"Mr. Sir, please look at this maid. She comes from the small Japanese country across the sea. She has fair skin and rosy skin, thick black hair, melancholy eyes, and a gentle and delicate temperament... At first glance, she is an obedient beauty, in line with our aesthetic standards. Suitable to serve as a personal maid to serve your husband. The price is only thirty guan."
Li Yan, a big food merchant, held a rope and led a black-haired girl in silk, and introduced her to Ouyang Rong, Zhen and others with a smile.
Zhen turned around with a smile and asked Ouyang Rong for his opinion, but the latter's attention was a little strange, so he couldn't help but ask:
"Shopkeeper Li is also a gangster?"
Li Yan was a little anxious when he heard this and said immediately:
"Although I am a Hu Shang, I am also a Qianren. My mother is the goddaughter. My father was naturalized in Guangzhou as early as when the two saints were co-rulers. My family is an out-and-out good citizen of the Zhou Dynasty, not the kind of people who want to return to Tibet. Hooligan."
Ouyang Rong said with a smile: "That's it, there's no other meaning. No wonder shopkeeper Li Yayan's words are better than mine."
Li Yan smiled proudly and asked: "Mr. Lang, what do you think of this maid? Those who can enter our Jinxiao Trading Company are pure and healthy foreign beauties."
Ouyang Rong glanced at the Japanese slave who looked a bit like a certain teacher.
It's just that her makeup is pale and her eyebrows are in a strange shape... Maybe she thinks it looks good in her hometown, and he can't appreciate the customs of a small country.
Ouyang Rong shook his head.
"Okay. Go get the next one."
Li Yan turned around and ordered, and Kunlun slave nodded and went to the back of the house, and soon brought a tall girl with a different style.
"Mr. Sir, please see, this maid is an Orchid from the Western Regions. She has very fair skin, blond hair and blue eyes. She is gorgeous and tall, with charming eyes, a passionate personality, and can sing and dance... This is a hot commodity at the moment. It is not easy to train one. Not only I can be a personal maid, and also a singer and dancer. The price is only fifty guan."
Zhen glanced at the face of the girl from the Western Region with her high nose and deep eyes, and frowned slightly, "She has a good figure and talent, but why does she look like a ghost?" What if Tan Lang is frightened in the middle of the night?
Li Yan coughed and said:
"It is indeed a bit inconsistent with the aesthetics of our ancestors, but it is indeed quite popular in wine shops in Luoyang, Chang'an, and there are many men in Zhou Dynasty who like this novelty style.
"Madam, please look at this. Although this golden hair is not as noble and elegant as black hair, golden hair looks so festive and brings wealth. It is exotic. We are called the Lords of the Heaven and are open to all rivers and inclusive."
Seemingly thinking of the strange hobbies that Tanlang might have, Zhen swallowed her words back, said no more, and let Tanlang make his own choice.
Facing the ogling look from Orchid from the Western Region, someone looked normal and shook his head.
The big food merchant noticed that Ouyang Rong shook his head without even looking at him. So picky? He frowned slightly in his heart, but still smiled on his face and continued to shout:
"It's okay. Next one, bring me up."
At this time, a steward came outside the door and looked around, looking like he had something to report. But when he saw Shopkeeper Li in the hall entertaining distinguished guests, he stopped outside the door and waited with a look.
Li Yan turned his head and glanced at the steward outside the door, but did not deal with it immediately.
Soon, the third and fourth maids were brought up one after another:
There are plump and voluptuous Persian beauties, docile Silla maids transported from Dongyi, and slave girls of noble nobles who lost their country and family in Goguryeo.
Especially the latter, who has read poems and books and learned about female celebrities. Not only can she be a maid in the house, but she can also be entrusted with important tasks to help manage the family business. Zhen is more and more pleased with this. This is a bonus, half To be honest, it's just too stupid. If it's sixty dollars, it's more expensive...
Banxi, who was waiting aside, clasped his fingers together with a very nervous face. He didn't expect that today he was not only shopping, but also unemployed.
A certain woman in a skirt couldn't help but wink at her nephew, but Ouyang Rong turned a deaf ear and just... shook his head, shook his head, and shook his head again.
Moreover, every time Li Yan finished the introduction, he would immediately shake his head and be very decisive without even taking a second look.
This big food businessman has a bit of self-doubt. Jinxiao Trading Company is a high-end international company. Are these servants so bad? The distinguished guests received before, even the high-profile brothel guests, all had wonderful expressions when being visually bombarded by these exotic beauties.
But today, this young man didn't even blink an eye, as if he was not surprised by the maids that Jinxiao Trading Company brought out, and his expression was calm.
Wait, are you here to cause trouble, or are you saying...the standards are too high?
Li Yan secretly gritted his teeth. It seemed that he was getting stronger, but he couldn't lose the reputation of Jinxiao Trading Company.
Just when the wealthy businessman was about to turn around and give more instructions, the steward who had been waiting outside the door for a long time could no longer bear it any longer. He quietly walked in and came forward, apologizing to the distinguished guests and smiling, and whispered to Li Yan:
"Shopkeeper, the ship carrying the goods is waiting at Penglangdu. Do you want to load the goods on the ship now?"
Li Yan said dissatisfied: "Didn't you see anyone in the shop? The distinguished guests are important. Those are the goods that cost money. Why are you in a hurry? We will move them later. Now don't hinder the distinguished guests from choosing maids."
"Yes, yes." The steward bowed and apologized.
Li Yan turned around and apologized. Ouyang Rong and Zhen shook their heads and didn't care.
The former continued to order the Kunlun slave behind him: "Next... go and bring Bodhisattva Man up."
Ouyang Rong was curious when he heard this, so Zhen turned around and explained. It turned out that under the leadership of Empress Wei, the Buddhist style of the Great Zhou Dynasty gradually became popular, and beautiful women began to be called female Bodhisattvas, while Bodhisattvas were naturally called beautiful barbarian women.
Finally, when the maid named "Bodhisattva Man" was brought onto the stage, Ouyang Rong raised his eyebrows and couldn't help but take another look.
The main reason is that he has never seen this type of interracial woman after reading countless movies.
In the hall, there is a pretty maidservant of Bodhisattva, with a golden crown in a dangerous bun, a tasseled quilt... She has high hair on the temples, and is covered with crystal clear gems. At first glance, she is indeed a bit stunning. Ouyang Rong can't tell this for a moment. Which ethnic minority?
Li Yan, who looked at Ouyang Rong's face, breathed a sigh of relief, "Hey, young man, can't you be shocked?" If I had already told you that I liked something so expensive, everyone would be happy.
He smiled faintly: "Mr. Sir, please see, this maid from Numan Kingdom is the highlight of our store. Numan Kingdom is a strange place. Bodhisattva Barbarians generally only pay tribute to the royal family and dignitaries in Chang'an and Luoyang, but our business I finally went over and got a few..."
Ouyang Rong shook his head directly.
Li Yan was about to talk, but he suddenly choked up and couldn't help but ask: "Young man, you don't like any of these? Then which one do you like?"
Ouyang Rong looked a little embarrassed and said sincerely: "It looks very expensive at first glance, so let's forget about it." This Bodhisattva's pretty outfit looked like krypton gold.
Mrs. Zhen patted his hand and frowned: "Tan Lang likes it, the price is not an issue."
Ouyang Rong shook his head stubbornly.
Li Yan didn't react for a moment, so he thought for a moment and said, "This Bodhisattva is worth a hundred thousand coins... One hundred thousand coins is indeed a bit more expensive, but it is definitely worth it. Otherwise..."
He sighed, pretending to be hesitant: "It's ten dollars cheaper, how about ninety dollars?"
Hu Shang, a big eater, was expecting the handsome man to haggle over the price again, and then he pretended to be pained and agreed to make friends.
It's a pity that he doesn't know that someone is not short of ninety dollars, and what is short of him is not a friend.
Ouyang Rong said with a sincere face: "Actually, I don't have ten guan. I can't afford it with my salary. I can only buy one guan at most. After all, it's a bit expensive. You have to buy according to your ability... Do you have a maid with a few hundred guan in your store? I don't. As long as you have any other conditions, I'll pick one. By the way, can you issue an IOU? I just bought rice with the sixty cents I brought with me." He did not forget to point to the rice on the back of Liu'a Mountain.
As he listened, Li Yan's eyes darkened and he was almost sent away.
The little steward next to him quickly supported the shopkeeper and pinched him.
Zhen was stunned, "What are you kidding Tan Lang? Today's money comes from my aunt, one hundred guan. If my aunt tightens her grip, she can still get it!"
Ouyang Rong said seriously: "I promised my aunt to choose the maid, but I didn't say it would cost my aunt's money, nor did I say how expensive it would be. Can't I just choose the one that pleases me?"
Madam Zhen was angry, "Isn't aunt's money just your money? Isn't this family all yours? Are you still seeing your aunt?"
"Okay, I'll give you a few hundred yuan in advance later. I'll go pick one that pleases me now." Ouyang Rong's tone was unquestionable, and behind his straight face, he had the aura of the head of the family.
"..." Mrs. Zhen. The half-slender man who was almost unemployed looked slightly happy.
Ouyang Rong nodded: "Shopkeeper Li, do you have cheap maids in your store? If not, we will change the store."
Li Yan took a deep breath to regain his composure, and pushed away the steward next to him. He looked at the young gentleman in front of him in disbelief. He didn't expect to meet a stingy man who wasted so much saliva!
The little steward next to him couldn't help but interjected, "Sir, don't you have a batch of money-losing goods in the backyard that eat rice for free? You can't sell it. The price of rice is high recently. It's a waste of food to keep it. Why don't you let me pick some at random?" It can save some shipping costs.”
Li Yan was speechless, too lazy to say anything. He weakly pointed in the direction of the backyard and waved, gesturing for him to go by himself.
Ouyang Rong smiled and didn't care, and walked toward the backyard with Liu Ashan carrying rice.
What the junior sister said that day did make sense, but he thought about it again. Those expensive and high-quality maids did not need his rescue. They were so expensive, and they were more likely to be bought back by rich families and live well. On the contrary, they were cheap. The slaves are the most miserable.
After all, this Jinxiao Trading Company did not completely deny face, and still sent the young steward to express his wishes. The young steward took Ouyang Rong to the backyard and said politely:
"Little Master, the slaves in the backyard are all left over by the waves of customers. They can't be sold for a long time. The shopkeeper even thinks the shipping fee is too expensive. You can choose as you like. The most expensive one won't exceed two hundred coins. When the time comes, I’ll intercede again and give you a preferential price.”
"Two hundred coins, that's a good relationship. You can make friends." Ouyang Rong nodded lightly and walked to the backyard with his hands behind his back. The backyard was open in the air, very dirty, and full of iron cages. It was not as glamorous as the front hall.
However, as soon as he arrived at the backyard, and before he had even walked around enough, his eyes were pricked by a dazzling white shadow in the corner. His face was stunned, and he wondered if his eyes were blurred because he hadn't slept well recently. However, after looking over and over to confirm, he revealed He looked even more stunned than when he saw Bodhisattva Man just now.
Ouyang Rong pointed to a dirty little cage and asked seriously: "She... only needs less than two hundred coins?"
