Chapter Ninety-Six: Binzhou's Rivalry (3)
Under the scorching sun, I saw that the red red in the glass cup was bright and bright, and the tea was clear and translucent, red and soft, just like two rubies with a clear texture and no impurities!
The guests indoors and the crowd outside were amazed and amazed.
Later, Zhang Ji ordered someone to set up a small charcoal stove, put a wide-mouth purple clay pot on it, and then pour boiling water, and when the water bubbled and boiled again, sprinkled a small pinch of jasmine slices into it, and suddenly the jasmine was fragrant, and the house was full of fragrance, such as being in the wilderness of late spring, and the heart was relaxed!
Everyone couldn't help but close their eyes and praise it.
Zhang Ji then said slowly, "The product of a gentleman, beautiful and outward, wise and foolish, just like these tea soups, seems to be simple and unpretentious, but in fact it is clear and pure, mellow and far-reaching, fragrant and lush, so flashy but not showy, beautiful but not expressive, cautious but not arrogant, is a real gentleman!" ”
"Good!"
The crowd suddenly resounded with cheers and thunderous cheers.
"It's amazing." Cao Yingze couldn't help but pat the folding fan, happy and convinced.
Xue Huijin looked at Zhang Ji, who was calm and confident, and his heart was already in a panic, but there were all the people with heads and faces in Binzhou gathered here, he couldn't show his timidity and lost his momentum, so he stood up and said to everyone, "The world, each has its own good, Zhang Zhang's opinion on things, you have your opinions, tea and soup are just for quenching thirst in the final analysis, and other things are too much to do, and Hui Jin thinks that this taste and texture are the most important." Everyone knows that the next Ding Tai Hui originated from the Xue family in Haizhou, the reputation does not need to be said, and now it is united with Hengxing Xingxing, whether it is strength or the source of goods, it is a first-class business bank of great causes, and there is no need to say more about the products that are superior or inferior. ”
Zhang Ji Zhengse said, "Uncle Xue reminded everyone that the Haizhou Xue family is the leading business name in my dynasty, and its representative industry is Haizhou Dingtaihe, Dingtaihe is now Taixiangsheng's industry. Let's talk about this reputation, let's talk about the silver tickets circulating in the current market, which one is the most seen? ”
Someone in the crowd shouted, "Tai Xiangfeng! ”
"Thank you for your support! That's right, our Taixiangsheng Taixiangfeng money village, the reputation has long been famous all over the world, Taixiangfeng's silver ticket, not only the great cause, even the East China Sea, the South Seas can also circulate smoothly. In the final analysis, a silver ticket is just a voucher with silver deposited, just a piece of paper. The reason why this paper has so much credibility is not because of the strong credibility and payment ability behind this paper?! ”
"Good!" The crowd applauded again.
"Let's respond to the texture and source of goods that Uncle Xue talked about. The texture of Taixiangsheng tea has been seen by everyone at the tea tasting conference just now, and it is well-known and praised. Moreover, the tea fighting meeting where everyone was having fun just now, and a lot of results came out, and there were not many people who could take away a hundred taels of silver, right? It can be seen that our upper, middle and lower grades of tea can definitely withstand the scrutiny of hundreds of schools. As for the source of goods, I promise that as long as the list signed by Taixiangsheng can be fulfilled according to the quality and quantity according to the agreement, and there will be no adulteration! ”
"Good!" At this time, the entire Qingyun Building was already full of people inside and outside, and no matter how loud they said anything else, they were swallowed up in the hustle and bustle.
Xue Huijin saw that he was powerless to suppress this formation, so he had to throw off his sleeves and leave.
Ye Cizhun, who was sitting opposite Qingyun Tower and quietly paying attention to the situation, had to respect Zhang Ji, he was worried that Zhang Ji would have stage fright in the face of such a big scene of dignitaries for the first time, he didn't expect to be so calm, advanced and retreated, and full of knowledge and eloquence. Such a talent is much more capable than those timid and fearful Beijing officials who are inactive, and when they were awarded the official in the middle school, they only got a Qipin county order in a remote place, and the officials responsible for selecting hundreds of officials are really mediocre!
Ye Cizhun was so happy that he slapped his palms and exclaimed, "Xuecheng, you have to learn from Mr. Zhang, you can learn well, and you will be used for life!" ”
Xuecheng nodded hurriedly, "Exactly, exactly." Fortunately, this person is in charge, and if it were me, the first words that the eldest young master said when he entered the door would choke me to death. ”
Ye Cizhun said with a smile, "Don't be modest, when we were in Xihexing and Lizhou Port and Binzhou Port, you, the person in charge, were also vertical and horizontal, and your bearing was extraordinary. Alas, three or four years have passed in a blink of an eye, and I can't imagine that the Binzhou Port brought up by Xihexing will become more and more prosperous, but Xihexing has entered history, but it's a pity that ......"
"Lord Ye, don't feel pity, the young master once said that everything is everything, mortals are like mayflies, but they are just a drop in the ocean, do a good job in the present, live well in the present, it is not in vain to go through this world."
"Shh......h Where did Lord Ye come from? I'm Ye Chujiu, a person from Guannan Province, and the names in those old papers were quickly changed. ”
"Yes, yes, Ninth Master, it's the villain who said it wrong."
Ye Cizhun stroked his beard and smiled self-deprecatingly.
Sent away Xue Huijin this Buddha, the tea fight in Qingyun Building continued, looking for Zhang Ji to sign the list of more and more foreign businessmen, Qingyun Lou has been unable to greet it, and the contract is a trade secret, it is not easy to negotiate in public, so Zhang Ji first asked the contracted merchants to leave, to Tai Xiangsheng's hospitality room to discuss with the stewards in detail, and here left a few experienced first-class stewards to watch, and then left.
The tea fighting conference continued to be in full swing, but because of Xue Huijin's disturbance, Xiao Tingxiu had lost interest in the game, and Cao Yingze was worried that Hengxingxing's people would come, and everyone came from Luo'an, in case it was not good to recognize him and Xiao Tingxiu, so he pulled Xiao Tingxiu away, prepared to go to Baiyun Academy, and handed over this Uncle Xiao to his uncle first.
For Xiao Tingxiu, arriving at Baiyun Academy meant being confined, so the road up the mountain was particularly tormenting, riding a horse and pausing to delay time, only walking a small hill before it was dark, and there was still a long way to go from the top of the mountain.
Xiao Tingxiu looked at the sky and said to Cao Yingze, "Brother Cao, I think this day will be dark, and there will be no one in the wilderness. In my opinion, it is better to return to Binzhou City first, find an inn to stay, and it is not too late to go up the mountain early tomorrow morning. ”
Cao Yingze didn't want to take this unsafe prince anymore, so he rejected his request, who knew that Xiao Tingxiu's temper came up, but he refused to go any further, and the two of them were in a stalemate for more than half an hour.
After walking for a short while, there were a few wild wolf howls faintly in front, and Qi Xu was not sure that the two princes would be safe, so he suggested to Cao Yingze that he first go back to the foot of the mountain to find a farmhouse or a small inn to settle down, and then go up the mountain at dawn tomorrow.
Cao Yingze thought about it, and only when he returned to Binzhou City did he say that he was worried that Xiao Tingxiu would not leave, and he would never rely on it if he stayed at the farmer's house at the foot of the mountain for one night, and it was at the foot of the mountain, if he wanted to run, he would directly call Qi Xu to go up the mountain and call Xiao Hongyi down to see what else he could do. After making up his mind, he immediately turned back and walked to the bottom of the mountain.
After all, Baiyun Academy is a well-known academy, and the foot of the mountain is more prosperous than other places, there is a small town, the place is not good, but all the supplies are available, Qi continued to pick the best inn in the town, asked for four upper rooms, and booked a table of banquets, so he invited the two sons to go in and sit down.
When he entered, the sharp-eyed Xiao Tingxiu found a handsome young man sitting in the corner, who seemed to be a little familiar, but the inn was dimly lit and he couldn't see it really, so he paused and thought about it.
Cao Yingze thought that he was going to produce something again, so he pulled his sleeve and asked, "Uncle Xiao, what's wrong?" ”
"Brother Cao, look at the young man in that corner, do you think it looks familiar?"
Cao Yingze looked over there angrily, thinking about how there could be acquaintances in the wilderness of the southern border of Jingnan, but after glancing at it, he was also stunned, it was indeed a little familiar, if it was Luo'an or Changxing, he also believed it, but he couldn't think of who it was.
Xiao Tingxiu saw him like this and knew that he also felt familiar, "Even Brother Cao feels familiar?" That dare to be our old acquaintance? Hmph, I don't know which family is the prince, but he also came to Jingnan Province to join in the fun, and I was the only one who came here to be detained. ”
"People are just similar, which family is dressed as a chivalrous man? Still staying alone in a small inn in the wilderness? Let's eat, I'm hungry. Cao Yingze didn't talk to him, and pulled him into the private room.
was eating, there was a sudden sound of fighting outside, how could Xiao Tingxiu, a good person, let go of a good opportunity to watch the excitement, without saying a word, he ran out to see the excitement, and Qi Xu hurriedly followed.
I saw that the bowls and dishes in the hall outside were broken, and all the diners consciously dispersed to the side, beware of harming the innocent, and there were two big men lying on the ground, holding their heads and feet and screaming, and one was clamped with his backhand, kneeling on the ground, begging for mercy again and again. Look at the person who subdued a few big men, it was actually a handsome young man in that corner!
"A good man spares his life, a good man spares his life!"
"Even your own daughter has to be sold, you are still not human!"
Listening to the young man's words, Xiao and Cao noticed the two women hugging and crying on the side, one young and one young, should be two mothers and daughters, the daughter is only five or six years old, with two small pigtails, and she looks pink and cute.
After the two big men who fell to the ground got up, they shouted again and again, "Don't buy, don't buy, we won't buy this little girl, farewell, farewell......" shouted and retreated, and finally grabbed the door.
The crowd cheered and thundered, and the young man took out another ingot of silver and handed it to the woman, "This should be the little girl's money for selling herself, and then she can only buy it out, and she can only be disposed of by this son, and now this son will hand over this girl to you for upbringing, and you can't sell it again." As for his father, if you dare to sell it again, you can sue him to the government, and everyone here is a witness! ”
The woman thanked her again and again, picked up her husband, and the three of them left the inn together.