After sending Chen Si away, Mr. Li and Mr. Cheyou stood at the door of the rice shop and chatted until Mr. Chang led the father-in-law out. Mr. Che You saw that both of them had unchanged expressions and didn't know what the outcome of the calculation was, so he stopped asking.
Mr. Chang took out a wooden board that was divided into two halves from his arms and handed it to Mr. Cheyou. Without explaining, he asked directly: "Second Sir, if you don't sit indoors, why should you stand outdoors?"
Mr. Cheyou took the wooden board and looked at it. He knew it was a certificate for the mortgage of the jade pendant. He put the left half into his arms and returned the right half to Mr. Chang. He said: "The boat is half full, so I ordered Chen Si to hire Zhuang." force."
Mr. Chang asked: "Will we set sail today?"
Mr. Che You said: "It's time for the war to be in chaos, so it's better to go back."
Mr. Chang said: "Daliang is not in control of the world, and it is difficult to stabilize where the soldiers are pointing."
Mr. Cheyou said: "Although Daliang City is high and deep, and there are plenty of grain reserves, it is more or less good for the countryside to take care of it. Although it is safe to open the city, people from all over the world gather together, but once the grain is exhausted, what will happen?"
Mr. Chang said: "Sir, what you are worried about is very real. The current trend is not about wealth but about food."
As he spoke, Chen Si led a group of strong men over. When Mr. Che You came forward, Chen Sidao said: "There are strong men resting in Fangkou, so we have to hire them." As he said this, he gave a secret signal for a soldier to let Mr. Che You know that these people were not ordinary servants, but actually Wei soldiers. The soldier of the country.
Mr. Cheyou put his hands on his chest and said, "How lucky you are to have all the brothers helping you. Although the work is not much, it is quite tight."
A soldier came forward and said: "How many degrees do you have?"
Mr. Cheyou said: "Is it okay to work one hour in half a day?"
The warrior soldier said: "Our strength is extraordinary. When you are a master, you will never dare to be slow. How can you give me two coins?"
Mr. Chang interjected: "Isn't one penny enough for a person?"
The soldier said: "One penny per man, half a dou of rice."
Mr. Chang said: "The price of grain in Qifeng is sixty qian for a stone, six qian for a dou. Half a dou for rice is three qian."
The soldier said: "Two coins for work is not worth half a dou of rice. What can I do?"
Mr. Chang was still bargaining, but Mr. Cheyou interrupted: "If you pay two dollars, you can finish the work in one time. Sure enough, it's twenty dollars."
The soldier said: "Here!"
Mr. Cheyou asked Mr. Li to lead the people to carry the goods, and he said to his father-in-law: "I want to go down with the boat. You can lead the second gentleman to board the boat at Mipujinkou."
The father-in-law said: "Why is this so?"
Mr. Cheyou said: "When the matter is urgent, follow the authority and act as a last resort."
After walking out of the square gate, Mr. Cheyou and his father-in-law said goodbye. The old man walked towards the flower farm. Mr. Cheyou led Chen Si, took two steps in the direction of the crowd and stopped. Observing the old man walking into the flower shop, he went to the road entrance.
Mr. Guo did not sit high under the tree, but strolled around. Mr. Che You found him effortlessly, walked up to him, bowed his hands and said, "Mr. Guo..."
Mr. Guo naturally recognized Mr. Cheyou in Mang's house, but he didn't know why, so he could only return the greeting: "Mr. Che..."
Mr. Cheyou said seriously: "I know that the young master is here, so I dare to ask for a quiet place."
Mr. Guo hesitated and said, "Why?"
Mr. Che You said: "I'm temporarily off."
Mr. Guo walked into the workshop while thinking, and asked: "For a while?"
Mr. Cheyou said: "It just needs to be agreed upon." A trace of surprise flashed across Mr. Guo's face, and then he calmed down. When passing by someone, he secretly said: "Visit Lu Bo." Then he said to Mr. Che You: "What is the general will?"
Mr. Che You said: "I was ordered to support Qi Feng and return to Daliang, but I didn't expect to be trapped in the daughter's house. The two princes are here alone and have no personal companions. They are afraid that the road will be inappropriate, so I ask for a place to settle them properly."
Mr. Guo said: "Why?"
Mr. Che You pointed at Chen Si and said, "Chen Si is here."
At this time, the soldier who was left behind brought Lu Bo over. Mr. Guo alluded to Lu Bo and said, "It's okay to follow Lu Bo." Mr. Che You wanted to step forward to recognize each other, but Mr. Guo stopped him and said, "But then Yes."
Mr. Cheyou didn't know the details and didn't dare to force him. He took Chen Si away and secretly pointed at Lu Bo to let Chen Si recognize it. When he was young, he picked up the second master like this and followed Lu Bo. While talking and observing, I saw that Mr. Guo and Lu Bo seemed to be very familiar with each other, and they were having a great time chatting with each other. He murmured in his heart: Isn't Mr. Guo a retainer of Mr. Zhang? Is this Mr. Lu also a retainer of Mr. Zhang?
The elder of the Wei family who had disappeared for a long time appeared. When he saw Uncle Lu and Uncle Guo, he came up to greet them, had a cordial conversation, and followed Uncle Guo to the flower house; Uncle Lu put his hands in his hands and left with his head lowered. Mr. Che You broke up with Chen Si and hurriedly chased the group of laborers led by Mr. Li - they were obviously the soldiers brought by Mr. Xinling, the prince of Wei. Only Mr. Wei could have such skill. When using military soldiers to do things, even if the head of the family, Mang Mao, is a high official and worships a general, he has no right to use military soldiers! Relying on his personal relationship with Yimen Guards Hou Ying, he was able to lead out a candidate soldier. After using it, he knew it was so effective.
The goods purchased by Mr. Li included silk and various wooden wares from the Yangtze River to the Huaihe River. Chu people's red lacquer woodware is famous all over the world and is difficult to imitate outside the country. It is a treasure that every wealthy family competes to collect. Although the people of Qi are the best in the world, when it comes to clothing, they have to talk about silk fabrics, especially underwear. The softness of silk fabrics cannot be compared to that of linen, and it is softer, more breathable and comfortable than Gebu.
Wealth and goods gathered from all directions in Kaifeng, and the colorful silk and lacquer wood from the Chu region were both hot commodities. But for some reason, the price of food has risen a lot during this period, while the price of this batch of Chu utensils has dropped a bit. So when Daliang Mipu learned that it could not buy meat in Qifeng, it made a decisive decision to collect these luxury goods.
Silk and lacquer wood are not in the same place. Mr. Li divided the manpower into two parts. The warriors were assigned to transport silk and silk, while the Tang soldiers were assigned to transport lacquer wood. Mr. Che You found Mr. Li and said, "I have important things to do. I will leave soon." Mr. Li nodded in agreement and said, "You can come after the bell rings to close the market."
Mr. Che You left in a hurry and found Chen Si near the flower house. At this time, the father-in-law just sent out the unsealing order and the captain. Seeing this scene from a distance, the two of them were so frightened that they quickly turned to the nearby square gate to take shelter. Fortunately, the father-in-law only sent the two of them to the entrance of the square and then returned, and there was no one. But beside him were Zhang Zhen, Guo Shu, Wei's family elder and Zheng Anping. Now Mr. Right got off the car and was unsure whether to go out or not. While hesitating, the group of people walked to the entrance of the square, and Ergong said goodbye to Zhang Noi and others. Later, Zhang Zhen, Uncle Guo and the elders of the Wei family also left. Zheng Anping, who was alone, walked out of the square without looking back.
Chen Si and Mr. Che You followed Qifeng Ling and Wei from a distance, carefully observing the movements around them. It wasn't until the two of them were about to arrive at Qifengjin that Chen Si quickly stepped forward to stop them. After a conversation, the two followed Chen Si and walked in another direction. Mr. Che You is still following far behind.
Suddenly, a motorcade came out of the workshop, with many people and cars. The sudden appearance of the motorcade separated Mr. Che You and Chen Si on both sides. What surprised Chen Si was that Lu Bo was walking in the middle of the motorcade. When passing Chen Si, Lu Bo made a hint and kept walking. Chen Si couldn't find Mr. Che You and had no idea for a moment. Seeing Lu Bo walking further and further away, and the convoy seemed to be endless, Chen Si gritted his teeth helplessly and followed the convoy with the unsealing order and the captain.
