Seeing Yang Zilu and them coming in, the shopkeeper sitting behind the counter raised his eyelids disapprovingly, and glanced at the shopkeeper on the side, and the shopkeeper immediately walked over, although it was not a smile, but it was also a flattering expression. Not at all because of Yang Zilu they dressed 'vintage' (tattered?) And there is some neglect. It's all because don't look at the Shanyue people in tatters, it is common to say that there is a piece of gold or any treasure hidden on their bodies.

"I want to sell ivory, how?" Yang Zilu asked.

"Ivory?" This time, it was no longer the shopkeeper who spoke, but the shopkeeper who had been sleeping but not sleeping. "Show it to me!"

Yang Zilu shook his head.

The shopkeeper couldn't help frowning, and said, "Can't you see it?" If you can't see it, I'm afraid the old man won't be able to give the price! ”

Yang Zilu shook his head and said: "It's not that you can't see it, but I know that wealth is not exposed, shopkeeper, you arrange a small room, how about we go inside to talk?" ”

When the shopkeeper heard this, a flash of surprise flashed in his eyes, and he smiled: "Your Excellency is not an ordinary Shanyue person!" ”

"It's just a small mountain people!" Yang Zilu replied disapprenosingly.

The shopkeeper nodded and said, "Okay, then please wait a minute." ”

The shopkeeper said that, and instructed one of the shopkeepers: "Go and ask the second shopkeeper to come and replace me, and prepare another guest room to come out." ”

"Yes!" The shopkeeper hurriedly responded, and soon brought a tall and thin person over, it is estimated that this person is the second shopkeeper, and when he saw the shopkeeper who originally received Yang Zilu, he hugged his fist, and the other party responded with a fist. The status of both sides can be seen from this.

The shopkeeper made a gesture of invitation to Yang Zilu and them, and led the way in front of the shopkeeper who had just brought the second shopkeeper. Behind the store is a small courtyard, which is distributed with several rooms, and the shopkeeper took Yang Zilu and them into the room closest to the store, and the three of them knelt on the straw mat. The shopkeeper said to the shopkeeper, "Go and prepare spring water and pastries!" ”

Yang Zilu waved his hand and said, "No need, we'll leave after negotiating the price!" ”

After Yang Zilu finished speaking, he nodded to Kan Pingtian, who had been holding the ivory in the back, and put the ivory in his hand on the low table, opened the animal skin wrapped in the ivory, revealing the snow-white ivory. This ivory was selected by Yang Zilu, the best quality, and it was polished and smooth as jade.

"What does the shopkeeper think?" Yang Zilu asked after watching the shopkeeper.

"The best ivory! But I don't know what price you want? The shopkeeper's gaze shifted from the ivory to Yang Zilu, and asked with a smile.

"I don't need much money, I want goods for daily use, I don't know if the shopkeeper has it?" Yang Zilu asked with a smile.

The shopkeeper was stunned and said with a smile: "The old man in the city doesn't dare to boast that the old man is the first among the merchants, but the old man accounts for most of the money-making transactions in the city." What do you want? ”

Yang Zilu's heart moved, and he said: "Five hundred catties of sea salt!" Seeing that the shopkeeper had something to say, Yang Zilu waved his hand and motioned to the other party to wait, Yang Zilu continued: "Of course, I know that this ivory is not enough. I have inquired about the price of sea salt, forty yuan a catty, and 500 catties of sea salt will cost 20,000 yuan. I'll give five more tusks, and although the quality is not as good as this one, it's about the same! ”

"Oh! However, it seems that the price you gave is much higher than the market price! When the shopkeeper heard this, he smiled. As a businessman, he knows that there is no such thing as a cheap gift in the world. What's more, he sees that the other party is talking about the Tao, and he is obviously not a person who is stupid and does not know the market price.

"I just hope the shopkeeper can help me find one and find a few swordsmith slaves!" Yang Zilu said with a smile. Yang Zilu used to find, not buy, which contains deep meaning, showing that he did not hesitate to buy a slave.

When the shopkeeper heard this, he was stunned, and after thinking about it for a while, he shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, this thing is difficult to do, Your Excellency may not know that the swordsmiths are in the hands of the nobles and the state, and not for small people like me to have!" ”

When Yang Zilu heard this, he frowned and said, "Can the craftsman who explored the mineral deposits be found?" ”

The shopkeeper stroked the beard on his chin and muttered, "If that's the case, I think I can meet your request." I know that my friend happened to have a disciple of the swordsmith who offended the nobles and was reduced to slavery, he was originally a miner, but then he became a disciple of the swordsmith by unknown circumstances. Does this suit your requirements? ”

"How much?" Yang Zilu stared at each other and asked straight to the point.

"One more tusk!" The shopkeeper held up a finger and smiled.

When Yang Zilu heard this, he couldn't help frowning, according to what he inquired about, a piece of ivory is about 5,100 yuan to 4,700 yuan, plus his concession just now, that is to say, an apprentice actually costs about 15,000 yuan, which is equivalent to the price of four ordinary slaves.

But after hesitating for a moment, Yang Zilu gritted his teeth, nodded and said, "Okay!" But I just hope that the shopkeeper doesn't deceive me, otherwise, I have the means to regret it! ”

When the shopkeeper heard this, he said disapprerovitously: "Your Excellency, you can rest assured that the old man Qi Donglai has always paid attention to honesty in business. Besides, I don't think you just want such supplies, do you? ”

"I also want a slave who can tame cattle and horses." Yang Zilu continued to speak.

Qi Donglai's eyes flashed, and he said with a smile: "It seems that Your Excellency has a lot of ambitions!" Other Shanyue people come to buy things from the old man, most of them ask for wine, silk, beauties, and swords! ”

"In every nation, there will always be some wonderful people. The shopkeeper shouldn't be the one who is the king of Yue, right? Do you want the government to denounce me? Yang Zilu smiled disappreciatively. Yang Zilu is not pretending, but really doesn't care.

With the martial arts master of Ape Gong, Yang Zilu is really not afraid, let's not say that the other party hinted that he wanted to rebel, this matter is difficult to say accurately, after all, everything is verbal. Yang Zilu can completely beat a rake, saying that the other party is greedy for his own money and plots to kill Shanyue people. Even if the government really believed Qi Donglai's words and arrested himself, with this dilapidated city wall, wouldn't the ape still be able to save himself?

Qi Donglai took a serious look at Yang Zilu, and he was sure that the other party was really fearless, although he didn't know what the reason was. But from the conversation he had just had, he knew that although the other party was young, he was definitely not a foolish person, he was scheming, he had the city government, and he was decisive enough, so since he was sure, he was definitely not arrogant, and Qi Donglai didn't want to offend such a person.

Qi Donglai lowered his head, stepped back the ivory in front of Yang Zilu, and said in a deep voice: "I'm sorry, for this business, Your Excellency should find someone else!" ”

Yang Zilu couldn't help but be a little dumbfounded.

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