Liao Zhai alchemist

Chapter 54 Visitation
The snow was beginning to clear, and the heavy snow that had been falling for three days finally stopped.

As soon as the snow stopped, many families came out to buy.There was such a heavy snow in the beginning of winter, which made some people feel uneasy. Now they are purchasing winter supplies such as oil, firewood, cotton-padded clothes, and charcoal.

The Zhang family made a fortune as a result.Father Zhang's business is very complicated, but the main thing is to transport materials from the south to the north to sell.Before winter, he had purchased a lot of charcoal and cotton in the south, and now he is just selling it.

In the past few days, the shopkeepers of various shops and caravans have been in and out of Zhang's house. It is also because the end of the year is approaching, and a year's summary for Zhang's owner has come.

Zhang's father has five stores in Eshan. Except for two of them to buy and sell materials from Zhangjia Village, the other three are dealing in a large number of grain and oil, cotton, cloth, kerosene, wood, and animal skins.

Relying on Eshan's position as a water and land hub, the Zhang family's business has always been good.

Zhang's father also had three caravans, and Zhang's father made his fortune on the merchants.In this world, it is not easy to do business. All caravans have to go to the government to apply for a business license, and pay taxes to the government every year according to the scale, which is equivalent to a fixed tax.

The business license issued by the government is also a fixed route, which stipulates the scope.If you walk around casually, or go out of range, you will be caught by the local courier.

As I said before, people who do not have a scholar or above are not allowed to leave the county.The road guide is also time-limited, and it must be re-applied after it expires.

The caravan has a business license and does not need a guide within the specified route.Some people want to travel, and if they don’t want to apply for road guidance, they can join the caravan and spend a little money to get out of the county.But the line is fixed.

The Zhang family concierge was a little busy today, not only to greet the shopkeepers and caravan leaders, but also Zhang Wei's classmates.

This time, five scholars came here, all of them were comrades who fought bloody battles together in the mountains on the Mid-Autumn Festival.

When these five people came, the concierge did not dare to neglect, and directly led them to Zhang Ying's small courtyard.

When the five of them arrived, they happened to see Zhang Wei boxing in the courtyard.

The small Ben Lei Fist pierced the whistling sound from the air, and the air flow brought up the snow on the ground, making Zhang Wei look like a peerless master.

The five people were stunned. They thought that although their swordsmanship was worse than Zhang Wei's, it wasn't too much worse.But seeing this scene today has hit them deeply.

When they punched, they didn't make a whistling sound, and they didn't bring up even a snowflake on the ground.

A few people stared blankly for a while, and when Zhang Wei stopped his work, a few people leaned up and said, "Brother Zhang's swordsmanship that day has already amazed us, but we still underestimate Zhang when we look at it now. Brother."

The scholars at this time, as long as the family has some conditions, are all the fellow practitioners of the civil and military. It is their unified pursuit.

Zhang Wei smiled and bowed his hands to them, saying, "A little trick of carving insects is not worth mentioning. Why do you all come to my house to find me when you have time?"

During this period of time, these talents have been in the limelight in Eshan, and they are too busy to touch the ground.

A few people smiled wryly and said, "Brother Zhang made fun of us! It's just that everyone's kindness is hard to resist, and we don't want to chill other people's hearts."

Zhang Wei laughed. Everyone is a talented person, so stop pretending.It's just that young people like to be in the limelight, and that's okay.

Inviting a few people into the room, Xiaoqian brought tea and cakes, lit the hot charcoal, and everyone started chatting.

Most of them are romantic affairs, Eshan is small, and there is not much news.Everyone chatted for a while, and finally started talking about business.

"I came to your house today to invite you to see Wang Sheng. Do you remember Wang Sheng?"

As soon as Zhang Wei heard it, he had an impression in his mind. He said, "Before the Mid-Autumn Festival, Wang Sheng and several other classmates came to my house to invite me. We met once. I remember that on the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival Poetry Festival, he also stood there. from."

Although Wang Sheng did not hold a sword that day, he stood in front of the crowd without fear, reflecting the character of a scholar, and Zhang Wei was still impressed.

"It's extremely! It's this Wang Sheng. We heard that he is sick these days. He is quite ill, so we want to see him."

As soon as Zhang Wei heard it, of course he had to see this kind of thing.He nodded and said to Xiaoqian, "Go to the warehouse to get an old ginseng and give me some silver money."

Xiaoqian nodded and left.Of course, this old ginseng is not [-]-year-old ginseng, it is the kind of ginseng that has been effective for more than ten years or decades, and the price is not cheap.

When I took the things, I didn't bring Xiaoqian, but the Songshan Sword.Ever since the demonic plague on Mount Eshan began to emerge, scholars who went out would always take long swords with them.These five fellow sects also carry swords.

Zhang Wei was wearing a cloak and walking down the street with a few people.In fact, with his current physique, he doesn't need to wear a cloak, but Xiaoqian must have him put it on. This is because he is really afraid that he will 'sometimes feel the cold'.

Since Xiaoqian asked, Zhang Wei also put it on. In fact, this cloak looks pretty good.After this period of practice and training, Zhang Wei's body has grown a few inches taller, taller and taller. With his little white face, he is still above average in appearance.

The six people walked while talking, and they came to the city without knowing it. Then the leader hesitated. He said, "Last time I came here with Wang Sheng by chance, but now it's a little vague. Let me think about it. "

Wang Sheng's family is poor, so he rarely invites his classmates to be guests at home. After all, entertaining guests costs money.

The man thought for a moment, then said, "By the way, I have to go from here." After speaking, he walked over first.

Zhang Wei also followed, and at this time, the corners of his eyes flashed, and he seemed to see a big black dog running past.

The white snow shone brightly, and the shadows were striking.It's just that this Jinghong didn't see the full picture of the shadow, but vaguely thought it was a big black dog.

The weather is cold, and it's hard for wild dogs and cats.Zhang Wei shook his head, not taking this matter to heart.

The leader still took Zhang Wei and the others to spare a circle, and finally arrived at Wang Sheng's small courtyard.

At this time, the courtyard door was closed, and someone shouted, "Wang Sheng! But Wang Sheng's house?"

After a while, a frowning woman opened the door and asked, "This is Wang Sheng's house, who are you?"

Everyone bowed their hands to her and said, "We are all classmates of Wang Sheng. We heard that Wang Sheng was ill and came here to visit."

When the woman heard this, a smile appeared on her face. Someone came to visit her husband, which is of course a good thing. She immediately walked out and opened the courtyard door and said, "It's hard work, everyone, my husband is inconvenient in bed, so he can't come out to greet him. Please forgive me."

The crowd did not dare to shout, and walked into his house with gifts.

(End of this chapter)