Half an hour later,
On a street in the east of Lanzhou City, a large number of soldiers from the Tang Dynasty suddenly appeared.
Each of them wore leather armor and carried a horizontal sword on their waist. From a distance, it looked like a dense mass of darkness, numbering over a thousand.
The leading soldier pointed to a row of shops on the street and said:
"General, this is it."
Cheng Yaojin took a closer look.
As expected of a grain merchant from the south of the Yangtze River, he was able to rent twenty row shops in one go.
[What a big fat sheep! ]
At the same time, Qin Ming and others also dismounted and walked to the door of the shop.
Qin Ming looked up and saw six big characters written on the plaque of the shop.
Xujia grain store in Huzhou.
"Uncle Niu, is the Huzhou Xu family famous in Jiangnan?"
Niu Jinda shook his head and said:
"I've never heard of him. I think he's just an ordinary businessman."
While the two were talking, some guards had already stepped forward and knocked on the door of the shop.
"The court is doing business, please open the door quickly."
soon.
The shop door opened a small crack.
When the old man in linen clothes behind the slit saw the dense crowd of soldiers through the crack in the door, his legs suddenly became weak.
He made a pop, collapsed to the ground, and said with horror on his face:
"Generals, no one in our shop is sick, I hope you generals will take notice!"
The soldier straightened his back and shouted:
"Stop talking nonsense, we are not here to arrest people."
"My general has something to discuss with your boss. Call him out quickly."
Hearing this, the old man let out a deep breath and struggled several times before getting up from the ground.
"Generals, wait a moment, the old man will go in and report."
The soldier nodded and said coldly:
"You'd better hurry up. If my general is kept waiting, it will be easier for you."
"Yes, yes, the old man understands."
After saying that, the old man ran in quickly.
About half an hour later, a middle-aged man wearing a gray robe walked out of the shop.
He is tall and has bright eyes.
Even in the face of thousands of soldiers, he still showed a calmness that ordinary people don't have.
After the middle-aged man looked around, his eyes fell on Cheng Yaojin.
He dusted off the non-existent dust on his body, bowed to Cheng Yaojin and saluted, saying:
"Xu Xiaode, please see the process manager."
Cheng Yaojin narrowed his eyes slightly and looked up and down at the elegant man in front of him.
"Do you recognize Cheng?"
Xu Xiaode shook his head and said in a neither humble nor arrogant tone:
"Before today, Xu had only heard of the name of the process manager, but had never seen him."
"After seeing him today, I know that the rumors are true. Manager Cheng is indeed an extraordinary warrior."
Cheng Yaojin was not only unhappy when he heard this, but his brows furrowed even deeper.
[This fat sheep seems to be very simple! ]
"Are you really just a businessman?"
Xu Xiaode smiled faintly, staggered his body, spread his palms, pointed at the shop and said:
"If you don't mind, Mr. Cheng, you might as well come in and have a chat."
Cheng Yaojin nodded indifferently, and then led Qin Ming and others into the shop.
After everyone sat down, Xu Xiaode said to a maid in the shop:
"What are you doing standing still? Why don't you serve tea quickly?"
Cheng Yaojin waved his hand when he heard this and said:
"No need to serve tea."
"Mr. Cheng doesn't want to bother you either. I came here just to borrow something from you."
Xu Xiaode nodded, bowed and said:
"Mr. Cheng might as well say it bluntly, as long as Xu can get it, he will give it to him with both hands."
Cheng Yaojin was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and for a moment he couldn't figure out what kind of medicine the other party was selling in the gourd.
However, he, who was born in Wagang, didn't think so much.
After all, during the chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty, Cheng Yaojin had seen many wise sheep like Xu Xiaode.
"Okay, then Cheng will tell you directly."
"Nowadays, there is a shortage of food in Lanzhou City. Cheng wants to borrow some food from you."
Xu Xiaode waved his hand when he heard this and said very simply:
"You can borrow it for free. Xu only needs Manager Cheng to agree to every small request."
"Mr. Cheng can use all the food in this shop."
Cheng Yaojin narrowed his eyes and looked at the middle-aged businessman in front of him with a half-smile.
"What request?"
Xu Xiaode smiled lightly and said:
"If we survive this catastrophe, Xu wants to purchase a batch of Erguotou from the Cheng Mansion and bring it to Jiangnan for sale."
Cheng Yaojin was stunned for a moment when he heard this and glanced at Qin Ming subconsciously.
"It's that simple?"
Xu Xiaode always had a faint smile on his lips and said in a sincere tone:
"If it hadn't been for the protection of Manager Cheng, I and my family would have been killed by the barbarians long ago."
As he spoke, Xu Xiaode pointed to the mountains of food piled inside the shop and said:
"These grains have been robbed by barbarians a long time ago."
"Besides, the plague is rampant in Lanzhou City now. If Manager Cheng hadn't ordered the whole city to be locked down and invited Master Miaoying, Xu's family might not have been able to survive long with so much food."
"Xu, tell the truth, even if Mr. Cheng doesn't agree to my request."
"I am also willing to give you these grains as a way of thanking you for your life-saving grace."
After saying that, Xu Xiaode bowed deeply towards Cheng Yaojin.
Cheng Yaojin's old face blushed slightly when he heard this, and he stood up quickly and helped Xu Xiaode up.
"Brother Xu, Cheng is a little embarrassed when you say this."
Xu Xiaode bowed again and said:
"Xu, a mere businessman, cannot deserve this title."
Cheng Yaojin exclaimed, patted Xu Xiaode's shoulder hard with his big hand, and said pretending to be displeased:
"Brother Xu, what are you talking about?"
As he spoke, Cheng Yaojin took Xu Xiaode's arm, walked to Qin Ming, and introduced:
"By the way, I have to tell you something. It's not Cheng who formulated the city's lockdown strategy and invited Master Miaoying."
"But my nephew."
Xu Xiaode was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and looked at the young man in white in front of him with some surprise.
I don't know what the identity of the young man in front of me is. At such a young age, he can not only persuade Cheng Yaojin to lock down the whole city, but he can also invite Master Miaoying.
"By the way, he also brewed Erguotou, so you should ask him for your request."
When Xu Xiaode heard this, his eyes almost popped out!
.......
At four quarters of noon, in Chongrenfang, Chang'an City, in the backyard of the Duke of E's Mansion.
After buying pastries from Dongshi, "Ear Bao Shen" Bai Ling, carrying the food box in one hand and covering his heavy chest with the other, ran straight towards the small courtyard of the two ladies.
At this time, Hei Sumei and Bai Suhua were discussing their visit to the Qin Mansion tomorrow.
Bai Suhua sighed and said:
"Hey, the servants of the Qin Mansion are too strict. Everyone in our family has revealed their identity, but they still refuse to say anything."
"In the end, after a lot of effort, I only found out that Qin Ming had an ancestor and a concubine, and nothing else."
Hei Sumei smiled faintly and said:
"It doesn't matter. Anyway, the marriage has been decided. The main thing for us to go this time is to recognize the family and give a greeting to the in-laws."
"By the way, let's take a look at Qin Ming's concubine."
Speaking of this, Hei Sumei's grin widened.
"Hey, actually, it doesn't matter what kind of person that concubine is. After all, looking at the whole of Chang'an, there is no girl who is more virtuous than our daughter."
"As soon as our daughter comes in, that boy will know who my daughter is."
Bai Suhua smiled and nodded when she heard this, and said:
"That's what my sister said."
At this moment, the door banged and someone pushed it open.
Hei Sumei raised her eyebrows and was about to reprimand.
As a result, Bai Ling rushed in hurriedly and said anxiously:
"Madams, something bad has happened. Someone is trying to rob our uncle."
...
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