Chapter 146: The Merchant's Tale

The bright yellow and blue bonfires rise and jump in the dark night.

"I've heard this story too. Chen Shanzhi looked at the bonfire and said slowly, "It happened in Tianliang City in our Tianliang, I heard that it happened only a few years ago." ”

Tianliang City is the only city in Tianliangli, and the Yamen and Yiluan Division of the official family are all there.

"If you want to say where there are the most vendors in Tianliang, it must be Tianliang City, most of these vendors rely on collecting valuable goods outside, and then return to Tianliang City to sell them for profit. ”

"They sometimes go to other villages in Tianliangli to collect goods, but because we are too remote and there are no things of great value, we rarely see them. ”

"You younger generations may not know very well. Chen Shanzhi looked at Zhou Fan and the other young, sallow faces and smiled, those eyes were reflected by the firelight, and it was difficult to see the emotions in their eyes.

"When the vendors go out to receive the goods, even if they take the ruler road, the risk is not small, not to mention that they can't stay on the ruler road all the time, there is always a time to leave the ruler road, how do you say they ensure their safety?"

"Some traders are warriors themselves, and they can keep themselves safe in the wilderness, but it is impossible for all traders to be warriors. Chen Shanzhi almost asked himself.

"Those non-martial traders, if they want to go to the wild to receive goods, they have to hire warriors to protect themselves, but the number of warriors is too small, and the price of hiring is expensive, even if those traders often pool money to hire warriors together, the cost is very high for them. ”

"If there is any problem with the goods received, then there will be no return, even if there is no problem after a trip, the expenses of the smooth warriors will also dilute their profits. ”

"But the traders can't do without the help of the warriors, otherwise just relying on them, there is no difference between going out into the wild and sending them to death, basically no non-martial traders dare to receive the goods without the warriors. ”

"The reason why I say basic is because there will always be a few traders who dare to take risks for the sake of huge profits, one of them is called Tian Xiangming, and he is probably the most courageous. ”

"Hey, how bold is this man? No matter how bold the ordinary traders who dare to take risks, they will even buy a few small flame talismans and other talismans that can hurt the strange ones before they set off, and they can deal with the strange ones. ”

"But this man is on the road alone, except for buying some auxiliary talismans such as ghostly flame talismans for overnight use, he never brings talismans for battle, and a friend asked him why he didn't buy talismans that hurt weird things?"

Tian Xiangming shook his head and said that it was too expensive, he was reluctant, and he also said that if he encountered a strange thing, he couldn't beat it, and it was useless to have those talismans. ”

"People in the city think that this Tian Xiangming is looking for death by doing this, but surprisingly, when everyone thinks that he will not live long, he goes out to receive goods again and again, and comes back again and again!"

"No one knows how this person did it?" Chen Shanzhi looked amazed, "Some traders speculated that Tian Xiangming had found a safe route to receive the goods, and that route was so safe that he would not encounter strange things. ”

Tian Xiangming did not invite a martial artist to receive the goods, which saved a lot of expenses, so he received a rich reward, which inevitably attracted the eyes of others, so some people tried to follow Tian Xiangming, trying to find out the secret that he could ensure his safety without inviting a martial artist. ”

"But yes, Tian Xiangming is very clever, those who try to follow him will be easily thrown away by him when they get to the wild, and even some people who follow Tian Xiangming on the road and encounter strange deaths. ”

"The wild couldn't keep up with Tian Xiangming's footsteps, and returned to Tianliang City, Tianliang City has strict regulations, even warriors don't dare to easily find trouble with Tian Xiangming, and over time, they gave up spying on Tian Xiangming's secrets. ”

"In just two or three years, Tian Xiangming's family property has become more and more abundant, if he is given a few more years, maybe he can become one of the few businessmen in Tianliang City. ”

"This Tian Xiangming has made a fortune, but the way of doing business has not changed, he is alone on the road every time, never willing to invite a martial artist, his wife has persuaded him countless times, he does not listen. ”

He was very confident, and once said that the wilderness was not much different for him than walking in Tianliang City. Chen Shanzhi had a faint smile on his face.

Zhou Fan and the others, who listened to the story silently, were stunned, since a trader who had never practiced could go back and forth in the wilderness so many times without doing anything, what did he rely on?

"But ......" Chen Shanzhi began to turn, "There is a saying: if you walk too much at night, you will always meet ghosts, this Tian Xiangming is too confident, he may have some ways to deal with the dangers of the wild, but the wild is always changing, even the most powerful warriors will be careful in the wild." ”

"What's more, he was just a small vendor, and that day was supposed to be the day he came back from the collection, and his wife was at home to prepare a sumptuous meal and wait for him to come back as usual, but he never showed up that day. ”

"A day has passed, two days have passed, and the third day has passed, Tian Xiangming did not appear in Tianliang City, everyone thought that Tian Xiangming should be dead. ”

There are people who are jealous of Tian Xiangming who are happy about this, and there are also his friends who sigh and feel sorry for him, but the saddest thing is Tian Xiangming's wife. ”

"His wife married Tian Xiangming when he was the poorest, Tian Xiangming, after making a fortune, he was grateful to her for not abandoning her, even if his wife had nothing, he did not take a concubine, and the husband and wife were very affectionate. ”

"After crying and fainting several times, she survived and held a funeral for Tian Xiangming, who may have no bones left, but on the day she was ready to erect a tomb, Tian Xiangming actually came back!"

Zhou Fan and the others all pricked up their ears and listened carefully, they were all guessing in their hearts that Tian Xiangming's return this time might not be easy.

Tian Xiangming, who came back, was in rags, almost like a beggar, and the whole person was confused, but he passed the inspection of the patrol guards of Tianliang City, it should be no problem, everyone did not doubt him, and his wife was even more happy and burst into tears. ”

Tian Xiangming's wife led Tian Xiangming home and invited him to a doctor, the doctor said that he was frightened, and prescribed him a few patches of medicine to calm his soul, Tian Xiangming took the medicine and was carefully taken care of by his wife, and slowly sobered up. ”

Tian Xiangming, who came to his senses, said that he didn't remember any trouble in the field, and the money and goods were lost, and his wife even said that it would be good for people to come back, and they would not go to the merchant to receive the goods in the future, and Tian Xiangming agreed again and again. ”

But from that day on, Tian Xiangming's wife felt that her husband Tian Xiangming had become strange. ”

"The first strange place is that on a hot day, Tian Xiangming also has to wear a long shirt, sleep in a small clothes at night, never take off the long shirt, and when taking a bath, he does not want to be served by a maid before, he hides in the bathroom to wash, and even his wife is not allowed to go in. ”

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