Chapter 169: Acquaintance is fate
Hailing Prefecture is close to the East China Sea and has abundant seafood. In addition to some dried seafood, the most famous is the longan pearl here, which is very popular with the ladies of the capital. The He father and daughter took advantage of the high purchase price of merchants during the Chinese New Year to transport some pearls and other Hailing Prefecture specialties to sell.
After the Chinese New Year, the prices of many goods dropped, and they carefully purchased a batch of well-made crafts in Kyoto to be shipped back to Hailingzhou. This time and again, the time spent on the road alone is close to half a year, but the profit is also extremely considerable, and if it goes well, there will be at least five or six times the profit.
"Uncle He, why didn't you join some business groups? "Among the merchants who come and go in Yunqi City, although there are also lone businessmen like the He father and daughter, there are more business groups of different sizes, so Shi Zhiyi has this question.
"Those big business groups organized by the government, if they don't have a relationship, they can't get in at all," He Tianmu patiently explained to Shi Zhiyi, "And some business groups led by several big businessmen have to pay too high fees, and for a round trip, three or four percent of the profits are paid for the group fee, and people like us who have a small business are really reluctant." β
"If you rely on the two of you to take care of all the food, clothing, housing and transportation along the way, it will be too hard. Shi Zhiyi said.
"Our father and daughter ran on this trip, although it was harder, but in addition to the expenses on the road, they could also leave two or three thousand taels of silver, this time, Zixin's dowry and the cost of my family's stinky boy's martial arts practice in the next few years will also be settled, I take advantage of the fact that my body is still strong, I can run a trip, waiting for Zixin to get married, Zilong enlisted in the Fu Navy, I can enjoy Qingfu at home." He Tianmu said, and his brown face couldn't help but show a look of yearning.
Hearing her father mention her dowry, He Zixin's face turned red, and then she said to Shi Zhiyi: "Zilong is my younger brother, he is about the same age as you, and he is also very sensible, knowing that it is not easy for his father to make money, no matter how far he goes out on weekdays, he is never willing to take the car, and when you refused my father to invite you to the car just now, you looked exactly like him." β
"Zilong has liked to dance with knives and guns since he was a child, and he wants to enlist in the Fu Navy. We had a neighbor who served as a centurion in the Volkswagen navy, and he was very optimistic about him, promising to leave him a place as soon as he was old. β
"However, in the way of martial arts, if you want to get ahead, you can't just rely on others to promote and take care of you, but you also have to be strong in your own strength, so my father and I want to earn more money to buy pills for him, hoping that his future road can be smoother. β
He Zixin said as she held a piece of glutinous white jade pendant with a carved phoenix in her hand, the jade was shiny, and it was obviously in good condition. If it weren't for the dark cyan texture on one side of the jade pendant, it should be worth tens of thousands of taels of silver, but the value of this texture is greatly reduced, but if it is taken out, it can be sold for about three or four thousand taels.
Hearing He Zixin's words, He Tianmu laughed loudly: "What neighbor? You and Lei He's family matter has been decided, that is your fiancΓ©, Zilong is his brother-in-law, it is normal to take care of it." The engagement gift you hold in your hand every day and rub it for a moment and are reluctant to leave, but you call your neighbors on your lips, if Lei He knows, he will be very disappointed. β
He Zixin was told by her father, a red glow flew on her face, and she changed the topic and said: "Xiaoyi, you are on the road alone on this cold day, where are you going? It's just that if you look at the front, the difference is too big, Zilong is crawling outside every day, tanned, and Xiaoyi's complexion is whiter than most girls. β
Shi Zhiyi was embarrassed, he was incognito on this trip, and he didn't want to reveal his true identity, and after getting in the car, he had already thought of what to do. He only said that he was a Confucian student in a small town near Kyoto, and he was ready to go out and experience a long experience while he was young.
For tens of thousands of years, due to the cause of war, all dynasties have been respected by martial arts, but for many young people who do not have the talent to practice martial arts, reading is also a good way out.
The three of them were in this carriage, listening to the cold wind howling outside, while chatting with each other, and they were very close to each other. He Zixin is two or three years older than him, and between his words, he is completely treated as his younger brother, which makes Shi Zhiyi, who has no maternal love and no brothers and sisters since he was a child, very enjoyable.
The sky was getting dark, and the road was gradually unclear, but the wind outside was still there, He Tianmu found a place on the side of the road and pulled over, and the three of them ate something in the carriage, and then nested in the carriage for a night.
Early the next morning, the sun was rising and the breeze was warm, but it was a rare good weather. Shi Zhiyi said that he went out to experience and should travel thousands of miles, and refused to continue to hitchhike, so he said goodbye to the He father and daughter. They kept it again and again, and when they saw that Shi Zhiyi's heart was firm, they no longer demanded it.
The He father and daughter left their addresses in Hailing Prefecture, saying that if they had the opportunity to go in the future, they would definitely go to the house to sit down, and told Shi Zhiyi to be careful along the way on the road alone, take care of themselves, etc., and said that it took a quarter of an hour before returning to the carriage and saying goodbye to Shi Zhiyi.
Shi Zhiyi looked at the shadow of the carriage in the distance, and there was a lot of reluctance in his heart, but he had his own path of cultivation to follow, and he couldn't let himself be immersed in this warm and comfortable feeling. In the future, if he has the opportunity, he will definitely go to Hailing Prefecture to visit the father and daughter, as well as He Zilong, who they say will definitely become friends with him.
Under the seat cushion of the carriage, he left three gold bars, as well as five mortal-grade seven-grade pills suitable for martial artists in the dedusting period that he had obtained from Da Xi Mengze, as a reward for the He father and daughter. He didn't keep the saint-grade pill, because the cheapest saint-grade pill cost tens of thousands of taels of gold each, such an expensive item, even the commander of an ordinary army could not afford it, and for an ordinary well-off family like the He family, it would become a source of disaster.
After finding a flat place on the hill next to the road to finish the morning class, Shi Zhiyi felt an indescribable sense of comfort. A while ago, Helian Mingzhi's disappearance weighed on his heart like a big stone, extremely depressed, and even his cultivation was affected somewhat.
Now that the person has been rescued, and his realm has also reached a new level, coupled with the kind of family affection and kindness he felt after knowing the He father and daughter, Shi Zhiyi felt that the flow speed of the true yuan in his meridians seemed to be a little faster than when he was in Kyoto. The realm he had previously promoted to because of swallowing the Hanxu Breaking Realm Pill had also stabilized with the change in his mentality.
As the first known martial artist in history to reach the late dawn stage at the age of sixteen, Shi Zhiyi's martial arts realm at this time was already comparable to some of the children of the Eight Great Families who were seven or eight years older than him. Beigong Zhao, who died in his hands, was twenty-four years old, and the martial arts realm was only in the late stage of dawn.
However, the age limit for the Spring Festival is thirty years old, and the children of the family at this age, who have cultivated to be outstanding, have already entered the realm of cold windows. Without using Tayaotai, Shi Zhiyi still did not have absolute confidence that he would be able to win the battle, which was also an important reason why he went to the Yuezhu Forest Sea, the holy land of martial arts, to find an opportunity. [This chapter was first published.love.have.sound.,Please remember the URL ()]