Chapter 17: The Big Fat Man of the Sea
Through these several shuttles back and forth from the space-time gate, I know the current time and the time of this plane, except for the different seasons, the flow rate is basically the same, so it is not yet the time of the afternoon appointment, Xiang Qingxi is not in a hurry, and after going to see the rented warehouse with Li Qingzhao, he left a key for Li Qingzhao and left.
Li Qingzhao lived in the small attic and before he finished cleaning up, Xiang Qingxi came back, and bought her some four treasures of the study, and daily necessities, and left some silver taels, "You can live here with peace of mind, I know a little about your situation, it doesn't matter, when you figure it out, when you want to go home, it's not too late to leave." ”
His words made Li Qingzhao a little moved, nodded heavily and said, "Brother Xiang, I'm bothered these days." ”
This warehouse was originally an attic, and I used to do the pawnshop business, but I don't know why I didn't do it, and I was rented by the shopkeeper of the Tingfeng Tavern and left it to Xiang Qingxi. Xiang Qingxi, who had nothing to do, walked around Zhenyuan Prefecture after leaving the warehouse, first, to take a look at the ancient customs, and second, to understand the prices of various materials in Zhenyuan Prefecture to see if there was any profit. Zhenyuan Prefecture is a gathering place for stuffed furs, but Xiang Qingxi doesn't know much about the quality of fur, so he plans to buy a few copies and go back to someone to identify them before making plans. I was strolling around and suddenly saw a shop that I was interested in.
This shop is a jade shop, and the door plaque says Haitong jade shop, and I have seen a lot of antiques and jade since I was a child, so that Xiang Qingxi has a certain appreciation for things like jade. Therefore, Xiang Qingxi stopped wandering around and walked into this store with his legs raised. The decoration in the store is very simple, I don't know if it's because the ancient jade is not popular, or the owner of this shop likes this style, we can't speculate on the idea of opening the door to do business in ancient times, Xiang Qingxi didn't think much about it, and after walking in, he saw that there were large and small grids on the wall inside the counter, and each grid was placed with more or less, large or small jade, most of which were bracelets. There are also quite a few rings and pendants.
Since Xiang Qingxi entered the store, the shopkeeper inside only looked up, looked up and down Xiang Qingxi, did not say hello, and lowered his head to study the things in his hand, there are many people from all over the country who come and go in Zhenyuan Prefecture, it is really rare to wear like Xiang Qingxi, it should be said that I have never seen it at all, but when I came in, I was a guest, and after studying it for a while, the shopkeeper still said, "Is there anything you need?"
"Oh, I want to inquire about the price, what is the price of the jade bracelets here?" Xiang Qingxi saw that the jade in this store was not bad, and it was estimated that it was more difficult to fake than to make real goods in this era.
"There are bracelets ranging from dozens of dollars to hundreds of taels, I don't know which price the guest officer needs?" said the shopkeeper lukewarmly.
Xiang Qingxi took out a jade piece from his pocket and said to the boss, "Is there such a jade piece? What is the price?", and what he took out was the one he exchanged for jujube from the owner of the weapons shop.
"This kind of thing is not too expensive, a few taels of silver can buy a better condition than this. The boss took it and looked at it and said.
"Okay, then the boss will show me a bracelet similar to this material. As soon as Xiang Qingxi heard it, this jade piece belonged to the kind of jade in his eyes that was quite good, and there were even better ones, only a few taels, Xiang Qingxi was a little tempted.
The shopkeeper turned around and looked for it in the lattice behind him, took out a bracelet and said, "This is much better than your jade piece, look at it." ”
After taking it in his hand, it can be said that it can be described as crystal clear, delicate and round, and Xiang Qingxi has a vague ambiguous feeling after starting it, and he can't put it down when he picks it up, and he plays with it for a while before asking, "How much silver is generally in this color?"
"About fourteen taels", this jade boss is sincere, and he doesn't like to talk too much.
Xiang Qingxi took out fifteen taels from his pocket and put it on the counter and said, "Shopkeeper, can it be cheaper if you take a few more?"
The jade boss looked at Xiang Qingxi seriously and said coldly, "No!"
Xiang Qingxi glanced at the owner of the jade shop, and was very puzzled and felt very bored, so he said a little angrily, "Change!"
After waiting for a while, I didn't see any reaction from this jade boss, and after thinking about it, maybe this old man didn't understand what change was and lazy trouble, so he picked up the bracelet and turned around and walked out of the jade shop.
Being made by this rigid jade boss, he didn't have the heart to go shopping at all, and looked at the sky and it was almost noon, so he found a nearby restaurant to sit at the table at the door, and ordered something to eat casually.
When Xiang Qingxi was eating, a few people came from outside, led by this fat head and big ears, the golden silk horse coat he was wearing was about to burst, holding a fan, this winter took a fan, and he kept fanning there, and he was not afraid of freezing, he staggered into the store while fanning on this side, and a few people in the back were dressed in short clothes, walking with the wind, and having a tough style, which should be this person's entourage.
As soon as the big fat man came in, he shouted, "Shopkeeper, good wine and good food will be brought up to the sprinkler, hurry up, you will have no money." After speaking, he walked straight to Xiang Qingxi's table and sat down.
"Little brother, I'm sorry, I like to sit here at this table by the door, don't you mind?" The fat man sat down and said to Xiang Qingxi, and the other people who came in with the fat man were all standing straight behind the fat man, as if they were guarding against something.
Xiang Qingxi looked up at the fat man and said, "Oh, it's okay, but you have to wait for me for a while, I'll finish eating soon." ”
"It's okay, little brother, you eat slowly, this table is big enough. The fat man said with a fan.
Don't say it, don't look at it It's winter, but this fat man keeps sweating, Xiang Qingxi put down his chopsticks and said, "This old brother, I don't know if I should say a sentence or not?"
"But it doesn't hurt to say that. The fat man who sat down kept sweating and sped up his fan.
"Why is my brother still sweating in this winter?" asked Xiang Qingxi.
The fat man was stunned, he didn't expect Xiang Qingxi to ask such a question, so he said, "Alas, this is a long story, which is why I am sitting at the table at the door, let me put it simply, after I was slapped by someone else three years ago, I suffered internal injuries, and it became like this, it's okay, I'm used to it." ”
"Haven't you recovered from your injuries for three years?" Xiang Qingxi was a little strange, it was not good to raise it for three years with one palm, what kind of palm is this.
"Okay, hehe, the person who can still be immortal after receiving the strange fire palm should be me alone. The big fat man smiled bitterly and said a little proudly.
"Is there no way to do it?" Xiang Qingxi exclaimed.
"There is a way, but in this year of great drought, I can't find the red holy fruit. No, I just heard that Song Qinglian has one in the transfer here, and I asked for 5,000 taels of silver, but this guy opened his mouth and asked for 100,000 taels of silver before he was willing to sell it to me. The big fat man said helplessly.
"Red Holy Fruit?" Xiang Qingxi's heart moved when he heard this. Could it be the one he gave to the owner of the armory shop?
"Is this Red Holy Fruit so expensive?" Xiang Qingxi asked casually.
"Alas, if you usually buy it, you don't have much silver, but when the people of the rivers and lakes know that the Red Holy Fruit is the nemesis of the Strange Fire Palm, the tide rises, and one thousand taels is also priceless. The big fat man picked up his chopsticks and prepared to eat the meal that the guy had just served.
"Then how many Red Sacred Fruits do you need to treat internal injuries?" Xiang Qingxi asked casually.
"At least ten. The big fat man kept eating in his mouth, and replied while fanning his fan.
"Do you think it's this?" Xiang Qingxi took out a jujube and put it on the table.
"Hiss!" The big fat man looked at the jujube on the table in some shock, and the entourage behind the fat man also surrounded him when he saw this, and after a while, the fat man whispered, "Little brother, can you sell this thing?"
"Hehe, just press one thousand taels. Xiang Qingxi said softly.
The big fat man glanced at one of the entourage, and a young and neat young man took out a silver ticket from his arms and handed it to Xiang Qingxi, "Little brother, this is five thousand taels, you take it." The fat man suppressed the surprise in his heart and fanned the fan harder.
"This old man, you give me such a large amount, I can't give you zero. Xiang Qingxi looked at the silver ticket in front of him and said.
"It's my blessing that you're willing to sell. The big fat man picked up the jujube and put it in his mouth and chewed it.
"Well, in that case, then I'll ask my brother to take these few more. As he spoke, Xiang Qingxi took out another handful of jujubes and put them on the table.
This handful of jujubes was taken out, the big fat man and those entourages could no longer be calm, looking at those jujubes, the big fat man was a little embarrassed and whispered, "Brother, you put away these red holy fruits first, where do you live?
"No need, brother, a few jujubes, I haven't taken it to heart yet. Xiang Qingxi put away the five thousand taels of silver tickets and said casually.
"I don't know what my brother is called, my name is Hai Da Fat, and I do jade and salt business in some cities, if you have the opportunity to come to Dingzhou, you must remember to go to Haifu to find me." Hai Da Fat reported his name.
"Okay, Brother Hai, my name is Xiang Qingxi. When Xiang Qingxi heard this, he asked, "Jade, is there a shop in this Zhenyuan Prefecture?"
"Oh, it turned out to be Brother Xiang, don't hide it from Brother Xiang, the only jade shop in this True Source State is my brother. "Haida didn't eat fat rice, and kept eating jujubes.
"I know that shop, it's called Haitong Jade Shop, it turned out to be Brother Hai's, and I also bought a jade piece in it, but the attitude of the shopkeeper is not very good. Xiang Qingxi thought of the shopkeeper of the jade shop.
"Hehe, Brother Xiang probably doesn't know who that person is, right? He is the jade master Lu Dalin of his name. His masterpiece of archaeological drawings laid the foundation for the development of ancient devices. "Hai Da Fat talked eloquently.
Xiang Qingxi was surprised, "Lu Dalin, that famous gold and stone expert?" Xiang Qingxi's father Xiang Haoyu likes antique calligraphy and painting the most, especially bronzes, Lu Dalin is his father's idol, and he has always heard his father muttering these things since he was a child.
"Yes, it's his old man, he was originally an official in the court, but after I got a batch of good Lantian jade, he went to my store and helped me watch the store. His attitude is really not very good. It's okay, I fancy his knowledge, and I don't make money from this store anyway. After eating the jujube in front of him, Hai Da Fat's face was ruddy, the sweat gradually disappeared, and everyone seemed to have lost a lot of weight, and he had more confidence to speak.
"Brother, you don't sweat anymore, is this thing really so useful?" Xiang Qingxi sighed in surprise after seeing that Hai Da Fat was no longer sweating.
"The Red Holy Fruit is not in vain, and it is not an exaggeration to call it the first holy medicine in today's martial arts. Hai Da Fat touched his forehead.
"Haha, that's not bad, congratulations brother. Xiang Qingxi said with a smile.
"That's not thanks to Brother Xiang, if the elder brother has something to do in the future, he will say a word, go up the knife mountain, go down to the sea of fire, and don't frown. The rest of the silver taels, wait for the old brother to get together the silver taels and wait for the brothers in Dingzhou. Hai Da Fat stood up and gave Xiang Qingxi a deep salute, "Since I'm fine, there are still things at home that haven't been put down, let's not change the green mountains, the green water will flow forever, Brother Xiang, we will have a period later." "Why are you in such a hurry? Then we'll have a date later." Xiang Qingxi was not ambiguous, stood up and arched his hand.
"Don't hide it from my brother, my master is coming to heal me, I am afraid of hurting his old man's cultivation, so I hurriedly came out to buy Song Qinglian's red holy fruit. So brother, I'm fine, naturally I can't let my master and his old man wait for me there. We'll see you later. With that, he left the tavern with the men.
At this time, the tavern keeper sneaked over, "This guest officer, you don't know who that person is just now, do you?"
"Oh, who is he?" Xiang Qingxi turned his head to look at the shopkeeper.
"When you mention him, you must mention his grandfather, Hai Tongtian, and people give him a nickname to Tongtian. Everyone in the plains knows that no one knows it, and the chief scoop of the 72 gangs in the north and south. So brother, you're lucky to have made such a person. The shopkeeper said enviously.
Xiang Qingxi shook his head and left with a smile, he didn't care about this, he was not a person from this world, he was just curious about this world, he didn't have a sense of belonging, he didn't care who was good and who wasn't.
After nearly a year, Xiao Yutu has taken care of all the plants and herbs in the Shenzhu except for the cabbage and radish that Xiang Qingxi called his own land, so it has nothing to do.
When Xiang Qingxi came in, Yutu was sleeping there, Xiang Qingxi always came to tease Yutu when he had something to do, although Yutu was very depressed, but he didn't dare to say anything, this person and a rabbit had already been familiar. So Xiang Qingxi walked over and pulled the rabbit's ears and said, "Get up, chat." Jade Rabbit rolled over and ignored him and continued to sleep. Xiang Qingxi saw that Yutu ignored him, so he didn't bother anymore, and as soon as his mind moved, he came out of the Divine Pearl.
When I opened the door of the room and walked out, I saw Liu Shengnan rummaging through the refrigerator in the kitchen and asked, "Why are you hungry, Shengnan?" I'll get you something to eat, you can sit there for a while." ”
"Yes, I woke up and was a little hungry, so I came down to find something to eat, you came, just right, I'll go read a book for a while, then you can help me get it." When Shengnan was talking, he saw Xiang Qingxi looking at her with straight eyes, "What, is there anything on my face?" Liu Shengnan touched his face with his hand, she had drunk a lot of Xiang Qingxi's diluted spiritual liquid recently, and her skin became more and more delicate, so Xiang Qingxi was a little daze.
"Oh, no, I found that you are more beautiful, and your skin is getting more and more watery!" Xiang Qingxi retracted his appearance as a pig brother and hurriedly said truthfully.
Liu Shengnan touched his face with his hand again, and said happily, "Really, I also found out, since I ate the food you cooked, I feel that my skin is getting better and better!"
"Yes, is that to thank me?" Xiang Qingxi said with a wicked smile.
"How do you want me to thank you?" Liu Shengnan tilted his head and looked at him with a look that he could tilt the country.
"Why don't you make a promise!" Xiang Qingxi made a joke very seriously, but regretted it after saying it, and felt that something was not appropriate.
Liu Shengnan's face turned red, and the scene instantly cooled down, Liu Shengnan was a woman after all. "From now on, you will cook for me every day. Liu Shengnan left the kitchen as if he had fled.
"What is this, did she say yes or didn't she agree? I'm just kidding, blushing or something. Xiang Qingxi muttered to himself, turned around and went into the kitchen.
In this way, Xiang Qingxi began his career as a chef again, after making rice, he opened the refrigerator and took out the beef from the Tingfeng Tavern from it, threw away the straw rope and put the meat on the plate. Then he took out some lamb livers and put them on the plate. Make another cabbage, and deal with it simply, as long as the rice is ready, fry the cabbage, and the lunch will be solved, in fact, Xiang Qingxi finished eating, and he didn't cook too much, and only made a little of each dish.
After making Liu Shengnan's lunch, Xiang Qingxi went out, drove directly to Wupin Soup, and only after seeing Manager Zhou did he know that the inspection report did not come down, and the specific reason was not known, and the waiter in the store was waiting for the results in the inspection department.
In this way, Xiang Qingxi sat in a small private room and fiddled with his mobile phone, waiting for the inspection report to come out. But after waiting for an afternoon, I didn't see the inspection report back, but I saw Manager Zhou trotting in and said, "Mr. Xiang, the waiter waiting for the report there called me and told me that the inspection department said that the samples sent were too few, and at least ten more cabbages could be taken to test it, and if you take ten now, you can come up with the report tonight." Mr. Xiang, what do you think of this?"
Xiang Qingxi is so angry, isn't this a matter of eating and taking cards? But what can I do, I had to say to Manager Zhou, "Okay, you wait a minute, I still have a few cabbages in the car." After speaking, he went out to the car and pretended to take out a big bag, filled a dozen cabbages and returned to the store, handed it to Manager Zhou, and asked him to send someone to deliver it and quickly take out the report.
It took about fifteen minutes to drive from Wupin Soup to the inspection department, but the waiter who delivered the cabbage returned to Wupin Soup in half an hour, which made Xiang Qingxi and Manager Zhou very helpless to sigh together.