Just after dinner, Sui Zhi took Xu Zhiqiong to Baihua Village.
Is it a little early?
Baihuazhuang hasn't closed yet.
Not early at all.
Xu Zhiqiong thought Sui Zhi was going to sneak into Baihua Village late at night to find out the news.
But in fact, Sui Zhi came to Baihua Village to discuss business, serious business.
Qiluo brocade is the top grade among brocades.
The Baihua brocade produced by Baihuazhuang is the best among the best.
Sui Zhi is here to buy brocade.
The two of them entered the shop. The shop was not too big. It could only be considered a medium level among the county's large and small silk and satin shops. It was still far behind the large shops with three floors.
The clerk in the store was soliciting business. When he saw Sui Zhi and Xu Zhiqiong walking in, he quickly stepped forward and greeted: "You two gentlemen, are you buying silk and satin?"
Sui Zhi smiled: "If you don't buy silk and satin here, why don't you buy candles?"
The waiter led the two people to the counter and displayed various fabrics one by one: "This is the newly released flower silk damask, this is the first-class floating brocade, this is the first-class soft tobacco, and here is the newly put on the shelf."
Have you ever looked at Tianxiangjuan and Tianxiangjuan, which one do you like?"
"If you look past me, you can't even look at this, so how can you look past it?" Sui Zhi sneered.
The waiter quickly agreed and said: "Your Majesty has a good vision. Please tell me what you want to buy. I'll see if the store has it."
"When I come to your shop, I naturally want to buy Baihua Brocade."
The waiter smiled and said: "Since the shop is called Baihuazhuang, the brocades in the shop are also called Baihua Brocade."
"Stop talking nonsense!" Sui Zhi said with a serious face, "I want to buy real brocade."
What does this mean?
Does Baihuazhuang still sell fake brocade?
Of course he won't sell it. Selling fake products is equivalent to destroying his own brand.
So where does Zhenjin start?
Baihua Brocade is indeed the top-grade brocade, but if we only deal in top-grade brocade, our business path will be narrow.
The linen and coarse cloth worn by ordinary people are naturally not sold here, but ordinary high-quality silks and satins are also sold here. The flower plain silk, floating brocade, soft smoke silk, makeup satin and Tianxiang silk, which the clerk only mentioned,
They are all top quality silks.
As long as the fabrics sold by Baihuazhuang can be collectively called Baihua Brocade, you can buy a piece of gleaming brocade from here, wear it, and claim to be Baihua Brocade, which will also give you face.
But this thing can only be used to deceive laymen, not the experts. The insiders will know at a glance that this is the material from Baihuazhuang, but it is not the real Baihua Brocade. To put it bluntly, this is not a high-end product of Baihuazhuang.
In the true sense, Baihua Brocade is called Baihua Brocade. The price of Baihua Brocade of the same weight is four times that of gold. This is still the price in Huazhou. There is a proverb in the capital silk and satin shop: A hundred gold can be exchanged for a hundred flowers.
Blooming means the true beauty of a hundred flowers.
Sui Zhi wanted to buy Baihua Zhenjin. In such a big business, the clerk couldn't make the decision, so he hurried to the back room and invited the shopkeeper out.
The old shopkeeper, who was more than seventy years old, asked someone to bring the candlestick and looked at Sui Zhi.
This was also a man who knew how to meet people. He cupped his fists at Sui Zhi and said, "Sir, I see that you are a real buyer. There is indeed some real brocade in the shop, but I don't know how many feet you want to buy."
Sui Zhi smiled and said: "It doesn't matter whether you buy a foot or a horse."
The old shopkeeper stroked his beard, was silent for a moment, and asked: "Sir, do you know the price of true brocade?"
Sui Zhi took out two silver ingots, fifty taels each, and stuffed them into the hands of the old shopkeeper.
"This is the deposit."
The old shopkeeper touched the silver ingot and gave it back to Sui Zhi: "Don't be impatient, sir. Let me talk in the back room."
The shopkeeper invited Sui Zhi and Xu Zhiqiong into the back room. He first ordered the waiter to make tea, and then asked the waiter to bring the true brocade cloth swatches.
The clerk brought an exquisite lacquer box. The old shopkeeper washed his hands, wiped them clean, unlocked them, and opened the box.
Xu Zhiqiong glanced at the box, which contained half a box of red ink.
What kind of brocade must be soaked in red ink? This maintenance method is too strange.
When the old shopkeeper picked up the brocade, Xu Zhiqiong was shocked.
I saw him twisting his fingers and lifting the red ink from the box.
The ink seemed to be sucked, and formed into sheets, floating in front of Sui Zhi.
What skill is this?
How could this old man bring up ink?
After looking carefully, Xu Zhiqiong saw the clues.
What the old shopkeeper picked up was not ink.
There is no red ink in the box, only a piece of red brocade.
This piece of brocade shone like water, giving Xu Zhiqiong a hallucination.
Is this clothing material? Is there such clothing material in the world?
I have to ask Liang Yuyao later, she is probably the only one who can afford to wear such material.
"My guest has taken a look and found that this is a piece of flowing water brocade."
Sui Zhi frowned and said, "Where are the flowers?"
The shopkeeper smiled, picked up the lamp, and swung it in front of the brocade. The shadows of flowers appeared on the brocade, floating up and down, but like falling flowers in the water.
Xu Zhiqiong really opened his eyes this time.
Sui Zhi was also very satisfied with the quality of the brocade and took out two ingots of silver again: "I have decided to buy this real brocade. How much I want to buy depends on the market price."
The old shopkeeper shook his head and said: "Sir, please take the deposit first. If you give it to me, I won't accept it. I only have a few sample cloths in my shop. If you want to buy the real brocade in pieces, you have to go to us."
Dazhuang, discuss business with our owner,
Please tell me where you live, and the store will prepare a car to pick you up early tomorrow morning."
Sui Zhi waved his hand and said: "I have to leave Qiluo County early tomorrow morning. I have to finish this business tonight."
The old man smacked his lips and said, "This is a bit difficult."
Sui Zhi stood up and said, "Since you find it difficult, I'm afraid we won't be able to do this business."
"Wait a minute!" the old shopkeeper stopped Sui Zhi and said, "Sir, you are deliberately destroying my job."
Sui Zhi smiled: "I didn't smash it, you did it yourself."
The old shopkeeper hesitated for a long time and ordered the waiter: "Get the car ready and go to Dazhuang!"
The waiter looked troubled: "Shopkeeper, it's already this time. If we send the guest officer to the big shop, it will be difficult for the boss to explain."
The old shopkeeper stood up and said, "I will personally see this guest off."
The carriage was prepared in the backyard, and the old shopkeeper took the two of them into the carriage. The driver waved his whip, and the two horses galloped out of the county town.
Sui Zhi took out a folding fan and shook it: "It's stuffy in this car, at least let it get some fresh air."
While talking, Sui Zhi used a fan to pick up the carriage door curtain.
The old shopkeeper stretched out his hand to suppress Sui Zhi's fan and said with a smile: "Sir, please bear with me for a moment. We will be here in a short while."
Sui Zhi put away the fan, knowing the rules here and the old shopkeeper didn't want to reveal the location of Dazhuang.
He said he would arrive soon, but the carriage bumped all the way and walked for more than two hours before it stopped.
The old shopkeeper led the two of them out of the car. Xu Zhiqiong looked up and found that he was in the middle of the mountain, but there was a huge manor in front of him.
The old man led the two people into the gate, passed through the front garden, passed the double gardens, and stopped at a courtyard.
A young man came up to us. The old shopkeeper held his fists and smiled: "Can I please inform the owner of the village that I have a distinguished guest coming to buy some real brocade? Please greet the guest first, and I will go see the owner of the village."
The young man agreed and called six beautiful women.
The women surrounded Sui Zhi and Xu Zhiqiong and entered the attic. On the first floor of the attic was a steaming hot spring.
Xu Zhiqiong has seen this layout before, and Soft Smoke Spring also looks like this.
A woman came up to untie Xu Zhiqiong's belt. Xu Zhiqiong was startled, pushed the woman away and said, "What are you doing?"
The woman smiled and said: "You are bathing in the spring but still wearing clothes?"
After saying that, she took off her clothes.
Xu Zhiqiong was stunned and took two steps back: "Girl, you are so brave. I have been taking a dip in the spring every day in the past few days, but I will not take a dip here today."
The girl said angrily: "How can that be done? This is because we didn't greet you well?"
The two of them were invited to the spring in the same way as when they first met Liu Jiangpu. They were naked and could not carry weapons.
Sui Zhi didn't mind: "My dear nephew, do as the Romans do, and don't let down the owner's hospitality."
Xu Zhiqiong had no choice but to let several Shuli take off their clothes and enter the hot spring.
Sui Zhi sighed: "Today, my uncle and nephew finally meet each other sincerely."
I don't dare to say whether I'm sincere or not, since both of them are naked.
Sui Zhi glanced at Xu Zhiqiong from top to bottom, and praised: "My nephew, you have a really good physique, especially this guy, it's really rare..."
Xu Zhiqiong smiled naively: "They all agreed."
After saying that, Xu Zhiqiong covered his hands with his hands.
You man, what are you looking at my guy for?
The two women cooked wine in the hot spring. Sui Zhi and Xu Zhiqiong drank two cups. A handsome man in his forties entered the hot spring.
This man is indeed handsome, with slender cheeks, thick eyebrows and phoenix eyes, a straight nose bridge, square lips, a half-foot-long beard and sideburns. His facial features are not only exquisite, but also very masculine.
Although he is still in his forties, his appearance is really not inferior to that of Yu Shan.
The man cupped his fists and saluted, "I'm in Huachunting. Two distinguished guests are visiting our village. May I ask what your name is?"
Sui Zhi replied: "My name is Yuan Bingwu. This is my nephew. His name is Yuan Yuguan. The old shopkeeper must have told the owner of Huazhuang that we are here."
Hua Chunting nodded and said: "You two are here to buy real brocade. You will pay a deposit of one hundred taels. Once you see it, you are the real buyer. Your Majesty, please tell me that you want to buy a few pieces of brocade. We can discuss the price."
Sui Zhi smiled and said: "I trust the owner of the village. I bought a few horses each for Hong Jin and Qing Jin. It was my first time to come to Qiluo County and I only brought two thousand in cash. The owner of the village helped me choose them according to the current price." "
Hua Chunting picked up the wine glass and said: "This business is going smoothly. I will choose the brocade tomorrow and send it to the residence of the two guests. If the guests are satisfied, it will not be too late to order more money."
"Okay!" Sui Zhi exclaimed, "In that case, the two of us will go back to the city if we don't want to bother you."
Back to the city?
Going back now?
Aren't you here to find out the news?
On the contrary, Hua Chunting felt sorry for her: "Two guests, it's getting late, and we want to stay in our villa for one night."
Sui Zhi shook his head and said: "We are here to do business, how can we disturb the village owner casually?"
It was obvious that Sui Zhi really didn't want to live here.
Hua Chunting lowered her head and smiled slightly: "You two, do you look down on Baihua Village, or do you look down on me, Hua?"
It was also obvious that Hua Chunting really wanted to keep the two of them.
Sui Zhi sighed softly and said: "It's rare for the owner of the village to show kindness, so we should respect him and obey his orders."
"Refreshing!" Hua Chunting raised his wine glass, drank two glasses with Sui Zhi and Xu Zhiqiong, and said to the six women: "Please wait for the two guests."
Xu Zhiqiong shook his head and said: "I promised my wife when I came here that I would not dare to mess around with women outside."
Hua Chunting lowered her head and smiled: "So, you still look down on me at Baihua Village."
He is easy-going and has a smile on his face. He is clearly a person who is easy to get along with.
But Xu Zhiqiong felt so powerful that he couldn't breathe.
With the eyes of sinful karma turned on, Xu Zhiqiong could neither see his cultivation nor his sinful karma. He only felt his eyes stinging.
Sui Zhi said something to smooth things over: "My dear nephew, have a good time tonight. Don't miss your wife. Take a good look at these girls. You are blessed."
Xu Zhiqiong looked at these girls again. Their sins and karma were invisible, and their cultivation levels were all at the fifth level.