Zhao Qing shook her head and said calmly to the pockmarked young man: "I am not planning to participate in any female officer selection. Also, do the three previous statements about traveling across the country to exchange information still count?" After speaking, she took out a large coin. , hand it to the other party.
The pock-marked hawker's brows knitted together, he took the money and said with a wry smile: "What the old pock-marked man said certainly counts. I'll tell you the reason right now, girl."
"The reason why Yizhai wanted to buy and sell by force was because his elderly father passed away recently. In order to fulfill his filial piety, he decided to buy some treasures from the Duanmu family."
"You said he bought and sold by force to fulfill his filial piety? Did he buy items for burial?" Zhao Qing asked.
"In our country of Yue, the Duanmu clan often purchased some special treasures from the land of South Vietnam, brought them to the capital, and traded them with the princes and nobles. Among them was a kind of treasure called the Pearl of Soul Restoration, which has the ability to make corpses indestructible. miraculous effect."
The pock-marked young man picked out three fine melons, tied the stems of the melons with strings, handed them out, and said: "The one who covers the spirit beads covers the orifice and seals the spirit. Covering one orifice will not rot for three hundred years; Covering the seven orifices will prevent decay for two thousand and one hundred years."
"How much is this pearl worth? With the status and wealth of Yi Zai, can't you afford it?" Zhao Qing thought secretly in his heart and asked aloud.
Apparently, Peng Ju, the governor of the city, wanted to keep his father's body incorruptible, so he was eager to obtain the Lingzhu Pearl before burial.
The so-called "covering the seven orifices" mostly refers to stuffing the seven orifices of the mouth, nose, eyes and ears with beads, which is similar to the custom of holding jade in the mouth before burial. And to be able to block the nostrils and ear holes, the beads should be quite small.
But in the twenty-five carriages, even if they had to carry the daily necessities and dry food needed along the way, and the remaining space was used to hold the spiritual beads, the total number was ridiculous, and it would be impossible for even seven to be sold to Peng Zhi.
It is estimated that in addition to the spirit beads, they also packed a lot of other goods.
"I don't know about that. It's probably a sky-high price of up to a hundred gold. A melon seller like me will probably never make so much money in a hundred lifetimes."
The pock-marked young man looked at Zhao Qing again and sighed with emotion: "Nowadays, the country of Yue is in ruins and waiting to be revitalized. There are so many things that can be done with a lot of money. This is a rare opportunity for ordinary people to seek career advancement."
It seems that he still wants to persuade Zhao Qing to try the selection of female officers.
At this moment, the sound of horses neighing and metal rubbing was heard in the distance.
At the end of the street, two rows of soldiers wearing green armor filed out, each holding a short sword and standing on both sides. They were in strict discipline and did not make any unnecessary noise.
In the middle of the team, a middle-aged man with gray hair and a red robe was riding a tall horse. He was holding a red long sword in his hand and was driving the horse forward slowly.
The middle-aged man snorted loudly, immediately drowning out the noisy noise of nearly a thousand people on the field, and then glanced at the caravan guards with lightning eyes, making them take half a step back in shock.
Obviously, this middle-aged man has quite a lot of cultivation.
"Master Peng, why are you doing this?" An old sigh sounded from the motorcade, and then a green shadow flashed, and a tall, thin old man in green robes stopped in front of the middle-aged man's horse.
The middle-aged man raised his arms and raised his sharp voice: "Are you the leader of this Duanmu family's caravan? I, Peng Ju, have raised the price to five hundred gold per stone, which is far beyond your previous pricing. Why are you still refusing to sell it to me?”
"I govern five hundred miles around Chongquan, with a population of one million. Although your Duanmu family has a fortune of hundreds of millions, how dare you look down on me with only a small fleet?"
"It's not that I don't want to sell it, it's that someone else has reserved it first and can't change it. This is the rule in the family. If possible, I will offer you an apology and ask Master Peng for your understanding and let the caravan leave."
The old man took off an exquisite copper scale from his waist and exuded a strong aura, competing with Peng Zhi.
"Our contemporary head of the family, Zigong, is the grandson of Zang Boyu, the senior official of the Wei Kingdom. He is a disciple of the former Sikong and Sikou Kongqiu of the Lu Kingdom. He is quite famous in Lu, Wei, Qi and other countries."
"Even in the Yue Kingdom, there are several officials who have good relations with our Duanmu family, including Sinong Gaoru, Xingren doctor Yiyong, etc. I have heard that your family has only produced one military officer for several generations. Sima, it’s better not to be too aggressive.”
The old man held a copper scale in his hand, took a step forward, and continued:
"If you want to overturn the spirit beads, I, Duanmu Shuliang, can book the next batch of goods for you, but you have to wait for the first half of the year. This batch of jewelry has already been booked, and it is impossible to trade with you."
"The most important thing for a businessman is honesty and trustworthiness, which cannot be changed easily. The head of the family emphasized it repeatedly when he asked me to do business in Vietnam. If you want to buy and sell by force and destroy the integrity of our family, I can only Used force to protect themselves.”
"I can't wait so long for half a year. I have to buy it now." Peng Chu glanced at the team of soldiers behind him and said, "You Duanmu clan, please don't exaggerate yourselves too much."
"As far as I know, Zang Boyu, the official of the Wei State, is approaching his old age. After the death of Wei Linggong, he no longer holds power. There is nothing to be afraid of."
"Confucius of the State of Lu was driven away by Sanhuan many years ago and lost his official position. At the end of last year, I heard that he was besieged in the land of Chen and Cai, like a bereaved dog."
Beside, the soldiers and ordinary soldiers laughed one after another.
"I don't know if he escaped from the siege now or died of starvation there." Peng Zhi shook his head and said: "Master has already ended up like this, let alone his disciples."
"My purchase of treasures to fulfill my filial piety is an act in compliance with God. If you, the Duanmu family, do not stop me, I will never damage my reputation. I will only leave a good reputation for 'fulfilling others' filial piety' and being loyal." "
"Haha, in order to fulfill your good reputation, I have to sacrifice my integrity, right?" Duanmu Shuliang sneered, his blue robe bulging up, already accumulating his skills.
"Perhaps you are not well informed. After Confucius was besieged, the head of the Zigong family went to Chu to ask for help. King Ren of Chu sent Ye Gong Shen Zhuliang to lead his army to rescue and invited them to go to Chu. At this moment, the head of the family and Confucius might He has become a high official in Chu."
"I remember that your Yue State and Chu State are now allies, right? You hold the position of Chung Quanzai, but you are not even a senior official in the Yue State, but you want to openly let the monarch wear the name of bullying his allies and subordinates. Haha , you should be able to guess your fate in the future, right?"
The underlying meaning is that I, the Duanmu clan, will soon have the protection of the big country Chu, and you, a small city governor, cannot afford to offend me.
In the distance, Zhao Qinggong focused his ears and heard the conversation between the two clearly, thinking secretly in his heart.
