Time is fair to everyone. Whether you are in a hurry or leisurely, it flows bit by bit in its own way. Su Ren is very good at enjoying time. He is inherently lazy. He can sit and never stand. He can
Never sit down while lying down.
Now, Su Ren is lying on the Taishi chair, stretching his limbs and taking a nap with his eyes closed. His face is smiling, satisfied and calm.
Hawking was lying on the table boredly, tapping his fingers rhythmically, tapping the tune that Su Ren had just hummed. It sounded weird, but it sounded good.
"Brother, are we just going to do nothing? Just sit here drinking tea and chatting all day long?" Hawking suddenly poked his head forward: "Can you tell me, what are we doing with those blacksmiths and masons?"
Su Ren shook his head: "No, even if I tell you, you won't understand. To be honest, I still like this woman Shamashayi. She is ambitious. The first time I saw her, I could tell from her eyes.
I can see it, so I used the title of King Yelang to lure her in. Although she has suffered some setbacks now, as long as she is given a chance, she will still explode her ambition."
"Oh!" Hawking seemed to understand: "Such a woman is not good. Women should stay at home to support their husbands and raise children, and men should be ambitious."
"Haha, although what you said makes sense, it is not necessarily true. Both men and women are ambitious. The greater a person's ambition, the more killings he will cause. If you kill one person, you are a murderer. If you kill ten people, you are a robber. Killing ten people is a robber.
Tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, that is the emperor. We Han people all think that men should be ambitious. In fact, it is not a good thing for men to be ambitious. Once there are too many ambitious people, the world will be in chaos."
"Men and women have the same ambitions, but as men, we feel that women should not have them. God is fair to everyone, but the world has restricted certain people or certain types of people."
"I don't understand what brother is saying. Anyway, I think a woman should be at peace!" Hawking shook his head, staring in confusion.
Su Ren sighed. Since he came here, he has not found anyone he can talk to. The most knowledgeable person in Wenshui is Chang Shi, and he is also a miser. Not to mention other people, talking about this with Hawking, in fact
I simply want to speak. Regardless of whether Hawking understands or not, just say it.
"Forget it, even if I tell you this, you don't understand. You will know what real ambition is in the future. How about the things you were asked to do? Have you found out the background of that housekeeper?"
Hawking sighed: "It's difficult! If it's us Han people, I still have some ideas. We are not familiar with the place in Yelang, and we can't understand what people are talking about even if we ask people about it. So far, I only know that the guy's name is
Duotong is the son of the housekeeper of the previous city lord's palace. His mother was a slave and died giving birth to him. The old housekeeper was buried after the death of the previous city lord. He took over the housekeeper's position. It can be regarded as a noble family. He is forty-three today.
, haven’t married yet.”
"No children, no father, no mother, all alone? That's a problem."
"What's the problem? Is it weird that people don't want to get married and have children?"
"That's not to say. As a steward family, although it can be regarded as a slave, it has a lofty status in Wuyang. Anyone with a status naturally wants to continue this position from generation to generation. A forty-year-old
If a three-year-old man doesn’t want to get married and have children, even if he doesn’t want to, how could his father, an old housekeeper from the previous generation, not have this idea? All the elderly want children!”
"The old butler is dead!" Hawking reminded.
Su Ren smiled: "That was three years ago. The butler must have been forty at that time, right? For us big men, it's not strange to be a grandfather."
Hawking scratched his head: "It is indeed a bit strange to say this. Logically speaking, Duotong's family has no shortage of food and clothing. As a slave, it is difficult to find a good family. It is not difficult to find a slave as a lover.
The maids of Shamasayi are all pretty, so if this guy likes her, Shamasayi probably won’t be stingy.”
"Keep checking! I always think this person is strange. What was his name you just mentioned?"
"Do Tong!"
"Oh! Duotong, an authentic Yelang name!"
The sun at noon is very poisonous, and it is about to enter May. The humid air is like a steamer after being exposed to the sun. Even if you sit under a tree, it is not very cool. The Sichuan plain is in the shape of a basin, and Wuyang is just in the southwest of the basin.
On the corner. The wind blowing from the south cannot pass through the surrounding mountains, and the wind coming from the north is dispersed by the plains. The cold air coming down from the plateau is burned by the sun before it reaches it.
Su Ren unbuttoned his clothes, revealing his white chest. Sweat had formed droplets on his chest. Hawking quickly handed the towel over and grabbed a fan to fan Su Ren.
Su Ren picked up the tea cup and took a sip: "It would be nice to have a glass of iced juice at this time."
Hawking chuckled: "Where can we get ice on such a hot day? We don't have an ice cellar either. Just bear with it, it will be cool in a few months."
Gou Tianming walked in shirtless. He had just gone to the goods yard to help. Because of the quarrel with the city lord's palace, the people in Wuyang did not dare to do business with them. Su Ren decided to temporarily close the shop and sell all the remaining goods.
Sold to Caimo to reduce his losses. Huo Laosi went back with the goods, and Gou Tianming had to do everything by himself. For this person who had never done this work before, this matter was difficult.
Here in Su Ren, there is no need to talk about any rules. Gou Tianming sat down, poured himself a cup of tea, raised his neck and poured it all in. He let out a hearty sigh, exhaled the heat accumulated in his lungs, and stepped on the chair.
Go up and laugh.
"This Caimo is not bad, and the price is reasonable. We can still make a small profit."
"Is everything done?" Hawking looked at Gou Tianming: "I will be here tomorrow. Can we reopen the business?"
Su Ren nodded: "Of course, this Wuyang is not just a merchant, our goods cannot be given to him alone, otherwise we will lose our status in Wuyang, and we cannot hang ourselves on a tree when doing business.
Learn to diversify your investments.”
Both of them nodded. For such a long time, they admired Su Ren deeply from what he had done. Whatever Su Ren said must be a good word.
"I wonder how many craftsmen Fourth Brother brought this time?"
Gou Tianming quickly replied: "Fourth brother has sent someone to send a letter, saying that there are many people raising funds. Liu Wen has become much quieter this time when we go back, and many things have been done smoothly."
"That's good! Liu Wen is also a person who knows current affairs. Let Liu Hong be released tomorrow and send someone to Han Dynasty safely. Notify Liu Wen and ask him to send someone to pick him up. This kid can't die now.
At least he can't die in our hands."
"Okay, I'll do it right now!"
Gou Tianming agreed, turned around and walked out. Su Ren hurriedly shouted to stop.
"Don't worry, let's take a rest. The sweaty man told the kitchen that the weather has been sultry these days. Make more light salt soup and send it to the brothers. Anyone who is thirsty can drink some. It's important to replenish water.
Let brothers take it easy, there is nothing going on anyway, there is no need to work in the middle of the day, you can just take a nap."
"Haha!" Gou Tianming smiled: "It's better sir, you are thoughtful. Don't worry, sir. These guys are thick-skinned and thick-skinned. They are used to the wind and rain. Let them enjoy the happiness. I am afraid that they will get used to their laziness and not want to move."
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"It's good that you know, and don't make everyone too tired! In the afternoon, take a few people with me to go to the medicinal shop."
"Sir, are you sick? Then you have to ask a doctor to take a look quickly. You can't delay."
"You can't go to the medicine shop if you're not sick? Something's wrong!"
"Okay, sir, rest a while, I'm going to get busy!"
He used to be a murderous robber, but now he has become a well-behaved man and even cares about people. If you don't know Gou Tianming, you will never imagine what he looked like when he was eating a half-cooked wild boar with a big knife.
The weather was really too hot. Su Ren wiped his body with water to cool down a little. After lunch, he took Huo Jin and Gou Tianming towards the medicinal shop. The medicinal shop in Wuyang was very small, the local people had no money, and the slaves were sick.
No one would treat them. Only those powerful people would come to visit them occasionally. The shop was small and opened on a quiet street. The boss was good at doing business, so he chose a location close to the city owner.
Where the palace is, you can see the gate of the city lord's palace from the door.
Su Ren is now a famous person in Wuyang, and not many people know him. The boss who was drying medicine in the yard saw Su Ren coming in, and quickly dropped what he was holding and saluted Su Ren respectfully. Su Ren was followed by Qi Ba
Such a burly man shocked the boss and made him feel awkward when speaking.
"Mr. Su, I'm honored to be here. Please come in quickly!"
Su Ren was not polite. He put his hands behind his back and entered the house with his head held high. The house was full of medicinal materials. The weather was hot and humid, and many of the medicinal materials were a bit moldy. The whole room exuded a faint smell of medicine and mold.
. Su Ren sat on the top of the table without hesitation, Huo Jin and Gou Tianming were on each side, and the other big men were guarding the door. The boss who was surrounded in the middle felt uncomfortable, and he didn't know where he had offended this killer.
"Don't be afraid, boss. I'm here to do business with you today, big business."
"Haha!" The boss laughed dryly: "It's an honor for the store to do business with Mr. Su. As long as Mr. Su opens his mouth, the store will do its best."
Su Ren looked around: "There are a lot of medicinal materials! I wonder what kind of medicines are there?"
"Although our shop is small, it has a complete range of medicinal materials. All the medicines produced by Yelang are more or less available."
"Oh? This is not simple!"
"Mr. Su complimented me! I wonder what Mr. Su needs?"
Su Ren chuckled, motioned for the boss to sit down and said. The boss sat aside nervously, constantly wiping the sweat from his forehead with his sleeves.
"You also know that my business requires a lot of goods. Anything produced by Yelang can be used, including medicinal materials, so I want to make a long-term business with the boss. The boss will buy the medicinal materials for me, and I can buy them or exchange them for things.
