Chapter 31: Finding the Treasure
Before leaving, Ziren told Ding Bi, Wang Mingjian and other henchmen, and then he and Ding Youcai set off with their troops. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info As soon as he walked out of the fort gate, Zu Damu ran over and said with a shy face: "General, I am familiar with the market in Liaoyang City, take me with you." ”
"No way!" Before Ziren could speak, Ding Youcai shook his head first, glanced at Zu Damu and whispered: "Young master, this kid is smelly, let's not take him." ”
Last time, when Zu Damu and Ding Youcai went into the city to sell their furs together, this kid secretly accepted the benefits of the fur dealer and deliberately lowered the price. Youcai didn't understand the market in Liaodong, so he was fooled by his words.
It's a pity that the paper can't contain the fire after all, and after returning to the fort, Han Shiyong and Cui Desheng saw the door from the two counts of silver handed in, so they reported the matter to Ziren.
After hearing this, Ziren felt that Zu Damu was useless, but for Zu Chengxun's sake, he couldn't easily drive him away. He was asked to take up the position of a nitrate collector, responsible for collecting toilet soil and boiling soil to make nitrate, and he wanted him to retreat.
Who knew that this ancestor Damu was very concerned after he had an official position, and he inspected all the toilets in the fort every day, even the pigs, the cattle pen house, and the nitrate at the foot of the old wall in the courtyard did not let go, and as a result, he made this body smell.
However, Zu Damu's actions these days Ziren had already seen it in his eyes, and after thinking about it, he decided to give him another chance, and said with a slight curl of eyebrows: "Damu, you can follow, but then you have to help the soldiers carry the bricks and stones together." "General, you can just take a look," saw that Ziren was willing to bring his ancestor and replied loudly.
"Don't be happy too early, when the time comes, everything will obey Youcai's orders, and then dare to act indiscriminately" Ding Youcai now saw Zu's big eyes and didn't fight anywhere, and grabbed ahead of Ziren and said: "If your hands and feet are not clean again, you will be buried under the side wall." ”
After hearing this, Zu Damu's face turned red instantly, and he looked extremely embarrassed. Seeing that the problem of having a lot of words was always difficult to change, Ziren shook his head slightly, and took everyone to Liaoyang. After the group went directly to the cattle market in the city, Ziren looked at the big stone next to the cow a few more times, and then ordered his men to select some cattle with wide mouths and slippery noses.
"Young Master, this bull's nose is wet and looks weird and disgusting, why did you choose this?" Ding Youcai scratched his head and asked. "Brother Cai, you don't understand" Zu Damu explained politely, "This selection of cattle has a mouth, a wide mouth, a square mouth, and a wide notch, which is a strong cow, and vice versa, it is an inferior cow." The second is to look at the nose, the nose is damp is a healthy cow, and most of the dry and waterless beads on the nose are sick. Finally, there are a few places such as eyebrows and eyes. ”
"A few generals have good eyesight, I don't know where they are high?" When the boss of the bull market saw the big customer, he immediately greeted him with a smile on his face. "The boss has won the prize, and you have to make a lot of concessions on the big transaction price this time." Since ancient times, there has been no treachery or business, Ziren was too lazy to go around the bend with the businessman, and while constantly stroking the cow's nose, he replied bluntly.
It's also strange that this bull market boss is surnamed Ma, called Vest Face, although he is thin and lean, but he has a shrewd face, and he looks like a master who only takes advantage of the advantages and does not suffer losses.
"Hehe" Ma Jia said with a smile, "This general, you are a rich lord at a glance, now it is the spring ploughing season, these healthy cattle are all hand-picked by you, is the price ......?"
Ma Mianjia wanted to continue, but was robbed by Ziren and said: "Boss Ma, don't be spittering, pay an old man, what is the price of this cow?" ”
Boss Ma thought for a long time, and said hesitantly: "What do you think of eight taels of silver?" ”
"Eight taels!" Ziren's eyebrows suddenly stood up after hearing this, the best horse in Liaodong Town is only ten taels of silver each, and eight taels of silver are worth a good horse, "Wealth, let's go, we ran into a black shop today" Thinking of this, he said angrily.
Seeing that Ziren was about to lead people away, Boss Ma did not panic, and stepped forward slowly with a smile on his face: "This general, what is there to discuss, you don't think it's appropriate for eight taels of silver, so how about seven taels and five cents." Business is like this, sit on the ground and start the price to take the thief in person, you have to be negotiable, don't go. If you are not satisfied, we can discuss it again. ”
Zu Damu suddenly rushed up, glanced at him and replied with an angular look: "This boss, are you treating us as fat pigs?" A ploughing cow is priced at eight taels! Are you the one who wronged me? Zu Damu grabbed the bargaining matter and immediately became alive, in the end, he had eaten and seen the people, and he went straight to the point with one mouth.
Boss Ma put his hands behind his back and asked with an unhappy face: "This little brother speaks politely, you know who the owner of our store is." Or you say, how much is the right price? At this time, the man surnamed Ma squinted at Ziren and said unashamedly: "Tell you, I only need to send a message in Liaoyang to ensure that no one in the city dares to do business with you." ”
With a "phew", Ziren pointed to the tip of the horse's nose and said loudly: "Do you think General Ben is a dirt bun who has never seen the world?" A healthy cow is only three or five taels of silver at most, and you don't say anything about it, and you can't buy and sell it if you want to! ”
Ding Youcai and Zu Damu also heard the other party's threatening words, and immediately commanded the soldiers to be armed and guarded without Ziren's orders. At this moment, Boss Ma also jumped up, "You are scared when I am surnamed Ma, and tell you that this bull market is the property of Master Li Xing." After that, he turned to a young man and ordered, "Wu Xiang, you go to report to the owner, and say that someone is making trouble." ”
"Boss Ma, you are lighting the light in the toilet to find death ()!" In order to show his loyalty, Zu Damu rushed directly to the front of the vest, and said with a nonchalant face: "Our General Ding is the beloved son-in-law of Lord Li Chengcai, if you offend him, Lord Li will not be able to save you." After speaking, the hippie smile walked back behind Ziren.
Li Chengcai's aunt washed the Tong family in blood, and everyone in Liaoyang City now knows that it is this fierce god who provoked him, Ma Mianjia instantly lost his temper, and said with a courteous face: "Lord Ding has eyes and doesn't know the mountains, don't be surprised, or you say, how much price is appropriate?" ”
Seeing that the other party was soft, Ziren didn't want to have a stiff with Li Xing, so he stretched out four fingers and said: "This official has always been fair in trading, and the price is four taels of silver. Speaking of this, he deliberately paused, glanced at the bolt stone with his pupils wide open, and continued: "This stone is good, give it to the official to take back as a sauerkraut." ”
Not to mention four taels of silver, even if Ziren asked for it, the vest face could only be offered obediently with both hands, "Thank you General Ding for taking care of the small shop's business, and giving ten more cows to the adults is counted as reparation for the offense just now, and the small one will hold a banquet in the 'Chunsheng Building' to celebrate the success of this transaction." ”
"I'm not available" Ziren replied with a serious face, and after handing over the money with one hand and delivering the goods with the other, he picked up the bolt and turned around and left. This stone has to weigh fifty pounds, and Ziren is holding it like a fly, for fear that the other party will regret it if he hesitates a little.
After walking a few meters, Ziren put it down, and whispered in Ding Youcai's ear: "You immediately go and hire a carriage, take Banren to escort this stone back to the fort first, you must be strict along the way, we will rely on him for the rest of our lives!" ”
Seeing Ziren like this, although Ding Youcai didn't know the reason, he didn't dare to delay at all, and immediately took people back to the fort.
Who knew that as soon as Ding Youcai left, the housekeeper in Li Chengcai's house came to look for Ziren and said that Li Liu's family was invited.
(I wish you all a happy new year, and tomorrow is a day of New Year's Day, and the next chapter will be updated around 10 pm on the 9th.) )