zhiyi hehe, he said: "I bought four treasures in your store, but the paper is rough, the pen is bald, the ink is yellow, and the inkstone is fucking fired with the silt of the East Wharf, not to mention other owners, even the city order and the city official are here, and I also say this: either lose money or lose your life!" You look at the choice! ”

"You! Scoundrel! ”

Yan Shujian's eyes were full of anger, and he said: "Sibaofang has been doing it in Qiantang for decades, how good it is, all the neighbors see it in their eyes, if anyone slanders, I will take him to see the official!" ”

"Official? I'm so scared! Hahaha! ”

The rangers laughed loudly, their words were like knives, sarcastic, and ridiculous. Tang Zhiyi's fierce smile narrowed, forced three steps forward, almost close to Yan Shujian, and said viciously: "The government protects good people such as us, like the shopkeeper Yan, who likes to get some fakes to deceive the guests, if you are caught in the county office, you will definitely be able to survive and die!" ”

Merchants are divided into merchants and merchants, who open shops and run ships, but regardless of whether they sit or sit, their status is very low, and they are often despised unless they climb to the powerful. Although Yan Shujian has been in business for many years and has a small amount of savings, he does not like to make friends by nature, and his connections are not prosperous, and he may not be beneficial to him if he gets into trouble in the yamen.

Besides, these rangers are all cowhide plasters, they really offended them in death, they come to harass and make trouble every day, how can the business continue, Yan Shujian barely suppressed his anger, decided to admit defeat, and said: "Master Tang, you can make a price, how can you spare the little old man?" ”

"Wouldn't it have been like this earlier?" Tang Zhiyi pointed to the plaque hanging on the lintel and said, "Remove these four words, let's turn around and leave, from now on, we will never appear in front of you." ”

"Don't think!"

Yan Shujian's bottom line is not to touch anything in Sibaofang, glared at Tang Zhiyi, and said: "If you want money, I'll give you money, Sibaofang has been open for decades, and if you say that it will be demolished, how can I explain it to the old customer?" ”

The lean man who was the first to be knocked over by Zuo Yan last time came out and said, "Old dog, you don't have a son, the money you have earned over the years is enough for you to buy a coffin board, and you are still guarding the Four Treasures, will you be too greedy?" ”

"That's it! The old thing without roots, getting up early every day to make money in the dark, in the future, I close my eyes, and I don't know which wild mongrel is cheaper. ”

"Hey, how do you say that?"

"You don't know? The shopkeeper Yan has a concubine at home, who is only thirty years old, and it is the time when he has charm, but he didn't think that his family was useless, and he couldn't bear the loneliness on the bed, and he got along with the neighbor next door, Yao Dayan. If a big fat son comes out one day, you say, Yan shopkeeper, should your family be passed on to him, or not? ”

"Yao big eyes? Just the guy with eyes bigger than your kid's balls? ”

"Yes, it's him, you're blessed!"

"Damn, I knew I might as well go!"

There was another burst of laughter, Uncle Yan almost fainted with anger, and barely fell down by holding on to the door frame with his hand, and said in a trembling voice, "You...... You guys...... It's too much to deceive people......"

At this time, many people gradually gathered on both sides of the street, Tang Zhiyi didn't want to arouse public anger, snorted, and said: "Don't think it's okay to pretend to be pitiful, how did you get Liu Zhengyang's family wealth into your own bag back then, only you know best in your heart, the way of heaven is good, and there should be today." ”

Whispers sounded in the crowd, and there were all kinds of rumors about the past grievances between Yan Shujian and Liu Zhengyang in the neighborhood. However, there is no conclusive evidence, everyone is secretly gossiping, and today is the first time that someone has talked about this seemingly taboo topic in person, and they all looked at Yan Shujian for a while, wanting to see how he should answer.

Yan Shujian slowly glanced around, familiar and unfamiliar faces, with doubts, curiosity, and gloating expressions, but no one sympathized with him, believed him, closed his eyes, two lines of cloudy tears flowed down his cheeks with an old face, and said, "I am sorry for Brother Zhengyang...... In the heart...... No shame! ”

"Liu Zhengyang has been dead for decades, and his bones have turned to ashes, so naturally you can arrange it however you want!" Tang Zhiyi looked disdainful and said: "However, for the sake of your age, it is not difficult for me to be for you, just these tattered pen, ink, paper and inkstone, almost missed my big event, first pay 200,000 yuan, and then discuss whether this plaque will be demolished or not......"

"Huh?"

"Two hundred thousand?"

"It's too much, how can the Yan shopkeeper pay for it?"

"That's not necessarily, how many years has Sibaofang been in Dongshi? Lao Yan has a lot of money strings, and the insects and ants are inexhaustible! ”

"No matter how much you don't use it, it's your own, so if you give it to others, is it distressing?"

"Hey, what's the solution? If you don't sell those fake things, people won't be able to find them! ”

The people who eat melons talked a lot, and Yan Shujian knew that today's things couldn't be good, so he turned his heart and said: "Since this is the case, don't blame the old man for not leaving you thin noodles." The things sold in Sibaofang all have a bell in the lower left corner, which is usually not seen, and can only be found by carefully identifying the daylight. ”

In fact, no one in the crowd of onlookers suspected that Tang Zhiyi was slandering Yan Shujian with counterfeit paper and ink obtained from elsewhere, but he was afraid of his power and did not dare to say more. Hearing that there was still a hidden knowledge of the things in Sibaofang, he suddenly became excited, and stood on tiptoe to look at the two groups of people at the door, for fear of missing the slightest expression and movement.

Xu You and the others have been standing at the outermost, he and Zuo Yan are tall, and they can see clearly even if they don't squeeze in. Fang Kang and Fang Sinian were not tall enough, but Fang Kang was ashamed to see the old master, he shrunk his neck and didn't want to probe, Fang Sinian had never seen so many people, he was a little frightened, and obediently stayed behind Xu You motionless.

Zuo Yan said in a low voice: "Now Tang Zhiyi is going to lose face, see how he ends!" ”

Xu You stared at Tang Zhiyi's face, carefully observed his expression, shook his head with a smile and said: "Tang Zhiyi's city is not deep, but you see that he is calm and unflustered at this time, it is estimated that he has already known about this stubble, and I am afraid that it is Uncle Yan who is embarrassed." ”

Zuo Yan said in surprise: "Listening to Uncle Yan's tone, this knowledge should be the secret of Sibaofang, and no ......one knows about it except him."

"That's right!" Xu You thought for a moment, and suddenly said, "Last time we came to Sibaofang, didn't we see a waiter?" Why didn't you see people in such a big event today? ”

"yes!" Zuo Yan also felt that something was wrong, and said: "Liu Yan coerced and enticed, and made Yan Lao Zhang's betrayal and divorce, only the waiter was loyal and still stayed in Sibaofang to do things." It stands to reason that this will be called by Tang Zhiyi, no matter how busy he is, he should stay by Uncle Yan's side and never leave......"

"Waiter? Uh, I know the person Lang Jun said, his name is Yan Cheng, he is the old shopkeeper's domestic slave, he has been doing things by his side since he was a child, and he is the most well-behaved villain, and he likes it up and down! ”

Xu You had a plan in his heart, and said, "Well-behaved? I think it's a little too smart......"

"What do you say? Knowing? Okay, the dog thing is quite scheming! ”

Tang Zhiyi scolded and said a few words, made a look, the thin man casually pulled a few sheets from the pile of papers, shook it against the sun, and sure enough, he found that there was a willow leaf in the lower left corner, I don't know how to hammer it, the thin one was almost imperceptible, and only when it was exposed to the sun, could a faint outline be faintly seen.

"Look, look, there's really one!"

"Wonderful, I've also bought paper from Sibaofang, but I never knew I had such a clever knowledge!"

"What Master Tang said is right, Old Man Yan is really a cunning person."

"What he said is that looking at people's hearts, watching their deeds, and watching the work he does on paper, it is really extraordinary cunning."

Everyone talked about it, no one had a few good words, Xu You shook his head secretly, business has relied on good quality and low price and public reputation since he was a child, but it is the network circle and industry monopoly that he has become bigger, and the reason why Yan Shujian's Sibaofang has not been able to become bigger and stronger is really inseparable from his personality.

"How? Shopkeeper Yan, you can't find an excuse to shirk this time, right? Tang Zhiyi shouted angrily and said, "Go, just kidnap the dirty-hearted dog and go to the official, and smash his Four Treasures, so as not to harm others in the future!" ”

Uncle Yan's body was weak, and finally he couldn't support it, so he fell straight back, just as a hand reached out from the side and firmly held him.

Tang Zhiyi only felt that there was a flower in front of him, and there was already one more person at the door, and when he looked at it, his face became pale, and he took two steps back sharply, and said, "It's you!" ”

Zuo Yan helped Yan Shujian to stand up, looked at Tang Zhiyi, and said lightly: "I saw this thing, these pen, ink, paper and inkstones are from Sibaofang, but they are all remnants made in the Sibaofang paper mill, which have always been sealed in the warehouse and can be used as materials for spine treatment slurry." It's just that it was stolen by someone with ulterior motives, and then came to slander the store. ”

After speaking, he ignored Tang Zhiyi and said to the crowd of onlookers: "This matter is simple, either someone eats inside and outside and colludes with outsiders to frame the head of the family, or Sibaofang is shoddy and good." This Tang Xingzhu doesn't have to smash the store in a hurry, now go to see the official immediately, above the court, dozens of sticks will be beaten down, who is lying, who is cheating, who is right and wrong, you can find out at a check. If you are not in a hurry, you might as well go and witness together! ”

Tang Zhiyi said that he kidnapped Yan Shujian to see the official, but he was just bluffing, a ranger like them, who would want to go to the yamen to be polluted with bad luck? So it's true to smash the store, and it's fake to see the official, this will be squeezed by Zuo Yan, and he can't advance or retreat when he lands, and when he thinks about it, he will become that cowardly goods, as soon as he arrives in court, let alone dozens of sticks, I'm afraid that I will be scared to pee my pants immediately, and I will confess everything in 1510.

"This ......"

I can't beat it again, and the official is scared, Tang Zhiyi really wants to die, and he thinks that he has hit an evil spirit, so he first braved the wind and snow for dozens of miles in vain, and as a result, he was beaten violently in Youhe Village, and finally patted his chest with the gold owner Liu Yan to promise that there would be no mistakes this time, but he didn't expect to encounter this fucking star again.

"Master Tang, if it's not like this, everyone is a folk, look up and don't look down, it's too stiff and emotional!" Zuo Yan said with a smile: "As for these remnants, the original price of the shopkeeper Yan will be recovered, and a few more people will be given a little tea money, and I will apologize slightly." You go back first, if there are any requirements, discuss them in private, this broad daylight, surround so many people, and the city officials will see it a little, and everyone will be unhappy! ”

Tang Zhiyi had no choice, so he had to get off the donkey, take a compensation of 2,000 Wen, and leave with someone else, as for how to explain to Liu Yan after leaving, that was his headache.

"Scattered, scattered! It's not lively, let's hurry up, if you don't do business, the market will close soon! ”

Zuo Yan dispersed the crowd, and seeing that no one was paying attention, Xu You walked over with Fang Kang and Fang Sinian, and said, "Uncle Yan, do you remember me?" ”

Uncle Yan eased his nerves, broke away from Zuo Yan's hand, the old tears were horizontal, he bent down to the ground, and said: "Today's virtue of Langjun's helping hand is unforgettable!" ”