I have to say that this shopkeeper Hu is worthy of being the owner of the largest food store in the city, even if the sky has gradually begun to darken and all the shops are about to close, he has a way to invite those shopkeepers over.

As he said before, things like dried meat, which can only be used as dry food, sell very poorly on weekdays, and even some small shops don't dare to sell them at all. And now the shopkeepers are naturally a little surprised when they hear the purpose of his invitation.

Shopkeeper Hu didn't hide too much, and told them the news that Yu Panxi was going to purchase these things, except for the extra fifty taels of silver, the rest of the words were almost word for word.

"Don't hide it from you, this business is too big, and I really can't do it alone, so I came to you to discuss. If so, can you send the jerky you have hoarded into my storehouse overnight? ”

Shopkeeper Hu sat on the main seat in the hall, looking at the eight or nine people who were talking below, and knew that they were moved. So without much hesitation, the voice paused, and then continued: "Of course, I will not deliberately press you on the price, I will give whatever price it should be." Please do me a favor. ”

His words can be regarded as cleverly said. first took the things that Yu Panxi explained to him on his own in a word, and finally deliberately lowered his posture and said that cooperation was help. If it weren't for the shrewd people present, I guess I would really think that this is a favor from others.

It's just that no matter what they think in their hearts, if they really do what the shopkeeper said, this business will only make a profit. So after glancing at the people left and right for a few times, one of the men still took the lead and stood up: "Since Boss Hu is willing to cooperate with us with such a big list, we will naturally not refuse." ”

After his words, the remaining merchants also stood up to express their positions, and by the way, they asked about the identity of the purchaser.

What a shrewd person Shopkeeper Hu is, of course he knows that they are trying to start from Yu Panxi's side, in case there is such a business in the future, it is better to get ahead of him. It's just that Yu Panxi said before that they were just passing by here, and it is not certain whether they will come in the future, but Shopkeeper Hu is not worried at all.

After relaying the former's words directly, and dispelling the thoughts of those merchants, Shopkeeper Hu asked them to hurry home to count the goods they wanted, so that they could send someone to deliver them overnight.

The merchants were busy for most of the night, and the shopkeeper Hu was even more busy because he had to count the goods and settle the accounts for those merchants, so he was not able to rest until the second half of the night.

Yu Panxi and Xiao Chumo didn't know anything about these things, but they didn't have to worry about it. Early the next morning, when they went to Hu Shopkeeper's shop, the latter had already counted all the goods and made a list.

"Madame, as you commanded yesterday, I have collected all the goods in the city. This is a list of documents, please take a look at them. ”

Shopkeeper Hu didn't mention that he regarded Yu Panxi's instructions as a favor, but just made a respectful appearance and handed over the paper in his hand.

Yu Panxi took it and looked at it, but the number counted above made her not very satisfied. There are countless officers and soldiers in the army, and just such a small thing, I am afraid that it will not be enough to divide it by then.

But I just heard what the shopkeeper said, this is already all the goods in the city, anyway, there is a city in front of it, and it should be enough to purchase all the way when the time comes.

Yu Panxi thought like this, although he frowned when he looked at the documents, he still handed over the silver ticket to buy these things to the shopkeeper Hu: "Thank you shopkeeper, I am very satisfied." This is the rest of the silver, according to the list you provided, and you can check it. ”

Shopkeeper Hu naturally smiled, the guest in front of him was so generous, where would he worry that she would deliberately give less silver? After a cursory glance at the silver ticket he had just gotten, he hurriedly asked, "By the way, Madame, do you want someone to send the goods now?" ”

It's not that he can't wait to send Yu Panxi and his wife away, in fact, it's just that he is just as curious as those merchants, what Yu Panxi is going to do when he buys so much jerky, and how to transport it away.

However, the latter didn't seem to notice the doubts in his heart, still smiled, and pointed directly to the location of the city gate: "Then just move it out, just put it on the side of the team, someone will carry the goods up." ”

She couldn't see the doubts of this shopkeeper, but the news that Xiao Chumo was going to lead troops to the border to negotiate had already spread along the way, and it was not a secret to pass through this place. If she wasn't worried that the soldiers would panic the people by letting them into the city to move things, how could she have hired someone else?

Unexpectedly, when the delivery guys saw the troops stationed outside the city, their eyes widened, and they didn't know whether to go over or not. It wasn't until the sharp-eyed Deputy General Xu raised his hand and called a team of soldiers to come over to pick up the things that they came back to their senses and carefully handed over the goods.

Because he was afraid of being rude, the shopkeeper Hu did not follow him in person when he delivered the goods, but just told those little guys to tell them who were waiting outside the city when they came back. However, after listening to this, his expression suddenly became excited, and his eyes were fixed on them.

"Are you sure you're right, the people outside the city aren't ordinary guards but soldiers in the army?"

Regarding this question, those little guys naturally nodded: "We are all very sharp-eyed, and the people who pick up things are wearing soldiers' uniforms of our Ningguo!" ”

"I see!"

Hearing such affirmative words, Shopkeeper Hu suddenly stood up from his chair, he was still a little puzzled, but at this moment he suddenly laughed. The little guys didn't know what he was laughing at, so they could only stand on the ground and look at each other.

When Shopkeeper Hu had laughed enough, he finally calmed down, and then asked, "Do you know who the two people who came yesterday were?"

Naturally, everyone shook their heads.

So he continued: "If I am not mistaken, the last two guests to come yesterday should be the famous General Zhongyong and his wife. And the army you saw outside the city before was rumored to be going to the border to negotiate with Nanjin Kingdom! ”

When he spoke, his tone was clearly a little proud, after all, not everyone could do a business with such a famous and distinguished person. It's just that in my heart, I am still a little lucky. Fortunately, he is not the kind of person with a short temper, and he had a good attitude when he talked to Yu Panxi yesterday, otherwise he was afraid that he would offend these two nobles.

Shopkeeper Hu's words really surprised the little guys below, and they didn't expect that they would be able to meet such a famous person. However, while they were still immersed in surprise and did not recover, the former had already begun to think about other things.

"Judging by the direction the general is heading, they should pass by the city where my uncle is. Hu San, hurry up and send a letter to my uncle, let him pay attention, even if he can't do business, don't bump into the nobles. ”