Chapter 260 Lord Bai, You Can't Go!

The shopkeepers of the five new stores in Aba County are all members of the Baijia caravan.

Except for those caravan members who followed Bai Molin to Beijing, those who stayed behind at Aba had already been forced to learn Manhua. Although they still couldn't speak well, they could already understand Manhua.

The shopkeeper of the cloth shop is wronged, he is obviously not stupid, but the county magistrate Bai asked them to pretend that they don't understand slang at the beginning of opening the shop.

The shopkeeper didn't understand why County Magistrate Bai would make such a request, but County Magistrate Bai is the master's father, and he is also his master, so he has to listen to what the master says.

Hey... If you are said to be stupid, you are stupid, anyway, you will not lose a piece of meat.

The shopkeeper watched Magistrate Bai act aggrievedly.

Bai Zhiqing pointed to the watermelon red cotton cloth and asked knowingly, "What is the price of this cloth?"

The shopkeeper cooperated honestly, "One horse is five taels of silver."

Bai Zhiqing pointed to another piece of pure cotton cloth, and asked, "What about this one?"

"One or two."

After asking, Bai Zhiqing turned to the witch, and said with a smile: "(Weaving flower cloth sells for five taels of silver a piece, while pure color cloth only sells for one tael of silver.)"

The witch didn't realize that the shopkeeper was just acting with Bai Zhiqing.

Although Bai Zhiqing brought a caravan into the village before, he never revealed the relationship between the caravan and his family.

Lu Dianshi and the two scribes in the county government may have guesses, but a simple barbarian like a witch who has never seen a sinister heart will never suspect that there is something tricky in it.

The Miko is currently focusing on the fact that the price of woven floral cloth is five times that of ordinary cloth!
But this piece of cloth is really beautiful, and the priestess took a fancy to it at first sight.

want to!

It's just... How many medicinal materials are needed for one tael of silver?

Bai Zhiqing said at the right time: "(Let's go to the pharmacy next door to sell the medicine first, and then come to buy the cloth you like. There are three shops nearby, selling grain, jewelry, head flowers and various groceries. You can also go to see it. See if you like it.)”

All the savages nodded blankly. The first time the countryman was forced into the city, what he saw and heard far exceeded his inherent cognition, and he was greatly shocked.

After confirming that the essence of Bai County Magistrate's previous promise has not changed, the herbal medicine can still be exchanged for cloth in the end, but the transaction process introduced silver, and the barbarians feel a lot more at ease.

Now they just wait for magistrate Bai to take them to the pharmacy to exchange the herbal medicine for silver, and then exchange for the things they like.

Among the barbarians, the shrewd ones, such as the witches, even remembered that a piece of solid-colored cloth was equivalent to one tael of silver, and wanted to confirm whether the amount of herbs corresponding to one tael of silver was the same as the amount corresponding to the previous piece of cloth.

Don't let the cunning barbarians take advantage of them.

A group of people buzzed away from the cloth shop and poured into the medicine shop next door.

The shopkeeper of the pharmacy is also a person who "doesn't" understand the barbaric language, and Bai Zhiqing is also the translator.

The herbal medicines sent by the barbarians have been dried in the sun, carefully preserved, and of good quality.

After the shopkeeper checked the money, he began to count the money, which again confused the barbarians.

Based on the standard of one tael of silver per piece of cloth, the same amount of Polygonum multiflorum can be exchanged for less cloth!

The witch said angrily: "(Last time, Polygonum multiflorum was exchanged for one piece of cloth for one catty, that is, one tael of silver. Today, three catties can be exchanged for one tael! You are taking advantage of us barbarians! Cunning Central Plains people! Don't change it!) "

The shopkeeper of the pharmacy obviously had better acting skills than the colleagues next door. He looked at Bai Zhiqing with a look of bewilderment, trying to hold on to the flustered feeling that he couldn't understand why the customer got angry.

Bai Zhiqing murmured a few words with the shopkeeper and translated: "(Witch, don't worry. The shopkeeper said that the price of Polygonum multiflorum in different years is different. The age of Polygonum multiflorum received last time is longer than this time, so it is naturally more valuable. In addition, this time it is sent The year of the ginseng is much longer than last time, and the price is also much more expensive.)”

The witch blushed instantly.

I just fell into a dead end in a moment of impatience.

She knew what Magistrate Bai said was right, and it was the same when they exchanged things with other villages on weekdays. The older the herbs, the more things they could get in exchange.

It's just that she was the first to contact Daqing's currency, and she only thought that one tael of silver was equivalent to a piece of cloth, and she didn't turn her mind for a while.

As for the ginseng, she accidentally forgot...

Anyway, she definitely didn't deliberately focus on things that are not good for the village.

Yes, that's it.

The barbarians accepted Bai Zhiqing's statement, but the uncertainty of the price of medicinal materials still made them feel less secure.

However, the barbarians felt relieved when they thought that without County Magistrate Bai and this pharmacy, the medicinal materials they picked would not be able to be exchanged for something as good as cotton cloth.

This is a group of contented and optimistic people.

Once he accepted Bai Zhiqing's explanation, he happily sold the medicinal materials and went shopping in a hurry.

Things have progressed so far, and Bai Zhiqing's goal has been achieved.

Bai Zhiqing looked at the excited barbarians, and said: "(There are still some matters in the yamen that I need to go back to deal with. After you make money, you can go to the nearby shop to buy things. I won't be with you anymore, everyone have fun .)"

Just as the witch was about to nod, it suddenly occurred to her that she couldn't speak the Central Plains dialect, and no one in the village could speak the Central Plains dialect. If Magistrate Bai left, how would they communicate with the shopkeeper? !

Shouted, "(Lord Bai, you can't go!)"

Bai Zhiqing probably guessed why the witch called him, but still pretended to be puzzled and asked: "(Why? The witch needs my help?)"

The witch nodded embarrassingly, "(We don't speak the Central Plains dialect, so we need Master Bai to help talk to these shopkeepers.)"

The corners of Bai Zhiqing's lips curled up slightly, this was the purpose of making the shopkeeper pretend he didn't know how to speak nonsense.

Only when the barbarians discover their own shortcomings, and this deficiency is in urgent need of improvement, will the barbarians be motivated to learn the Central Plains dialect.

Bai Zhiqing said apologetically: "(I'm really sorry, I really have something to do and I can't get away.)"

After being rejected, the witch and all the barbarians looked disappointed.

They are not unreasonable people, and they can't insist on keeping Bai County Magistrate, but if Bai County Magistrate leaves, who will help them, they only trust Bai County Magistrate.

Bai Zhiqing didn't let them down for too long, and immediately said: "(However, I can ask Zha Langfa to come out and let him translate for you.)"

The faces of the barbarians were overjoyed, brothers Zhalanva and the others knew it!He is the brother of Nanxuan Zakezhai, and also a barbarian!

The witch nodded with joy, the barbarian does not lie to the barbarian, she also trusts Zha Langfa, "(Okay! I thank Master Bai on behalf of everyone in the Gu Village.)"

Bai Zhiqing smiled and said: "(Witch is polite. It's just that... the language barrier is a big trouble. If you want to do business with the store for a long time, it is not a long-term solution to always ask Zha Langfa to help. I suggest that you know the Central Plains dialect. These The shopkeeper is too stupid to learn nonsense, so I can only work hard for you.)”

 another chapter later

  
 
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