Wu Qian was in the carriage, with the bumps of the carriage, Wu Qian's thoughts were also fluctuating, one moment was Chen Junmei, one moment was Liu Huaiyong, one moment was Zhao Bo and Aunt Zhao, one moment was Xu Jingyang, every person, every memory, was like the long shadow of the carriage, like a shadow, and pulled Wu Qian, making Wu Qian pull apart.

Suddenly, a huge shadow was hidden, the light of the carriage dimmed a lot, the carriage also stopped, Wu Qian lifted the curtain, and a huge city wall was erected in front of him, blocking all the light, and above the city gate was carved a huge three words - Shayun City.

Shayun City was lying on Wu Qian's way home, and it seemed that he couldn't bypass it, Wu Qian smiled bitterly and said, "Can't get around, let's go in and have a look." With that, with a wave of his whip, the carriage slowly headed towards the deep city gate.

At this time, Shayun City is much more lively than when Wu Qian came last time, because the Yin family's inheritance ceremony will be ten days later, and the entire Shayun City will be overcrowded at that time, and it will be difficult to find a place to eat and sleep.

Wu Qian found several inns in the city, but they were already full, until he found a Dafu inn and a guest room on a remote street in the west of the city, and settled down the water peach, and the two ordered food in the inn to fill their stomachs.

Shui Tao ate her meal, and suddenly turned her head to Wu Qian and asked, "Brother Wu Qian, when are you going to leave Shayun City?"

Wu Qian didn't raise his head, and said, "Let's buy all the things we need on the road in this Shayun City and leave, I guess we will have to stay for a day or two." ”

Shui Tao sighed with a hint of loss, then buried his head and continued to eat, Wu Qian also heard Shui Tao's lost tone, so he asked, "What's wrong?" Do you want to leave early or later?"

Shui Tao pinched the chopsticks vigorously and said, "Brother Wu Qian, I liked to watch singing when I was a child, and there are opera troupes going to our village, I can follow them to continue to run a few more villages." ”

Wu Qian smiled and said, "Do you want to stay and finish reading the heir ceremony before leaving?"

Shui Tao raised his head, Shui Ling's eyes blinked at Wu Qian, and said with expectation, "Is it okay?"

Wu Qian still didn't raise his head and said, "Then let's wait until we finish watching the heir ceremony before leaving." ”

When Shui Tao heard this, her heart was overjoyed, and she couldn't help but take Wu Qian's hand and said, "Brother Wu Qian, you are really good." ”

Wu Qian hurriedly withdrew his hand and said, "Let's eat, it's not good for your health if the food is cold." ”

Wu Qian withdrew his hand, and Shui Tao didn't seem to mind, so he sighed, happily picked up his rice bowl and ate it.

At this time, a middle-aged man walked in from outside the door, bloated, gorgeously dressed, and followed by two servants, who seemed to have a rich family. When he walked in, he shouted with a big grin: "Shopkeeper, do you still have a room?"

"The official has arrived just in time, and there is still one last upper room left," said the shopkeeper with a grin.

"Well, I'll have this upper room, and I'll give my next room another room," the fat man continued, grinning.

"Isn't this Zhang Daguan, what kind of wind is blowing you," said a thin man who stood up from a table on his left, and said as he walked up to the fat man.

The fat man glanced back, looked at the thin man, and didn't seem to remember this person, the thin man saw this, and did not hesitate, and hurriedly walked in front of the fat man and said: "I, Zhao Laosi, is Zhao Laosi, who was favored by Zhang Daguan last year and made a silk business with you." ”

The surnamed Zhang didn't know if he remembered it, but he said loudly: "Oh, oh, Brother Zhao, there are too many people talking to me about business this day, and I didn't react for a while, Brother Zhao, don't be surprised." ”

"That is, Zhang Daguan's silk business is all over Lingzhou, and the people who enter your silk village every day are like rushing to the market, how can everyone remember," Zhao Laosi played a round for Zhang Daguan, and then continued: "This Dafu Inn is a small store, and it is not worthy of the identity of Zhang Daguan, how can Zhang Daguan come to this Dafu Inn to invest in the store?"

This sentence seems to be very useful to Zhang Daguanren, and his chubby face is full of folds with a smile, and he said: "I have always lived in the upper room of Yipinju in Shayun City, isn't this the inheritance ceremony is coming, and the upper room of Yipinju is already full, there is really no way, just go to this small inn and stay for a few nights," Zhang Daguan said.

"Yes, yes, what kind of big deal do Zhang Daguan plan to make when he comes to Shayun City this time?" asked Zhao Laosi.

"It's not about doing any business, it's not taking advantage of the heir ceremony to see if you can make friends with the Yin family and expand your business," Zhang Guanren said.

"Oh, then I'll introduce someone to Zhang Daguan, maybe I can help you a lot," Zhao Laosi said.

Zhang Guanren's eyes lit up and he said, "Who is it?" ”

Zhao Laosi smiled, pointed to a table on the left with his hand, and said, "Right there, I'll introduce you to it." After speaking, he took Zhang Guanren and walked to the table.

When he arrived at the table, Zhao Laosi said to one of the people on the table: "Brother Zhou, let me introduce you, this is Zhang Jucai and Zhang Daguan, who is engaged in the silk business, and is also a wealthy gentleman in Lingzhou. Then Zhao Laosi said to Zhang Jucai: "Zhang Daguan, this is Zhou Fang, and the relationship with the Yin family's housekeeper is not ordinary. ”

When Zhang Jucai heard that the relationship between the four parties and the Yin family's housekeeper was not ordinary, Zhang Jucai immediately greeted him with a smile, clasped his hands into fists, and said, "Brother Zhou, I am fortunate to be happy!"

Zhou Fang also clasped his fists and saluted back: "Zhang Guanren is polite, come and let's sit down and talk." So they sat down.

As soon as he sat down, Zhang Jucai shouted loudly again: "Shopkeeper, bring me all the best wine and food you have here." The shopkeeper answered, Zhang Jucai turned around and said to Zhou Fang: "This meal is mine, I want to have a few drinks with Brother Zhou."

Zhou Fang smiled slightly and said, "Why should Zhang Daguan be so polite. ”

Zhang Jucai waved his hand and said: "I just opened more than a dozen silk villages in Lingzhou, where do I dare to claim to be a big official in front of Brother Zhou, I am a few years older than Brother Zhou, if Brother Zhou doesn't dislike it, call me Brother Zhang." ”

Thursday Fang clenched his fists and said, "Then brother, I'm welcome, Brother Zhang!"

Zhang Jucai also hugged his fists and shouted: "Brother Zhou Xian!" Then the two took each other's arms and sat down.

Wu Qian was on the side, seeing all this clearly, and thought to himself: This business person is really exquisite, and he can call others brothers and sisters in just a few words.

Thursday Fang said: "I heard Brother Zhang say just now that I want to expand my business when I come to Sha Yuncheng this time?"

Zhang Jucai showed a distressed expression and said: "Yes, I don't want to take advantage of the inheritance ceremony, I want to walk around with the Yin family, and take over the salt and iron business, but I am suffering from no one to recommend me, so I just came to try my luck." ”

After speaking, Zhang Jucai glanced at Zhou Fang, Zhou Fang did not speak, picked up chopsticks to eat vegetables, Zhang Jucai glanced at Zhao Laosi again, Zhao Laosi picked up his wine glass, and said to Zhou Fang: "Brother Zhou, don't you have an extraordinary relationship with the Yin family's housekeeper?"

Only then did Fang put down his chopsticks and said: "Everyone knows that this salt and iron business, as long as you can get the goods, it will definitely be profitable and profitable." Less than the two brothers, in fact, I have long wanted to do salt and iron trading, so I tried my best to get in touch with the chief manager of the Yin family, if it weren't for the lack of capital at hand, I would have done this salt and iron business a long time ago. ”

When Wu Qian heard this, he smiled secretly in his heart: It seems that it is easy for this businessman to call himself a brother, and when it comes to interests, brothers and sisters have to settle accounts.

Zhang Jucai understood what Zhou Fang meant, thought for a while, and said: "As long as Brother Zhou gives me this relationship, how about my salt and iron business in the future?"

Zhou Fang was still unmoved, just eating with vegetables there, Zhang Jucai gritted his teeth and said like cutting meat: "Let's split the account five or five!"

The corners of Zhou Fang's mouth smiled, and said: "Okay! This matter is on me, we have money and everyone can make it!" Zhang Jucai also raised his glass, but Zhao Laosi looked a little sullen, Zhang Jucai patted Zhao Laosi on the shoulder, and said: "I would like to thank Brother Zhao for introducing Brother Zhou to me today, and I will take more care of you in the silk business in the future." ”

When Zhao Laosi heard this, he also grinned and said, "Then thank Brother Zhang for taking care of it, come, everyone will earn money together, and make this cup!" The three of them touched the cup and drank it all.

Zhou Fang put down the wine glass, and then asked, "Brother Zhang, you said you are in the silk business?"

Zhang Jucai said a little proudly: "Exactly, it's not me bragging, in Lingzhou, all the silk villages are my Zhang Jucai's semicolons!"

Zhou Fang ignored Zhang Jucai's show-off, and continued to ask, "Then did you take your cloth and silk from the Qiu family in Shayun City?"

"That's not it, this Qiu family has a monopoly on silk and cotton in several nearby states, only his Qiu family can make silk and cotton cloth, and if you don't go to his family, there is nowhere else to take the cloth!" Zhang Jucai said.

"That big brother Zhang, when you see someone from the Yin family in the future, don't say that you have dealings with the Qiu family," Zhou Fang admonished with a cautious face.

"Why is that?" asked Zhang Jucai, puzzled.

Zhou Fang immediately lowered his voice and said: "This Yin family and the Qiu family are calm on the surface, but secretly they are incompatible, if you say that you have dealings with the Qiu family, then the Yin family will definitely not do business with you." Although Zhou Fang lowered his voice, Wu Qian had been cultivating for many years, and his ear power was far better than that of ordinary people, so he could hear it clearly with just a little luck and careful listening.

"This Qiu family is in the silk business, and the Yin family is in the salt and iron business, and there is no business conflict, how can water and fire be incompatible?" Zhang Jucai asked.