The soldier guarding the gate immediately darkened his face when he saw the guys who were pulling fish the day before yesterday were here again.
These guys are delivering fish to the Lion House. Poor soldiers like them don't dare to stop them. It's really uncomfortable to see that they can't make money while they have money.
Hey, no, why didn’t that eloquent boy come?
They knew the Lai brothers and were more impressed by Yun Chao.
As for Muramasa Yori, who remembers which green onion it is?
Several soldiers looked at each other, communicated with their eyes, and discussed whether to stop the ox cart.
In the end, the guy in the lead was smarter. He rolled his eyes and came up with a cunning idea. He simply pretended not to know each other, so that if something happened, he would have an excuse.
"Stop, what are you doing?"
The Lai brothers were stunned. The memory of these soldiers was too bad. The day before yesterday, they had stopped them from collecting taxes, but they had forgotten it the next day?
"Masters, I am the village leader of Wolong Village. I am here to sell fish with my two sons. Please take care of me. I hope you will accept this small thing..."
With that said, Lai Zhicheng stuffed a bunch of copper coins into his hands. The leading soldier weighed them and felt that they were worth a hundred coins.
"Hmph, I'm sending beggars to pay taxes, you know?"
"Gentlemen, I am the village chief of Wolong Village. We are all our own people. Can we pay less attention to each other?"
As soon as Lai Zhicheng spoke, the soldiers understood that this guy was not the same guy as the guy the day before yesterday.
In fact, Lai Zhicheng knew that Yun Chao sold the fish to the Lion House, but he didn't know the people in the Lion House and didn't dare to talk nonsense for fear of getting into trouble.
Several soldiers exchanged glances. Since they were not delivering fish to the Lion House, it would be easy to handle.
"Well, considering that you are Muramasa, you should have paid two taels, but now you only need to pay one tael."
When he heard that it actually cost two taels of silver, Lai Shouyi couldn't bear it any longer: "Isn't twenty taels of silver the fine for that day? You said the tax is one hundred coins per bamboo basket, ten coins for an oxcart, and two coins per person! "
Several soldiers stared at each other. There were so many people entering the city every day. How could they remember so clearly?
"Hmph, I originally wanted to take less for Muramasa's sake, but it seems that you don't know how to show appreciation, so forget it. We have official business, so we will do as you say. One hundred fen per bamboo basket, each person Two pennies, ten pennies for an oxcart, and a fine of twenty taels!”
"Ah? Why are there still fines? We didn't say we wouldn't pay taxes today?"
"Hmph, your ox cart smells too fishy and affects other people, so you have to be fined, do you understand?"
"you……"
Lai Zhicheng was so angry that his mouth was trembling. Is there any royal law in the world? How dare a few thieves and soldiers guarding the gate dare to shit on the leader of his own village!
In the end, Lai Zhicheng half begged and half threatened, saying that he wanted to find the scribe in the yamen. The few soldiers guarding the gate took a step back and only accepted them a tael of silver.
As soon as he entered the city, Lai Shouyi became proud: "Dad, you still have the ability. Last time, that boy Yun Er paid a fine of two taels of silver, and you managed it with only one tael of silver!"
Lai Zhicheng: "..."
An old fox is an old fox. Lai Zhicheng did not drive the ox cart directly to the Lion Tower. Instead, he found a secluded place and let his two sons watch the ox cart while he wandered around the Lion Tower himself.
With great difficulty, when a boy from Shizilou went out to do some errands, Lai Zhicheng hurried over and stuffed a bunch of copper coins into him without saying anything.
"Little brother, I want to ask you something. Don't worry, it's not something important..."
"Tell me, what's the matter? Hurry up, I have something urgent to do!"
The young man was very vigilant. His job was hard-won and he could not be confused. If Lai Zhicheng was sent by a competitor, he would not dare to talk nonsense.
"Little brother, did a boy give your Lion House a cart of fish the day before yesterday?"
"Why are you asking about this?"
The boy really regarded Lai Zhicheng as a competitor. He must have seen that their Lion House sells fresh fish in the winter and wanted to know where the fish came from.
Seeing that the young man was very vigilant, Lai Zhicheng had no choice but to stuff him with a bunch of copper coins: "I just want to ask, does that boy have any acquaintances in your Lion House?"
"No...no, what's wrong?"
The boy was very impressed by Yun Chao. The boy was really eloquent and knew a lot about the customs and customs of Bianliang City in Tokyo, which was very attractive.
When he heard that Yun Chao had nothing to do with the Lion House, Lai Zhicheng immediately became excited. You Yun Er, you lied to me about having an acquaintance in the Lion House. Now the secret has been revealed. Thank you for my being more thoughtful, otherwise I would really fall in love with you. That's right!
Lai Zhicheng stuffed another bunch of copper coins in his hand: "Brother, can you ask me how much a pound of fish sells for that guy?"
That’s it, the little guy is 10,000% sure that Lai Zhicheng was sent by his competitor to get information!
He had the intention not to accept Lai Zhicheng's copper coin, but he was really reluctant to give it up. The boy rolled his eyes and immediately took it into consideration: "I'm not particularly sure. I heard from our chef that it seems to be two hundred coins per pound or something." With..."
The little boy originally wanted to scare Lai Zhicheng away, but it backfired. Instead of flinching, Lai Zhicheng's eyes suddenly lit up: "Little brother, how much do you say, two hundred yuan per catty?"
Lai Zhicheng gnashed his teeth in hatred for Yun Chao, "You Yun Er, you lied to me and said the fish was sold for ten taels of silver. You exposed the lie. Two hundred cents per catty, two hundred catties of fish, you got a total of forty taels of silver!"
When he thought that of the forty taels of silver that should have belonged to him, only one tael was put into his pocket, and the rest was cheap to that little brat Yun Er, Lai Zhicheng had the intention to kill!
Seeing the ferocious expression on Lai Zhicheng's face, the boy from Shizilou was frightened. Worried that the shopkeeper would know about it, he scurried away without waiting for Lai Zhicheng to say anything else.
Lai Zhicheng gathered his emotions, turned around, found the bullock cart, and drove the cart straight to the Lion Tower.
Arriving at the gate of the Lion House, Lai Zhicheng was full of confidence. Didn't that boy Yun Er sell it for two hundred cash per pound? I only want one hundred cash, and if you don't believe it, the Lion House won't take it!
Hearing that someone was coming to deliver fish, the fat shopkeeper of Shizilou thought it was Yunchao again, so he put down his arrogance and went to the door to greet him in person, hoping to hear more news about Bianliang, Tokyo.
However, what the fat shopkeeper saw was not Yun Chao, but an unshaven middle-aged country man.
The fat shopkeeper suddenly felt bad and wanted to ask the waiter to drive them away. However, after thinking about it, he decided to buy the fish. After all, fresh fish is hard to come by in the winter. Although the last one was not sold out, now The weather is cold, and if you leave it outside at night to freeze, it won't break even for a while.
"How much does your fish cost per pound?"
Lai Zhicheng patted his chest, his self-confidence simply reaching the sky: "It's cheap, my fish only costs 100 yuan per catty!"
