As the little flag officer took his seat, a group of errands took their seats one after another, leaving only three people to take care of the three locks such as the tightly tied up Tan Maniac.

Wei Bao couldn't understand why Madman Tan fell into the hands of officers and soldiers? He can now be sure that the backstage of Zhentianbei is Wu Dagongzi, with such a hard backer, he shouldn't be arrested when he goes out, right?

Wei Bao saw that the three locks didn't recognize him, and silently flashed to the corner of the hall, not afraid of being recognized, he was not afraid of the locks in the golden mountain, and he would not be afraid of the three locks that were tied up in Shanhaiguan, this is his habit to hide in advance, unless it is the time when the knife is hit on the throat and there is no time to think, under normal circumstances, he is used to thinking clearly first, planning well, and then deciding what to do. At the moment, I can't protect myself, and I don't want to regenerate what is wrong for the three strands who have had a holiday.

Madman Tan was weak at this time, leaning against the wall, as if he couldn't stand steadily, squinting his eyes, his lips were white, and he seemed to faint at any time, and the other two locks were also like frosted eggplants, drooping their heads.

Cooked meats and patties will come up in a while, these are normal prepared foods, and they don't need to be cooked in the kitchen, so they are served quickly.

A group of errands began to feast, causing one of the dreadlocks to plead, "Can you bring us something to eat?" ”

"What to eat? Go to the prison and find what the cell boss wants to eat! A soldier said with a smile: "Either sent to Liaodong or sent to Jiubian, there will be good wine and meat to eat in the future." ”

The officers and soldiers joked while eating, and they spoke harshly and viciously, without any mercy.

"If you make a dreadlock, you should have expected this fate! Still want to eat? Wait until you're full, and pull! ”

This sentence was the most unqualified, but it caused a lot of officers and soldiers to laugh.

Another dyed man was furious: "A bunch of things that don't have soft children! If you don't give it, why don't you say all this nonsense? I'm scared of you? It's a big deal to kill the master! The master is a terrible ghost, and he will bite you grandsons to death! ”

When a group of officers and soldiers heard this, they were furious, and immediately a few soldiers beat the stiff-mouthed dreadlocks with horsewhips while eating cakes: "Call you hard-mouthed!" Call you hard-mouthed! ”

Wei Bao can now be sure that these three locks were not only held by the officers and soldiers, but also belonged to the category of dead ends, although he couldn't figure out why, he couldn't help but feel a move in his heart. In fact, as early as yesterday, when this group of locks went to Jinshan, Wei Bao was envious, the locks are generally superb in riding, and they can also play with knives on horseback, and it is estimated that riding and archery kung fu is also skilled, compared to his establishment, but it can only be used as decorations and companions, and the guards who play a little vigilant role do not know how much stronger, and these three people are still people from the north of the earth, if they can get it and become their own subordinates, it will be of great use!

Thinking that there are two of Yang Hongyi's entourages upstairs, just now he was drinking and pulling relations, and he was giving away silver taels, if he could save these three locks by relying on the relationship, maybe it would work?

Thinking of this, Wei Baobao went over and dissuaded: "A few poor masters are angry. ”

As soon as Wei Bao came out, Wei Bao's entourage was nervous, Sister Fang behind the counter was also nervous, and Xu Rui and Uncle Sun Jiu didn't know what Wei Bao was going to do? Everyone watched him talk to a gang of errands.

Madman Tan was weak and still didn't open his eyes, but listening to Wei Bao's voice, he raised his head slightly, squinted, and looked at Wei Bao with the afterglow under his eyes, and opened his eyes a little. And the other two locks were both those who had been to Jinshan yesterday, and Wei Bao was not impressed by them because they were minions, but these two locks had a deep impression of Wei Bao, and they recognized Wei Bao at once.

"What do you do?" Several soldiers who were beating people stopped their hands and looked at Wei Bao together, seeing that Wei Bao was dressed luxuriously, looked dignified, and had a rich and noble atmosphere, and did not dare to be rude.

"I don't do anything, just a small businessman, dare to ask these people what happened?" Wei Bao asked with a smile.

"Can't you see it? All three of them are handmaidens with knives on them! When the little flag officer saw that Wei Bao claimed to be nothing more than a small businessman, he became impatient, and after answering, he went on to eat.

Wei Bao nodded, still with a smiling expression: "I see, give them something to eat, right?" Everyone, if you have two more good dishes, the cost will be counted on my head, and I can't see others starving and freezing on this cold day. ”

The little flag officer thought it was funny, wrapped meat and cakes in his mouth, and muttered: "Yo, can you still meet good people in this year?" Well, thank you little brother. ”

"You're welcome." Wei Bao clenched his fists and said to the guy from Shanhailou who was waiting next to him: "Why don't you order two more good dishes to serve to the soldiers?" Get some hot food to feed the three of them. ”

The guys from Shanhailou looked at Uncle Sun Jiu, who nodded hurriedly and raised his hand to signal them to do as Wei Bao instructed.

The two men shouted and hurried down.

The two handmaidens and Madman Tan were very surprised, and they didn't know what Wei Bao was doing? I can't figure out why I met Wei Bao in Shanhaiguan, but no one said anything. Wei Bao was originally the meat ticket they were preparing to kidnap, and it didn't do them any good to say that the three people were just caught as suspects, and they didn't admit it, let alone be convicted.

After Wei Bao finished arranging, he walked to the counter, thinking about whether to invite Yang Hongyi's two clerks down to help, he knew that he had no official status, and he came forward to negotiate with these errands, and it was definitely not as useful as Yang Hongyi's clerk.

"What do you want to do? Do you know these three locks? Sister Fang asked.

"How can you tell they're dreadlocks?" Wei Bao looked back and saw that no one was paying attention to him, so he turned his head to look at Sister Fang'er and nodded: "Before I came to Shanhaiguan yesterday, a group of people once went to Jinshan to kidnap me, and the injured one was the leader. ”

Sister Fang, Uncle Sun Jiu and Xu Rui were all curious when they heard Wei Bao say this, they didn't know what Wei Bao was going to do to save them with such a festive dreadlock?

"Locks are different from ordinary people, we business people, you can see it at a glance. You really like to meddle in things, since they once wanted to kidnap you, then there is a grudge, what do you want to do for them? Sister Fang asked puzzled.

"I want to rescue them, I don't have a good helper by my side, this kind of person may be of great use!" Wei Bao whispered his thoughts to Sister Fang.

Sister Fang and Uncle Sun Jiu both moved in their hearts when they heard this, and their business has reached a certain level, in fact, they both understand the role between officials, businessmen, and bandits, especially in this era, these three are broken bones and tendons, and it is difficult to separate.

Uncle Sun Jiu nodded secretly, admiring Wei Bao for having such a vision at such a young age, the bandits who once wanted to kidnap him, he would actually want to use it for himself, this must be Wei Bao's fancy to these three people, it is rare. But I can't help but worry, I feel that Wei Bao is right and evil, and it is really elusive.

"You want to save these bunches?" Sister Fang pouted, "You're not afraid of raising tigers?" Which of these people is not licking blood from a knife edge? ”

"You don't have to stay by your side, it's good to stay, if you can't keep it, you should make a good fate!" Wei Bao said with a smile: "I'll go find the two secretaries of Yang Gongzi and see if they can talk to the little flag officer." ”

Uncle Sun Jiu raised his hand and motioned for Wei Bao to approach.

Wei Bao saw that Uncle Sun Jiu took the initiative to talk to him, and couldn't help but approach with curiosity, "Shopkeeper Sun, what's the matter?" ”

"You don't need to find someone, I'll go and help you find out the tone first, if it works, I can help you intercept these three people, you don't need Yang Gongzi's book, if not, let's talk about it." Uncle Sun Jiu said softly.

Wei Bao was overjoyed when he heard this, knowing that Uncle Sun Jiu was helping him save money! He didn't know how to deal with this kind of person, and he didn't know the criminal law process in this era, so he didn't dare to rush forward to talk, but an old businessman like Uncle Sun Jiu must be able to do it, and hurriedly clenched his fists and said softly: "Thank you Shopkeeper Sun." ”

"I'll go and see it first, don't be busy." Uncle Sun Jiu's face was soft, as if he had changed all of a sudden, and he was no longer lukewarm to Wei Bao as usual.

"Thank you, Dad." Sun Yuefang was even more overjoyed when she saw that her father was willing to take the initiative to help Wei Bao, and shook Uncle Sun Jiu's arm coquettishly, her voice was greasy.

When Uncle Sun Jiu saw his daughter like this, he knew that his daughter might not know that he had planted a love for this Wei Bao, which was funny, but secretly not a taste, so he patted his daughter's little hand and walked out of the counter.

Uncle Sun Jiu walked to the side of the little flag officer, sat down naturally, and had a gossipy attitude: "Official, is the food in the small shop okay?" ”

"Okay! Shanhailou is the largest and best restaurant in Shanhaiguan, how could it not work, shopkeeper, it is not the first time I have come. The little flag officer smiled: "But this is the first time that the shopkeeper has sat down and talked to me." ”

"That's usually not daring to talk to the officials and gentlemen for dinner, do you want to warm a pot of good wine? Anyway, there is a treat from that child. Uncle Sun Jiu asked with a smile.

"That's fine!" The little flag official originally refused to ask for wine and food, because he was asked to pay for it, but now that someone has paid for it, he is naturally happy to ask for some food and drink.

Uncle Sun Jiu nodded, and immediately understood that these people were not in a hurry! It seems that these three people were not escorted from somewhere, but met temporarily, if it is an escort between the yamen, the case has been decided, it will be troublesome, this kind of suspect who has not yet entered the yamen, it is much easier to handle.

"Little Er, come to a jar of good wine, and warm up the officials on a cold day." Uncle Sun Jiu rushed to the shop.

The two Xiao Er who were waiting next to him agreed, which caused a group of errands to applaud together, and they hadn't smelled the wine for several days, and they didn't drink wine when they came to Shanhailou, which was a big regret.

Although Wei Bao couldn't hear what Uncle Sun Jiu said to the officer, he secretly admired Uncle Sun Jiu's conversation skills better than him, and understood that Uncle Sun Jiu was testing the way of the three locks, and whether the officers and soldiers were really in a hurry to test and wanted to listen to Uncle Sun Jiu's words, so he quietly stood beside Uncle Sun Jiu.

Uncle Sun Jiu naturally didn't mind Wei Bao coming to his side, patted the position next to him, and motioned for Wei Bao to sit down, so the little flag officer didn't mind, so Wei Bao sat down.

"I see that they have injuries on their bodies, they were just caught by the official, right? The official is a good means. Uncle Sun Jiu said with a smile.

"No, the injuries were originally brought by them, these few locks were injured, looking for Langzhong nearby, and I happened to run into them, and asked them, saying that it was a woodcutter who chopped wood, when I was a fool? When I stripped off my clothes, I saw that there were knife wounds on my body, and at first glance, it was a lock, and I just took them off! Hehe. The little flag officer effortlessly grabbed three genuine locks, and was quite proud, so he shook them out without the slightest concealment. This is a glorious thing in itself, and there is no need to hide anything. In addition, Uncle Sun Jiu is the boss of Shanhailou, and in the eyes of this little flag official, he is also a very face-saving figure, so he is naturally willing to brag in front of such a face-saving character.

Uncle Sun Jiu had an expression of admiration and gave a thumbs up to the little flag officer: "The official has good eyesight!" These three people are going to be sent to a thousand households, right? The official can get at least ten taels of silver, and maybe he can even increase the official! Congratulations to the official first. ”

"Cut, shopkeeper, don't want which pot to not open and which pot, and want to reward money? You think so highly of a thousand households. At most, it's a credit, but I don't know when this credit will be exchanged, when it will be exchanged, you should always be clear, right? This year's promotion is not based on merit, it depends on this! After speaking, the little flag officer gestured to compare money, "Don't say that ten taels of silver is impossible, but you can give one or two pieces of silver, so that the brothers can come back for a drink when they come back, thank God, but this kind of dream is not needed." ”

Wei Bao's head swept through three black lines, listening to what this little flag official said, Daming's eight-grade and nine-grade officials really have no meaning at all, it stands to reason that they are also a figure at the level of the director of a modern police station, and they are considered to be at the level of the township Standing Committee, which is not bad, but in this era, it is estimated that even the township chief can't catch up, and Daming does not have more than seven grades, so he is really not an official.

However, listening to Uncle Sun Jiu's words step by step, Wei Bao was already overjoyed, and felt that there was a door to rescue these three locks!

"Official, I'll discuss something with you, a friend of mine just told me that he wants these three people, you see." Uncle Sun Jiu finished speaking directly, and then made a gesture of money very vaguely.

Wei Bao nodded secretly when he listened, in the end, he is an old businessman, and it is really good to grasp the fire, the set of words just now is to understand the product information, and now that the product information is clear, he will speak directly, not dragging his feet at all. Although Wei Bao is actually good at these kung fu, but looking at other people's operations that are similar to his own, he can't help but feel sorry for each other and even feel that the other party is more powerful.

The little flag officer smiled and lowered his voice: "What? The old shopkeeper's friend wants these three locks? What do you want to do with dreadlocks? Isn't this asking for trouble for yourself? ”

"If you don't find trouble, we won't be able to take care of it, my friend entrusted me to ask, this matter has nothing to do with me and the official." Uncle Sun Jiu said with a smile.

The little flag officer touched his mouth and drank a glass of wine, "I'm afraid this thing will not be easy to do, although I said that the handmaiden I just caught has not had time to send it to the yamen, but so many brothers under my command are watching it!" It's not a trivial matter for this to get out. ”

"I know, it's indispensable to the brothers, I don't know how many times this kind of thing happens every day, and after today, no one will mention it anymore, and I won't admit it." Uncle Sun Jiu saw that what this little flag official said was serious, and he turned the seriousness into lightness in one sentence.

Wei Bao couldn't help but admire it even more, and felt that the shopkeeper Sun was really powerful, he didn't have such a good eloquence, and he listened to it with relish.

The little flag officer looked at Uncle Sun Jiu, and then at the three locks, "Does the shopkeeper really want it?" What does that friend do? ”

"My friend ......," said the shopkeeper Sun, gesturing with an official hat, "so it's inconvenient to come forward, he can also see that these woodcutters are of some use, probably because they want to keep them for chopping wood, right?" ”

Wei Bao listened to it with fascination, the language art of the shopkeeper Sun is too good, he doesn't say anything clearly, and he gives people a sense of mystery and oppression, but it is obviously more effective with half the effort, which makes Wei Bao feel that if the shopkeeper Sun is an official, he will not be worse than Yang Hongyi's ability to put scores, and he is too level. It not only implies that the buyer who is reluctant to show up is official, but also directly hints that he wants to find three locks to keep as a killer! It is not a new thing for high-ranking officials and nobles to raise a few killers, and as for saying that the locks are woodcutters, it is not a big deal to reiterate again, it is still a disguised price reduction.

A fluttering sentence, combined with gestures, can spread so much information, so that Wei Bao is full of happiness and fulfillment when he reads next to him, like a studious student who can't solve a problem, and suddenly a teacher gives a solution to the problem.

The little flag officer nodded, and after a period of silence, he made a gesture of three: "Thirty taels of silver!" ”

Uncle Sun Jiu sneered, "Official, on our ground, there are more silks than you guys, and they are not worth much, besides, one of the three has been so seriously injured that he is about to die." ”

"The shopkeeper, I'm not alone, I still have a dozen or so brothers, and I have to give one to the hundred households when I go back, right?" The little flag officer frowned, full of the appearance of a bargaining vegetable seller, where is there still a little bit of the momentum of an official?

Wei Bao looked funny on the side, but it seemed that Uncle Sun Jiu was an official, and this little flag official was like ordinary people begging Uncle Sun Jiu. This is the effect that Uncle Sun Jiu can only create by crushing his temperament and aura and wisdom in life, otherwise the two people are actually similar according to their social ranks, and Uncle Sun Jiu will never be able to achieve this kind of crushing gap.

"Isn't it enough for you to take five taels of silver? 100 households, it is enough to give two taels of silver! You can't take too much, but you take too much, and he doesn't know how much benefit you've received, so he will give each of the brothers five denarii. To tell the official the truth, my friend meant ten taels of silver, let me talk to him, look at the 12 taels of silver? If there are too many, people will definitely not want it. Uncle Sun Jiu said as he poured a glass of wine for the little flag officer.

Wei Bao was secretly happy, and secretly learned a trick again, the essence of bargaining is to accurately calculate the costs of the other party, and calculate the maximum benefits that the other party can achieve, Uncle Sun Jiu has really practiced to perfection! Of course, this is based on Uncle Sun Jiu's grasp of the economic situation, power distribution and mentality of people from all walks of life! Wei Bao suddenly realized that Uncle Sun Jiu was really a talent, if Liu Chunshi's position was taken by Uncle Sun Jiu, coupled with his knowledge beyond this era, the speed of rise would really fly, right?

"12 taels of silver?" The little flag officer held the wine glass, a little hesitant.

"My friend's reserve price is 10 taels of silver, forget it, this matter is none of my business, and I can't get any benefits, official, you just treat me as a mouthful, I didn't say anything just now." Uncle Sun Jiu smiled lightly, and as he spoke, he made a gesture to get up and end the conversation.

The little flag officer hurriedly pulled Uncle Sun Jiu back, "Yes, since you have the face of the old shopkeeper, you will have 12 taels of silver!" What's more, this kind of small credit, I don't know if it can fall on my head, let's pick a little benefit first! ”

"Okay, I'll go talk to my friend now." Uncle Sun Jiu said with a smile.

"The old shopkeeper can't be less than 12 taels of silver! took on a lot of responsibility. The little flag officer was worried that things would change, and added.

"Let's see what my friend has to say, right?" Uncle Sun Jiu smiled: "I'll try my best to help the official master make achievements." ”

"There's Lao Lao's shopkeeper." The little flag officer looked sincere.

Wei Bao followed Uncle Sun Jiu away, only to feel dizzy, I admired Uncle Sun Jiu's negotiation skills too much, originally begging for other people's affairs, the initiative was completely in the hands of the other party, Wei Bao originally heard the other party say 30 taels of silver, and felt that it was about the same, after all, it was three lives, and it was the life of a lock! In the end, it was actually said that it was 12 taels of silver, and the other party was afraid that the business would be yellow. While admiring Uncle Sun Jiu, Wei Bao really doesn't dare to underestimate the people of this era now.