Chapter 28: Fox Skin
Qin Liu found that Liu Liuye was staring at the door of the private room with sharp and cold eyes, and knew that it was his eavesdropping that made people unhappy, so he hurriedly knocked on the door.
"Come in!"
After Qin Liu entered the private room, he first bowed and apologized: "The woman is the shopkeeper of this store, and she took the liberty to disturb because I heard that the guys said that the guest officials wanted to spend the night." I have not heard what you are saying, and I am very shocked, and I ask for your forgiveness for the disrespect. β
Qin Liu's attitude made Liu Liuye's face soften a lot, a weak female streamer, and her words were on the bright side, but it was not taboo.
Seeing this, Qin Liu sincerely added: "All the masters are heroes among the people, willing to stand up for the ordinary people, and understand their heavy burden, and the women of the people are greatly moved. Although this sand castle town is not as harmful as Bazhou, the Tartar soldiers have been committing crimes every year, ten rooms and nine empty, and no one has taken care of the house that burned down last year. Different suffering, the same difficult days. β
Liu Liuye had passed by here before, knew the situation in Shabaozi Town, and sighed: "The bitter cold land of the border pass is more difficult than our Bazhou people's life. Shopkeeper, it's not easy for you to gain a foothold here as a female streamer, Liu gives you a drink! β
Qin Liu was also not polite, took the wine glass handed by Liu Liuye and drank it all heartily.
All the guests applauded.
Qin Liu had already quietly glanced at these people, and saw that they were all brave and bright, and they could be called heroes among the people, knowing that they were not ordinary passers-by, he quickly had a plan.
She put down her wine glass and saluted and said, "We are both fallen people at the end of the world, why should we have known each other when we meet?" It is also fate to be able to meet you today. This banquet was treated by the women. If you don't dislike it, please stay in my store for a night. I have some huts in my backyard that are still free. β
Liu Liuye and the others were relieved and a little hesitant.
There was a bearded man who said: "The shopkeeper is bold! It's just that we brought dozens of horses, and if there is no place for the horses to rest, it is not convenient. β
Qin Liu pondered slightly and said, "I'll go and ask, can the post station next door temporarily store horses?" β
Liu Liu and others were overjoyed. He stood up and bowed to Qin Liu: "For the righteousness of the shopkeeper, Liu Mou thanked him first." β
Qin Liu didn't dare to guarantee the ticket, and hurriedly waved his hand: "The women are just doing their best, and they may not succeed, so you can wait a minute." β
The post station has always been closed to the public, and only receives officials who come and go.
But there are human beings to follow in everything. Now that Ma Ang has become the brother-in-law of Lord Zhang, it is impossible to say that Yi Cheng will sell Ma Ang a face.
Qin Liu went to find Maang. Ma Ang also happened to be at home at this time, and after listening to Qin Liu's words, he nodded hurriedly: "I'll go and ask first." β
Qin Liu thought of giving Ma Ang a cold face last time, and he was a little embarrassed, so he called out to him: "Brother Ma, don't be reluctant, just do your best." β
Ma Ang was full of confidence: "I just became a hundred households yesterday, and I think that Yicheng will sell me this face." β
Qin Liu was stunned, it seems that there are many benefits from being promoted to the next level.
After a while, Maang turned back and said, "The post is righteous, and there is no problem in borrowing the stables of the post station." It's just that this forage and bean feed has to be bought by the owner of the horse himself, otherwise he will not be able to make a difference. β
Qin Liu took these words back to Liu Liuye and the others, and Liu Liuye was overjoyed: "This nature, this nature!" The shopkeeper didn't know that it was too cold, and there was too much difference between having a stable and not having a stable. Not to mention that horses are prone to illness, the amount of bean and forage consumed has to be doubled. This horse consumes three liters of beans and a bunch of grass every day! β
Qin Liu was slightly surprisedβthis horse eats a lot more than a human! Raising horses is more expensive than raising people!
Qin Liu didn't talk nonsense, let the little mute and Old Man Lou and Old Man Li squeeze in the East House all night, gave their hut to Liu Liuye and them, and burned the kang for another hut. It's just that the freshly burned kang is too cold, and the temperature will come up in the middle of the night.
She also has a limited amount of extra bedding here. Fortunately, Liu Liuye and others also brought some bedding and fur, and they could make do with it overnight.
A porcelain flushing pit was also built in the hut, and Qin Liu also asked Old Man Lou to demonstrate the use of it to Liu Liuye and others, which made them amazed for a while.
After a busy time, when Qin Liu went back to the house to sleep, he found that the little mute was sitting in the hall very arrogantly, and he didn't go to squeeze a room with Li Laohan and Lou Laotou.
She shook her head, and took the last extra bed in her room and gave it to the little mute. There is also heating in the hall, which is not very cold.
The next day, when it was dawning, Liu Liuye and the others got up and set off quietly. When Old Man Lou went to the hut to clean up, he brought Qin Liu a burden.
Qin Liu opened the bag and saw that it was a fine fox fur, the pure white fox fur was distinct, without a trace of variegation.
Old man Lou said enviously on the side: "Such a fox skin has to be sold for a thousand taels of silver in Xuanfu!" It is estimated that it can be sold for 1,500 taels in the capital! Two of these fox skins can be made into a fox fur, which can be sold for three thousand five hundred taels of silver! β
Qin Liu was taken aback: "So expensive? β
Old man Lou sighed: "Therefore, the people of the rivers and lakes regard money as dung, and only talk about kindness, righteousness and pride!" β
Qin Liu felt ashamed of it, and immediately said, "No, I have to pay it back!" β
She borrowed a horse from the inn next door and headed for the south gate.
When Qin Liu arrived, Liu Liuye and the others were drinking porridge at the door of a small shop at the city gate, waiting for the city gate to open.
Qin Liu looked at the few people drinking brown rice porridge and eating Wotou in the humble shop, and felt a little emotional.
These people are so flexible, they could sit in the high-end swallow building yesterday and talk and laugh, and today they can eat rough food in this street shop.
The gifts are all top-grade fox skins worth a thousand taels, which is really incomprehensible.
Qin Liu's arrival with a fox skin made Liu Liuye and the others laugh: "The shopkeeper is bold and chivalrous, why should he be polite to us?" β
Qin Liu said sincerely: "This fox skin is too valuable, if the sixth master can sell it to get a thousand taels of silver, it is much more useful to help those poor people than to give it to the people's women." β
Liu Liuye's face has a different color.
He got this white fox fur by accident, but he didn't know it was worth so much money.
I just felt that the female shopkeeper of the swallow building was righteous, and she didn't accept their money, so she specially left a fox skin to express her gratitude.
If it can be worth a thousand taels of silver, it is indeed too expensive to give it to her.
Liu Liuye is not a rigid person, he immediately took the white fox skin handed over by Qin Liu, handed it to Liu Qiye, and said in a loud voice: "The shopkeeper is bold and benevolent, please leave your name, if Liu comes to this town again in the future, he will definitely prepare a generous visit." β
Qin Liu said with a smile: "The surname of the husband-in-law is Li, the surname of the maiden family is Liu, and the name of the girl is Liu'er. The sixth master must not be polite, the next time he passes through this town, the women will entertain one or two. At that time, the inn opposite my store is estimated to be built, and accommodation and horses are not a problem. β