Liao Zhai alchemist

Chapter 122 The Merchant and the River God

The two ghosts were instantly recognizable as drowned ghosts, with pale and bluish faces, swollen limbs, and protruding buck teeth.Both prove that they don't look good when they die.

The two water ghosts jumped onto the bank, looked at these people, squeezed out a terrifying smile on their faces, and said, "I told them to swim far, and he told them to dive deep. They are the captains of the Xiaocang River River God. "

The two ghosts proudly declared their identities, knocked the water diversion fork on the ground in their hands, and continued to say, regardless of the expressions of these people, "Do you want to cross the river?"

As soon as this sentence came out, the merchants were a little commotion.A merchant said cautiously: "Of course we want to cross the river. I wonder what the two captains can do?"

The two water ghosts nodded and said, "Now the river is soaring and submerged the small bridge. We adults are seeing it and worrying about it. The river is merciless, but his old man is very merciful, so he wants to help you cross the river."

After the ghost's voice fell, these merchants immediately became happy. Isn't there a turning point for this matter!

The scholars around Zhang Wei looked at each other and whispered, "Is this river god really so kind?"

Chen Anping shook his head and said: "It's hard to say, but most Yin gods don't care about human affairs, maybe the river god of Xiaocang River is different."

They looked at Zhang Wei and asked, "Senior Zhang, do you have any insights?"

Zhang Wei looked at the two little ghosts intently, then suddenly smiled lightly and said, "There is nothing to show courteousness to, either adultery or robbery. But these two ghosts can appear in broad daylight, no doubt they must be the family members of the River God."

Zhang Wei said with certainty, the others also nodded.

Sure enough, the two little ghosts heard that the merchants wanted to cross the river, so they said: "Although the lord is compassionate, you must be sensible. It will consume divine energy to regulate the water flow and level the water. You can To express."

The words of the two brats are very straightforward. Businessmen have been in the society for many years, and they immediately understood what they meant, so someone asked: "Dare to ask the two captains, what does this mean?"

The two little ghosts looked at each other and extended a slap.

The other merchants breathed a sigh of relief.Said: "But five Wen per person?"

If it is five Wen per person, then they can still accept it.

"Five coins? It's not enough to send beggars, and you have the nerve to say it? Will our elder be rare for your five coins?"

When the two little ghosts heard this outrageous offer, they jumped up in anger.They said loudly: "It's five taels per person! Five taels!"

"Ah! It's so expensive? It's impossible!" The merchants immediately exploded. Isn't this blackmailing people!The profit of their trip, that is, this amount, do they have to spit it all out after crossing the river?

This is impossible!This is absolutely impossible!

The merchants who regard wealth as their destiny shook their heads.

Some peddlers immediately said: "Lord Captain, we are all bitter peddlers, how can we have so much money, please be merciful, please lower it."

Bargaining is the instinct of a businessman.Even if you are facing a ghost, you still have to bargain.

When the two little ghosts heard this, they immediately shook their heads and said, "This is not acceptable. This is the price set by the elder, and there is no need to discuss it."

"That five taels of silver is too much, and we didn't gain that much in one trip. If we need five taels of silver to cross the river, we might as well go back the same way, which is more cost-effective."

Some merchants planned to calculate the cost with the two little ghosts.

"Yes, yes, if we leave, you won't get a penny."

"Let's negotiate a price. Everyone is rushing across the river."

The merchants chattered and said that they could see that the two brats would not bargain at all.

The two drowning ghosts, water ghosts with water in their minds, had never experienced such a fight, and they were immediately stunned by the merchants. They felt that what the merchants said was very reasonable.

"This... this... this price is not set by us..." They said awkwardly.

Of course, the merchants knew that the two little ghosts could not be masters, so they said: "Then you go and tell the Lord River God that we have thought about this river, but the price must be reasonable."

The two little ghosts looked at each other, then took a few steps back, jumped into the spray and disappeared.

The businessmen were overjoyed that things had turned around.

But Zhang Wei and several scholars were stunned, and then all the scholars shook their heads and said, "Sure enough, they are businessmen, full of the smell of copper."

And Zhang Wei shook his head with a smile. If he hadn't traveled through time, he would never have seen this scene in his life.It was really the first time I saw a bargain with a ghost.

Not long after, the river suddenly surged, and the water overflowed the embankment. Then, at this moment, a god-man in red clothes emerged from the river.

Before he got out of the water completely, he shouted furiously: "Five taels of silver, not a single penny less! Love is nothing but love!"

This is obviously the river god of the Xiaocang River. Behind him, the two water ghosts are following.

When the merchants saw the God of the River coming out, they were startled at first by his preemptive appearance, but when it came to money matters, they mustered up their courage again.

A merchant came out, and he bowed to the river god with a sad face, and then said: "Master River God, please show mercy, we really can't get these five taels of silver."

He pointed to the peddler behind him, and continued: "We are just small peddlers in the name of the caravan. Our capital is small and the profit is small, and we have to pay the caravan. This round trip, we earn hard money. This money You still need to purchase goods and support your family, if you demand five taels of silver from us, you are killing us."

After he finished speaking, he burst into tears, and the merchant behind him also cried a little bit when he saw it.

The God of the River made a head start, but was just cracked by the merchant's softening.Everyone knows the hardships of small traders.

The river god was taken aback for a moment, and also opened his mouth.But the next moment, he said: "I can understand everyone's suffering, but you also have to understand me. Usually, you don't need to pay to cross the river, and it will only happen when the river floods in the spring and floods the small bridge. You don’t have to pay this money every time, it’s just accidents and unexpected expenses. Although I am the god of the river, it takes a lot of divine power to calm the flood. You are all businessmen, and you should know that there is no reason to work in vain in this world .”

If you complain to us, I will reason with you. Favors are nothing more than reason, so everyone should be reasonable.

The merchants immediately looked at each other, this river god is a master!Is a master of bargaining.

So the merchant cried again: "We all understand the truth, but please take pity on the elder, these five taels are really too much. Please take pity on the master."

"These five taels are really not many, I will settle accounts with you. You are all carrying goods now. If you delay here for a few days, after the flood subsides, and you arrive at Jinhua Mansion, the time for the big market will pass. The goods are in your hands. But you cross the river, sell the goods, and then buy the goods back and sell them in your hometown. This time, you get double the money."

"On the one hand, there is nothing to return, and on the other hand, it is normal business. After the five taels of silver you gave me, you may still make a small profit. And I promise you, when you come back, if there is still flooding, I will pass it to you for free. !"

At this moment, the River God didn't look like a River God, but instead looked like a profiteer!
(End of this chapter)