Chapter 157: Profiteers
"It seems that I can only act in my true colors!"
What is Li Kui's true colors?
Li Yun thinks it should be a bandit!
This guy has always been prejudiced against Li Kui.
But Gao Yu is very curious, as for Li Kui himself, it is even simpler, he can't pretend to be anything else, can't he pretend to be a hunter? That's too unpursuing. He was originally an excellent hunter, so when he came out of Baizhang Village for the first time, didn't he follow Uncle Qi to Mengshan Town to sell game?
Gao Yu was curious: "What did you do before?" ”
"Hunter, hunter of the best." Li Kui felt that he should be the best hunter in the Mengshan area, and no one could be more powerful than him. At the beginning in the mountains, with his hunting skills, he was able to eat and drink as a family, and only the best hunters could do this, right?
As for whether there are hunters in Yingzhou, how rare are they?
Hunter is nothing but a profession, where there are mountains, there are hunters. Besides, there are no hunters without mountains? Hunters are also hunters who catch wild ducks, right? It's just not much fun, get a little water, and the prey you hunt is nothing.
"You're a hunter?"
Gao Yu was surprised not for no reason, Li Kui was like a bandit, how could he be a hunter? At the same time, this guy often makes some amazing feats, which is simply unbelievable about his origins.
However, Gao Yu told Li Kui a very bad situation: "You can pretend to be a hunter." Changing into a lily coat, mountain people often wear the kind of white thatched robe, which can keep out the cold and at the same time isolate the moisture in the mountain forest. It's just that your hair is scattered, but your face is too distinctive, I'm afraid you will still be recognized when you walk on the street. ”
"What do you mean?"
Li Kui glared and said, secretly wondering in his heart, isn't it just that he dislikes the black?
Gao Yu gestured for a while, and said stubbornly: "You have ridden back and forth to the city many times, and you have a relationship with the bachelor, and many people in the city know it, so they will naturally look at you twice, and the impression will naturally be deeper." If you are an ordinary guy, you naturally don't have to worry, but you are a bachelor's disciple, and you are paid more attention to people, at least you should always have an impression, right? If you have an impression, you will be recognized even if you change your clothes. ”
"So what do you say?"
Li Kui was helpless, this skin color was given by his parents, he felt that these children were a lot whiter, but he didn't expect it to be an illusion.
As he was talking, Li Yun suddenly said in shock: "I have a way!" ”
After saying that, he ran away like a gust of wind, but he didn't go out of the backyard of the yamen, but found Aunt Wang, a poor pretending to be a good child. But looking at Wang Chaoyun's unpretentious appearance, he knew that most of them had failed.
"Auntie, I'll order fat powder."
"What are you going to do with your daughter's boudoir?"
Oops, it hurts—
Wang Chaoyun heard Li Yun ask for fat powder when he opened his mouth, and suddenly Danfeng's eyes narrowed angrily, twisted Li Yun's ear with one hand, lifted it up, and asked angrily: "Aren't you good at learning?" ”
"No, it's Li Kui, he wants it!"
"Li Kui, it's impossible, he's just a wooden stake, don't wronged people indiscriminately." Wang Chaoyun has seen Liu Baosheng's youngest daughter, the one who looks like she is cute, but Li Kui is impatient to train people at every turn.
Wang Chaoyun didn't know what to say about Li Kui, he was a rampaging barbarian. At the same time, Liu Qingqian is not worth it, just the girl's appearance, why can't my uncle find it?
Yes, that's right, Liu Qingqian is still young and hasn't opened yet. But it hasn't opened yet, it's already this flower and moon appearance, and it's still open? That is, Li Kui is not moved. If it weren't for Su Guo's marriage, she would have wanted to tell Su Guo about this family business.
Li Yun had no choice but to tell Li Kui that he was going to go out to investigate the news, and then told Gao Yu the fact that Li Kui was black. Wang Chaoyun smiled and let go of Li Yun's ears and found his own rouge, Li Yun glanced at it, dumbfounded, and said aggrievedly: "Red? ”
"Most of the daughter's home is pink, and when your kid says that he is a daughter-in-law, he will inevitably buy it and give it away secretly, and you will know." Wang Chaoyun said with a smile.
Li Yun's eyes rolled and said, "Then did my teacher send it?" ”
"Passing by...... It's also a wooden stake. Wang Chaoyun said helplessly.
Li Yun scratched his ears and cheeks for a while, and muttered: "Li Kui is very arrogant, if you rub his face with the fat powder that he was powdered, he will definitely beat me." No, I'll have to buy some white ones. ”
However, Li Yun's wish to make Li Kui's face smear grease powder was completely frustrated, and Li Kui plunged into the kitchen, got a handful of flour, and tried it on his face. It's weird, indescribably rigid, and after applying it, it feels like a kind of weirdness like being driven back to the world in Hades, but it can only be so foolish.
Bright.
Li Kui went out of the city early.
Before noon, he appeared in front of Li Yun and Gao Yu with a wild boar of about 200 catties, and beckoned: "Let's go!" I don't know what you think, I'm just asking for news, and you have to follow. Besides, you know a lot of people on the streets, and most of them will be recognized. ”
"We're prepared."
After speaking, Gao Yu and Li Yun each had a hat, put it on the top of their heads, and did it hastily. Li Kui didn't say anything, but just warned: "Don't be too close to me, learn more." I'll let you find out the news later. ”
Li Yun, who was deeply affected by Li Kui, suddenly said in surprise: "Li Kui, the wild boar is alive, didn't you buy it?" ”
"What nonsense? I caught it by the river. In the early morning, the animals do not all go to the water source to drink, but find a water source on the side of the mountain and check the traces around to see if it is the place where the animals choose to drink water. It's easy, as long as experience makes it happen. ”
"But wild boars are all in groups, right? You're not hurt? Li Yun looked at Li Kui with terrifying eyes, and he also knew about the wild boar! Domineering, fierce, and not even afraid of people. When a large group came out, they chased people and bit them. Li Kui's guy is too exaggerated, right? Chase one of them alive?
The fact is that Li Kui was indeed ambushed near the water source, but what shocked him was that since he killed the tiger, the beasts that killed the forest had no resistance when facing him, and when he rushed into the wild boar herd, the group of brutal guys were stupid. However, Li Kui didn't think this was a good thing, and decided not to say: "It's nothing, if you go up with the cold, you can always catch a lone unlucky guy." ”
"Why wilt, the wild boar has a lot of strength."
"I broke the fangs and bled a lot at first. This cowardly bag is very cowardly, and I almost fainted in pain, so naturally I have no energy. But don't worry, you can't die for a while. ”
A big wild boar, with its hooves tied, was pitifully carried by Li Kui on his shoulders, humming and chirping quite honestly.
After entering the city, Li Kui went directly to the rice shop in the east of the city.
This place is far away from the Yamen, and there are few people who know him well. He first stood in front of the rice shop and looked at the people in line for a while. When I saw an unkempt and ragged country man carrying a wild boar, I knew that this guy was here to change things. It is most common for people in the mountains to exchange the rare game in the city for salt, cloth, and grain.
Although he was dressed quite downward, Li Kui stood in front of the rice shop, and no one felt strange.
But it caused a lot of amazement.
"How old is a wild boar, almost two hundred pounds, right?"
"This man's strength is really not small, and it is very easy to carry it on his shoulders. However, such a big wild boar has probably been dead for a while, and if there is no bloodletting, the taste will be much worse, and it will lose a lot in plain water. ”
Li Kui said casually: "It's not dead, it's still alive, before killing, it was killed like a domestic pig, and the blood was cleaned, it was a first-class delicacy." ”
"Oops, it's really alive, poke it in the eyeballs, and it can blink!"
"It's incredible. This pig has more than 100 catties to say the least. How much do you have to exchange? ”
"Man, come here. My housekeeper has something to ask you. ”
Li Kui walked straight to the rice shop and asked, "Do you want to buy this wild boar?" ”
"What's the price?"
"What price is there, what price is now!"
"You are sleek, but the wild boar of the past, not to mention the rest, the wild boar is calculated according to the money. Your wild boar is a little bigger, if you kill it, it will be about a hundred catties. Forget it, count your money! ”
The consistent money of the Great Song Dynasty is less than a few thousand texts, only more than 700 texts, and the four runs are about 3,000 texts. Li Kui estimated for a while, it was only thirty wen a catty, and the merchants in Yingzhou were so bad that they couldn't be compared with those in Yishui. When he went to Mengshan Town, wild boars were considered to be average in game, worse than roe deer, higher than rabbits and the like, and the whole boar would be sold at a unit price of sixty or seventy wen a catty. If it is sold in bulk on the market, domestic pigs are about 100 yuan. Wild boars are more expensive, and can be sold for about 130 wen at most.
Unexpectedly, the businessman in Yingzhou gave a fraction.
Li Kui did not speak, nor did he express dissatisfaction.
The manager of the rice shop became impatient: "Whether you sell or not, don't delay my business if you don't sell." ”
Suddenly, an eldest sister on the side asked: "Man, if you kill this pig, I will hang a pound of money and ask you for ten pounds." The people in the rice shop bullied you for not knowing how to count, and it was only thirty wen a catty. Or is it net, man, if you really sell him, won't you lose your life? ”
"Yes, I will pay the same price, and I will ask for five catties."
"I want three pounds."
……
Li Kui was surrounded by a group of old ladies, shouting and shouting, which made him have a headache. Obviously, Li Kui, the manager of the rice shop, estimated that the people in the mountains would not often hunt wild boars, five or ten, there was not much difference.
Originally, I thought that I would buy it myself, but the owner was just going to have a treat, and with this game, the banquet added a lot of color, and he could also repay ten, no, twelve.
Thinking about good things?
But I never thought that I was mixed up by a group of old girls.
Li Kui really didn't want to sell wild boars, he came to inquire about the news, but he didn't plan to break with a group of housewives. What's wrong? Does he still have to kill pigs on the streets?
It's a hassle to kill pigs in the city.
You have to pay the slaughter tax, you have to invite Lizheng, and you have to have Chinese people......
Li Kui hesitated, pretending to be excited. The steward couldn't help it, and surrendered: "You guys, don't spoil my good deeds." Man, I'll tell you the truth, my host wants to entertain guests, and there is a lack of ingredients to support the scene. The wild boar you hunted is good, and it just happened to be able to solve the urgent needs of my host. Forget it, I won't fool you, the whole wild boar is not easy to sell, I have a fixed price here, ten times set, what do you think? ”
Li Kui was stunned for a while, then nodded, and said angrily: "Yes, yes, but I want to buy ten stone rice." ”
Li Kui raised his eyes and glanced at the sign with the price of rice hanging on the rice shop, stretched out his hand and said, "According to the price of rice today." ”
The manager of the rice shop pulled Li Kui to avoid the surrounding customers and entered the small courtyard behind the rice shop. Whispered Channels; "Man, don't you come to the city often, do you?"
Of course, Li Kui said that he didn't come often.
I knew that the steward was so determined, and said to Li Kui: "Do you remember what the price of rice was at this time in previous years?" ”
"It seems to be a little more expensive in previous years."
"What is more expensive, in the past Chinese New Year's Eve, you go and steal it." At this time, at least forty-five wen and one bucket, my shopkeeper's heart is kind, and these are profitable to the surrounding neighborhoods, so there is the price of 30 wen a catty of rice. However, each person can only buy three liters, and they can be sold in limited quantities. "The steward is sneaky, and the half-truths make people unable to see the clues.
"Three liters of rice is enough for a day or two? Not even a bucket. Li Kui said stubbornly: "I want ten stone meters." ”
"You don't want it."
"Then I won't sell it."
"I ...... You can do it if you want, but sixty wen a bucket, one stone and six hundred wen. In fact, it's not much worse, you sell a pig and you have fifteen? "There is no way, the steward has suffered a lot in front of Li Kui, and when Li Kui saw that the steward took out the money to buy the pig and turned out to be Jiaozi, he yelled not to, and asked for copper money.
The shopkeeper had no choice but to add two more times to Li Kui's satisfaction. Jiaozi has always been unable to pay in full, and it always has to be discounted slightly. The shopkeeper's price increase for Li Kui is also a helpless move. As for copper coins, it is true. But copper coins are much more hard than Jiaozi. He didn't dare to say that more than a dozen copper coins were very sinking. The reckless man who can carry a two-hundred-pound wild boar and run from outside the city to the city doesn't care about the weight of the white ten catties of copper coins at all.
Does Li Kui still pretend to be angry after being bullied in the mountains?
Pulling the steward's collar is about to be beaten......