March 27 Cloudy with no wind

In the afternoon, I returned to the store after collecting a bill. Before I could enter the house, I heard a shrill voice shouting, "Such a high price!" It's so unbelievable! Boss Sanlyemon! You're clearly a black shop! ……”

I walked quickly to the shop and saw a diminutive samurai shouting loudly, while the boss kept bowing. I pulled the elementary school apprentice next to me and asked about the situation, it was a warrior who was buying materials and was making a fuss because the price was too expensive.

I stood on the side for a while before I began to understand what was going on. A number of houses were added to the inner city of Cheongju Fortress last winter, and the main construction has been completed. Now that the farming season is basically over, I want to finish the interior before the rainy season arrives. So he sent this samurai to buy some wooden strips for the partition doors and windows. The boss promised to give him a 9.5% discount, but he felt that he should give a 9% discount if he bought a large amount.

"Please don't be angry, this adult!" I walked over (my boss had already given me a few looks).

Only then did the samurai turn around, but his appearance really startled me. The big eyes are hesitant, the high cheekbones are very ruddy, the flat bridge of the nose and the nostrils are large and turned outward, and there are a pair of big ears, but the forehead is already a little bald. It's a monkey!. "Wait! …… Monkey? …… Why? ……”

"Excuse me! Are you ...... Kinoshita-sama? I asked, tentatively, nervously.

"Who are you?" The samurai asked warily, his eyes looking me up and down, left and right.

"This is our shopkeeper Tadaibei, and this is the miscellaneous commissioner, Kinoshita Tojiro-sama (really good)!" The boss was in a hurry to introduce him as if he was saved. "He can also be in charge of the affairs of the store! Yes! …… I still have an important matter to deal with, so I'll miss it first! "It seems that he is in a hurry to get rid of this miser.

"It doesn't matter if you can't do it!" As he passed me, the owner of Sanlyemon said in a very low voice.

"Be prepared! I'm not going to budge anyway! After the boss left, Kinoshita Toyoshiro stared into my eyes and said.

"Look at what you say! Would I do something so rude? "I was very sincere." Sanmao! Bring some cloudy sake for Toyoshiro (there was no shochu in Japan at the time)! …… Buying and selling is not benevolent! You're welcome, and don't have any scruples! ”

"You...... Is there really no other requirement! The dark eyes gurgled in the big, round sockets and then he asked, and it seemed that he still didn't quite believe it.

"How can you trust me? …… So be it! I promise to close the deal at your price! I said magnanimously.

"Really ???" Fujiyoshiro's already big eyes were even bigger, and it seemed as if a peach had been stuffed into his mouth.

"A businessman can't joke about business!" I pretended to have been greatly wronged.

"Then I'm rude! Thank you so much! Fujiyoshiro was finally relieved, and he danced with excitement as if he heard the sound of a gong. It's still fun to do business with you! He took the initiative to grab a glass of wine and take a sip. You're such a bold man! (Suspected of being cheap and good)

"We can always have a drink together now, right?" Seeing that he gradually calmed down, I put on the most sincere smile. "I admire you warriors the most! Did you know? If it weren't for my poor health, I would have gone to the army a long time ago! ”

"Isn't it a bit ...... Some are too ...... Too intrusive? "Actually, he's already drunk it.

"Where! Where! For a distinguished guest like you, you can't usually invite it! "Seeing that he was a little shaken, I decided to push it harder." Do you look down on me as a businessman and are afraid of losing your identity? ”

"Since you've said so...... Then you're welcome! With that, Toyoshiro sat down cross-legged at the table.

"Hurry up! Hurry up! You just have to treat this place as your home, there's no need to see it! "The purpose was initially achieved.

"Hah! Ha! I really can't help you, you're really a stubborn person! He laughed.

"Each other! Each other! I told the apprentice to fetch some dried snapper and butterfly fish from the shelves for a snack, and sat down across from him. I've heard about you for a long time! I was loyal to admire, but I never had the chance to see each other. It's rare that you have time to visit the shop today, so I finally got what I wanted! I picked up the jug and poured him a glass of wine.

"Oh? …… Where did you hear that? He looked sideways at me. It seems that even at this time, he still did not let his guard down.

"Everyone who comes to the store says, 'You are the number one official of the Oda family, and there is nothing you can't do!' And ......" I leaned over and pretended to be mysterious, saying, "I once went to Enoe on business, and met Matsushita Kahei-sama there......"

"Ahh He was taken aback when he heard my words. "My lord, is he okay?"

"It's okay, I just miss you so much. He also said that he had never seen anyone more capable than you, and he was also out of helplessness back then! "I give full play to my historical knowledge, and I am not afraid of him to verify it now that the two countries are at war.

"Yes! Oh, yes! Matsushita-sama really took good care of me back then...... It's just that...... Ay! He also sighed.

I drank wine and observed this future "man of the world". Although his talents are ordinary, he has enthusiasm and drive (or ambition) that are difficult for ordinary people to achieve. He can have a heart for anyone who can help him, but he is by no means a person who can share wealth and prosperity. In the future, the estrangement of Kuroda and the restraint of the "Seven Tiger Generals" may all stem from his character, and it is not unrelated to the collapse of the Toyotomi world behind him.

"How much does it cost for such a person to be able to get the world? How much luck is it? Or was it the destiny of heaven that made him and his dynasty like meteors across the long river of history? It's so unpredictable! "I can't help but think about the enigmatic life of this man.

"But you dog-headed! …… No! It's a monkey's head! I actually want to take advantage of Uncle Ben! Even if you are skinny and skinny, I will squeeze out your three catties and three taels of oil! I secretly gritted my teeth.

"Kinoshita-sama! Have you recently done a mission to collect military expenses? During this time, the food is not very easy to sell! "After three rounds of drinking, I asked the question I had been thinking about. (Don't ask me how I know!) At the beginning of playing "Taiko Lizhi", I always received this kind of quest. ）

"Who's to say it isn't!" Kinoshita Toyoshiro began his story with a sad face.