The wind and snow fell for a while, and then it cleared again.

Many people have come to Ji County recently, most of them from the neighborhood, but some from farther places. Most of them wore mink coats, led horses one by one, and formed herds. Because I heard that there were high rollers from the south who wanted to spend a lot of money to buy good war horses, local wealthy families in various places in Youzhou sent representatives, and those who brought them over were also good horses.

In a courtyard in the center of Jicheng, at the vermilion gate, there is an endless stream of guests coming in and out. The host is a simple middle-aged man, standing at the door in person, greeting the guests with a smile on his face, and constantly saying: "Please go to the court, serve tea." ”

Many people gathered in the hall used for the reception, and everyone stood and talked while rubbing their hands and spraying white air, looking quite excited.

"Boss Wen is here too?" As one of them paced back and forth, he saw a familiar face and leaned in, merging into a small circle of four.

The leader of the circle is Wen Qian, the head of the five Wenjiabao brothers.

Wen Qian greeted the person who greeted him: "Oh, it's Mr. Xu?" You're also going to this troubled waters? I didn't hear you also have horses. ”

Mr. Xu looked like he couldn't wake up, his eyes were half-open and half-closed, and his two mustaches hung down, mixed with the goatee's beard.

"This year's horse market is good, I have no choice but to get a piece of the pie, and everyone takes care of each other."

The other person was a blue-skinned man with a blue face, but he looked quite majestic, and said: "There have been a series of battles in the Central Plains, and only now can the overall situation be determined. The next is a troubled time, and the war horse is popular, which is a good year for our Youzhou people. It's just that this year's horse buyer came so early, but it was unexpected. ”

Mr. Xu arched his hand at him and asked, "This is a ...... with a look."

The man immediately replied, "My surname is Fan, a local." ”

Mr. Xu immediately stood in awe: "It turned out to be the master of the Fan family, disrespectful and disrespectful." ”

Wen Qian said: "Everyone is welcome. Wenjiabao began to accumulate horses last year, and this year has already achieved a small success, and he is shy and fighting with everyone for a bite to eat. ”

Mr. Xu said: "Boss Wen is polite. You Wenjiabao have been doing business in the past few years, and you are invincible, who doesn't know. ”

Everyone smiled, and it was a greeting in the past.

Wen Qian said: "Recently, have you heard that the price of horses is still rising, and there are people collecting horses everywhere, and the supply exceeds the demand." Do you have any sellers? I'm willing to double the purchase. ”

Mr. Xu smiled and said, "So you don't know yet?" The horse market on the Yuyang side has been controlled, and now there is no horse in the east. ”

Wen Qian frowned and said, "How can this be? ”

Mr. Xu was obviously a well-informed person, he put his hands to his lips and lowered his voice, "Isn't it an order from the new Lord Assassin?" He sent a team of men and horses, caught the person who smuggled the horse over, and immediately put him in prison, and it was useless for anyone to intercede. Several groups of people have already been arrested. ”

Wen Qian and the person surnamed Fan obviously didn't know about this situation, and hurriedly asked, "Didn't someone else sell horses in Ji County a few days ago?" ”

"There's always a ...... sneaking out"

Wen Qian muttered, "It's this Lord Thorn again!" ”

Since being forced by Yuan Xi to spit out the field in his hand and losing huge profits, Wen Qian was still a little indignant in his heart, and at this time, when he heard that Yuan Xi was also involved in this matter, he couldn't help but feel a pimple in his heart.

Mr. Xu said: "Isn't that a good thing? He cut off the road to and from us, and the price of our horses immediately went up. ”

Wen Qian said: "How is it a good thing? I heard that the group of high-rollers in the south bought horses according to the thousands, but how much do we have in our hands? You have to buy a batch of ready-made ones. Now that the supply is cut off, all the money made for nothing has slipped away. ”

Mr. Xu lowered his voice again and said: "Recently, there have been a batch of Xiongnu horses on the black market, if you are interested, my brother will lead you over, and it is up to you whether you can talk about it or not." But then again, the asking price of this batch of horses is not low. ”

Wen Qian's eyes lit up, and he thought that with the guests from the south, where could he go, so he hurriedly said: "If it is done, Mr. Xu's share, Wen will definitely not be less." ”

"Haha, it's easy to say, it's easy to say."

They were still chatting, and the master of the room came to the center of the hall to speak.

"Guys, stop for a moment and listen to what I have to say."

The sound of mosquitoes was suddenly extinguished, and everyone stood up straight and headed towards the owner of the house surnamed Feng. This Feng is also a big businessman, although he is not as good as Le He dang, but he can be regarded as a good hand in Ji County.

I only heard him say: "You have come from afar, just to seek wealth. Now the inn in the south of the city lives a high roller from the south, with thousands of dollars in their pockets, waiting for good horses to supply. It's everyone's time. ”

Everyone cheered, and the hall was filled with the eagerness of making a fortune, as if the yellow-orange-orange gold was already in front of their eyes.

"However, if this money is to be made well and earned, it will take a lot of thought. Now the price of black market horses has risen again and again, and compared with before the autumn harvest, it has tripled. You also have a lot of horses on hand, how to sell them? When will it be sold? Do you have any comments? ”

Someone immediately said: "Needless to say, of course I will wait a little longer, and I will sell it when the price goes up." ”

Some people also said: "It's too greedy to do this, if the southern high rollers collect enough horses, won't they be smashed into their own hands?" ”

Someone immediately retorted, "How many horses can we have?" The other party wants 3,000 horses, can we add up to 50 percent? How is it possible to get enough? ”

The man immediately retorted: "At first, they were eager to buy horses, and the price was high, but when they received a thousand horses, they could not sell them for such a high price." ”

Immediately, the chatter rang out. This is also something that everyone is worried about, wanting to save the goods in their hands and sell them at a good price, but they are afraid that someone will take the lead and break the rules.

The owner surnamed Feng immediately raised his hands and shouted, "Be quiet, be quiet!" Please listen to the wind a certain sentence. ”

"Owner, please speak."

"Feng is here to propose, everyone advances and retreats together, no one should take the goods off first, to sell, let's sell together, all at a good price. The high rollers in the south can't get the horses, they will never give up, the price has to go up, and when the time comes, we can make a lot of money, and they must eat this loss. It depends on whether we Youzhou people can unite as one. ”

Someone immediately said: "The owner of the wind village is really cheerful, and he agrees with it, so he does it." ”

There is also humanity: "But once someone can't resist the temptation and gets rid of it first, what else can we do with him?" When the time comes, who will make up for our losses? ”

After all, the person surnamed Feng has little qualifications and a thin family background, and although there are people in his initiative, no one believes in him.

"Ahem......"

Suddenly, a man in black stood up from a corner and stood beside the surnamed Feng.

As soon as some merchants saw him, they immediately took a breath of cold air, and secretly shouted in their hearts: "Even he is involved in this transaction, so he can only drink soup with him." ”

The man in black said: "Don't you believe what the owner of the wind village said?" Plus how about my Boling Cui family? ”