Chapter 192: Singing and dancing

Cao Zhen was in the capital as the big shopkeeper of the Cao family's branch, how could he easily get out of the way, Liu Zhen had no choice but to retreat and ask Cao Zhen to recommend one to him. Please search (product # book...... Net) to see the most complete! The prince who updated the fastest begged each other, and Cao Zhen didn't dare to be sloppy, so he recommended his second shopkeeper, a person named Yang Fu, to Liu Zhen. Liu Zhen and Yang Fu met each other, talked for a while, and saw that Yang Fu said that the head was the Tao, and was overjoyed, thanked Cao Zhen, and took Yang Fu back to the prince's mansion.

Liu Zhen smiled and asked Yang Fudao: "In order to hide people's eyes, I am going to the Western Regions to pretend to be a businessman, I don't know what kind of goods to traffick?" ”

Yang Fu pondered and said: "The handicraft industry of the Han Dynasty is developed, and the things made are all popular in the Western Regions. Since the prince is only to observe the people's feelings, the goods he carries should not be too valuable, nor should they be fragile things. Why not choose some new and strange things, such as mud whistles, carousels, lanterns, spinning tops, and so on. ”

Liu Zhen said with a smile: "Please ask Shopkeeper Yang for this matter, how many people do you need?" Despite the offer, I just want to get out of town as soon as possible. ”

Yang Fu said: "The prince wants to say the approximate number, and it is easy to handle it in the next place." ”

Liu Zhen said: "It can't look too shabby, how about thirty cars?" ”

Yang Fu said with a smile: "Thirty cars, small businessmen don't bother to do it." ”

Liu Zhen was taken aback, and hurriedly said, "How much is better?" ”

Yang Fu said: "It's a long way to go to the Western Regions, people eat horses and chew, and the cost of the road is not small, how much can you make by thirty truckloads of goods?" Therefore, the average merchant is more than 80 vehicles. ”

Liu Zhen said with a smile: "The so-called interlacing is like a mountain, and if you make a fool of yourself in front of the shopkeeper Yang, then one hundred and twenty cars, and the money you spend can be collected at the account office in my house." ”

Yang Fu smiled and said, "The prince is too modest. These novelties don't cost much money. One hundred and twenty carts, five thousand taels of silver are enough. ”

Liu Zhen said: "Okay, Zhang Hu quickly accompanied Shopkeeper Yang to the account room, withdrew the money, and purchased the goods." ”

Stocking up, for Yang Fu, it is really a familiar road, and Yang Fu is clear about the doors of various workshops in the capital. After taking the silver, he hired more than a hundred carts, and within half a day, the goods were ready. Yang Fu knew that it was impossible for outsiders to participate in the prince's travel, so he vouched for the identity of the second shopkeeper of the Cao family, and one hundred and twenty carts, without the chauffeur to follow, were all guarded by the prince's mansion.

Yang Fu is a shrewd businessman, and he is fortunate to follow the prince, and the little abacus in his heart is crackling. Along the way, he served diligently and said some interesting things in the business field, which made Liu Zhen happy.

The journey is short if there is no talk, and if there is a word, it is long, and after nearly two months of trekking, Yumen Pass is already in sight.

At this time, in the Yumen Pass, the houses are continuous, the guest houses are like clouds, as if it has an urban style, and the scale has exceeded the county town of Dunhuang. Liu Zhen and his entourage of more than 600 people came to Yumen Pass, it was already past noon. If it was usual, Liu Zhen would have roared past with six hundred people, but he was just carrying the goods, and he still had to ask Yang Fu's opinion for everything.

Yang Fu took the initiative to say to Liu Zhen: "The big shopkeeper, out of the Jade Gate, is the Western Regions." The brothers have traveled thousands of miles and are already tired, so why don't we rest in the customs for a few days, prepare food and water, and then pass the customs. ”

How could Liu Zhen know these things, and replied casually: "Okay, just follow the opinion of the second shopkeeper." ”

There was already a group of innkeepers on the side of the road, talking nonsense and pulling people for the inn, Liu Zhen was smiling on the horse, watching Yang Fu negotiate with them.

After a while, Yang Fu came back and said to Liu Zhen: "The big shopkeeper, turn left not far ahead, there is a Jiayuelai Inn, which is enough for us to live for 600 people. "

When Liu Zhen heard it, what inn can accommodate 600 people, this is too big, right? With three points of disbelief, he opened his mouth and asked, "How much does your inn occupy?" How can there be so many guest houses? How will I store my goods and horses? ”

As soon as the man heard this, he knew that the lord in front of him was an aries, and he couldn't help but quietly sharpen the knife in his heart, ready to slaughter it. The man stepped forward and said with a grin: "Shopkeeper, my inn has more than 50 acres, more than 30 upper rooms, more than 100 ordinary guest houses, and dozens of stables. Don't say 600 people, 1,000 people are no problem. It's just that there are so many people in the shopkeeper, and the cost of silver is also very large. ”

When Liu Zhen heard this, she smiled and said, "Tell me carefully, what is the cost?" ”

The man said, "Go to the room for a night, three taels of silver for one person; one tael per person in an ordinary guest house; It is impossible to store the goods on the cart in the open air, and if the warehouse is occupied, a cart will cost five dollars a night; The horses are all fed with good concentrate feed, and a horse is a tael of silver a day; In addition, if you want to take a bath and wash your feet every night, the cost will be calculated separately; As for the sharp meal, it is settled on the spot. ”

Before Liu Zhen could speak, Yang Fu had already sneered beside him, "You guy, are we all white ducks?" ”

Dude only knows Aries, but he really doesn't know what a white duck is? But thinking about it, the meaning is similar, and he still smiled and said, "This shopkeeper, do you want to eat white duck?" We don't really have one in the store. If you eat beef and mutton, you will be able to control your fill. ”

Yang Fuqi laughed angrily, pointed at the guy and said: "In the mainland, it is called slaughtering white ducks, and here you are calling slaughtering white sheep, are we really white sheep?" Big shopkeeper, let's change stores, shall we? ”

Liu Zhen only understood a little at this time, and said with a smile: "Shopkeeper Yang will go and see again, which store is suitable?" ”

The guy was anxious, the duck in his hand was about to fly, and the white sheep who was going to be put on the case was going to run, so he would stop there, and stopped Yang Fu with a smile and said: "The two shopkeepers, everything is easy to discuss, don't say anything else, just in this pass, only our inn is the largest." ”

Yang Fu said: "Really? Hope to come, Duofuju, Yumen Inn, these are not as big as your store? ”

When the man heard this, it turned out that this lord was an understanding person, and immediately said: "Since this shopkeeper said the name of so many inns, he must be a regular guest, come and come, or stay in our inn, all five folds, everything is easy to discuss." ”

Liu Zhen tilted her head, seeing that this guy had gone half of the cost at once, and secretly said that it was a fluke, if he didn't have Yang Fu to accompany him, he would really be an aries.

Yang Fu said with a smile: "Our big shopkeeper lives in your inn, which is a blessing for your inn." So let's go, three dollars of silver per person for one night; Half a penny of silver per person in an ordinary guest house; The horses should be fed with fine concentrate, two pennies a day; The cart is in the warehouse, all free of charge; As for eating, this street is full of restaurants and restaurants, so why do you have to eat at your house? ”

Liu Zhen opened her mouth wide, and the guy said that he was five percent off, and he already felt that it was cheap enough, but he didn't expect Yang Fu to extort so much.

As soon as the guy heard that Yang Fu quoted the official price, he knew that his oil and water were gone tonight, so he sighed and said: "This shopkeeper is ruthless enough, everything is up to you, come with me." ”

Liu Zhen secretly gave Yang Fu a thumbs up, the two looked at each other, laughed, and entered the Yuelai Inn.

After the arrangement was completed, after dinner, Yang Fu said to Liu Zhen: "The big shopkeeper, Yumen Pass is the gateway to the Western Regions from the mainland, in recent years, the emperor has encouraged business, and the exchanges between the two sides have been increasing. In this level, there are many singing and dancing performances in the Western Regions, are you willing to open your eyes? ”

Liu Zhen secretly thought, along the way, I didn't hear the news of the two brothers, thinking that they were light and simple, and they had already gone out of the customs; Now that you are pretending to be a businessman and observing the people's feelings, why not go and have a visit and listen to the conversation of the people by the way. Make up your mind right now, call Zhang Hu, and the three of them will leave the store. Zhang Hu, as the leader of the guards, immediately blocked it.

Liu Zhen said in a low voice: "Zhang Hu is worried? ”

Zhang Hu said: "You are a daughter, how can you be in danger." When I arrange the guards, it's not too late to go out. ”

Liu Zhen had no choice but to wait. After a while, Zhang Hu came out, signaling that it was okay, and the three of them walked out to enjoy the night of Yumen.

In a large courtyard on the east side of Cross Street, the sound of silk and bamboo kept coming, mixed with bursts of cheers, but compared with the mainland, the tone of this music was strange, and it was loud and sound, but it was also good.

Yang Fu said: "The big shopkeeper, this is the singing and dancing troupe from the Western Regions, performing here. ”

When the three of them came to look closer, they saw a large courtyard, which was crowded with black pressed human heads, and a high platform was set up in the innermost, and lanterns were hung around the platform, and the platform was bright, and there were about seven or eight girls of different races, dressed in strange costumes, dancing in the sound of music.

Walking forward again, I saw more clearly, it turned out that the dancing girl was thinly dressed, with her belly and arms exposed, and with the constant twisting of her body, the white skin under the clothes was faintly visible; The dancing was enthusiastic and unrestrained, and the girls threw winks at the audience from time to time, which attracted bursts of coaxing from below.

At the end of the song, the girls all retreated, and a bearded man came to the stage, spoke in stiff Chinese, and said loudly: "Dear friends, please invite our super dancing god, Ma Tiantian girl to dance for us." Her dance is the best in the Western Regions, and I don't know how many young people in the oasis have fascinated. Come on, friends, and cheer loudly! ”

The beard stepped back, melodious music sounded, and a beautiful back slowly came forward from the backstage. The waist seems to be boneless, twisting at will with the music, indescribably soft; The tone of the music suddenly rose, and the beautiful shadow turned around leisurely, the colorful long veils on her body flew from side to side, and the audience was stunned.

Liu Zhen is a person who is used to seeing beautiful women, and all the concubines in his father's harem are all stunning in the world, but the face Liu Zhen saw was as glamorous as a peach and plum, and Liu Zhen felt that Tao Li dared to compete with her; If you want to say that you are as light as Youlan, how can Youlan be as enthusiastic and unrestrained as her. Liu Zhen thought of her father's "Luo Shen Fu", and when she thought about it carefully, she didn't have a sentence to describe the dancing girl in front of her.

With the accompaniment of the music, the dancing girls on the stage are becoming more and more exciting, sometimes like a fairy, sometimes like a bright moon hanging in the air, sometimes like the first bloom of autumn chrysanthemum, sometimes like a water lotus blown by the cool breeze. Liu Zhen was stunned for a while.

The tune turned again, and the dancing girl opened her mouth, showing her jade teeth, and sang again, with a tactful voice, just like the yellow warbler singing in the valley, and like a clear spring falling into the jade plate. Due to the different languages, Liu Zhen couldn't understand the lyrics, but felt that the song was in her ears, and she couldn't say how comfortable she was, and she just wanted to look up to the sky and howl, and she hated to sing and dance with her.