Outside the west gate of Hengshui City is an Anji Bridge built by imitating Zhaozhou Bridge, this bridge spans both sides of the Hutuo River, connecting the east and west, Zhao Yan has seen it when he entered the city yesterday. To the west of the bridge is the ten-mile peach forest, at this time the flowering period has passed, and the peach tree has already produced a small fluffy peach, which looks very gratifying.

There is an open space outside the peach grove, large enough to accommodate several thousand people, and the wine tasting will be held in this open space.

In addition to the organizers and the restaurant managers from Beijing, the venue of this wine tasting conference is not accessible to everyone, but also those who have been invited to the local famous village sages, gentry and heroes, as well as people from various wine shops who have signed up for the wine tasting conference.

Today is April 17th, the wine tasting will open tomorrow, the county several bustling streets are the most merchants and local small merchants and hawkers, shouting and selling and greetings are full of ears, endless, in the eyes of some locals, it is more lively than the temple fair once a year.

Wang Jiu, the housekeeper of the Wang family, also came with Wang Ye this time, and also brought five entourages, when Zhao Yan followed Wang Ye to stroll to the county front street, Wang Jiu had already led several entourages to set up a posture, and put out the thousands of soaps and soaps he brought one by one.

In the distance, Zhao Yan saw a rather wealthy middle-aged man standing in front of Wang Jiu, the man was wearing a round-necked shirt and a Tang scarf, and his appearance was not outstanding. ”

Wang Ye glanced at the shop behind the stall, raised his hand and saluted back: "Liao Yuanwai, this time it is thanks to you, otherwise, with the prosperity of the front street of this county, where would there be a foothold for the old man." ”

"Eh, you and I have been friends for many years, but we just occupy a place at the door of the shop, why should Wang Yuan be so polite." Liao Yuanwai glanced at Zhao Yan with a smile, and gestured to Wang Ye: "This is ......"

Zhao Yan eats and drinks well now, and he is much stronger than before, but there is no resemblance between him and Wang Ye's eyebrows, and although Zhao Yan is dressed plainly, he and Wang Ye do not look like a master-servant relationship, so it is not easy for outsiders to speculate about their relationship.

Wang Ye glanced at Zhao Yan with a smile, and wrote lightly: "This is a junior of the old man, his father and the old man have also been friends for many years, and this time I came to Hengshui with the old man to see the world." ”

Wang Ye didn't introduce Zhao Yan too much, and Liao Yuanwai didn't ask too much, the two exchanged a few words, their words were full of politeness, and there was a faint sense of alienation, presumably the relationship between the two was not as good as they said in their words.

After Liao Yuan left, Wang Ye looked at his back and whispered to Zhao Yan: "This person's name is Liao Chengye, his family has been in business for generations, and he is also a figure in Hengshui County, but he is cunning and accustomed to camping, and his virtuous nephew must not be confused by his appearance." Although the old man and him have known each other for many years, they have not had a deep friendship, and they don't know how Xiao Jiu put the stall at the door of his shop. ”

Wang Jiu happened to come over at this time, and said in a low voice: "Master, it is not for nothing to set up a stall at the door of this Liao Yuan's shop, and you need to give him five taels of silver a day for the stall." If it weren't for the fact that the places on the streets in front of the county were all occupied, only there were vacancies here, and the small ones would not provoke him. ”

"What, you will give him five taels of silver a day? ......Wang Ye's two small eyes glared, and he was angry in his heart, but now that people are coming and going on the street, he always has to take care of his face, and finally he had to snort and said: "If it weren't for Lin'er's mother's death, the old man would have come a few days in advance, and where would he be pickled by this pop." ”

Seeing this, Wang Jiu hurriedly said: "Master, you are dissipating your anger, it is a small thoughtlessness, and you should have someone to occupy a position in advance." ”

"That's it, the old man didn't think about it at the beginning, and he couldn't complain about you." Wang Ye waved his hand, turned his head and saw that there were only two or three people around the soap stall, and couldn't help asking: "Xiao Jiu, how much has this stall sold since you put it down, have any merchants come to inquire about purchasing?" ”

Wang Jiu hesitated for a moment before saying: "Master, our soap is also a little famous in the local area, and after the small one set up a stall at three o'clock, it was sold for dozens of yuan at this time, but they were all bought in bulk." As for the soap...... It is estimated that the reputation has not yet spread, so few people care about it, and even if it is small, no one will buy it. ”

"It's okay, we don't set up this stall to buy and sell for nothing, but the old man will visit a few local acquaintances later, and when they see the effect of this pair of soaps, they will definitely not miss this business opportunity." After Wang Ye finished speaking, his face suddenly stiffened, and a different color flashed in his eyes, which looked very strange.

Zhao Yan followed Wang Ye's line of sight, and saw a group of people walking slowly from the opposite side, starting with a middle-aged man in his forties, this person was wearing a green robe, wearing a Dongpo scarf, his face was narrow and long, his eyebrows were divided into eight figures, his complexion was fair, and he had three strands of flowing beard under his chin.

Wang Ye stared at the other party deadly, Xu was sensitive, the man turned his head slightly, and looked beyond the longing figure to Wang Ye's face.

After seeing Wang Ye, the man's pupils shrank, but his face remained unchanged, and he laughed loudly through the crowd: "Hahaha...... Who should the old man be, it turned out to be Brother Changxu. Didn't Brother Changxu go away in a bad mood and swear not to step into the Hengshui realm again? ”

After the middle-aged man finished speaking, he strode towards Wang Ye, and several servants behind him followed closely, invisibly adding a bit of majesty and momentum to it.

Wang Ye looked at the other party calmly, and said lightly: "The old man has never vowed not to step into the Hengshui realm again, and I don't know where Brother Sun Jin heard it, and the person who spread this rumor is really not a son of man." ”

"Hahaha...... Brother Changxu still likes to be unforgiving. Sun Jin and Wang Ye stood opposite each other, with a smile on their faces, and said: "Brother Changxu, although you and I haven't seen each other for many years, we can be regarded as intersecting at the beginning. ”

Wang Ye stood with his hands in his hands, and looked at each other for a moment before saying: "If the old man said that he is here to play and relax, is Brother Chang Geng credible?" ”

Sun Jin glanced at the soap stall behind Wang Ye, and then looked at Wang Jiu next to Wang Ye carefully, and then smiled: "Brother Changxu liked to joke back then, and now he comes to scold me again, if the old man is not mistaken, this is Xiao Jiu, right?" It looks much older than it was a few decades ago, and the old man almost didn't recognize it. ”

Hearing this, Wang Jiu subconsciously glanced at Wang Ye, and saw that his face was indifferent, so he arched his hand to Sun Jin and said, "I've seen Sun Yuanwai." I haven't seen him for many years, and Sun Yuan's demeanor is still the same, but I don't know how many concubines and how many sons have been added? ”

"Hehehe......" Since seeing Sun Jin, Wang Ye showed a smile for the first time, he turned his head and glanced at Wang Jiu approvingly, then looked at Sun Jin, whose face was dark, and said with a smile: "The domestic servant has no form, and Brother Chang Gung should not meet with him in general." ”

Wang Jiu's words seemed to have touched Sun Jin's sore spot, and his face became extremely ugly as soon as he brushed it, but he had been in the business for decades, and his city government had already far surpassed ordinary people, but it had recovered in an instant.

"It doesn't matter, the old man has heard such a sentence, saying that it is impossible for a person to bite back if he is bitten by a dog, and there is also a saying that it depends on the owner to beat the dog.

Although Wang Jiu said that he had nothing to do in business, he had learned seventy or eighty percent of Wang Ye's city, and he was not annoyed when he heard the words, he only bowed his head with a humble smile, looking unhappy or sad, as if he had not heard the sarcasm in Sun Jin's words.

There must be a servant, there must be a master, Wang Ye lightly stretched out his hand and pointed to the stall behind him, and said with a smile: "It's not a secret, the old man came to your land this time, but it was for this soap and soap." This pair of soap is similar to soap balls, but it is still excessive, in addition to washing clothes and bathing, it can also be used to wash teeth and rinse mouth, for some people with dirty mouths, it is a rare good thing. Now that I met it today, Brother Chang Gung might as well take one or two pieces back and try it, maybe after using it, it can help Brother Chang Gung's hidden illness under the refreshment of the whole body. ”

Wang Ye's words were more lethal than Wang Jiu's words, Sun Jin was angry and depressed when he heard this, his face was white and red, red and black, and it took a while before he exhaled a breath of turbidity, brushed his sleeves and hands, and said with a cold face: "A gentleman doesn't take advantage of others, Brother Changxu should use it for himself." Tomorrow is the wine tasting, and the old man is busy with affairs, so he will leave. ”

"Please." Wang Ye stretched out his hand, and then watched Sun Jin stride away with a smile, until his figure disappeared into the crowd, Wang Ye suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed a few times, which startled the unprepared Zhao Yan.

After laughing, Wang Ye fell silent again, he didn't pay attention to Zhao Yan and Wang Jiu, and just stood in a daze, as if he was reminiscing about the past.

Wang Jiu stood aside, sighed slightly, and then turned his head to see the inquiring look on Zhao Yan's face, and couldn't help but whisper: "Little Brother Zhao, do you know that person just now?" ”

Zhao Yan shook his head, and Wang Jiu continued: "That person's name is Sun Jin, the word is Chang Geng, and he is the owner of the Tiandefeng Wine Workshop in the Hengshui Land Realm. Don't look at him as sanctimonious, but in fact, his stomach is full of flowers......"

"Xiao Jiu......" Wang Ye came back to his senses, glanced at Wang Jiu unhappily, and then ordered him to take care of the stall.

After Wang Jiu left, Wang Ye did not greet Zhao Yan, but walked forward with the flow of people. Zhao Yan scratched his head, Wang Dahu had something in his heart, he could naturally see that it was just a matter of privacy, and he couldn't ask directly, so he could only follow behind, observing the shops and stalls on both sides of the street leisurely.

Before he knew it, he had already walked two streets, and Wang Ye suddenly stopped, looking up slightly at a pavilion not far away.

Zhao Yan followed Wang Dahu's line of sight, and saw a plaque hanging on the door of the pavilion, with the three big characters of 'Red Pink Building' written on it, as long as he was the governor, he could see at a glance what was being done here.

At this time, the sky was bright, and the Qinglou, who was in charge of the leather and meat business, also knew some shame, so naturally it would not open the door in broad daylight, so the two gates of the Hongfan Building were closed, and there were no big teapots and Qinglou women in front of the door and on the pavilion to solicit business.