Chen Chang and Yan Qianshi complained secretly in their hearts, but they were eventually discovered.
As soon as he turned around, he was already chasing after him.
Yan Qianshi winked at Chen Chang, meaning that you can handle the things you caused yourself.
The visitor was none other than Chen Chang's nominal brother-in-law, Lou Xingchen.
Like a gust of wind, Lou Xingchen came in front of the two of them, raised his little face like a silver doll, looked at Chen Chang and asked: "Have you two done anything bad? Why do you hide from me when you see him?
Let’s go?”
Chen Chang looked up at the blue sky and white clouds in the sky, feeling a tightness in his chest and abdomen. He slowly lowered his head and looked at the building and said, "Why are you here?"
If a person doesn't want to answer a question, the best way is to ask a rhetorical question.
"Of course I'm here for business!" Lou Xingchen always looked like a young adult when he spoke.
In fact, he had a good impression of Chen Chang before, but after learning about his real relationship with his sister and the reason for Shui Ling'er, he gradually began to distance himself from Chen Chang, and even turned away from Chen Chang after meeting him.
Chen Chang originally didn't want to get along with a kid, but he had given him some advice before and dealt with his cousin and third uncle. Instead of coming over to thank him, this kid was a little dissatisfied with himself.
"When you are young, reading and writing are your main business. What's wrong with wandering on the street?" In a few words, Chen Chang firmly took the initiative in the discourse.
There was a joking look in his eyes, as if to say, aren't you afraid that I will tell my parents if you skip class like this?
"What kind of books are there to read by those knowledgeable people? Listening to those old gentlemen talking about it is getting boring. Why don't you go out and find something to do. Oh, no, you haven't told me why you two are here.
this?"
The little guy finally reacted.
At this moment, a clerk from Louji Grocery Store hurriedly chased him, saluted in front of Chen Chang and said: "Xiao Langjun, my shopkeeper said that if you sincerely want saltpeter, he can still
Then think of a way to shorten the time for purchasing goods, and promise you twice the deposit as compensation for breach of contract, what do you think?"
The shopkeeper really wants to make this deal happen, which also shows that he does have control over the disappearing purchasing channels, otherwise he would not have offered such conditions.
Chen Chang stepped in and said to the waiter: "To be honest, I only have one day to wait."
"Xiao Langjun, why don't you think about it carefully? My shopkeeper said that you can come to him at any time if you want. You can also send someone to our store to deliver a message. In short, the shopkeeper's sincerity is always waiting for you.
welcome."
Looking at them, it turned out that he was a clerk from a big store. He spoke very well and made people feel like they were in a good mood. He was more troublesome than the clerk in Songhelu.
It seems that the staff at Songhelou will have to undergo several more trainings in the future.
Their conversation was listened to by Lou Xingchen without missing a word.
After the waiter left, Chen Chang said to Lou Xingchen: "Let's go, it's getting late now, and it's not safe to wander outside alone. It's better to go home early so that your sister and mother can rest assured."
Some are!”
Lou Qingqing pursed his lips and said, "You are afraid of my sister, but I am not! I just heard that you seemed to be looking for saltpeter, right?"
Chen sang: "Yes, I am in urgent need of saltpeter now, but I can't find it at all in Jiangling City. Even Lou's Grocery Store, which has the most complete range of goods, does not sell saltpeter. I am worried about this."
Lou Xingchen nodded, and a smile gradually appeared at the corner of his mouth: "If I can help you find saltpeter, how should you thank me!"
Chen Chang told him his needs, it was just a chat, and he didn't expect him to solve the problem for him.
How can a child know where saltpeter is when there is nothing to be found in the entire city?
Unexpectedly, Lou Xingchen burst out laughing and said, "Don't look down on me. What's a small piece of saltpeter?"
"What piece? I want a lot, the more the better."
"That's no problem." Lou Xingchen's expression was very serious.
Yan Qianshi also stepped forward at this time, grabbed Lou Xingchen's little hand, and asked excitedly: "What? Do you really know where there is saltpeter?"
Lou Xingchen shook off his two fat hands: "So what if you know how to do it but don't know?"
This guy is actually showing off his skills!
Chen Chang smiled and said: "If you can really tell me where the saltpeter is, I promise to make you a toy that you have never seen before?"
"What kind of toy?"
Toys are indeed attractive to children.
"Let me keep this a secret for now! But I can promise that I will never let you down!"
Lou Xingchen looked at Chen Chang with some dissatisfaction, as if he didn't believe what he said at all.
Chen Chang turned to Yan Qianshi and said, "Brother, do you have any money with you?"
Yan Qianshi took out a dozen copper coins from his arms, and after handing them all to Chen Chang, he asked: "Brother Xian, what do you want the money for now?"
Of course, you have to pay the deposit first, otherwise how can you find the upstream supplier?
It's just that Yan Qianshi didn't have much money with him, so he couldn't better show his sincerity.
Chen Chang handed all the copper coins to Lou Xingchen.
"Well, seeing that you are in such a hurry for saltpeter, I will do you a favor! Just let me go!"
Chen Chang and Yan Qianshi followed Lou Xingchen all the way west.
Along the way, Chen Chang was still suspicious and asked several times whether he was serious about what he said.
Lou Xingchen rolled his eyes at him several times and said: "You are lucky too. If you are looking for something else, I may not be able to help you, but as for saltpeter, I know where we can find saltpeter in Lincheng, and it is still
Pure sale!”
“Is this true??”
This guy also knows about pure nitrate?
Children from wealthy families have received a good education, so they shouldn't tell lies.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Chen Chang was immediately overjoyed. It was really hard to find anything, and it took no effort at all.
After spending a long time looking around in various grocery stores, I didn't expect that my brother-in-law was actually an upstream supplier.
Not long after walking, Yan Qianshi could no longer keep up with the pace of the two of them. He was sweating profusely and caught up with Lou Xingchen. He hit Lou Xingchen on the shoulder with one hand and asked, "Little brother, where is the saltpeter?"
?Tell me quickly!"
Lou Xingchen glanced at Yan Qianshi's fat hand and said with a straight face: "If you pat my shoulder like this again, I can't guarantee that I will take you to the right place!"
When Yan Qianshi heard this, he immediately took back his big fat hand, his expression was extremely embarrassing, and he quickly apologized and said: "I'm really sorry! Don't take it seriously!"
Because this is Chen Chang's matter, he takes it more seriously than his own matters.
On the way, Lou Xingchen finally revealed why he knew where there was saltpeter.
It turned out that they were a group of children who loved to play. Once when they were out playing, they accidentally saw a Taoist priest outside the city practicing elixirs in a Taoist temple.
The child was full of curiosity about all the unknown things, so he pestered the Taoist priest to ask him about the method of alchemy.
Of course, Lou Xingchen and the others were not interested in something as trivial as immortality, but because Taoist priests often made crackling sounds when refining elixirs.
The Taoist priest told them that one time when he was refining alchemy, the alchemy furnace exploded and almost killed him.
Lou Xingchen also wanted to tinker with something that could look like firecrackers, so he carefully remembered all the raw materials for alchemy mentioned by the Taoist priest, and went to check the actual samples of various raw materials.
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So when I saw this saltpeter, I had a very deep impression.
"Don't worry, I've been to his warehouse with my own eyes and saw that his warehouse was full of refined saltpetre!" Lou Xingchen said, patting his chest.
When they were almost at the gate of the city, Chen Chang paid to rent an ox cart.
This move made Yan Qianshi's jaw drop. It turned out that this guy was not without money.
If what Lou Xingchen said was true, then a large number of them would need to disappear and be transported back to the city.
There is no way they can do it with just two adults and one child, and a suitable means of transportation is necessary.
By the time I got the stone from the Taoist temple outside the city and returned to the city, it was almost the tenth day of Changdeng.
The god of fate favored Chen Chang this time, and more than thirty jars full of saltpeter were brought back in the car.
Although these saltpetres are not as pure and white as those of later generations, under the current production conditions, they are already in very good condition.
Chen Chang didn't expect that the Taoist priest, who was sloppier than a beggar, was quite knowledgeable about saltpeter making.
Of course, Chen Chang could not take away all the saltpetre that the Taoist priest had worked so hard to refine for nothing, but promised to pay the Taoist priest the usual amount of money.
Neither he nor Yan Qianshi had so many copper coins with them. Later, Lou Xingchen acted as guarantee for them and wrote an IOU to the Taoist priest.
The Taoist priest also knew Lou Xingchen's family background and was not afraid that they would default on their debts. He smiled and put the IOU into his wide sleeve robe.
When he returned home, Chen Chang heard that Zi Ling had been ordered by the lady to look for Lou Xingchen everywhere.
When they just walked into the front yard, they saw Ziling in the yard.
Zi Ling complained, saying that Lou Xingchen did not come home so late, making the young lady and madam worried.
At the same time, she saw that Xingchen was actually with Chen Chang and the others, and she couldn't help but have doubts in her heart.
Not much, his resentment towards Lou Xingchen was much lessened, and instead he started to be angry with Chen Chang and Yan Qianshi.
If it hadn't been for these two people, how could the young man be home so late?
She didn't have time to ask in detail. The young lady was worried now, so she had to bring the young man to the young lady quickly so that the young lady could feel relieved.
Xiao Chili finally left, and Chen Chang breathed a sigh of relief. He then ordered his servants to move all the saltpetre he bought from outside the city into the yard where he lived.
When Xiao Yu'er saw that they had moved in so many men, she couldn't help but be puzzled. She opened her big eyes and looked at the tightly sealed jars, and then at the two men. She wanted to ask but felt uncomfortable.
Should ask.
Today, Yan Qianshi was busy with Chen Chang and walked a lot. He was almost exhausted from exhaustion. When he saw that the work was done, he sat down on the threshold, breathing heavily.
Angry, no matter how loud Chen Chang screamed, he still refused to stand up.
It’s really worrying to have such a entrepreneurial partner.
However, considering that the fat man weighed nearly 200 kilograms, Chen Chang chose to forgive him.
After all, people have always been carrying a heavy burden forward.
Xiao Yu'er very obediently brought tea to Yan Qianshi, and also brought a copper basin for him to cleanse and wash his face.
Yan Qianshi didn't want to get up at all, he just poured the tea from the cup into his mouth and still sat on the ground like a puddle of meat.
Chen Chang waved helplessly and said to Xiao Yu'er: "I can't count on this guy. I need you to help me tonight!"
This chapter has been completed!