Chapter 26: See the move
After Fu Tianpeng stayed at the inn for one night, the next day it was just getting brighter, and Tongyali came to the inn to look for him. As soon as they met, Tongya told Fu Tianpeng with a wicked smile that he had found an excellent location to open a store, and now he could take them to see it.
After listening to Tongyali's words, Fu Tianpeng immediately went back to the house to wake up Zhao Xueqing, who was still asleep, and then the three of them followed Tongyali out of the inn. The bronze tooth was in front, and Fu Tianpeng and the three followed closely. In this way, I walked through the streets and alleys, and soon came to a restaurant.
After arriving in front of the restaurant, Tong Yali turned around and told Fu Tianpeng that this was the restaurant he had painstakingly selected. As he spoke, Tong Yali led Fu Tianpeng and the others to the restaurant. After entering the restaurant, the first thing that catches your eye is a wall of inscriptions. The dragon flying and phoenix dancing on it, the pen walking the dragon and snake, are all the real works of the famous artists of the past dynasties, among which Su Huang Mi Cai's works are the most. Fu Tianpeng took a closer look, and then said: "With these calligraphy and paintings alone, this restaurant is worth a lot of money, and General Tong's eyes are really like a torch." β
Copper Yali listened to Fu Tianpeng's words, and couldn't help but laugh "hehe". He knew that the more Fu Tianpeng said this, he could use this as a reason to extort bamboo hard. And Fu Tianpeng was also well aware of Tongyali's thoughts, so he deliberately said this to cater to his greed.
After a few people walked around the restaurant, Tong Yali asked Fu Tianpeng if he was satisfied with this restaurant? Fu Tianpeng immediately took over the words, stretched out his thumb and continued to praise Tong Yali for his unique vision. Brass Tooth laughed and said some humble words. Then he got straight to the point and shifted the conversation to the price of the restaurant.
Tongyali asked Fu Tianpeng in a tentative tone, how much should he pay for this restaurant in his opinion? Fu Tianpeng already knew the intention of Tongyali, so he pushed the boat and turned the matter of the offer back to Tongyali.
Fu Tianpeng said to Tong Yali: "General Tong, the south of the Yangtze River is rich and prosperous, Pingjiang Mansion is an ancient city with a thousand-year-old cultural heritage, where commerce is prosperous, giants are like clouds, and the restaurant is in the best part of Pingjiang Mansion, and General Tong escorts the security here." The price couldn't be lower. β
Fu Tianpeng's words hit the nail on the head, and he couldn't close his toad smile. told Fu Tianpeng with hypocrisy that as soon as the two met, he felt that Fu Tianpeng was a sincere person. Fu Tianpeng smiled, and secretly scolded in his heart: "you, if it's not for the sake of money, I'm afraid that a few of us will already be in prison at this time." β
Since Fu Tianpeng took the initiative to "hit the wall" himself, don't blame me for sharpening the knife. Bronze Yali's eyes rolled, and then the lion opened his mouth and directly asked Fu Tianpeng for 1,500 taels of gold.
As soon as Tong Yali's words fell, he was immediately dumbfounded when he saw Hu Yantong, and the whole person was stunned in place.
After Fu Tianpeng saw Hu Yantong's expression, he was afraid that he would cause Tongyali's displeasure. Therefore, he pushed Hu Yantong, and then deliberately reprimanded: "It's really a gaffe for you to show such a look in front of General Tong. Then Fu Tianpeng told Tongyali that his guy had never seen anything in the world, and he was shocked by this stylish restaurant, so he lost his manners.
Copper Yali waved his hand and laughed repeatedly, saying that he was not surprised. Hu Yantong had already relieved himself at this moment, and this 1,500 taels of gold was enough for the soldiers of the pioneer battalion under him to spend a year. This copper tooth is helping people, and it is clearly robbing money.
Hu Yantong knew that he didn't have the ability to help Fu Tianpeng solve the financial dilemma, and he also knew that even Marshal Han had no right to directly allocate the army's expenses, not to mention that the money was given to the Jin people, and nominally they couldn't get by.
Fu Tianpeng calmly told Tongyali that he could pay the money in person at one time. However, General Tong needs to find witnesses, and both parties must sign and draw a pledge on the property right deed to show fairness and justice. Bronze Tooth nodded and sent soldiers to the bookstore to ask for a notary.
Under the guidance of the bookstore, Fu Tianpeng signed a contract with Tongyali. Then Fu Tianpeng unscrewed the knife of the Bibo Treasure Knife and took out a delicate orb the size of a pigeon's egg. He handed the orb to Coppertooth and said to him, "General Copper, this is my family heirloom. This Nanzhu was obtained by my father in a big mussel in the waters of Nanyue with the army to suppress the Haikou. β
Bronze Yali took the orb and put it in his hand to play with. The jewel is shining brightly, warm and moist like jade. Bronze Yali's eyes were red, and his greedy expression was in everyone's eyes. He said to Fu Tianpeng: "This bead can be used to pay for the restaurant." With that, Tong Yali took out a small wooden coffin from his bosom, wrapped the orb in cotton cloth, and put it in the wooden coffin.
After the contract was handed over, Bronze Tooth got up to leave. Fu Tianpeng saw that he was in a hurry, so he asked if he could help. Coppertooth shook his head and left without saying a word.
After there were no outsiders, Zhao Xueqing said softly to Fu Tianpeng: "Brother Tianpeng, you handed over the family heirloom to Tongyali, what if you don't come back?" What's more, this place is controlled by Jin Bing, and they regret asking for the restaurant, but we are empty of property. β
As soon as Zhao Xueqing's words fell, Hu Yantong's conversation box opened again. He first scolded Tongyali for taking advantage of the fire to rob, and then he hated himself for being incompetent, allowing Fu Tianpeng to ruin his fortune for nothing. Fu Tianpeng said to the two of them slightly: "Huh, big brother, sister Qing." The great man of chivalry is for the country and the people. If my father were alive, he would have approved of my approach. β
After listening to Fu Tianpeng's words, Zhao Xueqing cast a tender gaze at him. Hu Yantong was unhappy in his heart, and said to Fu Tianpeng: "Brother, it's really cheap. After Hu Yantong finished speaking, Fu Tianpeng told him that in the future, he must return the copper tooth with interest, and then he will have to pay for his copper tooth.
Fu Tianpeng's ridiculous words caused Hu Yantong and Zhao Xueqing to laugh. The three of them discussed it and decided to choose a guy to flesh out the faΓ§ade. Hu Yantong asked Fu Tianpeng if he wanted to choose an auspicious day to open. Fu Tianpeng told Hu Yantong that it doesn't matter when he chooses to open, the important thing is to let Tongya come over.
Hu Yantong understood in his heart, so he went out to look for his buddy that day, and told Tongyali about the opening of the door. The bronze-toothed monster rolled his eyes up, and after a little contemplation, he told Hu Yantong to go back for the time being. He will help keep an eye on the selection of people and openings.
After returning to the restaurant, Hu Yantong told Fu Tianpeng the truth about Tongyali's words. Fu Tianpeng said to Hu Yantong and Zhao Xueqing: "Tong Yali is nominally looking for a helper for us, but in fact, he is inserting eyeliner into the restaurant to monitor our every move. β
In Fu Tianpeng's words, Hu Yantong waved his hands and said: "That's the case, Copper Tooth is really tricky. With so many of his people coming in, let's not do anything in the future. How can this guy come up with such a trick? β
Hu Yantong looked annoyed, but Fu Tianpeng looked relaxed. He told Hu Yantong that as long as Taoguang kept his eyes on the dark and continued to "show weakness" to Tongyali, he would always let him slowly dispel his guard. Hu Yantong didn't have any good ideas, so he had to follow Fu Tianpeng's plan.
When it opened, Tong Yali came to the restaurant with five people. One of the five was white-skinned, thin, withered. Although he looks weak, his eyes are like electricity, and there is a hint of cunning in his eyes. Look at the rest of the four, all of them have broad shoulders and round waists, like wolves and tigers.
Fu Tianpeng smiled and invited Tongyali into the restaurant. Then the food was served with tea, and the hospitality was very thoughtful. While eating and drinking, Tongyali kept talking. He glanced at the four burly men and scolded fiercely, "What are you all standing here for?" Are you here to be served? β
After the bronze tooth scolded, the four of them changed their outfits one after another and began to get busy as buddies. However, their actions were too clumsy, and they provoked repeated scolding from Bronze Tooth. At this time, the thin monkey-like man stood up and said to Bronze Yali: "General, I think they are still in my hands. β
Fu Tianpeng knew that this was the thorn in the side of Tong Yali, so he sold a favor to Tong Yali, saying that his restaurant was lacking a manager, so let him take the role. Fu Tianpeng pointed to this thin monkey-like person and said to Tongyali.
Bronze Yali said to the thin monkey, "Moduri, you must obey the arrangements of others here. Moduli nodded and turned to meet Fu Tianpeng. Fu Tianpeng told him that in addition to helping manage the accounts of the restaurant, he was also helping to serve tea and pour water for himself.
While Tong Yali expressed his approval, he glanced at Hu Yantong. Then he said to Fu Tianpeng: "Isn't this person following you a task more suitable for management?" Fu Tianpeng sighed casually and said: "General Tong, there is a way that is interlaced like a mountain. He was originally a carpenter, and he had never done the work of running a hall at all. It's clumsy to do things, I think he will be in charge of carrying things in the future. β
After listening to Fu Tianpeng's story, Tongya kept pulling his short beard with his hand, and then said to Fu Tianpeng: "It is really inappropriate to be a junior in a restaurant if you know how to work in woodwork. I'll see how it goes, and I'll probably have to ask him for help then. β
Fu Tianpeng knew that Tongyali wanted Huyantong to go to Shuizhai to help fight the boat, so he saw through it but didn't say it. As the saying goes, "the soldiers will block, and the water will cover the earth." Fu Tianpeng and Tong Yali are now fighting for "internal strength". Whoever has patience wins the victory.
At present, the copper tooth is sent out to make it easier to monitor and find out the identities of Fu Tianpeng and the others. In addition, he has to report the matter to the public. Tong Erhu is a fierce general under the big wolf lord Muhan, responsible for attacking Jiankang and defense along the river. While arranging an informant, Tong Yali contacted Tong Erhu and prepared a two-pronged approach to prepare for a further attack on the Song Dynasty.