Xin Aocai said with a smile: "It's just such a small request, nothing else, but with Brother Li's financial resources, there should be no problem..."
Before he finished speaking, he noticed that the young man in front of him was looking at him with a half-smile.
He raised his hand and touched his face to make sure there was nothing abnormal, and then asked curiously: "Why is Brother Li looking at you like this?"
Yi Xifeng smiled and replied: "Nothing, I was wondering if I could borrow some money from you."
That's right, Yi Xifeng came out of the Zhenwu Dao Hall without any money. After he came out, he lived in Daocheng for a while, mostly exchanging things. Of course, he also made some money by selling some herbal medicines.
A small amount of money.
But if we really want to talk about the big profit, he still needs to kill the Silver Moon Anaconda and sell it to Xin Aocai. And the total net worth in his pocket now only adds up to more than 800 taels. So this time he wants to
To enter Ruilingbao Pavilion, you can only get some... well, borrow some money from Xin Aocai.
The burly Master Xin was once a member of the underworld. When he saw the other party's expression, he remembered the years when he was seventeen or eighteen years old and worked as a horse bandit in Caotou Mountain. Only now can he be sure.
This handsome young man is indeed young, and his expression now is exactly the same as when he was seventeen or eighteen years old!
He reluctantly raised the corner of his mouth, showed a very ugly bitter smile, and said slowly: "Well, this is not good, is it?"
The young man carefully considered the words of the Xin leader, and then continued: "Well, let's make a bet!"
Xin Aocai asked with some vigilance: "Betting? What are you betting on?"
Yi Xifeng raised his right hand, clenched it into a fist, and asked with a smile: "Have you ever seen a fist as big as a casserole?"
The strong man looked at the young man's white fist. Although it was covered with calluses from practicing swordsmanship, it didn't look like those thick fingers, let alone a fist as big as a casserole.
Xin Aocai shook his head, obviously not wanting to say anything.
However, Yi Xifeng still murmured to himself: "Then let's bet, can I, punch you to death?"
As he spoke, Yi Xifeng's other hand had already grabbed the strong man's arm, obviously to prevent the other man from escaping. He said slowly and without any emotion: "Then let's start, you bet on how many punches I can take."
Kill you? One punch? Or several punches?"
…
In less than half a cup of tea, Yi Xifeng was satisfied with borrowing the money he needed, even far more than he originally needed, and Xin Aocai's cheerful attitude made him feel a little embarrassed in the end...
Do you want this money? No! Don’t want it? That’s not the case... It’s very difficult!
…
Early the next morning, Yi Xifeng followed Mr. Xin, who looked obviously much older, to Nanshi Street in the south of the city. This street is considered a prosperous street in the entire Xuanwu City. There are many restaurants and pawn shops.
There are several bank accounts with excellent reputations. The most eye-catching among them is naturally the Ruilingbao Pavilion located in the central area of Nanshi Street. The seven-story tower-shaped building is very eye-catching in the entire Xuanwu City, which also indirectly shows that
Chu Zhong's family is indeed the material for doing business.
Young Xiaodao is still wearing the moon-white Taoist robe today, not because he likes this color, but mainly because as an outer disciple of the Zhenwu Taoist Temple, he is not allowed to wear the Zhenwu Taoist Temple's standard Taoist robes when he goes out to perform sect duties.
, that is, the black Taoist robe. Only after becoming an inner disciple can you go out wearing the standard Taoist robe.
In fact, this black color has always been one of Yi Xifeng's favorite colors. It is a black with red color, which gives people a solemn feeling. In Yi Xifeng's words: "A woman should be pretty and filial.
If a man wants to be pretty, he should be dressed in soap!"
The soap color here actually refers to black, so since he can't choose his favorite black robe, the range for him to choose is very small, usually white, yellow, and black. In Yi Xifeng's impression, yellow robes have always been
It’s the uniform attire of Maoshan Taoist priests, or it’s the yellow-robed monster in Journey to the West who was transformed by Kuimulang from the earth...
So in the end Yi Xifeng had to choose a white Taoist robe.
"Master Li, this is Ruilingbao Pavilion." Xin Aocai pointed to the seven-story tower-shaped building and said calmly to Yi Xifeng. Since he was "forcibly borrowed" a huge amount of silver by Yi Xifeng, he said to
The title of this young Taoist priest has also changed from "Little Brother" and "Brother Li" to the current "Master Li".
Yi Xifeng naturally didn't care. After all, the name "Li Nian" was just his code name. Even if others greeted Li Nian, his eighth generation ancestor, it had nothing to do with him. As for the quiet change of title, he could accept it. After all, the other party
With so much bleeding, there must be some room for people to vent their emotions.
Young Youth Trail did not wait for the introduction, and you knew it was here. Such an eye-catching seven-story tower, coupled with the steps made of white marble at the door, and the carved beams and painted buildings, needless to say, are filled with the smell of rich people.
Seeing that Yi Xifeng was in a daze, Xin Aocai on the side felt a little contempt for this hateful little Taoist priest, so he pretended to comfort him and said: "Haha, it's my first time to see this Ruiling Bao Pavilion, and it's also very shocking! No need to be nervous, you can do it
First……"
But before he finished speaking, the young man beside him suddenly said: "I really like this place!"
After saying that, he didn’t talk nonsense to Xin Aocai and walked directly to the tower.
It's not that Yi Xifeng deliberately played tricks on the other party, but that this place, which was filled with the smell of copper, at least revealed a message to him: here, money is the first criterion!
…………Dividing line…………
Xiuer looked at the accounts in her hand and listened to the shopkeepers around her reporting on the status of the goods in the past few days.
"Master, the batch of goods requested by Luo Yun Kingdom in the past two days has been sent. The 10,000 taels paid in advance have been received, and there are still 90,000 taels left. They said they will be back at the end of the month. As for the Kingdom of Beasts,
Their steward guarding Kuwusi came through the message and said that the money must be settled within three days, otherwise..."
“What else?” the girl named Xiuer asked coquettishly with her almond-shaped eyes widened.
The middle-aged shopkeeper quickly apologized and said with a smile: "Of course a small Kuwusi wouldn't dare to do anything, but what he said is indeed a routine. And this magic-breaking crossbow is also hard currency, and they really don't lack us as a customer."
The girl rolled her eyes angrily, revealing a bit of charm, and immediately snorted coldly: "Give them the thirty thousand taels first. As for Luo Yunguo, although ninety thousand taels is a lot, they won't do it for
This little money cuts off our purchasing channel.”
Seeing that the master had made up his mind, the middle-aged shopkeeper naturally bowed and stepped back, and then arranged for someone to go to the accounting room to withdraw money. The other shopkeepers also raised their own questions to let the girl make up her mind.
About half an hour later, when the last shopkeeper left the side room, a little maid came in from outside and brought a cup of tea.
“Let’s take a rest first!”
The girl named Xiu'er took the tea and drank it in one gulp, then collapsed on the chair and said impatiently: "Why is it so troublesome? They can't make up their own minds about these things? Do they have to trouble me?"
The maid obviously had a very good relationship with the young man, and said with a smile: "Isn't this because the master of the house has returned to Luo Yun Kingdom, otherwise the lady would not have been allowed to say goodbye in person."
"You girl, what are you talking nonsense about? Who is the madam? I am talking nonsense and tearing your mouth apart!" The girl blushed and growled in a low voice, like an angry little wild cat.
The maid immediately complained: "I know my mistake!" But looking at her expression, she didn't know her mistake at all. She continued: "They should be called Brother Rui, and Miss Xiu'er."
Hearing this, Xiu'er's original joyful mood suddenly turned a little sad. The maid on the side noticed it immediately and asked, "What's the matter, Miss?"
"Hey, my life is just bad, don't imitate me in the future!" She shed tears as she said this, and said while crying: "Obviously, I have made a lifelong commitment to Brother Rui, but I have never been able to find out that the matchmaker is marrying me. Come to Le Zhong's house
There is another person in front of me who has not passed! I can only do small things..."
When the maid heard this, she comforted her: "Brother Rui is good to you, and we servants all see it. As for the eldest lady of the Zhong family, whether Brother Rui likes her is another matter. Even if he gets married,
So what if we become bigger? She is just a tool for Brother Rui to inherit the Zhong family!"
Hearing what her maid said, the girl named Xiu'er recovered somewhat and no longer shed tears. At this moment, the voice of a servant came from outside the door of the wing.
“My master, there are hired warriors who want to see you.”
The girl calmed down her previous emotions, and after a few breaths she said softly: "Let him come in!"
The visitor was none other than Xin Aocai who came with Yi Xifeng.
The strong man walked into the house with his head lowered, not daring to raise his head. Then he knelt down on one knee and said in a deep voice: "Xin Aocai, my subordinate, has seen my master's house!"
“Say, what’s the matter?”
“I was ordered by the Lord to pay attention to the young Taoist priest who hunted the king of strange beasts, Li Nian. Now I am here to report it!”
Xiu'er raised her head and pondered for a long time, then asked with some uncertainty: "You mean the guy who killed the giant python?"
“Exactly!” Xin Aocai responded immediately.
“Since this is the person you want to recruit, just accept him politely and give him some preferential treatment! Why don’t you ask me about this kind of thing?” At the end of the sentence, Xiu’er was obviously a little angry.
The strong man said with some fear: "Subordinate, I am also following orders... Uh, obey, obey!"
As he spoke, he exited the room with some unsteadiness.
…
Yi Xifeng strolled around for a cup of tea on the first floor and found that they could buy some weapon refining materials and various common herbs here. Since the entire Ruiling Bao Pavilion was built in the shape of a tower, the first floor had the largest area from bottom to top.
Decreasingly up.
It's just that this seven-story tower is indeed much larger than he imagined. There are nearly a hundred people on the first floor! You know, everyone who enters here must pay an entrance fee of one thousand taels first, and it is still huge.
You can make up for the mistakes but not refund them. This also limits the people who are present to spend. Each person must spend enough one thousand taels, because if you don’t spend all the money, it will not be refunded to you.
However, he looked at several places where the prices for weapon refining materials were sold, and they were actually slightly lower than the market price. Only some of the rarer materials were higher than the market price.
Yi Xifeng thought for a while and understood the key. The reason why those bulk materials are priced cheaply is because the merchants know that the profit margin of this kind of thing is very transparent, and it is impossible to expect how much money it will make. And what really makes money is
The Ruilingbaoge platform, or the biggest competitive advantage here, is the complete range of goods.
The rare goods he sells here are more expensive than the market price, but if they are guaranteed to be available here, can they be guaranteed elsewhere? In addition, the purchase of cheaper bulk commodities also stimulates buyers' other consumption desires.
Yi Xifeng was on the second floor at this time. The things here were obviously better than those on the first floor. At this time, he was in front of a stall holding a red fruit in his hand and asked: "How to sell this red fruit?"
The old man guarding the stall was keeping his head down when he heard someone asking the price and said without looking up: "Zhu Guo, one hundred taels!"
Yi Xifeng weighed the fruit in his hand. It was a red fruit that was twenty years old and of good quality. Since he had brewed Suxin wine before, he entrusted Mr. Wang to go to Luoye City to buy this thing. With this quality,
A phase is only worth eighty taels in Luoye City.
However, considering that this is a land of beasts with dense forests, the market price here is only about sixty taels. He put down the red fruit in his hand with a smile, and then picked up another purple fruit.
“What about this spiritual nourishing fruit?”
The old man finally raised his head this time. He looked at the young man holding the fruit and blinked when he saw that the young man was wearing a Taoist robe.
Yi Xifeng saw the other person staring at him blankly, thinking that the other person didn't hear what he just said, so he repeated it.
“Um, how do you sell this spiritual nourishing fruit?”
The old man came back to his senses, ran over, and said with a smile: "Ah? It turns out that he is an honored guest! If you really want this nourishing fruit, I'll sell it to you for one thousand... uh, nine hundred taels!"
When Yi Xifeng heard this, he raised his eyebrows slightly. You must know that this spiritual nourishing fruit only needs to grow for more than thirty years, and the market price is generally around one thousand taels. Of course, he first encountered it at the auction house in Luoye City, and even more
I saw Zhang Ming obtain it at a high price of two thousand five hundred taels.
Judging from the quality of the fruit in his hand, it must be more than thirty years old. Even if the market price of this fruit is calculated, it will not be less than one thousand five hundred taels.
Seeing that he was hesitant, the old man thought that the price he had given was too high. He thought about it secretly and gritted his teeth and said: "Let's do this, add this to this! I'll sell you a total of nine hundred taels!"
As he said that, the old man gave Yi Xifeng the red fruit he just gave. Seeing such a good thing, the young man's heart also moved. The change in the other person's attitude before and after was indeed not small, and there must be something fishy in it.
“Haha, that’s settled.” He first took the nourishing fruit and red fruit into his hands, then stared at the old man and asked: “Old shopkeeper, you have to tell me, why do you treat me so favorably?”
This sentence confused the other party.
However, the instructions given to him by the superiors were to give the young man a certain preferential treatment, especially to have a good impression of Ruilingbao Pavilion, but they did not say whether they could tell him the reason for the matter.
This stumped the old man. Yi Xifeng immediately noticed the other party's embarrassment and said with a smile: "Old shopkeeper, is there any difficulty that you can't talk about?"