Qin Gong

Chapter 241 The gentry came to visit, and the fish came!

Two days later.

On the second floor of Xu's store, because the eaves are covered with special grass bark, the sun is scorching outside, but inside the windows, it is not only cool, but also ventilated and comfortable.

Bai Yan sat by the small window in the private room on the second floor, and when he got tired of writing bamboo slips, he put down his pen and ink.

Turning his head to look at the street outside the window, watching the people coming and going under the scorching sun, the scholars walked in groups of three and two, laughing and pointing to the restaurant in the distance while walking.

A carriage passed by outside the shop.

In this weather, rich people all huddled in their carriages, unwilling to get down and walk.

Although the war in Zhao State was mentioned, looking at this scene, people felt that Handan City did not seem to be affected in any way.

"Take a break when you're tired!"

Bai Yan said.

And behind Bai Yan, three children around seven or eight years old were shaking with fright.

"Gentleman, we are not tired!"

"Not tired, gentleman, we are not tired!"

The fans in the hands of the two children became faster again, and the weak little hand of the child who pinched Bai Yan's shoulders also exerted more force.

Naturally, the child's actions cannot be hidden from Bai Yan.

Seeing this, Bai Yan didn't say anything, the hearts of these children were already filled with fear.

Three children, two girls and one boy, one of them is a brother and sister, Bai Yan bought the three, but only spent [-] yuan.

Not even half the gold.

In the state of Qin, a child is worth [-] qian, while in the state of Zhao, [-] qian is the price of three children added together.

But that's it, it's a pity for both Ye and Gui, some regret why they don't use the money to buy one or two women.

Bai Yan knew that it wasn't because of karma, evil spirit, or bad heart, but because of the way of the world.

Now there are shops, no matter in the city or outside the city, there are places to sell people.

Years of drought in Zhao State, the people had no crops, and when they couldn't afford to support themselves, there were countless people who bought and sold women and wives.

When people's eyes are dazzled, no matter how kind-hearted they are, they will become numb.

After all, at a glance, the whole street is full of children, how many children can you sell, not to mention that there are several such streets not only in Handan City, but also in other cities of Zhao State.

Faced with such a situation, facing countless children.

Normal people, after being numb, would choose to use money to buy one or two Zhao girls who are good-looking and passable in front of Zhao girls who are more verbal and tearful.

After all, grown-ups are better at taking care of others, even if they get tired of being a maid.

Now in the country of Zhao.

The most expensive luxury is definitely not jade jewelry, nor is it a beauty with a sword.

But kindness.

"Gentlemen, Cai Sui, the gentleman of the Cai family, Liang Jin, the gentleman of the Liang family, and Wu Cheng, the gentleman of the Wu family, please see me!"

Ye hurried up and said to Bai Yan.

Looking at Bai Yan, he knew clearly that since the general moved into Xu's store, in the past two days, no less than sixteen or seventeen sons of noble families have come to visit.

"Ok!"

Hearing this, Bai Yan nodded and got up.

After a while.

Bai Yan came to the first floor and saw Cai Sui, Liang Jin, and Wu Cheng who Yekou had mentioned.

"Mr Xu Xu Zixiao, I have met three of you!"

Bai Yan walked slowly in front of the three of them, and bowed his hands together.

Behind Bai Yan, three children followed closely, two of them were still holding leaf fans.

"Cai Sui, the Cai family of Wei State, met Xu Junzi!"

"Zhao Guo Liang, Liang Jin met Xu Junzi!"

"Qi State Wu, Wu Cheng has met Xu Junzi!"

When the three of Liang Jin saw Bai Yan, they immediately bowed their hands and returned the salute.

All three were in their twenties, but the sons of Liang Jin and Wu Cheng's gentry, although they were gentry, all wore cloth clothes, not silk clothes.

And that Cai Sui was wearing a silk dress, but the pendant around his waist was not a jade pendant.

Obviously, these three people are all descendants of the gentry, but the gentry behind them should all be in decline, and their status and ability are not very high.

Compared with those wealthy families that Bai Yan had seen in the Qin Kingdom, they couldn't compare at all. The Li family, the Meng family, and the Wang family are the real powerhouses. All members of the family, old and young, hold important positions in the court and control the real power.

After that, Li Si's Li family, Feng Quji's Feng family and so on.

Even the Yang family, whose status was a bit shaken, was a frightening big thing when compared with the gentry in front of him.

"Everyone came here today, what are you doing?"

Bai Yan looked at the three of them with some doubts.

Although Bai Yan knew that the three of them belonged to the noble family, they should not have much status and ability, and could only be regarded as small local snakes, but at the moment Bai Yan still asked the three of them very politely.

That kind of high-sightedness and low-handedness, things that are superior to others, will not happen here in Bai Yan.

"Xu Junzi, can I take a step to speak?"

Cai Sui thought for a while, looked at Bai Yan, and asked softly.

Obviously among the three, Cai Sui, who was dressed in silk, was the head of the three.

"Please!"

Bai Yan cupped his hands to the three of them, then turned sideways and motioned to follow him up to the second floor.

The second floor of Xu's shop.

Because it is a new store, there are no exquisite and expensive items in the room, a teapot, a table, and three seats, that's all.

When Cai Sui and Wu Cheng saw this, they naturally wouldn't think that Bai Yan had no money, because as long as they were not blind, they could clearly see the jade pendant on Bai Yan's waist. Not cheap.

Not to mention, the three children behind him.

Nowadays, if you buy a child in Zhao Guo to take with you, you must either be kind-hearted and have a good character, or you are not short of money at all, and you don't care whether there are maids for appearance.

"Please!"

Bai Yan came to the wooden table and motioned for the three of them to sit down.

Bai Yan slowly put away the bamboo slips he just wrote, and handed them to the older girl among the three children behind him.

"Yan, pick it up and put it in the wooden box!"

The girl Bai Yan named her Yan.

It is taken from the word "and the age of Wei Yanxi" in Li Sao, Qu Yuan, whom my grandmother liked.

Talking and laughing at Yanyan, it means that Bai Yan hopes that this girl will be able to talk, laugh, and be gentle and docile in the future.

"Three, Zixiao has been in Handan for two days, and the things are extremely poor, please forgive me!"

After Yan left, Bai Yan looked at Liang Jin and the three of them kneeling down, smiled and cupped their hands.

"Why do you say that, we took the liberty to disturb you at that time, and hope that the gentleman will not take offense!"

Cai Sui cupped his hands and smiled.

Liang Jin and Wu Cheng also laughed in agreement.

"I don't know if the three of you are here today?"

Bai Yan put down his hands, sat up straight, asked softly, and looked directly at the three of them openly.

Since he wants to be a scion of a noble family with deep connections, abilities, and background, Bai Yan must not shrink back. Only his generosity and straightforwardness can make people admire.

inside the room.

Hear Bai Yan's words.

Cai Sui and Liang Jin looked at each other, and then looked at Bai Yan.

"Now Zhao Guo has been suffering from drought for many years, the land is not harvested, and there is a war now. I don't know what Xu Junzi is planning to sell when he comes to Handan and opens this shop?"

Cai Sui asked in a low voice.

Bai Yan looked at Cai Sui and shook his head.

"Zi Xiao opened a shop just for some petty profit, which is not worth it."

When Bai Yan spoke, there was a hint of a smile.

Cai Sui frowned slightly when he heard Bai Yan's gentle refusal.

Liang Jin and Wu Cheng also looked at the young Bai Yan. They got the news very early on that someone was going to sell grain in Zhao State.

After many inquiries and spending a lot of time, they just got a slightly accurate news in Yingchuan County.

That is the grain seller, Xu's shop newly opened in Handan City.

The shop had been closed for the past few days, and it didn't open until these two days. However, the gentry yesterday rumored that Xu's shop didn't sell grain at all.

This made them very strange, so today they were a little bit unwilling, so they came to ask about it just now.

"We heard before that Zi Xiao came to sell food?"

After receiving Wu Cheng's wink, Liang Jin asked.

When Bai Yan heard Liang Jin's words, he laughed again and shook his head again and again.

"Zi Xiao doesn't know where you got the news, but what you said is very absurd. It is because of the famine in Zhao that Qin sent troops to attack Zhao. If Zi Xiao came to Zhao to sell grain, wouldn't he be an enemy of Qin!"

After Bai Yan finished speaking, he sighed like he was laughing at himself: "Zi Xiao is just a commoner. He has no official position and power, and neither has any connections. He dare not be an enemy of Qin!"

Following Bai Yan's words, his voice fell.

Liang Jin and Cai Sui frowned, and just as they were sighing in frustration, Wu Cheng suddenly looked happy.

"It's okay, then I won't bother Xu Junzi today. I don't know if Xu Junzi is free these two days? Wu Cheng is hosting a banquet in the Red Attic. Wait for Xu Junzi to come and have a drink!"

Wu Cheng cupped his hands to Bai Yan and asked, with some excitement in his eyes.

This appearance made Liang Jin and Cai Sui full of doubts. Now there are many restaurants in Handan City, but the Red Attic is one of the few places with a good reputation.

Where to drink and host a banquet can cost a lot!
If Wu Cheng wanted to have a personal relationship, it would be too rich. Now that restaurant is not like a cloud of women, there is no need to go to the Red Attic.

"With some kindness, Zixiao will go to the appointment!"

Bai Yan looked at Wu Cheng, cupped his hands and said with a smile.

Seeing Wu Cheng get up, Liang Jin and Cai Sui could only get up and say goodbye to Bai Yan.

Outside Xu's shop.

Bai Yan sent Liang Jin and the three of them out of the gate, and after saying goodbye again, he looked at the backs of the three of them leaving.

"The fish finally came!"

Bai Yan said with a smile.

The news of the grain sale was that he asked Lu Qi to be in Yingchuan, and deliberately disclosed it to some 'interested' gentry.

It is also a trick for him to say that he will not sell food. Ordinary gentry come to ask, and when they hear his words, they will believe it and leave helplessly.

However, some gentry with big figures behind them came to ask, their positions were different, and they could hear a deeper meaning.

This is a simple filter.

Only after passing this screening can we have a deeper contact later.

Otherwise, in the state of Zhao, which is extremely short of grain, if it sells grain directly, no amount of grain will be enough to sell.

It's like the big fish haven't come yet, and the food and grass have been eaten by the small fish.

the other side.

"I see!"

"Hi~!"

In the carriage, Liang Jin and Cai Sui understood Wu Cheng's words, and sighed.

"And I'm sure that Xu Zixiao is from Qi!"

At this time, Wu Cheng continued to smile and said: "Although Xu Zixiao put away the bamboo slips just now, I am still the same person. I can recognize the neat characters on it at a glance. The ink that was used just now is definitely not fake."

"Qi people! Alright, so let's go back and tell the others to contribute to the purchase of food together!"

Liang Jin and Cai Sui nodded and said.

If Xu Zixiao was from Qi, they would be at ease, and Qi people were rich, maybe Xu Zixiao could produce a lot of food.

thought here.

Looking back, in terms of carefulness, compared to Wu Cheng, they really feel ashamed, they can only admire it!
(End of this chapter)