Teahouses are the most common shops in and around the capital, selling tea, as well as simple dim sum and rice. Bird players, after having enough thrushes, yellow birds, etc., come here every day to rest, drink tea, and make the birds perform and sing. Those who are discussing things, and those who say that the matchmaker pulls fiber, also come here. In those years, there were often group fights, but there were always friends who came forward to mediate between the two parties; Thirty or fifty thugs, after being transferred to talk about the east and west, they all drink a bowl of tea, eat a bowl of rotten meat noodles, and then they can turn the war into jade silk. In short, this is a very important place on the day, and you can come and sit for half a day if you have nothing to do.

In the teahouse, you can always hear the most ridiculous news, such as how a big spider somewhere became a spirit and was struck by lightning. Strange opinions can also be heard here, such as building a large wall on the seashore is enough to prevent foreign soldiers from coming ashore. Here you can also hear what a certain Peking Opera actor has recently created and the best way to boil ** smoke. You can also see someone's newfound curiosities here, and all sorts of anecdotes.

At this time, what is being talked about in this teahouse is the strange news of today's capital, and a group of coal blacks are carrying. At first, people listened to it fresh, but later, in this hall, everyone also bet on it, blocking whether the coal merchants could win or Huayanghao could win, and for a while, this teahouse was not lively.

"Yo, Ninth Master!"

"Ninth Master, please say hello to you!"

It's just that as soon as he entered the teahouse, the guys in the teahouse and some tea guests greeted Zhu Zijiu, and in response, Zhu Zijiu went straight to a private room on the second floor.

"Mr. Tian, Zhu Zijiu has given you a greeting!"

If Tang Haoran was here, he would definitely recognize that the person sitting in this elegant room was Jiro Tanabe, who bought the Japanese distribution rights of "Tai Xize" at a high price, but he was wearing a robe and even a fake braid, all dressed as Chinese.

"Mr. Tian, you've made a fortune there recently!"

There was a smile on his face, as a flag man who listened to the errand at the military aircraft, this Mr. Tian in front of him was his God of Wealth, every time he copied a few copies of the folds in the military aircraft department and sent them to him, it was ten taels of silver ingots.

"It's not enough to make a fortune there, but I'm looking for you today, and I want to ask you for a favor!"

As he spoke, Tanabe Jiro took out a thick stack of banknotes from his pocket, which was a silver bill issued by HSBC, fifty taels and twenty pieces, and this time His Excellency the Minister was adamant, one thousand taels of silver, which was the special service fee of the Legation for two months.

Looking at the HSBC silver coupons on the table, Zhu Zijiu's eyes suddenly lit up, although he was greedy in his heart, he also knew that this matter would definitely be a big deal, otherwise Mr. Tian would never have made such a big move.

"Mr. Tian, look at you, if you have something to say, just say it bluntly, as long as the small one can help, it's okay, even if it's wrapped up in the small one!"

When Xuan Zijiu patted his chest for protection, his eyes were staring at the colorful silver coupons on the table.

"Actually, this matter is not a big deal, it is difficult to put it in the hands of others, but in the hands of your ninth master, it is just a trivial matter, after all, this capital is black and white, who doesn't know the name of your ninth master!"

He patted himself first, and then Tanabe said what he wanted to do, and his voice was not loud, so that he had to lean over to hear the voice clearly.

"Mr. Tian, this ......"

Hearing Mr. Tian's instructions clearly, Zhu Zijiu's face changed slightly.

"This is no small matter!"

"No, that's why I'm bothering you, isn't it!"

"Let me think about it, let it ......"

Zong Zijiu thought about things, but Tanabe took half of the silver two coupons into his arms.

"Pay half of the deposit first, and then pay the other half when it's done! If you don't want to, then go to someone else! ”

Seeing that the silver coupons were about to be put away, he gritted his teeth violently, and the ruthless Zhu Zijiu grabbed the silver tickets on the table, stared at the field and said.

"Yes, I'll do this, but let's talk about it first, what should I do about it, don't ask!"

"That's nature, I just take the money, and it's all up to you to do what's going on! But in my opinion, if it can be pushed to the coal merchants, it will be great! ”

"Hey, it's still you readers!"

Listening to Mr. Tian's words, Xuan Zijiu immediately admired, and stood up as if he remembered something.

"But when you say this, I really have eyebrows, then Liu Dongjia is downstairs, do things as soon as possible, just wait for good news!"

In the teahouse, the fourth master sat alone and drank tea in an unnoticeable corner. The shopkeeper at the door of the teahouse sat high on the counter. Second Master Song and Fourth Master Chang both came in with birdcages, and the shopkeeper greeted them. They first hung up the cage and found a place to sit. The second master of Song was in a state of writing, carrying a small yellow bird cage; Chang Siye is majestic, carrying a large and tall thrush cage.

The tea room guy hurried over and made a bowl of tea. They bring their own tea leaves, and that tea is not comparable to the tea in the museum. The tea was brewed, and the second master of Song and the fourth master of Chang gave way to the neighboring tea house.

"How about today, who loses and who wins, is there a result?"

As soon as Second Master Song sat down, his mouth shouted.

"It's not the same as yesterday, there is no momentum, and the two are not down the price!"

Qing Er shouted at the first, it's not that he doesn't have a lot of energy, since ten days ago, the two have been set on the "5 Wen", and naturally there is no way to bet on this side, but it's not that he can't bet, now the big guy is betting on who loses and who wins in the joint number and Huayang, and this plate has been opened for hundreds of taels.

"Anyway, it won't be won or lost for a while, look at this business, both of them have lost a lot!"

"That's not it, this piece of coal used to get 17 yuan!"

Hearing Chang Siye's words, the four said on the side.

"It's still 17 Wenna, and after this one, maybe I won't be able to buy a piece for 20 Wen!"

"What did you say!"

Second Master Song hurriedly leaned over.

"What's the matter, is there any faith?"

"Second Master Song, look at what you said, what letter can I have?"

Songji looked at the four and then said.

"Come, sit down and have a bowl, if you have any letters, speak them and listen to them!"

Being so sincere, the four took a sip of tea and said.

"What else can it be? When I went to Caoyun Wharf today, you didn't know that the ship was full of coal, all of which were from Jingxi, and it was said to be sent to Tianjin! ”

"What? Towards Tianjin Weifa coal? ”

Chang Siye was stunned when he heard this, and hurriedly asked.

"What's going on, what kind of coal is sent to Tianjin Wei?"

"The price of coal in this capital is so low, there are a few people who sell coal without loss, and those who are alive have sent coal to Tianjin, although the place in Tianjin, although it is far away, but compared to the capital, no matter what, it will not lose money! I counted, at least dozens of boats, that's hundreds of thousands of catties of coal, so how much coal does Jingxi produce? If it goes on like this, the people in our Sijiu City will have to gnaw raw rice, and there will be no coal! ”

As soon as the four said this, the people around them were stunned, and the other tea customers were still doing their own thing. But the shopkeeper of the teahouse hurriedly ran over.

"Four, are you telling the truth?"

"That's not, I said, Lao Fang, usually drink your two sips of tea, it's also an incense, don't say I didn't remind you, hurry up, go buy coal, I look at the persistence of the Caoyun wharf, almost to transport all the coal to Tianjin, in that place in Tianjin, not only the common people burn coal, but the foreigners' ships also have to burn coal! If the steamer moves, there will be no more than 10,000 pounds of coal! ”

Regardless of whether he is true or not, as soon as the four said this, the shopkeeper Fang, who heard that he felt some reason, called a man and took out a few taels of silver.

"Quick, go quickly, go to Shengcheng, make a deposit to buy coal, two thousand briquettes, let him send it directly!"

But after a few moments, the man came back with the silver and put it on the chest.

"The shopkeeper, the shopkeeper Xu of Shengcheng said that there are not so many briquettes in the number, if we want it, we can only sell it for two hundred yuan!"

The man's voice was not loud, but it was heard all over the teahouse,

"Shengcheng No, I won't go to Deli, go quickly, buy as much as you want!"

When he heard that there was really no coal, Shopkeeper Liu suddenly became anxious, if there was no coal in the teahouse, what would he do to cook tea and make snacks.

The tea customers, who seemed to be unmoved, suddenly panicked, got up and left, obviously to buy coal, if the coal is sold to Tianjin, what will they use to eat in the future.

"Second Master Song, look, this shouldn't be fake!"

The four took a sip of tea and looked at Second Master Song.

"This coal number says that there is no coal, but who knows if the coal is sold to Tianjin, we burn coal, Tianjin people will not burn coal, but I heard the people in the Tongwen Museum say, what kind of steamer, is to burn coal, so many foreign ships stopped in the Haihe River, not all of them burn coal!"

The four seemed to be afraid that the fire would not be prosperous, and continued to add oil and vinegar to the side, as if the reason why the coal store did not sell coal was because they sold all the coal to Tianjin, and then said proudly.

"No, early in the morning, I bought a thousand pieces of coal directly from the number, and I can buy more when it is cheap, so that it will be difficult to eat a hot meal when there is no price in the future! You can't buy coal with money! ”

The words of the four only made the faces of the second master loose and the fourth master Chang changed sharply, and there was still a trace of relaxation that was first loosened.

"That, the four...... Farewell, farewell. ”

"Second Master Song, Fourth Master Chang, walk slowly, walk slowly......"

After everyone left, the four also left, and he seemed to be in a hurry, and as soon as he went out, a guest who had just come out of the teahouse stuffed a tael of silver into his hand, and then whispered.

"Shunxi Teahouse, Fourth Master, I'm waiting for you there!"

When the man was gone, a smile broke out on the four's face.

"A bunch of two fools!"

The four scolded in their mouths, but there was a smile on their faces, but it was just a few words, and the two silver were in hand, okay, this job is done, it's time to change to another, this time is tight, you can't let others take the lead, it's all silver.

(Sorry, there is something delayed today, today can only be a change, these two days to ensure that the change, if you have a recommended ticket, reward a few speechless, give some motivation, hehe!) Thanks! ）