Jiapingguan Chronicle

Ning Cheng's words were like throwing a thunderbolt into the room, which exploded in front of several people's eyes.

"You..." Mrs. Ning rubbed her ears, looked at her son in shock, and said, "What did you just say? What happened to the little daughter of the Lord of Ubi City?"

"Mom, you heard me right. The youngest daughter of the lord of Ubi City has the flesh and blood of her fiancé, but her fiancé ran away. In the end, she had to find a businessman from Daxia to take advantage of her."

"Do you know what this businessman's last name is?"

"I actually asked about this. My surname is Luan. I don't know what my name is. They all said that this is Boss Luan from Daxia."

Shen Cha and Shen Haolin exchanged a look, breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, and nodded lightly towards Mrs. Ning who looked over.

"It's really him." Mrs. Ning sneered, "Maybe he knows the difficulties of the city lord's youngest daughter and uses it as a bargaining chip in exchange, right?"

"Nine times out of ten." Shen Haolin nodded, "This seems like his usual style."

"Yes!" Shen Cha also agreed, "Use whatever means necessary to obtain the greatest benefits with the smallest effort."

Ning Cheng looked at Mrs. Ning, then at Shen Haolin and Shen Cha, not understanding what they were talking about at all.

"Wait a minute!" Ning Cheng asked curiously, "Mom, are you telling me the same thing?"

"Don't worry about us, we just say whatever comes to mind." Madam Ning waved her hand, "Continue telling your story!"

"Oh!" Although Ning Cheng didn't quite understand, he knew that these people wouldn't answer his questions, so he could only continue, "This story needs to be told in two parts. Which boss named Luan do you want to listen to first? Or is it the youngest daughter of the lord of Ubi City?"

"The boss named Luan!"

The three people spoke in unison, and after speaking, they looked at each other and smiled slightly at each other. Although they had not known each other for a short time, they had a tacit understanding with each other.

"The boss named Luan, as I said before, is a very mysterious person. Businessmen in the Western Regions think that this person should have a good background in Daxia." Ning Cheng saw the three of them like this and shrugged helplessly. "Among all the merchants doing business in Ubi City, he is the grandest and the most eye-catching. Even if someone dares to take advantage of him, they can only think about it and dare not act rashly. Of course, as I said just now, This Boss Luan has great rules and is very conscientious in doing business. Therefore, in terms of business, his reputation in Ubi City is still good. In addition, this Boss Luan is also very charming. , Businessmen from the Western Regions who heard him said that this man was good-looking and personable. Even if someone came to provoke him, he would talk but not take action. Only when he had no choice would he ask his bodyguard to escort the provocative person out. Of course, there were also people If you act wildly in his shop, the consequences will not be good."

"Being wild? Breaking things?"

"Absolutely!" Ning Cheng thought for a while, "A businessman from the Western Regions said that in order to test the waters, his colleagues bribed the gangsters in Ubi City to find troublemakers, but instead of finding the troublemakers, they moved to another place. He threw a stone and hit himself in the foot. That boss Luan was also a very powerful person. He would forget to send someone to the local government office after catching him. Every place has its own rules and every place has its own laws. He only had to abide by the rules of each place. Well, the rest is not his business. I have to say that his approach has been appreciated by the local nobles and city lords, who feel that he has maintained the good local business culture."

"This is what he would do." Shen Cha sighed, "It's his consistent style to take the long term to catch the big fish. I really don't feel surprised at all."

"Yes!" Mrs. Ning nodded, "This is basically the same as what I know." She turned her head and looked at Ning Cheng, "He did this once or twice, are the lords and nobles of Ubi City right? Is he more favored?"

"Boss Luan?" Ning Cheng looked at everyone and blinked, "Ah, yes."

"Have you given him a banquet?"

"Yes, we must have this, right?" Ning Cheng blinked, very puzzled, "This shouldn't be a problem, right? If it's our government office, someone will help us maintain public order and so on. , I’ll also invite you to give me a nice thank you, right?”

"Of course, you don't have to make such a fuss. We are just asking, nothing else." Mrs. Ning patted Ning Cheng's shoulder gently, "Also, just tell your story in a down-to-earth manner. Story, don’t ask for anything else. If there’s something I want you to know, I’ll let you know of course, do you understand?”

"Oh!" Ning Cheng was given a hint by Mrs. Ning. She finally gave up her probing thoughts and said honestly, "Boss Luan was indeed feted by the city lord and nobles. On the one hand, it was to thank him for maintaining the local area. Good public security and business culture, on the other hand, we also need to make friends with him. After all, the goods in the hands of Boss Luan are actually much better than those of other Daxia merchants. No matter in terms of variety, color or quality, Boss Luan’s goods are All of them can be said to be of high quality and good price. Therefore, the city lords and nobles all hope to get the knives directly from Boss Luan, rather than passing them through other people's hands." He shrugged, "The thoughts of these nobles and city lords That's right, although they are rich, unnecessary money should not be spent. These people think about Kobe much more than us."

"That's for sure." Mrs. Ning chuckled, "Because they also have business. If they can buy bulk goods directly from Boss Luan and sell them through their own shop, then they will make a profit. There are even more.”

"So, there will be more interactions between Boss Luan and them, and there will be more entanglements of interests." Ning Cheng thought for a while, "However, Boss Luan has no intention of settling in this Ubi City, so when he After he opened his shop and completely settled in Ubi City, he was ready to return to Daxia. At this time, half a year had passed since he entered Ubi City."

"At this time, the city lord hasn't planned to let him marry his little daughter?" "Not yet." Ning Cheng shook her head gently, "The connection between them has just been established. Even if the city lord is shameless, he can't do it. Who would make such an exaggerated suggestion at this time, not to mention that at this time, the fiancé of the city lord’s youngest daughter has not escaped yet.”

"You haven't escaped yet..." Shen Cha thought about the timeline that Liu's daughter mentioned before, and raised his chin towards Ning Cheng, "Did the merchants from the Western Regions tell me how long Boss Luan lived in Wubi City?"

"I've also asked this question, because I'm curious about how long these merchants can live in the Western Regions, and they can actually marry the locals." Ning Cheng changed his position and said, "They said, it's almost the same. Each time it is a year and a half, but it is not necessarily. Sometimes it will be shorter, sometimes it will be longer. The shortest time is less than a year, and the long time is no more than two years, but most of the time Normally, it's about a year and a half." He looked at Shen Cha, "What's the problem?"

"There is no problem. Like you, I am just curious about how Daxia businessmen who do not plan to settle in the Western Regions can marry locals." Shen Cha smiled, "However, if I live there for more than a year, , within two years, this problem was still very easy to solve.”

"The whole process of getting married for people from the Western Regions is completely different from us." Ning Cheng saw that his and everyone else's cups were empty, and hurriedly went to refill everyone's new tea. He said cheerfully, "They didn't get married three times." There are not as many red tapes as we do in the six matchmaking agencies, it is very simple, so simple that when they said it, I thought those businessmen were lying to me!"

"How concise? Tell me."

"First of all, they want the two parties to meet and get along for a period of time, about three or four months. Then both parties feel good about it and start to choose a wedding date. What's different from us is that we It’s about counting days, and although they also count, their calculation method is different from ours. Those people from the Western Regions explained it to me for a long time, but I didn’t understand it, so I didn’t remember it.”

"It's not important." Madam Ning waved her hand, "This has something to do with their beliefs, so don't remember it."

"Yes!" Ning Cheng nodded, "Once they have chosen a date, they will start discussing the betrothal gift and dowry. People in the Western Regions are basically not short of money and will not bother with this. , basically each party has a small house, and then some gold, silver, jewelry, silk and satin, etc., it is almost enough. As for where they will live after they get married, and where they will choose to get married. It is up to them to decide on the house. The adults of the two families do not care. It can be the small building that the man moved out of, or it can be brought here by the woman. In fact, there is no difference. The houses in the Western Region are all similar. A three-story building, extremely luxurious.”

"Yeah!" Shen Cha nodded, "It's conceivable. I heard that their dresses would like to have gold on them."

"I've heard this too, and I asked the ladies and ladies specifically. They said it's not just gold, but also some precious stones. The shinier the better, the more they will like it. Moreover, dresses are a sign of wealth, although They are all intermarriages between nobles, but which family is strong and which family is in decline may be shown through this." Mrs. Ning shook her head gently, "The marriage in Daxia, although it is also like this comparison, But they are all competing for dowry or betrothal gifts. The whole wedding is still very low-key, but others are very visible, which is different from us." She looked at Shen Haolin, then at Shen Cha, and smiled meaningfully. , said, "What a pity."

"Old lady, you are..."

"Nothing, nothing!" Madam Ning waved her hands and winked at Ning Cheng, "Continue to say, from the time they made an appointment to the time they got married, it shouldn't take more than half a year. Boss Luan will stay in Ubi City for a year and a half. There is no problem in getting married within the time. But why did the former fiancé of the city lord’s youngest daughter run away? "

"Although they fell in love at first sight and still loved each other, the fiancé seemed to be a passionate person. His sweetheart was not only the youngest daughter of the city lord's family, but also other noble ladies. In the end, he chose to elope with that noble lady."

"Elope?" Shen Cha looked at Ning Cheng in confusion, "That's not the case, right? With their folk customs, just break off the engagement and remarry, and no one will care. Why do they have to go to the point of elopement?"

"Because the family of my fiancé and the family of the girl he likes are feuding. Everyone in Ubi City knows that the two families are incompatible. Even if the city lord comes to mediate, it will be of no avail. They will still start fighting when they meet. Sometimes, we steal business from the other party, then make the other party angry, then negotiate, and if the negotiation fails, we continue to fight.”

"But you just said that there are rules in Ubi City and you can't fight in the city, right?"

"Of course." Ning Cheng nodded, "So, even if we go outside the city every time there is a fight, it will not affect the security inside the city."

"No wonder!" A sarcastic smile flashed across Shen Cha's face, "However, since the fiancé of the city lord's youngest daughter has a young lady he can elope with, why should he be engaged to the city lord's youngest daughter and let the city lord's youngest daughter have a daughter? ..." She frowned slightly, "Is this their aristocratic style?"

"People there, as long as they don't plan to marry a prince or a princess, and they don't plan to send their children to Daxia, they don't have such scruples. The folk customs are open, as long as the other party is a well-matched noble. ”

"Really..." Shen Cha shook his head, not wanting to continue talking, "So, the fiancé ran away, and the city lord targeted Boss Luan? Isn't he afraid that Boss Luan has a family in Daxia?"

"Ah?" Ning Cheng shouted, "Boss Luan has a family? I haven't heard of it. Businessmen in the Western Regions said that they had already inquired about it. Boss Luan was not married at that time, so he was listed on the list. The best candidate." He looked at Shen Cha, then at Shen Haolin, and finally at Mrs. Ning, "Did... Boss Luan lie to them?"

"Not sure, just keep talking!"

Mrs. Ning looked at Shen Haolin and Shen Cha and winked at them, telling them not to react so loudly and to hold back a little, so that the boy Ning Cheng would not think too much.

"I don't know how the city lord and boss Luan talked, but later I saw boss Luan and the city lord's little daughter swaggering through the city. The two had been together for a while, and then the news of the marriage spread. When the news of the marriage came out, The city of Ubi was blown up, and everyone couldn’t believe it, just like they didn’t believe that the former fiancé of the city lord’s youngest daughter had eloped with a young lady from a feuding family.”

"Yes, the city lord was the first to break the rules and marry his most beloved daughter to a businessman, a foreign businessman." Shen Cha sighed, "But the news that the city lord's youngest daughter has a child from her ex-fiance will come soon. Rumor has it that even if Boss Luan gets what he wants, he doesn’t really like to suffer such a boring loss."