The voice arrived before the person arrived. Compared with the flattering greeting in front of Li Mu, Ergou's voice at this time seemed full of confidence and confidence.
He is a native of Chang'an's West Market, and is well-known in the West Market Office. Regardless of how much money he earns, he still treats businessmen from other places as businessmen with no foundation at all, and he still has a sense of arrogance.
As for the people in the room, as the two dogs entered the room, they all had different faces. The bitterness and hatred were gone, and the yin and yang were gone. Standing next to Zhang Tianai, the scar-faced one who had just spoken for him
, and tried his best to put on what he thought was a kind smile, as if he was afraid of leaving a bad impression on Ergou.
Among the leaders in the house, none of them are murderers who have followed Zhang Tianai’s father, Zhang Xun, Zhang Zhaizhu for many years. In a place like Longyou, every day is a life of knife-edge licking blood. In the hands of these people, there are no twenty
They would never survive today. If you pick anyone at random, they are all worthy of mention. Now, when they come to Chang'an to sell furs, it is really difficult for them to be nice to a person.
But there was no way. As the Tang Dynasty pacified the Turks and eliminated border troubles, their smuggling business could not be carried out, and they also became a thorn in the side of the Tang Dynasty. It was uncertain when the imperial court would take action and send troops to pacify their strongholds.
It was a time when people were in panic. As the leader of the village, Zhang Xun originally thought of renewing his relationship with Li Ji and asking him to help Zhangjiazhai turn bandits into soldiers and clean up their act. But he didn't expect that Li Ji would use Tai Chi.
The method was to ignore his problem.
This incident made Zhang Xun lose his face in front of his boss. Zhang Xun also became angry and fell ill. He lay in bed moaning all day long and could no longer do anything.
There are more than 2,000 people in Dazhai, including young men and women and children. It is impossible for one person to make decisions for a day. And Zhang Xun has no son, only Zhang Tianai, a daughter. Although the leaders were dissatisfied, they were even more dissatisfied with each other, and finally came together
Zhang Tianai was promoted to be the temporary leader of the village.
The channel for smuggling was gone, and the backlog of fur goods in the village was increasing, reaching the point where it could no longer be put away. With winter approaching, the furs in the village could not be exchanged for money, and the grain and rice were getting less and less every day, so there was no money to go out.
The whole village was anxious to buy the furs. Zhang Tianai really had no choice, so he decided to bring all the leaders to Chang'an to sell furs. Relying on the long-term relationship between Zhangjiazhai and Mayi County Magistrate, Mayi County Magistrate took the risk to
Zhang Tianai sent a road guide. A group of people from Zhangjiazhai formed a caravan and took one-third of the furs in the village all the way from Mayi to Chang'an.
Although the people in Zhangjiazhai were all horse bandits, they still had the majesty of horse bandits. After entering Chang'an City, a group of people were dazzled by the prosperity of Chang'an.
After encountering obstacles in the West Market, these tough-tempered horse bandits became more docile than the common people. They just wanted to avoid causing trouble, so they sold all the furs they brought and bought some food to go back to the village to survive the winter.
They had dealt with Ergou yesterday and knew that he was just a fang. But even if Ergou was just a fang, he still knew a lot of information that the leaders didn't know, and he couldn't offend him. Moreover, the horse bandits also had a rule,
No matter how the people within the family quarrel, the leader must obey the leader in front of outsiders. This simple truth is also one of the most important reasons why Zhangjiazhai can survive in the cracks and establish a foothold in Longyou until now.
"Miss Zhang, I'm here to say hello to you." Ergou cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Yesterday when I helped you rent this yard, I overheard a few people chatting, and they seemed to be worried about the sales of furs. Coincidentally, today
I met a noble man who was about to buy tanned leather. He told me that as long as the goods are good, money is not an issue. I will pay him in person! Do you think I have to say congratulations to you?"
When everyone in the room heard this, they all showed joy. Zhang Tianai quickly asked: "I wonder how much leather the noble man you mentioned wants? Our leathers are all the best, he will definitely take a fancy to it!"
When Ergou heard this, he rolled his eyes and said ambiguously: "This noble man is busy with work, so he has left all the leather purchase matters to me. As for how much it costs, I didn't say, it's just eight cars per ten.
You may also need a car. As for the quality of things, when you sell things, you should naturally say that your things are good, but in the end is it good or bad..." Ergou cleared his throat for no reason and did not go on. Zhang Tianai did not respond.
He came over and was about to ask, but Lao Hu already understood the meaning, took out a piece of silver from his arms, stuffed it into Ergou's hand with a smile, and said: "Brother, our leather is indeed the best, don't you think so?"
"
After receiving the money, Ergou weighed it lightly and found another amount of money. He was very happy and immediately said: "Of course it is, otherwise how could I come to find it? I will come over early tomorrow morning. You prepare the samples and I will take you to Guiren
My house. The ugly words are ahead. I took this piece of silver and I will try my best to say good things to you, but I can’t guarantee whether they will like it. If the deal fails, you can’t complain, and the money will not be refunded.
of."
Lao Hu hurriedly said: "This little money is just for brother to drink, it has nothing to do with anything else. Brother, I would be very grateful if you can help me pull the strings. Whether it succeeds or not, it has nothing to do with brother. If it succeeds,
There’s also a reward.”
"Come on, I am an open-minded person." Ergou smiled brightly, and cupped his hands to Zhang Tianai, saying: "Then it's settled, everyone, Miss Zhang, I'll see you tomorrow morning."
Ergou turned to leave, but Lao Hu quickly grabbed his arm and said: "Brother Ergou, can you tell me which nobleman you are talking about and what he wants to buy so many tanned leathers for?"
ah?"
Ergou suppressed his smile after hearing this, broke away from Lao Hu's hand, and said: "We are just a fan, and we don't dare to ask about noble people. If you are so inquiring, we won't dare to make money from you."
He took out the money and handed it to Lao Hu: "Take the money back and just pretend we have never been here!"
"What are you doing?" Lao Hu was afraid of losing the business, so he quickly pushed the money back and said, "That's it, I won't ask anymore, I'll just wait. I hope my brother will keep his word and don't fool us."
Ergou put the money back, snorted softly, and said: "We dentists are very particular about trustworthiness. I know you are from other places, and you feel a little uneasy. You can go out and ask around.
What kind of reputation do I, Ergou, have in the West Market? Furthermore, we Yaren from the West Market are all well-known in the West Market Office. If I lied to you, you can sue the officials."
After saying that, Ergou strode away. Lao Hu didn't come back until he got to the door. As soon as one foot entered the door, someone complained: "Old Hu, if you don't know how to speak, don't speak. This Yaman came to take care of business with good intentions.
, what do you think they are?"
"I'm too lazy to tell you. We are new here and we are not familiar with the place. Who can believe everything we say? We, including our skins and furs, must have three or four thousand coins. No noble family can eat with such a big appetite.
Down?"
"Then you will pay him back?"
"Nonsense, can he help as much as he can without giving you money? What if it's true!"
Seeing that there was going to be another quarrel, Zhang Tianai stood up and said: "Don't worry about whether it is true or false, let's take it seriously first. Cut out samples from the goods we each brought and bring them all with us tomorrow. Whoever is chosen belongs to whoever is chosen. Don't worry.
Complain. Let’s all go and rest early after cutting. Tomorrow...whoever wants to go tomorrow can go together!”
This arrangement was very fair, no one had any objections, and everyone made their own arrangements. Zhang Tianai rubbed his swollen temples, and suddenly his father's instructions before leaving rang in his ears. He got up and returned to the bedside, unpacking his luggage.
Inside the baggage is a complete tiger skin. When hunting this tiger, the arrow was shot from the tiger's eye, so there is no damage on this tiger skin. It is a rare treasure. Three
Even the tanned leather may not be as valuable as this tiger skin.
"Dong Cao's Mansion..." Zhang Tianai sighed and murmured: "Father, my daughter has been looking for him many times, but he has no intention of helping. After so long, do you still want your daughter to go to the door to beg for help?
?”
The leaders were worried that Ergou was lying, so they didn't sleep well all night. When it was almost dawn, they squinted for a while. Unexpectedly, as soon as the sun rose, Ergou came to call the door. The leaders hurriedly got up and took their respective
He brought the samples with him and freed up an ox cart to pull them. Under the leadership of Ergou, he followed Zhang Tianai's horse and came to Anyifang.
Before arriving at Zhuluhou Mansion, I met Feng Si at the corner of the street. Ergou quickly said hello and the two chatted for a few words. It turned out that Feng Si had already withdrawn the money and was about to discuss the acquisition of the paper mill. He learned that Li Mu
Already up, Ergou felt relieved. He originally thought he had arrived a little early and planned to wait at the door.
When the two of them were talking, no one was behind their backs. Zhang Tianai and the leaders next to them naturally heard some of it. Zhang Tianai was the closest and heard the most clearly. Zhuluhou, Houye, Blacksmith, Madam Bai... a few of them were not at all interested in talking.
Related words were linked together, and somehow, the shadows of Bai Qiaoqiao and Li Mu suddenly flashed across Zhang Tianai's mind.
Could it be them?
This time Zhang Tianai came to Chang'an. In addition to selling furs, buying grain, and asking to see Li Ji again on her father's orders, Zhang Tianai also had a plan to catch up with Bai Qiaoqiao. Although she and Bai Qiaoqiao didn't get together for much, they still had a lot of fun.
They got along very well with each other and were as close as sisters. After Dingxiang said goodbye, the contact was lost. When she came to Chang'an this time, she planned to look for Bai Qiaoqiao. When they parted that day, she knew that Li Mu and Bai Qiaoqiao were going to
Following Li Ji's army to Chang'an, she happened to be going to see Li Ji, and she kept thinking about finding an opportunity to find out where Bai Qiaoqiao was.