Chapter 22: Greed
"Take the knife!" Teng Yongfan gave an order, and the clansmen untied the cloth bags from their backs one by one, and took out bundles of Bihan knives from the wrapped animal skins.
Bundles of Bihan knives fell to the ground with a low sound. The cavalry leader sat on a chair and glanced at the Bihan knife on the ground proudly: "Lao Zhang, you should test each of these Bihan knives to prevent these mountain people from being shoddy!"
"Yes, sir. A tall middle-aged man strode up and beckoned to the others, "Come here, take a good look at each knife." ”
The rope was untied, and the Bihan knife was scattered all over the place.
A guard, holding a Bihan knife, watched carefully. This Bihan knife is glowing with a faint green light all over, and you can still detect a burst of coolness when you grasp the handle, the blade is sharp, and it is definitely a good knife.
"Your Excellency. Lao Zhang threw a Bihan knife to the cavalry leader.
The leader took the Bihan knife, looked at it carefully for a moment, and nodded slightly: "It looks okay, I don't know, how to use it." ”
"Ladies and gentlemen, please rest assured. Teng Yongfan smiled and said confidently, "Before each of these Bihan knives was sent, we had experience, and none of the Bihan knives sold by our Tengjiazhuang were inferior." ”
"Hmph, I didn't know until I checked it. The cavalry leader glanced at Lao Zhang, and Lao Zhang understood.
"Fetch the wood. The guard called 'Lao Zhang' said loudly.
A large amount of wood used to burn the fire was brought in bundles and thrown directly onto the ground, scattering the wood all over the ground.
"They all use Bihan knives to chop wood, try it. Lao Zhang said.
These guards used the Bihan knife to slash at the wood wantonly, only to see that the wood cracked in response, and not a single blade of the Bihan knife rolled over. Teng Yongfan only sneered in his heart when he saw this scene, the stunt of the Bihan Knife, after all, was pondered by the ancestors of Tengjiazhuang for thousands of years, how could it be bad?
"Huh?" the cavalry leader suddenly got up, took a Bihan knife from one of the guards, and gently stroked the blade with his right hand, and then his face sank.
A group of people in Tengjiazhuang felt a pimple in their hearts.
"What's the matter, this knife, why is it curled?" The cavalry leader was furious, and threw the Bihan knife violently, and the Bihan knife clanged and smashed in front of Teng Qingshan and a group of them.
"How is it possible?" Teng Yongfan picked up.
The surrounding clansmen took a look, and indeed, this Bihan knife was curled.
Teng Yongfan's face changed greatly.
According to the written evidence, once there is a quality problem, it will be a big trouble.
"Impossible, absolutely impossible. Teng Yongfan shook his head evenly, his face was anxious, "I have tested every handle, how can this be?"
"No way. Na Ling sneered.
"This lord!" Teng Qingshan's voice suddenly sounded, the voice was very loud, it was estimated that it could be heard within hundreds of zhang, the cavalry leader's face changed, and he scolded: "Boy, you have a quiet voice, disturb the big master who is resting in front, you are all ready to go to prison one by one." ”
Teng Qingshan is almost ten years old, and it seems that he is just a teenager.
"My lord, do you know how to have internal strength, the legendary internal strength?" Teng Qingshan looked envious and excited, looking at the collar.
The collar was stunned.
"I saw just now, as soon as your hand touched the Bihan knife, the sharp blade ......" Teng Qingshan didn't finish speaking, Na Ling's face changed, and he shouted angrily: "Boy, shut up!"
Teng Qingshan had an innocent look on his face, but he sneered in his heart, others didn't see it, but Teng Qingshan's six senses were sensitive, and he clearly noticed just now that the originally intact Bihan knife was touched by this collar, and the blade was rolled up, in fact, Teng Qingshan could also do it.
With the power of internal strength, it acts on the blade from the side, and it is strange that the blade does not roll up.
Teng Qingshan could see that this leader obviously wanted to repay the account openly and honestly, and beat himself and others upside down.
"What's going on?" A voice sounded, and I saw a group of people coming out of the mansion, in order to wear black robes, with white faces, and it seemed that they were middle-aged men who were pampered. Beside him were cute girls in mischievous white ferret fur and two pigtails, and behind them were two servants and two personal guards.
"Sir. A group of people in the backyard immediately bowed down.
"Oh, the Bihan knife is here, since it's delivered, hurry up and pay for it, let them go. What a noise!" said the middle-aged man, frowning slightly.
"Yes, sir. Na Ling said.
"Hey, Qin San, what did you just quarrel about?" the naughty girl asked suspiciously, blinking her eyes wide, and then looked curiously at the Teng clan in animal skins.
The cavalry leader bowed down and said, "Miss, that's the case, we ordered from them, and now the delivery has been delivered, and we have just inspected the goods...... It's just that one of the Bihan knives is of very average quality, and the wood is curled. When the lovely girl heard this, she looked at Teng Qingshan and the others, frowned, and snorted: "The Bihan knife with one hundred and fifty taels is so expensive, it even curls the blade of the chopping wood, how can you ask for such a weapon!"
Teng Qingshan, Teng Yongfan and a group of others were shocked.
One hundred and fifty two-one handles?
But the cavalryman's order was only a hundred taels of silver, and now it seemed that he did not even want to pay the final payment.
"Qin San, how about the other Bihan Blades?" the white-faced middle-aged man said indifferently.
"The other Bihan knives are fine. The cavalry leader said, "But I haven't looked closely." ”
"Qin Da, you go and take a look. The middle-aged man said.
The two personal guards behind him, one of them walked directly to those Bihan knives, and at the same time glared at the cavalry leader, then picked up a Bihan knife, played a few times casually, and turned around and said: "Master, these Bihan knives are very good, and the general guards use them, which is definitely enough." ”
"Okay, Qin San, pay the silver and let them go quickly. What is it like to make a fuss. The middle-aged man said indifferently, and then looked at his daughter next to him, "Yu'er, let's go, we have to visit your Uncle Liu today, it's not good to go late." ”
"Yes, Dad. ”
The cute girl glanced at Teng Qingshan and the group of them curiously, and then left with the middle-aged man.
And the guard named 'Qin Da' walked up to the cavalry leader, lowered his voice and said: "Third junior brother, don't be greedy for any silver, it's not easy for these people to make some silver, it's a big trouble, the old man is angry, don't blame the senior brother for not helping you." After saying that, this 'Qin Da' followed the old man and left.
"Don't give me any face. When the cavalry led the group of people to leave, he said hatefully, "Senior brother, damn it, you always look down on me, and when I also practice to the sixth layer, I don't need to look at your face." ”
Immediately, the cavalry leader glanced coldly at Teng Yongfan and a group of them.
"You mountain people, one of these Bihan knives has been curled, but I don't bother to bother with you, Lao Zhang, give them 10,000 taels of silver tickets and let them go. The cavalry leader commanded.
Teng Qingshan's brows furrowed when he heard this.
Ten thousand taels?
This time, the balance of the goods was 10,000 taels of silver, and the cavalry received a sentence, of which 200 taels were not ready to be paid. Two hundred taels is not a small number. After all, after this business is done, Tengjiazhuang earns very little in addition to various expenses such as manpower, and these two hundred taels are not less.
"My lord......" Teng Yongfan was about to speak.
"Hmph. The cavalry leader looked cold, "Today, a Bihan knife curls the blade, I didn't settle accounts with you, forget it, and then talk nonsense here, be careful that Lao Tzu abolish you, get out of me." ”
At this time, the old Zhang also took out 10,000 taels of silver tickets and handed them to Teng Yongfan.
Teng Yongfan took the silver ticket, looked at it carefully, and then lowered his voice and said, "Let's go!" Although the men in Tengjiazhuang are bloody, they will not touch the stones with eggs, and it is not worth it for two hundred taels of silver to let everyone go in. Everyone took a breath of patience and left the Yangzhou Chamber of Commerce.
Out of the Yangzhou Chamber of Commerce, the Teng clan couldn't help but scold their mother.
"That one called Qin San, what kind of thing, one hundred and fifty taels and one handle, give one hundred and one taels. I am still prepared to pay no money today. Teng Qinghu scolded angrily, "If it weren't for Qingshan's loud voice and provoking that old man to come over, I'm afraid that Qin San would not be allowed to pay the final payment." ”
Teng Yongfan looked at Teng Qingshan with a smile: "Qingshan, how did you come up with the idea of attracting the attention of that old man?"
"I was in a hurry, so I shouted. Teng Qingshan said with a smile, "I just saw with my own eyes that the cavalry leader touched the blade, and the blade rolled up." Although Teng Qingshan said this, in fact, he did deliberately make a loud noise to attract the attention of the big salt merchants around him.
Even if you don't attract the lord of this mansion, even if you attract any of the big salt merchants around you, it will be considered a success!
Teng Yongfan and Teng Qinghu are a group of people, after all, they live in Zhuangzi all the year round, and they don't understand the thoughts of those big salt merchants.
But Teng Qingshan was a killer in his previous life, some of the richest people, and he understood the psychology of the upper-level personnel. For those people, money is a small thing, and face is a big thing.
If it goes out...... A certain big salt merchant got into an argument with a group of mountain people over a little silver. Then the salt merchant will probably become a laughing stock. Therefore, no matter what, in the Yangzhou Chamber of Commerce, it is impossible for that salt merchant to argue with them for a little silver.
"Anyway, this time it's a thrill. Teng Yongfan said with a smile, "Qingshan, the first time you came to Yicheng when you grew up, before you go back, I will take you to a place." I happened to be going there to buy some stuff too. ”
"What place?" Teng Qingshan was a little curious.
"Vientiane Building. Teng Yongfan said.