Early in the morning, at the Pearl Spring Inn in the east of the city, the man in charge of the hall was sent from the lobby.

The guy in charge of the hall is different from the ordinary guy, he can clearly remember every face, and know when these guests in sight will stay and leave. You should also be familiar with the location and situation in the city, and once the guests have any needs, they can answer them fluently and then order their men to do it, so that they will not make the wrong effort. When dealing with guests, it is necessary to make them feel cordial, but not overly warm and noisy, and the scale in between them is not easy to grasp.

Therefore, it is not for nothing that Pearl Springs is more expensive than other inns in the city.

Amid the sound of the man giving a gift, a man stepped out of the inn door, and looked back to see Xiao Er turn around to greet another young guest who was staggering down the stairs. He glanced up at the sky, narrowed his eyes, and walked briskly down the street.

Cane tuk tuk on the ground.

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In the silver shop of Fushui Building, the big guy Ah Qing wiped the furnishings in the front shop, heard the door chime and knew that someone had entered the door. Raised his body to meet him, shouting "Mr. is rich, are you saving money or continuing to help", looking at the visitor.

The guest who entered the door had a round face, a delicate crown belt on his head, and a chain mirror on his nose, which was not widely spread in the country of Dalu. He was holding an ebony cane in his hand, and his feet were a little lame. The man was very gentle, squinted and said, "It's silver." ”

"Please go to the left cabinet for deposits. Ah Qing politely pulled his hand to the counter and turned around to be busy with his own business.

The visitor called Aqing, "Little brother stays, the amount is large, and I hope to be more careful." ”

Ah Qing turned around and glanced at the guest again, "Haven't you consulted Mr. Taifu yet?"

The man narrowed his eyes, "Ah, my surname is Sun." ”

Ah Qing led the way and went to the backyard with the guests one after the other.

Most of the silver shops and money buildings have high-rise elegant rooms, and the first floor is for daily small transactions. Whenever there is a large amount of money, the guest shall be led by the companion to the private room for entertainment. Fushuilou is here to enter the yard before and after, between the front shop and the backyard through a flower hall, planted with flowers and trees, it is very quiet. There is a lot of sound when your feet are stepped on the stone pavement.

Passing through the courtyard gate of the flower hall to the backyard, Ah Qing deliberately slowed down, waited for Mr. Sun to get closer, and led him in with his hand. He secretly glanced at a bronze military general villain hanging under the doorway.

The bronze man swayed in the wind, and there was no reaction.

Ah Qing put his mind at ease, led the guests straight to the main hall of the backyard to sit down, called the maid to pour tea, and set up four snack plates with his hands and feet, which were rose kumquat, sesame halva, cloud cake, and salt and pepper sunflower seeds, and then turned around to ask the shop for Sikui.

Si Kui is the gentleman in charge of the silver building, and he is responsible for negotiating with the guests of the silver building. Mr. Sun was not satisfied, and added: "The amount this time is too large, if possible, I hope to ask the treasurer to see it." ”

Ah Qing shook his head, "That's not a coincidence, the shopkeeper is not in the shop at noon today." I'll go and ask you about Mr. Xu, he is the eldest one in our shop, and the shopkeeper is not there, so it's the same if you tell him first. ”

Mr. Sun had no choice but to give up.

Ah Qing went back to the front shop and found Xu Sikui, who was over sixty years old and had a handful of white but very particular goatees. Acting calmly, after listening to Aqing's words, he did not get up in a hurry, but first asked about the number of deposits and the clothing of the guests.

Ah Qing did things properly: "I don't know the number, I just say that the number is very large, and I want to see the shopkeeper." The dress is unremarkable. Those who come empty-handed, at least not cash. Aqing thought for a while, and added: "The accent has a bit of a southern flavor, not like people from the three eastern counties." ”

Xu Sikui got up and followed Aqing to the back hall, the guest and host sat down politely, and after a little greeting, Xu Sikui turned to the main topic, "Dare to ask Mr. Sun how much he has saved this time?"

Mr. Sun put his hand on the table and stared at Xu Sikui's eyes, "Fifty million, the wrong money." ”

"Oh?" Xu Sikui raised his eyebrows.

Fushuilou is in the silver money business in Linzi City, and its strength can only be regarded as in the middle of the stream, and the yellow and white business of ordinary people is also done on weekdays, and the money of the monks on the mountain is also collected. After all, in today's world, the real high-ranking families, even if there are no cultivators in the family, they have to have some "fairy money" in the library. Because the gold, silver, and copper coins called "liuzi cakes" used by the Shengdou Xiaomin were too controlled by the rulers of the current dynasty, and even a new coin had to be issued if the emperor changed the name of the year.

During the most turbulent period of the previous dynasty, the emperor was changed very frequently, and the shortest one even only sat on the dragon chair for 100 days and returned to heaven. In the private mouths of literati and ink writers, the Hundred Days Emperor is just a joke, but for the people at the bottom, the new currency that has just been issued is about to be abolished, which is miserable.

Only the fairy money, which is respectfully called "green money" in the big account, can be worth the same for hundreds of years. It can be said that in the circle of the upper-class wealthy gentry who have been inherited for a hundred years, whether there is green money inventory at home as a "ballast base" is one of the markers that distinguish the old door valve from the new rich. There are even declining families, and after re-rising, they would rather spend a huge amount of money to buy green money to the bottom, for those children who are in the middle of the family but have not lost their inheritance and their vision is still there, fairy money is not only a face, but also a lining. This is true not only of the Great Lu country, but also of all the countries of the four continents.

Bright wrong money is one of the five kinds of fairy money used in all continents. The famous sentence of the poet "People are not Kunshan jade, and they are long and bright wrong", which is talking about this kind of jade money with carved inscriptions.

"Fifty million, cash. The guest said solemnly, and perhaps knew that the amount of 50 million yuan was too much, and leaned forward. "Of course, the silver does not come all at once, and it takes several batches. The first batch to come first was five million. ”

Xu Sikui laughed instead, raised the teacup and took a sip of tea, and continued to test unhurriedly, "Fifty million brilliant mistakes are not constants, forgive the old man for being presumptuous, dare to ask where the Venerable guest came from, why did you move so much immortal money to Linzi?"

Mr. Sun knew that Xu Sikui had failed to fulfill his trust, "Of course I am not the owner of Qingqian, but just a person who does things for the forerunner." The owner of the house is ...... of the Southern Dynasty."

The guest paused, "Master Mo, surnamed Bai, his ancestral home is Pengcheng in the western suburbs of Linzi. Now that I am getting older, I have been wandering for many years and want to return to my hometown. So they sent us to the township to prepare for it first. ”

Xu Sikui put down the teacup, "But the white surname of the four surnames?"

"Exactly. The guest bowed.

Xu Sikui corrected the color. Dalu is adjacent to Dachu in the south, and its national strength is more prosperous than Dalu, Dalu is famous for its cultural governance, and Dachu is famous for its military exploits.

Although the Mozong sect belongs to the jurisdiction of the Great Chu Realm, it has its own domain, guarding the city and selling weapons to various countries, and the Great Chu court is powerless to interfere. It is a rather peculiar existence, its membership covers three religions and nine streams, known as slaughtering cattle and weaving shoes from all walks of life in business and agriculture have true meaning, life is practice, most of the disciples are at the bottom of the society, known as "ink master", all over the country do not know how many.

And it has its own internal rules, like a country China, like a big trading shop, and like a folk gang. There was once a core disciple of the Mo family who committed a crime in another country and was sentenced, but was taken back to the sect by the high-level of the Mo sect under pressure, and dealt with the internal patriarchal law of the Mo family, which was even heavier than the original punishment. It can be seen that its self-discipline is strict.

The core characters are heirlooms in the clan, with four surnames: Zhai, Li, Feng, and Bai, each with its own miraculous skills. The main surname Zhai is good at making organs with wood and iron, and the city defense equipment made is valued by the monarchs of various countries.

The Bai family is good at forging swords, if the person who comes is really the elder ink master surnamed Bai of the Mo Sect of the Chu State, it is not an exaggeration to have a net worth of 50 million brilliant silver.

The visitor added, "Of course, there is no evidence for empty words, and fairy money cannot be faked." Don't hide it, the first batch of fairy money has arrived in Linzi and can be inspected at any time. ”

Xu Sikui pondered for a moment, and replied seriously, "The matter is big, if it is really this amount, the old man will not be able to be the master." Today's shopkeeper went to the government to visit the king, and now it is nearly noon, and the guests are invited to eat from the trumpet, and I let people find the shopkeeper to come back. ”

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The back kitchen of Fushui Building.

Chef An and the chef in charge of Chunjiang Restaurant in the city are brothers, and they cook good dishes, and they are praised by the shopkeeper on weekdays.

Hearing that Ah Qing said that he wanted a good table of feasts, and that he had to order wine and food outside, he couldn't help but be indignant, and shouted loudly, saying that what kind of distinguished guests wanted to order food from outside, his craftsmanship was not enough to support the surface of Fushui Building.

Of course, Aqing would not shake out the matter of 50 million yuan, but only said that it was Xu Sikui's orders, and he persuaded An Sichu with good words, and asked him to be more attentive.

Master An was angry, but things were not ambiguous, knowing that there must be a really important guest. asked Aqing to go to Jinshun to bring a neck of four-fruit stuffed duck, and go to the back kitchen of Chunjiang Restaurant to carry a fresh Xuelu Lake four-whisker carp, such a fresh lake fish can't be obtained in the kitchen of ordinary Yinlou. and three catties of signature Chunjiang brew.

He also specially explained that the five-year brewing tank that was going to be against the east wall, and the wine in the tank that was often open on the south wall was too light and not delicious, so he said that his surname was An.

Ah Qing knew that the last sentence was the most useful, the circle of the gang was already very small, the relationship between the An Si chef and the head of the restaurant was that of the brothers, and a group of assistant chefs in the back kitchen of Chunjiang had to call Uncle Shi.

But he didn't go to buy the ingredients by himself, but called a young man from the front shop, took out a penny of silver from his arms, and told him everything clearly, and he went to the government to find the shopkeeper. There are priorities, and some things have to be informed to the shopkeeper in person. Fortunately, I didn't run far, and just half a street away, I saw the carriage with the emblem of Fushuilou sparkling and driving over.

Ah Qing stepped forward to stop him, approached the window of the car and lowered his voice to make things clear.

The shopkeeper Chu held the curtain with one palm, his eyes did not look at Aqing, and his eyelids lowered when he heard the amount of "50 million bright mistakes". After patiently listening to the narration, he asked Ah Qing two strange questions, "What color is the guest's cuff?" and "When you sent him into the backyard, how was General Tong?"

Ah Qing observed very carefully, "It's a black long shirt with two white edges on the cuffs." General Tong didn't react, his eyebrows were still the same. ”

The shopkeeper Chu hummed, thought for a moment, put down the curtain and said "Go back", the coachman shook the reins, and the carriage continued to move forward. Ah Qing sighed secretly that the shopkeeper is the shopkeeper, and he is calm. Damn, this is 50 million fairy money!

The birds in the sky are flying westward, and their voices are "Lulu".

Mr. Sun was drinking tea in the small guest room in the back hall, and the goatee Xu Lao Sikui was chatting with him about the interesting things in the business, and he heard the footsteps on the stone road outside the door "aggressive".

When the shopkeeper Chu entered the door, he hugged his hands and called it rude, so that the distinguished guest waited for a long time. The guest got up and returned the salute, and the two of them bowed humbly, their eyes swept over each other very quickly, and they moved away without a trace.

The full name of the shopkeeper is Chu Jingming, and the shopkeeper of Ren Fushuilou has been more than ten years, and it is the first time that he has handled such a large amount. Fifty million wrong money is not a yellow and white thing under the mountain. Even an ordinary cultivator on the mountain would not be able to save this money in two lifetimes. The shopkeeper Chu settled down, and he already had a plan in his heart.

Behind the Fushui Building, there is a mountain of cultivators, and the Fushui Building is just a secular property at its outer gate. The general silver building, without the cultivation sect to rely on, the fairy money cannot be touched.

Therefore, in the country of Da Lu, shops that can save green money and shops that cannot collect green money are two kinds of trades.

Xu Sikui got up and gave up the main seat, and Chu sat down as the shopkeeper.

The attendant maid added new tea, and the shopkeeper Chu Jingming first turned his head and asked if the kitchen had prepared lunch, and then turned back to get straight to the point, "I heard from the guy, Mr. Sun is here on behalf of the Mo family's Bai surname." What do you plan to do with this money?"

"It's mainly about gardening. The owner's ancestral home is Pengcheng, but Pengcheng is too poor to live for a long time, so he plans to choose a place outside Linzi City to build a garden. Since then, the owner of the family has taken root, and he has spent more money up and down, so he simply changed his net worth to green money, and there is a silver building nearby, and he can take it as he goes. ”

"In most cases, the person in front of me has already explained to me. Don't hide from the guests, there are more than a dozen large and small silver buildings in Linzi City, even in the shops that can collect green money, the scale of our number is not upstream. The shopkeeper Chu looked at Mr. Sun with blazing eyes. "Fifty million dollars is not a small amount, the honored guest must have heard the news in advance, why do you want to give up the big and take the small?"

Mr. Sun chuckled, and the words of the explanation were ambiguous: "Well, naturally, it's not just about seeing the scenery under the mountain, it's because my lord's family has some friendship with the people on your mountain, so I have specially instructed him." ”

Aqing on the side heard it in a fog.

Shopkeeper Chu didn't come up with any useful information, and at this time, the person in front of Kitchen An came to inform him that lunch was ready, so the group moved to the dining room. The atmosphere at the dinner table was much more harmonious, the two sides never mentioned the matter of saving money, Chu shopkeeper and Xu Sikui only asked about the customs of the south, and Mr. Sun only praised the good scenery of Linzi. The people of Dalu drank well, but Mr. Sun couldn't put it off, and drank the wine, so the guests and hosts enjoyed themselves.

After the meal, Mr. Sun was already a little drunk, and Chu went out with Aqing. Out of the front bunk, the carriage was already waiting at the main entrance. The shopkeeper Chu instructed Aqing to lead the way back to the inn, and the guests were sure to send the guests to the room.

Before getting into the car, Mr. Sun suddenly turned around, pointed at Aqing and said, "Your name has this character, if there is a young milk tiger, the future life is terrifying!"

Ah Qing touched his head, not knowing how to answer.

After the carriage left, the shopkeeper Chu and Xu Sikui returned to the back hall to drink tea and relieve hangover. Xu Sikui didn't speak first, took the lid to cover the tea, and waited for the shopkeeper's question.

"Old Xu, I'm still not sure about this. What do you think?"

"There is no big problem with the way people come from. Except for the 50 million mistakes, everything else is normal. ”

General Tong didn't react, he couldn't be a demon after all. ”

At this time, shemales live together, and there are some distinguishing things. The quality is high and low, and the folk are more commonly used, that is, the bronze cast angry eyes of the general in the human form, there are monsters passing in front of you, and the bronze people will quickly rust and be covered with green spots.

"If you come, you will be safe, and you must first see the real money before talking. ”

The shopkeeper Chu paced in the back hall for a long time, and finally stopped. Turn around and go to your study on the other side.

A painting hangs on the wall on the north side of the study, which is covered with clouds and mist, and there are high mountains and big berths.

The shopkeeper Chu took out the vermilion incense box from the cabinet, took out three incense sticks, ignited them with medicinal firewood, and inserted them into the incense burner. The cigarette smoke rises and overlaps with the clouds in the painting, and it is not clear to see.

The shopkeeper Chu bowed respectfully and said a few strange words, "Xiao Sun is gone, and he is obedient." ”

In an instant, in the painting on the wall of the study of an ordinary silver building in Linzi City, Dalu, the ink changes faintly, the clouds and mist disperse, and the water is turbulent.

In the painting, a dragon emerges from the water and soars upward.