Chapter Seventy-Seven: Decent Family
The commercial activities of Xuemei Town are not prosperous, after all, although Qianxuefeng is a famous and decent family, but in terms of numbers, it is far from the so-called big faction, and the disciples and servants are not allowed to go down the mountain casually in ordinary times.
But this doesn't mean that there are no first-class shops in the town, and Meng Yan didn't understand it at first, but after reading a lot of books, his impression of this town has changed completely, so when he goes to the store, he is still responsible for explaining it to Hu Qingtian.
"You don't understand, whether there are good shops depends not only on the size of the city, but also on the characteristics of the city itself...... Okay, a few people who are stronger in martial arts can occupy a hill at will, saying that it is their own place, so that they can be regarded as a sect? Wrong, this is at most a cottage, robbing a house, and it may not be served to someone one day, and it is not considered a sect. ”
"Originally, there were many small sects like this, if the sect is opened this month, it may be destroyed next month, according to what you say, boss, those are not considered sects?
"If you are qualified to be called a doorman, at least the condition is sustainable operation, at least this should be the goal. Gathering a group of people, having enough ability to feed this group of people, and being self-sufficient, can it be said to be a sect. Meng Yan said: "Each major sect has its own private property, thousands of acres, ten thousand acres of fertile land is the minimum, and there are even cities that are more generous, and they directly collect taxes from the city, which is not as shabby as I am, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is sitting on a mountain of gold, but ...... You don't really think that such a small town can feed so many people up and down Qianxue Peak, right?"
"Well, I haven't really thought about it. Hu Qingtian touched his head and said, "As long as I have a salary to receive, I really don't know that much about other things." ”
"So you're worse than me, the newcomer. Meng Yan shook his head and said: "The main revenue of Qianxue Peak comes from foreign trade, although we are just another form of Zhanshan as the king, but why don't we occupy this place elsewhere? ”
“...... What does this have to do with our search for a store?"
"Of course, it has a lot to do with it, the herbs picked by Qianxuefeng, the creatures hunted and gathered, and the artifacts that have been forged and refined, always have to be sold out to exchange for money, because the goods are good, so those big groups will come to Xuemei Town to set up a point, although the store is not big, but the goods are quite rich, and there is no fear of no good goods in it, but I am afraid that you have no money." ”
“...... Isn't that just a simple matter of going in and selecting goods, taking it if you have money, and being bombed if you don't have money? What do you explain to such a long list?"
“......... No, I just want to take this opportunity to help you establish a view of the world and understand the world outside the world, but it turns out that I was wrong. ”
Meng Yan was a little disappointed, since he read a lot of books with Wu Chou, he often had the urge to point out people, because except for Wu Chou, he couldn't find anyone who could talk, if he didn't want to find a way to improve the level of the people around him, let alone do things, it would be difficult to even speak, but obviously, ...... Tiger Qingtian is not a good person to teach.
As soon as he entered the town, Hu Qingtian led Meng Yan to several large weapon shops, but Meng Yan only glanced at those shops, and didn't even officially enter, so he turned around and left directly, making Hu Qingtian inexplicable.
"Brother, didn't you say you wanted to buy a weapon? Why didn't you go in when you got to the door of the store? Although you and I don't have much money, if you go in and have a look, you might just come across something cheap and good. ”
"Then it's better to just take a broken bowl, squat at the door of someone's house, see if there are any well-wishers coming out, and throw the weapon to us, if the luck is really so good, even the change and bones can be picked up by the way, and we will make a lot of money." Meng Yan shook his head and said: "Wake up, don't dream unrealistically, if we have this kind of luck, we can pick up the treasure casually, and we don't have to mix here today, it has already been developed, so let's think of some reliable way." ”
"You don't even enter the weapons store to buy weapons, what's more unreliable than that?"
"Those broken copper and iron, I can see at a glance that they are useless, don't worry, I'm not wandering around aimlessly, at the beginning of the fight, I know where there is what we want. ”
Saying that, Meng Yan took Hu Qingtian to a corner of the town, and walked into a long alley, the houses along the way seemed to be private houses, the doors were closed, at least Hu Qingtian didn't see any signboards, and Meng Yan finally walked to the two deeply locked gates inside, the door was neither signed nor inscribed, even the doors were two very ordinary wooden doors, there was only a frog statue in the corner, or only half of the remnants, Hu Qingtian really didn't know what Meng Yan was doing here.
"Brother, you ......"
"Sensei asked, look at it. ”
Meng Yan patted the door, the person who came to answer the door was like a housekeeper, opened the door and saw the two of them, he immediately frowned, but he still arched his hand rudely, "The two of you knocked on the door, what is the matter?"
"Duckweed House really deserves the nickname of low-key residence, there is not even a signboard at the door, Guibao has maintained this habit for thousands of years, if it weren't for the half-frog at the door, I'm afraid no one can find your shop. ”
Meng Yan's words startled Hu Qingtian, he had heard the name of duckweed, and knew that it was a first-class trade fair in the world today, hoarding Juqi, collecting treasures from all over the world, and holding auctions regularly in major cities, and those who could be invited to go were all big high-rollers who spent thousands of dollars, I really didn't expect that such a large group would have a branch in Xuemei Town, and the appearance was still so shabby, hidden in a dilapidated house, and the word low-key was really not called fake.
However, Hu Qingtian also knew another point, that is, such a place was by no means something that the two of them could enter, let alone consume in it.
The middle-aged man who looked like a housekeeper arched his hand and said: "This place is just a transfer station of our number, not a store, and it is not open to the public, so I am afraid that the two little friends have made a mistake." ”
"No, we're not mistaken, but Your Excellency misunderstood. Although duckweed is low-key, it has always been a philistine and mercenary, and it has not changed for thousands of years. Meng Yanla pulled his shirt and said: "The two of us are dressed in miscellaneous uniforms, and at a glance, we know that the road is a miscellaneous work of Qianxuefeng, and I remember that the ancestor of Guibao left an instruction: The poor in the world should not enter, and would rather bully the poor than the poor...... Now that you have turned our brother away, is this ancestral precept invalid?"
"This ...... We do have this rule, but this rule is aimed at young talents. The middle-aged man looked Meng Yan up and down, this young man not only spoke sharply, but also knew allusions, obviously he didn't come to the door casually, he came prepared, but it was impossible for duckweed to let him say a few words, let people in with empty words, and just frowned at the moment and said: "Is it a young talent, it's not just a mouthful of words." ”
"Understand, with your words, it will be. ”
Meng Yan said for a long time, just for this moment, he specially picked a hard-bottomed power like duckweed, it is not just sophistry to get through, you must get some real materials to get through, in order to pass this hurdle.
When reading a lot of books, I imagined several plans for the future, such a trading organization like duckweed is indispensable, take advantage of this opportunity, directly to set up a line, as long as you can establish a relationship, many things will be carried out later. To pass this level at the moment, you need some hard power, and Wu Chou and himself have prepared a little chip before, so I don't know if Lu Dao can pass this level.
Meng Yan stretched out his hand into his arms, and was about to take something out, when suddenly a voice sounded from not far away, "The two of them are my friends, I have received an invitation letter from Guibao before, I wonder if I have the qualifications to bring them in?"
This voice came unexpectedly, Meng Yan and Hu Qingtian turned around, only to see Huang Lily, dressed in yellow clothes, walking quickly from the alley, in front of the housekeeper, arched his hand and said: "I may not be a young talent, nor am I a rich man, but this set of Jinxia Liuyun clothes on my body is also a treasure clothes that can be regarded as the number one in Dongtu, if I want to trade, I will not be turned away, right?"
"No, this set of treasures is your ......."
Hearing Huang Lily's words, the most shocked was Hu Qingtian, he shouted and wanted to stop it, but the middle-aged man had already taken the initiative to open the door and said: "We are located in Xuemei Town, relying on the care of Qianxue Peak, Qianxue Sanshu is famous, Lily Tiannu is our first-class guest, the best of the best, three please." ”
Huang Lihe nodded, and entered the door with Meng Yan and Hu Qingtian, didn't take two steps, and suddenly opened up in front of him, the space inside was huge, starting from the alley, the whole alley was actually full of duckweed properties, the alleys and narrow doors outside were all just camouflage, and the inside had already been opened, the housekeeper-like person took them into the house, passed through the long corridor, and came to a small hall at the end, and after serving fragrant tea, he asked them to sit for a while, and then left first.
As soon as the outsiders left, Hu Qingtian didn't care whether he was being watched or not, and said nervously to Huang Baihe: "You, why did you come? ”
"I followed you all the way out, you didn't find out, such a big thing happened, you didn't tell me!"
Huang Lihe glanced at the two of them, and said, "Xie Lu, thank you for what you have done for me, I am very ...... Thank you, if others don't know what you're doing for me, can I still be ignorant of what I'm doing? Since things started because of me, and you came out for me and caused such a big thing, I will support you no matter what, and we will share the difficulties together. ”