In Menglong City, Dingzhou, Southern Dynasties, when the man waved his sleeves and whisked the ascetic to the other side, the waiters at the door of several shops in the city also noticed that several strangers had arrived.
Although Dingzhou is still several states away from the northern battlefield, it is also separated from Taoren City where Zhongshan Wang Yuanying's army attacked before, and the Zhongli area is also separated by several states. What's more, Zhongshan Wang Yuanying unexpectedly led his army deep into the Southern Dynasty and was heading for Jiankang.
, is to cut off the connection between Jiankang and the northern frontier army. If possible, it would be better to invade the Jiankang area in one fell swoop.
Dingzhou was in the sandbox of the generals of the Southern Dynasty and Northern Wei Dynasty, so it was considered a safe place far away from the war zone.
At the turn of the spring and summer of this year, when wars on the northern border were already frequent, the Dingzhou area had not been affected at all. The people lived and worked in peace and contentment and lived as they pleased. Most people did not even realize that the Southern Dynasties and the Northern Wei Dynasty had already
A life and death battle began.
But it is completely different now. Although it has not been affected by the war, it is obvious that with the arrival of people from those states and counties who fled the war, and the frequent appearance of some transiting troops, many things have quietly changed.
Many things have quietly become scarce.
Even the most common hay and coarse salt for feeding livestock have become extremely scarce.
Obviously there are more caravans coming and going than before, but the war on the front line is like a huge suction mouth, quietly draining the water from the surrounding ponds.
The name of Menglong City is very common, but Menglong City itself has a very important position in Dingzhou.
There are several large companies in the Menglong City area, and these companies are engaged in the ore and weapons business.
These companies themselves did not have workshops for making weapons, but their business turned Menglong City into an important distribution center for ores and weapons in the Southern Dynasty.
These companies have started to operate these businesses a hundred years ago. From small caravans to now wealthy families, they can use various means to continuously bring goods from all over the Southern Dynasties and Northern Wei Dynasties, and can even bring party items to Tuguhun.
Some high-quality ores were traded here. In exchange for this, weapons produced by many workshops in the Southern Dynasties were selected and purchased by them as soon as possible.
It is no exaggeration to say that although there is not a decent refining workshop in the whole of Dingzhou, things from some famous workshops in Ningzhou, Xiangzhou, and Jiankang, as long as they are refined today, may not take more than a few days.
, has already appeared in the store in Menglong City.
As the border wars intensified, various places became turbulent. When there were more refugees, horse thieves and bandits also increased quickly. Many sects had a higher demand for private armies. Therefore, the business of these shops in Menglong City was actually higher than in previous years.
fire.
Weapons are no different from ordinary goods. The people who can come to buy them are not nobles, but also bandits or generals licking blood from the blades.
If anything goes wrong, I'm afraid these trading houses will have to go around with difficulty.
Therefore, the clerks and shopkeepers of these shops are not ordinary people. They are the clerks who stand at the entrance of the shop to greet customers. They have usually worked in other places of the firm for more than ten years, and naturally have a very vicious vision.
So when a man who looked like an old soldier and two young men, a man and a woman, just appeared in their sight, the waiters at the door of several shops in this street all had slightly stern eyes, feeling that these three were not ordinary people.
figure.
The man who looked like an old soldier looked to be in his thirties or forties. He was only wearing an ordinary coarse cloth military uniform without any armor. It was impossible to tell that he was a military commander. Moreover, although this man did not look powerful, he
While looking around, these men with vicious eyes felt that this veteran soldier was like a lion wandering around among the sheep with his eyes narrowed after being full and having nothing to do.
The young man and woman looked to be in their twenties, or even younger.
It's just that neither of these two people gives people the same frivolous feeling as the young people in the city. The young man doesn't look too handsome, but he has a tall and straight figure and an indescribable heroic spirit. He obviously looks like a fair scholar.
, his face is also very peaceful, and he seems to be easy to talk to, but he still gives people an inexplicable sense of coercion.
As for that woman, she was both heroic and beautiful, and these guys could tell at a glance that this woman must come from some powerful family.
As her eyes wandered around, it seemed like everything she saw seemed ordinary, so these guys could feel the aura of nobility about her at a glance.
These three people obviously came with a purpose and were not just hanging out. They seemed to be led by this woman and walked straight towards the shop closest to the street.
This shop is called Jinfengfang, and it is not the largest in this street, but it is the shop of Chengtian Hao, which is the largest store in Menglong City.
Seeing these three people heading straight towards their shop, the waiter at the door took a deep breath and stepped forward to greet them.
But before he opened his mouth, the woman's voice came softly into his ears, "Tell your shopkeeper that she is from the Jiankang Chen family."
The waiter's expression suddenly changed, and he bowed without hesitation and said, "All distinguished guests, please follow me."
He didn't even take the three people to stop in the shop where various weapons were displayed. He just flicked a copper wire when he entered the door, and there was a crisp copper bell ringing in the courtyard inside. He took the three people with him.
He went directly into the backyard and went upstairs.
The shopkeeper of this shop was already waiting at the door of the elegant room upstairs. When he saw the three people going upstairs, he immediately bowed and said, "Fu Linglong has met the eldest lady."
Although his face was calm, even if the three of them followed him into the private room and sat down, he could not help but smile bitterly. He looked at the young woman opposite and said: "Come here, why don't you let the servants go first?"
Once the announcement is made, we are unprepared and may lack the etiquette."
"I'm giving it as a gift. I'm going to buy it on the way, no need to be polite."
The young woman waved her hand, indicating that he didn't need to be so polite.
"Giving someone away? On the march?"
The shopkeeper of this shop is named Fu Linglong, and he is also very thoughtful. After listening to these words, he looked at the young woman's expression towards the man next to him, and then thought of the woman who was in Zhongli City before.
His breathing suddenly stopped, and his face could no longer be calm. He looked at the young man in shock, and even his voice trembled, "You...are you the Tie Cejun...General Lin Yi?"
This woman from the Chen family is naturally Chen Baoyuan.
And the man beside her is Lin Yi.
Lin Yi was slightly startled by his expression and said, "I am Lin Yi."
Fu Linglong is already over fifty this year. He has met countless dignitaries and countless frontier generals in his life. But when he looked at Lin Yi, his mind was shaken. For a moment, he opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say.
.
He was speechless for a moment, but subconsciously bowed and bowed.