Here Liu Baiqing was in a hurry, and he had been thinking in his heart, there were still a few altars left, why Ba Xuyao and Wogu hadn't come yet.

A few more people from the restaurant came later, wanting to pack wine at a high price, but Liu Baiqing refused. There were even people from the auction house who came over and wanted to pack all the remaining wine for a thousand taels and one jar. This price also attracted the amazement of the onlookers, and the restaurant and the Qinglou had offered six hundred taels of silver for a jar, but they were all rejected by Liu Baiqing.

Therefore, as soon as the people in the auction house opened their mouths, they were one thousand taels and one altar, which made everyone think that Liu Baiqing might be selling this time, after all, there were still five altars left, as long as they agreed, they would immediately have five thousand taels of silver in white flowers. This kind of money-making speed is estimated to be what everyone wants.

Liu Baiqing didn't expect that someone would bid for one thousand taels and one altar because he was too drunk before, so he was a little stunned, which also made the onlookers think that he was tempted, so he began to coax and shout: "Sell it to him!" Sell it to him! ”

Liu Baiqing was awakened by the shouts of everyone, to be honest, if there were no two people, Ba Xuyao and Wogu, Liu Baiqing would definitely sell them all without saying a word, and even go back to Yangzhou overnight to pull a few hundred altars over, but now, I can only keep one altar without selling it just in case.

The person from the auction house also seemed to be very satisfied with the price he shouted, looking at the coaxing of the people around him with a look of enjoyment, looking around one by one, and finally his eyes fell on Liu Baiqing, with a smug smile on his face, expecting to get the word "sold" from the young man's mouth.

But the truth is not what he thought, Liu Baiqing did speak, but he opened his mouth to say: "Who is in charge of the security personnel of your auction house?" ”

"Huh?" The people from the auction house restrained their smiles and raised their eyebrows, a little puzzled why Liu Baiqing suddenly asked this.

"Did I say that the security guards of your auction house are your own or someone else's?" This time, Liu Baiqing slowed down, and everyone could understand it, but the onlookers began to whisper, because several times before, as long as Liu Baiqing asked this kind of question, he would often not sell it in the end, and I don't know if he would sell it in the end if the auction house offered a thousand taels of silver this time.

"Yes...... The Cao Gang is in charge, what's wrong? The person from the auction house asked suspiciously.

"Then what other identity does the owner of your auction house have?"

"Identity? Our boss also has a green building under his name, there are also restaurants, there are several large courtyards in the center of Xicheng, and there are thousands of hectares of fertile land outside the city...... "The auction house had also heard of this young man's special standards before he came, so when he talked about the identity of his master, he said everything else that could be said."

"Stop, stop, I know, your master is actually a rich man, but apart from being rich, there is nothing else, isn't it ......" Liu Baiqing interrupted this person's words and asked lightly.

Sweat began to drip on the forehead of the ...... auction house, and he had a hunch that what was waiting for him would be two words that he had never thought of before, that is, "Don't sell!" ”

Sure enough, Liu Baiqing looked at his spitting appearance, and said: "I'm sorry, I have made the conditions very clear before, so I don't sell, and I ask your master to forgive me, and when we really come to sell wine next time, I will make my own decisions, and personally always have a jar of your master, so as to be the current apology!" ”

Originally, Liu Baiqing wanted to refuse directly and decisively, but I thought that if Gongzi really helped Mu Hong or Mu Feichen regain control of the Cao Gang, then the land of Xicheng, it is difficult to say that the restaurant will open here in the future, so don't do things too much, although the social status of these rich people is not very high, but they can't stand up to people having money, and Gongzi's favorite is this kind of rich and powerless people, according to Gongzi, they are all good people who come to send money, so for the sake of the future, Liu Baiqing still sent a jar of wine on his own initiative, Save a little face for others, so as not to be too embarrassed.

Sure enough, the auction house's face recovered a little in an instant, and he was ready to be rejected, ready to go back and be scolded by the master, but now there is such a sentence from Liu Baiqing, and he said it in front of so many people, and he will at least explain it when he takes it back, and it can be regarded as a gain.

Therefore, when the auction house left at the end, he also saluted Liu Baiqing with a fist, which was not too lost. However, as soon as the people from the auction house left, another man dressed as a rich man squeezed in with a few servants, and said to Liu Baiqing: "Young man, I want to buy a jar of this wine." ”

Liu Baiqing was lowering his head and thinking about his heart at this time, so he didn't raise his head to answer for the first time, but Helian Qishan next to him hit Liu Baiqing with the back of his hand, Liu Baiqing raised his head and looked at Helian Qishan suspiciously, he had received seven or eight people before, and several of them were in this situation now, Liu Baiqing didn't pay attention to it at the first time, but Helian Qishan didn't say anything, why did he suddenly prompt now.

However, what Liu Baiqing saw was indeed Helian Qishan nodded at him, his eyes were full of excitement, which made Liu Baiqing's heart shock instantly, he understood that the target person was finally here, and he had been waiting anxiously for almost a morning, and the person who was waiting was finally late, but he didn't know who it was.

"Old man, I'll have one hundred taels and one altars, but I want to make sure that your identity is in line with the current standard for buying too white drunk." Because he knew that this was the target person, Liu Baiqing's tone was quite polite.

"Oh? Do you know who I am? The old man in the lead spoke.

Liu Baiqing shook his head: "I don't know, boy, I'm from Jiangning, I don't know much about Xicheng, and I don't know what your identity is the old man, and I hope the old man will tell me." ”

"Me? My name is Ba Xuyao, and my name is ...... It's a member of the Cao Gang. ”

As soon as Ba Xuyao finished speaking, many onlookers next to him whispered, and perhaps many people present couldn't recognize who he was when he signed up for money. However, after reporting the name, everyone knew it instantly, because Ba Xuyao and Wogu were the hall masters of the Cao Gang who automatically proposed to sue the old man and return to his hometown, and both of them have been selling their mansions recently, so the popularity in Xicheng during this time is still quite high, and everyone has heard of the names of Ba Xuyao and Wogu, so everyone discussed it.

Ba Xuyao looked left and right with his spare eyes, looked at Liu Baiqing casually, and nodded his chin slightly left and right, the meaning was obvious, I just wanted to express my identity to Liu Baiqing, and the people next to me had already said it. However, Ba Xuyao finally added it himself.

"The old man's name is Ba Xuyao, and he used to be the hall master of the Cao Gang, but now he has returned to his hometown, and he will leave Xicheng and return to his hometown in a few days, I don't know if the old man is qualified to buy an altar?" Ba Xuyao stroked his long beard, with a faint smile on his face, and asked loudly.

"Hahaha, the master of Batang laughed, you just proposed to return to your hometown, and now it can be regarded as a successful retirement, not to mention that although you have retired, but the merit is still there, before I came to Xicheng, I have heard of the name of the Cao Gang, which is a famous behemoth in Xicheng, and I have also heard of the Zhizhou of the Cao Gang of Iron, from this sentence, you can see how strong the Cao Gang is. On the way, others warned me that in Xicheng, I would rather offend the government than the Cao Gang, it was the dragon that coiled me, and the tiger that lay on my stomach. Liu Baiqing also let out a hearty laugh and responded politely.

But the politeness is fake, but the hearty laughter is real, because he was really happy to see Ba Xuyao, and after waiting for a long morning, he finally came, and his heart naturally opened.

Ba Xuyao was naturally very happy when he heard Liu Baiqing give him face and praise him like this, and said with a smile: "This son is too famous, our Cao Gang are all good people who abide by the law, how can they be above the government, next time the son should not say this kind of thing, otherwise it will be spread to the Xicheng government, and our Cao Gang will be miserable." ”

Liu Baiqing also laughed, and then inadvertently took out a jade pendant from his belt, that is, he wanted to come from Mu Feichen before, and it was the jade pendant that the latter had brought with him since he was a child, and basically every high-level member of the Cao Gang recognized it.

Sure enough, Liu Baiqing took it out just now, and Ba Xuyao's eyes flickered in an instant, and Liu Baiqing himself was tempted, so his eyes kept staring at Ba Xuyao, observing his eyes and expression. At that moment, the pupils contracted and dilated sharply, and Liu Baiqing observed them clearly. And the expression on his face instantly stiffened, and then returned to normal, and he could see it clearly.

However, Liu Baiqing didn't stay outside for too long, and after observing that Ba Xuyao on the opposite side had noticed it, he quickly stuffed it back, he was afraid that there were also people from Jing Zhe's side among the surrounding onlookers, since the high-level of the Cao Gang could recognize it before, then the high-level officials on Jing Zhe's side could naturally recognize it. Therefore, Liu Baiqing flashed quickly and immediately put it back.

After a brief shock, Naba Xuyao's face returned to its previous state, as if nothing had happened just now, and he had not changed. But what he did next revealed his thoughts.

I saw that he hesitated for a moment, and then glanced at Liu Baiqing, who also gave him a knowing smile at this time. Ba Xuyao gritted his teeth, took two steps forward, and the whole person was already stuck to the stall, leaned over and lowered his head, leaned next to Liu Baiqing, suppressed the excitement in his heart, and asked softly: "This son, where did you get this jade pendant?" ”

However, Liu Baiqing didn't give him a chance, and after Ba Xuyao asked such a sentence, he immediately stepped back and opened the distance, and said loudly: "What? You ask, how is this wine made? Ba Hall Master, although you are the hall master of the Cao Gang, but I can't answer this question, but I can sell you a jar of wine, you write the address here, and I will send someone later...... No, in order to show respect for the Cao Gang, I will send it to the Batang Master's Mansion in person! The master of the hall can give me the silver when the time comes! ”

While speaking, Liu Baiqing kept looking at Ba Xuyao, and nodded at the faint notice, Liu Baiqing believed that Ba Xuyao would notice his various hints, sure enough, Ba Xuyao paused, and nodded at Liu Baiqing indistinctly, and said: "It's me who is abrupt, then I'll write my address to Gongzi, and I'll send it to Gongzi in person when the time comes!" ”

Ba Xuyao deliberately accentuated the word personal, he and Liu Baiqing both smiled at the same time, and then left after writing the address, while Liu Baiqing and Helian Qishan glanced at each other, and at the same time breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts, with a smile on their faces, the task in the morning was finally completed!

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