Chapter VI
The white-faced Li Yu killed the big boss and went straight to Zhuge Qingshan and others. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info After meeting with everyone, they talked about the situation separately. None of the remaining horse bandits ran away, and were wiped out by Zhuge Qingshan and Tie Niu. Everyone gathered around the bonfire, took out the dough and jerky they had brought with them, and ate them.
"I'll rest here all night, and I'll catch up with LU tomorrow. Zhuge Qingshan said. The face, which had been pale from the injury, was now rosy.
"Father, your injuries?" Yunfei asked.
"It doesn't matter, it's good to rest for the night, it's important to catch LU. When they arrived in the city, they sold the fox skins and went back to the village. ”
Nothing was said all night.
Early the next morning, Zhuge Qingshan and his party packed their luggage and rushed to Tai'an City along the small LU.
At noon, they finally came to Tai'an City, the southern city of the Great Qin Kingdom.
"Look, what a tall city, such a majestic gate. Huzi shouted in front of him.
In front of everyone's eyes, a majestic city was presented. The city wall is wide and tall, and there are teams of Great Qin City guards wearing armor patrolling on it, and even at the gate of the city, there are twelve city guards standing straight, looking at the passers-by without blinking. At the gate of the city, there is a lot of traffic, and there is an endless stream of people coming and going, and they are all dressed brightly. Behind many people, they were escorted by slaves, hugging each other through the city. It's a lively big city, far from being comparable to Yongle Town.
Zhuge Qingshan and his party walked to the gate of the city, looked up and saw the word 'Tai'an' painted with silver hooks on it, and a magnificent and desolate atmosphere rushed towards them. This thousand-year-old ancient city, just from these two words, you can see its profound heritage.
Zhuge Qingshan and the others were dressed up, all of them were old-fashioned hunters' clothes, coarse clothes and linen pants, which caused passers-by to look sideways for a while. When some arrogant old men saw them, they scolded "soil buns" with disdain. Compared with those nobles who wear gold and jade, silk and satin, they are indeed dirt buns.
"Go to the city, find a leather shop, sell the skin, and then turn around Tai'an City. Everyone followed Zhuge Qingshan and disappeared at the gate of the city.
The city is lined with shops and pedestrians. Some sell weapons, some sell jewelry, some ride sedan chairs, some ride horses, some are alone, and some are in groups, which is extremely lively.
"Brother Qingshan, where are we going to sell this fox skin?" Tie Niu asked in a low voice. Although it was a small voice, the surrounding pedestrians could hear it clearly.
Zhuge Qingshan glared, startling Tie Niu. "Let's see. As they spoke, they came to a leather shop, an honest leather goods store.
"Take a look at this leather store, well, yes, honest leather store. The group entered the leather goods store.
The guy in the store saw someone coming to the door and quickly got up to greet him. But when he saw that it was a few hunters dressed up, his face immediately turned cold. "Hey, what do you want to sell or buy?"
Zhuge Qingshan was not angry, and said directly: "Sell something and ask your shopkeeper to come out." ”
"Yo, what are you selling, you have to call the shopkeeper, tell me the same, the shopkeeper is not available. Seeing that Zhuge Qingshan directly ignored him and wanted to call the shopkeeper, the guy immediately sneered and didn't give a good face. "A group of dirt buns in the mountains, what good things can be sold, I think you are here to make trouble. ”
"What are you talking about? Tie Niu was already short-tempered, and after listening to the man's words, he suddenly became angry and shouted. Originally, they were here to sell baby fox skins, and it was strange to see that a guy looked down on them and didn't catch fire.
The guy was stunned by this sudden shout, and when he came back to his senses, he scolded Zhuge Qingshan and the others: "Okay, you poor ghosts, you can't afford to buy things, it's just that, you are still making trouble here, and you don't let people do business." Be careful I'll go to the city guard to sue you, we have a backstage. ”
"Whoever makes trouble, it's you who look down on people. "Tie Niu is not angry, and it feels uncomfortable to be slandered. So, the guy quarreled with the iron bull.
Zhuge Qingshan didn't stop Tie Niu, he believed that their quarrel would make the shopkeeper come out. Sure enough, after a while, an old man's voice came from the back room.
"Junko, what are you arguing about?" As soon as the words fell, an old man with white hair came out of the back room.
"Shopkeeper, they poor ghosts can't afford to buy anything, so they're making trouble in our shop. "Guy, the wicked sue first.
"Oh, is there such a thing?" asked the old man. The shrewd old man with flashing eyes didn't believe it, he knew this guy too well, he was small-minded, and he was still very powerful, and he often looked down on people.
"Whoever makes trouble, it's us who want to sell ....." Before Tie Niu could finish speaking, Zhuge Qingshan interjected.
"That's right, this old gentleman, we are hunters in the mountains, we caught some prey, and wanted to sell it to your store, but this guy didn't look down on us, so there was a dispute, and there was a quarrel just now, I hope the old gentleman will forgive me. Zhuge Qingshan told the cause and effect again.
The old man glared at the man, who shrank his neck in fright, and was about to quibble. "That's enough, don't you retreat, don't you feel ashamed?" The old man was not angry and arrogant, and the man didn't dare to speak.
"The subordinates are not sensible, I hope that the strong man will not be blamed. I don't know what the strong man wants to sell?" asked the old man after a while.
"I don't know if I can take a step to speak?" Zhuge Qingshan said.
"Uh~ Warrior Liya, please. The old man thought for a moment and welcomed Zhuge Qingshan into the inner room, while Tie Niu and the others were left outside by Zhuge Qingshan.
When they entered the back room, a maidservant girl offered tea, and the two sat down as guests.
"What is the goods that the strong man wants to sell?" asked the old man.
Zhuge Qingshan didn't speak, he directly put down his skin bag and took out the golden fox skin.
"Golden fox fur. The old man exclaimed. He never thought that this humble hunter was selling golden fox skins.
"Yes, it's the skin of a golden fox, the skin of a golden fox who has no way, I can't imagine that the old gentleman has seen extraordinary. Zhuge Qingshan was not surprised to see that the old man knew this.
The old man smiled embarrassedly, "Hehe, I've just heard of it, but I haven't seen it." ”
"I don't know how much the old gentleman is willing to bid?" Zhuge Qingshan asked directly.
The old man hesitated. "Strong man, don't hide it, our store is small and small, and I can't afford to eat. I don't think you can auction this fox skin worth 10,000 gold. Anyway, tomorrow there will be a monthly auction at Baoli Auction House. "The old man couldn't buy the fox skin, and he felt very sorry, but he gave Zhuge Qingshan a clear LU.
"Auction?"
"Yes, Baoli Auction House, the largest auction house in Tai'an City, has an auction tomorrow, this is my business card, you take it to their person in charge, and I will arrange it for you. The old man said, took out a golden card and handed it to Zhuge Qingshan.
Zhuge Qingshan looked at the golden card, which read: Honest leather goods store, Zhao Wentian.
"Hehe, then thank you, old man. For the help of the old man surnamed Zhao, Zhuge Qingshan was very grateful. "Then I'll go to Baoli Auction House now, Mr. Zhao, let's say goodbye, there will be a date later. Zhuge Qingshan said and walked out of the back room.
"The strong man walks slowly, and he won't send it away. The old man surnamed Zhao said with a smile. "I also introduced a big deal for the family, and I think there will be a lot of dividends at the end of the year. The old man thought. It turned out that the Chengxin Leather Goods Store and the Baoli Auction House were both one family, and their owners were both Zhao Wouji, the viscount of the Great Qin Kingdom, and the head of the Zhao family.
Zhuge Qingshan walked out of the inner room, called Tie Niu and the others outside, and went straight to the Baoli Auction House that the old man told him.
Two streets away, on the right side of an intersection, stands a tall three-story building. The vermilion gate has four black-clothed warriors in front of the door, as well as a pair of mighty lions. The gold plaque on the door reads: Baoli Auction House.
"This is it. Zhuge Qingshan looked at the tall building and took the lead in entering. Before he could get close to the gate, a black-clad warrior stepped forward to stop him. "What do you have to do with this good man?"
Zhuge Qingshan shook the golden business card given to him by the old man surnamed Zhao and said, "Mr. Zhao Wentian asked me to come, go and ask your steward to come." ”
When the black-clothed warrior heard that it was Old Man Zhao who introduced him, he hurriedly greeted everyone. Another black-clad warrior entered the door to report.
In the study, a middle-aged and majestic man was listening to the report of the black-clothed warrior. "The third uncle introduced a few hunters, why are you here?" the middle-aged man thought puzzled. "Invite them into the side hall. The middle-aged man commanded.
Not long after Zhuge Qingshan and the others entered the Baoli Auction House, there was a shocking news in the entire Tai'an City: tomorrow the Baoli Auction House will auction the legendary golden fox skin. This news was undoubtedly a thunderbolt, which shook all the rich nobles in Tai'an City, and they raised funds to prepare for the auction of this rare fox skin. The originally peaceful city of Taean became active for a while, and the target of the conversation was all the golden fox skin.
At this time, Zhuge Qingshan and the others, like guests, ate and drank in the box of Poly Auction House, completely unaware that the turmoil in the outside world was all caused by him.
The middle-aged man, after meeting Zhuge Qingshan and the others, returned to the study and whispered a few words to a black-clothed warrior, and the warrior nodded and left. Then, there was a burst of laughter in the study, and the laughter was full of treachery and cruelty. "Hahaha...... I've got to get that Golden Fox Beast Bead...