Cuixiang Building is a shop owned by the Sichuan Chamber of Commerce. It is right on the edge of the West Market and faces the main street. The merchants who come and go like to have a drink here. The signature of Cuixiang Building is not wine or meat, but tea.
It's the kind of tea soup that Su Ren makes that makes you feel refreshed.
The shopkeeper of Cuixiang Restaurant is an old man. It is said that he moved from Wenshui. He rented the original restaurant with his two children and converted it into the current teahouse. No one knows how the old man made his fortune. Anyway, he can be in Xishi
Renting such a place in a place like this must cost a lot of money. For such a rich man, his usual clothes are quite rustic. If you didn't know him, you would definitely think that he is a farmer when walking on the road, or the kind of person who rents money from others.
Tenants of the land.
The business in Cuixiang Building is very good. People come and go all day long, mostly merchants from the West Market talking about business. Drinking tea has become a fashion among Shu people. Drinking tea while talking about business seems to be able to remove
The smell of copper on their bodies was the same, and merchants liked it very much.
"Shopkeeper Zhao, how is your business lately?" As soon as shopkeeper Qian of Yongxing Silk Shop entered the door, he saw shopkeeper Zhao, a silk merchant, sitting in the main hall.
"TOEFL, TOEFL! With your help from shopkeeper Qian, the silk I bought recently is pretty good. I'm planning to go to Sangyuan Town again to buy some goods. If shopkeeper Zhao needs it, I can buy it for you cheaper!"
The two of them were talking and sat down on their seats. The waiter quickly held two large coarse porcelain bowls and placed them in front of them. He raised the large copper pot in his hand and poured some yellow rice from it.
The hot water and the faint fragrance of tea spread in front of the two of them.
Tea is not good tea, the key is the process of drinking tea. Shopkeeper Qian took a look and said: "This tea is a good thing. It can quench thirst and relieve heat, promote fluid production and reduce phlegm. Since drinking the tea, I feel that my body feels comfortable. If it lasts a few days
If you don’t drink, everything will feel wrong!”
"Hahaha!" Shopkeeper Zhao laughed a few times: "If Shopkeeper Qian likes it so much, why not buy some and taste it slowly."
"Hey! How can you taste this kind of tea at home? You still have to drink it with shopkeeper Zhao to get the aroma of tea!"
Shopkeeper Qian picked up the tea bowl, drank half of it in one gulp, and groaned comfortably: "Good tea, really good tea. I don't know how Su Shipu came up with it. The tea grass that no one cared about before, he
His hands can turn into treasures, it seems that Su Shipu is indeed a god!"
"Haha!" Shopkeeper Zhao also put down the bowl: "Isn't it right? We have seen the cloth bag salt, Hu bed, and this tea grass before. If we are not immortal disciples, how can we make these? It's just that we are not that good.
It's my luck that I didn't meet a god to be my master."
The joke made the two of them laugh. After a few more sips, Shopkeeper Qian moved his bench towards Shopkeeper Zhao: "Old Zhao, what do you think of the Sichuan Chamber of Commerce? Tell me, brother, you
It's a very accurate judgment. If you think it's OK, we'll go in as soon as we arrive. I heard that those guys who followed Su Shipu have already bought the goods to Yelang and made a lot of money."
Shopkeeper Zhao said: "I've heard about this too, but it's really hard to say now."
"Why? Do you think there is something wrong?"
"A big change has happened!" Shopkeeper Zhao looked around. Everyone else was drinking tea and chatting, and no one paid attention to them. Then he continued: "Have you heard about the affairs of Su Shipu and the Meng family?"
Shopkeeper Qian looked surprised: "No way? The Sichuan Chamber of Commerce wants to call the Banmeng family?"
"It's not just a challenge, it's a deadly feud!"
"So serious? The Meng family is a big family in Shuzhong. The shops in the industry account for 30% of the business in Shuzhong. The Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce has just been established. How dare you provoke the Meng family?"
Shopkeeper Zhao took a deep breath: "This is Su Shibu's courage. Do you know where Su Shibu went some time ago? It is said that he went to Bo land and brought back five thousand Bo people."
"I know this. It doesn't mean that the Bo people have lived in the mountains and forests for a long time and are familiar with the mountains and forests. The Sichuan Chamber of Commerce is planning to open up Qiang land trade routes and needs the Bo people as guides. Is there any way to do this?"
"There are many doorways!" Shopkeeper Zhao waved, and Shopkeeper Qian quickly stretched out his ear: "Before Su Shipu went to Bo land, he made a bet with Meng Changshi. If he could bring back the Bo people, Meng Changshi would
I will hand over all the Meng family’s shops!”
"Ah!" This time, Shopkeeper Qian was not surprised, but shocked. He was all nervous: "Look, the Meng family has lost! Su Shibo has obviously brought the Bo people back."
"How can it be so simple!" Shopkeeper Zhao continued: "The Bo people have been brought back, how can the Meng family hand over their property? Yesterday the prefect called Meng Changshi and Su Shipu, and they argued for a long time. Meng Changshi
Shi almost got mad to death."
Shopkeeper Qian thought for a while: "This is because Changshi Meng is being dishonest. Since he made a bet with others, even if he doesn't pay the full amount, he must at least make a show of it. It will be unjustifiable for him to refuse to pay!"
The two of them spoke just in time, and suddenly they felt someone pulling their backs by the collar. They were dragged to the ground and slid backwards. The people in Cuixiang Tower didn't know what happened, and they all stared at the two with big eyes and small eyes.
The person was pulled out of the gate of Cuixiang Tower, put into a carriage and drove away.
In the corner, Meng Bi dropped a few coins on the table with a sullen face, stood up and went out. He walked through the side door without attracting anyone's attention. He looked back at the three big characters of Cuixiang Tower and felt a sense of sadness in his heart.
There was a moment of helplessness.
This is the fifth couple today. Although there are not many people, there are still some. If time goes by, it will definitely arouse other people's imagination. When he arranged this matter last night, he felt very strange. When his father explained the reason to him,
Meng Bi was dumbfounded at that time. He knew that the people's mouth was better than the river's. But to solve the problem, there was really no other way except this one.
On the way back, Meng Bi saw that everyone felt something was wrong. As long as the two of them were whispering to each other, he always felt that they were talking about their Meng family. Su Ren was too ruthless, and he would make the Meng family exhausted with just one move, and they might not be able to survive in the end.
Suppress it.
Meng Ji fell ill last night, and he was seriously ill. According to the medical officer, it was because of a sudden attack on his heart that he needed to rest. But how could he calm down at this time?
Seeing that Meng must come back, Meng Ji quickly waved him over. It had only been one night, and Meng Ji seemed to have aged ten years. Not only was his hair gray, but there was no blood on his face.
"How about it? Does Su Ren want to kill everyone?"
Meng Bi quickly smiled and said: "Don't worry, father, I have been outside all morning and have not heard anything bad about us. Su Ren doesn't dare to break up with us yet, but he has not spread those words out."
Meng Ji closed his eyes again: "That's good! It's too careless. It's really too careless. If I had accepted the prefect's favor at that time, I wouldn't have ended up like this. You have to work harder these days and don't worry about the store.
We must not let the reputation of our Meng family be damaged. If that happens, we will not be able to see our ancestors even if we die."
"Father, don't worry, the child knows!" Meng Bi comforted him a few more times before leaving Meng Ji's room.
I walked to the backyard, which was a separated courtyard. There were two servants guarding the door. When I saw Meng Bi, I came over and saluted quickly. Meng Bi looked around and asked, "Has anything happened recently?"
"Nothing, everything is normal."
"Okay, open the door! I want to see them."
Su Ren was lying on his back under the mulberry tree. The weather was very good, perfect for basking in the sun. This year was a dry winter. It was almost the end of the year and there had been no snow. The wind coming down from the plateau was not as cold as before.
Liu Gao stood respectfully in front of Su Ren. Su Ren shook his head: "Sit down! You always stand like this. I have to raise my head to talk to you, which is not good for the cervical spine!"
Liu Gao then slowly sat down. Seeing that Su Ren was about to drink tea, he quickly picked up the teacup and handed it to Su Ren with both hands.
Su Ren was a little helpless: "Old Liu, do you think you and I are the same person?"
Liu Gao nodded quickly.
"Isn't this the end of the world? Since we are our own people, don't we need to be so friendly? Look at them, how nice they are in front of me. Then I will feel comfortable and so will you! I will say it for the last time, if it happens next time
If you still do this, I will really treat you as an outsider!"
Liu Gao smiled quickly: "I know this, but I won't do it again!"
Su Ren announced that he would give up on reforming Liu Gao. It is not easy to change Liu Gao, a natural slave, so let him go.
Su Ren shook his head: "Okay, how about it? What's going on in the city recently?"
"It's not a big deal. It's just that those who talked about Mr. and Meng Ji today were arrested by the Meng family. It was Meng Bi who did it!"
"Oh? The Meng family is at their wits end. Can this method be used?"
Liu Gao quickly put on a smile and said: "Someone saw the medical officer going to Meng's house last night. It must be that Meng Ji is ill. Meng must be responsible for these things."
Su Ren smiled: "Very good, let them wander around and keep an eye on the Meng family. At the same time, I will ask Lao Gou to send a few people to you. We will definitely find those who have been arrested and we can't let them cause problems."
Liu Gao nodded and stood up to say goodbye.
Cui Jiuming came in in a hurry, picked up Su Ren's tea bowl, and drank a delicious meal before sitting down: "Oh, I'm so busy! I heard that the Meng family is arresting people? Those who are talking about you and the Meng family are
They were arrested by the Meng family. The Meng family is digging their own grave! We had no intention of spreading this thing in the first place, but they became frightened. If we really want to spread it in Chengdu, is it possible that we will capture all the people in Chengdu?"
"Hey! You already know this. It seems that what Meng Bi did was really not thorough!"
"It's also very careful. The carriage used to arrest people didn't even have the badge of the Meng family, and there are only a few carriages in Chengdu. If the prefect wants to arrest someone, he can just use a public servant. Don't drive to Fan County. There are still other carriages available.
Who? You can think of it with your toes!"
"Haha!" Su Ren laughed twice: "How do you think we should deal with this matter?"
"Why don't you think about it? The Meng family can do whatever they want. The more people they can offend, the better. It is in our best interest to offend the entire Chengdu people."
The two looked at each other and smiled, and Su Ren poured a cup of tea for Cui Jiuming: "How did you tell me about it?"
Cui Jiuming slapped his chest: "Don't worry, everything is fine. This move is called "East Attack West", right? Hahaha..." (To be continued)