Chapter Seventy-Seven: The Tea Merchant

Wang San took a few guards to disguise himself and entered Xinzhou City again, thinking that he had annihilated more than a thousand defenders in the city for the first time, burned up their grain and grass for several months, and now walked in with dignity, he was very excited.

After all, this is a more rewarding thing than a decisive battle, and if the new general knew about it, he might be so angry that he would cough up blood and die, or he would be killed by the neck.

Of course, I felt very excited in my heart, but I couldn't show it on my face, and I had to be cautious and pretend to be a merchant.

Although this Xinzhou city is not large, the business is still developed.

Along the way, even though Shi Bin and the others warned the local residents that the Yuan people were likely to retaliate, none of the shops were closed, at most, a few shops might not be so prosperous, and the bosses just sat together chatting and playing chess.

It seems that the people here are very serious about their hometown, and they will not leave until they have to.

It is himself who chooses his fate, and others can only remind him slightly, although Wang San sighed a little, he was helpless.

It doesn't matter to them, and few in the city cast a glance at them. This made Wang San a lot more relieved, and it was not a good sign to care too much about them.

At most, a few old people and some idle lumpenproletarians paid attention to them.

Walking to a tea house that looked more classy, Wang San just stopped and took a look, and the shopkeeper immediately ran over and said with a smile on his face: "Do the bosses want to buy tea?" Inside, please. We have a good tea here... ”

The shopkeeper is obviously a business elite, very good at soliciting business, very enthusiastic, and knows how to take the initiative to invite customers and 'reach out and don't hit smiling people'.

Before Wang San and the others were about to enter the door, he ran over and welcomed them in. He also leaned on the outside of the door very cunningly, so that Wang San could only walk in the door, but he couldn't exit, and he didn't even have room to turn around.

A few guards didn't see any clues, but Wang San felt it deeply. Because he was also a city gatekeeper, he was very familiar with this action.

After entering the door, the shopkeeper began to introduce himself: "The small surname Liu, Liu Bei's Liu, has a single name." What kind of tea do you want to order, Biluochun or Longjing? ”

As soon as he came up, he introduced such a good tea, and it seemed that he was trying the Taoism of Wang San's gang. Those who are inexperienced will be embarrassed to refuse, and will be 'coerced' to buy Biluochun or Longjing.

Wang San, who has been mixed in the scum heap all year round, where can he not know this? said with a smile: "We can't afford to drink good tea, we are all people with a hard life, so we drink some coarse tea to clear the fire." By the way, he sold dozens of catties of tea and went to the north to earn some money. ”

This is a big truth, but it is a miscalculation, so that the shopkeeper can see something. However, he didn't dare to speak out, so he was ready to deceive Wang San.

"Heroes, it's better not to go, I heard that the prince is dead and now people are being arrested everywhere。。。。。" Liu Wang pretended to persuade.

Heroes? Is this old fritter so shrewd that you can see the clues as soon as you enter the door? But it's useless to Wang San, a person who has been rolling in the world for a long time.

"Boss Liu, we are not strong men, we are just a group of foot merchants."

There are not many people who can do things like Wang San who are calm and impatient, but they are still a little immature in front of this old shopkeeper.

Liu Wang was about to poke him and give a few words of admonition, but suddenly smiled: "This boss, you are really discerning, we do have cheap and good tea, but the price still needs to be discussed." After speaking, he pulled Wang San and several guards to the backyard of the tea house.

Seeing Liu Wang so rude, several guards wanted to restrain him on the spot, but Wang San stopped him and retreated with him.

"It's rude, but at that time, I really didn't have time to elaborate." When he entered a backlit room in the backyard, Liu Wang immediately bowed down to apologize.

It's not dark and there's no light, but it's very dark, but it's a sense of safety.

Liu Wang's behavior was very unpleasant, and Wang San asked coldly: "Boss Liu, can you tell me why you did this just now?" ”

Boss Liu didn't care about Wang San's anger, but smiled apologetically.

"You are definitely not ordinary merchants, and just now there were a few more scoundrels who have been stealing chickens and dogs in this city all year round, so Xiao Lao'er had to pull you in." Liu Wang explained in a low voice.

knew that there must be a place where the stuffing was exposed, but Wang San thought about it but still didn't figure out what went wrong. The more I thought about it, the more anxious I felt, and I frowned.

After all, once the stuffing is really revealed in this city, even the lives of people outside the city are worried.

Seeing that Wang San's eyes had a murderous intent, Liu Wang immediately explained: "Don't worry, strong men, I won't betray you." Those scoundrels certainly haven't seen it yet. It was your sentence of 'all miserable people' and 'selling dozens of catties of tea to the north' that made Xiao Lao'er suspicious. ”

Is there anything wrong with 'all the people who are miserable' and 'selling dozens of catties of tea to the north'? Coarse tea and light rice are the lives of ordinary people, which makes Wang San even more puzzled.

It's so gloomy in front of you, isn't it just like that? In this troubled world, except for those dignitaries and dignitaries, who is not a hard-working person?

"Zhuangshi, what you said is right, but you have forgotten that you are obviously a southerner, and it is impossible for someone like you to sell tea in troubled times now。。。。。。。" In the end, he is a person who has been in business for many years, although he knows that if he is not careful, he will die on the spot, but he still said calmly.

Because he is a southerner and a tea seller, it can be seen that this shopkeeper Liu is really sharp-eyed, but this is too ridiculous. So several people cast their eyes asking him to explain clearly and kill people if it was wrong.

Of course, he knew that if he didn't explain himself, he would definitely not be able to get out of this warehouse, so Liu Wang said carefully: "Strong man, southerners are short, northerners are tall. You and your friends are obviously much shorter than Xiao Lao'er, but you said, 'They are all hard-working people', which makes Xiao Lao'er can't help but think that you are with you in the southern robes, plus some major events that have happened in my Shanxi recently, which makes the villain have to be suspicious. ”

Another reason he explained was that the sale of tea was an official camp, and the Song and Yuan dynasties were now enemy countries, and only high-ranking officials and nobles could smuggle some tea. What's more important is that he has never said so bluntly that he is trafficking to the north, just like the underground party, every time he does business, it is a code word, otherwise he would have been arrested a long time ago.

Although this statement made Wang San realize where his mistake was, it obviously could not convince him completely, so he motioned for Liu Wang to continue.

"And the merchant wants a dart master and a nursery." Shopkeeper Liu came up with another sentence that made Wang San and the second monk puzzled.

Dart masters and nurses? After thinking about it, Wang San thought clearly.

"You mean, these people I brought with me are too angry, not like ordinary dart masters and nurses?"

Liu Wang, who took a deep breath, nodded lightly and looked at Wang San with a smile, as if he was pleased with his sharpness.

"Zhuangshi, although this Xinzhou city is still relatively stable, the Yuan people have been vigilant since the last time it was broken by a group of patriots. And it has recruited a lot of beasts who have forgotten their ancestors to help them do things。。。。。。。 ”

Although he knew that it was very rude to interrupt others' words, Wang San still interjected: "You mean that those scoundrels are the minions of the Yuan people?" ”

"Yes." Liu Wang immediately replied, and said: "Strongman, the contemptible people know that you must need a lot of tea or fire-lowering things, but there are many people in this Xinzhou city, and there are many inconveniences. So you'll have to buy things differently. ”

The more he looked at this Liu Wang, the more he sighed, this old shopkeeper is really a human spirit, if he is also a Yuan dog, maybe they will go to Lord Yama to report now.

Indeed, even if it is not discovered just now, if you just go out of the city with one or twenty catties of tea, I am afraid that it will be exposed, and few people will buy tea like this.

Thinking of this, Wang San and the others were all in a cold sweat.

Knowing that the few people in front of him had no killing intent, Liu Wang was still ready to make his attitude clear.

He said very firmly: "Although I know that I am on the verge of death and am powerless to resist the Yuan, I am also happy if I can help you anti-Yuan fighters." ”

I was about to thank Liu Wang for his help, but I heard him say again: "The old man has been a silverfish all his life, and recently I know that the horse leather shroud is really a great sorrow, and it is by no means a great pride." Therefore, please believe that the old man is really helping you. ”

Of course, Wang San wouldn't believe such a few fluttering words, even if Liu Wang had just saved them, Wang San wouldn't, so he could only say that he didn't want to kill him anymore.

However, Shopkeeper Liu's next words impressed him. It turned out that Liu Wang told him where his family lived, how many people there were in the family, and where the ancestral grave was.

At this time, there was silence in the room, and Wang San just wanted to believe it but couldn't.

The Han people respect their ancestors the most, even if the family can be moved, but the ancestral grave cannot.

At this time, people are very superstitious, thinking that everything about themselves has a lot to do with the accumulation of virtue on the ancestors and the feng shui of the ancestral tomb, so these high-ranking families will also send special people to guard the ancestral tomb, lest the feng shui be shortened.

Therefore, it will never be easy to say where the ancestral grave is, but now the shopkeeper has said it, which shows that he is sincerely helping.

Just in case, Wang San still sent a guard and Liu Wang's junior to verify. Everything was as he said, and Wang San was relieved.

And Liu Wang said that he was willing to support 30 catties of green tea for free, as if he was doing his best.

I really want to resist the yuan, so naturally I don't want Wang San to pay a penny, of course Wang San insists on not wanting it. But the old man was very stubborn and resolute, and did not discuss it at all.

Even though he said that he could be ashamed of receiving fifteen catties, he was rejected by Liu Wang, saying only that he had to accept the thirty catties, otherwise they would not be able to buy at least one catty of tea in this Xinzhou city.

The first time he encountered such a situation, Wang San had no choice but to compromise and say that it was acceptable.

Since his wish was satisfied, Liu Wang immediately went out of the city and went to his tea warehouse outside the city.

Before entering the warehouse, he smelled the strong aroma of tea, and just by looking at the size of the tea warehouse, he knew that he Liu Wang had at least monopolized the tea trade in Taiyuan Mansion, and he was a veritable big tea merchant.

He does have the capital to say that he can let Wang San buy less than a pound of tea in Xinzhou.

What made Wang San regret a little was that he forgot to agree with Liu Wang on the quality of the tea he supported, and the two fought again in the warehouse.

Liu Wang insisted on supporting thirty catties of the best green tea or the best chrysanthemum tea, how can this be made?

I know that this Boss Liu is stubborn, but he is not afraid of his stubbornness when he has already arrived at the place.

Wang San made a color, and several of his guards immediately put some good quality tea into the cloth bags they brought, regardless of Liu Wang's dissuasion.

As soon as the matter was done, Wang San and his gang ran out of the tea warehouse as if they were flying, but they still expressed their gratitude to Boss Liu.

Only Liu Wang and the shopkeeper who were stunned at a loss were left.