The guest waiting in the living room in the front yard looked like an old man about fifty years old, he got up after seeing Li Qi enter the door, smiled and asked, "May I ask you are the shopkeeper of this carriage and horse shop?" I have long heard that the shopkeeper of Yongning Tongyuan Che Ma Xing is young and promising, and it is really better to be famous than to meet, and to know the style when you meet. ”

Li Qi smiled and clenched his fists: "Thank you, may I ask who you are?" ”

The old man looked around, and then said in a somewhat embarrassed tone: "What I want to say is quite secret, so please hold back." ”

Li Qi said: "The two of us are brothers, what do you have to say, but it doesn't hurt to talk about it." ”

The old man looked at Tang Pidi, hesitated for a moment and said, "Okay, then I'll make it clear...... My master is a noble man in Jizhou City, you just need to know that he is doing things in the official mansion, because of some personal reasons to move his family away from Jizhou, because the road is far away, and the head of the house is worried about the lack of guards in the house, so he wants to hire the guards of your store. ”

Li Qi said: "I won't ask who the head of your family is, but there are a few things I think it is better to make it clear in advance, where are you going to move?" How many people, how many carriages and horses, how many valuables, it would be better to tell me, and whether there is an opponent who may intercept halfway. ”

The old man pondered for a moment and said: "The head of the family has been an official in Jizhou for half his life, and he has been kind to people for so many years, so there will be no opponents, leaving Jizhou is to move to Yanzhou, the head of the family is originally from Yanzhou, and the ancestral industry is over there, I don't plan to come back this time, the distance is really far away, and it will take about four months to go back and forth, so I will be worried, after all, the rebels are rampant in the north now." ”

He looked at Li Qi and said: "The family has a large population, there are more than 100 people, and there are dozens of carriages and horses, because this trip is really difficult, you need to use all the guards of the carriage and horses, we will pay for it back and forth, as long as the head of the family is safely sent to Yanzhou City, there will be 10,000 taels of gratitude, I can pay you half as a deposit." ”

Li Qi said: "There is another question, why did you pick us Yongning Tongyuan?" ”

The old man said: "There are two reasons, the first is that the name of your store is indeed auspicious, and the owner of the family has decided to use you after hearing the name of your store Yongning Tongyuan, and the second is because of ...... Li Gongzi, you fought with General Luo Jingluo, the strongest man in the north before, in the ring, I saw it here, with Li Gongzi's martial arts, it will not be a problem to protect the head of the family and return to Yanzhou. ”

Li Qi smiled: "It turns out that you know me very well. ”

The old man said: "I have been working for the head of the family for decades, and the head of the family treats me like a relative, so please understand, since the head of the family has handed over this matter to me to arrange, I will do my best for the head of the family, I did make some inquiries to Li Gongzi, knowing that Li Gongzi is still studying in the Four Pages Academy, if it is inconvenient for Li Gongzi to go to the academy to ask for leave, the head of the family can talk to Dean Gao on his behalf, as the head of the family, Dean Gao will still give a few thin noodles." ”

Li Qi looked at Tang Pi, and Tang Pi nodded slightly at Li Qi.

Li Qi smiled and said, "In that case, can I go to the house tomorrow to have a look?" For such an important matter, it is better to be prepared, so it is necessary to know more. ”

The old man shook his head and said: "Li Gongzi forgive the sin, it is really inconvenient to go to the house, if you set a time to leave, the family chariot and horse team will wait outside the east gate of the city, Li Gongzi does not need to bring a big car, just take the horse, and the food and clothing back and forth are all wrapped on us, and we will not treat you slowly, eat and live with my master." ”

Li Qi said: "In this way, I can't agree to you right now, I'll discuss with the brothers who are guards in the store, if most of them are willing to go, we will take over this business." ”

The old man hugged his fists and said, "Okay, then I'll come back tomorrow?" ”

Li Qi nodded: "It's okay." ”

He and

Tang Pidi sent the old man out of the door, Tang Pidi looked left and right when he went out, and the old man knew how many people he was looking at outside the door, but he only came by himself, there was only a car waiting outside the door, not even a coachman, and the people in the carriage and horse shop couldn't see anything, so he didn't care.

However, the old man was wrong, Tang Pidi looked left and right, just to attract the attention of the old man, he gestured behind him with his back hand a few times, and Yu Jiuling, who was in the dark, immediately understood that Tang Pidi asked him to quietly follow and take a look.

After Li Qi and Tang Pi sent the old man away, Li Qi asked him with a smile: "Seven or eight times out of ten, this person has a problem, why do you still nod and signal that I can continue this business?" ”

Tang Pi said: "If he comes again tomorrow, you will ask for 15,000 taels, if he does such a large sum of silver, he will be rushing to catch us all, I want you to do this business next, I want to know who is behind the scenes." ”

Li Qi snorted: "It just so happens that I have to hide because of the fight with Luo Jing, so let's take this business next and see who is so big." ”

Tang Pi said: "If he agrees to 15,000 taels, then he will ask for a deposit of 10,000 taels, and if he can get this 10,000 taels, we will dare to accept it." ”

After finishing speaking, Tang Pi turned around and said with a smile: "No matter how powerful the opponent is, as long as he is still a human, there is nothing to worry about, because as long as he is a human, there is nothing more terrible than me." ”

Li Qi sighed: "If you pretend to be forced so much, do you have a manual or something like that, and you memorized it according to the manual?" ”

Tang Pidi glanced at Li Qi and said with a smile: "I can write a copy for you." ”

Li Qi smiled and said: "It seems that Mr. Ye is right, the city gate is about to open, if the person just said that he would leave on the day of opening the city gate, we can't agree, at least the next day after the city gate is opened." ”

Tang Pi said with an enemy: "Is it because you want to wait for the news of the Yanshan Camp?" The city gate has not been opened for many days, if the Yanshan camp leaves people outside Jizhou City, open the city gate and come in as soon as possible to inquire about the news of you and Zhuang Wuving. ”

Li Qi said: "You are so smart, the whole car and horse industry and even the whole world are second only to me." ”

Tang Pidi turned around and said as he walked: "It's nothing second only to you, but fortunately, there is no one above you." ”

Li Qi pondered this sentence carefully, and suddenly felt that this sycophant was really artistic, and when this kind of thing was said, Li Qi thought that he didn't even have room to refute, and it was really the highest level of sycophant to speak with facts.

He smiled: "There's no one up there for me anymore...... Hahaha, no wonder they all like to listen to good words, this kind words really have a taste. ”

Tang Pidi squinted his eyes at Li Qi, and then sighed: "Sometimes he is as wise as a demon, and sometimes he is stupid like a fool." ”

Li Qi glanced at him and said, "Don't forget, you just said that you are second only to me, and your fourteen-character comment can also be used on yourself." ”

Tang Pidi said as he walked: "There is nothing unpleasant about my own words, sometimes wise as Li Qi, sometimes stupid as Li Qi...... I don't care. ”

Li Qi: "......"

He now finds even more that this is second only to the words of whom, true art......

In the evening, Yu Jiuling returned to the carriage and horse shop, a depressed face, he glanced at Li Qi and said: "I met the old fox, I followed him for half a day, almost all the Jizhou City, he just didn't go back to any house, after leaving us, he went to find a place to have lunch, and then went to the teahouse to listen to the commentary for more than an hour, and then I thought he should go back, he went to the bathhouse to soak for more than an hour, when he came out, it was almost dark, he went to a restaurant and ordered his own food, I think he's always going back after eating, as a result

He went to the Qinglou. ”

Li Qi folded his fingers and calculated: "So you first went to the same house for lunch, then went to the same house to listen to the commentary, then went to the same house to take a bath, and then went to the same house for dinner...... Today's travel expenses will definitely not be reimbursed to you. ”

Yu Jiuling looked at Li Qi, his eyes were full of surprise: "Why do you look at the problem from such a tricky angle?" ”

Li Qi said: "Because I just found out that you deliberately used a kind of frustration and anger to cover up your true purpose when you spoke, you just want to say that you spent a lot of money and hope to be reimbursed." ”

Yu Jiuling: "I haven't sent it this day." ”

Li Qi laughed, he threw Yu Jiuling a money bag and said, "Teasing you." ”

Yu Jiuling weighed the weight of the money bag and was heavy enough, so he smiled and said: "It's better to be a master, the Qinglou that guy lives in is a double star with the moon, otherwise I won't come back, I let Ruan Chen and Ruan Du stare at it, although the old man didn't find me, but he must have felt that someone followed him so he didn't go home for a long time, it's better for me to come back temporarily, if he finds me and sees me leaving, he will relax a little, Ruan Chen and Ruan Du are more familiar with the environment of the Qinglou, and they will come back if there is news." ”

Tang Pidi suddenly asked: "Ruan Chen and Ruan Dusk, the morning and twilight in their names are the two words that mean morning and evening?" ”

Yu Jiuling nodded and said, "That's right." ”

Tang Pi said: "These two heroes are working in the Qinglou all the year round? ”

Yu Jiuling said: "That's right." ”

Tang Pidi sighed: "No wonder. ”

Yu Jiuling thought about it, and then he was surprised, he looked at Li Qi and asked, "Can you still explain it like that?" That seems reasonable. ”

As he spoke, he opened the money bag and looked at it, there were only twenty or thirty copper coins in it, and the rest were stones, he raised his head and looked at Li Qi, who said very seriously: "Don't be anxious." ”

Yu Jiuling: "Can I curse you?" I want you to start peeing on the kang from your wedding night......"

Zhuang Wushu just walked out, and after hearing this, he stopped, and counted with his fingers, Yu Jiuling felt strange when he saw him like this, so he asked, "Brother Zhuang, what are you?" I also counted on my fingers. ”

Zhuang Wuyi glanced at Yu Jiuling, and replied in a very calm tone: "How many pee." ”

Li Qi squinted his eyes at Zhuang Wuving, who turned around and went back.

Tang Pidi thought for a while, and then sighed: "How many people can pee, but you don't have one." ”

Yu Jiuling thought about it, and cried with a wow.

Twin Star Towers.

The old man walked to the window and looked out, he was sure that the person who had been with him for a long time had left, he was very curious about who this person was, he felt that there was someone, but he just couldn't find it, he hadn't met such a master for many years.

There was a soft knock on the door, and a girl who looked like a peugeot entered, she bowed down to the old man and said, "Mr. Niu, have those people in the carriage and horse shop been fooled?" ”

The old man shook his head: "No, they must understand that this is a trap after listening to me." ”

The little girl's face changed, and she asked, "What then?" ”

The corners of the old man's mouth rose and said, "Although they have seen through it, they will definitely come in." ”

The little girl asked, "Why?" I know it's a trap and I have to jump in. ”

The old man said, "Because I will really give them 10,000 taels of silver." ”

He looked back at the little girl and asked, "For 10,000 taels of silver, can you jump?" ”