"Master Chu, please walk slowly."
Naturally, the shopkeeper didn't say anything. He watched the young master of the Chu family walk out of the side room. He glanced at the woman who had just received him and said, "Go, see off the distinguished guest. Don't stand here like a piece of wood."
"Seeing whether the carriage is ready and whether the horses are in good condition is all a matter of knowledge." The shopkeeper gave the maid a lesson. The young master of the Chu family only saluted as he passed by, but he didn't want to get angry at this moment, so he naturally gave a few words of advice.
"Yes, I'll go right away." The maid heard her mistake, bowed her head in response, then closed the door and exited.
"I heard that your surname is Li. I see how angry you are with how little money you have. You must be a gentleman," the shopkeeper said after squinting his eyes carefully.
"I am not talented. I have some leftovers from my ancestors. I went to the city to study for a few years, but I have no reputation. Now I am teaching literacy in my hometown." The man surnamed Li had nothing to hide from himself, so he roughly told his story. .
"After reading, one cannot generalize. The world is divided into those who are illiterate and those who are literate. Most of the illiterate are busy and cannot be used for much purpose, while those who are literate have opportunities to escape."
The shopkeeper had a different view.
"If you know a hundred characters, you can be called a small talent, and if you know a thousand characters, you are a great talent. If you are so generous in teaching people how to read, you can be called a scholar."
"The shopkeeper's compliments are really ridiculous. He can only read a few words, so how can he be called a civil servant? A civil servant is not rich in learning and rich in talent."
"If you can read, you can be called an immortal. With just a few numbers, you can understand the truth that an illiterate person may not be able to understand in a lifetime. Isn't this a matter of immeasurable merit?" The shopkeeper expressed his thoughts.
"I'm just trying to make a living by teaching people how to read. There's no merit whatsoever." The man surnamed Li felt that he was not as good as the shopkeeper said, so he started to explain.
"This is rare and valuable. You can bear the pain of the world and look at the world with a smile."
The man surnamed Li really couldn't stand the shopkeeper's words, so he had no choice but to remain silent.
"Since you have come to this Qianbao Pavilion, you must understand the rules and take half of the sales. Although I respect scholars, I still have many mouths waiting for food. If you don't agree, I can open one for you. You can search the whole city for the treasure evidence. I am afraid that except for my Qianbao Pavilion, which can sell it for so much money, most of them may not even be able to get three thousand taels."
The shopkeeper was sitting on a wooden chair, tapping his fingers on the wooden table next to him, looking confident.
"Shopkeeper, you are joking. I can come in and understand that a thousand taels is a windfall. It is a rare fortune. How could you refuse it?"
"That's very good, come on." Seeing that the other party was so sensible, the shopkeeper didn't have much to say, so he raised his hand and called someone over.
The person who arrived was wearing blue clothes, tall and dark-skinned. A pair of tiger eyes glanced at the man named Li, which made him breathless.
"This man's name is Hu Er. He is very skilled in martial arts. If ten people can't get in with nothing, he will protect you. This is one of the treats of our store. After all, there are always all kinds of people coming to our store, helpless and rich." You will always be watched, so our store has prepared some measures to reassure people," the shopkeeper explained.
The man surnamed Li did not speak, staring at Hu Er, thinking that he had come to the right place, no wonder Qianbao Pavilion was so famous.
"This is a 10,000 tael silver note. Please keep it." The shopkeeper took out a 10,000 tael silver note from his sleeve. The man surnamed Li felt his lips were a little chapped when he looked at it. Ten thousand taels of silver were placed in front of him. , even if he is well prepared, it is difficult to remain indifferent.
"Hu Er is not only an acquired warrior, but also a very knowledgeable person in this city. Seeing as you are doing this, you must be planning to live there. It just so happens that I have a 5,000-tael villa here, although the place may not be as good as Others, but this place is also full of birds and flowers, and the most important thing is that there is no trouble." The shopkeeper had seen too many people like the man named Li, and introduced him to a villa with a price of 2,500 taels.
"Shopkeeper, thank you, I just have this plan." The man surnamed Li naturally understood what the shopkeeper's trouble was, and naturally such a big figure as the shopkeeper would not lie to him about quality. After all, Qianbao Pavilion's reputation is outstanding, so it's really Haven't heard anything.
"Just accept this land deed. If you're satisfied, I'll give you the money." The shopkeeper handed the land deed to the man surnamed Li without any panic.
"Shopkeeper, how could I not believe it? Just take the money." The man surnamed Li pushed the banknote in front of the shopkeeper and accepted the land deed.
"I almost forgot. In our store, over a thousand and over ten thousand each have their own advantages." The shopkeeper clapped his hands, and Hu Er clearly made way for a way, and women wearing Western costumes walked in barefoot one after another, leading Wearing a hazy veil and long, beautiful hair.
They stood in a row and saluted the man surnamed Li with soft and cowardly voices.
Looking at their white and tender skin, the clothes on their bodies only covered the key parts. Although it was not what he thought, in the eyes of the man surnamed Li, it was no different from not wearing anything at all.
"They are all specially purchased by our store from camel dealers. They all have a unique fragrance and have the effect of calming the mind and sleeping. I don't know much about the details. If you are interested, you can ask them yourself."
"It's necessary. I still have a wife at home. She didn't dislike me back then. How could I do such a thing?" The man surnamed Li didn't look at them at all and blocked himself in front of him with his sleeves, for fear that he would be upset.
"Don't worry about this. They are all slaves and cannot stand up to the public. Moreover, they seem to have gone through some means and cannot get pregnant. This is their slave. You should keep it and live according to the rules. If you have a thousand, you can choose one person, if you have more than 10,000, you can choose five. However, I have always respected scholars, and all six of them belong to you."
"But no matter what, I can't do anything to be sorry for my wife. If it weren't for her, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to keep this water clam." The man surnamed Li still refused.
"Perhaps you still don't understand that there is more than one word difference between the Li family and the Li family. Behind each of them, there are several servants to serve, three women and two men, three women to serve in daily life, and two to serve in daily life. When men carry the sedan, their feet never touch the ground, and this is the first time they touch the ground. Behind the six are thirty servants. I believe there is no one who can take care of people better than them, and they will save you the trouble. "
"This... is true." After much thought, the man named Li realized that he really didn't have to pay and could save a lot of money, so he could let them take care of him when the time came.
"Just in time, on the big day, what can the Li family do without a shop? There are exactly five thousand taels left. There are dozens of shops, a total of five thousand six hundred taels. You and I got to know each other, and we exchanged a small amount, a total of five How about a thousand taels?"
"Okay." The man surnamed Li knew that he needed to purchase some properties to meet the expenses of maintaining the Li Mansion. Naturally, there was no reason to refuse even if the shopkeeper helped him solve the problem.
"Master Li, you are so generous. In this case, I will give this Tiger Er to you."
