The person who called Gu Chen was a young girl wearing a light green silk dress with her black hair tied into a ponytail. Judging from her face, the girl was about fifteen or sixteen years old, and her figure was quite petite. Even if she stood on tiptoes, she would be
The height only touched Gu Chen's shoulders, so Gu Chen had to lower his head slightly to talk to her, but this seemed to be taken as an offense by the other party.
"What's that look in your eyes!? Are you secretly scolding me for being a short winter melon?"
"...No, that's not the case."
Gu Chen smiled bitterly in his heart. Should I say that he really deserves to be the business owner in charge of a branch? Although the girl is petite, her attitude of akimbo and glaring is quite powerful.
The energetic girl with ponytail and short winter melon in front of me is named "Bai Minghua", and she is the person in charge of the Liyang branch of Rishengchang Trading Company. Rishengchang has been run by the Bai family for generations, and Bai Minghua is not only the branch chief, but also the Bai Minghua.
She is the adopted granddaughter of Bai Lao, the head of the family, so the shopkeepers and clerks all call her "Miss".
As for the kind-hearted young master who rescued Gu Chen, he was the son of Rishengchang Headquarters. However, he was currently away from Liyang City for some reason, so Gu Chen accepted the "care" of his sister Bai Minghua. Although the person involved was
From this perspective, rather than "taking care of", it is more appropriate to say "monitoring" plus "instructing".
"I went to the city for a walk, miss." Gu Chen responded helplessly.
"Walking around the city? Are you stupid? Do you know your identity?"
Bai Minghua scolded Gu Chen with an aura completely inconsistent with his short winter melon. "A guy with unknown origins like you is the focus of interrogation by the government soldiers! If anything goes wrong, even the guarantor Ri Shengchang will be held accountable.
Do you know? If you have nothing to do, just stay in the warehouse and don’t run around!"
(If you want to say you know, of course you know...)
Gu Chen was silent. Bai Minghua was right.
Liyang City is an important southern town in the Shangli Kingdom and is very strictly managed. A guy like Gu Chen who has neither a road guide nor a license plate is not allowed to enter the city at all. Fortunately, Ri Shengchang has a lot of connections in Liyang City.
, with the kindness of Mr. Bai, Gu Chen was able to enter the city for shelter as a "refugee".
However, according to the regulations of the government, if refugees commit crimes in the city, their guardians must also be punished. Therefore, Gu Chen could not refute Bai Minghua's scolding, so he could only respond while rolling his eyes and nodding.
"I'm really sorry. Thank you for your trouble, Miss."
"Have a good attitude, you idiot! Do you know how much that bottle of Phoenix spiritual water is worth?" Bai Minghua glared at Gu Chen, pretending to bite him hard. "Originally, that bottle of spiritual water should be placed in the branch as a reminder.
The treasure of the store has been used on a guy like you! Thanks to you, the branch will definitely be in the red this month!"
"Even if you said that, I couldn't have said it at the time, right?"
Gu Chen shrugged helplessly.
Although it was a bit strange for the person involved, he was actually quite able to understand the girl in front of him.
After all, "Phoenix Spiritual Water" is a treasure that the Liyang branch managed to obtain with great difficulty, but it was used by the head office son without authorization during transportation. Of course, Bai Minghua, the district president, cannot hold the head office son responsible.
As a result, the task of cleaning up the mess fell entirely on the little girl's head, and her experience was not unsympathetic.
Of course, sympathy is sympathy, but when Bai Minghua asked for the amount of money to pay for the Phoenix Spirit Water, Gu Chen couldn't laugh. After difficult negotiations between the two parties, Gu Chen finally reluctantly reached a debt repayment agreement with Bai Minghua. The agreement was to "repay within three years."
On the condition that the Liyang Branch received "50,000 silver coins", Gu Chen gained a certain degree of freedom of movement.
"Anyway, I will find a way to pay back the money I spent on the Phoenix Spiritual Water." Gu Chen promised again.
"Of course! It is natural to repay debts and repay them. Don't make it sound like you are great." Bai Minghua clenched his fists and asserted. "My brother has not been in Liyang City recently. Please be honest. Until we set off next week, no
You are allowed to leave the store even half a step!"
"...Leaving next week? Where to go?"
Gu Chen was more concerned about the first half of Bai Minghua's sentence than "You are not allowed to leave the store."
"Do you need to say more? Of course I'm going to deliver the goods with the team over there!"
Bai Minghua swung his ponytail and nuzzled at the pack animals on the other side of the warehouse.
"After they have loaded and unloaded the goods, they will leave for the next city. I will say hello to Boss Cui, and then you can go with me... Humph, anyway, you are just eating for free if you stay here, you might as well go out and follow the pack team.
.Even if you are not famous, you can still offset the losses of Rishengchang to some extent."
"Wait a minute, I've never heard of this? Who decided?" Gu Chen was stunned.
"It's my decision. Don't you think you still have the capital to negotiate terms with Rishengchang?"
"Of course! I did say that I would find a way to repay the money I owe you Ri Shengchang, but I didn't say that I would run away with that caravan, right?" Gu Chen pointed out with a frown. "And from the time I took out the collateral
Now, I will no longer accept your orders. Is that what we agreed upon at the beginning?"
Gu Chen said and looked at Bai Minghua's right hand.
I saw that the slender wrist was wearing a shiny titanium mountaineering watch at the moment. This mountaineering watch comes with a barometer, a thermometer and other multi-functions. Needless to say, it is of course a personal belonging that followed Gu Chen through time. As for this moment
The reason why it was put on Bai Minghua's hand was because, as he said, it was given to Ri Shengchang as "debt collateral".
Since it is a collateral, it means that Gu Chen not only has the right to redeem it, but Ri Shengchang also has the responsibility to keep it properly. However, this girl openly took it as her own, and her unashamed look made her
Gu Chen was quite speechless.
"What are you looking at? Huh, until the debt is paid off, this thing will be under the control of the branch."
Bai Minghua tugged at his sleeves vigilantly and covered up his mountaineering watch.
Of course, she can’t read the Arabic numerals on the watch, but even if those core functions are ignored, this titanium case mountaineering watch is still an ornament with a sophisticated design, and the uniqueness from the distant "Di Qiu" increases its value even more
.For a little girl with a high sense of vanity, it is definitely a treasure that will not be let go easily.
"Collateral is collateral." Bai Minghua snorted coldly. "I would like to ask, a guy like you who can neither settle accounts nor do heavy work, is there any way to make money to pay off your debts if you don't work with the pack team?
?”
"Isn't there?" Gu Chen looked at Bai Minghua silently, and then said word by word, "Be a 'fang master'!"
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"What? Master?"
Gu Chen's unexpected announcement made Bai Minghua's eyes widen in surprise.
In fact, it's not surprising that Bai Minghua was so surprised. After all, the "fangshi" Gu Chen mentioned were a group of people with a special status on the land of Chenghuang.
The "fang" of the master is actually the "spun" of "textile".
The essence of a master is the "craftsman who weaves the spiritual Brahma". The elixirs and pots produced by the master have all kinds of incredible abilities, and have become a key resource to support the people's livelihood and the country of Chenghuang.
For example, the bottle of "Phoenix Spiritual Water" that brought Gu Chen back to the upper world from the point of death was a top-notch elixir from the hands of a master craftsman, so its price reached the astronomical figure of 50,000 silver coins. Again
For example, Cui Wu, who was the leader of the previous pack team, also had the ability to "transform into animals" from the bronze wrist wheel called "Rasheng Wheel".
The Rasheng Wheel is the "accumulation weapon" created by the master. With the power given by the Rasheng Wheel, Cui Wucai was able to transform into a one-horned golden rhinoceros beast, and then led the beast herd across mountains and ridges, carrying goods from hundreds of miles away.
Liusang City transported it all the way to Liyang City.
There were dangerous mountains and evil beasts all along the business road. It can be said that it was only thanks to the strong leadership of the transformed beasts that the pack team did not fall apart along the way. Cui Wu was nicknamed the "Beast Envoy" for this reason, and Rishengchang gave Cui Wu high treatment.
, and also made the branch manager jealous.
In addition to Cui Wu who led the pack team, there are many pioneers like Cui Wu who rely on the various abilities provided by Yunqi equipment and are widely active in many social fields. Therefore, from the princes and nobles to the merchants and common people, it can be said that their
Life relies heavily on the support provided by teachers.
It is not necessary for the masters of the workshop to receive the courtesy of state guests in the Chenghuang Kingdoms. Even the little-known workshop masters have a richer life than ordinary people. Considering Gu Chen's current predicament, if he can become a workshop master
If you are a teacher, it is indeed a fairly reliable means of repaying your debts.
However, ideals are ideals, but how can reality be so easy?
Bai Minghua came back to his senses and turned to sneer at Gu Chen.
"You're kidding! Do you think anyone can be a master?"