The sun is very bright in the afternoon, and the autumn tiger is also annoying.
The golden crow hangs high in the sky, making people sleepy and lazy in the sun and don't want to move.
Shen Tang was also like a handful of vegetable leaves that had been wilted in the sun, leaning back listlessly and squinting his eyes, sleepiness gradually taking over.
But soon, business came to the door.
Boom, boom, boom!
The visitor tapped the wooden stool with his finger and shouted impatiently: "Wine seller, wake up, how do you sell the wine here?"
Shen Tang's sleepiness faded away, and he raised the brim of his hat with his fingers, revealing a beautiful and handsome face. The visitor looked at her face, swept away the impatience hovering between her eyebrows, and then looked straight at her face. Even his voice couldn't help but be a little greasy.
"Little lady, how do you sell this wine?"
Shen Tang looked lazily: "Wine is four hundred and fifty cents per jar, two catties, and other wines are three hundred cents per jar, two catties. The price is the same."
For the sake of this bargain-hunting face, the visitor was not unhappy because Shen Tang was too lazy to get up and say hello. But when he heard the price of the wine she quoted, he raised his eyes in anger and said, "Hey, as soon as you walked down the street. Wine seller in the alley, who knows how much water is mixed with the wine you sell? You want 450 yuan just to open your mouth, but you also have wine? I'm afraid you've never even seen grapes!"
Shen Tang was also polite: "If you want to buy, then buy. If not, then leave."
The visitor seemed not to have expected Shen Tang to have such a reaction.
Based on his past experience, when a vendor saw him, he would automatically lower his head, either flattering him with nice words, or half selling and half giving discounts, and would definitely chase him away if he didn't come forward. He immediately lost face and said angrily: "You know, do you know Who am I?"
Shen Tang took a serious look.
He shook his head honestly: "I don't know."
When the man heard that Shen Tang was new here, he felt a little better.
He said: "I am a servant of the county government."
The housekeeper in charge of purchasing is his uncle.
Shen Tang nodded to show that he understood.
This man is still waiting for Shen Tang's "filial piety".
Not to mention giving it away for free, you should also buy one and get one free. Only by building a good relationship can you do business stably in this area. As a result, this stupid young man didn't show any expression at all. He even asked with his eyes why he was still stuck? If you can't afford it, don't stop him. Other people's stalls delay business.
He couldn't lose face, but he didn't dare to make a fuss.
After all, the county government is not far away, and their county guard is not very good-tempered, and he doesn't like the people below him to cause trouble for him. He usually relies on the county government to bully ordinary merchants and take advantage of them, but he doesn't care, but if things are changed If the commotion gets too big, everyone will be ordered to sell it.
Shen Tang urged with a smile: "Do you still want to buy it, sir?"
Seeing that he could not get any advantage, this man was reluctant to pay.
Opening one of the jars, the rich aroma of wine hit your nostrils.
This person serves in the county government. Occasionally there are banquets at the house, and the leftovers are sent to the kitchen. He can still drink a few sips of fine wine and taste a few mouthfuls of delicacies. He still has a certain ability to taste. If every jar is of this quality, it will be worse. It was him who earned it, and when he repays it later, it can be said to be ten taels.
"How much wine do you have left?"
Shen Tang said: "As many as you want."
"What a big breath, how much inventory can you have in a small wine shop?" He put the cork back on the wine with disdain, his actions were honest, and he swept away everything on Shen Tang's bench in one breath, making sure that every jar was filled with the aroma of wine. Rich and good wine, I can pay the money with confidence. When calculating the money, I want to take advantage of even the slightest, "You just wait here for the news. If the owner is satisfied, I will take the rest."
Shen Tang asked: "Is your master the county governor?"
The man hummed proudly: "Who else could it be? Little girl, if your wine is liked, you will become rich in the future."
Shen Tang narrowed his eyes and smiled and said nothing.
I don’t know if she is developed or not, but——
Just as she was about to complain about something, a very different gaze fell on her. Shen Tang subconsciously looked in that direction and saw a window that happened to be closed. Shen Tang frowned, dismissed his unnecessary thoughts, and turned his head away. Fill the wine jar with wine and continue setting up the stall.
at the same time--
Gu Chi stood by the window, watching his roommate remove the pole holding the window, and said meaningfully: "We were discovered."
"You have regressed, Gu Wangchao. Is this your way of being a scribe?" The person who took off the pole had an ordinary face that would not be found if thrown into the crowd. Even his voice was popular. If What's special about it is its temperament.
"Qi Yuanliang, why don't you change your true appearance? This is an elegant room and it's not broad daylight. Why do you continue to cover up and make yourself look shameful?" After hearing "The Way of the Scholars", Gu Chi's face turned slightly blue. Immediately he relaxed again.
He also has something to pray for, so he is not afraid.
Yes, pray for good.
The man urged Wen Xin and raised his hand to brush his face, revealing Shen Tang's familiar face, and his voice also changed.
"Get used to it and sail with caution."
When he received a not-so-friendly letter from Gu Chi, he pretended to be a "friend". He said he was a "friend", but in fact he had no friendship with Gu Chi and had no idea what the other person's intention was. He was also afraid that the tax robbery incident would lead to complications. If you hesitate, choose "go to the meeting alone".
I just didn’t expect——
Shen Xiaolangjun will be selling wine as a bartender not far downstairs.
Speaking of this, he couldn't help but sigh.
How obsessed is Shen Xiaolangjun with setting up a stall?
If he hadn't known it was a coincidence, he would have suspected that this guy was following him here. He happened to be talking a lot, and he stood out from the crowd with his talkativeness and was discovered by Gu Chi.
It was really unexpected.
What's more, I didn't expect that Shen Xiaolangjun would make rapid progress and discover Gu Chi's voyeurism. If Qishan hadn't picked up the pole quickly, he would have been exposed.
"If you are so cautious, why did you come to Xiaocheng?"
Qi Shan replied: "This is an appropriate question to ask you."
The two looked at each other in silence - they had to admit that they were both people with evil intentions, and no one was more innocent than the other.
Both of them "only know each other by name".
But their "name" -
It's about half a catty to eight taels.
In the current situation, no one wants to face off against the other. If a win-win situation can be achieved, it would be best to avoid each other and achieve each other's goals. If not, then don't fight in such a way that both sides suffer and let others take advantage.
Gu Chi was the first to break the silence.
"For the sake of fairness, let's ask each person one question at a time?"
Qishan said: "Yes."
The words are divided into two parts.
Their side is full of smoke, and the county government's side is not peaceful either.
The county guard is an unexpectedly young middle-aged man. He looks like he is in his early thirties. He has no foundation and is a member of a foreign race. Who can climb to such a high position at this age would not be criticized!
Take good care of other people's children.
At this moment, this child from another family was respectfully entertaining the distinguished guest - he was said to be an honored guest, but he was not even dressed as a servant of the county. He was dressed in patched coarse linen clothes, and his brows showed the traces of a long journey.
He was tired, his temples were gray, his face was weathered, and he had a boy of about six years old with him.
The boy was born with a beautiful face and an innocent expression.
He sat obediently next to the distinguished guests, taking small bites and chewing the soft and delicate sandwich cakes attentively, as if they were delicacies from the mountains and the sea, and did not care at all about the adults' pretentiousness.
The county guard's eyes twitched slightly as he watched.
It's innocent, but it's also really cruel.
Thinking of the county magistrate trying to push the distinguished guest down the stone steps, but the boy shot his leg off with a shot, and warned him with his eyebrows, and he also had this innocent expression, the county guard felt a chill in his heart.
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Si Yan: Gatekeeper.
This chapter has been completed!