Chapter 21 Pawnshops
As soon as Song Dinghe left, Ma Changlu knocked on the counter and signaled to Ma Shengyi, who was hiding behind the door and eavesdropping, who immediately rushed to report to Xu Mo.
Soon, Xu Mo learned about the detailed process of their meeting, which further confirmed his guess, and as he expected, Fang Dongming's behavior of withdrawing money several times really made Song Dinghe misunderstand, thinking that in addition to Qin Ming, he also found Fang Dongyang as a backstage, thinking that after Qin Ming listened to his report, the idea of seizing the inn had to be withdrawn, and even, because there was a ghost in his heart, he might be worried that he would be kicked out here, and he wouldn't even be able to get two reds!
As for the outcome, it depends on the reaction of their side.
He believed that Qin Ming would not be stupid enough to go to Fang Dongyang for verification in person, and he had also specifically understood with Fang Dongming in the past two days, and the two basically had nothing to do with each other, so the tiger skin he pulled would not be exposed.
In addition, the Qingfeng faction is divided into the "inner door" and the "outer door", of which the "inner door" can only be entered by those who are gifted in cultivation, and it is the core and backbone with the highest status, and the "outer gate" is mainly responsible for taking care of the industry for the Qingfeng faction, which is auxiliary and subordinate, Fang Dongyang's martial arts naturally belong to the "inner door" of the Qingfeng faction, and Qin Ming is a "recruit" to put it bluntly, and the role is closer to the "outer door", in this case, in the face of Fang Dongyang, I am afraid his first reaction is to avoid it.
It didn't take him long to wait, after dinner, Song Dinghe carried four paper bags in a low-key manner, and came directly to his backyard. ”
The other party's performance is obviously a bit of a thief, which confirms his analysis, and it can be regarded as confirming the speculation that he wants to seize the inn from him.
Xu Mo didn't show any abnormality, took the tonic and expressed his gratitude politely and warmly.
Song Dinghe observed his expression, and said very sincerely and generously: "The master said, if you encounter difficulties in the store in the future, you will go to the house and say that if the master is here, you will definitely not be at a loss!"
Xu Mo felt a sigh in his heart, now that everything in the store is on the right track, the real trouble is also caused by his "master", so he said seriously: "Steward Song is serious! Please tell Elder Qin, just say that I will run the inn with my heart and will not cause trouble to Elder Qin!"
Song Dinghe was anxious, Xu Mo's words couldn't be faulted, and his expression was normal, but he always felt that he seemed to mean something, so he straightened his back slightly, and said in an accentuated tone: "Master Xu, the master and I both believe in your ability, but there are some things, you understand, you still have to look at the master's face!"
Xu Mo was a little speechless, and he also said that if it weren't for this, he would have given away two parts of red for nothing? This was originally the same transaction as worshipping the dock and paying protection money! It's a pity that the party who was supposed to provide shelter did not abide by the "rules" and wanted to occupy his inn.
But when it came to this, he had no choice but to nod and say, "You're right!"
Song Dinghe immediately thought of Fang Dongyang after he finished speaking, his heart was empty, and he understood that now was not the same as in the past, so he softened his tone again, and said with a smile: "I don't mean anything else, what I want to say is that although the master has not come forward, he has been paying attention to this side, and if he really encounters difficulties, the master will not sit idly by!"
When he said this, he wanted to get a positive answer from Xu Mo's answer: the relationship between the two families is still the same as before.
Xu Mo smiled and said, "Don't worry, I understand." ”
Song Dinghe breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and felt that this reply seemed to be a little ambiguous, he "understood", what did he "understand"?
Since Xu Mo has pulled the banner of Fang Dongyang, he naturally will not behave as respectfully and directly as before, he wants to use this to defeat the other party's thoughts that he shouldn't have!
Of course, he knew what was going on, so he wouldn't show too much, and when Song Dinghe left, he was both relieved and inevitably a little entangled.
After sending Song Dinghe away, Xu Mo also breathed a sigh of relief, for him, being able to concentrate on cultivation is the most important thing - now is the time for him to grow his body, if he wants to repair the damaged body origin, these years will be a critical period, and similarly, in terms of martial arts training, before the age of twenty is also the golden stage.
Of course, if this incident happens, he will not treat it as if it did not happen, for the sake of the future, he should expand his network, and also spend money to buy peace, why not choose one who abides by the "rules"? At least one more is also good.
In this regard, Fang Dongming may be a good choice.
The advantage of choosing Fang Dongming is that the status of the two of them can basically be equal, and they can get along with each other on an equal footing, but if the relationship with him is good, they will naturally be able to get Fang Dongyang's care, and now it is different from the beginning, he has also learned the lesson of this time, and he is ready to abandon the low-level means of direct dividends and money, because equal cooperation is the long-term solution.
In fact, this was Xu Mo's next plan to deepen his relationship with Qin Ming and increase his income, but after this incident, he would not be able to enjoy this benefit, and the effect of using it on Fang Dongming would be even greater for Xu Mo.
Next, he was going to take the opportunity to go to Shengyun Mansion to get to know Fang Dongming well, if it was suitable, this plan could be implemented in advance, and in doing so, it would also completely eliminate Qin Ming's bad intentions.
The reason why Xu Mo wanted to go to Shengyun Mansion was because Fang Dongming mentioned to him a few days ago a place that might be very useful to him, the Jianghu Pawnshop, and there happened to be one in Shengyun Mansion.
The so-called Jianghu pawnshop, it is said that it is specially opened for people like them who practice martial arts, and the pawned items are also some exercise cheats, weapons and wounds, etc., and some of the pawns are pawned by the children of declining sects and families, and some are won in battles or inadvertently obtained from some wild tombs in exchange for money, all of which they don't use, and they basically don't think about taking them, and the people in the pawnshop use them to sell them to people like him who need them.
Of course, the good grades will basically be looted by large and small sects, and there are not many good goods left, but it is already a rare opportunity for Xu Mo.
Without further ado, thinking of this, he asked Ma Sheng to inform Fang Dongming that he was going to leave tomorrow.
When he turned around, he saw the pairs of medicines sent by Song Dinghe on the table, if it was really the medicine that Qin Ming used to regulate his body, he would not be wrong to think about it, but at most he would reverse the prescription from these medicines and analyze the effect of the prescription, but these medicines would not be touched, because he knew that the difference in the quantity of the same medicinal materials might bring completely different results, not to mention, who knows if there is a "addition" in it?
This is the result of the loss of trust.