Jiaohu

Chapter 14

The weather is fine,

The drowsy clerk leaning on the shop door woke up suddenly when he heard the sound of people outside the door. He rubbed his eyes vigorously and slapped himself on the face a few times to wake himself up, then hurriedly looked at the voice coming from outside the shop. direction,
After seeing the gradually gathering crowd, he trotted towards the back kitchen,

"Boss, boss! That girl is here again!"

This is the seventh day that Zhao Huniu came to the city to sell game,

During this period of time, she always went up the mountain before dawn, and went down the mountain at dawn. After hunting a sack of wild quail, pheasant and hare, she would go to the city in Zhao Ding's car to sell them.

She doesn't go anywhere else,

Come to the gate of Jinlu Building.

On the third day of the sale, the people in Jinlu Building noticed that the guy who rejected Zhao Huniu last time stopped her from selling wild game here.
Zhao Huniu is as good as others,
Instead of selling at the gate of Jinlu Building, she went to set up a stall opposite Jinlu Building.

There are also times when business is not very good, but on a day when sales are slow, Zhao Huniu will set firewood on the fire and roast a quail for herself to eat.

After the smell of the barbecue wafts out, it will immediately attract a large group of customers who want to taste game but have no way to buy it, or who dislike the price of the food in the restaurant.
After selling for a while like this, Zhao Huniu is getting closer and closer to getting enough money to buy a gun.

But today, it is obviously not normal.

Zhao Huniu was roasting the quail, just as she sprinkled the salt in her hands, she caught a glimpse of the crowd in front of her suddenly dispersed from the corner of her eye.
A pair of green boots appeared in front of him.

Zhao Huniu looked up,
I saw a middle-aged man who was about 40 years old, but his temples were slightly gray, looking at him with a shallow smile.

"What's the matter, sir?"

Zhao Huniu looked directly at the man in front of her without any avoidance, and asked like this.Although he was looking down at Zhao Huniu, the man didn't show any contempt.
With a smile on his face, he said politely to Zhao Huniu:

"I want to ask, what is the girl doing here?"

"You can't even tell," Zhao Huniu casually swept her hand in front of her, "I'm selling things."

"Haha, I can see this, but what I don't understand is why the girl sells these wild game at this street instead of going to the market?"

"Sir, what you said is nonsense again. Most of the people in the market are people from outside the city and entering the city. This wild thing is not unusual for them. Only the pedestrians in this street are used to eating pigs raised by livestock on weekdays." Sheep, chicken, duck, pheasant and quail are rare, so naturally they sell better, right?"

"The girl is right,"

I thought I was here to find fault, but I didn't expect that he would agree with me after I said a few words.
Zhao Huniu slightly raised her eyebrows, glanced in the direction of the man from the corner of her eye,
It is the Jinlu Building across the road.

Then look at the man's attire, although it is not the most expensive in the crowd, but it can also be seen to be glamorous; after a few glances, Zhao Huniu has a rough guess about the man's identity.

"Miss has been selling wild game here for the past few days. The girl's wild game is quite fresh. It doesn't look like it has been stored for several days. Why don't you want to contact someone who has bought it for a long time, and it will save you the hard work of the open air and wind and rain?"

"Sir, what you say is right.

But in this county, which one can buy from me for a long time? "

Having said that, Zhao Huniu glanced in the direction of Jinlulou as if pointing; the man understood, and said with a smile:
"If there is such a demand and handwriting, it is naturally the No. [-] restaurant in Li County, Jinlulou."

"It's not that I haven't been to Jinlulou,
It's a pity, the guy saw that I was dressed plainly, so he refused to inform the shopkeeper.I can't even see the shopkeeper's face, so how do I know if Jinlulou wants my stuff. "

"I see,"

The man nodded,
"Since that's the case, then I won't hide it from you. The owner of Jinlu Building is surnamed Jin. If you are interested, please come with me to the private room on the third floor to discuss it.

How does the girl feel? "

At this time, the quail in Zhao Huniu's hand had already been roasted, she stood up and stamped out the firewood under her feet, looked up at the man and said:

"Of course. But I haven't sold out of these yet,"

"Oh girl, don't worry, we will buy these naturally. Girl, please."

Zhao Huniu nodded, and walked in the direction of Jinlulou with the quail.After the two left, a man ran out from the Jinlu Building, packed away the remaining quail and pheasants that Zhao Huniu had left on the ground.

Jin Bolei poured tea into Zhao Huniu's cup, and then sat down opposite Zhao Huniu,
"If you want to discuss in detail, I have more things to ask the girl first. How many types of wild game are there, roughly where they are caught, how much can be guaranteed to be supplied every day, how many times can be guaranteed to be supplied, and how long. supply time,
Only when these questions are clearly understood can we negotiate the price. "

"nature,"

Zhao Huniu did not touch the cup of tea, and spoke slowly:

"Because I don't have any handy tools, I can only catch rabbits, pheasants, quails and the like. As for the place, I don't know if you have heard of Pitian Mountain. If you catch and send it on the same day every day, you can only guarantee about ten.
If it is sent back every other day, then fifteen to twenty are also acceptable, and there can be fewer quails and more rabbits and pheasants.

As for the supply time,"

The girl raised her mouth, looked at Jin Bolei and said:

"I'm afraid it will be decided after the two of us discuss together."

The girl in front of her was only fifteen or sixteen years old, and she didn't seem to be from a wealthy family, her speech was so clear and decent, Jin Bolei had to look at her a little bit,

"If that's the case, I've asked the guy to bring back the wild game that the girl put on the ground just now, and asked someone to send one to have a look."

"Why bother?"

Zhao Huniu handed over the quail in her hand, and it was in front of Jin Bolei.
"Taste this, Master Jin, and you'll see."

Jin Bolei was taken aback,
Looking at Zhao Huniu with a pair of dark and bright eyes.

The quail had only been roasted not long ago, and it was still steaming even after it was brought in; Jin Bolei took it with some hesitation,
Then he took a careful bite.

"how?"

Looking at the silent man chewing, Zhao Huniu's tone was quite relaxed.Jin Bolei took another bite, nodded slowly,

"Then we can have a good talk about the price."

When Zhao Huniu came out of Jinlulou, she felt refreshed.

I placed an order with Jin Bolei, and I will deliver it every other day in the future; the quantity does not need to be large. Listening to Jin Bolei's tone, it seems that he wants to "rare things are more expensive" to attract customers.

Of course, these are not under Zhao Huniu's control.

With the heavy silver taels in her arms, Zhao Huniu walked directly towards the iron shop of Li's family when she left Jinlulou.
At this time, there were still two days before the appointment to pick up the gun.

Before entering the Li family's iron shop, he came nearby, and he heard the sound of "clang clang" forging iron coming from inside,
Zhao Huniu walked to the door and looked in, only to see a tall figure standing in front of the stove, waving a hammer in his hand and drawing a half circle in mid-air,

"Hey, why are you here?"

A voice behind him made Zhao Huniu turn her head, and saw Li Chui, the youngest son of the Li family iron shop, standing in front of her, holding a jug the size of a human head in each of her left and right hands.

"Your...your gun should be picked up in the future."

"I know, but I went to the city today to take a look,"

"Third! Who are you talking to!"

The man with the hammer made a deep sound, he turned around and saw Zhao Huniu standing at the door of the store, he laughed,
"The girl wanted your gun so much, why did she come so long two days in advance?"

"Master was joking, but it's just on the way,"

Zhao Huniu smiled slightly, and stepped into the iron shop, and Li Chui walked in with the flagon in his hand.

"Your gun is still two steps away from tempering and quenching, and you're done. So even though it has a shape now, it still can't be handed over to you,"

"I know. But I have something to give to you, Master,"

As she spoke, Zhao Huniu took out a tael of silver from her bosom and placed it by the stove.

"I left about half of it that day, and now I make up one or two more, which is one and a half of the deposit."

"You can take one-third of the deposit, but the girl gave half of the deposit like this. It's really rich,"

"Then let's treat it as a set money of one tael. This half of the money is regarded as the hard-working money for the master and the two young masters.

After all, the price of the gun, the master also asked for a lot less, didn't he? "

she knew
Li Meng stared at Zhao Huniu's words slightly, and looked a little more unusually at Zhao Huniu.
"In that case, I'll accept it,"

Putting the silver into his bosom, Li Meng beckoned to Li Chui,

"Come here and bring me the wine."

The jar of wine was placed in front of Li Meng, and the man lifted his big hand, and the mud seal on it was immediately lifted; looking at Zhao Huniu who was still standing beside him, Li Meng rolled his eyes and said with a grin:

"Miss, do you want to try it? Our wine is the signature knife-burning knife of Xinghuafen on the street. Take a sip, and you will be full of energy and not doze off."

This is Li Meng's joke with Zhao Huniu.Xinghuafen’s Burning Knife is so pungent and exciting that ordinary men who can drink a few cups can’t drink it. It’s just like the name after drinking it.

It is not because of Li Meng and his hard-working spirits lovers that they cannot drink it.

Li Meng said this to Zhao Huniu just to tease her,

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Zhao Huniu sniffing,
"It smells good, then ask the master for a bowl."

This is called Li Meng will not know.

The small bowl brought by Li Chui was placed in front of Zhao Huniu, and Li Meng grabbed the jar and filled the bowl with "ton ton ton",

"Girl, this wine is strong, if you can't take it, don't take it."

"Master, this is a joke. If it is not strong, what am I going to do with it?"

As Zhao Huniu said so, she raised the wine bowl, first sniffed the strong fragrance of the wine, and then sighed in satisfaction,
All in one drink.

Li Meng, Li Chui and his son were stunned.

"Good wine, it really is good wine,"

Zhao Huniu put down the wine bowl, wiped her mouth with the back of her hand,
"May I ask Master, where is Xinghuafen?"

(End of this chapter)