Zhou Zhong and his party followed the middle-aged man named Yu Er into the courtyard, and the other party asked them to wait for a while, then turned around and entered the wing room on the east side of the courtyard, and quickly took out a small bag, gently put it on the table in the courtyard and opened it: "Zhou Gongzi, please look, the quality of the sea cucumbers here is good, right?" ”

Zhou Chong and they also gathered around at this time, when they saw the sea cucumber in the bag in the second hand, they were also a little surprised to praise, only to see that the sea cucumber in the bag was brown, and the sea cucumber spines on the skin were thick and straight, and at a glance they knew that the road was a good ginseng that could only grow for many years, and then Zhou Chong reached out and touched it, and found that the sea cucumber was dry and thick, and it was indeed stronger than the sea cucumber they had seen in the store before.

And at this time, Jinxuan and Lingyun saw that Yu Er really took out a better sea cucumber, both of them looked at each other in surprise, from each other's eyes, they both saw the doubts in each other's hearts, could it be that they really looked away before, this Yu Er, who didn't look like a good person, was really a businessman who sold the best ginseng?

"Good ginseng, Brother Yu's sea cucumbers here are indeed of the highest grade, but the number is really less, I don't know how many sea cucumbers you have like this?" Zhou Zhong put down the sea cucumber in his hand and said, the sea cucumber in this small bag weighs only a few catties, which is not enough to give to the two old fathers-in-law, and he also wants to give Aunt Wang a copy, so he naturally wants to buy more.

Hearing that Zhou Zhong wanted to buy more, a hint of imperceptible joy flashed in Yu Er's eyes, but his face showed a little embarrassment and said: "This ......, don't hide it from Zhou Gongzi, although our Weihaiwei side is rich in sea cucumbers." But the best ginseng is also hard to come by. So like these sea cucumbers in front of you. It's all the best sea cucumbers I've collected in recent years, and the quantity is not only small, but the price is also ridiculously high. ”

Zhou Zhong heard Yu Er say that there were only these sea cucumbers, and he couldn't help but be a little disappointed at the moment, as for the question of the price raised by the other party after the most disappointment, he didn't care much, it was just some sea cucumbers, and he didn't care about the price at all with his net worth.

"Okay. I want these sea cucumbers, Brother Yu, you can tell me the price! Zhou Chong thought about it, although these sea cucumbers are less, but they are better than nothing, he plans to buy these, and then buy some high-quality sea cucumbers, which can be used as gifts at that time.

Hearing that Zhou was buying, Yu Er immediately said happily: "Zhou Gongzi is really arrogant, these superb sea cucumbers cost five taels of silver per catty. There are three catties in the bag, a total of fifteen taels! ”

"Hmm. Prosperous wealth gives money! When Zhou Zhong heard Yu Er's offer, he nodded with satisfaction and instructed his follower Wangcai beside him. This price seems very expensive, but in fact, nearly fifteen catties of wet sea cucumbers can be sent out for each catty of dried sea cucumbers soaked in water, and each catty of wet sea cucumbers is only more than three dollars of silver.

In addition, sea cucumber in this era is also regarded as a kind of aristocratic food, and its status is similar to ginseng, and most people regard it as medicine rather than food, so the price of five taels and one pound is definitely not expensive, if the lord puts it in a place like the capital, even if it is sold for ten taels of silver a catty, some people are willing to buy it.

Hearing Zhou Chong's order, Wangcai next to him immediately took out the silver from his body and prepared to pay the bill, but at this moment, that Yu Er suddenly said again: "Zhou Gongzi, you are a knowledgeable person, I have some other sea cucumbers here, although the quality is not as good as the ones you bought, but they are definitely good ginseng, I don't know if you would like to take a look?" ”

"Ha Luha, Brother Yu has good goods in his hands, Zhou naturally wants to see it, but I don't know how many sea cucumbers you have in your hands, don't be like these sea cucumbers I bought, only a few catties in weight, right?" Zhou Da said with a smile, he felt a little ashamed now, because just now he actually thought that the other party was a liar, but now the other party not only sold him some excellent sea cucumbers, but also the price was also very fair.

"Childe, don't worry, there are a lot of sea parameters this time, and it will definitely meet your needs!" Yu Er said and turned around again and entered the side room, but when he turned around, his face was a little more happy again.

Zhou Chong and they could see from the open door that Yu Er picked up a big bag from the same wooden shelf where he had just taken down the sea cucumber, and then came to Zhou Chong to put it open, but when Zhou Chong and they saw the sea cucumber inside, they all looked at each other with some doubts, because they couldn't tell the good from the bad in the bag.

Generally speaking, the quality of sea cucumbers has nothing to do with the color, but with the meat thorns on the surface of the sea cucumber, the more upright the meat thorns, the better the quality of the sea cucumber, but this time the sea cucumber taken out by Yu Er has no meat thorns on the surface, and the appearance is also a little different from ordinary sea cucumbers, which makes Zhou Zhong wonder if this thing is a sea cucumber?

Maybe it was because of the confusion on Zhou Chong's face, but Yu Er smiled and explained: "Master Zhou, I know that you must be thinking in your heart, is this bag a sea cucumber?" I can assure you here that this bag is definitely sea cucumber, and it is also a special sea cucumber in our Jiaodong area, but this kind of sea parameters are scarce, and only in the spring of every year when there are strong winds and waves, it can be caught from the sea, and outsiders can rarely see it! ”

Hearing Yu Er's assurance, this is a sea cucumber, before Zhou Zhong could speak, at this time, the little maid abacus beside Lingyun asked with some disbelief: "Impossible, sea cucumbers are all thorny, you see these things of yours, they are smooth on the surface, and there are no meat thorns at all, how can this be called sea cucumbers?" ”

As soon as the words of the arithmetic fell, he saw that Xie Lingyun was white and said: "Abacus, you don't know don't talk nonsense, sea cucumbers are divided into spiny cucumber and light ginseng, and the surface of many light ginseng is very smooth, so it is named light ginseng, there are many sea cucumbers along our southern coast that belong to light ginseng, but the taste of light ginseng is not as good as that of spiny ginseng, so it can't be sold at all." ”

When he said this, Xie Lingyun raised his head and glanced at Yu Er with some confusion, and then asked with some puzzlement: "As far as I know, light ginseng is generally produced in the south, and most of the coastal areas north of the Yangtze River are sea ginseng, and I have never heard of light ginseng produced in the Jiaodong Peninsula?" ”

Hearing Xie Lingyun call out the name of the light ginseng, Yu Er immediately gave her a thumbs up and praised: "This lady is really well-informed, and she actually knows that the light ginseng is mainly produced in the south, but this is not absolute, although most of the sea cucumbers in the north are sea cucumbers, but there are also a little light ginseng production in some places, such as our Weihaiwei here, every spring when there is a strong wind and waves, there will be a little light ginseng production." ”

When Yu Er said this, he stopped and took a breath and said: "In addition, although the light ginseng in the south tastes bad, but the light ginseng in the north is just the opposite, our light ginseng in Weihai not only tastes better than the light ginseng in the south, but also much stronger than the general ginseng, it can be said to be a rare delicacy, and it is also very nourishing to people, but the number of light ginseng is also scarce, in the whole Weihaiwei except for me, you will never find a second merchant with light ginseng for sale!" ”

Although Xie Lingyun and Wang Jinxuan are wearing men's clothes, they are just for the convenience of movement, after all, the two of them are beautiful, and ordinary people can see that they are women at a glance. Yu Er's eyes were not wrong, so he naturally saw it a long time ago, and when he saw Xie Lingyun and Wang Jinxuan behaving intimately with Zhou Chong, he naturally knew that these two women were Zhou Chong's wives or concubines, so he was called Mrs. Xie Lingyun.

Xie Lingyun heard Yu Er call himself "Mrs.", and she was also happy at the moment, and peeked at Zhou Chong, just at this time Zhou Chong also turned his head to face her, which made Xie Lingyun feel shy, and hurriedly turned his head and didn't dare to look at it again, as for Yu Er's explanation later, she just listened to a rough idea, but looking at what the other party said was the way it looked, it didn't look like a lie.

Yu Er is a veteran who observes words and feelings, and naturally knows that Lu Dao is headed by Zhou Zhong in this group of people, so after explaining, he immediately said to Zhou Chong: "Zhou Gongzi, although the fame of these light ginseng is not as good as that of the thorn ginseng, but it is definitely a rare treasure, if it is an ordinary person, I am still a little reluctant to sell, but I see that Gongzi is bold, and he must not be an ordinary person, so I can't bear to take out these light ginseng and sell them to Gongzi, and only your identity is worthy of these precious light ginseng!" ”

Yu Er's words were sincere when he said these words, coupled with the good impression he left on the best sea cucumbers he sold to Zhou Chong before, so even some people with a strong sense of vigilance probably wouldn't suspect him of telling a lie, but it's a pity that Yu Er deceived no one well, but he deceived Zhou Chong's head.

Originally, Zhou Zhong did not suspect that he was a liar when Yu Er first took out the so-called "light ginseng", but when he heard Yu Er explain the origin of these "light ginseng", he made up a half-truth and half-truth, and it was from the explanation in Yu Er's mouth that Zhou Zhong finally remembered what these so-called "light ginseng" were.

I saw that Zhou Zhong heard Yu Er enthusiastically sell to him again, but he didn't rush to answer whether to buy or not, but walked to the table with steps, and then stretched out a so-called light ginseng from the bag and looked at it, and even carefully put it under his nose and sniffed it, and couldn't help but smile a little on his face, and at the same time, he was more sure of his guess.

"Brother Yu, your light ginseng is really good, but I don't know how much you still have in your hand, and how the price is, if the price is right, I want to buy more!" I saw Zhou Zhong put the "light ginseng" in his hand into the bag, and then asked with a smile.

Zhou Zhong has decided to buy all these so-called "light ginseng", although he knows that these "light ginseng" are fake, and the Jiaodong Peninsula does not produce any light ginseng at all, but the contents of the bag are more valuable than real sea cucumbers, and if it is operated properly, the chamber of commerce will have another way to make money in the future. (To be continued......)