Hong Chen gave the other party a friendly smile, and there was finally a hint of warmth in the bleak autumn wind.
The little salesman also laughed: "Little brother, I can tell at a glance that you are new to Tianjing. How about following me to the small restaurant next door for a cup of warm tea?"
If Hong Chen had been invited like this when he first came out of Taoyuan, he would have happily agreed. But at this moment, he was a little wary in his heart: I have never met him, why is he so enthusiastic? He said: "No need. You are busy with business."
Come on." After saying that, he walked around the salesman and walked forward.
Unexpectedly, the little peddler was carrying a load and blocking the way again: "Little brother, you don't have anywhere to go, so why are you in a hurry? Forget it, it doesn't matter if you guard me, but I still want to warn you about something."
"What's up?"
"Since you are a Jianghu person, you should avoid walking around Tianjing. Elsewhere, the sky is high and the emperor is far away. It is no big deal to use force to break the ban. But Tianjing is under the emperor's feet. Once you do something out of the ordinary, you will not be able to escape. I am in heaven.
I have been walking around Beijing Street for many years, and I have seen many ambitious young heroes, all of whom wanted to do some earth-shattering things, but ended up risking their lives before they even entered the imperial city."
Hong Chen held his hands in a serious tone: "Thank you for reminding me."
"You're welcome. If we are destined, when we meet again, you must not refuse my invitation to drink tea."
The little peddler walked away quickly, carrying his burden, and left as suddenly as he came.
Hong Chen secretly wrote down the appearance of this salesman, thinking that he must not be a simple person. He wandered on the street for a while, looking for a place with few people to enjoy the cool breeze for a while. When his depressed mood was relieved a lot, he walked out.
Walk in the direction of Su's house.
Before he arrived at the door of Su's house, Hong Chen saw a carriage parked in front of Su's house. He was curious: "Is that Hu Yinyin here again?" He quickly walked over at a faster pace.
After entering the courtyard, Hong Chen saw two people he had never seen before sitting in the main room, both wearing gray cloth, and they were offering their hands to Su Liangjing with pleading expressions. Su Liangjing said with a livid face: "No way, I
If he doesn’t forge weapons for you, you should look for someone else!”
One of the two people was fat and the other was thin. The fat one said: "Master Su, we listened to our brothers and knew that you are the only master in Tianjing who is willing to forge weapons for us. If you want to drive us away, can we still go there?"
Where to go!”
The thin man also said: "Master Su, not only will we not lose you a tael of silver, we will also give you double it. The weapons forged in the blacksmith shop simply cannot withstand use. And ordinary blacksmiths can't beat you like you."
What a sophisticated concealed weapon. You have beaten my brothers before, and they all said you are a great good person. Why are you not willing to beat us now?"
Su Liangjing was obviously angry, and his voice was several times higher than before: "I just don't want to do your business anymore. I've cast enough before. What else do you want? Get out quickly, don't stay at my house."
Mr. Su walked out of the back room, banged his cane on the ground, and scolded: "Liangjing, the visitor is a guest. Do you do business like this? In the future, these two guests will spread your attitude to Tianjing."
Who else is looking for you? Why don't you go back to the house to catch up on your sleep? Wait for me to beat you?" Then he piled up again
He looked at the fat man and the thin man with a smile and said: "Guests, Liangjing has been tired from hard work these days. He stayed up all night last night and is in a irritable mood. Don't worry about it. I'll ask the old woman to cook a pot of Nanyue for you two.
Please drink the rockberry tea to clear your fire before leaving, and come back another day to chat with Liangjing."
Su Liangjing turned around and went back to the house. Aunt Su went to the kitchen to make tea. Mr. Su asked the fat and thin people to sit down, then glanced at Hong Chen in the courtyard and said, "Guest, come and have some tea. This Nanyue Rock
Berry tea is quite different from ordinary tea. It is slightly bitter in the mouth and has endless sweetness. It is most soothing and soothing to the throat."
Hong Chen then entered the main room and sat down, and asked: "Uncle Su, where is my companion?" Mr. Su said: "Your companion took Xiao Bao'er and Xiao Bao'er's mother to go shopping." Hong Chen smiled slightly.
I regret a little. I turned my face away and went out. Ji Cha
I must be feeling uncomfortable, but thinking about Ji Cha's inappropriate joke, my heart hardened: I must be so talkative on weekdays that he is unscrupulous and doesn't take my opinions seriously, this time he has to
Be tough with him to the end.
While waiting for tea, Mr. Su asked Fat and Thin again: "Where do you two guests make a fortune? What kind of weapons do you want to forge when you come to Liangjing this time?"
The thin man replied without a smile: "We look after people's homes and practice martial arts with them. We came to Master Su because we wanted to make two high-quality steel knives. Steel knives made by ordinary blacksmiths will not last long.
The blade is curled. The one made by Master Su can be used three or four times or more, and it is sharper. Many brothers said that Master Su is good, so we identified him and had to ask him to make it.
Weapons are useless."
At this time, the fat man saw the Sun and Moon Wushuang sword hanging on Hong Chen's waist and asked with a smile: "Friend, you are also a guest of Master Su. Are these two swords made by Master Su?" Hong Chen shook his head and said: "No.
I am here because my companion asked Master Su to forge other weapons." The fat man said again: "When I came to Master Su's door, I didn't even ask him to strike the sword again. I guess your sword is a rare treasure. Can you?
Pull it out so I can open my eyes?"
Hong Chen knew that Sun and Moon Wushuang had obvious characteristics. As long as he pulled it out, even if he didn't use his inner strength to make the blade shine, many people in the world would recognize it. Naturally, they would not pull out the sword. He shook his head and said, "It's just two shameful blunt knives.
There's no need to show off your embarrassment." The fat man squinted his eyes and looked at Hong Chen, and said, "Friend, do you want to sell these two knives? I'll pay you three hundred taels of silver."
Hong Chen naturally refused: "I won't sell it." The fat man said again: "It's not a total of 300 taels, but a handful of 300 taels, which adds up to 600 taels!" Hong Chen still replied: "No," the fat man said in his voice.
Raise: "Price increase? No problem, five hundred taels per handful, two handfuls for a total of one thousand taels of silver, can you sell it?"
"I won't sell it." Hong Chen frowned and said, "I won't sell it no matter how much you pay."
The fat man said: "Friend, these two knives of yours are precious swords at first glance. Let us agree on a price and we will not treat you badly."
"I'm not trying to bargain with you, I just don't want to sell."
Hong Chen continued to refuse. The fat man opened his mouth to say something more, but the thin man interrupted him and said: "This friend said that he would not sell it for any amount of money, which means that the two knives are of great significance to him. If you keep asking, it seems that we
You've lost your etiquette." The fat man said nothing.
At this time, Aunt Su cooked the tea and brought it to the table along with the cup. Mr. Su poured the tea himself. Hong Chen and the fat man and the thin man each drank a cup of tea. They both felt that their mouths were slightly bitter, not too different from other teas.
Big difference, there was no obvious after-drinking. Mr. Su poured another glass of water for each of the three people and made a "please" gesture: "You have to drink another glass of water to know the beauty of this tea."
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Hong Chen picked up the cup and took a sip, his eyes suddenly widened. When he looked at the fat and thin people again, they both had the same look. He usually drank plain water that was bland and tasteless at most, but now the taste in his mouth was actually the same.
It's as sweet as honey. If you swallow it in one gulp, your whole throat will be filled with a hint of sweetness.
Mr. Su seemed to be quite proud of having such a rare tea. He couldn't help but smile: "Most people who drink this tea for the first time will be surprised by its miraculous effects." The thin man nodded: "This tea is indeed rare. I have been in
I once ate a small red fruit in Xiliang. The taste was ordinary, but after eating it, I ate other sour fruits.
When you taste the fruit, it becomes unusually sweet. I guess they have something in common." Mr. Su nodded and said, "Fruits are not easy to preserve, but tea can last for years. I still have some stock of this kind of rockberry tea at home.
, if the three of you like it, I will sell half of it and half as a gift, and give you some."
The fat man laughed: "Hahaha, the old man is indeed a businessman. Without saying a few words, he wanted us to buy your tea!" The thin man still had a serious face: "But this tea is indeed rare. Let's buy more and share it.
Let the brothers have a taste." Mr. Su turned around and went to the back room to get the tea jar.
At this time, a woman's voice suddenly sounded in the courtyard: "Brother Su, are you here? Brother Su, are you back?" Hong Chen sounded familiar and looked into the courtyard. Sure enough, he had been here yesterday.