On the fifth day of their eastward trip, the three of them leisurely arrived at the border of Quzhou. After passing the boundary marker, they officially set foot on the bandits of Quzhou. This was the sixteenth day since they set foot on the land of Shang Kingdom.
Santengzi put down his fingers for calculating the days, looked at the unfamiliar land, and took a long breath: "Ergouzi."
"Huh?" Ergouzi, who was riding on the horse, responded.
"It's okay, I just yelled out of boredom." San Bengzi stretched out on the saddle.
"Um."
"Second son of a bitch, why did I notice that you talk less and less? Do you still want to imitate Chen Mo? Chen Mo is silent to begin with. Don't you, second son of a bitch, always nag in my ear? Now you are all talking.
Don’t let one go.” Santengzi complained.
"Boo~" Ergouzi raised his butt in response to the situation, and a stuffy fart squeezed out. "Here, how about it."
"I'll take it." Sanbengzi quickly drove the horse farther away.
"Hey, hey, there is a small wine shed in front. Let's take a break on this hot day." Sanbengzi took the lead in riding his horse and trotting over without waiting for Chen Motong to agree.
The small wine shed is at the intersection of the road. The place is not very big. There are only three or four old tables. One end of the patchwork tarpaulin is pulled on the locust tree on the side, and the other ends are pulled on slightly shorter ones.
On the wooden stakes, let the entire tarpaulin tilt slightly so that if it rains, there will be no fear of rainwater accumulating on it and crushing the shed.
An old wine table hangs on a small bamboo pole with a weak look. It makes people lose energy easily when looking at it. Perhaps it is because of this that it can attract customers who are confused by it and lose energy.
Rest in the wine shed.
When the three of them came here, the idle boy immediately cheered up and stood up to greet him. He put the rag on his shoulders, diligently led the horses of the three of them, and said, "Sit down inside, guest sir."
Chen Mo and the other three casually found a seat and sat down. After a while, the boy who tied up the horse came over, rubbed his palms, and said with a smile: "What do you three guests want? We have something refreshing to relieve the heat."
Plum wine, specially prepared for this weather, would you like to try it, sir?"
"Then we'll make two jars first, and then we'll get some food and drinks." San Tengzi hadn't spent all his money yet, so he spoke very arrogantly.
There was no one in the small wine shed at this time. There was only a middle-aged couple and a child drinking light tea at another table. Judging from their clothes, they were just ordinary people.
After a while, the boy brought over two jars of the plum wine he had introduced, a plate of jerky of unknown meat, and a plate of spicy and sour fenugreek. It was probably the boy who brought over the most expensive things in their store.
"Sir, please use it slowly."
After opening the lid, Santengzi couldn't wait to pour a bowl for each of the three. The light yellow wine was swaying in the bowl, as if waving to them.
All three of them took a sip, but only San Bengzi was shocked by the unique taste.
"Son, how come this wine counts so much?" Santengzi shouted.
"Of course plum wine counts, otherwise why would it be plum wine?" Ergouzi glanced at him aside.
"The guest officer is right. This wine made with plums is of course worth it. Maybe I'm just not used to drinking it. How about I change it to one that's not sour?" Xiao'er hurriedly came over and explained.
"No need." Santengzi refused: "It's okay for them to drink. Why can't I get used to it?"
Out of sheer competitiveness, San Bengzi drank another half of the bowl. His face twisted together in sourness. Er Gouzi looked at it with gloating. He finally caught San Bengzi's weakness and quickly fanned the flames.
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"Come on, come on, if you can't drink, you can't drink. Don't show off. I won't laugh at you. At most, you can have fun secretly."
"Who says I can't drink?" Santengzi said stubbornly, and then drank the remaining half of the bowl of wine, holding on to the sour taste.
Er Gouzi, who was watching from the side, secretly laughed: "As expected of my third brother, come on, here is a plate of folded ear root, how about you try it too?"
"Just taste it."
Chen Mo ignored the two men's daily teasing, slowly drank his own drink, and tore into the black dried meat that could not be seen in its original shape. It was dry and rough, but very chewy.
At this time, the child at the next table ran over, looked at Chen Mo tearing the dried meat, and asked eagerly: "Is it delicious, big brother?"
Chen Mo glanced at the little boy, ignored him, and continued drinking his wine.
At this time, the two quarreling people stopped. Santengzi seemed to have seen a savior, and immediately changed the topic, looked at the little boy, and said with evil intentions: "Want to eat?"
The little boy hesitated for a moment and nodded.
Under the joyful eyes of the little boy, Santengzi slowly picked up a piece of meat with his hands, and the little boy also slowly held up his hands, preparing to welcome the coming food.
Is it just that? I watched with joyful eyes as the big brother took the food and turned it around in front of my eyes. It did not fall into my hands, but fell into the big brother's mouth. The happy eyes turned into resentment, and he gritted his teeth.
"Yeah, it's delicious, and it's quite refreshing to chew." Sanbengzi smacked his lips, as if his evil plan had succeeded.
"Huh, bad guy." The little boy cursed and immediately ran back to his parents. At this time, the middle-aged couple had already stood up and put the coins on the table. The woman quickly pulled her child over and scolded her in a low voice.
In two words, he left quickly, as if he had seen the god of plague.
Chen Mo and the middle-aged man looked at each other. On this night, Chen Mo felt that this man was somewhat capable. However, the man did not attack the three of them because Santengzi played with his child, but instead talked with him.
After Chen Mo looked at each other, he quickly left here following the footsteps of his wife and children.
"It's really boring. I wanted to tease him a bit and give it to him at the end of the day." San Tengzi said in a bored tone.
Chen Mo didn't tell them the details of that man. Chen Mo knew that not everyone would like to expose their abilities and bully the weak. There are still many people who want to live a quiet life. Those abilities only allow them to live a quiet life.
A guarantee.
After the child cleared the table, he saw that there were no customers, only some pedestrians passing by occasionally, and they had no intention of coming in, so he simply took a small bench and sat down at Chen Mo's table. Anyway, the boss was already lying on the counter counting money.
Hanhan fell asleep.
"Have the three guest officers arrived in Quzhou?" the waiter asked.
"Yeah, what's the problem?" In order to prevent Er Gouzi from criticizing him for drinking the sour wine and eating those sour and spicy folded ears, Santengzi simply started chatting with the waiter.
"There's no problem. It's just that, oh, no, this is already Quzhou. It's a war. It's a mess. There's nothing interesting. It's also because of the war. Things here are so expensive, like our plum wine.
, If we sell it to Quzhou, the price will be doubled several times." When Xiao'er introduced the situation in Quzhou, he also boasted about the reasonable price of his goods. When the time came to check out, they would be embarrassed to bargain.
"How is the war situation there?" Santengzi was most concerned about the war.
"Hey, don't mention it. A few years ago, we were doing well and captured a lot of land in Chu State. At that time, a lot of things looted by the merchant army were lost to the people. Things here were cheap at that time, and many people
Entering Quzhou from the direction you came from, our store's business was very good at that time, and it can be said that one is hard to find."
Santengzi didn't want to hear this, but he couldn't interrupt others. In case they were upset, he would omit a lot of details.
"After the New Year, the war started again. I don't know why, but the news that came was all bad news. During this period, news of defeat came frequently. Oh, these are all the things I came from Quzhou to other places.
The person who ran away said it."
"You also saw it just now. Except for you, you entered Quzhou from outside. The rest all left from Quzhou and went to seek refuge. Even Xingwei heard that the Chu army took some medicine.
, the fighting is fierce, I don’t know if we generals on the frontier can defend this fierce offensive."
"As a result, prices in Quzhou have undergone a big reversal. The prices are like the blossoming bamboo, with each section getting higher."
Santengzi was so depressed. This was not what he wanted to hear at all: "Is there nothing else?"
The waiter looked at San Bengzi's enthusiastic eyes, then looked at the other two, as if suddenly enlightened, moved his own bench a little closer, and said in a low voice: "It turns out that these guys are
You need to know those things.”
Santengzi thought he understood and nodded fiercely.
"I told you earlier, they are all men, why bother to hide them like this." The waiter smiled and continued: "There were quite a lot of those girls before. Many people came to those girls specifically just to have a taste. Many of them
They flowed into the homes of wealthy families, and only some were bought by wealthy madams. The prices of these people were so valuable that it was hard to find anyone."
The mute child opened his mouth.
"But now, many people have had a taste of it, and their prices have dropped. After all, they are all women, so aren't they all the same? Now, maybe it has dropped even more. Many people have left Quzhou and come here to do business.
There are few people there, so I estimate that if you go, you will definitely get the most affordable price.”
After saying this, the waiter laughed.
Chen Mo didn't want to hear it after half of listening. It wasn't that he pitied the Chu women who had been plundered, but that he was not interested in these things.
Santengzi held his forehead and sighed inwardly: We look like those impatient people? Oh my god!!
Only Ergouzi listened with rapt attention.
The child seemed to have found a like-minded partner. He gave Ergouzi a vivid description with his expectant eyes. In fact, he only heard about it and did not have the capital to experience it.
Unfortunately, after a long time, there was only a small half of the dried meat left on the plate, and only a small jar was left. Chen Mo poured the last bit into his own bowl. Anyway, San Bengzi was not used to drinking, and Er Gouzi had no time.
Until the next wave of guests arrived, Chen Mo and the others were ready to pay and leave.