"Mr. Sir, please look at this maid. She comes from the small Japanese country across the sea. She has fair skin and rosy skin, thick black hair, melancholy eyes, and a gentle and delicate temperament... At first glance, she is an obedient beauty, in line with our aesthetic standards. , suitable for being a personal maid to serve your husband. The price is only thirty guan."
Li Yan, a big food merchant, held a rope and led a black-haired girl in silk, and introduced her to Ouyang Rong, Zhen and others with a smile.
Zhen turned around with a smile and asked Ouyang Rong for his opinion, but the latter's attention was a little strange, so he couldn't help but ask:
"Shopkeeper Li is also a gangster?"
Li Yan was a little anxious when he heard this and said immediately:
"Although I am a Hu Shang, I am also a Qianren. My mother is the goddaughter, and my father was naturalized in Guangzhou as early as when the two saints were co-rulers. My family is an out-and-out good citizen of the Zhou Dynasty, and we are not the kind to return to Tibet. Hu Ke.”
Ouyang Rong said with a smile: "That's it, I don't mean anything else. No wonder shopkeeper Li Yayan said it better than me."
Li Yan smiled proudly and asked again: "Mr. Lang, what do you think of this little maid? Those who can enter our Jinxiao Trading Firm are pure and healthy foreign beauties."
Ouyang Rong glanced at the Japanese slave who looked a bit like a certain teacher.
It's just that her makeup is pale and her eyebrows are in a strange shape... Maybe she thinks it looks good in her hometown, and he can't appreciate the customs of a small country.
Ouyang Rong shook his head.
"Okay. Go get the next one."
Li Yan turned around and ordered, and Kunlun slave nodded and went to the back of the house, and soon brought a tall girl with a different style.
"Master, please see, this maid is an Orchid from the Western Regions. She has fair skin, blond hair and blue eyes, tall and gorgeous, charming eyes, enthusiastic personality, good at singing and dancing... This is a hot commodity at the moment. It is not easy to train one. Not only I can be a personal maid, and also a singer and dancer. The price is only fifty guan."
Zhen glanced at the face of the girl from the Western Region with her high nose and deep nose, and frowned slightly, "She has a good figure and talent, but why does she look like a ghost?" What if Tan Lang is frightened in the middle of the night?
Li Yan coughed and said:
"It is indeed a bit inconsistent with the aesthetics of our ancestors, but it is indeed quite popular in wine shops in Luoyang, Chang'an, and there are many men in Zhou Dynasty who like this style of hunting.
"Madam, please look at this. Although this blond hair is not as noble and elegant as black hair, the blond color looks more festive and brings wealth. It is exotic. We are called the people of the Celestial Dynasty and are open to all rivers and inclusive."
Seemingly thinking of the strange hobbies her Tan Lang might have, Mrs. Zhen swallowed her words back, said no more, and let Tan Lang make his own choice.
Facing the ogling look from Orchid from the Western Regions, a certain person looked normal and shook his head.
The big food merchant noticed that Ouyang Rong shook his head without even looking at him. So picky? He frowned slightly in his heart, but still smiled on his face and continued to shout:
"It's okay. Next one, bring me up."
At this time, a steward came outside the door and looked around, looking like he had something to report. But when he saw Shopkeeper Li in the hall entertaining distinguished guests, he stopped outside the door and waited with a look.
Li Yan turned his head and glanced at the steward outside the door, but did not deal with it immediately.
Soon, the third and fourth maids were brought up one after another:
There are plump and voluptuous Persian beauties, docile Silla maids transported from Dongyi, and slave girls of noble nobles who lost their country and family in Goguryeo.
Especially the latter, who has read poetry and studied female celebrities, can not only be a maidservant, but can also be entrusted with important tasks to help manage the family business. Zhen is more and more pleased with this. This is a bonus, half
To be honest, it's just too stupid. If it's sixty dollars, it's more expensive...
Banxi, who was waiting aside, clasped his fingers together with a very nervous face. He didn't expect that today he was not only shopping, but also unemployed.
A certain woman in a skirt couldn't help but wink at her nephew, but Ouyang Rong turned a deaf ear and just... shook his head, shook his head, and shook his head again.
Moreover, every time Li Yan finished the introduction, he would immediately shake his head, very decisively, without even taking a second look.
This big food businessman has a bit of self-doubt. Jinxiao Trading Company is a high-end international company. How can these servants be so bad? The distinguished guests he received before, even the high-profile brothels, were attracted by these exotic beauties.
They took turns to visually bombard me, and they all looked wonderful.
But today, this young man didn't even blink an eye, as if he was not surprised by the maids that Jinxiao Trading Company brought out, and his expression was calm.
Wait, are you here to make trouble, or are you saying...the standards are too high?
Li Yan secretly gritted his teeth. It seemed that he had become stronger, but he could not lose the reputation of Jinxiao Trading Company.
Just when the wealthy businessman was about to turn around and give more instructions, the steward who had been waiting outside the door for a long time could not bear it any longer. He quietly walked in and came forward, apologizing and smiling at the distinguished guests, and whispered to Li Yan:
"Shopkeeper, the ship carrying the goods is waiting at Penglangdu. Do you want to load the goods on the ship now?"
Li Yan was dissatisfied and said: "Didn't you see anyone in the shop? It's important for you to be a distinguished customer. Those are all goods that cost you money. Why are you so anxious? We'll move them later. Now don't interfere with your distinguished customers choosing maids."
"Yes, yes." The steward bowed and apologized.
Li Yan turned around and apologized. Ouyang Rong and Zhen shook their heads and didn't care.
The former continued to tell the Kunlun slave behind him: "Next... go and bring Bodhisattva Man up."
Ouyang Rong was curious when he heard this, so Zhen turned around and explained. It turned out that under the leadership of Empress Wei, the Buddhist style of the Great Zhou Dynasty gradually became popular, and beautiful women began to be called female Bodhisattvas, while Bodhisattvas were naturally called beautiful barbarian women.
Finally, when the maid named "Bodhisattva Man" was brought onto the stage, Ouyang Rong raised his eyebrows and couldn't help but take another look.
The main reason is that he has never seen this type of interracial woman after reading countless movies.
In the hall, there is a pretty maidservant of the Bodhisattva, with a golden crown in a dangerous bun, a tasseled quilt... She has high hair on the temples, and is covered with crystal clear gems. At a glance, she is indeed a bit stunning. Ouyang Rong can't believe this for a moment.
Which ethnic minority is it?
Li Yan, who looked at Ouyang Rong's face, breathed a sigh of relief, "Huh, young man, I can't shake you? I told you that you like something so expensive. Everyone is happy."
He smiled faintly: "Mr. Sir, please see, this maid from the Numan Kingdom is the highlight of our store. The Numan Kingdom is a strange place. The Bodhisattva Barbarians usually only pay tribute to the royal family and dignitaries in Chang'an and Luoyang, but our firm
I finally went over and got a few..."
Ouyang Rong shook his head directly.
Li Yan was about to start a conversation when he suddenly choked up and couldn't help asking: "Young man, you don't like any of these? Then which one do you like?"
Ouyang Rong looked a little embarrassed and said sincerely: "It looks very expensive at first glance, so let's forget about it." This Bodhisattva's pretty outfit looked like krypton gold.
Mrs. Zhen patted his hand, frowned and said, "Tan Lang likes it, the price is not an issue."
Ouyang Rong stubbornly shook his head.
Li Yan didn't react for a while, so he thought for a while and said: "This Bodhisattva is worth a hundred thousand yuan... One hundred thousand yuan is indeed a bit expensive, but it is definitely worth it, otherwise..."
He sighed and pretended to be hesitant: "It's ten dollars cheaper, how about ninety dollars?"
Hu Shang, a wealthy merchant, was expecting the handsome man to haggle over the price, and then he pretended to be heartbroken and agreed to make friends.
It's a pity that he doesn't know that what someone is missing is not just ninety dollars, nor is he a friend.
Ouyang Rong said with a sincere face: "Actually, I don't have ten guans. I can't afford it with my salary. I can only buy one guan at most. After all, it's a bit expensive. You have to buy according to your ability... Do you have a maid with several hundred guan in your store? I don't.
As long as you have any other conditions, I'll pick one. By the way, can you issue an IOU? I just bought rice with the sixty cents I brought with me." He did not forget to point to the rice on the back of Liu'a Mountain.
As he listened, Li Yan's eyes darkened and he was almost sent away.
The little steward next to him quickly supported the shopkeeper and pinched him.
Zhen was stunned, "What are you kidding, Tan Lang? Today's money comes from my aunt, one hundred guan. If my aunt tightens her grip, she can still get it!"
Ouyang Rong said seriously: "I promised my aunt to choose the maid, but I didn't say it would cost her money, nor did I say how expensive it would be. Can't I just choose the one that pleases me?"
Mrs. Zhen was angry, "Isn't aunt's money just your money? Isn't this family all yours? Are you still seeing your aunt?"
"Okay, I'll give you a few hundred yuan in advance later. I'll go pick one that pleases me now." Ouyang Rong's tone was unquestionable, and behind his straight face, he had the aura of the head of the family.
"..." Mrs. Zhen, who was almost unemployed, looked slightly happy.
Ouyang Rong nodded: "Shopkeeper Li, do you have cheap maids in your store? If not, we will change the store."
Li Yan took a deep breath to regain his composure, and pushed away the steward next to him. He looked at the young gentleman in front of him in disbelief. He didn't expect to meet a stingy man who wasted so much saliva!
The little steward next to him couldn't help but interjected, "Sir, don't you have a batch of money-losing goods in the backyard that eat rice for free? They can't be sold. The price of rice is high recently. It's a waste of food to keep them. Why don't you let me pick some at random?"
It can save some shipping costs.”
Li Yan was speechless, too lazy to say anything. He weakly pointed in the direction of the backyard and waved, gesturing for him to go by himself.
Ouyang Rong smiled and didn't care, and walked toward the backyard with Liu Ashan carrying rice.
What the junior sister said that day did make sense, but he thought about it again. Those expensive and high-quality maids did not need his rescue. They were so expensive, and they were more likely to be bought back by rich families and live well. On the contrary, they were cheap.
Slaves are the most miserable.
After all, Jinxiao Trading Company did not give up face at all, and sent the young steward to express his wishes. The young steward took Ouyang Rong to the backyard and said politely:
"Little Master, the slaves in the backyard are all left over by the waves of customers. They can't be sold for a long time. The storekeeper even thinks the shipping fee is too expensive. You can choose as you like. The most expensive one won't exceed two hundred coins. When the time comes,
I'll intercede again and give you a preferential price."
"Two hundred coins, that's a good relationship. You can make friends." Ouyang Rong nodded lightly and walked to the backyard with his hands behind his back. The backyard was open in the air, very dirty, and full of iron cages. It was not as glamorous as the hall in front.
However, as soon as he arrived at the backyard, and before he had even walked around enough, his eyes were pricked by a dazzling white shadow in the corner. His face was stunned, and he wondered if his eyes were blurred because he hadn't slept well recently. However, after looking over and over to confirm, he revealed
He looked even more stunned than when he saw Bodhisattva Man just now.
Ouyang Rong pointed to a dirty little cage and asked seriously: "She... only needs less than two hundred coins?"