Chapter 35: Breaking the Deadlock
Zhao Chuan braved the morning light and strode on the road leading to the county seat.
From time to time, he also turned around and urged two sentences to let his second son follow. Zhao Mingde stared worriedly, and followed with a frown.
was urged by the old father, and he couldn't help it again: "Father, why should the words of those two children be taken seriously!" ”
Zhao Chuan turned around and stared at him fiercely. Zhao Mingde hurriedly lowered his head, waiting for the reprimand to come.
As a result, Zhao Chuan only said lightly: "Hurry up!" ”
He did not reprimand his son because he was also in a skeptical attitude.
Is Zheng in stock on a full moon day? Does Zheng have a way to bring in the goods?
Zhao Chuan was very skeptical about the authenticity of this matter.
But at that time, Zheng Sheng's attitude was too sincere, Zhao Chuan had been treating people for decades, what kind of person had never been seen, he subconsciously felt that the other party would not lie to him.
It's a bit difficult to decide, should I go to the county seat or not?
After Zhao Chuan struggled for a day or two, an old man came to the door.
His name is Zhao Pheasant, and he has known Zhao Chuan for decades, but he is not a friend, but a hated rival.
"I heard you're going to the county seat?" Zhao Chuan doesn't care about people. Instead, I wondered who told this old guy about it?
"Haha, it seems to be true, you are really old and confused! A child's teasing words will make you obediently run to the county, hahahaha! ”
Zhao Pheasant came over to taunt and quickly withdrew.
Zhao Chuan's face was gloomy, for a long, long time.
"Go to the county seat!"
"I'll go when I'm done! The eldest stays at home and ploughs the fields, and the second goes with me! ”
Without steaming steamed buns and fighting for breath, Zhao Chuan stubbornly set off.
After walking dozens of miles at night, tired and sleepy, the old legs and feet didn't seem to be his own, and he secretly lamented: What kind of madness have I had! Toss yourself like this!
It wasn't until early in the morning that he was suddenly relieved when he saw the familiar city wall of Pheasant County.
Even if you are deceived, what if you are deceived? It's a big deal to be ridiculed a few more times by that guy, and he doesn't lose anything.
What if what the kid said is true! His family will be able to get some good farming tools.
This is the way to give up! Don't let me down, boy!
Zhao Chuan and Zhao Mingde entered the city and walked along the familiar road to Zheng's farm tool shop.
When I got there, I saw that four or five people had already lined up.
Zhao Chuan could see clearly that these people were all dressed as family members, and their origins were probably only from large families in the county.
This is enough to prove the truth of the matter.
Zhao Chuan stood behind and listened carefully to a few words, and was more sure of his judgment, these people were all waiting here after getting the news that Zheng's farm tools were in stock today.
After waiting for a while, the sun had risen to half the sky, and the gate that had been locked slowly opened.
The men of the two shops came out of the gate, and they worked together to lift out a wooden board and hang it on the wall beside it.
Zhao Chuan fixed his eyes and saw some black carbon words written on it: "The purchase of farm tools in this store is limited to each household......"
The family members in the front line were also literate, and they immediately shouted dissatisfied.
Zhao Chuan didn't care, he was not one of those big households with 10,000 acres of land, and the number of farm tools purchased was limited to not enough for farming. His family does not have much land, and the amount of purchase is enough for his family.
As time went on, more and more people gathered outside the store.
Zheng Sheng, who was hiding in the morning shop in the distance, finally waited for Zheng Wen, who was late.
Without waiting for him to ask, Zheng Sheng pointed over there. Zheng Wen looked at the crowd and didn't think about what was going on there.
"It's our shop over there."
Zheng Wen frowned and listened carefully to the voice over there: "Our farm tool shop? Where did they get their goods? ”
Zheng Sheng smiled and didn't answer: "Cousin, I have found a way to break the situation." ”
Zheng Wen was stunned, then looked outside and nodded slowly.
……
Zhao Chuan was full of ambition, but when he returned home, he was puzzled by other things.
"Who the hell is that kid? How did he know about the Zheng family? ”
The women looked at each other, but they knew that the boy's name was "Xiaosheng", because their children called him Xiaosheng's brother, and in the same way, the girl's name was "Xiu'er".
And the men were sulking that night, and no one remembered to ask.
"Don't even know their last names?" Zhao Chuan frowned.
The little Zhao Jingcheng suddenly spoke up: "Brother Xiaosheng said his name when he took us home that night, Brother Xiaosheng's name is Zheng Sheng, and Sister Xiu'er's name is Liu Yan'er." ”
"Zheng Sheng, Liu Wei'er? Is this a brother and sister? His father frowned, and he subconsciously thought that the child had misremembered.
"Sister Xiu'er has her mother's surname!" Zhao Jingqi suddenly remembered what Zheng Sheng had said, and hurriedly argued.
The family suddenly quieted down, because Zhao Chuan showed a gloomy and uncertain look after listening to the words.
After a while, Zhao Chuan suddenly spoke: "Jingcheng, Jingqi, do you two still want to see Brother Xiaosheng and Sister Xiu'er?" ”
"Yes." The two men replied in unison.
"Okay, Shouli, you take the child to Shunyang Wanquan Town! Send them to Zheng's primary school. ”
The children were puzzled.
The same is true of the brothers Zhao Shouli and Zhao Mingde.
Zhao Chuan waved his hand for the woman to take the children to retreat, and he said to the two brothers: "The son of the Zheng family is called Zheng Sheng, right?" ”
The two of them were shocked. Zhao Mingde hesitated: "How could Zheng Shizi come to us?" Maybe the overnight kid is just a coincidence and has the same name as Zheng Shizi? ”
"The name is right, the age is also right, don't forget that a person who has nothing to do with the Zheng family, how can he know the news that the Zheng family has goods?"
"The Shi family probably can't suppress this little son of the Zheng family, while he is still fledgling, we must seize the opportunity. Let's send it over! ”
……
"Since mid-March, Zheng's shops across the country have new transportation channels, and all their in-demand goods have been supplied."
"Our blockade has failed."
The report of his subordinates made Shi Chong, who had been closing his eyes and pondering, furious: "Bastard! With such a lot of effort, things are still messed up? New transport corridors? Look for! Go find it! ”
"Our people in Seventeen Liqiu in Wanquan Town have been watching day and night, and they have not found any signs of carriage and horse transportation, which is really a bad thing."
"One more thing, Zheng Sheng hasn't shown up for more than three months. Although there is news that Zheng Sheng is infected with typhoid fever, he can't be sick for three months, right? ”
Shi Chong suddenly comprehended something: "What about Liu Yan'er?" ”
"I didn't show up."
"What about Chu Quai, Wang Luo, and Hu Moshan? These people aren't honest lately, are they? ”
"I look at the records, Chu Quai, who was recuperating in Wancheng, disappeared some time ago!"