When he arrived at Chita, Li Ang realized that he had miscalculated, and he and his three men did not speak Mongolian and could not communicate directly with the herders.

There was no way, he found the owner of the inn, Li Lun.

Hearing about the purchase of leather goods, Li Lun became interested: "I don't know what kind of leather goods you need?" I have a few in my house. ”

"As long as it's a leather product, whether it's cow and sheep skin, or mink, leopard, or bobcat skin, I'm interested." Li Ang has the intention to let Li Ang act as his translator, and I don't know if the innkeeper can afford it.

"I only have cow and sheepskin now, you can give a price first." Li Lun is most concerned about how much copper money he can get.

"Then you have to see the goods to know," Li Ang also noticed the thirst in Li Lun's eyes, he has been rolling in business since he was a child, and has handled leather goods, otherwise he would not dare to come to Chita alone to buy furs, "Old cowhide is not the same as young cowhide, raw cowhide is not the same as cooked cowhide, and new cowhide is even more different from old cowhide." ”

"Sir, wait a minute, I'll take it and let him see it." Li Lun quickly took a large pile of cow and sheep skins and put them in front of Li Ang.

Leon and the three attendants looked at them one by one, and then divided them into three classes.

"Sir, you give me a price." No matter what third and fourth class Li Ang is, he only needs to exchange it for silver and copper coins.

"Li Dongzhu, your leather goods should not be sold at any price, these leather goods are too ordinary, they have to be sold everywhere, and the storage is not good, you see, here, here, and here, they are all shedding, and they should not be dry." Li Ang is like an old businessman, he is slow and methodical, and the more anxious Li Lun is, the more leisurely he becomes.

"It's not dry, because of the migration, I haven't had time to dry it, so you can give a price!" Hearing that the price was not high, Li Lun's eyes were faintly disappointed.

Li Ang glanced at the eldest attendant beside him, and when he saw him nodding, he shook three fingers at Li Lun.

"It's only thirty Wen? So many leather goods are only thirty Wen? Li Lun couldn't believe his eyes.

Li Ang couldn't believe his ears, he said a cowhide, not such a pile, "Proprietor Li, how much do you have to make a move?" ”

"At least fifty wen." Li Lun stretched out five fingers.

"Fifty wen?" Li Ang summed it up, four cowhides and four sheepskins, if calculated according to fifty wen, about ten wen each cowhide, and less than five wen each sheepskin.

"At least forty-five wen, less than that, I'd rather make my own leather clothes." Li Lun was quite disappointed, his eyes were gray, it seemed that today's copper coins were afraid that he would not be able to earn them.

"Proprietor Li, do you still have it?" Leon suddenly asked.

"I don't have it anymore, but everyone here will raise some cattle and sheep, and there are leather goods." Theory's eyes suddenly flashed with some hope, maybe Leon was willing to buy it.

"Li Dongzhu, for the sake of the same surname and the word 'Li', how about we make an exchange?" Leon thought of the daily necessities in the car.

"How to exchange? If you have something to say, you might as well say it directly. "Li Lun is still not very accustomed to the Han people talking, often there are words in the words, a simple and clear meaning, often have to go around a big circle.

"I'll buy your leather goods for sixty yuan, but you have to do two things for me."

"Sir, please." Hearing the sixty texts, Li Lun's heart had already been willing, as long as he didn't let him sell his father.

"First, you want to help me buy more leather goods, according to the price just now, ten wen per cowhide and five wen per sheepskin, but the goods must be good, to be honest, Li Dongzhu's leather goods are completely unable to meet our requirements, I will send a guy to look at the goods with Li Dongzhu."

For the sake of the fifteen texts, he has to drive them every day, Li Lun is a little hesitant.

"Li Dongzhu helps us, that is, to help yourself," Li Ang picked up the tea in front of him and took a sip gently, "In this way, as long as we can see the leather goods, we will pay this price, as for what Li Dongzhu and the owner of the goods say, we don't care." ”

"Sir, I mean I can lower the price to the owner of the goods?" Li Lun's eyes suddenly became bright, he has been running an inn for a long time, and he also knows the trick in the middle, if the price of each leather goods is reduced by one penny, he can buy fifty leather goods a day, and he will have an income of fifty yuan, which is no less than his mother-in-law selling herself.

"Of course, we pay with one hand, deliver with the other, and don't owe credit either."

"Okay, deal." Li Lun stretched out his right hand and held it tightly with Li Ang, and he suddenly remembered, "What about the other one?" ”

"Li Dongzhu is really fast-talking, worthy of deep friendship," Li Ang stretched out his thumb and praised Li Lun once, "I brought a lot of daily necessities from Beijing and Taiyuan, and I will borrow expensive land to sell them for the time being, I hope that Li Dongzhu will make it convenient and help us publicize more." ”

"Daily necessities?"

Li Ang was in business, and he had long seen Li Lun's attitude towards copper coins, "We will not treat Li Dongzhu badly, after making money, the four of us eat and live in Yiren Inn, which can be regarded as a kind of feedback to Li Dongzhu." ”

"They all have the same surname, and they should help each other, they should." Li Lun felt that Changshengtian was taking care of himself, and sent him such a big rich man, this Yiren Inn, except for the soldiers, no one patronized it in normal times.

"Then let's say okay, tomorrow I will let my buddies buy leather goods with Li Dongzhu, and I will sell daily necessities at the inn."

"It's a deal." Li Lun just happened to be looking for a mother-in-law for the prisoners exiled in Lingbei, and by the way, he introduced leather goods to Li Ang, and he could also earn some extra money.

It was already winter in Lingbei, the weather was a little cold, and there was no market outside, so Li Ang nested in the Yiren Inn in the afternoon.

He was amazed to find that soldiers were constantly coming in and out of the Yiren Inn, and when they came in, they were full of anticipation, and when they went out, they were satisfied.

"In broad daylight, are you gambling money in the inn?"

Leon was bored, and he dragged a soldier who was about to go out, "Brother, what's going on inside?" Is it gambling for money? ”

"Gambling money?" The soldier was stunned for a moment, and saw that Li Ang was dressed as a Han Chinese, "Is my brother from Guannei?" This Yiren Inn...... Mongolian women are so delicious! ”

"Mongolian woman?" Li Ang thought of the name of the inn, and then he came to his senses, "It turns out that it is a green building opened by Mongolians!" ”

When Li Lun came back in the evening, Li Ang warmly grabbed his hands and dragged him to a place where no one was, "Brother, is there a woman hidden in your Yiren Inn?" ”

"Brother looking for a woman?" When Li Lun saw the business coming to the door, he was overjoyed, "It's also my fault, I patronize and negotiate business with my brother, so I'll go find a woman for my brother." ”

Li Lun came back as soon as he returned, Wang Meili was behind him, Wang Meili is now the proprietress of the boss, that is, the old bustard as the Han people say, and she did not come forward to receive guests, Li Lun estimated that Li Ang was a rich man, so that Wang Meili would go out in person, so as not to fall into the hands of others, "Brother, the woman is here, you take a look." ”

Li Ang's eyes widened and widened, "Just her?" ”

"What's wrong? Brothers. Li Lunxin said, I took out all the goods at the bottom of the box, usually if Wang Meili came forward, the soldiers scrambled one by one.

"A woman of this age, still out to pick up customers? That is, to fool these poor soldiers. "Leon was quite disdainful.

"Brother, don't worry, I'll go get you another one." Li Lun shook his head, Li Ang is from Jingshi, he is a person who has seen the world, maybe Wang Meili is not to his taste, he replaced Wang Xiuying, but he didn't expect Li Ang to shake his head.

Li Lun changed several other women one after another, but Li Ang was not satisfied.

He was anxious: "What kind of woman does my brother want?" ”

"Are there any young and pretty? Must not be more than twenty-eight years of age. ”

"Twenty-eight?" Li Lun thought about it, the women here are all women, how can anyone be twenty-eight years old? Seeing that the money owner came to the door, he had no goods in his hand, and he was so anxious that he turned around, and finally, he gritted his teeth, "Brother, wait a while, I'll go again, this time you are satisfied, if my brother is not satisfied, I can't help." ”

"Okay, I'll wait, brother bothered."

Li Lun went in for a long time this time, and it took him about a bag of cigarettes before he came out of the room, followed by a twelve or thirteen-year-old little Jiao # Niang wearing a sky blue Mongolian robe.

Li Ang's gaze directly crossed Li Lun and fell on the face of the little Jiao # mother, she was childish, she looked a little like his mother, and her appearance was quite cute, "This little Jiao # Niang hasn't taken a guest yet, right?" Brother, you make an offer. ”

"I haven't received any guests, that is, brother." Li Lun followed the example of the Han people and stretched out five fingers to Li Ang.

"Five...... Ten......? Li Ang's eyes were suddenly bigger than his fists, how could this green building in Chita be more expensive than Taiyuan Mansion?

"Fifty wen." Li Lun still squinted his eyes, and seemed to have calculated that Li Lun would not bargain.

Only fifty Wen? No wonder "a penny of money" said that the price here is super low, Li Ang took out five taels of silver from his arms, "I'll cover it for a month." ”

"A month?" Li Lun calculated, as long as 1,500 wen a month, that is, one and a half taels of silver, five taels is still too much, "Brother, fifty wen a day, I don't dare to accept more, if I let the government know, but I will be severely punished." ”

"That extra silver, even if it's a month's accommodation and food expenses for the four of us."

"Brother is really generous." Li Lun took the silver and hurriedly stuffed it into his underwear pocket, he threw Li Juan to Li Ang, and went happily to himself.

Li Juan is really smaller, and the two points on her chest are not prominent enough, like Princess Taiping, but it is better than her mother's age, Li Ang entered the West Wing on a whim, under the guidance of Li Juan.

There were only the two of them in the house, and there was already a firewood brazier under the kang, and when Li Ang touched it with his hand, the kang was already a little warm.

Li Juan sat sideways on the edge of the kang, and when Li Ang unbuttoned her robe, she didn't resist, but her breathing was a little shorter.

In the following month, Li Juan warmed Li Ang's bed at night, and accompanied Li Ang to sell all kinds of daily necessities in the inn during the day.

The herdsmen did not have any silver and copper money to buy daily necessities, most of the time, they were exchanged for leather goods, these daily necessities alone, in exchange for half a car of leather goods, Chita's furs were indeed cheap, and the rest of the half car of leather goods, including food and accommodation, cost less than 150 taels in total.

The snow outside was too thick, and Li Ang stayed in the inn for another month, and when he left, because he was a big customer, Li Lun came to see him off.

"Will my brother come to Chita in the future?"

"Definitely, you will keep Juan'er for me, and I will ask her to accompany me next time I come."

"Of course, as long as my brother comes again, Juan'er is still yours, and no one can snatch it."

When Li Ang returned to Taiyuan, it was already past the new yuan, and when he returned home, Li Ang was temporarily idle.

But after the new yuan, Zhu Youzhen was busier than before.